Read "Monster" by Frank Peretti if you don't mind being scared by a good novel. It's a little on the long side, but it's really worth it. It's action-packed and full of mystery and excellent characterization.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni
Its definitely realistic and one of the most touching, inspiring books i've ever read.
Its about two young boys in Afghanistan who have different religions, one is the others servant. They're best childhood friends, however when one gets raped by a horrible bully of a boy-whom later gets what he deserves in the book (Hassan-servant gets raped)and the other(Amir) does absolutely nothing about it when he is supposed to be his "bestfriend" however he never admits it as the religion and social class completely divides them. As the Taliban grow and war gets worse, amir and his father move away to America...however the memories of his childhood and fail performance of a good friend eat at him and tortures him throughout the book. Many things happen, both funny, sad and absolutely tragic. The storyline is pure and realistic. As it is expresses a different side of Afghanistan-the innoncene of the locals who have to live through hell. Its just a great read, try it out. I love it.
~Forgive me if you've already read it- If you have I hope people who havn't see this and they'll read it:)))))))What book should I read?
Try Nokosee: Rise of the New Seminole (http://bit.ly/Nokosee) and its sequel Nokosee %26amp; Stormy (http://amzn.to/fqOoph). Although both are written from a 17-year-old girl's POV, guys will like it because of its plausible combat and survival sequences. Basically it's a coming-of-age tale with lots of action, adventure and romance layered over a twisted save-the-environment plea.
Vision Quest by Terry Davis. High school wrestling and women. Great movie but greater book.
http://bit.ly/VisionQuest
The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll. A horrifying and hilarious account of "growing up hip" in NYC while a high school basketball star and drug addict. http://www.amazon.com/Basketball-Diaries鈥?/a>
Cherry by Mary Karr. A memoir about teens, sex, drugs and growing up in rural Texas as told through the gritty, beautiful prose of one of America's best writers having taught at Harvard and currently teaching as the Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University. It's a book every teen girl should read. If the opening paragraph doesn't do it for you, nothing will (you can read it on the Amazon link below). I've also supplied you a link to her Harper Collins website where you can see the author describe her life in a revealing teaser for her new book "Lit."
http://bit.ly/CherryKarr
http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/274鈥?/a>
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. A moving story inspired by true events about the suicides of five teenage sisters as told from the viewpoint (for the most part) of randy teenage boys who try to explain it all.
http://amzn.to/dwrVklVirgin
Think of this as Greek mythology lite (less gods, more filling): The King Must Die by Mary Renault. Set in ancient Greece it follows Theseus on a journey of discovery while painting a vivid picture of the times. Loved the descriptions of young uninhibited Greeks running buck naked up hills and through forests and making love among the flowers. The scenes of naked teens jumping bulls with back flips cries out for a cinematic interpretation. Ms. Renault's written a series of historical novels set in this period and all of them are so worthy.
http://bit.ly/MaryRenault
Forever by Pete Hammill isn't exactly realistic, but it is very realistically written. Or anything by Hammill really.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini (no idea how to spell his name and not looking it up cause I'm on my phone, but excellent book and author)
Steve Berry + Michael ChrichtonWhat book should I read?
ok so you like game of thrones, right? have you read the Knights of the Round Table?? Like the real version... im a teen too and it may be hard to read and its kinda fictional but the idea of it is similar to game of thrones... so ya:)
Well U have actually read many good books just try something new but don't go for magazines and comics rather they make u dumb try some novels like The secret this book is awesome and it is made for some matures teens and adults...............
Well heres a book I'm currently reading and its pretty awesome so far its call The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
If you like historical fiction, you'll like The Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett. It's based on World War I.
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