2015 Reading Challenges Update November 2015

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard
• Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book that became a movie
• Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
• A book based on a true story
• Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
• Trans Liberation by Leslie Feinberg
• A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
• Deadly by Sara Shepard

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• C
• Cheryl Strayed from Wild by Cheryl Strayed 12/5/15

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• J
• Jacob Portman from Library of Souls by Ranson Riggs 11/20/15
• M
• Mort(e) from Mort(e) by Robert Repino 11/14/15

books i've read november 2015

11.2.15

• Until the Full Moon 1st by Sanami Matoh (M)

11.3.15

• Lenny & Lucy by Philip E. Stead & Erin E. Stead (PB)
• I Am Helen Keller by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (Y-NF)
• A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (A)
• Deadly by Sara Shepard (YA)

11.7.15

• Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard (YA)

11.8.15

• Firestorm by Rachel Caine (A)
• Until the Full Moon 2nd by Sanami Matoh (M)
• Star Wars: Episode IV--A New Hope by Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin, Steve Leialoha, Rick Hoberg, & Bill Wray (GN)

11.9.15

• The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr (PB)
• R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book by Tad Hills (PB)
• The Wonder by Faye Hanson (PB)
• I Really Like Slop! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Bear Can Dance! by Suzanne Bloom (PB)
• Spare Parts by Rebecca Emberley & Ed Emberley (PB)
• The Magical World of Strega Nona: A Treasury by Tomie De Paola (PB)
• Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham (A)

11.10.15

• SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki (GN)

11.14.15

• Hans Christian Andersen's the Red Shoes and Other Tales by Metaphrog (GN)
• Moomin and Martians by Tove Jansson (GN)
• She He We by Lee Nordling & Meritxell Bosch (GN)
• Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure by Nadja Spiegelman & Sergio Garcia Sanchez (GN)
• The Most Wonderful Thing in the World by Vivian French & Angela Barrett (PB)
• The Queen's Hat by Steve Antony (PB)
• Who Done It? by Olivier Tallec (PB)
• Where's the Baboon? by Michael Escoffier & Kris Di Giacomo (PB)
• Mort(e) by Robert Repino (A)

11.16.15

• Inside Out: Box of Mixed Emotions by Brittany Candau & Jerrod Maruyama (PB)

11.19.15

• Ravena by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• A Dog Wearing Shoes by Sangmi Ko (PB)
• Little Red Gliding Hood by Tara Lazar & Troy Cummings (PB)
• Tasunka: A Lakota Horse Legend by Donald F. Montileaux (PB)
• Paul Thurlby's Wildlife by Paul Thurlby (Y-NF)
• Fergus and Bridey by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Mogwogs on the March! by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Ollie the Stomper by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Hop! Plop! by Corey Rosen Schwartz, Tali Klein, & Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Something Extraordinary by Ben Clanton (PB)
• Gossie by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Ollie's Halloween by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Squid Kid the Magnificent by Lynne Berry & Luke LaMarca (PB)
• Lost. Found. by Marsha Diane Arnold & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• A Christmas Tree for Pyn by Olivier Dunrea (PB)

11.20.15

• Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs (YA)
• The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems & Tony DiTerlizzi (Y)

11.21.15

• Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg (A-NF)
• A Pie Went By by Carolyn Dunn & Christopher Santoro (PB)
• Tiz & Ott's Big Draw by Bridget Marzo (PB)
• Dojo Daytrip by Chris Tougas (PB)
• Stanley's Plan by Ruth Green (PB)
• Ace Dragon Ltd. by Russell Hoban & Quentin Blake (PB)
• Winter's Child by Angela McAllister & Grahame Baker-Smith (PB)
• My Mom Is Trying to Ruin My Life by Kate Feiffer & Diane Goode (PB)
• The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham (Y)
• My Pet Human by Yasmine Surovec (Y)
• Bunjitsu Bunny's Best Move by John Himmelman (Y)
• The Devil Is a Part-Timer! High School! #2 by Kurone Mishima & Satoshi Wagahara (M)

11.22.15

• Toxic by Sara Shepard (YA)
• Feathers, Paws, Fins, and Claws: Fairy-Tale Beasts edited by Jennifer Schackner & Christine A. Jones (Y)

11.24.15

• Peace Is an Offering by Annette LeBox & Stephanie Graegin (Y-NF)
• A Prayer for World Peace by Jane Goodall & Feeroozeh Golmohammad (Y-NF)
• Autumn by Gerda Muller (PB)
• Sporty Babies Wears Sweats by Michelle Sinclair Colman & Nathalie Dion (PB)
• Pouch! by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Don Quixote: A Spanish Language Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• The Secret Garden: A Flowers Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• A Christmas Carol by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Monster ABC by Derek Sullivan & Kyle Sullivan (PB)

11.25.15

• No, No, Kitten! by Shelley Moore Thomas & Lori Nichols (PB)
• Mixed Me! by Taye Diggs & Shane W. Evans (PB)
• Black Cat, White Cat by Silvia Borando (PB)
• Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick & Sophie Blackall (Y-NF)
• The Sky Is Falling! by Mark Teague (PB)
• Papa's Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming & Boris Kulikov (PB)
• Hot Hot Hot by Neal Layton (PB)
• Henry's Stars by David Elliot (PB)

11.26.15

• The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents: Romeo and Juliet by Ian Lendler & Zack Giallongo (GN)
• The Betrayal Knows My Name #4 by Hotaru Odagiri (M)
• The Betrayal Knows My Name #5 by Hotaru Odagiri (M)

11.27.15

• Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (YA)
• Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Waddle! Waddle! by James Proimos (PB)
• The Thing About Yetis by Vin Vogel (PB)
• The Whisper by Pamela Zagarenski (PB)
• The Guild of Geniuses by Dan Santat (PB)
• Dear Yeti by James Kwan (PB)
• Little Tree by Loren Long (PB)
• The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings by Anna Llenas (PB)
• Green Lizards vs. Red Rectangles by Steve Antony (PB)
• A Dog Named Jimmy by Rafael Mantesso (A-NF)
• Shake Cats by Carli Davidson (A-NF)
• Tails from the Booth by Lynn Terry (A-NF)
• Wet Dog by Sophie Gamand (A-NF)

11.28.15

• Tricked by Kevin Hearne (A)
• The Betrayal Knows My Name #6 by Hotaru Odagiri (M)

11.29.15

• Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan (YA)

11.30.15

• Bird & Squirrel: On the Edge! by James Burks (GN)
• The Sea Tiger by Victoria Turnbull (PB)
• Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale (Y-NF)
• Egg: Nature's Perfect Package by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page (Y-NF)
• A Nest Is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long (Y-NF)
• The Prince Who Was Just Himself by Silke Schnee & Heike Sistig (PB)
• Bigfoot Is Missing! by J. Patrick Lewis, Kenn Nesbitt, & Minalima (PB)
• Love the Fox by Frederic Brremaud & Federico Bertolucci (GN)

11.15 total: 104

6 manga; 60 picture books; 8 youth non fiction; 5 adult fiction; 6 young adult fiction; 9 graphic novels; 5 youth fiction; 5 adult non fiction

2015 Book Challenges Update from October

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• The Fire Ascending by Chris D'Lacey
• The Golden Age of Death by Amber Benson
• I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
• I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar
• A book set in the future
• The Drafter by Kim Harrison

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• No updates this month

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

•  P
• Peri Reed from The Drafter by Kim Harrison, 10/25/15
• T
• Tiffany Aching from The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett, 10/22/15

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• A
• A.J. Fikry from The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin, 10/11/5

books i've read october 2015

10.2.15

• Mr. Pants: Slacks, Camera, Action! by Scott McCormick & R.H. Lazzell (GN)
• I'm Trying to Love Spiders by Bethany Barton (Y-NF)
• Polar Bear's Underwear by Tupera Tupera (PB)
• Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Dungan Tonatiuh (Y-NF)
• When the Bees Fly Home by Andrea Cheng & Joline McFadden (PB)
• I Look Like a Girl by Sheila Hamanaka (PB)
• Shopping with Dad by Matt Harvey & Miriam Latimer (PB)
• Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs & Paul D. Zelinsky (PB)
• Playful Pigs from A to Z by Anita Lobel (PB)
• Bug in a Vacuum by Melanie Watt (PB)
• Once Upon a Rainy Day by Edouard Manceau (PB)
• Gryphons Aren't So Great by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, & Alexis Frederick-Frost (GN)

10.3.15

• Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

10.6.15

• The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity, Setbacks, and Losses by Karen Salmansohn (A-NF)
• The Fire Ascending by Chris D'Lacey (Y)

10.7.15

• Where Does Kitty Go in the Rain? by Harriet Ziefert & Brigette Barrager (Y-NF)
• Her Idea by Rilla (PB)
• The Best Book in the World by Rilla (PB)
• Snowy Bear by Tony Mitton & Alison Brown (PB)
• Adventures in Cartooning Christmas Special! by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, & Alexis Frederick-Frost (GN)
• Adventures in Cartooning by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, & Alexis Frederick-Frost (GN)
• Out of the Blue by Alison Jay (PB)
• How to Behave at a Dog Show by Madelyn Rosenberg & Heather Ross (PB)

10.8.15

• Big Hero 6 #1 by Haruki Ueno (M)

10.9.15

• A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (A)

10.10.15

• The Golden Age of Death by Amber Benson (A)

