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Ok im making a really long summer reading list and need some help?

I want to read alot of classic books or harder more challenging books. Im 14 but ive been reading pretty hard books since i was like 9 so please give me any book you read that was really good or anything. thanks !

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1. The Giver- Lois Lowery (Fantastic book, my favorite of all time, but I'll warn you it takes some time to get into it, its interesting from the beggining but won't grab you attention till after the first 100 pages or so.) Eye of the world- Robert somthing... lol really difficult reading though. The Green Mile- Stephen king The good guy- Dean Koonz Have fun!
2. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
3. You up for a challenge?? Lord of the Rings by: J.R.R Tolkien This book is AMAZING!!!! Best book I've ever read!!! I absolutely love it. It has an amazing plot, great characters, and fantastic imagery!!! Its a challenge in the sense that some of the "lingo" is kind of hard to follow (i.e. hence, art thou, thither, yonder, hither, whence, etc) And it is a monster of a novel. Its a little hard to get through the first book, but once you get through FOTR, the story is much quicker and more entertaining. So I say definitely go for it!!! The Silmarillion by: J.R.R Tolkien This is another challenge!! Now me, being an avid Tolkien fanatic, wanted to read this after LOTR, The Hobbit, and the Children of Hurin. I'm also 14, and a pretty advanced reader. I had to put this book down, it was VERY hard. It, like LOTR, uses a lot of unknown lingo, like whence etc etc, and there is little dialogue. This book is very deep, so you really have to dig for what is going on rather than have it presented to you, right there in front of you. It is a weeee bit boring, but I'm sure you can handle it. The Children of Hurin by: J.R.R Tolkien This is a great Tolkien book, but not nearly as good as LOTR. It's a bit of a lighter read, and not as difficult as LOTR or The Silmarillion. It does, again, use fancy old-world lingo and phrases, but not as much as the other two Tolkien books. It is a bit easier than the previous two, so I'd say go for it!!! It is still a challenge though, you still have to dig deep for what is going on, but other than that, it's great!!! Good luck, and happy reading!!! :]
4. "The Path of the Higher Self" and "The Masters and Their Retreats," Mark Prophet, are written for the average college undergraduate, and are excellent, inspiring, and profound. "The Great Divorce," C. S. Lewis, is a classic, and is profound. "Expecting Adam," Martha Beck, Ph.D., is her warm recounting of her experiences at Harvard, and how becoming pregant changed her life. "Hope Rising," Kim Meeder. "West with the Night," Beryl Markham, Hemingway's favorite non-fiction book. "The Overachievers," Alexandra Robbins reports on her high school.... "Sacred Psychology of Love: The Quest for Relationships that Unite Heart and Soul," Marilyn Barrick, Ph.D. "The Neverending Story," Michael Ende, "The Little Prince," Saint-Exupery, and "Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians," Brandon Sanderson, are for the childlike of all ages. "Liberal Fascism," Jonah Goldberg, and "Freakonomics," S. Levitt, deal with politics and finance in entertaining ways. "Testimony of Light," Helen Greaves, "The Master of Lucid Dreams," Dr. Olga Kharitidi, and "Men in White Apparel," Ann Ree Colton, are interesting, inspiring. "Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei," Weinberger and Paz, "Shakespeare in the Light of Sacred Art," Martin Lings, and "Creation: Artistic and Spiritual," O. M. Aivanhov, are great.
5. I don't know how hard they will be for you, but 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 How To Kill A Rock Star by Tiffanie Debartolo The Princess Bride by William Goldman 13 Little Blue Envelopes and 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 Philip Pullman 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 and Ink death (coming soon!) 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, Midnight Alley and Feast of Fools) 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 The Secret Under My Skin by Janet McNaughton 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 The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies (You might also like Fire Bringer.)
6. I love Meg Cabot (Heather Wells & Queen of Babble) and Sophie Kinsella's (Shopaholic [soon to be movie] & Remember Me) books. I am in the process of reading Emily Giffin's (Something Borrowed & Something Blue) books. They are all great authors! For I 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, and more. She has adult books too, so you can grow with her. If you want more info or meg cabot's website email me.