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Needed: Summer Reading Recs for High School Seniors

2009 at 3pm     Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky

Remember a month or so ago when you guys helped me out with suggestions for thriller-ish books for Mrs. E’s high school summer reading list?  Well, I need your help again.

Mrs. E is looking for a chick flicky book for senior girls who are reluctant readers. She wants something that will suck them in (other than Twilight).

I don’t read much chick lit, but I know a lot of you do, and I’m sure you have some great ideas. So, what should Mrs. E add to the summer reading list? 

Thanks for helping!

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13 Responses to “Needed: Summer Reading Recs for High School Seniors”

  1. Darlene on March 19th, 2009 5:04 pm

    The Pretty Little Liars series are fun YA books by Sara Shepard. There’s 5 of them now, the first being Pretty Little Liars.

  2. Chris@bookarama on March 19th, 2009 5:44 pm

    I think Meg Cabot writes a bunch of YA chick lit.

  3. Memory on March 19th, 2009 7:02 pm

    Any of Sophie Kinsella’s books would work. They’re not YA, but they definitely have a lot of appeal for readers in their late teens.

  4. adevotedreader on March 20th, 2009 12:11 am

    I’d suggest
    The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy
    I capture the castle by Dodie Smith
    the Bridget Jones books by Helen Fielding
    Love walked in and Belong to me by Marisa De Los Santos
    Addition by Toni Jordan

  5. debnance on March 20th, 2009 7:12 am

    The House on Mango Street is full of emotion, literary without being in-your-face, and SHORT.

  6. Emily on March 20th, 2009 9:40 am

    I’ve heard really good things about the Jessica Darling series by Megan McCafferty (the first book is call Sloppy Firsts). Also, one of the people on an online book club message board I frequent has a book blog and reviews almost all YA lit since she’s a high school english teacher. the blog is http://jessicaisreading.blogspot.com/ so she could check that out for more ideas!

  7. Susan on March 20th, 2009 12:33 pm

    I second the recommendation for Meg Cabot, though some of her works might skew a little young for HS seniors?

    My favorite book when I was a teen (and still to this day) was A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Not chick lit, but a classic coming-of-age book that relates across eras and generations.

    Along with the great mentions above, Sarah Dessen and Libba Bray are also fantastic YA writers, though Bray tends to be on the historical side with her 3-part series. If teens are willing to go the vampire route with Twilight, however, they might be willing to give it a shot.

    Hope this helps! Looking forward to seeing more recs for my own reading.

  8. Tara on March 20th, 2009 12:50 pm

    Not really chick lit, but :

    The Adoration of Jenna Fox

    or Life as we Knew It

  9. Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) on March 20th, 2009 1:56 pm

    I agree with Tara; The Adoration of Jenna Fox is a great YA novel

  10. EL Fay on March 20th, 2009 2:10 pm

    Anything by Jane Austen. I gave my little sister “Pride and Prejudice” as a Twilight alternative and she loved it. Daphne Du Maurier’s “Rebecca” is another great book, as is Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre.” And I totally agree with “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.”

    If they really want to read a vampire novel, why not Anne Rice’s “Interview with the Vampire”? She has a great essay on her website about the history of dark supernatural fiction in Western literature that lists a lot of great books and authors. I think it’s worth checking out:

    http://annerice.com/Bookshelf-EarlierWorks.html

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  12. teachthemasses on April 8th, 2009 7:28 am

    Sometimes the oldies are still the best! What about:
    St.Elmo’s Fire http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/emily-rodda/st-elmos-fire.htm
    or
    Pretty in Pink – http://www.google.com.kw/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Pretty+in+Pink+paperback&meta=lr%3Dlang_en

  13. teachthemasses on April 8th, 2009 7:29 am

    When i was about 14 I read the ‘Across the barricades’ series of novels by Joan Lingard about kevin and Sadie, a young couple from Catholic and Protestant backgrounds falling in love, running away and finally setting up home in London.
    It was super : 12th of July, Across the Barricades and Into Exile

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