1. A book with an animal sidekick/companion

2. A book whose author is from an African country

3. A book with a religious element you don't personally observe

4. A book published between 2001 and 2014

5. A book with a hand on the cover

6. A book with an orange cover

7. A book with water on the cover

8. A book you keep putting off, but have wanted to read for years

9. A book with anthropomorphized animals (i.e. animals with human-like characteristics/behavior)

10. A book with flowers in the story