Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I'm using this to track all of the challenges I need to keep up with in 2011.

Short Duration Challenges:
-Cover Color (July 19, 2011 - August 19, 2011) Completed August 10, 2011
-A Sign of the Times (July 23, 2011 - July 22, 2012: One sign a month)
     Leo (July 23, 2011 - August 22, 2011) Completed August 10, 2011
     Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
- Read-the-Month Italian Edition A-G-O-S-T-O (August 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011) Completed August 30, 2011)
-NBRC August End of Summer Challenge (August 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011) Completed August 14, 2011
-All About You (August 1, 2011 - July 31, 2012)
     -August Completed August 23, 2011
     September

Medium Duration Challenges:
-Chubby Chunkster (July 10, 2011 - December 31, 2011)
-ABC Cover Challenge (July 26, 2011 - December 31, 2011)
-Paranormal 11.11.11 (July 1, 2011 - November 11, 2011)
-Dirty Dozen (August 16, 2011 - December 31, 2011)
-Toy Story (August 17, 2011 - February 16, 2012)

Long Duration Challenges:
-Animal Alphabet (July 3, 2011 - December 31, 2012)
-50 States (July 8, 2011 - July 7, 2012)
-Reading Is My Escape (January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011) Completed September 6, 2011
-Animals and Books (July 20, 2011 - July 19, 2012)
-Reading Through Europe (July 23, 2011 - July 22, 2013)
-1000 Page Club (July 24, 2011 - July 23, 2012)
-Throughout the Centuries (July 28, 2011 - December 31, 2012)
-Decades (January 1, 2011 - November 11, 2011)
-Serial Killer Reader Challenge (August 12, 2011 - August 11, 2012)

Unlimited Duration Challenges:
-1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
-Sub-Genre
-123 Contents
-10 Book Author Train
-ABC Non-Fiction
-Neverending Series
-Box Set

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

Total Read in 2011: 11
Total Read Overall: 37

I really need to step this up!

Read in 2011:

Oroonoko – Aphra Behn (6/14)
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë (6/14)
Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll (6/19)
The Yellow Wallpaper – Charlotte Perkins Gilman (4/12)
The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (5/4)
Interview With the Vampire – Anne Rice (5/4)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams (5/31)
Sputnik Sweetheart – Haruki Murakami (6/26)
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (7/15)
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (7/16)
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (7/19)




To Read Next

Fingersmith – Sarah Waters
Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro
Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides
Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace
The Virgin Suicides – Jeffrey Eugenides
In Cold Blood – Truman Capote
Cat’s Cradle – Kurt Vonnegut
Rebecca – Daphne du Maurier
Tess of the D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy
Les Misérables – Victor Hugo
The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins
Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert
North and South – Elizabeth Gaskell
Camilla – Fanny Burney
The Princess of Clèves – Marie-Madelaine Pioche de Lavergne, Comtesse de La Fayette

Sub-Genre Challenge

Young-adult (7/7) - Completed
Coming Of Age- Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel (7/8)
Juvenile- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (7/25)
Teen- Hate List by Jennifer Brown (7/11)
YA Fantasy- Fingerprints #1: Gifted Touch by Melinda Metz (7/20)
YA Paranormal- Hereafter by Tara Hudson (7/26)
YA Romance- Where She Went by Gayle Forman (7/24)
YA Science Fiction- Delirium by Lauren Oliver (7/28)



Romance (4/11)
Contemporary Romance: Lola Carlyle Reveals All by Rachel Gibson
Erotica: Dirty by Megan Hart (7/31)
Fantasy Romance: The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
Historical Romance: Silk Is For Seduction by Loretta Chase (7/31)
Inspirational Romance: Gingham Bride by Jillian Hart
Lesbian Romance: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
M M Romance: Maurice by E.M. Forster
Paranormal Romance: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
Romantic Suspense: Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (8/16)
Science Fiction Romance: Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
Time Travel Romance: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (8/1)



Mystery (0/7)
Cozy Mystery- One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Detective- Snømannen by Jo Nesbø
Murder Mystery- The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Noir- The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Historical Mystery- And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
Paranormal Mystery- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Culinary Mystery- Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke



Fantasy (0/12)
Dark Fantasy- Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
Dragons- Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
Epic Fantasy- A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Fairy Tales- Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
Fantasy Of Manners- Soulless by Gail Carriger
High Fantasy- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Low Fantasy- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Magic- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Mythology- American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Paranormal- Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Sword And Sorcery- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Urban Fantasy- Moon Called by Patricia Briggs



Short-stories (0/2)
Flash Fiction- AM/PM by Amelia Gray
Short Story Collection- The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block



Science-fiction (0/14)
Aliens- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Alternate History- The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Alternate Universe- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Apocalyptic- Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Cyberpunk- Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Dying Earth- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Dystopia- Animal Farm by George Orwell
Military Science Fiction- The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Planetary Romance- Dune by Frank Herbert
Post Apocalyptic- Feed by Mira Grant
Space Opera- Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Steampunk- The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
Sword And Planet- A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Time Travel- To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

I love Tess of the D'Urbervilles

NBRC Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge

Start: July 3, 2011
End: December 31, 2012 (there's no way I could do this in a year so I'm giving myself a year and a half instead)

Alligator, Bear, Colt, Doe, Elephant, Flamingo, Gazelle, Hedgehog, Ibis, Jaguar, Kangaroo, Lemur, Meerkat, Nyala, Ocelot, Penguin, Quail, Raccoon, Snake, Tiger, Unicorn, Vervet, Wolf, Xantus, Yapok, Zorilla (5/26)

A (4/9)

A- Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (7/19)
L- Landing by Emma Donoghue
L- Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (8/8)
I- Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
G- Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (8/16)
A- Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton
T- The Truth-Teller's Lie by Sophie Hannah
O- Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (7/15)
R- Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi



B (1/4)

B- Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
E- Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain (7/19)
A- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
R- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier



C (3/4)

C- A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
O- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (8/1)
L- Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist (8/6)
T- Tara Road by Maeve Binchy (8/23)



D (3/3) - Completed

D- The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas (7/8)
O- The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (8/30)
E- Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (7/14)



E (7/8)

E- Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott (7/23)
L- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (7/25)
E- The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (8/10)
P- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (7/16)
H- Hereafter by Tara Hudson (7/26)
A- Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci (7/23)
N- The Night Season (Gretchen Lowell, #4) by Chelsea Cain (7/24)
T- Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson



F (5/8)

F- Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (7/10)
L- The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
A- 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America by Albert Brooks
M- Miles Behind Us by Robert Kirkman (7/15)
I- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (7/12)
N- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
G- Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti (7/20)
O- Delirium by Lauren Oliver (7/28)



G (6/7)

G- Gifted Touch by Melinda Metz (7/20)
A- The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen (7/26)
Z-
E- Enid from Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (8/11)
L- The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (7/29)
L- Lot No. 249 by Arthur Conan Doyle (7/29)
E- Crecy by Warren Ellis (8/19)



H (8/8) - Completed

H- Hate List by Jennifer Brown (7/11)
E- Emily the Strange: The Lost Days by Rob Reger (8/22)
D- Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman (7/13)
G- Where She Went by Gayle Forman (7/24)
E- Emerson from The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain (8/24)
H- Dirty by Megan Hart (7/31)
O- Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/5)
G- Guy Montag from Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Ray Bradbury (8/12)



I (4/4) - Completed

I- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (8/7)
B- Sky Doll: La Ville Blanche by Alessandro Barbucci (7/30)
I- Ivy from Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb (8/14)
S-Saving Zoë by by Alyson Noel (7/8)



J (6/6) - Completed

J- Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (8/1)
A- Sky Doll: Aqua by Alessandro Barbucci (7/27)
G- The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (7/29)
U- Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimate Collection Volume 1 TPB (Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis (8/9)
A- The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle (7/28)
R- The Beetle by Richard Marsh (8/3)



K (7/8)

K- Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes by Karl Kesel (8/21)
A- A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (8/3)
N-
G- Jim Gordon from Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb (8/17)
A- Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (8/19)
R- Twelve Reasons Why I Love Her by Jamie S. Rich (8/5)
O- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/5)
O- Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/6)



L (5/5) - Completed

L- Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase (7/31)
E- Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (9/6)
M- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (8/6)
U- The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (8/20)
R- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (9/3)



M (4/7)

M- Batman: Year One by Frank Miller (8/14)
E-
E-
R- Raina from Blankets by Craig Thompson (9/11)
K-
A- Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews (9/13)
T- The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (8/22)



N (2/5)

N-
Y- The Babysitter Murders by Janet Ruth Young (8/12)
A-
L- Stolen: A letter to my captor by Lucy Christopher (8/15)
A-



O (3/6)

O- Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/7)
C- The City of Dreadful Night by James Thomson (7/18)
E-
L-
O- Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/12)
T-



P (0/7)

P-
E-
N-
G-
U-
I-
N-

Q (0/5)

Q-
U-
A-
I-
L-

R (2/7)

R-
A-
C-
C-
O- Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/12)
O- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (8/13)
N-



S (1/5)

S- Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain (7/8)
N-
A-
K-
E-



V (2/6)

V- Victorian Babylon: People, Streets and Images in Nineteenth-Century London by Lynda Nead (7/25)
E-
R-
V- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (8/8)
E-
T-

I'll eventually need this space for part 2 of the Animal Alphabet challenge so I'm just saving its space now.

