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Patch Picks: Top Books

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In honor of Read Across America Day, March 2, we at Patch have decided to offer you what we believe to be the top books for children and adults.

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Five children's books worth reading with  your kids:

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1.Charlotte's Web
By E.B. White

2. Thank you, Mr. Falker

By Patricia Polacco

3. The Secret Garden
By Frances Hodgson Burnett

4. Oh, the Places You'll Go

By Dr. Suess

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5. Where the Wild Things Are 
By Maurice Sendak

Five adult books for your time alone:

1. Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives and Broken Hearts
By Julian Rubinstein

2. The Town - originally published as Prince of Thieves
By Chuck Hogan

3. Tick Tock
By James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

4. The Big Short
By Michael Lewis

5. Knocking on Heaven's Door: Six Minor Leaguers in Search of the Baseball Dream
By Marty Dobrow


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