6 Degrees of Reading

We are THRILLED to debut our newest blog addition! This fun new blog format is brought to us by our new (again) clerk Maegan. These blog posts are not necessarily staff picks, but rather give you an idea of the basic plot of 6 different books while connecting them in unexpected ways to each other. These posts will now be interspersed with our regular staff picks blogs! If you have any ideas for us, send them over! 

THE BOOK THIEF
by Markus Zusak
(2005)
 
This story begins with Liesel’s brother dying on the train from Russia to Germany. Death is a character in this book and shows up periodically during the story.
 
THE COLOR OF MAGIC
by Terry Pratchett
(1983)
 
This is the first book in the Diskworld series. In this amazing adventure novel there is an inept wizard and Death is a character.
 
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
by J.K. Rowling
(1998)
 
Harry is an orphan boy in his second year of school at Hogwarts. This year the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is an inept wizard, Gilderoy Lockhart.
 
OLIVER TWIST
by Charles Dickens
(1837)

Oliver is an orphan boy, when he runs away from the workhouse he finds himself in a den of thieves. This classic by Charles Dickens was the first to discuss child labor laws and bring these issues to light.
           
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
by Charles Darwin
(1859)

The Origin of Species was written by Charles Darwin. This book is considered controversial because it talks about how animals have evolved over time, which many thought threatened Christian Ideals.
 
THE DAVINCI CODE
by Dan Brown
(2003)
           
This story begins with the curator of the Louvre dying in a gruesome manner. The main character, Robert Langdon is then sent to discover what happened. This book was considered controversial by many Christian leaders due to its “blasphemous material”.