OldDani's 999 Challenge

I will officially start on 1/1/09 aiming to finish by 9/09/09 but I will include any books that are underway as at 1/1/09.

My categories
1. Chapter books I read my 5 year old
2. Biographies/memoirs/autobiographies/letters
3. Books from the library recent returns shelf
4. LT recommendations
5. Food books
6. Non fiction
7. Mystery
8. PG Wodehouse
9. Teen fiction/YA

You are the only one so far I've seen doing PG Wodehouse. I love his books! For the 888 challenge I had a few of his on my Books that Made Me Laugh Out Loud list. I can't wait to see what you read!

I adore Wodehouse cmbohn. I have some of his books that I haven't red for years and I thought the challenge would be a great opportunity to track more down : )

He is definitely a Laugh Out Loud writer.

Great idea to choose books from the library's recent returns shelf!

I'm interested to see what you read with your five-year-old. We do chapter books with our two (one five, the other eight) with me reading a chapter of one after the picture books and then my husband reading a chapter of a harder book sitting in the hall while they lay in bed.

Big winners with both were A Tale of Despereaux, the Series of Unfortunate Events and anything by Beverly Cleary.

Amysnortts I've discovered some absolute gold there over the years.
RidgewayGirl were currently on Peter Pan which is a little over his head. Just finished a heap of Enid Blytons.

A PG Wodehouse category is a fantastic idea!

I also love the idea of reading books from the recent returns shelf. I don't think my library has one though, too bad...

My January 999 reading;

Chapter books I read my 5 year old
1. Peter Pan
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Treasure Island (unabridged classics)

LT recommendations
1. American Gods
2. Neverwhere

Teen fiction/YA
1. Artemis Fowl: Lost Colony, The
2. The Time Paradox
3. InterWorld
4. The Opal Deception

February reading added;

Chapter books I read my 5 year old
1. Peter Pan
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Treasure Island (unabridged classics)
4. The BFG

LT recommendations
1. American Gods
2. Neverwhere
3. After Dark

Teen fiction/YA
1. Artemis Fowl: Lost Colony, The
2. The Time Paradox
3. InterWorld
4. The Opal Deception

P.G. Wodehouse
1. Hot Water
2. Summer Moonshine
3. The Small Bachelor
4. a damsel in distress

Food Books
1. artisan bread in five minutes

Library Recent Returns Shelf
1. the desperate diary of a Country housewife

I have had such good luck with Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day ... especially the semolina recipe for sandwich rolls, pita, naan and more. What have you tried and liked?

Tracyfox I adore this book. I used to bake all our bread traditionally and I can't believe how much time this saves me and the results are just as good. So far I've made the master recipe, the European peasant bread, the oatmeal one, the Vermont cheddar, deli style rye and the light whole wheat.I've liked them all. I think the European peasant bread is my favourite so far.

That oatmeal bread really looks great. I've got the ingredients for it on my shopping list. Did you use a hot oat bran cereal for the oat bran (like Bob's Redmill) or something else?

I will have to give the peasant bread a try too.

I've been a busy girl but I'm still doing the 999 challenge. Time to add my March, April and most of May's 999 books.

Chapter books I read my 5 year old
1. Peter Pan
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Treasure Island (unabridged classics)
4. The BFG
5. Beetle Soup

LT recommendations
1. American Gods
2. Neverwhere
3. After Dark
4. The Newspaper of Claremont Street
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
6. Number9Dream

Teen fiction/YA
1. Artemis Fowl: Lost Colony, The
2. The Time Paradox
3. InterWorld
4. The Opal Deception
5. The Supernaturalist

P.G. Wodehouse
1. Hot Water
2. Summer Moonshine
3. The Small Bachelor
4. a damsel in distress

Food Books
1. artisan bread in five minutes

Library Recent Returns Shelf
1. the desperate diary of a Country housewife
2. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
3. The Stand

Non-Fiction
1. Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Useful Strategies for Home, School, and the Community
2. Changing the Course of Autism: A Scientific Approach for Parents and Physicians
3. Great Mythconceptions
4. What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism
5. Australian autism handbook
6. Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism
7. Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's Guide
8. Getting the Best for Your Child with Autism: An Expert's Guide to Treatment

Oops, haven't updated for a few months. I'm going to struggle to fulfil all my categories by 9/9/09 as I keep getting sidetracked with out of category books. So I'm going to cheat and create a new category called "Other", just to see if I actually get through 81 books.

Chapter books I read my 5 year old
1. Peter Pan
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Treasure Island (unabridged classics)
4. The BFG
5. Beetle Soup
6. Funny Stories for Five year olds
7. Tom Sawyer
8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
9. Coraline

LT recommendations
1. American Gods
2. Neverwhere
3. After Dark
4. The Newspaper of Claremont Street
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
6. Number9Dream
7. Anansi Boys
8. Only Forward
9. kafka on the shore

Teen fiction/YA
1. Artemis Fowl: Lost Colony, The
2. The Time Paradox
3. InterWorld
4. The Opal Deception
5. The Supernaturalist
6. Inventing Elliot
7. Broken Soup
8. Nick and norah's infinite playlist
9. stardust

P.G. Wodehouse
1. Hot Water
2. Summer Moonshine
3. The Small Bachelor
4. a damsel in distress
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Food Books
1. artisan bread in five minutes
2. the omnivore's dilemma
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Library Recent Returns Shelf
1. the desperate diary of a Country housewife
2. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
3. The Stand
4. Fragile things
5. Ghostwritten
6. One of Us
7. M is for magic
8. the newspaper of claremont street
9.

Non-Fiction
1. Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Useful Strategies for Home, School, and the Community
2. Changing the Course of Autism: A Scientific Approach for Parents and Physicians
3. Great Mythconceptions
4. What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism
5. Australian autism handbook
6. Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism
7. Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's Guide
8. Getting the Best for Your Child with Autism: An Expert's Guide to Treatment
9.

Biographies/memoirs/autobiographies/letters
1. Born on a blue day
2. Distorted: How a mother
3. a wolf at the table
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Mystery
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Other
1. the straw men
2. the upright man
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

I read an enjoyed Mendel in the Kitchen about genetically modified food. I also enjoyed Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human which is about evolution and food. Both books gave me a lot to think about.

Thanks! I'll track those two down, they sound interesting : )

Updating...technically only 4 days of the challenge to go and I am well short of target. 28 short by original category and 24 short if you include my out of category reads. I guess I'll keep adding for the rest of the year and see how I go.

Chapter books I read my 5 year old
1. Peter Pan
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Treasure Island (unabridged classics)
4. The BFG
5. Beetle Soup
6. Funny Stories for Five year olds
7. Tom Sawyer
8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
9. Coraline

LT recommendations
1. American Gods
2. Neverwhere
3. After Dark
4. The Newspaper of Claremont Street
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
6. Number9Dream
7. Anansi Boys
8. Only Forward
9. kafka on the shore

Teen fiction/YA
1. Artemis Fowl: Lost Colony, The
2. The Time Paradox
3. InterWorld
4. The Opal Deception
5. The Supernaturalist
6. Inventing Elliot
7. Broken Soup
8. Nick and norah's infinite playlist
9. stardust

P.G. Wodehouse
1. Hot Water
2. Summer Moonshine
3. The Small Bachelor
4. a damsel in distress
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Food Books
1. artisan bread in five minutes
2. the omnivore's dilemma
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Library Recent Returns Shelf
1. the desperate diary of a Country housewife
2. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
3. The Stand
4. Fragile things
5. Ghostwritten
6. One of Us
7. M is for magic
8. the newspaper of claremont street
9. recipes for cherubs

Non-Fiction
1. Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Useful Strategies for Home, School, and the Community
2. Changing the Course of Autism: A Scientific Approach for Parents and Physicians
3. Great Mythconceptions
4. What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism
5. Australian autism handbook
6. Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism
7. Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's Guide
8. Getting the Best for Your Child with Autism: An Expert's Guide to Treatment
9.

Biographies/memoirs/autobiographies/lett...
1. Born on a blue day
2. Distorted: How a mother
3. a wolf at the table
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Mystery
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Other
1. the straw men
2. the upright man
3. a prayer for owen meany
4. birdsong
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

The 09/09/09 deadline date is only as an added challenge. The 999 challenge extends to the end of the year.

Last night on my local PBS station they showed The Botany of Desire about the tulip, marijuana, apples, and potatoes -- at least half of it could count for your food category. It was fascinating viewing.

And did you know that Jeff Hertzberg & Zoe Francois have a new bread book out? It's called Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Just met the authors today -- they stopped to sign copies of their book on their way to a signing at another bookstore. They said their next book will cover pizzas and flatbreads of the world, and sauces to dip them in.