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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
Bonnie wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Bonnie wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I know what you mean! I love that book! My friend tried to get me to read it in Jr High, but I kept finding excuses not to. I randomly picked it up one ..."Bonnie - Thank you so much for sharing the fullbooks.com link! I never knew - and now I am really excited.
Lizzi wrote: "I'm currently in the middle of several books for the challenge, but I just have to say, this challenge is SO FUN and I'm enjoying it hugely! I'm so glad I stumbled across it. It's helping me read m..." YOU'RE WELCOMECourtney wrote: "Cynthia- I'm sorry! I had a temporary brain lapse. I guess that's what being around 4-year-olds all day will do to you! I meant to count [b:Bras & Broomsticks|26210|Bras & Broomsticks|Sarah Mly..." That's OK...it happens (I have temporary brain lapses all the time).
Kelly wrote: "Finished 3 books by Patricia Briggs: Blood Bound (book about magic) 10 points and Iron Kissed/Bone Crossed (rhyming books) for 15 points.
" Sorry Kelly Kissed/Crossed don't count as a rhyme for that task
Rory wrote: "Bonnie: I read this book when I was a kid. Thank you for reminding me of it! I loved how it was written (I've got the memory of a flea but I think it was letters, right?).No problem! It was written in letters, except for a very brief opening that was narrative. I'm glad other people on the board have read the book and loved it. I heard about it a tiny bit as a kid, but no one I knew ever recommended it to me.
Steph wrote: "Bonnie - Thank you so much for sharing the fullbooks.com link! I never knew - and now I am really excited.
You're welcome! I generally prefer having the physical book in my hands to read, but when a book is hard to find/a public library is far away, it's a nice alternative.
Thanks for the rhyme challenge suggestions - one of the books I was going to use for that I really want to read, but I may switch. We shall see.Also, for those having trouble with rhyming, maybe I can explain. Some of the suggestions (kissed/crossed being the most recent) are examples of slant rhyme, which doesn't count for this challenge. For a straight, pure rhyme, what you need is matching vowel *and* consonant sounds, same number of syllables, basically everything is the same except for the first consonant sound. For example, change/strange, but not change/page (last consonant sound is different). Or, teased/pleased but not teased/missed (different vowel sound). Does that help?
(Wait, actually, I'm wrong on the same number of syllables now that I think about it - you can have an extra syllable on the front end like change/arrange. What you can't have is extra syllables/sounds at the end, like change/arranging.)
Completed tasks:5pts. #2 The Naked Mole Rat Letters
I really enjoyed this book, even when it made me cry.
10 pts. #8 Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon (military Sci-fi)
previous total 105 + 15 = 120
15 pointsRead 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).
The Green Ghost by Marion Dane Bauer
& I ate pasta with a green salad and asparagus on the side
I love food related challenge questions!
TOTAL=60
10 more points! Just finished Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen for task number 5. 160 points total!
Just finished reading 'Daddy long Legs' on fullbooks.com- awesome!!! I had never heard of either before this afternoon and both are wonderful-thanks!
Judith wrote: "(Wait, actually, I'm wrong on the same number of syllables now that I think about it - you can have an extra syllable on the front end like change/arrange. What you can't have is extra syllables/s..."wow great explanation - i think i uncovered another factor too though (not that its affecting my choice but your native accent will also have an affect
so if Cynthia was ruling on doubt/Route i bet you would say it rhymed
where as with an english pronounciation they dont rhyme at all as we we pronounce that word like Root not rowte. Make sense? you say tomayto i say tomarto lol
who would have thought!
rebecca wrote: "Completed tasks:5pts. #2 The Naked Mole Rat Letters
I really enjoyed this book, even when it made me cry.
10 pts. #8 Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon (military Sci-fi)
previous total 105 + 1..." Don't short change yourself - I have you at 150.
Finished the two young adult novels today for another 25pts. I loved both of them!!5 POINTS
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2.
