The other two challenges that made the cut had a common theme: children's literature. Why am I not surprised?! I decided I would join the Picture Book Reading Challenge again as long as the categories were mostly different -- and they are! So that one is a go and my goal is to complete the entire checklist again. I've been rocking the Newberys and Caldecotts lately and have a LOT more of them on my TBR, so the Newbery Reading Challenge is also a go and I'm aiming for the highest level again.
And I'm sneaking just one new challenge into my lineup. Becky who hosts the Picture Book Reading Challenge also has a similar Middle Grade Reading Challenge that is just too tempting to pass up! I figure this one will work for two main reasons: first, it overlaps with the Newbery Challenge and second, like the picture book challenge, it features an awesome checklist of options. I have found the checklist format is pretty ideal for me in terms of keeping track. I have no delusions of completing all 104 categories for this one, but I know I can complete the minimum of 6. I won't set a goal higher than 6, I'm just curious to see how many I can check off by the end of the year. Becky has even ruled that counting a single book for two qualifying categories is allowed (but not more than two!)
Both picture book and middle grade challenges have an option to focus on a single author's body of work which I'm really intrigued by. Deciding on just one author will be a difficult choice, but I definitely want to at least consider this option for both challenges.
MY GOAL: Konigsburg level = 75+ points
Point System
3 points for a Newbery Medal Winner
2 points for a Newbery Honor Book
1 point for a Caldecott Honor or Medal Book
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MY GOAL: Complete Checklist + Complete Option 2
MY GOAL: Complete Checklist + Complete Option 2
Option 1: Read six picture books of your choice.
Option 2: Choose one author to focus on. Perhaps read through an entire
author's work.
Option 3: Read as few as six, or as many as you like, from the
checklist below
1. Title beginning with A
2. Author beginning with A
3. Title beginning with B
4. Author beginning with B
5. Title beginning with C
6. Author beginning with C
7. Title beginning with D
8. Author beginning with D
9. Title beginning with E
10. Author beginning with E
11. Title beginning with F
12. Author beginning with F
13. Title beginning with G
14. Author beginning with G
15. Title beginning with H
16. Author beginning with H
17. Title beginning with I
18. Author beginning with I
19. Title beginning with J
20. Author beginning with J
21. Title beginning with K
22. Author beginning with K
23. Title beginning with L
24. Author beginning with L
25. Title beginning with M
26. Author beginning with M
27. Title beginning with N
28. Author beginning with N
29. Title beginning with O
30. Author beginning with O
31. Title beginning with P
32. Author beginning with P
33. Title or Author beginning with Q
34. Title beginning with R
35. Author beginning with R
36. Title beginning with S
37. Author beginning with S
38. Title beginning with T
39. Author beginning with T
40. Title or Author beginning with U
41. Title or Author beginning with V or W
42. Title or Author beginning with X or “Ex”
43. Title beginning with Y
44. Author beginning with Y
45. Title or Author beginning with Z
46. An alphabet book
47. A counting book
48. A color word in the title
49. A number word in the title
50. Concept book of your choice— picture book
51. Concept book of your choice — board book
52. bedtime book —board book
53. bedtime book — picture book
54. book that rhymes —picture book
55. book that rhymes — early reader OR board book
56. holiday of your choice — board book or early reader
57. holiday of your choice — picture book
58. wordless picture book
59. new to you author
60. new to you illustrator
61. favorite author
62. favorite illustrator
63. free choice
64. fairy or folk tale adaptation
65. fairy or folk tale traditional
66. a title with the word “first” in it
67. a book set in the state you live
68. a book set in a place you’d like to visit
69. a book set in an imaginary place
70. a book set in the past — fiction or nonfiction
71. a book set in the present
72. picture book for older readers — fiction
73. picture book for older readers — nonfiction
74. early reader — fiction
75. early reader — nonfiction
76. picture book with photographs
77. one word title
78. long title (four or more words)
79. oversized book
80. tiny book
81. a book about playing (hide and seek, tag, or peekaboo, etc.)
82. a book about school
83. a book about hobbies (art, dance, music, crafts, sports)
84. a title that is a question
85. a title that is an exclamation
86. an award winner or an honor book
87. a collection (of poems OR stories)
88. a book with animals (fiction)
89. a book with animals (nonfiction)
90. a book about books or reading
91. a book celebrating family
92. first book in a series
93. any book in a series
94. book with an adventure or misadventure
95. a book about a pet
96. A title with the word “yes” or “no” in it
97. A title with the word “big” or “little” in it
98. a classic published before 1968
99. a book you think should be considered a classic
100. Out of print
101. Library book
102. Impulse Pick
103. Board book published in
2018
104. Picture book published in
2018
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MY GOAL: Minimum of 6 from checklist (but hopefully a lot more!) + Complete Option 2
MY GOAL: Minimum of 6 from checklist (but hopefully a lot more!) + Complete Option 2
Option 1: Read six middle grade books of your choice.
Option 2: Choose one author to focus on. Perhaps read through an entire author's work.
Option 3: Read as few as six, or as many as you like, from the checklist below
1. Title beginning with A
2. Author beginning with A
3. Title beginning with B
4. Author beginning with B
5. Title beginning with C
6. Author beginning with C
7. Title beginning with D
8. Author beginning with D
9. Title beginning with E
10. Author beginning with E
11. Title beginning with F
12. Author beginning with F
13. Title beginning with G
14. Author beginning with G
15. Title beginning with H
16. Author beginning with H
17. Title beginning with I
18. Author beginning with I
19. Title beginning with J
20. Author beginning with J
21. Title beginning with K
22. Author beginning with K
23. Title beginning with L
24. Author beginning with L
25. Title beginning with M
26. Author beginning with M
27. Title beginning with N
28. Author beginning with N
29. Title beginning with O
30. Author beginning with O
31. Title beginning with P
32. Author beginning with P
33. Title or Author beginning with Q
34. Title beginning with R
35. Author beginning with R
36. Title beginning with S
37. Author beginning with S
38. Title beginning with T
39. Author beginning with T
40. Title or Author beginning with U
41. Title or Author beginning with V
42. Title or Author beginning with X or “Ex”
43. Title beginning with Y
44. Author beginning with Y
45. Title or Author beginning with Z
46. 2018 Newbery Winner or Honor
47. Newbery Winner or Honor from 2010-2017
48. Newbery Winner or Honor from 2000-2009
49. Newbery Winner or Honor from 1990-1999
50. Newbery Winner or Honor from 1980-1989
51. Newbery Winner or Honor from 1970-1979
52. Newbery Winner or Honor from 1960-1969
53. Newbery Winner or Honor from 1950-1959
54. Newbery Winner or Honor from 1940-1949
55. Newbery Winner or Honor from 1932-1939
56. Newbery Winner or Honor from 1922-1931
57. Notable Children's Book from 2018 or 2017
58. Any book by a Wilder Award
author
59. verse novel
60. graphic novel
61. biography or memoir
62. nonfiction
63. poetry
64. audio book
65. first in a series
66. any book in a series
67. last book in a series
68. favorite author
69. new to you author
70. British author
71. Australian author
72. Canadian author
73. translated into English from
another language
74. American author
75. set in the state you live
76. set in a place you'd like to
visit
77. set in an imaginary place
you'd like to visit
78. picture book for older
readers
79. book about a pet
80. animal fantasy
81. fantasy
82. alternate reality
83. science fiction
84. adventure
85. action/suspense
86. mystery/detective
87. realistic fiction
88. school setting
89. multiple points of view
90. historical fiction -- world
war I
91. historical fiction -- world
war II
92. historical fiction, your
choice
93. historical fiction, mystery
or suspense
94. oh the sads
95. happy, happy ending
96. laugh until you cry
97. coming of age
98. "diary" or
"notebook"
99. classic, your choice
100. out of print
101. library book
102. impulse pick
103. published in 2018
104. YOUR pick for Newbery 2019
Bonus/alternate picks:
made into a good movie
made into a horrible movie
book from your childhood
free choice
multiple authors
orphan child
vacation setting or road trip
first crush
new book by favorite author
time travel or steam punk
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Are you joining any challenges this year?
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Are you joining any challenges this year?
I've sworn off challenges as a rule, but the one exception is the Goodreads challenge -- it just feels like a good way to keep track and stay motivated. The children's book challenges sound like fun. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa! I can totally see why you've sworn them off altogether since otherwise, they can be awfully tempting! I may get there some day, but I'll see how this year goes -- it's been a gradual decline for me :)
DeleteAre you planning on hosting the Banned Books Challenge in 2018? I have a master list of challenges, and I'm wondering whether or not to include it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Hi Nicole! I actually did not host it this year -- Book Dragon's Lair took it over for 2017 and I think will be doing it for 2018 as well. So far, this is all that has been posted about her 2018 challenges, so maybe check back later :)
DeleteThere is such a fine balance when it comes to reading challenges! On one hand they can be a fun way to stay motivated and active in the reading community, but on the other they can make you feel overwhelmed and plunge you into a reading slump. Your challenges sound relaxing and fun, everything a challenge should be :-) I like to do Goodreads and the Diversity challenge, but try not to beat myself up if I don't reach the goals!
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You are so right about the balance! Good luck with your challenges and thanks for stopping by :)
DeleteI'm glad my challenge made the cut! :) I'm planning on doing the picture book one again, too, and that middle grade one is really intriguing. But a checklist of 104 is crazy overwhelming, so I'll probably just see how my middle grade reads fit in as I go. I'm curious to see how many categories I can complete just by the books I'd read anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteI had such a good Newbery year and can't wait to read more! They were some of my very favorites of 2017 for sure. I'm taking much the same approach to the middle grade challenge -- I'm not planning the whole checklist, but curious how far I get :)
DeleteI am not sure if I will sign up for any challenges outside Goodreads, but these picture book challenges could come in handy when I am planning story time for the babies and toddlers at the library! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kay! The categories for the picture book challenge were great -- and look great for 2018 too!
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