If it helps, I read books like: The Clique Series by Lisi Harrison, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares.
Books like that would do.
THANKSS!!! :]What are some books that teenagers can read over the summer?
WEBSITE BELOW HAS LOTS OF DIFFERENT LISTS.
Markus Zusak:
The Book Thief (Historical Fiction) and I Am the Messenger
Philippa Gregory:
The Other Boleyn Girl - Mary Boleyn comes to court at the age of fourteen and is noticed by Henry VIII. She basks in her role as unofficial queen until Henry begins to lose interest in her and turns to her sister, Anne.
Mitch Albom:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven; Tuesdays With Morrie; and For One More Day.
J. D. Salinger: Catcher in the Rye
Betty Smith:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Coming of Age Novel)
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
David Pelzer:
A Child Called ';IT';; The Lost Boy; and A Man Named Dave
Amy Tan: The Joy Luck Club
Maya Angelou: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Alice Sebold: The Lovely Bones
Jay Asher: Thirteen Reasons Why
Ellen Hopkins:
Crank and its sequel Glass about a girl addicted to drugs; Burned about a girl who is abused by her father and after being thrown out of school is sent to live with her aunt; and Impulse about teen suicide, drugs, and other issues.
Laurie Halse Anderson:
Prom, Twisted, Speak, Catalyst, and Fever 1793 (The first four are Contemporary and the last is Historical Fiction)
Kim Edwards: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
S. E. Hinton (a.k.a. Susan Eloise Hinton):
The Outsiders; Rumble Fish; Tex; That Was Then, This is Now; Taming the Star Runner; and Some of Tim's Stories
Scott Westerfeld:
Uglies - Tally is anticipating her 16th birthday when she will undergo an operation to make her unbelievably gorgeous. Her friend Shay isn't interested in having the operation and takes off. Tally is forced to make a choice: locate Shay and turn her in or remain ugly.
Sequels: Pretties, Specials, and Extras
Libba Bray:
A Great and Terrible Beauty - Gemma Doyle grew up in India, but after the death of her mother the 16 year old is sent to Spence Academy in London. It is the Victorian Age and these young ladies are being trained for their future roles as wives to men they may not want to marry. As so many have experienced, initially she is an unwelcome outsider. Eventually, she makes friends with three girls and together they explore Gemma's supernatural powers and a group known as the Order. (Fantasy)
Sequels: Rebel Angels and The Sweet Far Thing
Audrey Niffenegger: The Time Traveler's Wife (Fantasy)
Alice Hoffman: Green Angel (Fantasy)
Lisa McMann:
Wake - Janie discovered when she was 8 years old that if someone nearby began to dream she was pulled unwillingly into that dream. She has always hated the falling dreams, and those where someone is naked in public, and the steamy sex dreams, but this latest dream is the worst. (Fantasy) Fade (The sequel - to be released February 2009)
Stephen Chbosky: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Carolyn Mackler:
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
Sue Monk Kidd:
The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair
Lauren Myracle:
TTYL (Talk to Ya Later)
ttfn (Ta Ta For Now)
L8r, g8r
Jodi Picoult:
My Sister's Keeper - By age 13 Anna had undergone far too many surgeries, transfusions, and injections though she is not ill. Anna's parents chose to produce a baby they hoped would be a donor match for their daughter Kate who suffered from leukemia. Now the teenage Anna rebels against the role that has been forced upon her though it could mean the death of her sister.
Nineteen Minutes (A Columbine Like Incident), The Pact (A suicide pact), Vanishing Acts, and Change of Heart
Nicholas Sparks:
The Notebook - Thirty one year old, Noah Calhoun is back in coastal North Carolina after WWII and thinking constantly about the girl he lost years ago. Twenty nine year old Allie Nelson is set to marry a wealthy lawyer, but is haunted by thoughts of the one she loved long ago.
Message in a Bottle - Theresa Osborne is divorced and cynical about love and life. This changes when she finds a bottle on the beach which contains a love letter. This is a beautiful story for those who choose to believe in the miracle of finding that special someone.
A Walk to Remember, The Rescue, A Bend in the Road, Nights in Rodanthe, The Guardian, The Wedding, True Believer, A First Sight, Dear John, and The Choice.
Sarah Dessen:
Lock and Key - Ruby has been living alone in the farmhouse since her mother abandoned her, but when this is discovered she is sent to live with her sister Cora who she has not seen in about 10 years. Cora's husband Jamie is an extremely successful founder of a popular networking site on the Web. A nice large house, private school, new clothes, and a promise for the future are quite an adjustment to make.
Just Listen - Annabel Greene is the youngest of three very different sisters. She has had a very bad summer and must now return to school. She has never been so lonely or so sad, yet she must face each day. As she has her own problems to confront, her entire family is dealing with issues that plague her sister, Whitney. By circumstance, Annabel and Owen, whose life revolves around music, become friends. It is Owen who will help Annabel to meet certain challenges.
The Truth About Forever - Macy's father has recently died and she is feeling guilty. Her mother isn't coping with his death well at all. Macy's boyfriend, Jason, represents security, but frankly he is a clueless jerk. It might have been a very long summer, but then by chance Macy meets an interesting group of people. I loved everyone in the Wish Catering crew, but most especially Wes. No matter the difficulties life has thrown each member of Wish they persevere because they must.
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. Unfortunately, this novel has an important message every young lady needs to hear.
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. Her father had an affair, her parents divorced, and now he is getting married to the co-worker with whom he had the affair. Ashley is also getting married this summer and Haven doesn't understand why Ashley would choose this man.
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. As they begin the new school year, Scarlet is pregnant and her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident. Meanwhile Halley has problems of her own. Halley and her mother, a psychologist, have gotten along well in the past but that has changed. Halley's mother used to write books about their relationship, but now they just argue.
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 Last Summer (of You %26amp; Me)
Meg Cabot:
All American Girl and Ready or Not; Teen Idol; Nicola and the Viscount; Victoria and the Rogue; Pants on Fire; Jinx; Avalon High and Avalon High 2: Coronation
1-800-Where R You? Series - When Lightning Strikes, Code Name Cassandra, Safe House, Sanctuary, and Missing You
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
Emily Giffin:
Something Blue (2nd) - Shallow, vapid, Darcy Rhone has always believed that the beautiful people are blessed, but then her plain looking friend Rachel White steals her fiance leaving Darcy alone and pregnant by another man. This is a novel about forgiveness, friendship, true love, and the happy-ever-after so many seek.
Something Borrowed (1st), Baby Proof (3rd), and Love the One You're WithWhat are some books that teenagers can read over the summer?
I love Meg Cabot (Heather Wells %26amp; Queen of Babble) and Sophie Kinsella's (Shopaholic [soon to be movie] %26amp; Remember Me) books. I am in the process of reading Emily Giffin's (Something Borrowed %26amp; Something Blue, Baby Proof) books. They are all great authors!
For a young adult/teen I recommend Meg Cabot's young adult books. She is the best author. Also best selling. She wrote tons of books including the Princess Diaries (Movies based on her books), Mediator (upcoming movie), 1-800-Missing (TV show based on her books), Jinx, and more. She has adult books too, so you can grow with her.
If you want more info or meg cabot's website email me.
