THE TASKS

5 POINTS
1. Read a Science Fiction OR Fantasy Novel.
As The World Dies- Rhiannon Frater


2. Read an epistolary novel OR a non-fiction collection of letters/journal etc.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky


3. Spring Cleaning: Follow these directions to find your book for this task...
- Go to your Goodreads bookshelf.
- Click on the All Books link
- Organize them by the Date Added (going from the earliest to the most recent)
- Go down the list and read the first book you come to that you HAVE NOT yet read.
Around The Way Girls 2


4. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Task – Read or listen to a book while you are on a plane, on a train, or in a car (or other mode of transport like a bus/combinations of transportation)
- For this task you can’t, for example, start a book in the airport and finish it on the plane...the book must be read entirely while inside one of those modes of transportation.
- But the plane/train/car etc. does not have to be moving the entire time for it to count – exe. you can start reading the book once you board the plane before it takes off.
Pure Sunshine- Brian James


5. For Easter/Lent…
- Read a Christian Fiction novel,
- A book about sacrifice, OR
- A book about something you would or are planning to give up.
Alex: The Life of A Child- Alex DeFord


6. In Honor Of Women’s History Month…
- Read an autobiography/biography of a woman you admire OR
- A novel with one of the following in the title (woman, women, lady, ladies, female, feminine, girl, girls).
Callgirl- Jeannette Angell OR A Woman In Berlin- Anonymous


7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by…
- Reading an e-book OR
- Listening to an audiobook OR
- By reading a book and “recycling” it - giving it away to someone else like a friend or through an online book swap/trading site or by donating it to a local library or charity.
Dime Piece- Tracy Brown


8. For April Fools Day…
- Read a humorous novel, a book of jokes, OR
- A biography/autobiography/memoir of a comedian.
The Stupid Crook Book


9. Read a book with one of the following Spring animals in the title…
- Rabbit or Bunny
- Bird (the word bird or any type of bird)
- Lion
- Lamb OR
- A term for a baby animal such as kitten, cub, calf etc.
Bunny Tales- Izabella St. James


10. April Showers Bring May Flowers…
- Read one book with a Rain related word (rain, thunder, storm, shower etc.) in the title OR
- Read a book with the name of A TYPE of tree or flower in the title.
Sunshine & Rain- Dawn Desiree


10 POINTS
1. For St. Patrick’s Day – Read a book by an Irish author, set in Ireland, OR about Ireland.
Autobiography Of A Face- Lucy Grealy


2. For Cinco De Mayo – Read a book by a Mexican author, set in Mexico, OR about Mexico.
Rainbow Boys- Alex Sanchez OR The Hummingbord's Daughter- Luis Alberto Urrea


3. For ANZAC Day – Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia, OR about Australia.
The Road From Coorain OR True North- Jill Ker Conway OR P.S. I Love You- Cecelia Ahern


4. Read a book by an author who was born in March, April, or May.
- You can find a list that will help with this task at http://www.authdir.net/
Lolita- Vladimir Nabokov


5. March 24 is Harry Houdini’s Birthday – Read a book about magic, a magician etc.
The Magician of Lublin- Isaac Bashevis Singer


6. In honor of Earth Day (April 22) read a book with the word Earth, Moon, Sun or one of the other planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) in the title.
- Words such as earthly, sunset etc. are acceptable.
The Almost Moon- Alice Sebold


7. In Honor of Mother’s Day…
- Read a book where the author/main character shares the same first name as your mother OR…
- Read a book recommended by/given to you by your mother.
Dear American Airlines- Jonathon Miles CURRENTLY READING


8. In Honor of Memorial and Armed Forces Day – Read a book about a veteran OR someone serving in the military (fiction or non-fiction).
Love My Rifle More Than You- Kayla Williams


9. Read a book from the TNBBC Top Books list…
- The book can not be your own contribution
- The number that corresponds to that book must only contain numbers that can be found in the year you were born…i.e. if you were born in 1982 (like me) you could read 1, 28, or 89 but not 93, 15, or 22 (because there is only one 2 in the date) etc.
A Long Way Gone- Ishmael Beah


10. Members of the TNBBC have great tastes in books - follow these directions to find your book for this task...
- Start by going to the club’s membership list.
- Sort the member list by the Date Joined and Find Yourself on that list. (I chose the date joined sorting option because the page you will find your name on for the other options will change more often)
- Read a book that earned a 5-Star rating by another member who is on the same page as you.
Come Back- Claire & Mia Fontiane- from Angela's five star books


15 POINTS
1. It’s Written In the Stars…read a book that corresponds to your astrological sign… (books can be fiction or non-fiction)...
- ARIES: Made me think of Ares the Greek God of War – Read a book about the Gods, Mythology, Greece etc.
- TAURUS: The Bull – Read a western, a book about a cowboy, the rodeo etc.
- GEMINI: Read a book about twins.
- CANCER: Read a book about a cancer patient, cancer survivor, cancer doctor etc.
- LEO: The king of the jungle – read a book about royalty.
- VIRGO: Read a book about a virgin, virginity or loss of, abstinence etc.
- LIBRA: Read a book about a lawyer, the law, a judge etc.
- SCORPIO: The scorpion – read a book that takes place in the desert, a wasteland etc.
- SAGITARIUS: The archer – read a book about an athlete or sports.
- CAPRICORN: is a cardinal sign which is associated with creativity – read a book about an artist or art.
- AQUARIUS: Read a book that takes place at sea, about ships etc.
- PISCES: Read a book about a fisherman, fishing, sea life, marine biology etc.
TBD


