Goodreads Choice Awards (2010): Winners and Runner-Ups Reading Challenge

[Sashana]

A few weeks ago, Goodreads launched its first ever Choice Awards. Now that the results are out Lisarenee and I thought “What better way to utilize the results than to make them into a challenge?” So we did! The following reading challenge is modeled after the winners and runner ups of the Goodreads Choice Awards. Members will have the option to read either the winners or runner ups in whatever category they choose.

Timeline
Everyone will choose to read a different amount of books so there is no official timeline. But (ideally) this challenge should be finished before the Goodreads 2011 Choice Awards nomination are posted later this year. Therefore, participators may want to finish this challenge by December 2011.

Reading Levels
Read all category winners
1 to 5 books (mix and match of category/categories)
to 15 books (mix and match of category/categories)
15 to 25 (mix and match of category/categories)
25 to 40 books (mix and match of category/categories)
40 to 69 books (mix and match of category/categories)



1) Favorite Book of 2010
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
2nd Runner-UP: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

2) Best Fiction
Winner: Room by Emma Donoghue
Runner-Up: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

3) Best Mystery & Thriller
Winner: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Runner-Up: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
2nd Runner-UP: Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

4) Best Fantasy
Winner: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan
Runner-Up: The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
2nd Runner-UP: Kraken by China Miéville

5) Paranormal Fantasy
Winner: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Runner-Up: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
2nd Runner-UP: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

6) Best Science Fiction
Winner: Feed by Mira Grant
Runner-Up: Blackout by Connie Willis
2nd Runner-UP: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest

7) Best Romance
Winner: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
Runner-Up: Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
2nd Runner-UP: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

8) Best Historical Fiction
Winner: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
Runner-Up: Juliet by Anne Fortier
2nd Runner-UP: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O. McNees

9) Best Graphic Novels & Comics
Winner: Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer
Runner-Up: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Retreat by Jane Espenson
2nd Runner-UP: Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 3 by NaRae Lee

10) Best Poetry
Winner: Come on All You Ghosts by Matthew Zapruder
Runner-Up: If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred Poems by Vera Pavlova
2nd Runner-UP: Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon

11) Best Nonfiction
Winner: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Runner-Up: The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant
2nd Runner-UP: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain

12) Best History & Biography
Winner: The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer
Runner-Up: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
2nd Runner-UP: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

13) Best Memoir & Autobiography
Winner: Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
Runner-Up: This Time Together: Laughter and Reflections by Carol Burnett
2nd Runner-UP: Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush

14) Best Humor: Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
Runner-Up: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
2nd Runner-UP: Earth (the book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart

15) Best Young Adult Fiction
Winner: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Runner-Up: Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
2nd Runner-UP: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green

16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
2nd Runner-UP: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

17) Best Middle Grade & Children's Books
Winner: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
Runner-Up: Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
2nd Runner-UP: The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis

18) Best Picture Books
Winner: It's a Book by Lane Smith
Runner-Up: Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems
2nd Runner-UP: Instructions by Neil Gaiman

19) Best Debut Author
Winner: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Runner-Up: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
2nd Runner-UP: Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken

20) Best Goodreads Author
Winner: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Runner-Up: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
2nd Runner-UP: Room by Emma Donoghue

21) Best Favorite Heroine
Winner: Mockingjay
Runner-Up: Spirit Bound
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

22) Best Favorite Hero
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
2nd Runner-UP: Mockingjay

23) Best Cover Art
Winner: Torment by Lauren Kate
Runner-Up: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
2nd Runner-UP: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

[Sashana]

I'm definitely doing this challenge. I'm not 100% sure what I'll be reading though. So this list is subject to change


Best Fiction
Winner: Room by Emma Donoghue
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

Paranormal Fantasy
Winner: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Runner-Up: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

Best Romance
Runner-Up: Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
2nd Runner-UP: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

Best Young Adult Fantasy
2nd Runner-UP: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Best Young Adult Fiction
Winner: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Runner-Up: Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
2nd Runner-UP: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green

Best Debut Author
Winner: Torment by Lauren Kate
Runner-Up: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
2nd Runner-UP: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

[Rachel]

I'll take a shot at it. Some of these I have already read, but none I would particularly care to reread. Might include them and might not. I also doubt I will be able to get to all of them before the year is up, but it is a good way to try! Post as I go.

[A Voracious Reader (a.k.a. Carol)]

I'll give this one a shot, too. I'm not a fan of categories 9-13, 17 or 18, so I'll just skip those. I'll post my books when I've finished them.

[Shay]

Can we "count them" for our official tally if we've read them already? I've read quite a few of them.

[Sashana]

You can count them if you've already read them. Thanks for bringing that up, Shay. I'll edit it into the rules.

[Sashana]

Good luck everyone. I'm excited to see which books you guys choose to read.

[A Voracious Reader (a.k.a. Carol)]

Oh...then I've already read 'Dead in the Family' by Charlaine Harris and 'Sizzling Sixteen' by Janet Evanovich. :)

[Sashana]

Carol wrote: "Oh...then I've already read 'Dead in the Family' by Charlaine Harris and 'Sizzling Sixteen' by Janet Evanovich. :)"

And pretty soon you'll be reading Spirit Bound and Last Sacrifice.

[A Voracious Reader (a.k.a. Carol)]

Sashana wrote: "Carol wrote: "Oh...then I've already read 'Dead in the Family' by Charlaine Harris and 'Sizzling Sixteen' by Janet Evanovich. :)"

And pretty soon you'll be reading Spirit Bound and ..."

I have to finish Frostbite and then read Shadow Kiss and Blood Promise first! lol However, I have books 4-6 on hold at the library.

[Galla]

I'm in.
9 books complete.

Already read:

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Room by Emma Donoghue
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

Currently reading:

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Will read:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore (though I have to read the first two in the series first!)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
Juliet by Anne Fortier

[Lisarenee]

Already read 8 books:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

Will add ones more as I read them.

[Shay]

Also, there aren't 69 different books. So, for example, if you've read Mockingjay- is that one book really 4/69?

[Diane]

Already read:

Sisters Red
Sizzling Sixteen

Will add more as I read them.

[Shay]

I have read:
Mockingjay
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Sizzling Sixteen
Dead in the Family
Silver Borne
Fall of Giants
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
Bite Me
The Replacement

9 books so far. So many that are left is just stuff I don't want to read. Poetry, especially modern poetry. Yuck, I mean, YAY! So literary and not boring and pretentious.

[Becky]

I will play, I don't plan on reading all of them. I will post as I go.

[Sashana]

Shay wrote: "Also, there aren't 69 different books. So, for example, if you've read Mockingjay- is that one book really 4/69?"

You would only count Mockingjay once.

[Jex]

I'm in! I added a ton of books to my to-read list yesterday after going through the award winners. Here's the list of what I'd like to read this year:

2) Best Fiction
Winner: Room by Emma Donoghue
Runner-Up: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

3) Best Mystery & Thriller
Winner: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Runner-Up: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

4) Best Fantasy
Runner-Up: The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
2nd Runner-UP: Kraken by China Miéville

6) Best Science Fiction
Winner: Feed by Mira Grant
Runner-Up: Blackout by Connie Willis

14) Best Humor:
Runner-Up: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
2nd Runner-UP: Earth (the book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart

16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2nd Runner-UP: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

[Sashana]

Cinnamon wrote: "I'm in, too:).

Already Read:
1. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
3. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
4. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
5. Before I Fall by Lauren Oli..."

Cinnamon, did you like Sh*t My Dad Says? I almost checked it out from my digital library section but I held off.

[Alicia]

Sashana, Sh*t My Dad Says was amusing and had a few really sweet little anecdotes about growing up, families, siblngs, etc, but I didn't find it to be hilarious or pee-your-pants-funny or anything like that. Despite what the provocative title might suggest, most of the humour is actually fairly good-natured and G-rated. He's not obsessed with being as politically incorrect or racist/anti-semitic/homophobic/offensive as he can possibly be like most popular comedians are. I enjoyed that because I'm really sick of every current comedian's spiel being about nothing other than bashing political correctness and spreading hatred for women, lgbt and minorities. I would definitely give it a try - it's super short and doesn't take more than an hour or two to read, so even if you don't love it you won't have wasted tons of time or anything.

[Alicia]

Goodreads Choice Awards: Winners and Runner-Ups Reading Challenge

Start Date: Jan 2011
End Date: Dec 2011


1) Favorite Book of 2010

Mockingjay
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
The Reckoning
Clockwork Angel


2) Best Fiction
Room
A Dog's Purpose

3) Best Mystery & Thriller
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

4) Best Fantasy


5) Paranormal Fantasy


6) Best Science Fiction


7) Best Romance


8) Best Historical Fiction


9) Best Graphic Novels & Comics


10) Best Poetry


11) Best Nonfiction


12) Best History & Biography


13) Best Memoir & Autobiography


14) Best Humor

Sh*t My Dad Says



15) Best Young Adult Fiction

Before I Fall


16) Best Young Adult Fantasy

Mockingjay
The Reckoning
Clockwork Angel


17) Best Middle Grade & Children's Books


18) Best Picture Books


19) Best Debut Author


20) Best Goodreads Author


21) Best Favorite Heroine


22) Best Favorite Hero


23) Best Cover Art

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1) Favorite Book of 2010
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2nd Runner-UP: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead 12/8/2010

5) Paranormal Fantasy
Winner: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Runner-Up: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
2nd Runner-UP: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

7) Best Romance
Winner: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward 6/16/2010
2nd Runner-UP: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

15) Best Young Adult Fiction
Winner: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 11/10/2010

16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead 12/8/2010
2nd Runner-UP: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

20) Best Goodreads Author
Winner: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead 11/7/2010
Runner-Up: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

21) Best Favorite Heroine
Winner: Mockingjay
Runner-Up: Spirit Bound 11/7/2010

22) Best Favorite Hero
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
2nd Runner-UP: Mockingjay

23) Best Cover Art
Winner: Torment by Lauren Kate
Runner-Up: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

[Carol]

Favorite books of 2010:
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

Fiction:

Mystery&Thriller:

Fantasy:

Paranormal Fantasy:

Science Fiction:

Romance:

Historical Ficton:

Graphic Novels & Comics:
American Vampire vol1 by Stephen King

Poetry:

Nonfiction:
Women Food and God

History and Biography:
The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose

Memoir and Autobiography:
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

Humor:

Young Adult Fiction:

Young Adult Fantasy:
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

Middle Grade & Children's Books:
The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan

Picture Books:
Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems
Instructions by Neil Gaiman
Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer
City Dog Country Frog by Mo Willems
Art & Max by David Wiesner
Chalk by Bill Thompson
The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood
Shark vs Train by Chris Barton
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Phillip Christian McGee
My Garden by Kevin Henkes
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
We are in a Book by Mo Willems

Debut Author:

Goodreads Author:

Favorite Herione:
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Favorite Hero
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

Cover Art

[Sashana]

Alicia wrote: "Sashana, Sh*t My Dad Says was amusing and had a few really sweet little anecdotes about growing up, families, siblngs, etc, but I didn't find it to be hilarious or pee-your-pants-fun..."

Thanks for the feedback, Alicia.

[Kristina]

I'm gonna try for 17

I'll strike out the ones I've already read and bold the ones I will be reading


1) Favorite Book of 2010
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

2) Best Fiction
Runner-Up: House Rules by Jodi Picoult

3) Best Mystery & Thriller
Runner-Up: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens


7) Best Romance
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks


8) Best Historical Fiction
Winner: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
Runner-Up: Juliet by Anne Fortier


9) Best Graphic Novels & Comics
Winner: Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer

12) Best History & Biography
Runner-Up: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

15) Best Young Adult Fiction
Winner: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
2nd Runner-UP: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green

16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2nd Runner-UP: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

17) Best Middle Grade & Children's Books
Winner: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
2nd Runner-UP: The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis

18) Best Picture Books
Runner-Up: Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems

21) Best Favorite Heroine
Winner: Mockingjay
Runner-Up: Spirit Bound
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

22) Best Favorite Hero
Runner-Up: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

23) Best Cover Art
Winner: Torment by Lauren Kate

Completed: 7/17

[Teresa Jo]

My planned list:

1) Favorite Book of 2010
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

2) Best Fiction
Room by Emma Donoghue
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

3) Best Mystery & Thriller
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson 2/18/11
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

4) Best Fantasy
Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan
The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
Kraken by China Miéville

5) Paranormal Fantasy
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

6) Best Science Fiction
Feed by Mira Grant
Blackout by Connie Willis
Dreadnought by Cherie Priest

7) Best Romance
Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

8) Best Historical Fiction
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
Juliet by Anne Fortier
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O. McNees

Completed: 1/23

[Sarah]

Choice Awards Winners/Runner-Ups
Duration: March 26 - November 30
Completed: 3/11

1.Favorite Book of 2010:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 9.26.11

2.Best Fiction:
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

3.Best Romance:
First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

4.Best Historical Fiction:
Juliet by Anne Fortier

5.Best Humor:
Bite Me by Christopher Moore
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

6.Best Young Adult Fiction:
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 7.9.11

7.Best Young Adult Fantasy:
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 4.15.11

8.Best Debut Author:
Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken

9.Best Goodreads Author:
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

10.Best Cover Art:
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

[Shay]

Timeline
Everyone will choose to read a different amount of books so there is no official timeline. But (ideally) this challenge should be finished before the Goodreads 2011 Choice Awards nomination are posted later this year. Therefore, participators may want to finish this challenge by December 2011.

Reading Levels
Read all category winners
1 to 5 books (mix and match of category/categories)
to 15 books (mix and match of category/categories)
15 to 25 (mix and match of category/categories)
25 to 40 books (mix and match of category/categories)
40 to 69 books (mix and match of category/categories)
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1) Favorite Book of 2010
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
2nd Runner-UP: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

2) Best Fiction
Winner: Room by Emma Donoghue
Runner-Up: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

3) Best Mystery & Thriller
Winner: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Runner-Up: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
2nd Runner-UP: Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

4) Best Fantasy
Winner: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan
Runner-Up: The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
2nd Runner-UP: Kraken by China Miéville

5) Paranormal Fantasy
Winner: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Runner-Up: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
2nd Runner-UP: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

6) Best Science Fiction
Winner: Feed by Mira Grant
Runner-Up: Blackout by Connie Willis
2nd Runner-UP: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest

7) Best Romance
Winner: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
Runner-Up: Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
2nd Runner-UP: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

8) Best Historical Fiction
Winner: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
Runner-Up: Juliet by Anne Fortier
2nd Runner-UP: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O. McNees


10) Best Poetry
Winner: Come on All You Ghosts by Matthew Zapruder
Runner-Up: If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred Poems by Vera Pavlova
2nd Runner-UP: Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon

11) Best Nonfiction
Winner: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Runner-Up: The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant
2nd Runner-UP: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain

12) Best History & Biography
Winner: The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer
Runner-Up: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
2nd Runner-UP: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

13) Best Memoir & Autobiography
Winner: Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
Runner-Up: This Time Together: Laughter and Reflections by Carol Burnett
2nd Runner-UP: Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush

14) Best Humor: Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
Runner-Up: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
2nd Runner-UP: Earth (the book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart

15) Best Young Adult Fiction
Winner: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Runner-Up: Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
2nd Runner-UP: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green

16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
2nd Runner-UP: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

17) Best Middle Grade & Children's Books
Winner: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
Runner-Up: Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
2nd Runner-UP: The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis


19) Best Debut Author
Winner: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Runner-Up: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
2nd Runner-UP: Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken

20) Best Goodreads Author
Winner: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Runner-Up: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
2nd Runner-UP: Room by Emma Donoghue

21) Best Favorite Heroine
Winner: Mockingjay
Runner-Up: Spirit Bound
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

22) Best Favorite Hero
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
2nd Runner-UP: Mockingjay

23) Best Cover Art
Winner: Torment by Lauren Kate
Runner-Up: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
2nd Runner-UP: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

Read after Challenge started:
1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
2. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
3. Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi

[Deyara]

Duration: Jan - Dec 2011

Level: 15 to 25 books(mix and match of category/categories)

Complete: 16
Already read in 2010: 2
Read in 2011: 14

List:
1) Favorite Book of 2010
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
✔2nd Runner-UP: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

2) Best Fiction
Winner: Room by Emma Donoghue
Runner-Up: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

3) Best Mystery & Thriller
Winner: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Runner-Up: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
2nd Runner-UP: Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

4) Best Fantasy
Winner: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan
Runner-Up: The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
2nd Runner-UP: Kraken by China Miéville

5) Paranormal Fantasy
✔Winner: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
✔Runner-Up: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
✔2nd Runner-UP: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

6) Best Science Fiction
Winner: Feed by Mira Grant
Runner-Up: Blackout by Connie Willis
2nd Runner-UP: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest

7) Best Romance
✔Winner: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
Runner-Up: Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
2nd Runner-UP: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

8) Best Historical Fiction
Winner: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
Runner-Up: Juliet by Anne Fortier
2nd Runner-UP: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O. McNees

9) Best Graphic Novels & Comics
Winner: Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer
Runner-Up: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Retreat by Jane Espenson
2nd Runner-UP: Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 3 by NaRae Lee

10) Best Poetry
Winner: Come on All You Ghosts by Matthew Zapruder
Runner-Up: If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred Poems by Vera Pavlova
2nd Runner-UP: Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon

11) Best Nonfiction
Winner: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Runner-Up: The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant
✔2nd Runner-UP: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain ★★ Aug 27, 2011

12) Best History & Biography
Winner: The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer
Runner-Up: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
2nd Runner-UP: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

13) Best Memoir & Autobiography
Winner: Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
Runner-Up: This Time Together: Laughter and Reflections by Carol Burnett
2nd Runner-UP: Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush

14) Best Humour
Winner: Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
✔Runner-Up: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
✔2nd Runner-UP: Earth (the book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart

15) Best Young Adult Fiction
✔Winner: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver ★★★★ Dec 12, 2011
✔Runner-Up: Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
✔2nd Runner-UP: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green

16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
✔Runner-Up: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead ★★★ Nov 11, 2011
✔2nd Runner-UP: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

17) Best Middle Grade & Children's Books
Winner: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
Runner-Up: Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
2nd Runner-UP: The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis

18) Best Picture Books
Winner: It's a Book by Lane Smith
Runner-Up: Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems
2nd Runner-UP: Instructions by Neil Gaiman

19) Best Debut Author
Winner: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
✔Runner-Up: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
2nd Runner-UP: Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken

20) Best Goodreads Author
✔Winner: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
✔Runner-Up: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
2nd Runner-UP: Room by Emma Donoghue

21) Best Favorite Heroine
Winner: Mockingjay
✔Runner-Up: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
2nd Runner-UP: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

22) Best Favorite Hero
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
✔Runner-Up: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
2nd Runner-UP: Mockingjay

23) Best Cover Art
✔Winner: Torment by Lauren Kate
✔Runner-Up: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff ★★★★ Jul 15, 2011
2nd Runner-UP: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

[Jex]

What I've read so far:

1) Favorite Book of 2010
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2nd Runner-UP: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

2) Best Fiction
Runner-Up: House Rules by Jodi Picoult

16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

18) Best Picture Books
Winner: It's a Book by Lane Smith
Runner-Up: Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems
2nd Runner-UP: Instructions by Neil Gaiman

20) Best Goodreads Author
Winner: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

21) Best Favorite Heroine
Winner: Mockingjay
Runner-Up: Spirit Bound

22) Best Favorite Hero
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2nd Runner-UP: Mockingjay

23) Best Cover Art
Runner-Up: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

[Jex]

Are we doing this again for 2011? I noticed the winners were just announced :-)

[Sashana]

Yup. I started putting it together today but I probably won't do much with it until this weekend (finals week).

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge

1) Favorite Book of 2010
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 1/26/2011 ****
2nd Runner-UP: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead 12/8/2010 *****

5) Paranormal Fantasy
Winner: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Runner-Up: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
2nd Runner-UP: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

7) Best Romance
Winner: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward 6/16/2010 *****
2nd Runner-UP: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost 8/18/2011 ****

15) Best Young Adult Fiction
Winner: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 11/10/2010 ***

16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 1/26/2011 ****
Runner-Up: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead 12/8/2010 *****
2nd Runner-UP: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 2/7/2011 ****

20) Best Goodreads Author
Winner: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead 11/7/2010 *****
Runner-Up: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 2/7/2011 ****

21) Best Favorite Heroine
Winner: Mockingjay 1/26/2011 ****
Runner-Up: Spirit Bound 11/7/2010 *****

22) Best Favorite Hero
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 1/26/2011 ****
Runner-Up: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
2nd Runner-UP: Mockingjay 1/26/2011 ****

23) Best Cover Art
Winner: Torment by Lauren Kate 1/12/2011 ***
Runner-Up: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff 3/23/2011 ****

[Jex]

This is what I read:

1) Favorite Book of 2010
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2nd Runner-UP: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

2) Best Fiction
Runner-Up: House Rules by Jodi Picoult

7) Best Romance
2nd Runner-UP: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

8) Best Historical Fiction
Runner-Up: Juliet by Anne Fortier

10) Best Poetry
Winner: Come on All You Ghosts
Runner-Up: If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred Poems by Vera Pavlova
2nd Runner-UP: Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon

11) Best Nonfiction
Runner-Up: The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant

13) Best Memoir & Autobiography
Winner: Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi

14) Best Humor:
Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
Runner-Up: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

16) Best Young Adult Fantasy
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Runner-Up: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

18) Best Picture Books
Winner: It's a Book by Lane Smith
Runner-Up: Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems
2nd Runner-UP: Instructions by Neil Gaiman

19) Best Debut Author
Runner-Up: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

20) Best Goodreads Author
Winner: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

21) Best Favorite Heroine
Winner: Mockingjay
Runner-Up: Spirit Bound

22) Best Favorite Hero
Winner: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

23) Best Cover Art
Winner: Torment by Lauren Kate
Runner-Up: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

[Sashana]

Congrats again, Jex. Hopefully I'll be able to finish the newer version.