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Let's Turn Pages Challenge - 2016

Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders by Brady Carlson
4,508/20,000
Update to message #1553.
17. 1984 by George Orwell - 298 pages
5,643/20,000
17. 1984 by George Orwell - 298 pages
5,643/20,000

Les ambivalences de l'émancipation féminine 157 pages
Journal de la création 352pages
Reflet dans un oeil d'homme 320 pages

Heading for 50,000 pages and here's my page count up to now:
January
1. Thirteen Chairs Dave Shelton 256 pages
2. Gris Grimly's Frankenstein 208 pages
3. The Marvels Brian Selznick 665 pages
4. The Body in the Transept Jeanne M. Dams 205 pages
Reviewed for the Mock Caldecott Awards:
5. Rude Cakes Rowboat Watkins 40 pages
6. Sunny Side Up Jennifer L. Holm 224 pages
7. Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Jonah Winter 40 pages
8. Fire Engine No. 9 Mike Austin 40 pages
9. Beastly Verse Joohee Yoon 48 pages
10. Mixed Me! Taye Diggs 40 pages
11. Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event Rebecca Bond 40 pages
12. Boats for Papa Jessixa Bagley 40 pages
13. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear Lindsay Mattick 56 pages
14. The Whisper Pamela Zagarenski 40 pages
15. March (Book Two) John Lewis 189 pages
16. Ask Me Bernard Waber 40 pages
17. The Nonsense Show Eric Carle 40 pages
18. One Today Richard Blanco 40 pages
19. Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts Nikki Grimes 56 pages
20. Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton Don Tate 36 pages
21. How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom Steve Jenkins 32 pages
22. The Nutcracker Comes to America How Three Ballet-loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition Chris Barton 36 pages
23. Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible Ursula Vernon 256 pages
24. Miracle on 133rd Street Sonia Manzano 48 pages
25. Oskar and the Eight Blessings Tanya and Richard Simon 40 pages
26. The Octopus Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series) Sy Montgomery 80 pages
27. Lumberjanes Vol. 1 (collective work) Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis 128 pages
28. Meet the Dullards Sara Pennypacker 32 pages
29. Hilo, The Boy Who Crashed to Earth Judd Winick 193 pages
30. Little Robot Ben Hatke 144 pages
31. A Discovery of Witches Deborah Harkness 579 pages
32. Small Victories Anne Lamott 286 pages
33. Ashley Bell Dean Koontz 560 pages
34. When Did You Last See Her Lemony Snickett 279 pages
35. Burial Rites Hannah Kent 322 pages
36. Cast In Order of Disappearance Simon Brett 196 pages
37. Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs 352 pages
38. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Italo Calvino 260 pages
39. Testimony Anita Shreve 320 pages
40. She Walks These Hills Sharon McCrumb 447 pages
41. After Alice Gregory Maguire 288 pages
42. Floating in My Mother's Palm Ursula Hegi 192 pages
43. Welcome to Night Vale Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor 401 pages
Total for the month: 7814
February:
44. If Ever I Return Pretty Peggy-O Sharyn McCrumb 312 pages
45. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War Karen Abbott 513 pages
46. As Night Falls by Jenny Milchman 384 pages
47. The Revenant by Michael Punke 272 pages
48. The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society Beth Pattillo 342 pages
49. Saturday Ian McEwan 289 pages
50. The Dark Child Camara Laye 192 pages
51. Grasshopper Summer Ann Turner 149 pages
52. The Cross Country Quilters Jennifer Chiaverini 368 pages
53. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling 276 pages
54. H is for Hawk Helen Macdonald 320 pages
55. Dead Souls Nikolai Gogol 402 pages
56. A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens 112 pages
57. Bliss Kathryn Littlewood 389 pages
58. Bruno, Chief of Police Martin Walker 273 pages
59. Dumplin' Julie Murphy 375 pages
60. Prayers for Sale Sandra Dallas 305 pages
61. Stone Mattress: Nine Tales Margaret Atwood 273 pages
62. Pure Dead Magic Debi Gliori 192 pages
Total for the month: 5738
Total for the year: 13552
March:
63. The Altar Girl by Orest Stelmach 256 pages
64. The Glass Castle Jeanette Walls 304 pages
65. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke 782 pages
66. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman 337 pages
67. What She Left Behind Ellen Marie Wiseman 336 pages
68. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle 211 pages
69. Fortunately the Milk Neil Gaiman 128 pages
70. The Last Bookstore in America Amy Stewart 221 pages
71. The Valley John Renehan 433 pages
72. Beauty and the Beast Jenni James 142 pages
73. O Pioneers! Willa Cather 180 pages
74. Island of Bones Imogen Robertson 384 pages
75. Cricket Song Anne Hunter (MCA) 32 pages
76. A Highland Christmas M. C. Beaton 129 pages
77. Haunted Connecticut Cheri Farnsworth 128 pages
78. Shouldn't You Be in School Lemony Snicket 325 pages
79. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby 368 pages
80. Freedom in Congo Square Carole Weatherford (MCA) 40 pages
81. Emma and Julia Love Ballet Barbara McClintock (MCA) 32 pages
82. The Last Policeman Ben H. Winters 336 pages
83. Richard III William Shakespeare 244 pages
84. The Radetzky March Joseph Roth 384 pages
85. The Woman in White Wilke Collins 635 pages
86. Olinguito, de La A a la Z!/Olinguito, from A to Z! Lulu Delacre 40 pages
87. I Hear a Pickle: and Smell, See, Touch & Taste It Too! Rachel Isadora 32 pages
88. The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club Gil McNeil 404 pages
Total for the Month: 6843
Total for the Year: 20395
April:
89. Stealing Shadows Kay Hooper 384 pages
90. The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore 144 pages
91. The Solace of Leaving Early Haven Kimmel 258 pages
92. Horrible Bear! Ame Dyckman (MCA) 40 pages
93. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr 530 pages
94. The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 552 pages
95. The Walking Dead, Vol. 02: Miles Behind Us Robert Kirkman 136 pages
96. The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree Susan Wittig Albert 304 pages
97. Edge of Evil J. A. Jance 390 pages
98. Ghost at Work Carolyn Hart 290 pages
99. The Shop on Blossom Street 400 pages
Total for the Month: 3428
Total for the Year: 23823
Update to message #1553.
18. Lord of the Flies by William Golding - 182 pages
5,825/20,000
18. Lord of the Flies by William Golding - 182 pages
5,825/20,000

She's Not There - Joy Fielding 368 pages
The Life We Bury - Allen Eskens 303 pages
4618/10,000

April:
89. Stealing Shadows Kay Hooper 384 pages
90. The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore 144 pages
91. The Solace of Leaving Early Haven Kimmel 258 pages
92. Horrible Bear! Ame Dyckman (MCA) 40 pages
93. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr 530 pages
94. The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 552 pages
95. The Walking Dead, Vol. 02: Miles Behind Us Robert Kirkman 136 pages
96. The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree Susan Wittig Albert 304 pages
97. Edge of Evil J. A. Jance 390 pages
98. Ghost at Work Carolyn Hart 290 pages
99. The Shop on Blossom Street Debbie Macomber 400 pages
100. Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic Mara Rockliff (MCA) 48 pages
101. Are We There Yet? Dan Santat (MCA) 40 pages
102. Started Early, Took My Dog Kate Atkinson 371 pages
103. Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher 288 pages
Total for the Month: 4175
Total for the Year: 24570

Having read



Total is (currently): 30,000 pages.
(N.B.: Totals calculated using Microsoft Excel...)


30. The Maze Runner - 384 pages
31. The Scorch Trials - 368 pages
32. The Hidden - 301 pages
33. The Scarlet Plague - 98 pages
34. The Tenth Circle - 416 pages
35. Harvesting the Heart - 454 pages
Total : 13,722 pages

25. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Completed 3/04/16 112 pages
26. The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis Completed 12/04/16 269 pages
27. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer Completed 19/04/16 326 pages
5,987 + 112 + 269 + 326 = 6,694
6,694/10,000
Update to message #1553.
19. Cinder by Marissa Meyer - 390 pages
6,215/20,000
19. Cinder by Marissa Meyer - 390 pages
6,215/20,000


13,084/12,000
34) The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (521)
35) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (757)
Update to message #1553.
20. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov - 88 pages
6,303/20,000
20. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov - 88 pages
6,303/20,000
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Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones- 377 pages
6503 pages/25,000 pages