Jon’s Lending Library
My students, past and present, are cordially
invited to borrow books from me. Below is a list of books available for
borrowing, divided into books recommended for Younger Readers followed by those
recommended for Older Readers. The Older Readers section contains a great many
books typically assigned in high school English classes.
By the way, a super resource for
book lovers is the Friends Of The San Francisco Public Library.
They sponsor wonderful literary events, including book sales featuring amazing
bargains.
Younger Readers
20,000 Leagues under the Sea
Verne, Jules
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Choldenko, Gennifer
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Adriane Mole, The Lost Years
Townshend, Sue
Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
Carroll, Lewis
Amazing Days of Abby Hayes,
The: Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Mazer, Anne
Amelia Earhart
Sloate, Susan
Arkadians, The
Alexander, Lloyd
Artemis Fowl (first book in series)
Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Colfer, Eoin
Artemis Fowl: The Opal
Deception
Colfer, Eoin
Artemis Fowl Files, The (guide to the series)
Eoin Colfer
A Series of Unfortunate Events:
Book One: The Bad Beginning
Snicket, Lemony
Barn Burner, The
Willis, Patricia
Baseball Flyhawk
Christopher, Matt
Baseball’s Strangest Moments
Obojski, Robert
Because of Winn-Dixie
DiCamillo, Kate
Belle Prater’s Boy
White, Ruth
Beyond the Deepwoods
Stewart, Paul and
Riddell, Chris
BFG, The
Dahl, Roald
Black Beauty
Sewell, Anna
Black Stallion, The
Farley,Walter
Born Free
Adamson, Joy
Boxcar Children, The
Warner, Gertrude
Bridge to Terabithia
Paterson, Katherine
Bud, Not Buddy
Curtis, Christopher
Paul
Call of the Wild, The/White
Fang
London, Jack
Catch That Pass!
Christopher, Matt
Catcher With a Glass Arm
Christopher, Matt
Catwings
Le Guin, Ursula
Catwings Return
Le Guin, Ursula
Catwings Return
Le Guin, Ursula
Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory
Dahl, Roald
Charlie and the Great Glass
Elevator
Dahl, Roald
Charlotte’s Web
White, E. B.
Chew on This
Schlosser, Eric and
Wilson, Charles
Chocolate Fever
Smith, Robert Kimmel
Clarice Bean: Utterly Me
Child, Lauren
Coraline
Gaimen, Neil
Coyote Autumn
Wallace, Bill
Dave at Night
Levine, Gail Carson
Dealing With Dragons
Wrede, Patricia C.
Despereaux, The Tale of
DiCamillo, Kate
Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?:
and other unsolved mysteries of baseball
Aron, Paul
Dogsong
Paulsen, Gary
Double Fudge
Blume, Judy
Dragon Wings
Yep, Laurence
Egypt Game, The
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
Eragon
Paolini, Christopher
Feed Me!: Funky Food Science
Korman, Gordon and
Capeci, Anne
Fellowship of the Ring, The
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Follow My Leader
Garfield, James B.
George’s Marvelous Medicine
Dahl, Roald
Giraffe and the Pelly and Me,
The
Dahl, Roald
Goal Keeper in Charge
Christopher, Matt
Golden Compass, The
Pullman, Philip
Hamlet: Classics Illustrated
Shakespeare, William
Hardy Boys: Terror at High Tide
Dixon, Franklin W.
Hardy Boys: The Hunt for the
Four Brothers
Dixon, Franklin W.
Harriet the Spy
Fitzhugh, Louise
Harriet the Spy
Fitzhugh, Louise
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets
Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban
Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire
` Rowling,
J. K.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince
Rowling, J.K.
Hatchet
Paulsen, Gary
Heard the Owl Call My Name, I
Craven, Margaret
Henry and the Clubhouse
Cleary, Beverly
Hobbit, The
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Holes
Sacher, Louis
Homeless Bird
Whelan, Gloria
House at Pooh Corner
Milne, A. A.
How Much is a Million?
