OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009 Showing 4,851-4,900 of 6,381

[Cait]

Finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince for Task 10.5 (Houdini's Bday). It's the best book of the series so far (in my opinion), and I can't wait to start on Deathly Hallows.

Total Points: 290

[Lori]

Cait wrote: "Finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince for Task 10.5 (Houdini's Bday). It's the best book of the series so far (in my opinion), and I can't wait to start on Deathly Hallows.

Total Points..."

I hope you aren't disappointed. I thought Deathly Hallows was the worst written of all of them.

[Jessica]

I finished up 25.5 (Bonnie's Task) with Taras Grescoe's "The Devil's Picnic: Around the World in Pursuit of Forbidden Fruit" - it's travel writing, which I almost never read. Interesting, but a bit sermonizing in places.

Current Total: 170
Goal: 300

[Heather]

I finished Angela's task
25 points
Read two books from the shelves of the person who posted after your first post. I got to choose from Cynthia's (the SCM) shelves.
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran

I loved Nefertiti and was so happy to see it on Cynthia's shelf because the teachers at my school were asked to evaluate the book in order to use it for the summer reading program for our upcoming 9th grade students.

New Total: 185 points

[Sarah D]

I saw a couple of people comment about www.betterworldbooks.com I did place an order a few days ago but I noticed today that if you order and use the code EARTHDAY09 I think it was you get an extra 20% off. So anything in their bargain bin would only be $2.40/each (assuming you buy 5) plus the free shipping...not bad!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Well, crap. I didn't see you had to use the code.

[Sarah D]

Well I guess I had better back up...I just put 5 bargain bin books in my cart and total was $15 then I entered the code and it only went down to $14.12. You must not be able to get both deals.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Sarah, it works out if your used books were originally $3.48 each. 20% off that number gets you to $14.12. I spent 88 cents too much, but I think I can live with that. ;)

[Slayermel]

Update & new total :0)

5 Points
1. Wicked Lovely By Melissa Marr
2. Journals By Curt Cobain
3. Rich Dad, Poor Dad By Robert Kiyosaki
4. (audiobook)Insomnia By Stephen King
5. Sacrifice:?
6. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment By Steve Harvey
7. (Released through Bookcrossing)The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
8. I Am America And So Can You! By Stephen Colbert
9. The Crow Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams By James O'Barr
10. Halloween Rain By Christopher Golden & Nancy Holder

10 Points
1. St.Patricks Day:?
2. Cinco DeMayo:?
3. Anzac Day:?
4. (May 22, 1859) The Lost World By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
5. Magic or magician?
6. The War of the Worlds By H.G. Wells
7. Mothers Day:?
8. Memorial Day:?
9. To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee (1977=#19)
10. (Kevin):The Historian By Elizabeth Kostova

15 Points
1. In the Stars-Libra:?
2. Poetry month:?
3. Dracula By Bram Stoker
4. Spring Break:?
5. Literary prize:?
6. (Swedish-English):Pippi Longstocking By Astrid Lindgren
7. (Life & Wife) Life of Pi By Yann Martel & The essential wife By Taylor Ryan
8. A Child Called "It" One Child's Courage to Survive By Dave Pelzer Interview http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2004/...
9. Black House By Stephen King
10. 3rd,4th & 5th:?

25 Points
1. Ghost Stories of Ontario By John Colombo & Redemption By Mel Odom
2. El's Task:?
3. (Rory)The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde & The Red Tent By Anita Diamant
4. Bridget Jones's Diary By Helen Fielding
5.(Biography):I, Tina By Tina Turner with Kurt Loder
6. Mary Queen of Scots By Antonia Fraser
7. Darla's Task:?
8. The Harvest By Richie Tankersley & Coyote Moon By John Vornholt
9.Sara's Task:

50 Points
Sandy's Task:?

Points:95
# of Tasks Completed: 9/40
# of books read: 11
# of pages read: 3,449

[Sandy]

