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12 | A book that takes place in winter Discover the magic and mystery of a book set in winter, where the frost-laden landscapes and snow-draped scenes create the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable story. Whether it's a tale of survival, romance under the northern lights, or a thrilling mystery wrapped in a blanket of snow, winter-themed books offer a unique escape into a world of wonder. |
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One by One
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Ruth Ware
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark Dark Wood returns with another suspenseful thriller set on a snow-covered mountain--
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Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
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Agatha Christie
The murderer is with us--on the train now . . . Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.
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A Quiet Life
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Ethan Joella
Set in a close-knit suburb in the grip of winter, A Quiet Life follows three people grappling with loss and finding a tender wisdom in their grief. Emotionally riveting and infused with hope, the soothing tone and warm worldview of this grown-up bedtime story will be good for what ails you.
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Last Winter
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Carrie Mac
Last Winter is the story of a child who might not survive the heartbreak of her father's death and a mother who struggles to both parent and manage her grief in the grips of a Bipolar crisis. Atmospheric and deftly told with an economy of words and a finely tuned gaze on the small moments that build up to an inexorable and shocking end, Last Winter is a contemporary drama that will grip readers both for the story and for the vibrant portrayal of the complexities of family life.
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An Unwanted Guest
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Shari Lapena
A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge-- the perfect getaway ... until the storm hits. Someone is picking off the guests one by one. And there's nothing they can do but hunker down and hope they can survive the storm.
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A Mind of Winter: Poems for a Snowy Season
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Book Author
There is no better time to curl up in a comfortable chair and read than in wintertime. A Mind of Winter collects thirty-two of the most moving poems on the experience of winter. Illustrated throughout with elegant period woodcuts by Thomas NasonEach reminds us, in the words of Wallace Stevens, that one must have a mind of winter/to regard the frost and the boughs/of the pine-trees crusted with snow...
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The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick
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Ariel Lawhon
A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
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Winterlust: Finding Beauty in the Fiercest Season
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Bernd Brunner
This lovingly illustrated meditation on winter entwines the spectacular with the everyday, expertly capturing the essence of a beloved yet dangerous season, which is all the more precious in an era of climate change. Brunner masterfully does in words what resilient and adventurous people have done in their lives for centuries; he finds beauty in blizzards and ice and the crystallized enchantment of snow. --Dan Egan author of The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
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Spinning Silver
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Naomi Novik
Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father's inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem takes matters into her own hands. Hardening her heart, the young woman sets out to claim what is owed and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. When an ill-advised boast draws the attention of the king of the Staryk--grim fey creatures who seem more ice than flesh--Miryem's fate, and that of two kingdoms, will be forever altered.
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Beartown
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Fredrik Backman
By the lake in Beartown is an old ice rink, and in that ice rink Kevin, Amat, Benji, and the rest of the town's junior ice hockey team are about to compete in the national semi-finals--and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.
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Moon of the Crusted Snow : a novel
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1979- Rice, Waubgeshig
When a small Ojibwa community in the far north loses power at the beginning of the winter, residents do not realize it is because society in the south is failing, and when people arrive from the south, harsh conditions take their toll
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The Fox Wife : a novel
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Yangsze Choo
In 1908 Manchuria, Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the identity of a dead courtesan, while a secretive woman named Snow, seeking vengeance for her lost child, navigates the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits to find a murderer.
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The Christmas Tree Farm
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Laurie Gilmore
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe comes a #1 Sunday Times bestselling grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom! 'A charming break from reality' Publishers Weekly
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City of thieves : a novel
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David Benioff
Documenting his grandparents' experiences during the siege of Leningrad, a young writer learns his grandfather's story about how a military deserter and he tried to secure pardons by gathering hard-to-find ingredients for a powerful colonel's daughter's wedding cake
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Once Upon a River
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Diane Setterfield
On a dark midwinter's night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, a wounded stranger carries in the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later the girl stirs, and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Magic? As the days pass the child remains mute and unable to answer questions. Three families are keen to claim her, but each one has secrets, which must be revealed before the girl's identity can be known.
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The Bear and the Nightingale
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Katherine Arden
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn't mind - she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse's fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls
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Small Things Like These
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Claire Keegan
It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church--Provided by publisher.
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How to participate Read a book according to each month's challenge to be eligible to win our grand prize at the end of the year. That's one book a month, and only 12 books total. (Tip: you don't have to do the challenges in order, as long as you complete all 12 within the year, it still counts!) Monthly recommendations By signing up for this e-Newsletter, you'll get monthly recommendations for each challenge throughout the year straight to your inbox. Every year in January we start again and send you a brand new list of 12 challenges. |
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Half the battle of completing a reading challenge is keeping track and staying motivated. Here are a couple ways we suggest to stay organized: - Download, print and fill out the GPL Reading Challenge form
- Create a list of what you read using your GPL online account
- Use a book tracking website like Goodreads or The Storygraph
Share with us! Sharing the books you read is not required, but highly encouraged! Share your progress with us and other readers by posting photos and updates on social media using the hashtag #GPLReadingChallenge and tagging us @GrimsbyLibrary! |
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