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I want to continue this challenge from last year since I so totally failed :)

Yearly Challenge: GoodReads 100
Goal: 3/26


Brave New World
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Dune
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Picture of Dorian Gray
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Odyssey
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
Catch-22
Crime and Punishment
The Stand
The Bell Jar
A Prayer for Owen Meany
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Watchmen
The Master and Margarita
Lonesome Dove
Invisible Man
Like Water for Chocolate
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Fight Club
The Fountainhead
Ulysses
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Interpreter of Maladies

Kelsi's Randomizer Challenge 2014
January 1-Dec 31

Goal: 1/20

10: The Nanny Diaries
21:A Streetcar Named Desire
78:One Hundred Years of Solitude
103:Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child
109:The Six Wives of Henry VIII
121:The Life of Elizabeth I
146:The Bean Trees
177:The Hedge Knight
196:Coraline
226:The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
244:Slaughterhouse-Five
248:The Master and Margarita
303:A Farewell to Arms
306:The Island of Dr. Moreau
311:Middlemarch
313:With Liberty and Justice for All: A Life Spent Protecting the Right to Choose
335:The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
336:1776
337:The Autobiography of Malcolm X
348: The Rosie Project

Kelsi's Listopia Challenge
2/16

*This is a continuation from last year, since I did not finish the challenge.

List One: Best Books of the 20th Century
1.Brave New World
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List Two: Best Nonfiction Non Biography
1.Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
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List Five: Best American History Books
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THE STRING THEORY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Goal: 2/5

At some point in our lives, most of us have read something in a book we wanted to know more about—be it a time in history, a location, or even a hobby one of the characters has. The point of this challenge is to broaden your horizons, to learn more about the things that interest you.

Pick a book, any book, and note the things you find interesting in the story. After that first book is read, you'll select another book that links with something from the first book.

Example: Let's say you started reading The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a dystopian book, the main character has a great bond with her sister, children fight each other to the death, and Katniss enjoys hunting and archery. So let's say you are really interested in books about archery. Then you can decide to read something like The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. Maybe you think "What a great classic book! I want to read more." You continue on this same route until you've reached your goal.

1. A Dance with Dragons Warfare
2. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption World War II, Air Force

AROUND THE WORLD IN BOOKS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Goal: 4/5

For this challenge, your task is to read books from different regions of the world. The book must take place in that region, be written in a language of that region, OR be written by an author from that region.

Regions
North America

Like Water for Chocolate Mexico

Central America
Caribbean
South America
West Europe
(London)

East Europe and Former Soviet Union
Africa
Middle East
East Asia
South Asia

Southeast Asia
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Australia & South Pacific

FIRST QUARTER CHALLENGE: THE CHINESE ZODIAC (Shēngxiào)
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2014
Goal: 9/12

Thank you to Danielle for the inspiration for this challenge!

1. The Horse. On January 31, 2014, it becomes the Year of the Horse! Horses like being the center of attention. Read a book where the main character is famous OR read a memoir about or a biography of a celebrity.
about Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner.

2. The Goat. Home is where Goats feel the most comfortable. Read a book that takes place in the country you were born in.

3. The Monkey. Monkeys are the masters of practical jokes. Read a humorous book.
The Rosie Project

4. The Rooster. Roosters tend to "tell it like it is." Read a non-fiction book.
Theories of International Politics and Zombies

5. The Dog. While loyal and faithful, Dogs have trouble finding mates. Read a book that contains a troubled romance.


6. The Pig. Pigs love to have fun but tend to prefer spending to saving. Read a book you have purchased (rather than borrowed).


7. The Rat. Constantly seeking knowledge, Rats are curious and clever. Read a book that teaches you something.

8. The Ox. Oxen aren't very sociable and prefer life-long friendships to casual acquaintances. Read a book in which the main character could be described as an introvert.
The Fault in Our Stars

9. The Tiger. Tigers love to be challenged. Read a book you find challenging in some way maybe because of its length, style, or subject matter.
Brave New World

10. The Rabbit. Rabbits tend to enjoy meeting people from different places and learning about different cultures. Read a book about a culture not your own.

11. The Dragon. The Dragon is often considered to be the strongest sign, and the only one that is a mythical animal. Read a book that contains a mythical or paranormal creature.
A Dance with Dragons

12. The Snake. Snakes work hard but tend to be easily bored. To prevent boredom, read a short book (i.e., one with fewer than 100 pages)

CHALLENGE COMPLETED
January's Let it Snow! Mini Challenge
January 1 - 31, 2014

Goal: 4/4

For those of us living in cold, northern climates during this time of year, it can be very snowy indeed. Let's do a snow-inspired challenge!

1. Let it Snow! is a song written in 1945. Read a book written in the 1940s.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption--Not written in the 1940s, but the book is set in the 40s.

2. Whiteout. A whiteout is a weather condition where visibility is severely reduced due to snow. Read a book with a predominantly white cover.


3. All snowflakes have six sides. Read a book with the number 6 in its page number. (For example, The Golem and the Jinni has 486 pages.)
186 pages

4. Is winter over yet? Read a long book (a book with 500 or more pages).
1000+ pages

Kelsi's JANUARY: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2014
Goal: 4/4
Challenge Completed

It's time for New Year's Resolutions, and this challenge explores some of the most popular ones.

1. Save more money. Instead of buying a book, read a book you borrowed (from a friend or the library) or was given to you as a gift.
Brave New World Gifted from my friend Sarah.

3. Exercise more. Read a book whose cover shows people being active in some way OR read a book in which one of the main characters is an athlete.
The Fault in Our Stars

5. Watch less TV. Instead of watching TV or going to the movies, read a book that got turned into a movie or TV show.
A Dance with Dragons

7. Go on a trip. Read a book that takes place in a country you've never been to. (This can be a made up country.)
Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico)

THE GOODREADS AUTHORS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Goal: 2/10

The idea is to read books by Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ authors. These authors have invested in the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ community just as you have.

The authors you read don't need to be new to you; however, we encourage you to go outside of your comfort zone a bit to discover new authors right here.

How to Tell if Someone is a Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author :
On the book page, you will see (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author) in gray next to the author's name
On the author page, you will see "Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author profile" in the top right across from the author's name

1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2. Divergent by Veronica Roth