September 2013 Challenge

[Francesca]

So lots of history happened in September. So let's spice it up and try be correlate our reading with these events!

September in History:
1. 9/2/1666 the great fire of London starts: Read a book that has either fire, smoke, or a famous landmark in London on the cover

2. 9/7/1533 Queen Elizabeth is born: Read a book that features any kind of royalty

3. 9/11/2001: Read a book set in New York

4. 9/12/191953 JFK & Jacqueline Bouvier get married : Read a book that has a wedding in it

5. 9/15/1916 Tanks are used in combat for the first time: Read any book that features a soldier and or the military

6. 9/15/1890 Agatha Christie is born: Read a book from the mystery genre

7. 9/16/1908 General Motors is founded: Read a book that has a mode of transportation on the cover

8. 9/18/1810 Chile declares it's independence from Spain: Read a book set in South America

9. 9/24/1936 Jim Henson was born: Read a book from the YA genre

10. 9/25/1690 The first American newspaper is printed: Read any book that's the author's first published book

11. 9/26/1960 The first ever televised presidential debate airs: Read any book that has been turned into a television show.

12. 9/30/1955 Actor James Dean dies in a car crash: Read a book with a single man on the cover

[Francesca]

7/12

Read more this month than I thought ....


1. Drink Deep - Chloe Neill (September 2013)
2. The Elite - Kiera Cass (September 2013)
3. Big Boned - Meg Cabot (September 2013)
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5. War Brides - Helen Bryan (September 2013)
6. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald (September 2013)
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9. What the Dickens - Gregory Maguire (September 2013)
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11. The Selection - Kiera Cass (September 2013)
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[Lyndsay]

3/12


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4. Midnight Scandals - Milan, Thomas, Jewel (Sept. 3, 2013)
5. War Brides - Helen Bryan (Sept. 16, 2013)
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9. Silence - Becca Fitzpatrick (Sept. 7, 2013)
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