What is a good book for me to read...?

Question

ok well i am 12 and i don't like fantasys. i like to read about people and issues, horror stuff, *good* and i said GOOD mysteries, etc...etc...etc...! but plz help me cuz i wanna start reading more often and dont tell me to go to the library cuz i need like the title of the book and the author ok thanks!!! ps books that i have read were stargirl, perfect, ttyl, click here, no body's perfect, the cay, cut, yea thats it for good ones

Answer 1

Pretty Things by Sarra Manning.

Diary of a Crush [this is a trilogy] by Sarra Manning

Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning

The Straight Road to Kylie by Nico Medina

Fat Hoochie Prom Queen by Nico Medina

1984 by George Orwell [i read this when i was 13...]

Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott

Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez

Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez

The God Box by Alex Sanchez

So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez

hope that helps =)

Answer 2

Try these:

* Anything by Edgar Allan Poe

* "The Ballad of Lucy Whipple," "Catherine, Called Birdy," and "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

* "The Barn" and "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" by Avi

* "Cheaper By the Dozen" and "Belles On Their Toes" by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr., and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

* "Detectives in Togas" by Henry Winterfield

* "Homebird" by Terence Blacker

* "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

* "The Perks Of Being A Wallflower" by Stephen Chbsoky

Answer 3

If you don't like fantasy, but do like mysteries and the like, you could  try the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Also if you don't mind non-fiction, but are into monsters and people, another one you could try is "The Dinosaur Hunters" by Deborah Cadbury, about the two rival scientists who founded the study of dinosaurs. It's received very good reviews, and I really liked it.

Also "Bridge to Terabithia" was one you might like if you liked Stargirl, although it is very sad.  

Answer 4

Well, my sister used to LOVE Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden books.  They're oldies but goodies, especially if you enjoy mystery.

When I was your age I read a lot of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike books, both write horror (although some of Pike's are a bit fantasy).

Also, Ann Rule is a true crime writer, she's one of my favorite authors.  They definitely have a bit of mystery and horror in them.  They're written for adults, but I was about your age when I started reading them.  A lot of her books are compilations of shorter stories if you don't have the attention span to read a huge long book.

Answer 5

well for 12 years old the best book i would say is harry potter .yes i have seen your post which has u don't like fantasies but once u read u will come to know that they are not just fantasy work .they have depicted our political and also real life dings except for the main theme of wizarding world.and if u r a boy hardy boys collection and pierre cardin novels collections will also be nice books with mysteries

Answer 6

sammy, you know i dont read much. but you could try the twilight books. but they are thick.

Answer 7

Wait 'till Helen Comes

Starts slow, but it is worth it ALL!