Historical Fiction:
Both Sides of Time series- Caroline B. Cooney (also romance)
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
The Queen鈥檚 Fool- Philippa Gregory
The Constant Princess- Philippa Gregory
The Bolelyn Inheritance- Philippa Gregory
The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
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鈥檚 Guide to the McGowan Boys- Kate Brian
Lucky T- Kate Brian
The Five People You Meet in Heaven- Mitch Albom
My Sister鈥檚 Keeper- Jodi Picoult
Change of Heart- Jodi Picoult
The Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown
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
Diary of a Young Girl- Anne Frank
~ the ';Dirk Pitt'; series by Clive Cussler (it's kinda like Indiana Jones)
~ the ';Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'; by Laurell K. Hamilton
~ the ';Twilight'; series by Stephenie Meyer (since every teenager in the world red them)
~ the ';Harry Potter'; series by J.K.Rowling, because they're immortal
I would recommend books by Sarah Dessen if you like realistic fiction. Also Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier and the series that begins with Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison. :)
Sold
The Book Thief
A Certain Slant of Light
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Maximum Ride series
The Goose Girl
Enna Burning
The Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Alone, Together
Hope I helped you!
I strongly suggest anything by Lauren Myracle. She's amazing and has an amazing take on the goings on of teenagers and their lives.
TWILIGHT %26lt;333
its a vampire romance ^.^
or keys to the kingdom
about a boy who finds a cool key that has cool powers..
i have lots.. but those were my favs :)
Gossip Girl series.. enough said :]
also, twilight if you're looking for deep romance :]]
Hey. I absolutely love reading, so here are a few of my faves.
Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. [Breaking Dawn is out on August 2nd] by Stephenie Meyer--
I'm sure you've heard of the enchanting vampire series. If vampires arent your thing, and you're a bit doubtful on reading it, do it anyways. I saw the books and they looked so gothic and depressing, but after reading them, I fell in love.
You'll LOVE the character Edward. He's absolutely lovely.
The Truth About Forever, and Just Listen by Sarah Dessen -- its not a series, but they're by the same authour. Some of my favourite books. This Lullaby, by Sarah, is really good too.
That Summer doesnt have romance in it, you might not like it.
I suggest reading the three I recommended first, and then maybe try Lock and Key [her newest book]. It was a bit of a dissapointment to me, so I'd rather you read her better novels before getting a tainted view on her talents because of Lock and Key.
The Gossip Girl series (by Cecily von Ziegesar)-- LOTS of books in the series. It'll take a while for you to run out. Theres eleven books in the series, plus a prequal.
%26amp;%26amp; there are two spinoff series-- The It Girl and Gossip Girl: The Carlyles.
I suggest reading the original gossip girl, and then moving onto The It Girl.
The Carlyles currently only has one novel, and you'll find yourself missing the characters from the original gossip girl.
Very glamourous novels-- lots of designer names and scandelous gossip.
[PS-- The It Girl follows one of the characters from the original GG, Jenny Humphrey, at her new boarding school]
[You Know You Love Me
All I Want Is Everything
Because I'm Worth It
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 You Forget About Me
Prequal: It Had To Be You]
[The It Girl
Notorious
Reckless
Unforgettable
Lucky
Tempted -- I'm reading that next]
The A-List by Zoey Dean-- Similar to GG, yet not enough to bore you.
Just the same glamourous, wealthy, designer-clad type of characters.
They wont seem similar to GG though, they just are the same type of novels.
Love them, there are a lot of books in the series too.
[The A-List
Girls on Film
Blonde Ambition
Tall Cool One
Back in Black
Some Like It Hot
American Beauty
Heart of Glass
Beautiful Stranger
California Dreaming]
Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr-- Loved the novels, but you wont like them if you're not interested in any fantasy.
Its a Mall World After All by Janette Rallison-- Really funny. Loved the books. One of few authors who successfully put humour into their novels.
There are a lot of other novels I've read matching your description, I'll list them below, yet I didnt feel they stood out enough to give descriptions.
