Spring Challenge 2014

[Megan]

All books for this challenge must be read between March 20 and June 20. Books can be fiction or nonfiction.

1. March 20 is the vernal equinox. Read a book with a springy cover such as flowers, pastel colors, baby animals, etc., or a book with the word "spring" or a spring month in the title.

2. March 28-29 is Listening Weekend. Listen to any audiobook of your choice OR read a book to someone else.

3. April 1 is April Fool's Day. Read a book that makes you laugh.

4. April 12 is DEAR Day (Drop Everything and Read Day). Read any book of your choice.

5. April 22 is Earth Day. Read a book with an environmental/ecological theme, a book with a character with a profession in this field, or a book with trees, flowers, wildlife, or a green cover. For some suggestions, check out: https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

6. April 27 is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read a book about or that takes place during the Holocaust. For suggestions: https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

7. May 1 is Beltane or May Day. Read a fairy tale, fairy tale retelling, or a book with fairy or wiccan characters.

8. May 11 is Mother's Day. Read a book which the main character is a mother or a word like "mother", "mom", "mama" etc are in title.

9. May 30 is Mint Julep Day. Read a book that takes place in the southern US. For suggestions: https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

10. June 15 is Father's Day. Read a book which the main character is a father or has a word like "father", "dad", "papa", etc., in the title.

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1. Vernal Equinox-
2. Listening Weekend-
3. April Fool's-
4. DEAR Day-
5. Earth Day-
6. Holocaust Day-
7. Beltane-
8. Mother's Day-
9. Mint Julep Day-
10. Father's Day-

[Megan]

1. Vernal Equinox-
The Wind in the Willows

2. Listening Weekend-
Guess How Much I Love You

3. April Fool's-
4. DEAR Day-
How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting

5. Earth Day-
Flight Behavior

6. Holocaust Day-
Skeletons at the Feast

7. Beltane-
A Midsummer Night's Dream

8. Mother's Day-
The Nursing Mother's Companion

9. Mint Julep Day-
Whistling Past the Graveyard

10. Father's Day-
Burial Rites

[Emily]

1. Vernal Equinox-
2. Listening Weekend- Orange Is the New Black - audiobook'd this one
3. April Fool's- Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops - having worked in a bookstore in the past, I found this book hilarious
4. DEAR Day- The Weight of Blood
5. Earth Day- Bridge to Terabithia - a tree/forest on the cover
6. Holocaust Day-
7. Beltane-
8. Mother's Day-
9. Mint Julep Day-
10. Father's Day-