Expanding Horizons Challenge Completed

1. Revolution is not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
2. The Girl with the White Flag by Tomiko Higa
3. Yellow Umbrella by Jae soo Liu
4. Year of the Rat by Grace Lin
5. The Fold by An Na
6. The Mats by Francisco Arcellana
7. Guji, Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen
8. The Dragon’s Child by Laurence Yep

Jewish Literature Challenge Completed!

Callista is hosting a new challenge, the Jewish Literature Challenge. It does have its own blog. I’m assuming she’ll invite participants so they can post their as well as on their own blogs.
Golden Dreydl by Ellen Kushner
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
The Entertainer and the Dybbuk by Sid [...]

Reading Full Circle Completed

Thoughts of Joy is hosting the Reading Full Circle 2008 Challenge. I’m not exactly sure on the dates. The NovelChallenge group says it’s a year-long challenge. The original post doesn’t say. And the Mr. Linky post says through March. The goal is to read six “linked” books. The rules are on the sign up page [...]

Eponymous Challenge Completed

Hosted by Coversgirl, the Eponymous Reading Challenge can be found here.
All my books are by Beverly Cleary.
Beezus and Ramona
Ramona the Pest
Ramona the Brave
Ramona and Her Father
Ramona and Her Mother
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Ramona Forever
Ramona’s World

Hans Christian Andersen Award Reading Challenge

Read books by authors and/or illustrators that have won a Hans Christian Andersen Award. See the list of winners below. This challenge has its own blog. Reviews will be submitted via Mr. Linky.
How many books? 4-8 is what I’d recommend as a “challenge” goal. More is welcome. Always. But if you can only squeeze three [...]

Shady Glade’s YA Challenge Completed!

Alyssa of The Shady Glade is hosting a reading challenge. It runs from whenever you sign up (that would be January 23rd for me) until April 20th 2008.
I am copying the rules directly from her site. I hope she doesn’t mind. If I don’t copy the rules, I have a tendency to forget them and [...]

Novella Challenge Completed

I have just joined the novella challenge!
Simplified rules: Read six books (100-250 pps) between April 2008 and September 2008.
1. Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey
2. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3. The End of the Beginning by Avi
4. A Beginning, A Muddle, and An End by Avi
5. Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
6. Speak [...]

Herding Cats Challenge

Renay is starting this challenge. Read it about it there. [she has an information page, a participants page, a reading lists page and a full book list page.] The rules are to make a list of ten books you love. Share that list with her (and the other participants). Read three books from other people’s [...]

14th Challenge Completed!

The Magic of Ink hosted a reading challenge from February 1rst through April 30th 2008. It is called Royalty Rules. Here are the rules for the challenge:
Rules: Read two, three, or four books of whatever genre you choose, whether you want to read about historical kings, modern queens, or fairytale princesses. The only parameter is [...]

Arthurian Challenge

The Arthurian Challenge
When: April 2008 through March 2009
Where: Becky’s Very-Own Arthurian Challenge blog
Goal: To read 6-12 books starring characters found in or inspired by Arthurian legends. (King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, Lady of the Lake, etc.)
How: To sign up, leave a comment on this post. It’s quick and simple. Just announce your intention to participate.
Rules: [...]