Author Topic: Young Adult Recommendations... (Read 24516 times)

gnela_21 · « **on:** November 16, 2009, 09:23:30 am »

I've been a fan of YA books for a long time. Started with Sweet Valley series to Sweet Dreams. Even read a couple of Read Your Own Adventures books.

My current recommendations would be the following:
- Harry Potter series
- Making Out series by Katherine Applegate
- Vampire Academy series
- House of Night series
- Gossip Girl series
- Twilight series

I have several series that was still on my list:
Private by Kate Brian
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Anne Brashares
Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

heavensent · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2009, 12:59:40 pm »

^naku sis, same lang tayo ng recos..

i also recommend the Blood Coven Series..

gnela_21 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2009, 04:13:19 am »

Andami kong nakikitang YA series sa library, hindi ko alam kung magaganda naman sila. Tas I stumbled upon this website, nakakatuwa kasi alphabetically arranged yung series. http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/bpl-bin/series.pl hindi ko lang sure kung ano yung magaganda.

clueless · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2009, 09:49:27 pm »

puro vampires pa lang ang nababasa ko na YA, except for privileged by zoey mead. the tv show privileged was based on this stand-alone book. ok naman.

she's also the author of the a-list, which is like gossip girl daw pero california version naman. i have book 1 but i haven't read it yet. she also wrote hollywood is like high school with money. meron din ako pero hindi ko pa nababasa.

i also have the 1st 3 books in the luxe series by anna godbersen. parang gossip girl din daw pero nung 1890s. again, di ko pa nababasa.

these ones i've read na and i liked them:
- sweep series by cate tiernan
- wicked lovely and ink exchange by melissa marr (3rd book fragile eternity also out but still in hard back)
- blue bloods by melissa dela cruz

morganville vampires by rachel caine is YA also diba? and her weather warden series din. daming good reviews non.

yung iba ni lj smith not sure if they're any good - night world, dark visions, secret circle. most of us didn't like the vampire diaries, not sure how the others compare.

and how about the it girl also by cecily von ziegesar? ok din ba?

iwantsuperman · « **Reply #4 on:** November 22, 2009, 05:21:05 am »

sis try mo "hush hush" mala twilight but about fallen angels

ok naman pero syempre twilight's better

maeve_tee · « **Reply #5 on:** November 23, 2009, 02:53:20 pm »

Forest of Hands and Teeth - super, super, super good! post-apocalyptic YA about zombies. sort of the village meets resident evil na may romantic twist.

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side - super, super nice vamp YA.

Two-Way Street - forgot the author, basta YA contemporary romance. Very, very cute and sweet but still realistic.

Bad Girls Don't Die - YA ghost / romance. by Katie Alender.

L.J. Smith's Night World series

and...I'll stop na kasi my list is endless. hehe

gnela_21 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 23, 2009, 11:34:35 pm »

^ naku sis, don't stop on our account. Just go ahead and mention the YA books/series that you think are great reads. Many will thank you for it!

heavensent · « **Reply #7 on:** November 24, 2009, 09:05:14 am »

^^i agree with gnela just keep the recos coming, atleast nadagdagan nanaman yung books to read ko..

graciegraciegracie2135 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 28, 2009, 03:31:48 pm »

Give Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants a try. It is better than the movie and take note that I loved the movie too.

I recommend the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins and Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan.

tsokolat · « **Reply #9 on:** November 30, 2009, 12:42:03 pm »

i am the messenger and the book thief by markus zusack
looking for alaska
thirteen reasons why
an abundance of katherines
stargirl
love stargirl
the bartimaeus trilogy
percy jackson and the olympians
georgia nicolson series
the absolutely true diary of a part time indian
postcards from no man's land
the perks of being a wallflower
kira-kira
call me hope
bud, not buddy
the graveyard book
mulberry park
go ask alice
wide awake
maniac magee
are you experienced
eggs
it's kind of a funny story
when my name was keoko

yan muna, i'll post again pag naalala ko yung iba

hannabishi · « **Reply #10 on:** December 02, 2009, 07:35:55 pm »

I think LOTR and Chronicles of Narnia would be a good read for young adults. My schoolmates in here have read all those books when they were growing up. I wish I read them too but I think it's very different growing up in Asia. Still, when you go abroad it's so nice to be able to talk about these books.

gnela_21 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2009, 11:47:43 am »

Borrowed the Percy Jackson series from the library, let's see if it can match up to the HP series!

will let you guys know how i find it.

favebooks · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2009, 04:41:49 pm »

i highly recommend the percy jackson series (books 1 to 5). also, just recently discovered the hunger games and catching fire by suzanne collins. they were excellent reads! super exciting....couldn't put them down! happy reading!

monti · « **Reply #13 on:** December 26, 2009, 05:48:08 pm »

the series i grew up with...
nancy drew mysteries (yellow hardbound)
bobbsey twins mysteries
sweet dreams

the book series i've read for YA when i'm not a YA anymore
lord of the rings series
chronicles of narnia series
harry potter series
his dark materials series
inkheart, inkspell and inkdeath
the sisterhood of the traveling pants series
the vampire diaries series
twilight series
the inheritance cycle (eragon, eldest, brisngr)
percy jackson and the olympians series
nicholas flamel series
artemis fowl series

on my to read list for 2010 are your YA recommendiations of vampire series...

gnela_21 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 07, 2010, 08:27:27 am »

Just finished Percy Jackson and the Olympian: The Lightning Thief, it was really really good! I do hope the movie will be as good as the book. I'm on the 2nd book, The Sea Monsters.

geekchiq · « **Reply #15 on:** January 07, 2010, 08:58:58 am »

am a newbie here..and been following this thread for I am also a book fanatic. I love YA books, and currently reading City of Bones from Cassandra Clarke, and bought the rest of the series. good book and easy to read.

jack_3476 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 07, 2010, 09:32:32 am »

mga sis what book can you recommend for my daughter who is 9 yrs. old. nagpapabili kasi sya ng mababasa nya pero wala akong alam.

gnela_21 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 08, 2010, 10:51:45 am »

I'm raving about the Percy Jackson series! I can't put the books down! I get to sleep at 3am just to finish the books. I'm starting the 3rd book, The Titan's Curse tonight.

maeve_tee · « **Reply #18 on:** January 08, 2010, 01:12:42 pm »

Quote from: jack_3476 on January 07, 2010, 09:32:32 am

mga sis what book can you recommend for my daughter who is 9 yrs. old. nagpapabili kasi sya ng mababasa nya pero wala akong alam.

If she is game to read not-so-thin books, Chronicles of Narnia would be a good choice. Pero kung gusto nya ng mas maikli and mas modern ang dating, there are books I saw on Natio about pre-teen siblings (girls pareho) na born as witches. I read the back cover blurb and it seems fun. Sort of like disney's waverley series. I forgot the title though. When I see it again, I'll update my post.

jack_3476 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 08, 2010, 01:54:45 pm »

^sige sis update ka ha. tnx.

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Author Topic: Young Adult Recommendations... (Read 24516 times)