Information about the Terp Summer Reading Challenge event

Thank you for participating in the Terp Summer Reading Challenge.

• We had 1,400 participants, who read
• over 2,500 books, and we gave away
• more than 20 prizes.

🏆 Top 5 Books Read by Terps This Summer

1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

2. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

3. James by Percival Everett

4. The Hunger Games Series

5. A Court of Thorns and Roses / A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

👀 Honorable Mentions

These books were either repeated or seem to be widely loved:

• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Girl in the Walls by alum Meg Eden (local interest!)
• The Last Mrs. Parrish
• Daisy Jones & The Six
• Babel by R.F. Kuang

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1st Place

•  Ashleah Younker '08 
  

2nd Place

• Julia Bialeski '05
• Lauren Duensing '02
  
• Richard Romer '06
  
• Lauren Staples '98
  
• Jill Kries '91
  

3rd Place

• David Melson '91
  
• Gopi Dhokai '10
  
• Ryan O'Grady '23
  
• Laura Ellsworth '93
  
• Chontell Richardson '09
  
• Arseniy Braslavskiy '22
  
• Cara Grant '01
  
• Rowena Winkler '10 & '13
  
• Ambika Mathur '12
  
• Brian Goodson '11 & '15