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2015 Reading Challenge Round-Up -- Completed

Tobe Buffenbarger

Goal: 52/52 books DONE!!!!!!!

  1. Lives in Ruins by Marilyn Johnson (1/2/15)
  2. Love Finds You in Hershey Pennsylvania by Cerella Sechrist (1/15/15)
  3. The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer (1/24/15)
  4. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier (2/18/15)
  5. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (2/19/15)
  6. Seducing the Heiress by Olivia Drake (2/19/15)
  7. Never Trust a Rogue by Olivia Drake (2/23/15)
  8. Scandal of the Year by Olivia Drake (2/27/15)
  9. Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton (3/4/15)
  10. First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh (3/12/15)
  11. Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh (3/19/15)
  12. The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin (3/27/15)
  13. Yes Please by Amy Poehler (3/30/15)
  14. Y The Last Man Vol 9 (4/7/15)
  15. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (4/16/15)
  16. Four A Collection by Veronica Roth (4/20/15)
  17. At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh (5/1/15)
  18. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (5/4/15)
  19. A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh (5/9/15)
  20. Geek Mom by Barron, Ceceri, Lawson, and Williams (5/18/15)
  21. Fire by Kristin Cashore (5/25/15)
  22. Dead Wake by Erik Larson (6/1/15)
  23. The Martian by Andy Weir (6/6/15)
  24. The 100-Year-Old Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson (6/16/15)
  25. The Dark Glamour by Gabriella Pierce (6/22/15)
  26. The Lost Soul by Gabriella Pierce (6/29/15)
  27. Highlander Unbound by Julia London (7/9/15)
  28. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (7/14/15)
  29. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (7/20/15)
  30. The F Word by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (7/27/15)
  31. How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson (8/3/15)
  32. The Complete Decorated Journal by Gwen Diehn (8/12/15)
  33. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (8/16/15)
  34. Interest by Kevin Gaughen (8/26/15)
  35. Don’t Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth Davis (9/4/15)
  36. First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (9/7/15)
  37. The Distant Hours by Kate Morton (9/22/15)
  38. 1491 by Charles Mann (9/28/15)
  39. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (10/1/15)
  40. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamnda Ngozi Adichie (10/7/15)
  41. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark (10/14/15)
  42. Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin (10/22/15)
  43. Someday My Prince by Christina Dodd (10/27/15)
  44. After Alice by Gregory Maguire (11/5/15)
  45. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (11/12/15)
  46. Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson (11/16/15)
  47. Some Enchanted Evening by Christina Dodd (11/22/15)
  48. Warrior Women by Jeannine Davis-Kimball (11/29/15)
  49. The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig (12/7/15)
  50. Soulbound by Kristin Callihan (12/14/15)
  51. Body and Soul by Stacey Kade (12/18/15)
  52. Fables Vol. 21 (12/19/15)

Goal: 10/10 books  DONE!!!!!

  1. Fairest: Of Mice and Men (4/6/15)
  2. Fables: Wolves of the Heartland (4/8/15)
  3. Fables: Camelot (4/9/15)
  4. Witches edited by Paula Guran (7/1/15)
  5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (7/3/15)
  6. First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (9/7/15)
  7. Saga Volume 1 (10/16/15)
  8. Saga Volume 2 (10/31/15)
  9. Saga Volume 3 (10/31/15)
  10. Saga Volume 4 (10/31/15)

OLW 2015: Home

Goal: 10/10 books  DONE!!!!!

  1. A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon (1/17/15)
  2. The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer (1/24/15)
  3. Geek Mom by Barron, Ceceri, Lawson, and Williams (5/18/15)
  4. Minimalist Parenting by Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest (6/11/15)
  5. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (6/27/15)
  6. The Art of Steampunk by Art Donovan (7/3/15)
  7. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (7/20/15)
  8. Leaving a Trace by Alexandra Johnson (8/6/15)
  9. Young House Love by Sherry and John Petersik (8/17/15)
  10. Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin (10/22/15)

Dewey Decimal

Goal: 10/10 books  DONE!!!!!!!

  1. 0s – The Secret Museum by Molly Oldfield (8/8/15)
  2. 100s – The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (7/20/15)
  3. 200s – Don’t Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth Davis (9/4/15)
  4. 300s – Born Reading by Jason Boog (5/12/15)
  5. 400s – Common Phrases by Myron Korach (8/17/15)
  6. 500s – What If by Randall Munroe (6/23/15)
  7. 600s – The American Plate by Libby O’Connell (6/5/15)
  8. 700s – Y The Last Man Vol 10 (4/7/15)
  9. 800s – Leaving a Trace by Alexandra Johnson (8/6/15)
  10. 900s – Lives in Ruins by Marilyn Johnson (1/2/15)

Goal: 36/36 books DONE!!!!!!!

  1. A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon (1/17/15)
  2. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (1/15/15)
  3. Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton (3/4/15)
  4. Graceling by Kristen Cashore (5/17/15)
  5. Fire by Kristin Cashore (5/25/15)
  6. The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer (1/24/15)
  7. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier (2/18/15)
  8. Never Trust a Rogue by Olivia Drake (2/23/15)
  9. Scandal of the Year by Olivia Drake (2/27/15)
  10. First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh (3/12/15)
  11. Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh (3/19/15)
  12. Fairest: Of Mice and men (4/6/15)
  13. Fables: Wolves of the Heartland (4/8/15)
  14. The Walking Dead Vol. 18 (4/9/15)
  15. The Walking Dead Vol. 19 (4/9/15)
  16. The Walking Dead. Vol. 20 (4/9/15)
  17. The Walking Dead Vol. 21 (4/9/15)
  18. The Walking Dead Vol. 22 (4/9/15)
  19. Fables: Camelot (4/9/15)
  20. Allegiant by Veronica Roth (4/25/15)
  21. At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh (5/1/15)
  22. Seducing an Angel by Mary Balogh (5/5/15)
  23. A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh (5/9/15)
  24. The Manhattan Projects Volume 1 (5/14/15)
  25. The Martian by Andy Weir (6/6/15)
  26. 666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce (6/9/15)
  27. Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich (6/26/15)
  28. The Night Circus by Erica Morgenstern (7/3/15)
  29. Highlander Unbound by Julia London (7/9/15)
  30. This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald (7/22/15)
  31. Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie by Kate Chopin (7/22/15)
  32. The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke (7/26/15)
  33. The F Word by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (7/27/15)
  34. Where’d You Go Bernadette be Maria Semple (8/21/15)
  35. Interest by Kevin Gaughen (8/26/15)
  36. Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara (8/26/15)

Goal: 6/6 Books DONE!!!!!!!!!!

  1. A word including ‘ing’ in it — Seducing the Heiress by Olivia Drake (2/19/15)
  2. A colour — Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (8/16/15)
  3. A familial relation — The Made Scientist’s Daugher by Cassandra Rose Clarke (7/26/15)
  4. A body of water — Bayou Folk and a Night in Acadie by Kate Chopin
  5. A city — Love Finds You in Hershey Pennsylvania by Cerella Sechrist (1/15/15)
  6. An animal — Y The Last Man Vol 8 Kimono Dragons (4/7/15)

Goal: 150/150 books DONE!!!!

  1. It’s a Firefly Night by Dianne Ochiltree
  2. Monster Knows I’m Sorry by Connie Colwell Miller
  3. Where is Baby’s Christmas Present? by Karen Katz
  4. What’s Up Bear? by Frieda Wishinsky
  5. Little Green Peas by Keith Baker
  6. 1 2 3 Peas by Keith Baker
  7. The Perfect Christmas by Eileen Spinelli
  8. Duck in the Fridge by Jeff Mack
  9. Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein
  10. Who Says That Cat the Cat by Mo Willems
  11. Max at the Seashore by Kate Pope
  12. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
  13. Hoot by Tiger Tales
  14. What a Wonderful World by bob Theile
  15. Good Night Zoo by Adam Gamble
  16. Chu’s Day by Neil Gaiman
  17. Monster Knows Excuse Me by Connie Colwell Miller
  18. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Jennifer Adams
  19. Love Monster by Rachel Bright
  20. Under the Waves by Steph Hinton
  21. My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
  22. A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
  23. Countasaurus by Megan Bryant
  24. Shapeasaurus by Megan Bryant
  25. Doggies by Sandra Boynton
  26. In My Tree by Sara Gillingham
  27. Snowman Surprise by Julia Woolf
  28. Blue Hat Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
  29. Stomp Dinosaur Stomp by Margaret Mayo
  30. The Runaway Heart by Sylvia Christianson
  31. Duck and Goose Colors by Tad Hills
  32. Rescue Bunnies by Doreen Cronin
  33. Winston the Book Wolf by Marni McGee
  34. Barnyard Baby by Elise Broach
  35. How Gator Says Good-bye by Samoun
  36. Dinosaur Zoom by Penny Dale
  37. Duck and Goose: Goose Needs a Hug by Tad Hills
  38. What Does Baby Love by Karen Katz
  39. A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
  40. One Pup’s Up by Marshal Wilson Chall
  41. Hello Baby! by Megan Fox
  42. Milo Armadillo by Jan Fearnley
  43. Three Little Dinosaurs by Charles Fuge
  44. Windy Day in Spring by Charles Ghigna
  45. What’s Up, Duck? by Tad Hills
  46. My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
  47. In the Jungle by Emily Bolam
  48. Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
  49. When You Take a Pig to a Party by Kristina Thermaenius McLarey & Myra McLarey
  50. All Through My Town by Jean Reidy
  51. Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop by Anna Dewdney
  52. Itsy Bitsy Spider by Charles Reasoner
  53. Who Flies, Cat the Cat? by Mo Willems
  54. Freight Train Trip! by Susanna Leonard Hill
  55. Jack and Jill by Charles Reasoner
  56. 1-2-3 Dinosaurs Bite! by Steve Jenkins
  57. Hello, My Baby by Tish Rabe
  58. Welcome to Monster Town by Ryan Heshka
  59. Miles to the Finish by Jamie Harper
  60. The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara
  61. Alpha Oops! The Day Z Went First by Alethea Kontis
  62. One Naked Baby by Maggie Smith
  63. Go, Shapes, Go by Denise Fleming
  64. Captain Beastlie’s Pirate Party by Lucy Coats
  65. A Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa by Jonathan London
  66. Toys in Space by Mini Grey
  67. Rapunzel by Trixie Belle
  68. King Jack and the Dragon by Peter Bently
  69. Belly Button Book by Sandra Boynton
  70. Skippyjon Jones Color Crazy by Judy Schachner
  71. Click, Clack, 1 2 3 by Doreen Cronin
  72. We Go Together by Calef Brown
  73. Joey and Jet by James Yang
  74. City Signs by Zoran Milich
  75. The Trucker by Barbara Samuels
  76. The Robot Book by Heather Brown
  77. Honk Honk Baa Baa by Petr Horacek
  78. Cars Trucks and Planes by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza
  79. Mouse’s First Spring by Lauren Thompson
  80. Trains Go by Steve Light
  81. Trucks by Paula Hannigan
  82. There was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish by Jennifer Ward
  83. Hansel and Diesel by David Gordon
  84. Ten Naughty Little Monkeys by Suzanne Williams
  85. 100 Things That Make Me Happy by Amy Schwartz
  86. Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy
  87. LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
  88. B is for Bulldozer by June Sobel
  89. Slow Snail by Mary Murphy
  90. The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin by Sonali Fry
  91. Trucks by Anne Rockwell
  92. Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
  93. Tails Chasing Tails by Matthew Porter
  94. Dig by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha
  95. Fast Train, Slow Train by Reverend W Awdry
  96. Daddy, Papa, and Me by Leslea Newman
  97. Zoe’s First Book of Seasons by Heather Au
  98. Search and Rescue by Britt Allcroft
  99. Things That Go by Eva Steele-Saccio
  100. Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey
  101. Daddy All Day Long by Francesca Rusackas
  102. Steampunk ABC by Karen Luk
  103. Froggy’s Day with Dad by Jonathan London
  104. My Daddy is a Giant by Carl Norac
  105. Tyrannosaurus Dad by Liz Rosenberg
  106. Truck Stop by Anne Rockwell
  107. If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff
  108. The Monstore by Tara Lazar
  109. Planes Fly! by George Ella Lyon
  110. A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea by Jessica Law
  111. Redbird Colors, Colors, Everywhere by Barney Saltzberg
  112. Beach Babies by Puck
  113. Demolition by Sally Sutton
  114. Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray
  115. My Foodie ABC by Puck
  116. Llama Llama Zippity Zoom by Anna Dewdney
  117. Monkey Truck by Michael Slack
  118. The Thunderbolt Express by Matthew Porter
  119. Construction Kitties by Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges
  120. Zoom Zoom by Robert Burleigh
  121. Chick n Pug by Jennifer Sattler
  122. Giant Vehicles by Rod Green
  123. All Aboard by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
  124. Let’s Paint by Alborozo
  125. Machines Go to Work by William Low
  126. The Dinosaur Tamer by Carol Greathouse
  127. Farm by James Brown
  128. Goodnight Daniel Tiger by Angela Santomero
  129. An Awesome Book by Dallas Clayton
  130. The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle
  131. Big and Little Things That Go
  132. 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
  133. My Blankie by Alice Beauvisage
  134. Who’s That Roaring?
  135. Who Flies Cat the Cat by Mo Willems
  136. Monster Mess by Margery Cuyler
  137. Who’s That Eating?
  138. Zoom, Zoom Baby by Karen Katz
  139. Love Monster and the Perfect Present by Rachel Bright
  140. The Bear’s Sea Escape by Benjamin Chadd
  141. Hello Airplane! by Bill Cotter
  142. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  143. The Adventures of Beekle by Dan Santat
  144. Chug Chug Tractor by Dawn Sirett
  145. Little Blue Truck’s Christmas by Alice Schertle
  146. Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea
  147. Dino Shapes by Suse MacDonald
  148. My Turn to Learn Numbers by Natalie Marshall
  149. Cowboy Camp by Tammi Sauer
  150. My First Trucks by Sarah Davis

