This summer, I'm joining in on Megan's book challenge (details here). These are the categories, along with my preliminary picks. These might change, depending on what is available at the library.
- 5 points: Freebie! Read any book that is at least 200 pages long.
- Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty (356 Pages)
- 10 points: Read a book that was written before you were born.
- 10 points: Finish reading a book you couldn't finish the first time around. (You must have at least 150 pages left in the book to use it for this category.)
- Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America by Tanner Colby (320 Pages) I started reading this book a couple years ago, and it was interesting, but not "can't put it down" interesting. I kept picking up novels instead, and then it was due back at the library before I could finish it. I couldn't think of any other books that I haven't finished that I still want to read!
- 10 points: Read a book from the children’s section of the library or bookstore.
- Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (280 Pages)
- 15 points: Read a book that is on The New York Times' Best Sellers List when you begin reading it.
- Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline (278 Pages)
- 15 points: Read a historical fiction book that does not take place in Europe.
- The Wives of Los Alamos by Tarashea Nesbit (240 Pages) - Currently reading this one.
- 15 points: Read a book another blogger has already read for the challenge. (Yes, you will have to wait until the first check-in to choose this book! So no one will be able to finish this challenge in only one month; sorry!)
- TBD, after the first monthly check-in.
- 20 points: Read a book with “son(s),” “daughter(s)” or “child(ren)” in the title. No other words will count—including kids, offspring, etc.—so please don’t ask. :)
- Cinderella Ate My Daughter (244 Pages) or The Memory Keeper's Daughter (401 Pages) - These are the only 2 books on my to-read list with son, daughter, or child in the title, so I'll pick one of them.
- 20 points: Read a book that was/will be adapted to film in 2014.
- This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (352 Pages)
- 25 points: Read a book written by a blogger.
- Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened (384 pages)- Currently reading this one.
- 25 points: Read a biography, autobiography or memoir.
- 30 points: Read a pair of books with antonyms in the titles.
- Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen (317 pages)
- A Good American by Alex George (400 pages) - I might change my mind on these, but they were the first antonyms that jumped out at me from my to-read list.
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I have been wondering about Judy Greer's book. You will have to let us know what you think!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! I want to get in on this. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had time to read a non-school book in so long, but I want to read Mindy Kaling's new book (Is Everyone Hanging out without Me). Good luck with your challenge!
ReplyDeletealso, when I saw "new" I mean "new to me". apparently it's two years old.
DeleteWow! That is a lot of reading! But I guess with summer coming up and having time off work, I should start thinking about some I'd like to read! Good luck with all this!
ReplyDeleteOooh I love this idea! I read a lot (especially in the summer) so maybe I need to do something like this! Oh, and I really like that plaid shirt!
ReplyDeleteMy best friend has been recommending Jonathan Tropper to me for months now, but he's still on my to-read list. That is one of the books she highly recommended.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!! Thanks again for your incredibly thoughtful email.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun challenge! I want to read Hyperbole and a Half too. Her comics are so strange and hilarious. :)
ReplyDeletei have never thought of such a challenge, sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteOhh Walk Two Moons was one of my favorite books when I was younger! Hoping you read it so I can read it as a book another blogger read :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant idea! I get to read books for fun this summer because I am done with school now (!!!!), so I'm eager to dive into my reading list! I also realllly want to re-read the entire Harry Potter series because the girls I'm nannying this summer are obsessed with HP and I want to be nice and refreshed so I can have in-depth HP discussions with my little bookworms :) Also, I LOVED Walk Two Moons when I was a kiddo - one of my favorites!
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