Reading Challenge 2021: Category One recommendations
Readers of all ages are invited to join the Hassenfeld Library’s Reading Challenge 2021 for the fun of sharing books with friends and family (and the chance to win prizes, too). Category 1 is a book that was made into (or based on) a movie or TV show. Read on for suggestions from our librarians.
By Kate Pritchard, Middle School/High School Librarian
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Below are some books that might be good choices for the first category in our annual reading challenge; this category is a book that was made into (or based on) a tv show or movie.
Picture books:
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett
"Miguel and the Grand Harmony" by Matt de la Peña
"Are You Scared, Darth Vader?" by Adam Rex
Chapter books:
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
"The Baby-sitters Club #1: Kristy’s Great Idea" by Ann M. Martin
"Hilda and the Troll" by Luke Pearson
Middle grade books:
"The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy" by Alexandra Bracken
"Shuri: A Black Panther Novel" by Nic Stone
"Avatar, the Last Airbender: North and South" by Gene Luen Yang
Young adult books:
"Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
"The Sun is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
Adult books:
"Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
"Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
"Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
See more suggestions for this category for K-6 readers and young adult & adult readers.
As a reminder, here's how the challenge works: read at least one book in each category by the end of April and turn in your tracking sheet to the library for a chance to win a prize. Any kind of book counts for the challenge: picture books, audiobooks, graphic novels, poetry, cookbooks, and any other type of book you can imagine.
Visit the library’s Reading Challenge page to learn more about the challenge, to download a tracking sheet, and to get ideas for books in each category.
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