All Other Reading Challenges

This should be my last post for challenges - so that tomorrow I can READ! 

Excellence in Reading hosted by Super Readers Book Club

Challenge Details:

• Reading list to follow is below.
• This is recommended for children K-3
• Parents can read to children - this is what I will be doing

1. Aardema, Verna. Who's in Rabbit's House?.
2. Aesop. Fables.
3. Atwater, Richard and Florence. Mr. Popper’s Penguins.
4. Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline.
5. Benchley, Nathaniel. Sam the Minuteman.
6. Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice.
7. Brown, Marcia. Stone Soup.
8. Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon.
9. Brunhoff, Jean de. The Story of Babar.
10. Burton, Virginia Lee. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.
11. Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
12. Cleary, Beverly. The Mouse and the Motorcycle.
13. Collodi, Carlo. Adventures of Pinocchio.
14. Crews, Donald. Freight Train.
15. Daugherty, James. Andy and the Lion.
16. dePaola, Tomie. Strega Nona.
17. Flack, Marjorie. The Angus series.
18. Freeman, Don. Corduroy.
19. Fritz, Jean. The Cabin Faced West.
20. Gag, Wanda. Millions of Cats.
21. Galdone, Paul. The Three Little Pigs.
22. Goble, Paul. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses.
23. Grahame, Kenneth. The Reluctant Dragon.
24. Gramatky, Hardie. Little Toot.
25. Hoban, Russell. Bedtime for Frances.
26. Johnson, Crockett. Harold and the Purple Crayon.
27. Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day
28. Kraus, Robert. Leo the Late Bloomer.
29. Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed.
30. Leaf, Munro. The Story of Ferdinand.
31. Lear, Edward. A Book of Nonsense.
32. Levinson, Riki. Watch the Stars Come Out.
33. Lionni, Leo. Frederick.
34. Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Are Friends.
35. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Paul Revere's Ride.
36. Lopshire, Robert. Put Me in the Zoo.
37. Marshall, James. George and Martha.
38. McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings.
39. McDermott, Gerald. Anansi the Spider.
40. Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh.
41. Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia
42. Piper, Watty. The Little Engine That Could.
43. Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
44. Rey, H.A. Curious George.
45. Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square.
46. Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.
47. Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat.
48. Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale.
49. Steig, William. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
50. Stevenson, Robert Louis. A Child’s Garden of Verses
51. Taylor, Sydney. All-of-a-Kind Family.
52. Thurber, James. Many Moons.
53. Udry, Janice May. A Tree is Nice.
54. Van Allsburg, Chris. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.
55. Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
56. Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear.
57. White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web.
58. Yashima, Taro. Crow Boy.
59. Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog.
60. Zolotow, Charlotte. William’s Doll.

• Weekly linky will be posted at host site for sharing

Speculative Fiction Challenge hosted by Baffled Books

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Levels:
• Nosey: 3 novels
• Excited: 6 novels (My Level)
• Content: 12 novels
• In Nirvana: 24 novels
• Obsessed: 48 novels
• No need to list books ahead of time
• Do not need a blog to participate
• Crossovers are okay
• Any book format counts
• Genres:



Science Fiction: hard/soft SF, cyberpunk, time travel, alternative history, space opera
Fantasy Fiction: dark fantasy, urban fantasy, magic realism, quest, mythical fantasy, steampunk
Horror Fiction: paranormal, gothic literature, splatterpunk
Supernatural Fiction
Superhero Fiction
Utopian and Dystopian Fiction
Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

Books:

1.   Airel by Aaron Patterson, Chris White
2.  Pyxis by K.C. Neal
3.  Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
4.  The Thirteen by Susie Moloney
5.  Until Next Time by Amy Lignor
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New Authors Reading Challenge  hosted by Literary Escapism

Detail Challenges:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Crossovers are okay
• Authors don't have to be debut authors, just new to you
• Pick 15, 25 or 50 new authors
• Must review and add to Mr. Linky at host site

I am choosing 15 new authors - Books:

1.  Airel by Aaron Patterson, Chris White
2.  Pyxis by K.C. Neal
3.  More Than Words Can Say by Robert Barclay
4. In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault
5.  Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
6.  The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy
7.  What Happened to Hannah by Mary Kay McComas
8.  Voices of the Dead by Peter Leonard
9.  A Place to Die by Dorothy James
10.  The Color Purple by Alice Walker
11.  One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
12.  Bubba to the Rescue by Jennifer Walker
13.  Sarai by Jill Eileen Smith
14.  How to Eat a Cupcake by Meg Donahue
15.  Shore Excursion by Marie Moore
16.  You're Already Amazing by Holley Gerth
17. The Thirteen by Susie Moloney
18. Aquamarine by Carol Anshaw
19. Sykosa by Justin Ordonez
20. The Song Remains the Same by Allison Winn Scotch
21. Until Next Time by Amy Lignor
22. A Grand Murder by Stacy Verdick Case
23. Banana Split by Josi Kilpack
24. Titanic 2012 by Bill Walker
25. Night Sky by Jolene Perry
26. Paskagankee by Allan Leverone

