2011 Debut Author Challenge

I've decided to participate in the 2011 Debut Author Challenge hosted by the wonderful Kristi over at The Story Siren. Here is a link to the Challenge on The Story Siren if you want to participate as well. 

In Kristi's words...

2011 Debut Author Challenge participant information:

The objective of the DAC is to read at least twelve novels from Young Adult or Middle Grade Authors. While twelve is the minimum there is no maximum limit! I encourage readers who can read more than twelve to do so!

Anyone can join. You don't have to be a blogger, and you don't have to live in the United States.

You do not have to have an blog written in English to participate.

You can join at anytime. The challenge runs from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.

Qualifying books:

Books must be a Young Adult or Middle Grade novel.

DO NOTE: Just because a book has a teen character or is about a teen, does not mean that it is necessarily a Young Adult novel.

This must be the authors debut with a release date in 2011.

If an author has a previous novel published under adult fiction/nonfiction or children's fiction/nonfiction, they can still qualify for the challenge if they are releasing their YA or MG debut.

More challenge guidelines:

Novels must be read between January 1, 2011- December 31, 2011. That means, those of you that have read arc forms of the titles early will not be able to count those toward your challenge totals.

You can use debuts from other countries, but the novel cannot be previously released in your county.

Okay. That doesn't sound too hard. I think the hardest choice I'm going to have to make is which books I will be reading for the challenge. This is my first time participating in this challenge and I think I'm going to be aiming high. 

In no consequential order: 

1. Maurissa Guibord - Warped

2. Cynthia Hand - Unearthly

3. Terry Lynn Johnson - Dogsled Dreams

4. Julia Karr - XVI

5. Mariam Maarouf - Rosie

6. Alexandra Monir - Timeless

7. Eilis O'Neal - The False Princess

8. Beth Revis - Across the Universe

9. Jeff Sampson - Vesper

10. Elizabeth Woods - Choker

11. Courtney Allison Moulton - Angelfire

12. Sara Bennett Wealer - Rival

13. Leah Clifford - A Touch Mortal

14. Kristi Cook - Haven

15. Paige Harbison - Here Lies Bridget

16. Kelly Keaton - Darkness Becomes Her

17. Karen Mahoney - The Iron Witch

18. Kimberly Marcus - Exposed

19. Jana Oliver - The Demon Trapper's Daughter

20. Ty Roth - So Shelly

21. Lisa Cach - Wake Unto Me

22. Lauren DeStefano - Wither

23. Heather Dixon - Entwined

24. Kim Harrington - Clarity

25. Gwen Hayes - Falling Under

26. Kirsten Hubbard - Like Mandarin

27. C.C. Hunter - Born at Midnight

28. Lisa and Laura Roecker - The Liar Society

29. Ruta Sepetys - Between Shades of Gray

30. Ryan G. Van Cleave - Unlocked

31. Ann Aguirre - Enclave

32. Tessa Gratton - Blood Magic

33. Amy Holder - The Lipstick Laws

34. Lucy Jago - The Coven's Daughter

35. K. Ryer Breese - Future Imperfect

36. Josephine Angelini - Starcrossed

37. Tracy Deebs - Tempest Rising

38. Holly Goldberg Sloan - I'll Be There

39. Hannah Harrington - Saving June

40. Myra McEntire - Hourglass

41. Amy Plum - Die for Me

42. Veronica Roth - Divergent

43. Karyn Henley - Breath of Angel

44. Tara Hudson - Hereafter

45. Dawn Metcalf - Luminous

46. Carrie Harris - Bad Taste in Boys

47. Karsten Knight - Wildefire

48. Sarah Porter - Lost Voices

49. Victoria Schwab - The Near Witch

50. Kendare Blake - Anna Dressed in Blood

51. Kiki Hamilton - The Faerie Ring

52. Michelle Hodkin - The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

53. Helen Landalf - Broken Wings

54. Caroline Starr Rose - May B.

55. Scott Tracey - Witch Eyes

56. Mary Lindsey - Shattered Souls

57. Marianna Baer - Frost

58. Megan Bostic - Never Eighteen

59. Rae Carson - The Girl of Fire and Thorns

60. Jocelyn Davies - A Beautiful Dark

So. 60 books. Who knows if I can read that many on top of all of the other books that I need to read, but I'll try. All of these sound so good, and I couldn't leave them off of the list....