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Su 2015 RwS Completed Tasks - Summer 2015
20.6. Under 31The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
In interview at back of book, author states she began book at age 15, completed when 16, got her publishing contract the day she graduated from high school.
Task Total - 20 pts
Grand Total - 415 pts
10.2 SubtitlesGhettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy
+10 Task
+10 Not-A-Novel
Task Total = 20
Grand Total = 210 points
20.6 - Under 31I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
Published when she was 16 years old
+20 Task
+5 Combo (10.2)
+10 Not-a-Novel
+10 Non-Western (pakistani)
Task total = 45
Points total = 100
Kate S wrote: "Valerie wrote: "10.1 Square pegShort Girls by Bich Minh Nguyen
10 task
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10
Running total: 320"
This book won the American Book Award in 2010. It has been re..."
Thanks for correcting this Kate. I should stop second guessing my rws chart I made at the beginning of this session. For the life of me I couldn't see it on the list when I was entering it here!
10.1 Square PegFram by Steve Himmer
+10 task (I was really hoping to have it be under 30 as well, but cannot find ANY support for the assertion, so am letting it go unless/until I find some supporting data).
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+10
running total should be 35 or there about.
15.5 - 10-20 - Time Traveler list #2Shopgirl by Steve Martin
task +15
bonus +10
total = 25
grand total = 745
15.1 Time-TravelerYes Please, pub. 2014 by Amy Poehler, born 1971
+15 Task
Task Total = 15
Grand Total = 410
15.6 Time TravelerI Only Say This Because I Love You: How the Way We Talk Can Make or Break Family Relationships Throughout Our Lives by Deborah Tannen
+15 task
+10 going in order
Task total: 25
Grand total: 615
20.10 - Books in BooksThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
was mentioned multiple times by name in The Club Dumas which I claimed for 10.1
+ 20 task
+ 5 combo with 20.7 Jumbo books #14 on list
+ 15 oldies (pub 1844)
+ 10 jumbo (786 pages on most common edition)
Task Total: 50
Grand total: 665
10.8 Summertime HeatMy Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh
+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.4--set in Baton Rouge, LA)
Task Total = 15
Grand Total = 425
15.4 Time LeaperA Country Called Home by Kim Barnes
Born 1958
Published 2008
+15 task
Task total: 15
Grand total: 420
10.2 Sub titlesLily Dale: The True Story of the Town That Talks to the Dead by Christine Wicker
+10 pts - Task
+10 pts - Not a Novel
Task Total - 20 pts
Grand Total - 435 pts
10.3 - Best Twists Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
+10 Task
Grand Total: 1005
I think I forgot to add 10, making my real Grand Total: 1015 to match yours?
10.9 - Diverse Genres - Cory Day's Task:We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
+10 Task: genre - romance / main character - east Indian American (important to story as well)
Grand Total: 1025
10.10 Group ReadGod Help the Child by Toni Morrison
+10 task
+ 5 combo (20.3 post-modern author)
Task total: 15
Grand total: 435
10.8 - Summertime HeatThe Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy by Stewart O'Nan
+10 task (fire)
+5 combo (10.2 - subtitle)
+10 Not-a-novel
Task total: 25 points
Grand total: 235 points
20.3 - Post-modernBodily Harm by Margaret Atwood
+20 taskd
+ 5 oldies (1981)
Task total=25
Grand total=660
15.6 - 10-20 - Time Traveler list #2The Cunning Linguist: Ribald Riddles, Lascivious Limericks, Carnal Corn, and Other Good, Clean Dirty Fun by Richard Lederer
task +15
bonus +10
total = 25
grand total = 770
10.6 WillaFour Souls by Louise Erdrich
Nominated 2005 in Historical Fiction category
+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.9: Genre, Historical Fiction and 20.3 Post-Modern)
Task Total = 20
Grand Total: 420 + 20 = 440
15.6 10-20 Time TravelerPlaying With Fire by Katie MacAlister
Publ: 2008 -- Author Born: 1964
+15 Task
+10 Time Traveler bonus
Task Total = 25
Grand Total: 440 + 25 = 465
15.5 Time TravelerThe Tale of Oat Cake Crag by Susan Wittig Albert
P. 2010 B. 1940
+ 15 pts - task
+ 10 pts - bonus
Task total - 25 pts
Grand Total - 460 pts
Rebekah wrote: "10.10 Group ReadsTiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna
+10 pts - task
+. 5 pts - combo (10.5 India)
+. 5 pts - jumbo (522 pgs)
+ 10 pts - non western
Task Total - 30 pts..."
I have two requests if it isn't too much bother. First is can I still get combo points for 10.9 as a genre named is historical fiction?
Second can I move this as a fulfillment of 10.5 and using 10.10 as combo?
