Spring Reading Challenge - Official Record of Points

[Nancy]

This is where everyone can keep track of which books they're reading for which task! When you complete books, please just edit your posts and update your total and cross out the book you read. It's easier to find the winners if everyone just edits their original post rather than make a new post.

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[Nancy]

5 Points

1. Read a book by an author whose last name starts with "S".
Trouble and Her Friends by Melissa Scott

2. Read a science fiction novel written before 1980.
The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey

3. Read a book by an author who died in 2009.
TBD

4. Read a book with the word "flower" in the title.
Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale

5. Read a true crime novel.
A Death in Texas: A Story of Race, Murder, and a Small Town's Struggle for Redemption by Dina Temple-Raston

6. Read a novel that you hope is never made into a movie.
TBD

7. Read a 5-star book from one of the moderator's shelves.
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

8. In honor of April Fool's Day, read a humorous novel.
TBD

9. Read a book about the ocean or sea.
Involution Ocean by Bruce Sterling

10. Read a World Fantasy Award winner
Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison


10 Points

1. In honor of International Workers' Day, read a fiction or non-fiction title about workers' rights, struggles, job security, unions, equal pay for equal work, or worker exploitation.
Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David von DrehleDONE

2. Read a collection of short stories/essays.
Jesus' Son: Stories by Denis JohnsonDONE

3. Read a horror book.
Martyrs & Monsters by Robert DunbarDONE


4. Read a title from TAYSHAS High School Reading List
Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire SáenzDONE

5. Read a banned book.
TBD

6. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, read a story that takes place in Ireland.
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill

7. Read a book about food, health, or weight loss.
The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones by Anthony Bourdain

8. Read a book by an author who uses three names (Patricia Nell Warren, Michael Thomas Ford, Edgar Allan Poe, etc.)
Last Summer by Michael Thomas Ford

9. Read a "May-December" romance.
Letting In the Light by Fae SutherlandDONE

10. Read a book set in a place you'd like to visit.
Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness by Robert Specht


15 Points

1. Read a book by a Goodreads Author.
The Second Coming by David H. BurtonDONE

2. Read a novel that features a transgendered character.
She's My Dad by Iolanthe Woulff

3. Read one of the group reads AND discuss it in the appropriate topic.
TBD

4. In honor of Memorial Day (US), read a book about war.
TBD

5. Read a memoir that deals with homelessness or poverty.
TBD

6. In honor of the International Day of Families (May 15), read a fiction or non-fiction title about childbirth, adoption, marriage, family life.
TBD

7. Read a book that was originally written in a foreign language and translated into English.
Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo

8. Read a fiction or non-fiction title from ALA's 2010 Rainbow Project recommendations.
Bait by Alex SanchezDONE

9. Read a book that has the letter "X" somewhere in the title.
TBD

10. Read a 2008 Shamus Award Winner or Nominee
Songs of Innocence by Richard AleasDONE


25 Points

1. Read a book that you once started and couldn't finish.
Ice by Anna Kavan

2. Read a book that has more than 400 pages.
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessDONE

3. Read a novel that was made into a movie, then watch the movie.
TBD

[Djrmel]

5 Points

1. Read a book by an author whose last name starts with "S". Catalina's Riddle by Steven Saylor
3. Read a book by an author who died in 2009. In a Shallow Grave by James Purdy
4. Read a book with the word "flower" in the title. Our Lady Of The Flowers by Jean Genet
7. Read a 5-star book from one of the moderator's shelves. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag Flavia de Luce 2 by Alan Bradley
10. Read a World Fantasy Award winner Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons

10 Points

2. Read a collection of short stories/essays. The Circus in the Attic and Other Stories by Robert Penn Warren
3. Read a horror book. Horns by Joe Hill
4. Read a title from TAYSHAS High School Reading List If I Stay by Gayle Forman
5. Read a banned book. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
8. Read a book by an author who uses three names (Patricia Nell Warren, Michael Thomas Ford, Edgar Allan Poe, etc.) The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford
10. Read a book set in a place you'd like to visit. Mania by author Craig Larson

15 Points

1. Read a book by a Goodreads Author. Eight White Nights A Novel by André Aciman
2. Read a novel that features a transgendered character. Orlando by Virginia Woolf
3. Read one of the group reads AND discuss it in the appropriate topic. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
4. In honor of Memorial Day (US), read a book about war. The Killer Angels a novel by Michael Shaara
5. Read a memoir that deals with homelessness or poverty. book Breakfast at Sally's one homeless man's inspirational journey] by Richard LeMieux
6. In honor of the International Day of Families (May 15), read a fiction or non-fiction title about childbirth, adoption, marriage, family life. The Mighty Queens of Freeville a mother a daughter and the Town that who raised them by Amy Dickinson
7. Read a book that was originally written in a foreign language and translated into English. Castle Eppstein by Alexandre Dumas
8. Read a fiction or non-fiction title from ALA's 2010 Rainbow Project recommendations.King of the Screwups by K.L. Going
9. Read a book that has the letter "X" somewhere in the title. The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
10. Read a 2008 Shamus Award Winner or Nominee The Cleaner by Brett Battles]

25 Points

1. Read a book that you once started and couldn't finish. English Passengers A Novel by Matthew Kneale
2. Read a book that has more than 400 pages. The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg by Deborah Eisenberg
3. Read a novel that was made into a movie, then watch the movie. Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

[Grey]

5 Points

1. Read a book by an author whose last name starts with "S".
Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids by Maia Szalavitz

