What's on the Team USA Bookshelf This Summer?

(7/23/04) — U.S. Figure Skating Online's Summer Fun series is back, and we've got some fun facts about Team USA athletes. We posed the questions, and our athletes responded. Every week for the rest of the summer, we'll let you know what's on our athletes' mind. You'll find out what they'll be watching at this summer's Olympic Games, what their ideal summer jobs would be, which reality show they'd like to be on, and more. This week we posed the question:
"What are you reading this summer?


Team USA Answers

Kendra Goodwin
Right now I am reading a biography on Audrey Hepburn. The way she presented herself as a real classy, naturally beautiful woman has always inspired me. She never seemed to try too hard in anything. Everything she did, whether it was dancing, acting or singing, seemed to be herself. The confidence she had in herself has really inspired me.

Cindy Kim, Haydenettes
I just finished reading some of Dan Brown's books, including "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons," both of which were fantastic. Now I'm going back to the classics and reading a book called "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.

Tommy Steenberg
I am reading "Les Miserables" — it's required reading for my school's summer list.

Natalie Mecher
"The Da Vinci Code" and "Banished Children of Eve"

Cathleen Renzi, Haydenettes
I read a book called "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom. Then I read "Shadow Divers" by Robert Kurson and now am in the middle of "A Son Called Gabriel" by Damian McNicholl. I have also read "The Da Vinci Code" and liked it so much that I have bought "Digital Fortress" by Dan Brown as well.

Amber Corwin
"The Creative Habit" by Twyla Tharp

Alyssa Bronikowski, Team Elan Junior
The "Gossip Girls" series

Jenna Yount
The "Gossip Girls" series and "The A-List"

Michael Weiss
I am reading "Dick and Jane" with my daughter Annie Mae.

Brianna Perry
"Friday Night Lights" by H.G. Bissinger

Amy Laser, Team Elan Senior
"Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt

Emily Samuelson
I am reading lots of books. I'm reading some books recommended by friends and rereading some of my books, like "The Wish List" by Eoin Colfer and "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman.

Brittany Vise
I am reading "Small Steps" by Peg Kehret which is about a girl who has polio and how she gets through it.

Trina Pratt
"The Notebook"

Parker Pennington
"By the Light of the Moon" by Dean Koontz

Alexandra Patterson
"Walker Evans at Work"

Adriana Desanctis
"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Felicia Beck
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown

Michelle Kwan
At home I usually read novels. When I'm on tour it's so hard because the bus is bouncy, so I need pictures — I need magazines! You name it — Glamour, Better Homes, Metropolitan Home, Martha Stewart.

Mariel Miller
"Chinese Cinderella" by Adeline Yen Mah

Samantha Cepican
I just finished "Wicked" by Gregory McGuire and I plan on starting "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by Milan Kundera as soon as I can get my hands on a copy.

Evan Lysacek
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown

Jennifer Don
"The Second Mark" by Joy Goodwin

Katy Taylor
I just finished reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" for high school. It is a really great book with a wonderful message.

Tiffany Scott
I am reading my textbook for a class that I am taking at the University of Delaware, Sports and Exercise Nutrition.

Johnny Weir
I'm reading a book called "The Bergdorf Blondes." It's an hysterical glimpse into the world of New York socialites and their crazy pursuits of love.

Melissa Hampson, Team Elan Junior
In addition to "Othello" by Shakespeare, which I have read for school, I am reading "Gossip Girl" series books.

Maxim Zavozin
"Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov

Adam Aronowitz
"She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

Lindsey Seitz
"Confessions of a Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella

Andy Seitz
"The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" by Deepak Chopra

Morgan Matthews
"Three Shakespearean Tragedies"

Timothy Goebel
I'm reading a book called "Warrior of the Light" that was given to me by one of my best friends. It is really interesting.

Mimi Whetstone
I re-read "Our Town."

Jessica Houston
I am reading a book called "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier.

Jason Wong
Hmm...none. It's the summer before college and I am going to enjoy life and not have the thought of summer reading.

Cara Kinney
I have read three books for English, "Pride and Prejudice," "They Cage the Animals at Night" and "Great Expectations."

Tiffany Vise
"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" by Ann Brashares

Nicholas Kole
The Bible

Douglas Razzano
"1984" but not by choice

Laura Ziemiecki, Fraser Eclipse Junior
"The Secret Life of Bees"

Colin Loomis
No books, just magazines — Motor Trend and Car & Driver

Jordan Brauninger
"Making of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes and "Anarchists Cookbook"

Brent Bommentre
"The Rule of Four" by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, "Michaelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling"

Ben Woolwine
I'm a magazine reader mostly.

Kimmie Meissner
I've read a number of books, but my favorites are "The Garden" and "Warriors, A Dangerous Path."

Katie Uhlig
"The Great Gatsby" and anything else I happen to come across. I love to read.

Kate Nelson, Hockettes
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown

Shanell Noji
I'm re-reading "Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson" by Louise Rennison ... funny stuff!

Jonathon Hunt (our vote for most creative answer!)
"The Berenstein Bears and the Trouble With Split Triple Twists"

Adrienne Koob-Doddy
I've been borrowing a lot of books from my best friend Emily Blynn, including "The A List," "A Time for Dancing," and "The Notebook." Next, I would like to read "The Wedding" by Nicholas Sparks.

Beatrisa Liang
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

Brooke Castile
"Brave New World" by Aldus Huxley

Katie Orscher
I was reading "Black House" by Stephen King, but then I forgot about it, but I think I'll start back up again.