Librarian Picks Best Books for Read Across America Day

The 100th birthday of Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel has reminded us all of the joy of reading. Reading is being encouraged this week nationwide, kicked off by First Lady Michelle Obama during National Read Across America Day on Wednesday.

Patch checked with our librarian at the Murrieta Public Library, Elise Malkowski, who polled employees and added some of her all-time favorites in. Find out what they recommend from picture books on up through adult reading.

Picture Book     

"Hog-Eye" by Susan Meddaugh

"The Quiet Book" by Deborah Underwood. "Beautifully illustrated new book perfect for bedtime and for explaining all the different kinds of quiet."

Juvenile Fiction  

"King of the Wind" by Marguerite Henry

"Robot Dreams" by Sara Varon. "Truly poignant and entertaining, a nearly wordless graphic novel."

"The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster. "Timeless classic that still entertains and makes you think about language in a new way."

Teen Fiction     

"Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

 "The Thief" by Megan Whalen Turner

"The Maze Runner" by James Dashner. "Book one of a sci-fi thriller trilogy."

Young Adult Fiction

"The Percy Jackson" series by Rick Riordan

Adult Fiction      

"These Is My Words : The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881 to 1901" by Nancy Turner

"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

"Daughter of Fortune" by Isabelle Allende

Adult Popular Fiction

"Darkness, Take My Hand" by Dennis Lehane

Adult Classic Fiction

"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas

"The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Adult Non-fiction

"The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos" by Brian Greene. "Theoretical physicist Brian Greene explores the possibilities of multiple universes and other mysteries in a way that is easily accessible for the layperson." New York Times bestseller.