The Gilmore Girls Episode Reading Challenge - hosted by literarylarisa

That Damn Donna Reed: Read a book written or set in the 1950s
 Rory creates a Donna Reed-inspired dinner for Dean. Since the Donna Reed show first aired in the 1950s, read a book that was either written or is set during that decade. 
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

251 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth

The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times

The Midwife Trilogy #1

Jennifer Worth

352 pages • first pub 2002 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

Go Set a Watchman

To Kill a Mockingbird #2

Harper Lee

278 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

409 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

Mere Christianity

C.S. Lewis

191 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

nonfiction religion informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis

The Echo of Old Books

Barbara Davis

431 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical mystery emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

Beezus and Ramona

Ramona #1

Beverly Cleary

160 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

The Unmaking of June Farrow

Adrienne Young

10 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner

Bloomsbury Girls

Natalie Jenner

353 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
The Beautiful Strangers by Camille Di Maio

The Beautiful Strangers

Camille Di Maio

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical romance mysterious medium-paced