Challenge: 50 Books discussion

New to this group, but I'm almost halfway through my goal of 50 for 2009!

1. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman
4. Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
5. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
6. The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
7. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
8. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
9. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
10. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
11. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
12. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
13. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
14. Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
15. Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
16. You Suck A Love Story by Christopher Moore
17. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
18. Marked by PC Cast, Kristin Cast
19. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
20. The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
21. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
22. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
23. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

welcome and hats off to your 10+13!

24. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
25. Into the Forest by Jean Hegland
26. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

27. Pure Drivel by Steve Martin
28. Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
29. It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita by Heather B. Armstrong
30. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (re-read)
31. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Did you like The Warrior Heir and The Wizard Heir? I bought them a few weeks ago and have yet to read them, Just curious if you thought they were any good or not?

Amber wrote: "Did you like The Warrior Heir and The Wizard Heir? I bought them a few weeks ago and have yet to read them, Just curious if you thought they were any good or not? "

Yes, I liked them both pretty well, but I preferred The Wizard Heir. No contest.

32. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
33. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan


Only 17 more books to read in the 13 remaining weeks of 2009. I think I can do it!

34. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

35. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

36. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
37. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
38. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

39. Look at the Birdie: Unpublished Short Fiction by Kurt Vonnegut

40. It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

41. The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1) by Frank Beddor

42. Seeing Redd (The Looking Glass Wars, #2) by Frank Beddor
43. Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling (as Kennilworthy Whisp)
44. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling (as Newt Scamander)
45. ArchEnemy (The Looking Glass Wars, #3) by Frank Beddor

46. Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon by Melissa Anelli
47. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

48. Mugglenet.com's Harry Potter Should Have Died: Controversial Views from the #1 Fan Site by Emerson Spartz, Ben Schoen
49. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling


I was only able to get about halfway through my 50th book before midnight on New Years' Eve, so I didn't hit my goal square on, but I got so close!

I hope 2010 is my year.

It will be love!!