Thursday, May 8, 2014

Reading Challenge

Current Points: 35
The categories in bold with stars I have finished. The other books listed are books I could read for the category but haven't actively started reading yet.

3 Months. 14 Books. 1 Challenge.
Start April 11 End July 11

**5: Read a book written by an author you have never read before.
            Garden Spells By Sarah Addison Allen on 4/12/14

**5: Read a book you already have at home but haven’t gotten around to yet.
            The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time By Mark Haddon on 4/11/14

10: Read a book written in the decade that you were born.
             1998: To Say Nothing of the Dog By Connie Willis 
             1999: Daughter of the Forest By Juliet Marillier

10: Read a book that takes place in the state/province where you were born.

15: Read a book titled The _______'s Daughter or The _______'s Wife.
             The Time Traveler's Wife By Audrey Niffenegger 

15:  Read a book that was originally written in a language other than English.
            The Little Prince By Antoine de Saint Exupery 

20: Read a book with a number in the title. This could be an actual digit or a number like “hundred” or “thousand.” No arbitrary numbers are allowed (e.g. several, few, many, couple).
             The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms By N.K. Jemisin

20:  Read a book set during Christmas or another winter holiday. (Maybe change this because I'm not doing this in winter)

20: Read a book written by an author who shares your initials.

25: Read a Pulitzer Prize winner or finalist for fiction.
            Lonesome Dove By Larry McMurtry

**25:  Re-read a book.
            Artemis Fowl By Eoin Colfer on 4/13/13

30: Read three books from three different genres (e.g. romance, historical fiction, horror, biography, etc.). Remember, the books used for this category cannot count for any other category.
            Spy Adventure: Hawke By Ted Bell
            Everything Novel: The Eyre Affair By Jasper Fforde on 4/20/14
            Memoir Non Fiction: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me By Mindy Kaling on 4/30/14


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