2017 Reading Challenges

Bethany House's 2017 Reading Challenge

Relates to something in the news. Hurricanes
Is on the reading lists of a school in your area.
Riverton High
AP Lit
Language Arts 11
​Listening to audio (08.28.17)
Reminds you of a relative. -- Does myself count? Red-headed librarian...
A favorite author recommends. -- Recommended by Carrie Turansky at CFRR/ACFW 2016
Won a Newbery Medal.
Features a hero/heroine with your eye color.
Is by an author from your state.
Has a title that made you say, "Hmm..."
Takes place at a national park or historical landmark.
Is written in first person.  Teen YA Novel (review coming soon)
Contains a biblical reference/allusion in the title.
Has an animal on the cover. K-9 Series #4

GoodReads 2017 Reading Challenge

My progress to be recorded here at the end of each month.
January--10 books
February--8 books
March--19 books
April--10 books
May--5 books
June--12 books
July--11 books
August--14 books
September--
October--
​November--
December--

2017 Reading Challenge

Sydney has read 2 books toward her goal of 100 books.
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NetGalley 2017 Reading Challenge

Note: Some of these are books I previously read, but never turned in the feedback.
  1. The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green
  2. The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill
  3. Tightropes and Teeter-Totters: Finding Balance in the Ups and Downs of Life by Lisa Pennington
  4. My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla’s Reveille (My Heart Belongs #1) by Erica Vetsch
  5. The Elusive Miss Ellison (Regency Brides: A Legacy of Grace#1) by Carolyn Miller -- Review 1 | Review 2 | Review 3
  6. Long Time Gone (The Cimarron Legacy #2) by Mary Connealy
  7. The Memory of You by Catherine West​
  8. A Love So True by Melissa Jagears
  9. My Unexpected Hope by Tammy L. Gray
  10. True to You by Becky Wade
  11. The Captain's Daughter by Jennifer Delemere
  12. Romancing Daphne by Sarah M. Eden
  13. The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell Allen
  14. To Wager Her Heart by Tamera Alexander
  15. High as the Heavens by Kate Breslin
  16. For the Record by Regina Jennings​
  17. Trusting Grace by Maggie Brendan
  18. A Lady in Disguise by Sandra Byrd
  19. Behind the Scenes by Jen Turano
  20. The Thorn Healer by Pepper Basham​
21. A Heart Most Certain by Melissa Jagears
​ ​22. No Way Up by Mary Connealy
​23. Change of Heart by Rachel J. Good
​24. Sit, Stay, Love by Dana Mentik
​25. The Calling by Rachelle Dekker
26. More Than a Promise by Ruth Logan Herne (http://bit.ly/2g2klq9)
27. Counted with the Stars by Conilynn Cossette (http://bit.ly/2vVubQc)
​28. The Thorn Keeper by Pepper D. Basham (http://bit.ly/1TNQLjL)
29. Stitching a Life in Persimmon Hollow by Gerri Bauer (http://bit.ly/2wkJgvs)
30. Huckleberry Hearts by Jennifer Beckstrand (http://bit.ly/2vbLJo8)
31. The Memory Weaver by Jane Kirpatrick (http://bit.ly/2g1RL8q)
32. Love Everlasting by Tracie Peterson (http://bit.ly/2ioVuxJ)
33. At Home in Persimmon Hollow by Beri Bauer (http://bit.ly/2w0jnyA)
34. Mustaches for Maddie by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown

Whitney Finalists Challenge

  • Read 10 Whitney Finalists, 3 of which must have been published in 2016
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Historical Fiction Reading Challenge

Level: ​Prehistoric - 50+ books
Historical Fiction Books I Read Before Starting the Challenge (January 1-March 14):
  1. Color of Love by Anita Stansfield
  2. Giver of Wonders by Roseanna M. White
  3. Forever Safe (Beacons of Hope #4) by Jody Hedlund
  4. For the Record by Regina Jennings
  5. Petticoat Spy by Carol Warburton
  6. Never Forget (Beacons of Hope #5) by Jody Hedlund
  7. The Reformer (Power of the Matchmaker #12) by Jaima Fixen
  8. The Outlaw's Secret by Stacy Henrie
  9. Two Suitors for Anna (Keepsake Pocket Quilt #3) by Molly Jebber
  10. The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill
  11. The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green
  12. Sophia's Leap-Year Courtship by Kristin Holt
  13. Shine Like the Dawn by Carrie Turansky
  14. A Fine Gentleman by Sarah M. Eden
  15. My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla's Reveille by Erica Vetsch
  16. Redeeming Grace by Francine Rivers
  17. The Elusive Miss Ellison (Regency Brides: a Legacy of Grace #1) by Carolyn Miller
​Historical Fiction Books I Read for the Challenge (March 15-December 31):
  1. Long Time Gone (The Cimarron Legacy #2) by Mary Connealy
  2. The Boden Birthright (The Cimarron Legacy #0.5) by Mary Connealy
  3.  Witch (The Restoration Trilogy #3) by Denise Weimer
  4. Behind the Scenes (Apart from the Crowd #1) by Jen Turano
  5. No Way Up (The Cimarron Legacy #1) by Mary Connealy
  6. Long Time Gone (The Cimmaron Legacy #3) by Mary Connealy
  7. A Spy's Devotion (The Regency Spies of London #1) by Melanie Dickerson
  8. The Matchmaking Game by Donna Hatch
  9. Witch (The Restoration Trilogy #3) by Denise Weimer
  10. BEhind the Scenes by Jen Turano
  11. A Lady in Disguise by Sandra Byrd
  12. Sword of the Matchmaker by Debbie Lynne Costello
  13. So Fair a Lady (Daughters of His Kingdom #1) by Amber Perry
  14. Wings of the Wind by Connilyn Cosette
  15. Romancing Daphne by Sarah M. Eden
  16. The Great Chattanooga Bicyle Race by Mike H. Mizrahi
  17. Too Deep for Words by Andrea Boeshaar
  18. The Captain's Daughter by Jennifer Delamere
  19. So True a Love (Daughters of His Kingdom #2) by Amber Perry
  20. So Rare a Gift (Daughters of His Kingdom #3) by Amber Perry
21. A Heart Most Certain (Teaville Moral Society #1) by Melissa Jagears
22. A Love So True (Teaveille Moral Society #2) by Melissa Jagears
23. The Renegade's Redemption by Stacy Henrie
24. Not My Idea (A Gentleman of Misfortune #1) by Bethany Swafford
25. Searching for Irene by Marlene Bateman
26. Grounded Hearts by Jeanne M. Dickson
27. Lies and Letters by Ashtyn Newbold
28. A Lady in Disguise (Daughters of Hampshire #3) by Sandra Byrd
29. The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell Allen
30. The Trouble with Patience (Virtues and Vices of the Old West #1) by Maggie Brendan
31. To Wager Her Heart (Belle MEade Plantation #3) by Tamera Alexander
32. Haven Cross by Julie Daines
33. High as the Heavens by Kate Breslin
34. A Sweet Misfortune (Virtues and Vices of the Old West #2) by Maggie Brendan
35. Courting the Country Miss by Donna Hatch
36. Trusting Grace (Virtues and Vices of the Old West #3) by Maggie Brendan
37. With You Always (Orphan Train #1) by Jody Hedlund
 ​Book suggestions can be found HERE and HERE and HERE. (below are possiblities of what I will read).
  • When Tides Turn (Waves of Freedom #3) by Sarah Sundin
  • With Every Letter (Wings of the Nightingale #1) by Sarah Sundin
  • A Distang Melody (Wings of Glory #1) by Sarah Sundin
  • With Love Wherever You Are by Dandi Daley Mackall
  • Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura HIllenbrand
  • Where Treetops Glisten: Three Stories of Heartwarming Courage and Christmas Romance During World War II
  • For Such a Time by Kate Breslin
  • Primise Me This by Cathy Gohlke
  • Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke
  • Where Treasure Hides by Johnnie Alexander
  • A Secret Courage by Tracia Goyer
  • Snow on the Tulips (Women of Courage #1) by Liz Tolsma
  • By the Stars by Lindsay B. Ferguson
  • The Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  • Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  • The Butterfly and the Violin (Hidden Masterpiece #1) by Kristy Cambron
  • A Sparrow in Terezin (Hidden Masterpiece #2) by Kristy Cambron
  • I'll Be Seeing You (The Mulligan Sisters #1) by Melody Carlson
  • Rumors of War (Children of the Promise #1) by Dean Hughes
  • In This Together by Gail Kittleson
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
  • Stars in the Night by Cara Putman
  • Shadowed by Grace (Story of Monuments Men #1) by Cara Putman
  • Letters from Grace (Love and War #1) by Rachel Muller
  • Traitor (Traitor #1) by Sandra Grey
  • A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
  • The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
  • Fireweed by Terry Montague
  • All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
  • The Nightingale Kristin Hannah
  • The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel 
  • Defiance by A.L. Sowards
  • From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon
  • Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity #1) by Elizabeth Wein
  • Number the Stars by Louis Lowry 
  • The Hidding Place by Corry ten Boom
  • Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
  • The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  • The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
  • Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #1) by Ransom Riggs
  • At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
  • Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
  • Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey
  • Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James D. Bradley
  • Sons of Thunder (Brothers in Arms #1) by Susan May Warren
  • Mila 18 by Leon Uris
  • Women of WWII by Kathryn Atwood (Nonfic)
  • Friends and Enemies (Promise for Tomorrow) by Terri Wangard
  • Thief of Glory by Sigmund Brouwer
  • The Gates of Zion (Zion Chronicles #1) by Bodie Thoene
  • Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford
  • The Discovery by Dan Walsh

Personal Reading Challenges