LazyDayLit's JUNE 2023 Wrap-up & Challenge Progress

 

GOODBYE JUNE! 

I read 24 books this month! 
16 fiction novels
4 graphic novels
1 nonfiction read
3 poetry collections


What I read this month:

FICTION READS

The Mysterious Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman

Solitaire by Alice Oseman 
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
The Ruins by Scott Smith

Gender-swapped Greek Myths by Karrie Fransman (short stories)
Mysteries of Thorn Manor (1.5) by Margaret Rogerson (novella)
This Poison Heart (1 of 2) by Kalynn Bayron

Camp Quiltbag by Nicole Melleby & AJ Sass
Melissa by Alex Gino 

Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen
Call Me Francis Tucket by Gary Paulsen



GRAPHIC NOVELS READ IN JUNE

Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure by Lewis Hancox
Night Bus by Zuo Ma
Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos

Queer: A Graphic History 

NONFICTION READS

Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker


POETRY COLLECTIONS

A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell
Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart by Courtney Peppernell

What I Read To/With My Child

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo
The Mercy Watson series by Kate Dicamillo
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate Dicamillo

& more





CHALLENGE PROGRESS

ABC CHALLENGE

JUNE

Fiction:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
16 / 26

Graphic Novels:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
14 / 26
Nonfiction:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
16 / 26

Fiction:

S - The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Solitaire, The Sunbearer Trials
T - This Poison Heart

Graphic Novels:

W - Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure
N - Night Bus by Zuo Ma

Nonfiction/Poetry:

Q - Queer: A Graphic History

BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge

3/24

JAN: 0/24
FEB: +2
MAR:
APR: 

MAY: +1

June: +1 or more

Prompt 12: Read a nonfiction book about BIPOC and/or Queer history:
Queer: A Graphic History
Beyond the Gender Binary

Prompt 1 (might be a repeat) Trans MC written by a trans author
The Sunbearer Trials

Prompt 4 (repeated): A recently banned/challenged book in your area:
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Melissa by Alex Gino

Prompt 12 (repeated) nonfiction about a queer or bipoc person:
Queer: A graphic History
Beyond the Gender Binary

The52BookClub Reading Challenge

12 / 52

JAN: +2
FEB: +6
MAR:
APR:

MAY: +4
JUNE: +4

Prompt 46: Script font on the cover:
Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Prompt 23: An alliterative title:
The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone

Prompt 34: Features mythology
Gender-Swapped Greek Myths & This Poison Heart

Prompt 46: Script font on the spine:
Solitaire by Alice Oseman


PopSugar Reading Challenge

Jan: +1
Feb: +4
MAR: 
APR:
MAY: +1
JUNE: +2

Prompt 16: A book with the MC's name in the title:
The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone

Prompt 23: A book with a map:
The Sunbearer Trials


Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge

Jan: +3
Feb: +6
MAR:
APR:
MAY: +1
JUNE: +2

Prompt 5: Includes a map:
The Sunbearer Trials

Prompt 30: A B&N Monthly Pick:
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook


Nonfiction Reader Challenge

History:
Queer: A Graphic History

Memoir/Biography:
Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure

Crime & Punishment:

Science:

Health:

Travel:

Food:

Social Media:

Sports:

Relationships:

The Arts:
A Thousand Mornings
Pillow Thoughts
Pillow Thoughts II

Published in 2023: 



NEW TO ME AUTHORS

FEB: +12
MAR: +12
APR: +12
MAY: +16

June: +18

Audrey Burges
Katie Lumsden
Lewis Hancox
Heather Fawcett
Alok Vaid-Menon
Craig DiLouie
Jonathan Evison
Ellen Marie Wiseman
Zuo Ma
Pete Walker
Nicole Melleby
AJ Sass
Courtney Peppernell
Alexis Castellanos
Scott Smith
Karrie Fransman
Alex Gino
Kalynn Bayron




Happy reading!