Thursday, November 30, 2017

Read Harder Progress - November

I’ve gone from being ahead to sucking. I have books checked out from the library that will satisfy 4 of these… AM I GOING TO MAKE IT!?


Oh gawd how I hate travel memoirs and short stories! ::Shakes fist::

MONTH
BOOK 1
BOOK 2
January
Read a book about war.
A GIRL AT WAR BY SARA NOVIC (Jan)
Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel.
Everything Leads to You (April)
February
Read a book you’ve read before.
A LION, WITCH AND A WARDROBE
INVISIBLE MONSTERS

Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love.
SONG OF A PRISONER
March
Read a book about sports.
JUBA (October)
Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
The Outsiders (April)
April
Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.

Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color.
THE BRIEF AND WONDEROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WOA (March)

May
Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location.
SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN

Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINO
June
Read a fantasy novel.
THE DIABOLIC (Jan)
AMULET OF SAMARKAND (Jan)
Read a book published by a micropress.

July
Read an all-ages comic.
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINO
Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey.

August
Read a debut novel.
MORE HAPPY THAN NOT (Jan)
Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN
September
Read a book about books.
LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOP
NEVERENDING STORY
Read a nonfiction book about technology.
THE CARD CATALOG
October
Read a classic by an author of color.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN
Read a collection of stories by a woman.

November
Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.

Read a travel memoir.
December
Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
DROWN – Junot Diaz (March)
Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
MORE HAPPY THAN NOT *(Jan)
Everything Leads to You (April)

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