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Voting for the 2006 Book Is Complete!
Many people cast ballots for
the book titles below, or for other titles they thought that all of Lee
County should be reading! Thanks for giving us your input.
We will be tallying all the on-line ballots, as well as those cast at
the Lee County Library System locations, and making an official
announcement in November 2005 to let you know the winning selection for
the 2006 One Book, One Community: Lee County Reads project. If you would like to read some book
selection guidelines offered by the American Library Association,
click here.
These are some of the titles
for which people voted:
Cross Creek by
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
This is the story of Rawlings’ experiences in the
remote Florida hamlet of Cross Creek, where she lived for thirteen
years. From the daily labors of managing a seventy-two-acre orange grove
to bouts with runaway pigs and a succession of unruly farmhands,
Rawlings describes her life at the Creek with humor and spirit.
The Flamingo Rising by
Larry Baker
Set in the 1950s and 1960s in Jacksonville, Florida, this “great
American tale” tells a compelling story of living, feuding, fireworks
and an extraordinary family whose home is the biggest drive-in theater
in the world.
Gift from the Sea by
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Lindbergh shares her meditations on youth and age, love and marriage,
peace, solitude and contentment in this classic
story of her life and marriage to Charles Lindbergh.
The Orchid Thief by
Susan Orlean
John Laroche, a charismatic schemer, was once convicted of attempting to
take endangered orchids from the Fakahatchee swamp, a south Florida
preserve. After he was caught in the act, Laroche set off one of the
oddest legal controversies in recent memory, which brought together
environmentalists, Native American activists, and devoted orchid
collectors. The result is a strange, compelling, and hilarious tale.
To Kill A Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
Winner of the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Literature, Fiction. This
coming-of-age story about Scout Finch and her brother Jem takes place in
1930’s Alabama. Through their neighborhood meanderings and the example
of their father, Atticus, a local attorney, they grow to understand that
the world isn’t always fair and that prejudice is a very real aspect of
the world.
Travels with Charley: In
Search of America by John Steinbeck
In September 1960, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a
journey across America. This chronicle of their trip reflects on the
American character, racial hostility, loneliness, and the unexpected
kindness of strangers that are a very real part of our national identity.
It rings true today as much as when the book was written.
Tuesdays With Morrie
by Mitch Albom
Author Mitch Albom chronicles his time spent with a beloved college
professor, Morrie Schwartz. Morrie’s refreshing outlook on life—and his
own imminent death—is expressed beautifully and simply and serves as a
powerful reminder of what’s really important in life.
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