Mikaela's Cozy Challenge Corner 2021

[Mikaela]

My overall goal is to read 70+ books in 2021. I also hope to be more intentional with my reading. Here is where I will record the different challenges that I participate in throughout the year :)

Yearly Challenge(s):
THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
30/30 Completed 12/08/2021

Quarterly Challenge(s):
WHO RUNS THE WORLD? April 1, 2021-June 30, 2021
5/5 Completed June 6th

BOOK RECYCLING
Duration: July 1 - September, 30, 2021
8/8 Completed Sep 16th

Monthly Challenge(s):

[Mikaela]

THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE

List One- Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
1. Emma by Jane Austen
2. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J K Rowling
4. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
5. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton


List Two - First Book of a Cozy Mystery Series
1. Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
2. Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves
3. The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
4. Death by Darjeeling - Laura Childs
5. The Secret of the Old Clock - Carolyn Keene


List Three- Books White People Need to Read
1. You Can't Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson
2. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
3. Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
by Beverly Daniel Tatum
4. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - Robin DiAngelo
5. The Color of Law - Richard Rothstein


List Four- Female Leads From Around the World
1. Front Desk by Kelly Yang
2. Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
3. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
4. The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki
5. Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi


List Five- Anticipated 2020 Books
1. The World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
2. The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
3. Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
4. Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
5. Perestroika in Paris - Jane Smiley


List Six- Great Foodie Fiction
1. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
2. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
3. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
4. The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris - Jenny Colgan
5. Sweet Bean Paste - Durian Sukegawa

[Mikaela]

WHO RUNS THE WORLD?

1. The Duke and I - Julia Quinn
2. Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel
3. Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake - Sarah Graves
4. How the Penguins Saved Veronica - Hazel Prior
5. The Puma Years - Laura Coleman


Book Recycling
1. The Hopefuls - Jennifer Close
2. The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin
3. Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? - Beverly Daniel Tatum
4. Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
5. Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex - Angela Chen
6. Return of the King - Brian Windhorst
7. Gap Creek - Robert Morgan
8. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - Robin DiAngelo