March Reading Challenge: Read a Book Based on True Life Events

March’s Reading Challenge is to read a book based on true life events. The book can be a fictionalized account or a non-fiction book.

My first selection is a book I purchased late last year. Last October, my husband and I went on vacation in South Carolina where we spent a day at the Magnolia Plantation. During the tour, our guide mention The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd is based on Sarah Grimke, who is related to the original owners of the plantation. I’ve enjoyed other novels by Ms. Kidd so I knew I had to read this important piece of American history.

Please click HERE to learn more about The Invention of Wings.

My second selection is a book I purchased a few years ago. It, too, is a fictionalized account of true events. Splinters by Ben Patrick Johnson follows a young man’s troubled journey from West Virginia to Hollywood. I am very eager to see how Gerald finally begins his path to sobriety.

Please click HERE to learn more about Splinters.

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Here are a couple of resources to help find a novel for this month’s challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11018.Best_Books_Based_On_A_True_Story, https://www.bustle.com/articles/124124-11-novels-you-never-knew-were-based-on-incredible-true-stories & https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Novels-Based-True-Stories-45479760. You can also google books based on true stories.

I didn’t have as much luck finding LGBT novels based on true life but I did find Boy Erased. There is also a movie based on the novel out now.

We’ll check back in next month and see if you met your challenge and whether or not you enjoyed your selection!

Happy Reading!

If you participated in last month’s challenge, check out the discussion post HERE and let us know if you met your challenge!