When I started blogging at the beginning of this year, I was sad to learn that I could no longer join some of the challenges and the Book Awards one was one of them. So here I am, very happy that 3M decided to host the Book Awards II Challenge. The challenge runs from 1 August 2008 to 1 June 2009 and requires us to read 10 books that won at least 5 different awards. I'm crazy so I'm trying not to duplicate awards!Completed: 1/10 as of 8 September 2008
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Hugo)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Pulitzer)
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (Prix Renaudot)
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (Printz)
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (Alex)
The Gathering by Anne Enright (Man Booker)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Newberry Medal)
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (Orange)
Dune by Frank Herbert (Nebula)
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney (Costa/Whitbread)
2 comments:
On the Newberry: I remember reading Strawberry Girl (Lenski), From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler (Konigsburg) and Summer of the Swans (Byars) back in the day and liking both. L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is truly a classic, too.
Thanks - I actually have A Wrinkle in Time but didn't realise it had one a Newberry Medal - that'll be my choice then!
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