Read Smarter, Not Harder Challenge

  • Read a mystery book.

 

  • Read a nonfiction book about science.

 

  • Read a collection of essays or short stories.

 

  • Read a book out loud to your Kindergarten buddy.

 

  • Read a biography, memoir, or autobiography.

 

  • Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel. Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson

 

  • Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award.

 

  • Read a book that is by an author of color.

 

  • Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900.

 

  • Read or listen to a book from our digital library.

 

  • Read a non-superhero graphic novel.

 

  • Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better.

 

  • Read a book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes (fiction or nonfiction).

 

  • Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction).

 

  • Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction).

 

  • Read a play.

 

  • Read a book with a main character that has a physical, social, psychological, neurological or learning difference.