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!

books i've read december 2014

12.1.14

• Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland (Y)

12.2.14

• Wild by Emily Hughes (PB)
• Hello, Mr. Hulot by David Merveille & Jacques Tafi (PB)
• Poor Puppy and Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel (PB)
• The King's Taster by Kenneth Oppel, Steve Johnson, & Lou Francher (PB)
• Love Monster and the Perfect Present by Rachel Bright (PB)
• Julia's House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke (PB)
• Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure by Viviane Schwarz & Joel Stewart (PB)
• There Are Cats in This Book by Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• Rosie's Magic Horse by Russell Hoban & Quentin Blake (PB)
• The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc (PB)
• Mal and Chad: The Biggest, Bestest Time Ever! by Stephen McCranie (GN)

12.3.14

• Oops by Mercer Mayer (PB)
• The Hating Book by Charlotte Zolotow (PB)
• Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray (PB)
• Stardines Swim High Across the Sky and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky & Carin Berger (PB)
• The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas & Helen Oxenbury (PB)
• The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O'Connor (Y)
• Mal and Chad: Food Fight! by Stephen McCranie (GN)

12.4.14

•  Goddess Girls: Athena the Wise by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
• Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Volume Two edited by David Petersen, Paul Morrissey, & Rebecca Taylor (GN)

12.7.14

• Barkbelly by Cat Weathrill (Y)
• Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 by David Petersen (GN) 

12.8.14

• Goddess Girls: Aphrodite the Diva by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

12.11.14

• Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman & Beth Krommes (Y-NF)
• A Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long (Y-NF)
• Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash (Y-NF)

12.12.14

• Revealed by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA) 

12.13.14

• Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book by Alice Kuipers & Bethanie Deeney Murguia (PB)
• The Animals' Santa by Jan Brett (PB)
• Just Right for Two by Tracey Corderoy & Rosalind Beardshaw (PB)
• The Way to the Zoo by John Burningham (PB)
• Bob's Hungry Ghost by Genevieve Cote (PB)
• Olive and the Embarrassing Gift by Tor Freeman (PB)
• Except If by Jim Averbeck (PB)
• Mrs. Mo's Monster by Paul Beavis (PB)
• Alone Together by Suzanne Bloom (PB)
• Cats Are Cats by Valeri Gorbachev (PB)
• Monkey and Robot: In the Garden by Felix Hayes & Hannah Broadway (PB)
• Square Cat ABC by Elizabeth Schoonmaker (PB)
• Naptime by Iris de Mouy (PB)
• The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Jim's Lion by Russell Hoban & Alexis Deacon (Y)
• Hello Kitty: Work of Art by Giovanni Castro, Jacob Chabot, Ian McGinty, Jorge Monlongo, & Maite Oz (GN)
• Bow-Wow's Nightmare Neighbors by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash (GN)
• Love You When... by Linda Kranz (PB)
• The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins & Jill McElmurry (Y-NF)
• Malala, Iqbal: Two Stories of Bravery by Jeanette Winter (Y-NF) 

12.14.14

• Redeemed by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA)
• Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper & Raul the Third (GN)

12.16.14

• My Sister the Vampire: Take Two by Sienna Mercer (Y)

12.17.14

• Gay Men Draw Vaginas created by Shannon O'Malley & Keith Wilson (A-NF)
• Is There a Dog in This Book? by Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• The Grudge Keeper by Mara Rockliff & Eliza Wheeler (PB)
• Goatilocks and the Three Bears by Erica S. Perl & Arthur Howard (PB)
• Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Houghton (PB)
• Olga the Cloud by Nicoletta Costa (PB)
• Hello Kitty: Surprise! by Jacob Chabot, Ian McGinty, Jorge Monlongo, & Anastassia Neislotova (GN)
• Hello Kitty: Just Imagine... by Giovanni Castro, Jacob Chabot, Ian McGinty, Jorge Monlongo, & Sarah Goodreau (GN)
• Night Sky Dragons by Mal Peet, Elspeth Graham, & Patrick Benson (Y)
• Johnny Boo Does Something! by James Kochalka (GN) 

12.18.14

• Explorer: The Mystery Boxes edited by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)

12.19.14

• Terra Tempo: Ice Age Cataclysm! by David Shapiro, Christopher Herndon, & Erica Melville (GN)
• Terra Tempo: The Four Corners of Time by David Shapiro, Christopher Herndon, & Erica Melville (GN)
• Redwoods by Jason Chin (Y-NF)

12.21.14

• The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (Y)
• The Complete Adventures of Johnny Mutton by James Proimos (Y)

