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Question: Any book suggestions for a 14 year old girl to read at summer camp!?
Hey, as you can tell by the question, I'm a 14 year old girl looking for some books to read at summer camp!. I really like young adult books that make you think, are about serious topics, or just have really interesting characters/plot !. I don't really want to read any books about girls and popularity, like Gossip Girl, The Clique, Private, etc!. Here is a list of books that I like, to give you an idea of what type of books I would want to read!.
Number The Stars
The Giver, Gathering Blue, The Messenger
The City of Ember
Kira-Kira
Elsewhere
Holes
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Esperanza Rising
Jacob Have I Loved
Harry Potter
Twilight
Eragon, Eldest
Any suggestions of what to read would be very helpful! The camp I'm going to plans a ton of "study time" where we have to stay in our rooms and read/write!. So, I'm going to need to get a ton of books!. Thanks to anyone who answers! =)
also, if you know of any good books about going into high school (self-help or fiction) please include them!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I'll offer some suggestions based on genre, so that you can choose what type of book you're in the mood for!.!.!.
For horror/suspense:
-H!.P!. Lovecraft's short stories, such as "The Dunwich Horror," "The Dreams in the Witch-House," "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" etc!.!.!.Many of his stories have an excellent spook factor and eerie endings (and there are some excellent books that are collections of Lovecraft's greatest works)
-Books by Dean Koontz - Koontz's books have excellent suspense and even some mystery and horror intertwined in them!.
For fantasy/fiction:
-The Hobbit by J!.R!.R!. Tolkien
-The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien
-The Chronicles of Narnia by C!.S!. Lewis
-Tamora Pierce has some excellent series!. My favorite series of hers was always Circle of Magic, which has four books, each one revolving around a kid with a special power!. I also heard her The Song of the Lioness series was good, which is about a girl trying to become a knight!.
For historical fiction (a lot of these contain underlying romance, as well):
-Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery (it has eight books overall, the first one being Anne of Green Gables)!. This series takes place in the early 1900s, and is about a hot-headed, stubborn orphan girl who finds a way of fitting into the little town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island!.!.!.
-Any of the books by Jane Austen, such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, etc!.!.!.Most of her books are about women of the 1800s and their attempts at fitting into society and finding romance/love, if you didn't already know!.
-Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - This is about four sisters in the 1860s, and it portrays how the sisters grow up, find romance/love, etc!.!.!.
For something a little more classic, perhaps:
-Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - This is about a sailor (I believe he was a ship captain) who, throughout the book, ends up in four different, interesting lands!. One of the lands is inhabited by tiny people, one by giants, one by horses who talk, and one land floats in the air!.!.!.
-Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
-A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best wishes!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Four books, all by Eva Ibbotson:
A Song For Summer
A Company Of Swans
A Countess Below Stairs
The Morning Gift
All are historical and I LOVED all of them, and since I like most of the books that you mentioned (and the others I haven't read), I think you'd really like these ones!. They're romance, but not mushy-romance!.
Two other great ones (if you have a mature reading level) are Wings and No Greater by Love Danielle Steel!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Well I dont really know about the fiction or fantasy books, but for the self-help such!.!.!. I know that my borders has them on the left of the first book shelf, in the first row, and my barnes and noble has them on the very right of the huge row of cases!.!.!.
I am sure most have them on the sides, not just mixed in the middle!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
read:
Number the Stars-its really good
the Giver
The City of Ember- one of my favorite books its gonnna be a movie
Holes
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants- gets kind of akward but still good makes you want read the whole series
Johnny Tremain- really good if you like reading about the Revolution
Harry Potter- amazingggg
Twilight- omg sooo good I read it in a dayWww@QuestionHome@Com
im 14 too and this is what i love to read!.
Sarah Dessen has some of the best books!. teen romance!. dreamland!. lock and key!. just listen!. the truth about forever!. those are my 4 favs!. from her!.
if you want something a little more chanallanging!. the other boleyn girl or atonment
pretty things by sarra manning
or nichlas sparks!. the notebook!. the wedding!. nights in roathane (prob!. spelt wrong)!. at first sight!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
James Patterson's Maximum Ride series!. There are presently 5 books written about a girl named Maximum "Max" and her friends who are 80% human and 20% bird!. They have wings and can fly and get themselves into predicaments that they have to get out of!. They are written for teens!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Books By Sharon Creech;
Walk Two Moons
Love That Dog (sad)
Ruby Holler
Fishing In The Air
The Wanderer
The Castle Corona
Books By Kate DiCamillo;
The Tiger Rising
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Because of Winn-Dixie
The Tale of Despereaux
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
Mercy Watson Goes For A RideWww@QuestionHome@Com
In the Break by Jack Lopez
http://www!.amazon!.com/Break-Jack-Lopez/d!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Steve Kluger!. Love his book!. Especially My Most Excelent Year!.
I also liked 13 Little Blue Envelopes!. I can't remember the author!.
Ps!. Im 14 too so you would probably enjoy these books!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Either Just Listen by Sarah Dessen or Bass Ackwards and Belly Up by Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain!. Maybe Becoming Naomi Leon, it's by the same author as Esperanza Rising!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Twilight!!!!!!!!
actually you should just get the whole series and read it!. New Moon gets kinda boring but just keep reading through and itll get better but Eclipse is the best book EVER!
i absolutely loved it!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Lord of the Rings, Blue Blood, Vampire Beach, and Daughters of the Moon, TWILIGHT!!!, and Harry PotterWww@QuestionHome@Com
The NotebookWww@QuestionHome@Com
TwilightWww@QuestionHome@Com
Twilight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Twilight series
life as we knew it
avalon highWww@QuestionHome@Com
if you like serious books crank, glass, and someone like you r goodWww@QuestionHome@Com
Hey!.
Carol Matas writes a bunch of books that deal with people who lived through WWII, they're all really, really good!. Especially Daniel's Story!.
The Truth About Forever, This Lullaby and Just Listen by Sara Dessen are all really moving books!. This Lullaby is a really inspirational book!. Very beautiful!.
The Empress of the World is a really good book by Sara Ryan!. It does deal with two girls who struggle to deal with their sexuality, so it just depends what your limits are!.
There's one in adult fiction that would be good even for a 14 year old and that's Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen!. I'm not usually one for male main characters, or a plot that revolves around circus life, but it was a really happy, and just a generally good book all around!.
Megan McCafferty has Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, Charmed Thirds and Fourth Comings!.!. And I haven't met a teenaged girl who's hated those books!. The main character Jessica Darling is hilarious, and you feel like you can really connect with her!.!.
Annnnnd!! Hah, (I love books, can you tell!?), Scott Westerfeld's trilogy Uglies, Pretties and Specials are some of the best sci-fi teen books I've read!. also, if you're into sci-fi/political/social commentary novels, Wyndham's The Chrysalids is amazing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
im 14 as well
i like
how to be popular
all amreacin girl
mates dates and infaltable bras
in or out
top ten uses for an unworn prom dress
24 girls in 7 days
voilet on the runway
hope this helps
elizabethWww@QuestionHome@Com
The Twilight Series: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn: Stephenie Meyer
Blue is for Nightmares Series
(Blue is for Nightmares
White is for Magic
Silver is for Secrets
Red is for Remembrance)
Project 17
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
The Harry Potter Series by J!.K!. Rowling
Things Change
Nailed
Chasing Tail Lights
By Patrick Jones
A Walk to Remember
A Bend in the Road
The Notebook
The Wedding
The Guardian
Nights in Rodanthe
Dear John
At First Sight
By Nicholas Sparks
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
Running With Scissors
Dry
By Augusten Burroughs
Wicked by Gregory MacGuire
Anatomy of a Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky
Go Ask Alice: anonymous
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Sam's Letters for Jennifer
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
by James Patterson
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
Catcher in the Rye by J!.D!. Salinger
Night by Elie Wiesel
The Vampire Diaries Series
(The Awakening, The Struggle, The Fury, Dark Reunion)
by L!.J!. Smith
Homefree by Nina Wright
Prep
Lovesick
by Jake Coburn
Slaughterhouse-Five
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Chronicles of Narnia by C!.S!. Lewis
The Trumpet of the Swan by E!.B!. White
Carrie by Stephen King
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Watcher by James Howe
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
In My Enemy's House
Daniel's Story
By Carol Matas
The Outsiders
That Was Then, This is Now
By S!.E!. Hinton
Anne Frank and Me by Cherie Bennet and Jeff Gottesfeld
The Other Shepards by Adele Griffin
The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osbourne
Goosebumps by R!.L!. Stine
What Kind of Love!? by Sheila Cole
The Giver
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry
Harmless
A Brief Chapter In My Impossible Life
By Dana Reinhardt
The Pigman
The Pigman's Legacy
The Pigman and Me
My Darling, My Hamburger
by Paul Zindel
Sweethearts
Story of a Girl
By Sara Zarr
Peeps
The Last Days
by Scott Westerfeld
Bloom
by Elizabeth Scott
Speak
By Laurie Halse Anderson
What Happened To Cass McBride
by Gail Giles
Remembering Raquel
By Vivian Vande Velde
Hiroshima
By John Hersey
Elsewhere: Gabrielle Zevin
Sweet Blood: Pete Hautman
Lucas: Kevin Brooks
Uninvited: Amanda Marrone
hope this helps!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Based on what you like to read:
The Chronicles of Narnia by C!.S!. Lewis
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/The_Chronic!.!.!.
The Chronicles of Narnia present the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the fictional realm of Narnia, a place where animals talk, magic is common, and good battles evil!. Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features as its protagonists children from our world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon to help the lion Aslan handle a crisis in the world of Narnia !.
Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld
http://www!.scottwesterfeld!.com/books/ugl!.!.!.
UGLIES trilogy follows the high-tech adventures of Tally Youngblood!. As an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally works to take down a society created to function with perfect-looking people who never have a chance to think for themselves!.
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
http://www!.philip-pullman!.com/pages/cont!.!.!.
Lyra and Will, children from different worlds, share two common bonds, the loss of parents and the possession of objects which give them unique access to knowledge!. One is an object which communicates truth about any situation to any person wise enough to be able to read it and the other an instrument which can cut open windows to other worlds!.
Forgotten Realms books by R!. A!. Salvatore
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Forgotten_R!.!.!.
There is no easy way to summarize these books, the scope is just too large!. Best I can do is say they are full of adventure, elves, magic, and alternate worlds!. Once you start reading these you will find yourself hooked!.
Dragon Riders of Pern by Anne Mcaffery
http://www!.iblist!.com/series130!.htm
Anne Mcaffery is one of those authors whose books just leave you feeling good once you read the last page!. While a combination of Sci-fi and Fantasy (the argument continues about which one it is) they sit on my fantasy shelf!. Anyone who has ever dreamed of riding a dragon should read these!.
Xanth Series by Piers Anthony
http://www!.amazon!.com/Xanth-nbsp-Series/!.!.!.
Fun series full of fantastic creatures, a unique world and a magic system based on puns!. Yes I said puns! These are a light read and funny as heck (by the rules of the Adult Conspiracy if I say the other word really bad things will happen!.)
Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey
http://www!.mercedeslackey!.com/biblio_ser!.!.!.
This is a large collection and every book in it is excellent!. The concept of being *chosen* by a companion, which is essentially a telepathic horse with amazing powers, is delightful!. Once chosen you become one of the elite heralds, protectors of the realm!. Start with Arrows of the Queen!.
Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Mists_of_Av!.!.!.
I've always loved her writing, even her Sci-fi books and I'm not a huge Sci-fi fan!. In this book she gives a whole new light on the Celtic era where Merlin reigned supreme!. In a topic that has been done to death, somehow she manages to make it all fresh and new, and a great read!.Www@QuestionHome@Com