Here's to another year of adventures on and off the page! Will 2024 be when you find your next favourite book or series that you can't stop talking about? Discover an author whose stories inspire you to write your own? Read outside your box and get hooked on a different genre?
The Reading Challenge is a way for everyone to try something new and choose books we don't usually read. It's easy to join! Read 12 books in 12 categories. Keep track of the titles. At the end of the year, submit your list online for a chance to win a prize pack.
Here are the categories for the 2024 challenge:
- A book published in 2024
- A Lambda Literary Award winner
- A book by an author with a chronic illness
- A nonfiction book by an Indigenous author
- A book by a Caribbean author
- A book about growing up in a religious household
- A memoir by a Canadian author
- A book about a historical female figure
- A book about an invention
- A book set in a library or bookstore
- A book about community
- A book about a holiday
Not sure what to read for some of the categories? We're here to help! We'll give recommendations throughout the year, so keep checking back. You can also ask your friendly neighbourhood librarian, or use NoveList K-8 Plus, an online database of reading suggestions. Happy reading!
Finish the challenge? High five! Let a grown-up know if you want to receive a certificate, enter the prize draw, or both. You need to have a library card and to fill out this form by December 31, 2024. Congratulations on an awesome year of reading!