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Pop Sugar ChallengeA book recommended by a librarian
A book that's been on your TBR shelf for way too long - 80 Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson
A book of letters
An audiobook - 1984 by George Orwell
A book by a person of color - Radiant Child by Jakava Steptoe
A book with one of the four seasons in the title
A book that is a story within a story
A book with multiple authors - March 2 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
An espionage thriller
A book with a cat on the cover
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
A book by or about a person who has a disability
A book involving travel - Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina
A book with a subtitle - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride by Carey Elwes
A book that's published in 2017 - The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters
A book involving a mythical creature - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
A book about food - Handa's Surprise by Eileen Brown
A book with career advise - Hollywood MBA by Tom Reilly
A book from a nonhuman perspective - Owl Babies by Martin Wadell
A steampunk novel
A book with a red spine
A book set in the wilderness - For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
A book you loved as a child
A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Cry Heart, but Never Break by Glenn Ringtved
A book with a title that's a character's name - Mort(e) by Robert Repino
A novel set during wartime - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with pictures - We are Growing by Laurie Keller
A book where the main characters a different ethnicity than you
A book about an interesting woman - Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science and the World by Rachel Swaby
A book set in two different time periods
A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A book set in a hotel - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
A book written by someone you admire
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
The first book in a series you haven't read before - March Book 1 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
A book you bought on a trip
A book recommended by an author you love.
A bestseller from 2016 - March Book 3 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
A book with a family member term in the title - Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
A book that takes place over a character's life span - Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
A book about an immigrant or refugee
A book from a genre/subgenre that you've never heard of
A book with an eccentric character - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
A book that's more than 800 pages
A book you got from a used book sale
A book that's been mentioned in another book - Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp
A book about a difficult topic - If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
A book based on mythology - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
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January1) 80 Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Andersen
12/23/14-1/16/17
483 pages
3 stars - The classics you grew up with and more.
Pop Sugar Challenge: A book that's been on your TBR shelf for way too long
2) Mort(e) - Robert Repino
1/16-1/30
308 pages
3 stars - Ants lead an animal uprising against the humans
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book with a title that's a character's name
3) Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
1/1-1/31
16 discs, 20.5 hours
5 stars
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book with a family member term in the title
Pages Read = 791
Hours Listened = 20.5
February4) As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of The Princess Bride
2/3-2/5
6 discs, 7 hours
5 stars - A fun look at the making of a modern classic.
5) The Girl Who Drank the Moon - Kelly Barnhill
2/1-2/13
388 pages
4 stars - Fairy tale-esque story of friendship, love, and the consequences of one's choices.
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book with an eccentric character
6) Juana and Lucas - Juana Medina
2/13
5 stars - A precious main character and situations that all can relate to.
88 pages
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book involving travel
7) We are Growing - Laurie Keller
2/13
47 pages
3 stars - Adorable illustrations and a story with a valuable lesson
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book with pictures
8) If I was Your Girl - Meredith Russo
2/13-2/16
280 pages
3 stars - Fairly okay portrayal of a transgender youth, but could have been more realistic.
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book about a difficult topic
9) Radiant Child - Java Steptoe
2/17
40 pages
4 stars
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book by a person of color
10) Cry, Heart, But Never Break - Glenn Ringtved
2/17
28 pages
4 stars
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book by an author from a country you've never visited
11) The Cruelest Month
1/19-2/18
10 sound discs, 12 hours
4 stars
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
12) March: Book One - John Lewis, Andrew Audin, Nate Powell
2/20
121 pages
5 stars
Pop Sugar Challenge - The first book in a series you haven't read before
13) March: Book Two - John Lewis, Andrew Audin, Nate Powell
2/20-2/22
187 pages
4 stars
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book with multiple authors
14) March: Book Three - John Lewis, Andrew Audin, Nate Powell
2/22 - 2/25
246 pages
5 stars
Pop Sugar Challenge - A bestseller from 2016
Pages Read = 2216
Hours Listened = 39.5
March 15) 1984 - George Orwell
2/20-3/9
9 sound discs, 11.5 hours
3 stars - Dystopian classic
Pop Sugar Challenge - An audiobook
16) Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science and the World
3/3-3/31
269 pages
5 stars - Engaging vignettes about amazing women.
Pages Read = 2485
Hours Listened = 51
April 17) A Rule Against Murder - Louise Penny
3/15-4/12
9 discs, 11 hours
3 stars - Inspector Gamache solves a murder that occurs during a family reunion at the same b&b where he is staying.
Pop Sugar Challenge - None
18) The Serpent King - Jeff Zentner
4/1-4/15
372 pages
4 stars - Strong themes of friendship, family, coming of age, and being true to yourself.
Pop Sugar Challenge - None
19) Girl Coming In for a Landing - April Halprin Wayland
4) 16-4/27
134 pages
3 stars - A girl documents her school year in a series of poems
Pages Read = 2991
Hours Listened = 62
May 20) Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd - Alan C. Bradley
4/17-5/12
7 discs, 9.01 hours
4 stars - One of the newest Flavia de Luce novels.
Pop Sugar Challenge - None
21) Buster Brown: A Original Compilation - R.F. Outcault
5/6-5/20
110 pages
4 stars - I used to wear Buster Brown shoes and had no idea he was a comic strip character.
1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die
22) Crazy Love - Frances Chan
11/29/16-5/30/17
198 pages
3 stars - A challenge to live boldly for God.
Pages Read = 3299
Hours Listened = 71.01
June23) Tickle, Tickle - Helen Oxenbury
6/3
8 pages
4 stars - Super cute picture book that I used to use in Storytime
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Die
24) Elmer - David Mckee
6/3
30 pages
3 stars - Elmer the Elephant is different from his friends and finds out just how important he is.
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Die
25) The Hollywood MBA: A Crash Course in Management from a Life in the Film Business - Tom Reilly
5/21-6/16
258 pages
4 stars - Good management and leadership advice with interesting movie making anecdotes added in.
Pop Sugar Challenge - A book with career advice.
26) For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway
5/16-6/21
16 discs, 18 hours
3 stars - The story of a soldier on a war assignment and those who help with his mission.
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, my cousin's top ten list, Pop Sugar Challenge - A book set in the wilderness
Pages Read = 3595
Hours Listened = 89.01
July27) We're Going on a Bear Hunt - Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury
7/9
36 pages
3 stars - Picture book about a family on a bear hunt and the challenges they faca along the way.
1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
28) Bunny Bath - Lena Anderson
7/9
18 pages
2 stars - Supposed to be a cute story, but it rather creeped me out.
1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
29) The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek - Peter Maresca (ed.)
7/21-7/22
118 pages
5 stars - Amazing and magical artwork in these comic strips.
1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die
30) The Brutal Telling - Louise Penny
6/23-7/23
11 discs, 13.5 hours
3 stars - A return to the village of Three Pines with an absolutely shocking ending.
Pages Read = 3767
Hours Listened = 102.51
August31) Love in Excess - Eliza Haywood
5/6-8-4
291 pages
3 stars - A romance classic where love triangles abound.
32) Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman
7/23-8/11
299 pages
3 stars - Gaiman’s take on stories of the Norse Gods
33) Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie
7/23-8/11
6 discs, 6.88 hours
3 stars - Who was it who committed murder on the famous Orient Express?
34) Kipper - Mick Inkpen
8/12
24 pages
4 stars - Adorable illustrations and a plot that made me smile.
35) Maisy Goes to Preschool
8/12
24 pages
3 stars - A great book for introducing kids to preschool.
36) Owl Babies - Martin Waddell
8/12
28 pages
4 stars - Excellent illustrations and a good plot overall.
Pages Read = 4433
Hours Listened = 109.39
September37) The Painted Queen - Elizabeth Peters
8/22-9/18
11 discs, 18.25 hours
3 stars - Great story, but I wished for more at the end.
38) Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny
9/21-9/24
10 discs, 13 hours
5 stars - Three mystery/suspense plot lines all neatly woven together. Best in the series so far.
Pages Read = 4433
Hours Listened = 140.64
October39) Handa's Surprise - Eileen Browne
10/10
Unpaged
5 stars - A great book to read aloud with young children. Lots to observe on each page. Beautiful illustrations and a fun plot.
40) Humphrey's Corner - Sally Hunter
10/10
32 pages
5 stars - Adorable illustrations and so much fun to watch Humphrey explore his house until he found just the right place to play.
41) Oh, The Meeting's You'll Go - Dr. Suits
10/10
46 pages
3 stars - A witty and slightly humorous parody of the Dr. Seuss classic "Oh, the Places You'll Go. Good for a quick light read.
42) William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - Ian Doescher
8/13-10/11
172 pages
4 stars - A retelling of The Empire Strikes Back parodying William Shakespeare. A fun read indeed.
43) William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return
10/12-10/25
165 pages
4 stars - A retelling of The Return of the Jedi parodying William Shakespeare. This also was a fun read.
Pages Read = 4848
Hours Listened = 140.64
November44) Becoming Steve Jobs - Brent Shclender
10/26-11/12
447 pages
5 stars - Blunt and informative read about Steve Jobs and the history of Apple. No sugar coating here.
45) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay - J.K. Rowling
11/14-11/21
292 pages
5 stars - Screenplay (not novelization) of the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
46) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Newt Scamander
11/21-11/26
88 pages
5 stars - The "actual" textbook used by Harry Potter while at Hogwarts.
Pages Read = 5,675
Hours Listened =140.64
December47) Quidditch Through the Ages - Kennilworthy Whisp
11/26-12/1
105 pages
5 stars - Hermione gave Harry a copy of this book during his first year at Hogwarts so he could learn about the game.
48) The Pursuit of Holiness - Jerry Bridges
2/5-12/3
160 pages
How and why we as Christians need to pursue holiness.
49) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
11/29-12/19
3 sound discs, 3.15 hours
4 stars - A haunting tale of transformation - two different personalities in one person.
50) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling
12/1-12/19
309 pages
5 stars - One of my favorite re-reads.
51) The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Barbara Robinson
12/23-12/25
80 pages
5 stars - A much needed, light-hearted read for this Christmas season
52) The MacArthur Study Bible - John MacArthur, ed.
1/1-12/30
1995 pages ( excluded the introductory material)
5 stars
53) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling
12/19-12/31
341 pages
5 stars - Harry's second year at Hogwarts includes a plot to make horrible things happen at the school.
Pages Read = 8,665
Hours Listened =143.79
And that's a wrap on 2017.53 books
Just over 8,665 pages (one picture book was unnumbered)
143.79 hours of audio book.
My top reads (in no particular order) were:
1) Uncle Tom's Cabine
2) Cry Heart, but Never Break
3) The Serpent King
4) The Hollywood MBA: a Crash Course in Management from a Life in the Film Industry
5) For Whom the Bell Tolls
6) The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek
7) Becoming Steve Jobs
8) The Pursuit of Holiness
9) The Strange Case Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Bring on the books of 2018!
Happy New Year, everyone!
Juli
Popsugar Reading Challenge (https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/fi...)
Top Seven books my cousin thinks everyone should read - we issued each other a mutual challenge. at Thanksgiving He's reading my top ten books and I'm reading the list he gave me of his top reads. He may give me three more titles to get his list up to 10.
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before you Grow Up
1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die.
My plan is to focus first on clearing my "to read" shelf before I buy new books or check them out from the library. We'll see how well that works out.
Happy Reading , everyone.