The Coshocton County Beacon July 14, 2022 | Page 20

20 • The Beacon July 14 , 2022

In celebration of the 2022 Summer Reading Program theme , “ Oceans of Possibilities ,” enjoy the following ocean-themed book recommendations , all of which are available to borrow from the Coshocton Public Library or Ohio Digital Library . The Summer Reading Program will end Saturday , July 30 , so be sure to submit final entries either at the library or online through Beanstack . The grand prizes for adults include a $ 100 Walmart gift card , a $ 50 Buehler ’ s gift card and a $ 25 fuel card .

Fiction

“ The Ocean at the End of the Lane ” by Neil Gaiman , a groundbreaking work from a master , is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out . It is a stirring , terrifying and elegiac fable as delicate as a butterfly ’ s wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark .

“ The Wall ” by John Lanchester is a dystopian tale set on an island nation ravaged by the Change . An enormous concrete barrier around its coastline — the Wall — is built . Joseph Kavanagh , a new Defender , has one task : to protect his section of the Wall from the Others , the desperate souls trapped amid the rising seas outside . A blend of the most compelling issues of our time — climate change , increasing fear , widening divisions — “ The Wall ” is a suspenseful story of love , trust and survival .

“ The Island of Sea

Women ” by Lisa See has two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju . They are best friends who come from very different backgrounds . When they are old enough , they begin working in the sea with their village ’ s allfemale diving collective . As the girls take up their positions as baby divers , they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger . After surviving hundreds of dives and developing the closest of bonds , forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point .

Nonfiction “ The Water Will

Come : Rising Seas , Sinking Cities , and the Remaking of the Civilized World ” by Jeff Goodell is the definitive account of the coming water , why and how this will happen , and what it will all mean . As he travels across 12 countries and reports from the front lines , acclaimed journalist Jeff Goodell employs fact , science and on-theground journalism to show vivid scenes from what already is becoming a water world .

“ The Outlaw Ocean : Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier ” by Ian Urbina is both a gripping adventure story and a stunning exposé . This unique work of reportage brings fully into view for the first time the disturbing reality of a floating world that connects us all , a place where anyone can do anything because no one is watching .

“ Fathoms : The World in the Whale ” by Rebecca Giggs is a “ delving , haunted and poetic debut ” ( The New York Times Book Review ) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales , revealing what they can teach us about ourselves , our planet and our relationship with other species .

Jenn Williams is the marketing coordinator at the Coshocton Public Library .