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Books Chosen for Book Club, Spring 2011
The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon
The Fundamentals by Isiah Thomas
The Ministry of Motivation by Allen J. Bryson
Seer of Shadows by Avi
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
48 Laws of Power by Robert Green
Our America: Life and Death in the South Side of Chicago by LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Oxygen by Carol Cassella
Something Happened by Greg Logsted
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
Books Pitched for Book Club, Spring 2011
The Man in the White Suit by Ben Collins
Games of State by Tom Clancy
State of Siege by Tom Clancy
Shadow Prey by John Sandford
Just Don’t Fall by Josh Sundquist
My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
24 Reasons Why African Americans Suffer by Jimmy Dumas
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
The Schooling of Claybird Catts by Janis Owens
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
Love and Blood: At the World Cup with the Footballers, Fans, and Freaks by Jamie Trecker
Blaze by Richard Bachman
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Someday this Pain will be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
Top Gear by Jeremy Clarkson
Things That Are by Andrew Clements
The Chicago Way by Michael Harvey
The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
The Unexpected Son by Shobhian Bantwal
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Country Under My Skin by Gioconda Belli
Books Chosen for Book Club, Fall 2010
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore & David Lloyd
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
The Power by Rhonda Byrne
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
Jay’s Journal by Anonymous
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Loss of Innocence by Ron and Karen Clem
Books Pitched for Book Club, Fall 2010
30 Days of Night by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick
Breathe by Tim Winton
Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
The Fire Starter by Stephen King
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (chosen by two separate students)
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Love & Lies by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Gandhi by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard
Thirteen Days to Midnight by Patrick Carman
L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad
Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky by Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Alephonsian Deng, and
Judy A. Bernstein
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
De Ja Dead by Kathy Reichs
Under the Dome by Stephen King
A Death in the Family by James Agee
Hints for a Healthy Planet by Heloise
The Witch of Portabello by Paulo Coehlo
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Harry Potter 1
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger