I’m done with the 2009 YA Reading Challenge, slightly ahead of schedule. I read:
- Daughter of Venice – Donna Jo Napoli – finished 11/12/2009
- The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Vol. 1 – Dianne Wynne Jones – finished 11/6/2009
- Mister Monday – Garth Nix – finished 9/23/09
- The Crow – Alison Croggon – finished 7/21/09
- The City of Ember – Jeanne DuPrau – finished 5/11/09
- Princess Academy – Shannon Hale – finished 3/27/09
- The Dreaming Place – Charles de Lint – finished 3/13/09
- The Birchbark House – Louise Erdrich – finished 2/2/09
- Bound – Donna Jo Napoli – finished 6/9/09
- Inkspell – Cornelia Funke – finished 2/23/09
- Slam – Nick Hornby – finished 10/28/09
- Sorcery & Cecilia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot – Patricia A. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer – finished 1/10/09
In the group were one regular fiction, three historical fiction, one historical fiction/fantasy hybrid, one post-apocalyptic/sci fi book, one urban fantasy, and five fantasy books. If someone hosts this challenge again next year, I think I’m going to challenge myself to try to read less fantasy. It is definitely my favorite genre, and there is a lot of it available, much of it good, but I think I should stretch myself and see what else I can find. So here’s hoping there’s a reprise of the challenge next year!