Need suggestions for teen readers

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Autumnlyn

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Watership Down by Richard Adams

I don't know about teenagers today. I hope kids are still reading Watership Down. If not, the world is dead to me......Okay maybe I'm being dramatic. I was nine when I was introduced El ahrairah Keehar, and Blackberry. I read the story every few years. Keehar is the my favorite character of all time.


My son is reading this for his English Class and loving it. Keehar is his favorite too!
 
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I haven't read this but it sounds pretty good.
Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

From Booklist's review: Gr. 9-12. In this fine short-story collection, 29 Filipino American writers explore the universal challenges of adolescence from the unique perspectives of teens in the Philippines or in the U.S. Organized into five sections--Family, Angst, Friendship, Love, and Home--all the stories are about growing up and what the introduction calls "growing into Filipino-ness, growing with Filipinos, and growing in or growing away from the Philippines."
 
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(I read this somewhere googling around but I lost the source)
High school students in the Philippines inhale dystopian fiction because they love all of the action and romance. The books get them thinking and get them all excited, and of course provide a really awesome escape. Right now they are talking about Veronica Roth’s Divergent.

Divergent is the first book in a series. It rates 4.5 stars on amazon.

In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
 

Shasta

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Do you have an age range?

I would say Hate List for sure. By Jennifer Brown, I believe. It's a book about a young girl who's boyfriend commits a school shooting. It's seriously powerful.

In that same vein - 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher, about a girl who commits suicide and tells people why.

Also, I am reading the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Claire. A light, entertaining read about magic.

And I just bought The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Haven't started reading it but it's supposed to be amazing. It's about kids with cancer.

I think I:
A) Read too many teen books.
B) Read too many sad teen books.
 

Shasta

On his shell he holds the earth.
(I read this somewhere googling around but I lost the source)


Divergent is the first book in a series. It rates 4.5 stars on amazon.

In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
This series made me want to punch the author. It's truly one of the worst things I've read.
 

mstay

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Do you have an age range?

I would say Hate List for sure. By Jennifer Brown, I believe. It's a book about a young girl who's boyfriend commits a school shooting. It's seriously powerful.

In that same vein - 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher, about a girl who commits suicide and tells people why.

Also, I am reading the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Claire. A light, entertaining read about magic.

And I just bought The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Haven't started reading it but it's supposed to be amazing. It's about kids with cancer.

I think I:
A) Read too many teen books.
B) Read too many sad teen books.

I loved The Fault in our Stars! It is definitely sad though.
 

hossenpepper

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Here is what my kids like:

The Harry Potter Series
The Hunger Games Series
The Divergent Series
The Shadow Kid Series (Among the Hidden) (I read a little of this one and it's really well written)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series

I would also put in the following:
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Choose Your Own Adventure books (not sure if they are still around)
 
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