Newtonville Books 2015 Reading Challenge

Or: Something Fun to Get You Out of Your Comfort Zone

Newtonville Books published a 2015 Reading Challenge. I read and I’m usually up for a challenge. So here is my current tally.

Item	Book	Read
A book that became a movie:
A book with non-human characters:
A book with a one word title:
A book of short stories:
A book from a small press:
A book based on a true story
A book more than 100 years old:
A book based entirely on its cover:
A book you’ve pretended to read:
A book you can finish in a day:
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit:
A book in translation:
A graphic novel:
A book you own but have never read:
A book by an author with your initials:
A play:
A banned book:
A book you previously started but never finished:
A Pulitzer Prize-winning book:
A book by a Nobel Prize-winner:
A book that takes place in the area where you grew up:
A book by an author you’ve never heard of:
A book written by an author under 30:
A book written by an author over 70:
A book of poetry:
A young adult book:
A book set in the future or in a different world:	Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. Set in an alien world where spaceships are run by artificial intelligence.	January 2, 2015
A book your mom or dad loves/loved:
A Newtonville Books staff pick:
A signed book:
A bestseller:	The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins ‘The Girl on the Train’ is a runaway hit in USA Today
A book with an animal on the cover:
A library book:	I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes Borrowed from the Newton Free Library on Jan 10, 2015.	January 29, 2015
A book with a color in the title:
A book you then discuss in a bookclub:
A book that came out the year you were born:
A book with magic:	The Magicians by Lev Grossman A Harry Potter knock-off	March 3, 2015
A book by an author that lives in Boston:
A book set in a different country: