On Facebook I saw several people ask for good books to
read. So I threw together this list of
some of my favorite books. Enjoy!
Life of Pi
By:
Yan Martel
Genre: Contemporary
Rated: PG-13 for some animal violence
Book Club Worthy: Yes
If you liked the movie, you’ll the love the book! The book goes into more detail of when Pi is
in India, exploring different religions, explaining the zoo, connecting
religion and zoos, and finding himself.
I suggested this book to my mom and she couldn’t put it down.
Watch for my review on this book this summer.
Till We Have Faces
By:
C.S. Lewis
Genre: Mythical/Fantasy
Rated: PG
Book Club Worthy: Yes
Set in a barbaric town, Till
We Have Faces, retells the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche, this time from
the point of view of on of Psyche’s sisters.
It explores the dimensions of love, both possessive and romantic. I loved the depth of this book, the way it
made me think, and the reality of the characters. Lewis truly carves a masterpiece. It’s a must read for everyone. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
By:
E. Lockhart
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Rated: PG
Book Club Worthy: Yes
A coming-of-age book, Frankie discovers she doesn’t want to
be the stereotypical girlfriend of gorgeous senior Matthew Livingston. She doesn’t want to be told what do to, what
to wear, and how to act. So when she
finds out about his male-only secret society, Frankie takes matter into her own
hands, showing Matthew, his secret society, and her boarding school the power
behind a female mind.
Bridge to Terabithia
By:
Katherine Paterson
Genre: Children
Rated: PG
Book Club Worthy: No
A classic children’s book, this story touched my heart. Jess is entering the fifth grade, and he
knows he’s the fastest runner in the school . . . until he gets beat by the new
girl in town, Leslie. They form an
unlikely friendship and discover the land of Terabithia where they reign as
king and queen. Leslie shows Jess a new
meaning to life, full of stories and adventures.
This is a great book to read with the kids. Look for the review on this book, coming soon!
The Adoration of Jenna Fox
By:
Mary E. Pearson
Genre: Young Adult, Utopia
Rated: PG (There is some swearing in it)
Book Club Worthy: Yes
Jenna Fox has been in a comma for the last year and
half. She doesn’t remember anything
about her life prior to the accident, or the accident itself, and no one is
willing to tell her what happened. The Adoration of Jenna Fox explores the
relationship between parents and children.
I loved this book so much I couldn’t put it down, and neither could my
mom.
Lemon Tart
By: Josi S. Kilpack
Genre: Mystery
Rated: PG
Book Club Worthy: No
Sadie Hoffmiller loves baking and cooking and keeps up to date with
everything going on in her neighborhood. When her new friend and
neighbor, Anne Lemon, is found dead in the field behind her house, and her
two-year-old son, Trevor, is missing, Sadie is one of the first to know.
Sadie is convinced she has valuable information for investigators in regards to
Anne’s murder and Trevor’s kidnapping. However, they don’t want to hear
what Sadie has to say. In fact she becomes a suspect! Sadie bakes
her way through scrumptious cookies to delicious brownies in order to find out
who is really behind the murder and to clear her own name.
If you are looking for a book to simply enjoy pick up Lemon Tart.
There isn’t an underlying meaning. It’s simply a book about a fiery widow
who solves a mystery.
Read my review on it.
I’d Tell You I Love You, But
Then I’d Have to Kill You
By:
Ally Carter
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Rated: PG
Book Club Worthy: No
Cammie Morgan attends the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional
Young Women. It’s not your typical
boarding school though. Instead of learning
basic math, chemistry, and English, they learn the ins and out of spydom. They break CIA codes, learn chemical warfare,
and the martial arts, just to name a few subjects.
In the small town by their school lives a regular boy. Cammie, a not-so-regular girl, falls for
him. What happens when a future spy does
the unthinkable and starts to date a regular boy? Her friends confirm to her that it’s riskier
to fall in love than to hack into the president’s computer.
I’d Tell You I Love
You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You, is a fun and exciting read. I’d highly recommend it if you don’t want to
read a book that will make you think too hard.
Harry Potter Series
By:
J.K. Rowling
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy
Rated: PG – PG-13
Book Club Worthy: Yes
Already read the whole series? Great!
Read it again! Don’t have time to
read seven books. Pick your favorite one
and read it.
Haven’t read these books yet? Have you lived? GO TO THE LIBRARY RIGHT NOW AND CHECK THEM
OUT! You haven’t lived until you’ve read
the Harry Potter series.
Shackles of Honor
By:
Marcia Lynn McClure
Genre: Romance
Rated: PG
Book Club Worthy: No
Though McClures writing isn't Ernest Hemingway, she can weave a great story. If you’re looking for a fun, clean, sappy romance, this is a
great choice.
Cassidy Shea’s life is blissful. She has a secret lover,
wealth, and beauty. But when Mason comes
to the Shea mansion to take Cassidy away, her life is turned upside down. Secrets follow her wherever she goes, and
uncertainty hides in the shadows. Maybe
these secrets and uncertainty are the very things that may bring Cassidy the happiness
she seeks.
The Secret Journal of Brett
Colton
By:
Kay Lynn Mangum
Genre: LDS Fiction
Rated: PG
Book Club Worthy: Yes
If you haven’t read this book, you need to. Warning, it can be a tearjerker!
Kathy Colton dislikes her older brother Brett. Though he’s dead her family talks about him
all the time. He died when she was a
baby, and because of that no one remembers the first word she said, when she
cut her first tooth, or even her first birthday. Then on her sixteenth birthday she finds his
journal; life as Kathy knows it changes.
At the same time Kathy is supposed to be tutoring some
stuck-up jock on the football team.
Worse is that he’s Mormon.
Mangum laces the story of a dying brother, and a coming-of-age sister into a masterpiece that’s hard to forget.
Mangum laces the story of a dying brother, and a coming-of-age sister into a masterpiece that’s hard to forget.
