Saturday, August 1, 2020

August TBR (last N.E.W.T.s readathon)

This August is going to be the last round of N.E.W.T.s before G changes the readathon. 
I've decided to aim for the career of Trader of Magical Tomes which has 5 books required. I'm also going to take the extracurricular options of Locomotive Operator, Magical Shop Management, Defense for magical animals, and merpeople linguistics. In total, I will need to read 12 books.

Trader of Magical Tomes:
E in Ancient Runes-
Book by an author whose name starts with "B"- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
A Classic- Passing by Nella Larsen  
The Vanishing HalfPassing
A in Charms-
A humorous book- How to be a Normal Person by TJ Klune
How to Be a Normal Person (How to Be, #1)
E in History of Magic-
Historical Fiction-Crippen by John Boyne
A book with a mostly black cover- The Shadows by Alex North
CrippenThe Shadows

Locomotive Operator:
E in Muggle Studies
A comic- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
An author of a different race- Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
American Born ChineseTake a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

Magical Shop Management:
A in Arithmancy- 
Read a nonfiction- Spilled Milk by K.L. Randis
Spilled Milk

Merpeople Linguistics:
E in Herbology
Flowers on the cover- A People's History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian
An impactful book- My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
A People's History of HeavenMy Dark Vanessa

Defense for Magical Animals:
E in Care of Magical Creatures
Fire on the cover or in the title- Firefly the Big Damn Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel
Something Short- Notes of a Crocodile by Miaojin Qiu
Firefly - The Big Damn CookbookNotes of a Crocodile


I may sub out a few of these because they have long wait lines at my library and I may not get them in time. Or it could be a matter of mood. Either way, this is what I want to read.





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