Holy cow, another school year gone. I'm sure that means you're busy with squirt guns and water balloons, vacation packing, humming Alice Cooper songs, and so on. However, besides going camping, hanging out at the beach, and taking a road trip, there's something else summer is great for: Reading!

Some of my best childhood memories are of taking a book to a quiet place up on a mountain or down by the river, and letting my imagination take over. In fact, I can clearly remember going through the e...