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message 101: by Adriana (last edited Sep 29, 2013 07:45PM) (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Participation List!

Alexandra: 0/21
Alison- 4/5
Ashley: 3/21
Audrey: 0/10
Becky: ?
TheCuriousDeer: 0/10
Carrie: 0/21
Cynthia: 5/21
Echo: 1/20
Emily: 1/21
Erika: 15/15 COMPLETE!
Evana- 7/15
Gecko: 5/6
Georgina: 1/21
Gina: 9/21
Grace: 0/5
Jack- 3/5
Jamtheory: 0/21
JenniferJ: 0/21
Jessica: 10/10 COMPLETE
Joni: 0/21
Kaitlin: 21/21 COMPLETE
Karen: 0/10
Karen Booklover: 0/5
Karina: 0/21
Kattibrie: 0/21
Kelsi: 17/20
Khush- 0/21
Kme_17: 2/10
Lilac: 0/10
Lisa: 0/21
Lorelei: 7/7 COMPLETE!
Megan: 1/21
Meghan: 0/21
Morgan: 3/21
Nicole: 1/21
Sara: 16/21
Sarah: 0/21
ShadowPenn: 0/21
Sharon: 0/21
Shelly: 10/15
Shelly B: 2/21??
Sibyl: 3/16
Squirrel: 1/21
Stefani: 12/21
Talia: 0/21
Teresa: 1/5
Tracy: 0/5
Trevor: 4/10
Tricia: 0/21

Updated- 9/29/13


message 102: by Erika (new)

Erika  (readingbutterfly) | 511 comments 3/15
2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community...The Dead and the Gone 2/13
2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missing Marrying Daisy Bellamy 1/3
2000: A New Millennium:Read a book about new beginnings, Simply Irresistible 1/19


message 103: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Erika wrote: "3/15
2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community...The Dead and the Gone 2/13
2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missin..."


Great start Erika!


message 104: by Kelsi (new)

Kelsi (essentiallybooked) | 751 comments At the end of the month I'm at 9/20 Will post updates when I complete the challenge.


message 105: by Gecko (last edited Mar 01, 2013 02:11AM) (new)

Gecko (geckosleseleben) I change my coal and will try to get all of them over the year.

The History Challenge
Duration: January – December 2013
Gaol: 6/5


2011: Protests (Egypt, Libya and Occupy Wall Street):
Read a book about people standing up for something they believe in.
Naguib Mahfouz - Karnak-Café - 02/10/2013 - ✔

2009: Barak Obama Inaugurated
Read a book where racism plays a role in the character’s lives.
A Passage to India - E.M. Forster - 01/29/2013 - ✔

2006: Pluto Officially Demoted from Planetary Status:
Read a book about space, astronauts, or exploration.
Die illustrierte Kurze Geschichte der Zeit - Stephen Hawking - 01/24/2013 - ✔

2004: Samizdat (poetry magazine) Ceases Publication:
Read a book about a poet or a collection of poetry.
Pablo Neruda - In deinen Träumen reist dein Herz - 01/31/2013 - ✔

2003: Amber Alert System Created:
Read a book about someone who goes missing or runs/is running away from something.
Escape To Life: Deutsche Kultur im Exil - Erika Mann - 01/21/2013 - ✔

1997: Movie “Titanic” Opens:
Read a book about the Titanic, shipwreck, or a life at sea.
Günter Grass - Katz und Maus - 02/27/2013 - ✔


message 106: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Gecko wrote: "I change my coal and will try to get all of them over the year.

The History Challenge
Duration: January – December 2013
Gaol: 6/5

2011: Protests (Egypt, Libya and Occupy Wall Street):
Read a boo..."


Do you have a new goal number or are you keeping it at 5 and seeing how much more you can get?


message 107: by Erika (new)

Erika  (readingbutterfly) | 511 comments 4/15
2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community...The Dead and the Gone 2/13
2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missing Marrying Daisy Bellamy 1/3
2000: A New Millennium:Read a book about new beginnings, Simply Irresistible 1/19
1998: Google Founded:Google+: The Missing Manual 3/10


message 108: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Great job Erika!


message 109: by TheCuriousDeer (new)

TheCuriousDeer | 36 comments Just found this challenge and it sounds really good!

I'm on my phone so I can't work out which ones I'm doing yet but I'm going to try and complete 10 of the years.

I'm excited!!


message 110: by Shelly (new)

Shelly A few more..... Now at 5/5, so I think I need to make my goal 10 books!
The Autism Revolution Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be by Martha Herbert
This book lays out a different perspective on autism and the most recent research. There is so much to learn as the search continues to prevent autism and help these children recover.
1998: Google Founded: Read a book about Google, searching, or learning.


An Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance
A young high society wife in turn of the century NYC, expectations are too oppressive. How do you get someone committed to an asylum if their behavior displeases you? and is she really insane?
1995: O.J. Simpson Trial: Read a book about law, courts, or any murder mystery novel.


message 111: by Kelsi (new)

Kelsi (essentiallybooked) | 751 comments Update!

15/20

I will post when I complete the challenge!


message 112: by Lorelei (new)

Lorelei (goodreadscomlorelei_reads) | 393 comments So far I have read 5/7.


message 113: by Alison (last edited Apr 03, 2013 11:44AM) (new)

Alison G. (agriff22) | 1188 comments Im gonna join in this one since it goes nicely with the new quarterly challenge! Ill try for 5. I will have my list on my corner.


message 114: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Lorelei wrote: "So far I have read 5/7."

I hope it's okay that I put you down for 10.

Good luck to our newest participants!

Awesome job Kelsi and Lorelei :D


message 115: by Sarah (new)

Sarah I think I'll give the whole lot a go!


message 116: by ShadowPenn (new)

ShadowPenn | 2 comments I'm in for the entire list!


message 117: by Jessica (last edited Apr 13, 2013 05:11PM) (new)

Jessica | 177 comments Update as of 4/13 Complete
10/10

Goal: 10 Books
Read: 10 Books

1995: O.J. Simpson: Death Comes to Pemberley
1996 Dolly the Clone: Never Let Me Go
1998 Google: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
2000 New Beginnings: The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
2001 9/11: Trust No One
2003 Amber Alert: The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Mystery
2007 Science Fiction: Blackout
2008 Music, Monsters, Fame: The Night Circus
2011 Stand Up for What They Believe In: Prodigy
2012 Possible Apocalypse Divergent


message 118: by Shelly (last edited Apr 14, 2013 04:04PM) (new)

Shelly My 6th book in this challenge--
2009: Barak Obama Inaugurated: Read a book where racism plays a role in the character’s lives.

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

In the not so distant future, when all the oil is gone, and the agricultural ("calorie") companies control the world economy, racism is rampant. Nations fall and people flee. But who will feed these people?


message 119: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Welcome to the challenge Sarah and ShadowPenn!

Congrats on completing your goal Jessica!


message 120: by Sara (new)

Sara (shesautomatic) | 112 comments I've been updating my original post for this challenge, currently I'm 7/21.

Good luck to everyone still reading and congrats to those who have finished their goal already!


message 121: by Emily~ (new)

Emily~  | 62 comments I totally forgot about this challenge :P But I plan to finish it this summer hopefully.:3 For 2012: Possible Apocalypse: Read a book about a post-apocalyptic or dystopian world. I'm going to read Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson, I meet this author in Febraury and bought two of his books (Robopocalyse and Amped)and they seem to be like good reads.


message 122: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Sara wrote: "I've been updating my original post for this challenge, currently I'm 7/21.

Good luck to everyone still reading and congrats to those who have finished their goal already!"


Awesome! Got you on there (:


message 123: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Emily wrote: "I totally forgot about this challenge :P But I plan to finish it this summer hopefully.:3 For 2012: Possible Apocalypse: Read a book about a post-apocalyptic or dystopian world. I'm going to read R..."

I've heard about those I think they are becoming a movie... and it looks like it is. Cool.


Stefani - SpelingExpirt (speling_expirt) | 585 comments I'm up to 12/25 now!


message 125: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Stefani - SpelingExpirt wrote: "I'm up to 12/25 now!"

Awesome (:


message 126: by Erika (last edited May 27, 2013 04:50AM) (new)

Erika  (readingbutterfly) | 511 comments The History Challenge
Duration: January – December 2013
13/15

2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community...The Dead and the Gone 2/13
2009: Barak Obama Inaugurated:All Things New 3/16
2008: Lady Gaga Releases First Album: Iced (Dani O'Malley #1) 5/21
2006: Pluto Officially Demoted from Planetary Status: Scarlet 3/25
2005: YouTube Launches: When Lightning Strikes 3/24
2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missing Marrying Daisy Bellamy 1/3
2002: Arthur Anderson/Enron Scandal Convictions: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead 5/20
2001: 9/11: Sea Glass Winter: A Shelter Bay Novel 4/28
2000: A New Millennium:Read a book about new beginnings, Simply Irresistible 1/19
1999: Columbine: Nineteen Minutes 5/15
1998: Google Founded:Google+: The Missing Manual 3/10
1997: Movie “Titanic” Opens: Lost Girls 3/28
1996: Dolly the Cloned Sheep:Shades of Earth 3/14


message 127: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Yay! You are almost there :D


message 128: by Kelsi (new)

Kelsi (essentiallybooked) | 751 comments UPDATED!
Yearly Challenge: The History Challenge
Goal: 17/20
Categories (Years):

2012: Possible Apocalypse: Read a book about a post-apocalyptic or dystopian world.
The Road
2011: Protests (Egypt, Libya and Occupy Wall Street): Read a book about people standing up for something they believe in.
Communities of Violence: Persecution of Minorities in the Middle Ages Religions persecutions
2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community.
The Last Olympian
2009: Barak Obama Inaugurated: Read a book where racism plays a role in the character’s lives.
Beloved
2008: Lady Gaga Releases First Album: Read a book about music, monsters or fame.
Shadow of Night
2007: iPhone: Read a book about technology, or any science fiction novel.
2006: Pluto Officially Demoted from Planetary Status: Read a book about space, astronauts, or exploration.
Pilgrims of the Vertical: Yosemite Rock Climbers and Nature at Risk--exploration of mountains!
2005: YouTube Launches: Read a book about sharing, movies, or entrepreneurs.
****Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
2004: Samizdat (poetry magazine) Ceases Publication: Read a book about a poet or a collection of poetry.
The Aeneid
2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missing or runs/is running away from something.
The Titan's Curse
2002: Arthur Anderson/Enron Scandal Convictions: Read a book about business, capitalism, or dishonesty.
The Casual Vacancy
2001: 9/11: Read a book about war, soldiers, terror, or conspiracy.
A Tale of Two Cities
2000: A New Millennium: Read a book about new beginnings, or a book with over 1000 pages(!).
Gone Girl The ending is I guess a new beginning?
1999: Columbine: Read a book about school or workplace violence.
Down London Road
1998: Google Founded: Read a book about Google, searching, or learning.
The Battle of the Labyrinth PAN!
1997: Movie “Titanic” Opens: Read a book about the Titanic, shipwreck, or a life at sea.
The Count of Monte Cristo--Sinbad the Sailor
1996: Dolly the Cloned Sheep: Read a book about science, genetics, or animals.
Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier
1995: O.J. Simpson Trial: Read a book about law, courts, or any murder mystery novel.
The Stranger
1994: Rwandan Genocide: Read Shake Hands with the Devil, or another book about Rwanda or genocide (includes books about the Holocaust).
1993: SAM Colombia Flight 505 Crashes on Mount Paramo Frontino: Read a book where a crash (plane, train, car) occurs.
1992: Jay Leno Takes Over The Tonight Show: Read a book where television plays a role in the characters’ lives.
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands


message 129: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Good job Kelsi (:


message 130: by Lorelei (last edited Jun 01, 2013 10:57AM) (new)

Lorelei (goodreadscomlorelei_reads) | 393 comments I just updated my challenge with 6/7 for 2009-Racism. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is about racism of the British against the Pakistani people.
The list of books I've read are at the beginning of the posts.


message 131: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Awesome Lorelei (:


message 132: by Alison (new)

Alison G. (agriff22) | 1188 comments I have 4 out of 5 done!! I think I might make this goal!!! :) I have done the years 2006, 2001, 1995 and 1993. And Im reading Clash of Kings right now, so that will be the book for 2000.


