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This Directional Challenge has two levels.

Level 1: Cardinal Directions
* North
* South
* East
* West

Level 2: Perpendicular Directions
* Up
* Down

Explanations.
* Level 1: Cardinal Directions. Perhaps you live in Europe. You could choose to read books set in/about Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Europe. . . . .Perhaps you choose to read books with the cardinal directions in the title. Example: The Left Hand of Darkness. . . . I will have a mix of stuff. Come look at my challenge once I post.

* Level 2: Perpendicular Directions. You can choose up from where you are. If you are at ocean level, your up could be a mountain. If you are on a mountain, you can think of down as seaside resort. . . . .You can define up and down as works for you

Big Idea: This challenge is posted to provide us with a jumping off place to help us enjoy our reading. Go forth and Read books 💪☀️��

My Pre-Readathon Directional Challenge.

Level One: Space: Cardinal Directions
🎒 East - Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (Asia is often thought of as East.)
West - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (California is part of the American West.)
🎒North - Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (Julie lives within Artic Circle.)April 05 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🎒 South - Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez (Book is set in South America.)

Level Two: Space: Perpendicular
🎒 Up - Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell
Down - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Please let me know of any typos or any clarifications needed.

What a fun challenge! I'm in

Level One: Space: Cardinal Directional - 2/4

East - done
- Когда причиняют добро
author is from South Korea, which is part of the East Asia

West
- Im Westen nichts Neues
West in the title

North - done
- Здесь была Бритт-Мари
Sweden is in the Northern Europe

South
- Богоматерь Нильская
set in Rwanda, Africa
OR
- English After RP: Standard British Pronunciation Today
describes Standard Southern English

Level Two: Perpendicular - 1/2

Up - done
- Сато
One of the main characters is a space fleet officer trapped on Earth in a body of a small kid

Down
- Морфология сознания. Том 2.
The book is about our brain, which is deep inside us

ETA3: updated the progress

Is the prereadathon supposed to be the week prior to the official readath8n?

Vavita, I usually try to set out a challenge about a month ahead of the readathon. I am a bit early this time, not by much. Since so many of my reading friends are struggling to organize reading time, I thought a little advance notice might be helpful. You can start this challenge anytime that suits you. I usually continue on for the warm down week after the readathon.

Let‘s see:

Level One: Space: Cardinal Directional
I am taking the Greenwich Meridian to separate West and East, and the equatorial line to separate North and South
East - Fluye el Sena. Tres casos del comisario Adamsberg (river Sena is located in France)
West - Hearts in Atlantis (assuming Atlantis is located in Atlantic Ocean)
North - TBD
South - Dónde enterré a Fabiana Orquera (taking place in Argentina)

Level Two: Perpendicular
Up - Alien Clay (set in space)
Down - TBD

This sounds like a fun challenge! Here's my possible Pre-Readathon Directional Challenge TBR:

Level One: Cardinal Directions I live in California so I used my home for East and West, and the equator for North and South
East - Ghosted (set in NYC)
West - Murder in the Painted Lady (set in San Francisco)
North - The Ice Princess (set in Sweden)
South - The Dry (set in Australia)

Level Two: Perpendicular I did a slightly different interpretation for these, hopefully it works
Up - Fourth Wing (dragon riders are in the sky) or Fairy Tale (a character lives on a hilltop)
Down - Remarkably Bright Creatures (giant Pacific octopus live in the ocean)

Yea everyone good ideas.
I spent two weeks sitting on this challenge, knowing just knowing that I got something wrong. I should have said "vertical." Such is life--full of errors and delights ☀��

Just asking what did you want to insert vertical for?

Lynette for the perpendicular. I would have needed an "across" for perpendicular. I will let it stand. I just want others to know that I may be slow sometimes--but I get there!

Cynda is healing 2024 wrote: "Lynette for the perpendicular. I would have needed an "across" for perpendicular. I will let it stand. I just want others to know that I may be slow sometimes--but I get there!"
Ahhh

I'm done with the challenge!
Final list of the books:

Level One: Space: Cardinal Directional
DONE East - Когда причиняют добро (author is from South Korea, which is part of the East Asia)
DONE West - На Западном фронте без перемен (West in the title)
DONE North - Здесь была Бритт-Мари (Sweden is in the Northern Europe)
DONE South - Богоматерь Нильская (set in Rwanda, Africa)

Level Two: Perpendicular
DONE Up - Сато (deals with the officer of the space fleet trapped on Earth in a body of a small kid)
DONE Down - Что-то не так с Гэлвинами (the book studies schizophrenia, so talks a lot about our brain, which is deep inside us)

DIRECTIONAL CHALLENGE

Very Creative!

Level 1: Cardinal Directions
* North
* South
* East
* West

Level 2: Perpendicular/Vertical Directions
* Up
* Down

I was only able to finish two books:
West - Hearts in Atlantis (assuming Atlantis is located in Atlantic Ocean)
South - Dónde enterré a Fabiana Orquera (taking place in Argentina)

Not sure yet what I will do next weekend. Hope I can at least read one book.

I'm starting tonight with Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez. I will breading from this challenge during the readathon and the week after.

I'm starting the challenge today with Ghosted for East. I have a lot of books picked out for the readathon so I will read through the challenge until the readathon. I will hopefully finish any books I have left the week after.

Great plan, Stephanie!

I felt the call of the Old Ways. I read Julie of the Wolves. . . . I will read Furia soon.