Fall 2013/Winter 2014 Reading Challenge

Hosted by  College Students! book group GoodReads.
Ran from September 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014.
Total Possible Points: 500
Total Possible Books: 43
My Outcome: 265 points and 26 books.

Check out some of my reviews for these books: Book Thoughts

5 points: 
1. Special Snowflake: Divergent  by Veronica Roth 10/6/13
2. Recycle, recycle, recycle: Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson 1/9/14
3. Christmas Time’s For Kids: 
4. Witches Brew:  Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl 1/31/14
5. Banned Books Week: The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 1/23/14
6. Fall/Winter Challenge: Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews 3/8/14
7. Day of the Dead: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 2/21/14
8. Architectural Marvels: Juliet by Anne Fortier 1/5/14
total points: 35/40

10 points: Completely Back-To-School
1. First we learn our letters "A": An Abundance of Katherines by John Green 2/23/14
2. First we learn our letters "Z": How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer 3/7/14
3. Then we learn our numbers "1": 
4. Then we learn our numbers "5+": The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith 3/11/14
5. Nouns: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick 9/30/13
6. Verbs: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 3/5/14
7. Teachers: 
8. School Supplies: Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan 3/16/14
total points 60/80

15 points
1. Hocus Pocus and Elf: 
2. One and Only: 
3. White Elephant: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 11/26/13
4. Changing Colors: The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs 9/21/13 Every character in this book in some way changed from the kind of people that they were at the beginning of the book.
5. Page to Small Screen: 
6. Book 2.0:
7. On the Campaign Trail: 
8. September is Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: 
total points 30/120

20 points
1. Group Read: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 9/26/13
2. Alliteration: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis 1/16/13
3. Spring/Summer Winner’s task: 
total points 40/60

25 points (2 books each)
1. Battle of the Sexes: 

2. Out with the old, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 11/20/13
     In with the new: Me before you by Jojo Moyes 11/11/13
3. Intimidating Read:
     and Fun Read: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 11/14/13
4. Birthday Celebrations: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 10/27/13 (Jan)
L.A Candy by Lauren Conrad 2/2/14 (Feb)5. We Didn’t Start the Fire: 

6. A Balanced View: Blog Inc. by Joy Deangdeelert Cho 11/6/13
The Cult of the Amateur by Andrew Keen 2/15/147. Body 
    & Mind: 
8. Two Become One:Eat, Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 12/21/13
Every Day by David Levithan 1/7/14
"Eat, Pray, Love Every Day"
total points 100/200

Grand total: 265/500