even MORE book CHALLENGES

this is my third post full of challenges that i'm attempting. it's like i find new challenges every month! i really dont know why i keep on getting suckered into all of these challenges. especially since this is my first year doing them! :P

The Countdown Challenge

1.  The goal of this challenge is to read the number of books first published in a given year that corresponds to the last digit of each year in the 2000s — 10 books from 2010, 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 55.
2. This challenge lasts from 9/9/09 through 10/10/10.
3. Crossovers with other challenges are allowed and your lists may change at any time.
4. Sign up using Mr. Linky.
5. Have fun reading!

Books Published in 2010

1. Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
   
2. Happyface by Stephen Edmond
   
3. Fang by James Patterson
   
4. The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
   
5. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
   
6. The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
   
7. Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
   
8. The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan
   
9. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
   
10. Hourglass by Claudia Gray
    

Books Published in 2009

1. Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
   
2. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
   
3. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvator
   
4. Wings by Aprilynne Pike
   
5. Willow by Julia Hoban
   
6. Fire by Kristen Cashore
   
7. Dull Boy by Sarah Cross
   
8. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
   
9. The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
   

Books Published in 2008

1. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
   
2. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
   
3. Need by Carrie Jones
   
4. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
   
5. Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
   
6. Evernight by Claudia Gray
   
7. Stargazer by Claudia Gray
   
8. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
   

Books Published in 2007

1. Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara
   
2. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
   
3. The Swan Kingdom by Zoe Marriott
   
4. Epic by Connor Kostick
   
5. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
   
6. The Falconer's Knot by Mary Hoffman
   
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Books Published in 2006

1. Cast in Courtlight by Michelle Sagara
   
2. Keeping It Real by Justina Robson
   
3. Real World by Natsuo Kirino
   
4. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
   
5. Frozen Fire by Tim Bowler
   
6. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
   

Books Published in 2005

1. Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
   
2. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
   
3. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
   
4. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
   
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
   

Books Published in 2004

1. Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
   
2. Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash
   
3. White is for Magic by Laurie Faria Stolarz
   
4. heart on my sleeve by Ellen Wittlinger
   

Books Published in 2003

1. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
   
2. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
   
3. Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz
   

Books Published in 2002

1. What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci
   
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Book Published in 2001

1.  are u 4 real? by Sara Kadefors

RYOB (Read Your Own Books)

• Pick a number of books you’d like to read in one year
• Choose those books from your OWN collection
• Read them between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010

i'm going to do 10. my TBR pile actually isnt that big since i havent had the time or money to buy many books this year. :P

1. Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash
2. Monkey High vol. 6 by Shouko Akira
   
3. Monkey High vol. 7 by Shouko Akira
4. Love Com vol. 8 by Aya Nakahara
   
5. Love Com vol. 9 by Aya Nakahara
   
6. My Heavenly Hockey Club vol. 3 by Ai Morinaga
7. My Heavenly Hockey Club vol. 4 by Ai Morinaga
8. My Heavenly Hockey Club vol. 5 by Ai Morinaga
9. My Heavenly Hockey Club vol. 6 by Ai Morinaga
10. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
11. Hissing vol. 1 by Kang Eun Young
12. Hissing vol. 2 by Kang Eun Young
13. Gakuen Alice vol. 1 by Tachibana Higuchi
14. Gakuen Alice vol. 2 by Tachibana Higuchi
15. Moon Boy vol. 1 by Lee YoungYou
16. Moon Boy vol. 2 by Lee YoungYou
17. Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers
18. Sing Me to Sleep by Angela Morrison
19. Legend vol. 1 by Kara and Woo SooJung
20. Legend vol. 2 by Kara and Woo SooJung 
21. Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White
22. Magical JxR vol. 1 by Lee Sun-Young
23. Magical JxR vol. 2 by Lee Sun-Young
24. The Falconer's Knot by Mary Hoffman
25. Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott
26. Duck Prince vol. 1 by Ai Morinaga
27. Duck Prince vol. 2 by Ai Morinaga
28. Duck Prince vol. 3 by Ai Morinaga
29. Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime by Mizuki Nomura 
30. Angel by James Patterson 
31. X-Men Misfits by Raina Telgemeier & Dave Roman
32. Rose Sees Red by Cecil Castellucci
33. Legend vol. 3 by Kara and Woo SooJung
34. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
35. Legend vol. 4 by Kara and Woo SooJung
36. Legend vol. 5 by Kara and Woo SooJung
37. Nodame Cantabile vol. 1 by Tomoko Ninomiya
38. Nodame Cantabile vol. 2 by Tomoko Ninomiya
39. Nodame Cantabile vol. 3 by Tomoko Ninomiya
40. Nodame Cantabile vol. 4 by Tomoko Ninomiya
41. Nodame Cantabile vol. 5 by Tomoko Ninomiya 
42. Nodame Cantabile vol. 6 by Tomoko Ninomiya 
43. Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey 
44. Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution by Moying Li 
45. Shiki Tsukai vol. 1 by To-Ru Zekuu & Yuna Takanagi
46. Shiki Tsukai vol. 2 by To-Ru Zekuu & Yuna Takanagi 
47. Shiki Tsukai vol. 3 by To-Ru Zekuu & Yuna Takanagi 
48. Shiki Tsukai vol. 4 by To-Ru Zekuu & Yuna Takanagi
49. The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
50. Heist Society by Ally Carter
51. The Unidentified by Rae Mariz
52. Pig Bride vol. 1 by KookHwa Huh & SuJin Kim 
53. Pig Bride vol. 2 by KookHwa Huh & SuJin Kim 
54. The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
55. Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken 
56. Tegami Bachi vol. 1 by Hiroyuki Asada
57. Tegami Bachi vol. 2 by Hiroyuki Asada
58. Tegami Bachi vol. 3 by Hiroyuki Asada 
59. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 
60. Zombies vs Unicorns Anthology 
61. Maximum Ride manga vol. 3 by NaRae Lee
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2010 Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge

i'm doing Level II which is to read 10 books out of the recommendation list. i've read 1/6 of the books listed already, so i'm not sure if i'd like to read any more than that.

1. Willow - Julia Hoban
2. A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libby Bray
3. Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder
4. Love You Hate You Miss You - Elizabeth Scott
5. Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles 
6. Hate List - Jennifer Brown  
7. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak 

1. The Host - Stephenie Meyer
2. Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick
3. Night Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko
4. The Dark Divine - Bree Despain
5. Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
6. Going Too Far - Jennifer Echols
7. Skinned - Robin Wasserman

Sign Up: Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge 2010!

Genres:

- Science Fiction

sub-genres: hard/soft SF, cyberpunk, time travel, alternative history, space opera

- Fantasy Fiction

sub-genres: dark fantasy, urban fantasy, magic realism, quest, mythical fantasy, steampunk

- Horror Fiction

sub-genres: paranormal, gothic literature, splatterpunk

- Supernatural Fiction

- Superhero Fiction

- Utopian and Dystopian Fiction

- Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

 i'm doing Obsessed, which means reading 24 books. i'm already doing a fantasy challenge, these two will prolly overlap alot. :3

1. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
   
2. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
   
3. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
   
4. Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde 
5. Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
   
6. Fang by James Patterson
7. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
8. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
   
9. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvator
   
10. Need by Carrie Jones
    
11. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
    
12. Wings by Aprilynne Pike
    
13. Evernight by Claudia Gray
    
14. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
    
15. Stargazer by Claudia Gray
    
16. Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
    
17. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
18. Dull Boy by Sarah Cross
19. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
    
20. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
    
21. The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
    
22. Cast in Courtlight by Michelle Sagara
23. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
    
24. Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash
    

Monthly Mixer Mele

All you have to do is read a book that begins with a letter of each month or read a book that begins with the authors name (first or last name, doesn’t matter).

There are 74 letters so you will have to have 74 different books to complete the challenge. Books can however be used to complete other challenges.

You don’t have to do the months in any kind of order, just fill in books as you go along until you have each letter a book by it.

Challenge begins November 1, 2009 and ends November 2, 2010 so you have a whole year to complete! Lets break out them books and get busy!

this is gonna be a challenge :) especially since i started so late! i'm just gonna use the books that i read this year since it'll be easier to track.

Need - Carrie Jones

Ogiwara, Noriko - Dragon Sword and Wind Child

Vivian Vande Velde - Heir Apparent

Edmond, Stephen - Happyface

Maggie Stiefvater - Shiver

Bleeding Violet - Dia Reeves

Evernight - Claudia Gray

Ryan, Carrie - The Forest of Hands and Teeth

Deadly Little Secret - Laurie Faria Stolarz

Elizabeth Scott - The Unwritten Rule

Cornelia Funke - Inkspell

Epic - Connor Kostick

Michelle Sagara - Cast in Shadow

Briggs, Patrica - Cry Wolf

Entr@pment - Michael Spooner

Rebel Angels - Libba Bray

James Patterson - Fang

Armstrong, Kelley - The Summoning

Night's Rose - Annaliese Evans

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Apprilynne Pike - Wings

Robson, Justina - Keeping It Real

Yang, Gene Luen - American Born Chinese

Fukushima, Haruka - Cherry Juice #3

Elizabeth Scott - Love You Hate You Miss You

Brennan, Sarah Rees - The Demon's Lexicon

Ruined - Paula Morris

Unwind - Neal Shusterman

A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray

Red-Headed Stepchild - Jay Wells

YoungYou, Lee - Moon Boy #1

Michelle Sagara - Cast in Courtlight

Armstrong, Kelley - The Reckoning

Reynolds, Peter H. - Zebrafish

Cornelia Funke - Inkdeath

Haruka Fukushima - Cherry Juice #2

Ash, Sarah - Lord of Snow and Shadows

Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder

Real World - Natsuo Kirino

Inkheart - Cornelia Funke

Liew, Sonny and Tommy Kovac - Wonderland

Malinda Lo - Ash

Ally Carter - Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

Young Kim - Twilight the Graphic Novel

Janni Lee Simner - Bones of Faerie

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Nakahara, Aya - Love Com vol. 7

Eun Young, Kang - Hissing vol. 1

Julia Hoban - Willow

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Lesley Livingston - Wondrous Strange

YoungYou, Lee - Moon Boy #2

Aimee Friedman - Sea Change

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Gamer Girl - Mari Mancusi

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Stargazer - Claudia Gray

The Awakening - Kelley Armstrong

Sarah Cross - Dull Boy

Elkeles, Simone - Perfect Chemistry

Pam Bachorz - Candor

The Everafter - Amy Huntly

Ellen Wittlinger - heart on my sleeve

Marriott, Zoe - The Swan Kingdom

Blue is for Nightmares - Laurie Faria Stolarz

Elizabeth Scott - Stealing Heaven

Rachel Hawkins - Hex Hall

Othello - Toui Hasumi

Cherry Juice #1 - Haruka Fukushima

The Prince of Mists - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Once a Witch - Carolyn MacCullough

Bray, Libba - The Sweet Far Thing

Elizabeth Scott - Something, Maybe

Rugg, Jim and Cecil Castellucci - The Plain Janes