I said I wasn't going to join any more challenges, but of course I should have known better! 3m over at 1 More Chapter is hosting the Countdown Challenge, which I think sounds super interesting.1. The goal of this challenge is to read the number of books first published in a given year that corresponds to the last digit of each year in the 2000s — 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 45.
2. This challenge lasts from 8/8/08 through 9/9/09. Yes, it is retroactive to August 8th!
3. Crossovers with other challenges are allowed and your lists may change at any time.
4. Sign up using Mr. Linky
5. Have fun reading!

Here's my list so far:

2009:
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2008:
1. In the Convent of Little Flowers: Stories - Indu Sundaresan [review]
2. The Night Villa - Carol Goodman [review]
3. Names My Sisters Call Me - Megan Crane [review]
4. Cancer is a Bitch - Gail Konop Baker [review]
5. An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination - Elizabeth McCracken [review]
6. The Enchantress of Florence - Salman Rushdie [review]
7. Falling Under - Danielle Younge-Ullman [review]
8. The Professor's Wives Club - Joanne Rendell [review]

2007:
1. Nefertiti - Michelle Moran [review]
2. The Fortune Quilt - Lani Diane Rich [review]
3. Scot on the Rocks - Brenda Janowitz [review]
4. The Pirate's Daughter - Margaret Cezair-Thompson [review]
5. Girl Most Likely To - Poonam Sharma [review]
6. Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher [review]
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2006:
1. Knitting Under the Influence - Claire LaZebnik [review]
2. The Madonnas of Leningrad - Debra Dean [review]
3. The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca - Tahir Shah [review]
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2005:
1. The Washingtonienne - Jessica Cutler [review]
2. 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson [review]
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2004:
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2003:
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2002:
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2001:
1. Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds - Stephen Kinzer [review]