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alisonwonderland's progress
Thursday, July 3, 2008

completed books are linked to my reviews.

as of july 3: 28/64 (including four overlaps) with two categories completed
(since the year is half over, i ought to be at 32 books, i guess. but i'm still hopeful that i'll accomplish my goals for this challenge.)

as of may 2: 24/64 (including four overlaps) with one category completed

as of march 9: 15/64 (including two overlaps) with one category completed

as of january 26: 7/64 (including one overlap)

1. Oh, To Be Young Again! (young adult or older children's novels)


• Call It Courage


• Clementine


• A Dance for Three


• The Giver*


• Nothing but the Truth (and a Few White Lies)


• Pictures of Hollis Woods


• Princess Academy


• Specials


2. Escapism Reads (books from the genres of mystery, suspense thriller, science fiction, fantasy, chick lit, or maybe even romance)


• An Absolute Gentleman


• Dark Assassin


• Dead Time


• Double Cross


• The First Patient


• Laced


• Remember Me?


• "T" is for Trespass


3. In Their Shoes (memoirs, biographies, or autobiographies)


• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings*


4. Bee Bonanza (books from the 2008 Beehive Book Nominees)
   
   
   • Bella at Midnight
   
   
   • Dairy Queen
   
   
   • Fairest
   
   
   • Library Lion*
   
   
   • Pieces of Georgia
   
   
   • The Rhyming Season
   
   
   • She's All That: Poems about Girls
   
   
   • Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
   
   
5. Salt Lake County Library Reader's Choice (books from either the 2008 nominees or past winners)


• The Camel Bookmobile*


• The Kommandant's Girl


• The Life You Longed For


• The Society of "S"


6. Banned Books (books from the many that have ever been challenged or banned)


• Flowers for Algernon


• The Giver*


• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings*


• Speak*


7. IRL Book Club Picks (picks from those chosen for my in-real-life book clubs)


• The Other Boleyn Girl


• Picture Perfect


• Speak*


8. Books about Books (books - fiction or non-fiction - about books or reading)
   
   
   
   • The Book Thief
   
   
   • Booked to Die (the first in the Cliff Janeway series)
   
   
   • The Camel Bookmobile*
   
   
   • Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
   
   
   • Library Lion*
   
   
   • People of the Book
   
   

Posted by alisonwonderland at 7/03/2008 10:00:00 AM  

Labels: alisonwonderland, Banned Books, Beehive Awards, biography/memoir, Books about Books, Escapism, IRL Book Clubs, Reader's Choice, Young Adult

2 comments:

Unknown said... July 5, 2008 at 5:33 PM  

Hi! I'm new to the book blogging world, but I would love to be part of this challenge! I've already read several books toward this challenge.

Thanks for the opportunity to contribute!

Anonymous said... November 11, 2008 at 5:51 PM  

Keep up the good work.

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