This one needed its own post!! I’ve decided to also join the Twenty Ten Challenge, hosted by Bart’s Bookshelf. Eep. Shouldn’t be too hard… right?

The rules:

• Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total.
• The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **)
• Categories marked with ** have tighter rules, and these must be followed.
• Each book can only qualify for one category.
• Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
• Books read from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010 are eligible.

Some of these I was able to fill out now, some of them will have to wait and see.

Young Adult
Any book classified as young adult or featuring a teenage protagonist counts for this category.
1. Wintergirls, Laurie Halse Anderson
2. Marcelo in the Real World, Francisco X. Stork

T.B.R. **
Intended to help reduce the od T.B.R. pile. Books for this category must be already residents of your bookshelves as of 1/11/09.
1. I am Morgan Le Fay: A Tale from Camelot, Nancy Springer
2. The English American, Alison Larkin

Shiny & New
Bought a book NEW during 2010 from a bookstore, online, or a supermarket? Then it counts for this category. Second-hand books do not count for this one, but, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts or won in a giveaway also count!
1. Scarlett Fever, Maureen Johnson
2. Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins

Bad Bloggers ***
Books in this category, should be ones you’ve picked up purely on the recommendation of another blogger count for this category (any reviews you post should also link to the post that convinced you give the book ago). *** Bad Bloggers: Is hosted by Chris of Stuff as Dreams are Made on.
1. Heist Society, Ally Carter — bad blogger, Liz B. A Chair, A Fireplace & a Tea Cozy.
2. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, Louise Rennison — bad blogger, Corinne, The Book Nest

Charity
Support your local charity shops with this category, by picking up books from one of their shops. Again, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts also count, as long as they were bought from a charity shop.
I think this means I’ll have to actually go to the Friends of the Local Library sale…
1. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, by Rebecca Wells
2. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian, by Marina Lewycka

New in 2010
This category is for those books newly published in 2010 (whether it be the first time it is has been released, or you had to wait for it to be published in your country, it counts for this one!)
1. The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Sarah Addison Allen
2. Saving Maddie, Varian Johnson

Older Than You
Read two books that were published before you were born, whether that be the day before or 100 years prior.
1. Howards End, E. M. Forester
2. Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper

Win! Win!
Have a couple of books you need to read for another challenge? Then this is the category to use, as long that is, you don’t break the rules of the other challenge by doing so!
1. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L’Engle
2. Fried Green Tomatoes, Fanny Flagg

Who Are You Again?
This one isn’t just for authors you’ve never read before, this is for those authors you have never even heard of before!
1. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms, Gail Tsukiyama
2. Dream Factory, Brad Barkley and Heather Helper

Up to You!
The requirements for this category are up to you! Want to challenge yourself to read some graphic novels? A genre outside your comfort zone? Something completely wild and wacky? Then this is the category to you. The only requirement is that you state it in your sign-up post.

I’ve been trying to challenge myself to read more by people of color for a couple of years now, and every year, I get to the end and find I didn’t do as well as I wanted. So, here’s another attempt to do so.

1. Mare’s War, Tanita S. Davis
2. Bamboo People, Mitali Perkins