Ms. Sellars, Literacy Mentor at LSS asked the staff to recommend their Top 5 Books to Read. Here is the list of LSS teachers and their favorite books:
Ms. Bertoni's Top five books for reading on the beach
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The King of Torts
A Painted House
The Street Lawyer
The Client
The Runaway Jury
All by the author John Grisham
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Mr. Brinker's Top 5 for pleasure reading
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Outlander Series by Diana Galbadon
The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan
Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Steven Donaldson
Spy Adventure by Robert Ludlum
Spy Adventure by John Le Carré
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Ms. Jonhson's Top 5 Favourite Books
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House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
Valley of Horses by Jean Auel
Hawkmistress by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Liveship Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
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Mr. Gallagher's top Books of all time |
The Diviners by Margaret Laurence
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Dances on the Earth by Margaret Laurence
Love you Forever by Robert Munsch
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Mme. Kurrein’s Top 5 Books where she learned about the history of a different country |
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
The Tiger Claw by Shauna Singh Baldwin
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
The Kiterunner by Khaled Hosseini
What the Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin
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Ms. Purney’s Top 5 Books of All Time |
Blindness by Jose Saramago
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Daddy Clark Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
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Mr. Bensley’s Top 5 Books of All Time |
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Sweet Thurday by John Steinback
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Power of One by Bryce Courtnay
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
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Mr. Wolgram’s Top Books |
Of all time Leanings by Peter Egan
For making me think about life
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirzig
That I have to read over and over again
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
For reading to my kids
I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
To Give as Gifts
Great Moments in Auto Racing
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Ms. Turner’s Top Books … of all time |
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
For Making me Think About life
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books I want to reread again and again
The Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
My Life so Far by Jane Fonda
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Mr. McGill’s Top 5 Travel Books |
A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena de Blasi
A Death in Brazil by Peter Robb
Africa on a Shoestring by Lonely Planet
Age of Kali: Travels and Encounters in India by William Dalrympe
Central America on A Shoestring by Lonely Planet
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Ms. Sellars’ Top 10 Books (since 5 is never enough) |
Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordon
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronté
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Sculptress by Minette Walters
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Mr. Arcari’s Top 5 Books for Reading on the Beach |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesy
Shibumi by Trevanian
Trinity by Leon Uris
Gaijin
Hawaii by James A. Michener
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Mr. Gill’s Top 5 Books |
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum
The Client by John Grisham
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
The Firm by John Grisham
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Ms. Weir’s Top Books of All Time |
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Thornbirds by Colleen Mccullough
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
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Mr. Coutu’s Books He has Enjoyed |
Velocity by Dean Koonitz
The Husband by Dean Koonitz
Bleachers by John Grisham
The Client by John Grisham
A Sense of Who You Are by Bill Bradley
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Ms. Lee-Mcall’s Top 5 Books That Thrill! |
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum
The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum
The Rhinemann Exchange by Robert Ludlum
The Gemini Contenders by Robert Ludlum
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Mr. McGovern’s Top 5 Books Read in the Last 2 Years |
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Longitude: The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest science problem of his time by Dava Sobel
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowlings
Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller
Mindscan by Robert J. Sawyer
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Mr. Howes’ Last 5 Books |
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Seinlanguage by Jerry Seinfield
The Face of Fear by Dan Koontz
Night Fall by Nelson Demille
Keane by Roy Keane and Eamon Dunphy
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Ms. Sellars’ Top 5 Books of All Time |
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronté
What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge
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Mr. Arcari’s Top 5 Books for Thinking about Life |
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
How Soccer Explains the World: An unlikely theory of globalization by Franklin Foer
Cancer Ward by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
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Ms. Larsen’s Top 5 CD books to listen to when you commute an hour each way to work in Langley |
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kydd
Nordie's at Noon by Balwanz, Carlos, Johnson, Peters (keep the kleenex close by)
The Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
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Mr. Cortese’s Top 5 Books for People that don’t really like to read |
1. “Chicken Soup for the Teacher” or Any “Chicken Soup” book
2. Reader’s Digest – Lots of short interesting articles, jokes an stories and I can pick and chose what I want to read.
3. Sports Illustrated or Car and Driver or any other topic-specific magazine about an area that I’m really interested in
4. “Tough Calls” by Dick Irwin (personal stories of NHL Officials) or any book that is a compilation of related short articles or stories - this includes “Joke” books or books of humorous Anecdotes
5. “Fatherhood” by Bill Cosby – because it makes me laugh, the stories are quick to read and mostly, because, I too am a Father and I can relate to what he is writing about.
6. BONUS PICK: Any Comic Book – hey it’s still reading and it’s a start.
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Mr. Beaudry's top 5 Canadian books in English |
Vimy by Pierre Burton because we became a nation
Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan because I am bilingual
The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordicai Richler because it is a classic tale
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje because it is a sad and riveting story
The Shipping News because I liked the humor
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Les cinq romans canadiens de M. Beaudry |
Bonheur d'Occasion de Gabrielle Roy
La Guerre Yes Sir! de Roch Carrier
Les Belles Soeurs de Michel Tremblay
La Sagouine d'Antonine Maillet
Moi mes souliers de Félix Leclerc
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Mr. Beaudry's five true stories to read |
Into the Wild by John Krakauer
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Mick: The Real Michael Collins by Peter Hart
The Arctic Grail by Pierre Burton
Into Thin Air: a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster by John Krakauer
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