Smoke Signals

Native American Fiction
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven by Alexie, Sherman
Wild Indigo by Ault, Sandi
Comanche Dawn by Blakely, Mike
Love Medicine by Erdrich, Louise
One Thousand White Women by Fergus, Jim
Thirteen Moons by Frazier, Charles
The White by Larsen, Deborah
Murder on the Red Cliff Rez by Medawar, Mardi Oakley
House Made of Dawn by Momaday, N. Scott
The Insufficiency of Maps by Pierce, Nora
The Grass Dancer by Power, Susan
A Country of Strangers by Richter, Conrad
Ghost Warrior by Robson, Lucia and St. Clair
Fools Crow by Welch, James

Series
Father John & Vicky Holden by Coel, Margaret
Daniel and Elizabeth Bonner by Donati, Sara
First North Americans by Gear, Kathleen O’Neal & W. Michael
Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee by Hillerman, Tony
Kate Shugak by Stabenow, Dana
Ellah Clah by Thurlo, Aimee & David

Native American Non-Fiction
Native American Wisdom, compiled by Kent Nerburn & Louise Mengelkoch (299.7 Nat )
American Indian Myths and Legends Selected and edited by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz (398.2 Ame)
Zitkala-Sa: American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings by Zitkale-Sa (398.2 Zit)
Honoring the Medicine: The Essential Guide to Native American Healing by Kenneth Cohen (615.8 Coh)
Enduring Harvests: Native American Foods and Festivals for Every Season by E. Barrie Kavasch (641.5 Kav)
Treasures of the Hopi; Treasures of the Navajo; Treasures of Zuni by Theda Bassman (709.01 Bas)
The George Catlin Book of American Indians by oyal B. Hassrick (759.1 C36h)
Earth Always Endures: Native American Poems selected by Neil Philip, photos by Edward S. Curtis (811 Ear)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown (970.1 B877b3)
Kateri of the Mohawks by Marie Cecilia Buehrle (970.2 B928)
Indians of the Northeast by Colin G. Calloway (970.4 Cal)
Bowman’s Store: A Journey to Myself by Joseph Bruchac (B Bruchac Bru)
The Flight of the Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa by Doreen Rappaport (B Zitkala Rap)

Sizzling Summer Reads Staff Picks

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Alibi Man by Tami Hoag
Arena by Karen Hancock
Big Game, Small World by Alexander Wolff
Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer
The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Holy Bible
House by the Sea: a journal by May Sarton
I Heard that Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark
In An Instant by Lee and Bob Woodruff
The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs
March: a novel by Geraldine Brooks
Marley & Me by John Grogan
Mayflower: a story of courage by Nathaniel Philbrick
Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Step on a Crack by James Patterson
The Summons by John Grisham
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Wild Grows the Heather in Devon by Michael Phillips
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
Zoia’s Gold: a novel by Philip Sington

Series that Bite

Riley Jenson series by Arthur, Keri
Vampire Romances by Ashley, Amanda
The Vampire Huntress by Banks, L. A.
Dresden Files by Butcher, Jim
Broken Heart Vampires by Bardsley, Michele
Vampyricon by Clegg, Douglas
Undead Novels by Davidson, MaryJanice
Blue Bloods (YA) by De la Cruz, Melissa
Candace Steele trilogy by Dean, Cameron
Vampire Saga by Drake, Shannon
Vampire Files by Elrod, P.N.
Carpathians by Feehan, Christine
Shadow Saga by Golden, Christopher
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter by Hamilton, Laurell K.
Vampire Twins (YA) by Harrell, Janice
Southern Vampire novels by Harris, Charlaine
Noble Dead by Hendee, Barb & J.C.
Vampire Knight (anime) by Hino, Matsuri
Hellsing (anime) by Hirano, Kohta
Nightmare Hall (YA) by Hoh, Diane
Chibi Vampire (anime) by Kagesaki, Yuna
Vampire Doll (anime) by Kari, Erika
Dark-Hunter novels by Kenyon, Sherrilyn
Power of the Blood World by Kilpatrick, Nancy
Mageverse by Knight, Angela
Fangs trilogy by Love, Kathy
Necroscope by Lumley, Brian
Dark Ones by MacAlister, Katie
Goth (YA) by Maxwell, Katie
Twilight novels (YA) by Meyer, Stephenie
Vampire Love stories by Moore, Christopher
Boneyard (graphic novels) by Moore, Richard
Vampire Nations novels by Mosiman, Billie Sue
Last Vampire series (YA) by Pike, Christopher
Chronicles of the Vampires, New Tales of the Vampires by Rice, Ann
Circle trilogy by Roberts, Nora
Sarah Dearly by Rowen, Michelle
Dracula series by Saberhagen, Fred
Argeneau series by Sands, Lynsay
Vampire Kisses (YA) by Schreiber, Ellen
Cirque de Freak (YA) by Shan, Darren
Twilight series by Shayne, Maggie
Primes Romances,Laws of the Blood by Sizemore, Susan
Night World (YA) by Smith, L.J.
Love at Stakes by Sparks, Kerrelyn
Companion trilogy by Squires, Susan
Dangerous Girls (YA) by Stine, R.L.
Vampire Legacy by Taylor, Karen E
Lee Nez novels by Thurlo, David
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Crimson City
Black Dagger Brotherhood by Ward, J.R.
Confessions of a Teenage Vampire (YA/graphic novels) by West, Terry
Saint-Germain series by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn

Revolutionary

Fiction
Washington and Caesar by Cameron, Christian
The Hornet’s Nest by Carter, Jimmy
The Spy: The Tale of the Neutral Ground by Cooper, James Fenimore
The Redcoat by Cornwall, Bernard
Citizen Tom Paine by Fast, Howard
One Morning in April by Fast, Howard
Seven Days in June by Fast, Howard
Dreams of Glory by Fleming, Thomas
Jeremiah Martin: A Revolutionary War Novel by Fowler, Robert H.
Saratoga: A Novel of the American Revolution by Garland, David
Dark Eagle: A Novel of Benedict Arnold by Harr, John Ensor
Those Who Love by Irvinq, John
Two Crowns for America by Kurtz, Katherine
Citizen Washington by Martin, William
Martha Peake by McGrath, Patrick
By Force of Arms by Nelson, James L.
The Glorious Cause by Shaara, Jeff
Rise to Rebellion by Shaara, Jeff
The Traitor by Sherman, Dan

Non-fiction
The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies by Don Cook (973.3 Coo)
Chaining the Hudson by Lincoln Diamant (973.3 Dia)
Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis (973.4 Ell)
Washington’s Crossing by David Hackett Fisher (973.3 Fis)
Liberty! by Thomas Fleming (973.3 Fle)
Redcoats and Rebels by Christopher Hibbert (973.3 Hib)
Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts (920.7 Rob)
Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose (973.3 Ros New)
1776 by David McCullough (973.3 McC)
A People’s History of the American Revolution by Ray Raphael (973.3 Rap)
The Great Warpath: British Military Sites from Albany to Crown Point
by David R. Starbuck (973.3 Sta)
Revolutionary Characters by Gordon S. Wood (973.3 Woo New)
What they didn’t teach you about the American Revolution
by Mike Wright (973.3 Wri)
Masquerade: the life and times of Deborah Sampson
by Alfred F. Young (B Sampson You)

Oprah’s Book Club

2007
The Road by McCarthy, Cormac
The Measure of a Man (nonfiction) by Poitier, Sidney

2006
Night by Wiesel, Elie

2005
As I Lay Dying by Faulkner, William
Light in August by Faulkner, William
The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner, William
A Million Little Pieces (nonfiction) by Frey, James

2004
The Good Earth by Buck, Pearl S.
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by McCullers, Carson
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo

2003
Cry, the Beloved Country by Paton, Alan
East of Eden by Steinbeck, John

2002
Fall on Your Knees by MacDonald, Ann-Marie
Sula by Morrison, Toni

2001
The Corrections by Franzen, Jonathan
A Fine Balance by Mistry, Rohinton
We Were the Mulvaneys by Oates, Joyce Carol
Stolen Lives (nonfiction) by Oufkir, Malika
Icy Sparks by Rubio, Gwyn Hyman
Cane River by Tademy, Lalita

2000
Daughter of Fortune by Allende, Isabel
Open House by Berg, Elizabeth
House of Sand and Fog by Dubus, Andre
The Poisonwood Bible by Kingsolver, Barbara
While I Was Gone by Miller, Sue
Gap Creek by Morgan, Robert
The Bluest Eye by Morrison, Toni
Back Roads by O'Dell, Tawni
Drowning Ruth by Schwarz, Christina

1999
Vinegar Hill by Ansay, A. Manette
Tara Road by Binchy, Maeve
River, Cross My Heart by Clarke, Breena
White Oleander by Fitch, Janet
A Map of the World by Hamilton, Jane
Mother of Pearl by Haynes, Melinda
Jewel by Lott, Bret
The Reader by Schlink, Bernhard
The Pilot's Wife by Shreve, Anita

1998
Midwives by Bohjalian, Christopher A.
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Cleage, Pearl
Breath, Eyes, Memory by Danticat, Edwidge
Here on Earth by Hoffman, Alice
I Know This Much is True by Lamb, Wally
Where the Heart Is by Letts, Billie
Paradise by Morrison, Toni
Black and Blue by Quindlen, Anna

Non-fiction picks

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich (305.5 Her)
A Primate’s Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky (599.8 Sap)
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson (614.5 Joh)
Cod by Mark Kurlansky (639 Kur)
To Hate Like This Is to be Happy Forever by Will Blythe (796.323 Bly)
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux (950 T41)
Skeletons on the Zahara by Dean King (964.8 Kin)
Amazon Extreme by Colin Angus (981 Ang)
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (981 Mil)
Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott (B Lamott Lam)
A Perfect Union by Catherine Allgor (B Madison All)