50 States and more 2016

 'Just for fun' - Keep track of the states in which the books I'm reading are set:  (26/50)

I've done this for a couple of years now...  and this year, I'll try to track countries as well.

1. Alabama -  Up From Slavery                                                          
2. Alaska -
3. Arizona    -  P.S. I Like You
4. Arkansas
5. California  -   I'll Give You the Sun, When We Collided, 100 Sideways Miles, Thanks for the Trouble, Lady Midnight, Lick
6. Colorado  -   Breaking the Rules
7. Connecticut  - The Unexpected Everything
8. Delaware
9. Florida  - The Devil You Know
10. Georgia  - Gone with the Wind
11. Hawaii   
12. Idaho - Dirty
13. Illinois - Maternity Leave
14. Indiana   -
15. Iowa  - Ashfall
16. Kansas   - Seven Ways We Lie
17. Kentucky -  Walk the Edge
18. Louisiana 
19. Maine  - Orbiting Jupiter
20. Maryland  
21. Massachusetts - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, The Boston Girl, Boy Snow Bird, The Handmaid's Tale
22. Michigan - 
23. Minnesota
24. Mississippi - 
25. Missouri  - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
26. Montana  - The Flood Girls
27. Nebraska 
28. Nevada  - 
29. New Hampshire  
30. New Jersey - Forever . . . , 
31. New Mexico
32. New York  -  The Scar Boys, Someone, More Happy than Not,  The Grownup, Alexander Hamilton, Father's Day,Hamilton: The Revolution, A Walk in the Sun, Another Brooklyn, Mr. Splitfoot, It's All Your Fault, The Sun is also a Star,Snow White
33. North Carolina Serafina and the Black Cloak
34. North Dakota
35. Ohio  - Paper Girls vol. 1, The 5th Wave, Fat Angie
36. Oklahoma
37. Oregon  - Play, Lead, Housebroken
38. Pennsylvania  -  738 Days
39. Rhode Island  - 
40. South Carolina - 
41. South Dakota
42. Tennessee - Defending Taylor
43. Texas   - All Played Out
44. Utah 
45. Vermont  
46. Virginia - 
47. Washington - The Art of Racing in the Rain
48. West Virginia  
49. Wisconsin  - Two if by Sea
50. Wyoming

Countries:

• Africa
• Asia
• South Korea - The Vegetarian
• Europe
• England - Library of Souls, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Ireland - A Modest Proposal
• Norway - Out Stealing Horses
• Sweden - A Man Called Ove
• Yugoslavia - Murder on the Orient Express
• North America
• Canada - Anne of Green Gables, This One Summer
• South America
• South Pacific
• New Guinea - Euphoria

Other:

• Planet
• Mars - The Martian
• World
• Outer Space
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• A Wrinkle in Time
• Gemina

Women's Classic Literature Event 2016

Women's Classic Literature Event 2016

I'm participating in this event with The Classics Club.  I hope to focus some of my reading on classic literature written by women.  I'll list what I read here:

1.  Emma by Jane Austen
2.  Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
3.  Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
4.  Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
5.  A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

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: