Reading Challenge 2016

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A BOOK TRANSLATED TO
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   A
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            RECOMMEND&shy;ATION
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 A BOOK FROM THE YA
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           THE WORLD LIST (<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/16/seven-ya-novels-that-show-the-lives-of-teens-across-the-world">X</a>)</td>

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A BOOK WITH A
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            MAIN CHARACTER
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A BOOK
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            IN ANOTHER WORLD
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A BOOK THAT IS
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            THAN 25 YEARS OLD
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A BOOK
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ON HISTORICAL EVENTS

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A BOOK ABOUT INDIGENOUS<br>
        <font style="font-size:18px;">CULTURE</font>    </td>

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A BOOK THAT
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            YOU CRY
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A
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BOOK (<a href="http://www.ala.org/bbooks/">X</a>)
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A BOOK SET IN A
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            WESTERN CULTURE    </td>

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A BOOK PUBLISHED
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        <font style="font-size:18px;">THIS</font>
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            YEAR
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A BOOK SET IN
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A
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            PUNK NOVEL
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A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR FROM
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        <font style="font-size:18px;">AFRICA</font>
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A BOOK PUBLISHED BY AN
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            PRESS
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A BOOK WITH A
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            MAIN CHARACTER
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A BOOK WITH
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TRAVEL
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A BOOK THAT IS
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            THAN 100 YEARS OLD
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THE
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            BOOK OF A FAVOURITE AUTHOR
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A
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COLLECTION</td>

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A BOOK FROM THE FEMALE
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        <font style="font-size:18px;">POC</font>
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            WRITERS LIST (<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/akpatel462/19-must-read-science-fiction-and-fantasy-novels-by-15qst#.fvmlMBEJN">X</a>)
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    A BOOK YOU
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          GOT AROUND TO READING
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A BOOK ABOUT
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            ILLNESS
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<div style="width:500px; text-align:justify; font-size:11px;">01. A book translated to English.
02. A GoodReads recommendation.
03. A book from the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/16/seven-ya-novels-that-show-the-lives-of-teens-across-the-world">YA Around the World</a> list.
04. A book with a queer main character
05. A book set in another world
06. A book that is more than 25 years old
07. A book based on historical events
08. A book about  (or by a person from an) indigenous culture
09. A book that made you cry
10. A <a href="http://www.ala.org/bbooks/">banned book</a> <i>(this list will update with the 2015 most banned books in April!)</i>
11. A book set in a non-Western culture
12. A book published this year
13. A book set in Asia
14. A steampunk novel
15. A book by an African author
16. A book published by an indie press
17. A book with a POC main character
18. A book with time travel
19. A book that is more than 100 years old
20. The first book by a favourite author
21. A short story collection
22. A book from the <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/akpatel462/19-must-read-science-fiction-and-fantasy-novels-by-15qst#.fvmlMBEJN">Female POC Writers</a> list
23. A book you never got around to reading
24. A book about (or by an author with) mental illness