Harry Potter Series
By JK Rowling
I loved reading this series and sharing it with my children! Harry Potter, Ron, and Hermione move from children into adults amid the rising power of a tyrannical sorcerer who wishes to kill anyone who wishes to stop him.
The Lord of the Rings
By J.R.R. Tolkien
Join Frodo, Samwise Gamgee, Merry, and Pippin as they travel a land full of natural and unnatural dangers in an attempt to stop the evil Sauron before he can regain the power of his ancient talisman, the ring.
It may take younger readers one hundred pages, or more, to establish a background for the characters, but the book transports the reader to another realm where magic and friendships are alive and well!
The Stand
By Stephen King
A terrible disease, nicknamed “Captain Trips”, destroys almost all of the world’s population. The survivors must clean up and maintain some structure after the outbreak of the disease, but terrible forces cause them to focus on the sly actions of Randall Flagg and his followers.
This book is suggested for mature readers.
The Tell-Tale Heart
By Edgar Allen Poe
This short story is told through the mind of the narrator. He seeks to convince the reader that he is sane while simultaneously revealing the premeditated murder of a man he feels is “watching” him.
This story was written in the 1800’s, and I read it in the third grade, but use discretion with younger readers. It could contain unsettling descriptions that may not be suitable for a young audience.
The Day They Hung the Elephant
By Charles Edwin Price
This book recounts the Erwin Elephant Hanging of 1916. It details the events that led up to the hanging and describes the individuals who played a part in the incident.
Do not be deceived by all the stories on the internet or the rumors that have reached as far as Canada. Erwin provided the location and brought in a derrick that hung the elephant in 1916. However, most of the residents do not support animal brutality, and it bothers us when people ask, “Didn’t you hang the elephant?”
*There are also eye witness accounts of the sad day that have been recorded and stored in the Appalachian Archives, located at East Tennessee State University’s Sherrod Library.
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