Stuck for ideas on what book to read...I'm thinking of young adult books...Any suggestions?

Question

i buy a book every week..i love reading but I'm stuck for ideas..

Answer 1

Vampire Novels



-Night World series by L.J Smith

-House of Night series by Kirsten and P.C Cast

-Vampire Diaries series by L.J Smith

-Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead

-Evernight by Claudia Gray

-Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) by Kimberly Pauley

-Jessica's Guide to Dating on The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

-Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine

-Bite me by Melissa Francis

-Vampire kisses series by Ellen Schreiber

-Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

-Thirst series by Christopher Pike

-The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd by Heather Brewer

-Look for me by the moonlight by Mary Downing Hahn



Supernatural Books



-The Mortal Instruments Trilogy by Cassandra Clare

-Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley

-Generation Dead series by Daniel Waters

-Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelly Armstrong

-Need by Carrie Jones

-White Cat by Holly Black

-Tattoo & Fate by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

-Wake trilogy by Lisa McMann



Dystopian fantasy



-Skinned by Robin Wassermann

-Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld

-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

-Gone by Micheal Grant



Miscellaneous



-So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld

-Pretty Little liars series by Sara Shepard

-Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson

-Snitch by Allison van Diepen

-The Juvie Three by Gordan Korman

-Perfect Chemistry trilogy by Simone Elkles

-The Astonishing Adventures of Fan boy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga

-Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn

-Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

-Bad Apple by Laura Ruby

Answer 2

These are mostly YA, but they are much better quality books than you've been reading. The Bloody Jack Series, by L.A. Meyer. Bloody Jack is really a girl. Orphaned in London at the end of the 1700's, she lives with a street gang, then disguises herself as a boy and is hired onto a British Naval ship. Great adventure, great characters, humor, suspense, great FUN. Bloody Jack, L.A. Meyer The Curse of the Blue Tattoo Under the Jolly Roger In the Belly of the Bloodhound Mississippi Jack There is a GREAT double biography called Parallel Journeys, by Eleanor Ayers with Richard Heck and Helen Waterford. Helen Waterford survived Aushschwitz and emigrated to the US. Heck was raised as a good German, joined the Hitler Youth, and later became the youngest pilot in the Luft Waff (air force.) He also emigrated to Canada and then the US after the war. In 70's, these two people crossed paths, and began telling about their parallel journeys. The book is amazing. Does My Head Look Big in this? Abdel-Fattah Silent to the Bone, Konigsberg Things Not Seen, Clements Of Sound Mind, Ferris Among the Hidden, Haddix Harris & Me, Gary Paulsen A Long Way from Chicago, Peck Tangerine, Bloor Samuria Shortstop, Gratz

Answer 3

1) An excellent series is the Mortal Engines series (not to be mixed up with the terrible fan fiction re-write of mortal instruments!!) Mortal engines are based in a dystopian future and star a young man whose family are killed, and a violent, bitter girl whose face is heavily scarred.



2) 'City of Beasts' by Isabel Allende. The main character is a normal fifteen year old boy who has to spend a summer with his crazy aunt. She works for the national geographic and is travelling to south America. Anyway, she takes him with her, and he meets all these people (natives and other travellers,) a special young 12 year old girl who he learns from and they get entangled in this amazing adventure.





3) 'The Undrowned Child' by Michelle Lauric.It has quite a bit of 'supernatural' elements. It is based in Venice and it stars two children trying to save the city from an angry, powerful spirit. It's sort of like a mystery and supernatural story. You'll learn a lot about Venice and she's really done her research into the legends and history. It's her first novel and it has received good critical reviews from critics so far.



4)The Abhoresen series by Garth Nix. The first book is about a brave girl who can see and control (to a degree) death and the dead. She goes into a kingdom that has been sealed off from a world that is basically our own. It's sort of like Harry Potter in the respect of a magical world and a 'real' world existing side by side, but both ignoring one another. This story is a great adventure and the lead character is very likable, I supported her throughout the adventure.



5) The Reformed Vampire Support Group (where the vampires are weak and plain. However, one has killed their own, and they need to find out who so that they can convince him they aren't a danger. It's a fun change if you are sick of smexy vamps glittering at people seductively.) It isn't amazing, but it's a fun read, a little different, the characters are more believable and has a decent plot.



6) Kelley Armstong and The Darkest Powers Trilogy starting with The Reckoning. Armstrong usually writes supernatural romances for adults, but this series is for teenagers. Basically there is a girl called Chloe who begins to see ghosts. Understandably she freaks out and ends up being packed off to a 'special school' for 'troubled' teens. There she meets two brothers, a good looking one and his moody, less good looking older brother, a slightly mean girl, her lackey (called Lizzy) and a nice girl who she befriends called Ray. It soon transpires that this is no ordinary place, but it is not fun, it's sinister. Certain children have Lizzy herself vanishes. There turns out to be a bit of a conspiracy, and all of the children, including Chloe actually have special powers.



7) The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice.Films 'Interview with a vampire' and 'The Queen of the Damned' are based on the Chronicles (the latter film was hardly true to the book, however.) I would recommend starting with 'Interview with a Vampire', 'The Vampire Armand' and 'The Queen of the Damned.' The series is about a group of very powerful, though often quite unhappy, Vampires and the journeys they go through trying to understand what they are, who they are, the nature of good and evil and God (don't worry, it's not in a 'preaching' manner, I'm an atheist and I like them.) It's a more mature series of books, so might not be 'young adult' exactly, but I was fifteen when I read the first one. It's more...cultured and they are beautifully written, the characters are amazing and the stories are deeply interesting as they span over thousands of years. Most people love Lestat, but Armand has a special place in my heart. Check out Rice's website to see the different books and have a look at the summaries.



