Stand-Alone Book Suggestions??!!! (Sorry, I had to choose a book for this to go under...)

[Lily]

Lily's Ghosts is a stand alone.

[Chelsey]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

[Queralt✨]

My favorite ones are:
-The Perks of Being a Wallfloer by Stephen Chbosky
-The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
-A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (THIS ONE IS AWESOME)
-Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge

[Natalia]

I can recommend you some of my favorite book, if you want:

1. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
2. Before I Die by Jenny Downham.
3. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.
4. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
5. Míster God, I'm Anna by Fynn.
6. House Rules by Jodi Picoult.
7. PS: I love you by Cecelia Ahern.
8. Pack Up The Moon by Anna McPartlin.
10. The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.

[Sunny]

Making Faces Amazing story, beautiful characters.

I regret having it on my To-Reads list for so long. I recommend this one to everyone now. Hope you give it a chance :)

[Ella]

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Paper Towns by John Green

[Nadya]

The Truth About Forever (if you're into teenage romance stuff)
The Book Thief (This is my favorite book of all time!! PLEASE read it)
The Princess Bride (if you're looking for some LOLs)

[Jennifer]

The Clearing By Heather Davis - not your average love story although not as great as TFIOS by far
In A Heartbeat Loretta Ellsworth- very thought provoking and interesting
Never Fall Down Patricia McCormick - Warning this is written in broken English great book if you can get past this
Double Identity Margaret Peterson Haddix
Thriteen Reasons Why Jay Asher - Great book Great Author
Future of Us - Jay Asher
The Host- Stephanie Meyer

[SageMe]

Being Henry David by Cal Armistead is fantastic! As is Love Letters to the Dead (forgot the author) and The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart. :)

[Lilly]

-the 100 by Kass Morgan
-Graceling by Kristen Cashore (a lot of people think this is a series but it is a stand alone book. The other books Kristen Cashore wrote are about other characters from the Graceling but not a continuum series from the Graceling)
-The last pricess By Galaxy Craze
-Ashes,Ashes By Jo Treggiari

[Natalia]

I have new books for now.

-Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause.
-La Délicatesse by David Foenkinos.
-Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda.
-The Violets of March by Sarah Jío.
-The Long Walk Home by Will North.
-Eat, Pray and Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

[Sparrowlicious]

There's a 'recommendation' section on Goodreads where you can ask other readers for their recommendations. Mostly you'll probably see your friends answer but if you phrase it right you'll also get recommendations from strangers.
Here:
https://www.goodreads.com/recommendat...

So no, you don't need to start a forum topic with a book to go with. ;)

[Lauren]

THE BOOK THIEF YES

[Nadia]

Cruel Beauty
and if you're into classics: Eugénie Grandet

[Dee]

Amanda wrote: "Sparrowlicious wrote: "There's a 'recommendation' section on Goodreads where you can ask other readers for their recommendations. Mostly you'll probably see your friends answer but if you phrase it..."

there is a section for personal recommendations - you can say, i'm looking for a book that is a YA stand-alone with your other requirements and GR members (not just your friends) can provide recommendations

[Sonia]

Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper. I cried reading this book. The book is aim to a pre teen age group, but the story is so wonderful, sad, courageous, disppointing and loving.

[Sonia]

The Book Thief is also a wonderful story.

[Reilly]

The Help
The Book Thief
The Outsiders
Out of My Mind

[Drew]

A Monster Calls – a BRILLIANT middle grade psychological contemporary book.

Fangirl – About a shy "fangirl" Cath who starts college and writes fanfiction in her spare time (it does have quite a bit of cursing in it).

The Book Thief – WWII; I've noticed people have already recommended this, and it's definitely worth the read.

The One and Only Ivan – A sweet and sad middle grade contemporary novel about a small circus Gorilla with a big heart. It turned out to be ten times better than I expected it to be!

Cruel Beauty – A fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast; but this time Ignifex (er, Beast) is gorgeous and a DEMON.

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes – A super-fun fantasy middle grade standalone.

The Thief Lord – A thought-provoking light YA fantasy twist on Peter Pan: What if a child was the opposite of Peter, and all he wanted to do was grow up?

Wintergirls – A slightly disturbing look into a girl who has anorexia's life (it does have one strong curse word).

Hope that was helpful. I either loved or really enjoyed all of these, and most of them are pretty clean (with the exception of Fangirl—but that's super sweet and fluffy and I'd suggest at least giving it a try).

[Stephanie]

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

The Problem With Murmur Lee by Connie May Fowler

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

[Logan]

It depends on what genre of stand-a-lone you are looking for.


Me & Earl & The Dying Girl- If you Like books like the Fault In Our Stars

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson- If you like summery reads

Don't Look Back by Jennifer L Armentrout- if you like suspense

The Book Thief- If you really want to have a book with feels.

[Hannah]

I think this is a stand alone:
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaardner (it really is spelled like that!)

[Max]

The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom-It makes you think

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron-It does have a sequel, but it's definitely readable as a stand-alone

The Princess Bride by William Goldman-One of my personal favorites

[Jackie]

The Help - Kathryn Stockett
Great hist. fiction with voice, humor, and feeling.

Mockingbird - Katherine Erskine
Humbling story about Asperger's, cute yet emotional.

Sold - Patricia McCormick
A heavier read- do not attempt if you can't handle the subject of human trafficking.

Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
One of my favorite books EVER.

And lastly, anything by Laurie Halse Anderson or Jodi Picoult.

[Dramapuppy]

The Raft
What Happened to Serenity
Something Real

[Anastasia]

Nadya wrote: "The Truth About Forever (if you're into teenage romance stuff)
The Book Thief (This is my favorite book of all time!! PLEASE read it)
The Princess Bride (if you're looking for some LOLs)"

There are a few editions of The Princess Bride coming up on Goodreads. Which is the one you are referring to?

[Robyne]

After the Golden Age-There is another book with a minor character from this book but I wouldn't consider it a series.
These Broken Stars-There are more books coming out in the same universe as this one but it's not going to have the same characters.
Attachments
The End Games
Code Name Verity-There is another book in this same universe but I don't think any of the characters crossover.
The Night Circus
Before I Go To Sleep
Hate List
Before I Fall
I've Got Your Number

All were favorites of mine and are definitely not series. I too am not always a fan of series and like to read a good stand-alone. Thanks for starting this group. I'm getting a lot of good ideas of what to read next.