Christie Community Library's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by librarianlayla

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Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

Before the Ever After

Jacqueline Woodson

176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction health middle grade sports emotional slow-paced
The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe by Glynis Ridley

The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe

Glynis Ridley

288 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism history science challenging informative slow-paced
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1

Richard Osman

377 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin

The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum

Temple Grandin

240 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science challenging informative medium-paced
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma

Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

Haben Girma

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Me Before You

Me Before You #1

Jojo Moyes

369 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire

The Hunger Games #2

Suzanne Collins

391 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

311 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

A Slow Fire Burning

Paula Hawkins

306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced