Question:
no idea what to read now?
anonymous
2009-02-18 09:11:08 UTC
i usually have always hated reading but after reading twilight i actually like to read and when im bored i take out a book. Some books i liked are the host, rebecca, shirt and shoes not required.
Anybody have any good teenage drama/romance books for a sophomore. Please stay away from the classics (i cant stand classics) unless it's a really good one.


The only classics i liked are: rebecca, of mice and men, the chosen
Fifteen answers:
Trix
2009-02-18 09:36:33 UTC
Most of these are on the Bestseller list of every book store…

Vampire Diaries by : L.J Smith********

Elena: the golden girl, the leader, the one who can have any boy she wants.

Stefan: brooding and mysterious, he seems to be the only one who can resist Elena, even as he struggles to protect her from the horrors that haunt his past.

Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him. Determined to have Elena, he'd kill to possess her.



Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

After two years on the run, best friends Rose, half-human/half-vampire, and Lissa, a mortal vampire princess, are caught and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy. Up until then, Rose had kept Lissa safe from her enemies; school, however, brings both girls additional challenges and responsibilities. How they handle peer pressure, nasty gossip, new relationships, and anonymous threats may mean life or death. Likable narrator Rose hides doubts about her friend behind a tough exterior; orphan Lissa, while coping with difficult emotional issues such as depression and survivor's guilt, uses her emerging gifts for good.



Mediator Series by Meg Cabot*********

Susannah Simon is 16 years old, a lonely New York City girl who has to move from her beloved East Coast to live with her mother and new step-family in Carmel, California. Traumatic enough for any teenager, this adjustment to a new family and environment is complicated even more by Susannah's natural gift for talking to the dead. Susannah is a mediator, a contact point for the dead who can't (or won't) make it to the other side. The family home is a beautiful old house harbouring its own resident unsettled spirit, which has set up residence in Susannah's bedroom. There is also the small matter of the angry ghost haunting the locker room in her new school, desperate for revenge on an ex-boyfriend, not to mention the discovery that her school principal, Father Dominic, is also a mediator.



The Luxe by Anna Godbersen

A big, sumptuous tale of catty girls, dark secrets and windswept romance unfurls in this compulsively readable novel of late-19th-century New York City socialites. Godbersen weaves a tenuous web of deceit, backstabbing and pretense that follows four teens: Elizabeth Holland, a prim and proper lady of old-money society, is betrothed to one man, though furtively loves another; Henry Schoonmaker, a debauched playboy who must marry Elizabeth or be disinherited; Diana Holland, Elizabeth’s younger sister who is in love with her fiancé; and Penelope Hayes, a member of the nouveau riche who will stop at nothing to win Henry’s affections.



The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfield ~ Science fiction Set in the future where everyone born normal is considered Ugly until you turn sixteen and have a surgery to turn Pretty. There are complications to the surgery though, and Tally has to figure out a way of saving the people she loves from the dangers of the World.



Maximum Ride by James Patterson(Really good)*******

A group of genetically enhanced kids who can fly and have other unique talents are on the run from part-human, part-wolf predators called Erasers in this exciting SF thriller that's not wholly original but is still a compelling read. Max, 14, and her adopted family–Fang and Iggy, both 13, Nudge, 11, Gazzy, 8, and Angel, 6–were all created as experiments in a lab called the School. Jeb, a sympathetic scientist, helped them escape and, since then, they've been living on their own. The Erasers have orders to kill them so the world will never find out they exist. Max's old childhood friend, Ari, now an Eraser leader, tracks them down, kidnaps Angel, and transports her back to the School to live like a lab rat again. The youngsters are forced to use their special talents to rescue her as they attempt to learn about their pasts and their destinies.



Marked ( Book 1) House of Night series by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

In 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres not only exist but are also tolerated by humans. Those whom the creatures "mark" as special enter the House of Night school where they will either become vampyres themselves, or, if their body rejects the change, die. To Zoey, being marked is truly a blessing, though she's scared at first. She has never fit into the human world and has always felt she is destined for something else. Her grandmother, a descendant of the Cherokee, has always supported her emotionally, and it is she who takes the girl to her new school. But even there the teen stands apart from the others. Her mark from the Goddess Nyx is a special one, showing that her powers are very strong for one so young. At the House of Night, Zoey finds true friendship, loyalty, and romance as well as mistrust and deception.



Blue Bloods Series by Melissa De La Cruz- The Blue Blood Series by Melissa De La Cruz- About a group of Vampires called Blue Bloods who try to do good in the world, only to realize that one of their own has turned from them.



The Host by: Stephanie Meyer

Planet-hopping parasites are inserting their silvery centipede selves into human brains, curing cancer, eliminating war and turning Earth into paradise. But some people want Earth back, warts and all, especially Melanie Stryder, who refuses to surrender, even after being captured in Chicago and becoming a host for a soul called Wanderer. Melanie uses her surviving brain cells to persuade Wanderer to help search for her loved ones in the Arizona desert. When the pair find Melanie's brother and her boyfriend in a hidden rebel cell led by her uncle, Wanderer is at first hated.



