Cecily's Autumn finish all the reading challenges with this challenge challenge

[Cecreyn]

Two rounds to finish the remaining books of the various reading challenges I've undertaken. Here goes!

SEPTEMBER

1. First Day of Fall √
a. Read a book that contains a 2 in the page number Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson (1280 pp) 9/8
c. Read a book in which a significant even takes place at night The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson 11/9
2. National Read a Book Day √
a. Read a book by a new-to-you author At Risk by Stella Rimington 11/6
b. Read a book that is the next in a series you've already started The Crippled God by Steven Erikson (book 10) 9/14
3. Fall or Autumn? √
a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FALL or AUTUMN All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders 10/19
b. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 11/10
4. September Birthday: Shel Silverstein√
b. Read a book written between 1930 and 1999 A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (pub 1968) 11/30
c. Read a book by an author named Sue or with a character named Sue (reasonable variations like Susan, Susanne, or Suzette are allowed.) Truthwitch by Susan Dennard 10/13

OCTOBER
1. Pumpkin Spice Everything √
a. Read a book that has orange on the cover The Lost Man by Jane Harper 10/4

b. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SPICE The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey 11/3
2. October Birthday: R.L. Stine √
a. Read a children's or YA book Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle 11/30
b. Read a book in which the title starts with a letter in GOOSEBUMPS The Overstory by Richard Powers 9/17
3. World Mental Health Day √
a. Read a book where one of the author's initials is found in MENTAL HEALTH The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui 10/6
c. Read a book featuring a character who struggles with their mental health Slow Horses by Mick Herron 11/19
4. Halloween √
a. Read a horror book The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 10/1
c. Read a book that won or was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award or the Shirley Jackson Award This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (Shirley Jackson nominee for best novella, 2019) 10/13

NOVEMBER
1. National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day √
a. Read a book that has brown on the cover Atomic Love by Jennie Fields 11/28

b. Read a book featuring a main character whose name starts with a letter in HERSHEYS Bad Country by C.B. McKenzie (character: Rodeo Grace Garnet) 11/14
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) Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See ("Snow would be the easy/way out...") 11/24
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 A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell (nominated National Book Critics Award for biography) 9/28
3. But it's spring?√
a. Read a book with a green or yellow cover The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor 10/26

b. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SMELL LIKE DIRT Long Bright River by Liz Moore 10/10
4. November Birthday: C.S. Lewis and Madeleine L'Engle √
a. Read a fantasy novel The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones 11/16
b. Read a book with religious themes Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson 11/27