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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
I read Green Jasper yesterday and Running out of time today for challenge 25.1. Great books, couldn't put them down.5 point challenge
1. Bones of Faerie
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4. The Wright 3
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6. Selkie Girl
7. Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox
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9. May Bird and the Ever After Book One
10. Storm Glass
10 point challenge
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5. Wondrous Strange
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7. Wintersmith A Discworld Novel
8. Slaughterhouse-Five
9. I Capture the Castle #1
10.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - 5 stars from Mary
15 point task
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3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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7. True Blood and The New Policeman
8. I'll pick later
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25 points
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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
6. The Decline and Fall of the House of Windsor
7. Gulliver's Travels (from Pagemaster)
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Victoria wrote: "5 Points1.Read a fantasy novel-Undead and Unemployed
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How are you enjoying the Undead series? I've read the first 5 books for this challenge.... :) Looks like you're doing something similar...
Just finished a 5 point challenge:8. For April Fools Day…
- Read a humorous novel, a book of jokes, OR
- A biography/autobiography/memoir of a comedian.
I read A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers, by Xiaolu Guo
It was really funny - it had me laughing out loud in numerous places (it's very sad in places too). I'd definitely recommend it, especially if you've ever tried to teach English to foreign language students - or stood in a border queue at Heathrow airport wondering why it was marked 'Aliens'...
25 Point Task Completed: 1. Karen's Task: A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
Points to Date: 150/575
Tasks Completed: 10/40
Here is what I have since March 1:5 points:
5. The Someday List: A Novel by Stacy Hawkins Adams
25 points:
4. Animal Farm by George Orwell
I'm halfway through a couple other tasks so I'll wait on those. Also, do I need to change my "name?" I don't see any other Sarah's (with an "h") but I'm probably missing something. Let me know!
Total: 30 points
Every night I get home & want to see what you guys are up to...I get sucked in to reading what YOU write...off to the big stack'o books next to my bed (and student essays - aw...later)... =)Has anyone read Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56 - if so, what do you think of Rafe?
Rory wrote: "Every night I get home & want to see what you guys are up to...I get sucked in to reading what YOU write...off to the big stack'o books next to my bed (and student essays - aw...later)... =)"That a girl, Rory, prioritize :)
Reading is higher on the list than cleaning the house, right?
Judith wrote: "I recently applied as a librarian; you just have to have 50 books and check a box pledging that you will help make goodreads more accurate. There's a comments box, so I wrote a little note about m..."Have you been accepted already and how long did it take? When I applied I heard back the next day and a friend of mine on here applied and she didn't hear anything for awhile but then they accepted her. She had enough books so it must have just been how busy they are but I'm wondering about your experience.
Also, the GR Librarians Group which someone linked above is a nice place to go and ask questions or to go to when you need help. I've always asked first if it's anything I wasn't sure of and it's been a lot of help.
Ugh....now I'm having a tough time with One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. I may trade it in for something else for that task but I haven't decided yet. I'm going to give it a few more days. I'm not used to reading so slow and when a book makes me read this slow it gets to me. :(
Sarah wrote: "Reading is higher on the list than cleaning the house, right?"Yes, and dishes, and in some remote cases, tending to the little furry creatures that leave hair balls all about my furniture.
I finished reading Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson and The Host by Stephenie Meyer for 25 point task number 8 (two young adult novels).I've already posted on Catalyst, and I just wanted to say I didn't like The Host at all. It didn't need to be so long, and it was quite predictable. It was also very repetitive, and that got rather annoying. I ended up racing through the last hundred pages or so because I wanted it to be over, not because I wanted to know what happened. After all the hype, it was very disappointing.
Kritika's total points
165+25 = 190
15.5 Major literary prize author for birth year--1942 Pulitzer Prize(not a ton of prizes awarded that year).In This Our Life by Ellen Glascow
This was one of the most depressing books I've ever read. By the end of it I was ready to do something drastic--it made the Grapes of Wrath look like Pollyanna!
Rory wrote: "COMPLETED 25 POINT TASK#5 BONNIE’S TASK – Read a book outside your normal genre: [b:Equus|962811|Equus (Penguin Plays)|Peter Shaffer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179......"
I hope you like those two books. I love the Uglies Trilogy and wasn't that into Extras, but it's pretty different. It is definitely worth reading for anyone who read the other ones. I never finished Hawkes Harbor but will try to someday. I love S.E. Hinton, so, when I was in Madrid looking for a book to read on the plane home, I spotted it. However, it so different from her other works.
Sara wrote: "Victoria wrote: "5 Points1.Read a fantasy novel-[b:Undead and Unemployed|153193|Undead and Unemployed (Undead Series, Book 2)|MaryJanice Davidson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172......"
I've been loving the series. They are a lot of fun to read and I find myself laughing out loud quite often. So far I have read the first 6 but I'm waiting to read the 7th one until it comes out in paperback or I have money to buy more books. I'm hoping that will be soon because I really want to know what happens next.
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Judith wrote: "I recently applied as a librarian; you just have to have 50 books and check a box pledging that you will help make goodreads more accurate. There's a comments box, so I wrote a litt..."Only ended up taking about half a day.
Judith wrote: "♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "Judith wrote: "I recently applied as a librarian; you just have to have 50 books and check a box pledging that you will help make goodreads more accurate. There's a comments box, s..."That sounds like how it was with me too. Maybe we got lucky and they weren't busy!
Just completed Karen's 25 point task, I read 'Garden Spells' by Sarah Addison Allen and 'The Red Leather Diary' by Lily Koppel. Both wonderful books that I hadn't heard about until joining Goodreads. Garden Spells was discussed on this board a few pages back and I am glad I read it and Red Leather Diary was a book of the month read for another group I am in, fantastic! This brings my total to 255 points.
Becky wrote: "Wow. Aside from that massive list (which has induced me to add the movie to my Netflix queue), was the movie good?"I don't know if anyone else responded to this yet, I haven't gotten that far yet, but I think the movie is really cute. It is definitely a movie for a younger audience, but it basically about a boy who is able to overcome his fears because of the library, and books! And it is a really quick introduction to a lot of the classics, like Dr. Jekyll, Treasure Island etc. If you have kids, it is a great movie to watch with them! I watched it all the time when I was growing up, and loved it, and I watched it with my little brothers recently, who really liked it too.
5 POINTS2:84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (3/04/09)
4:From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (3/10/09)
7: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (3/12/09)
10 POINTS
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)
10:All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (3/03/09)
15 POINTS
4:Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore (3/30/09) Takes place in San Francisco, which was an excellent vacation destination--I can't wait to go back someday. :)
6:The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (3/13/09)
8:City Dog by Alison Pace (3/01/09)
25 POINTS
1:The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (3/09/09) and Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (3/16/09)
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)
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Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 14/40
-Beth MN
Completed Bonnie's Task: read a book outside your normal genre for 25 pts.I read In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
A true-crime book. Very interesting.
Tasks completed: 8
Total points: 160
Just finished Ramona Quimbly, Age 8 for the 15 point task number 5 (read a book by an author who won a major literary prize in year you were born - I was born in 1984 and got Beverley Cleary from the Newbery Medal Award list) bringing me to 310 points.
Rory wrote: "Every night I get home & want to see what you guys are up to...I get sucked in to reading what YOU write...off to the big stack'o books next to my bed (and student essays - aw...later)... =)Has..."
I've read it! I think his methods are great, but it seems like he spends around 16 hours a day doing things for his class and other things fall by the wayside. I know when I teach, I want to be able to be a great teacher, but also raise a family. Basically the book was him tooting his own horn, but some great teaching ideas.
COMPLETED 15 POINT TASK#3 Read a past OR present TNBBC group read that you haven't read before: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. FOUR STARS!
If you are a fan of historical fiction, the circus or reading about the Depression this is the book for you! I thoroughly enjoyed this little gem of a book. I thought the story was well researched; the plot made me want to read more, and the characters (even the antagonists) were lovable in their own way.
If you are concerned about the controversy surround the cruelty to animals portrayed in the book just remember CONTEXT.
4. ROS’ TASK - Read a book that’s on the big reads list. http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100...Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden-3/30
170 Points
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I just finished The Tales of Beedle the Bard for the Magic/Magician challenge. With 10 points, my new total is 85.
Hi - Just finished Romancing the West by Beth Ciotta for task 15.1 for a book about a virgin. (I'm a Virgo!)Total points - 265
Finished:
1. KAREN’S TASK - The Reader and Gone
25 points, making my total 255.
The Reader was great:
Bernhard Schlink's The Reader begins in Germany with a strange love story. An older version of his narrator, Michael, recalls his youth and his love affair as a teen with an older woman that would forever shape his life. The affair is not sick and the woman, Hanna, is interesting and easy to like. Years later, after her sudden disappearance, a college-aged Michael finds himself face-to-face with Hanna as she is tried for her part in WWII war crimes. Readers will find themselves just as shocked as Michael and question how they too could even care for someone who was a former Nazi concentration camp guard. Schlink brings up emotions while not playing the blame game. He uses Hanna to combat the idea that that only sick people would have carried out evil duties. The plot is not so straight forward. Hanna has her ghosts and her own secret which Michael has figured out and struggles on whether or not to reveal it. In the end, the novel is about Michael and how he deals with his past just as how new and old generations of Germans have had to do. The novel is well written and is entirely deserving of its praise
So was Gone:
Michael Grant's Gone is not your typical post-apocalypse novel. He creates a world where adults have vanished, leaving the youth to rise up and survive. Along with the normal fear, struggle, and drastically changed world, there are super-natural powers, eerie barriers, and animal mutations, as well as, an underlying evil. Grant skillfully weaves these themes and his characters into a successful and thrilling plot. There is no doubt that readers will be rooting for the good kids to prevail while jumping out of their socks during frightening parts. Since there are many scenes that would be better handled by a maturer audiences, this book is best suited for the older side of Young Adults.
Please excuse my ignorance, and I know I read it here at some point but I cannot find it...If we change one or more of our books that we originally listed, do we need to post the change?
I've tweaked my list a bit, but I'm not sure whether or not I have to post it here, or just claim the points as I go.
Thanks and happy reading!
Catheroo wrote: "Please excuse my ignorance, and I know I read it here at some point but I cannot find it...If we change one or more of our books that we originally listed, do we need to post the change?
I've t..."
You don't have to list any changes unless they alter your points in some way- so Cynthia can keep track. Unless you want to post them! :)
Sarah wrote: "Reading is higher on the list than cleaning the house, right?"If you listen to audiobooks, you can do both at the same time. (Let's be honest--that's the ONLY way I'm going to clean house...)
For the librarian thing--I think it took a day or two for me. Must have been busy.
Yes, you don't need to list changes unless you're changing a book you've already reported to a different task. Good thing, too--I change my mind all the time!
Also...... technically The Host is not a YA novel.... It's been read by tons of YA people, because of the Twilight series, but it's categorized as an adult SciFi novel..... The description on goodreads says so in the first sentence.
♡ Eva ♡ wrote: "You don't have to list any changes unless they alter your points in some way- so Cynthia can keep track. Unless you want to post them! :)"Thank you!
One more to scratch off my list!10 pts
3. For ANZAC Day – Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia, OR about Australia. -
Very suspenseful. I really liked it and highly recommend it.
Books I've read and the current one is striked:5pts:
4.The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
10pts:
1. St. Patrick's day: Maire Fires of Gleannmara Linda Windsor
3.Anzac Day: Faith in the Great Southland Mary Hawkins
5. Magic: The Magician's Nephew C.S. Lewis
10. TNBBC Date Joined: Eclipse
15Pts:
1. Aries: The Greek's Bridal Purchase
2. Poetry: Where the Sidewalk Ends
3. TNBCC group read: Stardust
5. Literary Prize: Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast Robin McKinley
6. Translated: The Fifth MountainPaulo Coelho
7. Rhyming Books: Bridal Veil Cathy Marie Hake and THE LONG TRAIL TO LOVE - H S #753 Pamela Griffin
8. Author interview: Operation Married by Christmas Debra Clopton
9. Color book title: Bluegrass Peril Virginia Smith
10. 3rd,4th and 5th book in series: The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader-C.S. Lewis
25pts:
1. Karen's task: Glory Be! Ron Benrey
3. Angela's task: The Undomestic Goddess and Can You Keep a Secret? Sophie Kinsella
4. Ros' task: Anne of Green Gables
8. Cassie's task: Confessions of a Serial Kisser Wendelin Van Draanen and If We Kiss [author:Rachel Vail|15952
Total:
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Kristina, I'm glad that you liked The Reader and got something out of it. I didn't enjoy it at all! I thought the affair was very strange (nothing one minute, then BAM! Affair... And the dynamics of the relationship were very strange to me as well.) I did not like Hanna at all- or Michael either for that matter. I couldn't identify with either one of them. I felt that Hanna was very wooden and cold, and Michael was clingy, whiny, and unrealistic- both when he was young and as an adult.
And maybe this is just my pet peeve, but it really aggravated me when Michael, narrating, would tell us about something he couldn't remember. It happened several times throughout the book, and I was like "Enough already, don't tell us if you can't remember it!" Haha...
Becky wrote: "Kristina, I'm glad that you liked The Reader and got something out of it. I didn't enjoy it at all! I thought the affair was very strange (nothing one minute, then BAM! Affair... And the dynamics..."
Sorry you didn't enjoy it! I was very pleased with it especially since it was a different take on a Holocaust book. I noticed Michael saying the same thing, too. I didn't know if it was intentional or a result of translation.
I've just finished The Book Thief by Marcus Zuzak for the 2nd 10 point task. Which brings my total to 175 pts.I'm really looking forward to finding out what the 50 pt task is going to be!
I found this on wikipedia as a way of categorizing what is YA and what is not:In her self-founded children's literature periodical, The Guardian of Education, Trimmer introduced the terms "Books for Children" (for those under fourteen) and "Books for Young Persons" (for those between fourteen and twenty-one), establishing terms of reference for young adult literature that remain in use today.
I thought this site might be useful to anyone looking for ideas:
http://www.bookspot.com/youngadultfea...
I went to the library yesterday but realized I had forgotten my challenge list! Ack!! Oh well. I have a question: for the task of 'planes trains and automobiles' where you have to read a book on one of those modes of transportations... well that is a migraine headache and/or motion sickness just waiting to happen for me. So is there any way around that? Or I guess I will probably just choose to skip that task, then!
Maliades wrote: "I went to the library yesterday but realized I had forgotten my challenge list! Ack!! Oh well. I have a question: for the task of 'planes trains and automobiles' where you have to read a book on on..."i dont suppose you drive? alot of us did an audiobook
I finished The Westing Game today.5 points
1. Fantasy - 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
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3. Spring Cleaning - Hard Truth
4. Planes, Trains,... - Notes from a Small Island
5. Lent/Book about Sacrifice - Persuasion
6. Women's History - Love Stargirl
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8. April Fool's Day/Humorous - Assassination Vacation
9. Spring Animals - To Kill a Mockingbird
10. Rain-Related - The Lightning Thief
10 points
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2. Mexico - Esperanza Rising
3. Australia - People of the Book
4. Author Birthday - High Country by Nevada Barr (March 1)
5. Book about Magic - Enchanted Inc.
6. Earth Day - Unaccustomed Earth
7. Mother's Day - Widow of the South (gift from mother-in-law)
8. Military - The March: A Novel
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10. TNBBC Member's 5 Star - Dead Until Dark (Ashley)
15 points
1. Capricorn (Art) - Chasing Vermeer
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3. TNBBC Group Read - The Bell Jar
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6. Translated - Inkheart
7. Rhyming Books - Big STONE Gap & Carved in BONE
8. Get to Know Author - Chocolat - Joanne Harris
9. Color Book/Food - Anne of Green Gables
10. 3, 4, and 5 Books - The Well of Lost Plots, Something Rotten, & First Among Sequels
25 points
1. KAREN’S TASK - The Goose Girl and A Raisin in the Sun
2. EL’s TASK - The World of Louisa May Alcott
3. ANGELA’S TASK - Pride and Prejudice
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6. JON’S TASK - New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors
7. DARLA'S TASK - Northanger Abbey from The Jane Austen Book Club
8. CASSIE'S TASK - I am the Messenger and Stargirl
9. SARA'S TASK - Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen
10/45 books Read
New Total: 125
Jamie MN
Rory wrote: "Every night I get home & want to see what you guys are up to...I get sucked in to reading what YOU write...off to the big stack'o books next to my bed (and student essays - aw...later)... =)Has..."
I read it and found it inspirational--but not doable for me. I've been teaching for a while (16 years) and found that I could tweak his ideas and I think it imporoved my overall teaching. but as April (I think) said, it is also important for me to have a life outside of the classroom and that is not possible with the time and energy he gives to his kids. (I greatly admire him for being able to do so though)
Maliades wrote: "I went to the library yesterday but realized I had forgotten my challenge list! Ack!! Oh well. I have a question: for the task of 'planes trains and automobiles' where you have to read a book on on..."I think Cynthia also said earlier that you can listen while you walk, but you may want to get that confirmed.
25 POINTS6. JON’S TASK - 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. --- Sovereign Ladies The Six Reigning Queens of England by Maureen Waller
I wasn’t really looking forward to this particular task (sorry Jon!) because I’m not terribly interested in the British monarchy. I did, however, find Sovereign Ladies interesting. It provides concise biographies of the 6 Queens Regnant (a queen who is an actual ruler and not just the wife of a king – I had to look it up) of British history. Because I knew next to nothing about Mary I, Elizabeth I, Mary II, Anne, Victoria and Elizabeth II, the stories were informative. I was surprised to find that the way the early queens were able to rule in spite of their stringent patriarchal society was to be thought of as having two bodies, one the weak and feeble woman who was subject to her husband if she had one, and the other the body politic – the sovereign who had masculine qualities. In other words, they were essentially an honorary man since it was thought that women were incapable of being rulers. The author’s conversational tone made for a fairly light read although the section on Victoria got a little bogged down in names, places and dates for me. I gave it 4 stars.
Total Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 15
Add 5 points to me: 5 point task #7 audiobookSnow Flower and the Secret Fan A Novel
Total: 75 points
Heather in KS
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LIZZI - 310
SHARON - 305
MEGHAN - 300
SANDY - 290
BRIDGIT - 290
DONNA JO - 280
KRISTEN IL - 275
ASHLEY ID - 270
BONNIE - 265
LEORA - 265
KRISTINA - 255
BEV - 250
PERS - 240
KRISTENR - 230
EVA - 215
FIONA (TITCH)- 210
BJ ROSE - 205
CAIT - 205
JOSIE - 205
BETH MN - 200
RORA - 200
TINA - 200
LIZ BRKLYN - 195
RORY - 195
KRITIKA - 190
COURTNEY - 185
ANGIE - 175
JON - 175
LOUISE - 175
ANGELA - 170
APRIL - 165
CATHEROO - 165
MAGGIE - 165
SARA - 165
SUZIER - 165
ALICE - 160
EL - 160
LIZ VEGAS - 160
REBECCA J - 150
ROS - 150
STEPHANIE - 150
SUSAN - 150
ASHLEY AL - 140
JAMIE MN - 140
JUDITH IA - 140
KAREN - 135
MARY BETH - 135
STEPH - 135
ELIZABETH NC - 130
FALLON - 130
JOY - 130
SANDIE - 130
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 125
LORI - 125
NICOLE NC - 125
ROSEANN - 125
BECKY - 120
CASSIE - 120
ANN FROM SC - 115
LYNLEE4 - 115
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ALISHA - 100
CAROL - 100
LILY - 100
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LINDSEY - 90
MANDAY - 90
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TRACY - 85
AMY - 80
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LINDA - 55
MEGAN - 55
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ROBIN - 55
SHANNON - 50
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WV HEATHER - 45
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KIM - 40
LDB - 40
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LIZ NY - 35
SARAH - 30
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TOBIE - 30
ASHLEY UT - 25
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
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LACY - 25
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LISA CO - 15
GREG - 10
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TERRI - 10
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JUDITH NY - 5
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5
For 15.10 I read the China Bayles series:Book 3 Hangman's Root by Susan Wittig Albert
Book 4 Rosemary Remembered by Susan Wittig Albert
Book 5 Rueful Death by Susan Wittig Albert
I just finished Darla's Task 25.7 - read a book that was seen/referenced in a movie. I read The Kite Runner (shown in The Holiday) and loved it. Now I'm really looking forward to reading A Thousand Splendid Suns for the Easter/Lent challenge.Total Points: 205
Louise wrote: "I've just finished The Book Thief by Marcus Zuzak for the 2nd 10 point task. Which brings my total to 175 pts.I'm really looking forward to finding out what the 50 pt task is going to be!"
I'm excited about that too- I've been looking forward to it for the past week or so since it's getting closer now!
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5 Point
1.
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer2. Dear American Airlines - Jonathan Miles
3. The Accidental It Girl – Libby Street
4.
Manhunt – Janet Evanovich5. Pilgrim’s Progress - John Bunyan
6. ‘Tis Herself - Maureen O'Hara
7. Bridesmaid Chronicles - Julie Kenner
8. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed – Alan Alda
9. Lion’s Lady – Julie Garwood
10. Firestorm – Iris Johansen
10 Point
1.
Sushi for Beginners - Marian Keyes2. Spanish Disco – Erica Orloff
3. Dog Handling – Clare Naylor
4. Jennifer Weiner, March 28 – Goodnight Nobody
5. Magic & The Modern Girl – Mindy Klasky
6. Couch World - Cathy Yardley
7. The Midnight Visitor - Margaret Sutton
8. War Brides – Lois Battle
9. To Kill a Mocking Bird – Harper Lee
10. The Writing Class - Jincy Willett
15 Point
1. (Sag)
Natural Born Charmer - Susan Elizabeth Phillips2. Complete Works of Emily Dickinson
3. The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
4. Literacy & Longing in LA - Jennifer Kaufman, Karen Mack
5. TBD
6. Don Quixote - Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
7. Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife - Linda Berdoll /Best Day of Someone Else’s Life - Kerry Reichs
8. Petite Anglaise - Catherine Sanderson
9. Surrender the Pink- Carrie Fisher /grapefruit, strawberry ice cream
10. Cocktails for Three – Madeline Wickham, Four Paws From Heaven - M.R. Wells, Five Things I Can’t Live Without - Holly Shumas
25 Point
1. Go to Girl - Louise Bagshawe, The Reading Group - Elizabeth Noble
2. Louisa May Alcott: A Modern Biography - Martha Saxton
3. The Pact – Jodi Picoult, Goodbye Jimmy Choo - Annie Sanders
4. Tess of Durbervilles – Thomas Hardy
5. The Glass Castle – Jeanette Walls
6. Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France, Queen of England - Ralph V. Turner
7. None
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,
Bras and Broomsticks– Sarah Mlynowski9. Fatal Distraction: Or How I Conquered My Addiction to Celebrities and Got a Life - Emmi Fredericks