Ruth's Reading Challenges

[Ruth]

Will keep track of my challenges here!!

[Ruth]

125+ Reads for 2014

[Ruth]

Overflow for 2014 reads

[Ruth]

Post # 30

I am in for 15

THE 2014 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
8/15

Every November, the Goodreads Choice Awards come around to reward books published that year. This yearly challenge is in anticipation of the 2014 challenge. Read a book published in 2014 for each category. This is also a chance to challenge yourself to read new genres!

Fiction...The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kid...June 14, 2014
Mystery & Thriller...Concealed in Death by J.D.Robb...Sept. 12, 2014
Historical Fiction....The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley...May 16, 2014
Fantasy...Fireborn by Keri Arthur..October 5, 2014
Paranormal Fantasy.. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris...Sept. 7, 2014
Science Fiction... How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland...Oct. 3, 2014
Romance...Out of the Ruins by Karen Barnett...July 24, 2014
Horror
Memoir & Autobiography
History & Biography
Nonfiction
Food & Cookbooks
Humor
Graphic Novels & Comics
Poetry
Debut Goodreads Author
Young Adult Fiction...Torn Away by Jennifer Brown..July 21, 2014
Young Adult Fantasy
Middle Grade & Children's
Picture Books

[Ruth]

I am in....going for 10
13/10

Post #26
THE DEWEY DECIMAL CHALLENGE (non-fiction)
Duration: January 2014 – December 2014
Categories

000-099: Computer Science, Bibliographies, Library Sciences, Encyclopedias & Books of Facts, Associations, Organizations & Museums, News Media, Journalism & Publishing, General Collections, Manuscripts & Rare Books
The Season Never Ends - Wins, Losses, and the Wisdom of the Court by Don Shelby...January 8, 2013
100-199: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Parapsychology & Occultism, Philosophical Schools of Thought, Psychology, Logic, Ethics, Ancient, Medieval & Eastern Philosophy, Modern Western Philosophy
200-299: Religion, Natural Theology, Bible, Christian Theology, Christian Moral & Devotional Theology, Christian Orders & Local Church, Christian Social Theology, Christian Church History, Christian Denominations & Sects, Other & Comparative Religions
1. Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food by Lysa TeKurst...Jan. 24, 2014
300-399: Social Sciences, Sociology, General Statistics, Political Science, Economics, Law, Public Administration, Social Services, Education, Commerce, Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
1. Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker...May 24, 2014 (True Crime)

400-499: Language, Linguistics, English & Old English, German, Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek, Other
500-599: Sciences, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Paleontology, Life Sciences, Plants, Zoological Sciences
1. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain...April 21, 2014

600-699: Technology (Applied Sciences), Medical Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, Home Economics & Family Living, Management, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Buildings
700-799: Arts, Civic and Landscape Art, Architecture, Plastic Arts and Sculpture, Drawing & Decorative Arts, Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, Music, Recreational & Performing Arts
800-899: Literature, American Literature, English & Old English Literature, German Literature, Literatures of Romance Languages, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italic, Latin, Hellenic, Classical Greek
900-999: History, Geography/Travel, Ancient History, General History of Europe, General History of Asia, Far East, Africa, North America, South America, Other
920...I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai...Feb. 27, 2014
970..Almost Pioneers: One Couple's Homesteading Adventure in the West by John Fry...March 15, 2014
920... The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice by Rebecca Musser....April 11, 2014
Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle by Mary J. Macleod..June 15, 2014..Autobiography
Until I Say Goodbye: A Book about Living by Susan Spencer-Wendel...June 16, 2014..Memoir...
Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search by Martin Sixsmith...June 28,
2014...Biography
Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman...Oct.17, 2014...Autobiography
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord...Sept. 8, 2014 History
Amazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale by Dan Dye...Oct. 23, 2014 Autobiography/animals

[Ruth]

I'm in and will try all 8!
Post #36

THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

Young Adult...DONE
Coming of Age...The Fault in Our Stars by John Green...January 5, 2014
YA Fantasy..Allegiant by Veronica Roth...January 17, 2013

Romance DONE
Historical Romance..Hearts Awakening by Delia Parr...February 28, 2014
Paranormal Romance.. My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland...Feb.22, 2014
Chick-lit...Foul Play by Janet Evanovch...Jan 1, 2013

Suspense..DONE
Crime..In the Blood by Steve Robinson...Feb.2, 2014
Horror. Virginia Creeper by Blaine Lee Pardoe...Feb, 21,2014
Mytery...Trickster's Point by William Kent Krueger...January 4, 2013

Historical
Medieval
Victorian...Uneasy Spirits by M.Louisa Locke..Feb.9, 2014
Ancient

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy
Mythic fiction
Magical realism. Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn...March 28, 2014

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk
Dystopian. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi...March 13, 2014
Space Opera

Biographical....DONE
Memoir...The Season Never Ends - Wins, Losses, and the Wisdom of the Court by Don Shelby...January 8, 2014
Autobiography...I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai...Feb. 27, 2014
Biography... The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice by Rebecca Musser....April 11, 2014

Non-fiction...DONE
History....Almost Pioneers: One Couple's Homesteading Adventure in the West by John Fry...March 15, 2014
Science...Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain...April 21, 2014

[Ruth]

Post #34

THE GOODREADS AUTHORS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
19/10

1. Janet Evanovich (3)/Foul Play, The Heist, Takedown Twenty
2 John Green...The Fault in Our stars
3. Don Shelby
4. Veronica Roth..Allegiant
5. Barbara Freethy...One True love
6 Toby Neal...Black Jasmine
7. Steve Robinson...In the Blood
8. M.Louisa Locke..Uneasy Spirits ..Feb.9, 2014
9. Julie Kramer...Stalking Susan Feb.11,2014
10. Catherine Ryan Hyde...Don't Let Me Go February 17, 2014
11. Blaine Lee Pardoe....Virginia Creeper...Feb, 21,2014
12. Champagne and Lemon Drops by Jean Oram...Feb.24, 2014.
13. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn...March 4, 2014
14. Split Second by David Baldacci...March 10, 2013
15. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi...March 13, 2014
16. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan...March 14, 2014
17. Nowhere But Homeby Liza Palmer..March 22, 2014
18. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie King...March 25, 2014
19. Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn...March 28, 2014
20. The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice by Rebecca Musser....April 11, 2014
21. I'll Be There by Deborah Grace Staley....April 12, 2014
22. No Easy Hope by James Cook...April 18, 2014
23.Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain...April 21, 2014
24. The End of Everything by Megan Abbott...May 1, 2014
25. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley...May 16, 2014
26. Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson...May 26, 2014
27. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King...June 10, 2014
28. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kid...June 14, 2014
29. Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard...August 3, 2014

[Ruth]

Post 127
THE TBR RANDOMISER CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
6/10

121.And the Mountains Echoed
412...Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn...March 28, 2014
471 The dead in their Vaulted Arches....The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley...May 16, 2014
531 Rainwater
403. Dr. Sleep.... Doctor Sleep by Stephen King...June 10, 2014
105...Nowhere but home...Nowhere But Homeby Liza Palmer..March 22, 2014
4..Unbroken
21..The rise of Nine
269 The Snow Child
430. Letters from skye
31. The Girl who Played with Fire
257. The Cuckoo's Calling
27...Love finds you in Wildrose North Dakota...Love Finds You in Wildrose, North Dakota by Tracey Bateman...Sept. 15, 2014
16.Soulless
364 Blue Murder by Emma Jameson...Nov.1, 2014

[Ruth]

I am in....Hope to get all 12...but will try for 10...
FIRST QUARTER CHALLENGE: THE CHINESE ZODIAC (Shēngxiào)
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2014
12/12


1. The Horse. On January 31, 2014, it becomes the Year of the Horse! Horses like being the center of attention. Read a book where the main character is famous OR read a memoir about or a biography of a celebrity.
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai...Feb. 27, 2014

2. The Goat. Home is where Goats feel the most comfortable. Read a book that takes place in the country you were born in. Foul Play by Janet Evanovch...Jan 1, 2013

3. The Monkey. Monkeys are the masters of practical jokes. Read a humorous book. The Heist by Janet Evanovich...January 24, 2014

4. The Rooster. Roosters tend to "tell it like it is." Read a non-fiction book. The Season Never Ends - Wins, Losses, and the Wisdom of the Court by Don Shelby...January 8, 2014

5. The Dog. While loyal and faithful, Dogs have trouble finding mates. Read a book that contains a troubled romance. Allegiant by Veronica Roth...January 17, 2013

6. The Pig. Pigs love to have fun but tend to prefer spending to saving. Read a book you have purchased (rather than borrowed). The Fault in Our Stars by John Green...January 5, 2014

7. The Rat. Constantly seeking knowledge, Rats are curious and clever. Read a book that teaches you something. The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue January 11, 2014 Teaches about Gods love for all

8. The Ox. Oxen aren't very sociable and prefer life-long friendships to casual acquaintances. Read a book in which the main character could be described as an introvert. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert...Jan. 26, 2014

9. The Tiger. Tigers love to be challenged. Read a book you find challenging in some way maybe because of its length, style, or subject matter.
Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food by Lysa TeKurst...Jan. 24, 2014...Subject Matter

10. The Rabbit. Rabbits tend to enjoy meeting people from different places and learning about different cultures. Read a book about a culture not your own.
Trickster's Point by William Kent Krueger...January 4, 2013..A lot of Ojibwe culture

11. The Dragon. The Dragon is often considered to be the strongest sign, and the only one that is a mythical animal. Read a book that contains a mythical or paranormal creature.
Virginia Creeper by Blaine Lee Pardoe...Feb, 21,2014

12. The Snake. Snakes work hard but tend to be easily bored. To prevent boredom, read a short book (i.e., one with fewer than 100 pages).
Wandering Son: Volume One by Shimura Takako...March 6, 2014...Not short...BUT a manga/graphic comic...Prevents boredom ..

[Ruth]

Hope for 4 or 5...Can I pick as I go?
JANUARY: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2014

It's time for New Year's Resolutions, and this challenge explores some of the most popular ones.

1. Save more money. Instead of buying a book, read a book you borrowed (from a friend or the library) or was given to you as a gift. Foul Play by Janet Evanovch...Jan 1, 2013...Borrowed from the lbrary

2. Quit smoking. Smoking is an addiction which is a neurological disorder explained by science. Read a science non-fiction book.

3. Exercise more. Read a book whose cover shows people being active in some way OR read a book in which one of the main characters is an athlete.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green...January 5, 2014...Augustus was a baskeball player

4. Spend more time with friends. Old favorite books are just like old friends. Reread an old favorite.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth...January 17, 2013...Not a reread...but a continuation of Tris and Tobias...Old friends

5. Watch less TV. Instead of watching TV or going to the movies, read a book that got turned into a movie or TV show.

6. Go back to school. Read a book from this list: Best School Assigned Books

7. Go on a trip. Read a book that takes place in a country you've never been to. (This can be a made up country.) The Heist by Janet Evanovich...January 24, 2014 Bali

8. Volunteer or donate more. Read a book you own then donate it. There are many places that accept donated books. You can try your library, thrift stores, or local charitable organizations. Let us know where you donated your book!
Virginia Creeper by Blaine Lee Pardoe...Feb, 21,2014...Donated to the library

[Ruth]

Moving up to find easier... :)

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[Daphne]

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I bookmarked mine, and the challenges that I use most often in their own folder. Makes it a lot easier to get to :)