Michelle over at 1morechapter.com is hosting this challenge.

I know what your thinking, dear readers. “This woman is crazy, another challenge, no impulse control.” I did warn all of you in the description of this blog that I am addicted to books. After all, don’t we all have some kind of addiction? I don’t drink, smoke, or do drugs. No, I read books and watch international film. I know it’s become “a bit” out of control, but at least I admit it.

Here are the rules:

1. Read 10 award winners from August 1, 2008 through June 1, 2009.

2. You must have at least FIVE different awards in your ten titles.

Overlaps with other challenges are permitted.

You don’t have to post your choices right away, and your list can change at any time.

‘Award winners’ is loosely defined; make the challenge fit your needs, keeping in mind Rule #2.

Have fun reading!

Here’s a my list, however I reserve the right to make changes:

The 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize:
The Golden Age by Tahmima Anam

Booker Award:
Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner

The Orange Prize:

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

Half of a Yellow Sun by Adichie

Alex Awards:

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Governor General’s Award:

Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje

Man Booker Prize:

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

James Tait Black Memorial Prize:

Saturday by Ian McEwan

Pulitzer Prize:

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

2004 Original Voices Award:

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

1995 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction:

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

Possible back ups:

Spur Award:

The God of Animals By Aryn Kyle

Man BookerPrize:

The Gathering by Anne Enright

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee

Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey

Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally

The Bone People by Keri Hulme

PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction:

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth Writers Prize:

The Hero’s Walk by Anita Rau Badami

Teddy’s Challenge Progress:

Governor General’s Award:
1. Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje

Pulitzer Prize:

2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

PEN / Faulkner Award for Fiction:
3. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

Alex Award:

4. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

2004 Original Voices Award:

5. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize:

6. The Golden Age by Tahmima Anam

The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Medal:

7. Amos’s Sweater by Janet Lunn

The Childrens Book Council- Children’s Choice Award:

8. Finklehopper Frog Cheers by Irene Livingson

The Canadian Council for the Arts Governor General’s Literary Award:

9.The Party by Barbara Reid

1972 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children:

10.Mary of Mile 18 by Ann Blades

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