2012 Global Reading Challenge

Hi, everyone! Time for another 2012 Reading Challenge!!

This one is different than any of the others that I have joined so far, so I couldn't resist :)

This challenge is being hosted by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise.

Here are the details copied from Kerrie's blog:

2012 Global Reading Challenge

Sign In and Challenge Rules:

As in the past, the Global Reading Challenge (GRC) challenges you to expand your reading boundaries, go where you haven't been before, move a little outside your comfort zone.

You may read any genre so long as the books are fiction.

Decide which level you will attempt, although you can change that later if you wish.

Use the Mr Linky to sign up with your name, the level you intend to attempt, and your blog URL.

Feel free to include the logo in your blog posts or on your blog (with a link to this page)

Your reading will take place in the calendar year 2012.

Return to this page to add the books you have read into the relevant Mr Linky - see the sections below

You may like to consult Global Reading Challenges for 2011 and 2010 for suggestions of books.

The Levels

The Easy Challenge
Read one novel from each of these continents in the course of 2012:

Africa
Asia
Australasia/Oceania
Europe
North America
South America (please include Central America where it is most convenient for you)

The Seventh Continent (here you can either choose Antarctica or your own ´seventh´ setting, eg the sea, the space, a supernatural/paranormal world, history, the future – you name it).

From your own continent: try to find a country, state or author that is new to you.

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The Medium Challenge
Read two novels from each of these continents in the course of 2012:

Africa
Asia
Australasia
Europe
North America
South America (please include Central America where it is most convenient for you)

The Seventh Continent

Try to find novels from fourteen different countries or states.

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The Expert Challenge
Read three novels from each of these continents in the course of 2012:

Africa
Asia
Australasia
Europe
North America
South America (please include Central America where it is most convenient for you)
The Seventh Continent

Select novels from twenty-one different countries or states if possible. (For Australasia, selecting a different state for your last book will be acceptable)

If you would like to join me in the challenge, click on the challenge badge at the beginning of this post. 

I am aiming for The Easy Challenge (read one novel from each continent).

I am going to keep track of my progress below:



1.      ASIA:

a.       UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask by Darlene Foster (Amanda, Book 1)

b.       CHINA: Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles, Book 1) 

c.       JAPAN: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 

2.      AFRICA:
3.      AUSTRALASIA/OCEANIA:
4.      EUROPE: 

a.      ENGLAND: White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

b.      SCOTLAND: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander, Book 1) 

c.      ITALY: White Horse by Alex Adams (White Horse, Book 1) 

5.      NORTH AMERICA:

a.       CONNECTICUT: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

b.       CALIFORNIA: Water Bound: A Sea Haven Novel by Christine Feehan (Sisters of the Heart, Book 1)

c.       MASSACHUSETTS: Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes  

6.      SOUTH AMERICA:

a.              GUATEMALA: Incans, Aztecs & Mayans by John Holzmann 

7.      THE SEVENTH CONTINENT:  

a.              THE SEAS: The Black Witch by Micheal Rivers (Curse of the Witch, Book 1)

b.             THE FUTURE: Crossed by Ally Condie (Matched, Book 2)

c.              SPACE: Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan (Sky Chasers, Book 1)