1) The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr (2005) is a great nonfiction account of the "discovery" of a 17th-century Caravaggio painting in the 1990s. The book reads like a novel but is also filled with fascinating details about the modern disciplines of art history and conservation. Art History teacher Sarah Hardin has recommended it to friends with vastly different interests, and all have loved it. It's like a nonfiction da Vinci Code!
2) Girls I Know, the debut novel by Trevor Douglas, History teacher Cal Hitzrot's college friend. “Girls I Know is, at heart, a love story. Love of the city of Boston, love of family and friends and women. But mostly it’s about learning to love yourself. And like all good love stories, it breaks your heart and then lifts you up as it navigates and ultimately celebrates that crazy thing we call love.” (Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle)
3) Paul Revere and the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes - This book is old (c.1942) but when librarian Zaiga Alksnitis read it a couple years ago, it gave her a full picture of Paul Revere that went beyond the image of him riding a horse, as well as an in depth picture of Boston life and culture during his lifetime.
4) The Incidental Steward: reflections on citizen science by Akiko Busch - A nice collection of short essays that reflect on nature, the volunteers who help scientists with research projects, and life. Each essay revolves around a particular project (monitoring vernal pools, controlling invasive plants, etc.)
5) In A Dark Wood Wandering by Hella Haasse - A nice big historical novel that revolves around French nobility in the 14th century.
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