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The sisterhood of the travelling pants by Ann Brashares

CoverIf you loved The sisterhood of the travelling pants by Ann Brashares, try these other titles.

That summer by Sarah Dessen
During the summer of her divorced father's remarriage and her sister's wedding, fifteen-year-old Haven comes into her own by letting go of the myths of the past.
A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Mattie is given letters by a guest at a hotel in which she works. She promises to burn the letters, but when the guest is found dead the next day Mattie is now not so sure what to do. But Mattie has problems enough of her own, trying to decide her future - whether to become a writer and leave the small rural town she grew up in, be like her friend and settle for married life or lead an independent life like Ms Wilcox, her teacher and mentor. Slowly Mattie and the murdered woman’s stories begin to merge, creating a moving conclusion where Mattie finds the courage to make some very important decisions.
coverFifteen love by Robert Corbet
Mia read somewhere that boys think about sex on average once very fifteen seconds, if this is true it is a real worry! Will is not sure what girls talk about and wishes he were a fly on the wall. A story of friendship and true love.
Mates, Dates, and inflatable Bras by Cathy Hopkins
Lucy has drawn the Wheel of Fortune card, signifying a new chapter and a turning point in her life. But a turning point is exactly what Lucy does not want. Everything is changing around her, and suddenly she is required to make all sorts of decisions. Everyone else knows what they want, her best friend Izzy has become friends with glamorous Nesta, and they both look sixteen but Lucy can only pass for fourteen. But then one day Lucy sees the most wonderful boy crossing the street and, suddenly things in her life begin to change.
 
Sloppy firsts by Megan McCafferty
When Jessica Darling’s best friend Hope Weaver moves away, Jessica is devastated. How is she going to cope with the boy-shopping crazy girls at schools, her Dad’s obsession with her track meets, her mother salivating over big sister Bethany’s wedding, and her non-existent love life? “Second Helpings” is the sequel, and follows Jessica’s social and emotional ordeal of her senior year at Pineville High.
coverAlly’s World: Angels, arguments and a furry merry Christmas by Karen McCombie
Nobody answered me, but I just had to check out their faces to see that something was badly wrong. And then I spotted her; or what was left of her. Rolf had chewed up our angel — then spat out lumps of her when he realized she wasn’t made out of marzipan or bread or dog food or anything else digestible.
Lots more titles in this series by the same author.
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Francesca is at the beginning of her second term in Year Eleven at an all boys’ school that has just started accepting girls. She still misses her old friends, and, to make things worse, her mother has had a breakdown and can barely move from her bed. But Francesca had not counted on the fierce loyalty of her new friends, or falling in love, or finding that its within her power to bring her family back together.
Melina’s Marchetta’s first novel was Looking for Alibrandi.
 
coverWinter by John Marsden
For twelve years Winter has been haunted. Her past, her memories, her feelings, will not leave her alone. And now, at sixteen, the time has come for her to act. Every journey begins with a single step. If winter is going to step into the future, she must first step into the past.
Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging: confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison
The humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighbourhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.