Goal: 15/15 authors  DONE!!!!

  1. Lucy Dillon (1/15/15)
  2. Anthony Doerr (4/16/15)
  3. Olivia Drake (2/19/15)
  4. Paula Hawkins (7/14/15)
  5. Alice Hoffman (5/12/15)
  6. Jonas Jonasson (6/16/15)
  7. Dean Koontz (5/4/15)
  8. Julia London (7/9/15)
  9. Erica Morgenstern (7/3/15)
  10. Gabriella Pierce (6/9/15)
  11. Cerella Sechrist (1/5/15)
  12. Michael Shaara (1/12/15)
  13. Kate Talbot (6/19/15)
  14. Brian Vaughan (3/16/15)
  15. Andy Weir (6/6/15)

Goal: 12/12 books DONE!!!!

  1. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (5/4/15)
  2. The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (5/12/15)
  3. American Vampire Vol. 2 (5/12/15)
  4. American Vampire Vol. 3 (5/14/15)
  5. Geek Mom by Barron, Ceceri, Lawson, and Williams (5/18/15)
  6. Dead Wake by Erik Larson (6/1/15)
  7. The American Plate by Libby O’Connell (6/5/15)
  8. Minimalist Parenting by Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest (6/11/15)
  9. The 100-Year-Old Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson (6/16/15)
  10. Sally Heathcote: Suffragette by Mary Talbot and Kate Charlesworth (6/19/15)
  11. The Dark Glamour by Gabriella Pierce (6/22/15)
  12. What If by Randall Munroe (6/23/15)

Goal: 10/10 books  DONE!!!!

  1. Living History by Hilary Rodham Clinton (3/4/15)
  2. Lives in Ruins by Marilyn Johnson (1/2/15)
  3. The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer (1/24/15)
  4. Yes Please by Amy Poehler (3/30/15)
  5. Witchcraze by Anne Llewellyn Barstow (5/3/15)
  6. Born Reading by Jason Boog (5/12/15)
  7. Geek Mom by Barron, Ceceri, Lawson, and Williams (5/18/15)
  8. Dead Wake by Erik Larson (6/1/15)
  9. The American Plate by Libby O’Connell (6/5/15)
  10. Minimalist Parenting by Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest (6/11/15)

NPR Teen Books

Goal: 5/5 books  DONE!!!!

  1. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (4/6/15)
  2. Allegiant by Veronica Roth (4/25/15)
  3. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (5/17/15)
  4. Fire by Kristin Cashore (5/25/15)
  5. Four A Collection by Veronica Roth (4/20/15)

Goal: 12/12 books DONE!!!!

  1. Lives in Ruins by Marilyn Johnson (1/2/15)
  2. Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale (1/5/15)
  3. Love Finds You in Hershey Pennsylvania by Cerella Sechrist (1/5/15)
  4. Y The Last Man Vol 1 (3/16/15)
  5. The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin (3/27/15)
  6. The Sworn Sword by George R.R. Martin (3/27/15)
  7. Y The Last Man Vol 2 (4/1/15)
  8. Y The Last Man Vol 3 (4/1/15)
  9. Y The Last Man Vol 4 (4/3/15)
  10. Y The Last Man Vol 5 (4/3/15)
  11. Y The Last Man Vol 6 (4/7/15)
  12. Y The Last Man Vol 7 (4/7/15)