Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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

Monday, June 30, 2008

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

Sunday, June 1, 2008

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

Saturday, May 31, 2008

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

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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