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The 2009 ARC Reading Challenge

Now through December 31, 2009

I decided to make this a year long challenge this time. My hope is that it will help us better manage are ARC’s.

Here are the rules:

1. To sign up, leave a comment and a direct link to your blog post about this challenge that includes your list from rule #2.

2. List all of the ARC’s that you have to read right now. Then throughout the year, you must continue updating that list as you receive more ARC’s. (This is important). You should also strike out the ones that you finish.

3. a. All of us who have or will have more than 12 ARC’s must read and review 12.
b. All of us who have or will have less than 12 ARC’s must read all of the ARC’s we have. Note, that if you have 11 ARC’s and then receive a 12th one you will be bumped up to catagory a.

4. You don’t have to make a list of which ARC’s you plan to read, but you can if you want.

5. Crossovers with other challenges are allowed and Audio-books are allowed as long as they are ARC’s.

6. Read the books and review them on your blog. If you don’t have a blog, you can post your review on sites like Powells, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. Leave a comment on this post with a link to each of your reviews.

7. Please subscribe to my blog, as I will be posting updates to the challenge periodically.

8. Enjoy!

Up-Date:
Here is level 2 of the challenge. For those of you who have or will finish 12 books, read another 12 books for a total of 24 books.

Level 3 of the challenge is for the ARC Obsessed and is over 25 books.


Note of clarification: I guess I use the term ARC loosely. I consider anything sent from a publisher or author as an ARC because they are sent to us with the expectation that we will review them.


This is the list of ARC’s that I currently have:

1. Blood Harvest by Brant Randall
2. Testimony by Anita Shreve
3. Jakie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist by Nancy Goldstein
4. Rainbows End by Peter Webb
5. The Glimmer Palace by Beatrice Colin
6. Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse
7. Stealing Athena by Karen Essex
8. Now the Drum of War by Robert Roper
9. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
10. The Lost City of z by David Grann
12. A long Stone’s Throw by Alphie McCourt
13. American Rust by Philipp Meyer
14. Rocket Man by William Elliot Hazlegrove
15. The Kings Fool by Margaret Campbell Barnes
16. Etta by Gerald Kolpan
17. The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick
18. Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst
19. People of the Book by Gerldine Brooks
20. Bedlam South by Mark Grisham and David Donaldson
21. An Obsolete Honor by Helena P. Schrader
22. The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville
23. Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
24. Signora da Vinci by Robin Maxwell
25. My Little Red Book Edited by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff
26.The Help by Kathryn Stockett
27.Still I Rise by Roland Laird with Tanesha Nash Laird, Illustrated by Elihu “Adofo” Bey
28King’s Fool: A Notorious King, His Six Wives, and the One Man Who Knew Their Secrets by Margaret Campbell Barnes
29.Bark Up the Right Tree by Jessie & Ruth Tschudin

30.The Brightest Moon of the Century by Christopher Meeks
31.The G Free Diet: A Gluten -Free Survival Guide by Elisabeth Hasselbeck
32.My Splendid Concubine by Lloyd Lofthouse
33.
The Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein

34. Drood by Dan Simmons-Audiobook
35.The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire by C.M. Mayo
36.The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner
37.Dragon House by John Shors
38.Davey Bighead: Dream Big by Peter J. Hayden
39.The Tudor Rose: A Novel of Elizabeth of York by Margaret Campbell Barnes 
40.Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran
41.Sunflowers by Sheramy Bundrick


These are the participants for this challenge, so far:

Alea
:
1. Beautiful Americans by Lucy Silag
2. Houston We Have a Problema by Gwendolyn Zepeda
3. 3 Willows by Ann Brashares
4. At a Loss for Words by Diane Schoemperlen
5. Going To See The Elephant by Rodes Fishburne
6. Kiss Me Kill Me by Lauren Henderson
7. Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
8. No More Us For You by Davisd Hernandez
9. GoldenGirl by Micol Ostow
10.North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
11.Got You Back by Jane Fallon
12.Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
Level one Completed- Congratulations Alea!
Level 2: Over Achiever:
13.Kisses and Lies by Lauren Henderson

14.The ABC’s of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro
15.The Makedown by Gitty Daneshvari
16.The Season by Sara MacLean
17.Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Allis
18.Taken By Storm by Angela Morrison
19.Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott
20.The Brightest Moon of the Century by Christopher Meeks
21.Sophomore Switch by Abby McDonald
22.Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
23.The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
24.Willow by Julia Hoban
25.Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Level 2 completed, cogratulations Alea!
Level 3: ARC Obsessed! LOL!:
26.If I Stay by Gayle Forman
27.Chasing Boys by Karen Tayleur
28.Hottie by Jonathan Bernstein
29.Super in the City by Daphne Uviller
30.My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters by Sydney Salter
31.The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti
32.The Diamonds by Ted Michael
33.Map of the Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell
34.TMI by Sarah Quigley

35.Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas
36.Heartbreak River by Tricia Mills
37.Say the Word by Jeannine Garsee
38.B as in Beauty by Alberto Ferreras
39.Deep in the Heart of High School by Veronica Goldbach
40.Busy Woman Seeks Wife by Annie Sanders
41.The Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita
42.Destroy All Cars by Blake Nelson
43.Genesis by Bernard Beckett


Alyce
:

1. Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell2.
2.The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker

3. I Choose to Be Happy by Missy Jenkins
4. Love and Other Natural Disasters by Holly Shumas
5. I Lorelei by Yeardley Smith
6. Random Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann
7. Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo
8.The Domino Men by Jonathan Barnes
9. Delicate Edible Birds by Lauren Groff
10.Nothing Right by Antonya Nelson
11.Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper
12.The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Level one Completed- Congratulations Alyce!
Level 2: Over Achiever:
13.The Angel Maker by Stefan Brijs
14.Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn
15.The Lost City of Z by David Grann
16.The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
17.Sophomore Switch by Abby McDonald
18.My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff
19.Kiss by Tedd Dekker
20.The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon
21.Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
22.Recovering Charles by Jason F. Wright
23.Bedlam South by Mark Grisham & David Donaldson

24.Strength of a Sparrow by Tim Anders
25. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Level 2 completed, cogratulations Alyce!
Level 3: ARC Obsessed! LOL!:
26.An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell
27.The Neckpain Handbook by Grant Cooper, MD and Alex Visco, MD
28.Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung
29.Brain Surgeon by Keith Black
30.Irretrievably Broken by Irma Fritz
31.The G-Free Diet by Elisabeth Hasselbeck
32.Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
33.Stone’s Fall by Iain Pears
34.Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone
35.Frederica by Georgette Heyer
36.Shanghai Girls by Lisa See



Amy:

1. Scrapping Plans by Rebeca Seitz
2. The Apothecary’s Daughter by Julie Klassen
3. Scream by Mike Dellosso
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Callista

