Religious Fiction @ SCC Libraries

Enjoy the Summer with a fiction book from the SCC Libraries

(Central Campus Library, Cherokee County Campus Library, and Tyger River Campus Library)

Religious Fiction:

• Angel and Demons by Dan Brown    PS3552. R685434 A82 2009

Angels and Demons is the prequel to Dan Brown’s bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. Harvard religious symbologist Robert Langdon is asked to investigate a strange murder. He soon learns that the victim, well-known physicist, has an ancient symbol seared onto his chest. Langdon recognizes the image as the seal of the Illuminati, an ancient organization devoted to science and discovery. Over the course of history, the Illuminati has been in constant conflict with the Catholic Church due to their religious teachings.

• The Shack by William Young   PR9199.4 .Y696 S53 2007

While vacationing in a remote wilderness area, Missy Philips goes missing. No one knows what has happened to her. While her body is never uncovered, evidence at a nearby shack suggests that the child was murdered. Without proof, her father, Mackenzie, is unable to come to terms with his loss. One year after her disappearance, he receives a mysterious letter in the mail. The letter tells him to return to the shack if he wants to find out what happened to his daughter, and it’s signed by God.

• The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd  PS3611. I44 M47 2006

Jessie Sullivan is a troubled middle-aged woman who doesn’t know how to deal with the stagnation that has set into her marriage. When she hears some shocking news–that her mother, Nelle, has cut off her own finger–Jessie leaves to care for her, whether Nelle wants to be cared for or not.  Jessie has always wondered why Nelle never got over the death of her husband, Jessie’s father, Joe, decades before. She wonders why the past has such a strong hold on Nelle. And she is grateful for the time away from her husband, which gives her a chance to think about where her marriage is going.

• Rachel & Leah: Women of Genesis by Orson S. Card  PS3553 .A655 R33 2004
• Finding Amy by Carol Steward  PS3569. T4580. S749 2004
• No Woman so Fair by Gilbert Morris  PS3563. O8742 N6 2003
• Ladies in Waiting by Linda Hudson-Smith  PS3608. U3495 L33 2002

Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010

July’s Booklist @ SCC Library

If you enjoy reading memoirs try…..

Running with Scissors: a Memoir
Augusten Burroughs
PS3552. U745 Z47 2002

Reading Lolita in Tehran: a Memoir in Books
Azar Nafisi
PE64. N34 A3 2003

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: a Memoir of Africa
Peter Godwin
DT2999. G63 A3 2007

The Art of Teaching
Jay Parini
LA2317. P335 A3 2005

Dear Senator: a Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
E748. T58 W37 2005

Funny in Farsi: a Memoir of Growing Up Iranian America
Firoozeh Dumas
E184. I5 D86 2004

Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Carlos Eire
E184. C97 E37 2003

Finding Fish: a Memoir
Antwone Q. Fisher
F499. C69 N33 2001

Rocket Boys: a Memoir
Homer H. Hickam
TL789.85 .H53 A3 2000

The Seamstress: a Memoir of Survival
Sara T. Bernstein
DS135. R73 B47 1999

John Glenn: a Memoir
John Glenn
E840. G54 A3 1999

Yellow Black: the First Twenty-One Years of a Poet’s Life: a Memoir
Haki Madhubuti
PS3563. A3397 Z478 2005

Last Moon Dancing: a Memoir of Love and Real Life in Africa
Monique M. Schmidt
DT541.83 .S36 A3 2005

Love in the Time of Cholesterol: a Memoir with Recipes
Cecily Ross
RC684. D5 R675 2006

In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: a Memoir of Iran
Christopher De Ballaigue
DS259.2 .D43 2005

Talking Back – to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels
Andrea Mitchell
PN4874. M538 A3 2005

The Women who Raised Me: a Memoir
Victoria Rowell
PN2287. R774 A3 2007

Quiet Strength: a Memoir
Tony Dungy
R1725. D738 A3 2007

Growing up King: an Intimate Memoir
Dexter Scott King
E185.97 .K5 K52 2003

July’s Booklist @ SCC Library

If you liked “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers, try…… 

Harlem

PS3563. Y48 H37 1997 

This tribute captures the many moods of Harlem, bringing to life a very real urban community steeped in cultural history.

 Slam

PS3563. Y48 S53 1996 

On the basketball court, 17-year-old Greg “Slam” Harris is in control. His disciplined body does what he tells it, the ball becomes an extension of his arms, and his powerful legs allow him to elevate above the chaos at ground level. Off the court, life is a train wreck: his grandmother is in the hospital, possibly dying; he has trouble fitting in at the predominantly white high school he attends; his grades are sinking ever lower; and his best friend from the neighborhood may be dealing crack.

The Young Landlords

PS3563. Y48 Y68 1989 

Five devoted friends become landlords and try to make their Harlem neighborhood a better place to live.

 Motown and Didi: a Love Story

PS3563. Y48 M6 1987 

Motown lives in a burned-out building one floor above the rats. He is searching out jobs every day, working his muscles every night, and keeping strong. Didi lives in her cool dream bubble, untouched by the Harlem heat. Didi dreams of going to college where her true life will begin. Motown is just trying to survive.