2026 Reading Challenge

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The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinImaginary Girls by Nova Ren SumaOn the Fringe by Courtney King WalkerA Blue So Dark by Holly SchindlerThe Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Swimmers on the Cover
287 books — 282 voters
The Little Mermaid by Walt Disney CompanyThe Forbidden Vial by Nathalie LaineFlipping the Scales by Pete TarsiMermaid Tales from Around the World by Mary Pope OsborneThe Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
Mermaids
175 books — 99 voters

Swimmy by Leo LionniThe Swimming Pool by Mary Roberts RinehartAt Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'BrienThe Night Swimmers by Betsy ByarsAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
Swimmy Titles
262 books — 31 voters
Wait For It by Jenn McKinlayThe Roughest Draft by Emily WibberleyFour Wives by Wendy WalkerIn Too Deep by Kimberly DertingHusbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams
Swimming Pools on the Cover
106 books — 27 voters

Perfect on Paper by Sophie GonzalesDeep End by Ali HazelwoodTweet Cute by Emma LordTears in the Water by Margherita SciallaEvery Summer After by Carley Fortune
Swim Team
47 books — 22 voters
Swerve by Jim LindsayDAVID BLAIZE by E.F. BensonThe Little Bastards by Jim LindsaySchool Spirit 1989 by Stephen MichaelComing up for Air by George Orwell
Fiction Coming-of-Age Nostalgia Books
17 books — 18 voters

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsSwimmy by Leo LionniStellaluna by Janell CannonTeach Your Giraffe to Ski by Viviane ElbeeThe Star by Michele Breza
Preschool-'S'
20 books — 15 voters
Bliss, Remembered by Frank DefordThe Sea of Light by Jenifer LevinSwim to Me by Betsy CarterBarrakuda by Christos TsiolkasDeep Wizardry by Diane Duane
Best books about swimming, fiction
27 books — 15 voters

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom RobbinsWaltz With Evil by P.D. RozziBlack Mamba Boy by Nadifa MohamedHula by Lisa SheaBallet Master by Cassie Mint
Types of Dance - Titles
159 books — 12 voters
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris CrutcherSexy by Joyce Carol OatesWhale Talk by Chris CrutcherPeriod 8 by Chris CrutcherSwimmers, Take Your Marks! by Nancy Veglahn
YA Swimming Books
37 books — 8 voters

Jabari Jumps by Gaia CornwallYusra Swims by Julie AberySaturday Is Swimming Day by Hyewon YumBenny Learns to Swim by Judith KoppensLeo Can Swim by Anna McQuinn
Picture Books about Swimming (children)
36 books — 8 voters
Squib by Nina BowdenSchizo by Nic SheffHistory Is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraThey Call Her Regret by Channelle DesamoursThe Curse of Camp Cold Lake by R.L. Stine
Drownings in Juvenile Fiction
107 books — 6 voters

The Love Haters by Katherine CenterStorm Warriors by Elisa CarboneCoast Guard Courtship by Lisa CarterDaughter of the Coast Guard by Betty BaxterCoast Guard Rescue One by Natalie Debrabandere
Coast Guard, Lifeguard, Coastal Search & Rescue in Fiction
26 books — 4 voters
Ty's Travels by Kelly Starling LyonsA Diver Like Me by Sanaa ChegeBeach Day! by Kelly Starling LyonsMolly Morningstar Molly On Ice by Andrea CokeKick Push by Frank Morrison
Picture Books About Sports & Recreation by African-Americans
8 books — 2 voters

The Pucking Coach's Daughter by S. MasseryCoach by Alexa RileyMy Coach, My Stalker by Jessa KaneCoaches Pet by Cassi HartStalked by the Coach by Emma Bray
Romance with "Coach" in the Title
20 books — 1 voter
The Better to Eat You With by Tehlor Kay MejiaThe Curse of Camp Cold Lake by R.L. StineThe Ghost by the Sea by Eileen DunlopThey Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh TranShouting Won't Help by Katherine Bouton
Creepy Covers - Drowning or Submerged Faces
16 books — 1 voter

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

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