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As I have time for this (open-ended), reading them all.Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
✔1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling
2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
5. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
7. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
8. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman
9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Myracle, Lauren
✔10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
11. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers
12. It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
13. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
15. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
16. Forever, by Judy Blume
✔17. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
18. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous
✔19. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
20. King and King, by Linda de Haan
✔21. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
22. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
✔23. The Giver, by Lois Lowry
24. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak
25. Killing Mr. Griffen, by Lois Duncan
✔26. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
27. My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier
28. Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
29. The Face on the Milk Carton, by Caroline B. Cooney
30. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier
31. What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones
32. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
33. Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson
34. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
35. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison
✔36. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
37. It’s So Amazing, by Robie Harris
38. Arming America, by Michael Bellasiles
39. Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane
40. Life is Funny, by E.R. Frank
41. Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher
42. The Fighting Ground, by Avi
43. Blubber, by Judy Blume
44. Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher
45. Crazy Lady, by Jane Leslie Conly
✔46. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
47. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, by George Beard
48. Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey
✔50. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
51. Daughters of Eve, by Lois Duncan
52. The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson
53. You Hear Me?, by Betsy Franco
54. The Facts Speak for Themselves, by Brock Cole
55. Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Green
56. When Dad Killed Mom, by Julius Lester
57. Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause
58. Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. Going
59. Olive’s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
60. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
61. Draw Me A Star, by Eric Carle
62. The Stupids (series), by Harry Allard
63. The Terrorist, by Caroline B. Cooney
64. Mick Harte Was Here, by Barbara Park
65. The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien
66. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor
67. A Time to Kill, by John Grisham
68. Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez
✔69. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
70. Harris and Me, by Gary Paulsen
71. Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park
72. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
73. What’s Happening to My Body Book, by Lynda Madaras
74. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
75. Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry
76. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
77. Crazy: A Novel, by Benjamin Lebert
78. The Joy of Gay Sex, by Dr. Charles Silverstein
79. The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss
80. A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck
81. Black Boy, by Richard Wright
82. Deal With It!, by Esther Drill
83. Detour for Emmy, by Marilyn Reynolds
84. So Far From the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Watkins
85. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, by Chris Crutcher
86. Cut, by Patricia McCormick
87. Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume
✔88. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
89. Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger
90. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle
91. Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George
92. The Boy Who Lost His Face, by Louis Sachar
93. Bumps in the Night, by Harry Allard
94. Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine
✔95. Shade’s Children, by Garth Nix 25/1/2018 3 stars
96. Grendel, by John Gardner
✔️97. The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende
98. I Saw Esau, by Iona Opte
99. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
100. America: A Novel, by E.R. Frank
✔Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)J The Death's Head Chess Club
John Donoghue Pages: 401 p. Read: 4/1/2018 Rating 4 stars Author JU Uitgeteld
Marja West Pages: 272 p. Read:30/1/2018 3 1/2 starsN Norse Mythology
Neil Gaimanpages:304 p.Pages:304 p. Date reead:12/1/2018 Rating:4 stars title with E
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Ellen HopkinsPages: 583 p. Date read: day started: 1/1/2017 and day finished:
2/ 1/2018 Rating: 3 stars author:E
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
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Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge) or Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
P.S. If you want a specific part of the challenge to last longer than a month or shorter it's up to you. You decide. No pressure. It's just for fun. :)
The Twelve Towers Challenge #212 january 2018- 12 july 2019
Level: Need for speed
Goal: 00/78
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest
1. The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
2. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3. Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry
4. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
5. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
6. A Dance to the Music of Time: 1st Movement by Anthony Powell
7. Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
8. 2666 by Roberto Bolaño
9. Winter Trees by Sylvia Plath
10. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
11. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
10 books you randomly select from your shelves
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
6 anticipated releases
5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
4 books that you started but never finished
3 books that you've already read before
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
1 book that intimidates you
New to you authors1.
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42/40 finished1.
Charlotte Perkins GilmanFinished: 1/1/2018
2. Rituelen
Cees Nooteboom Finished 2/1/2018
3. Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale HurstonPages: 256 p. Date read:13/1/2018 Rating:5 stars
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen Pages:253 p. Date read: 22/1/2018 Rating: 4 stars5.The Plot Against America
Philip RothPages:391 p. Date read: 23/1/2018 Rating:4 stars
6. Silas Marner
George EliotPages:240 p. Date read: 4/2/2018 4 stars
7.To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper LeePages:385 p. Date red:2/1/2018 Rating: 5 stars
8. Jane Eyre
Charlotte BrontëPages:507 p. Date read: 29/1/2018 Rating: 4 stars
9.Suite Française
Irène Némirovsky 448 p. 29 march 2018 5 stars10.Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift 320 p. 27 march 2018 4 stars11.A Severed Head
Iris Murdoch 210 p. 20 march 2018 5 stars12. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque 307 p. 8 may 2018 5 stars13.The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway128 p. 15 march 2018 5 stars
14.In Watermelon Sugar
Richard Brautigan 144 p. 1/3/2018 Rating: 5 stars15.
The Awakening Kate Chopin 195 p. Read:5 march2018 4 stars16.
Ignorance Milan Kundera Pages: 195 p. Date read:13/2/2018 Rating:5 stars17.Black Dogs
Ian McEwan Pages: 214 p. Date read:20/2/2018 Rating: 4 stars18.Enduring Love
Ian McEwan Pages:274 p. Date read: 21/2/2018 Rating: 4 stars19.Life of Pi
Yann Martel Pages:352 p. Date read:24/2/2018 Rating 3 stars20. Emma
Jane Austen 514 p. 20 may 2018 4 stars21. Orlando
Virginia Woolf. 345 p. 5 april 2018 5 stars22. Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 208 p. 10 april 201823. Where Angels Fear to Tread
E.M. Forster 192 p. 29 april 2018 4 stars24. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark 150 p. 24 september 2018 5 stars25.
Zorba the Greek Nikos Kazantzakis 335 p. 13 september 2018 4 stars26.
The Bell Iris Murdoch 316 p. 8 september 2018 4 stars27.
The Postman Always Rings Twice James M. Cain 128 p. 7 september 2018 3 stars 28. The Gathering
Anne Enright 261 p. 5 september 2018 4 stars29. Spring Torrents
Ivan Turgenev 239 p. 2 september 2018 4 stars30.
White Noise Don DeLillo 320 p. 13 august 2018 4 stars31.Saturday
Ian McEwan 289 p. 24 august 2018 5 stars32. Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë 360 p. 31 august 2018 5 stars33. What a Carve Up!
Jonathan Coe 501 p. 7 july 2018 5 stars34. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Louis de Bernières 534 p. 29 july 2019 4 stars35. Ontbijt voor kampioenen
Kurt Vonnegut 280 p. 2 june 2018 5 stars36. Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton 190 p. 16 june 2018 5 stars37.
De tijgerkat Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa 312 p. 22 june 2018 4 stars38.
Winter Ali Smith 336 p. 11 november 2018 4 stars39. Embers
Sándor Márai 214 p. 15 november 2018 4 stars40. The Devil and Miss Prym
Paulo Coelho 224 p. 24 november 2018 2 stars41. The Island of Dr. Moreau
H.G. Wells 224 p. 25 october 2018 3 stars42. The Thirty-Nine Steps
John Buchan 128 p. 27 october 2018 3 stars
Happy new year everyone! We are allready living in 2018 🥂And I got in by my phone, but wtill would be happy if I could manage with IPad:-)
Josie wrote: "I found out the problem. The site apparently doesn't like Safari. I went on a friend's computer and used Chrome and it worked fine. But on my desktop, iPad, and phone (using safari) it wouldn't wor..."Didn’t help,me:-( I tried by google chrome, but I didn’t manage. I might try me phone which is not an IPhone...
Maybe it is because I do everything by the IPad? However, if that is the problem, I can’t change it :-(
I am logged in, but don’t get anything profile like clicking on the three dots:-(
Hi everyone. Happy threads are open. Have been checking all the time. This will be a challenge to remember , I guess. :-)
Thank you all for playing! Thanks especially to the captains for finding everything I forgot:-) hope to meet you all soon in another challenge.
