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December 2017 Challenges
Decorate the Christmas Tree Challenge COMPLETED
December & January: Holiday Treats COMPLETED

Decorate the Christmas Tree Challenge
Duration: 1 December, 2017 - 31 January, 2018
Option 4: Freestyle. Use a mixture of the above
Angel: 21 or more books
Progress: 21/21

COMPLETED 12/3/2017

1. Lights Out 12/3/2017
2. Hanukkah Lights: Holiday Poetry 12/3/2017
3. Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights 12/3/2017
4. Aurora: A Tale of the Northern Lights 12/3/2017
5. Angel Coming 12/3/2017
6. Swamp Angel 12/3/2017
7. The Littlest Angel 12/3/2017
8. Agapanthus Hum: And the Angel Hoot 12/3/2017
9. Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas 12/3/2017
10. My Mother's Pearls 12/3/2017
11. My Mother's Pearls 12/3/2017
12. The Popcorn Book 12/3/2017
13. Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie 12/3/2017
14. Winter Lights: A Season in Poems & Quilts 12/3/2017
15. Popcorn! 12/3/2017

P- The Princess and the Pony 12/3/2017
E- Edward and the Pirates 12/3/2017
A- Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman 12/3/2017
R- Rupert Can Dance 12/3/2017
L- Like Likes Like 12/3/2017
S- Sidewalk Flowers 12/3/2017

December & January: Holiday Treats
Duration: 1 December, 2017 - 31 January, 2018
Option 3: Spell-it-out
Gingerbread House: 21+ Books

COMPLETED 12/3/2017

Marshmallow
M- Mrs. Katz and Tush 12/3/2017
A- Augustus and His Smile 12/3/2017
R- Rubbaduck and Ruby Roo 12/3/2017
S- The Story Goes On 12/3/2017
H- Hippo! No, Rhino! 12/3/2017
M- Moon Rabbit 12/3/2017
A- Awake Beautiful Child 12/3/2017
L- Little Penguins 12/3/2017
L- Letters and Sounds 12/3/2017
O- Oliver 12/3/2017
W- Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh 12/3/2017

Chocolate Orange
C- Chrysanthemum 12/3/2017
H- Hey, Rabbit! 12/3/2017
O- Oink Oink 12/3/2017
C- Chicken, Pig, Cow's First Fight 12/3/2017
O- Otis & Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever 12/3/2017
L- Little Naomi, Little Chick 12/3/2017
A- All the Seasons of the Year 12/3/2017
T- Thank You Bear 12/3/2017
E- Eat, Leo! Eat! 12/3/2017

O- Old Dog Baby Baby 12/3/2017
R- Ruby's Party 12/3/2017
A- Children's Books: What's up with Beavers? Fun Facts on Animals in Nature. by Alvina Halperin 12/3/2017
N- Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too 12/3/2017
G- Goodnight Already! 12/3/2017
E- Edward Almost Sleeps Over 12/3/2017

February 2018 Challenges

Birthday Party Reading Challenge
Goodreads Choice Awards (2017) COMPLETED
Author Alphabet Challenge COMPLETED

Birthday Party Reading Challenge
Option 4: Freestyle
Level: Birthday Cake: 21 or more books
Progress: 5/21

1. Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake 2/9/2018
2. Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream 2/10/2018
3. Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie 2/13/2018
4. Patti Cake and Her New Doll 2/13/2018
5. Should I Share My Ice Cream? 11/10/2018
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Goodreads Choice Awards (2017)
Duration: 1/1/18-12/31/18
Level: Read any combination of books that appeal to you
Moderate: 20/20 books

COMPLETED 11/20/2018

Read in 2017
Graphic Novel & Comics


Young Adult Fiction


Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction


Middle Grade & Children's


Picture Books


Read in 2018
Poetry
Long Way Down 3/3/2018
Solo 11/6/2018



Debut Goodreads Author
Stay with Me 5/30/2018



Young Adult Fiction
Turtles All the Way Down 5/3/2018
The Upside of Unrequited 11/20/2018



Middle Grade & Children's
Star-Crossed 5/11/2018
Wishtree 5/25/2018
Amina's Voice 11/14/2018
Beyond the Bright Sea 11/15/2018
Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book 11/18/2018



Picture Books
Spunky Little Monkey 2/17/2018
Malala's Magic Pencil 2/17/2018
We're All Wonders 2/24/2018
A Different Pond 3/2/2018
Little Fox in the Forest 3/12/2018
The Case of the Stinky Stench 3/22/2018
Jabari Jumps 3/22/2018
Not Quite Narwhal 3/22/2018
Franklin's Flying Bookshop 3/26/2018
Trollbella Throws a Party: A Tale from the Land of Stories 3/26/2018

Author Alphabet Challenge
January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

COMPLETED 11/25/2018

A. - Izzy Kline Has Butterflies by Beth Ain 2/10/2018
B. - Return by Aaron Becker 2/7/2018
C. - It Takes a Village by Hillary Rodham Clinton 10/22/2018
D. - Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman 2/7/2018
E. - All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle 3/3/2018
F. - The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman 2/24/2018
G. - Instructions by Neil Gaiman 5/30/2018
H. - Mustache Baby Meets His Match by Bridget Heos 2/7/2018
I. - Bird of the Soul by Ilchi Lee 5/11/2018
J. - Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie by Julie Sternberg 2/8/2018
K. - #9: Grumpy Goblins by Jaden Kent 9/20/2018
L. - If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Joffe Numeroff 2/7/2018
M. - Kel Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt Show by Michael Buckley 2/7/2018
N. - If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff 2/17/2018
O. - Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games by Tea Orsi 2/24/2018
P. - Sophie's Squash Go to School by Pat Zietlow Miller 2/9/2018
Q. - Pirate vs. Pirate: The Terrific Tale of a Big, Blustery Maritime Match by Mary Quattlebaum 11/11/2018
R. - Blackout by John Rocco 2/7/2018
S. - Like Bug Juice on a Burger by Julie Sternberg 2/9/2018
T. - Handmade Soap: How to Create 20 All-Natural Pure and Fragrant Soaps by Tatyana Hill 9/22/2018
U. - The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood 2/17/2018
V. - Daisy Dawson Is on Her Way! by Steve Voake 11/13/2018
W. - A Sacred Bond Broken by Daniel L. Walker Sr. 2/10/2018
X. - NewsPrints by Ru Xu 2/24/2018
Y. - What Do You Do With a Chance? by Kobi Yamada 10/22/2018
Z. - Sage and the Journey to Wishworld by Shana Muldoon Zappa 11/25/2018

December 2018 Challenges

Decorate the Christmas Tree Challenge COMPLETED
December & January: Holiday Treats COMPLETED

Decorate the Christmas Tree Challenge
Duration: 1 December, 2018 - 31 January, 2019
Option 3: Spell-it-out. Spell out Christmas decorations
Angel: 21 or more books
Progress: 21/21

COMPLETED 12/10/2018

Garland
G- Goggles! 12/4/2018
A- And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer 12/2/2018
R- Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds 12/1/2018
L- Llama Llama Nighty-Night 12/4/2018
A- Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney 12/4/2018
N- Noodleheads See the Future 12/1/2018
D- Danitra Brown, Class Clown 12/9/2018

Skirt
S- The Snowy Day 12/4/2018
K- No Kimchi for me by Aram Kim 12/10/2018
I- I Really Like Slop! 12/1/2018
R- Rhyme Time Valentine 12/9/2018
T- Two for One 12/1/2018

Ornaments
O- Olive, the Other Reindeer 12/5/2018
R- Across the Alley by Richard Michelson 12/9/2018
N- Never Forgotten 12/9/2018
A- Alfie: 12/9/2018
M- The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems 12/1/2018
E- Hi, Cat! by Ezra Jack Keats 12/4/2018
N- New Shoes 12/9/2018
T- Thunderstorm 12/4/2018
S- Puppy, Puppy, Puppy by Julie Sternberg 12/4/2018

December & January: Holiday Treats
Duration: 1 December, 2018 - 31 January, 2019
Option 3: Spell-it-out
Gingerbread House: 21+ Books

COMPLETED 12/15/2018

Fruitcake
F- Finding Baba Yaga 12/5/2018
R- Surprise Soup by Mary Ann Rodman 12/11/2018
U- Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad 12/9/2018
I- In Your Hands 12/9/2018
T- Tea Cakes for Tosh 12/9/2018
C- Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka 12/11/2018
A- Conjure by Alice Hoffman 12/15/2018
K- Johnny Appleseed: A Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg 12/10/2018
E- Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin 12/4/2018

Gingerbread Man
G- Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman 12/12/2018
I- I Love You the Purplest 12/10/2018
N- Kwik Kwak: Never Give Up by Nikolai Popov 12/11/2018
G- Grump Groan Growl 12/11/2018
E- Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle 12/9/2018
R- Ready or Not, Dawdle Duckling 12/11/2018
B- Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever 12/1/2018
R- Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf 12/11/2018
E- Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle 12/11/2018
A- Goose Moon by Carolyn Arden 12/11/2018
D- Driving My Tractor PB w CDEX 12/11/2018

M- Flossie and the Fox by Patricia C. McKissack 12/4/2018
A- The Acrobat 12/11/2018
N- Maple & Willow Apart by Lori Nichols 12/1/2018

January 2018 Challenges

Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2019
NPR's Best Books of 2018
New 2 U Authors, 2019 COMPLETED
Author Alphabet Challenge 2019 COMPLETED

I'll join the fun. I really want to read some of my older TBR books this year. This should help as inspiration.

Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2019
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1. All the Crooked Saints
2. Carve the Mark
3. The Maze Runner
4. The Scorch Trials
5. The Kill Order
6. Smoke in the Sun
7. The Wrath and the Dawn
8. The Moth & the Flame
9. Daughter of Smoke & Bone
10. Days of Blood & Starlight
11. Dreams of Gods & Monsters
12. Night of Cake & Puppets
13. Wintersong
14. Caraval
15. This Savage Song
16. Renegades
17. Steelheart
18. Mitosis
19. Firefight
20. Calamity
21. Scarlet
22. Cress
23. Winter
24. Fairest
25. Stars Above
26. Gone Rogue
27. Strange the Dreamer
28. The Rose & the Dagger
29. Our Dark Duet
30. Dog Run Moon

NPR's Best Books of 2018
Duration: January 1, 2019-December 31, 2019
Reading Superhero: 25+ books

1. Julián Is a Mermaid 2/7/2019
2. We Don't Eat Our Classmates 1/14/2019
3. Drawn Together 2/2/2019
4. They Say Blue 2/2/2019
5. Blue 2/2/2019
6. The Rough Patch 1/14/2019
7. Fox & Chick: The Party: and Other Stories 1/24/2019
8. All the Animals Where I Live 1/14/2019
9. Do Not Lick this Book 1/14/2019
10. New Shoes 1/14/2019
11. Dreamers 1/14/2019
12. We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga 1/25/2019
13. Sea Prayer 1/14/2019
14. Be Prepared 1/15/2019
15. Mommy's Khimar 1/25/2019
16. How To Be A Lion 1/25/2019
17. Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness 1/25/2019
18. Everything You Need For a Treehouse 2/2/2019
19. Tigers & Tea With Toppy 1/24/2019
20. Forever or a Day 3/5/2019
21. Louisiana's Way Home
22. The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America 2/3/2019
23. Amal Unbound
24. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 3/1/2019
25. You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld 1/18/2019

New 2 U Authors, 2019
Duration: 1 January, 2019 - 31 December, 2019
Level: Devil May Care = 20 or more
20/20

COMPLETED 1/29/2019

1. I Am Enough by Grace Byers 1/14/2019
2. Atomic Marriage by Curtis Sittenfeld 1/17/2019
3. Islandborn by Junot Díaz 1/24/2019
4. The Backward Day by Ruth Krauss 1/24/2019
5. Choo Choo by Virginia Lee Burton 1/26/2019
6. Blaze And The Forest Fire by C.W. Anderson 1/26/2019
7. Pirate Pete by Kim Kennedy 1/26/2019
8. Bearhide and Crow by Paul Brett Johnson 1/28/2019
9. Peach Heaven by Yangsook Choi 1/27/2019
10. Slippers At Home by Andrew Clements 1/24/2019
11. Light in the Darkness: A Story about How Slaves Learned in Secret by Lesa Cline-Ransome 1/28/2019
12. The Lion and the Unicorn by Shirley Hughes 1/29/2019
13. Petra by Marianna Coppo 1/24/2019
14. The Crimson Ribbon by Hilary Horder Hippely 1/27/2019
15. Who's the Biggest? by Delphine Chedru 1/24/2019
16. Sky Dancers by Connie Ann Kirk 1/21/2019
17. The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller 1/19/2019
18. Dear Little Lamb by Christa Kempter 1/27/2019
19. The Pig on the Hill by John Kelly 1/24/2019
20. That Summer by Tony Johnston 1/24/2019

Author Alphabet Challenge 2019
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019
Progress: 26/26

COMPLETED

A. - Llama Llama Loves to Read by Anna Dewdney 1/5/2019
B. - Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick 1/14/2019
C. - The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld 1/9/2019
D. - Llama Llama Loses a Tooth by Anna Dewdney 1/5/2019
E. - Cold Snap by Eileen Spinelli 1/9/2019
F. - Snappsy the Alligator and His Best Friend Forever by Julie Falatko 1/5/2019
G. - Baron von Baddie and the Ice Ray Incident by George McClements 1/25/2019
H. - Hoodwinked by Arthur Howard 1/27/2019
I. - A House in the Woods by Inga Moore 1/25/2019
J. - Pigs to the Rescue: A Picture Book by John Himmelman 1/24/2019
K. - Stormy's Hat: Just Right for a Railroad Man by Eric A. Kimmel 1/24/2019
L. - Do Unto Otters: A Book about Manners by Laurie Keller 1/19/2019
M. - The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf 1/27/2019
N. - What Mommies Do Best / What Daddies Do Best by Laura Joffe Numeroff 1/24/2019
O. - The Perfect Dog by Kevin O'Malley 1/25/2019
P. - Huge Harold by Bill Peet 1/24/2019
Q. - First Grade Jitters by Robert M. Quackenbush 1/25/2019
R. - The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds 1/9/2019
S. - Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura 1/24/2019
T. - Ocean Meets Sky by Terry Fan 1/9/2019
U. - Monster and Mouse Go Camping by Deborah Underwood 1/24/2019
V. - Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison 1/29/2019
W. - A Busy Creature's Day Eating by Mo Willems 1/24/2019
X. - Canada by Colleen Sexton 2/3/2019
Y. - The Stranded Whale by Jane Yolen 1/26/2019
Z. - Benny Doesn't Like to Be Hugged by Zetta Elliott 1/9/2019