Ann's Adventurous Readings

[Ann]

Currently Reading :

And the Mountains Echoed

[Ann]

May to June 2012 Challenge

Books read : 9/9

D - Dark Angels
A - And Then There Were None
F - The Fifth Angel
F - Fallen
O - On Christmas Eve
D - Dance of Death
I - Impossible
L - Life on the Mississippi
S - The Sign of Four

[Ann]

Read Your Name Challenge

Read: 8/8


A - Angels Fall
N - Night
N - Naughty Neighbor

J - Juice
A - The Art of Racing in the Rain
C - The Call of the Wild
O - Orange Crush
B - Ball Four

[Ann]

July 2012 Challenge

Read : 5/5

1. A book with a red, white or blue cover: Bright Shiny Morning
3. A book that begins with the letter J: Just Listen
5. A recommended book: Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm
6. A book off a friend's to read shelf: The Ghost Writer
7. Re-read your favorite book: Anne of Green Gables

[Ann]

August 2012 Challenge

Read : 6/6

1. Read a book with an orange or yellow cover: Lucky
2. Read a book that has to do with "summer": That Summer
3. Read a book that has a beach, lake, ocean, water scene on the front: On the Island
4. Re-read a favorite book: Angels and Demons
5. Read a book that starts with A: Anew
6. Read a book off a friends to read list that may interest you: Child of the Morning

[Ann]

September 2012 Challenge

Read 5/5

1. A book that has to do with school. ie. Takes place in a school, has a school on the cover: Prom
2. A book that starts with S: She Smells the Dead
3. A book you read when you were in gradeschool, OR a book your child, sibling, cousin, niece, nephew- is/has read in school: The Railway Children
4. Book with Sapphire cover: Bluefish
5. the 9th book from your TBR list: The Mysterious Island

[Ann]

October 2012 Challenge

Read 4/4

1. A book that has to do with zombies, vampires and monsters - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2. A book with an Orange or Black cover - The Sun Also Rises
3. A book that has to do with Halloween or October - October Dreams:: A Celebration of Halloween
4. A book from the horror or thriller genre - Coraline

[Ann]

November 2012 Challenge

Read 5/5

1.A book that made you change your outlook - Veronika Decides to Die
2.A book that has to do with Thanksgiving and/or family - Thanksgiving
3.A book with a brown, orange or yellow cover - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
4.A book that has a "fall"-esq or "winter"-esq cover - A Kiss in Winter
5.A book that starts with N - None But You

[Ann]

January Challenge

Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler

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February Challenge

Read 6/6

1. A book with a pink or red cover - You Wish
2. A book with a red or pink TITLE - Redneck Cinderella
3. A love story - The Bermudez Triangle
4. A book off of a friends shelf - Lolita
6. A book by an author you love - Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
7. A book with a heart, cupid, kisses, lips etc. on the cover - SpiritBound

[Ann]

March & April 2013 Challenge

Read 7/7

1. A book with a green cover - Unbelievable
2. A book with the word "Green" in either the title or authors name - How Green Was My Valley
4. A book that has shamrock, gold, luck(y), leprechaun, clover, or any "Saint Patrick's Day -esq" things in the title - Lucky Leprechaun
5. A book that is either a) about Ireland or b) the author is form Ireland - P.S. I Love You
6. A book with the title that is in Gold or Green writing - Artemis Fowl
8. A book that is of "humor" genre - My Man Jeeves
9. A book with floral pattern on the front, or something to do with flowered things. can be a simple flower, or maybe a garden - Between Here and Forever

[Ann]

May Flowers Challenge

Read 9/9

S - The Sweetest Thing
U - Under the Dome
N - The Not So Perfect Life of Mo Lawrence
F - Fit to Die
L - The Lipstick Laws
O - The Opposite of Chocolate
W - Welcome to Temptation
E - Eat, Pray, Love
R - Romantically Challenged

[Ann]

July Days Challenge

Read 4/4

1. Read a book with a red, white or blue cover - The ABC Murders Week II 8-14
2. A book that begins with the letter "J" - Just Listen Week III - 15-21
3. An author from a country you wish to travel to - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Week IV 22-28
4. Re-read your favorite book - The Da Vinci Code Week I - 1-7

[Ann]

August Challenge - Male Authors

1. The Lake House by James Patterson
2. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
3.The Shining by Stephen King
4.The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
5.Riptide by James Humphreys

[Ann]

September Challenge - Female Authors

1.The House by Danielle Steel
2.Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
3.All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark
4.Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
5.Sunshine Becomes You by Ilana Tan
6.Heidi by Johanna Spyri
7.Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
8.Black Coffee by Agatha Christie

[Ann]

November Challenge

Read - 10/10

1. Young Adult Novel - Thirteen Reasons Why
2. (Auto)biographical novel on someone who has inspired/ interested you - The Diary of a Young Girl
3. Horror Novel - The Shining
4. Novel about Music, Television, Pop Culture - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
5. Thriller Novel - Angels & Demons
6. Banned Novel - The Da Vinci Code
7. Novel that is over 800+ words - David Copperfield
8. Sci-fi Novel - Fahrenheit 451
9. Novel about a culture other than yours - Memoirs of a Geisha
10. Romance Novel - This Lullaby

[Ann]

The Colours Challenge

Read - 12/12

1. Red: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
2. Orange: To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Yellow: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4. Green: Arcadia
5. Blue: The Lovely Bones
6. Purple: Elixir
7. Pink:The Princess Diaries
8. White: Room
9. Black: Coraline
10. Brown: Jane Eyre
11. Gray: Hush, Hush
12. Multi: Iconic Reflections

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The Numbers Challenge

January: Stargirl
February: Little Women
March: The Secret Garden
April: To Kill a Mockingbird
May: Where the Wild Things Are
June: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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February Challenge

Read - 4

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
4. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

[Ann]

2014 Read The Alphabet Challenge

Read - 14/26

A - Angels & Demons
B -
C - Coraline
D - The Da Vinci Code
E -
F - The Fault in Our Stars
G -
H - The Hunger Games
I -
J - Journey to the Center of the Earth
K - King Lear
L - Lolita
M - Memoirs of a Geisha
N -
O - Oliver Twist
P - Pollyanna
Q -
R - The Red Tent
S -
T - Thirteen Reasons Why
U -
V - Veronika Decides to Die
W - Wuthering Heights
X -
Y -
Z - The Zahir