Challenges
2009 Challenges
1. 2009 Read & Review Challenge
Review each book you read between January 1st and December 31st, 2009.
2. 20 Books in 2009
1. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
2. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
3. An Ocean Apart, a World Away by Lensey Namioka
4. Malarkey by Keith Gray
5. Hunky Dory by Jean Ure
6. Something Wicked by Sherry Ashworth
7. The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
8. Lovers and Strangers Revisited by Robert Raymer
9. Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
10. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
3. 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge
Jan 2009 – Dec 2009
1. Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
2. Malarkey by Keith Gray
3. The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
4. Hunky Dory by Jean Ure
5. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
6. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
7. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
8. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
9. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
10. Something Wicked by Sherry Ashworth
11. An Ocean Apart, a World Away by Lensey Namioka
12. The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
4. New Author Challenge 2009
Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009
I will try to read 15 new authors in 2009.
1. Kate DiCamillo
2. Lensey Namioka
3. Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
4. Keith Gray
5. Sherry Ashworth
6. Robert Raymer
7. Mary E. Pearson
5. Read Your Name Challenge: 2009
Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009
J:
O:
S: The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
E:
T: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
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6. 9 Books For 2009
27 Dec, 2008 – 27 Dec, 2009
1. Long – The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
2. Free – The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
3. Dusty
4. Used – Malarkey by Keith Gray
5. Letter – Something Wicked by Sherry Ashworth
6. Strange – The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
7. Distance – The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
8. Alive or Not – Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
9. Cover – Lovers and Strangers Revisited by Robert Raymer
7. TBR Challenge 2009
Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009
1. Something Wicked by Sherry Ashworth
2. Shopaholic Ties The Knot by Sophie Kinsella
3. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
4. Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
5. The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
6. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
7. An Ocean Apart, a World Away by Lensey Namioka
8. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
9. The Woman Who Rides Like A Man by Tamora Pierce
10. Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
11. The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
12. Malarkey by Keith Gray
Alternates:
1. Tweak by Nic Sheff
2. The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
3. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
4. Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger
5. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
6. Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend
7. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
8. Pure by Rebecca Ray
9. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
10. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
11. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
12. Party Frock by Noel Streatfeild
8. The 2009 ARC Reading Challenge
Jan 2009 – Dec 2009
1. Super-Detective Flip Book: Two Complete Novels
2. Royal Escape by Georgette Heyer
3. The Spanish Bride by Georgette Heyer
4. False Colours by Georgette Heyer
5. Admit One by Emmett James
6. Theft of the Master by Edwin Alexander
7. Unleash The Poem Within by Wendy Nyemaster
8. The Tuscan Trilogy by Derek Flower
9. The Korean Palace of Honolulu by Linda Mi-Suk Enos
10. One More Year by Sana Krasikov
11. Port of Entry by John P. Lintz Sr.
12. The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson
13. Written In Blood by Sheila Lowe
9. Read A Book A Month Challenge
Jan 2009 – Dec 2009
1. Jan – The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
2. Feb – The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
3. March – An Ocean Apart, a World Away by Lensey Namioka
4. April – The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
5. May – Malarkey by Keith Gray
6. June
7. July
8. August – The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
9. September – Lovers and Strangers Revisited by Robert Raymer
10. October
11. November – Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
12. December – The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
10. 2009 Ban On Spending Challenge
Jan 2009 – Dec 2009
Some of my TBR books:
1. The Devil Wears Prada
2. Shopaholic Ties The Knot by Sophie Kinsella
3. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
4. I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith
5. Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend
6. Party Frock by Noel Streatfeild
7. Love From Nicky
8. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
9. The Woman Who Rides Like A Man by Tamora Pierce
10. Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
11. The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
12. Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones
13. Tweak by Nic Sheff
14. The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
15. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
16. Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger
17. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
18. Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend
19. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
20. Pure by Rebecca Ray
21. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
22. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
23. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
24. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
25. An Ocean Apart, a World Away by Lensey Namioka
26. The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
27. Lionboy – The Chase by Zizou Corder
28. Malarkey by Keith Gray
29. Something Wicked by Sherry Ashworth
30. Hunky Dory by Jean Ure
31. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
32. Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
11. Buy One Book And Read It Challenge 2009 (Completed)
1. The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
12. The “I Suck At Challenges” Challenge
Jan 2009 – July 1, 2009
13. Chunkster Challenge 2009
Feb 1, 2009 – Nov 15, 2009
Level: Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? (3 to 5 chunksters)
450 pages or more
1. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
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2008 Challenges
1. Young Adult Challenge 2008 (Completed)
Jan 2008 – Dec 2008
1. The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty
2. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
3. I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
4. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
5. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
6. In The Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
7. Sticky Fingers by Niki Burnham
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
9. Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
10. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
11. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
12. Maggie Again by John D. Husband
2. TBR Challenge 2008 (Completed)
Jan 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2008
Only eight books because I began in April 2008.
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
2. Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
3. I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
4. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
6. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
8. An Amazing Story by Carlo Gabbi
3. The ARC Reading Challenge (Completed)
June 21, 2008 – September 21, 2008
1. Crazy Fool Kills Five by Gwen Freeman
2. The Poem I Turn To edited by Jason Shinder
3. Friday’s Child by Georgette Heyer
4. Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer
4. YA Romance Challenge ( =( did not complete)
July 1, 2008 – Feb 28, 2009
1. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
2. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
5. Penelope by Marilyn Kaye
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Perpetual Challenges
1. The Complete Booker
No time limit
2008 – The White Tiger (Adiga)
2007 – The Gathering (Enright)
2006 – The Inheritance of Loss (Desai)
2005 – The Sea (Banville)
2004 – The Line of Beauty (Hollinghurst)
2003 – Vernon God Little (Pierre)
2002 – Life of Pi (Martel)
2001 – True History of the Kelly Gang (Carey)
2000 – The Blind Assassin (Atwood)
1999 – Disgrace (Coetzee)
1998 – Amsterdam: A Novel (McEwan)
1997 – The God of Small Things (Roy)
1996 – Last Orders (Swift)
1995 – The Ghost Road (Barker)
1994 – How Late It Was, How Late (Kelman)
1993 – Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Doyle)
1992 – The English Patient (Ondaatje)
1992 – Sacred Hunger (Unsworth)
1991 – The Famished Road (Okri)
1990 – Possession: A Romance (Byatt)
1989 – The Remains of the Day (Ishiguro)
1988 – Oscar and Lucinda (Carey)
1987 – Moon Tiger (Lively)
1986 – The Old Devils (Amis)
1985 – The Bone People (Hulme)
1984 – Hotel Du Lac (Brookner)
1983 – Life & Times of Michael K (Coetzee)
1982 – Schindler’s Ark (Keneally)
1981 – Midnight’s Children (Rushdie)
1980 – Rites of Passage (Golding)
1979 – Offshore (Fitzgerald)
1978 – The Sea, the Sea (Murdoch)
1977 – Staying on (Scott)
1976 – Saville (Storey)
1975 – Heat and Dust (Jhabvala)
1974 – The Conservationist (Gordimer)
1974 – Holiday (Middleton)
1973 – The Siege of Krishnapur (Farrell)
1972 – G. (Berger)
1971 – In a Free State (Naipaul)
1970 – The Elected Member (Rubens)
1969 – Something to Answer For (Newby)
2. Raved-About Reads Challenge
No time limit
1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
3. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
3. Georgette Heyer Challenge
No time limit
1. Black Sheep
2. Royal Escape
3. The Spanish Bride
4. False Colours
