"Stay At Home Tea" Book Recommendations
Literacy Source is grateful to our many supporters. In response to our request for book recommendations during our Stay At Home Tea, many of our inspired supporters contributed titles to the following list.
Visit one of the following local, independent booksellers to pick up one of these recommended books. These splendid bookstores support Literacy Source each year by giving attendees of our Annual Breakfast a discount on Nancy Pearl's book recommendations.
Fremont Place Books
Queen Anne Books
Santoro’s Books
Books are listed alphabetically by author's last name.
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Watership Down by Richard Adams So imaginative—it works on so many different levels—nature, language, humor, pathos—and it’s beautifully organized. |
Lucky
Jim The funniest book I have ever read. |
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Beautifully written and philosophical. |
The Curve of Time by M. Wylie Blanchett A young widow and her 5 children spend ten summers on a 25-ft boat exploring the British Columbia coast. Wonderful writer, very observant, amazing adventures—an unusual woman for her time. 1927-1937. I love stories like this. |
River of Doubt by Martin Copeland Intriguing adventure – why would you put yourself in such danger? |
A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson A sweet, peaceful novel of men and birds. |
| The Three Musketeers and 20 Years After by Alexander Dumas Adventure, history, humor, pathos, and memorable characters. |
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn A creatively written novel, easy to read, but very thought-provoking. |
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Tim Egan A true life tale of the devastating 1910 wildfire that destroyed millions of acres of PNW forest land. The tragic consequences changed public policy toward national forest lands. Gives perspective of our continuing need to protect our beautiful woodlands. |
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers Nonfiction. New Orleans after Katrina. What it means to have a big heart in spite of adversity, like discrimination and disaster hardship. Inspiring! A must read! |
No Ordinary Time by Doris Goodwin You feel like you get to know Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt very well and you see the inner workings of the Roosevelt White House. |
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome |
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And the Pursuit of Happiness by Marina Kalman |
Mindfulness by Ellen Langer Mindbending! |
The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee Closely observed characters in a Korea ravaged by war followed up to the present in a very different world. (Melinda Olson) |
The Road by Cormac McCarthy Couldn’t stop until reaching the end. Dark but with a bit of hope at the end. |
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell …beautifully written, heady, and gut-wrenching fiction Great story telling, beautifully written, interesting
concept. |
Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson Shows how one person can make a difference even many miles from his home. |
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John James Audubon: The Making of an American by Richard Rhodes Gives a good picture of life in America in the early 1800’s and the settling of the Midwest along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Also paints an interesting story of one man on a mission. |
New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd A great way to get history with a good dose of drama and romance! |
Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg A very personal biography of the man. |
The Sisters of Sinai by Janet Soskice This is a book that follows two adventurers in finding the hidden gospel and is a fascinating look at “Town v Gown” in Cambridge Exit. |
An Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg |
A Short History of Women
by Kate Walbert |
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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson A wonderful book by Isabel Wilkderson that describes the migration of thousands of Black Americans from the South to the North and West in the fervent hope of improving their lives. |
Again, visit one of the following local, independent booksellers to pick up one of these recommended books.
Fremont Place Books
Many thanks to everyone who contributed.