Help!

[malsperanza]

I need book recs for a gift for my 12 year old niece, in the general genre of Philip Pullman, Holly Black Cassandra Clare, Charles de Lint, Tamora Pierce and (sigh) Stephanie Meyer.

She's read Scott Westerfield's Uglies--which of his books should come next?

I don't think she's read Libba Bray--does anyone have a favorite? A Great and Terrible Beauty? The Sweet Far Thing?

What about Wicked Lovely? I can't remember if this is reviled or beloved by yousall.

What about A Certain Slant of Light?

Others?

Comments

[justinelavaworm.livejournal.com]

It's a trilogy so she needs to start with A Great and Terrible Beauty but I'd be surprised if she didn't like it. Is a perfect fit with the other books you've mentioned.

I loved A Certain Slant of Light. LOVED IT. Has she read Megan Whalen Turner? She needs to read The Thief!

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

Hrm. Susan Cooper - The Dark is Rising. Diane Duane - the Young Wizards series. Garth Nix - Sabriel. Robin McKinley - The Blue Sword or The Hero and the Crown or one of the fairytale retellings. The Girl with the Silver Eyes (can't remember the author). Lucy M. Boston - The Children of Green Knowe. Anne McCaffrey - the Dragonsinger books. Mercedes Lackey - Arrows trilogy.

[larryhammer]

After Uglies the next step would be the Midnighters books.

---L.

[(Anonymous)]

After Uglies is Pretties, then Specials, then Extras. I haven't read Extras yet, but the others are highly entertaining.

Is she too old for the Artemis Fowl series (by Eoin Colfer)?

Garth Nix's Sabriel and Abhorsen?

[blackholly.livejournal.com]

I concur! On all counts!