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 

Series Ender Challenge--for 2014 & 2015

Well, since 2014 is over, it's time to review how I did on the Series Ender Challenge. :)  I pledged myself at a Level 2, which was 5-10 books.  I ended up with 18!  Or 17, if you don't count picture books.  ;)

Here's my 2014 Series Enders:

• Requiem by Lauren Oliver
• Allegiant by Veronica Roth
• Mastiff by Tamora Pierce
• Reached by Ally Condie
• The Battle for WondLa by Tony DeTerlizzi
• Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems
• United We Spy by Ally Carter
• Urchin and the Rage Tide by M.L. McAllister
• Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus by Tom Angleberger
• William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher
• The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer
• Courtney Crumrin: The Final Spell by Ted Naifeh
• The Death Cure by James Dashner
• Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong
• The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison
• Redeemed by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
• The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

Ta da!

I think I'm going to participate, for myself, in the 2015 Series Ender Challenge because it was fun and it motivated me to finish some series' that I had gotten behind in.  :)  So...  Here's the buttony thing.  I'm gonna go with Level 2 again for 5-10 books.  Yay!

books i've read november 2014

11.1.14

• The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak (PB)
• Two Tiny Mice: A Mouse-Eye Exploration of Nature by Alan Baker (Y-NF)
• When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings by Petra Mathers (PB)
• How the Library (NOT the Prince) Saved Rapunzel by Wendy Meddour & Rebecca Ashdown (PB)
• Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• The Winter Train by Susanna Isern & Ester Garcia (PB)
• Foxly's Feast by Owen Davey (PB)
• Three Little Owls by Quentin Blake, Emanuele Luzzati, & John Yeoman (PB)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Colors Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Frankenstein: An Anatomy Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)

11.2.14

• The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine (YA)
• UnDivided by Neal Shusterman (YA)
• Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero (YA)

11.3.14

• The Jungle Grapevine by Alex Beard (PB)
• Musk Ox Counts by Erin Cabatingan & Matthew Myers (PB)
• Ricehead's Revenge!by YiYang Wang (PB)
• Battling Boy by Paul Pope (GN)
• Bleach #61 by Tite Kubo (M)

11.4.14

• Little Polar Bear and the Reindeer by Hans de Beer (PB)
• The Blushful Hippopotamus by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Don't Lick the Dog: Making Friends with Dogs by Wendy Wahman (PB)
• John Coltrane's Giant Steps by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Like Likes Like by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Little Polar Bear, Take Me Home! by Hans de Beer (PB)
• Otter and Odder: A Love Story by James Howe & Chris Raschka (PB)
• Little Polar Bear and the Husky Pup by Hans de Beer (PB)
• Little Polar Bear and the Big Balloon by Hans de Beer (PB)
• Mysterious Thelonious by Chris Raschka (PB) 

11.5.14

• High School Debut #5 by Kazune Kawahara (M)

11.8.14

• Waiting Is Not Easy! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree by Naoko Stoop (PB)
• Right Where You Are Now by Lisa Montierth & Ashley Burke (PB)
• Rat Attack by Molly Coxe (PB)
• Creole by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• Little Rabbit Runaway by Harry Horse (PB)
• Night Knight by Owen Davey (PB)
• Mr. Nobody by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Mr. Cheerful by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Mr. Chatterbox by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Mr. Birthday by Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Splendid by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Tidy by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• Lord of the Forest by Caroline Pitcher & Jackie Morris (PB)
• Skippyjon Jones: Snow What by Judy Schachner (PB)
• No Such Thing by Ella Bailey (PB) 
• Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell & Christian Robinson (Y-NF)
• Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch by Eric Orchard (GN)
• The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra by Chris Raschka (PB)
• The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham (GN)
• Peanut Butter & Cupcake! by Terry Border (PB)

11.9.14

• The Dragons of Wayward Crescent: Gruffen by Chris D'Lacey (Y)
• The Dragons of Wayward Crescent: Gauge by Chris D'Lacey (Y)
• High School Debut #6 by Kazune Kawahara (M)

11.10.14

• Little Humans by Brandon Stanton (PB)
• High School Debut #7 by Kazune Kawahara (M) 

11.14.14

• The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison (A)

11.15.14

• Ollie & Moon by Diane Kredenser (PB)
• I Like Books by Anthony Browne (PB)
• Re-Zoom by Istvan Banyai (PB)
• Zoom by Istvan Banyai (PB)
• 13 Words by Lemony Snicket & Maira Kalman (PB)
• The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke & Kerstin Meyer (PB)
• Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri (PB)
• High School Debut #8 by Kazune Kawahara (M) 

11.16.14

• Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill (Y)
• The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida (A-NF)

11.17.14

• Ollie & Moon: Aloha! by Diane Kredensor (Y)
• Two Tough Crocs by David Bedford & Tom Jellett (PB)
• The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma by Diane Fox & Christyan Fox (PB)
• All Kinds of Families! by Mary Ann Hoberman & Marc Boutavant (PB)
• Mocha Dick: The Legend and Fury by Brian Heinz & Randall Enos (Y-NF)
• Extraordinary Warren Saves the Day by Sarah Dillard (GN)

