Angela Scott, Granite Hills High School Teacher Librarian

Reading Wheelhouse: Contemporary fiction, thrillers, family drama, YA, historical fiction.

Fun fact: I listen to audiobooks at more than double speed so I can get through more books!

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Saenz
• Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
• Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Aubree Mascari, Granite Hills High School Library Technician

Reading Wheelhouse: 

Reading Wheelhouse: Biographies – especially celebrity and reality stars; I’m hooked 🙂 – psychological thrillers, mystery, and I love a good romance now and then.

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
• Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger
• Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Carolyn Teschler (on left), Santana High School Teacher Librarian

Reading Wheelhouse: I am a COMPLETE Fantasy and Sci-Fi nerd and have been since I was a kid! BUT I also REALLY enjoy historical fiction, the classics, YA real life fiction, mystery, and nonfiction… pretty much everything EXCEPT horror which shifts my crazy imagination in warp speed!

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

Chansamone O’Meara, El Capitan High School Teacher Librarian

Reading Wheelhouse: Classic fiction, short stories, romance, YA and historical

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• Stamped by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
• Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
• March trilogy by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

Jason Balistreri, Mount Miguel High School Teacher Librarian

Reading Wheelhouse: I’m a big dork and love FANTASY! Reading is a stress relief to me and I enjoy escaping reality into another extraordinary world! Especially, fantasy series that expand into an extended universe and really connect with characters over their adventures. SCI-FI is also a fun read!

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• The Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire Trilogy) by Mark Lawrence – The main character is an antagonist of sorts. A cool twist!
• Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 
• They Both Die in the End by Adam Silvera

Jodie Boeger, Grossmont High School Teacher Librarian

Reading Wheelhouse: 

Reading Wheelhouse: Mystery, Suspense and Psychological Thrillers!
Contemporary YA-love the drama!

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Nothing More to Tell by Karen McManus

Maryam Jajo, El Cajon Valley High School Library Technician

Reading Wheelhouse: My favorite genre is definitely Fantasy (preferably fantasy romances!) and Historical Fiction. I generally love to read any type of fiction as long as the plot is engaging.

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• Of Candlelight and Shadows Series by Sylvia Mercedes
• The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
• The Remnant Chronicles by Mary E. Pearson

Michelle Lawshe-Winslow, Santana High School Library Technician

Reading Wheelhouse: nonfiction, health, memoirs, mystery, self-growth

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
• The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John
• In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Nicole SaBell-Stoltz, Monte Vista High School Teacher Librarian

Reading Wheelhouse: I will read just about any type of fiction if I’m drawn to the book cover. I do love a good quest story that takes me to another world. My favorite way to read a memoir is by listening to the audiobook, especially if the author reads it.

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
• Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabell Quintero

Stephanie Macceca, Valhalla High School Teacher Librarian

Reading Wheelhouse: I used to read everything, but this past year I only read Sci-Fi and Fantasy because COVID-19 made me  want to be in another world. I also love Romance, Dystopian, and memoirs.

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• All Systems Red by Mary Wells (short, Sci-Fi and hilarious)
• The Midnight Library by Matt Honig
• Dark Matter by Barry Crouch

Suzanne Sannwald, West Hills High School Teacher Librarian

Reading Wheelhouse: Nonfiction (especially memoirs, psychology, sociology, and science), speculative and dystopian sci-fi, contemporary YA, poetry, graphic novels

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino
• Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
• Conversations with People Who Hate Me: 12 Things I Learned from Talking to Internet Strangers by Dylan Marron

Tania Jackson, El Cajon Valley High School Teacher Librarian

Reading Wheelhouse: I’ll read anything, but YA fiction, fantasy, scifi, and all things written beautifully are my most recent obsessions!

3 Books Enjoyed During the 2021-22 School Year:

• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
• The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan