Question: Great young adult books!?
Hi, I want to know what are some reeeeeeeally good books that wont make me fall asleep!. I've read and loved books like Harry Potter and the Twilight saga!. I really, really want to read some good books!. I like adventure, mystery, excitement and little bit of romance!. Thanks so much! :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Here are some of my favorites:
Neil Gaiman is an amazing author! Any of his books are good!. Try Neverwhere, Stardust or Coraline!.
Edgar Allen Poe is a really good author!. Check out his poems and short stories!.
William Shakespeare is good too!.
Any books by Scott Westernfeld or Neal Shusterman are really good too!.
Any books by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes are amazing! There is In The Forest of The Night, Demon In My View, Shattered Mirror, Midnight Predator!. And then there is the The Kiesha'ra series: Hawksong (the best in the series!), Snakecharm, Falcondance, Wolfcry and Wyverhail!.
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
How To Kill A Rock Star by Tiffanie Debartolo
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
13 Little Blue Envelopes and Girl At Sea by Maureen Johnson
Abarat by Clive Barker, Make sue you get the hardcover version though!!! If you liked the first one be sure to check out the next book in the series Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War!.
Daughters of Destiny series: Keeper of the Winds,Keeper of the Waters, Keeper of the Flames and Keeper of the Earth by Jenna Solitaire!.
The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix
The Maximum Ride series (The Angel Experiment, Schools Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, The Final Warning) by James Patterson
His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman
A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels and The Far Sweet Thing by Libba Bray
The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw
The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
Inkheart and Inkspell and Inkdeath (coming soon!) by Cornelia Funke
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Holes by Louis Sanchar
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
The Morganville Vampire series (Glass Houses, Dead Girls Dance, Midnight Alley and Feast of Fools) by Rachel Cain
The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini
The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books) by C!.S!. Lewis
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J!.R!.R!. Tolkien
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
The Secret Under My Skin by Janet McNaughton
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
Uglies series by Scott Westernfeld
The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong by William Nicholson
Define “Normal” by Julie Ann Peters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies
The Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Wake by Lisa McMann
Old Magic by Marianne Curley
Thieves Like Us and Thieves Till We Die by Stephen Cole
The Alex Rider series (starting with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz
Looking For Alaska by John Green
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The Earthsea series (starting with A Wizard of Earthsea) by Ursula K!. Le Guin
Dream Spinner by Bonnie DobkinWww@QuestionHome@Com
The Best of the Best Include:
1!. The Uglies Trilogy
2!. Pendragon
3!. Eragon/Eldest/Series
The Good Books include:
1!. Chronicles of Narnia
2!. The Seeker/ The Dark is Rising
3!. Dragon Rider
Uglies is a great book for you!. It contains adventure, mystery, excitement, and a little bit of romance (seriously!)!.!.!.It's in a cool and exciting society so, yeah, better go get that book! By the way, it's a trilogy with:
Uglies, Pretties, Specials!.!.!.they have pretty good endings too!.!.!.
So yeah, Happy Reading! =)Www@QuestionHome@Com
I'm listing, sorry:
PEEPS
The Last Days
So Yesterday
Uglies
Pretties
Specials
Extras
Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass
Water for Elephants
Farenheight 451
The Announciation of Francesca Dunn
Olive's Ocean
The Friday Night Knitting Club
Driver's ED
It Happened to Nancy
Soldier X
The Tao of Pooh
A Book of Lost Things
Vanishing Act
Nineteen Minutes
My Sister's Keeper
(Anything by Jodie Picoult)
Lovely Bones
The Bar Code Tatoo
The Bar Code Rebellion
Inkheart
Inkspell
Walker's Crossing
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry
Let the Circle be Unbroken
Stargirl
To Kill a Mockingbird
Tuesdays With Morrie
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
You Are SO NOT Invited to my Bat Mitzvah
This is one of my many shelves of books! I'm such a nerd! Ha! E-mail me if you need another shelf! HaHa!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Lock and Key by Sara Dessen
Marley & Me by John Grogan
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Love The One You're With by Emily Giffin
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Love Walked in by Marisa de los Santos
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
The Last Summer (Of You and Me) by Ann Brashares
Remember Me!? by Sophie Kinsella
Anything on this list would be good: http://www!.nytimes!.com/pages/books/bests!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Try the link below for tons of matches based on your favorite authors, genre, or previous titles you liked!.
Some of my likes are:
Go Ask Alice
Cry the Beloved Country
The Notebook
The Guardian
The Rescue
Hope Was Here
The Giver
The Gathering Blue
The MessengerWww@QuestionHome@Com
Great and Terrible Beauty- Liba Bray
The Host- Stephenie Meyer
Pendragon Series- D!.J!. MacHale
City of Bones- Cassandra Clare
Maximum Ride Series- James Patterson
The China Garden- Liz Barry
The Thirteenth Tale- Elizabeth Kostova
Atonement- Ian McEwan
Evening- Susan Minot
Poision Study- Maria V!. Snyder
Hope this helps! If you want any more, just message me!Www@QuestionHome@Com
The Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The China Garden by Liz Berry
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Ender's Game by Orson Scott CardWww@QuestionHome@Com
read the art of racing in the rain!. i sobbed for hours!. it's the best book i've ever read in my life!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
try the Uglies seriesWww@QuestionHome@Com