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Books for DD who is 13 years old

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Cherrytree2013 · 06/04/2014 01:19

Could anyone recommend some books for my 13 years old DD to read over the Easter Holiday? DD is a fast reader and loves fiction books. She has finished Harry Porter series and Hunger Games which she loved to read. I would like her to explore different types of books. Any advice on this would be appreciated.

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JulesJules · 16/04/2014 17:22

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landoflostcontent · 16/04/2014 17:14

The Greengage Summer - by Rumer Godden. A mother takes her ungrateful offspring to visit the WWI battlefields. She falls ill and the children/teens are left more or less to their own devices in a French hotel. Part thriller, part romance, part rite of passage, it has something for everyone. Still read it now from time to time.

NurseyWursey · 16/04/2014 17:07

Take her to the library and let her chose, I used to love doing this as a teen.

PedantMarina · 16/04/2014 17:06

YY to Pratchett. the Tiffany Aching stories are perfect for her age, but even the "grown up" stuff is not beyond the capabilities of a gal who loves to read. Suggest also Monstrous Regiment, but don't say why.

Lucked · 16/04/2014 17:01

Might be a bit dated now but I loved Lois Duncan ( I know what you did last summer) and Paula Dazinger at that age.

YellowStripe · 16/04/2014 16:59

The "Gone" series by Michael Grant. Brilliant books, hardly a moment without action etc.

I liked the first divergent book but found the second one a bit boring tbh, not even started the third.

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BlueChampagne · 16/04/2014 16:25

books, not boods of course

BlueChampagne · 16/04/2014 16:24

The Little White Horse, and other boods by Elizabeth Goudge. And how about Daphne Du Maurier?

Daisybelle6 · 12/04/2014 17:27

It’s a bit of an eclectic mix, but I would suggest:

Wonder, by R.J. Palacio (although you might need to dig out the Kleenex for part of it);

A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness (ditto. It's popular at the moment);

'The Fault in Our Stars' and 'Looking for Alaska', by John Greene;

The City of Ember series, by Jeanne Du Prau;

'The Secret Countess', 'A Company of Swans' and 'A Song for Summer' by Eva Ibbotson;

'Goodnight Mister Tom' and 'Back Home' by Michelle Magorian;

The Declaration (series), by Gemma Malley;

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, by Annabel Pitcher;

Skellig, by David Almond;

A Christmas Carol (among others) by Charles Dickens;

(...and you might want to check out Carmen Reid's 'Cross My Heart', John Boyne's 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' and some of the Siobhan Dowd books).

There are also some good suggestions by other posters :)

Blueuggboots · 08/04/2014 20:14

The dark materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman are brilliant.

Minnieisthedevilmouse · 08/04/2014 20:11

Animals of farthingwood

Judy Blume

Marple/poirot/Sherlock Holmes

Dick Francis

Somewhere a cat is waiting

Captain correlis mandolin

I had rather eclectic tastes at 13....!

madamehooch · 08/04/2014 20:06

The 'Girl Missing' trilogy by Sophie McKenzie

Belugagrad · 08/04/2014 18:18

The colour purple

spinnergeologist · 07/04/2014 21:46

I would also say Tamora Peirce fantastic author still loving those books.

Nocomet · 07/04/2014 21:33

My 13y goes in for Twlight, the host, divergent, city of bones and whatever other teen stuff her big sister bought between 13-16

Takver · 07/04/2014 21:15

sorry, Scott Westerfield

Takver · 07/04/2014 20:35

The Uglies series by Scott Henderson is great - I think it would definitely appeal if she liked the Hunger Games.

Poledra · 07/04/2014 10:59

Look at Joan Lingard, or Mollie Hunter. I've just finished reading 'A Stranger Came Ashore' with my 10-yo. She couldn't have read it by herself, but I would expect a 13-yo to be capable. And I loved these authors when i was a child, so am delighted to reread them with the DCs.

BlueHairedFreak · 07/04/2014 10:54

My 13yo has the same taste and has just finished the Splintered series. She absolutely loved the books. www.goodreads.com/book/show/12558285-splintered

Enb76 · 07/04/2014 10:50

I started Terry Pratchett around that age too, perhaps more 12. Basically, she could read anything and it doesn't have to be YA. I started getting into the Classics at that age, particularly George Elliott and Jane Austen.

ZeroSomeGameThingy · 07/04/2014 10:47

BadSeeds Have you read "What I Was"? (Rosoff.) There are no words to describe how stupendous it is.

Other than that - I'm always recommending Dodie Smith's "I Capture the Castle" for teens wanting something different.

And Thomas Hardy.

And George Eliot.

Lovehorror · 07/04/2014 10:44

My daughter read the same books,then went onto the divergent,which she is enjoying.

emmaMBC · 07/04/2014 10:36

If she loves the Hunger Games I'd suggest;

Half Bad by Sally Green , the start of a new trilogy which is totally intriguing. Only just released and it is causing quite a stir already ... and that is because the quality of the writing is awesome!

Noble Conflict by UK laureate Malorie Blackman Can't go wrong with anything by Malorie.

The Children of the King by Sonya Hartnett

Have fun!!

MinesAPintOfTea · 06/04/2014 12:14

Tamora Pierce, starting with Alanna: The First Adventure (the titles get better)