Camp Half Blood Reading Challenge - hosted by elazza3540

Cabin 17 - Nike, Goddess of Victory
Read a book whose main character is at any point considered the best at what they do (i.e., world record holder, international champion, etc)
All books added
Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay, Jackie Kay

Bessie Smith

Jackie Kay, Jackie Kay

208 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir music informative reflective slow-paced
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom

Six of Crows #2

Leigh Bardugo

17 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Carrie Soto Is Back

Taylor Jenkins Reid

369 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary emotional inspiring medium-paced
Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs

Déjà Dead

Temperance Brennan #1

Kathy Reichs

532 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

387 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Sleep Donation by Karen Russell

Sleep Donation

Karen Russell

110 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

398 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival by Hana Schofield, Atka Reid

Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival

Hana Schofield, Atka Reid

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional sad slow-paced
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Namesake

Jhumpa Lahiri

304 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced