Dina's 2020 Fall Reading Challenge

[Dina]

SEPTEMBER: 4/4, 4/4

1. First Day of Fall

✔ b. Read a book published in September, October, or November: Darkdawn - September 3, 2019 - 10/3/2020
✔ c. Read a book in which a significant even takes place at night: The Night Swim - the main events that are the basis of the book occur at night - 9/2/2020

2. National Read a Book Day

✔ a. Read a book by a new-to-you author: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez - 10/27/2020
✔ b. Read a book that is the next in a series you've already started: Temptation on Ocean Drive - (Sunshine Sisters #2) - 9/1/2020

3. Fall or Autumn?

✔ a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FALL or AUTUMN: Little Boy Blue - 11/3/2020
✔ b. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles - 9/10/2020

4. September Birthday: Shel Silverstein

✔ a. Read a humorous book: You Deserve Each Other - 10/26/2020
✔ c. Read a book by an author named Sue or with a character named Sue (reasonable variations like Susan, Susanne, or Suzette are allowed): Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - 9/21/2020

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[Dina]

OCTOBER: 4/4, 4/4

1. Pumpkin Spice Everything

✔ a. Read a book that has orange on the cover: Hide and Seek - 11/8/2020

✔ b. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SPICE: A Stroke of Malice - 9/17/2020

2. October Birthday: R.L. Stine

✔ a. Read a children's or YA book: The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1) - 9/21/2020
✔ b. Read a book in which the title starts with a letter in GOOSEBUMPS: The Original - 11/13/2020

3. World Mental Health Day

✔ a. Read a book where one of the author's initials is found in MENTAL HEALTH: Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig - 9/18/2020
✔ c. Read a book featuring a character who struggles with their mental health: Visions in Death - (view spoiler)[villain has mental health issues/dual personalities (hide spoiler)] - 11/6/2020

4. Halloween

✔ b. Read a book in which the main character has a disguise: Horror-Ween - main characters go undercover at a Halloween theme park- 9/26/2020
✔ c. Read a book that won or was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award or the Shirley Jackson Award: Dr. Sleep - Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel 2013 - 10/15/2020

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[Dina]

NOVEMBER: 4/4, 3/4

1. National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day

✔ a. Read a book that has brown on the cover: The Naturalist - 11/27/2020

✔ b. Read a book featuring a main character whose name starts with a letter in HERSHEYS: Rock Wedding (Rock Hard, #4) - Sarah - 9/16/2020

2. November for Beginners

✔ b. Read a collection of poetry or a book written in verse: Milk and Honey - poetry - 10/3/2020
✔ 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: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI National Book Award Finalist 2017

3. But it's spring?

✔ a. Read a book with a green or yellow cover: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (audible) - 9/18/2020

✔ b. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SMELL LIKE DIRT: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager - 10/24/2020

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

✔ a. Read a fantasy novel: Godsgrave - 9/26/2020
✔ b. Read a book with religious themes: Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts - 1/13/2021

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