Read the Rainbow part 1: Green - SweetBean June Bonus (Adults)

Let’s read the rainbow this summer! In June, we’ll focus on red, orange, yellow, and green, reading books in those colors, completing activities that match the vibe, and celebrating the ways these four colors make our world more vibrant! Check out our Beanstack page for more!

Updated May 28, 2025
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Clean and Green : 101 Hints and Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home
Birtwhistle, Nancy
Paper Book
A Sunday Times Bestseller Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birthwhistle's eco-conscious guide to household cleaning and green, sustainable living is now in paperback. In Clean & Green, Nancy Birtwhistle shares the simple recipes and methods...
Compost
Strauss, Rachelle.
Paper Book
Compositing is one of the easiest ways you can prevent rubbish from going to landfill, return nutrients to the soil and treat your gardens. Of course, it is only easy when you know how. This book discusses why we should compost and explains in practical terms how to make and what to do with compost....
Driving the Green book : a road trip through the living history of Black resistance
Hall, Alvin D.
Paper Book
Join award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America's haunted racial past, with the legendary Green Book as your guide. For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers experienced...
An extravagant life : an autobiography incorporating Blue Water, Green Skipper
Woods, Stuart
Paper Book
Over the last forty years, Stuart Woods has written more than ninety novels of suspense and intrigue, beginning with the award-winning Chiefs. Featuring iconic crime-fighting and jet-setting leads, the plots are masterfully conceived and wonderfully escapist. What many readers don t know is that...
Gossip from Thrush Green
Read, Miss.
Paper Book
Green dot : a novel
Gray, Madeleine
Paper Book
"Madeleine Gray takes a scalpel to millennial malaise, office romance, and infidelity, and the result is a brainy, gutsy, nervy--and hilarious--wonder of a novel." --Meg Howrey, author of They're Going to Love You An irresistible and...
Green frog : stories
Chung, Gina
Paper Book
ONE OF NPR'S 2024 "BOOKS WE LOVE" From the author of Sea Change comes a short story collection that explores Korean American womanhood, bodies, animals, and transformation as a means of survival. "The stories hit, each one, and land with such seeming perfection....
Green fuse burning
Morris, Tiffany
Paper Book
After the death of her estranged father, artist Rita struggles with grief and regret. There was so much she wanted to ask him - about his childhood, their family, and the Mi'kmaq language and culture from which Rita feels disconnected. But when Rita's girlfriend Molly forges an artist's residency...
Green Mars
Robinson, Kim Stanley
Paper Book
In the Nebula Award winning Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson began his critically acclaimed epic saga of the colonization of Mars, Now the Hugo Award winning Green Mars continues the thrilling and timeless tale of humanity's struggle to survive at its farthest frontier. Nearly a generation has passed...
The green mile : the complete serial novel
King, Stephen
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film of the same name starring Tom Hanks, the "literary event" (Entertainment Weekly) of The Green Mile is now available in its entirety. When The Green Mile<...
Green pastures
Johns, Patricia (Romance writer)
Paper Book
Tabitha Schrock's return to Lancaster County shakes the foundations of her family and community. After her departure during rumspringa and a recent divorce, Tabitha faces the challenge of reintegrating into Amish society while pursuing her dream of working as a veterinarian. Meanwhile, her...
The green road
Enright, Anne
Paper Book
From internationally acclaimed author Anne Enright comes a shattering novel set in a small town on Ireland's Atlantic coast. The Green Road is a tale of family and fracture, compassion and selfishness--a book about the gaps in the human heart and how we strive to fill them. Spanning thirty...
The green witch illustrated : an enchanting immersion into the magic of natural witchcraft
Murphy-Hiscock, Arin
Paper Book
Behold the spellbinding beauty of the green witch with this lavishly illustrated edition of the bestselling The Green Witch perfectly complementing and honoring the magical guidance practitioners have come to cherish. A gorgeous way to celebrate and honor green witchcraft,...
Greywater, green landscape : how to install simple water-saving irrigation systems in your yard
Allen, Laura
Paper Book
Keep your lawn and garden lush without wasting resources by capturing and recycling the greywater that drains from your sink, shower, and washing machine. This accessible and detailed guide walks you through each step of planning for and installing a variety of greywater systems, including...
Gullah spirit : the art of Jonathan Green
Green, Jonathan
Paper Book
Jonathan Green is best known for his vibrant depictions of Gullah culture and life. For decades, his vividly colored paintings and prints have captured and preserved the daily rituals and Gullah traditions of his childhood in the Lowcountry marshes of South Carolina. While Green's art...
Gunpowder green
Childs, Laura.
Paper Book
Tea shop owner Theodosia Browning knows that something's brewing in the high society of Charleston-something other than her newest tea... The Indigo Tea Shop, Charleston's favorite spot of tea, has just come out with its latest flavor- Gunpowder Green. Theodosia Browning cannot...
Mostly meatless : green up your plate without totally ditching the meat
Paper Book
200+ plant-forward recipes for the modern-day omnivore looking to eat less meat Vegetables take center stage in globally inspired nutritious meals, perfect for anyone following a Mediterranean diet Attention plant-curious cooks, occasional vegetarians, even...

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