Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I apparently have engaged in more challenges than anticipated. 😁

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POP CHART LAB'S 100 ESSENTIAL NOVELS CHALLENGE


January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2028

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Read the 100 essential novels listed on the chart by the end of 2028.

4/10 TASKS FOR 2023 COMPLETED
54/100 TASKS FOR 2028 COMPLETED

Progress maintained at https://www.listchallenges.com

1. Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

2. A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

3. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

4. A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul

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HALF PRICE BOOKS HPBeGood CHALLENGE
@halfpricebooks #HPBeGood
https://halfpricebooks.com/resolve



January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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Read 52 books and perform good deeds in 2023. There is no follow-up required, but I will try to post quarterly progress via social media.

🌟🌟ACCOMPLISHED! 🌟🌟

81/52 Books 12/12 Good Deeds



BOOKS
1. Little Gods by Meng Jin
2. The Grip of It by Jac Jemc
3. Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
4. A Burning by Megha Majumdar
5. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
6. Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang
7. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
8. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
9. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
10.Scythe by Neal Shusterman
11.There There by Tommy Orange
12.Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
13.Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
14.Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
15.Versed in Country Things: Poems by Robert Frost
16.Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
17.Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar
18.Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
19.My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee
20. Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris
21. A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
22. The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn
23. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
24. Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
25. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
26. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva
27. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
28. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
29. The Bear and the Nightingale Katherine Arden
30. The Montevideo Brief by J.H. Gelernter
31. The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
32. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
33. The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
34. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
35. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht
36. The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
37. Victory City by Salman Rushdie
38. The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
39. Big Tree by Brian Selznick
40. Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
41. Companion Piece by Ali Smith
42. Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
43. Certain Tract of Land by Jean A. Seder
44. Ragtime Cowboys by Loren D. Estleman
45. Witches: The Complete Collection by Daisuke Igarashi
46. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
47. A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris
48. Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill
49. The Luminaries by Susan Dennard
50. The Cloisters by Katy Hays
51. The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
52. The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke
53. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
54. The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
55. Wool by Hugh Howey
56. The Complete Small Plates Cookbook: 300+ Tapas, Meze, Bar Snacks, Dumplings, Shareable Salads, and Much More by America's Test Kitchen
57. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
58. God Save the Mark by Donald E. Westlake
59. Marple: Twelve New Stories by various authors
60. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
61. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
62. Actress by Anne Enright
63. The Witches at the End of the World by Chelsea Iversen
64. The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
65. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
66. Perilous Times by Thomas D. Lee
67. Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
68. A House for Mr Biswasby V.S. Naipaul
69. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
70. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
71. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
72. The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang
73. On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oates
74. Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk
75. Modern Etiquette Made Easy: A Five-Step Method to Mastering Etiquette by Myka Meier
76. The Last Adventure of Constance Verity by A. Lee Martinez
77.Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
78. The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo
79. Animal Farm by George Orwell
80. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
81. The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe by Stephen Hawking

DEEDS
✔ JAN 2023: Carry extra poo bags with me and pick up any doggie deposits that I run across while walking my dog.
✔ FEB 2023: Help elderly community members with snow/outdoor chores.
✔ MAR 2023: March is notoriously windy, so I plan to pick up litter during at least one of my walks.
✔ APR 2023: Participate in a community flea market with the goal of rehoming some of my belongings in order to reduce waste and celebrate Earth Day.
✔ MAY 2023: Help neighbor with yard.
✔ JUNE 2023: Complete a craft and gift it to a neighbor.
✔ JULY 2023: Share plant cuttings with a neighbor.
✔ AUGUST 2023: Prepared food for gathering of neighbors.
✔ SEPTEMBER 2023: In celebration of the new school year, I will donate one or more books.
✔ OCTOBER 2023: Participated in Halloween treat sharing and carved pumpkins for the celebration
✔ NOVEMBER 2023: Purchased event tickets to support local volunteer fire company
✔ DECEMBER 2023: Prepared cookies and crafted ornaments as gifts to neighbors

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MY LIBRARY'S ADULT 2023 WINTER READING CHALLENGE



February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

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*******BOOKS*******
9 BOOKS READ

1. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
2. Scythe by Neal Shusterman
3. There There by Tommy Orange
4. Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
5. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
6.Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
7.Versed in Country Things: Poems by Robert Frost
8.Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
9.Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar


*****REVIEWS*****
1/1 REVIEW BADGES
Sea of Tranquility

*****ACTIVITIES*****
6/6 BADGES EARNED

1. Registered for challenge.

2. Read a book of poetry!
Versed in Country Things: Poems by Robert Frost

3. Listen to an audiobook!
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

4. Read a book by a BIPOC author!
There There by Tommy Orange

5. Read a book from one of the LAMBDA literary award winners!
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

6. Complete challenge.


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75 BOOKS CHALLENGE FOR 2023

💠 ANDREA'S BOOK BONANZA 💠
https://www.librarything.com/topic/34...
January 1. 2023 - December 31, 2023

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Read 75 books in 2023. 🌟ACCOMPLISHED! 🌟

81/75 books

1. Little Gods by Meng Jin
2. The Grip of It by Jac Jemc
3. Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
4. A Burning by Megha Majumdar
5. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
6. Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang
7. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
8. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
9. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
10.Scythe by Neal Shusterman
11. There There by Tommy Orange
12. Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
13. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
14.Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
15.Versed in Country Things: Poems by Robert Frost
16.Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
17.Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar
18.Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
19.My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee
20. Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris
21. A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
22. The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn
23. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
24. Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
25. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
26. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva
27. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
28. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
29. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
30. The Montevideo Brief by J.H. Gelernter
31. The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
32. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
33. The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
34. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
35. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht
36. The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
37. Victory City by Salman Rushdie
38. The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
39. Big Tree by Brian Selznick
40. Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
41. Companion Piece by Ali Smith
42. Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
43. Certain Tract of Land by Jean A. Seder
44. Ragtime Cowboys by Loren D. Estleman
45. Witches: The Complete Collection by Daisuke Igarashi
46. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
47. A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris
48. Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill
49. The Luminaries by Susan Dennard
50. The Cloisters by Katy Hays
51. The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
52. The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke
53. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
54. The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
55. Wool by Hugh Howey
56. The Complete Small Plates Cookbook: 300+ Tapas, Meze, Bar Snacks, Dumplings, Shareable Salads, and Much More by America's Test Kitchen
57. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
58. God Save the Mark by Donald E. Westlake
59. Marple: Twelve New Stories by various authors
60. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
61. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
62. Actress by Anne Enright
63. The Witches at the End of the World by Chelsea Iversen
64. The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
65. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
66. Perilous Times by Thomas D. Lee
67. Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
68. A House for Mr Biswasby V.S. Naipaul
69. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
70. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
71. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
72. The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang
73. On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oates
74. Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk
75. Modern Etiquette Made Easy: A Five-Step Method to Mastering Etiquette by Myka Meier
76. The Last Adventure of Constance Verity by A. Lee Martinez
77. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
78. The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo
79. Animal Farm by George Orwell
80. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
81. The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe by Stephen Hawking
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MOUNT TBR CHALLENGE 2023
Challenge Progress

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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In an effort to familiarize myself with books presently residing on my bookshelves—or make room for new occupants 🤣, I am planning to "scale" at least two, if not more, mountains by reading at least 12 books that I owned or ordered before 1/1/2023.
🌟ACCOMPLISHED! Scaled 4+ mountains by reading 40 books that have been sitting on my shelves!🌟

MOUNT WYCHEPROOF: 6/6 ****SCALED****

1. Little Gods by Meng Jin
2. The Grip of It by Jac Jemc
3. Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
4. A Burning by Megha Majumdar
5. The Cartographers
6. Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang

***ONWARD AND UPWARD!***

PIKE'S PEAK: 12/12 ****SCALED****

7. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
8. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
9. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
10.There There by Tommy Orange
11.Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
12.Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings

***ONWARD AND UPWARD!***

MOUNT BLANC: 24/24 ****SCALED****

13.Versed in Country Things: Poems by Robert Frost
14.Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
15. Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar
16. My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee
17. The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn
18. A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
19. Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
20. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
21. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva
22. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
23. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
24. The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves

***ONWARD AND UPWARD!***

MT. VANCOUVER: 36/36 ****SCALED****

25. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
26. The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
27. Companion Piece by Ali Smith
28. Ragtime Cowboys by Loren D. Estleman
29. A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris
30. Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill
31. The Luminaries by Susan Dennard
32. The Cloisters by Katy Hays [Preordered 12/2022]
33. Wool by Hugh Howey
34. God Save the Mark by Donald E. Westlake
35. Marple: Twelve New Stories by various authors
36. Actress by Anne Enright

***ONWARD AND UPWARD!***

MT. ARARAT: 40/48

37. The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
38. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty [Preordered 12/2022]
39. The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang
40. Animal Farm by George Orwell
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2023 BOOK CHALLENGE



#2023bookchallenge @barnesandnoble

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Read 52 book that fulfill the prompts listed below. There is no follow-up required, but I will try to post quarterly progress via social media.

49/52 books ✔= read

😎SO CLOSE! 😎

✔ 1. Read a book with a rabbit on the cover:

The Witches at the End of the World by Chelsea Iversen

✔ 2. Read a debut novel:

Little Gods by Meng Jin

✔ 3. Read a book featuring a friend group:

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

✔ 4. Read a book about a murder:

The Cloisters by Katy Hays

✔ 5. Read a B&N YA book club pick:
[2022]

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

✔ 6. Read a graphic novel:

Witches: The Complete Collection by Daisuke Igarashi

✔ 7. Read a book with a shipwreck at its center:

The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

✔ 8. Read the first book of a series:
[This is the first book of the Radiant Emperor series.]

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

✔ 9. Read a book with a non-human main character:
[The Lacewing King, one of the Silken Folk]

Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris

10. Read a book featuring pirates:

✔ 11. Read a B&N book club pick:

Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John Mandel

✔ 12. Read a book by an indigenous author:

There There by Tommy Orange

✔ 13. Read a book relating to a journey of self:

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

✔ 14. Read a book published before you were born:
[1924]

A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

✔ 15. Read a B&N exclusive edition:

The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo

✔ 16. Read a picture book:
[It features prints of wood engravings to illustrate tale.]

The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono

✔ 17. Read a B&N monthly pick:

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

✔ 18. Read a book that makes you cry:

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

✔ 19. Read about a tough choice:
[One of the many difficult choices that Robin is faced with is that of choosing between peaceful or violent protest.]

Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

✔ 20. Read a speculative fiction:
[This story takes place on Earth in the future when immortality necessitates professional gleaning.]

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

✔ 21. Read a book that makes you laugh:

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

✔ 22. Read a cozy mystery:

Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge

✔ 23. Read a librarian favorite

Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis

✔ 24. Read about history:
[This book is about the local history of an Audubon sanctuary.]

Certain Tract of Land by Jean A. Seder

✔ 25. Read a book that everyone is talking about:
[I honestly do not think that I would have read it otherwise.]

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

✔ 26. Read a bookseller favorite:

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

✔ 27. Read a book about a person you don't know:
[While the main character was fictional, I did learn about the life of a 20th century geisha.]

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

✔ 28. Read a book set in India:

A Burning by Megha Majumdar

✔ 29. Read a book that you have already read:

Animal Farm by George Orwell

✔ 30. Read a book from your #TBR:

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

✔ 31. Read one of your friend's favorite books:

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

✔ 32. Read an inspiring memoir:
[Fictional but inspiring!]

