{"title":"Adult Summer Reading","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"adult-summer-reading-passport-postcard-pack","title":"Adult Summer Reading Postcard Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombining our love of old-school mail and books into one summer reading experience?  We couldn't be more thrilled.  When you purchase this postcard pack, you'll receive 8 postcards that each have an Adult Summer Reading title on them.  Just read the book, fill out the postcard with your review, add a postage stamp, and send it back to us!  You have until Labor Day (September 7th,  2026) to get all 8 postcards in the mail to us to receive your $20 Bookshelf gift card!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor extra verification, be sure to include your full name on the postcard, and it might be wise to take a picture of the completed postcard before sending it in the mail -- just in case the Postal Service loses it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2026 Adult Summer Reading Challenge Books are:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/phoebe-bermans-gonna-lose-it?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=Phoebe+B\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/phoebe-bermans-gonna-lose-it?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=Phoebe+B\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eby Brooke Averick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/night-objects-may-26th-2026?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Night+Objects\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003eNight Objects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eby Eli Raphael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/the-fountain?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=The+Fountain\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fountain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/the-fountain?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=The+Fountain\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003eby Casey Scieszka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/down-with-the-shipmans?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=84ad84681\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown with the Shipmans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Meg Mitchell Moore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/enormous-wings?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=enormous+win\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eEnormous Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by Laurie Frankel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/on-witness-and-respair-essays?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=On+Witness+and+respair\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Witness and Respair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Jesmyn Ward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/take-me-with-you?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=4df4a1813\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake Me With You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by Stephen Rowley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshelfthomasville.com\/products\/liberty-island?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=de7fa6077\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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