If someone said to you, “give me 10 minutes and I’ll give you 20 books” would you do it? From now until January 5th you do indeed have a free books opportunity! The IU East Campus Library is again serving as a distribution site for World Book Night and your participation is needed. World Book Night will give you a set of 20 books to distribute to adults in our community. Simply go to this website: http://www.us.worldbooknight.org and apply to be a book giver. They will want to know where you intend to give the books, to whom and why you want to participate in World Book Night. Once your application is accepted, the books will arrive at the Campus Library in mid-April for you to pick up.
There are a variety of books to select, representing many genres, including fiction, mysteries, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, classics, poetry, humor, autobiography, and young adult books. The choices are
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond & T.R. Simon
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
The Ruins of Gorlan: The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 1 by John Flanagan
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Large Print edition) by Jamie Ford
The Lighthouse Road by Peter Geye
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Pontoon by Garrison Keillor
Same Difference by Derek Kirk Kim
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
Miss Darcy Falls in Love by Sharon Lathan
Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee
Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan
Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
The Raven’s Warrior by Vincent Pratchett
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
Cuando Era Puertorriqueña by Esmeralda Santiago
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Where’d You Go, Bernadette (Large Print edition) by Maria Semple
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff
100 Best-Loved Poems edited by Philip Smith
As a reader, you know the enjoyment of a good book. Please share the joy of reading and become a 2014 World Book Night Book Giver. Any questions, or to share your favorite book: iueref@iue.edu Thank you!
