Wherein we discuss the benefits of doing a reading challenge, why you should not bite off more than you can chew, and how to find joy, not limitations in a reading challenge.

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Books reviewed in this episode:

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The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartín Fenollera

Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson (not set in South America, Ambre!)

The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout (Ambre’s light read for summer)

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca

Adventures With Waffles by Maria Parr

The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore

Medallion by Dawn L. Watkins

Shield: A Prequel to Medallion by Dawn L. Watkins

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Other reading challenges we’ve used/recommend and mentioned in this episode:

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Literary Life “2 for ‘22” Reading Challenge

Goodreads 2022 Challenge

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