Final Reading Challenges 2010

I have been inspired!! LOL

One of the blogs I started following that I found because of the Bible in 90 Days Challenge (see link on the side of my blog), I'll insert blog if I get permission from owner, is participating in a rather impressive list of reading challenges.

I have decided to follow suit! Here's the challenges I have decided to participate in:

The 2010 Support Your Local Library Challenge
As I JUST got my library card this week for my local library I think it rather fitting that I participate! LOL My plan is to aim for 50.

Books from the Library:
1. Nursing America: One Year Behind the Nursing Stations of an Inner-City Hospital, by Sandy Balfour
2. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
3. 1984, by George Orwell
4. Summer, by Karen Kingsbury
5. Someday, by Karen Kingsbury
6. Sunrise, by Karen Kingsbury
7. Soldier Dead, by Michael Sledge
8. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
9. Redemption, by Gary Smalley and Karen Kingsbury
10. Sunset, by Karen Kingsbury
11. Remember, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
12. Return, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
13. Rejoice, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
14. Reunion, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
15. Shades of Blue, by Karen Kingsbury
16. A Company of Swans, by Eva Ibbotson
17. The Yada Yada Prayer Group, by Neta Jackson
18. Divine, by Karen Kingsbury
19. The Parting: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
20. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
21. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down, by Neta Jackson
22. The Forbidden: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
23. Fame, by Karen Kingsbury
24. Forgiven, by Karen Kingsbury
25. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real, by Neta Jackson
26. The Longing: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
27. Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White
28. Found, by Karen Kingsbury
29. Family, by Karen Kingsbury
30. Bygones, Sommerfeld Trilogy Series #1, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
31. Beginnings, Sommerfeild Trilogy Series #2, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
32. Blessings, Sommerfield Trilogy Series #3, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
33. Forever, by Karen Kingsbury
34. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough, by Neta Jackson
35. The Telling, by Beverly Lewis
36. The Missing, by Beverly Lewis
37. The Telling, by Beverly Lewis
38. Plain Perfect, by Beth Wiseman
39. Plain Pursuit, by Beth Wiseman
40. Plain Promise, by Beth Wiseman


The Chunkster Challenge
CHALLENGE COMPLETED
This one will probably be my biggest actual challenge. Chunksters are books that are at least 450 pages long (525 pages if Large Print books are used). THIS challenge runs February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011. I am aiming for the level of 3 books.

Chunkster Books-:
1. Remember, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley, 593 pages Large Print
2. Rejoice, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley, 530 pages Large Print
3. Reunion, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley, 575 pages Large Print
4. American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld 550 pages Regular Print
5. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real, by Neta Jackson 576 pages Large Print
6. Bible 1543 pages tiny print

100+ Reading Challenge
This sounds hard, but it isn't! LOL Since literally ANYTHING counts. I know I can do this one!! Even my Bible reading counts!! :)

100+ Reading Books:
1. Bible
2. Nursing America: One Year Behind the Nursing Stations of an Inner-City Hospital, by Sandy Balfour
3. What a Girl Wants, by Kristin Billerbeck
4. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
5. 1984, by George Orwell
6. How Starbucks Saved My Life, by Michael Gates Gill
7. Summer, by Karen Kingsbury
8. Someday, by Karen Kingsbury
9. Sunrise, by Karen Kingsbury
10. Soldier Dead, by Michael Sledge
11. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
12. Redemption, by Gary Smalley and Karen Kingsbury
13. Sunset, by Karen Kingsbury
14. Remember, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
15. Return, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
16. Rejoice, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
17. Reunion, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley
18. Shades of Blue, by Karen Kingsbury
19. A Company of Swans, by Eva Ibbotson
20. American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld
21. The Yada Yada Prayer Group, by Neta Jackson
22. Divine, by Karen Kingsbury
23. The Parting: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
24. Rebecca's Promise (Adam's County Trilogy Series #1), by Jerry Eicher
25. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
26. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down, by Neta Jackson
27. The Forbidden: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
28. Fame, by Karen Kingsbury
29. Forgiven, by Karen Kingsbury
30. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real, by Neta Jackson
31. The Longing: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
32. Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White
33. Found, by Karen Kingsbury
34. Family, by Karen Kingsbury
35. Bygones, Sommerfeld Trilogy Series #1, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
36. Beginnings, Sommerfeild Trilogy Series #2, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
37. Blessings, Sommerfield Trilogy Series #3, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
38. Forever, by Karen Kingsbury
39. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough, by Neta Jackson
40. Above The Line: Take One, by Karen Kingsbury
41. Above the Line: Take Two, by Karen Kingsbury
42. Above the Line: Take Three, by Karen Kingsbury
43. Above the Line: Take Four, by Karen Kingsbury
44. Rebecca's Return (Adam's County Trilogy Series #2)
45. Rebecca's Choice (Adam's County Trilogy Series #3), by Jerry S. Eicher
46. Unlocked, by Karen Kingsbury
47. The Telling, by Beverly Lewis
48. The Missing, by Beverly Lewis
49. The Telling, by Beverly Lewis
50. Plain Perfect, by Beth Wiseman
51. Plain Pursuit, by Beth Wiseman
52. Plain Promise, by Beth Wiseman

Buy One and Read it in 2010
This challenge is different because I MUST purchase the books for this challenge. They must be both bought and read in 2010. My goal is 12 books, one a month.

Buy One and Read It in 2010 Books:
1. What a Girl Wants, by Kristin Billerbeck
2. How Starbucks Saved My Life, by Michael Gates Gill
3. American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld
4. Rebecca's Promise (Adam's County Trilogy Series #1), by Jerry Eicher
5. Above The Line: Take One, by Karen Kingsbury
6. Above the Line: Take Two, by Karen Kingsbury
7. Above the Line: Take Three, by Karen Kingsbury
8. Above the Line: Take Four, by Karen Kingsbury
9. Rebecca's Return (Adam's County Trilogy Series #2)
10. Rebecca's Choice (Adam's County Trilogy Series #3), by Jerry S. Eicher
11. Unlocked, by Karen Kingsbury

Just when I thought I'd found enough...

New-To-Me Christian Author Challenge

I must read 20 books by 20 different Christian Authors I have not read from before. For me this is good because I'm such a new Christian and should expand my authors list.

New-To-Me Christian Authors Books:
1. What a Girl Wants, by Kristin Billerbeck
2. Summer, by Karen Kingsbury
3. Redemption, by Gary Smalley (and Karen Kingsbury who is not new to me anymore)
4. The Yada Yada Prayer Group, by Neta Jackson
5. The Parting: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
6. Rebecca's Promise (Adam's County Trilogy Series #1), by Jerry Eicher
7. Bygones, Sommerfeld Trilogy Series #1, by Kim Vogel Sawyer

Max Lucado (Proposed)


451 Challenge
Read 7 books from the master list on the link above. Several books on here I've been wanting to read or re-read!

451 Challenge Books:
1. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
2. 1984 - George Orwell
3. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
4. Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White

5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling (Proposed)
6. Little Women - Louise May Alcott (Proposed)
7. The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (Proposed)
8. Black Beauty - Anna Sewall


Now this time I really am done!! LOL

April 25, 2010: Okay, so since I have recently become virtually ADDICTED to some series' of books I thought it might be good to add these challenges too! LOL

First In A Series Challenge
CHALLENGE COMPLETED
To qualify, a book must be the first book in a series. There are 4 levels to the challenge, I am going to try to achieve the second level, 6 books.

First in a Series books:
1. What a Girl Wants, by Kristin Billerbeck
2. Sunrise, by Karen Kingsbury
3. Redemption, by Gary Smalley and Karen Kingsbury
4. The Yada Yada Prayer Group, by Neta Jackson
5. The Parting: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
6. Rebecca's Promise (Adam's County Trilogy Series #1), by Jerry Eicher
7. Fame, by Karen Kingsbury (Firstborn Series)
8. Bygones, Sommerfeld Trilogy Series #1, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
9. Above The Line: Take One, by Karen Kingsbury
10. The Telling, by Beverly Lewis (Seasons of Grace Book 1)
11. Plain Perfect, by Beth Wiseman (A Daughters of the Promise Novel #1)

The 2nd Challenge
CHALLENGE COMPLETED
To qualify, a book must either be second in a series or the second book you have read by a particular author. Again, since I've REALLY gotten into series, or particular authors, this should be easy for me! This also has four levels and I am aiming for the second level of 6 books.

The 2nd Books:
1. Summer, by Karen Kingsbury 2nd in a series
2. Animal Farm, by George Orwell 2nd book by George Orwell
3. Return, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley 2nd in a series
4. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury 2nd read by Ray Bradbury (been a LOOOONG time, not on this list)
5. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down, by Neta Jackson 2nd in a series
6. The Forbidden: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis 2nd in a series
7. Forgiven, by Karen Kingsbury 2nd in a series
8. Beginnings, Sommerfeild Trilogy Series #2, by Kim Vogel Sawyer 2nd in a series
9. Above the Line: Take Two, by Karen Kingsbury 2nd in a series
10. Rebecca's Return (Adam's County Trilogy Series #2) 2nd in a series
11. The Missing, by Beverly Lewis (Seasons of Grace Book 2)
12. Plain Pursuit, by Beth Wiseman
13. Plain Promise, by Beth Wiseman

Finish That Series Challenge
CHALLENGE COMPLETED
To qualify, there is no number of BOOKS I must read, it is simply a matter of how many SERIES I finish. For the sake of simplicity I will list the book that COMPLETED the series however and then in parenthesis what the series title is if there is one. I'm pretty excited about this challenge and am shooting for the third level of FIVE series.

Finish That Series Challenge Books:

1. Sunset, by Karen Kingsbury (Karen Kingsbury's Sunrise Series, 4 books)
2. Reunion, by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley (Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley's Redemption Series, 5 books)
3. The Longing: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis (The Courtship of Nellie Fisher Series, 3 Books)
4. Blessings, Sommerfield Trilogy Series #3, by Kim Vogel Sawyer (Sommerfield Trilogy, 3 Books)
5. Forever, by Karen Kingsbury (Firstborn Series, 5 books)
6. Above the Line: Take Four, by Karen Kingsbury (Above the Line Series, 4 books)
7. Rebecca's Choice (Adam's County Trilogy Series #3), by Jerry S. Eicher (Adam's County Trilogy, 3 books)
8. The Telling, by Beverly Lewis (Seasons of Grace Book 3)


ADDED June 25, 2010

Summer Reading Program @ The Library
Program ended

Books:
1. Forgiven, by Karen Kingsbury
2. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real, by Neta Jackson
3. The Longing: The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, by Beverly Lewis
4. Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White
5. Found, by Karen Kingsbury
6. Family, by Karen Kingsbury
7. Bygones, Sommerfeld Trilogy Series #1, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
8. Beginnings, Sommerfeild Trilogy Series #2, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
9. Blessings, Sommerfield Trilogy Series #3, by Kim Vogel Sawyer


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REMOVED CHALLENGES:

Christian Non-Fiction Challenge
For this challenge I need to read 10 Christian Non-Fiction books by the end of the year.

***6 March 2010: I am considering not doing this challenge at this point. I have become VERY intrigued in a couple different Christian fiction series that I am so interested in completing that I am not sure I have time to do this. BUT, I am not removing the challenge from my list, I still may be able to finish it!***


The Colorful Reading Challenge
For this challenge I will read 9 different books with 9 different colors in the title.

***6 August 2010: I am pretty sure at this point I will not be completing this challenge. I have found myself too intrigued with Christian Fiction, particularly with those within the genre of the "plain" communities. To fulfill this challenge will be very difficult. I am striking it for now, but will continue to add to it IF books I choose to read fulfill the rules!***

Colorful Books:
1. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
2. Shades of Blue, by Karen Kingsbury

Black Beauty (Proposed)

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What I am doing now and in 2011

Well, I haven't blogged in a while. My bad. I've been pretty busy. I know. So here's the quick rundown.

-busy with work
-busy with the kids
-State Representative (board position) with twin club
-Counselor with the Pathfinders at church (10-15 year old youth group)
-Thirty-One Independent Consultant

That is the "going on right now" on top of the holidays and feverishly crocheting for gifts and just because I love to this time of year.

Next year, in addition to the above items, because NONE of them are going away...

-Deaconess at church
-tackling Master Guide in Pathfinders (the kids all have different levels they earn, similar to moving from one level to another in scouts, except in Pathfinders you truly EARN your way from one to the next, and adults can earn Master Guide, and from what I am reading, it is NO SMALL UNDERTAKING!!!)
-moving sometime between April and August, hopefully not far, but still, it's a HUGE disruption
-hoping to attend the Thirty-One convention in July, if I can afford it
-At some point I may need to make a trip south, but that is still up in the air, timing and money play a big role in that.

So as you can see, I will be one BUSY BUSY beaver. But happy. :)

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Not so patiently waiting....

I am VERY not patiently waiting for my blogger friends out there in bloggy land to post NEXT years reading challenges... Sad thing being, I know exactly which challenges I'm willing to do, and praying they repost them. I have such a full plate for next year, I cannot take on new challenges in this arena. I'm cutting down to very specific challenges.

*100+ books (divided by 2, meaning, my actual goal is only 50+ books for the year, and if I manage to do more, well that is simply FABULOUS)

*Support your Local Library (at least half my books read are from the library, plain and simple, I want a 50% ratio minimum, not too hard, currently well over half are from the library, and a good number more are already on the shelves at home!)

*First in a Series (6 books that are the first book in a series)

*Second (6 books that are either the second book in a series or you are reading for the second time, or are a second book by the same author, I think that was the rules on that one LOL)

*Finish that series (6 completed series. You have to read ALL the books in 6 different series for this one to count. But I LOVE series books. :) )

That should do it. If they don't post these challenges, I'll just do them on my own, because they are how I want to challenge myself in terms of reading.

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