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. The hobbit, or, There and back again

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Author:
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
Series:
Lord of the rings
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.

2. This tender land: a novel

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Author:
Krueger, William Kent
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Formats:
Book, Audiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"The acclaimed author of Ordinary Grace crafts a powerful novel about an orphan's life-changing adventure traveling down America's great rivers during the Great Depression, seeking both a place to call home and a sense of purpose in a world sinking into despair"--