This will be my third year in a row doing the Debut Author Challenge by That Artsy Reader Girl.
I'm challenging myself to read 13 books by debut authors in 2017.
I'm going to mark my progress here, and in update posts every three months.
The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti
How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore
I've also signed up for The Beat the Backlist challenge! Hosted by Novel Knight, its purpose is to help decrease those TBR stacks of already-released titles that tend to get pushed aside in favor of newer books. Plus, there's a fun Harry Potter-themed mini challenge that runs the entire year!
See my progress here:
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalo
The final challenge I've decided to sign up for is the 2017 Picture Book Challenge hosted by Becky's Book Reviews. I've decided to do the list challenge. With 101 items, I can't wait to start reading!
Track my progress:
1. An alphabet book
2. A counting book
3. Concept book: shapes or numbers or opposites or colors January
4. a book set on a farm or in the country January
5. a book set in the city or in an urban area
6. a book set at the beach, in the ocean, or by a lake
7. a book with human characters
8. a book with animal characters Jaunary
9. a bedtime book
10. a rhyming book
11. a book celebrating art
12. a book celebrating dance
13. a book celebrating music
14. a book celebrating family (parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc.)
15. a book about feelings, expressing feelings
16. a book with a twist (unexpected) ending
17. a book about pets (cats, dogs, fish) January
18. a book celebrating libraries or reading
19. a book translated into English (originally published in another language/country)
20. Mother Goose related
21. a book about adoption
22. a book by Gail Gibbons
23. a book by Jon Scieszka
24. a book featured on Reading Rainbow
25. free choice
26. out of print
27. wordless picture book
28. a book by Margaret Wise Brown January
29. a board book
30. a book about trains or planes
31. a book about cars or trucks
32. a book about starting school
33. a book about friendship (sharing, caring, forgiving)
34. a book about being ME, about being unique, special, loved, etc.
35. a fairy tale
36. a twisted (adapted) fairy tale
37. a book about a holiday
38. a new-to-you author
39. a new-to-you illustrator January
40. a book about new experiences (dentist, doctor, sleepovers, movies, playing sports, learning to swim, etc.)
41. a series book
42. a book celebrating food (cooking, eating, trying new foods, eating healthy)
43. a book published before 1950
44. a book published in the 1950s
45. a book published in the 1960s
46. a book published in the 1970s
47. a book published in the 1980s
48. a book published in the 1990s
49. a book published in the 2000s
50. a book published 2010-2016
51. a book published in 2017
52. a book by Dr. Seuss
53. a book by Mo Willems
54. a book by Jan Thomas
55. a book by Eric Carle
56. a book by Laura Numeroff
57. a book by Patricia Polacco
58. a book by Jon Klassen
59. a book by Beatrix Potter
60. a book by Kevin Henkes January
61. a book written or illustrated by LeUyen Pham
62. a Caldecott winner
63. a Caldecott honor
64. a picture book biography
65. a nonfiction picture book
66. a book from your childhood
67. a book you discovered as an adult
68. a book celebrating writing, being an author or illustrator
69. a library book
70. an audio book
71. a book about dinosaurs OR dragons
72. nonfiction book about animals (or animal)
73. a challenged book OR a controversial book
74. a book that makes you laugh
75. a book that makes you cry
76. hate the text, love the art
77. love the text, hate the art
78. a book with a great cover
79. a book with an ugly cover
80. a book about toys
81. a book about weather
82. a picture book for older readers
83. a book of jokes, riddles, tongue-twisters
84. a book about seasons January
85. a song
86. a poetry book
87. a book by a celebrity
88. a book published in Australia
89. a book published in the UK
90. a book about science or math
91. a book about history or historical event
92. a book about sports
93. a book about celebrating birthdays
94. a book about a President or world leader
95. a book about another country
96. a book celebrating faith
97. a pop-up book, or, a book with cut-outs or flaps or fold-outs
98. a bilingual book
99. a television series that has been adapted to a book
100. a book that has been adapted to a television series
101. an adaptation of a myth or legend
102. a book about babies
2. A counting book
5. a book set in the city or in an urban area
6. a book set at the beach, in the ocean, or by a lake
7. a book with human characters
9. a bedtime book
10. a rhyming book
11. a book celebrating art
12. a book celebrating dance
13. a book celebrating music
14. a book celebrating family (parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc.)
15. a book about feelings, expressing feelings
16. a book with a twist (unexpected) ending
18. a book celebrating libraries or reading
19. a book translated into English (originally published in another language/country)
20. Mother Goose related
21. a book about adoption
22. a book by Gail Gibbons
23. a book by Jon Scieszka
24. a book featured on Reading Rainbow
25. free choice
26. out of print
27. wordless picture book
29. a board book
30. a book about trains or planes
31. a book about cars or trucks
32. a book about starting school
33. a book about friendship (sharing, caring, forgiving)
34. a book about being ME, about being unique, special, loved, etc.
35. a fairy tale
36. a twisted (adapted) fairy tale
37. a book about a holiday
38. a new-to-you author
40. a book about new experiences (dentist, doctor, sleepovers, movies, playing sports, learning to swim, etc.)
41. a series book
42. a book celebrating food (cooking, eating, trying new foods, eating healthy)
43. a book published before 1950
44. a book published in the 1950s
45. a book published in the 1960s
46. a book published in the 1970s
47. a book published in the 1980s
48. a book published in the 1990s
49. a book published in the 2000s
50. a book published 2010-2016
51. a book published in 2017
52. a book by Dr. Seuss
53. a book by Mo Willems
54. a book by Jan Thomas
55. a book by Eric Carle
56. a book by Laura Numeroff
57. a book by Patricia Polacco
58. a book by Jon Klassen
59. a book by Beatrix Potter
61. a book written or illustrated by LeUyen Pham
62. a Caldecott winner
63. a Caldecott honor
64. a picture book biography
65. a nonfiction picture book
66. a book from your childhood
67. a book you discovered as an adult
68. a book celebrating writing, being an author or illustrator
69. a library book
70. an audio book
71. a book about dinosaurs OR dragons
72. nonfiction book about animals (or animal)
73. a challenged book OR a controversial book
74. a book that makes you laugh
75. a book that makes you cry
76. hate the text, love the art
77. love the text, hate the art
78. a book with a great cover
79. a book with an ugly cover
80. a book about toys
81. a book about weather
82. a picture book for older readers
83. a book of jokes, riddles, tongue-twisters
85. a song
86. a poetry book
87. a book by a celebrity
88. a book published in Australia
89. a book published in the UK
90. a book about science or math
91. a book about history or historical event
92. a book about sports
93. a book about celebrating birthdays
94. a book about a President or world leader
95. a book about another country
96. a book celebrating faith
97. a pop-up book, or, a book with cut-outs or flaps or fold-outs
98. a bilingual book
99. a television series that has been adapted to a book
100. a book that has been adapted to a television series
101. an adaptation of a myth or legend
102. a book about babies
What challenges are you doing in 2017?
Leave me a comment so I can check those out too!
Wanted to let you know I've added numbers 20-29 to the picture book checklist. (I don't know how I goofed up!)
ReplyDeleteHello there, I really like your blog so I'm following :)
ReplyDeleteI'm also joining the beat the backlist challenge and a couple of others! I hope you can achieve all your challenges!
Lii @ Girl Hearts Book