For our final project we were asked to give Readers' Advisory to five of our friends and family. We were asked to exclude names for this project so I have listed each person interviewed as Subject A, B, C, D, and E. For each subject I have included their favorite authors and favorite book titles along with the books I suggested for each person as a summary for this project on my blog.
Subject A:
Subject A’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
Stephen King, James Patterson, Robert Hicks, Kim Harrison
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
Widow of the South by Robert Hicks
It by Stephen King
Maxim Ride by James Patterson
Alex Cross books by James Patterson
RA suggestions for Subject A:
Suggestions for fiction books:
The Quiet Game (book one in series: Penn Cage) by Greg Iles
When the Bough Breaks (book one in series: Alex Delaware) by Jonathan Kellerman
Something Wicked Somes This Way by Ray Bradbury
Suggestions for adoption/parenting books:
The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child by Nancy Verrier
Lost & Found: The Adoption Experience by Betty Jean Lifton
Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest For Wholeness by Betty Jean Lifton
The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole by Lori Holden
No Matter What: An Adoptive Family’s Story of Hope, Love and Healing by
Sally Donovan
Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos
Subject B:
Subject B’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
Sister Souljah
Mary B. Morrison
Stephanie Meyer
Zane
Victoria Smith
E.L. James
Shakira “Scotty Unfamous” Scott
Sharon Draper
Stephanie Perry Moore (Payton Skky Series) - I read her books in Jr. High
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
Twilight: Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sista Souljah
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
Saved Race by Stephanie Perry Moore
He’s Just a Friend by Mary Morrison
RA suggestions for Subject B:
Dead Until Dark (book 1 in series: Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harris
Trick Baby by Slim Iceberg
Thieves’ Paradise by Eric Jerome Dickey
Summer Vows by Rochelle Alers
Autobiography of My Dead Brother by Walter Dean Meyers
An Unexpected Love: Jay’s Story by Nicole Black
Subject C:
Subject C’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
Dean Koontz
Jodi Piccoult
J.K. Rowling
Stephanie Meyer
Stephen King
Dan Brown
James Patterson
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
Harry Potter (series) - J.K. Rowling
Twilight (series) - Stephanie Meyer
The Pact - Jodi Piccoult
I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
House Rules - Jodi Piccoult
RA suggestions for Subject C:
Dead Until Dark (Book 1 in series: Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harris
Evil Genius (Book 1 in series: Evil Genius) by Catherine Jinks
When the Bough Breaks (Book 1 in series: Alex Delaware) by Jonathan Kellerman
Promises To Keep by Jane Green
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
The Tomb (Book 1 in series: Repairman Jack) by F. Paul Wilson
Subject D:
Subject D’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
My favorite authors are Cassandra Clare, Robert J. Crane, P. C. Cast, Beth Revis, John Green, and John Grisham.
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
I LOVE the Mortal Instruments series (Cassandra Clare), The Infernal Devices (Cassandra Clare), The Girl in the Box series (Robert J. Crane), The House of Night series (P. C. Cast), and the Across the Universe series (Beth Revis). I am partial to series, and I never want them to end, but single books I have two favorites. The first is The Fault In Our Stars by John Green and by John Grisham my favorite is King Of Torts.
RA suggestions for Subject D:
Hemlock (Book 1 in series: Hemlock) by Kathleen Peacock
Embrace (Book 1 in series: Violet Eden chapters) by Jessica Shirvington
The Medium (Book 1 in series: Emily Chambers Spirit Medium Trilogy)
Frozen (Book 1 in series: Heart of Dread) by Melissa De la Cruz
Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Subject E:
Subject E’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Tim Dorsey, Chuck Palahniuk, and John Kennedy Toole.
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
1984 by George Orwell
Serge A Storm series by Tim Dorsey
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
RA suggestions for Subject E:
Boca Knights (Book 1 in series: Boca)
Savage Season (Book 1 in series: Hap Collins and Leonard Pine)
Hume’s Fork by Ron Cooper
The Sugar Frosted Nutsack by Mark Leyner
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Subject A:
Subject A’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
Stephen King, James Patterson, Robert Hicks, Kim Harrison
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
Widow of the South by Robert Hicks
It by Stephen King
Maxim Ride by James Patterson
Alex Cross books by James Patterson
RA suggestions for Subject A:
Suggestions for fiction books:
The Quiet Game (book one in series: Penn Cage) by Greg Iles
When the Bough Breaks (book one in series: Alex Delaware) by Jonathan Kellerman
Something Wicked Somes This Way by Ray Bradbury
Suggestions for adoption/parenting books:
The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child by Nancy Verrier
Lost & Found: The Adoption Experience by Betty Jean Lifton
Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest For Wholeness by Betty Jean Lifton
The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole by Lori Holden
No Matter What: An Adoptive Family’s Story of Hope, Love and Healing by
Sally Donovan
Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos
Subject B:
Subject B’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
Sister Souljah
Mary B. Morrison
Stephanie Meyer
Zane
Victoria Smith
E.L. James
Shakira “Scotty Unfamous” Scott
Sharon Draper
Stephanie Perry Moore (Payton Skky Series) - I read her books in Jr. High
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
Twilight: Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sista Souljah
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
Saved Race by Stephanie Perry Moore
He’s Just a Friend by Mary Morrison
RA suggestions for Subject B:
Dead Until Dark (book 1 in series: Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harris
Trick Baby by Slim Iceberg
Thieves’ Paradise by Eric Jerome Dickey
Summer Vows by Rochelle Alers
Autobiography of My Dead Brother by Walter Dean Meyers
An Unexpected Love: Jay’s Story by Nicole Black
Subject C:
Subject C’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
Dean Koontz
Jodi Piccoult
J.K. Rowling
Stephanie Meyer
Stephen King
Dan Brown
James Patterson
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
Harry Potter (series) - J.K. Rowling
Twilight (series) - Stephanie Meyer
The Pact - Jodi Piccoult
I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
House Rules - Jodi Piccoult
RA suggestions for Subject C:
Dead Until Dark (Book 1 in series: Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harris
Evil Genius (Book 1 in series: Evil Genius) by Catherine Jinks
When the Bough Breaks (Book 1 in series: Alex Delaware) by Jonathan Kellerman
Promises To Keep by Jane Green
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
The Tomb (Book 1 in series: Repairman Jack) by F. Paul Wilson
Subject D:
Subject D’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
My favorite authors are Cassandra Clare, Robert J. Crane, P. C. Cast, Beth Revis, John Green, and John Grisham.
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
I LOVE the Mortal Instruments series (Cassandra Clare), The Infernal Devices (Cassandra Clare), The Girl in the Box series (Robert J. Crane), The House of Night series (P. C. Cast), and the Across the Universe series (Beth Revis). I am partial to series, and I never want them to end, but single books I have two favorites. The first is The Fault In Our Stars by John Green and by John Grisham my favorite is King Of Torts.
RA suggestions for Subject D:
Hemlock (Book 1 in series: Hemlock) by Kathleen Peacock
Embrace (Book 1 in series: Violet Eden chapters) by Jessica Shirvington
The Medium (Book 1 in series: Emily Chambers Spirit Medium Trilogy)
Frozen (Book 1 in series: Heart of Dread) by Melissa De la Cruz
Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Subject E:
Subject E’s response to readers’ advisory questions:
Who are some of your favorite authors?
Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Tim Dorsey, Chuck Palahniuk, and John Kennedy Toole.
What are a few of your favorite books of all time?
A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
1984 by George Orwell
Serge A Storm series by Tim Dorsey
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
RA suggestions for Subject E:
Boca Knights (Book 1 in series: Boca)
Savage Season (Book 1 in series: Hap Collins and Leonard Pine)
Hume’s Fork by Ron Cooper
The Sugar Frosted Nutsack by Mark Leyner
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore