Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton It is 1876 and arrogant, entitled William Johnson is attending Yale as a freshman. On a dare from his chief student rival at the University, he joins a summer expedition led by the notoriously eccentric paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh. Marsh becomes convinced that William is a spy for his sworn…
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Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan Young Anna Kerrigan travels one day with her father to meet Dexter Styles, a man her father seems very anxious to impress and who appears to play a vital role in her family’s survival. Several years later, Anna’s father has disappeared, and Anna is working at the Brooklyn Naval Yard…
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys It is the winter of 1945. Four teenagers of different nationalities, each with their own dangerous secrets, converge onto the same path as they fight to get aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German cruise ship used for military transport, which many believe is the path to safety and…
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan Seventeen-year-old Pino Lella is living happily in Italy and has no intention of becoming involved in the war. But when his home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, he is sent to Casa Alpina, where he joins an underground railroad that helps Jews escape from the Nazis…
The Orphan’s Tale
The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff The Orphan’s Tale is the story of two women in the middle of World War II. Noa, a sixteen-year-old girl who was thrown out by her family after her affair with a German officer resulted in a pregnancy, has recently had her baby taken from her. When she sees…
The Nightingale
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Nightingale is the story of two young women in France during World War II – Vianne Mauriac and her rebellious sister Isabelle. It is 1939 and Vianne is living in Carriveau when her husband Antoine is drafted into the army to serve as a soldier in the Front. At…
Hammerhead Six
Hammerhead Six by Captain Ronald Fry Hammerhead Six, written by Captain Ronald Fry, is the true story of the captain and his Special Forces A-Team, code name Hammerhead Six, during the War on Terror in Afghanistan. Situated in Camp Blessing in the Pech Valley of Kunar Province, the SF team worked to eliminate terrorist threats,…
My Stroke of Insight
My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. My Stroke of Insight is the true story of Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist who experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. In the space of just a few hours, Taylor lost the abilities to walk, talk, read, write, and recall…
Clamour of Crows
Clamour of Crows by Ray Merritt Clamour of Crows features Jonathan Tucker, a widower who resigned from his Wall Street law firm after the death of his wife and children. His peaceful life is suddenly shattered one day when the firm’s most powerful client dies of an apparent heart attack, leaving behind a precatory…
The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett When I first started reading this book, I thought it was interesting. I also liked big books, and this is a big book. However, when I hit what must have been about page 100, everything changed. I read a whole page devoted to a sexual scene. After…
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