I finished this reading challenge 3 months early! The goal of the challenge is to read the number of books first published in a given year that corresponds to the last digit of each year in the 2000s — 10 books from 2010, 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 55. The challenge lasts from 9/9/09 through 10/10/10.
2010
- The Aloha Quilt, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- The Double Comfort Safari Club, by Alexander McCall Smith
- Miss Julia Renews Her Vows, by Ann B. Ross
- The Telling, by Beverly Lewis
- Calamity Jack, by Shannon and Dean Hale
- The Conspiracy of Kings, Megan Whalen Turner
- The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Stephenie Meyer
- The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin, Josh Berk
- Falling In, Frances O’Roarke Dowell
- The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles #1), Rick Riordan
2009
- The Lost Quilter, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- A Quilter’s Holiday, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown
- The Secret, by Beverly Lewis
- The Missing, by Beverly Lewis
- 92 Pacific Boulevard, by Debbie Macomber
- The Actor and the Housewife, by Shannon Hale
- When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
- Jane Austen Ruined My Life, by Beth Pattillo
2008
- The Winding Ways Quilt, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- The Quilter’s Kitchen, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- The Miracle at Speedy Motors, by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
- 8 Sandpiper Way, by Debbie Macomber
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary E. Pearson
- The Heretic’s Daughter, by Kathleen Kent
- Rapunzel’s Revenge, by Shannon and Dean Hale
2007
- The New Years’ Quilt, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, by Alexander McCall Smith
- A Cedar Cove Christmas, by Debbie Macomber
- 74 Seaside Avenue, by Debbie Macomber
- The Titan’s Curse, by Rick Riordan
- Tallgrass, Sandra Dallas
- The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #1), Michael Scott
2006
- Circle of Quilters, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- Blue Shoes and Happiness, by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Alchemist’s Daughter, by Katharine McMahon
- Fairest, by Gail Carson Levine
- The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II, by Jeff Shaara
- Here Lies the Librarian, by Richard Peck
2005
- The Sugar Camp Quilt, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- The Christmas Quilt, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by Kim Edwards
- The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan
- Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese-American Internment Camps, Mary Matsude Gruenewald
2004
- The Master Quilter, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, by Alexander McCall Smith
- Snakewater Affair, by Liz Adair
- The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts, by Richard Peck
2003
- The Quilter’s Legacy, by Jennifer Chiaverini
- The Full Cupboard of Life, by Alexander McCall Smith
- A Northern Light, by Jennifer Donnelly
2002
- The Runaway Quilt, Jennifer Chiaverini
- Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen, by Bob Greene
2001
- Morality for Beautiful Girls, by Alexander McCall Smith