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Summer Adventure 2026!

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Animal Protagonists - Summer Adventure 2026

Explore a story through the eyes of an animal with these great books for adults!
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Survival Stories - Summer Adventure 2026

Would you survive? Check out these survival stories for all ages, both fiction and nonfiction.
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Artists Inspired by Nature - Summer Adventure 2026

Check out these biographies, for adults, of artists that took inspiration from the world around them.

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Freedom Reaches

Books about Juneteenth and Freedom for adults and young adults.
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Dive Deeper Into Redlining and Displacement

Interested in topics like segregation, redlining, and why some communities are torn down? Read these books to explore these issues.
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Freedom Reaches

Books about Juneteenth and Freedom for adults and young adults.
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For the Love of Sports

There are so many facets of sports to explore, even if you're not a sports fan yourself!
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Beyond the Event Horizon

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Family Style

by Thien Pham
JackOnMCLedu said:

A wonderful book about a boy and his family coming to America. Beautiful illustrations and little slice-of-(new)life scenes. I wish the book was ten times…

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Wandering Stars

by Tommy Orange
colind85 said:

The somber calm after the storm of just reading There There. This is a heavy book that builds to a beautiful resolve.

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
berrypre said:

I’ve never really ventured into Gothic horror, so this novel caught me totally off guard. By chapter five, I was already hooked and couldn’t stop reading.…

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Family Style

by Thien Pham
JackOnMCLedu said:

A wonderful book about a boy and his family coming to America. Beautiful illustrations and little slice-of-(new)life scenes. I wish the book was ten times…

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Wandering Stars

by Tommy Orange
colind85 said:

The somber calm after the storm of just reading There There. This is a heavy book that builds to a beautiful resolve.

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
berrypre said:

I’ve never really ventured into Gothic horror, so this novel caught me totally off guard. By chapter five, I was already hooked and couldn’t stop reading.…

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