The Book Challenge discussion

Its a new year with all new book challenges! Excited!

I am setting my goal to 200 books this year since I read 191 last year. It's a rather high goal so who knows if I will reach it but I'll have a good time trying!

A-Z BOOK TITLE CHALLENGE

I didn't finish my A-Z book Title last year so I'm going to give it another try this year.

A. America's Boy: A Memoir4♥♥♥♥
B. Bridie and Finn4♥♥♥♥
C. Concealed in Death4♥♥♥♥
D. Dark Wolf3♥♥♥
E. Ender's Game3♥♥♥
F. Fanta C3♥♥♥
G. Going to the Chapel4♥♥♥♥
H. Home to Harmony2♥♥
I. Immortal in Death4♥♥♥♥
J. Jesse's Lady (Reissue)
K. Kiss Across Time2♥♥
L. Love Letters3♥♥♥
M. Memoria. A Corporation of Lies3♥♥♥
N. Night Play4♥♥♥♥
O. On The Scent2♥♥
P. Possession2♥♥
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R. Rapture in Death
S. Son 2♥♥
T. Takedown Twenty4♥♥♥♥
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V. Vampires Are Forever3♥♥♥
W. Written in My Own Heart's Blood4♥♥♥♥
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Z. Zombie Zora2.5♥♥♥

A-Z AUTHOR CHALLENGE

I have come close but never finished this one either.

A. Jonis Agee River Wife
B. Suzanne Brockmann Do or Die4♥♥♥♥
C. Orson Scott Card Speaker for the Dead2♥♥
D. Diana Gabaldon Dragonfly in Amber5♥♥♥♥♥
E. Suzanne Ellison Blazing Star1♥
F. Christine Feehan Air Bound3♥♥♥
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H. Nick Hornby A Long Way Down2♥♥
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J. John Jakes Homeland3♥♥♥
K. Sherrilyn Kenyon Dance with the Devil
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M. Karen Marie Moning Iced2♥♥
N. Betty Neals Polly
O. CeCe Osgood The Divorced Not Dead Workshop 3♥♥♥
P. Christopher Paolini Brisingr 3♥♥♥
Q.
R. Nora Roberts The Collector3♥♥♥
S. Lynsay Sands The Accidental Vampire 4♥♥♥♥
T. Janelle Taylor Chase The Wind
U. Anne Ursu Breadcrumbs3♥♥♥
V. Cynthia Victor The Secret: 02♥♥
W. Pat Warren Sunshine2♥♥
X. Evan J. Xavier Remedy2♥♥
Y. Douglas Yocom Matter of Chastity: The High Plains Saga of a Woman's Revenge2♥♥
Z. Allan Zullo We Fought Back Teen Resisters of the Holocaust

September through May.(9 months)

The goal for this challenge is to read one book for each of five core areas: Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Math, and Fine Arts. (2 or 3 peer reviewed articles, or magazine articles from reputable sources can count as a book)

1. Language Arts:

2. Science:



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4. Math:


5. Fine Arts:

Heroes Around the World (goal 10 books)

Each book must have a hero from a different country.

1. Acadian (Cajun)
2. Celt(ic)
3. Irish
4. Roman
5. Kanaan
6. English
7. Scottish
8. Russian
9. American
10. Native American/Lakota

Retelling Challenge

Read a book that retells an old story, then read the original and compare the two.

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3. Sense and Sensibility

Holiday Challenge

How many different Holiday's can you read this year?

1. New Year's Eve
2. Valentine's Day
3. St Patrick's Day
4. Easter

Movie Challenge:

Read a book that has been made into a movie, then watch the movie!

1. Book way better!
2. enjoyed Book and movie
3. I liked the movie a lot, was really well done
4. actually enjoyed the movie more than the book but the book was still pretty good.
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6. Disney's version is fun but the newer version with Johnny Depp was a really good twist on the story
7. I liked the adjustments they made in the movie, I don't think the movie would have been as enjoyable if it would have portrayed the book to closely.
8. If I hadn't read the book I would never had understood the movie!
9. They did a very good job with this movie
10. Movie so much better than the book!!
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12. the movie was good but lacked some of the emotion of the book, I was crying by the end of the book but not as emotional during the movie.
13. the movie is fun to watch but the book is much more awesome!

