Books about Imagine Boston 2030
With input from all those who call our city home, Imagine Boston 2030 will define a vision for Boston leading up to its 400th birthday and beyond, and a roadmap to realize that vision. As Boston’s first citywide plan in 50 years, Imagine Boston 2030 will create a framework to preserve and enhance Boston, while embracing growth as a means to address our challenges and make the city stronger and more inclusive.
The Mayor’s Office has partnered with the Boston Public Library to make the entire Imagine Boston reading list available to all Boston residents! Stop by the Roslindale Library to pick up one—or all—of the books on the Imagine Boston 2030 Reading List, and join us as we all Imagine Boston in 2030.
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Adult Reading List
“Evicted” by Matthew Desmond
“The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs
“Chain of Change: Struggles for Black Community Development”by Mel King
“The Given Day” by Dennis Lehane
“Common Ground” by J. Anthony Lukas
“All Souls” by Michael Patrick MacDonald
“The Power Broker” by Robert Caro
“Karma and Other Stories” by Rishi Reddi
“The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong” by Judith Rodin
“Villa Victoria: The Transformation of Social Capital in a Boston Barrio” by Mario Luis Small
“Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time” by Jeff Speck
“The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future” by Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Youth(Ages 3+) Reading List
“The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing” by M. T. Anderson
“The City of Ember” by Jeanne DuPrau
“Pennies for Elephants” by Lita Judge
“What’s the Big Idea? Four Centuries of Innovation in Boston” by Stephen Krensky
“Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey
“Fantastic Cities: A Coloring Book of Amazing Places Real and Imagine” by Steve McDonald
“Beneath the Streets of Boston” by Joe McKendry
“On the Loose in Boston (Find the Animals)” by Sage Stossel
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