Hmm, for your experiment... try the original Princess Diaries (the movie was dreadful, the book is fun and light and a perfect example of "voice" carrying the story), the brand-new Majix: Notes from a Serious Teen Witch (which deserves more attention anyhow), or if you haven't indulged yet, Heinlein's Have Spacesuit, Will Travel.
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