My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee

✔ 33. Complete a series:

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

✔ 34. Read a book by a POC author:

Victory City by Salman Rushdie

✔ 35. Read a book that is listed as a favorite on social media:
[Several social media members, such as Lotus Naturals and Ramsey Reads, list this light tale as one of their favorite yearly reads ]

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang

36. Read a book that contains second person narrative

✔ 37. Read a book that relates to an unlikely detective:

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

✔ 38. Read a book that intimidates you:

The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe by Stephen Hawking

✔ 39. Read a book that gives you hope:
Gained a sense of hope in knowing that multiple forms of life survived are thought to have the ability to survive an asteroid strike.

Big Tree by Brian Selznick

✔ 40. Read a book that is outside of your comfort zone:
[This is a very uncomfortable look at the darkness of human souls.]

Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

✔ 41. Read an anthology:

Marple: Twelve New Stories by various authors

✔ 42. Read a book by an author who you've never heard of before:

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

✔ 43. Give a DNF book a second chance:

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers

✔ 44.Read a book that includes a map:

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

45. Read a National Book Award winner

✔ 46. Read a romance:

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

✔ 47. Read a non-fiction book you know nothing about:

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

✔ 48. Read a book set in the 1700's:

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

✔ 49. Read a book about boxing:

On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oates

✔ 50. Read a book that scares the pants off of you:
[This dystopian tale portrays a future that is all too possible.]

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

✔ 51. Read a book with adventure in the title:

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

✔ 52. Read a book that you can't wait to read:

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake


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MY LIBRARY'S ADULT 2023 SUMMER READING CHALLENGE



June 19, 2023 - Aug 7, 2023


⭐⭐⭐20/21 BADGES EARNED⭐⭐⭐

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*******READING LOG ACTIVITIES*******

⭐⭐⭐3/3 BOOK COMPLETION BADGES EARNED⭐⭐⭐

1. Read 1 book.
--Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

2. Read 5 books.
--Companion Piece by Ali Smith
--Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
--Certain Tract of Land by Jean A. Seder
--Ragtime Cowboys by Loren D. Estleman

3. Read 10 books.

--Witches: The Complete Collection by Daisuke Igarashi
--Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
--A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris
--Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill
--The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

*Bonus* 4. Read 20 books.
--The Cloisters by Katy Hays
--The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
--The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke
--Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
--The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
--Wool by Hugh Howey
--The Complete Small Plates Cookbook: 300+ Tapas, Meze, Bar Snacks,
Dumplings, Shareable Salads, and Much More by America's Test Kitchen
--Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
--God Save the Mark by Donald E. Westlake
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⭐⭐⭐4/4 READING TIME BADGES EARNED⭐⭐⭐
1. Read 100 minutes.

2. Read 200 minutes.

1. Read 300 minutes.

2. Read 400 minutes.

⭐⭐⭐4/4 PAGES READ BADGES EARNED⭐⭐⭐
1. Read 100 pages.

2. Read 200 pages.

1. Read 300 pages.

1. Read 400 pages.


****************REVIEWS****************
1/1 REVIEW BADGES
Write 1 review on Beanstack site


*********CHALLENGE ACTIVITIES*********
8/9 ACTIVITY COMPLETION BADGES EARNED

1. Register for challenge.

2. Read a book by a LGBTQ+ author.

3. Read a book set by the ocean, or on a beach!


4. Read a book everyone is talking about, or was talking about it in years' past!

5. Check out one of our cultural passes and attend a museum!

6. Visit the library, check out our new section of comic book and graphic novels in the Adult section, and check something out!

7. Check out a cookbook and make a recipe from it!

8. Read a book by a black author.

9. Read a book from a genre you've never read before!

**************READING LOG**************
6/19: 4 hr 25 min 221 pages
6/20: 3 hr 10 min 242 pages 1 book completed
6/21: 1 hr 20 min 66 pages 1 book completed
6/22: 1hr 35 pages
6/23: 3hr 15 min 167 pages
6/24: 55 min 91 pages
6/25: 2hr 43 min 186 pages 1 book completed
6/26: 2 hr 10 min 114 pages 1 book completed
6/27: 5 hr 15 min 241 pages 1 book completed

Due to the fact that I have achieved the time and page badges, I will record only books finished from this point onward.


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