Melissa asked:
What are some good books to read that aren’t mysteries, classic literature, science fiction or fantasy?
Benjamin
What are some good books to read that aren’t mysteries, classic literature, science fiction or fantasy?
Benjamin
Living History –Hillary Clinton
Sanctuary –Nora Roberts (Suspense/Romance)
Both good books…..Sanctuary is probably the best lol…
To Catch A Pirate by Jade Parker
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Fire Starter by Stephen King (more thriller than horror)
Happiness Sold Separately by Lolly Winston
Love Over Scotland by Alexander Mccall Smith
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
What to Keep by Rachel Cline
Vision Quest by Terry Davis
On Writing by Stepehen King
Blue Is for Nightmares By Laurie Faria Stolarz
Uhh you kind of ruled out a LARGE portion of great books…
But let me see…
True Believer Virginia Wolff
Umh really you ruled out a large portion of books, so I am going to give them to you anyways
Things Fall Apart
1984- This book has corrupted my little world of thought
Lord of the Flies
The Cat Who ate Danish
The Great Gatsby
The Pilgrims Fathers
The Colour Purple
Anything by Martha Grimes… Frank Perrite, George Orwell.
You’ve pretty much eliminated every interesting genre that exists.
a raisin in the sun by lorraine hansberry [read it 2day]
[if youre young] my almost epic summer by adele griffin
sweeter than honey by mary b morrison
THE BIBLE !!! l0l
out ‘a’ order by evie rhodes
The Clique series by Lisi Harrison!
Age group?
Young Adult
Flight #116 is Down by Cooney
Pirates by Rees
Acquaintance with Darkness by Rinaldi
Speak by Anderson
Rules of Survival by Werlin
Wreaked by Frank
Nothing to Lose by Flinn
Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Calonita
Adult
At Home in Mitford by Karon
My Sister’s Keeper
Other Bolyen Girl by Gregory
Joy Luck Club by Tan
Secret Life of Bees by Kidd
I love all of Meg Cabot and Sophie Kinsella’s books. I am in the process of reading Emily Giffins books now. They are really great authors.
I’m studying gothic literature at the moment, and have become a bit i=obsessed, but check them out:
Angela Carter the bloody chamber
Arther Miller the crucible
Patrick McCabe the dead school
Iain Banks, The Wasp Factory
Mitch Albom:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven; Tuesdays With Morrie; and For One More Day.
J. D. Salinger: Catcher in the Rye
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
Khaled Hosseini: The Kite Runner
Stephenie Meyer:
Twilight (Vampires and Romance)
New Moon (Twilight Series - Vampires and Romance)
Eclipse (Twilight Series - Vampires and Romance)
Sarah Dessen:
The Truth About Forever
Just Listen
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.
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.
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. Meanwhile Halley has problems of her own.
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.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
Meg Cabot:
All American Girl
Ready or Not
Teen Idol
Nicola and the Viscount
Victoria and the Rogue
Pants on Fire
Jinx
Avalon High
Avalon High 2: Coronation
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
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.
Lisi Harrison (Caution to parents: These books are very popular, but the charcacters in these books are not good role models for your children. These books are not appropriate for younger readers.):
Clique Series - The Clique; Best Friends Forever; Revenge of the Wannabes; Invasion of the Boy Snatchers; The Pretty Committee Strikes Back; Dial L for Loser; It’s Not Easy Being Mean; Sealed With a Diss; and Bratfest at Tiffany’s.
Calvin & Hobbes. No other book has ever made me laugh out loud so much.
Jim
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Historical Fiction:
Both Sides of Time series- Caroline B. Cooney (als
Bloody Jack series-L. A. Meyer (also adventure)
If I Should Die Before I Wake- Han Nolan
The Great and Terrible Beauty series- Libba Bray (also fantasyish fiction)
The Other Boleyn Girl- Philippa Gregory
Fantasyish Fiction
Twilight series- Stephenie Meyer (also romance)
The Mediator series- Meg Cabot (also romance)
Avalon High- Meg Cabot (sorta)
Uglies series-Scott Westerfeld
Midnighters series- Scott Westerfeld
Fiction:
All American Girl- Meg Cabot
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things - Carolyn Mackler
Fly on the Wall- E. Lockhart
Megan Meade’s Guide to the McGowan Boys- Kate Brian
Lucky T- Kate Brian
The Five People You Meet in Heaven- Mitch Albom
My Sister’s Keeper- Jodi Picoult
Romance:
The Angels Trilogy- Lurlene Mcdaniel
The Pact- Jodi Picoult
The Notebook- Nicholas Sparks
Mystery:
Stranger With My Face- Lois Duncan
Down A Dark Hall- Lois Duncan
Locked in Time-Lois Duncan
Any book by R.L Stine
Non- Fiction
A Child Called It- Dave Pelzer
Who Killed My Daughter- Louis Duncan