2012 BibliOdyssey of Reading Challenges

Along with everything else I do, taking part in  themed  reading challenges is still one of my delightful pleasures of 2012.  I didn’t finish any of the 2011 ones, due to schedule overload, but this year promises to be more orderly, and placing these challenges in my days as a priority.

A lifelong bibliophile, this is like being a kid in a chocolate shop. Reading challenges are a fun way to keep track of one’s interests and also to see what others are reading in your favorite topics It’s also just another neat way of social networking through reading.

The main challenge that I’m looking forward to completing  is the 150+ Challenge, which can take on any format, and range of titles. That averages out to about 14-15 books monthly. Due to finishing that list, the others are cross challenges.
 

CURRENT CHALLENGES [mainly from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012]

 150+ Reading Challenge

January:
1. President Barack Obama
2. When I was Little – Jame Lee Curtis
3. Harbor Lights – Sherryl Woods
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  12 in 12 Challenge – 12 categories [10 titles each] from Library Thing

GREENER LIVING
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CREATIVITY/WRITING
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ISSUES & CAUSES
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African-American Themes
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FOOD & DRINK
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U.S. CULTURE & SOCIETY
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ALL ABOUT EVE–WOMEN -20th Cent.
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SPIRITUALITY/WORLD RELIGIONS
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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
1. Harbor Lights – Sherryl Woods
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KALEIDOSCOPE -a wide array of whatever appeals to me –a mix of genres
1. President Barack Obama
2. When I Was Little – Sherryl Woods
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BOOKS About BOOKS & READING
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ALL ABOUT THE ARTS & MEDIA
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Foodie Reading Challenge –Jan. 1- Dec. 31, 2011

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 2012  50 States Challenge

Alaska-
Alabama-
Arizona -
Arkansas-
California-
Colorado-
Connecticut- Harbor Lights – Sherryl Woods
Delaware-
Florida-
Georgia-
Hawaii-
Idaho-
Illinois-Weird Illinois
Indiana-
Iowa-
Kansas-
Louisiana-
Maine-  
Maryland-
Massachusetts –
Minnesota-
Missouri-
Montana-
Nevada-
New Hampshire-
New Mexico-
New York-
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio-
Oklahoma-
Oregon-
Pennsylvania-When Marian Sang
Rhode Island -
South Carolina-
South Dakota-
Tennessee-
Vermont-
Virginia-
Washington- 
West Virginia-
Wisconsin-
Wyoming-

 

YA “Fun” Challenge - 12 YA novels
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MOUNT TBR CHALLENGE

MOUNT TBR READING CHALLENGE–Tackle my stacks, shelves, and nightstand for all the postponed titles I’ve been meaning to read…..

1. Harbor Lights – Sherryl Woods
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Non-Fiction, Non-Memoir Challenge

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Truth In Fiction  [Text sets/1 fiction + 1 non-fiction related]
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Young Readers [12 Juv or E titles]
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