I second Kindred. VERY good book! I also say Household Gods by Harry Turtledove and Judith Tarr (another time travel on my favorites list). And Doomsday book by Connie Willis is another time travel on my favorites list. Just ignore the weird futuristic stuff (it was wrote a long time ago so that part is cheesy) but the parts in the past are AWESOME!
Time travel: The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde. It's adult fiction. Actually, it's not exactly time travel, more like "book travel." The main character is a kind of "fiction police"--she travels into fiction books to make sure the characters are behaving themselves and doing what their authors wrote. The book is really original and creative, it's hilarious, and sometimes a bit chaotic. It's a lot of fun!
Dragons: Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher. It's a fun middle grade/YA fantasy read.
Depression: Some Girls Are and Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
Time Travel: When you reach me by Rebecca Stead
Parents: Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott (well anything by Elizabeth Scott has a strong parent aspect to it) The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
Dystopias/Post-apocalyptic worlds: The Road by Cormac McCarthy Candor by Pam Bachorz The Year of the Flood, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (companion novels) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
For dystopias, you can check out my list over here. Since only three are YA, to give the list a bit more balance I'd also add:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer The Declaration by Gemma Malley Gone by Michael Grant
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta - Parents and Depression
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta - Depression and Parents (but in a weird way)
Looking for Alibrandi - Parents, I think... I've only seen the movie, the book is on my TBR pile
All American Girl by Meg Cabot - from what I remember, I think the main character is an artist and it's mentioned a lot, she takes art classes and things
The Pact by Jodi Picoult - Art and Depression
Shadow of the Vampire by Meagan Hatfield - Dragons (but this isn't YA, it's an adult book... yeah)
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - depression
People have already rec'd all of the dystopian ones I would recommend. I've only read one book about an assassin and it was an adult book that I've forgotten the name of.
For time travel - The Time Travellers Wife? Saving Juliet? Prada and Prejudice? (I don't know if the last two are about time travel, haven't read them but a friend recommended them to me and I think the summaries may or may not have mentioned or hinted at time travel?)
You've probably read all of the ones I've said. =P
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (a researcher from the future travels back to the middle ages, but due to a mistake, ends up in the middle of the plague) - also file under Depression: Yours! LOL.
My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time by Liz Jensen (a prositute from 19th century Denmark finds a time machine that takes her to modern day London)
Beauty by Sheri Tepper: Mixes fairy tales and time travel - one of my all time favorites.
Dragons: The Pern series by Anne McCaffrey (the early books are better, but they are all fun).
The Temeraire series by Namoi Novik (starting with His Majesty's Dragon).
Assasins: The Nadia Stafford series by Kelley Armstrong, starting with Exit Strategy. Yes, this is the same Kelley Armstrong who writes the Women of the Otherworld series and the Darkest Powers series.
Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic The Giver Brave New World The Hunger Games Never Let Me Go The City of Ember The Breaking of Northwall The Prince in Waiting Among the Hidden The City Underground Voices from Chernobyl (non-fiction, but I think it fits--and definitely worth reading)
Dystopias/Post-Apocalyptic: Shade's Children by Garth Nix
I could go on, but I figure I'll leave you with only a couple of suggestions, because you've had so many others give you great run-downs of each genre.
time travel: Both Sides of Time - Caroline B. Cooney (Out of Time/Prisoner of Time/For All Time are all part of the series too - this is an older series - mid to late 90s)
dystopias: Uglies/Pretties/Specials/Extras - all by Scott Westerfeld
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Heart Of The Dragon by Gena Showalter.
ReplyDeleteAmazing book! Its Paranormal Romance BTW
mmmm i see... gabriel garcia xD
ReplyDeletetime travel:
ReplyDeleteKindred by Octavia Butler
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
dystopian:
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Depression
ReplyDelete• Saving Francesca
• Go Ask Alice
Art
• Cathy's Book
• Deadly Little Secret
Parents
• The Summer I Turned Pretty
• Along for the Ride
• She's So Money
• Perfect You
• Story of a Girl
• Does My Head Look Big In This?
Dystopias/post-apocalyptic worlds
• Life As We Knew It
• Tomorrow, When The War Began
I second Kindred. VERY good book!
ReplyDeleteI also say Household Gods by Harry Turtledove and Judith Tarr (another time travel on my favorites list). And Doomsday book by Connie Willis is another time travel on my favorites list. Just ignore the weird futuristic stuff (it was wrote a long time ago so that part is cheesy) but the parts in the past are AWESOME!
Dystopian: Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness
ReplyDeleteFeed by MT Anderson
Time travel:
ReplyDeleteThe Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde. It's adult fiction. Actually, it's not exactly time travel, more like "book travel." The main character is a kind of "fiction police"--she travels into fiction books to make sure the characters are behaving themselves and doing what their authors wrote. The book is really original and creative, it's hilarious, and sometimes a bit chaotic. It's a lot of fun!
Dragons:
Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher. It's a fun middle grade/YA fantasy read.
A great YA involving depression, art, and parents is Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron.
ReplyDeleteDepression:
ReplyDeleteSome Girls Are and Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers
The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
Time Travel:
When you reach me by Rebecca Stead
Parents:
Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott (well anything by Elizabeth Scott has a strong parent aspect to it)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
Dystopias/Post-apocalyptic worlds:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Candor by Pam Bachorz
The Year of the Flood, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (companion novels)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Time Travel
ReplyDelete~The Named, The Dark, The Key By:Marianne Curley
~Time Travelers series by:Caroline B. Cooney
~The Curse of The Romanovs By:Staton Robin
Dystopias/Post-Apocalyptic
~The Hunger Games by:Suzanne Collins
~The Forest Of Hands And Teeth By:Carrie Ryan
Depression/Parents
~After By:Kristin Harmel
~Suicide Notes:Michael Thomas Ford
Assassins
~Strange Angels and Betrayed By:Lilith Saintcrow
~Poison Study, Magic Study, Fire Study By:Maria V. Snyder
Enjoy wouldn't recommend them unless they were good!!
Go Ask Alice is a great book. I think every teen girl should read it.
ReplyDeleteIt is an older book, but I noticed it has just been reprinted in paperback.
Art:
ReplyDeleteThe Thursday Next books by Jasper Fford
Dystopias:
Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness
How I live now by Meg Rosoff
Obernewtyn by Isobel Carmody
Assassins:
Poison Study by Maria Snyder
Just a few..
For dystopias, you can check out my list over here. Since only three are YA, to give the list a bit more balance I'd also add:
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Declaration by Gemma Malley
Gone by Michael Grant
You can check out Crown of Vengeance by Stephen Zimmer.
ReplyDeletespider's bite by jennifer estep is one that comes to mind
ReplyDeleteSaving Francesca by Melina Marchetta - Parents and Depression
ReplyDeleteJellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta - Depression and Parents (but in a weird way)
Looking for Alibrandi - Parents, I think... I've only seen the movie, the book is on my TBR pile
All American Girl by Meg Cabot - from what I remember, I think the main character is an artist and it's mentioned a lot, she takes art classes and things
The Pact by Jodi Picoult - Art and Depression
Shadow of the Vampire by Meagan Hatfield - Dragons (but this isn't YA, it's an adult book... yeah)
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - depression
People have already rec'd all of the dystopian ones I would recommend. I've only read one book about an assassin and it was an adult book that I've forgotten the name of.
For time travel - The Time Travellers Wife? Saving Juliet? Prada and Prejudice? (I don't know if the last two are about time travel, haven't read them but a friend recommended them to me and I think the summaries may or may not have mentioned or hinted at time travel?)
You've probably read all of the ones I've said. =P
Pam Bachorz's book Candor (Egmont USA, 2009) is a great futuristic utopia-gone-awry. Quite similar to M.T. Anderson's Feed.
ReplyDeleteI've reviewed it on my blog...
http://mezzowriter.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/candor/
--Renae
Time travel:
ReplyDeleteThe Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum
Assasin:
Assasin's Apprentice by J.B. Redmond & S.R. Vaught
Dragons:
Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn
Time Travel! A fave subject of mine.
ReplyDeleteSome excellent ones are:
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (a researcher from the future travels back to the middle ages, but due to a mistake, ends up in the middle of the plague) - also file under Depression: Yours! LOL.
My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time by Liz Jensen (a prositute from 19th century Denmark finds a time machine that takes her to modern day London)
Beauty by Sheri Tepper: Mixes fairy tales and time travel - one of my all time favorites.
The Time Traveler's Wife
ReplyDeleteThe Declaration
The Dragon Whisperer
:)
I love the idea of a book that encompasses all of these - Alice in Wonderland?? Maybe I need to write one!
ReplyDeleteDragons: The Pern series by Anne McCaffrey (the early books are better, but they are all fun).
ReplyDeleteThe Temeraire series by Namoi Novik (starting with His Majesty's Dragon).
Assasins: The Nadia Stafford series by Kelley Armstrong, starting with Exit Strategy. Yes, this is the same Kelley Armstrong who writes the Women of the Otherworld series and the Darkest Powers series.
I completely forgot 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Such a fantastic book.
ReplyDeleteAre you talking about Depression the disease or Depression the time period. Because I read it the second way when I first saw the post. :)
ReplyDeleteTime Travel
ReplyDeleteThe Anubis Gates
Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic
The Giver
Brave New World
The Hunger Games
Never Let Me Go
The City of Ember
The Breaking of Northwall
The Prince in Waiting
Among the Hidden
The City Underground
Voices from Chernobyl (non-fiction, but I think it fits--and definitely worth reading)
Assassins
Assassin's Apprentice
Dragons
His Majesty's Dragon (so good!)
Assassins: Peter & Max by Bill Willingham
ReplyDeleteDystopias/Post-Apocalyptic: Shade's Children by Garth Nix
I could go on, but I figure I'll leave you with only a couple of suggestions, because you've had so many others give you great run-downs of each genre.
Good luck!
About depression:
ReplyDeleteLooking for Alaska by John Green
Norwegian wood by Haruki Murakami
Art:
If Andy Warhol had a girlfriend by Alison Pace
If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor
Time Travel
ReplyDeleteI found this list and it looks pretty good!
http://www.jandysbooks.com/tablecontents/sf-time.html
And oh dragons..
ReplyDeleteI loved the Elvenbane series briefly in high school. They're by Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey.
Just a few suggestions -->
ReplyDeletetime travel:
Both Sides of Time - Caroline B. Cooney (Out of Time/Prisoner of Time/For All Time are all part of the series too - this is an older series - mid to late 90s)
dystopias:
Uglies/Pretties/Specials/Extras - all by Scott Westerfeld