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message 1: by ♥Tricia♥, Group Lead (last edited Mar 29, 2010 01:19PM) (new)

♥Tricia♥ (siddie) | 1167 comments Mod
Every month we will have a reading challenge, and the minimum goal is to read 2 books. For more voracious readers, you can read more.

3rd Week - Week of the Young Child
April 10th - Encourage a Young Writer Day

- Read a young adult book


Cover Challenge
Read 2 books with the following on its Cover or in its Name:


- Egg(s)
- Rabbit/Bunnies
- Flowers (as far as name go it can be specific type of flower if you wish)


BONUS Challenge!
April 2nd - Hans Christian Anderson's Birthday
April 23rd - William Shakespeare's Birthday. Born in 1564

- Read a work of William Shakespeare's or Hans Christian Anderson's



Remember, these contests are for fun and challenging and are in no way restricted to certain genres. ANY GENRE will work just fine :)

To sign up, just simply pick your books and post it. Again, you can read only 2, 4, 6, etc, depending on your interest, time, book availability and reading speed.


Have fun reading!


message 2: by Valorie (new)

Valorie I'm in! (One of my books isnt PNR or UF)

0/3 Done

Young Adult
The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
The Dead Girls' Dance (The Morganville Vampires, #2) by Rachel Caine

Flower and Bunny Rabbit on Cover
Sex, Lies and Vampires by Katie MacAlister
A Hoe Lot of Trouble by Heather Webber
Sex, Lies and Vampires (Dark Ones, #3) by Katie MacAlister A Hoe Lot of Trouble (Nina Quinn Mystery, Book 1) by Heather Webber


message 3: by ♥Tricia♥, Group Lead (new)

♥Tricia♥ (siddie) | 1167 comments Mod
It's ok Valorie :D You can choose any Genre for your challenges :D


message 4: by Valorie (new)

Valorie ♥Tricia♥ wrote: "It's ok Valorie :D You can choose any Genre for your challenges :D"

Great thanks!


message 5: by ♥Tricia♥, Group Lead (new)

♥Tricia♥ (siddie) | 1167 comments Mod
I think I will edit the description to reflect that, so people wont be confused as to what will qualify :)


message 6: by Angie (new)

Angie Young Adult: Vampire Kisses - Ellen Schrieber
Cover: Blood Rose - Sharon Page

Vampire Kisses (Vampire Kisses, #1) by Ellen Schreiber Blood Rose (Blood, #2) by Sharon Page


message 7: by Sarah (new)

Sarah  | 276 comments Young adult: Fang (Maximum Ride, #6) by James Patterson

Flower: Lavender Morning (Edilean, #1) by Jude Deveraux


message 8: by AmandaG (last edited Apr 09, 2010 12:38PM) (new)

AmandaG (amandag3) | 73 comments YA: Gone Too Far by Jennifer Echols and The Hunter Games by Suzanne Collins
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins

Flowers: Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts and Joining by Johanna Lindsey
Tears of the Moon (Gallaghers of Ardmore / Irish trilogy #2) by Nora Roberts
Joining (Medieval Series, Book 2) by Johanna Lindsey
4/6

BONUS: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespear--- Who knows if I'll actually read it, but we'll see!
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare


message 9: by Jayme (last edited Mar 31, 2010 12:23PM) (new)

Jayme (reading_belle) I think I'll do this one:

Young Adult
Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine

Flower book
The King's Rose by Alisa M. Libby
Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip


message 10: by Annvelwis (last edited Apr 13, 2010 12:34AM) (new)

Annvelwis Jinx by Meg Cabot Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2)  by Richelle Mead Zinnia (St. Helen's, #2) by Jayne Castle

I'm in. :) Don't know for sure what I'll read, though...

Young adult book:
Jinx by Meg Cabot 02-04 ****
Frostbite by Richelle Mead 13-04 ****

Cover:
- Egg(s)
- Rabbit/Bunnies
- Flowers: Zinnia by Jayne Castle 09-04 ****

William Shakespeare/Hans Christian Andersen


message 11: by Lisa O. (last edited Apr 19, 2010 09:01AM) (new)

Lisa O. | 77 comments YA: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 4-03
City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare
Flowers:
A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister 4/17
Tainted (The Blood Lily Chronicles, #1) by Julie Kenner
A Girl's Guide to Vampires (Dark Ones, #1) by Katie MacAlister Tainted (The Blood Lily Chronicles, #1) by Julie Kenner

And maybe I'll add something by Shakespeare when I finish these.


message 12: by Belinda (new)

Belinda | 4 comments YA - The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint The Blue Girl (Newford, #15) by Charles de Lint
Bunnies - Watership Down by Richard Adams Watership Down by Richard Adams

And maybe some Shakespeare if I'm feeling adventurous.


message 13: by Valorie (new)

Valorie 1/3 Done

Young Adult
The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
The Dead Girls' Dance (The Morganville Vampires, #2) by Rachel Caine

Flower and Bunny Rabbit on Cover
Sex, Lies and Vampires by Katie MacAlister
A Hoe Lot of Trouble by Heather Webber 4/4 ****
Sex, Lies and Vampires (Dark Ones, #3) by Katie MacAlister A Hoe Lot of Trouble (Nina Quinn Mystery, Book 1) by Heather Webber


message 14: by Shera (Book Whispers) (last edited Apr 15, 2010 07:55PM) (new)

Shera (Book Whispers) (sherabookwhispers) Ok this might change, I hate commitment!

*Read a YA
The Reckoning
*Read two books with flowers
Dream Girl
Dreams of the Dead
I couldn't find any but YA books that had those items on the cover.
The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, #3) by Kelley Armstrong Dream Girl by Lauren Mechling Dreams of the Dead (The Waking, #1) by Thomas Randall


message 15: by Laura Lulu (new)

Laura Lulu (lauralulu) PUF April Challenge

April 1 - April 30, 2010

Updated 4/5

2/4



Young Adult
1. The Dead-Tossed Waves Carrie Ryan April 3 ★★★★★
2. The Reckoning Kelley Armstrong

Flower on the Cover
1. The Body Finder Kimberly Derting April 1 ★★★★
2. Silver Borne Patricia Briggs - There are roses in Mercy's tattoos! :)


The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, #3) by Kelley Armstrong The Body Finder (Body Finder, #1) by Kimberly Derting Silver Borne (Mercedes Thompson, #5)  by Patricia Briggs


message 16: by Jayme (new)

Jayme (reading_belle) Young Adult
Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine

Flower book
The King's Rose by Alisa M. Libby 4/6
Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip


message 17: by Kelley (last edited Apr 06, 2010 07:20PM) (new)

Kelley (shewolf0316) 3rd Week - Week of the Young Child
April 10th - Encourage a Young Writer Day
- Read a young adult book


Cover Challenge
Read 2 books with the following on its Cover or in its Name:

- Egg(s)
- Rabbit/Bunnies
- Flowers (as far as name go it can be specific type of flower if you wish)
The Scoop (currently reading)
The Scoop by Fern Michaels
Marriage Game, The (finished 4/6/10)
Marriage Game, The by Fern Michaels
BONUS Challenge!
April 2nd - Hans Christian Anderson's Birthday
April 23rd - William Shakespeare's Birthday. Born in 1564
- Read a work of William Shakespeare's or Hans Christian Anderson's


message 18: by Lu (new)

Lu 1/2

April 10th - Encourage a Young Writer Day
- Read a young adult book


The Angel Experiment by James PattersonThe Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) by James Patterson

Cover Challenge
Read 2 books with the following on its Cover or in its Name:

- Egg(s)
- Rabbit/Bunnies
- Flowers (as far as name go it can be specific type of flower if you wish)


message 19: by AmandaG (new)

AmandaG (amandag3) | 73 comments Crap I haven't started on any of these!


message 20: by Jayme (new)

Jayme (reading_belle) Young Adult
Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine 4/8
Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires, #3) by Rachel Caine

Flower book
The King's Rose by Alisa M. Libby 4/6
Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip
The King's Rose by Alisa M. Libby Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip


message 21: by Sarah (last edited Apr 11, 2010 11:48AM) (new)

Sarah  | 276 comments Finished 4/11-- Young adult: Fang (Maximum Ride, #6) by James Patterson

Next up-- Flower: Lavender Morning (Edilean, #1) by Jude Deveraux


message 22: by Valorie (new)

Valorie 2/3 Done

Young Adult
The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
The Dead Girls' Dance (The Morganville Vampires, #2) by Rachel Caine

Flower and Bunny Rabbit on Cover
Sex, Lies and Vampires by Katie MacAlister 4/11 ****
A Hoe Lot of Trouble by Heather Webber 4/4 ****
Sex, Lies and Vampires (Dark Ones, #3) by Katie MacAlister A Hoe Lot of Trouble (Nina Quinn Mystery, Book 1) by Heather Webber


message 23: by Valorie (new)

Valorie 3/3 Done Yay!

