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January -
Moll Flanders - finished 1/8, 4 stars
The House on Mango Street - finished 1/22, 5 stars
February -
The History of Mary Prince - finished 2/4, 3 stars
The Bluest Eye - finished 2/29, 4 stars
March -
Madame Bovary - finished 3/17, 3 stars
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian - finished 3/23, 4 stars
April -
The Awakening - finished 4/5, 3 stars
Looking for Alaska - finished 4/22, 5 stars
May -
The Well of Loneliness - finished 5/19, 4 stars
Giovanni's Room
June -
Their Eyes Were Watching God
All Boys Aren't Blue
July -
Black Boy
Gender Queer
August -
Fahrenheit 451
Kite Runner
September -
A Raisin in the Sun
Tricks
October -
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Stone Butch Blues
November -
The Handmaid's Tale
Lawn Boy
December -
Speak
The Hate U Give
My Badges
2024 - A Year of Banned Books January 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - ✔️ Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - ✔️ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - ✔️ The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
2024 - A Year of Banned Books (not sure how many I will read but would be good to read some of them again)
★January 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe 14/11 ★★★
★January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 31/1 ★★★★
★February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative 4/6 ★★★★
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
★August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 22/11 (reread) ★★★★★
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
A short list of some of the children's books that have been challenged or banned. These are not alternates for the challenge, but provided to show how this issue impacts all of us, including kids.
And Tango Makes Three
Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin
Melissa
The Giver
Harriet the Spy
Charlotte's Web
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (series)
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January - Done
Moll Flanders - finished 1/12, 4 stars
The House on Mango Street - finished 1/12, 4 stars
February - Done
The History of Mary Prince - finished 2/26, 3 stars
The Bluest Eye - finished 2/2, 4 stars
March -
Madame Bovary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
April -
The Awakening
Looking for Alaska
May -
The Well of Loneliness
Giovanni's Room
June -
Their Eyes Were Watching God
All Boys Aren't Blue
July -
Black Boy
Gender Queer
August -
Fahrenheit 451
Kite Runner
September -
A Raisin in the Sun
Tricks
October -
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Stone Butch Blues
November -
The Handmaid's Tale
Lawn Boy
December -
Speak
The Hate U Give
2024 - A Year of Banned BooksJanuary 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
I would love to join this challenge!January 1st - *To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
A short list of some of the children's books that have been challenged or banned. These are not alternates for the challenge, but provided to show how this issue impacts all of us, including kids.
And Tango Makes Three
Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin
Melissa
The Giver
Harriet the Spy
Charlotte's Web
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (series)
Reserving my spot:Books Completed: 2
Reading Banned Books is so important! I'm going to try to read as many as I can.
January 1st - Moll Flanders
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros - Date Read: 1/24/2024
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Date - Read:2/20/2024
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Reading Banned Books is so important! I'm going to try to read as many as I canJanuary 1st - Moll Flanders -12/30
January 15th - The House on Mango Street 1/20
February 1st - The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative 3/27
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska 5/19 (reread)
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Reading list:January 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe - Excellent story! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (previously read)
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin ⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green (previously read)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall⭐️⭐️⭐️
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (previously read)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe⭐️⭐️
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (previously read)
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (previously read)
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins - DNF
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (previously read)
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
January 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel DefoeJanuary 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
A short list of some of the children's books that have been challenged or banned. These are not alternates for the challenge, but provided to show how this issue impacts all of us, including kids.
And Tango Makes Three
Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin
Melissa
The Giver
Harriet the Spy
Charlotte's Web
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (series)
I've read about half of these so far, but as I'm trying to read as many banned books as I can lately, I'll use this as a chance to get to the rest of them with other people. ^_^ Maybe this'll help me feel a bit less like vomiting whenever I read the news about the fascism/bigotry based bannings going on everywhere right now, too.Reading List
January 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Some of my very favorite books are on this list. Many I've read, but I want to read them again, just because someone is telling me I can't! Harriet the Spy was one of my all time favorites, as a child.Reading list:
January 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Reading list:January 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe 01.01.24 3 stars
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 01.22.24 4 stars
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince 02.06.24 3 stars
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 02.15.24 5 stars
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 03.10.24 4 stars
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 03.18.24 4 stars
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin 04.15.24 4 stars
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green 30.24 4 stars
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
A short list of some of the children's books that have been challenged or banned. These are not alternates for the challenge, but provided to show how this issue impacts all of us, including kids.
And Tango Makes Three
Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin
Melissa
The Giver
Harriet the Spy
Charlotte's Web
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (series)
January -Moll Flanders
The House on Mango Street
February -
The History of Mary Prince
The Bluest Eye
March -
Madame Bovary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
April -
The Awakening
Looking for Alaska
May -
The Well of Loneliness
Giovanni's Room
June -
Their Eyes Were Watching God
All Boys Aren't Blue
July -
Black Boy
Gender Queer
August -
Fahrenheit 451
Kite Runner
September -
A Raisin in the Sun
Tricks
October -
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Stone Butch Blues
November -
The Handmaid's Tale
Lawn Boy
December -
Speak
The Hate U Give
My spot!Reading list:
January 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
2024 - A Year of Banned Books
January 1st - Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 1st - The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Challenge Factory2024 - A Year of Banned Books
Duration: 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024
Progress: 0 out of 24
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January 1st - *Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
January 15th - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 1st - *The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince
February 15th - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
March 1st - *Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 15th - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
April 1st - *The Awakening by Kate Chopin
April 15th - Looking for Alaska by John Green
May 1st - *The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
May 15th - Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
June 1st - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June 15th - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
July 1st - Black Boy by Richard Wright
July 15th - Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
August 1st - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
August 15th - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
September 1st - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
September 15th - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
October 1st - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
October 15th - Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
November 1st - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
November 15th - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
December 1st - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
December 15th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
*You may substitute one of the alternate books for this title if you choose:
1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
2024 - A Year of Banned BooksProgress: 0/24
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Erica wrote: "Absolutely Olawuyi! I am on the road so will create your link when I get home later today."Thank you!
I would like to participate if it’s not too late!
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Hi Jodi - you claimed a spot earlier... I already have it linked in the list of participants above - just edit to add your books!
Erica wrote: "Absolutely not too late Jodi! Linking your post now."Is my thread msg 28?
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Is my thread msg 28?"
Yes, that is what I linked to because I did it when you first posted. You can edit that post to create your challenge.
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