message 133: by Kelsi (new)

Kelsi (essentiallybooked) | 751 comments Yearly Challenge: The History Challenge
Goal: 18/20
Categories (Years):

2012: Possible Apocalypse: Read a book about a post-apocalyptic or dystopian world.
The Road
2011: Protests (Egypt, Libya and Occupy Wall Street): Read a book about people standing up for something they believe in.
Communities of Violence: Persecution of Minorities in the Middle Ages Religions persecutions
2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community.
The Last Olympian
2009: Barak Obama Inaugurated: Read a book where racism plays a role in the character’s lives.
Beloved
2008: Lady Gaga Releases First Album: Read a book about music, monsters or fame.
Shadow of Night
2007: iPhone: Read a book about technology, or any science fiction novel.
2006: Pluto Officially Demoted from Planetary Status: Read a book about space, astronauts, or exploration.
Pilgrims of the Vertical: Yosemite Rock Climbers and Nature at Risk--exploration of mountains!
2005: YouTube Launches: Read a book about sharing, movies, or entrepreneurs.
****Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
2004: Samizdat (poetry magazine) Ceases Publication: Read a book about a poet or a collection of poetry.
The Aeneid
2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missing or runs/is running away from something.
The Titan's Curse
2002: Arthur Anderson/Enron Scandal Convictions: Read a book about business, capitalism, or dishonesty.
The Casual Vacancy
2001: 9/11: Read a book about war, soldiers, terror, or conspiracy.
A Tale of Two Cities
2000: A New Millennium: Read a book about new beginnings, or a book with over 1000 pages(!).
Gone Girl The ending is I guess a new beginning?
1999: Columbine: Read a book about school or workplace violence.
Down London Road
1998: Google Founded: Read a book about Google, searching, or learning.
The Battle of the Labyrinth PAN!
1997: Movie “Titanic” Opens: Read a book about the Titanic, shipwreck, or a life at sea.
The Count of Monte Cristo--Sinbad the Sailor
1996: Dolly the Cloned Sheep: Read a book about science, genetics, or animals.
Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier
1995: O.J. Simpson Trial: Read a book about law, courts, or any murder mystery novel.
The Stranger
1994: Rwandan Genocide: Read Shake Hands with the Devil, or another book about Rwanda or genocide (includes books about the Holocaust).
1993: SAM Colombia Flight 505 Crashes on Mount Paramo Frontino: Read a book where a crash (plane, train, car) occurs.
The Pelican Brief
1992: Jay Leno Takes Over The Tonight Show: Read a book where television plays a role in the characters’ lives.
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands


message 134: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Alison wrote: "I have 4 out of 5 done!! I think I might make this goal!!! :) I have done the years 2006, 2001, 1995 and 1993. And Im reading Clash of Kings right now, so that will be the book for 2000."

Good luck!


message 135: by Erika (last edited Jul 13, 2013 05:55PM) (new)

Erika  (readingbutterfly) | 511 comments One more to go!!! 14/15

2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community...The Dead and the Gone 2/13
2009: Barak Obama Inaugurated:All Things New 3/16
2008: Lady Gaga Releases First Album: Iced (Dani O'Malley #1) 5/21
2006: Pluto Officially Demoted from Planetary Status: Scarlet 3/25
2005: YouTube Launches: When Lightning Strikes 3/24
2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missing Marrying Daisy Bellamy 1/3
2002: Arthur Anderson/Enron Scandal Convictions: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead 5/20
2001: 9/11: Sea Glass Winter: A Shelter Bay Novel 4/28
2000: A New Millennium:Read a book about new beginnings, Simply Irresistible 1/19
1999: Columbine: Nineteen Minutes 5/15
1998: Google Founded:Google+: The Missing Manual 3/10
1997: Movie “Titanic” Opens: Lost Girls 3/28
1996: Dolly the Cloned Sheep:Shades of Earth 3/14
1995: O.J. Simpson Trial: Darkfever 7/5


message 136: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Erika wrote: "One more to go!!! 14/15

2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community...The Dead and the Gone 2/13
2009: Barak Obama Inaugurated:All Things New 3/16
2008:..."


