451 Challenge!

Welcome to the 451 Challenge! This challenge is based on 451 Fridays, a weekly feature hosted at As Usual, We Need More Bookshelves. 

We have compiled an amazing list of books this year in our weekly 451 Fridays posts, and it's time to start reading them! So, the 451 Challenge was born.

Here is how it will work:

Between January 1, 2010 and November 30, 2010, participants are challenged to read books on the 451 master list.

There will be several levels of participation: 

Spark - read 1-2 books from the master list

Ember - read 3-4 books from the master list

Flame - read 5-6 books from the master list

Blaze - read 7 or more books from the master list

Re-reading is acceptable, as are crossovers with other challenges. Audio, print, and e-books are all acceptable. Each month, participants will be encouraged to post their reviews on the challenge blog, and each review posted will be an entry into a grand prize drawing for a $25 gift card to the online bookseller of the winner's choice.

This is my first time hosting a challenge, so if I've forgotten something important, please let me know. Let's have fun!!

Sign up using Mr. Linky here - please link to your specific post about the challenge, not just your blog.

I'll go with the Blaze level!

My Book List:

  1. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card - review

  2. "Persuasion" by Jane Austen - review

  3. "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte - review

  4. "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell

  5. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak - review

  6. "The Chronicles of Narnia" series by C.S. Lewis
          - "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" - review
          - "Prince Caspian" - review
          - "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" - review
          - "The Silver Chair"
          - "The Magician's Nephew"
          - "The Horse and his Boy"
          - "The Last Battle"

  7. "The Lord of the Rings" series by J.R.R. Tolkien
          - "The Fellowship of the Ring"   - review

          - "The Two Towers" - review

          - "The Return of the King" - review
  8. "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen (re-read)
  9. "The Giver" by Lois Lowry - review
10. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams - review
11. "The Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
          - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" - review
          - "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" - review
          - "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" - review
          - "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" - review
          - "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" - review
          - "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" - review
          - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - review