My Wrap-Up for the 14th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge

My goal this year was 30 books and I made it to 46, so am very happy with that.

I'll also participate and run the book club I'm doing this year. 

I meant to put up the post sooner, but it was only when I went to post my first book that I realized that I had not. 

1. When We Were Birds by Maria Mutch. Finished July 5

2. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa. Finished July 10

3. The True Story of Ida Johnson by Sharon Riis. Finished July 28
4. Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon. Finished August 1
5. The Girl who Rode a Shark by Ailsa Ross and Amy Blackwell. Finished August 23
6. The Swinging Bridge by Ramabai Espinet. Finished August 23
7. 1967: A Coming of Age Story by Richard Doornink. Finished August 25
8. The Afterlife of George Cartwright by John Steffler. Finished August 30
9. Roanoke Ridge by J.J. Dupuis. Finished August 31
10. Benjamin's Blue Feet by Sue Macartney. Finished September 3
11. Led Astray by Kelley Armstrong. Finished September 27
12. Once Removed by Andrew Unger. Finished September 29
13. Shape Up, Construction Trucks! by Victoria Allenby. Finished September 30
14. Starlight by Richard Wagamese. Finished October 1
15. The Wars by Timothy Findley. Finished October 8

16. Blue Sky Kingdom by Bruce Kirkby. Finished October 16

17. Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny. Finished October 27

18. Duck Days by Sara Leach. Finished October 31

19. Raven, Rabbit, Deer by Sue Farrell Holler, illustrated by Jennifer Faria. Finished November 4

20. Teaching Mrs. Muddle by Colleen Nelson, illustrated by Alice Carter. Finished November 5

21. The London Restoration by Rachel McMillan. Finished November 17

22. Snow Days by Deborah Kerbel and Miki Sato. Finished November 28

23. The Ever Open Door by Julie Band. Finished November 29

24. The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard. Finished November 30

25. A World of Mindfulness by editors and illustrators of Pajama Press. Finished December 2

26. Journey to the Hopewell Star by Hannah D. State. Finished December 4

27. Bomb Girls by Barbara Dickson. Finished December 8

28. The Rogue Wave by Paul Nicholas Mason. Finished December 12

29. Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh. Finished January 3

30. The Blondes by Emily Schultz. Finished January 4

31. Her Aussie Holiday by Stefanie London. Finished January 13

32. The Push by Ashley Audrain. Finished January 22

33. Uncharted by Kim Brown Seely. Finished February 10

34. Midnight Cab by James W. Nichol. Finished February 18

35. The Deadly Hours by Susanna Kearsley, C.S. Harris, Anna Lee Huber and Christine Trent. Finished February 21

36. Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr. Finished February 24

37. Season of Fury and Wonder by Sharon Butala. Finished March 28

38. Just Their Luck by L.A. Donahoe. Finished March 29

39. Proof I Was Here by Becky Blake. Finished April 2

40. Juliet's Answer by Glenn Dixon. Finished April 8

41. The Healing by Lynda Faye Schmidt. Finished April 27

42. Two White Queens and The One-Eyed Jack by Heidi Von Palleske. Finished May 12

43. How a Woman Becomes a Lake by Marjorie Celona. Finished May 20

44. The Dutch Wife by Eric McCormack. Finished June 13

45. Aubrey McKee by Alex Pugsley. Finished June 23

46. Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay. Finished June 29

June Reviews for the 14th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge

 Welcome to the spot to post your last month's reviews for this challenge. I'll be hosting the 15th annual challenge starting on July 1st. 

Please link to your review below.

May Reviews for the 14th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge

Two more months to go for this challenge. How are you doing. I've done more Canadian books this year than I did last, but still have so many I want to read.

Use the linky to add links to the reviews for books read in May. Please link to the review itself. 

April Reviews for the 14th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge

 This is where you add your reviews for books read in April

March Reviews for the 14th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge

 Please link your March reads for this challenge below.

Add comments to tell us about your progress and books.

February Reviews for the 14th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge

 Use the link below to add reviews that you read during February 2021 for the 14th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge. 

January Reviews for the 14th Annual Canadian Reading Challenge

 Post the reviews for the books you read in January here.

Add a comment after posting if you like.

December Reviews for the 14th Annual Canadian Book Challenge

Here is where you add the links to your reviews for books completed in December.

 You can add a comment after adding your link.

November Reviews for 14th Annual Canadian Book Challenge

Here's where you link your reading for November for this year's Canadian Book Challenge

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October Reviews for 14th Annual Book Challenge

Another month gone, and we are a quarter of the way through this challenge.

Post here the books you've read for the challenge in October.

September Reviews for 14th Annual Canadian Book Challenge

Wow! Can't believe it is September already, although in many areas school return is delayed this fall. There was a lot of reading done in August, and I'm looking forward to seeing what people get read in September.

Remember to comment if you can, but posting is the most important to log your books. I've seen some of the fall release lists and there are a lot of ones I'm interested in. How about you?

Don't forget to fill in the contact form at the bottom of the blog page if you want to join in on this month's book club. Our read for September is Starlight by Richard Wagamese.

August Reviews for 14th Annual Canadian Book Challenge

Boy that first month went by fast!
I had no takers for the book club read for July, Maria Chapdelaine.
Fill out the comment form at the bottom of the blog if you want to join in for the August book club read, which is The Afterlife of George Cartwright by John Steffler. I'll include you in the invitation for the Zoom meeting. Here's the link to the Overview of the Book Club option for the Challenge.

For August reads for the challenge, fill out the Mr. Linky below. Add comments too!

14th Canadian Book Challenge - My Signup Page

I haven't done these right from the first year, but I've done a fair number of them.
This year I will try to go one better than last year for a nice round 30.

I'll also participate and run the book club I'm doing this year.
I meant to put up the post sooner, but it was only when I went to post my first book that I realized that I had not.

14th Canadian Reading Challenge: Book Club Overview

I offered to do a book discussion each month and there were some signs of interest. To make it easier to participate, I am choosing the books for the year now to give people time to seek them out. I have decided specifically not to choose brand new books, so people may be able to find them in libraries or used book stores if cost is an issue.
Near the end of the month, I will do a Zoom meeting for anyone interested to talk about the book. For those with poor internet connections, there will also be a post where you can make comments.

July 2020: Marie Chapdelaine by Louis Heman
   This is one of Canada's earliest novels and it is available free online if you can't find a copy.
August 2020: The Afterlife of George Cartwright by John Steffler
   The novel takes a closer look at an historical figure from 18th-century Labrador
September 2020: Starlight by Richard Wagamese
   The last book from one of our cherished Indigenous writers, with themes of mercy and compassion
October 2020: Obasan by Joy Kogawa
   A story of the Japanese Canadians, their evacuation, relocation and treatment during WWII
November 2020: The Wars by Timothy Findley
  One of the best novels written about the First World War, in honor of Remembrance Day
December 2020: Hockey Dreams by David Adams Richards
    Part essays, part memoir, a look at what hockey means to Canadians
January 2021: The Break by Katherena Vermette
    Award-winning family saga with Métis characters
February 2021:  The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy
  Another classic French Canadian novel with themes of poverty
March 2021: As For Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
   A classic story of life in the Depression era told in the form of a journal
April 2021: Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk
   The first Inuit novel, written by an Inuit woman over two decades
May 2021: The House of All Sorts by Emily Carr
   Before getting recognition for her art, Carr ran a small apartment building and these stories tell of
   those experiences
June 2021:  A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand
   A book that explores the relevance and nature of identity and belonging in a diverse world

July Reviews for 14th Annual Canadian Book Challenge

This is where you post your reviews for books that you've read in July 2020
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14th Annual Canadian Book Challenge

Welcome to the challenge for the year starting July 1, 2020 and going until June 30, 2021.
This should be an interesting year, and please share in the comments how you think this will affect your reading.
Are you having difficulty accessing books due to library service limitations and suspensions?
Have you been trying online formats of reading due to not being able to access physical books?
What types of books have been grabbing your attention? Dystopian? Escape through Romance or Thriller? Nonfiction? Books with more diverse viewpoints?

I'm also interested to see if participants in the challenge are interested in engaging in any discussion. If I chose a different Canadian book every month for discussion, would that be of interest? I would be changing up genre, choosing some fiction and some nonfiction, some new and some that were published many years ago.
Please leave your thoughts on this in the comments.

To sign up for the challenge for 2020-2021 which begins July 1, 2020 and runs to June 30, 2021, please fill in the Mr. Linky below.
Remember that you can find out more on the FAQ page for this challenge.