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Patch Picks: 5 Bibliophiles Share Their Favorite Books
What did you read on National Read Across America Day?
If you saw Thing 1 and Thing 2 walking through Roswell last Wednesday, March 2, don't worry. You're not crazy. I saw them, too. And I gave them a big thumb's up, because they were celebrating the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss, not to mention National Read Across America Day. This country-wide reading initiative by the National Education Association encourages readers both tiny and tall to pledge to read more books.
In case you're looking for something new, we asked a few experts about their favorite books. Not only did we check with our hometown Roswell librarians, but we also took to the internet and got the scoop from authors, book reviewers, and librarians around the country. Here's what they love.
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Margaret Eves, Young Adult Librarian at the Roswell Library
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"Every Soul a Star" by Wendy Mass
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"The Fat Boy Chronicles" by local (Alpharetta) authors Michael Buchanan and Diane Lang
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"Book of a Thousand Days" by Shannon Hale
Ginny Collier, Children's Librarian at the Roswell Library
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"Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
Jenny Martin, Librarian, author, and book blogger
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"Where the While Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
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"The Lonely Doll" by Dare Wright
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"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte
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"Harry Potter" by J.K. Rowling
Sean Farrell, author of Numb (Harper Perennial)
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"Gravity's Rainbow" by Thomas Pynchon
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"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Philip K. Dick
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"A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean
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"Cats Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut
"1984" by George Orwell
Jenny Steel, Roswell Library Worker
"The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett
