Summer Reading List

It’s that time again!  Sometimes I wonder if I was drawn to a career in education simply due to the fact that summer meant a slower pace and a huge pile of books to read!  Now that I am mostly an administrator, it means that I don’t get the long teacher time off, but I still the space in which to feel like there is time for uninterrupted yummy reading.

The List (in no particular order):

• Nox (Anne Carson)
• Traveling with Pomegranates  (Sue Monk Kidd; Ann Kidd)
• The Alchemist’s Kitchen (Susan Rich)
• Bellocq’s Ophelia (Natasha Tretheway)
• Seven Secrets of the Savvy School Leader (Robert Evans)
• Bullet (Laurell K Hamilton)
• A New Earth (Eckhart Tolle)
• The Female Brain (Louann Brizendine, MD)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo (Stieg Larsson)
• How to Make Money in Stocks (William O’Neill)
• My Dangerous Duke (Gaelen Foley)
• The Artist’s Way (Julia Cameron)
• Fool Moon (Jim Butcher)
• The Plague of Doves (Louise Erdrich)
• Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
• Tarot for Writers (Kenner)
• Some Girls: My Life in a Harem (Jillian Lauren)
• Assorted professional development articles (from Educational Leadership, etc)
• Assorted primary sources for developing new lessons for American History class

Reading to my Son:

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (JK Rowling)

I linked the first few books because they might not be as well known as some of the others (and most definitely are worth a peek!).  As you can see a pretty eclectic mix of books, just the way I like it.  And, of course, I have no idea if I will get through all of them, but I know I will try…can’t wait.   I am very ready to sink my teeth into Nox tonight!

Happy Reading all!