2009 Challenges

Book Awards II Challenge (5 out of 1o needed) -June 1

Themed Reading Challenge (4 out of 4 needed) - Feb - July - Jane Austin Theme

The Numbers Challenge (4 out of 5 needed) - January - August 1

Romance Reading Challenge (4 out of 5 needed)

Read Your Own Books Challenge (25 out of 25 needed)

Support Your Local Library Challenge (2 out of 12 needed)

PUB Challenge (7 out of 9 needed)

Christian Readers Challenge (4 books out of 4 needed)

Audiobook Challenge (9 out of 12 needed)

Dewey's Reading Challenge (3 out of 5 needed) - Dec 30

20 in 2009 (6 out of 20 needed) - Dec 31

TBR Lite (12 out of 12 needed) - Dec 31

New Author Challenge (2 out of 12 needed) - Dec 31

From the Stacks (5 out of 5 needed) - Dec 31

YA Challenge (5 out of 12 needed) - Dec 31

eBook Challenge (9 out of 10 needed) - Dec 31

100 Shots of Short (82 out of 100 needed) - On-going

COMPLETED 2009 CHALLENGES
Young Adult Romance Challenge (0 out of 6 needed) - COMPLETED

100 Shots of Short

Host: Rob at Rob around the Books


Find the Challenge here


Dates: Started Jan 26, 2009 - Ongoing


Requirements: Read 100 Short Stories

1. My Great Brit Book Tour - Adriana Trigiani (Jan 2009) (4/5)

2. Five - Julianna Baggot (Feb '09) (2/5)
3. Leaving a Light On -Claire LeZebnik (Feb '09) (3/5)
4. Moving Day - Cindy Chupack (Feb '09) (3/5)
5. Yoga baby - Lauren Henderson (Feb '09) (1/5)
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2009 From the Stacks

Completed from my TBR Mountain:
1. The Water Dancers - Terry Gamble -COMPLETE

Options from my TBR mountain:
1. The Friday Night Knitting Club – Kate Jacobs (O)
2. Case Histories – Kate Atkinson (O)
3. The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen – Syrie James (O)
4. Letters From Pemberley – Jane Dakins (the first year – series?) (O)
5. Me and Mr. Darcy – Alexandra Potter (O)
6. The Man Who Loved Jane Austen – Sally Smith O’Rourke (O)
7. 204 Rosewood Lane – Debbie Macomber – Also Romance? (O)
8. 44 Cranberry Point – Debbie Macomber– Also Romance? (O)
9. White Mountain – Dinah McCall (O)
10. Beneath the Texas Sky – Jodi Thomas (O)
11. Ready for Love – Debbie Macomber (O)
12. The Manning Sisters – Debbie Macomber (O)
13. Julia’s Chocolates – Cathy Lamb (O)
14. Always – Jude Deveraux (O)
15. Stealing Home – Sherryl Woods (O)
16. Voyager - Diana Gabaldon (O)
17. Drums of Autumn- Diana Gabaldon (O)
18. These is my Words – Nancy E Turner (O)
19. The Scarlet Tread – Francine Rivers – (O)
20. From a Distance – Tamera Alexander (O)
21. A Promise for Ellie – Lauraine Snelling (O)
22. Oceans Apart – Kingsbury (O)
23. The Witness – Dee Henderson (O)

Dewey's Book Reading Challenge

January 1 - December 31, 2009

Chris at Stuff Dreams Are Made Of and Robin at A Fondness for Reading are hosting a very special challenge in honor of Dewey from The Hidden Side of A Leaf. Chris writes:

Dewey was such a prolific reader and her reviews were honest, intriguing, and beautifully written. What better way to celebrate her wonderful life than by having a year long challenge in her name!

Dewey's Books Reading Challenge asks participants to visit Dewey's blog and peruse her archives. Then do one of the following:

1. Pick one book from each of the 6 years of which Dewey has archives. You can access her archives by clicking on the archive link in the sidebar of her website. It’s a dropdown menu. For instance, you would read one book that she reviewed in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 for a total of six books.

2. The other option is to read 5 books that Dewey reviewed. These can be from any year.There will be Mr. Linky's to link to reviews, and a prize draw or two.

To read more and sign up, visit the dedicated blog and leave a comment on the post about the challenge.

I am going back on my personal goal to read MY books for this challenge. I just adore Dewey and miss her greatly. It was fun to go back and read some of her old blogs on books that she read.

