The high school history department recommends two books. David Chanaca is rereading
Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers, which inspired the acclaimed HBO miniseries. Mr. Chanaca is leading an official
Band of Brothers-themed alumni trip this summer. Fellow history teacher Danny Wright recommends
22 Feet: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Soccer Story by Jon Olin. Coach Wright says, “What better book than one that tells the story of how a highly selective liberal arts school whose men's soccer team—comprised of student-athletes all virtually ignored by major NCAA Division I programs—reached the Final Four in the same year that their very school had been pre-selected to host the event.”
Adam Lightman, high school science teacher who came to Ensworth at the beginning of this year, just finished and highly recommends
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. The novel is “a New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.” Jean Bruce, high school librarian, has added a New York Times bestseller to her Kindle to read on the beach during her break.
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, is a heart-wrenching novel based upon a true story about a Memphis-based adoption organization that kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families.
Latin teacher, Jennifer Ishee, plans to read
With Winning in Mind by Lanny Bassham, an Olympic medal-winning rifle shooter, who shares in this book how he has optimized his mental performance under pressure. And Ash Weber, Associate Dean of Students at the high school, recommends
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, a book with themes that "include community acceptance, minimalism, adoption, multiculturalism, and the general human tendency to fear what we don't understand."
Chris Tuley, Technology Support Specialist at the Lower/Middle School Campus, recommends
Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli. Tuley characterizes the book as “a fantastic inside look into the journey of Steve Jobs professional growth during his careers at Apple and Pixar. I enjoyed this more than his official biography.” Paul Downey, Assistant Director of Communications, recommends Thomas Merton's autobiography
The Seven Storey Mountain, "the tale of a young man's journey from worldly academia to a Trappist monastery in Kentucky."
Happy reading!