Summer Reading Challenge 2008 (Rock Creek Rumblings)

It's time for the Summer Reading Challenge. This is hosted by Rock Creek Rumblings. You can find out more about the challenge (and sign up yourself) here. I believe the challenge goes from June 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008. (I think.)

Here is my list:

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
Peeled by Joan Bauer
Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor
March Through Thunder by Joseph Bruchac
A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Childs
Take Me There by Susane Colasanti
The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner
Newes From the Dead by Mary Hooper
The Lost Queen by Frewin Jones
The Sorcerer King by Frewin Jones
Savvy by Ingrid Law
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
Jessie's Mountain by Kerry Madden
Gods of Manhattan by Scott Mebus
Princess Ben by Catherine Murdock
Aurelia by Anne Osterlund
The Search for the Red Dragon by James A. Owen
Blue Like Frieday by Siobhan Parkinson
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Steams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci
Starcross by Philip Reeve
Three Little Words: A Memoir by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Secrets of the Cirque Medrano by Elaine Scott
Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott
Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught
Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman
The Floating Circus by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

The Stand by Stephen King

Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Beowulf by Seamus Heaney
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Savannah by Eugenia Price
To See Your Face Again by Eugenia Price
Before the Darkness Falls by Eugenia Price
Stranger in Savannah by Eugenia Price

© Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

A Midsummer Night's Challenge

A Midsummer Night's Challenge
host: A Chain of Letters
dates: June 1, 2008 - June 25th, 2008
books required: 2--one by Shakespeare

1. Read A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. Your copy from High School (if you still have it) is fine.

2. Then read at least one other book/graphic novel connected to or based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream (possible works listed below).

3. Blog about this supplementary work, comparing it to the original

I've read the Manga Shakespeare edition of A Midsummer's Night Dream. I will *probably* be using that. There are a few books in my tbr pile, however, that feature Titania and Oberon. I might read those if time permits. (Frewin Jones' Faerie Path series. #2 The Lost Queen and #3 The Sorcerer King.)

I've already read this series. But if you're looking for more books that would probably qualify (check with the host, first) then Michael Buckley's Sister Grimm series is fun. I don't think the first book features Puck. But most of the sequels feature Puck. He's one of the main characters in fact. And in one of the books, the fourth one I believe, they go to New York City and meet King Oberon and Queen Titania.

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Series Challenge Season Two

Crazy Cozy Murders is hosting a second series challenge. It *officially* begins June 1rst, 2008. It ends November 30, 2008.

I'm going to try to make my goals very specific this go-round.

The Anne series:

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The rest of the Chronicles of Narnia series (a continuation from round one of challenge)

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The rest of the Twilight series

1) Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

The Lord of the Rings

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2nd Canadian Challenge

I did not participate in the first challenge. But I was excited to see it being offered again for this year. Beginning July 1, 2008, and ending July 1, 2009. The challenge is to read 13 books by or about Canadians. I'll be focusing on L.M. Montgomery. I don't know which thirteen. But I've included (for my own sanity) a list of all her works. I'd like to get to them all eventually. But probably won't have time to squeeze them all in. It's being hosted by John of The Book Mine Set.

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These are the books written by L.M. Montgomery, categorized and ordered chronologically.

Novels

Anne of Green Gables (1908)
Anne of Avonlea (1909)
Kilmeny of the Orchard (1910)
The Story Girl (1911)
The Golden Road (1913)
Anne of the Island (1915)
Anne's House of Dreams (1917)
Rainbow Valley (1919)
Rilla of Ingleside (1920)
Emily of New Moon (1923)
Emily Climbs (1925)
The Blue Castle (1926)
Emily's Quest (1927)
Magic for Marigold (1929)
The Tangled Web (1931; English title - Aunt Becky Began)
Pat of Silver Bush (1933)
Mistress Pat (1935)
Anne of Windy Poplars (1936; Canadian title - Anne of Windy Willows)
Jane of Lantern Hill (1937)
Anne of Ingleside (1939)

Collected Short Stories

Chronicles of Avonlea (1912)
Further Chronicles of Avonlea (1920)
The Road to Yesterday (1974)
The Doctor's Sweetheart, and Other Stories (1979)
Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans (1988)
Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea (1989)
Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side (1990)
After Many Days: Tales of Time Passed (1991)
Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement (1993)
At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales (1994)
Christmas with Anne: and Other Holiday Stories (1995)
Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence (1995)

Poetry

The Watchman and Other Poems (1916)
The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery (1987)

Autobiography

The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career (1974, Originally published from June-Nov. 1917 in Everywoman's World)

Journals

The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume I: 1889-1910 (1985; eds. Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston)
The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume II: 1910-1921 (1987; eds. Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston)
The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume III: 1921-1929 (1992; eds. Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston)
The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume IV: 1929-1935 (1998; eds. Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston)
The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume V: 1935-1942 (2004; eds. Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston)

Letters

The Green Gables Letters from L. M. Montgomery to Ephraim Weber, 1905-1909 (1960; ed. Wilfred Eggleston)
My Dear Mr. M: Letters to G. B. MacMillan (1980; eds. Frances W.P. Bolger and Elizabeth R. Epperly)
After Green Gables: L.M. Montgomery’s Letters to Ephraim Weber, 1916–1941 (2005; eds. Hildi Froese Tiessen and Paul Tiessen)

Essays

Courageous Women (1934; with Marian Keith and Mabel Burns McKinley)

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Classics Challenge

July 1 - December 31, 2008

Trish from Trish's Reading Nook is hosting The 2008 Classics Challenge. She has created a challenge with various options, offering readers an opportunity to individualize the challenge to their own needs.

• OPTION 1: Read FIVE classics.
  
• OPTION 2: Read FIVE classics from at least THREE different countries
  
• OPTION 3: Read FIVE classics with any combination of at least THREE different countries and THREE different genres (refer to the challenge post to read more about genres).

Cross posting with other challenges is allowed and encouraged; audiobooks are okay; re-reads are accepted. Participants may change their lists at any time and do not need to have a blog. AND there will be prizes! Trish has added a little twist...participants must read five books (as defined in the options above), and a sixth title which will be a "modern classic" chosen from a participant's list of suggestions.

1) Evelina by Fanny Burney
2) Cecilia by Fanny Burney
3) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
4) David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
5) North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Modern should be/will be classic

6) American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Alternates:
1) The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
2) A Connecticut in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
3) A Room With a View by E.M. Forster
4) The Awakening by Kate Chopin
5) Howard's End by E.M. Forster
6) Dune by Frank Herbert
7) Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Clarke
8) Lord of the Rings by Tolkien
9) Life of Pi by Martel
10) Possession by Byatt
11) The Time Traveler's Wife by Niffenegger

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A Fairy Tale Challenge

This challenge, I believe, is a perpetual challenge. It is being hosted by Judy of Intergalactic Bookworm. She has set up a challenge blog. The rules of this one are really simple. Make it a goal to read each of Andrew Lang's Color Fairy Books: Pink, Red, Crimson, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Lilac, Brown, and Grey. She's linked participants to the Project Gutenberg site where they are available to read online. They are also available to buy (at least some are) through Amazon and other such places. They're also available online here.

• Blue Fairy Book (1889)
• Red Fairy Book (1890)
• Green Fairy Book (1892)
• Yellow Fairy Book (1894)
• Pink Fairy Book (1897)
• Grey Fairy Book (1900)
• Violet Fairy Book (1901)
• Crimson Fairy Book (1903)
• Brown Fairy Book (1904)
• Orange Fairy Book (1906)
• Olive Fairy Book (1907)
• Lilac Fairy Book (1910)
• Rose Fairy Book

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Book Awards II Challenge

Book Awards Challenge Round 2

10 Months. 10 Award Winners.
August 1, 2008 - June 1, 2009
5 different awards represented (minimum)
List subject to change (and that's OK)
Overlaps with Other Challenges Allowed

Becky's 10

1) Dune by Frank Herbert (Hugo, 1966)(Nebula 1965)
2) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Hugo, 2002)(Nebula, 2002)(Bram Stoker Award, 2001)
3) Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Man Booker Prize, 2002)
4) Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt (Man Booker Prize, 1990)
5) March by Geraldine Brooks (Pulitzer, 2006)
6) Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright (Newbery, 1939)
7) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Costa/Whitbread, 2003)
8) Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (Newbery, 1933)
9) Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (Newbery, 1995)
10) Holes by Louis Sachar (Newbery, 1999)

Alternates
1) Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (Hugo, 1960)
2) Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (Man Booker Prize, 1982)
3) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Pulitzer, 2003)
4) Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener (Pulitzer, 1948)
5) The World According to Garp by John Irving (National Book Award, 1980)
6) Monster by Walter Dean Myers (Printz, 2000)
7) The First Part Last by Angela Johnson (Printz, 2004)
8) Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (Newbery, 2000)
9) Beowulf by Seamus Heaney (Costa/Whitbread, 1999)
10) A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (Pulitzer, 1981)
11) I, Juan de Parajea by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino (Newbery, 1966)

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Raved-About Reads Challenge

Raved About Reads
Host: MizB (but has its own blog)
dates: June 30, 2008 - June 30, 2010
books required: 3

I will try to read at least three of these books listed. I might add to the list as the months go on. But I'll try to read those in addition to three original books. The list is subject to change. But I'll try to be honest about which books are added on later.

The Once and Future King by T. H White*
The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger*
The Stand by Stephen King*
American Gods by Neil Gaiman*
Into the Forest by Jean Hegland*

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell**
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd**
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez **
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez**
Life of Pi by Yann Martell **
Dune by Frank Herbert**

Marley and Me - John Grogan***
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy***
War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy***
Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak***
March by Geraldine Brooks***

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If and it might be a big "if" anyone is interested in what books I think people should read...

The Giver by Lois Lowry
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (the whole Bartimaeus trilogy)
The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan

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It's The End of The World Challenge

Name: It's The End of The World (As We Know It) Challenge
Host: Me, Becky (of Becky's Book Reviews)
Dates: May 2008 - September 15, 2008
Books Required: at least three

Read at least three books about "the end of the world." This includes both apocalyptic fiction and post-apocalyptic fiction. There is some overlap with dystopic fiction as well. The point being something--be it coming from within or without, natural or unnatural--has changed civilization, society, humanity to such a degree that it radically differs from "life as we know it." (Aliens, evil governments, war, plague, natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes, depletion of resources, genetic manipulation, etc.) Here is a wikipedia article on the subject. Also see here.

• Books can be adult, young adult, or children's. (Though obviously, most will be YA on up.)
• Graphic novels can count.
• Audio books can count.
• Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
• Rereads can count. But try to read at least one new-to-you book.
• Books read earlier in the year (January to April) can count in part for the challenge. (But not all three, please.)
• No lists are required, but you may post one if you like. I'd be curious to see what people want to read...

To sign up, please leave a comment on this post.

To share your thoughts and reviews, I'll be posting a monthly update on the 15th of each month. (June 15, July 15, August 15, September 15). If (or should I say when) I forget to post that update--please email me (laney_po AT yahoo DOT com) and remind me!!! I would welcome the nudge :) Though give me the benefit of the doubt and wait until the afternoon! I don't get up early. And sometimes it's hard to post before ten or twelve.

Suggested reads:

The Host by Stephenie Meyer
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (and sequels)
The Sky Inside by Clare Dunkle
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
the dead and the gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
the shadow series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
the uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

Feel free to post suggestions in the comments as well if you like.

© Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

MotherReader's Big Announcement

MotherReader has announced plans for the THIRD ANNUAL 48 HOUR BOOK CHALLENGE. The challenge that asks you to give your all for 48 hours (during the weekend of June 6th through June 8th) in the hopes of besting the competition and winning a few prizes.

To sign up, you'll need to visit her blog and leave a comment. While you're there you're probably going to want to make a note of all the rules and guidelines.

1. The weekend is June 6–8, 2008. Read and blog for any 48-hour period within the Friday-to-Monday-morning window. Start no sooner than 7:00 a.m. on Friday the sixth and end no later than 7:00 a.m. Monday. So, go from 7:00 p.m. Friday to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday... or maybe 7:00 a.m. Saturday to 7:00 a.m. Monday works better for you. But the 48 hours do need to be in a row.


2. The books should be about fifth-grade level and up. Adult books are fine, especially if any adult book bloggers want to play. If you are generally a picture book blogger, consider this a good time to get caught up on all those wonderful books you’ve been hearing about. No graphic novels. I’m not trying to discriminate, I’m just trying to make sure that the number of books and page counts mean the same thing to everyone.
   
3. For promotion/solidarity purposes, let your readers know when you are starting the challenge with a specific entry on that day. Write your final summary on Monday, and for one day, we’ll all be on the same page, so to speak.
4. Your final summary needs to clearly include the number of books read, the approximate hours you spent reading/reviewing, and any other comments you want to make on the experience. It needs to be posted no later than noon on Monday, June 9th.

There are three other rules on her post. I'm just copying the ones relevant to me. That is the ones I'll need to refer back on when the big weekend comes.

It's time to start thinking strategy. Last year, my first twenty-four hours went great, but the second day I made some huge tactical errors when it came to book selection.

It's really too bad we can't do this challenge as a team. Imagine. A reading challenge like a relay race.

The Novella Challenge

I have just joined the novella challenge!

Simplified rules: Read six books (100-250 pps) between April 2008 and September 2008.

1. Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey
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Spring Reading Thing 2

Spring Reading Thing 2008 March 20-June 19th

Maybe other challenge-holics can sympathize. I'm having the hardest time coming up with a list. There are simply too many books out there. And by 'out there' I mean sitting around in piles at my house. Of course, 'out there' can also be the library. I'm just a girl who can't say no to books. I'm hoping to read 8-10 of these.

Evelina by Fanny Burney
Camilla by Fanny Burney
Cecilia by Fanny Burney
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
New Addition: The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson
A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
The Swan Kingdom by Zoe Marriott
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank
Christy by Catherine Marshall
Julie by Catherine Marshall
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring by Tolkien
LOTR: The Two Towers by Tolkien
LOTR: Return of the King by Tolkien
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary
Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary
Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary
Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
host: Reading, Writing, and Ranting
dates: 1 April to 1 October
books required: 6




Here is my list to choose from. Note: I'm only aiming for 6-8. I just like options.

Evelina by Fanny Burney
Camilla by Fanny Burney
Cecilia by Fanny Burney
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson
A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
Christy by Catherine Marshall
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery
Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
Savannah by Eugenia Price
To See Your Face Again by Eugenia Price
Before the Darkness Falls by Eugenia Price
Stranger in Savannah by Eugenia Price
Bright Captivity by Eugenia Price
Where Shadows Go by Eugenia Price
Beauty in the Ashes by Eugenia Price
Maria by Eugenia Price
Margaret's Story by Eugenia Price
Don Juan McQueen by Eugenia Price
The Beloved Invader by Eugenia Price
New Moon Rising by Eugenia Price
Lighthouse by Eugenia Price
The Hawk that Dare Not Hunt By Day by Scott O'Dell

Once Upon A Time II Challenge!!!

Carl is hosting his second Once Upon A Time Challenge. March 21rst through June 20th 2008.

The Journey

This is really as simple as the name implies and is to Once Upon a Time as the experience was to The Sci~Fi Experience. It means you are participating but not committing yourself to any specific number of books. All reading is a journey, perhaps none more so than reading fantastical fiction. By signing up for The Journey you are agreeing to at least read one book within the four categories during March 21st to June 20th period. Just one book. It has always been of utmost importance to me that the challenges that I host be all about experiencing enjoyable literature and sharing it with others. I want you to participate. Hence, The Journey.

Quest the First

Read at least 5 books that fit somewhere within the Once Upon a Time II criteria. They might all be fantasy, or folklore, or fairy tales, or mythology…or your five books might be a combination from the four genres.

Quest the Second

Read at least one book from each of the four categories. In this quest you will be reading 4 books total: one fantasy, one folklore, one fairy tale, and one mythology. This proved to be one of the more difficult quests last year merely because of the need to classify each read and determine which books fit into which category. I am not a stickler, fear not, but I was fascinated watching how folks worked to find books for each category.

Quest the Third

Fulfill the requirements for Quest the First or Quest the Second AND top it off with a June reading of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Love the story, love the films, love the idea of that magical night of the year and so this is my chance to promote the reading of this farcical love story.

I will be signing up to do Quest the First: 5 books from any/all categories. I'm committing to five. We'll see how it goes. My list will probably change as the weeks go by. Adding and subtracting at will.


The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (May 6th Publication) (Hyperion)*
Nobody's Prize by Esther Friesner (April Publication) (Random House)

Sisters Grimm: Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley (Harry Abrams)
Sisters Grimm: Tales From the Hood (May 1 Publication) (Harry Abrams)
Out of the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst (June Publication) (Razorbill/Penguin)

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card

The Swan Kingdom by Zoe Marriott
The Swan Maiden by Heather Tomlinson
Ever by Gail Carson Levine
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Wings by E.D. Baker
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley

For those looking for titles to add to their own list, I can't recommend the following highly enough:

Cupid by Julius Lester
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner
Iris, Messenger by Sarah Deming
Book of A Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Mira, Mirror by Mette Ivie Harrison

Joining #46 Twisted Fairy Tale Challenge

Squeaky Books is hosting the Twisted Fairy Tales Reading Challenge. The time frame is March through May 5th 2008. The required books are FOUR. Read all about it and sign up here. I am going to try to read four. But I like my list to have possibilities or alternates. Post links to reviews here.

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Enchanted by Orson Scott Card
Sisters Grimm: Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley

Alternates:
Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George
The Swan Kingdom by Zoe Marriott
The Swan Maiden by Heather Tomlinson
Ever by Gail Carson Levine
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Wings by E.D. Baker
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley

Joining #45 Non-Fiction Five Challenge

Hosted by Joy. Read about the challenge here<