PopSugar Reading Challenge 2021 discussion

What book have you read that is mostly or entirely outdoors? Do you know where it took place?

Ive read ‘The Bear’ by Claire Cameron before and it takes place outdoors under the narration of a little girl trying to keep her and her brother alive after her parents were attacked by bears. I think she’s only 5 or 6 so sometimes what she’s thinking/seeing is portrayed as such, but such a good read!

I will be reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins.

Last year, I read The Troop by Nick Cutter. It's a horror novel about a Scout troop who travels to a small island to camp and something bad is on the island with them. It takes place in the wilderness of Maritime Canada.

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

I read The Grace Year by Kim Liggett this week and I’m using this prompt for this book. Majority of it is set in ‘The Wilderness’.

I read "Where the Crawdads Sing" and would use it for this category.

Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley

What about The Secret Garden?

I read A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh by Joseph Parent for this prompt.

I just finished my favorite book so far: West with Giraffes. It's historical fiction and the hurricane giraffes and their trek to the San Diego Zoo during the Dust Bowl. It all takes place over a cross-country road trip. I highly recommend.

I read “The Island” by C. L. Taylor for this challenge. It’s set on an uninhabited island in Thailand, so I think it fits really well!

I read 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Jonathan Franklin. It is the story of a fisherman lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where most of the book takes place.

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

Let's Call It a Doomsday by Katie Henry. It's a young adult novel. Not all of it is set outdoors, but the important scenes are, so I'm counting it for now. :P

I am reading Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse to fulfill this option.

I'm planning on reading 'One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd' by Jim Fergus. I believe it should fit this category.

North by Scott & Jenny Jurek follows Scott's journey to be the fastest person to run the Appalachian Trail. Definitely fits the category!

I read Circe for this one

I read Wild

I just finished Happiness for Beginners. I think I found it by browsing Goodreads for recommendations to fulfill this prompt. I enjoyed it, and it was a quick read.

Risa wrote: "Tammy wrote: "I will be reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins."

So, so very good. I really loved this one. If I was allowing myself re-reads, I would read The Hunger Games ..."

Good to know! Thanks!