September 2018 Reading Challenge!

I hope everyone had a fantastic summer, filled with lots of reading and relaxing (I know I did)!

Now it’s time to head back to school, settle into a new routine, and squeeze as much opportunity as I can to read into everyday. Because it will be much more difficult to get reading in on a regular basis, this September Challenge will only require that you select ONE category from the list – choose something you’ll enjoy 🙂

The theme for this month is “Back to School,” which means lots of opportunity to read YA, books from your own school days, and musings of educators in all forms.

September 2018  Literature with Lexi Reading Challenge

1. a book about a student in high school
2. a book about a student in middle school
3. a book about a student in elementary school
4. a memoir by a teacher
5. a satire about teaching
6. a book about how education can make a difference
7. an audio book
8. a book that has low ratings but you want to give a chance
9. a book about a group of Mean Girls
10. a book about being an outcast
11. a book where the nerd wins
12. a YA romance
13. a book you read in school
14. a book you chose not to read, but was assigned in school
15. a graphic novel
16. a book based on a fairy tale
17. a book you got at the library
18. a banned book
19. a dystopia book
20. the first book of a series

I, being the overachiever I am (righttttt), actually have three books I’ve selected from these categories:

• a book that has low ratings but you want to give a chance (The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams)

• an audio book (Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie)

• a book you read in school (The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver)

A few recommendations I have for the other categories:

 – a satire about teaching (Teacher Misery: Helicopter Parents, Special Snowflakes and Other Bullshit by Jane Morris; Teachers – when you find yourself in need of a good, hard laugh, READ THIS. Trust me, our problems are universal and nothing makes them more bearable than humor.)

 

– a book about how education can make a difference (Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover; you can find my full review of this glorious book here).

 

–a book based on a fairy tale (Cinder by Marissa Meyer; I listened to this one on audiobook and absolutely loved the sci-fi spin on Cinderella).

 

Share your selections in the comments 🙂

Happy & healthy reading!

Alexis

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