It's Monday! What are you reading? (Jan 23, 2012)

What are you reading on Mondays is hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey - You can hook up with the Mr. Linky there with your own post - but be sure and let me know what you are reading too! 

Currently reading:

Family Storms by V.C. Andrews 

In Search of Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault

Come Back to Me by Melissa Foster

Books up this week:

Demi-Monde by Rod Rees

Archon: The Book of Raziel by Sabrina Benulis

Cancelled by Elizabeth Ann West

Bathroom Book:

Prophecy of the Sisters  by Michelle Zink

 

Books finished since last post:

Airel by Aaron Patterson 

More Than Words Can Say by Robert Barclay

Children's Books reviewed since last post:
Millions of Cats by Wanda Ga'g
Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins
Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian

 

Until next week ----  Ready - Set - Read!

It's Monday! What Are you Reading? (Dec 27, 2011)

Ok, so I know it's not Monday, but we were a day late in celebrating Christmas as a family - yesterday was our Christmas Day - so I am a day late on lot's of things this week!  What are you reading on Mondays is hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey - You can hook up with the Mr. Linky there with your own post - but be sure and let me know what you are reading too! 

You still have today to enter in the Midwinter's Giveaway Hop! 

Currently reading:

Family Storms by V.C. Andrews  - This is a good book, but I just can't seem to get anytime to read!

Airel by Aaron Patterson

Books up this week:

Dreaming of the Wolf by Terry Spear

Darn Good Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown

A Winter Discovery by Michael Baron

Bathroom Book:

The Gift by Cecelia Ahearn

Books finished since last post:

No Holly For Christmas by Julie N. Ford

Books reviewed since last post:

No Holly For Christmas by Julie N. Ford

Until next week ----  Ready - Set - Read!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Jan 16, 2011)

What are you reading on Mondays is hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey - You can hook up with the Mr. Linky there with your own post - but be sure and let me know what you are reading too! 

Currently reading: Just further along in all of these.

Family Storms by V.C. Andrews 

Airel by Aaron Patterson 

More Than Words Can Say by Robert Barclay

Books up this week: Nothing has changed except that I am falling behind!

Demi-Monde by Rod Rees

Archon: The Book of Raziel by Sabrina Benulis

Cancelled by Elizabeth Ann West

Bathroom Book:

Prophecy of the Sisters  by Michelle Zink

Books finished since last post:

What's gonna happen is I'm going to finish the four I am reading within a day or two of each other and then gonna have to write all the reviews!

Books reviewed since last post:

Nada

Until next week ----  Ready - Set - Read!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Jan 30, 2012)

What are you reading on Mondays is hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey - You can hook up with the Mr. Linky there with your own post - but be sure and let me know what you are reading too! 

Currently reading:

Family Storms by V.C. Andrews  - I haven't given up on this yet, always seems like something else needs to be finished first!

Books up this week:
Lovesick by Spencer Seidel
The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy

Demi-Monde by Rod Rees

Archon: The Book of Raziel by Sabrina Benulis

Cancelled by Elizabeth Ann West

Bathroom Book:

Prophecy of the Sisters  by Michelle Zink - almost finished!

 

Books finished since last post:

Come Back to Me by Melissa Foster

Pyxis by K.C. Neal

In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault

Books Reviewed since last post:
Come Back to Me by Melissa Foster
Airel by Aaron Patterson and Chris White
Pyxis by K.C. Neal

Children's Books reviewed since last post:
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Virginia Burton

Until next week ----  Ready - Set - Read!

Location Specific Reading Challenges

Where Are You Reading Challenge hosted by Book Journey

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Must set up a Map under Google Maps - see host site for details
• Blog not necessary to participate
• You can just list the states if you don't want to/can't figure out how to use Google Maps
• Goal is to read a book set in each of the 50 states.  Anyone who does will go in a drawing at the end of the year.  Locations outside the 50 states are bonus and anyone reading from 10 or more locations will also go into a drawing.
• Here is a link to my map.