12.22.14

• What There Is Before There Is Anything There by Liniers (PB)
• Who's Next Door? by Mayuko Kishira & Jun Takabatake (PB)
• Bird Cat Dog by Lee Nordling & Meritxell Bosch (GN)
• Zubert by Charlie Sutcliffe (PB)
• The Sweetest Witch Around by Alison McGhee & Harry Bliss (PB)
• Arm in Arm by Remy Charlip (PB)
• Hermelin the Detective Mouse by Mini Grey (PB)
• The Day I Lost My Superpowers by Michael Escoffier & Kris di Giacomo (PB)
• Rupert Can Dance by Jules Feiffer (PB)
• Born in the Wild: Baby Mammals and Their Parents by Lita Judge (Y-NF)
• Explorer: The Lost Islands edited by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)

12.23.14

• The Motherless Oven by Rob Davis (GN)
• Terra Tempo: The Academy of Planetary Evolution b David R. Shapiro & Christopher Herndon (GN)

12.24.14

• My Sister the Vampire: Love Bites by Sienna Mercer (Y) 
• Feynman by Jim Ottaviani & Leland Myrick (GN)

12.25.14

• Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson (Y)
• The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha (A-NF)

12.26.14

• Shadowville by Michael Bartalos (PB)
• Doug Unplugs on the Farm by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Little Miss Hug by Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• My First Book of Super-Villains by David Katz (PB)
• Always by Emma Dodd (PB)
• Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood & Claudia Rueda (PB) 
• Corby Flood by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)

12.27.14

• A Crankenstein Valentine by Samantha Berger & Dan Santat (PB)
• The Great Googly Moogly by Courtney Dicmas (PB)
• Square Circle Moose by Kelly Bingham & Paul O. Zelinsky (PB)
• Surprise by Miles Van Hout (PB)
• One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• The Wolf Who Wanted to Change His Color by Orianne Lallemand & Eleonore Thuillier (PB)
• Some Bunny to Talk to: A Story About Going to Therapy by Cheryl Sterling, Paola Conte, Larissa Labay, & Tiphanie Beeke (Y-NF)
• Ewe and Aye by Candace Ryan & Stephanie Ruble (PB)
• Mister Horizontal & Miss Vertical by Noemie Revah & Olimpia Zagnoli (PB)
• The Hueys in None the Number: A Counting Adventure by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Goodnight Already! by Jory John & Benji Davies (PB)
• While We Were Out by Ho Baek Lee (PB)
• Frank! by Connah Brecon (PB)
• Miss Mousie's Blind Date by Tim Beiser & Rachel Berman (PB)
• Calvin, Look Out!: A Bookworm Birdie Gets Glasses by Jennifer Berne & Keith Bendis (PB)
• Where's My Cow? by Terry Pratchett & Melvyn Grant (PB)
• Sad Santa by Tad Carpenter (PB)
• Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt & Isabelle Arsenault (GN)
• You're Here! by Karla Oceanak & Julie Rowan-Zoch (PB)
• Buggy Bug by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Whale Shines: An Artistic Tale by Fiona Robinson (PB)
• The Tree House that Jack Built by Bonnie Verburg & Mark Teague (PB) 
• The Mutts Diaries by Patrick McDonnell (GN)
• A Bean, a Stalk and a Boy Named Jack by William Joyce & Kenny Callicutt (PB)
• The Monsterator by Keith Graves (PB)
• Claude on the Slopes by Alex T. Smith (Y)
• Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh (Y-NF)
• Not My Girl by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, & Gabrielle Grimard (Y-NF)
• When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, & Gabrielle Grimard (Y-NF)
• This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne (PB)

12.28.14

• Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow (YA)
• Mr. Thundermug by Cornelius Medvei (A)
• Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell (Y)
• Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs by Ursula Vernon (Y)
• Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Wiener by Ursula Vernon (Y)
• Kalona's Fall by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA)

12.29.14

• The Cake by Dorothee de Monfreid (PB) 
• In Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang (GN)
• Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett & Adam Rex (PB)

12.30.14

• Superfab Saves the Day by Jean Leroy & Berengere Delaporte (PB)
• Betty Goes Bananas by Steve Antony (PB)
• I Wish I Could Draw by Cary Fagan (PB)
• Mr. Brown's Fantastic Hat by Ayano Imai (PB)
• A Patch of Black by Rachel Rooney & Deborah Allwright (PB)
• The Problem with Not Being Scared of Monsters by Dan Richards & Robert Neubecker (PB)
• Mouse Guard: The Black Axe by David Petersen (GN)
• Benny and Penny in Just Pretend by Geoffrey Hayes (Y)
• Little Elliot, Big City by Mike Curato (PB)
• Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light (PB)
• If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian & Barbara Hirsch Lember (PB)
• Toys in Space by Mini Grey (PB) 
• Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell (GN)
• Dragonbreath: Lair of the Bat Monster by Ursula Vernon (Y)

12.31.14

• The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann (Y)

12.14 total: 145
84 picture books; 23 graphic novels; 20 youth fiction; 11 youth non fiction; 4 young adult fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 1 adult fiction