Well I love a lot of books, but I'll try to keep it to a minimal and stick to my favourites.
1.) Okay so, I really
really love
The Rangers Apprentice series by John Flanagan.
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- When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battle school, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.
2.)
The Tomorrow Series by John Marsden is just fantastic. The
Elle Chronicles are good too, but not
as good.
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- In Tomorrow When the War Began, Ellie and her friends leave home one quiet morning, wave goodbye to their parents, and head up into the hills to camp out for a while; seven teenagers filling in time during school holidays. The world is about to change forever. Their lives will never be the same again.
Would you fight? Would you give up everything? Would you sacrifice even life itself? Tomorrow, When the War Began asks the biggest questions you will ever have to answer.
3.)
The Merrybegot by Julie Hearn. Amazing book!
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- This is the story of Nell who lives with her grandmother, the local cunning woman and healer, in a west country village in the seventeenth century. When one of the minister's daughters falls pregnant she and her sister attempt to conceal it by accusing Nell of putting a curse on them. The witch finder general, Matthew Hopkins, is called in and in an atmosphere of fear, the local villagers turn nasty and Nell's grandmother falls victim to their hatred. Nell is all alone, and in great danger ....
4.)
The Moon Riders and
The Voyage of the Snake Lady by Theresa Tomlinson.
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- When a young Amazon woman, Myrina, becomes one of the warrior priestesses known as the Moon Riders, she is well prepared to perform their sacred dances, hunt and fight when necessary. But the Moon Riders who inhabit the plains of Troy are drawn into the troubles of the city.
5.)
Seven Deadly Sins by Robin Wasserman. (It's a series btw)
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- In the town of Grace, California, seven teenagers experiment with passion and use manipulation and tricks to get ahead.
6.)
The Guardians of Time trilogy by Marianne Curley. Wow. Just wow.
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- Ethan, one of the Named, fights the Order of Chaos and its destruction in the present by traveling through time.
7.)
Old Magic, by Marianne Curley, is good too
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- When Kate meets Jarrod she senses that like her, he has magical powers. She also knows that he is unaware of his gift and will be difficult to persuade. When Jarrod learns to use his gift, they both find themselves in a time hundreds of years old, pitched in the greatest battle of their lives.
8.)
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay. That's an amazing book
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- No stranger to the injustice of racial hatred, five-year-old Peekay learns the hard way the first secret of survival and self-preservation - the power of one. An encounter with amateur boxer Hoppie Groenewald inspires in Peekay a fiery ambition - to be welterweight champion of the world
9.)
Angus, Thongs and full-frontal snogging by Louise Rennison, and the rest of the books in that series.
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- Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.
10.)
Dancing on Knives by Jenny Pausack.
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- After her father fell for another woman, Rochelle's mother wisked her off to another city, where neither of them knew anyone. Isolated and miserable, Rochelle finds her way to a fairytale bookshop, and for a while is convinced that the old stories and some new friends can help her make sense of all the changes. But then her new life starts to fall apart as well.
11.)
Firesong, The Wind Singer and
Slaves of Mastery (they aren't in order) by William Nicholas.
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- After Kestrel Hath rebels against the stifling rules of Amaranth society and is forced to flee, she, along with her twin brother and a tag along classmate, follow an ancient map in quest of the legendary silver voice of the wind singer, in an attempt to heal Amaranth and its people.
12.)
Bye, Beautiful by Julia Lawrinson.
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- Sandy does not know if she would fit in anywhere, but she feels like a complete outsider in this hot wheatbelt town where her policeman father has just been transferred. And then she meets Billy, the part-Aboriginal mechanic's apprentice and town heart-throb. Sandy's feelings for him are overwhelming her, but she is about to find out that her greatest rival is her own sister, the alluring, confident Marianne.
13.)
Eragon and
Eldest by Christopher Paolini. (The book is better than the movie.)
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- In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
14.)
Midnighters series by Scott Westerfield.
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- Upon moving to Bixby, Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Jessica Day learns that she is one of a group of people who have special abilities that help them fight ancient creatures living in an hour hidden at midnight; creatures that seem determined to destroy Jess.
And anything by Lee Weatherly.
There are loads more but I said I'd keep it to a minimal so yeah.
