Sunday, February 1, 2015

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