Updates on book challenges!

Lots of book related stuff has been happening, but I've been keeping quiet about it.  Not on purpose, really!  It's just that I've been so busy...  So, here's the news!

At the beginning of the year, I joined the Goodreads 2014 Reading Challenge and chose 750 books for the year.  I'm happy to say that I am WAY ahead of schedule. :)  I met my 750 goal on August 19 with Saints by Gene Luen Yang.  The fun part is seeing how many books I will actually finish by the end of the year!

I reached my reading goal so quickly this year because I have been reading a lot of picture books, especially since I moved to Moscow, ID.  Specifically, I found that the independent bookstore in town has many of the Mr. Men and Little Miss books that I've always wanted to read and that the local library has a bunch of the Serendipity books that I've been trying to read.  :)  I am working towards reading every book in both of those series.  Additionally, I read all of the little Beatrix Potter books this summer (all 23!).  :)

I am still working on the Series Ender challenge, but I just haven't finished any lately.  I am working on it though, and will have one shortly!

I am also trying to work more on reading my own books instead of taking so many out from the library.  I put a dent in them in the month I was here in ID before I started work, but things have slowed down a bit.  I'd like to get through a good chunk while I'm here so that I can get rid of the ones that I don't like so much and have fewer books to move!

So, that's the news.  Yay, books!  Yay, reading!

books i've read july 2014

7.1.14

• Warduff and the Corncob Caper by Mat Head (PB)
• Anton Can Do Magic by Ole Konnecke (PB)
• Mr. Silly by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Mr. Noisy by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Mr. Tickle by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Stubborn by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Giggles by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Chatterbox by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Princess by Roger Hargreaves & Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Sunshine by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Helpful by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Top Secret Twenty-one by Janet Evanovich (A)

7.2.14

• Library Mouse: A World to Explore by Daniel Kirk (PB)

7.3.14

• Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• B Is for Box: The Happy Little Yellow Box by David A. Carter (PB)
• Mister Bud Wears the Cone by Carter Goodrich (PB)
• Rooting for You: A Moving Up Story by Susan Hood & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Chicken Big by Keith Graves (PB)
• The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss (PB)

7.5.14

• The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis (Y)
• Black Butler #16 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Oh Say Can You Say? by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Olivia Goes to the Library by Lauren Forte, Kate Boutilier, Eryk Caremiro, & Jared Osterhold (PB)
• One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• The Digging-est Dog by Al Perkins & Eric Gurney (PB) 

7.11.14

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

7.13.14

• Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong (A)
• Avengers Arena: Boss World by Cristos Gage, Dennis Hopeless, Karl Moline, & Kev Walker (GN)
• Betty Blues by Renaud Dillies (GN)

7.14.14

• Me and You by Genevieve Cote (PB)
• Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino & Isabelle Malenfant (PB)
• Two Bunny Buddies by Kathryn O. Galbraith & Joe Cepeda (PB)
• The Hula-Hoopin' Queen by THelma Lynne Godin & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Archie's Vacation by Domenica Mole Gordon (PB)
• Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman, Ian Hoffman, & Chris Case (PB)
• Meaniehead by Bruce Eric Kaplan (PB)
• Ferry Tail by Katharine Kenah & Nicole Wong (PB)
• Cowy Cow by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Arlo Rolled by Susan Pearson & Jeff Ebbeler (PB)
• Joseph Fipps by Nadine Robert & Genevieve Godbout (PB)
• Dinosaur Vs. the Library by Bob Shea (PB)
• Lost for Words by Natalie Russell (PB)
• Fluff Dragon by Platte F. Clark (Y)
• Savage Wolverine: Hands on a Dead Body by Zeb Wells, Joe Madureira, & Jock (GN)

7.15.14

• Iron Man: Iron Metropolitan by Kieron Gillen, Joe Bennett, & Agustin Padilla (GN)
• Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett (A)
• Freshman: Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense by Corinne Mucha (GN)

7.16.14

• The Unsinkable Walter Bean by Aaron Renier (GN)
• Urchin and the Heartstone by M.I. McAllister (Y)

7.17.14

• Demon Derby by Carrie Harris (YA)

7.18.14

• The Maze Runner by James Dashner (YA)

7.19.14

• Nightschool: The Weirn Books #2 by Svetlana Chmakova (M)
• Hello Ninja by N.D. Wilson & Forrest Dickison (PB)

7.20.14

• The Heir of Mistmantle by M.I. McAllister (Y)
• The Robot Book by Heather Brown (PB) 
• Nightschool: The Weirn Books #3 by Svetlana Chmakova (M)
• Nightschool: The Weirn Books #4 by Svetlana Chmakova (M)
• I Can't Tell You by Hillary Frank (YA)

7.21.14

• Sleepyheads by Sandra J. Howatt (PB)
• The Geese March in Step by Jean-Francois Dumont (PB)
• Emily's Blue Period by Cathleen Daly & Lisa Brown (PB)
• Emma in Paris by Claire Frossard & Christophe Urbain (PB)
• Mooncake by Frank Asch (PB)
• Naked! by Michael Ian Black & Debbie Ridpath Ohi (PB)
• The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• A Perfect Place for Ted by Leila Rudge (PB)
• Ninja, Ninja, Never Stop! by Todd Tuell & Tad Carpenter (PB)
• The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires (PB)
• Churchill's Tale of Tails by Anca Sandu (PB)
• Song of the Golden Hare by Jackie Morris (PB)
• Winston & George by John Miller & Giuliano Cucco (PB)
• Numeralia by Jorge Lujan & Isol (PB) 
• Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Squish: Captain Disaster by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
• The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Little Pig Robinson by Beatrix Potter (PB)

7.22.14

• What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci (YA)
• I Am a Witch's Cat by Harriet Muncaster (PB)
• Little Benguin by Estelle Billon Spognol (PB)
• Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Ginger and Pickles by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks by Verna Aardema & Yumi Heo (PB)
• The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Tale of Pigling Bland by Beatrix Potter (PB)

7.23.14

• Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (A) 
• Urchin and the Raven War by M.I. McAllister (Y)

7.24.14

• Mice Mischief: Math Facts in Action by Caroline Stills & Judith Rossell (PB)
• 100 Hungry Monkeys! by Masayuki Sebe (PB)
• A New Friend for Marmalade by Alison Reynolds & Heath McKenzie (PB)
• Peanut Butter and Jellyfish by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (PB)
• Brother Hugo and the Bear by Katy Beebe & S.D. Schindler (PB)
• The Almost Fearless Hamilton Squidlegger by Timothy Basil Ering (PB)
• Brave Squish Rabbit by Katherine Battersby (PB)
• The Crows of Pearblossom by Aldous Huxley & Sophie Blackall (PB) 
• The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Spelling Trouble by Frank Cammuso (GN)
• Bangalee by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• The Powerpuff Girls: Second Chances by Troy Little (GN)
• The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza by James Kochalka (GN)
• Goddess for Hire by Sonia Singh (A)

7.25.14

• Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead (A) 
• Lumberjanes #4 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, & Brooke Allen (C)
• Define "Normal" by Julie Anne Peters (Y)
• Violet & Claire by Francesca Lia Block (YA)
• The Protectors by Val Karlsson (YA)
• This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki (GN)

7.26.14

• Tyrannosaurus Wrecks! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Zachariah Ohora (PB)
• Edda: A Little Valkyrie's First Day of School by Adam Auerbach (PB)
• The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett (PB)
• Adventures with Barefoot Critters: An ABC Book by Teagan White (PB)
• Alice from Dallas by Marilyn Sadler & Ard Hoyt (PB)
• Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas by Lynne Cox & Brian Floca (PB)
• Voice Over! Seiyu Academy #1 by Maki Minami (M)
• The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• Girl Coming in for a Landing by April Halprin Wayland (YA)
• Little Miss Christmas by Roger Hargreaves & Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Me and My Big Mouse by Ethan Long (PB)
• The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers (PB)

7.27.14

• Planet Janet by Dyan Sheldon (YA) 
• Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls by Danielle Wood (A)

7.28.14

• 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill & Nancy Carpenter (PB)
• Naughty Toes by Ann Bonwill & Teresa Murfin (PB)
• Beaver Is Lost by Elisha Cooper (PB)
• Say What? by Angela DiTerlizzi & Joey Chou (PB)
• The Prince of the Pond by Donna Jo Napoli & Judith Byron Schachner (Y)
• The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• Snap by Alison McGhee (Y)
• Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman (Y)

7.29.14

• Library Mouse: Home Sweet Home by Daniel Kirk (PB)
• Crickle-Crack by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• Catundra by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• Mr. Wrong by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Mr. Good by Roger Hargreaves & Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Totally Joe by James Howe (Y)
• Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich (A)

7.30.14

• Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich (A)
• Inexcusable by Chris Lynch (YA)

7.31.14

• Beyond Cool by Bev Katz Rosenbaum (YA)

07.14 total: 148
101 picture books; 9 adult fiction; 11 youth fiction; 5 manga; 11 graphic novels; 10 young adult fiction; 1 comic