Sam's List

Samantha, an avid teen reader, has provided a list of her all time favorite reads--lots of adult cross-overs mentioned! Sam classified her lists for these titles herself- hope it you gives book suggestion ideas for the avid teen reader in your library.

Here's a list of books I've read, liked, and own. I put a star next to my FAVS!

DRAMATIC

Elsewhere - Gabrielle Zevin

A Separate Peace - John Knowles

*The Stand - Stephen King

*To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

*Holes - Louis Sachar

*Green Mile - Stephen King

*Peace like a River - Leif Enger

A Great and Terrible Beauty & Rebel Angels - Libba Bray

*Kite Runner & A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

*Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen

*The Outsiders - SE Hinton

*The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield

*The Thief Lord - Cornelia Funke

Desperation - Stephen King

Salem's Lot - Stephen King

*My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult

Looking for Alaska - John Green

Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger

Life as We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer

Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

*Milkweed - Jerry Spinelli

*Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series - Ann Brashares

Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson

*Life of Pi - Yann Martel

FANTASY/ADVENTURE

*Faerie Wars & The Purple Empire & Ruler of the Realms - Herbie Brennan

Shadowmancer - GP Taylor

Trickster's Choice & Trickster's Queen - Tamora Pierce

*The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkein

*Dark Tower series ( there are 7 ! ) - Stephen King

Inkheart & Inkspell - Cornelia Funke

*Artemis Fowl series - Eoin Colfer

Abarat & Abarat: Days of Magic Nights of War - Clive Barker

Maximum Ride series - James Patterson

Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer

*Eragon & Eldest - Christopher Paolini

*The Bartemaous Trilogy - Jonathan Stroud

*Harry Potter (duh) - JK Rowling

*Howl's Moving Castle & Castle in the Air - Diana Wynne Jones

Wrinkle in Time & A Wind in the Door & A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeleine L'Engle

*Wolf Tower & Wolf Star & Wolf Queen & Wolf Wing - Tanith Lee

The Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King

ROMANTIC

*Tithe & Valiant & Ironside - Holly Black

*Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin

Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austin

*Twilight & New Moon & Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer

*The Princess Bride - William Goldman

*The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

My fav. Author: Stephen King !!!!

BOOKS I HAVE YET TO READ AND WANT TO

Memoirs of a Geisha- Arthur Golden

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

Tamar- Mal Peet

Snowflower and Secret Fan - Lisa See

Thirteen Moons - Charles Frazier

Blaze - Stephen King

The Good Guy - Dean Koontz

The Memory of Running - Ron McLarty

Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr

Speak Softly, She Can Hear - Pam Lewis