First, a reminder about my TWO ongoing giveaways:
Enter here to win a signed hardcover copy of
EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS by A.S. King
EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS by A.S. King
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SECRETS AT SEA by Richard Peck
SECRETS AT SEA by Richard Peck
Now I want to shine a blog spotlight on:
Katharine Owens over at The Insect Collector (isn't that a great title for a blog?) started the I Dig Reading Challenge and I'm here to catch up on the last six (!) months. (See this post for January through April, books #1 through 43.) Most of these are ARCs, unless otherwise noted:
Here's what I read in May:
44. Dogsled Dreams -- Terry Lynn Johson (I won the book from Natalie Aguirre)
45. Brimstone Key - Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis
46. Liar Society -- Lisa and Laura Roecker
47. Possession -- Elana Johnson
48. Sharks and Boys -- Kristen Tracy
49. The Friendship Doll -- Kirby Larson
50. The Name of the Star -- Maureen Johnson
51. Second Fiddle -- Rosanne Parry (again, won from Natalie!)
(And for those books, I gave money to Philabundance)
Here's what I read in June:
52. Bigger Than a Breadbox -- Laurel Snyder
53. 8th Grade Super Zero -- Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (free copy from the author! Thanks, Bemi!)
54. The Summer I Learned to Fly -- Dana Reinhardt
55. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick -- Van Allsburg, etc
56. Relic Master -- Catherine Fisher
57. Juniper Berry -- Kozlowski
58. The Emerald Atlas -- John Stephens
(I gave money to the Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, for the people in Joplin affected by the devastating tornado)
And in July I read these books:
59. Forever -- Maggie Stiefvater
60. The Centaur's Daughter -- Ellen Jensen Abbott
61. The Help -- Kathryn Stockett (paperback purchased for vacation reading)
62. a manuscript of a YA novel by one of my CPs
63. City of Lies -- Lian Tanner
64. Cold Kiss -- Amy Garvey
(And I gave money at church to help the people affected by the drought in East Africa)
In August I read:
65. The Elegance of the Hedgehog -- Muriel Barberry (paperback purchased for vacation reading)
66. Supernaturally -- Kiersten White
67. Mostly True Story of Jack -- Kelly Barnhill
68. The Future of Us -- Jay Asher/Carolyn Mackler
69. A Need So Beautiful -- Suzanne Young
70. Everybody Sees the Ants -- A. S. King
71. The Fox Inheritance -- Mary Pearson
72. Bad Taste in Boys -- Carrie Harris
73. 13 Gifts -- Wendy Mass
(And I donated to First Book)
Here's what I read in September:
74. Imaginary Girls -- Nova Ren Suma
75. Secrets at Sea -- Richard Peck
76. The Beginning of After -- Jennifer Castle
77. Starstruck -- Cyn Balog
78. Year Without Autumn -- Liz Kessler
79. The Wave -- Todd Strasser (old paperback)
80. Pie -- Sarah Weeks
81. Island's End -- Padma Venkatraman
82. Impulse -- Ellen Hopkins (paperback I purchased)
83. Goliath -- Scott Westerfeld
(I made a donation to the Sunday Breakfast Mission)
And finally, October's reads:
84. Hound Dog True -- Linda Urban
85. Crossed -- Ally Condie
86. Invisible Inkling -- Emily Jenkins
87. Legend -- Marie Lu
88. The Lost Songs -- Caroline B. Cooney
89. May B -- Caroline Starr Rose
90. Cracked -- K.M. Walton
91. Winterling -- Sarah Prineas
92. Under the Never Sky -- Veronica Rossi
93. Darkfall -- Janice Hardy
94. Liesl & Po -- Lauren Oliver
95. Darth Paper Strikes Back -- Tom Angleberger
96. Variant -- Robison Wells
(And I gave to breast cancer research)
See, I'm still keeping a list (as I've done since 2002) of what books I read. But now I'm doing some good with that list. If you haven't followed The Insect Collector yet, get on over there. And join the I Dig Reading Challenge. There's no obligation. You can give as much or as little per book as you want. Even a dollar per book can help someone. And you don't have to let anyone know how much you're giving.
I think it's safe to say I'll definitely make my goal of 100 books read in 2011. Do you have a reading goal? How many books have you read so far this year?
You are a wonder, Joanne. What a great reading challenge. I'm honored to see that #90 was part of this.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! That's quite a list. I don't keep a list, but I should!
ReplyDeleteHi Kate! It must be really cool to see your own book on this list!
ReplyDeleteBarbara, you should keep a list. It's great for remembering the title of that book you read six months ago. I started out keeping notes on each book, but that's time-consuming, so I merely jot down the title, author, genre and date I finished reading.
Thanks for the blog love Joanne- we finally have power again (whew!) I am posting on I Dig Reading next week and I'll link to your post. Looks like some great ones!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kat. YAY! So glad you got your power back. Whew! That was a long time.
ReplyDeleteI don't keep a list of what I've read either. But I do keep a list of what I'd like to read :-) I enjoy reading the list of what you've read, though! I've only read one from your list today (Secrets at Sea), but have 2 or 3 others from it added to my Wish List.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fun list to keep, Kim! And it must keep getting longer all the time.
ReplyDeleteMy reading challenge was a bit smaller, I'm on the GoodReads 50 books / year challenge and I'm on 46. No problem.
ReplyDeleteHere's what's crazy, though. At least I thought so. None of my 50 or your 100 match, and we both read a lot of MG and YA books. Although several of yours are on my to read list.
You've inspired me to create a list when I get to 50 or the end of Dec. I'd happily to a pledge challenge, but I think 50 books is my max.
Danika, that IS crazy! None of them match? Wow. Just shows you how many wonderful books are being published every year. Gives me hope. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see your list when you get it organized.