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
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 emotional hopeful sad fast-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
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan

The One and Only Ivan #1

Katherine Applegate

307 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade emotional hopeful fast-paced
The Girl in The Tower by Katherine Arden

The Girl in The Tower

Winternight Trilogy #2

Katherine Arden

346 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

Chilling Effect

Chilling Effect #1

Valerie Valdes

14 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

Banyan Moon

Thao Thai

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

The Seven Year Slip

Ashley Poston

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction romance speculative fiction emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

One Crazy Summer

Gaither Sisters #1

Rita Williams-Garcia

240 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction childrens historical middle grade emotional fast-paced
Paint with Me by Dani Elias, Dani Elias

Paint with Me

Dani Elias, Dani Elias

111 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction romance
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

The Golden Spoon

Jessa Maxwell

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced