2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I'm looking forward to trying to tackle 116 books for 2016. I like the idea of using this space to record all of the challenges in one place.

Books that are linked represent ones that have been read.

Personal Yearly Challenge: 116 books

January: 14 books!

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page by Stuart McLean
Nice to Come Home To by Rebecca Flowers
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore

Group Reads:

At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

South America - Paula by Isabel Allende
Massachusetts - The Dog Who Danced by Susan Wilson
Bedfordshire -

Hide & Seek: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

Extremes:

5. Read a book about someone who suffers from an extreme mental illness like bipolar or schizophrenia, or a book about a tragedy caused by someone with an extreme mental illness like suicide or mass shooter. - Scarlet Song by Mariama Bâ

8. Mathematics often talks about reaching extremes, but only the truly dedicated to the practice ever get to understand why math has such extremes. Read a book about a mathematician or read a book about a dedicated intellectual. - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - Sarah Grimke & her sister are dedicated intellectuals despite not being able to pursue further education. They pursued the emancipation of women and African-Americans at a time when slavery was the norm in the southern United States.

February: 10 books

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir by Zippora Karz
Ten Points by Bill Strickland
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time by Jim Gorant
Four Past Midnight by Stephen King
The Pearl by John Steinbeck

A Re-read:

A classic - Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Times Gone By:

8. Read a book that takes place during the times of the World Wars. 1914 to 1945 - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

9. Read a book takes place during the time of the Cold War until the turn of the century. 1945 to 2000 - Four Past Midnight

March: 12 books

The Story of Beautiful Girl

Mysteries: The Girl on the Train

Mix & Match Women's History:
Katherine by Anya Seton- audio - Fiction with a strong female character

1. Re-read your favorite book. - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

2. Read a book new to you by an author you have previously read. - The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray

3. Read a book written by an author under 30. - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

4. Read a book about the Eastern Cultures. - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

5. Read a book by an author that is not White. - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

6. Read a book of essays. - Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel

7. Read a comedy book. - Bossypants by Tina Fey

8. Read a graphic novel written.. The Pretenders

11. Read a book sci-fi/ fantasy book. - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

April: 9 books

Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

Toppler - The Perfect Order of Things by David Gilmour

Group Reads:


Fantasy - Landline by Rainbow Rowell

2. Read a book where the book's environment plays a major role in the story, like the heat and humidity of the Caribbean or the harsh winters of Scandinavia. - The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

3. Read a science fiction or dystopian book about an affected environment. - The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

6. Read a book that explores the effects of climate change. - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

- Read a book by someone you find heroic or inspiring. - Do They Hear You When You Cry - Fauziya Kassindja

- Read a book where the character grows and changes to the point that their lives are better for it. - Frog by Mo Yan

Tribute - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

May: 12 books

And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile

Group Reads:

The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

Bulgaria -
Central America/Mexico & Caribbean -
Centre (France) - French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew by Peter Mayle
Northamtonshire -
YA -
Historical Fiction - My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee- song: White Privilege II by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

2. Traversa by Fran Sandham- song: Africa by Toto

3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou - song: Caged Bird by Alicia Keys

4. MaddAddam - Margaret Atwood song: Mad World by Adam Lambert

5. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira - song: song: War Nurse by Bruce Springsteen

6. Love Anthony by Lisa Genova - song: We'll Get By by Johnny Orr Band

June: 9 books

Group Reads:
Friendship - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Classics - Doctor - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

Flowers in Title - White Oleander by Janet Fitch

Someone Else's Shoes - Map of the Invisible World by Tash Aw

1. Read a book where the villain is a vicious liar and/or manipulator. - Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff

4. Read a book where the villain is habitual adulterer or cheater & Western Europe - Incendiary by Chris Cleave

5. Read a book where the villain is so greedy that people do not matter. - The Kill Order byJames Dashner

7. Read a book where the villain is an abusive parent/spouse/other loved one (either dead or alive). The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz

8. Read a book where the villain is a murderer. - The Winter Girl by Matt Marinovich

July: 16 books

1. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
2. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
3. The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
4. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
5. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
6. Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
7. The Death Cure by James Dashner
8. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
9. Klee Wyck by Emily Carr
10. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
11. Heidi by Johanna Spyri
12. The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
13. Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood
14. Blow Hot, Blow Cold by Ellery Queen
15. A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea by Eunsun Kim
16. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume


Non-Fiction - Guantánamo Diary
Science-Fiction/Dystopian - The Death Cure

Frodo Baggins is the ringbearer. Read a book where the main character carries on a family tradition or where the main character struggles against a great evil. - Cat's Cradle

Samwise Gamgee constantly demonstrates his loyalty to Frodo and the quest. Read a book where loyalty is a key value. - The Cuckoo's Calling

Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck loves boats, maps, and exploration. Read a book where the main character is anxious to go on an adventure or where they regularly use a nickname. - Anansi Boys

Peregrin "Pippin" Took is from one of the most powerful hobbit families and his name means "traveler in strange countries." Read a book where the main character is part of a famous or noble family, or read a book where traveling is a major focus. - A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea

Aragorn Elessar was orphaned as a child and fostered by the elves, learning the strength and wisdom of the elves. Read a book where the main character is orphaned or fostered, or read a book where the main character shares Aragorn's strength. - The Princess Bride

Boromir of Gondor is a mighty warrior intent on protecting his people. Read a book where protection is a major motivation of the main character. - A Doll's House

Gimli, son of Glóin is a dwarf with a fierce personality and fighting style. He quarrels with Legolas throughout the book because of the longstanding feud between their races. Read a book where one of the main characters struggles with an inherent prejudice or where the main character matches Gimli's fierceness. - Guantánamo Diary


1. Great leaders are people that are honest and ethical in their behavior. Read a book where a character shows a great deal of honesty and integrity. - Klee Wyck

3. Great leaders understand the importance of communication. Read a book where lack of communication causes a major twist in the plot. - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

5. Great leaders are committed to the task at hand. Read a book that has characters dedicated to completing a task. The Death Cure

6. They have a positive attitude. Read a book that is overall pleasant. Heidi

7. And and bring creativity to the table. Read a book that where a character shows great creativity to solve a problem. Me Before You

8. Great leaders have an intuition and are willing to take risks. Read a book where the characters take a large risk. - The Marriage of Opposites

10, And finally, the are able to approach everyone, no matter what background, so that everyone can come together to reach a common goal. Read a book that is about different cultures or types of people coming together to work towards a common goal. - Glory Be

August: 23 books

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey
Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life by Melody Moezzi
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
After the War Is Over by Jennifer Robson
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult

Group Reads:
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
The Long Valley
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Iraq -
South Asia/India Subcontinent - Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Burgundy -
Westmorland -
YA - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Poetry/Plays - My Home As I Remember by Lee Maracle

Recommendations & Blue: Born on a Blue Day
Out of Orange: A Memoir by Cleary Wolters
Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet

1. Good friends speak a special dialect that is only understood between themselves...so do book lovers! We all have that special genre that creates that special speech pattern that only other lovers of that genre can understand. Choose a book from your favorite genre and see who else in the group loves that genre too. Non-fiction: Travel Memoir - Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson

2. Good friends can call each other at anytime of the day or the night...just the same way a good book is. Re-read one of your favorite books that is always on your shelf ready to read and see who loves the same book. - Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris

4. Good friends share the same guilty pleasures...just like there are some books you can't help reading. Find a book you are reading just for the fun of it, and not because it is a great literary masterpiece, and see who shares your guilty pleasure. Horror - The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper

6. Good friends are also friends with all the other people close in your life...just the same way we do when we love a book, we read everything written by the same author. Read a book written by a favorite author and see who else loves that same author. My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

7. Good friends can discuss any topic freely including money, sex, religion, and family...just the same way a book can be written on any subject. Read a non-fiction on any subject that interests you and see who also shares your same interest. - Memoir - Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

September: 16 books

North America - Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
French Lessons by Ellen Sussman
Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs
What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang
The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Crazy for You by Jennifer Crusie
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming

Classics - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Travel - Looking for Lovedu: Days and Nights in Africa by Ann Jones

Your Book Reflection Challenge

Many times the books we like to read are reflections of ourselves, so for the challenge:

1. Read a book with a character that has the same first name as you.

2. Read a book that was written the same year you were born.

3. Read a book set in the same place where you grew up.

4. Read a book set in the same place where you live now.

5. Read a book with a character that has the same occupation as you.

6. Read a book with a character that is the same age as you are right now. French Lessons

7. Read a book with a character that has the same hair and eye color that you have. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

8. Read a book with a character that has the same hobbies that you have.

Extra Credit:

9. Read a book with a character that shares the same relationship dynamic with his/her parents that you do.

10. Read a book with a character that has the same number of children that you have. Dept. of Speculation

1. Sometimes the mirror is made of glass or water and reflects the character’s true nature to the reader, to other characters and even to the character looking into the mirror. Read a book where a mirror plays a major role. Here is a link to some examples to get ideas. (https://www.theguardian.com/books/201...)

2. The mirror is not always a reflective surface. Sometimes two characters share several qualities that are used to complement and highlight each other’s traits. Read a book where one character mirrors another character in the story. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

3. In the same vein, twins quite often mirror each other. They can be identical physically but have completely different personalities. They can look different but be alike in every other way. Read a book that has at least one set of twins as main characters.

4. Sometimes the events in the story itself reflect back on past experiences or incidents. Read a book where the story reflects back on a similar event or events in the past. The Haunting of Hill House

5. What do you see when you look in the mirror? Have you seen yourself in a book? Read a book where you see part of yourself in one of the main characters or their experiences. Looking for Lovedu: Days and Nights in Africa

October: 12 books

1. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
2. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
3. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
4. Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
5. Knit Two Together by Elizabeth Lenhard
6. Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
7. B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
8. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
9. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton
10. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
11. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
12. Book of Mercy by Leonard Cohen
12. The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

Kyrgyzstan -
Eastern Europe - Cross Bones
Champagne -
Leicestershire -
Non-Fiction -
Horror/Thriller - Her Fearful Symmetry

The 10 Candy Challenge
Duration October 1, 2016 to October 31, 2016

Based on the Top 10 best selling candies for Halloween comes the delicious challenge...

1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups - creamy chocolate and salty peanut butter makes the perfect combination. Read a book where two very different characters work together to make the perfect plot. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

2. M&M’s - chocolate covered in yummy candy coating probably filled with wonderful nuts. Read a book where a character goes a little bit nuts but things work out well.

3. Snickers - nougat, caramel, and peanuts coated with chocolate gives this candy bar a funny name. Read a humorous book sure to make you laugh.

4. Hershey’s Chocolate Bar - the classic milk chocolate bar. Read a classic novel that is sure to delight you. - Book of Mercy

5. Kit Kat - a chocolate covered wafer biscuit bar that is know for giving you a break. Read a book that is a quick and snappy read that is great for to read when you have a few minutes break in your day. Knit Two Together

6. Twix - butter cookie, caramel, and coated with chocolate that also comes in many different versions and is popular all around the world. Read a book that is so popular it has been translated into many different languages. Romeo and Juliet

7. 3 Musketeers - a fluffy nougat filled chocolate bar that can have so many different flavors. Read a book of short stories filled with many different plot lines.

8. Hershey’s Cookies and Cream - the name of the candy bar says it all and while the candy bar is less than 25 years old, it’s already a top 10 hit! Read a book was written in the last few years and is on the New York Times Best Sellers List. - Station Eleven

9. Milky Way - chocolate malt nougat topped with caramel makes this candy bar out of this world. Read a book that is about outer space and traveling through the stars.

10. Almond Joy - coconut based center topped with an almond or two coated in dark chocolate and it’s mysterious how it all works but it does. Read a book mystery made up different parts that make a satisfying whole. - Cross Bones

November: 11 books

1. Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
2. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
3. That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
4. The Circle by Dave Eggers
5. The Leaving: Stories by Budge Wilson
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. The Roots of the Olive Tree by Courtney Miller Santo
8. Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice by John Layman
9. Mister God, This is Anna by Fynn
10.Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes
11. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield

Group Reads:

YA - The Westing Game
Manga/Graphic Novels - Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

Wedding Day "Something Borrowed, Something Blue"
Duration: November 1, 2016 to November 30, 2016

1. “Something Old” Read a book written or published a long time ago or a book you have had on your bookshelf for a long time. The Westing Game

2. “Something New” Read a book recently published or a book you just added to your bookshelf - The Leaving: Stories

3. “Something Borrowed” Read a book borrowed from a close friend, a family member or the library. That Was Then, This Is Now

4. “Something Blue” Read a book with a blue cover or the word blue in the title. - A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

5. "Live every moment" Read a book where someone goes on a great life changing adventure. Mister God, This is Anna

December:

1. The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
2. The Dream House by Rachel Hore
3. Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
4. Moab is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
5. Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now by Jan Wong
6. State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
7. So, Anyway... by John Cleese
Dressing Up for the Carnival
The Monument's Men
Grapes of Wrath
Career of Evil
Perfect Match
The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship
Emma
The Moonstone
The Sound & The Fury
All the President's Men
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
Light Years
Lady Oracle
The Name of the Rose
Knots & Crosses
Hide & Seek
Songs of the Humpbacked Whale
Manhunting
Erasing Time
Meet Me Under the Ombu Tree
Earthly Joys
The Last Wife of Henry VIII
All Those Things We Never Said
Good Morning Midnight
Infidel
Stiff
Animal Vegetable Mineral
The Happiness Project

Group Reads:

Costa Rica -
Rhône-Alpes -
East Asia - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Humour - Moab is My Washpot
Classics - The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Let's Turn Pages Challenge: Goal - 40 000 pages

47 410/ 40 000 pages completed to date

Listopia Challenge: 30 books

Linked books have been read

Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century:

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Call of the Wild
3. Their Eyes Were Watching God
4. The Fellowship of the Ring
5. Cat's Cradle
6. Lolita
7. Schindler's List
8. The Color Purple
9. Of Mice and Men
10. The Grapes of Wrath

Great Women Authors:

1. Oryx and Crake
2. The Night Circus
3. The Year of the Flood
4. Katherine
5. The Golem & the Jinni
6. The Optimist's Daughter
7. Do They Hear You When You Cry
8. White Teeth
9. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
10. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
11. My Cousin Rachel
12. The Haunting of Hill House
13. Animal Vegetable Miracle
14. Good Morning Midnight
15. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
16. On Beauty
17. The Husband's Secret
18. Big Little Lies
19. The Post-Birthday World
20. The Goldfinch
21. What Alice Forgot

Best Non-Fiction:

1. The Devil in the White city
2. A Brief History of Time
3. In Defense of Food
4. The Happiness Project
5. Infidel
6. Guns Germs & Steel
7. The Tipping Point
8. Outliers
9. Blink
10. The Professor & The Madman
11. Silent Spring
12. Walden
13. Reading Lolita in Tehran
14. Spook
15. Me Talk Pretty One Day
16. At Home
17. The Bookseller of Kabul
18. The Psychopath Test
19. No Logo
20. Good To Great
21. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
22. Notes from a Small Island
23. What the Dog Saw
24. Steve Jobs
25. The Lemon Tree
26. Complications
27. The Brain the Changes Itself
28. Shake Hands with the Devil
29.
30.


The Gilmore Girls Complete Reading List:

1. Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
2. Lord of the Flies
3. Waiting for Godot
4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
5. Romeo and Juliet
6. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
7. Macbeth
8. Atonement
9. The Manticore
10. The Grapes of Wrath
11. Othello
12. Hamlet
13. Julius Caesar
14. The Sound & the Fury
15. Henry V
16. Balzac & the Little Chinese Seamstress


Best Books of the 21st Century:

1. And the Mountains Echoed
2. Never Let Me Go
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
4. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
5. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
6. The Known World
7. We Need to Talk About Kevin
8. A Dance with Dragons
9. Suite Francaise
10. Dark Places
11. The Historiam
12. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
13. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
14. Cutting for Stone
15. I Am the Messenger
16. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet
17. The Girl on the Train
18. Matched
19. Me Before You
20. Shiver
21. A Dirty Job
22. Shanghai Girls
23. A Breath of Snow & Ashes
24. The Book of Negroes
25. The Shadow of the Wind
26. Fall of Giants
27. The Casual Vacancy
28. An Echo in the Bone
29. The Kitchen House

A to Z Character Challenge: 26 books

By first name:

A - Anna Watson - The Girl on the Train
B - Bill Strickland - Ten Points
C - Crake - Oryx and Crake
D - David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
E - Evelyn Goldberg - The Story of Beautiful Girl
F - Faith Bass Darling - Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
G - Gertie Shae - The Winter People
H - Hetty "Handful" Grimke - The Invention of Wings
I - Isabel Allende - Paula
J - Justine Meade - The Dog Who Danced
K - Kevin Delevan - Four Past Midnight
L - Louie Zamperini - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
M - Maddie Hyde - At the Water's Edge
N - Nila Wahdatis - And the Mountains Echoed
O - Ousmane Gueye - Scarlet Song
P - Prudence Whistler - Nice to Come Home To
Q - Queen of Hearts - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
R - Roo Yori - Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
S - Sonali Deraniyagala - Wave
T - Tina Fey - Bossypants
U - Uncle Norman - Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir
V - Vergible Woods - Their Eyes Were Watching God
W - William Stipp - My Name Is Mary Sutter
X - Xiaopao (Tadpole) Wan Zu - Frog
Y - Yvonne - White Oleander
Z - Zippora Karz – The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir


By Last Name:

A- Marco Alisdair - The Night Circus
B- Mikael Blomkvist - The Girl in the Spider's Web
C- Leonard Clement – The Murder at the Vicarage
D- Gemma Doyle – The Sweet Far Thing
E- Beth Ellis - Love Anthony
F- Atticus Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird
G- Justine Glinka - Foucault's Pendulum
H- Nora Helmer - A Doll's House
I-
J- Margarite Johnson - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
K- Fauziya Kassindja - Do They Hear You When You Cry
L- Lula Landry - The Cuckoo's Calling
M- Georgie McCool - Landline
N- Fat Charlie Nancy - Anansi Boys
O- Elaine O'Brien - The Demonologist
P- Isola Pribby - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Q- Clare Quilty - Lolita
R- Dr. Elwin Ransom - Out of the Silent Planet
S- Katherine Swynford - Katherine
T- John Thorton – The Call of the Wild
U- Ajie Utu - And After Many Days
V- Qarro Volentin – A Dance with Dragons
W- Adam de Willigen - Map of the Invisible World
X- Old Xing - Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
Y- Malala Yousafzai – I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Z- Nick Ziegler - Crazy for You

2016 Alphabet Soup Titles Challenge

A- And the Mountains Echoed
B- Boy Meets Boy
C- The Call of the Wild
D- The Dog Who Danced
E- Every Last One
F- Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
G- The Girl on the Train
H- The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
I- The Invention of Wings
J-
K- Katherine
L- Landline
M- The Martian Chronicles
N- Nice to Come Home To
O- Oryx and Crake
P- Paula
Q-
R- The Red Pony
S - Scarlet Song
T- Ten Points
U- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
V- Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page
W- The Winter People
X-
Y- The Year of the Flood
Z-


A to Z Classic Author Edition:

A - Isabel Allende - Paula
B - Mariama Bâ - Scarlet Song
C - Agatha Christie - The Murder at the Vicarage
D -
E - Umberto Eco - Foucault's Pendulum
F - Janet Fitch - White Oleander
G - William Golding - Lord of the Flies
H - Zora Neale Hurston - Their Eyes Were Watching God
I - Henrik Ibsen - A Doll's House
J - Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
K - Stephen King - Four Past Midnight
L - Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
M - Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
N - Vladimir Nabokov - Lolita
O -
P -
Q - Ellery Queen - Blow Hot, Blow Cold
R - Ellen Raskin - The Westing Game
S - John Steinbeck - The Pearl
T - J.R.R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring
U -
V - Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle
W - Elizabeth Wurtzel - Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
X -
Y -
Z -

A-Z Classic Title Challenge
Jan 1- Dec 31, 2016

A - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
B - Black Beauty
C - The Call of the Wild
D - Do They Hear You When You Cry
E
F - Four Past Midnight
G
H - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
I - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
J
K - Katherine
L - The Long Valley
M - The Martian Chronicles
N - Notes from a Small Island
O - Out of the Silent Planet
P - Paula
Q
R - The Red Pony
S - Scarlet Song
T - Their Eyes Were Watching God
U
V
W - Waiting for Godot
X
Y
Z

Book Riot's Challenge:

1. Read a horror book - The Winter People
2. Read a nonfiction book about science - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
3. Read a collection of essays - Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
4. Read a book out loud to someone else - Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page
5. Read a middle grade novel - Heidi
6. Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography) - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel - Oryx and Crake
8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born - To Kill a Mockingbird
9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
10. Read a book over 500 pages long - Four Past Midnight
11. Read a book under 100 pages - The Pearl
12. Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender - She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
13. Read a book that is set in the Middle East - And the Mountains Echoed
14. Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia - Map of the Invisible World
15. Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900 - The Invention of Wings
16. Read the first book in a series by a person of color - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
17. Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years - The Pretenders
18. Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better. -
19. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction) - Scarlet Song
21. Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction) - Paula
22. Read a food memoir - French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
23. Read a play - Waiting for Godot
24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness - Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale

I Spy Book Titles Edition Challenge: 25 books

Linked books are read:

1. Of Mice and Men
2. A Tale of Two Cities - Knit Two Together
3. Gone with the Wind - The Dead and the Gone
4. A Wrinkle in Time - A Brief History of Time
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - The Roots of the Olive Tree
6. Le Petit Prince - The Princess Bride
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - The Adventures of Augie March
8. Brave New World - Map Of The Invisible World
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - The Dream House
10. The Joy Luck Club -
11. The Diary of a Young Girl - The Girl on the Train
12. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - To Kill a Mockingbird
13. The Book Thief - The Bookseller of Kabul
14. The God of Small Things - Their Eyes Were Watching God
15. Around the World in 80 Days - And After Many Days
16. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time - The Dog Who Danced
17. The Time Traveler's Wife -
18. All Quiet on the Western Front -
19. The Old Man and the Sea - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20. Where the Red Fern Grows - The Red Pony
21. Island of the Blue Dolphins - Notes from a Small Island
22. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page
23. Girl With a Pearl Earring - The Pearl
24. The Call of the Wild - The Cuckoo's Calling
25. The Good Earth - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge: 5 books

1. And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile
2. The Winter Girl
3. My Name Is Lucy Barton
4. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The TBR Randomizer Challenge: 20 books


1. Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
2. The Scorched-Wood People
3. Songs of the Humpback Whale
4. The Princess Bride
5. The Dog Who Danced
6. The Painted Girls
7. Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
8. A Dance with Dragons)
9. Beautiful Losers
10. One Good Friend Deserves Another
11. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
12. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
13. Far to Go
14. The Sound and the Fury
15. The Circle
16. My Home As I Remember
17. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
18. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
19. So, Anyway...
20. The Grapes of Wrath

The Popsugar Reading Challenge: 40 books

1. A book based on a fairy tale - The Princess Bride
2. A National Book Award winner - The Adventures of Augie March
3. A YA bestseller - Landline
4. A book you haven't read since high school - Lord of the Flies
5. A book set in your home state - The Perfect Order of Things
6. A book translated to English - The Girl in the Spider's Web
7. A romance set in the future - MaddAddam
8. A book set in Europe - At the Water's Edge
9. A book that's under 150 pages - The Pearl
10. A New York Times bestseller - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year - The Girl on the Train
12. A book recommended by someone you just met - Station Eleven
13. A self-improvement book - What I Know For Sure
14. A book you can finish in a day - Waiting for Godot
15. A book written by a celebrity - Not My Father's Son
16. A political memoir - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
17. A book at least 100 years older than you - Black Beauty
18. A book that's more than 600 pages - Four Past Midnight
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club - The Invention of Wings
20. A science-fiction novel - The Fall of Five
21. A book recommended by a family member - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
22. A graphic novel - The Pretenders
23. A book that is published in 2016 - And After Many Days
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation - Scarlet Song
25. A book that takes place during summer - Ten Points
26. A book and its prequel - The Kill Order
27. A murder mystery - The Winter People
28. A book written by a comedian - Bossypants
29. A dystopian novel - Oryx and Crake
30. A book with a blue cover - Boy Meets Boy
31. A book of poetry - Shaler's Fish: Poems
32. The first book you see in a bookstore - Frog
33. A classic from the 20th century - Katherine
34. A book from the library - Nice to Come Home To
35. An autobiography - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
36. A book about a road trip - The Dog Who Danced
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - And the Mountains Echoed
38. A satirical book - Cat's Cradle
39. A book that takes place on an island - Wave
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy - Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page

The Recommended by Reading Challengers: 30 books

Listopia

1. The Invention of Wings
2. And the Mountains Echoed
3. Lord of the Flies
4. Four Past Midnight
5. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
6. Oryx and Crake
7. Bossypants
8. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
9. The Girl on the Train
10. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
11. The Night Circus
12. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
13. To Kill a Mockingbird
14. The Call of the Wild
15. Never Let Me Go
16. White Oleander
17. Me Before You
18. The Cuckoo's Calling
19. The Princess Bride
20. And Then There Were None
21. I Am the Messenger
22. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
23. The Silkworm
24. Station Eleven
25. The Fellowship of the Ring

Every Year Challenge: 47 books

1969 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1970 - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
1971 - That Was Then, This Is Now
1972 - The Optimist's Daughter
1973 - The Princess Bride
1974 - Mister God, This is Anna
1975 -
1976 -
1977 -
1978 - The Westing Game
1979 -
1980 - The Indian in the Cupboard
1981 - Scarlet Song
1982 - Schindler's List
1983 - Glengarry Glen Ross
1984 - Book of Mercy
1985 - B is for Burglar
1986 - C is for Corpse
1987 - A Brief History of Time
1988 - Foucault's Pendulum
1989 -
1990 - The Leaving: Stories
1991 - Four Past Midnight
1992 -
1993 -
1994 -
1995 - Paula
1996 - Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
1997 - Moab is My Washpot
1998 - Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
1999 - Do They Hear You When You Cry
2000 - My Home As I Remember
2001 - French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
2002 - The Bookseller of Kabul
2003 - Boy Meets Boy
2004 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
2005 - Never Let Me Go
2006 - Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
2007 - Ten Points
2008 - Nice to Come Home To
2009 - Oryx and Crake
2010 - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
2011 - Bossypants
2012 - Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
2013 - And the Mountains Echoed
2014 - The Invention of Wings
2015 - Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page
2016 - And After Many Days

Around the World in Books Challenge:

1.US - The Invention of Wings
2. Canada - Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page
3. Scotland - At the Water's Edge
4. Sri Lanka - Wave
5. Japan - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
6. Senegal - Scarlet Song
7. Afghanistan - And the Mountains Echoed
8. Chile - Paula
9. Mexico - The Pearl
10. England - The Girl on the Train
11. Pakistan - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
12. China - Frog
13. Togo - Do They Hear You When You Cry
14. Zambia - Traversa
15. Nigeria - And After Many Days
16. France - French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
17. Sweden - The Girl in the Spider's Web
18. Indonesia - Map Of The Invisible World
19. Norway - A Doll's House
20. Mauritania - Guantánamo Diary
21. Switzerland - Heidi
22. St. Thomas - The Marriage of Opposites
23. North Korea - A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea
24. Italy - The Demonologist
25. Poland - Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir
26. Wales - Notes from a Small Island
27. Greece - The Song of Achilles
28. Antarctica - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
29. Australia - I Am the Messenger
30. Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) - Looking for Lovedu: Days and Nights in Africa
31. Israel - Cross Bones
32. Czech Republic - Schindler's List
33. Brazil - State of Wonder

Europe - At the Water's Edge
North America - Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page
South America - Paula
Asia - Wave
Africa - Scarlet Song
Oceania - I Am the Messenger
Antarctica - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

January: Mauritania - Guantánamo Diary
February: Mali - Looking for Lovedu: Days and Nights in Africa
March: Cape Verde
April: Antigua
May: Bulgaria
June: Switzerland - Heidi
July: Latvia
August: Iraq
September: Cambodia
October: Kyrgyzstan
November: Samoa
December: Costa Rica

Genre Challenge/Group Reads:

January: Contemporary/Literary Merit - The Invention of Wings & Scarlet Song & And the Mountains Echoed
February: Romance/Chick Lit- Landline
March: Mysteries - The Girl on the Train
April: Fantasy - The Night Circus
May: Historical Fiction - My Name Is Mary Sutter
June: Minority Studies/LGBT - Map Of The Invisible World
July: Science-Fiction/Dystopian - Cat's Cradle
August: Poetry/Plays - My Home As I Remember
September: Travel - Looking for Lovedu: Days and Nights in Africa
October: Horror/Thriller - Cross Bones
November: Manga/Graphic Novels - Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice
December: Humour - Moab is My Washpot

Alternate Group Reads:

January: Non-Fiction - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
February: YA - Lord of the Flies
March: Classics - Black Beauty
April: Non-Fiction - Do They Hear You When You Cry
May: YA - To Kill a Mockingbird
June: Classics - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
July: Non-Fiction - Klee Wyck
August: YA - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
September: Classics - The Haunting of Hill House
October: Non-Fiction - A Brief History of Time
November: YA - The Westing Game
December: Classics - The Indian in the Cupboard

World-Lit Challenge/Group Reads:

January: South America - Paula
February: Middle East - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
March: Sub-Sahara - Do They Hear You When You Cry
April: Southeast Asia - Map Of The Invisible World
May: Central America/Mexico & Caribbean - The Marriage of Opposites
June: Western Europe - The Girl in the Spider's Web
July: North Africa - Looking for Lovedu: Days and Nights in Africa
August: South Asia/India Subcontinent
September: North America - Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
October: Eastern Europe - Cross Bones
November: Oceania/Australia
December: East Asia - Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now

In April, we will begin our tour of the regions of France:

April - Aquitaine
May - Centre - French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
June - Île-de-France
July - Limousin
August - Burgundy
September - Languedoc
October - Champagne
November - Poitou-Charentes
December - Rhône-Alpes

We will also continue our tour of counties in the United Kingdom:

January: Bedfordshire - The Dream House
February: Lincolnshire - Katherine
March: Yorkshire - East Riding
April: Rutland - Moab is My Washpot
May: Northamtonshire
June: Warwickshire
July: Cumberland
August: Westmorland
September: Hertfordshire - Me Before You
October: Leicestershire

From Fiction to Reality Challenge: Goal - 14 books

Linked books have been read:

1. Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant and Love Anthony- a story of a mother whose son is born with autism

2. Born Adventurer: The Life of Frank Bickerton, Antarctic Pioneer and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea which also takes place in Antarctica.

3. Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now and Frog which is a fictional account of a woman living in China during the same time period.

4. The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir a non-fiction memoir and The Painted Girls - both dealing with ballet.

5. The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History and The Goldfinch - both dealing with the underworld of art.

6. The Boy in the Striped Pajamasand Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir- both detailing the harrowing experiences of Jewish people during World War II

7. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead and The Circle where the main character is also a significant female executive in an Internet company.

Finish Series Personal Challenge:

A. Agatha Christie - Miss Marple series
- #1 - The Murder at the Vicarage

✔ Finished B. Libba Bray - The Sweet Far Thing

C. Kathy Reichs
- #6 - Bare Bones
- #7 - Monday Mourning
- #8 - Cross Bones

D. Robertson Davies -

E. Janet Evanovich -

F. Charles Finch -

G. Diana Gabaldon -

H. David Baldacci -

I. Sue Grafton
#2 - B is for Burglar
#3 - C is for Corpse

J. Jeff P. Lindsay -

K. Alan Bradley -

L. Elizabeth Lenhard - Knit Two Together

M. Pitticus Lore - #4 - The Fall of Five

✔ Finished O. Margaret Atwood
- #1 - Oryx and Crake
- #2 - The Year of the Flood
- #3 MaddAddam

P. Susan Beth Pfeffer - #2 The Dead and the Gone

Q. Maya Angelou - #1 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

R. C. S. Lewis - #1 Out of the Silent Planet

✔ S. Finished S. David Lagercrantz - #4The Girl in the Spider's Web

✔ T. James Dashner - #0.5 - The Kill Order
#3 - The Death Cure

U. Robert Galbraith - #1 - The Cuckoo's Calling
#2 - The Silkworm

V. Finished George RR Martin - Game of Thrones Series
#5 - A Dance with Dragons

A Year in 52 Books Challenge: 52 books :)

1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't - The Invention of Wings
2. A book set in a different continent - Scarlet Song
3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated) - At the Water's Edge
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015 - The Winter People
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name - The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir
6. The highest rated on your TBR - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
7. A book about books - Four Past Midnight
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages - The Pearl
9. A book that was mentioned in another book - Lord of the Flies
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now - Their Eyes Were Watching God
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
12. A childhood classic - Black Beauty
13. Reader’s Choice - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) - Do They Hear You When You Cry
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - My Name Is Mary Sutter
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels - To Kill a Mockingbird
17. A book with a beautiful cover - - MaddAddam
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list - Never Let Me Go
19. A non-fiction book - Traversa
20. A book with a first name in the title - Love Anthony
21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page - French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
22. The first book in a new to you series - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
23. The next book in a series you are reading - The Girl in the Spider's Web
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) - The Kill Order
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you - Photographer & Speech Therapist - The Winter Girl
26. A book everyone is talking about - Me Before You
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir - Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name - The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own - Anansi Boys
31. A work of young adult fiction - The Death Cure
32. A historical fiction book - The Marriage of Opposites
33. The 16th book on your TBR - Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir
34. A book about mental illness - Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life
35. An award winning book - The Song of Achilles - Orange Prize for Fiction (2012), Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel (2013)
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation - Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
38. A book about an anti hero - Macbeth
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list - 134. A book about traveling – Looking for Lovedu: Days and Nights in Africa
40. A novella from your favorite genre - The Optimist's Daughter
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) - Station Eleven
42. A top 100 fantasy novel - A Dance with Dragons
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night - We Need to Talk About Kevin
44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public - B is for Burglar
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have - Knit Two Together
46. A crime story - Cross Bones
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title - The Roots of the Olive Tree
48. A dystopia - The Circle
49. A book with a great opening line - The Adventures of Augie March
50. A book originally written in a language other than English - Foucault's Pendulum
51. A short story from a well-known author - The Leaving: Stories
52. A book published in 2016 - My Name Is Lucy Barton

Mount TBR Challenge: Goal - 48 books

1. The Invention of Wings
2. Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
3. The Dog Who Danced
4. And the Mountains Echoed
5. Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page
6. Nice to Come Home To
7. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
8. Oryx and Crake
9. The Fall of Five
10. At the Water's Edge
11. Waiting for Godot
12. The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir
13. Four Past Midnight
14. The Pearl
15. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
16. Bossypants
17. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
18. The Girl on the Train
19. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
20. Black Beauty
21. The Night Circus
22. The Perfect Order of Things
23. Do They Hear You When You Cry
24. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
25. The Year of the Flood
26. My Name Is Mary Sutter
27. To Kill a Mockingbird
28. Traversa
29. Love Anthony
30. The Call of the Wild
31. Out of the Silent Planet
32. Never Let Me Go
33. The Kill Order
34. Incendiary
35. Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
36. White Oleander
37. Me Before You
38. The Cuckoo's Calling
39. Klee Wyck
40. Cat's Cradle
41. The Princess Bride
42. The Bookseller of Kabul
43. Five Quarters of the Orange
44. The Demonologist
45. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
46. Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir
47. Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life
48. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
49. Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
50. Out of Orange: A Memoir
51. My Home As I Remember
52. After the War Is Over
53. Bare Bones
54. A Dance with Dragons
55. I Am the Messenger
56. Sing You Home
57. Looking for Lovedu: Days and Nights in Africa
58. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
59. The Silkworm
60. Foucault's Pendulum
61. Monday Mourning
62. The Last Letter from Your Lover
63. Crazy for You
64. We Need to Talk About Kevin
65. Not My Father's Son
66. Station Eleven
67. Romeo and Juliet
68. The Fellowship of the Ring
69. Every Last One
70. Knit Two Together
71. Cross Bones
72. B is for Burglar
73. Her Fearful Symmetry
74. C is for Corpse
75. The Adventures of Augie March
76. Schindler's List
77. The Westing Game
78. That Was Then, This Is Now
79. The Circle
80. The Leaving: Stories
81. Of Mice and Men
82. Mister God, This is Anna
83. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
84. The Dream House
85. Moab is My Washpot
86. Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
87. State of Wonder
88. So, Anyway...

University Reading Challenge:

Associates Degree:

Science: The Winter People
Literature: The Invention of Wings
History: And the Mountains Echoed
Social Sciences: Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
Art: The Dog Who Danced
Language: Scarlet Song
Athletics: Ten Points

Bachelors Degree:

► Major: Science
1.Wave
2. Four Past Midnight
3. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
4. Black Beauty
5. Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hurricane)
6. Landline
7. The Dead and the Gone
8. The Sweet Far Thing
9. The Martian Chronicles
10. The Year of the Flood

►Minor: Literature
1. The Pearl
2. Lord of the Flies
3. Anya's Ghost


Master's Degree:

Social Science:

Anthropology - fiction or non-fiction book set in a culture or country different from yours (state your culture or country of origin)
1. The Bookseller of Kabul
2. French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
3. The Girl in the Spider's Web

Psychology - fiction or non-fiction book about psychology, psychological disorders, a psychiatrist, or where the main character has a mental disorder
1. Love Anthony
2. The Winter Girl
3. Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

Education - fiction or non-fiction book about education, an educator (school administration or teacher), or set in a school
1. Never Let Me Go
2. Blow Hot, Blow Cold
3. Heidi

Political Science - fiction or non-fiction book about a political movement, politician, or set in a "great power" state (UK, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, or US)
1. Incendiary
2. Guantánamo Diary
3. Glory Be

Random:
1. And After Many Days
2. The Cuckoo's Calling
3. Traversa


PHD:

Political Science - fiction or non-fiction book about a political movement, politician, or set in a "great power" state (UK, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, or US)

1. A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea
2. Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir
3. The Song of Achilles
4. Out of Orange: A Memoir
5. After the War Is Over
6. And Then There Were None
7. A Dance with Dragons
8. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
9. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
10. The Last Letter from Your Lover

2016 Old & New Classic Challenge: Goal - 12 books

Linked books are read.

Group reads to catch up on!

Old School: 1899 and earlier 3 books

1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2. Emma
3. The Moonstone

New School: 1900-1999 3 books

4. To Kill a Mockingbird
5. Cat's Cradle
6. The Princess Bride

Wild Card: 6 books

7. The Pearl
8. Schindler's List
9. Klee Wyck
10. The Sound & The Fury
11. Waiting for Godot
12. Lolita

Alternates: 2 books
a. Grapes of Wrath
b. The Adventures of Augie March

Classic Bingo Challenge:

B1: Written by Nobel Laureate - The Pearl
B2: Sci-fi or Fantasy Classic - The Martian Chronicles
B3: Classic of Africa - Scarlet Song
B4: Children's Classic - Black Beauty
B5: Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize - To Kill a Mockingbird

I1: Published/Written Before 1600’s - Romeo and Juliet
I2: New-to-You Author - Do They Hear You When You Cry
I3: Classic Play - Waiting for Godot
I4: Banned Book - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I5: Published in the 1700's

N1: Classic of the Americas Their Eyes Were Watching God
N2: Short Story Collection - Four Past Midnight
N3: FREE SPACE
N4: Poetry Collection - Book of Mercy
N5: Classic of Europe - Katherine

G1: Published in the 1600's - The Tempest
G2: Book from Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century - The Fellowship of the Ring
G3: Classic Non-fiction - Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
G4: Classic from School - Lord of the Flies
G5: Published in the 1800's - A Doll's House

O1: Literary Prize of Your Country/Region - Klee Wyck - Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Nonfiction (1941)
O2: Gothic Classic - The Haunting of Hill House
O3: Classic of Asia or Oceania - Lolita
O4: Mystery or Crime Classic - The Murder at the Vicarage
O5: Prize-Winning Female Author - Isabel Allende - Paula

2016 Women's Century Challenge:

1900 – 1909 – Girl of Limberlost – Gene Stratton-Porter
1910 – 1919 – My Antonia – Willa Carter
1920 – 1929 – Murder on the Linx – *Agatha Christie
1930 – 1939 – Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
1940 – 1949 – The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
1950-1959 – Katherine by Anya Seton
1960-1969 – To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
1970-1979 – Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
1980 – 1989 – Scarlet Song by Mariama Bâ
1990-1999 – Paula- *Isabel Allende

CHLOE'S 10 CHALLENGE

Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2016

In ascending order:

1. Sort by Title and read the 10th book down on your list. - We Need to Talk About Kevin
2. Sort by Author and read the 10th book down on your list. - The Color Purple or The Grapes of Wrath
3. Sort by Number of pages and read the 10th book down on your list. - Cat's Cradle
4. Sort by Date Added and read the 10th book down on your list. - Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
5. Sort by Random and read the 10th book down on your list. - Bare Bones

In descending order:

6. Sort by Title and read the 10th book down on your list - An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales or Breakfast of Champions
7. Sort by Author and read the 10th book down on your list. - The Elegance of the Hedgehog or Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
8. Sort by Average rating and read the 10th book down on your list. - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
9. Sort by Date Added and read the 10th book down on your list. - Dancing Girls
10. Sort by Random and read the 10th book down on your list. - Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir

ROY G. BIV : The Rainbow Challenge

Level 1: Painter's Palette - Any 3 colors - done!
Level 2: Ride The Rainbow! - rainbow 6
Level 3: Beyond the Pale - All 12

Rainbow Six:

Red: - The Girl in the Spider's Web
Orange: - To Kill a Mockingbird
Yellow: - Do They Hear You When You Cry
Green: - The Dead and the Gone
Blue/Indigo: - Frog
Purple/Violet: - Macbeth

Beyond the Pale:

Pink: - Map Of The Invisible World
Gray: - Landline
White: - Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
Black: - White Oleander
Brown: - The Perfect Order of Things
Color/Colour:

A Literary Road Trip Across the USA Challenge:

1. South Carolina - The Invention of Wings
2. New Jersey - Boy Meets Boy
3. Texas - Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
4. Massachusetts - The Dog Who Danced
5. Vermont - The Winter People
6. Washington - Nice to Come Home To
7. North Carolina - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
8. New York - The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir
9. Pennsylvania - Ten Points
10. Minnesota - Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
11. Maine - Four Past Midnight
12. New Jersey - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
13. Florida - Their Eyes Were Watching God
14. California - Landline
15. Virginia - My Name Is Mary Sutter
16. Alabama - To Kill a Mockingbird
17. Arkansas - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
18. Colorado - The Death Cure
19. Mississippi - Glory Be
20. Ohio - Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life
21. Illinois - What I Know For Sure
22. Louisiana - The Optimist's Daughter
23. Rhode Island - Sing You Home
24. Michigan - Station Eleven
25. Wisconsin - The Westing Game
26. Oklahoma - That Was Then, This Is Now
27. Minnesota - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Geocaching Through World Heritage Sites Challenge:

Report ONLY when you have completed the challenge.

Africa:
Senegal:

Island of Gorée

1. Scarlet Song
2. The Invention of Wings
3. The Fall of Five

North America

Canada:

c. Historic District of Old Québec
- read a book set in Quebec – Monday Mourning
- read about immigrants coming to the new world (could be historical fiction or nonfiction) – Do They Hear You When You Cry
- Take home item - French Food: Read a book that has French food it in (bring home a taste of old France). – French Lessons – Ellen Sussman

Mexico:

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
1. The Pearl
2. Their Eyes Were Watching God
3. The Girl on the Train

South America:

Brazil:
b. Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea

- Read a book set in Brazil – State of Wonder
- Read a book that has a statue in it. – The Haunting of Hill House
- Take Home Item - Photograph of Christ the Redeemer Statue: Read a book where a main character is a photographer – Love Anthony

Chile:

a. Rapa Nui National Park
1. Paula
2. Oryx and Crake – genetic engineering
3. - The Story of Beautiful Girl

Caribbean:
Cuba:

a. Old Havana and its Fortification System

1. Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
2. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
3. Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge

Australia:

c. Lord Howe Island Group
- Read a book set in Australia –I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
- Read a book set on an island – Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
- Take Home Item – Bird: Read a book with the word “Bird” in the title, or a bird on the cover –Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page by Stuart McLean

Europe:

Poland:
a. Auschwitz Birkenau

- Read a book set in Poland – Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir
- Read a book about WWII where Auschwitz is either the setting, the destination, or the threat. – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
- Take Home Item – Prayer Shawl: Read a book with a devout character – The Murder at the Vicarage

France:
a. Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
- Read a book set in France – The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
- Read a book about painting – White Oleander by Janet Fitch
- Take Home Item: - Piece of Charcoal: Read a book with a dark grey or black cover (70%) – - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Italy:
a. Venice and its Lagoon
- Read a book set in Italy – Romeo and Juliet
- Read a book set in Venice – The Demonologist
- Take Home Item – Gondolier’s Scarf: Read a book with a predominantly red cover (70%) - - Me Before You

United Kingdom (Britain, Ireland & Scotland):

a. Tower of London
- Read a book set in England – Never Let Me Go
- Read a book involving the Tower of London - Katherine
- Take Home Item – Crown: Read a book with a crown on the cover or the word in the title. - Macbeth

c. New Lanark
- Read a book set in Scotland – At the Water's Edge
- Read a book about child labour. – A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea
- Take Home Item - Ball of wool: Read a book with wool or clothing made from wool (i.e. sweater) on the cover, or with the word “Wool” in the title. – Knit Two Together


Asia:

Afghanistan:
a. Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
- Read a book set in Afghanistan – The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
- Read a book in which there are caves, or the word “cave” is in the title. – The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
- Take Home Item – Blue Tile: Read a book where the cover is predominantly blue (70%) – - Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

China:
c. Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
- Read a book set in China – Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
- Read a book in which there are endangered animals – Anansi Boys – tiger,
- Take Home Item – Teddy Bear: Read a Middle Grade/Young Adult in which an animal plays a significant role – Black Beauty

Japan:
b. Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
- Read a book set in Japan - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- Read a book with a character that is a seamstress or tailor, or has a clothing sweat shop - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, - Her Fearful Symmetry
- Take Home Item – Silkworm Egg: Read a book with the word “silk” in the title/sub-title – The Silkworm

2016 Reading Challenge:

1. North America - The Invention of Wings
2. South America - State of Wonder
3. Africa - Scarlet Song
4. Antarctica - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
5. Europe - At the Water's Edge
6. Asia - And the Mountains Echoed
7. Australia - I Am the Messenger

8. A banned or challenged book - To Kill a Mockingbird
9. An award winning book (Pulitzer, Hugo, Man Booker, etc.) - Klee Wyck - Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Nonfiction (1941)
10. Memoir/Autobiography/Biography - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
11. A dead author's last book - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
12. A book with LGBT matter or character(s) - Boy Meets Boy
13. A book your favorite author loves - Sue Monk Kidd loves Paula by Isabel Allende
14. A retold fairytale - The Princess Bride
15. A Young Adult book - The Sweet Far Thing
16. A history book (fiction or non-fiction) - My Name Is Mary Sutter
17. A book where you have seen the movie, but not read the book - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
18. A book from the NYT Bestseller list - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
19. A book with the point of view of an immigrant - Do They Hear You When You Cry
20. A controversial book - Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
21. The first book you see when you walk into a library or bookstore - Frog
22. A classic - Black Beauty
23. A debut novel - Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
24. Published this year (2016) - And After Many Days
25. Based entirely on the cover - The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir
26. Own but never read - Bossypants
27. A book by an author you never read before - Nice to Come Home To
28. A book recommended to you by a friendly librarian - The Girl in the Spider's Web
29. A book by a Nobel Prize winner - Waiting for Godot
30. Mythology (not just Greek) - Anansi Boys
31. A book written by someone born the same year as you - The Fall of Five
32. Dystopia - Oryx and Crake
33. Reread of a favorite book - Lord of the Flies
34. A book about books - Four Past Midnight
35. Book published the year you graduated high school - Foucault's Pendulum
36. A book a child/teen/someone younger than you loves - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
37. A book about/set by the sea - Wave
38. A book with two authors - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
39. Author from your own state, province, or country - Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page
40. A book about a trip (road, cruise, around the world) - The Dog Who Danced
41. A book with the name of a person in the title - Katherine
42. Science Fiction - The Dead and the Gone
43. Fantasy - The Winter People
44. Ten Points
45. The Story of Beautiful Girl
46. The Girl on the Train
47. Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
48. Their Eyes Were Watching God
49. The Night Circus
50. Landline
51. The Perfect Order of Things
52. The Martian Chronicles

1st Quarter Challenges:

Group Reads: Goal - 6 books

January 1 - March 31st

1. The Goldfinch

2. And the Mountains Echoed

3. The Golem and the Jinni

4. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

5. The Princess Bride

6. The Night Circus


Boxed Sets Reading Challenge: Goal - 4 sets of 4 books

The Watered Down Boxed Set:

1. At the Water's Edge
2. Their Eyes Were Watching God
3. Wave
4. Shaler's Fish: Poems

The Bio Boxed Set: (biographies, memoirs, auto-biographies)

1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
2. Ten Points
3. The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir
4. Paula
5. Bossypants
6. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Things Come in Fours:

1. The Invention of Wings
2. And the Mountains Echoed
3. The Fall of Five
4. The Sweet Far Thing

The Dog Park Boxed Set:

1. The Dog Who Danced
2. Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
3. The Call of the Wild
4. Crazy for You

FALL BINGO

B1- Multiple Awards - The Westing Game
B2- Never Finished - Mister God, This is Anna
B3- Courtroom or Crime - We Need to Talk About Kevin
B4- Orange Cover - Knit Two Together
B5- Politics - Schindler's List

I1- Finish a Series - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
I2- Beloved Children's - That Was Then, This Is Now
I3- Adventure - The Adventures of Augie March
I4- Dysfunctional Family - Not My Father's Son
I5- Sweater on Cover -

N1- GR Award Nominated - Every Last One
N2- Challenges Social Norms - Lolita
N3- FREE - The Circle
N4- Senior Romance - C is for Corpse
N5- Hometown Setting - Station Eleven

G1- First Person POV - B is for Burglar
G2- Red Cover - Cross Bones
G3- Unfamiliar Territory - Romeo and Juliet
G4- Highly Recommended - A Brief History of Time
G5- Supernatural Character - The Fellowship of the Ring

O1- Foreign Setting - Candide
O2- Time Travel - The Indian in the Cupboard
O3- Illustrated - Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice
O4- Religion - Book of Mercy
O5- Brown Cover - Of Mice and Men


Summer Bingo:

CATEGORIES...

B1: Exploration - A book out of your comfort zone - She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
B2: Congratulations! - An award winning book (can include Goodreads choice awards) - Anansi Boys - Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2006), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2006), ALA Alex Award (2006), British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (2006)
B3: Participation - A group read (this or any other group) - Heidi
B4: Information - A non-fiction book or one based on a true story - Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
B5: Collaboration - A discovery made through Goodreads such as through recommendations, suggestions from GR friends, newsletter etc. - Guantánamo Diary

I1: Listed it - A book from your GR to-read list - Cat's Cradle
I2: Bought it - A book you own but have not yet read - The Bookseller of Kabul
I3: Eyed it - A book you have been meaning to read for a while now - The Demonologist
I4: Downloaded it - An ebook you own but that you have not yet read or an audiobook you have not yet listened to - My Name Is Lucy Barton
I5: Scored it! - A book you got for free e.g. sale, gift, giveaway, library etc. - Klee Wyck

N1: Oldie but goodie - A classic - A Doll's House
N2: New kid on the block - A book released in 2015 - The Marriage of Opposites
N3: FREE - Any book that strikes your fancy :) Five Quarters of the Orange
N4: Yesterday's news - A book released in 2014 that you haven't yet read - What I Know For Sure
N5: Everybody's talking - A buzz-worthy book, one that you have heard others raving about or that everybody but you seems to have read - Me Before You

G1: Nice to meet you - A book by an author new to you - Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood
G2: You seem familiar - A book by an author you have heard a lot about - Blow Hot, Blow Cold by Ellery Queen
G3: One of the girls - A book by a female author - White Oleander
G4: One of the guys - A book by a male author - The Princess Bride
G5: Old friends - A book you haven't yet read by an author whose work you like - Incendiary

O1: Take a stand - A stand-alone book - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
O2: Take a friend - Any book from a series - The Cuckoo's Calling
O3: Take a trip - A book set in different locale, continent or culture from your own - Map Of The Invisible World
O4: Take a look - An adult book, any genre - A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea
O5: Take a break - A YA book - The Death Cure

Spring Bingo:

B1: Award Nominated - The Perfect Order of Things - Trillium Book Award Nominee for English-language (2012)
B2: Memoir - French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
B3: Audio Book Their Eyes Were Watching God
B4: Green Cover - Out of the Silent Planet
B5: Pretty Dress

I1: Published before 1900
I2: Travel - Traversa
I3: Horror or Suspense - The Girl in the Spider's Web
I4: Mental Illness -
I5: Fairies or Fae –

N1: Published This Year - And After Many Days
N2: Yellow Cover - - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
N3: FREE
N4: Romance - Landline
N5: Male POV - The Murder at the Vicarage

G1: Tear-Jerker - Love Anthony
G2: In Translation - Frog
G3: Minority Studies - Do They Hear You When You Cry
G5: Young Adult - The Dead and the Gone
G6: Magical Powers - The Night Circus

O1: Fairy Tale Retelling
O2: Historical (F or NF) - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
O3: Play
O4: Based on a True story
O5: Pink Cover


Winter Bingo:

B1: Award Winner – Bossypants
B2: Graphic Novel - The Pretenders
B3: Silver Lettering
B4: Mystery or Thriller
B5: Current Event Related - Wave

I1: Start a Series - Oryx and Crake
I2: Middle Grade
I3: Blue Cover –
I4: > 400 pages – And the Mountains Echoed
I5: Personal Improvement

N1: Classic - Lord of the Flies
N2: Made into a Movie - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
N3: FREE
N4: Science Fiction - The Fall of Five
N5: Humor – Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

G1: Magical Realism
G2: LGBTQ+ - Boy Meets Boy
G3: White Cover -
G4: Published In Your Birth Year
G5: Biographical - Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time

O1: Published Last Year - The Girl on the Train
DONE: O2: Epistolary – The Winter People
O3: Gold Lettering – At the Water's Edge
O4: Based on Mythology
O5: Math/Science - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

The Real McCoy : NON-FICTION Challenge

30 Book Non Fiction Challenge

[x] NF book with > 500 pages - Do They Hear You When You Cry
[x] History – Guantánamo Diary
[x] NF book that became a movie – Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
[] NF about Relationships – Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
[] NF book published this year
[x] Religion or Philosophy - Book of Mercy
[x] NF book with a number in the title - Ten Points
[x] Biography – Paula
[x] A funny NF book – Notes from a Small Island
[x] NF book by a female author – Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
[] a How-To book - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
[x] NF book with a one-word title - Bossypants
[x] NF about Nature or Animals - Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
[x] A NF book set in a different country – A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea
[x] Health/Wellness – Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
[x] NF book a friend recommended – I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
[x] Prize winning NF book – Klee Wyck - Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Nonfiction (1941)
[x] Minority Studies - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
[x] NF book that scares you – Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life
[x] Self Improvement – What I Know For Sure
[x] A NF about something that happened in the decade you were born - Not My Father's Son
[x] LGBTQ - She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
[x] A NF book with a place in the title – The Bookseller of Kabul
[x] NF related to Current Events - Wave
[x] NF book you own but have never read – Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir
[] NF book that takes place in your hometown
[x] a Memoir – The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir
[x] NF book written by an author with your same initials or first name - Traversa by Fran Sandham
[x] Math/Technology - Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
[x] A NF book you started but never finished - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Cereal Numbers : Series Challenge 2016

Level 1: Grab A Spoon: 3-4 books/volumes of the same series

Pittacus Lore - Lorien Legacies series (already finished #1-3)
#4 - The Fall of Five

Margaret Atwood - MaddAdam series
#1 - Oryx and Crake
#2 - The Year of the Flood
#3 - MaddAddam

Libba Bray - Gemma Doyle series (already finished #1 & 2)
#3 - The Sweet Far Thing

Susan Beth Pfeffer - The Last Survivor series (already finished #1)

#2 - The Dead and the Gone

Maya Angelou - Autobiography series

#1 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Agatha Christie - Miss Marple series

#1 - The Murder at the Vicarage

David Lagercrantz - Millennium series
#4 - The Girl in the Spider's Web

James Dashner - The Maze Runner series
#0.5 - The Kill Order
#3 - The Death Cure

Robert Galbraith - Cormoran Strike Series
#1 - The Cuckoo's Calling
#2 - The Silkworm

Kathy Reichs - Temperance Brennan series
#6 - Bare Bones
#7 - Monday Mourning
#8 - Cross Bones

Level 2: Pour The Milk: 5-10 books/volumes of the same series

Level 3: Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!: more than 10 books/volumes in a single series read this year


BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE in 2016

Our goal is to read as many sonnets and plays as possible throughout the year.
One per month.

