August 2025: All things weather!
Our August year in reading challenge is all things weather! We're talking scary storms, sunny skies, and everything in between!
Tornado rescue
Author(s):
Rajan, Rekha S.
Lovett, Courtney,
Description:
Leela, Jaden, and the rest of the Jackson family, travel to Oklahoma to help people and animals dealing with tornadoes tearing through town and causing green skies, swirling winds, and fallen trees.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J FIC Raj
When the rain came down
Author(s):
Helakoski, Leslie
Morris, Keisha,
Description:
After a natural disaster, a community comes together and slowly, joy, healing and music find their way back into the city, in this powerful message of resilience and the incredible strength of shared humanity even on the darkest days.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Hel
Cold as hell
Author(s):
Description:
"Haven's Rock is a sanctuary town hidden deep in the Yukon for those who need to disappear from the regular world. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are starting a family now that they've settled into their life here. As Casey nears the end of her pregnancy, she lets nothing, including her worried husband, stop her from investigating what happens in the forbidden forest outside the town of Haven's Rock. When one of the town's residents is drugged and wanders too close to the edge of town, she's dragged into the woods kicking and screaming. She's saved in the nick of time, but the women of the town are alarmed. Casey and Eric investigate the assault just as a snowstorm hits Haven's Rock, covering the forest. It's there they find a frozen body, naked in the snow. With mixed accounts of the woman's last movements, the two begin to question who they can trust--and who they can't--in their seemingly safe haven" --
Format:
Book
Call Number:
FIC Arm
Close your eyes and count to 10
Author(s):
Description:
Charismatic daredevil and extreme adventurer Maverick Dillan invites you to the ultimate game of hide-and-seek. But as the players gather on Falcao Island, the event quickly spirals into a chilling test of survival. A storm rages as a deadly threat stalks the contestants, turning the challenge into something far more sinister than the social media stunt it was intended to be. Enter Adele, a single mother with a fierce determination to protect her children at all costs. When she begins the game, she unwittingly enters a twisted web of deception and intrigue. Can she maneuver through the treacherous storm and the relentless competition and get home to her family? In a ruthless battle for survival where the stakes are higher than ever, the blurry line between the virtual and the real proves that the only person we can trust is ourselves.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
FIC Ung
We are unprepared : a novel
Author(s):
Description:
"Ash and Pia move from hipster Brooklyn to rustic Vermont in search of a more authentic life. But just months after settling in, the forecast of a superstorm disrupts their dream. Fear of an impending disaster splits their tight-knit community and exposes the cracks in their marriage. Where Isole was once a place of old farm families, rednecks and transplants, it now divides into paranoid preppers, religious fanatics and government tools, each at odds about what course to take." -- From page 4 of cover.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
FIC Rei
Jonas
Author(s):
Description:
Jonas Marshall is done storm-chasing, plagued with the memory of a terrible accident that paralyzed a fellow chaser, so the last thing he's going to do is run into more danger. Now, he's just a simple weatherman deploying dirigibles in an experiment to track weather patterns in Slovenia. As far from danger as he can get. But danger comes knocking in the form of hiker in need of rescue, and he can't deny that her companion--beautiful Sibba Kovac--is a great distraction from the guilt that haunts him...until she paraglides right out of his life. Probably for the best. But danger still won't leave him alone when a storm knocks his dirigibles out of the sky, and he happens upon one that looks tampered with... It is. And worse, it's carrying what could be radioactive waste. At least according to EOD expert Sibba...who finds herself face-to-face with the rescuer she can't forget. But she's not looking for him--her grandfather is missing, and she'll stop at nothing to find him. When her missing grandfather leads to the threat of a dirty bomb, she's the only one who can stop it. And Jonas is the only man brave enough to run into danger with her. But she doesn't have room in her heart to love him--not when she lives with death in her periphery. Can the right man, at the right time help her see beyond her fears to a future? And if they have a chance to save the world, can Jonas let go of the woman he loves?
Format:
Book
Call Number:
FIC War
A billion butterflies : a life in climate and chaos theory
Author(s):
Description:
"The amazing true story of the man behind modern weather prediction. Consider a world without weather prediction. How would we know when to evacuate communities ahead of fires or floods, or figure out what to wear tomorrow? Until 40 years ago, we couldn't forecast weather conditions beyond ten days. Renowned climate scientist Dr. Jagadish Shukla is largely to thank for modern weather forecasting. Born in rural India with no electricity, plumbing, or formal schools, he attended classes that were held in a cow shed. Shukla grew up amid turmoil: overwhelming monsoons, devastating droughts, and unpredictable crop yields. His drive brought him to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, despite little experience. He then followed an unlikely path to MIT and Princeton, and the highest echelons of climate science. His work, which has enabled us to predict weather farther into the future than previously thought possible, allows us to feed more people, save lives, and hold on to hope in a warming world. Paired with his philanthropic endeavors and extreme dedication to the field, Dr. Shukla has been lauded internationally for his achievements, including a shared Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore for his governmental research on climate change. A Billion Butterflies is a wondrous insider's account of climate science and an unbelievable memoir of his life. Understanding dynamical seasonal prediction will change the way you experience a thunderstorm or interpret a forecast; understanding its origins and the remarkable story of the man who discovered it will change the way you see our world"--
Format:
Book
Call Number:
551.5092 Shu
Why? Weather
Author(s):
Description:
What happens inside a thundercloud? Why is the sky not always blue? How are hurricanes born? Why is climate change dangerous? This children's book helps inquisitive minds find out answers to all the questions they may have about weather and climate, and some they hadn't thought of! Featuring detailed explanations to weather wonders, extreme weather, the science of weather forecasting, and climate change, Why? Weather helps children become weather experts in no time. Each page asks and answers a different question, and features a quick quiz designed to cement new knowledge. Bursting with mind-boggling facts, stunning photography, and extensive diagrams, this visually appealing book will be treasured by every budding meteorologist.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J 551.6 Set
Summer light on Nantucket : a novel
Author(s):
Description:
"Blythe Benedict is content. Her life didn't end when her marriage did. In fact, she's more than happy living in her comfortable house in Boston, working as a middle school teacher, and raising four wonderful children. With three of her kids in the throes of teenagerhood and one not too far behind them, Blythe has plenty of drama to keep her busy every single day. But no amount of that drama could change the family's beloved annual summer trip to Nantucket. Blythe has always treasured the months spent at her island home-away-from-home, and has fond memories of her children growing up there. But this summer's getaway proves to be much more than she bargained for. Yes, there are sunny days enjoyed at the beach. But Blythe must contend with teenage angst, her ex-mother-in-law's declining health, and a troubling secret involving her ex-husband. Meanwhile, Blythe reconnects with her first love, her former high school sweetheart Aaden. But their second-time-around romance becomes complicated when another intriguing man enters the picture. It's all a bit out of Blythe's comfort zone. This particular island summer may not be as relaxing as Blythe had hoped, but she's never felt that life has given her more than she can handle--especially when she has the love and support of her family around her" --
Format:
Book
Call Number:
FIC Tha
Outdoor activity lab : exciting stem projects for budding scientists
Author(s):
Description:
"Dive into science with these fun outdoor experiments for children to do in their own surroundings. Outdoor Activity Lab contains 25 amazing projects to inspire young scientists and outdoor enthusiasts, taking 9-12 year olds out of the house on a journey to better understand their world. Great photography, clear step-by-step instructions and attention to detail will make young scientists excited from the get-go. There is a clear 'How it works' explanation for each project, revealing the fascinating science behind it, along with real-world examples that show everyday science in action."--Amazon.com
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J 507.8 Cha
Glass and gardens : solarpunk winters : an anthology
Author(s):
Description:
"This anthology envisions winters of the future, with stories of scientists working together to protect narwhals from an oil spill, to bring snow back to the mountains of Maine, to preserve ecosystems--even if they have to be under glass domes. They're stories of regular people rising to extraordinary circumstances to survive extreme winter weather, to fix a threat to their community's energy source, to save a living city from a deep-rooted sickness. Some take place after an environmental catastrophe, with luxury resorts and military bases and mafia strongholds transformed into sustainable communes; others rethink the way we could organize cities, using skybridges and seascrapers and constructed islands to adapt to the changes of the Anthropocene. Even when the nights are long, the future is bright in these seventeen diverse tales" --
Format:
Book
Call Number:
FIC Gla
Isaac's Storm A Man, A Time, And The Deadliest Hurricane In History
Author(s):
Erik Larson
Richard M. Davidson
Description:
"In 1900, Isaac Monroe Cline was in charge of the Galveston station of the U.S. Weather Bureau. He was a knowledgeable, seasoned weatherman who considered himself a scientist. When he heard the deep thudding of waves on Galveston's beach in the early morning of September 8th, however, Cline refused to be alarmed. The city had been hit by bad weather before. But by the time this storm had moved across Galveston, at least 6,000 people were dead, and Cline would never look at hurricanes the same way again"--Container.
Format:
Audiobook
Call Number:
976.4139 Lar
What stands in a storm : three days in the worst superstorm to hit the South's tornado alley
Author(s):
Cross, Kim (Kimberly Hisako), 1976-
Description:
Weaving together heart-wrenching stories with immersive reporting and dramatic storytelling, an account of a weather event in April 2011 that saw a record 358 tornadoes rip through 21 states in three days shows how things that tear our world apart also reveal what holds us together.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
363.3492 Cro
Milo and Marcos at the end of the world
Author(s):
Snipes, Kevin Christopher
Description:
Milo's high school career has gone relatively smoothly, so he figures he's overdue for an Epic Teenage Disaster. He never thought that when Marcos returns to their Florida highschool for the first time since freshman year, resolving their feelings for each other will trigger actual natural disasters which could become an extintion-level event.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
YA FIC Sni
Thunder & lightning : weather past, present, future
Author(s):
Description:
Focusing on the intricate nature of the world around us, as well as the personal relationship we all have to the weather, a National Book Award finalist and visionary writer combining personal stories with history, interviews, scientific research and full-color photos explores the transformative power of weather. --Publisher
Format:
Book
Call Number:
551.6 Red
Reading the glass : a captain's view of weather, water, and life on ships
Author(s):
Description:
A professional captain of traditional sailing ships who has spent thirty years at sea offers a sailor's-eye-view of the moving parts of our atmosphere, unveiling the larger patterns it holds: global winds, storms, air masses, jet streams, and the longer arc of our climate.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
551.5246 Rap
