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Graphic Novels give me a major headache. I can do it if it's in black and white, but for some reason if it's in color, I get a massive headache when I try to read them. Which is really unfortunate since they are all the rage right now, and I really like to keep up with the literature my students are reading.
Maybe this list will help you: https://gobookmart.com/20-best-black-...You can also skip this month of the challenge.
August Challenge The challenge for August will be to read a book that educates about or promotes body positivity. It can be fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama … any genre really. YA books are of course encouraged but not mandated.
Please feel free to recommend books to other that match this criteria.
Here are some book lists to help you start narrowing down your choices:
-https://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelstroll...
-https://www.toledolibrary.org/blog/ya...
-https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/t...
-https://www.the-instillery.com/story/...
I'm considering one of these books:
I still plan to finish this challenge by the end of the year but my anxiety is getting in the way of my reading. I think I read three books last month, and since I used to read three a week, this is a little distressing.
I hear you. Reading and finishing challenges definitely should not be adding to your anxiety though. I do find I am less happy without occasional doses of fiction. Switching to more audiobooks has helped me a lot.
Melanie wrote: "I hear you. Reading and finishing challenges definitely should not be adding to your anxiety though. I do find I am less happy without occasional doses of fiction. Switching to more audiobooks has ..."I have been gobbling up podcasts (not true crime, mostly just people chatting about life) because that's my speed right now. Two of the books I read last month were comedian biographies, and I have a few more of those on my TBR, so maybe I'll knock out a bunch of non fiction this year.
I like that positive spin!
September Challenge September’s call is to read a book with a Spanish or LatinX main character and/or by a Spanish or Latin X author. As always, your book can be from any genre (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama); YA books are encouraged.
If I could squeeze it in I would listen to the novella that comes after Shadowshaper - Ghost Girl in the Corner by Daniel José Older. Sorry no links app suckage. It’s less than 3 hours long, so there’s a chance. It ticks all the boxes and I really enjoyed Shadowshaper.
I want to finally read The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. It's been on my TBR-owned queue for way too long.Still 2 behind on the challenge as a whole. They haven't been as convenient as last year regarding fitting into my other reading challenges.
January: read an adult book written by a YA authorThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
♦February: read a book by or about a person of color
This Is My America
♦March: read a book by or about a neurodiverse individual or a person with a mental illness
Made You Up
♦April: read a book in verse
Goblin Market
♦May: read a book by or about a member of the AAIP community
Paper Wife
♦June: read a book by or about an LGBTQ individual
Call Down the Hawk
♦July: read a graphic novel or manga
Preludes & Nocturnes
♦August: read a book that educates about or promotes body positivity
♦September: read a book by or about a Spanish or LatinX person
Velvet Was the Night
♦October: read a book in translation
♦November: read a book by or about indigenous peoples
Walking the Choctaw Road: Stories from the Heart and Memory of the People
♦December: read a book written by an author tag team (more than 1 author collaborating on the same story)
3 more Aug-Oct-Dec! I am having trouble finding something I want to read for those months.
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October snuck up on me, but it's here!October’s challenge is to read a book in translation. The group BOTM correlates with this challenge, so consider reading A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos. As always though, your book can be from any genre (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama). Please check back in here when you are done and let us know what you read and what you thought of it.
@CynI read an enjoyed Dumplin' in August.
I also will proudly recommend these author tag-teams: Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Illuminae
I will have to add Dumplin to the TBR pile. I picked up Beauty Queens . I did pick Illuminae. I look forward to reading your recommendation.
Update10/17 September: Spanish/LatinX- Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories
I was a little late with this one, but it was a good collection of short stories from an unfamiliar pantheon.
10/30 October: book in translation- A Winter's Promise
I didn't think I like it at first but it grew on me and got pretty exciting near the end. I plan to continue the series.
November Challenge November is the month we celebrate indigenous peoples, so our book challenge correlates with that: read a book by or about indeigenous peoples. Any genre or age reading group will suffice (though YA books are encouraged).
Here are some lists to help you choose a book to read:
-https://www.wildrumpusbooks.com/indig...
-https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-an...
-https://libguides.lakeheadu.ca/c.php?...
-https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
I plan to read Race to the Sun. If I have time I will also check out Firekeeper's Daughter.I read a lot of the books in the lists from this genre, so I will gladly recommend the following:
-The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
-Elatsoe
-A Snake Falls to Earth
-The Marrow Thieves
-Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection
-An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Melanie, did you like A Snake Falls to the Earth or Elatsoe better??Also, I met the author of Firekeeper's Daughter last spring at a YA book conference. She was fantastic and used to work in Education as a liaison for the Indigenous community.
Elatsoe bc there's an adorable ghost dog!
December Challenge Author Tag TeamTo close off this year's challenge, we are celebrating teamwork. Your challenge is to read a book with an author tag-team (2 or more authors collaborating on the same story- not a short story collection written by many authors). You know the detail by now ... any genre, but YA book encourage. Share your recommendations and selections with us all.
Book Lists to help you search:
-https://bookriot.com/collaborative-ya...
-https://www.bustle.com/articles/16240...
I plan to read Once & Future (assuming the book arrives from the library hold in time).Past author collaborations I've loved:
-My Lady Jane (former YA-MA book of the month)
-Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
-Will Grayson, Will Grayson
-Illuminae
-These Broken Stars
-(MA) Leviathan Wakes
Melanie,I forgot to tell you that I really enjoyed Elatsoe, and ghost dog really got me started on that book. I loved the family relationships displayed in that book. And the closeness. LOVED the ghost dog too of course.
Year is over and I read 10 of 12 books. Full list and mini reviews here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...Hope y'all had fun too.
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A Winter's Promise (other topics)Akata Woman (other topics)
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft (other topics)
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Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories (other topics)
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I also want to check out My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 because my students talk about it a lot.
*I am trying to be more accepting of the genre, especially allowing students to use them for independent reading, but the books are so thin and quick to read...