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2020 Reading Challenge Roundup - Completed

Tobe Buffenbarger

TBR Jar Random
Goal 12/12 Books 100%

  1. January - The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn (4/7/20)

  2. February - The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams (4/25/20)

  3. March - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (3/23/20)

  4. April - The Five by Hallie Rubenhold (5/26/20)

  5. May - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (5/30/20)

  6. June - Hollowland by Amanda Hocking (6/3/20)

  7. July - Pines by Blake Crouch (7/26/20)

  8. August - Delirium by Lauren Oliver (8/21/20)

  9. September - The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (10/22/20)

  10. October - A Rogue of One’s Own by Evie Dunmore (10/7/20)

  11. November - There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins (11/11/20)

  12. December - Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (12/28/20)

December Theme
Goal 6/6 Books 100%

  1. A Christmas to Remember by Jenny Hale (12/8/20)

  2. The Christmas Princess by Patricia McLinn (12/15/20)

  3. Wrapped Up for Christmas by Katlyn Duncan (12/15/20)

  4. Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas (12/26/20)

  5. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (12/22/20)

  6. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (12/27/20)

October Theme
Goal 6/6 Books 100%

  1. The Only Good Indians by Stephan Graham Jones (10/3/20)

  2. White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (10/18/20)

  3. Devolution by Max Brooks (10/14/20)

  4. The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali (10/10/20)

  5. Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (11/6/20)

