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Books You Should Add To Your Summer Reading List

Got spare time? Reading is more beneficial than watching Netflix.

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Books You Should Add To Your Summer Reading List
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Life can be hectic sometimes, and it can be hard to find time to indulge. As a college student, summer is the only time I really get to read for fun, and that's sad because when I was in high school I would read for fun everyday. I basically lived in my school library. During the school year I'm always busy with class, homework, and hanging out with friends. When I do have spare time I tend to watch a lot of Netflix because I don't have the attention span to read for fun. It's important to make time to read because there's many benefits like stress reduction, knowledge, memory improvement, vocabulary expansion, better writing skills, better focus and concentration, and stronger analytical thinking. The mental stimulation of reading can slow an maybe even prevent alzheimer's and dementia.

1. "The Museum of Intangible Things" by Wendy Wunder

2. "Let's Get Lost" by Adi Alsaid.

3. "Lucid" by Adrienne Stoltz.

4. "Faking Normal" by Courtney C. Stevens.

5. "The Best Night Of Your (Pathetic) Life" by Tara Altebrando.

6. "Paper Town" by John Green.

7. "Looking For Alaska" by John Green.

8. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak.

9. "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman.

10. "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart.

11. "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard.

12. "The Truth About Forever" by Sara Dessen.

13. "Anna and the French Kiss" by Stephanie Perkins.

14. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky.

15. "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Framer.

16. "If You Could Be Mine" by Sara Farizan.

17. "Denton Little's Death Date" by Lance Rubin.

18. "The Truth About Alice" by Jennifer Mathieu.

19. "Gone, Gone, Gone" by Hannah Moskowitz.

20. "More Happy Than Not" by Adam Silvera.

21. "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon.

22. "The Cure For Dreaming" by Cat Winters.

23. "Playlist For The Dead" by Michelle Falkoff.

24. "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven.

25. "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz.

26. "The Walls Around Us" by Nova Ren Suma.

27. "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie.

28. "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff.

29. "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson.

30. "Anna Dressed in Blood" by Kendare Blake.

Now that you have a list of some amazing books you have no excuse to not go to your local library or bookstore to get one. Make a cup of Joe, sit in a cozy area, and enjoy. Happy reading!

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