Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Another young adult book. This one was pretty bad, but at least I was able to finish it in one day!
| 1. |
Remember birthdays and send cards
4 entries . 11 cheers |
63 people |
| 2. |
talk to my dad more
2 entries . 10 cheers |
82 people |
| 3. |
treat my body with respect
1 entry . 15 cheers |
2 people |
| 4. |
Exercise 5 times a week
6 entries . 3 cheers |
176 people |
| 5. |
eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day
3 entries . 7 cheers |
37 people |
| 6. |
write a book review
5 cheers |
7 people |
| 7. |
Submit 4 articles for publication in 2008
1 entry . 8 cheers |
1 person |
| 8. |
stop procrastinating
2 entries . 3 cheers |
26,916 people |
| 9. |
call people back when they call me
4 entries . 8 cheers |
9 people |
| 10. |
list 43 things I like about myself
4 cheers |
127 people |
| 11. |
ride the bus more
2 entries . 5 cheers |
7 people |
| 12. |
stop indulging in celebrity gossip
1 entry . 3 cheers |
2 people |
| 13. |
stop napping
6 entries . 3 cheers |
9 people |
| 14. |
Organize my recipe collection
1 entry . 3 cheers |
2 people |
| 15. |
shave my legs more often
4 entries . 4 cheers |
63 people |
| 16. |
seduce my husband
9 cheers |
18 people |
| 17. |
Honeymoon in Hawaii
3 cheers |
28 people |
| 18. |
be part of a team that donates 10 million grains of rice through freerice.com
3 entries . 2 cheers |
52 people |
| 19. |
stop beating myself up
1 entry . 6 cheers |
36 people |
| 20. |
improve my half marathon time
1 cheer |
3 people |
| 21. |
watch 100 movies in 2009
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53 people |
| 22. |
Read 50 books in 2009.
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247 people |
How I did it: I had done another book challenge many years ago reading the "best 100 books." I liked this challenge so much better. I could choose the books I wanted to read. This goal helped me branch out from the academic reading that sucks up so much of my time. Read how I did it…
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Another young adult book. This one was pretty bad, but at least I was able to finish it in one day!
Running Out of Time by Margaret Peteson Haddix
I was home for the holidays and had to resort to reading some of the books I had from my teaching days. This was a book that my fourth and fifth graders seemed to enjoy. It was a great story. If you liked The Village I would recommend this one.