full reading list.

books and plays, both literary and informational, that I hope to read this summer:
1. Tally's Folly by Lanford Wilson
2. A Vegetarian Diet by Shirley T. Moore, Ph.D. and Mary P. Byres, M.A.
3. A Resilient Life by Gordon MacDonald
4. Volunteer USA by Andrew Carroll
5. A Wolf by the Ears by Ann Rinaldi
6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
8. Jesus for President by Shane Clayborn
9. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

reasons-
1. Because I got it for an award at our Fine Arts Banquet [FAB] and the author's name is fabulous.
2. Because I'm a vegetarian and I'll be off to college in the fall and I want to take good care of my body.
3. Because it was a gift from my respected youth pastor, and I've heard it's a good book.
4. Because, even though it's from the '70's, I think it could be a great resource for ideas for volunteering and organizations and causes to help out where I am.
5. Because my mom bought it for me forever ago and I never read it.
6. Because I think that some books just need to be re-read in life. Also, this year is it's 50th anniversary/birthday.
7. Because I read a Fitzgerald short story once and LOVED it. And it's a classic that I can't believe I've gotten away without reading it so far!
8. Because I think Shane is engaging and imaginative and radical.
9. Because I have to for school!


books/plays/stories that i hope to read during the school year:
1. The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller
2. The Last Juror by John Grisham
3. The Life of Pi by Yann Martell
4. Selected Short Stories by William Faulkner
5. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
6. The Oresteia by Aeschylus
7. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
8. The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
9. An Enemy of the People by Arthur Miller

reasons:
1. Because I was given it and it looks pretty unique.
2. Because I saw Runaway Jury, and I decided I should read some John Grisham.
3. Because one of my favorite teachers suggested it and I found it at the Friends of the Library book sale, so I bought it. I think I'm most excited for this one.
4. Because I started them a while ago, and I need to finish.
5. Because, once again, some things are made to be re-read.
6. Because I have an unhealthy obsession with Greek tragedy and I need to fulfill my insatiable desire for it.
7. Because I didn't actually read it in school, but I think I'd like it.
8. Because it was written by a blind, deaf, mute woman.
9. Because you can never have enough Arthur Miller in your life.


some of my favorite books:
1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
2. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
3. Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam
4. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
5. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
6. THe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

some of my favorite plays/stories:
1. The Crucible by Arthur Miller
2. A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
3. All my Sons by Arthur Miller
4. The Oedipus Trilogy by Sophocles
5. Antigone by Jean Anouilh
6. The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst
7. The Diviners by Margaret Laurence
8. The Story of Ruby Bridges by ??
9. Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
MANY MANY MORE!

So that is the plan, hopefully. We'll see how it goes.