2013 Classic Double Challenge

Hi, everyone! Time for a 2013 Reading Challenge!!

This challenge is being hosted by Melissa at One Librarian's Book Reviews.

Here are the details copied from Melissa's blog:

2013 Classic Double Challenge

I'm so excited to bring back the Classic Double Challenge for another year!  I love the idea of new retellings bringing love to those old classics.

By "classics" you know I'm being very loose in my definition, as this challenge lets you read fairy tales, mythologies, classics, any kind of original story to compare with the retelling. Also "retelling" is pretty loose too - the original and the newer book have to relate in some way that you can define; it doesn't have to be a straight-forward retelling.  Hopefully these definitions allow you the wiggle room needed to find something to fit your fancy.

Here are a few examples:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead.  
The first is kind of a "classic" and in the second, the main character loves A Wrinkle in Time and it plays a part in the plot, but this is not a retelling. 
 
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 
The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein series by Kenneth Oppel.
The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein is a prequel series to Frankenstein. 
 
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jane by April Lindner.
Jane is a retelling of Jane Eyre, set in a modern day.

So, you can see there are lots of options for you.  If you need some inspiration for retellings, I've compiled a rather extensive list of retellings.  I have another list for fairy tale retellings.  Also, during the Retell Me a Story celebration next month I will be highlighting some newer retellings that have been released or are coming out soon. 

And, of course, there are levels of participation, so you can choose how much or how little you'd like to commit to:

Small: You read 2 related books.

Medium: You read 4 books (2 sets of related books).

Large: You read 6 books (3 sets of related books).

Super Size: You read 8 books (4 sets of related books).

Once you decide on your level of participation, post your pledge on your blog/tumblr/goodreads/in the comments and maybe give us some possibilities of what you want to read (obviously, these aren't set in stone).  When you complete a pair, feel free to write reviews/reactions/comparisons/whathaveyou about the books and I'll have a monthly link up here to share our progress.

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 MEDIUM (read 4 books - 2 doubles).

 I will keep track of my progress below and link up my reviews (I am making a list of the ones that I am interested in that I might choose for the challenge):

1. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles, Book #2)
2. Beastly by Alex Flinn (Kendra Chronicles, Book #1) 
3. Splintered by A.G. Howard (Splintered, Book #1)     
4. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
5. Alice in Zombieland
6. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 
7. Ten by Gretchen McNeil
8. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
9. The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein series by Kenneth Oppel 
10. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
11. Ironskin by Tina Connolly
12. The Masque of The Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
13. Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin    
14. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
15. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 
16. Beauty and the Beast
17. Hansel and Gretel
18. Sweetly by Jackson Pearce     
19. Little Red Riding Hood
20. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce