{"id":53710,"date":"2024-10-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=53710"},"modified":"2024-09-26T10:15:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:15:32","slug":"online-reading-challenge-october-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/online-reading-challenge-october-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Reading Challenge &#8211; October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50002 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beanstack-Header-1.png?resize=632%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beanstack-Header-1.png?resize=632%2C241&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beanstack-Header-1.png?resize=768%2C293&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beanstack-Header-1.png?w=920&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=50e88755-8cfc-55ac-8ce3-c6cef45431ee&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54079 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/klara-and-the-sun.jpg?resize=263%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Welcome Readers!<\/p>\n<p>This month the Online Reading Challenge travels to the Future. Our main title for October is <a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=50e88755-8cfc-55ac-8ce3-c6cef45431ee&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Klara and the Sun<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Kazuo Ishiguro. Here\u2019s a quick summary from the publisher:<\/p>\n<p><em>Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?<\/em> (Vintage)<\/p>\n<p>This title is also <a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=50e88755-8cfc-55ac-8ce3-c6cef45431ee&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available in large print<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for some other books set in the future? Try any of the following.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=8517a63b-4de7-5507-837e-8ed82ca6db78&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>How High We Go in the Dark<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>by Sequoia Nagamatsu<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=623cbf84-c913-5aba-9a80-65ef799c7ea2&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Ready Player One<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>by Ernest Cline<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=37f8fa4d-9a7b-5ce3-8d34-5fa9849c6597&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Station Eleven<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Emily St John Mandel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=3a1f87ec-3ee9-5077-82eb-ae8f7b9fdbeb&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Margaret Atwood<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=b0ea7474-85bd-597e-ae9a-24ab040840e4&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Martian<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Andy Weir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, check each of our locations for displays with lots more titles to choose from!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Readers! This month the Online Reading Challenge travels to the Future. Our main title for October is Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. 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