Rebecca wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "Cynthia, I just want to make sure you saw my last post..."

I'm not sure if the last tasks I finished were counted either, but I gues..."

True, but if she was tr..."I did get your points on my statistics sheet I just missed changing the scoreboard but I adjusted it

Great - thanks, Cynthia!

I know the challenge is officially over and I won't be added to board (which is perfectly fine because I was just doing the challenge for fun and filling things in when I could), but I thought I would share what I read these past 3 months with everyone anyway. I probably would have posted at some point yesterday, but my husband and I were celebrating our anniversary this weekend, so didn't have much opportunity.

I wanted to say congratulations to everyone who participated and/or completed the challenge. Bravo! And a very special BRAVO! to Cynthia who has worked her tookus off once again! Great job, Cynthia!

I won't be able to participate in the Summer Challenge because I'll be working on a personal reading challenge, but I might try to join in again in the fall. Happy reading everyone!

SPRING READING CHALLENGE
(March 1, 2009 through May 31st, 2009)

5 POINTS

2. Read an epistolary novel OR a non-fiction collection of letters/journal etc.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 4/25

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.
Little Bee by Chris Cleave 3/31 (Sacrifice)

7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees - 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.
In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck 3/2 (Given away)

10 POINTS

1. For St. Patrick’s Day – Read a book by an Irish author, set in Ireland, OR about Ireland.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 3/5

2. For Cinco De Mayo – Read a book by a Mexican author, set in Mexico, OR about Mexico.
The Pearl by John Steinbeck 3/2

4. Read a book by an author who was born in March, April, or May.
Watership Down by Richard Adams 4/24 (Richard Adams DOB: May 9, 1920)

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.
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck 3/3

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.
The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen 3/4

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).
March by Geraldine Brooks 5/31

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
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3/16 (#19 - 1980)

10. Members of the TNBBC have great tastes in books...
- Read a book that earned a 5-Star rating by another member who is on the same page as you.
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 4/26 (Melanie's 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) - CAPRICORN: is a cardinal sign which is associated with creativity – read a book about an artist or art.
Diary by Chuck Palahniuk 3/7 (Capricorn)

2. April is National Poetry Month – Read a book of poetry OR about a famous poet.
The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe 3/2

4. Read a novel that takes place in a location you plan to visit during this challenge OR have visited previously during spring break.
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 5/4

6. Read a book that was has been translated from its original language.
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco; Translated from the Italian by William Weaver 4/16

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.
This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff 4/17 (Attended "An Evening with Tobias Wolff" -- lecture/book signing -- here in Bexley on 4/27...Tobias Wolff was Bexley's Author of 2009)

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).
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck 3/2 (Linguine Bolognese, Bruschetta, & Rosemount Estates Shiraz)

25 POINTS

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.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 3/11 and Emma by Jane Austen 3/15 (Sara's Books)

4. ROS’S TASK - Read a book that’s on the big reads list.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 4/8 (#17 on the list)

5. BONNIE’S TASK - Read a book outside your normal genre(s).
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 3/8 (Mystery)

7. DARLA'S TASK - Read a book you've either seen in a movie or heard referenced in a movie.
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 4/20 (As seen and discussed in the documentary film, The Stone Reader)

50 POINT TASK

* SANDY'S 50-POINT MIDWAY TASK - Read 2 books by an author who writes under two different names.
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 4/28 and The Secret People by John Beynon (Wyndham) 4/30

TOTAL POINTS: 335 5/31

Jamie wrote: "Marie and Joanie - Just wanted to let you know that Cynthia doesn't accept anything after the deadline has passed."

I'm fine with that-it's not like they put me over the edge of winning or anything! I was away for the weekend and didn't have a chance to update before this morning. It was fun anyway!

I kind of forget about this but I read a few. Here they are.

5 Points

1. The Dark Hills Divide
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4. Song of the Sparrow
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7. Inkheart
8. Dealing with Dragons
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10. The Little Prince

15 Points

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2. The Mouse of Amherst
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6. Inkspell
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25 Points

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5. The Lowell Mill Girls: Life in the Factory
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Total Points - 85

I wasn't able to post this before yesterday, but I finished task 15.8 on Friday.

I read Tempting Fateand read an interview with her on the internet...now I can't remember which one but I promise I did! :) So if you're still tallying I believe that's 235pts for me

and you're not still tallying :) ....220 pts then

It may be too late, but I thought I'd post my final list, since I finished two more tasks this weekend -- 5.1 and 20.8. And I'm started on the Summer Challenge already!

5 points:
1. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle
2. Captain Wentworth's Diary, Amanda Grange
3. The Enchanted Castle, E. Nesbit
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5. The Redemption, M. L. Tyndall
6. Myself When Young, Daphne DuMaurier
7. Gone for Soldiers (book on CD), Jeff Shaara
8. Round Ireland with a Fridge, Tony Hawks
9. Lamb in Love, Carrie Brown
10. The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver

10 points:
1. Nights of Rain and Stars, Maeve Binchy
2. Under the Volcano, Malcolm Lowry
3. The Australian Stories, T. James Pierce
4. Moon Tiger, Penelope Lively
5. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
6. The Wind on the Moon, Eric Linklater
7. Sufficient Grace, Darnell Arnoult (a gift from my mom)
8. The List, C. D. Baker
9. The Double Bind (#14 on the TNBBC list), Chris Bohjalian
10. The Screwtape Letters (Susan's list, joined 1/29/09), C. S. Lewis

15 points:
1. Museum Pieces, Elizabeth Tallent (set in New Mexico -- I'm a Scorpio)
2. Nine Horses (poetry), Billy Collins
3. Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
4. The Blessing Way, Tony Hillerman
5. Epitaph for a Spy, Eric Ambler (winner of the Edgar award in... drumroll please... 1964)
6. Eye of the Leopard, Henning Mankell (translated from the Swedish)
7. The DAY I Ate Whatever I Wanted, Elizabeth Berg; I Am the CLAY, Chaim Potok
8. The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday, Alexander McCall Smith (listening to a lecture given at our local library)
9. either The Golden Bowl, Henry James (if I'm up to Henry James) or The Golden Thread, N. McLeod (that way I don't have to come up with a new meal idea!)
10. The Third Angel, Alice Hoffman; The Fourth Angel, Suzanne Chazin; The Fifth Angel, Tim Green (I'll let you know if I find any unifying themes!)

25 points:
1. G is for Gumshoe, Sue Grafton; Rest and Be Thankful, Helen MacInnes
2. My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
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4. Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne
5. Road from Coorain, Jill Ker Conway (I don't read many memoirs/biographies)
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8. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Cofer; I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith
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My last post for the event. I just finished 25 point task no.1:

- Gone Bamboo by Anthony Bourdain
- Roma by Steven Saylor (awesome book!)

I'm way behind in the times and just saw that my Redwall didn't count. Before I posted it I did alot of searching and practically every description I could find of the book described Redwall as a Utopian Society and Kluny as leading a Dystopian Society. That's why I thought it was Ok to post for that challenge. If my argument did me no good would you allow it for the opposite challenge if I read a book with green in the title since they are opposite colors on the color wheel? My first choice of course would be that it could be reconsidered for the Dystopina/Utopian challenge.

Lacy, I think this post was probably meant for the Summer Challenge, not Spring...

Ashley wrote: "Lacy, I think this post was probably meant for the Summer Challenge, not Spring..."
oops, totally right, thanks.