POPSUGAR's Reading Challenge 2016

POPSUGAR's 2016 Reading Challenge  (37/40)

1. A book based on a fairy tale  Snow White
2. A National Book Award winner  The Underground Railroad
3. A YA bestseller  I'll Give You the Sun
4. A book you haven't read since high school  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
5. A book set in your home state  The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
6. A book translated to English  Out Stealing Horses
7. A romance set in the future Gemina
8. A book set in Europe  - Library of Souls
9. A book that's under 150 pages - The Grownup
10. A New York Times bestseller - The Martian
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year  The 5th Wave
12. A book recommended by someone you just met  Ashfall
13. A self-improvement book  - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
14. A book you can finish in a day - I Work at a Public Library
15. A book written by a celebrity  Why Not Me?
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you  A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
18. A book that's more than 600 pages  Alexander Hamilton
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
20. A science-fiction novel  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
21. A book recommended by a family member
22. A graphic novel  Princeless Book 1:  Save Yourself
23. A book that is published in 2016  The Office Adventure
24. A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during summer  More Happy than Not
26. A book and its prequel  Lick, Play
27. A murder mystery  Murder on the Orient Express
28. A book written by a comedian  Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns)
29. A dystopian novel  The Handmaid's Tale
30. A book with a blue cover  The Art of Racing in the Rain
31. A book of poetry  milk and honey
32. The first book you see in a bookstore  Thanks for the Trouble
33. A classic from the 20th century  Anne of Green Gables
34. A book from the library  The Scar Boys
35. An autobiography Up From Slavery
36. A book about a road trip  Breaking the Rules
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with  The Vegetarian
38. A satirical book  Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
39. A book that takes place on an island Euphoria
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy  Selected Stories of O. Henry

Back to the Classics 2016

Back to the Classics Challenge 2016  (7/12)
I started this challenge a few years ago, and this will be the second year that Books and Chocolate have taken it over.  I am so thrilled that this challenge lives on, and I love the changes Karen has made.  This year there are 12 categories, and you try to finish as many as you can to win entries into a drawing.  All books must have been originally published before 1966.




The Categories:

1.  A 19th Century Classic .
2.  A 20th Century Classic A Wrinkle in Time
3.  A classic by a woman author. Gone with the Wind
4.  A classic in translation.  
5.  A classic by a non-white author. Up From Slavery
6.  An adventure classic 
7.  A fantasy, science fiction, or dystopian classic. 
8.  A classic detective novel.  Murder on the Orient Express
9.  A classic which includes the name of a place in the title.   Anne of Green Gables 
10. A classic which has been banned or censored. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
11. Re-read a classic you read in school (high school or college).  
12. A volume of classic short stories.   Selected Stories of O. Henry

#20BooksofSummer 2016

#20BooksofSummer Challenge with 746 Books.  Challenge to read 20 books between June 1 and September 5, 2016.  

1.  The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
2.  A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
3.  A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
4.  Fat Angie by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo
5.  Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
6.  A Walk in the Sun by Michelle Zink
7.  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
8.  Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally
9.  Trashed by Derf Backderf
10.  Ms. Marvel Vol. 5:  Super Famous by G. Willow Wilson
11.  I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
12.  This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
13.  The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield
14.  Breaking the Rules by Katie McGarry
15.  Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
16.  Lumberjanes #5: Out of Time
17.  P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
18.  Saga Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan
19.  Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
20.   The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Semi-Charmed Winter Book Challenge 2015

Semi-Charmed Winter Book Challenge  
Total Points Scored:  130
The categories & points are:

5 points: Read a book that has between 100 and 200 pages.  
                     The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
10 points: Read a debut book by any author. (The book does not have to be a 2015 debut.)  The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos
10 points: Read a book that does not take place in your current country of residence. The Gathering by Anne Enright
10 points: Read a book that someone else has already used for the challenge.   The Bling Ring by Nancy Jo Sales
15 points: Read a book published under a pseudonym   Selected Stories of O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)
15 points: Read a book with “boy,” “girl,” “man” or “woman” in the title (or the plural of these words).  
                      The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick
15 points: Read a book with a one-word title  Emma by Jane Austen
20 points: Read a book with a person's first and last name in the title 
20 points: Read a food-themed book.
20 points: Read a book with a verb in the title.  I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
30 points: Read two books with the same title (by different authors). 
30 points: Read a nonfiction book and a fiction book about the same subject  Dumplin' by Julie Murphy and Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls by Jes Baker

Back to the Classics 2015

Back to the Classics Challenge 2015  (8/12)
hosted by Books and Chocolate

I started this challenge a few years ago, and this will be the second year that Books and Chocolate have taken it over.  I am so thrilled that this challenge lives on, and I love the changes Karen has made.  Even though I failed by 1 book in 2014, I am going to keep at it!  After all, I do need to get to work on my Classics Club List! This year there are 12 categories, and you try to finish as many as you can to win entries into a drawing.  All books must have been originally published before 1965.

The Categories:

1.  19th Century Classic:  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
2.  20th Century Classic:  As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3.  Classic by a Woman Author: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
4.  Classic in Translation:  The Art of War by Sun Tzu
5.  A Very Long Classic Novel (500 pages or more):
6.  A Classic Novella (less than 250 pages):  Bonjour Tristesse
7.  A Classic with a Person's Name in the Title:  Emma by Jane Austen
8.  A Humorous or Satirical Classic:  
9.  A Forgotten Classic:  The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
10.  A Nonfiction Classic:
11.  A Classic Children's Book:  The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
12.  A Classic Play:

50 States - 2015

Another 'Just for fun' - Keep track of the states in which the books I'm reading are set:  (27/50)

1. Alabama - Go Set a Watchman                                                                  
2. Alaska - Revolver
3. Arizona    - Not in the Script
4. Arkansas
5. California  - I'll Meet You There, The Fill-In Boyfriend, Say What You Will, Everything,Everything, The Bling Ring
6. Colorado  - Our Souls at Night
7. Connecticut  - What I Thought Was True, My Life Next Door, The Boy Most Likely To
8. Delaware
9. Florida  - Joyride
10. Georgia  - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
11. Hawaii   
12. Idaho
13. Illinois - The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things
14. Indiana   - The Start of Me and You
15. Iowa 
16. Kansas   
17. Kentucky - Nowhere But Here
18. Louisiana 
19. Maine  
20. Maryland  
21. Massachusetts - Salt & Storm, Locke & Key Vol.1: Welcome to Lovecraft
22. Michigan - Station Eleven
23. Minnesota
24. Mississippi - Magnolia, As I Lay Dying
25. Missouri  - Gone Girl 
26. Montana  
27. Nebraska 
28. Nevada  - Glass
29. New Hampshire  
30. New Jersey - Ms. Marvel Vol 2: Generation Why, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
31. New Mexico
32. New York  - Drinking at the Movies, Reality Chick, Tell The Wolves I'm Home, I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The End of Your Life Book Club, A Visit From the Goon Squad
    
33. North Carolina 
34. North Dakota
35. Ohio  - Everything I Never Told You
36. Oklahoma
37. Oregon  - Stand Off
38. Pennsylvania  - Glory O'Brien's History of the Future, Laughing at my Nightmare, Send Me a Sign
39. Rhode Island  - Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes, The Obituary Writer
40. South Carolina - Play On
41. South Dakota
42. Tennessee - Catching Jordan, Stealing Parker, Things I Can't Forget, Racing Savannah, Jesse's Girl
43. Texas   - Can't Look Away, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Dumplin'
44. Utah 
45. Vermont  
46. Virginia - El Deafo
47. Washington - Where'd You Go, Bernadette, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Summer of Chasing Mermaids, I am Princess X
48. West Virginia  
49. Wisconsin  
50. Wyoming

What's in a Name 2015

What's In A Name? 2015  (6/6)
hosted by The Worm Hole

This is the only challenge I actually finished in 2014, so I better do it again!  There are 6 categories, and I have to read books with a title that fits the category.

1.  A Word including "ing" in it:  Catching Jordan
2.  A Color:  The Woman in Black
3.  A Familial Relation: Things You've Inherited From Your Mother
4.  A Body of Water:  The Light Between Oceans
5.  A City  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
6.  An Animal (Find Momo)? - I'd like to find a more directly animal title though....