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
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*
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*
The Shadow of the Wind*
a book that's more than 600 pages:
Bonhoeffer, by Eric Metaxes (which is actually only 542!)*
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 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
Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande
an immigrant story:
Through My Eyes, by Tammy Wilson
Through My Eyes, by Tammy Wilson
a book published before you were born:
Emily of New Moon, L.M. Montgomery
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
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
When Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya Menon
a book with an unreliable narrator or ambiguous ending:
The Likeness, by Tana French
The Likeness, by Tana French
a book nominated for an award in 2017:
Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren*
Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren*
a Pulitzer prize or National Book Award winner:
Breathing Lessons, by Anne Tyler*
Breathing Lessons, by Anne Tyler*
