2015 Reading Challenges

My Reading Challenges for 2015:

The Where Are You Reading Challenge 2015 hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

Alabama: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, Looking for Alaska by John Green
Alaska
Arizona:

Arkansas:

California:  Smile by Raina Telgemeier, Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern, Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley, A Paper Son by Jason Bucholz
Colorado: 
Connecticut:

Delaware
Florida: Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
Georgia: Wool by Hugh Howey, Ask the Dark by Henry Turner
Hawaii:

Idaho:

Illinois: Relish by Lucy Knisely, Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas: 

Kentucky
Louisiana:

Maine:

Maryland: Song Yet Sung by James McBride
Massachusetts: Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt, Nest by Esther Ehrlich, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin, Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper, The Dogs of Littlefield by Suzanne Berne
Michigan: The Danger Box by Blue Balliett, The Cemetery Boys by Heather (Zac) Brewer
Minnesota:  The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Mississippi: Mosquitoland by David Arnold, Revolution by Deborah Wiles
Missouri: Crows and Cards by Joseph Helgerson
Montana
Nebraska:

Nevada:

New Hampshire: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
New Jersey: 

New Mexico: Masterminds by Gordon Kormon
New York: The Law of Loving Others by Kate Axelrod, Finding the Worm by Mark Goldblatt, Rainey Royal by Dylan Landis, Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli, What Waits in the Woods by Kieran Scott
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio: UnDivided by Neal Schusterman
Oklahoma:

Oregon:

Pennsylvania: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, Doll Bones by Holly Black
Rhode Island
South Carolina: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
South Dakota
Tennessee:

Texas: The Martian by Andy Weir, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Utah
Vermont: Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
Virginia:  Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater, Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver, The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
Washington: Black Hole by Charles Burns, I Was Here by Gayle Forman
Washington, D.C.: Personal History by Katharine Graham
West Virginia
Wisconsin:

Wyoming: One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus

Outside the U.S.:

UK: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, When Marnie Was Here by Joan G. Robinson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, If the Oceans Were Ink by Carla Power, Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
The Congo: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Chechnya: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
Spain: Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Afghanistan: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
The Arctic Circle: Fram by Steve Himmer
Ireland: Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan
France: French Milk by  Lucy Knisley
Vietnam: Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lại
Canada: Anne of Green Gables by H.M. Montgomery
Iran: Persepolis by Marji Satrapi
Mars: The Martian by Andy Weir
South Africa & Japan: The Three by Sarah Lotz
Transylvania: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Germany Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
South Africa & Botswana: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
Australia: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

2015 Mount TBR Challenge hosted by My Reader's Block.
 I am signing up for the Mount Blanc level - aiming for at least 24 TBR books this year.

1. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
2. Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt
3. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 
4. Wool by Hugh Howey 
5. The Danger Box by Blue Balliett  
6. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater 
7. Revolution by Deborah Wiles 
8. One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus
9. UnDivided by Neal Schusterman 
10. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
11. Anne of Green Gables by H.M. Montgomery
12. What Waits in the Woods by Kieran Scott 
13. How To Wake Up by Toni Bernhard
14. Doll Bones by Holly Black
15. Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper
16. The Martian by Andy Weir 
17. The Three by Sarah Lotz
18. Dracula by Bram Stoker  
19. The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
20. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz 
21. Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
22. Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
23. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
24. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

 

2015 Audiobook Challenge hosted by The Book Nympho and Hot Listens.

I am signing up for Binge Listener level, 20-30 audiobooks.

1.  When Marnie Was Here by Joan G. Robinson
2. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 
3. Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
4.  I Was Here by Gayle Forman
5. The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall
6.  The Law of Loving Others by Kate Axelrod
7. Finding the Worm by Mark Goldblatt
8. Mosquitoland by David Arnold 
9.  Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
10. Masterminds by Gordon Kormon
11. Rainey Royal by Dylan Landis 
12. Ask the Dark by Henry Turner 
13. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
14. Nest by Esther Ehrlich
15.  Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lại
16. Crows and Cards by Joseph Helgerson
17. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
18. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier 
19. All Fall Down by Ally Carter
20. Looking for Alaska by John Green
21. Dracula by Bram Stoker
22. The Cemetery Boys by Heather (Zac) Brewer 
23. Challenger Deep by Neal Schusterman 
24. Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
25. George by Alex Gino

2015 Nonfiction Reading Challenge hosted by The Introverted Reader.
I am signing up for the Explorer level, aiming for 6 - 10 nonfiction books.

1. Smile by Raina Telgemeier 
2. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
3. Personal History by Katharine Graham 
4. Relish by Lucy Knisely 
5. French Milk by Lucy Knisley 
6. How To Wake Up by Toni Bernhard
7. If the Oceans Were Ink by Carla Power
8. Persepolis by Marji Satrapi

Back to the Classics Challenge 2015 hosted by Books and Chocolate.
I will aim for 6 classic this year. This challenge has 12 categories to aim to read from:

1.  A 19th Century Classic Dracula by Bram Stoker

2.  A 20th Century Classic
3.  A Classic by a Woman Author.  Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

4.  A Classic in Translation.

5.  A Very Long Classic Novel

6.  A Classic Novella - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

7.  A Classic with a Person's Name in the Title. 

8.  A Humorous or Satirical Classic.  

9.  A Forgotten Classic. 

10.  A Nonfiction Classic. 

11.  A Classic Children's Book.  Anne of Green Gables by H.M. Montgomery

12.  A Classic Play.  

Travel the World in Books Challenge, hosted by Mom's Small Victories
Back in September 2014, I added this new challenge which runs through December 2015. My goal is to read 10 books set in other places/cultures

1. The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (Malaysia)
2. The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata (immigrants, Japanese culture, transient workers)
3.  Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (takes place in Switzerland, Germany, France, Russia, and the Arctic)
4. Haunters by Thomas Taylor (UK and Switzerland, WWII) 
5. Hild by Nicola Griffith (England 7th century) 
6. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Belgian Congo) 
7. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra (Chechnya)
8. Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Spain)
9. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan)
10. Fram by Steve Himmer (the Arctic)
11. Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan (Ireland)
12. French Milk by Lucy Knisley (France) 
13. Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lại (Vietnam) 
14. Anne of Green Gables by H.M. Montgomery (Canada) 
15. Persepolis by Marji Satrapi (Iran)
16.  The Martian by Andy Weir (Mars)
17. The Three by Sarah Lotz (South Africa, Japan)
18.  Dracula by Bram Stoker (Transylvania)
19. Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Germany)
20. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult (South Africa, Botswana)
21. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (Australia)

Big Book Summer Challenge, hosted by Book By Book (me!)
I planned to read 6 Big Books this summer and met my goals:

1. A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
2. Revolution by Deborah Wiles
3. One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
4. UnDivided by Neal Schusterman
5. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
6. Anne of Green Gables by H.M. Montgomery

R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril X, hosted by The Estella Society
Peril the First level - read 4 books in September & October 2015 with spooky, creepy, suspenseful themes

1. All Fall Down by Ally Carter
2. Doll Bones by Holly Black
3. Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper
4. The Martian by Andy Weir 
5. Dracula by Bram Stoker  
6. The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
7. The Cemetery Boys by Heather (Zac) Brewer  
8. The Three by Sarah Lotz

(links to reviews here)