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  • Miss Remmers' Top 100 YA List Challenge — REDO!

    Miss Remmers' Top 100 YA List Challenge — REDO!

    In June (of 2010), I looked into what books I had read from Good Books and Good Wine 's list of Top 100 YA Books and challenged myself to see how many I can read before the end of the year. Well, as it is now the end of the year, I thought I should look at my progress, or lack of progress. I only read three. Yes, only three. I've decided to give myself another year to finish this challenge. Last time, I only had a few books actually in my possession, now I have more than ten. Hopefully this year will go a bit better than the last six months.
    Here's the list:
    Previously On my TBR List
    100. Hate List by Jennifer Brown 91. Wings by Aprillynne Pike* 76. If I Stay by Gayle Foreman* 73. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 71. Stardust by Neil Gaiman 67. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles* 56. Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine* 55. The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith 54. Fallen by Lauren Kate* 48. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 43. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson 42. Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card 40. Wake series by Lisa McMann* 38. Are You There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume 36. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 33. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 31. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain* 30. Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr 24. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson* 22. Uglies series by Scott Westerfield* 21. Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia* 17. Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead* 13. The Giver by Lois Lowry* 11. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 4. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee*
    * — Currently on my bookshelf
    What do you think? Can I do it?

  • Miss Remmers' Top 100 YA List Challenge!

    Miss Remmers' Top 100 YA List Challenge!

    Last week I looked into what books I had read from Good Books and Good Wine 's list of Top 100 YA Books. Now I'm going to challenge myself to see how many I can read before the end of the year.

    Here's the list:

    Previously On my TBR List

    100. Hate List by Jennifer Brown
    91. Wings by Aprillynne Pike*
    76. If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
    73. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
    71. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
    67. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles*
    56. Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine
    55. The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith
    54. Fallen by Lauren Kate*
    48. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
    43. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
    42. Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card
    40. Wake series by Lisa McMann
    38. Are You There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume
    36. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
    33. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
    31. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain*
    30. Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr
    24. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
    22. Uglies series by Scott Westerfield*
    21. Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia
    17. Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
    13. The Giver by Lois Lowry
    11. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
    4. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee*

    I'd like to read all of these by December 31st, 2010.
    * — Currently on my bookshelf

    What do you think? Can I do it?

  • The Top 100 YA List: 2010 Edition

    I had starred this post awhile ago — like in April at Good Books and Good Wine and have been meaning to put together a post. I can now cross this off my endless To Do list!

    I did okay (read 24/100) — but I'd like to have done much better. I look forward to reevaluating where I stand later on in the year!

    Read
    On my TBR List

    100. Hate List by Jennifer Brown
    99. Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
    98. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
    97. Among The Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
    96. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Claus
    95. Forever by Judy Blume
    94. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
    93. Tithe by Holly Black
    92. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
    91. Wings by Aprillynne Pike
    90. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
    89. Angus, Thongs And Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
    88. Marked by PC And Kristin Cast
    87. Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
    86. The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
    85. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
    84. I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak
    83. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
    82. The Mediator series by Meg Cabot
    81. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
    80. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
    79. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    78. Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen
    77. Evernight by Claudia Gray
    76. If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
    75. Life As We Knew It series by Susan Beth Pfeffer
    74. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
    73. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
    72. Alana: The First Adventure series by Tamora Pierce
    71. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
    70. Unwind by Neil Shusterman
    69. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
    68. Paper Towns by John Green
    67. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
    66. A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
    65. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
    64. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time by Mark Haddon
    63. The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
    62. Blue Bloods series by Melissa De La Cruz
    61. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
    60. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
    59. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
    58. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
    57. Eragon by Christopher Paoloni
    56. Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine
    55. The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith
    54. Fallen by Lauren Kate
    53. The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
    52. The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot
    51. Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke
    50. Number The Stars by Lois Lowry
    49. Lord Of The Flies by William Golding
    48. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
    47. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
    46. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
    45. The Summoning series by Kelley Armstrong
    44. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
    43. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
    42. Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card
    41. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
    40. Wake series by Lisa McMann
    39. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
    38. Are You There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume
    37. Looking For Alaska by John Green
    36. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
    35. A Great And Terrible Beauty series by Libba Bray
    34. His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman
    33. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
    32. Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare
    31. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
    30. Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr
    29. Forest of Hands And Teeth by Carrie Ryan
    28. Holes by Louis Sacher
    27. The Outsiders by SE Hinton
    26. The Catcher In The Rye by JD Salinger
    25. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
    24. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
    23. The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
    22. Uglies series by Scott Westerfield
    21. Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia
    20. Poison Study series by Maria V. Snyder
    19. Book Thief by Markus Zusak
    18. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carlson Levine
    17. Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
    16. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
    15. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
    14. Anne of Green Gables series by LM Montgomery
    13. The Giver by Lois Lowry
    12. The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
    11. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
    10. Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
    9. A Wrinkle In Time series by Madeline L'engle
    8. Graceling series by Kristin Cashore
    7. Percy Jackson And The Olympians by Rick Riordan
    6. Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
    5. Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
    4. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
    3. Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
    2. Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
    1. The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

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