
Recap Book Chat 21 Reading Challenges and Our Awesome List of Picks
In this episode we throw out a reading challenge to you, literary warrior. We go over our list and share books we have read from each category. Enjoy this free printable from our website to help you stay on track and keep track of your reading goals. I also provided links to the versions of each book we recommend and the link to the episode if we have reviewed it on the show. You are welcome, that was a chore! Ha!
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky are our favorite Russian translators. Be sure to look for them if you are wanting to read a Russian novel. I couldn't remember their name during the show but have linked to all their versions of the classic we read that were translated by them below.
Book written by someone on a different continent or translated -
Count of Monte Cristo episode 65 episode 68
Book written before 1900-
Oliver twist written in 1837, episode 49
Count of Monte Cristo 1844,
Graphic Novels- I survived series
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic 1912
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944
I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871
Book set in wartime-
Beneath a Scarlet Sky episode 21
The Last Green Valley episode 26
The Blackout Book Club episode 71
Book recently turned into a movie-
Book set in dystopian future-
Pulitzer Prize book-
Newbury Award-
Book about religion or spirituality-
Book written in year you were born-
A mystery-
Book narrated by child-
AScary book-
Crime and Punishment episode 2
Frankenstein episode 1 (our first episode!)
Memoria -
Book about spy’s -
Romance-
Fantasy-
The Hobbit (If reading to kids this version is a must! The illustrations are great!) episode 13
Plays -
Western-
Series-
Agatha Christie Poirot's 1st book The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Depression era
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn episode 3
Some Place to Call Home episode 9
Nothing to Fear episode 57
Items mentioned in the show:
My Book Journal: A 100-Book Reading Diary for Bibliophiles
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