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