projects progress...2013 update 6...

*The unofficial-for-me reading challenges:

Wandering Son Volume 3 by Takako Shimura fills holes for:
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 219 pages (12/20+),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (6/24),
the Young Adult Challenge (10/20),
and the Global Women of Color Reading Challenge--Asia (1/10)

Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni and Moyna Chitrakar fills holes for:
the Genre Variety Challenge--mythology (7/18),
the Telling Tales Reading Challenge (1/5),
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 152 pages (13/20+),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (7/24),
the Young Adult Challenge (11/20),
and the Global Women of Color Reading Challenge--Asia (2/10)

Tyranny by Lesley Fairfield fills holes for:
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 114 pages (14/20+),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (8/24),
the Young Adult Challenge (12/20),
and the Mental Illness Advocacy Reading Challenge (2/4)

A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return by Zeina Abirached fills holes for:
the What an Animal 2013 (5/6),
the Nerdy Non-Fiction Challenge--memoir category (2/15+),
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 188 pages (15/20+),
the Middle East 2013 Reading Challenge (1/1-5),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (9/24),
the Young Adult Challenge (13/20),
and the Global Women of Color Reading Challenge--Middle East (3/10)

Castle Waiting by Linda Medley fills holes for:
the Telling Tales Reading Challenge (2/5),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (10/24),
and the Young Adult Challenge (14/20)

The Lindbergh Child: America's Hero and the Crime of the Century by Rick Geary fills holes for:
the Genre Variety Challenge--true crime (8/18),
the Nerdy Non-fiction Challenge--law and crime category (3/15+),
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 80 pages (16/20+),
and the Graphic Novels Challenge (11/24)

The Lives of Sacco and Vanzetti by Rick Geary fills holes for:
the Nerdy Non-fiction Challenge--law and crime category (4/15+),
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 80 pages (17/20+),
and the Graphic Novels Challenge (12/24)

Castle Waiting Volume II by Linda Medley fills holes for:
the Mount TBR Reading Challenge (11/60),
the Telling Tales Reading Challenge (3/5),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (13/24),
and the Young Adult Challenge (15/20)

Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda by J.P. Stassen fills holes for:
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 79 pages (18/20+),
and the Graphics Novels 2013 (14/24)

Americus by MK Reed and Jonathan Hill fills holes for:
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 216 pages (19/20+),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (15/24),
and the Young Adult Challenge (16/20)

Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge fills holes for:
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 192 pages (20/20+),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (16/24),
and the Young Adult Challenge (17/20)

Retrovirus by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Norberto Fernandez fills holes for:
the Genre Variety Challenge--sci-fi (9/18),
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 64 pages (21/20+),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (17/24)

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise Part Three by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru fills holes for:
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 76 pages (22/20+),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (18/24),
and the Young Adult Challenge (18/20)

Lola: A Ghost Story by J. Torres and Elbert Or fills in holes for:
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 103 pages (23/20+),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (19/24),
and the Young Adult Challenge (19/20)

Revival Volume One: You're Among Friends by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton fills holes for:
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 128 pages (24/20+),
and the Graphics Novels 2013 (20/24)

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi fills holes for:
the Mount TBR Reading Challenge (12/60),
the Nerdy Non-Fiction Challenge--memoir category (5/15+),
the Middle East 2013 Reading Challenge (2/1-5),
the Graphics Novels 2013 (21/24),
and the Global Women of Color Reading Challenge--Middle East (4/10)

A Killing Frost by John Marsden fills slots for:
the Quick Fix Challenge--coming in at 270 pages (25/20+),
and the Young Adult Challenge (20/20)

WooHoo!!! I've actually unofficially completed two of these challenges now (the Quick Fix and the Young Adult).


*Non-fiction Adventure (unofficial for me):

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is one of the books on my list.


*Personal read-the-world challenge:

Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Anri and Moyna Chitrakar fills the slot for Indian author.

A Game for Swallows by Zeina Abirached fills the slot for Lebanese author.

Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda by J.P. Stassen fills the slot for a Rwandan setting in a fictional work.

Lola: A Ghost Story by J. Torres and Elbert Or fills the slot for a Filipino setting in a fictional work.

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi fills the slot for an Iranian setting in a non-fiction work.


*Read the top 10 lists from The Ultimate Teen Book Guide:

The Complete Persepolis is on both the Biography/Memoir Top Ten and the Graphic Novel Top Ten.


*50x50:

#33. Make 50 meaningful layouts for Gray's albums. (1/50)

#37. Read 50 books I never heard of before buying/borrowing from the library. Sita's Ramayana, Tryanny, A Game for Swallows, Americus, Retrovirus, and Revival Volume One: You're Among Friends all fit here. (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12/50)

#40. Read a book set in each of the 50 states. The Lindbergh Child was set in New Jersey and Revival Volume One: You're Among Friends was set in Wisconsin. (17 and 18/50)

#41. Read 50 non-fiction books, each about a different country. The Complete Persepolis is a memoir, but it is also largely about Iran. (7/50)

#42. Read 50 memoirs, autobiographies, biographies, etc. A Game for Swallows and The Complete Persepolis (7 and 8/50)

#43. Read 50 award-winning books. Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda--the 2000 Rene Goscinny Award and The Complete Persepolis--2004 Alex Award. (10 and 11/50)


*My happiness project:

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi was one of my picks from my dear friend Kara. :)