2021 Literary Escaspe Challenge

 

AL/Alabama –  

AK/Alaska – Ashes & Ice - Tracie Peterson

AZ/Arizona –  

AR/Arkansas – Deader Homes & Gardens – Joan Hess

California –

Colorado -

Connecticut –

Delaware -

District of Columbia - Color Me Murder - Krista Davis

Florida – The Way Home - Muncy Chapman

Georgia –

Hawaii – 

Idaho – 

Illinois-

Indiana –

Iowa – 

Kansas -

Kentucky – 

Louisiana –

ME/Maine – 

MD/Maryland – Jacob Have I Loved - Katherine Paterson

MA/Massachusetts- The Witches – Stacey Schiff

MI/Michigan – Lending a Paw – Laurie Cass 

MN/Minnesota – Plum Pudding Murder – Joanne Fluke 

MS/Mississippi –

MO/Missouri –

MT/Montana – Spirit Warrior - S. E. Smith

Nebraska – 

Nevada –

New Hampshire – 

New Jersey – One for the Money - Janet Evanovich

New Mexico – Cinco de Meyhem – Ann Myers 

New York – Auggie & Me - R. J. Palacio

North Carolina – 

North Dakota – 

Ohio – Scent of Murder – Kylie Logan 

Oklahoma – Ghost Gone Wild - Carolyn Hart

Oregon – Ramona and Her Father - Beverly Cleary

Pennsylvania -

Rhode Island – Carter & Lovecraft – Jonathan L. Howard 

South Carolina - Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn

South Dakota -

Tennessee –

Texas- Didn't See that Coming, Putting Life Back Together When your World Falls Apart - Rachel Hollis

Utah – 

Vermont –

Virginia - A Murder for the Books – Victoria Gilbert 

Washington – The Oysterville Sewing Circle - Susan Wiggs

West Virginia – Zero Day – David Baldacci   

Wisconsin – Survival of the Fritters – Ginger Bolton  

Wyoming - Dragon Teeth - Michael Crichton

11/51

Ireland - Murder in an Irish Churchyard - Carlene O'Conner
Syria - A Woman in the Crossfire - Samar Yazbek
France - The Alice Network - Kate Quinn
Turkey - Madonna in a Fur Coat - Sabahattin Ali
England - Green Darkness - Anya Seton

5/5

2021 Challenge -- Alphabet Soup Author/Title Challenge

 under construction

          Author       

A  

Beverly Cleary - Ramona and her Father

C

D

E

F

G

H 

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

Peterson, Tracie - Ashes & Ice

Quinn, Kate - The Alice Network

Richard Adams - Tales from Watership Down

S

T

U

V

W 

X 

Yazbek, Samar - A Woman in the Crossfire

Z     5/26 as of 3.19.21

Title
Auggie & Me - R. J. Palacio
B
C
Didn't See That Coming - Rachel Hollis
Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn

F

Green Darkness - Anya Seton
How Do We Know It is Fall? - Molly Aloian
I
Just Give Me a Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie - Maya Angelou
K
Lunch Swap Disaster - Bruce Coville
Madonna in a Fur Coat - Sabahattin Ali
N
Oysterville Sewing Circle, the - Susan Wiggs
Purgtorio - Dante Alighieri
Q
R

S
T
U
Vanity Fair's Writers on Writers - James Atlas
We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The 4 Day DetoX - Ian K. Smith, MD
Y

Zero to One, Notes on Startups, or how to Build the Future - Peter Thiel 

 14/26 as of 4.16.21

The 52 Book Club - 2021 Reading Challenge

 ***** - excellent   **** - good   *** - average   ** - poor    * - don't bother

1.  Set in a school - Lunch Swap Disaster - Bruce Coville ****   pub. 2020 (1.26.21 - 1.28.21)

2.  Featuring the legal profession - A Time for Mercy - John Grisham

3.  A dual timeline - Green Darkness - Anya Seton **** pub. 1972 (3.21.21 - 4.15.21)

4.  An author that is deceased - The  Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison

5.  Published by Penguin - Photo Finished - Laura Childs

6.  Character with same name as male family member - With Christ in the School of Prayer - Andrew Murray **** originally pub. 1885 (2.24.21 - 3.26.21)

7.  Author with only 1 published book - Black Beauty - Anna Sewell

8.  Book in 900's of the Dewey Decimal System - Wind, Sand and Stars - Antoine de St. Exupery

9.  Set in Mediterranean country - Madonna in a Fur Coat - Sabattin Ali ***** originally pub. 1943 (2.28.21 - 3.6.21)  set in Turkey

10.  Related to the word "fire" - Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

11.  Book with discussion questions inside - Don't Lose Heart! - Mary Beth Woll and Linda Smith

12.  Title starting with the letter "D" - Didn't See That Coming, Putting Life Back Together when your World Falls Apart - Rachel Hollis **** pub. 2020 (3.27.21 - 4.9.21) 

13.  Includes an exotic animal - The Eye of the Elephant - Mark & Delia Owens

14. Written by an author over 65 (when published) - Tales from Watership Down - Richard Adams  **** pub. 1996    (1.10.21 - 1.26.21)

15. A book mentioned in another book - Color Me Murder - Krista Davis *** pub. 2018 (3.26.21 - 4.16.21)

16.  Set before the 17th Century - Purgatorio - Dante Alighieri **** pub. 1320 (3.11.21 - 3.23.21)

17.  A character "on the run" - The Firehorse Girl - Kay Honeyman

18.  Author with a 9-letter last name - The Elsewhere Chronicles #2 - Bannister/Nykko

19.  Book with a deckled edge - River Thieves - Michael Crummey

20.  Made into a TV series - Birds, Beasts and Relatives - Gerald Durrell

21.  Book by Kristin Hannah - Nightingale

22.  A family saga - Ashes & Ice, #2 of Yukon Quest series - Tracie Peterson ***** pub. 2001    (1.22.21 - 1.30.21)

23.  An ending that surprises you - Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie - Maya Angelou **** pub. 1971 (3.20.21)

24.  A book you think they should read in schools - How Do We Know It Is Fall? - Molly Aloian **** pub. 2013 (1.10.21)

25.  A book with multiple character POV - Under the Mistletoe - Cindy Rowland Anderson 

26.  An author of color - Things Fall Apart, #1 of African Trilogy - Chinua Achebe ***** pub. 1958 (1.2.21 - 1.7.21)

27.  First chapter ends on an odd page number - The Finest Kind - Kim Bartlett

28.  Includes a historical event you know little about - Vanity Fair Writers on Writers - James Atlas **** (Primo Levi - The Survivor's Suicide)

29.  Featuring the environment - A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle

30.  Watch out for dragons! - Dragon Teeth - Michael Crichton *** originally pub. 1974 (2.24.21 - 3.1.21)

31.  Shares a similar title to another book - Good Hope Road - Lisa Wingate

32.  A selfish character - Last Day on Earth - David Vann

33.  Featuring adoption - Adoption - Anita Ganeri

34.  A book you'd rate 5 stars - Christmas in My Heart - Joe Wheeler

35.  Set in a country that starts with the letter "S" (Syria) - A Woman in the Crossfire, Diaries of the Syrian Revolution  - Samar Yazbek **** pub. 2011 (1.29.21 - 2.23.21)

36.  A nameless narrator - Sun & Moon, Ice & Snow - Jessica Day George

37.  An educational read - Rilke's Book of Hours - Rainer Maria Rilke

38.  Recommended on BookBub - The Oysterville Sewing Circle - Susan Wiggs **** pub. 2019 (2.12.21 - 2.23.21)

39.  An alternate history novel -

40.  Found via #bookstagram - The Four Day Diet - Ian K. Smith, M. D. **** pub. 2009 (1.10.21 - 1.12.21)

41.  Endorsement by a famous author (Susan Wittig Albert) on the cover - Keepsake Crimes - Laura Childs 

42.  An epistolary - Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn **** pub. 2001 (1.1.21 - 1.9.21)

43.  A character with a cat (Picky-Picky) - Ramona & her Father - Beverly Cleary ***** pub. 1977 (1.1.21 - 1.2.21)

44. Includes a garden - The Garden Thief - Gertrude Chandler Warner 

45.  A coming of age novel - We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi  ***** (3.20.21)

46.  Winner of the National Book Award - any year (1976) - The Master Puppeteer - Katherine Paterson **** pub. 1975 (3.27.21 - 4.6.21)

47.  A character with a disability - Auggie & Me - R. J. Palacio ***** pub. 2014 (2.4.21 - 2.14.21)

48.  A cover with a woman who is facing away - The Alice Network - Kate Quinn ***** pub. 2017 (3.7.21 - 3.19.21)

49.  A flavour in the title - If Teacups Could Talk, Sharing a cup of Kindness with Treasured Friends - Emilie Barnes

50.  A shoe on the cover - Walk in Their Shoes - Jim Ziolkowski

51.  Published in 2021 - Chain of Iron, #2  - Cassandra Clare

52.  One of the previous 51 categories from 2021 challenge - The Elsewhere Chronicles #3 - Bannister/Nykko

Bonus - shares a similar title with another book - The 4 Day Detox - Dr. Ian Smith *** (1.10.21)

Bonus - shares a similar title with another book - Murder in an Irish Churchyard - #3 in the Village series - Carlene O'Connor **** 2018 (1.30.21 - 2.11.21)

 

2021 - Ten to Try at King County Library System

1.  The Pretty One - Keah Brown (about pop culture)

2.  Birds, Beasts and Relatives - Gerald Durrell (makes you laugh)

3.  Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn (epistolary novel)

4.  Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Castaway Children #21 - Kathryn Kenny (an old favorite)

5.  Dismissed with Prejudice - Judith A. Jance (set where you were born)

6.  The Movie Musical - Jeanine Basinger (recommended by staff)

7.  Tales from Watership Down - Richard Adams (non-human character)

8.  Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe (by a black author)

9.  Writers of the Future #32 - John Laser (about the future)

10. Chain of Iron #2 - Cassandra Clare (published this year)

2021 British Book Club

January - a children's or YA book - Tales from Watership Down - Richard Adams
February - historical fiction novel - Ashes and Ice - Tracie Peterson
March - an Irish Author - Murder in an Irish Churchyard - Carlene O'Connor
April - written by an American author set in Great Britain - Green Darkness - Anya Seton
May - a book set in a country you haven't visited - Birds, Beasts and Relatives - Gerald Durrell
June - a book you already own but have not read - God's Love for You - Billy Graham
July - by a Canadian Author - River Thieves - Michael Crummey
August - a book part of a series - Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Castaway Children - Kathryn Kenny
September - any book by Dorothy L. Sayers - Gaudy Night
October - a book banned, anyplace, anytime or for any reason - Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
November - a one-word title book (a & the count as a word)- Vipero - Adam Blade
December - a book published in 2021 - Chain of Iron - Cassandra Clare

2020 - Ten to Try - King County Library System

COMPLETED 10.18.20 AND GOT THE 10 TO TRY BADGE! ;-)

1.  Retelling of a fairy tale or myth -Fairest - Gail Carson Levine
2.  Teaches you a new skill - Writing in Place - The Edmonds Writing Sisters
3.  About a journey - Walking to Listen - Andrew Forsthoeler
4.  With a friend - The Paris Architect - Charles Belfoure
5.  About a person you'd like to meet - My Bondage and My Freedom - Frederick Douglass
6.  About nature-Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer
7.  About music or a musician - Me - Elton John
8.  About current events - Breakthrough - Jack Andraka
9.  Recommended by KCLS staff - The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
10.  By an author whose gender is different from yours - Elevation - Stephen King

2020 Everett (Public Library) Reading Challenge

INCOMPLETE

READ in any order ...
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/X/ A book by Yangsze Choo - The Ghost Bride
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 /_/  Bonus:
 Attend the author event on Sunday, 1.27.at 7p.m. Evergreen Branch
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/_/ A book by Tayari Jones - The Untelling
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 /_/  Bonus:
Attend the author event on Saturday, 2.15 at 7 p.m. Everett Performing Arts Center
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/_/ A book by Phillip Margolin - Sleeping Beauty
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 /_/  Bonus:
Attend the author event on Sunday, 3.14 at 2 p.m. Main Library
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/X/ A book set in the 1920s - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe - Fannie Flagg
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/X/ A graphic novel or comic book - Giant Spider and Me, Vol. 3, Kikori Morino
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/_X/ An e-book or audiobook  Tip:  use the Libby app to borrow books on your device - Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer (from another library!)
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/X/ A book that challenges your point of view - The Danish Girl - David Ebershoff
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/X/ A book of short stories or essays - Florida - Lauren Groff
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/_/ A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics - Heart of Stone - Christine Warren
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/_/  A book recommended by library staff - The Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters
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/X/ A book published in 2020 - Chain of Gold - Cassandra Clare
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/_X/ A cookbook or a book about food - The Main Corpse - Diane Mott Davidson