THE WINTER/SPRING CHALLENGE (Jan. 1 - March 31)

[Jen B]

Rules:
1. The challenge runs from January 1 - March 31, 2010
2. Anyone may join in at any time, and count any books read between January 1 and March 31.
3. Books do not have to be specifically from Red Dress Ink or specifically chick lit.
4. Each book may only count for ONE task, but you may complete tasks as many times as you’d like for points. You must complete all parts of a task each time in order to claim points for it (i.e. – If you want to complete a 25-point task twice, you must read 3 books for that task EACH time in order to get the points)
5. Bonus Points: Bonus points will be awarded as follows. In order to claim your bonus points, you must tell us which points you are claiming when you post, or they won’t be counted:
- GR Bonus: 5 Points for any book written by a Goodreads author
- Series Bonus: 5 Points for any subsequent books in a series read during the challenge (Example – You read Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum books 3-5 for various tasks. You can claim 5 extra points each for books 4 and 5.)
- Save A Tree Bonus: 5 Points for any library book
- Length Bonus : 10 Points for any book that’s over 500 pages
- Group Read Bonus: 10 Points for any past or present Red Dress Ink Fans group read (see the group bookshelf for the complete list)
- Category Bonus: 20 Points for completing all the tasks in a point category (i.e. If you complete all the 10 point tasks, you get an extra 20 points)
5. To post points: Post the point value and number of the task you completed, as well as the book you read for the task.
6. For multiple-book tasks: Unless specified in the task, books do NOT need to be read back-to-back, or in any specific order, BUT you must have read ALL the books for a task in order to be awarded points for it (no "half points").
7. Audiobooks and e-books are acceptable to use for challenges, as long as they are the complete and unabridged versions.
8. Books started before January 1 may count for any task in the challenge, as long as you are no more than halfway through the book as of January 1.
9. You may change the books on your list at any time. You only need to let me know about the change if you are changing books for a task for which you have already claimed points.
10. Re-reads of books are okay, unless the task specifically says otherwise.
11. The person with the most points at the end of the challenge is the winner. Remember, you do NOT necessarily have to complete every single task in order to be the winner – you just have to have the most points.
12. Prizes for the top 3 finishers:
First Place – A $10 Amazon.com gift certificate
Second Place – Two credits from either BookMooch or Paperbackswap.com (your choice)
Third Place – A book

[Jen B]

5 POINT TASKS
1. Judge A Book By Its Title – Choose a book because you love the title and read that book.

2. Luck of the Draw -- Place the titles of five books you want to read in a hat and draw one. Read that book.

3. How Romantic - Read a book with a Valentine’s Day-related word in the title: love, kiss, cupid, Valentine, heart, sweetheart, etc. OR Read a romance novel. (Examples: Hating Valentine's Day - Alison Rushby; I Love Everybody (and other Atrocious Lies) - Laurie Notaro; Love Like That - Amanda Hill; Love Walked In - Marisa De Los Santos; Run Catch Kiss - Amy Sohn)

4. Dream On - Read a book about someone who does something you’ve always dreamed of doing yourself; OR Read a book whose title contains the word Dream/Dreaming (Example: Holly Would Dream – Karen Quinn)

5. Luck of the Irish - Read one of the following:
1) A book which is set in Ireland
2) A book by an Irish author (Some Irish authors: Marian Keyes, Maeve Binchy, Sheila O’Flanagan, Tana French)
3) A book with a green cover (examples: Love the One You’re With – Emily Giffin)
4) A book with the word Luck/Lucky in the title (examples: Good Luck – Whitney Gaskell; Lucky Girl – Fiona Neill; The Night I Got Lucky – Laura Caldwell)
5) A book with a "lucky" charm pictured on the cover (i.e. – A four-leaf clover, a rabbit’s foot, etc.)

6. March Comes In Like A Lion… - Read a book with a type of cat (big or domestic) in the title; OR, read a book with a picture of a cat on the cover (Examples: A Girl’s Guide to Witchcraft – Mindy Klasky (there’s a cat pictured on the cover); The White Tiger – Aravind Adiga)

7. …And Goes Out Like A Lamb - Read a book with a farm animal on the cover or in the title; OR, read a book which is set on a farm (Examples: The Dairy Queen – Alison Rushby; The Dairy Queen – Catherine Gilbert Murdock; Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl – Susan McCorkindale; Lamb – Christopher Moore)

8. Picture Perfect - Read a book with a photograph of a person on the cover (NOT a drawn/graphic cover). The person's face doesn't have to show, and it's okay if the cover has graphics in addition to a photograph. (Examples: Girls in Trucks - Katie Crouch; Queen of Babble series - Meg Cabot; Sparkles - Louise Bagshawe; Glamour - Louise Bagshawe; The Center of Everything - Leanne Moriarty)

9. Star Light, Star Bright - Read a book with the name of a "heavenly" body in the title (sun, moon, star, planet, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, etc.) (Examples - New Moon or Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer; Mercury in Retrograde - Paula Froelich; Welcome to My Planet - Shannon Olsen)

10. A Friendly Suggestion - Read a book with the word Friend(s) in the title; OR, read a book that was recommended to you by a friend (Examples: Best Friends Forever – Jennifer Weiner; A Friend of the Family – Lisa Jewell)

[Jen B]

10 POINT TASKS
1. Good Reads - Read a book that you first learned about on Goodreads (or, if you've been lucky, one that you've won on GR)

2. Single Letters - Read a book whose title contains a single letter as one of the words (Examples: Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone series; Q & A – Vikas Swarup; The Story of B – Daniel Quinn)

3. Crossing the Pond - Read ONE book that takes place in TWO different countries (Examples: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan - Sophie Kinsella (US and England); The Love of Her Life - Harriet Evans (US and England); It's Not You, It's Me - Alison Rushby (Australia and Germany))

4. Weather or Not - Read a book whose title contains the name of a type of winter or spring weather (wind, rain, snow, sun, etc.) (Examples: The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon; Seven Sunny Days - Chris Manby; Rain Song - Alice Wisler; Light on Snow- Anita Shreve)

5. Bug Me! - Read a book with a type of insect in the title (Examples: Firefly Lane – Kristin Hannah; Firefly Summer – Maeve Binchy; The Secret Life of Bees – Sue Monk Kidd; Mating Rituals of the North American Wasp – Lauren Lipton)

6. Now or Never… - Read a book on your TBR shelf (physical shelf or GR shelf) that you keep putting off (we ALL have these!). Tell us why you kept putting it off and whether it was worth the wait.

