Reading Challenges 2013

In 2013 I participated in 4 challenges. To find out more information about each challenge check out this post: Passionate Reading and Reading Challenges. I am also a member of The Classics Club, where I am attempting to read 50 classic children's books in just 3 and half years. Join this challenge with me, or just check on my progress by viewing by list of books.

The TBR Challenge - FINISHED! 9.1.2013
Read 12 books chosen before January 1 and published before 2012.
1. Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins (1.5.2013) My Review
2. Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins (1.10.2013) My Review
3. Spirit Walker by Michelle Paver (1.27.2013) My Review
4. Soul Eater by Michelle Paver (2.25.2013) My Review
5. Outcast by Michelle Paver (3.25.2013) My Review
6. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
7. The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan (3.15.2013) My Review
8. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (1.1.2013) My Review
9. The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan (2.4.2013) My Review
10. The Magician by Michael Scott
11. Tiger by Jeff Stone (1.16.2013) My Review
12. Eager by Helen Fox (9.1.2013) My Review
Alternates
1. Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman (1.17.2013) My Review
2. Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston (1.25.2013) My Review

The Eclectic Reader Challenge - FINISHED! 11.14.2013
Hosted at Book'd Out. Read one book from each of these 12 categories:
1. Translated fiction - The Shamer's Daughter by Lene Kaaberbol (7.25.2013)
2. Historical mystery - Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones (9.7.2013)
3. Romantic suspense - Cinder by Marissa Meyer (8.3.2013)
4. Made into a movie - Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (6.25.2013)
5. New adult - Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (6.4.2013)
6. Urban Fantasy - The Time Fetch by Amy Herrick (2.28.2013)
7. Dystopian - Shade's Children by Garth Nix (4.10.2013)
8. Memoir - Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (5.1.2013)
9. LGBT - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (7.29.2013)
10. Action Adventure - The Lost Planet by Rachel Searles (11.14.2013)
11. Humor - Ship Out of Luck by Neal Shusterman (9..2013)
12. Published in 2013 - Normalish by Margaret Lesh (2.2.2013)

Stand Alone Book Challenge - FINISHED! 10.25.2013
Read 15 young adult stand alone books that are published in 2013
1. Normalish by Margaret Lesh (2.2.2013) Review
2. The Time Fetch by Amy Herrick (2.28.2013) Review
3. Poison by Bridget Zinn (3.6.2013) Review
4. The Accidental Time Traveller by Janis McKay (4.3.2013) Review
5. Prince Puggly of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff by Robert Paul Weston (5.9.2013) Review
6. The Fellowship for Alien Detection by Kevin Emerson (5.23.2013) Review
7. The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas by David Almond (7.22.2013) Review
8. Fallout by Todd Strasser (8.16.2013) Review
9. Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones (9.7.2013) Review
10. Ghost Prison by Joseph Delaney (9.8.2013) Review
11. Jinx by Sage Blackwood (9.12.2013) Review
12. The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson (9.21.2013) Review
13. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (10.8.2013) Review
14. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (10.22.2013) Review
15. Man Made Boy by Jon Skrovin (10.25.2013) Review

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365 Books Challenge
Read 365 books in one year. This challenge is split between 4 readers (including me). You can see the master list of all the books at Books A Plenty, Books Galore.
My personal goal is to read 125 books. The books I have completed so far are:
Amanda's Books
January
1. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods by Suzanne Collins (12.23.2012)
2. Happenstance Found by P.W. Catanese (12.28.2012)
3. The Plagiarist by Hugh Howey (12.29.2012)
4. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (1.1.2013) My Review
5. A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (1.3.2013)
6. Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins (1.5.2013) My Review
7. Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins (1.10.2013) My Review
8. Threshold Child by Callie Kanno (1.13.2013)
9. Tiger by Jeff Stone (1.16.2013) My Review
10. Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman (1.17.2013) My Review
11. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (1.18.2013) My Review
12. Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi (1.21.2013)
13. Gods and Warriors by Michelle Paver (1.24.2013)
14. The Complete Atopia Chronicles by Mathew Mather (1.25.2013)
15. Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston (1.25.2013) My Review
16. Spirit Walker by Michelle Paver (1.27.2013) My Review
17. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (1.31.2013)
February
18. Third Shift - The Pact by Hugh Howey (2.1.2013)
19. Normalish by Margaret Lesh (2.2.2013) My Review
20. Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan (2.4.2013) My Review
21. The Secret of Zoom by Lynne Jonell (2.11.2013)
22. Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce (2.14.2013) My Review
23. Alexandria by John Kaden (2.14.2013)
24. Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate (2.15.2013)
25. Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson (2.16.2013)
26. Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith (2.18.2013) My Review
27. Tentacles by Roland Smith (2.23.2013)
28. Soul Eater by Michelle Paver (2.25.2013) My Review
29. The Time Fetch by Amy Herrick (2.28.2013)
March
30. The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden (3.1.2013)
31. Fire by Kristin Cashore (3.3.2013)
32. Poison by Bridget Zinn (3.6.2013) My Review
33. The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi (3.9.2013) My Review
34. Jack Templar, Monster Hunter by Jeff Gunhus (3.11.2013) My Review
35. The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan (3.15.2013) My Review
36. Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen (3.16.2013) My Review
37. Aliens on Vacation by Clete Barrett Smith (3.23.2013)
38. Skellig by David Almond (3.23.2013)
39. Outcast by Michelle Paver (3.25.2013) My Review
40. The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen (3.28.2013)
41. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (3.29.2013)
42. A Hero for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi (3.30.2013) My Review
43. Potterwookiee by Obert Skye (3.31.2013)
April
44. Sabriel by Garth Nix (4.1.2013) My Review
45. Oath Breaker by Michelle Paver (4.3.2013)
46. The Accidental Time Traveller by Janis MacKay (4.3.2013) My Review
47. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (4.4.2013)
48. Shade's Children by Garth Nix (4.10.2013) My Review
49. One Beastly Beast by Garth Nix (4.11.2013)
50. Cardboard by Doug TenNapel (4.15.2013)
51. The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer (4.18.2013) My Review
52. Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver (4.19.2013)
53. The Planet Thieves by Dan Krokos (4.23.2013) My Review
54. The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (4.27.2013)
May
55. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (5.1.2013)
56. Slathbog's Gold by M.L. Forman (5.3.2013) My Review
57. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (5.4.2013)
58. Prince Puggly of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff by Robert Paul Weston (5.9.2013)
59. Copper by Kazu Kibuishi (5.10.2013)
60. A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull (5.12.2013)
61. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (5.15.2013) My Review
62. Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel (5.18.2013)
63. Disenchanted by Robert Kroese (5.20.2013)
64. The Fellowship for Alien Detection by Kevin Emerson (5.23.2013) My Review
65. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (5.26.2013)
June
66. Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper (6.1.2013)
67. Weather Witch by Shannon Delaney (6.2.2013) My Review
68. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (6.4.2013)
69. The Runaway King by Jennifer Nielsen (6.7.2013)
70. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (6.12.2013)
71. The Icebound Land by John Flanagan (6.15.2013)
72. The Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan (6.21.2013)
73. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (6.24.2013)
74. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (6.25.2013) My Review
75. Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (reread) by Hugh Howey (6.30.2013)
76. The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson (6.30.2013)
July
77. Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer (7.4.2013)
78. Lirael by Garth Nix (7.5.2013)
79. Molly Fyde and the Land of Light (reread) by Hugh Howey (7.7.2013)
80. Divergent by Veronica Roth (7.9.2013)
81. Abhorsen by Garth Nix (7.12.2013)
82. The Rise of a Legend by Kathryn Lasky (7.13.2013) My Review
83. The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman (7.16.2013) My Review
84. Fever Crumb by Phillip Reeve (7.18.2013)
85. Winterling by Sarah Prineas (7.20.2013)
86. The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex (7.21.2013)
87. The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas by David Almond (7.22.2013) My Review
88. The Shamer's Daughter by Lene Kaaberbol (7.25.2013) My Review
89. The Circle by Cindy Cipriano (7.28.2013) My Review
90. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (7.29.2013)
August
91. It's Like This, Cat by Emily Neville (8.1.2013) My Review
92. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (8.3.2013)
93. A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix (8.6.2013)
94. Into That Forest by Louis Nowra (8.11.2013) My Review
95. The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer (8.14.2013)
96. The Serpent Gift by Lene Kaaberbol (8.15.2013)
97. Fallout by Todd Strasser (8.16.2013) My Review
98. Dust by Hugh Howey (8.24.2013)
99. The Shamer's War by Lene Kaaberbol (8.25.2013)
100. Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions (reread) by Hugh Howey (8.29.2013)
101. Masterpiece by Elise Broach (8.30.2013)
September
102. Eager by Helen Fox (9.1.2013) My Review
103. A Web of Air by Phillip Reeve (9.2.2013)
104. Batwoman: Hydrology by J.H. Williams (9.2.2013)
105. Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones (9.7.2013) My Review
106. Jack Templar and the Monster Hunter Academy (9.8.2013)
107. Ghost Prison by Joseph Delaney (9.8.2013) My Review
108. Jinx by Sage Blackwood (9.12.2013)
109. Smile by Raina Telgemeir (9.12.2013)
110. Mister Monday by Garth Nix (9.13.2013)
111. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (9.15.2013) My Review
112. Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems by Kristine O'Connell George (9.16.2013)
113. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (9.21.2013)
114. The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson (9.21.2013) My Review
115. Amulet 1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi (9.22.2013)
116. Amulet 2: The Stonekeeper's Curse by Kazu Kibuishi (9.23.2013)
117. Wild Born by Brandon Mull (9.26.2013)
118. The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin (9.27.2013)
119. Ship Out of Luck by Neal Shusterman (9.28.2013) My Review
120. Amulet 3: The Cloud Seekers by Kazu Kibuishi (9.30.2013)
October
121. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (10.2.2013)
122. Savvy by Ingrid Law (10.4.2013)
123. The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman (10.5.2013)
124. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (10.8.2013) My review
125. The Warrior's Path by Catherine M. Wilson (10.11.13)
126. The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens (10.14.2013)
127. Jack Templar and the Lord of the Vampires by Jeff Gunhus (10.15.2013) My Review
128. Zora and Me by Victoria Bond (10.18.2013)
129. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (10.22.2013) My Review
130. Vlad the Imapler: The Real Count Dracula by Enid A. Goldberg (10.25.2013)
131. Man Made Boy by Jon Skovrin (10.25.2013) My Review
132. Lewis and Clark by Steven Kroll (10.25.2013)
133. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (10.27.2013)
134. Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors (10.30.2013)
November
135. Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff (11.3.2013)
136. Scumble by Ingrid Law (11.7.2013)
137. Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner (11.8.2013) My Review
138. Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo (11.9.2013)
139. Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead (11.10.2013)
140. The Lost Planet by Rachel Searles (11.14.2013) My Reivew
141. Knights and Battles by Richard Tames (11.15.2013)
142. Chupacabra by Roland Smith (11.16.2013)
143. My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (11.17.2013) My Review
144. Spirit Animals: Hunted by Maggie Stiefvater (11.20.2013) My Review
145. The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (11.23.2013)
146. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (11.24.2013)
147. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park (11.25.2013)
148. The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens (11.26.2013)
149. The Tarantula in My Purse by Jean Craighead George (11.27.2013)
150. The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (11.29.2013)
151. The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin (11.30.2013)
December
152. We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson (12.3.2013) My Review
153. Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein (12.5.2013)
154. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (12.7.2013)