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2015 Challenges

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2015 Challenge!
Duration: 1/1/15 - 12/31/15
Progress: 0/60

January – New Year = new authors! Read 5 books that are new to you authors
1.Leviathan | Leviathan, #1 | Scott Westerfeld | 1/3/2015 | ★★★★
2. Reamde | Neal Stephenson | 1/17/2014 | ★★★★
3. Divergent (Divergent, #1) | Veronica Roth | 1/27/2015 | ★★★★
4. The Dark Horse | Marcus Sedgwick | 1/31/2015 | ★★★
5. Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1) | Henning Mankell | 1/31/2015 | ★★★★


February – Read 5 books with a red or pink cover to celebrate Valentine's Day
1. Fight Club | Chuck Palahniuk | 2/15/2015 | ★★★
2. Al Capone Does My Shirts (Al Capone at Alcatraz, #1) | Gennifer Choldenko | 2/20/2015 | ★★★★
3. The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1) | Lisa Lutz | 2/24/2015 | ★★★★
4. Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) | Stephanie Perkins | 2/26/2015 | ★★★
5. The Keeper of Lost Causes (Depatrment Q, #1) | Jussi Adler-Olsen | 2/28/2015 | ★★★★


March - March Madness!!! Read 3000 pages.
1. My Life in the Bush of Ghosts | Amos Tutuola | 3/2/2015 | ★★★ | 174 pages
2. Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1) | Ann Leckie | 3/15/2015 | ★★★★ | 386 pages
3. Onyx (Lux #2) | Jennifer L. Armentrout | 3/18/2015 | ★★★ | 366 pages
4. Coraline | Neil Gaiman | 3/19/2015 | ★★★★★ | 160 pages
5. The Boys from Brazil | Ira Levin | 3/19/2014 | ★★★★ | 312 pages
6. Maplecroft (The Borden Dispatches, #1) | Cherie Priest | 3/22/2015 | ★★★ | 435 pages
7. Zoo City | Lauren Beukes | 3/25/2015 | ★★★★ | 416 pages
8. The Magician of Lublin | Isaac Bashevis Singer | 3/26/2015 | ★★★ | 208 pages
9. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) | Rick Riordan | 3/28/2015 | ★★★★ | 377 pages
10. Nairobi Heat | Mukoma wa Ngugi | 3/29/2015 | ★★ | 176 pages
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April - Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.

May - School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end. Could be a death, end of a series, divorce, etc.

June - Vacation Time! Read 5 books set in different locations.

July - July 4th! Read 5 books with a red, white, or blue cover.

August – This month: It's Hot as Hades! Read 5 books that are hot romances or 5 hot new releases.

September - Labor Day! Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.

October - Oktoberfest! Read 5 books that are set in Germany or have a German character.

November - The Year is Almost Over! Read 5 books that you need to catch up on either for a challenge(s), reviews, etc.

December - Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read 600 pages from any genre.

100 Book Genre Challenge 2015

Duration: 1/1/15 - 12/31/15
Progress: 0/100

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Places to Be!!!
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015
Level: Vacationer 16-30

Countries:

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Ivory Coast
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Great Britain
Greece
Grenada
Guam
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Lao
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Martinique
Mexico
Micronesia
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tibet
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

TCF Science Fiction and Fantasy Challenge
Duration: 9/12/2014 - 9/11/2015
Level: 30-40 King/Galactic leader
Boards: All
Completed:

Science Fiction Board
Roll 1: 6 - Young Adult - Unwind (Unwind Dystology, #1) by Neal Shusterman **** - 9/27/2014
Roll 2: 3 - First Contact -
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2014/2015 TCF's Frozen Winter Challenge

Duration:12/21/2014 - 03/19/2015
Level: Fireplace (3 tasks per category)

Category 1 Winter Colors:
Read a a book whose covers are at least 50%:
Blue
White - Just One Day (Just One Day, #1) | Gayle Forman | 2/7/2015 | ★★★★
Gray/Silver - Roadside Crosses (Kathryn Dance, #2) | by Jeffery Deaver | 2/29/2014 | ★★★★
Gold
Red - Q & A | by Vikas Swarup | 12/31/2014 | ★★★


Category 2 Happy Holidays:
Read a book that was a gift (ARC's count!)
Read a book with a candle on the cover
Read a book with any book that leaves you with a good feeling - Al Capone Does My Shirts (Al Capone at Alcatraz, #1) | Gennifer Choldenko | 2/20/2015 | ★★★★
Read a book where family in involved - The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1) | Lisa Lutz | 2/24/2015 | ★★★★
Read a book that takes place during the holidays


Category 3 New Year:
Read a book by a new to you author - Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) | Ann Leckie | 3/15/2015 | ★★★★
Read a book that is a new release
Read a book from a different genre than you usually read (romance) - Just One Year (Just One Day, #2) | Gayle Forman | 2/10/2015 | ★★★
Read a book that has the letters NEW in the title (doesn't have to be consecutive) - Kiss of the Spider Woman | Manuel Puig | 12/28/2014 | ★★★★★
Read a book that you can tie into a common resolution
(this could be a book with an athlete for a character or a wealthy character, etc)


Category 4 President's Day:
Read a book with a male lead
Read a book from the historical genre
Read a book that has a politician in it - The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) | Jussi Adler-Olsen | 2/28/2015 | ★★★★
Read a book that's on any listopia that's been voted to the top 10 - Divergent (Divergent, #1) | Veronica Roth | 1/27/2015 | ★★★★
Read a book set in the US - The Sleeping Doll (Kathryn Dance, #1) | Jeffery Deaver | 12/23/2014 | ★★★


Category 5 Valentine's Day:
Read a book from the romance genre
Read a book by an author you love - XO (Kathryn Dance, #3) | Jeffery Deaver | 12/30/2014 | ★★★★
Read a book that has a heart on the cover - Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) | Stephanie Perkins | 2/26/2015 | ★★★
Read a book that has the letters HEART in the title (doesn't have to be consecutive) - The Dark Horse | Marcus Sedgwick | 1/31/2015 | ★★★
Read a book that's been released in February (any year)


Category 6 Spell Out:
Spell out with author, series, or title
Snow
S - Scott Westerfeld | Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) | 1/3/2015 | ★★★★
N - Neal Stephenson | Reamde | 1/17/2015 | ★★★★
O - Onyx (Lux, #2) | Jennifer L. Armentrout| 3/18/2015 | ★★★
W - Westerfeld, Scott | Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) | 1/8/2015 | ★★★★


Ice
I - If on a Winter's Night a Traveler | Italo Calvino | 1/18/2014 | ★★★★
C - Chuck Palahniuk | Fight Club | 2/15/2015 | ★★★
E - Eoin Colfer | The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6) | 1/20/2015 | ★★★


Gift
G - Goliath (Leviathan, #3) | Scott Westerfeld | 1/29/2015 | ★★★★
I - Ira Levin | The Boys from Brazil | 3/19/2015 |
F - Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1) | Henning Mankell | 1/31/2015 | ★★★★
T - Tutuola, Amos | My Life in the Bush of Ghosts | 3/2/2015 | ★★★


Winter
Freeze