READING CHALLENGES

2012 CHALLENGES LIST COMING SOON!


2011 PAGES READ CHALLENGE
I'll update my progress as I finish each book.
Goal: 15,000 pages
Total: 16,101 pages = 107% of goal completed!

December: 1,980 pages.
58) Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini. 487 pages.
57) A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan. 342 pages.
56) Eve by Anna Carey. 322 pages.
55) The 13 Clocks by James Thurber. 124 pages.
54) Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan. 307 pages.
53) Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. 418 pages.

November: 3,669 pages.
52) The Opposite of Invisible by Liz Gallagher. 151 pages.
51) Matched by Ally Condie. 366 pages.
50) Hourglass by Myra McEntire. 390 pages.
49) Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins. 338 pages.
48) Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. 372 pages.
47) Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. 338 pages.
46) City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, bk.2) by Cassandra Clare. 453 pages.
45) The Wonderful O by James Thurber. 72 pages.
44) The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. 121 pages.
43) We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han. 291 pages.
42) It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han. 275 pages.
41) The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. 276 pages.
40) I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder. 226 pages.

October: 1,303 pages.
39) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, bk.1) by Cassandra Clare. 485 pages.
38) Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps #1) by R. L. Stine. 123 pages.
37) Queen of the Dead (The Ghost and the Goth, bk.2) by Stacey Kade. 266 pages.
36) Demonglass (Hex Hall, bk.2) by Rachel Hawkins. 359 pages.
35) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. 70 pages.

September: 1,108 pages.
34) Wolves, Boys & Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler. 371 pages.
33) Incarceron by Catherine Fisher. 442 pages.
32) Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik. 295 pages.

August: 2,245 pages.
31) The Secret Circle: The Captive Part 2 and The Power by L. J. Smith. 390 pages.
30) The Secret Circle: The Initiation and The Captive Part 1 by L. J. Smith. 396 pages.
29) Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. 323 pages.
26-28) The Nine Lives of Chloe King: The Fallen, The Stolen, and The Chosen by Liz Braswell. 771 pages.
25) Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers. 365 pages.

July: 1,151 pages
24) The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade. 281 pages.
23) Beastly by Alex Flinn. 304 pages.
22) Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo. 167 pages.
21) The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. 269 pages.
20) Stonewords: A Ghost Story by Pam Conrad. 130 pages.

June: No books completed.

May: 935 pages
19) Princess in Love (The Princess Diaries, bk. 3) by Meg Cabot. 229 pages.
18) Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries, bk.2) by Meg Cabot. 223 pages.
17) The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. 283 pages.
16) Rules by Cynthia Lord. 200 pages.

April: 1,655 pages
15) Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick. 427 pages.
14) Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. 391 pages.
13) Nevermore by Kelly Creagh. 543 pages.
12) The Boxcar Children (#1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner. 154 pages.
11) The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman. 140 pages.

March: 1,200 pages
10) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. 370 pages.
9) The Candidates (Delcroix Academy, Bk.1) by Inara Scott. 293 pages.
8) The Princess, the King and the Anarchist by Robert Pagani. 92 pages.
7) Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux. 348 pages.
6) I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant. 97 pages.

February: 62 pages
5) The Possession by Annie Ernaux. 62 pages.

January: 793 pages
4) Erewhon by Samuel Butler. 240 pages.
3) The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. 185 pages.
2) Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun, vol.2 by Shin Mashiba. 184 pages.
1) Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun, vol.1 by Shin Mashiba. 184 pages.


2011 READ TEN 1001-BOOKS
I'm using the 2006 list of "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die". I only read five.  I have to step up my game in 2012.
1) Erewhon by Samuel Butler
2) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
3) The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
4) The Wonderful O by James Thurber
5) The 13 Clocks by James Thurber


A-Z NEW AUTHORS READ & RELEASE CHALLENGE
For this on-going BookCrossing challenge, participants read new authors (i.e. authors they have never read before) and then release the books (by leaving them "in the wild" or a controlled release to another BookCrosser) when finished.

