Books

I’ve given you a good resource to find books for your KIDS to read by sharing all the local school summer reading lists.   Then…Cindy H. asked me yesterday “Where is the adult summer reading list?!”

She’s right….where is it???   Let’s create one!

What are you reading now?   What book(s) have you read lately that you couldn’t put down?  Do you have a great suggestion for someone to choose for book club?   Do you know the absolute best “beach read” to share with us?   What’s a great book to read and discuss with your teen for your own family book club?

Please comment on this post….or send me an email if you can’t figure out how to comment.    I’ll compile the list and send it out so that all the Aha! Connections Moms and Dads will have our very own “Summer Reading” list!

Please add a comment to this post if you have a link to provide with other Summer reading lists.   I’d love to know about other area public and private school reading lists.   My kids and I love to read and will certainly read the required books from our schools but I also think it will be interesting to see what our friends at other schools are reading!  

Amazon: 
Click here for Amazon’s Summer Reading Lists and ideas.

Chamblee Middle School:

Link to all grades reading lists at CMS

Dunwoody High School:

Click here for the 2012 Summer Assignment Link that will hopefully be updated to 2013 soon!

Gallaway:

All of Galloway Middle School (5-8th) is reading 

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Then this list of “Authors too good to miss”

Mt Vernon Presbyterian School:

• LOWER SCHOOL SUMMER READING AND MATH 2013
• MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER READING AND MATH 2013
• UPPER SCHOOL SUMMER READING 2013

Peachtree Charter Middle School:

• Click here for the PCMS Summer Reading Lists and Math Packets

   

• PCMS Sixth Grade Book Choices
  • Romiette and Julio
  • Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading
  • The Hobbit
  • The Looking Glass Wars
  • The Book Thief

• PCMS Seventh Grade Book Choices

• And Then There Were None
• Cuba 15 (Readers Circle)
• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• My Life in Dog Years

• PCMS Eighth Grade Book Choices

• My Life in Dog Years
• Return to Sender
• The Call of the Wild
• The Swiss Family Robinson

 Scholastic:
 Click here for details about the Scholastic Summer Challenge.   The site includes great reading lists for grades 3 through 12, free reading resources, and reading and timing apps!

St. Martin’s Episcopal School:

• Middle School Summer Reading

Wesleyan

• Middle School Summer Reading
• High School Summer Reading

I’ve confessed my addiction to you before but I’ll say it again….My name is Audra Anders and I am a BOOK-A-HOLIC.   If I find a good book I become obsessed with finishing it and have a hard time pacing myself! I read really fast but have to really be careful before I start a book or my responsibilities will get neglected! I started AND finished a really great 500 page murder mystery this weekend (The Snowman). So, I need to take a break from reading for a few days and have decided to fill you in on my recently read books and some on my “to read” list.  

View or Buy it on Amazon

Audra’s Review:

I read this book while waiting in carpool line several days in a row.   Tears were flowing every time I read it so I’m sure people were staring.   In a world filled with news of cancer hitting friends and friends of friends, often times it is so hard to figure out what to do in order to help the family in despair. We bring food, run errands, take care of family, bring flowers etc. But Scott Dockter is a business man who obviously travels often. He found a way to help out even when miles from home. I loved reading Scott’s letters and emails to Chip. They were full of inspiration, encouragement, and humor. I love visiting beautiful churches, therefore seeing the beautiful photographs of the churches that Scott visited all over the globe while he said prayers for Chip was wonderful to me also. I don’t know the Madren or Dockter families personally but have several friends who do. Hopefully I’ll be lucky enough to meet Chip and Scott someday and hug their necks for inspiring me and others by creating and sharing this book of prayers. Proceeds from the book benefit Chip’s Nation Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

Amazon.Com Introduction from Chip’s mother Lea:  I once thought that the term “Broken Heart” was just a phrase used to describe temporary sadness until I had a child diagnosed with brain cancer. In the beginning of our nightmare, we were in crisis (more…)

Friends of the Dunwoody Library book Sale

Dunwoody Library

May 16: Thursday, 1:00 pm preview shopping for members of “Friends”*.
Then, the sale is open to the public from 4:00-8:00. (join that day!)
May17-18: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
May 20: Monday 10 am to 8 pm is BAG DAY,
Fill a large grocery bag for $6.00!! (Except Music CD’s).

Most priced from $.50 to $ 2.00 (more…)

Fred the Fox Shouts NO! is a sexual abuse prevention education book geared to children ages 3-10 years old. The book provides a safe, approachable script for parents who may feel uncomfortable broaching this topic. Written and illustrated by two Dunwoody mothers, Fred the Fox is committed to helping parents “Start the Conversation Now!” with their kids.  A portion of the profit from every book sale is donated to charitable organizations dedicated to keeping children safe and healthy.  (more…)

New York Times Bestselling Author Lauren Weisberger

Discusses Her Newest Book, Revenge Wears Prada, the Much Anticipated

Follow Up to Her Bestselling A Devil Wears Prada

The Page from the Book Festival of the MJCCA Event Scheduled for June 12, 2013

Presented in part by Jezebel Magazine, The Atlantan Magazine,

Fashion Group International, and the Decatur Book Festival

(ATLANTA – April 15, 2013) On June 12, 2013, from 7:30 – 9:30 pm, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) is pleased to welcome Lauren Weisberger, New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wear Prada and the new, much-anticipated follow-up, Revenge Wears Prada. The event will consist of a Book Talk and Signing, and will be held at the MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338). Tickets are available online at atlantajcc.org/bookfestival or by calling the MJCCA Box Office at 678.812.4005.

About Revenge Wears Prada (more…)

Ready, Set, Read!

The First Annual PJ Library Atlanta Read-A-Thon will take place from Monday, April 15 to Tuesday, April 30. Foster your child’s love of reading by participating in the Read-A-Thon! You can either have your child read books on their own or read books to your child as part of this program that will raise money and awareness to support PJ Library in Atlanta, and encourage a love of reading. To sum it up – read books, raise money, and win prizes. To learn more and sign up between April 1-14, go to www.jewishatlanta.org/PJreads

Soniah Kamal Fiction Workshop

On April 13, 2013, writer  Soniah Kamal will present a workshop
“The Essentials of Fiction.” This class will cover plot, pacing, setting, character,
and showing and telling. It will combine instruction with examples from literature, guided exercises, and informal Q & A that will answer many of the questions you may have about craft to improve the strength of your writing.

Scheduled from 12 – 3 p.m. it will be held at the Dunwoody Library

(5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30338; (770) 512-4640)

It is free and open to everyone interested in learning the basics of storytelling and writing (more…)