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A Rainbow of Covers: 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestions for Favorite Colors

A Rainbow of Covers: 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestions for Favorite Colors

The favorite color category is the free space on the bingo board of the 2018 Reading Challenge.  With that said, I’m a sucker for a good book cover, despite the age old adage not to judge a book by its cover. Every time we scan our online or real-life bookshelves, for what to read next, we are influenced by the covers.   A book cover conveys an expectation of what kind of book you’ll find inside as well as tempting you to…

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The One-in-a-Million-Boy – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

The One-in-a-Million-Boy – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

The One-in-a-Million-Boy by Monica Wood is another book for the Octogenarian category in the 2018 Reading Challenge.  On the surface it’s a lovely story about a socially awkward boy who has a fascination with Guinness world records.  The boy, who remains nameless throughout the novel, is attempting to fulfill requirements to obtain another badge in Boy Scouts.  It is this project that pairs him with an elderly Lithuanian woman, Ona Vitkus.  During these visits to assist her with chores an…

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