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    babyDoll

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    #249012   2008-05-20 18:03 GMT      
    I just need some good books to get for this upcoming summer.
    I like fantasy, and have been known to read thrillers.
    I'm not a fan of sci-fi, or adult romance novels, though.
    Could anyone name some good ones for me?

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    #249013   2008-05-20 18:09 GMT      
    Twilight series
    Uglies series

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    #249014   2008-05-20 18:09 GMT      
    He's with me
    double helix( if you are into science)

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    #249015   2008-05-20 18:09 GMT      
    ok im pretty sure loads of ppl are gonna say this but read the twilight serires!! and since u like thrillers u should try Beverly Barton's books, there really good (Close Enought to Kill is one i read, it has some content u might not wanna read...thats just a warning) and well u should read The only Suspect by Jonnie Jacobs and umm u should try John Grisham, hes really good!!

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    #249016   2008-05-20 18:12 GMT      
    If you haven't already, read the Bartimaeus Trilogy. After that, I can't really help you as I don't tend to favour anymore fantasy books after that. Those were the last books I read before I started reading horror and normal fiction. Though, if you're interested, I would suggest a numerous amount of Stephen King classics, or Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. It's a classic. It may start off very confusing, because Heller mentions events as though the reader has already read them, but once you're done you'll understand EVERYTHING. Trust me.

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    #249017   2008-05-20 18:12 GMT      
    There is an author called Brooke Stevens who has written 2 wacky, kinda spooky fantasy novels - Tattoo Girl, and The Circus of the Earth and the Air. I don't like fantasy much, but I really got into these.

    Better known, and in the same vein, is Murakami. I've only read 2 of his books: Wind-up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore, and while Kafka moved a bit to slow for my taste, Wind-Up Bird was great.

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    #249018   2008-05-20 18:22 GMT      
    I will reccomend that you read twilight because its the best book ever!!!! And you said you like fantasy and this is fantasy!This is definitely a book you should read !
    also if you enjoy twilight then also read new moon and eclipse ( part of the twilight series ). Plus the last book in the series is coming out this august, so since you said that you wanted a book to read during the summer , august is in the summer ! Well I hoped this helps!

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    #249019   2008-05-20 18:48 GMT      
    Historical Fiction:
    Both Sides of Time series- Caroline B. Cooney (also romance)
    Bloody Jack series-L. A. Meyer (also adventure)
    If I Should Die Before I Wake- Han Nolan
    The Great and Terrible Beauty series- Libba Bray (also fantasyish fiction)
    The Other Boleyn Girl- Philippa Gregory
    The Queen’s Fool- Philippa Gregory
    The Book Thief- Markus Zusak

    Fantasyish Fiction
    Twilight series- Stephenie Meyer (also romance)
    The Mediator series- Meg Cabot (also romance)
    Avalon High- Meg Cabot (sorta)
    Uglies series-Scott Westerfeld
    Midnighters series- Scott Westerfeld

    Fiction:
    All American Girl- Meg Cabot
    The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things - Carolyn Mackler
    Fly on the Wall- E. Lockhart
    Megan Meade’s Guide to the McGowan Boys- Kate Brian
    Lucky T- Kate Brian
    The Five People You Meet in Heaven- Mitch Albom
    My Sister’s Keeper- Jodi Picoult
    The Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown

    Romance:
    The Angels Trilogy- Lurlene Mcdaniel
    The Pact- Jodi Picoult
    The Notebook- Nicholas Sparks

    Mystery:
    Stranger With My Face- Lois Duncan
    Down A Dark Hall- Lois Duncan
    Locked in Time-Lois Duncan
    Any book by R.L Stine

    Non- Fiction
    A Child Called It- Dave Pelzer
    Who Killed My Daughter- Louis Duncan

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    #249020   2008-05-20 19:34 GMT      
    Here are some of my favorites:

    Neil Gaiman is an amazing author!

    Edgar Allen Poe is a really good author. Check out his poems and short stories.

    William Shakespeare is good too.

    Any books by Scott Westernfeld or Neal Shusterman are really good too.

    Any books by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes are amazing! There is In The Forest of The Night, Demon In My View, Shattered Mirror, Midnight Predator. And then there is the The Kiesha'ra series: Hawksong (the best in the series!), Snakecharm, Falcondance, Wolfcry and Wyverhail.

    A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

    Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause

    The Princess Bride by William Goldman

    13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

    Girl At Sea by Maureen Johnson

    Abarat by Clive Barker, Make sue you get the hardcover version though!!! If you liked the first one be sure to check out the next book in the series Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War.

    Daughters of Destiny series: Keeper of the Winds by Jenna Solitaire, If you enjoyed the first one check out the next three books in the series. Keeper of the Waters, Keeper of the Flames and Keeper of the Earth.

    The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix

    The Maximum Ride series (The Angel Experiment, Schools Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, The Final Warning) by James Patterson

    His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle
    Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by James Patterson

    A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels and The Far
    Sweet Thing by Libba Bray

    The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw

    The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill, If you liked this one, check out the next two Blade of Fire and The Last Battle of
    the Icemark.

    The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding

    Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke

    The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

    Holes by Louis Sanchar

    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann
    Brashares

    Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

    A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass

    The Morganville Vampire series (Glass Houses, Dead Girls
    Dance, and Midnight Alley) by Rachel Cain

    The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini

    The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

    The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

    The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

    Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer

    Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

    Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

    All-American Girl by Meg Cabot

    Uglies series by Scott Westernfeld

    The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong by William Nicholson

    Define “Normal” by Julie Ann Peters

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

    Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

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    #249021   2008-05-20 23:04 GMT      
    I love Meg Cabot and Sophie Kinsella's books. I am in the process of reading Emily Giffin's books. They are all great authors!


    For I teen I recommend Meg Cabot's young adult books. She is the best author. She has adult books too, so you can grow with her.
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