Tween and teen girls today have access to such a rich and diverse collection of books. I often find myself in the Teen and Young Adult book sections of the library or book shops, marvelling at the array of excellent reads. The following 13 book recommendations are from my 13-year-old daughter. I asked her to compose a list of her fave reads, and these are her words.
13 excellent reads for tween & teen girls
Title 1: The Land of Stories (5 books in series)
Author: Chris Colfer
Genre: Fantasy
Summary: “Exciting, magical adventures in the world of fairy tales.”
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Title 2 : A Waltz for Matilda
Author: Jackie French
Genre: Historical fiction
Summary: “Beautiful story of a girl’s journey in 1894.”
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Title 3 : One of Us is Lying + One of Us is Next
Author: Karen M. McManus
Genre: Fiction, mystery
Summary: “Thrilling, exciting mystery that you can’t put down!”
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Title 4: The Edge of Thirteen
Author: Nova Wheetman
Genre: Fiction
Summary: “Gorgeous story of fitting in and growing up.”
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Title 5: Dial A for Aunties
Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Genre: Fiction
Summary: “Charming and clever, makes you laugh out loud!”
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Title 6: The New Girl
Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Genre: Fiction, mystery
Summary: “Mysterious, funny and thrilling.”
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Title 7: The Fault in Our Stars
Author: John Green
Genre: Fiction
Summary: “A funny and clever tear-jerker.”
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Title 8: Shatter Me (6 Books in Series)
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Genre: Thriller, Romance.
Summary: “A totally captivating mysterious thriller!”
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Title 9: As Happy as Here
Author: Jane Godwin
Genre: Fiction
Summary: “Exciting and captivating story of friendship.”
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Title 10: The Moonlight Dreamers
Author: Siobhan Curham
Genre: Fiction
Summary: “Funny and relatable story of friendship, self-belief and love.”
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Title 11: The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone
Author: Jaclyn Moriarty
Genre: Fantasy
Summary: “Funny, mysterious and clever!”
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Title 12: The Summer I turned Pretty
Author: Jenny Han
Genre: Fiction, Romance
Summary: “A book you won’t want to put down.”
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Title 13: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Author: Anne Frank
Genre: The world’s most famous diary
Summary: “A fascinating story of courage.”
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For more book recommendations check out these posts:
10 Books to Boost Self-Confidence
10 Great Books for Tween Girls
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