Here are books that I highly recommend reading!
Maus I and II by Art Spiegelman
Awesome by Jack Pendarvis
Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner
Girl with a Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
1984 by George Orwell
John Dies at the End by David Wong
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegutt
Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
Boy meets Boy by David Levithan
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Night by Elie Weisel
Night by Elie Weisel
Young Miss E's reading mind: When I was an adolescent, apart from the physical changes puberty often brings on, I was growing as an individual and building my identity through my relationships with peers, the subjects I personally enjoyed (English was my favorite, surprise!), and, incidentally, through the literature and other medium I was exposed to. When I began highschool, I personally connected to the classics such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and 1984. When I noticed the emphasis the school's more "popular" members placed on more superficial texts-- the twilight saga, sookie stackhouse novels, and the host--(texts with limited character development, little to no depth in plot, and bland dialogue) I began, begrudgingly, following suit. However, as I made more friends and developed more as an individual, I realized that these texts were not enjoyable to me. I could actually do some good for my brain and read works that stimulated it, challenged it, and made me want to interpret it from my own perspective. I have since made choices in texts based on themes, the tones within them (humor, horror, mystery, and so on) and the text's relevance to my life and the world around me. I encourage you all to consider these concepts and others as you grow in knowledge and build your respective identities.