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Finished my 3rd book (3/3) for this challenge! Task #8: a life-changing journey. Read Everything Is Illuminated, which is about a Jewish American traveling to Ukraine to search for the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. (Amazing read btw. Beautiful writing and utterly hilarious too, despite how it sounds from the description!)
Shannon Noel, Congrats on completing your challenge! I have to read Everything Is Illuminated. I bought it years ago and just never started.
I just finished for #4 - a book I feel I should have read by now: Lady Audley's Secret. Because I never before read a book by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.finished 7/8
Finished another one (4/2)
5. Seniors: The last year of high school or university is the time when students prepare for the next step in their lives.
Read a book involving a transition (high school to college, human to non-human etc)
City of Heavenly Fire (Vampire to human transition)
5. Seniors: The last year of high school or university is the time when students prepare for the next step in their lives.
Read a book involving a transition (high school to college, human to non-human etc)
City of Heavenly Fire (Vampire to human transition)
I completed my first book for this challenge, finally.4. The Classics: There are hundreds of books that consistently make summer reading lists. Often, reading these allows us to avoid judgment from other readers later in life – “How have you never read that?” they tend to say.
Read a book that you feel like you "should" have read by now
2. Good teacher: “Good” is entirely subjective so think about your favorite teacher, trainer, or educator who really made an impact on your life. Uncle Tom's Cabin
5/8
Yes: 8/8:The Prediction for #3 - I had a teacher for maths that I didn't like very much.
By the way, if anyone is interested in reading this book, check out the author's blog. He is giving away digital copies in exchange for your honest review. His goal is to get at least 100 reviews by the end of the year. And I can tell you: it is worth the read. You can look at my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Challenge complete -- 12/12Just finished The Disappeared by Kim Echlin for #8. Freshman: Read a book where the character(s) are experiencing something entirely new to them. This book has first love, (view spoiler)...lots of firsts.
All the books I read for the challenge are on my original post ✼ Message 7 ✼
Thanks Courtney for leading a great challenge!
I am now 2/4!! Half way there!1. Summer break: This is the time of year many students look forward to the most. Older students can spend months planning vacations, studying abroad or searching for the right summer job.
Read a book that involves a life changing trip or vacation
The trip to christmas land, was one I could do without!
Leah wrote: "Leah wrote: "I'm trying for 4. Thanks!"I read The Giver for #8 - Experiencing something entirely new...
Started and finished yesterday. I just couldn't put it down!"
Just finished The Inner Voice: The Making of a Singer for #2. I am a doctorate candidate in voice performance and thought this would be an appropriate choice :)
2 books left -- 10 days!!!
I read The End of Your Life Book Club for #2. My favorite teacher taught English and a Novel class in High School. 5/5 -- Finished!
Elsbeth, Lynn, Karma - Congratulations on completing the challenge!Nancy, Leah - Good luck!
Challenge completed 6/6
12. New School Year: As the summer comes to a close and the new year starts, students are barraged with tests to assess what they’ve retained over the long vacation.
Read a book involving memory or memory loss
Breakable done 6/21/14
finished!
will make 3/3. I am using it for option number one. Don's trip with Rosie to New York City is his first trip where he is really fitting in and is life changing for him
I'll just sign up for 1 please.... (Don't have much time with exams and all)
Congrats, Araceli and Robyn!!Cam - welcome to the challenge!
I just finished a book, I can use for #1: Cat's Cradle. To avoid spoilers, I'll just say that the trip the main character takes, sure changes his (and many more) life!9/8
6. Juniors: Juniors are looking forward to their last year, sending applications (college, job or other) and hoping that they know themselves well enough to make the right choice. Read a book where a character struggles with his/her identity or is trying to figure out who they are
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
6/8
Finished a fifth book:
7. Sophomores: Sophomore comes from two Greek words meaning “wise” and “foolish.”
Read a book on a subject or a character who is wise, foolish or both
The Silver Chair (Aslan is wise)
7. Sophomores: Sophomore comes from two Greek words meaning “wise” and “foolish.”
Read a book on a subject or a character who is wise, foolish or both
The Silver Chair (Aslan is wise)
Just completed #6 (identity) - Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews. Good, fun read with Mary Kay Andrews' trademark humor. I loved the characters! My only issue with the book was that there seemed to be gaps in the relationship towards the end of the book. Overall, well done and worth reading. 4 stars7/4
❀ message 13 ❀ 7/54. The Classics - Romeo and Juliet ★★★★
9. Foreign Exchange. - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ★★★★
11. Junior Varsity - We Were Liars ★★★★
4. The Classics: There are hundreds of books that consistently make summer reading lists. Often, reading these allows us to avoid judgment from other readers later in life – “How have you never read that?” they tend to say. Read a book that you feel like you "should" have read by now The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia #1) by CS Lewis
7/8. So close!
Yes! I finished The Kite Runner for no. 9 Read a book set in a foreign country. It's mostly set in Afghanistan, and the rest in the US. Both of which are foreign countries for me!So now I'm 4/4
Updated! Meimei, Angelique - Congrats on completing your challenge!
Almost there, Erika!
I finished my challenge to 7/7 done. I will update my post later.
10. Varsity: This is the paramount achievement for any athlete; yet even after reaching the Varsity team, athletes must work to maintain to their status.Read a book involving a power struggle
The Last Battle by CS Lewis
8/8! All done! Thanks for creating and leading this challenge, Courtney! It was a lot of fun!
Completed The Little Prince for #4. I can see this one I will be re-read several times. 4/4 complete. On to my next challenge!
Another one done(6/2):
10. Varsity: This is the paramount achievement for any athlete; yet even after reaching the Varsity team, athletes must work to maintain to their status.
Read a book involving a power struggle
The Last Battle
10. Varsity: This is the paramount achievement for any athlete; yet even after reaching the Varsity team, athletes must work to maintain to their status.
Read a book involving a power struggle
The Last Battle
Congrats on finishing, Erika and Leah! Everyone is up to date!
Completed 2/2!1. Summer break: This is the time of year many students look forward to the most. Older students can spend months planning vacations, studying abroad or searching for the right summer job.
Read a book that involves a life changing trip or vacation - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 30/06/2014
Just gonna quickly add two books to message 13, which puts me at 9/5.7. Sophomores. - Vyhnání Gerty Schnirch - ★★★★★
12. New School Year - The Maze Runner - ★★★★
Well that's it for this month's challenge :)
Updated! Congrats on completing your challenge, Jacqueline, Tricia & Meimei!!
I completed The Fellowship of the Ring last night. This could be counted against any one of 4 categories. (#1 - a life changing trip; #4 - a book I should have read by now; #7 - had a character who was wise; #8 - Had characters experiencing something new to them).3/3
Congratulations Janet!Congrats to everyone that completed your challenge!
THE JUNE SCHOOL YEAR CHALLENGEDuration: June 1 - 30, 2014
TRY FOR 4 or 5
2. Good teacher: “Good” is entirely subjective so think about your favorite teacher, trainer, or educator who really made an impact on your life.
Read a book that explores the subject that person taught - Favorite teacher - Coach Henshaw, he taught history
6. Juniors: Juniors are looking forward to their last year, sending applications (college, job or other) and hoping that they know themselves well enough to make the right choice.
Read a book where a character struggles with his/her identity or is trying to figure out who they are
7. Sophomores: Sophomore comes from two Greek words meaning “wise” and “foolish.”
Read a book on a subject or a character who is wise, foolish or both
10. Varsity: This is the paramount achievement for any athlete; yet even after reaching the Varsity team, athletes must work to maintain to their status.
Read a book involving a power struggle
11. Junior Varsity: For athletes in the making, getting a spot on the JV team gives them the opportunity to learn new skills in order to reach Varsity.
Read a book by an author that is new to you
June Full: 11/9 Complete
1. Summer Break.
Read a book that involves a life changing trip or vacation. 6/282. Good Teacher. (Read a book that explores the subject a “good teacher” taught- Science, Mr. Spier Did not complete.)
3. Bad Teacher.
(Read a book where the characters do something that is generally unacceptable - try to kidnap/marry underage girl.) 6/26
4. The Classics.
(Read a book that you feel like you "should" have read by now.) 6/255. Seniors.
Read a book involving a transition (transitions from being shut off to being able to communicate and interact with her world). 6/216. Juniors.
(Read a book where a character struggles with his/her identity or is trying to figure out who they are.) 6/237. Sophmore.
(Read a book on a subject or a character who is wise, foolish or both- heroine is very foolish!) 6/58. Freshman.
(Read a book where the character is experiencing something entirely new to them – main character becomes Death.) 6/269. Foreign Exchange.
Read a book set in a foreign country. 6/2510. Varsity.
(Read a book involving a power struggle.)6/6 11. Junior Varsity.
(Read a book by an author that is new to you.) 6/2212. New School Year.
(Read a book involving memory or memory loss.) 6/28
Forgot to let you know I'd updated my original post. I read 7 books for this challenge. Thanks!
Jennifer & ScarlettMi, I've got you updated! Congrats on completing your challenge!
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I've updated my progress on my original post ✼ Message 7 ✼