Adult Reading Challenge Suggested Titles
June 2026: Plant a Seed, Watch It Grow!
 
Welcome to the 2026 Adult Reading Challenge! June's theme asks you to read/listen to books with a connection to summer growth, such as gardening, life cycles and books with an ecology theme. For more inspiration, stop by and visit our book displays. Happy Reading!
 
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My Gardening Life by Mary Berry
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus: A Read with Jenna Pick by Emma Knight
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
Nettles & Petals: Grow Food. Eat Weeds. Save Seeds. the Sunday Times Bestseller by Jamie Walton
The Late Bloomers' Club by Louise Miller
The Terranauts by T. C. Boyle
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World by Suzanne Simard
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Comfort of Crows (Reese's Book Club Pick): A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
Attainable Sustainable Pantry: A Back-To-Basics Guide to Stocking Your Kitchen by Kris Bordessa
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Backyard Cutting Garden: Small-Space Blooms to Grow, Harvest, and Arrange in Every Season by Trisha Snyder
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Monroe
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Te by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
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