Cardathon Challenge

January 1st - ??
Hosted by: Becky

1. Invasive Procedures by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston
   
2. War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card
   
3. Saints by Orson Scott Card
   
4. Stone Tables by Orson Scott Card
   
5. The Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card
   
6. Rebekah by Orson Scott Card
   
7. Rachel and Leah by Orson Scott Card
   
8. Robota by Orson Scott Card and Doug Chiang
   
9. Maps in a Mirror by Orson Scott Card
   
10. Treason by Orson Scott Card
    
11. Wyrms by Orson Scott Card
    
12. Hot Sleep by Orson Scott Card
    
13. First Meetings by Orson Scott Card
    
14. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
    
15. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
    
16. The Stand by Stephen King
    
17. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
    
18. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
19. The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling
20. Eifelheim by Michael Flynn
21. Prospero's Children by Jan Siegel
22. Here, There be Dragons by James Owen
23. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
24. The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
25. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
26. Spirit Gate by Kate Elliot
    

Graphic Novel Challenge

January 1st - December 31st
Hosted by Dewey

1. Midnight Days by Neil Gaiman
2. Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman
3. Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman
4. Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman
5. Death: Time of Your Life by Neil Gaiman
6. Spiderman: Spirits of the Earth by Charles Vess
7. The Book of Ballads by Charles Vess

A - Z Reading Challenge

January 1st - December 31st
Hosted by: Joy

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S: The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge by Harry Harrison
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K: Kawabata, Yasunari - First Snow on Fuji
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Mythopoeic Challenge

January 1st - December 31st
Hosted by: Foxy Writer

1. Watership Down by Richard Adams
2. The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
3. Someplace to be Flying by Charles de Lint
4. Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle
5. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black
6. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
7. The Stolen Child by Keith Donahue

Tolkien and Lewis Challenge

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Hosted by: Becky

1. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
2. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
4. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
5. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
6. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
7. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
8. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
9. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
10 The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

Jane Austen Mini-Challenge

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Hosted by: Becky

1. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
2. Persuasion by Jane Austen

Young Adult Challenge 2008

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008

Host: Joy

1. The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
2. Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
3. Tamsin by Peter Beagle
4. Tithe by Holly Black
5. The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
6. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
7. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
8. Freaks by Annette Curtis Klause
9. The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull
10. Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull
11. Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen
12. Marked by PC and Kristin Cast

What's In A Name? Challenge

January 1, 2008-December 31, 2008

Hosted by: Annie

1. A Book with a color in it's title: The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
2. A Book with an animal in it's title: Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest
3. A Book with a first name in it's title: Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser
4. A Book with a place in it's tile: Baltimore by Mike Mignola (kinda cheating here as Baltimore is actually the name of a character :p)
5. A Book with a weather event in it's title: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
6. A Book with a plant in it's title: Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean

2008 Themed Reading Challenge

January 1 - June 30th
Hosted by: Caribou's Mom

1. Saints by Orson Scott Card
   
2. Stone Tables by Orson Scott Card
   
3. The Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card
   
4. Rebekah by Orson Scott Card
   
5. Rachel and Leah by Orson Scott Card

Margaret A. Edwards Reading Challenge

February 1st - June 1st
Hosted by: Becky

1. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
2. Gifts by Ursula K. LeGuin
3. Something by Orson Scott Card

Series Challenge

December 1st - May 31st 2008
Hosted by: Crazy Cozy Murders

1. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
2. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
3. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
4. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
5. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
6. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
7. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
8. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
9. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
10. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

The Sci-Fi Experience 2008

Hosted by: Carl @ Stainless Steel Droppings
January & February 2008

1. The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge by Harry Harrison

Four-Legged Friends Challenge

September 20th-February 26th
Hosted by: Kailana

1. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
2. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
3. Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
4. Varjak Paw by S.F. Said
5. Watership Down by Richard Adams

Japanese Literature Challenge

November 30th 2007 - January 30th 2008 (Challenge Completed 1/21/08)
Hosted by Bellezza

1. Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
2. The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
3. First Snow on Fuji by Yasunari Kawabata
4. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Seconds Challenge 2007

October 1st - December 31st (Challenge completed on January 17th, 2008)
Hosted by: Joy

1. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
   
2. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
   
3. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Newbery Challenge 2007

May 15th - December 31st
Hosted by: Nattie

1. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
   
2. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
   
3. Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
   
4. The Giver by Lois Lowry
   
5. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
   
6. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Challenge Completed on October 21, 2007

Classics Challenge 2007

July 1st - November 30th
Hosted by: Crazy Cozy Murders

1. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
   
2. The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
   
3. The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
   
4. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
5. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Challenge Completed on 11/17/07

R.I.P. Challenge 2007

September 1st - October 31st
Hosted by: Carl

Official Reads:

1. Dracula by Bram Stoker
   
2. Renfield: Slave of Dracula by Barbara Hambly
   
3. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
   
4. Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
   
5. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
   
6. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
   

Bonus Books:


7. Something Wicked This Was Comes by Ray Bradbury
   
8. The Homecoming by Ray Bradbury
   
9. Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
   
10. Edgar & Ellen: Rare Beasts by Charles Ogden
    
11. Edgar & Ellen: Tourist Trap by Charles Ogden
12. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
    

Short Story Sunday Selections from:


13. Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy

Challenge Completed on 10/1/07

Wrap up post here

Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

1. The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle
   
2. Hart's Hope by Orson Scott Card
   
3. Moonheart by Charles de Lint
   
4. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
   
5. The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
   
6. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
   
7. The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
   
8. Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull
   
9. Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano
   
10. Rises the Night by Colleen Gleason
    
11. Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney
    
12. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

Challenge completed on June 21, 2007

Banned Book Challenge 2007

1. The Figure in the Shadows by John Bellairs
   
2. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
   
3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
   
4. Grendel by John Gardner
   
5. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
   
6. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
   
7. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
   
8. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

Completed Challenge on June 25, 2007