Dar
:
1. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
2. The King’s Rose by Alisa M. Libby
3. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
4. The Private Patient by P.D. James
5. Cassandra & Jane by Jill Pitkeathley
6. Romeo Romeo by Robin Kaye
7. My Splendid Concubine by Lloyd Lofthouse
8. Hungry Woman in Paris by Josefina Lopez
9. The Only True Genius in the Family by Jennie Nash
10.Grayrider by Bruce Skye
11.The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick
12.Regina’s Closet by Diana M. Raab
Level one Completed- Congratulations Dar!
Level 2: Over Achiever:
13.The Mom Squad by Christine Weiser
14.Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
15.The Sudden Disappearance of Seetha by Andrea Gunraj
16.The Simplest of Acts And Other Stories by Melanie Haney
17.Bark Up the Right Tree by Jessie & Ruth Tschudin
18.Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
19.Zig-Zagging by Tom Wilson
20.Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center
21.Willing Spirits by Phyllis Shieber
22.Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark by Donna Lea Simpson
23.Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews
24.Still Life by Joy Fielding
25.The Lost Hours by Karen White
Level 2 completed-Congratulations Dar!
Level 3: ARC Obsessed! LOL!:
26.BoneMan’s Daughters by Ted Dekker
27.The Traitor’s Wife by Susan Higginbotham
28.Keeper of Light and Dust by Natasha Mostert
29.Scattered Leaves by Richard E. Roach
30.Mistress of the Sun by Sandra Gulland
31.Follow Me by Joanna Scott
32.Too Hot to Handle by Robin Kaye
33.The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel
34.ShapeShifter by Susan Helene Gottfried
35.The Moment Between by Nicole Baart
36.No One You Know by Michelle Richmond
37.Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier
38.The Laws of Harmony by Judith Hendricks
39.The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris
40.Sea Changes by Gail Graham
41.Mating Rituals of the North American Wasp by Lauren Lipton
42.Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell
43.All the Living by C.E. Morgan
44.Best Intentions by Emily Listfield
45.In Over Her Head by Judi Fennell
46.Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
47.Secrets to Happiness by Sara Dunn
48.The Painter From Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein
49.The Good Mayor by Andrew Nicoll
50.The Walking People by Mary Beth Keane
51.Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
52.Beach Trip by Cathy Holton

Gaby:
1.The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
2.Surviving High Society – Lots of Love Trumps Lots of Money by Elizabeth Marvin Mulholland
3.Deceptively Innocent by Nesrine Joseph
4.Jesse’s Girl by Gary Morgenstein
5.The Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley
6.Broken Wing by Judith James
7.Man Overboard by Sandy Mason
8.The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos
9.I HATE PEOPLE! Kick loose from Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want from Your Job by Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon
10.Good Things by Mia King
11.The Law of Attraction by Sally Huss
12.The Richest Man in Town by W. Randall Jones
Level one Completed- Congratulations Gaby!
Level 2: Over Achiever:

J. Kaye
:
1. NEVER TELL A LIE by Hallie Ephron
2. THE DARCYS & THE BINGLEYS by Marsha Altman
3. CASSANDRA & JANE by Jill Pitkeathley
4. THE RIDE by Jane Kennedy Sutton


Jamie:
1. Kopek the Destroyer by Phil Owens
2.The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
3.Upbound by Peter Hassebroek

Jessica
:
1.North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
2.American Rust by Philipp Meyer
3.The Memorist by M.J. Rose
4.Rainy Day Rescue (Saddle Wise) by Inda Schaenen
5.The Quarter Horse Foal (Saddle Wise) by Inda Schaenen
6.TOON BOOKS II, by Various
7.Family Planning by Karan Mahajan
8.Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales by Eleanor Bluestein
9.The Tory Widow by Christine Blevins
Josette
Karen:
Koolaid Mom
Krin

