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President's Day Challenge Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
-p/c 292 Elizabeth's Wolf (Breeds, #3) v Lora Leigh 4 stars
-p/c 62 Heart and Soul by Evangeline Anderson 4 stars [e-book:]
-p/c 13 Be Mine v Nona Wesley [e-book:]
President's Day ChallengeDuration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
2/11 Let's Be Enemies by Janice May Udry = 32 pages
2/11 'N Sync by Chris Kelman = 80 pages
2/13 Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by Shirley Raye Redmond (Thomas Jefferson) (48 x 2) = 98 pages
2/13 Pick Your Brains About England by Leo Hollis = 128 pages
2/13 The Green Mile Vol. 5 - The Night Journey by Stephen King = 90 pages
2/14 The Green Mile Vol. 6 - Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King = 115 pages
2/14 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo = 182 pages
2/14 Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (George Washington) (96 x 2) = 192 pages
2/15 White Out by Linda Howard = 71 pages
2/15 How to Live to Be 100 by George Burns = 189 pages
2/16 When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #1) = 266 pages
Total = 1440 pages
President's Day Challenge Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page count.
Extra bonus: Read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President and take triple page count.
437 pp.: Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts Feb 16 (5*)
Added to:
375 pp.: To Love a Scottish Lord: Book Four of the Highland Lords by Karen Ranney Feb 13
140 pp.: Angel Letters by Sophy Burnham Feb 14
160 pp.: The River Feb 14 My Review
220 pp.: Lord Richard's Daughter by Joan Wolf Feb 15 finally got another one checked off on my Lifetime of Books challenge!
Total Pages = 1332
Glad to see you join us BJ.I've been busy reading while watching the Olympics.
President's Day Challenge
Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
2/11 Let's Be Enemies by Janice May Udry = 32 pages
2/11 'N Sync by Chris Kelman = 80 pages
2/13 Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by Shirley Raye Redmond (Thomas Jefferson) (48 x 2) = 98 pages
2/13 Pick Your Brains About England by Leo Hollis = 128 pages
2/13 The Green Mile Vol. 5 - The Night Journey by Stephen King = 90 pages
2/14 The Green Mile Vol. 6 - Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King = 115 pages
2/14 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo = 182 pages
2/14 Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (George Washington) (96 x 2) = 192 pages
2/15 White Out by Linda Howard = 71 pages
2/15 How to Live to Be 100 by George Burns = 189 pages
2/16 When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #1) = 266 pages
2/16 Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #2) = 264 pages
Total = 1704 pages
President's Day Challenge Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 2 new or 4 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts.
186/478 (didn't finish yet) Beyond the Stars: Kataria (2/13)
342 pages You Slay Me (2/14)
20 pages Fireworks (2/15)
309 pages Heart of Fire (2/17)
total pages: 857 / 3579
I've done nothing but read while watching the Olympics for days now. I don't know if I can keep this up. lol President's Day Challenge
Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
2/11 Let's Be Enemies by Janice May Udry = 32 pages
2/11 'N Sync by Chris Kelman = 80 pages
2/13 Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by Shirley Raye Redmond (Thomas Jefferson) (48 x 2) = 98 pages
2/13 Pick Your Brains About England by Leo Hollis = 128 pages
2/13 The Green Mile Vol. 5 - The Night Journey by Stephen King = 90 pages
2/14 The Green Mile Vol. 6 - Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King = 115 pages
2/14 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo = 182 pages
2/14 Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (George Washington) (96 x 2) = 192 pages
2/15 White Out by Linda Howard = 71 pages
2/15 How to Live to Be 100 by George Burns = 189 pages
2/16 When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #1) = 266 pages
2/16 Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #2) = 264 pages
2/17 Safe House by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #3) = 262 pages
Total = 1966 pages
President's Day Challenge LeaderboardDuration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
Kenjii = 367 pages
Jane = 651 pages
Debbie = 857 pages
Amber = 972 pages
BJ Rose = 1332 pages
Briansgirl = 1966 pages
Wow Kate, your burning through those reads. Cool!
Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: "I've done nothing but read while watching the Olympics for days now. I don't know if I can keep this up. lol ..."Keep it up, Kate!!
I tried reading while watching the Olympics, but found it doesn't really work for the ice skating routines!
President's Day Challenge Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
-p/c 292 Elizabeth's Wolf (Breeds, #3) v Lora Leigh 4 stars
-p/c 62 Heart and Soul by Evangeline Anderson 4 stars [e-book:]
-p/c 13 Be Mine v Nona Wesley [e-book:]
-p/c 400 Ecstasy Unveiled v Larissa Ione
President's Day ChallengeDuration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
2/11 Let's Be Enemies by Janice May Udry = 32 pages
2/11 'N Sync by Chris Kelman = 80 pages
2/13 Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by Shirley Raye Redmond (Thomas Jefferson) (48 x 2) = 98 pages
2/13 Pick Your Brains About England by Leo Hollis = 128 pages
2/13 The Green Mile Vol. 5 - The Night Journey by Stephen King = 90 pages
2/14 The Green Mile Vol. 6 - Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King = 115 pages
2/14 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo = 182 pages
2/14 Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (George Washington) (96 x 2) = 192 pages
2/15 White Out by Linda Howard = 71 pages
2/15 How to Live to Be 100 by George Burns = 189 pages
2/16 When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #1) = 266 pages
2/16 Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #2) = 264 pages
2/17 Safe House by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #3) = 262 pages
2/17 Missing You by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #5) = 266 pages
Total = 2234 pages
BJ Rose wrote: "Keep it up, Kate!!I tried reading while watching the Olympics, but found it doesn't really work for the ice skating routines!
..."
I have the Olypmics on all day. Cross country skiing or curling in the afternoon and then prime time coverage later. Real easy to read during curling. lol
Kenjii ~*~Black Kat~**~ wrote: "Wow Kate, your burning through those reads. Cool! "Only because I've read all day for about 4 days now. Finished last book at 1:30am. I don't know if I can keep this up. (My series is done.) I have 1345 pages to go. *groans* lol
Tally up the total when we are done Kate. I am just curious of the total pages read by the group.
For just this President's Day challenge we have read a combined 6813 pages so far.
BJ Rose wrote: "Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: "I've done nothing but read while watching the Olympics for days now. I don't know if I can keep this up. lol ..."Keep it up, Kate!!
I tried reading..."
No kidding lol !
Kate, you are a reading machine!!!President's Day Challenge
Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page count.
Extra bonus: Read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President and take triple page count.
253 pp.: Mr. Dixon Disappears by Ian Sansom Feb 18 (3.5*) My Review
Added to:
437 pp.: Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts Feb 16 (5*)
375 pp.: To Love a Scottish Lord: Book Four of the Highland Lords by Karen Ranney Feb 13
140 pp.: Angel Letters by Sophy Burnham Feb 14
160 pp.: The River Feb 14 My Review
220 pp.: Lord Richard's Daughter by Joan Wolf Feb 15 finally got another one checked off on my Lifetime of Books challenge!
Total Pages = 1585
BJ Rose wrote: "Kate, you are a reading machine!!!I will admit I've been on a bit of a kick lately reading one or two books a day. Definetly not normal for me. Latest Aunt Dimity book was released today and I've been first on the library's waiting list for two months. I'm 2/3rds done with it and will finish it before I go to bed. :)
President's Day ChallengeDuration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
2/11 Let's Be Enemies by Janice May Udry = 32 pages
2/11 'N Sync by Chris Kelman = 80 pages
2/13 Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by Shirley Raye Redmond (Thomas Jefferson) (48 x 2) = 98 pages
2/13 Pick Your Brains About England by Leo Hollis = 128 pages
2/13 The Green Mile Vol. 5 - The Night Journey by Stephen King = 90 pages
2/14 The Green Mile Vol. 6 - Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King = 115 pages
2/14 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo = 182 pages
2/14 Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (George Washington) (96 x 2) = 192 pages
2/15 White Out by Linda Howard = 71 pages
2/15 How to Live to Be 100 by George Burns = 189 pages
2/16 When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #1) = 266 pages
2/16 Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #2) = 264 pages
2/17 Safe House by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #3) = 262 pages
2/17 Missing You by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #5) = 266 pages
2/18 Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton = 215 pages
2/19 Three Presidents Died on the Fourth of July: And Other Freaky Facts About the First 25 Presidents by Barbara Seuling (40 x 3) = 120 pages
Total = 2569 pages
President's Day Challenge Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 2 new or 4 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts.
186/478 (didn't finish yet) Beyond the Stars: Kataria (2/13)
342 pages You Slay Me (2/14)
20 pages Fireworks (2/15)
309 pages Heart of Fire (2/17)
266 pages Guilty Pleasures (2/19)
total pages: 1123 / 3579
President's Day ChallengeDuration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
2/11 Let's Be Enemies by Janice May Udry = 32 pages
2/11 'N Sync by Chris Kelman = 80 pages
2/13 Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by Shirley Raye Redmond (Thomas Jefferson) (48 x 2) = 98 pages
2/13 Pick Your Brains About England by Leo Hollis = 128 pages
2/13 The Green Mile Vol. 5 - The Night Journey by Stephen King = 90 pages
2/14 The Green Mile Vol. 6 - Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King = 115 pages
2/14 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo = 182 pages
2/14 Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (George Washington) (96 x 2) = 192 pages
2/15 White Out by Linda Howard = 71 pages
2/15 How to Live to Be 100 by George Burns = 189 pages
2/16 When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #1) = 266 pages
2/16 Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #2) = 264 pages
2/17 Safe House by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #3) = 262 pages
2/17 Missing You by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #5) = 266 pages
2/18 Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton = 215 pages
2/19 Three Presidents Died on the Fourth of July: And Other Freaky Facts About the First 25 Presidents by Barbara Seuling (40 x 3) = 120 pages
2/19 Mr. President Book of U.S. Presidents by George Sullivan (158 x 3) = 474 pages
Total = 3043 pages
One more book will do it, Kate!President's Day Challenge
Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page count.
Extra bonus: Read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President and take triple page count.
299 pp.: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Feb 19 (5*)
What a fantastic book! How did I miss reading this author for so long?!
Added to:
253 pp.: Mr. Dixon Disappears by Ian Sansom Feb 18 (3.5*) My Review
437 pp.: Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts Feb 16 (5*)
375 pp.: To Love a Scottish Lord: Book Four of the Highland Lords by Karen Ranney Feb 13
140 pp.: Angel Letters by Sophy Burnham Feb 14
160 pp.: The River Feb 14 My Review
220 pp.: Lord Richard's Daughter by Joan Wolf Feb 15 finally got another one checked off on my Lifetime of Books challenge!
Total Pages = 1884
BJ Rose wrote: "One more book will do it, Kate!One long one! I have 536 pages to go. I can't believe I've read 17 books this month! This is unheard of for me.
President's Day Challenge LeaderboardDuration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
Jane = 651 pages
Kenjii = 767 pages
Amber = 972 pages
Debbie = 1123 pages
BJ Rose = 2162 pages
Briansgirl = 3579 pages
Total pages read by all: 9254 (includes any bonus double counted pages)
I'll sneak one more in here before you finish!President's Day Challenge
Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page count.
Extra bonus: Read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President and take triple page count.
278 pp.: Raintree Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones Feb 20 (3.5*)
Added to:
299 pp.: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Feb 19 (5*)
What a fantastic book! How did I miss reading this author for so long?!
253 pp.: Mr. Dixon Disappears by Ian Sansom Feb 18 (3.5*) My Review
437 pp.: Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts Feb 16 (5*)
375 pp.: To Love a Scottish Lord: Book Four of the Highland Lords by Karen Ranney Feb 13
140 pp.: Angel Letters by Sophy Burnham Feb 14
160 pp.: The River Feb 14 My Review
220 pp.: Lord Richard's Daughter by Joan Wolf Feb 15 finally got another one checked off on my Lifetime of Books challenge!
Total Pages = 2162
President's Day ChallengeDuration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
2/11 Let's Be Enemies by Janice May Udry = 32 pages
2/11 'N Sync by Chris Kelman = 80 pages
2/13 Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by Shirley Raye Redmond (Thomas Jefferson) (48 x 2) = 98 pages
2/13 Pick Your Brains About England by Leo Hollis = 128 pages
2/13 The Green Mile Vol. 5 - The Night Journey by Stephen King = 90 pages
2/14 The Green Mile Vol. 6 - Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King = 115 pages
2/14 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo = 182 pages
2/14 Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (George Washington) (96 x 2) = 192 pages
2/15 White Out by Linda Howard = 71 pages
2/15 How to Live to Be 100 by George Burns = 189 pages
2/16 When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #1) = 266 pages
2/16 Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #2) = 264 pages
2/17 Safe House by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #3) = 262 pages
2/17 Missing You by Meg Cabot (1-800-WHERE-R-YOU #5) = 266 pages
2/18 Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton = 215 pages
2/19 Three Presidents Died on the Fourth of July: And Other Freaky Facts About the First 25 Presidents by Barbara Seuling (40 x 3) = 120 pages
2/19 Mr. President Book of U.S. Presidents by George Sullivan (158 x 3) = 474 pages
2/20 The Duggars: 20 and Counting!: Raising One of America's Largest Families—How They Do It by Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar = 234 pages
2/20 Nim at Sea by Wendy Orr = 174 pages
2/20 Civil War on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne = 96 pages
2/20 Thomas and Friends: Henry and the Elephant by W. Awdry = 32 pages
Total = 3579 pages
*whew*
Needing only a few pages at the end I borrowed one of my son's books. lol
2010 Winter Olympics ChallengeDuration: Feb 21 through March 7th
Total Pages Needed: 2010 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Take double page counts for any book with "Olympics" in title, a book about any Olympic Champion or written by any Olympic Champion. (Olympic Champion will include anyone who received any color Olympic medal).
Great job on reading out that last challenge Kate. Wow - what are you going to get with your 3/5? Great idea for another challenge. I don't think I will be getting bonus on it, but it is still a great challenge.
2010 Winter Olympics Challenge Duration: Feb 21 through March 7th
Total Pages Needed: 2010 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Take double page counts for any book with "Olympics" in title, a book about any Olympic Champion or written by any Olympic Champion. (Olympic Champion will include anyone who received any color Olympic medal).
298 pages Prisoner (2/21) ★★★★☆
total pages: 298/2010
Debbie wrote: "Great job on reading out that last challenge Kate. Wow - what are you going to get with your 3/5? Great idea for another challenge. I don't think I will be getting bonus on it, but it is still..."
Thanks Debbie.
I went to Amazon.com's used marketplace and sorted through my wish list and this is what I'm ordering used. (I actually bought an extra book for a total of 6).
Aunt Dimity Goes West and Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon by Nancy Atherton. I will now have the entire (15 book) series other than the new release that came out on 2/18 (where I read the library's copy for this challenge).
Homicide In Hardcover and If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle. They are the Bibliophile Mystery series.
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly. That's the first in the Haunted Bookshop Mystery series. Last set of reward books I bought another book in the series and I wanted to have the first book where the characters are introduced (so I could meet the ghost PI who lives in the bookshop and helps solve mysteries.)and...
The Annotated Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin. This version has all sorts of details explained in it to help me understand this confusing book as I go along.
2010 Winter Olympics Challenge Duration: Feb 21 through March 7th
Total Pages Needed: 2010 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Take double page counts for any book with "Olympics" in title, a book about any Olympic Champion or written by any Olympic Champion. (Olympic Champion will include anyone who received any color Olympic medal).
336 pages - Risky Business - Nora Roberts - 21/02/10 *****
192 pages - Adopted: Outback Baby - Barbara Hannay - 21/02/10 ****
i'm going to try this - first count-off challenge - wish me luck!
Welcome Deanna,have fun!
Luck to ya Deanna Way to kick it off Jane, that was fast
Quick Question - I know it says if using ebooks, use the printed copy page number for count - what if its a book that hasn't been released in print yet? The book i'm getting ready to read is a Samhein book that hasn't been released in print edition yet. Can I guesstimate based on location number and compare to a similar sized book? Or any other recommendations? I don't have to count it - but I need to read this to finish up the February reading challengeDebbie wrote: "Luck to ya Deanna
Way to kick it off Jane, that was fast"
I'd say guesstimate it Deanna and just do the best you can.
Welcome, Deanna!Great win, Kate!! And another great challenge, although I have no Olympic books (so I'll just have to read faster!)
2010 Winter Olympics Challenge
Duration: Feb 21 through March 7th
Total Pages Needed: 2010 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
395 pp.: The Butler Did It by Kasey Michaels Feb 21 (3.5*) This was just plain light-hearted fun, while poking fun at a very restrictive society
Total Pages = 395
BJ Rose wrote: "Welcome, Deanna!Great win, Kate!! And another great challenge, although I have no Olympic books (so I'll just have to read faster!)
..."
Thanks BJ.
I own quite a few Olympic books. I've only ever read one of them before now though. I have:
Boitano's Edge: Inside The Real World Of Figure Skating by Brian Boitano
(Gold Medalist 1988, Men's Singles Figure Skating)
My Sergei: A Love Story by Ekaterina Gordeeva
(Gold Medalists 1988 and 1994, Pairs Figure Skating)
Torvill & Dean: The Autobiography of Ice Dancing's Greatest Stars by Jayne Torvill
(Gold Medalists 1984 & Bronze Medalists 1994, Ice Dancing Figure Skating)
Landing It: My Life On And Off The Ice by Scott Hamilton
(Gold Medalist 1984, Men's Singles Figure Skating)
Hour of the Olympics and Magic Tree House Research Guide: Ancient Greece and the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Tree House)
Can you guess what my favorite winter olympic sport is? lol
A book I'd like to read is A Mother for All Seasons: A Memoir by Debbie Phelps. This is 14 time gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps mother. It's about how she raised her 3 kids as a single mother. What I want to know is how she managed to get her ADHD son, Michael, and turn him into a champion swimmer. I found out my son had ADHD around the time Michael won 8 golds in the China Olympic Games and it felt good to know that despite a handicap, you can still do anything.
Jack and Annie - oh Kate, I have to admit to reading them also. I haven't seen that one, I will have to troll the library today for it.I read that one they put out before the summer games in China, Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China but it was difficult for me to get through - to Non-Fiction for me I guess.
Jack and Annie - oh Kate, I have to admit to reading them also. I haven't seen that one, I will have to troll the library today for it.I read that one they put out before the summer games in China, Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China but it was difficult for me to get through - to Non-Fiction for me I guess.
Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: Can you guess what my favorite winter olympic sport is? lol ..."Mine too, Kate. My son and I were just reminiscing the other day about Torvil & Dean - what a classy pair they were! Remember when the compulsory in singles was retracing figure 8s?! Always reminded me of the old Palmer handwriting practices!
OK - time to reset my page count to zero - I bought some audiobooks at half-price:
Sharpe's Tiger for hubby
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable for me
Dark Slayer definitely for me!
Death of a Scriptwriter for both of us
Charlemagne: From the Hammer to the Cross. I know, I'm a nerd!
Hey BJ... I'm a very distant descendant of Charlemagne. :) And I remember the figure 8's too. lol Lord that was ages ago.Debbie, I bought a few Magic Tree House books for my 3 sons. A few years back, my oldest used his own money to buy a set of 20 or so magic tree house books. Half were story books, half were the matching research guides. Funny thing is I've read more of the series now than he has. lol I've had to use them now and then when our challenges have odd categories. Like the jungle challenge last year when I needed an amphibian in title or on cover - ended up reading Afternoon on the Amazon with a crocodile on the cover. Civil War on Sunday and Revolutionary War on Wednesday fit this month's category. We have most of the regular series only missing 4 or 5 books, but we only have 3 of the newer Merlin stories.
What is the best way to update our count? just do a separate post? original post? I finished one book last night and halfway through another one (with double page count because it features a main character who was an olympic skier)Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: "2010 Winter Olympics Challenge LEADERBOARD
Duration: Feb 21 through March 7th
Total Pages Needed: 2010 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Take double page counts for any book with "Olym..."
Debbie wrote: "Luck to ya Deanna Way to kick it off Jane, that was fast"
Thanks was sick all day so was allowed to read in peace and relax ready for work today lol !
Deanna wrote: "What is the best way to update our count? just do a separate post? original post? I finished one book last night and halfway through another one (with double page count because it features a main ..."A new post is the best way to go unless your old post is the last one up. That way when I do the leaderboard, I just look at the most recent posts. I only look from my last leaderboard update and newer (then after posting the new leaderboard, delete the old one to save space).
You can get an idea how to post from looking at others. We put the date we finish the book, the books title and author, and page count. If doubled use (??? x 2) = ??? so we know what the original was before doubled.
Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: "Hey BJ... I'm a very distant descendant of Charlemagne. :) And I remember the figure 8's too. lol Lord that was ages ago.Debbie, I bought a few Magic Tree House books for my 3 sons. A few years..."
lol- I actually have a relationship with my oldest second grade teacher, her collection of Magic Treehouse is better than the libraries. I borrow sometimes.
Jane, glad you enjoyed reading time, hope you are feeling much better today since you are off to work.
Deanna's - Winter Olympic Count-off Challenge
Harvard's Education - Suzanne Brockmann - 249 pages
Snowbound - Larissa Ione - 225 pages (x2 - hero is former olympic bronze medalist) - 450 pages
Reset to Zero. I broke down and bought a few books at the used bookstore. Was getting depressed and stir crazy being stuck in the house, so went to the used bookstore. I bought:The Accidental Virgin by Valerie Frankel (was in the 25 cents clearance rack)
The Titanic Murders by Max Allan Collins (I am a Titanic history buff and love murder mysteries. Max Allan Collins wrote CSI books I liked so this should be a good.)
Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris (I am now only missing Thai Die to have the entire series. First 6 signed by author. Now to actual read the series. lol I've read another book by the author which I loved and she's a lovely lady who wears outrageous hats! lol)
Sanctuary by Meg Cabot (The only book in the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series that the library didn't have - book 4 in a 5 book series.)
As the World Churns by Tamar Myers (Only missing 2 books now in this 17 book Pennyslvania Dutch series. I've read 12 of them. Missing 'Hell Hath No Curry' and 'Batter Off Dead'.)
Tigers at Twilight by Mary Pope Osborne (Book #19 in Magic Tree House series. Only missing 6 books now out of first 28 in series.)
"Reading, Writing and Riddles" by Jolyn & William Sharp (Another Tales from Grace Chapel Inn book. Series has 39 books in it, most OOP. Published by Guideposts. Library has 23 of them. This is one they don't have. Used book store has about 20 in the series, many the library doesn't have but at $6 or $7.50 each for hardbacks, I'm being extremely picky which ones I get, and only one at a time at that price.)
Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years and Only One Grey Hare by Joe Adamson (Hey, for $4, I couldn't resist. I'm a big Looney Tunes fan.
2010 Winter Olympics Challenge
Duration: Feb 21 through March 7th
Total Pages Needed: 2010 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Take double page counts for any book with "Olympics" in title, a book about any Olympic Champion or written by any Olympic Champion. (Olympic Champion will include anyone who received any color Olympic medal).
2/21 Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne (74 x 2) = 144 pages
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President's Day Challenge
Duration: Feb 11 - Feb 28
Total pages needed: 3579
Reward: 3 new or 5 used
Bonus: If there is a US President in your book, real or fictional, you can take double page counts. Extra bonus: If you read a biography of any US President or a book written by a former US President, take triple page count.
2/11 Let's Be Enemies by Janice May Udry = 32 pages
2/11 'N Sync by Chris Kelman = 80 pages
2/13 Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by Shirley Raye Redmond (Thomas Jefferson) (48 x 2) = 98 pages
2/13 Pick Your Brains About England by Leo Hollis = 128 pages
2/13 The Green Mile Vol. 5 - The Night Journey by Stephen King = 90 pages
2/14 The Green Mile Vol. 6 - Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King = 115 pages
2/14 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo = 182 pages
2/14 Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (George Washington) (96 x 2) = 192 pages
2/15 White Out by Linda Howard = 71 pages
2/15 How to Live to Be 100 by George Burns = 189 pages
Total = 1174 pages