2020 Reading Challenge: Read a Book Set in Another Country

Newton Public Library’s 2020 Reading Challenge continues!

This month’s featured challenge is “Read a Book Set in Another Country.” Sam, Dan, Sharon, Stefanie and Nathan have recommendations. Dan and Sharon independently chose the same book!

If you’d like to borrow these books, you can do so online. Below you’ll find titles and links.

• Sam: Evening Clouds, by Junzo Shono. Ebook available on Hoopla.

• Dan and Sharon: The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Ebook available on the Sunflower eLibrary (use the Libby app on smartphones and tablets).

• Stefanie: The Island of Sea Women, by Lisa See. Ebook and audiobook available on the Sunflower eLibrary.

• Nathan: The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling. Ebooks and audiobooks available on Hoopla and Sunflower eLibrary.