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August 15, 2014 to August 15, 2015
Level: Hard
Finished on: October 14, 2014




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Finished on: December 17, 2014
Completed: 12/12

January: Realistic Fiction: The Fault in Our Stars (5 stars)
February: Paranormal: Swallowing Darkness (4 stars)
March: Mystery: Divine Misdemeanors (4 stars)
April: Post Apocalyptic: Matched (2 stars)
May: Historical Fiction: The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel (4 stars)
June: Epic Fantasy: Confessor (4 stars)
July: Gothic Fiction: Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe (5 stars)
August: Psychological Thriller: Confessions of a Murder Suspect (4 stars)
September: Amish Fiction: A Miracle for Miriam: An Amish Christmas Novella (3 stars)
October: Horror: Zom-B (2 stars)
November: Steampunk: Incarceron (4 stars)
December: Urban Fantasy: Exquisite Captive (4 stars)

Start: January 1, 2014 (Actual Start: August 15, 2014)
Completed: December 15, 2014
Finished: 26/26
Option: A: Titles

B: Battle Royale - 9/28
C: Castle in the Air - 8/19
D: Divergent - 8/23
E: Elite, The (The Elite) - 9/2
F: First Meetings in Ender's Universe - 8/19
G: Great Trouble, The (The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel - 9/4
H: Home, and Other Big, Fat Lies - 9/22
I: Insurgent - 8/28
J: Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side - 9/18
K: K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice - 10/9
L: Little Android, The (The Little Android) - 9/21
M: Maze of Bones, The (The Maze of Bones) - 10/6
N: Neverland - 10-6
O: One, The (The One) - 9/5
P: Princess of the Silver Woods - 8/18
Q: Queen's Army, The (The Queen's Army) - 9/21
R: Reckless - 8/27
S: Selection, The (The Selection) - 9/1
T: Testing, The (The Testing) - 9/8
U: Unravel Me - 9/18
V: Vampire Academy - 12/15
W: Wedding of Antanasia Jessica Packwood and Lucius Valeriu Vladescu, The (The Wedding of Antanasia Jessica Packwood and Lucius Valeriu Vladescu) - 9/22
X: X-Treme Latin: All the Latin You Need to Know for Surviving the 21st Century - 9/14
Y: Young Elites, The (The Young Elites) - 10/25
Z: Zom-B - 9/30

Start Date: August 15, 2014
End Date: August 25, 2014

Number: 13
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Week 100: September 1-7 (Music)


Week 101: September 8-14 (sports)


Week 102: September 15-21 (Words, Wonderful Words!)


Week 103: September 22-28 (Spring Clean that TBR)


Week 104: September 29-October 5 (October Fun)


Week 105: October 6-13 (DRAGONS)


Week 106: October 13-19 (Recent Purchase)


Week 107: October 20-26 (Angels & Demons)


Week 108: October 26-November 2 (Punctuation)


Week 109: November 3-9 (Fall Is Here)


Week 110: November 10-16 (Colour Code It)



Week 111: November 17-23 (Read That Series!)


Week 112: November 24-30 (Random Color)


Week 113: December 1-7 (Published in 2014)


Week 114: December 8-14 (Beauty)


Week 115: December 15-21 (Winter Colors)


Week 116: December 22 - 28 (Jingle Bells)




Partner = Tania


Tania's rating: 4 stars
My rating: 4 stars


Tania's rating: 5 stars
My rating: 4 stars


Tania's rating: 5 stars
My rating: 5 stars


Tania's rating: 5 stars
My rating: 4 stars


Tania's rating: 4 stars
My rating: 4 stars








































My total: 10,852

Beginning Date: September 1st, 2014
Finished on: December 22nd, 2014



#2 Dare: New Release

#3 Dare: Multiple POVs


#4 Dare: One Day

#5 Dare: YA Movers & Shakers

#6 Dare: Vampires



#7 Dare: Read a Holiday


#8 Dare: Male POV

#9 Dare: Less Than 1,000 Ratings


#10 Dare: Audiobooks


#11 Dare: TBR List

#12 Dare: Outside Your Comfort Zone

#13 Dare: Memoir or Biography

#14 Dare: Classic

#15 Dare: Sequels

#16 Dare: Reread

#17 Dare: Standalone


#18 Dare: Books that have inspired Movies/TV shows

#19 Dare: Shakespeare

#20 Dare: New-to-You Author


#21 Dare: Fairy Tale Retelling

#22 Dare: Favorite Author/Genre

#23 Dare: Listopia

#24 Dare: One-Word Title


#25 Dare: Novellas







#26 Dare: Chunkster

#27 Dare: Translated Books

#28 Dare: Good Minds Suggest

#29 Dare: Read a Mystery

#30 Dare: Your Location

#31 Dare: Start a New Series




October 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014
Finished: November 1, 2014

--Released in 2014
--EleaNOr & Park
--b. Purple item on cover
--a. Book with "buttons" on the cover
--c. Read a book with the costume you'd wear in the title or on the cover
--Necklace
--Least favorite genre: Horror (Although, it's growing on me!)
Finished:











September 16, 2014 to October 15, 2014

Emily's Picks for Me:







Partner: Adriana


Her rating: 5 stars
My rating: 4 stars


Her rating: 5 stars
My rating: 4 stars


Her rating: 5 stars
My rating: 3 stars


Her rating: 5 stars
My rating: 3 stars


Her rating: 5 stars
My rating: 4 stars




















































My total: 12,791

October 16 to November 15, 2014

Claire's Picks for Me:






Start Date → 10/19: 10:00 PM
End Date → 10/26: 9:59 PM

Books Read: 8
Pages Read: 3495
Novellas Read: 6
Total Points Claimed: 69
Snow Like Ashes (300+ pages & first in series) = 7 pts
The Meeting (Under 100 & prequel) = 2 pts
That Summer (200+ & standalone) = 5 pts
The Vampire Diaries: Matt and Elena - Tenth Date On Wickery Pond (Under 100 & prequel) = 2 pts
The Vampire Diaries: The Return - An Untold Tale: Elena's Christmas (Under 100 & prequel) = 2 pts
The Here and Now (200+ & standalone) = 5
10/21 Day Two:
None
10/22 Day Three:
Destroy Me (200+ & prequel) = 4
10/23 Day Four:
None
10/24 Day Five:
Ignite Me (300+ & sequel) = 8 pts
10/25 Day Six:
Wither (300+ & first in series) = 7 pts
Time Between Us (300+ & standalone) = 6 pts
The Young Elites (300+ & first in series) = 7 pts
10/26 Day Seven:
Runner of Pern (Under 100 & prequel) = 2 pts
Champion (450+ & sequel) = 9 pts
That the Machine May Progress Eternally (under 100 & standalone) = 3 pts
Read:
















Partner: Agnieszka
I will be reading:


Her rating: 4 stars)
My rating: 4 stars



















My Total: 4,353

November 16 to December 15, 2014

Azhelle's Picks for Me:





December 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015
Finished: January 24, 2015


Released in 2014.

D & J anywhere in the title.

Shoes I normally wear are birthday shoes (a.k.a. barefeet).

Ear on cover.

Sunlight on cover.


b. A bed on the cover.

Main character has a supernatural ability - sees emotions.

Book of my choice.

One of main characters writes song lyrics.
Completed:











November 23 - November 29, 2014
Finished: November 24, 2014


♦️Diamonds:
a. a book with a supernatural or artistic main character
b. a final book in any series
Queen:
A book written by a female author
I'm going to read



My partner is my friend Tania!
From her shelf I choose to read:

Her rating: 5 stars
My rating: 4 stars

Her rating: 4 stars
My rating: 4 stars

Start Date: December 1st, 2014
End Date: December 31st, 2014
Finished on: December 16th, 2014
Completed: 8/10

***Since this is only a month long, you only need to read 5 books to complete this challenge. However, you may read more than that if you want to go all out or are feeling extra motivated.***

--Since a Christmas tree is usually very colorful and bright, read a book with a very colorful cover. It has to have over 4 colors on the cover.
2. Candy Cane: The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
--Candy canes are shaped like a "J" so read a book where the author's first or last name begins with a J.

--Lots of ornaments are circularly shaped so read a book that has some sort of circle on the cover.

--Many people get presents during the holiday season so read a book that was gifted to you whether it was for your birthday, a holiday, or any other reason.

--After Santa eats all of those cookies, he must get pretty large! Read a book with 400 or more pages.

--Many people bake during the holiday season and cookies seem to always be baking! If you have a sweet tooth, you probably like cookies so read a really sweet or fluffy book.

--Although there are Gingerbread women, it's usually a Gingerbread man so read a book that has a male point of view.

--Santa has 8 reindeer so read a book that is part of a very large series. This has to be a series with over 6 books. This is book 2 out of 11.

--In most movies, elves are very short so read a book that has under 300 pages.
10. Mistletoe: Across the Universe
--Everyone wishes to have a kiss under the mistletoe during the holiday season so read a book that has people kissing on the cover.
Completed:




























Start Date → 10/26: 10:00 PM
End Date → 10/27: 9:59 PM

Format:
Bookcover → Challenges Completed → Pages → Points
COMPLETED:




ALL CHALLENGE REQS FULFILLED ABOVE.

Your challenges:
1. A book that the author's first and last initial match.
2. A book that is under 250 pages.
3. A book that has some sort of pictures or graphics in it.
4. A book not published in 2014.
5. A book that has an average 3.75 rating or higher.
6. A novella.
7. A non-fiction book.
8. A book that's title begins with a consonant. The word "the" does not count.
9. A book that is part of your favorite genre.
10. Read a book in under 4 hours!


Finished on: ___





June: Humor: ?


September: Dying Earth: ?

November: Thriller: ?
December: Alternate History: ?










Finished on: ___
Poison of choice: B. Author

B: Robin Benway: Also Known As 11/4
C: Joelle Charbonneau: The Testing Guide 2/24
D: James Dashner: The Scorch Trials 9/10
E: Amy Ewing: The Jewel 1/22
F: Gayle Forman: Where She Went 1/14
G: Diana Gabaldon: Outlander 5/23
H: Amanda Hocking: Frostfire 3/11
I:
J: Michael Jensen: Woven 2/14
K: Amie Kaufman: This Shattered World 1/6
L: Gail Carson Levine: Ella Enchanted 1/28
M: Richelle Mead: Shadow Kiss 4/25
N:
O:
P: R.J. Palacio: The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story 1/24
Q:
R: Rick Riordan: The Lost Hero 1/27
S: Neal Shusterman: Unwind 1/1, UnStrung 1/2, UnWholly 2/18
T: Laini Taylor: Lips Touch: Three Times 4/30
U:
V:
W: Becky Wallace: The Storyspinner 8/13
X:
Y: Suzanne Young: The Program 2/10
Z:
Completed:




















Option 3:
3. Number of Books
I pledge to read 10 books in January 2015.
1. Unwind 1/1
2. UnStrung 1/2
3. This Shattered World 1/6
4. Where She Went 1/14
5. The Jewel 1/22
6. The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story 1/24
7. The Lost Hero 1/27
8. Ella Enchanted 1/28
9. Love and Other Unknown Variables 1/31
10. ✗
Completed:











Week 117: December 29-January 4 (New Year, New Start)


Week 118: January 5-11 (Wheel Of Fortune)


Week 119: January 12-18 (Item Starting with S)


Week 120: January 19-25 (Colours of the Rainbow)


Week 121: January 26-February 1 (Movie Books)


Week 123: February 9-15 (Romance)


Week 124: February 16-22 (Pets)


Week 125: February 23 - March 1 (Keep It Short)


Week 158: October 12-18 (Senses)




My partner is Leah.
From her shelf I choose to read:


Her rating: 4 stars
My rating: 3 stars


Her rating: 5 stars
My rating: 4 stars













Male Character Names
1. Aiden
2. Alexander - The Giver
3. Andrew
4. Benjamin - This Shattered World
5. Caleb - The Giver
6. Carter - The Lost Hero
7. Connor - Unwind
8. Daniel - Unwind
9. David - Unwind
10. Dylan - UnWholly
11. Eli
12. Elijah
13. Ethan - UnWholly
14. Gabriel The Giver
15. Henry
16. Hunter - The Lost Hero
17. Isaac - The Giver
18. Jack - Unwind
19. Jackson - The Lost Hero
20. Jacob
21. James - UnWholly
22. Jayden
23. Joshua - This Shattered World
24. Landon
25. Liam - This Shattered World
26. Logan
27. Lucas
28. Luke - The Lost Hero
29. Mason - UnWholly
30. Matthew - Unwind
31. Michael - UnWholly
32. Nathan - Ella Enchanted
33. Noah - UnWholly
34. Oliver - Woven
35. Owen
36. Ryan
37. Samuel
38. Sebastian
39. William - This Shattered World
40. Wyatt
Female Character Names
1. Abigail
2. Addison
3. Amelia - The Lost Hero
4. Anna
5. Aria
6. Aubrey
7. Audrey
8. Ava
9. Avery
10. Brooklyn
11. Charlotte - UnWholly
12. Chloe - Unwind
13. Claire
14. Elizabeth - The Lost Hero
15. Ella - Ella Enchanted
16. Ellie
17. Emily - This Shattered World
18. Emma
19. Evelyn
20. Grace - The Jewel
21. Hannah - Unwind
22. Harper
23. Isabella
24. Layla
25. Lillian
26. Lily - The Jewel
27. Lucy
28. Madison - Where She Went
29. Mia - Where She Went
30. Mila
31. Natalie
32. Nora
33. Olivia
34. Riley
35. Scarlett
36. Sofia
37. Sophie
38. Victoria - The Lost Hero
39. Vivian
40. Zoe - The Lost Hero

February 1 to March 31, 2015
Finished: ✗


A book released in February.

A book with BOTH letters F & M anywhere in the title.

c. Something borrowed: read a book you get from the library.

A book with no or little romance.

A book to which Jacquelyn gave a low rating (2 stars).
✗6. National Anthem Day (March 3): read a book written by an author whose last name starts with letter "K" (the national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key)

A book with a green cover.

A book with a ring on the cover.

A book whose main character's name starts with "Jo" (Jonas).

A book of your choice.






















Group & Book Selections:


























April 1 to May 31, 2015
Finished: ✗

Popular Books Released in April & May
2. April & May: I'm Gonna Climb a Mountain in My Patent Leather Shoes 5/9
Read a book with BOTH letters A & M anywhere in the title.
3. Read a Road Map Week (Week 1 of April):
Read a book with a map or road on the cover.
4. National Poetry Month (April):
Read a book in verse or a book whose main character likes/writes poetry.
5. Babe Ruth Day (April 27): Days of Blood & Starlight 5/7
Read a book which is a part of a trilogy (#3 was his jersey number).
6. Hairstyle Appreciation Day (April 30): Lips Touch: Three Times 4/30
Read a book with a hairstyle you like on the cover.
7. National Blood Pressure Month (May):
Based on your blood type, read a book that fits one of the given options:
Type O:
- start a new series
- read a book written by one of the authors you "follow"
- read one of the most read books of the week | Most Read Books This Week (US)
8. Star Wars Day (May 4):
Read a science fiction (May the fourth [force] be with you).
9. Mother's Day (May 10):
Read a book published in your mother's birth month.
10. Be a Millionaire Day (May 20):
Read a book with a wealthy main character or a book with money/coins on the cover.
Completed:




October 1 to November 30, 2015
Finished: November 20, 2015


Read a book released in either October or November.

Read a book with BOTH letters O & N anywhere in the title.

Read a book with the word "smile" in the title or a picture of someone smiling on the cover.

Read a pandemic book.

Read a book whose author's first name starts with "M" or last name starts with "S" (in honor of author Mary Wollenstone Shelley).

a. orange and/or black cover
b. orange and/or black item on the cover
c. a book with the costume you'd wear in the title or on the cover

b. a book whose main character is able to fly (with special gear within the immersive gaming system OASIS).

Read a book set in high school.

Read a book you think has the most appealing cover.

Read your most anticipated book of the month.






















Welcome to Iditarod University - Home of the Huskies!

Duration: November 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016
Current Level: Alumni Class, Graduated Level 4



Level 1 (Freshman Class): Choose any non-fiction subject from the six choices.
Level 2 (Sophomore Class): Choose any two non-fiction subjects from the six choices.
Level 3 (Junior Class): Choose any four non-fiction subjects from the six choices.
Level 4 (Senior Class): Read a book from all six subjects to graduate from Iditarod University!
Course Curriculum:

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Final Portfolio:






GRADUATION DAY: January 3rd, 2016


Nix's Mush Team:
Lead
Dinosaur & Birds
11/12




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Swing
Bird & Snake
11/8




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Team
Tiger, Monkey, Crane, Eagle, Mouse, Snake
11/4




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11/18




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11/24




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Wheel
Dinosaurs
11/16




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Sled



Read at least 3 books with:
a. 50 % or more on cover color of: Yellow, Brown, Gold, or Red.
b. Take place in the US Fall months: September, October, or November.
or
c. Features a Fall themed cover.
1.

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3.


Finished: November 18, 2015

1. Salad: Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, loc. 77
2. Rolls: Tiger, pg. 43
3. Turkey: Paper Towns, loc. 313
4. Apples: The Night Circus, loc. 108
5. Candy: Also Known As, pg. 71
Found Five:

Activities
1. Cook: Also Known As, loc. 21
2. Feast: The Night Circus, loc. 127
3. Harvest: Monkey, pg. 1
4. Rake: Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, loc. 553
5. Sleep: Paper Towns, loc. 235
Found Ten:

Emotions and Feelings
1. Thanks: Tiger, pg. 129
2. Stuffed: Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, loc. 45
3. Celebrate: Paper Towns, loc. 498
4. Chilly: Also Known As, loc. 24
5. Cozy: The Night Circus, loc. 269
Found Fifteen:

Items
1. Scarecrow: Traffick, loc. 755
2. Leaves: Tiger, loc. 63
3. Sweater: Also Known As, loc. 208
4. Hay: Paper Towns, loc. 413
5. Boots: Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, loc. 209
Found Twenty:

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