Challenges

Challenges for 2012:

 ALA YA Award Books Challenge hosted by Anne at My Head is Full of Books. I am going to read one book in each category.
1. Michael L. Printz Award Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
2. Schneider Family Book Award Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
3. Alex Awards The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
4. Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author for significant and lasting contribution to YA Lit 
(Pick one book by this author)
5. Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding YA book translated from a language other than English and subsequently published in the United States.
6. Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright
7. William C. Morris Award Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
8. YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults 
9. Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults (pick one)
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The Alex Award Challenge is hosted by Bonnie at The Story Girl and I am going to read 1 to 3 books.
  1. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
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The Chris Crutcher Challenge is hosted by Anne at My Head is Full of Books and has no time limit and the goal is to read all of the books by Chris Crutcher.
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The Dystopia 2012 Challenge is hosted by Bonnie at Bookish Ardour. I am going to read 5 books.
  1. When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
  2. Divergent by Veronica Roth
  3. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
  4. Eden's Root by Rachel Fisher
  5. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
  6. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
  7. Unwholly by Neal Shusterman
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I am hosting the Middle East Reading Challenge. I am going to read at least 5 books.
  1. Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera (not for location, but for the subject matter)
  2. A Short History of Africa by Gordon Kerr (not the whole book, but much of it is northern Africa)
  3. Olives by Alexander McNabb
  4. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
  5. Bras, Boys and Blunders: Juliet and Romeo in Bahrain by Vidya Samson (Bahrain)
  6. The Woman Who Fell from the Sky by Jennifer Steil (Yemen)
  7. Shake Off by Mischa Hiller (Syria)
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The Non-fiction/Non-Memoir Challenge is hosted by Julie of My Book Retreat. I am going to read 5 books.
  1. Dewey by Vicki Myron
  2. A Short History of Africa by Gordon Kerr
  3. Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty is not the new Thirty by Tracey Jackson
  4. The Good News Club by Katherine Stewart
  5. Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Vankatesh
  6. Wheelchair Warrior by Melvin Juette and Ronald J Berger
  7. Talking Back to Facebook by James P. Steyer
  8. Visit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew Blackwell
  9. Whatever it Takes by Paul Tough
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The War Through the Generations: 1914-1918 Challenge is hosted by Anna (Diary of an Eccentric) and Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit). I am going to read 3 books.
  1. My Brother's Shadow by Monika Schroder
  2. An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd
  3. The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein
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The What's in a Name 5 Challenge is hosted by Beth at Beth Fish Reads.
  1. A topographical feature: Desert Angel by Charlie Price
  2. Something you'd see in the sky: The Fault in our Stars by John Green
  3. Creepy crawly: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
  4. Type of house: Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera (prison)
  5. Something you'd carry in your pocket, purse or backpack: Gun Games by Faye Kellerman (gun)
  6. Something you'd find on a calendar: Deadline by Chris Crutcher
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Winter Olympics 2014 is hosted by Tanya of GirlXOXO and runs until 2014. I have taken on a huge challenge and will read a book from every country that won a medal in the 2000 Olympics

  1. Germany--My Brother's Shadow by Monika Schroder (author and setting)
  2. Russia--Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol (author)
  3. USA--Dewey by Vicki Myron (author and setting)
  4. Poland--The Baggage Handler by Colin Browne (one of the main characters is Polish)
  5. Australia--Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley (author and setting)
  6. France and Great Britain--An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd
  7. China--Cinder by Marissa Meyer
  8. Japan--Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
  9. Canada--Visit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew Blackwell


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These are the challenges that I participated in during 2011:








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These are the 16 challenges that I participated in during 2010. I completed all of them!




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