Now to stick with it........
We have already been reading this year, and she has a few books under her belt. She started her own blog, and she will be blogging about the books she reads and giving some reviews. In return I told her she could blog about other things, but fair warning - she loves TV and cats. So.......there will be a lot of that.
Her blog is called A Little Bit of Everything and you can find her here:
So here are the list. FIRST MINE I will put the category next to it. I set my own rules to this list in the fact that I am not re-reading anything I have ever read before. I also tried to stay away from books where I have seen the movie, but not read the book - that kind of thing. I wanted to have some surprises left. I have linked all the book names below so that you can check them out if you want. Just click on them and they will take you to their pages.
JENNIFER'S LIST
| A Book that has more than 500 pages - The Diviners |
| A Classic Romance - Pride and Prejudice |
| A Book that Became a Movie - The Giver |
| A Book Published This Year-The Last Time We Say Goodbye |
| A Book with a number in the title - NOS4A2 |
| A book written by someone under 30 - The Bell Jar |
| A book with non human characters- Too Many Curses |
| A funny book - a Carl Hiaasen Book (haven't decided which) |
| A book by a female author - Eleanor and Park |
| A mystery or thriller - Kite Runner |
| A book with a one word title - Choke |
| A book of short stories - One by Isaac Asimov |
| A book set in a different country - All the Light we cannot see |
| A non-fiction book - Brain on Fire |
| A popular author's first book - Gregor the Overlander |
| A book a friend recommended - Defending Jacob |
| A book from an author that you love but haven't read yet - Songs of the Humpback Whale |
| A book based on true story- Not What we were Expecting |
| A Pulitzer Prize winning book - Olive Kitteridge |
| A book at the bottom of your "to read" list - We are Water |
| A book your mom loves - Sarah's Key |
| A book more than 100 years old - The Dubliners |
| A book that scares you - Creed |
| A book based entirely on its cover - Still Alice |
| A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't - Night |
| A memoir - Yes Please |
| A book you can finish in a day - Fahrenheit 451 |
| A book with antonyms in the title - Big Little Lies |
| A book set somewhere you have always wanted to visit - Room with a View |
| A book that came out the year you were born - High Rise |
| A book with bad reviews - Catch 22 |
| A trilogy - The Moon Dwellers |
| A book from your childhood - Wait Til Helen Comes |
| A book with a love triangle - Unearthly |
| A book set in the future - Undivided |
| A book set in a high school - Before I Fall |
| A book with a color in the title - Redshirts |
| A book that will make you cry - A Child called "It" |
| A book with magic - The Night Circus |
| A graphic novel - Y the Last Man |
| A book by an author you have never read before - Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |
| A book you own but never read - The Given Day |
| A book that takes place in your home state - Please Ignore Vera Dietz |
| A book that was originally written in a different language - The Master and Margarita |
| A book set during Christmas - Gabriel's Gift |
| A book written by the author with your same initials - A Book by James Patterson |
| A play - Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe |
| A banned book - The Golden Compass |
| A book based or turned into a TV show/movie - The Ninth Life of Louis Drax |
| A book you started but never finished - 1984 |
From my list - I have already read (since the beginning of January): "Undivided" and I am almost done with "The Master and Margarita". I will review both in another blog post.
Here is Arlington's list. I had to tweak a few of the categories, but not many. For example - she wasn't going to read a love triangle book. So I changed that to friendships. And a book set in high school - she is only 11 1/2. So we went with middle school instead. That kind of thing. Stuck with the same idea, but made it a little more age appropriate. Some of the books on her list she and I or her dad will read with her. Her list is like mine - no books she has read before. I made links to the books - so just click on the titles and it will take you to their descriptions.
ARLINGTON'S LIST
| A Book that has more than 500 pages - The Book Thief |
| A Classic Romance - The Princess Bride |
| A Book that Became a Movie - The Giver |
| A Book Published This Year - Dork Diaries 9 |
| A Book with a number in the title - Guinea Dog 2 |
| A book written by someone under 30 - Hitchhikers Guide |
| A book with non human characters - Guardians of Gahoole |
| A funny book - I Funnier |
| A book by a female author - The Summer Before Boys |
| A mystery or thriller - The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter |
| A book with a one word title - Rules |
| A book of short stories- Wayside School Gets a little stranger |
| A book set in a different country - Pardon My French |
| A non-fiction book - Girls Think of Everything |
| A popular author's first book - Because of Winn Dixie |
| A book a friend recommended - Public School Super Hero |
| A book from an author that you love but haven't read yet - I Are Funniest |
| A book based on true story - Animal Farm |
| A Newberry Award Winning Book - Inside Out and Back Again |
| A book at the bottom of your "to read" list - Barry Trotter |
| A book your mom loved - The Babysitter's Club |
| A book more than 100 years old - The Blue Fairy Book |
| A book that scares you - The Babysitter |
| A book based entirely on its cover - Artemis the Brave |
| A book you were supposed to read but didn't - The One and Only Ivan |
| A memoir - Helen Keller - the Story of My Life |
| A book you can finish in a day - The Long Haul |
| A book with antonyms in the title - A Big Little Life |
| A book set somewhere you have always wanted to visit - Dallas Doc Country Critters |
| A book that came out the year you were born - The Case of the Best Pet Ever |
| A book with bad reviews - TBA |
| A trilogy - The Hunger Games |
| A book from your childhood - The Cat in the Hat |
| A book with a boy girl friendship: Finally 12 |
| A book set in the future - Cyberia |
| A book set in a middle school - How to Survive Middle School and Monster Bots |
| A book with a color in the title - Where the Red Fern Grows |
| A book that will make you cry - The Bridge to Terabithia |
| A book with magic - The Magic Thief |
| A graphic novel - Rapunzel's Revenge |
| A book by an author you have never read before - The Sinister Sweetness |
| A book you own but never read - Dive Right In |
| A book that takes place in your home state - Dorrie's Book |
| A book that was originally written in a different language - The Never Ending Story |
| A book set during Christmas - The Christmas Toy Factory |
| A book written by the author with your same initials - Tails from the Alamo |
| A play - Our Town |
| A banned book - To Kill A Mocking Bird |
| A book based or turned into a TV show/movie - Jurassic Park |
| A book you started but never finished - Among the Imposters |
From the list above, Arlington has read the "Long Haul" book this year, and she and Mat had read "Hitchhikers Galaxy". Tonight she should also finish "The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter". She 3 down!
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