Kate S’s Comments (group member since Sep 13, 2010)

Kate S’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

From Post 197

Penny wrote: " 10.5 Debut

The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

+10 pt Task
+5 Combo (10.6 Not Quite Jumbo 464 pages)
+5 Combo (10.2 Anniversary - S) ..."

This appears to work for 20.3 She Writes, I have added a combo for now, please let us know if you think it does not work for that task.

From Post 194

Tien wrote: "20.9 The Season of Shorter Days
Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser, Fiona Lowe, Penelope Janu, Eva Scott, & [..."

+5 jumbo

From post 189

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.8 Single Title
Crossby James Patterson
Combo +10 (10.7 Alphabet Soup C-P, 10.9 published 2007)
Task +20
Grand Total: 50"

Sorry, 10.9 requires a publication date with both a 1 and a 2.

From Post 176

Denise wrote: "10.7 Alphabet Soup

On Cats by Charles Bukowski

+10 task (B - O)

Task total=10
Grand total=235"

+5 Combo 10.9

From Post 166

Rebekah wrote: "10.1 5 stars
Kate S

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
+10 pts -Task
+25 pts - Combo (10.10- Summer 2018, 10.5 - most recent, 10.6- 480 pgs, 10.9- pub 2018, 20.3..."

Sorry, this does not appear to be Wolitzer's most recent book, so no 10.5 here.

From Post 148

Jackie wrote: "10.5 Debut Novel

There There by Tommy Orange

Combo +5
10.9- published in 2018

Task total- 15
Season Total- 90"

+5 Combo 10.10

From Post 136

Tien wrote: "In post #94, I claimed Who Killed Angelique? (Who Killed...? #1) by Emma Darcy for 15.7 CYOA

I would like to move this to 10.6 Not Quite Jumbo

-15 CYOA

+10 Task
+10 Combo..."

This does not work for 20.3.

From Post 107

Penny wrote: " 20.3 She Writes

The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati

+20 task
+5 for 20.6 Stand Up for Your Rights
+10 Women
+10 Jumbo

Task Total = 45
Season Total = 45"

+5 Combo 10.10

From Post 103

Tien wrote: "10.1 5-Star Reads
A Gathering of Secrets (Kate Burkholder #10) by Linda Castillo
Rated 5 stars by Jonquil

+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.9 - pub 2018; 20.3)
+10 Female autho..."

+5 Combo 10.2

From Post 96

Anika wrote: "10.7 Alphabet Soup (E-R)

Room by Emma Donoghue

+10 Task
+10 Female
+20 Task (10.1--received 5-star rating from several members, including Joanna and Rebekah; 10.2; ..."

+10 Combo 10.9 and 20.1

From Post 80

Joanna wrote: "20.1 Decade

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Lexile 760

+20 Task
+25 Combo (10.1 - Deedee, 10.6, 10.9, 20.2 - Virginia, 20.3)
+10 Female

Task total: 55
Grand ..."

+5 Combo 10.10

From Post 49

Valerie wrote: "20.3 She writes

Sisterland by Salla Simukka (advanced reader's copy)

Lexile 700

20 task
10 female writer
10 Lit
5 combo 10.2
_____
45

Running total: 135"

+10 Combo 10.8 and 10.9

From Post 23

Beth wrote: "20.5 sense of place

NW by Zadie Smith
Nominee for 2013 Ondaatje Prize

+20 task
+10 female author
+5 combo 10.1 - Whitney rated it 5 stars in 2017
+5 combo 10.2
+5 c..."

+5 Combo 20.1

Updated Through Post 987

Tien - 2575*^&
Anika - 2420*^&
Coralie - 2015*^&
Joanna - 1810^
Karen Michele - 1725^
Ed - 1705*^&
Beth - 1475*^&
Lagullande - 1450*^&
Rebekah - 1295*
Norma - 1215*
Denise - 1050*
Rosemary - 1035*
Valerie - 1035*
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 950*
Connie - 945*
June - 935*
Christine - 755
Deedee - 735
Mary - 730
Marie - 530
Katy - 500
Kathleen (itpdx) - 460*
Penny - 370
Jayme (the ghost reader) - 365
Owlette - 330
Rachelccameron - 330
Rachel - 295
Jackie - 220
Bea - 190
Megan - 180
Katlin - 135
Don (The Book Guy) - 105
Lynn - 55

*=CYOA Finisher
^=RwS Finisher
&=Mega Finisher

Group Read Leaders
Coralie - 65 Jumbo Points
Christine - 35 Jumbo Points
Joanna - 30 Jumbo Points
Ed - 25 Jumbo Points
June - 25 Jumbo Points
Anika - 20 Jumbo Points
Karen Michele - 15 Jumbo Points
Kathleen (itpdx) - 15 Jumbo Points
Beth - 10 Jumbo Points
Penny - 10 Jumbo Points
Rachelccameron - 10 Jumbo Points
Rebekah - 10 Jumbo Points
Rosemary - 10 Jumbo Points
Tien - 10 Jumbo Points

Readerboard for the Winter 2019-20 Reading with Style Challenge!

(Please post your points for completed tasks in the Completed Tasks topic. This Readerboard folder shows the current point standings of the challenge participants who have posted points. It's generally updated every week or so.)

Note: Please post your points frequently. Players who post many completed tasks the last week of the challenge may not have all their points tallied for inclusion on the Readerboard.

Happy reading!

From Post 9

Connie wrote: "10.7 Alphabet Days

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

+10 task
+15 combo 10.2 Anniversary, 10.5 most recently published, 20.3 She writes
+10 Female author

Task total..."

+5 Combo 10.9

From Post 7

Tien wrote: "10.9 Play the Numbers
A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama
Published 2012

+10 Task
+10 Female

Post Total: 20
Season Total: 20"

+5 Combo 10.2

Read one of the top 250 books from the Post Modern Genius List.

This list has been generated and we will not accept titles added to the list after 11/29.

Please post questions or discussions about task 10.4 in this thread.

Read a book about the Industrial Revolution.

From the poll creator: "flexible options between fiction, non-fiction, alternate histories/speculative fiction or whatever appeals to [the readers], as long as it takes place in the proper time period and addresses the general state of the world within that time and place."

Please post questions and discussions about task 10.3 in this thread.

Read a book in which the first word of title starts with one of the letters in anniversary (leading articles can be used or ignored as benefits the reader).

Please post any questions or discussions about task 10.2 in this thread.