by Eliot Schrefer
Released March 2009
Angela's parents think she's on the road to ruin because she's dating a 'bad boy'. After her behaviour gets too much for them, they ship her off to Hidden Oak. Isolated and isolating, Hidden Oak promises to rehabilitate 'dangerous girls'. But as Angela gets drawn in further and further, she discovers that recovery is only on the agenda for the 'better' girls. The other girls - designated as 'the purple thread' - will instead be manipulated to become more and more dangerous . . . and more and more reliant on Hidden Oak's care.
Nick and Norah's Infinate Playlist
by Rachel Cohen and David Levithan
Released June 2007
Released June 2007
'Nick: I know this is going to sound strange, but would you mind being my girlfriend for the next five minutes?Norah: I answer by putting my hand around his neck and pulling his face down to mine.'With one electric kiss, the five-minute couple of Nick and Norah sets off on an uncharted adventure that turns into a long night of falling in and out of love, in the alternative club scene of New York City.Daring, intense, funny, sexy and very, very real, this is a first date of infinite charm and surprise.
Saving June
by Hannah Harrington
Released 1st May 2011
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by John Green
Released January 2012
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by Katie McGarry
Released July 2012
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Die For Me
by Amy PlumReleased May 2011
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by Suzanne Collins
Released March 2009
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
Released October 2010
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Where She Wentby Gayle Forman
Released April 2011
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by David Levithan and John Green
Released May 2010
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The Tomorrow Series
by John Marsden
Released November 1993
Somewhere out there Ellie and her friends are hiding.
They're shocked, they're frightened, they're alone. Their world has changed, with the speed of a slamming door. They've got no weapons – except courage. They've got no help – except themselves. They've got nothing – except friendship. How strong can you be, when the world is full of people trying to kill you?
Tomorrow, When the War Began is the first in the brilliant Tomorrow series. Click here for the trailer of the film, to be released September 2010.
by Sarah Dessen
Released July 2007
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North of Beautifulby Justina Chen Headley
Released February 2009
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by Antony John
Released November 2010
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by Melina Marchetta
Released March 2003
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by David Levithan
Released September 2003
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Vampire Academy series
by Richelle Mead
Released August 2007
Released August 2007
St Vladimir's Academy isn't just any boarding school - it's a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St Vladimir's - the very place where they're most in danger...Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy's ruthless social scene, and unspeakable night-time rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi - the world's fiercest and most dangerous vampires - make Lissa one of them forever.
Vampire Academy is the first of six books.
Shiver
by Maggie StiefvaterReleased November 2009
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf-her wolf-is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: in winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl; and in summer, a few precious months of being human . . . until the cold makes him shift back again. Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human-or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.
Read my review of book 2 - Linger
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson
Released August 2009
Released August 2009
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by Jaclyn Moriarty
Released May 2000
Dear Ms Clarry, It has come to our attention that you are incredibly bad at being a teenager. Yours sincerely, The Association of Teenagers. When Elizabeth Clarry's best friend Celia runs away to join the circus, Elizabeth has to hurry to the rescue, which isn't easy when she's generally incompetent at being a teenager. Then gorgeous Saxon Walker decides to lend a hand and things get even more complicated. It's a good thing Elizabeth has a new pen pal to talk to - because feeling sorry for Celia is turning out to be a full-time job.
Guantanamo Boy
by Anna Perera
Released March 2009
Released March 2009
Khalid is a normal fifteen-year-old. He likes footy, seeing his friends, playing football down the park. He isn't too excited about visiting his family in Karachi, but his Mum and Dad shame him in to going with them - for the family's sake. So he goes, and one day opens the door to an unthinkable nightmare. Kidnapped by unknown assailants, Khalid is forced to go to a place no child should ever see. A place where systematic humiliation, torture and brutality are part of the daily routine. A prison he is powerless to escape. A living hell called Guantanamo Bay. This is the story of one boy's experience of the war against terror - behind the barbed wire.
The Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel series
by Michael Scott
Released June 2007
Released June 2007
Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on 28 September 1330. Nearly seven hundred years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty and Nicholas Flamel lives. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. Humankind won't know what's happening until it's too late. And if the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones with the power to save the world as we know it. Sometimes legends are true. And Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time.
by Cassandra Clare
Released August 2007
Released August 2007
Sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is an ordinary teenager, who likes hanging out in Brooklyn with her friends. But everything changes the night she witnesses a murder, committed by a group of teens armed with medieval weaponry. The murderous group are Shadowhunters, secret warriors dedicated to driving demons out of this dimension and back into their own. Drawn inexorably into a terrifying world, Clary slowly begins to learn the truth about her family - and the battle for the fate of the world.
City of Bones is the first of six books.
by Brigid Lowry
Released September 1997
Harry Potter series
By J.K. Rowling
Released September 1997
This fantastic series of seven needs no introduction.
have you read the house of night series?
ReplyDeletenot trying to be rude but have you read any garth nix? or house of night ? or the seven towers series? i love your reveiws though!
ReplyDeleteand i love the fact that beautiful craeture is on your fav list! it is an awwwwwwsome book!
ReplyDeleteI've read the first House of Night book but it didn't really peak my interest as much as other series have. And no, I haven't read any Garth Nix books, although I have been told I should :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jess!
ReplyDeleteOh boy, I thought I was the only one who knew (and loved) Guitar Higway Rose! I picked it up in high school ages ago and it's never left my shelf.
Hope you're doing better :) - Alida
Such an awesome book Alida! I love finding other fans of it :)
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