Wednesday, December 30, 2009

2010 Debut Author Challenge


Do you love a challenge?  I do, especially when it involves books.  When I read about this particular challenge, I decided it was the perfect way to kick off 2010. Let the reading begin. . .

What is the 2010 Debut Author Challenge?

The 2010 Debut Author Challenge is being hosted by The Story Siren. The objective is to read a set number of YA (Young Adult) or MG (Middle Grade) novels from debut authors published in 2010. The challenge will run from January 1, 2010- December 31, 2010.  You can find more information and guidelines at The Story Siren.

My 2010 Debut Author Challenge list:

1. Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves -- Simon Pulse, January 5
2. The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard -- Viking Juvenile, January 7
3. Wish by Alexandra Bullen -- Point, January 12
4. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa -- Harlequin Teen, Feb 1
5. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, -- HarperCollins, March 2
6. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins, -- Disney-Hyperion, March 2
7. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting, -- HarperCollins, March 16
8. Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken, -- EgmontUSA, March 23
9. The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy, -- EgmontUSA, April 13
10. Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler, --Viking Juvenile, May 13
11. Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson, -- Simon Pulse, May 18
12. The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride, -- EgmontUSA, May 25
13. Sea by Heidi R. Kling, -- Putnam Juvenile, June 10
14. Other by Karen Kincy, -- Flux, July 1
15. The Ghost and the Goth by Stacy Kade, July 6
16. Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler, August 11
17. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White, September 21

Happy Reading

 

4 comments:

  1. YAY!! Thanks so much for joining the debut author challenge! it's going to be so much fun! you have a great list of books too! Good Luck!

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  2. Thanks so much for including The Cinderella Society on your list! I hadn't heard of Wolves, Boys... so I'm off to check that out now. I love catching wind of new to me books in everyone's challenge lists. Thanks for the heads up!

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  3. Thank you so much for including Sea. :)

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  4. Thanks for the comments! I'm very excited about this challenge. I love reading books by debut authors and then being able to recommend them to my teen library patrons (and even adding them to our collection). :-)

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