Book Challenge!

I think I'm wayyy too excited to join this book challenge for the summer.  2015 has been the year of reading more books, and I'm extremely ready for this challenge: Semi-Charmed Summer 2015 Book Challenge!  It will be my first time participating, and my personal goal is just to finish in time.


General rules:

• The challenge will run from May 1, 2015, to August 31, 2015. No books that are started before 12 a.m. on May 1 or finished after 11:59 p.m. on August 31 will count.
• Each book must be at least 200 pages long. Audiobooks and large-print books are fine, as long as the regular print versions meets this length requirement.
• A book can only be used for one category, and each category can only be completed once. If you want to switch the category of a book during a later check-in, that's fine, just be sure to account for that in your point total.
• Rereads can be used for a maximum of three books in the challenge. This rule is meant to encourage you to try new books while still allowing you to revisit books from your childhood or young adulthood that you might get more out of now. Please reread the entire book within the timeframe of the challenge in order to count it; no simply finishing old books or partial rereads.
• The highest possible total is 200 points, and the first five people who finish the challenge will be invited to contribute a category for the next challenge.

The challenge categories (and my picks):

5 points: Freebie! Read any book that fits the general rules.  The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, 336 pages.
10 points: Read a book you have never heard of before. (Just go to a shelf and pick a book based on the cover, the title, whatever you want!)  The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison, 326 pages.  (I picked it up out of the bargain section of the bookstore yesterday!)
10 points: Read a book that has been on your TBR list for at least two years. (If you've had a Goodreads account for 2+ years, this will be easy to figure out. If you don’t, do your best to pick a book you’re pretty sure you’ve been wanting to read for years.)  Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson, 349 pages.
10 points: Read a book that won a Goodreads “Best Book” award in 2014.  All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, 531 pages.  (This totally could have been in like 3 different categories!)
15 points: Read a book by an author who is completely new to you.  Beloved by Toni Morrison, 324 pages.
15 points: Read a book by an author you have read before. (No re-reads for this one.)  The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks, 292 pages.
15 points: Read a book with "light" or "dark" in the title. (Or "lightness" or "darkness.")  The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman, 343 pages.
20 points: Read a book with the name of a city, state or country in the title.  Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, 356 pages.
20 points: Read a book with an animal on the cover.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel, 356 pages.
25 points: Read a book that is part of a series with at least four books.  The Scorch Trials by James Dashner, 360 pages.
25 points: Read a book that is longer than 500 pages long. — Submitted by winter finisher Kristen from See You in a Porridge.  Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, 544 pages. Just finished this one! Fantastic!
30 points: Read a book with an alliterative title. (All words in the title must begin with the same letter; no exceptions for articles or prepositions. Examples: Gone Girl or Nicholas Nickleby. Yes, this is tough, which is why it's worth the most points!)  Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, 232 pages.  Done!

**Update**  Points so far: 70 points!!!

So I have everything picked out except for my "freebie."  Four of the twelve are already sitting on a table beside my bed to be read!  Like I said, I'm extremely excited for this!  Click the button below if you'd like to join in on the reading fun!