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Winter Reading Challenge 2025
There's snow better time for reading than winter! Join our Winter Reading Challenge, running from January 1 - February 28.

Read books, complete fun activities, and earn the chance to win exciting prizes! This challenge is open to all ages, so whether you're a young reader or a lifelong book lover, there's something for everyone.

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SEPTEMBER 2015: Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff - a great read for Middle School kids!

“It’s funny how the simplest thing, like riding your bike to the park the way you’ve done nearly every summer afternoon since you ditched your training wheels, can suddenly become so complicated.  If you let it.  If you start to think too hard about things.” Trent pg. 5 – Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
 

OCTOBER 2015: Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty - a spooky mystery for Middle School readers.

“She knew now that there were darker forces in the world than she had ever imagined, and brighter ones, too.  She didn’t know exactly where she fit into it all, or what role she would play, but she knew now that she was part of it, part of the world, not just watching it.  And she knew that her fate wasn’t set by how or where she was born, but the decisions she made and the battles she fought.”  pg. 292 – Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
 

NOVEMBER 2015: Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan - a wonderfully written story for Middle School readers!

It’s 1933 and Friedrich, a talented young musician and the youngest apprentice in the harmonica factory in Trossingen, Germany, is about to discover what Hilter has in store for Germany.  Friedrich was born with a birth mark and epilepsy, and even though he hasn’t had a seizure since he was a year old, he is considered “genetically diseased” by the Nazis and required to have a surgery that will prevent him from ever having children.  The surgery is dangerous, but life becomes more dangerous when Friedrich’s father invites a Jewish man over to their house.&nbsp

Coloring Club

Psychologists like Carl Jung have recommended coloring as a relaxation technique that can have therapeutic benefits.   Mandalas have long been a familiar and acceptable way for adults to color, but recently there have been an abundance of beautifully rendered coloring books that have become available for adults. 

DECEMBER 2015: The Princess, The Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy by Alexandra Bracken - a great read for young Star Wars fans!

“This story begins as so many do: a long, long time ago … in a place far beyond the glittering stars you see in your sky. … This is a story of destiny.  Of being in the wrong place at the right time.  Of courage.  And, yes, of a force more powerful than imagination.  But it is also the story of a princess, a scoundrel and a farm boy.”  pg. 1 & 2 – The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy by Alexandra Bracken
 

JANUARY 2016: The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall - A great read for middle school students about friendship, hope and redemption.

“In other words, there could be a lot of reasons why people decided to save some things and why they threw others away – reasons that might not make any sense until you dug much deeper.”  Arthur pg. 92 – The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall
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