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(23) 2106 READING CHALLENGE
(1st January - 31st December 2016)
REDEMPTION SONG by Laura Wilkinson
TREE AND LEAF, SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR, THE HOMECOMING OF BEORHTNOTH by J.R.R. Tolkien*
THE MISERABLE MILL by Lemony Snicket
KITTY GOES TO WAR by Carrie Vaughn
FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury
(22) WHAT'S IN A NAME? 2016
(1ST January - 31st December 2016)
TREE AND LEAF, SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR, THE HOMECOMING OF BEORHTNOTH by J.R.R. Tolkien*
THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER by Kate Mosse
ROMAN MASK by Thomas M.D. Brooke
44 SCOTLAND STREET by Alexander McCall Smith
(21) CHRISTMAS SPIRIT 2015
(23rd November 2015 - 6th January 2016)
I DON'T WANT TO BE A CHRISTMAS TREE by Kathy Lindsey
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS by Betty Neels, Margaret Way, Jessica Steele
TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS by Carol Rivers
A JUMPER FOR CHRISTMAS by Eleanor Newson
THE CHRISTMAS SURPRISE by Jenny Colgan
THE GIFT by Cecelia Ahern
CHRISTMAS AT CLARIDGE'S by Karen Swan
Completed
(20) TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR TBR PILE
(MARCH 1 - 31 2015)
MENAGERIE MANOR by Gerald Durrell
LAMENTATION by C.J. Sansom
THE POINT OF RESCUE by Sophie Hannah
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness
PRIVATE LONDON by James Patterson *
MERCY by Jodi Picoult
TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN by Philippa Pearce.
Completed
(19) WHAT'S IN A NAME?
(January 1st - December 31st 2015)
TWO BROTHERS by Ben Elton
THE AYE-AYE AND I by Gerald Durrell
PRIVATE LONDON by James Patterson *
RIVERS OF LONDON by Blake Morrison
THE WHITE PRINCESS by Philippa Gregory
THE KING'S CURSE by Philippa Gregory
Completed
(18) CHRISTMAS MINI-CHALLENGE
(12th December 2014 - 6th January 2015)
A CHRISTMAS VISITOR by Anne Perry *
A CHRISTMAS SECRET by Anne Perry *
CHRISTMAS, PRESENT by Jacqueline Mitchard *
(Links as Christmas Spirit Challenge below)
Completed
(17) CHRISTMAS SPIRIT READING CHALLENGE 2014
(24th November 2014 - 6th January 2015)
THE POLAR EXPRESSby Chris Van Allsburg
FRAUD AT SNOWFIELDS by Daniel Klock
COMING HOME by Patricia Scanlan
THIS YEAR IT WILL BE DIFFERENT by Maeve Binchy
THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER by Sylvia Green
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by Annie Groves
ONE CHRISTMAS NIGHT by M Christina Butler & Tina Macnaughton
FATHER CHRISTMAS AND THE DONKEY by Elizabeth Clark. (Link as above)
A CHRISTMAS VISITOR by Anne Perry *
A CHRISTMAS SECRET by Anne Perry (link as above) *
CHRISTMAS PRESENT by Jacquelyn Mitchard (link as A Christmas Visitor) *
JINGLE BELLS by Nick Butterworth
Completed
(16) WHAT'S IN A NAME 2014
(1st January - 31st December 2014)
ONCE UPON A TIMEPIECE by Starr Wood
AMITY AND SORROW by Peggy Riley
THE WOMEN OF THE COUSINS' WAR: THE DUCHESS, THE QUEEN AND THE KINGS MOTHER by Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin and Michael Jones
THE HALLOWED ONES by Laura Bickle
MYSTERIES OF RAVENSTORM ISLAND #1: THE LOST CHILDREN by Gillian Philip
Completed
(15) The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge 2013
(22nd November 2013 - 6th January 2014)
A GUINEA PIG NATIVITY by Bloomsbury (Link as above)
THE SANTA CLAUS LEAGUE by Stephen Miller
BLUE CHRISTMAS by Mary Kay Andrews
IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS by Katie Flynn
A MISTLETOE KISS by Katie Flynn (Link as above)
CHRISTMAS WISHES by Katie Flynn (Link as In Time For Christmas)
CHRISTMASTIME 1940: A LOVE STORY by Agnes Irene
CHRISTMAS AT CARRINGTON'S by Alexandra Brown
Completed
(14) Take Control Of Your TBR Pile 2013
(1st March to 31st March 2013)
WORKING FOR THE DEVIL by Lilith Saintcrow
KEEPING FAITH by Jodi Picoult
BAREBACK by Kit Whitfield
THE LION OF CAIRO by Scott Oden
A BOY BEYOND REACH by Cheri Florance
THE LAST GOSPEL by David Gibbins
DERIK'S BANE by MaryJanice Davidson
DRY SEASON by Dan Smith
Completed
(13)Social Justice Theme Read
(February 2013)
WEIRDO. MOSHER FREAK: IF ONLY THEY'D STOPPED AT THE NAME CALLING by Catherine Smyth
THE RAGING QUIET by Sherryl Jordan
Completed
(12) WHAT'S IN A NAME 6
(1st January to 31st December 2013)
PROM NIGHTS FROM HELL by various authors
CAN YOU LEARN TO BE HAPPY? HAPPIER by Tal Ben-Shahar
THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO by Patrick Ness
RISING DARKNESS by Thea Harrison
FIRE AND SWORD by Simon Scarrow
THE PLEASURE SEEKERS by Tisani Doshi
Completed
19th November 2012 - 6th January 2013)
THE CHARM BRACELET by Melissa Hill
A LAWMAN'S CHRISTMAS by Linda Lael Miller
THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY by Justein Gaarder
SHAKESPEARE'S CHRISTMAS by Charlaine Harris
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS by Dr Seuss
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Clement C Moore: With illustrations by Lis Toft (See above for review)
ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS by David Oxtoby (See How The Grinch Stole Christmas for review)
WOLFSBANE AND MISTLETOE edited by Charlaine Harris
Completed
( 10) WHAT'S IN A NAME 5
(1st January - 31st December 2012)
AUGUST HEAT by Andrea Camilleri
BEYOND THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES: A GIANT PROBLEM by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE by Edward Marston
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by Lewis Carroll
TURNING ANGEL by Greg Iles
NETHERWOOD by Jane Sanderson
Completed
(9) THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT CHALLENGE
(21st November 2011 to 6th January 2012)
THE XMAS FILES (THE PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTMAS) by Stephen Law *
THE WINTER SOLSTICE (THE SACRED TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS) by John Matthews * (link as above)
THE STUPIDEST ANGEL (A HEARTWARMING TALE OF CHRISTMAS TERROR) by Christopher Moore *
POLITICALLY CORRECT HOLIDAY STORIES by James Finn Garner *
LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS by J.R.R. Tolkien *
Completed
(21st November 2011 to 6th January 2012)
THE XMAS FILES (THE PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTMAS) by Stephen Law *
THE WINTER SOLSTICE (THE SACRED TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS) by John Matthews * (link as above)
THE STUPIDEST ANGEL (A HEARTWARMING TALE OF CHRISTMAS TERROR) by Christopher Moore *
POLITICALLY CORRECT HOLIDAY STORIES by James Finn Garner *
LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS by J.R.R. Tolkien *
Completed
(October 2011 - October 2012)
SING YOU HOME * (Link as above)
Completed
(February 2011)
MORE OF MILLY MOLLY MANDY. (Link as above)*
FURTHER DOINGS OF MILLY MOLLY MANDY. (Link as above) *
MILLY MOLLY MANDY AGAIN. (Link as above)*
ROOM *
Completed
(January - December 2011)
WICKED *
Completed
(January - December 2011)
Completed
(November - December 2010)
Completed
(September 2010)
Completed
(March - July 2010)
Completed
(1) CHRISTMAS READING CHALLENGE
(December 2009)
(December 2009)