caverjen
10-01-12, 06:07 AM
Last month I asked my FS neighbors for book suggestions. I have compiled them into a reading list loosely sorted by category. The books with a 💋 are my personal recommendations. Enjoy!
Recommended authors:
Patricia Cromwell
John Saul
Dean Koontz
Nicholas Sparks
Nicci French
Chelsea Handler
L.J. Smith*
Stephanie Meyer
V.C. Andrews
Karin Slaughter
Adult Fiction:
Great Expectations by Charles ****ens
The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime by Mark Haddon 💋
The Morland Dynasty Books by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien💋
I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
The Blackwater Series by Michael McDowell
The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
To **** a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
50 Shades of Gray by E.L. James
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Incandescent by M.V. Freeman💋
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger💋
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett💋
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver💋
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova💋
The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton*
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern💋
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Adult Non-fiction:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Citizen Soldier by Stephen E. Ambrose
Flags of OurFathers by James Bradley & Ron Powers
The Bible Code by Michael Drosnin
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters by Joan Ryan
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Pictorial History of the Cabin Home in Garden of Eden, Lucas, Kansas by
S.P. Dinsmoor
Bumble Creek Farm by Janet Farrar Worthington
Young Adult Books:Daughters of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard
The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan💋
That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins💋
The Pendragon Adventure by D.J. MacHale
Maximum Ride by James Patterson*
The Oz Chronicles by R.W. Ridley
King of Shadows by Susan Cooper💋
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
The Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke💋
Crow Call by Lois Lowry
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery💋
Middle Grade Books (ages 8-12):
The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson*
The Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl
What-the-****ens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy*by Gregory Maguire
The Alice Series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Shiloh trilogy by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White💋
Stuart Little by E.B. White💋
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Time Cavern Series by Todd A. Fonseca
13 Treasures Trilogy by Michelle Harrison*
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Warriors series by Erin Hunter
Swindle by Gordon Korman
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
Chapter Books (ages 7-10):
The Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Parks and Denise Brunkus
The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne
The Geronimo Stilton books by Geronimo Stilton
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Dear Dumb Diary by Jeff Kinney
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo
Beast Quest by Adam Blade
Picture Books:
Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss
The Froggy Books by Jonathan London
Press Here by Herve Tullett
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Recommended authors:
Patricia Cromwell
John Saul
Dean Koontz
Nicholas Sparks
Nicci French
Chelsea Handler
L.J. Smith*
Stephanie Meyer
V.C. Andrews
Karin Slaughter
Adult Fiction:
Great Expectations by Charles ****ens
The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime by Mark Haddon 💋
The Morland Dynasty Books by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien💋
I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
The Blackwater Series by Michael McDowell
The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
To **** a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
50 Shades of Gray by E.L. James
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Incandescent by M.V. Freeman💋
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger💋
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett💋
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver💋
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova💋
The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton*
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern💋
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Adult Non-fiction:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Citizen Soldier by Stephen E. Ambrose
Flags of OurFathers by James Bradley & Ron Powers
The Bible Code by Michael Drosnin
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters by Joan Ryan
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Pictorial History of the Cabin Home in Garden of Eden, Lucas, Kansas by
S.P. Dinsmoor
Bumble Creek Farm by Janet Farrar Worthington
Young Adult Books:Daughters of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard
The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan💋
That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins💋
The Pendragon Adventure by D.J. MacHale
Maximum Ride by James Patterson*
The Oz Chronicles by R.W. Ridley
King of Shadows by Susan Cooper💋
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
The Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke💋
Crow Call by Lois Lowry
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery💋
Middle Grade Books (ages 8-12):
The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson*
The Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl
What-the-****ens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy*by Gregory Maguire
The Alice Series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Shiloh trilogy by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White💋
Stuart Little by E.B. White💋
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Time Cavern Series by Todd A. Fonseca
13 Treasures Trilogy by Michelle Harrison*
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Warriors series by Erin Hunter
Swindle by Gordon Korman
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
Chapter Books (ages 7-10):
The Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Parks and Denise Brunkus
The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne
The Geronimo Stilton books by Geronimo Stilton
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Dear Dumb Diary by Jeff Kinney
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo
Beast Quest by Adam Blade
Picture Books:
Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss
The Froggy Books by Jonathan London
Press Here by Herve Tullett
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle