Any good books to read this summer? I need ideas!!?

Question: Any good books to read this summer!? I need ideas!!!?

hi,

need booms to read anything will do!! whats ur fave books!?!?!?
thx byeWww@QuestionHome@Com

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Hi,
Here are some of my top recommendations!. They are all SUPER good books!

TEEN:

Kissing Doorknobs by: Terry Spencer Hesser
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Kissing!.!.!.

The Midnight Club by: Christopher Pike
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Midnigh!.!.!.

The Decoding of Lana Morris by: Laura McNeal & Tom McNeal
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Decodin!.!.!.

Zipped by: Laura McNeal & Tom McNeal
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Zipped/!.!.!.

Crushed by: Laura McNeal & Tom McNeal
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Crushed!.!.!.

Janeys Girl by: Gayle Friesen
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Janeys-!.!.!.

Crooked by: Laura McNeal & Tom McNeal
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Crooked!.!.!.

Claws by: Will Weaver
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Claws/W!.!.!.

Star Girl by: Jerry Spinelli
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Stargir!.!.!.
Sharing Sam by: Katherine Applegate
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Sharing!.!.!.

The Truth About Forever by: Sarah Dessen
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Truth-a!.!.!.

Someone Like you by: Sarah Dessen
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Someone!.!.!.

Looking for Alaska by: John Green
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Looking!.!.!.

Beating Heart A Ghost Story by: A!. M!. Jenkins
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Beating!.!.!.

Noah Confessions by: Barbara Hall
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Noah-Co!.!.!.

Breaking Rank by: Kristen D!. Randle
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Breakin!.!.!.

Slumming by: Kristen D!. Randle
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Slummin!.!.!.

The only Alien on the Planet by: Kristen D!. Randle
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Only-Al!.!.!.

ADULT Romance/Adventure:

Tea Rose by: Jennifer Donnelly
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Tea-Ros!.!.!.

Samantha and the Cowboy by: Loraine Heath
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Samanth!.!.!.

Amelia and the Outlaw by: Loraine Heath
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Amelia-!.!.!.

Janet Dailey's Calder series
http://www!.janetdailey!.com/

Emma and the Outlaw by: Linda Lael Miller
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Emma-an!.!.!.

Lily and the Major by: Linda lael Miller
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Lily-an!.!.!.

Caroline and the Raider by: Linda Lael Miller
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Carolin!.!.!.

Linda Lael Miller's the McKentrick series
http://www!.lindalaelmiller!.com/books/ser!.!.!.

HORROR:

House by: Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/House/F!.!.!.

Thr3e by: Ted Dekker
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Thr3e/T!.!.!.

Velocity by: Dean Koontz
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Velocit!.!.!.

Angles and Demons by: Dan Brown
http://search!.barnesandnoble!.com/Angels-!.!.!.

They are all really good books! I highly recommend each and everyone!

Hope I helped and happy reading!

Sorry I just realized my links do not work! UGH! How annoying!. If you just type the name of the book in it will pull it up!.!. Sorry!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I love Meg Cabot (Heather Wells & Queen of Babble) and Sophie Kinsella's (Shopaholic [soon to be movie] & Remember Me) Emily Giffin (Something Borrowed & Something Blue, Baby Proof) books!. I am in the process of reading Jennifer Weiner's (Good In Bed & Certain Girls) books!. They are all great authors!

For a young adult/teen Meg Cabot's young adult books!. She is the best author!. also best selling!. She wrote tons of books including the Princess Diaries (Movies based on her books), Mediator (upcoming movie), 1-800-Missing (TV show based on her books), Jinx, Airhead and more!. She has adult books too, so you can grow with her!.

If you want more info or any of the authors website's email me!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

If you like something pretty easy to read, say for a chillout beach holiday, I'd recommend 'The Abortionist's Daughter' or 'A Secret History Of Tractors In Ukrainian'!. Two very different novels, but both pretty good easy reads!. If you want something really meaty, one of the best books I've read in recent years is 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt!. About 600+ pages, but when I was given it to read in a week at uni (and panicked for 3 days wondering how I would ever finish it!), I settled down at about midday and couldn't put it down until I finished it - about 3am!Www@QuestionHome@Com

twilight by stephenie meyer! best book in the world! =]]

next in the series:
new moon
eclipse
(breaking dawn will be released on aug 2)

'the host' by stephenie meyer!.

