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It's almost February! I can't wait to start!34/32
📚Pick 32 from these categories:📚
√ Audiobook Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
(9/13/18)√ Book that became a movie The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
(5/16/18)√First book in a series One and Only by Jenny Holiday
(5/25/18)√ Genre you don’t normally read Kiss of the Spindle by Nancy Campbell Allen
(8/25/18)√ Book by author from another country Last Breath by Robert Bryndza (United Kingdom)
(5/11/18)*Book published in your decade of birth
√ A children’s book you’ve never read Wonder by R.J. Palacio
(10/20/18)√ Book with a blue cover - Still Me by Jojo Moyes
(2/19/18)√ Book with a long title (over 5+ words) The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick
(8/14/18)√ Young Adult book - The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
(2/24/18)√ Book that has been on your To Be Read list the longest Sister by Rosamund Lupton - on my TBR list since 2012
(3/27/18)√ Book published in 2018 - Look For Me by Lisa Gardner
(3/15/18)√ Book set in the Illinois Head Over Heels by Jennifer Dawson
(4/29/17)√ Book set in the South Mean Streak by Sandra Brown
(2/28/18)√ Book title with one word Twisted by Cynthia Eden
(4/7/18)√ New York Times bestseller - The 17th Suspect by James Patterson
(7/28/18)√ Book recommended by a librarian The Dry by Jane Harper
(6/2/18)√ Book that you can finish in one day A Very Merry Princess by Susan Mallery
(3/24/18)√ Book about espionage/spy The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff
(9/14/18)√ Book with an ugly cover The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
(8/13/18)√ Book set during wartime The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
(7/22/18)√ Book with an animal on the cover Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
(4/7/18)*Book you would love to read again
√ Hugo Award winner The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
(9/27/18)√ Book translated into English The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
(3/23/18)√ Book that scares you Kill Creek by Scott Thomas
(5/19/18)√ Book about a culture you are unfamiliar with Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
(8/1/18)√ Book from the bottom shelf of the library Best of My Love by Susan Mallery
(8/28/18)√ Non-fiction Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks: A Librarian's Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life by Annie Spence
(4/13/18)√ Book about a historical figure (fiction or non- fiction) I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
(7/12/18)√ Graphic Novel Big Mushy Happy Lump by Sarah Andersen
(10/18/18)√ Book of your choice The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
(10/14/18)√ Book you chose because of cover The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin McKean
(6/10/18)*Book recommended from Goodreads
√ Book with multiple narrators Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
(5/10/18)√ Book set in two different time periods The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa
(6/2/18)√ Book that is a retelling of a classic story The One That Got Away by Melissa Pimentel
(11/13/18)
I'll edit this comment as I complete each category. I can't tell if we need to use the comments for our final submission but regardless, it will help me keep track of my list. :)Pick 32 from these categories: 32/32
Book that became a movie: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (8/7/18)
First book in a series: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (2/6/18)
Genre you don’t normally read: Afterburn by Sylvia Day (3/15/18)
Book by author from another country: The Vegetarian by Han Kang (6/30/18)
Book published in your decade of birth: Immortality by Milan Kundera (3/7/18)
A children’s book you’ve never read: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (10/16/18)
Book with a blue cover: The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey (The official cover might not be blue, but I had the advance reader's copy and it was blue.) (2/17/18)
Book with a long title (over 5+ words): The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson (3/27/18)
Young Adult book: Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley (6/5/18)
Book that has been on your To Be Read list the longest: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (7/2/18)
Book published in 2018: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (9/7/18)
Book set in Illinois: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (11/3/18)
Book set in the South: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (6/13/18)
Book title with one word: Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas (11/10/18)
New York Times bestseller: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (12/1/18)
Book recommended by a librarian: Educated by Tara Westover (7/9/18)
Book that you can finish in one day: Hatchet by Gary Paulson (5/28/18)
Book with an ugly cover: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (11/18/18)
Book set during wartime: As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (8/1/18)
Book with an animal on the cover: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot (10/7/18)
Book you would love to read again: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher (5/13/18)
Hugo Award winner: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (4/9/18)
Book translated into English: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (4/22/18)
Book that scares you: Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch (3/24/18)
Book about a culture you are unfamiliar with: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (6/20/18)
Non-fiction: The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon (5/22/18)
Book about a historical figure (fiction or non- fiction): White Houses by Amy Bloom (2/11/18)
Graphic Novel: Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Stevenson, Ellis, Watters, and Allen (11/4/18)
Book of your choice: Artemis by Andy Weir (3/14/18)
Book you chose because of cover: Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea (8/24/18)
Book recommended from Goodreads: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (10/25/18)
Book with multiple narrators: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Sanders (3/31/18)
Book that is a retelling of a classic story
Finally got around to my first book--having two different challenges is exhausting! I'll edit this each time I read something that fits a category. My first is "Next Year in Havana" by Chanel Cleeton. Orginally, this was going to be my book set in two different time periods, but oooh, when I found out this was the first book in a series (next one is in 2019 and I'm SO hoping for more after that!) I knew the category "first book in a series" was PERFECTO!📚Pick 32 from these categories:📚
-Audiobook: Head On by John Scalzi
-Book that became a movie: Murder on the Orient Express by agatha christie
-First book in a series "Next Year in Havana" by Chanel Cleeton
-Genre you don’t normally read: Relic by Alan Dean Foster (sci-fi)
-Book by author from another country: "I'll Never Change My Name" by Val Chmerkovskiy (Ukraine)
-Book published in your decade of birth
-A children’s book you’ve never read
-Book with a blue cover: Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley
-Book with a long title (over 5+ words): the Secret of the Irish Castle by Santa Montefiore
-Young Adult book: My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand
-Book that has been on your To Be Read list the longest: When Women Ruled the World: 6 Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney
-Book published in 2018 -- This Is Me by Chrissy Metz
-Book set in the Illinois
-Book set in the South: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
-Book title with one word: Princess by Jane Dismore
-New York Times bestseller: Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
-Book recommended by a librarian: Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
-Book that you can finish in one day: star Wars last Jedi by Jason Fry
-Book about espionage/spy: Transcription by Kate Atkinson
-Book with an ugly cover: Burning Chamber by Kate Mosse
-Book set during wartime: The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher
-Book with an animal on the cover: Feral Attraction by Eileen Watkins
-Book you would love to read again: Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
-Hugo Award winner
-Book translated into English
-Book that scares you: Our House by Louise Candlish
-Book about a culture you are unfamiliar with: The Sapphire Widow by Dinah Jefferies
-Book from the bottom shelf of the library: Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison
-Non-fiction: The Duchess by Penny Junor
-Book about a historical figure (fiction or non- fiction); daughters of the Winter Queen by Nancy Goldstone
-Graphic Novel: Herding Cats by Susan Anderson
-Book of your choice: The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware
-Book you chose because of cover: King's Witch by Tracy Borman
-Book recommended from Goodreads: Race to Save the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport.
-Book with multiple narrators: Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome by John Scalzi
-Book set in two different time periods: The Glass Ocean by Lauren Willig, Beatriz Williams & Karen White
-Book that is a retelling of a classic story: All The Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Step-Mother by Danielle Teller
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📚Pick 32 from these categories:📚-Audiobook The Female Persuasion
-Book that became a movie Radium Girls
-First book in a series - Private James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
-Genre you don’t normally read - Vox
-Book by author from another country Britt Marie was here
-Book published in your decade of birth
-A children’s book you’ve never read - Llama, Llama Red Pajamas.
-Book with a blue cover: Killers Choice
-Book with a long title (over 5+ words) The Wife, The Maid and The Mistress
-Young Adult book - Verity
-Book that has been on your To Be Read list the longest
-Book published in 2018 Lawn Boy
-Book set in the Illinois: The Black Hour
-Book set in the South: Sing Unburied Sing
-Book title with one word: Vibe
-New York Times bestseller - Educated
-Book recommended by a librarian: Little Fires Everywhere
-Book that you can finish in one day - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
-Book about espionage/spy: Beneath a Scarlet Sky
-Book with an ugly cover The Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
-Book set during wartime - Manhattan Beach
-Book with an animal on the cover Collared
-Book you would love to read again Orphan Train
-Hugo Award winner
-Book translated into English 100 year old man who climbed out the window
-Book that scares you - Something is In the Water
-Book about a culture you are unfamiliar with: Garden of the Lost and the Abandoned
-Book from the bottom shelf of the library
-Book about a historical figure (fiction or non- fiction) Lincoln in the Bardo
-Graphic Novel - 9/11 Report: A graphic Adaption
-Book of your choice The Leavers
-Book you chose because of cover The Great Alone
-Book recommended from Goodreads Eleanor Oliphant
-Book with multiple narrators An American Marriage
-Book set in two different time periods Alice Network
-Book that is a retelling of a classic story Eligible
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Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this book nerd challenge. I read a few books that I would not have otherwise. The librarians were helpful with their suggestions. Thanks so much. Maribeth Westlund
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Maribeth -
We're glad you enjoyed the challenge. Opening your eyes to books you wouldn't have picked up otherwise is the goal of the challenge. Be sure to look for the 2019 edition of the Book Nerd Challenge coming January/February.
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📚Pick 32 from these categories:📚
-Audiobook
-Book that became a movie
-First book in a series
-Genre you don’t normally read
-Book by author from another country
-Book published in your decade of birth
-A children’s book you’ve never read
-Book with a blue cover
-Book with a long title (over 5+ words)
-Young Adult book
-Book that has been on your To Be Read list the longest
-Book published in 2018
-Book set in the Illinois
-Book set in the South
-Book title with one word
-New York Times bestseller
-Book recommended by a librarian
-Book that you can finish in one day
-Book about espionage/spy
-Book with an ugly cover
-Book set during wartime
-Book with an animal on the cover
-Book you would love to read again
-Hugo Award winner
-Book translated into English
-Book that scares you
-Book about a culture you are unfamiliar with
-Book from the bottom shelf of the library
-Non-fiction
-Book about a historical figure (fiction or non- fiction)
-Graphic Novel
-Book of your choice
-Book you chose because of cover
-Book recommended from Goodreads
-Book with multiple narrators
-Book set in two different time periods
-Book that is a retelling of a classic story