Never Before Seen

copperbottomkid Host

5 participants (107 books)

Overview

100 different books, 100 different things you've never before read about.

There are no other rules: books can be non-fiction or fiction, poetry or prose, 100 000 words or none at all, in any mode, for any age, and in whatever company you wish. The only thing they must have is a topic (or even a trope or theme) you're unfamiliar with. So, be it the daily life of dirt, competitive underwater ironing, or the latest concoction of the one and only Chuck Tingle, be brave! Be inquisitive! And most of all, be ready to learn something new, and maybe even weird!

Challenge Books

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X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II by Leah Garrett

X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II

Leah Garrett

9 hours, 54 minutes • audio

nonfiction history medium-paced
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

When Stars Are Scattered

Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

3 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2020

nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade emotional sad slow-paced
Tree Spirits Grass Spirits by Hiromi Ito

Tree Spirits Grass Spirits

Hiromi Ito

192 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction nature philosophy poetry informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo by Zlata Filipović, Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Janine di Giovanni

Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo

Zlata Filipović, Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Janine di Giovanni

240 pages • 1993

nonfiction autobiography childrens dark emotional sad medium-paced
Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg

Palaces for the People

Eric Klinenberg

8 hours, 32 minutes • audio • 2018

nonfiction politics sociology informative reflective slow-paced
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

Erica Armstrong Dunbar

272 pages • hardcover • 2017

nonfiction biography history informative fast-paced
Julian Bond's Time to Teach: A History of the Southern Civil Rights Movement by Horace Julian Bond

Julian Bond's Time to Teach: A History of the Southern Civil Rights Movement

Horace Julian Bond

15 hours, 45 minutes • audio • 2021

nonfiction education historical history emotional informative medium-paced
Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Collisions, Killer Asteroids, and the Race to Defend Earth by Gordon L. Dillow

Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Collisions, Killer Asteroids, and the Race to Defend Earth

Gordon L. Dillow

288 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction science challenging informative fast-paced
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer

Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality

Eliot Schrefer

5 hours, 44 minutes • audio • 2022

nonfiction lgbtqia+ nature science young adult funny informative fast-paced
Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past by Sarah Parcak

Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past

Sarah Parcak

8 hours, 39 minutes • audio • 2019 user-added

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced