30 days of books
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blueeowynMaryland Humanities took some inspiration from something called the #30DaySongChallenge and set up a #30DayBookChallengeMDH
Since I don't Insta or Tweet or most of that sort of thing, I decided to do it as a meme.
Day - prompt
01 - book with a color in the title
02 - book with a number in the title
03 - great summer read
04 - book the reminds you of someone close to you
05 - great book to read aloud
06 - book given to you as a gift
07 - book about a trip or journey
08 - book related to eating or drinking
09 - book that makes you happy
10 - book that makes you cry
11 - book you can read over and over
12 - book from your teen years
13 - book by an author outside of the US
14 - book with a love story
15 - an adaptation or reinterpretation
16 - book that is considered a classic
17 - book made into a movie you like
18 - book from the year you were born
19 - book that makes you ponder life
20 - book with many meanings for you
21 - book with someone's name in the title
22 - book that inspires you
23 - book you think that everyone should read
24 - book with illustrations that you love
25 - book by an author no longer living
26 - book you were obsessed with after you read it
27 - book with an author from Maryland
28 - book by an author you love
29 - childhood favorite
30 - book that reminds you of yourself
My Answers
I'm going to try to do as many different authors as I can in a reasonable amount of time. I'm also limiting this to books that I have read.
01 - book with a color in the title - The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
02 - book with a number in the title - Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
03 - great summer read - so many choices. Robot Dreams (or Robot Visions) by Isaac Asimov
04 - book the reminds you of someone close to you - Encyclopedia Brown books by Donald Sobol
05 - great book to read aloud - Put Me In The Zoo - Robert Lopshire (or anything by Seuss)
06 - book given to you as a gift - Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family by Dr. Seuss
07 - book about a trip or journey - Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell or The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
08 - book related to eating or drinking - Newsflesh by Mira Grant (ok, so that is a bit macabre)
09 - book that makes you happy - Chicks in Chain Mail by Esther Friesner
10 - book that makes you cry - Rilla of Ingleside by LM Montgomery
11 - book you can read over and over - again so many choices. These will overlap authors elsewhere. Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery, Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon, Arrows trilogy and By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
12 - book from your teen years - Bless Me, Father - Neil Boyd
13 - book by an author outside of the US - Shall We Tell the President - Jeffrey Archer or SummerDanse - Terie Garrison
14 - book with a love story - Dahlia's Music by- Caitlyn Quirk
15 - an adaptation or reinterpretation - Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey
16 - book that is considered a classic - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
17 - book made into a movie you like - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (the 1994 version)
18 - book from the year you were born (or chosen near your year) - Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
19 - book that makes you ponder life - Radium Girls by Kate Moore
20 - book with many meanings for you - Custard Protocol by Gail Carriger
21 - book with someone's name in the title - The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
22 - book that inspires you - Protector of the Small by Tamora Pierce
23 - book you think that everyone should read- Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
24 - book with illustrations that you love - White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry, Illustrated by Wesley Dennis
25 - book by an author no longer living - The Lost Prince by Francis Hodgson Burnett
26 - book you were obsessed with after you read it - oh so many choices. I don't remember the title but it was a collection of short stories as part of a set of books for children. Some of the stories I really got into (the one about the dog who went to get a newspaper and then got beaten up by another dog).
27 - book with an author from Maryland - Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts
28 - book by an author you love - So many choices. I think I'll go with Oath of Gold by Elizabeth Moon
29 - childhood favorite - Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard
30 - book that reminds you of yourself - this is the hardest question. I don't think of myself as the hero of a story. I think that Gabriel by Jean Slaughter Doty is closest. I would like to think I would to the right thing and I can see myself doing what I can to save Heidi and Gabriel.
Since I don't Insta or Tweet or most of that sort of thing, I decided to do it as a meme.
Day - prompt
01 - book with a color in the title
02 - book with a number in the title
03 - great summer read
04 - book the reminds you of someone close to you
05 - great book to read aloud
06 - book given to you as a gift
07 - book about a trip or journey
08 - book related to eating or drinking
09 - book that makes you happy
10 - book that makes you cry
11 - book you can read over and over
12 - book from your teen years
13 - book by an author outside of the US
14 - book with a love story
15 - an adaptation or reinterpretation
16 - book that is considered a classic
17 - book made into a movie you like
18 - book from the year you were born
19 - book that makes you ponder life
20 - book with many meanings for you
21 - book with someone's name in the title
22 - book that inspires you
23 - book you think that everyone should read
24 - book with illustrations that you love
25 - book by an author no longer living
26 - book you were obsessed with after you read it
27 - book with an author from Maryland
28 - book by an author you love
29 - childhood favorite
30 - book that reminds you of yourself
My Answers
I'm going to try to do as many different authors as I can in a reasonable amount of time. I'm also limiting this to books that I have read.
01 - book with a color in the title - The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
02 - book with a number in the title - Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
03 - great summer read - so many choices. Robot Dreams (or Robot Visions) by Isaac Asimov
04 - book the reminds you of someone close to you - Encyclopedia Brown books by Donald Sobol
05 - great book to read aloud - Put Me In The Zoo - Robert Lopshire (or anything by Seuss)
06 - book given to you as a gift - Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family by Dr. Seuss
07 - book about a trip or journey - Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell or The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
08 - book related to eating or drinking - Newsflesh by Mira Grant (ok, so that is a bit macabre)
09 - book that makes you happy - Chicks in Chain Mail by Esther Friesner
10 - book that makes you cry - Rilla of Ingleside by LM Montgomery
11 - book you can read over and over - again so many choices. These will overlap authors elsewhere. Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery, Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon, Arrows trilogy and By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
12 - book from your teen years - Bless Me, Father - Neil Boyd
13 - book by an author outside of the US - Shall We Tell the President - Jeffrey Archer or SummerDanse - Terie Garrison
14 - book with a love story - Dahlia's Music by- Caitlyn Quirk
15 - an adaptation or reinterpretation - Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey
16 - book that is considered a classic - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
17 - book made into a movie you like - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (the 1994 version)
18 - book from the year you were born (or chosen near your year) - Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
19 - book that makes you ponder life - Radium Girls by Kate Moore
20 - book with many meanings for you - Custard Protocol by Gail Carriger
21 - book with someone's name in the title - The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
22 - book that inspires you - Protector of the Small by Tamora Pierce
23 - book you think that everyone should read- Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
24 - book with illustrations that you love - White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry, Illustrated by Wesley Dennis
25 - book by an author no longer living - The Lost Prince by Francis Hodgson Burnett
26 - book you were obsessed with after you read it - oh so many choices. I don't remember the title but it was a collection of short stories as part of a set of books for children. Some of the stories I really got into (the one about the dog who went to get a newspaper and then got beaten up by another dog).
27 - book with an author from Maryland - Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts
28 - book by an author you love - So many choices. I think I'll go with Oath of Gold by Elizabeth Moon
29 - childhood favorite - Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard
30 - book that reminds you of yourself - this is the hardest question. I don't think of myself as the hero of a story. I think that Gabriel by Jean Slaughter Doty is closest. I would like to think I would to the right thing and I can see myself doing what I can to save Heidi and Gabriel.