Read Harder
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Read Harder 2021: Fat Positive Romance
Participating in the 2021 Read Harder Challenge from Book Riot? Here are some recommendations for a fat-positive romance novel.
Read Harder 2021: A Middle Grade Mystery
Participating in Read Harder in 2021? Here are some middle grade mysteries that can be enjoyed by people of any age!
Read Harder 2020: Complete
Check out the books one Ravenous Reader read for the 2020 Read Harder Challenge and read them anytime!
Read Harder 2021: LGBTQ+ History
Are you participating in the Read Harder Challenge in 2021? Here are some recommendations of books about the history of LGBTQ+ people.
RH 2021: Realistic YA not set in the US, UK or Canada
Are you participating in the Read Harder 2021 challenge? Here are some ideas for realistic YA set in Africa, Asia, South America, and more!
Read Harder 2021: Nonfiction about Anti-Racism
Participating in Read Harder in 2021? Here are some books about anti-racism in history, theory, and practice.
Read Harder 2021: Non-European Novels in Translation
Explore these powerfully engaging novels by authors from all over the world!
Read Harder 2021: Read a Fanfic
Find recommendations for fanfiction and pastiche novels for the 2021 Read Harder Challenge.
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Read Harder 2020: Read a Graphic Memoir
Doing the Read Harder challenge in 2020? Here are some recommendations for the task "Read a Graphic Memoir."
Read Harder 2020: Read a book by or about a refugee
Every refugee story is unique. Here are some titles to try for all age groups, from a variety of locations.
Read Harder 2020: Read a horror book by an indie author
All of these books feature horror published by a non-mainstream press.
Read Harder 2020: Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella
All of these books are novellas (a short novel or long short story) in the science fiction and or fantasy genre.
Read Harder 2020: Climate Change
Climate change can be found in fiction, essays, religious books and of course, politics, geography and science.
The Moor's Account
In 1527 the Narvaez expedition, numbering about 600, left Spain to explore and settle "La Florida" in the new world. In 1536 the four survivors of the…
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