Yay! ^__^


message 137: by Shelly (new)

Shelly #7 in this challenge

2002: Arthur Anderson/Enron Scandal Convictions: Read a book about business, capitalism, or dishonesty.
7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess
7 An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker


message 138: by Erika (new)

Erika  (readingbutterfly) | 511 comments I'm Finished!!!!The History Challenge
Duration: January – December 2013
15/15


2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community...The Dead and the Gone 2/13
2009: Barak Obama Inaugurated:All Things New 3/16
2008: Lady Gaga Releases First Album: Iced (Dani O'Malley #1) 5/21
2007: iPhone:Revolution 19 7/21
2006: Pluto Officially Demoted from Planetary Status: Scarlet 3/25
2005: YouTube Launches: When Lightning Strikes 3/24
2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missing Marrying Daisy Bellamy 1/3
2002: Arthur Anderson/Enron Scandal Convictions: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead 5/20
2001: 9/11: Sea Glass Winter: A Shelter Bay Novel 4/28
2000: A New Millennium:Read a book about new beginnings, Simply Irresistible 1/19
1999: Columbine: Nineteen Minutes 5/15
1998: Google Founded:Google+: The Missing Manual 3/10
1997: Movie “Titanic” Opens: Lost Girls 3/28
1996: Dolly the Cloned Sheep:Shades of Earth 3/14
1995: O.J. Simpson Trial: Darkfever 7/5


message 139: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Erika wrote: "I'm Finished!!!!The History Challenge
Duration: January – December 2013
15/15

2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community...The Dead and the Gone 2/13
..."


Congratulations Erika!!!


message 140: by Lorelei (new)

Lorelei (goodreadscomlorelei_reads) | 393 comments I have completed this challenge! I updated my post of 1.16.13.


message 141: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Yay! ^__^ Congrats Lorelei XD


message 142: by Shelly (last edited Sep 15, 2013 07:38PM) (new)


message 143: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Go for it!


message 144: by Kaitlin (new)

Kaitlin (kait-k) | 537 comments FINALLY got the last one! This challenge "did itself" too :-) Here's my final list:

Completed 21/21

2012: Possible Apocalypse: Read a book about a post-apocalyptic or dystopian world. Catch-22

2011: Protests (Egypt, Libya and Occupy Wall Street): Read a book about people standing up for something they believe in. Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community. Holes

2009: Barack Obama Inaugurated: Read a book where racism plays a role in the character’s lives. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

2008: Lady Gaga Releases First Album: Read a book about music, monsters or fame. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

2007: iPhone: Read a book about technology, or any science fiction novel. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom

2006: Pluto Officially Demoted from Planetary Status: Read a book about space, astronauts, or exploration.
The Island of the Colorblind by Oliver Sacks

2005: YouTube Launches: Read a book about sharing, movies, or entrepreneurs.
The Matchmaker of Périgord by Julia Stuart

2004: Samizdat (poetry magazine) Ceases Publication: Read a book about a poet or a collection of poetry. Disgrace

2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missing or runs/is running away from something. Lowboy: A Novel by John Wray

2002: Arthur Anderson/Enron Scandal Convictions: Read a book about business, capitalism, or dishonesty. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

2001: 9/11: Read a book about war, soldiers, terror, or conspiracy. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

2000: A New Millennium: Read a book about new beginnings, or a book with over 1000 pages(!). Rabbit, Run by John Updike

1999: Columbine: Read a book about school or workplace violence. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

1998: Google Founded: Read a book about Google, searching, or learning. The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

1997: Movie “Titanic” Opens: Read a book about the Titanic, shipwreck, or a life at sea. The Count of Monte Cristo

1996: Dolly the Cloned Sheep: Read a book about science, genetics, or animals. Watership Down

1995: O.J. Simpson Trial: Read a book about law, courts, or any murder mystery novel. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

1994: Rwandan Genocide: Read Shake Hands with the Devil, or another book about Rwanda or genocide (includes books about the Holocaust). The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

1993: SAM Colombia Flight 505 Crashes on Mount Paramo Frontino: Read a book where a crash (plane, train, car) occurs. The Writing Life

1992: Jay Leno Takes Over The Tonight Show: Read a book where television plays a role in the characters’ lives. You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations by Michael Ian Black


message 145: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Yay! Congrats Kaitlin XD


message 146: by Sara (new)

Sara (shesautomatic) | 112 comments Nice job Kaitlin! And congrats to anyone else who has completed their goal already!

I've still been updating my original post. I'm currently 16/21. 3 months and five books left.


message 147: by Adriana (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Ok Sara. Got you down!


message 148: by SibylM (new)

SibylM (sibyldiane) | 223 comments Okay, I am done with my sixteen! Here they are:

2012: Possible Apocalypse: Read a book about a post-apocalyptic or dystopian world.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire

2011: Protests (Egypt, Libya and Occupy Wall Street): Read a book about people standing up for something they believe in.
Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas

2010: Earthquakes (Haiti, Chile): Read a book where weather takes a toll on a community.Time's Shadow: Remembering a Family Farm in Kansas

2009: Barack Obama Inaugurated: Read a book where racism plays a role in the character’s lives.
The Fire Next Time

2008: Lady Gaga Releases First Album: Read a book about music, monsters or fame.
What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal

2007: iPhone: Read a book about technology, or any science fiction novel.
Proxy

2006: Pluto Officially Demoted from Planetary Status: Read a book about space, astronauts, or exploration.
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

2003: Amber Alert System Created: Read a book about someone who goes missing or runs/is running away from something.
Gone Girl

2002: Arthur Anderson/Enron Scandal Convictions: Read a book about business, capitalism, or dishonesty.
This Song Will Save Your Life (main character's dishonesty with her parents is a major plot point)

2001: 9/11: Read a book about war, soldiers, terror, or conspiracy.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

2000: A New Millennium: Read a book about new beginnings, or a book with over 1000 pages(!).
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

1998: Google Founded: Read a book about Google, searching, or learning.
French Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters (about learning the French way of eating)

1996: Dolly the Cloned Sheep: Read a book about science, genetics, or animals.
Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution

1995: O.J. Simpson Trial: Read a book about law, courts, or any murder mystery novel.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

1994: Rwandan Genocide: Read Shake Hands with the Devil, or another book about Rwanda or genocide (includes books about the Holocaust).
Endangered

1992: Jay Leno Takes Over The Tonight Show: Read a book where television plays a role in the characters’ lives.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?


message 149: by Lilac (new)

Lilac  (lilac_wales) | 910 comments I'm going to have to drop out of this challenge because I haven't been keeping track and it would take to long to go through all my 2013 books to see where they'd fit in. I still think it's a really good challenge though. :)


message 150: by Adriana (last edited Jan 01, 2014 10:28AM) (new)

Adriana | 3888 comments Participation List!

Alexandra: 0/21
Alison- 6/5 COMPLETE
Ashley: 3/21
Audrey: 0/10
Becky: ?
TheCuriousDeer: 0/10
Carrie: 0/21
Cynthia: 5/21
Echo: 1/20
Emily: 1/21
Erika: 15/15 COMPLETE!
Evana- 7/15
Gecko: 5/6
Georgina: 1/21
Gina: 9/21
Grace: 0/5
Jack- 3/5
Jamtheory: 0/21
JenniferJ: 0/21
Jessica: 10/10 COMPLETE
Joni: 0/21
Kaitlin: 21/21 COMPLETE
Karen: 0/10
Karen Booklover: 0/5
Karina: 20/21
Kattibrie: 0/21
Kelsi: 17/20
Khush- 0/21
Kme_17: 2/10
Lisa: 0/21
Lorelei: 7/7 COMPLETE!
Megan: 1/21
Meghan: 0/21
Morgan: 3/21
Nicole: 14/21
Sara: 21/21 COMPLETE
Sarah: 0/21
ShadowPenn: 0/21
Sharon: 21/21 COMPLETE
Shelly: 14/15
Shelly B: 2/21??
Sibyl: 16/16 COMPLETE
Squirrel: 1/21
Stefani: 12/21
Talia: 0/21
Teresa: 1/5
Tracy: 0/5
Trevor: 4/10
Tricia: 0/21

Updated- 11/11/13


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