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What books should I add to my summer reading list?

I love Harry Potter, Twilight, The Joy Luck Club, Wicked, His Dark Materials, and many more. I'm interested in medicine, culture, travel, and history. Does anyone have any reading suggestions that I may like based on my favorite books and/or interests? Thanks!

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1. the island of the blue dolphin zia where the heart is the last summer of you and me the historian enjoy them
2. Try Travels with Charly - John Steinbeck crossing America with a french poodle as a companion. Fantastic book. On the Road by Jack Kerouac - the book that shaped a generation in the 60's The Road by Cormac Mc Carthy - 2007 Pulitzer. Awesome book. Also here is a new one I loved. Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon by Nick Trout Pax-C
3. go to the library and put one of your inrests in the subject line of the book catalog. one for each of you intrests. you might be surprised what you find? good luck . i read alot. you can go to the library. why buy when you can read for free.
4. Lowry's series, The Giver, The Gathering Blue, and The Messenger. Ishmael Cry, the Beloved Country Huckleberry Finn The Great Gatsby Lord of the Flies Animal Farm Anything by Nicholas Sparks You could also try the site below, it will match you to books based on authors you liked, books you liked, and genre.
5. "The Guards" by Ken Bruen "Already Dead" by Charlie Huston "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler
6. For something similar to The Joy Luck Club, try out Lisa See's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. For something similar to Harry Potter or Twilight, try Frank Beddor's The Looking Glass Wars (a Alice in Wonderland spin-off) or Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty. For something regarding medicine you might enjoy Mary Roach's Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.
7. here are some : Lush----Natasha Friend Bounce----Natasha Friend How Not to Spend Your Senior Year----Cameron Dokey Royally Jacked----Niki Burnham Ripped at the Seams----Nancy Krulik Spin Control----Niki Burnham Cupidity ----Caroline Goode South Beach Sizzle----Suzanne Weyn She’s Got the Beat----Nancy Krulik 30 Guys in 30 Days----Micol Ostow Animal Attraction----Jamie Ponti Scary Beautiful----Niki Burnham A Novel Idea----Aimee Friedman Getting to Third Date----Kelly McClymer Dancing Queen----Erin Downing Major Crush----Jennifer Echols Do-Over----Niki Burnham Love Undercover----Jo Edwards Prom Crashers----Erin Downing Gettin’ Lucky----Micol Ostow The Boys Next Door----Jennifer Echols In the Stars----Stacia Deutsch The Secret Life of a Teenage Siren----Wendy Toliver Impulse----Ellen Hopkin Glass----Ellen Hopkin Crank----Ellen Hopkin Burned----Ellen Hopkin Love, Hollywood Style----P.J. Ruditis Something Borrowed----Catherine Hapka Party Games----Whitney Lyles Perfect ----Natasha Friend Teen Idol----Meg Cabot hope you enjoy it!! happy reading!!!
8. i just finished reading The Silence by James DeVita. I loved it! it's 500 or so pages, and loosely based on a true life story. it's about a 16 year old girl, Marena, who's world is controlled by the Zero Tolerance group. They restrict freedom, and try to take away individuality. Marena and her friends remember a time when they had freedom, before the ZT party took over. They start a resistance group called the White Rose, and fight back against the government. the story is loosely based on the story of the white rose resistence group, a group of teens and a teacher who spread fliers/leaflets against the Nazi Regime when Hitler was in power. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/white_rose)... i read this book in 2 days. it's really good, and it's gripping. you get pulled into the story. i didnt want to put the book down! 5 stars for sure!
9. 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 I recommend 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 the authors website's email me.
10. The Last Apprentice series Septimus Heap
11. Ghost Boy by Ian Lawrence Seven Deadly Sins series by Robin Wasserman Naughts & Crosses series by Malorie Blackman Uglies saga by Scott Westerfeld The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory Children of the River by Linda Crew Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz The Vampire Diaires by L.J. Smith