One Million Pages Per Lifetime discussion

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0/12 categories finished



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STAND ALONES
1. The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women by Diana Bletter
2. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
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E-BOOKS/AUDIOBOOKS
1.The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka (E-BOOK)
2.The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
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3.Fascinating Walt Disney by Stephen Schochet (Audio)
4.Here is New York by E.B. White (E-BOOK)
5.The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson (Audio)
6.Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (Audio)
7.My Week with Marilyn by Colin Clark (E-BOOK)
8.The Nanny and the Boss's Twins by Barbara McMahon (E-BOOK)
9.The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen (Audio)
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NEW-TO-YOU AUTHORS
1.Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
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PART II of the 12 X 12 Listing
(Add Links When Book Has Been Read)



TRAVEL
1.Lady Almina And The Real Downton Abbey: The Lost by The Countess of Carnarvon
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NOAH'S ARK
1.Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again-Juliana Hatkoff
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LIBRARY GRABS/BORROWED BOOKS
1.The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets by Roald Dahl
2.I'm Walking as Straight as I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond by Geri Jewell
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AUTOBIOGRAPHIES/BIOGRAPHIES/MEMOIRS (Specific Genre)
1.Dear Cary by Dyan Cannon
2.Betty & Friends by Betty White
3.Then Again by Diane Keaton
4.License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver by Rick Harrison
5.Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself
...by Julie Klam
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GOOD-READS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES/WINNERS(Listing Here To Remember What I Chose For This Section)
1.Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
by Philip Connors
2.Here Comes Trouble by Michael Moore
3.Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch
4.The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond
5.The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie by Wendy McClure
6.Life Itself by Roger Ebert
7.The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma, Jim Brozina
8.The Tiger Wife by Téa Obreht
9.Letters From Home by Kristina McMorris
10. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters,
One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
11. The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
12.The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

"Road Trip In The USA"


Alabama:
Alaska:
Arizona:
Arkansas:
California:
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Ostuka
Colorado:
Connecticut:
Delaware:
Florida:
Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned To Swim Again by Juliana Hatkoff
Georgia:
Hawaii:
Idaho:
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The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson
Michigan:
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Nevada-
License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver
by Rick Harrison
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New Mexico-
New York-
North Carolina-
North Dakota-
Ohio-
Oklahoma-
Oregon
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
Pennsylvania-
Rhode Island-
South Carolina-
South Dakota-
Tennessee-
Texas-
Utah-
Vermont-
Virginia-
Washington-:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
West Virginia:
Wisconsin:
Wyoming:

Which country is Buddha in the attic?

Thanx for catching that. It's set in San Francisco, but I just started it and reading of their boat trip. Will change to another title immediately.

While we're talking about countries in the 12 x 12 for 2012 I have chosen travel which said the books are set in places you want to visit. Can it be in the USA and/or a foreign country? Plus city, country or tourist attraction?

All of the above.

I even have a roadtrip book picked out to go in that section. Not one particular place, More about the act of travel.

It has been fun for me so far. I love traveling!

Another Yearly Challenge:

****BOOKS****(Round 1)
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B-The Buddha in the Attic
C-Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
D-Dear Cary
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F-Fascinating Walt Disney
G-The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
H-Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
I-The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women
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L-Lady Almina And The Real Downton Abbey: The Lost
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N-The Nanny and the Boss's Twins
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R-The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
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T-Then Again
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W-Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned To Swim Again
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****AUTHORS****
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B-Diana Bletter for
C-Dyan Cannon for
D-Heidi W. Durrow for
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F-Jamie Ford for
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H-Juliana Hatkoff for
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J-Geri Jewell for
K-Julie Klam for
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M-Barbara McMahon for
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O-Julie Otsuka for
P-James Patterson for
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S-Stephen Schochet for
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V-Wendelin Van Draanen for
W-Betty White for
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Here are the two genres I've chosen for: FEB. 2012 Monthly Challenge


Classics (I have 100 preloaded on my KOBO (Got two weeks prior to Borders went belly up)
1. Emma by Jane Austen
2. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie


Fantasy
1. Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
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I'M IN FOR THIS YEARLY CHALLENGE AS WELL:
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L - License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver
by Rick Harrison

L - Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself
by Julie Klam

I - The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

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G - The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow

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S - Stephen Schochet for Fascinating Walt Disney



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R - The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen

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C - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

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D - Dear Cary by Dyan Cannon

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JANUARY 2012 (Monthly Challenge)

1. A "New to Me" Author (DONE 1/22/12)
by Dyan Cannon

2. New Series selection"Santa Fe Rules"(Ed Eagle, #1)
[Did Not Read]

3. Different Country from Me
Comedy in a Minor Key [Did Not Read]

FEBRUARY 2012 (Monthly Challenge)
Did not come even close to this one as I had other books I REALLY needed to read b

Instead of reading books that fit certain cover categories, what about genres?

Choose two genres that you don't read a lot of on a normal basis. Read two books in each genre. When you finish, start again! Use the same genres, or pick new ones. Grant yourself 2 points for each book you finish. Total points at the end of the month will get to make up the March Challenge! :)


Classics (I have 100 preloaded on my KOBO (Got two weeks prior to Borders went belly up)
1. Emma by Jane Austen
2. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie


Fantasy
1. Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
2. Undecided as of 2/7/12

MARCH 2012 (Monthly Challenge)

Got 2/4 of this one completed.

MUSIC: A former co-worker who was one tough cookie passed away recently. Mrs. Kang taught both regular band as well as Jazz band and Jazz Combo. In her memory will read at least one book dealing with Jazz music. (Not made this month, but am adding it to my "April" reads)

The rest of the "themes" I'm going to see what book plots and/or covers I can work in.


PATRIOTISM: Red, White or Blue on the Cover (2/3)
by Brian Selznick

FAMILY (Plot centers on a "family" and/or siblings exclusively):
The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson

SPRING (Floral Arrangements or Spring type items on the cover):
Hope to get into it next month.

APRIL CHALLENGE
Again, you will choose your own challenge. However, since a quarter of the year has passed, the challenge is completely up to you! (Ex. 8 books, 1000 pages, etc.) Point of this month's challenge is to help push us towards that yearly goal even more!


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Sounds like a GREAT idea Jennifer. What I'll be doing is read at least 3 books from my collection as I'm in the middle of 2 or 3 library books (Hardback and/or E-Books)