Books Set on Trains or Ships

About this episode

This episode discusses various books set on trains and ships as part of a reading challenge.

This month, we discuss books set on trains or ships, a prompt on the Winter Books & Bites Bingo reading challenge . Travel the high seas with our recommendations: a graphic novel horror story about a mermaid-like creature; a lyrical, suspenseful novel about a woman following what might be the Arctic Tern’s final migration; and a YA novel about a young artist who is slowly disconnecting from reality and living a second life aboard a ship in the Mariana Trench. Prefer to stay on dry land? We also offer some brief suggestions for books set on trains. Michael's Pick Sea of Sorrows by Rich Douek and Alex Cormack Pairing: Creamy Seafood Chowder Carrie's Pick Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy Pairing: Mashed Winter Vegetable Stew Jacqueline's Pick Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman Pairing: Rum Runner

People in this episode

Host: Jessamine County Public Library

Topics covered

• books set on trains
• books set on ships
• graphic novels
• YA novels
• reading challenge
• literature recommendations

Keywords

• trains
• ships
• graphic novel
• YA literature
• reading challenge
• book recommendations
• mermaid
• Arctic Tern
• Mariana Trench

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sea of Sorrows, Migrations, Challenger Deep

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