Books I've read and current one is striked

5pts:
4. Automobile task: The Lion,the Witch and the wardrobe- C.S Lewis
5. Easter/Lent: Speak Through the Wind by Allison K. Pittman
6. Women's history month: The Lady and the Cad by Tamela Hancock Murray

10pts:
1. St. Patrick's Day: Maire by Linda Windsor
2. Cinco de Mayo: Like Water for Cohoclate by Laura Esquivel
3. Anzac Day: Faith in the Southland by Mary Hawkins
4. Author born in May: A family to share by Arlene James
5. Magic: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
6. Earth Day: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
7. Mother's Day: Killer Cargo by Dana Mentink
8. Memorial/armed Forces Day: Military Daddy by Patricia Davids
9. TNBBC Top Book List: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
10. Date Joined: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

15 pts:
1. Aries: The Greek's Bridal Purchase by Susan Stephens
2. Poetry Month: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
3.TNBBC Group Read: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
4. Spring Break Location: Bayou Justice by Robin Carrol
5. Literary Prize: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
6. Translated Book: The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho
7. Rhyming Books: Bridal Veil by Cathy Marie Hake and Long Trail to Love by Pamela Griffin
8. Get to Know Author: Operation: Married by Christmas by Debra Clopton
9. Book with a color in title: Bluegrass Peril by Virginia Smith
10. 3rd,4th, 5th book in series: The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader By C.S. Lewis
25 pts:
1. Karen's Task: Glory Be! by Ron and Janet Benrey and Remembered by Tamera Alexander
2. El's Task: Very Truly Yours, Chalres L. Dodgson, Alias Lewis CArroll by Lisa Bassett
3. Angela's Task: The Undomesitc Goddess and Can You Keep a Sercret by Sophie Kinsella
4. Ros' Task: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
5. Bonnie's Task: Simple Genius by David Baldacci
7. Darla's Task: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
8. Cassie's Task: Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Drannen and If We Kiss by Rachel Vail
9. Sara's Task: Mr. Lincoln's High tech war: How the North used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Iron-Clads, High Powered weapons, and more by Thomas B. Allen and Roger Macbride Allen

50pts: Reckless byShannon Drake and Ghost Walk by Heather Graham


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[Jessica]

5 point task
7. For Arbor Day – Do your part to save some trees by…
- Reading an e-book OR
- Listening to an audiobook OR
- By reading a book and “recycling” it - giving it away to someone else like a friend or through an online book swap/trading site or by donating it to a local library or charity.
Boy Still Missing by John Searles

Current Point Total: 65
Jessica (MI)

[Susan]

I just finished Maeve Binchy's "Heart & Soul" for task #10.1.

That brings me to 245 in points.

[April]

I completed 25 point task number 2. I read Walden, or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau

This brings me to 290!


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[Angie]

April, how'd you like Walden? I'm going to read it for the same task.

[Angie]

Tasks Completed


5 Points
#1 Read a sci-fi or fantasy novel- Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

#4 Read a book while in a car- Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward

#5 Read a christian novel- Bittersweet by Cathy Marie Hake

#6 Read a book with one of the following in the title: woman, women, etc..- A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama by Laura Amy Schlitz

#7 Read and recycle a book- The Bride Wore Chocolate by Shirley Jump

#9 Read a book with a type of bird in the title- The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne Harper

10 Points
#3 Read a book written by an Australian author- I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

#5 Read a book about magic- Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr

#6 Read a book w/the word moon in the title- September Moon by Candice Proctor

15 Points
#1 Read a book that corresponds to your astrological sign (Aries)- Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs

#6 Read a book that has been translated from its original language- Perfume The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind

#7 Read two books w/rhyming titles- Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs and Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning

#8 Read a book & then read an interview with that author- Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

#9 Read a book w/a color in the title- Redwall by Brian Jacques

#10 Read the 3rd, 4th, and 5th books of one series- Lover Awakened, BDB#3; Lover Revealed, BDB#4; Lover Unbound, BDB#5 by J.R. Ward

25 Points
#1 Read a book whose title starts w/the letter G & read a book whose title starts w/the letter R- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and The Rules of Gentility by Janet Mullany

#4 Read a book from The Big Read's list- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

#5 Read a book outside of your normal genres- Ghost Walk by Brian Keene

#7 Read a book referenced in a movie- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

#8 Read two YA novels- Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen and Love, Cajun Style by Diane Les Becquets

Total Points= 275

[April]

Angie wrote: "April, how'd you like Walden? I'm going to read it for the same task. "

Let's just say it wasn't my cup of tea. I would have liked to have read it for a philosophy class so everything would have clicked. I might try it again when I'm older.

[Angie]

Yeah, I knew I'd placed it at the bottom of my Spring Challenge TBR pile for a reason. :)

[Shannon SA]

Posting an updated list:

5 Points
1. Northern Lights – Phillip Pullman
2. 84 Charing Cross Road – Helene Hanff OR
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer OR
Ella Minnow Pea – Mark Dunn
3. To be decided
4. Murder on the Orient Express – Agatha Christie – audio book in car
5. Jonathan Living Seagull – Richard Bach (inspirational instead of Christian) DONE
6. Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
7. To be decided
8. Geography of Bliss – Eric Weiner
9. Wesley the owl – Stacey O’Brien
10. Before the storm – Judith Lennox OR
The rain before it falls – Jonathan Coe OR
The rose of Sebastopol – Katherine McMahon
10 Points
1. That they may face the rising sun OR Amongst Women OR The Barracks by John McGahern
2. Pedro Paramo – Juan Rulfo
3. In Tasmania – Nicolas Shakespeare
4. A prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving (2 March)
5. The magician’s apprentice – Trudi Canavan OR
The magician’s nephew – C S Lewis OR
The wizard of Oz – L Frank Baum DONE
6. Star Gazing – Linda Gillard
7. The virgin in the garden (Book 1 of the Frederica Quartet) – A S Byatt OR
Frederica – Georgette Heyer DONE
8. First Light – Geoffrey Wellum OR
All quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque
9. I capture the castle – Dodie Smith DONE
10. Private Peaceful – Michael Morpugo
15 Points
1. Zorba the Greek – Nikos Kazantzakis (Aries)
2. Collected tales & poems – Edgar Allan Poe
3. Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
4. Dry store room no. 1 – Richard Fortey OR
Pickwick Papers – Charles Dickens (London)
5. Ginger Pye – Eleanor Estes (Newbery Award 1952)
6. The three musketeers – Alexandre Dumas
7. How to be free – Tom Hodgkinson & The cruel sea – Nicholas Monsarrat
8. The tenth circle – Jodi Piccoult (and interview)BOTH DONE
9. The woman in white – Wilkie Collins
10. The fatal Englishman: three short lives – Sebastian Faulks AND
Four arrows & a magpie – N Scott Momaday AND
Five on a treasure island – Enid Blyton
25 Points
1. Great Expectations – Charles Dickens AND
Revolutionary Road – Richard Yates
3. Dracula – Bram Stoker AND
The A. Adventures of Kavalier and Clay – Michael Chabon (Jon’s List)DRACULA DONE, CURRENTLY READING K & C
4. The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Graham (Big Reads)DONE
5. Poetry – John Betjeman
50 Points
Philippa Carr and Jean Plaidy

[Jon]

Shannon wrote: "Posting an updated list:

5 Points
1. Northern Lights – Phillip Pullman
2. 84 Charing Cross Road – Helene Hanff OR
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer OR
Ella Minnow..."

hows K and C? its on my list too

[Beth F]

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

10 POINTS
1:Angelas Ashes by Frank McCourt (4/13/09)
3:Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody (3/20/09)
4:A Great and Terribly Beauty by Libba Bray (3/02/09)
6:Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (3/11/09)
7:The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (4/12/09)
10:All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (3/03/09)

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

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


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


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Points: 395
# of Tasks Completed: 26/40
# of Books Read: 29
# of Pages Read: 8,849 (+1 audiobook)
-Beth MN

[rebecca j]

Finished 10 pt task # 7 - The Mulberry Tree by Jude Deveraux My Mom gave it to me when she finished it and recommended it. Glad I used it for this challenge, or it might have sat in my TBR for a long time - wedon't always like the same stuff, and the blurb didn't grab me. Now that I've read it, I'll have to read more of them!

[Marie]

Hello,
I've finished A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami, which I enjoyed, but is clearly not my favourite book by Murakami.
Anyway, my points are now: 95/495
I've now started The Woman in White, for the color challenge.

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I'm reading that too Marie!! What are you going to eat? I've decided on "chinese" cauliflower (ginger and hot pepper), and panna cotta, literally "cooked cream". It's like flan, or creme caramel, but no eggs. How 'bout you Elizabeth?

[Amy]

I have six - yes, S.I.X. pages to go with Henry and his six wives...

[Mackenzie]

5 points:
1.Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (sci-fi)
4. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card (plane from NY, NY - Wichita, KS and back)
7.A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (e-book, Project Gutenburg)

10 points:
7.The Pact by Jodi Picoult (recommended and given by my mother)

25 point:
BONNIE'S TASK- Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing by Ted Conover (non-fiction)

Total: 50 points

[Marie]

Hayes wrote: "I'm reading that too Marie!! What are you going to eat? I've decided on "chinese" cauliflower (ginger and hot pepper), and panna cotta, literally "cooked cream". It's like flan, or creme caramel, b..."
Hey Hayes! I kind of already had a white dinner yesterday: mozzarella di Bufala & tomatoes, and fromage blanc (kind of yoghurt) as dessert, but it seems too easy :) so I have to find something a little more difficult to prepare, but I don't know what yet

[Cait]

Lori wrote: "I hope you aren't disappointed. I thought Deathly Hallows was the worst written of all of them. "

I hope I'm not disappointed either. I should be able to let you all know in a day or two.

[Stephanie]

25 Point Task Completed:
3. Angela's Task: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult (from Angela's shelves!) :)

Points to date: 205/575
Tasks completed: 15/40

[Cynthia]

LEADERBOARD
DONNA JO - 575
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SANDY - 515
LIZZI - 500
BJ ROSE - 475
BRIDGIT - 455
KRISTEN IL - 430
KRISTENR - 425
RORA - 425
SHARON - 420
LEORA - 410
MEGHAN - 410
BETH MN - 395
TINA - 395
BEV - 365
BONNIE - 365
WENDY - 345
KRISTINA GA - 340
JOSIE - 335
RORY - 330
LOUISE - 320
ASHLEY ID - 310
KRITIKA - 310
REBECCA J - 310
MAGGIE - 305
ALICE - 300
SARANICOLE - 300
CATHEROO - 295
LIZ BRKLYN - 295
ANGELA IL - 290
APRIL NY - 290
CAIT - 290
PERS - 290
EVA - 280
SUSAN - 280
ANGIE - 275
AMY - 270
LAURA NY - 270
RHIANNON - 270
LORI TX - 265
NICOLE NC - 265
MARY BETH - 260
COURTNEY - 255
LINDSEY - 255
EL - 250
JUDITH IA - 250
SUZIER - 250
CYNTHIA (SCM) - 215
FIONA (TITCH)- 215
JESSICA IL - 215
ROSEANN - 215
LYNLEE4 - 210
ELIZABETH NC - 205
STEPHANIE CA - 205
SANDIE - 200
SARA E - 200
STEPH - 200
BECKY - 195
FALLON - 195
JON - 195
ASHLEY AL - 190
JAMIE MN - 190
JOY - 190
ALISHA - 185
HAYES - 185
WV HEATHER - 185
JILLIAN - 180
KATE - 180
MALIADES - 175
MANDAY - 175
SERA - 170
VICTORIA - 170
CAROL - 165
ELIZABETH (ALASKA) - 165
JOANNA - 165
LIZ VEGAS - 160
JENNIFER IN - 150
LILY - 150
ROS - 150
CYNDEE - 145
MEGAN - 145
DAVID - 140
KRISTINA UK - 140
TRYPHENA - 140
JEN B - 135
KAREN - 135
LACY - 135
HEATHER KS - 130
JEGKA - 130
TRACY - 130
ANN FROM SC - 125
NATALIA - 125
RYAN - 125
CASSIE - 120
JOANIE - 115
KATHRYN - 115
POTJY - 115
RENFREW - 115
SUSANNA UK - 115
BETH - 110
SARAH PA - 110
CATHERINE - 105
ABBIE - 100
CYNTHIA - 100
JULIE (ID)'S - 100
AMANDA - 95
LINDA - 95
MARIE - 95
REBECCA - 95
SLAYERMEL - 95
ASHLEY UT - 90
KICKI - 90
SAI - 90
JESSICA SC - 85
LAUREN - 85
MEREDITH H - 85
JENNY - 80
JULIE UK - 75
MEL - 75
SHANNON - 75
TERRI - 75
JEANE - 70
JULIE TN - 70
MELODY - 70
RACHEL - 70
SHELLIE - 70
SLAIMI - 70
JESSICA MI - 65
JOANN - 65
ALYSSA - 60
JEN MD - 60
KELLY - 60
MADELINE - 60
ALLISON MO - 55
JAMIE WA - 55
ROBIN - 55
VICKI - 55
KATIE - 50
KIM - 50
MACKENZIE - 50
ELIZ - 45
JULIE KS - 40
LDB - 40
LISA CO - 40
LIZ NY - 40
TOBIE - 40
JAMIE 23 - 35
JUDITH NY - 30
KELLY MA - 30
DOROTHY - 25
JAIME 26 - 25
KRISTI - 25
MELISSA - 25
LAZARUS - 20
NICOLE CA - 20
5PEASINAPOD - 15
CAITLIN - 15
JENNI - 15
GREG - 10
MARY - 10
MORGAN - 10
MICHELLE - 5
SHELBY - 5

[Sara ♥]

Are there seriously 161 people doing the challenge right now???? Holy COW!

[Stephanie]

Hi Cynthia -

I think you were probably working on posting the new leaderboard as I was updating. Just want to make sure my newest update doesn't get lost in the shuffle. I should now be at 205. :)

Thanks!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

15.4 Olive Kitteridge A Novel in Stories

I loved this book and give it 5 stars. I can't remember ever finishing a book and thinking I would be interested in reading it again, but this is one of those for me. Elizabeth Strout's style flows easily so that reaching into the meaning behind the words is almost effortless. I say almost effortless because there is a lot here. Little to no plot, it's all characterization. Olive Kitteridge is a many-layered character, but the others (and there are many) are not 2-dimensional.

Hayes, I had not thought about The Woman in White for my color task, but you've certainly planted a seed. It just looks like a good read for me. I also sort of anticipate a mystery as one of the tasks for the Summer Challenge (aren't they supposed to be good for beach reads?), so I may save it for that.

[Alisha Marie]

Five Point Tasks
1.Science Fiction Novel: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
2. Epistolary Novel: The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters A Novel
3. Spring Cleaning: Off Season
4. Commute???
5. For Easter/Lent: Persuasion
6. Women's History Month: Girl, Interrupted
7. Arbor Day: Love the One You're With(swapping it on paperbackswap)
8. Humorous Novel: Revenge of the Spellmans
9. Spring Animal Title: To Kill a Mockingbird
10. Book with Rain related word: The House of Thunder
Category Totals:

10 Point Tasks
1. Irish Author:PS, I Love You
2. Mexican Author: The Hummingbird's Daughter
3. ANZAC Day: The Book Thief
4. Author B-Day in March: Goodnight Nobody
5. Book about Magic: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
6. Earth Day: The Pillars of the Earth
7. Mother's Day: The Kindness of Strangers
8. Armed Forces Day: Cold Mountain
9. TNBBC Top Books List: The Secret History
10. Five Stars Member's List: Lucky
Category Totals:

15 Points
1. SCORPIO: The Road
2. National Poetry Month: Transformations by Anne Sexton
3. TNBBC Unread Group Read: House of Leaves
4. Location You've Been (CT): Swapping Lives
5. Award Winning Author:Nazareth Hill by Ramsay Campbell (British Fantasy Award in 1988)
6. Translated Book: Love in the Time of Cholera
7. Rhyming Novels: Can You Keep a Secret? & True to Form
8. Get to Know the Author: The Price
9. Book with Color Title: Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
10. 3-4-5: All That Remains, Cruel and Unusual, & The Body Farm
Category Totals:

25 Points
1. Karen's Task: Girl in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood AND Rebecca
2. El's Task: Alice's Adventures: Lewis Carroll in Popular Culture-Will Brooker
3. Angela's Task: The Historian AND Blue Diary
4. Ros's Task: The Stand
5. Bonnie's Task: I Am Legend
6. Jon's Task: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
7. Darla's Task: Emma by Jane Austen
8. Cassie's Task: Looking for Alaska AND The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants
9. Sara's Task: Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale by Catherine Orenstein

50 Points
1. Sandy's Task: Blaze A Novel AND Salem's Lot

I finished Lucky by Alice Sebold last night for the member's five star book task (Kelly). So, that brings me to 185 points.



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[BJ Rose]

I've read lots of Nora Roberts books, but this is my first J.D. Robb one:

Sandy's 50 POINT Midway Task ***Read 2 books by an author who writes under two different names. ***
Face the Fire by Nora Roberts completed 4.22.09
AND Naked in Death by J.D. Robb completed 4.19.09

50 Points added to 425 = new total of 475 as of 4.23.09

[Cynthia]

saranicole wrote: "Are there seriously 161 people doing the challenge right now???? Holy COW!"Yes 161 people - in fact there are 66 more so far than the last challenge. Crazy.

[Jamie]

I love this challenge. In fact, I am so obsessed with reading the posts that I can't even sit down to read. :)

[Alyssa]

Lucky... we go on until half-way through May... I can't wait for the Summer Challenge, if only for the reason that i will have a lot more time available to read the books... Though I have done a lot more this time then the Winter Challenge... I have almost tripled my score! good luck sticking it out another two weeks! You can do it!!!

i'm excited for the summer challenge for the same reason haha
thanks for the encouragement! good luck to you as well :)

[Cassandra]

5 Points (15)
3. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
7. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
8. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

10 Points (30)
5. Dandelion Fire by N.D. Wilson
7. The Desperate Housewives Cookbook: Juicy Dishes and Saucy Bits by Styler Christopher (For Christmas)
10. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (Coco's Shelf)

15 Points (75)
6. The Stranger by Albert Camus (From French)
7. Digital Culture by Charlie Gere and The Vulture by Gil Scott-Heron
8. Stone Heart by Luanne Rice (http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/l...)
9. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Snapea crisps, green tea soymilk, and chicken soup with celery)
10. Sourcery, Mort, and Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

25 Points (150)
1. Growing Up by Russell Baker and Rabbit, Run by John Updike
4. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (#93)
5. Are You Loathsome Tonight?: A Collection of Short Stories by Poppy. Z. Brite
7. Carrie by Stephen King
8. The Quillian Games by D.J. Machale and Coraline by Neil Gaiman
9. Chicken Soup of the College Soul: Inspiring and Humorous Stories for College Students by Jack Canfield

I just finished two more tasks, 10.10 and 5.7. "A Fine Balance" actually made me cry, and books never make me cry.

