By JAKE MOKRIS
YDR Teen Takeover staff
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions, and teenagers are not exempt. If you can’t think of any resolutions, I have a suggestion: Read a book.
That is one of the simplest New Year’s resolutions I know. But don’t be fooled; starting a new habit, especially one that takes time and work, can be difficult. For the resolution I suggested, a few rules apply. Books assigned as homework don’t count toward the resolution. “Clifford
Remember: Martin Library was just renovated, so stop downn for a minute a find a good book!
I have a reading suggestion. You can read The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. If you read it you do not have to read anything else because it is really six books.
Three recommendations:
Silas Marner by George Eliot, often called “the perfect novel”
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, fast moving and adventurous, better than the movie
Books on local York history – check out recommendations at York Town Square, December 14, or http://www.yorkheritage.org