What are some good BOOKS out there???

Question

I'm in 8th grade and a strong reader. I like fantasy books like where it has to do with another world or dragons something like that. I like corniela funke and lots of others. Not to big on harry potter. But ya. So what are some book you think i definatley need to check up on.. i can handle like 500 pages lol.

Answer 1

Magyk (Septemus Heap) by Sage

Mister Monday (Keys to the Kingdom) by Nix

Raven's Gate (Gatekeepers) by Horowitz

Midnight for Charlie Bone (Children of the Red King) by Nimmo

The Dragon's Eye (Erec Rex) by Kingsley

Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles) by Collins

Charmed Life (Chrestomanci) by Jones

Answer 2

The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, Airborn and Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel, The Wind on Fire Trilogy by William Nicholson, and the preludes to Peter Pan (there's three) by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. I bet you'd like all of those.

Answer 3

Im going into 9th grade and ive read these books, Theyre all really good, and some (if not, all) should be along your lines of reading.

The Giver by Lowis Lawry

~A boy named Jonas lives in a perfect community where nothing ever goes wrong, until the ceremony of Twelve where he is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory. He will have to endure the pain of the life we live.

Elsewhere, Gabrielle Zevin

~A girl named Liz Dies, To find herself on this ship. When she gets off the ship she sees her dead grandma. Her grandma explains this new world she lives in, called Elsewhere. Everybody Ages backwards, until they are one week old, then they are thrown into the river and are re-born.

Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson

Melinda busted an end of summer  party by calling the cops. Now her old friends wont even talk to her. And people she doesnt even know hate her. Its no use explaining to her parents, Theyve never known what her life is really like. The safest place for Melinda is to be alone, inside her own head. But even thats not safe. Because theres something shes trying not think about, something about the night of the party taht, of she admitted and let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have no choice, she would have to speak the truth.

The Pawn, Steven James

~Havent finishes reading it, but im about halfway through, Its about a murderer and people trying to figure out who it is. Once you start reading it, you wont want to stop, You just really want to know who this serial killer is.

Stargirl, (and the sequel - Love, Stargirl), Jerry Spinelli

~ The day Stargirl Caraway walked into Mica Area High, a hush fell over the school. People stared wide-eyed and openmouthed as she made her way past. The corridors echoed with the sound of her name. Up to that point, no one in this hotbed of conformity had ever seen anything like her. She dressed in kimonos and pioneer clothing, played the ukulele, carried her pet rat Cinnamon around in a sunflower-emblazoned satchel, and had the wide-eyed gaze of an innocent. She danced when there was no music, laughed when there was no joke, and serenaded her fellow students on their birthdays.  

And though the student body was a bit put off by her eccentricities, they slowly began to accept her and look forward to her antics. By the end of the football season, her growing popularity reached a fevered pitch. She won an oratorical contest with a speech entitled: "Elf Owl, Call Me By My First Name," and was even asked to be a member of the cheerleading squad.  

But what goes up must come down, and by the middle of basketball season, her popularity had begun to fizzle. One by one, the very same students that had looked forward to seeing her began to shun her. Only two remained loyal: Dorie Dilson, her lunchtime pal, and Leo Borlock, who was secretly in love with her. Drawn by her friendliness and penchant for good will, Leo begins his relationship with Stargirl just as everyone else is turning their backs on her. Before long, they have also turned their backs on him, and he can't take it. Although he knows Stargirl possesses something extraordinary, he makes a fateful request, and eventually, he too turns his back on her.  

A perceptive study of the pitfalls of popularity and conformity, Newbery winner Jerry Spinelli turns conventional behavior on its ear, begging the question: would you turn your back on yourself in the name of approval and popularity?

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

~Brave New World is a 1932 novel by Aldous Huxley. Set in the London of AD 2540 (632 A.F. in the book), the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology, biological engineering, and sleep-learning that combine to change society

Answer 4

Anything by Jodi Picoult. Especially Nineteen Minutes, My Sister's Keeper, and The Pact. The Shopaholic Series. The Truth about Forever by Sarah Desson

Answer 5

The eclipse,twilight series. I forget what it's called but i think it's by stephanie meyers or something.

Answer 6

Some books that you might enjoy include:

The Worldweavers books by Alma Alexander

http://www.almaalexander.com/worldweaver...

His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84900380?ta...

The Magic or Madness? trilogy by Justine Larbalestier

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56386932&re...

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54372887?ta...

Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52163146&re...

Switch by Carol Snow

Hope this helps!  Happy Reading!

Answer 7

try stephen king - cell

any books by him or dean koontz.

if you have a cell phone, read it, it will freak you out.

im currently reading it.

haha its a trip.

Answer 8

You might like The Once and Future King and The Count of Monte Cristo.  Check those out.

Answer 9

douglas adams

kurt vonnegut

robert a heinlein

isaac asimov

Answer 10

The Pendragon Series By D.J. Machale I know him personally and he is a really great guy. These books range between 400 to 600 pages. There are nine books out right now and the last one is coming out May of '09.

Hope this helps.

Answer 11

The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.  I started reading when I was about 14 and they're still good.

Enjoy!

Check out his website at http://www.terrygoodkind.com/

Answer 12

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede. The series consists of four novels:

1. Dealing with Dragons

2. Searching for Dragons

3. Calling on Dragons

4. Talking with Dragons

The books are fantasy, with good adventure and plenty of humor. I read the series again about every two years. Most of the people I've recommended the series to have enjoyed it. I know it's a good series for young people because I was student teaching in an 8th grade class when I discovered it. Some of the students recommended it.

Answer 13

Enrich yourself with anything by Martin Amis.  Try "London Fields"; it's classic.

Answer 14

start with the first book she wrote and then proceed to the next and the next it isn't other worlds or sci fi fiction but you will get caught up in them and you will learn from them and you will understand why there are so many C S I shows on T V. Patricia Cornwell who wrote the Kaye Scarpetta series of books.

also this series is great, it was another time and place but She Who Remembers trilogy by Linda Lay Schuller will bring the southwest Indians history (before the introduction of the horse) which is woven throughout with a story that captures imagination and is very well written

Answer 15

You should definitely try the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini! The books are Eragon, Eldest and (coming soon) Brisingr. They are so amazing...I love them so much!  

Answer 16

Two classics

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

Answer 17

walk across america by peter jenkins, and my life without god the son of the woman that got prayer took out of school wrote it, his mother would tie him to a tree in a dress, so the other kids would make fun of him, judy

Answer 18

If you like fantasy that has to do with other worlds, try A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle . If you like that one, then try the rest - there are 5 in the series. Look up this website and click on the pics of the books for a quick summary to see if you are interested.

http://www.madeleinelengle.com/

Answer 19

the twilight series lol in case you haven't already read it!

books by melody carlson.

umm idk just go to borders and browse.

hope you find some good reads=]

Answer 20

are you kidding... TWILIGHT!

Answer 21

Try some of these

The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Neffenigger

Last Chance by Sarah Dessen

Best of Fathers by Anne Baker

The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood

Cell by Stephen King

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

Swimming with the Fishes and Swimming without a net by MaryJanice Davidson

Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funkt

Ingo series by Helen Dunmore

Jane Eyre

Gulliver's Travels by Johnathan Swift

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Lord of the Flies and The Inheritors by William Golding

No! I don’t want to join a Book Club by Virgina Ironside

Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips

Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir......and her other books

Eragon series

Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz

My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle

The Book Thief by Markus Zusack

Mr Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Wuthering Heights

Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D H Lawrence

My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle and his others

The Arthur Trilogy by Bernard Cornwall starts with Winter King

Mr McGreggor, The Last Lighthouse Keeper, Animal Instincts, Only Dad, Rosie, Love and Dr Devon all by Alan Titchmarsh

Anything by Stephen King, John Saul, John Connolly, James Herbert and Alexander McCall Smith

The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind starts with Wizards First Rule

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King starts with The Gunslinger

All the Harry Potter books

Answer 22

harry potter series

Answer 23

Harry Potter?

Twilight?

Buy a magazine and look in the back where they recommend books and stuff and pick something randomly? or sign up to www.lovereading4kids.com and you can find loads of stuff on there

Answer 24

You should check out any books by Francesca Lia Block. "Dangerous Angels" is a good one but I've really enjoyed all of her books.