8)The Southern Vampire series.If you know True Blood, then I don't need to explain the Sookie Stackhouse series which the show was based off. Basically, in the deep South a young waitress named Sookie is a normal girl in every way aside form being able to read minds. Unfortunately, she cannot turn 'off' her mind reading skills which has actually made her life a misery. Meanwhile, Vampires have 'come out of the closet' and announced their existence to the world following the creation of synthetic blood, meaning they do not have to bite people anymore. Sookie meets a fella called Bill, whose thoughts she cannot hear as apparently, she cannot 'hear' vampires. After that, her life gets more exciting and deadly.The first book is called 'Dead until dark' and the series is by Charlaine Harris.



9) The Girl who loved Tom Gordon. It's a small novel by Stephen King about a nine year old girl who gets lost in the wild. Its a really amazing story about the girls strength, the relationship between her and her family, her facing her fears (both the internal ones, the external real ones such as hunger and cold, and the supernatural one that is hunsting her.) Excellent book.

Answer 4

The Soul Screamers series...they are by Rachel Vincent, and are super well written. Also the Hunger Games, and Catching Fire (sequel to The Hunger games) , also well written, The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series are really good too, but it is aimed at a younger age group than young adult but I still enjoyed it.

Answer 5

Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce

Abarat by Clive Barker

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

Demon in my View by Amelia Atwater Rhodes

Answer 6

Terry Goodkind - Wizards first rule.



It's a really good book! There's like 10 books and all really good!

There's also a TV series based on them called Legend of the Seeker.



= Awesome.

Answer 7

The Diary of Anne Frank

Answer 8

All the books by Susane Colasanti. Her books are awesome. She only has 4 though which makes me sad. Another good author is Sarah Dessen. They are both good for teenagers.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

read books on philosophy or ethics and some phycology

Answer 11

These are some of my favorite series. If you want the summaries of these books or have any questions then email me at [e-mail] as that is now my more used account. You can look at my opinion of recently read books at my blog: http://ericnorthmanxsookie.tumblr.com/ Happy reading!



+ Vampires

- The Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead

- The House of Night Series by PC and Kristen Cast

- Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz

- Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine

- Vladimir Todd Chronicles Heather Brewer

- Night World Series by LJ Smith

- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (I did not enjoy it but many others seemed to--no offence meant to anyone--I'm a Truebie)

- Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith



+ Shapeshifters

- Shapeshifters Quest by Dena Landon (a given don’t you think)

- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater



+ Magic

- Last Herald-Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey

- Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey

- The Books of Pellinor by Allison Croggon

- Harry Potter by JK Rowling

- Immortals Series by Tamora Pierce (animal magic)

- The Sisters of Isis by Lynne Ewing (Egyptian)

- The Bonemender Trilogy by Holly Bennett (healing magic/romance)

- Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins



+ Spies

- Gallagher Girls Series by Allie Carter

- Squad by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

- The Specialists by Shannon Greenland

- Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz



+ Normal?

- Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shepard

- 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

- Undone by Brooke Taylor

- Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

- I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan

- By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters

- All Sarah Dessen Books

- Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles

- Two*Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt

- Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers

- The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott

- Before I Die by Jenny Downham

- Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles (sequel to Prefect Chemistry)

- The Book of Luke by Jenny O'Connell



+ Faeries--And I Don't Mean Happy Fae, No Tinkerbell Crap Here

- Blackbringer by Laini Taylor

- Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

- Tithe: A Modern Fairy Tale Holly Black

- Valiant: A Modern Fairy Tale Holly Black

- Ironside: A Modern Fairy Tale by Holly Black

- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa



+ Other (I will tell you what it is about loosely…)

- Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick(fallen angels but in no way a religious book)

- Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix (necromancers)

- The Companions Quartet Julia Golding (mythological animals)

- The Mediator Series by Meg Cabot (ghosts)

- Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce (knights/magic)

- Protector of the Small Series by Tamora Pierce (knights)

- Warriors Series by Erin Hunter (the world of cats in the wild)

- Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan (Greek Mythology)

- The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan (Zombies, but not cheesy)

- The Mark by Jen Nadol (A girl can see death)

- Intertwined (Romance, werewolves, vampires, souls, magic)

- Rampant by Diana Peterfreund (man-eating unicorns)

- Voices Of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn (obviously, dragons)

- Fallen by Lauren Kate (fallen angels)

- Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede (Fairytale satire)



+ Mix of Some AKA Really Hard to Explain

- Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare

- Graceling by Kristin Cashore

- The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

- The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

- Tales of the Frog Princess E.d. Baker

- Cry of the Icemark by Gary Hill

- East by Edith Pattou

- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

- Wake by Lisa McMann

- The Skewed Throne by Joshua Palmatier

- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

- Far Traveler by Rebecca Tingle



+ Sci-Fi In a Way but Not In a Star Trek Way

- Maximum Ride by James Patterson

- Midnighters by Scott Westerfield

- The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfield

- The Beastmasters by Andre Norton

- Host by Stephenie Meyer

- Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

- The Giver by Lois Lowry