Reading Rivalry: January 2022 - hosted by gem114

Book Featuring Animals
Did you know that if Betty White wasn’t an actress, she’d want to be a zookeeper? To honor her love of animals, read a book that features an animal! (This animal should be a prominent part of the book and not just mentioned in passing) 
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The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov

373 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Long Winter by Rachel Ember

Long Winter

Wild Ones #1

Rachel Ember

282 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional slow-paced
The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle by Laura Coleman

The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle

Laura Coleman

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir travel emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman

The Silver Arrow

Lev Grossman

3 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

A History of Wild Places

Shea Ernshaw

354 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano

I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats

Francesco Marciuliano

111 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction poetry funny lighthearted fast-paced
Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander

Taran Wanderer

The Chronicles of Prydain #4

Lloyd Alexander

260 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous reflective medium-paced
How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior

How the Penguins Saved Veronica

Veronica McCreedy #1

Hazel Prior

10 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Agent Boo 1: The Littlest Agent by Alex de Campi

Agent Boo 1: The Littlest Agent

Agent Boo #1

Alex de Campi

89 pages • first pub 2006 (editions) user-added

fiction childrens fantasy funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

The Santa Suit

Mary Kay Andrews

224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced