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Thank you for participating!
The 2020 Summer Reading Challenge has ended. Winners of prize drawings will be notified via phone or email.
Check back here again soon for more opportunities to read and earn prizes.
Read & Imagine
Challenge yourself to a summer of reading...
...and earn a prize when you meet your goal!
- Register yourself & your family. (May 22-August 2, 2020)
- Set your reading goal. Try to stretch yourself until at least July 1.
- Read!
- Once you meet your goal, stop by to pick up your prize.
Prizes include:
- Ages 0-17: Choose a book.*
- Ages 18+: Choose a canvas bag or blank notebook.*
- All ages: 1 entry in a grand prize drawing for all participants who met their goal.
*Prizes may be picked up at drive-thru window beginning July 6. Call when you arrive: 614-259-5035.
Why should I participate?
Reading can reduce stress, fight boredom, increase empathy for others, and keep your mind sharp. Plus it's fun!
What should I read?
Read anything. Read everything. Read aloud to others or to yourself. Books, ebooks, audiobooks, magazines...it all counts. Want some suggestions?
- For ages 18+, request a personalized recommendation.
- For ages 0-18, request a personalized recommendation by contacting us at 614-882-7277 ext. 5 or kids@westervillelibrary.org. (We'll get back to you within 72 hours.)
- Or try these suggestions.
How do I get started?
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Read & Imagine...with these recommended books.
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The three billy goats gruff / Jerry Pinkney
Jerry Pinkney
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Goldilocks and the three dinosaurs / as retold by Mo Willems
Mo Willems
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Dogerella / by Maribeth Boelts ; illustrated by Donald Wu
Maribeth Boelts
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The school play / adapted by Meredith Rusu
Meredith Rusu
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Ella enchanted / Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine
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Ophelia and the marvelous boy / Karen Foxlee
Karen Foxlee
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A tale dark and Grimm / Adam Gidwitz
Adam Gidwitz
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The lion's share : a Somali folktale = Qayb libaax / retold by Said Salah Ahmed ; illustrated by Kelly Dupre
Said Salah Ahmed
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Trickster : Native American tales : a graphic collection
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Yummy : eight favorite fairy tales / Lucy Cousins
Lucy Cousins
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Quichotte : a novel / Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
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The water dancer : a novel / Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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The deep / Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes
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Red, white & royal blue : a novel / Casey McQuiston
Casey Mcquiston
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Recursion : a novel / Blake Crouch
Blake Crouch
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The ten thousand doors of January / Alix E. Harrow
Alix E Harrow
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The testaments / Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
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The institute : a novel / Stephen King
Stephen King
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Interstellar Cinderella / by Deborah Underwood ; illustrations by Meg Hunt
Deborah Underwood
Thanks to Our Sponsor
Grand Prizes include...
- Ages 0-11 - Gift baskets (themes: fairy tales, dragons, treehouse)
- Ages 12-18 - Gift baskets (themes: daydreams, nightmares)
- Ages 18+ - Gift cards to area restaurants, stores & experiences ($100 value)
Events & Classes (Reading Program)
January 20
3pm - 4pm
Two Librarians on a Sofa: A Book Chat (Online Meeting)
18 + up
January 25
Toilet Paper Snowman (Free Activity Mailed to You)
18 + up
January 29
Teen Craft Kit: Cocoa Bombs (Free Activity for Pickup)
11-14 years, 14-18 years, 12-18 years
February 27
Read & Be Kind: Last Day to Log
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What We're Reading
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Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero
Kelly J. Baptist
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
David McCullough
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The Forgotten Recipe (Amish Heirloom, #1)
Amy Clipston
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Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
David Reich
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A Place at the Table
Saadia Faruqi
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The Englisher (Annie's People, #2)
Beverly Lewis
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Tornado Brain
Cat Patrick
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Pet
Akwaeke Emezi
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Maya and the Rising Dark
Rena Barron
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The Map of Salt and Stars
Zeyn Joukhadar
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Amish Secrets (River Haven, #3)
Marta Perry
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Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden, #3)
Charlaine Harris
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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Sonya Renee Taylor
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Again Again
E. Lockhart
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The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure
Caroline Paul
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
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The Throwback Special
Chris Bachelder
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Read and Buried (Lighthouse Library Mystery, #6)
Eva Gates
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Native Plants of the Midwest: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 500 Species for the Garden
Alan Branhagen
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Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Matthew J. Sullivan
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