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Zara's Retreat With this challenge the purpose is to pick 5 categories and read one book per category that you've chosen. The idea of this challenge is to get you out of your comfort zone and try some new genres. Have fun. Thanks Cathy for this suggestion.

Categories
☞A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25

☞A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65

☞A collection of short stories

☞A book published by an indie press

☞A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ

☞A book that takes place in Asia

☞A book by an author from Africa

☞A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)

☞A book written the year you were born

☞A YA novel

☞A sci-fi novel

☞A romance novel

☞A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade

☞A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)

☞An audiobook

☞A collection of poetry

☞A book that someone else has recommended to you

☞A book that was originally published in another language

☞A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind

☞A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure

☞A book published before 1850

☞A book published this year

☞A self-improvement book


message 2: by Zara's Retreat (last edited May 11, 2015 08:43AM) (new)

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message 3: by Elizabeth☮ (new)

Elizabeth☮ I'll try this one.


message 4: by Cobwebs-in-Space-Ice (last edited Apr 08, 2015 04:47PM) (new)

Cobwebs-in-Space-Ice (readingreindeerproximacentauri) | 22 comments Count me in.


☞A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ: Life Is Not a Country Song
☞A sci-fi novel: Fifty Degrees Below
☞A romance novel : Hammer and a Song
☞A collection of poetry: Depth Perception: New Poems and a Masque
☞A book that was originally published in another language Nest of Worlds


message 5: by Kme_17 (new)

Kme_17 | 8 comments I m in for this one : )


message 6: by Lillian (last edited Apr 08, 2015 07:03AM) (new)

Lillian (lilliannedeau) | 26 comments I want to do this too! I will pick my categories tonight.

1. A collection of short stories
2. A YA novel
3. An audio book
4. A graphic novel
5. A Natioal book award, Man Booker prize or Pulitzer Winner from the last decade


message 7: by Ellen (new)

Ellen Marcolongo I'll give it a try & I'll try to pick categories I usually don't read!


message 8: by Ellen (new)

Ellen Marcolongo Here are my categories:

1.) A book published by an indie press
2.) A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
3.)A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
4.) A book written the year you were born (1970)
5.) A collection of poetry


message 9: by Zara's Retreat (new)

Zara's Retreat every one is added. sorry for the delay.


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