7. How Sweet it Is - Read a book with a type of candy or chocolate in the title or pictured on the cover; OR with the words chocolate or candy in the title (Examples: LA Candy - Lauren Conrad; Obsession, Deceit and Really Dark Chocolate - Kyra Davis; Marshmallows for Breakfast - Dorothy Koomson; The Chocolate Lovers' Club - Carole Matthews; The Adultery Diet (cover has chocolates on it); Sweethearts - Sara Zarr (cover has candy hearts on it))

8. Initially Speaking - Read a book where the author or main character shares your initials (if you're having trouble, you can use your maiden name or your middle name)

9. And the Oscar Goes To… - In honor of the Oscars in February, read a book about Hollywood OR a book about/by a (real or fictional) celebrity. (Examples: STORItelling - Tori Spelling; Hollywood Car Wash - Lori Culwell; The Year of Living Famously - Laura Caldwell; Welcome to the Real World - Carole Matthews; The Truth About Diamonds - Nicole Richie)

10. Pamper Yourself - January 8th is National Bubble Bath Day. Read a book while doing something to pamper yourself (you don't have to read the whole book while doing this - starting, finishing, or reading a few chapters of it is fine). For example, you could read a book while in a bubble bath, while getting a pedicure, enjoying some quiet time to yourself, etc. When you claim your points, tell us what you did!

[Jen B]

15 POINT TASKS
1. Seeing Double - Read two books whose covers are somehow related (i.e. they both have a same/similar picture, same colors, etc.) (Example: The Gift Bag Chronicles and Good Luck both have shopping bags on their covers)

2. His and Hers - Read two books - one with a man's name in the title, and one with a woman's name in the title (Examples: Chasing Harry Winston - Lauren Weisberger; Three Bedrooms in Chelsea - Liz Ireland; Playing James - Sarah Mason)

3. New to You - Choose an author you've never read before and read two books by that author: their first book, and their most recent

4. Change of Season - Read two books set in OPPOSITE seasons (i.e. one book takes place in spring, the other in fall)

5. Groundhog Day - Read two books about the same topic (Examples: Twilight and Dead Until Dark are both about vampires; Jemima J and The Next Big Thing are both about women trying to lose weight)

6. As Seen on TV - Read a book that is referenced or seen in a TV show or movie. The book doesn’t have to be mentioned by name – just visible somewhere. (Examples: Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (mentioned in “Serendipity”); Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (mentioned in “You've Got Mail”); Little Women - Louisa May Alcott (seen in "Friends"); if you're a fan of "Lost," there is an entire list of "Lost Literature" that has been referenced in the show; there are also quite a few books seen in the Cameron Diaz/Kate Winslet movie “The Holiday” – for a list go to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457939/t... and scroll to the middle) IMDB and Wikipedia are good references for this one.

7. Making A List - Read a book from any list of your choosing: EW's 100 New Classics, 1001 Books to Read Before You Die, Time's Best Beach Books, any of the popular lists on Goodreads, etc. Tell us if it deserves to be on the list.
Some list links:
1001 books: http://www.listology.com/list/1001-bo...
EW's New Classics: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207...
GR's Popular Lists: http://www.goodreads.com/book/explore#
NPR's Best Beach Reads: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/st...

8. Top Shelf - Go to the list of Top Shelves on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/top_sh....
Count down the shelves the number of the DAY of your birthday (i.e. my birthday is June 18th, so I would count down 18 shelves) and find the shelf that corresponds with that number. Read a book that's on that shelf. If you don't like that shelf, choose one that's no higher than two spaces above, below, or across from it on the list.

9. That’s A Mighty Long Title - Read a book with a title of 10 or more words (yes, subtitles count) (Examples: Any of the Jen Lancaster books; both of Brenda Janowitz’s books)

10. Name’s the Same - Read two books by two different authors who share the same name (first or last).

25 POINT TASKS
1. That Really Adds Up - Read any combination of books whose total number of pages adds up to 900 or more. (i.e., You can read 3 books with 300 pages each; one 700 page book and 3 100-page books, one 900-page book, etc.) Please list the page count of each book when you post your points.

2. Colorful Reading - Read three books whose covers are all the same color. Post pictures of the covers when you claim your points.

3. Alphabetical Authors - Read three books by three authors whose names are sequentially in alphabetical order (you don't have to start with ABC). (Example – You could read books by Mindy Klasky, Jen Lancaster, and Carole Matthews (K-L-M))

4. One, Two, Three - January, February, and March are the first three months of the year. Choose one of the following:
1) Read three books: one with One/First in the title, one with Two/Second in the title, one with Three/Third
2) Read any three books from a series (they don't have to be the first three)
3) Read three books with January, February, and March in the titles
4) Any combination of the above choices, as long as you read THREE books

Total Points: 400
Total Tasks: 34
Total Books: 48

[Stacy]

Thanks again Jen for taking care of this!!!

[Jen B]

Stacy wrote: "Thanks again Jen for taking care of this!!!"

You too! I like our emails full of ideas! :)

[Stacy]

Alicia wrote: "Thanks again for putting this together. Love that you can do a task more than once. I won't compete for prizes for this challenge, but am hoping to keep up the same pace I have for the last 2 -th..."

LOL!!!

[Jen B]

Here's my list. I picked books for every task to give everyone some more examples, but I’m not sure yet whether I’m going to do every task. I like the idea of repeating a few of them!

5 Point Tasks
1. Agnes and the Hitman – Jennifer Crusie (no idea why, I just find this title funny) (03.03.10)
2. Along for the Ride – Sarah Dessen
3. Nights in Rodanthe - Nicholas Sparks (02.24.10)
4. The Blonde Theory – Kristin Harmel (character goes undercover to write a feature for a magazine – I’d love to do that!)
5. The Brightest Star in the Sky - Marian Keyes (02.14.10) (+5 Library Book)
6. A Girl’s Guide to Witchcraft - Mindy Klasky (there’s a cat on the cover)
7. The Off-Season – Catherine Gilbert Murdock (set on a farm)
8. The Secret of Joy - Melissa Senate (01.10.10) - Cover photograph is of a girl jumping (jumping for Joy, I'm guessing) into the air. No face...just a nice set of abs and cute jeans. (+5 Library Book)
9. The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen (03.21.10) (+5 Library Book)
10. Best Friends Forever – Jennifer Weiner

10 Point Tasks
1. The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (01.01.10) (+5 Library Book)
The Art of Racing in the Rain – Garth Stein
2. A is for Alibi – Sue Grafton
3. Invisible Lives - Anjali Bannerjee (US and India) (01.15.10)
4. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Lisa See
5. Firefly Lane – Kristin Hannah
6. Some Days There's Pie - Katherine Landis (read about this one in Glamour magazine a long time ago, and it is one of the oldest on my GR list) (01.22.10)
7. The Chocolate Lovers’ Club – Carole Matthews
8. Certain Girls – Jennifer Weiner (maiden name/middle initial = W)
9. Hollywood Car Wash – Lori Culwell
10. Godmother: A Secret Cinderella Story – Carolyn Turgeon (01.05.10) - Unfortunately have been sick, so I spent most of the time reading this one curled up in bed. Since I don't get to do that too much (sick or not), I consider it pampering myself!

Girl With A Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier (03.12.10) - Read this one curled up in bed while waiting for my little guy to arrive and right after his arrival. Have not had much time to lounge around in bed since! (+5 Library Book)

15 Point Tasks
1. Pieces of Happily Ever After - Irene Zutell (02.19.10) | Sarah's Key - Tatiana DeRosnay (02.21.10) (both covers show little girls running)
2.
3. Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins | Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins
4. The Coldest Winter Ever – Sister Souljah | Swimsuit – James Patterson (winter/summer)
5. Truly Madly - Heather Webber (02.17.10) | Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson (03.07.10) (both about women with "magic" powers) (+5 "Enchanted Inc" Libary Book)
6. The Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafon (as seen on “Gilmore Girls”)
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson (on NPR’s Best Beach Reads list) (01.31.10) (+5 Library Book)
8. The Spellman Files – Lisa Lutz (Shelf 18 = Mystery)
9. Bitter is the New Black… - Jen Lancaster
10. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation – Lauren Willig | Mating Rituals of the North American Wasp – Lauren Lipton

25 Point Tasks
1. Fatally Flaky - Diane Mott Davidson (323 pages) (01.20.10) (+5 Library Book)
It's All Too Much - Peter Walsh (230 pages) (01.27.10) (+5 Library Book)
The Ten Best Days of My Life - Adena Halpern (288 pages)
Time of My Life - Allison Winn Scotch (288 pages) (02.15.10) (+5 Library Book)
2. Four Spirits – Sana Jeter Naslund | Frenemies – Megan Crane |
3. Escape – Carolyn Jessop | This Charming Man – Marian Keyes | Mystic River – Dennis Lehane (J-K-L)
4. The Chosen One - Carole Lynch Williams | Two Years, No Rain – Shawn Klomparens | Three Girls and Their Brother - Theresa Rebeck

Total Task Points: 145
Total Bonus Points: 45
Total Points Earned: 190
Total Books Read: 15

[Suzanne]

Oh wow--great work putting this together! I wasn't sure if there was going to be another challenge, but I wasn't going to participate. Well, I have changed my mind! My biggest concern was that I never read the group choices every month because I either don't have time for another book or I can't figure out how to fit it in. Well, now that we get points for reading the group pick--problem solved!

Does it matter if we read books for this challenge that we had planned to use for the current one? I know I won't complete the current one, so I'd like to use some of the books that I never got around to reading.

[Jen B]

Suzanne wrote: "Oh wow--great work putting this together! I wasn't sure if there was going to be another challenge, but I wasn't going to participate. Well, I have changed my mind! My biggest concern was that I ne..."

That's perfectly fine -- quite a few of the ones on my list above are ones that I didn't get around to this time!

[Stacy]

5 POINT TASKS
1. Judge A Book By Its Title – Fat Girls and Lawn Chairs – Cheryl Peck

2. Luck of the Draw -- Career Girls – Louise Bagshawe

3. How Romantic - Hating Valentine's Day - Alison Rushby

4. Dream On - Holly Would Dream – Karen Quinn

5. Luck of the Irish - Rachel's Holiday – Marian Keyes

6. March Comes In Like A Lion… - Stop in the Name of Pants – Louise Rennison (Library Book/January)

7. …And Goes Out Like A Lamb - The Dairy Queen – Alison Rushby (My Book/January)

8. Picture Perfect - Sparkles - Louise Bagshawe

9. Star Light, Star Bright - The Brightest Star in the Sky– Marian Keyes(My Book/Currently Reading)

10. A Friendly Suggestion – Just Friends – Robyn Sisman


10 POINT TASKS
1. Good Reads - Julie & Julia – Julie Powell (won from GR)

2. Single Letters – Jemima J – Jane Green

3. Crossing the Pond - Versace Sisters- Cate Kendall (Australia and U.S.) (Library Book/January)

4. Weather or Not – A Little Ray of Sunshine – Lani Diane Rich

5. Bug Me! - Mating Rituals of the North American Wasp – Lauren Lipton

6. Now or Never… - Let’s Meet on Platform 8 – Carole Matthews (keep putting it off because I started it once and couldn’t get into it, I’m determined to read it) (currently reading/My book)

7. How Sweet it Is - Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies - Erin Dionne (February/Library Book)

8. Initially Speaking – Original Cyn - Sue Margoils (I don't have any books whose author has the same first/last initials so I used my middle initial)

9. And the Oscar Goes To… - Beverly Hills Adjacent (Library Book/January)

10. Pamper Yourself - The Beach House (read/listened to a few chapters while taking a bubble bath & drinking champagne) (March/Library Audiobook)

15 POINT TASKS
1. Seeing Double – Handbags & Gladrags – Maggie Alderson; The Mommy Fund – Madeline Jacob (both have a woman or women in a car with shopping bags on the cover)

2. His and Hers - Chasing Harry Winston - Lauren Weisberger; Carrie Pilby – Caren Lissner

3. New to You – See Jane Date and The Secret of Joy – Melissa Senate

4. Change of Season - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares; TBD

5. Groundhog Day - TBD

6. As Seen on TV - TBD

7. Making A List - TBD

8. Top Shelf - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (13th Shelf – Favorites)

9. That’s A Mighty Long Title - Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office – Jen Lancaster

10. Name’s the Same - Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? – Louise Rennison; For All the Wrong Reasons – Louise Bagshawe

25 POINT TASKS
1. That Really Adds Up - The Yummy Mummy - Polly Williams (My Book/Currently Reading), Dead and Alive - Dean Koontz (My Book/Currently Reading), Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes - Lauren Baratz-Logsted (Library Book/January&February)

2. Colorful Reading – Little Lady Agency and the Prince – Hester Browne; Dating Without Novacain – Lisa Cach; Emily Ever After – Anne Dayton (all have purple covers)

3. Alphabetical Authors – Prada and Prejudice – Mandy Hubbard; A Total Waste of Makeup – Kim Gruenfelder; Smart vs. Pretty – Valerie Frankel

4. One, Two, Three – Size 12 is Not Fat (February/Library Audiobook), Size 14 Is Not Fat Either (February/My Book), Big Boned – Meg Cabot (February & March/My Book)

Total Points: 125/400
Total Tasks: 7/34
Total Books: 9/48
Library Books: 7
My Books: 3

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[Kristine]

I was wondering if there was going to be another one! This looks like fun!!

[Nadia]

Wow! This one sounds great! Can't wait to start it!

[Kourtney]

This time hopefully I can participate!!! Fingers crossed! I'm going to work on my list at work tomorrow

[Suzanne]

Here is what I have so far. I'll probably skip some tasks. I like the idea of being able to do them more than once.
5 point tasks
5.1 An Abundance of Katherines
5.2
5.3 Love, Rosie
5.4 Dreamland - Sarah Dessen
5.5
5.6 Startled by His Furry Shorts - Louise Rennison
5.7
5.8 Reach for Tomorrow - Lurlene McDaniel
5.9 Keeping the Moon - Sarah Dessen
5.10

10 point tasks
10.1 Her Fearful Symmetry
10.2 I Love You Beth Cooper
10.3 North of Beautiful - Justina Chen Headley
10.4 Seven Sunny Days
10.5 Queen Bees and Wannabes
10.6 Scot on the Rocks
10.7 Sweet Little Lies - Lauren Conrad
10.8 Room for Improvement - Stacey Ballis
10.9 sTORI Telling
10.10

15 point tasks
15.1
15.2 Chasing Harry Winston | How Nancy Drew Saved My Life
15.3 That Summer | Along for the Ride - Sarah Dessen
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7 The September Sisters - Jillian Cantor (GR Best Young Adult Books list),
Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver (2010 Debut Authors (Young Adult & Middle Grade Literature))
15.8 A Great and Terrible Beauty (shelf 7, Books-I-Own)
15.9 Pretty in Plaid...
15.10

25 point tasks
25.1 Second Helpings (349 pages), Charmed Thirds (360 pages) by Megan McCafferty and Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott (284 pages)
25.2 Hex Hall | Frenemies - Megan Crane | The Ten Best Days of My Life (all blue)
25.3 Marshmallows for Breakfast - Dorothy Koomson, I Do (But I Don't) - Cara Lockwood, The Real Real - Emma McLaughlin
25.4 Georgia Nicolson series #8-10

[Stacy]

Suzanne wrote: "Here is what I have so far. I'll probably skip some tasks. I like the idea of being able to do them more than once.
5 point tasks
5.1 An Abundance of Katherines
5.2
5.3 Love, Rosie
5.4
5.5
..."

I have English as a Second Language. When you get done with it, I'd love to know what you think about it!

[Suzanne]

I am looking forward to reading it! I'll let you know when I read it.

[Stacy]

Suzanne wrote: "I am looking forward to reading it! I'll let you know when I read it."

Great! Thanks!!

[Tara]

Here's my list.....Finally!

5 POINT TASKS

1. Judge A Book By Its Title – Confessions of a Slacker Wife-Muffy Femo Mead
2. Luck of the Draw – The Art of French Kissing-Kristin Harmel
3. How Romantic – Ready for Love-Debbie Macomber
4. Dream On – Sunset in St. Tropez-Danielle Steel (I have always wanted to go to St. Tropez)
5. Luck of the Irish – House of Reckoning-John Saul. The cover and back is green.
6. March Comes In Like A Lion… - Black Cat-V.C. Andrews
7. …And Goes Out Like A Lamb - The Dairy Queen – Alison Rushby
8. Picture Perfect – The Secret of Joy-Melissa Senate
9. Star Light, Star Bright –The Brightest Star in the Sky-Marian Keyes
10. A Friendly Suggestion – Lexi James and the counsil of girlfriends- Melissa Jacobs

10 POINT TASKS

1. Good Reads – Dating without Novocaine-Lisa Cach
2. Single Letters – W-Witches and Wizards-James Patterson
3. Crossing the Pond – It’s not you, It’s me-Alison Rushby (Australia and Germany)
4. Weather or Not – On a Snowy night-Debbie Macomber
5. Bug Me! – Firefly Lane-Kristin Hannah
6. Now or Never… - A Big Little Life:A Memoir of a Joyful Dog-Dean Koontz
7. How Sweet it Is – White Chocolate Moments-Lori Wick
8. Initially Speaking –Twisted Creek-Jodi Thomas (First initial is T and my middle initial is J)
9. And the Oscar Goes To… - Hollywood Carwash-Lori Culwell
10. Pamper Yourself – The Last Song-Nicholas Sparks

