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Oh my I'm so happy I found this thread! I love GG. I always watched it with my mom and sister when it was still airing and now its on Netflix streaming, so I have been re-watching over the past few months. I'm on season 6 and it's as good as I remember

I do have the regular kindle, but both my parents have the kindle fire not HD. They are older so maybe their opinion isn't the most reliable, but they both said that they are happy with it but its not exactly what they wanted. They were looking for more of a tablet than an e-reader. I think the Microsoft Surface is the coolest thing ever, but I don't have the money to buy it.

some emoticons were removed I am SOOOO excited for the 2015 reading challenge. It has a lot of things on there that I've been shying away from and I hope this makes my reading year more interesting. Thank you!! Like I said above, I LOVE the 2015 reading challenge. And the college bound reading list is really going to challenge me in a good way, which is good because I'll be in college in August Thank you!! You too! I was determined to actually be organized this year because it bothered me how unorganized I was last year Thank you!! I like things to look pretty so the graphics make me happy as well

I was about to say the same thing. Except she mentioned that An Abundance of Katherines was disappointing because she loved TFIOS so much, but I was disappointed by TFIOS because I liked his other novels so much.

This may be true, but kindle and amazon really hurt itself when it decided to have its own market rather than use the Google Play android market. Just like in the beginning of android, apps aren't all being made with the same quality or at all for the kindle market. More focus from app creators goes into apple and android products; however, this has been changing rapidly. My argument is that if you're looking for a tablet, don't get a kindle. If you're looking for an e-reader with extra capabilities that are convenient, then yes get a kindle.

Your favourite read of the year? An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. I absolutely loved the characters in this novel, and like always with John Green, it felt so real but was also a little tragic. Your favourite author of the year? Jodi Picoult. I just started reading her books this year and I fell in love with her characters and amazing plots. She also helped me realize that I'm REALLY into courtroom dramas. Your most read author of the year? Either Nicholas Sparks or Jodi Picoult. I finished Sparks this summer, so he was a big one in the beginning of the year; however, Picoult has pretty much been a staple of my reading the past three months, so I'm not sure which one I read more. Your favourite book cover of the year? Virals. I'm boring and don't read a lot of books with great covers. The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, the one you read least of)? Moby Dick. It pains me because I tried so hard and really wanted to beat this one, but it was just too much and ended up slowing down my reading immensely. The book that most disappointed you? The Fault in Our Stars. I have a feeling this is an unpopular opinion, but I wasn't impressed. I read Paper Towns and Looking for Alaska before I read TFIOS and it was my least favorite of the three. Now that I have read An Abundance of Katherines, it moved down to fourth favorite book by John Green. It has gotten a lot of hype, but I really wasn't that impressed. This could be because I got a concussion halfway through reading, but it just didn't suit my fancy. The funniest book of the year? I have no idea. I don't read humorous books. I save the humor for the TV I watch. Your favourite literary character this year? Mrs. Bennett from Pride & Prejudice. I couldn't help but picture her as my mom. They're both so all over the place and overreact to every little thing, but totally in a loving way. She made me laugh and sometimes I wanted to punch right through the book to hit her. What more could I ask for from a character? Your favourite children's book this year? N/A Your favourite classic of the year? Pride & Prejudice. This was my first time reading it and it lived up to the hype. Your favourite non-fiction book this year? I didn't read any Your favourite biography this year? I read like five pages of one on Abraham Lincoln, but I don't think that counts. Your favourite collection of short stories this year? N/A Your favourite poetry collection this year? N/A Your favourite illustrated book of the year? N/A Your favourite publisher of the year? N/A Your favourite audiobook of the year? N/A Your favourite re-read of the year? N/A This was really tough to analyze and think back to the year of reading I've done. I need to log my books better this year

It's interesting that the kindle only offers one memory size unkike apple or other tablets. Probably because it's more reading/book based so 12 gb would be plenty. But when wanting music and books on device its a bit limiting. As far as putting itunes on the device you can do it manually by dragging when you plug it into a computer. I have a normal kindle which I enjoy minus the fact that it doesnt have a backlight. I also have an android tablet which I like to read on even more. Kindle isnt ideal if you want more than just reading. Edit: apparently there are different memory options

Its like a library that doesnt have great selection that you also have to pay for every month. Just not ideal. Amazon has begun to do anything that gets them money, but this isn't the greatest idea of how to do it.

