• DHASG January Challenge 2017

LEVEL: 1st Class: Read 5-7 books

PROGRESS: 6 BOOKS

STATUS: COMPLETED!

CATEGORIES:

• ✔ 1. New Beginnings: In honor of this being the first month of the year, read a book that represents a first in some way to you. New to you author, new series, new genre, etc: Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren [New-to-me author]
• New Year's Resolution: Read a book that represents a commonly made New Year's Resolution.
• Winter is Here: January is the first full month of winter. Read a book that has a winter theme on the cover, is set during winter or cold/snowy weather, or you can use a book written by someone who's name brings to mind winter or has a character who's name is somehow related to the season of winter: Snow, Frost, Winter, January.
• ✔ 4. I Have a Dream: Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday is celebrated every January on the third Monday. To honor this day, read a book about a person who strives to make the world a better place: Heart of Danger by Lisa Marie Rice [Mac builds Haven as a refuge for castouts from society]
• National Popcorn Day: This holiday falls on January 19th. To celebrate it, read a book that brings to mind one of the facts about popcorn, or is somehow related to popcorn. You can find some facts here: http://fillyourplate.org/blog/18-fun-...
• ✔ 6. Peculiar People Day:For this day on January 10th, read a book with a peculiar, odd, different, quirky, or downright strange lead character: Honeymoon from Hell I by R.L. Mathewson [Jasons' manner and reactions during marriage to Haley are downright bizzare]
• ✔ 7. Wet!: Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend's Day is a real holiday on January 11th. Celebrate it by reading a book that involves a character getting soaking wet or has a cover that has water on it: Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare [Izzy faints in the rain and gets thoroughly soaked at the beginning of the book]
• Trivia Day: For Trivia Day on January 4th, you can count a book that caused you to learn something you did not know or is based on a novel or little known fact.
• ✔ 9. Have a Cuppa..: January is Hot Tea Month. Read a book that involves or is related to the beverage tea. You can learn some facts about tea here: http://www.teaanswers.com/tea-facts-t...: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee [Mary continuously pours tea in a party for about an hour and ultimately stops after accidentally burning her hand]
• You Like to Do What?: For National Hobby Month in January, read a book with a character who has an unusual hobby or past-time.
• ✔ 11. Your Choice: You get to choose one of these holidays to read a book to represent--National Pie Day, National Nothing Day, Winnie the Pooh Day, Opposite Day, Spouse Day: Hajar's Hidden Legacy by Maisey Yates [SPOUSE DAY: The theme of the book is marriage for political alliances]