@ Your Library
I apologize for not covering the last couple of Reading Challenge prompts. Today I’ll cover two and next week I’ll cover the one posted today on our Facebook page to catch up. Prompt 11 is to read a book about a road trip. There are many options available. The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson and The Lost City of Z by David Grann are two non-fiction titles about road trips of very different types. Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer is about a teenager who just got their driver’s license taking a road trip while Off the Map by Trish Doller is a contemporary romance set primarily in Ireland. And if you like the teen aspect try While We’re Young by K.L. Walther for a road trip by seniors on senior skip day.
Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer Smith is about 4 siblings whose mother would drop into their lives each summer to take them on road trips. Now they are adults and haven’t talked in years until they get a text from one of the siblings to travel to North Dakota.
A reminder that you do not have to read library books for the challenge. If you have a book you’ve been meaning to read that fits a prompt then read it. Define each prompt however works best for you. You are always welcome to read books for any age, just read.
Reading prompt 12 is to read a book set in or around water. A great prompt to explore for summer and maybe sitting by a beach. A great non-fiction title would be The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.
There are lots of fiction titles for all ages, picking what to include was so difficult. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a slightly older title, but if you haven’t read about shipwrecks and survival try this one or the classic Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. And of course if we are talking classics, we had to include The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
I really enjoyed The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakroborty for a fictional tale of female pirates. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt about the intelligence of octopi as well as aging and connections was beautiful and delightful.
The House at the Bottom of the Lake by Josh Malerman is a thriller, almost horror tale of two teenagers who discover a house at the bottom of a lake. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune now has a sequel, and I’m still waiting to read the first one as every time I’ve thought about checking it out, it has been out and being read by someone else.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid is historical fiction about famous siblings throwing an end of summer party. The book is currently in development by Hulu for a television series, so read the book first.