A = Andrews, V.C. - Brooke (Orphans, Bk. 3)
B = Black, Holly - Tithe
C = Collins, Suzanne - The Hunger Games
D =
E = Edwards, Kim - The Memory Keeper's Daughter
F =
G = Golden, Arthur - Memoirs of a Geisha
H = Hoffman, Alice - Green Angel
I =
J = James, Henry - Daisy Miller
K =
L = Lord, Cynthia - Rules
M = Mendelsohn, Jane - I Was Amelia Earhart
N =
O =
P =
Q =
R = Regan, Dian Curtis - Princess Nevermore
S = Spinelli, Jerry - Stargirl
T =
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11 / 26 books. 42% done!


2010 CHALLENGES:

2010 PAGES READ CHALLENGE
I'll update my progress as I finish each book.
Goal: 15,000 pages
Total: 13,600 pages = 90.6% of goal completed!

December:  1,280 pages.
53) Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. 335 pages.
48-52) Alice 19th, vols. 1-5 by Yu Watase. 945 pages. 

November: 1,133 pages
47) Brooke (Orphans, #3) by V.C. Andrews. 167 pages.
46) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated Classic Editions) by Arthur Conan Doyle, Adapted by Malvina G. Vogel. 238 pages.
45) The Old Man and the Sea. By Ernest Hemingway. 127 pages.
44) Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. 160 pages.
43) The Sons of Liberty (v.1) by Alexander Lagos and Joseph Lagos. 176 pages.
42) Loving Will Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer. 265 pages.

October: 473 pages
41) How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. 222 pages.
40) Angel Star by Jennifer Murgia. 251 pages.

September: 1,424 pages.
39) Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion by L.J. Smith. 528 pages.
38) Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle by L.J. Smith. 512 pages.
37) Wait For Dusk (Dark Days, Bk. 5) by Jocelynn Drake. 384 pages.

August: 951 pages
36) Tunes for Bears to Dance To by Robert Cormier. 101 pages.
35) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, 3) by Suzanne Collins. 400 pages.
34) The King's Mistress by Emma Campion. 450 pages.

July:  1,088 pages
33) Crescent Moon, vol. 1 by Haruko Iida. 184 pages. 
32) Tokyo Mew Mew, vol. 1 by Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida. 165 pages.
31) Pray for Dawn (Dark Days, 4) by Jocelynn Drake. 367 pages.
30) Dawnbreaker (Dark Days, 3) by Jocelynn Drake. 372 pages.

June: 771 pages
29) The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors by Michele Young-Stone. 372 pages.
28) Vampire Kisses (Bk. 1) by Ellen Schreiber. 253 pages.
27) I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn. 146 pages.

May: 594 pages.
26) The Courageous Princess by Rod Espinosa. 238 pages.
25) Dayhunter (Dark Days, 2) by Jocelynn Drake. 356 pages.

April: 1,511 pages.
24) Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl. 81 pages.
23) Nightwalker (Dark Days, 1) by Jocelynn Drake. 370 pages.
22) Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. 183 pages.
21) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. 155 pages.
20) Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. 139 pages.
19) The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling. 111 pages.
18) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. 252 pages. (didn't finish)
17) Through the looking-glass, and what Alice found there by Lewis Carroll. 224 pages.

March: 1,779 pages. Completed 29.1% at the end of March!
16) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. 206 pages.
15) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. 391 pages
14) Someone To Love by Jude Deveraux. 308 pages
13) Daisy Miller by Henry James. 126 pages
12) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. 374 pages x 2 = 748 pages

February: 1,796 pages. Completed 17.3% at the end of February!
11) Princess Nevermore by Dian Curtis Regan. 232 pages
10) The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. 383 pages
9) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. 226 pages
8) Breakout by Paul Fleischman. 124 pages
7) Night Journeys by Avi. 143 pages
6) Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. 186 pages
5) Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. 502 pages

January: 796 pages. Completed 5.3% in January!
4) Green Angel by Alice Hoffman. 116 pages
3) Heroes by Robert Cormier. 135 pages
2) Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black. 331 pages
1) My Brother Sam is Dead by James and Chris Collier. 214 pages



I'm using the 2006 list of "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die".
1) Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
2) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
3) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
4) Through the looking-glass, and what Alice found there by Lewis Carroll
5) Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
6) The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway


Updated: 1/3/12