Young adult book recommendations
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- Ashley 1820
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Re: Young adult book recommendations
- Lustrious-Librarian
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I've just started this series but I love the story so far. The author has chosen to use descendants of the well know Sherlock Holmes and Bram Stoker! In the book, Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker must work together to solve a series of murders. Several young women have been found dead and in each girls possession was a scarab beetle. Throw in a little time travel and you get a real page turner.
So far its got a little of everything - girl power, suspense, mystery, crime, the paranormal, science fiction / fantasy.
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The Uglies series by Scott Westerfield
The dreamhouse Kings series by Robert LiParulo for those who like the scary
The Life As We Knew It Series by Susan Beth Pfeffer for those who like easy reads
The Beautiful Creatures novels by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez, although I must caution you that when the main character changes after a couple of books it just isn't as good. The first book is the best
For the more mainstream, you could also read the Divergent series or the Hunger Games series
So now let's go on to the single books
Looking for Alaska and Paper Town by John Green if you haven't read those already
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (by far my favorite of the bunch)
The Vampire Stalker by Allison Van Diepen for the ones who like the experience of alternate dimensions.
Thats just a small samplings of books so hope you enjoy!
-- 13 Nov 2016, 16:39 --
so a lot of my favorite books are a part of a series and the series completes it, I will just go ahead and recommend a few of my favorites.
The Uglies series by Scott Westerfield
The dreamhouse Kings series by Robert LiParulo for those who like the scary
The Life As We Knew It Series by Susan Beth Pfeffer for those who like easy reads
The Beautiful Creatures novels by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez, although I must caution you that when the main character changes after a couple of books it just isn't as good. The first book is the best
For the more mainstream, you could also read the Divergent series or the Hunger Games series
So now let's go on to the single books
Looking for Alaska and Paper Town by John Green if you haven't read those already
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (by far my favorite of the bunch)
The Vampire Stalker by Allison Van Diepen for the ones who like the experience of alternate dimensions.
That's just a small samplings of books so hope you enjoy!
- ChelseaJohn
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A series I enjoyed was FableHaven by Brandon Mull. It's a series I liked in my early teens yet still entertains me many years later.
I would also recommend checking out Peter and the Star Catchers.
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Beautiful young adult book with so much depth!
This is the kind of book to read if you're in a slump, it really got me into reading again after a period of being not so good at it. You really feel the characters and the story jumps between two generations of teenagers with each set slowly telling their part of the story!
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Fan Girl is a great story about what its like to be so tied to another person that sometimes its hard to break away and be your own person. The author, Rainbow Rowell, has a great sense of timing and tone, and of mixing humor with pathos, which makes for a fast read. This is a great book for anyone going off to high school, college or going to experience something new and they're a little afraid at making that first step.
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That being said, I could not put the book down once I started reading it. The book has multiple first person POVs. They all have their own stories, but their stories also tie into the other stories in the book. This is what made it really addicting for me, and I finished the book in one sitting.
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Aaron Starmer - Spontaneous
Seniors at an affluent NJ high school start to spontaneously combust--literally. Dark, but absolutely hilarious. If language, teen drug use or sex turn you off, this one's not for you.
A.S. King - I Crawl Through It
This one defies easy summary--just know that King is one of the best YA authors out there. All her books are worth your time, but this one is weird and deep and special.
Jennifer Niven - All the Bright Places
Violet and Finch meet as they're both about to jump from their high school bell tower. Later paired up for a school project, grieving Violet and troubled Finch strike up an unlikely relationship. Sounds a little "been there, read that", but this is beautifully written, and offers one of the best portrayals of a bipolar teen I've read anywhere.
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