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Goal: Mt. Vancouver (36 books)
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1. Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer (read in January)
2. Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson (January) 3. The Iron Whim by Darren Wershler-Henry (January) 4. Austenland by Shannon Hale (January) 5. The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman (January) 6. The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel Friedman (January) 7. The Underneath by Kathi Appelt (January) 8. The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (February) 9. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (March) 10. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (March) 11. Spilling Clarence by Anne Ursu (March) 12. Travels in the Greater Yellowstone by Jack Turner (April) 13. The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer (April) 14. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (April) 15. Aunts Aren't Gentlemen by P.G. Wodehouse (April) 16. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows (April) 17. La Bella Lingua by Dianne Hales (April) 18. Bucking the Sun by Ivan Doig (May) |
19. A Romance on Three Legs by Katie Hafner (May)
20. Living in a Foreign Language by Michael Tucker (May) 21. Renaissance Florence on 5 Florins a Day by Charles FitzRoy (June) 22. Two Memoirs of Renaissance Florence by Buonaccorso Pitti & Gregorio Dati (June) 23. Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux (July) 24. The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig (July) 25. Room by Emma Donoghue (July) 26. The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley (October) 27. The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani (October) 28. The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood (October) 29. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (October) 30. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson (October) 31. Jesus by Walter Wangerin (October) 32. Bitter Chocolate by Carol Off (November) 33. A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro (November) 34. The President's Lady by Irving Stone (November) 35. Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer (December) 36. The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Moyes (December) 37. The Feast by Randy Lee Eickhoff (December) |
I Love Library Books Reading Challenge
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Goal: Just Insert IV (50+ books)
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1. The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (January)
2. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (January) 3. Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani (January) 4. The Wishing Thread by Lisa Van Allen (February) 5. Paris in the Twentieth Century by Jules Verne (February) 6. A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn (February) 7. Strings Attached by Joanne Lipman & Melanie Kupchynsky (February) 8. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (February) 9. Serving Victoria by Kate Hubbard (March) 10. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (March) 11. The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge (March) 12. My Venice and Other Essays by Donna Leon (April) 13. Longbourn by Jo Baker (May) 14. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken (May) 15. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (June) 16. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (June) 17. Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier (June) 18. Tilt by Nicholas Shrady (June) 19. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (June) 20. The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior by Paul Strathern (June) 21. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (June) 22. Orphan Train Rider by Andrea Warren (June) 23. The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch (June) 24. She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell (June) 25. Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (June) 26. The Service of Clouds by Delia Falconer (July) 27. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (July) 28. Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (July) |
29. The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz by Almudena Solana (August)
30. Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier (August) 31. The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton (August) 32. The Secret Life of William Shakespeare by Jude Morgan (August) 33. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (August) 34. The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon (August) 35. Glamorous Illusions by Lisa Tawn Bergren (August) 36. The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan (August) 37. Imperfect Harmony by Stacy Horn (August) 38. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (August) 39. A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell (August) 40. The Case of the Love Commandos by Tarquin Hall (August) 41. Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye by Zac Unger (August) 42. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron (August) 43. Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa (August) 44. A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman (August) 45. One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson (September) 46. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (September) 47. The Xanadu Adventure by Lloyd Alexander (September) 48. Vienna Nocturne by Vivien Shotwell (September) 49. Jerusalem Vigil by Bodie & Brock Thoene (September) 50. The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom (September) 51. Zoobreak by Gordon Korman (October) 52. Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins (October) 53. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata (November) 54. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (December) |
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Goal: Spinelli Level (30-44 points)
Newbery Award winners = 3 points; Newbery Honor books = 2 points; Caldecott winners = 1 point
Newbery Award winners = 3 points; Newbery Honor books = 2 points; Caldecott winners = 1 point
1. The Underneath by Kathi Appelt (2 points)
2. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (3 points)
3. Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo (4 points - 2014 Medal winner)
4. Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (3 points)
5. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (3 points)
6. Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (3 points)
7. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (3 points)
8. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron (3 points)
9. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (3 points)
10. The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden (2 points)
11. Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins (3 points)
12. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata (3 points)
13. Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (3 points)
2. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (3 points)
3. Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo (4 points - 2014 Medal winner)
4. Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (3 points)
5. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (3 points)
6. Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (3 points)
7. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (3 points)
8. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron (3 points)
9. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (3 points)
10. The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden (2 points)
11. Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins (3 points)
12. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata (3 points)
13. Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (3 points)
Current Point Total: 38
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Blue - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
Green - Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson
Yellow - Travels in the Greater Yellowstone by Jack Turner
Red - Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani
Brown - Bitter Chocolate by Carol Off
Black - Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux
White - The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
Any other color - The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley
Any implied color - The Color of Rain by Michael & Gina Spehn
Green - Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson
Yellow - Travels in the Greater Yellowstone by Jack Turner
Red - Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani
Brown - Bitter Chocolate by Carol Off
Black - Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux
White - The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
Any other color - The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley
Any implied color - The Color of Rain by Michael & Gina Spehn
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From the local library: Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
Theme/issue you think is important: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Reread: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Won or borrowed: The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
Book from a series: Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani
Best read so far in 2014: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Setting you'd like to visit: Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy by Michael Tucker
Review persuaded you to read it: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Historical fiction: The Service of Clouds by Delia Falconer
Free or bought very cheaply: The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani
From your wish list: The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
Suspense or crime: Classic: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Free choice: The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde
Less than 200 pages: Austenland by Shannon Hale
Published in 2013: The Wishing Thread by Lisa Van Allen
Set in a different country from you: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Contemporary: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Published before 2013: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Nonfiction: The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel Friedman
Paranormal or SF or Dystopian: The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman
Published in 2014: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
More than 400 pages: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Book with animal in it: The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
Author new to you: Longbourn by Jo Baker
You love the cover: A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn
Theme/issue you think is important: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Reread: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Won or borrowed: The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
Book from a series: Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani
Best read so far in 2014: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Setting you'd like to visit: Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy by Michael Tucker
Review persuaded you to read it: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Historical fiction: The Service of Clouds by Delia Falconer
Free or bought very cheaply: The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani
From your wish list: The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
Suspense or crime: Classic: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Free choice: The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde
Less than 200 pages: Austenland by Shannon Hale
Published in 2013: The Wishing Thread by Lisa Van Allen
Set in a different country from you: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Contemporary: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Published before 2013: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Nonfiction: The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel Friedman
Paranormal or SF or Dystopian: The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman
Published in 2014: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
More than 400 pages: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Book with animal in it: The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
Author new to you: Longbourn by Jo Baker
You love the cover: A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn
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A reference to time: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro
A position of royalty: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
A number written in letters: A Romance on Three Legs by Katie Hafner
A forename or names: Jesus by Walter Wangerin
A type or element of weather: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A school subject: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
A position of royalty: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
A number written in letters: A Romance on Three Legs by Katie Hafner
A forename or names: Jesus by Walter Wangerin
A type or element of weather: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A school subject: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
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Goal: Master Plus - 25 books (Yeah, I made that level up.)
1. The Color of Rain: How Two Families Found Faith, Hope, & Love in the Midst of Tragedy by Michael & Gina Spehn
2. The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost: A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure by Rachel Friedman (Anyone else notice how incredibly long nonfiction titles are??)
3. The Iron Whim: A Fragmented History of Typewriting by Darren Wershler-Henry
4. Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations by Joanne Lipman & Melanie Kupchynsky
5. Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard
6. Travels in Greater Yellowstone by Jack Turner
7. My Venice and Other Essays by Donna Leon
8. La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language by Dianne Hales
9. A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano by Katie Hafner
10. Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy by Michael Tucker
11. Renaissance Florence on 5 Florins a Day by Charles FitzRoy
12. Two Memoirs of Renaissance Florence by Buonaccorso Pitti & Gregorio Dati
13. Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
14. Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces by Robert Clark
15. Tilt: A Skewed History of the Tower of Pisa by Nicholas Shrady
16. The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped by Paul Strathern
17. The Stones of Florence by Mary McCarthy
18. Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux
19. Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others by Stacy Horn
20. Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye: A Family Field Trip to the Arctic's Edge in Search of Adventure, Truth, and Mini-Marshmallows by Zac Unger
21. One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
22. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
23. Bitter Chocolate: The Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet by Carol Off
24. A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro
25. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
2. The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost: A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure by Rachel Friedman (Anyone else notice how incredibly long nonfiction titles are??)
3. The Iron Whim: A Fragmented History of Typewriting by Darren Wershler-Henry
4. Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations by Joanne Lipman & Melanie Kupchynsky
5. Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard
6. Travels in Greater Yellowstone by Jack Turner
7. My Venice and Other Essays by Donna Leon
8. La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language by Dianne Hales
9. A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano by Katie Hafner
10. Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy by Michael Tucker
11. Renaissance Florence on 5 Florins a Day by Charles FitzRoy
12. Two Memoirs of Renaissance Florence by Buonaccorso Pitti & Gregorio Dati
13. Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
14. Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces by Robert Clark
15. Tilt: A Skewed History of the Tower of Pisa by Nicholas Shrady
16. The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped by Paul Strathern
17. The Stones of Florence by Mary McCarthy
18. Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux
19. Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others by Stacy Horn
20. Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye: A Family Field Trip to the Arctic's Edge in Search of Adventure, Truth, and Mini-Marshmallows by Zac Unger
21. One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
22. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
23. Bitter Chocolate: The Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet by Carol Off
24. A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro
25. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
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Goal: Five Star (Deluxe Entourage)
Germany: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Norway (Norwegian author): The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
United Kingdom: Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard
Italy: Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy by Michael Tucker
France: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Spain: The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz by Almudena Solana
Austria: Vienna Nocturne by Vivien Shotwell
Ireland (technically Northern Ireland): The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom
Norway (Norwegian author): The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
United Kingdom: Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard
Italy: Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy by Michael Tucker
France: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Spain: The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz by Almudena Solana
Austria: Vienna Nocturne by Vivien Shotwell
Ireland (technically Northern Ireland): The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom
Global Reading Challenge
Goal: Easy Challenge (7 books) Africa: A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn (Egypt)
Asia: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (Japan) Australia/Oceania: The Service of Clouds by Delia Falconer (Australia) Europe: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Germany) North America: Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson (Canada) South America: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru) Seventh Continent: Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (Kazam) |
Around the World in 12 Books
Goal: Seasoned Traveller (12 books) Africa: A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn (Egypt)
Asia: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (Japan) Australia/New Zealand: The Service of Clouds by Delia Falconer (Australia) Europe: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Germany) North America: Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye by Zac Unger (Canada) South America: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru) The Constantine Codex by Paul Maier (Turkey) King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard (Zimbabwe) Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux (China) The Case of the Love Commandos by Tarquin Hall (India) Jerusalem Vigil by Bodie & Brock Thoene (Israel) The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley (Thailand) |
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Goal: A Trip Down Memory Lane (12 books)
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1. Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett 4. The Constantine Codex by Paul Maier 5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling |
7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling 10. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling 11. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 12. Persuasion by Jane Austen |
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Goal: Level One - 100 books
116 / 100
Check out the list of what I've read so far by clicking here!
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Goal: 8 chunksters (450+ pages)
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1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (552 pages)
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (530 pages) 3. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (456 pages) 4. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (502 pages) 5. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1,462 pages) 6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (734 pages) 7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (870 pages) |
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (652 pages)
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (759 pages) 10. A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman (477 pages) 11. One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson (458 pages) 12. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (487 pages) 13. Waverley by Sir Walter Scott (600 pages) 14. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (478 pages) |
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A - Austenland by Shannon Hale
B - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak C - The Color of Rain by Michael & Gina Spehn D - Dark Water by Robert Clark E - Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn F - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell G - The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel Friedman H - The Help by Kathryn Stockett I - Imperfect Harmony by Stacy Horn J - Jesus by Walter Wangerin K - King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard L - The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge M - Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden |
N - Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye by Zac Unger
O - The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman P - A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman Q - The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani R - A Romance on Three Legs by Katie Hafner S - Serving Victoria by Kate Hubbard T - Travels in the Greater Yellowstone by Jack Turner U - The Underneath by Kathi Appelt V - Vienna Nocturne by Vivien Shotwell W - The Wishing Thread by Lisa Van Allen X - The Xanadu Adventure by Lloyd Alexander Y - A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro Z - Zoobreak by Gordon Korman |