Mrs. Longo’s Compiled Reading Picks!

1. Mrs. Longo’s Compiled Reading Picks! - Action / Adventure - Non-Fiction - Religion - Classics (Organized into Groups By The Wizard of Oz) - Fantasy - Science - Fiction - Science Fiction - Fiction (Continued) - Thriller - Historical Fiction - War - Inspirational

2. Action / Adventure • Angels and Demons---Larry Fletcher • The Bleachers (John Grisham) Joel Lang • Book of the Dead.Dolores Ballintyn • The FirmJoel Lang • Michael Chabon (contains adult themes).Tom Fleetman • The Perfect Storm----Dan Kegelman • The Relic (Lincoln Childs)Ballintyn • A Time to Kill Joel Lang

3. Classics • Heart of DarknessLongo • Jekyl and HydeLongo • The Sun Also Rises(Hemingway)Tom Fleetman • Sea WolfLongo • Uncle Tom's CabinLongo

4. Fantasy • Bearing an Hourglass Rob Longo • Blue Moon Rising Rob Longo • The Children of Men(P .D. James)Neil Kane • Dark Tower series (Stephen King)Tom Fleetman • Dragon Bone Chair series (Tad Williams) Rob Longo • Earthsea series (Ursula K. LeGuin’s)Rob Longo • I am Legend, Vampires Rob Longo • Incarnations Rob Longo • Lord of the Rings (Tolkein) Rob Longo • On a Pale Horse Rob Longo • Wielding a Red Sword (Piers Anthony) Rob Longo • Wheel of Time series (Robert Jordan) ----Mark Quinn and Rob Longo

5. Fiction The Five People you meet in Heaven (Mitch Album)Shirley Hornyak Fourth of July (James Patterson) Cindy Pilipczuk Franny and Zooey.Tom Fleetman The Human Stain (Phillip Roth)Sean Tishler Hunt for Red OctoberJoe Talley Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison) Amanda McMillan (John Irving) The World According to Garp, Hotel New Hampshire, Widow for One Year, a Prayer for Owen MeanySianni Detective story (PD James) Patti White The Kite RunnerDan Kegelman and Matt Kegelman Levitt and Stephen J. DubnerKatie Orga Maniac MageeGeorge Horn John D. MacDonald’s Travis Magee novelsMark Quinn Mountains Beyond MountainsWhite • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalierand Clay(James Rollins)Ballintyn • Atlas Shrugged is always good for a challenge.Fleetman • Caddy for Life (John Feinstein)Brendan Haley • Carpenters and Seymour an IntroductionFleetman • The Complete Stories (one book anthology) (Flannery O'Connor) Brian Cox • Curious IncidentSianni • Devil in the White CityBill McGowan • Inspector Morse novel (Colin Dexter) White • The Godfather (Mario Puzo) Katie Orga • The Five People you meet in Heaven (Mitch Album)Shirley Hornyak

6. Fiction (Continued) • Native Son (Richard Wright) Amanda McMillan • Nightfall.Mike Johnson • Outsiders (SE Hinton) Jude Szczerba • Peace Like a RiverSianni • Raise High the Roof BeamFleetman • The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)Shirley Hornyak • Rule of the Bone (Russell Banks) Wes Fox • A Simple PlanMatt Kegelman • Snow in AugustMike Gallagher • The Story of BTischler • Three Cups of TeaWhite • Under the Tuscan Sun (Frances Mayes) Stacy Bartkowski

7. Historical Fiction • Caravans (James Michener) Phil Vavala • Pillars of the EarthRob Longo • The Quiet Light (Louis de Wohl)  Neil Kane

8. Inspirational • The Alchemist(Paulo Coelho)Father Bill McCandless and Jude Szczerba • It's not about the Bike: My journey back to life (Lance Armstrong) LoSapio • Once a Runner (John L. Parker) LoSapio • Richest Man in Babylon (George Clason) Joe Talley • Touch the top of the World: A Blind man's journey to climb farther than the eye can see (Erik Weihenmayer) (guy is blind and is on course to climb the top highest peaks of all 7 continents!) LoSapio • Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner ( Dean Karnazes) • (this guy has run for 2 3/4 days straight!!!....awesome motivation to do some type of exercise a day) LoSapio •  A walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trial(Bill Bryson) • (is you like the outdoors this is a MUST read!) LoSapio

9. Non-Fiction • Code of the Streets: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City- (Elijah Anderson) (about Philly)Tischler • Democracy Matters (Cornell West)-Every student who I have rec'd this to loved it. • Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Steven D.)Katie Orga • Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World (Paperback) (Chris Lowney)Neil Kane • Jackie Chan: My Life in ActionTom Vresics • The Motorcycle Diaries (Che Guerva) • A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)-This is a history book that will blow your mind. • The Sacred Fire of Liberty: James Madison and the of Founding of the Federal Republic (Lance Banning) Stacy Bartkowski • The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid in Schooling in America: • (Johnathan Kozol) • Sean Tichler • Unto the Sons, Phil Vavala

10. Religion • A Canticle for Leibowitz (Mass Market Paperback) [Christian/Sci-Fi](Walter M Miller)Neil Kane • Children of Men (P.D. James)Dolores Ballintyn and Neil Kane • ConfessionsFather Spellman • Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life) [Religion & Science](Alister McGrath )Neil Kane • That Hideous Strength (C.S. Lewis) [Religious Fantasy]Neil Kane • Joshua (Father Joseph Girzone) Tom Vresics

11. Science • Clan of the Cave BearBrown • Jurassic ParkBrown • Tears of a CheetahMonica Brown • Uncle TungstenPatti White

12. Science Fiction • Isaac Asimov and Foundation seriesWhite, Fleetman, and Johnson • Robot Series (Asimov)Johnson • Ender books (Orson Scott Card’s) • The Moon is a Harsh Mistress • Stranger in a Strange Land (Heinlein) • Upliftbooks (David Brin)Tom Fleetman

13. Thriller • Eyes of the Dragon Joe Talley • Graveyard Shift (Stephen King) Joe Talley • House of Leaves (Mark Danielewski)Tom Fleetman •  mystery/suspense/horror (Douglas Preston)Ballintyn • The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) Stacy Bartkowski

14. War • 13th Valley, Vietnam, Seniors mature topics, violence • Catch 22, WWII • Ghost Soldiers, WWII • War • Rob Longo