Comments for the 2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge

The 2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge: 11/22/09

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
2. There are four levels:
   
   • The Mini – Check out and read 25 library books.
   • Just My Size – Check out and read 50 library books.
   • Stepping It Up – Check out and read 75 library books.
   • Super Size Me – Check out and read 100 library books.
   
   (Aim high. As long as you read 25 by the end of 2010, you are a winner.)
3. Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Young Reader – any book as long as it is checked out from the library count. Checked out like with a library card, not purchased at a library sale.
4. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.
5. Crossovers from other reading challenges count.
6. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010.
7. When you sign up under Mr. Linky, put the direct link to your post where your library books will be listed. Include the URL to this post so that other viewers can find this fun challenge. If you’d prefer to put your list in the sidebar of your blog, please leave your viewers the link to the sign up page. Again, so viewers can join the challenge too.

Since I'm currently having a mad, passionate love affair with not one but two local libraries, I am eager to join this challenge. I can easily to do the minimum of 25. If (when) I manage to find a job next year my reading and time in the library will scale back so I'm not going to say for sure if I can do the 100+ level of books for this challenge.

My books will be coming from the Castro Valley and Dublin libraries.

My list completed includes:

1. ABC I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
2. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi
3. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
4. Alida's Song by Gary Paulsen
5. All Aboard the Dinotrain by Deb Lund
6. Altered Realities by Alfred Bester
7. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
8. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
9. Angus and the Cat by Marjorie Flack
10. Angus and the Ducks by Marjorie Flack
11. Are You Afraid Yet? by Stephen James O'Meara
12. The Arrival by Shaun Tan
13. Arthur's New Puppy by Marc Brown
14. Austenland by Shannon Hale
15. Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie
16. Babies on the Go by Linda Ashman
17. The Balloon Boy of San Francisco by Dorothy Kupcha Leland
18. Battlestar Galactica by Jeffrey A. Carver
19. Bhangra Babes by Narinder Dhami
20. The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner
21. Bird by Rita Murphy
22. Bone: The Dragonslayer by Jeff Smith
23. Bone: Eyes of the Storm by Jeff Smith
24. Bone: Ghost Circles by Jeff Smith
25. Bone: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith
26. Bone: Old Man's Cave by Jeff Smith
27. Bone: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith
28. Bone: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border by Jeff Smith
29. Bone: Treasure Hunters by Jeff Smith
30. The Book That Eats People by John Perry and Mark Fearing
31. Border Town (边城) by Shen Congwen
32. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
33. Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House #18) by Mary Pope Osborne
34. Building Manhattan by Laura Vila
35. Castaway Cats by Lisa Wheeler
36. Cat and Canary by Michael Foreman
37. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss
38. Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant
39. The Cat Who Wasn't a Dog by Marian Babson
40. Catwings Return by Ursula K. LeGuin
41. Celestine, Drama Queen by Penny Ives
42. Chicka Chicka ABC by Bill Martin Jr.
43. Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
44. Circus by Lois Ehlert
45. City of Light, City of Dark by Avi
46. Civil War on Sunday (Magic Tree House #21) by Mary Pope Osborne
47. Clementina's Cactus by Ezra Jack Keats
48. Clifford the Small Red Puppy by Norman Bridwell
49. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
50. The Clue of the Broken Locket by Carolyn Keene
51. The Clue of the Tapping Heels by Carolyn Keene
52. Coolies by Yin
53. Coraline by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell
54. Cowboy and Octopus by Jon Scieszka
55. The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
56. D.A. by Connie Willis
57. A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown
58. Day of the Dragon-King (Magic Tree House #14) by Mary Pope Osborne
59. Detective Small and the Amazing Banana Caper by Wong Herbert Yee
60. The Devil's Arthmetic by Jane Yolen
61. Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss
62. The Digital Plague by Jeff Somers
63. Dino-Dinners by Brita Granstrom
64. Dinosaur Train by John Steven Gurney
65. The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
66. Do Not Open This Book! by Michaela Muntean
67. Don't Say Ain't by Irene Smalls
68. Dragon of the Red Dawn (Magic Tree House #37) by Mary Pope Osborne
69. Earthquake in the Early Morning (Magic Tree House #24) by Mary Pope Osborne
70. The Electric Church by Jeff Somers
71. Elena's Serenade by Campbell Geeslin
72. Emmaline and the Bunny by Katherine Hannigan
73. The Essential Basho by Basho and translated by Sam Hamill
74. Excuse Me... Are You a Witch? by Emily Horn
75. Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
76. The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka
77. Gentleman Takes a Chance by Sarah A. Hoyt
78. A Gift of Magic by Lois Duncan
79. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
80. Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
81. Ghost Ship by Dietlof Reiche
82. Good Morning, Gorillas (Magic Tree House #26) by Mary Pope Osborne
83. Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex
84. Grampa's Zombie BBQ by Kirk Scraggs
85. Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo
86. The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
87. Guy Time by Sarah Weeks
88. Guy Wire by Sarah Weeks
89. Harriet and the Garden by Nancy Carlson
90. Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech
91. Henry's 100 Days of Kindergarten by Nancy Carlson
92. Henry the Sailor Cat by Mary Calhoun
93. Henry's Show and Tell by Nancy Carlson
94. Her by Laura Zigman
95. Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck
96. High Tide in Hawaii (Magic Tree House #28) by Mary Pope Osborne
97. Hip Cat by Jonathan London
98. Horns by Joe Hill
99. Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion by Suzy Kline
100. Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House #16) by Mary Pope Osborne
101. Hurry Freedom by Jerry Stanley
102. I am the Dog, I am the Cat by Donald Hall and Barry Moser
103. I Love You, Mama, Any Time of the Year by Nancy Whilte Carlstrom
104. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet by Dr. Seuss
105. I Miss You Everyday by Simms Taback
106. If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond
107. I'm Not Going to Chase the Cat Today! by Jessica Harper
108. It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
109. Jane on Her Own by Ursula K. Le Guin
110. Jenny's Birthday Book by Esther Averill
111. Jeremy Draws a Monster by Peter McCarty
112. Jin Jin the Dragon by Grace Chang
113. Katie Loves the Kittens by John Himmelman
114. The Kids' Guide to Digital Photography by Jenni Bidner
115. King & King by Linda de Haan
116. King Matt the First by Janusz Korczak
117. Kiss My Math by Danica McKellar
118. The Klondike Cat by Julie Lawson
119. Knuckleboom Loaders Load Logs by Joyce Slayton-Mitchell
120. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
121. The Ladies' Paradise by Émile Zola
122. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin
123. Libraries in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson
124. The Little Band by James Sage
125. Little Bo by Julie Andrews Edwards
126. Little Quack's Hide and Seek by Lauren Thompson
127. The Little Rascals by Leonard Maltin
128. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
129. Lost Worlds: Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest by Bruce M. Beehler
130. Loudmouth George and the New Neighbors by Nancy Carlson
131. Madeline and the Cats of Rome by John Bemelmans Marciano
132. The Magic Gourd by Baba Wagué Diakité
133. The Man Who Lost His Head by Claire Huchet Bishop
134. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
135. Minifred Goes to School by Mordicai Gerstein
136. Miss Pickerell and the Geigor Counter by Ellen MacGregor
137. Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins
138. Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks and Sue Hendra
139. More Flanimals by Ricky Gervais
140. Mr McGratt and the Ornery Cat by Marilyn Helmer
141. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
142. Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint
143. My First Time Board Book by Elizabeth Hester
144. My Guy by Sarah Weeks
145. The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint
146. The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood
147. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
148. The Nine Lives of Aristotle by Dick King Smith
149. The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef by Meomi
150. One Yellow Lion by Matthew Van Fleet
151. Opera Cat by Tess Weaver
152. The Order of Things by Barbara Ann Kipfer
153. Oscar and the Cricket by Geoff Waring
154. Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell
155. Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell
156. Our Town by Thornton Wilder
157. Out of Time by John Marsden
158. Owly Volume 1: The Way Home and The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton
159. Owly Volume 3: Flying Lessons by Andy Runton
160. Pass It On by Leonard S. Marcus
161. Peppermints in the Parlor by Barbara Brooks Wallace
162. Pharaoh's Flowers by H. Nigel Hepper
163. Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant
164. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
165. Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
166. The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine
167. Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
168. Queen of Candesce by Karl Schroeder
169. Return of the Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
170. Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House #22) by Mary Pope Osborne
171. Rules of the Net by Jennifer Guess McKerley
172. Salmon Doubts by Adam Sacks
173. Scary Party by Sue Hendra
174. Scat by Carl Hiaasen
175. Shadowland (Mediator #1) by Meg Cabot
176. Shriek: An Afterword by Jeff VanderMeer
177. The Shrinking of Treehorn by Florence Parry Heide
178. The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry
179. Singer of Souls by Adam Stemple
180. The Soul of the Rhino by Hemanta Mishra
181. Spot Visits His Grandparents by Eric Hill
182. The Staircase by Ann Rinaldi
183. The Stars Down Under by Sandra McDonald
184. Sugar Would Not Eat It by Emily Jenkins
185. Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder
186. The Sunless Countries by Karl Schroeder
187. Swine Not? by Jimmy Buffett
188. Tarot Cafe Volume 1 by Sang-Sun Park
189. Tarot Cafe Volume 2 by Sang Sun Park
190. Texas Tomboy by Lois Lenski
191. The Thanksgiving Door by Debby Atwell
192. Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers
193. Tiger on a Tree by Ashuka Ravishankar
194. Time and Time Again by James Hilton
195. Tonight on the Titanic (Magic Tree House #17) by Mary Pope Osborne
196. Treehorn's Wish by Florence Parry Heide
197. ttyl by Lauren Myracle
198. Twister on Tuesday (Magic Tree House #23) by Mary Pope Osborne
199. Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown and Leo Dillon
200. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
201. Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 13: Hobgoblin by Brian Michael Bendis
202. Uncle Andy's Cats by James Warhola
203. Under the Lemon Trees by Bhira Backhaus
204. Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House #13) by Mary Pope Osborne
205. Viking Ships Before Sunrise (Magic Tree House #15) by Mary Pope Osborne
206. Walter Wick's Optical Tricks by Walter Wick
207. War, Women and the News by Catherine Gourley
208. When Cats Dream by Dav Pilkey
209. Where Is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox
210. Why I Will Never Ever Ever Ever Have Enough Time to Read This Book by Remy Charlip
211. The Wing on a Flea by Ed Emberley
212. The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman
213. The Woman Who Wouldn't by Gene Wilder
214. Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin
215. Yellowbelly and Plum Go to School by Nathan Hale
216. Yoko's Paper Cranes by Rosemary Wells
217. Zak: The One-of-a-Kind Dog by Jane Lidz

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Comments (2)

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Comment #1: Sunday, November, 22, 2009 at 18:37:36

J. Kaye

Welcome to the Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge! 2010 is going to be a fun year!

Comment #2: Saturday, November, 28, 2009 at 22:32:13

Pussreboots

I am really looking forward to this challenge. My local library recently re-opened and I want to discover all sorts of gems there.