The top ten fiction books of the year from Time magazine.
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Lord of Misrule: A Novel by Jaimy Gordon
Wilson by Daniel Clowes
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
The Passage: A Novel by Justin Cronin
Faithful Place by Tana French
Loved it? Hated it? Have no idea *what* the librarian was thinking when she ordered (insert any title here)? Thought it was so funny that you then went out and read everything else by the author? Or … you really just want those community service hours?
Wait, what? Community service hours … for reading?!!?
Here’s the deal: starting on November 1st, you can ask a Youth Services librarian for a Book Review form. You can read the latest teen fiction and non-fiction (books must be from the YA section in the library, or could be found in the YA section of a library on Long Island. The “latest” refers to books published from 2009 to present).
Read the book. Answer a few simple questions about the book (what’s it about, how awesome is it, what was your favorite {or least favorite} part). Then, bring your form back to the library and hand it in to a Youth Services librarian. To make everyone happy, please PRINT your first and last name on your form. If you hand in something without your name, you cannot earn community service.
If you’re waffling about what to read, either check out our New Books Friday and click on the title (and -gasp!- the publication year will reveal itself to you!) or ask Miss Kate about the newest YA titles.
