The staff at McIntyre’s Books at Fearrington Village teamed up to provide our fourth summer reading list. Keebe Fitch, Pete Mock, Katherine Pinard, and Amy Allen share their own summer reading picks with you.
Stand Up That Mountain by Jay Leutze
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush by Howard Blum
Accidental Birds of the Carolinas by Marjorie Hudson
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (for grades 3-7)
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (for mature teens and adults)
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Bossypants by Tina Fey
McIntyre’s Books is an independent bookstore offering a wide selection with special emphasis on cooking, gardening and books by local authors – a collection that aptly reflects Fearrington itself. In addition to fiction and non-fiction works, it also holds an extensive mystery section. McIntyre’s offers an English library setting with a fireplace, upholstered chairs and cozy rooms perfect for browsing. It also plays to host one of the largest author and poet events programs in the South.
McIntyre’s Books
2000 Fearrington Village Center
Pittsboro NC, 27312
Just minutes from Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, N.C.
(919) 542-3030
Our State‘s summer reading list is proudly presented by Asheville School. Since its founding more than a century ago, Asheville School has been preparing high school students with an education for a lifetime. An academic experience for students in grades 9 through 12 focuses on a traditional core curriculum, and challenges young men and women, while giving them the foundation to become better thinkers and communicators. As one of the nation’s leading co-ed college preparatory boarding schools, Asheville School teaches students respect and responsibility to others and one’s self. The 275 students represent 24 states and 13 countries, and learn in a nurturing, close-knit community set on a campus of 300 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, N.C. Recent graduates are attending Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Caltech, UNC-Chapel Hill, Davidson, Duke, University of Virginia, Furman, Emory, NC State, and Wake Forest, among others. For more information, visit ashevilleschool.org, call (828) 254-6345, or email admission@ashevilleschool.org.
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