Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The 2009 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge COMPLETE

I'm really excited about this challenge as I get most of my books from the library. I am going to sign up for the middle challenge of 25 books as last year I only managed to read 55 books total and I know some of them were not from the library.

I am also planning on purchasing a Kindle come tax rebate time, (Come on, February! Can't wait!) so I figure my library reading will drop a bit, but hopefully not too much.

2009 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge

1. Max and Buddy Go to the Vet - Adria F. Klein 1/09
2. A Valentine for Ms. Vanilla - Pictures by Martha Gradisher 1/9/09
3. Little Book of Horror: Dracula - Steve Niles & Richard Sala 1/11/09
4. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham - M.C. Beaton 1/12/09
5. Tell Me Where It Hurts - Dr. Nick Trout 1/28/09
6. The Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo 2/10/09
7. Agatha Raisin & the Witch of Wyckhadden - M.C. Beaton 2/11/09
8. 204 Rosewood Lane - Debbie Macomber 2/12/09
9. Zoe Rising - Pam Conrad 2/25/09
10. Stuff White People Like - Christian Lander 2/25/09
11. Mayhem in Miniature - Margaret Grace 4/22/09
12. The Name of This Book is Secret - Pseudonymous Bosch 5/29/09
13. Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead - Livia J. Washburn 6/7/09
14. Multiple Bles8ings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins & Sextuplets - Jon & Kate Gosselin 6/9/09
15. The Duggars: 20 and Counting - Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar 6/26/09
16. Killer Cruise - Laura Levine 7/16/09
17. If You're Reading This, It's Too Late - Pseudonymous Bosch 7/21/09
18. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman 8/4/09
19. Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich 8/14/09
20. A Giant Problem - Beyond Spiderwick Chronicles - Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black 8/29/09
21. Love That Dog - Sharon Creech 9/1/09
22. Heartbeat - Sharon Creech 9/4/09
23. The Good Neighbors: Book One: Kin - Holly Black & Ted Naifeh 9/11/09
24. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron & Bret Witter 9/15/09
25. Pleasing the Ghost - Sharon Creech 9/19/09

FINISHED! I am pleased to report that purchasing a Kindle did not keep me away from the library. I'm going to keep going with this challenge and see how many I can get for the year.

26. Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library! - Vicki Myron & Bret Witter 9/26/09
27. Superfudge - Judy Blume 9/29/09
28. Her Fearful Symmetry - Audrey Niffenegger 10/19/09
29. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great - Judy Blume 10/24/09

30. On Strike for Christmas - Sheila Roberts 10/25/09
31. The Bake Shop Ghost - Jacqueline K. Ogburn 10/27/09
32. The Perfect Christmas - Debbie Macomber 10/29/09
33. Hank Zipzer: A Tale of Two Tails - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 11/5/09
34. Tigers at Twilight - Mary Pope Osborne 11/6/09
35. Christmas Around the World - Emily Kelley 11/7/09
36. Agatha Raisin & the Love From Hell - M.C. Beaton 11/7/09
37. Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me! - Henry Winkler & Lin Olvier 11/25/09
38. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving 11/27/09
39. Double Fudge - Judy Blume 11/28/09
40. This Book is Not Good For You - Pseudonymous Bosch 12/7/09
41. Fudge-a-mania - Judy Blume 12/10/09
42. Niagara Falls, or Does It? - Henry Winkler 12/12/09

43. The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless - Ahmet Zappa 12/12/09
44. The Autobiography of Santa Claus - Jeff Guinn 12/25/09





A ~ Z Reading Challenge (1/1/08 - 12/31/08)








TITLES


A - A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle
B -
C -
D - Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon
E - Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
F - Fairy Godmother, The - Mercedes Lackey
G -
H - House on Pooh Corner, The - A.A. Milne
I - I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) - Laurie Notaro
J
K - Killing Bridezilla - Laura Levine
L - Life Laughs - Jenny McCarthy
M - May Day - Jess Lourey
N - Nixie's Song: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles - Holly Black
O - Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
P - Pick Your Poison - Leann Sweeney
Q
R
S - Swine Not? - Jimmy Buffett
T - Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich
U - Uncommon Reader, The - Alan Bennett
V - Veil of Roses - Laura Fitzgerald
W - Wind Done Gone, The - Alice Randall
X
Y
Z

AUTHORS

A - Atherton, Nancy - Aunt Dimity's Death
B - Black, Holly - The Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 1: The Field Guide
C - Carr, Kris - Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips
D
E - Evanovich, Janet - Eleven on Top
F - Feldman, Ellen - The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank
G - Gilbert, Elizabeth - eat pray love
H - Harris, Charlaine - Real Murders
I
J
K
L - Lewis, C.S. - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
M - Malladi, Amulya - A Breath of Fresh Air
N - Notaro, Laurie - We Thought You Would Be Prettier
O
P
Q
R - Rowling, J.K. - The Tales of Beedle the Bard
S - Snicket, Lemony - The Lump of Coal
T
U
V - Viswanathan, Kaavya - How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life
W - Waldman, Ayelet - Bye-Bye, Black Sheep
X
Y
Z



Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Books Read in 2008

Books Read in 2008

1. The House At Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne (1/3/08) 180 pages (4.5/5)
2. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich (1/8/08) 310 pages (4.5/5)
*3. eat pray love by Elizabeth Gilbert (1/11/08) 334 pages (5/5)
4. Pick Your Poison by Leann Sweeney (1/16/08) 266 pages (4/5)
5. I Love Everybody by Laurie Notaro (1/20/08) 228 pages (4/5)
*6. Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald (1/24/08) 309 pages (5/5)
7. Bye-bye, Black Sheep by Ayelet Waldman (1/30/08) 259 pages (4/5)
*8. The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 1: The Field Guide by Holly Black (2/14/08) 107 pages (5/5)
9. A Breath of Fresh Air by Amulya Malladi (2/17/08) 214 pages (4.5/5)
10. Valentine Murder by Leslie Meier (2/28/08) 248 pages (4/5)
11. The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 2: The Seeing Stone (2/28/08) 108 pages (5/5)
12. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis (3/3/08) 208 pages (5/5)
13. The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 3: Lucinda's Secret (3/10/08) 108 p. (5/5)
14. The Wind Done Gone - Alice Randall (3/21/08) 210 p. (0/5)
15. The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 4: The Ironwood Tree (3/16/08) 108 p. (5/5)
16. The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 5: The Wrath of Mulgarath (3/27/08) 136 p. (5/5)
17. Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis (3/30/08) 208 p. (4/5)
18. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett (3/31/08) 120 p. (4/5)
19. The Nixie's Song: Beyond Spiderwick Chronicles - Holly Black (4/6/08) 162 p. (4/5)
20. How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life - Mameve Medwed (4/9/08) 326 p. (4/5)
21. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon (4/30/08) 850 p. (5/5)
22. Real Murders - Charlaine Harris (5/3/08) 175 p. (2/5)
23. Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips - Kris Carr (5/4/08) 203 p. (4/5)
*24. Pasta Imperfect - Maddy Hunter (5/20/08) 349 p. (5/5)
25. We Thought You Would Be Prettier - Laurie Notaro (5/28/08) 223 p. (5/5)
*26. A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle (6/2/08) 315 p. (5/5)
27. Life Laughs - Jenny McCarthy (6/8/08) 215 p. (4/5)
28. Alpine for You - Maddy Hunter (6/9/08) 246 p. (5/5)
29. Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich (6/17/08) 310 p. (5/5)
30. How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life - Kaavya Viswanathan (6/23/08) 314 p. (5/5)
31. Top O' the Mournin' - Maddy Hunter (6/25/08) 439 p. (5/5)
32. The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank (6/28/08) 264 p. (5/5)
33. Swine Not? - Jimmy Buffett (6/28/08) 233 p. (4.5/5)
34. The Fairy Godmother - Mercedes Lackey (6/28/08) 481 p. (4/5)
35. Killing Bridezilla - Laura Levine (6/29/08) 247 p. (5/5)
36. 100 Cupboards - N.D. Wilson (7/6/08) 289 p. (4.5/5)
37. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death - M.C. Beaton (7/17/08) 266 p. (5/5)
38. 20th Century Ghosts - Joe Hill (7/23/08) 316 p. (3/5)
39. Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon (7/26/08) 947 p. (4/5)
40. Trixie Belder: The Secret of the Mansion - Julie Campbell (8/10/08) 263 p. (2/5)
41. Hula Done It? - Maddy Hunter (8/3/08) 390 p. (3/5)
42. Simmer Down - Jessica Conant-Park & Susan Conant (8/20/08) 259 p. (4.5/5)
43. Agatha Raisin & the Vicious Vet - M.C. Beaton (8/29/08) 226 p. (5/5)
44. Agatha Rasin & the Potted Gardener - M.C. Beaton (9/1/08) 224 p. (5/5)
45. Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton (9/8/08) 244 p. (4/5)
46. Agatha Raisin & the Walkers of Dembley - M.C. Beaton (9/15/08) 238 p. (5/5)
47. Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine (9/25/08) 232 p. (4/5)
48. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage - M.C. Beaton (9/20/08) 217 p. (5/5)
49. May Day - Jess Lourey (10/7/08) 226 p. (4.5/5)
50. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist - M.C. Beaton (10/11/08) 229 p. (5/5)
51. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea - Chelsea Handler (10/27/08) 264 p. (4/5)
52. The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death - Laurie Notaro (10/25/08) 218 p. (5/5)
53. I Feel Bad About My Neck - Nora Ephron (11/3/08) 173 p. (4/5)
54. Murder in Miniature - Margaret Grace (11/14/08) 366 p. (4/5)
55. 16 Lighthouse Road - Debbie Macomber (12/3/08) 471 p. (5/5)
56. The Tales of Beedle the Bard - J.K. Rowling (12/20/08) 111 p. (5/5)
57. The Lump of Coal - Lemony Snicket (12/22/08) 30 p. (4.5/5)
58. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death - M.C. Beaton (12/27/08) 230 p. (4/5)
59. A Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg (12/28/08) 229 p. (5/5)

Favorite books of 2008:
A Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg
The Tales of Beedle the Bard - J.K. Rowling
16 Lighthouse Road - Debbie Macomber
eat pray love - Elizabeth Gilbert
Veil of Roses - Laura Fitzgerald

Monday, February 18, 2008

Books Read in 2007

Books Read in 2007

*1. The Road by Cormac McCarthy (5/1/07) 287 pages (A)
2. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (7/4/07) 560 pages (B)
3. Von Cosel by Tom Swicegood (7/16/07) 283 pages (B)
4. The Devil Who Tamed Her by Johanna Lindsey (7/17/07) 455 pages (B)
5. A Farewell to Yarns by Jill Churchill (7/25/07) 239 pages (B)
6. Remainder by Tom Mccarthy (8/2/07) 320 pages (F)
7. A Groom With a View by Jill Churchill (8/6/07) 291 pages (B)
8. This Pen For Hire by Laura Levine (8/15/07) 203 pages (B+)
9. The Cradle Robbers by Ayelet Waldman (8/20/07) 288 pages (B+)
*10. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (8/27/07) 372 pages (A++)
11. Death Gets A Time-Out by Ayelet Waldman (8/29/07) 314 pages (B+)
12. Last Writes by Laura Levine (9/3/07) 234 pages (B)
13. Nursery Crimes by Ayelet Waldman (9/9/07) 215 pages (B+)
*14. Carbs & Cadavers by J.B. Stanley (9/13/07) 380 pages (A-)
15. Killer Blonde by Laura Levine (9/18/07) 234 pages (B)
*16. Mail Order Murder by Leslie Meier (9/20/07) 198 pages (A+)
17. The Big Nap by Ayelet Waldman (9/22/07) 227 pages (B+)
18. Flamingo Fatale by Jimmie Ruth Evans (9/26/07) 308 pages (D)
19. Louder Than Words by Jenny McCarthy (9/29/07) 202 pages (B)
20. The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro (10/2/07) 225 pages (B)
21. Tippy-toe Murder by Leslie Meier (10/4/07) 227 pages (A)
22. Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy (10/9/07) 165 pages (B-)
23. A Playdate With Death by Ayelet Waldman (10/11/07) 229 pages (B)
24. An Idiot Girls' Christmas by Laurie Notaro (10/15/07) 142 pages (B)
25. Baby Laughs by Jenny McCarthy (10/17/07) 211 pages (B-)
26. Shoes to Die For by Laura Levine (10/21/07) 228 pages (B)
27. You Can Run, But You Can't Hide by Duane "Dog" Chapman (10/26/07) 321 pages (B-)
28. Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier (11/6/07) 245 pages (B+)
*29. Fit to Die by J.B. Stanley (11/12/07) 341 pages (A)
30. Autobiography of a Fat Bride by Laurie Notaro (11/19/07) 257 pages (B)
*31. Steve & Me by Terri Irwin (11/19/07) 273 pages (A)
32. The PMS Murder by Laura Levine (12/1/07) 245 pages (B)
33. Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier (12/4/07) 268 pages (A)
34. Murder Plays House by Ayelet Waldman (12/28/07) 312 pages (B+)
35. Death by Pantyhose by Laura Levine (12/31/07) 244 pages (B+)

2007 Statistics:
Books Read: 35
Pages Read: 9543

Cozy Mystery Challenge Completed

I'm so excited I finally finished my first Challenge!

The Cozy Mystery Challenge for the month of September, 2007!









The books I read are:
1. Last Writes by Laura Levine (finished 9/3)
2. Nursery Crimes by Ayelet Waldman (finished 9/9)
3. Carbs & Cadavers by J.B. Stanley (finished 9/13)
4. Killer Blonde by Laura Levine (finished 9/18)
5. Mail Order Murder by Leslie Meier (finished 9/20)
6. The Big Nap by Ayelet Waldman (finished 9/22)
7. Flamingo Fatale by Jimmie Ruth Evans (finished 9/26)
I really enjoyed most of these authors and plan to continue with their series. The only one I didn't care for was Flamingo Fatale by Jimmie Ruth Evans. There was just something about the characters that I could not get attached to.
Overall, I really enjoyed this challenge and will be reading plenty more cozies in the future.

Books Read in 2006


*1. The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum (4/5/06) 384 pages (A-)
2. Right to Life by Jack Ketchum (4/18/06) 158 pages (B)
3. Revenge Gifts by Cindy Cruciger (4/27/06) 304 pages (D)
4. The Sheik's Kidnapped Bride by Susan Mallery (5/4/06) 248 pages (C)
5. The Idler Book of Crap Jobs by Dan Kieran (5/11/06) 160 pages (C)
6. To The Nines by Janet Evanovich (5/13/06) 312 pages (B)
7. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich (7/12/06) 340 pages (B)
*8. Night by Elie Wiesel (7/12/06) 144 pages (A)
9. The Sheik's Arranged Marriage by Susan Mallery (10/3/06) 248 pages (C)
*10. The Quiet Game by Greg Iles (10/22/06) 576 pages (A-)

2006 Statistics:
Books Read: 10
Pages Read: 2874