Adventure Begins at Your Library

This summer, dive into captivating tales of adventure or uncover new authors, titles, and genres waiting to be explored. Whether you're following a character on a journey of self-discovery or immersing yourself in an exploration of the South Pole, this reading list is designed to inspire your sense of adventure.
 

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1. Ivanhoe

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Author:
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Series:
Waverley novels
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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The epitome of the chivalric novel, Ivanhoe sweeps readers into Medieval England and the lives of a memorable cast of characters. Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft -- but it is Lady Rowena who is Ivanhoe's true love. The wicked Prince John plots to usurp England's...

2. The lawless land

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Author:
Morrison, Boyd
Series:
Tales of the lawless land volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
MORRISON
Green Road Community - Adult Fiction
MORRISON
Middlecreek Community - Adult Fiction
MORRISON
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"England, 1351. The Pestilence has ravaged the land. Villages lie abandoned but for crows and corpses. Highways are patrolled by marauders and murderers. In these dark and dangerous times, the wise keep to themselves. But Gerard Fox cannot afford to be wise. The young knight has been robbed of his ancestral home, his family name tarnished. To regain his lands and reputation, he sets forth to petition the one man who can restore them. Fate places Fox...

3. The unlikely adventures of the Shergill sisters: a novel

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Author:
Jaswal, Balli Kaur
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4 stars
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Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
JASWAL
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction has 2
JASWAL
Leesville Community - Adult Fiction
JASWAL
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The author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows follows her acclaimed debut with this life-affirming, witty family drama--an Indian This Is Where I Leave You--about three Punjabi sisters embarking on a pilgrimage to their homeland to lay their mother to rest.