What I have read in 2012
Total Number Read: TBA
Looking for reviews, or when I read them? I post via GoodReads and Twitter as I complete the book(s) . My Twitter feed is on the right side of the blog, if for some reason you have not yet clicked follow me.
An asterisk (*) will show a book NOT from the library (I support the library first as often as I can, so that’s most of my book list).
Italics: I’m reading the book now
(e-book): an electronic book read through my e-reader app or by computer
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Books Read:
Bossypants by Tina Fey (audiobook)
When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall (End of the Sisters of the Quilt Series)
The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall
* #Self: Taming Your Inner Online Menace by Carla Madden (e-book)
* Aesop’s Fables by George Flyer Townsend (e-book)
* Beauty and the Beast by Marianna Mayer (e-book)
The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall (1st in Ada’s House series)
Trouble’s Brewing by Linda Evans Shepard and Eva Marie Everson (2nd in The Potluck Club series)
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry (2nd in The Giver series)
The Messenger by Lois Lowry (3rd in The Giver series)
The Potluck Club Takes the Cake by Linda Evans Shepard and Eva Marie Everson (3rd in The Potluck Club series)
The Potluck Club Cookbook by Linda Evans Shepard and Eva Marie Everson (supplemental book to the Potluck Club series)
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
* The Cat Manual by Michael Ray Taylor (e-book)
The Bridge of Peace by Cindy Woodsmall (2nd in Ada’s House series)
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
* Harry Potter: the prequel by J.K. Rowling (e-book)
* Ode to Icky by Miranda Russell (e-book)
Betty and Friends by Betty White
My Mom’s Having a Baby: A Kid’s Month by Month Guide to Pregnancy by Dori Hillestad Butler
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen (audiobook)
*Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan (e-book)
What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones (1st in series)
The Lean Belly Prescription by Dr. Travis Stork
What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones (2nd in series)
Heat Rises by Richard Castle
Taste of Fame by Linda Evans Shepard and Eva Marie Everson (1st in The Potluck Catering Club series)
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Book Challenges:
GoodReads Reading Challenge 2012

Duration: January 1 – December 31st
Goal: 50 books
25 / 50 books. 50% done!
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2012 Supporting Your Local Library Challenge

Duration: January 1st – December 31st
Level 4 – Read 37+ library books
Current Progress:
17 / 37 books
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2012 E-books Reading Challenge

Duration: January 1st – December 31st
The Mini Challenge – Read 5 e-books
Finished goal 5/23/2012 — 5 / 5 books, 100% done!
* #Self: Taming Your Inner Online Menace by Carla Madden (e-book on Kobo)
* Beauty and the Beast by Marianna Mayer (get e-book)
* The Cat Manual by Michael Ray Taylor (get e-book)
* Harry Potter: the prequel by J.K. Rowling (e-book on GoodReads)
* Ode to Icky by Miranda Russell (get e-book)
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Finishing the Series Challenge

Duration: January 1st to December 31st
Level 2 – Finish 2 series
Finished goal: March 2012
– completed Sisters of the Quilt series
– completed The Giver series (with exception to the newest book available Oct. 2012)
– completed The Potluck Club series*
–completed Nikki Heat series
–completed Sonya Sones’ series
– in progress: 2 series (finale of Ada’s House novels, 2nd series continuing The Potluck Club: The Potluck Catering Club)
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Outdo yourself challenge

Duration: January 1st to December 31st 2012
Level: Getting your heart rate up (reading 1-5 more books than last year)
Goal: 1 more book…or so ~wink~
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Duration: January 1st – December 31st 2012
Level attempting: On the roof (entering/completing 6-11 challenges)
2 /6 completed
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