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