Daughters of the Moon Series by Lynn Ewing******

Five regular girls from down town Las Vegas are not as normal as they seem. Each possesses a goddess power from the Goddess of the moon Selene, and they must use these powers and destroy the root of all evil, the Atrox. Will they succeed, will love tangle their choices, or will they be killed in battle.



Private- kind of like the clique and gossip girl but better

Pretty Little Liars

The Secret Circle 1 & 2 by L.J. Smith

The Summoning Series-Pretty good, about witchcraft and werewolves



Eternal By: Cynthia Smith******

At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracula, Miranda goes from high-school theater wannabe to glamorous royal fiend overnight. Meanwhile, her reckless and adoring guardian angel, Zachary, demoted to human guise as the princess’s personal assistant, has his work cut out for him trying to save his girl’s soul and plan the Master’s fast-approaching Death Day gala.



Blood & Chocolate by Annette Curtis

Vivian is a teenage werewolf. When the moon is high, she feels the call to run wild in the woods, to feel the forest floor beneath her paws. But, when she moves into a new town, she meets a boy. A human. Her family disapproves but she is head over paws. With growing tension within her pack and her lack of control over her own abilities, she wonders if her boy will love her, or more importantly, if he will survive loving her. Jealously, isolation and competition within her extended family all threaten what tender happiness she tries to build."



You can also check http://www.teenreads.com/

Hope that helps.))
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2016-05-26 17:07:57 UTC
A lot of a writer's ideas can come from asking a simple question: What if...? It can apply to any aspect of life, any idea you see that you can turn into your own through your own perception of "Yeah but, what if...?" It can happen while watching a movie, reading a book, taking a walk...anything, really. A writer's mind is entirely its own thing, and is hard to explain to those without a writer's mind, because ideas can come from anywhere, from anything, even entirely randomly. Viewing the world through the eyes of a storyteller and through stories, in a way. It's poetic, really. Also, I believe that writing can come from an internal pain. Mine, for some reason, usually does. It's not that I've gone through some terrible experiences, or been traumatized and thoroughly disturbed. It's just that I view the world on a very deep, and often times dark level. Sort of like Friedrich Nietzsche--I see these things, and though I don't like them, they are usually true, so to speak. And thus, writing is an expression of this, sometimes an outlet or sometimes simply writing: telling a story, and so on. The way Stephen King put it, to paraphrase: the ideas come from nightmares. Not sleeping nightmares, but the waking ones, the ones behind reality and in the mind all of the time. Like pain, if you think about it, seeing the world that way, taking it all in the way the deepest people and writers do. Cheers!
anonymous
2009-02-18 09:24:30 UTC
Charlaine Harris- The Southern Vampire Series
drifter
2009-02-18 09:24:00 UTC
How about



Jars of Glass by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler



Eva Underground (can't remember the Author)



Libba Bray Series



Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
anonymous
2009-02-18 09:21:42 UTC
I've been through that phase.

The book that was brilliant was "The Beach" by Alex Garland-if you saw the film forget it, this is SO different.

And i'm not sure if they sell her in the US but Sara Manning is good, "let's get lost" and "pretty things" are both teen dramas but slightly less corny.

You've probably read some of her books, maybe not, but Meg Rossof does teen books with a twist, and you are expanding your knowledge by reading them. "how i live now", is really good-it's won a lot of awards.
worddd?
2009-02-18 09:18:36 UTC
Twilight was awesome!!! I loved the series! I'm actually reading it again! Uhh, I would suggest reading Uglies or something. My friend likes those types of books and she said its a really good book. Shes the one who suggested Twilight to me.
sugar142
2009-02-18 09:21:58 UTC
The Secret! amazing book.
Vampy
2009-02-18 09:18:06 UTC
If you like Fantasy, try:

Vampire Diaries

Vampire Kisses

Vampire Academy

Blue Bloods



And if you haven't, read the Harry Potter books.

Enjoy! =]
anonymous
2009-02-18 10:16:52 UTC
The Cal Leandros Series by Rob Thurman(I really really enjoyed this series! It has both action and really funny! Has very brief romance in it)

1st- Nightlife

2nd-Moonshine

3rd-Madhouse

4th-Death Wish(Coming out March 3rd)



Heres the summery Of The First Book =]



In New York, there's a troll under the Brooklyn Bridge, a boggle in Central Park, and a beautiful vampire in a penthouse on the Upper East Side. Of course, most humans are oblivious to this, but Cal Leandros is only half-human. His father's dark lineage is the stuff of nightmares-and he and his entire otherworldly race are after Cal.



He and his half-brother Niko have managed to stay a step ahead for three years, but now Cal's dad has found them again. And Cal is about to learn why they want him, why they've always wanted him...for he is



The Morganville Vampires Series by Rachel Cain

1st- Glass Houses

2nd- The Dead Girls Dance

3rd-Midnight Alley

4th-Feast Of Fools

5th-Lord Is Misrule



Heres a summery Of The First One



Just don't stay out after dark.



