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# ''The Fox Wife'' by Yangsze Choo | # ''The Fox Wife'' by Yangsze Choo | ||
# ''Rich People Problems'' by Kevin Kwan | # ''Rich People Problems'' by Kevin Kwan | ||
| − | # ''Sipsworth | + | # ''Sipsworth: A Novel'' by Simon Van Booy |
| + | # ''Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethic'' by Simon Blackburn | ||
| + | # ''The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century'' by Steven Pinker | ||
| + | # ''To be Taught, if Fortunate'' by Becky Chambers (Category #7: A Science Fiction Book) | ||
| + | # ''Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom'' by bell hooks | ||
| + | # ''Writing Down the Bone: Freeing the Writer Within'' by Natalie Goldberg | ||
| + | # ''Pedro Páramo'' by Juan Rulfo | ||
| + | # ''A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet'' by Becky Chambers | ||
| + | # ''The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness'' by Sy Montgomery | ||
| + | # ''Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds'' by adrienne maree brown | ||
| + | # ''Wishful Drinking'' by Carrie Fisher (Category #4: A Memoir about Drug Addiction) | ||
| + | # ''Unsettled Ground'' by Claire Fuller | ||
| + | # ''Exhalation: Stories'' by Ted Chiang | ||
| + | # ''The Dispossessed: A Novel'' by Urusal K. Le Guin | ||
| + | # ''Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy'' by Cathy O'Neil | ||
| + | # ''Linghun'' by Ai Jiang (Category #1: A Ghost Story) | ||
| + | # ''Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement'' by Angela Y. Davis | ||
| + | # ''Saint X: A Novel'' by Alexis Schaitkin | ||
| + | # ''I Capture the Castle'' by Dodie Smith | ||
| + | # ''Identity, Social Activism, and the Pursuit of Higher Education: The Journey Stories of Undocumented and Unafraid Community Activists'' by Susana Muñoz | ||
== Alicia's 2024 Reading List == | == Alicia's 2024 Reading List == | ||
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# ''Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome'' by Katherine Harmon Courage | # ''Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome'' by Katherine Harmon Courage | ||
# ''Pachinko'' by Min Jin Lee | # ''Pachinko'' by Min Jin Lee | ||
| + | # ''Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962'' by Frank Dikötter | ||
== Aubrey's 2024 Reading List == | == Aubrey's 2024 Reading List == | ||
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# ''Such a Quiet Place: A Novel'' by Megan Miranda | # ''Such a Quiet Place: A Novel'' by Megan Miranda | ||
# ''Tenderloin'' by Joy Sorman (Category # 6: A Book Translated into English) | # ''Tenderloin'' by Joy Sorman (Category # 6: A Book Translated into English) | ||
| + | # ''Sankofa'' by Chibundu Onuzo (Category #3: A Book with a Female Lead) | ||
| + | # ''Stargazing'' by Jen Wang (Category #10: A Graphic Novel) | ||
| + | # ''Some Kind of Happiness'' by Claire Legrand | ||
| + | # ''Snow and Rose'' by Emily Winfield Martin (Category #11: A Magical Realism Book) | ||
| + | # ''The Housemaid'' by Freida McFadden | ||
== Melanie's 2024 Reading List == | == Melanie's 2024 Reading List == | ||
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# ''The Girl in the White Van'' by April Henry | # ''The Girl in the White Van'' by April Henry | ||
# ''Girl Forgotten'' by April Henry | # ''Girl Forgotten'' by April Henry | ||
| + | # ''Code Name Verity'' by Elizabeth Wein (Category #2: A Holocaust Book) | ||
| + | # ''The Book Thief'' by Markus Zusak | ||
| + | # ''The Boring Book: (Childrens Book about Boredom, Funny Kids Picture Book, Early Elementary School Story Book)'' by Shinsuke Yoshitake | ||
| + | # ''How to Survive Your Murder'' by Danielle Valentine | ||
| + | # ''Divergent'' by Veronica Roth | ||
| + | # ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' by Harper Lee (Category #9: A Literary Classic) | ||
| + | # ''Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel'' by Val Emmich with Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul | ||
== Ramona's 2024 Reading List == | == Ramona's 2024 Reading List == | ||
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# ''Making Friends'' by Kristen Gudsnuk | # ''Making Friends'' by Kristen Gudsnuk | ||
# ''Bea Wolf'' written by Zach Weinersmith and illustrated by Boulet | # ''Bea Wolf'' written by Zach Weinersmith and illustrated by Boulet | ||
| + | # ''Stargazing'' by Jen Wang | ||
Latest revision as of 14:27, 21 November 2024
Contents
2024 Reading Challenge Categories
Read at least one book from each of the following categories (one category per book):
- A Ghost Story
- A Holocaust Book
- A Book with a Female Lead
- A Memoir about Drug Addiction
- A Book Nominated for the Booker Prize
- A Book Translated into English
- A Science Fiction Book
- A Banned Book
- A Literary Classic
- A Graphic Novel
- A Magical Realism Book
- A Book Obtained for Free
Blazey's 2024 Reading List
Goal: 50 Books, Including Challenge Categories
- The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama (Category #12: A Book Obtained for Free)
- China Room by Sunjeev Sahota (Category #5: A Book Nominated for the Booker Prize)
- Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree (Category #3: A Book with a Female Lead)
- Heaven by Mieko Kawakami (Category #6: A Book Translated into English)
- Rethinking College Student Development Theory Using Critical Frameworks edited by Elisa S. Abes, Susan R. Jones, and D-L Stewart
- Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities by Craig Steven Wilder
- The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
- The Buddha in the Attic: A Novel by Julie Otsuka
- Critical Whiteness Praxis in Higher Education: Considerations for the Pursuit of Racial Justice on Campus edited by Zak Foste and Tenisha L. Tevis
- Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
- Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout by Cal Newport
- Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
- Rise Up!: Activism as Education edited by Amalia Dache, Stephen John Quaye, Chris Linder, and Keon M. McGuire
- Decolonizing Educational Research: From Ownership to Answerability by Leigh Patel
- Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
- Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim
- Just Research in Contentious Times: Widening the Methodological Imagination by Michelle Fine
- The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (Category #11: A Magical Realism Book)
- Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples by Linda Tuhiwai Smith
- China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
- The Bone People by Keri Hulme
- The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel (Category #10: A Graphic Novel)
- Burmese Days by George Orwell (Category #9: A Literary Classic)
- The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
- Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
- Sipsworth: A Novel by Simon Van Booy
- Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethic by Simon Blackburn
- The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century by Steven Pinker
- To be Taught, if Fortunate by Becky Chambers (Category #7: A Science Fiction Book)
- Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks
- Writing Down the Bone: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
- Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo
- A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
- The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
- Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown
- Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher (Category #4: A Memoir about Drug Addiction)
- Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
- Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang
- The Dispossessed: A Novel by Urusal K. Le Guin
- Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil
- Linghun by Ai Jiang (Category #1: A Ghost Story)
- Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
- Saint X: A Novel by Alexis Schaitkin
- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
- Identity, Social Activism, and the Pursuit of Higher Education: The Journey Stories of Undocumented and Unafraid Community Activists by Susana Muñoz
Alicia's 2024 Reading List
Goal: 10 Books
- The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
- The Case Against Socialism by Rand Paul
- An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage
- Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden
- Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome by Katherine Harmon Courage
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
- Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962 by Frank Dikötter
Aubrey's 2024 Reading List
Goal: 25 Books, Including Challenge Categories
- Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (Category #12: A Book Obtained for Free)
- Severance by Ling Ma
- Bea Wolf written by Zach Weinersmith and illustrated by Boulet (Category #10: A Graphic Novel)
- Such a Quiet Place: A Novel by Megan Miranda
- Tenderloin by Joy Sorman (Category # 6: A Book Translated into English)
- Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo (Category #3: A Book with a Female Lead)
- Stargazing by Jen Wang (Category #10: A Graphic Novel)
- Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand
- Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin (Category #11: A Magical Realism Book)
- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Melanie's 2024 Reading List
Goal: 15 Books, Including Challenge Categories, Applying Multiple Categories per Book
- Persepolis Marjane Satrapi (Category #3: A Book with a Female Lead; Category #6: A Book Translated into English; Category #10: A Graphic Novel)
- Girl In Pieces: A Novel by Kathleen Glasgow (Category #3: A Book with a Female Lead)
- Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand
- Besties Work Out written by Kayla Miller and Jeffrey Canino, illustrated by Kristina Luu
- Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert
- Night by Elie Wiesel (Category #2: A Holocaust Book)
- Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp (Category #12: A Book Obtained for Free)
- The Girl in the White Van by April Henry
- Girl Forgotten by April Henry
- Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Category #2: A Holocaust Book)
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- The Boring Book: (Childrens Book about Boredom, Funny Kids Picture Book, Early Elementary School Story Book) by Shinsuke Yoshitake
- How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Category #9: A Literary Classic)
- Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel by Val Emmich with Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul
Ramona's 2024 Reading List
Goal: 15 Books
- Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne
- A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
- The Fourteenth Goldfish: Believe in the Possible by Jennifer L. Holm
- Making Friends by Kristen Gudsnuk
- Bea Wolf written by Zach Weinersmith and illustrated by Boulet
- Stargazing by Jen Wang
