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Mount Carmel High School Faculty Book Recommendations Recommended By: Title Author Fiction/Nonfiction Genre Comments A classic so it's free; Read the book before you see 1 Mrs. Pienton Call of the Wild Jack London Fiction Adventure the movie 2 Mrs. Pienton The Invisible Man H.G. Wells Fiction Sci-Fi This also is a classic with a new movie version Probably the most famous Latin-American Classic 3 Mr. Scheuring One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez Fiction Fantasy for Americans -- not really fantasy, but magical realist. Part horror, part gothic, part science. She finished 4 Mr. Scheuring Frankenstein Mary Shelley Fiction Horror this as a 20 year old! Not his best work, but it's short, and the first line 5 Mr. Scheuring The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka Fiction Classic literally states that the main character is now a bug. You'll be surprised how much you might identify 6 Mr. Scheuring Gilead Marilynne Robinson Fiction Philosophy/Religion with an elderly and ill preacher from Iowa Vivid 1st hand account of a Holocaust survivor. 7 Mr. Tabernacki Night Elie Wiesel Nonfiction Historical Short read, but powerful. Fascinating story, beautifully written, about the 8 Mr. John Haggerty The Overstory Richard Powers Fiction all its own connections of nine different individuals/families whose lives are intertwined with trees. One of my all time favorites. A short novel about an American couple who move to Mexico to reopen 9 Mr. John Haggerty Stones for Ibarra Harriett Doerr Fiction Realistic a coppe mine abandoned decades before by a relative. It's a story of seeking - and finding unexpected connections. I read this months ago, but returning to it given the current state of affairs.Excellent book focusing 10 Mr. LaCount Leadership In Turbulent Times D. Kearns Goodwin Nonfiction Historical on Presidents Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, and LBJ.

11 A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving Fiction Realistic Mr. Nolan 12 Mr. Nolan Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett Fiction Historical Dramatic telling of 30 days in 1914 leading to 13 Mr. Nolan Guns of August Barbara Tuchman Nonfiction Historical WWI; great military history Page turner. Tells the story of a talented young The Short and Tragic Life of 14 Mr. Sortal Jeff Hobbs Nonfiction Bio/Memoir man from Newark who made it to Yale, only to Robert Peace lose everything at a young age. 15 Mrs. Bush The Alchemist Paulo Coelbo Fiction General Guy finds a place. Sets down roots. Life happens. 16 Mr. Quirk Growth of the Soil Knut Hamsun Fiction Historical Farm grows. Community develops 17 Mr. Quirk Still Life With Woodpecker Tom Robbins Fiction Philosophy/ReligionIt's Tom Robbins. You can't describe Tom Robbins. Mind-altering sci-fi that uses real concepts and 18 Mr. Quirk The Three Body Problem Cixin Liu Fiction Sci-Fi applies them to unique situations. 19 Mrs. Millsapp Educated Tara Westover Nonfiiction Bio/Memoir Great book about grit and perseverance Historical fictiion that reads like a novel. Describes The Warmth of Other Suns: The three families as they migrated from the south to 20 Mrs. Millsapp Epic Story of America's Great Isabel Wilkerson Nonfiction Historical the north,and the challenges they faced. Surprised Migratiion to find out one of my fellow parishoners family was featerd in the book. Born a Crime: Stroes From a Trevor Noah's coming of age story. Great read. 21 Mrs. Millsapp Trevor Noah Nonfiction Bio/Memoir South African CHildhood From Mrs.Pienton: it's also very funny. Details Stuart Scott's battle with cancer and how he fought up to the last day to live for his 22 Mr. Tabernacki Every Day I Fight Stuart Scott Nonfiction Bio/Memoir daughters. Great story of the human spirit and love for your family. Novel about the 2nd American Civil war that has resulted in the fertile women being held as slaves for high class citizens to make families. Women 23 Mr. Nevrly The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood Fiction Sci-Fi/Alternate History taken that carry the children are called "handmaids" and there is an AMAZING series on Netflix of the novel! Possible Sources: For free e-books or audio books, try your public library; for free classics search Google Books

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