Searching For a Good Book? We Asked the Expert

In honor of National Read Across America Day, which was Wednesday and also doubles as the great Dr. Seuss' birthday, we tweaked our usual search for Patch Picks.

This week, we wanted to know, what are some of the best books out there? So, we asked Nancy Adamczyk, director of the , for her favorites. So, without further adieu, here they are.

Patch Picks—Madison Library Director Nancy Adamczyk's top reads.

• "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck
• "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
• The "Little House on the Prairie" series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  "A favorite from my youth," Adamczyk said.
• "Eleanor and Franklin" by Joseph P. Lash
  "I enjoy biography," she said.

Recently enjoyed

• "People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks
• "The Postmistress" by Sara Blake
• "Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford
• "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski
• "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini