Melissa Buell

I love to read! I especially love YA (young adult) books. Here's a list of some of my favorite books, book series, and authors. (I'm sure I'll be updating this frequently!)

**Books that I recommend to younger YA readers that want a "clean" read

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Favorite Books

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen (favorite book!) 

GALLAGHER GIRLS series and HEIST SOCIETY series by Ally Carter **

AWAKE: A FAIRYTALE by Jessica Grey **

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS and THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS series by Rick Riordan **

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by CS Lewis **

KINGDOM KEEPERS series by Ridley Pearson **

KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES series by Shannon Messenger **

THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB series by Heather Vogel Frederick **

MATCHED series by Ally Condie

DIVERGENT series by Veronica Roth

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter)



Favorite Authors

Robin Jones Gunn (I own about 25 of her books.) - contemp. Christian novels (** Christy Miller series, Sierra Jensen series, Glenbrooke series)

Jane Austen - ALL of the books! <3

Louisa May Alcott - classics

Donna Andrews - mystery

Laura Childs - mystery

Lisa Tawn Bergren - contemporary and historical Christian fiction

Lindsey Leavitt (** Princess for Hire series)

Lisa Schroeder (** Cupcakes series)

Mindy Starns Clark

Margaret Peterson Haddix **

LM Montgomery **

Jennifer Becton (Austenesque and thriller series)