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RRRC's 1st Reading Tournament:Duration: July 15, 2010 - January 15, 2011
Track One: Author Relay
1. The Sheik's Command by Loreth Anne White (7/17 - 7/20)
2.The Six-Liter Club by Harry Kraus (7/25 - 7/29)
3. Always by Lynsay Sands (7/29 - 8/4)
4. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (8/10 - 8/14)
5. PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern (8/31 - 9/2)
6. Summer Magic by Rochelle Alers (9/12 - 9/15)
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (11/25 - 12/26)
Track Two: Title Relay
1. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter (7/22 - 7/25)
2. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning (7/29 - 8/3)
3. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (8/4 - 8/6)
4. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (8/8 - 8/18)
5. Hearts in Hiding by Betsy Brannon Green (8/20 - 8/21)
6. Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu (10/1 - 10/5)
7. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (10/8 - 10/26)
8. Bound, Branded, & Brazen by Jaci Burton (10/26 - 10/27)
9. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (10/27 - 11/2)
10. The Declaration by Gemma Malley (11/2 - 11/5)
11. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (11/5 - 11/7)
12.Dark Lover by J.R. Ward (11/8 - 11/12)
13. Relentless by Lauren Dane (11/12 - 11/17)
14. The DUFF by Kody Keplinger (11/17 - 11/17)
15. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (11/19 - 11/23)
16. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione (11/24 - 11/28)
17. Ecstasy by Jacquelyn Frank (11/30 - 12/7)
18. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (12/7 - 12/14)
19. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (12/14 - 1/12)
Read-the-Season Italian Edition: INVERNO Duration: December 21, 2010 - March 20, 2011
V: Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine by Bryant Terry
E: Emma by Jane Austen
Challenge Title: Complete Unfinished 2010 Challenge BooksDuration: January 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2011
Number of Books: 13
Challenge Description: My plan is to read all the books placed on challenge lists that I did not complete.
List of Books: 9/13 completed
√ 1. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 12/9
√ 2. Zandia by Tilly Greene 9/5
√ 3. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 4/23
4. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
√ 5. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 2/28
6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
√ 7. Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien 7/5
√ 8. Dangerous by Amanda Quick 8/25
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
√ 10. The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 11/1
11. Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
√ 12. Body Contact by Rebecca York 4/17
√ 13. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts 1/22
RRC Covers, Covers, Covers ChallengeJuly 15,2010 - January 15,2011
People in Covers
12/12 completed
Other than People
Covers According to You
2011 A-Z Author ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
18/26 completed
A: Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers 1/12
B: Billie Letts - Where the Heart Is 1/22
C: Christine Feehan - The Scarletti Curse 3/3
D: Diana Gabaldon - Outlander 3/10
E: Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 2/28
F: Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Crime and Punishment
G: Gail Carriger - Soulless: The Parasol Protectorate: Book 1
H: Harriet A. Washington - Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present 1/20
I: Ian McEwan - Atonement 5/20
J: Jennifer Paris - Petals and Thorns 2/7
K: Kresley Cole - No Rest for the Wicked 1/27
L: Lauren Oliver - Before I Fall 4/3
M: Mindy Pennybacker - Do One Green Thing: Saving the Earth Through Simple, Everyday Choices 1/31
N: Nalini Singh - Slave to Sensation 9/4
O: Opal Carew - Secret Ties
P: Patricia Briggs - Moon Called 5/8
Q: Amanda Quick - Dangerous 8/25
R: Rachel Vincent - My Soul to Save 4/1
S: Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games 4/16
T: Terry McMillan - Getting to Happy 2/3
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V: Victor Hugo - The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
W: William Faulkner - As I Lay Dying
X:
Y: Yasmine Galenorn - Night Myst 1/24
Z:
2011 A-Z Book ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
20/26 completed
A: Atonement - Ian McEwan 5/20
B: Beyond the Dark by Angela Knight 2/5
C: Charmed Destinies by Mercedes Lackey 2/15
D: Do One Green Thing: Saving the Earth Through Simple, Everyday Choices by Mindy Pennybacker 1/31
E: Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione 5/30
F: Fantasy Lover - Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/14
G: Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan 2/3
H: The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins 4/16
I: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 3/25
J: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
K: Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey
L: The Lost Saint - Bree Despain
M: Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington 1/20
N:Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn 1/24
O: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 3/10
P: Petals and Thorns by Jennifer Paris 2/7
Q: Quick and Easy Vegan Celebrations: Festive Menus and 130 Great-Tasting Recipes that Give Every Vegan Reason to Celebrate All Year by Alicia C. Simpson 3/8
R: Room by Emma Donoghue 3/17
S: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 2/14
T: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 1/12
U: Unlaced - Jaci Burton 6/24
V: The Vampire Queen's Servant - Joey W. Hill
W: Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts 1/22
X: XVI - Julia Karr
Y: You Don't Love This Man: A Novel - Dan DeWeese
Z: Zandia - Tilly Greene 9/5
February 2011 Monthly Reading ChallengeDuration: February 1 - February 28
5/5 completed
2011 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2011
Challenge Level: Mor-book-ly Obese
5/8 completed
√ 1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (850 pages) 3/10
2. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (1015 pages)
√ 3. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (470 pages) 4/3
√ 4. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1024 pages) 12/9
5. Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (1168 pages)
√ 6. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (536 pages) 4/23
7. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo (512 pages)
√ 8. Nevermore - Kelly Creagh (543 pages) 5/24
2011 Read Your Name ChallengeDuration: 3/2/2011 - 6/2/2011
12/12 completed
S: The Scarletti Curse - Christine Feehan 3/3
H: The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins 4/16
E: Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione 5/30
A: Atonement - Ian McEwan 5/20
R: Room - Emma Donoghue 3/17
O: Outlander - Diana Gabaldon 3/10
B: Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver 4/3
I: The Iron King - Julie Kagawa 3/25
N: Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen 6/14
S: Skin Game - Ava Gray 3/29
O: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals - Michael Pollan 6/6
N: Nevermore - Kelly Creagh 5/24
Romance 101 Reading Challenge Duration: 3/3/2011 - 9/3/2011
12/12 Completed
√ 1. Contemporary Romance: Love in Mid Air - Kim Wright 9/1
√ 2. Historical Romance: Dangerous - Amanda Quick 8/25
√ 3. Romantic Suspense: Skin Tight - Ava Gray 8/22
√ 4. Paranormal Romance: Skin Game - Ava Gray 3/29
√ 5. Sci-Fi Romance: Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/28
√ 6. Fantasy Romance: My Soul to Save - Rachel Vincent 4/1
√ 7. Time Travel Romance: Outlander - Diana Gabaldon 3/10
√ 8. Inspirational Romance: One Day - David Nicholls 8/16
√ 9. Interracial Romance: Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles 8/23
√ 10. Erotic Romance: Sinful Treats - Violet Summers 6/19
√ 11. Serial Romance: "Harlequin Blaze Series" - Body Contact - Rebecca York 4/17
√ 12. Classic or Mainstream Fiction: Atonement - Ian McEwan 5/20
Read-The-Season Spring Challenge: P-R-I-M-A-V-E-R-ADuration: March 20 - June 20, 2011
9/9 Challenge Completed!
P: Patricia Briggs - Moon Called 5/8
R: Rachel Vincent - My Soul to Save 4/1
I: Ian McEwan - Atonement 5/20
M: Megan Hart - Pleasure and Purpose 6/15
A: Ava Gray - Skin Game 3/29
V: Violet Summers - Sinful Treats 6/19
E: E.M. Forster - A Room With a View 4/30
R: Rebecca York - Body Contact 4/17
A: Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife 4/23
Read the Month Challenge: A-P-R-I-L-EDuration: April 1 - April 30, 2011
6/6 completed
A: Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife 4/23
P: Patricia Briggs - Moon Called 5/8
R: Rebecca York - Body Contact 4/17
I: Ian McEwan - Atonement 5/20
L: Lauren Oliver - Before I Fall 4/3
E: E.M. Forster - A Room With a View 4/30
Title: The 4 ElementsDuration: July 1 - December 31, 2011
Books to read: Genius Alchemist (16 books)
8/16 Completed
EARTH
√ 1.2: Field, forest/greenery/thick foliage - The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien 11/1
2.1: Set in the forest/jungle: The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien
√ 3.5: Passive heroine: Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh 9/4
Bonus: The Last Town on Earth - Thomas Mullen
WATER
√ 1.2: Body of Water: So Shelly - Ty Roth 11/12
2.1: Set in the West: Whitney, My Love - Judith McNaught
√ 3.3: Strong Heroine: Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 9/13
Bonus: The Water Wars - Cameron Stracher
FIRE
√ 1.1: Purple Cover: Dangerous - Amanda Quick 8/25
2.2: Set in the Summer: To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
√ 3.2: Alpha Hero: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - Kresley Cole 10/10
Bonus: Fire Study - Maria V. Snyder
AIR
√ 1.1: Light blue cover: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 9/21
2.1: Set in the Middle East: Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
3.3: Second Chance: Second Chance - Rebecca Airies
√ Bonus: Love in Mid Air - Kim Wright 9/1
RRRC September Monthly ChallengeDuration: Sept. 1 - Sept. 30, 2011
8/10 Completed
√ 1. 'S' is for September: Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh 9/4
2. Happy Birthday!(Myself): Second Chance - Rebecca Airies
√ 3. Geography: Trial by Fire - Jo Davis 10/9
√ 4. Talk Like a Pirate Day: Captured - Beverly Jenkins 9/11
√ 5. Tolkien Week: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien 11/1
√ 6. Business Women's Day: Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 9/13
√ 7. Read a Book Day: Zandia - Tilly Greene 9/5
√ 8. National Health and Physical Fitness Day: The Perfect Play - Jaci Burton 9/26
9. OcktoberFest: All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
√ 10. Reader's Choice: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 9/21
RRRC Willy Wonker’s Chocolate Challenge (Quarterly)Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2011
9/10 Completed
√ 1. KitKat: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - Kresley Cole 10/10
√ 2. Junior Mint: Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 9/13
√ 3. 3 Musketeers: Trial by Fire - Jo Davis 10/9
√ 4. Baby Ruth: The Perfect Play - Jaci Burton 9/26
5. Twix: Second Chance - Rebecca Airies
√ 6. Milky Way: Zandia - Tilly Greene 9/5
√ 7. Bounty: Captured - Beverly Jenkins 9/11
√ 8. Cherry Ripe: The Vampire Queen's Servant - Joey W. Hill 11/23
√ 9. M&M's: Wicked Ties - Shayla Black 10/4
√ 10. Starburst: The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson 10/7
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