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Amazing teen fiction suggestions

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Engelsmeisje · 15/04/2012 18:47

I am an avid teen fiction reader (English teacher, so can always pretend I?m buying books for professional purposes when DH complains Grin ). However, am in mainland Europe and don?t often get the chance to browse in an English language bookshop. Amazon is fine for buying what you want, but no good for browsing. Used to rely on an amazing librarian when I was teaching in the UK for recommendations.

So am feeling out of touch and would like some suggestions for some great teen fiction. I love Meg Roscoff, Marcus Sedgewick, Patrick Ness?and have read things like Alex Rider, Twilight, Hunger Games.

Any suggestions gratefully received?

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 15/04/2012 19:33

Lian Hearne (sp?) Across The Nightingale Floor and its follow-ups. They are magnificent.

The Windsinger trilogy.

Assume you've read most of Melvin Burgess? He's v hit and miss imho but Bloodtide (iirc) is pretty decent.

Not necessarily teen but Skellig, Heaven Eyes and The Fire Eaters by David Almond are superb (his others, less so).

TunipTheVegemal · 15/04/2012 19:27

Meg Rosoff's blog is very good for recommendations. She has good taste.

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Engelsmeisje · 15/04/2012 19:08

Loved Bog Child spendthrift. Haven't read any of her other books though. Lots to look for!

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spendthrift · 15/04/2012 19:05

Siobhan dowd. All of them though the London eye mystery is a bit young, not much. Bog child is brilliant.

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Engelsmeisje · 15/04/2012 19:00

Thanks for the suggestions.

Have just started reading Mal Peet's latest tunip but haven't read all of his stuff so will have a look.

Just downloading My sister lives on the mantlepiece leeds.
Thank you!

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TunipTheVegemal · 15/04/2012 18:57

Tim Bowler is very good.

I recently read one called Tyme's End by B.R.Collins which I thought was going to be a trashy ghost story but it turned out much more interesting than that.

My biggest hero is Mal Peet. He cunningly disguises them (except for his latest which is also vg) as football stories so teen boys will want to read them but they're about ghosts and history and death and magic and stuff.

Leeds2 · 15/04/2012 18:54

My Sister Lives On The Mantlepiece. Sorry, can't remember the author.

Fat Boy Swim.

The Bindi Babes series (Narinder Dhami?)

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