Congratulations to Elizabeth and Eleanor for your 10-20 finish. Well done!
15.2 10-20 Time TravelerThe Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau
pub 1964, born 1929
+15 Task
+10 Bonus
Task Total: 25
Grand total = 380
Thanks, Rebecca. I'll note that for any of you trying to make your way through the Pulitzer list, this one fits both Multi-Century and Diverse Genres.
15.5 10-20 Time TravelerThe Second Deadly Sin by Åsa Larsson
Pub. 2011, born 1966
+15 task
+10 bonus
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 280
15.6 10-20 Time TravelerPlease Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
Pub. 2010, born 1970, 830 Lexile
+15 task
+10 bonus
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 305
15.7 10-20 Time TravelerA Thousand Cuts by Simon Lelic
Pub. 2009, born 1976
+15 task
+10 bonus
Task Total: 25
Grand Total: 330
20.8 - A Funny Story - Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task:Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
+20 Task
+10 Not a Novel
+20 Oldies 1623
Task Total: 50
Grand Total: 1095
20.8 - A Funny Story - Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task:As You Like It by William Shakespeare
+20 Task
+10 Not a Novel
+20 Oldies 1623
Task Total: 50
Grand Total: 1145
20.10 - Books in Books - Liz M's Task:Nana by Émile Zola
+20 Task: found in Epitaph
+10 Oldies 1880
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 1175
15.4 - Time-Traveler - Authors born 1958-1977Me Before You - Jojo Moyes
(published 2012; born 1969)
+15 task
+10 bonus
Post total: 25
Grand total: 135
15.5 - Time-Traveler - Authors born 1958-1977Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day - Ben Loory
(published 2011; born 1971)
+15 task
+10 bonus
Post total: 25
Grand total: 160
15.6 - Time-Traveler - Authors born 1958-1977Great House - Nicole Krauss
(published 2010; born 1974)
+15 task
+10 bonus
Post total: 25
Grand total: 185
Can I just say that I HATED!!! this book?! Ugh.
10.2 - Subtitles -The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson
task +10
combo +5 (10.9- historical fiction)
oldie +20 (1759)
total = 35
grand total = 805
10.9 - Diverse GenresThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
+ 10 task
+ 10 non-western
Task total: 20
Grand total: 435
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "15.2 10-20 Time TravelerThe Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau
pub 1964, born 1929
+15 Task
+10 Bonus
Task Total: 25
Grand total = 380
Thanks, Rebecca. I'll..."
It was one of my favorite Puitzers
Rebekah wrote: "Congratulations to Elizabeth and Eleanor for your 10-20 finish. Well done!"Ed, sorry I skipped you. Congratulations to the 3 E's!
Rebekah wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "10.10 Group ReadsTiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna
+10 pts - task
+. 5 pts - combo (10.5 India)
+. 5 pts - jumbo (522 pgs)
+ 10 pts - non western
I have two requests if it isn't too much bother. First is can I still get combo points for 10.9 as a genre named is historical fiction?
Second can I move this as a fulfillment of 10.5 and using 10.10 as combo?"
I have moved this to 10.5 with combos for both 10.9 and 10.10, so yes to all of the requests. :)
Ed wrote: "10.2 - Subtitles -The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson
task +10
combo +5 (10.9- historical fiction)
oldie +20 (1759)
total = 35
grand tota..."
The Most Popular Edition of this book does not include a sub title. I have recorded it as 10.9.
Tuyen wrote: "10.9 - Diverse GenresThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
+ 10 task
+ 10 non-western
Task total: 20
Grand total: 435"
ETA +10 Combo 10.3 and 20.5
Tuyen wrote: "10.9 - Diverse GenresThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
+ 10 task
+ 10 non-western
Task total: 20
Grand total: 435"
Sorry, Tuyen, as an American citizen, Hosseini does not qualify for Non-Western points.
Karen Michele wrote: "10.3 - Best Twists Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
+10 Task
Grand Total: 1005
I think I forgot to add 10, making my real Grand Total: 1015 to match yours?"
+5 Oldies
And it took me a minute, but the discrepancy is in post 252 I think. You gave yourself only 10 points for a 20 point task.
Karen Michele wrote: "20.8 - A Funny Story - Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task:Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
+20 Task
+10 Not a Novel
+20 Oldies 1623
Task Total: 50
Grand Total: 1095"
+25 Oldies We use 1602 as publication date
Karen Michele wrote: "20.8 - A Funny Story - Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task:
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
+20 Task
+10 Not a Novel
+20 Oldies 1623
Task Total: 50
Grand Total: 1145"
+25 Oldies publication date we use is 1600
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Nick wrote: "10.10 Group Reads
The Street by Ann Petry
task total= 10
grand total= 25"
+5 Combo 10.9 (see post 609)