This one is pretty self-explanatory. And it's fun. It's being hosted by Babies, Books and Signs.

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M - More Than Words Can Say by Robert Barclay
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If you're looking for a way to be transported to Italy then join me in the I Love Italy Reading Challenge 2012 that I am hosting right here on Library of Clean Reads. Do you want to learn more about Italy and its people? Putting together this challenge made me discover the plethora of reading material about Italy, whether it's a novel set in Italy or a book with an Italian theme.

I have decided to read the Arrivederci Italia level of 7 to 9 books. These are the books I plan to read but I may add or change this list.

1. Waterfall by  Lisa T. Bergren
2. Cascade by  Lisa T. Bergren
3. Torrent by  Lisa T. Bergren
4. The Food of Love by Anthony Capella
5. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin
6. Young Michelangelo by John T. Spike
7. O, Juliet by Robin Maxwell

Last year I participated in Italy in Books Reading Challenge hosted by Book After Book, and I enjoyed discovering books with Italy as its theme or setting. When I saw that this challenge was no longer going to be hosted I decided to do it, just because I want to challenge myself to read more books that have some Italian connection. Again, I am keeping the rules and levels simple so that if some of you just want to read one book and fall in love with Italy in some way, then that would be worth it, no? Won't you join me?

Rules:

• Challenge runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31st, 2012. You can join anytime.
• Books from other challenges count as long as they are set in Italy, written by an Italian author or about Italy or an Italian person.
• Books can be children's, middle-grade, YA and adult fiction and non-fiction.
• Write a post and link it below including the URL to that sign-up post.

This is the place to link your reviews for the I Love Italy Reading Challenge 2012 as of January 1, 2012. Leave the link directly to your review post and not your blog URL. Include the name of your blog and the title of the book or your name and the book title.

This year I'm joining this challenge because it's fun! It's being hosted by Beth of Beth Fish Reads. Between January 1 and December 31, 2012, read one book in each of the following categories:

• A book with a topographical feature (land formation) in the title: Black Hills, Purgatory Ridge, Emily of Deep Valley
• A book with something you'd see in the sky in the title: Moon Called, Seeing Stars, Cloud Atlas
• A book with a creepy crawly in the title: Little Bee, Spider Bones, The Witches of Worm
• A book with a type of house in the title: The Glass Castle, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Ape House
• A book with something you'd carry in your pocket, purse, or backpack in the title: Sarah's Key, The Scarlet Letter, Devlin Diary
• A book with a something you'd find on a calendar in the title: Day of the Jackal, Elegy for April, Freaky Friday, Year of Magical Thinking

The book titles are just suggestions, you can read whatever book you want to fit the category.
Other Things to Know:
Books may be any form (audio, print, e-book).
Books may overlap other challenges.
Books may not overlap categories; you need a different book for each category.
Creativity for matching the categories is not only allowed but encouraged.

Rules:

All Historical Fiction books must be YA or MG
Books don't have to be 2012 releases.
Anyone can join. Please link to a public (web) place I can find you.
You can join at anytime. The challenge runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012

I am once again participating in the Read Dystopia Challenge because there are several books in this genre on my bookshelf that I really want to read. There are several Dystopian challenges being hosted out there, but I decided to join with Sheila of Book Journey because she is doing it to discover dystopian reads since she read them last year and came to like them. Sounds just like me! I'm still a newbie in reading this genre. I've decided to read at the second level: 4-6 books.

The challenge runs from January 1, 2012 to Dec 31st 2012 and has 4 levels. To join, visit the Read Dystopia Challenge sign up page.

Here are the books I plan to read for this challenge:

1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
2. Wither by Lauren Destefano
3. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
4. The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher
5. Matched by Ally Condie
6. Uglies by Scott Westerfield

I have been wanting to read more thrillers and suspense novels, several of which are sitting on my bookshelf. I think this challenge will motivate me to read them. Here are the details:

• Timeline: 01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012
• Rules: To read TWELVE (12) mystery & suspense novels in 2012 (12 is the minimum but you can read more if you wish!)
• You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.
• You can join at anytime. All books read in 2012 count towards the challenge regardless of when you sign up.
• At the beginning of Jan 2012, you will find a link to specific month to add your reviews.
• Audiobooks do not count, but all other formats are accepted.
• You can choose from the numerous sub-genres of mystery and suspense.

I haven't read one book this year that is a collection of short stories although I have several on my bookshelf, so I have decided to challenge myself. I have looked for this challenge and even contacted the person who once hosted it several times without getting a response, so I have decided to go ahead and host it. I hope you will join me! You need to read only one book if you join at the first level, so why not try it?

Rules:

• Challenge runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31st, 2012. You can join anytime.
• Books from other challenges count as long as they are a collection of short stories.
• Books can be children's, middle-grade, YA and adult fiction and non-fiction.
• Write a post and link it below including the URL to that sign-up post.

I would like to try more short stories books this year and that's why I'm participating in the 2012 Short Story Reading Challenge which is hosted right here on Library of Clean Reads!

If you would like to join me (and I hope you do!) visit the sign up post where you can read about how to participate. It's easy. I am participating at the Stories Abound level, that is 4-6 books.

Here are the books I plan to read for this challenge:

1. What You Wish For: A Book For Dafur by various authors
2. Jane Austen Made Me Do It, edited by Laurel Ann Nattress
3. While I'm Still Myself by Jeremy Lane
4. The Maladjusted by Derek Hayes

This is the place to link your reviews for the 2012 Short Story Reading Challenge as of January 1, 2012. Leave the link directly to your review post and not your blog URL. Please include your name, blog name and book title. Thanks!

That's why we are participating in the 2012 Time Travel Reading Challenge, which is being hosted right here on Library of Clean Reads! If you'd like more details on the rules, to scroll through a list of time travel books and to join this challenge, please visit the sign up post.

Both Sandra (my review partner) and I will be participating at the Great Adventure level, that is reading 4 - 6 books. Here is what I plan to read for this challenge.

1. Waterfall: Book 1 of The River of Time Series by Lisa T. Bergren 
2. Cascade: Book 2 of  The River of Time Series by Lisa T. Bergren
3. Torrent: Book 3 of The River of Time Series by Lisa T. Bergren
4. The Other Elizabeth by Karleen Bradford
5. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
6. Mariana by Susanna Kearsley
7. The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

I'm really excited to announce that I will be hosting the 2012 Time Travel Reading Challenge! Alyce who blogs at At Home With Books introduced this challenge two years ago and has now passed it on to me. This is one of my favorite genres, and I hope you will join me in discovering other great time travel books. I've kept it really simple. You need to read only one book if you join at the first level, so why not try it? I am aiming to read at the second level: 4-6 books

Rules:

• Challenge runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31st, 2012. You can join anytime.
• Books from other challenges count as long as they are about time travel.
• Books can be children's, middle-grade, YA or adult fiction.
• Write a post and link it below including the URL to that sign-up post.

A Handful of Time by Kit Pearson (Laura's review)
A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux (and others)
A Shortcut in Time by Charles Dickinson
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle
A Time to Remember by Stanley Shapiro
A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle
A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott
A Wish in Time by Laurel Bradley
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Angel Time by Anne Rice
Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper
Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning (and others in the Highlander series)
Blackout by Connie Willis
Blue Bells of Scotland by Laura Vosika (part of the Blue Bells Trilogy)
Cascade: The River of Time Series by Lisa T. Bergren
Catch the Lightning by Catherine Asaro
Charming the Highlander by Janet Chapman (and others of the Highlander Trilogy)
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
From Time to Time by Jack Finney
Green Darkness by Anya Seton
Gunpowder Empire by Harry Turtledove
Heatherfield by M. Jean Pike
If I Never Get Back by Darryl Brock
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Kingdom of Shadows by Barbara Erskine
Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine
Making History by Stephen Fry
Many Waters by Madeleine L’Engle
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley
Mr. Was by Pete Hautman
My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time by Liz Jensen
Now and Then by Jacqueline Sheehan
Once Upon a Rose by Judith O’Brien
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (and all of the other books in the Outlander series)
Pirates by Linda Lael Miller
Replay by Ken Grimwood
Return of the Highlander by Sara Mackenzie
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
Seasons in the Mist by Deborah Kinnard
Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Halderman
The Box of Delights by John Masefield
The Cross Time Engineer by Leo A. Frankowski (and others in the Adventures of Conrad Stargard series)
The Death of Sleep by Anne McCaffrey (not exactly time travel, but the character goes into cold sleep and wakes up after an unusual amount of time)
The Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens
The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley (time travel as a minor part of the plot)
The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier
The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming
The Legend MacKinnon by Donna Kauffman
The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
The Other Elizabeth by Karleen Bradford (Laura's review)
The Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
The Reluctant Time Traveler by Lynda Eymann
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (book 2 in a series)
The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley (Laura's review)
The Shroud of the Thwacker by Chris Elliott
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (Laura's review)
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Travelers (The Gideon Trilogy) by Linda Buckley-Archer (Laura's review)
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde (book 3 in a series)
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (Sandra's review)
Three Days to Never by Tim Powers
Time and Again by Jack Finney
Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
Time Enough for Love by Suzanne Brockmann
Time Traveler’s Never Die by Jack McDevitt
Time’s Arrow by Martin Amis
Timeline by Michael Crichton
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Torrent: The River of Time Series by Lisa T. Bergren
Trapped in Time by Ruth Chew
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Waterfall: The River of Time Series by Lisa T. Bergren
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Authors with multiple time travel books:

Linda Buckley-Archer
Janet Chapman
Jude Deveraux
Barbara Erskine
Leo A. Frankowski
Diana Gabaldon
Lynn Kurland
Madeleine L’Engle
Anne McCaffrey (some of the Pern books)
Karen Marie Moning
E. Nesbit
Susanna Kearsley
Harry Turtledove
Hollie Van Horne
Laura Vosika
Connie Willis