This challenge is hosted by Liz @ Mommy Mannegren blog
Challenge Rules
The goals for this challenge are simple: stretch yourself out of your regular reading habits, read more, and have fun with it! While there are no “rules” to this challenge, here are a few helpful notes to keep in mind as you get started:
1. Don’t stress about whether or not you get through all 52 categories.
2. Venture out of your usual section of the library/bookstore.
3. Interpret the categories in whatever way you like.
4. Read books you like!
5. The Facebook group is the perfect place to meet fellow readers.
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Category | Book Chosen | Date |
1. Book published in 2019 |
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2. Author you’ve never heard of |
Mud, Muck and Dead Things by Ann Granger
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January 2019 |
3. A book you’ve read before |
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4. Book with a strong female lead |
Fractured Truth by Susan Furlong
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5. A play |
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6. A book set in Southern USA |
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7. A memoir on someone you admire |
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8. Set in the Victorian Era |
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9. Character with career you wish you had |
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10. A plant on the cover |
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11. Published the year you graduated school |
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12. A graphic novel |
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13. Featuring music |
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14. An ugly cover |
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Category | Book Chosen | Date |
15. A teen as the main character |
Doggigrl by Robin Brande
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16. The re-telling of a well-known story |
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17. Set during a holiday |
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18. Book picked out by someone else |
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19. Gothic Fiction novel |
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20. A book about time-travel |
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21. A title starting with the letter “J” |
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22. Fantasy novel |
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23. True crime novel |
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24. A self-published book |
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25. The name of a color in the title |
Copper River by William Kent Kreuger
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26. A one word title |
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27. A book that makes you mad |
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28. A book that discusses mental health |
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29. A book published by HarperCollins |
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Category | Book Chosen | Date |
30. An author who uses initials |
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31. A book that everyone’s talking about |
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32. A western |
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33. A book about a cult |
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34. Nominated for (but didn’t win) the 2018 Goodreads choice awards |
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35. A sports related book |
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36. A humorous novel |
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37. Set in South America |
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38. An allegorical book |
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39. Military Related: fiction or non-fiction |
Soldier Dogs by Maria Goodavage
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February 2019 |
40. A character that is an immigrant |
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41. A book suggested by someone else in the challenge |
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42. A family member’s favourite book |
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43. A children’s book |
Zero G by Dan Wells
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Reviewed 9 Feb 2019 |
44. An author who uses a pseudonym |
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Category | Book Chosen | Date |
45. A “beach read” |
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46. The first book you see in a bookstore / library |
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47. Set in a country you’ve visited |
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48. Set in a post-apocalyptic world |
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49. A speed read |
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50. A fairy tale |
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51. A book about organized crime / the mob |
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52. An audiobook |
Mercy Falls by William Kent Kreuger
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26 Jan |