2014 Happily Every After Fairy Tale Retelling (goal 8-10)


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Awesome looking challenge!! I think I might try your fairy tale one myself =D

50 STATES

Washington Louisiana Colorado New Jersey Missouri
Pennsylvania Wisconsin Montana New York Florida
Texas California Ohio Illinois Alaska Connecticut Maine Arizona Georgia Oklahoma Kansas

12 + 2 Challenge

I've been wanting to clean out my bookshelf for a while so I'm going to jump on this.

Here is my list, I just randomly picked off my shelves:

1. Hearts in Atlantis
2. Eagle's Cry: A Novel of the Louisiana Purchase
3. The Lighthouse
4. A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
5. The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
6. Day Of The Dead/
7. Ava: My Story
8. The Five People You Meet in Heaven
9. Her Fearful Symmetry
10. Selected Poems
11. The House of Velvet and Glass
12. back when we were grown ups

Alternatives
1. The World of Normal BoysThe World of Normal Boys
2. Alas, Babylon

An Historic Challenge:

This challenge focuses more on the individual people and specific incidents that make or occur throughout our history.

This challenge will run from May 1st to January 31st.
Read one book from each of these topics, they can be either fiction or non-fiction.

1. Read a book that centers around an historic figure. The book doesn't have to be set during the event that made them "famous/historic".

2. Read a book that involves a member of an historic figures' family or friend.

3. Read a book involving a servant or employee of an historic figure.

4. Read a book that is set during or about an historic event. Louisiana Purchase

5. History builds on itself, read a book about an event that occurred because of another historical event occurring. (ie the Civil War led to the Civil Rights movement)

Birthday Challenge

This is a short Challenge that will run from May to August.

Read 2 or 3 of the following choices:

1. Read a book that was published in the year you were born. It can be any type of book you want to read.

2. Read a book that is set in the year you were born.

3. Find a newspaper headline from the day you were born, read a book that involves the headline in some way.

4. Read a story that related to your Zodiac sign/animal in some way. Pisces/water

5. Read a book with either the month, day or year you were born in the title.

Wizard of Oz 75th anniversary challenge

★ Read a book set in a fantasy world.
★ Read a book set in Kansas.
★ Read a book set on a farm.
★ Read a book that is published in August.
★ Read a book that quotes or references The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,
★ Read a book where a character sings beautifully.
★ Read a book where someone discovers they have a heart after-all.
★ Read a book where someone goes home - or is trying to get there.
★ Read a book where someone shows courage.
★ Read a book where the heroine rescues her friends.*
★ Read a book with a “road trip” theme - be it paved with yellow bricks or not.
★ Read a book with a character named Dorothy.
★ Read a book with a character who shows braininess.
★ Read a book with a dog in it, whether or not they are named Toto.
★ Read a book with a good witch.
★ Read a book with a heart on the cover.
★ Read a book with a pair of shoes on the cover; or where the heroine buys a new pair.
★ Read a book with a rainbow on the cover.
★ Read a book with a ruby red cover.
★ Read a book with a shape-shifter lion.
★ Read a book with a wicked witch.
★ Read a book with a wizard in it.
★ Read a book with an emerald bookcover.
★ Read a book with some sparkles on the cover.

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Love this challenge.

Yeah, that looks fun. I might have to try this one. Have you set a time limit on this?

Lea wrote: "Yeah, that looks fun. I might have to try this one. Have you set a time limit on this?"

The group it came from set it for the summer or til the end of the year if you wanted to. Option 2 was to take this quiz http://www.zimbio.com/quiz/QdSoY4-agX... then take your answer and read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the word you get.

Thats a lot for the summer so I think I'll play with it through the year.

I read a book where they do Gilbert and Sullivan. Does anyone think that would count as singing beautifully?
I read "Late Nights on Air" by Elizabeth Hay. I'm counting stat as a road trip.
"Bleeding Edge" by Thomas Pynchon has several people who go home.
"Tooth and Claw" by Jon Walton dragon "fantasy" magic but no witches or wizards.

Autumn challenge

orange or black
• gold
• in school or an instructor
• wind or rain
• hero = “turkey”
• leaves
• brown
• moon
• wine or grapes
• spooky
• red
• yellow
• Thanksgiving or grateful
• sweater or boots
• cozy fire
• cat
• football
• shopping
• pie or circular
• pumpkin or jack-o’-lantern
• graveyard
• rake
• favorite candy wrapper
• costume party or masquerade
• setting: upcoming winter holiday

Getting toward the end of the year... cutting it close on my A-Z lists.