OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009 Showing 5,151-5,200 of 6,381

[Sara ♥]

Kathryn wrote: "I was wondering if a snail might be considered a spring animal? According to Wikipedia:
Some snails hibernate during the winter (typically October through April in the Northern Hemisphere). They m..."

All the snails have come out recently at my house... seems Springy to me...

[Kate]

saranicole wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I was wondering if a snail might be considered a spring animal? According to Wikipedia:
Some snails hibernate during the winter (typically October through April in the Northern Hem..."

That is what I was thinking, but then I thought that maybe because they are so disgusting, and you normally associate cute animals with spring animals, that maybe Cynthia wouldn't consider them a spring animal so I though I would check before I read my book.

[Sara ♥]

Amy wrote: "There once was a reader named Sam
Whose spring challenge posed quite a jam
Yes, "3" rhymes with sea
But it's a digit, you see
So move on and knock off the spam

:)"

Cute!

I guess I'm just thinking that, yes, 3 rhymes with sea, but Cynthia decided WAAAAY back at the beginning of the challenge what rhymes would be acceptable (perfect rhymes between two unique words), and to change that now would be be unfair to everyone else who wanted to use numbers to rhyme book titles. Perhaps if you had stated your points (which are totally valid) at the beginning, it would be different, but at this point, it's too late to change the rules.

Can you do a little juggling to fit one of the books into a different category and then pick a new book to rhyme?

[Kristina]

Just finished task number 4 for 25 points, which was to read a book from the BBC BigReads list that was linked in the task, and I read: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.

Points so far: 115.

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[Sara ♥]

Kathryn wrote: "That is what I was thinking, but then I thought that maybe because they are so disgusting, and you normally associate cute animals with spring animals, that maybe Cynthia wouldn't consider them a spring animal so I though I would check before I read my book. "

Snails love all the rain we get in the spring time. We shall see what Cynthia says... What book are you wanting to read that has SNAIL in the title??

I've picked a spring animal title book (Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe), but I haven't read it yet. I was thinking about reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore, but if it was sacreligious about Jesus... I don't know if I... well, I'm just not going to go there.

[Cynthia]

Finished the 50 pointer last night - I just meant to get the other book Kiss The Bride started before but before I knew it I was finishing it. It was a nice easy historical romance that had a little surprising twist towards the end - I'm really glad for this challenge because I don't think I would have ever read this otherwise - I've had Meg Cabot's books written for adults on my to read list for awhile but had no plans to read stuff she had written under pseudonyms till now. Next I'm going to read People of the Book for the Anzac task - since I already did the group read task - I still can't believe that it got picked for May's read - this is the first book that I've suggested that's been chosen or even come close.

My TASKS

5 POINTS
1. Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel - The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray

2. Epistolary Novel - The Boy Next Door - Meg Cabot

3. Spring Cleaning - Little Bitty Lies - Mary Kay Andrews

4. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Task - The Dominant Blonde - Alisa Kwitney

5. Easter/Lent - Deep in the Heart of Trouble - Deeanne Gist

6. Women’s History Month - The Measure of a Lady - Deeanne Gist

7. Arbor Day - The Color Line - Lizette Carter (plan to recycle with paperbackswap or donate to the library when I'm done)

8. April Fools Day - Seven Up - Janet Evanovich

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

4. Born In March, April, or May - Hot Six - Janet Evanovich

5. Harry Houdini’s Birthday - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke

6. Earth Day - Sunrise - Jacquelyn Cook

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

10. 5 STAR TNBBC MEMBER BOOK - Can You Keep A Secret? - Sophie Kinsella - JOANIE'S 5 pointer

15 POINT TASKS
1. Written In The Stars - The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory - (I'm a Leo)

2. National Poetry Month - The Book of Irish Verse - John Montague

3. TNBBC Group Read - The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory

4. Vacation Location Book - Courting Trouble - Deeanne Gist

5. Award Winner - The Witches Of Eastwick - John Updike

6. Translated Book - Chez moi - Agnes Desarthe

7. Rhyme Time - Shoe Addicts Anonymous, Two For The Dough - Beth Harbison, Janet Evanovich

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)

10. Three, Four, Five - Three To Get Deadly, Four To Score, High Five - Janet Evanovich

25 POINT TASKS
1. KAREN'S TASK - The Gates of Trevalyan by Jacquelyn Cook, The Rosetti Letter by Christie Phillips

2. EL'S TASK - Eden's Outcasts: the story of Louisa May Alcott and her Father by John Matteson

3. ANGELA'S TASK - Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks, and Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

4. ROS' TASK - Katherine by Anya Seton

5. BONNIE'S TASK - The Incredible Origins of the Onyx Sun - Christopher Mahoney

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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[Jamie]

Cynthia - I just started People of the Book last night and I'm loving it so far!

[Cynthia]

I hadn't really thought about hibernation in terms of determining whether an animal was "spring" or not but if that was the case then a lot of animals would be - that's not really what I was looking for so I don't think snail works - especially when there are so many other options already for that task.

I never thought the rhyming task would spark so much debate when I put it in the challenge - I thought it would be pretty cut and dry - i.e. Blue/Clue/Shoe/New or Man/Tan/Ban/Ran etc. there are so many words out there like that - that it would be fairly easy for people to come up with something. The number thing came up earlier in the game and perhaps I should have added it to the original task posting but again I wouldn't have thought most people would even think of a digit when trying to rhyme something - just never occurred to me.

Running this challenge is still a fairly new thing for me - this is the only the 3rd TNBBC designed challenge I've done so less than a year and there are kinks that always have to worked out - and I don't expect to make everyone happy but in the end I hope everyone has a good time, discovers some new favorite books or authors, maybe reads a book or two outside the box, and clears some books off (if their anything like me - massive) to read lists. That's all I really wanted when I decided to do this.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Cynthia wrote: ". . . but in the end I hope everyone has a good time, discovers some new favorite books or authors, maybe reads a book or two outside the box, and clears some books off (if their anything like me - massive) to read lists. That's all I really wanted when I decided to do this. "

I don't know the current "in" lingo to say you're the cat's pajamas for this. I am having a marvelous time, approaching books in a way I might not have done, and reading a ton more. It's a smashing success!

[Angela]

Amen Cynthia... well said. You cannot make everyone happy. And this is a challenge, so it is not really meant to be 'easy'.

[Steph]

Completed, for 15 points:
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).

I read Enemies A Love Story by Isaac Singer, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978.


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[Avory]

Cynthia wrote: "I hadn't really thought about hibernation in terms of determining whether an animal was "spring" or not but if that was the case then a lot of animals would be - that's not really what I was lookin..."

I definitely think you're achieving your goals - I love this challenge, as I think most of us do, and it's more about reading things we wouldn't otherwise than anything. The competition can be motivating but in the end its all about the books. Kudos to you for taking it all on!

[Lori]

Lindsey wrote: "I completed a few tasks while I was up at the DMZ this past week.

5 Pt task #6. In Honor Of Women’s History Month, I read Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou. Soooo good, I hig..."

How did you like Glass Houses? I have really enjoyed the entire series. But I am a Vampire freak...

[Mackenzie]

5 points:
1. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (sci-fi)
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (epistolary)
4. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card (plane from NY, NY - Wichita, KS and back)
7. A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (e-book, Project Gutenburg)

10 points:
6.The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Earth Day - Mars)
7.The Pact A Love Story by Jodi Picoult (recommended and given by my mother)

25 point:
BONNIE'S TASK- Newjack Guarding Sing Sing by Ted Conover (non-fiction)
SARA'S TASK - Loser Goes First My Thirty-Something Years of Dumb Luck and Minor Humiliation by Dan Kennedy (13 word title)

Total: 90 points

[April]

saranicole wrote: I was thinking about reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore, but if it was sacreligious about Jesus... I don't know if I... well, I'm just not going to go there


Saranicole, I've read Lamb and have had a Christian upbringing. From what I remember, Lamb does not mock Jesus, nor does it paint him in a bad light. Here's a good review which puts it more eloquently than I can, it might help you to decide if you really want to read it: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/....

[Sharon75uk]

Would this be suitable for
10.8. In Honor of Memorial and Armed Forces Day – Read a book about a veteran OR someone serving in the military (fiction or non-fiction).

Band of Eagles- Frank Barnard

[Nicole]

April wrote: "saranicole wrote: I was thinking about reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore, but if it was sacreligious about Jesus... I don't know if I... well, ..."

I just read this a couple of weeks ago and loved it. I admit, I'm not a regular church-goer, but it doesn't paint Jesus in a bad light, if anything it makes him human, which if you are someone who wants to put Jesus on a pedestal that could potentially be a problem.

For example Jesus states he will never have sex, but he wants to understand why it's sinful and why people are so drawn to it, so he encourages Biff to have sex to explain it to him, and of course the process is a comedy of errors. If that doesn't sound like your cup of tea then stay away, but it was a funny book.

[Rebecca NJ]

Cynthia wrote: "...but in the end I hope everyone has a good time, discovers some new favorite books or authors, maybe reads a book or two outside the box, and clears some books off (if their anything like me - massive) to read lists."

I think you are doing a great job. I have read some great books outside my normal genre I would never have thought to pick up before. I have also taken small (really, really small) steps to read some books on my shelf. A lot of these things I would have never done without the challenge. I can't wait until the next one! Keep up the good work :)

[Cynthia]

Sharon wrote: "Would this be suitable for
10.8. In Honor of Memorial and Armed Forces Day – Read a book about a veteran OR someone serving in the military (fiction or non-fiction).

Band of Eagles..."That's fine

[Sharon75uk]

thanks Cynthia :)

[Sara ♥]

April wrote: "Saranicole, I've read Lamb and have had a Christian upbringing. From what I remember, Lamb does not mock Jesus, nor does it paint him in a bad light. Here's a good review which puts it more eloquently than I can, it might help you to decide if you really want to read it: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/141..."

Hmmm... That makes me less hesitant... Perhaps this summer, when I have more time...

[Julie (ID)]

Just a couple of books...
For task 5-7 I read Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyers.

For task 10-8 I read Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Quite liked this one. I've read a lot of books of WWII but not very many on WWI.

For task 15-6 I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

So I think my total is now 130 pts. Thanks

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Thanks for the WWI reference, Julie. I'd like to read more of this period.

[Ashley]

Julie (ID) wrote: "


Random question Julie, what part of Idaho do you live in?

[Lori]

I finished Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth by Dorothy Morrison for task 25.5. I very rarely read non-fiction of any kind. I found this book while looking for something to rhyme with Fool.

It has a lot of recipes, and crafts and directions in it. But I read them all. The way she describes making things and blessing them I found quite fascinating. It is full of the history of Yule and all the things that go with the Winter season. I really enjoyed reading it and may be checking it out again when the season rolls around.


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I also want to move one of the books I have already read. I want to move Ella Minnow Pea to the 5.8 task. I found it very humourous...it had me laughing out loud in places. And I want to add Address Unknown by Kressmann Taylor in the 5.2 task spot for an epistolary novel. It isn't anywhere near 100 pages long, but it is a terrific book.

I believe with the two new books and one trade that brings my total to 295. 300 I am gonna getcha, just you wait and see. LOL

And I just want to add my thanks to Cynthia for providing us with such a fun way to expand our reading experience and volume. I have had such a good time with the Spring Challenge that I wouldn't miss the Summer one for the world. And I have a ton of suggestions for you too when the time comes. :)

[Heather]

I finished the 15 point rhyming task:
15.7 No Time to Hide by Rob Palmer and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith, with a little help from Jane Austen.

I never, in my wildest dreams, thought I'd like "zombie literature" but I love P&P&Z! So funny and I find myself cheering out loud when dislikable characters received their come uppance.

New Total: 200 points

[Kate]

Sara TX wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "That is what I was thinking, but then I thought that maybe because they are so disgusting, and you normally associate cute animals with spring animals, that maybe Cynthia wouldn't c..."

Darn, she didn't accept it. I though for sure it was a spring animal because I always see them in the spring. You're right, it is because of the rain and stuff. I wanted to read Snail Mail, No More. It is the squal to the book I just read, P.S. Longer Letter Later.

[Sam]

@Amy - You should have ended it with "So move on and eat some green eggs and ham." More appropriate and less "this is why the internet is stupid."

@Sara - That's why I wished she had updated her first thread with clarification or mentioned the earlier ruling when she rejected the rhyme initially. There's, like, 5k posts here, and I'm late to the game. It's not that important because...

@El - It is just a game, as you say. I came in late and was just trying to shoehorn what I had already read and was planning to read in the list. Naturally, things would have been a lot easier if I hadn't jumped in mid-game. I'll just have to decide if I want to play next time.

[Cynthia]

LEADERBOARD
DONNA JO - 575
***************
BJ ROSE - 535
LIZZI - 525
SANDY - 525
BRIDGIT - 505
KRISTEN IL - 490
WENDY - 455
KRISTENR - 445
SHARON - 440
RORA - 435
ASHLEY ID - 415
BETH MN - 415
TINA - 415
LEORA - 410
MEGHAN - 410
CAIT - 400
JOSIE - 385
ALICE - 375
LOUISE - 370
RORY - 370
BEV - 365
BONNIE - 365
LIZ BRKLYN - 360
KRISTINA GA - 355
APRIL NY - 340
AMY - 330
ANGELA IL - 320
KRITIKA - 315
NICOLE NC - 315
JESSICA IL - 310
REBECCA J - 310
SARANICOLE - 310
MAGGIE - 305
CATHEROO - 295
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 295
LORI TX - 295
PERS - 295
EL - 290
LINDSEY - 285
ELIZABETH NC - 280
EVA - 280
JUDITH IA - 280
RHIANNON - 280
SUSAN - 280
ANGIE - 275
MARY BETH - 275
LAURA NY - 270
SANDIE - 265
COURTNEY - 255
SUZIER - 250
ROSEANN - 245
JON - 230
STEPH - 230
LYNLEE4 - 225
RENFREW - 225
JAMIE MN - 220
JILLIAN - 220
STEPHANIE CA - 220
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JOY - 215
KRISTINA UK - 215
MALIADES - 210
BECKY - 200
SARA E - 200
WV HEATHER - 200
FALLON - 195
ALISHA - 190
ASHLEY AL - 190
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 190
CAROL - 185
HAYES - 185
KATE - 180
MANDAY - 175
SERA - 170
VICTORIA - 170
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JOANNA - 165
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POTJY - 155
LILY - 150
ROS - 150
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MARIE - 145
MEGAN - 145
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JEN B - 140
KATHRYN - 140
TRACY - 140
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LACY - 135
SARAH PA - 135
HEATHER KS - 130
JEGKA - 130
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RYAN - 130
ANN FROM SC - 125
JESSICA SC - 125
NATALIA - 125
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ABBIE - 110
BETH - 110
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CATHERINE - 105
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JOANN - 65
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VICKI - 55
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KIM - 50
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CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MARY - 10
MORGAN - 10
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Sam, we have as yet no clue as to what the Summer Challenge might have for us. But I have looked at the Fall and Winter Challenges, and this one is heads above. Without trying to pressure Cynthia in any way, I'm sure we can expect something equally as interesting come summer. I personally look forward to seeing what reads you manage to match up with the tasks.

[Tracy]

An update, finally. (I've actually finished two books, but one is part of a two-book task, and haven't finished the other.) I did finish a new 10-point task (the gift from my mother) -- and I wouldn't have read this, if she hadn't given it to me. The first few chapters were a little odd, so normally I would have shelved it and come back some other time, maybe. For Mom, I kept going. And it was worth it -- very good book, after all!

5 points:
1. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (I just finished this, but I can't wait to read it again!)
3. The Enchanted Castle, E. Nesbit
4.
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 Sunday Philosophy Club, 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
3.
4. Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne
5. Road from Coorain, Jill Ker Conway (I don't read many memoirs/biographies)
6.
7.
8. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Cofer; I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith
9.

[Amy]

Sam wrote: "@Amy - You should have ended it with "So move on and eat some green eggs and ham." More appropriate and less "this is why the internet is stupid."

@Sara - That's why I wished she had updated her f..."

Nah...the rhythm's off

[Tracy]

Quick question...

I've been swamped with my regular life lately, and I've missed pages of this discussion. I tried scrolling through to find an explanation of the 50-point task, but I'm out of time.

Can anyone save me? I think it's to read books by the same author, writing under a pen name and his/her own name. But, aside from Ruth Rendell, does anyone have suggestions for me?

Thanks!

[Jamie]

Tracy - It's actually noted on the first page:

"SANDY'S 50 POINT MIDWAY TASK
***Read 2 books by an author who writes under two different names. For example, Nora Roberts also writes under the name J.D. Robb, so you would read a book by J.D. Robb and a book by Nora Roberts.***For this task ONE book can have been read prior to APRIL 15TH but the other must have been read after that date."

Hope that helps!

[Liz M]

Tracy wrote: "Quick question...

....I think it's to read books by the same author, writing under a pen name and his/her own name. But, aside from Ruth Rendell, does anyone have suggestions for me? "

wiki list of pen names

another list of pen names

Also, right around pages 90/91 is when people started discussing the 50-pointer & throwing out suggestions.

[Jessica]

I just finished Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver for the 25.5 task. I never read biography. That brings my total to 125.

[Kristen]

Just read Come in from the Cold for my veteran read. It's set during Vietnam and was a really sweet YA romance.

Just four books left to read!


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[Kristen]

5 point challenge
1. Fablehaven Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
2. The Naked Mole Rat Letters
3. Blood Bound
4. The Wright 3
5. Serenity--New Bad Girl in Town
6. Selkie Girl
7. Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox
8. Mascot to the Rescue!
9. May Bird and the Ever After Book One
10. Storm Glass

10 point challenge
1. The Supernaturalist
2. Crossing the Wire
3. The Siege of Macindaw
4. Kandide and the Secrets of the Mists
5. City of Glass
6. Shooting the Moon
7. Wintersmith A Discworld Novel
8. Come in from the Cold
9. I Capture the Castle
10.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

15 point task
1. Lay-ups and Long Shots An Anthology of Short Stories
2. How to (Un)cage a Girl
3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
4. Evermore The Immortals, Book 1
5. Runt by Marion Dane Bauer - Won the Jane Adams Children's Book Award in 1984.
6. Tiger Moon
7. True Blood & The New Policeman
8. The Sword Thief
9. White Witch, Black Curse
10. Artemis Fowl The Eternity Code, Artemis Fowl The Opal Deception, Artemis Fowl The Lost Colony

25 points
1. Green Jasper & Running Out of Time
2. Wagner
3. Must Love Black & The Patron Saint of Liars
4. Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
5. Outliers
6. Royal Affairs A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy
7. Gulliver's Travels (from Pagemaster)
8. Surviving the Applewhites and The Hollow Kingdom
9. Damosel In Which the Lady of the Lake Renders a Frank and Often Startling Account of her Wondrous Life and Times

50 points
Adverbs A Novel & The Bad Beginning

[Kate]

Wow, Kristen, you only have 3 more books to read until you are done with this challenge! That is great!!!

[Kristen]

Four actually, but yeah.. I read and read and these past few weeks I've been reading a ton of other non-challenge books.. otherwise I would've already been done hehe. I'm not one for non-fiction and I only have two fiction book left.. so it may take me until the end of May to really work through those!

[Kate]

Oh, I forgot to count Wagner. Still. WOW!!! It is true, though, what you say about the non-fiction. They do take longer to read then the fiction books!

[Kristen]

I joke to my family that the little free time I have is spent reading. My fiance plays his video games and I read in the same room as him. Works out great for us. I can also read at both my jobs on and off during the day.

[Beth F]

5 POINTS
1:Stolen by Kelley Armstrong (4/06/09)
2:84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (3/04/09)
4:From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (3/10/09)
6:The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne (4/10/09)
7: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (3/12/09)
8:The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson (4/12/09)

10 POINTS
1:Angelas Ashes by Frank McCourt (4/13/09)
3:Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody (3/20/09)
4:A Great and Terribly Beauty by Libba Bray (3/02/09)
6:Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (3/11/09)
7:The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (4/12/09)
8:The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (4/25/09)
9:The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (4/28/09) (#17 on the list, I was born in 1979)
10:All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (3/03/09)

15 POINTS
1:Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (4/21/09)
3:The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (4/02/09)
4:Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore (3/30/09)
5:The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (4/07/09)
6:The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (3/13/09)
8:City Dog by Alison Pace (3/01/09)
9:The Black Dagger Brotherhood an Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward (4/04/09)

25 POINTS
1:The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (3/09/09) and Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (3/16/09)
2:A Midwifes Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (4/16/09)
4:The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (3/24/09)
5:The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (3/27/09)
8:Holes by Louis Sachar (3/17/09) and Life: An Autobiography as Told by Jack Gunthridge by Jack Gunthridge (3/18/09)
9:I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away by Bill Bryson (4/20/09)

50 POINTS
1: Master of Seduction by Kinley MacGregor (4/17/09) and Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon (4/23/09)


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Points: 415
# of Tasks Completed: 28/40
# of Books Read: 31
# of Pages Read: 9,557 (+1 audiobook)
-Beth MN

[Jessica]

Two adds for me - I finished 25.8 (two YA novels) with Eragon and The Amulet of Samarkand. Both were good, but Stroud is much more my taste in terms of characters I can connect with. I also completed 5.6 (Women's History Month) with T.C. Boyle's The Women, which is excellent. Can't recommend the audio edition without one small reservation, though - the exceptionally poor Japanese pronunciation had me flinching in places.

Current Total: 310
Goal: 300 initially; upping to 400 as I've a month to go

[Jillian]

Finished two more challenges:

15.9 The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin" by Suzanne Weyn (and my friends took me out for lunch to Korean food where I had extremely "crimson versions" of spicy tofu soup and kimchee for my birthday :) )

25.1 A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray AND The Reluctant Suitor by Kathleen Woodiwiss

I'm having so much fun, but my stack of books just seems to keep growing as I retrieve my "holds" from the library.

New total: 220

[Maliades]

Just finished task 15.3, I read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I really like this book, it was a great story, but I feel like I would need to read it again to really understand the finer points. Anyway, my new points total is 210!

[Cait]

Cynthia, would I be able to read The Day After He Left For Iraq: A Story of Love Family and Reunion for the Military task? I thought it would be ok, but I don't want to assume. Thanks!

[Joy Marie]

Kristen wrote: "I joke to my family that the little free time I have is spent reading. My fiance plays his video games and I read in the same room as him. Works out great for us. I can also read at both my jobs on..."

Wow, my boyfriend and I do the exact same thing. He plays xbox 360 and I sit next to him and read!

[Sandy]

Books I've read and current one is striked

5pts:
1. Fantasy Novel: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
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
10. May flowers: His Winter Rose byLois Richer
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

Total:
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[Julie (ID)]

Ashley wrote: "Julie (ID) wrote: "


Random question Julie, what part of Idaho do you live in?
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southeast idaho about 2 1/2 hours north of Salt Lake