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Superb Summer Reading List Superb Summer Reading List This is it! The Sixth Annual Bethel Superb Summer Reading List. I hope this list makes your summer just that much more entertaining, relaxing, and enjoyable! Remember each of these books was read and recommended by a fellow Bethelite! Teachers, custodians, EA’s, administrators, librarians, secretaries, and more contributed. The variety is wide and the entries are not in any particular order, but the descriptions themselves can be pretty entertaining! The last page is the tear off "glove box" version of the list. This is the one to mark your favorites on as you read the descriptions. Leave it in your car so as you go to the library or bookstore it is always at the ready. Have fun! And, remember make a note of any great books you read in the coming year so we can update the list for next summer! Since we became an OBOB (Oregon Battle Of the Books) district, I went ahead and added the 2012-13 OBOB books to the end of the list as well. I know I need to read ahead on those! Note to contributors…I took license with my editing. If something came out wrong I apologize in advance and take full responsibility! The opinions expressed in this may not be those of their owner…but hopefully they are close! Another note…anything within [] is definitely my opinion and can be ignored completely. 1 Bethel’s Superb Summer Reading List | 2012 Edition Kristi [email protected] With the Bethel Family Since 1999 Oster Currently a Teacher @ Cascade Title: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Author: Alexander McCall Smith Blurb: In line for Thai food with Jenny Martin one inservice day, Jenny told me she was having Pumpkin Curry in honor of Precious Ramotswe. Thus started my addiction to two things - the Thai food and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series. These books were comfort at the end of many a long day this school year. My only regret is I have consumed them all! I love books where the protagonist becomes my friend - Precious is someone you want to hang out with. BBC Synopsis follows: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency is the first in a series of books by Alexander McCall Smith about Mma (Mrs) Precious Ramotswe. This large African lady has an instinctive talent for solving mysteries, so she decides to set up the first (and only) ladies’ detective agency in Botswana. The book follows the story of the agency in its early days, the mysteries that Mma Ramotswe is hired to solve and the growing friendship between the heroine and the charming Mr JLB Matekoni. Most of the mysteries that Mma Ramotswe solves are not serious crimes. Each of the stories is very charming, and the perpetrators of the crimes are often shown to be normal human beings with strengths as well as flaws in their characters. Kate [email protected] With the Bethel Family Since 1983 Adams Currently a Teacher @ Irving Title: Boys Adrift Author: Leonard Sax Blurb: Subject: The leading factors causing the trend of unmotivated boys and young men in our society and throughout the world. Review: For parents or teachers…a fascinating look at what is happening in our homes, schools, and entire culture which is leading to an epidemic of unmotivated young males. If you like new science this book is completely engaging. 2 Bethel’s Superb Summer Reading List | 2012 Edition Cal [email protected] With the Bethel Family Since 2006 Taylor Currently a Teacher @ Kalapuya Title: I Am A Pole And So Can You Author: Stephen Colbert Blurb: Colbert interviewed Maurice Sendak shortly before the author’s death. As part of the process Colbert wrote a children’s book about a wayward pole finding his niche. Sendak’s review says it all. “The sad thing is…I like it.” It’s the type of book that can make you smile in the midst of a rainy, grey, 50 degree, mid-June day in Eugene. Title: Unfamiliar Fishes Author: Sara Vowell Blurb: Sara Vowell is wickedly sardonic and completely engaging. In Unfamiliar Fishes she tells the history of Hawaii from pre-contact through the monarchy and onto contemporary times. Aside from the history being engaging Vowell’s sense of humor keeps you on your toes. She has a way of making her reader feel like they’re part of an exclusive circle just for the fact that they can follow her stream of consciousness. Regan [email protected] With the Bethel Family Since 2002 Weaver Currently a Special Education Teacher @ Meadow View Title: Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren Author: Ed Cray Blurb: A very good biography of Earl Warren. Warren was a moderate Republican when he was picked by President Eisenhower (When asked if he had any regrets at the end of his Presidency, Eisenhower replied, “Two, and they’re both on the Supreme Court” referring to Warren and Brennan). Warren’s first task on the Supreme Court was building a unanimous decision on Brown v. Board of Education. Unlike members of our current Supreme Court, Warren was a politician who had real world experiences with the issues that came before the Court. He empathized with the little guy. I don’t think Warren would have agreed that corporations are people! 3 Bethel’s Superb Summer Reading List | 2012 Edition Judie [email protected] 1999 Bethel Retiree Borg Title: The Marriage Plot Author: Jeffrey Eugenides Blurb: This is a sort of coming of age, more self discovery story about young people who are getting ready to finish college and get out in the real world. Lots about their dreams and idealisms. Really took me back to that time and the friendships that were formed in the early to later 20's- 30's. Title: Patron Saint of Liars Author: Ann Patchett Blurb: This is a moral dilemma type story that happened a lot before the "choice" movement and women's rights issue were on the front burner. Very involving story of a young woman's journey. Title: Matterhorn Author: Karl Marlantes Blurb: If you were connected in any way to the Vietnam War, this is a very revealing and difficult read. I wanted to put it down many time, but felt I needed to know more about "my war"! Marlantes is from Seaside, OR, near my home town and it took him 35 years to get the book published! Johnny [email protected] With the Bethel Family Since 2006 DeFlaminis Currently a Teacher @ Malabon Title: Wonderstruck Author: Brain Selznick Blurb: Here’s a good read for kids. This book combines two stories…one in words and the other with illustrations. Wonderstruck tells the story of two deaf children from different decades. Strangely, their stories come together at the New York Museum of Natural History. This story is layered and connects to different curriculum strands in science, art, and language arts. This book is for intermediate readers and I believe most students will enjoy it. Kindly, Johnny DeFlaminis 4 Bethel’s Superb Summer Reading List | 2012 Edition Elaine [email protected] Bethel Retiree Pruett Title: Wolf Hall Author: Hilary Mantel Blurb: Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Award( British), this fictional novel traces the rise of Thomas Cromwell, Henry 8th's adviser and enforcer. Although this historical chapter has been written about many times, Mantel gives us a new view of this intelligent and complex man. Title: Bring Up the Bodies Author: Hilary Mantel Blurb: The sequel is just out in hardcover. A fiercer book, Mantel once again gives us an uncompromising look at the treachery and deceit of Henry's court. Her gift for making these men and women real is amazing. I cannot wait for the third and last book of the trilogy. Celeste [email protected] Bethel Retiree Dickey Title: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Author: Laura Hillenbrand Blurb: The is a true of Louis Zamperini, an Italian American track and field star of the 1930's who participated in the Berlin Olympics. He joined the armed services, and was part of the US Air Force during WWII. This book tells the amazing story of his survival during the War and then, the realities of coming home and dealing with the traumatic experiences of the War. Laura Hillenbrand is an excellent writer, and writes an inspirational book. Title: The Language of Flowers Author: Vanessa Diffenbaugh Blurb: This is a beautiful story which includes the Victorian language of flowers (which was used to convey expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love.) Victoria Jones, the main character spent her childhood in the foster-care system, and was unable to keep or maintain close relationships. Her only connection to the world was through flowers and their meanings. After she turned 18, Victoria realizes her gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them, and this gift brings healing to her as well. The book also includes a dictionary in the back of flowers. 5 Bethel’s Superb Summer Reading List | 2012 Edition Betty [email protected] Tumlin Bethel Retiree Title: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Author: Jamie Ford Blurb: In Seattle, during the early 1940's, a Chinese-American boy, Henry, and a Japanese-American girl, Keiko, meet and become friends in elementary school. When Keiko and her family are sent away to a Japanese internment camp, the two vow to remain friends. However, time and fate conspire and Henry and Keiko loose contact by the end of the war.
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