Kent Librarians Share Their Book Picks for Read Across America Day

Today is Read Across America Day, a day set aside each year buy the National Education Association to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss by encourage people to pick up a book.

In honor today, librarians and staff members at the share their picks for good books for all ages.

Looking for a good book for your young reader? Need a vacation novel? Check out this list from the good folks at Kent's home for knowledge.

Stacey Richardson, Director

• The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
• Friends Like Us by Lauren Fox
• A Grown-up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
• No One is Here Except All of Us by Ramona Ausubel
• Lost Saints of Tennessee by Amy Franklin-Willis

 Melissa Ziminsky, Adult Services Manager

• Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus
• Death of a Kingfisher by M.C. Beaton
• No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie
• The Darlings by Cristina Alger

 James Freeman, Adult Services Librarian

• Down These Strange Streets by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

Rayna Shilling, Adult Services Librarian

• Bossypants by Tina Fey

 Kristen Pool, Community and Special Services Librarian

• State of Wonder by Ann Pratchett
• Folks, this ain't normal : a farmer's advice for happier hens, healthier people, and a better world  by Joel Salatin

 Sarah Wilsman, Youth Services Manager

 Picture Books for Young Children            

• And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano
• Otto The Book Bear by Katie Cleminson
•  All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy TafuriPenny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes

 Beginning Readers           

• Tugg and Teeny: Jungle Surprise by J. Patrick Lewis
• Marley: Farm Dog by Susan Hill Long
• Abe Lincoln At Last! by Mary Pope Osbourne
• Listen to My Trumpet by Mo Willems

 Children’s Fiction           

• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
• Circus Galacticus by Deva Fagan
• Cabinet of Earths by Anne Nesbet
• The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis

 Teen Fiction            

• The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene
• Tris and Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison
• There is No Dog by Meg Rosoff
• The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

 Shelley Herron, Youth Services Librarian

•  The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate