Book List

• Coe, Jonathon. The Rain Before It Falls. New York: Vintage Books, 2007.
  There are tapes that Gill’s late aunt, Rosamond has left behind, while listening to Rosamond speak of her life she learns of the loss and heartache of the women in her family.
  
• Faulkner, William. “A Rose for Emily, 1931.” Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Drama, and Writing. Longman, 2007. 28-34.
  Emily stayed hidden away in her home and didn’t allow visitors. People never knew what she was hiding until she died and they went into her house.
• Faulkner, William. “Barn Burning, 1939.” Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Drama, and Writing. Longman, 2007. 160-172.
  Sarty has never said anything before but finally decides to defy his father, Ab Snopes, when he
  goes to burn down another barn.
  
• Gardner,Earle Stanley. The Case of the Long legged Models. New York: Curtis Publishing, 1957. Perry Mason is the lawyer trying to figure out who killed Della Street’s father and in the process reveals many different secrets.
  
• Grimm, Jakob, and Whilhelm Grimm. “Godfather Death, 1812”. Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Drama, and Writing. Longman, 2007. 9-11.
  A boy receives the gift of being able to tell whether people will live or die from his godfather Death. Things don’t turn out the best for him when he doesn’t follow the rules that come along with his gift.
  
• Jin, Ha. “Saboteur, 2000.” Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Drama, and Writing. Longman, 2007. 178-185.
  After Mr. Chui is wrongly accused of disturbing the peace and is arrested he seeks revenge on the police who wronged him.
  
• Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. New York: Villard, 1996.
  Chris McCandless abandons his life and family after graduating from college. He heads to the wilderness and pavement on his quest for a life without material possessions, and to what this world offers.
  
• Olsen, Tillie. “I Stand Here Ironing, 1961.” Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Drama, and Writing. Longman, 2007. 637-642.
  A mother is telling the story of her first, failed, marriage and the child which came with it.
  
• Pears, Iain. The Portrait. New York: Penguin Group, 2005.
  An old friend is going to paints the portrait of a man. In the process the painter discusses their lives growing up, why he left London at the peak of his career, and why he’s finally ready to go back to the art civilization.
  
• Sparks, Nickolas. Message in a Bottle. New York: Warner Books, 1998.
  Theresa finds a bottle with a love message written in it and travels to North Carolina to find the man who wrote it.
  
• Sparks, Nickolas. The Gaurdian. New York: Warner Books, 2003.
  Four years after her husband died Julie decides to start dating again. She never realized the danger of dating until someone nearly destroys her life.
  
• Tallent, Elizabeth. “No One’s A Mystery, 1987.” Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Drama, and Writing. Longman, 2007. 245-247.
  A young girl, secretly, drives around and discusses her future with her married lover.
  
• Updike, John. “A & P, 1961.” Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Drama, and Writing. Longman, 2007. 14-19.
  Sammy, the checkout boy at the local supermarket, surprises everyone with a bold decision after defending the three girls who come into the store with only bathing suits on.