15 POINT TASKS

1. Seeing Double – Feet First-LeAnn Banks and Neurotica-Sue Margolis
2. His and Hers – TBD
3. New to You – Gucci Mamas and Versace Sisters-Cate Kendall
4. Change of Season - Summer at Willow Lake-Susan Wiggs and Snowfall at Willow Lake-Susan Wiggs (Summer/Winter)
5. Groundhog Day – The Reading Group-Elizabeth Noble and The Mother-Daughter Book Club-Heather Vogel Frederick (they are both about book clubs and reading groups)
6. As Seen on TV –The Kite Runner-Khaled Hosseini (Amanda has this book on the plane in the movie The Holiday)
7. Making A List – The Time Traveler’s Wife-Audrey Niffenegger (this is on the Goodreads Popular list)
8. Top Shelf – Shiver-Maggie Stiefvater
9. That’s A Mighty Long Title – In the President’s Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the President’s they protect-Ronald Kessler
10. Name’s the Same – School of Fortune-Amanda Brown and True Hollywood Lies-Josie Brown

25 POINT TASKS

1. That Really Adds Up –The Breakup Club-Melissa Senate (304 pages), The Second Assistant-Clare Naylor (357 pages), House Rules-Jodi Picoult (532 pages)
2. Colorful Reading – Friday Night Knitting Club and Worst Case-James Patterson (both are black covers),The Hunger Games-Suzanne Collins
3. Alphabetical Authors – True Confessions of the Stratford park PTA-Nancy Robards Thompson, Project Jennifer-Jill Amy Rosenblatt, The Sleeping Beauty Proposal-Sarah Strohmeyer (R, S, T)
4. One, Two, Three – Navy Wife, Navy Blues, Navy Brat by Debbie Macomber. These are three books in the Navy series.

Total Points: 0/400
Total Tasks: 0/34
Total Books: 0/48

[Melanie]

You guys have the best imaginations - this one sounds just as good as the last two! I might be challenged out, though, I'll have to see how I feel after this one because I'm having a tough time getting through it... I'll start making a list, though, just in case. ;)

[Heather]

I just joined the group and I am SO excited to do this challenge! I'll have to come up with my list :) Are we posting our lists here, and editing them as we accomplish the tasks? Or will there be another thread for that?

[Jen B]

Heather wrote: "I just joined the group and I am SO excited to do this challenge! I'll have to come up with my list :) Are we posting our lists here, and editing them as we accomplish the tasks? Or will there b..."

Glad to have you joining us, Heather! :) You can post a list here if you want to, or you can just post your points for each individual task as you read -- it's entirely up to you. I think a lot of us like to post lists and then edit them to cross off books as we go along (there's no separate thread for it). If you take a look at the current challenge thread (the Fall/Winter one) that will give you some idea of how we've been doing it.

It's hard to believe January 1 is only a couple weeks away! I'm scrambling to finish my last few December books...I have a bunch on request at the library, so I think I'm going to be slammed with them all at once in January...

[Kourtney]

Putting this list together has renewed my love of reading. I made this extra challenging as I am vowing to only use the books I currently own and cannot acquire any new ones for this! I must clean off my shelves! This of course means certain tasks I may not be able to complete but I will figure it out. My list will be up soon!

[Kourtney]

5 POINT TASKS
1. Judge A Book By Its Title – Thoughts While Having Sex - Stephanie Lehmann (how could you not love that title!)
2. Luck of the Draw – Your Big Break - Johanna Edwards
3. How Romantic - Hating Valentine's Day - Alison Rushby
4. Dream On - Holly Would Dream – Karen Quinn
5. Luck of the Irish – Watermelon - Marian Keyes
6. March Comes In Like A Lion… - The Girlfriend Curse – Valerie Frankel
7. …And Goes Out Like A Lamb – Flyover States – Grace Grant & PJ MacAllister (has a cow on the cover)
8. Picture Perfect - Sparkles - Louise Bagshawe
9. Star Light, Star Bright – New Moon – Stephanie Meyer
10. A Friendly Suggestion – A Girl’s Best Friend – Elizabeth Young

10 POINT TASKS
1. Good Reads – One for the Money – Janet Evanovich
2. Single Letters – I Did (But I Wouldn’t Now) – Cara Lockwood
3. Crossing the Pond - It's Not You, It's Me - Alison Rushby (Australia and Germany)
4. Weather or Not - Seven Sunny Days - Chris Manby
5. Bug Me! - TBD
6. Now or Never… - Around the World in 80 Dates – Jennifer Cox (I kept putting this off for books that were “hot” off the presses and then when I became single the last thing I wanted to read was about a woman dating!)
7. How Sweet it Is – True Love (And Other Lies) – Whitney Gaskill
8. Initially Speaking - TBD
9. And the Oscar Goes To… - Celebutantes – Amanda Goldberg & Ruthanna Hopper
10. Pamper Yourself - Took a bubble bath with Angus Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging

15 POINT TASKS
1. Seeing Double – Spin Cycle – Sue Margolis & Lucy’s Launderette – Betsy Burke (both have a washing machine on the cover)
2. His and Hers - Chasing Harry Winston - Lauren Weisberger & The Thing About Jane Spring – Sharon Krum
3. New to You – Shoe Addicts Anonymous & Hope in a Jar – Beth Harbison
4. Change of Season – Summer in the Land of Skin – Jody Gehrman & Once Upon a Christmas – Lauraine Snelling
5. Groundhog Day – Admissions – Nancy Lieberman & Momzillas – Jill Kargman (New York private school mommies)
6. As Seen on TV - TBD
7. Making A List – Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire – JK Rowling (EW's 100 New Classics)
8. Top Shelf – I’m not sure if I did this right…My bday is July 5 so my shelf is fiction? If so then Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – JK Rowling
9. That’s A Mighty Long Title – Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl’s Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? – Jen Lancaster & Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie is Not the Answer - Jen Lancaster
10. Name’s the Same – Something Good – Fiona Gibson & Slummy Mummy – Fiona Neill

25 POINT TASKS
1. That Really Adds Up - Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince (652) and Harry Potter & The Deathly Hollows (759) – JK Rowling, The Five People You Meet In Heaven (196)
2. Colorful Reading – Do They Wear High Heels in Heaven – Erica Orloff, A Promising Man – Elizabeth Young, Sleeping Arrangements – Madeline Wickham

3. Alphabetical Authors – (C-D-E) The Year of Living Famously – Laura Caldwell, A Match Made on Madison – Dee Davis, & Two For the Dough – Janet Evanovich
4. One, Two, Three – (a)Queen of Babble, Queen of Babble In the Big City, & Queen of Babble Gets Hitched – Meg Cabot (b) On The Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God, Knocked Out by my Nunga-Nungas, & Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants - Louise Rennison (c) Away Laughing on a Fast Camel, Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers, Startled By His Furry Shorts - Louise Rennison and Love is a Many Trousered Thing

Total Points: 235

[Suzanne]

Kourtney wrote: "Putting this list together has renewed my love of reading. I made this extra challenging as I am vowing to only use the books I currently own and cannot acquire any new ones for this! I must clean ..."

