Jane Webster,and Sherry Boynton are looking for books.
1.Peggy McNash/English/will take an overflow book. as will Sarah Cohen as will Linda Wyatt and Traci Lerner and Jenny Green
In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many loves... From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation, will die....
2. Leigh Shelor/Grade 12 counselor/ Based on his father's bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Sean Covey applies the same principles to teens, using a vivacious, entertaining style that includes real-life stories of teens who have overcome obstacles to succeed, and step-by-step guides to shifting paradigms, building equity in "relationship bank accounts," creating action plans, and much more. Some of the habits include the following: be proactive; begin with the end in mind; put first things first; think win-win; seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergize; and sharpen the saw. Covey's humorous and up-front style is just light enough to be acceptable to wary teenagers, and down-and-dirty enough to really make a difference.
3. Allegiant Paula Nettles will host 1 session of same 20 who read Insurgent with her last year! From amazon.com
33. Beyond the Bear by Dan Bigley and Debra McKinney: One beautiful midsummer morning in Alaska, Dan Bigley woke up to a day of promise. A young man in his twenties, he'd just started a relationship with the woman of his dreams, and he had the whole day to fish for salmon, basking in the wild beauty of the Alaskan back country. By the end of the day, he would be taken to the hospital after a grizzly attacked him. The mauling nearly killed him and left him blind and disfigured. Amazon describes the book as a story of "courage, tenacious will, and the power of love to lead the way out of darkness. Dan Bigley’s triumph over tragedy is a testament to the ability of the human spirit to overcome physical and emotional devastation, to choose not just to live, but to live fully." I read this book because Dan Bigley is the cousin of a good friend of mine, and my friend asked me to read and review the book as a favor. While I began the book out of obligation, I finished it because I simply could not put it down. The book has 5 stars on Amazon, and the Booklist review reads, "A well-written and touching tribute to human resilience" (Booklist). Moderator: Alexis Horder, English.
34. Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin. In a 1950s Paris swarming with expatriates and characterized by dangerous liaisons and hidden violence, an American finds himself unable to repress his impulses, despite his determination to live the conventional life he envisions for himself. After meeting and proposing to a young woman, he falls into a lengthy affair with an Italian bartender and is confounded and tortured by his identity as he oscillates between the two.Moderator: Lorri Hewett (for rising 11th and 12th graders only)
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Hunter Smith (History Department): Into Thin Air by John Krakauer (nonfiction)
33. Beyond the Bear by Dan Bigley and Debra McKinney: One beautiful midsummer morning in Alaska, Dan Bigley woke up to a day of promise. A young man in his twenties, he'd just started a relationship with the woman of his dreams, and he had the whole day to fish for salmon, basking in the wild beauty of the Alaskan back country. By the end of the day, he would be taken to the hospital after a grizzly attacked him. The mauling nearly killed him and left him blind and disfigured. Amazon describes the book as a story of "courage, tenacious will, and the power of love to lead the way out of darkness. Dan Bigley’s triumph over tragedy is a testament to the ability of the human spirit to overcome physical and emotional devastation, to choose not just to live, but to live fully." I read this book because Dan Bigley is the cousin of a good friend of mine, and my friend asked me to read and review the book as a favor. While I began the book out of obligation, I finished it because I simply could not put it down. The book has 5 stars on Amazon, and the Booklist review reads, "A well-written and touching tribute to human resilience" (Booklist). Moderator: Alexis Horder, English.
34. Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin. In a 1950s Paris swarming with expatriates and characterized by dangerous liaisons and hidden violence, an American finds himself unable to repress his impulses, despite his determination to live the conventional life he envisions for himself. After meeting and proposing to a young woman, he falls into a lengthy affair with an Italian bartender and is confounded and tortured by his identity as he oscillates between the two.Moderator: Lorri Hewett (for rising 11th and 12th graders only)
Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor O'Connor's astonishing and haunting first novel is a classic of twentieth-century literature. Focused on the story of Hazel Motes, a twenty-two-year-old war veteran, who, back at home, falls under the spell of street preacher Asa Hawks and his daughter, Lily Sabbath Hawks. Motes sets about preaching his own “word”: a new religion called The Church Without Christ. Of course he runs into conflict with Hawks. The beauty and power of the book come out of O'Connor's brutal depiction of the characters you love to hate who turn up unexpectedly. For those of us who are from the South or who make our home in the South, Flannery O’Connor is an author who helps us understand, as one of her biographers said, “the [marginal] people on the sidelines of southern life in small, out-of-the-way places”—people who encounter God and grace in unusual—sometimes shocking—ways. Moderators Marianne Lescene, Math, and Jeanne Ann Ratliff, English
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Hunter Smith (History Department): Into Thin Air by John Krakauer (nonfiction)
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1.Peggy McNash/English/will take an overflow book. as will Sarah Cohen as will Linda Wyatt and Traci Lerner and Jenny Green
2. Leigh Shelor/Grade 12 counselor/ Based on his father's bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Sean Covey applies the same principles to teens, using a vivacious, entertaining style that includes real-life stories of teens who have overcome obstacles to succeed, and step-by-step guides to shifting paradigms, building equity in "relationship bank accounts," creating action plans, and much more. Some of the habits include the following: be proactive; begin with the end in mind; put first things first; think win-win; seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergize; and sharpen the saw. Covey's humorous and up-front style is just light enough to be acceptable to wary teenagers, and down-and-dirty enough to really make a difference.
32 Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight: Kate Baron, a high powered attorney and single-mother, is in the middle of an important meeting when she receives a call from Grace Hall, her teenage daughter's private prep school. According to the school, Amelia, her high-achieving and talented daughter has been caught cheating. However, by the time Kate arrives to the campus, the story has changed: Amelia has jumped to her death. Months later, the grieving Kate receives an anonymous text: "Amelia didn't jump." Now, Kate is determined to discover the truth of her daughter's death. Tirelessly sifting through social networking posts, emails, and texts, Kate reconstructs the months leading up to Amelia's death and uncovers the complexities and cruelties in her daughter's life that she never knew existed. McCreight constructs the story of Amelia and Kate through a mixture of voices and perspectives; blending informal text-speak with the more traditional narratives of both mother and daughter, McCreight has constructed a fast-paced mystery which tackles "the darkness of adolescence, complete with doomed love, bullies, poisonous friendship, and insecurity" (Publisher's Weekly). Moderator: Jenny Green, English.
33. Beyond the Bear by Dan Bigley and Debra McKinney: One beautiful midsummer morning in Alaska, Dan Bigley woke up to a day of promise. A young man in his twenties, he'd just started a relationship with the woman of his dreams, and he had the whole day to fish for salmon, basking in the wild beauty of the Alaskan back country. By the end of the day, he would be taken to the hospital after a grizzly attacked him. The mauling nearly killed him and left him blind and disfigured. Amazon describes the book as a story of "courage, tenacious will, and the power of love to lead the way out of darkness. Dan Bigley’s triumph over tragedy is a testament to the ability of the human spirit to overcome physical and emotional devastation, to choose not just to live, but to live fully." I read this book because Dan Bigley is the cousin of a good friend of mine, and my friend asked me to read and review the book as a favor. While I began the book out of obligation, I finished it because I simply could not put it down. The book has 5 stars on Amazon, and the Booklist review reads, "A well-written and touching tribute to human resilience" (Booklist). Moderator: Alexis Horder, English.
34. Perks of Being a WallflowerGiovanni's Room, by Steven Chbosky, Charlie,James Baldwin. In a 9th grader1950s Paris swarming with a troubled past, befriends a group of free-thinking seniors. Over the course ofexpatriates and characterized by dangerous liaisons and hidden violence, an American finds himself unable to repress his freshman year,impulses, despite his determination to live the conventional life he learnsenvisions for himself. After meeting and proposing to stop observinga young woman, he falls into a lengthy affair with an Italian bartender and start participating in life. (Moderator,is confounded and tortured by his identity as he oscillates between the two.Moderator: Lorri Hewett, English)Hewett (for rising 11th and 12th graders only)
All of the above are on the 2014 student wiki.
Hunter Smith (History Department): Into Thin Air by John Krakauer (nonfiction)
32 Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight: Kate Baron, a high powered attorney and single-mother, is in the middle of an important meeting when she receives a call from Grace Hall, her teenage daughter's private prep school. According to the school, Amelia, her high-achieving and talented daughter has been caught cheating. However, by the time Kate arrives to the campus, the story has changed: Amelia has jumped to her death. Months later, the grieving Kate receives an anonymous text: "Amelia didn't jump." Now, Kate is determined to discover the truth of her daughter's death. Tirelessly sifting through social networking posts, emails, and texts, Kate reconstructs the months leading up to Amelia's death and uncovers the complexities and cruelties in her daughter's life that she never knew existed. McCreight constructs the story of Amelia and Kate through a mixture of voices and perspectives; blending informal text-speak with the more traditional narratives of both mother and daughter, McCreight has constructed a fast-paced mystery which tackles "the darkness of adolescence, complete with doomed love, bullies, poisonous friendship, and insecurity" (Publisher's Weekly). Moderator: Jenny Green, English.
33. Beyond the Bear by Dan Bigley and Debra McKinney: One beautiful midsummer morning in Alaska, Dan Bigley woke up to a day of promise. A young man in his twenties, he'd just started a relationship with the woman of his dreams, and he had the whole day to fish for salmon, basking in the wild beauty of the Alaskan back country. By the end of the day, he would be taken to the hospital after a grizzly attacked him. The mauling nearly killed him and left him blind and disfigured. Amazon describes the book as a story of "courage, tenacious will, and the power of love to lead the way out of darkness. Dan Bigley’s triumph over tragedy is a testament to the ability of the human spirit to overcome physical and emotional devastation, to choose not just to live, but to live fully." I read this book because Dan Bigley is the cousin of a good friend of mine, and my friend asked me to read and review the book as a favor. While I began the book out of obligation, I finished it because I simply could not put it down. The book has 5 stars on Amazon, and the Booklist review reads, "A well-written and touching tribute to human resilience" (Booklist). Moderator: Alexis Horder, English.
34. Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky, Charlie, a 9th grader with a troubled past, befriends a group of free-thinking seniors. Over the course of his freshman year, he learns to stop observing and start participating in life. (Moderator, Lorri Hewett, English)
All of the above are on the 2014 student wiki.
Hunter Smith (History Department): Into Thin Air by John Krakauer (nonfiction)
"A powerful, tender story of race and identity by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun. Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland" (amazon.com review).
32 Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight: Kate Baron, a high powered attorney and single-mother, is in the middle of an important meeting when she receives a call from Grace Hall, her teenage daughter's private prep school. According to the school, Amelia, her high-achieving and talented daughter has been caught cheating. However, by the time Kate arrives to the campus, the story has changed: Amelia has jumped to her death. Months later, the grieving Kate receives an anonymous text: "Amelia didn't jump." Now, Kate is determined to discover the truth of her daughter's death. Tirelessly sifting through social networking posts, emails, and texts, Kate reconstructs the months leading up to Amelia's death and uncovers the complexities and cruelties in her daughter's life that she never knew existed. McCreight constructs the story of Amelia and Kate through a mixture of voices and perspectives; blending informal text-speak with the more traditional narratives of both mother and daughter, McCreight has constructed a fast-paced mystery which tackles "the darkness of adolescence, complete with doomed love, bullies, poisonous friendship, and insecurity" (Publisher's Weekly). Moderator: Jenny Green, English.
33. Beyond the Bear by Dan Bigley and Debra McKinney: One beautiful midsummer morning in Alaska, Dan Bigley woke up to a day of promise. A young man in his twenties, he'd just started a relationship with the woman of his dreams, and he had the whole day to fish for salmon, basking in the wild beauty of the Alaskan back country. By the end of the day, he would be taken to the hospital after a grizzly attacked him. The mauling nearly killed him and left him blind and disfigured. Amazon describes the book as a story of "courage, tenacious will, and the power of love to lead the way out of darkness. Dan Bigley’s triumph over tragedy is a testament to the ability of the human spirit to overcome physical and emotional devastation, to choose not just to live, but to live fully." I read this book because Dan Bigley is the cousin of a good friend of mine, and my friend asked me to read and review the book as a favor. While I began the book out of obligation, I finished it because I simply could not put it down. The book has 5 stars on Amazon, and the Booklist review reads, "A well-written and touching tribute to human resilience" (Booklist). Moderator: Alexis Horder, English.
All of the above are on the 2014 student wiki.
Hunter Smith (History Department): Into Thin Air by John Krakauer (nonfiction)
31. Ronda Zents / English / Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"A powerful, tender story of race and identity by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun. Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland" (amazon.com review).
32 Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight: Kate Baron, a high powered attorney and single-mother, is in the middle of an important meeting when she receives a call from Grace Hall, her teenage daughter's private prep school. According to the school, Amelia, her high-achieving and talented daughter has been caught cheating. However, by the time Kate arrives to the campus, the story has changed: Amelia has jumped to her death. Months later, the grieving Kate receives an anonymous text: "Amelia didn't jump." Now, Kate is determined to discover the truth of her daughter's death. Tirelessly sifting through social networking posts, emails, and texts, Kate reconstructs the months leading up to Amelia's death and uncovers the complexities and cruelties in her daughter's life that she never knew existed. McCreight constructs the story of Amelia and Kate through a mixture of voices and perspectives; blending informal text-speak with the more traditional narratives of both mother and daughter, McCreight has constructed a fast-paced mystery which tackles "the darkness of adolescence, complete with doomed love, bullies, poisonous friendship, and insecurity" (Publisher's Weekly). Moderator: Jenny Green, English.
All of the above are on the 2014 student wiki.
Hunter Smith (History Department): Into Thin Air by John Krakauer (nonfiction)
28 Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers by Tanya Lee Stone. Stephanie Stephens
They became America’s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II. World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Enlisted black men are segregated from white soldiers and regularly relegated to service duties. At Fort Benning, Georgia, First Sergeant Walter Morris’s men serve as guards at The Parachute School, while the white soldiers prepare to be paratroopers. Morris knows that for his men to be treated like soldiers, they have to train and act like them, but would the military elite and politicians recognize the potential of these men as well as their passion for serving their country? Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America’s first black paratroopers, who fought in a little-known attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in the words of Morris, "proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability." All of the above are on the 2014 student wiki.
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29. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
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31. Ronda Zents / English / Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"A powerful, tender story of race and identity by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun. Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland" (amazon.com review).
All of the above are on the 2014 student wiki.
Hunter Smith (History Department): Into Thin Air by John Krakauer (nonfiction)
From the New York Times review (1997): "The particular descent ahead of those on the ''hill'' on May 10, 1996, resulted in the greatest loss of life in the history of mountaineering on Everest. As news spread of the nine deaths (including that of Hall, who spoke to his wife in New Zealand by radiophone as he lay stranded in a snowstorm on the summit ridge), a barrage of questions resounded: What went wrong? Why was the approaching storm ignored? And, most emphatically, why are ''tourists'' with more money than expertise being taken up Everest in the first place? Jon Krakauer was one of the survivors, and in ''Into Thin Air'' he relives the storm and its aftermath, trying to answer those questions. As he sees it, essentially nothing ''went wrong,'' at least in terms of the storm, which struck with little warning. Instead, the root of the problem lies in the famous explanation George Mallory gave when asked why he wanted to climb the mountain, an explanation that still holds true, albeit with a slight amendment. People climb Mount Everest because it -- and the money -- is there."
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Jane Webster, Ethan Greenberg, and Sherry Boynton are looking for books.
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Traci Lerner and Jenny Green
2. Leigh Shelor/Grade 12 counselor/ Based on his father's bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Sean Covey applies the same principles to teens, using a vivacious, entertaining style that includes real-life stories of teens who have overcome obstacles to succeed, and step-by-step guides to shifting paradigms, building equity in "relationship bank accounts," creating action plans, and much more. Some of the habits include the following: be proactive; begin with the end in mind; put first things first; think win-win; seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergize; and sharpen the saw. Covey's humorous and up-front style is just light enough to be acceptable to wary teenagers, and down-and-dirty enough to really make a difference.
3. Allegiant Paula Nettles will host 1 session of same 20 who read Insurgent with her last year! From amazon.com
