 | The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Buy new: £3.97 / Used from: £0.01 Incredibly thought-provoking, and gives a whole new insight on death
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 | My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Buy new: £11.34 / Used from: £0.49 This book will sneak up on you with its sheer likeability, then break your heart
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 | The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Buy used from: £0.01 this book will make you want to cry, and not always at the bits you expected it to.
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 | The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £1.49 witty, origional and outstandingly written. Great if you weren't into his other stuff before.
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 | A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Buy new: £3.50 / Used from: £0.01 A brilliant coming of age novel which you will be able to relate to whatever your situation.
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 | Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Buy new: £8.45 / Used from: £9.67 You may have read this before - if you haven't you should, it's beautifully written, and extremely emotive. The rest of the trilogy is also good, although the other two books don't stand out as much.
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 | Finding Cassie Crazy by Jaclyn Moriarty
Buy new: £0.87 / Used from: £0.01 One of three very funny books, refreshingly witty and full of likeable characters
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 | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Buy new: £3.94 / Used from: £1.84 Not nearly as heavy going and intimidating as you would think, instantly endearing and extremely thought-provoking
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 | The Diamond of Drury Lane (Cat Royal) by Julia Golding
Buy new: £1.93 / Used from: £1.37 I haven't actually started this yet, but my friend has finished it and says it's outstanding ;-D
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 | Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride) by James Patterson
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £0.23 Engaging and original, this is a great idea for teenage fiction. I finished it and turned right back to beginning to read it again.
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 | Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy
Buy new: £3.89 / Used from: £0.01 This book is emotionally searing, the author paints an entirely different picture of someone who has been labled a "monster" by society.
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 | The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 I read this before a lot of the hype, and it really is as good as they say. Raises a lot of questions, presented within persuasive arguments and embroiled in a riviting plotline.
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 | The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 This book is absolutely beautiful, it will evoke every emotion you can think of, and by the time you have finished you will want to read it all over again.
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 | The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £1.68 Deemed a worthy read by my 12 year old brother, who will read when he cannot reach his playstation controller
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 | The Opposite of Chocolate by Julie Bertagna
Buy new: £1.14 / Used from: £0.01 A sensitive and thought-provoking book which will raise a lot of questions about what you would do in the same situation. Sensitive and moving.
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 | Roxy's Baby by Catherine MacPhail
Buy new: £3.00 / Used from: £0.01 Similar to "The Opposite of Chocolate" but has a darker, more sinister plotline than your usual pregnant teenager novel. It only took me a day to get through, but well worth it.
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 | Lucas by Kevin Brooks
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01 This book is strange and confusing, but also outstandingly written and a beautiful portrayal of first love, and the fear of the unknown. Full of engaging characters, it will make most of you cry.
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 | Bloodtide (Puffin Teenage Books) by Melvin Burgess
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01 This book is like nothing I have ever read before in my life. The reveiws will give you more of an idea than I can. This book was spoiled only by its sequal.
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 | Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
Buy used from: £2.80 I have always been a fan of this series, it is not as immature as you would think; I urge you to give it a try, however it's not to everybodys taste I know.
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 | His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass": His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Buy used from: £10.00 You've probably already read these, but I really wanted to get to 20 =) If you haven't, you should, and his other series aswell, they are outstanding!
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