The 2012 Oscars Challenge

Originally posted at : http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/806695-the-oscars-challenge-for-2012

The 84th annual academy awards are being given away again next week. Inspired by the Oscars, I created this reading challenge and I thought it would be fun to do. The movies listed below are the nominees for the best picture. The goal is to read books that meet the same characteristics that the movies represent.
Rules
-You can start any time but the books must be read by the end of January 2013.
-All books read for this challenge can be used in other challenges as well.
-Books can be either Fiction or Non Fiction. Re-reads are fine too.
-Books read for this challenge must meet the characteristics listed for each movie below.
-Have fun!
There are three levels
Easy level - An extra on set: Choose three of the movies listed below and read one book for each movie.
Moderate level - Supporting role: Choose six of the movies listed below and read one book for each movie.
Harder level - Leading Role: Choose nine of the movies listed below and read one book for each movie.
Your own level - Directors’ cut: Choose the movies you like best and read as many books as you want.
The nominees are
1. The Artist - Read a book where the protagonist is either an artist, an actor/actress, a dancer or a mute. Or read a book set in Hollywood in the late 1920s.
2. The Descendants - Read a book where the protagonist is a single-dad. Or read a book set in Hawaii.
3. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Read a book where the protagonist is a young boy who has lost his father or who doesn't have a father. Or read a book where the protagonist’s father suddenly dies. Or read a book set in New York. Or read the Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
4. The Help - Read a book where the protagonist is an author or a hired help. Or read a book about the differences in social classes. Or read a book that takes place in the 1960s. Or read The Help.
5. Hugo - Read a book where the protagonist is an orphan or named Hugo. Or read a book set in Paris. Or read The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
6. Midnight in Paris - Read a book that is set in Paris (must be a different book you choose for Hugo). Or read a book about a couple who go through difficulties in their relationship/marriage. Or read a book about time travel.
7. Moneyball - Read a book about baseball. Or read a book about a sports team with low budget.
8. The Tree of Life - Read a book where the protagonist has/is a strong and demanding father. Or read a book set in Texas. Or read a book that takes place in the 1950s.
9. War Horse - Read a book where the protagonist is a horse. Or read a book where the protagonist has a special and strong tie with a horse or another animal. Or read a book about the first world war. Or read the War Horse.