• RSS
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Goodreads
  • Instagram
  • Bloglovin'
  • Pinterest

Books: A true story

Book reviews and some (mostly funny) true stories of my life.

  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
    • About Jessica
    • About the Blog
    • Contact Me
  • Book Reviews
    • by Title
    • by Author
    • by Star Rating
    • by Series
    • by Genre
    • by Year Reviewed
  • Features
    • Evermore Park
    • Giveaways
    • My Google Diaries >>
      • Browse by Most Recent
      • Browse by Title
    • Links
    • Reading Challenges 2011-2018 >>
    • My Star Wars Reading Challenge
    • 2011-14 Events Archive
  • Reading Lists
  • Policies
    • Review Policy
    • Contests and Privacy
    • FTC Disclaimer
  • Writing
    • About My Writing
    • Writing Archive

2013 Dusty Bookshelf Reading Challenge

December 19, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge 2 Comments

Format: select

The Dusty Bookshelf 2013 Reading Challenge

I’m signing up for my own challenge. :D  If you want, you can sign up for the Dusty Bookshelf challenge here.

So every year for my challenge I always read about 5-8 books.  I’ve never even hit the double digits.  So I’m going to aim for 10 books (Dust Bunny Level)  this year even though my list is 20 books long.  I finished 4 books last year, but I added 5 more. :)

  1. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
  2. Life in the Pit by Kristen Landon
  3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  4. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
  5. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
  6. The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum

The Dusty Bookshelf Reading Challenge

  • The 9/11 Commission Report (Gosh at least 7 years.  Can you blame me?)
  • Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (4 years)
  • Beloved by Toni Morrison (4 years)
  • East of Eden by John Steinbeck (4 years)
  • A Marvelous Work and a Wonder by Legrand Richards (9 years) Read last year, but forgot to take off list :)
  • Articles of Faith by James E. Talmage (9 years)
  • Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage (9 years)
  • Truth Restored/Gospel Principles by Gordon B. Hinckley (9 years)
  • The Secret of Staying in Love by John Powell (9 years)
  • The Odyssey by Homer (2 years)
  • The Great Apostasy by James E. Talmage (9 years)
  • The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (6 years)
  • Believing Christ by Stephen E. Robinson (9 years)
  • Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus by John Gray (6 years)
  • The Art of Teaching by Gilbert Highet (8 years)
  • Etudes for Piano Teachers by Stewart Gordon (8 years)
  • Our Heritage by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (9 years)
  • Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (1 year)
  • The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (1 year)
  • Isle of Night by Veronica Wolff (1 year)
  • Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (5 months)
  • Life in the Pit by Kristen Landon (9 months)

Updated October 2, 2013

 Posted on: December 19, 2012 9:01 am By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge | Tagged With: Dusty Bookshelf
2 Comments

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

My Instagram Feed

Follow @booksatruestory

Recent Reviews

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi DaréWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensStar Wars: Aftermath by Chuck WendigWishtree by Katherine ApplegateHarry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey by Bob McCabeNine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart

email newsletter

Categories

  • Author Interview (5)
  • Blog Tour (10)
  • Book Club (5)
  • Book Review (301)
  • Book Signing (18)
  • Events (80)
  • Flashback Friday (20)
  • Giveaways (14)
  • Google Diaries (34)
  • How To (8)
  • In My Mailbox (59)
  • My Fictional Stories (1)
  • My Reading Diary (136)
  • New Releases (55)
  • News (69)
  • Reading Challenge (51)
  • Reading List (6)
  • Reading Queue (24)
  • Series Theories (5)
  • Top Ten Tuesday (25)
  • Waiting on Wednesday (47)

Archives

2021

  • + November (1)

2020

  • + June (1)
  • + April (1)
  • + March (1)
  • + February (1)
  • + January (2)

2019

  • + September (1)
  • + August (1)
  • + May (2)
  • + April (3)
  • + March (4)
  • + February (4)
  • + January (3)

2018

  • + November (2)
  • + September (1)
  • + August (2)
  • + July (2)
  • + June (3)
  • + May (3)
  • + April (1)
  • + March (1)
  • + January (5)

2017

  • + December (1)
  • + November (1)
  • + August (1)
  • + July (4)
  • + June (2)
  • + May (6)
  • + April (3)
  • + January (5)

2016

  • + December (1)
  • + November (4)
  • + October (4)
  • + September (4)
  • + August (6)
  • + July (5)
  • + June (5)
  • + May (3)
  • + March (4)
  • + February (7)
  • + January (8)

2015

  • + December (4)
  • + November (3)
  • + October (6)
  • + September (2)
  • + August (3)
  • + July (4)
  • + June (5)
  • + May (8)
  • + April (10)
  • + March (6)
  • + February (7)
  • + January (8)

2014

  • + December (5)
  • + November (7)
  • + October (13)
  • + September (10)
  • + August (1)
  • + July (9)
  • + June (7)
  • + May (8)
  • + April (11)
  • + March (15)
  • + February (18)
  • + January (20)

2013

  • + December (12)
  • + November (14)
  • + October (17)
  • + September (16)
  • + August (16)
  • + July (16)
  • + June (16)
  • + May (17)
  • + April (18)
  • + March (22)
  • + February (19)
  • + January (19)

2012

  • + December (17)
  • + November (20)
  • + October (25)
  • + September (19)
  • + August (27)
  • + July (22)
  • + June (18)
  • + May (22)
  • + April (21)
  • + March (23)
  • + February (17)
  • + January (25)

2011

  • + December (20)
  • + November (25)
  • + October (22)
  • + September (24)
  • + August (22)
  • + July (26)
  • + June (25)

Books Reviewed This Year

I have reviewed 0/100 books so far this year.

0%

Grab my Button!

My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.  Read more….

email subscription

rss
twitter
Facebook
instagram
goodreads
youtube
bloglovin
pinterest

Copyright © 2026 ·Swank Theme · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress · Log in