Harry Potter series — This may seem like old news, but I’ve never actually read through the entire series. I figure it’s mandatory with me being a 5th grade teacher, so I am bound and determined to finish the series. I only have 5, 6, & 7 left!
Fifty Shades of Grey series — I had to take a break from book one after I read it. It’s just a little too much to continually read all three of them. While the book is a bit risqué, the story line from the first story makes me want to keep reading. I just keep wondering “what the heck happened to this guy to make him so messed up?”
Bloom — I stumbled upon Kelle’s rendition of her daughter, Nella’s, birth story a few months ago. I have been obsessed with her blog ever since. Her writing is captivating and she is incredibly honest. I can’t wait to read her memoir about going through one of the biggest challenges (and blessings!) in her life.
Still Missing — I’ve been meaning to read this book for about a year and have never gotten around to it. It is a fictional story told about a 32 year old woman who gets abducted. I’ve heard it’s not for the faint of heart as part of the plot is pretty intense and raw. If I could read ROOM or the memoir from Jaycee Dugard, I think I can handle this one.
The Last Letter from Your Lover — This book seems to travel back and forth from 1960 to present day. I love stories like this. It is compared to the book The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, which I absolutely loved.
Three Cups of Tea — Some of my students read the young readers version of this book in their gifted program this year. I actually never paid much attention to what it was about until I saw this trailer. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the adult version.
Hidden Wives — I am totally intrigued by the most taboo kind of topics. This book is about two sisters, one only fifteen, who are old enough to be married into their polygamist community. One of the girls is chosen to be her uncle’s fifth wife, but she is having trouble wrapping her mind around the fact that she would be marrying a family member.
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats — Another story that travels back and forth through time from the 1950’s to present day about a high power lawyer disappears without a trace from his wife and daughter. They have no idea where he has gone until they find a letter written many years ago to a Burmese woman. His daughter, Julia, goes on a mission to find out where he has gone.
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming — I really enjoyed Joshilynn Jackson’s A Grown Up Kind of Pretty, which I read a few months ago. She weaves together a great plot with thought out characters. This is more of a fantasy story as it is about a girl named Laurel who is visited by the ghost of her 13 year old neighbor who had obviously died. During the novel, they set out to find out family secrets surrounding Molly’s death.
The Baker’s Daughter — Another story that travels back and forth through time (can you tell I love these kind of stories?) about a teenager named Elsie who is said to be married to a Nazi soldier — all of that changes when Elsie opens the door to a Jewish boy who has escaped from the soldiers. The story is also told from Reba Adams, sixty years later, when she meets Elsie and hears her story.
The Pilot’s Wife — This is actually an older book, but I’ve been wanting to read it for a long time. Taken from the description on Amazon, the story is as follows:
“As a pilot’s wife in the New England of her birth, nothing prepared Kathryn Lyons for the late-night knock at the door informing her husband Jack has died in a crash. Even before the plane is located in the waters off the coast of Ireland, the tragedy becomes the subject of a media frenzy. Could there be any truth to the bizarre, disturbing rumours that Jack Lyons led a secret life? When the plane’s black box is recovered, it pins responsibility for the crash on Jack. To clear his name, Kathryn searches for clues to the hours before the flight. Struggling with her grief, and fighting the urge to protect herself and her precocious daughter from the mystery involving the crash, Kathryn is determined to learn who her husband really was, whatever that knowledge may cost.”
Where We Belong — The new Emily Griffin book is coming out on July 24! This book will definitely be on my reading list for when we go on vacation later this summer. Her stories are always great and easy reads but with awesome plots.
The Book Whisperer — I’m actually wanting to read this book for some professional development this summer. One of my colleagues read it earlier this year and she said it has changed everything she has thought about children and reading for the last thirty years! We are planning on implementing a few of the things Miller talks about in this book next year, so I have to get cracking!
Question: What books are on your summer reading list?
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