SUPER SLEUTHS
ANIMAL TITLES
AUTHOR FACTS
SYNOPSIS
WAR STORIES
100
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
100
Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird
100
Who was the single mother, living on state benefits, whose wizardly series of novels has made her the richest writer in England?
J. K. Rowling
100
From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, this book is a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class.
Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
100
Gone with the Wind
American Civil War (Margaret Mitchell)
200
Stephanie Plum
Janet Evanovich
200
Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
200
This author supported himself and his wife through the Great Depression by drawing advertising for General Electric, NBC, Standard Oil, and other companies. During World War II, he made political cartoons but is now best known for the children’s books he wrote and illustrated using poetic meter and fanciful words.
Dr. Seuss
200
Once again, the Earth is under attack. Alien "buggers" are poised for a final assault. The survival of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers. But who? A tactical and strategic master. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. And a child.
Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card
200
Catch-22
World War II (Joseph Heller)
300
Philip Marlowe
Raymond Chandler
300
Mo Willems
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (...or others)
300
This American author, entrepreneur, and public speaker has written a number of self-help books on the "4-hour" theme.
Tim Ferriss
300
This book introduced the idea of the "10,000-Hour Rule", claiming that the key to achieving world-class expertise in any skill, is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing the correct way, for a total of around 10,000 hours.
Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
300
A Farewell to Arms
World War I (Ernest Hemingway)
400
Kinsey Millhone
Sue Grafton
400
Ken Kesey
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
400
Born a slave in Maryland and escaping in 1838, this powerful orator became the leading African American in the abolitionist movement. He recruited black soldiers to fight for the Union in the Civil War (including two of his sons), and ultimately produced three autobiographies.
Frederick Douglass
400
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off a secluded island. Her uncle is convinced that she was murdered by someone from her own dysfunctional family. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is asked to investigate, hires the gifted and conscience-free computer specialist Lisbeth Salander, and the two unravel a dark and appalling family history.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Steig Larsson
400
Johnny Tremaine
American Revolution (Esther Forbes)
500
Stone Barrington
Stuart Woods
500
James Dean
Pete the Cat
500
Which American poet composed and read a poem at John F. Kennedy's inauguration?
Robert Frost
500
One of the most enduring stories of our time, this is just a small story really, about, among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery.
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
500
War and Peace
Napoleonic Wars (Leo Tolstoy)
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