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What are some good young adult books to read during the summer?

~I read young adult books-could be fiction or non-fiction. ~I like mystery books, and books that are about a teen's life. ~I prefer new books that just came out.

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1. Try Meg Cabot's books (her bks meet all ur requirements, and they're quite good...sometimes, a little idealistic, but still good); Oh, and try Michael Gerber's books. There're not mysterious, but they're hilarious. Have u ever read the Harry Potter books? U probably have...but if u haven't, u could try that. And Eragon and Eldest are also REALLY good (by Christopher Paolini).
2. Don't miss Terry Pratchett's trilogy, the first two are called "We Free Men" and "A Hat Full of Sky". Also don't miss Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl books.
3. I like Scott Westerfeld's works, including Uglies, Pretties and Specials (science fiction - at 16 you have an operation to become a Pretty - your job is to have fun, but they also mess with the inside of you) and Peeps and The Last Days (about parasite positives, or vampires, in New York City area). They aren't brand new, but I think the paperback has just come out for one of them. This one isn't new, either, but if you like fantasy, you might check out Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials. Have you read James Patterson's Maximum Ride series? The third of that has just come out. Your main character is 98% human and 2% bird. I've only finished the first - the third hasn't been out too long. If I think of others, I'll be back. :) P.S. The main characters are all young people - for Uglies, Tally Youngblood is 16; for Peeps and The Last Days, the main characters are late teens; for His Dark Materials the main character, Lyra and then Will are in their early to mid-teens and in Maximum Ride, she is 14. None of them have a typical life, however.
4. Deaprtures by Gunn A Friend at Midnight by Cooney A Room of My Own by Tatlock
5. Try these great reads: - Twilight and New Moon by Stephanie Meyer - Tithe and Valiant by Holly Black - Anything by Laurell K. Hamilton - A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels by Libba Bray - Anything by Jennifer Crusie - Anything by Iris Johansen - Cirque Du Freak Series by Darren Shan - Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini - Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause - Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris - O'Malley Series by Dee Henderson - Anything by Harlan Coben - The Rescue by Lori Wick - Dark Hunter Novels by Sherrilyn Kenyon - A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
6. Twilight, Terrier
7. I enjoy the Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson. They have a little bit of a historical twist to them but have good mysteries. The first one is Murder on Astor Place. The main characters are a midwife from a prominent family and an Irish detective. They take place in New York at the turn of the century during the time that Teddy Roosevelt was a Police Commisioner. I also like books by Gilbert Morris. He's a great author who has a lot of books. I especially like the House of Winslow series that he writes. One of which is The Gypsy Moon. It takes place during WWII in the Netherlands. It's about a young woman who's uncle has been fooled by Hitler into working on the atomic bomb. She's part of the Dutch underground and she needs to get her aunt and uncle out of Germany and a British agent comes to help.
8. Shopaholic Series~By Sophie Kinsella 1. Confessions Of A Shopaholic 2. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan 3. Shopaholic Ties the Knot 4. Shopaholic and Sister 5. Shopaholic and Baby http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/ki The Shopaholic Series are hilarious! You should also try her other novels... ~Can You Keep a Secret? ~The Undomestic Goddess ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alex Rider Series~By Anthony Horowitz 1. Stormbreaker 2. Point Blanc 3. Skeleton Key 4. Eagle Strike 5. Scorpia 6. Ark Angel 7. Snakehead (Nov 2007) http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Anthony Horowitz Power of Five 1. Raven's Gate 2. Evil Star 3. Nightrise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maximum Ride~ By James Patterson 1. The Angel Experiment 2. School's Out-- Forever 3. Saving the World: And Other Extreme Sports http://maximumride.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peeps By Scott Westerfeld 1. Peeps 2. The Last Days http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Uglies ~By Scott Westerfeld 1. Uglies 2. Pretties 3. Specials 4. Extras ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meg Cabot~ http://megcabot.com/ ~The Mediator Series 1. Shadowland 2. Ninth Key 3. Reunion 4. Darkest Hour 5. Haunted 6. Twilight ~1-800-Where-Are-You Series 1. When Lightning Strikes 2. Code Name Cassandra 3. Safe House 4. Sanctuary 5. Missing You ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stephenie Meyer~ http://stepheniemeyer.com/ 1. Twilight 2. New Moon 3. Eclipse (coming in August 2007) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Private Series ~By Kate Brian 1. Private 2. Invitation Only 3. Untouchable 4. Confessions 5. Inner Circle http://www.myspace.com/katebrian She also wrote other books (not a series) ~Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys I personally really liked this one! Although it can be a little predictable!
9. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Naughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman the Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz