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All About You, Part One!

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Read 3-4 books by authors you've never read before
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Read your Birthday Month - SEPTEMBER
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Duration: April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012
Completed: 1/12
April: Read a book with the title associated with your sign.
* Lions and Lace by Meagan McKinney / Read 4/7/11
May: Read a book published or copyrighted in the year of your Chinese zodiac sign.
* 1929: Magic for Marigold by L.M. Montgomery
June: Read a book that is related to one of your favorite activities or hobbies or have characters who enjoy doing the same activities or hobbies.
* Women and Gaming: The Sims and 21st Century Learning by James Paul Gee, Elisabeth R. Hayes
July: Read a book from your favorite genre.
* Wild Orchids by Jude Deveraux
August: Read a book with your birth month in the title.
* Snow in August by Pete Hamill
September: Read a books written by one of your favorite authors.
* Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
October: Read a book with your favorite season in the title.
* Spring Fancy by LaVyrle Spencer
November: Read a book with one of your favorite foods in the title.
* Brownies, Bodies, and Breaking the Code by J.L. Wilson
December: Read a books set in the state/county/province/country you were born in.
* Texas by James Michener
January: Read a book published or copyrighted in the year of your birth.
* 1965: Dune by Frank Herbert
February: Read a book with your birthstone in the title.
* Peridot (still looking for a book)
March: Read a books set in a country you’d like to visit or written by an author from that country.
* Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur

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Duration: May 1, 2011 - April 30, 2012
READ: 7/7
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All About You Challenge
Duration: May 01, 2011 - April 30, 2012
Month 1 - May: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
N: The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Sid Jacobson
O: Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
V: Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
E: Everlasting by Iris Johansen
M: Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen
B: Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
E: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
R: Ready or Not by Meg Cabot








Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
C: Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents by Perry Buffington
I: In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
T: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey
R: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
I: Mennonite In a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
N: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
E: Early to Death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison







Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge):
S: Sophie Jordan; Firelight
C: Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession by Anne Rice - 7/11/2011 - ****
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - 10/11/2011 - ****
R: The Rana Look by Sandra Brown - 10/17/2011 - ***
P: The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
I: Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
O: One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 10/31/2011 - ***







Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge):
S: Nalini Singh; Visions of Heat
H: Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb
E: Ellen DeGeneres; Seriously...I'm Kidding
E: Emily Giffin; Something Blue
P: The Prize by Julie Garwood





Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover:
H: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Y: Yvonne Woon; Dead Beautiful
A: Airhead by Meg Cabot
C: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
I: It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
N: Not Even for Love by Sandra Brown
T: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
H: Hamilton, Laurell K.; Bullet








Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit:
Ireland:
1. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
2. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
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Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre:
Romance/Fantasy:
1. Goddess of Light by P.C. Cast
2. Blood Work by Kim Harrison
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
4. Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn




Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend:
1. Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
2. A Flock of Shoes by Sarah Tsiang
3. Katie Loves the Kittens by John Himmelman
4. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss




Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors:
1. Marked by P.C. Cast
2. The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
3. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
4. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson




Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month:
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
C: City of Ghosts by Stacia Kane - 11/8/2011 - *****
H: The Help by Kathryn Stockett - 8/20/2011 - ****
O: Odd Hours by Dean Koontz - 11/24/2011 - ****
C: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin - 12/20/2011 -
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L: Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips - 6/14/2011 - ****
A: Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh - 6/7/2011 - ***
T: 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson - 9/18/2011 - ***
E: Emily Giffin; Something Borrowed








Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to:
1. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
2. The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle
3. White Cat by Holly Black
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson




Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
T: Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
H: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
E: Edward in Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
R: Room by Emma Donoghue
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K: Sherrilyn Kenyon; Infinity







For May- Month 6 (Favorite Genre) = Vampires
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Duration: April 2011 - July 2012
Complete: 12/12
April - Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
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November - Books with favourite colour on the cover - Purple



To complete Septembers challenge -
December - January not participated, will extend challenge to June
February - Personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month - 17+
1: The Sookie Stackhouse Companion by Charlaine Harris Feb 2012 ★★★★
2: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins 3 Feb 2012 ★★★★
3: Revolutionise the way you work : using tools that are already on your desk by Jim Huse 3 Feb 2012 ★★★
4: Born in Fire by Nora Roberts 5 Feb 2012 ★★★★
5: Grave Witch by Kalayna Price 6 Feb 2012 ★★★★★
6: Black Wings by Christina Henry 7 Feb 2012 ★★★★
7: Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay 7 Feb 2012 ★★★★
8: You're the One That I Haunt by Terri Garey 9 Feb 2012 ★★★★★
9: Purple Heart by Andrew Fiu 9 Feb 2012 ★★★★
10: Peas and Thank You by Sarah Matheny 9 Feb 2012 ★★★★
11: Kate's Wedding by Chrissie Manby 10 Feb 2012 ★★★★
12: Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton 13 Feb 2012 ★★★★★
13: Fail Harder: Ridiculous Illustrations of Epic Fails by Failblog.org Community 15 Feb 2012 ★★★★
14: This Is Where We Live: A Novel by Janelle Brown ★★★★ Feb 15, 2012
15: The Candidates by Inara Scott ★★★ Feb 16, 2012
16: Matched by Ally Condie ★★★★ Feb 17, 2012
17: Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger ★★★★★ Feb 18, 2012
18: A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex by Chris Jericho ★★★★ Feb 23, 2012
19: Pandemics by Peter Moore ★★★★ Feb 24, 2012
20: Room by Emma Donoghue ★★★★★ Feb 24, 2012
21: Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience by Jessie Carney Smith ★★★ Feb 25, 2012
22: Angel by Katie Price ★★★ Feb 26, 2012
23: Places To Be, People To Kill by Brittiany A. Koren, Martin H. Greenberg ★★★★ Feb 28, 2012
March - Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
E - Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles ★★★★ Mar 10, 2012
M - Bumped by Megan McCafferty ★★★ Mar 10, 2012
E - Espresso Shot by Cleo Coyle ★★★★ Mar 28, 2012
R - Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts ★★★★ Mar 03, 2012
A - Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews ★★★★★ Mar 15, 2012
L - Last Breath by Rachel Caine ★★★★★ Mar 30, 2012
D - Rock & Roll Never Forgets by Deborah Grabien ★★★★ Mar 01, 2012
April - Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Nora Roberts: Happy Ever After ★★★★ Apr 1, 2012
Charlaine Harris: Last Scene Alive ★★★★ Apr 08, 2012
Paige Toon: Baby Be Mine ★★★★★ Apr 11, 2012
Lynsay Sands: Born to Bite ★★★★ Apr 03, 2012
May - Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre: Urban Fantasy
Grave Dance by Kalayna Price ★★★★ May 3, 2012
Graveminder by Melissa Marr ★★★★ May 08, 2012
Trance by Kelly Meding ★★★★ May 11, 2012
Magic in the Shadows by Devon Monk ★★★★★ May 15, 2012
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake ★★★★ May 22, 2012
Stones to Ashes by Kailin Gow ★★★ May 23, 2012
June/July - Spell out your birthday month
M - The Missing Ink by Karen E. Olson ★★★★ Jun 9, 2012
A - The Accidental Werewolf by Dakota Cassidy ★★★ Jun 8, 2012
Y - Yasmine Galenorn - Night Myst ★★★ 3 July 2012
DONE! I know I cheated so many times with this one, but I just really wanted to finish it, the options each month were really fun I just couldnt read them all in time!

Lisa Kleypas
1.When Strangers Marry 4/11/11
2. Only With Your Love 4/12/11
Candace Camp
3.The Wedding Challenge 4/4/11
4. An Affair Without End 4/13/11

Month 2: [April: Create-your-own] Read 3 or 4 books published or copyrighted in the year of your Chinese zodiac sign.
1911 - Peter Pan by James Barrie
1983 - So Speaks the Heart by Joanna Lindsey
Not currently interested in either of the two books I've listed, and I'm still struggling to complete 9+ books this month.
Hope to have better luck next month. It will mean purchasing one book and one novella though.
Month 3: [May: Create-your-own]: Read 3 or 4 books that are related to some of your favorite activities or hobbies or have characters who enjoy doing the same activities or hobbies.
Sleeping: The Sleeping Beauty by Mercedes Lackey
Reading: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

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Month 2 (March 10 thru April) - FINISHED
Read your Birthday Month - SEPTEMBER
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MONTH 3 (April): G-E-M-I-N-I DONE!







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L-Lucky Streak : Carly Phillips
I-Ione, Larissa : Eternal Rider
L-A Little Bit Wicked: Victoria Alexander
Y-You Slay Me : Katie MacAlister

Read Your Favorite Flower
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C Charlaine Harris - From Dead to Worse
I will add the last two as I get through the others

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And for MAY, I have decided to go for Month 11 : Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to , I have several new authors to-read this month. (do 3-4 books have to be from the same new author? or can 3-4 or probably more in my situation, be all different and new authors to me?)
Month 11 : Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1.The Love of My Youth: A Novel by Mary Gordon 05/04 **
2.Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning 05/06 ****
3.Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 05/08 ***
4.Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 05/12 ****
5. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 05/15 ****
6.Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist 05/13 ****
7.Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 05/23 ****
8.Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 05/28 ****
9.Vince by J.M. Snyder 05/28 ****

All About Me Challenge
From May 2011 through April 2013
MONTH 2 -- July/August - Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend.
A perfect challenge for this month to make sure my kids don't forget how to read during the summer! ;-)
1) Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen - 7/24/11 *****
2) The Fire Within (The Last Dragon Chronicles #1), by Chris d'Lacey - CURRENTLY READING
3) The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle - CURRENTLY READING



MONTH X -- June -
Ok... June was a bust. I was going to do the challenge that was to clean out my queue a little bit (being the hoarder that I am), but I ended up reading other books that struck my fancy. (I'm also a procrastinator.) So, let's see if I can do better for July, eh?. :-)
MONTH 1 -- May - Read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone. COMPLETED
My birthstone is sapphire (September), and I'm going to choose a few books with covers in blue from the list below:






Currently working on: Month
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)COMPLETED
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Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
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Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre COMPLETED
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Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
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Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Rick Riordan and James Daschner and Michael Scott
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Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
10-12 Books COMPLETED
1. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
2. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
3. True... Sort of by Katherine Hannigan
4. Hereafter by Tara Hudson
5. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
6. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
7. Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
8. Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming
9. Shine by Lauren Myracle
10.Divergent by Veronica Roth
11.Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
[6/6 Books Completed]
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Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
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Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name

That's actually one of my favourite parts. I love fitting one book into as many challenges as possible. It's a fun little puzzle.


L-Lucky Streak : Carly Phillips
I-Ione, Larissa : Eternal Rider
L-A Little Harmless Sex: Melissa Schroeder 5/4/11
Y-You Slay Me : Katie MacAlister

All About You Challenge – Birth Month - May
M: What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson - 5/6/11 to 5/7/11
A: Idylls of the King and a Selection of Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson - 5/6/11 to 5/15/11
Y: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion - 5/15/11 to 5/16/11






L-Lucky Streak : Carly Phillips
I-Ione, Larissa : Eternal Rider
L- A Little Harmless Sex : Melissa Schroeder 5/4/11
Y-You Slay Me : Katie MacAlister 5/9/11









May - Read your favorite flower
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Month 2 (March 10 thru April) - FINISHED
Read your Birthday Month - SEPTEMBER
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March: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre FINISHED
Historical Romance:



April: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors FINISHED
Lisa Kleypas
1.When Strangers Marry 4/11/11
2. Only With Your Love 4/12/11
Candace Camp
3.The Wedding Challenge 4/4/11
4. An Affair Without End 4/13/11
May: Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) FINISHED
L-Lucky Streak : Carly Phillips 5/11/11
I-Ione, Larissa : Eternal Rider 5/17/11
L- A Little Harmless Sex : Melissa Schroeder 5/4/11
Y-You Slay Me : Katie MacAlister 5/9/11

All About You Challenge
Start: April 1st, 2011
This task: 8/8
Tasks Complete: 1/12
Task 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
D - Doctorow, Cory (author) Little Brother
E - Ed (character) XVI
C - Chronicle of a Death Foretold
E - Elora (Character) Switched
M - Mr. Charrington (chracter) 1984
B - Broken Man (character) Inside Out
E - Evanjalin (character) Finnikin of the Rock
R - Rawiya (character) Between Two Ends









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Start Date: June 1st





Month 2: Read your Birthstone- Completed 7/26/11
Start Date: July 1st










AUGUST: Month 3: Read your Sign- Completed 8.18.2011






SEPTEMBER: Month 4: Read Your Chinese Zodiac Sign: Completed 9/20/11






October: Month 5: Read Books for the Season (Halloween)- Completed 10.7.11






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