2026 Reading Challenge

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneSphere by Michael CrichtonThe Dragon Dreamer by J.S. BurkeMeg by Steve AltenDragon Lightning by J.S. Burke
Oceanic/marine science fiction
165 books — 270 voters
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Oceans, Water, Ice
715 books — 171 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Maritime Classics
277 books — 97 voters
Warning! Short Stories for Middle School Boys Only, Because G... by Gene J. MillerThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviThe Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserBloody Jack by L.A. MeyerPirates! by Celia Rees
Seafaring Middle Graders
158 books — 62 voters

The Edge of the Sea by Rachel CarsonThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryLongitude by Dava SobelPoseidon's Steed The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen ScalesSpirals in Time by Helen Scales
Natural History of the Seashore for Adults
163 books — 36 voters
Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe Sea Child by Linda WilgusFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du MaurierMr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. ForesterMoby-Dick by Herman Melville
Nautical Historical Fiction
128 books — 25 voters

The Dragon Dreamer by J.S. BurkeDeath at SeaWorld by David KirbyVoyage of the Turtle by Carl SafinaThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryVoices in the Ocean by Susan Casey
Marine biology reads
209 books — 24 voters
Coral Reefs by Maris WicksThe Sound of the Sea by Cynthia BarnettOceans by Simon HollandEarth's Incredible Oceans by Jess FrenchThe Wave by Susan Casey
Celebrate National Oceans Month! (USA)
271 books — 9 voters

Tegenvoeters, een reis door Australië by Bill BrysonVolcanic Adventures in Tonga - Species Conservation on Tin Ca... by Ann GöthFinding Elevation by Lisa ThompsonImmersed in West Africa by Terry ListerYou, Yourself & the World by Amit Vaidya
Non-Fiction Books to Read Before your Next Adventure
29 books — 7 voters
Where's Rodney? by Carmen BoganThe Vast Wonder of the World by Mélina MangalOver and Under the Snow by Kate MessnerThank Fall by Ciara L. HillThank Fall by Ciara L. Hill
Picture Books About Nature by African-Americans
29 books — 7 voters

Part of Your World by Liz BraswellThe Outcasts by John FlanaganDaughter of the Deep by Lina C. AmaregoSong of the Current by Sarah TolcserCrown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford
2022 YA Summer Reading
12 books — 1 voter
The Attacking Ocean by Brian M. FaganThe Water Will Come by Jeff GoodellRising Seas by Keltie ThomasCharleston by Susan CrawfordDisposable City by Mario Alejandro Ariza
Sea level rise - climate adaptation in coastal areas
19 books — 1 voter

Under Water by Claire Walsh
Authologie's Promptastic YEAR ONE Prompt 12 - Amphibian
1 book — 1 voter

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