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My personal challenge for 2023 is 75 books.

STATUS: 99/75
UPDATED: 12/28/2023

Open Book Club Reads - 9/9

1 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett - 01/12/2023
X - The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic by Gay Salisbury - TBR
X - The Mystery of Hunting's End by Mignon G. Eberhart - Not on Audio
X - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - Already Read
2 - Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton - 04/28/2023
3 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry - 05/20/2023
4 - These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett - 06/07/2023
5 - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach - Already Read, Substituted: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach - 06/21/2023
6 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - 07/17/2023
7 - The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel - 08/09/2023
8 - The Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama - 09/22/2023
9 - Solito by Javier Zamora - 11/01/2023

Diversity (Non-Fiction Only) - 12/12

1 - Speaking of Race: Why We Need to Talk About Race-and How to Do It Effectively by Celeste Headlee - 02/20/2023
2 - The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama - 03/01/2023
3 - Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif - 03/23/2023
4 - Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever by Kareem Rosser - 04/03/2023
5 - Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell - 04/14/2023
6 - Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation by LaTasha Morrison - 06/20/2023
7 - Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter by John Hendrickson - 07/10/2023
8 - The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee - 10/10/2023
9 - The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú - 10/17/2023
10 - Deaf Utopia: A Memoir - And a Love Letter to a Way of Life by Nyle DiMarco - 11/14/2023
11 - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - 12/16/2023
12 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates - 12/26/2023

Rick Riordan Presents - 34/30

1 - Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi - 01/14/2023
2 - Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia - 01/22/2023
3 - Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi - 01/26/2023
4 - Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee - 02/03/2023
5 - Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia- 02/08/2023
6 - Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi - 02/27/2023
7 - Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee - 03/11/2023
8 - Tristan Strong Keeps Punching by Kwame Mbalia - 03/22/2023
9 - Aru Shah and the City of Gold by Roshani Chokshi - 03/30/2023
10 - Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi - 04/11/2023
11 - Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey Lee - 05/01/2023
12 - The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim - 04/27/2023
13 - The Last Fallen Moon by Graci Kim - 05/11/2023
14 - Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez - 06/09/2023
15 - Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe by Carlos Hernandez - 06/13/2023
16 - The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes - 06/28/2023
17 - Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee - 07/09/2023
18 - The Fire Keeper by J.C. Cervantes - 07/15/2023
19 - The Shadow Crosser by J.C. Cervantes - 07/22/2023
20 - City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda - 07/29/2023
21 - The Last Fallen Realm by Graci Kim - 08/13/2023
22 - The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes by Rick Riordan - 09/06/2023
23 - Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse - 09/15/2023
24 - Fury of the Dragon Goddess by Sarwat Chadda - 10/04/2023
25 - The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi - 10/12/2023
26 - Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia - 10/24/2023
27 - Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares by Tehlor Kay Mejia - 11/14/20233
28 - Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows by Tehlor Kay Mejia - 11/25/2023
29- Fox Snare by Yoon Ha Lee - 11/29/2023
30 - Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older - 12/07/2023
31 - Last Canto of the Dead by Daniel José Older - 12/17/2023
## - Pahua and the Dragon's Secret by Lori M. Lee - NOT RELEASED IN 2023

BONUS:
32 - Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan - 06/03/2023
33 - The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan - 09/20/2023
34 - The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan - 11/06/2023

TBR Clean-Up - 13/12

1 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles - 01/05/2023
2 - Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell - 04/19/2023
3 - The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa - 05/02/2023
4 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd - 05/26/2023
5 - The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin - 05/29/2023
6 - Things I Learned from Falling by Claire Nelson - 06/05/2023
7 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman - 06/19/2023
8 - The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo - 06/28/2023
9 - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty - 07/22/2023
10 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires b7 Grady Hendrix - 09/30/2023
11 - My Accidental Jihad by Krista Bremer - 10/03/2023
12 - They Went Left by Monica Hesse - 11/04/2023
13 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig - 12/05/2023

Reader's Choice (New/Rereads) - 31/12

1 - The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty - 01/20/2023
2 - Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain - 02/03/2023
3 - The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty - 02/15/2023
4 - The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty - 02/20/2023
5 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty - 03/005/2023
6 - Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman - 03/15/2023
7 - Watership Down by Richard Adams - 03/17/2023
8 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 03/20/2023
9 - Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius - 04/23/2023
10 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - 05/03/2023
11 - Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey by James Rebanks - 05/12/2023
12 - Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono - 05/20/2023
13 - Lessons From The Edge: A Memoir by Marie Yovanovitch - 06/29/2023
14 - So Help Me God by Mike Pence - 07/28/2023
15 - In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune - 08/06/2023
16 - The Book of Charlie by David von Drehle - 08/10/2023
17 - Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala - 08/15/2023
18- Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls - 08/22/2023
19 - While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams - 08/24/2023
20 - Rook by William Ritter - 08/25/2023
21 - Kit McBride Gets a Wife by Amy Barry - 08/28/2023
22 - Big Tree by Brian Selznick - 08/31/2023
23 - Rogue Justice by Stacey Abrams - 09/09/2023
24 - Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes - 09/17/2023
25 - Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala - 09/25/2023
26 - The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman - 10/07/2023
27 - Marrying Off Morgan McBride by Amy Barry - 10/17/2023
28 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi - 11/18/2023
29 - The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale by Philip van Doren Stern - 12/07/2023
30 - The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry - 12/08/2023
31 - The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman - 12/19/2023
32 - A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig - IN PROCESS
33 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden - IN PROCESS

100 Great Books (Not included in Goal) - 100/100

1 - A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon - 01/05/2023
2 - A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems - 01/05/2023
3 - A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead - 01/20/2023
4 - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst - 01/20/2023
5 - Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman - 01/20/2023
6 - The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach - 01/20/2023
7 - Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson - 01/30/2023
8 - Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey - 01/30/2023
9 - Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban - 01/30/2023
10 - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. - 01/30/2023
11 - Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina - 02/15/2023
12 - The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss - 02/15/2023
13 - Change Sings: a Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman - 02/15/2023
14 - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. - 02/15/2023
15 - Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes - 03/04/2023
16 - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett - 03/04/2023
17 - Corduroy by Don Freeman - 03/04/2023
18 - The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson - 03/04/2023
19 - Curious George by H.A. Rey - 03/13/2023
20 - Dandy by Ame Dyckman - 03/13/2023
21 - Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Rod Campbell - 03/13/2023
22 - Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems - 03/13/2023
23 - The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins - 04/06/2023
24 - The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds - 04/06/2023
25 - Duck & Goose by Tad Hills - 04/06/2023
26 - Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic - 04/06/2023
27 - Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal - 04/06/2023
28 - Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert - 04/06/2023
29 - The Empty Pot by Demi - 04/25/2023
30 - Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor - 04/25/2023
31 - Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow - 04/25/2023
32 - Freight Train by Donald Crews - 04/25/2023
33 - Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel - 04/25/2023
34 - From Head to Toe by Eric Carle - 04/25/2023
35 - The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton - 05/20/2023
36 - Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall - 05/20/2023
37 - Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann - 05/20/2023
38 - Goodnight Already! by Jory John - 05/20/2023
39 - Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker - 05/20/2023
40 - Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown - 05/20/2023
41 - Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss - 06/15/2023
42 - The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson - 06/15/2023
43 - Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson - 06/15/2023
44 - Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion - 06/15/2023
45 - Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox - 06/15/2023
46 - Have You Seen My Duckling?: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids by Nancy Tafuri - 06/15/2023
47 - How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills - 06/15/2023
48 - Hurry Up!: A Book About Slowing Down by Kate Dopirak - 06/15/2023
49 - I Love You Because You're You by Liza Baker - 07/02/23
50 - I Went Walking by Sue Williams - 07/02/2023
51 - If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen - 07/02/2023
52- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 07/02/2023
53 - If You Plant a Seed: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids by Kadir Nelson - 07/15/2023
54 - Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback - 07/15/2023
55 - Katy and the Big Snow: A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids by Virginia Lee Burton - 07/15/2023
56 - Koala Lou by Mem Fox - 07/15/2023
57 - Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen - 07/29/2023
58 - The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney - 07/29/2023
59 - Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik - 07/30/2023
60 - Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle - 07/30/2023
61 - The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper - 08/17/2023
62 - The Little Red Hen Big Book by Paul Galdone - 08/17/2023
63 - Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney - 08/17/2023
64 - Lucky Ducklings by Eva Moore - 08/17/2023
65 - Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans - 08/17/2023
66 - Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey - 08/17/2023
67 - May I Bring a Friend? by Beni Montresor - 09/02/2023
68 - Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton - 09/02/2023
69 - The Mitten by Jan Brett - 09/02/2023
70 - The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone - 09/02/2023
71 - Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton - 09/10/2023
72 - Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins - 09/10/2023
73 - Mr. Grumpy's Outing by John Burningham - 09/20/2023
74 - Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea by Cynthia Rylant - 09/20/2023
75 - My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza - 09/20/2023
76 - My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie - 09/20/2023
77 - The Napping House by Audrey Wood - 10/06/2023
78 - No, David! by David Shannon - 10/06/2023
79 - Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann - 10/06/2023
80 - Olivia by Ian Falconer - 10/06/2023
81 - Otis by Loren Long - 10/19/2023
82 - Owl Babies by Martin Waddell - 10/19/2023
83 - Paddington by Bond, Michael HarperCollins, 2007 Hardcover Hardcover by Michael Bond - 10/9/2023
84 - Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by James Dean - 10/19/2023
85 - Press Here by Hervé Tullet - 11/21/2023
86 - The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister - 11/21/2023
87 - Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran - 11/21/2023
88 - The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman - 11/21/2023
89 - Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep by Eric Barclay - 11/21/2023
90 - The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats - 11/21/2023
91 - The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf - 11/21/2023
92 - Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester - 11/21/2023
93 - There's an Alligator under My Bed by Mercer Mayer - 11/21/2023
94 - Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens - 11/21/2023
95 - Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett - 11/29/2023
96 - Verdi by Janell Cannon - 11/29/2023
97 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - 12/26/2023
98 - We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins - 12/26/2023
99 - We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen - 12/26/2023
100 - What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins - 12/26/2023

Good luck, Shelley!

Lisa wrote: "Good luck, Shelley!"

Thanks!

Best of luck Shelley, you can do this!

Nikki wrote: "Best of luck Shelley, you can do this!"

Thank you!