Saturday, November 17, 2012

CHALLENGE: 2012 Christmas Spirit Challenge


From the host blog The True Book Addict - head on over to sign up.

  • challenge will run from Monday, November 19, 2012 through Sunday, January 6, 2013 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany). 
  • Levels
  • Candy Cane:  read 1 book 
  • Mistletoe:  read 2-4 books 
  • Christmas Tree:  read 5 or 6 books (this is the fanatic level...LOL!) 
  •  visit this POST for a list of new Christmas books for 2012.
  • Additional levels: 
  • Fa La La La Films:  watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies...it's up to you! 
  • Visions of Sugar Plums: read books with your children this season and share what you read *the additional levels are optional, you still must complete one of the main reading levels above   
I've got An Irish Country Christmas here just waiting to be read

And from my post last year, I found this:
Books for Next Year: (thanks for all the reviews, folks)
1. Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis
2. The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
3. An Idiot Girl's Christmas by Laurie Notaro
4. Wishin’ and Hopin’: A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb
5. Anne Perry's Christmas series
6. Immovable Feast: A Paris Christmas

What I read this year: 
1. Immovable Feast: A Paris Christmas - John Baxter
2. Wishin’ and Hopin’: A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb
3. Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis
4. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows - Alan Bradley