I really loved the books This Lullaby by Sarah Dessin and Sweethearts by Sara Zarr. I like the funny, romantic books that are pretty easy to relate to. I appreciate any suggestions! Oh, and for the record, I love twilight, too.
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“Stardust” by Neil Gaiman. In the tiny village of Wall, a foolish boy promises to bring a falling star to the shallow pretty girl he loves. The star, though, has taken the shape of a beautiful young woman, and a powerful witch seeks her, too.
“The Princess Bride” by William Goldman. When a beautiful girl is kidnapped for a forced marriage, her long-abused groom recruits a friendly giant and a quirky Spaniard to go to her rescue. This funny romance is the source for Rob Reiner’s film.
“The Crystal Cave” by Mary Stewart. In the Dark Ages, a royal bastard named Merlin begins to exhibit magical powers, and to speak prophesies about a king named Arthur. Followed by two sequels.
anything by Sarah Dessen, Ann Brashares, Meg Cabot, Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks, Ellen Hopkins, or Laurie Halse Anderson – Titles at the 1st link below.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
13 Reason Why by Jay Asher
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Other Boleyn Girl and others by Philippa Gregory
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
The Belgariad and The Mallorean by David Eddings
Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz
Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke
Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull
Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
Storms of Vengeance by John Beachem
Wake and Fade by Lisa McMann
The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
The Giver and sequels by Lois Lowry
A Great and Terrible Beauty and sequels by Libba Bray
Howl’s Moving Castle
Pendragon series by DJ MacHale
anything by Anne McCaffrey, Andre Norton, Ursula K. LeGuin, Tamora Pierce, Donita K. Paul, Mercedes Lackey, Chris D’Lacey, Garth Nix, Terry Brooks, Raymond Fiest, Gene Wolfe, George RR Martin, etc. – Titles at the 2nd link below.
two-way-street by lauren barndholdt
audrey,wait! by robin benway
lost it by kristen tracey
- these books are all reccommended by sarah dessen
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
-I truly thought that I was claimed to Edward cullen character but then I discovered Jace Wayland. Clary, Sixteen years old goes clubbing with her best friend, Simon, she sees a good-looking boy just kill another boy and realizes that she in the only person that can see them. She soon is thrown into the shadow hunter world and discovers that her life has been built on lies and is torn between love and family secrets.I honestly absolutely love these series, it’s engaging, funny and the twists are wicked!
Dark lover by j.r ward
(The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.r Ward)
“In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood but fate brings beth into his life as he must usher the beautiful female into the world of the undead..”
cirque du freak by darran shan
uglies by scott westerfeld
“ugly until age 16 when they’ll undergo an operation that will change them into pleasure-seeking “pretties.” Society making everyone look the same, cause we all wanted perfection now we have it but I still isn’t good enough? Loving someone for WHO they are and not what they look like”
VAMPIRE ACADEMY by richelle mead
-it’s utterly kickass, it’s soo good, i haven’t read something this good in ages.