I am a girl in the 8th grade and I love reading. Does anyone know any good books that are about adventure, such as the Harry Potter series, Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. So are there any books like that? And also, I do not like short books. So if there are any good books with over like maybe 200 pages, please tell me. Thanks in advance =D
Oh, and I don’t care if it is in a series or anything. Thanks =]
When I was in eighth grade last year, I read all those books and I am still an avid reader. I am currently reading Lord of the Rings. Here is a list of my recommended books (not in any particular order):
The Host-Stephenie Meyer
This book takes place somewhere in a make-believe future where some type of "alien" invades Earth and take over the minds of humans, but in a way to make them less violent and not like the stereotypical way of an "alien invasion"
The Inheritance Cycle-Christopher Paolini
You probably have heard of this series, starting with Eragon. Well, there is a boy who comes across a dragon egg and has to go on an adventure to save his fictional world. There are supposed to be four books and the fourth should be coming out this year or the next.
The Uglies Series-Scott Westerfeld
I am not sure what this series is called, but the main character Tally lives in an image obsessed world, and before she can become "pretty", she has to betray her friend who decided not to become "pretty" and to stay "ugly". This is only the first book summary, though. I don’t want to spoil it in case you haven’t read it.
Narnia-C.S. Lewis
This is a great series about siblings who travel to another world. It is mainly the two youngest, Lucy and Edmund that appear in almost all the books.The second book, The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe was turned into a movie. The books probably aren’t 200 pages, but it is a series. Again, I do not want to spill every bean.
?-Bruce Coville
I am not sure what the series is called, but the books are about unicorns. Yes, unicorns. The main character is a girl named Cara who mysteriously gets warped to another world with many fantasy and fictional characters such as (the obvious) unicorns, dragons, and a weird cross of a monkey and a squirrel. The first book is small, but they get progressively bigger and the two after are really good and have a lot of adventure. I do not think that the series is complete yet. But here are the books in the series: Into the Land of the Unicorns (I know), Song of the Wanderer, and Dark Whispers.
The Hero and the Crown-Robin McKinley
I really really like this book. There are some books that come after it with different characters, I believe. It talks about a girl called Aerin who lives in another fictional world. On the cover, it shows her fighting a dragon. Obviously, she goes to fight a dragon while facing rumors that her mother was an evil witch at the beginning.
Pendragon-D.J. MacHale
Here is another book which involves warping to another world. The main character is Bobby who’s job is to help places that are about to reach a "turning point" make the right decision. The book is written from his perspective, and it is written in forms of letters to his buddies. So there are some places where they talk about how his friends are doing on Earth.
Wow. This is a long list. Here is a quick list without a summary:
Ella Enchanted
The Hobbit (beware: lots of singing)
Artemis Fowl
Nancy Drew