“There is more
treasure in books than all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” Walt Disney
This year’s Adult Reading Challenge is called Hidden
Treasure and is based on Walt’s quote. We
want you to find the treasure of good books in your bid to finish this year’s
challenge. Instead of racking up miles going to foreign countries, or traveling
to different time periods, we give you a list of “clues” which are subjects and
you choose a book based on the clue. There are 4 preprinted clues on the list
you receive when you sign up for the challenge. Then each month 2 more clues
are released here on our blog and other social media sites. If you haven’t signed up yet, come in and see
Stephanie or Rhonda to join the game. For those who have signed up here are
your clues and explanations:
Dragons-This one
is super easy you can read any book that has a dragon in it, has the word
dragon in the title, or has a picture of a dragon on the cover.
Art- This one
requires a book about visual art or a museum setting. For our purposes we will
go with the Britannica Encyclopedia’s explanation of traditional visual art.
This includes painting, drawing, sculpting, and printmaking.
Quilting-This
clue requires the book to be about quilts or for a character in the book to be
a quilter.
Spy Thriller- A
book that has a spy for a character or is about any of the alphabet agencies
will work.
2 additional clues:
In honor of the King of Rock and Roll’s January 8th
birthday, read a book that has music
as the theme. It could be a fiction book that has a musician as a character or
the opera or Broadway as a setting. Of course if you prefer non-fiction it
could be a biography of a musician or a history of genre of music or about a particular
instrument.
The second clue is to read a book by an author born in January. A
few suggestions to get you started are Karin Slaughter, Stuart Woods, Laura
Lippman, and Isaac Asimov. If you have a favorite author look them up and see
what month they were born, they just might work for this month’s clue. Of
course the list for both of these clues will be added to the Suggested Reading
Guide found in the Reference Department on Friday, January 9, 2015.
Happy Reading!
