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2018 Reading Challenge Roundup - Completed

Tobe Buffenbarger

Oh my goodness! Check out all the reading challenges that I actually finished this year. So happy with my reading stats for 2018!

Popsugar 2018
Goal: 40/40 Books  100%

  1. Made into a movie I've already seen -- Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (3/23/18)

  2. True Crime -- The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall (2/18/18)

  3. Next book in a series I started -- Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell (1/26/18)

  4. Involving a heist -- Sourdough by Robin Sloan (5/15/18)

  5. Nordic noir --

  6. Based on a real person -- Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (1/23/18)

  7. Set in a country that fascinates me -- The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant (3/21/18)

  8. A time of day in the title -- Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire (7/6/18)

  9. About a villain or antihero -- The Gunslinger by Stephen King (2/25/18)

  10. About death or grief -- As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (3/1/18)

  11. Female author who uses a male pseudonym -- Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (7/31/18)

  12. LGBTQ+ Protagonist -- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (7/14/18)

  13. Also a stage play or musical -- Dracula by Bram Stoker (10/24/18)

  14. Author of a different ethnicity than me -- Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (9/12/18)

  15. About feminism -- Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (2/7/18)

  16. About mental health -- The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King (4/13/18)

  17. Borrowed or was give as a gift -- The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman (5/4/18)

  18. By two authors -- The Passion of Cleopatra by Anne Rice and Christopher Rice (3/7/18)

  19. Involving a sport --

  20. Local author -- A Toxic Trousseau by Juliet Blackwell (2/9/18)

  21. Favorite color in the title -- Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (11/24/18)

  22. Alliteration in the title -- Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (2/9/18)

  23. Time travel -- No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor (1/16/18)

  24. Weather element in the title -- Strange Weather by Joe Hill (12/22/18)

  25. Set at sea -- The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon (4/7/18)

  26. Animal in title -- Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow (5/12/18)

  27. Set on a different planet -- Artemis by Andy Weir (9/18/18)

  28. Song lyrics in the title -- Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (11/7/18)

  29. About or set on Halloween -- The Elite by Kiera Cass (6/11/18)

  30. Characters who are twins -- Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (7/20/18)

  31. Mentioned in another book -- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (5/29/18)

  32. From a celebrity book club -- Open House by Elizabeth Berg

  33. Childhood classic I've never read -- Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (5/30/18)

  34. Published in 2018 -- The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller (3/24/18)

  35. Goodreads Choice Awards winner -- Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham (8/22/18)

  36. Set in the decade I was born --

  37. Meant to get to in 2017 but didn't -- NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (4/17/18)

  38. Ugly cover -- Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien (5/23/18)

  39. Involves a bookstore or library -- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (3/30/18)

  40. Fave prompt from 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge -- The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan (6/26/18)

Advanced 

  1. Bestseller from year I graduated high school --

  2. Cyberpunk --

  3. Being read by a stranger in a public place -- Florida Lauren Groff (10/17/18)

  4. Tied to my ancestry --

  5. Fruit or vegetable in the title -- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer (10/23/18)

  6. Allegory --

  7. Author with the same first or last name as you --

  8. Microhistory -- College Girls by Lynn Peril (8/28/18)

  9. About a problem facing society today --

  10. Recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar Reading Challenge -- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (12/11/18)

What's in a Name?
Goal: 6/6 Books  100%

  1. Word "the" used twice -- The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell by Mira Grant (2/2/18)

  2. Fruit or Vegetable -- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer (10/23/18)

  3. A shape -- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (7/14/18)

  4. Begins with Z -- Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (12/15/18)

  5. A nationality -- The English Wife by Lauren Willig (2/1/18)

  6. A season -- A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh (3/10/18)

A to Z
Goal: 26/26 Books 100%

  1. The Angel Stone by Juliet Dark (2/4/18)

  2. The Bostonians by Henry James (1/30/18)

  3. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (3/23/18)

  4. The Daughter of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/9/18)

  5. The Emerald City by Jane Yolen (4/29/18)

  6. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (5/26/18)

  7. The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/8/18)

  8. A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell (1/24/18)

  9. If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (4/4/18)

  10. Jennifer Government by Max Barry (4/26/18)

  11. Keeper of the Castle by Juliet Blackwell (6/28/18)

  12. Literary Wonderlands edited by Laura Miller (2/23/18)

  13. Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (4/11/18)

  14. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (1/23/18)

  15. The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels (1/12/18)

  16. The Poet and the Murder by Simon Worrall (2/18/18)

  17. The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter (5/18/18)

  18. A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/10/18)

  19. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (2/26/18)

  20. Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter (5/6/18)

  21. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (8/26/18)

  22. A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair (10/3/18)

  23. Washington Square by Henry James (8/18/18)

  24. eXtinct by Ike Hamill (10/19/18)

  25. You’re the Rogue that I Want by Samantha Holt (10/13/18)

  26. Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (12/15/18)

Seasonal Series Autumn
(September - December)
Goal: 25/25 Books. 100%

1. Read a book from a sci fi series - What Could Possibly Go Wrong by Jodi Taylor (10/6/18)
2. Read a book (partly) set in fall - Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/22/18)
3. Read a book with PoC characters - Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A.W. Jantha (12/4/18)
4. Read a book with orange on the cover - Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/28/18)
5. Read a suspenseful/ scary/ creepy book - Dollhouse by Anya Allyn (10/12/18)
6. Read a book while eating candy - Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair (10/5/18)
7. Read a book set in the real world - A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen (10/10/18)
8. Read a first book in a series - A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair (10/3/18)
9. Catch up on a series - A Magical Match by Juliet Blackwell (11/14/18)
10.Read a book with rain in the background - You’re the One that I Want by Samantha Holt (10/13/18)
11. Read a book with red on the cover - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (10/31/18)
12. Read while eating soup - Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen (10/16/18)
13. Free Space: read any book of a series - My Name is Markham by Jodi Taylor (11/28/18)
14. Read a book that's part of a duology - Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (11/7/18)
15. Take a walk while listening to an audiobook - The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (12/7/18)
16. Read a book that scares you (b/c of size, hype,...) - Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor (11/13/18)
17. Read a book while wearing a sweater - Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen (11/23/18)
18. Read a book while drinking a tea - The Great St. Mary’s Day Out by Jodi Taylor (11/17/18)
19. Read a book that you think will break your heart - Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (12/15/18)
20. Read a book that's not YA - Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair (11/26/18)
21. Read a comic or graphic novel that's part of a series - Monstress Vol. 3 (11/21/18)
22. Read bonus content from a series (novella/ prologue,...) - Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings by Jodi Taylor (10/9/18)
23. Read a book while eating an apple or apple pie - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (9/29/18)
24. Read a book with creatures of the night - Extinct by Ike Hamill (10/19/18)
25.  Use a leaf as a bookmark - Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand (12/14/18)

Modern Mrs. Darcy
Goal: 12/12 Books  100%

  1. Classic I've been meaning to read -- The Bostonians by Henry James (1/30/18)

  2. Recommended by someone with good taste -- The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (3/16/18)

  3. In translation -- How to Fall in Love with a Man Who Lives in a Bush by Emmy Abrahamson (8/8/18)

  4. Nominated for a 2018 award -- Florida by Lauren Groff (10/17/18)

  5. Poetry, Play, or Essay collection -- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2/27/18)

  6. Read in a day -- Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (2/26/18)

  7. More than 500 pages -- The Arabian Nights (1/19/18)

  8. Favorite author -- The Emerald Circus by Jane Yolen (4/29/18)

  9. Recommended by librarian or indie bookseller -- The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (1/4/18)

  10. Banned book -- Looking for Alaska by John Green (12/12/18)

  11. Memoir, biography, or book of creative nonfiction -- The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan (6/26/18)

  12. Author of different race, ethnicity, or religion than me -- Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (9/12/18)

Mount TBR
Goal: 48/48 Books 100%

  1. The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels (1/12/18)

  2. No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor (1/16/18)

  3. A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell (1/24/18)

  4. The English Wife by Lauren Willig (2/1/18)

  5. The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell (2/2/18)

  6. The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall (2/18/18)

  7. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2/27/18)

  8. As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (3/1/18)

  9. A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh (3/10/18)

  10. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (3/23/18)

  11. The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller (3/24/18)

  12. Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser (3/28/18)

  13. The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King (4/13/18)

  14. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (4/17/18)

  15. Slightly Married by May Balogh (4/25/18)

  16. Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh (4/25/18)

  17. Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh (4/25/18)

  18. The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (4/27/18)

  19. Circe by Madeline Miller (5/5/18)

  20. Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh (5/16/18)

  21. Slightly Sinful by Mary Balogh (5/16/18)

  22. Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh (5/16/18)

  23. For Darkness Shows the Stars Short Stories by Diana Peterfreund (5/27/18)

  24. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (5/29/18)

  25. Murder on the House by Juliet Blackwell (6/2/18)

  26. The Stanforth Secrets by Jo Beverley (6/20/18)

  27. The Anomaly by Michael Rutger (6/29/18)

  28. Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed by Jo Beverley (7/10/18)

  29. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (7/28/18)

  30. The Stolen Bride by Jo Beverley (8/10/18)

  31. Daisy Miller and Washington Square by Henry James (8/18/18)

  32. Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham (8/22/18)

  33. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (8/26/18)

  34. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (9/5/18)

  35. Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready (9/14/18)

  36. I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel (9/21/18)

  37. What Could Possibly Go Wrong by Jodi Taylor (10/6/18)

  38. Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings by Jodi Taylor (10/9/18)

  39. Dollhouse by Anya Allyn (10/12/18)

  40. You’re the Rogue that I Want by Samantha Holt (10/13/18)

  41. Extinct by Ike Hamill (10/19/18)

  42. Dracula by Bram Stoker (10/24/18)

  43. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (10/31/18)

  44. Spinning Straw into Gold by Joan Gould (11/6/18)

  45. Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (11/7/18)

  46. The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian (11/9/18)

  47. On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell (11/25/18)

  48. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (12/11/18)

Graphic Novel
Goal: 52/52 Books  100%

  1. The Walking Dead Vol. 27 (1/8/18)

  2. The Walking Dead Vol. 28 (5/9/18)

  3. The Walking Dead Vol. 29 (7/11/18)

  4. The Walking Dead: Here's Negan (7/7/18)

  5. Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 1 (1/7/18)

  6. Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 2 (1/7/18)

  7. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 1 (1/6//18)

  8. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 2 (1/6/18)

  9. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 3 (1/6/18)

  10. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 4 (1/6/18)

  11. Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire by Neil Gaiman (2/1/18)

  12. Saga Vol. 8 (2/3/18)

  13. Moonshine Vol. 1 (2/10/18)

  14. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2/13/18)

  15. Low Vol. 1 (2/14/18)

  16. Monstress Vol. 2 (2/16/18)

  17. Revival Vol. 4 (2/17/18)

  18. Revival Vol. 5 (2/17/18)

  19. Revival Vol. 6 (2/20/18)

  20. Revival Vol. 7 (2/20/18)

  21. Revival Vol. 8 (4/6/18)

  22. ApocalyptiGirl by Andrew MacLean (2/21/18)

  23. Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna (2/25/18)

  24. The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 6 (3/9/18)

  25. One Week in the Library (3/13/18)

  26. Penny Dreadful Vol. 1 (4/6/18)

  27. Creatures of the Night by Neil Gaiman (6/8/18)

  28. The Haunted Mansion (6/9/18)

  29. March Vol. 1 (6/10/18)

  30. March Vol. 2 (6/19/18)

  31. March Vol. 3 (6/19/18)

  32. Paper Girls Vol. 1 (6/13/18)

  33. Paper Girls Vol. 2 (6/13/18)

  34. Paper Girls Vol. 3 (6/14/18)

  35. Paper Girls Vol. 4 (6/25/18)

  36. Moonstruck Vol. 1 (6/16/18)

  37. Wayward Vol. 1 (6/26/18)

  38. Wayward Vol. 2 (6/26/18)

  39. Wayward Vol. 3 (6/26/18)

  40. Wayward Vol. 4 (6/27/18)

  41. Wayward Vol. 5 (6/27/18)

  42. Giant Days Vol. 1 (6/28/18)

  43. Giant Days Vol. 2 (6/28/18)

  44. Giant Days Vol. 3 (6/2818)

  45. Giant Days Vol. 4 (6/28/18)

  46. Giant Days Vol. 5 (6/29/18)

  47. Giant Days Vol. 6 (6/29/18)

  48. Giant Days Vol. 7 (6/29/18)

  49. Locke and Key: Heaven and Earth (7/7/18)

  50. Rat Queens Vol. 4 (9/7/18)

  51. Black Magick Vol. 1 (9/8/18)

  52. East of West Vol. 8 (11/10/18)

Library Love
Goal: 60/60 Books 100%

  1. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (1/4/18)

  2. The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/8/18)

  3. The Daughter of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/9/18)

  4. A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/10/18)

  5. Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell (1/26/18)

  6. The Angel Stone by Juliet Dark (2/4/18)

  7. A Toxic Trousseau by Juliet Blackwell (2/9/18)

  8. The Gunslinger by Stephen King (2/25/18)

  9. Literary Wonderlands edited Laura Miller (2/23/18)

  10. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (2/26/18)

  11. Demon Glass by Rachel Hawkins (3/8/18)

  12. Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins (3/14/18)

  13. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (3/16/18)

  14. Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal (3/30/18)

  15. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (3/30/18)

  16. If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (4/4/18)

  17. Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell (4/6/18)

  18. The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon (4/7/18)

  19. Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (4/11/18)

  20. Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman (4/13/18)

  21. Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (4/20/18)

  22. River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (4/24/18)

  23. Lost San Francisco by Dennis Evanosky (4/24/18)

  24. Lost Worlds of the San Francisco Bay Area by Sylvia Linsteadt (4/25/18)

  25. Jennifer Government by Max Barry (4/26/18)

  26. The Emerald City by Jane Yolen (4/29/18)

  27. Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter (5/6/18)

  28. The Little Book of Feminist Saints by Julia Pierpont and Manjit Thapp (5/11/18)

  29. Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow (5/12/18)

  30. Sourdough by Robin Sloan (5/15/18)

  31. The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter (5/18/18)

  32. A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (6/3/18)

  33. A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter (6/4/18)

  34. The Selection by Kiera Cass (6/6/18)

  35. The Elite by Kiera Cass (6/11/18)

  36. The Selection Stories by Kiera Cass (6/12/18)

  37. The One by Kiera Cass (6/12/18)

  38. Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund (6/15/18)

  39. Home for the Haunting by Juliet Blackwell (6/16/18)

  40. Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass (6/22/18)

  41. The Heir by Kiera Cass (6/24/18)

  42. The Crown by Kiera Cass (6/24/18)

  43. Keeper of the Castle by Juliet Blackwell (6/28/18)

  44. Symbiont by Mira Grant (7/4/18)

  45. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire (7/6/18)

  46. Chimera by Mira Grant (7/13/18)

  47. Give Up the Ghost by Juliet Blackwell (7/18/18)

  48. Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (7/20/18)

  49. Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (7/21/18)

  50. A Ghostly Light by Juliet Blackwell (7/25/18)

  51. Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (8/4/18)

  52. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (8/14/18)

  53. Pox Americana by Elizabeth Fenn (9/8/18)

  54. Cocktails Across America by Diane Lapis and Anne Davis-Peck (9/11/18)

  55. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (9/15/18)

  56. Artemis by Andy Weir (9/18/18)

  57. Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/22/18)

  58. Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/28/18)

  59. A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair (10/3/18)

  60. Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair (10/5/18)

Share-A-Tea
Goal: 20/20 Books  100%

  1. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (1/4/18)

  2. The English Wife by Lauren Willig (2/1/18)

  3. As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (3/1/18)

  4. The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller (3/24/18)

  5. No That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser (3/28/18)

  6. Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (4/11/18)

  7. Circe by Madeline Miller (5/5/18)

  8. Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow (5/12/18)

  9. A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (6/3/18)

  10. Parasite by Mira Grant (6/20/18)

  11. The Anomaly by Michael Rutger (6/29/18)

  12. Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (7/21/18)

  13. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (7/28/18)

  14. Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (7/31/18)

  15. Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (8/4/18)

  16. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (8/14/18)

  17. Daisy Miller and Washington Square by Henry James (8/18/18)

  18. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (8/25/18)

  19. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (9/5/18)

  20. I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel (9/21/18)

Picture Books
Goal: 88/88 Books  100%

1. Title beginning with A - Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty (January)
2. Author beginning with A - And the Tide Comes In by Merryl Alber (May)
3. Title beginning with B - Boo, Bunny! By Kathryn O. Galbraith (March)
4. Author beginning with B - Arthur Goes to Camp by Marc Brown (February)
5. Title beginning with C - Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman (January)
6. Author beginning with C - Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt (January)
7. Title beginning with D - Duck by Randy Cecil (February)
8. Author beginning with D - The Conductor by Laetitia Devernay (February)
9. Title beginning with E - Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker (February)
10. Author beginning with E - Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert (March)
11. Title beginning with F - Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld (April)
12. Author beginning with F - Lunch by Denise Fleming (February)
13. Title beginning with G - Good Night Planes by Adam Gamble (March)
14. Author beginning with G - Chu's Day at the Beach by Neil Gaiman (February)
15. Title beginning with H - Half a World Away by Libby Gleeson (January)
16. Author beginning with H - Duck & Goose Let’s Dance by Tad Hills (March)
17. Title beginning with I - Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty (January)
18. Author beginning with I - I Hear a Pickle by Rachel Isadora (June)
19. Title beginning with J - Joshua's Masai Mask by Dakari Hru (January)
20. Author beginning with J - The Incredibly Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers (March)
21. Title beginning with K - The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright (March)
22. Author beginning with K - It's Vacation Time by Lerryn Korda (February)
23. Title beginning with L - Lovely Old Lion by Julia Jarman (March)
24. Author beginning with L - Thumpy Feet by Betsy Lewin (February)
25. Title beginning with M - Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin (February) 
26. Author beginning with M - Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson (February)
27. Title beginning with N - A Night at the Zoo by Kathy Caple (March)
28. Author beginning with N - If You Give a Mouse a Brownie by Laura Numeroff (June)
29. Title beginning with O - One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote by Bonnie Worth (March)
30. Author beginning with O - Little Billy-Bob Eats It All Up by Pauline Oud (March)
31. Title beginning with P. - The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems (January)
32. Author beginning with P - Ghost in the House by Ammi-Joan Paquette (March)
33. Title or Author beginning with Q - Quest by Aaron Becker (May)
34. Title beginning with R - The Rise and Fall of Oscar the Magician by Matthew Porter (January)
35. Author beginning with R - Ten Sleepy Sheep by Phyllis Root (February)
36. Title beginning with S - South by Daniel Duncan (March)
37. Author beginning with S - Big Choo by Stephen Shaskan (May)
38. Title beginning with T - Train by Elisha Cooper (January)
39. Author beginning with T - Tumford the Terrible by Nancy Tillman (June)
40. Title or Author beginning with U - The Quiet Book! by Deborah Underwood
41. Title or Author beginning with V or W - This is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems (January)
42. Title or Author beginning with X or “Ex” - Extraordinary Jane by Hannah E. Harrison (August)
43. Title beginning with Y - You Can Do It, Bunny by Pamela Kennedy (August)
44. Author beginning with Y - Meow! By Victoria Ying (August)
45. Title or Author beginning with Z - Zootopia The Essential Guide (May)
46. An alphabet book - 123 Versus ABC by Mike Boldt (March)
47. A counting book - 1 Zany Zoo by Lori Degman (February)
48. A color word in the title - Little Green Peas by Keith Baker (January)
49. A number word in the title - Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems (January)
50. Concept book of your choice: picture book - Patterns from Nature: The Art of Klimt by Myeong-Hwa Yu and Seung-Beom Yu (January)
51. Concept book of your choice: board book - Crocopotamus by Mary Murphy (January)
52. Bedtime book: board book - Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin (February)
53. Bedtime book: picture book - The Wrong Side of the Bed by Lisa M. Bakos (July)
54. Book that rhymes: picture book - And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss (January)
55. Book that rhymes: early reader OR board book - Hide and Seek Harry at the Playground by Kenny Harrison (March)
56. Holiday of your choice: board book or early reader - Happy Holidays Blaze (June)
57. Holiday of your choice: picture book - Little Mouse’s Big Valentine by Thacher Hurd (March)
58. Wordless picture book - Wave by Suzy Lee (May)
59. New to you author - Fins, Fluff, and Other Stuff by Bruno Merz (February)
60. New to you illustrator - The Perfect Hug by Joanna Walsh, illustrated by Judi Abbot (February)
61. Favorite author - The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems (January)
62. Favorite illustrator - Duck and Goose by Tad Hills (January)
63. Free choice - I Love You Like a Pig by Mac Barnett (February)
64. Fairy or folk tale adaptation - Little Red Riding Hood by Trixie. Bell (January)
65. Fairy or folk tale traditional - The Tortoise and the Hare by Jerry Pinkney (February)
66. A title with the word “first” in it - First Steps by Lee Wardlaw (February)
67. A book set in the state you live - Hello, National Parks by Martha Day Zschock (June)
68. A book set in a place you’d like to visit - Lily's Garden of India by Jeremy Smith (January)
69. A book set in an imaginary place - Extremely Cute Animals Operating Heavy Machinery by David Gordon (February)
70. A book set in the past: fiction or nonfiction - Madeline and the Old House in Paris by John Bemelmans Marciano (May)
71. A book set in the present -- Emma and the Whale by Lee White (March)
72. One word title - Pirasaurs by Josh Funk (January)
73. Long title (four or more words) - The Problem with Not Being Scared of Kids by Dan Richards (January)
74. A book about playing (hide and seek, tag, or peekaboo, etc.) - The Monsterator by Keith Graves (February)
75. A book about school - Steve, Raised by Wolves by Jared Chapman (May)
76. A book about hobbies (art, dance, music, crafts, sports) - Good Morning Yoga by Mariam Gates (March)
77. A title that is a question - The Duckling Gets a Cookie? by Mo Willems (January)
78. A title that is an exclamation -- There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! By Lucille Colandro (March)
79. An award winner or an honor book -- Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni (March)
80. A collection (of poems OR stories) - The Rooster Grows by Maud and Miska Petersham (March)
81. A book with animals (fiction) - You Can Do It Bert by Ole Konnecke (February)
82. A book with animals (nonfiction)  - Apatosaurus by Charles Lennie (March)
83. A book about books or reading - Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk (March)
84. A book celebrating family - My Mommy Hung the Moon by Jamie Lee Curtis (February)
85. Book with an adventure or misadventure - This Book is Out of Control by Richard Byrne (January)
86. A book about a pet - Looking for Luna by Tim Myers (February)
87. Impulse Pick -- Land Shark by Beth Ferry (March)
88. Picture book published in 2018 - Go Go Cars by Jennifer Liberts (May)