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OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009
Just finished:
8. Get to Know the Author - Skinned by Robin Wasserman and I read the interview on Scott Westerfeld's blog.
Robin Wasserman's Skinned is a great introduction for her series. Taking place in a severely post-apocalypse future, readers find a world with superior technology that even stops death- allowing one to be downloaded into a mechanical body. Despite it's advances, this world is not perfect and is battling to come to terms with the new download procedure. Furthermore, most of the population lives in decrepit cities or in corp-towns, where they sacrifice freedom and rights for food and shelter. Only the super rich have catered lives in the country, full of food, energy, and anything technology can create. It is there that Wasserman's main character, Lia, is created, killed, and re-born into her new, machine body. While Lia does interact with others a great bit, the story really is about what is going on inside her. This first book serves it's purpose of setting up with who Lia was, what she has become, and what it all means. It is an exciting read that begs readers to consider what makes us human and would we know if we were not.
15 points, making my total 340.
Rory, Charity - my apologies! I actually didn't select the book for the link, I just put the [ book: ] tags around the title when I was typing my post and assumed it would pull up the right one. I'll have to be more careful of that in the future. I've edited my post and fixed the link. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Cait, I just recently read this book and thought it was excellent!! I also used it for the challenge.
I can't yet put my points for this book as it's for a two parter 25 point task but I can't not say i've read it. It was fantastic. I almost don't want to pick up another book because I don't want to forget this one or ruin it with other stories in my head! Here's the review I wrote for it:I haven't been able to book this book down and have read it in the day! Throughout it I smiled and laughed and I cried once and nearly cried a couple more times too. It has made me want to write letters & find out more about Guernsey during World War 2. I feel like i've made friends in Elizabeth, Kit, Dawsey, Amelia, Isola and the rest of the Islanders and I mustn't forget Juliet, Sidney and Sophie. I wish they were real people and I could meet them. In fact I want to be Juliet and I'm stopping there cos i'm beginning to gush!
Oops forgot to say it's The Guernsey LIterary and Potato Peel Pie Society by MAry Ann Shaefer!
Yea!! Finally finished another 25-pointer, and had lots of fun with this one.This book is a gem! It is meant as a reference book for those reading works of fiction written in/about victorian times, and has a very extensive glossary for learning about those words that just don't explain themselves in stories.
25.9 SARA'S TASK - Read a book that has a title of 12 or more words.
25 points added to previous 375 = 400 points as of 4.18.09
Finished Anne of Green Gables and ate broccoli and green salad. Another 15 points. Total: 60 points
I read Dead Until Dark today.5 points
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3. Spring Cleaning - Hard Truth
4. Planes, Trains,... - Neither Here Nor There
5. Lent/Sacrifice - Persuasion
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8. Humorous - Notes from a Small Island
9. Spring Animals - To Kill a Mockingbird
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10 points
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2. Mexico - Esperanza Rising
3. Australia - People of the Book
4. Author Birthday - Winter Study by Nevada Barr (March 1)
5. 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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15 points
1. Capricorn (Art) - Chasing Vermeer
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6. Translated - Inkheart
7. Rhyming Books - HIGH Country and MY Antonia
8. Get to Know Author - Big Stone Gap Adriana Trigiani
9. Color Book/Food - Anne of Green Gables
10. 3, 4, and 5 Books -
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
7. DARLA'S TASK - Northanger Abbey from The Jane Austen Book Club
8. CASSIE'S TASK -
9. SARA'S TASK - Sorcery and Cecelia...
50 points
Pseudonym - Size 12 Is Not Fat and Shadowland
18/47 Books Read
New Total: 190
10.10-The Catcher in The Rye. Finished it and now have a headache. Sorry-I swear, I am never going to force myself to read another book again-life is too short and there are too many other books out there I will actually enjoy. Points now at 235.
LEADERBOARD
DONNA JO - 525
SANDY - 460
BRIDGIT - 435
KRISTEN IL - 420
MEGHAN - 410
BJ ROSE - 400
LIZZI - 400
RORA - 390
SHARON - 370
BONNIE - 365
TINA - 365
LEORA - 360
KRISTINA GA - 340
KRISTENR - 330
BEV - 325
JOSIE - 320
RORY - 310
BETH MN - 305
KRITIKA - 305
ASHLEY ID - 300
LOUISE - 280
CAIT - 270
EVA - 270
PERS - 265
SARANICOLE - 265
APRIL NY - 260
ANGELA IL - 255
ANGIE - 255
COURTNEY - 255
LAURA NY - 255
LINDSEY - 255
MARY BETH - 255
ALICE - 250
NICOLE NC - 250
AMY - 245
EL - 245
LIZ BRKLYN - 245
MAGGIE - 235
SUSAN - 235
SUZIER - 235
CATHEROO - 230
WENDY - 220
FIONA (TITCH)- 215
LORI TX - 215
JUDITH IA - 210
ELIZABETH NC - 205
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 200
REBECCA J - 200
SANDIE - 200
LYNLEE4 - 195
STEPH - 195
ASHLEY AL - 190
JAMIE MN - 190
BECKY - 185
FALLON - 185
RHIANNON - 185
JON - 180
STEPHANIE CA - 180
JOY - 175
SERA - 170
VICTORIA - 170
ALISHA - 165
MANDAY - 165
LIZ VEGAS - 160
MALIADES - 160
WV HEATHER - 160
CAROL - 155
HAYES - 155
JENNIFER IN - 150
KATE - 150
LILY - 150
ROS - 150
ROSEANN - 150
CYNDEE - 145
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 145
DAVID - 140
TRYPHENA - 140
JEN B - 135
KAREN - 135
LACY - 135
HEATHER KS - 130
JEGKA - 130
TRACY - 130
ANN FROM SC - 125
CASSIE - 120
JESSICA IL - 120
KATHRYN - 115
KRISTINA UK - 115
POTJY - 115
RENFREW - 115
NATALIA - 110
CATHERINE - 105
ABBIE - 100
CYNTHIA - 100
JOANNA - 100
RYAN - 100
SUSANNA UK - 100
AMANDA - 95
BETH - 95
LINDA - 95
SARAH PA - 95
KICKI - 90
MARIE - 90
SAI - 90
JESSICA SC - 85
LAUREN - 85
MEREDITH H - 85
JENNY - 80
SARA E - 80
JULIE (ID)'S - 75
JULIE UK - 75
MEGAN - 75
ASHLEY UT - 70
JEANE - 70
MELODY - 70
REBECCA - 70
SLAIMI - 70
JOANN - 65
SHANNON - 65
JEN MD - 60
JESSICA MI - 60
JULIE TN - 60
KELLY - 60
MADELINE - 60
ALLISON MO - 55
ALYSSA - 55
JAMIE WA - 55
JOANIE - 55
MEL - 55
RACHEL - 55
ROBIN - 55
VICKI - 55
KIM - 50
TERRI - 50
ELIZ - 45
JULIE KS - 40
LDB - 40
LISA CO - 40
LIZ NY - 40
SHELLIE - 40
TOBIE - 40
KATIE - 35
JAMIE 23 - 35
JUDITH NY - 30
KELLY MA - 30
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
KRISTI - 25
MELISSA - 25
LAZARUS - 20
MACKENZIE - 20
NICOLE CA - 20
CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MARY - 10
MORGAN - 10
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5
Tasks completed8. For April Fools Day…
Three bags full / Leonie Swan READ
- Read a humorous novel, a book of jokes, OR
- A biography/autobiography/memoir of a comedian.
9. Read a book from the TNBBC Top Books list…
Numer 1 on the list - I Capture the Castle – Dodie Smith READ
- The book can not be your own contribution
- The number that corresponds to that book must only contain numbers that can be found in the year you were born…i.e. if you were born in 1982 (like me) you could read 1, 28, or 89 but not 93, 15, or 22 (because there is only one 2 in the date) etc.
NEW TOTAL = 370 points
5 points
2 The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank (on shelf)
4 Little Women - EBOOK (reading)
6 Mah, Adeline Yen Title Falling leaves return to their roots : the true story of an unwanted Chinese daughter (on shelf)
7 Barbara Trapido – Juggling - read then give to charity (on shelf)
9 The One Flew over the cukoos nest – Kesey (on shelf)
10 The House of Thunder – Dean Kootz
20/50 points
10 points
2 Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel READ
3 Author Grenville, Kate Title The Secret river READ
4 SUE GRAFTON P is for Peril (on shelf)
5 Practical Magic – Alice Goffman
7 Walk Two Moons – Sharon Creech
8 TBD
10 Bridget Jones Diary – Helen Fielding READ
60/100 points
15 points
1 Riordan, Rick Title The lightning thief (on shelf)
3 The Audacity of Hope – Barack Obama (on shelf)
One city / Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh READ
7 : Alias Grace Mary Higgins Clark & No Place Like Home A Novel Margaret Atwood
Then read about him online. DONE
9 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE READ
CARROT AND SWEET POTATO MASH
10 Stirling, Jessica - Sisters three (on shelf)
Caldwell, Ian – Rule of Four (on shelf)
Harris, Joanna – Five quarters of the orange (on shelf)
90/150 points
25 points
2 Wordsworth, Dorothy Title Dorothy Wordsworth's illustrated Lakeland journals READ
3 The Cellist of Sarajevo – Steven Galloway READ
When Will There Be good news – Kate Atkinson READ
4 Animal Farm – George Orwell READ
5 Young Adult – Angus, Thongs and perfect snogging READ
6 In The Footsteps of Robert Bruce – Alan Young & Michael J Stead 190 pages READ
On the Trail of William Wallace – David R. Ross 146 pages READ
Mary Queen of Scots – Jayne Elizabeth Lewis (on shelf)
8 The growing pains of Adrian Mole – Sue Townsend READ
Private peaceful – Michael Morpurgo READ
9 Waiting for Daisy : the true story of one couple's quest to have a baby / Peggy Orenstein READ
200/225 points
50 POINT TASK
Meg Cabot
Jenny Carroll
0/50
Total 370 points
Elizabeth (NC) wrote: "I just finished Extremely Loud and Incredibly close. Along with Memory Keeper's Daughter that is 25 points. I pulled both of these off Eva's shelf.I also have a question. Does "blueberry" count..."that's ok with me
Alice-I read 'Guernsey' this week too and loved it! I am hoping for a sequel, I want to know what happens next!
Just finished two more books.. will post my list in a second. May Bird and the Ever After was a little freaky for a kids book.. but then it progressed and made more sense.. was still creepy, but I started to enjoy it.Read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and really enjoyed it, cracked me up.
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Leora wrote: "Alice-I read 'Guernsey' this week too and loved it! I am hoping for a sequel, I want to know what happens next!"I loved that book when I read it and did want more of the story but Mary Ann Shaffer the main author died last year so it would have to be written by the other one Annie Barrows who writes children's lit primarily and I don't know that it would have the same feel.
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9. I Capture the Castle #1
10.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
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Adverbs A Novel & The Bad Beginning
25 points1. The Guardian & A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun I've read before but The Guardian was new for me. It was the first Nicholas Sparks that I've read and I really enjoyed it.
New total: 95
5 point task4. 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)
Eight Little Faces by Kate Gosselin
Current Point Total: 60
Jessica (MI)
i finished 10.10- dead until dark.i was surprised at how much i enjoyed it, not my normal genre.
updated list:
5 points
1. Science Fiction/Fantasty: The Amber Spyglass
2. Epistolary Novel: Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
3. Spring Cleaning: Girl With A Pearl Earring
4. Planes/Trains/Automobiles:
5. Easter: No Wonder They Call Him Savior
7. Arbor Day: Shepherd of the Hills (ebook)
8: April Fool's Day: Dear Walter
9: Spring Animal: The Patron Saint of Butterflies
10. April Showers Bring May Flowers: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
10 points
1. St. Patricks Day: The Likeness
2. Cinco De Mayo: Pedro Paramo
3. ANZAC Day: True History of the Kelly Gang
4. Author Born in March/April/May: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
5. Harry Houdini's Birthday: The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini
6. Earth Day: The Pillars of the Earth
7. Mother's Day: Three Cups of Tea
8. Memorial/Armed Forces Day: Code Talkers
9. TNBBC Top Books: Fall On Your Knees
15 points
1. Star Sign (Gemini): Multiple Blessings
2. National Poetry Month: Great Short Poems
3. TNBBC read: A Great and Terrible Beauty
4. Visited Place: Haunted Missouri
5. Literary Prize: Love
6. Translated: Tranquility
7. Rhyming Titles: Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook & A Gentle Madness...Book
9. Color in Title: The Red Tent
10. 3/4/5: Sookie Stackhouse Series (Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead As A Doornail)
25 points
1. Title G and R: The Secret Garden & Rereadings
2. Nonfiction diarest: The Journal of Emily Pepys
3. Spring Challenge Book: A Separate Place & The Geography of Bliss
4. Big Read: Anna Karenina
5. Outside Normal Genre: Invisible Man
6. English Royalty: Royal Panopoly
7. Movie: Everything Is Illuminated
9. Title of 12 Words: Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book Hunter of the 21st Century
50 points
1. Read a book written by an author under their real name and a book written under their pen name: On Writing & The Regulators
Total Points: 55
OK, for my 50 point task I am going to reread "The Stand" by Stephen King and "The Running Man" by Richard Bachman"
Completed Tasks10 Points
#5 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
#10 1st to Die Fiona gave it a 5-star and we both joined this group on the same page!
15 Points
#2 Where the Sidewalk Ends
#6 Night Originally written in French
#8 Identical The link to the interview I read is http://www.teensreadtoo.com/Interview...
25 Points
#7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets This appeared in the movie "Cinderella Story"
#9 He's Just Not That Into You The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
Total Points: 115
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Update! I just finished 15.5. My new point total is 255.5 points
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Point Total: 255
Tasks Completed: 19/41
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Susanna UK wrote: "I have a Darwin question - would 'Voyage of the Beagle' by Charles Darwin fit the Diarist challenge?
It was based on his diaries (1831-36) when he traveled around South America..???"
Susanna UK, that's fine with me.
I just finished "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell, "Digital Culture" by Charlie Gere, "The Vulture" by Gil Scott-Heron, and "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman. I never would have read "The Vulture" if vulture didn't rhyme with culture, and I'm really glad I did.
"Blink" was my book for 5.3, and the second two were for 15.7, and the last one is half of 10.10. That brings my total up 20 points to 255.
5Points9. Read a book with one of the following Spring animals in the title…
- Bird (the word bird or any type of bird) Blackbird House
25 Points
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. Meghan - Host, Middlesex
Total=195
Lynlee4 wrote: "5Points9. Read a book with one of the following Spring animals in the title…
- Bird (the word bird or any type of bird) [b:Blackbird House|821964|Blackbird House A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Ci..."
what did you think of Blackbird House? I have it sitting on my table to read for either the animal one or the color one. I've liked some other Hoffman books, but haven't felt like picking this one up yet.
Hayes 150 + 5 = 155
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by… Reading an e-book The Mysterious Affair at Styles
which I read through www.dailylit.com which sends daily installments of books thru emails
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by… Reading an e-book The Mysterious Affair at Styles
which I read through www.dailylit.com which sends daily installments of books thru emails
Hayes wrote: "Hayes 150 + 5 = 1557. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by… Reading an e-book [b:The Mysterious Affair at Styles|16343|The Mysterious Affair at Styles|Agatha Christie|http://ecx.i..."
Did you like it Hayes? I quite liked this one.
Leora wrote: "Alice-I read 'Guernsey' this week too and loved it! I am hoping for a sequel, I want to know what happens next!"I'm afraid the author died last year so I doubt there will be a sequel!
10 POINTS5. March 24 is Harry Houdini’s Birthday – Read a book about magic, a magician etc.
The Flame by Jean Johnson - I LOVE this series!
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Would Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks work for the military challenge?I also finished Artemis Fowl The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer and Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer for 25.8 task.
So, I believe my point total is now 100.
Read Virgin Suicides for 10.10. Weird.5 Points
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9. The Eyre Affair
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Total: 60 points
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Total: 120 Points
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Grand Total
420 points, 30 Tasks
Judith wrote: "Liz, you rock! I had no idea that the Price of Salt was published under a penname, and I've been meaning to read it. I may be able to do the 50 pointer after all."No problem. I am trying to use this challenge to encourage me to read something other than "trashy mystery novels" & was looking for other options myself.
Jeane wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Hayes 150 + 5 = 155
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by… Reading an e-book [b:The Mysterious Affair at Styles|16343|The Mysterious Affair at Styles|Agatha Christi..."
It was fun! as all Agatha Christie's are... I love mysteries.
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by… Reading an e-book [b:The Mysterious Affair at Styles|16343|The Mysterious Affair at Styles|Agatha Christi..."
It was fun! as all Agatha Christie's are... I love mysteries.
COMPLETED 15 POINT TASK#5 Major Literary Prize / Birth year: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George won the 1973 Newberry Award; I was born in 1973. For this task I read The Talking Earth (3/7/09 – 3/19/09)
TWO STARS - This felt like a book that a teacher would write to educate his/her students about the Seminole Indians and Calusa Indians in Florida. It was very heavy on details about the wildlife that lives in the Everglades and natural processes which were very interesting.
I question some of the research that was done in relation to the Seminole Indians and the Calusa Indians, an extinct tribe. Linguistic evidence suggests that the Seminole Indians are descendents of the Creek Indians of Georgia and Alabama. I'm not sure there is any archaeological evidence that the Calusa would have been in the areas described in this book or that they truly have any ties to the Seminoles.
However, I do know that some Seminoles link themselves to the Calusa. I'm not certain that I would promote this book heavily with my students as I don't think the scienfic facts were used to write it. It would have been more accurate to make a case to link the Seminole culture to the Creek culture.
Sometimes ignorance is bliss - I would have enjoyed this book so much more if I didn't actually know anything about the extinct peoples of Florida (which the Calusa are members of) or our modern day Seminole Indians.
9. SARA'S TASK - Read a book that has a title of 12 or more words: Angels and Ages A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life (25 pts). It may be short, but the ideas are so dense & varied that I think I actually read it 2.62 times. My mind would wander for a sentence or two and then when focused again on the text, I'd be left wondering how the author got from point A to point Psi & have to go back & re-read.
Tasks Completed: 15/40
Pages Read: 5008
New Total: 270 pts.
Liz (Bklyn)
Meghan wrote: "Read Virgin Suicides for 10.10. Weird.5 Points
1. Fire Study(3/14/09)
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Megan: You'll have to see the film too...also disturbing - religion gone wrong for sure.
Hayes wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Hayes 150 + 5 = 1557. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by… Reading an e-book [b:The Mysterious Affair at Styles|16343|The Mysterious Affair at Styles|..."
me too, they fees me...especially agatha christie. there is never a moemnt that it isn't the right moment to read one of her books.
Elizabeth (NC) wrote: "Lynlee4 wrote: "5Points9. Read a book with one of the following Spring animals in the title…
- Bird (the word bird or any type of bird) [b:Blackbird House|821964|Blackbird House A Novel (Ballan..."
I liked Blackbird House. It was a little dark/depressing but what a great idea! How many of us have seen old homes and wondered about the lives it's lead?
Everyone must be off reading- the past few days there doesn't seem to be half as many posts as usual! :)
LEADERBOARD
DONNA JO - 525
SANDY - 465
BRIDGIT - 435
KRISTEN IL - 420
MEGHAN - 420
RORA - 405
BJ ROSE - 400
LIZZI - 400
SHARON - 385
BONNIE - 365
TINA - 365
LEORA - 360
KRISTINA GA - 340
JOSIE - 335
KRISTENR - 330
RORY - 330
BEV - 325
ASHLEY ID - 310
BETH MN - 305
KRITIKA - 305
EVA - 280
LOUISE - 280
ALICE - 275
CAIT - 270
LIZ BRKLYN - 270
APRIL NY - 265
MAGGIE - 265
PERS - 265
SARANICOLE - 265
ANGELA IL - 255
ANGIE - 255
COURTNEY - 255
LAURA NY - 255
LINDSEY - 255
MARY BETH - 255
NICOLE NC - 250
REBECCA J - 250
AMY - 245
EL - 245
SUSAN - 235
SUZIER - 235
CATHEROO - 230
JUDITH IA - 225
WENDY - 220
FIONA (TITCH)- 215
LORI TX - 215
ELIZABETH NC - 205
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 200
SANDIE - 200
LYNLEE4 - 195
STEPH - 195
ASHLEY AL - 190
JAMIE MN - 190
BECKY - 185
FALLON - 185
RHIANNON - 185
JON - 180
STEPHANIE CA - 180
ALISHA - 175
JOY - 175
MANDAY - 170
SERA - 170
VICTORIA - 170
LIZ VEGAS - 160
MALIADES - 160
WV HEATHER - 160
CAROL - 155
HAYES - 155
JESSICA IL - 155
KATE - 155
JENNIFER IN - 150
JOANNA - 150
LILY - 150
ROS - 150
ROSEANN - 150
CYNDEE - 145
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 145
DAVID - 140
TRYPHENA - 140
JEN B - 135
KAREN - 135
LACY - 135
HEATHER KS - 130
JEGKA - 130
TRACY - 130
ANN FROM SC - 125
RYAN - 125
CASSIE - 120
KATHRYN - 115
KRISTINA UK - 115
POTJY - 115
RENFREW - 115
NATALIA - 110
CATHERINE - 105
ABBIE - 100
CYNTHIA - 100
JULIE (ID)'S - 100
SUSANNA UK - 100
AMANDA - 95
BETH - 95
LINDA - 95
SARAH PA - 95
KICKI - 90
MARIE - 90
SAI - 90
JESSICA SC - 85
LAUREN - 85
MEREDITH H - 85
JENNY - 80
SARA E - 80
JULIE UK - 75
MEGAN - 75
ASHLEY UT - 70
JEANE - 70
MELODY - 70
RACHEL - 70
REBECCA - 70
SLAIMI - 70
JOANN - 65
SHANNON - 65
JEN MD - 60
JESSICA MI - 60
JULIE TN - 60
KELLY - 60
MADELINE - 60
TERRI - 60
ALLISON MO - 55
ALYSSA - 55
JAMIE WA - 55
JOANIE - 55
MEL - 55
ROBIN - 55
VICKI - 55
KIM - 50
ELIZ - 45
JULIE KS - 40
LDB - 40
LISA CO - 40
LIZ NY - 40
SHELLIE - 40
TOBIE - 40
KATIE - 35
JAMIE 23 - 35
JUDITH NY - 30
KELLY MA - 30
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
KRISTI - 25
MACKENZIE - 25
MELISSA - 25
LAZARUS - 20
NICOLE CA - 20
CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MARY - 10
MORGAN - 10
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5
Julie (ID) wrote: "Would Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks work for the military challenge?I also finished Artemis Fowl The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer and Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer for 25.8 task.
..."Yes Birdsong would work
Rory wrote: "Meghan wrote: "Read Virgin Suicides for 10.10. Weird.5 Points
1. [b:Fire Study|1966969|Fire Study (Study, Book 3)|Maria V. Snyder|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1219......"
I actually saw the movie long, long ago and enjoyed it. I enjoyed this book too, though it sometimes became a little too pretentious for me. I don't like it when authors try too hard to be deep and meaningful.
2. April is National Poetry Month – Read a book of poetry OR about a famous poet. For 15 points I read...A Child's Anthology of Poetry by Elizabeth Hauge Sword
(New total: 405 points)
Lynlee4 wrote: "Elizabeth (NC) wrote: "Lynlee4 wrote: "5Points9. Read a book with one of the following Spring animals in the title…
- Bird (the word bird or any type of bird) [b:Blackbird House|821964|Blackbird..."
I have to read this one then - I love old houses!
Books I've read and current one is striked5pts:
4. Automobile task: The Lion,the Witch and the wardrobe- C.S Lewis
6. Women's history month: The Lady and the Cad by Tamela Hancock Murray
10pts:
1. St. Patrick's Day: Maire by Linda Windsor
2. Cinco de Mayo: Like Water for Cohoclate by Laura Esquivel
3. Anzac Day: Faith in the Southland by Mary Hawkins
4. Author born in May: A family to share by Arlene James
5. Magic: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
6. Earth Day: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
7. Mother's Day: Killer Cargo by Dana Mentink
8. Memorial/armed Forces Day: Military Daddy by Patricia Davids
9. TNBBC Top Book List: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
10. Date Joined: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
15 pts:
1. Aries: The Greek's Bridal Purchase by Susan Stephens
2. Poetry Month: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
3.TNBBC Group Read: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
4. Spring Break Location: Bayou Justice by Robin Carrol
5. Literary Prize: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
6. Translated Book: The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho
7. Rhyming Books: Bridal Veil by Cathy Marie Hake and Long Trail to Love by Pamela Griffin
8. Get to Know Author: Operation: Married by Christmas by Debra Clopton
9. Book with a color in title: Bluegrass Peril by Virginia Smith
10. 3rd,4th, 5th book in series: The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader By C.S. Lewis
25 pts:
1. Karen's Task: Glory Be! by Ron and Janet Benrey and Remembered by Tamera Alexander
2. El's Task: Very Truly Yours, Chalres L. Dodgson, Alias Lewis CArroll by Lisa Bassett
3. Angela's Task: The Undomesitc Goddess and Can You Keep a Sercret by Sophie Kinsella
4. Ros' Task: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
5. Bonnie's Task: Simple Genius by David Baldacci
7. Darla's Task: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
8. Cassie's Task: Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Drannen and If We Kiss by Rachel Vail
9. Sara's Task: Mr. Lincoln's High tech war: How the North used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Iron-Clads, High Powered weapons, and more by Thomas B. Allen and Roger Macbride Allen
Total Points:
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I just finished Francesca Lia Block's Dangerous Angels for the Spring Break 15 point challenge. I didn't go anywhere for spring break, but I did go to L.A. the week before to present at a conference, so I went with that. Total: 225 points.
How'd you like Dangerous Angels? I love most of her books, but she has a very interesting way of writing.
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