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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
April wrote: "Hey Cynthia, for task 15.1 Cancer - would you accept Mercy by Jodi Piccoult? One of the major plot points is that this guy mercy kills his wife because she has cancer. Just wondering i..."Yes that would work
Well, this semester is kicking my butt lol so my progress is not what I dreamed, but I'm still enjoying it. The sonnets were beautiful and melancholy. I'm not usually a poetry reader but I understand why hers are so loved.15.2. Sonnets From the Portuguese and Other Love Poems by Elizabeth Barret Browning
15.9. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (With stuffed red peppers and a tomato based meat sauce)
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15 Points8. 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. The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell.
He was featured writer on podcast B&N Tagged, episode 38...brilliant.
Total: 225
Completed #3 under the 10 point category! YIPEE!!!!I'm so glad I was introduced to this book (The Book Thief) through you guys on this site. It was such a great read.
5 POINTS
#1 Coraline by Neil Gaiman Rating - B 4/15/09
#3 Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Rating - A 4/9/09
#4 I listened to this audiobook in my car during the 7 hr drive to and 7 hr drive from the Texas Valley. Andrew Jackson by Robert V. Remini Rating - C 3/21/09
#8 Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich Rating - A 3/31/09
10 POINTS
#2 Like Water for Chocolate byLaura Esquivel Rating - A 3/23/09
#3 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Rating - A+ 4/25/09
#4 Seven Up by Janet Evanovich Rating - B 3/5/09
#7 My mom's name is Kathleen. Calamity Jayne by Kathleen Bacus Rating - C+ 4/2/09
#9 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams #77 off the TNBBC Top Books List (I was born in 1977) Rating - A- 3/26/09
15 POINTS
#4 Went to the Texas Valley for spring break and also crossed the border into Mexico and visited South Padre Island. Living on the Edge of America At Home on the Texas-Mexico Border by Robert Lee Maril Rating - C 4/21/09
#6 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Rating - A+ 3/6/09
25 POINTS
#1 The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams Rating - A- AND
The Glass Castle A Memoir by Jeannette Walls Rating A- 4/16/09
#3 From Eva's List (THANKS EVA!) The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve AND The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom Rating on both of these is A-. 3/20/09
#5 Manhunt The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson I NEVER read true crime and don't plan to again any time soon!....Rating - C+ 3/13/09
#8 Beauty Shop for Rent . . . fully equipped, inquire within by Laura Bowers and Eva Underground by Dandi Daley Mackall Give a B+ to both these books. 3/30/09
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Rory wrote: "El: What was The Golem like? "Rory, The Golem was just so-so. I wanted to like it a lot more, but wound up giving it only 3 stars. Maybe it was my mood while reading it, but I actually had a hard time keeping up with the story. I don't like to blame the author for that when I know it was probably my own fault, but it definitely led to some disappointment.
5 POINT TASK10. April Showers Bring May Flowers…
- Read one book with a Rain related word (rain, thunder, storm, shower, lightning etc. but not water) in the title OR
- Read a book with the name of A TYPE of tree or flower in the title.
The Path of Thunder, Peter Abrahams.
TOTAL POINTS: 280.
El wrote: "Rory wrote: "El: What was The Golem like? "Rory, The Golem was just so-so. I wanted to like it a lot more, but wound up giving it only 3 stars. Maybe it was my mood while reading it, but I actu..."
El: I looked up what GOLEM meant & www.visuwords.com said "(Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means" - was this sort of like a Frankenstein tale?
Goodreads claims it is the "most famous supernatural novel in modern European literature" but I had never heard of it. I'm intrigued....
Just finished Walk Two Moons5 points
1. Fantasy - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Epistolary - The Princess Diaries
3. Spring Cleaning - Dragon of the Red Dawn
4. Planes, Trains,... - Love Stargirl
5. Lent/Book about Sacrifice - Confessions of a Closet Catholic
6. Women's History - Stargirl
7. Arbor Day - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
8. April Fool's Day/Humorous - Zippity Zinger
9. Spring Animals - Junie B. First Grader: Dumb Bunny
10. Rain-Related - Electric Storm
10 points
1. Ireland - Maggie's Door
2. Mexico - Esperanza Rising
3. Australia - I am the Messenger
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7. Mother's Day - Northanger Abbey
8. Military - Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima
9. TNBBC Top Book List - I Capture the Castle
10. TNBBC Member's 5 Star - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
15 points
1. Leo (Royalty) - Fairest
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3. TNBBC Group Read - Stardust
4. Spring Break - The Kingdom Keepers
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6. Translated -Pippi Longstocking
7. Rhyming Books - Blizzard of the BLUE Moon & The TWO Princesses of Bamarre
8. Get to Know Author - Princess Academy
9. Color Book/Food - Where the Red Fern Grows
10. 3, 4, and 5 Books - Reach for the Stars, Have Wheels Will Travel, & Look Before You Leap - Amazing Days of Abby Hayes
25 points
1. G & R - The Goose Girl and River Secrets
2. Diarist - The World of Louisa May Alcott
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4. Big Read - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
5. Other genre - Woodsong (non-fiction)
6. 400 page British Monarchy - Horrible Histories?
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8. 12+ word title - Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country
9. 2 YA novels - Enna Burning and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
New Total: 110
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Books I've read and current one is striked5pts:
4. Automobile task: The Lion,the Witch and the wardrobe- C.S Lewis
5. Easter/Lent: Speak Through the Wind by Allison K. Pittman
6. Women's history month: The Lady and the Cad by Tamela Hancock Murray
10pts:
1. St. Patrick's Day: Maire by Linda Windsor
2. Cinco de Mayo: Like Water for Cohoclate by Laura Esquivel
3. Anzac Day: Faith in the Southland by Mary Hawkins
4. Author born in May: A family to share by Arlene James
5. Magic: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
6. Earth Day: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
7. Mother's Day: Killer Cargo by Dana Mentink
8. Memorial/armed Forces Day: Military Daddy by Patricia Davids
9. TNBBC Top Book List: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
10. Date Joined: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
15 pts:
1. Aries: The Greek's Bridal Purchase by Susan Stephens
2. Poetry Month: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
3.TNBBC Group Read: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
4. Spring Break Location: Bayou Justice by Robin Carrol
5. Literary Prize: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
6. Translated Book: The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho
7. Rhyming Books: Bridal Veil by Cathy Marie Hake and Long Trail to Love by Pamela Griffin
8. Get to Know Author: Operation: Married by Christmas by Debra Clopton
9. Book with a color in title: Bluegrass Peril by Virginia Smith
10. 3rd,4th, 5th book in series: The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader By C.S. Lewis
25 pts:
1. Karen's Task: Glory Be! by Ron and Janet Benrey and Remembered by Tamera Alexander
2. El's Task: Very Truly Yours, Chalres L. Dodgson, Alias Lewis CArroll by Lisa Bassett
3. Angela's Task: The Undomesitc Goddess and Can You Keep a Sercret by Sophie Kinsella
4. Ros' Task: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
5. Bonnie's Task: Simple Genius by David Baldacci
7. Darla's Task: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
8. Cassie's Task: Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Drannen and If We Kiss by Rachel Vail
9. Sara's Task: Mr. Lincoln's High tech war: How the North used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Iron-Clads, High Powered weapons, and more by Thomas B. Allen and Roger Macbride Allen
50pts: Reckless by Shannon Drake and Ghost Walk by Heather Graham
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5 POINT TASKS1. Prey by Michael Crichton
2. Carrie by Stephen King
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5. Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery by Joanne Fluke
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10 POINT TASKS
1. P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahern
2. The Wild Girl by Jim Fergus
3. The book Theif by Markus Zusak
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5. Harry Potter and The Sorcer's Stone by: J.K. Rowling
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8. The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy
9. The Scarlet Letter -Nathaniel Hawthorn
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15 POINT TASKS
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2. Inferno by Dante Alighieri
3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
4. BEYOND THE MELTING POT By Nathan Glazer and Daniel P. Moynihan
5. Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians by Peter Guralnick
6. 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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8. Queen of the Babble gets Hitched by Meg Cabot
9. Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins Mysteries) by Walter Mosley
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25 POINT TASKS
1. Grafitti Girl and Romone and Juliette
2. John Adams by David McCullough
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6. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
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9. Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
50 POINT TASK
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I've completed the 50 point task - Read 2 books by an author who writes under two different names.I listened to the audio book of Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie and read Absent in the Spring which was written under the name Mary Westmacott. I found both quite slow to get into, but after that, they were strangly addictive...
I now have 370 points.
10 points4. Read a book by an author who was born in March, April, or May.
Plan B 2.0 Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble
A very interesting, even more eye opening book that everybody in the world should read, politician to start with would be a good idea! But everybody else too.
total 105 points
Finished fifty point challenge and did a new accounting!!!TBD are unread.
5.1 Sci-Fi Salmon of Doubt by Adams
5.2 Epistolary Novel TBD (Guernsey Literary)
5.3 Spring Cleaning Team of Rivals by Goodwin
5.4 Book in a Car Echo Park by Child
5.5 Book about sacrifice Persuader by Child
5.6 WomensHistGirl in Title Girl Who Married a Lion by McCall Smith
5.7 Audiobook Monkey’s Raincoat by Crais
5.8 Humor Fool by Moore
5.9 Spring Animals TBD (Lamb)
5.10 April Showers TBD (Thunder and Lightning)
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10.1 Irish authorPaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Clarke
10.2 Mexican author TBD (Like Water for Chocolate)
10.3 Australian Author TBD (Courtenay)
10.4 Born in April Mostly Harmless by Adams
10.5 Magic TBD(Mistress of Magic)
10.6 Earth Day The Land by Taylor
10.7 Mother’s Day Outliers by Gladwell
10.8 Memorial Day Broken Prey by Sandford
10.9 Top Books Water for Elephants by Gruen
10.10 Members TBD Emma by Austen ½ done
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15.1 Virgin Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian by Sherman
15.2 Poetry Hate That Cat by Creech
15.3 Group Read TBD Neverwhere by Gaiman ½ done
15.4 Place to Visit (CT)The Associate by Grisham
15.5 Prize Winner TBD(Brooks)
15.6 Translation Span/Eng Shadow of the Wind by Zafon
15.7 RhymesThe Hard WAY by Child;NightandDAY by Parker
15.8 Interview True Detectives by Kellerman
15.9 Color(Mashed Pot/ M-mallow)The Devilin the White City by Larsen
15.10 3/4/5 TBD(Childs) 3rd/4th/5th
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25.1 G,R Gathering Blue by Lowry;Rip VanWinkle by Irving
25.2 Diarist TBD (Midwife’s Tales/ Very Truly Yours)
25.3 Two on Sandies shelves Fahrenheit 451, Book Thief
25.4 Big Reads TBD(Love in the Time of Cholera)
25.5 Outside genre Surrender Tree by Engle
25.6 Royalty 400 pages Monarch by Lacey
25.7 Movie (Jane Austen Book Club)Persuasion by Austen
25.8 Two YA’s Brisingr by Paolini; Maximum Ride Book 3 by J. Patterson
25.9 12 word title 39 Years … There by Tom Davis
50.1 Name/ Alias Sanctuary by Jenny Carroll; Haunted by Meggin Cabot
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Total 425
5.9 - The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A. S. Byatt15.5 - Short Friday and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer (I was born in 1978) Thanks to whoever mentioned this author....I loved this collection of stories!
Total points: 445
only 7 more books to read and I'm finished!
Finished 10.5 - The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini. This was an okay book. I enjoyed the parts actually about Houdini, but the author threw in so much other stuff, that did relate in a vague sense, but the book would have been much easier and more entertaining without it. I was also slightly annoyed because I found a few huge historical inaccuracies.5 points
1. Science Fiction/Fantasty: The Amber Spyglass
2. Epistolary Novel: Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
3. Spring Cleaning: Girl With A Pearl Earring
4. Planes/Trains/Automobiles:
5. Easter: No Wonder They Call Him Savior
7. Arbor Day: Shepherd of the Hills (ebook)
8: April Fool's Day: Dear Walter
9: Spring Animal: The Patron Saint of Butterflies
10. April Showers Bring May Flowers: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
10 points
1. St. Patricks Day: The Likeness
2. Cinco De Mayo: Pedro Paramo
3. ANZAC Day: True History of the Kelly Gang
4. Author Born in March/April/May: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
6. Earth Day: The Pillars of the Earth
7. Mother's Day: Three Cups of Tea
8. Memorial/Armed Forces Day: Code Talkers
9. TNBBC Top Books: Fall On Your Knees
15 points
1. Star Sign (Gemini): Multiple Blessings
2. National Poetry Month: Great Short Poems
3. TNBBC read: A Great and Terrible Beauty
4. Visited Place: Haunted Missouri
5. Literary Prize: Love
6. Translated: Inkheart
7. Rhyming Titles: Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook & A Gentle Madness...Book
9. Color in Title: The Red Tent
10. 3/4/5: Sookie Stackhouse Series (Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail)
25 points
1. Title G and R: The Secret Garden & Rereadings
2. Nonfiction diarest: The Journal of Emily Pepys
3. Spring Challenge Book: A Separate Place & The Geography of Bliss
4. Big Read: Anna Karenina
5. Outside Normal Genre: Invisible Man
6. English Royalty: Royal Panopoly
7. Movie: Everything Is Illuminated
9. Title of 12 Words: Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book Hunter of the 21st Century
50 points
1. Read a book written by an author under their real name and a book written under their pen name: On Writing & The Regulators
Total points: 65
Finished Pride and Prejudice for Task 5.3 (Spring Cleaning). I have to say that I am so grateful for this task. I've wanted to read this for so long, but I kept putting it off in favor of other books. Total Points: 320
Cynthia wrote: "Terri wrote: "15 POINTS9. 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).
Death of a Red Heroine by..."
I thought the salad AND the spagetti would be two, but I just had some salsa and chips///
Terri wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Terri wrote: "15 POINTS9. 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).
Death..."I just didn't think of that...the tomato sauce on the spaghetti since you only mentioned the tomato in salad - that's my fault I spent the whole day at this Celtic festival yesterday and I was tired and not really thinking while I updated points
I finished The Other Boleyn Girl - I liked this better than The Constant Princess - I still knew what was coming in the end but I liked hearing Mary Boleyn's story - hearing it from her perspective. But I've read a lot about the Tudor's and that period lately so I think I'll be looking to read any more for awhile. - I read this for the TNBBC group read task.My TASKS
5 POINTS
1. Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel - The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
2. Epistolary Novel - Fair and Tender Ladies - Lee Smith
7. Arbor Day - The Color Line - Lizette Carter (plan to recycle with paperbackswap or donate to the library when I'm done)
9. “Spring” Animals - Dating Big Bird - Laura Zigman
10. April Showers Bring May Flowers - The Ballroom on Magnolia Street - Sharon Owens
10 POINTS
1. St. Patrick’s Day - There's No Place Like Here - Cecelia Ahern
2. Cinco De Mayo - The Wild Girl - Jim Fergus
3. ANZAC Day - People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks
7. Mother’s Day - Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye (my mom's name is Robin) or Across the Color Line by Lizette Carter (she gave it to me)
8. Memorial and Armed Forces Day - Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
9. TNBBC Top Books - Number 91 (I was born in 1982) - The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
15 POINT TASKS
2. National Poetry Month - The Book of Irish Verse - John Montague
5. Award Winner - The Witches Of Eastwick - John Updike
8. Meet the Author - Figures of Silk by Vanora Bennett http://www.vanorabennett.com/
9. Color/Food - One Thousand White Women: The Journals Of May Dodd - Jim Fergus (not sure what I'm making yet)
25 POINT TASKS
2. EL'S TASK - Eden's Outcasts: the story of Louisa May Alcott and her Father by John Matteson
4. ROS' TASK - Katherine by Anya Seton
6. JON'S TASK - Eleanor of Aquitaine: a life by Alison Weir
7. DARLA'S TASK - Persuasion by Jane Austen as mentioned in The Lake House
8. CASSIE'S TASK - A Great and Terrible Beauty & Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
9. SARA'S TASK - Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen by Sybil G. Briton
50 POINTER
Queen of Babble - Meg Cabot
Kiss the Bride - Patricia Cabot
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5 POINTS1.
2. Read an epistolary novel OR a non-fiction collection of letters/journal etc.
3. Maximum Ride
4. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Task –
5. For Easter/Lent/Passover…
- Read a Christian Fiction novel,
- A book about sacrifice, OR
- A book about something you would or are planning to give up.
6. In Honor Of Women’s History Month…
- Read an autobiography/biography of a woman you admire OR
- A novel with one of the following in the title (woman, women, lady, ladies, female, feminine, girl, girls, maiden, madame).
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by…
- Reading an e-book OR
- Listening to an audiobook OR
- By reading a book and “recycling” it -
8. For April Fools Day…
- Read a humorous novel, a book of jokes, OR
- A biography/autobiography/memoir of a comedian.
9. Read a book with one of the following Spring animals in the title…
10. April Showers Bring May Flowers…
10 pts.
1. For St. Patrick’s Day – Read a book by an Irish author, set in Ireland, OR about Ireland.
2. For Cinco De Mayo – Read a book by a Mexican author, set in Mexico, OR about Mexico.
3. For ANZAC Day – Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia, OR about Australia.
4. Read a book by an author who was born in March, April, or May.
- You can find a list that will help with this task at http://www.authdir.net/
5. March 24 is Harry Houdini’s Birthday – Read a book about magic, a magician etc.
6. In honor of Earth Day (April 22) read a book with the word Earth, Moon, Sun, World, Star or one of the other planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) in the title.
- Words such as earthly, sunset, lunar etc. are acceptable.
7. In Honor of Mother’s Day…
- Read a book recommended by/given to you by your mother.
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).
9. I Capture the Castle
10. Fehrenheit 451
15 POINTS
1. Hello Life
2. April is National Poetry Month – Read a book of poetry OR about a famous poet.
3. Read a past OR present TNBBC group read that you haven’t read before
4. Read a novel that takes place in a location you plan to visit during this challenge OR have visited previously during spring break (does not have to be overly specific i.e. if you are visiting Paris this spring (LUCKY YOU) you could read a book that takes place anywhere in France).
5. Read a book written by an author who won a major literary prize (Nobel, Pulitzer etc.) in the year you were born (it does not have to be the book they won the award for).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lit...
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7. In honor of both Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2) and Mother Goose Day (May 1) find and read two books with rhyming titles. By this I mean that there is a word in the title of one book that rhymes with a word in the other book’s title.
- Example: You could read The Scent of Sake AND The Red Tent
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.
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).
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25 POINT TASKS
1. KAREN’S TASK - As we are all totally completely addicted to GR (Goodreads), let's read…
- A book which title starts with the letter G AND
- A book which title starts with the letter R.
- Books like The Gargoyle or A Raisin In the Sun – that have titles beginning with A OR THE followed by a G or R word are acceptable for this task.
2. EL’s TASK - Read a Non-Fiction book ABOUT OR A DIARY written by one of the noted diarists on This List http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dia... who lived prior to the 1900’s. NO FICTION BOOKS FOR THIS TASK!!
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.
4. ROS’ TASK - Read a book that’s on the big reads list. http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100...
5. BONNIE’S TASK - Read a book outside your normal genre(s). Example: Bonnie usually reads YA, fantasy, nonfiction and classics so she'd have to read short stories, plays, mysteries, etc.
6. JON’S TASK - H.M. Queen Elizabeth II is 83 on April 21st, read a Non-Fiction book of at least 400 pages relating in some way to the British Monarchy past or present. Write a short Goodreads review and post a copy on the Spring challenge thread.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_En...
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9. SARA'S TASK - Read a book that has a title of 12 or more words.
SANDY'S 50 POINT MIDWAY TASK
total: 70
I thought vacation week would provide me with endless reading time. Alas, I have only been able to finish one book,A Great and Terrible Beauty, which I have been waiting to start for a year and half. Here is my update:15 POINTS
1. Margaret Bourke-White: The Photography of Design, 1927-1936 by Stephen Bennett Phillips
2. Loose Woman by Sandra Cisneros
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4. It Happened On Cape Cod by Shawnie Kelley
5. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
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7. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
8. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (interview on The Colbert Report)
9. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
10. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series
New total: 45 points
Cynthia wrote: "Terri wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Terri wrote: "15 POINTS9. 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)..."
lol. Sounds like you have been having a fun time!!!!
Kelly wrote: "I thought vacation week would provide me with endless reading time. Alas, I have only been able to finish one book,A Great and Terrible Beauty, which I have been waiting to start for a year and hal..."Kelly: How did you like A Great and Terrible Beauty? I've been holding off reading that one as well...
Bonnie's Task: Read a book outside your normal genre.I DO NOT like to read horror books, I won't go to horror movies, so I've been putting off this task. But since I decided to do it, I figured I'd go to the king of horror for my choice, and borrowed a Stephen King book from my daughter. I will never think the same of a cell phone again - smoke signals anyone?
25.5
25 points added to previous 510 points = 535 points as of 4.26.09
Haven't finished a book for aaaages. But today I finished Suite Francaise for number 8 in the 10 point task.Total = 90
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I'm lagging behind in my reading...my husband & I found out this week we are expecting our first child...I've been reading all the baby brochures, magazines and books my doctor gave me instead. I'll have to figure out a way to fit in some baby books for the summer challenge!
Rory wrote: "I'm lagging behind in my reading...my husband & I found out this week we are expecting our first child...I've been reading all the baby brochures, magazines and books my doctor gave me instead. I'..."Seems like you could switch some things around (depending on your reading list) and add at least one of these to "read outside of your normal genre!" Congratulations! (and don't worry--all those people who say you will never read again are not entirely correct. LOL)
10 POINT TASK2. For Cinco De Mayo – Read a book by a Mexican author, set in Mexico, OR about Mexico.
The Answer / La Respuesta, Including a Selection of Poems, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz.
TOTAL POINTS: 290.
Okay...so now we all know what Rory was doing during the WINTER challenge ;) Congratulations, Mama !!
Congrats Rory!Just finished Adverbs A Novel by Daniel Handler who wrote the Lemony Snicket books. I read the first in that series a few days ago. So there goes the 50 point task. This book was... interesting. Not always in a good way. It was a book about love and often I got confused on who was who and if they were actually introduced earlier and if anything in this book really happened to the characters. It was just strange and interesting all wrapped into one. His children's books make a lot more sense.. that's for sure..
Will post my full list in a second here.
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LEADERBOARD
DONNA JO - 575
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BJ ROSE - 535
SANDY - 520
LIZZI - 515
KRISTEN IL - 480
BRIDGIT - 455
KRISTENR - 445
RORA - 435
SHARON - 430
WENDY - 420
LEORA - 410
MEGHAN - 410
BETH MN - 405
TINA - 395
LOUISE - 370
RORY - 370
BEV - 365
BONNIE - 365
CAIT - 345
KRISTINA GA - 345
LIZ BRKLYN - 345
JOSIE - 340
APRIL NY - 335
NICOLE NC - 315
ASHLEY ID - 310
KRITIKA - 310
REBECCA J - 310
SARANICOLE - 310
ANGELA IL - 305
MAGGIE - 305
ALICE - 300
CATHEROO - 295
PERS - 295
EL - 290
ELIZABETH NC - 280
EVA - 280
JESSICA IL - 280
RHIANNON - 280
SUSAN - 280
ANGIE - 275
AMY - 270
JUDITH IA - 270
LAURA NY - 270
LORI TX - 265
MARY BETH - 260
COURTNEY - 255
LINDSEY - 255
SANDIE - 255
SUZIER - 250
ROSEANN - 245
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 230
LYNLEE4 - 225
JAMIE MN - 220
FIONA (TITCH)- 215
STEPHANIE CA - 205
BECKY - 200
JOY - 200
SARA E - 200
STEPH - 200
FALLON - 195
JON - 195
MALIADES - 195
ALISHA - 190
ASHLEY AL - 190
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 190
HAYES - 185
WV HEATHER - 185
JILLIAN - 180
KATE - 180
MANDAY - 175
CAROL - 170
SERA - 170
VICTORIA - 170
JOANNA - 165
KRISTINA UK - 165
LIZ VEGAS - 160
POTJY - 155
JENNIFER IN - 150
LILY - 150
ROS - 150
CYNDEE - 145
MEGAN - 145
DAVID - 140
JEN B - 140
TRYPHENA - 140
KAREN - 135
KATHRYN - 135
LACY - 135
HEATHER KS - 130
JEGKA - 130
RYAN - 130
TRACY - 130
ANN FROM SC - 125
NATALIA - 125
CASSIE - 120
SLAYERMEL - 120
JOANIE - 115
RENFREW - 115
SUSANNA UK - 115
ABBIE - 110
BETH - 110
MELODY - 110
SARAH PA - 110
CATHERINE - 105
JEANE - 105
LINDA - 105
CYNTHIA - 100
JESSICA SC - 100
JULIE (ID)'S - 100
AMANDA - 95
MARIE - 95
REBECCA - 95
ASHLEY UT - 90
JENNY - 90
KICKI - 90
MADELINE - 90
SAI - 90
TERRI - 90
LAUREN - 85
MEREDITH H - 85
JULIE UK - 75
MEL - 75
RACHEL - 75
SHANNON - 75
JULIE TN - 70
SHELLIE - 70
SLAIMI - 70
ALLISON MO - 65
JESSICA MI - 65
JOANN - 65
ALYSSA - 60
JEN MD - 60
KELLY - 60
JAMIE WA - 55
MACKENZIE - 55
ROBIN - 55
VICKI - 55
KATIE - 50
KIM - 50
5PEASINAPOD - 45
ELIZ - 45
KELLY MA - 45
JULIE KS - 40
LDB - 40
LISA CO - 40
LIZ NY - 40
TOBIE - 40
JAMIE 23 - 35
JUDITH NY - 30
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
KRISTI - 25
MELISSA - 25
LAZARUS - 20
NICOLE CA - 20
CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MARY - 10
MORGAN - 10
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5
Terri wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Terri wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Terri wrote: "15 POINTS9. 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 ..."Yes it was a lot of fun - it's an annual thing down here but it's the first year I've gone - the music was really good and it was just a fun day
5peasinapod wrote: "5 POINTS
1. Dead in Dallas
2. Read an epistolary novel OR a non-fiction collection of letters/journal etc.
3. Maximum Ride
4. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Task –
5. For Easter/Len..."What movie did you see Dead Until Dark featured/mentioned in - I'll add the points for that task once I know?
Added another 25 points tonight reading and having read to me.. Emma by Jane Austen for 25.4 Ros's task.
Rory wrote: "I'm lagging behind in my reading...my husband & I found out this week we are expecting our first child...I've been reading all the baby brochures, magazines and books my doctor gave me instead. I'..."[image error]
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Awwww, enjoy your pregnancy, Rory! Soon enough you'll be reading loads of kiddie books- I love them!
Kelly wrote: "I thought vacation week would provide me with endless reading time. Alas, I have only been able to finish one book,A Great and Terrible Beauty, which I have been waiting to start for a year and hal..."I really enjoyed that whole trilogy. Libba Bray writes as if she did research before writing about the little things in a woman's life back then and I appreciate that.
First, congratulations Rory!As for the challenge, I finished Come Closer by Sara Gran for Bonnie's Task 25.5 (horror). It was an extremely fast read and I give it a solid 3 stars. I made sure to read it during the day because I'm a wuss, but I think I could've read this at night with no problem.
Total Pts: 345
I finished The Innocent Assassins by Loren Eiseley for the 15.2 poetry task for a total of 100 points.This is an elegant and haunting collection of poems by an archeologist and paleontologist. The book had been on my shelf for years - it took the Spring Challenge to get me to read it.
Cait, I thought the same thing about Come Closer when I read it, too. "I'll be fine, it wasn't that scary". It got a hell of a lot scarier when I started hearing "tapping" on my wall late at night. I was terrified.P.S. The "tapping" ended up being my heater. Sigh, the joys of having an overactive imagination.
Congrats Rory!!!7. In honor of both Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2) and Mother Goose Day (May 1) find and read two books with rhyming titles.
#1 True Colors by Kristin Hannah-3/26
#2 The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand-4/26
New Total: 305
Finally broke 300...:)
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Congrats Rory - best wishes for a wonderful little sprout! In his/her honor, I'll be tackling two books from your shelves to complete 25.3 in the next couple of weeks.I'm also adding 50 points to my total with the midway task - I finished this one with Donald Westlake's Somebody Owes Me Money and a book he wrote as Richard Stark, The Man With the Getaway Face. Westlake died a few months ago, but he left a substantial body of work that'll keep me entertained for quite a while.
Current Total: 280
Goal: 300 (should have set that higher, maybe....)
"2. Each individual can set their own goal as to how many points they think they can earn in that time and if they want to they can reward themselves. " Like Jessica, I think I did not set a high enough goal. I'm pleased to have already exceeded mine, as Jessica surely will hers. But a reward? Anyone thinking of their own reward? I had not thought of one before, but having made a substantial order at Better World Books this week, I'm thinking that will have to be it.
Rory wrote: "I'm lagging behind in my reading...my husband & I found out this week we are expecting our first child...I've been reading all the baby brochures, magazines and books my doctor gave me instead. I'..."CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Tasks completed6. In Honor Of Women’s History Month…
Mah, Adeline Yen Title Falling leaves return to their roots : the true story of an unwanted Chinese daughter READ
- Read an autobiography/biography of a woman you admire OR
- A novel with one of the following in the title (woman, women, lady, ladies, female, feminine, girl, girls).
NEW TOTAL = 430 points
5 points
2 The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank (on shelf)
4 Little Women - EBOOK (reading)
6 Mah, Adeline Yen Title Falling leaves return to their roots : the true story of an unwanted Chinese daughter READ
7 Sepulchre / Kate Mosse (on shelf) read then give to library
9 The One Flew over the cukoos nest – Kesey READ
10 The House of Thunder – Dean Kootz
30/50 points
10 points
2 Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel READ
3 Author Grenville, Kate Title The Secret river READ
4 SUE GRAFTON P is for Peril READ
5 Practical Magic – Alice Goffman
7 The outcast / Sadie Jones (on shelf)
8 TBD
10 Bridget Jones Diary – Helen Fielding READ
70/100 points
15 points
2 On Hundred Favourite Humorous Poems - Classic FM READ
3 The Audacity of Hope – Barack Obama (on shelf)
One city / Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh READ
7 : Alias Grace Mary Higgins Clark & No Place Like Home A Novel Margaret Atwood
Then read about him online. DONE
9 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE READ
CARROT AND SWEET POTATO MASH
10 Stirling, Jessica - Sisters three (on shelf)
Harris, Joanna – Five quarters of the orange (on shelf)
105/150 points
25 points
2 Wordsworth, Dorothy Title Dorothy Wordsworth's illustrated Lakeland journals READ
3 The Cellist of Sarajevo – Steven Galloway READ
When Will There Be good news – Kate Atkinson READ
4 Animal Farm – George Orwell READ
5 Young Adult – Angus, Thongs and perfect snogging READ
On the Trail of William Wallace – David R. Ross 146 pages READ
Mary Queen of Scots – Jayne Elizabeth Lewis READ
COMPETED BOOK REVIEWS FOR 3 BOOKS
7 Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice READ
8 The growing pains of Adrian Mole – Sue Townsend READ
Private peaceful – Michael Morpurgo READ
9 Waiting for Daisy : the true story of one couple's quest to have a baby / Peggy Orenstein READ
225/225 points
50 POINT TASK
Meg Cabot
Jenny Carroll
0/50
Total 430points
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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).
Death of a Red Heroine by Qui Xialo..."Terri - I went ahead and awarded you the points but you need to eat another red food as the task said 2 FOODS of that color.