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Completed 9 of 30
Book recommended by a librarian
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Book of letters
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A book by a person of color
A book with one of the four seasons in the title
A book that is a story within a story
A book with multiple authors
An espionage thriller
A book with a cat on the cover
A book by an author that uses a pseudonym
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
A book by or about a person who has a disability
✓
✓
A book that is published in 2017
A book involving a mythical creature
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A book about food
A book about career advice
A book from a nonhuman perspective
A steampunk novel
A book with a red spine
A book set in the wilderness
A book you loved as a child
A book by an author from a country you've never visited
A book with a title that's a character's name
A novel set during wartime
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with pictures
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
A book about an interesting woman
A book set in two different time periods
A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A book set in a hotel
A book written by someone you admire
✓
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
✓
✓
ADVANCED
A book recommended by an author you love
A bestseller from 2016
A book with a family-member term in the title
A book that takes place over a character's life span
A book about an immigrant or refugee
A book from a genre/ sub-genre you've never heard of
✓
A book that's more than 800 pages
A book you got at a used book sale
A book that's been mentioned in another book
A book about a difficult topic.
A book based on mythology

4. An audiobook
The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro (4 stars)

44/30

18/52
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Conversations With the Fat Girl
3. A book of letters - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
4. An audiobook - Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You
5. A book by a person of color - Brown Girl Dreaming
16. A book that's published in 2017 - The Hate U Give
23. A book with a red spine - Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
25. A book you loved as a child - Sideways Stories from Wayside School
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Birdie
30. A book with pictures - Big Mushy Happy Lump
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Circle
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Blue Wide Sky
Advanced
42. A bestseller from 2016 - You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
47. A book with an eccentric character - There But For The
51. A book about a difficult topic - When Breath Becomes Air
52. A book based on mythology - Gods Behaving Badly

✓41. A book recommended by an author you love - Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Stephen King is on record as recommending this book as a must read (Christian Science Monitor, 2012) ★★★

✅ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Hallowe'en Party ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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17. A book involving a mythical creature American Gods
40. A book you bought on a trip Thirteen Reasons Why
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3. A book of letters:
5. A book by a person of color:
10. A book with a cat on the cover:
19. A book about food:
20. A book with career advice:
29. A book with an unreliable narrator:
32. A book about an interesting woman:
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title:
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: The Snowman
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas:
40. A book you bought on a trip:
Advanced
41. A book recommended by an author you love:
43. A book with a family-member term in the title:
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee:
47. A book with an eccentric character:
49. A book you got from a used book sale: Without Fail
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book:

✅ 4. (Advanced) A book that takes place over a character's life span - All the Light We Cannot See ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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My all time favourite book
51/52 completed

16/35
1. A book recommended by a librarian: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts

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52/52 completed

Updated OM 130 with:
48. A book that’s more than 800 pages. Under the Dome (2017.08.19, ★☆☆☆☆).
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50. A book that's been mentioned in another book Robinson Crusoe mentioned in The Moonstone

Progress: 34/40
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - The Two Faces of January by Patricia Highsmith

6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Fall of the Giants by Ken Follett
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18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things

18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile.
The Untold Adventures of Santa Claus by Ogden Nash (5 stars)
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