2. April is National Poetry Month – Read a book of poetry OR about a famous poet.
After The Storm- Janet Bale


3. Read a past OR present TNBBC group read that you haven’t read before.
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn- Betty Smith OR A Long Way Gone- Ishmael Beah OR Water For Elephants- Sara Gruen OR Away- Amy Bloom


4. Read a novel that takes place in a location you plan to visit during this challenge OR have visited previously during spring break (does not have to be overly specific i.e. if you are visiting Paris this spring (LUCKY YOU) you could read a book that takes place anywhere in France).
The Cage- Ruth Minksy Sender


5. Read a book written by an author who won a major literary prize (Nobel, Pulitzer etc.) in the year you were born (it does not have to be the book they won the award for).
Enemies: A Love Story- Isaac Bashevis Singer


6. Read a book that was has been translated from its original language (i.e. it could be from Swedish to English or English to Italian etc.).
Priestblock 25487- Jean Bernard


7. In honor of both Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2) and Mother Goose Day (May 1) find and read two books with rhyming titles. By this I mean that there is a word in the title of one book that rhymes with a word in the other book’s title.
Street Chronicles: Girls IN The Game- Nikki Turner & Den of SIN- Storm


8. Get To Know The Author - Read a book by an author AND then either attend a reading by that author OR read/listen to an interview with that author.
Handle With Care- Jodi Picoult
link to interview- http://www.bookbrowse.com/author_intervi...


9. Read a book with a color in the title AND eat a meal that includes at least 2 foods that are that color (you don’t have to cook it yourself).
- I.E. if you read Stephen King’s The Green Mile (you could have a mixed green salad and pasta with pesto sauce; or a kiwi and a bowl of mint ice cream for dessert).
- Feel free to share recipes with the group if you do make something yummy for this task.
Black Gangster- Donald Goines


10. March, April, and May are the 3rd, 4th, and 5th months of the year
- Read the third, fourth and fifth books of one series OR
- Read 3 books with the numbers 3/4/5- three/four/five in the titles (books do not have to come from the same series in this instance)
Around The Way Girls 3, 4 & 5


25 POINT TASKS
1. KAREN’S TASK - As we are all totally completely addicted to GR (Goodreads), let's read…
- A book which title starts with the letter G AND
- A book which title starts with the letter R.
- Books like The Gargoyle or A Raisin In the Sun – that have titles beginning with A OR THE followed by a G or R word are acceptable for this task.
Girl, Interrupted- Susanna Kaysen & A Rich Man's Baby- Daaimah S. Poole


2. EL’s TASK - Read a Non-Fiction book about OR by a noted diarist from This List http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dia... who lived prior to the 1900’s.
A Midwife's Tale- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich


3. ANGELA’S TASK - Look for your first post in the Official Spring Challenge. Once you find it, look at the person below you and go to their profile and pick TWO books to read off of their shelves. If their profile is listed as private, go to the person below that person.
Things Fall Apart- Chinua Achebe OR Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress- Dai Sijie & Into The Wild- Jon Krakauer

4. ROS’ TASK - Read a book that’s on the big reads list. http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100...
Animal Farm- George Orwell


5. BONNIE’S TASK - Read a book outside your normal genre(s). Example: Bonnie usually reads YA, fantasy, nonfiction and classics so she'd have to read short stories, plays, mysteries, etc.
Z For Zachariah- Robert C. O'Brien


6. JON’S TASK - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II is 83 on April 21st, read a Non-Fiction book of at least 400 pages relating in some way to the British Monarchy past or present. Write a short Goodreads review and post a copy on the Spring challenge thread.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_En...
Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words- Andrew Morton CURRENTLY READING & Diana: A Life and a Legacy- Anthony Holden


7. DARLA'S TASK - Read a book you've either seen in a movie or heard referenced in a movie.
The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini (The Holiday)


8. CASSIE'S TASK - For her friend Melissa (who told her about goodreads and is a YA Librarian): Read two young adult novels.
Speak- Laurie Halse Anderson & Begging for Change- Sharon G. Flake


9. SARA'S TASK - Read a book that has a title of 12 or more words.
Through The Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World- Lynne Spears


SANDY'S 50 POINT MIDWAY TASK
***Read 2 books by an author who writes under two different names. For example, Nora Roberts also writes under the name J.D. Robb, so you would read a book by J.D. Robb and a book by Nora Roberts.***
Ideas for authors to use:
Rachel Hawthorne/Lorraine Heath/Jade Parker OR Kieran Scoot/Kate Brian OR Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham OR Barbara Delinsky/Bonnie Drake/Billie Douglas OR Wendy Corsi Staub/Wendy Markham



Starting Goal of 575 points
280 total points as of 4/21