It's summertime and I've reached that inevitable boredome. Any good read

Question: It's summertime and I've reached that inevitable boredome!. Any good reads to suggest for a bored teenager!?

Yes, a week ago, I was wishing to be in this very position- sitting around, with absolutely nothing to do!. But as it is, I find myself not knowing what to do with myself!. Being summertime, friends are hard to get together seeing as how everyone is vacationing, and swimming, water games, sports, etc!. are kind of a "been-there-done-that" kind of thing for me!. What I'm really looking for is a good book/series for a 17 year old girl who is up for almost anything (that isn't Star Wars/Halo-esque) and has a good plot, characters with depth, and general fun!. I have a wide range- Fantasy like Harry Potter, Twilight, & Sweep series to medical and sci-fi thrillers like Michael Crichton!.

I've heard Host by Stephenie Meyer is good and I know there's a vast world of books waiting to be read!. Any suggestions!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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If you like interesting books read House Of Leaves by Mark Z!. Danielewski

A really good book that is fantasy is the Sabriel series written by Garth Nix the other two books are Lirael and Abhorsen!. Those books are great!.

I would not recommend Twilight, I am sorry I know a lot of people love it but unless you are up for a teenage love triangle meant for middle schoolers then don't read it!.

Harry Potter is a great book love it!.

Horror-Stephen King The Cell is a great book I was hooked on it!.

Those are a lot of great books that I loved, tell me if you read any of them and like them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Society of S by Susan Hubbard is good!. The House of Night series is excellent, it starts with Marked!. I'm currently reading book 1 of the Morganville Vampires, which is called Glass Houses!. Poison Study by Maria V!. Snyder is also really good!. I read constantly and could recommend a ton more, but I think these will be a good start!. By the way, the Star Wars sequels/prequels are also very good, but the above books are all fantasy and vampire fiction!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Try the Redwall books by Brian Jacques!. THEY ROCK!!!!

You could also try the Earth's Children series by Jean M!. Auel:
#1 The Clan of the Cave Bear
#2 The Valley of Horses
#3 The Mammoth Hunters
#4 The Plains of Passage
#5 The Shelters of StoneWww@QuestionHome@Com

"100 Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez!. You have to be a rather sophisticated, intelligent person to appreciate it, but it's brilliant!.

I read it when I was your age!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

pillars of the earth by ken follett
the hitchikers guide to the galaxy series
the left behind series
lauraine snelling
karen kingsbury
the notebook, the guardian by nicholas sparksWww@QuestionHome@Com

Jane Eyre is really good!. It's really thick, but its fun and gets sort of scary sometimes!. also you may like the Vampire Academy series!. There are A LTO OF BOOKS OUT THERE!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Artemis Fowl Series!. It a great series if you like modern fantasy!. Trust me i love modern fantasyWww@QuestionHome@Com

Pendragon!.!.!.good summer series!.!.!.!.good characters lots of action - once you start you don't want to put them down and you won't have to!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sarah Dessen Books - This Lullaby, Truth about Forever, just listen, lock and keyWww@QuestionHome@Com

On the road by Jack Kerouac!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller!.!. it's good to read for someone who will be going to college soonWww@QuestionHome@Com

try james patterson
tami hoagWww@QuestionHome@Com

I'd consider starting with James Michener

Michener's major books include Tales of the South Pacific (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948), Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas, and Poland!. His nonfiction works include his 1968 Iberia about his travels in Spain and Portugal, his 1992 memoir The World is My Home, and Sports in America!.

Carribean, the Covenant, and Texas are my favorites!.!.I liked Centennial!.!.!.Poland was good but not great!.!.!. I'm told The Source is his most popular book!.

Moslty he wrote sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating historical facts into the story as well!. You see people come to an area, see their lives, their loves, their adventures, see their kids, and their grandkids get born, live, grow, have kids of their own, and die!. You follow whole families as they grown and change!.!.!.!.you care about the carachters as you really get to know them!.!.!. and there is lots of romance and adventure too!.!.!.also learn a lot about a place that way!.!.!.when I moved to Texas I used Michener's TEXAS as my textbook!.

C!.S!. Lewis is always a recomendation as well!. He did the Narnia books, of course, but also the Great Divorce!.!.!. which is not about a divorce but about a bunch of people in Hell who get to take a bus trip up to Heaven for a visit!.!.!.(spoiler hint!.!.!.NONE of them like it very much!.!.!.) it's my favorite one of his books!.

also there is Doctor Zhivago, which my sister's LOVED!.!.!.!.though it left me cold!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This is a PARTIAL list of FANTASY!. You can find the rest at the link below!.

Diana Wynne Jones:
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Volume I includes Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant; Volume II includes Witch Week, The Magicians of Caprona, and Mixed Magics!. Howl's Moving Castle

T!. A!. Barron:
Tree Girl
The Lost Years of Merlin Epic - The Lost Years of Merlin, The Seven Songs of Merlin, The Fires of Merlin, The Mirror of Merlin, and The Wings of Merlin!.
The Adventures of Kate - Heartlight, The Ancient One, and The Merlin Effect!.
The Great Tree of Avalon Trilogy - Child of the Dark Prophecy, Shadows on the Stars, and The Eternal Flame!.
Merlin's Dragon Trilogy - Merlin's Dragon Basilgarrad

Tamora Pierce:
The Song of the Lioness Series - Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, and Lioness Rampant!.
Protector of the Small Series - First Test, Page, Squire, and Lady Knight

Frank Beddor: The Looking Glass Wars and Seeing Redd
Michael Ende: Night of Wishes and The Neverending Story
Mary Stewart: A Walk in the Wolf Wood
Howard Pyle:
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Story of King Arthur and His Knights - There are several collections of stories about King Arthur!.

C!. S!. Lewis:
Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; and The Last Battle!.

Philip Pullman:
His Dark Materials - The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass!.

James Patterson:
Maximum Ride Series - The Angel Experiment, School's Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, and The Final Warning!.

Meg Cabot:
Mediator Series - Shadowland, Ninth Key, Reunion, Darkest Hour, Haunted, and Twilight!.

Anne McCaffrey: (a!.k!.a!. Anne Geddes)
Dragonsong Trilogy - Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums!.

Chris D'Lacey:
The Fire Within, Icefire, Fire Star, and The Fire Eternal!.
Donita K!. Paul:
Dragonspell, Dragon Quest, Dragon Knight, Dragon Fire, and Dragon Light!.

Elizabeth A!. Lynn:
Dragon's Winter and Dragon's Treasure!.
E!. E!. Knight:
Age of Fire Series - Dragon Champion, Dragon Avenger, and Dragon Outcast!.

Brian Jacques:
Redwall Series - Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, Mariel of Redwall, Salamandastron, Martin the Warrior, The Bellmaker, Outcast of Redwall, The Pearls of Lutra, The Long Patrol, Marlfox, The Legend of Luke, Lord Brocktree, The Taggerung, Triss, Loamhedge, Rakkety Tam, and High Rhulain!.

Joanne Harris: Runemarks
Juliet Marillier: Wildwood Dancing and Cybele's Secret
George MacDonald:
Phantastes and At the Back of the North Wind

Edwin A!. Abbott:
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (The sequel, Sphereland is by Dionys Burger!. It is possible to purchase both in one volume!.)

J!. R!. R!. Tolkien:
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Two Towers, and The Return of the King; Silmarillion; also Sir Gawain and the Green Knight!.

D!. J!. MacHale:
Pendragon Series - Merchant of Death, The Lost City of Faar, The Never War, The Reality Bug, Blackwater, The Rivers of Zadaa, The Quillan Games, The Pilgrims of Rayne, and Raven Rise!.

Christopher Paolini:
In the first book, Eragon, a young man finds a mysterious blue stone in the forested mountains above his home in Alagaesia!. Along with his blue dragon, Saphira, Eragon is stumbling about because things are happening to him which he does not understand!. His inner goodness and common sense enable him to muddle through and he has some help from a couple of humans and some dwarfs!. In the second book, Eldest, the dwarfs, elves, humans, Eragon, and Saphira have joined forces against evil!. Eragon and Saphira have begun training to understand and improve their skills!. A new, red dragon makes an appearance!. I've been told that in the third book a golden dragon will appear!. It has just been announced that the third book, Brisingr, will be available on September 20, 2008!. Originally planned as a trilogy, Paolini has recently decided that there will be four books in his Inheritance Cycle!.

John Beachem:
Storms of Vengeance is John's first novel and I've been told that it is part of a series of 8 to 10 books!. There is a murder mystery to be solved!. Who did it and why!? There is a mythical Lorradda Stone to locate!. There are three parallel stories as we follow the actions of three different groups of people!. There are also some ogres, two elves, several sorcerers, a troll, and one very impressive river monster!. The book ends with a cliff hanger!. One reason that young people gave for liking Harry Potter was the detail in the stories!. They will find plenty of detail here as well!. The title of the second book in the series will be The Hunter and the Marked!.

