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AWARD WINNERShttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
GOAL - Level 2 (6 books)
STATUS - 11/6
- The goal is to read books that have won an award. Any award is eligible, but see below for a list to help get you started.
- This is a year-long challenge.
- It can be completed more than once in the year.
- 4 levels are possible, for a total of 12 books.
Level 1 - Explorer
1. Everything I Never Told You ALA Alex Award (2015)
2. Water for Elephants ALA Alex Award (2007) & Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Adult Fiction (2007),
3. Eleanor & Park Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction (2013) + others
Level 2 - Wanderer
4. The Girl on the Train Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller (2015) + Others
5. Flowers for Algernon Nebula Award for Best Novel (1966),
6. Silence of the Grave Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel (2003) & CWA Gold Dagger Award for Fiction (2005)
Level 3 - Enthusiast
7. If You Could Be Mine Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction (2014), Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction (2014) & Lambda Literary Award for Debut Lesbian Fiction (2014)
8. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children's/Young Adult (2013) & Stonewall Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature (2013)
9. The House on Mango Street American Book Award (1985)
Level 4 - Expert
10. Ketchup Clouds Edgar Award for Best Young Adult (2014), Leeds Book Award (2014) & Waterstones Children's Book Prize (2013).
11. Fahrenheit 451 Hugo Award for Best Novel (1954), Prometheus Hall of Fame Award (1984), Geffen Award for Best Translated SF Book (2002) & California Book Award Silver Medal for Fiction (1953)
12. The Thirteenth Tale ALA Alex Award (2007), The Quill Award for Debut Author (2007)
List of awards to consider:
General Fiction and World Awards
Pulitzer Prize (International)
ALA Alex Award (Written for adults but with special appeal to young adults).
National Book Award (U.S. Authors)
Man Booker Prize (Commonwealth / International)
Governor General's Literary Awards (Canadian)
Scotiabank Giller Prize (Canadian)
Orange Prize formerly, now Women's Prize (International women writers published in Britain)
Asian Literary Prize (Asian)
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (International with focus on South Asia)
Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa (African)
Genre-Specific Awards
Newbery Medal (Young Adult)
Walter Scott Prize (Historical Fiction)
Macavity Award (Mystery)
Edgar Award (Mystery)
Agatha Award (Cozy Mystery)
Barry Award (Crime)
Arthur Ellis Award (Crime - Canada)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Fantasy)
Nebula Award (Sci Fi & Fantasy)
Locus Award (Sci Fi & Fantasy)
Hugo Award (Sci Fi & Fantasy)
Andre Norton Award (YA Sci Fi & Fantasy)
Prometheus Award (Sci Fi with Libertarian Focus)
James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Sci Fi & Fantasy with Gender Focus)
RITA Award (Romance)
Bram Stoker Award (Horror)
TBR CHALLENGEhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Goal level 2 (10 books)
- Will run all year.
- Books included must be owned by the member (in physical or electronic form) BEFORE Jan. 1, 2016
- Four Levels of 5 books each
Original goal of level 2 met 26/05
Now going to go for Level 3.
Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. Eleanor & Park Finished 03/01
2. The Girl on the Train Finished 10/01
3. Flowers for AlgernonFinished 20/01
4. Puddle Jumping Finished 28/01
5. Inside the O'Briens Finished 15/02
Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. The Ice Twins Finished 29/03
7. Everything I Never Told You Finished 10/04
8. Orange Is the New Black Finished 20/04
9. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 20/05
10. Fangirl 26/05
Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
11. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 06/06
12. The Storyteller Finished 09/07
13. The Great Gatsby Finished 14/07
14. Ketchup Clouds Finished 20/07
15. We Were Liars Finished 20/09
Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of All Dust Bunnies
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Dance of Book Joy ensues!
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Let's Have Pie: 1000/1001 Books Before You Die (2016)https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
7 piece pie labeled with Guardian novel categories
Whether it's the Boxall's list of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die, or the Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Readhttp://www.theguardian.com/books/2009... , that's a lot of books! This mini-challenge aims to help you chip away at them. The challenge will run for all of 2016. You can complete it more than once if you like.
To complete the challenge, you must 'eat' a whole pie. Read one book for each piece of the pie. There are 7 pieces, each representing a different theme.
Note: the Guardian list is already divided into these themes. If you're using the Boxall list, you'll have to use your own judgment as to what fits each category. However, a lot of books do overlap between the lists.
Listopia lists for each Guardian theme:
Comedy https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Crime https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Family & Self https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Love https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Science Fiction & Fantasy https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
State of the Nation https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
War & Travel https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Some Links for the Boxall's List:
Listopia: Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
Books shelved as Boxall on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Here is the list of pie pieces that you can copy into your own thread (feel free to copy the pie graphic as well, if you want):
1. Comedy Cold Comfort Farm
2. Crime Silence of the Grave
3. Family & Self The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
4. Love The Great Gatsby
5. Science Fiction & Fantasy Flowers for Algernon
6. State of the Nation The Return of the Soldier
7. War & Travel Slaughterhouse-Five
STATUS - 7 / 7
COMPLETED 14/09/16
Brush up your Shakespearehttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I've decided to try and read as many of Shakespeare's sonnets as I can in 2016. I'm going to say a minimum of 5 a month just to stop me from grinding to a complete halt but hopefully it will be more than that.
[✓] = A minimum of 5 sonnets read that month.
[✓] Jan - Sonnets 1-14
[✓] Feb - Sonnets 15-23
[✓] Mar - Sonnets 24-43
[✓] Apr - Sonnets 44-56
[✓] May - Sonnets 57-85
[✓] Jun - Sonnets 86 - 97
[✓] Jul - Sonnets 98 - 107
[✓] Aug - Sonnets 108 - 114
[ ] Sept - Sonnets 115 - 130
[ ] Oct -
[ ] Nov -
[ ] Dec -
Favourites - 18, 29, 48,
New Year/New Author : January 2016 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Start the new year off with something new!
Read one book by an author you've never read before. (Possibly an author you've been wanting to read for awhile.)
Mission: This is a one book mini-challenge to be completed in January.
Read :
Amber L. Johnson
STATUS - COMPLETED
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Leap Year (February 2016)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Leapin' Lizards! It's Leap Year! What will we do with all the extra time? (Ha!)
Mission: Complete this mini-challenge with something you can finish in a day. Possibilities might include a play, a poem, a short novel, an article on Wikipedia (please link), War and Peace for Speed Readers, etc.
All entries must be completed by February 29, so get leaping!
Going to read :
STATUS - 1 / 1
COMPLETED 13 FEB
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Very Very Valentine (February 2016)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This single book challenge is only good for one month!
From February 1 to February 29.
Mission: Find and read one book with a cover that is somehow associated with the Valentine experience. This could mean hearts, flowers, chocolate, pink, love, letters, heartbreak. Also, the book doesn't have to be a romance, just have some Valentine association on the cover. (Artwork or Title)
Any genre is welcome. Finding the books is part of the fun! For example, the books below are not romances but could be counted for this challenge...
Flowers for Algernon
White Oleander
Red Dragon
Beloved
Please include something about the "Valentine Connection" in your post, so we can all enjoy your creativity. :) Last year we had some very entertaining responses. Check out the 2015 Archive for ideas... https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
P. S. You can do this challenge more than once during the month.
Going to read :
The Rosie Effect
STATUS - 1 / 1
COMPLETED 26 FEB
Spring Cleaning Readathonhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
From May 30th at midnight to June 4th at midnight.
196 pages of Missing Pieces
82 pages of The Return of the Soldier
199 pages of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Total 477 pages
Group ReadsGenre Group Read (Minority Studies/LGBT) - June 2016
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Start date: June 1, 2016
Finish date: June 30, 2016
Read 06/06
Bookopoly
Track progress > https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Dice > http://www.virtualdiceroll.com/2/en/t...
How to play > https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
My designated shelf 2016 >Game Shelf
Rolls -
June 6th - Roll 1: 3
Brown - Genre: Non-Fiction -
15/06June 16th - Roll 2: 9
Electric Co - In a setting that's new to you -
(Nollop) 20/06June 20th - Roll 3: 8
Book Sale! - A book by a favorite author, or re-read a personal favorite -
by Jodi PicoultJuly 12th - Roll 4: 2
Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book-
21/07July 23rd - Roll 5: 9
Green - Category: The book most recently added to your shelf -
05/08August 16th - Roll 6: 6
Blue - Genre: Fantasy / Sci Fi / Paranormal -
31/08
Fruit Salad (Summer 2016)https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Nothing says summer like a cool, sweet slice of watermelon.
For this challenge, read one book with fruit in the title before summer's end. (September 20)
Possible reads:
Read
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Dog Days (July 3-August 11) 2016
This challenge will run between very specific dates: July 3-August 11.
Considered a period of the hottest summer temperatures. There are some interesting historical details which can be read via the address below...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Days
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This is a one book challenge. Read a book with the hottest title you can find. ;-)
Anything related to heat will do.
Going to read
STATUS - 1 / 1
COMPLETED 27 July
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Children's Corner 2016
Beatrix Potter's birthday was July 28 and Roald Dahl's will be September 13, so let's celebrate by reading a few children's books between their birthdays.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Level 1 - The Nursery - 2 books
Level 2 - First Years - 4 books
Level 3 - Graduates - 8 books
There is no set page limit. It you choose to reminisce with easy reads, then enjoy yourself.
Going for Level 1 - The Nursery - 2 books
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05/082.
07/08STATUS - 2 / 2
COMPLETED
I'd Like to Buy a Vowel...https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Mission: Beginning September 1, keep track of titles that are missing a key vowel.
September 1 - December 31st
Round 1
No As-
No Es-
No Is- Made You Up
No Os- The Giver
No Us- We Were Liars
No Ys-
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Books mentioned in this topic
Made You Up (other topics)We Were Liars (other topics)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (other topics)
The Giver (other topics)
The Thirteenth Tale (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jodi Picoult (other topics)Amber L. Johnson (other topics)
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