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2023 Reading Challenge: Books With Friendships

July 11, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

Are you participating in our 2023 Reading Challenge?

If you’re participating in the category-based reading challenge, either by using the tracking sheet or on Beanstack, we can help you find books in each of the categories. Today we’re featuring books featuring books with friendships. Below are just a few recommendations, but these aren’t all the books that fit the category. These are just a few ideas to help get you started.

Head over to beanstack if you’re interested in joining! See more picks for the challenge here!

Fiction

The throwback list/ The Sunshine Girls/The celebrants/ The mostly true story of Tanner & Louise/ I thought you said this would work

YA

Jess, Chunk, and the road trip to infinity/ I miss you, I hate this/Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee/Golden boys /It goes like this

Graphic Novels

Lumberjanes : Beware the kitten holy/ The greatest thing

Books about World Cultures and Global Citizenship

July 10, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

This week’s Summer Reading theme is World Cultures and Global Citizenship, so we’re featuring books that take place around the world, or with characters who celebrate their cultural heritage.

Picture Books

Kamishibai man / Rainbow weaver /The water princess /Same, same, but different/The shape of home /Anansi the spider : a tale from the Ashanti/Friends are friends, forever

Middle Grade

When stars are scattered/ It ain’t so awful, falafel/ Pashmina/Inside out and back again/ The bridge home/Any day with you /Beyond me/Amina’s voice

Nonfiction

Hello world : a celebration of language and curiosities/ This is how we do it : one day in the lives of seven kids from around the world/ Cooking class global feast! : 44 recipes that celebrate the world’s cultures / Let’s celebrate! : special days around the world/Great streets of the world

Books That Celebrate You

July 5, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

This week’s summer reading theme is Celebrate Me, so we’re featuring a list of children’s books that celebrate being yourself!

Tomorrow I’ll be brave/ I am enough/ I am love : a book of compassion/ Giraffes can’t dance/ Honeysmoke : a story of finding your color

Mid-Year Staff Picks

July 3, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2023?! Take a look at just a few of the books Andover staff has enjoyed reading so far this year!

Angela

Yours Truly/ Happy Place/ The Day You Begin

Caitlyn

This is how you lose the time war/ witch hat atelier

Jessica

Wonder Cat series/Yotsuba&! series/ Odder/ Finally Seen

Kathy

1000 hours outside by Ginny Yurich/ Pug who wanted to be a bunny by Bella Swift/ Five little monkey books by Eileen Christelow/ Wordy Birdy by Tammy Sauer/ Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown (yes, it was so good I read it again)/ Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel/ Storm Watch by CJ Box/ Walk along the beach by Debbie Macomber