READING LIST

[FRANKY HUONG *THIẾTMỘCLAN]

As you read the list you will notice that some authors are listed in more than one category. That is because they write books of more than one type. You may use the author in whichever category you prefer. You need not read the exact book listed – if you can’t find that book, you may select a different book by the author named. The only exception is found in the Series Authors category. These are authors who have written books in a continuing series – not just a continuing character but books that follow each other. Each book in the series counts as one book. You may count as many of the books as you need to complete the category. Once you have reached the Torch Level (4 books in 16 categories) you may count the remaining ones read in the series.

The book review need not be long – a few sentences about the story and your opinion of the book is all that is needed. Please send any suggestions that feel should be included in the list.

American History

Ambrose, Stephen – To America, Band of Brothers

Bradley, James – Flags of Our Fathers

Collier, Peter - Medal of Honor

Frazier, Charles - Cold Mountain

Karabell, Zachary – The Last Campaign: How Harry Truman Won the 1948 Electionu

Maas, Peter – The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue

Meacham, Jon – Franklin and Winston

Roberts, Cokie – Founding Mothers

Sontag, sherry – Blind Man’s Bluff

Stein, Harry - The Girl Watchers Club

Arts
Chevalier, Tracy – The Girl with the Pearl Earring

Collins Publishers - The Wall - Images and Offerings from the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial

Geddes, Anne

McCloud, Scott – Reinventing Comics

Pezzenti, John Jr – American Eagle

Prisant, Carol – Antiques Roadshow Primer

Biography and Memoir
Armstrong, Lance – It’s Not About the Bike – My Journey Back

Bush, Barbara - A Memoir

Caroli, Betty Boyd – First ladies

Henke, James - Lennon Legend

Hillenbrand, Laura - Seabiscuit

Hughes, Karen – Ten Minutes from Normal

Katz, Mark – Clinton and Me

McCain – Faith of my Fathers

Roberts, Cokie and Steve – From This Day Forward

Russert, Tim – Big Russ and Me

Souad - Burned Alive (Arab honor killing)

Walsh, Sister Mary Ann – John Paul II: A Light for the World

Business/Finance

Abromowitz, Les – Long Term Insurance Made Simple

Huff, Priscilla - 101 Best Home-based Businesses for Women

Orman, Suze – The Courage to Be Rich

Stanley, Dr. Thomas – The Millionaire Mind

Christian Fiction

Aiken, Ginny - Magnolia

Blackstock, Terri – Presumption of Guilt

Ford, Linda - Crane's Bride

Henderson, Dee - The O’Malley Series

Karon, Jan – Shepherds Abiding

Kincaid, Thomas – Cape Light

Kingsbury, Karen – One Tuesday Morning,Redemption Series, and Red Glove Series

LaHaye, Tim and Jerry B. Jenkins – The Left Behind Series (12 books)

Lewis, Beverly – Abram’s Daughters (4 books to date), The Heritage of Lancaster County (3 books), The Postcard/The Crossroad
Picoult, Jodie - Plain Truth

Rivers, Francine – Redeeming Love

Rocky Mountain Memories Series

Wick, Lori – To Know Her Name and English Garden Series

Classics

Carson, Rachel – Silent Spring

Cather, Willa – Death Comes for the Archbishop

Jhansberry, Lorraine – A Raisin in the Sun

Lawrence, J. and Lee, R. – Inherit the Wind

Miller, Arthur – The Crucible

Smith, Thorne – Topper Takes a Trip

Conservation/Nature
Davies, Pete – Inside the Hurricane

Hill, Julia B. – The Legacy of Luna

Shedd, Warner – Owls Aren’t Wise and Bats Aren’t Blind

Cooking

Bayless, Rick and Bayless, Lanie - Excellent Kitchen Adventures

Bushman, Jennifer - Kitchen Coach: Weeknight Cooking

Cobbe, Anne Quinn - Season's of Central Pennsylvania

Crandel, Connie - Martha's Down Home Cookin'

Cronkhite, Russell – A Return to Sunday Dinners

Cunningham, Marion – Lost Recipes, Meals to Share with Friends

Duffy, Karen - A Slob in the Kitchen

Ely, Leanne - Saving Dinner

Ford, Faith - Cooking With Faith

Groveman, Lauren – I Love to Cook Book

Imus, Deidre – The Imus Ranch: Cooking for Kids and Cowboys

Lukens, Sheila – Celebrate

Porterfield, James D. - Dining by Rail: The History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad

Raichlen, Steven - Raichlen's Indoor Grilling

Rather, Rebecca - The Pastry Queen

Quick, Susie – The Cake Club

Schemone, Laura – A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove

Visson, Lynn – The Russian Heritage Cookbook

Westmoreland, Susan - Great American Classic Cookbook

Diet/Exercise
Gallop, Rick - Living the G.I. Diet

Greene, Bob - Total Body Makeover

Gullo, Stephen - The Thin Commandments Diet

Kaehler, Kathy - Celebrity Workouts

Don't Know Author - The Step Diet Book

Don't Know Author - Fill Up to Slim Down


Domestic Violence – New Category
Anderson, Vera – A Woman Like You

Angelou, Maya – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Bancroft, Lundy – When Dad Hurts Mom

Bancroft, Lundy – Why Does He Do That?

