Recommended Reading
2009 National Book Festival
Saturday, September 26th
Washington, DCComplete list of authors in attendance
Recommended Reading: August 2009
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collin
Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an ...
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Book Review: Eat, Pray, Love
When a young Liz Gilbert married and settled down in New York City, she believed she could handle anything and everything by age 30. Just after reaching 30, all Gilbert wanted was to get far, far away from the life she was living.
After struggling through a life-changing divorce, isolation, and severe depression, Gilbert made a decision to go into the world and discover what ...
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Book Review: The Boleyn Inheritance
The year is 1539, and Jane Boleyn is waiting for her inheritance after the death of her husband. Anne, Duchess of Cleves, is to become the next Queen of England, and a young maiden by the name of Katherine Howard is eagerly anticipating the day she will be sent to the Tudor court. Philippa Gregory’s The Boleyn Inheritance tells the story of these three ...
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Book Review: Acceleration
Summer jobs are never fun. Summer jobs at a lost and found center is definitely not any more appealing. This is the dilemma facing the soon-to-be young hero, Duncan, who spends his day lounging around in the Toronto Transit Authority Lost and Found in Graham McNamee's novel Acceleration.
This 17 year-old one day happens to run across a small, unmarked notebook while doing his daily ...
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Book Review: A Wolf at the Table
Augusten Burroughs takes us back to his childhood with A Wolf at the Table, his latest memoir about the struggles, fears, and hardships he endured growing up with a father he hardly knew. His father was a man who simply didn’t seem interested in being a part of his son’s life, even up to the point when he takes his last breath.
Burroughs begins his ...
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Recommended Reading: July 2009
For many students, teachers and professors alike assign your typical summer reading books. Most popular on the list are The Scarlet Letter, Grapes of Wrath, and Frankenstein. Now we have nothing against these classic works of literature, however summers should include some adventure and fun. Be sure to check out these 5 books to add some diversity to your stale summer reading list!
Redwall ...
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