Tuesday, November 25, 2014

2015 Challenges: Hard Core Re-reading Challenge

Host: You, Me, and a Cup of Tea
Name: Hard Core Rereading Challenge (sign up here) (share links here)
Dates: January - December 2015 (books started before January do not count)
# of Books: Level 5; 50+ Rereading Coma
Note to self: check back to see about review linkies. MUST, MUST, MUST add links to reviews to the linkies.

What I (Actually) Reread
1. And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss
2. The Girl With The White Flag. Tomiko Higa. Translated by Dorothy Britton. 1989. 130 pages. [Source: Bought]
3. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. 1938/1965. Random House. 56 pages. [Source: Library]
4. The Trumpeter of Krakow. Eric P. Kelly. 1928. Simon & Schuster. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
5. Millions of Cats. Wanda Gag. 1928. Penguin. 40 pages. [Source: Library]
6. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Zora Neale Hurston. 1937. Harper Perennial Modern Classics. 256 pages. [Source: Bought]
7) Horton Hatches An Egg. Dr. Seuss. 1940/1968. Random House. 64 pages. [Source: Library]
8) Trifles. A Play in One Act. Susan Glaspell. 1916. 20 pages. [Source: Read online]
9) The Worthing Saga. Orson Scott Card. 1990. Tor. 465 pages. [Source: Bought]
10)  To Dream in the City of Sorrows. (Babylon 5: Book #9). Kathryn M. Drennan. Based on the series by J. Michael Straczynski. 1997. Random House. 352 pages.  [Source: Bought]
11) On the Banks of Plum Creek. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1937. 340 pages. [Source: Library]
12) The Warden. Anthony Trollope. 1855. Oxford World's Classics. 294 pages. [Source: Bought]
13) By the Shores of Silver Lake. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1939. HarperCollins. 291 pages. [Source: Library]
14) The 100 Dresses. Eleanor Estes. Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. 1944/2004. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 96 pages. [Source: Library]
15) Emil and Karl. Yankev Glatshteyn. Translated from the Yiddish by Jeffrey Shandler. 1940/2006. Roaring Book Press. 208 pages. [Source: Review copy]
16) Horton Hears A Who! Dr. Seuss. 1954. Random House. 64 pages. [Source: Library]
17) The Little Prince. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Translated by Richard Howard. 1943/2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 112 pages. [Source: Review copy]
18) Enchantress from the Stars. Sylvia Louise Engdahl. 1970/2003. Penguin. 304 pages. [Source: Review copy]
19) Fox in Socks. Dr. Seuss. 1965. Random House. 72 pages. [Source: Library]
20) The Magic Pudding. Norman Lindsay. 1918. 144 pages. [Source: Bought]
21) Hop On Pop. Dr. Seuss. 1963. Random House. 64 pages. [Source: Library]
22) Princess Academy. Shannon Hale. 2005. Bloomsbury. 314 pages. [Source: Library]
23) Palace of Stone. (Princess Academy #2) Shannon Hale. 2012. Bloomsbury. 323 pages. [Source: Library]
24) Sleep Book. Dr. Seuss. 1962. Random House. 64 pages. [Source: Library]
25) Christy. Catherine Marshall. 1967. 512 pages. [Source: Bought]
26) Ten Apples Up On Top! Dr. Seuss (Theo LeSeig). Illustrated by Roy McKie. 1961. Random House. 72 pages. [Source: Library]
27) The Sneetches and Other Stories. Dr. Seuss. 1961. Random House. 65 pages. [Source: Library]
28) B is for Betsy. Carolyn Haywood. 1939. 144 pages. [Source: Library]
29) Scarlet. A.C. Gaughen. 2012. Walker. 292 pages. [Source: Library]
30) Lady Thief. A.C. Gaughen. 2014. Walker Books. 304 pages. [Source: Review copy]
31) Green Eggs and Ham. Dr. Seuss. 1960. Random House. 62 pages. [Source: Library]
32) Charlotte's Web. E.B. White. Illustrated by Garth Williams. 1952. HarperCollins. 192 pages. [Source: Review copy]
33) The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis. 1950. HarperCollins. 224 pages. [Source: Bought]
34) Prince Caspian. C.S. Lewis. 1951. HarperCollins. 240 pages. [Source: Bought]
35) One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. Dr. Seuss. 1960. Random House. 60 pages. [Source: Library]
36) YUM: Your Ultimate Manual for Good Nutrition. Daina Kalnins. 2008. Lobster Press. 192 pages. [Source: Review copy]
37) Number the Stars. Lois Lowry. 1989. (Won Newbery in 1990) 137 pages. [Source: Bought]
38)  Beezus and Ramona. Beverly Cleary. 1955. HarperCollins. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
39) Ramona the Pest. Beverly Cleary. 1968. HarperCollins. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
40) Ramona the Brave. Beverly Cleary. 1975. HarperCollins. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
41) Ramona and Her Father. Beverly Cleary. 1977. HarperCollins. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
42) Ramona and Her Mother. Beverly Cleary. 1977. HarperCollins. 224 pages. [Source: Library]
43) Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Beverly Cleary. 1981. HarperCollins. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
44) Ramona Forever. Beverly Cleary. 1984. HarperCollins. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
45) Ramona's World. Beverly Cleary. 1999. HarperCollins. 240 pages. [Source: Library]
46) Gospel: Recovering the Power That Made Christianity Revolutionary. J.D. Greear. Foreword by Timothy Keller. 2011. B&H Books. 266 pages. [Source: Bought]
47) Dragon Slippers. Jessica Day George. 2007. Bloomsbury USA. 324 pages. [Source: Library]
48) Dragon Flight. Jessica Day George. Bloomsbury USA. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
49)  Dragon Spear. Jessica Day George. 2009. Bloomsbury USA. 248 pages. [Source: Library]
50) The Cat In the Hat Comes Back. Dr. Seuss. 1958. Random House. 63 pages. [Source: Library]
51) The Giver. Lois Lowry. 1993. Houghton Mifflin. 180 pages. [Source: Library] 
52) Henry and Beezus. Beverly Cleary. 1952. HarperCollins. 224 pages. [Source: Library]
53) Little Town on the Prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder. Illustrated by Garth Williams. 1941. 374 pages. [Source: Library]
54) These Happy Golden Years. Laura Ingalls Wilder. Illustrated by Garth Williams. 1943. HarperCollins. 289 pages. [Source: Library]
55) The Cat In the Hat. Dr. Seuss. 1957. Random House. 61 pages.  [Source: Library]
56) Ella Minnow Pea. Mark Dunn. 2001. Random House. 224 pages. [Source: Library]
57) The Long Winter. Laura Ingalls Wilder. Illustrated by Garth Williams. 1940. 335 pages. [Source: Library]
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What I Plan On Rereading: 

Georgette Heyer Novels I Want To Reread in 2015:
  1. Devil's Cub
  2. These Old Shades
  3. Frederica
  4. Venetia
  5. Civil Contract
  6. Sprig Muslin
  7. Black Sheep
  8. Masqueraders
  9. Cousin Kate
  10. Convenient Marriage
  11. False Colors
  12. Talisman Ring
Elizabeth Gaskell Novels I Want to Reread in 2015:
  1. Ruth
  2. Wives and Daughters
  3. North and South 
Anthony Trollope Novels I Want To Reread in 2015:
  1. Lady Anna
  2. He Knew He Was Right
  3. Belton Estate
Charles Dickens Novels I Want to Reread in 2015:
  1. Our Mutual Friend
  2. Bleak House
  3. Oliver Twist
Wilkie Collins Novels I Want To Reread in 2015:
  1. Woman in White
  2. Armadale
  3. Man and Wife
Mystery Novels I Want To Reread in 2015:
  1. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
  2. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
  3. Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout
  4. The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout
  5. Have His Carcase by Dorothy Sayers
  6. Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers
  7. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers
  8. Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
  9. Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy Sayers
Historical Novels I Want to Reread
  1. Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
  2. London by Edward Rutherfurd
  3. Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd
  4. Gone with The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Science Fiction Novels I Want To Reread in 2015
  1. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
  2. Worthing Saga by Orson Scott Card
  3. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
  4. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
  5. Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
  6. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
  7. Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
  8. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov 
  9. Babylon 5: To Dream in the City of Sorrow by Kathryn M. Drennan
  10. Babylon 5: The Shadow Within by Jeanne Cavelos
  11. Bablyon 5: In the Beginning by Peter David
  12. Babylon 5: Legions of Fire: The Long Night of Centauri Prime by Peter David
  13. Babylon 5: Legions of Fire: Armies of Light and Dark by Peter David
  14. Babylon 5: Legions of Fire: Out of the Darkness by Peter David 
  15. Wool by Hugh Howey
  16. Shift by Hugh Howey
Fantasy Novels I Want to Reread in 2015
  1. Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  2. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
  3. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
  4. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
  5. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
  6. The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
  7. Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
  8. A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
  9. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Children's Novels I Want to Reread in 2015 (I'm sure I'll be adding *more* to the list.)
  1. Welcome to the Grand View, Hannah by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky
  2. You're the Best, Hannah by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky
  3. Love From Your Friend, Hannah by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky
Dr. Seuss Books I Want to Reread in 2015
  1. 1937 -- And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street
  2. 1938 -- The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
  3. 1939 -- The King's Stilts
  4. 1940 -- Horton Hatches An Egg
  5. 1947 -- McElligot's Pool
  6. 1948 -- Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
  7. 1949 -- Bartholomew and the OObleck
  8. 1950 -- If I Ran The Zoo
  9. 1953 -- Scrambled Eggs Super
  10. 1954 -- Horton Hears a Who
  11. 1955 -- On Beyond a Zebra
  12. 1956 -- If I Ran the Circus
  13. 1957 -- How The Grinch Stole Christmas
  14. 1957 -- The Cat in the Hat
  15. 1958 -- The Cat In the Hat Comes Back
  16. 1958 -- Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
  17. 1959 -- Happy Birthday to You
  18. 1960 -- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
  19. 1960 -- Green Eggs and Ham
  20. 1961 -- The Sneetches and Other Stories
  21. 1961 -- Ten Apples Up On Top (Theo LeSieg)
  22. 1962 -- Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
  23. 1963 -- Dr. Seuss's ABC
  24. 1963 -- Hop On Pop
  25. 1965 -- Fox in Socks
  26. 1965 -- I Wish That I Had Duck Feet (Theo LeSieg)
  27. 1965 -- I Had Trouble Getting to Solla Sollew
  28. 1968 -- The Foot Book
  29. 1969 -- I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today and Other Stories
  30. 1970  -- Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
  31. 1971 -- The Lorax
  32. 1972 -- Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now
  33. 1972 -- In A People House (Theo LeSieg)
  34. 1973 -- Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are
  35. 1974 -- There's A Wocket in My Pocket
  36. 1974 -- Great Day for Up
  37. 1974 -- Wacky Wednesday (Theo LeSieg)
  38. 1975 -- Oh, The Thinks YOu Can Think!
  39. 1975 -- Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo (Rosetta Stone)
  40. 1975 -- Would You Rather Be A Bull Frog (Theo LeSieg)
  41. 1976 -- Hooper Humperdink…? Not Him (Theo LeSieg)
  42. 1977 -- Please Try to Remember the first of Octember (Theo LeSieg)
  43. 1978 -- I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
  44. 1979 -- Oh Say Can You Say
  45. 1980 -- Maybe You Should Fly A Jet (Theo LeSieg)
  46. 1981 -- The Tooth Book (Theo LeSieg)
  47. 1982 -- Hunches in Bunches
  48. 1984 -- The Butter Battle Book
  49. 1986 -- You're Only Old Once
  50. 1987 -- I Am Not Going To Get UP Today
  51. 1990 -- Oh, The Places You'll Go
  52. 1995 -- Daisy-Head Mayzie
  53. 1996 -- My Many Colored Days
  54. 1998 -- Hooray for Diffendoofer Day
  55. 2011 -- The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories

© 2014 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

1 comment:

Cynthia said...

Wow, that is quite a list! There are lots of books I want to reread, but I get distracted by so many new books I haven't even read yet.