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And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Further Reflections of a Grown Caddie
by Harvey Penick Bud ShrakeANOTHER ROUND OF INSPIRATION AND INSTRUCTION. When Harvey Penick signed copies of his now classic first book,Harvey Penick's Little Red Book,Bud Shrake, his coauthor, noticed that he often inscribed them with the line "To my fried and pupil." When Shrake asked him why, Penick replied "Well, if you read my book, you're my pupil, and if you play golf, you're my friend."Taking up where theLittle Red Bookleft off, this is the second dose of Penick's singular brand of wit and wisdom, full of the simple and easy-to-understand lessons on golf that Penick is known and admired for. Like its predecessor,And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend is rich with Penick's great love of the game, a love that he delighted in sharing with golfers of all ages and levels of ability.
Prince of Swords (Children of the Sun Trilogy, Book #3)
by Linda Winstead JonesAs the forces of good and evil clash, the firstborn children of the Fyne witches each have a special gift that will shape destiny. Rayne is imprisoned by a man claiming to be her future husband.
Prince of Fire (Children of the Sun Trilogy, Book #2)
by Linda Winstead JonesThe firstborn children of the Fyne witches have come into their own, each with a special gift. Keelia would never let Caradon, a shape-shifter, touch her, but she realizes she's wrong...
Prince of Magic (Children of the Sun Trilogy, Book #1)
by Linda Winstead JonesThe Fyne sisters' children each have a special gift. Ariana is a healer, the one destined to save Columbyana from a growing evil.
Private Peaceful
by Michael MorpurgoAs the enemy lurks in the darkness, Private Thomas Peaceful struggles to stay awake through the night. He has lived through the terror of gas attacks, watched his friends die, and battled the rats, the mud and the sheer exhaustion of staying alert. But in the morning, Thomas will be forced to confront an even greater horror. When morning comes, the unthinkable will happen.
The Wings to Awakening: An Anthology from the Pali Canon
by Thanissaro BhikkhuThis anthology is organized around the set of Buddhist teachings that Buddha said formed the heart of his message: the Wings to Awakening (bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma).
Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, & Sangha
by Thanissaro BhikkhuThis book is a short introduction to the basic principles of Buddhism: the Buddha, the Dhamma (his teachings), and Sangha (the community of his noble disciples), also known as the Triple Gem or the Triple Refuge.
The Next Tabernacle: According to the Lord God's Word
by Charles KeechKeech makes a powerful argument for building a new tabernacle. Citing scripture from both Testaments, he explains what the tabernacle was, why it was important, and why we must restore it.
Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles Book #1)
by Suzanne CollinsWhen 11-year-old Gregor follows his little sister through a grate in the laundry room of their New York apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland beneath the city. There, humans live uneasily beside giant spiders, bats, cockroaches, and rats - but the fragile peace is about to fall apart. Gregor wants no part of a conflict between these creepy creatures. He just wants to find his way home. But when he discovers that a strange prophecy foretells a role for him in the Underland's uncertain future, he realizes it might be the only way to solve the biggest mystery of his life. Little does he know his quest will change him - and the Underland - forever.
Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family
by Lauren KesslerStubborn Twig was selected by the Oregon Library Association as one of three books for "Oregon Reads", in early 2009. These books were chosen for the 150th state anniversary. The middle school book ("Bat 6", in the Bookshare collection), and this one (high school to adult) focus on the history of the Japanese Americans in Oregon. Stubborn Twig follows a well-known family through its life in Hood River valley and beyond. The WWII period includes the forced internment of all Japanese people on the west coast to inland relocation camps for the duration of the war. Stubborn Twig includes photos (captions are included with text), discussion group questions, and an index.
Witch Fire (Elemental Witches Book #1)
by Anya BastParanormal romance about Mira Hoskins who doesn't know she's a natural-born witch who possesses the rare and powerful element of air.
Sun, Stone, and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories
by Jorge F. HernándezAn anthology of short stories by writers such as Paz, Fuentes, Rulfo, Castellanos, Reyes, Arreola, Pacheco, Elizondo, Revueltas, Garro and more. Published expressly for The Big Read.
Wandering Star
by J. M. G. Le Clézio C. DicksonA young girl survives the Holocaust and begins a journey to Jerusalem, where she meets a Palestinian girl, also displaced from her home. Le Clézio is the 2008 Nobel Prize for Literature winner.
I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving, and Reaching Your Dreams
by Bryant Stamford Patrick Henry HughesBorn with a rare genetic disease - arms that couldn't straighten, legs that would never walk, and no eyes - Patrick Henry developed exceptional musical talent, starting at the age of 9 months old. With unwavering optimism, humor, and courage, he has made "I Am Potential" his mantra throughout his life and defied his disabilities at every turn.
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
by John Muir William Frederic BadeTaken from Muir's earliest journals, this book records his walk in 1867 from Indiana across Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida to the Gulf Coast. In his distinct and wonderful style, Muir shows us the wilderness, as well as the towns and people, of the South immediately after the Civil War. Foreword by Peter Jenkins.
Platero y yo / Platero and I
by Juan Ramón Jiménez Myra Cohn Livingston Joseph F. DomínguezIn English and Spanish, this book presents a picture of life in the town of Moguer, in Andalusia, Spain, as seen through the eyes of a wandering poet and his faithful donkey.
Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
by Gerald McdermottCoyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the crows teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him.
Second Star to the Right
by Deborah HautzigAs 14-year-old Leslie begins to shed the weight she feels makes her imperfect, she finds it increasingly difficult to reach out for the psychological help she knows she needs. Novel about anorexia nervosa.
Ender in Exile (Ender's Game #10)
by Orson Scott CardAfter twenty-three years, Orson Scott Card returns to his acclaimed best-selling series with the first true, direct sequel to the classic Ender's Game. In Ender's Game, the world's most gifted children were taken from their families and sent to an elite training school. At Battle School, they learned combat, strategy, and secret intelligence to fight a dangerous war on behalf of those left on Earth. But they also learned some important and less definable lessons about life. After the life-changing events of those years, these children―now teenagers―must leave the school and readapt to life in the outside world. Having not seen their families or interacted with other people for years―where do they go now? What can they do?
Enemy Within
by Christiane Heggan30 years ago, a woman accused of killing her husband placed her newborn daughter on a convent's steps and staged her own death. She leaves behind a mystery that will rock a family 3 decades later...
The Christian Deception
by Charles KeechJudging by the errors in the New Testament, it is not scripture. The Lord God would not make these mistakes. Read the Old Testament for guidance to the true Lord God.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens
by Sean CoveyA lot of teens read books, but I [author] wasn't one of them. (I did read several Cliffs Notes book summaries, however.) So if you're like me, you may be ready to shelve this book. But before you do that, hear me out. If you promise to read this book, I'll promise to make it an adventure. In fact, to keep it fun, I've stuffed it full of cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world ... along with a few other surprises. So will you give it a try? Okay? Okay! Now, back to the book. This book is based on another book that my dad, Stephen R. Covey, wrote several years ago entitled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Surprisingly, that book has become one of the best-selling books of all time.
Blind, Burned and Living Against All Odds
by Laura WestMaleka has suffered beyond belief and has many reasons to hate life, but she is the happiest person. Read this book and let her teach you how her blinded eyes see great things.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson Robert MighallThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Body Snatcher, Olalla, A Chapter on Dreams (abridged), and Diagnosing Jekyll: The Scientific Context to Dr Jekyll's Experiment and Mr Hyde's Embodiment
Trouble River
by Betsy ByarsWhen he builds his raft, 12-year-old Dewey never dreams that it will serve as the sole means of escape for him and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin.