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I will fill it out as I hit prompts
1. Read A Book Written By A Woman Under 25
2. Read A Book About Non-Western History
3. Read A Book Of Essays Men Explain Things to Me
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East
8. Read A Book About Women In War
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman Bitch Planet, Vol 1: Extraordinary Machine
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S.
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA
14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa
18. Read A Translated Book
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer


2. Read A Book About Non-Western History
3. Read A Book Of Essays
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East
8. Read A Book About Women In War
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S.
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA
14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa
18. Read A Translated Book
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer


2. Read A Book About Non-Western History Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War
3. Read A Book Of Essays
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East An Unnecessary Woman
8. Read A Book About Women In War
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S.
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA
14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman Station Eleven
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel Kindred
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa Blackass
18. Read A Translated Book
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer Mrs. Dalloway
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2. Read A Book About Non-Western History
3. Read A Book Of Essays The V-Word: True Stories About First-Time Sex
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East
8. Read A Book About Women In War
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10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S.
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood The BFG by Roald Dahl
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15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel
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17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa
18. Read A Translated Book
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer

2. Read A Book About Non-Western History
3. Read A Book Of Essays Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things {planned}
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color Akata Witch {planned}
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice {planned}
8. Read A Book About Women In War The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II {in progress}
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S. The End {planned}
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA Binge {in progress}
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel Kindred {planned}
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa Half of a Yellow Sun {planned}
18. Read A Translated Book The Three-Body Problem {in progress}
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer Nightwood {in progress}

1. Read A Book Written By A Woman Under 25 - Divergent
2. Read A Book About Non-Western History - I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
3. Read A Book Of Essays: The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie Room
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color: Everything, Everything
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East
8. Read A Book About Women In War Life After Life
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman The Trouble With Women
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S. The Sun is also a Star
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud: The Velveteen Rabbit
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood:
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA: The Argonauts
14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman: Station Eleven
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel: The Handmaid's Tale
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read: Case Histories
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa: Americanah
18. Read A Translated Book:
Norwegian Wood
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry: milk and honey
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer: The Awakening

1. Read A Book Written By A Woman Under 25- PS I Love You or The Strand Prophesy
2. Read A Book About Non-Western History The Girl from the Coast or Starcursed
3. Read A Book Of Essays Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture- Ishel or
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie Winter's Bone or The Canterville Ghost
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color- Last Station Master
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East The Blood of Flowers
8. Read A Book About Women In War- Island of a Thousand Mirrors or Sandoval Sisters'...
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S.- Girl With Ghost Eyes or Namesake or Chicago
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud-
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood The Littles
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA- Whipping Girl
14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman Octavia E. Butler Dawn (Exogenesis)
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel- Woman on the Edge of Time or Left Hand of Darkness
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read Red Rising
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa- Cutting For Stone or Purple Hibiscus
18. Read A Translated Book The Rainbow Troops or This Earth of Mankind
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry- Prelude To Bruise or Uses of the Body
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer- something by Isabelle Allende

1. Read A Book Written By A Woman Under 25: The Mothers
2. Read A Book About Non-Western History
3. Read A Book Of Essays: Essays After Eighty
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie:
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color: Bright Lines
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East: The Architect's Apprentice
8. Read A Book About Women In War: Lilac Girls
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman: Unterzakhn
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S.: Integration Nation: Immigrants, Refugees, and America at Its Best
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud: Llama Llama Mad at Mama (read aloud about 90 million times this year to my 3-year-old grandson).
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood:
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA:
14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman:
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel:
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read: The Coroner's Lunch
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa:
Americanah
18. Read A Translated Book:
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry: Citizen: An American Lyric
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer: Strange Fruit

2. Read A Book About Non-Western History
3. Read A Book Of Essays
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East
8. Read A Book About Women In War
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S.
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud The Day the Crayons Quit
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA
14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa
18. Read A Translated Book
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer























/1. Read A Book Written By A Woman Under 25 The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
/2. Read A Book About Non-Western History Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back by Janice P. Nimura
/3. Read A Book Of Essays The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
/4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
/5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
/6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
/7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
/8. Read A Book About Women In War Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman (skipping this because I'm visually impaired and just do audiobooks)
/10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
/11. Read A Children's Book Aloud Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
/12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
/13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir by Carrie Brownstein
/14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
/15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
/16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read Cinder by Marissa Meyer
/17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
/18. Read A Translated Book The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
/19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
/20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

1. Read A Book Written By A Woman Under 25
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
2. Read A Book About Non-Western History
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
3. Read A Book Of Essays
The World is on Fire: Scrap, Treasure, and Songs of the Apocalypse
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture
River Thieves
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie
Americanah
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color
Salvage the Bones
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and DivorcedSalvage the Bones
8. Read A Book About Women In War
Warrior Women
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman
Anya's Ghost
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S.
The House on Mango Street
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud
Firefly July A Year of Very Short Poems
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood
The Call of the Wild
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman
Station Eleven
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel
Kindred
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read
Unwind
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa
Under the Udala Trees
18. Read A Translated Book
The Heart
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry
Prelude to Bruise
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer
The House of the Spirits

I'm still 4 books short of the challenge, mainly because I moved between continents meanwhile...
Info on my list/challenge here
This was a great experience! I'll sure be coming back to the group to check out what others might have read!
Books mentioned in this topic
The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems (other topics)The Trouble With Poetry - And Other Poems (other topics)
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced (other topics)
The World is on Fire: Scrap, Treasure, and Songs of the Apocalypse (other topics)
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Janice P. Nimura (other topics)Roald Dahl (other topics)
Zora Neale Hurston (other topics)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (other topics)
Nicole Kornher-Stace (other topics)
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2. Read A Book About Non-Western History
3. Read A Book Of Essays
4. Read A Book About An Indigenous Culture
5. Read A Book Before You See The Movie
6. Read A YA Book By An Author Of Color
7. Read A Book Set In The Middle East
8. Read A Book About Women In War
9. Read a Graphic Novel Written by a Woman
10. Read A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee To The U.S.
11. Read A Children's Book Aloud
12. Reread Your Favorite Book From Your Childhood
13. Read A Memoir By Someone Who Identifies As LGBTQIA
14. Read A Work Of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Written By A Woman
15. Read A Feminist Sci-Fi Novel
16. Read The First Book In A Series You've Never Read
17. Read A Book Set In Africa, By An Author From Africa
18. Read A Translated Book
19. Read A Contemporary Collection Of Poetry
20. Read A Book By A Modernist Woman Writer