What are good books for a 16 year old girl?
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Their Eyes Were watching God\nCatcher in the Rye\nThe Bluest Eye\nanything by Jane Austen
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you can purchase the latest harry potter novel for her,although i believe the series is getting darker with more adult themes being involved(like death and violence)..and at a voluminous 600 odd pages,it can get boring for her.try looking out for other interests,if she is a comic book lover,calvin and hobbes collection would be awesome gift.
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Find out what she's interested in and buy her a book about whatever subject she likes. Don't rush her, and try not to give the impression that somehow you are forcing her to read, because nobody likes to be told what to do! Instead tell her how fun it is to read and help her choose a book that she would love to read. Try to get books that are well written, fun and easy to read. There are a lot of books out there that are really boring...and if your sister is not keen on reading already, getting a boring book will just make her turn away from books altogether!
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any novels will do. but if you are still trying to learn, try novels for teenagers like harry potter
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If you're looking for books, I would reccomend Geography Club by Brent Hartinger and it's sequal the Order of the Poision Oak (although I think that Oak is the weaker book).  For younger teens there is Totally Joe by James Howe, and even though it is targeted towards a middle school audience, I loved it and I'm 23.  I've also heard good things about Chior Boy by Charlie Anders, which is about a young trans kid, in particular from other young genderqueer people.  The Laramie Project is a great play to read or see, and I actually enjoyed the play Angels in America, although it has a very 80's feel to it.  \n\nOn Tv things have been rather depressing, as L Word continues to slide from mediocrity into downright sh*ttyness.  It makes me miss Queer as Folk, which is still the best gay tv show EVER.  It was socially and politically relevent, ground breaking and explicit, heartwarming and heartbreaking, all in one.  Nothing compares.  Unless you want to pick up the 4th-7th season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD and watch the character of Willow go from bookish heterosexual Jew to lesbian witch to big bad witch and finally to finding her own tenative identity.  \n\nIn film, you have Capote, Brokeback Mountain, and TransAmerica this year, all of which I highly reccomend.  Also Fire, a 1997 indie film about lesbian hindu women is AMAZING.  And if you've never seen Latter Days or Tipping the Velvet, they are worth your time but nothing amazing.  Go Fish is supposed to be a lesbian classic, but I thought it was terrible.  The Trip is a good movie, but not great, the first half is neat but the second half is kinda spotty.
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Ihave a 16 yearold granddaughter, we gave her a cell phone, there are different varieties, some are cheap, good luck
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you should read a lot, especially current events and world news, know what you want in a girl so that you an ask questions, hobbies and movies, sports and places you've been or want to go to are great conversation grabbers...\n\nmusic..museums...parties...beaches and school topics.\n\nbut seriously, read it is sexy to be knowledgeable
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Try R.L.Stine books and I don't mean the Goosebump ones. \nI have a few I picked up in a New & Used bookstore near me. \nThey are located in the Teen section not the children's.\nI'm much older than you and I enjoyed them.
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The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater\nThe Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch\nThe Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel\nAraboolies of Liberty Street by Sam Swope\nSam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness\nIan's Walk: A Story About Autism by Laura Lears\n\nI'd do any books that aren't by Dr. Suess or isn't 'Where the Wild Things Are' bcause they are soooooo popular
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Have you ever read this book??? she will say no or yes if no then ask her what kind of book would be good. good luck!!!!! be brave!!!!
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Hatchet, The River, Where the Red Fern Grows, Harry Potter, White Fang, The Indian in the Cupboard, A Wrinkle In Time (there are several books in the series), The Janitor's Boy, Gold Dust, Tuck Everlasting (yes, boys like it too. They like the book better than the movie.) The Time Bike, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler, The Fighting Ground,Call me Francis Tucket. If he's a good reader, try The Westing Game, The Giver, or Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. These are all more advanced. If he is in Gr. 7 and a good reader, these will be doable.\n\nThis should get you started. CHeck with the school librarian or the public library. Happy reading!
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Biographies are always good.\n\nI know more about teen books, so...\n\nThere's one called "In My Hands" by Irene Gut Opdyke about a woman in Poland during World War Two who helps Jews hide while working for the Nazis.  This is a great book.\n\nGary Paulsen wrote a book called "My Life in Dog Years" about his sled dogs.\n\nI think Gary Soto wrote most of his novels based on true happenings while he was growing up.\n\nThen there are all the books under "Anonymous" in the teen section like "Go Ask Alice."\n\nFor slightly younger kids (8-12) Jean Craighead George wrote "The Tarantula in My Purse" about all the weird pets she's had.\n\n"Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" is non-fic, and a Newberry winner.\n\nAll of the Little House on the Prairie books are technically non-fiction (since they happened to Laura Ingalls Wilder).\n\nThere are also Holocaust books for middle readers, like "I Have Lived a Thousand Years" and "Four Perfect Pebbles."\n\nLois Lenski wrote one called, "Indian Captive: The Life of Mary Jemison" that's pretty good.\n\n"Behind Rebel Lines" is a book about a woman who was a field nurse in the Civil War and became a spy.  It's by Seymour Reit.\n \nFor younger kids, there are a bunch of Step Into Reading books that have historical/adventure stories.  Places like Borders ought to have them all laid out.  You can also do Amazon searches, or browse non-fiction for different ages (and they already have reviews written out).
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Give us some more info and tell us what kind of books you like.  Fiction, non-fiction, biographies, mystery, romance, sci-fi, literature, poetry?
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Eh, read Dante's Inferno. :D\n\n- 16 yo Pagan
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I read that book too. I thought it was great. I could relate to the almost everything about her. It was a good book, and i would recommend it as an escape, from all the bad things in your life, and that it is overall a relatable book to any teen, turning a teen, has been a teen, and so on. I liked the book the most because i wanted to keep going and going. It wasn't boring or draggin. The plot always came back. I actually read that book, and loved it, and your real friends and teacher will love whatever you write.
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She should be deep into the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary and already working on Judy Blume.\n\nAnd, if she likes boyish things, science fiction like Robert Heinlein's "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" and other books are great for that age.
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I got mine into the American girl books.  She loves them we also read classics like the Secret Garden and Little Princess.  Then the books like Twinkle the Tooth Fairy (there is a whole series and the are great for beginning readers) The Princess and the Locket (another reason she loved these books is they come with charm necklaces), The Magical Ballet Slippers. Baby sitter's Club - Little sisters.\n\nAlso try your public library.  We could go up and spend hours there and the whole time she having fun and learning.  The people that work in the Library are usually very helpful and can show you where you should get books from.  At most libraries they are now also sectioning some books off in levels and your librarian can explain this better as it differs from publisher to publisher.  But you find the level of book your daughter is at and have lots more availiable at the same level.  And it's free!