Fall into Reading 2009 Wrap Up Post

I enjoyed partipating in this challenge. I had planned to read 5 books but I didn’t get to finish the anti-bullying book. This is what I had planned to read and what I actually read during the challenge:

The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown – Completed 9/30
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling (I [...]

Challenge Completed: RIP IV Challenge

I completed the RIP Challenge on October 31. 2009 by reading The Strain, by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan. I had chosen to do the smallest version of the challenge, reading just one book.  I hope to get a review up in the next week or so.
It was fun to read such a scary [...]

DystopYA Reading Challenge

I’m joining another challenge! I heard about this challenge while listening to the podcast from Books on the Nightstand. I’m thinking I might make some progress on this during the read-a-thon.
Goal: Read 3 books of dystopic young adult fiction between October 5 and December 31, 2009
For the rest of the rules check out Books on [...]

100 Mile Fitness Challenge

This is a challenge I need!
Here’s how it works:
In order to complete this Challenge, you will need to “travel” 100 miles from October 1st through December 31st.
Here’s how you calculate your mileage:
*Running or walking 1 mile outside or on a treadmill equals 1 mile.
*15 minutes of other workouts equals 1 mile (elliptical, swimming, weight lifting, [...]

Fall into Reading Challenge 2009

I’m joining the Fall into Reading Challenge 2009. This is a low pressure challenge which will help me get caught up in some of my other challenges. You can join the challenge by signing up over at Callipider Days. The challenge goes from September 22 – December 20.
Books I plan on reading:

The Lost [...]

Challenge: R.I.P. IV Challenge

COMPLETED OCTOBER 31, 2009
I’ve seen so many people sign up for R.I.P IV Challenge … I couldn’t hold back any longer. I’m going with the shortest reading list, since the first 2 months of school are usually super busy. My goal is too read 1 book that fts the theme of the challenge. I’m debating [...]

DCF Reading – Personal Reading Challenge

Curling up with the DCF books!
One of my goals is to read all the nominated DCF books. What is the DCF Award?
First given in 1957, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award has honored quality literature for children for 50 years now.  Each spring, a committee of eight carefully selects 30 books [...]

What An Animal II Challenge

I’m so excited about this challenge! I love reading books that have dogs and other animals in them, so this is a great challenge for me!
Passion for the Page is hosting this challenge which runs from July 1, 2009 – February 28, 2010.
Reading goal: Read at least 6 books with an animal in the title, [...]

Take a Chance Challenge: Poetic Review: The Sims 3 Prima Guide

Well, here is the first task I will have completed  in the Take a Chance Challenge.
For this one, I need to:
Write a book review in three different forms of verse: haiku, limerick and free verse. (You can pick any book you want to write about.)
In a comment somewhere, I mentioned it would be fun to [...]

Spring Reading Thing 2009: Wrap Up Post

Spring Reading Thing 2009 was hosted by Callapidder Days. This was my very first challenge that I completed! I’m glad I had started with a very short list because it ended up being a tough time in my family because of a illness and death. It was hard to focus on reading, but I was [...]