Total- 270

[Jillian]

Finished two more tasks:

15.1 Montana Legend by Jillian Hart (I'm a Taurus so decided to read a cowboy romance)

15.4 The Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler (Part of the book takes place in Hawaii, where I have visited for spring break)

New total: 180

[Avory]

That is a ton of people! My goal is to stay in the top screen of people on the scoreboard when I scroll, haha. I'm generally right around the edge there. I went to the library today though and I had to remind myself that the point is to read books that I want to read and wouldn't otherwise. I think that I may not end up reading some of the books I've listed that are *only* there because of the challenge and don't actually look interesting to me (only a few) in favor of instead reading books I really want to that are available at my public library and won't be when I move, or books that I own and want to finish so that I can give them away instead of making room for them in the car.

[Cassandra]

"That is a ton of people! My goal is to stay in the top screen of people on the scoreboard when I scroll, haha."

That's my goal too. :)

[Kristina]

Shellie wrote: "Mini reviews of my last 3 books:
Uglies - Scott Westerfield
This was a fun book that made me wish there had been YA sci-fi for girls like this when I was a tween. I would have loved it - a strong..."

I love the Uglies trilogy and wished I had found it while in High School! Such a great read and character.

[Kritika]

5 point task 2 (epistolary novel) completed! I read Dracula. It was rather creepy, but it seemed very old fashioned and hard to read. I guess it had to be: it was written in 1897! The climax was so short, I could hardly figure out it was the climax until it was over. Other than that, I thought it was pretty good.
Kritika's total points
305+5
310

Question for Cynthia: Would The Lightning Thief work for 5pt task 8 (humorous novel)? It is technically fantasy/action but I think it's pretty funny.

[Elizabeth (NC)]

Judith wrote: "That is a ton of people! My goal is to stay in the top screen of people on the scoreboard when I scroll, haha. I'm generally right around the edge there. I went to the library today though and I..."

That's been my goal too! I keep being just under and then think if I just read this one more book--but then of course, everyone else is reading as well. It reminds of the saying that when you are running away from a bear, you don't have to be faster than the bear, just faster than the next guy. No way am I going to catch the people near the top, but if I can just keep a little faster... :)

[Kate]

My first goal was to get 100... I got that. Now my goal is to make it to 150 before graduation... so i have 3 weeks to get 35 points... I just hope exams and projects don't kill that goal for me!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Kathryn, that was sort of my goal. I thought I'd make 105 after I looked at the tasks and my books. I posted enough to get to 165 this morning, so now I think 225 is possible, but I'll see if 250 is in the cards.

[Cynthia]

Kritika wrote: "5 point task 2 (epistolary novel) completed! I read Dracula. It was rather creepy, but it seemed very old fashioned and hard to read. I guess it had to be: it was written in 1897! The climax was so..."I've never read The Lightning Thief so I have no personal knowledge of the humor in it - but if you found it humorous I'll accept it.

[Wendy]

25.7 Mentioned in a movie
Persuasion by Jane Austen

25 points

I am reading at a very manic rate!!! It's making me dizzy.

Total 345 point

[Angela]

Can I use Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess by Sally Bedell Smith for Jon's task?

[Leora]

Just completed the rhyming task 15-7. 'Ella Minnow PEA' by Mark Dunn and 'Family TREE' by Barbara Delinsky. Liked both of the books, Ella was thought provoking and I am considering doing it with my students, a lot of messages there about issues that would resonate with them. (Should we follow the crowd? How do we stand up for what we believe in etc.)

Family Tree was a good, fast read, again thought provoking.

This brings my point total to 410.