By Jacob Ying
Are you wondering what can I do during Spring Break while I’m not on the slopes or at the beach? Well, you’re in luck. One great thing to do during your free time is read a book.
But, it can be really hard to select a book. There are so many options to choose from, and you can easily give up picking a new read. Librarian Mrs. Northrup says, “It’s very important to pick something you are interested in,” and if you want more personalized help selecting a book, she or Mr. Bowden would be happy to assist. “We always recommend stopping by the library and letting us help you find something new to read!” she said.
Of course, that sometimes means going back to the books we loved when we were younger. ”For those feeling nostalgic, I encourage them to go back and read some of the new titles in their favorite series,” she said. For example, she recommended new books in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Spy School series, Hot Mess and Spy School Goes Wild, respectively. Hot Mess follows Greg Heffley’s adventures on summer vacation, while in Spy School Goes Wild, Ben Ripley is stranded in the wilderness with nemesis Murray Hill and forced to confront a new enemy.
There’s one genre that Mrs. Northrup very highly recommends: “I think always a good choice is mystery books,” she said. What are some of her recommendations? The Grandest Games, the newest entry into the Inheritance Games series, and Death at Morning House, a mystery about an old mansion with dark secrets.
Series are a great way to enjoy some characters for longer and at greater depth. In this department, Mrs. Northrup recommends the Graceling Realm, Scythe, and the aforementioned Inheritance Games series. Graceling Realm centers around people with special powers, called “Gracelings,” identifiable through heterochromia. Scythe explores a post-apocalyptic world where humans have beaten the ultimate enemy, Death, with their ingenuity. And the Inheritance Games follows a young girl who works to get a recently inherited fortune from a deceased billionaire.
She also recommends The Women, which follows a nurse during the Vietnam War; Ready Player One, which involves a gamer who competes to inherit the billion-dollar game company; and The Crossover, which looks at twin basketball stars and their lives.
Hopefully, you won’t be bored on break now!