Kellogg, Steven
How To Play Baseball Better
Than You Did Last Season
Kalb, Jonah
How to Train
Your Dragon
Cressida,
Cowell
Hundred Dresses, The
Estes, Eleanor
Hundred Dresses, The
Estes, Eleanor
Incredible Journey, The
Burnford, Sheila
Incredibles, The: The Junior
Novelization
Trimble, Irene
In the Year of the Boar and
Jackie Robinson
Lord, Bette Bao
Indian in the Cupboard, The
Banks, Lynne Reid
Island: Book 2: Survival
Korman, Gordon
Island of the Blue Dolphins
O’dell, Scott
Jackie and Me
Gutman, Dan
James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
Johnny’s in the Basement
Sacher, Louis
Johnny Tremain
Forbes, Esther
Jungle Books, The
Kipling, Rudyard
Just So Stories
Kipling Rudyard
Kidnapped/ Treasure Island
Stevenson, Robert
Louis
Kidnapped
Stevenson, Robert
Louis
Landry News, The
Clements, Andrew
Little House on the Prairie
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Little Prince
de Saint-Exupery,
Antoine
Love, Ruby Lavender
Wiles, Deborah
Love that Dog
Creech, Sharon
My Friend Flicka
O’Hara, Mary
Magic Finger, The
Dahl, Roald
Matilda
Dahl, Roald
Midwife’s Apprentice, The
Cushman, Karen
Missing Mem
Broome, Erroll
Mists of Avalon, The
Bradley, Marion Zimmer
Moorchild, The
McGraw, Eloise
Nothing’s Fair in the Fifth
Grade
DeClements, Barthe
Old Yeller
Gipson, Fred
One Thousand And One Arabian
Nights
Onion John
Krumgold, Joseph
On My Honor
Bauer, Marion Dane
Percy Jackson: The Lightning
Thief
Riordan, Rick
Percy Jackson: The Battle of
the Labyrinth
Riordan, Rick
Peter Pan
Barrie, J. M.
Phantom Tollbooth, The
Juster, Norton
Pippi Longstocking
Lindgren, Astrid
Pippi in the South Seas
Lindren, Astrid
Return of the Indian, The
Banks, Lynne Reid
Ribsy
Cleary, Beverly
Return of the King, The
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Taylor, Mildred D.
Scarlet Letter, The: Classics
Illustrated
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Searching for Dragons
Wrede, Patricia C.
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole,
Aged 13
Townsend, Sue
Secret of the Indian, The
Banks, Lynne Reid
Sherlock Holmes, Mysteries of
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Sixth Grade Secrets
Sacher, Louis
Skateboard Tough
Christopher, Matt
Stargirl
Spinelli, Jerry
Star Trek Voyager, Homecoming
Golden, Christie
Star Wars: Adventures #3: The
Hostage Princess
Windham, Ryder
Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #1:
The Rising Force
Wolverton, Dave
Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #6: The Uncertain Path
Watson, Jude
Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #11:
The Deadly Hunter
Watson, Jude
Star Wars: Jedi Healer
Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice:
Special Edition: Deceptions
Watson, Jude
A Series of Unfortunate Events:
Book Two: The Reptile Room
Snicket, Lemony
A Series of Unfortunate Events:
Book Three: The Wide Window
Snicket, Lemony
Stuart Little
White, E. B.
Superfudge
Blume, Judy
Sword in the Stone, The
White, T. H.
Summer of the Monkeys
Rawls, Wilson
Tales From Shakespeare
Lamb, Charles and
Lamb, Mary
Tombs of Atuan, The: #2 in the Earthsea Trilogy
LeGuin, Ursula K.
Treasure Island
Stevenson, Robert
Louis
Trumpet of the Swan
White, E. B.
Trumpeter: The Story of a Swan
Annixter, Jane and
Annixter, Paul
Twilight Zone, The: New Stories
From...
Serling, Rod
Twits, The
Dahl, Roald
Two Princesses of Bamarre, The
Levine, Gail Carson
Two Towers, The
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Tuck Everlasting
Babbitt, Natalie
Twilight
Meyer, Stephenie
Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool,
The
Gray, Margaret
Walk Two Moons
Creech, Sharon
War of the Worlds, The
Wells, H. G.
Warriors: Into The Wild (first in series)
Hunter, Erin
Warriors:Fire and Ice (second in series)
Hunter, Erin
Warriors: Rising Storm (fourth in series)
Hunter, Erin
Warriors: Manga#1: The Lost
Warrior
Hunter, Erin
Wayside School: Sideways
Stories From...
Sacher, Louis
Wayside School Gets a Little
Stranger
Sacher, Louis
Werewolf Club, The: #1: The
Magic Pretzel
Pinkwater, Daniel
Westing Game, The
Raskin, Ellen
Where the Red Fern Grows
Rawls, Wilson
White Fang
London, Jack
Wind in the Willows, The
Grahame, Kenneth
Wizard of Earthsea, A: #1 in the Earthsea Trilogy
LeGuin, Ursula K.
Witch of Blackbird Pond, The
Speare, Elizabeth
George
Wrinkle in Time, A
L’Engle, Madeleine
Wright Brothers, The: Pioneers
of American Aviation
Reynolds, Quentin
Older Readers
ANTHOLOGIES:
Animal Stories
Morpurgo, Michael
Bedford Reader, The
(various authors)
50 Great Scenes for Student
Actors
Olfson, Lewy
Tevye the Dairyman and the
Railroad Stories
Aleichem, Sholem
Cats Pajamas, The
Bradbury, Ray
Classic Stories #1
Bradbury, Ray
Machineries of Joy, The
Bradbury, Ray
Cathedral
Carver, Raymond
Werewolves in Their Youth
Chabon, Michael
Thurber Carnival, The
Thurber, James
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,
The
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Great Short Works of Nathaniel
Hawthorne
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Snows of Kilimanjaro and other
stories, The
Hemingway, Ernest
Short Stories of Ernest
Hemingway, The
Hemingway, Ernest
Stories of Bernard Malamud, The
Malamud, Bernard
Four Short Stories
Melville, Herman
Collected Stories
O’Connor, Frank
Selected Works
Poe, Edgar Allan
Fall of the House of Usher,
The: and other tales
Poe, Edgar Allan
William Saroyan Reader, The
Saroyan, William
Anarchists’ Convention, The: and Other Stories
Sayles, John
Franny and Zooey
Salinger, J. D.
Nine Stories
Salinger, J. D.
Spinoza of Market Street, The
Singer. I. B.
Mark Twain’s Best
Twain, Mark
The Complete Plays of
Aristophanes
Aristophanes
NOVELS:
1984
Orwell, George
A Man For All Seasons
Bolt, Robert
A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens, Charles
A Room With a View and Howards
End
Forster, E. M.
A Separate Peace
Knowles, John
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
All Creatures Great and Small
Herriot, James
All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque, Erich Maria
Animal Farm
Orwell, George
As You Like It
Shakespeare, William
Ballad of the Sad Café, The
McCullers, Carson
Black Boy
Wright, R.
Bluest Eye, The (2)
Morrison, Toni
Brave New World, A
Huxley, Aldous
Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar
Wao, The
Diaz, Junot
Candide
Voltaire
Catcher in the Rye, The (4)
Salinger, J. D.
Cat’s Cradle
Vonnegut, Kurt
Chekhov: The Major Plays
Chekhov
China Boy
Lee, Gus
Chocolate War, The
Cormier, Robert
Chosen, The
Potok, Chaim
Clan of the Cave Bear, The
Auel, Jean M.
Clockwork Orange
Burgess, Anthony
Crime and Punishment
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Crucible, The
Miller, Arthur
Cyrano de Bergerac
Rostand, Edmond
David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles
Death of a Salesman
Miller, Arthur
Death of Ivan Ilych
Tolstoy, Leo
Demian
Hesse, Hermann
Dirk Gently’s Holistic
Detective Agency
Adams, Douglas
Doctor Faustus
Marlowe, Christopher
Double Indemnity
Cain, James M.
Dracula
Stoker, Bram
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stevenson, Robert
Louis
Dune
?