3. Spring Cleaning – Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl, Steven Bach
4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles audiobook – Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
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6. Women’s History Month – The Lady and the Unicorn, Tracy Chevalier
7. Arbor Day “recycle book” – In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick
8. Humorous Novel – Three Bags Full, Leonie Swan
9. Spring Animals in title – Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal, Christopher Moore
10. April Showers Bring May Flowers – The Enchantment of Lily Dahl: A Novel, Siri Hustvedt
10 POINTS
1. Set in Ireland – Round Ireland With a Fridge, Tony Hawks
2. Cinco De Mayo -- Set in Mexico, The Falling Woman, Pat Murphey
3. Australian Author –I Am the Messenger, Markus Zusak or The People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
4. Author Birthday – Cider House Rules, John Irving (March 3)
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6. Sun in Title – Mistress of the Sun, Sandra Gulland
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8. Memorial and Armed forces day – Band of Brothers, Stephen Ambrose
9. TNBBC Top Books list –I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith
10. TNBBC Member 5 star book – Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
15 POINTS
1. SAGITARIUS: The archer – read a book about an athlete or sports. Shanks for Nothing, Rick Reiley
2. April is National Poetry Month – Read a book of poetry OR about a famous poet. Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia Plath, Kate Moses
3. TNBBC Group Read – A Great and Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray
4. Set in Florida – Nature Girl, Carl Hiaasen
5. Major Literary Prize, 1981 – John Updike, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, Witches of Eastwick
6. Translation – Suite Francaise, Irene Nemirovsky
7. Two books with rhyming titles – Widow of the South, Robert Hicks and Smart Mouth, Erin McCarthy
8. Author Interview – You Suck, Christopher Moore
9. Book with color/meal – Green Grass Grace: A Novel, Shawn McBride
10. 3, 4, 5 series or titles – Kim Harrison
Every Which Way But Dead
A Fistful of Charms
For a Few Demons More
25 POINT
1.
2.Diarist – Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763
3.Jen’s List –The Virgin Suicides and Ferris Beach
4. Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery
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6. Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life, Alison Weir or Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King, Charles Beauclerk
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8.
9. Book with 12 or more words in the title – The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, Erik Larson
Total Points: 135/575
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 11
Total Pages Read: 4306
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Just finished the fifth Artemis Fowl book, so I read my 3,4,5 challenge for 15 points.5 point challenge
1. Bones of Faerie
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3.
4. The Wright 3
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6. My Lady's Treasure
7. Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox
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9. May Bird and the Ever After Book One
10. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
10 point challenge
1. The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer (Irish Author)
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3. The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan (ARC copy)
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5. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
6.
7. Wintersmith A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett
8. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
9. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
10. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
15 point task
1.
2.
3. Angela's Ashes
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5.
6. Tiger Moon by Antonia Michaelis translated from the German
7. True Blood by Patricia Waddell and The New Policeman by Kate Thompson
8. I'll pick later
9.
10.
25 points
1. Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast or and Raven by Allison van Diepen
2. Wagner by Michael Tanner
3. Must Love Black by Kelly McClymer and The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
4. Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
5. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
6. The Decline and Fall of the House of Windsor by Donald Spoto
7. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (from Pagemaster)
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I've joined this group just for this challenge - what a fabulous idea!!
Completed Tasks5 POINT TASKS
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10 POINT TASKS
10.
15 POINT TASKS
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8.
25 POINT TASKS
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TOTAL= 8 tasks 115 points
Marisa wrote: "I've joined this group just for this challenge - what a fabulous idea!! "Good to see you Marisa. Have fun!
completed two more challenges:read a science fiction or fantasy novel:
5.1
this was a fun trip between worlds, made even better by the sound effects & narrator of the audiobook
read a novel that takes place in a location previously visited
15.4.
this was a very intense read, not just about the earthquake but also about the graft & corruption before, during, and after the quake, and includes focus on Enrico Caruso & his performance the night before the quake.
20 points added to previous 175 points makes new total as of 3.25.09 = 195 points
Kelly, I had asked Cynthia about using Iron Kissed and Bone Crossed for the rhyming task. I knew it was a stretch, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. :)I used Iron Kissed and Beyond the Highland Mist for the rhyming task, and I plan on reading Bone Crossed for the author interview task.
Completed Frederica by Georgette Heyer for task 10.7 In Honour of Mother's Day = 10 pointsTotal points = 50
Bonnie wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Bonnie wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I know what you mean! I love that book! My friend tried to get me to read it in Jr High, but I kept finding excuses not to. I randomly picked it up one ..."Bonnie,
THANK YOU! That is awesome! I have been looking for this book forever! I usually do read the actual book, but I don't mind reading ebooks on occasion! Thanks again! I am going to add that to favorites, and hopefully read it soon!!
Kritika wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Kritika wrote: "Ashley wrote: I have read Catalyst, Speak and Twisted, and I love her writing. I loved Speak and Twisted, and really liked Catalyst...I finished Catalyst, and I did..."
That is frusturating. Does your library have a hold system, where you can request that they come to you next? It is one of my favorite things... Makes getting books so much easier! It is also nice, because, at least at my library, if someone puts the book on hold, the person who has the book is no longer allowed to renew the item. That's also a nice feature...!
I really hope you read the other two, because they are way better. Just amazing! Good luck getting your books!
Maggie wrote: "Finished the two young adult novels today for another 25pts. I loved both of them!!5 POINTS
1. Fantasy Novel – The Princess Bride, William GoldmanRead 3/19/2009
2. Epistolary Novel – 84 Charing..."
Wow... I think I talk too much, but I am really glad to hear you liked Speak!!
So sad vacation is over...it'll take me forever to get more points around work!!Current Total: 35 points
Tasks completed: 4
Task completed: 5 point task #4
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Task – Read or listen to a book while you are on a plane, on a train, or in a car (or other mode of transport like a bus/combinations of transportation)
Hiding in the Shadows by Kay Hooper
I'm so glad I found the Spring Challenge. I have several books that will fit the tasks. Thank you Cynthia. I have completed 10 pt task #1 For St. Patrick's Day - The Law of Dreams.
Kritika wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Kritika wrote: "Ashley wrote: I have read Catalyst, Speak and Twisted, and I love her writing. I loved Speak and Twisted, and really liked Catalyst...I finished Catalyst, and I did..."
On the Halse-Anderson thread, has anyone read her brand new one, Wintergirls? It's about an anorexic teenager. I saw it in Borders yesterday, but didn't want to buy it in hardback if it wasn't awesome (I learned my lesson when I purchased Prom). Let me know!
PS - I adore all of her books except Prom. Catalyst is far and away my personal favorite, but I think Speak is her best overall work. I taught Speak to my eighth graders and they loved it as well.
Finished Night for HALF of my rhyming challenge. No point change. Just wanted to keep track!5 Points
1.
2. Ella Minnow Pea A Novel in Letters
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
4.
5. The Shack
6.
7.
8.
9. Down the Rabbit Hole An Echo Falls Mystery
10.
10 Points
1.
2. Rain of Gold
3.
4. Until I Find You A Novel - John Irving (March 2nd)
5.
6. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
7. Postmortem - Patricia Cornwell
8. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
9. The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
10. The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides
15 Points
1.
2.
3. Neverwhere A Novel
4.
5. The Witches of Eastwick - John Updike (National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction - 1981)
6. Ines of My Soul A Novel - Isabel Allende
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8.
9.
10. Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time; The Rule of Four; Slaughterhouse-Five
25 Points
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2.
3.
4. Noughts & Crosses
5. Blood Brothers
6. Shadows Of A Princess An Intimate Account by Her Private Secretary
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9.
Total
210 points, 15 Tasks
10 point task #3 Anzac Day: In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonTotal Points: 45
recenlty completed in BoldFive Point Tasks
1. Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
2 Letters: Paper Darts Virginia Woolf
3. Spring Cleaning: Girl with a Pearl Earring
5. Christian: Magician's Nephew
6. Women's History: Smart Blonde
7. Arbor Day: Fugitive Pieces will bookmooch it
10. Book with Flower: The Name of the Rose
10 Point Tasks
2. Mexican Theme: The Crystal Frontier
3. ANZAC Day: Rabbit Proof Fence
4. Author B'Day in May: Heat and Dust
5. Book with Magic: The Mistress of Spices
7. Mother's Day: Moominvalley in November
8. Armed Forces Day: The Ghost Road
10. Five Stars: Of Human Bondage
15 Points
3. TNBBC Group Read:The Witch of Portobello
4. Spring Visit: Possession A Romance
5. Award Winning Author: Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (won Miles Franklin Award for Australian Literature in 1968)
6. Translated Book: Our Lady Of The Flowers
7. Rhyming Books: The Remains of the Day / The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
8. Get to Know the Author: The Blind Assassin
9. Book with Colour Title: White Teeth
10. 3-4-5: Three Continents , Four Queens The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe, Slaughterhouse-Five
25 Points
1. G/R The Godfather/The Road Home
2. Diarist Illustrated Pepys Extracts from the Diary
3. Jamie's Shelves: Interpreter of Maladies /I Capture the Castle
5. Off Genre - True Crime Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
7. Book referenced in movie Mrs. Dalloway (ref The Hours)
9. Saras Crazy Title Sisters to the King The Tumultuous Lives of Henry VIII's Sisters - Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France
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Meghan wrote: "Kritika wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Kritika wrote: "Ashley wrote: I have read Catalyst, Speak and Twisted, and I love her writing. I loved Speak and Twisted, and really liked Catalyst...I finished C..."
I haven't read it, but I plan to. From everything that I have heard, Prom is sort of an exception to everything else she writes. I haven't read it, but everything that people say is that it was an abberation. But, you could try checking your local library. They might have a copy you could read before you buy...
I thought it looked really interesting, and will probably read it after the semester is over, when I'm not stealing homework time to read...! If you do read it, let me know what you think! Have you read Chains? I believe it's the one that came out just before Wintergirls... I thought it looked really interesting, but haven't had a chance to pick it up yet...
It looks like there are two Jens now, so for the sake of keeping things straight I changed my posting name to "Jen B." I have 60 points, and my full list is posted on page 2 (post #75). Hope that helps!
Would you say Water and Daughter rhyme? Because both end with Auhhh-ter sounds. Oh, I can't spell phonetically.
Jamie wrote: "April - Water and Daughter rhyme."Yay! Thanks Jamie :)
Jessica wrote: "I'm so glad I found the Spring Challenge. I have several books that will fit the tasks. Thank you Cynthia. I have completed 10 pt task #1 For St. Patrick's Day - The Law of Dreams."Jessica - What did you think of that book? I read it a few months ago and remember it being difficult to get used to the vernacular that they used at first - but eventually coming around to it. I thought it was a very stark, raw portrayal of life at that time in Ireland and did not glamorize it at all.
Just finished Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien which won the Newberry Award in 1972, the year I was born.Total as of 3/26/09, 40 points
I just finished Of Mice and Men for task 5.3 Its a strange book. If you had asked me on page 80 if I liked it I would have said no, but by the end (page 103) it became a lot more interesting. What a difference 20 pages can make!!
Oh, and That brings my point total to 50
Shannon wrote: "Completed Frederica by Georgette Heyer for task 10.7 In Honour of Mother's Day = 10 pointsTotal points = 50" I can still only account for 45 of your points - I can't figure out which 5 point task you started off with based on your posts.
Jen B wrote: "It looks like there are two Jens now, so for the sake of keeping things straight I changed my posting name to "Jen B." I have 60 points, and my full list is posted on page 2 (post #75). Hope that h..." It does help thanks!!!
5 POINTS4. Transportation: Gobbolino the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams
6. In Honor Of Women’s History Month…
- A novel with one of the following in the title (woman, women, lady, ladies, female, feminine, girl, girls, maiden, madame). Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds by Nancy Martin
7. Arbor Day: The Poet by Michael Connelly
10 POINTS
4. Author birthday: The Final Solution A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon (May 24)
6. Earth day: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
15 POINTS
6. Translated book: Meiroso no Sangeki (The Maze Mansion Mystery) by Seishi Yokomizo
25 POINTS
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. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman Non-fiction, Scientist’s biography.
Love the book <3, love the man <3. Feynman made the term "mad scientist" sounded tame. hahaha
total points: 75
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Lori wrote: "Just reposting my list so I don't have to go so far back to find it...LOL"Lori, you may have missed the posts where we talked a little about this so I'll say it here- it's really e..."
I definitely missed that. Thank you very much!!!
Another book to cross off...
5 POINTS-
1. Twilight
2. Bridget Jones's Diary
3.
Hunted A House of Night Novel
3/25/09
4. Three Weeks with My Brother
5. Redemption
6. J. K. Rowling The Wizard Behind Harry Potter
7.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
3/16/09
8.
One for the Money
3/26/09
9. The Secret Life of Bees
10. Henderson the Rain King
10 POINTS-
1. Bard The Odyssey of the Irish
2. Like Water for Chocolate
3. The Magicians' Guild
4. Good in Bed
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
6. New Moon
7. Mr. Darcy's Diary
8.
The Lucky One
3/8/09
9. Water for Elephants
10.
Eragon
3/8/09
15 POINTS-
1. SAGITARIUS: Moneyball The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
2. Where the Sidewalk Ends
3.
Stardust
3/18/09
4. The Leisure Seeker A NovelUPDATE (Disneyland)
5. Foreign Affairs A Novel
6. If On a Winter's Night a Traveler
7. The Picture of Dorian Gray/Me Talk Pretty One Day
8. The Choice
9. White Noise
10. Black Dagger Brotherhood 3/4/5:
Lover Awakened
3/20/09/
Lover Revealed
3/25/09/Lover Unbound
25 POINTS-
1. Guitar Girl/Romeo and Juliet
2. Diaries, 1885-97 With Earlier and Later Diary Fragments from 1875-1917
3. Little Women/
A Wrinkle in Time
3/3/09
4. Anne of Green Gables
5. In Cold Blood
6. Diana Story of a Princess
7. UNDECIDED
8. Eclipse/
Specials
3/12/09
9. Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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5 POINTS-
1. Twilight
2. Bridget Jones's Diary
3.
4. Three Weeks with My Brother
5. Redemption
6. J. K. Rowling The Wizard Behind Harry Potter
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8.
9. The Secret Life of Bees
10. Henderson the Rain King
10 POINTS-
1. Bard The Odyssey of the Irish
2. Like Water for Chocolate
3. The Magicians' Guild
4. Good in Bed
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
6. New Moon
7. Mr. Darcy's Diary
8.
9. Water for Elephants
10.
15 POINTS-
1. SAGITARIUS: Moneyball The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
2. Where the Sidewalk Ends
3.
4. The Leisure Seeker A NovelUPDATE (Disneyland)
5. Foreign Affairs A Novel
6. If On a Winter's Night a Traveler
7. The Picture of Dorian Gray/Me Talk Pretty One Day
8. The Choice
9. White Noise
10. Black Dagger Brotherhood 3/4/5:
25 POINTS-
1. Guitar Girl/Romeo and Juliet
2. Diaries, 1885-97 With Earlier and Later Diary Fragments from 1875-1917
3. Little Women/
4. Anne of Green Gables
5. In Cold Blood
6. Diana Story of a Princess
7. UNDECIDED
8. Eclipse/
9. Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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5 Point Books: 1. The Time Traveler's Wife
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3.
4.
6. America's Women
7. Midnight Sun
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
9.
10. Daisy Miller
10 Point Books:
1. Tipperary
2. Like Water for Chocolate
3. The Messenger
4. Rebecca
5.
6. The Pillars of the Earth
7. ?
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9.
10.
15 Point Books:
1. The Other Boleyn Girl
2. Light in the Attic
3.
by: Diane Setterfield
5. Celestial Navigation
7. Savannah Blues and In Her Shoes
8.
9. The Red Hat Club
10. Artemis Fowl - Book 3 The Eternity Code
Book 4 The Opal Deception
Book 5 The Lost Colony
25 Point Books:
1. The Girl in the Green Glass Mirror
2. John Adams
3. Winthrop Woman and The Friendship Test
4.The Great Gatsby
5. Othello
6.
7.Northanger Abbey
8.
9. Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen
2. Read an epistolary novel OR a non-fiction collection of letters/journal etc.I Read More Letter from Pemberley: 1814-1819
4. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Task – Read or listen to a book while you are on a plane, on a train, or in a car
I listened to The Sister's Grimm Book 6: Tales From the Hood.
I just read Anne McCaffrey's Changelings for #10.4 She was born on April 1.
Ashley wrote: "Meghan wrote: "Kritika wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Kritika wrote: "Ashley wrote: I have read Catalyst, Speak and Twisted, and I love her writing. I loved Speak and Twisted, and really liked Catalyst......"
They do not have Wintergirls! I put in a request so hopefully they will either buy it or utilize ILL (which I love).
Finished Blood Brothers for a genre I never read - romance. And now I know why I don't ever read them...5 Points
1.
2. Ella Minnow Pea A Novel in Letters
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
4.
5. The Shack
6.
7.
8.
9. Down the Rabbit Hole An Echo Falls Mystery
10.
Total: 20
10 Points
1.
2. Rain of Gold
3.
4. Until I Find You A Novel - John Irving (March 2nd)
5.
6. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
7. Postmortem - Patricia Cornwell
8. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
9. The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
10. The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides
Total: 30 points
15 Points
1.
2.
3. Neverwhere A Novel
4.
5. The Witches of Eastwick - John Updike (National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction - 1981)
6. Ines of My Soul A Novel - Isabel Allende
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8.
9.
10. Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time; The Rule of Four; Slaughterhouse-Five
Total: 60 Points
25 Points
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2.
3.
4. Noughts & Crosses
5.
6. Shadows Of A Princess An Intimate Account by Her Private Secretary
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9.
Total: 125 points
Grand Total
235 points, 16 Tasks
For Sara's Task (25.9), for the title of 12 or more words, does this count the subtitle? More specifically, could I count The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Place in the World , or is the title considered to be just The Geography of Bliss
Let me know :)
I hope so, because if you look at mine above, I included the subtitle. Uh oh.
I included the sub title too and some others did as well and I didn't see anything about it not being allowed. I would think it's okay. I read Through The Storm A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World
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I finished Catalyst, and I didn't like it t..."
If you say so! :) Twisted and Speak are both still checked out... curse you school library! I've been waiting a few weeks, and it's making me want to hunt down the people who checked them out and strangle them until they relinquish their books! Just kidding, but it's really frustrating when 30 books on my TBR list are supposed to be at the library, but they are all checked out. I guess I'll just weather it out.