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Borrowed Books Challenge

The goal of the Borrowed Books Challenge hosted by LaToya Literally is to show love and support for local libraries. The duration is a short 3 months - from February to April.

Borrowed Books Mini Challenge {Plan}

I get 99% of my books from the library already, so to make it really challenging, I'll be aiming for the Book Star level of 15-20 books ... can I even read that much in 3 months? I don't know but I'm sure going to try.

Here's my (tentative) list:

1. Divergent, Veronica Roth
2. Legend, Marie Lu (Audiobook)
3. Will Grayson, Will Grayson, John Green & David Levithan
4. Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
5. When Beauty Tamed the Beast, Eloisa James
6. Desperate Duchesses, Eloisa James
7. Lover's Dictionary, David Levithan
8. Mistress of Rome, Kate Quinn
9. Ninth Ward, Jewell Parker Rhodes
10. Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
11. Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseh Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George, Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)
12. We Others: New and Selected Stories, Steven Millhauser
13. After the Apocalypse, Maureen F. McHugh
14. When She Woke, Hillary Jordan
15. Teeth: Vampire Tales, Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling
16. A Guided Tour Through The Museum of Communism, Slavenka Drakulic
17. Radiant Days, Michael A. Fitzgerald
18. Lock Artist, Steve Hamilton
19. Bloodlines, Richelle Mead
20. Go The F**k to Sleep, Adam Mansbach

 

-: Comments :-

Jessie Marie | February 2, 2012 12:43 PM | Reply

Sounds like a great challenge! I loved Divergent and Mistress of Rome. Go The Fuck to Sleep is probably the best bedtime story ever. I gave it to my sister for her twin baby girls and they loved it! Though, she replaced fudge for all the words she was afraid they might learn and take to daycare! Hehe!

I hope you reach your goal. : )

Belle Wong | February 2, 2012 2:49 PM | Reply

Nice, eclectic reading list! I've been getting most of my books from the library lately too. I find the due date is a great motivator to get the books read.

Sue Jackson | February 2, 2012 3:47 PM | Reply

Oooh...sounds like fun! But since this challenge is in direct opposition to another 2012 challenge - to focus on reading what is already on my TBR shelves! - I think I will pass. I eagerly await your library updates, though! And that is a great list you've made with lots of variety - just what I like!

Sue

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Tanya Patrice | February 2, 2012 3:57 PM | Reply

@Sue - ooh boy - I have a huge TBR shelf that I'm trying to cut down too - but can't resist adding more.

@Belle - oh yes, the library due dates get me too - sometimes I just get too eager and request too many.

@Jessie Marie - I'm so looking forward to Divergent - and I almost returned Mistress of Rome to the library unread. Now I'm glad I kept it!

La Toya | February 9, 2012 12:26 AM | Reply

Thanks for signing up for my challenge! You rule :)

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