To write well, we must read often. Here's what's on our bookshelves:
Dr. Louanne C. Jacobs, ED.D
Top 10 Picks:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger
Cathy's Book by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga
Incantation by Allice Hoffman
The Babymouse Series by Jennifer and Matthew Holm
Gym Candy by Carl Deuker
Deadline by Chris Crutcher
Sandpiper by Ellen Witlinger
The Eternals by Neil Gaiman
Kiietti Walker-Parker, MSCS
Top Picks:
The Eighth Promise by William Poy Lee
We Are the One's We Have Been Waiting For by Alice Walker
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowlings
Zora Neale Hurston: Novels and Stories by The Library of America
Zora Neale Hurston: A Biography of Spirit and Every Tub Must Sit on Its Bottom by Deborah Plant
Every Tub Must Sit on Its Own Bottom: The Philosophy and Politics of Zora Neale Hurston by Deborah Plant
Cheryl Carpenter, MA English
Top Picks:
Teacher Man: A Memoir by Frank McCourt