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Spring/Summer 2014: Leaderboard and Completed Tasks
5.4 Get OutdoorsDandelion Hunter: Foraging the Urban Wilderness by Rebecca Lerner
Task points: 5
Total points: 335
25.6 - Take A Vacation
Book one: Set in Europe (a small island in the Gulf of Finland) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Book two: Thrillseeker/Adventure about Tommy and Tuppence and their first detective adventure (which is also very unanticipated) The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Total points: 25+ 160= 185
Task 25.3 Art Smart: Diary of a Player: How My Musical Heroes Made a Guitar Man Out of Me by Brad Paisley and All for a Song by Allison Pittman (both music) for 25 points.Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 20
Total Points: 250
20.2. Micklibrarian’s task: Vice or Virtue1. Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies by Marc Aronson May 18
2. Seduced by Grace by Jennifer Blake July 6
Task points: 20
Total points: 170
25.8. Two Become One1. Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles June 9
2. On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn June 8
Dead girls don't write letters on the way to the wedding.
Task points: 25
Total points: 195
25.8 - Two Become One = Parker Pyne investigates life, the Universe and everythingBook one: Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Book two: Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie
Total points: 25+ 185= 210
Finished 25.7 Classics, Old & New: Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle & The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownTotal points: 200
Tasks complete: 14
Books read: 18
5.1. I Still Believe in 398.2The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang August 4
Task points: 5
Total points: 210
15.5 BlockbustersThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I enjoyed the movie but it had NOTHING on the book. So many good parts were taken out or shortened!!! :(
Task points: 15
Total points: 40
Finished 20.1 Wheel of Fortune: The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. EdselTotal points: 220
Books read: 19
Tasks complete: 15
25.6 Take a VacationI rolled Africa and Adventure
A. Ways of Dying by Zakes Mda
B. Endangered by Eliot Schrefer
Task points: 25
Total points: 360
I drop all i have finished at once:Task 5.8 Children's Book Week-April 12-18
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Task points 5
Task 10.5 PotterMore
The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones
Task points 10
Task 10.6 Like a Virgin
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Task points 10
Task 10.7 What I Did on My Summer Vacation
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Task points 10
Task 25.8 Two Become One: "Viisi päivää jotka vavisuttivat Eurooppaa Sennan silmin "Or loosely translated "Five days that shook the Europe through Sennas eyes"
Five Days That Shocked the World: Eyewitness Accounts from Europe at the End of World War II by Nicholas Best and Inside the Illusion by Katherine Applegate
Task points 25
Total points: 60
Task 25.6 Take A Vacation: 1) North America: The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz & 5) Foodie Vacation: Bake Until Golden by Linda Evans Shepherd for 25 points. Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 22
Total Points: 275
10.1 World War I: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway10.7 What I Did on My Summer Vacation: I went to Italy, and in Rome I visited the Vatican. The Family by Mario Puzo
Task points: 10 + 10 = 20
Total points: 130
25.7 Classics, Old & NewOld: Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm
New: Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Task Points: 25
Total Points: 200
15.1.National Karaoke Week Freddie Mercury: The Biography by Laura Jackson
Tasks complete 6
Total points:75
15.5 BlockbustersEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
*1955 movie starring James Dean; new movie currently in pre-filming development stage rumored to have Jennifer Lawrence playing Cathy Ames!
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 215
Finished 5.7 These are a few of my favorite things: Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William KuhnTotal points: 225
Books read: 20
Tasks complete: 16
Task 10.1 World War I: A Heart Most Worthy by Siri Mitchell for 10 points.Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 23
Total Points: 285
Finished 25.5 Vive la revolution: In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner & Revolution on the Range: The Rise of a New Ranch in the American West by Courtney WhiteTotal Points: 250
Books read: 21
Tasks complete: 17
Task 5.6 Road Trip: Indelible by Kristen Heitzmann (Colorado) for 5 points.Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 24
Total Points: 290
Task 10.4. Study Abroad: A Wizard Abroad by Diane Duane
Task points 10
Task 25.2. Bizarre, Unique, and Special Holidays: World enviroment day, Moomin day;
Watership Down by Richard Adams and Moominpappa's Memoirs by Tove Jansson
Task points 25
Task 25.6. Take A Vacation: Adventure and Africa:
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith and High Wizardry by Diane Duane
Task points 25
Tasks complete: 10
Total points:90+60=150 points
*Kelly R.Finished:
5-4. The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson (7/15) - takes place almost exclusively outdoors & is almost an ode to the outdoors of Wyoming. Mostly all of the back half of the book takes place in a blizzard in a national park.
5-6. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (5/24) - France/Scotland
5-7. The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham (4/2) - Veronica Mars book (the TV show was/is one of my favorite shows)
10-4. Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor (4/9) - set in many places outside the United States and in a fantasy world far, far away from the main characters homes on Earth. No character is in their home country/state during the course of the book
10-6. After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn (6/28) - had never read or heard anything by this author before finding/reading this book
10-7. Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon (6/22) - A couple weddings take place in the book and (besides the very fun fact that this was published this summer) I attended my cousin's wedding in April in Idaho, which was very fun
10-8. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (6/11) - Emily Jenkins writes under the name E. Lockhart
15-4. Ruin & Rising by Leigh Bardugo (7/6) - Conclusion to Grisha Trilogy
15-5. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (5/19); Adapted into the STARZ tv series Outlander (the first episode "Sassenach" I watched on on-demand on 8/2); POST: It is amazing, very faithful to the books, if not in every detail than captures the essence of the books perfectly. It is very close to the way they have done the Hunger Games movies: in that they follow the books, but there are places where they have added for the visual audiences things the first person narrators would have only talked about inside her head or things that are mentioned but not necessarily "seen" by the reader. And like Hunger Games, near perfect casting.
15-6. Siege & Storm by Leigh Bardugo (7/5) - "Siege": a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
15-7. Hell is Empty by Craig Johnson (8/9) - Metafiction: written with the structure/references of Dante's Inferno intentionally worked into the plot and characters
20-1. A Breath of Snow & Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (6/16)
20-2. 1) Vice: Trouble by Non Pratt (6/29); 2) Virtue: Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson (7/24)
25-2. Death Without Company by Craig Johnson (7/22) - 4/27: Tell a Story Day; Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake (4/30) - 8/27: Just Because Day
25-5. American Revolution: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (6/11) - the early rumblings of the American Revolution; An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (6/19) - covers both characters who are fighting for the Colonials and those fighting against; set in the early years of the American Revolution
25-6. 1) N. America: Any Other Name by Craig Johnson (7/11); 2) #2 set mostly on water: Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (6/11)
25-8. Rogues by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois (7/31); In the Shadows by Kiersten White & Jim Di Bartolo (6/23) - "Rogues in the Shadows"
Total Points: 255/480
Books Finished: 23/45
Tasks Completed: 17/34
25.5 Vive la revolution!Book one: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Book two: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Total points: 25+ 215= 240
5.2 May, June, July & August are all Total points: 5+ 240= 245
5.4. Get Outdoors: Särkyvää Kirkkautta by A.E.Järvinen
Task point:5
5.6. Road Trip:
The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Task point:5
5.7. These Are a Few of My Favorite Things:
Steampunk! - Koneita ja korsetteja by J.S. Meresmaa
Task point:5
10.1. World War I:
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Task points:10
10.2. (Hopefully not) Lost in Translation:
Mortal Engines by Stanisław Lem
Task points:10
10.3. HonoRORY Gilmore Girl:
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Task points:10
15.4. Trilogy: Dyyni - Ensimmäinen osa: Dyyni by Frank Herbert
Task points 15
20.2. Micklibrarian’s task: Vice or Virtue:
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame by Brené Brown
Task points 20
Tasks complete: 10+8=18
Total points:150+80=230 points
5.1. I Still Believe in 398.2:Task points 5
25.5. Vive la revolution!:
Tasks complete: 20
Total points: 230+30= 260 points
Finished 10.7 Vacation: Nature Girl by Carl HiaasenTotal points: 260
books read: 22
tasks complete: 18
Finished 20.2 A: The Sinner by Margaret Mallory B: The Guardianby Margaret MalloryTotal New Points: 145
5.4 - The Body in the Woods by April Henry5.7 - Just Like the Movies by Kelly Fiore
10.7 - Love, Lucy by April Lindner
25.5 - Ruin and rising by Leigh Barduo and Atlantia by Ally Condie
25.6 - Carrier by Vanessa Garden and Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas
Total Points: 275
*Kelly R.Finished:
5-1. I Still Believe in 398.2: Found at this call # OR relating to a book found at this call # - Soulless by Gail Carriger (8/17)
5-2. May, June, July & August: Either written by/about a character/in title - Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson (7/25)
25-4. First & last: Pick an author who is no-longer alive, read their 1st & last - "Last twist: 10 DAYS LEFT! you can substitute any book for one of the books for any task" - Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen (7/2); Substitute: Timeless by Gail Carriger (8/22) - started 8/21
Total Points: 290/480
Books Finished: 26/45
Tasks Completed: 20/34
Finished with the Last Twist: 10 Days Left Any book substitution. 25.8 Thirteen Reasons Whyby Jay Asher and the twist book The Chieftain by Margaret Mallory Finished 8-24.
Total New Points: 170
5.7 These Are a Few of My Favorite ThingsGraphic novels(♡♡)
Y: The Last Man series by Brian K. Vaughan-Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned & Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2: Cycles (rereads)
-Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3: One Small Step, Y: The Last Man, Vol. 4: Safeword, etc
Total points: 5+ 245= 250
Task 15.7 Books about Books: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield for 15 points.Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 25
Total Points: 305
Final postFinished 15.3 Summer Stock/ Final Twist: Almost Home by Debbie Macomber and others
Total points: 290
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 21
10.7 What I Did on My Summer Vacation - Introducing Anthropology by Merryl Wyn DaviesI didn't actually do any real anthropology this summer (only reading), but one of my dreams is to go on an anthropology field trip where I can observe indigenous cultures (like these ones).
Total points: 10+ 250= 260
Task 10.8. April Fool’s Day: The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler
Points 10
20.1. Allison’s task: Wheel of Fortune: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Points 20
Completed task: 22
Total points:30+260=290
Final PostTask 15.6 Dictionary Challenge: I am using the final twist! My original word was "mounting" so I am happy to use this twist :) I read Just Courage by Gary A. Haugen for 15 points.
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 26
Total Points: 320
25.7 Classics, Old and NewOld: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
New: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Total points: 25+ 260= 285
5.3. Garden Basics
The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn June 24Task points: 5
Total points: 215
15.6. The Dictionary ChallengeEmpathy
Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy by Emily Bazelon August 17
Task points: 15
Total points: 230
15.7. Books about BooksThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett August 28
Task points: 15
Total points: 245
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Task Points: 15
Total Points: 40