We at the Kearney branch love recommending books almost as much as we love reading them. We've come up with some good ones for you today, so without further ado here are some recommended reads.
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Suzanne Collins (author) sets an engrossing pace in The Hunger Games’ futuristic dystopian world which naturally creates a darker tone that is laced with heart-wrenching and heartwarming moments for her realistic characters. Here are som
Eli & Eddy Yanakakis were having their ninth birthday party when their father urges the family to seek refuge in their nuclear fallout shelter. This is it; apocalypse starts now.
This is Kathryn Stockett’s first book and she did an exceptional job developing the plot and characters. This story takes place in Jackson, Mississippi in the year 1962 and follows the lives of three different women.
I don’t know about you, but when I read a book that I really, really like, I envision it as a movie. In my head, I cast actors, design sets, stitch costumes, and hire a director. I think we all know the thrill (and the fear) that comes when a favorite book is turned into a movie. But did you realize that there are plenty of people out there who read a book and hear music? Oh, they cast actors, design sets, stitch costumes, and hire a director in their heads, too, but they also write songs.
Everyone knows about the boy wizard from England named Harry. You probably also know about Percy Jackson, Alex Rider, Artemis Fowl, and a band of winged kids saving the world led by a girl named Maximum Ride. But there’s a hero in young adult literature that you have very likely overlooked. His name is Bobby Pendragon – and he’s someone you should meet. Don’t
Savannah age 12, a Camden Point participant in the Make a Splash Summer Reading Program would like to recommend the book, Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst.