Books Read: March 21, 2007-December 31, 2007

* American Gods by Neil Gaiman (12/29/07)
* The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (12/16/07)
* When Santa Fell to Earth by Cornelia Funke (12/16/07)
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (12/9/07)
* New and Selected Tales by Mary Oliver (11/22/07)
* The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg (11/17/07)
* Animal Farm by George Orwell (11/10/07)
* Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (10/28/07)
* The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett (10/21/07)
* The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury (10/20/07)
* A Time to Kill by John Grisham (10/20/07)
* The Lewis & Clark Expedition: Join the Corps of Discovery to Explore Uncharted Territory by Carol A. Johmann (10/19/07)
* Cross by James Patterson (10/17/07)
* Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (10/15/07)
* MacBeth by William Shakespeare (10/12/07)
* Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (10/11/07)
* The Trials of Life by David Attenborough (9/30/07)
* Tithe by Holly Black (9/7/07)
* Lethal Practice by Peter Clement (8/22/07)
* And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts (8/22/07)
* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (8/5/07)
* Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (7/29/04)
* Terminal Condition by David Shobin (7/24/07)
* The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan (7/21/07)
* Angel of Mercy by Andrew Neiderman (7/6/07)
* Kiss Me, Kill Me by Ann Rule (6/28/07)
* Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (6/26/07)
* The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (6/17/07)
* The Call of the Wild by Jack London (6/4/07)
* The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards (6/3/07)
* Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (5/25/07)
* We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch (5/22/07)
* Just Jane by William Lavender (5/12/07)
* Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (4/27/07)
* George vs. George: The American Revolution as seen from Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer (4/18/07)
* Tai Shan of the Dead by Jean Lightner Norum (3/31/07)
* Executive Orders by Tom Clancy (3/27/07)
* Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata (3/21/07)

A-to-Z Reading Challenge

Dates: January 1st through December 31st, 2008

Host: Joy

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The Challenge (put simply): For each letter of the alphabet, read a book whose title starts with the letter and a book by an author whose last name begins with the letter. Total of 52 books.

My list (to be filled in as I go):

TITLES:

A-Adoration of Jenna Fox, The (Mary E. Pearson)

B-Bat-Poet, The (Randall Jarrell)

C-The Cobra Event (Richard Preston)

D-Death: The High Cost of Living (Neil Gaiman)

E-Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)

F-The Field Guide (Holly Black)

G-The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)

H-Horns & Wrinkles (Joseph Helgerson)

I-I Was a Rat (Philip Pullman)

J-

K-

L-Life As We Knew It (Susan Beth Pfeffer)

M-

N-Notes from a Small Island (Bill Bryson)

O-

P-Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)

Q-Quickie, The (James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge)

R-Rose and the Beast, The (Francesca Lia Block)

S-The Stainless Steel Rat (Harry Harrison)

T-The Translator (Daoud Hari)

U-

V-

W-The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)

X-

Y-

Z-

AUTHOR:

A-Asher, Jay (Th1rteen R3asons Why)

B-Bradbury, Ray (Fahrenheit 451)

C-Cooper, Helene (The House at Sugar Beach)

D-Dahl, Roald (The Witches)

E-Edwards, Ali (Life Artist)

F-

G-Gaiman, Neil (The Graveyard Book)

H-Hale, Shannon (Enna Burning)

I-

J-

K-King, Stephen (The Stand)

L-Lowry, Lois (The Giver)

M-Madeley, John and Miles Litvinoff (50 Reasons to Buy Fair Trade)

N-

O-O'Brien, Robert C. (Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH)

P-Patterson, James (Double Cross)

Q-

R-

S-Stoker, Bram (Dracula)

T-Talbot, Bryan (Alice in Sunderland)

U-

V-

W-Wilson, N.D. (100 Cupboards)

X-Xinran (Sky Burial)

Y-

Z-

Mythopoeic Awards Reading Challenge

Dates: January 1st through December 31st

Host: Lenneth (Foxy Writer)

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The Challenge (put simply): Read 7 nominees and/or winners from the Mythopoeic Awards list.

My list of possibles:

*The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke

*Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

*Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

*Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

*Stardust by Neil Gaiman

*Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley

*Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

*Three Days to Never by Tim Powers

*The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

*The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

Sci-Fi Experience

***There was no real list to be completed, so success or failure is somewhat irrelevant. Nonetheless I consider this a success. I read 4 books, and enjoyed every one. Awakened a love for a genre. Can't beat that.***


Dates: January 1st through February 29th (2008)

Host: Carl

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The experience (put simply): Notice it says "experience" not "challenge"...that's because there are no rules, no lists to be made. Just reading and reviewing some sci-fi.

My list:

--Were you not paying attention above?!! There are no lists!

But I do have a few books in mind...I hope to get to at least a couple of them...

*War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
*The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
*The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison
*Dune by Frank Herbert
*Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
*Star Split by Kathryn Lasky

Graphic Novels Reading Challenge

***This is what a challenge is all about...I was introduced to a totally new world of books, and I couldn't be more thrilled! Finished way ahead of time, but have no intention of leaving this world behind.***

Dates: January 1st through December 31st

Host: Dewey

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The Challenge (put simply): Read at least 6 graphic novels.

My thoughts: This is a totally new realm to me, and I am really looking forward to it! A couple of my choices have actually been on my wish list for a while, so here's the perfect opportunity to go ahead and buy them, huh?

My list:

*The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

*Death: The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman

*Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 by David Peterson

*Fables by Bill Willingham

*The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

Alternates:

*Percy Gloom by Cathy Malkasian

*The Books of Faerie by Bronwyn Carlton

*The Borden Tragedy by Rick Geary

*We Are On Our Own: A Memoir by Miriam Katin

Reading Full Circle Challenge

Dates: January 1st through December 31st

Host: Joy

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The Challenge (put simply): Using common words from titles, connect one book to the next, eventually forming a complete circle back to the first.

My list:

*The House With a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs

*Pandora's Clock by John J. Nance

*Pandora: New Tales of the Vampires by Anne Rice

*The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

*The Society of S by Susan Hubbard

*The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

*Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

*The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

*The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

What's in a Name Reading Challenge

Dates: January 1st through December 31st

Host: Annie

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The Challenge (put simply): Read one book in each of 6 categories...a book with a color in its title, a book with an animal in its title, a book with a plant in its title, a book with a place in its title, a book with weather event in its title, and a book with a person's name in its title.

My list:

*Light on Snow by Anita Shreve (weather event)

*Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (plant)

*Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King (place)

*Green River, Running Red by Ann Rule (color)

*The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (first name)

*I Was a Rat by Philip Pullman (animal)

Substitutes:

*The Floods: Good Neighbors by Colin Thompson (weather event)

*The Rose and the Beast by Francesca Lia Block (plant)

*New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers by Robert S. Desowitz (place)

*The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson (first name)

Book Around the States Reading Challenge

Dates: Ongoing, as in no time limit! (This makes it impossible to resist!)

Host: Bonnie

For details: Click here.

My list: (filled in as I come up with appropriate books)

Alabama--Sonny's House of Spies by George Ella Lyon
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas--100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts--The Borden Tragedy by Rick Geary
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon--Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary
Pennsylvania--Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Hometown Challenge

***What can I say? I totally forgot about this one! And all I needed to do was read a single book. Oh well.***

Dates: November 1st through March 1st

Host: Callista

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The Challenge (put simply): Read at least 1 book either set in your hometown or by an author from your hometown.

My list:

*The Tenth House by Phillip Tomasso III (set in the Rochester, NY area)

*If, and only if, I enjoy the first, I'll also read the sequel, Third Ring.

Y.A. Reading Challenge

Dates: January 1st through December 31st

Host: Joy

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The Challenge (put simply): Read 12 Young Adult books.

My list:

*elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

*Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

*Stardust by Neil Gaiman

*The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

*The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

*The Secret Hours by Scott Westerfield

*Gossamer by Lois Lowry

*The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint

*The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

*The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

*Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

*The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan

Substitutes:

*The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

*The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

*Star Split by Kathryn Lasky

*Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

*The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer

*Sonny's House of Spies by George Ella Lyon

*Enna Burning by Shannon Hale

*Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Numbers Challenge

***WooHoo! Finished this baby in the knick of time! (Seriously, with just a couple hours to spare.) Well, thanks to Callista's extension, that is.***

Dates: January 1st through August 1st

Host: Callista

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The Challenge (put simply): Read 5 books with numbers in their title.

My list:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

The 6th Target by James Patterson

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

Alternates:

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

24 Hours by Greg Iles

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

Vampire Plagues, London 1850 by Sebastian Rook

Book of A Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

Decades Challenge 2008

Date: January 1st through December 31st

Host: 3M

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The Challenge (put simply): Read at least 8 books from 8 consecutive decades.

My "possibles" list:

1860s-

*Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

*Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

1870s-

*The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

1880s-

*The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

*Heidi by Johanna Spyri

1890s-

*The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

*The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

*Dracula by Bram Stoker

1900s-

*Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

*Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

*The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

1910s-

*The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

*Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter

1920s-

*Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

*All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

1930s-

*Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

*And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

1940s-

*Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

*A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

*All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

1950s-

*Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

*The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson

1960s-

*Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

*The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

1970s-

*Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry

*The Princess Bride by William Goldman

*All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

1980s-

*The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

*Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut

*Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

1990s-

*The Giver by Lois Lowry

*The Stand: Complete and Uncut edition by Stephen King

*Stardust by Neil Gaiman

--This is obviously many more books than I will actually read for the challenge. I just wanted to give myself some leeway as to not only what 8 consecutive decades I actually tackled, but also which particular from each decade.

Inklings Mini-Challenge

Dates: January 1st through December 31st

Host: Becky

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The Challenge (put simply): Read two books by J.R.R. Tolkien and two books by C.S. Lewis.

Reasons for joining:

1. I'm tired of being put to shame by my 10-year-old daughter. Annie has read The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and The Silmarillion by Tolkien, as well as the all the Narnia books. I have read none of these.

2. These books are so cherished by so many that I would be a fool not to get them read eventually, right?

My list (though finishing all of these is probably wishful thinking on my part):

*The Fellowship of the Ring

*The Two Towers

*The Return of the King

*The Magician's Nephew

*The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

*The Horse and His Boy

*Prince Caspian

*The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader'

*The Silver Chair

*The Last Battle

Wow...this may be a "mini-challenge" to most, but for me it qualifies as the full-fledged deal!

Jane Austen/Masterpiece Theater Mini-Challenge

***I gave Sense and Sensibility a shot. I just couldn't get into it. Just not for me, and since there's so many books out there I do want to read, I'm just bowing out of this challenge.***

Date: January 1st through December 31st

Host: Becky

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The Challenge (put simply): Read two Jane Austen novels or watch two of the Masterpiece Theater productions of her novels or any combination of the above.

Reasons for joining:

1. I'm obsessive.

2. I've never read any Jane Austen.

3. I had actually hoped to watch the Masterpiece Theater productions after reading each book anyway.

My list:

Well, I'm hoping to get to all six of these, but I certainly make no promises. If I manage to knock off two of them, I will be happy with myself.

*Sense and Sensibility

*Persuasion

*Emma

*Pride and Prejudice

*Mansfield Park

*Northanger Abbey

signing up for the readathon

Despite the fact that I already mentioned this over my "everyday" blog, and despite the fact that this isn't technically a reading challenge, I decided to mention Dewey's Readathon here as well. I just can't explain how excited I am about this! October 20th simply can't get here soon enough. 24 hours of self-indulgent reading! I mean, can you beat that?!! I think not.

Anyway, I figured I would mention it over here, as this will probably be the spot where I write my updates during the readathon. Not to mention the fact that this fun little adventure ought to give me desperately needed help in putting a dent in some of these reading challenges, right?

Celebrate the Author Reading Challenge

Dates: January 1st through December 31st

February-
Judy Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

*March-
Dr. Seuss
The Lorax (my all-time favorite Dr. Seuss!)

*April-
Beverly Cleary
Ralph S. Mouse
--substituted Emily's Runaway Imagination

*May-
James M. Barrie
Peter Pan

*June-
Cynthia Rylant
The Octopus (Lighthouse Family)

*July-
E.B. White
Stuart Little

*August-
Ruth Stiles Gannett
My Father's Dragon

*September-
Roald Dahl
The Witches

*October-
Johanna Hurwitz
Lexi's Tale

*November-
Daniel Manus Pinkwater
Looking for Bobowicz

*December-
Avi
Ragweed

So, did you notice that all my selections are children's books? That's because I'm devoting this challenge to the boys. These will be among the books that I read to them. Gotta say, I really looking forward to this one!

1st in a Series Reading Challenge

Dates: January 1st through December 31st

Host: Joy

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The Challenge (put simply): Read 12 books, each of which is the first in a series.

My list (updated 9/16):

The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles)

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials)

Shadow Man by Cody McFadyen (Smoky Barrett series)

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (Goose Girl series?...not sure what to call it)

The Black Echo by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch series)

The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld (Midnighters)

MayBird and the The Ever After by Jodi Lynn Anderson (MayBird series)

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson & The Olympians)

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (Book of Ember)

The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (The Sisters Grimm)

The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison (Stainless Steel Rat series)

Substitutes:

Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (The Sandman)

The Floods: Good Neighbors by Colin Thompson (The Floods)

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (Dragon series)

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkein (LOTR)

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Ender series)

The Book Awards Reading Challenge

***Couldn't have done much worse on this one! But I'm determined to kick butt on the Book Awards II!***


Dates: July 1st through June 30th

Host: 3M

For details:The Book Awards Challenge

The Challenge (put simply): Read any 12 award winning books.

