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Question: What are some good Summer Reading Books for teenage girls!?
HI!
It's almost summer and I need some books that I cannot put down!.
I perfer romance but I'm open to anything else!.
I have already read Twighlight (<3 <3)
And I don't care for Harry Potter
Thanks!Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Anything novel by Sarah Dessen!. I especially recommend This Lullaby!.
Bloom by Elizabeth Scott
Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott (I LOVE this novel!)
Vegan Virgin Valentine by Carolyn Mackler
Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson (good summer novel, i'm rereading it rigt now :)
Key to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson (one of my favorite books)
13 Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Gemma Doyle Series
The IT Girl series

Happy reading! =]Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hi! im a 13 year old read-a-holic, and i think you may like some of these books, even though they're not romance!.!.!.!.hope i helped!

these are all serieses!.!.!.!.!.
harry potter -jk rowling(fantasy)
artemis fowl-eion colfer(sci-fi, fantasy)
great and terrible beauty--libba bray(fantasy)
uglies--scott westerfield(sci-fi, fantasy)
inheritance--christopher paolini(fantasy)
alex rider adventures-anthony horowitz(sci-fi, action)
traces-malcolm rose(sci-fi)
Land of Elyon (Easier read)-Patrick Carman(fantasy)
Inkheart/Inkspell/Inkdeath(not out yet)-Cornelia Funke(fantasy)

serieses by tamora pierce
song of the lioness(fantasy)
the immortals(fantasy)
protector of the small(fantasy)
circle of magic(fantasy)
the circle opens(fantasy)
beka cooper(fantasy)

random good books:
heir apparant-Vivian Vande Velde(fantasy)
now you see it!.!.!.!.-VVV(fantasy)
book thief-Markus Zusak(historical fiction, realistic)
The Book of Lost Things-John Connolley(fantasy)

TunzWww@QuestionHome@Com

This are great book that will entretain you all the summer
likely story is really good for an easy learning also Chronicles of Narnia but if you want something adenturous that will realy make you read al night long read great expectations by Charles Dickens is owsome if you want something more comercial you can read Charlie and the crystal elevator mmm something of teen problems can be fact of life #31 is really good it depends on the types of books you like good luckWww@QuestionHome@Com

My favorite author when I was a teenager is Lurlene McDaniel!.!.!.!. she writes about teen's who have cancer!.!.!. some survive and some don't!.!.!.!.!. there is a lot of romance in all of them!.!.!.!. and they are really great!.!.!.!. try it and see! I promise you will want her whole collection when you are done reading!.!.!. I can't suggest just one book, but here are a few of them to get you started, and they are some of my favorite ones that I couldn't put down!.!.!. The Time Capsule!.!.!.!. Telling Christina Good-bye!.!.!.!.!. The Girl Death Left Behind!.!.!.!. I'll be Seeing You!.!.!.!. Don't Die My Love!.!.!.!. I promise, you won't be able to stop, once you start the books, its like an addiction!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

My ULTIMATE favs are: The Twilight Saga, Artemis Fowl, the Stravaganza Series, and the Bartimaeus Series!. Other awesome books are, the Chronicles of Narnia, The Series of Unfortunate Events, The Land of Elyon, Maximum Ride Series, Drama!, the Molly Moon Series, His Dark Materials, the Alex Rider Series, Ella Enchanted, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, The Raven Master's Secret, Daughter of VeniceWww@QuestionHome@Com

Some good books I have read include Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, the Blue is for Nightmare Series by Laurie Stolarz, and the Anne of Green Gables series but i don't know who it is by!. Another good book to read is A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer!. It's a really good book!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Truth about Forever - Sarah Dessen

Gossip Girl series - Cecily Von Ziegesar

the rest of the twilight series (New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn)

Summer Boys - Hailey Abbot

amazon!. com has a really good listWww@QuestionHome@Com

Meg Cabot books! (pricess diaries, the mediator, jinx!.!.!.)

I love those (and twilight too!)Www@QuestionHome@Com

"Big Mouth & Ugly Girl" by Joyce Carol Oates is one of my all-time favorites!.

Once you start, you can't stop! The characters are so true and believable, and the plot is genius!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

im about to read nick of time, but i havent read it yet so i have no idea if its good or not!. i love twilight too : ) have you read the whole series!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

well I was going to suggest Twilight I love that series too
the Host
the Private series (they are prep books but really good)
my friend says Blood and Chocolate is really goodWww@QuestionHome@Com

A Tall Cool One is a good book!.
I don't know who it's by!.
Jodi Poucult* is good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Clique Books by Lisi Harison! They are AMAZING!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman! I loved it, and I normally hate reading hehe!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

impulse, crank, and burn

perks of being a wallflower

juat listen-sarah dessens

the ugliesWww@QuestionHome@Com

Sisterhood of the traveling pants series
Gossip Girl seriesWww@QuestionHome@Com

Try Little women or Dear God It's Me MargaretWww@QuestionHome@Com

ha well over easter break i read shug i liked it! :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

WEBSITE BELOW HAS LOTS OF DIFFERENT LISTS!.

Markus Zusak:
The Book Thief (Historical Fiction) and I Am the Messenger

Philippa Gregory:
The Other Boleyn Girl - Mary Boleyn comes to court at the age of fourteen and is noticed by Henry VIII!. She basks in her role as unofficial queen until Henry begins to lose interest in her and turns to her sister, Anne!.

Mitch Albom:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven; Tuesdays With Morrie; and For One More Day!.

J!. D!. Salinger: Catcher in the Rye
Betty Smith:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Coming of Age Novel)

John Knowles: A Separate Peace
John Gunther:
Death Be Not Proud (A memoir about the death of his son)

Richard Peck:
Long Way From Chicago and A Year Down Yonder

David Pelzer:
A Child Called "IT"; The Lost Boy; and A Man Named Dave

Amy Tan: The Joy Luck Club
Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Alice Sebold: The Lovely Bones
Jay Asher: Thirteen Reasons Why
Ellen Hopkins:
Crank and its sequel Glass about a girl addicted to drugs; Burned about a girl who is abused by her father and after being thrown out of school is sent to live with her aunt; and Impulse about teen suicide, drugs, and other issues!.

Laurie Halse Anderson:
Prom, Twisted, Speak, Catalyst, and Fever 1793 (The first four are Contemporary and the last is Historical Fiction)

Kim Edwards: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
S!. E!. Hinton (a!.k!.a!. Susan Eloise Hinton):
The Outsiders
Rumble Fish
Tex
That Was Then, This is Now
Taming the Star Runner
Some of Tim's Stories

Lois Lowry:
The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger (Fantasies)

Scott Westerfeld:
Uglies - Tally is anticipating her 16th birthday when she will undergo an operation to make her unbelievably gorgeous!. Her friend Shay isn't interested in having the operation and takes off!. Tally is forced to make a choice: locate Shay and turn her in or remain ugly!.
Sequels: Pretties, Specials, and Extras

Libba Bray:
A Great and Terrible Beauty - Gemma Doyle grew up in India, but after the death of her mother the 16 year old is sent to Spence Academy in London!. It is the Victorian Age and these young ladies are being trained for their future roles as wives to men they may not want to marry!. As so many have experienced, initially she is an unwelcome outsider!. Eventually, she makes friends with three girls and together they explore Gemma's supernatural powers and a group known as the Order!. (Fantasy)
Sequels: Rebel Angels and The Sweet Far Thing

Audrey Niffenegger: The Time Traveler's Wife (Fantasy)
Alice Hoffman: Green Angel (Fantasy)
Lisa McMann:
Wake - Janie discovered when she was 8 years old that if someone nearby began to dream she was pulled unwillingly into that dream!. She has always hated the falling dreams, and those where someone is naked in public, and the steamy sex dreams, but this latest dream is the worst!. (Fantasy) Fade (The sequel - to be released February 2009)

Stephen Chbosky: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Carolyn Mackler:
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

Sue Monk Kidd:
The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair

Lauren Myracle:
TTYL (Talk to Ya Later)
ttfn (Ta Ta For Now)
L8r, g8r

Jodi Picoult:
My Sister's Keeper - By age 13 Anna had undergone far too many surgeries, transfusions, and injections though she is not ill!. Anna's parents chose to produce a baby they hoped would be a donor match for their daughter Kate who suffered from leukemia!. Now the teenage Anna rebels against the role that has been forced upon her though it could mean the death of her sister!.

Nineteen Minutes (A Columbine Like Incident), The Pact (A suicide pact), Vanishing Acts, and Change of Heart

Nicholas Sparks:
The Notebook - Thirty one year old, Noah Calhoun is back in coastal North Carolina after WWII and thinking constantly about the girl he lost years ago!. Twenty nine year old Allie Nelson is set to marry a wealthy lawyer, but is haunted by thoughts of the one she loved long ago!.

Message in a Bottle - Theresa Osborne is divorced and cynical about love and life!. This changes when she finds a bottle on the beach which contains a love letter!. This is a beautiful story for those who choose to believe in the miracle of finding that special someone!.

A Walk to Remember, The Rescue, A Bend in the Road, Nights in Rodanthe, The Guardian, The Wedding, True Believer, A First Sight, Dear John, and The Choice!.

Sarah Dessen:
Lock and Key - Ruby has been living alone in the farmhouse since her mother abandoned her, but when this is discovered she is sent to live with her sister Cora who she has not seen in about 10 years!. Cora's husband Jamie is an extremely successful founder of a popular networking site on the Web!. A nice large house, private school, new clothes, and a promise for the future are quite an adjustment to make!.

Just Listen - Annabel Greene is the youngest of three very different sisters!. She has had a very bad summer and must now return to school!. She has never been so lonely or so sad, yet she must face each day!. As she has her own problems to confront, her entire family is dealing with issues that plague her sister, Whitney!. By circumstance, Annabel and Owen, whose life revolves around music, become friends!. It is Owen who will help Annabel to meet certain challenges!.

The Truth About Forever - Macy's father has recently died and she is feeling guilty!. Her mother isn't coping with his death well at all!. Macy's boyfriend, Jason, represents security, but frankly he is a clueless jerk!. It might have been a very long summer, but then by chance Macy meets an interesting group of people!. I loved everyone in the Wish Catering crew, but most especially Wes!. No matter the difficulties life has thrown each member of Wish they persevere because they must!.

Dreamland - Caitlin is the younger and she feels second-rate sister to Cass who is perfect in every way!. Now Caitlin is 16 and rather than starting at Yale, Cass has run off with a guy!. This year for Caitlin is about school, cheerleading, parties, her boyfriend, and so much much more!. Unfortunately, this novel has an important message every young lady needs to hear!.

Keeping the Moon - Colie and her mother used to be fat!. They moved frequently and were homeless for a time!. Then Colie's mother went on a "let's get healthy" kick and they both lost weight!. Now mom has a good job and they live in a nice house!. Unfortunately, because of a really mean girl at school, Colie has acquired a reputation she did not deserve!. Mom is going to Europe to work for the summer and Colie is going to spend the summer with her eccentric aunt!.

That Summer - Summers hold special memories for many of us: vacations, beaches, picnics, summer jobs, summer loves, maybe even a wedding or two!. Haven, younger sister to Ashley, is fondly remembering a summer five years ago because in this current summer her world is falling apart!. Her father had an affair, her parents divorced, and now he is getting married to the co-worker with whom he had the affair!. Ashley is also getting married this summer and Haven doesn't understand why Ashley would choose this man!.

Someone Like You - Halley and Scarlet, both 16 and juniors in high school, have been best friends forever!. Scarlet was always the strong one, but now she needs Halley to be there for her!. As they begin the new school year, Scarlet is pregnant and her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident!. Meanwhile Halley has problems of her own!. Halley and her mother, a psychologist, have gotten along well in the past but that has changed!. Halley's mother used to write books about their relationship, but now they just argue!.

This Lullaby - Remy, Jess, Chloe, and Lissa are friends (sort of) and now it is the summer between high school and college!. This is a time of transition for each of them, but the story concentrates on Remy who because her mother has had a series of husbands and Remy never even met her father, she is very cynical about love!.

Ann Brashares:
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - A wonderful story about Tibby, Carmen, Lena, and Bridget, four very different friends who are spending their first summer apart from one another!. Each of the girls faces her own crisis and, in the end, they are there for each other!. It's a great story of friendship!.
Sequels: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood; Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood; and Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood!.

The Last Summer (of You & Me)

Meg Cabot:
All American Girl and Ready or Not
Teen Idol
Nicola and the Viscount
Victoria and the Rogue
Pants on Fire
Jinx
Avalon High and Avalon High 2: Coronation

1-800-Where R You!? Series - When Lightning Strikes, Code Name Cassandra, Safe House, Sanctuary, and Missing You

Mediator Series (Fantasy) - Shadowland; Ninth Key; Reunion; Darkest Hour; Haunted; and Twilight

Princess Series - Princess Diaries; Princess in the Spotlight; Princess in Love; Princess in Waiting; Project Princess; Princess in Pink; Princess in Training; The Princess Present; Party Princess; Sweet Sixteen Princess; Valentine Princess; Princess on the Brink; Princess Mia; Princess Lessons; Perfect Princess; and Holiday Princess

Robin Jones Gunn:
Christy Miller Series - Summer Promise; A Whisper and a Wish; Yours Forever; Surprise Endings; Island Dreamer; A Heart Full of Hope; True Friends; Starry Night; Seventeen Wishes; A Time to Cherish; Sweet Dreams; and A Promise is Forever!.

Sierra Jensen Series - Only You, Sierra; In Your Dreams; Don't You Wish; Close Your Eyes; Without a Doubt; With TWww@QuestionHome@Com