2021 Reading Challenge: Read a book published in the decade you were born.

Here are our recommendations for the Waterloo 2021 Reading Challenge prompt: Read a book published in the decade you were born.

We invite anyone over age 16 to participate in this year’s reading challenge, which means some participants will read books from as recent as the 2000s!

Click on the book covers below to access each title in our catalog and place a hold. You are not limited to the books listed here – they are simply recommendations to spark your interest!

The 2000s:

The 1990s:

The 1980s:

The 1970s:

The 1960s:

The 1950s:

The 1940s:

The 1930s:

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All book descriptions were borrowed from Goodreads.com.

Learn more about the 2021 Reading Challenge here.