YA Book Challenge

So as the beginning of a new year, I've decided to join in on one of these reading challenges. To start off slow, I've chosen something that I know I can accomplish!

Guidelines for 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge


1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.

2. Read 12 Young Adult novels. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.

3. Challenge begins January through December, 2009.

4. You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2009.

This challenge is being hosted by J. Kaye's Book Blog!

My List:

1. Mistletoe by by Hailey Abbott, Melissa de la Cruz, Aimee Friedman, Nina Malkin
2. Heartsinger by Karlijn Stoffels
3. Purge by Sarah Littman
4. Tallulah Falls by Christine Fletcher
5. Meridian by Amber Kizer
6. You Are So Undead To Me by Stacey Jay
7. Need by Carrie Jones
8. Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz
9. North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
10. Taken By Storm by Angela Morrison
11. Hot Mess by Julie Kraut, Shallon Lester
12. The ABC's of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro
13. Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
14. A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker
15. Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
16. The School for Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer
17. What Would Emma Do? by Eileen Cook
18. Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
19. Bones of Faerie by by Janni Lee Simmer
20. Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee
21. Raven by Allison van Diepen
22. Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby
23. Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
24. Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott
25. Anatomy of Wings by Karen Foxlee
26. Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog
27. Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell
28. Shelter Me by Alex McAulay
29. Dead Girl Walking by Linda Joy Singleton
30. Everything Is Fine. by Ann Dee Ellis
31. Chasing Boys by Karen Tayleur
32. Wake by Lisa McMann
33. Fade by Lisa McMann
34. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
35. Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
36. The One by Ed Decter
37. Crash Into Me by Albert Borris
38. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
39. Evermore by Alyson Noël
40. Breathing by Cheryl Renee Herbsman
41. Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender
42. Play Me by Laura Ruby
43. I Know It's Over by C.K. Kelly Martin
44. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
45. To Be Mona by Kelly Easton
46. Kissing Booth by Lexie Hill
47. The Guardian by Joyce Sweeney
48. Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund
49. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
50. Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty by Jody Gehrman
51. Triple Shot Bettys in Love by Jody Gehrman
52. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
53. A Map of the Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell
54. You've Got Blackmail by Rachel Wright
55. Faery Rebel by R.J. Anderson
56. Five Minutes More by Darlene Ryan
57. Say the Word by Jeannine Garsee
58. Shrinking Violet by Danielle Joseph
59. Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
60. Undone by Brooke Taylor
61. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
62. Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Jill Wolfson
63. The Diamonds by Ted Michael
64. Band Geek Love by Josie Bloss
65. Band Geeked Out by Josie Bloss
66. Mercelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
67. A Street Car Named Desire by Tennesse Williams
68. Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
69. The Beef Princess of Practical County by Michelle Houts
70. Brutal by Michael Harmon
71. Riding the Universe by Gaby Trina
72. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
73. Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman
74. Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita
75. Girlfriend Material by Melissa Kantor
76. Destroy All Cars by Blake Nelson
77. Airhead by Meg Cabot
78. Fire by Kristin Cashore
79. The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
80. Being Nikki by Meg Cabot
81. Soulstice by Simon Holt
82. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
83. One Lonely Degree by C.K. Kelly Martin
84. Cathy's Book by Jordan Weisman, Sean Stewart, Cathy Brigg
85. Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
86. The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
87. What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
88. My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters by Sydney Salter
89. Cathy's Key by Jordan Weisman, Sean Stewart, Cathy Brigg
90. Cathy's Ring by Jordan Weisman, Sean Stewart, Cathy Brigg
91. Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
92. Beautiful World by Anastasia Hollings
93. Slept Away by Julie Kraut
94. Wings by Aprilynne Pike
95. Castration Celebration by Jake Wizner
96. It's Not You, It's Me Kerry Cohen Hoffmann
97. Tempo Change by Barbara Hall
98. Unraveling by Michelle Baldini and Lynn Biederman
99. Swoon by Nina Malkin
100. Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle
101. Secrets of Truth and Beauty by Megan Frazer
102. Sprout by Dale Peck
103. Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
104. Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz
105. The Lost Summer by Kathryn Williams
106. Crazy Beautiful by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
107. Fat Cat by Robin Brande
108. Lipstick Apology by Jennifer Jabaley
109. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
110. The Book of Luke by Jenny O'Connell
111. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
112. Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
113. Are U 4 Real? by Sara Kadefors
114. Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti
115. Psych Major Syndrome by Alicia Thompson
116. As You Wish by Jackson Pearce
117. Second Skin by Jessica Wollman
118. Unclaimed Hearts by Kim Wilkins
119. And Then Everything Unraveled by Jennifer Sturman
120. Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives Vol. 2 by Ellen Schreiber
121. Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
122. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
123. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
124. Daddy's Little Angel: Bedeviled by Shani Petroff
125. Little Black Lies by Tish Cohen
126. The Sweet Life of Stella Madison by Lara M. Zeises
127. Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles
128. Touch by Francine Prose
129. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
130. Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
131. Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian
132. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
133. Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales--Sanctuary by Melissa Marr
134. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
135. Once Was Lost by Sara Zarr
136. Bite Me! by Melissa Francis
137. Ash by Malinda Lo
138. Exclusively Chloe by J.A. Yang
139. The Amaranth Enchantment by by Julie Berry
140. The Musician's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap
141. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
142. Gert Garibaldi's Rants and Raves: One Butt Cheek at a Time by Amber Kizer
143. I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure edited by Larry Smith
144. Give Up The Ghost by Megan Crewe
145. The The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate
146. Scones and Sensibility by Lindsay Eland
147. The Comeback by Marlene Perez
148. Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman
149. Ghost In The Machine by Patrick Carman
150. Behind Every Illusion (The GreenEarth Series, #1) by Christina Harner
151. Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis
152. Food, Girls, & Other Things I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff
153. The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
154. Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black
155. Candor by Pam Bachorz
156. After by Amy Ewaf
157. The Hollow by Jessica Verday
158. Snap by Carol Snow
159. Viola in the Reel Life by Ardiana Trigiani
160. Sisters of Misery by Megan Kelley Hall
161. The Lost Sister by Megan Kelley Hall
162. Ruined: A Ghost Story by Paula Morris
163. TwiLite: A Parody by Stephen Jenner
164. Feels Like Home by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
165. How To Take The Ex Out Of Ex-Boyfriend by Janette Rallison
166. Girl v. Boy by Yvonne Collins & Sandy Rideout
167. You Are Here by Jennifer E. Smith
168. Two-way Street by Lauren by Barnholdt
169. Top Ten Uses For An Unworn Dress by Tina Ferraro
170. How To Hook A Hottie by Tina Ferraro
171. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
172. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkelse
173. Once A Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
174. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
175. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
176. Cashing In by Susan Colebank
177. Darklight by Lesley Livingston

EDIT: I'll probably end up surpassing the required amount...and I did...