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My Favorite Teen Girls' Books and Movies
By an Amazon.com customer
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $6.59 / Used from: $2.36
I was drawn to it because I loved Dracula when I was in high school. This was even better because the heroine is a teenager battling vampires who are after her blood while she finds romance with a vampire who can't resist her. Unbelievable details!
She's Come Undone (Oprah's Book Club)She's Come Undone (Oprah's Book Club) by Wally Lamb
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This touchingly sweet and bitterly sad novel is so real, I was utterly sucked into the story until it came to a satisfying conclusion. I can understand with sensitity so many of the issues now that that would have been beyond my care and concern before.
Walk Two MoonsWalk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
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This is my absolutely favorite book because it's funny, sad, full of mystery and a big surprise at every corner and particularly at the end. I cried my eyes out.
Up a Road SlowlyUp a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt
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My mom gave this to me when I was in middle school and I guarantee you I read it at least ten times. The main character goes from tragic to spoiled to a victim to pathetic to grown up and finally to achieving something wonderful in love, family, and purpose in her life.
Sad Cypress: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection)Sad Cypress: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection) by Agatha Christie
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I only pick this one because it's a love story. I've read all of Agatha Christie's novels more than once as a teen. I don't know how many readers are patient enough to guess, to dissimilate clues, to appreciate setting, but I certainly did on all almost 100 of her books.
The Egypt GameThe Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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I picked this one in case, like me, you love Cleopatra and Egyptian history/lore plus mystery and coming of age, all rolled into one. (A psycho serial killer!)
SpeakSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
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I'm reading this right now, but I know I love a book when I find myself skipping what I planned to do just to read more. This writer really has voice,knows New England, and understands teens.
Split ImageSplit Image by Mel Glenn
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The whole book is a poem but is just as gripping, funny, and sad as my favorite novels. This writer is brilliantly creative. Another tear jerker.
Two Truths and a LieTwo Truths and a Lie by Amanda Griffith
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One girl wrote: I swear I can RELATE to this book, like how the girl in the story wants to fit in and tells you what can happen if you go too far.
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer
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You have to read the sequel! It has werewolves!
What My Mother Doesn't KnowWhat My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
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I haven't read it but have watched so many teens read and rave about it that I know it's really good.
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young GirlAnne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
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I loved this book so much, it was crazy that reading it was homework. A wonderfully revealing look at a family hiding during the Holocaust.
The Secret Life of BeesThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
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A shocking incident send this young lady running away from home with an unlikely companion. Life has a way of working itself out as happens in this book.
The Lovely BonesThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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A teen is raped and murdered and the rest of the tale is told by her ghost.
The House on the StrandThe House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier
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A man is able to travel back in time and falls in love with someone who can't see him.
Jamaica InnJamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier
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An orphaned woman comes to live with her sister and learns the brother in law is a murderer who with his nasty crew wrecks incoming ships,attacks the drowning victims, and robs them.
Flambards Collection SetFlambards Collection Set
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This is an amazing story long enough to get you through a week long flu.
Anne of Green GablesAnne of Green Gables
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This and Anne of Avonlea are fantastic movies for the whole family full of fun, heartache, magic and love.
Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)
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This one is several hours long. It's fantastic and the characters change, my favorite development in a story.
Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)
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If you like Pride and Prejudice, you'll love this as well. The girls learn important lessons about true love.