2011 Challenges

So here’s me being accountable again. :) Let’s see how this year goes, shall we?

2011 Reading Goals:

• 5 classic books
• 20 Filipino books
• …and any other challenge I attempt. :)

TwentyEleven Challenge:

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1. To YA or not YA…
   • Havah: The Story of Eve by Tosca Lee
   • On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
2. …With a Twist.
   • Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
   • The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
3. Hot off the Presses.
   • Love Your Frenemies by Mina V. Esguerra
   • The Best of This is a Crazy Planets by Lourd Ernest H. De Veyra
4. It Wasn’t Me!(aka Bad Bloggers*)
   • Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (recommended by Chachic)
   • The Curse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey (recommended by Aaron)
5. Show it Who is Boss!
   
   • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
   • The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
6. Bablefish
   • No and Me by Delphine de Vigan
7. Will-Power? What Will-Power?
   • Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
   • Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
8. Mind the Gap.
   
   • Rage by Jacki Morse Kessler
9. Back in the Day.
   
   • Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
   • Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty
10. Way Back When.
    • Emma by Jane Austen
    • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
11. Slim Pickings
    
    • Weddings and Wasabi by Camy Tang
    • Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster

5 Classics in 2011:

1. Emma by Jane Austen
2. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3. Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
4. Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster
5. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

20 Filipino Books in in 2011:

1. Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan by Bob Ong
2. Love Your Frenemies by Mina V. Esguerra
3. Blue Angel, White Shadow by Charlson Ong
4. Trese # 1: Murder on Balete by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo
5. Trese # 2: Unreported Murders by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo
6. Trese # 3: Mass Murders by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo
7. The Best of This is a Crazy Planets by Lourd Ernest H. De Veyra
8. Filipino Heroes League # 1: Sticks and Stones by Paolo Fabregas
9. Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto
10. After the Storm: Stories on Ondoy by Various Authors, edited by Elbert Or
11. Trese # 4: Last Seen After Midnight by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo
12. High Society by Paolo Chikiamco and Hannah Buena
13. Angelica’s Daughters by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Susan Evangelista, Veronica Montes, Nadine Sarreal, Erma M. Cuizon
14. One Crazy Summer by Ines Bautista Yao
15. Alternative Alamat by Various Authors, edited by Paolo Chikiamco

Books Read in 2011:

1. Choker by Elizabeth Woods (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
2. Save as Draft by Cavanaugh Lee (Chick lit, 4 stars)
3. A Girl Named Mister by Nikki Grimes (YA Contemporary, Christian, 5 stars)
4. Miss Match by Erynn Mangum (Chick lit, 1 star)
5. Havah: The Story of Eve by Tosca Lee (Literary Fiction, Christian, 5 stars)
6. Wither by Lauren DeStefano (YA Dystopia, 3 stars)
7. Infinity by Sarah Dessen (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
8. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Literary Fiction, Dystopia, 5 stars)
9. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis (Middle grade Fantasy, 3 stars)
10. Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan by Bob Ong (Horror, Filipino fiction, 2 stars)
11. Zombicorns by John Green (YA Dystopia, 4 stars)
12. Dear Communion of Saints by The Ironic Catholic (Religious Fiction, 4 stars)
13. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (YA Dystopia, 4 stars)
14. Emma by Jane Austen (Classic, 4 stars)
15. Delirium by Lauren Oliver (YA Dystopia, 3 stars)
16. A Billion Reasons Why by Kristin Billberbeck (Chick lit, Christian, 3 stars)
17. Jazz in Love by Neesha Meminger (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
18. The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (YA Fantasy, 5 stars)
19. Love Your Frenemies by Mina V. Esguerra (Chick lit, Filipino fiction, 4 stars)
20. Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (YA Historical Fantasy, 4 stars)
21. Hungry for You by A.M. Harte (Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, 4 stars)
22. Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
23. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
24. The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea M. Campbell (YA Fantasy, 4 stars)
25. Save the Date by Jenny B.Jones (Chick lit, Christian, 4 stars)
26. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis (Fantasy, 5 stars)
27. Wish by Alexandra Bullen (YA Fantasy, 2 stars)
28. Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O’Roark Dowell (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
29. Storm Front (Dresden Files # 1) by Jim Butcher (Urban Fantasy, 4 stars)
30. The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan (YA Dystopia, 4 stars)
31. Blue Angel, White Shadow by Charlson Ong (Literary Fiction, Filipino, 3 stars)
32. Being Jamie Baker by Kelly Oram (YA Contemporary/Fantasy, 3 stars)
33. Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later by Francine Pascal (Chick lit, 2 stars)
34. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly (YA Historical, 5 stars)
35. Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta (YA Contemporary, 5 stars)
36. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Literary Fiction, Christian, 4 stars)
37. BoneMan’s Daughters by Ted Dekker (Christian Suspense, 2 stars)
38. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (YA Contemporary, 5 stars)
39. Playing Hurt by Holly Schindler (YA Contemporary, 2 stars)
40. Losing Faith by Denise Jaden (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
41. Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
42. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (YA Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, 4 stars)
43. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen (YA Contemporary, 5 stars – reread)
44. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews (Urban Fantasy, Romance, 3 stars)
45. Bumped by Megan McCafferty (YA Dystopia, 3 stars)
46. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (YA Fantasy, 4 stars)
47. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
48. Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott (YA Contemporary, 2 stars)
49. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (YA Fantasy, 4 stars)
50. Where She Went by Gayle Forman (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
51. The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (YA Fantasy, 5 stars)
52. He’s So Not Worth It by Kieran Scott (YA Contemporary, 2 stars)
53. The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
54. Mistwood by Leah Cypess (YA Fantasy, 3 stars)
    
55. Feed by Mira Grant (Scifi / Dystopia, 5 stars – reread)
56. Deadline by Mira Grant (Scifi / Dystopia, 5 stars)
57. Trese # 1: Murder on Balete by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo (Fantasy, Graphic Novel, 4 stars)
58. Trese # 2: Unreported Murders by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo (Fantasy, Graphic Novel, 4 stars)
59. Trese # 3: Mass Murders by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo (Fantasy, Graphic Novel, 5 stars)
60. Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
61. Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson (YA Contemporary/SciFi, 4 stars)
62. The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan (Adult Contemporary, 4 stars)
63. Clean by Amy Reed (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
64. Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews (Urban Fantasy, 4 stars)
65. Solid by Shelley Workinger (YA Science Fiction, 3 stars)
66. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (YA Contemporary, 5 stars)
    
67. What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
    
68. Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
69. The God Box by Alex Sanchez (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
70. The Best of This is a Crazy Planets by Lourd Ernest H. De Veyra (Non-fiction, 4 stars)
71. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
72. Weddings and Wasabi by Camy Tang (Chick lit, Christian, 4 stars)
73. Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely by Melody Carlson (YA Contemporary, Christian, 1 star)
74. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Classic, 3 stars)
75. Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson (YA Contemporary, Audiobook, 4 stars)
76. Divergent by Veronica Roth (YA Dystopia, 3 stars)
77. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (Literary Fiction, Magic Realism, 4 stars)
78. Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross (Graphic Novel, 4 stars)
79. One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde (Speculative Fiction, 4 stars)
80. Filipino Heroes League # 1: Sticks and Stones by Paolo Fabregas (Speculative fiction, graphic novel, 4 stars)
81. Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
82. Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto (Literary Fiction, 2 stars)
    
83. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
84. No and Me by Delphine de Vigan (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
85. There You’ll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones (YA Contemporary, Christian, 3 stars)
86. Charmed Thirds (Jessica Darling # 3) by Megan McCafferty (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
87. Percy Jackson and the Olympians # 2: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (YA Fantasy, 3 stars)
88. The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking # 2) by Patrick Ness (YA Dystopia, Scifi, 4 stars)
89. After the Storm: Stories on Ondoy by Various Authors, edited by Elbert Or (Nonfiction, 3 stars)
90. Forbidden (The Books of Mortals # 1) by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee (Dystopia/Fantasy, Christian, 4 stars)
91. The Keeper (The Books of Mortals Prequel) by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee (Dystopia/Fantasy, Christian, 5 stars)
92. Past Perfect by Leila Sales (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
93. The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta (YA Contemporary, 5 stars)
94. Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker (Chick Lit, Christian, 3 stars)
95. Breathe by Cliff McNish (YA Horror/Paranormal, 3 stars)
96. Trese # 4: Last Seen After Midnight by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo (Fantasy, Graphic Novel, 4 stars)
97. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (YA Fantasy, 4 stars)
98. The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist # 1) by Rick Yancey (YA Horror, 5 stars)
99. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
100. Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins (Chick lit, 4 stars)
101. Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell (YA Historical, 4 stars)
102. Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
     
103. The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
104. Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (YA Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, 5 stars)
105. The Curse of the Wendigo (The Monstrumologist # 2) by Rick Yancey (YA Horror, 5 stars)
106. The Boyfriend List (Ruby Oliver # 1) by E. Lockhart (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
107. High Society by Paolo Chikiamco and Hannah Buena (Historical/Steampunk, Graphic Novel, 5 stars)
108. Pink by Lili Wilkinson (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
109. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis (Middle Grade Fantasy, 4 stars)
110. Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Classic, 4 stars)
111. Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster (Classic, 5 stars)
112. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis (Middle Grade Fantasy, 3 stars)
113. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (YA Contemporary, 4 stars)
114. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Classic, 4 stars)
115. Rage by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA Fantasy, 4 stars)
116. Angelica’s Daughters by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Susan Evangelista, Veronica Montes, Nadine Sarreal, Erma M. Cuizon  (Filipino, Literary Fiction, 3 stars)
117. Protection for Hire by Camy Tang (Chick lit, Christian, 5 stars)
118. Felon Blames 1970s Church Architecture for Life of Sin by The Ironic Catholic (Humor, Christian, 4 stars)
119. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, 4 stars)
120. One Crazy Summer by Ines Bautista Yao (YA Contemporary, Filipino, 2 stars)
121. Winter Town by Stephen Emond (YA Contemporary, 3 stars)
122. Alternative Alamat by Various Authors, edited by Paolo Chikiamco (Fantasy, Filipino, Anthology, 5 stars)
123. Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews (Urban Fantasy, 5 stars)
124. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (YA Paranormal Romance, 3 stars)
125. Countdown by Mira Grant (Scifi, Dystopia, 5 stars)