Izavel's 2015 Reading Challenge

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My goal for 2015 is to read 100 books!

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No time limit


Top 20 Most Influential Books By Women

Mini Challenges

Very, Very Valentine (February) Complete

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Non-Fiction Challenge


January: History
February: Sociology/Relationships/Family
March: Autobiography/Memoir
April: Arts/Hobby/Skill Related
May: Health/Wellness/Self-Improvement
June: Biography
July: Nature/Animals
August: True Story/True Crime/Current Events
September: Science/Math/Technology
October: Psychology
November: Travel/Food/Essays
December: Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy

World Literature Challenge

January: South America
February: Middle East
March: Sub-Sahara
April: Southeast Asia
May: Central America/Mexico & Caribbean
June: Western Europe
July: North Africa
August: South Asia/India Subcontinent
September: North America
October: Eastern Europe
November: Oceania/Australia
December: East Asia

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January 1st-December 31st


Popsugar's Ultimate Reading Challenge

2015 Audio Book Challenge

Examine Your Authors (X,Y,Z)

Identity Challenge (due by Oct. 25)

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January


1. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (288 pg.) (Completed 1-2-15)
2. Serenity: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon (152 pg.) (Completed 1-2-15)
3. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (227 pg.) (Completed 1-3-15)

YA Group Read (January 2015) - The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

Classic Group Read (January 2015) - Persuasion, by Jane Austen

Genre Group Read (Historical fiction: January 2015) - A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens

✓Nonfiction Group Read (History: January 2015) - Unbroken: A WWII Story, by Laura Hillenbrand

World Literature Group Read (South America: January 2015) - The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende

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February


4. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (407 pg.)(Completed 2-2-15)
5. Yes Please by Amy Poehler (288 pg.)(Completed 2-3-15)
6. The Darkest Part of the Forest (331 pg.)(Completed 2-6-15)
7. The Cat Manual by Michael Ray Taylor (51 pg.)(Completed 2-8-15)
8. Liv, Forever by Amy Talkington (280 pg.)(Completed 2-10-15)
9. Queen Mab: A Tale Entwined with William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet by Kate Danley (348 pg.)(Completed 2-13-15)

YA Group Read (February 2015) - Paper Towns, by John Green

Classic Group Read (February 2015) - The Arabian Nights: Tales From a Thousand and One Nights, by Anonymous

Genre Group Read (February: Romance/Chick Lit) - The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion

Nonfiction Group Read (Sociology/Relationships/Family: February 2015) - Anarchism: A Beginner's Guide, by Ruth Kinna

World Literature Group Read (Middle East: February 2015) - The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant

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2015 Points Challenge

Read a general book: 1 point per book
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a "chunkster" (500 pages or more): 5 points per book
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points

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The 2015 Challenges & Calendar


January:
G- Historical Fiction
NF- History
W- South American Lit

February:
G- Romance & Chick-Lit
NF- Sociology/Relationships/Family
W- Middle Eastern Lit

March:
G- Contemporary and Literary Merit
NF- Autobiography/Memoir
W- Sub-Saharran African Lit

April:
G- Poetry and Plays
NF- Arts/Hobby/Skill related
W- Southeast Asian Lit

May:
G- Fantasy (including Utopian)
NF- Health/Wellness/Self-Improvement
W- Central America/Mexico & Caribbean Lit

June:
G- Minority Studies/LGBT
NF- Biography
W- Western European Lit

July:
G- Manga/Graphic Novels &/OR Humor
NF - Nature/Animals
W- North African Lit

August:
G- Mysteries (Crime/Cozy/Espionage)
NF - True story/True crime/Current Events
W- Lit of South Asia/Indian sub-continent

September:
G- Science-Fiction (including Dystopian)
NF- Science/Math/Technology
W- North American Lit

October:
G- Horror/Thriller &/OR Short Story Collections
NF- Psychology
W- Eastern European Lit

November:
G- Adventure &/OR Travel
NF - Travel/Food/Essays
W- Oceania/Australian Lit

December:
G- Children's Lit &/OR Traditional Lit
NF - Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy
W- East Asian Lit