My Little World

Saturday, September 01, 2007

Cozy Challenge

September is cozy month, and the goal of this challenge is to read as many cozy mysteries as possible. My list consists of:

The Cat Who Brought Down The House
The Cat Who Came To Breakfast
The DaVinci Cook
ABC Murder
The Cat Who Turned On and Off
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue

RIP Challenge

I am so happy to be doing this challenge. It is giving me a chance to read many books that I have been meaning to read. So here is my list:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirly Jackson

and I am also going to take on one of the additional perils and go for reading:
Dracula by Bram Stoker and A collection of Edgar Allan Poe.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Book to Movie Challenge

Here is my list for the book to movie challenge.

Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
The Prestige by Christopher Priest
Runaway Jury by John Grisham

and if I have time...
Along Came A Spider by James Patterson
Kiss The Girls by James Patterson

Christmas Challenge

Ok I know this challenge doesn't start for a few months, but I just had to join, lol. The books I have picked for this challenge are:

Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
Those Christmas Angels by Debbie Macomber
Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber
Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
and maybe Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
Jingle All The Way by Fern Michaels, Linda Miller, Theresa Alan

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Newbery Challenge

I've added two back up books to my list, just in case. They are:

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Jacob I Have Loved by Katherine Paterson

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Newbery Challenge

Ok so I was looking through the challenges again today and figured "ah what the heck, let's do another." So I picked the Newbery Challenge. There are a few books that I remember reading as a kid and would love to read again. So here is my list:

Number The Stars by Lois Lowry
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Sounder by William H. Armstrong
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman

Friday, June 01, 2007

Summer Reading Challenge

Hopefully I am not going to be bogged down with books, lol. I have already started on my first book of this challenge, Holy Blood, Holy Grail. I am only a couple pages into it, but it is slow reading. Here is the rest of my reading list......

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The Templar Revelation by Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince
Swimming Lessions by Mary Alice Monroe
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Sam's Letters To Jennifer by James Patterson

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Summer Mystery Challenge

Here I am getting ready to do another challenge! I am going to cross read some of these, so I get to work on two challenges at once. So here is the list that I hope to read:

The Metphisto Club by Tess Gerritsen
Sphinx by Robin Cook
See Jane Die by Erica Spindler
A Thin Dark Line by Tami Hoag
Wedding Day Murder by Leslie Meier

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Medical Mystery Challenge

Ok this is my first challenge. Here are the books that I plan on reading......

Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
Sphinx by Robin Cook
The Metiphisto Club by Tess Gerritsen
Post Mortem by Patricia Cornwell

I can't wait to start this....... Is it June yet???