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Challenges for 2024

Alphabet Soup (Author edition) with Dollycas at Escape into a Good Book. 
A--Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Irene Latham and Charles Waters (Illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko)
B--Horse by Geraldine Brooks
D--The Block Party by Jamie Day
E--First Lie Wins by Ashely Easton
F--Pest by Elizabeth Foscue
G--The Exchange by John Grisham
H--I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings (illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas)
I--
J--The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
K--
M--I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings (illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas)
N--Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
O--
P--
Q--Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Irene Latham and Charles Waters (Illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko)
R--Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
T--
U--
V--
X--
Y--
Z--


Alphabet Soup (Title edition) with Dollycas at Escape into a Good Book.
A--All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
B--The Block Party by Jamie Day
D--
E--Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
F--First Lie Wins by Ashely Easton
G--A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram Series, 2) by Darynda Jones
H--The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
I--I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
J--
K--
L--Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
M--Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson
N--
Q--
R--
S--The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
T--Take What You Need by Idra Novey
U--
V--
W--When in Rome by Sarah Adams
X--
Y--
Z--


Bookish Reading Challenge hosted by Susan at Bloggin' 'Bout Books 
  1. Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
  2. Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
  3. Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson
  4. Horse by Geraldine Brooks


Big Summer Book Challenge hosted by Sue at Book by Book (Memorial Day through Labor Day).



Cloak and Daggar Reading Challenge hosted by Carol at Carol's Notebook
  1. First Lie Wins by Ashely Easton
  2. The Exchange by John Grisham
  3. Exiles by Jane Harper
  4. Forsaken Country by Allen Eskens
  5. In the Woods by Tana French
  6. A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram Series, 2) by Darynda Jones
  7. All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
  8. The Block Party by Jamie Day

Decolonize Your Bookshelf Journey hosted on Instagram by Paperbacks and Frybread
  1. Evil Eye by Etaf Rum (about food from a BIPOC author)
  2. Evil Eye by Etaf Rum (fiction by a West Asian author)
  3. I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings (banned book by a marginalized author)
  4. The Other Pandemic: An AIDS Memoir by Lynn Curlee (a marginalized story from the 1980s)
  5. Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin (queer mental health)
  6. Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson (written by a black woman)
  7. The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan (war story by an Asian author)


Literary Escapes hosted by Dollycas at Escape Into a Good Book
United States read:
  1. Arizona--A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram Series, 2) by Darynda Jones
  2. California--Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
  3. Florida--I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
  4. Illinois--All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
  5. Indiana--All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
  6. Kentucky--When in Rome by Sarah Adams
  7. Louisiana--First Lie Wins by Ashely Easton
  8. Maryland--Horse by Geraldine Brooks
  9. Massachusetts--Horse by Geraldine Brooks
  10. Minnesota--Forsaken Country by Allen Eskens
  11. Mississippi--First Lie Wins by Ashely Easton
  12. Montana--The Women by Kristin Hanna
  13. New Mexico--A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram Series, 2) by Darynda Jones
  14. New York--Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
  15. North Carolina--Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
  16. Ohio--Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
  17. Pennsylvania--Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
  18. Tennessee--When in Rome by Sarah Adams
  19. Virginia--The Women by Kristin Hanna
  20. Washington, DC--Horse by Geraldine Brooks
  21. West Virginia--Take What You Need by Idra Novey
Countries read:
  1. Australia--Exiles by Jane Harper
  2. Hong Kong--The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir by Karen Cheung
  3. India--The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
  4. Ireland--In the Woods by Tana French
  5. Italy--The Exchange by John Grisham
  6. Libya--The Exchange by John Grisham
  7. Malaysia--The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
  8. Palestine--Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
  9. Turkey--The Exchange by John Grisham
  10. Vietnam--The Women by Kristin Hanna

2024 Nonfiction Reader Challenge with Shelley Rae from Book'd Out

  1. History--Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
  2. I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
  3. Memoir/Biography--The Other Pandemic: An AIDS Memoir by Lynn Curlee
  4. The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir by Karen Cheung



Challenges for 2023


Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge (titles) with Lori at Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book
  1. A--Across A Field of Starlight written and illustrated by Blue Delliquanti
  2. B--The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
  3. C--The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
  4. D--Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  5. E--Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
  6. F--The Flamingo written and illustrated by Guojing
  7. G--The Greatest Thing written and illustrated by Sarah Winifred Searle
  8. H--Huda F are You? written and illustrated by Huda Fahmy
  9. I--Invisible written by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, illustrated by Gabriela Epstein
  10. J--Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic
  11. K--Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
  12. L--Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
  13. M--Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao
  14. N--Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting written and illustrated by Kindra Neely
  15. O--Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
  16. P--The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer
  17. Q--The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
  18. R--Reputation by Sarah Vaughn
  19. S--Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh, illustrated by Sara Alfageeh
  20. T--This is Chance! The Shaking of an ALL-AMERICAN CITY and the Voice that Held it Together by Joe Mooallem
  21. U--Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
  22. V--Victory, Stand! Raising my Fist for Justice written by Tommie Smith, illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile, and cowritten by Derrick Barnes
  23. W--The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald and Alina Pete (editors), contributors as follows: Milo Applejohn, Mercedes Acosta, Jordaan Arledge, Elijah Forbes, Rhael McGregor, Maija Ambrose Plamondon, Alice RI, Izzy Roberts
  24. X
  25. Y--Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
  26. Z

Alphabet Soup: Author Edition Reading Challenge with Lori at Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book COMPLETED

  1. A--Victory, Stand! Raising my Fist for Justice written by Tommie Smith, illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile, and cowritten by Derrick Barnes
  2. B--Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
  3. C--Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
  4. D--Across A Field of Starlight written and illustrated by Blue Delliquanti
  5. E--Invisible written by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, illustrated by Gabriela Epstein
  6. F--Huda F are You? written and illustrated by Huda Fahmy
  7. G--Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao
  8. H--Suddenly That Summer by Lori Handeland
  9. I--Wingbearer by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Teny Issakhanian
  10. J--Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff
  11. K--Foster by Claire Keegan
  12. L--Wingbearer by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Teny Issakhanian
  13. M--The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald and Alina Pete (editors)
  14. N--Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting written and illustrated by Kindra Neely
  15. O--The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
  16. P--The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald and Alina Pete (editors)
  17. Q--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
  18. R--The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories with a story by Izzy Roberts
  19. S--Victory, Stand! Raising my Fist for Justice written by Tommie Smith, illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile, and cowritten by Derrick Barnes
  20. T--All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
  21. U--Honor by Thrity Umrigar
  22. V--Reputation by Sarah Vaughn
  23. W--The Greatest Thing written and illustrated by Sarah Winifred Searle
  24. X--Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
  25. Y--Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi
  26. Z--Solito by Javier Zamora

The Big Book Summer Challenge is hosted by Sue at Book by Book.
  1. Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
  2. The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
  3. Solito by Javier Zamora
  4. Happy Place by Emily Henry
  5. The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell
  6. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
  7. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin


The Bookish Books Reading Challenge with Susan at Bloggin' 'bout Books
  1. How Do You Spell Unfair: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Franke Morrison
  2. The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
  3. Secrets and Lies by Stacey Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery
  4. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
  5. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
  6. Long Enough To Love You by Kirsten Pursell
  7. The Last Word by Taylor Adams
  8. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
  9. Maame by Jessica George
  10. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
  11. Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
  12. The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
  13. Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
  14. The List by Yomi Adegoke
  15. What You are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
  16. The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

Literary Escapes Reading Challenge with Lori at Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book

Books set in U.S. states:

  1. Alabama--Africantown by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
  2. Alaska--This is Chance! The Shaking of an ALL-AMERICAN CITY and the Voice that Held it Together by Joe Mooallem
  3. California--Friends, Lovers, and the Terrible Big Thing by Matthew Perry
  4. Colorado--Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
  5. Connecticut--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  6. Florida--The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald and Alina Pete (editors)
  7. Georgia--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  8. Hawai'i--Drowning: The Resuce of Flight 1421 by T.J. Newman
  9. Indiana--Starfish by Lisa Fipps
  10. Kansas--Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  11. Maine--The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
  12. Maryland--The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
  13. Massachusetts--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
  14. Michigan--Huda F are You? written and illustrated by Huda Fahmy
  15. Minnesota--Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
  16. Mississippi--The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
  17. Montana--Happy Place by Emily Henry
  18. Nebraska--Dangerous Lies by Becca Fitzpatrick
  19. New Hampshire--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  20. New Jersey--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  21. New Mexico--Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
  22. New York--Friends, Lovers, and the Terrible Big Thing by Matthew Perry
  23. North Carolina--A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
  24. Ohio--How Do You Spell Unfair: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Franke Morrison
  25. Oregon--Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
  26. Pennsylvania--Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao
  27. South Dakota--The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro
  28. Tennessee--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  29. Texas--Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao
  30. Utah--Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart
  31. Vermont--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  32. Virginia--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  33. Washington--The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald and Alina Pete (editors)
  34. Washington, DC--How Do You Spell Unfair: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Franke Morrison
  35. West Virginia--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  36. Wisconsin--Suddenly That Summer by Lori Handeland
Books set in countries outside the US.:
  1. Afghanistan--The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro
  2. Albania--Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi
  3. Australia--Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic
  4. Barbados--River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
  5. Belgium--Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff
  6. Benin--Africantown by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
  7. Bulgaria--People Collide by Isle McElroy (narrated by Daniel Henning and Aida Reluzco)
  8. Canada--Friends, Lovers, and the Terrible Big Thing by Matthew Perry
  9. Chile--We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
  10. China--Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao
  11. Czech Republic--The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
  12. Egypt: If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
  13. El Salvador--Solito by Javier Zamora
  14. Finland-The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak
  15. France--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
  16. Germany--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
  17. Greece--The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
  18. Guatemala--Solito by Javier Zamora
  19. Guyana--River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
  20. India--Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
  21. Ireland--Foster by Claire Keegan
  22. Italy--The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
  23. Japan--What You are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
  24. Jordan--Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh, illustrated by Sara Alfageeh
  25. Mexico--Victory, Stand! Raising my Fist for Justice written by Tommie Smith, illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile, and cowritten by Derrick Barnes
  26. Morocco--The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer
  27. Nigeria--Africantown by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
  28. North Korea--The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
  29. Norway--The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
  30. Pakistan--Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
  31. Peru--Secrets and Lies by Stacey Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery
  32. Poland--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
  33. Russia--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
  34. Singapore--The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
  35. South Africa--The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer
  36. Sudan--The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro
  37. Sweden--Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
  38. Syria--The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro
  39. Taiwan--Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
  40. Trinidad--River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
  41. Turkey--Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh, illustrated by Sara Alfageeh
  42. Ukraine--Dreamer by Akim Aliu
  43. United Kingdom--Reputation by Sarah Vaughn
  44. Vietnam--Suddenly That Summer by Lori Handeland
  45. Zambia--Walking the Bowl: A True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka by Chris Lockhart and Daniel Mulilo Chama (narrated by Hlonela Ngqwebo)
  46. Zimbabwe--House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshumh

Nonfiction Reader Challenge with Shelleyrae at Book'd Out
  1. Memoir/Biography--Friends, Lovers, and the Terrible Big Thing by Matthew Perry
  2. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao
  3. Sport--Victory, Stand! Raising my Fist for Justice written by Tommie Smith, illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile, and cowritten by Derrick Barnes
  4. Huda F are You? written and illustrated by Huda Fahmy
  5. History--Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi
  6. How Do You Spell Unfair: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Franke Morrison
  7. This is Chance! The Shaking of an ALL-AMERICAN CITY and the Voice that Held it Together by Joe Mooallem
  8. Health--The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life by Shawn Achor
  9. Travel--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  10. Relationships--Wired for Dating: How Understanding Neurobiology and Attachment Style Can Help you find Your Ideal Mate by Stan Tatkin
  11. Crime and Punishment--Kent State by Deborah Wiles
  12. Relationships--Solito by Javier Zamora
  13. Science--Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
  14. H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald
  15. Walking the Bowl: A True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka by Chris Lockhart and Daniel Mulilo Chama (narrated by Hlonela Ngqwebo)
  16. Social Media--Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater
  17. Arts--Kandinsky by François Le Targat
  18. Food--My Food, Your Food, Our Food by Emma Carlson Berne
  19. The Talk by Darrin Bell
  20. Stay True by Hua Hsu
  21. Dreamer by Akim Aliu

Popsugar Reading Challenge with Tara at Popsugar
  1. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (Meant to read in 2022)
  2. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (Sport)
  3. The Flamingo (vacation)
  4. Woman in the Woods (mythical creatures)
  5. The Greatest Thing (fat lead in a romance)
  6. Woman in the Woods (queer lead)
  7. Little Monarchs (has a map)
  8. Woman in the Woods (has a rabbit on the cover)
  9. Invisible (two languages)
  10. Woman in the Woods (alliteration in the title)
  11. Friends, Lovers, and the Terrible Big Thing by Matthew Perry (first time author)
  12. Friends, Lovers, and the Terrible Big Thing by Matthew Perry (set in Hollywood)
  13. Friends, Lovers, and the Terrible Big Thing by Matthew Perry (celebrity memoir)
  14. Reputation by Sarah Vaughn (bought at an indie bookstore)
  15. M is for Monster by Talia Dutton (modern retelling of a classic: Frankenstein)
  16. M is for Monster by Talia Dutton (main character's name is in the title)
  17. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao (forbidden romance)
  18. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao (about a family)
  19. How Do You Spell Unfair: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Franke Morrison (published spring 2023)
  20. How Do You Spell Unfair: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Franke Morrison (shortest book on my TBR shelf)
  21. Foster by Claire Keegan (recommended by a friend)
  22. Africantown by Irene Latham and Charles Waters (historical fiction)
  23. Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff (color in the title)
  24. This is Chance! The Shaking of an ALL-AMERICAN CITY and the Voice that Held it Together by Joe Mooallem (set in the decade I was born)
  25. Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (love triangle)
  26. Secrets and Lies by Stacey Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery (title is a song lyric)
  27. The Night When No One Had Sex by Kalena Miller (takes place in one day)
  28. All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (just text on the cover)
  29. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (being made into a TV show/movie in 2023)
  30. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (Wish I could read it again for the first time)
  31. Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun (started out as fanfic)
  32. The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson (my best friend would like it)
  33. The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson (on a celebrity book list)
  34. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (pet as a character)
  35. Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson (BookTok recommendation)
  36. Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic (based on a movie. Well, a TV series)
  37. Kent State by Deborah Wiles (Should have/wish I'd read in high school)
  38. All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien (favorite challenge from a previous year: a secret)
  39. We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (about divorce)
  40. Suddenly That Summer by Lori Handeland (self published)
  41. The Last Word by Taylor Adams (pet as a character)
  42. The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer (published in the second half of 2023)
  43. Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu (holiday that isn't Christmas: Chinese New Year)
  44. H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald (author has my initials)
  45. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan (most pages on my TBR list/pile)
  46. Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (Girl in title)
  47. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (I read it more than 10 years ago)
  48. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (banned in 2022)
  49. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary (published the year I was born, 1965)
  50. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary (Bought second hand)
  51. American Panda by Gloria Chao (written during NaNoWriMo)
RIP XVIII Challenge (September 1 to October 31, 2023)
  1. Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry
  2. Dreaming of Water by A.J. Banner
  3. Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

Challenges for 2022


Popsugar Reading Challenge with Tara at Popsugar
  1. The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris (reflected image on cover)
  2. Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nimsdai Purja (2022 publication)
  3. Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney (nonpatriarchal society)
  4. Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier (Sapphic)
  5. Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby (Found family)
  6. Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte (cutlery on cover)
  7. Salt Magic by Hope Larson (witches
  8. Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte (has a recipe)
  9. In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks by Don Brown (misleading title)
  10. In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks by Don Brown (man-made disaster)
  11. Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani (band or musical group)
  12. My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa (someone leading a double life)
  13. One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier (Latinx authors)
  14. The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox (set during a holiday--Christmas)
  15. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Floyd Cooper (read it in one sitting)
  16. The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian (about a secret)
  17. The Last Flight by Julie Clark (two points of view)
  18. The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (2 languages)
  19. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (Parallel stories)
  20. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (set in 1980s)
  21. Brilliance Beyond Borders: Remarkable Women Leaders Share the Power of Immigrace by Chinwe Esimai (something I know nothing about)
  22. The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark by Kate Moore (Social horror)
  23. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malindo Lo (romance by a BIPOC author)
  24. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Constellation on the cover)
  25. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (On a plane, train, or cruise)
  26. The Maid by Nita Prose (being made into a movie)
  27. Dating Dr Dil by Nisha Sharma (title starts with the ending letter of my previous read "D")
  28. Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (quote from a favorite author on the cover or the Amazon page: Lisa Gardner)
  29. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (an author I read in 2021)
  30. Cheat Sheet by Sara Adams (features a party)
  31. Moth (Me) by Amber McBride (Afterlife)
  32. The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark (Book Tok recommendation)
  33. Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li (twin cities of New York and Beijing)
  34. True Biz by Sara Nović (duology: Deaf community)
  35. A Hundred Silent Ways by Mari Jojie (duology: Deaf community)
  36. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Duology--both have animals that talk and are main characters)
  37. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Duology--both have animals that talk and are main characters)
  38. Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong (tiger on the cover)
  39. Deacon King Kong by James McBride (Anisfield-Wolf Award winner, 2021)
  40. Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (gender identity)
  41. The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander (Victorian setting)
  42. Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi (own voices fantasy)
  43. A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett (Onomatopoeia in title: knock)
  44. Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman (protagonist uses a mobility aid)
  45. The Maid by Nita Prose (character on the ACE spectrum)
  46. Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Méndez (favorite season: Fall)


Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge (titles) with Lori at Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book
  1. A--Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre by Alverne Ball
  2. B--Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nimsdai Purja
  3. C--Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby
  4. D--Dating Dr Dil by Nisha Sharma
  5. E--Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
  6. F--The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
  7. G--The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
  8. H--The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox
  9. I--In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks by Don Brown
  10. J--Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani
  11. K--A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett
  12. L--The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor
  13. M--My Body in Pieces by Marie-Noëlle Hébert
  14. N--Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney
  15. O--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  16. P--Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
  17. Q--Rise of the Black Quarterback: What it Means for America by Jason Reid
  18. R--The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark by Kate Moore
  19. S--The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
  20. T--Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse
  21. U--Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Floyd Cooper
  22. V--Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
  23. W--Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
  24. X--
  25. Y--You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa
  26. Z--Z is for Moose by Kelly Binham and Paul O. Zelinsky

Alphabet Soup: Author Edition Reading Challenge with Lori at Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book

  1. A--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  2. B--Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre by Alverne Ball
  3. C--My Last Summer with Cass by Mark Crilley
  4. D--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  5. E--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  6. F--Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier
  7. G--Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
  8. H--The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
  9. I--
  10. J--My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa
  11. K--The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor
  12. L--Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
  13. M--Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney
  14. N--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  15. O--The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
  16. P--Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nimsdai Purja
  17. Q--The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
  18. R--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  19. S--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  20. T--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  21. U--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  22. V--Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
  23. W--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  24. X--
  25. Y--How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe? by Jane Yolen and Mark Tigue
  26. Z--A Lullaby of Summer things by Natalie Zairnik and Madeline Valentine

The Big Book Summer Challenge is hosted by Sue at Book by Book.
  1. The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
  2. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
  3. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz
  4. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
  5. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
  6. The It Girl by Ruth Ware

Literary Escapes Reading Challenge with Lori at Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book

Books set in U.S. states:

  1. Alabama--Remember Whose Little Girl You Are by Ellen Nichols
  2. Arkansas--Moth (Me) by Amber McBride
  3. California--The Artist Colony by Joanna Fitzpatrick
  4. Colorado--Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse
  5. Connecticut--The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian
  6. Delaware--Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
  7. Florida--All the Broken Girls by Linda Hurtado Bond
  8. Georgia--The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
  9. Idaho--A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
  10. Illinois--The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark by Kate Moore
  11. Iowa--Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
  12. Louisiana--Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
  13. Maine--Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh
  14. Maryland--The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley
  15. Massachusetts--Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
  16. Michigan--My Last Summer with Cass by Mark Crilley
  17. Minnesota--The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
  18. Mississippi--We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
  19. Missouri--This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
  20. Montana--A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
  21. Nevada--The Hunt by Faye Kellerman
  22. New Hampshire--Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
  23. New Jersey--The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark by Kate Moore
  24. New Mexico--Moth (Me) by Amber McBride
  25. New York--In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks by Don Brown
  26. North Carolina--Moth (Me) by Amber McBride
  27. North Dakota--A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
  28. Ohio--Blackout by Erin Flanagan
  29. Oklahoma--Salt Magic by Hope Larson
  30. Pennsylvania--A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
  31. South Dakota--A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
  32. Tennessee--Moth (Me) by Amber McBride
  33. Texas--Chunky by Yehudi Mercado
  34. Utah--Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Méndez
  35. Vermont--The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
  36. Virginia--Moth (Me) by Amber McBride
  37. Washington--Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
  38. Washington, DC--A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
  39. Wyoming--One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner
Books set in countries outside the US.:
  1. Afghanistan--A Distant Grave by Sarah Stewart Taylor
  2. Australia--The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia
  3. Belgium--Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
  4. Brazil--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  5. Canada--Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby
  6. China--Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
  7. Cuba--The Catch Me If You Can by Jessica Nabongo
  8. Czech Republic--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris BrazierChina--Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nimsdai Purja
  9. Ecuador--Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
  10. France--The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark by Kate Moore
  11. Germany--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  12. Ghana--The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
  13. Greece--The Watermen: The Birth of American Swimming and One Young Man's Fight to Capture Olympic Gold by Michael Loynd
  14. India--Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nimsdai Purja
  15. Iran--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  16. Ireland--A Distant Grave by Sarah Stewart Taylor
  17. Israel--The Hunt by Faye Kellerman
  18. Italy--Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
  19. Jamaica--Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
  20. Kenya--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  21. Lesotho--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  22. Liberia--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  23. One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  24. Nepal--Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nimsdai Purja
  25. New Zealand--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  26. North Korea--The Catch Me If You Can by Jessica Nabongo
  27. Norway--The Resistance Girl by Mandy Robotham
  28. Outer space--Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
  29. Pakistan--Amina's Song by Hena Khan
  30. Philippines--A Hundred Silent Ways by Mari Jojie
  31. Romania--I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
  32. Russia--War and Peace by Alexandr Poltorak, Dmitry Chukhrai, and Leo Tolstoy
  33. Sierra Leone--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  34. Singapore--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  35. South Africa--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  36. Sri Lanka--My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa
  37. Sweden--Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
  38. Syria--As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
  39. Taiwan--Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
  40. Tajikistan--The Catch Me If You Can by Jessica Nabongo
  41. Tanzania (Zanzibar)--Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
  42. Tibet--Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nimsdai Purja
  43. Turkey--One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories edited by Chris Brazier
  44. Ukraine--The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
  45. United Kingdom--The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman


Nonfiction Reading Challenge with Shelleyrae at Book'd Out
  1. Geography--Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nimsdai Purja
  2. In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks by Don Brown
  3. Social history--Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Floyd Cooper
  4. Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre by Alverne Ball
  5. Published in 2022--Brilliance Beyond Borders: Remarkable Women Leaders Share the Power of Immigrace by Chinwe Esimai
  6. Medical memoir--The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark by Kate Moore 
  7. Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse
  8. Linked to a podcast--Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman
  9. Popular Science--Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes with Robin Gaby Fisher
  10. Celebrity--The Church of Baseball by Ron Shelton
  11. Reference--Floyd Norman: An Animated Life by Floyd Norman
  12. This is Ear Hustle by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods
  13. Remember Whose Little Girl You Are by Ellen Nichols
  14. Catch Me If You Can by Jessica Nabongo
  15. Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong
  16. The Rise of the Black Quarterback by Jason Reid
  17. Wild Animals--The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony
  18. A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett
  19. The Watermen: The Birth of American Swimming and One Young Man's Fight to Capture Olympic Gold by Michael Lloynd

RIP XVIII Challenge (September 1 to October 31, 2022)
  1. You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa
  2. The It Girl by Ruth Ware
  3. Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed
  4. One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner
  5. Immoral Origins by Lee Matthew Goldberg
  6. Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

Youth Media Awards, which is my own made up challenge where I try to read all the American Library Association Young Adult Award Winners of 2021 (announced January 24, 2022)

Alex "Margaret Alexander Edwards" Awards (10 best adult books that appeal to teens)
  • Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
  • The 100 Years of Lennie and Margot by Marianne Cronin
  • The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
  • The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
  • How Lucky by Will Leitch
  • Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
  • The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
  • Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport that Changed their Lives Forever by Kareem Rosser
  • Lore Olympous, Volume 1 by Rachel Smythe
  • Malice by Heather Walter
American Indian Youth Literature Award
  • Apple (Skin to Core) by Eric Gansworth
Asian / Pacific American Award for Youth Literature
Coretta Scott King/Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
  • Nikki Grimes (Rich by Nikki Grimes, no review)
Coretta Scott King Author Award (African American Author)
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (African American Illustrator)
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award (African American New Talent)
  • The Me I Choose to Be by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt
  • Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
Michael L. Printz Award (Best YA literature of the year)
Margaret A. Edwards Award (Author who has made a significant contribution to YA or Children's Lit)
Odyssey Award (best audio book)
  • When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris
Pura Belpré (Latino Author)
Schneider Family Book Awar(Teen living with a disability)
Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature (LGBT)
Sydney Taylor Award for Jewish Youth Literature
  • The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
  • Body of Work award: Jane Yolen
William C. Morris Awar(First YA novel by author)
YALSA Award for (Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults)
  • Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield by Gail Jarrow

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Challenges for 2021

A to Z Reading Challenge (titles) with Crystal and Megan at Bookstacks and Golden Moms. Completed


Alphabet Soup: Author Edition Reading Challenge with Lori at Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book Completed

Children's Historical Fiction Reading Challenge (mini challenges in parentheses) with Susan at Bloggin' 'Bout Books. Completed

  1. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (features time travel; ghost story)
  2. The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White (set in a region where I have lived; proper noun in the title; features a castle)
  3. Burn by Patrick Ness (animal on the cover)
  4. Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee (takes place in a war other than WWII; main character rides a train; and based on a true story)
  5. A Girl in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel (set in a country in which I do not live)
  6. Displacement by Kiku Hughes (set in a decade my parents were born in)
  7. The Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda (person in period clothing on the cover)
  8. The Power of Her Pen by Lesa Cline-Ransome and John Parra (historical event in my lifetime, a real female hero from the past)
  9. Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri (written by a BIPOC author; written by someone whose ethnicity is different from my own)
  10. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (before 1800; in a decade I don't usually read about)
  11. Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian (disaster: epidemic)
  12. Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz, illustrated by Fahmida Azim (Rohingya in Bangladesh)
  13. Bluebird by Sharon Cameron (a mystery)
  14. The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
  15. Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
  16. Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood

The Big Book Summer Challenge is hosted by Sue at Book by Book. Completed
  1. Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
  2. The North Face of the Heart by Dolores Redondo
  3. A Time for Mercy by John Grisham
  4. The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton
  5. The Road to Delano by John DeSimone
  6. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  7. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
  8. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
  9. Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz, illustrated by Fahmida Azim
  10. Frankly in Love by David Yoon

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge with Carol at Carol's Notebook. Completed

  1. Until We Are Lost by Leslie Archer
  2. Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
  3. The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
  4. The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice
  5. The Lost Boys by Faye Kellerman
  6. The Poet by Lisa Renee Jones
  7. The Stills by Jess Montgomery
  8. Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
  9. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
  10. The Dry by Jane Harper
  11. The North Face of the Heart by Dolores Redondo
  12. Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
  13. How Lucky by Will Leitch
  14. The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton
  15. Red Widow by Alma Katsu
  16. Force of Nature byJane Harper
  17. The Survivors by Jane Harper
  18. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
  19. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
  20. Falling by T.J. Newman
  21. Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
  22. Hostage by Clare Mackintosh
  23. Where I left Her by Amber Garza
  24. Billy Summers by Stephen King
  25. The Killing Kind by Jane Casey
  26. Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
  27. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
  28. In Another Light by A.J. Banner
  29. The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
  30. State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny
  31. Into the Sound by Cara Reinard
  32. Everything We Didn't Say by Nicole Baart

Diversity Reading Challenge with Carla and Lenorea at Celebrity Readers. Completed

  1. The Book Collectors by Delphine Minoui
  2. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
  3. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
  4. Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
  5. Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beautiful Beginning by Raquel Vasquez Gillibrand
  6. Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
  7. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (January mini challenge: mythology)
  8. Burn by Patrick Ness
  9. Not That Rich by Belinda Lei
  10. The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
  11. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings
  12. Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee
  13. The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistence in World War II America by Bradford Pearson
  14. The Dating Plan by Sara Desai
  15. If You Want to Make God Laugh by Biacna Marais
  16. Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (February mini challenge: Black characters)
  17. Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
  18. We Want to Do More than Survive by Bettina Love (March mini challenge: women in nonfiction)
  19. A Girl in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel
  20. The Lost Boys by Faye Kellerman
  21. Displacement by Kiku Hughes
  22. Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
  23. When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
  24. The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
  25. Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
  26. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
  27. The Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
  28. The Power of Her Pen by Lesa Cline-Ransome and John Parra
  29. Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Squalls
  30. Young Native Activist by Aslan and Kelly Tudor
  31. Young Water Protector by Aslan and Kelly Tudor
  32. First Comes Like by Alisha Rai (April mini challenge: South Asian)
  33. The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee
  34. A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong
  35. Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri
  36. Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne
  37. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
  38. List of Ten by Hallie Gomez
  39. How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
  40. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (May mini challenge: East Asia)
  41. Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
  42. Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab
  43. The Rose that Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur
  44. Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian (June mini challenge: LGBTQ)
  45. The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea
  46. Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and illustrated by Hugo Martínez
  47. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
  48. Paying the Land by Joe Sacco
  49. How Lucky by Will Leitch
  50. Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan (July mini challnge: LGBTQ)
  51. The Road to Delano by John DeSimone
  52. Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M Masood
  53. Freedom Hospital: A Syrian Story by Hamid Sulaiman
  54. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  55. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
  56. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker (August mini challenge: mental health)
  57. Unpack Your Impact by Naomi O'Brien and Lanesha Tabb
  58. Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
  59. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
  60. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
  61. Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson
  62. Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz, illustrated by Fahmida Azim
  63. Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
  64. Frankly in Love by David Yoon
  65. The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
  66. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (September mini challenge: Hispanic/Latinx)
  67. Front Desk by Kelly Yang
  68. Three Keys by Kelly Yang
  69. By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah
  70. Sooley by John Grisham
  71. Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
  72. Everything Within and In Between by Nikki Barthelmess
  73. Sit: Stories by Deborah Ellis
  74. Boy21 by Matthew Quick
  75. Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú by Francisco X. Alarcón and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
  76. An American Sunrise by Joy Haro (November mini challenge: Native American)
  77. The Taste of Ginger by Mansi Shah
  78. Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
  79. One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ed.

Historical Reading Challenge with Marg at The Adventures at an Intrepid Reader. Completed

  1. The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
  2. Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee
  3. If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais
  4. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
  5. A Girl in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel
  6. Displacement by Kiku Hughes
  7. The Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
  8. The Power of Her Pen by Lesa Cline-Ransome and John Parra 
  9. The Stills by Jess Montgomery
  10. Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri
  11. Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig
  12. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
  13. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
  14. Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
  15. The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
  16. The Road to Delano by John DeSimone
  17. Freedom Hospital: A Syrian Story by Hamid Sulaiman
  18. Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
  19. Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson
  20. Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz, illustrated by Fahmida Azim (Rohingya in Bangladesh)
  21. Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
  22. By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah
  23. The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
  24. Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
  25. Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood
 

Literary Escapes Reading Challenge, both with Lori at Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book

US States I visited through books

  1. Alabama--The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
  2. Arizona--Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beautiful Beginning by Raquel Vasquez Gillibrand
  3. Arkansas--An American Sunrise by Joy Haro
  4. California--Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
  5. Colorado--Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
  6. Connecticut--The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
  7. Delaware--Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
  8. Florida--The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
  9. Georgia--We Want to Do More than Survive by Bettina Love
  10. Idaho--Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
  11. Illinois--Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West
  12. Indiana--You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
  13. Iowa--Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab
  14. Kentucky--Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson
  15. Louisiana--The North Face of the Heart by Dolores Redondo
  16. Maine--Stalker Stalked by Lee Matthew Goldberg
  17. Maryland--The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
  18. Massachusetts--Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig
  19. Michigan--Beach Read by Emily Henry
  20. Minnesota--Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
  21. Mississippi--Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
  22. Missouri--The Lost Boys by Faye Kellerman
  23. Montana--Young Water Protector by Aslan and Kelly Tudor
  24. Nevada--Billy Summers by Stephen King
  25. New Jersey--Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports by John Branch
  26. New Mexico--The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
  27. New York--Until We Are Lost by Leslie Archer
  28. Nebraska--Young Water Protector by Aslan and Kelly Tudor
  29. North Carolina--The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
  30. North Dakota--Young Native Activist by Aslan and Kelly Tudor
  31. Ohio--The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
  32. Oklahoma--Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri
  33. Oregon--Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
  34. Pennsylvania--If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley
  35. Rhode Island--Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
  36. South Dakota--Young Water Protector by Aslan and Kelly Tudor
  37. Tennessee--Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West
  38. Texas--Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
  39. Utah--Displacement by Kiku Hughes
  40. Virginia--List of Ten by Hallie Gomez
  41. Washington--Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
  42. Washington, DC--The Power of Her Pen by Lesa Cline-Ransome and John Parra
  43. Wisconsin--The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee
  44. Wyoming--The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistence in World War II America by Bradford Pearson

Countries I visited through books

  1. Argentina--Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú by Francisco X. Alarcón and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
  2. Australia--A Girl in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel
  3. Bangladesh--Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz, illustrated by Fahmida Azim
  4. Barbados--How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
  5. Belgium--Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
  6. Botswana--One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ed.
  7. Brazil--Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú by Francisco X. Alarcón and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
  8. Burma/Myanmar--Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz, illustrated by Fahmida Azim
  9. Burmuda--Into the Sound by Cara Reinard
  10. Cameroon--One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ed.
  11. Canada--Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
  12. China--The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee
  13. Czech Republic--Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
  14. Democratic Republic of Congo--If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais
  15. France/New Caledonia--Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
  16. Germany--The Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
  17. Ghana--Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Squalls
  18. Greece--One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ed.
  19. Hungary--Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab
  20. India--The Taste of Ginger by Mansi Shah
  21. Indonesia--Sit: Stories by Deborah Ellis
  22. Iran--Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri
  23. Iraq--Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M Masood
  24. Italy--The Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
  25. Japan--The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistence in World War II America by Bradford Pearson
  26. Kenya--When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
  27. Laos--The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee
  28. Lebanon--Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
  29. Malaysia--One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ed.
  30. Mexico--Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
  31. Nepal--Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports by John Branch
  32. Nigeria--The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
  33. North Korea--Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee
  34. Oman--State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny
  35. Pakistan--Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M Masood
  36. Paraguay--Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú by Francisco X. Alarcón and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
  37. Poland--The Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
  38. Puerto Rico--One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ed.
  39. Qatar--The Happiest Girl in the World by Alena Dillon
  40. Russia--Red Widow by Alma Katsu
  41. South Africa--If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais
  42. South Korea--Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee
  43. South Sudan--Sooley by John Grisham
  44. Spain--The North Face of the Heart by Dolores Redondo
  45. Sudan--Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
  46. Sweden--Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
  47. Syria--The Book Collectors by Delphine Minoui
  48. Tanzania/Zanzibar--By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah
  49. Tibet--Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports by John Branch
  50. Tobago--Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass
  51. Turkey--The Book Collectors by Delphine Minoui
  52. United Arab Emirates--Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri
  53. United Kingdom--The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
  54. USA--Beach Read by Emily Henry
  55. Uzbekistan--Sit: Stories by Deborah Ellis
  56. West Africa--Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and illustrated by Hugo Martínez
  57. Zimbabwe--One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ed.
Popsugar Reading Challenge with Tara at Popsugar
  1. Until We Are Lost by Leslie Archer (do-overs and fresh starts)
  2. The Book Collectors by Delphine Minoui (covers a subject about which I am passionate)
  3. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (body positivity)
  4. Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beautiful Beginning by Raquel Vasquez Gillibrand (set mostly outside)
  5. Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Native American author)
  6. The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White (magical realism)
  7. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (about forgetting)
  8. Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold (Free book on my TBR shelf)
  9. The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (social justice issue)
  10. The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (published in 2021)
  11. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Afrofuturist)
  12. Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee (set in multiple countries)
  13. The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistence in World War II America by Bradford Pearson (book from my TBR list that I chose at random)
  14. The Dating Plan by Sara Desai (somewhere I'd like to visit in 2021)
  15. If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais (on my TBR that I meant to read last year)
  16. Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (has a family tree)
  17. Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (has a rock in the title)
  18. The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice (a prompt from a previous Popsugar challenge: 2020--an author with more than 20 books)
  19. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (a book everyone seems to have read but me)
  20. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (a book my best friend would like)
  21. We Want to Do More than Survive by Bettina Love (Black and white cover)
  22. We Want to Do More than Survive by Bettina Love (on Black LIves Matter lists)
  23. A Girl in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel (fewer than 1,000 ratings on Goodreads)
  24. Displacement by Kiku Hughes (different format from what I usually read graphic novel)
  25. Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson (shortest book on my TBR shelf in terms of pages)
  26. When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (Muslim American author)
  27. Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce (prettiest cover on my TBR list)
  28. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (associate book with a favorite person)
  29. Geese are Never Swans by Eva Clark and Kobe Bryant (ugliest cover on my TBR list)
  30. The Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda (artist)
  31. The Power of Her Pen by Lesa Cline-Ransome and John Parra (heart on the cover)
  32. Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri (something broken on the cover)
  33. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (art or artist)
  34. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (longest time on my TBR shelf)
  35. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (longest book, in pages, on my TBR shelf)
  36. How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones (Women's Prize for Fiction)
  37. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (saw it on someone's shelf: my colleague)
  38. West Africa--Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and illustrated by Hugo Martínez (genre hybrid: graphic novel, nonfiction, memoir)
  39. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré (DNF from my TBR)
  40. People You Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (character with my dream job)
  41. Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan (Title starting with Z)
  42. Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson (author is an online celebrity)
  43. Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (title is also a song title)
  44. Falling by T.J. Newman (locked oom mystery)
  45. Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin (set in a restaurant)
  46. Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang (oxymoron in title)

RIP XVI Challenge (September 1 through October 31, 2021)
  1. Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
  2. Hostage by Clare Mackintosh
  3. Where I Left Her by Amber Garza
  4. Billy Summers by Stephen King
  5. The Killing Kind by Jane Casey
  6. Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
  7. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
  8. In Another Light by A.J. Banner


Youth Media Awards, which is my own made up challenge where I try to read all the American Library Association Young Adult Award Winners of 2020. 

Michael L. Printz Award (Best YA literature of the year)
Schneider Family Book Awar(Teen living with a disability)
Alex Awards (10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences)--Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse; The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune; The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice - Crossing Antarctica Alone by Colin O’Brady; Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf; The Kids Are Gonna Ask by Gretchen Anthony; The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones; Plain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforth; Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi; Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh; We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

Margaret A. Edwards Award (Author who has made a significant contribution to YA or Children's Lit)
  • Kekla Magoon (I read X)
Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature (LGBT)
William C. Morris Awar(First YA novel by author)
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
  • The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh written by Candace Fleming
Coretta Scott King Author Award (African American Author)
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award (African American New Talent)
Pura Belpré (Latino Author)
  • Furia by Yamile Saed Mendéz
Asian / Pacific American Award
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Challenges for 2020


ALA YA Award Books Challenge isn't hosted by anyone this year, but I am doing it for myself. 
  • Michael L. Printz Award (Best YA literature of the year)--“Dig,” written by A.S. King
  • Schneider Family Book Awar(Teen living with a disability)--“Cursed," written by Karol Ruth Silverstein
  • Alex Awards (10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences)--“A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World,” By C.A. Fletcher; “Do You Dream of Terra-Two?” By Temi Oh; “Dominicana,” By Angie Cruz; “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” By Maia Kobabe; “High School,” By Sara Quin and Tegan Quin; “In Waves,” By AJ Dungo; “Middlegame,” By Seanan McGuire; The Nickel Boys, By Colson Whitehead; Red, White & Royal Blue By Casey McQuiston; “The Swallows,” By Lisa Lutz
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award (Author who has made a significant contribution to YA or Children's Lit)--Steve Sheinkin Most Dangerous
  • Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature (LGBT)--The Black Flamingo written by Dean Atta
  • YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults--Free Lunch by Rex Ogle
  • Coretta Scott King Author Award (African American Author)--New Kid written by Jerry Craft
  • Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award (African American New Talent)--Genesis Begins Again written by Alicia D. Williams
  • Pura Belpre (Latino Author)--““Sal and Gabi Break the Universe,” written by Carlos Hernandez
  • American Indian Youth Literature Award (given in even years)--“Hearts Unbroken,” written by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee)
 This challenge is hosted by Tara at Popsugar.celebrity
  1. The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (world leader)
  2. I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal (upside down cover image)
  3. All the Walls of Belfast by Sara J. Carlson (20 letters in the title)
  4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Great first line)
  5. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (written by a woman of color)
  6. Heroine by Mindy McGinnis (more than 4 stars rating on Goodreads)
  7. Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno (set in a country starting with C--Cuba)
  8. Know My Name by Chanel Miller (recommended by an online book club)
  9. The Burning by Jane Casey (set in a city that has held the Olympics--London)
  10. Birthday by Meredith Russo
  11. The Second Midnight by Andrew Taylor (Three word title)
  12. Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein (on a subject I know nothing about)
  13. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (a book I meant to read in 2019)
  14. Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley (by an author in his 20s)
  15. Children of the Stars by Mario Escobar (published in 2020)
  16. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (passes the Bechdel test)
  17. The Shape of Family by Shilpi Somaya Gowda (a woman in STEM)
  18. Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk (unrelated movie has the same title)
  19. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes (about a book club)
  20. The Guest List by Lucy Foley (one of the 7 deadly sins: wrath)
  21. She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey (only words, not image or graphic on cover)
  22. One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus (involving social media)
  23. Women Talking by Miriam Toews (main characters in their 20s)
  24. Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (character with a vision impairment)
  25. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Set in Japan, host of the 2020 [2021] Olympics)
  26. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (published in my birth month--July)
  27. Clap When you Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (I read the book because I liked the title)
  28. Peace by Gary Disher (Author has written more than 20 books)
  29. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff (it has maps and was written by a journalist)
  30. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (it has a book on the cover)
  31. The Doctor of Aleppo by Dan Mayland (medical "thriller")
  32. The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (won an award in 2019)
  33. This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on how to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell and illustrated by Aurelia Durand (the word 20 is in the title)
  34. The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler (pun in the title)
  35. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (pink cover)
  36. Ghosted by Rosie Walsh (author's name has flora or fauna in it)
  37. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (bildungsroman)
  38. Come on In by Adi Alsaid (anthology)
 This challenge is hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block
  1. The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
  2. I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal
  3. All the Walls of Belfast by Sara J. Carlson
  4. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  5. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
  6. Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
  7. Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
  8. Know My Name by Chanel Miller 
  9. The Burning by Jane Casey
  10. Butterfly Yellow by Thanhhà Lại
  11. Birthday by Meredith Russo
  12. The Second Midnight by Andrew Taylor
  13. There's Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon
  14. How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
  15. Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein
  16. Home Truths by Susan Lewis
  17. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
  18. Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley
  19. Sorry for Your Loss by Jessie Ann Foley
  20. Children of the Stars by Mario Escobar
  21. Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond
  22. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
  23. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
  24. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
  25. Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon
  26. One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus
  27. Women Talking by Miriam Toews
  28. The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan
  29. Quiet No More by Nikki Barthelmess
  30. Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
  31. The Royal Abduls by Ramiza Shamoun Koya
  32. Dear America, Notes from an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas
  33. Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens
  34. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
  35. Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
  36. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
  37. The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe
  38. The Ex by Alafair Burke
  39. Clap When you Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
  40. Peace by Gary Disher
  41. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
  42. Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
  43. Prey by L.A. Larkin
  44. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
  45. Fragments of Light by Michele Phoenix
  46. The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
  47. An Exquisite Corpse by Helen A. Harrison
  48. Vera Kelly is Not  Mystery by Rosalie Knecht
  49. This is My America by Kim Johnson
  50. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
  51. The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
  52. The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
  53. What You Wish For by Katherine Center
  54. The Doctor of Aleppo by Dan Mayland
  55. The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
  56. The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
  57. This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on how to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell and illustrated by Aurelia Durand
  58. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
  59. Remedios by Deborah Clearman
  60. The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware
  61. Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe
  62. Tightrope by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
  63. The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler
  64. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
  65. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
  66. Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
  67. Class Act by Jerry Craft
  68. Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
  69. One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
  70. All About Us by Tom Ellen
  71. To Tell You the Truth by Gilly MacMillan
  72. Atomic Love by Jennie Fields
  73. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
  74. Hell and High Water by Keenan Powell
  75. Come on In edited by Adi Alsaid
  76. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
  77. Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
  78. Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon
  79. Channel Kindness by the Born This Way Reporters and Lady Gaga
  80. Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
  81. Color Me In by Natasha Diaz
  82. Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane
  83. All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney
  84. The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
  85. News of the World by Paulette Jiles
  86. Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender


This challenge is hosted by Hibernator's Library
  1. January--Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  2. February--How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
  3. March--Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond
  4. April--Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
  5. May--She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
  6. May--Dear America, Notes from an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Varga
  7. June--Transformative Ethnic Studies in Schools: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Research by Christine E. Sleeter and Miguel Zavala
  8. August--This is My America by Kim Johnson
  9. August--The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
  10. September--This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on how to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell and illustrated by Aurelia Durand (the word 20 is in the title)
  11. September--Tightrope by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
  12. October--Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
  13. October--Class Act by Jerry Craft
  14. November--Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
  15. December--All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney
    This challenge is hosted by Lori at Escape with Dollycas. 
    US States
    1. Alabama--Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
    2. Alaska--The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler
    3. California--Know My Name by Chanel Miller 
    4. Florida--Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
    5. Georgia--The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
    6. Illinois--Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
    7. Kentucky--The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
    8. Louisiana--The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
    9. Maryland--I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal
    10. Massachusetts--Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
    11. Minnesota--Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
    12. Missouri--Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens
    13. Nebraska--The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
    14. Nevada--Quiet No More by Nikki Barthelmess
    15. New York--How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
    16. North Carolina--The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
    17. Ohio--Heroine by Mindy McGinnis 
    18. Oklahoma--Tightrope by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
    19. Oregon--Dear America, Notes from an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas
    20. Pennsylvania--Know My Name by Chanel Miller 
    21. Tennessee--Birthday by Meredith Russo
    22. Texas--The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
    23. Utah--Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
    24. Virginia--Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk
    25. Washington--Dear America, Notes from an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas
    26. Washington, DC--Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk
    27. West Virginia--Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley
    28. Wisconsin--All the Walls of Belfast by Sara J. Carlson
    29. Wyoming--Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
      Countries outside the US
      1. Argentina--Children of the Stars by Mario Escobar
      2. Australia--Peace by Gary Disher
      3. Belgium--The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
      4. Bolivia--Women Talking by Miriam Toews
      5. Cuba--Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
      6. Czech Republic--The Second Midnight by Andrew Taylor
      7. Denmark--The Doctor of Aleppo by Dan Mayland
      8. Dominican Republic--Clap When you Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
      9. Fiji--Come on In edited by Adi Alsaid
      10. France--Children of the Stars by Mario Escobar
      11. Germany--The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
      12. Ghana--Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
      13. Guatemala--Remedios by Deborah Clearman
      14. Ireland--The Guest List by Lucy Foley
      15. Japan--Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
      16. Korea--Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
      17. Mexico--The Priest Slayer by Stephen Murdoch
      18. Morocco--One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
      19. Netherlands--Fast Girls by Elise Hooper
      20. Nigeria--The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
      21. South AfricaPrey by L.A. Larkin
      22. Spain--The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
      23. Sweden--The Doctor of Aleppo by Dan Mayland
      24. Syria--The Doctor of Aleppo by Dan Mayland
      25. Tanzania/Zanzibar--Gravel Heart by Abdulrazak Gurnah
      26. Turkey--The Doctor of Aleppo by Dan Mayland
      27. United Kingdom--All the Walls of Belfast by Sara J. Carlson
      28. United States of America--I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal
      29. Việt Nam--Butterfly Yellow by Thanhhà Lại
      30. Zimbabwe--Prey by L.A. Larkin
        This summer challenge is hosted by Sue at Book by Book.
        1. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (512 pages)
        2. Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed (448 pages)
        3. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
        4. This is My America by Kim Johnson
        5. The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
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        Challenges for 2019


        ALA YA Award Books Challenge isn't hosted by anyone this year, but I am doing it for myself. Winners announced Monday, January 28, 2019.


        Michael L. Printz Award (Best YA literature of the year)
        Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

        Schneider Family Book Award (Teen living with a disability)
        Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

        Alex Awards (10 best adult books that appeal to ten audience (Pick one of ten) 
        The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

        Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

        The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya & Elizabeth Weil

        Margaret A. Edwards Award (Author who has made a significant contribution to YA or Children's Lit) (Pick one book by that author)
        Feed, M.T. Anderson


        Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature (LGBT)

        Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender
        William C. Morris Award (First YA novel by an author) 
        Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram


        YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award


        Coretta Scott King Author Award (African American Author) 
        A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield


        Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe Award (African American New Talent)

        Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

        Pura Belpre (Latino Author)

        Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
        Asian / Pacific American
        Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram


        1. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
        2. Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
        3. Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
        4. Nothing is Forgotten by Peter Golden
        5. The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
        6. Less by Andrew Sean Greer
        7. Swing by Kwame Alexander
        8. Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C. Anderson
        9. The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni
        10. The Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See
        11. Internment by Samira Ahmed
        12. Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
        13. White Rose by Kip Wilson
        14. Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf
        15. There There by Tommy Orange
        16. If You're Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser
        17. Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
        18. American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
        19. Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen
        20. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
        21. How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee

        This challenge is hosted by Ginger Mom and Company
        B--Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
        C--The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
        D--Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
        E--Escape from Syria by Samya Kullab
        F--The Fire Priest by Stephen Murdoch
        G--Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri
        H--Hero Dogs by Wilma Melville and Paul Lobo
        I--Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
        J--Jackpot by Nic Stone
        K--Kate, Who Tamed the Wind by Lou Garton Scanlon
        L--Learning Supercharged by Lynne Schrum
        M--Mr. Wolf's Class by Aron Nels Steinke
        N--Not Light, But Fire by Michael R. Kay
        O--On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
        Q--Quince by Kit and Emma Steinkellner and Sebastian Kadlecik 
        R--The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
        S--Swing by Kwame Alexander
        T--The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill
        V--Very, Very, Very Dreadful by Albert Marrin
        W--The Widows by Jess Montgomery
        X--X O, Ox: a Love Story by Adam Rex
        Y--Your Alien by Tammi Sauer
        Z--The Z was Zapped by Chris Van Allsburg



        This challenge is hosted by Kristin at Lukten av Trykksverte
        1. The Fire Priest by Stephen Murdoch
        2. Escape from Syria by Samya Kullab
        3. Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill
        4. Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri
        5. Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
        6. Quince by Kit and Emma Steinkellner and Sebastian Kadlecik
        7. As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman
        8. The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
        9. Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
        10. On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
        11. American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
        12. Not Light, But Fire by Michael R. Kay
        13. The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
        14. Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
        15. Within These Lines by Stephanie Morrill
        16. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
        17. Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
        18. Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
        19. The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
        20. Less by Andrew Sean Greer
        21. Swing by Kwame Alexander
        22. Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C. Anderson
        23. The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni
        24. The Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See
        25. Internment by Samira Ahmed
        26. There There by Tommy Orange
        27. If You're Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser
        28. Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
        29. American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
        30. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
        31. How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
        32. In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta A. Ahmed
        33. Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender
        34. Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
        35. The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns
        36. With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
        37. Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
        38. I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn
        39. The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
        40. Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh
        41. Side by Side by Anita Kushwaha
        42. Pride by Ibi Zoboi
        43. Hum if You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais
        44. Lives Laid Away by Stephen Mack Jones
        45. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
        46. Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson
        47. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
        48. Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
        49. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Okinkan Braithwaite
        50. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
        51. Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
        52. New Kid by Jerry Craft
        53. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield
        54. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge
        55. The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis
        56. Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
        57. Grenade by Alan Gratz
        58. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
        59. Jackpot by Nic Stone
        60. The Toll by Neal Shusterman
        61. Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
        62. The Guardians by John Grisham
        63. Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas
        64. Odd Child Out by Gilly MacMillan
        65. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
        66. Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

        This challenge is hosted by Lori at Escape with Dollycas. 
        US States
        1. Arizona--There There by Tommy Orange
        2. Arkansas--They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
        3. Alabama--The Guardians by John Grisham
        4. California--The Fire Priest by Stephen Murdoch
        5. Connecticut--American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
        6. Florida--A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards
        7. Georgia--Nothing is Forgotten by Peter Golden
        8. Hawai'i--Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
        9. Idaho--Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C. Anderson
        10. Illinois--If You're Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser
        11. Indiana--If You're Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser
        12. Iowa--Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf
        13. Kansas--Very, Very, Very Dreadful by Albert Marrin
        14. Kentucky--Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas
        15. Louisiana--Hero Dogs by Wilma Melville and Paul Lobo
        16. Maryland--Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
        17. Massachusetts--Things You Carry in a Fire by Katherine Center
        18. Michigan--Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
        19. Mississippi--On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
        20. Missouri--Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
        21. Nebraska--Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
        22. Nevada--November Road by Lou Berney
        23. New Jersey--Nothing is Forgotten by Peter Golden
        24. New Mexico--American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
        25. New York--Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
        26. North Carolina--We'll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss
        27. Ohio--The Widows by Jess Montgomery
        28. Oklahoma--Hero Dogs by Wilma Melville and Paul Lobo
        29. Oregon--Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
        30. Pennsylvania--Pretty in Punxsutawney by Laurie Boyle Crompton
        31. South Carolina--Nothing is Forgotten by Peter Golden
        32. Tennessee--Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
        33. Texas--Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri
        34. Utah--A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards
        35. Virginia--Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
        36. Washington--American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
        37. Washington, DC--The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
        38. West Virginia--Law and Addiction by Mike Papantonio
        39. US Virgin Islands--Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender
        Countries outside the US
        1. Afghanistan--Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson
        2. Australia--The Lost Man by Jane Harper
        3. Austria--Heist Society by Ally Carter
        4. Belgium--Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh
        5. Brazil--The Toll by Neal Shusterman
        6. Bulgaria--Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward
        7. Burkina Faso--American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
        8. Cambodia--The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
        9. Canada--Anne of Green Gables: Graphic Adaptation by Mariah Marsden
        10. China--Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
        11. Congo--The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
        12. Costa Rica--A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards
        13. Denmark--The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
        14. Dominica--American Kingpin by Nick Bilton
        15. Egypt--Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
        16. El Salvador--The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
        17. France--The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
        18. Germany--The Grand Escape by Neal Bascomb
        19. Greece--The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
        20. Holland--Anne Frank: The Graphic Adaptation adapted by Ari Folman
        21. Hong Kong--Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
        22. Hungary--Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh
        23. India--Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
        24. Indonesia--The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
        25. Iraq--Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward
        26. Iran--Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
        27. Ireland--The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
        28. Italy--Less by Andrew Sean Greer
        29. Japan--The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns
        30. Jordan--The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
        31. Kenya-The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
        32. Kuwait--Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson
        33. Lebanon--Escape from Syria by Samya Kullab
        34. Macedonia--Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward
        35. Marshall Islands--The Toll by Neal Shusterman
        36. Martinique (French Caribbean)--The Guardians by John Grisham
        37. Mexico--Less by Andrew Sean Greer
        38. Morocco--Less by Andrew Sean Greer
        39. Nigeria--My Sister, the Serial Killer by Okinkan Braithwaite
        40. North Korea--The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
        41. Okinawa--Grenade by Alan Gratz
        42. Philippines--Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
        43. Poland--Nothing is Forgotten by Peter Golden
        44. Russia--The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
        45. Saudi Arabia--In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta A. Ahmed
        46. Singapore--How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
        47. Somalia--Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C. Anderson
        48. South Africa--Hum if You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais
        49. South Korea--The Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See
        50. Sub-Sahran Africa (non-specific country)--The Toll by Neal Shusterman
        51. Sweden--The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
        52. Syria--Escape from Syria by Samya Kullab
        53. Tanzania--The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
        54. Thailand--The Suspect by Fiona Barton
        55. Turkey--The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
        56. United Kingdom--The Adults by Caroline Hulse
        57. USA--The Fire Priest by Stephen Murdoch
        58. Vietnam--The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

        This challenge is hosted by Sue at Book by Book.
        1. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
        2. A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards
        3. The Suspect by Fiona Barton
        4. Hum if You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais
        5. Big Little Lies by Lorraine Moriarty
        6. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
        7. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
        8. Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson


        This challenge is hosted by Doing Dewey
        1. Hero Dogs by Wilma Melville and Paul Lobo
        2. Very, Very, Very Dreadful by Albert Marrin
        3. Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri
        4. The Grand Escape by Neal Bascomb
        5. Anne Frank: The Graphic Adaptation adapted by Ari Folman
        6. Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
        7. Learning Supercharged by Lynne Schrum
        8. Making Thinking Visible by Ron Ritchhart
        9. Not Light, But Fire by Michael R. Kay
        10. Summarization in all Subjects by Rick Wormeli
        11. The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
        12. Visible Learning for Literacy by Fisher, Frey, and Hattie
        13. Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
        14. Onward: Cultivating Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar
        15. In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta A. Ahmed
        16. American Prison by Shane Bauer
        17. Don't Ditch that Tech by Matt Miller, Nate Ridgway, and Angelia Ridgway (for work)
        18. In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with Opioids by Travis Rieder
        19. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
        20. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield
        21. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge
        22. EduProtocols: Book 2 by Marlena Hebern and Jon Corippo
        23. Lost Child by Torey Hayden
        24. American Kingpin by Nick Bilton
        25. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
        26. Body Leaping Backwards: Memoir of a Delinquent Girlhood by Maureen Stanton
        27. Lit Up: One Reporter. 3 Schools. 24 Books that Can Change Lives by David Denby
        28. Say Nothing: a True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Redden Keefe

        This challenge is hosted by Girlxoxo
        JANUARY – New to You Author (Read a book by an author whose writing you’ve never read before.)
        FEBRUARY – Cover Love (Read a book with a cover that really caught your eye.)
        MARCH – Royalty, Kingdoms, Empires, Governments (Read a book in which the character is involved in a ruling or governing body in some way.)
        APRIL – Crack the Case (Read a mystery, detective story, true crime, cozy mystery, or book involving a puzzle to solve.)
        MAY – One Sitting Reads (Read something that is short enough you could get through it in one sitting- try a graphic novel, comic book, short story, essay, or short collection of poetry.)
        JUNE – Diversify Your Reading (Read a book with a character (or written by an author) of a race, religion, or sexual orientation other than your own or read about a culture you want to learn more about.)
        JULY – Through The Years (Read a book involving time travel, a book with a ‘time’ setting such as The Great Gatsby (20s), read a historical fiction/nonfiction, or choose a book published in your birth year.)
        AUGUST – Mode of Transportation (Read a book where the mode of transportation plays a role in the story (ex. Murder on the Orient Express or The Boys in the Boat)
        SEPTEMBER – Animal, Number, Color, Name (One of those things needs to be in the title of the book you choose (ex. Water for Elephants, Red Queen, Fahrenheit 451, Rebecca, Harry Potter)
        OCTOBER – Tricks and Trades (Read a book set in a theater, an amusement park, a circus, or a book involving magic, illusions, or characters with special powers.)
        NOVEMBER – Seasons, Elements, and Weather (Embrace a winter wonderland setting, pick a beach read, or read about a natural disaster. As long as a season, element, or the weather plays a key role in the story or is part of the title, it counts. (ex. Little Fires Everywhere, The Snow Child, On The Island)
        DECEMBER – Last Chance (Finally read that one book that you’ve been meaning to get to all year long.)

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        Challenges for 2018


        ALA YA Award Books Challenge isn't hosted by anyone this year, but I am doing it for myself. Winners announced Monday, February 12, 2018.
        • Michael L. Printz Award (Best YA literature of the year) 
        We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
        • Schneider Family Book Award (Teen living with a disability) 
        You're Welcome Universe by Whitney Gardner
        • Alex Awards (10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences) (Pick one of ten) 
        • Margaret A. Edwards Award (Author who has made a significant contribution to YA or Children's Lit) (Pick one book by that author)
        The First Part Last by Angela Johnson (I read this years ago)
        • Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature (LGBT) 
        The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
        • William C. Morris Awar(First YA novel by author) 
        The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
        • YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 
        • Coretta Scott King Author Award (African American Author) 
        Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
        • Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award (African American New Talent) 
        The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
        • Pura Belpre (Latino Author) 
        Lucky Broken Girl written by Ruth Behar


        Big Book Summer Challenge is hosted by Sue at Book by Book.
        Non-Fiction Reading Challenge. This challenge is hosted by Katie at Doing Dewey.
        1. Motor Girls: How Women Took the Wheel and Drove Boldly into the Twentieth Century by Sue Macy 
        2. Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd by Mary Losure
        3. The Whydah: A Priate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found by Martin W. Sandler
        4. Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survivor Story by Sandra Neil Wallace
        5. Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin
        6. How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoir of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
        7. A Dog in the Cave: the Wolves Who Made Us Human by Kay Frydenborg
        8. Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
        9. The March Against Fear: the Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power by Ann Bausum
        10. Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II by Albert Marrin
        11. Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade by Heather E. Schwartz
        12. Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines by Sarah Albee
        13. Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights by Deborah Kops
        14. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman
        15. The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
        16. Tears of Salt by Pietro Bartolo
        17. Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden
        18. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
        19. Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi
        20. The Art of Coaching by Elena Aguilar
        21. Shake Up Learning by Kasey Bell
        22. Ditch that Textbook by Matt Miller
        23. Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess
        24. Blended Learning by Catlin Tucker
        25. All 4s and 5s by Andrew Sharos
        26. EduProtocol by Marlena Hebern and Jon Corippo
        27. Spinning by Tillie Walden
        28. The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
        29. Ditch that Homework by Matt Miller and Alice Keeler
        30. Empower by John Spencer and AJ Juliani
        31. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
        32. Inquiry Mindset by Trevor MacKenzie and Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt
        33. Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom by Amy Burvall and Dan Ryder
        34. Calypso by David Sedaris
        35. BlackkKlansman by Ron Stallworth
        36. A Hope More Powerful than the Sea by Melissa Fleming
        37. Hero Dogs by Wilma Melville and Paul Lobo
        38. Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton with Erin Torneo
        39. Spectacle by National Geographic
        40. The Splendor of Birds by National Geographic
        41. The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll
        42. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
        43. National Geographic's Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer
        44. Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
        45. Journeys of a Lifetime by National Geographic
        46. The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
        47. Educated by Tara Westover
        48. Becoming by Michelle Obama
        49. Feminist Fight Club by Jessica Bennett

        Literary Escapes Challenge. This challenge is hosted by Lori at Escape with Dollycas.
        1. Alabama--Until Friday Night (Field Party #1) by Abbi Glines
        2. Alaska--Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
        3. Arizona--Code of Honor by Alan Gratz
        4. California--Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II by Albert Marrin
        5. Colorado--BlackkKlansman by Ron Stallworth
        6. Connecticut--The History of Jane Doe by Michael Belanger
        7. Delaware--Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden
        8. Florida--Blackout by Alex Segura
        9. Georgia--Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protestors at the Leesburg Stockade by Heather E. Schwartz
        10. Hawai'i--Becoming by Michelle Obama
        11. Idaho--Educated by Tara Westover
        12. Illinois--The Moment Before by Jason Makansi
        13. Indiana--Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
        14. Louisiana--Hero Dogs by Wilma Melville and Paul Lobo
        15. Massachusetts--The Whydah: A Priate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found by Martin W. Sandler
        16. Michigan--American Street by Ibi Zoboi
        17. Minnesota--Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone
        18. Mississippi--The March Against Fear: the Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power by Ann Bausum
        19. Missouri--The Moment Before by Jason Makansi
        20. Nevada--The Quiet You Carry by Nikki Barthelmess
        21. New Jersey--You Bring the Distant Near by Mitlali Perkins
        22. New York--Patina (Track #2) by Jason Reynolds
        23. North Carolina--Calypso by David Sedaris
        24. Ohio--Not that I could Tell by Jessice Strawer
        25. Oklahoma--Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin
        26. Oregon--Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
        27. Pennsylvania--Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin
        28. Rhode Island--She Loves You, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah by Ann Hood
        29. South Carolina--Geekerella by Ashley Poston
        30. Tennessee--The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard
        31. Texas--Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork
        32. Utah--Educated by Tara Westover
        33. Washington--After Nightfall by AJ Banner
        34. Washington, DC--Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights by Deborah Kops
        35. Wisconsin--This is How it Always is by Laurie Frankel

        Literary Voyage Around the World. This challenge is hosted by Myra at Gathering Books

        1. Algeria--The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzie Lee
        2. Bosnia--Testimony by Scot Turow
        3. Brussels--How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
        4. Burundi--How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyamana
        5. Canada--The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby
        6. China--Don't Tell Me You Are Afraid by Giuseppe Catozzella
        7. Cuba--Refugee by Alan Gratz
        8. Democratic Republic of Congo--How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
        9. Egypt--In a Perfect World by Trish Dollar
        10. Ethiopia--Don't Tell Me You Are Afraid by Giuseppe Catozzella
        11. France--The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
        12. Germany--Refugee by Alan Gratz
        13. Ghana--Solo by Kwame Alexander
        14. Greece--The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
        15. Haiti--Hero Dogs by Wilma Melville and Paul Lobo
        16. India--You Bring the Distant Near by Mitlali Perkins
        17. Ireland--Girl Unknown by Karen Perry
        18. Italy--Tears of Salt by Pietro Bartolo
        19. Jordan--A Hope More Powerful than the Sea by Melissa Fleming
        20. Lebanon--The Moment Before by Jason Makansi
        21. Libya--Don't Tell Me You Are Afraid by Giuseppe Catozzella
        22. Malawi--The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
        23. Mexico--Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork
        24. Mozambique--The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
        25. Netherlands--Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman
        26. North Pole/Russia--Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survivor Story by Sandra Neil Wallace
        27. Norway--Beartown by Fredrik Backman
        28. Poland--The War Within These Walls by Aline Sax and Caryl Strzelecki
        29. Rwanda--Small Country by Gail Faye
        30. Saudi Arabia--A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
        31. Slovakia--The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
        32. Somalia--Don't Tell Me You Are Afraid by Giuseppe Catozzella
        33. South Africa--The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
        34. Spain--The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
        35. Sweden--A Hope More Powerful than the Sea by Melissa Fleming
        36. Switzerland--The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzie Lee
        37. Syria--The Moment Before by Jason Makansi
        38. Tanzania--The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
        39. United Kingdom--Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd by Mary Losure
        40. United Sates of America--Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines
        41. Viet Nam--The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

        Monthly Motif Reading Challenge is hosted by Kimberly Lynn at Girlxoxo

        JANUARY – Diversify Your Reading

        FEBRUARY – One Word

        MARCH – Travel the World

        APRIL – Read Locally


        MAY- Book to Screen


        JUNE- Crack the Case

        JULY – Vacation Reads

        AUGUST- Award Winners

        SEPTEMBER- Don’t Turn Out The Light

        OCTOBER- New or Old

        NOVEMBER- Family

        DECEMBER- Wrapping It Up

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        Challenges for 2017 (wow it's been 5 years since I've done an official challenge!)

        ALA YA Award Books Challenge hosted by Anne at My Head is Full of Books.

        1. Michael L. Printz Award (Best YA literature of the year) March: Book Three by John Lewis

        2. Schneider Family Book Award (Teen living with a disability) When We Collided by Emery Lord

        3. Alex Awards -10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences (Pick one of ten) In the Country We Love by Diane Guerrero 
          4. Margaret A. Edwards Award (Read one book by the winning author who has made a significant contribution to YA or Children's Lit) Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen

          5. Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature (LGBT) If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

          6. William C. Morris Award (First YA novel by author) The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

          7. YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults March: Book Three by John Lewis
            8. Coretta Scott King Author Award (African American Author) March: Book Three by John Lewis

            9. Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award (Afrian American New Talent) The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon.

            9. Pura Belpre (Latino Author) No YA winner this year


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            The Read My Own Damn Books Challenge hosted by Estella at Estella's Revenge. I hope to read 25 books off of my TBR shelf this year. Estella isn't letting herself purchase any books until she's read a bunch of the ones already in her house. I don't know if I can commit to that :-)
            1. Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel
            2. Night of Many Dreams by Gail Tsukiyama
            3. Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
            4. March: Book One by John Lewis
            5. March: Book Two by John Lewis
            6. March: Book Three by John Lewis
            7. Still Life by Louise Penny
            8. The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
            9. Diamond Boy by Michael Williams
            10. Depraved Heart by Patricia Cornwell
            11. My Sister Rosa by Jusine Larbalestier
            12. The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan
            13. Rules of the Lake by Irene Ziegler
            14. If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
            15. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
            16. We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
            17. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
            18. Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham
            19. Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
            20. How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden
            21. Bang by Barry Lyga
            22. Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches in Turkey, Syria, and Iraq by Sarah Glidden
            23. Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
            24. The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian
            25. The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
            26. Cracker: the Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
            27. Tasting the Sky by Ibtisam Barakat
            28. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama
            29. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
            30. The Perfect Horse by Elizabeth Letts
            31. President's Day by Seth Margolis
            32. Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz
            33. Bone Box by Faye Kellerman
            34. The Lines we Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah
            35. Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton
            36. Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution by Bernie Sanders
            37. I am not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
            38. The Atlas of Forgotten Places by Jenny D. Williams
            39. Rooster Bar by John Grisham
            40. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
            41. The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
            42. Far From the Tree by Robin Belway
            43. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
            44. The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben
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            The Travel the World in Books Challenge hosted by Tanya at Mom's Small Victories. My goal isn't specific, but I will read as many books set outside the United States as I can. I will post my reading on my 2017 Google Map.
            1. Afghanistan--A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
            2. Armenia--The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian
            3. Australia--Lucy and Linh by Alice Pung
            4. Austria--The Perfect Horse by Elizabeth Letts
            5. Boliva--An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder
            6. Bosnia--The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan
            7. Canada--Still Life by Louise Penny
            8. China (Hong Kong)--Night of Many Dreams by Gail Tsukiyama
            9. Columbia--In the Country We Love by Diane Guerrero
            10. Czech Republic--The Perfect Horse by Elizabeth Letts
            11. Democratic Republic of Congo--City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson
            12. Denmark--The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose
            13. France--The Baker's Secret by Stephen P. Kiernan
            14. Germany--The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
            15. India--The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
            16. Iraq--Rolling Blackouts by Sarah Glidden
            17. Israel--How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden
            18. Japan--The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsuykiyama
            19. Jordan--Tasting the Sky by Ibtisam Barakat
            20. Kenya--City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson
            21. Mexico--Take the Bai Road by Erika Mitchell
            22. North Korea--Bai Tide by Erika Mitchell
            23. Palestine--Tasting the Sky by Ibtisam Barakat
            24. Poland--The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
            25. Russia--The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian
            26. South Africa--Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
            27. South Korea--Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
            28. Spain--In the Country We Love by Diane Guerrero
            29. Switzerland--Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz
            30. Syria--Rolling Blackouts by Sarah Glidden
            31. Turkey--Rolling Blackouts by Sarah Glidden
            32. Uganda--The Atlas of Forgotten Places by Jenny D. Willams
            33. United Kingdom--In this Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear
            34. Vietnam--Cracker: the Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
            35. Zimbabwe--Diamond Boy by Michael Williams
            36. Unnamed African country--President's Day by Seth Margolis
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            The goal is to read at least one book set in each of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia. The Literary Escapes Challenge is hosted by Escape with Dollycas. I'll post my reading on my 2017 Google Map.
            1. Alabama--March: Book One by John Lewis
            2. California--When We Collided by Emery Lord
            3. Connecticut--The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian
            4. Florida--Rules of the Lake by Irene Ziegler
            5. Georgia--If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
            6. Hawai'i--Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel
            7. Illinois--Phantom Limbs by Paula Garner
            8. Indiana--Holding up the Universe by Jennifer Nevin
            9. Maine--The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
            10. Maryland--Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
            11. Massachusetts--Depraved Heart by Patricia Cornwell
            12. Mississippi--March: Book Three by John Lewis
            13. Missouri--Another Man's Ground by Claire Booth
            14. New York--Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
            15. North Carolina--Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
            16. Ohio--Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
            17. Tennessee--March: Book Two by John Lewis
            18. Utah--Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen
            19. Washington--The Right Side by Spencer Quinn
            20. Washington, DC--Take the Bai Road by Erika Mitchell
            21. Wisconsin--Amin'a Voice by Heta Khan
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            Challenges for 2012:

            ALA YA Award Books Challenge hosted by Anne at My Head is Full of Books. I am going to read one book in each category.
            1. Michael L. Printz Award Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
            2. Schneider Family Book Award Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
            3. Alex Awards The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
            4. Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author for significant and lasting contribution to YA Lit 
            (Pick one book by this author)
            5. Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding YA book translated from a language other than English and subsequently published in the United States.
            6. Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright
            7. William C. Morris Award Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
            8. YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults 
            9. Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults (pick one)


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            The Alex Award Challenge is hosted by Bonnie at The Story Girl and I am going to read 1 to 3 books.
            1. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
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            The Chris Crutcher Challenge is hosted by Anne at My Head is Full of Books and has no time limit and the goal is to read all of the books by Chris Crutcher.
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            The Dystopia 2012 Challenge is hosted by Bonnie at Bookish Ardour. I am going to read 5 books.
            1. When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
            2. Divergent by Veronica Roth
            3. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
            4. Eden's Root by Rachel Fisher
            5. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
            6. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
            7. Unwholly by Neal Shusterman
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            I am hosting the Middle East Reading Challenge. I am going to read at least 5 books.
            1. Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera (not for location, but for the subject matter)
            2. A Short History of Africa by Gordon Kerr (not the whole book, but much of it is northern Africa)
            3. Olives by Alexander McNabb
            4. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
            5. Bras, Boys and Blunders: Juliet and Romeo in Bahrain by Vidya Samson (Bahrain)
            6. The Woman Who Fell from the Sky by Jennifer Steil (Yemen)
            7. Shake Off by Mischa Hiller (Syria)
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            The Non-fiction/Non-Memoir Challenge is hosted by Julie of My Book Retreat. I am going to read 5 books.
            1. Dewey by Vicki Myron
            2. A Short History of Africa by Gordon Kerr
            3. Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty is not the new Thirty by Tracey Jackson
            4. The Good News Club by Katherine Stewart
            5. Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Vankatesh
            6. Wheelchair Warrior by Melvin Juette and Ronald J Berger
            7. Talking Back to Facebook by James P. Steyer
            8. Visit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew Blackwell
            9. Whatever it Takes by Paul Tough
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            The War Through the Generations: 1914-1918 Challenge is hosted by Anna (Diary of an Eccentric) and Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit). I am going to read 3 books.
            1. My Brother's Shadow by Monika Schroder
            2. An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd
            3. The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein
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            The What's in a Name 5 Challenge is hosted by Beth at Beth Fish Reads.
            1. A topographical feature: Desert Angel by Charlie Price
            2. Something you'd see in the sky: The Fault in our Stars by John Green
            3. Creepy crawly: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
            4. Type of house: Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera (prison)
            5. Something you'd carry in your pocket, purse or backpack: Gun Games by Faye Kellerman (gun)
            6. Something you'd find on a calendar: Deadline by Chris Crutcher
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            Winter Olympics 2014 is hosted by Tanya of GirlXOXO and runs until 2014. I have taken on a huge challenge and will read a book from every country that won a medal in the 2000 Olympics

            1. Germany--My Brother's Shadow by Monika Schroder (author and setting)
            2. Russia--Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol (author)
            3. USA--Dewey by Vicki Myron (author and setting)
            4. Poland--The Baggage Handler by Colin Browne (one of the main characters is Polish)
            5. Australia--Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley (author and setting)
            6. France and Great Britain--An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd
            7. China--Cinder by Marissa Meyer
            8. Japan--Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
            9. Canada--Visit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew Blackwell



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            Challenges for 2010