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A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie: A Reed Reads! Book Rec

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A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie

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If you’re reading this, you’re probably aware of the mystery-writing legend Agatha Christie, but how many books in her backlog have you read? Kevin from Adult Services is recommending her mystery novel A Pocket Full of Rye. Keep reading to hear more about this classic!

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Historical Fiction Books (Bookworm Challenge Recs)

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The year was 1924…

Is there a particular historical period that fascinates you? Historical fiction is a genre of literature set in a past time period with fictionalized elements, such as characters and plot. This month, we’re spotlighting historical fiction books as a part of our year-long Bookworm Challenge!

If you haven’t heard of our Bookworm Challenge, learn all about it here and sign up on Beanstack. It’s easy and free to participate; just log the time you spend reading and complete 3 out of 5 reading prompts for each genre badge. You can count one book for multiple reading prompts, and the prompts are open-ended enough that even if you really dislike historical fiction, you can still earn the badge.

This blog post features just a few of the many historical fiction books that you may choose to read for the Bookworm Challenge.

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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty: A Reed Reads! Book Rec

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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

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Ahoy! Today’s book, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, is recommended not by one, but two librarians!

Anne from Adult Services and Brittany from Youth Services are teaming up to recommend one really awesome fantasy book. Keep reading to learn about why they love it!

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Memoir/Biography Books (Bookworm Challenge Recs)

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It all started in my childhood when I picked up my very first book…

Memoirs are on our mind, as our year-long Bookworm Reading Challenge is dedicating March to memoir and biography! If you haven’t heard of our Bookworm Challenge, learn all about it here and sign up on Beanstack.

A memoir is a book written about the author’s own experience, and a biography is a book written about someone else’s life. Both of these are considered nonfiction and are very popular genres. To give you a little boost on your Memoir/Biography Badge, we’ve compiled a list of books that you can read for credit in the Bookworm Challenge!

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Chez Bob by Bob Shea: A Reed Reads! Book Rec

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Chez Bob by Bob Shea

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If you’re looking for a funny picture book, Hayley from Youth Services has an awesome recommendation: Chez Bob by Bob Shea! Keep reading to learn more about it.

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Romance Books (Bookworm Challenge Recs)

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Don’t you just love books?

We love books, too, which is why we are running our year-long Bookworm Challenge! If you haven’t heard of our Bookworm Challenge, learn all about it here and sign up on Beanstack.

Each month this year we are spotlighting a different genre. February’s featured genre is romance, so we’ are bringing you’ve compiled a list of lovey books for all ages that will delight your sweet spot for reading and fulfill Bookworm Challenge prompts!

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11 Fantasy Books (Bookworm Challenge Recs)

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If you’re in the Bookworm know, you’ve probably signed up for our year-long Bookworm Reading Challenge (and if you haven’t, then learn all about it here and sign up on Beanstack!).

January’s genre badge is fantasy, so this month we’re bringing you all fantasy books to help you with the reading prompts. Check out this blog post to get your fantasy recs!

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Anything with Nothing: A Reed Reads! Book Rec

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Anything with Nothing, edited by Mercedes Lackey

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Kicking off our first book recommendation of 2024 is Cindy from Tech Services with the high fantasy recommendation Anything with Nothing, edited by Mercedes Lackey. Read all about it in this post!

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How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett: A Reed Reads! Book Rec

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How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen

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Happy holidays, all! Brittany from Youth Services is recommending How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?, a picture book written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen. Read all about it in today’s blog post.

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