Young Adult Book Reading Challenges discussion

Welcome to YA Book Club's 20th Reading Challenge!

Rules

Duration: December 1, 2015 – February 29, 2016

We are a YA Book Club, so all books should be young adult (unless otherwise noted).

You have 3 months to read 10 YA books that satisfy following requirements:

1. Read a book that is a new release published in December of 2015, January or February of 2016. GoodReads offers lists of the most popular new releases by month, they might help you to make your choices – December , January, February (If you have difficulties obtaining these new books, you can read a release from the same months in the prior year).

2. Many book awards are announced in the winter (Printz, Newbery, Cybils, etc). Read a past or present award winner. You can also read a book from the GoodReads Choice Awards winner lists.

3. Read a book that takes place during winter or a winter holiday (Christmas, Valentines Day etc). Some examples here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...

4. Read a book whose title starts with a letter from the word WINTER

5. December 21 is Short Story Day. Read a short story, novella or short story collection. some ideas here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

6. January 1 is Euro Day. Read a book set in or published in any European country. Some ideas here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

7. January 2 is Science Fiction Day. Read a science fiction book. Dystopian counts of course. Some ideas here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...

8. February is Library Lovers month. Read a book from the library or from a friends library!

9. February 26 is Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Read a fairy tale re-telling or a book inspired by a fairy tale. Some ideas here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

10. February 28 is Floral Design Day. Read a book with flowers on the cover or a character with a flower name. Some ideas here:https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9..., https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Everything should be done on this thread - your questions, your plans and your progress.

Track your challenge here: https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

Happy reading!

10/10


1. New Release: Truthwitch (done)
2. Award Winner: The Sword of Summer (done)
3. Winter Holiday: The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl (done)
4. WINTER: Rise of the Evening Star (done)
5. Short Story: Glitches (done)
6. Europe: The BFG (done)
7. SciFi: My Teacher Glows in the Dark (done)
8. Library Book: My Teacher Fried My Brains (done)
9. Fairy Tale: Fairest (done)
10. Flowers: The Wishing Spell (done)

15/15 - Completed

✓. New Release: Stars Above
✓. Award Winner: Where Things Come Back
✓. Winter Holiday: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
✓. WINTER
W: The Winner's Curse
I: I Am Princess X
N: The Night We Said Yes
T: Trouble Is a Friend of Mine
E: Exquisite Captive
R: Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales
✓. Short Story: Glitches
✓. Europe: The Geography of You and Me
✓. SciFi: The 5th Wave
✓. Library Book: How to Save a Life
✓. Fairy Tale: Spinning Starlight
✓. Flowers: The Fortunes of Indigo Skye

I was waiting for the new list! Thanks!

7/10

1. New Release - This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
2. Award Winner - Bone Gap
3. Winter or Winter Holiday - Salt To The Sea by Ruta Sepetys
4. WINTER - Illuminae
5. Short Story, Novella
6. Set in Europe -The Marvels by Brian Selznick
7. Science Fiction or Dystopian
8. Library Book - I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter
9. Fairy Tale Retelling
10. Flower - Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Progress: 10/10 - completed

1. New Release: The Dark Days Club (14/02/16)
2. Award Winner: The Lightning Thief (16/02/16)
3. Winter Holiday: Snow Like Ashes (21/12/15)
4. WINTER: Tonight the Streets Are Ours (27/12/15)
5. Short Story: My True Love Gave To Me (26/12/15)
6. Europe: The Accident Season (6/1/16)
7. SciFi: Cinder (2/1/16)
8. Library Book: Six of Crows (28/12/15
9. Fairy Tale: A Court of Thorns and Roses (13/12/15)
10. Flowers: If I Stay (21/01/16)

TBR:
Completed:

9 / 10

1. New Release: Wandering Star
2. Award Winner: City of Fallen Angels
3. Winter Holiday: Shiver
4. WINTER: A Wind in the Door
5. Short Story: The Favorite
6. Europe: Curtsies & Conspiracies
7. SciFi: Pandemonium
8. Library Book: Requiem
9. Fairy Tale: Gilded Ashes
10. Flowers: The Body Finder

7/10

✓ New Release: Child of the Daystar
2. Award Winner:
3. Winter Holiday:
✓. WINTER: Demons in Disguise
✓ Short Story: Friday the 13th
✓ Europe: Lumière
7. SciFi:
✓. Library Book: Armageddon Rules
✓ Fairy Tale: The Grimm Diaries Prequels volume 15 - 18: Snow White Black Swan, The Pumpkin Piper, Prince of Puppets, The Sleeping Swan
✓ Flowers: Otomen, Volume 5

Progress: 5/10

Currently reading:

1. New Release: Oblivion
2. Award Winner: Midwinterblood
3. Winter Holiday: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
4. WINTER: When We Collided
5. Short Story: Destroy Me
6. Europe: The Progeny
7. SciFi: Across the Universe
8. Library Book: None of the Above
9. Fairy Tale: Cinder
10. Flowers: Earthquake

I am trying to join through the message, but I keep getting an error message user shelf name not entered. I am putting "read" as all books will obviously be on my read shelf. Do I need to create a new shelf? I'm new to this reading challenge thing :)

Progress: 9/10


1. New Release: The Darkest Part of the Forest
2. Award Winner: I'll Give You the Sun
3. Winter Holiday: Shadow and Bone
4. WINTER: We'll Always Have Summer
5. Short Story: Please Remain Calm
6. Europe: Anna and the French Kiss
7. SciFi: The Winner's Curse
8. Library Book: Ink and Bone
9. Fairy Tale: Crown of Ice
10. Flowers: The Truth About Forever

0/10

1. New Release:
2. Award winner:
3. Winter Holiday:
4. WINTER:
5. Short Story:
6. Europe:
7. SciFi:
8. Library book:
9. Fairy tale:
10. Flowers:

6/10

1. New Release:
2. Award Winning:
3. Wintertime:
4. WINTER: Walk on Earth a Stranger
5. Short Story: Slasher Girls & Monster Boys
6. Europe: Newt's Emerald
7. SciFi: Starflight
8. Library book: Rebel Belle
9. Fairy tale:
10. Flowers: These Shallow Graves

Planned Reads 0/10
1. New Release: Morning Star
2. Award Winner: Red Queen
3. Winter Holiday: Let It Snow
4. WINTER:Neverwhere
5. Short Story:
6. Europe:
7. Sci-fi:
8. Library: Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
9. Fairy Tale Re-telling:Winter
10. Flowers on Cover/Flower Name:

here is my list:
*ill probably change and update it in the next few mounts
read: 9/10

1. February: Sunset Park
2. Award: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
3. Christmas: Unwrapping Hank
4. WINTER: What Happens At Christmas
5. Short: Saga, Volume 1
6. Europe: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
7. Sci-Fi: Their Fractured Light
8. Borrowed: The Dream Thieves
Random Book: Make it Count
10. Flowers: Saga #30

Finished! 26.02.2016

0/10

1. New Release:-Shallow Graves
2. Award winner:
3. Winter Holiday:
4. WINTER:
5. Short Story:
6. Europe:
7. SciFi:
8. Library book:
9. Fairy tale:
10. Flowers:

Planned Reads 4/10 (Possibly More)
1. New Release: Truthwitch by Susan Dennard/ Glass Sword
2. Award Winner: Gathering Darkness
3. Winter Holiday: Fault in Our Stars/The Winter Witch
4. WINTER: Crown of Ice
5. Short Story: The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
6. Europe: Die For Me
7. SciFi: Maze Runner / Scorch Trials by James Dashner
8. Library Book: Death Cure by James Dashner
9. Fairy Tale: Court of Thrones & Roses
10. Flowers: Body Finder

Completed: 2/10

1. New release:
2. Award winner:
3. Winter/winter holiday:
4. WINTER:
5. Short story: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories 12/13
6. Europe:
7. Science fiction:
8. Library book: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 12/8
9. Fairy tale:
10. Flowers:

Hilary wrote: "I am trying to join through the message, but I keep getting an error message user shelf name not entered. I am putting "read" as all books will obviously be on my read shelf. Do I need to create a ..."

