This list is for Young Adults. Between February 1 and December 20, read 32 of the following 37 categories. Only one category per book, so no double dipping.
*Feel free to join at any time - the dates are specific to PCPLD patrons hoping to receive a prize. If you're not sticking to our specific dates, challenge yourself to do it in only 45 weeks.
Post your reading list in the comments below. Copy and paste the list and then add completed books and dates as you go along.
1. A book with an orange cover
2. A Fantasy book
3. A book that features a library
4. A book set during wartime
5. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
6. A book from an author you’ve never read before
7. An Author whose last name starts with U, V, W, X, Y, or Z
8. A book by a person of color
9. A book by an author from Illinois
10. A book written by a celebrity
11. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
12. A book that doesn’t contain the letter “A”
13. A Biography
14. A book with your favorite color on the cover
15. A black and white cover
16. A cover that features nature
17. A book with an unreliable narrator
18. A book that involves a ghost
19. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
20. A book with an LGBT theme or character
21. A historical fiction
22. A disaster novel (fiction or nonfiction)
23. Genre you don’t normally read
24. A Novel in Verse
25. Nonfiction
26. Graphic Novel
27. A book you got from a library display
28. A book you saw someone else reading
29. A Teen Top Ten Book
30. A book on the Abraham Lincoln Award List
31. A book retelling an old story or fairy tale
32. A banned book
33. Recommended from Goodreads
34. A book that you’ve owned for a while, but haven’t gotten around to reading
*Feel free to join at any time - the dates are specific to PCPLD patrons hoping to receive a prize. If you're not sticking to our specific dates, challenge yourself to do it in only 45 weeks.
Post your reading list in the comments below. Copy and paste the list and then add completed books and dates as you go along.
1. A book with an orange cover
2. A Fantasy book
3. A book that features a library
4. A book set during wartime
5. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
6. A book from an author you’ve never read before
7. An Author whose last name starts with U, V, W, X, Y, or Z
8. A book by a person of color
9. A book by an author from Illinois
10. A book written by a celebrity
11. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
12. A book that doesn’t contain the letter “A”
13. A Biography
14. A book with your favorite color on the cover
15. A black and white cover
16. A cover that features nature
17. A book with an unreliable narrator
18. A book that involves a ghost
19. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
20. A book with an LGBT theme or character
21. A historical fiction
22. A disaster novel (fiction or nonfiction)
23. Genre you don’t normally read
24. A Novel in Verse
25. Nonfiction
26. Graphic Novel
27. A book you got from a library display
28. A book you saw someone else reading
29. A Teen Top Ten Book
30. A book on the Abraham Lincoln Award List
31. A book retelling an old story or fairy tale
32. A banned book
33. Recommended from Goodreads
34. A book that you’ve owned for a while, but haven’t gotten around to reading
35. Audiobook
36. Book of your choice
37. Book published in 2019