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Old 2008-11-20, 06:55 PM
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Default what are some really good books that you've read lately?

i'm looking for a book for my niece. she is 13 and turning 14 in July. she likes mystery and a bit of romance. what are some good books i can get her.
p.s she loves the twilight saga and the ally carter books.
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Read these this year 2008

Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follet – historical fiction, some romance
Ingo Series by Helen Dunmore 1-4 – fantasy mermaid story
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwen - romance
Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind – fantasy, a spin off from Sword of Truth series
The Great Plague A London girls diary – Pamela Oldfield
Welcome to the Dead House – Goosebumps
Confessor by Terry Goodkind – last of the Sword of Truth series book 1 is Wizards First Rule - fantasy
Twilight series 1-3 – vampire fantasy/romance
Before I Die by Jenny Downham – Young adult – some romance
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Only human by Jenny Diske – story of Abraham
The Four Feathers by AEW Mason – War
Shakespear by Bill Bryson - Humour
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood – General fiction
The Dolls House by Rumer Godden – Children’s story
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee - classic
A Wayne in a Manger by Gervase Phinn – Humour
Sorting out Billy by Jo Brand – Adult Romance
The Best of Fathers by Anne Baker - Romance
Dating Hamlet by Lisa Fielder – take on Shakespeare – young adult
Ultimate Peter Rabbit - story of Beatrix Potter - biography
Carnarvon and Carter by 8th Countess of Carnarvon - biography
The Sunday Philosophers Club by Alexander McCall Smith – general fiction
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskill - classic
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips – Humour/fantasy –some romance
Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Neffenigger – fantasy romance
American Gods by Neil Gainham - fantasy
5th Child by Doris Lessing – weird!
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill – Horror/ghost story
The Pest House by Jim Crace – historical fiction
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathon Swift – fantasy/Teen
Swimming with Fishes and Swimming without a Net by MaryJanice Davidson – fantasy romance – features mermaids
No! I don't want to join a book club by Virgina Ironside – general fiction/humorous
My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult – Family crisis
21/2 Pillars of Wisdom by Alexander McCall Smith - humourous
The Inheritors by William Golding - classic
My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle – romance from guys view point
The Pearl by Steinbeck - classic
Whistling for Elephants by Sandi Toksvic – fiction – suitable for young adult
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd – fiction – suitable for your adult
Song of the Sound by Adam Armstrong – Environment-protecting dolphins/romance
A Room with a View by E M Forster - classic
Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanne Clark – fantasy/magic
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks - romance
6th Wife by Suzanna Dunn – historical fiction
Maximum Ride Angel Experiment by James Patterson – young adult fantasy
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke – fantasy – pre-teens onward
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Album – fantasy
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote - classic
The Trouble With Angels by Debbie Macomber – fantasy/christmas
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz – fantasy horror
Girl with a Pen – story of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Kyle - biography
The Road by Cormac McCarthy – fantasy/horror
Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanne Clark – fantasy magic
The Book Thief by Markus Zuzack – Young adult – world war 2
My Best Friend’s Girl by Dorothy Koomson - romance
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks - classic
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - Romance
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James – classic/ghost story
Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations by Alexander McCall Smith – humour
Mr Commitment by Mike Gayle – romance and funny
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs - classic
Aesop’s Fables - classic
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte – classic - romance
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien – classic fantasy
Maximum Ride – Schools out forever by James Patterson – teenage fantasy
Maximum Ride – Saving the World and other extreme sports by James Patterson
Maximum Ride – The Final Warning by James Patterson
The Children of Hurin by J R R Tolkien - fantasy
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Watership Down by Richard Adams – children’s classic
The Professor by Charlotte Bronte – classic - romance
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons – Classic and Comedy
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M C Beaton – Comedy Miss Marple
At the Sign of the Sugar Plum by Mary Hooper – Story of two sisters during the plague
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin - classic
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne - classic
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – classic gothic novel
Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene - classic
Nobbut a Lad by Alan Titchmarsh – autobiography
The Devil’s Labyrinth by John Saul – horror involving teens
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom - biography
The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Last Chance by Sarah Dessen
Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
Circle of Magic 1 by Tamora Pierce
The Awakening and other stories by Kate Chopin – classic
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Maybe she'll like the Nancy Drew books. Most girls do.
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