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March Spring Reading Challenge - completed
1. Which Task - St. Patrick's Day #2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
2. Goodreads link - The Rise of Magicks
3. Meets the task requirement - There's a global pandemic and half the world dies. Some people develop magical abilities, Light Uncanny and Dark Uncanny. Non-magical people take different approaches to those with magical abilities, the approaches range from acceptance to genocide.
4. Book cover image -
5. Book selected from choice of lists? - No.
1. Which Task - St. Patrick's Day #2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
2. Goodreads link - The Rise of Magicks
3. Meets the task requirement - There's a global pandemic and half the world dies. Some people develop magical abilities, Light Uncanny and Dark Uncanny. Non-magical people take different approaches to those with magical abilities, the approaches range from acceptance to genocide.
4. Book cover image -
5. Book selected from choice of lists? - No.
4/12✅1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the) -Pax by Sara Pennypacker
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
3. Read a book with themes related to nature
1. Read a book set in Colombia.
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues). - Lord of Emperors (magical realism)
✅3. Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. - The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
✅2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968. -And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (published 1939)
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.
1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
✅3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series. - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood (3rd in series)
Are we to post our March progress here? Or do we start our own thread for the whole challenge? I'm easily confused....MARCH
Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
3. Read a book with themes related to nature
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
1. Read a book set in Colombia.
✔ 2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues). The Missing by Andrew O'Hagan
3. Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
March Madness
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968.
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.
St. Patrick's Day
✔ 1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat. Moranifesto by Caitlin Moran
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series.
Finished the Spring Reading Challenge!MARCH
Spring
Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
by Andrew David MacDonald. When We Were Vikings is the story of Zelda, a 21 year old on the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum and her older brother, Gert, who has tried to take care of her since their mother died of cancer. Zelda loves Vikings and tries to live her life according to their code. In the end, she becomes the legend she dreams of being.
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values: magical realism. The Book of Speculation
by Erika Swyler“The Book of Speculation is Erika Swyler's gorgeous and moving debut, a wondrous novel about the power of books, family, and magic. “
March Madness
Read a book set in Tennessee. Tennessee Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
by Kristin Luna. I was gifted this book when I first moved to TN, and have been browsing it ever since. St. Patrick's Day
Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. A group of women survive on a tiny island off Norway in the 1600s after all their men are killed at sea during a freak storm. Several of them are later accused of starting the storm and prosecuted as witches. Based on a true story.
APRIL
April Fool's Day
Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY.
South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby Spring Sports: Baseball
Read a book with a 3 in the page number.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - 308 pagesEarth Day
Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
Fall on your knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald. The setting of the book included both Canada and America.April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
The Scam by Janet EvanovichJanet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg.MAY
May Day
Read a book where a character is a tradesman who works with their hands.
A Good Hard Look by Ann NapolitanoCinco de Mayo
Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series). The Novel Habits of Happiness
by Alexander McCall SmithAlexander McCall SmithMay Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
Read a book with a female main character that leaves home.
Delicious! by Ruth ReichlMother's Day
Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother.
Book Club Babies by Ashton LeeAshton Lee
March is done! Well, my March challenge, anyway.Spring: Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING: The Nutmeg of Consolation, by Patrick O'Brian
March birthdays: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature: Misalliance, by George Bernard Shaw
March Madness: Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee: All the Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders (set in California)
St. Patrick's Day: In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series: Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom, by Louis Sachar
I've got a few extra/bonus prompts finished, too, but since I'm unlikely to complete all the prompt options, I'm just going with one per category!
Mod
X1. A book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (word "the" optional) - The Invisible Man - Mar 17
X 2. A book by a Nobel Prize winning author - The Bluest Eyeby Toni Morrison - Mar 10
X3, A book written between 1931 and 1968 - Cannery Row by John Steinbeck- Mar 21
X4. An author whose initials are in Maewyn Succat - Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Mar 7
All of these also fit somewhere in my ATY prompts as well.
March:✔ 1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the) A Perfect Spy
✔ 2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues). The Water Dancer
✔ 2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968. Ship of Fools
✔ 2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil. Case Histories
Round One - the easy round, using library books. Now I have to see what we have in the house!MARCH
Spring
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-HollandMarch Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceMarch Madness
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (half of the book takes place in Hollywood)St. Patrick's Day
1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
Catacombs by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann ScarboroAPRIL
April Fool's Day
1. Read a humorous book.
Zits: Chillax by Jerry Scott & Jim BorgmanSpring Sports: Baseball
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number.
Dragonsblood by Todd McCaffrey (438pp)Earth Day
1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
Guards! Guards! by Terry PratchettApril Birthdays: Maya Angelou
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet EvanovichMAY
May Day
1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFedeCinco de Mayo
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley (#9 of 10 in the Flavia de Luce series)May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
Slovakia in Pictures by Francesca Davis DiPiazzaMother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
Aladdin (translated by Yasmine Seale)
APRIL4/4 as of April 2 DONE!
✅April Fool's Day
1. Read a humorous book.
You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness
March 19--5/5 stars
2. Read a book with a fish on the cover.
3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY.
✅Spring Sports: Baseball
1. Read a book written in OR set in the 1800s.
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number.
A Touch of Gold-313 pages
March 29--5/5 stars
3. Read a book off of one of these lists that feature sports:
⚾️ 30 Best Sports Books
⚾️ 25 Best Baseball Books
⚾️ Best Nonfiction Books about Sports
✅Earth Day
1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
Inferno-Italy and Turkey
March 27--5/5 stars
3. Read a cli-fi book.
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
1. Read a banned book.
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
Mysterious Case Case (Determined Detectives #1) by Mary Blount Christian
April 2--5/5 stars
3. Read a book featuring the Civil Rights movement.
Completely unintentionally, I finished May first. I'm almost done with March but I'm listening to a fairly long audiobook for the last prompt and with Covid, I don't get the listening time I do when I commute to work. Anywhere, here's May:May Day
3. Read a book where a character is a tradesman who works with their hands.
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner (character is a farmer)
Cinco de Mayo
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (2nd of 5, though 5 isn't due out until May, but I'm counting it)
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Mother's Day
2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother.
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald
And now March is done.Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (all of the values are covered in this!)
March Madness
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (California)
St. Patrick's Day
1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
MARCHSpring
🍀Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the): The Gifted School
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
🍀 Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues): Next Year in Havana (Latin American politics)
March Madness:
🍀Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee: Crimes Against a Book Club (California)
St. Patrick's Day
🍀Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil: NightNight
APRIL
April Fool's Day
⚾️ Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY: Outer Banks by Anne Rivers Siddons
Spring Sports: Baseball
⚾️ Read a book with a 3 in the page number: When Life Gives You Lululemons (343 pages)
Earth Day
⚾️ Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover:
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
⚾️ Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works: The Institute by Stephen King
MAY
May Day
🌸 Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
Cinco de Mayo
🌸 Read a book set in Mexico: Like Water for Chocolate
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
🌸 Read a book with a female main character that leaves home: The Secret Life of Bees
Mother's Day
Read a book featured on one of these lists:
🌸 15 Important Books about Motherhood: Pachinko
April:1. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number Magic Hour
3. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover
4. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works Double Fudge Brownie Murder
March:1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the) Pachinko
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues) All the Bright Places
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
4. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
April completed:✔ 2. Read a book with a fish on the cover. The Fish That Climbed a Tree
✔ 2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number. The Last Enchantment
✔ 1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
✔ 1. Read a banned book. Beloved
Round Two - the lockdown round, using books you have in your house! So yeah, a few of them are from the collections of my son or husband.MARCH
Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
Peter Stuyvesant by Mabel Cleland WiddemerMarch Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
3. Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Mosquitos by William FaulknerMarch Madness
2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968.
The Under Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie (1951)St. Patrick's Day
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series.
Paradiso by Dante AlighieriAPRIL
April Fool's Day
3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY.
Purgatorio by Dante AlighieriSpring Sports: Baseball
1. Read a book written in OR set in the 1800s.
Abner Doubbleday, Young Baseball Pioneer by Montrew DunhamEarth Day
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
The Arctic Patrol Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon (The Hardy Boys travel extensively in Iceland in this book, and a bit of the action takes place in the USA and Greenland).April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
3. Read a book featuring the Civil Rights movement.
Gandhi: Young Nation Builder by Kathleen KudlinskiMAY
May Day
2. Read a book with a colorful cover.
Scissors, Paper, Craft by Christine LeechCinco de Mayo
2. Read a book set in Mexico.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman (officially, she was in Mexico the whole time, right? I ransacked the house and couldn't find anything with more happening in Mexico).May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
2. Read a book with a female main character that leaves home.
Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream by Ibtihaj MuhammadMother's Day
2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother.
Humongeous Zits by Jerry Scott & Jim BorgmanNow it gets really interesting. I have plenty of time to read a third round, but ... I don't have the right books, especially for the "read something on these lists" prompts. I might have to break down and read something digitally. Or buy more books.
MARCH4/4 as of April 23
MARCH DONE! ALL PROMPTS COMPLETED April 23!
✅Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
Secrets Of Lost Arrow
March 24--5/5 stars
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
3. Read a book with themes related to nature
✅March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
1. Read a book set in Colombia.
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
Us Against You-Family
March 15--5/5 stars
3. Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
✅March Madness
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968.
A Separate Peace-1959
April 21--5/5 stars
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.
✅St. Patrick's Day
1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
War of the Wives by Tamar Cohen
March 1--5/5 stars
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series.
SPRING CHALLENGE COMPLETED APRIL 23!! MAY
4/4 as of April 21
✅May Day
1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
2. Read a book with a colorful cover.
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks
March 9--5/5 stars
3. Read a book where a character is a tradesman who works with their hands.
Cinco de Mayo
1. Read a book written by a Mexican or Mexican American author.
2. Read a book set in Mexico.
✅3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
A Fistful of Collars-book 5 in the series of 10 books
April 21--5/5 stars
✅May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
2. Read a book with a female main character who leaves home.
Circe
Circe is exiled to an island.
April 5--5/5 stars
3. Read a book that was made into a movie.
✅Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
The Midwife's Apprentice
March 25--5/5 stars
2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother.
3. Read a book featured on one of these lists:
🌸 20 Books for Moms
🌸 15 Important Books about Motherhood
🌸 25 Modern Mom Must-Reads
Mod
April -
X1. A humorous book - The Case of the Reincarnated Client - Apr 1 - 4 stars
X2. A book written or set in the 1800's - The Observations - Apr 4 - 4 stars
X3. A book with a green cover or a plant on the cover - A Quiet Life In The Country A Quiet Life In The Country (Lady Hardcastle -Mysteries, #1) by T E Kinsey - Apr 24 - 3 stars
X4. A book written by an author who has written over 30 books - A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer - Apr 20 - 3 stars
Finished April:April Fool's Day
✔1. Read a humorous book.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
There's a quote from the New York Times Book Review on the cover - "Funny, rude and original"
Spring Sports: Baseball
✔2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number
A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong
My copy has 351 pages
Earth Day
✔1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
✔2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works
Without Fail by Lee Child
There are 25 Jack Reacher books, and nine separate "between the numbers" novellas/short stories listed on Goodreads, all written by Lee Child
May: 1. Read a book with a colorful cover
2. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series Blackberry Pie Murder (there are 25 books in the series, 26 being a cookbook)
3. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
4. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY Daisy Jones & The Six
Spring Reading Challenge complete!MARCH
Spring
* 3. Read a book with themes related to nature
The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin
(Environmental destruction)
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
* 2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
The Black God's Drums
P. Djèlí Clark
(African orisha)
March Madness
* 1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
Firefly: The Ghost Machine
James Lovegrove
(336 pages)
St. Patrick's Day
* 1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
Sy Montgomery
APRIL
April Fool's Day
* 1. Read a humorous book.
Redshirts
John Scalzi
Spring Sports: Baseball
* 2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number.
Firefly: The Magnificent Nine
James Lovegrove
(335 pgs)
Earth Day
* 1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
D. Dauphinee
MAY
May Day
* 1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
David Rakoff
Cinco de Mayo
* 3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine, 1918
Lois Lowry
(55 books in the Dear America Series)
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
* 1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Graphic Novel: A Modern Retelling of Little Women
Rey Terciero
Mother's Day
* 1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
Terminal Alliance
Jim C. Hines
April is done, and with that, the challenge is completed! At least, round one is done.April Fool's Day
3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY.
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Spring Sports: Baseball
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number.
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (368 pages)
Earth Day
1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
by Katherine HoweApril Birthdays: Maya Angelou
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
I have one more book for round two of March, two more for round two of April, and two more for round two of May. 5 books in May will be no problemo.
Complete! Finished with March, April and May!March Challenge complete
Spring
Task: (2) Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
Book: The Virgin Suicides
Completed: 3/1/2020
Why: definitely a coming of age story
March Birthdays: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Task: (2) Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues)
Book: Half of a Yellow Sun
Completed: 3/9/2020
Why: theme is family surviving during civil war in Nigeria
March Madness
Task: (1) Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9, 223, 372, 036, 854, 775, 808.
Book: Holes
Completed: 3/20/2020
Why: 233 pages
St. Patrick's Day
Task: (1) Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
Book: The Testaments
Completed: 3/28/2020
Why: Margaret Atwood is the author (MA) -- this could also possibly fit task 2 (theme of good and evil)
April Challenge complete
April Fool's Day
Task: (1) Read a humorous book
Book: The Floating Feldmans
Why: funny, charming story about family
Task: (3) Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY.
Book: The House of the Spirits
Completed: 4/24/2020
Why: Author is Isabel Allende (IA)
Baseball
Task: (2) Read a book with a 3 in the page number.
Book: The Great Believers
Completed: 4/30/2020
Why: 431 pages + main character is a big Chicago Cubs fan
Earth Day
Task: (1) Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
Book:
Completed: 4/6/2020
Why: cover is green and blue like the Earth :-)
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
Task: (1) Read a banned book
Book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Completed: 4/30/2020
Why: Actually fits all 3 of the prompts! Just read that this book was recently banned in some state for high school students. Plus it is Maya Angelou's memoir! I listened to this on audio with her reading it -- it was wonderful!
May Challenge complete
May Day
Task: (2) Read a book with a colorful cover.
Book: Normal People by Sally Rooney
Completed: 5/10/2020
Why: Lots of color here!
Cinco de Mayo
Task: (3) Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
Book: A Wind in the Door
Completed: 5/29/2020
Why: Part of the Time Quintet Series by Madeleine L'Engle
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
Task: (3) Read a book that was made into a movie.
Book: Pride and Prejudice
Completed: 5/21/2020
Why: It's a classic I've been meaning to re-read, and many movies have been made of it.
Mother's Day (did 2 of these)
Task: (1) Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
Book: Red, White & Royal Blue
Completed: 5/24/2020
Why: Starts with R
Task: (2) Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother.
Book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Completed: 5/16/2020
Why: It's the story of Henrietta Lacks and her cells but also very much about how it affects all of her children, significantly about her daughter Deborah. (note this also would have worked for colorful cover in the May Day tasks so I posted the cover)
Finished May:May Day
✔1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
The Mirror World of Melody Black by Gavin Extence
Cinco de Mayo
✔3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson is the fourth in the Jackson Brodie series, which currently ends at five with Big Sky
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
✔1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Mother's Day
✔1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
Round two, here we go! March is done, again.Spring
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran (coming-of-age)
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
3. Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
March Madness
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi (372 pages)
St. Patrick's Day
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (suburban housewives vs vampires)
Spring (autumn for me) Challenge completed!MARCH
✅1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING - Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern
✅2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values - The White Girl by Tony Birch
✅3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee - The Circle by Dave Eggers
✅4. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat. - Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor
APRIL
✅1. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY - The Island of Sea Women: A Novel by Lisa See
✅2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number - Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
✅3. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.- The Children’s House by Alice Nelson
4. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
MAY
✅1. Read a book with a colorful cover. - A Visit From the Goon Squad: Hachette Essentials by Jennifer Egan
✅2. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series) - The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
✅3. Read a book that was made into a movie - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
✅4. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother. - A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler
Finished! Yay!MARCH
Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING: The Nutmeg of Consolation, by Patrick O'Brian
3. Read a book with themes related to nature: The Thirteen-Gun Salute, by Patrick O'Brian (life at sea, sailing a ship in all kinds of weather, dealing with storms, icebergs, etc.)
