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The “We Survived!” Challenge!

Genre: Any genre
Subject: Survival!
Time Frame: Challenge ends ONE YEAR from the date started.

Last year, we celebrated the ‘end of the world’ by reading a lot of dystopian and post-apocalyptic books. This year, we’re going to celebrate survival. You may choose to fill in your books with any genre of book as long as one of the main themes of the book is survival and overcoming adversity (ANY adversity).

Challenge Levels

1. Easy – Choose 10 book to read
2. Medium – Choose 20 books to read
3. Hard – Choose 30 books to read
4. Hardcore! – Choose 40+ books to read

The Lists (to help you find a few books!)

List 1

List 2

List 3

Reserved

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survived what?!?!?! I'm in, of course!!!

This is a followup to the "It's the End of the World...and We Like It" Challenge. Well. It will be when I quit playing with the series challenges and finish it. =D

Challenge is posted.

I'm gonna do Easy for now. Thanks for the Lists!

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
4. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
5. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
6. Divergent by Veronica Roth
7. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
8. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
9. Matched by Ally Condie
10.Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Sounds good, I'm in! Gonna have a look through those lists tomorrow and settle on a level. :)

"We Survived!"-Challenge
Time Span: 01 January 2013 - 31 December 2013
Level: Easy
Completed: 4/10

1. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
2. The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan (11 Apr 2013) ♥♥♥
3. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
4. Feed by Mira Grant
5. Horde by Ann Aguirre
6. Reached by Ally Condie (07 Mar 2013) ♥♥♥
7. Pure by Julianna Baggott
8. Requiem by Lauren Oliver (14 Apr 2013) ♥♥♥
9. Legend by Marie Lu (16 Apr 2013) ♥♥♥♥♥
10. Prodigy by Marie Lu

I'm confused is this a monthly challenge or a yearly? cause it's in the monthly Folder but has a yearly duration

That's because I forgot to move it. It's a yearly.

Thanks Jennifer I just wanted to be clear before I decided to sign up :)

Np. Sorry about that. I have too much going on! :) Things occasionally slip through.

Duration :2013

Completed:6/10

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I'm going to give it a try. I will start out at the easy level an see how it goes. Will decide books as I go.

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1. Hunger Games, 1/24/2013
2. Catching Fire, 1/27/2013
3. Mockingjay
4. Gone With the Wind
5. The Stand
6. The Host
7. Gone (Gone #1)
8. Hunger (Gone #2)
9. Lies (Gone #3)
10. Plague (Gone #4)

I would like to do this, been wanting to read some K 2 books

Giving this a try, starting with Easy for now:
Start: Jan. 1,2013
Finish:

Read 3/10

1.Divergent

2.The Graveyard Book

3.If I Stay

4.102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

5.Hater

6.Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope 1/21/13

7.The Host

8.Blindness

9.Catching Fire 2/15/13

10.Mockingjay 3/1/13

Timeframe: Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
Level: Medium
Completed: 14/20

1. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor 2/6/13 3♥
2. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore 2/13/13 4♥
3. Nairobi Heat by Mukoma wa Ngugi 3/14/13 3♥
4. Requiem by Lauren Oliver 4/21/13 3♥
5. Legend by Marie Lu 4/22/13 4♥
6. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 4/27/13 4♥
7. Under the Dome by Stephen King 5/13/13 2♥
8. World Without End by Ken Follett 5/8/13 4♥
9. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult 5/8/13 4♥
10. Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi 5/28/13 4♥
11. The Passage by Justin Cronin 6/21/13 2♥
12. When She Woke by Hillary Jordan 7/7/13 3♥
13. Everbound by Brodi Ashton 7/8/13 4♥
14. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison 7/9/13 4♥

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The "We Survived!" Challenge - January 2013 Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013

You may choose to fill in your books with any genre of book as long as one of the main themes of the book is survival and overcoming adversity (ANY adversity)

See Lists: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Progress: 13 out of 10 (Easy)

1. The Call of the Wild by Jack London - ***** - 1/23/2013
2. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau - ** - 2/26/2013
3. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand - ***** - 3/18/2013
4. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - **** - 3/29/2013
5. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton - **** - 4/4/2013
6. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 8/4/2013
7. Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story by Veronica Roth - **** - 8/7/2013
8. Foundation by Ann Aguirre - *** - 8/13/2013
9. Enclave by Ann Aguirre - *** - 8/13/2013
10. On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves - ***** - 9/2/2013
11. Zoo by James Patterson - *** - 9/4/2013
12. Uncharted by Tracey Garvis-Graves - ***** - 10/2/2013
13. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich - ***** - 10/15/2013
14. Angelfall by Susan Ee - ***** - 11/13/2013
15. The Sparrow
16. Fast Food Nation
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The "We Survived!" Challenge - January 2013 Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013
Complete: 0/10

The "We Survived!" Challenge-January 2013 Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2013-12/31/2013
Easy: 0/10

1.Night by Elie Wiesel
2.The Diary of a young girl by Anne Frank
3.The Book Thief by Markus Zusals
4.The Odyssey by Homer
5.Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
6.The Host by Stephenie Meyer
7.Matched by Ally Condie
8.Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
9.Delirium by Lauren Oliver
10.Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

The "We Survived!" Challenge-January 2013 Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2013-31/12/2013
Easy: 10/10

1- The Gates of Paradise- by Melissa de la Cruz- 10th Feb- 3 stars- 368p
2- A Perfect Blood- by Kim Harrison- 23rd Feb- 3 stars-560p
3-Neferet's Curse- by P.C. & Kristin Cast- 6th March- 4 Stars- 160p
4-Ever After- by Kim Harrison- 8th March- 4 stars- 435p
5-Alice In Zombieland- by Gena Showalter- 11th March- 4 Stars- 404p
6-Requiem- by Lauren Oliver- 13th March- 4 stars- 391p
7-Sisters to the King The Tumultuous Lives of Henry VIII's Sisters- by Maria Perry 21st march- 352p
8-Helen of Troy- by Margaret George- 26th March- 3 stars- 755p
9-Vivian Vande Velde, There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around- 3rs June- 3 stars- 161p
10-White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland- 13th Aug- 4 satrs- 320p

The "We Survived" Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Level: Easy

1. The Stand, by Stephen King
2. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
3. The Host, by Stephanie Meyer
4. The Giver, by Lois Lowry
5. Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry
6. Messenger, by Lois Lowry
7. One Second After, by William R. Forstchen
8. Tomorrow, When the War Began, by John Marsden
9. Gone, by Michael Grant
10. Hunger, by Michael Grant

Tentatively in, since a lot of the fantasy I read seems to fit in with all the themes... :) As last year, adding covers once I've read the book.

1. Spellwright - Overcoming adversity
2. Archangel's Kiss - Survival / adversity
3. The Greyfriar - Survival & adversity
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The "We Survived!" Challenge

Duration: 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013
Level: Easy
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The “We Survived!” Challenge!

Genre: Any genre
Subject: Survival!
Time Frame: Challenge ends ONE YEAR from the date started.

Last year, we celebrated the ‘end of the world’ by reading a lot of dystopian and post-apocalyptic books. This year, we’re going to celebrate survival. You may choose to fill in your books with any genre of book as long as one of the main themes of the book is survival and overcoming adversity (ANY adversity).

Challenge Levels

1. Easy – Choose 10 book to read
2. Medium – Choose 20 books to read
3. Hard – Choose 30 books to read
4. Hardcore! – Choose 40+ books to read

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1) Night by Elie Wiesel
2) The Road by Cormac McCarthy
3) Life of Pi by Yann Martel
4) The Stand by Stephen King
5) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
6) Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hildebrand
7) The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
8) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
9) Never Let Me Go by Kazuro Ishiguro
10) Divergent by Veronica Roth

I'm in, easy level.

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I'm in for Hardcore

Read - 38/40

1. The Night Circus - 07/01/13 - *****
2. The Homecoming Masquerade - 24/1/13 - ****
3. What Would Satan Do? - 25/1/13 - **
4. Doctor Who: Sick Building - 01/02/13 - ****
5. Hyde - 12/2/13 - *****
6. Poisoning Sylvie - 12/2/13 - *
7. P.S. I Love You - 15/2/13 - *****
8. The Accidental Demon Slayer - 3/3/13 - ****
9. A Class Apart - 3/3/13 - ****
10. Jekyll - 26/3/13 - ****
11. The Red Room - 26/3/13 - *****
12. The Annihilation of Foreverland - 27/3/13 - ****
13. The Circle of Sorcerers - 12/4/13 - ****
14. The Gift - 18/4/13 - ****
15. Catching Fire - 28/4/13 - *****
16. The Gorge - 1/5/13 - **
17. The Eyre Affair - 4/5/13 - ****
18. The Island Part 1 - 4/5/13 - ****
19. Origins - 6/5/13 - ****
20. Untouchable - 8/5/13 - ****
21. UnEnchanted - 8/5/13 - *****
22. The Island: Part Two - 11/5/13
23. Plague Ship - 21/5/13 - *****
24. Heretic - 23/5/13 - ****
25. Song of the Fairy Queen - 27/5/13 - *****
26. Mockingjay - 2/6/13 - *****
27. Daughter of Time: A Time Travel Romance - 2/6/13 - ****
28. The Books of Rachel - 9/6/13 - ****
29. Modern Disciples: Volume 1 - 14/6/13 - ****
30. Summer Secrets - 19/6/13 - ****
31. Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia - 22/6/13 - *****
32. The Scourge - 23/6/13 - ****
33. The Host - 3/7/13 - *****
34. Modern Disciples Volume 2 - 15/7/13 - ****
35. Modern Disciples Volume 3 - 31/7/13 - ****
36. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - 5/8/13 - *****
37. The Silver Chair - 6/8/13 - *****
38. The Last Battle - 7/8/13 - *****

I'm gonna start with easy for now.

The "We Survived!" Challenge-January 2013 Challenge
Duration: 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2013

Level: Easy

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We Survived
Start: January 1st, 2013
End: December 31st, 2013
Completed: 10/10 (Easy)

1. Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - 1/11/13 - ★★★★☆
2. Genesis - 1/12/13 - ★★★★★
3. A Drizzle of Zombies - 1/16/13 - ★★★☆☆
4. Legend - 1/22/13 - ★★★★★
5. The Restorer - 2/18/13 - ★★★☆☆
6. Paper Valentine - 2/24/13 - ★★★★☆
7. Maus, Vol. 1: My Father Bleeds History - 3/11/13 - ★★★☆☆
8. Maus, Vol. 2: And Here My Troubles Began - 4/8/13 - ★★★☆☆
9. Unwind - 4/8/13 - ★★★★☆
10. Stay Awake - 4/29/13 - ★★★☆☆

I'm on Easy.

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1) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Duration :2013

Completed:6/10

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Finished Easy level! Post #34

TCF: The "We Survived!" Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013
Completed: 30/30 / Level: Hard

01 On Ice by J.D. Faver
02 Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
03 What It Is by Sarah Burleton
04 Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse
05 Brian's Return by Gary Paulsen
06 Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
07 An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff
08 War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
09 Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
10 Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
11 Life of Pi by Yann Martel
12 Untraceable by Laura Griffin
13 The Stowaway by R.A. Salvatore
14 The Discovery by Dan Walsh
25 The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
16 Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
17 The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
18 Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden
19 Gone by Michael Grant
20 Old Before My Time by Hayley Okines
21 Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
22 The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
23 The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
24 Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
25 The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
26 The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
27 Insurgent by Veronica Roth
28 All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
29 The Little Prisoner by Jane Elliott
30 Unlikely Angel by Ashley Smith

Newbie here, first challenge of the group. I'm going for Medium: 20 books for now. I'll be filling in my books as I go.

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DONE... FINISHED... ENDED... KAPUT... 13th August


The "We Survived!" Challenge-January 2013 Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2013-31/12/2013
Easy: 8/10

1- The Gates of Paradise- by Melissa de la Cruz- 10th Feb- 3 stars- 368p
2- A Perfect Blood- by Kim Harrison- 23rd Feb- 3 stars-560p
3-Neferet's Curse- by P.C. & Kristin Cast- 6th March- 4 Stars- 160p
4-Ever After- by Kim Harrison- 8th March- 4 stars- 435p
5-Alice In Zombieland- by Gena Showalter- 11th March- 4 Stars- 404p
6-Requiem- by Lauren Oliver- 13th March- 4 stars- 391p
7-Sisters to the King The Tumultuous Lives of Henry VIII's Sisters- by Maria Perry 21st march- 352p
8-Helen of Troy- by Margaret George- 26th March- 3 stars- 755p
9-Vivian Vande Velde, There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around- 3rs June- 3 stars- 161p
10-White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland- 13th Aug- 4 satrs- 320p

Done:


1. On the Island Tracey Garvis-Graves
2. Small, Beatrice Bianca
3. Life of Pi Yann Martel
4. Castle, Jayne The Lost Night
5. Steel, Danielle Accident
6. Woods, Stuart Hothouse Orchid
7. Fleischman, Sid The 13th Floor
8. Dahl, Roald Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
9. Castle, Jayne The Lost Night
10. Kingsbury Karen The chance
11. Patterson, James Violets are blue
12. Roberts, Nora Partners
13. Howard, Linda Shadow Woman
14. Clark, Mary Higgins The Shadow of Your Smile
15. Hooper, Kay The First Prophet
16. Gardner, Lisa Touch and Go
17. Lewis, Beverly The Guardian HOme
18. Evens, Richard Paul Miles to Go
19. Kinkade, Thomas The Wedding Promise
20. Sala, Sharon Missing
21. Evans, Richard Paul the Road to Grace
22. Fairstein, Linda Death Angel
23. Coffman, Elaine The Bride of Black Douglas
24. Grogan, JOhn Marley and Me
25. Parker, Robert B. Looking for Rachel Wallac
26. Neggers Carla Declan's Cross
27. Stewart, Mariah Dead Wrong
28. McKissack, Patricia C Run Away Home
29. Small, Bertrice Lucianna
30. Stewart, Mariah Dead Even
31. Spencer, Robert B. Judas Goat
32. Jones, Eliz McDavid Traitor in Williamsburg
33. Castle, Jayne Deception Cove
34. Sherwood, Ben The Survivors Club
35. Coulter, Catherine The Final Cut
36. Sleator, William Marco's Millions
37. Woods, Stuart Doing Hard Time
38. Sleator, William Marco's Millions
39. Quick, Amanda Wicked Widow
40. Parker, Robert B. Six Kill
41. Evans, Richard Paul Last Promise
42. Evans, Richard Paul Lost Christmas
43. Brunstetter, Wanda E A Vow for Always
44. Wolf, Joan Daughter of Jerusalem
45. Cooney, Carotine B. The Voice on the Radio
46. Steel, Danielle Winners
47. woods, Sherryl A Slice of Heaven
48. Brennan, allison Cold Snap
49 Stewart, Mariah Dead Certain
50. Rice, Anne Of Love and Evil