Reddit mentions: The best teen mystery & thriller books

1.) Something that is blue.
This Neblua Funko Pop is not only cute, but also BLUE.
Because Mother's Day is around the corner, how about this gorgeous necklace?
Not only that, but are you a fidget kinda preson? Then this is the perfect thing for you!

2.) Something that says summer (literally or figuratively).
Gotta love summer! You know what comes with summer? Sunflowers!
For some reason, pineapples really remind me of summer. I can't really say why. They just, like, SCREAM "summer" to me.
Summer, to me, also means relaxing with a good book. And what better book than the next one in the Mara Dyer series by Michelle Hodkin?

3.) Something food related that is unusual.
Not sure if this counts as unusual, but I thought it was quite abnormal...
Also, I can't say I've ever seen a water melon cake-topper, though I'm no expert on cake toppers.
Also, if horror movies and the undead are your kinda thing, how about a side-dish of zombie?


4.) Something you want to gift to someone else, and tell me why.
I really want to gift this beautiful Pop moment to my brother, because he's amazing and deserves all the things.
I also want to gift this soundtrack to my sister because she's always singing, and I know it'd makes her happy.

5.) A book I should read! I am an avid reader, so take your best shot and tell me why I need to read it!
Oh my gosh, you are totally asking the right person. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is one of the best books that has ever existed. Not only that, but it's a series! Also, my username is taken from the first page of the book, so that must mean that it's good. It's got suspense, kids with powers, and some horror themes. It's just overall a great book. PLEASE check it out!
Another good book series is the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard. The final book is coming out this year, so I'm excited!
Why stop there? Another great book is All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. It will break your heart, but in a good way. It's a beautifully written book. I'm not sure what genre you like, but it reminded me of the genre of books like The Fault in Our Stars and Everything, Everything.
Another great series is The Darkest Minds series by Alexandra Bracken. Not only is a great series, but there's also a movie coming out in August that's based off the books! Better get reading. ;)

6.) An item that is less than a dollar, including shipping... that is not jewelry, nail polish, and or hair related!
These are totally adorable AND affordable! Talk about a deal.
Like writing? This notebook would be the excellent choice for the writer within! Or just someone who likes taking notes.
Have a cat? How 'bout some good ol' catfood?

7.) Something related to dogs. (Bonus point if it works for my GSD)
I don't know what GSD means I'M SORRY! But here is the cutest alligator plushie. Like if I was a dog I would legit want it for myself.
I stumbled across this adorable squirrel set thing and I am internally squeeing at the cuteness.
Okay by now I really want a dog. Somebody send me one pronto. Here's an adorable taco plush, because heck it's cute and funny and I really want a puppy.

8.) Something that is not useful, but so awesome you must have it.
Oh boy, you shouldn't have asked. It's the most expensive thing on my wishlist, and it's beautiful. I know, I know, it's a book, but it's more than that! It's a HUGE book with photographs from my favorite, most-loved movie series! Seriously. Words cannot describe how cool of a book it is. And there's a limited number of them made, and there's only 3 left in stock. But I digress. It's not what one would consider useful, but it sure is awesome.
Wait, what's that? I haven't mentioned Kylo Ren in 2 minutes? Oh boy, better change that. Yes, I love Kylo Ren. I'm aware that is a touchy subject with people. I don't care. I have a shrine in my room for Kylo Ren. This pillow is not what most people would call necessary, though honestly I would probably beg to differ.
Pretty much everyone can agree that Funko Pops aren't necessary, but they are so much fun oh my gosh. Like, for instance, this somewhat expensive yet cool Darth Vader Pop.

9.) A movie everyone should watch at least once in their life. Why?
I love movies. With a passion. But my favorite movies of all time, are The Hunger Games movies. If that wasn't evident by the massive expensive book above, then I don't know what is. But honestly, they're great movies. I know they're not for everyone, but they hold a special place in my heart.
Someone recently gifted me Moulin Rouge, and honestly it is so good. So, I also, of course, recommend that. It has singing, great vocalists, great songs, and a great plot. It also has Ewan McGregor, so what's not to like?
I saw Logan (the final Wolverine movie in theaters, and it is such a beautiful movie. Very sad, but very beautiful. The best Wolverine movie in my opinion. 10/10 would watch/cry again.
Another great futuristic movie is V for Vendetta. It's a well-known movie, and it's very good.
If you're into horror, I love the most recent Carrie movie. I know it's not for everyone, but I really liked it.

10.) Something that would be useful when the zombies attack. Explain.
I mean, I think it's pretty self-explanatory, but this bat would make a great weapon in the apocalypse. Also, if you're into leading an army and "saving" people, this bat will probably get you there. (Ahem I totally didn't just buy this bat for myself cough.)
Not sure if bright green is the way to go in the apocalypse, but I'm sure a bow and arrow set would keep you alive for a little bit. Especially if you happen to be Daryl Dixon (though I guess he technically has a crossbow... I digress).
Don't try and tell me that in the apocalypse you won't get peckish. Everyone knows that snacks will be the first to go. Better stock up on those sweet, sweet snacks.

GENERAL REMARKS

 

I liked this story; I thought is was intriguing and I want to know more about The Seeker Society. I was disappointed it was so short--looking forward to the next installment.

 

MECHANICS

 

Title

 

The title fits the story and I thought the title worked well. It doesn't reveal anything about the genre, but that isn't always necessary. I thought the title was the right length.

 

 Hook

 

Seemed like this was meant to be the hook. I think it should be placed earlier in the story, but I get what you were doing with the scene setting in the beginning. I think the story flows well.

 

Sentence structure

 

The sentences were easy to read. I disagree with some of the other critiques; I thought you did a good job introducing the characters and showing Paige's boredom with her life. 

 

"Maybe they couldn’t fly to Paris, but surely they could take a road trip. She’d decided to research on her own."

 

 

SETTING

I'm curious to see what the Seeker Society is going to be about. Will it be similar to the movies The Game or Nerve? 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Nerve-Jeanne-Ryan-ebook/dp/B007FEPPB8

 

There was some description of the setting but I thought there could have been more:

 

"Jason’s muddy work boots on the carpet and the crumpled papers he’d scattered on the kitchen table."

 

"There was a tumbler on the coffee table and Paige knew it would be half-full of cheap vodka."

 

"The mess of opened containers and sauce packets were visible around the corner"

 

Maybe you could include some details about Paige's workplace; that is part of the setting. 

 

 

STAGING

 

There were a few sentences that I thought revealed a bit about Paige's character by the way she interacts with her environment:

 

"The clutter frustrated her, but she’d been meaning to clean tonight anyway."

 

 

This tells me she likes neatness and order around her. She might be a bit of a controlling person, but not overly.

 

CHARACTERS

 

Jason and Paige seem to be opposites: he is a bit of a slob and a homebody, while Paige is a neat and organized person who wants to travel and have adventures. Jason could easily be the antagonist throughout the story.

 

The antagonist needs to have goals though; and Jason doesn't seem to have any.

 

PLOT

 

The story ended before it really delved into the plot or the goals of the characters.

 

PACING

 

The story dragged a bit during the scene where she is researching on her computer. Also, I think it would make more sense for her to do that research on her home computer. Since Paige's job doesn't seem to be a big part of the story you might want to cut out that part altogether and just have her do the research at home. Jason seems to do his own thing, so it would seem Paige would have a lot of free time when she is not at work.

 

DESCRIPTION

 

The descriptions were fine; except for Paige's workplace, which I already mentioned.

 

POV

 

Since Paige is the MC and the story is told from her POV the story might work better told in first person. I could be wrong, but I thought the third person narrative you chose resulted in too much exposition.

 

Stories in first person narrative can be very popular. Here is a good example

 

https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Trilogy-Catching-Mockingjay/dp/0545670314/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=hunger+games&qid=1574215656&s=books&sprefix=hunger+&sr=1-5

 

Also an adventure story!!!

 

DIALOGUE

 

I thought the dialogue was fine; I didn't notice any problems there.

 

Closing remarks

 

Your story definitely needs to be longer. I haven't checked yet to see if posted an update; I hope you did. This is a strong beginning; keep writing!!

 

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Hey, OP! High school English teacher/book nerd here. Hopefully I can help you find a book that you enjoy! I reviewed your criteria, and the only thing I would like you to reconsider is the length. I know, I know, typical English teacher trying to get you to read more, but I promise you if us Redditors can find you a book you LOVE, then you won't want to put it down! I've read the following list, and think they fit your list for the most part (especially the suitable for a 13-year-old young man, this is essential for my job every day!)

Here's some young adult books that fall into the horror (read: horror, supernatural, psychological thriller, etc) or realistic fiction.


The Replacements: Mackie is not one of us. Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. He is a Replacement — left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is slowly dying in the human world.


Asylum: Super creepy, twisting plot line, male protagonist, definitely a great read all around.


Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE BOOK ON THIS LIST A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. If you like this book, definitely read Asylum; I found those two went well together.

Unwind: This is a dystopian (realistic fiction) novel that we teach in 7th grade in my school district. Our students LOVE it, and the good news is that it is a series! We do require mom and dad to sign off before they read (and have never had any complaints...), but check with your parents before you delve into this one!

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If I won I would love either this skirt or this book!

Merry Fridaymas!

I was going to enter earlier which if I did I would say how yesterday my exciting plans were going on a wine trail with my SO. It was very fun, despite dying in the end LOL. If that doesn't count then I don't really have anything exciting planned for this upcoming weekend 'cause all that's planned is work.

/u/MisterMagellan you have such a lovely smile & eyes! <3

My cat Zorro and I both have a grumpy resting face.

She's Come Undone is my favorite book of all time. I have reread it several times. The main character is easy for me to relate to and I loved how the book went through each phase of her life and how she transitioned after she suffered in her childhood.

I really want Don't Look Back because Jennifer L. Armentrout is one of my favorite authors of all time. I love her books so much and I hurt with need when a new book of hers comes out. It sounds amazing and the reviews say it has a lot of twists in it and I LOVE twists.

Thanks for the contest :)

> So my question is: If an author were to write a YA sci-fi novel with female protagonists and the type of romance one sees in, say, Hunger Games, could that book succeed?

It could. [Across the Universe] (http://www.amazon.com/Across-Universe-Beth-Revis/dp/1595144676) did fairly well on a whole, but wasn't mainstream-shattering. I keep up with a lot of YA trends and this one hasn't really taken off the way, say, [Mila 2.0] (http://www.amazon.com/MILA-2-0-Debra-Driza/dp/0062090364/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367506827&sr=1-1&keywords=mila+2.0+by+debra+driza) (which will be a television show in the fall/spring) or things like it have that aren't outright dystopian.

> Second question is: If that were to happen, would it be good or bad for the genre? I feel like Doctor Who has started going in that direction and it's been a great success.

I hold that anything that gets people to embrace alternative genres and get them out of the "genre fiction is for X" buckets is a good thing for everyone involved.

The Tardis makes me really happy. I also really love fleece blankets. I ain't birthed no babies!

Also. [Happy Birfday.] (http://www.amazon.com/Across-the-Universe-ebook/dp/B00475ARSO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1376882087&sr=1-1&keywords=across+the+universe) I'm reading the third in the series right now and they're awesome. The website is also really bad ass.

Congrats on being an Aunt! I like the name, it's pretty. Have a great birthday!

>Where and when did you decide to become a novelist?

I have always loved writing. I have pictures of myself in first grade with my first "story" (about three sentences that told the story of the characters on my coloring sheet. For Career Day, I dressed as a secretary and carried around a typewriter because I didn't know you could have a career as author and I just wanted to do something where I typed. Everyone told me I needed a "day job" to be a writer--and they were right, I did need an income that was more regular until I could make it.

>Did you go to school to achieve your current status or did you take a different path?

No schooling. I took one creative writing class in college, and my professor--the head of the CW department--said on the first day that we could write anything for his class except sci fi and fantasy because he didn't want stories where you could wave a magic wand and everything's fine. Which is utterly stupid, because SFF isn't about that at all. I stuck it through that one class, and was so disillusioned by the elitism and snobbery of the literary wannabes that I noped out of there. Instead, I got my degree in English education, and worked as a high school teacher for six years before I could break through in publishing. I wrote ten novels over the course of a decade, submitted them all, and racked up about a thousand rejections from agents and publishers. It was basically like working a second job. My big breakthrough came with my first published novel, Across the Universe, which enabled me to quit my job and turn writing into my career.

>What is your advice for aspiring writers?

When given the choice between staying at home and writing all day or going out and having an adventure, choose the adventure. A life lived well and diversely will give you more and better stories than a life lived holed up. Of course there's a time when you need to put your butt in the chair and work, but don't do it at the expense of living.

Also, find your community. Writing is very solitary, but the writing community isn't. Reach out to other writers on your level, in your genre, etc. If you write YA, /r/YAWriters is a great resource (disclosure, I'm a mod there, but we are pretty awesome).

>And how does one become a writer for Lucasfilm?

Luck. They came to my agent and asked if I'd be interested and I tried not to freak out when she passed the offer to me.

Midnighters are tonally different than the Unwind series, but I still recommend it to anyone who's fine with reading YA. It's a pretty classic good versus evil story. If you like Unwind then I recommend Partials, which is fun commentary on the dangers and advantages of genetically engineered human beings. I also recommend Legend by Marie Lu. But basically everyone recommends Legend.

I'll stop reccing books now. But in theory you'll eventually run out of books and you're welcome to come back for more recs. I will have them. [It wasn't until this thread that I realized how many books I actually so read.]

I just read On Writing by Stephen King, which was awesome. Half autobiography, half writing advice. If you're more interested in fiction, I just finished the Nadia Stafford trilogy by Kelley Armstrong and loved it.

A few of my WL books just price dropped to $1.99: Partials, The Whole Enchilada, Girl Parts, and Tantalize. Any one of them would be great! Thanks for the contest.

Wow, what a great contest

Hellooo my name is Kate! This is my favorite ebook from amazon. I read a snippet about a year ago and I've wanted to read it ever since! I love reading and a kindle would make it so much easier to do so.

I will take you up on this too if you still feel like doing it for more than 99 cents. I couldn't find under .99 either but these are all under $3.00 as well:

Look Behind You $2.00

[Miss Peregrine's Home for Pecuilar Children] (http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Peregrines-Home-Peculiar-Children-ebook/dp/B004FGMDOQ/ref=sr_1_18?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1419918189&sr=1-18) $1.99

[Eleanor and Park] (http://www.amazon.com/Eleanor-Park-Rainbow-Rowell-ebook/dp/B008SAZHLQ/ref=sr_1_24?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1419918189&sr=1-24) $2.50

[Me before you] (http://www.amazon.com/Me-Before-You-Jojo-Moyes-ebook/dp/B0089EHWQE/ref=sr_1_30?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1419918263&sr=1-30) $2.99

Thank you so much! I am new here and it seems nice :)

I don't usually brag about myself, but my family always has. I'm smart, apparently. I don't think so though. I'm not stupid by any means, but I'm not "smart," as people are led to believe; I use common sense to figure out problems, and somehow manage to remember what I need for school without studying.

I'd really like a gift card, if that's okay. I'm saving up for stuff. If not, this book looks neat.

Well, there's /u/bethrevis' Across the Universe trilogy for starters. I didn't like the first book much, but loved the next two.

Cecil Castellucci's Tin Star is a standalone YA sci-fi with strong Titan A.E. vibes.

Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game also fits, though it's a smaller focus, I think.

More adult than YA, but I'm currently reading Steven Erikson's Willful Child and it fits the easy reading notes. It's kind of Star Trek helmed by meta-William Shatner/Zapp Brannigan/Zaphod Beeblebrox, as narrated by Kurt Vonnegut.

I believe These Broken Stars would also fit the YA space opera label, though I haven't read it.

Edit: And if you don't mind spinoffs, I forgot about Star Wars' Young Jedi Knights series. Loved those as a kid. Not sure how they stand up, but that was the series fitting the YA niche instead of adult or MG.

Jack goes to the doctor and says "Doc I'm having trouble getting my penis erect, can you help me?"

After a complete examination the doctor tells Jack, "Well the problem with you is that the muscles around the base of your penis are damaged. There's really nothing I can do for you except if you're willing to try an experimental treatment."

Jack asks sadly, "What is this treatment?" "Well," the doctor explains, "what we would do is take the muscles from the trunk of a baby elephant and implant them in your penis."

Jack thinks about it silently then says, "Well the thought of going
through life without ever having sex again is too much, lets go for it."

A few weeks after the operation Jack was given the green light to use his improved equipment. He planned a romantic evening for his girl friend and took her to one of the nicest restaurants in the city. In the middle of dinner he felt a stirring between his legs that continued to the point of being uncomfortable.

To release the pressure Jack unzipped his fly. His penis immediately sprung from his pants, went to the top of the table, grabbed a dinner roll and then returned to his pants.

His girl friend was stunned at first but then said with a sly smile, "That was incredible! Can you do that again?"

Jack replied, "Well, I guess so, but I'm not sure I can fit another dinner roll up my ass!"

FunnyPants

*I'd love this kindle book.

Oh that sounds great! What were some of the books that were in there?

I've been dying to read The Orphaned Anything's: Memoir of a Lesser Known written by the singer of my favorite band and they don't have it at my library.

I'm not sure if you have Prime or not because shipping would put it over $10. In that case, I've also been wanting to read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

A mental mind fuck can be nice

Thanks! :)

1. Used. Got it! 👍
   
2. All time favorite would be Harry Potter buuut that's pretty well known. Not as well known is the series I'm currently reading The Red Queen series
   
   
3. Cowabunga!
   
   
4. Donated a bunch of cloth diapers to a group that collects them for a children's hospital in Haiti. I think this counts as doing something nice haha.

This is a nice cuddle up and read e-book set in 1930's England in a manor by the seaside.

Enjoy it for only 99¢:

Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Mysterious-Octavius-Incredible-Machine-ebook/dp/B004EPYUC6

Barnes & Noble Nook: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Mysterious-Case-of-Doctor-Octavius-Plums-Incredible-Ever-After-Machine/Alexander-Scott/e/2940012715326

Every teenager should read the Missing Series by Meg Cabot-ten times better than The Princess Diaries and has everything a teenager could want in a book, adventure, romance, mystery, comedy. This is the first in the series of 5 http://www.amazon.com/When-Lightning-Strikes-1-800-Where-R-You-Cabot/dp/1416927050/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319300406&sr=8-1

Just posted this in the other sub xD

Recently got back into reading after a looooonnnnnnggggg dry spell (years) and I'm reading some fun ones!

• Letters to a Young Poet
  
• The Night Circus
  
• Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
  
  Have you read any of those?!

My favorite book is Princess Bride. I'm going to pick number 13. I'd love to read this book. Thanks for the contest!

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I've heard some pretty awesome things about this book.

My first favorite was Singularity. I first read it in 7th grade immediately following Jurassic Park and have been hooked ever since. The one I'm reading now is The Immortal Series by Ted Dekker. I highly recommend them!

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, for sure! Super creepy book about kids with superpowers

https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Peregrines-Home-Peculiar-Children/dp/1594746036

These suggestions all fit the category of 1. hard to put down. 2. simple reads

They are also more on the fantasy side of the spectrum.

Highly recommend:

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children All three books in the trilogy are great. Maybe stay away from the movie...

The Night Circus

The Hunger Games trilogy Yes, I'm sure you've seen the movies, but the books will add another level.

My son's favorite at that age was [Singularity] (http://www.amazon.com/Singularity-William-Sleator/dp/0140375988/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1406035744&sr=8-5&keywords=singularity)

My daughter liked (still likes) Diana Wynn Jones' books - see [Howl's Moving Castle] (http://www.amazon.com/Howls-Moving-Castle-Diana-Wynne/dp/0061478784/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406035839&sr=1-1&keywords=howl%27s+moving+castle&dpPl=1)

the Horrid Henry books are incredibly silly, my son loves them... me, less so.

He also really enjoyed reading Miss Peregrin's Home for Peculiar Children.

I know you're in reading recovery, but have you read Red Queen???

IT'S SERIOUSLY AMAZING

https://www.amazon.com/Red-Queen-Victoria-Aveyard/dp/006231064X

In the nonfiction department, January First is about childhood schizophrenia.

Wintergirls is about eating disorders and mental illness where a teenage girl keeps seeing her dead best friend.

If you're looking for paranormal, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children might fit. It's a YA novel written around a series of weird photographs.

The Gallagher girls books are really great.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594746036/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_IOIhtb0TA4M7G

Frank and Beans!

Thanks for the contest. I really didn't wanna flash my books ;)

My dad is from the Netherlands and all of my friends call me dutchie. Birthday is July 27. Afraid it's not that interesting of a story, lol, but it's mine.
This http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594746036/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=33U7PBU8Z6ENP&coliid=I28FTRYXM8VH64 is a book I've been wanting to read and since I finished my BA last week (YAY!) I finally have time!!!

Maybe Code Name Verity? It has war and a very strong platonic love. And even humor, although it’s of the heartbreaking kind.

YA Horror/Fantasy - Anything by Darren Shan

YA Drama/Literary - 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

YA Romance/Mystery/Paranormal - 1-800-Where-R-U Series by Meg Cabot

YA Fantasy - The Ranger's Apprentice Series by John Flanagan

Urban Fantasy - The Kate Daniel's Series by Ilona Andrews

Urban Fantasy - Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs

Mystery - Miss Marple Mysteries by Agatha Christie

Mystery/Western - Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith

Fantasy - Game of Thrones by George RR Martin

Romance - Wedding Survivor by Julia London

Historical/Paranormal - Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger

Zombie/Romance - Living with the Dead Series by Jesse Petersen

Zombie - Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Horror - Whispers by Dean Koontz

Nonfiction - And the Band Played on by Randy Shilts

Manga - Library Wars

Manga - Future Diary

Sorry...got carried away. I read a lot and couldn't pick just one to recommend. What are some of your favorite books?

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. I've been wanting to read this for a while, it sounds like it would totally be my kind of thing! Plus, it's $5.28 on sale for eReader (I read on Kindle App).

I just finished "This Mortal Coil" by Emily Suvada. You can find the description of it here:
https://www.amazon.com/This-Mortal-Coil-Emily-Suvada/dp/1481496336

It's my second favorite book of all time.

Partials by Dan Wells.

It's YA dystopian fiction where the main character is a female teen training to be a researcher and trying to find a cure for the virus that is killing all the newborns.

There's more to it than that, but I think it would be a good choice based on your criteria.

If the Read It To Believe It thing isn't correct, it also sounds a bit like Under a War-Torn Sky

I really want this picture to show up in one of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children books.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple


Every Day by David Levithan


Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer


Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Coming out in February 2012 is "Partials" by Dan Wells, the first in what's to be a YA trilogy featuring a teen female protagonist in a dystopian future and dealing with issues of survival and government control. http://www.amazon.com/Partials-Dan-Wells/dp/0062071041 It's decent.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children!

Across the Universe.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00475ARSO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

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This Mortal Coil

Singularity

Singularity maybe?

So, basically Across the Universe?

Singularity by William Sleator!

This sounds somewhat similar to Singularity:

https://www.amazon.com/Singularity-William-Sleator/dp/0140375988

This is one I wanted to do since my freshman year of high school (currently a senior). A teacher at my school breeds tarantulas and has them in one of those glass trophy cases outside their room. So I always wanted to break into the case after school, take all of them out their cages, leaving the cages and case open, and take them to my house. Next day MASS HYSTERIA! Everyone running around, panicking looking for them, while they are safe in my house.

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April Fools!

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Singularity:
Harry and Barry are twins. Their parents have gone on a trip and sent them to an isolated farm out on the prairie. (Missing parents!) Barry's the dominant twin, so much so that even though they're identical, people remark that Harry acts like he's the little brother. When they meet a girl, Harry isn't the one she goes for.

Out on the farm is a shed. One day Barry steps inside and the door slams behind him. Harry immediately opens the door again to find Barry asleep and in need of a shave. He thinks he's been locked in overnight. It turns out that inside the shed is a singularity which distorts time. For every second that goes by outside the shed, an hour goes by inside.

The old man is snoring

A book to take me back

The reason I chose this book is because it takes me back to my elementary school days when I would stay inside during rainy school days for recess and just read book after book. I was a bit of a geek/nerd so I escaped torment by getting lost in fantasy worlds and developing the look and feel of the worlds with my own mind. To me there is nothing better than a book to escape a rainy day.

In The Old Apartment there were ghosts.

But no...seriously. Shit was haunted as fuuuuu