I did a Reading Challenge in 2017

Last year my favorite reading resource, Modern Mrs Darcy, came out with two excellent reading challenge options.  I did both and it was super fun.  I would not recommend each and every book to all people - so stars are next to my favorites.

Reading for FUN
from Modern Mrs Darcy 2017 Reading Challenge

a book you chose for the cover:
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallero*

a book with a reputation for being unputdownable:
Ready Player One* and The Night Circus

a book set somewhere you'be never been but would like to visit:
Death at La Fenice, by Donna Leon (Set in Venice)

a book you've already read:
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger***

a juicy memoir:
An American Childhood, by Annie Dillard

a book about books or reading:
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin*

a book in a genre that you usually avoid:
The Boys in the Boat ** (SPORTS!) and That Hideous Strength* (sci fi!)

a book you don't want to admit you're dying to read:
Cress, by Marissa Meyer*

a book in the backlist of a new favorite author:
Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo*

a book recommended by someone with great taste:
The High Divide, by Lin Enger (recommended by Jill!)**

a book you were excited to buy or borrow but haven't read yet:
Crossing to Safety, by Wallace Stegner**

a book about a topic or subject you already love:
The Little Book of Hygge, by Meik Wiking




Reading for GROWTH

from Modern Mrs Darcy 2017 Reading Challenge 

A Newbery Award winner or Honor book (there are so many fun options and they are so short and easy!):

The Family Under the Bridge
The Tale of Despereaux*
When you Reach Me*
The Light at Tern Rock
Ella Enchanted
Mr. Popper's Penguins*
Because of Winn-Dixie*
Thimble Summer*

A book in translation:
The Shadow of the Wind*

a book that's more than 600 pages:
Bonhoeffer, by Eric Metaxes (which is actually only 542!)*

a book of poetry, a play or an essay collection:
A Good Man is Hard to Find & Other Short Stories by Flannery O'Connor*

a book of any genre that addresses current events:
Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande

an immigrant story:
Through My Eyes, by Tammy Wilson

a book published before you were born:
Emily of New Moon, L.M. Montgomery

three books by the same author:
LOUISE PENNY! A Trick of the Light*; A Beautiful Mystery*; How the Light Gets In*
Marissa Meyer- Scarlet; Cress; Winter

a book by an #ownvoices or #diversebooks author (first I had to look up what this stuff means):
When Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya Menon

a book with an unreliable narrator or ambiguous ending:
The Likeness, by Tana French

a book nominated for an award in 2017:
Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren*

a Pulitzer prize or National Book Award winner:
Breathing Lessons, by Anne Tyler*

For 2018 I hope to try the new reading challenge by MMD.  You can find it here.