Join GL and teens across the nation during the 10th annual Teen Read Week™ (sponsored by YALSA) this October 14-20. Don’t know which of fall’s most fabulous reads is for you? That’s why your friends at GL have compiled this handy guide to recommended reads, available now at bookstores. Happy reading!
Party!
Always wanted to be part of a book club? Now’s your chance, lit chick! Round up your girls, and dig into one of these awesome titles during Teen Read Week. Once you check out the fab books below, throw a fun book club bash to chat about your fave parts. Stumped for ideas? Click HERE for a list of our favorite book party themes.
And the fun doesn’t stop there! We want you to share your thoughts on these books with other girls on G-blog. Give us your review of the book. Tell us about your party!
Love is a Many Trousered Thing
by Louise Rennison
HarperTeen
Hold on to your knickers! Georgia Nicolson’s outrageously entertaining confessions are back. Georgia thinks her heartbreakosity troubles are over when the Italian dreamboat, Masimo, announces that he wants to be her one and only. But just as Georgia hits Swoon City, Robbie, the original dreamboat, shows up. Every reader will be wishing she had Georgia’s problems! For fabbity-fab book extras visit www.georgianicolson.com!
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Jinx
by Meg Cabot
HarperTeen
Best-selling author Meg Cabot is back! Is Jean “Jinx” Honeychurch just the unluckiest girl on the planet, or could her bad luck be something…sinister?! Test your luck and enter the Jinx sweepstakes at www.harperteen.com/megcabot.
www.harperteen.com/megcabot
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Girl at Sea
by Maureen Johnson
HarperTeen
From the critically acclaimed author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes comes the story of 16-year-old Clio’s life-changing journey aboard her wacky scientist father’s ship, where she falls for the alluring researcher, Aidan, stumbles upon an underwater treasure, and finally makes amends with her dad.
Visit www.harperteen.com to find out more!
In the Serpent’s Coils:
Hallowmere, Book 1
by Tiffany Trent
Mirrorstone
When 15-year-old Corrine, orphaned after the Civil War, discovers girls are disappearing from
her school, she tries to seek out answers. Instead, she’s catapulted on a quest to prevent dark Fey from overcoming the mortal world. Corrine knows one thing: Another girl will disappear soon. Will it be her?
“A luscious read.” —Shannon Hale, author of
Newbery Honor Book Princess Academy
www.hallowmere.com
www.mirrorstonebooks.com
Dairy Queen
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
This is the summer 15-year-old D.J. Schwenk, expert at cows and football, learns an awful lot about life and love. With humor, sports and a sassy narrator, this book has something for everyone.
“I LOVED Dairy Queen!!!!! It’s one of the best books I have ever read.” —Kathryn, 15
D.J. returns in The Off Season, the highly
anticipated sequel to Dairy Queen
(now in paperback).
www.catherinemurdock.com
www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com
Zodiac Girls
Discount Diva
by Cathy Hopkins
Kingfisher, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Co.
Tori has it all—she just doesn’t know it yet! A typical Taurus, she’s distracted by what she can’t afford. This diva needs a new outlook on what’s really important. With a little zodiac guidance, she learns the true value of her friends and family—and proves that a keen sense of style doesn’t need a designer label!
Kamikaze Girls
by Novala Takemoto
VIZ Media
Join Momoko and Ichigo—two girls with absolutely nothing in common—on a hilarious journey that defines them as individuals and lifelong friends. A cult-classic in Japan and the inspiration for the internationally acclaimed film, Kamikaze Girls proves that the last thing you want is sometimes the very thing you need.
www.kamikazegirls.net
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LoveHCom, Vol. 1
by Aya Nakahara
VIZ Media
Trisa Koizumi is the tallest girl in class, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi Ôtoni, the shortest guy. Fate and the whole school have other ideas, and the two find themselves cast as the unwilling stars of a bizarre romantic comedy!
www.shojobeat.com
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Yume Kira Dream Shoppe
by Aqua Mizuto
VIZ Media
There’s a bright and shiny magical place up in the sky where people’s dreams come true. For a fair exchange, the shop’s proprietor will gladly turn those dreams into reality. But be careful what you wish for, dear reader. Sometimes, the most passionate desires can bring about the biggest heartbreak!
www.shojobeat.com
www.viz.com
Win Big!
Wanna get your hands on all of the books featured in this section? Each day, from October 14-20, we’re shelling out a Draven blooming rose canvas bag, filled with all of the titles featured in our TEEN READ WEEK BOOK BLOG. Enter HERE or email contests@girlslife.com with the words I LOVE BOOKS in the subject line. Contest ends October 20 and you can enter ONLY ONCE!
Bonus Book Lovers Giveaway
Are you a die-hard lit chick like us? Ever wish you could gab with a famous writer? We’re hooking up one lucky girl with 10 signed copies of Hallowmere (perfect for your book club!) along with a personal phone call from the author, Tiffany Trent, herself!
FIVE other lucky chicas will score a fabulous High School Musical prize pack, complete with a series of HSM books from Disney Book Group, an HSM bookmark and awesome bag. Enter HERE or email contests@girlslife.com with the words BOOK WINNER in the subject line. Contest ends October 20 and you can enter ONLY ONCE!
DON’T FORGET! Start your own babetastic book club! Click HERE for a list of our favorite book party themes.
