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Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge

I just signed up for  the 100+ Book Challenge and since I’m a library user, I’m getting in on this one as well. Books count for both so I’m going to shoot for 75- Stepping It Up since at least 3/4 of the books that I’ll read will definitely be library books.  If the numbers for the challenges are even higher,  then that’s even better!   This challenge is J. Kaye’s 2010 Support Your Local Library Challenge.

Details are here:

1. Anyone can join. You don’t need a blog to participate.

2. There are four levels:

–The Mini – Check out and read 25 library books.

–Just My Size – Check out and read 50 library books.

–Stepping It Up – Check out and read 75 library books.

–Super Size Me – Check out and read 100 library books.

(Aim high. As long as you read 25 by the end of 2010, you are a winner.)

3. Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Young Reader – any book as long as it is checked out from the library count. Checked out like with a library card, not purchased at a library sale.

4. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.

5. Crossovers from other reading challenges count.

6. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010.

Sign up at J Kaye’s site!

NaBloPoMo 24

1. 311 Pelican Court by Debbie Macomber

2 Hot Six by Janet Evanovich

3.The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

4. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

5. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

6. No Defense by Kate Wilhelm

7. B is for Beer by Tom Robbins

8. The Diva Code (Miss Piggy)

9. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

10. 44 Cranberry Point by  Debbie Macomber

11. 50 Harbor Street by Debbie Macomber

12. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

13. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich

14. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich

15. The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi

16. Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less by Nick Douglas

17. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

18. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

19. The Power of No by Beth Wareham

20. Desperate Measures by Kate Wilhelm

21. The G Free Diet by Elisabeth Hasselbeck

22. The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato

23. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

24. Go Tweet Yourself by Janelle Randazza

25. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich

26. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

27. Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman, MD

28. 6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber

29. 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber

30. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

31. Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor

32. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

33. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

34. The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone

35. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

36. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

37. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

38. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

39. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

40. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

41. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich

42. Now You See Her by Cecelia Tishy

43. The Bad Beginning (A Series of  Unfortunate Events, book 1) by Lemony Snicket

44. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

45. 8 Sandpiper Way by Debbie Macomber

46. 12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich

47. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich

48. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich

49. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata

50. Susannah’s Garden by Debbie Macomber

51. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

52. Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman

53. All in One Piece by Cecelia Tishy

54. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

55. Finger Lickin Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

56. The Black Ice by Michael Connelly

57. The Crispin: Cross of Lead by Avi

58. A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

59. The Reptile Room: Or Murder by Lemony Snicket

60. Clear and Convincing Proof by Kate Wilhelm

61. Little Bee by Chris Cleave

62. Born a Blue Day: Inside the Extraodinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

63. The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket

64. Plum Lovin by Janet Evanovich

65. Labor Day by Joyce Maynard

66. 92 Pacific Boulevard by Debbie Macomber

67. Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind

68. The Drowning Season by Alice Hoffman

69. The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth by Jonny Bowden

70. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

71. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

72. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood

73. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

74. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

75. A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck

76. Crispin: At the Edge of the World by Avi

77. Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares

100+ Reading Challenge

I’m joining in J.Kaye’s 100+ Book Challenge for 2010. I know that some months it will be harder to read than others but I do have some good “catch-up” months when I don’t have school.  It begins in January and runs through December, 2010.  I’ll be coming back to this post to update at the end of each month. Wish me luck!

Details:
1. The goal is to read 100 or more books. Anyone can join. You don’t need a blog to participate.

2. Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Library books, Young Reader, Nonfiction – as long as the book has an ISBN or equivalent or can be purchased as such, the book counts.

3. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.

4. Crossovers from other reading challenges count.

5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Books started before the 1st do not count.

Head over to J. Kaye’s site to sign up!

NaBloPoMo 24

January:

1. 311 Pelican Court by Debbie Macomber

2. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich

3. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

4. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

5. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

6. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

7. No Defense by Kate Wilhelm

8. B is for Beer by Tom Robbins

9. The Diva Code (Miss Piggy)

10. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

11. 44 Cranberry Point by Debbie Macomber

12. The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook

13. 50 Harbor Street by Debbie Macomber

14.  Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

15. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

16. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich

17. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich

18. The Time of my Life by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi

19. Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 Characters or Les by Nick Douglas

20. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

21. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

22. The Power of No by Beth Wareham

23. Desperate Measures by Kate Wilhelm

24. The G Free Diet by Elisabeth Hasselbeck

25. The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato

26. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

27. Go Tweet Yourself by Janelle Randazza

28. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich

29. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

30. Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman, MD

31. 6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber

32. 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber

33. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

34. Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor

35. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

36. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

37. The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone

38. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

39. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

40. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

41. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

42. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

43. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

44. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich

45. Now You See Her by Cecelia Tishy

46. The Bad Beginning (A Series of  Unfortunate Events, book 1) by Lemony Snicket

47. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

48. 8 Sandpiper Way by Debbie Macomber

49. 12 Sharp by Janet Evanovich

50. Lean, Mean, Thirteen by Janet Evanovich

51. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich

52. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata

53. Susannah’s Garden by Debbie Macomber

54. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

55. Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman

56. All in One Piece by Cecelia Tishy

57. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

58. Finger Lickin Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

59. The Black Ice by Michael Connelly

60. The Crispin: Cross of Lead by Avi

61. A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

62. The Reptile Room: Or Murder by Lemony Snicket

63. Clear and Convincing Proof by Kate Wilhelm

64. Little Bee by Chris Cleave

65. Born a Blue Day: Inside the Extraodinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

66. The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket

67.The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

68. Plum Lovin by Janet Evanovich

69. The 9th Judgment by James Patterson

70. Labor Day by Joyce Maynard

71. Worst Case by James Patterson

72. 92 Pacific Boulevard by Debbie Macomber

73. Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind

74. The Drowning Season by Alice Hoffman

75. The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth by Jonny Bowden

76. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

77. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

78. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood

79. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

80. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

81. A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck

82. Crispin: At the Edge of the World by Avi

83.Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares

Beginning my first book in the Holiday Reading Challenge.  It’s A Christmas Grace by Anne Perry. I’ve never read her before but wanted to start with audio books so I could be sure to have time to get through the challenge.

About the book: With Christmas approaching, Emily Radley, Charlotte’s sister is suddenly called from London to be with her dying aunt.  Alone, she makes the journey to Connemara, on the west coast of Ireland.  A tragic legacy haunts this close-knit community and a lone shipwreck survivor threatens to unlock old wounds, but also to offer a solution to an old crime and bring peace and resolution to the community.

My thoughts: This was my first holiday book for the season and it really didn’t have that much to do with Christmas other than Emily having to miss Christmas with her immediate family.  I had never read Anne Perry before and the book was ok and was a quick read.  It was enjoyable enough and was light reading. I always like to “read” books set in another country  and period as an audio book, especially if the reader has an accurate accent. I was able to be transported to the time and place and could picture the characters and settings. I would read her again.

Rating 3/5