The only thing I can suggest is that you go the library and Im sure they can help you with all good summer reading. bettyk

Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle is a classic collection of mysteries that you would like. Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer books are ones you should read if you haven’t yet. The Harry Potter collection is good, Jerry Spinelli writes a bunch of books (Maniac Magee, Loser, at least 8 more) that you might like as does Gary Paulsen (Tracker, Wood Song, to name a couple. These are about a boy in the wilderness.).

If you want to read some short stories there is a a website that has a great collection. “Twenty Great American Short Stories”. I used these in my eighth grade class this year and they really liked them. Some of the ones we read were: The Monkey’s Paw, W.W.Jacobs; A Dark Brown Dog, Steven Crane; The Lottery, Shirley Jackson; The Telltale Heart, Edgar Alan Poe. These aren’t that long but they make you think.

When you find an author you like such as Poe or Crane look for more stories by them.

Enjoy!

Jeffery Deaver, Dennis Lehane, David Morrell and Lee Child, in my opinion they are the best thriller writers in the business!! I am a avid reader in this genre and have read Coben, King, Koontz, F. Paul Wilson, Connelly, and many others but none can touch these authors I’ve listed! The Deaver book I’ve just finished reading now is “The Sleeping Doll”–a brand new release and has literally keeped me up at nights!! I’m quite sure you’ll love his other thrillers as well, such as “The Bone Collector”, “A Maiden’s Grave”, “The Coffin Dancer”, “Praying For Rain”, “Cold Moon”, “The Twelveth Card”, “The Vanished Man”, “Devil’s Tear Drop” et el. For Lehane, start with “A Drink Before War” (don’t let the title fool you) then “Darkness Take My Hand”, “Sacred”, “Gone, Baby Gone”, “Prayers For Rain”, “Shutter Island” and “Mystic River.” For Lee Child, you can start with his first and move forward, but it’s Ok if you don’t. Some personal favs are: “One Shot”, “Trip Wire”, “Hard Luck and Trouble”–a new release, “The Persuader”-my personal fav, “The Hard Way”, but they are all page turners! Also, last but definately not least is David Morrell. All his books are good, but I especially enjoy his last two releases “Creepers” and “Scavenger” which are guaranteed page-turners. Enjoy, Greg

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