Kristi
:
1. Gatekeepers by Robert Liparulo
2. Be Strong and Curvaceous by Shelley Adina
3. Walking With Wolf by Kay Chornook & Wolf Guindon
4. The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall
5. Grace for the Afflicted by Matthew Stanford, PhD
6. Scream for Me by Karen Rose
7. For the Love of Pete by Julia Harper
8. Las Vegas by Melody Carlson
9. Scrapping Plans by Rebeca Seitz
10.The Valentine Edition by Robin Shope
11.Lessons From San Quentin by Bill Dallas
12.John’s Quest by Cecelia Dowdy
Level one Completed- Congratulations Kristi!
Level 2: Over Achiever:
13.Simple Wishes by Lisa Dale
14.The Spring of Candy Apples by Debbie Viguie
15.Trail of Crumbs by Kim Sunee
16.I Do Again by Cheryl and Jeff Scruggs
17.Age Before Beauty by Virginia Smith
18.Kiss by Ted Dekker
19.This Side of Heaven Karen Kingsbury
20.The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick
21.The Stones by Eleanor Gustafson
22.Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline B. Cooney
23.Scream by Mike Dellosso
24.Marked by Passion by Kate Perry
25.Katt’s in the Cradle by Ginger Kolbaba and Christy Scannell
Level 2 completed, cogratulations Kristi!
Level 3: ARC Obsessed! LOL!:
26.Deadly Charm by Claudia Mair Burney
27.Yesterday’s Embers by Deborah Raney
28.Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark by Donna Lea Simpson
29.An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell
30.Rachel’s Tears by Beth Nimmo and Darrell Scott
31.Fatal Illusions by Adam Blumer
32.The Girl She Used to Be by David Cristofano
33.The Lost Hours by Karen White
34.Boneman’s Daughter by Ted Dekker
35.So Not Happening by Jenny B. Jones
36.The Noticer by Andy Andrews
37.New York Debut by Melody Carlson
38.Wild Highland Magic by Kendra Leigh Castle
39.Fire Me by Libby Malin
40.Dear Mom by Melody Carlson
41.Madewell Brown by Rick Collignon
42.Mama’s Got a Fake I.D. by Caryn Dahlstrand Rivedeneira
43.Always Watching – Brandilyn and Amberly Collins
44.The Lake That Stole Children by Glenn Clark Douglas
45.The Four Corners of the Sky – Michael Malone
Laza

Lenore
:
1. Cracked up to Be by Courtney Summers
2. The Dust of 100 Dogs by AS King
3. Flygirl by Sherri L Smith
4. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
5. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
6. I, Lorelei by Yeardley Smith
7. Triple Shot Bettys in Love by Jody Gehrman

Literary Feline
:
1.Teaser by Jan Brogan
2.Who By Fire by Diana Spechler
3. Zoo Station by David Downing
4.Walking Through Walls by Philip Smith
5.Broad Street by Christine Weiser
6.The Mechanics of Falling and Other Stories by Catherine Brady
7.The Weight of a Mustard Seed by Wendell Steavenson
8.Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn
9.Probable Claws by Clea Simon
10.Star Finder by John Marco
11.Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
12.The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris
Level one Completed- Congratulations Wendy!
Level 2: Over Achiever:
13.The Brightest Moon of the Century by Christopher Meeks
14.Precious by Sandra Novack
15.No One You Know by Michelle Richmond
16.Angel’s Advocate by Mary Stanton


Literate Housewife


Lori
:
1. The Spare Room by Helen Garner
2. Bronx Justice by Joseph Teller

Marcia
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Megan
:
1.The Longest Trip Home by John Grogan
2.The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
3. Canvey Island by James Runcie
4.The Queen of Sleepy Eye by Patti Hill
5.Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton
6.The Glister by John Burnside
7.The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips

Melissa

Nicola
:
1. Stalin’s Children by Owen Matthews
2. When Will There be Good News by Kate Atkinson
3. Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz
4. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
5. The Lost City of Z by David Grann
6. Here’s the Story by Maureen McCormick
7. 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
8. American Rust by Philipp Meyer
9. Nemesis by Jo Nesbo
10.The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas
11. A Dangerous Affair by Caro Peacock
12.Otherwise by Farley Mowat
Level one Completed- Congratulations Nicola
Level 2: Over Achiever:
13.Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner
14.Fool by Christopher Moore
15.Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs
16.Pieces of My Heart by Robert J. Wagner
17.Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
18.Bloodprint by Kitty Sewell
19.The Vagrants by Yiyun Li
20.Dandelion Fire by N.D. Wilson
21.Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go by Dale E. Basye
22.She Always Knew How: Mae West by Charlotte Chandler
23.Fade by Lisa McMann
24.Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung
25.Drood by Dan Simmons
Level 2 completed, cogratulations Nicola!
Level 3: ARC Obsessed! LOL!:
26.Angels of Destruction by Keith Donohue
27.The Side-Yard Superhero by Rick D. Niece
28.Wanted by Richard Flanagan
29.Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
30.The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo
31. Alligator Bayou by Donna Jo Napoli
32.The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World by e.l. konigsburg
33. The Glister by John Burnside
34.
Poe: A Life Cut Short by Peter Ackroyd
35.Life Sentences by Laura Lippman
36.Hand of Isis by Jo Graham
37.The Wonderful O by James Thurber
38. Hell’s Horizon by D.B. Shan
39.The Third Eye by Mahtab Narsimhan
40.The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho
41.The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French
42.Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter by R.J. Anderson
43.
The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen
44.The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
45.Clara’s War by Clara Kramer
46.The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
47.The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

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Rima
:
1. You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay
2.Amor and Summer Secrets by Diana Rodriquez Wallach
3.Geek Charming by Robin Palmer
4.North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
5.Amigas and School Scandals Diana Rodriguez Wallach
6.Adios to All the Drama by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
7.The ABC’s of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro
8.Just One Wish by Janette Rallison

9.Say the Word by Jeannine Garsee
10.Going Too Far byJennifer Echolsar
11.Violet in Private by Melissa Walker
12.Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Level one Completed- Congratulations Rima!
Level 2: Over Achiever:
13.Artichoke’s Heart by Suzanne Supplee
14.My Life in Pink & Green by Lisa Greenwald
15.Heartbreak River by Tricia Mills
16.Beautiful Americans by Lucy Silag
17.A Map of The Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell
18.Breathing by Cheryl Renee Herbsman
19.TMI by Sarah Quigley
20.Miss Match by Wendy Toliver
21.Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender
22.Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty by Jody Gehrman
23.Triple Shot Bettys In Love by Jody Gehrman
24.I Know One Lonely Degree by C.K. Kelly Martin
25. It’s Over by C.K. Kelly Martin
Level 2 completed, cogratulations Rima!
Level 3: ARC Obsessed! LOL!:
26.Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti
27.Slept Away by Julie Kraut

Sharonanne

Stephanie
:
1. Eclipse by Richard North Patterson

Tanabata
:
1. Written in Blood by Sheila Lowe
2. Kissing Games of the World by Sandi Kahn Shelton
3.Little Stories by Jeff Roberts
4.The Triumph of Deborah by Eva Etzioni-Halevy
5.Dear Everybody by Michael Kimball
6.Mother Superior by Saleema Nawaz

Teddy
:
1.Jakie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist by Nancy Goldstein
2. Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse
3. Stealing Athena by Karen Essex
4.A long Stone’s Throw by Alphie McCourt
5.The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick
6.Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
7.Still I Rise by Roland Laird with Tanesha Nash Laird, Illustrated by Elihu “Adofo” Bey
8.
King’s Fool: by Margaret Campbell Barnes
9.Signora da Vinci by Robin Maxwell
10..Bark Up the Right Tree by Jessie & Ruth Tschudin
11.The Help by Kathryn Stockett
12.The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville
Level one Completed
Level 2: Over Achiever:
13.The Brightest Moon of the Century by Christopher Meeks
14.The G Free Diet: A Gluten -Free Survival Guide by Elisabeth Hasselbeck
15.My Splendid Concubine by Lloyd Lofthouse
16.The Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein
17.Drood by Dan Simmons-Audiobook
18.The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire by C.M. Mayo
19.The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner
20.Dragon House by John Shors
21. Davey Bighead: Dream Big by Peter J. Hayden
22. The Tudor Rose: A Novel of Elizabeth of York by Margaret Campbell Barnes
23.Etta by Gerald Kolpan
24 Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran
25. Sunflowers by Sheramy Bundrick
26.The Walking People by Mary Beth Keane

Tracee

Wendy
:
1.The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker
2. Firmin by Sam Savage
3.The Brightest Moon of the Century by Christopher Meeks
4.Buffalo Lockjaw by Greg Ames
5.The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
6.Everyone Is Beautiful by Katherine Center
7.The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Brauermeister
8.Follow Me byJoanna Scott
9.Last Night In Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
10.Beach Trip by Cathy Holton


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