The Global Book Nook's 2023 Worldly Challenge - hosted by ashybear02

July
**Christmas in July:** read a book set in either summer or winter
**NYC Body Painting Day:** read a book where the main character is a painter
**Peru Independence Day:** read a book written by a Latin American author
**World UFO Day:** Read a book that discusses UFOs or aliens. (Bonus points if the main character is an alien!)
All books added
Loveless by Alice Oseman

Loveless

Alice Oseman

433 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Moon of the Crusted Snow

The Whitesky Saga #1

Waubgeshig Rice

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction dystopian thriller dark reflective tense medium-paced
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses #1

Sarah J. Maas

416 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark medium-paced
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

The Vanished Birds

Simon Jimenez

13 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary science fiction adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud

Court of Lions

Mirage #2

Somaiya Daud

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction young adult adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
Sagittarius Saves Libra by Anyta Sunday

Sagittarius Saves Libra

Signs of Love #6

Anyta Sunday

250 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-Up: 1941-1973 by Richard M. Dolan

UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-Up: 1941-1973

UFOs and the National Security State #1

Richard M. Dolan

478 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Window by Jeanette Ingold

The Window

Jeanette Ingold

188 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional slow-paced
Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango

Iveliz Explains It All

Andrea Beatriz Arango

3 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction middle grade poetry challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

Infinite Country

Patricia Engel

4 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced