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Locked in the library (58 pages)
Our library (32 pages)
I Took My Frog to the Library (26 pages)
The Library Dragon (28 pages)
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Punished (467 pages)
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Morning Comes Softly (374 pages)
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(Beginning with Level 4 there is a 100 page minimum per book, unless otherwise stated, for anyone 13 years of age or older. All books must have a cover picture posted with their comments.)There are only 2 tasks in Level 8, however they are each worth 50 tickets.
There are 4 parts to each task and ALL 4 parts must be completed. All books read must have the cover posted and the page count posted.
8.2 Let Her Roll
Below are Six Female authors. Below each author's Name are six books by that author. You will roll the virtual die to select four different authors. After you select each author, you will roll again to select the book by that author that you will read. Remember All Four Parts of this task MUST be completed to earn 50 tickets!
Roll one (1) virtual die. When using the virtual dice link, hold the Ctrl button and click on the link at the same time. This will open the virtual dice in a different window so you won't have to click the back arrow to return to Goodreads. Roll of the Dice.
1. Karen Kingsbury
1. Take One
2. Redemption
3. One Tuesday Morning
4. The Bridge
5. Shades of Blue
6. Oceans Apart
2. Danielle Steel
1. Betrayal
2. Echoes
3. Amazing Grace
4. Ransom
5. Irresistible forces
6. Remembrance
3. Janet Evanovich
1. Metro Girl
2. Wicked Appetite
3. Plum Lovin'
4. One For the Money
5. Full House
6. Plum Spooky
4. Linda Lael Miller
1. Forever and the Night : a Vampire novel
2. Montana Creeds : Logan
3. Big Sky Country
4. Don't Look Now
5. Knights
6. Yankee wife
5. Lori Copeland
1. The Island of Heavenly Daze
2. Love Blooms in Winter
3. The Peacemaker
4. A Plain & Simple Heart
5. Monday Morning Faith
6. A Case of Bad Taste
6. Jodi Picoult
1. The Pact
2. My Sister's Keeper
3. Vanishing Acts
4. Nineteen Minutes
5. Salem Falls
6. The Tenth Circle
(Beginning with Level 4 there is a 100 page minimum per book, unless otherwise stated, for anyone 13 years of age or older. All books must have a cover picture posted with their comments.)There are only 2 tasks in Level 8, however they are each worth 50 tickets.
There are 4 parts to each task and ALL 4 parts must be completed. All books read must have the cover posted and the page count posted.
8.1 Snake Eyes!
Below are Six Male authors. Below each author's Name are six books by that author. You will roll the virtual die to select four different authors. After you select each author, you will roll again to select the book by that author that you will read. Remember All Four Parts of this task MUST be completed to earn 50 tickets!
Roll one (1) virtual die. When using the virtual dice link, hold the Ctrl button and click on the link at the same time. This will open the virtual dice in a different window so you won't have to click the back arrow to return to Goodreads. Roll of the Dice.
1. Nicholas Sparks
1. The Notebook
2. True Believer
3. A Walk to Remember
4. Dear John
5. A Bend in the Road
6. The Choice
2. Richard Paul Evans
1. Finding Noel
2. Grace
3. A Winter Dream
4. The Locket
5. The Sunflower
6. The Christmas Box
3. John Grisham
1. Calico Joe
2. Skipping Christmas
3. Bleachers
4. The Racketeer
5. The Pelican Brief
6. The Confession
4. Dean Koontz
1. Ticktock
2. Odd Thomas
3. Fear Nothing
4. Relentless
5. By the Light of the Moon
6. From the Corner of His Eye
5. James Patterson
1. Now You See Her
2. The Lake House
3. Mary, Mary
4. Honeymoon
5. Swimsuit
6. Along Came a Spider
6. John Jakes
1. California Gold
2. The gods of Newport
3. North and South
4. The Bastard
5. On Secret Service
6. Homeland
(Beginning with Level 4 there is a 100 page minimum per book, unless otherwise stated, for anyone 13 years of age or older. All books must have a cover picture posted with their comments.)6.1 Sleeping Beauty
Read a book that contains the word, or a form of the word "sleep" in the title or subtitle. Post the book cover and the page count.
6.2 Alice in Wonderland
Read a fiction or nonfiction book that has a character battling some kind of addiction. Post the book cover and the page count.
6.3 Little Red Riding Hood
Read a book with a Red cover. Post the book cover and the page count.
6.4 Snow White
Read a book that contains the word, or a form of the word "seven" in the title or subtitle. Post the book cover and the page count.
6.5 The Little Mermaid
Read a book set on or near a lake or ocean. Post the book cover and the page count.
6.6 Fairies, Princesses, Frogs, Trolls, Giants, etc...
Read two of your favorite Fairytales. Tell us why they are your favorites. Then post pictures of both book covers and the page counts for each book.
(Beginning with Level 4 there is a 100 page minimum per book, unless otherwise stated, for anyone 13 years of age or older. All books must have a cover picture posted with their comments.)For this level you will read a book (100 pages or more) for each of the six (6) Genres listed. Tell us why you chose those books. Were they what you expected when you chose them? Post pictures of all six book covers and the page counts.
Remember! You can not use a book that you are using for another task.
4.1 Mystery
4.2 Fiction
4.3 Western
4.4 Science Fiction
4.5 Historical Fiction
4.6 Christian Fiction
(Beginning with Level 4 there is a 100 page minimum per book, unless otherwise stated, for anyone 13 years of age or older. All books must have a cover picture posted with their comments.)5.1 St. Bernard
Read an Oversized book. (A book that won't stand upright on the shelf.) Post a picture of the book cover and the page count.
5.2 Dachshund
Read a Long book. (500 pages or more!) Post a picture of the book cover and the page count.
5.3 Scottish Terrier
Read a book set in Scotland. Post a picture of the book cover and the page count.
5.4 Irish Setter
Read a book by an Irish author. Post a picture of the book cover and the page count.
5.5 French Poodle
Read a book with a French character. Post a picture of the book cover and the page count.
5.6 Mutts around the World
Read a book with a dog in an important roll. Post a picture of the book cover and the page count.
5.7 Yorkshire Terrier
Read eight small books. Each book must be 32 pages or more. Post pictures of the book covers and the page count for each book.
5.8 Beagle
Read six Charlie Brown books with Snoopy in the storyline. Post pictures of the book covers and the page count for each book.
5.9 Jack Russell
Read a book by an author whose first, middle or last name is Jack or Russell. Post a picture of the book cover and the page count.
5.10 Dalmation
Read a book containing the word "Fire" in the title. Post a picture of the book cover and the page count.
(Beginning with Level 4 there is a 100 page minimum per book, unless otherwise stated, for anyone 13 years of age or older. All books must have a cover picture posted with their comments.)Below is a list of ten of my Goodreads Friends. Pick SIX of my Friends and choose a book from each one's "Read" bookshelf that they have RATED (there may be more than one page on their bookshelf, so be sure to look at ALL pages). Read the books you chose from each Friend's shelf and rate them. Tell us what my Friends rated their books and the rating that you give the books and why. Don't forget to give the page counts and post the book covers!
NOTE: You Must read six DIFFERENT books!
1 Mary
2 Pam
3 Suzanne
4 Eli
5 Caroline
6 Tera
7 Linda
8 Veronica
9 Sarah
10 Destiny
(Beginning with Level 4 there is a 100 page minimum per book, unless otherwise stated, for anyone 13 years of age or older. All books must have a cover picture posted with their comments.)3.1 Arts & Crafts
Read a nonfiction book dealing an art or craft that interests you. Tell us a little bit about the art or craft and post the book cover and the page count.
3.2 Career Day
Choose a career that you always dreamed of having and read a book with a main character in that particular career. Post the book cover and the page count.
3.3 Cooking is Fun
Read a book in a Mystery "food" series. Post the book cover and the page count.
3.4 Good Grooming
Read a fiction book set in a beauty shop or with a beautician as a main character. Post the book cover and the page count.
3.5 Investigation
Read a fiction book with a main character that is a detective or a sleuth. Post the book cover and the page count.
3.6 Storytelling
Read a book that is told in the first person. In other words, one of the main characters is telling the story. Tell us if you like books that are written in the first person, post the book cover and the page count.
(Beginning with Level 4 there is a 100 page minimum per book, unless otherwise stated, for anyone 13 years of age or older. All books must have a cover picture posted with their comments.)2.1 Children's Books
Read 4 children's book with the word Library in the title. Post pictures of all 4 book covers and the page counts.
2.2 Young Adult Books
Read two (2) Young Adult books. Tell us why you chose those books and post pictures of both covers and the page counts.
2.3 Biography
Read 1 biography. Why did you read it? Post picture of the book cover and the page count.
2.4 Fiction
Read 2 fiction books (each totaling 100 pages or more) where a library is mentioned, or a librarian is a central character. Post cover of the book and the page count.
2.5 Western and Science Fiction
Read a Western or Science Fiction book. Do you ever read those Genres? Did you like the book you chose? Why or why not? Post cover of the book and the page count.
2.6 All Fired Up!
Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about a subject you're passionate (fired up) about.
REQUIRED: explain in your post the subject that you’re all fired up about and how your book relates to that subject. Post cover of the book and the page count.
(Beginning with Level 4 there is a 100 page minimum per book, unless otherwise stated, for anyone 13 years of age or older. All books must have a cover picture posted with their comments.)1.1 If Pets Had Thumbs Day
For this task you can read 3 Curious George books, 1 fiction book with a monkey as a character, or 1 nonfiction book about monkeys. In your comment tell us whether or not you liked the books and post pictures of the covers and the page count.
1.2 April Fools Day!
Read a book that has “humor” as one of the genres listed on the book’s main page. Post the cover of the book and the page count.
1.3 I Have a Question
Read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle: Who, What, When, Where, How, or Why. The word must appear in the title exactly - no variations allowed. Post the cover of the book and the page count.
1.4 Middle Name Pride Day
Read a book by an author who uses his or her middle name, either as part of a 3 (or more) word name (example: Orson Scott Card) or with an initial for his or her first name (example: F.Scott Fitzgerald). A middle initial does not work for this task - there must be a full middle name. A hyphenated name counts as one name. Post the cover of the book and the page count.
1.5 Name Yourself Day
Pick a new first or last name for yourself. Now read a book by an author with your new name, or whose main character has your new name. Tell us what your new name is and post the cover of the book and the page count.
1.6 Titanic Remembrance Day
Read a fiction or nonfiction book about the Titanic or with the word Titanic in the title. If you can't find such a book, you can read a book about a ship sinking or with the main setting on a ship. Post the cover of the book and the page count.
Do you love reading challenges?Do you live for competition?
Do you have a hard time deciding what you want to read next?
Are you in a reading rut and want to discover new books and authors?
Or do you simply enjoy discussing books with fellow readers?
If you can say yes to any one of those questions then
THIS CONTEST IS MOST DEFINITELY FOR YOU.
The Mineola Library is challenging all to participate in a FUNdraising reading event. For a small fee of $5 Adult participants (18 years of age or older) can read for a chance to win a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card. Youth participants (17 years of age or younger) can read for a chance to win a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card. Alternative prizes include library tote bags and gift certificates to the library's used book sale. The challenge consists of completing a series of reading related events and sharing the experience with other readers by posting comments in a secure discussion board through the goodreads website. For every completed reading task you will earn chances for prizes. After the contest there will be a party for participants to announce winners (you do not need to be present to win). The money raised will be used to provide materials and services for library patrons. Call the library for information, or help with your reading challenges. (903) 569-2767.
Follow these guidelines and have fun!
You may only count books that you actually read, re-read, or listened to during the months of February 2013 through August 2013.
After completing a reading task, post a comment about the book you read and a picture of the book cover. A folder will kept for each contestant to track progress and list books. Tickets are earned for each completed task. Multiple tickets are awarded depending on the level of the task.
Level 1 Task = one ticket
Level 2 Task = two tickets
Level 3 Tasks = three tickets
Level 4 Tasks = four tickets
Level 5 Tasks = five tickets
Level 6 Tasks = six tickets
Level 7 Tasks = seven tickets
Level 8 Tasks = 50 tickets per 4-part task!
EXTRA POINTS!! There are several chances to earn extra tickets throughout the challenge. Be on the lookout for those!
PAGE COUNT TICKETS!!
There are restrictions to the length of pages books are required to have. Books MUST be at least 32 pages in length! However, Beginning in Level 4, unless stated otherwise, there is a 100 page minimum per book if you are 13 years of age or older. To increase the number of chances in the ticket draw, extra tickets will be awarded for every 500 pages read at the Wrap Up Party .. You will need to be present to claim these tickets.
You are responsible for posting the number of pages for each book you read, so that progress can be totaled throughout the duration of the contest. If YOU DO NOT post your page count, it won't be added to your page total.
* All comments need to be posted by 5:30pm, close of business day, on August 29th in order to be counted.
* Each task can only be counted ONCE and each book can only be used for one task. Tasks can be completed in any order.
*If a task requires reading more than one book and is unfinished at the end of the contest it can not be counted.
*Re-reads, audio books, and e-books all count (unless otherwise stated in the task). Books that were read for previous challenges can be used ONLY if you re-read them specifically for this challenge.
*Please remember that I will give you credit for your posts as time permits me. As much as I enjoy hosting this challenge, I do have a full-time job and can't always update credits as soon as they are posted to Goodreads. Thank you for understanding.
*Certificates will be passed out at the Wrap-Up Party or later. NO certificates will be passed out Before the that time.