College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school's social scene: somewhere less than zero.



When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don't show many signs of life. But they'll have Claire's back when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood.



Claudia Gray

1st -Evernight(Romance)

2nd - Stargazer(Coming Out March 24)



Summery-

Bianca wants to escape.



At the eerily Gothic Evernight Academy, the other students are sleek, smart, and almost predatory. Bianca knows she doesn't fit in.



When she meets handsome, brooding Lucas, he warns her to be careful—even when it comes to caring about him. But the connection between them can't be denied. Bianca will risk anything to be with Lucas, but dark secrets are fated to tear them apart . . . and to make Bianca question everything she's ever believed.



Ellen Hopkins has a couple of books that you may enjoy

-Crank

-Burned(My personal favorite! Has romance to and it was so sad to)

-Impulse

-Identical

-Glass



Here's a summery on Burned



Full of anger at her father, an alcoholic who abuses her mother, Pattyn begins to question her Mormon religion and her preordained, subservient role within it. She is confused by her mother's acceptance of the brutal abuse, and although she is furious at and terrified of her father, she still longs for his love and approval. As the consequences of her anger become more dramatic, her parents send her to spend the summer with her aunt on a Nevada ranch. There she finds the love and acceptance she craves, both from her aunt and from a college-age neighbor, Ethan.



Keven Brooks is another good author some of his work are

-Lucas

-Road Of The Dead(Favorite!)

-Candy(Romance)

-Being

-Bloodline

-Martyn Pig

-Kissing The Rain



Here is a summery on Road Of The Dead



Ruben Ford, 14, feels things. When his sister is murdered on the English moors, he knows she's dead even though he's home in London. He and his brother, Cole, 17, are freakishly linked by Ruben's power to feel what Cole feels. The teens travel to Dartmoor to find Rachel's killer and bring her body home. They're received by a Dickensian assortment of sadistic thugs, greasy criminals, and corrupt cops, all hiding something.



Vampire Kisses Series by Ellen Schreiber(Romance)

1st-Vampire Kisses

2nd-Kissing Coffins

3rd-Vampireville

4th-Dance With A Vampire

5th- Coffin Club



Here is a summery of first one



Raven, 16, doesn't fit in at school or home. This goth-girl is obsessed with vampires and when a new family moves into the old town mansion, she is convinced that the son, Alexander, is a vampire. The story swirls around and through sibling rivalry, peer relationships, friendships, and love. Raven is a feisty protagonist with a quick wit and a real sense of self. She defends herself and her friends, often besting her peers with humor and a quick tongue. As her connection with Alexander deepens, she comes to understand her family better. It is through his shadowy character that readers are kept off balance.



There is also a graphic novel version of this series its pretty cute as well =]



The Sweep Seires By Cate Tiernan(The books are real short less then 200 pages sometimes maybe alittle more but they are really good! And they have romance as well)



1st-Book of Shadows

2nd- The Coven

3rd- Blood Witch

4th- Dark Magick

5th- Awakening

6th- Spellbound

7th- The Calling

8th- Changeling

9th- Strife

10th- Seeker

11th- Origins

12th- Eclipse

13th- Reckoning

14th- Full Circle

15th- Night's Child



Here is a summery of first one



Morgan Rowlands is a high school student living in Widow's Vale. Overall, Morgan is an ordinary girl that lives an ordinary lifestyle. Her life becomes unsettled upon meeting Cal Blaire. With his perfect nose, olive skin, and gold-colored eyes he quickly becomes the center of admiration of all the girls in school, this including Morgan and her best friend, Bree Warren. Having an air of charisma and good looks, Cal is able to gain enough popularity that he is able to gather people from his new school for a party. At the gathering he reveals his Wiccan origins by inviting his peers to join him in a circle to celebrate Mabon, one of the Wiccan sabbats. Feelings of surprise and discomfort cause many to leave while others including Morgan and Bree stay for the circle. Morgan from then on shows a knack for Wicca, which sparks Cal's interest. By Cal openly showing interest in Morgan, he ends up creating a rift between her and Bree
Borat Sagdiyev
2009-02-18 09:17:34 UTC
Hehe, I know how you feel. I finished the Twilight series not so long ago. Before I had read Twilight, I had another favorite book; 'Before I die' by Jenny Downham. It is almost as good as Twilight, so yeah, its a quite amazing book.
Krista
2009-02-18 09:30:51 UTC
James Patterson books are amazing. Cat and Mouse is fabulous by him...well, all his books are great.
Kimmiekat
2009-02-18 09:27:58 UTC
the house of night novels are good.... harry potter books both of these series are as good as twilight... and believe me i love twilight :)
aceofspades
2009-02-18 09:17:57 UTC
Private series by kate brian is great for you
Crystal♥of♥Iris
2009-02-18 09:15:26 UTC
Pretty sad how you like to read but refuse to expand your knowledge...only limited to a dumbed down book...
twilight luver
2009-02-18 09:33:11 UTC
twilight read it now read it!!!!


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