'one for the money' by janet evanovich
(part of the stephanie plum series{DIFFERENT stephanie!})

next in the series:
two for the dough
three to get deadly
four to score
(there are 14, i don't want to list them all!)

but the steph plum series is SO funny, romantic, and normal!. =] stephanie plum is my hero! =] (btw--when i say funny, i mean SO funny you might possibly wet your pants! hehe)

enjoy!Www@QuestionHome@Com

my favorite books:
harry potter
twilight - stephenie meyer
the host - stephenie meyer
the neverending story - michael ende
sweep - cate tiernan
lord of the rings - tolkien
jane eyre - charlotte bronte
wuthering heights - emily bronte
fahrenhiet 451 - ray bradbury
to kill a mockingbird - harper lee
of mice and men - steinbeck
staying fat for sarah byrnes - chris crutcher
stotan! - chris crutcher
uglies, pretties, specials - scott westerfeld
peeps - scott westerfeld
ender's game, speaker for the dead, xenocide - orson scott card
the davinci code - dan brown
the giver - lois lowry
anna karenina - tolstoy
sophie's world - jostein gaarder
the vampire chronicles - anne rice
obsidian butterfly - laurel k hamilton
angry moon - terrill - lanford
sisterhood of the traveling pants - ann brashers
you don't know me - david klass
a great and terrible beauty, rebel angels, the sweet far thing - libba bray
eragon - christopher paolini
oliver twist - dickens
the picture of dorian gray - oscar wilde

anything by shakespeare
but especially
a midsummer night's dream
hamlet
julius caesar
much ado about nothing
and romeo and juliet
(what can i say!? i AM a girl!.)

wicked, son of a witch - gregory maguire
the golden compass, the subtle knife, the amber spyglass - phillip pullman
izzy willy-nilly - cynthia voigt
matilda - roald dahl
thinner - stephen king
tangerine - edward bloor
stargirl - jerry spinelli
the dollanganger series - vc andrews
a million little peices - james fray
burned - ellen hopkinsWww@QuestionHome@Com

I second Velocity by Dean Koontz,!.!.!.actually anything by him!. If you like the first, read them in order written and see the changing themes and styles!.

If you like Little Women, try Eight Cousins, and Rose In Bloom!.

YA fiction by Madeleine L'Engle!.

Or you could read the book to a movie you've liked - the book's always better!

If you want something to think about, Ralph Waldo Emerson's is about the only non-fiction that really interested me!.

Summer's off are also a great time to look into subjects that are just personal interest: hobbies, things you've wondered about but were too busy to look up!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Here are some I bet you've not heard of!.

Carter Beats the Devil where Carter, a real-life magician becomes embroiled in the plot to kill Warren Harding and saves the Republic!. It is a very funny, adventurous and romantic book!.

Smilla's Sense of Snow Smilla is a glaciologist who befriends a young neighbor!. The boy is found dead and of course Smilla knows that something is up!. The police don't care about the victim because he was Inuit!. Smilla is herself half Inuit and she does know something about ice!. Her revenge on the perpetraitors is terrible!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I really like the author Diane Mott Davidson she has a tone of books thery are a serious though!. Goldy the main chacter is a cateer and she always ends up founding dead bodys and she then tires to help and solve them they are some of hte best books i have ever read you have to read them in order to understand them the first one is called Catering to NobodyWww@QuestionHome@Com

http://www!.jerryspinelli!.com
Suggest you look at the books as they turn 'round; particularly Eggs, The Library Card and Wringer!. Some books are under 'More' and turn again!. All are found after you click on Books on the blackboard!.

http://www!.lisiharrison!.com
The Clique is pretty funny reading; I liked Dial L for Loser!.

http://www!.scottwesterfeld!.com
After a slow start, Uglies really picks up steam and is a very good book!. Midnighters starts a bit faster!.!.!. the Dark Ones, ooh, boy!. Westerfeld is getting to be a better writer all the time!.

http://www!.stephenking!.com
This man is never without words, though I encourage reading On Writing, also, if you write!. The Shining!.

http://www!.sarahdessen!.com
Good writing, great premises, nice look at things here!.

http://www!.neilgaiman!.com
My favorite book by him so far (that I've read at this point) is Neverwhere, a really great book!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You should read Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse!. And Breaking Dawn and Midnight Sun when they are released!.

And The Vampire Kisses series

The uglies series

Meg Cabot is a good series as well

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle

And the Night world series

They are all good series I bet you'd like them!.

Hope I helpedWww@QuestionHome@Com

twilight(obviously mentioned)
the host also by stephanie meyer is A-MAZE-ING better then twilight
city of bones/ashes
unmm anything by sarah dessan is always good
a ook called ater its a little confusing but really good(rated p!.g!.)
lol!. umm those are my faves!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

Those are my favorites :-)Www@QuestionHome@Com

i enjoyed james patterson's " sail"!.also great thriller , by phillip margolin , called executive privilege!. also trashy hollywood one , by tori spelling !. enjoy !Www@QuestionHome@Com

james patterson, he is amazing! all his books are great i would really read: 1st to die, 2nd chance, 3rd degree, 4th of july, 5th horseman, 6th target and 7th heavenWww@QuestionHome@Com

Twilight by stephenie meyer!!!!!!!!!! best book ever!!! then read new moon, eclipse, and braking dawn ! you will love them!Www@QuestionHome@Com

The twilight sega!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Definitely
1984 by Goerge Orwell!.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenancem by !?!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Terry Pratchett's Discworld seriesWww@QuestionHome@Com

You said anything will do, so I'll offer suggestions from a variety of genres!.!.!.

For historical fiction (a lot of these contain underlying romance, as well):
-Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery (this series has eight books overall, the first one being Anne of Green Gables)!. This series takes place in the early 1900s, and is about a hot-headed, stubborn orphan girl who finds a way of fitting into the little town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island!. As the series progresses, the main character (Anne) grows up, marries, etc!.!.!.
-Anything by Jane Austen, such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, etc!.!.!.Many of her books are about women of the 1800s and their attempts at fitting into society, finding romance/love, etc!.!.!.
-Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - This is about four sisters in the 1860s, and it portrays how the sisters grow up, find romance/love, etc!.!.!.

For fantasy/fiction:
-The Hobbit by J!.R!.R!. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien!. Tolkien's books are filled with creativity, wonderful and imaginative characters, intelligence, and excellent writing!.!.!.
-The Chronicles of Narnia by C!.S!. Lewis - These may be written technically for children, but even adults can enjoy this series; this series is a very fun and magical read!. And the underlying messages in these books are very profound and intelligent!.
-I don't how old you are, but when I was a little younger I enjoyed Tamora Pierce's fantasy books/series!. Her books are for young teens and young adults, I believe, but even those older can enjoy her books!. My favorite series of hers was always Circle of Magic, which has four books, each one revolving around a kid with a special power!. Her series called The Song of the Lioness is also good; it's about a girl trying to become a knight!.
-For something a little more mature, perhaps, you could try George R!.R!. Martin's fantasy novels/series!. I have actually never read his stuff, but my dad enjoys his works (and so do many others I've talked to!.!.!.)!. His books are written for young adults and mainly adults, I believe!. One fantasy series of his that is popular is called A Song of Ice and Fire!.

For suspense:
-Books by Dean Koontz - Koontz's books are filled with excellent suspense!. His book called Watchers is good, and its suspense starts on page 1!. Watchers involves the consequences of a top-secret government laboratory genetically altering two creatures - one a very intelligent dog and the other a savage monster!. Koontz's books have excellent suspense and even a little horror intertwined in them, and many also have some romance involved in them!. Since I don't know how old you are, just as a warning, some of his books are a little more on the mature side, with some brief mature moments and some choice language!.

For something a little more classic, perhaps:
-Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - This is about a sailor/captain of a ship who, throughout the book, ends up in four different, interesting lands - one of the lands is inhabited by tiny people, one is inhabited by giants, one is inhabited by talking horses, and one of the lands is a floating island!.!.!.
-Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
-A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (and many other novels written by Dickens)

Best wishes!Www@QuestionHome@Com