Challenges

Debut Author Challenge from the Story Siren

Challenge Objective:  To read and review a minimum of twelve young adult or middle grade debut novels between the dates of January 1st, 2012 and January 31st, 2013.

My Challenge Books:

1. Harbinger - Sara Wilson Etienne

2. Cinder - Marissa Meyer

3. Struck - Jennifer Bosworth

4. Scarlet - A. C. Gaughen

5. ? TBR

6. Fracture - Megan Miranda

7.  The Girls of No Return - Erin Saldin

8. Slide - Jill Hathaway

9. Under the Never Sky - Veronica Rossi

10. Everneath - Brodi Ashton

11. ? TBD

12. ? TBD

Sophomore Reading Challenge from Chicks Love Lit

Challenge Objective: To read and review a minimum of ten young adult or middle grade sophomore novels between the dates of January 1st, 2012 and December 31st, 2012.

My Challenge Books:

1. Envy - Elizabeth Miles

2. Embers and Echoes - Karsten Knight

3. Hallowed - Cynthia Hand

4. The Disenchantments - Nina LaCour

5. Catch and Release - Blythe Woolston

6. Wanderlove - Kirsten Hubbard

7. ? TBD

8. ? TBD

9. ? TBD

10. ? TBD

Completely Contemp Challenge from Chicks Love Lit

Challenge Objectives: To read and review an equal number of contemporary novels published in 2010, 2011, and 2012.

It’s no secret that contemporary fiction isn’t what I gravitate towards.  That said, there is so much contemporary fiction on my TBR that I have been genuinely wanting to read, yet somehow they always get passed over when book selection time comes.  Hence my excitement to participate in this challenge.  And it will be a challenge.  I have selected to (attempt to) read 8 books from each year, for a total of 24, or in simpler terms: 2 contemporary reads a month.  

My Challenge Books:

2010:
1. Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins
2. Wolves, Boys, and Other Things That Might Kill Me - Kristen Chandler
3. Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares - Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
4. Five Flavors of Dumb - Antony John
5. What Mamma Left Me - Renee Watson
6. Stolen - Lucy Christopher
7. Will Greyson, Will Greyson - John Green and David Levithan
8. Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour - Morgan Matson

2011:
1. Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins
2. How to Save a Life - Sara Zarr
3. You Against Me - Jenny Downham
4. I’ll Be There - Holly Goldberg Sloan
5. The Probability of Miracles - Wendy Wunder
6. Wintertown- Stephen Emond
7. Catching Jordan - Miranda Kennealy
8. Past Perfect - Leila Sales

2012:
1. The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Emily M. Danforth
2. Graffiti Moon - Cath Crowley
3. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
4. Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl - Jesse Andrews
5. Ditched: A Love Story - Robin Mellom
6. Being Friends With Boys - Terra Elan McVoy
7. Counting Backwards - Laura Lascarso
8. Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom - Brendan Halpin and Emily Franklin

YA/MG Fantasy Challenge from The Book Cellar

Challenge Objective: To read and review a minimum of ten young adult or middle grade fantasy novels between the dates of January 1st, 2012 and December 31st, 2012.

My Challenge Books:

1. Shadows Cast By Stars - Catherine Knutsson

2. Faery Tales and Nightmares - Melissa Marr

3. Daughter of the Centaurs - Kate Klimo

4. Lies Beneath - Anne Greenwood Brown

5. The Treachery of Beautiful Things - Ruth Frances Long

6. The False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielson 

7. Above - Leah Bobet

8. Grave Mercy - R.L. LaFervers

9. Ordinary Magic - Caitlen Rubino-Bradway

10. How to Make a Golem and Terrify People - Alette J. Willis

11. Shadows on the Moon - Zoe Marriot

Award Winning Reads Challenge from Basically Amazing Books and The Reading Housewives

Challenge Objective: To read Newberry and Printz Award and Honor books between January 1st, 2012 and December 31st, 2012. I have decided to shoot for 10 books:

My Challenge Books:

1. The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner

2. The House of the Scorpion - Nancy Farmer

3. The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater

4. Tender Morsels - Margo Lanagan

5. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

6. The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey

7. Ship Breaker - Paolo Bacigalupi

8. Princess Academy - Shannon Hale

9. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman

10. When You Reach Me - Rebecca Stead

I'm going to try not to overlap in any of the categories, though a lot of the books I chose could fit in various places. Not all of my reading lists are complete yet, let me know if you have a good suggestion for any of the categories!