Young Adult
The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine 4/12 ****
The Dead Girls' Dance (The Morganville Vampires, #2) by Rachel Caine

Flower and Bunny Rabbit on Cover
Sex, Lies and Vampires by Katie MacAlister 4/11 ****
A Hoe Lot of Trouble by Heather Webber 4/4 ****
Sex, Lies and Vampires (Dark Ones, #3) by Katie MacAlister A Hoe Lot of Trouble (Nina Quinn Mystery, Book 1) by Heather Webber


message 24: by Belinda (new)

Belinda | 4 comments Update - One down, one to go
YA - The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint The Blue Girl (Newford, #15) by Charles de Lint
Bunnies - Watership Down by Richard Adams Watership Down by Richard Adams


message 25: by Kelley (last edited Apr 15, 2010 08:38AM) (new)

Kelley (shewolf0316) read 3/2 - Finished 4/9/10!

3rd Week - Week of the Young Child
April 10th - Encourage a Young Writer Day
- Read a young adult book
Beautiful Creatures (currently reading)
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia

Cover Challenge
Read 2 books with the following on its Cover or in its Name:

- Egg(s)
- Rabbit/Bunnies
- Flowers (as far as name go it can be specific type of flower if you wish)
The Scoop (finished 4/9/10)
The Scoop by Fern Michaels
Marriage Game, The (finished 4/6/10)
The Marriage Game by Fern Michaels
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (finished 4/11/10)
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (Pink Carnation, #5) by Lauren Willig

BONUS Challenge!
April 2nd - Hans Christian Anderson's Birthday
April 23rd - William Shakespeare's Birthday. Born in 1564
- Read a work of William Shakespeare's or Hans Christian Anderson's


message 26: by Sarah (new)

Sarah  | 276 comments Done!

Finished 4/11-- Young adult: Fang (Maximum Ride, #6) by James Patterson

Finished 4/14-- Flower: Lavender Morning (Edilean, #1) by Jude Deveraux


message 27: by ♥Tricia♥, Group Lead (new)

♥Tricia♥ (siddie) | 1167 comments Mod
Nice guys :D I just wish I had more time to participate.

Need ideas for next months challenge, so if any of you have any drop on by the suggestion thread and let me know! :D


message 28: by AmandaG (new)

AmandaG (amandag3) | 73 comments YA: Gone Too Far by Jennifer Echols and The Hunter Games by Suzanne Collins
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins

Flowers: Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts and Joining by Johanna Lindsey
Tears of the Moon (Gallaghers of Ardmore / Irish trilogy #2) by Nora Roberts
Joining (Medieval Series, Book 2) by Johanna Lindsey
4/6

BONUS: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespear--- Who knows if I'll actually read it, but we'll see!
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare


message 29: by Angie (new)

Angie Finished

Young Adult: Vampire Kisses - Ellen Schrieber - April 23
Cover: Blood Rose - Sharon Page - April 20

Vampire Kisses (Vampire Kisses, #1) by Ellen Schreiber Blood Rose (Blood, #2) by Sharon Page


message 30: by Lisa O. (new)

Lisa O. | 77 comments DONE! 3/3

YA: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 4-03
City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare

Flowers:
A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister 4/17
Tainted (The Blood Lily Chronicles, #1) by Julie Kenner 4/27
A Girl's Guide to Vampires (Dark Ones, #1) by Katie MacAlister Tainted (The Blood Lily Chronicles, #1) by Julie Kenner


message 31: by Valorie (new)

Valorie Is there going to be a challenge for May?


message 32: by Kelley (new)

Kelley (shewolf0316) read 4/2 - Finished 4/9/10!

3rd Week - Week of the Young Child
April 10th - Encourage a Young Writer Day
- Read a young adult book
Beautiful Creatures (finished 4/30/10)
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia

Cover Challenge
Read 2 books with the following on its Cover or in its Name:

- Egg(s)
- Rabbit/Bunnies
- Flowers (as far as name go it can be specific type of flower if you wish)
The Scoop (finished 4/9/10)
The Scoop by Fern Michaels
Marriage Game, The (finished 4/6/10)
The Marriage Game by Fern Michaels
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (finished 4/11/10)
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (Pink Carnation, #5) by Lauren Willig

BONUS Challenge!
April 2nd - Hans Christian Anderson's Birthday
April 23rd - William Shakespeare's Birthday. Born in 1564
- Read a work of William Shakespeare's or Hans Christian Anderson's


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