Best Books of 2024- for Adults!

We’re challenging readers of all ages to participate by reading and logging at least 300 minutes during our Winter Reading Challenge. Read, log your minutes and earn fun new badges in the Beanstack app. Complete the challenge and receive one entry into a drawing for the chance to win one of three Amazon Kindle Fire tablets!

Challenge begins January 1, 2025.

How to play

If you haven't already, create an account in Beanstack, which you can use as an app on your phone or tablet, or access via their website on your computer.

Once you're logged in to your Beanstack account, register for the Winter Reading Challenge. After you have logged 300 minutes of reading you will automatically be entered into the drawing!

For more information contact Matt Smith at 772-871-5452 or e-mail him at matthew.smith@stlucieco.gov

Updated December 21, 2024
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The book of love
Link, Kelly
Paper Book
'A dizzying dream ride you will never forget' LEIGH BARDUGO 'An astonishing, gorgeous novel' HOLLY BLACK 'An incredible achievement' CASSANDRA CLARE FROM PULITZER-PRIZE FINALIST KELLY LINK *Time Magazine's 100 Must-Reads of 2024* ...
Challenger: ; A True Story Of Heroism And Disaster On The Edge Of Space
Higginbotham, Adam.
Paper Book
'Gripping' ED CAESAR * 'Masterly' GEOFF DYER * 'Incredible' TIM HARFORD * 'A universal story that transcends time' NEW YORK TIMES * 'Superb' DAILY TELEGRAPH * 'We know what's going to happen, but feel the suspense nonetheless' THE TIMES ** THE NEW...
James a novel
Everett, Percival
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR * SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE * KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER * A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both...
Entitlement
Alam, Rumaan
Paper Book
The exhilarating new novel from the author of Leave the World Behind - 'the book of an era' (Independent) 'Expertly observed' GUARDIAN 'A slow-burn tale of connivance and deceit with a knockout ending' OBSERVER 'A...
The Achilles Trap : Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003
Coll, Steve
Paper Book
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2024** **A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY THE NEW YORKER** From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Ghost Wars, the inside story of America's long and ruinous relationship with Saddam Hussein <...
Intermezzo
Rooney, Sally
Paper Book
An exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.
The mighty red
Erdrich, Louise
Paper Book
'Erdrich remains one of the world's literary giants' Boston Globe In Argus, North Dakota, a fraught wedding is taking place. Gary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe. Gary thinks Kismet is the answer to all of...
Playground
Powers, Richard.
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 THE POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY AND BEWILDERMENT 'Is there anything Richard Powers...
Enlightenment
Perry, Sarah
Paper Book
**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024** A story of love and astronomy told over the course of twenty years through the lives of two improbable best friends 'Gorgeous... Ethereal' GUARDIAN 'A book with cosmic reach' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A...
Clean
Hughes, Sophie
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'A masterclass in suspense' PAULA HAWKINS'A spellbinding nightmare' FERNANDA MELCHOR'A book of intense power' PHILIPPE SANDS'A compelling book, with a tightly coiled power' PANDORA SYKES The shockingly compulsive new literary thriller from the...
How to Leave the House
Newman, Nathan.
Paper Book
It's Natwest's last day before he leaves for university, and there's only one thing on his mind: the deeply embarrassing package he ordered to his house - which still hasn't arrived. He won't leave town without it. Any alternative is too distressing to consider ... This is the story of twenty-four...
Bright Objects
Todd, Ruby.
Paper Book
A young woman grapples with the arrival of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and its tumultuous consequences in a debut novel that blends mystery, astronomy and romance, perfect for fans of Tracey Lien, Emma Cline and Mireille Juchau.

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