David Eddings:
There are three stories in Volume I of The Belgariad: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, and Magician's Gambit!. Volume II of The Belgariad has two stories: Castle of Wizardry and Enchanters' End Gambit!. If you are looking for grand adventure and plenty of detail it is here!. Some may object to the slow progression and limited action of this tale!. A sorcerer and his daughter, a sorceress, have gathered together a group of individuals to fight evil!. It seems that the particular make-up for this group is necessary based upon an ancient prophecy!. The group includes: the Nimble Thief, the Man with Two Lives, the Blind Man, the Dreadful Bear, the Knight Protector, the Horse Lord, the Bowman, the Queen of the World, and the Mother of the Race that Died!. A young boy named Garion, who was raised by his Aunt Pol, is caught up in all of this, though he doesn't know why!. But then, is she really his Aunt!? There is so much detail that I have not as yet confirmed there are no mistakes in the mapping of the story!. I thoroughly enjoyed The Belgariad and look forward to reading the sequel, The Mallorean!.

The Mallorean Volume I: Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, and Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
The Mallorean Volume II: Sorceress of Darshive and The Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
Polgara, the Sorceress by David Eddings
Belgarath, the Sorcerer by David Eddings

Terry Pratchett:
The Wee Free Men - Tiffany Aching and a clan of six inch tall blue men (pictsies) attempt to rescue her little brother and stop an invasion from Fairyland!.
A Hatful of Sky - The second Tiffany Aching novel!.
Wintersmith - The third Tiffany Aching novel!.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld)
Other books in the Discworld Series - The Colour of Magic, Witches Abroad, Sourcery, Wyrd Sisters, Thief of Time, Small Gods, and Mort!.

Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett: Good Omens
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman:
Dragonlance Chronicles - Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, Dragons of Spring Dawning, and Dragons of Summer Flame!.
Dragonlance Legends Trilogy - Time of the Twins, War of the Twins, and Test of the Twins!.

Jonathan Stroud:
Bartimaeus Trilogy - The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate!.

Isaac Asimov:
Though Asimov is usually thought of as a science fiction writer, Magic is a collection of his fantasy short stories!.

Jim Butcher:
The Dresden Files - Storm Front, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Blood Rites, Dead Beat, Proven Guilty, White Knight, and Small Favor!.

Terry Brooks:
The Sword of Shanarra, The Elfstones of Shanarra, and The Wishsong of Shanarra!.

Libba Bray:
A Great and Terrible Beauty - Gemma Doyle grew up in India, but after the death of her mother the 16 year old is sent to Spence Academy in London!. It is the Victorian Age and these young ladies are being trained for their future roles as wives to men they may not want to marry!. As so many have experienced, initially she is an unwelcome outsider!. Eventually, she makes friends with three girls and together they explore Gemma's supernatural powers and a group known as the Order!.
Sequels: Rebel Angels and The Sweet Far Thing

Mercedes Lackey:
The Mage Winds Trilogy - Winds of Fate, Winds of Change, and Winds of Fury!.
Velgarth Series - Exile's Honor, Exile's Valor, Take a Thief, Arrors of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, and Arrow's Fall
Diana Tregarde Trilogy - Burning Water, Children of the Night, and Jinx High!.

Roger Zelazny:
The First Chronicles of Amber - Nine Princes in Amber, The Guns of Avalon, Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon, and The Courts of Chaos!.
The Second Chronicles of Amber - Trumps of Doom, Blood of Amber, Sign of Chaos, Knight of Shadows, and Prince of Chaos!.

Richard Adams: Watership Down
George Orwell: Animal Farm
Richard Bach: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Bob Chapman: Visitors
David Gemmell: Waylander and In the Realm of the Wolf

Dean Koontz:
Odd Thomas Series - Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, and Odd Hours!.

Raymond E!. Fiest:
Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master
The Riftwar Saga - Magician, Silverthorn, A Darkness at Sethanon!.
Krondor's Sons -Prince of the Blood, The King's Bucaneer!.
Serpent War Saga - Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King, Shards of a Broken Crown!.
Riftwar Legacy - Krondor: The Betrayal, Krondor: The Assassins, Krondor: Tear of the Gods!.
Honored Enemy: Legends of the Riftwar
Conclave of Shadows Saga - Talon of the Silver Hawk, King of Foxes, Exile's Return!.
Dark War Saga - Flight of the Nighthawks, Into a Dark Realm, Wrath of a Mad God!.

Raymond E!. Fiest and Janny Wurts:
Empire Trilogy - Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, and Mistress of the Empire!.

Dave Farland:
Runelords - TheWww@QuestionHome@Com