Besides the Bible, here is a list of some books I hope to read this summer:

-Come, Let's Reach the World by K. P. Yohannan Done!  Excellent book!  A Must Read for Christians!

-Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper I am reading this one with Daddy. Done!  Wonderful book!  Recommended!

-The Supremacy of God in Missions by John Piper This is the one book on the list we didn't own but I thought we would be owning it soon so I put it on :).  It turns out we're not going to have it just yet so I wasn't able to read it.

-The Case for a Creator by Lee Strobel Done!  Great book!

-Christian Modesty and The Public Undressing of America by Jeff Pollard Done! 

-Scientific Facts in the Bible by Ray Comfort Done!

Research books (for my novels):

-Children of the Gold Rush by Claire Rudolf Murphy and Jane G. Haigh Done!

-From Fields of Fire and Glory (Letters of the Civil War) by Rod Gragg Done!

-The Civil War For Kids (A History with 21 Activities) by Janis Herbert Done!

In the fiction realm, I am reading the allegorical Kingdom Series by Chuck Black Done!

If I have time, it would be nice to also read The Case for Faith and/or The Case for Christ; both of them are authored by Lee Strobel.  I didn't get around to reading these this summer but I still plan to read them eventually. 

All of these books will be "first-timers" for me so I'm excited :).  There's something special about reading (and therefore, discovering) a really great book!

7-21-09 update: I have also read three other Civil War books for research.  I continue to work on finishing Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions by James A. Beverley.  Done!

8-7-09 update: I am going to add some books to my list!  Here they are:

Pride and Prejudice Done!

A Young Woman After God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George Done!

Knockout Entrepreuner by George Foreman Done!

8-24-09 Final update: It was really nice to have the opportunity to read these books and I'm glad I was able to check most of them off!  Hope y'all go read some excellent books!  My most recommended are:

K. P. Yohannan's books, Lee Strobel's books, and John Piper's books.  A Young Woman After God's Own Heart was really good, too.