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i say you read "what my mother doesnt know"
by sonya sones
Meet Sophie. She sees herself as the too-tall "Mount Everest of teenage girls," who, along with her friends, often suffers from "lackonookie disease." She's dating smoky, sexy Dylan, covertly chatting online with "cybersoul"-mate Chaz, and secretly nursing a crush on sweet, geeky Murphy. Her two best friends are closer to her than sisters, and she "hates hating" her soap opera-addicted mom, wishing "she would show half as much interest in my life as she does in Luke and Laura's." In other words, Sophie is a typical teenage girl. What is not so typical is how author Sonia Sones records all of Sophie's thoughts in a freewheeling verse that is such a naked outpouring of inner longing, most readers will blush in embarrassed recognition of their own remembered or current teenage desires. Sones gently leads both the reader and Sophie towards an understanding of the difference between love and lust as Sophie slowly comes to realize that Dylan's outsides are no match for Murphy's insides. Autobiographical of Sones, perhaps? The author claims it isn't so, and she's probably right. With her frank manner, lusty thoughts, and hidden insecurities, Sophie reflects many teenage girls, past and present. No woman will be able to read this heartfelt verse novel and not find a bit of herself in Sophie's secret, sexy thoughts. Sones's decadent, almost shamefully delicious collection of angst poems is a loving and amazingly accurate tribute to adolescent girlhood.
i read it and i thought it was really good
some other books u might want to read are
-things not seen by andrew clements
-the client by John Grisham
oh and another book i highly reccomend
a million little pieces by james frey
it was #2 most sold book in 2005 after harry potter
Jane Eyre is a great book for advanced readers.
The Satanic Bible.
"The Secret Life of Bees"
The Lovely Bones is great if you haven't allready read it.
Try Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns. It is fun to read, it goes quickly, it has a good plot and you'll get credit for making a unique choice.
My three favorite books, respectively:
1) The Neverending Story - Michael Ende
2) Girl With a Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier
3) Milkweed - Jerry Spinelli
Any of those three works for popular tastes, too.
1 is great if you're into fantasy and imaginative scenarios, 2 if you're into art and deep storylines (plus beautiful writing).
3 is more recent, it's widely available, and it's fantastic... Tells the fictional story of a young Jewish boy during the Holocaust, but it's not boring! Even if history isn't your thing (like me), the time period and the boy's emotions are so vividly recreated that it'd be a shame not to read at some point in your life ^__^.
I think for a book report 2 or 3 would be the best. Oh yeah, and they're not huge books like The Neverending Story (haha). Have fun, and good luck with your report!
Here are some excellent choices (I was going to say "page turner" until I heard the joke "why do people say this book is a real page turner--I know how books work!) Jeffery Deaver, Dennis Lehane, David Morrell and Lee Child, in my opinion they are the best thriller writers in the business!! I am a avid reader in this genre and have read Coben, King, Koontz, F. Paul Wilson, Connelly, and many others but none can touch these authors I've listed! The Deaver book I've just finished reading now is "The Sleeping Doll"--a brand new release and has literally kept me up at nights!! I'm quite sure you'll love his other thrillers as well, such as "The Bone Collector", "A Maiden's Grave", "The Coffin Dancer", "Praying For Rain", "Cold Moon", "The Twelfth Card", "The Vanished Man", "Devil's Tear Drop" et el. For Lehane, start with "A Drink Before War" (don't let the title fool you) then "Darkness Take My Hand", "Sacred", "Gone, Baby Gone", "Prayers For Rain", "Shutter Island" and "Mystic River." For Lee Child, you can start with his first and move forward, but it's OK if you don't. Some personal favs are: "One Shot", "Trip Wire", "Hard Luck and Trouble"--a new release, "The Persuader"-my personal fav, "The Hard Way", but they are all page turners! Also, last but definitely not least is David Morrell. All his books are good, but I especially enjoy his last two releases "Creepers" and "Scavenger" which are guaranteed page-turners. Enjoy, Greg
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http://www.jefferydeaver.com
http://www.dennislehanebooks.c...
http://www.davidmorrell.net
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