Annie is hosting a challenge for next year, with some pretty neat parameters. I had fun picking out books to fit the categories, and since it is OK to overlap books with other challenges, and it lasts all year, I think I can do this."What's In A Name?" Reading Challenge
Dates: January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
The Challenge: Choose one book from each of the following categories.
1. A book with a color in its title.
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell
2. A book with an animal in its title.
The Goose Girl - Hale
The Terra Cotta Dog - Andrea Camilleri
3. A book with a first name in its title.
Eleanor Rigby - Douglas Coupland
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
4. A book with a place in its title.
Amsterdam - McEwan
Yellowknife - Steve Zipp
5. A book with a weather event in its title.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bryson
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
6. A book with a plant in its title.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
The Grass Harp - Capote
I've listed a few books for each category and I hope to read at least one for each. Thanks Annie, what a great idea
Challenge write up posted here
Thanks for joining the challenge! It looks like a great list of books!
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and The Thunderbolt Kid are fantastic books. Looks like you are going to have fun with that challenge.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea for a challenge. Off to compose a list for myself.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I just loved The Secret Life of Bees and Snow Flower so much. Hope you get to them.
ReplyDeletei want to do this challenge, so i'm visiting lists to get ideas. you've got some good ones!
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