Good reads for the holiday?

Gonna have a lot of spare time in the duration of the six weeks holidays so I'd appreciate it if a few of you good chaps could give me some advice on what to read.. I'm studying A Level english yet to be honest I haven't actually read a great deal outside of the classroom so I'd really love some good modern classics for the summer.. bit of backround info on the book wouldn't go amiss either, Cheers :)