Challenges

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

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. Ohio--How Do You Spell Unfair: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Franke Morrison
19. Oregon--Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
20. New Hampshire--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
21. New Jersey--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
22. New Mexico--Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
23. New York--Friends, Lovers, and the Terrible Big Thing by Matthew Perry
24. North Carolina--A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
25. Pennsylvania--Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao
26. South Dakota--The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro
27. Tennessee--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
28. Texas--Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao
29. Utah--Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart
30. Vermont--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
31. Virginia--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
32. Washington--The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald and Alina Pete (editors)
33. Washington, DC--How Do You Spell Unfair: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Franke Morrison
34. West Virginia--A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
35. 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. Canada--Friends, Lovers, and the Terrible Big Thing by Matthew Perry
8. Chile--We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
9. China--Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written and illustrated by Laura Gao
   
10. Czech Republic--The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
11. El Salvador--Solito by Javier Zamora
12. France--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
13. Germany--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
14. Greece--The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
15. Guatemala--Solito by Javier Zamora
16. Guyana--River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
17. India--Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
18. Ireland--Foster by Claire Keegan
19. Italy--The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
20. Jordan--Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh, illustrated by Sara Alfageeh
21. Mexico--Victory, Stand! Raising my Fist for Justice written by Tommie Smith, illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile, and cowritten by Derrick Barnes
22. Morocco--The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer
23. Nigeria--Africantown by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
    
24. Pakistan--Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
25. Peru--Secrets and Lies by Stacey Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery
26. Poland--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
27. Russia--The Huntress by Kate Quinn
28. Singapore--The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
29. South Africa--The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer
30. Sudan--The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro
31. Sweden--Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
32. Syria--The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro
33. Taiwan--Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
    
34. Trinidad--River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
35. Turkey--Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh, illustrated by Sara Alfageeh
36. United Kingdom--Reputation by Sarah Vaughn
37. Vietnam--Suddenly That Summer by Lori Handeland
38. 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)

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)

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)

RIP XVIII Challenge (September 1 to October 31, 2023)

1. Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry
2. Dreaming of Water by A.J. Banner

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

• Amina's Song by Hena Khan (children's winner)
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malindo Lo (winner)
• We Are Not Free by Tracy Chee (honor YA)

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)

• Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (African American Illustrator)

• Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre illustrated by Floyd Cooper

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)

• The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Margaret A. Edwards Award (Author who has made a significant contribution to YA or Children's Lit)

• A.S. King (Everybody Sees the Ants and Reality Boy)

Odyssey Award (best audio book)

• When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris

Pura Belpré (Latino Author)

• How Moon Fuentes Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliand

Schneider Family Book Award (Teen living with a disability)

• The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia

Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature (LGBT)

• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malindo Lo (winner)

Sydney Taylor Award for Jewish Youth Literature

• The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
• Body of Work award: Jane Yolen

William C. Morris Award (First YA novel by author)

• The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• Moth (Me) by Amber McBride (honor book)

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

• A--Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
• B--The Book Collectors by Delphine Minoui
• C--Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
• D--The Dating Plan by Sara Desai
• E--The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
• F--The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
• G--The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
• H--Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
• I--If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais (February mini challenge: plutonic love)
• J--Joyride by Dee Phillips
• K--Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf
• L--Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (January mini challenge: purchased in 2020)
• M--Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
• N--Not That Rich by Belinda Lei
• O--The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
• P--Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings
• Q--Quincy the Chameleon Who Couldn't Blend In by Barbara DiLorenzo
• R--Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
• S--Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beautiful Beginning by Raquel Vasquez Gillibrand
• T--This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
• U--Until We Are Lost by Leslie Archer
• V--Vandalism by Evan Jacobs
• W--The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
• X--Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue Park and illustrated by Matt Phelan
• Y--You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
• Z--Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan

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

• A--Until We Are Lost by Leslie Archer
• B--Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings
• C--The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
• D--Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
• E--Sit: Stories by Deborah Ellis
• F--The Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
• G--List of Ten by Hallie Gomez
• H--Beach Read by Emily Henry
• I--Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
• J--You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
• K--The Lost Boys by Faye Kellerman
• L--Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
• M--The Book Collectors by Delphine Minoui
• N--Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
• O--Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
• P--The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistence in World War II America by Bradford Pearson
• Q--The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
• R--The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice
• S--The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
• T--Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
• U--The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea
• V--Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beautiful Beginning by Raquel Vasquez Gillibrand
• W--The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
• X--Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú by Francisco X. Alarcón and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
• Y--Frankly in Love by David Yoon
• Z--Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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.
80. Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass

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)

• Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri

Schneider Family Book Award (Teen living with a disability)

• This Is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio 
• Honor book: When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

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)

• We Are Little Feminists: Families by Archaa Shrivastav
• Honor book: Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
• Honor book: You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
• Honor book: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

William C. Morris Award (First YA novel by author)

• If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley

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)

• Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

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

• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Pura Belpré (Latino Author)

• Furia by Yamile Saed Mendéz

Asian / Pacific American Award

• The Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
• Honor book: Displacement by Kiku Hughes

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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 Award (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

• William C. Morris Award (First YA novel by author)--The Field Guide to the North American Teenager written by Ben Philippe

• 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

• Asian / Pacific American Award--They Called Us Enemy written by George Takei

• 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

The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown

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

A--Anne of Green Gables: Graphic Adaptation by Mariah Marsden

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

P--The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

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

U--The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown

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.)

• The Widows by Jess Montgomery

FEBRUARY – Cover Love (Read a book with a cover that really caught your eye.)

• Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo (even though the little girl is dirty and sitting in squalor, she is looking up and out)

MARCH – Royalty, Kingdoms, Empires, Governments (Read a book in which the character is involved in a ruling or governing body in some way.)

• Nothing is Forgotten by Peter Golden

APRIL – Crack the Case (Read a mystery, detective story, true crime, cozy mystery, or book involving a puzzle to solve.)

• The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni

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.)

• Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen

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.)

• With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

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.)

• Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

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)

• Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

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)

• Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

DECEMBER – Last Chance (Finally read that one book that you’ve been meaning to get to all year long.)

• Odd Child Out by Gilly MacMillan

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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) 

A Hope More Powerful than the Sea by Melissa Fleming

• 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 Award (First YA novel by author) 

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

• YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 

Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman

• 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.

• The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
• Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
• The Outsider by Stephen King
• The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
• Puddin' by Julie Murphy

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

• The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

FEBRUARY – One Word

• Patina by Jason Reynolds

MARCH – Travel the World

• Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

APRIL – Read Locally

• Before I Let Go by Marike Nijkamp

MAY- Book to Screen

JUNE- Crack the Case

• Blackout by Alex Segura

JULY – Vacation Reads

• Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

AUGUST- Award Winners

• The Outsider by Stephen King (he's the award winner)

SEPTEMBER- Don’t Turn Out The Light

• People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

OCTOBER- New or Old

• Bess and Frima by Alice Rosenthal

NOVEMBER- Family

• Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

DECEMBER- Wrapping It Up

• One Day in December by Josie Silver

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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.

• Angry Management (2009)
• Deadline (2007)
• The Sledding Hill (2005)
• King of the Mild Frontier: an ill-advised autobiography (2003)
• Whale Talk (2001)
• Ironman (1995)
• Staying Fat for Sarah Brynes (1993)
• The Deep End (1992)
• Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories (1991)
• Chinese Handcuffs (1989)
• The Crazy Horse Electric Game (1987)
• Stotan! (1986)
• Running Loose (1983)

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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