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Duration: 1/9/24-30/9/24
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3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).

4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.

5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.


Duration: 1/9/24-30/9/24
4/5
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
TBD
2. Read a book about or featuring books.
3. Read a book with punctuation in the title
4. Read a book with a number in the title
5. Read a book that features a boat





Updated: Oct. 6
Progress: 5/5
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
Knots by Colleen Frakes - Sept. 1

2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander - Oct. 6

3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
Stand Up!: A Graphic Novel by Tori Sharp - Sept. 8

4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
39 Clues: The Maze of Bones: A Graphic Novel (39 Clues Graphic Novel #1) by Ethan Young - Sept. 20

5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.
Otter Lagoon by Mike Deas - Sept. 25


September 2024
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university

2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.

3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).

4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.

5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.


5/5
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
internship for university credits- Death Takes a Bath by Sharon Lynn 5 September; 4 1/2☆

2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
Littered with Trouble by Eryn Scott 2 September; 4 1/2☆

3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
Murder at Queen's Landing by Andrea Penrose 9 September; 5☆

4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
One Last Lie by Sarah Sutton 6 September; 5☆

5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.
parrot- Flip-Flops and Murder by H.Y. Hanna 3 September; 3 1/2☆


5/5
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class - Unseen Uni
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 7/9 5★
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan 19/9 3★
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
The Secret Life of Flying: What Really Happens When You Travel By Air by Jeremy Burfoot 1/9 4★
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
After the Worst Has Happened: Tales from a Funeral Director on the Lighter Side of Death by Richard Gosling 2/9 4.5★
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features an island.
Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey 16/9 3★






Read a Book Day, International Literacy Day, and Read an eBook Day: Sifting Through Clues
National Ampersand Day (&): Mayhem & Mass
International Sudoku Day: 2 Bodies for the Price of 1
Talk Like a Pirate Day: The Fatal Folio





2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.

5/5
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
Cupcakes to Die For Kathleen Suzette 9/3/24
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
Set in a private library AND THEN: There Were Bodies Peyton Stone 9/4/24
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).'
Comma wasn’t mentioned, so if it counts: Blush, a Bride and a Body Cindy Bell 9/19/24
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
Six Stunning Sirens Lynn Cahoon 9/16/24
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.
Mr. Periwinkle, the parrot plays a big role in Curiosity Killed the Cobbler Susan O'Leary 9/20/24

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 9/16/24
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett 9/16/24
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 9/8/24
The 19th Christmas by James Patterson 9/19/24
Honey Drop Dead by Laura Childs 9/15/24

1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon). Murder at Traitors' Gate by Irina Shapiro
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island. A Cruise to Murder by Dawn Brookes

5/5 DONE
1. September is Back to School month: MC takes a class: ballet master class Kisses and Croissants Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau 9/6
2. September 6 is Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: A Novel Way to Die: A Bookish Cafe Mystery Harper Lin 9/18
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): punctuation in title - colon and comma Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out Shannon Reed 9/20
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: number in title A Hundred Thousand Dragons Dolores Gordon-Smith 9/2
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: features a boat - several boats Under a Veiled Moon Karen Odden 9/1

1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
Set in a university

2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.

3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).

4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.

5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.


2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
Deadly Editions 09.11.24
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).Murder, Money & Marzipan 09.16.24
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number somewhere on the front cover.

5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.

5/5





1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
Red Sky at Morning by Richard Bradford 10/10/24
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan 9/6/24
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
The Cat, the Mill and the Murder by Leann Sweeney 9/9/24
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley 9/2/24
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.
Island of Stella Maris: Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer 9/1/24

1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
The Story of My Life, Helen Keller – 14/09/24
Much of the book is about how she learned to read, write and speak, both with her personal teacher and assistant, and at school, as she worked to get into Radcliffe College.
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
The Lost Bookshop, Evie Woods – 18/09/24
MPGs include Books about Books
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
Murder-on-Sea, Julie Wassmer – 26/09/24
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
The Jacobite Rebellion: 1745–46, Gregory Fremont-Barnes – 12/09/24
Numbers on the cover (and in the subtitle)
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.
Murder at Midnight, Kathi Daley – 08/09/24
Set on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
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Grand, Death, Auto by Joanna Campbell Slan 9/4/2024
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books. He works at the library.
Kneading You by C.S. Poe 9/7/2024
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
It's a Wonderful Knife by S.C. Wynne 8/5/2024
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
One Vote for Murder by S.C. Wynne 9/17/2024
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a boat.
The Canoe Trip Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner 9/29/2024

1. Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
Murder at the PTA by Lee Hollis
2. Read a book about or featuring books.
The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander
3. Read a book with punctuation in the title.
Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley
4. Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley
5. Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.
Come Shell or High Waterby Molly MacRae






0/5
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class. (set in a bording school)
Death of a Schoolgirl
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books. (magic book shop)
Crimes and Covers
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon). ("!)
A School Inspector Calls or "OfsDead!"
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover. (52)
52 Steps To Murder
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island (parrot)
Wine's Up?






CM Mini
September 2024
Read: 4/5
✅1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class-Love, Theoretically-9/30/24
✅2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books-Funny Story-9/15/24
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
✅4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover-The One-9/14/24
✅5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island-Deadly Gift-9/5/24





2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.

2/5
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class. “Just a Girl” by Alyssa Cole
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
“The Butterfly Garden” by Dot Hutchison

September 2024 mini challenge
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
internship for university credits- Death Takes a Bath by Sharon Lynn 5 September; 4 1/2☆

2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
Littered with Trouble by Eryn Scott 2 September; 4 1/2☆

3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
Murder at Queen's Landing by Andrea Penrose 9 September; 5☆

4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
One Last Lie by Sarah Sutton 6 September; 5☆

5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.
parrot- Flip-Flops and Murder by H.Y. Hanna 3 September; 3 1/2☆


1. September is
Back to School month: Read
book set in a school /uni, MC takes a class.✔️

Wandering through Life: A Memoir Donna Leon
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 Int’l Literacy Day, Sept 18 Read an eBook Day:
Read a book about or featuring books.✔️

3. Sept 8 is Nat’l Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with
punctuation in the title✔️e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).

4. Sept 9 Int’l Sudoku Day: Read a book with
number in title/front cover.✔️

A Button Up Detective Agency Cozy Mystery #9 Lizzie Lewis
5. Sept 9 Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read book that features
pirate, parrot, boat , island✔️

5/5 ✔️

September Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/9/24-30/9/24
3/3
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).

4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.

5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.


Duration: 1/9/24-30/9/24
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.

1. Read a book set in a school or university or which the main character takes a class: Schoolgirl Allies - Rebecca Middleton Samson
2. Read a book about or featuring books: The Body In the Bookstore - Ellie Alexander
3. Read a book with punctuation in the title: Jane and His Lordship's Legacy - Stephanie Barron
4. Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the cover: The 24th Hour - James Patterson
5. Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat, or island: Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson







5/5 DONE
1. September is Back to School month: MC takes a class: ballet master class Kisses and Croissants Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau 9/6
2. September 6 is Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: A Novel Way to Die: A Bookish Cafe Mystery Harper Lin 9/18
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): punctuation in title - colon and comma Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out Shannon Reed 9/20
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: number in title A Hundred Thousand Dragons Dolores Gordon-Smith 9/2
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: features a boat - several boats Under a Veiled Moon Karen Odden 9/1
Congrats to those who have finished. Completed my last book today.
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class. A Function of Murder by Ada Madison
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books. Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon). Brian's Return by Gary Paulsen
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (contains all four!)
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class. A Function of Murder by Ada Madison
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books. Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon). Brian's Return by Gary Paulsen
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (contains all four!)

FINISHED
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school.
Grand, Death, Auto by Joanna Campbell Slan 9/4/2024
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books. He works at the library.
Kneading You by C.S. Poe 9/7/2024
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
It's a Wonderful Knife by S.C. Wynne 8/5/2024
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
One Vote for Murder by S.C. Wynne 9/17/2024
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a boat.
The Canoe Trip Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner 9/29/2024
September 2024
Duration: Sep 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024
1.- Back to School month: Breaking the Minder by Viola Grace (04/09/2024 - ★★★☆)
2.- Read a Book Day / International Literacy Day / Read an eBook Day: Once Upon a Harvest Moon by Kathi Daley (29/09/2024 - ★★★★)
3.- National Ampersand Day: Mission: Uncovered by Anna Hackett (09/09/2024 - ★★★☆)
4.- International Sudoku Day: Soul Casting 101 by Viola Grace (27/09/2024 - ★★★★☆)
5.- Talk Like a Pirate Day: No Place Like Home for a Murder by Lynn Bohart (26/09/2024 - ★★★★☆)
Duration: Sep 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024
1.- Back to School month: Breaking the Minder by Viola Grace (04/09/2024 - ★★★☆)
2.- Read a Book Day / International Literacy Day / Read an eBook Day: Once Upon a Harvest Moon by Kathi Daley (29/09/2024 - ★★★★)
3.- National Ampersand Day: Mission: Uncovered by Anna Hackett (09/09/2024 - ★★★☆)
4.- International Sudoku Day: Soul Casting 101 by Viola Grace (27/09/2024 - ★★★★☆)
5.- Talk Like a Pirate Day: No Place Like Home for a Murder by Lynn Bohart (26/09/2024 - ★★★★☆)






September Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/9/24-30/9/24
4/4
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
TBD
2. Read a book about or featuring books.
3. Read a book with punctuation in the title
4. Read a book with a number in the title
5. Read a book that features a boat




Books mentioned in this topic
Love, Theoretically (other topics)Funny Story (other topics)
The One (other topics)
Red Sky at Morning (other topics)
Whose Body? (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Richard Bradford (other topics)Gretchen Rue (other topics)
Dorothy L. Sayers (other topics)
Verity Bright (other topics)
Ellis Peters (other topics)
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RULES
** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.
** A book can be used only once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seasonal, World Trip, Ultimate, etc.).
** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance, and can change your mind at any time if you do.
** Do as many as you are able and have fun!
1. September is Back to School month: Read a book set in a school or university, or in which the main character takes a class.
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day, September 8 International Literacy Day, and September 18 Read an eBook Day: Read a book about or featuring books.
3. September 8 is National Ampersand Day (&): Read a book with punctuation in the title (e.g.: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, dash, ellipsis, exclamation point, period, question mark, quotation marks, semi-colon).
4. September 9 is International Sudoku Day: Read a book with a number in the title or somewhere on the front cover.
5. September 9 is Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book that features a pirate, parrot, boat or island.
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