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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
Just finished Blink of an Eye by Ted Dekker for Bonnie's 25 point "Read a book outside your normal genre" task. I was strongly reminded why I never, ever read Christian fiction. So much is just embarrassing! Bleh. This brings my total to 345 points, I believe. I'm highly looking forward to reading something much better now. :-)
5 Point Task Completed: 3. Spring Cleaning: The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Points to Date: 155/575
Tasks Completed: 11/40
Just finished the Gathering for 10 points.5 POINTS
1. A Neil Gaiman book
2. Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sue Townsend
3. Half of Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4. ?
5. The Shack by William P. Young
6. The Girls by Lori Lansons
7. ?
8. The Difficult Second Book by Chris Moyles
9. ?
10. ?
10 POINTS
2. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
3. His Illegal Self by Peter Carey (Aussie Author)
4. Mr Pip by Lloyd Jones (Born 23rd March)
5. Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
6. East of the Sun by Julia Gregson
8. The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson (One of Meg's 5 star rated books).
15 POINTS
1. The Associate by John Grisham (Libra)
3. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
5. The Sea by John Banville (won the Guardian Prize in 1981 for Kepler
6. Shape of Water by Andrea Camillia (translated from Italian into English
7. The Girl who was going to die by Glyn Maxwell and The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thompson
9. The White Tiger by Aravind Acliga
10. ?
25 POINTS
1. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson and The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
2. ?
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger (from Angela's bookshelves)
5. The Face by Dean Koontz (Horror)
6. ?
7. ?
8. Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini
9. ?
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Kristina wrote: "Ohhh! I am going to read P.S. I Love You for the Irish task, too. I didn't really want to read Annie Dune.I wanted to read books off my to be read list and hadn't thought of that one. Woo!"
The movie was great!
Completed Tasks5 POINT TASKS
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6.
10 POINT TASKS
10.
15 POINT TASKS
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3.
->Just finished
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25 POINT TASKS
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TOTAL= 145 points
Finished The World of Louisa May Alcott today.5 points
1. Fantasy - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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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.
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5.
6. Translated - Inkheart
7. Rhyming Books - Big STONE Gap & Carved in BONE
8. Get to Know Author - I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak
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
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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 - Sorcery and Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot and Stargirl
9. SARA'S TASK - Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
12/45 books Read
New Total: 165
Jamie MN
for 25.3 I picked two books from Rora's lists (Thanks, Rora, for reading so many of the kinds of books I enjoy):The Year of the Unicorn by Andre Norton and Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Sylvia Engdahl (author of Enchantress of the Stars) is on GoodReads - you can actually add her as a friend so you could probably send her a message & ask her about the revisions. I would love to know if she responds & what she says. I loved those books too!Someone posted about The Sevenwaters Trilogy, Book 1 Daughter of the Forest, The Sevenwaters Trilogy, Book 2 Son of the Shadows, and The Sevenwaters Trilogy, by Book 3 Child of the Prophecy by Juliet Marillier - I wanted to give my endorsement. These books are the kinds that you get so caught up in that you feel utterly disappointed when you finish them.
Oh...there's a 4th book now too...Heir to Sevenwaters.
25 Points8. Two Young Adult Novels: Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer and Nobody's Princess by Esther Freisner.
Now, I'm a big fan of YA. But these were two fairly lackluster additions to the genre. Nobody's Princess, about a young Helen of Sparta, was especially not so good. Cindy Ella did at least hit the spot for fluffy romantic high school book, which is good enough.
Total Points: 295
5 Point Tasks1. Streams of Silver by R.A. Salvatore (fantasy) 5 Pts
2. Eves of March (epistolary)
3. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1st book not read)
4. Some Book on CD in the Car
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. I think I'll donate a book again.
8. Unfortunate English: The Gloomy Truth Behind the Words You Use (humerous) 5 pts.
9. Read a book with one of the following Spring animals in the title…
- Rabbit or Bunny
- Bird (the word bird or any type of bird)
- Butterfly/Bees
- Lion
- Lamb OR
- A term for a baby animal such as kitten, cub, calf etc.
10. A Wind in the Door by Madeline L'Engle (Rain related word : wind) 5 pts.
10 POINT TASKS
1. Dubliners? (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. Wizards (Collection of short stories about Magic)
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. Standing for Something by Gordon B. Hinckley (I got it from my Mom) 10 pts.
