One reading challenge I always look forward to is Book a Day May. This year, I tried to choose books I’ve been holding onto, have been meaning to read for ages, or came highly recommended to me from other lovely bookish people.

1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
2. Floors by Patrick Carman
3. Schooled by Gordon Korman
4. Rules by Cynthia Lord
5. Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
6. 5Worlds: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, & Boya Sun
7. Primer: A Superhero Graphic Novel by Jennifer Muro, Thomas Krajewski, and Gretel Lusky
8. The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
9. Stargazing by Jen Wang
10. Clash by Kayla Miller
11. The Inn Between by Marina Cohen
12. The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech
13. The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver
14. 5Worlds: The Cobalt Prince by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, & Boya Sun
15. The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
16. The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
17. The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley
18. The One Thing You’d Save by Linda Sue Park
19. A Cat Story by Ursula Murray Husted
20. The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
21. The Problem Child by Michael Buckley
22. Alone by Megan E. Freeman
23. 5Worlds: The Red Maze by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, & Boya Sun
24. Besties: Work it Out by Kayla Miller, Jeffrey Canino, & Kristina Luu
25. Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley
26. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
27. Melissa by Alex Gino
28. Cici’s Journal by
29. The Legend of Brightblade by Ethan M. Aldridge
30. All He Knew by Helen Frost
31. The Aquanaut by Dan Santat

What were your favorite books read during May?