Reading Challenge
Personal Reading Challenge: 2014
GOALS
Read at least 1 book every 2 weeks - 26 books total for 2014
- At least 6 nonfiction
- At least 5 classics
January 1 – January 14:
1. Out of Control – The Kincaid Brides Series – Mary Connealy (1/7)
January 15 – January 28:
2. In Too Deep – The Kincaid Brides Series - Mary Connealy (1/15)
3. Over the Edge - The Kincaid Brides Series - Mary Connealy (1/18)
January 29 – February 11:
4. Doctor in Petticoats – Mary Connealy (1/30)
5. Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries Volume 1 (Books 1 & 2) – Donald J. Sobol (2/3)
February 12 – February 25:
6. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott (2/13) {Classic}
7. The Boxcar Children - Gertrude Chandler Warner (2/16) {Classic}
8. Surprise Island - Gertrude Chandler Warner (2/17)
9. The Yellow House Mystery - Gertrude Chandler Warner (2/18)
10. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green (2/23)
February 26 – March 11:
11. Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine (2/27)
12. Chasing the Sun - Tracie Peterson (3/5)
13. Just Ella – Margaret Peterson Haddix (3/6)
March 12 – March 25:
14. The Icecutter’s Daughter – Land of Shining Waters Series - Tracie Peterson (3/13)
15. The Quarryman’s Bride - Land of Shining Waters Series - Tracie Peterson (3/16)
16. Palace of Mirrors – Margaret Peterson Haddix (3/20)
17. Princess Nevermore – Dian Curtis Regan (3/22)
18. The Lady’s Maid - Prairie Dreams Series - Susan Page Davis (3/25)
March 26 – April 8:
19. Lady Anne’s Quest - Prairie Dreams Series - Susan Page Davis (3/28)
20. Coal Miner’s Daughter: Loretta Lynn – Loretta Lynn (4/6) {Autobiography}
April 9 – April 22:
21. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business - Dick Van Dyke (4/9) {Autobiography}
22. A Lady in the Making - Prairie Dreams Series - Susan Page Davis (4/10)
23. Her Small-Town Hero - Arlene James (4/13)
24. The Cowboy Lawman - Brenda Minton (4/15)
25. The Cowboy Next Door - Brenda Minton (4/17)
26. A Cowboy’s Heart - Brenda Minton (4/19)
27. The Cowboy’s Homecoming – Brenda Minton (4/22)
April 23 – May 6:
27. The Cowboy’s Family – Brenda Minton (4/25)
28. We Bought a Zoo - Benjamin Mee (4/26) {Autobiography}
29. Mystery Ranch – Gertrude Chandler Warner (4/26)
30. Mike’s Mystery - Gertrude Chandler Warner (4/26)
31. Blue Bay Mystery - Gertrude Chandler Warner (4/27)
32. The Woodshed Mystery - Gertrude Chandler Warner (4/28)
33. The Lighthouse Mystery - Gertrude Chandler Warner (4/28)
34. Mountain Top Mystery - Gertrude Chandler Warner (4/29)
35. Schoolhouse Mystery - Gertrude Chandler Warner (4/30)
36. Caboose Mystery - Gertrude Chandler Warner (4/30)
37. Belonging – Robin Lee Hatcher (5/2)
38. The Woodshed Mystery - Gertrude Chandler Warner (5/3)
39. Betrayal - Robin Lee Hatcher (5/5)
May 7 – May 20:
40. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Bashares (5/8)
41. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen (5/9)
42. The River - Gary Paulsen (5/11)
43. Brian’s Winter - Gary Paulsen (5/13)
44. Brian’s Hunt - Gary Paulsen (5/14)
45. Brian’s Return - Gary Paulsen (5/16)
46. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares (5/17)
47. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares (5/18)
48. Girls in Pants - Ann Brashares (5/20)
May 21 – June 3:
49. Sisterhood Everlasting - Ann Brashares (5/25)
Personal Reading Challenge: 2013
GOALS:
45 Books Total
-35 being new reads
-8 non fiction or biography
-some classics
Books Completed
1. Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion – Julie Campbell (1/2)
2. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – E.L. Konigsburg (1/7) – RR
3. Do It Again – Dr. Marie C. Gladden (1/22) Work
4. The Case of the Secret Valentine – Rod Van Wyngarden (1/23)
5. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio – Terry Ryan (2/3) – RR & BIO
6. A Soul Survivor - Mary Ross Smith (2/22) Work & BIO
7. The Candidate - Margaret Bohannon-Kaplan (2/26) Work
8. To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee (4/7) – RR & C
9. Snow - Tracy Lynn (4/13)
10. A Walk to Remember - Nicholas Sparks (4/28) – RR
11. Norma - Norma Zimmer (5/7) – BIO
12. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares (6/6) – RR
13. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares (6/8) – RR
14. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares (6/12) – RR
15. Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery (6/13) – RR & C
16. Forever in Blue: The Forth Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares (6/15) – RR
17. Anne of Avonlea – Lucy Maud Montgomery (6/21) – RR & C
18. Ball of String – Gary Lee Martinson (6/27) – Work
19. Life Support - Judith LaBelle (7/3) – Work & NF
20. Sisterhood Everlasting - Ann Brashares (7/3) – RR
21. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby - Dav Pilkey (7/24)
22. Stress Less and Soar More - Kristi Lackey (7/25) – Work & NF
23. Twisted Tales - Lynette King (7/25)
24. Kentucky Summers: Red River, Junior, and the Witch - Tim Callahan (7/30) – Work
25. Dolly – Dolly Parton (8/13) – BIO
26. A Clearing in the Wild – Jane Kirkpatrick (8/15)
27. Distant Dreams - Judith Pella & Tracie Peterson (8/25)
28. The Far Journey - Tom Reppert (8/27) – Work
29. Gone-Away Lake – Elizabeth Enright (8/28) – RR & C
30. A Hope Beyond - Judith Pella & Tracie Peterson (9/4)
31. Anne of the Island - Lucy Maud Montgomery (9/10) – RR & C
32. California Christian Criminal - Richard Gartner (9/13) – Work & BIO
33. A Promise for Tomorrow – Judith Pella & Tracie Peterson (9/19)
34. Sixth Grade Secrets – Louis Sachar (9/21) – RR
35. Not Your Average Joe – Joe Whitty (10/6) – BIO
36. Sir Princess Petra - Diane Mae Robinson (10/10)
37. Higher Than Me - Claudia Stewart Farrell (10/14) – Work & BIO
38. Canyons – Gary Paulson (10/26)
39. Nashville Sounds - Tim Callahan (10/28) – Work
40. A Possum’s Big Apple - Jamey Long (11/5) - Work
41. The Princess Bride - William Goldman (11/11) – C
42. A Woman’s Call - Evelyn Johnson-Taylor Ph.D. (11/25) - Work & NF
43. My Deer Friends – Barbara Farrell Woods (12/4) – Work
44. Stanzas of Biblical Giants - Miss Linda (12/16) - Work
45. Alaska - Tracie Peterson (12/22)
46. Love From Greece - Melanie Karis Panagiotopoulos (12/24)
47. Desert Rose – Linda Chaikin (12/29)
48. The Princess Who Did it Her Way - Catherine Crary (12/29)
49. The Cursed Quest – Nat Howler (12/30) – Work
Codes-
NF – Non Fiction
RR – Re-Read
C – Classic
Bio- Biography/Autobiography
Work- Assigned to read for work
Past goals (all reached!)
2010: 50 books
2011: 35 books (25 being new reads, some non fiction)
2012: 35 books (30 being new reads, 7 non fiction, more classics)