8. Indignation by Philip Roth (someone serving in military) 10 pts.
9. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (19)
10. Any Chronicles of Narnia (Alan's profile)
15 POINT TASKS
1. Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera (Pisces) 15 pts.
2. The Well-Tempered Tantrum (Poetry)
3. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (TNBBC Group Read) 15 pts.
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. The Color Purple (1983 Pulitzer winner)
6. Thief Lord (Translated from German)
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. Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Interview in new issue of Mormon Artist)
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).
- I.E. if you read Stephen King’s The Green Mile (you could have a mixed green salad and pasta with pesto sauce; or a kiwi and a bowl of mint ice cream for dessert).
10. Books 3,4 and 5 of A Wrinkle in Time or Prydain Chronicles
25 POINT TASKS
1. Great Train Robbery and Something that begins with R
2. Diary of Anne Frank or John Adams by David McCullough (Diarist)
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. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 25 pts.)
5. They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie (Mystery...I'm usually a Sci-Fi/Fantasy reader) 25 pts.
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...
7. Inkheart (book in the movie Inkheart)
8. Ygraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke and Physik by Angie Sage (YA books) 25 pts.
9. Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business by Patrick Lencioni (+12 words) 25 pts.
165 Pts.
Kicki wrote: "Does anyone know any good books about Gods, Mythology or Greece? I happen to be an Aries. "Try The Last King by Michael Curtis Ford
Finished Old School by Tobias Wolff and really liked it. That is another 15 points for 15.5 a book by an award winner in the year I was born.Total: 30 points
Julie wrote: "Finished Old School by Tobias Wolff and really liked it. That is another 15 points for 15.5 a book..."Julie - I love Old School! Tobias Wolff is one of my favorite authors. I've really liked everything else I've read of his, also. What award did he win?
Uh, Librarians, That Old School link takes you to Macbeth. Momentarily confused, was I, since I'm pretty sure Shakespeare didn't (but could have) won any of our awards, but more particularly that Julie wasn't born in 1606. OK, got my first laugh of the morning!
Point update:Finished The Notebook for 15 point task #4 (Spring Break location novel - North Carolina). Can I say I stand corrected? I have tended to be very dismissive of Nicholas Sparks, but I sell so much of his stuff, that I thought I'd give it another shot. That, and the only place I've been for Spring Break this year and last year is North Carolina, and I knew that was a preferred setting for him. It was actually pretty good. Hadn't seen the movie, so I didn't know the premise at all - and was pleasantly surprised. Plus, I'm a sucker for a story celebrating a good marriage!
Then I picked up Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult, for 10 point task #4, March, April or May b-day author. (May 19, 1966). This was the first book of hers that I read, years ago, so this was a re-read, but just as good the second time around.
Total points these tasks = 25
Total points to date = 300
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Uh, Librarians, That Old School link takes you to Macbeth. Momentarily confused, was I, since I'm pretty sure Shakespeare didn't (but could have) won any of our awards, but more particularly that J..."I edited my post so that it takes you to the right book. Funny! I'd say Shakespeare is more "ol' skool", though.
Just read On Mexican Time by Tony Cohan about moving with his wife Masako from LA to San Miguel in central Mexico, with its drawback, advantages, and drawbacks that turned into advantages. A good book for people who enjoy books like A Year in Provence10.2
Cynthia-I'm thinking about reorganizing my list a little (I couldn't resist the bookstore the other day and now I want to fit some stuff in, I'm hopeless.)
But I wondered if Bitten and the word Ten would count for the rhyming task? They rhyme to me, but I thought I'd check. Thanks!
Lizzi wrote: "Hi guys! I was wondering if anyone can give me good recommendations of books that are by an Irish author, I read this and loved it
Maeve Binchy
Circle of Friends
Maggie, I don't think those would count as rhyming words.. I think to count it would have to be bitten and smitten, or written, or kitten, etc.I'm pretty sure Cynthia has mentioned something like that before, but I can't find it. (Too many posts!)
I think Becky is right- I seem to remember something being said about this also. The number of syllables maybe?
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. For 15 points I read...Khai of Khem by Brian Lumley
The interview I read...Brian Lumley Interview
(New total: 240 points)
That makes sense. I'll just have to keep looking! Thanks!
10 point task6. 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 etc. are acceptable.
The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Current Point Total: 50
Cynthia, another rhyming question... Crispin and kin? Do they rhyme enough?Kicki - Goddess of Yesterday, Troy Lord of the Silver Bow A Novel, Nobody's Princess - all Greek history/mythology novels!
Josie and Maggie - I'll accept both of those
I just finished Hatchet and The Haymeadow both by Gary Paulsen and enjoed them both very much. My son actually suggested them to me. That was Cassie's challenge and I can add another 25 points! Yeah:)
Finished Devil in the White City for 15.4 (Spring Break destination). We used to visit Chicago every vacation when I was young to visit my grandmother.5 Points
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2. Ella Minnow Pea A Novel in Letters
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4.
5. The Shack
6.
7.
8.
9. Down the Rabbit Hole An Echo Falls Mystery
10.
Total: 20
10 Points
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2. Rain of Gold
3.
4. Until I Find You A Novel - John Irving (March 2nd)
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6. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
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8. Outlander
9. The Eyre Affair
10. The Virgin Suicides
Total: 40 points
15 Points
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5. The Witches of Eastwick - John Updike (National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction - 1981)
6. Ines of My Soul A Novel
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10. Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time; The Rule of Four; Slaughterhouse-Five
Total: 105 Points
25 Points
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Total: 200 points
Grand Total
365 points, 23 Tasks
Meghan - you have three (count 'em, three) books on your list with 12 or more words in the title! And to think most of us had to look really hard to find one worth reading!
Elizabeth - and anyone else looking for a 12-or-more word title - I definitely recommend Devil in the White City... best nonfiction book I have read in a long, long time. Reads like a novel!
15 points1. I'm a Scorpio so I read The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho.
It was ok...just not my cup of tea. :)
Total: 50
Meghan wrote: "Elizabeth - and anyone else looking for a 12-or-more word title - I definitely recommend Devil in the White City... best nonfiction book I have read in a long, long time. Reads like a novel!"Oh, I so agree, Meghan. Because of several of you in this group and the Challenge, I was very happy at the end of this and have recommended it several times to others.
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10. March, April, and May are the 3rd, 4th, and 5th months of the year
- Read the third, fourth and fifth books of one series OR
- Read 3 books with the numbers 3/4/5- three/four/five in the titles (books do not have to come from the same series in this instance)
These are urban fiction books and nothing to scream over. A friend got me interested awhile back and some are pretty darn good, the first one of this series was good, didn't read the second, and these were just plain okay.
Cynthia, is Chicks in Chainmail okay for 5.9 (word for a baby animal)?
I used bunny- I read Bunny Tales. :)
The library was missing some books, which caused me to rearrange a bit (nothing I already claimed points for) so I'm going to use Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg for 25.9 - Sara's 12 word task.Total points 150
Finished listening to Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox - did a lot of cleaning and it helped motivate me through it! 5 point challenge
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4. The Wright 3
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6. Selkie Girl
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9. May Bird and the Ever After Book One
10. Storm Glass
10 point challenge
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5. City of Glass
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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
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4. Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
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6. The Decline and Fall of the House of Windsor
7. Gulliver's Travels (from Pagemaster)
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Just finished Crispin The Cross of Lead by Avi, which combined with Close Kin by Clare B. Dunkle, which I read earlier this week, gives me 15 points for the rhyming task. (Rhyming words being Crispin and Kin!)Total: 245 points
I completed another task hooray!15 pts #1
I'm a sagitarius so I read Drive: The Story of my Life by Larry Bird. Slow read. He repeats himself alot and jumps around even more, but, he is a basketball player and not a writer. It took me longer than I would have liked but I'm glad I read it.
Just couldn't put down The Patron Saint of Liars when I was more than halfway through it. Absolutely loved it. 5 point challenge
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4. The Wright 3
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6. Selkie Girl
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9. May Bird and the Ever After Book One
10. Storm Glass
10 point challenge
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5. City of Glass
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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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2.
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
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4. Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
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6. The Decline and Fall of the House of Windsor
7. Gulliver's Travels (from Pagemaster)
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Kristen wrote: "Finished listening to Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox - did a lot of cleaning and it helped motivate me through it!"I'm on disc 6 of 8 still.... It's interesting, and I keep meaning to listen.... but I haven't in a while. I need to hurry up and finish already!
But in the meantime, I just listened to discs 2 through 10 of The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, and I can't stop grinning.... I really needed a fantastically, wonderfully happy ending! (After reading The Book Thief and Tell Me If the Lovers Are Losers...)
