New Release Challenge

This challenge is to read books that were published in 2016. There will be monthly update posts that you can link too, and each quarter - the end of March, June, September and December, there will be a giveaway with the update as well. 

(Challenge hosted  by (un)Conventional BookViews and Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!)

Levels: 

1-15 books per year – New Release Newbie

16-30 books per year – New Release Pro

31-45 books per year – New Release Veteran

45+ books per year – New Release Enthusiast

I am just going to be a New Release Newbie for this challenge. 

1. Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb

2. Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed Tarkington

3. Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian

4. How Willa Got Her Groove Back by Emily McKay

5. Love Me Love Me Not by Alyxandra Harvey
6. Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor

Newbery Reading Challenge

For this challenge, you just need to read Newbery Medal Winners, Newbery Honor Books or Caldecott Medal Winners.  Each book has a different point value and you pick your level based on the number of points you think you can earn.  (This challenge is hosted by Smiling Shelves)

List of Newbery Books
List of Caldecott Books

Point Values:

• 3 points for a Newbery Medal Winner
• 2 points for a Newbery Honor Book
• 1 point for a Caldecott Medal Winner (Gotta give the picture books some love, too.)

Levels:

L'Engle: 15 - 29 points

Spinelli: 30 - 44 points

Avi: 45 - 59 points

Lowry: 60 - 74 points

Konigsburg: 75+ points

I'm going to play it easy and go for L'Engle Level.

How Do YA Readers Make New Year's Resolutions?

Do you/did you make any resolutions?  I would love to hear them.  What is your favorite YA resolution from the video?

Pop Sugar's 2016 Ultimate Reading Challenge

This one is easy - read a variety of books - and check off the boxes as you read them! 

 Join the challenge at Pop Sugar!

1. A book based on a fairy tale - Love Me Love Me Not 
2. A National Book Award winner 
3.  A YA bestseller
4.  A book you haven't read since high school
5.  A book set in your home state
6.  A book translated to English
7.  A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe - Into the Dim 
9.  A book that's under 150 pages
10.  A New York Times bestseller
11.  a book that's becoming a movie this year
12.  A book recommended by someone you just met
13.  A self-improvement book
14.  A book you can finish in a day
15.  A book written by a celebrity
16.  A political memoir
17.  A book at least 100 years older than you
18.  A book that's more than 600 pages
19. A book from Oprah's Book club 
20.  A science fiction novel
21.  A book recommended by a family member
22.  A graphic novel
23.  A book published in 2016 - Brotherhood in Death
24.   A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
25.  A book that takes place during summer
26. A book and its prequel 
27. A murder mystery 
28. A book written by a comedian 
29. A dystopian novel 
30. A book with a blue cover - Only Love Can Break Your Heart 
31. A book of poetry
32.  The first book you see in a bookstore
33.  A classic from the 20th century
34. A Book from the library - Goat Mountain 
35.  An autobiography
36. A book about a road trip 
37. A Book about a culture you are unfamiliar with - Orhan's Inheritance 
38. A satirical book 
39. A book that takes place on an island 
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy 

Let's Talk Book Challenges

The start of the year always brings with it a myriad of challenges across the book blogger world -- and who doesn't like a challenge?

I always start out all gung-ho (do they still say  gung-ho?) and sign up for lots of challenges, because of course, crossovers are allowed, so why not go for them all?  This momentum lasts for a couple of months during a good year, starts to wane around March, sometimes with an upsurge in June and by September -- fuggedaboutit!

So this year I decided that I would be more choosey in the challenges that I signed up for.  I scrolled through the list at A Novel Challenge and with a very discerning eye began to make a list of those that I would like to participate in this year.  I told myself that I was not going to over do it.  I.Was.Not.Going.To.Over.Do.It.  Well, I completed the list and counted them up. . . and. .. I HAVE 2 MORE CHALLENGES THAN I DID LAST YEAR!!!  OMG!

So prepare yourself for a barrage of blog posts over the next week, as they will each get a mention here as a place to keep my list of books that I complete for each challenge.  For as Barney says: