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12/14
Ler Faz a Cabeça: Textos Brasileiros by Eliana Callil Voos
“All I’ve Got to Do” - Read a book that has been on you TBR list for more than a year
The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
Three Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens
The Hungry Thing by Jan Slepian
Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Laugh Lines 50 Years of Jokes, Stories and Life as an Entertainer by Wayne Osmond
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Secret of the Caves by Franklin W. Dixon
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
“Money (That’s What I Want)” - Read a book about economics or finance

9/12
Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine
The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
“I’m Happy Just to Dance with You” - Read a book about dancing – fiction or nonfiction
Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang
The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom
“Any Time at All” - Read a book that has lasted the test of time, is appropriate throughout the ages, appeals to YA and adult, et cetera
“I’ll Cry Instead” - Read a sad story
P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
Finn by Jon Clinch

12/14
The Haunted Man by Charles Dickens
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Hannah Green
How We Learn by Benedict Carey
“Mr. Moonlight” - Read a book about someone who works a second job
“Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey” - Read a book with a repeat word in the title
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony A Friendship That Changed the World by Penny Coleman
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
May I Kiss You? by Michael Dormitrz

12/14
The Power of Habit Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
The Dinner Club by Curtis Taylor
Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende
The Faiths of Our Fathers by Alf J. Mapp, Jr.
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
Rabbit, Run by John Updike
Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
“Act Naturally “ - Read a book about the environment
“It’s Only Love” - Read a book that received a 5-star rating from a fellow TNBBC member
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Walking on Water by Richard Paul Evans
Arms of Love by Kelly Long
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. du Bois
The Chimes by Charles Dickens

12/15
Travels with Charley:In Search of America by John Steinbeck
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
“Think for Yourself”- Read a book despite some negative reviews
Poetics by Aristotle
Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards
Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Gifted Hands The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson
“Wait” - Read a book with the word stop in the title
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon by Dave Barry
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
SINGLE RELEASED IN 1965
"Day Tripper"
Read a book of travel writing near your home

12/14
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
The Martian by Andy Weir
“Here, There and Everywhere” - Read a book with a punctuation mark in the title
Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
The Frog Princess by E.D.Baker
The Awakening by Katherine Chopin
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
“I Want to Tell You” - Read a book recommended by a friend
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
I Robot by Isaac Asimov

9/13
"Paperback Writer"
Read a paperback book
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
“Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” - Read a book where drugs/drug use is a central theme
“Getting Better” - read a book with Getting or Better in the title
Nickle and Dimed On Not Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Classic Brazilian Recipes by James Newton
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
Dibs In Search of Self by Virgina M. Axline
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
“Lovely Rita” - Read a book with Lovely or Rita in the title
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

7/11
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
Never Kiss an Alligator on the Lips Vol 2 by Curt Boudreaux
“Flying” - Read a book with Flying in the title
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
“Your Mother Should Know” - Read a book about a mother/child relationship or a book dedicated to a mother
“I Am the Walrus” - Read a book with an animal in the title
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
Black Coffee by Agatha Christie
The Big Four by Agatha Christie
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
“All You Need is Love” - Read a romance or love story

13/17
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Lady Susan by Jane Austen
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
“Wild Honey Pie” - Read a book with Wild, Honey, or Pie in the title
Messenger by Lois Lowry
The Shaken Earth by Toni Sorenson
Three Act Tragedy
“Martha My Dear” - Read a book with a woman's name in the title
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Hard Times by Charles Dickens
“Rocky Raccoon” - Read a book with alliteration in the title
“Don’t Pass Me By” - Read a book that has been on your TBR list for over a year
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence
Exodus by Leon Uris
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

10/13
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster
“Mother Nature’s Son” - Read a book about the environment
The Sign of the Twisted Candles by Carolyn Keene
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
“Helter Skelter” – Read a true crime book
SYLO by D.J. MacHale
Storm by D.J. MacHale
Strike by D.J. MacHale
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The American Plate by Libby H. O'Connell
“Savoy Truffle” - Read a book with Savoy or Truffle in the title
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Bless the Beasts and the Children by Glendon Swarthout

10/12
“Only a Northern Song” - Read a book by a Canadian author
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Approaching Zion by Hugh Nibley
The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson
The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
The Bridge to Never Land by Dave Barry
Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
“Yellow Submarine in Pepperland” - Read a book with a color in the title

10/17
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
“Something” - Read a book about anything
Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
“Oh! Darling” - Read a book where the main character is an aristocrat
A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin
The Arabian Nights by Anonymous, Richard Burton
“Here Comes the Sun” - Read a book set in the summer or with the word summer in the title
“Because” - Read something....just because
Ladies of Liberty The Women Who Shaped Our Nation by Cokie Roberts
“Sun King” - Read a book about the monarchy
Pudins Deliciosos by Editora Melhoramentos
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
“Carry That Weight” - Read a book centered on health, good eating, sport, fitness, etc
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
“Her Majesty” - Read a book about royalty (fiction or non-fiction)

5/14
“Two of Us” - Read a book about a famous duo (can be fiction or non-fiction but the duo must be non-fiction)
“Dig a Pony” - Read a book with horses in it or the word "horse/pony" in the title
The Scarlet Plague by Jack London
My Name Used to be Muhammad by Tito Momen
“Dig It” - Read a book on the NY Times Bestseller List
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
“Maggie Mae” - Read a book thats title contains alliteration
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
“One After 909” (Read a book over 909 pages)
“The Long and Winding Road” - Read a book over 900 pages
“For You Blue” - Read a book given to you as a gift
“Get Back” - Read a book you couldn’t finish
"Free As a Bird" - Read a book of your choice
Son by Lois Lowry

I decided it would make it much easier for me to find each of the challenges this way.

I am making this a bigger challenge for myself and will not count each book for more than one song.
Books mentioned in this topic
Classic Brazilian Recipes (other topics)Yellow Crocus (other topics)
The Scarlet Plague (other topics)
The Awakening (other topics)
Kon-Tiki (other topics)
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14/14
“I Saw Her Standing There” - Read a book by a female authorThe Little Lame Prince by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
“Misery” - Read a sad storyPassage on the Titanic by Anita Stansfield
“Anna (Go to Him)” - Read a book with a female name in the titleFlora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
“Chains” - Read a book about slavery/with slavery as a theme AND/OR a book set in a prisonA People at War Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War 18541877 by Scott Reynolds Nelson
“Boys” - Read a book with a male’s name in the titleMonte and the World of Possibilities by Katie Bradley Barrett and Cameron Pinegar
“Ask Me Why” - Read a book with the word WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE or WHY in the titleWhat Makes Us Sisters by Bonnie L. Oscarson
“Please Please Me” - Read a book with a duplicated word in the titleCrooked Letter Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
“Love Me Do” - Read a love storyThe Battle of Life by Charles Dickens
“P.S. I Love You” - Read a book with a subtitleCounseling Suicidal People A Therapy of Hope by Paul G. Quinnett
“Baby It’s You” - Read a book about childhood OR a book you loved as a childCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
“Do You Want to Know a Secret” - Read a book in which a secret is revealed AND/OR a mysteryThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
“A Taste of Honey” - Read a book where food is the central theme OR is in the title of the bookJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
“There’s a Place” - Read a book that has a location in the titleThe Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
“Twist and Shout” - Read a book about abuse or where abuse/abusive family is the main themeHiding in the Light by Rifqa Bary