Themed Reading Challenge
February 1, 2009 – July 31, 2009
Wendy at Caribousmom is hosting The Themed Reading Challenge which is a six month challenge designed to help readers clear books from their to-be-read stacks which center around a common theme or themes. Here are the “rules”:
- Books should be chosen from the reader’s TBR pile (this may be an actual physical pile or a virtual pile).
- The goal is to read 4 to 6 books linked by theme.
- Overlaps with other challenges are allowed.
- Readers may change their list of books at any time.
- Readers may choose three different levels of participation:
- Read at least 4 books with the same theme.
- Read at least 5 books that share at least TWO themes.
- Read at least 6 books that share MORE than two themes.
I have chosen to read books by Utah authors, which are local to me. These were all on my TBR to begin with, so I love the opportunity to put them into a challenge. The pool to choose from:
- Grace by Richard Paul Evans
- The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
- River Secrets by Shannon Hale
- Enna Burning by Shannon Hale
- The 13th Reality, The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner
- J. Scott Savage
- Fablehaven, Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull
- Fablehaven, Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull
- The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull
- Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
- Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George
- Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George
- Mira, Mirror by Mette Ivie Harrison
- The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison
- The Shakeress by Kimberley Heuston
- The Loser’s Guide to Life and Love by A.E. Cannon
- The Way He Lived by Emily Wing Smith
- The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
- Charlotte’s Rose by A.E. Cannon
- That Went Well: Adventures for Caring for My Sister by Terrell Harris Dougan
- The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale
- The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner
- Once Was Lost by Sara Zarr
Fun theme, Natasha…glad you’ll be joining the challenge in 2009!
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on July 15th, 2009 at 4:03 pm[...] Themed Reading Challenge hosted by Wendy at Caribousmom wrapped up in July. Dang. I wish I had the full year for this one because I’m definitly not stopping especially considering that I still have 4 books in my to be reviewed pile that would count for the challenge and several more in my TBR. My theme was to read books from my local Utah authors. This challenge wrapped up with 5 out of the 4 required books reviewed. So officially it’s completed but this will be an ongoing challenge for me. [...]
on September 14th, 2009 at 2:06 am