1) The Tempest
2) Macbeth
3) Romeo and Juliet
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Award Winners

Level 1 - Explorer
1. Boy Meets Boy – Lambda Literary Award (2003)
2. And the Mountains Echoed - Paris Review Best of the Best (2013), Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction (2013), DSC Prize Nominee for South Asian Literature for Longlist (2015)
3. Wave - J.R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography (2014)

Level 2 - Wanderer
4. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption -
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (2010), Indies Choice Book Award for Nonfiction (2011), Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for NonFiction (2011),

5. Bossypants - Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year (2012), Goodreads Choice Award for Best Humor (2011)
6. The Night Circus - Locus Award for Best First Novel (2012)

Level 3 - Enthusiast
7. Landline - Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction (2014)
8. Frog - Mao Dun Literature Prize (2011)
9. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Times Paperback of the Year, Indies Choice Book Award for Best Indie Buzz Book (Fiction) (2009)

Level 4 - Expert
10. Anya's Ghost - School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2011), Harvey Awards for Best Original Graphic Publication For Younger Readers (2012), Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (2011), Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Publication for Young Adults (ages 12-17) (2012), Cybils Award for Graphic Novels (Young Adult) (2011)
11. My Name Is Mary Sutter - Michael Shaara Prize for Civil War Fiction (2011)
12. To Kill a Mockingbird - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1961), Audie Award for Classic (2007), National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1961), Alabama Author Award - Fiction (1961)


2016 New Releases:

Level One: Curious: read 1 new release

1. And After Many Days

Level Two: Curiouser: read 3 new releases

2. The Winter Girl
3. My Name Is Lucy Barton

Level Three: Most Curious: read 6 new releases

4. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Level Four: You killed the cat: read 12 new releases


Buyer's Remorse: The TBR CHALLENGE (2016)

Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler

1. The Invention of Wings
2. Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
3. The Dog Who Danced
4. And the Mountains Echoed
5. Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page

Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. At the Water's Edge
7. Nice to Come Home To
8. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
9. Oryx and Crake
10. The Fall of Five

Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
11. Waiting for Godot
12. The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir
13. Four Past Midnight
14. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
15. Bossypants

Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of All Dust Bunnies
16. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
17. The Girl on the Train
18. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
19. Black Beauty
20. The Night Circus

Let's Have Pie: 1000/1001 Books Before You Die

Guardian:

Comedy
Book: The Adventures of Augie March

Crime
Book: - The Murder at the Vicarage

Family & Self
Book: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

Love
Book - Their Eyes Were Watching God

Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book - Lord of the Flies

State of the Nation
Book: The Grapes of Wrath

War & Travel
Book: The Fellowship of the Ring

Boxall:
Popular Boxall Books


Comedy - Everything is Illuminated
Crime - To Kill a Mockingbird
Family & Self = I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Love - Lolita
Science Fiction & Fantasy - Never Let Me Go
State of the Nation - Cat's Cradle
War & Travel - Foucault's Pendulum

Top 20 most influential books by women:

- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Jane Eyre
- Harry Potter Boxset
- Wuthering Heights
- Pride and Prejudice
- Rebecca
- Little Women
- The Secret History
- I Capture the Castle
- The Bell Jar
- Beloved
- Gone with the Wind
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- The Time Traveler's Wife
- Middlemarch
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- The Golden Notebook
- The Color Purple
- The Women's Room

Sam F wrote: "I'm looking forward to trying to tackle 116 books for 2016. I like the idea of using this space to record all of the challenges in one place."

Good luck Sam

Sam this is an awesome goal. Even if you did half the books you have some great books on your list. I would love to follow your journey! I don't know if you are like me but i really enjoy making list!

When you read Call of the wild or The Good Earth, hit me up and i will read it with you. Love The Good Earth. If you don't know it is part of a trilogy. The three books together are an amazing timeline of China right before and during the revolution.

Thank you! I am looking forward to trying the challenges. I may be over-ambitious, but it will be fun trying. I have read The Good Earth too - it was amazing. I didn't know it was part of a trilogy, so I will see if I can get the other two to read.

Sam F wrote: "Thank you! I am looking forward to trying the challenges. I may be over-ambitious, but it will be fun trying. I have read The Good Earth too - it was amazing. I didn't know it was part of a trilogy..."

I didn't know it till audible had all three for sale. It is so good! It would be good too pair it with a book called The Fourth Turning to see how well their formulae works with the generations in this trilogy. To discuss the break down of our own generation as we are made aware of it in this trilogy. Also i highly recommendMy Several Worlds

Read-A -Thon BINGO TASKS:

#2:

B1 - A book with magic:
B2 - A graphic novel/comic:
B3 - Award nominee/winner:
B4 - Finish a book: After the War Is Over

I1 - A book set in summer: And Then There Were None
I2 - A book with 1st person POV:
I3 - A book for ATY challenge: The Optimist's Daughter
I4 - A poem: My Home As I Remember

N1 - A children's book: The Red Pony
N2 - A book with a love triangle:
N3 - 500 pages: A Dance with Dragons
N4 - A book in a popular series: Bare Bones

G1 - Read for 2 hours straight: Monday am
G2 - A funny book:
G3 - A short story or novella: The Long Valley
G4 - A book with a non-human character:


#1:

B1 - Read a book by a female author.
B2 - Read 200 pages.
B3 - Read for an hour straight.
B4 - Read book where a character fights.

I1 - Read 1,000 pages.
I2 - Post a picture of your bookshelf.
I3 - Read a book set outside the US or the UK.
I4 - Read a book with something nature related on the cover.

N1 - Cheer on a fellow read-a-thon participant.
N2 - Finish a book. - The Perfect Order of Things
N3 - Read a book by a GoodReads author. - Landline by Rainbow Rowell
N4 - A book related to spring.

G1 - A book about a person of color.
G2 - Play a read-a-thon game. - played guess the cover game
G3 - Read a book written in 1st person point of view. - Frog
G4 - Read a short story.

O1 - Read outside for awhile.
O2 - Read a book where a character eats. - The Dead and the Gone
O3 - Read on at least 3 read-a-thon days.
O4 - Post a picture of your reading space.

Manga:

B1 Manga
B2 Manhua
B3 Manhwa
B4 Comic
B5 Adapted into manga form from a novel

I1 Shojo
I2 By a new to you artist
I3 From your favorite genera
I4 By you favorite artist
I5 Shonen

N1 Set in a school - Anya's Ghost
N2 Makes you laugh
N3 FREE
N4 Set in a different world
N5 Has an animated adaptation

G1 First volume in a series - Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice
G2 Recommended by a friend
G3 Owned
G4 Borrows from the library
G5 Last volume in a series

O1 Published by Yen Press
O2 Published by Dark Horse
O3 Published by VIZ
O4 Published by Seven Seas
O5 In an Omnibus format

Special 10,000 Challenge
Duration: May 1 - June 30, 2016

1. Home, 10,000 members...read a book that has more than 10,000 ratings on Goodreads.

- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

2. Math: 100 x 100 = 10,000. So for this one, read a book that has 100 in the title or has 100 or so pages.

- The Call of the Wild

3. Some more Math: A myriagon is a polygon with 10,000 sides. Sci-fi and fantasy novels often also have a lot of sides. So for this one, read a book that falls into the science fiction or fantasy genres.

- MaddAddam

4. U.S. History: Salmon P. Chase was the face of the $10,000 greenback, and he was the Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln. So for this one, read a fictional or non-fictional book about U.S. history before 1900.

My Name Is Mary Sutter

5. World Geography: There is no €10,000 note, but if there was, it would have some beautiful European architecture on it. So for this one, read a book that takes place in Europe or is about an amazing piece of architecture.

- The Murder at the Vicarage

6. Psychology: It is assumed that each neuron in the human brain is connected to 10,000 others. Read a book about human behavior or a book about someone’s mental health

- Love Anthony

7. Biology: There are about 10,000 species of birds. Read a book with bird (or a type of bird) in the title or a book with a bird on the cover.

- To Kill a Mockingbird

8. Language Arts: Imagine you could read 10,000 books. That was your job. You could read whatever you wanted, where would you start? Read the book you would start with if you could have the job of reading 10,000 books.

- Never Let Me Go - on the 1001 books to read list.

9. Technology: It is believed that storytelling is a 10,000 year old technology dating back to our earliest civilizations. Read a book that is based on a myth or about a culture before the common era.

10. Extra Curricular: It takes approximately 10,000 hours to become an expert at something. Read a book, fiction or nonfiction, that has to do with the activity you would love to become an expert at.

Traversa - I would love to become an expert at travelling!

Chunkster Challenge!

Level One (Door Stopper)
- Read three books with > 400 pages

1. White Oleander
2. Me Before You
3. The Cuckoo's Calling

Level Two (Flower Presser)
- Read 6 books with > 400 pages

4. Bare Bones - 416 pages
5. A Dance with Dragons - 1113 pages
6. Sing You Home - 466 pages

Level Three (Back Breaker)
- Read 10 books with > 400 pages... and then see a chiropractor!

7. The Silkworm
8. Foucault's Pendulum - 623 pages
9. Cross Bones - 481 pages
10. Her Fearful Symmetry - 416 pages

Feather-light Challenge:

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers

1 - The Winter Girl - 224 pages
2 - Incendiary - 256 pages
3 - A Doll's House - 122 pages
4 - Klee Wyck - 111 pages
5 - Cat's Cradle- 179 pages

Level 2 Flapping Wings
6 - Glory Be - 208 pages
7 - Blow Hot, Blow Cold - 147 pages
8 - A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea - 228 pages
9 - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - 149 pages
10 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - 160 pages

Level 3 Taking Flight
11. My Name Is Lucy Barton
12. What I Know For Sure
13. Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
14. My Home As I Remember
15. The Red Pony