Teacher Recommendations
English Teacher Book Recommendations
Mr. Harris
- Scythe by Neal Schusterman
- Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- Far From The Tree by Robin Benway
- Zeithoun by Dave Eggers
- Winger by Andrew Smith
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
- Columbine by Dave Cullen
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
- Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys
- They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- After The Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
- One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
- Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova
Mr. Sorey
- It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling
- A Very Large Expanse of Sea - Tahereh Mafi
- The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson
- Orbiting Jupiter - Gary D. Schmidt
Mrs. Bader
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- Where the Crawdad’s Sing by Delia Owens
- Emma by Jane Austen
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Ms. Rubino
- Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
- Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Mr. Young
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Push by Sapphire
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Mrs. La Vista
- The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher
- The Masterpiece: A Novel by Fiona Davis
- The English Wife: A Novel by Lauren Willig
- The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams
- The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams
- American Princess: a Novel of First Daughter by Stephanie Marie Thornton
- The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel by Melanie Benjamin
- The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin
- Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
- The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure
- Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
- The Hamilton Affair: A Novel by Elizabeth Cobbs
- Carnegie’s Maid: A Novel by Marie Benedict
Mrs. Earles
These four complement each other:
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.Vance
- Too Shattered for Mending by Peter Brown Hoffmeister
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
These two make a great compare/contrast discussion about fate:
- A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
These two are really engaging works of fiction:
- Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
- The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
Science Teacher Book Recommendations
Mrs. Brako
- The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
- I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
- The Sports Gene by David Epstein
- Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
- The Beauty of the Beastly by Nathalie Angier
- The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner
- The Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
- A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Mr. Russo
- His Dark Materials Trilogy by Sir Philip Pullman
- Aftermath Trilogy (Star Wars) by Chuck Wendig
- Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
- The Alienist by Caleb Carr
- Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
- Dune by Frank Herbert
Ms. Grissom
- Death from the Skies: the Science Behind the end of the World (Dr. Philip Plait)
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Tolkein)
- Things In Jars (Jess Kidd)
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series(Douglas Adams)
- The Poppy War (R.F. Kuang)
- A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
Social Studies' Favorites
Mr. Spears
- The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- Four Feathers by A.E.W Mason
- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- A Room with a View by E.M. Forrester
- Silas Marner by George Elliot
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
- The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Hunger by Knut Hamsun
Mrs. Stott
- The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
- Dopesick: the dealers, doctors and drug company that addicted America by Beth Macy
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Mr. Glasser
- Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
- The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Mr. Pelletier
- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
- Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
- Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
- Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
- Range by David Epstein
- The Lost City of Z by David Grann
- Batavia’s Graveyard by Mike Dash
- Devil in the City of White by Erik Larson
- Race and Reunion by David Blight
- The Age of Reform by Richard Hofstadter
- The Tragedy of American Diplomacy by Wiliam Appleman WIlliams
Members of our DHHS community
Mr. Tommaso (CTE):
- Once a Runner by John L. Parker
-
Running for my Life: One Lost Boy’s Journey from the Fields of Sudan to the Olympics by Lopez Lomong
Mr. Hibbard (World Language):
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Ms. Butcher (World Language)
- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
- Wonder by R.J. Palacio
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
- The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
Ms. Carroll (Special Education):
- Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot by Bill O’Reilly
- Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever by Bill O’Reilly
- Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Mr. Gage (Music)
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
- The Circle by Dave Eggers
- Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
- The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Mr. Siciliano (Technology):
- Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time Series)
- Kingkiller Chronicle Trilogy by Patrick Rothfuss
Mrs. Halloran (Athletics):
- The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy