| Summer Reading List for Teen Girls Jul 23rd 2011, 10:02 Looking for a summer reading list for teen girls? Here is a mix of great summer reads for teen girls who are looking for adventure, romance, a bit of mystery, and some self-discovery. Â 
PriceGrabber Macy Queen believes that keeping her life organized and predictable will help her deal with the loss of her father. However, when her safe boyfriend breaks up with her, she decides to start taking chances beginning with an impulsive decision to get a summer job with a small catering company. With a cast of quirky and endearing characters, popular contemporary teen writer Sarah Dessen delivers a winning story about love and the power to heal. Recommended for ages 14-18. (Viking Children’s Books, 2004. ISBN: 9780670036394) 
PriceGrabber In a lab called “The School†experiments are conducted that genetically alter kids and give them special abilities. Fourteen year old Max and her “family†were all created to fly, but now they must escape the lab to save one of their own. In order to stop the teens from revealing their experiments, scientists from the school release the Erasers- half wolf half human mutants to hunt Max down. This fast paced story is extremely popular with teens and is the first book in the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson. Recommended for ages 12-18. (Grand Central Pub, 2006. ISBN: 9780446617796) 
PriceGrabber Award winning author Jennifer Donnelly has created a lush historical novel where the lives of two teens spanning two centuries are intertwined because of a diary. Andi, a brilliant guitarist, is forced to accompany her father to Paris when she is expelled from school. While there she discovers the diary of Alexandrine, a young girl who lived during the French Revolution and finds a connection with the girl who lived two hundred years earlier. This is a wonderful novel rich in historical detail and emotion. Recommended for ages 14-18.(Delacorte Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780385737630) 
PriceGrabber In Victorianâ€"era London a thief must hang. At twelve, Mary Quinn is sentenced to hang for stealing until she’s secretly rescued by a member of the covert spy group called The Agency.  Working under the guis of Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls, the all female agency trains young females to be spies. Mary’s first assignment is to disguise herself as a lady’s companion and uncover the mystery of some disappearing cargo ships. This wonderful book full of romance, mystery, and vivid Victorian era detail is by Y.S. Lee. Recommended for ages 12-18. (Candlewick Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780763652890) 
HarperCollins Kay lives in an alternate 21st century where humans and dragons share a border. For the last 60 years a fragile peace has existed between the two species. When Kay is rescued from nearly drowning by a dragon, a friendship is formed that when discovered will break the treaty and spark a new war. This fantasy is by Carrie Vaughn. Recommended for ages 12-16. (Harper Teen, 2011. ISBN: 9780061547904) 
Simon and Schuster Rural Mississippi 1926 is the setting for this sweet coming of age story about a fifteen year old girl learning what it means to come home. When her mother dies, Iris is sent away by her father to become a companion to an elderly woman. While taking care of the elderly woman and helping her son, Dr. Nesbitt, Iris is drawn into a community where she learns more about personal strength and compassion. The author of Crossing the Tracks is Barbara Stuber. Recommended for ages 14-18. (Margaret K. McElderry, 2011. ISBN: 9781416997047) 
PriceGrabber Girl power. Katsa is a warrior girl who was born with a graceling. Her graceling is the gift of great strength and the ability to fight. When the king learns of Katsa’s gift he manipulates her into using her abilities to destroy his enemies. In her heart, Katas knows her gifts are meant for greater purposes than killing. With detailed action scenes and a budding romance, readers who love fantasy and strong heroines will enjoy this well written and award winning story by Kristin Cashore. Recommended for ages 14-18. (Harcourt Childrens Books. 2008. ISBN: 9780152063962) 
Penguin Science fiction, romance, and compelling political issues come to light in this dystopian novel by Beth Rivas about leadership and exploration. Seventeen year old Amy and her parents volunteer to be frozen in time for 350 years aboard the ship Godspeed in order to help establish a community on a distant planet. Plans go awry when someone tries to murder Amy and she is awoken fifty years before schedule. With the help of a boy named Elder, Amy begins to discover that all is not what it seems aboard the ship called Godspeed. Recommended for ages 14-18. (Razorbill, 2011. ISBN: 9781595143976) 
HarperCollins In Lena Haloway’s society love is a disease. Trained to believe that love is dangerous and the cause of much physical and emotional pain, members of the community are required to undergo a surgical procedure when they turn 18 to remove the deliria. Lena is nervous and excited about the procedure until she meets Alex, an outsider, and begins to doubt what she’s been taught about love.  In this dystopian romance, Lena must look at her world from a different perspective and decide if love is worth the risk of defying her society. The author of Delirium is Lauren Oliver. Recommended for ages 14-18. (HarperCollins, 2011. ISBN: 9780061726828) 
Little, Brown & Co Anna’s romance with Matt, her best friend Frankie’s brother, is a secret they both keep until tragedy strikes. As summer begins Frankie suggests each girl date twenty boys so Anna can get her first kiss not knowing her best friend is harboring a painful secret. This sweet story by Sarah Ockler is a must read for Sarah Dessen fans. Recommended for ages 14-18. (Little, Brown & Co. 2009. ISBN: 9780316051583)   | |
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