Adults! Welcome to year 3 of our year-long reading challenge. Explore different genres, discover new authors and be entered to win prizes. To complete the challenge, read just one book in each category by midnight on December 31st, 2024. Earn bigger prizes by reading more!

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May’s genre is Flower Power – focus on books about gardening or with garden themes. Here are a few suggestions to get you started.

FLOWERS AND FOUL PLAY by Amanda Flower

“The well-constructed plot, seasoned with humor, builds slowly toward a surprising conclusion. Cozy fans will look forward to Fiona’s further adventures.” ~Publishers Weekly

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THE CREATIVE VEGETABLE GARDENER : 60 WAYS TO CULTIVATE JOY, PLAYFULNESS, AND BEAUTY ALONG WITH A BOUNTY OF FOOD by Kelly Smith Trimble

“Experienced vegetable gardeners, as well as those considering growing a garden for the first time, will relish this informative, charming book, enhanced by the many lovely color photographs of gardens and plants. It simply brims with creative ideas for planning and growing a thriving vegetable garden.” ~Library Journal

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A BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO PARTIES AND POISONS by Kate Khavari

“An exciting debut with a determined protagonist whose future is sure to contain romance and mystery. ” ~Kirkus

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THE LAST GARDEN IN ENGLAND by Julia Kelly

“A country house in rural Warwickshire is the scene for Kelly’s (Whispers of War, 2020) touching, immersive read with definite appeal for aficionados of Downton Abbey and Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows’ The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008).” ~Booklist

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