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Theme Challenges are challenges which runs for two months at a time. Everyone is welcome to take part by reading books that relate to the monthly theme (it is not mandatory). It can be anything from the sea to books set in Australia. There will be threads set up where you can post what books you have read for the theme 'challenge' :-)
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For 2014, we have decided to change the Theme Challenges a bit. There will be 12 themes which are related to a holiday or event that occurs in each month. However, you may choose to read books for any of the themes at any point in the year - the monthly format is optional. For example, I am currently reading War and Peace, which I will count in the Cinco de Mayo theme.I will be setting up individual threads for each of the 12 themes, where people can list their books or exchange ideas. I hope that you will enjoy participating in these!
2014 ThemesJanuary - New Year's Day (New Year's Resolutions): New Starts = read a book that is by a new author or is the beginning of a series new to you.
February - AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month: Listen to an audiobook or read a book available in large-print
March - Iditarod Race: Read an adventure book (either fact or fiction) or a book that involves the Artic or dogs in some way. Bonus if it has all three elements!
April - April Fool's Day: Read a book that makes you laugh - it could be a book of cartoons, a satire, or a humorous memoir as long as it tickles your funny bone.
May - Cinco de Mayo (The 5th of May): Read a book about war (fact or fiction); bonus if it involves the defeat of a stronger army by a weaker one! Or read a book about Mexico or written by a Mexican author.
June - Ramadan: Read a book that involves spirituality or religion in some way.
July - Tour de France begins: Read a book about France or written by a French author.
August - International Tree Climbing Days (Aug. 1-5 & International Tree Climbing Competition begins Aug. 2): Read a book about childhood or about nature.
September - International Interpreters and Translators Week (Sept. 22-30 or the last full week of the month): Read a book that was originally written in a language other than that you are reading it in!
October - Halloween: Read a ghost story or a book about the paranormal.
November - National Family Literacy Month (& Young Reader's Day on the 2nd Tuesday of the month): Read a young-adult or children's book. Bonus if you read it with a younger member of your family!
December - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Day (Dec. 2, 2014): Read a book that involves human rights or freedom fighting.
We've decided to continue with three of these theme challenges as a group for 2015 - New Starts, Translated Works and Low Vision Awareness. I will archive the other theme challenge threads but not close them for comments so that they can be added to if you so wish. You are, of course, welcome to incorporate the other theme challenges into your own personal challenges for 2015.
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