But you could try reading them once you run out:
[Note: Series are listed together]
Bras and Broomsticks - Sarah Mlynowski
Frogs and Frenchkisses
Spells and Sleepingbags
[%26amp;%26amp; I think theres another one coming out Parties and Potions? Dont remember]
Secrets of My Hollywood Life - Jen Calonita
Secrets of My Hollywood Life: On Location
(waiting for 鈥楽ecrets of My Hollywood Life: A Family Affair鈥?to be released
Bittersweet Sixteen - Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman
I鈥檇 Tell You I Love You But Then I鈥檇 Have to Kill You - Ally Carter
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List - Janette Rallison
A Girl Like Moi - Lisa Barham and Sujean Rim
Project Paris
Accidentally Fabulous
Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson [pretty good book]
Dreamland - Sarah Dessen [good book, not as good as some of her others though]
The Nannies by Melody Mayer
Have to Have It
Friends with Benefits
Tainted Love
Hope this helps!!
You'll never run out of stuff to read now. =]
Peace easy,
Caroline.
Sorry if books you said you already read are in there, as you can see, it's a long list. I definitely suggest you read the Twilight series first they are absolutely AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am totally and absolutely in LOVE with them!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
1) Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse, and August 2, Breaking Dawn)
2) Vampire Kisses, Kissing Coffins, Vampireville, and Dance with a Vampire by Ellen Schreiber Vampire Kisses #5 comes out June 24 this year.
3) Vampire Beach #1 by Alex Duval
4) Vampire Beach #2 by Alex Duval
5) Vampire Beach #3 by Alex Duval
6) Vampire Beach #4 by Alex Duval
7) Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
8) Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
9) This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
10) That Summer by Sarah Dessen
11) Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
12) The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
13) Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
14) Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
15) Beautiful City of the Dead by Leander Watts
16) City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
17) City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
18) City of Glass by Cassandra Clare- doesn鈥檛 come out until March 29, 2009
19) Gifts by Ursula K. LeGuin
20) Powers by Ursula K. LeGuin
21) Voices by Ursula K. LeGuin
22) Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
23) The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
24) Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
25) Specials by Scott Westerfeld
26) Extras by Scott Westerfeld
27) Perfect by Natasha Friend
28) Oh my Goth by Gena Showalter
29) Define Normal by Julie Ann Peters
30) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
31) Frostbite( second book to Vampire Academy) by Richelle Mead
32) Marked by P.C. Cast (1st in the house of night series)
33) Betrayed by P.C. Cast(2nd in the house of night series)
34) Chosen by P.C. Cast (3rd in the house of night series)
35) Untamed by P.C. Cast (4th in the house of night series)- comes out on September 30, 2008
36) Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
37) Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz(2nd to blue bloods)
38) Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
39) Keeping You a Secret by Julie Ann Peters
40) Uninvited by Amanda Marrone
41) I heart you, You haunt me by Lisa Schroeder
42) I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
43) Crank by Ellen Hopkins
44) Lily Dale: Awakening by Wendi Corsi Staub
45) Lily Dale: Believing by Wendy Corsi Staub (Lily Dale: Connecting comes out ) November 25, 2008)
46) Got Fangs by Katie Maxwell
47) Circus of the Darned by Katie Maxwell (second to Got Fangs)
48) Thou Shalt Not Dump the Skater Dude by Rosemary Graham
49) If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where鈥檚 my Prince? By Melissa Kantor
50) Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
51) The Sliver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
52) Waves by Sharon Dogar
53) The Upper Class
54) Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
55) Glass by Ellen Hopkins (the 2nd one to crank)
56) A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
57) The Clique series by Lisa Harrington
58) Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
59) The Giver by Lois Lowry
60) Sixth Grade Secrets by Louis Sacher
61) One of those Hideous Books where the Mom Dies by Sonya Sones
62) Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
63) When Dad Killed Mom by Julius Lester
64) Totally Joe by James Howe
65) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
66) Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Solarz
67) White is for Magic by Laurie Faria Solarz (second in Blue is for Nightmares series)
68) Silver is for Secrets by Laurie Faria Solarz (third in Blue is for Nightmares series)
69) Red is for Remembrance by Laurie Faria Solarz ( fourth and last book in Blue is for Nightmares series)
70) Gossip times Three by Amy Goldman Koss
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