COMPLETED - 101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge (Perpetual)

101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge
October 20, 2008 - July 18, 2011

Here's a challenge that puts a spin on the 1001 Books To Read Before You Die list. Twiga is hosting this fun, long range challenge. She's allowing for flexibility - you can pick your own start and stop date and she gives you a link to calculate them.


1. My Great Aunt Phibian - Sherry Gerstein (Frog on Cover)
2. Frog In The Kitchen Sink - Jim Post(Animal in title)
3. The Gift - Nora Roberts
4. Sarah, Plain and Tall - Patricia MacLachlan (Newbery Medal Winner)
5. Little Tad Grows Up - Giuliano Ferri
6. One Frog Sang - Shirley Parenteau
7. Sam’s Letters to Jennifer - James Patterson
8. Reflections - Barbara Bush
9. Naughty Neighbor - Janet Evanovich
10. I’m Your Santa - Lori Foster, Diane Castella and Karen Kelly
11. Foul Play - Janet Evanovich
12. Froggy Rides a Bike - Jonathan London
13. Curious George Tadpole Trouble – Mark London Williams
14. Danger in the Dark - Ellie McDonald
15. Doctor Doolittle – Hugh Lofting (Audio)
16. Alice Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll (Audio)
17. The Red Badge of Courage – Stephen Crane (Audio)
18. Around The World in 80 Days - Jules Verne (Audio)
19. Knitting Bones – Monica Ferris
20. A Christmas Thief – Mary Higgins Clark & Carole Higgins Clark
21. Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson (Audio)
22. Murder in Mesopotamia – Agatha Christie (audio)
23. Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich & Leanne Banks
24. 4:50 from Paddington – Agatha Christie
25. Fast Track - Fern Michaels
26. 1st to Die – James Patterson (Audio)
27. Death in the Clouds – Agatha Christie (Audio)
28. Hide and Seek – Fern Michaels
29. Hop on Pop - Dr. Seuss
30. One Fish, Two Fish, Red fish, Blue Fish - Dr. Seuss
31. 2nd Chance - James Patterson (Audio)
32. For One More Day - Mitch Albom (Audio)
33. Blue Christmas - Kay Andrews (Audio)
34. Princess in Training - Meg Cabot
35. Party Princess by Meg Cabot (audio)
36. The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert (Audio)
37. Mr. Poppers Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater (audio)
38. Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale by Jan Carl
39. Thai Die by Monica Ferris (audio)
40. Payback by Fern Michaels
41. Dinner At Mr. Jefferson's by Charles Cerami (Audio)
42. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (audio)
43. Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich (Audio)
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A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (Audio)
Bloodlines - Fiona Mountain
Chocolate Quake – Nancy Fairbanks
False Premises – Leslie Caine
Fatal Feng Shui – Leslie Caine
Mozzarella Most Murderous – Nancy Fairbanks
Pale as the Dead – Fiona Mountain
She Woke Up Married – Suzanne Macpherson
The Body in the Big Apple – Katherine Hall Page
The Body in the Bog - Katherine Hall Page
Drop Dead Beautiful – Jackie Collins
Home for the Holidays – Debbie Macomber
Strike Zone – Kate Angell
Curveball – Kate Angell
Green Eggs and Ham - Dr. Suess
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher – Beatrix Potter
Little House on the Prairie - Laura Ingalls Wilder
George Washington - T. M. Usel
James Monroe - Mike Venezia
John F. Kennedy - Mike Venezia
Laura Ingalls Wilder - Wil Mara
Learning about Integrity from the Life of Eleanore Roosevelt - Nancy Ellwood
A Picture book of Abraham Lincoln - David A. Adler

COMPLETED - YA Challenge 2009

YA Challenge
January 1 - December 31, 2009

J. Kaye of J. Kaye's Book Blog is hosting the 2009 YA Challenge to read 12 YA novels during the challenge period. Anyone is welcome to join - you do not need a blog to participate.

Sign ups and more information are on the post about the challenge.



1. Alice Through the Looking Glass (Audio) Lewis Carroll
2. Around The World in 80 Days (Audio) Jules Verne
3. Death In the Clouds Agatha Christie
4. Doctor Doolittle (Audio) Hugh Lofting
5. The Red Badge of Courage (Audio) Stephen Crane
6. Treasure Island (Audio) Robert Louis Stevenson
7. Princess in Training Meg Cabot
8. The Party Princess (Audio) Meg Cabot
9. Mr. Popper's Penguins (Audio) Richard & Florence Atwater
10. Chicks with Sticks (It's a Purl Thing) - Book 1 (audio) Elizabeth Lenhard
11. Chicks With Sticks (Knit Two Together) - Book 2 Elizabeth Lenhard
12. The Pearl (audio) John Steinbeck
13. Who Cloned the President? Ron Roy
14. Almond Blossom's Mystery: (Flower Fairies) Kay Woodward
15. Beck Beyond the Sea Kimberly Morris
16. Poppy's Perfect Home (Flower Fairies Secret Stories) Pippa Le Quesne
17. The Skeleton at the Smithsonian Rob Roy
18. Tink, North of Never Land Kiki Thorpe
19. Candytuft's Enchanting Treats: A Flower Fairies Chapter Book (Flower Fairies
20. Friends Chapter Book) Cicely Mary Barker
21. Water Street (Audio) Patricia Reilly Giff
22. When Santa Fell To the Earth (Audio) Cornelia Funke
23. Wild Cherry Makes a Wish: Flower Fairies Chapter book #4 (Flower Fairies) Pippa Le Quesne
24. Anne of Green Gables (Audio) Lucy Maud Montgomery

COMPLETED - 20 Books in 2009

20 Books in 2009
January 1 - December 31, 2009

Lynn is hosting the 20 Books in 2009 Challenge where participants are asked to read a total of 20 books in 2009. The rules are:

• You must create a progress page, which will be updated each time you complete one of your 20 books.
• You can read as many books as you want by an author or in the same series.
• If the book is a re-read, it must be from a year ago.
• If you begin the book in 2008 and finish it in 2009, it does count for this challenge.
• The following do not count: comics, catalogs, manga, journals.
• You must link back to this challenge with one of the buttons provided or one that you make for your own personal use.
• If you intend to participate, leave a comment on the main entry stating so. You will then be added to the participants list.
• Everyone who successfully completes the 20 in 2009 challenge will win a small award graphic to display on their website

To read more and sign up, visit the dedicated blog for the challenge.



1. 4:50 From Paddington (Audio) Agatha Christie
2. A Christmas Thief (Audio) Mary Higgins Clark & Carole Higgins Clark
3. Alice Through the Looking Glass (Audio) Lewis Carroll
4. Around The World in 80 Days (Audio) Jules Verne
5. Death In the Clouds Agatha Christie
6. Doctor Doolittle (Audio) Hugh Lofting
7. Fast Track Fern Michaels
8. Hot Stuff Janet Evanovich & Leann Banks
9. Knitting Bones Monica Ferris
10. Murder in Mesopotamia (Audio) Agatha Christie
11. The Red Badge of Courage (Audio) Stephen Crane
12. Treasure Island (Audio) Robert Louis Stevenson
13. 1st To Die (Audio) James Patterson
14. 2nd Chance (Audio) James Patterson
15. Blue Christmas Kay Andrews
16. For One More Day (Audio) Mitch Albom
17. Hide and Seek Fern Michaels
18. Hop on Pop Dr. Suess
19. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Dr. Suess
20. Princess in Training Meg Cabot
21. The Party Princess (Audio) Meg Cabot
22. Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's (Audio) Charles Cerami
23. Gerald R. Ford: Thirty-eight President, 1974-1977 Mike Venezia
24. Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale Jan Carl
25. Mr. Popper's Penguins (Audio) Richard & Florence Atwater
26. Payback (Sisterhood #2) Fern Michaels
27. Thai Die (Audio) Monica Ferris
28. The Tale of Hill Top (Audio) Susan Wittig Albert
29. Motor Mouth Janet Evanovich
30. Chicks with Sticks (It's a Purl Thing) - Book 1 (audio) Elizabeth Lenhard
31. Chicks With Sticks (Knit Two Together) - Book 2 Elizabeth Lenhard
32. Jump, Frog, Jump Robert Kalan
33 Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (Audio) James Patterson
34. A.A. Milne: Author of Winnie-The-Pooh (Rookie Biography) Marlene Toby, Carol Greene
35. Dumpy to the Rescue Julie Andrews Edwards & Emma Walton Hamilton
36. The Death of a Dustman M.C. Beaton
37. The House at Pooh Corner (audio) A. A Milne
38. The Pearl (audio) John Steinbeck
39. The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter
40. ho Cloned the President? Ron Roy
41. Almond Blossom's Mystery: (Flower Fairies) Kay Woodward
42. Beck Beyond the Sea Kimberly Morris
43. Bloodlines Fiona Mountain
44. Murder at the Academy Awards: A Red Carpet Murder Mystery Joan Rivers, Jerrilyn Farmer
45. No Never Sally O Lee
46. Poppy's Perfect Home (Flower Fairies Secret Stories) Pippa Le Quesne
47. Q is for Duck Mary Elting, Michael Folsom, Jack Kent
48. The Skeleton at the Smithsonian Rob Roy
49. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher Beatrix Potter
50. Tink, North of Never Land Kiki Thorpe
51. Transformers: Sam's New Car (Transformers) E. K. Stein
52. Up Close and Personal (audio) Fern Michaels
53. After School Rules (Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends) David Keith
54. Candytuft's Enchanting Treats: A Flower Fairies Chapter Book (Flower Fairies
Friends Chapter Book) Cicely Mary Barker
55. Dragon Egg Mallory Loeher
56. Fall Leaf Project (Robin Hill School) Margaret McNamara
57. Ladies of Liberty The Women Who Shaped America (Audio) Cokie Roberts
58. Prairie Dog Rescue (Go Diego Go) Christine Ricci
59. Run-Away Roley (Bob The Builder) Allison Inches
60. Sunday at Tiffanys James Patterson
61. The Best Chrstmas Pageant Ever Barbara Robinson
62. The Chocolate Jewel Case Joanna Carl
63. The Great Race (Thomas & Friends) by Rev. A. Awdry
64. Thomas & Percy and the Dragon (Thomas & Friends) Rev. A. Awdry
65. Water Street (Audio) Patricia Reilly Giff
66. When Santa Fell To the Earth (Audio) Cornelia Funke
67. Dora Helps Diego (Dora the Explorer) Laura Driscoll
68. Dora's Perfect Pumpkin (Dora the Explorer) Kirsten Larsen
69. Eggs for Everyone (Dora the Explorer) Laura Driscoll
70. Just Keep Swimming (Nemo) Melissa Lagonegro
71. Old, New, Red, Blue (Cars) Melissa Lagonegro
72. Say Cheese (Dora the Explorer) Christine Ricci
73. Vision in White Nora Roberts
74. Wild Cherry Makes a Wish: Flower Fairies Chapter book #4 (Flower Fairies) Pippa Le Quesne
75. Anne of Green Gables (Audio) Lucy Maud Montgomery
76. The Sea Serpent and Me Dashka Slater
77. Froggy's Best Christmas Jonathan London
78. Twelve Lizards Leaping Jan Romero Stevens