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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

A new year & a new nonfiction challenge! #Nonfiction2026

Last year we read about people wanting a change, and fighting for it….so this year we are going to take a deep breath and remember what people fight for, the good things, the things we do not want to lose, the old friends & new acquaintances of Auld Lang Syne, our passions & loves, escape the grind & news & “touch grass”.

As always, fill these any way you choose that works for you.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa #NonFiction2026Template 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Also, please feel free to combine with other challenges like #NaturaLitsy (edited) 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @CatLass007 Here it is 3d

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ncsufoxes I totally forgot to go back last year & do this one. Definitely one of my favorite challenges since I read a lot of NF. Adding it to my list for this year 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ncsufoxes I think last year was hard for many, lots going on in real life 3d

Amiable @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Amen. I let go of a lot of challenges last year and just worked to keep my head above water. I appreciate the new board! 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Amiable you are not alone and you are very welcome. We are in for the long haul, but we need to take care of ourselves and keep our spirits up too! Take care of yourself out there in this crazy world. 3d

CatLass007 Thank you! I enjoyed 2024‘s challenge so much that I‘m still reading all the prompts and my answers. Last year, not so much, although I‘m still plugging away. I‘m looking forward to 2026! 3d

rockpools This is really lovely. It‘s so easy to get bogged down in the heavy stuff. I need this sort of challenge this year - thank you 🌼 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @rockpools me too, I think we all need this this year. 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @CatLass007 I‘m still plugging away at last years too. Maybe I‘ll finish that one eventually 😂. The thought was good, but although I anticipated their throw everything at the wall & see what sticks, I did not fully anticipate the level of shock & awe and throw everything at us so we could not concentrate on any 1 thing for 2 whole seconds level of chaos. Just keeping up with the daily news was a job in itself, my reading of anything not news ⤵️ 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ related dropped significantly last year. 3d

CatLass007 My reading of the news dropped significantly last year. A couple of months into the year, I forced myself to look at my newsfeed only once per day. . 3d

dabbe Now on the new #LELH (#LitsyEventsLittleHelper) spreadsheet! 🤩

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xB17c0YZ6-IcngwWteNPyWiwoLn3bvcb7kjtqOLu... 2d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @dabbe Thank you, that is a great list! 2d

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julieclair

Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

Happy New Year, fellow #MonthlyNonfiction readers! What will everyone be reading in January? And do you plan to go through the Dewey classifications in numerical order, or just jump around each month?

I‘ll be reading The Ride of Her Life, by Elizabeth Letts. (600‘s)

Everyone welcome! I‘m tagging those on my 2026 list. If anyone would like to be added or deleted, please comment below.

rockpools, Texreader, Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick, jenniferw88, ferskner, Lauredhel, MonicaLoves2Read, KT1432, Rissreadswithcats, TheAromaofBooks, ChaoticMissAdventures, peanutnine, willaful, IriDas, TimEW, AnishaInkspill, do-re-mi

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I figure a new year is a good reason to read this one. I'll jump around as the mood strikes me.

Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love

IriDas I will likely go in order because that‘s how my brain works. 😂 My first book is 002.09 HOUST The Book by Keith Houston. 6d

willaful I'm reading Floored, which is pretty interesting.

Floored: A Woman's Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age and Stage

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TheAromaofBooks The vast majority of my NF books are from the 600s, so this year I think I am mostly going to focus on that section. I could use as much landscaping and gardening advice as I can get here at our new house 😂 5d

TimEW @IriDas I‘m going through the DDC in order, as with you that is how my brain works. I have spent the last week looking for books. I used Open Library openlibrary.org for searching through books by the DDC numbers. What a treat that was. I looked through hundreds of books from 010 to 090 that they have listed on their web site, I had to stop and pick a book. Some of the books are offered as ebooks for borrowing or free download. 5d

TimEW So the book I picked for my January read is The Library Book. It is a compilation of library stories by various authors curated by Rebecca Gray. 5d

IriDas @TimEW Thanks for the info about the site. I don‘t think I‘ve used it to read a book before. Also, love your choice of book. Sounds interesting. 5d

TimEW @IriDas Your welcome. The OpenLibrary site is part of the Internet Archive. I think it was set up as just a lending library to stop copyright litigation. Along with Project Gutenberg it has become my go to place for books. 5d

TimEW @IriDas Just looked at a review of the book you picked and that sounds interesting to me. 5d

TimEW @TheAromaofBooks I‘ve also picked out a book from the 600s for month July called “A History of Garden Design”. Combining my love of history and my desire to create a nice garden. 5d

TheAromaofBooks @TimEW - That one sounds super interesting!! 4d

TimEW @julieclair I wanted to see what your #monthlynonfiction pick was about. I used Open Library and tried the locate function connected to the book. It sent me to search.worldcat.org and on the page for The Ride of Her Life, it listed all the libraries that had copies and retail outlets with prices and links. This is my escape, I have a new avenue to hunt down books. 🤓🎉🙏 P.S. The Ride of Her Life is going on my reading list. (edited) 4d

julieclair @TimEW I have never heard of Open Library before. Just checked it out. What a find! I can totally see myself spending lots of happy browsing time there. Thanks for sharing! 4d

KT1432 Finally decided on my January pick! I‘m going to do a George Washington biography to overlap with the #USPresidents challenge this month. I‘ll probably be bouncing around the Dewey decimal system each month. 2d

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Scochrane26

All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today | Elizabeth Comen

March—I really loved the tagged because of the way the content was organized, the amount of historical & present-day info, & the author‘s snarkiness. It also will make you angry. Great audiobook. #12booksof2025 @TheEllieMo Runner-up—The Evolution of the Gospelettes

TheEllieMo I started reading the blurb for this one and immediately my mind went to how women are all too often treated as flawed men, and then I found the same phrase in the blurb… I guess I‘m adding this one to the stack 1w

Scochrane26 @TheEllieMo You definitely should read or listen. 1w

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julieclair

Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

#MonthlyNonfiction is back for 2026!

Read at least one nonfiction book each month. 12 nonfiction books in the year. Optional bonus prompts available for extra books and tracking by Dewey category.

Everyone welcome!

Very low key… dip in and out as your schedule allows. Read through all the Dewey categories if you‘d like… or just read whatever nonfiction books spark your interest.

Tagging those already on the 2026 list. 😀

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick, ferskner, Rissreadswithcats, TheAromaofBooks, willaful

julieclair Interested in joining us again this year? @TheBookgeekFrau @Gissy @kspenmoll @Lauredhel @rockpools @TEArificbooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @peanutnine @mhillis @MonicaLoves2Read 3w

Lauredhel Yes I'm in! 3w

peanutnine Yes definitely! Thanks for hosting again! 3w

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rockpools Yes please! I fell off everything this year, but would love another go this year. Thank you! 3w

ChaoticMissAdventures I would love to join!! I always try to reach 25% nonfiction and never make it, and added challenge is helpful. 3w

KT1432 Ohhh I like this!! I‘d like to join! 3w

MonicaLoves2Read I'm in for another year! 3w

jenniferw88 I'd like to join 3w

AnishaInkspill hi, I'd like to join, I liek reading nonfiction and like how this sounds easygoing, I may not be able to do all but definitely quite a few. 3w

IriDas I would like to join. 3w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I've been updating Goodreads a bit, adding some books that I have acquired, deleting those added to my TBR because I entered a giveaway 11 years ago, eliminate duplicates, and all that jazz. I've noted some of the non- fiction books that I own and found their DDN. I have something for a majority of the categories. Now, can I stick with it? 😁 3w

Texreader This is awesome! Please include me. Not sure I can do it every month but I‘ll try. I love nonfiction 3w

TimEW Add me to the list please. I‘m a slow reader, but I like the idea of picking out a read from each category. 3w

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3w

do-re-mi @julieclair, just double checking, do the non-fiction books need to be read in order, starting with Generalities? I'm not really good about sticking to strict monthly themes anymore. I guess it's the reading rebel in me. 🙂 🙂 🙂 3w

julieclair @Lauredhel @peanutnine @rockpools Yay! Glad you‘re back for another year! 😀 2w

julieclair @ChaoticMissAdventures Glad you‘re joining us! 25% nonfiction is a good goal. 2w

julieclair @KT1432 Yay! Glad you‘re joining us! 2w

julieclair @MonicaLoves2Read Yay! Glad you‘re back! 2w

julieclair @jenniferw88 and @IriDas Welcome! So glad you‘re with us! 2w

julieclair @AnishaInkspill Glad you‘re joining! It is definitely an easygoing challenge. Participate when you can. 😀 2w

julieclair @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I admire you for cleaning up your Goodreads. I need to do the same with my Litsy and StoryGraph lists. I love that you already have books for most of the categories! I bet your newly organized list will help you stick with it! 😃 2w

julieclair @Texreader Hooray! Glad you‘re joining! This is a very low-key challenge. Dip in and out as your schedule allows. 2w

julieclair @TimEW Welcome! So glad you‘re with us! Read at your own pace. This is a very easygoing challenge. 😀 2w

julieclair @do-re-mi Some people like to read the books in order, but you can read the books in any order you like. You don‘t even have to read one from every category. Just pick a nonfiction book you‘d like to read each month, and that‘s it! 😃 2w

AnishaInkspill @julieclair thank you, that's really good to know, next year I'm going to read the easier Stephen Hawking book. Not sure how this will go but just doing it.

A Briefer History of Time

do-re-mi Thank you. 🙂 2w

julieclair @AnishaInkspill Good for you! And, I didn‘t know there was an easier version of A Brief History of Time. I need to tell my son! 1w

julieclair @do-re-mi You‘re welcome! Glad you‘re going to join us! 1w

AnishaInkspill @julieclair I'm not sure if this helps as I am new to these books. As I understand it Briefer History in Time is an easier read than Brief History in Time, cont ...

A Briefer History of Time

AnishaInkspill @julieclair ... cont but this wasn't easy enough for me so I started with Hawking's Brief Answers to the Big Questions to help me feel more confident to read the other two books.

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

julieclair @AnishaInkspill Brief Answers sounds even better! 😘 1w

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peanutnine

Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

November #MonthlyNonfiction2025 reads @julieclair
#NonfictionNovember was a busy one ☺️

julieclair Wow, great month! Rediscovering Turtle Island looks interesting to me. Sea Turtles have been coming to Hilton Head Island, SC, where I live, for hundreds of years. The idea of seeing a “turtle island” through the eyes of First Nation people sounds fascinating. 1mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

Updated schedule for #SheSaid!

We had 1 book with 5 votes (Wild Swans) and 4 with 4 votes. I added them all to our schedule for 2026 along with our 2 fiction reads. I did bump Wild Swans back to March, so we could read it and the follow-up book by the author after (and hopefully 🤞 when the hold lines at the library are not so long for a new release 😬). Then there were about 12 books tied after that…so new vote this summer.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 1mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 1mo

AllDebooks Thank you Melissa xx 1mo

DebinHawaii Thank you! 🤗 1mo

CatLass007 Thank you for your hard work. 1mo

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audreywarnick

The Elephant Scientist | Caitlin O'Connell, Donna M. Jackson

I‘d bring this book into the classroom when my students are working on animal research. It would be especially helpful for anyone who picks elephants as their topic.

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The Elephant Scientist | Caitlin O'Connell, Donna M. Jackson

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The Elephant Scientist is written in a way that‘s really straightforward and simple to follow. The ideas are explained clearly, making the science easy to understand. It‘s well-matched to its readers because it uses accessible language and real-life photographs to hold attention. The authors keep it engaging by blending scientific details with their own experiences, which helps readers stay curious and learn more about elephants and how

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The Elephant Scientist | Caitlin O'Connell, Donna M. Jackson

“As an elephant scientist, she relies on patience and perseverance to identify and measure the social behaviors of the majestic mammal“

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