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Searching For a Good Book? We Asked the Expert

Patch Picks honors National Read Across America Day by giving you a list of some great stories.

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 Allan M. Kleiman, interim director of the , for his favorites. So, without further adieu, here they are.

Patch Picks—Montville Township Library Interim Director Allan M. Kleiman's top reads.

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  • "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum
  • "A People’s History of the United States" by Howard Zinn
  • "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
  • "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
  • "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child


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