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Hooray! Summer is finally here! Most of us are in school, but do you remember in high school when you had to read some boring book in the summer? Maybe you're still in school and that the situation is all too familiar. Well, I have a wonderful surprise ... Reading is fun! Especially when you decide what you read. Not that every book assigned in school is bad ... in fact, there are many good ones like The Catcher in the Rye. But when you do yourself a reading list and actually try to do it, reading becomes easier and even fun. It is healthy to exercise your imagination through books and what better way than through fantasy or science fiction? The following is a list (in alphabetical order by author's last name) of books I think you'll like: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy and Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens) by JM BarrieFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessAlice in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass) by Lewis CarrollRedwall (series) by Brian JacquesMagic's Pawn, Magic's Promise, and Magic price (series) by Mercedes LackeyThe Chronicles of Narnia (series) by CS Lewisia Am Legend by Richard MathesonWhat Dreams May Come Richard Matheson1984 by George Orwell Harry Potter (series) by JK RowlingThe Lord of the Rings (series) by JRR Tolkien mangrove regions of JRR Tolkien Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonMany of those you have heard of and may already have read which is great! Please note that some of the listed books are in fact the series, which means that there is more than a book you would be reading. Lord of the Rings as you know is really three books called The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Some are really old as Flatland and Jekyll and Hyde. This is just a short list that should inspire you to read one, all or none of the listed books (hope it inspired you to create your own reading list). If you are like me, you read it really slowly. It's not a bad thing because often I pick up more details, but sometimes I still wish I could read a page a second. My advice to you is do not worry about being a slow reader. As long as you read, you can still experience the adventure of a story. It is good if all you read is a novel this summer. You can find pick up a book is as fun as Pokemon on your Nintendo DS.