10.11.15

• The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (A)
• Punky Brewster by Joelle Sellner & Lesley Vamos (GN)
• Big Hero 6 #2 by Haruki Ueno (M)

10.12.15

• Not Funny Ha-Ha: A Handbook for Something Hard by Leah Hayes (A-NF)
• Lost Cat by Jason (GN)
• Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff (GN)
• Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Disney Little Golden Book by Diane Muldrow (A)
• The Spider by Elise Gravel (Y-NF)
• The Slug by Elise Gravel (Y-NF)
• Creatures by Orla Kiely (PB)
• Enzo Races in the Rain! by Garth Stein & R.W. Alley (PB)
• Daredevil Duck by Charlie Alder (PB)
• Cinderella's Stepsister and the Big Bad Wolf by Lorraine Carey & Migy Blanco (PB)
• The Wolf-Birds by Willow Dawson (Y-NF)
• The Princess and the Giant by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• Tacky and Haunted Igloo by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Book by David Miles & Natalie Hoopes (PB)
• Waiting by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared into America's Heart by Julie Cummins & Malene R. Laugesen (Y-NF)

10.13.15

• I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar (YA)

10.14.15

• The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (A)

10.15.15

• Head Lice by Elise Gravel (Y-NF)
• Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel & Melissa Sweet (Y-NF)

10.16.15

• Simon's New Bed by Christian Trimmer & Melissa van der Paardt (PB)
• Frankie Liked to Sing by John Seven & Jana Christy (Y-NF)
• Merry Christmas, Squirrels! by Nancy Rose (PB)
• Use Your Imagination by Nicola O'Byrne (PB)
• Bike On, Bear! by Cynthia Liu & Kristyna Litten (PB)
• Little Elliot Big Family by Mike Curato (PB)
• You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost) by Felicia Day (A-NF)

10.19.15

• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #1 by Aya Shouoto (M)

10.20.15

• Windfall by Rachel Caine (A)

10.22.15

• Crushed by Sara Shepard (YA)
• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (A)
• The Day I Lost My Superpowers by Michael Escoffier & Kris Di Giacomo (PB)
• The Giant Seed by Arthur Geisert (PB)
• The Little Book of Not So by Charise Mericle Harper (PB)
• Jampires by Sarah McIntyre & David O'Connell (PB)
• Fright Club by Ethan Long (PB)
• Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast by Josh Funk & Brendan Kearney (PB)
• Shark Detective! by Jessica Olien (PB)
• Naughty Mabel by Nathan Lane, Devlin Elliott, & Dan Krall (PB)
• Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen (PB)
• Elwood Bigfoot: Wanted: Birdie Friends! by Jill Esbaum & Nate Wragg (PB)
• Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• I Will Take a Nap! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Happy! by Pharrell Williams (PB)
• Bear and Squirrel Are Friends by Deb Pilutti (PB)
• Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri (PB)
• Thank You and Good Night by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Please, Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt & Matthew Forsythe (PB)
• Penguin's Big Adventure by Salina Yoon (PB)

10.23.15

• Fossil by Bill Thomson (PB)
• Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking by Elin Kelsey & Soyeon Kim (PB)
• In the Deep Dark Deep by Ben Joel Price (PB)
• Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash (GN)

10.25.15

• The Drafter by Kim Harrison (A)

10.26.15

• The Accidental Afterlife of Thomas Marsden by Emma Trevayne (Y)

10.29.15

• Chester 5000 XYV by Jess Fink (GN)

10.30.15

• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (A)
• Classic Children's Tales by Randolph Caldecott, Edward Lear, Kate Greenaway, & Beatrix Potter (PB)
• ...And Nick by Emily Gore & Leonid Gore (PB)
• Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler (PB)
• Moletown by Torben Kuhlmann (PB)
• Little Apple Goat by Caroline Jayne Church (PB)
• One Bear Extraordinaire by Jayme McGowan (PB)
• Peanut Butter & Brains by Joe McGee & Charles Santoso (PB)
• Zen Socks by Jon J. Muth (PB)
• The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson & R. Gregory Christie (Y-NF)
• The Crow's Tale by Naomi Howarth (PB)

10.31.15

• I Get Dressed by David McPhail (PB)
• Where Is Mouse Woman?: A Haida Journey by Gryn White (PB)
• Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion (PB)
• Hi! by Ethan Long (PB)
• Hello, Doctor by Michael Escoffier & Matthieu Maudet (PB)
• Dot Town: Where Are You, Blue? by Sonali Fry & Holly Clifton-Brown (PB)
• Winter by Gerda Muller (PB)
• Summer by Gerda Muller (PB)
• He Bear She Bear by Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain (PB)
• So Many Stars by Andy Warhol (PB)
• The Fly by Elise Gravel (Y-NF)
• A Christmas Carol by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Coco and the Little Black Dress by Annemarie Van Haeringen (Y-NF)
• Fish by Bianca Bagnatelli (GN)
• Little Robot by Ben Hatke (GN)
• Tippy and the Night Parade by Lilli Carre (GN)
• We Dig Worms! by Kevin McCloskey (Y-NF)
• Golemchik by William Exley (GN)
• Book by John Hutton & Andrea Kang (PB)
• Eerie Dearies: 26 Ways to Miss School by Rebecca Chaperon (PB)
• Slug Needs a Hug! by Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross (PB)
• The Blue Whale by Jenni Desmond (Y-NF)
• Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel (Y-NF)
• The Marvels by Brian Selznick (Y)

10.15 total: 122

14 graphic novels; 16 youth non fiction; 72 picture books; 3 adult non fiction; 3 youth fiction; 3 manga; 9 adult fiction; 2 young adult fiction 

2015 Book Challenges Update for September

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• Dance in the Vampire Bund #13-14 by Nozomu Tamaki

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book your mom loves
• Blue Adept by Piers Anthony

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A microhistory
• Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

•  B
• Bitterblue from Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
• J
• Joanne Baldwin from Chill Factor by Rachel Caine
• R
• Rhiannon from Another Day by David Levithan
• S
• Salamanca Hiddle (Sal) from Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• R
• Roy Eberhardt from Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
• S
• Stile from Blue Adept by Piers Anthony

books i've read september 2015

9.3.15

• Laika by Nick Abadzis (GN)

9.5.15

• Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome by Brad Montague & Robby Novak (YA-NF)

9.6.15

• Fire World by Chris D'Lacey (Y)

9.7.15

• Ratscalibur by Josh Lieb (Y)

9.10.15

• Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (Y)

9.11.15

• Darth Vader and Friends by Jeffrey Brown (A)
• Blue Adept by Piers Anthony (A)
• Princeless: Short Stories by Jeremy Whitley & Various (GN)

9.12.15

• Mr. Greedy's Guide to Food by Adam Hargreaves & Andrew Langley (A)
• Little Miss Chatterbox's Guide to Gossip by Adam Hargreaves (A)

9.13.15

• Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (A-NF)

9.14.15

• Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood & Meg Hunt (PB)
• It's Tough to Lose Your Balloon by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (PB)
• Are We There, Yeti? by Ashlyn Anstee (PB)
• Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner & John Parra (Y-NF)
• Archie the Daredevil by Andy Rash (PB)
• Buddy and Earl by Maureen Fergus & Carey Sookocheff (PB)
• Shelter Dogs by Traer Scott (A-NF)

9.16.15

• Another Day by David Levithan (YA)

9.17.15

• Penny Dora and the Wishing Box, Volume 1 by Michael Stock, Sina Grace, & Tamra Bonvillain (GN)

9.18.15

• Little Miss Trouble's Guide to Men by Adam Hargreaves (A)
• Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (Y)
• Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson (GN)

9.20.15

• Dewey Bob by Judy Schachner (PB)
• Counting on Community by Innosanto Nagara (PB)
• Skippyjon Jones: Shape Up by Judy Schachner (PB)
• Noodle's Knitting by Sheryl Webster & Caroline Pedler (PB)
• You're Here for a Reason by Nancy Tillman (PB)
• Max the Brave by Ed Vere (PB)
• Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio & Eric Wight (PB)
• The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes (PB)

9.21.15

• Mr. Tickle's Guide to Women by Adam Hargreaves (A)
• Little Miss Chatterbox's Guide to Txt Msgs by Adam Hargreaves (A)
• Little Miss Naughty's Guide to Love by Adam Hargreaves (A)

9.22.15

• ZooBorns!: Zoo Babies from Around the World by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB)
• Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett & Christian Robinson (PB)
• One Day on Our Blue Planet...In the Savannah by Ella Bailey (PB)
• The Wild Piano: A Philemon Adventure by Fred (GN)
• Flop to the Top! by Eleanor Davis & Drew Weing (GN)
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Galaxy's Most Wanted by Mairghread Scott, Paul Allor, Joe Caramagna, & Adam Archer (GN) 

9.24.15

• Chill Factor by Rachel Caine (A)

9.25.15

• Dragons Beware! by Rafael Rosado & Jorge Aguirre (GN)

9.26.15

• Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (YA)
• Star Wars: Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully by Jeffrey Brown (Y)

9.27.15

• Dance in the Vampire Bund #13-14 by Nozomu Tamaki (M)
• Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone (YA)

9.28.15

• Pigsticks and Harold and the Tuptown Thief by Alex Milway (GN)
• Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? by Jon Agee, Tedd Arnold, Harry Bliss, David Catrow, Marla Frazee, Mary GrandPre, Lynn Munsinger, Jerry Pinkney, Vladimir Radunsky, Chris Raschka, Judy Schachner, David Shannon, Chris Sheban, & Mo Willems (PB)
• First Grade Dropout by Audrey Vernick & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien (PB)
• The Soda Bottle School by Seno Laura Kutner & Suzanne Slade (Y-NF)
• Rough, Tough Charley by Verla Kay & Adam Gustavson (Y-NF)

09.15 total: 52
9 graphic novels; 1 young adult non fiction; 5 youth fiction; 9 adult fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 19 picture books; 3 youth non fiction; 3 young adult fiction; 1 manga 

2015 Book Challenges Updates for August

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• After School Nightmare #10 by Setona Mizushiro
• Hana-Kimi #23 by Hisaya Nakajo
• Absolute Boyfriend #6 by Yuu Watase
• Home for a Spell by Madelyn Alt
• Angel Diary #13 by Kara & Lee YunHee

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book at the bottom of your to-read list
• Dick for a Day edited by Fiona Giles

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• No update this month

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• D
• Dorothea (Dorrie) Barnes from The Accidental Keyhand by Jen Swann Downey
• F
• Fire from Fire by Kristin Cashone
• V
• Victoria Jurgen from Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• H
• Harry Dresden from Turn Coat by Jim Butcher

books i've read august 2015

8.1.15

• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (YA)
• Let's Dance with Julius and Friends by Byerin Lee Golden & Kelly Hickenbottom (PB)
• Steve, Raised by Wolves by Jared Chapman (PB)
• What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Hector's Shell by Thomas Radcliffe (PB)
• There's a Lion in My Cornflakes by Michelle Robinson & Jim Field (PB)
• Pepper & Poe by Frann Preston-Gannon (PB)
• Evermore Dragon by Barbara Joose & Randy Cecil (PB)
• I Thought This Was a Bear Book by Tara Lazar & Benji Davies (PB)
• Those Pesky Rabbits by Ciara Flood (PB)
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School... by Davide Cali & Benjamin Chaud (PB)
• The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton (PB)
• Bob and Flo by Rebecca Ashdown (PB)
• Good Night, Firefly by Gabriel Alborozo (PB)
• Rude Cakes by Rowboat Watkins (PB)
• Ellie by Mike Wu (PB)
• Rappy the Raptor by Dan Gutman & Tim Bowers (PB)
• Ill Wind by Rachel Caine (A)
• Edward Scissorhands: Parts Unknown by Kate Leth & Drew Rausch (GN)

8.2.15

• Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova (GN)
• After School Nightmare #5 by Setona Mizushiro (M)
• After School Nightmare #6 by Setona Mizushiro (M)
• After School Nightmare #7 by Setona Mizushiro (M)
• After School Nightmare #8 by Setona Mizushiro (M)

 8.3.15

• After School Nightmare #9 by Setona Mizushiro (M)
• After School Nightmare #10 by Setona Mizushiro (M)

8.4.15

• Hana-Kimi #20 by Hisaya Nakajo (M)
• Hana-Kimi #21 by Hisaya Nakajo (M)
• Hana-Kimi #22 by Hisaya Nakajo (M)
• Hana-Kimi #23 by Hisaya Nakajo (M)

8.5.15

• Graceling by Kristin Cashore (YA)
• Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland by Eric Shanower & Gabriel Rodriguez (GN)

8.6.15

• Bear and Duck by Katy Hudson (PB)
• Billy and Goat at the State Fair by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Itty Bitty Mask by Art Baltazar & Franco (GN)
• The Courageous Princess: Beyond the Hundred Kingdoms by Rod Espinosa (GN)
• Sex Is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg & Fiona Smyth (Y-NF)

8.7.15

• Puppy Is Lost by Harriet Ziefert & Noah Woods (PB)
• Wild Feelings by David Milgrim (PB)
• The Dead Family Diaz by P.J. Bracegirdle & Poly Bernatene (PB)
• Picture My Day by Severine Cordier & Cynthia Lacroix (PB)
• Love You More Than Anything by Anna Harber Freeman & Jed Henry (PB)
• Too Cold for a Tutu by Mini Goss (PB)

8.8.15

• Clementina's Cactus by Ezra Jack Keats (PB)
• If I Were a Lion by Sarah Weeks & Heather M. Solomon (PB)
• The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy by Martha Brockenbrough & Israel Sanchez (PB)
• I Don't Want to Be a Pea! by Ann Bonwill & Simon Rickerty (PB)
• Chocolate Me! by Taye Diggs & Shane W. Evans (PB)
• Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French & Bruce Whatley (PB)
• Diary of a Baby Wombat by Jackie French & Bruce Whatley (PB)
• Wise Up, Silly Owl! by Steve Metzger & Hans Wilhelm (PB)
• Chico the Brave by Dave Horowitz (PB)
• The Story of Growl by Judy Horacek (PB)
• Loveless #7 by Yun Kouga (M)
• Loveless #8 by Yun Kouga (M)

8.9.15

• Dance in the Vampire Bund #10-12 by Nozomu Tamaki (M)
• Hands Off!: Don't Call Us Angels #1 by Kasane Katsumoto (M)
• Absolute Boyfriend #5 by Yuu Watase (M)
• Absolute Boyfriend #6 by Yuu Watase (M)

8.10.15

• Angel Diary #6 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)

8.11.15

• Angel Diary #7 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)

8.12.15

• Dick for a Day: What Would You Do If You Had One? edited by Fiona Giles (A-NF)
• Angel Diary #8 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Angel Diary #9 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Bee and Puppycat, Volume One by Natasha Allegri & Garrett Jackson (GN)

8.13.15

• Pupniks: The Story of Two Space Dogs by S. Ruth Lubka (Y-NF)
• Flying Lessons by Gilbert Ford (PB)
• Princess Smartypants Rules by Babette Cole (PB)
• 8: An Animal Alphabet by Elisha Cooper (PB)

8.14.15

• Loveless #9 by Yun Kouga (M)

8.15.15

• One Family by George Shannon & Blanca Gomez (PB)
• Get Out of My Bath! by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Alison Murray (PB)
• Please, Louise by Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison, & Shadra Strickland (PB)
• Stephen and the Beetle by Jorge Lujan & Chiara Carrer (PB)
• You Are Stardust by Elin Kelsey & Soyeon Kim (PB)
• The Fun Book of Scary Stuff by Emily Jenkins & Hyewon Yum (PB)
• Hildafolk by Luke Pearson (GN)
• Baba Yaga's Assistant by Marika McCoola & Emily Carroll (GN)
• There Is a Crocodile Under My Bed by Ingrid Schubert & Dieter Schubert (PB)
• What About Moose? by Corey Rosen Schwartz, Rebecca J. Gomez, & Keika Yamaguchi (PB)
• Caterina and the Best Beach Day by Erin Eitter Kono (PB)
• Loveless #10 by Yun Kouga (M)

8.16.15

• Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine (A)
• Loveless #11 by Yun Kouga (M)
• Loveless #12 by Yun Kouga (M)

8.17.15

• The Courageous Princess: The Unremembered Lands by Rod Espinosa (GN) 

8.18.15

• Home for a Spell by Madelyn Alt (A)

8.19.15

• Ninja Bunny by Jennifer Gray Olson (PB)
• This Old Van by Kim Norman & Carolyn Conahan (PB)
• I Will Chomp You! by Jory John & Bob Shea (PB)
• Yard Sale by Eve Bunting & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Never Tickle a Tiger by Pamela Butchart & Marc Boutavant (PB)
• One Word from Sophia by Jim Averbeck & Yasmeen Ismail (PB)
• To the Sea by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Boats for Papa by Jessixa Bagley (PB)

8.20.15

• Angel Diary #10 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)

8.21.15

• Angel Diary #11 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Angel Diary #12 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Angel Diary #13 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Never Give Up #6 by Hiromu Mutou (M)

8.22.15

• Never Give Up #7 by Hiromu Mutou (M)
• Never Give Up #8 by Hiromu Mutou (M)

8.23.15

• Fire by Kristin Cashore (YA)

8.24.15

• Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci (YA) 

8.26.15

• Mind Your Monsters by Catherine Bailey & Oriol Vidal (PB)
• Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach by Alison Lester (PB)
• Float by Daniel Miyares (PB)
• Fowl Play by Travis Nichols (PB)
• Lulu's Party by Kit Chase (PB)
• Wild Child by Steven Salerno (PB)
• Mitford at the Fashion Zoo by Donald Robertson (PB)
• Chief Rhino to the Rescue by Sam Lloyd (PB)
• Lio: There's a Monster in My Socks by Mark Tatulli (GN)

8.27.15

• Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci (YA) 

8.28.15

• 1-2-3 ZooBorns! by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB)
• The White Book by Silvia Borando, Lorenzo Clerici, & Elisabetta Pica (PB)
• Who Wants Broccoli? by Val Jones (PB)
• Bird by Beatriz Martin Vidal (PB)
• Lillian's Right to Vote by Jonah Winter & Shane W. Evans (Y-NF)
• Troll and the Oliver by Adam Stower (PB)
• Digby O'Day and the Great Diamond Robberty by Shirley Hughes & Clara Vulliamy (Y)

8.29.15

• The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Much Ado About Stuffing: The Best and Worst of @CrapTaxidermy by Adam Cornish (A-NF)
• Zippity Zoom by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• Papa's Backpack by James Christopher Carroll (PB)
• Princess Wannabe by Leslie Lammle (PB) 
• The Mosquito Brothers by Griffin Ondaatje (Y)
• Backyard Witch: Sadie's Story by Christine Heppermann & Ron Koertge (Y)

8.30.15

• Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (A)

8.31.15

• Buck's Tooth by Diane Kredensor (Y)
• Ariol: Where's Petula? by Emmanuel Guibert & Mark Boutavant (GN)
• Mr. Pants: Trick or Feet! by Scott McCormick & R.H. Lazzell (GN)
• Hello, Mommy ZooBorns! by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB) 
• Splish, Splash, ZooBorns! by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB)
• ABC ZooBorns! by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB)
• The Ninja Librarians: The Accidental Keyhand by Jen Swann Downey (Y)
• Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau (PB)

08.15 total: 138

5 young adult fiction; 76 picture books; 4 adult fiction; 12 graphic novels; 31 manga; 3 youth non fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 5 youth fiction

2015 Book Challenges Updates for July

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• No updates this month

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A mystery or thriller
• A Witch in Time by Madelyn Alt
• A book more than 100 years old (well, the story is)
• Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm & Sybille Schenker
• A book with bad reviews
• Immortal Hearts by Ellen Schreiber
• A book that made you cry
• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
• A play
• Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A romance novel
• A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
• A book that someone else has recommended to you
• The Clan of the Dave Bear by Jean M. Auel
• A book published before 1850 (at least the original story was)
• Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm & Sybille Schenker

books i've read july 2015

7.1.15

• Lumberjanes #10 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Carolyn Nowak (C)
• Lumberjanes #11 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Carolyn Nowak (C)
• Lumberjanes #12 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Carolyn Nowak (C)
• Lumberjanes #13 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Brooke Allen (C)
• Lumberjanes #14 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Brooke Allen (C)
• The Betrayal Knows My Name #1 by Hotaru Odagiri (M)

7.2.15

• The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects edited by Paul B. Janeczko & illustrated by Chris Raschka (Y)
• Up the Creek by Nicholas Oldland (PB)
• Little Red Riding Hood by The Brothers Grimm, Sybille Schenker, & Anthea Bell (Y)
• Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo and Flo! by Laurel Molk (PB)
• Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King by Bonnie Christensen (Y-NF)
• This Is Sadie by Sara O'Leary & Julie Morstad (PB)

7.3.15

• Trash Mountain by Jane Yolen (Y)
• The Betrayal Knows My Name #2 by Hotaru Odagiri (M)

7.4.15

• Cryptic Cravings by Ellen Schreiber (YA)
• Glacier Kid by Buck Douglas (PB)

7.5.15

• Dance in the Vampire Bund #4-6 by Nozomu Tamaki (M)

7.6.15

• Where There's a Witch by Madelyn Alt (A)
• Babymouse #19: Bad Babysitter by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

7.7.15

• Plant a Pocket of Prairie by Phyllis Root & Betsy Bowen (Y-NF)
• The Best Pet of All by David Larochelle & Hanako Wakiyama (PB)
• My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall (PB)
• Some Cat! by Mary Casanova & Ard Hoyt (PB)
• Gitchi Gumee by Anne Margaret Lewis & Kathleen Chaney Fritz (PB)
• Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart by Marybeth Lorbiecki & Renee Graef (PB)
• Outstanding in the Rain: A Whole Story with Holes by Frank Viva (PB)
• Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi (PB)
• The Stray Dog by Marc Simont (PB)
• Rupert Can Dance by Jules Feiffer (PB)
• Scrawny Cat by Phyllis Root & Alison Friend (PB)

7.15.15

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Y)
• A Witch in Time by Madelyn Alt (A)

7.16.15

• I Yam a Donkey! by Cece Bell (PB)
• The World in a Second by Isabel Minhos Martins & Bernardo P. Carvlho (PB)
• You Can Do It, Bert! by Ole Konnecke (PB)
• Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats by Alicia Potter & Birgitta Sif (PB)
• Making the Moose Out of Life by Nicholas Oldland (PB)

7.17.15

• The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel (A)

7.21.15

• A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James (A)

7.22.15

• Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada by Jimmy Fallon & Miguel Ordonez (PB)
• Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself by Margaret Wise Brown & Garth Williams (PB)
• T Is for Terrible by Peter McCarty (PB)
• Gilbert the Great by Jane Clark & Charles Fuge (PB)
• Wait by Antoinette Portis (PB)
• Puzzlehead by James Yang (PB)
• Abracadabra!: Magic with Mouse and Mole by Wong Herbert Yee (Y)

7.23.15

• Day Shift by Charlaine Harris (A)

7.24.15

• Pig and Pug by Lynne Berry & Gemma Correll (PB)
• Little Bird's Bad Word by Jacob Grant (PB)
• Boom Snot Twitty: This Way That Way by Doreen Cronin & Renata Liwska (PB)
• Something Extraordinary by Ben Clanton (PB)
• Apes A-Go-Go! by Roman Milisic & A. Richard Allen (PB)
• Sea Rex by Molly Idle (PB)
• Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat by Deborah Underwood & Claudia Rueda (PB)
• Sheep Go to Sleep by Nancy Shaw & Margot Apple (PB)

7.25.15

• Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea (PB)
• Noisy Neighbors by Ruth Green (PB)
• Mr. Squirrel and the Moon by Sebastian Meschenmoser (PB)
• Templeton Gets His Wish by Greg Pizzoli (PB)
• Baxter, the Pig Who Wants to Be Kosher by Laurel Snyder & David Goldin (PB)
• Jump! by Scott M. Fischer (PB)
• Night Animals by Gianna Marino (PB)

7.26.15

• Immortal Hearts by Ellen Schreiber (YA)
• Ai Ore! Love Me #2 by Mayu Shinjo (M)

7.27.15

• Chaika: The Coffin Princess #1 by Ichirou Sakaki & Shinta Sakayama (M) 

7.29.15

• The Betrayal Knows My Name #3 by Hotaru Odagiri (M)

7.30.15

• Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (A)
• Rot & Ruin: Warrior Smart by Jonathan Maberry & Tony Vargas (GN)

7.31.15

• Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson (PB)
• The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson & Beth Krommes (PB)
• The Prince's New Pet by Brian Anderson (PB)
• Happy Birthday, Cupcake! by Terry Border (PB)
• Adventure of Meno: Big Fun! by Tony DiTerlizzi & Angela DiTerlizzi (PB)
• Adventure of Meno: Wet Friend! by Tony DiTerlizzi & Angela DiTerlizzi (PB)
• Dance in the Vampire Bund #7-9 by Nozomu Tamaki (M)
• Bernice Gets Carried Away by Hannah E. Harrison (PB) 

07.15 total: 76
5 comics; 7 manga; 5 youth fiction; 47 picture books; 2 youth non fiction; 2 young adult fiction; 2 graphic novels; 6 adult fiction

2015 Book Challenge June Update

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book with more than 500 pages
• Dead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton
• A book that scares you
• The Dead Zone by Stephen King
• A book you own but have never read
• Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler
• A book that takes place in your hometown
• Doom with a View by Victoria Laurie
• A book set during Christmas
• The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
• A book written by an author with your same initials
• Classy by Derek Blasberg

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• No updates this month

books i've read june 2015

6.1.15

• Night Owl by Toni Yuly (PB)
• Little Red Henry by Linda Urban & Madeline Valentine (PB)
• Prince of a Frog by Jackie Urbanovic (PB)
• Duck's Vacation by Gilad Soffer (PB)
• Hiccupotamus by Steve Smallman & Ava Grey (PB)
• There's No Such Thing as Little by LeUyen Pham (PB)
• The Boy & the Book by David Michael Slater & Bob Kolar (PB)
• So Cozy by Lerryn Korda (PB)
• Turtle and Me by Robie H. Harris & Tor Freeman (PB)
• The Fly by Petr Horacek (PB)
• The Tweedles Go Online by Monica Kulling & Marie Lafrance (PB)
• Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination by J.K. Rowling (A-NF)
• Hello Kitty: It's Almost Time by Giovanni Castro, Jacob Chabot, Ian McGinty, Jorge Monlongo, & Erica Salcedo (GN)

6.4.15

• The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore (A)
• The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Volume 1 by Brian Froud, Brian Holguin, Alex Sheikman, & Lizzy John (GN)

6.5.15

• Marilyn's Monster by Michelle Knudsen & Matt Phelan (PB)
• Fly! by Karl Newsom Edwards (PB)
• Wednesday by Anne Bertier (PB)
• Orangutanka by Margarita Engle & Renee Kurilla (PB)
• Just a Duck? by Carin Bramsen (PB)
• Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (PB)
• Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman & Caroline Binch (PB)

6.6.15

• Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (A)
• Vacancy by Jen Lee (GN)
• The Hunter by Joe Sparrow (GN)
• Beautiful Birds by Jean Roussen & Emmanuelle Walker (Y-NF)
• Billy's Booger: A Memoir by William Joyce & his Younger Self (PB)
• My Cousin Momo by Zachariah OHora (PB)
• Gemma & Gus by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Olivia...and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer (PB)
• The Mystery Hat by Rune Brandt Bennicke & Jakob Hjort Jensen (PB)
• Little Bird, Be Quiet! by Kirsten Hall & Sabina Gibson (PB)
• Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (PB)
• The Boy Who Loved the Moon by Rino Alaino (PB)
• Mad at Mommy by Komako Sakai (PB)
• Larry Gets Lost Under the Sea by John Skewes & Eric Ode (PB)
• Tad and Dad by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• The Song of Delphine by Kenneth Kraegel (PB)
• Wish by Matthew Cordell (PB)
• The Lighthouse of Souls by Ariel A. Almada & Zuzanna Celej (PB)
• I Had a Favorite Hat by Boni Ashburn & Robyn Ng (PB)
• The Lunch Witch by Deb Lucke (GN)
• Last of the Sandwalkers by Jay Hosler (GN)

6.7.15

• Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales by Terry Pratchett (Y)

6.8.15

• Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (A)

6.9.15

• Click, Clack, Peep! by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin (PB)
• Magic Little Words by Angele Delaunois & Manon Gauthier (PB)
• The Sock Thief by Ana Crespo & Nana Gonzalez (PB)
• Sidewalk Flowers by Jon Arno Lawson & Sydney Smith (PB)
• Pool by JiHyeon Lee (PB)
• Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder (A)

6.10.15

• My Pen by Christopher Myers (PB)
• Hey, Duck! by Carin Bramsen (PB)
• Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman & Caroline Binch (PB)
• Grace at Christmas by Mary Hoffman, Cornelius Van Wright, & Ying-Hwa Hu (PB)
• Floridius Bloom and the Planet of Gloom by Lorijo Metz & Matt Phelan (PB)
• Flora's Very Windy Day by Jeanne Birdsall & Matt Phelan (PB)
• Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman, Cornelius Van Wright, & Ying-Hwa Hu (PB)
• Seattle ABC: A Larry Gets Lost Book by John Skewes & Robert Schwartz (Y-NF) 
• We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (A-NF)
• Unicorn on a Roll by Dana Simpson (GN)

6.13.15

• Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler (A)
• The Dead Zone by Stephen King (A)

6.14.15

• The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty G. Birney (Y)

6.15.15

• Drive: A Look at Roadside Opposites by Kellen Hatanaka (PB)
• Roger Is Reading a Book by Koen Van Biesen (PB) 

6.16.15

• Ai Ore! Love Me #1 by Mayu Shinjo (M)

6.19.15

• Hungry Roscoe by David J. Plant (PB)
• Walk on the Wild Side by Nicholas Oldland (PB)
• The Big Ideas of Buster Bickles by Dave Wasson (PB)
• Prickly Jenny by Sibylle Delacroix (PB)
• Otter in Space by Sam Garton (PB)
• Pedro and George by Delphine Perret (PB)
• Yak and Gnu by Juliette MacIver & Cat Chapman (PB)
• How to Draw a Dragon by Douglas Florian (PB)
• Larry Gets Lost in Seattle by John Skewes (PB)
• Tempest's Legacy by Nicole Peeler (A)
• So Cute It Hurts!! #1 by Go Ikeyamada (M)
• The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Volume 2 by Brian Froud, Joshua Dysart, Alex Sheikman, & Lizzy John (GN) 

6.22.15

• Swimming, Swimming by Gary Clement (PB)
• The Entertainer by Emma Dodd (PB)
• Knit Together by Angela Dominguez (PB)
• Rufus Goes to Sea by Kim T. Griswell & Valeri Gorbachev (PB)
• You're a Crab!: A Moody Day Book by Jenny Whitehead (PB)
• Where Is Pim? by Lena Landstrom & Olof Landstrom (PB)
• The Five of Us by Quentin Blake (PB)

6.23.15

• Dead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)

6.24.15

• A Silent Voice #1 by Yoshitoki Oima (M)

6.25.15

• Dance in the Vampire Bund, Books 1-3 by Nozomu Tamaki (M)
• Finding Spring by Carin Berger (PB)
• Sleeping Cinderella and Other Princess Mix-ups by Stephanie Clarkson & Brigette Barrager (PB)
• Sweep Up the Sun by Helen Frost & Rick Lieder (PB)
• 3, 2, 1, Go! by Emily Arnold McCully (PB)
• Tiny Hamster Is a Giant Monster by Joel Jensen, Joseph Matsushima, & Amy Matsushima (PB)
• Good Morning to Me! by Lita Judge (PB)
• My Rules for Being a Pretty Princess by Heath McKenzie (PB)
• Bear Counts by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Rudie Nudie by Emma Quay (PB) 
• Toucan Can! by Juliette MacIver & Sarah Davis (PB)
• Big Bear Hug by Nicholas Oldland (PB)
• Half a Man by Michael Morpurgo & Gemma O'Callaghan (Y)
• The Devil Is a Part-Timer! #1 by Akio Hiiragi & Satoshi Wagahara (M)

6.26.15

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Y)

6.28.15

• Doom with a View by Victoria Laurie (A)

6.29.15

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Y)

6.30.15

• Classy: Be a Lady, Not a Tramp by Derek Blasberg (A-NF)

06.15 total: 106
74 picture books; 3 adult non fiction; 8 graphic novels; 9 adult fiction; 2 youth non fiction; 5 youth fiction; 5 manga

2015 Challenge Update May 2015

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• The Emerald City of Oz by Frank L. Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book set in a different country
• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• A nonfiction book
• Yes Please by Amy Poehler
• A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
• Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire
• A book with antonyms in the title
• Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
• A book with a color in the title
• The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
• A book that was originally written in a different language
• Anna & Froga: Thrills, Spills, and Gooseberries by Anouk Ricard
• A book based on or turned into a TV show
• Serenity: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon, Georges Jeanty, Fabio Moon, & Joss Whedon

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A collection of short stories
• Dorothy Must Die: Stories by Danielle Paige
• A book by an author from Africa
• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• A book that was originally published in another language
• Anna & Froga: Thrills, Spills, and Gooseberries by Anouk Ricard
• A book published this year
• The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige

books i've read may 2015

5.2.15

• My Love Story #4 by Kazune Kawahara & Aruko (M)
• Ms. Rapscott's Girls by Elise Primavera (Y)
• A Crow of His Own by Megan Dowd Lambert & David Hyde Costello (PB)
• I Will Fight Monsters for You by Santi Balmes & Lyona (PB)

5.5.15

• Jaco the Galactic Patrolman by Akira Toriyama (M)

5.7.15

• The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Crazy Critter Race by Maxwell Eaton III (GN)
• Mouse Guard: Baldwin the Brave and Other Tales by David Petersen (GN)
• How to Catch a Mouse by Philippa Leathers (PB)
• Under a Pig Tree: A History of the Noble Fruit by Margie Palatini & Chuck Groenink (PB)

5.8.15

• The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige (YA)

5.9.15

• Serenity: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon, Georges Jeanty, Fabio Moon, & Joss Whedon (GN)
• Bleach #62 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #63 by Tite Kubo (M)

5.10.15

• Cleopatra in Space, Book Two: The Thief and the Sword by Mike Maihack (GN)

5.11.15

• The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (YA)

5.12.15

• Tru Detective by Norah McClintock & Steven P. Hughes (PB)

5.13.15

• Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire (A)

5.14.15

• Yes Please by Amy Poehler (A-NF)

5.18.15

• Ariol: A Nasty Cat by Emmanual Guibert & Marc Boutavant (GN)

5.19.15

• Don Quixote: A Spanish Language Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• The Secret Garden: A Flowers Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Wild About Shapes by Jeremie Fischer (PB) 

5.21.15

• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (A)

5.22.15

• Hail to Spring! by Charles Ghigna & Laura Watson (PB)
• Little Evie in the Wild Wood by Jackie Morris & Catherine Hyde (PB)
• Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep! by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Boy on the Page by Peter Carnavas (PB)
• Pop Art Baby! by Keith Haring (PB) 

5.23.15

• The Potato King by Christoph Niemann (PB)
• How to Read a Story by Kate Messner & Mark Siegel (PB)
• Mustache Baby Meets His Match by Bridget Heos & Joy Ang (PB)
• Cupcake by Charise Mericle Harper (PB)
• Errol and His Extraordinary Nose by David Conway & Roberta Angaramo (PB)
• Over in the Hollow by Rebecca Dickinson & S.britt (PB)
• Noni the Pony by Alison Lester (PB)
• Argus by Michelle Knudsen & Andrea Wesson (PB)
• Zen Ghosts by Jon J. Muth (PB)
• 39 Uses for a Friend by Harriet Ziefert & Rebecca Doughty (PB)
• Dorothy Must Die: Stories by Danielle Paige (YA)

5.25.15

• Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett (A)

5.26.15

• Stanley the Farmer by William Bee (PB)
• Nuts in Space by Elys Dolan (PB)
• The Cow Tripped Over the Moon: A Nursery Rhyme Emergency by Jeanne Willis & Joel Stewart (PB)
• Stella Brings the Family by Mariam B. Schiffer & Holly Clifton-Brown (PB)
• Rosario's Fig Tree by Charis Wahl & Luc Melanson (PB)

5.28.15

• Ms. Marvel: Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson, Jacob Wyatt, & Adrian Alphona (GN)

5.29.15

• The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young (GN)
• Anna & Froga: Thrills, Spills, and Gooseberries by Anouk Ricard (GN)

5.30.15

• I'm Not Reading! by Jonathan Allen (PB)
• I'm Not Ready! by Jonathan Allen (PB)
• Creature: Colors by Andrew Zuckerman (PB)
• I Stink! by Kate McMullan & Jim McMullan (PB)
• Today Is Monday by Eric Carle (PB)
• Creature: Numbers by Andrew Zuckerman (PB)
• Glamourpuss by Sarah Weeks & David Small (PB)
• The Big Princess by Taro Miura (PB)
• You Have to Fucking Eat by Adam Mansbach & Owen Brozman (A) 

5.31.15

• The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Interrupted Tale by Maryrose Wood (Y)
• Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (GN)

05.15 total: 59
4 manga; 2 youth fiction; 36 picture books; 9 graphic novels; 3 young adult fiction; 4 adult fiction; 1 adult non fiction 

2015 Challenge Update

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book published this year
• Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman
• A book with a number in the title
• The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
• A book you can finish in a day
• Changers, Book Two: Oryon by T Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper
• A book from your childhood
• Split Infinity by Piers Anthony

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A book published by an indie press
• Changers, Book Two: Oryon by T Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper
• A sci-fi novel
• Split Infinity by Piers Anthony
• A collection of poetry
• Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann
• A self-improvement book
• Just One Thing by Rick Hanson

books i've read april 2015

4.2.15

• Hotter than Hell edited by Kim Harrison (A)

4.3.15

• Smick! by Doreen Cronin & Juana Medina (PB)
• Migloo's Day by William Bee (PB)
• Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett (PB)
• The Extraordinary Mr. Qwerty by Karla Strambini (PB)
• Mi and the Museum City by Linda Sarah (PB)
• Monty's Magnificent Mane by Gemma O'Neill (PB)

4.4.15

• Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child (Y)

4.6.15

• The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen (YA)

4.9.15

• Ruby Redfort: Take Your Last Breath by Lauren Child (Y)

4.10.15

• Changers, Book Two: Oryon by T Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper (YA)

4.11.15

• Glamorous Garbage by Barbara Johansen Newman (PB)
• Meet the Dullards by Sara Pennypacker & Daniel Salmieri (PB)
• The Scar by Charlotte Moundlic & Olivier Tallec (PB)
• Breaking News: Bear Alert by David Biedrzycki (PB)
• Sleepless Knight by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, & Alexis Frederick-Frost (GN)
• The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage by Selina Alko & Sean Qualls (Y-NF)
• When You Need a Friend by Suzanne Chiew & Caroline Pedler (PB)
• A Surprise for Giraffe and Elephant by Paul Gude (PB)
• Cat & Bunny by Mary Lundquist (PB)
• And Away We Go! by Migy (PB) 

4.12.15

• Bunnicula Strikes Again! by James Howe (Y)

4.15.15

• Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman (YA)

4.16.15

• Rocket Raccoon: A Chasing Tale by Skottie Young & Jake Parker (GN)

4.17.15

• Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe (Y)

4.21.15

• Split Infinity by Piers Anthony (A)

4.22.15

• Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann (YA)
• Should You Be a River: A Poem About Love by Ed Young (PB)
• Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku by Lee Wardlaw & Eugene Yelchin (PB)
• The Bus Ride by Marianne Dubuc (PB)

4.23.15

• Just One Thing by Rick Hanson (A-NF)

4.24.15

• Mousenet by Prudence Breitrose (Y)

4.25.15

• I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Life by Kimberly Dean & James Dean (PB)
• You! by Sandra Magsamen (PB)
• Wherever You Go by Pat Zietlow Miller & Eliza Wheeler (PB)
• Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Have You Seen My Monster? by Steve Light (PB)
• Edmund Unravels by Andrew Kolb (PB)
• The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan (PB)
• Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope by Jack Wang & Holman Wang (PB)
• Star Wars Epic Yarns: The Empire Strikes Back by Jack Wang & Holman Wang (PB)
• Star Wars Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi by Jack Wang & Holman Wang (PB)
• I Don't Like Koala by Sean Ferrell & Charles Santoso (PB)
• The Octopuppy by Martin McKenna (PB)
• Izzy & Oscar by Allison Estes, Dan Stark, & Tracy Dockray (PB)
• Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman (PB)
• The Skunk by Mac Barnett & Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Vincent and the Night by Adele Enerson (PB)
• Winnie & Waldorf by Kati Hites (PB)
• Bunny Roo, I Love You by Melissa Marr & Teagan White (PB)
• Megan Owlet by Beth Anne Maresca (PB)
• Such a Little Mouse by Alice Schertle & Stephanie Yue (PB)
• Inside This Book (Are Three Books). by Barney Saltzberg (PB)
• Special Delivery by Philip C. Stead & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Underwater Babies by Seth Casteel (A-NF)
• Remake: Master Works of Art Reimagined by Jeff Hamada (A-NF)
• Cats Are Weird and More Observations by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• Me Without You by Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar (A)
• The Book of Memory Gaps by Cecilia Ruiz (A)
• T-Rex Trying and Trying by Hugh Murphy (A)
• On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne & Vladimir Radunsky (Y-NF)
• Counting Crows by Kathi Appelt & Rob Dunlavey (PB)
• Gorillas in Our Midst by Richard Fairgay & Terry Jones (PB)
• Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night by Jon Davis (PB)
• Snow White and the 77 Dwarves by Davide Cali & Raphaelle Barbanegre (PB)
• Everything I Need to Know About Love I Learned from a Little Golden Book by Diane Muldrow (A) 

4.30.15

• The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (A)

04.15 total: 68
7 adult fiction; 44 picture books; 5 youth fiction; 4 young adult fiction; 3 graphic novels; 2 youth non fiction; 3 adult non fiction 

2015 Challenge Updates

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• Reckoning by Lili St. Crow

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book of short stories
• Hotter than Hell edited by Kim Harrison
• A popular author's first book
• Hero at Large by Janet Evanovich
• A book a friend recommended
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
• A Pulitzer Prize winning book
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
• A memoir
• Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
• A book that came out the year you were born
• Forever by Judy Blume
• A book set in high school
• The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler
• A book with magic
• How to Be Death by Amber Benson

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• An audiobook
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

books i've read march 2015

3.1.15

• Jealousy by Lili St. Crow (YA)
• Dragonbreath: Knight-Napped! by Ursula Vernon (Y)

3.2.15

• Legendary Star-Lord: Face It, I Rule by Sam Humphries, Paco Medina, & Freddie Williams II (GN)

3.3.15

• Beyond the Laughing Sky by Michelle Cuevas (Y)

3.4.15

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (YA)

3.5.15

• Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham (A-NF)
• Redbird: Friends Come in Different Sizes by Barney Saltzberg (PB)
• Snoozefest by Samantha Berger & Kristyna Litten (PB)
• Sense & Sensibility: An Opposites Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)

3.6.15

• Yeti and the Bird by Nadia Shireen (PB)
• The Cats of Copenhagen by James Joyce & Casey Sorrow (PB)
• A Rule Is to Break: A Child's Guide to Anarchy by John & Jana (Y-NF)
• Larry Loves San Francisco! by John Skewes (PB)
• Forever by Judy Blume (YA)

3.7.15

• Kimonos by Annelore Parot (PB)
• How to Be Death by Amber Benson (A)

3.9.15

• I Love Dogs! by Sue Stainton & Bob Staake (PB)
• Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall (PB)
• Did You Know That I Love You? by Christa Pierce (PB)

3.10.15

• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (A)
• Princess Decomposia and Count Spatula by Andi Watson (GN)
• Zero's Familiar #1-3 by Noboru Yamaguchi & Nana Mochizuki (M)

3.11.15

• Defiance by Lili St. Crow (YA)

3.12.15

• Reckoning by Lili St. Crow (YA)

3.14.15

• Hero at Large by Janet Evanovich (A)
• Bear Noel by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Me and Meow by Adam Gudeon (PB)
• Room for Bear by Ciara Gavin (PB) 

3.15.15

• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (A)
• The King and the Magician by Jorge Bucay & Gusti (PB)

3.18.15

• The Accidental Highwayman by Ben Tripp (YA)

3.20.15

•  Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar by Emily MacKenzie (PB)
• Elephantastic! by Michael Engler & Joelle Tourlonias (PB)
• Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena & Christian Robinson (PB)
• The Yes by Sarah Bee & Satoshi Kitamura (PB)
• Ninja Cowboy Bear Presents the Call of the Cowboy by David Bruins & Hilary Leung (PB)
• Audrey (cow) by Dan Bar-El (Y)

3.21.15

• Ruby Redfort: Catch Your Death by Lauren Child (YA)

3.22.15

• Home by Carson Ellis (PB)
• The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss & Crockett Johnson (PB)
• Olivia's ABC by Ian Falconer (PB)
• My Vest Is White by Dick Bruna (PB)
• Learn the Colours with Northwest Coast Native Art by Native Northwest (PB)
• Dot. by Randi Zuckerberg & Joe Berger (PB)
• Aqualicious by Victoria Kann (PB)
• Snappy Birthday by Mark Sperring & Laura Ellen Anderson (PB)
• We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures by Amnesty International (Y-NF)
• No Two Alike by Keith Baker (PB)
• Put on Your Shoes! by Dan Stiles (PB)
• You Will Go Far by Jenny Kempe (A)
• All the Happiness in the World by Jesse Hunter (A-NF)
• Shake Puppies by Carli Davidson (A-NF) 
• The Dark Wild by Piers Torday (Y)

3.26.15

• Busy Kitties by John Schindel & Sean Franzen (PB)
• I Don't Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty & Mike Boldt (PB)
• Once Upon a Cloud by Claire Keane (PB)

3.28.15

• The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler (A)

3.29.15

• The Sculptor by Scott McCloud (GN)

3.30.15

• Kiss of the Rose Princess #1 by Aya Shouoto (M)

03.15 total: 59
7 young adult fiction; 4 youth fiction; 3 graphic novels; 3 adult non fiction; 32 picture books; 2 youth non fiction; 6 adult fiction; 2 manga 

2015 Challenge Updates

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz
• Fruits Basket #23 by Natsuki Takaya

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge 

•  A book by a female author
• Serpent's Shadow by Amber Benson
• A trilogy
• A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz, In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz, & The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz
• A book with a love triangle
• Jealousy by Lili St. Crow
• A book you started but never finished
• Temping Fate by Esther Friesner

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
• A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
• Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices edited by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale
• A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
• Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
• A book that is a retelling of a classic story
• A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
  

books read february 2015

2.1.15

• Fruits Basket #20 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Fruits Basket #21 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Fruits Basket #22 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Dragonbreath: The Case of the Toxic Mutants by Ursula Vernon (Y)
• A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz (Y)

2.4.15

• My Love Story!! #3 by Kazune Kawahara & Aruko (M)
• The Yule Tomte and the Little Rabbits by Ulf Stark & Eva Eriksson (Y)
• My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth by Ann Turner & James Ransome (Y-NF)
• Maddi's Fridge by Lois Brandt & Vin Vogel (PB)
• Blown Away by Rob Biddulph (PB)
• Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry (PB)

2.7.15

• Freeglader by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)
• Kiki & Coco in Paris by Stephanie Rausser, Jess Brown, & Nina Gruener (PB)
• The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• The Boy Who Grew Flowers by Jen Wojtowicz & Steve Adams (PB)
• From There to Here by Laurel Croza & Matt James (PB)
• You Make the World Better by Jennifer Pletsch, M.H. Clark, & Jill Labieniec (A-NF)
• The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil by Stephen Collins (GN)
• Copper by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• The Butterfly House by Sarah L. Smith (PB)
• Lulu & Pip by Stephanie Rausser, Jess Brown, & Nina Gruener (PB)
• Books for Me! by Sue Fliess & Mike Laughead (PB)
• Call Me Tree, Llamame arbol by Maya Christina Gonzalez (PB)
• As an Oak Tree Grows by G. Brian Karas (Y-NF)
• I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, & Shelagh McNicholas (Y-NF)
• First Day at Zoo School by Sarah Dillard (PB)
• Work: An Occupational ABC by Kellen Hatanaka (PB)

2.8.15

• Goddess Girls: Athena the Proud by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y) 

2.9.15

• In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz (Y)
• Olympians: Ares: Bringer of War by George O'Connor (GN)
• Hope Springs by Eric Walters & Eugenie Fernandes (Y-NF)
• The Magician of Auschwitz by Kathy Kacer & Gillian Newland (Y-NF)

2.10.15

• Serpent's Shadow by Amber Benson (A)

2.12.15

• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (A-NF)

2.14.15

• With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School by Suzanne Slade & Nicole Tadgell (Y-NF)
• Noodle Magic by Roseanne Greenfield Thong & Meilo So (PB)
• Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads by Bob Shea & Lane Smith (PB)
• Imani's Moon by JaNay Brown-Wood & Hazel Mitchell (PB)
• Leopardpox! by Orna Landau & Omer Hoffmann (PB)
• First Snow by Peter McCarty (PB)
• The Cat at the Wall by Deborah Ellis (Y)
• Hansel & Gretel by Neil Gaiman & Lorenzo Mattotti (Y)
• Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious by Jacqueline Briggs Martin & Hayelin Choi (Y-NF)
• The Mitten String by Jennifer Rosner & Kristina Swarner (PB)
• Swing Sisters: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm by Karen Deans & Joe Cepeda (Y-NF)

2.15.15

• Magical Animal Adoption Agency #1: Clover's Luck by Kallie George (Y)

2.16.15

• Emmy and the Home for Troubled Girls by Lynne Jonell (Y)
• Temping Fate by Esther Friesner (YA)

2.18.15

• Goddess Girls: Iris the Colorful by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

2.19.15

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney (Y)

2.21.15

• But! by Tim Hamilton (PB)
• Stormy Night by Salina Yoon (PB)
• Clark the Shark Takes Heart by Bruce Hale & Guy Francis (PB)
• Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman & Zachariah OHora (PB)
• Hunks in Trunks by Alex Knight (A)
• Finding Trust by Annie Marie Musselman (A-NF)
• Shine by M.H. Clark & Jill Labieniec (A)
• Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor & Jean Jullien (PB)
• The New Small Person by Lauren Child (PB)
• The Fox in the Library by Lorenz Pauli & Kathrin Scharer (PB)
• Ojibway Animals by Jason Adair (PB)
• Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion (PB)
• First Book of Sushi by Amy Wilson Sanger (PB)
• Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story by Salina Yoon (PB) 
• Spark by Kallie George & Genevieve Cote (Y)
• The Melancholic Mermaid by Kallie George (Y)
• The Unruly Queen by E.S. Redmond (PB)
• Fruits Basket #23 by Natsuki Takaya (M)

2.22.15

• My Neighbor Seki #1 by Takuma Morishige & Tonari no Seki-kun (M)
• The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz (Y)

2.23.15

• Goddess Girls: Aphrodite the Fair by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
• Horse Raid: The Making of a Warrior by Paul Goble (Y)
• Star Wars: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight by Tony DiTerlizzi & Ralph McQuarrie (Y)

2.24.15

• Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (YA-NF) 
• Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices edited by Lisa Charleyboy & Beth Leatherdale (A-NF)
• Fairest: Levana's Story by Marissa Meyer (YA)

2.28.15

• By Day, By Night by Amy Gibson & Meilo So (PB)
• Just Itzy by Lana Krumwiede & Greg Pizzoli (PB)
• The Backwards Birthday Party by Tom Chapin, John Forster, & Chuck Groenink (PB)
• Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays by Leslea Newman & Susan Gal (Y-NF)
• Hello Goodbye and a Very Little Lie by Christianne Jones & Christine Battuz (PB)
• The Littlest Bunny in Idaho: An Easter Adventure by Lily Jacobs & Robert Dunn (PB)
• Around the Clock! by Roz Chast (PB)
• Me & Dog by Gene Weingarten & Eric Shansby (PB)
• The Dragon Stoorworm by Theresa Breslin & Matthew Land (PB)

 02.15 total: 85
6 manga; 18 youth fiction; 9 youth non fiction; 39 picture books; 4 adult non fiction; 3 graphic novels; 3 adult fiction; 2 young adult fiction;  1 young adult non fiction

2015 Challenge Updates

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes by Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge 

• A book written by someone under 30
• Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen
• A book with nonhuman characters
•  The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt
• A funny book
•  WTF, Evolution?!: A Theory of Unintelligible Design by Mara Grunbaum
• A book with a one-word title
•  Jason by Laurell K. Hamilton
• A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
•  Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
• I never had to read a lot in school classes so I feel like I missed out on a lot of "classics."  I chose this because I know it's a book people read in school and I wanted to read it.
• A graphic novel
•  Meteor Man by Parker, Jarrell, & Volo
• A book by an author you've never read before
•  The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand
• A banned book
•  The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
•  Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen
• A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
•   Jason by Laurell K. Hamilton
• A YA novel
•  Betrayals by Lili St. Crow
• A graphic novel, graphic memoir, or a collection of comics of any kind
•  Ms. Marvel: No Normal by Wilson & Alphona

2015 Challenges

I'm participating in 3 different challenges this year: the 2015 Series Ender Challenge, the PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge, and the Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge.

2015 Series Ender Challenge
I agreed to read at a Level 2, 5-10 series enders.


PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

•  A book with more than 500 pages
• A classic romance
• A book that became a movie
• A book published this year
• A book with a number in the title
• A book written by someone under 30
• A book with nonhuman characters
• A funny book
• A book by a female author
• A mystery or thriller
• A book with a one-word title
• A book of short stories
• A book set in a different country
• A nonfiction book
• A popular author's first book
• A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
• A book a friend recommended
• A Pulitzer Prize winning book
• A book based on a true story
• A book at the bottom of your to-read list
• A book your mom loves
• A book that scares you
• A book more than 100 years old
• A book based entirely on its cover
• A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
• A memoir
• A book you can finish in a day
• A book with antonyms in the title
• A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
• A book that came out the year you were born
• A book with bad reviews
• A trilogy
• A book from your childhood
• A book with a love triangle
• A book set in the future
• A book set in high school
• A book with a color in the title
• A book that made you cry
• A book with magic
• A graphic novel
• A book by an author you've never read
• A book that takes place in your hometown
• A book that was originally written in a different language
• A book set during Christmas
• A book written by an author with your same initials
• A play
• A banned book
• A book based on or turned into a TV show
• A book you started but never finished

 Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
• A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
• A collection of short stories
• A book published by an indie press
• A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
• A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
• A book that takes place in Asia
• A book by an author from Africa
• A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
• A microhistory
• A YA novel
• A sci-fi novel
• A romance novel
• A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
• A book that is a retelling of a classic story
• An audiobook
• A collection of poetry
• A book that someone else has recommended to you
• A book that was originally published in another language
• A graphic novel, a graphic memoir, or a collection of comics of any kind
• A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
• A book published before 1850
• A book published this year
• A self-improvement book

I will post monthly updates about where I am with these challenges.  I do intend to tailor some of them because the books they ask for don't exist (a book set in my hometown) or aren't something I can find out (a book my mom loves) and because I want them to fit with what I read--so yes, I will be reading youth, young adult, and adult books.  Additionally, I plan to use some books for multiple challenges.  Some are the same (a book published this year) in two lists and some can fit multiple categories on different lists.  So...those are my rules. ;)

books read january 2015

1.1.15

• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #3 by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #8 by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #7 by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #6 by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #5 by Victor Gischler, Derlis Santacruz, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #4 by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #1 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #2 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #3 by Christos Gage, Nicholas Brendon, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #4 by Christos Gage, Nicholas Brendon, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #5 by Christos Gage, Nicholas Brendon, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee (Y)

1.2.15

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #6 by Christos Gage, Karl Moline, Cliff Richards, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #7 by Christos Gage, Nicholas Brendon, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #8 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #9 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Lumberjanes #6 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, & Brooke Allen (C)
• Lumberjanes #7 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, & Brooke Allen (C)
• Lumberjanes #8 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, & Brooke Allen (C)
• Cat's Claw by Amber Benson (A)

1.3.15

• Lumberjanes #9 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Wattes, & Brittney Williams (C)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 by Mark Waid, Carlos Pacheco, Mariano Taibo, & Dono Almara (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #10 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #9 by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Claude in the City by Alex T. Smith (Y)
• Claude at the Beach by Alex T. Smith (Y)
• Penguin and Pumpkin by Salina Yoon (PB)
• The Angry Little Puffin by Timothy Young (PB)
• Homer Henry Hudson's Curio Museum by Zack Rock (PB)
• Firebird by Misty Copeland & Christopher Myers (PB)
• Cat & Dog by Michael Foreman (PB)
• Rex Wrecks It! by Ben Clanton (PB)
• Not Very Scary by Carol Brendler & Greg Pizzoli (PB)
• Little Green Peas by Keith Baker (PB)
• Winter Is Coming by Tony Johnston & Jim LaMarche (PB)
• Midnight Over Sanctaphrax by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)

1.4.15

• Jason by Laurell K. Hamilton (A) 

1.5.15

• Oliver by Birgitta Sif (PB)
• A Library Book for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton (PB)

1.7.15

• Accel World #1 by Hiroyuki Aigamo & Reki Kawahara (M)

1.8.15

• Worst in Show by William Bee & Kate Hindley (PB)
• Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Sluggy Slug by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Snaily Snail by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Wormy Worm by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Goosey Goose by Chris Raschka (PB)
• A Birthday for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton (Y)
• A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton (PB)
• The Sniffles for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton (PB) 
• The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand (Y)
• Explorer: The Hidden Doors edited by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• Ms. Marvel: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona (GN)
• Ted Naifeh's Princess Ugg, Volume 1 by Ted Naifeh (GN)
• Iron Man: Rings of the Mandarin by Kieron Gillen, Luke Ross, & Joe Bennett (GN)

1.9.15

• My Sister the Vampire: Lucky Break by Sienna Mercer (Y)
• Goddess Girls: Medusa the Mean by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
• Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea (PB) 

1.10.15

•  The True Blue Scots of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt (Y)
• Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony (PB)
• Hunters of the Great Forest by Dennis Nolan (PB)
• Freddie & Gingersnap Find a Cloud to Keep by Vincent X. Kirsch (PB)
• Earmuffs for Everyone by Meghan McCarthy (Y-NF)
• Ben Franklin's Big Splash: The Mostly True Story of His First Invention by Barb Rosenstock & S.D. Schindler (Y-NF)
• M Is for Monster: A Fantastic Creatures Alphabet by J. Patrick Lewis & Gerald Kelley (Y-NF)
• Lumberjanes #5 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, & Brooke Allen (C)
• The Curse of the Gloamglozer by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)
• Dragonbreath: No Such Thing as Ghosts by Ursula Vernon (Y)
• Meteor Men by Jeff Parker, Sandy Jarrell, & Kevin Volo (GN)

1.13.15

• Pippi Won't Grow Up by Astrid Lindgren & Ingrid Vang Nyman (GN)

1.14.15

• Dragonbreath: Revenge of the Horned Bunnies by Ursula Vernon (Y)

1.15.15

• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (A)

1.16.15

• The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Y)
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Guardians Disassembled by Brian Michael Bendis & Nick Bradshaw (GN)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (YA)

1.17.15

• A Letter for Leo by Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
• Druthers by Matt Phelan (PB)
• The Snowman and the Snowdog by Raymond Briggs, Hilary Audus, & Joanna Harrison (PB)
• A Wonderful Year by Nick Bruel (PB)
• Ten Rules of Being a Superhero by Deb Pilutti (PB)
• Goodnight, Dragons by Judith L. Roth & Pascal Lemaitre (PB)
• Baby Penguins Love Their Mama! by Melissa Guion (PB)
• Moomin and the Birthday Button by Tove Jansson (PB)
• Beautiful Griselda by Isol (PB)
• I Like Animals by Dahlov Ipcar (PB)
• Zeraffa Giraffa by Dianne Hofmeyer & Jane Ray (Y-NF)
• Cock-a-Doodle Oops! by Lori Degman & Deborah Zemke (PB)
• Ben Rides On by Matt Davies (PB)
• Mr. King's Castle by Genevieve Cote (PB)
• Hug Me by Simona Ciraolo (PB)
• Anna Hibiscus' Song by Atinuke & Lauren Tobia (PB)
• The Queen's Beasts by Sophie Bristow & Sophie Glover (PB)
• Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car by John Burningham (PB)
• Little Evie in the Wild Woods by Jackie Morris & Catherine Hyde (PB)
• Something About a Bear by Jackie Morris (Y-NF)
• Books! by Murray McCain & John Alcorn (Y-NF)
• Symphony City by Amy Martin (PB)
• Ellie's Bad Hair Day by Jerome Keane & Susana de Dios (PB)
• Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann & Kerascoet (GN)
• Anna & Froga: I Dunno...What Do You Want to Do? by Anouk Ricard (GN)
• Binky: License to Scratch by Ashley Spires (GN)
• Soppy: A Love Story by Philippa Rice (GN) 
• Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig by Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen (Y)
• Claude at the Circus by Alex T. Smith (Y)
• Goddess Girls: The Girl Games by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

1.18.15

• The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie by Chris Van Allsburg (PB)
• Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass by Suzanne Slade & Nicole Tadgell (Y-NF)
•  Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes by Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen (Y)
• Dragonbreath: When Fairies Go Bad by Ursula Vernon (Y)
• The Last of the Sky Pirates by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)

1.19.15

• The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg (PB)
• It's a Punderful Life: A Fun Collection of Puns and Wordplay by Gemma Correll (A)
• Underground by Shane W. Evans (Y-NF)
• The Tale of Tam Linn by Lari Don & Philip Longson (PB)
• Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen (YA-NF)

1.20.15

• The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant & Melissa Sweet (Y-NF)
• The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach (PB)
• Flo & Wendell Explore by William Wegman (PB)
• Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown & Frank Morrison (Y-NF)
• The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee (PB)

1.23.15

• WTF, Evolution?!: A Theory of Unintelligible Design by Mara Grunbaum (A)

1.24.15

• Zombie in Love 2 +1 by Kelly DiPucchio & Scott Campbell (PB)
• Dogface by Barbara O'Brien (A-NF)
• Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise by Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen (Y)
• Mercy Watson Fights Crime by Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen (Y)
• Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen (Y)
• Johnny Boo Zooms to the Moon! by James Kochalka (GN)

1.25.15

• Betrayals by Lili St. Crow (YA)
• The Butt Book by Artie Bennett & Mike Lester (PB)
• Mister Cool by Birdy Jones & Tara D. Lynch (PB)
• You and Me by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Happy Harry's Cafe by Michael Rosen & Richard Holland (PB)
• Give and Take by Chris Raschka (PB) 
• Dragonbreath: Nightmare of the Iguana by Ursula Vernon (Y)
• Kokoro Connect #1 by Sadanatsu Anda & CuteG (M)

1.27.15

• Goddess Girls: Cassandra the Lucky by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

1.30.15

• Vox by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)
• Fruits Basket #17 by Natsuki Takaya (M)

1.31.15

• Fruits Basket #18 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Fruits Basket #19 by Natsuki Takaya (M)

01.15 totals: 140
23 comics; 25 youth fiction; 5 adult fiction; 56 pictures books; 5 manga; 12 graphic novels; 10 youth non fiction; 2 young adult fiction; 1 young adult non fiction; 1 adult non fiction 

2014 book summary

My Goodreads 2014 challenge was 750 books and I made that goal on August 19th. :)

2014 total: 1359

Here's the breakdown by category...
873 picture books
108 graphic novels
91 adult fiction
87 youth fiction
72 young adult fiction
51 manga
39 youth non fiction
29 adult non fiction
8 comics
1 young adult non fiction

My month of the least reading was in April when I read 54 books.
My month of the most reading was in August when I read 159 books.
:)
Even if you take out all the youth books, picture books, graphic novels, manga, and young adult books, I still read 120 "adult" books.  Woo hoo!
 
for comparison, my 2013 totals:
520 picture books
132 graphic novels
81 adult fiction
65 young adult fiction
58 youth fiction
50 adult non fiction
23 comics
21 manga
19 youth non fiction
1 young adult non fiction
2013 total:  970

My Goodreads 2015 challenge is 1000 books.  I'm already doing pretty well because I'm trying to catch up on my comics.  ;)  I am also doing the Series Ender challenge again this year, which I'm looking forward to.  I found another cool book challenge I'm going to try.  I'll see if I can post it here some time.

Happy reading in 2015!