What is a good teen book?

Question

I am looking for a teen book that is entertaining and "captivating", slightly romantic, but not a "trashy romance novel", please. I have read the Christy Miller/Christy and Todd series and LOVED every one.

So possibly something along those lines... And one more thing, I want it to be a light read, for entertainment...not school. =)

Much appreciated,

Loverlybeck

Answer 1

well i just read Confessions of a Not It Girl by by Melissa Kantor. it was really good. i finished it in like 3 days because i couldnt stop reading it.  

Answer 2

The Pact by Jodi Picoult was amazing (it is sad)

Answer 3

The Giver by Lois Lowry

not romantic but great book. Has two companion books as well

Answer 4

Try some of these *

Children/Young Adult

Last Chance by Sarah Dessen*

Before I Die by Jenny Downham*

Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funkt

Ingo series by Helen Dunmore*

Whistling for the Elephants by Sandi Toksvic

The Book Thief by Markus Zusack*

All the Harry Potter books

Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer

The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling

The Railway Children - E Nesbit

Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carol

Treasure Island and Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd*

Dating Hamlet by Lisa Fielder

Adult

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*

The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Neffenigger*

Best of Fathers by Anne Baker

The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood*

Cell by Stephen King

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult*

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

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Mr Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle and his others*

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

Pillars of the Earth and the sequel World Without End by Ken Follett*

Anything by Stephen King, John Saul, John Connolly, Alexander McCall Smith*, Terry Pratchett, James Herbert

Classics

Lord of the Flies and The Inheritors by William Golding

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte*

Gulliver's Travels by Johnathan Swift

Sons and Lovers - D H Lawrence

Great Gatsby - Scot Fitzgerald

1984 and Animal Farm - GeorgeOorwell

Mrs Dalloway - Virgina Wolfe

I Claudius - Robert Graves

Rebecca - Daphne de Maurier

Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh

Women in Love - D H Lawrence

Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad

A Portrait of an Artist as a Young man - James Joyce

Goodbye to all That - Robert Graves

Shirley - Charlotte Bronte

Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

Brave New World - Aldais Huxley

Anna Karnina - Tolstoy

The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien*

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

Lolita - Vladimer Naborkov

Tarka the Otter - Henry Williamson

Burning Bright - John Steinbeck

Travels with my Aunt - Graham Greene

The Pearl - John Steinbeck

A Room With a View - E M Forster

Hunchback of Notre Dame - Victor Hugo

Les Miseriables - Victor Hugo

Lorna Doon - R D Blackmore

Moll Flanders - Daniel Defoe

Brideshead Revisted - Evelyn Waugh

War and Peace - Tolstoy

Anything by Jane Austin

Series

Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz

The Arthur Trilogy by Bernard Cornwall starts with Winter King

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

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King starts with The Gunslinger

The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon starts with Cross Stitch

Answer 5

house of the scorpion  

Answer 6

Twilight :) i deffenetly reccomend it!!

Into action, romance, teen love, vampires,a gorgeous guy? any of that...

its awesome and my favourite book/ series.

I have to warn you.. very addictive :P

♥♥♥EDWARD CULLEN ADDICT 101

Answer 7

It doesn't sound like exactly what you wanted but everyone I know loved the Twilight series. Even my friend who hates fantasy books got addicted.

Answer 8

Of course Twilight would b perfect for that topic but i know that everyone will say that so her are some other books that i have enjoyed that fit into that category

-The Bar Code Tattoo books By Suzanne Weyn

-His Dark Materials By Philip Pullman (the golden compass books)(btw they are not as bad as people say, i am religious and i enjoyed them A LOT!)

-The Books of Ember By Jeanne DuPrau

-Chasing Yesterday By Robin Wasserman

-Marley and Me By John Gorgan

Answer 9

twilight (speechlessly amazing)

love and other 4 letter words (really good, and simply short and funny)

AWESOME!!

and all the alice books, but it starts out when she is in the 4th grade then  when she is in the 9th i think, u should read from the start then to the finish......the series i mean

Answer 10

Are you there God? It's me Margaret.

or if it's a boy teen

Then again, Maybe I wont

Answer 11

There are lots of good ones.

Perks of Being a Wallflower

Catcher in the Rye

Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson

Answer 12

lion the witch and the wardrobe and a wrinkle in time

Answer 13

i know 30 people like already said this, but twilight by stephenie meyer.

a. the love between bella and edward is just beyond words.

b. the little lines that you can't help but quote "do i dazzle you?" and "h***s not so bad when you've got an angel with you."

c. the suspense!!!!!!!!

and lastly,

d. the characters. stephenie has said she's a character writer. so, obviously this book does a deep focus on the characters.

and trust me, after the book, you'll just want to keep reading. the second, new moon, is in my personal opinion, the best.

have fun reading. :)

Answer 14

Generation Dead by Daniel Waters is a great read

its different to the other trashy things i have read

the title is weird.

But the book itself is quirky, original and sweet

pick it up,you'lll love it

xx

Answer 15

Banner in the sky, best book ever

Answer 16

well, if you want to read 600 page books, the twilight series

a light read... 13 little blue envelopes or anything by meg cabot...

Answer 17

The Twilight Series is what i'd suggest (if you've not yet read it) it has 4 books in the series. It's about a human falling in love with a vampire. but there's ALOT more to it than that. very captivating and it's very easy to read. they're about 500-700 pages but it goes fast.

hope i helped.

(oh and the seven deadly sins series is pretty good. its a group of teens. it's got love story, friendship betrayal and other stuff.)

Good luck

Answer 18

i read the clique books its a series....there are alot of them... the first one is called " The Clique"

Answer 19

Probably my favorite trilogy is The Gemma Doyle Novels.

By Libba Bray.

A Great and Terrible Beauty (1)

Rebel Angels (2)

A Sweet Far Thing (3)

There only published by an american company though, so the easiest way to get them is online or in Borders.

There about a girl called Gemma, set in the 1890s, she grew up in India and then goes to an English boarding school.

Its supernatural and extremely good, romance, friendship, death, love...

Its all there, I love then and would recommend them...

Also Twilight is a saga that is defiantly worth reading.

Answer 20

Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper

Like Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers, Romiette Cappelle and Julio Montague face strong opposition to their budding romance. In their case, a dangerous gang's disapproval of their interracial relationship puts the two in mortal peril.

Shadow of the Dragon by Sherry Garland

Sixteen-year-old Danny Vo is caught between two cultures-the American world of his Houston high school and his Vietnamese home life. Life gets even more complicated when Danny s cousin Sang Le comes to live with them after spending years in a reeducation camp in Vietnam. Failing school and unable to get a job, Sang Le joins a Vietnamese gang. Danny must also contend with another dangerous gang-the white supremacist skinheads that his new girlfriend s brother belongs to. Excellent characterizations and a complex, believable plot are blended into a moving story of the immigrant experience.

Wait for Me by An Na

Caught in the threads of secrets and lies, struggling for love and discovering a voice of her own, Mina finds herself torn between living her mother's dreams and living a life that's true in this tale from a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner.

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Dangerous Love

Candy by Kevin Brooks

When Joe meets Candy, it seems like a regular boy-meets-girl scenario. They chat over coffee, she gives him her number, and he writes her a song. But then Joe is drawn into Candy's world --- a world of drugs, violence, and desperation. As the dark truth about Candy's life emerges, Joe finds himself facing real danger at every twist and turn. Soon Joe's conflicting emotions begin to mirror Candy's, and he understands that falling in love just might be worth the struggle. This intoxicating tale of heartache, danger, and hope will enthrall teen readers.

Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

After her older sister runs away, sixteen-year-old Caitlin decides that she needs to make a major change in her own life and begins an abusive relationship with a boy who is mysterious, brilliant, and dangerous.

Inexcusable by Chris Lynch

Told in flashbacks and present-day narrative, this novel from Printz Honor winner Lynch is a riveting tale of guilt, innocence, and responsibility. When his childhood friend--and love of his life--accuses him of rape, a young man is convinced he's innocent.

Leslie's Journal by Allen Stratton

slie's world seemsto be crashing around her. She's in trouble at school, her life at home is a mess and she's about to lose her best friend Katie. Enter Jason, the totally cool new student. When he asks Leslie for a date, all her problems seems to melt away. But soon Leslie wants out--and Jason won't let go. In her journalLeslie records what happens as her life spins out of control.

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First Love

Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

Seventeen-year-old Dimple, whose family is from India, discovers that she is not Indian enough for the Indians and not American enough for the Americans, as she sees her hypnotically beautiful, manipulative best friend taking possession of both her heritage and the boy she likes.

Far From Xanadu by Julie Ann Peters

In a small Kansas town, sixteen-year-old Mary-Elizabeth "Mike" Szabo tries to come to terms with her father's suicide and her own homosexuality. This is heartbreaking yet hopeful novel about a small-town girl who falls in love with the cool, complicated, and s**y new girl in town, but who is just out of reach.

A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardt

Simone's starting her junior year in high school. She's got a terrific younger brother and amazing friends. And she's got a secret crush on a really smart and funny guy-who spends all of his time with another girl. Then her birth mother contacts her. Simone's always known she was adopted, but she never wanted to know anything about it. She's happy with her family just as it is, thank you. Why has she contacted Simone? Why now? And can her new love interest help her cross this bridge?

Small Steps by Louis Sachar (Sequel to Holes)

Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along. That’s when he meets and falls head over heels with the hot new singing star, Kaira. And surprisingly, she falls for Armpit. But can he save her?

Geography of Girlhood by Kirsten Smith

Novel in poetry about a girl navigating the unknown, the difficult limbo between youth and adulthood. A novel written in verse follows Penny Morrow in her transition from middle school to high school as her father remarries, she acquires a new stepbrother, and she experiences her first dance, first kiss, and other hazards of growing up.

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Humorous Love

Dumb Love by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson

Carlotta is doing research to become a romance writer, but with her mother's current flame trying to get sober while her mother crisscrosses the East Coast selling hand-crocheted Easter bunnies, even Carlotta realizes the course of true love does not run smoothly.

Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart

A Seattle fifteen-year-old explains some of the reasons for her recent panic attacks, including breaking up with her boyfriend, losing all her girlfriends, tensions between her performance-artist mother and her father, and more.

Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison

Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.

What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

Sophie describes her relationships with a series of boys as she searches for Mr. Right.

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Love and Betrayal

Letting Go of Bobby James, or How I Found Myself of Steam by Valerie Hobbs

After being left by her husband at a gas station in Florida, sixteen-year-old Sally Jo Walker, also known as Jody, makes some difficult decisions and a

better life for herself.

A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl by Tanya Stone

Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva all get mixed up with a senior boy who can talk them into doing almost anything he wants. After she gets “used” by the senior student, one of the girls writes a warning inside the cover of a school library book. Soon several girls are reading it and adding their own entries, eventually finding a way to band together to stand up for themselves and each other.

If We Kiss by Rachael Vail

Fourteen-year-old Charlie feels guilty because she has a crush on her best friend's boyfriend, and her loyalties become even more confused when she discovers that her mother is dating the boyfriend's father.

Opposites Attract

Spacer and Rat by Margaret Bechard

Jack's predictable existence on Freedom space station is transformed when Kit, the Earthie rat, enters his life and enlists him and a sensitive robot in an effort to outwit the Company.

Played by Dana Davidson

When one of Ian's boys dares him to get plain-faced Kylie Winship to sleep with him in just three weeks, he thinks it will be a breeze. If he succeeds in playing Kylie, he'll be down with the most popular crew in his high school. Kylie has a gut feeling that something's up when Ian starts pursuing her. Even though she is cautious at first, their relationship heats up quickly and soon Kylie has to decide whether to listen to her heart, or her head.

Accidental Love by Gary Soto

After unexpectedly falling in love with a "nerdy" boy, fourteen-year-old Marisa works to change her life by transferring to another school, altering some of her behavior, and losing weight.

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.

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Puppy Love

Bingo Brown's Guide to Romance by Betsy Cromer Byars

Just when Bingo Brown confidently begins his definitive "Guide to Romance" as a legacy for his baby brother, a new romantic disaster looms. His long-distance true love, Melissa, mysteriously returns to town and won't give him the time of day. What could have gone wrong?

Fifteen by Beverly Cleary

The worries, joys and anguish of a 15-year old's first experience with love is sensitively portrayed.

Tragic Love

The Presence by Eve Bunting

While visiting her grandmother in California, seventeen-year-old Catherine comes in contact with a mysterious stranger who says he can help her contact a friend who died in a car crash for which Catherine feels responsible. Slightly scary ghost/romance title—you probably know a young girl who this would be perfect for recommending.

If You Come Softly by Jaqueline Woodson

A new love is special and rare, but the world around Ellie and Miah doesn't see it like that. All they see is race: Miah is black and Ellie is Jewish. Will their love survive?

Behind You by Jaqueline Woodson

After fifteen-year-old Jeremiah is mistakenly shot by police, the people who love him struggle to cope with their loss as they recall his life and death, unaware that 'Miah is watching over them.

Bringing Up the Bones Lara M. Zeises

Bridget Edelstein is taking a year off before she goes to college, to try to recover from the the recent death of Benji, her longtime best friend-turned-reluctant boyfriend. Rather than accept support from her friends or family, Bridget turns to Jasper, a wonderful guy willing to nurse her broken soul when she lets him. As she comes to terms with life without Benji, and the truth about their relationship, Bridget learns that being able to love dee

Answer 21

Anything by Lurlene McDaniel. She writes light, inspirational (but NOT any in-your-face bible thumping, lol) teen romance. Try the Angel's Trilogy first (ISBN9780553570984), or maybe My Secret Boyfriend (ISBN9781581960082).

The Clique is OK, if you like glamorized drinking and bulemia. (ISBN9780316701297)

Twilight is great for teen vampire romance, it was surprisingly well written. (ISBN9780316015844)

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