Open Books Challenge 2025: A Diary Style Book or Memoir

Updated September 10, 2025
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The toughest Indian in the world
Alexie, Sherman
Paper Book
A beloved American writer whose books are championed by critics and readers alike, Sherman Alexie has been hailed by Time as "one of the better new novelists, Indian or otherwise". Now his acclaimed new collection, The Toughest Indian in the World, which received universal praise in hardcover, is...
Go ask Alice
Paper Book
The acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teen girl's harrowing descent into drug addiction--a cautionary tale as heart-wrenching, shocking, and timely as ever. January 24th After you've had it, there isn't even life without drugs... It...
The perks of being a wallflower
Chbosky, Stephen.
Paper Book
"A timeless story for every young person who needs to understand that they are not alone." --Judy Blume "Once in a while, a novel comes along that becomes a generational touchstone. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of those books." --R. J. Palacio, #1 New York...
Bridget Jones : the edge of reason
Fielding, Helen
Paper Book
Lurching from the cappuccino bars of Notting Hill to the blissed-out shores of Thailand, everyone's favorite Singleton Bridget Jones begins her search for The Truth in spite of pathetically unevolved men, insane dating theories, and Smug Married advice. She experiences a zeitgeist-esque Spiritual...
Hitch-22 : a memoir
Hitchens, Christopher.
Paper Book
Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the U.S. war against Islamic extremism in Iraq. He has been both a foreign correspondent in...
Flowers for Algernon
Keyes, Daniel.
Paper Book
Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache. Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he...
Isabel : jewel of Castilla
Meyer, Carolyn
Paper Book
Segovia -- 12th of April 1466 After Mass this morning, I climbed the narrow, winding stone steps to a window high in one of the castle turrets. I often come up here to see what lies beyond my prison. Segovia is surrounded by four thick walls, each with a heavy wooden gate. The aqueduct built by...
Tales from a not-so-fabulous life
Russell, Rachel Renee
Paper Book
A SUPER SQUEE updated edition! Nikki Maxwell is starting eighth grade at a new school--and her very first diary is packed with hilarious stories and art in this first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki confesses all in...
Push : a novel
Sapphire
Paper Book
The acclaimed book that inspired Precious, the Sundance Film Festival winner from Lee Daniels "Even though the filmĀ PreciousĀ packs quite a wallop, the gritty realism of the novel upon which the movie is based is even more intense." --NPR
Dracula
Stoker, Bram
Paper Book

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