Popsugar 2017 Reading Challenge
I am noncommittal to this list but I thought I would try to make one to follow. It isn't very filled in- suggestions are encouraged.
*1. A book recommended by a librarian: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner- DONE (fits 13 and sort of 3, 7, 29 and 33 and maybe 11 on the Advanced list)
*2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: Emma by Jane Austen-DONE
3. A book of letters: MONTHLY READ FOR SEPTEMBER
4. An audio book: Igraine the Brave by Carnelia Funke
*5. A book by a person of color: My Dream of Martin Luther King by Faith Ringgold- DONE
*6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon- DONE
7. A book that is a story within a story: The Princess Bride by William Goldman/Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
*8. A book with multiple authors: Ichthus by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Derek W.H. Thomas-DONE
9. An espionage thriller: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
10. A book with a cat on the cover:
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: a Nancy Drew book
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read:
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller
14. A book involving travel: Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson OR MONTHLY READ FOR JUNE
*15. A book with a subtitle: The Enemy Within: Straight Talk about the Power and Defeat of Sin by Kris Lundgaard-DONE
16. A book that's published in 2017: MONTHLY READ FOR DECEMBER
17. A book involving a mythical creature: MONTHLY READ FOR OCTOBER
*18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling-DONE
19. A book about about food: MONTHLY READ FOR NOVEMBER
*20. A book with career advice: Bossypants by Tina Fey-DONE
*21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: A Nest for Celeste: A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home by Henry Cole-DONE
22. A steampunk novel:
*23. A book with a red spine: Christmas in My Heart A Second Treasury: More Heartwarming Tales of Holiday Joy by Joe L. Wheeler- DONE
24. A book set in the wilderness: MONTHLY READ FOR AUGUST
25. A book you loved as a child: Superfudge by Judy Bloom
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: anything by Jane Austen that I haven't read
27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
28. A novel set during wartime: MONTHLY READ FOR MAY
29. A book with an unreliable narrator:
*30. A book with pictures: No Talking by Andrew Clements- DONE
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you:
*32. A book about an interesting woman: Who Was Abigail Adams? by True Kelley- DONE
33. A book set in two different time periods: MONTHLY READ FOR JULY
34. A book with a month or a day of the week in the title:
35. A book set in a hotel: The Shining by Stephen King
36. A book written by someone you admire: something by Jane Austen or Robin Jones Gunn
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline or A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
*38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel-DONE
39. The first book in a series:
40. A book you bought on a trip: Oregon ghost stories
Advanced List:
1. A book recommended by an author you love:
2. A bestseller from 2016:
3. A book with a family-member term in the title:
4. A book that takes place over a character's life span:
5. A book about an immigrant or a refugee:
6. A book from a genre/subgenre that you've never heard of:
7. A book with an eccentric character:
8. A book that's more than 800 pages: Holy Bible by God
9. A book you got from a used book sale:
10. A book that's been mentioned in another book:
*11. A book about a difficult topic: Being There: How to Love Those Who Are Hurting by Dave Furman
12. A book based on mythology:
*1. A book recommended by a librarian: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner- DONE (fits 13 and sort of 3, 7, 29 and 33 and maybe 11 on the Advanced list)
*2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: Emma by Jane Austen-DONE
3. A book of letters: MONTHLY READ FOR SEPTEMBER
4. An audio book: Igraine the Brave by Carnelia Funke
*5. A book by a person of color: My Dream of Martin Luther King by Faith Ringgold- DONE
*6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon- DONE
7. A book that is a story within a story: The Princess Bride by William Goldman/Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
*8. A book with multiple authors: Ichthus by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Derek W.H. Thomas-DONE
9. An espionage thriller: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
10. A book with a cat on the cover:
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: a Nancy Drew book
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read:
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller
14. A book involving travel: Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson OR MONTHLY READ FOR JUNE
*15. A book with a subtitle: The Enemy Within: Straight Talk about the Power and Defeat of Sin by Kris Lundgaard-DONE
16. A book that's published in 2017: MONTHLY READ FOR DECEMBER
17. A book involving a mythical creature: MONTHLY READ FOR OCTOBER
*18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling-DONE
19. A book about about food: MONTHLY READ FOR NOVEMBER
*20. A book with career advice: Bossypants by Tina Fey-DONE
*21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: A Nest for Celeste: A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home by Henry Cole-DONE
22. A steampunk novel:
*23. A book with a red spine: Christmas in My Heart A Second Treasury: More Heartwarming Tales of Holiday Joy by Joe L. Wheeler- DONE
24. A book set in the wilderness: MONTHLY READ FOR AUGUST
25. A book you loved as a child: Superfudge by Judy Bloom
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: anything by Jane Austen that I haven't read
27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
28. A novel set during wartime: MONTHLY READ FOR MAY
29. A book with an unreliable narrator:
*30. A book with pictures: No Talking by Andrew Clements- DONE
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you:
*32. A book about an interesting woman: Who Was Abigail Adams? by True Kelley- DONE
33. A book set in two different time periods: MONTHLY READ FOR JULY
34. A book with a month or a day of the week in the title:
35. A book set in a hotel: The Shining by Stephen King
36. A book written by someone you admire: something by Jane Austen or Robin Jones Gunn
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline or A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
*38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel-DONE
39. The first book in a series:
40. A book you bought on a trip: Oregon ghost stories
Advanced List:
1. A book recommended by an author you love:
2. A bestseller from 2016:
3. A book with a family-member term in the title:
4. A book that takes place over a character's life span:
5. A book about an immigrant or a refugee:
6. A book from a genre/subgenre that you've never heard of:
7. A book with an eccentric character:
8. A book that's more than 800 pages: Holy Bible by God
9. A book you got from a used book sale:
10. A book that's been mentioned in another book:
*11. A book about a difficult topic: Being There: How to Love Those Who Are Hurting by Dave Furman
12. A book based on mythology:
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