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Patch Picks: 5 Novels (and Kids Books) to Dive Into

Want to find a book to read this weekend? Check out these suggestions.

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We all get too busy sometimes with running kids around town, bringing work home or trying to catch-up on missed shows on DVR. Finding time to dive deep into the right book is tough sometimes, but here are five suggestions for must-reads.

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Adult novels as recommended by a Dedham librarian:

  1. The Help - by Kathryn Stockett
  2. Freedom - by Jonathan Franzen
  3. Girl with a Dragon Tattoo (and the rest of the three-book series) - by Stieg Larsson
  4. Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese
  5. Hunger Games (a three-book series) - by Susan Collins

Kids books as recommended by the Dedham Library Innovation Team:

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  1. Double Trouble in Walla Walla - by Andrew Clements
  2. Bats at the Ballgame - by Brian Lies
  3. Bats at the Beach - by Brian Lies
  4. Green Eggs and Ham - by Dr. Suess
  5. To Kill a Mockingbird - by Harper Lee


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