TwentyTen Reading Challenge

Why this challenge?
The TwentyTen reading challenge is being hosted by Darren over at Bart’s Bookshelf. And why am I taking part? No other reason than I liked the name No really, it sounds like a challenging challenge and I like the fact that it covers lots of different types of books, some of which will take me out of my comfort zone.

Challenge dates

Challenge runs from January 1 – December 31, 2010.

Rules

• Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total.
• The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **)
• Categories marked with ** have tighter rules, and these must be followed.
• Each book can only qualify for one category.
• Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
• Books read from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010 are eligible.

So, on with the categories

1. Young Adult
   Any book classified as young adult or featuring a teenage protagonist counts for this category.
2. T.B.R. **
   Intended to help reduce the old T.B.R. pile. Books for this category must be already residents of your bookshelves as of 1/11/09.
3. Shiny & New
   Bought a book NEW during 2010 from a bookstore, online, or a supermarket? Then it counts for this category. Second-hand books do not count for this one, but, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts or won in a giveaway also count!
4. Bad Blogger’s ***
   Books in this category, should be ones you’ve picked up purely on the recommendation of another blogger count for this category (any reviews you post should also link to the post that convinced you give the book ago).
   *** Bad Bloggers: Is hosted by Chris of Stuff as Dreams are Made on.
5. Charity
   Support your local charity shops with this category, by picking up books from one of their shops. Again, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts also count, as long as they were bought from a charity shop.
6. New in 2010
   This category is for those books newly published in 2010 (whether it be the first time it is has been released, or you had to wait for it to be published in your country, it counts for this one!)
7. Older Than You
   Read two books that were published before you were born, whether that be the day before or 100 years prior!
8. Win! Win!
   Have a couple of books you need to read for another challenge? Then this is the category to use, as long that is, you don’t break the rules of the other challenge by doing so!
9. Who Are You Again?
   This one isn’t just for authors you’ve never read before, this is for those authors you have never even heard of before!
10. Up to You!
    The requirements for this category are up to you! Want to challenge yourself to read some graphic novels? A genre outside your comfort zone? Something completely wild and wacky? Then this is the category to you. The only requirement is that you state it in your sign-up post.

My list

1. Young Adult Postcards from no man’s land by Aidan Chambers
2. Young Adult Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
3. T.B.R. The Dead of Summer by Camilla Way
4. T.B.R. The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
5. Shiny & New
6. Shiny & New
7. Bad Blogger’s
8. Bad Blogger’s
9. Charity
10. Charity
11. New in 2010
12. New in 2010
13. Older Than You Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
14. Older Than You Little Women by L.M. Alcott
    
15. Win! Win!
    
16. Win! Win!
17. Who Are You Again?
18. Who Are You Again?
19. Up to You! Award Winner/Shortlist The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction)
20. Up to You! Award Winner/Shortlist Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller (Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2003)