Enchantress of Florence, The
Rushdie, Salman
Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury, Ray
False Spring, A
Jordan, Pat
Flowers for Algernon
Keyes, Daniel
Fortress of Solitude
Lethem, Jonathan
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
?
Great American Novel, The
Roth, Philip
Great Expectations
Dickens, Charles
Great Gatsby, The (2)
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Hamlet (2)
Shakespeare, William
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Rushdie, Salman
Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The
McCullers, Carson
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the
Galaxy, A
Adams, Douglas
Huckleberry Finn, The
Adventures of... (2)
Twain, Mark
The Hunger
Games
Collins,
Suzanne
If Beale Street Could Talk
Baldwin, James
Illustrated Man, The (2)
Bradbury, Ray
Importance of Being Earnest,
The
Wilde, Oscar
I Never Promised You a Rose
Garden
Greenberg, Joanne
Inherit the Wind
Lawrence, Jerome and
Lee, Robert E.
Invisible Man
Ellison Ralph
Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte
Joy Luck Club, The
Tan, Amy
Julius Caesar
Shakespeare, William
Jurassic Park
Crichton, Michael
Kill a Mockingbird, To
Lee, Harper
King Lear
Shakespeare, William
King Lear graphic novel (original
text)
Shakespeare,
William
Kitchen God’s Wife, The
Tan, Amy
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
The Last Days of Socrates
Plato
Leaving Cheyenne
McMurtry, Larry
Life of Pi
Martel, Yann
Life, The Universe and
Everything
Adams, Douglas
Les Miserables
Hugo, Victor
Little Women
Alcott, Louisa May
Lord of the Flies
Golding, William
Macbeth
Shakespeare, William
Macbeth graphic novel (original
text)
Shakespeare,
William
The Member of the Wedding
McCullers, Carson
The Merchant of Venice: Graphic
Classics
Shakespeare, William
The Merchant of Venice
Shakespeare, William
Memoirs of a Geisha
Golden, Arthur
The Merchant
Of Venice
Shakespeare,
William
The Merchant
Of Venice
graphic novel (original text)
Shakespeare,
William
Of Mice and Men/Cannery Row
Steinbeck, John
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespeare, William
A Midsummer
Night’s Dream graphic novel (original text)
Shakespeare,
William
Moby Dick
Melville, Herman
Motherless Brooklyn
Lethem, Jonathan
Native Speaker
Lee Chang-rae
The Natural
Malamud, Bernard
Nectar in a Sieve
Markandaya, Kamala
Old Man and the Sea, The
Hemingway, Ernest
Oliver Twist
Dickens, Charles
One Day in the Life of Ivan
Denisovich
Solzhenitsyn,
Alexander
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Marquez, Gabriel
Garcia
Othello
Shakespeare, William
Pearl, The
Steinbeck, John
Phantom of the Opera
Leroux, Gaston
Picture of Dorian Gray, The
Wilde, Oscar
Pretties
Westerfield,
Scott
Pudd’nhead Wilson
Twain, Mark
Pygmalion
Shaw, George Bernard
Ragtime
Doctorow, E.L.
A Raisin in the Sun
Hansberry, Lorraine
Ransom
McInerney, Jay
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Nafisi, Azar
Rebecca
DeMaurier, Daphne
Red Scarf Girl
Jiang, Ji Li
Restaurant at the End of the
Universe, The
Adams, Douglas
Return of the King, The
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Romeo and Juliet (3)
Shakespeare, William
Romeo And Juliet graphic novel (original text)
Shakespeare,
William
Scarlet Letter, The
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Sea-Wolf, The
London, Jack
Siddhartha
Hesse, Hermann
So Long, and Thanks for All the
Fish (2)
Adams, Douglas
Steppenwolf
Hesse, Hermann
Sula
Morrison, Toni
Sun Also Rises, The
Hemingway, Ernest
Taming of the Shrew, The
Shakespeare, William
Tempest, The
Shakespeare, William
The Tempest graphic novel (original text)
Shakespeare,
William
Things Fall Apart
Achebe, Chinua
Tortilla Flat
Steinbeck, John
Water for Elephants
Gruen, Sara
Wuthering Heights
Bronte, Charlotte
