Leisa's Reading Corner

[Leisa]

Starting a corner to track my books.

Since this is my first time doing this, I'm going to start conservatively with a goal of 24 books this year.

Completed 26 of 24

8,357/10,000 pgs.

[Leisa]

MY BOOK CHALLENGE:


✔️A book set in a different country - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
✔️A nonfiction book - A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
A popular author's first book The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson
✔️A book from an author you love that you have not read yet - The Quickie by James Patterson
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize winning book
✔️A book based on a true story - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
A book at the bottom of your to-read list The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
A book your mom loves
A book that scares you Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
✔️A book more than 100 years old The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
A book based entirely on its cover
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
✔️A memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
A book you can finish in a day
A book with antonyms in the title - Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
✔️A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
A book that came out the year you were born Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key
A book with bad reviews
✔️A trilogy The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/The Accident by Elie Wiesel
✔️A book from your childhood The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
✔️A book with a love triangle - The Quickie by James Patterson
A book set in the future
✔️A book set in high school - The Outsiders
✔️A book with a color in the title Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke
A book that made you cry My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
✔️A book with magic Illusion by Frank Peretti
✔️A book by an author you've never read before Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
A book you own but have never read Open by Andre Aggasi
✔️A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live) Line of Duty by Terri Blackstock takes place in New Orleans where I lived as a child
✔️A book originally written in a different language The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/The Accident by Elie Wiesel
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials The Perfect Ghost by Linda Barnes
A play A Midnight Summer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare
A banned book
✔️A book based on or turned into a TV show Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
A book you started but never finished The Help by Kathryn Stockett

[Leisa]

LET'S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE:


The Quickie by James Patterson 357 pg.
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys 344 pg.
Trial by Fire by Terri Blackstock 347 pg.
Night by Elie Wiesel 115 pg.
Line of Duty by Terri Blackstock 400 pg.
Dawn by Elie Wiesel 81 pg.
The Accident by Elie Wiesel 109 pg.
Invisible by James Patterson 399 pg.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 310 pg.
Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs 532 pg.
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson 96 pg.
Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 320 pg.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 192 pg.
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 207 pg.
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun 256 pg.
Illusion by Frank Peretti 498 pg.
Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke 310 pg.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 480 pg.
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 396 pg.
Unlucky 13 by James Patterson 384 pg.
Prophet by Frank Peretti 416 pg.
Valhalla by Robert Mrazek 416 pg.
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord 208 pg.
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts 484 pg.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayer 315 pg.
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 352 pg.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

8,357/10,000 pgs

[Leisa]

I Spy Challenge


✔️1. Color - red, crimson, indigo Between Shades of Gray
✔️2. Number - one, twice, third Unlucky 13
✔️3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden Into the Wild
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn Once upon a Summer
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus: The Classic Edition
6. Places - country, empire, London Escape to Witch Mountain
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind - Through My Eyes
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow - Traitor's Blade
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond - The Sea of Monsters
✔️10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain The Snow Queen
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames Burn
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet - This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
✔️13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house - Valhalla
✔️14. Senses - sight, touch, taste Invisible
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent My Sister's Keeper
✔️17. Elements - fire, wind, air Trial by Fire
✔️18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening Night
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel - The Silver Star
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemptiony
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn The Elephant Girl
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper The Silver Linings Playbook
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady The Time Traveler's Wife
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost The Perfect Ghost
✔️25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective Line of Duty

[Leisa]

ABC Challenge


✔️A- the Accident (book 3 of the Night Trilogy)
✔️B- Blueberry Muffin Murder
✔️C- Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
✔️D- Dawn (book 2 of the Night Trilogy)
E- The Elephant Girl
✔️F- Trial by Fire
✔️G- Between Shades of Gray
H- The Help
✔️I- Invisible
✔️J- Jurassic Park
K-
✔️L- Line of Duty
✔️M- Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
✔️N- Night (book 1 of Night Trilogy)
✔️O- The Outsiders
✔️P- Prophet
✔️Q- The Quickie
✔️R- A Night to Remember
✔️S- The Snow Queen
✔️T- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
✔️U- Unlucky 13
✔️V- Valhalla
✔️W- Into the Wild
X- X
Y- Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus: The Classic Edition
Z- Zoo