I've always made new shelves for each challenge, I'm not sure if you can use your read shelf

Unfortunately I didn't manage to complete the last challenge, but I'm optimistic that I'll be able to finish this one!

1. New Release: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
2. Award Winner: I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
3. Winter Holiday: Mia Goes Fourth by Meg Cabot
4. WINTER: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
5. Short Story: Fairest by Marissa Meyer
6. Europe: Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
7. SciFi: The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel
8. Library Book: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
9. Fairy Tale: Cress by Marissa Meyer
10. Flowers: Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 01 by Kyousuke Motomi

I had a hard time finishing the last challenge due to time, but I think if I plan ahead I can complete this one!

1. New Release: Remembrance
2. Award Winner: Challenger Deep
3. Winter Holiday: Shiver
4. WINTER: Winter
5. Short Story: The Son of Sobek
6. Europe: The Royal We
7. Scifi: Gone
8. Library Book: The Sowing
9. Fairy Tale: Ash & Bramble
10. Flowers: By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

5/10


1. New Release: Before Goodbye by Mimi Cross (Finished)
2. Award Winner: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (Finished)
3. Winter Holiday: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray (Finished)
4. WINTER: Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider (Finished)
5. Short Story: The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard by Kiera Cass (Finished)
6. Europe: Doon by Carey Corp
7. SciFi: The Martian by Andy Weir
8. Library Book: Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
9. Fairy Tale: Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
10. Flowers: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

15/15 Finished at last!


(1) New Release: Stars Above
(2) Award Winner: Saga, Volume 4
(3) Winter/Winter Holiday: Winter Town
(4) Starts with WINTER:
W: The Winner's Curse
I: Incarceron
N: Nothing Special
T: Tantalize
E: The Espressologist
R: Rumors
(5) Short Story: The Iron Legends
(6) Euro Day: When Irish Guys Are Smiling
(7) Sci Fi Day: Under the Never Sky
(8) Library Lovers: The Dream Thieves
(9) Fairy Tale Day: Mirrored
(10) Floral Design: Wings

In again!

Progress: 9/10

1. New Release
2. Award Winner: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (Dec. 2015)
3. Wintery Theme: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (12/11). No holiday plot, but situated in an Ice Court in a land like Iceland or Sweden.
4. WINTER: Night Owls by Jenn Bennett (01/27)
5. Short Story, Novella: Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews (12/13). I know it is adult-targeted, but the heroine is still sixteen.
6. Published in Europe: Nacht aus Rauch und Nebel by Mechthild Gläser (01/10)
7. SciFi/Dystopia: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray (Dec. 2015)
8. (Ex-) Library Book: Das Geheime Leben der Bücher vor dem Erscheinen (01/17)
9. Fairy Tale Retelling: Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis (01/31
10. Flowery Cover: Anathema by K.A. Tucker (01/25)




Abandoned on the go: for 4 (after 8%)
for 10) (after less than 5%)
for 4 (after almost 20%)

10/15

1. New Release: Glass Sword Completed 2/24
2. Award Winner: Red Queen Completed 1/29
3. Winter Holiday: The Titan's Curse Completed 1/8
4. W: The Winner's Curse
I: The Infinite Sea Completed 12/21
N: None of the Above Completed 12/5
T:
E: Emmy & Oliver
R: The Red Pyramid
5. Short Story: Queen Song Completed 2/6
6. Europe: The Ocean at the End of the Lane Completed 12/10
7. SciFi: The 5th Wave Completed 12/16
8. Library Book: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power Completed 2/4
9. Fairy Tale: Stardust Completed 12/8
10. Flowers: All the Bright Places

oliviasbooks wrote: "In again!

Progress: 0/10

1. New Release
2. Award Winner
3. Wintery Theme
4. WINTER
5. Short Story, Novella
6. Published in Europe
7. SciFi/Dystopia
8. Library Book (or setting?)
9. Fairy Tale Re..."

If you want to read a book set in a library do it!!

4/10

1. New Release:
2. Award Winner: Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King ✓
3. Winter Holiday:
4. WINTER: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson ✓
5. Short Story: Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi
6. Europe: How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran ✓
7. SciFi: Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
8. Library:
9. Fairy Tale:
10. Flowers: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke ✓

4/10

1. New Release: We Are The Ants
2. Award Winner: Grasshopper Jungle(1/8/16)
3. Winter or Winter Holiday: Let it Snow! Season's Readings for a Super-Cool Yule!
4. WINTER: This Ordinary Life
5. Short Story, Novella: The Map(1/9/15)
6. Set in Europe: Knife Edge(1/20/16)
7. Science Fiction: Steelheart (12/31/15)
8. Library: What You Left Behind
9. Fairy Tale Retelling: Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
10. Flower:

0/15

Yay, here goes. :)

0/10

1. New Release: Glass Sword
2. Award winner:Confess
3. Winter Holiday:Ex-mas
4. WINTER: Winter
5. Short Story:The Traitor
6. Europe:Just One Day
7. SciFi:Uglies
8. Library book:
9. Fairy tale:Fairest
10. Flowers: Beastly

3/10


1. New Release: Morning Star
2. Award winner: Bone Gap
3. Winter Holiday: Ruin and Rising
4. WINTER: End of Days
5. Short Story: Untamed
6. Europe: Hollow City
7. SciFi: Ruins
8. Library book: Library of Souls
9. Fairy tale: Ensnared
10. Flowers: Silver Shadows

0/10


1. New Release: This Is Where It Ends
2. Award Winner: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
3. Winter Holiday: Let it Snow
4. WINTER: Wonderstruck
5. Short Story: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Winter Romances
6. Europe: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
7. SciFi: Scarlet
8. Library Book: We Are All Made of Molecules
9. Fairy Tale: Cinder
10. Flowers:

1. new release - Not If I See You First (12/26/15)
2. award winner
3. winter/winter holiday - This Is Where It Ends (1/11/16)
4. WINTER
W - What's Broken Between Us (1/23/16)
I - Impostor (1/12/16)
N
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5. short story
6. euro day - Emerald Green (12/25/15)
7. science fiction - No True Echo (1/10/16)
8. library book - None of the Above (12/27/15)
9. fairy tale - A Whole New World (1/5/16)
10. flowers

You guys, I have a problem: I have set a separate shelf for this challenge, but the books I add to it do not count toward my goal! Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong?

progress: 3/10

1. New Release: Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
2. Award Winner: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
3. Winter or Winter Holiday: Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch **READ
4. WINTER: Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
5. Short Story:
6. Europe: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell ** READ
7. SciFi: Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
8. Library: Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Abertalli ** READ
9. Fairy Tale: Cress by Marissa Meyer
10. Floral: The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

✓. New Release: Of Light and Darkness
✓. Award Winner: Doll Bones
✓. Winter Holiday: Cold Spell
✓. WINTER
✓: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
✓: The Impostor Queen
✓: Not a Drop to Drink
✓: Towering
✓: Eternal
✓: Red Queen
✓. Short Story: Annabel
✓. Europe: Die for Me
✓. SciFi: Pandemonium
✓. Library Book: Old Magic
✓. Fairy Tale: Sisters Red
✓. Flowers: Dark Song

0/10

1. New Release: Glass Sword
2. Award winner: The Young Elites
3. Winter Holiday: Shadow and Bone
4. WINTER: Winter
5. Short Story: The Goddess Legacy
6. Europe: Clockwork Angel
7. SciFi:Fairest
8. Library book: Nightshade
9. Fairy tale: Scarlet
10. Flowers: Toxic Heart

0/10

1. New Release: Glass Sword
2. Award Winner: All the Right Places
3. Winter Holiday: Shiver
4. WINTER: Eleanor and Park
5. Short Story: Four
6. Europe: Anna and the French Kiss
7. SciFi: 5th Wave
8. Library Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
9. Fairy Tale: Cress
10. Flowers: New Moon

10/10


1. New Release: Firsts
2. Award Winner: Okay for Now
3. Winter Holiday: Snow Like Ashes
4. WINTER: What I Didn't Say
5. Short Story: Maybe Not
6. Europe: The Queen of All that Dies
7. SciFi: We Are the Ants
8. Library Book: The Wrong Side of Right
9. Fairy Tale: Sisters Red
10. Flowers: If I Stay

yay! I love these!

6/10

1. new release
2. award winner - Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary - Finished 12/29/15
3. winter/winter holiday - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken - Finished 12/14/15
4. WINTER - The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - Finished 12/2/15
5. short story
6. euro day
7. science fiction - Fairest by Marissa Meyer - Finished 12/8/15
8. library book - You Are Here by Jennifer E. Smith - Finished 1/6/16
9. fairy tale - Winter by Marissa Meyer - Finished 12/13/15
10. flowers

10/10 - Finished!

1. new release - A Spy's Devotion, Melanie Dickerson
2. award winner - Illuminae, Amie Kaufman
3. winter/winter holiday - Scorch, Gina Damico
4. WINTER - Winter, Marissa Meyer
5. short story - Stars Above, Marissa Meyer
6. euro day - A Night Divided, Jennifer A. Nielsen
7. science fiction - The Young Elites, Marie Lu
8. library book - Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo
9. fairy tale - Fairest, Marissa Meyer
10. flowers - The Unfailing Light, Robin Bridges

Rosaline wrote: "You guys, I have a problem: I have set a separate shelf for this challenge, but the books I add to it do not count toward my goal! Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong?"

Have you been marking the date read? It has to be read within the time period for the challenge.

Hyosun wrote: "Rosaline wrote: "You guys, I have a problem: I have set a separate shelf for this challenge, but the books I add to it do not count toward my goal! Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong?"

..."

I have! I finished it on December 4th, and set the date read on December 4th, but it's not working!

Rosaline wrote: "Hyosun wrote: "Rosaline wrote: "You guys, I have a problem: I have set a separate shelf for this challenge, but the books I add to it do not count toward my goal! Does anyone have any idea what mig..."

If you've added the date and put the book on the shelf you created when you signed up for the challenge then I don't know what else you could do. If you want you can just track what you've read here in the challenge thread.

Hyosun wrote: "Rosaline wrote: "Hyosun wrote: "Rosaline wrote: "You guys, I have a problem: I have set a separate shelf for this challenge, but the books I add to it do not count toward my goal! Does anyone have ..."

I suppose I should do that! Thanks! :)

2/10
1. New Release Passenger
2. Award Winner The Sword of Summer FINISHED
3. Setting of winter/holiday My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
4. Title that begins with a letter from WINTER
5. Short story UnBound
6. Book set or published in Europe Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix FINISHED
7. Science fiction/dystopian UnSouled
8. Library Adaptation
9. Fairy tale A Court of Thorns and Roses
10. Flowers

0/10


1. X
2. X
3. Last Christmas by Kate Brian
4. Where the Truth Lies by Jessica Warman
5. X
6. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
7. X
8. Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
9. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
10. X

Rosaline wrote: "Hyosun wrote: "Rosaline wrote: "You guys, I have a problem: I have set a separate shelf for this challenge, but the books I add to it do not count toward my goal! Does anyone have any idea what mig..."

This happened to me, but once I waited a few minutes and refreshed the page the books started showing up toward my goal. Tell me if this helps?

1. New Release:Never Never: Part Three
2. Award winner:Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe✔
3. Winter Holiday:Shadow and Bone
4. WINTER: Winter
5. Short Story:Destroy Me✔
6. Europe:Isla and the Happily Ever After
7. SciFi:End of Days
8. Library book:Feed✔
9. Fairy tale:Cress
10. Flowers: Everything, Everything ✔

8/10

1. New Release - Salt to the Sea
2. Award Winner - The Graveyard Book
3. Winter/Holiday - Shadow and Bone
4. WINTER - The Raven Boys
5. Short Story/Novella - My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Winter Romances
6. Set in Europe - The Geography of You and Me
7. Science Fiction/Dystopian - Firstlife
8. Library Book - What You Left Behind
9. Fairy Tale Retelling - Scarlet
10. Flower - Asunder

4/10


1. New Release:
2. Award Winner:
3. Winter Holiday: Winterspell
4. WINTER: This Is Where It Ends
5. Short Story: The Prince
6. Europe:
7. SciFi: The 5th Wave
8. Library Book:
9. Fairy Tale:
10. Flowers: