Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 30th Sept
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the current Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we may be able to award a (small) prize!

September Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. York Food Festival: The festival that I organise is this month (https://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/). Read a book with food or drink on the cover or an MC that works with food or drink

5. National Comic Book Day: Read a comic book / graphic novel / manga or a book with significant amount of illustrations

6. National Creme de Menthe Day: Read a book with a green cover

7. National Online Learning Day: Read a book you've been recommended from an online source (Goodreads, BookTube etc)

8. European Day of Languages: Read a book with a European setting

9. Be Late For Something Day: Read a book you're late to read - wanted to read in 2018 or previous to that

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice

I'm definitely going to do better in September!

September Categories

✓1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) The Long Call (Sept 3rd, 2019)

✓2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. York Food Festival: The festival that I organise is this month (https://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/). Read a book with food or drink on the cover or an MC that works with food or drink

5. National Comic Book Day: Read a comic book / graphic novel / manga or a book with significant amount of illustrations The Prince and the Dressmaker

6. National Creme de Menthe Day: Read a book with a green cover ?? maybe Anne of Green Gables or Beautiful, Complicated Family: Volume 2 or A Tale of Witchwood Park or ...

7. National Online Learning Day: Read a book you've been recommended from an online source (Goodreads, BookTube etc) The Great Alone

8. European Day of Languages: Read a book with a European setting The Girl They Left Behind

✓9. Be Late For Something Day: Read a book you're late to read - wanted to read in 2018 or previous to that A Gentleman in Moscow

✓10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know - 1pt

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S The Sword of Shannara - 1pt

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) Hiroshima - 1 pt

4. York Food Festival: The festival that I organise is this month (https://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/). Read a book with food or drink on the cover or an MC that works with food or drink Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination

5. National Comic Book Day: Read a comic book / graphic novel / manga or a book with significant amount of illustrations

6. National Creme de Menthe Day: Read a book with a green cover The Tuscan Child

7. National Online Learning Day: Read a book you've been recommended from an online source (Goodreads, BookTube etc) The Tattooist of Auschwitz - 2 pts

8. European Day of Languages: Read a book with a European setting A Discovery of Witches - 1 pt

9. Be Late For Something Day: Read a book you're late to read - wanted to read in 2018 or previous to that I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - 1 pt

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice Terns of Endearment - 1pt

September Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. York Food Festival: The festival that I organise is this month (https://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/). Read a book with food or drink on the cover or an MC that works with food or drink

5. National Comic Book Day: Read a comic book / graphic novel / manga or a book with significant amount of illustrations

6. National Creme de Menthe Day: Read a book with a green cover

7. National Online Learning Day: Read a book you've been recommended from an online source (Goodreads, BookTube etc)

8. European Day of Languages: Read a book with a European setting

9. Be Late For Something Day: Read a book you're late to read - wanted to read in 2018 or previous to that

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice

September Categories

Total for month: 5 pt

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)
The Cuban Affair

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S
The Silent Patient

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
Stumptown - 9 letters

4. York Food Festival: The festival that I organise is this month (https://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/). Read a book with food or drink on the cover or an MC that works with food or drink
Date Night

5. National Comic Book Day: Read a comic book / graphic novel / manga or a book with significant amount of illustrations

6. National Creme de Menthe Day: Read a book with a green cover

7. National Online Learning Day: Read a book you've been recommended from an online source (Goodreads, BookTube etc)

8. European Day of Languages: Read a book with a European setting

9. Be Late For Something Day: Read a book you're late to read - wanted to read in 2018 or previous to that

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice
Sometimes I Lie

Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club
September (2019) Monthly Challenge
Monthly Challenge: 1st to 30th Sept

Progress: 10 out of 10

Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the current Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we may be able to award a (small) prize!

September Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 9/31/2019 - 240 Pages

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S:
Slouch Witch by Helen Harper - ***** - 9/2/2019 - 342 Pages

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - **** - 9/31/2019 - 435 Pages

4. York Food Festival: The festival that I organise is this month (https://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/). Read a book with food or drink on the cover or an MC that works with food or drink:
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole - ***** - 9/23/2019 - 360 Pages - Works with food

5. National Comic Book Day: Read a comic book / graphic novel / manga or a book with significant amount of illustrations:
Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel: A Graphic Novel by Anya Ulinich - **** - 9/17/2019 - 362 Pages

6. National Creme de Menthe Day: Read a book with a green cover
Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke - ***** - 10/8/2019 - 208 Pages

7. National Online Learning Day: Read a book you've been recommended from an online source (Goodreads, BookTube etc):
We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach - *** - 9/11/2019 - 370 Pages

8. European Day of Languages: Read a book with a European setting
Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay - ***** - 9/6/2019 - 281 Pages

9. Be Late For Something Day: Read a book you're late to read - wanted to read in 2018 or previous to that:
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman - ***** - 9/11/2019 - 204 Pages

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice:
Lothaire by Kresley Cole - ***** - 9/17/2019 - 468 Pages

Completed

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) -- Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck by Hans von Luck, published Sept 1989, 9/7/19, 3/5*

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S --- Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II by Adam Makos, 9/8/19, 3/5*

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) --- Divergent by Veronica Roth, 9/3/19, 5/5*

4. York Food Festival: The festival that I organise is this month (https://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/). Read a book with food or drink on the cover or an MC that works with food or drink -- Poisoned Tarts by G.A. McKevett, 9/27/19, 3/5*

5. National Comic Book Day: Read a comic book / graphic novel / manga or a book with significant amount of illustrations-- Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson, 9/11/19, 4/5*

6. National Creme de Menthe Day: Read a book with a green cover --- The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, 9/4/19, 5/5*

7. National Online Learning Day: Read a book you've been recommended from an online source (Goodreads, BookTube etc) -- 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann, 9/12/19, 3/5*

8. European Day of Languages: Read a book with a European setting --- The Sandman by Lars Kepler, northern European country of Sweden, 9/14/19, 3/5*

9. Be Late For Something Day: Read a book you're late to read - wanted to read in 2018 or previous to that -- The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang, 9/10/19, 5/5*

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice -- Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris, 9/17/19, 2/5*

September Categories- Done

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year) – Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies: I Want to See . . . *

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S- Savage Harvest- Carl Hoffman*

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count)-Odessa Sea - Clive Cussler*

4. York Food Festival: The festival that I organise is this month (https://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/). Read a book with food or drink on the cover or an MC that works with food or drink – from Barcelona, with love- Elizabeth Adler*

5. National Comic Book Day: Read a comic book / graphic novel / manga or a book with significant amount of illustrations- Avatar the last Airbender: The Lost Adventures*

6. National Creme de Menthe Day: Read a book with a green cover- Crazy Rich Asians- Kevin Kwan*

7. National Online Learning Day: Read a book you've been recommended from an online source (Goodreads, BookTube etc)- Ready, Player One- Ernest Cline*

8. European Day of Languages: Read a book with a European setting- The King’s Curse- Philippa Gregory*

9. Be Late For Something Day: Read a book you're late to read - wanted to read in 2018 or previous to that- Whatever You Do, Don’t Run- Peter Allison*

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice -Killer View- Ridley Pearson*

1. Month: Read a book released in September (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with S

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 9 letters or words in the title (subtitle can count) - Wise Blood

4. York Food Festival: The festival that I organise is this month (https://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/). Read a book with food or drink on the cover or an MC that works with food or drink

5. National Comic Book Day: Read a comic book / graphic novel / manga or a book with significant amount of illustrations

6. National Creme de Menthe Day: Read a book with a green cover

7. National Online Learning Day: Read a book you've been recommended from an online source (Goodreads, BookTube etc)

8. European Day of Languages: Read a book with a European setting

9. Be Late For Something Day: Read a book you're late to read - wanted to read in 2018 or previous to that

10. Read a book day: Read a book of your own choice

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