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Omaha Reading Challenge 2021: Read a Book by or about a Person You'd Like to Meet

OPL librarians have created a series of reading challenges to help you stretch beyond your comfort zone. This list features titles suggested for you to complete the "Read a book by or about a person you'd like to meet" challenge. For more details on the reading challenge go to omahalibrary.org/reading-challenge.

63 items

  • Highlighted in the Reading Challenge notebook.
    BookChicago, Illinois : A Cityfiles Press book, [2012] — 779 Maier 2012
  • Highlighted in the Reading Challenge notebook.
    Graphic NovelMarietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, c2013. — GRAPHIC NOVEL B Lewis
  • Dear Girls

    Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life

    Wong, Ali,
    Highlighted in the Reading Challenge notebook.
    BookNew York : Random House, 2019. — B Wong 2019
  • Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    BookNew York, NY : Dey Street, [2021] — B Union 2021
  • Elizabeth and Monty

    the Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship

    Casillo, Charles,
    Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    BookNew York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2021. — 791.4302 Casillo 2021
  • Because He's Jeff Goldblum

    the Movies, Memes, and Meaning of Hollywood's Most Enigmatic Actor

    Andrews, Travis M.,
    Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    Book[New York] : Plume, [2021] — B Goldblum Andrews 2021
  • How Y'all Doing?

    Misadventures and Mischief From a Life Well Lived

    Jordan, Leslie, 1955-
    Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    Audiobook CDNew York, NY : Harper Audio, [2021] — SCD B Jordan
  • Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    Large PrintNew York : Random House Large Print, [2021] — LARGE PRINT B Zauner 2021
  • Hola Papi

    How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons

    Brammer, John Paul, 1991-
    Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    Downloadable AudiobookNew York : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2021.
  • Born a Crime

    Stories From a South African Childhood

    Noah, Trevor, 1984-
    Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    Preloaded AudiobookSolon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2018] — PLAY B Noah
  • Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2021. — B Owusu 2021
  • Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    BookNew York : Gallery Books, 2020. — B Buteau 2020
  • Our Time Is Now

    Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

    Abrams, Stacey
    Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    eBook2020.
  • Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    BookNew York : St. Martin's Press, 2019. — B Jay-Z Dyson 2019
  • Bravey

    Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas

    Pappas, Alexi,
    Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    BookNew York : The Dial Press, [2021] — B Pappas 2021
  • The Lady From the Black Lagoon

    Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

    O'Meara, Mallory,
    Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    BookToronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2019] — B Patrick O'Meara 2019
  • Braving the Wilderness

    the Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

    Brown, Brené,
    Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    Audiobook CDNew York, New York : Random House Audio, [2017] — SCD 158.2 Brown
  • Mentioned in the Reading Challenge blog.
    Graphic NovelMilwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2019. — GRAPHIC NOVEL Gaiman