I read The Goose Girl for the first half of Task 25.1 ('G' book). No points yet. I just wanted to gush. :)
Sharon wrote: "Lizzi wrote: "Hi guys! I was wondering if anyone can give me good recommendations of books that are by an Irish author, I read this and loved it
Maeve Binchy
everything by Meave Binchy. cecilai ahern and Maryan Keyes have light but good books too.
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5 Points -1. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
2. Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers
10. Stormchaser by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell
10 Points -
4. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Suess
6. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
7. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
10. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
25 Points -
4. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
5 Points1. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
2. Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
7. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
8. Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
10 Points
4. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
6. The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson
7. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
15 Points
5. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
(I'm only posting what I've already finished)
New Points Total: 75
Finished Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger for Darla's TaskAdded 25 points, running total 40 points
I've only completed one more task for 10 points, but I'm halfway done with a couple more - darn those 2 book tasks...LOL!10.5 - Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
new point total: 240
2. Read an epistolary novelThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows-4/2
New Total: 185
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15 Points4. Read a novel that takes place in a location you plan to visit during this challenge OR have visited previously during spring break
Tunnels by Roderick Gordan & Brian Williams
TOTAL = 90 Points
I may make it past 100 this challenge!
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---Stats---
Earned Points: 145 of 340
Books Read: 12 of 30
Total Pages Read: 5337
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5 POINT TASKS
1. Read a Science Fiction OR Fantasy Novel.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Science fiction) {edited}
2. Read an epistolary novel...(Read 3.26.09)The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
4. Read or listen to a book while you are on a plane, on a train, or in a car...(Read 3.13.09)Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (audiobook)
5. For Easter/Lent - Read a Christian Fiction novel...
Showdown by Ted Dekker
6. In Honor Of Women’s History Month…
- Read a novel with woman, women, lady, etc in the title.
Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon by Jane Austen
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by reading a book and “recycling” it...
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Sending to Kandice when finished.) {Edited}
8. For April Fools Day read a humorous novel...(Read 3.11.09)The Princess Bride by William Goldman
9. Read a book with a spring animal in the title...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
10. Read a book with a type of tree or flower in the title...
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
10 POINT TASKS
1. For St. Patrick’s Day – Read a book by an Irish author, set in Ireland, OR about Ireland.(Read 3.4.09)Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
4. Read a book by an author who was born in March, April, or May.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides /Born: March 8, 1960
5. March 24 is Harry Houdini’s Birthday – Read a book about magic, a magician etc.(Read 3.3.09)Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susana Clarke
6. In honor of Earth Day (April 22), read a book with the word Earth, Moon, World, etc in the title.(Read 3.19.09)World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
7. In Honor of Mother’s Day, read a book recommended by/given to you by your mother.
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
8. Read a book about a veteran OR someone serving in the military.
Othello by William Shakespeare
9. Read a book from the TNBBC Top Book list.
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (#28 - I was born in 1982)
10. TNBBC member 5-Star rated book...(Read 3.17.09)Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Thanks Heather from page 39!)
15 POINT TASKS
1. Read a book that corresponds to your astrological sign...
- LIBRA: Read a book about a lawyer, the law, a judge etc.
The Last Juror by John Grisham
2. April is National Poetry Month – Read a book of poetry OR about a famous poet.(Read 3.14.09)Inferno by Dante Alighieri
3. Read a past OR present TNBBC group read that you haven’t read before.
Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
6. Read a book that was has been translated from its original language.
The Plague by Albert Camus
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.
Thinner by Stephen King
9. Read a book with a color in the title AND eat a meal that includes at least 2 foods of that color.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
(Planned foods: Garlic and Feta cheese mashed potatoes and vanilla ice-cream)
25 POINT TASKS
1. Karen's Task: Read a book starting with "G" & a book starting with "R".(Read 3.7.09) &The Green Mile (Complete Serial Novel) by Stephen King
Roots by Alex Haley(Read 4.2.09)4. Ros's Task: Read a book from the Big Reads List.
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
5. Bonnie's Task: Read a book outside my normal genre.(Read 3.8.09)(Non-fictional memoir -- I normally read fiction: fantasy, horror, classics, etc.)
Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther
7. Darla's Task: Read a book referenced or shown in a movie you've seen.(Read 3.29.09)Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Referenced in "The English Patient".)
8. Cassie's Task: Read two YA novels.
Blue Is For Nightmares & White Is for Magic by Laurie Faria Stolarz