Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge 2019

For this one, I will read as many books as possible.

Ok, so here are the challenge details and rules….

Reading Challenge Details:

• Runs January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019 (books read prior to 1/1/2019 do not count towards the challenge). You can join anytime you want, though the sign up linky will close Nov. 15, 2019. 
  
• The goal is to read as many Contemporary Romance books as you’d like. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. You can move up a level as often as you’d like but no moving down. Remember, the idea is to challenge yourself.
• Books that qualify for this challenge can be young adult, new adult, or adult. Books can be M/F, M/M, or F/F. Books must be a work of fiction (sorry, nonfiction does not qualify for this challenge).
• Romances with the following elements do not qualify for this reading challenge: paranormal, historical, time-travel, fantasy, science fiction, or mystery/suspense/thriller.
• Books can be any format (print, ebook, audio).
• Novellas that are 100 pages in length (give or take), as well as full-length novels, will count for this reading challenge.
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• Use the hashtag #ContRom2019 when posting your reviews/updates/re-caps/monthly topics on social media.
• To join this challenge, grab the 2019 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge button below and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. This will be your “update post” when doing the monthly link up.
• You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookLikes, etc., so as long as you have a dedicated shelf for the 2018 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge (your designated “update post” for the monthly link up) and your profile is not private. The point of linking up is to have a place where people can see what you’re reading.

Levels:

• 1st Base: read 1 – 5 books
• 2nd Base: read 6 – 10 books
• 3rd Base: read 11 – 15 books
• Home Run: read 16 – 20 books
• Grand Slam: read 21+ books

My books:

1. Open House--Elizabeth Berg
2. The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak--Brian Katcher
3. Nine Perfect Strangers--Liane Moriarty
4. The Secret Life of Eva Hathaway--Janice Weber
5. Prom & Prejudice--Elizabeth Eulberg
6. The Female Persuasion--Meg Wolitzer
7. The Last Time I Saw You--Elizabeth Berg
8. Bed & Breakfast--Lois Battle
9. The Rosie Project--Graeme Samson
10. All That Glitters--Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
11. Hard Love--Ellen Wittlinger
12. Vinegar Girl--Anne Tyler
13. The Sun is Also a Star--Nicola Yoon
14. Paris for One and Other Stories--Jojo Moyes
15. The Art of Losing--Lizzy Mason
16. Save the Date--Mary Kay Andrews
17. Do This For Me--Eliza Kennedy
18. The Joy Luck Club--Amy Tan
19. The High Tide Club--Mary Kay Andrews
20. Welcome to Temptation--Jennifer Crusie
21. Faking It--Jennifer Crusie
22. Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating--Christina Lauren
23. Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah--Rachel Cohn & David Leviathan
24. Seventeenth Summer--Maureen Daly
25. The Vineyard--Barbara Delinsky
26. Keeper of the Light--Diane Chamberlain
27. Summer of '69--Elin Hilderbrand
28. The Jane Austen Book Club--Karen Joy Fowler
29. Still Me--Jojo Moyes
30. Lies My Girlfriend Told Me--Julie Anne Peters
31. Ask Again Later--Jill A. Davis
32. There's Cake in My Future--Kim Gruenenfelder
33. Mine Are Spectacular!--Janice Kaplan & Lynn Schnurnberger
34. The Summer Guests--Mary Alice Monroe
35. The Story of Arthur Truluv--Elizabeth Berg 
36. Sugar and Spice--Fern Michaels & others
37. The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily--Rachel Cohn & David Leviathan
38. City of Girls--Elizabeth Gilbert
39. A Snow Country Christmas--Linda Lael Miller
40. There's Something About Christmas--Debbie Macomb
41. Giving In--Maya Banks

Challenge completed on December 31

Book Challenge by Erin 10.0

Book Challenge by Erin 10.0 - General Rules

• First and foremost, have fun. Don't stress. No one is being judged, graded, or penalized. Even if you finish only one book the entire challenge, if you enjoy it and it's an accomplishment for you, then that's awesome.
• The challenge will run from JANUARY 1, 2019 to APRIL 30, 2019. No books that are started before 12 a.m. on January 1 or finished after 11:59 p.m. on April 30 will count. (We live in different time zones – follow this according to your own time zone.)
• Each book must be at least 200 pages long. Audio books are fine too.
• A book can only be used for one category, and each category can only be completed once. If you want to switch the category of a book, or change the book you originally chose, no worries.
• You can read your books in any order you choose.
• Rereads can be used only once. If a book you love fits into a category, go ahead and visit it again. Read it in its entirety. But, only do this once for the challenge.
• There will be a photo album for each category with links to books chosen. Please comment on the photo for each of your books when you finish reading them. A comment can include a review, a rating, a recommendation…other readers want to hear what you thought of your choice. (If you need help with this, let me know…or there is a file attached to our group explaining what to do.)
• There will be 10 book categories with a possibility of earning 200 points. That’s 10 books in four months. For some of you, this will be a BIG challenge; for others it will be easy peasy. It’s all for fun, remember!
• Book categories will be posted December 1st to give you time to gather books in preparation.
• After the categories are posted, please post a preliminary list with books of your choice according to their categories on the facebook group page by December 15th (if possible). If you need help with a particular category or want a book suggestion, we as a community of reading enthusiasts can help each other. (Late entries will still be accepted.)
• The first three people who finish the challenge will be invited to contribute a category for the next challenge. The following will get a small prize from me (1st to complete 1st round; 1st to complete both rounds; and WILD CARD random draw – all who finish the 10 book challenge will qualify as an entry!) Plus, everyone who completes the challenge will gets all sorts of recognition and support!
• Lastly, have fun. Don't stress. No one is being judged, graded, or penalized. Even if you finish only one book the entire challenge, if you enjoy it and it's an accomplishment for you, then that's awesome. Wait, I’ve read that somewhere before…Good luck!

Book Challenge by Erin 10.0 – Categories

• 5 points: Freebie – Read a book that is at least 200 pages:
Quicksilver Chronicles--Frances K. Woods

• 10 points (from BCBE 1.0; selected by Megan Kloustin): Read a book that was made into a movie:
The Godfather--Mario Puzo

• 10 points (from BCBE 2.0; selected by Vinay R): Read a book that is set in Europe:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles--Agatha Christie

• 15 points (from BCBE 3.0; selected by Jamie Ghione): Read a book that was a Newberry Award winner (medal winner or honor book); this link should help: http://www.ala.org/…/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal ***for this category only, since many children’s literature books may be shorter, the page number requirement is only 100 pages:
Hello, Universe--Erin Entrada Kelly

• 20 points (from BCBE 4.0; selected by Deborah Dainton): Read a book that is a friend or family member’s favourite...or the favourite book by another participant in this challenge:

Dead End in Norvelt--Jack Gantos 

• 20 points (from BCBE 5.0; selected by Donna Nevins): Read a book originally published over 100 years ago:
Don Quixote--Miguel de Cervantes

• 25 points (from BCBE 6.0; selected by Beverly-Ann Basque): Read a book with six words (and only six words) in the title:
The Secret Life of Eva Hathaway--Janice Weber

• 30 points (from BCBE 7.0; selected by Vanessa Loke): Read a book with a compass or cardinal direction in the title:
The Guests on South Battery--Karen White

• 30 points (from BCBE 8.0; selected by Keli Hearron): Read a book that was originally published in a different language than your own:
Cavalleria Rusticana and Other Stories--Giovani Verga

• 35 points: (from BCBE 9.0; selected by Amanda Forsyth): Read a book that begins with the letter “N”:
Nine Perfect Strangers--Liane Moriarty


Challenge completed on March 26

BOOKISH BINGO: WINTER 2018-2019

Here is the new card. As with all seasonal bingos, I will try to get as many squares as I can between December 2018 and February 2019.

Here is what I am reading:

1. Religious Minority MC: The Frozen Rabbi--Steve Stern
2. Fantasy: Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood--Liesl Shurtliff
3. Pink Cover: Persuasion--Jane Austen
4. Historical: Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos--Monica Bown
5. White Cover: Holly--Jude Deveraux
6. Romance: Yuletide Twins--Renee Andrews
7. LGBT+: Santa Clawed--Rita Mae Brown
8. Animal on the Cover: Dewey--Vicki Myron
9. Co-Authored: Murder Most Crafty
10. Spin Off: Little Men--Louisa May Alcott
11. Book Was a Gift: Do I Make Myself Clear?--Harold Evans
12. Author of Color: Journey to Topaz--Yoshiki Uchida
13. Start a Series: The Isle of the Lost--Melissa De La Cruz
14. Disabled MC: Hello, Universe--Erin Entrada Kelly
15. 2018 Release You Missed: Educated--Tara Westover
16. Set in Europe: The Mysterious Affair at Styles--Agatha Christie
17. Blue Cover: The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak--Brian Katcher
18. Free Space: Nine Perfect Strangers--Liane Moriarty
19. Second Chance: The Secret Life of Eva Hathaway--Janice Weber
20. Male Main Character: Not Without Laughter--Langston Hughes
21. Features Tech: Free to Fall--Lauren Miller
22. A Fave Author: The Last Time I Saw You--Elizabeth Berg

22 squares completed on February 26

2019 Reading Challenges: World at War Reading Challenge

Going to try this challenge now. It's an interesting topic. I will get as many books as possible. Links to suggestions are at the blog post (link below).

World At War Reading Challenge
Host: Becky's Book Reviews
Sign up here 
Duration: January - December 2019
Goal: Get at least one bingo! (more are welcome, of course!)
Sign up in the comments! 
The rules:

• Books, audio-books, e-books--all qualify
• Books for any age group qualify--children's books/middle grade, young adult, adult
• Rereads are allowed
• Reviews are not required but if you do get the chance to review, please leave a link! 
• You can create a reading list if you want, but it's not a requirement 
• If you do make a list, consider adding a list of five books you'd recommend to others
• "Nonfiction" includes biography, autobiography, memoirs, diaries, letters, etc. Also "general" nonfiction--focus on a subject instead of one individual. For the 1920s and 1930s, you might for example read about the Depression, FDR, the Dust Bowl, Prohibition, jazz, harlem renaissance, early film-making, organized crime, Scopes Trial, Hindenburg, 1936 Olympics, etc. Any subject will do essentially.
• Fiction can be "general" fiction, or, from a genre. For example, the "any book published..." could be fiction or nonfiction for any age group and from any genre. And fiction set during the specified times could be historical fiction, historical romance, historical mystery, historical fantasy, historical science fiction. For example, Connie Willis has two books where characters from the future time-travel back to World War II. These would qualify. 

The categories:

_ Any book published 1914-1918
X Any book published 1918-1924: The Mysterious Affair at Styles--Agatha Christie
_ Any book published 1925-1930
X Any book published 1931-1938: Our Town--Thornton Wilder
X Any book published 1939-1945: The Saturdays--Elizabeth Enright
X A nonfiction book about World War I: World War I--Adriane Ruggerio
X A nonfiction book about 1910s and 20s: Gangsters & Gold Diggers--Jerome Charyn
X A nonfiction book about 1920s and 30s: Who Was Walt Disney?--Whitney Stewart
X A nonfiction book about 1930s: 1930s: From the Great Depression to the Wizard of Oz-Stephen Feinstein
X A nonfiction book about World War II: The Zookeeper's Wife--Diane Ackerman
X A fiction book set during World War I: A Cup of Tea--Amy Ephron
_ A fiction book set 1918-1924
X A fiction book set in the 1920s: Cat Running--Zilpha Keatley Snyder
X A fiction book set in the 1930s: White Houses--Amy Bloom
X A fiction book set during World War II: Journey to Topaz--Yoshiki Uchida
_ A book set in the United States or Canada
X A book set in England, Ireland, or Scotland: The Night Watch--Sarah Waters
X A book set in Europe: I Have Lived a Thousand Years--Livia Bitton-Jackson
_ A book set in Asia or Middle East
X A book set elsewhere (a country/continent not already read for the challenge): Between Shades of Gray--Ruta Sepetys
_ A book focused on "the war"
_ A book focused on "the homefront"
_ Watch any movie released in 1940s 
_ Watch any movie released in the 1930s
X Watch any movie about either war: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 


Calling challenge complete on October 17

No Christmas Decorations Up Yet

And I'm not sure when they'll get up. I've tried for many not to have any up until after Thanksgiving, and with me decorations don't get so elaborate.

Again, I don't yet know when any decorations will go up in my house. some people on my street already have the inflatable Santas and snowmen and reindeers on their lawns, as well as the lights hanging under the roof. 

One year there was no tree at all in my house, but I still felt in the spirit. One can feel that way without getting elaborate with decorations.

At work, we are planning to get a tree up as soon as we can. And next week, I will be doing the paper-cup Christmas bells. Getting excited!

My Paper Cone Turkeys

A little late, but I still wanted to post pictures of my paper cone turkeys before they get put way until next year.

The Annual Moody Reader Reading Challenge 2019

Last year, I participated in this challenge for the subjects of Mental Illness, Dystopia, Banned Books and LGBTQ+ since no challenges were offered for these. (I discovered this one for Dystopia way too late in the year and will see if it is offered for next year.)  This made me decide to create a Mental Health Challenge for next year.

For now, I will be signing up for the genres of LGBTQ+, Feminism, and Banned Books. If the Dystopia one does not get offered and if the Retellings one I did this year does not appear for next year, I will be adding those as well.

I was surprised at how successful I was with my challenge and managed to read 27 of my original 57 books. That is way more back listed books than I have ever read in a year, though it may not sound like a lot, its 50%! I also concluded that there are quite a few back listed books that I am no longer interested in (which is the case with at least 10 of those 57 books.) Thus I’ve become quite brutal in my Keep or Skip efforts to clean out my TBR for this year’s Moody Reader Reading Challenge.

The Goals for the Challenge…

#1 – Target backlisted books I am excited to read soon.

#2 – Sort them into genres that I will focus on during the year.

#3 – Mix it up so there will be all sorts of books to fit every mood!

#4 – Change the list if I learn about a different book that I want to read soon.

What are your reading goals? You may want to read all the retellings you’ve never gotten to or have a list of second books in series that you want to MAKE sure to get to. You may be a fantasy lover who wants to try more contemporaries… whatever your genre or however many genres you make a list for you can have a moody list ready to go when you’re in the mood for a GREAT book!

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My Genres for the Challenge:

LGBTQ+ Reading:

1. Nine Perfect Strangers--Liane Moriarty
2. The Gangster We Are All Looking For--Le Thi Diem Thuy
3. A Raisin in the Sun--Lorraine Hansberry
4. The Female Persuasion--Meg Wolitzer
5. White Houses--Amy Bloom
6. Stella By Starlight--Sharon M. Draper
7. The Holy Forest--Robin Blaser
8. Hard Love--Ellen Wittlinger
9. You Know Where to Find Me--Rachel Cohn
10. The Art of Losing--Lizzy Mason
11. Save the Date--Mary Kay Andrews
12. Blameless--Gail Carrier
13. On a Sunbeam--Tillie Walden
14. Unto Us a Son is Given--Donna Leon 
15. Rebel--Beverly Jenkins
16. Bloodrose--Andrea Cremer
17. She Wanted It All--Kathryn Casey
18. Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah--Rachel Cohn & David Leviathan
19. The Poet X--Elizabeth Acevedo
20. The Night Watch--Sarah Waters
21. The Backstagers, Volume 1--James Tynion IV
22. Bone Appetite--Carolyn Haines
23. The Backstagers, Volume 2--James Tynion IV
24. I Wish You All the Best--Mason Deaver
25. Lies We Tell Ourselves--Robin Talley
26. The Jane Austen Book Club--Karen Joy Fowler
27. This Book is Gay--James Dawson
28. These Are Not Sweet Girls--Marjorie Agosin (ed.)
29. Still Me--Jojo Moyes
30. Lady Midnight--Cassandra Clare 
31. A Blade So Black--L.L. McKinney
32. The Bone People--Keri Hulme
33. My Horizontal Life--Chelsea Handler
34. Lies My Girlfriend Told Me--Julie Anne Peters
35. Interview With the Vampire--Anne Rice
36. The Beauty That Remains--Ashley Woodfolk
37. Me--Elton John
38. Play It As It Lays--Joan Didion

Feminist Reading:

1. Wasted--Marya Hornbacher
2. Milk and Honey--Rupi Kaur
3. Nine Perfect Strangers--Liane Moriarty
4. A Raisin in the Sun--Lorraine Hansberry
5. The Female Persuasion--Meg Wolitzer
6. White Houses--Amy Bloom
7. Stella By Starlight--Sharon M. Draper
8. Speak--Laurie Halse Anderson
9. Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems
10. Hidden Figures--Margot Lee Chatterly
11. Radical Sanity--Elizabeth Wurtzel 
12. On a Sunbeam--Tillie Walden
13. Do This  For Me--Eliza Kennedy
14. The Joy Luck Club--Amy Tan
15. Rebel--Beverly Jenkins
16. Jo's Boys--Louisa May Alcott
17. Roses and Radicals--Susan Zimet
18. Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo--Ntozake Shange
19. The Night Watch--Sarah Waters
20. Creatocracy--Elizabeth Wurtzel
21. Lies We Tell Ourselves--Robin Talley
22. Eat, Pray, Love--Elizabeth Gilbert
23. This Book is Gay--James Dawson
24. Americanized--Sara Saedi
25. These Are Not Sweet Girls--Marjorie Agosin (ed.)
26. A Blade So Black--L.L. McKinney
27. The Bone People--Keri Hulme
28. Ruth--Elizabeth Gaskell
29. Night Flying Woman--Igantia Booker
30. Becoming--Michelle Obama
31. Unaccustomed Earth--Jhumpa Lahiri
32. Play It As It Lays--Joan Didion
33. Beauty Queen--Sarah Mylnowski
34. Fruit of the Drunken Tree--Ingrid Rojas Contreras
35. City of Girls--Elizabeth Gilbert
36. The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down--Anne Fadiman

Banned Books:

1. A Raisin in the Sun--Lorraine Hansberry
2. Speak--Laurie Halse Anderson
3. Ulysses--James Joyce
4. Our Town--Thornton Wilder
5. That Was Then, This is Now--S.E. Hinton
6. ttyl--Lauren Miracle
7. Twilight--Stephenie Meyer (reread)
8. Interview With the Vampire--Anne Rice

Wet Friday

That's the way it has been today where I live. I'd said yesterday that I planned on staying home most of the day today, especially since rain was predicted. But I did get out for a while, just avoiding Target and Kmart. I needed to mail some things. The Goodwill had a sale today, but it was surprising unbusy, probably because I got there after noon. I'd done the same last year on the day after Thanksgiving and the clothing racks had been ransacked, with clothes on the floor under the racks. Not as much this year. I did drive past Target both yesterday and today, and saw the parking lot full. 

It hasn't been raining too heavily today, just sprinkling a little off and on. But the roads and grounds are still wet and whether or not to go out in wet weather is always a question I have to ponder. But I stuck to my word to avoid Target today. I don't even even to know if it would really be like people think it will be:

2019 DIVERSIFY YOUR READING CHALLENGE

I want to do this one now. Mosts of the monthly categories are right up my alley.

January: Memoir & Autobiography: Wasted--Marya Hornbacher

February: Romance: Prom & Prejudice--Elizabeth Eulberg

March: Science &amp: Technology: Hidden Figures--Margot Lee Shetterly

April: Graphic Novels & Comics: V for Vendetta--Alan Moore

May: History & Biography: How the Internet Happened--Brian McCullough

June: Middle Grade & Children’s: Wings That Shine--Lisa Ann Scott

July: Humor: The Backstagers, Volume 1--James Tynion IV

August: Science Fiction: Big Machine--Victor Lavalle

September: Nonfiction: The Astronaut Wives Club--Lily Koppel

October: Young Adult: Lies My Girlfriend Told Me--Julie Anne Peters

November: Poetry: Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back--Joseph Bruchac and Jonathan London

December: Fantasy: A Study in Emerald--Neil Gaiman

Challenge completed on December 5

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving today.

And I plan on staying home most of the day tomorrow. I certainly will not be waiting in front of Target tonight at 6 or whenever the sale starts. 

Book Challenge 2019@ByThe100thPage

Here is a new one.

It’s that time of the year again! It’s time for our Book Challenge 2019. I still have 2 books left to read for my 2018 challenge, but I’ve already started planning for next year!

The rules are the same as this year’s challenge;

• No doubling up on challenges with books (for example, reading a spooky/horror book on a Kindle, does NOT complete both challenges because the rule is no doubling up!)
• No loop holes! Ex. A book with a male protagonist meaning the MAIN protagonist in the story, not a split viewpoint.
• Any challenges not completed, means 2 books to be read in that category in 2020.

We are tough but fair. 8)

1. To read a book on Kindle (or any other form of reading app): The Diary of a Nobody--George Grossmith (read on iBooks)
2. A horror or a spooky story: The Guests on South Battery--Karen White
3. Read a book tagged historical or about time travel: Cat Running--Zilpha Keatley Snyder
4. Read a book with a male protagonist (or a male author): Dead End in Norvelt--Jack Gantos 
5. Read a book with a knife or sword on the cover or a war in the story: Journey to Topaz--Yoshiki Uchida
6. Read a book of short stories: Burning Bright--John Steinbeck
7. Book based on a fairy tale (retelling or variation): The Isle of the Lost--Melissa De La Cruz
8. Book with a number in the title: Nine Perfect Strangers--Liane Moriarty
9. A book that has only 2 stars or under 5 ratings on Amazon or Good Reads (or your preferred site): Rachel--Vivian Schurfranz
10. A book from the perspective of a non human or animal: Wings That Shine--Lisa Ann Scott
11. A book with a color in title or the author name: Red Earth and Pouring Rain--Vikram Chandra
12. A holographic book: All That Glitters--Lisa Ann Scott

Challenge completed on June 1

2019 Middle Grade Reading Challenge

I enjoyed this challenge this year (still reading) and will be in again, using the checklist option reading as many books as I can.

Girl reading a book by Federico Zandomeneghi

Host: Becky's Book Reviews (sign up)
Duration: January - December 2019
# of books: minimum of 6

Option 1: Read six middle grade books of your choice.
Option 2: Choose one author to focus on. Perhaps read through an entire author's work. 
Option 3: Read as few as six, or as many as you like, from the checklist below

Feel free to copy/paste this. You can replace the _ with an X or a ✔ (copy/paste it) when you finish reading a book. If you list the books you read, that may help other people decide what to read.

X 1. Title beginning with A: And We Stay--Jenny Hubbard
_2. Author beginning with A
X 3. Title beginning with B: Between Shades of Gray--Ruta Sepetys
_4. Author beginning with B
X 5. Title beginning with C: Click Here--Denise Vega 
_6. Author beginning with C
X 7. Title beginning with D: Daughter of the Pirate King--Tricia Levenseller 
X 8. Author beginning with D: Seventeenth Summer--Maureen Daly
X 9. Title beginning with E: Eve of the Emperor Penguin--Mary Pope Osborne
_ 10. Author beginning with E
X11. Title beginning with F: Free to Fall--Lauren Miller
X12. Author beginning with F: The Carnival at Bray--Jessie Ann Foley
X 13. Title beginning with G: Gemina--Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
X14. Author beginning with G: Blameless--Gail Carriger
X15. Title beginning with H: Hard Love--Ellen Wittlinger
_16. Author beginning with H
X17. Title beginning with I: I Have Lived a Thousand Years--Livia Bitton-Jackson
_18. Author beginning with I
_19. Title beginning with J
X 20. Author beginning with J: All's Faire in Middle School--Victoria Jamieson
X 21. Title beginning with K: Killing November--Adriana Mather
X22. Author beginning with K: The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak--Brian Katcher
X23. Title beginning with L: Lies We Tell Ourselves--Robin Talley
X 24. Author beginning with L: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe--C.S. Lewis
X25. Title beginning with M: The Mysterious Benedict Society--Trenton Lee Stewart
X 26. Author beginning with M: The Art of Losing--Lizzy Mason
X 27. Title beginning with N: The Night Swimmers--Betsy Byars
_28. Author beginning with N
X29. Title beginning with O: Otto's Backwards Day--Frank Cammuso
X30. Author beginning with O: A Silent Voice, Volume 1--Yoshitoki Oima
X31. Title beginning with P: Play Me--Laura Ruby
_32. Author beginning with P: Lies My Girlfriend Told Me--Julie Anne Peters

_ 33. Title or Author beginning with Q

X 34. Title beginning with R: Riches to Rags--Casey L. Bond
X 35. Author beginning with R: Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Happy Birthday--Rachel Renee Russell

X36. Title beginning with S: Soof--Sarah Weeks

X37. Author beginning with S: All That Glitters--Lisa Ann Scott
X38. Title beginning with T: Tuck Everlasting--Natalie Babbitt 
_39. Author beginning with T: The Backstagers, Volume 1--James Tynion IV
X40. Title or Author beginning with U: Unearthly--Cynthia Hand
X41. Title or Author beginning with V or W: Wolfsbane--Andrea Cremer
X42. Title or Author beginning with X or “Ex”: Extremely Loud & Incredible Close--Jonathan Safran Foer
X43. Title beginning with Y: You Know Where to Find Me--Rachel Cohn
X44. Author beginning with Y: The Sun is Also a Star--Nicola Yoon
X45. Title or Author beginning with Z: Roses and Radicals--Susan Zimet
_ 46. children's book published in the 1860s
_ 47. children's book published in the 1870s
X 48. children's book published in the 1880s: Jo's Boys--Louisa May Alcott
_ 49. children's book published in the 1890s
X 50. children's book published in the 1900s: The Wind in the Willows--Kenneth Grahame
_ 51. children's book published in the 1910s
_ 52. children's book published in the 1920s
_ 53. children's book published in the 1930s
X 54. children's book published in the 1940s: The Saturdays--Elizabeth Enright
X 55. children's book published in the 1950s: The Borrowers--Mary Norton
_ 56. children's book published in the 1960s
X 57. children's book published in the 1970s: That Was Then, This is Now--S.E. Hinton
X 58. children's book published in the 1980s: There's a Bat in Bunk Five--Paula Danziger
X 59. children's book published in the 1990s: Speak--Laurie Halse Anderson
X 60. children's book published in the 2000s: When You Reach Me--Rebecca Stead
X 61. children's book published in the 2010s: Dead End in Norvelt--Jack Gantos 
X 62. children's book published in 2019: Opposite of Always--Justin A. Reynolds
X 63. a Newbery Winner: Hello, Universe--Erin Entrada Kelly
X 64. a Newbery Honor: Long Way Down--Jason Reynolds
X 65. nonfiction: World War I--Adriane Ruggerio
X 66. poetry: Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back --Joseph Bruchac and Jonathan London
X 67. graphic novel: Phoebe and Her Unicorn--Dana Simpson
X 68. first in a series: The Isle of the Lost--Melissa De La Cruz
X 69. any book in a series: Hallowed--Cynthia Hand
X 70. last book in a series: Boundless--Cynthia Hand
X 71. science fiction: On a Sunbeam--Tillie Walden
X 72. fantasy: How to Train Your Dragon--Cressida Cowell
X 73. mystery: Mayflower Treasure Hunt--Ron Roy 
X 74. animal fantasy: The Magic of the Unicorn--Deborah Lerme Goodman
X 75. realistic/contemporary: Monday's Not Coming--Tiffany D. Jackson
X 76. coming of age: Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo--Ntozake Shange
X 77. action, adventure: Steelheart--Brandon Sanderson
X 78. historical fiction: Rachel--Vivian Schurfranz
_ 79. historical fiction, world war I
X 80. historical fiction, world war II: Journey to Topaz--Yoshiki Uchida
X 81. historical fiction, civil rights: Stella By Starlight--Sharon M. Draper
_ 82. historical fiction, civil war
X 83. historical fiction, great depression: Cat Running--Zilpha Keatley Snyder
X 84. reread: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great--Judy Blume
X 85. library: So B. It--Sarah Weeks
X 86. free choice: Wings That Shine--Lisa Ann Scott
X 87. another free choice: Piper Morgan in Charge!--Stephanie Faris
X 88. biography or autobiography: Who Was Walt Disney?--Whitney Stewart
X 89.written in first person: Such a Pretty Girl--Laura Wiess
X 90. written in third person: Wake--Amanda Hocking
X 91. verse novel: The Poet X--Elizabeth Acevedo
X 92. illustrated "notebook" or diary: A Line in the Sand--Sherry Garland
_ 93. out of print
_ 94. anniversary reprint of a children's book
X 95. favorite author: Piper Morgan to the Rescue--Stephanie Faris
X 96. new-to-you author: Illuminae--Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
X 97. YOUR pick for Newbery 2019: A Blade So Black--L.L. McKinney
X 98. multiple authors: Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah--Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
X 99. happy, happy: Piper Morgan Makes a Splash--Stephanie Faris
X 100. oh the sad: Al Capone Shines My Shoes--Gennifer Choldenko

Other Books Read:
Flunked--Jen Calonita
Diary of a Minecraft Zombie--Zack Zombie
A Corner of the Universe--Ann M. Martin
Merci Suarez Changes Gears--Meg Medina
Miracle's Boys--Jacqueline Woodson
Odd and the Frost Giants--Neil Gaiman
Beauty Queen--Sarah Mlynowski
Clothes and Crafts in Victorian Times--Philip Steele

Challenge completed on December 17