Bancroft, Lundy and Silverman, Jay G. - The Batterer as Parent

Dallas, Sandra – The Persian Pickle Club

Dugan, Meg Kennedy and Hoch, Roger R. - It's My Life Now

Goins, Patricia – This Can't Be Love

Havelin, Kate – Child Abuse

Hosseini, Khaled – A Thousand Splendid Suns

Husseini, Rana – Murder in the Name of Honor

McNulty, Faith – The Burning Bed

Merryn, Erin – Stolen Innocence

NiCarthy, Ginny – Getting Free

O'Dowd, Dinah – Cry Salty Tears

Potter, Sue – Choice Not Chance

Quindlen, Anna – Black and Blue

Rivers, Victor Rivas – A Private Family Matter

Schwartz, Dianne – Whose Face is in the Mirror?

Walsh, John – Tears of Rage

Favorite Authors
Andrews, V. C.

Bradford, Barbara Taylor

Button, Barbara

Carter, Jimmy

Carter, Stephen L.

Clark, Mary Jane

Cornwell, Patricia

Deveraux, Jude

Evans, Richard Paul

McNaught, Judith

Redfield, James

Roberts, Nora

See, Lisa – Snowflake and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love

Sheldon, Sidney

Woods, Stuart

Fiction

Bender, Karen – Like Normal People

Coble, Cox, Fowler, Marian – Home for Christmas

Delinsky, Barbara – A Woman’s Choice

Ephron, Amy – A Cup of Tea

Follett, Ken - Triple

Forrest, Winston Groom – Gump and Co

Frank, Dorothea Benton

Hannah, Kristen – On Mystic Lake

Harris, E. Lynn – black author

Hosseini, Khaled - The Kite Runner

Macomber, Debbie – Thursday at Eight

Mayle, Peter – A Good Year

Medlicott, Joan - The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love

Monroe, Mary Alice - Sweetgrass

Patterson, James – Lifeguard

Pitcher, Rosa Manne – Coming Home

Quindlen, Anna – Blessings

Rice, LuAnn - Beach Girls

Richards, Emilie – Iron Lace

Sebold, Alice – The Lovely Bones

Sparks, Nicholas - Three Weeks With My Brother

Trigiani, Adriana - The Queen of the Big Time and Lucia Lucia

Watson, Elsa - Maid Marian

Weisberger, Lauren - The Devil Wears Prada

Health/Medicine

Agaston, Dr. Arthur – South Beach Diet

Arnot, Dr. Bob – Breast Cancer Prevention Diet

Ellin, Abby - Teenage Waistland

Katz, Lawrence and Rubin, Manning – Keep Your Brain Alive

Livamer, Karen – Just Hand Over the Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt

Nelson, Miriam E. – Strong Women Stay Slim

Phillips, Bill – Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Health

Reichman, Dr. Judith – Relax – This Won’t Hurt a Bit

Rubin, Courtney - The Weight Loss Diaries

Shimberg, Elaine – Coping with Chronic Heartburn

Weil, Dr. Andrew – Eating Well for Optimum Health

Whitaker, Dr. Julia – Reversing Hypertension

Home and Garden

Breathnach, Sarah Ban – Simple Abundance Companion

Danz, Cassandra – Mrs. Greenthumbs Plows Ahead

Nancarrow, Loren and Taylor, Jean Hogan – Dead Daisies Make Me Cry

Smallin, Donna – Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps

Mystery

22 authors – Lady on the Case

Albert, Susan Whiting – books about herbs with recipes

Allende, Isabel – Daughter of Fortune

Barr, Nevada – Deep South

Brown, Lillian Jackson – The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers

Clancy, Tom

Clark, Mary Jane – Nobody Knows

Godwin, Gail – Southern Family

Grisham, John

Kellerman, Jonathan - Monster

Les Count, John – The Oath

Pellerina, James and DeJonge, Peter - The Beach House

Rawlinson, Peter – Indictment for Murder

Robb, J. D. – Imitation in Death

Winthrop, Elizabeth – Island Justice

Wolfe, Tom – A Man in Full

Parenting/Family
Crystal, Billy – I Already Know I Love You

Doherty, Dr. Wm. - Putting Family First

Farmer, Debbie - Don't Put Lipstick on the Cat

Greenberg, Gary - Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads

Leary, Ann – An Innocent, A Broad

Mellor, Christie - The Three Martini Playdat: A Practical Guide to Happy Parenting

Rosenfield, Dr. Alvin - The Over Scheduled Child

Scheidlen, Judy – Keep It Simple Stupid: You're Smarter Than You Look

Schmitz, Stephen - Grade Busters: How Parents Can End the Bad Grades Battle

Sgro, Valentina - Organize Your Family's Schedule. . . In No Time

Pennsylvania Authors

Bender, John

Betts, Heidi - Cinnamon and Roses

Dixon, Jenny Smith - The Hills of Home

Garrison, Webb

Hughes, Cathie and Stephenson, Sara – Reminiscences of the Past

King, Sam

Kurtz, Robert - Future Passages

Lewis, Beverly – The Shunning

Matlack, John

Moore, Robin

O'Dell, Toney

O’Hara, John

Richard, Julie – Images of America (Clearfield County)

Robertson, William P. – Hayfoot, Strawfoot, The Bucktail Recruits, The Bucktails

Scottoline, Lisa - mystery fiction books

Smith, Mattie Osborn - History of the Osborn and McCullough

Shenandoah March (written for middle school but enjoyed by adults)

Smith, Sean – The Penn State Blue Band

Talese, Gay

Thompson, Victoria - Wild Texas Promise

Updike, John

Wagner, Carolyn - Missing Heaven

Workinger, Barbara – In Dutch Again, Granny Hanny series

Psychology
Servan-Schreiber, David – The Instinct to Heal (depression)

Szatmari, Dr. Peter - A Mind Apart (autism)

Religion/Inspirational

Albom, Mitch – The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Brown, Dan - The Davinci Code

Higgs, Liz Curtis - Help! I'm Laughing and I Can't Get Up

Jakes, T. D. – Maximize the Moment

Johnson, Barbara - Mama, Get the Hammer! There's a Fly on Papa's Head

Pearl, Marianne – A Might Heart

Rogers, Fred – The World According to Mr. Rogers

Stivender, Ed - Raised Catholic (Can You Tell?)

Wilder, Effie Leland - Over What Hill?, and Out To Pasture

Romance Novels

Betts, Heidi – Cinnamon and Roses

Harlequin Romance

Michael, Judith

Plain, Belva

Steele, Danielle

Summerfield – Fires of Surrender, Autumn Dove, Catalina’s Caress

Series Authors

Brunstetter, Wanda – The Hope Chest – Amish stories

Davidson, Diane Mott

Hall, Katherine – Faith Fairchild Series

Henderson, Dee - The O’Malley Series, Uncommon Heroes, Justice Series

Karon, Jan – The Mitford Series

LaHaye, Tim and Jerry B. Jenkins – The Left Behind Series (12 books)

Lewis, Beverly – Abram’s Daughters (4 books to date), The Heritage of Lancaster County (3 books), The Postcard/The Crossroad

Macomber, Debbie – The Cedar Cove Series (4 books to date)

Martin, Nancy – Blackbird Sisters Mysteries (3 books to date)

NEXT – Pelican Bay, Cutting Through

Patterson, James – 1st to Die, 2nd Chance, 3rd Degree

Rocky Mountain Memories Series

Workinger, Barbara –Granny Hanny series

Sports/Recreation

Bascomb, Neal – The Perfect Mile

Coffey, Michael – 27 Men Out: Baseball’s Perfect Games

Cox, Lynn – Swimming to Antarctica

DiBenedetti, David – On the Run (fishing)

Feinstein, John – Caddy for Life

Jenkins, Sally – Funny Cide

Krakauer, Jon – In Thin Air

Obmascik, Mark – The Big Year (birding)

Sounes, Howard – The Wicked Game (golf)

Stanton, Tom – Hank Aaron & the Home Run That Changed America

Travel
Bryson, Bill – In a Sunburned Country, A Walk in the Woods

Heat-Moon, William – Blue Highways: A Journey into America, River House

True Stories

Frey, Amber - Witness

Women’s History

Huff, Joan and Yeates, Marion – The Cooper’s Wife Is Missing

Edward, Laura – Scarlett Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Bailey, Brooke - The Remarkable Lives of 100 Women Healers and Scientists

[FRANKY HUONG *THIẾTMỘCLAN]