That is a good idea! I am hoping to only read books I own or can get from the library, but I do plan on buying a couple new ones.

[Stacy]

Melanie wrote: "You guys have the best imaginations - this one sounds just as good as the last two! I might be challenged out, though, I'll have to see how I feel after this one because I'm having a tough time g..."

Thanks Melanie!

[Stacy]

Kourtney wrote: "Putting this list together has renewed my love of reading. I made this extra challenging as I am vowing to only use the books I currently own and cannot acquire any new ones for this! I must clean ..."

That's what I try to do. The last challenege, I tried to use only books that were on wishlists on PBS to give myself an extra incentive to finish as many as possible. Unfortunately it didn't work. I got a little burned out I guess. :(
I don't know how many I'm going to be able to finish during the first six weeks of the new challenge - I'm going to be taking two classes at the same time. After that, it's on! :)

[Alicia]

5 POINT TASKS
1. Judge A Book By Its Title – Divas, Inc., Donna Hill
2. Luck of the Draw – The Other Woman, Jane Green
3. How Romantic – unSWEETined, Jodie Sweetin 1/28/10 5pt LB
4. Dream On - TBD
5. Luck of the Irish – The Devil And The Junior League, Linda Francis Lee (green cover)
6. March Comes In Like A Lion… - Away Laughing On A Fast Camel, Louise Rennison: 1/5/10 5pt Library
7. …And Goes Out Like A Lamb - TBD
8. Picture Perfect - The Secret of Joy, Melissa Senate: 2/9/10 5pt GR 10pt Group 5pt EB
9. Star Light, Star Bright – Star, Pamela Anderson: 1/11/10
10. A Friendly Suggestion – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer (recommended to me by a friend/my sister)

10 POINT TASKS
1. Good Reads – The Natual Laws of Good Luck, Ellen Graf (won this one)
2. Single Letters - H.R.H., Danielle Steel
3. Crossing the Pond - ... And Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers, Louise Rennison: 1/18/10 (England and USA) 5pt Library Book 5pt Series Bonus
4. Weather or Not - Seven Sunny Days - Chris Manby
5. Bug Me! - TBD
6. Now or Never… - A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole (and many more)
7. How Sweet it Is - TBD
8. Initially Speaking - Going Gray: What I Learned About Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Anne Kreamer (AK are my initials):1/26/10 5pt EB
9. And the Oscar Goes To… - Official Book Club Selection, Kathy Griffin: 1/8/10 5pt LB
10. Pamper Yourself - TBD

15 POINT TASKS
1. Seeing Double – A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby & Not So Snow White, Donna Kauffan (both only have pictures of people’s shoes)
2. His and Hers – Love Rosie, Cecelia Ahern & John Henry Days, Colson Whitehead
3. New to You – Good Grief & Happiness Sold Separately, Lolly Winston
4. Change of Season – That Summer , Sarah Dessen: 1/3/09 & Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater:2/13/10 5pt GR x2 5pt LB
5. Groundhog Day - Happy Hour at Casa Dracula, Marta Acosta: 1/1/10 & Dead to the World, Charlaine Harris: 1/10/10 (Both About Vampires)
6. As Seen on TV – Love In The Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
7. Making A List - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon (1001 books)
8. Top Shelf – 21 is the library shelf: The Brightest Star in the Sky, Marian Keyes: 2/3/10 5pt LB
9. That’s A Mighty Long Title - Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self- Centered Smart-Ass Phase, Jen Lancaster: 1/2/10 5pt EB
10. Name’s the Same – Anyone But You, Jennifer Cruise: 1/21/10 & The Jinx, Jennifer Sturman Jen Cruise 5pt GR

25 POINT TASKS
1. That Really Adds Up - Project Princess, Meg Cabot:1/12/10 (50 pgs) , More Than a Housewife, Vicki Gunvalson: 1/29/10 (200 pgs) 5pt EB Spinning Forward, Teri DuLong: 2/19/10 (352 pages) 5pt GR 5pt EB 552/900
2. Colorful Reading – The Love Machine, Jacqueline Susan & Tales of a Drama Queen, Lee Nichols & Confessions of a Sociopath Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles, Adele Lang (all are yellow)
3. Alphabetical Authors – A Great And Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray & Princess in Pink, Meg Cabot & Not My Daughter, Barbara Delinsky:2/16/10 5pt GR 5pt EB
4.
1) Read three books: one with One/First in the title, one with Two/Second in the title, one with Three/Third: Tall Cool One, Zoey Dean: 2/20/10 , The Second Assistant, Three Weeks With My Brother, Nicholas Sparks
2)Read any three books from a series (they don't have to be the first three): One, Two, Three - Cedar Cove Series: 16 Lighthouse Road: 2/22/10, 204 Rosewood Lane: 3/2/10, 311 Pelican Court, Debbie Macomber: 3/12/10 10pt Series 15 pt EB

Total Points:210
Total Tasks: 12/34
Books Read: 22
Books Read That I Own: 14

[Kristine]

Alicia wrote: "5 POINT TASKS
1. Judge A Book By Its Title – Divas, Inc., Donna Hill
2. Luck of the Draw – The Other Woman, Jane Green
3. How Romantic – Not Another Bad Date, Rachel Gibson (Romance Novel)
4. Dr..."

I loved The Love Machine!

[Heather]

My incomplete and overly hopeful task list! :)

5 POINT TASKS (total so far = 140 pts)
1.) Title= JD Warren- Bedlam, Bath, and Beyond 5 pts
Crate and Peril by JD Warren 5 pts plus 5 for series read= 10PTS
2.) Luck of the Draw= Merrill Markoe- Nose Down, Eyes Up 5 PTS
3.) Romantic= Julie Kenner-Aphrodite's Passion (5 pts plus 5 pts for GR author)= 10 PTS
The Importance of Being Married by Gemma Townley (5 pts plus 5 pts for being a library book!) = 10 PTS
Don't Look Down by Jenny Crusie audio relisten 5 pts plus 5 pts GR author = 10 PTS
4.) Dream= Lynn Kurland- Dreams of Stardust 5 pts
5.) Luck of the Irish = Maeve Binchy- The Return Journey 5 PTS
Irish Girls are Back in Town anthology 5 pts plus 5 pts library book = 10 PTS
6.)Lion= Sex and the Single Witch (MM paperback) by Holly Chamberlin, Carly Alexander, Theresa Alan 5 PTS
7.) Lamb = The Dairy Queen by Alison Rushby 5 pts
8.)Picture = Into the Cold Fire by Lynne Ewing (5 pts plus 5 pts for being a library book) 10 PTS
Night Shade by Lynne Ewing (5 pts plus 5 pts for being a library book plus 5 pts series read) 15 PTS
Lynne Ewing-The Secret Scroll 5 pts plus 5 pts library book plus 5 pts series read = 15 PTS
Lynne Ewing- The Sacrifice 5 pts plus 5 pts library book plus 5 pts series read = 15 PTS
9.) Star= TBD
10.) Suggestion = Beth Harbison- Shoe Addicts Anonymous 5 PTS

10 POINT TASKS (total so far = 105 pts)
1.) GR = Anne Lamott- Blue Shoe
2.) Single Letters = I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson 10 pts
3.) Two countries = Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham Spain/England 10 pts
Special Relationship by Robyn Sisman England/America 10 pts
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Neffeniger(sp) America/England 10 pts plus 5 pts for GR author = 15 PTS
4.) Weather = TBD
5.) Bug = TBD
6.) Now or Never = Dark legend by Christine Feehan 10 PTS
7.) Sweets = TBD
8.) Initials = I had to improvise cuz I couldn't find someone with HA initials--this chick has my first name, and if my mom had been married to my dad at my birth, I'd be HB instead of HA. Lacemakers of Glenmara by Heather Barbieri 10 pts plus 5 pts library book plus 5 pts goodreads author = 20 PTS
9.) Hollywood = More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas 10 pts plus 5 for library book = 15PTS
Angels by Marian Keyes 15 pts
10.) Pamper = missed out on doing this one because I forgot about it...lol

15 POINT TASKS (total so far = 240 pts)
1.) Seeing Double = Legs and Heels on covers
Jemima J by Jane Green and Hell in High Heels by Julie Kenner and others 15 pts plus 5 pts for Kenner GR author = 20 PTS
2.) His and Hers = TBD
3.) New to You = Fatal Fixer Upper and Spackled and Spooked by Jennie Bentley 15 pts plus 10 pts two books by goodreads author plus 5 pts for series book = 30 PTS
4.) Season = TBD
5.) Groundhog Day = both about kicka** witches!Charmed and Deadly by Candace Havens
Romancing the Dead by Tate Hallaway 15 PTS
6.) TV = Emma by Jane Austen
7.) Book List = TBD
8.) Shelf 18 Mystery Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 15 PTS
9.) Long Title = Whose Panties Are These? More Misadventures from Funny Women on the Road edited by Jen Leo 15 PTS
Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure ed. Tim Cahill 15 + 5 for library book = 20 PTS
Last Trout in Venice:The Far Flung Escapades of an Accidental Explorer by Doug Lansky 15 pts plus 5 pts library book = 20PTS
The Curse of the Singles Table: A True Story of 1001 Nights Without Sex by Suzanne Scholsberg 15 pts plus 5 pts for library book = 20 PTS
Scot on the Rocks: How I Survived my Ex-Boyfriend's Wedding with my Dignity Ever-so-slightly Intact by Brenda Janowitz 15 pts plus 5 pts library book = 20 PTS
Jack With a Twist: Engaging your Adversary and other Things they Don't Teach you in Law School by Brenda Janowitz 15 pts plus 5 pts for library book = 20 PTS
O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year in County Clare by Niall Williams 15 PTS
The Thong Also Rises: Further Misadventures from Funny Women on the Road 15 PTS
More Sand in My Bra: Funny Women Write From the Road, Again! 15 PTS
10.) Same name = TBD

25 POINT TASKS (total so far = 330 pts)
1.) Skin Trade by Laurell K Hamilton (486 pages) The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (406 pgs) This Year you Write your Novel by Walter Mosley (111 pgs) for a total of 1003 pages. 25 PTS

Bite anthology (297 pgs) Norse Code by Greg Van Eekhout (library book, 292 pgs)Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher (406 pgs) for a total of 995 pages = 25 pts plus 5 pts for 1 library book = 30 PTS

Scott Cunningham's Book of Shadows (288 pgs)
Eileen Rendahl Unveiled (288 pgs plus gr author 5 pts)
Marian Keyes Watermelon (432 pgs) for a total 1008 pgs 25 pts plus rendahl gr author 5 pts =30 PTS

2.) Yellow: Katie Mac-The Corset Diaries, Backpack by Emily Barr, Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella 25 pts plus 5 pts for KM gr author = 30 PTS

3.) Joanne Fluke-Carrot Cake Murder
Jane Green- Dune Road (audio)
Kim Harrison- White Witch, Black Curse 25 PTS!

Joanne Fluke Cream Puff Murder (extra 5 pts for series read)
Emily Giffin Love the One You're With
Alice Hoffman The Ice Queen (unabridged audio 30 PTS!

Cecelia Ahern The Gift
Juliet Blackwell Secondhand Spirits
Jennifer Crusie The Cinderella Deal 25 plus Crusie goodreads author 30 PTS!

4.)Chelsea Cain- Heartsick, Sweetheart, Evil at Heart 25 pts plus 10 extra cuz it's a series = 35 PTS
Undead and Unwed, Undead and Unemployed, Undead and Unappreciated by MJD 25 pts plus 10 series pts = 35 PTS
Undead and Unreturnable, Undead and Unpopular, Undead and Uneasy by MJD 25 pts plus 15 series pts = 40 PTS

Finished 25 pt Category so extra 20 PTS!!

[Alicia]

So I have a quiet week at work but I am putting bookmarks in my books to let me know when I reached the half way point so I can stop and they will count towards this challenge....I am such a geek with these challenges but I am reading more than ever. With this challenge I plan on getting through a stack of books that have sitting around forever that I have either bought or people have lent to me (never lend me a book if you want it back in a timely manner).

[Stacy]

Alicia wrote: "So I have a quiet week at work but I am putting bookmarks in my books to let me know when I reached the half way point so I can stop and they will count towards this challenge....I am such a geek w..."

Don't worry Alicia, you're in the company of another geek...me! :)
Good luck getting through your stack, I'm so glad you're enjoying the challenges. I hope they are accomplishing my gaol of getting us all to get those books off of our shelves that have been there for a while.

[Alicia]

I hope so too. I had my lap top my book cases and my husband asked what I was doing and I said I was working on books for the next challenge and he said "Here's what you can read...all those books on your shelves that have never been touched" Busted!! :-P

[Stacy]

Alicia wrote: "I hope so too. I had my lap top my book cases and my husband asked what I was doing and I said I was working on books for the next challenge and he said "Here's what you can read...all those books..."

LOL! Yeah, my fiance said someting to me about going to the library a lot lately when I've got 300+ books sitting around our house. hee hee hee

[Jen B]

Stacy wrote: "Alicia wrote: "I hope so too. I had my lap top my book cases and my husband asked what I was doing and I said I was working on books for the next challenge and he said "Here's what you can read......"

Ha, I keep doing the same thing with the library! I put certain books on request at the library because the lines for them are long, but then they all end up coming off of request at the same time -- so I end up reading 10 library books in a row and not making a dent in my own stack. At least between the library and Inter-Library Loan I've significantly cut down on the amount of books I've acquired in the last several months so I'm not really adding to my stack...but it's not going down any either! Maybe when I finish this latest library batch...

[Stacy]

Jen B wrote: "Stacy wrote: "Alicia wrote: "I hope so too. I had my lap top my book cases and my husband asked what I was doing and I said I was working on books for the next challenge and he said "Here's what y..."

One thing that I've figured out to help cut down on my stack(s!) is by requesting the audiobook from the library. I get the audiobook and listen to it or upload it to iTunes, then I can post the actual book on PBS and BM! :)

[Kourtney]

I'm so excited to finally finish Bright Lights Big Ass!!

[Alicia]

Haha Exactly Kourtney! When I woke up I ran and grabbed my Vampire book that I had stopped half way through so that I can use it for the challenge.

[Jen B]

Ok, so being sick in bed on the first day of the new year sucks, but it does have its advantages: I finished a book!

10.1 The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister. I ran across this one on one of the food fiction lists here on GR. I absolutely LOVED this book...it's one I'll read again one day. Highly recommended for any other foodies, or for those of you who like Sarah Addison Allen.

She is also a Goodreads author, which is a 5 pt bonus; this is also a library book for another 5 pts

Total Points: 20
Total Books: 1

[Kourtney]

WOO HOO! I had read the book up through the halfway mark and then finished the book last night. Woo woo! I'm back baby!

15.9. That’s A Mighty Long Title – Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl’s Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? – Jen Lancaster

Total points: 15
Go me!

[Kristine]

Task completed:

10.1 Good Reads – Truly, Madly – Heather Webber (won)/ GR Bonus: 5 Points for any book written by a Goodreads author

Total: 15

[Kristine]

If anyone wants Truly,Madly let me know - it's an Advanced copy & I'll put it on BookMooch. It's a great book!

[Jen B]

Kristine wrote: "If anyone wants Truly,Madly let me know - it's an Advanced copy & I'll put it on BookMooch. It's a great book!"

Kristine, are you on PBS by any chance? It's on my Wish List on there, but I'm not on BookMooch.

[Kristine]

Jen B wrote: "Kristine wrote: "If anyone wants Truly,Madly let me know - it's an Advanced copy & I'll put it on BookMooch. It's a great book!"

Kristine, are you on PBS by any chance? It's on my Wish List on t..."

No, Jen I don't but I'll send it to you anyway. Send me your address & I'll send it out Monday.

[Alicia]

9. That’s A Mighty Long Title - Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self- Centered Smart-Ass Phase, Jen Lancaster: 1/2/10


Total Points: 15
Total Tasks: 1/34
Books Read: 2
Books Read That I Own: 1

[Kourtney]

Task completed:

5 points
5. Luck of the Irish – Watermelon - Marian Keyes

Total Points: 20

[Kristine]

Task Completed:

10.99. And the Oscar Goes To… - The Truth About Diamonds – Nicole Richie/ Save A Tree Bonus: 5 Points for any library book

Total: 30 points

I really liked this, even though it was a little odd how it was written

[Tara]

Task Completed

10 Points
10. Pamper Yourself – The Last Song-Nicholas Sparks. I started reading this book a week ago on Christmas night when I was taking a nice hot bubble bath and relaxing. I finished it while laying on the couch relaxing.

Total Points=10

This is a really good book. Towards the end it's sad but there is a happy ending. There is a movie coming out in the Spring with Miley Cyrus and I can't wait to see it.

[Kourtney]

Alicia wrote: "9. That’s A Mighty Long Title - Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self- Centered Smart-Ass Phase, Jen Lancaster: 1/2/10
..."

So out of the 4 she has written which do you think is the best so far?

[Kourtney]

Task Completed: 15 points

9. That’s A Mighty Long Title (part 2) – Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie is Not the Answer - Jen Lancaster

Total Points: 35