![]() | Prodigy by Dave Kalstein
Buy used from: $0.01 This great, fast paced book was excellent. It was jam packed with adventure, drama, love, action and mystery so almost anyone will like it. If you enjoy these types of themes, this is the book for you.
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![]() | Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 In Swallowing Stones, the most unthinkable thing happens; when Michael fires his grandfather's rifle on his birthday, the bullet actually comes down and kills someone. In this book both familes have to deal with the tragic event that was just accident. If you like a drama book with lots of symbolism you'd like this. This book is excellent and I highly recommend it.
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![]() | Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 The main part of this fast-paced WWII is that both sides of the story are told. You get to see what both sides are experiencing and what makes them take action in the war. It's obvious that just about everyone thinks that fighting won't be so bad, but when they get down to it, it's worse than their worst nightmare. If you like a good WWII book chalk full of fighting, you should read this.
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![]() | Wrecked by E. R. Frank
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 This book tells the tragic story of how one girl kills her brother's girlfriend and leaves her best friend near dead in the hospital in a car accident. Throughout the story she has to deal with what she did. Through the author's powerful and descriptive words this book is good for just about any teenager.
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![]() | The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 This isn't one of your everyday books. It's packed with adventure and drama that goes beyond the feeling that you're invisible. In The Schwa was Here, Antsy Bonano is just an everyday kid when he meets the Schwa, a guy who really is invisible! They try all kinds of tricks on people so if you like an adventure book, you'd like this.
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![]() | The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $21.66 In this easy yet in-depth book,the Greasers and Socs fight for their part of town. Even though they're complete opposites they have to get along and one day two of the Greasers murders one of the Socs. The two Greasers go through the learning that underneath the clothes, they're all the same.This is a type of book for people who like to read action with drama mixed in.
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![]() | The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold
Buy used from: $4.93 This is about how a young, innocent girl is brutally murdered and raped. Now up in heaven, she watches the trauma that her family has to live with and the beginnings of their acceptence. She watches her murderer go on and how her dad pursues him. If you like a mystery/drama kind of book, you should read this.
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![]() | Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
Buy used from: $0.01 Mitch Album is plainly just a great author and he did a wonderful job on Tuesday's with Morrie. In the book an old college student meets up with his dying professor and learns his greatest lesson- accepting life. This partly dramatic book is filled with insightful lessons and wisdom so it's good for almost anyone.
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![]() | They Cage the Animals at Night (Signet) by Jennings Michael Burch
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.78 This sad yet true story of Jennings Michael Burch will surely bring a tear to your eye. Burch will bring you so into the book and what the character's feeling that you'll just get lost in it. To truelly understand some of the hardships of somepeople, you'd have to read this book. I have to say, this is a must-read.
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![]() | Crunch Time by Mariah Fredericks
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $0.01 What made this book excellent was how each chapter was someone else's view. And even though how almost the whole book is how one of the people cheated on the SAT's, you don't find out who did it. (and how they did it:) There's a lot of suspence and mystery in the book and it's really good so it's a must-read.
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![]() | Looking For Alaska (Printz Award Winner) by John Green
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $1.61 This is a book truly for a high school or college student. In it, a boy with just about no friends has accepted his place in life and moves on to college. There he meets more people and does more than he's ever done before. It's packed full of mystery, suspence, love, and drama so most teenagers should enjoy.
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![]() | The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 This is an oddly set book but was so true when racism was a lot more prominent. Although the book can drag on somewhat, the message is strong and the story is even better. This book has drama, suspence, mystery, and love, so just about anyone will enjoy it.
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![]() | Ethan Frome (Signet Classics) by Edith Wharton
Buy used from: $0.01 This classic novel is set in the early 1900's of an old man's tale of how when his wife's cousin comes to visit, he falls madly in love with her. The two go any lenths to be with each other- ANY. I do have to say that it got dry at some parts but the story line was pretty good. If you enjoy a good romance/drama story, you should read this.
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![]() | Soldier X by Don L. Wulffson
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.26 Trapped behind enemy lines, a Russian soldier has no other choice than to pretend he's German. There he meets the girl of his dreams while knowing any second could be his last. This book is packed tight with action, suspence, love, and a little WWII history. If you like war books you should read this.
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![]() | The Seance by Joan Lowery Nixon
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $0.01 I didn't really enjoy this book too much because I thought it was a little too kiddy. With ghosts and magic it would be good for younger kids but it was OK. It has a lot of suspence and mystery so you might want to read it.
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![]() | The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Buy used from: $0.01 This book is quickly becoming a classic as more and more read it. It's chalk full of action and suspence. This book takes it beyond religion into the secrets of the past and unknown. I definately recommend this book.
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![]() | The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 This book too was a little childish. It seems as though Sachar can't really relate what a kid would do in what case and it kind of makes you want to put the book down. If you're younger it might be OK. It has magic and mystery so someone might like it.
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![]() | Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Buy used from: $0.01 Even though this is a very sad and dramatic book, it's so good you won't be able to but it down. Anderson just lets you dive into Melinda, a memory scared student who has to live with herself and her past. I highly recommend this book.
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![]() | The Wave (Laurel-Leaf contemporary fiction) by Todd Strasser
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 This true yet scary book shows us when you try to reinact the past. While teaching about WWII, Ben Ross decides to experiment and make an organized group much like the nazis and things get out of control. This book has a lot of history and adventure that wil suck someone of any age right in.
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![]() | Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Although not as good as its successor Speak, Catalyst is still a pretty good read. Set in the same high school, Kate has similar problems to Melinda's and again, you can feel the character's pain. If you liked Speak, you'll like this.
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![]() | Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.06 This book is one of love and drama. In it Nick Andreas' girlfriend get a restraining order on him after he hits her. He has to face up to what he did and turn his life around. I think this book is good for most people so you should give it a try.
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