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HollowTalk · 23/09/2019 11:54

A poster on another thread has a moody teenager and I wondered whether we could come up with a list of novels that a 14 year old girl who seems angry with her family might like. It would be good if some of the books were funny.

I was thinking along the lines of Marian Keyes' Walsh family books, in particular Rachel's Holiday.

Any ideas?

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DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 26/09/2019 11:15

Catherine Jinks The Reformed Vampire Support Group and The Abused Werewolf Group ate funny and chock-full of teenage angst.

A personal favourite is Jane Gardam’s Bilgewaterabout a clever girl coming of age.

Although it might seem a bit young for her, Libby Hathorn’s Thunderwith is a wonderful book about a young girl dealing with major changes in her life. I’ve read it twice and it’s been many years since I was a teenager.

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DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 26/09/2019 11:25

I meant to add another one: Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks Spoiled and Messy. Again, a young girl coming to terms with the loss of her mother and discovering her father. I don’t want to spoil the story, but they’re very funny and very sharply observed.

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bluebell34567 · 26/09/2019 11:29

very good idea @HollowTalk.

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slipperyeel · 27/09/2019 12:29

Catcher in the Rye
The Bell Jar

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slipperyeel · 27/09/2019 12:29

Adrian Mole

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Alpacathebag · 01/10/2019 10:44

The Angus, Thongs and full frontal snogging series of books are funny.

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ChristmasFluff · 12/10/2019 22:41

This isn't what you probably want to hear, but as a really disturbed and misunderstood 14 year old, 'Wuthering Heights' really validated me

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LauraMacArthur · 13/10/2019 19:17

Same here I loved wuthering heights at that age! And Jane Eyre to a lesser extent.

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Allington · 19/10/2019 16:51

I Capture the Castle?

Cassandra isn't angry with her family, but they are certainly not very admirable...

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Rivergreen · 29/10/2019 14:54

A bit late to the party, but how about Born Confused?

I read it at a similar age and adored it. Was quite popular in the US I think, but not over here for some reason. Book is about an Indian girl growing up in the USA and balancing the expectations of her family and society. It’s a typical misunderstood teenager sort of book, but written fantastically and is very funny in places as the protagonist wrestles with her identity. The protagonist is also an older teen, which I always preferred reading about at that age (although the book is definitely suitable for mid teens)