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42 Challenge

January 1, 2009 (or now - December 3, 2009
Hosted By: Becky

1. The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
2. The Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card
3. Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic ed. by F. Brett Cox and Andy Duncan
4. The Worthing Saga by Orson Scott Card
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The 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. The Worthing Saga 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

The 1% Well Read Challenge

Dates: May 1st 2008 - February 28th 2009
Hosted by: 1morechapter

1. Never Let me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
2. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
3. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
4. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
5. Fury by Salman Rushdie
6. Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
7. After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
8. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
9. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
10. Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
11. Beloved by Toni Morrisson
12. Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
13. Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
14. Possession by A.S. Byatt
15. The Virgin in the Garden by A.S. Byatt
16. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
17. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
18. Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
19. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
20. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
21. The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
22. The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
23. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
24. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
25. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

The 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

Books:

A: Amberlight by Sylvia Kelso
B: The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman
C: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
D:The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman
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F:Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull
G:Gifts by Ursula LeGuin
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L:The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
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P: Persuasion by Jane Austen
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R: The Raven by John Lawson
S: The Stainless Steel Rat’s Revenge by Harry Harrison
T: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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W: Watership Down by Richard Adams
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Authors:

A: Adams, Poppy - The Sister
B: Beagle, Peter - Tamsin
C: Card, Orson Scott - The Folk of the Fringe
D: de Lint, Charles - The Blue Girl
E: Ellis, Ann Dee - This is What I Did
F: Flewelling, Lynn - The Bone Doll’s Twin
G: Gaiman, Neil - Odd and the Frost Giants
H: Harrison, Harry - The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
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K: Kawabata, Yasunari - First Snow on Fuji
L: Lawson, John - Witch Ember
M: McCaffrey, Anne - Dragonflight
N: Newbery, Linda - At the Firefly Gate
O: Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons
P: Porter, Rosalind & Knelman, Joshua (eds.) - Four Letter Word
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W: Willingham, Bill - Fables Vol. 1 - Legends in Exile
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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: 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

342,752 Ways to Herd Cats Challenge

May 1st - November 30th
Hosted by: Bottle of Shine

1. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
2. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
3. The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman

Extras:

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Onion Girl by Charles deLint
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

It’s The End of the World (As We Know It) Challenge

Dates: May 2008 - September 15th, 2008

Hosted By: Becky

1. The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
2. The Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card
3. The Stand by Stephen King

The Irresistible Review Challenge

Dates: May 2008 - September 1, 2008
Hosted by: Darla D.

1. The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Recommended by Becky)
2. Crossroads ed. by F. Brett Cox and Andy Duncan (Recommended by Nymeth)
3. This is What I Did by Ann Dee Ellis (Recommended by Becky)
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The Southern Reading Challenge

Dates: May 15th 2008 - August 15th 2008
Hosted by: Maggie

1. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
2. The Watermelon King by Daniel Wallace
3. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

Bonus Read:

-Crossroads ed. by F. Brett Cox & Andy Duncan

Once Upon A Time Challenge II

Challenge Completed On June 20, 2008 (Wrap Up Post)

Margaret A. Edwards Reading Challenge

Challenge Completed On June 1, 2008 (Wrap Up Post)

Series Challenge

December 1st - May 31st 2008 (November 30th Extended!)
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. A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin
5. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
6. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
7. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
8. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
9. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
10. The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
11. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

Four-Legged Friends Challenge

Challenge Completed on February 11, 2008 (Wrap Up Post)

Japanese Literature Challenge

Challenge Completed 1/21/08 (wrap up post)

Seconds Challenge

Challenge completed on January 17th, 2008

Newbery Challenge

Challenge Completed on October 21, 2007 (wrap up post)

Classics Challenge

Challenge Completed On 11/18/07 (Wrap Up Post)

RIP Challenge 2007

Challenge Completed on 10/1/07 (Wrap up post here)

Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

Challenge completed on June 21, 2007 (Wrap Up Post)

Banned Book challenge 2007

Completed Challenge on June 25, 2007 (Wrap Up Post)