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Prompt: BIPOC: 13. Read a book that features blues, jazz, hip-hop, rap, reggae, or gospel
How it fits: Bri wants to be a hip-hop artist

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PROMPTS:
Queer/LGBTQIAP+:
Note: All books submitted for this category must be by a queer/LGBTQ+ author

1. Read a book from the Pansexual or Panromantic list: https://pansexualrep.carrd.co/#books
2. 2022 release that has an MPG of Queer or LGBT/LGBTQ+
3. By a transgender or nonbinary author
4. Read a book that won the Stonewall Award or Honor: https://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/ston...
5. Asexual MC
6. Read a book that won a Lambda Award: https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/pre...
7. Book with a queer cast
8. Transgender MC
9. Nonbinary MC
10. M/M main pairing
11. F/F main pairing
12. By a queer BIPOC author
13. Graphic novel with a queer MC
14. Sci-fi with queer characters
15. Intersex MC
16. Book with queer MC that is a happy book
17. Book with a queer MC that is not a coming out story
18. Aromantic MC
19. Features a queer-platonic relationship (QPR)
20. Features a queer polyamorous love triangle

BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color):
Note: All books submitted for this category must be by a BIPOC author

1. Cast of BIPOC characters
2. Black MC
3. Biracial MC
4. A winner of the Coretta Scott King Award or Honor: https://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/cskbook...
5. By an author from a Caribbean Island
6. BIPOC on the cover
7. Historical Fiction
8. Native or Indigenous MC from the Americas
9. Native or Indigenous MC from any continent besides the Americas
10. 2022 Release
11. Romance novel with a BIPOC MC
12. Book with a happily ever after & BIPOC MCs
13. Read a book that features blues, jazz, hip-hop, rap, reggae, or gospel
14. Non-Western inspired Fantasy
15. Read a book that features the music of the Caribbean
16. South Asian or Western Asian MC
17. MPG Magical Realism by a Latine or Black author
18. Debut book (can be published any year)
19. Read a book from the 55 books by women and nonbinary writers of color list: https://electricliterature.com/55-boo...
20. By a BIPOC author published pre-2000

Disability:
Note: when possible read books written by disabled authors with the prompt specified disability

1. MC uses a mobility aid (cane, wheelchair, etc.)
2. Autistic MC
3. MC with ADHD or Auditory Processing Disorder
4. MPG Mental Health
5. Anthology of disabled characters
6. Read a book from either the Books to Read for Disability Pride Month (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...) or the Disability in Fiction for Adults list (https://libro.fm/playlists/disability...)
7. BIPOC disabled MC
8. Disabled MC in a MPG Fantasy book
9. Bipolar MC
10. Fat disabled MC
11. Middle grade with a disabled MC
12. Wheelchair on the cover
13. MC has an invisible disability
14. Chronically ill MC
15. Horror or thriller with a disabled MC
16. Deaf MC
17. Visually impaired or blind MC
18. Read a book from either the 30 YA Books with disabled rep (https://beyondthereadblog.wordpress.c...) or the 20 Middle Grade Books with disabled rep list (https://beyondthereadblog.wordpress.c...)
19. Queer disabled MC
20. Book where the MC calls themselves disabled in the text (provide quote and pg #/%)

Religion:
Note: All Jewish, Islam/Muslim, and Native/Indigenous prompts must be by an author from the culture/religion.

1. Involves a non-Christian holiday
2. Jewish MC
3. Hijabi MC
4. New release with a religious MC who is non-Christian
5. Hindu or Buddhist MC
6. Read a book from the Books with Jewish Protagonists that are not set in WW2 list: https://hercommonplaceblog.wordpress....
7. Muslim MC
8. Mythology that involves a polytheistic religion
9. A fantasy or sci-fi book with a Muslim MC
10. Atheist MC
11. Read a book from the 2019 Books by Muslim Authors: https://bookriot.com/2019-books-by-mu...
12. Read a book about Jewish history (can be non-fiction or historical fiction)
13. Read a book about the African religious diaspora
14. Folktales or mythology by a Native or Indigenous author
15. Involves Shinto or Sikhism
16. Non-Christain MC that does not live in the US or UK
17. Book with Pagan influences or culture
18. MC is a monk
19. Book about religious cults
20. Set on hallowed ground, Mecca or another holy location

Language & Geography:

1. Bilingual MC
2. A Character uses sign language
3. Translated into English
4. Set in the global south
5. Set on Earth but not in the US or the UK
6. A book incorporating Creole
7. A book set in Western or Central Asia
8. Translated Literary Fiction
9. A book by a BIPOC author set in a country on the World’s Least Visited Countries List: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/le...
10. Set on a reservation or Native land
11. A book written in English that has non-English phrases
12. Features Native language or words
13. Set in a tropical climate
14. Translated from an Asian continental language
15. Features a language spoken on the African continent
16. Best seller from an author from a non-English majority speaking country
17. A translated book that is tagged classic on the first page
18. Features a language spoken in India
19. A queer translated book
20. MC's first language was NOT English

Nonfiction:
Note: All books submitted for this category must be MPG non-fiction including but not limited to autobiography, biography or memoir.

1. Translated book about US history
2. Read a book from An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting Racism: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
3. Memoir by a transgender and/or nonbinary author
4. Memoir or non-fiction by a refugee author
5. History about a country besides the USA or UK
6. Lesser known marginalized historical figure
7. Read a book about climate change or the climate crisis
8. Read a book related to one of these events by a BIPOC author: https://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-h...
9. Written by a Black or Indigenous woman
10. A book about African history
11. Woman in politics
12. Right to safe access and/or alternative medications
13. About immigration (can be to any country)
14. By a Native or First Nations author
15. About disability by a disabled author
16. History about the colonization of the Caribbean (can be general or more specific about 1-2 islands)
17. Translated history book not about the USA
18. Read about a trade that happens in South America (like coffee farming)
19. About the Romani people of Europe
20. MPG Science by a marginalized author

Miscellaneous:
1. Fat MC
2. An audiobook by a BIPOC author
3. A feminist or womanist text by a female BIPOC author published before 2010
4. MC uses a label within the nonbinary umbrella besides nonbinary (genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, demiboy, demigirl, two spirit, etc.)
5. Dark Academia by a marginalized author
6. A book that is about smashing the patriarchy
7. Features a drag queen, king or monarch
8. Read a book featured for an honor on Over the Rainbow Books: https://www.glbtrt.ala.org/overtherai...
9. Poetry or novel in verse by a marginalized author (must be over 100 pages)
10. Fat MC in a Fantasy or Sci-fi
11. A book about Food Access & Agriculture by a BIPOC author
12. Poor or financially unstable MC
13. Cast of characters is made up of disabled, BIPOC, various religions and queer characters
14. Read a book tagged food on the first page and about a culture that is not your own
15. A book about a female dominated sport by a BIPOC author
16. Read a middle grade or YA book featured on the Inclusive Literature Lists by Billings Public Library: https://billingslibrary.org/469/Inclu...
17. A book about mental health by a BIPOC author (fiction or non-fiction)
18. Read about a person or event that a government has tried to cover up
19. A joyful book by a BIPOC author
20. A book with a MC that has an intersectional identity

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Task: Disability 16. Deaf MC
How it fits: One of the MC is deaf

Review: Girl of Hawthorn and Glass review
Pages: 320 The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass
Task: Queer/LGBTQIAP+ - nonbinary author
How it fits: Adan Jerreat-Poole is nonbinary

129 pages this challenge
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 444 https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...
Task: Miscellaneous 10. Fat MC in a Fantasy or Sci-Fi
How it fits: MPG Science Fiction and Amdiranifani is fat

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 159
Task: BIPOC 6: BIPOC on the cover
How it fits: see the picture!

Review: The Raven Boys review
BOTM: The Raven Boys BOTM messages 3-6
Pages: 409 The Raven Boys
Task: Language/Geography - A book written in English with non-English phrases
How it fits: many Latin phrases in the book, Latin is a big part of the story

Review: The Office of Historical Corrections Review
Pages: 269
Prompt: BIPOC 19. Read a book from the 55 books by women and nonbinary writers of color list.
How it fits: It's a book from the given list!

Review: Akata Witch review
BR: Akata Witch series BR comments 2, 3, 6, 11
Pages: 349 Akata Witch
Task: BIPOC - Non-Western inspired fantasy
How it fits: Fantasy based on Nigerian and other African mythology

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 368
Task: Non-fiction: Read a book about climate change or the climate crisis

How it fits: memoir of an eco-activist

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 272, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Task: Queer/LGBTQIAP+ - M/M main pairing
How it fits: M/M pairing & author is openly gay

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Task: Queer/LGBTQIAP+ - Nonbinary MC
How it Fits: Nonbinary MC & author is nonbinary

314 pages this challenge
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...
Task: Disability - Chronically ill MC
How it fits: (view spoiler)[Beth is chronically ill after contracting scarlet fever (hide spoiler)] and author also had chronic health problems

Review: Akata Warrior review
BR: The Nsibidi Scripts series BR comments 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
Pages: 496 Akata Warrior
Task: Language/Geography - a book incorporating creole
How it fits: features Nigerian pidgin English, a Creole-based English dialect that is a lingua franca in Nigeria

331 pages this challenge
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 389 https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...
Queer/LGBTQIAP+ - M/M main pairing
How it fits: (view spoiler)[Mateo and Rufus (hide spoiler)] and the author is gay

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 465 https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...
BOTM: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Religion: Jewish MC
Miryem is Jewish and author is half Jewish

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Pages: 320
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Religion 12. Read a book about Jewish history (can be non-fiction or historical fiction)
How it fits: story of Ethel Rosenberg, covers a lot of how Jews were treated in early cold war America

Review: In the Shadow of the Banyan Review
Pages: 322
BIPOC 18: Debut book (can be published any year)
How it fits: In the Shadow of the Banyan is debut novel published in 2012 by a Cambodian American author.

Pages: 465
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BOTM: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Religion 2: Jewish MC
Miryem is Jewish and author is half Jewish

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 449, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
BIOPIC 14: Non-Western inspired Fantasy
How it fits: Fantasy taking place in Shanghai

Review: Breadcrumbs review
Pages: 320 pages
Task: Miscellaneous - A book with a MC that has an intersectional identity
How it fits: Hazel is adopted, Indian by birth, female, and a child, and these are all issues and identities addressed in some way throughout the book

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 403
DISABILITY 1. MC uses a mobility aid (cane, wheelchair, etc.)
How it fits: MC gets injured in the beginning and has to use a cane for the rest of the book.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384
DISABILITY 4. MPG Mental Health
How it fits: MPG: Health -> Mental Health

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 494, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
BIOPIC 7: Historical Fiction
How it fits: Tagged Historical Fiction

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
BIOPIC 18: Debut book (can be published any year)
How it Fits: Lauren Blackwood's debut novel

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 444
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Queer/LGBTQIPA+: Book with a queer MC that is not a coming out story
Addie is bisexual but her coming out is not discussed. Author is gay.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 364, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Religion 2: Jewish MC
How it fits: Both MC's are Jewish along with the author

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 368
BIPOC - Non-Western Inspired Fantasy
How it fits: MPG Science Fiction Fantasy and author is a black man from Nigeria

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 170
Task: 3. MC with ADHD or Auditory Processing Disorder
How it fits: MC has ADHD


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 371
Task: BIPOC / 16. South Asian or Western Asian MC
How it fits: South Asian MC


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 369
Task: BIPOC / 11. Romance novel with a BIPOC MC
How it fits: Romance with BIPOC MC


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 376
Task: BIPOC / 12. Book with a happily ever after & BIPOC MCs
How it fits: HEA, BIPOC MC


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
Task: Disability / 19. Queer disabled MC
How it fits: MC is queer and has to use crutches to walk after a life altering injury


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 272
Task: Disability /13. MC has an invisible disability
How it fits: MC has permanent memory loss


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 292
Task: 2. Autistic MC
How it fits: MC has austism


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 516
Task: Language and geography / 20. MC's first language was NOT English
How it fits: MCs first language was Spanish


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 320
Task: Miscellaneous / fat MC
How it fits: Plus sized MC

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 448
Task: Religion / 2. Jewish MC
How it fits: One of the MCs (and authors) is Jewish


Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 338
Task: Queer / 10. M/M main pairing
How it fits: Two male MCs romance


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384
Task: Queer / 12. By a queer BIPOC author
How it fits: Own voice story


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 272
Task: Queer / 19. Features a queer-platonic relationship (QPR)
How it fits: Queer besties


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 352
Task: Language and Geography / 19. A queer translated book
How it fits: translated from German, MC is queer


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 437
Task: Miscellaneous / 7 . Features a drag queen, king or monarch
How it fits: features drag queens


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 400
Task: Queer / 17. Book with a queer MC that is not a coming out story
How it fits: 2 of the MCs are queer, but it's about winning magic and battling others


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 454
Task: BIPOC / 14. Non-Western inspired Fantasy
How it fits: Asian inspired fantasy

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 354
Task: Miscellaneous / 12. Poor or financially unstable MC
How it fits: Angel is poor and working off a debt to the master zombie


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 227
Task: Language and Geography /5. Set on Earth but not in the US or the UK
How it fits: set in Norway


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 320
Task: Language and Geography / 15. Features a language spoken on the African continent
How it fits: One for the characters speaks Amazigh


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 352
Task: Languages and geography / 13. Set in a tropical climate
How it fits: set in South African rainforest


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 190
Task: Disability / 11. Middle grade with a disabled MC
How it fits: Ellie can't go to school because of her disability so she has a robot attend for her


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 256
Task: BIPOC / 3. Biracial MC
How it fits: MC is Asian American


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 432
Task: Queer / 11. F/F main pairing
How it fits: has FF MC couple


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 304
Task: BIPOC / 18. Debut book (can be published any year)
How it fits: Debut book by BIPOC author

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 308
Task: 14. Sci-fi with queer characters
How it fits: SCi fi set in alt universe full of queer characters


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 308
Task: 15. Intersex MC
How it fits: Set in Omegaverse, so male MC gets pregnant


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
Task: Miscellaneous/ 20. A book with a MC that has an intersectional identity.
How it fits: MC is fat, gay, and wants to be a drag queen


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 328
Task: Language and geography / 4. Set in the global south
How it fits: Set in Australia


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384
Task: Queer / 5. Asexual MC
How it fits: MC Olive is asexual


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 416
Task: Queer / 2. 2022 release that has an MPG of Queer or LGBT/LGBTQ+
How it fits: Released Feb 2022, 3rd tag LGBT


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 387
Task: Queer / 20. Features a queer polyamorous love triangle
How it fits: ends with a triad of two men and one woman all in relationships with each other


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 428
Task: Language and geography / 2. A Character uses sign language
How it fits: MCs younger brother communicates with sign language


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 275
Task: Language and Geography /11. A book written in English that has non-English phrases
How it fits: One of the MCs is Italian and uses Italian phrases all the time


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 302
Task: Language and geography /10. Set on a reservation or Native land
How it fits: Set in Alaska in reservations for fae

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 410
Task: Language and geography / 1. Bilingual MC.
How it fits: MC speaks english and the universal alien language

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book of the month: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 805
Task: Religion / 1. Involves a non-Christian holiday
How it fits: they celebrate the solstice

Review: Teller review
Pages: 154 Teller
Task: Language/Geography - bilingual MC
How it fits: most likely more than these, but Matti speaks mostly English but knows some Russian and can communicate with Russian intel

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384
Task: Miscellaneous / 9. Poetry or novel in verse by a marginalized author (must be over 100 pages)
How it fits: Poetry by BIPOC author

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 512
Task: Queer / 7. Book with a queer cast
How it fits: Four of the MC's are queer

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 432
Task: religions / 8. Mythology that involves a polytheistic religion
How it fits: multiple gods/deities in the fantasy

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 226
Task: Miscellaneous / 10. Fat MC in a Fantasy or Sci-fi
How it fits: Fat MC set in alt realm with orcs she stumbles into from Earth when drunk

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 824 (651 pages read this challenge)
Language & Geography: A book written in English with non-English phrases
How it fits: Written in English with Latin phrases, e.g. "ab initio"

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 404
Task: religion / 20. Set on hallowed ground, Mecca or another holy location
How it fits: partially set in the Vatican

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
Task: BIPOC / 10. 2022 Release
How it fits: Person of colour author and released Feb 2022

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 347
Task: Miscellaneous / 18. Read about a person or event that a government has tried to cover up
How it fits: About the occupation at Wounded Knee and history of homosexuality being labelled as a mental disorder and the treatments that were given 'cure' afflicted people

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 320
Task: Religion / 7. Muslim MC
How it fits: Muslim MC

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384:
Task: Miscellaneous / 6. A book that is about smashing the patriarchy
How it fits: Zetian is trying to overthrow the male dominated culture in her society

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 560, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Task: BIOPIC 7. Historical Fiction

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 304, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Task: BIPOC 10. 2022 Release
How it fits: Person of colour author and released Feb 2022

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 291, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Task: Disability 2. Autistic MC

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 128
Task: Disability / 14. Chronically ill MC
How it fits: MC is terminally ill

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 345
BIPOC: Cast of BIPOC characters
How it fits: Cast includes several black and mixed race characters, and author is black