What An Animal IX Reading Challenge 2016

Socrates book Reviews also hosts the What an Animal Reading Challenge.  I'll be doing this one again, too. I will be trying for Level 3.

Welcome to the 2016 What an Animal Reading Challenge IX. I began hosting this challenge in 2010, when I took it over from Kristi at Passion for the Page. I love reading books that feature animals and am going to host this one again. I hope you will join me.



The challenge will begin on January 1st. Read on for more details...

The rules are really simple...

1. Read at least 6 books that have any of the following requirements:


a. there is an animal in the title of the book

b. there is an animal on the cover of the book

c. an animal plays a major role in the book

d. a main character is (or turns into) an animal (define that however you'd like).

Level 1 - Read at least 6 books

Level 2 - Read 7-12

Level 3 - Read 13-20 

Level 4 - Read 21 or more

2. The animal can be any type of animal (real or fictitious)--dog, cat, monkey, wolf, snake, insect, hedgehog, aardvark...dragon, mermaid, centaur, vampire, werewolf...you get the idea...


3. Challenge runs from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. That’s a full year to read at least 6 books. 


4. Books can be fiction or nonfiction.

5. You may make a list of books at the beginning of the challenge or you can just list them as you find them.


6. Book titles may be swapped out at anytime (assuming you made a list to begin with).


7. Crossovers with other challenges are permitted and encouraged.


8. You don't have to have a blog or write a review, but you can if you want to.
 If you don't have a blog, just post in the comment section that you'd like to join. You can post your books in there. Or you can sign up by joining my group on Goodreads for this challenge by clicking here.

9. Books can be in any format of your choice (print, audio, ebooks)

Here is what I am reading:

1. White Cat--Holly Black
2. A Dog's Life--Ann M. Martin
3. The Metamorphosis--Franz Kafka
4. It's Raining Pigs and Noodles--Jack Prelutsky
5. Hiss of Death--Rita Mae Brown
6. Werewolves of New Idria--John Chadwell
7. Six of Crows--Leigh Bardugo
8. Hyperbole and a Half--Allie Brosh
9. Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter--Rachel Renee Russell
10. Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail--James Hovarth
11. Yoda: The Story of a Cat and His Kittens--Beth Stern
12. Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups--Tadgh Bentley
13. What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night--Refe and Susan Tuma
14. The Summer of the Swans--Betsy Byars
15. King of the Wind--Marguerite Henry
16. Memoirs of a Goldfish--Devin Scillian
17. The Gates--John Connolly
18. Blood and Chocolate--Annette Curtis Klause
19. Five Black Cats--Patricia Hegarty
20. Turkey Trouble--Wendi Silvano
21. Wolf Dreamer of the Longest Night Moon--Elayne Silva-Reyna
22. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time--Mark Haddon
23. The Christmas Puppy--Roberta Grovel Intrater

Challenge completed on December 15