March Clues and explanations:
Martial Arts- Read any book that is about the martial
arts or contains a character that practices/uses one of the martial arts in the
story.
200 page book- This is an open category for that book
you read but couldn’t figure out where to list it. The only requirement is the
book must be YA or Adult and have a minimum of 200 pages.
Historical- The book must be set in the past and give
a view of life from that time.
March Author- Read any book from an author born in the
month of March. List includes Alice Hoffman, Jayne Ann Krentz, Khalid Hosseini,
and Nevada Barr.
2 Additional Clues:
Poison-Just in time for the National Poison Prevention Week (March 15th-21st)
read a book about poison or poisoners.
Alabama Author or Setting- This requires a book written by an author
from Alabama or for the book to be set in Alabama. This ties in with the Community
Read going on in Decatur, Hartselle,
and Demopolis for the Alabama set novel Addie
Pray by Joe David Brown. The book was the basis for the 1973 Oscar-winning
film Paper Moon. Both the movie and
book will be available for check out from the Library. For more information on events at other
venues check the website http://southernliterarytrail.org/events-al.html . You can also find more information on
other authors who call Alabama home at http://alabamaliterarymap.lib.ua.edu/authors.
