- A book with more
than 500 pages
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach, 512 p. - A classic romance
- A book that became a movie
- A book published this year
- A book with a number in the title
 |
| Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1:
No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, et al. |
6. A book written by someone under 30
 |
| Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley |
7. A book with nonhuman characters
 |
| Bone: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith |
8. A funny book
9. A book by a female author
|
| Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1:
No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, et al. |
10. A mystery or thriller
 |
| The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon |
11. A book with a one-word title
12. A book of short stories
13. A book set in a different country
 |
| Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo |
14. A nonfiction book
 |
| Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas by various |
15. A popular author’s first book
16. A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
 |
| Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang |
17. A book a friend recommended
 |
| In the Open by Beatrix Gates |
18. A Pulitzer-Prize winning book
19. A book based on a true story
 |
| Gaijin: American Prisoner of War by Matt Faulkner (Since "a memoir" and "nonfiction" are both separate challenges, I'm taking "based on a true story" to mean something more like "inspired by a true story.") |
20. A book at the bottom of your to-read list
21. A book your mom loves
22. A book that scares you
23. A book more than 100 years old
24. A book based entirely on its cover
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| Mister Orange by Truus Matti (Having read the book, I love this cover even more. It perfectly combines so many elements from the story.) |
25. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t
26. A memoir
|
| Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley |
27. A book you can finish in a day
 |
| Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet Lee |
28. A book with antonyms in the title
29. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
30. A book that came out the year you were born
31. A book with bad reviews
32. A trilogy
33. A book from your childhood
34. A book with a love triangle
35. A book set in the future
36. A book set in high school
|
| Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1:
No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, et al. |
37. A book with a color in the title
 |
| Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Andrés Vera Martínez and Na Liu |
38. A book that made you cry
39. A book with magic
 |
| How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch (Magic is not explicitly mentioned, but a witch turns a meteorite into a person, so I'm saying it's close enough.) |
40. A graphic novel
|
| Bone: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith |
41. A book by an author you’ve never read before
|
| Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1:
No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, et al. |
42. A book you own but have never read
|
| The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon |
43. A book that takes place in your hometown
44. A book that was originally written in a different language
 |
| Mister Orange by Truus Matti, trans. from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson |
45. A book set during Christmas
|
| Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas by various |
46. A book written by an author with your same initials
47. A play
48. A banned book
49. A book based on or turned into a TV show
50. A book you started but never finished
That's twenty-two down, twenty-eight to go. (I see that I've left a number of the difficult challenges for later.) How are your reading goals for the year going?
Images from Hachette Book Group, Comixology, MacMillan, Comixology, Comixology, HarperColllins, Random House, IndieBound, beatrixgates.blogspot.com, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Enchanted Lion Books, MacMillan, Archaia, Comixology, Lerner Publishing, Abrams Books, Comixology, Comixology, Enchanted Lion Books, and IndieBound (in that order).
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