My Reading Lists and Challenges

My Current Reading Projects and challenges. 
Updated: 2/21/12
(Six 2012 Challenges)

I.

Read the 2012 ALA Award Winners Challenge
(Read books highlighted in yellow.)

 YA Titles

1. Michael L. Printz Award

• Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley

2. Schneider Family Book Award (Living with disability)

• The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen

3. Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences (Pick one of ten, see full list here:)

• The Lover's Dictionary, by David Levithan (1/8/11)

4. Margaret A. Edwards Award (Read one by winning author:)

•  Susan Cooper

5. Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Translation)

•  Soldier Bear by Bibi Dumon Tak, translated from Dutch

6. Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award (GLBT)

•  Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright

7. William C. Morris Award

• Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley  (or choose one of the honor books: Girl of Fire and Thorns; Paper Covers Rock(10/21/12); Under the Mesquite; Between Shades of Gray(7/7/11))

8. YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

•  The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, and Treachery, by Steve Sheinkin  (2/4/12)

9. Odyssey Award (audiobook)

• Rotters by Daniel Kraus, read by Kirby Heyborne

10. Pura Belpre Author Award (Latino author)

• Under the Mesquite, by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

II.

Chris Crutcher Challenge

Read all of this author's book.  No time limit.

(Link to the challenge)

• Angry Management (2009)
• Deadline (2007)  [July 2010]
• The Sledding Hill (2005) [Sept. 2010]
• King of the Mild Frontier: an Ill-Advised Autobiography (2003)
• Whale Talk (2001) [Oct. 2008]
• Ironman (1995)   [August 2011]
• Staying Fat for Sarah Brynes (1993) [Summer 2010]
• The Deep End (1992)
• Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories (1991)
• Chinese Handcuffs (1989)
• The Crazy Horse Electric Game (1987)
• Stotan! (1986)
• Running Loose (1983) 

(Highlighted books are those I have read.)

III.

Micheal J. Printz Award and Honor Books.

My reading project is to read all Printz Award/Honor books and then to stay current.

I started this project when I became a librarian in 2005. red= completed. 

• Whaley, John Corey, Where Things Come Back. 2012
• Handler, Daniel, Why We Broke Up. (1/29/12)
• Silvey, Craig, Jasper Jones. (8/20/11)
• Stiefvater, Maggie, Scorpio Races. (2/21/12)
• Hinwood, Christine, The Returning.
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• Bacigalupi, Paolo, Ship Breaker 2011
• Sedgwick, Marcus. Revolver.
• Teller, Janne. Nothing.
• Christopher, Lucy. Stolen
  
• King, A.S. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 
• Bray, Libba. Going Bovine. 2010
• Heiligman, Deborah. Charles and Emma: The Darwin’s Leap of Faith
  
• Yancey, Rick. The Monstrumologist.
• Rapp, Adam. Punkzilla.
• Barnes, John. Tales of the Madman Underground: A Historical Romance, 1973. 

• Marchetta, Melina. Jellicoe Road. 2009
• Anderson, M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Vol II.: the Kingdom on the Waves
• Lockhart, E. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks.
• Pratchett, Terry. Nation.
• Lanagan, Margo. Tender Morsels.

• McCaughrean, Geraldine. The White Darkness. 2008
• Knox, Elizabeth. Dreamquake.
• Clarke, Judith. One Whole and Perfect Day.
• Jenkins, A.M. Repossessed.
• Hempill, Stephanie. Your Own Sylvia.

• Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. 2007 
• Zusak, Marcus. The Book Thief.
• Anderson, M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Vol I.: The Pox Party.
• Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines.
• Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender.

• Green, John. Looking for Alaska. 2006
• Lanagan, Margo. Black Juice.
• Zusak, Marcus. I Am the Messenger.
• Partridge, Elizabeth. John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth.
• Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmitt Till.

• Rosoff, Meg. How I Live Now. 2005
• Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn.
• Stratton, Allan. Chanda’s Secrets.
• Schmidt, Gary D. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.

• Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last. 2004
• Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light.
• Frost, Helen. Keesha’s House. 
• Going, K.L. Fat Kid Rules the World.
• Mackler, Carolyn. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things.

• Chambers, Aidan. Postcards from No Man’s Land. 2003
• Farmer, Nancy. The House of the Scorpion.
• Freymann-Weyr, Garret. My Heartbeat.
• Gantos, Jack. Hole in My Life. 

• Na, An. A Step from Heaven. 2002
• Dickinson, Peter. The Ropemaker.
• Greenberg, Jan. Heart to Heart: New Poems. 
• Lynch, Chris. Freewill.
• Wolff, Virginia Euwer. True Believer.

• Almond. David. Kit’s Wilderness. 2001
• Coman, Carolyn. Many Stones.
• Plum-Ucci, Carol. The Body of Christopher Creed.
• Rennison, Louise. Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging.
• Trueman, Terry. Stuck in Neutral.

• Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. 2000
• Almond, David. Skellig.
• Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak.
• Wittlinger, Ellen. Hard Love.

IV. 

Audiobook Challenge 2012

(My goal: Married. +25 books)

1. The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan, read by Patrick Lawlor

2. This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel, read by Luke Daniels
3. Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann, read by  Julia Whelan
4. State of Wonder by Ann Prachett, read by Hope Davis
5. Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, read by Fiona Hardingham and Steve West.

V.

Books I Should Have Read in School...But Didn't Challenge

(Runs Jan-Dec. 2012) I'm attempting to reach Graduate level which is 6 books.

VI. 2012 Reading from My Shelf Project Challenge
(My goal is to read 12 books)