Books Read 2011-2012

 The books I read prior to and during my service in the Philippines: A glimpse into my literary life.
Reference 
  •  Lonely Planet Philippines Greg Bloom et al
  •  Rough Guide to the Philippines David Dalton                                         
  • Atlas of the Philippines Phil-Asian Publishers Inc.
  • The Philippines A Global Studies Handbook Damon L. Woods
  • The A to Z of the Philippines Artemio R. Guillermo
  • The Food and Cooking of Indonesia & the Philippines Ghillie Basam & Vilma Laus
Language Learning

  • Filipino (Tagalog) in 60 Minutes Berlitz 
  • Filipino (Tagalog) phrase book & CD Berlitz

 
Memoir/Travel/Adventure/Archaeology
  • Ants For Breakfast James Skibo


Children's Books
  • Abadeha The Philippine Cinderella Adapted by Myrna j. de la Paz
  • Pedro and The Monkey  San Souci
  • Tuko and the Birds A Tale From the Philippines Shirley Climo
  • Filipino Children's Favorite Stories retold by Liana Romulo
  • Si Mariang Alimango (Great find because it is written in Filipino /Tagalog with accompanying English translation)


PST Reading List 7-3-11/ 09-16-11
  1. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams
  2. Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery
  3. Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
  4. Catching Fire Suzanne Collins
  5. Mockingjay Suzanne Collins
  6. Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe
  7. Stealing Flowers Edward St Amant
  8. Throwaway Heather Huffman
  9. All I Want Shayne Parkinson
  10. The Ancestors L.A. Banks Tananarive Due
  11. Directions to Mourning's Deep Scott William Carter
  12. Graves Justin Cawthorne
  13. The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde
  14. Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte
  15. Mind Cafe Lizzy Ford
  16. The Night Walk Men Jason McIntyre
  17. Today We Are Rich Tim Sanders
  18. Tramps Jose Rodriguez
  19. The Value of Life Andy Crowson
 09-17-11/12-31-11
  1. Noli Me Tangere by Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal
  2. El Filibusterismo by Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal
  3. Lady Susan by Jane Austen
  4. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
  5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  6. Life: The Reader's Digest VERSION Great Advice, Simply Put Edited by Peggy Northrop
  7. Frindle by Andrew Clements
  8. 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
  9. Song of the Trees by Mildred D. Taylor
  10. Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry
  11. Orange Car With Stripes by Tom Lichtenberg
  12. Echo Mountain by B.K. Dell
  13. Allegory by Robby Charters
  14. Prayer Finding the Hearts True Home by Richard Foster
  15. Around the World in 80 Pages by Sharon E. Cathcart
  16. Mary Magdalene A Woman Who Loved 1st Century Trilogy Book 1 by Steve Copland
  17. Slug: The Reluctant Butterfly by Steve Copland
  18. Fools Rush In by Janice Thompson
  19. That Mouse is High by Scott Semegran
  20. On Sparrow Hill Maureen Lang
  21. A Hearth in Candlewood by Delia Parr
  22. Invisible by Lorena McCourtney
  23. Awakening Mercy by Angela Benson
  24. Deacon Sam (Character Sketch) by Amanda Borenstadt 
  25. Rainy Day with Sam and Bea (Character sketch) by Amanda Borenstadt
  26. Stella by Mririam Smyth
  27. Sweet Tea or  The Revenge of  Barnard by Robert Michael
  28. Fixing Freddie by Mona Ingram
  29. My Gadarenes (A testimony) Seann Michael Combs
  30. Puffy by Charles Sarlanis
  31. To Come Back so Far From Nowhere by Jon Thorpe
  32. Why Jose Soliquez Mattered to God by Paul Corusoe
  33. The Kindness of Strangers by J.A. Titus
  34. Bootscootin' Blahniks by D.D. Scot
  35. Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster

Read Alouds
  1. Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
  2. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
  3. Christmas Magic by Patricia Hermes
  4. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
  5. Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar
    Calendar Year 2012
  1. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
  2. Once (or Twice) In A Lifetime by Gail McFarland  (short story)
  3. Eye of the Beholder by Gail McFarland (short story)
  4. Strawberries by Jusin Cawthorne (short story)
  5. My True Essence by Shawneda Marks
  6. Classmate Murders by Bob Moats
  7. The Book of Dead Birds by Gayle Brandeis Bellwether Prize Winner for Fiction
  8. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (YA Fiction http://coteenlitconf.org)
  9. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater 
  10. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
  11. The Absolutely True Diary  of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
  12. This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save us All by Marilyn Johnson (professional development)
  13. The New Inquisition Understanding and Managing Intellectual Challenges by James LaRue (professional development)
  14. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (abandoned)
  15. State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
  16. Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen (Professional Development)
  17. Fish! Tales Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life by Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, and Harry Paul, with Philip Strand (Professional Development)
  18. Fish! Sticks A Remarkable Way to Adapt to Changing Times and Keep Your Work Fresh by Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, and Harry Paul (Professional Development)
  19. Tinkers by Paul Harding
  20. Ubuntu An Inspiring Story About an African Tradition of Teamwork and Collaboration by Stephen C. Lundin and Bob Nelson (Professional Development)
  21. A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
  22. The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
  23. The Librarian's Book of Lists by George M. Eberhart (Professional Development)
  24. Our Singular Strengths: Meditations for Librarians by Michael Gorman (Professional Development)
  25. My Own Worst Frenemy: A Langdon Prep Novel by Kimberly Reid
  26. The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
  27. Charles and Emma The Darwin's Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
  28. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
  29. Dewey Decimal System of Love by Josephine Carr (abandoned)
  30. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  31. Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
  32. Miss Zukas and the Library Murders by Jo Dereske
  33. Miss Zukas and the Island Murders by Jo Dereske
  34. Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death by Jo Dereske
  35. Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance by Jo Dereske
  36. Miss Zukas Out of Circulation by Jo Dereske
  37. Miss Zukas Final Notice by Jo Dereske
  38. Miss Zukas Death's Shadow by Jo Dereske
  39. Miss Zukas Shelves the Evidence by Jo Dereske
  40. Miss Zukas Bookmarked to Die by Jo Dereske
  41. Miss Zukas Catalogue of Death by Jo Dereske
  42. Miss Zukas Index to Murder by Jo Dereske
  43. Farewell Miss Zukas by Jo Dereske
  44. Mad, Bad, and Blonde by Cathie Linz (abandoned)
  45. The night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger
  46. Sullivan's Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
  47. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith
  48. Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (1Book140)
  49. Library an Unquiet History by Matthew Battles (Professional Development)
  50. Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  51. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
  52. Quaker Silence by Irene Allen
  53. Quaker Testimony by Irene Allen
  54. Quaker Witness by Irene Allen
  55. Quaker Indictment by Irene Allen
  56. Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
  57. Life the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
  58. So Long, and thanks for all the Fish by Douglas Adams
  59. Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
  60. And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer
  61. Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal Professional Development (Level Up Book Club )
  62. Porch Lights by Dorothea Benton Frank
  63. Volunteer Vacations Eleventh Edition Bill McMillion et al.
  64. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  65. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (1Book140)
  66. What Videos Games Have to Teach us about Learning and Literacy  by James Paul Gee Professional Development (Level Up Book Club )`
  67. For Everything a Season: Simple Musings on Living Well by Philip Gulley
  68. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1Book140)
  69. I'll Eat This Cricket for a Cricket Badge Professional Development (Level Up Book Club )
  70. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
  71. A Girl Named Mister by Nikki Grimes 
  72. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
  73. The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel by David Levithan
  74. 50% Off Murder by Josie Belle
  75. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
  76. Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario (One Book One Denver )
  77. The Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer (Audiobook)
  78. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  79. Objects of My Affection by Jill Smolinski (Audiobook)
  80. The Reading Promise My Father and the Books We Read by Alice Ozma
  81. This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
  82. Naughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
  83. The Sisters Grimm Book One, The Fairy-Tale Detectives By Michael Buckley
  84. Silverlake Fairy School Booke One Unicorn Dreams by Elizabeth Lindsay
  85. The Best of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne (Dewey's Read-a-Thon)
  86. Alice in Blunderland by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Dewey's Read-a-Thon)
  87. 1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions by (Dewey's Read-a-Thon)
  88. The Other Way to Listen Byrd Baylor (Dewey's Read-a-Thon)
  89. The Big One-Oh by Dean Pitchford
  90. The Giver by Lois Lowry
  91. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
  92. Messenger by Lois Lowry
  93. Son by Lois Lowry
  94. Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro
  95. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
  96. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
  97. The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons
  98. Lost in the Amazon: A Miss Mallard Mystery
  99. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
  100. War of the Magi by Rena Gregory
  101. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
  102. Ask The Passengers by A.S.King
  103. Broken Harbor by Tana French
  104. Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington
  105. Still Alice by Lisa, Genova
  106. Butter by Erin Jade Lange
  107. Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (Audiobook)
  108. Babymouse: Our Hero by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
  109. Squish: Brave New Pond by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm



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