We asked local community leaders “What’s on your summer reading list?”

Caroline Ingle, Heritage High School English teacher and cancer survivor (cancer free and currently finishing up preventative lumbar procedures at Emory):
Room by Emma Donoghue – “Did it ever rip my heart out!”
Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.:  Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman by Sam Wasson – “Fascinating.”
Help Me Live:  20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know by Lori Pope – “A must read for those who have been diagnosed – very insightful personal stories.”

Conyers Mayor Randy Mills: “I’m presently reading three books – part of my multi-tasking I can’t seem to cut off. I always read two serious books and a mystery.”
Abraham Lincoln by Ronald White -  “a great book!”
Step Out on Nothing by Bryan Pitts - “This book was quoted throughout a speech at my daughter’s college orientation by the school’s president. It is an incredible read.”
Hell’s Kitchen by David Baldacci

County Commissioner Oz Nesbitt: “These are all great reads and they speak to the current moment.”
Leading without Power by Max De Pree – “a really nice book given to me as a birthday gift by Commissioner Van Ness”
Who Moved My Cheese? – “a best seller classic I've encouraged folks to read this summer”
Sherman's 21 Laws of Speaking by Rob Sherman, J.D.

County Commissioner JaNice VanNess:
The Help by Kathryn Stockett – “I loved the authenticity of what I think the south was like before we evolved into a more equally based society.”
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini – “My children also loved the film version we watched together.”
George Washington’s Mt. Vernon: At Home in Revolutionary America – “A good book that ties in with my family’s recent visit to his estate and final resting place on July 4. I like historical books, especially when we can make it a more memorable experience.”
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott – “This is on my daughter Samantha’s summer list, and I’m re-reading it so we can talk about it as she goes.”