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues): Witchmark, by C.L. Polk (family - the complicated relationships between Miles, his sister, and their father)
3. Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature: Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw
March Madness
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (set primarily in San Francisco, CA)
St. Patrick's Day
1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat: The Golden Key by Marian Womack
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil: The Witch Elm by Tana French
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series: Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom by Louis Sachar
APRIL
April Fool's Day
1. Read a humorous book: We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
2. Read a book with a fish on the cover: Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY: So Pretty a Problem by Francis Duncan
Spring Sports: Baseball
1. Read a book written in OR set in the 1800s: To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number: Polite Society by Mahesh Rao
Earth Day
1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country: Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw (travels from England to Spain and back to England)
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works: The Invasion by K.A. Applegate
MAY
May Day
2. Read a book with a colorful cover: Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen
Cinco de Mayo
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series): Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch (counting the novellas, there are currently 10 books in this series)
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book: The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian
Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY: The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman
2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother: Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn
Finished!MARCH
Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
✅Summer at the Garden Cafe - Felicity Hayes-McCoy
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
✅As Bright as Heaven - Susan Meissner
March Madness
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808
✅The House of Mirth - Edith Wharton (ATY24)
St. Patrick's Day
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series.
✅Well-Schooled in Murder- Elizabeth George
APRIL
April Fool's Day
1. Read a humorous book.
✅Summer Lightning - P.G. Wodehouse (Back to the Classics)
Spring Sports: Baseball
1. Read a book written in OR set in the 1800s.
✅Down the Santa Fe Trail and into Mexico: The Diary of Susan Shelby Magoffin, 1846-1847
Earth Day
1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
✅The Flatshare
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
✅Peril at End House - Agatha Christie
MAY
May Day
2. Read a book with a colorful cover.
✅The Keeper of Lost Things - Ruth Hogan
Cinco de Mayo
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
✅A Suitable Vengeance - Elizabeth George (#4 of 20 books in the Inspector Lynley series)
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
✅Silhouette of a Sparrow - Molly Beth Griffin (ATY 50)
Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
✅Summer of '69 - Elin Hilderbrand
Finished MarchMARCH
Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
Gone Girl
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
These Happy Golden Years - family
March Madness
2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968.
The Old Man and the Sea - 1952
St. Patrick's Day
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
Spring Girls and Stillhouse Lake
Finished MayMay Day
2. Read a book with a colorful cover.
Cinco de Mayo
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
One full round finished, hoping to get in all the prompts!MARCH
Spring
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
A Long Petal of the Sea
March Madness
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.
Before We Were Yours (Tennessee)
St. Patrick's Day
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
APRIL
April Fool's Day
3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY.
The Confusion of Languages by Siobhan Fallon
Spring Sports: Baseball
3. Read a book off of one of these lists that feature sports:
⚾️ Best Nonfiction Books about Sports
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Earth Day
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Italy, Egypt)
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
This Could Change Everything by Jill Mansell (32 books [I think])
MAY
May Day
2. Read a book with a colorful cover.
The NobodiesCinco de Mayo
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
All Systems Red (1st of 5)
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
2. Read a book with a female main character that leaves home.
The Time in Between
Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
Mod
March
SPRING:
X1. A book whose title begins with a letter in SPRING (word "the" optional) - The Invisible Man - Mar 17
MARCH BIRTHDAYS:
X 2. A book by a Nobel Prize winning author - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison - Mar 10
MARCH MADNESS:
X3, A book written between 1931 and 1968 - Cannery Row - Mar 21
ST. PATRICK'S DAY:
X4. An author whose initials are in Maewyn Succat - Purple Hibiscusby Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Mar 7
April -
APRIL FOOLS DAY:
X1. A humorous book - The Case of the Reincarnated Client- Apr 1
SPRING SPORTS - BASEBALL:
X2. A book written or set in the 1800's - The Observations - Apr 4
EARTH DAY:
X3. A book with a green cover or a plant on the cover - A Quiet Life In The Country
- Apr 24APRIL BIRTHDAYS:
X4. A book written by an author who has written over 30 books - A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer - Apr 20
May -
CINCO DE MAYO:
1. A book set in Mexico or by a Mexican author - The Murmur of Bees - May 15
MAY DAY:
X2. A book that has the letters MAY in the title in any order - The Overdue Life of Amy Byler - May 6
MAY BIRTHDAYS:
X3. A book that was made into a movie - Lorna Doone - May 10
MOTHERS DAY:
4. A book whose title starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY - Sentimental Education - May 6
MARCHSpring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
1. Read a book set in Colombia.
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
March Madness
2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
St. Patrick's Day
1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
Open City by Teju Cole
APRIL
April Fool's Day
1. Read a humorous book.
So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by Retta
Spring Sports: Baseball
1. Read a book written in OR set in the 1800s.
Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep
Earth Day
1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
by Pitchaya SudbanthadApril Birthdays: Maya Angelou
1. Read a banned book.
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
MAY
May Day
1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith
Cinco de Mayo
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
Soulless by Gail Carriger
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh
May Day✔ 2. Read a book with a colorful cover. A Walk in Wolf Wood
Cinco de Mayo
✔ 3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series). An Excellent MysteryAn Excellent Mystery
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
✔ 1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.) White Fang
Mother's Day
✔ 1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY. On Agate Hill
This completes the challenge for me.
Completed AprilApril Fool's Day
3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY.
I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore
Spring Sports: Baseball
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number.
Hour of the Assassin - 334
Earth Day
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
World Without End
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
1. Read a banned book.
Gulliver's Travels
April round two is done. APRIL
April Fool's Day
1. Read a humorous book: Tripping the Night Fantastic by Andrew Chapman
Spring Sports: Baseball
3. Read a book off of one of these lists that feature sports:
⚾️ Best Nonfiction Books about Sports: Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
Earth Day
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country: A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende (they go from Spain to France to Chile, then back to Spain)
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
3. Read a book featuring the Civil Rights movement: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
March finished, so that's the Spring Challenge completed:Spring
✔1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
✔2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
Basilisk by Rob Thurman the second in the Korsak Brothers books, so it's about family
March Madness
✔3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel takes place in Kansas
St. Patrick's Day
✔1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
MARCH
4/4Spring ✔
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs - Mar. 20thMarch Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez ✔
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - Mar. 27thMagical realism.
March Madness ✔
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
Me: Elton John Official Autobiography by Elton John - Apr. 18th374 pages.
St. Patrick's Day ✔
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
The Huntress by Kate Quinn - Apr. 20thAPRIL 4/4
April Fool's Day ✔
1. Read a humorous book.
Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks - Mar. 28thSpring Sports: Baseball ✔
1. Read a book written in OR set in the 1800s.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - Apr. 1stEarth Day ✔
1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright - Apr. 28thApril Birthdays: Maya Angelou ✔
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire - Mar. 16thMAY 4/4
May Day ✔
1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells - May 3rdCinco de Mayo ✔
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells - Mar. 26thFirst book in a 5 book series.
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum ✔
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
Black Heart by Holly Black - Mar. 22ndMother's Day ✔
2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother.
Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life by Lucy Worsley - Apr. 5th
This has been a hard few months for reading for me what with the state of our world. Fantasy (go figure) won out for the genre of the challenge. Once again, the stand out was a Catherynne M. Valente book: In the Cities of Coin and Spice, which I read for March birthdays prompt #2. Gideon the Ninth was a total surprise and love. Both books created amazing worlds, though not necessarily ones where I would want to live in the case of Gideon. The "I only made it through this because I can check it off for the challenge, please let this finish" book was The Cove. I don't know if I have ever read such a ludicrous plot-with-in-a-plot of (view spoiler) Just even writing that sentence made me dizzy. Phew!I look forward to the Summer reading challenge. The mods are doing such a great job putting these together. Thank you!!!
MARCH
Spring
2.
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
2.
March Madness
1.
St. Patrick's Day
3.
APRIL
April Fool's Day
3.
Spring Sports: Baseball
2.
Earth Day
2.
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
2.
MAY
May Day
1.
Cinco de Mayo
2.
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
2.
Mother's Day
1.
MARCH12/12
✅1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the) -
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
3. Read a book with themes related to nature
1. Read a book set in Colombia.
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues). - Lord of Emperors (magical realism)
✅3. Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. - The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
✅2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968. -And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.
1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
✅3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series. - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
APRIL
1. Read a humorous book.
2. Read a book with a fish on the cover. - Old Man and Sea, Ella Minnow, Pea
✅3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY. - Pax by Sara Pennypacker
Spring Sports: Baseball
1. Read a book written in OR set in the 1800s.
✅2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number. - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
3. Read a book off of one of these lists that feature sports:
⚾️ 30 Best Sports Books
⚾️ 25 Best Baseball Books
⚾️ Best Nonfiction Books about Sports
✅1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover. - The Green Mile by Stephen King
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
3. Read a cli-fi book.
1. Read a banned book.
✅2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works. -A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
3. Read a book featuring the Civil Rights movement.
MAY
1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
✅2. Read a book with a colorful cover. - Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
3. Read a book where a character is a tradesman who works with their hands. - Column of Fire?
1. Read a book written by a Mexican or Mexican American author.
2. Read a book set in Mexico.
✅3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).- St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters
✅1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.) - The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky
2. Read a book with a female main character that leaves home.
3. Read a book that was made into a movie.
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY. - Starless Sea
✅2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother. - Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
3. Read a book featured on one of these lists:
🌸 20 Books for Moms
🌸 15 Important Books about Motherhood
🌸 25 Modern Mom Must-Reads
And May round 2 is done, which completes round 2 for me. Love these mini challenges! 24/24May Day
1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title: The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
Cinco de Mayo
2. Read a book set in Mexico: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
3. Read a book that was made into a movie: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner)
Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY: Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks
Finally FinishedMARCH
Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
The Rosie ProjectGraeme Simsion
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
3. Read a book with themes related to nature
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
1. Read a book set in Colombia.
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
Sing, Unburied, SingJasmyn Ward
3. Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
March Madness
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968.
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck 1937
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.
St. Patrick's Day
1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat.
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series.
APRIL
April Fool's Day
1. Read a humorous book.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Mindy Kaling
2. Read a book with a fish on the cover.
3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY.
Spring Sports: Baseball
1. Read a book written in OR set in the 1800s.
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number.
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 223 pgs
3. Read a book off of one of these lists that feature sports:
Earth Day
1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover.
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple
3. Read a cli-fi book.
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
1. Read a banned book.
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
The Institute Stephen King
3. Read a book featuring the Civil Rights movement.
MAY
May Day
1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
2. Read a book with a colorful cover.
3. Read a book where a character is a tradesman who works with their hands.
The PearlJohn Steinbeck (A pearl diver in Spain)
Cinco de Mayo
1. Read a book written by a Mexican or Mexican American author.
2. Read a book set in Mexico.
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).
The Brutal Telling Penny Louise 5 of 15
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
The Outsiders S.E. Hinton
2. Read a book with a female main character that leaves home.
3. Read a book that was made into a movie.
Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother.
Where You'll Find MeNatasha Friend
3. Read a book featured on one of these lists:
Not sure if I have posted earlier but I completed the Spring finally.Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)
The Sixth Wicked Child
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues).
Nocturna
March Madness
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee. The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian California
St. Patrick's Day
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series The Hunted - third in the series
APRIL
April Fool's Day
3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY. In Pieces Sally Fields
Spring Sports: Baseball
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number. The Outcast 384 pages
Earth Day
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
The Night Country
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works. Paper Son
MAY
May Day
1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
The Library at Mount Char
Cinco de Mayo
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series). Lonely Path book 3 of 5
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.) The Bone Houses
Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY.
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening
I had a lot of motivation at the start, wanted to do 2 rounds ... then by the end of march I was barely on track for round 1. Anyway, I did somehow manage to complete the challenge:
MARCH:
Spring
Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the) - The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman
March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature - The Remains of the Day
March Madness
Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee. - Beware Beware (set in California)
St. Patrick's Day
Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat. - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
APRIL:
April Fool's Day
Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY. - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Spring Sports: Baseball
Read a book with a 3 in the page number. - The Time Traveler's Wife
Earth Day
Read a cli-fi book. - Permafrost
April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works. - And Then There Were None
May Day
Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title. - And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Cinco de Mayo
Read a book written by a Mexican or Mexican American author. - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.) - The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Mother's Day
3. Read a book featured on one of these lists - Little Fires Everywhere
Round three - utilizing books we had in the house (including books originally belonging to me, my husband, and our son), an audiobook from the library, two books from my parent's library, and a sports book borrowed from a friend at the last minute. Whew - I made it!!MARCH
Spring
3. Read a book with themes related to nature
Alaska's Magnificent Parklands by Tom MelhamMarch Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
1. Read a book set in Colombia.
The book of Emma Reyes by Emma Reyes tr. AlarcónMarch Madness
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett (368 pp)St. Patrick's Day
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman APRIL
Spring Sports: Baseball
3. Read a book off of one of these lists that feature sports:
⚾️ 30 Best Sports Books
A Good Walk Spoiled: Days And Nights On The PGA Tour by John Feinstein (1995) April Fool's Day
2. Read a book with a fish on the cover.
The Golden Book Encyclopedia Book 6: Erosion to Geysers by Bertha Morris Parker
Earth Day3. Read a cli-fi book.
The Wall by John Lanchester April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
1. Read a banned book.
Moll Flanders by Daniel DeFoeMAY
May Day
3. Read a book where a character is a tradesman who works with their hands.
Eli Whitney, Boy Mechanic by Dorothea J.SnowCinco de Mayo
1. Read a book written by a Mexican or Mexican American author.
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaMay Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
3. Read a book that was made into a movie.
Hogfather by Terry PratchettMother's Day
3. Read a book featured on one of these lists:
🌸 15 Important Books about Motherhood
Dear Ijeawele by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie
I somehow managed to complete the entire challenge without posting a single book. Better get to it. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...MARCH
>Spring
1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the)--The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury, March 1 / spriNg
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book--The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, March 20 / coming-of-age inspirationally
3. Read a book with themes related to nature--The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, March 31 / I certainly saw it as a condemnation of how things were going, in nature and in other ways
>March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues)--The Cutting Season by Attica Locke, March 7 / reflects the politics and social issues of plantation times thru today)
>March Madness
2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968--Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, March 12 / originally published 1953
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee--The Tragic Age by Stephen Metcalfe, March 6 / setting: Tragic, CA
>St. Patrick's Day
1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat--The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, March 19 / MaEwyn
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil--Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy by Amerie et al., April 6 / it's 13 stories of good vs. evil
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series--The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman, March 17 / third
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>April Fool's Day
1. Read a humorous book--Happy Days by A.A. Milne, May 11 / mostly read--and chuckled through--in April
>Spring Sports: Baseball
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number--As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley / 392 pages
>Earth Day
1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover--Perelandra by C.S. Lewis, April 2 / woman in a grotto (see below)
3. Read a cli-fi book--Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison, April 16 / dystopian future (hint: it's not good)
>April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works--The Highway by C.J. Box, April 9 / 79 disticnt works
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>May Day
3. Read a book where a character is a tradesman who works with their hands--Spademan by Adam Sternbergh, May 31 / a nontraditional take, I'll admit, but he does insist on doing his work by hand (view spoiler); The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani, May 26 / for the more traditional, Adze is a cook
>Cinco de Mayo
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series)--Under Orders by Dick Francis, May 25 / book 4 of 5
>May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
2. Read a book with a female main character that leaves home--Scythe by Neal Shusterman, May 1 / so many books fit this this month, but I'll go with Citra, who leaves her home and family to train to become a scythe
>Mother's Day
1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY--Mind = Blown: Amazing Facts About This Weird, Hilarious, Insane World by Matthew Santoro, May 24 and Deacon King Kong by James McBride, May 15 / Mother's Day
2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother--The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani, May 26 / the "diary" is written as a series of letters to her mother
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Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
The Cutting Season (other topics)The Night Diary (other topics)
The Time Machine (other topics)
Casino Royale (other topics)
The Girl Who Reads on the Métro (other topics)
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Ian Fleming (other topics)James McBride (other topics)
Paulo Coelho (other topics)
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