The Book Nook

DCMS’s Top Reader Shares her Favorite Books

Written by Katie Albers and Cam Norsworthy

Cam Norsworthy caught on to reading at an early age, and it quickly became her favorite hobby. She loves how reading allows her to be immersed in a different universe. “A good book is like a portal to another world.” Cam is a top reader at Daviess County Middle School and her taste in books is varied. She offers suggestions from her favorite genres below.

Romance Twilight Saga

by Stephanie Meyer

A classic story of star crossed lovers with a supernatural twist. The main character Bella Swan and the love of her life overcome the challenges of life and death.

Action The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

A dystopian world where children are forced to fight each other to the death for entertainment.

Humor I Funny

by James Patterson

A child stand-up comedian who can’t stand up. He’s in a wheelchair!

Thriller The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall

by Mary Downing Hahn

An orphan moves to her uncle’s house, where one of her cousins has died. Now the cousin is haunting her.

Fantasy The Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

A boy bored of life goes to a land beyond his wildest dreams. A world that’s also absolutely absurd.

Realistic Fiction Wonder

by R. J. Palacio

A boy born with a facial deformity starts school for the first time, and struggles through middle school. OP

KATIE ALBERS grew up in Owensboro and loved words so much that she became a school librarian and even alphabetized her family: Josh, Katie, Lance, Mallory, Noelle, Oaken, and Polly (the cat).