Reading Around the World 2018 challenge

Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winners from the Reading Around the World 2018 challenge. Thank you for expanding your reading selections with us!

Elaine S.
Nicole C.
Allison C.
Katherine D.
Isaiah R.

You want to be a worldly reader, but where to start? Throughout 2018, the library’s HUSH podcast will release 10 episodes with recommendations for the 10 categories for the Reading Around the World challenge. Print your 2018 Reading Around the World tracking form!

2018 Reading Around the World Challenge

Read one book from each region in 2018.

Midwest United States: includes Kansas and surrounding states, St. Louis, Chicago
Mexico and Canada: stories from our neighboring countries to the south and the north
Europe: includes the great works of Russia, German classics, Italian, Spanish, sensational Swedish, and almost every book about World War I.
Northeast United States: includes Boston, New York City, Washington DC
Southern United States: includes Mississippi, southern Appalachia, New Orleans, Florida and Texas
British Isles: includes Great Britain, London settings, Ireland, Scotland, Celtic stories
Asia and Australia: includes classical Chinese, Japanese and Indian stories as well as modern Asian literature
Western United States: includes California, Alaska, Hawaii
Africa: includes with more than 50 countries and a time space dating back to the recorded history of early civilization
Central and South America: includes literature from the Caribbean.

“You get to feel things, visit places and worlds you would never otherwise know. You learn that everyone else out there is a me, as well. You’re being someone else, and when you return to your own world, you’re going to be slightly changed.” – Neil Gaiman