Read the Themes of the One Book Project With Adult Reads! Spirituality and Religion Holy Envy : Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor The award-winning author of An Altar in the World recounts her inspirational discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world's religions to undergraduate students in Baptist rural Georgia.  Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe / Our Lady of Guadalupe : Madre De La Civilizacion Del Amor by Carl Anderson In Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love, the authors trace the history of Our Lady of Guadalupe from the sixteenth century to the present and discuss how her message was, and continues to be, an important catalyst for religious and cultural transformation. The Quest for Mary Magdalene by Michael Haag Mary Magdalene is a larger figure than any text, larger than the Bible or the Church; she has taken on a life of her own. She has been portrayed as a penitent whore, a wealthy woman, Christ's wife, an adulteress, a symbol of the frailty of women and an object of veneration. And, to this day, she remains a potent and mysterious figure.   Also available in eBook on Hoopla Good Girls, Bad Girls of the New Testament : Their Enduring Lessons by T. J. Wray The few popular Bible stories about women are often presented in black and white--the women were good or bad, Ruth or Jezebel. But most of us fall somewhere in between these two extremes. Good Girls, Bad Girls invites readers to take a more nuanced look at 12 women in the Old Testament, to explore their lives more deeply in historical context, and to grasp what these stories might mean to women today. Threading my Prayer Rug : One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim by Sabeeha Rehman  Threading My Prayer Rug is a richly textured reflection on what it is to be a Muslim in America today. Beginning with a sweetly funny, moving account of her arranged marriage, the author undercuts stereotypes and offers the refreshing view of an American life through Muslim eyes. In chapters leavened with humor, hope, and insight, she recounts an immigrant's daily struggles balancing assimilation with preserving heritage, overcoming religious barriers from within and distortions of Islam from without, and confronting issues of raising her children as Muslims--while they lobby for a Christmas tree! Join the One Book Reading Challenge Register for Beanstack and challenge yourself to read and participate in the 2020 One Book Project. Access activity ideas, determine reading goals, track reading as a family, and win digital badges! Readers who read the primary title, Broad Band by Claire Evans, or one of the companion titles can pick up a FREE prize at select curbside library locations (while supplies last). Prizes include a brain teaser, airplane glider, or pinwheel. Join Us for an Author Talk with Broad Band Author Claire L. Evans   The One Book Project culminates with a FREE author talk. Claire Evans, the author of Broad Band, will be joining Kern County communities virtually on October 28, 2020 at 7pm. For more information, visit KCLonebook.org. Contact your librarian for more great books!