Patch Picks: Sonoma Librarians' Favorite Reads

Love a good book, but burned out on your old favorites? 

Though Sonoma benefits from an awesome independent bookstore (shout out: , you're great!) there's tons of great free-reads in the .

Moreover, check out the Sonoma County Library webpage, where staff librarians have curated their collection into reader-specific picks. For instance: gardeners, did you know there's a J.M. Coetzee novel perfect for you? (The Life and Times of Michael K, in case you're wondering.)

Here's some great suggestions culled from professional readers:

Five Great Books for Young Kids:

Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep, Teri Sloat

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cezar Chavez, Kathleen Krull

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Dr. Seuss

Stanley Mows the Lawn, Craig Frazier

Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel, Virginia Lee Burton

Five Great Books for Teens:

Numbers, Rachel Ward

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Paper Towns, John Green

A Northern Light, Jennifer Donnelly

Five Great Books for Adults:

Arrow to the Heart, Jennifer Blake

Exit Ghost, Phillip Roth

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, Fannie Flagg

Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd

Hitched, Carol Higgins Clark