Reading Challenge

[Joni]

How's everyone doing so far? I've read 3 - see below

Something from Barack Obama’s reading list : The Power by Naomi Alderman

A book from a genre you don’t usually read: The Hating Game (Romance)

A book based on a historical event: Mischling by Affinity Konar (based on the Holocaust)

[Emily]

I'm off to a slow start this year with my reading. Are we allowed to include graphic novels? :)

3. A book that has been translated: Diabolo, Volume 02 (originally Japanese)
15. A New York Times bestseller: Norse Mythology
32. The first book in a series: Diabolo: Volume 1
46. A book with a famous first line: A Wrinkle in Time ("It was a dark and stormy night.")

[Joni]

Graphic novel count for sure!

[Emily]

2018 was not my best reading year, but here's what I finished! I hid the ones I didn't finish under the spoiler tag. :) This was fun. I'd definitely do it again!

14/50

2. A book set in a country that fascinates you: Outlander (I miss Scotland...)
3. A book that has been translated: Diabolo, Volume 02 (originally Japanese)
15. A New York Times bestseller: Norse Mythology
17. A book from a genre you don’t usually read: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (non-fiction)
18. A book recommended by a friend or family member: Tuesdays with Morrie (recommended by my husband)
21. A book made into a movie/television show that you enjoyed: Ready Player One
23. A book by an indie author: Critical Failures III: A Storm of S-Words
25. A book with a cover you love: Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate, Volume 1
32. The first book in a series: Diabolo: Volume 1
33. A book marketed at the opposite gender: Critical Failures IV
36. A book featuring magic: Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate, Volume 2
38. A book you would like to pass on to a child/young person: Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story
46. A book with a famous first line: A Wrinkle in Time ("It was a dark and stormy night.")
49. A book about enduring friendships My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Volume 1 (Should I be embarrassed about this? Because I'm not...haha!)

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1. An audiobook read by the author
4. A book that looks frightening/a horror story
5. A cast recording audiobook
6. A book with an unreliable narrator
7. An audiobook narrated by a celebrity
8. A book set in your hometown
9. A book written by somebody born in the 1800s
10. A book written by a man writing as a woman
11. A book set in a European city
12. A book written by a woman writing as a man
13. A book published in the year you were born
14. Something from Barack Obama’s reading list
16. A book written for young adults
19. A book you loved as a child
20. A novel that incorporates recipes or food
22. A book you were made to read in high school
24. A book that has been/is banned somewhere
26. A Booker Prize winner
27. A book that inspired a successful television show
28. A book you have always meant to read but never have
29. A biography of someone you admire
30. A book set in the 1920s
31. A cozy mystery
34. A book set in Edinburgh
35. A biography of someone you dislike
37. A play
39. A lesser-known book by a well-known author
40. A dystopia
41. A book featuring a religion you’d like to know more about
42. Something from Richard and Judy’s book club
43. A travelogue
44. A book by a woman of colour
45. A book that began as a blog
47. A book by an Australian author
48. A book on a subject you’ve always wanted to learn more about
50. A book based on a historical event
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[Asprofamily]

Hello everyone!
These are the books for the KWL Reading Challenge. I've read 22/50 books (and all the books in Italian because my English is not that good yet). I will write the titles in English if it's possible:

2. A book set in a country that fascinates you: Out of Africa by Karen Blixen
8. A book set in your hometown: (about 40 minutes by car from my town) La più amata by Teresa Ciabatti
11. A book set in a European city: Paris is always a good idea by Nicolas Barreau
13. A book published in the year you were born: M*A*S*H* by Richard Hooker
14. Something from Barack Obama's reading list: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
15. A New York Times bestseller: All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr
17. A book from a genre you don't usually read: (Romance) Message in a bottle by Nicholas Sparks
18. A book recommended by a friend or a family member: Library of the Dead by Glenn Cooper
19. A book you loved as a child: (Courrently reading, but tomorrow read!) The little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
20. A novel that incorporates recipes or food: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
25. A book with a cover you love: The scent of Lemon leaves by Clara Sanchez
26. A Booker Prize winner: The God of small Things by Arundhati Roy
32. The first book in a series: The Giver by Loys Lowry
36. A book featuring magic: Magic by V.E. Schwab
37. A play: Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis
38. A book you would like to pass on to a child/young person: The Breadwinner Trilogy by Deborah Ellis
40. A dystopia: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
42. Something from Richard and Judy's book club: The unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
43. A travelogue: A walk in the woods by Bill Bryson
46. A book with a famous first line: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
49. A book about enduring friendships: I baci non sono mai troppi (0riginal title: Los besos no se gastan) by Raquel Martos
50. A book based on a Historical event: The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
So... I hope next year I'll read more books...
I wish you a Happy New Year!

[Joni]

Happy new year!! Thank you for posting this list- it’s amazing. These are some of the books we read at Kobo for this challenge: https://kobowritinglife.com/2018/12/1...