The Spring Book Challenge List

Here it is...THE LIST. The list of categories that will mold my reading list for the next three months. The spring list feels a little more daunting than the winter list...There aren't as many vague topics where I could perhaps fit a book that I'm really wanting to read so I may stray from this challenge more than I did in the Winter challenge. We'll see though! My ideas for what to read for some categories are written under the category. I will bold the titles as I finish them.

5 Point Tasks:
1. In Honor of Mother’s Day read a book about motherhood (fiction or non-fiction) or with the word mother in the title.
· Jewel by Bret Lott
2. Read a book that is released in April, May, or June of 2009.
· Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
3. Read 2 of your favorite childhood chapter books.
· The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis and Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
4. Read a book with a one-word title.
· Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
5. Read a book with a flower or plant in the title.
· The Winter Rose
· The Mask of the Black Tulip
6. Read a book with a Spring word in the title (Ex: rain, sun, showers, Easter, Grass, Egg)
· The Art of Racing in the Rain
7. Read a book with one of these words in the title: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue, or wedding (As June is the big wedding month)
8. Close your eyes and point to a book on your bookshelf/tbr pile and read that book.
9. Read a book about Baseball.
· The Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger
10. Read a book with the name of a character or person in the title.
· Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

10 Point Tasks:
1. Listen to an audio book.
· Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
2. Read a collection of short stories/ poetry.
3. Read a book that takes place in your city/state.
· A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton
4. Read a book written by a Hispanic author.
· Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
5. Read a book by a Gay, Lesbian or Transgender author or with a GLT character.
· Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
6. Read a Classic.
· Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
7. Read a book where the main character is a child.
· The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
8. Read a book your Husband/Significant other picked for you.
9. Read a True Crime Book.
10. Read a book about a war/soldier
· They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky

15 Point Tasks:
1. Read one of the NBC books (April, May, or June) and participate in the discussion.
· A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle (April book)
2. Read a book that was required of you to read in High School that you didn’t finish or appreciate.
· The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. Read a book from the 1001 books you should read before you die.
· Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
4. Finish a book you started and never finished (You can’t be more than half way through).
· Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
5. Read the book that has had a movie counterpart released in 2009.
· Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
6. Read a book with the title format "The _____'s ______." (like The Pilot's Wife, The Time-Traveler's Wife, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, etc)
7. Read a Pulitzer Prize winner.
· The Road by Cormac McCarthy
8. Read a book where the character/or author has the same first name as you or your husband/significant other.
9. Read a book that was released the year you were born.
· The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
10. Hook up with a nestie and read the book they tell you to.

25 Point Tasks:

1. Stephen King/Richard Bachman novel
   · The Mist by Stephen King
2. Historical fiction AND a nonfiction on the same subject
3. Read a book from genre you do not normally
   · Enduring Justice by Amy Wallace
4. Read a book and cook a meal inspired by it
5. Book inspired by a song you like. Write song verse/haiku and share on NBC · The Host by Stephanie Meyer

If you have any ideas for the categories that are blank, feel free to leave a comment with a suggestion! Some of the ones (like "read a book with a one word title") have so many options that I didn't want to commit to one in writing so I can just read whatever I feel like. But others I just don't have any ideas for yet!

Winter Book Challenge

I'm really excited about this challenge! I like the idea of challenging myself to read books that fit the topics so I will pick up things that I wouldn't necessarily read otherwise. Here's my (tentative) list of books I'm going to read for the challenge topics. The ones that are bold I have completed!

The Winter Challenge
5-Point Tasks
1. Read A Book with a color in the title (red, blue, black Ect.).
Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon
2. Read A Book with a number in the title (1, 2, 3, etc.).
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Slaughterhouse-Five
3. Read A Book with the book Love in the title.
Love Walked In by Maris de los Santos
4. Read a Book with a type of Candy in the title (chocolate, bon bons, etc.)
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
5. Read a Book with an animal in the title (dog, horse, cat, etc,)
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
6. Read the Book that has been on your TBR pile the longest?
Angela’s Ashes
7. Take 10 titles off you TBR Pile (minus the one above if you do it) and put the titles of each on a piece of paper. Then put in hat scramble them up and pick one out. Read that book.
Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
8. Read a Mystery Book.

9. Read a Book with a winter word in the title (snow, ice, sleet, cold, etc.)
The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
10. Read a Book where an African-American is the main character. (February is African American history month)
Jazz by Toni Morrison

10 Point Tasks
1. Read a Non-fiction book.
Three Cups of Tea
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Against Medical Advice by James Patterson
2. Read a Book with January, February, or March in the title.
The March by EL Doctorow
3. Read a Book whose title contains a body part (heart, toe, finger, etc.)
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
4. Read a Book by an author you have never read before.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
5. Read a Romance Novel

6. Read a Historical Fiction Book.
Sin in the Second City
7. Read a book with the name of a city, country, continent in the title.
The Chicago Way by Michael Harvey
8. Read a Book about music
Bel Canto
9. Read a book about a celebrity

10. Read a Young adult book.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

15 Point Tasks
1. Read a book with an occupation in the title.
The Master Butcher’s Singing Club
2. Read a book that you have already seen the movie for.
The Devil Wears Prada
3. Read a banned book.
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
4. Read a Book written by an African-American Author
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
5. Read a Fiction or Non-fiction book about a politician or politics

6. Read a book in a series and the one that follows it.
4th and 5th Sookie Stackhouse books
7. Read a book from the 1001 books list.
Middlesex
8. Read a book from a bestsellers list.
The Shack by William P. Young
9. Read a Fiction or Non-fiction book about Football, Basketball, or Hockey.
Bleachers by John Grisham
10. Read a book you read in High School.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

25 Point Tasks
1. Read a book and then watch the movie
The Golden Compass
2. Read a Book than cook a meal inspired by it.
Outlander and Scottish Eggs (not a meal but Hubs has been begging me to make them)
3. Read a book over 700 pages.
2666 by Roberto Bolaño