Rachel's Spring Challenge

[Rachel]

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 Starless Sea (ignoring "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). - Ginny Moon. The book is about a foster child with autism, and the author and his wife are foster parents who have adopted a teenager with autism.
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. - I Believe in a Thing Called Love. Set in California.

St. Patrick's Day

1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat. - Other People's Houses, which is by Abbi Waxman
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil. - Renegades
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series. - Supernova

APRIL

April Fool's Day

1. Read a humorous book. - Young Jane Young. So many hilarious quotes!
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. - A Darker Shade of Magic. I believe this was set in the 1800s, but not 100% sure
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number. - Chosen, which has 368 pages
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. - Small Admissions
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
3. Read a cli-fi book.

April Birthdays: Maya Angelou

1. Read a banned book. - The War of the Worlds
2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works.
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. - Black-Eyed Susans. It was a minor point in the book, but the main character is an artist who sells work, and is commissioned to design areas from unusual materials

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).

May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum

1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.) - The Way You Make Me Feel
2. Read a book with a female main character that leaves home. - American Panda. The main character is 17 and has moved into her college dorm.
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. - Archenemies
2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother. - Not Her Daughter
3. Read a book featured on one of these lists:
🌸 20 Books for Moms
🌸 15 Important Books about Motherhood
🌸 25 Modern Mom Must-Reads

[Rachel]

Pretty frustrating that I'm off by one prompt, and nothing I have will fit!