Sages Read is a yearly community reading challenges for Monticello, Illinois. It's an initiative of Hartfield Book Company, Allerton Public Library and Monticello Community School teachers and librarians. It's designed for all ages, and anyone is welcome to participate (at this time, only in-district participants are eligible for prizes).

We hope this challenge is something that inspires you to stretch your reading in new and interesting ways. If you have any book recommendations for the list of challenges, we want to hear from you — share your book selfies by tagging Sages Read on Instagram and Facebook!