Book suggestions

It's a given that writers need to read whenever they're not writing, so I'd like some suggestions for my book list. You can give reasons as to why you suggest it or not, up to you. I will read literally anything if it sounds interesting. I've read medical books, gardening guides, psychological stories, historical discoveries, even astrology books. I love learning about the world more than I like reading about fictional characters which is weird because that's all I write about…But! if it's such a good book that you can't help but suggest it, please do. I'll more than likely read it anyways. I'd like for these suggestions to be physical copies I can get at Barnes & Noble, I don't like reading online or at libraries. Suggest to your heart's content, name as many books as you can. I don't mind if you list one book or a hundred. Just a heads up though, I have the reading level of a 4th grader. No joke. Okay, go!

I'm unsure if you can get it at Barnes & Noble, since I got a copy for free from my local library, but picking up a copy of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride would definitely be one of my recommendations. It's kind of cliche, I'll admit, but it's a pretty simple read and very entertaining. Another would have to be The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner. It's a five book series with a tonne of worldbuilding and a plot that made me gasp out loud - it's always nice to see consequences that have a lasting effect on the characters and story in general.

Personally, I adore The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Wizard of Oz series. But, if you want a non-fiction read, I would highly recommend Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum.

Reading level of a 4th grader??? Though I wouldn't recommend it to a 4th grader, Larry Correia's Monster Hunter International series is a nice blend of humor, supernatural, and action. Any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series would be fine for all ages from what I can recall. I personally would recommend Going Postal or Making Money, both are wonderfully hilarious and books I read back in 3rd and 4th grade. Anything Discworld will be pretty intriguing, as the book series takes place in a world on the back of a giant flying turtle, upon which rests four elephants, and finally the world itself on the back of those four elephants.

I'll try to look into all of these as I make my book list, thank you All!

Six of Crows it is amazing and has several narrators so it is really interesting

@Smallfry I've never read six of crows, but the author is Maggie Stiefvater, right? I really love some of her other books, what is Six of Crows about?

Also, I would totally recommend "The Book Theif," by Markus Zusak and the "Harper Hall," trilogy by Anne McCarthy

The Six of Crows is about a group of thieves from a gang that get hired by a rich man to break into the most secure prison in the world in exchange for a lot of money. It is really good and there is a squeal that I don't like as much but is still good.

most of the books i read are young adult or teen, but i'll rec all the good ones (links to goodreads):

• revolution by jennifer donnelly
• a court of thorns and roses series by sarah j maas
• throne of glass series by sarah j maas
• six of crows by leigh bardugo (and the sequel crooked kingdom)
• the grishaverse series by leigh bardugo
• this savage song by v e schwab (and the sequel our dark duet)
• the raven cycle series by maggie stiefvater
• hush hush series by becca fitzpatrick
• virals series by kathy reichs (she wrote the temperance brennan books, which were the inspiration for the show bones)
• the mortal instruments series by cassandra clare (the prequels: the infernal devices and the sequels: the dark artifices)
• uglies series by scott westerfeld
• inkworld series by cornelia funke
• percy jackson and the olympians series by rick riordan
• the chronicles of narnia by c s lewis

Magnus Chase (also by rick riordan)

Pivot Point(About a girl who can see what will happen if she makes a decision. it's told in alternating chapters of the two Paths, and she has to make a really difficult decision at the end. Very funny. The sequel, Split Second, is also good.) and The Forgetting, written by the same author as Pivot Point. And I Am Number Four is an old favorite(Not the whole series, though. Mainly I just like the first and second books.), about an alien who looks like a human named John, who is number four to be killed by the enemy aliens, the Mogadorians. As he grows into his new powers, or Legacies, the war reaches its peak as it is desperately fought on Earth. John and the other numbers have to defeat the Mogadorians for the sake of Earth and their home planet Lorien. The entire series is called Lorien Legacies. Sorry for the long paragraph!

I recently read "The Princes Saves Herself in This one" which is really good. It goes through the life of this woman who has suffered abuse and the death of people she was close to. It is written in poetry format.

I also read Frankenstein which was beautiful overall. When you let yourself be in the Creatures shoes' and understand his side of everything the story just falls together.

I read adult fiction more than teen or children's so I don't know if many of the books I like are at your reading level. Cami and Smallfry mentioned some stuff by Rick Riordan though and I've read all of his books. Steer clear of the Kane Chronicles and be aware that Magnus Chase is basically a photocopy of Percy Jackson, but his books are an amusing light read if somewhat formulaic.

~ The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer are a definite yesyesyes
~ Renegades by Marissa Meyer
~ The Selection series by Kiera Cass
~ Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas is heartbreaking but enchanting (My favorite of the list)
~ Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Percy Jackson definitely!!!

Fantasy Novels:

"The Magicians" by Lev Grossman. This is only the first book, and is followed by "The Magician King" and "The Magician's Land." Netflix has a series entitled "The Magicians," named after the book, but the two differ considerably from each other.

"The Raven Cycle" by Maggie Stiefvater. This is a four-book series about West Virginian teenagers who go searching for a dead Welsh king in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

"Percy Jackson and the Olympians" and "Heroes of Olympus" and "The Trials of Apollo" by Rick Riordan. The author used to teach middle- and high-schoolers, so the general reading level is pretty standard. The series are based after Greek and Roman mythology.

"The Kane Chronicles" by Rick Riordan. Egyptian mythological-based.

"Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard" by Rick Riordan. If you've read PJO, then you probably know the surname 'Chase.' Annabeth's cousin is a Norse demigod and it just keeps getting better. Based on Norse mythology.

Mystery Novels:

"All For The Game" by Nora Sakavic. This is a trilogy about a boy named Neil Josten who runs away with his mother from his father, nicknamed the Butcher, and joins a misfit college sports team a year after his mom passes away.

Young Adult Novels:

"The Infects" by Sean Beaudoin. Chicken. Zombies. Sexy undead chick. Lots and lots of vulgar. The book is written, obviously, for young adults, since it features mild sex scenes and detailed gore. It's written well, but is bizarre.

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Some kind of happiness, I forgot the author

All the Bright Places- Jennifer Nieven (made me cry it was soo good).
The Lunar Chronicles-Marissa Meyer (someone said it above but they are so good)
Milk and Honey- Rupi Kaur (this is poetry but so so good)

If you’re okay with some darker themes, read An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. It changed my life.

You have to read some of Benjamin Alire Saenz's books - his writing is very simple and easy to read but so, so beautiful. My fav of his is Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe :)

I'd suggest reading the Glass Sentence, it's the first book from a trilogy and it has such a interesting premise and has a really good writing. The trilogy's name's Mapmakers. Here's the author's site:
http://www.segrovebooks.com/

I highly recommend the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson. It's very underrated and deserves so much better!

The Queen's Thief series, that somebody already mentioned, is one of my new favorites. I read them all a couple months ago. The first book is a little boring, but I still really enjoyed the characters, the quest, and the mythology. And the ending!!!! The second and third books are AMAZING. I'm buying them all soon.

Unfortunately I read a lot of old classics… But someone at a 4th grade reading level can always improve! You're missing out! I had to fight to read harder stuff too, but it was so worth it.

I think some stepping stones to read harder level books would be fairy tales like The Light Princess by George MacDonald (so funny, and takes like an hour or so to read), and The Princess Bride (I'm sure you've heard of it, absolutely amazing, also hilarious). Anne of Green Gables is also easier, but hard-ish too.

Then read The Hobbit. Then The Lord of the Rings. Then Jane Austen books. I HAVE SO MANY I LOVE GAH.

Tales of Goldstone Wood, by Anne Elisabeth Stengl: These books are amazing! Maybe a little more than above your specified reading abilities (that will only improve as you read more), but amazing none the less. The first book is called Heartless (of no connection to the Meyer Heartless) and there are three short stories and a spin off series (The Family of Night, only one book so far). You should also know that the author hasn’t completed the series but can’t write anymore for it because she isn’t making enough money off of them (and she just had a daughter, whom she named after the main character of Heartless.)

The Ranger’s Apprentice, John Flanagan: This should be a good read for you. It’s a twelve book series with two spin offs (The Early Years and The Brotherband Chronicles). It tells the story of an orphan named Will and his life as a Ranger’s Apprentice.

The Wormling, Jerry B. Jenkins: This one was written for middle schoolers and contains five books, the first of which is called The Book of the King. The story is amazing, but it’s not very well written.

The Ascendance Trilogy, Jennifer Nielsen: I HIGHLY recommend this one. Three books, first one called The False Prince. It is amazing. I can’t say anymore or I’ll ruin the plot. Just read it.

A Search for Honor, Sean Reilly: The guy who wrote this one struggled with PTSD because he was in the US Army. He wrote the book to help him overcome that. It’s really good, though and a little gory at times.

A Hero’s Guide To Saving Your Kingdom, Christopher Healy: This one is hilarious. It makes fun of all the fairytale nonsense, like how every prince is called “Prince Charming” and that sort of thing. Don’t read this one in public because people would be disrupted by how loud you would laugh. Trust me.

Just some authors to loook into:

Cornelia Funke
Lemony Snicket
Wayne Thomas Batson
Donita K. Paul
Oliver North
C S Lakin
Stephen Lawhead
Suzanne Collins

Not all of these are in the reading range you stated, but they’re still worth putting on your list for a later date. Keep on reading!

❤️Lemony Snicket!!!!!
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A Very Fine Debaucle, isn’t it, Genesis?

I have SO MANY book suggestions but here 3 of my favourites:

1). Throne of Glass series.
These series is AWESOME. The author (Sarah J. Maas) is far too talented for her own good! She gave me a gigantic rollercoaster of emotions (I've cried, laughed and wanted to scream sometimes)! I'm almost done with the 6th book (also, there's a prequel) and I almost don't want it to end! I'm not gonna say what it's about since Maas tells the story better than I ever will. Although there are some "interesting" love-related scenes (if you know what I mean) and a bit of swearing. The books were still awesome and extremely entertaining, though!

2). The Peculiar (and the second book is called the Whatnot)
I recently finished this book and, oh boy let me tell you, it was amazing! Stefan Bachmann had me practically begging for more! The "big" or "intense" action starts at about the middle of the book, but if you're a curious soul (like yours truly) or any other human being that just happens to like to read, believe me this will hook you so much on the first few sentences that you will basically cry when it comes to an end. (Although I got kinda mad at Mr. Jelliby, or as I like to call him, Mr. "Jellybean", for thinking Bartholomew was ugly. HOW DARE HE?! But it's ok, his name compensates for it.) I still haven't read the second book (and I'm not 100% sure if there are more), but I'm convinced that it will be just as good, or maybe even better than the first one!

3). Percy Jackson series.
I love this series so friggin' much you don't even know. It's the second series I ever read (or at least finished) after Harry Potter (which I also recommend if you haven't read it yet!). I loved the books so much that I decided to check out the movie. It sucks. Don't watch it. It horrible. It got everything wrong. Everything. From character design to plot and order of events, I got really mad. Again, Don't watch it. The books are WAY better. They're really funny in some parts but also really intense and dramatic in others. Really recommend it!

Ok, I'll stop now since you could ask me about books I've read and I could talk for DAYS! Have an awesome day! I hope you read some of these! ◕ω◕