2. Read a science fiction novel written before 1980.
Foundation by Isaac Asimov

3. Read a book by an author who died in 2009.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer

4. Read a book with the word "flower" in the title.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

5. Read a true crime novel.
TBD

6. Read a novel that you hope is never made into a movie.
Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde

7. Read a 5-star book from one of the moderator's shelves.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

8. In honor of April Fool's Day, read a humorous novel.
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

9. Read a book about the ocean or sea.
TBD

10. Read a World Fantasy Award winner
Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack


10 Points

1. In honor of International Workers' Day, read a fiction or non-fiction title about workers' rights, struggles, job security, unions, equal pay for equal work, or worker exploitation.
Hard Work: Remaking the American Labor Movement by Rick Fantasia

2. Read a collection of short stories/essays.
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century: Stories by Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Finney, Joe Haldeman, Ursula K. Le Guin, by Harry Turtledove

3. Read a horror book.
The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

4. Read a title from TAYSHAS High School Reading List
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman

5. Read a banned book.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

6. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, read a story that takes place in Ireland.
Pride of Lions by Morgan Llywelyn

7. Read a book about food, health, or weight loss.
What the World Eats by Peter Menzel

8. Read a book by an author who uses three names (Patricia Nell Warren, Michael Thomas Ford, Edgar Allan Poe, etc.)
Galileo's Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson

9. Read a "May-December" romance.
Superstition Shadows by Victoria Welsh

10. Read a book set in a place you'd like to visit.
TBD


15 Points

1. Read a book by a Goodreads Author.
Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg

2. Read a novel that features a transgendered character.
Stone Butch Blues: A Novel by Leslie Feinberg

3. Read one of the group reads AND discuss it in the appropriate topic.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

4. In honor of Memorial Day (US), read a book about war.
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of WWII, the End of Civilization by Nicholson Baker

5. Read a memoir that deals with homelessness or poverty.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

6. In honor of the International Day of Families (May 15), read a fiction or non-fiction title about childbirth, adoption, marriage, family life.
Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law by Nancy D. Polikoff

7. Read a book that was originally written in a foreign language and translated into English.
The Dream Merchant by Isabel Hoving

8. Read a fiction or non-fiction title from ALA's 2010 Rainbow Project recommendations.
Angry Management by Chris Crutcher

9. Read a book that has the letter "X" somewhere in the title.
Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein

10. Read a 2008 Shamus Award Winner or Nominee
Blood of Paradise: A Novel by David Corbett


25 Points

1. Read a book that you once started and couldn't finish.
The Simarillion by JRR Tolkein

2. Read a book that has more than 400 pages.
Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer

3. Read a novel that was made into a movie, then watch the movie.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Coraline

Total: 80/375

[Gaijinmama]

5 Points

1. Read a book by an author whose last name starts with "S". Night World 1 by L.J. Smith

2. Read a science fiction novel written before 1980.
The Time Machine or The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

3. Read a book by an author who died in 2009. TBD
4. Read a book with the word "flower" in the title. TBD
5. Read a true crime novel. TBD

6. Read a novel that you hope is never made into a movie. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

7. Read a 5-star book from one of the moderator's shelves. The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop or Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

8. In honor of April Fool's Day, read a humorous novel. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or
Soulless by Gail Carriger

9. Read a book about the ocean or sea. TBD
10. Read a World Fantasy Award winner
Dreams Underfoot or The Little Country by Charles deLint


10 Points

1. In honor of International Workers' Day, read a fiction or non-fiction title about workers' rights, struggles, job security, unions, equal pay for equal work, or worker exploitation. TBD

2. Read a collection of short stories/essays.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

3. Read a horror book. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova or
World War Z by Max Brooks

4. Read a title from TAYSHAS High School Reading List
Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

5. Read a banned book. Dracula by Bram Stoker

6. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, read a story that takes place in Ireland. Wolfking by Bridget Wood

7. Read a book about food, health, or weight loss.
The Art of Eating In by Kathy Erway

8. Read a book by an author who uses three names (Patricia Nell Warren, Michael Thomas Ford, Edgar Allan Poe, etc.)TBD

9. Read a "May-December" romance.TBD

10. Read a book set in a place you'd like to visit.
Water Touching Stone by Eliot Pattinson


15 Points

1. Read a book by a Goodreads Author.
Dhampir by Barb Hendee or
Stardust by Neil Gaiman or
Sandman 1: Preludes and Nocturnes also by Neil Gaiman

2. Read a novel that features a transgendered character. Valencia by Michelle Tea or
Trans-Sister Radio by Chris Bohjalian

3. Read one of the group reads AND discuss it in the appropriate topic. TBD
4. In honor of Memorial Day (US), read a book about war. World War 1 by John Keegan

5. Read a memoir that deals with homelessness or poverty.
Nickled and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

6. In honor of the International Day of Families (May 15), read a fiction or non-fiction title about childbirth, adoption, marriage, family life.TBD


7. Read a book that was originally written in a foreign language and translated into English. TBD

8. Read a fiction or non-fiction title from ALA's 2010 Rainbow Project recommendations. TBD

9. Read a book that has the letter "X" somewhere in the title.Deny All Knowledge: Reading the X Files

10. Read a 2008 Shamus Award Winner or Nominee TBD

25 Points

1. Read a book that you once started and couldn't finish. Lighten Up! by Michelle Passoff or
Women and Madness by Phyllis Chesler

2. Read a book that has more than 400 pages.
Wit'ch War by James Clemens or
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

3. Read a novel that was made into a movie, then watch the movie The Fellowship of the Ring

[Nancy]

Congratulations, Djrmel!

You are the winner of the Spring Challenge with 245 out of 375 possible points.

Would you like to select two 25-point tasks for the new challenge?

The Summer Challenge will start on July 1 and will continue through September 30.