Okay I'm a teen girl looking for some new books to read. I liked harry potter, the hunger games, twilight,marita conlon mckenna's books but really any books... suggestions? :) thanks^.^

It seems like you enjoy fantasy, but I'm going to suggest something completely different. I just finished an excellent book called "The Book Thief," by Markus Zusak. It's about a German girl in World War II, her relationhips with her foster parents and frends in the town, and a Jewish refugee who hides in the basement. It's won numerous awards - including two for young adult and teen literature - and was on the NY Times best seller list for 4 years. I must warn that it has some bad language in it, but it's not overwhelming at all.

My son won that book at a raffle at his school - fantastic story!

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and the rest of the series. MUCH better than the movie. There is some disturbing violence perhaps not appropriate until 15 or 16.
Any of the female detective novels by Sarah Paretsky and Patricia Cornwell.
The DaVinci Code.
Gorky Park.

When I was a teen girl about 53 years ago, I read:
Gone With The Wind
All of Mark Twain's novels over a whole summer
I forget the rest!

Just finished Nathan's Run by John Gilstrap. From the School Library Journal review: "Nathan, a 12-year-old orphan, is locked up in a juvenile-detention center after stealing a car belonging to his no-good guardian. The boy escapes after killing a guard in self defense, and eludes police with a combination of limited street smarts and dumb luck. While holed up in a vacant house, he tunes into a call-in radio show on which he is the topic of discussion. After hearing a number of adults condemn his behavior, he calls the show and tells his side of the story. YAs will appreciate the courage Nathan shows in confronting his accusers, explaining the circumstances of his actions and convincing many listeners that he is not a killer. The authorities consider Nathan a cop killer and he must keep moving, unaware that a hit man is also on his trail. One officer investigates Nathan's side of the story. It's a race between the good cop and the contract killer to see who finds the boy first."

You need to go to OZ. Professor Baum did SO much better than the guy that wrote for Judy Garland.

PERN is a wonderful place to visit, Anne MacAffrey is a marvelous tour guide.

Narnia is okay. The going gets a little slow.

You won't want to come back from Andre Norton's Witchworld.


But you really NEED to go to Oz.