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Countdown Challenge 2010: 09/20/09

The goal of this challenge is to read the same number of books for each year in this decade. I've watched people do this challenge the last couple of years but have always missed the start of it. This year I'm jumping feet first into the challenge.

I'm not making a list ahead of time. I know I'll get 10 review books next year but I don't know which ones.

The challenge runs from September 9, 2009 until October 10, 2010.

My list of completed books:

2010

1. Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Nathan Hale
2. Is There a Monster Over There? by Sally O Lee
3. The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer
4. How to Host a Killer Party by Penny Warner
5. Veracity by Laura Bynum
6. Bailey's Day by Robert Haggerty
7. Horns by Joe Hill
8. The Revolutionary Paul Revere by Joel Miller
9. The Adventures of the Hotsy Totsy by Clive Cussler
10. Finding Marco by Kenneth C. Cancellara

2009

1. Falling into the Sun by Charrie Hazard
2. I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts by Larry Wilmore
3. The Sky Rained Heroes by Frederick LaCroix
4. North from Calcutta by Duane Evans
5. Enemies and Allies by Kevin J. Anderson
6. Son of the Great River by Elijah Meeks
7. Perseverance: True Voices of Cancer Survivors by Carolyn Rubenstein
8. Hurricane by Arnaldo Ricciulli
9. The Cave by Steve McGill

2008

1. Thump Quack Moo by Doreen Cronin
2. Secrets Unveiled by Sheshena Pledger
3. Wet Cats by Mario Garza
4. Testimony by Anita Shreve
5. Color is Everything by Dan Bartges
6. The Night Villa by Carol Goodman
7. Fairy Hunters, Ink. by Sheila A Dane
8. Synarchy Book 1: The Awakening by DCS

2007

1. Girl on a Bar Stool by Tim Roux
2. Painting the Invisible Man by Rita Schiano
3. On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck
4. Monsters! Draw Your Own Mutants, Freaks & Creeps by Jay Stephens
5. You Suck by Christopher Moore
6. Detective Small and the Amazing Banana Caper by Wong Herbert Yee
7. D.A. by Connie Willis

2006

1. Haven Stones: The Last Unicorn by Richard Carbajal
2. Dino-Dinners by Brita Granstrom
3. Castway Cats by Lisa Wheeler
4. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
5. Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder
6. Do Not Open This Book! by Michaela Muntean

2005

1. Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 13: Hobgoblin by Brian Michael Bendis
2. Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit? by Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur
3. Owly Volume 3: Flying Lessons by Andy Runton
4. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
5. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

2004

1. The Dragons of Spratt Ohio by Linda Zinnen
2. So B. It by Sarah Weeks
3. Madras on Rainy Days by Samina Ali
4. Waterwise by Jeff Orff

2003

1. Candy and Me by Hilary Liftin
2. Haunted (Mediator #5) by Meg Cabot
3. All Meat Looks Like South America by Bruce McCall

2002

1. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
2. Operation Starseed by JM Snyder

2001

1. Tepper Isn't Going Out by Calvin Trillin

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Comments (8)

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Comment #1: Monday, September, 21, 2009 at 06:03:50

Michelle Miller/The True Book

I've seen this around too...finally decided to go for it! Can't resist the appeal of the lists! =o)

Comment #2: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 16:42:16

Pussreboots

I'm excited to have finally joined this challenge. Good luck!

Comment #3: Wednesday, September, 23, 2009 at 15:09:40

Susan B. Evans

Yours is the third blog I've seen with Coraline on it's countdown list - I loved that book!

This is my first time participating in this challenge, and I hope I can complete it :) Come visit me here if you'd like. I've already read a couple of books for this challenge. I think it's going to be fun :)

Comment #4: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 16:48:15

Pussreboots

With Neil Gaiman's continued popularity and the fact that the film is still relatively new it doesn't surprise me that it's showing up on the challenge in a bunch of places. Good luck with the challenge.

Comment #5: Thursday, October, 29, 2009 at 20:58:00

3m.michelle

So glad you decided to participate!

Comment #6: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 19:51:02

Pussreboots

I'm glad I caught it at the start this time. I'm having fun with it.

Comment #7: Friday, June, 4, 2010 at 21:21:53

raidergirl3

You are doing great at this challenge completed. The only years I'm missing now are a few from 2010 and 2005. What is it about 2005?

Good luck getting finished.

Comment #8: Sunday, June 6, 2009 at 21:40:12

Pussreboots

I don't know what's up with 2005. I'm having trouble finding books from that year. Happy reading!