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"Always have a vivid imagination, for you never know when you might need it."
-J.K. Rowling
If you are interested, what follows is the ultimate recommendation list for books and movies! And if you don't see your favorite here, just e-mail it to kingbart@comcast.net and it will eventually be added to the list.
But first, read this: Did you know that 60% of girls have a television in their bedrooms? And here's something scarier: The average American girl spends more time watching TV than she does being in school! We're not saying that's bad, but studies clearly show that the more TV a person watches, the more likely she is to be overweight. Dang it! Plus, nobody has ever felt better about herself because she watched a lot of television. (Okay, NOW we're saying it's bad.)
But here's GOOD NEWS: 40% of people who are regular readers do lots of volunteer and charity work. (That's more than twice as good as the non-readers.) In other words, readers are good people.
There are LOTS of girl magazines out there to choose from. The best ones make it seem as if you're joining a cool club when you read them, and they give you interesting and helpful information from people you trust and like.
Girls' magazines have changed a lot in the last twenty years. Where they used to have articles about "being a good friend" or "making a difference in the world," modern girls' magazines often emphasize "flirting guides" and "how to be hot."
If you're wondering if you want to be in a magazine's "club," a good place to start is the front cover. Is it ALL about flirting, shopping, and dieting? If the magazine has the word "hot" or "sexy" (as in "How to Look Hot for Your Boyfriend" or "Who's Sexy, Who's Not"), then please make the magazine really hot by putting it in a fireplace.
Another good thing to notice is what kind of ads run in the magazines. About 75% of the total ads for many teen girl magazines are for hair care products, fashion, or body and face products.
Of course, sometimes it's fun to read celebrity gossip. It's sort of like eating junk food; you know it's not good for you, but you do it anyway! So if you feel like junk food, grab a Teen People. But there are healthy alternatives too. Magazines like American Girl and Girl's Life usually go out of their way to include positive, useful information besides how to get your parents to let you wear miniskirts.
Random Question: Have you ever noticed that the girls reading Seventeen are usually 13 years old?
"When I give a favorite book to a friend... it's like giving the gift of a vacation to a whole new place."
-Susan Branch
This is NOT a complete list of all the great books for girls ever written. It IS a list of some excellent titles you may not have seen before. If you find a good author, read everything else she's ever written. Then go on to the next author on the list!
BTW, more books have been written about the real-life teenager Joan of Arc (1412-1431) than any other girl, or woman; about 10,000 titles at last count. (Try Diane Staley's Joan of Arc if you're interested in learning about her.) As for fictional characters, girl detective Nancy Drew's series started in 1930. Since then, her books have sold more than 200,000,000 copies, and they're still going strong.
Readers 9-13ish
Avi, True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. It's the 1830s, and a 13-year old girl has to cross the Atlantic in this good story. (We've heard the author has written one or two other books as well.)
Franny Billingsley, The Folk Keeper. The poetic and magical story of a teen girl in Victorian England.
Carol Ryrie Bink, Caddie Woodlawn. A Girl Stuff reader’s favorite!
Jeanne Birdsall. The Penderwicks. Top notch!
Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and others. Judy Blume is an honest and funny writer; in short, she's cool.
Meg Cabot. She's written a LOT of books, and they're quick, funny reads. Try All-American Girl, or any of The Princess Books. (She also writes spookier stuff under the name Jenny Carroll, like the Mediator series.)
Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Although written a century ago, this may be one the best story about a girl (or anyone else!) walking through a mirror ever written. Dreamy and curious!
Esme Raji Codell, Sahara Special. A girl has to repeat 5th grade in this pretty funny story.
Susan Cooper, Dark Is Rising. This book starts a fantasy series that is really well-written and imaginative. Good stuff.
Sharon Creech, Bloomability. This is a quite good book, and Creech has more where that came from, like Walk Two Moons, Heartbeat, Chasing Redbird and The Wanderer.
Erzsi Deak, Stories for Girls. These are stories about girls and their experiences as they hit womanhood.
The Dear America... series. This series is really solid; different authors writing in diary form about some part of US history.
Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie. Readers LOVE this story of a 10-year old girl who gets a stray dog. If you prefer rodents, The Tale of Despereaux is also a great book.
Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember. An odd and interesting science fiction book that has a good mystery in it; it's the first book of a series, apparently.
Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses. A kid's story, but strangely touching.
Nancy Farmer wrote The Ear, The Eye and the Arm and The House of the Scorpion. Even if you don't like science fiction, you'll like these, because they are really good books. (The Sea of Trolls and A Girl Named Desire rock, too.)
Louise Fitzhugh, Harriet the Spy. This book is pretty much a classic. Its sequel is pretty good too.
Cornelia Funke. Top notch imaginative writer! Try Inkheart, Inkspell, or The Thief Lord.
Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods. A foster child learns about the mystery of her past.
William Goldman, The Princess Bride. What a great story. Read it already!
Margaret Peterson Haddix's "Shadow Children" series (beginning with Among the Hidden) are thoughtful and suspenseful books about the future. Another popular title of hers is Just Ella.
Shannon Hale writes terrific adventure books that are excellent, original fairy tales. Take a peek at Goose Girl, Enna Burning, and The Princess Academy.
Michael Hoeye, any of the Hermux Tantamoq Adventures. Rodent stories with a heart!
Eva Ibbotson writes terrific historical novels set in interesting cultures. Try The Star of Kazan or Journey to the River Sea. Or try Secret of Platform 13.
Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle. Funny fantasy with great characters.
Patrice Kindl, Goose Chase. This book is a romantic fantasy with funny bits.
E.L. Konigsburg, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. The best story about running away in a museum ever written.
Amy Goldman Koss, The Girls. A story about a clique, with a chapter written by each of the six girls in the group. The author also wrote The Cheat.
Nancy Krulik, the How I Survived Middle School series. A Girl Stuff reader’s favorite!
Tanith Lee, Wolf Tower. Good fantasy with a strong female lead character; this book starts the Claidi Journals.
Gail Carson Levine. Many good books from her, although some are for younger readers. Ella Enchanted is her classic, and The Wish is good, too.
Lois Lowry has written a LOT of good girl books; the best known are The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Number the Stars. Anastasia Krupnik is the first book of a series about a 10-year old girl that readers like.
Ann M. Martin, A Corner of the Universe. A 12-year old girl meets her uncle, who's a little "different." Here Today is another good one by this author.
Wendy Mass, A Mango-Shaped Space. A Girl Stuff reader’s favorite!
Hilary McKay. Saffy's Angel. A really sweet, serious, and funny story about an English girl who finds out she's adopted. The author also wrote the excellent Indigo's Star.
Robin McKinley. Beauty. A romantic and lovely story. She's a good writer, so try other titles by her (like Blue Sword) if you like this one.
Louis A. Meyer, Bloody Jack. This is a good choice if you're up for pirate adventure. The title is a tip-off that Mary Faber (the "ships' boy" who's a girl) will be having an intense trip.
Marissa Moss, the Amelia books. Written as personal notebooks by a girl named Amelia, these are full of comments, doodles, and personality. And there's a lot of notebooks to choose from!
Naomi Shihab Nye, Habibi. Liyana is a 14-year old who moves from the U.S. to Jerusalem. A funny and bittersweet story. (The author also wrote A Maze Me: Poems for Girls.)
Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Lisa Papademetriou, Sixth-Grade Glommers, Norks, and Me. A must-read for anyone starting middle school.
Katherine Paterson, The Same Stuff as Stars. A really good book from the author of Bridge to Terabithia.
Richard Peck, A Long Way to Chicago and A Year Down Yonder. The coolest "grandmother" stories around. Touching and funny!
Lynn Rae Perkins. Her book All Alone in the Universe is about a girl getting dumped by her best friend. It's good.
Tamora Pierce. A terrific writer! Her best known books might be the fantasy series that starts with Alanna: The First Adventure.
Philip Pullman. Ruby in the Smoke. This is a story about Sally Lockhart, a teenager in Victorian England caught up in dark mysteries. For fantasy, we also like Pullman's fantasy trilogy, starting with The Golden Compass and his book Clockwork.
Celia Rees. Pirates! A rollicking good yarn about you'll-never-guess-what!
Mary Rodgers, Freaky Friday. The story of Annabel switching places with her mother has become a classic (and a so-so movie.) A Billion for Boris is the sequel, and it's a worthy follow-up.
Pam Munoz Ryan. Girls like Esperanza Rising, but also check out Becoming Naomi Leon, the excellent story of a 5th-grade Hispanic girl with the unusual talent of carving soap.
Jeff Smith and Charles Vess, Rose. A graphic novel about the adventures of the teenage Princess Rose. Great illustrations and good action.
Wendelin Van Draanene, Flipped. A girl and a boy take turns telling the story of their relationship in this VERY well-written book.
Judy Waite, Shopaholic. An English teenager has to deal with some pretty heavy problems.
Sarah Weeks, So B. It. Readers really rave about this sad and funny story about a 13-year old on a cross-country trip.
Gloria Whelan, Homeless Bird. A 13-year old girl in India has to deal with a society that doesn't think of her as an important person.
Deborah Wiles, Love, Ruby Lavender. A good story about a girl in the South.
Readers 12 and over
Laurie Halse Anderson. Speak. It's a tough freshman year for Melinda; the author writes fast-paced, realistic stories with a strong emotional pull.
Joan Bauer, Rules of the Road. A teenager drives a wealthy older woman around in a really funny story. (The author also wrote Squashed, Thwonk, and Sticks.)
Ann Brashares. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Way better than the movie, some girls think this is one of the better books around.
Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre. Although written in the 19th century, the characters of this book still shine brightly. A terrific Victorian novel.
Caroline B. Cooney, The Face on the Milk Carton. Even if you're lactose intolerant, you may like this mystery. (The author also wrote Goddess of Yesterday, a good story of the battle of Troy.)
Sarah Dessen. Try The Truth About Forever, Someone Like You, or That Summer.
Jennifer Donnelly, A Northern Light. A really good, pull-no-punches book about the life a teenager in 1900.
Sharon G. Flake. Who Am I Without Him? Ten short stories about black girls and the way they think about boys.
Lucy Fran. Oy Joy! This author is good at making heavy topics seem funny. Try also I Am an Artichoke.
Tanuja Desai Hidier, Born Confused. Just read it.
Cathy Hopkins has a series of books with titles that begin with the words Mates, Dates, and... We're not saying they're good, but some girls like them.
Susan Juby, Alice, I Think. Don't be fooled by the book's cover; this is a funny story of a home-schooled teenager who decides to try something different.
Carolyn Mackler, The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things. A really funny story about a 15-year old who feels like a misfit. The same author also wrote Love and Other Four-Letter Words and Vegan Virgin Valentine.
Gregory Maguire. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. This is a re-telling of the Wizard of Oz from the point of view of the Wicked Witch. Also read Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister.
Lauren Myracle, ttyl. The best book written with IMs ever, uh, written.
Garth Nix, Sabriel. This excellent fantasy book kicks off a series about a teenage girl that readers find impossible to put down.
Mitali Perkins, Monsoon Summer. A California girl travels to India and finds the culture (and weather!) a whole new world. (The author also wrote The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen.)
Louise Rennison. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. This is just the first of a number of books in the series; besides giving you some laughs, you'll also learn some good British slang.
Ann Rinaldi writes great American historical novels. Try The Last Silk Dress or The Quilt Trilogy.
Dyan Sheldon. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. The title pretty much sums up the idea behind this funny, well-written story. (It's way better than the movie they made of it!)
Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. This is the first book in a series about an African woman detective named Precious Ramotswe. The books are wise and funny and different.
Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl. This book about high school cruelty and identity is somewhere between fantasy and science fiction. (It's also between really good and great.) Spinelli also wrote Loser and Maniac Magee.
Susanna Vance, Sights. Describing the plot of this magical and odd book will sound crazy; it's definitely different. Vance also wrote Deep, which is more of an adventure.
Virginia Euwer Wolff, Make Lemonade. This book starts a short series that has been described as "stunning." Read it; unlike most series, this one may get better as it goes!
Jane Yolen. This talented author has written a LOT of books; Briar Rose is a particularly interesting one.
These are graphic novels from Japan; they are designed to be read from the back to the front, in reverse order. (The pages are read from right to left, not left to right!) There is a type called "shojo" (or shojo shumi or even shoujou) that is written for girls. (Shojo means "girl" in Japanese.) The stories are usually romantic and innocent, and most of the readers of shojo are girls between the ages of 11-16. Note that the publishers of most shojo books label them with age restrictions. Be sure to check with your parents so they can approve your book choices; we don't recommend ANY Shojo Ai or Shounen Ai books.
If you've seen the manga style before, you know that the drawings of the girls usually show them with HUGE eyes. That's why shojo books are sometimes called "big eyes save the world." This art style came about during the late 1800s, when Japanese leaders encouraged the Japanese people to imitate Western countries. (Oh, and special thanks to Camille and Mird for their help!)
Ages 10 and up:
Full Moon o Sagashite by Arina Tanemura. This series gets great reviews. It's about a 12 year old girl who has to have her vocal cords removed. That sounds a bit odd, but trust us, it's a really beloved series.
Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode by Mia Ikumi. If you ever wanted to find out about the Mew Mew Gang, this is the book to do it with!
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (several volumes) by Hayao Miyazaki. You may have seen movies like Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke; this book is by the guy who made those films!
Cardcaptor Sakura by Anita Sengputa and CLAMP. There is a group of all-female manga artists known as CLAMP who have a lot of fans. Try this example of their work and see if you like it.
Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi. A 14-year old girl saves the world while wearing cute outfits. MUCH better than the animated series.
Magical X Miracle by Yuzu Mizutani. Merleawe can’t wait to learn magic. But when it’s discovered she and the master wizard look almost exactly the same, Merleawe is taken to the castle to be his substitute while he’s missing.
+Anima by Natsumi Mukai. Meet Cooro, Senri, Husky and Nana. They are children with animal superpowers. They use them to survive on their travels.Ages 13 and up:
D-N-Angel by Sugisaki, Nibleys, Dyer. A middle school boy is transformed into a famous thief every time he sees a girl he likes.
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya and others. An orphan is taken in by a mysterious family whose members turn into Chinese Zodiac animals.
Short Program by Mitsuru Adachi. Well-done short stories about high school and college-age kids.
Socrates in Love by Kyoichi Katayama. A thoughtful and serious love story.
Spirit of Wonder by Kenji Tsuruta. A sweet central character and great art.
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa. Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse break the laws of alchemy and are an a journey for the famous, yet mysterious, Philosopher’s Stone.
Bleach by Tite Kubo. Ichigo Kurosaki is a high-schooler with the ability to see ghosts. When he meets a Soul Reaper, (a Shinigami) Ichigo accidentally steals her powers.
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. Luffy has big dreams to be the king of pirates. But when he eats the gum-gum devil fruit, he gains the ability to stretch his body like rubber. Only problem is, how can you be a pirate if you can’t swim?
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto is a goofball who wants to be the world’s best ninja. The ramen-obsessed boy also has the spirit of the Nine-tailed fox inside him. DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE ANIME, THE BOOK IS BETTER.
Wish by CLAMP. When Shuichiro rescues the angel Kohaku, she wants to give him a wish. But he says he’s already got everything he needs.
"From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot in front of the other. But when books are opened, you discover you have wings."
-Helen Hayes
Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie. Even the toughest girl will cry like a baby when she reads this inspirational and touching story.
Laura Allen, Clever Letters. This book is all about fun calligraphy, doodles, secret messages, and note-writing tricks.
Jennifer Bonnell, D.I.Y. girl. Lots of fun projects!
Julia DeVillers, GirlWise. A clearinghouse of useful and fun information.
Karen Gravelle, The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know.)
Shari Graydon, Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know.
Bethany Hamilton, Soul Surfer. The author is a surfer who lost her arm to a shark. Not only did she survive, but she kept on surfing. A moving and true story.
Holly Hartman, Girlwonder. Once we saw how easy it was to make a skirt out of old Star Wars pillowcases, we were hooked.
Phillip Hoose, The Race to Save the Lord God Bird. The story of the ivory-billed woodpecker is the story of every endangered species and humans. If you care about animals, give this a spin. It's a great book.
