I finished the summer reading challenge I was doing with our public library. Here’s the rest of the books I read for the challenge:
Read a biography about someone you admire- Jane Goodall by Dale Peterson
Read a graphic novel- Primates by Jim Ottaviani
Read a book recommended by a librarian- The Wild Book by Margarita Engle
Read a book set in a place you’d like to visit- The House of the Deer by D.E. Stevenson (Scotland).
Read a book that took place in the state or country you’re from- The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs
Read a book that was made into a movie, then watch the movie- A River Runs Through It. I watched the 1992 film version directed by Robert Redford. It was pretty good. I think the best thing about it (ha ha) was seeing Brad Pitt looking so young!
Check out a cookbook and make a recipe from it- Wild Sweetness by Thalia Ho. I didn’t review this one, might after I try a few more of the recipes. The one I made, for chocolate bark with toasted rye bread crumbs in it, was very good!
There were actually sixteen items to complete for the challenge, but for several I opted to just count reading time, and a few others were to use online programs and services offered by the library. I watched a few short films via Kanopy, and read some periodicals through Overdrive, both new for me. My reward at the end was to pick a free book! I found two on their library challenge cart I’ve been interested in reading: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, and The Dutch House by Anne Patchett. I brought home the one about the child soldier.
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That sounds like such a fun challenge! Congratulations on earning the free book! 😀
I love reading challenges, but I always fail at them — I go back to what I just want to read instead.
I’ll be interested to hear about the child soldier book, that’s a subject I usually like to read about.
Yeah, I haven’t done a reading challenge in a long time. It’s been a few years since I even did the last summer reading challenge w/our library- honestly because I was disappointed in the selection of prize books!