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March 2024 Keyword Reading Challenge

MARCH 2024 KEYWORDS

Story, Hunt, Plot, City, You, Cry, Another, Paint

This challenge was created in 2013 by Kim of @chapter_adventure and Tanya of Girlxoxo.com.  Find more challenges at https://www.chapteradventure.com/  

Your task is simple. Read a book each month with one of the keywords in the title. "Bonus points" if you find a title that has more than one of the month's keywords.

We love this challenge because it's easy to find books to fulfill the monthly keyword requirement and we can create wonderfully eclectic booklists!  You are sure to read out of your comfort zone if you conquer this task each month

Get started with our librarian-curated list of books where you'll find both nonfiction and novels as well as new bestsellers and older well-reviewed books. No worries if you don't like our suggestions. Simply use one of the keywords to find matching titles in the BCCLS catalog or the new BCCLS catalog (in testing right now!)


Alexandria : the city that changed the world by Islam Issa
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Alexandria : the city that changed the world

by Islam Issa


All You Have to do is Call by Kerri Maher
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All You Have to do is Call

by Kerri Maher


Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
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Another Brooklyn

by Jacqueline Woodson


Another Place You've Never Been by Rebecca Kauffman
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Another Place You've Never Been

by Rebecca Kauffman


Behind You is the Sea by Susan Darraj
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Behind You is the Sea

by Susan Darraj


The Bones of the Story by Carol Goodman
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The Bones of the Story

by Carol Goodman


The case of the murderous Dr. Cream : the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer by Dean Jobb
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The case of the murderous Dr. Cream : the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer

by Dean Jobb


City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita
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City Under One Roof

by Iris Yamashita


A Country You Can Leave by Asale Angel-Ajani
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A Country You Can Leave

by Asale Angel-Ajani


Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
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Crying in H Mart

by Michelle Zauner


Crying in the Bathroom by Erika Sanchez
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Crying in the Bathroom

by Erika Sanchez


The Family Plot by Megan Collins
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The Family Plot

by Megan Collins


Fire Weather : a true story from a hotter world by John Vaillant
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Fire Weather : a true story from a hotter world

by John Vaillant


The First Conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer
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The First Conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington

by Brad Meltzer


Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
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Homesick for Another World

by Ottessa Moshfegh


Hunting LeRoux : the inside story of the DEA takedown of a criminal genius and his empire by Elaine Shannon
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Hunting LeRoux : the inside story of the DEA takedown of a criminal genius and his empire

by Elaine Shannon


The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
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The Hunting Party

by Lucy Foley


The Huntress by Kate Quinn
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Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister
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Just Another Missing Person

by Gillian McAllister


Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry by Mary Higgins Clark
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Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry

by Mary Higgins Clark


The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith
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The Last Painting of Sara De Vos

by Dominic Smith


Make Them Cry by Smith Henderson
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Make Them Cry

by Smith Henderson


The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

by Tom Hanks


Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong
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Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City

by Jane Wong


My life with Bob : flawed heroine keeps book of books, plot ensues by Pamela Paul
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My life with Bob : flawed heroine keeps book of books, plot ensues

by Pamela Paul


No Crying in Baseball by Erin Carlson
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No Crying in Baseball

by Erin Carlson


Only if you're lucky by Stacy Willingham
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Only if you're lucky

by Stacy Willingham


The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
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The Painted Drum

by Louise Erdrich


The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
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The Painted Girls

by Cathy Marie Buchanan


Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal
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Painting Time

by Maylis de Kerangal


Paris : secret gardens, hidden places, and stories of the City of Light by Mary McAuliffe
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Paris : secret gardens, hidden places, and stories of the City of Light

by Mary McAuliffe


Picasso and the Painting that Shocked the World by Miles Unger
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Picasso and the Painting that Shocked the World

by Miles Unger


The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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The Plot

by Jean Hanff Korelitz


The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
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The Plot Against America

by Philip Roth


Retail Gangster : the insane real-life story of Crazy Eddie by Gary Weiss
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Retail Gangster : the insane real-life story of Crazy Eddie

by Gary Weiss


The Story of Life by Marianne Taylor
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The Story of Life

by Marianne Taylor


True Story by Kate Reed Petty
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Turkish delight & treasure hunts : delightful treats and games from classic children's books by Jane Brocket
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Turkish delight & treasure hunts : delightful treats and games from classic children's books

by Jane Brocket


The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson
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The Ugly Cry

by Danielle Henderson


Victory City by Salman Rushdie
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Victory City

by Salman Rushdie


Where You End by Abbott Kahler
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Where You End

by Abbott Kahler