My list:

*Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card --1985 Nebula Award and 1986 Hugo Award

*A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole --1981 Pulitzer Prize

*The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan --2006 National Book Award, Non-Fiction (7/21/07)

*Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman --2006 Mythopoeic Award, Adult Literature

*New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver --1992 National Book Award, Poetry

*Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear --2000 Nebula Award

*The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H. Cook --1997 Edgar Award

*American Gods by Neil Gaiman --2002 Hugo Award and 2002 Nebula Award

*Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes --1966 Nebula Award

*Looking for Alaska by John Green --2006 Printz Award

*The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare --1959 Newbery Award

*To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee --1961 Pulitzer Prize (8/5/07)

The Unread Authors Challenge

***Hooray! Finish writing up my final book review for this one on February 27...nothing like pushing the limits, huh?***

Dates: September 1st through February 29th

Host: Ariel at Sycorax Pine

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The Challenge (put simply): Read 6 books by authors you've never read before.

My list (with alternates):

*Ray Bradbury
The Halloween Tree

*Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything OR
A Walk in the Woods OR Notes from a Small Island OR In a Sunburned Country

*Trenton Lee Stewart
The Mysterious Benedict Society

*Chuck Palahniuk
Haunted

*George Orwell
Animal Farm

*Scott Westerfeld
Uglies

Alternates:
*Brandon Mull
Fablehaven

*Alice Sebold
The Lovely Bones

*Terry Prachett
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents

*Gabrielle Zevin
elsewhere

*Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass
--I Was a Rat

*Shannon Hale
The Goose Girl

*Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol

*H.G. Wells
The War of the Worlds

Four-Legged Friends Reading Challenge

***Came up short. Only finished two of the three by the deadline.***

Dates: September 20th through February 26th

Host: Kailana

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The Challenge (put simply): Read 3 to 5 books in which an animal is the main character, or at least a very important character.

My list:

*Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, which I will be reading to the boys (spider and pig) (10/15/07)

*Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes (dog)

*The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (mouse)

The Newbery Challenge

***Came up short. Only finished four of the six by the closing date.***

Dates: May 15th through December 31st

Host: In memory of Nattie

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The Challenge (put simple): Read 6 Newbery Award winners.

My list (updated 9/15/07):

*Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (6/26/07)

*The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

*Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

*The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

*Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (7/29/07)

*The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

2nds Reading Challenge

***I did it! Finished up on Dec. 29th, 2007.***



Dates: October 1st through December 31st

Host: Joy

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The Challenge (put simply): Read 3 books by authors whom you've read only one previous work.

My list:

*American Gods by Neil Gaiman (I've read Coraline. And adored it.)

*The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett (I've been so anxious to read this book ever since Annie and I read Chasing Vermeer last year for school.) (finished 10/21/07)

*The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg (From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler was one of my all-time favorite books as a kid.)

The Book to Movie Reading Challenge

***Oops. Blew this one. Only finished 2 of the 3 by the deadline.***

Dates: September 1st through December 1

Host: Callista at S.M.S. Book Reviews

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The challenge (put simply): Read 3 books that have made into movies.

My list:

*MacBeth by William Shakespeare (10/12/07)

*Zodiac by William Graysmith

*Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (I actually read this back in 2000, but I want to refresh my memory before moving on the the others)

Medical Mystery Madness Reading Challenge

***I did it! O.K.-I sort of cheated...I originally planned to read one more book. But I'm going to consider it a success none-the-less, since I still read one more book than was actually required.***



Dates: June 1st through October 31st

Host: Debi

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The challenge (put simply): Read 2 or more medical mystery thriller type books.

My list (updated 9/15):

*Angel of Mercy by Andrew Neiderman (7/6/07)

*Terminal Condition by David Shobin (7/24/07)

*Lethal Practice by Peter Clement (8/22/07)

R.I.P. II Reading Challenge

***I did it! I finished up book four on 10/20/07.***



Dates: September 1st through October 30th

Host: Carl

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The Challenge (put simply): Peril the First--Read four books of the eerie, creepy, dark variety.

My List of Possibles--Peril the First (updated 9/15):

*Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (10/28/07)

*MacBeth by William Shakespeare (10/12/07)

*Cell by Stephen King

*Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk

*Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

*The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury (10/20/07)

*Tithe by Holly Black (9/7/07)

*Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (10/9/07)

*The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason

The Non-Fiction Five Reading Challenge

***I did it! Finished 9/30/07***



Dates: May 1st through September 30th

Host: Joy

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Challenge (put simply): Read 5 non-fiction books, trying to vary them at least a bit.

My list:

*The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behavior by David Attenborough (9/20/07)

*We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Stories From Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch (5/22/07)

*The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan (7/21/07)

*Kiss Me, Kill Me by Ann Rule (6/28/07)

*And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts (8/22/07)