my 12-year-old's FAVORITE BOOKS - great book recommendations for tweens and teens

After many requests, my twelve-year-old daughter is back to share some of her favorite books. If you are looking for some book recommendations for tweens and teens, especially if you are looking for some hard hitting contemporary books, this video is for you!

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Hi! I'm Chantel and I live with my family over on the Canadian prairies. We love to snuggle up with good books all winter long so you'll see lots of books here along with our homeschool stuff.

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00:00 - intro
01:10 - her reading tastes
02:08 - favorite but not as much
11:53 - top four

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[happynewmom]

Please tell your daughter that she did a great job with this video. She’s very well-spoken and this video was a pleasure to watch.

[shealodriguss]

The look on her face when you were praising the book she wrote! Makes me wanna cry, soooo sweet

[Amy_loopsandliterature]

I loved when Raeca said "this is such a good book. What do you even say about good books?" For some reason it totally made me think of Anne and something she would say! ❤

[viennafingers]

I love how she’s a huge re-reader. Well done!

[leanneroot]

SOOO many similar books to my daughter (13 in November), who also loved her book Lone Wolf! She might enjoy Fountains of Silence. I read it on the airplane and my daughter pretty much read it alongside me...then stole it and finished it and loved it! We're getting other Ruta Sepetys books. Another recommendation from my daughter would be Thorn, Tress of Emerald Sea (we think she probably read that one), and The Ascendance Series (HIGHLY recommended). Fun to see your kids pop in with book recommendations!

[allison]

Really enjoying your videos. I enjoy your children’s perspectives as well. Building up my list for my son. Oh, I hope your daughter got that donut! I’m glad you are back by the way.

[CalebsBookshelfAdventures]

Great video! Congratulations on the book Raeca, that's amazing! ☺

[indigoinkboutique]

Thanks for all the great book recommendation! My daughter just turned 13 last month! Has your daughter seen the movie The Outsiders yet? I remember reading The Outsiders book and then watching the movie and thinking how absolutely spot on the cast was! Also have you made a video yet about how you published your daughter's book? Would love to see that - my daughter also would love to be an author - good for your daughter for writing a book - so very exciting!

[Acorn]

Omg I loved Wonder when I read it! I’m glad you included it

[juner]

This is a great list, thanks for sharing!
I do not read much for contemporary but one I read during middle grade March that I rated 5 stars this year was ‘Caterpillar Summer’ by Gillian Mcdunn.
A hard hitting historical that takes place in the ‘40s is the ‘finding Langston’ trilogy by Lesa Cline-Ransome. Reminds me a little of those Gary D Schmidt books in that each book follows different characters (including the bully) and each one has a different passion they are pursuing.

[hollyschannel]

OMG a series of unfortunate events it the most UNDERRATED series ever thank you for including it!!

[haley]

I loved hearing her recommendations! I'm going to buy some of these for my middle school students.

[covergirlbooks]

I added so many of these to my tbr! I had completely forgot about the Wednesday Wars, and when you mentioned the main character’s name, I realized I had listened to it on audiobook back when I was still being homeschooled 😊Thanks for sharing Raeca!

[raising_arrows_mama]

Love Raeca's suggestions! Can you share about the tabbing?

[kimbitner]

I will have to read Okay For Now soon! Thanks for sharing!

[rosabellerabbit]

Lone Wolf is wonderful! Just read it the other day and am going to have my daughter read it next.

[fizzafatima]

Oh I have so mannny recs that might be up her alley!!! She's reading exactly what i used to read at that age! Love, Ruby Lavender, Each Little Bird That Sings, Aurora County Allstars, are all books in the same series by Deborah Wiles (excellent heart wrenching contemporary), Where I'd Like to Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell, Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo, Faith, Hope and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds, Oh I'm so excited for her to discover these!! (Also did not know Wednesday Wars had a 3rd book come out, I read the first two way back when in middle school and high school, even though you've said it's not good I'm going to give it a chance lol)

[vanessaboling]

Other words for home by Jasmine Warga and Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại.

[martinezfamily]

I thought she would have Keeper of the Lost Cities on there I remember her loving those? Has she read Wolf Hollow and it's sequel My Own Lighting?

[katesteria]

The three sisters is my all time favorite book