Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Christmas in July

I'm in the mood for snow! Don't get me wrong, I love the sun and would live at the beach if I could but for some reason, I feel like snow.

Let's read snow books. Christmas books, skiing books, books with a winter setting!

Rules & Sign-ups

1. Challenge runs from July 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009. Join anytime.

2. Read as many books as you can. A list would be nice but not necessary and it is not written in stone (or even pen).

3. Overlaps with other challenges are acceptable.

4. Blog about the challenge (with a link back to this post) then sign up. When you sign up, link to your challenge post, not your blog, unless we can easily find the link on your site.

5. You do not need your own blog to join the challenge, just comment below.

6. You do not need to review your books but it would be nice. You could just post what book you read and a bit about it.

7. Come back the first week of September and I'll have a post where you can comment with your wrap up post. I hope to have prizes but I'm undecided on the "rules" for receiving them, any ideas?


7 comments:

Book Dragon said...

I better join my own challenge! Ready to join me?

Grilsgood said...

I was just gettign ready to read one, now there is a challenge. Lindy/CT

SueFitz said...

Sounds like fun

Book Dragon said...

Hey every one, August is winding down to a close. How are you doing on your winter books????

Mr. Linky isn't working for some of you ;( drop me a comment!

Grilsgood said...

I have finished:

1. Andrews, Mayry Kay Blue Christmas
2. Henry, Sue Murder onthe Idarod snow and lots of it
3. Meier, Leslie Cooking Cutter Mystery
4. Costillo, Linda Sworn to Silence Snow
5. Jackson, Lisa Chosen One Snow

Book Dragon said...

Grilsgood - Great list. Chosen One is snow? Dang, I missed a great 1 book for 2 challenges opportunity!

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Stats

New blog goal for 2010. I'm going to try keeping a running total of the following. We'll see how long it lasts... well, let's try this again for 2011! Just remember, anything with an ISBN counts, even the short stories.
Up to date as of December 18 (to the best of my knowledge)

Books read, new: 231
Books read, re-read: 27
New to me authors: 64
Pages: 19,841 plus 168 ebooks
Reviews posted: 29


Nonfiction: 10
Picture Books to Young Adult: 34
Banned/Challenged Books: none? fix this next year!

books left to read in 2012

Don't know if this will work or not but will give it a try. . .

As of May 25, early a.m., I have the following books left to read to complete all of my open challenges.

68 separate ISBNs
22 21 specific states
1-6 :: 0-5 :: 0-4 cozy mysteries
1 Mystery/Suspense with a weapon in title (Poison)
4 3 Dystopia
1 Fairy Tale
1 from 100 Best list
1 Science Fiction
1 Literary Fiction
1 Classic (Hound of the Baskervilles)
3 Memoirs
1 Fae
?? The Unread Book
7 Harry Potter
7 Narnia
3 by Dean Koontz
5 Song of Fire and Ice series - Game of Thrones
7 free ebooks
Redwall
Easy Prey
Magic Kingdom for Sale-Sold
1 Disney Lit
311 Pelican Court
5 specific colors
1 foodie
12 11 specific...Summer Book Challenge
8-10 8-9 specific...Summer Reading Challenge
5 specific..Getting Lost in a Comfortable Book
1 AlA's Top Ten/2011
"x" title
review 2+ personal books
review 8 already read ARCs
review 15 ARCs
Room
11 Shelf Discovery books


Some of these can/will overlap but it is still a HUGE list.