The Book Challenge discussion

Last year I exceeded my goal by 20 books... My goal was 120, but I managed to finish 140. I am going to set my goal for 175!

BOOKS OF 2009

JANUARY
1.Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares-1/3
2. Girls in Pants Sisterhood of Traveling Pants Book Three by Ann Brashares-1/6
3. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson-1/7
4. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb-1/11
5. The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler-1/14
6. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch-1/14
7. Love Rosie by Cecelia Ahern-1/16
8. A Life in Smoke by Julia Hansen-1/18
9. Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise by Barack Obama-1/19
10. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini-/22
11. Snow Flower and the Secret Fanby Lisa See-1/25
12. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott-1/28
13. The Chocolate Lovers' Club by Carole Matthews-1/30

Oh, you're off to a good start!

BOOKS OF 2009

JANUARY
1.Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares-1/3
2. Girls in Pants Sisterhood of Traveling Pants Book Three by Ann Brashares-1/6
3. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson-1/7
4. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb-1/11
5. The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler-1/14
6. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch-1/14
7. Love Rosie by Cecelia Ahern-1/16
8. A Life in Smoke by Julia Hansen-1/18
9. Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise by Barack Obama-1/19
10. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini-/22
11. Snow Flower and the Secret Fanby Lisa See-1/25
12. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott-1/28
13. The Chocolate Lovers' Club by Carole Matthews-1/30


FEBRUARY

14.Tales of a Drama Queen by Lee Nichols-2/1
15. Cold Feet by Heather Swain, Pamela Ribon, Tara McCarthy-2/2
16. What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg-2/4
17. Four Spirits by Sena Jeter Naslund-2/8
18. Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark-2/9
19. The Cupid Effect by Dorothy Koomson-2/11
20. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane-2/13
21. Breakneck by Erica Spindler-2/15
22. A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve-2/16
23. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer-2/19
24. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie-2/20
25. Light on Snow by Anita Shreve-2/21
26. Testimony by Anita Shreve-2/24
27. Run For Your Life by James Patterson-2/25
28. Against Medical Advice by James Patterson and Hal Friedman-2/26
29. Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely by Melody Carlson-2/27

dang! you still amaze me with how fast you read!! :)

BOOKS OF 2009

JANUARY
1.Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares-1/3
2. Girls in Pants Sisterhood of Traveling Pants Book Three by Ann Brashares-1/6
3. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson-1/7
4. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb-1/11
5. The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler-1/14
6. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch-1/14
7. Love Rosie by Cecelia Ahern-1/16
8. A Life in Smoke by Julia Hansen-1/18
9. Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise by Barack Obama-1/19
10. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini-/22
11. Snow Flower and the Secret Fanby Lisa See-1/25
12. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott-1/28
13. The Chocolate Lovers' Club by Carole Matthews-1/30


FEBRUARY

14.Tales of a Drama Queen by Lee Nichols-2/1
15. Cold Feet by Heather Swain, Pamela Ribon, Tara McCarthy-2/2
16. What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg-2/4
17. Four Spirits by Sena Jeter Naslund-2/8
18. Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark-2/9
19. The Cupid Effect by Dorothy Koomson-2/11
20. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane-2/13
21. Breakneck by Erica Spindler-2/15
22. A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve-2/16
23. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer-2/19
24. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie-2/20
25. Light on Snow by Anita Shreve-2/21
26. Testimony by Anita Shreve-2/24
27. Run For Your Life by James Patterson-2/25
28. Against Medical Advice by James Patterson and Hal Friedman-2/26
29. Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely by Melody Carlson-2/27

March

30. The Million Dollar Divorce by RM Johnson-3/1
31. Identical by Ellen Hopkins-3/3
32. Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen-3/6
33. Random Family:Love Drugs Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc-3/7
34. How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan-3/8
35. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris-3/9
36. Atonement Child by Francine Rivers-3/9
37. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer-3/12
38. I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak-3/13
39. Once a King Always a King: The Unmaking of a Latin King by Reymundo Sanchez-3/15
40. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult-3/17
41. Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter-3/20
42. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer-3/22
43. True Colors by Kristin Hannah-3/26
44. The Catcher in the Ryeby J.D. Salinger-3/26
45. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden-3/30

April

46. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt-4/1
47. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows-4/2 48. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee-4/6
49. Before the Storm by Diane Chamberlain-4/8
50. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink-4/9
51. Lucky by Alice Sebold-4/12
52. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares-4/13
53. What I Saw And How I Lied by Judy Blundell-4/13
54. Encyclopedia of Counseling: Master Review and Tutorial for the National Counselor Examination State Counseling Exams and the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination by Howard Rosenthal-4/14
55. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray-4/20
56. Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty-4/22
57. The Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice-4/25
58. The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand-4/26
59. A Bright Red Scream by Marliee Strong-4/27
60. Four Wives by Wendy Walker-4/30
61. Life on the Refrigerator Door: Notes Between a Mother and a Daughter by Alice Kuipers-4/30

MAY

62.Don't Scream by Wendy Corsi Staub-5/2
63.Mike Mike Me by Wendy Markham-5/3
64.Still Life by Joy Fielding-5/3
65.A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard Based on Her Diary 1785-1812 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich-5/6
66.Final Payments by Mary Gordon-5/8
67.The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield-5/11
68.Whose Wedding Is It Anyway by Melissa Senate-5/12
69.Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer-5/15
70.Perfect Family by Pam Lewis-5/17
71.Five Languages of Love by Gary Chapman-5/17
72.Plea of Insanity by Jilliane Hoffman-5/19
73.I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg-5/20
74.Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd-5/23
75.The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin-5/25
76.Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides-5/28
77.Pretty in Plaid: A Life a Witch and a Wardrobe or the Wonder Years Before the Condescending Egomanical Self-Centered Smart Ass Phase by Jen Lancaster-5/29
78.I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb-5/30
79.Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess by Sally Bedell Smith-5/31

JUNE

80.Finding Me by Darnella Ford-6/2
81.Little Miss Smarty-Pants by Suzanne Kopoulos-6/3
82.Midwives by Chris Bohjalian-6/5
83.Everything I Needed to Know about Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume by Jennifer O'Connell (Editor), Meg Cabot, Megan McCafferty, Melissa Senate, Diana Peterfreund-6/7
84.8th Confession by James Patterson-6/8
85.Secret Society Girl: An Ivy League Novel by Diana Peterfreund-6/10
86.The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler-6/11
87.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon-6/13
88.April Oliver by Tess Callahan-6/14
89.Scot On The Rocks: How I Survived My Ex-Boyfriend's Wedding With My Dignity Ever-So Slightly Intact by Brenda Janowitz-6/15
90.Obama: From Promise to Power by David Mendell-6/16
91.Crazy Love by Leslie Morgan Steiner-6/16
92.The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner-6/19
93.The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs-6/22
94.Names My Sisters Call Me by Megan Crane-6/24
95.Little Lamb Lost by Margaret Fenton-6/24
96.Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott-6/26
97.You're Not You by Michelle Wildgen-6/27
98.Columbine by Dave Cullen-6/29
99.Jack with a Twist: Engaging Your Adversary and Other Things They Don't Teach You in Law Schoolby Brenda Janowitz-6/30

July
100.Uglies by Scott Westerfeld-7/3
101.Swimsuit by James Patterson-7/5
102.I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou-7/8
103.The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides-7/8
104.Cloud Nine by Luanne Rice-7/10
105.The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian-7/12
106:Still Alice by Lisa Genova-7/13
107.Holly's Inbox by Holly Denham-7/13
108.Ruby Among Us by Tina Ann Forkner-7/14
109.Invitation to a Murder: 48 Hours by Gail A Zimmerman-7/15
110.Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel-7/16
111.The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald-7/17
112.Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum-7/18
113.Just Listen by Sarah Dessen-7/20
114.Pretties by Scott Westerfeld-7/21
115.The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls-7/22
116.Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella-7/24
117.Star by Pamela Anderson-7/26
118.The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger-7/29
119.So Many Books So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson-7/31

August
120:Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow-8/2
121.Dune Road by Jane Green-8/2
122.An Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List by Laurie Notaro-8/5
123.Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs-8/8
124.The Help by Kathryn Stockett-8/10
125.Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates-8/12
126.Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom-8/12
127.Knitting Under the Influence by Claire LaZebnik-8/14
128.The Angels of Morgan Hill by Donna VanLiere-8/16
129.Orange Mint and Honey by Carleen Brice-8/17
130.The Awakening by Kate Chopin-8/17
131.The Abortionist's Daughter by Elisabeth Hyde-8/17
132.The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin-8/19
133.Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood by Jennifer Traig-8/20
134.Swallow the Ocean: A Memoir by Laura Flynn-8/21
135.Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction by Jake Halpern-8/22
136.Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay-8/23
137.Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro-8/23
138.True Evil by Greg Iles-8/24
139.Two-way Street by Lauren Barnholdt-8/25
140.Under the Rose: An Ivy League Novel by Diana Peterfreund-8/26
141.The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane-8/26
142.The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe by Sarah Churchwell-8/30
143.Angus Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison-8/30
144.On the Bright Side I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God: Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison-8/31

September
145.Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote-9/1
146.Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson-9/6
147.Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas: Further Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison-9/7
148.The World According to Garp by John Irving-9/8
149.Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants: Even Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison-9/8
150.The Funny Thing Is... by Ellen DeGeneres-9/9
151.Midnight: A Gangster Love Story by Sister Souljah-9/13
152.A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein-9/13
153.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson-9/16
154.Children of the Waters by Carleen Brice-9/17
155.After You by Julie Buxbaum-9/18
156.The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson-9/20
157.Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner9/22
158.Tricks by Ellen Hopkins-9/23
158.Little Face by Sophie Hannah-9/25
159.Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America by Jennifer Storm-9/27
160.The Shack by William P. Young-9/27
161.Right Behind You by Gail Giles-9/29

October
162.Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell-10/1
163.Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem-10/3
164.The Devil in the White City: Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson-10/7
165.Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison-10/7
166.Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger-10/10
167.Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson-10/13
168.The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby-10/14
169.A Happy Marriage by Rafael Yglesias-10/17
170.After The Leaves Fall by Nicole Baart-10/19
171.Rush Home Road by Lori Lansens-10/22
172.The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton-10/25
173.Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb-10/28
174.Stop Whining Start Living: Turning Hurt Into Happiness by Laura C. Schlessinger-10/30

November
175.Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron-11/1
176.Time of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch-11/2
177.How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely-11/4
178.Smash Cut by Sandra Brown-11/7
179.He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt-11/7
180.Willing Spirits by Phyllis
Schieber-11/8
181.Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow by Elizabeth Lesser-11/11
182.Blindness by Jose Saramago-11/11
183.Hey I'm the Customer: Front Line Tips for Providing Superior Customer Service by Ron Willingham-11/12
184.B-Mother by Maureen O'Brien-11/13
185.Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble-11/14
186.Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison-11/16
187.The House on Fortune Street by Margot Livesey-11/20
188.Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez-11/22
189.Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes Romances and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel-11/24
190.This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen-11/26
191.When Joy Came to Stay by Karen Kingsbury-11/29

December
192.When The Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman-12/4
193.The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder: A Novel by Rebecca Wells-12/11
194.The Million Dollar Deception by R.M. Johnson-12/13
195.The Million Dollar Demise by R.M. Johnson-12/15
196.The Christmas Promise by Donna VanLiere-12/16
197.Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt-12/20
198.Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout-12/24
199.The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand-12/27
200.Summer House by Nancy Thayer-12/30