Hidden<3--Ellie ([info]elliesx86) wrote in [info]yalitlovers,
@ 2008-12-26 00:02:00
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Good teenage books.
Does anybody know of any good teenage books that are interesting, inivitive and dont basically have the biggest problem being their crush not liking them because they feel fat?
I've nearly finished Stephanie Meyer's Twilight and LOVED it so far, I'm actually delaying finishing it until i have something even nearly as good.

I can't and never have been able to read books that portray teenage girls as just.. well stupid and whiney! Which i know some, alot are lol I hate how they never take love seriously in them. They don't have to be about love obviously.

I'm open minded and will read fiction or non fiction. I'm just dying to find a good book for someone about my age,17 that isn't something like Angus thongs and perfect snogging or whatever that was.

I know people will have good suggestions on here. Pleaseeee help before i finish Breaking Dawn lol.

Ella =) Thanks for reading my boring rant, if anybody did haha

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[info]mrgoriandray
2008-12-26 12:19 am UTC (link)
you 100% need to check out Neil Gaiman's new book, The Graveyard Book!

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[info]brainysmurf
2008-12-26 12:24 am UTC (link)
Catherine Gilbert Murdock and Tamora Pierce both write amazingly good "girl power!" books with really great plots.

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[info]sweetkaiser
2008-12-26 05:01 am UTC (link)
THIS! Tamora Pierce is amazing,

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[info]do_your_worst8
2008-12-26 01:00 am UTC (link)
i suggest.. johnny angel by Danielle steele. or any of sarah dessans books.. i love her. simply amazing. you should def read just listen. i beg of you. amazing book

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[info]superwomen02
2008-12-26 03:30 am UTC (link)
I 2nd Sarah Dessen!!! :D

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[info]kait_18
2008-12-26 02:11 am UTC (link)
If you haven't read it...I can't say enough good things about The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. The characters are rich, lovable, deep, and have a whole lot of problems beyond their crush not liking them. There are four novels, so if you like the first one you'll at least have a few to get through.

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[info]saya22
2008-12-31 02:44 pm UTC (link)
Those books are amazing, they restored my faith in friendship. A must read for all girls. Guys can read too.

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[info]breighan
2008-12-26 02:18 am UTC (link)
Yes, Sarah Dessen sounds quite perfect for you. My favorite is This Lullaby.

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[info]ccmulroy
2008-12-26 03:06 am UTC (link)
I know what you mean about wanting a book with more substance rather than the whiney, pathetic thing over and over again. I LOVE Sarah Dessen's books. Alot of them are kind of teenage love story, but alot of them spark up real issues and I think they take a more realistic stand point on the more mature majority of teenage girls. Some of her titles are The Truth About Forever, Dreamland, Lock and Key, Someone Like You, Just Listen, and This Lullaby. She has a page on LJ and she actually has a new book coming out in the spring called, Along For The Ride. I also just finished this really amazing book called Exit Here, by Jason Meyer. It's NOT a love story. I actually believe the author mentions that in the prologue. It's in the perspective of a 19 year old boy who is surrounded by drugs, alcohol, and messed up friends. It's not exactly what you were looking for, but it is a very intense, real, and raw book. Hope you find something :)

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[info]elliesx86
2008-12-26 05:41 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for all the recommendations.
I'll go and check them all out.
I read Sarah Dessen books and really liked them. I read Lock and Key, Someone Like You and This Lullaby. After three I feel like I need more edge of my seat kind of stuff, like reading Twilight. I'm beginning to worry I'll never find another I'll enjoy as much lol.
Thank Youuuuu =D I'll go look for some I want to read.

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[info]aelynn17
2008-12-26 03:22 am UTC (link)
Well, if you want something good, I'd recommend Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. The type of humor is reminiscent of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. (another great read)
Not exactly great love stories, but great stories full of witty humor and clever writing. (if you want a love story, read Pride and Predjudice- I was 17 when I first read it and was SO GLAD I DID. now that's a love story. TwilightPLZ)
Then again, if you're a fan of the Twilight series, scott westerfield's Uglies series might be more up your alley, if you haven't already read them.

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[info]superwomen02
2008-12-26 03:31 am UTC (link)
I LOVED the Twilight Saga but hated Uglies. ugh. To each their own I guess.

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Re: recommended - [info]aelynn17, 2008-12-26 03:48 am UTC
Re: recommended - [info]superwomen02, 2008-12-26 04:23 am UTC
Re: recommended - [info]im_a_zoomer_kid, 2008-12-26 05:30 am UTC
Re: recommended - [info]superwomen02, 2008-12-26 03:50 pm UTC
Re: recommended - [info]aelynn17, 2008-12-26 06:35 am UTC
Re: recommended - [info]superwomen02, 2008-12-26 03:54 pm UTC
Re: recommended - [info]aelynn17, 2008-12-26 06:26 pm UTC
Re: recommended - [info]elliesx86, 2008-12-26 05:43 pm UTC

[info]january_bloom
2008-12-26 03:41 am UTC (link)
When I was 17 I was big into the works of Francesca Lia Block (Still am, actually). I recommend starting with Dangerous Angels.

Also, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. A fun side-note: Kristen Stewart plays the main character of the made-for-TV movie of Speak. (Who, you may know, is the same girl that plays Bella in Twilight.)

White Oleander by Janet Fitch.

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray.

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[info]celia34
2008-12-27 05:13 pm UTC (link)
I 2nd speak and AGATB

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[info]rons_pigwidgeon
2008-12-26 04:16 am UTC (link)
If you're open to more vampire romance, the Vampire Diaries are excellent, and with a smart, strong teen girl character. They just came out with a reprint of all four books (in two volumes), and L. J. Smith is releasing a continuation this spring (March, I think). They have a slightly different feel than Twilight, but I thought just as excellent.

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[info]rons_pigwidgeon
2008-12-26 04:18 am UTC (link)
Also, Cassandra Clare is excellent. City of Bones was absolutely excellent. I'm in the middle of City of Ashes right now and it is equally as good.

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[info]rosehips88
2008-12-26 04:16 am UTC (link)
I would recommend "The Summoning" by Kelley Armstrong. It's really quite interesting and I'm sure you would enjoy it if you liked the Twilight series. I really liked it, and it was a quick, easy read.

If you're interested in something with a little deeper meaning in it, I would suggest "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach. It's a fantastic book. One of my very favorites. It's quite spiritual though, so it's not for everyobody. It definitely has some religious undertones, but they relate more to eastern religion than Christianity or Judaism or anything like that. It's really an amazing book though.

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[info]natushke
2008-12-26 05:05 am UTC (link)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart is girl power to the extreme. The main character is a girl in a prep school pretty much dominated by guys, and she asserts herself in interesting ways in order to prove herself to the boys. I love love loved this book. :)

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[info]themadpoker
2008-12-26 11:59 am UTC (link)
Seconded! I love this book. :)

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[info]lizgallagher
2008-12-26 06:14 am UTC (link)
Try NEED -- brand new book by Carrie Jones

and/or the VAMPIRE ACADEMY series by Richelle Mead

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[info]wallybat
2008-12-26 02:59 pm UTC (link)
how about anything by joan bauer.

i just finished hope was here and it was very good.
i've also read sticks and squashed.

sticks has a boy as a main character but the majority of her books are strong independant teen girls who are a little off center from the norm and follow their own tune. they may have a love interest, but they aren't too worried about it because they have something more important to worry about.

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[info]nowtryhowwhy
2008-12-26 03:49 pm UTC (link)
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper is excellent if you are into historical fiction.
I second the Francesca Lia Block recommendation and she has a new book out called Pretty Dead about vampires if you are still interested in reading vamp fiction.

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[info]readingfanatic
2008-12-26 04:36 pm UTC (link)
If you liked Twilight then you should read The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith. It's very similar to Twilight, could practically be it's twin if books had twins but The Vampire Diaries came out first. It's really good.

You could also try The House of Night series by P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast.

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[info]littlelion
2008-12-26 05:54 pm UTC (link)
Maximum Ride by James Patterson has a really strong female character - but not much of a love story. Percy and the Olympians by Rick Riordan has a strong female but she's secondary (plus it's maybe pre-teen, but I loved it even though I'm an adult)

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[info]cawakening
2008-12-28 06:50 am UTC (link)
I second Percy Jackson. Those are truly excellent books!

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[info]terrypurple73
2008-12-26 06:41 pm UTC (link)
My strongest suggestion is Chris Crutcher- the main characters are most always guys, but the plots twist and are very good- the issues they bring up are very real, and far beyond HS drama. My favorites are Deadline, and Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes.

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[info]blondein2ways
2008-12-27 01:28 am UTC (link)
When It Happens by Susane Colasanti
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Nick & Norah's Infinate Playlist by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
A Certain Slant Of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Wake by Lisa McMann
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Bloom by Elizabeth Scott
Lucas by Kevin Brooks

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[info]heatherbird
2008-12-28 12:42 am UTC (link)
I think you might like Diane Duane. The first book in her series is called So You Want to be a Wizard, is as quirky as the title promises, and has a kick-ass female main character.

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[info]cawakening
2008-12-28 06:51 am UTC (link)
I LOVE these books and wish more people knew about them. When did you first start reading them?

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(Anonymous)
2008-12-28 03:48 am UTC (link)
Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd have to Kill You and also Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
The Disreputable History of Frankie-Landau Banks by E. Lockhart
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones
The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint

Seriously, all of these books are better than Twilight and don't have an underlying message that creeps make good boyfriends.

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[info]cawakening
2008-12-28 06:51 am UTC (link)
I agree.

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[info]adamant_turtle
2009-01-07 05:40 pm UTC (link)
Ever heard of Ellen Emerson White? She has four books in a series about a teenage girl whose mom becomes the first female president of the United States. Throughout the course of the books, Meg's mom is almost assasinated, Meg herself kidnapped and barely comes out alive, and in the fourth book, is trying to heal (both physically and emotionally) in her first year of college.

Sounds like it's over-dramatic or something, but it's totally NOT! White is an excellent writer who portrays human relationships to a T, so you get a lot of Meg's inner turmoil, the relationships of her family and friends, typical teen issues, etc. Definitely worth looking into :-)

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