Staff Picks for Winter Reading
Looking for suggestions to help fill out your winter book bingo? Our librarians have created lists of recommendations for you! If you haven’t signed up for Winter Reading, there is still time!
Read A Poem
Kids
Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems by Judy Sierra- print, eAudiobook
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman & Rick Allen- print, eBook
The UNDEFEATED by Kwame Alexander & Kadir Nelson- print, eBook
Young Adults
For Everyone by Jason Reynolds -print
Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann -print
Please Excuse this Poem: 100 New Poets for the Next Generation edited by Brett Fletcher Lauer & Lynn Melnick -print
Adults
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke -print, eBook
Devotions by Mary Oliver -print, eBook
An American Sunrise by Joy Hargo -print
Read a Book Based on a True Story
Kids
Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri- print, eBook
The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman- print
Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell- print, eBook, eAudiobook
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Young Adults
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi -print, eBook
Hey, Kiddo by Jarret Krosoczka -print, eBook, eAudiobook
Proud: Living My American Dream by Ibtihaj Muhammad -print, eBook, eAudiobook
Adults
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris -print, audiobook, eBook (Overdrive), eBook (Hoopla) eAudiobook (Overdrive), eAudiobook (Hoopla)
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward -print, eBook, eAudiobook
Read a Book That Was Turned Into a Movie
Kids
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick- print, eBook, eAudiobook
The One and Only Ivan: Draw Me a Story by Beth Ferry- print, ebook
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Young Adults
The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon -print, CD audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook, DVD
Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli -print, eBook, eAudiobook, Love, Simon DVD
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas -print, CD audiobook, eBook and eAudiobook (Overdrive), eBook and eAudiobook (Hoopla), DVD
Adults
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance -print, large print, audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick -print, eBook, Blade Runner DVD, Blade Runner 2049 DVD
Emma by Jane Austen -print, audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook, Emma DVD (2009), Emma DVD (1996), Emma DVD (2020)
Read the First Book in a Series of Books
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret by Trudy Strain Trueit- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee- print
Bailey's Story by Bruce Cameron- print
Young Adults
Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody -print, eAudiobook
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black -print, CD audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown -print, eBook, eAudiobook
Adults
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty -print, audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook (Overdrive), eAudiobook (Hoopla)
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory -print, eBook, eAudiobook,
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang -print, eBook, eAudiobook (Overdrive), eAudiobook (Hoopla)
Read a Book That Won a Prize
Kids
Song For a Whale by Lynne Kelly- print
The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha- print
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Young Adults
The Scorpio Races By Maggie Stiefvater -print, eAudiobook
Dig. by A.S. King -print, eBook, eAudiobook
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo -print, CD audiobook, Español , eBook (Overdrive), eBook (Hoopla), eAudiobook
Adults
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead -print, large print, audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu -print, eBook, eAudiobook
The Dead are Rising by Les Payne -print, eBook, eAudiobook
Read a Book About Science or a Scientist
Kids
Growing up Gorilla: How a Zoo Baby Brought Her Family Together by Clare Hodgson Meeker- eBook and eAudiobook on Overdrive, eBook and eAudiobook on hoopla
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom by Teresa Robeson- print
The Curious Kid's Science Book by Asia Citro- print, eBook
Young Adults
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean-
print,eBook, eAudiobook
Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 by Albert Marrin- print
Galaxy Girls: 50 Amazing Stories of Women in Space by Libby Jackson- print, eAudiobook
Adults
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor - print
The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe by Stephon Alexander - print, eAudiobook
Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe by Brian Greene - print, eBook,eAudiobook
Read a Book With a One-Word Title
Kids
Sauerkraut by Kelly Jones -print
Blended by Sharon Draper -print, audiobook, print book w/audiobook, eBook & eAudiobook
Aquarium by Cynthia Alonso -print, eBook
Young Adults
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu- print, eAudiobook
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson- print
Adults
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - print, audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook
Luster by Raven Leilani - print, eBook, eAudiobook
Untamed by Glennon Doyle - print, audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook
Listen to an Audiobook
Kids
The Lion the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - audiobook, eAudiobook
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson - audiobook, eAudiobook
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate - audiobook, eAudiobook
Young Adults
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds- audiobook, eAudiobook
Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater- audiobook, eAudiobook
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed- audiobook, eAudiobook
Adults
Dear Edward by Anne Napolitano - eAudiobook
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi - eAudiobook
All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny - audiobook, eAudiobook
Read a Comic Book, Graphic Novel or Manga
Kids
Go With The Flow by Lily Williams- print
The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell and other contributors - print
Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale - print, eBook
Young Adults
Dancing At the Pity Party by Tyler Feder- print
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang- print, eBook
The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by Noelle Stevenson- print
Adults
Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisely - print
Monstress by Marjorie Liu - print, eBook
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar - print, eBook
Read a Book Published in 2020
Kids
Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away by Meg Medina- print, Español
The Little Mermaid by Jerry Pinkney- print
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park- print, eBook
Young Adults
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu- print, eBook
Most Likely by Sarah Watson- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Girls Like Us by Randi Pink- print, eBook
Adults
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi- print, large print, audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd- print, large print, audiobook, eBook,eAudiobook
Having and Being Had by Eula Biss- print
Read a Book With a Non-Human Character
Kids
Soaked! by Abi Cushman- print
Roberto, The Insect Architect by Nina Laden- print, animated eBook
The Boy, the Wolf, and the Stars by Shivaun Plozza- eBook
Young Adults
Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim- print
Adults
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton- print, eBook, eAudiobook
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas- print, Español, eBook
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia- print, eBook, eAudiobookRead a Washington State Author
Kids
Happy Narwhalidays by Ben Clanton- print
King and Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code by Dori Hillestad Butler- print, series on hoopla
Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest by Marcia Crews & Richard Vaughan- print
Young Adults
Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Girl Warrior by Carmen Peone- print
Pulse by Patrick Carman- eBook
Adults
Fast Girls by Elise Hooper- print
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson- print, eBook, eAudiobook
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Read a Book With a Number in the Title
Kids
7 Ate 9: The Untold Story by Tara Lazar- print
One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller by Kate Read- print
65-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths- print, eBook
Young Adults
100 Days of Cake by Shari Goldhagen- print
19 Love Songs by David Levithan- print
Twelve Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn- print, audiobook
Adults
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir- print, eBook, eAudiobook
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Read a Book In Any Genre By a Native, First Nations or Indigenous Author
Kids
Rabbit's Snow Dance by James & Joseph Bruchac- print
Fry Bread, A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard- print, eAudiobook, animated eBook
Coyote Tales by Thomas King- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Young Adults
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline- print, eBook, eAudiobook
Pemmican Wars: A Girl Called Echo Vol. 1 by Katherena Vermette- print, eBook
Give Me Some Truth by Eric Gansworth- print, eAudiobook
Adults
Heart Berries : A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot- print, Español, eBook, eAudiobook
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse- print, eBook, eAudiobook
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones- print, eBook, eAudiobook