Thank you. Im not a huge fan though.

To be honest, I checked this book out from the library because the title was my name However, I really enjoyed this book with the mystery and suspense. It was dark, but a really good read.

I read this for a literary analysis last year, and I don't remember a thing about the book I rushed through it to finish my paper in time, so I'm sure I missed so much. I'd like to go back and re-read it, but I still have nightmares of the lost sleep during those three weeks Dickens never fails to challenge readers

I signed up for the free month trial to see if it would be worth the money. So far I'm thinking no, but I also rarely use my kindle. I only use it for reading a lot of classics because a good number of them are free on kindle as opposed to buying the real book. If it was $5-8 like Hulu Plus or Netflix, I would probably keep using it but its honestly not worth the price for what they're giving you. I don't blame Amazon because I'm sure there are many authors not willing to go along with it, but it just doesn't work. Limited number of options for a relatively high price compared to other online monthly services.

I am currently reading this book. I started reading a couple days ago and I'm about 200 pages in, so I don't think its a particularly hard book to read. So far Cathy has some delightful quotes about love, which are so true but heartbreaking at the same time. Joseph is definitely a struggle to read. I figure if I get the gist of it, I'm doing pretty well. P.S. so far I actually like the characters. . . all of them. They're cruel and terrible, but I love that.

I will still be out of school so a read-a-thon next weekend will be perfect! It seems like breaks from school are the only times I'm really capable of spending time on here or even reading at all

I'm very excited about where my reading year in 2015 will be headed! I hope to be more organized this year and read more books. Feel free to post on this page now.

READ IN 2015 1. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 2. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3. The Giver by Lois Lowry 4. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming 5. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 6. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 7. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck 8. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult 9. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 10. Common Sense by Thomas Paine 11. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 12. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 13. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult 14. The Last Juror by John Grisham 15. The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion 16. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult 17. House Rules by Jodi Picoult 18. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 19. A Time to Kill by John Grisham 20. Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult 21. Sycamore Row by John Grisham 22. The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon 23. The Confession by John Grisham 24. Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar 25. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 26. Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo 27. Yes Please by Amy Poehler 28. You Know You Love Me by Cecily von Ziegesar

Books I Own and Want to Read (TBR) Les Miserables-Victor Hugo The Scarlet Letter-Nathaniel Hawthorne Uncle Tom's Cabin-Harriet Beecher Stowe The Last of the Mohicans-James Fenimore Cooper Sense & Sensibility - Jane Austen Emma- Jane Austen Persuasion Jane Austen David Copperfield- Charles Dickens Hard Times- Charles Dickens Life of Pi- Yann Martel Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte Don Quixote- Cervantes The Iliad - Homer Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad Hamlet- Shakespeare Great Expectations- Charles Dickens Moby Dick- Herman Melville Othello -Shakespeare Our Mutual Friend- Charles Dickens This Side of Paradise- F. Scott Fitzgerald A Midsummer Night's Dream- Shakespeare The Beautiful and Damned- F. Scott Fitzgerald Little Dorrit- Charles Dickens Alice in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde- Robert Louis Stevenson Catch-22-Joseph Heller The Crucible-Arthur Miller The Book Thief - Zusak A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway Northanger Abbey- Jane Austen Of Mice and Men- Steinbeck 1776- McCullough 12 Years a Slave- Solomon Northup Message from Nam- Danielle Steel Dance with Me- Luana Rice True Blue- Luana Rice The Murder Book- Jonathan Kellerman 1st to Die 2nd chance 3rd degree 4th of july ---- James Patterson The 5th Horseman The 6th Target Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Paradise Lost - John Milton The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde Little Women - Louisa May Alcott The Tenth Circle- Jodi Picoult Salem Falls- Jodi Picoult The Pelican Brief- John Grisham Agnes Grey - Anne Bronte Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen Casino Royale- Ian Fleming The Giver- Lois Lowry 1984- George Orwell A Time to Kill - John Grisham

