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Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
The Devouring by Simon Holt
Up All Night by by Peter Abrahams
(excellent book, the movie was nothing like it!.)
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Blue Bloods by Melissa De la cruiz
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
The Outsiders by S!. E!. Hinton
One Trick Pony by Daniella Brodsky
Prey by Lurlene Mcdaniel
The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
Evernight by Claudia Gray
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
Cathy's Book by Sean Stewart
Companions of the Night by Vivian Van Velde
Tithe by Holly Black
The Possibility of Fireflies by Dominique Paul
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
Devilish by Maureen Johnson
Spud by John Van De Ruit
Angels on Sunset Boulevard by Melissa De La Cruz
A Hero Ain't Nothin But a Sandwich: Alice Childress
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Looking For Alaska by John Greene
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Running With Scissors by Augsten Burroughs
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Party Monster by James St!. James (true story & a movie!!)
1-800 Series by Meg Cabot



I'm a huge fan older works!. All have a bit of romance too!.
Plus they all are movies/tv mini series!.

If you don't mind older works try:

Jane Eyre by Charolotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Anything by her is great)
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

A great site for recommendations is:
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Try some of these:

Neil Gaiman is an amazing author! Any of his books are good!. Try Neverwhere, Stardust, or Coraline!.

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, Snakecharm, Falcondance, Wolfcry and Wyverhail!.

A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause

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

Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

The Morganville Vampire series (Glass Houses, Dead Girls Dance, Midnight Alley and Feast of Fools) by Rachel Cain

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies

Wake by Lisa McMann

Old Magic by Marianne Curley

The Alex Rider series (starting with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz

Looking For Alaska by John Green

Shadow Spinner by Susan FletcherWww@QuestionHome@Com

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Green Darkness!. It's a period romance set in England!. It has forbidden love, war, reincarnation!. I read it when I was 12 and I've read it 6 times since!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold is a great book, also Diary by Chuck Palinuk is awesome too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I'm going to list a few of the ones i really liked that fit your description!.

Meg Cabot:
Airhead!.
Avalon High 1, 2 and 3!.
The Mediator series
The 1-800 series
How To Be Popular
Jinx
All American Girl and it's sequel Ready Or Not!?
Teen Idol
Nicola and The Viscount
Victoria and the Rogue
The Queen of Babble series
The Boy series

Sarah Dessen:
Lock and Key
Keeping the Moon
Someone Like You
The Truth About Forever
This Lullaby
That Summer
Dreamland

Carolyn Mackler:
Vegan Virgin Valentine
The Earth My Butt and Other Big Round Things
Love and Other 4 Letter Words
Guyaholic

e Lockhart
The Boyfriend List
The Boy Book
Fly on The Wall
The disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks

John Green:
Looking For Alaska
An Abundance of Katherine's

Sharon Dogar: Wave

Melissa Marr:
Wicked Lovely
Ink Exchange

Melissa De La Cruz:
Fresh Off the Boat
Blue Bloods

Melissa Kantor:
If I have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's my Prince!?
Not IT girl
The Break-up Bible

Maureen Johnson:
Suite Scarlett
Devilish
The Key To the Golden Firebird
13 Little Blue Envelopes
The Bermudez Triangle

Davida Wills Hurwin:
Circle the Soul Softly
A Time For Dancing
The Farther You Run

Dandi Daley Mackall:
Eva Underground
Crazy In Love

Lauren Myracle:
ttyl
ttfn
l8r g8r
Rhymes With Witches

Sarah Mlynowski:
The Bra's and Broomsticks series
As Seen On T!.V
Monkey Business
Me VS Me
Milk Run
Fishbowl

Sophie Kinsella:
Can You Keep A Secret!?
Remember Me!?
The Shopaholic series

Ann Brashares:
The Sisterhood Of the Traveling Pants series
The Last Summer (of you and me)

Libba Bray: A Great and Terrible Beauty series

Zoey Dean:
The A-list Novels
How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls

Kate Brian:
Lucky T
The V Club
Princess and the Pauper
The Private series
Sweet 16

Natasha Friend:
Perfect
Lush
Bounce

Cecil Castellucci:
Beige
Queen of Cool
Boy Proof

You can Find out more info on these books at:
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http://www!.sarahdessen!.com/
http://www!.laurenmyracle!.com/
http://www!.sarahmlynowski!.com/
http://www!.melissakantor!.com/
http://www!.carolynmackler!.com/
http://www!.natashafriend!.com
http://www!.sophiekinsella!.com/
http://www!.melissa-delacruz!.com/

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My Website below has lots of different lists!.

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!.

Tracy Chevalier:
Girl With a Pearl Earring - The year is 1664 and 16 year old Griet has been forced by family circumstances to take a job as a maid in the home of the Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer!. We learn much about Holland at that time, but also about the manner in which painters created their own paints and went about their work!. As Vermeer explains to Griet, clouds aren't really white!. In the future, you will wonder about the story behind each work of art!.

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

Amy Tan: The Joy Luck Club - This is a wonderful look at Chinese culture as told by four Chinese women and their American daughters!.

Maya Angelou: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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

Sue Monk Kidd:
The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair
Lauren Myracle:
TTYL (Talk to Ya Later); ttfn (Ta Ta For Now); and 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 This Ring; Open Your Heart; Time Will Tell; Now Picture This; Hold on Tight; Closer Than Ever; and Take My Hand!.

Katie Weldon Series - Peculiar Treasures

Emily Giffin:
Something Blue (2nd) - Shallow, vapid, Darcy Rhone has always believed that the beautiful people are blessed, but then her plain looking friend Rachel White steals her fiance leaving Darcy alone and pregnant by another man!. This is a novel about forgiveness, friendship, true love, and the happy-ever-after so many seek!.

Something Borrowed (1st), Baby Proof (3rd), and Love the One You're With (4th)!.

Sophie Kinsella (aka Madeleine Wickham):
Shopaholic Series - The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (also titled Confessions of a Shopaholic); Shopaholic Abroad (also titled Shopaholic Takes Manhattan); Shopaholic Ties the Knot; Shopaholic and Sister; and Shopaholic and Baby!.

The Tennis Party; A Desirable Residence; Swimming Pool Sunday; The Gatecrasher; The Wedding Girl; Cocktails for Three; Sleeping Arrangements; Can You Keep a Secret!?; The Undomestic Goddess; and Remember Me!?

Cecily von Ziegesar:
Gossip Girl Series - Gossip Girl; You Know You Love Me; All I Want Is Everything; Gossip Girl Four; I Like It Like That; You're the One That I Want; Nobody Does It Better; Nothing Can Keep Us Together; Only In Your Dreams; Would I Lie To You; Don't Forget About Me; and It Had To Be You!.

It Girl Series - The IT Girl; Notorious; Reckless; The Unforgettable; and The Lucky!.

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