5 books read:

1. The Higher Power of Lucky – Susan Patron (COMPLETE)

2. Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield (COMPLETE)

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I am only going to read 5 books but here are the potentials I have picked:
1. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

2. What I Was by Meg Rosoff

3. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

4. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

5. Matrimony – Josua Henkin

6. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

7. Chocolat by Joanne Harris

8. What Mothers Do by Naomi Stadlen

9. The View from Satruday by EL Konigsburg (newbury)

10. The Higher Power of Lucky – Susan Patron (COMPLETE)

11. The Luncheon of the Boatin Party – Susan Vreeland

12. On Chesil Beach – Ian McEwan

13. The Penelopiad – Margaret Atwood

14. The Road – Cormac McCarthy

15. The Pesthouse – Jim Crace

2009 YA Book Challenge

Guidelines for 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.

2. Read 12 Young Adult novels. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.

3. Challenge begins January thru December, 2009.

4. You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2009.

If you want to join you can sign up here.

Ok this Challenge is not meeting my criteria for being all books that I own, but I have several YA books to read for the YA romance challenge and for the Awards challenge, so I thought why not? Hopefully some of the ones I pick are fast reads too. : )

COMPLETE

1.Luxe -Anna Godbersen (Luxe Series #1) (COMPLETE)

2. Light Years - Tammar Stein - COMPLETE
3. Peaches - Jodi Lynn Anderson - COMPLETE
4. The Higher Power of Lucky – Susan Patron - COMPLETE
5. Lock & Key – Sarah Dessen - COMPLETE
6. Rumors - Anna Godbersen COMPLETE
7. Envy - Anna Godbersen COMPLETE

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Here are some possiblities of YA books I have been wanting to read.

1.Luxe -Anna Godbersen (Luxe Series #1) (COMPLETE)

2. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

3. Love is a Many Trousered Thing - Louise Rennison

4. Light Years - Tammar Stein (COMPLETE)

5. Ever - Gail Carson Levine

6. Peaches - Jodi Lynn Anderson (Series #1 Clasicos Minotauro) (COMPLETE)

7. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares (Series #1)

8. Savvy - Ingrid Law

9. The View from Satruday by EL Konigsburg

10. The Higher Power of Lucky – Susan Patron (COMPLETE)

11. Lock and Key - Sarah Dessen (COMPLETE)

12. Rumors - Anna Godbersen - (COMPLETE)

eBook Challenge

J. Kaye's Book's is hosting a eBook Challenge. Since my Mom got a Kindle for Christmas I thought I would join this challenge! Here are the rules:
1. You can join anytime as long as you don’t start reading to your books prior to 2009.
2. Read 10 eBooks in 2009.
3. Overlaps with other challenges are fine.
4. When you sign up under Mr. Linky, list the direct link to your post where your eBooks will be listed. If you list just your blog’s URL, it will be removed. If you’ll be posting your challenges on your sidebar, then please put the button up and link before signing up. If you don’t have a blog, leave the URL blank.
5. You do not have to list your books ahead of time. If you decide to, you can change them as you go. Feel free to remove or add titles as needed.

I am not going to list my books yet because I am hoping to overlap with the Pub Challenge (i.e. Published in 2009 or my book club book's which haven't been selected yet). :)
1. Snow Mountain Passage - James D Houston (Complete - book Club)
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New Author’s Challenge

January 1 - December 31, 2009


Literary Escapism is hosting the New Author Challenge for 2009.



There is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges.
YOU decide how many new authors you want to try in 2009 and then that’s your challenge.



To join, go to the post about the challenge and add your name to the Mr. Linky.
If you do not have your own blog, you can join the group blog here.
Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike are welcome



When you read a new author, write your review (either at your site or the group blog) and then go back to the post about the challenge and post a link to your review.





New Author’s Challenge (12)

1. Susan Patron (The Higher Power of Lucky) COMPLETE

2. Jodi Lynn Anderson (Peaches) COMPLETE

3. Terry Gamble (The Water Dancers) COMPLETE

4. Sarah Dessen (Lock and Key) COMPLETE

5. Jane Fallen (Getting Rid of Matthew) COMPLETE

6. Ron Hall and Denver Moore (A Same Kind of Different as Me)- COMPELETE

7. Tammar Stien (Light Years) - COMPLETE

8. Dave Ramsey (Priceless) - COMPLETE

9. Diane Setterfield (Thirteenth Tale) - COMPLETE

10. CJ Box (Three Weeks Tod Say Goodbye) - COMPLETE

11. James D Houston (Snow Mountain Passage) - COMPLETE

Possibilities
The Friday Night Knitting Club – Kate Jacombs (O)
Case Histories – Kate Atkinson (O)
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen – Syrie James (O)
Letters From Pemberley – Jane Dakins (O)
Me and Mr. Darcy – Alexandra Potter (O)
The Man Who Loved Jane Austen – Sally Smith O’Rourke (O)
Julia’s Chocolates – Cathy Lamb (O)
These is my Words – Nancy E Turner (O)
The Scarlet Tread – Francine Rivers – (O)
From a Distance – Tamera Alexander (O)
A Promise for Ellie – Lauraine Snelling (O)
Oceans Apart – Kingsbury (O)