123 Contents Challenge

Duration: July 6, 2011- ??

Complete: 71/210

1. Anthology:

2. Woman on cover - Completed
1. Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti (7/20)
2. Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/12)



3. Man on cover
1. Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb (8/14)



4. New to me author
1. Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (7/14)
2. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott (7/23)
3. Batman: Year One by Frank Miller (8/14)



5. Stand-alones
1. Twelve Reasons Why I Love Her by Jamie S. Rich (8/5)
2. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (8/8)



6. Start with the letter C:
1. Crecy by Warren Ellis (8/19)



7. Black, blue or green cover
1. The Night Season (Gretchen Lowell, #4) by Chelsea Cain (7/24)
2. Sky Doll: Aqua by Alessandro Barbucci (7/27)
3. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/5)
4. Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/7)
5. Emily the Strange: The Lost Days by Rob Reger (8/22)



8. Own choice
1. Lot No. 249 by Arthur Conan Doyle (7/29)
2. Sky Doll: La Ville Blanche by Alessandro Barbucci (7/30)
3. Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb (8/17)



9. Published in 2010
1. Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/12)
2. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (8/13)



10. Written by the same author: Tess Gerritsen
1. Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (8/16)



11. First books in a series
1. Fingerprints #1: Gifted Touch by Melinda Metz (7/20)
2. Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci (7/23)
3. Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase (7/31)
4. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (8/7)
5. Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility by Brian Michael Bendis (8/9)
6. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (8/22)



12. Over 500 page books
1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (7/15)
2. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (7/16)
3. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (8/1)
4. Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist (8/6)
5. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (8/10)
6. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy (8/23)
7. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (8/30)



13. Young adult books
1. Saving Zoë by by Alyson Noel (7/8)
2. Where She Went by Gayle Forman (7/24)
3. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (8/8)
4. The Babysitter Murders by Janet Ruth Young (8/12)
5. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (9/3)
6. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (9/6)



14. Start with 'THE', 'A' or 'AN'
1. The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas (7/8)
2. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (7/12)
3. The Walking Dead (Volume 1): Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman (7/13)
4. The City of Dreadful Night by James Thompson (7/18)
5. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (7/25)
6. The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle (7/28)
7. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (8/3)
8. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (8/20)



15. Character's first or last names begin with A, M, R or T
1. The Walking Dead (Volume 2): Miles Behind Us by Robert Kirkman (Character: Rick) (7/15)
2. The Walking Dead (Volume 3): Safety Behind Bars by Robert Kirkman (Character: Tyreese) (7/16)
3. Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain (Character: Archie) (7/19)
4. The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen (Character: Mary) (7/26)
5. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (Character: Tessie) (7/29)
6. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley (Character: Ramona Flowers) (8/5)
7. Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley (Character: Envy Adams) (8/6)
8. The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain (Character: Anna) (8/24)



16. From Goodreads friend's bookshelves
1. Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (Friend: Kelli) (8/11)



17. Written in first person narrative
1. Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë (7/19)
2. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (7/10)
3. Hate List by Jennifer Brown (7/11)
4. The Beetle by Richard Marsh (8/3)
5. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (8/6)
6. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews (9/13)



18. Make me laugh
1. Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes by Karl Kesel (8/21)



19. Covers I absolutely LOVE
1. Victorian Babylon: People, Streets and Images in Nineteenth-Century London by Lynda Nead (7/25)
2. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (7/29)
3. Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Ray Bradbury (8/12)
4. Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (8/19)



20. One-word titles
1. Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain (7/8)
2. Hereafter by Tara Hudson (7/26)
3. Delirium by Lauren Oliver (7/28)
4. Dirty by Megan Hart (7/31)
5. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (8/1)
6. Stolen: A letter to my captor by Lucy Christopher (8/15)

Part 2 of 123 Contents Challenge

50 States Challenge

Start Date: 7/8/11
End Date: 7/7/12

12/50

Alabama (AL)- Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon
Alaska (AK)- Dawn's Prelude by Tracie Peterson
Arizona (AZ)- Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
Arkansas (AR)- Devil's Knot by Mara Leveritt
California (CA)- Possessions by Nancy Holder
Colorado (CO)- The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas (7/8)
Connecticut (CT)- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (8/13)
Delaware (DE)- Unspoken Fear by Hunter Morgan
Florida (FL)- Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Georgia (GA)- The Walking Dead (Volume 1): Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman (7/13)
Hawaii (HI)- Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Idaho (ID)- Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson
Illinois (IL)- Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
Indiana (IN)- Mum's the Word by Kate Collins
Iowa (IA)- Choker by Elizabeth Woods
Kansas (KS)- The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
Kentucky (KY)- Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie
Louisiana (LA)- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Maine (ME)- Delirium by Lauren Oliver (7/28)
Maryland (MD)- Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (7/14)
Massachusetts (MA)- Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (8/16)
Michigan (MI)- The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Minnesota (MN)- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Mississippi (MS)- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Missouri (MO)- Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Montana (MT)- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Nebraska (NE)- Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos
Nevada (NV)- Burned by Ellen Hopkins
New Hampshire (NH)- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
New Jersey (NJ)- One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
New Mexico (NM)- Origin by J.A. Konrath
New York (NY)- Where She Went by Gayle Forman (7/24)
North Carolina (NC)- The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain (8/24)
North Dakota (ND)- Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
Ohio (OH)- Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Oklahoma (OK)- Hereafter by Tara Hudson (7/26)
Oregon (OR)- Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain (7/8)
Pennsylvania (PA)- Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (8/8)
Rhode Island (RI)- Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
South Carolina (SC)- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
South Dakota (SD)- Wolf Shadow by Madeline Baker
Tennessee (TN)- Bloodroot by Amy Greene
Texas (TX)- My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
Utah (UT)- The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (8/10)
Vermont (VT)- House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Virginia (VA)- Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
Washington (WA)- City of Ash by Megan Chance
West Virginia (WV)- Endurance by Jack Kilborn
Wisconsin (WI)- A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Wyoming (WY)- Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Too Big To Ignore Anymore

Start Date: 7/10/11
End Date: 12/31/11

Romance: (3/8)

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (850 pages) (8/1)
2. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy (656 pages) (8/24)
3. Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters (472 pages)
4. The Conquest by Elizabeth Chadwick (458 pages)
5. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (735 pages)
6. The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly (675 pages)
7. The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons (656 pages)
8. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (454 pages)



Non-Romance: (4/12)

1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (880 pages) (7/15)
2. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (672 pages)
3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (672 pages)
4. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (761 pages)
5. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (976 pages)
6. Bleak House by Charles Dickens (1024 pages)
7. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (1463 pages)
8. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (550 pages)
9. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (496 pages)
10. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (546 pages) (7/16)
11. Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist (528 pages) (8/6)
12. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (512 pages) (8/10)

Reading Is My Escape Yearly Challenge - Completed September 6, 2011

(44/44)

R- Room by Emma Donoghue (5/16)
E- Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (7/14)
A- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (5/28)
D- Divergent by Veronica Roth (6/4)
I- Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice (6/7)
N- The Night Season (Gretchen Lowell, #4) by Chelsea Cain (7/24)
G- A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (6/28)



I- If I Stay by Gayle Forman (6/16)
S- Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami (6/26)



M- Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (6/18)
Y- Young Zaphod Plays It Safe by Douglas Adams (6/12)



E- Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain (7/19)
S-Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (6/22)
C- Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (6/5)
A- Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë (7/19)
P- Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult (5/2)
E- Forget You by Jennifer Echols (6/29)



E- The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (6/24)
S- Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain (7/8)
P- Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis (5/13)
E- Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin (4/17)
C- Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella (5/31)
I- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (7/12)
A- The Viscount and the Virgin by Annie Burrows (5/22)
L-London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew (7/1)
L- Little Face by Sophie Hannah (6/13)
Y- The Babysitter Murders by Janet Ruth Young (8/12)



H- Heartsick by Chelsea Cain (6/28)
I- Where She Went (If I Stay #2) by Gayle Forman (7/24)
S- Saving Zoë by Alyson Noel (7/8)
T- The City of Dreadful Night by James Thomson (7/18)
O- Oroonoko by Aphra Behn (6/14)
R- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (6/4)
I- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (8/7)
C- The Children of Henry VIII by Alison Weir (6/19)
A- Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci (7/23)
L- Love in Mid Air by Kim Wright (5/8)



F- Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (7/10)
I- Ivy from Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb (8/14)
C- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (3/24)
T- Hereafter by Tara Hudson (7/26)
I- Isa from Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (9/6)
O- Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (7/15)
N- Victorian Babylon: People, Streets and Images in Nineteenth-Century London by Lynda Nead (7/25)

10 Book Author Train

1. Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë (7/19)
2. The Conquest by Elizabeth Chadwick
3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
4. Hereafter by Tara Hudson (7/26)
5. Possessions by Nancy Holder
6. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
7. 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America by Albert Brooks
8. Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
9. The Truth-Teller's Lie by Sophie Hannah
10. Entwined by Heather Dixon

Color Challenge Completed - August 10, 2011

Start: July 19, 2011
End: August 19, 2011

(12/12)

Black: Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë (7/19)
Grey: Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain (7/19)
White: Dirty by Megan Hart (7/31)
Brown: The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (8/10)
Red: A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (8/3)
Orange: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/5)
Yellow: Fingerprints #1: Gifted Touch by Melinda Metz (7/20)
Green: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (7/29)
Turquoise: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (8/1)
Blue: The Night Season (Gretchen Lowell, #4) by Chelsea Cain (7/24)
Purple: Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase (7/31)
Pink: Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/6)

Animals and Books

River Rat (4/10)

I may upgrade to a higher level but I don't read many books about animals so probably not.

Start: July 20, 2011
End: July 19, 2011

1. Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French
2. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
3. Elephant Winter by Kim Echlin
4. Animal Farm by George Orwell
5. Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
6. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (7/29)
7. The Beetle by Richard Marsh (8/3)
8. Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility by Brian Michael Bendis (8/9)
9. Stolen: A letter to my captor by Lucy Christopher (8/15)
10.

A Sign of the Times

Leo (July 23, 2011 to August 22, 2011) - Completed August 10, 2011

(3/3)

L- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (7/25)
E- The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (8/10)
O- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (8/1)



Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

2/5

V: Villette by Charlotte Brontë
I: Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews (9/13)
R: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (9/3)
G: Feed by Mira Grant
O: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

Reading Through Europe

Start: July 23, 2011
End: July 22, 2013

(4/53)

1. Albania
2. Andorra
3. Armenia
4. Austria- Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
5. Azerbaijan
6. Belarus
7. Belgium
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina- The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
9. Bulgaria
10. Croatia- The Ministry of Pain: A Novel by Dubravka Ugrešić
11. Cyprus
12. Czech Republic
13. Denmark
14. Estonia
15. Finland
16. France
17. Georgia
18. Germany
19. Greece
20. Hungary
21. Iceland- Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
22. Ireland- Tara Road by Maeve Binchy (8/23)
23. Italy
24. Kazakhstan
25. Latvia
26. Liechtenstein
27. Lithuania
28. Luxembourg
29. Republic of Macedonia
30. Malta
31. Moldova
32. Monaco
33. Montenegro
34. Netherlands
35. Norway
36. Poland
37. Portugal
38. Romania
39. Russia
40. San Marino
41. Serbia
42. Slovakia
43. Slovenia
44. Spain
45. Sweden- Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist (8/6)
46. Switzerland
47. Turkey
48. Ukraine
49. United Kingdom
--49.1 England- Victorian Babylon: People, Streets and Images in Nineteenth-Century London by Lynda Nead (7/25)
--49.2 Northern Ireland
--49.3 Scotland- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (8/1)
--49.4 Wales
50. Vatican City

Challenge: 1000 Page Club
Description: Read the books on my TBR list that are 1000+ pages
Duration: July 24, 2011 - July 23, 2012

1. Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson (1536 pages)
2. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (1463 pages)
3. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (1396 pages)
4. The Stand by Stephen King (1174 pages)
5. It by Stephen King (1104 pages)
6. Bleak House by Charles Dickens (1088 pages)
7. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (1015 pages)
8. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (1009 pages)

Read-the-Month Italian Edition
A-G-O-S-T-O (August) Completed August 30, 2011
Duration: August 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011

6/6

A- Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (8/19)
G- Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (8/16)
O- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (8/1)
S- Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/12)
T- Tara Road by Maeve Binchy (8/23)
O- The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (8/30)

ABC Cover Challenge

July 26, 2011 - December 31, 2011

15/26

Arms: Landing by Emma Donoghue
Boy: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/5)
Crown: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (8/1)
Devil: The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen (7/26)
Earring: Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/6)
Feet: Dirty by Megan Hart (7/31)
Girl: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (8/1)
Humans: The Beetle by Richard Marsh (8/3)
I:
Jacket: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/5)
Kid: The Babysitter Murders by Janet Ruth Young (8/12)
Lady: Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase (7/31)
Moon: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (8/8)
N:
O:
Princess: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (7/29)
Q:
Robot: Sky Doll: Aqua by Alessandro Barbucci (7/27)
Stones: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (7/29)
Televisions: Sky Doll: La Ville Blanche by Alessandro Barbucci (7/30)
U:
V:
Water: Hereafter by Tara Hudson (7/26)
X:
Y:
Z:

ABC Non-Fiction

Start: July 28, 2011 - ??

2/26

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C: Crecy by Warren Ellis (8/19)
D:
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P: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (8/6)
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Challenge: Throughout the Centuries
Description: Read books published in each century from the 14th century onward. From the 19th century onward, read a book for each decade.
Duration: July 28, 2011 - December 31, 2012

5/35

14th Century:
Inferno by Dante Alighieri (Published 1313)
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (Published 1390)



15th Century:
The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan (Published 1405)



16th Century:
Utopia by Thomas More (Published 1516)
Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais (Published 1532)
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (Published 1600)



17th Century:
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Published 1605)
The Tempest by William Shakespeare (Published 1611)
The Princesse de Clèves by Marie-Madeleine de LaFayette (Published 1678)



18th Century:
Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson (Published 1748)
Candide by Voltaire (Published 1759)
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress by Frances Burney (Published 1782)
Camilla by Frances Burney (Published 1796)



19th Century:
--1801-1810: Corinne: or Italy by Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (Published 1806)
--1811-1820: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Published 1818)
--1821-1830: The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo (Published 1829)
--1831-1840: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo (Published 1831)
--1841-1850: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë (Published 1848)
--1851-1860: Bleak House by Charles Dickens (Published 1853)
--1861-1870: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (Published 1862)
--1871-1880: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Published 1873)
--1881-1890: A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (Published 1887) (8/3)
--1891-1900: The Beetle by Richard Marsh (Published 1897) (8/3)



20th Century:
--1901-1910: A Room With a View by E.M. Forster (Published 1908)
--1911-1920: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (Published 1920)
--1921-1930: A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (Published 1929)
--1931-1940: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (Published 1938)
--1941-1950: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (Published 1943)
--1951-1960: Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank (Published 1959)
--1961-1970: In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote (Published 1965)
--1971-1980: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley (Published 1978)
--1981-1990: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Published 1989)
--1991-2000: Tara Road by Maeve Binchy (Published 1991) (8/23)



21st Century: Completed
--2001-2010: The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (Published 2008) (8/10)
--2011-2020: Delirium by Lauren Oliver (Published 2011) (7/28)

NBRC August End of Summer Challenge Completed: (August 14, 2011)

10/10

V- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (8/8)
O- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (8/1)
L- Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb (8/14)
L- Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist (8/6)
E- The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (8/10)
Y- The Babysitter Murders by Janet Ruth Young (8/12)
B- Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility by Brian Michael Bendis (8/9)
A- A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (8/3)
L- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (8/13)
L- Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (8/8)

Paranormal 11.11.11

July 1, 2011 - November 11, 2011

4/11

Vampires: Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist (8/6)
Psychics: Fingerprints #1: Gifted Touch by Melinda Metz (7/20)
Ghosts: Hereafter by Tara Hudson (7/26)
Werewolves: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Mages: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (8/7)
Angels: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Demons: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Fairies: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
Gods: Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
Zombies: Feed by Mira Grant
Mermaids: Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs

Decades

January 1, 2011 - November 11, 2011

2002 - Completed
1. Sky Doll: Aqua by Alessandro Barbucci (7/27)
2. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (8/6)



2003- Completed
1. Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella (6/10)
2. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella (5/31)
3. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale(7/28)



2004- Completed
1. Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (7/14)
2. The Walking Dead (Volume 1): Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman (7/13)
3. The Walking Dead (Volume 2): Miles Behind Us by Robert Kirkman (7/15)
4. Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella (6/11)



2005 - Completed
1. Sky Doll: La Ville Blanche by Alessandro Barbucci (7/30)
2. The Walking Dead (Volume 3): Safety Behind Bars by Robert Kirkman (7/17)
3. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (6/24)
4. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella (6/2)
5. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (9/3)



2006
1. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (7/10)
2. Little Face by Sophie Hannah (6/13)
3. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
4. Twelve Reasons Why I Love Her by Jamie S. Rich (8/5)
5. Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/6)
6.



2007 - Completed
1. Dirty by Megan Hart (7/31)
2. Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella (6/17)
3. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (6/22)
4. Heartsick by Chelsea Cain (6/28)
5. Saving Zoë by Alyson Noel (7/8)
6. Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/7)
7. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (8/7)



2008 - Completed
1. Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain (7/8)
2. The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (5/26)
3. The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah (6/10)
4. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott (7/23)
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (3/23)
6. What I Saw And How I Lied by Judy Blundell (6/15)
7. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (8/10)
8. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (9/6)



2009 - Completed
1. The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne (6/12)
2. If I Stay by Gayle Forman (6/16)
3. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult (5/11)
4. The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow (4/27)
5. Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain (7/19)
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (3/24)
7. Hate List by Jennifer Brown (7/11)
8. Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/12)
9. Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Ray Bradbury (8/12)



2010 - Completed
1. Love in Mid Air by Kim Wright (5/8)
2. Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin (4/17)
3. Sister by Rosamund Lupton (6/23)
4. Forget You by Jennifer Echols (6/29)
5. With Friends Like These: A Novel by Sally Koslow (5/30)
6. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (3/30)
7. Room by Emma Donoghue (5/16)
8. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (6/18)
9. The Viscount and the Virgin by Annie Burrows (5/22)
10. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (8/13)



2011
1. Delirium by Lauren Oliver (7/28)
2. The Night Season by Chelsea Cain (7/24)
3. Where She Went by Gayle Forman (7/24)
4. Divergent by Veronica Roth (6/4)
5. Hereafter by Tara Hudson (7/26)
6. Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase (7/31)
7. 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America by Albert Brooks
8. The Babysitter Murders by Janet Ruth Young (8/12)
9. The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain (8/24)
10.
11.

All About You - Completed August 23,2011

August 1, 2011 - July 31, 2012

August: Exceed the number of books I read in July (which was 35)

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (8/1)
2. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (8/1)
3. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (8/2)
4. The Beetle by Richard Marsh (8/3)
5. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/5)
6. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/5)
7. Twelve Reasons Why I Love Her by Jamie S. Rich (8/5)
8. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (8/6)
9. Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/6)
10. Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist (8/6)
11. Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/7)
12. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (8/7)
13. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (8/8)
14. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (8/8)
15. Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility by Brian Michael Bendis (8/9)
16. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (8/10)
17. Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (8/11)
18. Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/12)
19. Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O'Malley (8/12)
20. Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Ray Bradbury (8/12)
21. The Babysitter Murders by Janet Ruth Young (8/12)
22. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (8/13)
23. Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb (8/14)
24. Batman: Year One by Frank Miller (8/14)
25. Stolen: A letter to my captor by Lucy Christopher (8/15)
26. Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (8/16)
27. Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb (8/17)
28. Batgirl: Year One by Scott Beatty (8/19)
29. Crecy by Warren Ellis (8/19)
30. The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time by Kathleen Kuiper (8/19)
31. Emily the Strange: The Lost Days by Rob Reger (8/22)
32. Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (8/19)
33. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (8/20)
34. Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes by Karl Kesel (8/21)
35. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (8/22)
36. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy (8/23)



September: Favorite Authors - Brontë Sisters and Margaret Atwood

Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

Neverending Series

Series I'm Working Through:

Last Survivors by Susan Beth Pfeffer:
Life As We Knew It
The Dead and the Gone
This World We Live In
The Shade of the Moon

Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews:
Magic Bites
Magic Burns
Magic Strikes
Magic Bleeds
Magic Slays

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons

Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci
Sky Doll: Doll's Factory
Sky Doll
Sky Doll: Aqua
Sky Doll: La Ville Blanche
Sky Doll: Spaceship Collection

The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman
The Walking Dead (Volume 1): Days Gone Bye
The Walking Dead (Volume 2): Miles Behind Us
The Walking Dead (Volume 3): Safety Behind Bars
The Walking Dead (Volume 4): The Heart's Desire
The Walking Dead (Volume 5): The Best Defense
The Walking Dead (Volume 6): This Sorrowful Life
The Walking Dead (Volume 7): The Calm Before
The Walking Dead (Volume 8): Made to Suffer
The Walking Dead (Volume 9): Here We Remain
The Walking Dead (Volume 10): What We Become
The Walking Dead (Volume 11): Fear the Hunters
The Walking Dead (Volume 12): Life Among Them
The Walking Dead (Volume 13): Too Far Gone
The Walking Dead (Volume 14): No Way Out

Hereafter by Tara Hudson
Hereafter
Arise
Elegy

Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Delirium
Pandemonium
Requiem

Divergent by Veronica Roth
Divergent
Insurgent
Untitled

Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles by Tess Gerritsen
The Surgeon
The Apprentice
The Sinner
Body Double
Vanish
The Mephisto Club
The Keepsake
Ice Cold
The Silent Girl

Fingerprints by by Melinda Metz
Gifted Touch
Haunted
Trust Me
Secrets
Betrayed
Revelations
Payback

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian

Completed Series:

Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley: August 12, 2011



Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi: August 27, 2011

Box Set Challenge

Flower Power Box Set

1. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
2. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg
3. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
4. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
5. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
6. The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
7. Daisy Miller by Henry James



Love, Love Me Do Box Set

1. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
2. The Liberation of Alice Love by Abby McDonald
3. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
4. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
5. Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman
6. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
7. Rage: A Love Story by Julie Anne Peters
8. Endless Love by Scott Spencer



I Wanna Hold Your Hand Box Set
1. In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Opdyke
2. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
3. The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell
4. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin



In My Life Box Set
1. Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French
2. A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard
3. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
4. The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell
5. Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon



Girl Box Set
1. Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
2. Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (8/16)
3. The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
4. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (8/30)
5. The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross



Nowhere Man Box Set
1. Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
2. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
3. Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb (8/14)
4. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick



Yellow Submarine Box Set
1. Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4. The Corset Diaries by Katie MacAlister
5. Watchmen by Alan Moore
6. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
7. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

Serial Killer Reader Challenge

Start: August 12, 2011
End: August 11, 2012

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Take 5 series, read:
5: Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief (9/3)
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian



4: Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews
Magic Burns (9/13)
Magic Strikes
Magic Bleeds
Magic Slays



3: Women of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Bitten
Stolen
Dime Store Magic



2: Last Survivors by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Dead and the Gone
This World We Live In



1: Starcrossed by by Josephine Angelini
Starcrossed



2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

chick-lit- Watermelon by Marian Keyes
romance- The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
mystery- The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (8/22)
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi- Feed by Mira Grant
young adult- Haunted by Melinda Metz



3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):
Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop



4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld



5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare



6) The Book Strangler (5 books):
Fever by Karen Marie Moning
Darkfever
Bloodfever
Faefever
Dreamfever
Shadowfever



7) 3rd Degree (3 books):
Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Assassin's Apprentice
Royal Assassin
Assassin's Quest



BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton

Modified Dirty Dozen Clean Up Challenge

August 16, 2011 - December 31, 2011

10/60

12 Firsts in a Series
1. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (8/22)
2. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (9/3)
3. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
4. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
5. Feed by Mira Grant
6. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
7. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
8. Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
9. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
10. Soulless by Gail Carriger
11. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
12. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder



12 Stand Alones
1. It by Stephen King
2. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy (8/23)
3. Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (8/16)
4. Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
5. The Conquest by Elizabeth Chadwick
6. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
7. The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain (8/24)
8. 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America by Albert Brooks
9. Bleak House by Charles Dickens
10. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
11. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
12. Villette by Charlotte Brontë



12 Non-fiction Books
1. A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard
2. Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French
3. Columbine by Dave Cullen
4. Feminism and Pop Culture by Andi Zeisler
5. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
6. Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape by Jaclyn Friedman
7. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
8. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
9. Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt
10. In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote
11. Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters by Jessica Valenti
12. Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary



12 LGBTQIA Books
1. The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
2. Shine by Lauren Myracle
3. Landing by Emma Donoghue
4. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
5. Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
6. Maurice by E.M. Forster
7. Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
8. Rage: A Love Story by Julie Anne Peters
9. Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
10. One Summer Night by Gerri Hill
11. Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue
12. Annabel by Kathleen Winter



12 Graphic Novels/Comics
1. Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb (8/17)
2. Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (8/19)
3. Batman: Knightfall by Dennis O'Neil
4. Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb
5. Emily the Strange: The Lost Days by Rob Reger (8/22)
6. Black Hole by Charles Burns
7. Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes by Karl Kesel (8/21)
8. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
9. Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 2: Learning Curve by Brian Michael Bendis
10. Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1: The Tomorrow People by Mark Millar
11. The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
12. Batgirl: Year One by Scott Beatty (8/19)

Toy Story

Duration: August 17, 2011 - February 16, 2012

3/12

Barbie (Fashion): The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
GI Joe (Military/War): My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
Easy Bake Oven (Food): Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Hot Wheels (Cars): Chasing Daisy by Paige Toon
Lite Brite (Color): Ravishing in Red by Madeline Hunter
Rock'em Sock'em Robots (Warrior): The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Cabbage Patch Kids (YA): Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (9/6)
Etch-A-Sketch (Graphic Novel): Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb (8/17)
Connect Four (4th in a Series): Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Raggedy Ann & Andy (Red cover): Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
My Little Pony (Animals): Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Guess Who? (Murder Mystery): The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (8/22)

Genre Juice Mini-Challenge

1/3

1. PNR/UF: Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews (9/13)
2. Dragons: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
3. Kicking Leaves: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

I Spy Title Challenge

Duration: September 4, 2011 - September 3, 2012

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1. Color- Dead Is the New Black by Marlene Perez
2. Number- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
3. Things That Grow- The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
4. 4 Seasons spring, summer, fall, autumn, winter- Angelfall by Susan Ee
5. First Name- Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
6. Places- Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore
7. Body Part- The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
8. Weapon- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
9. Body of Water- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
10. Form of Water- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
11. Product of Fire- Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews (9/13)
12. Heavenly Body- Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
13. Architecture- The House of Lost Souls by F.G. Cottam
14. 5 Senses- Seers of Light by Jennifer DeLucy
15. Royal Title- Passions of a Wicked Earl by Lorraine Heath
16. Family Member- Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
17. 4 Elements- Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
18. Time of Day- Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
19. Metal- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
20. Emotion/Feeling- Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
21. Animal/Insect- White Cat by Holly Black
22. Something to Read- Tithe: The Modern Faerie Tales by Holly Black
23. Gender Identifier- Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
24. Paranormal Being- Angel by L.A. Weatherly

Labor of Love

Duration: September 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011

3/12

S- It by Stephen King
O- One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
C- Villette by Charlotte Brontë
I- Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews (9/13)
A- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
L- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (9/3)

W- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
O- Batman: Knightfall by Dennis O'Neil
R- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
K- Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
E- Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (9/6)
R- The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan