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I Spy challengeyearly
Goal: 19/25
✔1. Color - (White) White Fang by Jack London - 14/1/15
✔2. Number - (Hundred) The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson - 8/9/15
✔3. Things That Grow - (Sunflower) Sunflower Forest by Torey Hayden - 12/7/15
4. Seasons -
✔5. First Name - (Beatie) Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park - 7/1/15
✔6. Places - (Watership Down) Watership Down by Richard Adams - 10/10/15
✔7. Body Part - (Finger) The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl - 30/11/15
✔8. Weapon - (Swords) A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow by George R. R. Martin - 27/3/15
9. Body of Water -
✔10. Form of Water - (Storm) A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold by George R. R. Martin - 30/4/15
11. Product of Fire -
✔12. Celestial Body - (World) Richard Hammond's Great Mysteries of the World - 29/1/15
13. Architecture -
14. Senses -
✔15. Royal Title - (Kings) A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin - 28/2/15
✔16. Family Member - (Brother) The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother by George R. R. Martin (last story in the Rogues anthology) - 1/7/15
✔17. Elements - (Fire) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - 9/1/15
✔18. Time of Day - (Twilight) Twilight Children: Three Voices No One Heard Until a Therapist Listened by Torey Hayden - 13/9/15
19. Metal -
✔20. Emotion/Feeling - (Miserables, Miserable in French) Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - 24/4/15
✔21. Animal/Insect - (Coyote) Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh - 25/1/15
✔22. Something to Read - (Playbook) The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick - 7/3/15
✔23. Gender Identifier - (Girl) The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and Otto Frank - 9/1/15
✔24. Paranormal Being - (Ghost) Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden - 22/7/15
✔25. Occupation - Peaches for Monsieur le Curé by Joanne Harris - 22/5/15 (Monsieur le cure is French for parish priest I think)
A-Z challengeYearly challenge
24/26
✔A - (Anthony) A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - 28/5/15
✔B - (Blood) A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold by George R. R. Martin - 30/4/15
✔C - (Chocolat) Chocolat by Joanne Harris - 10/4/15
✔D - (Dirty, Dahl) Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl - 11/6/15
✔E - (Elephants) Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen - 12/7/15
✔F - (Fire) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - 5/1/15
✔G - (Great) Richard Hammond's Great Mysteries of the World by Richard Hammond - 29/1/15
✔H - (Hayden)Silent Boy by Torey Hayden - 27/1/15
✔I - (Innocent) Innocent Foxes by Torey Hayden - 25/9/15
✔J - (Joanne) The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris - 2/5/15
✔K - (Kings) A Clash of Kings, by George R. R. Martin - 28/2/15
✔L - (Lora, Leigh) Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh - 25/1/15
✔M - (Mockingjay) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 9/1/15
✔N - (Nightingale) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - 23/6/15
✔O - (Out, Osborn) Something Is Out There by Julie Miller & Grant Osborn - 17/2/15
✔P - (Playing, Park) Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park - 7/1/15
✔Q - (Quick) The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick - 7/3/15
✔R - (R.) A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow by George R. R. Martin - 27/3/15
✔S - (Sylvia) The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - 14/5/15
✔T - (Thrones) A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - 11/2/15
✔U - (Uncle) My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl - 7/8/15
✔V - (Victor) Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - 24/4/15
✔W - (White) White Fang by Jack London - 14/1/15
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✔Y - (Young) The Diary of a Young Girl by Otto Frank - 7/1/15
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Popsugar Reading ChallengeYearly challenge
37/50
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22) A book that scares you
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25) A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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28) A book with antonyms in the title
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30) A book that came out the year you were born
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34) A book with a love triangle
35) A book set in the future
36) A book set in high school
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40) A graphic novel
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43) A book that takes place in your hometown
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45) A book set during Christmas
46) A book by an author with your same initials
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50) A book you started but never finished
CLOSEDDuration: January 1 - March 31, 2015
I've changed my goal from 7 to 4. I'm reading the thickest book on my TBR list, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and it's taking a very long time to read! I don't think I can do all 7 :(
3/4
Buckle my shoe;
finish a series
Mockingjay - finished 9/1/15
The Hunger Games
Open the door;
read a new genre or author (or both for those who are game)
5. Nine, ten,
A big, fat hen;
read the thickest book on your TBR
Les Miserables
Maids a-courting;
read a romance novel
Coyote's Mate - finished 25/1/15
CLOSEDFebruary 9, 2015 - February 28, 2015
2/2 Challenge completed
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A Game of Thrones, #1 - A Song Of Ice And Fire by George R. R. Martin, finished 11/2/15
I think this fits, as there are a lot of characters in this book who went through major life milestones. E.G. all the Stark kids
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A Clash of Kings, #2 - A Song of Ice And Fire, by George R. R. Martin, finished 28/2/15.
This fits for both, but mainly the latter. My favorite character at the moment is Arya.
CLOSEDMarch 1, 2015 - March 31, 2015
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3. There are three Best Picture winners with running times longer than three and a half hours - Gone With the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia and Ben-Hur
Read a book over 500 pages or read a classic.
Les Misérables
Read a book that is part of a series or read a book by an author you've read before
A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow by George R. R. Martin - 17/3/15
Read a book set in the 1920s or read an author's debut novel.
The Silver Linings Playbook - finished 7/3/15
CLOSEDDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2015
6/6 CHALLENGE COMPLETE!!!
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CLOSED Duration: April 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015
3/4 (shortening goal from 5 to 4)
1. Cacao: Read a book with a character who is bitter or resentful.
Chocolat by Joanne Harris - 10/4/15
2. Chocolate Liquor: Read a book that explores a misconception. This could include a character fighting a stereotype or a bad reputation or even a non fiction book setting the record straight on some topic. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - 24/4/15 - Jean Valjean fights a bad reputation
5. Bittersweet Chocolate: Read a book where a character goes by different names or has multiple personalities. The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris - finished 2/5/15 - 2 days late. Vianne and Zozie both go by different names.
10. Read a book set in Europe or that contains a conflict. A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold by George R. R. Martin - 30/4/15 (contains a conflict)
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Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2015
My goal is 3.
3/3 COMPLETE
1. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - 14/5/15
2. Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie - 26/5/15
3. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - 28/5/15
CLOSED Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2015
2/2 Complete!
CLOSEDFavourite Pet/s Challenge
Challenge completed at 4, but changing from 4 to 5, so not completed yet.
5/5 Challenge complete!!!
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CLOSED Duration: July 1 - 31, 2015
5/5 COMPLETE!!!!
1. Read a book where someone loses their eyesight or a book where characters meet at dawn.
A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin (view spoiler) - 9/7/15
2. Read a book where a character has to prove something, or a book about early America. - Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey - 1/7/15 (Silverbacks are always trying to prove how big and strong they are lol)
3. Read a book with the word star in the title or read a book with the American Flag on the front cover.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - 22/7/15
4. Read a book where a character earns stripes in the military, or a book where a character gets in a nasty fight.
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen - 12/7/15
5. Read a book with a fortress (rampart) or a book with someone doing something brave (gallant). - Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden (Jadie told the police what happened to her.) - 22/7/15
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THIRD QUARTER CHALLENGE: CLEAR THE SHELVES
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2015
I have a lot of Torey Hayden e-books I need to read. I want to read all of her books. I will try for 5 of them
I also am going to try and get through all my yearly challenges.
4/4 Torey Hayden, complete
16/43 Yearly challenges
2/6 Other challenges
TOTAL: 22/53
Torey Hayden
- Sunflower Forest - 12/7/15
- Ghost Girl - 22/7/15
- Beautiful Child - 11/8/15
- Twilight Children: Three Voices No One Heard Until a Therapist Listened - 13/9/15
Yearly challenges
- I Spy challenge - 8 more to go [5/13]
- A to Z challenge - 2 more to go [3/5]
- Popsugar challenge - 17 more to go [8/25]
Other challenges
- GR Choice Awards - 4 more to go [2/6]
GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS
Duration: July 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
5/6
Books published in 2015 I want to read.
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Girl at War by Sara Novic
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Grey by E. L. James
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey
Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson
Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Saronna's Gift by Carmen Webster Buxton
Task Force Black Shadow by Dawn Simpson - My friend's mum wrote this book. I added it to Goodreads.
The Animals: A Novel by Christian Kiefer
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Vicious Cycle by Katie Ashley
Books published in 2015 that I've read:
1. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (awesome book) (read before July 1st)
2. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (5 stars, so sad but so good.)
3. Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline (4.5 stars, loved the ending. I didn't see it coming!)
4. At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen (2 stars)
5. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin (3 stars)
6. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson (3 stars)
I will also try and read some picture books published in 2015 with my 4 year old son.
CLOSEDBACK TO SCHOOL CHALLENGEDuration: September 1 - September 30, 2015
4/3 1 over my goal!
3. Read a book about American education or about a character starting school -
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - 20/9/15
5. Read a memoir or a book about an author - Twilight Children: Three Voices No One Heard Until a Therapist Listened by Torey Hayden - 13/9/15
This book is both a memoir and a book about an author. It is about one of her experiences working with troubled children, especially elective mutes (she is a former special education teacher).
6. Read a book about mathematics or a book with a number in the title.
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson - 8/9/15
8. Read a book about psychology or a book about someone trying to achieve something.
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline
(The main character is a psychiatrist and he tries to achieve something in that he helps people get better, and (view spoiler) )
CLOSEDFALL BACK CHALLENGEDuration: October 1 - October 31, 2015
I am going to start with 3 for now.
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1. Fall Back in Time – Like to reminisce about the past or get lost in your memories? Read a book about travelling back in time, a historical fiction novel or a non-fiction history book.
2. Fall Back to Sleep – Is there anything better than falling back to sleep when you are still tired? Read a book where a character realizes big dreams or where a character’s dreams haunt or otherwise affect their waking hours.
3. Fall Back in Love – There is nothing like having love return after a dry spell! Read a love story where the characters are taking a second chance on love – successfully or unsuccessfully!
4. Fall Back on Family – No matter what your definition of family is, there is nothing like being able to count on them! Read a book about a family’s togetherness or a family’s dysfunctionality.
5. Fall Back on Good Friends – Many are the experiences we share with good friends! Read a book about an amazing or difficult experience shared by friends. - Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb - 17/10/15
6. Fall Back on Strength – Sometimes we have to reach deep within ourselves or rely on the strength of others to overcome obstacles. Read a book where the main character finds the strength (internal or external) to overcome difficulties they face.
7. Fall Back – Sometimes we must retreat or give ground in order to achieve our goals and/or find peace. Read a book where the character(s) must go back before they can move forward.
8. Fall Back! –Sometimes you just need to let someone know they need to calm down and back off. Read a book where the main character is able to overcome another character who tries to block their success.
9. Fall Back on Old Habits – Our routines can help us or keep us from growing. Read a book where the main character struggles to change his/her ways or where his/her habits help to solve problems for him/her or for others.
10. Fall Back, Spring Ahead – This daylight savings time adage helps us to remember which direction to set our clocks. Read a book about time travel, that takes place in the fall or spring, or that has fall or spring in the title.
BANNED BOOKSDuration: October 1 - December 31, 2015
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1. The Witches - Roald Dahl - 12/10/15
2. James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl - 19/10/15
3. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
4. Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keys
5. Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Peterson
6. The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton
7. American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis
8. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
9. Snow Falling on Cedars - David Guterson
FROM THE PAGE TO THE SCREENDuration: October 1 - December 31, 2015
6/6 with the possibility of more
1. Watership Down by Richard Adams
book: read on 8/10/15
movie:
2. The Witches by Roald Dahl -
Book: finished in a couple of hours on 12/10/15
Movie:
3. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Book: finished 19/10/15
Movie:
4. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Book: finished 24/10/15
Movie:
5. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Book: finished 1/11/15
Movie:
6. Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Book: finished 30/11/15
Movie:
Remembrance challenge
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12. November 11th, Poppy Day/Armistice Day (Commonwealth of Nations): The First World War remembrance day celebrated by the Commonwealth of Nations. Read a book set during the First World War, or a book which features the fall of an empire.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson - 22/11/15
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Twits (other topics)Fantastic Mr. Fox (other topics)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (other topics)
The Magic Finger (other topics)
The Danger (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jack London (other topics)Ruth Park (other topics)
Lora Leigh (other topics)
Matthew Quick (other topics)
Anne Frank (other topics)
Current challenges:
I Spy Challenge - 19/25 yearly
A-Z Challenge - 24/26 yearly
Popsugar Reading Challenge - 37/50 yearly
Goodreads Choice Awards - 3rd/4th quarter - 5/6
Banned books challenge - 4th quarter - 2/6
From the Page to the Screen - 4th quarter - 6/6 CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Finished challenges:
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe - 3/4 - first quarter
6K Members Celebration Mini-Challenge - 2/2Complete
The Oscars - 2/3 - monthly (March)
Chocolate challenge - 3/4 - monthly (April)
Classics Challenge - (May) 3/3 Complete
Alyssa's May classics mini-challenge - 2/2 Complete
Sharon's Spring Challenge - second quarter - 6/6 complete
Favorite pets Challenge - monthly (June) - 5/5 Complete
Star Spangled Banner - monthly (July) - COMPLETE 5/5
Back To School challenge - Sep monthly - 4/3 Complete, 1 more than goal
Clear the Shelves - 3rd quarter - 22/53
Fall Back Challenge - monthly (Oct.) - 1/3
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