reading presentation
SUMMER READING
Kappa Alpha Theta
Spring 2008
BEACH BOOKS
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
4 girls, 1 pair of pants and a summer of adventures
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
A scholarship student trys to fit in at a prep school
Bloomability (Sharon Creech)
Parting with her nomadic family to attend boarding school in Switzerland, a coming-of-age story
Bergdorf Blondes (Plum Sykes)
The life of a New York ‘it-girl”
CLASSICS
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
The perfect 18th century love story
To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
How a trial affects a small southern town and one family
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
A rebellious southern belle and her experiences during the Civil War
1984 (George Orwell)
One man’s life during a totalitarian regime
THOUGHT PROVOKERS
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
An Indian boy explores religion and spirituality while surviving a shipwreck
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
One woman’s travelling adventure and discovery of love
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
An Afghan boy is haunted by a former betrayal
Freakonomics (S. Levitt & S. Dubner)
The “stuff” and riddles of everyday life as related to economics
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
Explanations of sociological changes that influence everyday life, related to products
MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS
Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
Architecture and history wrapped into a thriller set in 1890s Chicago
4th of July (James Patterson)
A police officer joins up to help solve murders set in Florida
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
A law student writes a brief about supreme court justices’ murders, which gets her into trouble
Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
Intertwined adventures of a Russian sub captain and a CIA analyst
TEAR-JERKERS
Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)
A journey to heaven and meeting people who you have affected in some way…plus life lessons
Walk To Remember (Nicholas Sparks)
Love story about two people from different places in life
JUST FOR FUN (AND SOME PERSONAL FAVORITES)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Changing minds about love, happiness and family
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)
Life in Oz before Dorothy drops in
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Dorothy Gilman)
A NJ grandmother becomes bored with life and joins the CIA
The DaVinci Code (Dan Brown)
A modern quest for the holy grail set in France and England
ENJOY!
Kappa Alpha Theta
Spring 2008
BEACH BOOKS
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
4 girls, 1 pair of pants and a summer of adventures
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
A scholarship student trys to fit in at a prep school
Bloomability (Sharon Creech)
Parting with her nomadic family to attend boarding school in Switzerland, a coming-of-age story
Bergdorf Blondes (Plum Sykes)
The life of a New York ‘it-girl”
CLASSICS
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
The perfect 18th century love story
To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
How a trial affects a small southern town and one family
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
A rebellious southern belle and her experiences during the Civil War
1984 (George Orwell)
One man’s life during a totalitarian regime
THOUGHT PROVOKERS
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
An Indian boy explores religion and spirituality while surviving a shipwreck
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
One woman’s travelling adventure and discovery of love
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
An Afghan boy is haunted by a former betrayal
Freakonomics (S. Levitt & S. Dubner)
The “stuff” and riddles of everyday life as related to economics
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
Explanations of sociological changes that influence everyday life, related to products
MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS
Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
Architecture and history wrapped into a thriller set in 1890s Chicago
4th of July (James Patterson)
A police officer joins up to help solve murders set in Florida
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
A law student writes a brief about supreme court justices’ murders, which gets her into trouble
Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
Intertwined adventures of a Russian sub captain and a CIA analyst
TEAR-JERKERS
Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)
A journey to heaven and meeting people who you have affected in some way…plus life lessons
Walk To Remember (Nicholas Sparks)
Love story about two people from different places in life
JUST FOR FUN (AND SOME PERSONAL FAVORITES)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Changing minds about love, happiness and family
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)
Life in Oz before Dorothy drops in
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Dorothy Gilman)
A NJ grandmother becomes bored with life and joins the CIA
The DaVinci Code (Dan Brown)
A modern quest for the holy grail set in France and England
ENJOY!