  6. Color Me In by Natasha Diaz (11/25/20)

Picture Books
Goal: 100/100 Books 100%

  1. Author A - The Coolsville Contraption Contest by Annie Auerbach (January)

  2. Title A - Animals by Emily Bolam (January)

  3. Author B - Poor Puppy and Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel (January)

  4. Title B .- Big Dog and Little Dog Going for a Walk by Dav Pilkey (January)

  5. Author C - The Moon is a Silver Pond by Sara Cassidy (February)

  6. Title C - Cold Snap Eileen Spinelli (January)

  7. Author D - First Day at Zoo School by Sarah Dillard (March)

  8. Title D - Don’t Lick the Dog by Wendy Wahman (January)

  9. Author E - Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert (October)

  10. Title E - Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds (January)

  11. Author F - Pig and Cat are Pals by Douglas Florian (March)

  12. Title F - Firebears, the Rescue Team by Rhonda Gowler Greene (February)

  13. Author G - Oi Frog! by Kes Gray (February)

  14. Title G - The Greedy Python by Eric Carle (January)

  15. Author H - Danny and the Dinosaur in the Big City by Syd Hoff (January)

  16. Title H - Have You Seen My Cat by Eric Carle (January)

  17. Author I - Hooray for Fall by Kazuo Iwamura (October)

  18. Title I - The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani (January)

  19. Author J - Penguin Problems by Jory John and Lane Smith (October)

  20. Title J - Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor (January)

  21. Author K - M is for Music by Kathleen Krull (July)

  22. Title K - The Knight Who Said “No!” by Lucy Rowland (February)

  23. Author L - Pond by Jim LaMarche (July)

  24. Title L - Little Miss Muffet by Iza Trapani (January)

  25. Author M - Astronaut Handbook by Meghan McCarthy (January)

  26. Title M - The Mysterious Giant of Barlette by Tomie DePaola (January)

  27. Author N - 100 Bugs by Kate Narita (July)

  28. Title N - The Nature Girls by Aki (July)

  29. Author O - Chicken in the Kitchen by Nnedi Okorafor (October)

  30. Title O - Our World is Relative by Julie Sooy (January)

  31. Author P - The Hallo-wiener by Dav Pilkey (January)

  32. Title P - Pandora by Victoria Turnbull (January)

  33. Author Q - Jo MacDonald Had a Garden by Mary Quattlebaum (November)

  34. Title Q - The Quiet Crocodile Goes to the Beach by Natacha Adnriamirado (March)

  35. Author R - Hamster’s Don’t Fight Fires! by Andrew Root (January)

  36. Title R - Rooster is Off to See the World by Eric Carle (January)

  37. Author S - Does Frankenstein Get Hungry? by John Solimine (January)

  38. Title S - The Secret Life of Squirrels by Nancy Rose (January)

  39. Author T - Cat & Mouse by Britta Teckentrup (February)

  40. Title T - The Tale of Tam Linn by Lari Don (January)

  41. Author U - Storm by Sam Usher (November)

  42. Title U - Uh-oh! by R. Schuyler Hooke (January)

  43. Author V - The Pinata that the Farm Maiden Hung by Samantha Vamos (January)

  44. Title V - The Very Ugly Bug by Liz Pichon (July)

  45. Author W - The Roll-away Pumpkin by Junia Wonders (January)

  46. Title W - What to Do if an Elephant Stands on Your Foot by Michelle Robinson (January)

  47. Author Y - I am a Story by Dan Yaccarino (November)

  48. Title Y - Yucky Worms by Vivian French (July)

  49. Author Z - The Moon Keeper by Zosienka (November)

  50. Title Z - Zin Zin Zin by Lloyd Moss (July)

  51. Duck! by Megan McKinlay (January)

  52. Duck’s Vacation by Gilad Soffer (January)

  53. The Goodnight Train Rolls On! by June Sobel (January)

  54. Henry in Love by Peter McCarty (January)

  55. I Do Not Like Al’s Hat by Erin McGill (January)

  56. Let’s Go, Bobby! by Ruth Wielockx (January)

  57. Made by Maxine by Ruth Spiro (January)

  58. Pheobe and Digger and Tricia Springstubb (January)

  59. Shiver Me Letters by June Sobel (January)

  60. The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas 123 by Eric Carle (January)

  61. Mimi and Bear in the Snow by Janee Trasler (February)

  62. Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker (February)

  63. The Great Pumpkin Contest by Angela Rozelaar (February)

  64. Mother Goose of Pudding Lane by Christopher Raschka (February)

  65. Pete with No Pants by Rowboat Watkins (February)

  66. A Piece of Cake by LeUyen Pham (February)

  67. The Science Fair at the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler (February)

  68. Pirates Don’t Go to Kindergarten! by Lisa Robinson (March)

  69. Aquarium by Cynthia Alonso (March)

  70. Out! by Arree Chung (March

  71. The Book About Nothing by Mike Bender (March)

  72. The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds (March)

  73. Pete with No Pants by Rowboat Watkins (March)

  74. Mother Goose of Pudding Lane by Chris Raschka (March)

  75. At the Supermarket by Anne Rockwell (March)

  76. The Sun Played Hide-and-Seek by Brian P. Cleary (March)

  77. Pine and Book Blast Off by Ross Burach (March)

  78. Polar Bear Island by Lindsay Bonilla (March)

  79. Old MacDonald Had a Dragon by Ken Baker (March)

  80. Bear’s House of Books by Poppy Bishop (March)

  81. Mind Your Monsters by Catherine Bailey (March)

  82. How to Care for Your T-Rex by Ken Baker (March)

  83. The Magic Word by Mac Barnett (March)

  84. How to Find an Elephant by Kate Banks (March)

  85. Ghastly Ghosts by Teresa Bateman (March)

  86. Moon by Stacy McAnulty (June)

  87. Sun by Stacy McAnulty (June)

  88. A River by Marc Martin (July)

  89. In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming (July)

  90. Pond Circle by Betsy Franco (July)

  91. In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming (July)

  92. Turtle Splash by Cathryn Falwell (July)

  93. The Pond by Nicola Davies (July)

  94. The Crayon Man by Natascha Biebow (July)

  95. Math Fables by Greg Tang (July)

  96. How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander (July)

  97. Math Attack by Joan Horton (July)

  98. Pigeon Math by Asia Citro (July)

  99. This is a Book to Read with a Worm by Jodie Wheeler-Toppen (November)

  100. Bear Out There by Jacob Grant (November)

July Theme
Goal 6/6 Books 100%

  1. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (10/23/20)

  2. A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (7/24/20)

  3. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (7/28/20)

  4. The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen (10/27/20)

  5. The Guest List by Lucy Foley (7/19/20)

  6. Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch (7/29/20)

June Theme
Goal 6/6 Books. 100%

  1. Lovely War by Julie Berry (10/16/20)

  2. The Paris Hours by Alex George (6/26/20)

  3. Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (7/7/20)

  4. Across the Universe by Beth Revis (7/20/20)

  5. Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power (9/6/20)

  6. A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer (6/23/20)

Ebooks
Goal 50/50 Books 100%

  1. Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid (1/4/20)

  2. The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey (1/29/20)

  3. Wool by Hugh Howey (1/31/20)

  4. The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara (2/5/20)

  5. The Christmas Secret by Julia London (2/15/20)

  6. After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid (3/19/20)

  7. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (3/23/20)

  8. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (3/31/20)

  9. The Last Debutante by Julia London (4/10/20)

  10. Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix (4/12/20)

  11. The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis (4/15/20)

  12. Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb (4/18/20)

  13. Grave Minder by Melissa Marr (4/24/20)

  14. Saltwater Kisses by Krista Lakes (4/26/20)

  15. The Deep by Rivers Solomon (4/28/20)

  16. After the Cure by Deirdre Gould (4/29/20)

  17. Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen (5/3/20)

  18. Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller (5/15/20)

  19. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (5/7/20)

  20. The Secrets of a Courtesan by Nicola Cornick (5/12/20)

  21. Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey (5/20/20)

  22. The Five by Hallie Rubenhold (5/26/20)

  23. A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (5/30/20)

  24. All Systems Red by Martha Wells (5/28/20)

  25. Hollowland by Amanda Hocking (6/3/20)

  26. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (6/9/20)

  27. The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams (6/14/20)

  28. The City We Became by NK Jemisin (6/16/20)

  29. The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley (6/20/20)

  30. Hollowmen by Amanda Hocking (6/11/20)

  31. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (6/24/20)

  32. Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (6/25/20)

  33. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (6/27/20)

  34. I’d Give Anything by Marisa de los Santos (6/28/20)

  35. Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (6/29/20)

  36. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (7/2/20)

  37. Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (7/5/20)

  38. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (7/12/20)

  39. Network Effect by Martha Wells (7/15/20)

  40. Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (7/22/20)

  41. Galatea by Madeline Miller (7/24/20)

  42. The Witches are Coming by Lindy West (7/29/20)

  43. A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (7/24/20)

  44. Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler (8/4/20)

  45. Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams (8/7/20)

  46. Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau (8/15/20)

  47. The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov (8/30/20)

  48. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (9/4/20)

  49. Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland (9/9/20)

  50. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (9/12/20)

Library
Goal 50/50 Books 100%

  1. The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness (1/11/20)

  2. The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan (1/5/20)

  3. Daybreak by Brian Ralph (1/8/20)

  4. Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren (1/15/20)

  5. Billie Holiday by Carlos Sampayo and Jose Munoz (1/22/20)

  6. Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (1/24/20)

  7. Wolfpack by Abby Wambach (1/25/20)

  8. The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas (1/28/20)

  9. Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez (2/4/20)

  10. Drive-Thru Dreams by Adam Chandler (2/12/20)

  11. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2/15/20)

  12. Mississippi River Tragedies by Christine A. Klein and Sandra B. Zellmer (2/18/20)

  13. I was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib (2/19/20)

  14. The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer (2/19/20)

  15. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty (2/21/20)

  16. Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire (2/22/20)

  17. Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker (2/26/20)

  18. Frida Kahlo by Maria Hesse (2/27/20)

  19. The Night Country by Melissa Albert (3/4/20)

  20. An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (3/7/20)

  21. The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams (3/13/20)

  22. Vox by Christina Dalcher (3/14/20)

  23. Mythos by Stephen Fry (3/17/20)

  24. After the Flood by Kassandra Montag (3/21/20)

  25. Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (3/22/20)

  26. Fever by Lauren DeStefano (3/26/20)

  27. The Story of the World in 100 Species by Christopher Lloyd (3/29/20)

  28. The Vagina Bible by Jen Gunter (4/3/20)

  29. Planetfall by Emma Newman (4/17/20)

  30. The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn (4/7/20)

  31. Redshirts by John Scalzi (4/4/20)

  32. Archaeology from Space by Sarah Parcak (4/8/20)

  33. The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams (4/25/20)

  34. The Deep by Alma Katsu (5/22/20)

  35. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaur by Steve Brusatte (6/10/20)

  36. Sever by Lauren DeStefano (6/6/20)

  37. Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen (6/12/20)

  38. Cocaine Blues by Kerry Washington (6/13/20)

  39. When Women Ruled by Kara Cooney (6/15/20)

  40. Bibliophile by Jane Mount (6/21/20)

  41. A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer (6/23/20)

  42. Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane (6/22/20)

  43. The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Hoew (6/30/20)

  44. Once & Future Vol. 1 (7/4/20)

  45. Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (7/7/20)

  46. Pandemic 1918 by Catharine Arnold (7/14/20)

  47. The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs (7/10/20)

  48. On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen (7/18/20)

  49. A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg (7/21/20)

  50. Pines by Blake Crouch (7/26/20)

January Theme
Goal 6/6 Books 100%

  1. Wool by Hugh Howey (1/31/20)

  2. Wither by Lauren DeStefano (1/18/20)

  3. Vox by Christina Dalcher (3/14/20)

  4. Billie Holiday by Carlos Sampayo and Jose Munoz (1/22/20)

  5. The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara (2/5/20)

  6. I was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib (2/19/20)

February Theme
Goal 6/6 Books 100%

  1. The Year of Living Scandalously by Julia London (2/14/20)

  2. The Revenge of Lord Eberlin by Julia London (2/28/20)

  3. The Seduction of Lady X by Julia London (3/30/20)

  4. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2/15/20)

  5. Kindred by Octavia Butler (3/6/20)

  6. An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (3/7/20)

March Theme
Goal 6/6 Books 100%

  1. Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay (3/26/20)

  2. How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran (3/27/20)

  3. The Vagina Bible by Jen Gunter (4/3/20)

  4. The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams (3/14/20)

  5. Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (3/22/20)

  6. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (3/31/20)

April Theme
Goal 6/6 Books. 100%

  1. The Oracle Code (5/24/20)

  2. Rat Queens Vol. 7 (4/5/20)

  3. The Complete Phonogram (4/4/20)

  4. Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (5/16/20)

  5. Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (5/6/20)

  6. All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace (4/22/20)