BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS
Books that might interest you, and possibly inspire you...
Don't you just love the smell of books? The way books feel in your hand? The anticipation that you get when you grab a new book off the shelf, not knowing what adventure it might hold? Well if you get the spine tingling feeling that I get when I see a book check out this reading list.
The Reading List...
The Works of William Shakespeare aka The Bard!
- Othello - Possibly my favorite of all Shakespeare's works! Join the journey of Othello, the moor of Venice, as he falls victim to the evil, wrongdoings of Iago and the setting he sets.
- Hamlet - One of the most debated on play in English literature. Be ready have every aspect of human life up for discussion. There is nothing like the mind and environment of Hamlet.
- Richard III - Who doesn't like watching family arguments on TV? Well this play is one family argument taken to the extreme. With theme like murder, incest, revenge, and possibly insanity follow one of Shakespeare's most crafty villain as he sets eyes on the throne.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream - Kings, Queens, Fairies and Men who could ask for a better comedy? Join 2 couples as they get lost in the forest, in love and in themselves. And follow the adventures of Nicolas Bottom in his quest to well I'll let you see that one for yourselves.
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- Inferno-Dante Alighieri Once the most powerful book in Christian literature. Explore the depths of Hell with Dante. Perhaps one of the most graphic and horrific depiction of the afterlife. Though only one of Dante's piece is listed her, if you are interested check of the rest of the Divine Comedy that includes Paradise and Purgatory. Read with Parental Approval!
- The Hate List - Jennifer Brown Do you think High School is tough? That's what Nick thought when he and his girlfriend put together the Hate List. A List of all the people they hated in their High School. Little did Valerie know the horrific consequences of writing such list.
- The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - Howard Pyle Join the most famous bunch of outlaws in literature history. You think Kevin Costner knows the version of Robin Hood? Read this and learn why the man behind the bow became the outlaw we all love.
- The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold Ever wonder what Heaven is like? Or what happens when someone you love dies? Susie never wondered that, not until it happened to her. After her brutal rape and murder, Susie must watch as her family is tore apart and lost. Read with Parental Approval!
- The Chocolate War -Robert Cormier Who doesn't like chocolate? It's a tradition at Trinity High School, but find out what happens when Jerry violates the most sacred of traditions and Trinity's most elite society's desperate measures to keep tradition.
- Beast - Donna Jo Napoli Did you like Beauty and the Beast as a kid? Well you'll love this. The young adult version of the popular fairy tale set in Persian times. Not a bad way to learn about a different culture either!
- Sherlocke Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle "Elementary Watson." Take countless adventures with the famous British Detective Sherlocke Holmes. See if you can solve the mystery of the "Hounds of the Baskervilles" or maybe you can explain "The Final Problem."
- The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova You all know the tale of Dracula, but do you know the real story? Did he stop at his first love? Go back into through a family's history to unravel the true mystery of the most famous vampire or the most notorious Empire Vlad Dracula.
- Forever -Judy Blume Everybody remembers their first love. But what happens when first love comes with your first sexual experience? Read with Parental Approval!