Books:

1.  Come Back to Me by Melissa Foster - Maryland/Iraq
2.  Airel by Aaron Patterson, Chris White - Idaho/Arabia
3.  More than Words Can Say by Robert Barclay - New York
4. In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault - Connecticutt
5.  Lovesick by Spencer Seidel - Maine
6. The Jerk Magnet by Melody Carlson - California
7. The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy - Iowa
8. What Happened to Hannah  by Mary Kay McComas - Virginia
9. Not in the Heart by Chris Fabry - Florida
10. The Color Purple by Alice Walker - Georgia
11.  Sykosa by Justin Ordonez - Washington
12. Banana Split by Josi Kilpack - Hawaii
13. A Grand Murder by Stacy Verdick Case - Minnesota
14. Night Sky by Jolene Perry - Nevada

Southern Literature Challenge hosted by The Introverted Reader

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Levels:
• C'mon in the house - 1 book
• Pull up a seat and stay awhile - 2 books
• Have a glass of sweet iced tea, honey - 3 books
• Y'all come back now, y'hear? - 4 books (My Level)
• Books can be any genre, but must be set in the South and written by a southern author
• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Alabama
• North Carolina
• Virginia
• Tennessee
• Mississippi
• Louisiana
• Kentucky
• West Virginia
• Texas
• Arkansas
• Florida - as long as you find a book by a Florida author and/or set in Florida that feels Southern
• Do not need a blog to participate
• Host has listed some Reading suggestions - Goodreads - Best Southern Literature 
• Each review linked will get one entry into prize drawing

Books:

1. What Happened to Hannah by Mary Kay McComas
2. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Reading the Winter Olympics hosted by GIRLxoxo

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: March 1, 2010 - Feb 6, 2014
• Levels:
• Gold - Read a book from every country that won a medal
• Silver - Read a book from every country that won a Gold medal
• Bronze - Read a book from every country that won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals (My Level - this would be 15 books)
• Book lists for other countries - BiblioTravel - Books Set In
• Below is a List of the 26 Countries with Medals from the 2010 Winter Olympics(* means the country got gold, silver and bronze medals).
  • Australia - Gold & Silver (no Bronze)
  • Austria *
  • Belarus *
  • Canada *
  • China *
  • Croatia - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
  • Czech Republic - Gold & Bronze (no Silver)
  • Estonia - Silver (no Gold or Bronze)
  • Finland - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
  • France *
  • Germany *
  • Great Britain - Gold (no Silver or Bronze)
  • Italy *
  • Japan - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
  • Kazakhstan - Silver (no Gold or Bronze)
  • Latvia - Silver (no Gold or Bronze)
  • Netherlands *
  • Norway *
  • Poland *
  • Russia *
  • Slovakia *
  • Slovenia - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
  • South Korea *
  • Sweden *
  • Switzerland - Gold & Bronze (no Silver)
  • United States *

Books:

1.  Voices of the Dead by Peter Leonard - Germany
2.  A Place to Die by Dorothy James - Austria
3.  Aquamarine by Carol Anshaw - United States
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More Reading Challenges

These reading challenges all center around a particular series in some way or another.  The awesome thing is that most of these series I already own in completion (or mostly own) and I haven't read them!  So they will count towards my TBR challenges as well!  Since I own them, it goes without saying that they are ones that I have wanted to read! So here we go, in no particular order:

Dean Koontz Reading Challenge hosted by The Book Garden

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Levels:
• Odd Thomas' Mailman - 3 books - My Level
• Odd Thomas' Neighbor - 6 books
• Odd Thomas' Best Friend - 9 books
• Odd Thomas' Stalker - 12+ books
• Read any book by Dean Koontz (See list here)
• Anyone can join.
• Must pick a level, but do not need to choose books ahead of time.  Can "upgrade" level if you so desire.
• Crossovers are allowed.
• Physical and ebooks allowed.
• Reviews are not mandatory.

Books:  I have so many Dean Koontz books waiting to be read, including the Odd Thomas series that I have no idea where I will start!

Kinsey Millhone Reading Challenge hosted by Darlene's Book Nook

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Perpetual
• You can join the challenge at any time and at any place in the series.
• Crossovers are allowed
• You do not need a blog to participate - please see host site for details.
• All formats are acceptable (audio books as long as unabridged)
• Quarterly link-ups on host blog with wrap up post at the end of the year.
• Read the Kinsey Millhone series by Sue Grafton

Books:

1. A is for Alibi
2. B is for Burglar
3. C is for Corpse
4. D is for Deadbeat
5. E is for Evidence
6. F is for Fugitive

(There are many more, but we will list those for starters)

Rizzoli & Isles Reading Challenge hosted by Socrates' Book Review Blog

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Anyone can join, with any place in the series
• You don't need a blog to participate - please see host site for details
• Crossovers are allowed
• Any format is acceptable
• Read the Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen

Books:

1. The Surgeon
2. The Apprentice
3. The Sinner
4. Body Double
5. Vanish
6. The Mephisto Club
7. The Keepsake (Keeping the Dead)
8. Ice Cold (The Killing Place)
9. The Silent Girl

Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge hosted by Darlene's Book Nook

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Levels:
• Level 1 - Read 1-4 books - My Level
• Level 2 - Read 5 - 8 books
• Level 3 - Read 9 - 11 books
• Level 4 - Read all 12 books
• Must choose level, but can always move up
• Quarterly link up for reviews on host site with a year end wrap up and giveaway for challenge finishers
• Crossovers are allowed
• Can join at any time - all books read in 2012 allowed regardless of when you sign up
• Read the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris

Books:

1. Dead Until Dark
2. Living Dead in Dallas
3. Club Dead
4. Dead to the World

Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge hosted by Darlene's Book Nook

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Perpetual
• Anyone can join, at any time, at any place in the series
• You do not need a blog to participate - please see host site for details
• Crossovers are allowed
• All formats are allowed (as long as unabridged)
• Quarterly link ups at host site with a wrap up at year's end
• Read the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich

Books:

1. One for the Money
2. Two for the Dough
3. Three to get Deadly
4. Four to Score
5. High Five
6. Hot Six

(There are many more, but we will stop there for now)

The Dark Tower Reading Challenge hosted by Leighanne's Lit

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Must read all 7 books to complete challenge
• All formats acceptable
• Crossovers are allowed
• Do not need a blog to participate - please see host site for details
• Reviews not mandatory, but there will be a linky for those who review.  There will also be a monthly discussion post at host site
• Read The Dark Tower books by Stephen King.

Though I have had this series for what seems like forever, this will be the first time through for me!

Books:

1. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
2. The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
3. The Dark Tower III: The Wastelands
4. The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
5. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
6. The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
7. The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
8. The Dark Tower VIII: The Wind Through the Keyhole (BONUS book - publishing Spring of 2012)

Welcome to Cedar Cove Challenge hosted by Book Dragon's Lair

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Not really any other rules. . .
• Read the Cedar Cove books by Debbie Macomber

Books:

1. 16 Lighthouse Road
2. 204 Rosewood Lane
3. 311 Pelican Court
4. 44 Cranberry Point
5. 50 Harbor Street
6. 6 Rainier Drive
7. 74 Seaside Ave
8. 8 Sandpiper Way
9. 92 Pacific Boulevard
10. 1022 Evergreen Place
11. 1105 Yakima Street
12. 1225 Christmas Tree Lane (release date - Sept 27)

Two related stories

5-B, a novella in the Hearts Divided anthology

A Cedar Cove Christmas

1st in a Series Challenge hosted by A Few More Challenges

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Levels:
• Series Novice: Read 3 books that are the first in a series
• Series Lover: Read 6 books that are the first in a series (My Level)
• Series Expert: Read 9 books that are the first in a series
• Series Fanatic: Read 20 books that are the first in a series
• You do not need to list your books in advance
• Can join anytime during the year
• Read any book that is the first book of a series

Books:

1. Airel by Aaron Patterson, Chris White (The Airel Saga, Book 1)
2. Pyxis by K.C. Neal (Pyxis #1)
3. Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
4. The Surgeon
5. Dead Until Dark
6. One for the Money
7. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
8. 16 Lighthouse Road
   Shore Excursion by Marie Moore
   Until Next Time by Amy Lignor
   
   
   

These are just the books for the series on this page - and I am sure there will be other ones that I stumble across this year as well!



TV Addict Reading Challenge hosted by Belle's Bookshelf

Challenge Details:

• Timeline: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
• Levels:
• Single Play - Read books that correspond to 1 TV show (my level)
• Mini-series - Read books that correspond to 2 TV shows
• Series - Read books that correspond to 3-4 TV shows
• Soap Opera - Read books that correspond to 5+ shows
• Read books that TV shows are based on
• You don't have to read the ENTIRE series that the TV shows are based on, just the books that correspond to the seasons of the TV show (i.e. the first four books of the Sookie Stackhouse series, which formed the basis for the first seasons of True Blood that are currently available)
• Do not need to list books in advance

Books - mine are from Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood

1. Dead Until Dark
2. Living Dead in Dallas
3. Club Dead
4. Dead to the World