Mercer County Library System Reading Challenge discussion

I finished the challenge today! Here's my list:
With a color in the name: Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton et. al.
Recommended by a friend: 2021 by George Wylesol
That you should have read in school: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
On the NY Times Bestseller List: Friend, lovers and the big thing by Matthew Perry
From an author you have already read: Fairy tale by Stephen King
About health, fitness, or self-help: Visual Intelligence by Amy E. Herman
Published this year: Different for boys by Patrick Ness
With a female protagonist: Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
With a one-word title: Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
Set in the 1900s: Southern Book Club Guide to hunting vampires by Grady Hendrix
About nature, science, or technology: The science of storytelling by Will Storr
With Chapter Titles: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
That’s a Young Adult novel: Go ask Alice by Anonymous
That’s a mystery, thriller, or suspense novel: The bullet that missed by Richard Osman
Featuring the LGBTQ+ community: Nobleman's guide to scandal and shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee
That’s a guilty pleasure: Ice Planet barbarians by Ruby Dixon
Of poetry: Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round by Alethia Jones
Based on a real person: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
That’s Science Fiction, Fantasy, or a Graphic Novel: Sister by Raina Telgemeier
Of short stories or essays: The world doesn't require you by Rion Scott
That’s a True Crime: The Lindberg Nanny by Mariah Fredericks
That involves travel: People we meet on vacation by Emily Henry
By an author from a country or a culture not your own: Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
More than 10 years old: St. Patrick's Day murder by Leslie Meier
BONUS: By an author featured on our Behind the Books podcast: The tea girl of hummingbird lane by Lisa See

AWESOME!!!! I'm halfway done!!!! You could lap me!

Congratulations!!! That's so awesome, and with months to spare! :) Great job!

I finished today, few days to spare!

With a Color in the Name: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Recommended by a Friend: Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
That You Should Have Read in School: Fun Home: a Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
On the NY Times Bestseller List: Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
From an Author You've Already Read: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
About health, fitness or self-help: Joy at Work by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein
Published this year: Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
With a female protagonist: Normal People by Sally Rooney
With a one-work title: Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan
Set in the 1900s: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
About science, nature and technology: On Animals by Susan Orlean
With Chapter Titles: Beach Read by Emily Henry
That's a Young Adult novel: Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
That's a mystery, thriller or suspense novel: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Featuring the LGBTQ+ community: How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow
That's a guilty pleasure: Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Osman
Of poetry: Couplets: A Love Story by Maggie Milner
Based on a real person: None of This Rocks by Joe Trohman
That's a science fiction, fantasy or a graphic novel: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Of short stories or essays: I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
That's a true crime: The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
That involves travel: Happy Place by Emily Henry
By an author from a country or a culture not your own: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
More than 10 years old: All About Love by bell hooks
By an author featured on our Behind the Books Podcast: The 4% Fix by Karma Brown

This was super super fun, I hope there's another challenge next year!

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing all of the titles you read. The reading challenge will return in 2024 - stay tuned for details on the new challenge categories!