Books that I Want to Read 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 2. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck 4. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult 5. Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult 6. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 7. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 8. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 9. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 10. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 11. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 12. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King 13. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 14. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater 15. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater 16. Uglies by Scott Westerfield 17. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult 18. House Rules by Jodi Picoult 19. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 20. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 21. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 22. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 23. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 24. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak 25. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 26. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien 27. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult 28. Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult 29. Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult 30. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult 31. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult 32. Hard Times by Charles Dickens 33. I am the Messenger by Marcus Zusak 34. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 35. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 36. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 37. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 38. Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult 39. Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult 40. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult 41. The Color War by Jodi Picoult 42. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck 43. Emma by Jane Austen 44. 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup 45. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 46. The Giver by Lois Lowry 47. If I Stay by Gayle Forman 48. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 49. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 50. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 51. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum 52. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck 53. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 54. Bleak House by Charles Dickens 55. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming 56. Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks 57. The Last Juror by John Grisham 58. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 59. Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo 60. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore 61. The Confession by John Grisham 62. The Associate by John Grisham 63. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway 64. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 65. The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens 66. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick **Note: These are purely books that I want to read, not ones that I own; however, I own a large number of them, and many are repeats on my TBR and other lists previously mentioned.

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom (Biography) For You They Signed by Marilyn Boyer (Biography) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass (Autobiography) Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot (Biography) A Chance to Die by Elisabeth Elliot (Biography) Excerpts from Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg (Biography) Arsenic and Old Lace by Kesselring (Drama) The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Drama)*** Macbeth by Shakespeare (Drama)*** Henry V by Shakespeare (Drama) A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare (Drama)*** Hamlet by Shakespeare (Drama)*** Julius Caesar by Shakespeare (Drama) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (Drama)*** Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth (Drama) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Fiction)*** Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Fiction) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (Fiction)*** Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Bronte (Fiction)*** Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (Fiction) Don Quixote by Cervantes (Fiction)*** Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Fiction) The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper (Fiction)*** The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (Fiction) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (Fiction) A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Fiction) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Fiction) David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (Fiction)*** Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Fiction)*** The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Fiction)*** The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (Fiction) The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas (Fiction) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Fiction)*** The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Fiction) For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (Fiction)*** Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving (Fiction) The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (Fiction) The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Fiction) The Call of the Wild by Jack London (Fiction) Moby Dick by Herman Melville (Fiction)*** Billy Budd by Herman Melville (Fiction) The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy (Fiction) Animal Farm by George Orwell (Fiction) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Fiction) Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (Fiction) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (Fiction)*** Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe (Fiction)*** Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (Fiction) Walden by Henry David Thoreau (Fiction) Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (Fiction) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Fiction)*** The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Fiction) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Fiction) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (Fiction) The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (Fiction) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (Fiction) A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne (Fiction) Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (Fiction) The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (Fiction) The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (Fiction) The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (Fiction) The Once and Future King by Terence White (Fiction) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Fiction)*** Beowolf (Fiction) Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss (Fiction) Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards (Sermon) Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (Historical) Common Sense by Thomas Paine (Historical)*** ***bold denotes read ***denotes TBR (owned)

Goodreads 100 Books You Should Read in a Lifetime To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 1984 by George Orwell Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Little Women by Louisa May Alcott*** The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien*** Fahrenheit 451: A Novel by Ray Bradbury*** Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte*** Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Animal Farm by George Orwell The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Book Thief by Markus Zusak*** Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Night by Elie Wiesel Hamlet by William Shakespeare*** A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck*** The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupery Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte*** The Giver by Lois Lowry Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Macbeth by William Shakespeare The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The Holy Bible: New King James Version by Thomas Nelson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas pere The Fault in Our Stars by John Green The Color Purple by Alice Walker East of Eden by John Steinbeck A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Catch-22 by Joseph Heller In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Stand by Stephen King Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Watership Down by Richard Adams Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy*** Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Great Expectations by Charles Dickens*** Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel by Arthur Golden The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle*** Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 1) by George R.R. Martin The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Life of Pi by Yann Martel*** The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Les Miserables by Victor Hugo*** The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne*** Dracula by Bram Stoker Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling Catching Fire (The Hunger Games Book 2) by Suzanne Collins Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Outlander by Diana Gabaldon One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel by Barbara Kingslover The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger The Odyssey by Homer Celebrating Silence: Excerpts From Five Years of Weekly Knowledge 1995-2000 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls Mockingjay (The Final Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien The Road by Cormac McCarthy Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse Beloved by Toni Morrison Helen Keller: The Story of My Life by Helen Keller The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ***Bold denotes read ***denotes TBR (owned)

American Literature Angelou, Maya I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Two children are abandoned by their mother and sent to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town. Cooper, James Fenimore The Deerslayer A young white hunter brought up in the Delaware Indian tribe, has to defend settlers before returning to the Iroquois who have allowed him parole. Cooper, James Fenimore Last of the Mohicans*** The story of the adopted son of the Mohicans, and the daughter of a British colonel, during the French and Indian War. Crane, Stephen The Red Badge of Courage A teenager enlists with the Union Army during the Civil War in the hopes of fulfilling his dreams of glory. Fitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby A portrait of the 1920s in America, this is the story of money, greed, excess, and a man in love. Frank, Pat Alas, Babylon A survival story that takes place after a nuclear attack destroys all civilization except for a small Florida town. Franklin, Benjamin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Written initially to guide his son, Franklin's autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life. Haley, Alex Roots This book chronicles several generations of a slave family, from a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s, and concluding with the Civil War. Hawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlet Letter*** Set in Puritan Boston, this book tells the story of a woman who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of dignity and repentance. Hemingway, Ernest A Farewell to Arms*** The life of an American soldier and a British nurse against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations. Keller, Helen The Story of My Life A young woman overcomes the challenges of being both deaf and blind, with the help of her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan. Kennedy, John F. Profiles in Courage John F. Kennedy profiles eight of his historical colleagues for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird Exploration of civil rights and racism in the segregated southern United States of the 1930s. Lewis, Sinclair Main Street The story of a sophisticated young woman who moves to a small town in the American Midwest in 1912 and struggles against the small-minded culture of the citizens who live there. London, Jack Call of the Wild In the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush, a domesticated dog is snatched and sold into a brutal life as a sled dog. Malcom X, with Alex Haley The Autobiography of Malcom X A narrative of spiritual conversion that outlines a controversial Black Muslim’s philosophy of black pride, black nationalism, and pan-Africanism. Miller, Arthur Death of a Salesman An introspective dramatic play concerning the expectations we have for our lives, our failings, and our inability to find satisfaction with our place in the world. Melville, Herman Moby Dick*** The adventures of a wandering sailor and his voyage on a whale ship commanded by Captain Ahab, whose one purpose is to seek out a great white whale. Paine, Thomas Common Sense Paine's daring prose paved the way for the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. Poe, Edgar Allan Great Tales and Poems Stories and poems from one of the most famous creators of detective stories and supernatural tales. Potok, Chaim The Chosen Traces the friendship between two Jewish boys growing up in Brooklyn at the end of World War II. Sinclair, Upton The Jungle Explores the workingman's lot at the turn of the century: the backbreaking labor, the injustices of "wage-slavery," the bewildering chaos of urban life. Steinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath This is the tale of a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, and the Great Depression. Stowe, Harriet Beecher Uncle Tom's Cabin*** A slave whose child is to be sold, escapes her beloved home on a plantation in Kentucky and heads North, avoiding hired slave catchers, aided by the underground railroad. Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Huck Finn and his old friend Jim journey down the Mississippi river together. Twain, Mark The Adventures of Tom Sawyer A humorous and nostalgic book depicting the carefree days of boyhood in a small Midwestern town during the mid-1800's. Twain, Mark Innocents Abroad An acerbic account of the author’s travels in Europe and the Near East, humorously describing both the places he visited and his fellow passengers on the voyage. Walker, Alice The Color Purple The story of two African-American sisters, a missionary in Africa, and a child-wife living in the South, told through their letters to each other. Washington, Booker T. Up From Slavery Autobiography of an influential spokesman and former slave, who became a major figure in the struggle for equal rights. Wilder, Thornton Our Town A study of life, love, and death in a New England town at the turn of the 20th century. World Literature Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice English country life is described in this much-loved English romance novel set in a society obsessed with profitable marriage contracts. Austen, Jane Sense and Sensibility*** This tale of manners and courtship in the 19th-century English countryside follows two sisters; one sensible, and the other impetuous. Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre In this romance and suspense novel, the orphaned governess Jane Eyre has a brooding, moody, wealthy employer with a terrible secret. Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights*** A masterpiece of English romanticism, tells the story of love and revenge. Carroll, Lewis Alice's Adventures in Wonderland A fantasy about young Alice, who follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole. Cervantes, Miguel de Don Quixote An eccentric old gentleman from La Mancha convinces himself that he is a knight. With his portly peasant squire, he sets out "tilting at windmills" to right the wrongs of the world. Conrad, Joseph Heart of Darkness*** Recounts a journey into the Congo and reveals the extent to which greed can corrupt a good man. Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe An English sailor is marooned on a desert island for nearly three decades. He struggles to survive in extraordinary circumstances, and wrestles with fate and the nature of God. Dickens, Charles Great Expectations*** Traces the development of Pip from a boy of shallow aspirations to a man of depth and character. Dickens, Charles David Copperfield*** David Copperfield lives through trials and tribulations, first at a boys' school and then as a young man in London before he goes to live with his great-aunt and eventually finds happiness. Dickens, Charles Tale of Two Cities Set during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, a French aristocrat is accused of spying. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor The Gambler At a casino in Germany, a Russian family awaits news that a wealthy relative has died, but to their dismay, she arrives and begins gambling away their inheritance. Dostoevsky, Fyodor Crime and Punishment A poverty-stricken young man is faced with an opportunity to solve his financial problems with one simple but horrifying act: the murder of a pawnbroker. Frank, Anne The Diary of a Young Girl Traces the life of the Jewish girl who hid with seven other people in an attic for two years in Nazi-occupied Holland, and chronicles her day-to-day life in a diary. Golding, William Lord of the Flies A group of schoolboys stranded on an island soon revert to the state of primitive man, and engage in a struggle between savagery and civilization. Hamilton, Edith Mythology Discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology, from Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom. Homer The Iliad An epic poem about Achilles’ vengeance against Agamemnon and the city of Troy at the end of the Trojan War. Homer The Odyssey The story of Odysseus' difficulties in returning home after the Trojan War, which was won by the Greeks. Hugo, Victor Les Miserables*** Set in 19th century France, this classic novel follows Jean Valjean as he tries to lead a new life after 20 years in prison. A beautiful story of redemption and salvation. The basis of the world's longest running musical. Huxley, Aldous Brave New World This futuristic novel warns of the dangers of sacrificing freedom and individuality for scientific progress and social stability. Kafka, Franz Metamorphosis A seemingly typical man wakes up one morning to discover he has been transformed into a gigantic insect. L'Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time The story of friends on a dangerous and fantastic journey that will threaten their lives and our universe. Lewis, C.S. The Screwtape Letters This satirical piece portrays human life from the vantage point of Screwtape, and his correspondence with a novice demon in charge of the damnation of an ordinary young man. Machiavelli, Niccolo The Prince The world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. A disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince...a king...a president. Marlowe, Christopher Doctor Faustus A well-respected German scholar grows dissatisfied with the limits of traditional forms of knowledge—logic, medicine, law, and religion—and decides that he wants to learn to practice magic. Milton, John Paradise Lost Often considered the greatest epic in any modern language, this is the story of the revolt of Satan, his banishment from Heaven, and the fall of man and his expulsion from Eden. Orwell, George Animal Farm Domesticated animals stage a revolt against their cruel master. They soon find they have succeeded in exchanging one form of tyranny for another. Plato The Republic A monumental work of moral and political philosophy, presented as a dialogue between Socrates and others discussing the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individuals within it. Remarque, Erich Maria All Quiet on the Western Front Through the eyes and mind of a German private, the reader shares life on the battlefield during World War I. Scott, Sir Walter Ivanhoe Returning from fighting in the Crusades, the young Saxon knight Ivanhoe must fight to regain the woman he loves and to protect the social order and monarchy of England. Shelley, Mary W. Frankenstein Tampering with life and death, Dr. Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to create a human monster. Shakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet The tale of two young star-crossed lovers and their families, who are caught in a destructive web of hatred. Shakespeare, William Twelfth Night*** After a shipwreck, twin siblings Viola and Sebastian wash up on the shores of Illyria. A story of mistaken identity and love entanglements. Sienkiewicz, Henryk Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero This thousand year old masterpiece follows Marcus, a Roman officer in Nero's army, as he falls in love with a Christian woman. The basis of the 1951 movie of the same name. Solzhenitsyn, Alexander One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich This novel describes the oppression of totalitarian regimes, and the terrors of Stalin's prison camps. Sophocles Antigone Antigone defies her uncle, the new ruler, which starts a conflict between young and old, woman and man, individual and ruler, family and state. Stevenson, Robert Louis The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll wants to rid his soul of evil, and in doing so creates the monstrous alter ego Mr. Hyde. Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels Biting satire of British and European society, it follows a shipwrecked castaway encountering fantastical lands and creatures, including the petty, diminutive Lilliputians. Tocqueville, Alexis de Democracy in America Covering America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system, this book enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. Tolstoy, Leo Anna Karenina*** Set against the backdrop of Moscow and St. Petersburg high society in the latter half of the nineteenth century, a woman forsakes her husband for a dashing count and brief happiness. Tolkien, J.R.R The Hobbit*** Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return. Tolstoy, Leo War and Peace Tracks the evolution of five aristocratic families during the Napoleonic wars. Wells, H.G. The Time Machine A time traveler steps out of his time-transport machine in the year 802,700 to find Earth populated by a race of people supported by a slave class. Wells, H.G. War of the Worlds The first modern tale of alien invasion, this is a story of tentacled Martians attacking the Earth. Wilde, Oscar The Importance of Being Earnest*** This is a play about two men who bend the truth in order to add excitement to their lives. ***Bold denotes read ***stars denote TBR http://www.thehomescholar.com/college-bound-reading-list.php

***to keep track of progress through challenge, each accomplishment is listed 1-50 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50

1984 by George Orwell*** A Brief History Of Time by Stephen Hawkings A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning: The Short-Lived Edition by Lemony Snicket A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Alice Munro: Selected Stories by Alice Munro Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll*** All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt Are You There, God? It’s me, Margaret by Judy Blume Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Beloved by Toni Morrison Born To Run – A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat Catch-22 by Joseph Heller*** Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1 by Jeff Kinney Dune by Frank Herbert Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury*** Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Great Expectations by Charles Dickens*** Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie Moneyball by Michael Lewis Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham On the Road by Jack Kerouac Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley The Book Thief by Markus Zusak*** The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The Color of Water by James McBride The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank The Fault in Our Stars by John Green The Giver by Lois Lowry*** The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood The House At Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Liars’ Club: A Memoir by Mary Karr The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien*** The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Shining by Stephen King The Stranger by Albert Camus The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel by Haruki Murakami The World According to Garp by John Irving The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak ***Bold denotes books I've read ***Blue stars denote books I own, but am yet to read

Schultz Reading 2015 Lists 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime 2015 Reading Challenge College Bound Reading List Goodreads 100 Best Books Ever Written High School Reading List Books I Want to Read TBR Books Read in 2015 Goals for 2015 Finish Moby Dick Finish Les Miserables Read more poetry critically and for pleasure Finish a book of short stories Read 15 "classic" books on my TBR (6/15) Read >50 books (28/50) Log all books past/present/future Be more organized and record reviews of ALL books Read more Dickens from TBR Read >5 nonfiction books (2/5) Read >65% of the College Bound Reading List (49/75 books) (18/49)

Yes, I am sticking around. I'm very busy with school and sports at the moment, but I'm thankfully on break for awhile now with the holidays. Ferguson is indeed a madhouse. It has gotten better, but still not great. I'm glad that I live a good distance away from most of the riots, so I'm safe but I'm hoping and praying that everyone closer stays safe too. As for my reading, I haven't done much because, like I said before, I have been busy. I'm getting back to more reading this week and next, so I'll be sure to keep track of that here