Keva Marie and Super Clea, Hey, Day! Wow: A page of cool stuff to do and think about for every day of the year.
Bart King, The Big Book of Boy Stuff. A great book about an unfortunate subject.
Kathleen Krull, Lives of Extraordinary Women (and What the Neighbors Thought).
Anne Elizabeth Moore, Hey Kidz! Buy This Book. If you care about how ads are taking over the planet, read this.
Pam Nelson, Cool Women: The Thinking Girl's Guide to the Hippest Women in History.
Mary Pipher. Reviving Ophelia. A serious book about adolescent girls. One girl in it says "Everything good in me died in junior high." To learn why so many girls seem to lose that special magic in their teen years, read this book.
Mary Osborne and Kia Afcari. Sister Surfer. A beautiful book about surfing as well as a manual of "how to surf." Even if you're nowhere near a beach, this is a fun book to leaf through.
Esmerelda Santiago, When I Was Puerto Rican. A great coming-of-age autobiography about a girl who moves from Puerto Rico to New York.
Candace Savage. Born to Be a Cowgirl: A Spirited Ride through the Old West.
Leslie Sills, From Rags to Riches: A History of Girls' Clothing in America.
Sara Stein. Great Pets! An Extraordinary Guide to More Than 60 Usual and Unusual Family Pets.
Mina Carson. Girls Rock! Fifty Years of Women Making Music.
The average girl between 8-18 years of age watches 152 films a year, and of those, 153 are chick flicks. If you're wondering if you are a person who really likes chick flicks, take this quiz.
A good message for a movie to give is:
A. Evil sometimes triumphs.
B. True love will win out no matter what.
C. Bunnies are cute!
If you answered B., you like Chick Flicks! Enjoy the following list. (If you answered A., you don't like Chick Flicks. Go arrange your Star Wars action figures. If you answered C., please go outside and play hopscotch.)
The key to enjoying a good girl movie is to realize that there's nothing wrong with a cute, funny movie that has a happy ending. These movies provide escape from a world where happy endings might be in short supply!
This is not a complete list of all the great girl movies ever made. It IS a list of films that especially appeal to girls. New movies come out constantly, and since you are probably aware of movies that came out during the last few years, we tried to include some older movies on our lists.
Anyway, if you're looking for a good slumber party selection for your friends or a good movie to watch with your mom, take a peek at the following. There's nothing here rated "R", and almost no PG-13s either. Feel free to watch as many PG-8s as you want, though! J
CATEGORIES! Some of these categories blend into each other. For example, most of the comedies also have romance in them, but they seem to be more about laughs than love.
Adventure!
The Babysitter's Club (1995, PG) For the hardcore fans, this movie combines elements of the Baby-sitters Club books 45, 86, and Kristy's Book.
Fly Away Home (1996, PG) Based on a true story, Anna Paquin and her dad try to help a gaggle of geese migrate.
Harriet the Spy (1996, PG)
How to Steal a Million (1966, NR) Audrey Hepburn stars in a crime caper set in Paris.
The Journey of Natty Gan (1985)
Little House on the Prairie (2005, NR) The movie version of the story is surprisingly good, and much closer to the book than the TV series.
A Little Princess (1995, G) This is a re-make of a 1939 Shirley Temple film, and it's really pretty good!
The Man from Snowy River (1982, PG-13)
Matilda (1996, PG)
The Parent Trap (1961 and 1998, G and PG) Take your pick of the girl who's pretending to be her own twin and trying to get her parents back together.
Switching Goals (1999, G) Yes, the Olsen twins were once normal, and this soccer film is one of their better movies. (Passport to Paris from the same year is decent, too.)
Comedy!
16 Candles (1984, PG) This is sort of a romance also.
Clueless (1995, PG-13) Okay, if we're going to have ONE PG-13 comedy, this would be it.
Emma (1996, PG) Based on a famous novel by Jane Austen, this movie made Gwyneth Paltrow.
Gidget (1959, G) What do you get when you cross a surfing girl with a "midget"? (See the title of this film for the answer.) This movie set the stage for Blue Crush (2002, PG-13).
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985, PG)
Father of the Bride (1991, PG)
A League of Their Own (1992, PG)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, PG) It's overrated, but some people really love it.
Napoleon Dynamite (2004, PG) You either get it or you don't.
Overboard (1987, PG)
The Princess Bride (1987, PG) What every princess wants to hear from her prince: "As you wish!"
The Princess Diaries (2001, G) Great book, good movie! Funny goings-on in Genovia; the sequel to this movie is not as good, but sequels rarely are.
The Wallace & Gromit Movie: The Curse of the Wererabbit (2005, G)
Dramas and Tragedies! Because girls are happiest when they're crying. (Wait, that doesn't make sense. Well, you know what we mean.)
Anne of Green Gables (1985, NR) Anne is orphaned and sent to live with her aunt and uncle. The same director did two good sequels to this tale as well.
Finding Neverland (2004, PG)
Little Women (1994, G)
My Girl (1991, PG) One important summer in the life of an 11-year-old girl named Vada.
Norma Rae (1979, PG) A true story that won Sally Field an Oscar.
Selena (1997, PG) Jennifer Lopez plays a famous Latina pop star, and she does a good job of it.
Sense and Sensibility (1995, PG) A Jane Austen novel brought perfectly to life.
Somewhere in Time (1980, PG) Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman!) in a romance with Christopher Reeve.
The Way We Were (1973, PG)
Two for the Road (1967) Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney.
A Walk to Remember (2002, PG) We read the book. We watched the movie. We cried both times.
Hayao Miyazaki!
This Japanese artist, author, and director is brilliant. We strongly suggest you see his work! (And watch it with the subtitles on to get the full experience.)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988, G)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989, G)
Spirited Away (2002, PG)
Howl's Moving Castle (2005, PG)
Another good Japanese animated film:
The Cat Returns (2002, G)
Musicals! A lot of good Disney films would go here, but we won't bother listing them because you've seen them already.
Bye Bye Birdie (1963, G) Enjoy this movie's silliness; it has the best song for a girl in a bad mood ever written: "Put on a Happy Face"!
Grease (1978, PG)
Hairspray (2007, PG) A Girl Stuff reader’s favorite!
High Society (1956) This movie shows why Grace Kelly was a superstar back in the day.
The King and I (1956, NR)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005, PG) A documentary showing 11-year olds in New York learning "old school" dance styles.
Mary Poppins (1964, G)
My Fair Lady (1964, G)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, PG)
Oliver! (1968, G)
The Sound of Music (1965, NR)
West Side Story (1961, NR)
The Wizard of Oz
Romance!
"They want cheap sentiment? I'll pump 'em so full of sap they'll be blowing their nose with a pancake."
-Lisa Simpson
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961, not rated)
Casablanca (1942, PG)
A Cinderella Story (2004, PG)
Corpse Bride (2005, PG)
The Cutting Edge (1992) An ice skater teams up with an ex-hockey player for a possible Olympics run.
Ice Castles (1979, PG) is another good tear-jerker.
Ever After (1998, PG-13) Okay, we'll allow one PG-13 here because so many girls asked for this movie.
Persuasion (1995, PG) A great film version of a Jane Austen novel. Set in England in 1814.
Roman Holiday (1953, NR) Audrey Hepburn won an Oscar playing a princess who goes undercover with Gregory Peck in Rome.
Runaway Bride (1999, PG)
Sabrina (1954, NR; 1995, PG) Audrey Hepburn and Julia Ormond give their versions of a young woman named Sabrina in two good versions of the same story.
Sleepless in Seattle (1993, PG)
Swing Shift (1984, PG)
While You Were Sleeping (1995, PG) One of the best coma love stories of all time.
You've Got Mail (1998, PG)
Alias (2001 on, TV-14) The first few seasons are good, then it goes downhill.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2002, TV-PG)
Freaks and Geeks (2000, TV-PG)
Gilmore Girls (2000-2005, TV-PG)
Little House on the Prairie (1974-1980, TV-G)
My So-Called Life (1994, NR)
Smallville (2001 on, TV-PG)
The 10th Kingdom (2000, TV-14) A fun jumble of fairy tales in the modern day.
Xena, Warrior Princess (1995-2001, TV-PG)