 11.20.14

• The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Unseen Guest by Maryrose Wood (Y)
• Those Darn Squirrels Fly South by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri (PB)
• The Star-Bearer: A Creation Myth from Ancient Egypt by Dianne Hofmeyr & Jude Daly (Y-NF)
• Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming (PB)
• The Girl Who Hated Books by Manjusha Pawagi & Leanne Franson (PB)
• The Witches' Supermarket by Susan Meddaugh (PB)
• Animals in Underwear ABC by Todd Parr (PB)
• High School Debut #9 by Kazune Kawahara (M)

11.22.14

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Camping Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• My First Book of Girl Power by Georgia Rucker (PB)

11.23.14

• Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator: The Bones of the Holy by Jennifer Allison (Y) 
• Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre (Y)

11.24.14

• The Sandman and the War of Dreams by William Joyce (Y)
• Otis and the Scarecrow by Loren Long (PB)
• Tin by Chris Judge (PB)
• I'm Going to Catch My Tail! by Jimbo Matison (PB)
• Lily: A True Story of Courage & the Joplin Tornado by Carolyn E. Mueller & Nick Hayes (Y-NF)
• Two by Kathryn Otoshi (PB)
• Yoda: The Story of a Cat and His Kittens by Beth Stern & Devin Crane (PB)
• Wazdot? by Michael Slack (PB) 
• Invincible Days by Patrick Atangan (A-NF)
• Mr. Pants: It's Go Time! by Scott McCormick & R.H. Lazzell (Y)
• Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny by John Himmelman (Y)
• The Zoo Box by Ariel Lohn & Aron Nels Steinke (GN)

11.25.14

• Spirit's Key by Edith Cohn (Y)
• The Secrets of Eastcliff-by-the-Sea by Eileen Beha (Y)

11.26.14

• And Two Boys Booed by Judith Viorst & Sophie Blackall (PB)
• The Somethingosaur by Tony Mitton & Russell Ayto (PB)
• Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley (PB)
• Any Questions? by Marie-Louise Gay (PB)
• The Jacket by Kirsten Hall & Dasha Tolstikova (PB)
• The Tooth Fairy Wars by Kate Coombs & Jake Parker (PB)
• I Love My Hat by Douglas Florian & Paige Keiser (PB)
• Pirate, Viking & Scientist by Jared Chapman (PB)
• Letter Lunch by Eliza Gutierrez (PB)
• Dragon's Extraordinary Egg by Debi Gliori (PB)
• Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned from a Little Golden Book by Diane Muldrow (A)
• What Forest Knows by George Ella Lyon & August Hall (PB)
• A Possum's Tail by Gabby Dawnay & Alex Barrow (PB)
• Take Away the A by Michael Escoffier & Kris di Giacomo (PB)
• Starlight Sailor by James Mayhew & Jackie Morris (PB)
• Mr. Tickle and the Dragon by Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Splendid and the Princess by Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Mr. Jelly and the Pirates by Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Trouble and the Mermaid by Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Little Miss Naughty and the Good Fairy by Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Fox's Garden by Princesse Camcam (PB)
• The Secret Life of Squirrels by Nancy Rose (PB)
• A Is for Activist by Innosato Nagara (PB)
• Breasts by Genichiro Yagyu (Y-NF)
• Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean (PB)
• House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Bruno & Lulu's Playground Adventures by Patricia Lakin & Kirstie Edmunds (Y) 
• Gabriel Finley & the Raven's Riddle by George Hagen (Y)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (YA)

11.27.14

• Bow-Wow Hears Things by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash (PB)
• Bow-Wow Attracts Opposites by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash (PB)
• The Flat Rabbit by Bardur Oskarsson (PB)
• Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather by Bruce Koscielniak (PB)
• Zero Kisses for Me by Virginie Soumagnac & Manuela Monari (PB)
• Disappearing Desmond by Anna Alter (PB)
• I'm a Shark by Bob Shea (PB)
• Uncle Andy's Cats by James Warhola (PB)
• Big Wolf & Little Wolf: Such a Beautiful Orange! by Nadine Brun-Cosme & Olivier Tallec (PB)
• Big Wolf & Little Wolf: The Little Leaf that Wouldn't Fall by Nadine Brun-Cosme & Olivier Tallec (PB)
• Too Busy Marco by Roz Chast (PB)
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (YA)

11.28.14

• Memoirs of a Hamster by Devin Scillian & Tim Bowers (PB)
• Herman and Rosie by Gus Gordon (PB)
• Pig and Small by Alex Latimer (PB)
• Mr. Tweed's Good Deeds by Jim Stoten (PB)
• Herman's Letter by Tom Percival (PB)
• Digby O'Day in the Fast Lane by Shirley Hughes & Clara Vulliamy (Y)
• High School Debut #10 by Kazune Kawahara (M)
• Loki: Agent of Asgard: Trust Me by Al Ewing & Lee Garbett (GN)
• The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean (GN)
• The Wrenchies by Farel Dalrymple (GN)

11.29.14

• "Shouldn't You Be in School?" by Lemony Snicket (Y)
• Undeleted Scenes by Jeffrey Brown (GN)

11.30.14

• Vamps by Nancy A. Collins (YA)
• Night Life by Nancy A. Collins (YA) 
• After Dark by Nancy A. Collins (YA)

11.14 total: 155
105 picture books; 6 youth non fiction; 8 young adult fiction; 9 graphic novels; 7 manga; 16 youth fiction; 2 adult fiction; 2 adult non fiction