TNBBC Seasonal Reading Challenges - TNBBC Winter Challenge 2008-2009 by Beth(MN) Fay

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chapter 1: TNBBC Winter Challenge 2008-2009

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TNBBC Winter Challenge 2008-2009
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5 Point Tasks
1:Main character is an African American: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (12/10/08)
2:Library Book: Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris (12/26/08)
3:Romance Novel: Fool for Love by Eloisa James (02/03/09)
4:Winter Weather Word (ice): Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris (02/22/09)
5:Random TBR pull: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (01/26/09)
6:First Time Author: The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (12/02/08)
7:Who/What/Where/When/Why: Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas (02/10/09)
8:Holiday Word (Christmas): The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (12/19/08)
9:Mystery Novel: Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris (01/22/09)
10:Book of a movie you've already seen: Crazy in Alabama by Mark Childress

10 Point Tasks
1:Takes place in China: Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck
2:Holiday Song in the Title: Silver Bells by Luanne Rice (12/27/08)
3:Christmas Word (Angel):Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas (01/07/09)
4:Valentine Word (love):The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (01/09/09)
5:Author who died in 2008: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (1/29/09)
6:Country of ancestry (Sweden):The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson (01/07/09)
7:Main character is physically/mentally handicapped: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
8:Royalty word (duke):The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn (02/07/09)
9:Dec/Jan/Feb in the title: The Warmest December by Bernice L. McFadden (12/28/08)
10:Body Part (skin): Out of My Skin by John Haskell (02/14/09)

15 Point Tasks
1:Civil Rights:Miss McGhee by Bett Norris
2:Santa in the title: The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn (1/19/09)
3:Candy in the title (and eat it): Chocolat by Joanne Harris
4:A book and its sequel: Club Dead and Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (12/17/08) and (12/19/08), respectively.
5:Same profession as me: Chasing Dirty Money: Progress on Anti-Money Laundering by Peter Reuter and Edwin M. Truman (2/27/09)
6:Historical personality: The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory (02/13/09)
7:Nonfiction about another religion: Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer (02/13/09)
8:New Year's Resolution (join a book club): The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (1/28/09)
9:Oscar winner: Atonement by Ian McEwan (2/25/09)
10:Political Book: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (2/06/09)

25 Point Tasks
1:Book set in Brazil (Beth):The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho (12/30/08)
2:A book I never finished (started in 2004):Jewel by Brett Lott (12/23/08)
3:Book with 700+ pages: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Tasks Completed: 28/33
Points: 320/375



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