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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June’s theme is The Great Outdoors – Think outside the house! Here are a few suggestions to get you started.

THE COMFORT OF CROWS : A BACKYARD YEAR by Margaret Renkl

“This gorgeous reflection on humanity’s symbiotic relationship with the outdoors will transform the way readers interact with their own backyards.” ~Publishers Weekly

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THE TRACKERS by Charles Frazier

“Frazier is in top form for his fifth novel, which traverses America in its portrait of contrasting Depression-era lives.” ~Booklist

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THE GUIDE by Peter Heller

“Masterful evocations of nature are not surprising, given Heller’s award-winning nonfiction about his own outdoor experiences, while his ability to inject shocking menace into a novel that might otherwise serve as a lyrical paean to nature is remarkable.” ~Booklist

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TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD by Eowyn Ivey

“In this splendid adventure novel, Ivey captures Alaska’s beauty and brutality, not just preserving history, but keeping it alive.” ~Publisher’s Weekly

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THE BEAR by Andrew Krivak

“Poignant but not tragic, this end-of-civilization story shows that there’s no loneliness in this world when we are one with nature.” ~Library Journal

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