Sunday, October 11, 2015

What Do I Read Next?



Literacy is an important skill required to function in our society today.   Literacy is not a single skill used in the same manner for all types of printed and written information.  Every adult needs a range of literacy skills to achieve his or her personal goals to pursue a successful career, and to play an active role as a citizen. Indeed, high levels of literacy can enable individuals to keep pace with changing educational expectations and technologies as well as support the aspirations of their families.  It is evidence that without literacy, one can barely survive.  It is my desire to promote life-learning literacy skills to the learning community.
 Not sure what to read next? 
The BookMatch lists below just might help you find your next great read! 
The lists were prepared by the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. 
If you like...
The Alchemist    by Paulo Coelho
Angels and Demons     by Dan Brown
Anthem     by Ayn Rand
The Art of Racing in the Rain    by Garth Stein
Brave New World    by Aldous Huxley
Catcher in the Rye    by J.D. Salinger
Cat's Cradle    by Kurt Vonnegut
Confessions of a Shopaholic      by Sophie Kinsella
The Count of Monte    Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Far From the Madding Crowd     by Thomas Hardy
The Fault In Our Stars    by John Green
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe    by Fannie Flagg
Gone Girl    by Gillian Flynn
The Glass Castle    by Jeannette Walls
The Good Earth    by Pearl S. Buck
Great Expectations    by Charles Dickens
The Green Mile    by Stephen King
The Handmaid's Tale    by Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter     by J.K. Rowling
The Help    by Kathryn Stockett
Interview With a Vampire    by Anne Rice
Into Thin Air    by John Krakauer
Jane Eyre    by Charlotte Bronte
John Adams    by David McCullough
The Kite Runner    by Khaled Hosseini
The Life of Pi    by Yann Martel
Lonesome Dove    by Larry McMurtry
The Lovely Bones    by Alice Sebold
Middlemarch    by George Elliot
The Notebook     by Nicholas Sparks
The Pact    by Jodi Picoult
The Poisonwood Bible     by Barbara Kingsolver
Pride and Prejudice     by Jane Austen
A Prayer for Owen Meany    by John Gaines
The Scarlet Letter    by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Secret Life of Bees    by Sue Monk Kidd
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants    by Ann Brashares
A Time to Kill    by John Grisham
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn    by Betty Smith
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilence and Redemption    by Laura Hillenbrand
The World is Flat    by Thomas L. Friedman

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