2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

After reading several comments, we found a special extra challenge for everyone!

A small YEARLY CHALLENGE
for those who don't have time or are intimidated by the large yearly challenges

Modern Mrs. Darcy posted a challenge: 12 books in 12 different categories over 12 months.
1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

How to Participate

1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can join a challenge at any time, as long as the challenge is still active.

2. Whenever you finish a book for the challenge, post here and let the challenge leader know so they can update your progress.

Some members choose to update their original post with their progress to keep track of their challenge more easily, but make sure to also post a new message so the challenge leader knows to go look at your original post. You can look at how other members report their progress to find a strategy that works well for you.

For more information about how challenges work, check out This Thread or ask your challenge leader.

as of message 472, this challenge will be archived on January 7
Participants

Aditya 2/12
Aj 0/12
Amanda 1/12
Amanda 12/12 Completed!
Anna 12/12 Completed!
Annie 0/12
Becky 2/12
Bernie 12/12 Completed!
betterinwords 2/12
Billie 0/12
Blagica 12/12 Completed!
Caro 9/12
Carri 2/12
Carrie 1/12
Catty 7/12
Charity 10/12
Chloe 5/12
Claire 7/12
Clare 7/12
CorrieGM 15/15 Completed!
Courtney 6/12
Cynthia 1/12
Danielle 1/12
Dawn 1/12
Dayave 2/12
Deborah 3/12
Diana 12/12 Completed!
Eleonora 6/12
Emily 11/12
Erika 3/12
Felicia 12/12 Completed!
Gabriella 9/12
Gail 11/12
Gem 12/12 Completed!
Isabelle 12/12 Completed!
Jackie B 5/12
Jade 12/12 Completed!
James 0/12
James 6/12
Jave 2/12
Jenn 6/12
Jennifer 1/12
Jenny 6/12
Jessa 2/12
Jill 7/12
Jodie 2/12
Julie 1/12
Julie 0/12
Justin 3/12
Kadijah MIchelle 10/12
Kaitlyn 12/12 Completed!
Kalyn 0/12
Kara 0/12
Karen 0/12
Karen 0/12
Karishma 0/12
Katharine 12/12 Completed!
Kennedy 1/12
Kiara 0/12
Kim 0/12
Kirstie 7/12
Kristie 1/12
Kylie 2/12
Latricia 7/12
Laura 0/12
Laura Jane 0/12
Laurie 12/12 Completed!
Leslie 1/12
Libby 0/12
Lindsay IL 0/12
Lindsey 0/12
Lisa 2/12
Lori 3/12
Lulu 0/12
Maiko 12/12 Completed!
Margaret 10/12
Maria 12/12 Completed!
Marina H 8/12
Marja 8/12
Mary Pat 6/12
Maureen 2/12
Maya 11/12
Melissa 12/12 Completed!
Monique 12/12 Completed!
Nadia 0/12
Nicole 3/6
Niecie 0/12
Nik 8/12
Nikki 0/12
Ozcose 7/12
Paivi 0/12
Patricia 0/12
Psico-Taco 0/12
Q 0/12
Rene 0/12
Renee 0/12
Riley 1/12
Ruth 0/12
Sam F 12/12 Completed!
Samantha 0/12
Sarah 2/12
Sharon 12/12 Completed!
Sherry 12/12 Completed!
Sofia 0/12
Stephanie (Chinchillita) 10/12
Stipe 0/12
Susan 0/12
Susan C 12/12
Tanaz 0/12
Tania 11/12
Tarah 4/12
TerryJane 12/12 Completed!
Theresa-OctoberLace 4/12
Tosh 9/12
Tuck 0/12
Vernice 11/12
Winter 3/12
Yaara 12/12 Completed!
Yvonne 7/12
Zita 10/12

Modern Mrs. Darcy Challenge

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF - The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches, Gaétan Soucy
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born - King Solomon's Mines, H. Rider Haggard
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned - Momo - eller kampen om tiden, Michael Ende
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book that Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

Total: 3/12

Modern Mrs. Darcy Challenge

This is such a nice challenge that you can easily make by reading just one book a month! I'm in

Happy New Year! Surprise Challenge!

The Small Yearly Challenge

Completed: 7/12

✔ 1. A Book Published this Year: Far From True by Linwood Barclay 1/4/16
✔ 2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day: Felicity's New Sister by Valerie Tripp1/7/16
✔ 3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri 3/18/16
✔ 4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller: The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld 5/6/16
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
✔ 6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer 1/3/16
✔7. A Book Published Before You Were Born: And Then There Were None 4/26/16
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
✔ 10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read: The Murder House by James Patterson 2/6/16
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

The Small Yearly Challenge


1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

0/12


Another challenge? Why not :D

I'm in--I read MMD regularly and already have this challenge listed in my corner!

11/12 Completed:

A book published before you were born: Henrietta's War: News from the Home Front 1939-1942 completed 1/6
A book you can finish in a day: The Library of Unrequited Love completed 2/26
A book you've been meaning to read: Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search completed 3/10
A book you should have read in school: The Stranger completed 3/21
A book you own but never read: Bring Me a Unicorn: Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1922-1928 completed 5/6
A book you've already read at least once: Match Me If You Can completed 5/15
A book published in 2016: Christ Beside Me, Christ Within Me: Celtic Blessings completed 6/1
A book that was banned at some point: Dubliners completed 6/26
A book that intimidates you: The Goldfinch completed 7/21
A book you previously abandoned: Flight Behavior completed 7/24
A book recommended by your local librarian or bookseller: The Little Paris Bookshop completed 7/28


To Be Completed:

A book chosen for you by your spouse, partner, sibling, child, or BFF:


1st posted update--4 prompts completed: message 276 Mar 21, 2016 on page 6

one more challenge I must join! I am in for all 12!

Lovely! I'm in.

0/12

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Carrie by Stephen King
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

I'll try as well! Books that have been read are linked below:

The Small Yearly Challenge

1. A Book Published this Year - And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day - Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller - The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF - Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan - chosen by my daughter
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born - The Pearl by John Steinbeck
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read - Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge
11. A Book the Intimidates You - Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Cool, I'll play!

The Small Yearly Challenge
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2016
Progress: 0/12

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

I'm in.

0/12

This year I won't have much time to read, so this sounds perfect! I'll try with all 12.

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
The Night Circus
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
The Vintage Teacup Club
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

Completed: 2/12

I'm in!

The Small Yearly Challenge
6/12

1. A Book Published this Year - Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here ✓
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day - Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal ✓
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read -The Book Thief ✓
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller -
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School - Night
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF - Itchy Pig ✓
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born - The Great Gatsby ✓
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point - Forever
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned - The Body Finder
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read - The Elite ✓
11. A Book the Intimidates You - Pride and Prejudice
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once - The Outsiders

5/12

Happy New Year! Surprise Challenge!

The Small Yearly Challenge

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

Total: 0/12

I shouldn't but I'm in hopefully for all 12

10/12

1. A Book Published this Year: The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day: Blue Sky July
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller: A Spool of Blue Thread
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School: A Midsummer Night's Dream
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born: The Princess and the Goblin
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read: Around the World in Eighty Days
11. A Book the Intimidates You: Anna Karenina
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once: Five on a Treasure Island

I have GOT to stop looking at new challenges. It's getting to the point where in order to finish them all, I will have to win the lottery and quit my job (which tells you where my priorities are).

The Small Yearly/Modern Mrs. Darcy Challenge



1. A book published this year
Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott finished 9/19/16 ✦✧✦✧
2. A book you can finish in one day
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate finished 6/25/16 ✦✧✦✧✦+
3. A book you have been meaning to read
The Face Of Deception by Iris Johansen finished 3/10/16 ✦✧✦✧
4. A book recommended by your local librarian or bookseller
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt finished 3/28/16 ✦✧✦✧✦
5. A book you should have read in school
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck finished 2/18/16 ✦✧✦✧
6. A book chosen for you by your spouse, partner, sibling, child, or BFF
Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart finished 3/23/16 ✦✧✦✧
7. A book published before you were born
Rootabaga Stories by Carl Sandburg finished 10/11/16 ✦✧✦✧
8. A book that was banned at some point
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut finished 10/4/16 ✦✧✦✧
9. A book you previously abandoned
Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich finished 2/19/16 ✦✧✦✧
10. A book you own but have never read
The Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa Harris finished 4/25/16 ✦✧✦✧
11. A book that intimidates you
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss finished 1/8/16 ✦✧✦✧✦
12. A book you have read at least once
Island Of The Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell finished 4/17/16 ✦✧✦✧✦

Ooooo! Me likey :D Please put me down for all 12.

2/12

1. A Book Published this Year - Passenger
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day - Play Safe
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read - Kissing the Maid of Honor
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller - We Were Liars
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School - Jane Eyre
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born - Emma
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point - Of Mice and Men
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned - The Man Who Loved Pride & Prejudice: A Modern Love Story with a Jane Austen Twist
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read - Hook's Revenge
11. A Book the Intimidates You - Winter
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once - Austenland

Okay, I'm in for all 12!

Books read:
A Book You Can Finish in One Day: A Calendar of Tales
A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF: Rwandas Børn
A Book You Own but Have Never Read: Kun stemmen bliver tilbage
A Book You Should Have Read in School: 1984
A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read: Julemandens Død
A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller: Roman i fire årstider
A Book You Have Read at Least Once: Alanna: The First Adventure
A Book Published Before You Were Born: In the Hand of the Goddess
A Book Published this Year: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
A Book That Was Banned at Some Point: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
A Book You Previously Abandoned: To Kill a Mockingbird
A Book that Intimidates You: Fahrenheit 451

Books yet to be read:
-

12/12

Last updated: Dec 26

So, my oldest friend in the world is the one that sent me this list, and I was very happy to share it with all of you!

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
Silently and Very Fast
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
The Catcher in the Rye
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

4/12

Count me in for 12!

Count me in! I just saw this and actually read a book for Category 9 yesterday to get it out of the way. I'm 4/12 as of 1/10/16

1. A Book Published this Year
✔ 2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot 1/5/16
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read Words of Radiance
✔ 4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller The Martian by Andy Weir 1/3/16
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School The Catcher in the Rye
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF Pretty Girls
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born The Mill on the Floss
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
✔ 9. A Book You Previously Abandoned (and would not recommend) You by Caroline Kepnes 1/1/16
✔ 10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice 1/10/16
11. A Book the Intimidates You A Suitable Boy
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once Shōgun

This sounds nice... Is related with my other challenge so a book can be use for multiple challenge...
I will go for all of them!

The Small Yearly Challenge

0/12

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

I'm in for this one as well, and first book is already read!

✔ 1. A Book Published this Year: Belgravia
✔ 2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day - The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
✔ 3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
✔ 7. A Book Published Before You Were Born - The Bell Jar
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
✔ 9. A Book You Previously Abandoned - The Valley of Horses
✔ 10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read- All the Light We Cannot See
✔ 11. A Book the Intimidates You - A Little Life
✔ 12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once - A Man Called Ove

Read: 8/12

I'm in for all 12. :)

I'm in for all 12! Because all the other yearly challenges weren't enough yet... [sarcasm] We'll see how many of these i finish!

The Small Yearly Challenge
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2016

Progress: 0/12

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

I would like to join in this challenge for the 12. Call me Amanda R

The Small Yearly Challenge
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2016

1. A Book Published this Year
't Jagthuys by Merijn de Boer Completed 24/01/06 Rating 2 stars

2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
Shopaholic on Honeymoon by Sophie Kinsella Completed 7/01/06 Rating 2 stars

3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber Completed 29/02/16 Rating 4 stars

4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
The Help by Kathryn Stockett Completed 9/12/16 Rating 4 stars

5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Completed 18/03/16 Rating 3 stars

6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Daughter
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith Completed 28/04/16 Rating 4 stars

7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
Die Verwandlung (The Metamorphosis) by Franz Kafka Completed 2/03/16 Rating 4 stars

8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang Completed 28/03/16 Rating 4 stars

9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
The Blackbird's Tale by Emma Blair Completed 10/08/16 Rating 4 stars

10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
The Glass Room by Simon Mawer Completed 15/06/16 Rating 3 stars

11. A Book that Intimidates You
Misery by Stephen King Completed 23/10/16 Rating 4 stars

12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once
L'étranger (The Stranger) by Albert Camus Completed 10/02/16 Rating 3 stars

12/12

Challenge completed

I am in for all 12...hopefully I don't get overwhelmed.

Billie

I am in

I am in for all 12. I think I can do this!

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

I'm going to try this challenge. I'll go for all 12.

8/12

1. A Book Published this Year The Summer Before the War
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day Zillow Stone in Paradise
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School Pimeyden sydän (Heart of Darkness) by Joseph Conrad
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born Hanna
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned Huhtikuun noita
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read As I Lay Dying
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once Unelmieni mies

I'm in!

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

0/12

Count me in!
Just saw this one on Facebook, was going to print it out . . . so glad I can just keep track here :)

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read - The Postcard Killers
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

Happy New Year! Surprise Challenge!

The Small Yearly Challenge

1. A Book Published this YearMy Name Is Lucy Barton
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to ReadA God in Ruins
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or BooksellerLife After Life
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFFBossypants
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously AbandonedThe Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me
10. A Book You Own but Have Never ReadHome Song
11. A Book the Intimidates YouStone Spring
12. A Book You Have Read at Least OnceThe BFG

I'm in!! Looks like fun.

sounds fun and can probably tick some of these off with ones I'm reading for other challenges

I'm in for all 12!

I'm in for all 12!

The Small Yearly Challenge

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day Gingerbread Gingerbread by Victor A. Davis
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

Total: 1/12

I´m in for all 12 too :)!

10/12

1. A Book Published this Year The Crown 7/5/16
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day The Strange Library 1/2/16
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 1/23/16
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller Everybody Rise 1/3/16
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School Cold Mountain 4/17/16
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF Girl Online On Tour 1/8/16
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born XXX
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point XXX
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned The Alchemist's Daughter 1/21/16
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read The Forgotten Room 1/1/16
11. A Book the Intimidates You All the Light We Cannot See 2/7/16
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once The Selection 5/24/16

i'd like to sign up as well!
0/12
1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

Why not.. I'm in
1. A book published this year
2. A book you can finish in one day
3. A book you have been meaning to read
4. A book recommended by your local librarian or book seller
5. A book you should have read in school
6. A book chosen for you by your child
7. A book published before you were born
8. A book that was banned at some point
9. A book you previously abandoned
10. A book you own but have never read
11. A book that intimidates you
12. A book you have read at least once

I'll try for all 12. We will see how it goes!

I'm in for all 12!

1. A Book Published this Year
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day Immanuel's Veins-Ted Dekker
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read Blue Asylum-Kathy Hepinstall
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read
11. A Book the Intimidates You
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once

I'm in for all 12, thanks. =)

[1/12]

02. A Book You Can Finish in One Day. The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While (★★★★)

Looks great!

I'm in.

0/12

How am I to interpret "A Book You Should Have Read in School"? Like, a book that everyone has read in school, but I haven't? Or a book that I should have read, assigned by my teacher, which I didn't?

I'm in!
2/12

The Small Yearly Challenge

1. A Book Published this Year (The Guest Room / Chris Bohjalian - 1/9/16)
2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day (Seedfolks / Paul Fleischman)
3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read
4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller
5. A Book You Should Have Read in School (The Hobbit / J. R. R. Tolkien)
6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF (The Strange Case of Origami Yoda / Tom Angleberger)
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born (Catch 22 / Joseph Heller)
8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point (Catcher in the Rye / JD Salinger)
9. A Book You Previously Abandoned (Poisonwood Bible / Barbara Kingsolver)
10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read (All the Light We Cannot See /Anthony Doerr)
11. A Book the Intimidates You (Pope Joan /Donna Woolfolk Cross)
12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once
(Warriors Don't Cry - 1/3/16)

Count me in

Apparently, I've never (or rarely) met a reading challenge that I didn't like :-) Sign me up for all 12 on this one.


✓ 1. A Book Published this Year Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality read 9/30/3016
✓ 2. A Book You Can Finish in One Day Girl at War read 1/16/2016
✓ 3. A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read Bird in Hand read 1/9/2016
✓ 4. A Book Recommended by Your Local Librarian or Bookseller The Underdogs read 12/19/2016
✓ 5. A Book You Should Have Read in School The Catcher in the Rye read 3/20/2016
✓ 6. A Book Chosen For You by Your Spouse, Partner, Sibling, Child, or BFF A Constellation of Vital Phenomena read 4/22/2016
✓ 7. A Book Published Before You Were Born Twelve Years a Slave read 12/31/2016
✓ 8. A Book That Was Banned at Some Point The Color Purple read 3/4/2016
✓ 9. A Book You Previously Abandoned Kitchens of the Great Midwest read 11/20/2016
✓ 10. A Book You Own but Have Never Read The Golem and the Jinni read 1/24/2016
✓ 11. A Book the Intimidates You World Without End read 2/2/2016 (intimidates me due to it's length)
✓ 12. A Book You Have Read at Least Once The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank read 12/12/2016

12/12
Challenge completed!