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Kim (kmyers) | 539 comments SEPTEMBER Complete - 1st time, 9/9/2020
4/4, 8/12
1. First Day of Fall

a. Read a book that contains a 2 in the page number. The Beekeeper's Son (The Amish of Bee County, #1) by Kelly Irvin 352 pages
b. Read a book published in September, October, or November. The Girls by Lori Lansens September 2005

2. National Read a Book Day

a. Read a book by a new-to-you author. Universe of Two by Stephen P. Kiernan
c. Read a book that can be read in one day. In the Valley Stories and a Novella Based on Serena by Ron Rash

3. Fall or Autumn?

b. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F. Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen by Anna Quindlen (9/1/2020)
c. Read a book that shows leaves on the cover. The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs (The Physick Book, #2) by Katherine Howe

4. September Birthday: Shel Silverstein

a. Read a humorous book. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
b. Read a book written between 1930 and 1999. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (published in 1988)

OCTOBER Completed 9/16/2020
4/4, 5/12
1. Pumpkin Spice Everything

a. Read a book that has orange on the cover.
b. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SPICE.
c. Read a book in which food plays a role in the book. The Inn at Rose Harbor (Rose Harbor, #1) by Debbie Macomber

2. October Birthday: R.L. Stine

a. Read a children's or YA book. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
c. Read a book by R.L. Stine or Ray Bradbury. Bad Dreams

3. World Mental Health Day

a. Read a book where one of the author's initials is found in MENTAL HEALTH. Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1) by Kristin Hannah by Kristin Hannah
b. Read a book featuring a healthcare worker. The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain

4. Halloween

a. Read a horror book.
b. Read a book in which the main character has a disguise. Murder is Binding (Booktown Mystery, #1) by Lorna Barrett
c. Read a book that won or was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award or the Shirley Jackson Award.

NOVEMBER COMPLETED 9/19/2020
4/4, 8/12

1. National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day

a. Read a book that has brown on the cover. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1) by Katherine Howe
b. Read a book featuring a main character whose name starts with a letter in HERSEYS. Hild by Nicola Griffith

2. November for Beginners

a. Read a book whose title features at least one word that is mentioned in the poem (word must be 4 letters or longer). When Mountains Move by Julie Cantrell (When)
c. Read a book by an author who won or was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Award, NAACP Image Award, or a National Book Award. Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

3. But it's spring?

a. Read a book with a green or yellow cover. A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
b. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SMELL LIKE DIRT. The View from Penthouse B by Elinor Lipman by Elinor Lipman

4. November Birthday: C.S. Lewis and Madeleine L'Engle

b. Read a book with religious themes. The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel - much of this takes place in a Catholic church.
c. Read a book written by either C.S. Lewis or Madeleine L'Engle. The Other Side of the Sun by Madeleine L'Engle by Madeleine L'Engle


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