YA Reading Challenge #4: Report Points Here!

[Kellee]

Completed Task

2.25a Women’s rights in India- Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan (186 pages) 4/23/10
2.25b Women’s rights in Afghanistan- The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis (170 pages) 4/24/10

Total points earned: 70 + 7.5 + 12.5 + 8.3
Tasks completed: 5 and 1/2 and 1/2 and 1/3
Books read: 9

[Misty]

Angela, I have your points as 120 and your pages as 2572. Was there a change somewhere along the way?

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 120 points (2572 pages)
Kellee: 98.33 points (2583 pages)
Misty: 59.16 points (1349 pages)
Mic: 47.5 points (920 pages)
Mandy: 20.83 points (511 pages)
Heather: 5 points (448 pages)

[Angela Sunshine]

Misty, at the last leaderboard I was at 110 points and 2220 pages. Since then I did 1/2 of task 3.10 by watching I Capture the Castle movie. So I only figured in 5 points and no pages since I didn't read the book yet. But I guess if we're counting pages for audiobooks on that task then maybe the movie should be counted too. I didn't check to see the # of pages for the book, is that the 352 difference?

[Misty]

I see. I gave the full points 'cause I assume you'll read it, and at the end I am going to go through and deduct accordingly if need be. And yes, that's the page count.

[Angela Sunshine]

2.15a I Am the Messenger Children's Book Council of Australia Awards for Book of the Year: Older Readers (2003)

Total Points: 135 (if awarding now, and deducting later if needed!)
Total Pages: 2929
Tasks Completed: 6

[Misty]

Only awarding full points on tasks that have something in addition to 1 book being read (ie task 4.25 has little extras to do, which may take people time to do, so I award the full points for reading the book, assuming they'll do the extras, but if they don't, I will deduct); multiple book-only tasks are still split accordingly. So since task 2.15 has 2 books, each is worth 7.5 points.

Does that make sense, or is it just really confusing? It's easier for me because I can just put a little * by the points in my doc when I am awaiting little extras, but I still want to give points for books read.

Anywho:

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 98.33 points (2583 pages)
Misty: 59.16 points (1349 pages)
Mic: 47.5 points (920 pages)
Mandy: 20.83 points (511 pages)
Heather: 5 points (448 pages)

[Misty]

I have The Red Necklace as 384 pages, Heather, so bonus for you! :)

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 98.33 points (2583 pages)
Misty: 59.16 points (1349 pages)
Mic: 47.5 points (920 pages)
Heather: 40 points (1248 pages)
Mandy: 20.83 points (511 pages)

[Mandy]

Task 1.5 Annie on My Mind 234 pages

I thought this book seemed pretty timeless, despite being written over twenty years ago.

Totals:
Total Points: 25.83
Page Total: 745
Tasks Complete: 1, 1/2 and 1/3
Books: 3

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 98.33 points (2583 pages)
Misty: 59.16 points (1349 pages)
Mic: 47.5 points (920 pages)
Heather: 40 points (1248 pages)
Mandy: 25.83 points (745 pages)

[Michelle]

Mic wrote: "1.25a Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen (Pgs 256) This is a companion book to Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy, which I plan on finishing for part b.
..."

Finished the other half of this task!

1.25b Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy, companion book to Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen.

Points for this 12.5 pgs 224


Totals:

Points: 60
Pages: 1144
Books: 4
Tasks: 3

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 98.33 points (2583 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Misty: 59.16 points (1349 pages)
Heather: 40 points (1248 pages)
Mandy: 25.83 points (745 pages)

[Kellee]

Completed Task

3.10 The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (384 pages) 4/27/10

Total points earned: 80 + 7.5 + 12.5 + 8.3
Tasks completed: 6 and 1/2 and 1/2 and 1/3
Books read: 10

[Misty]

Are you listening to the audio, too (or did you this time, I suppose...). If so, let me know what you think.

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 108.33 points (2967 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Misty: 59.16 points (1349 pages)
Heather: 40 points (1248 pages)
Mandy: 25.83 points (745 pages)

[Misty]

Just finished Before I Fall (470 pages) by Lauren Oliver, which I swapped out for task 4.20. I still have to write up discussion questions, but I need to mull it over first...

TOTALS
Points: 79.16
Pages: 1819
Books: 6
Tasks: 3 + 1/2 + 2/3

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 108.33 points (2967 pages)
Misty: 79.16 points (1819 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Heather: 40 points (1248 pages)
Mandy: 25.83 points (745 pages)

[Kellee]

Completed Task

1.5 The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (380 pages) 4/30/10

Total points earned: 85 + 7.5 + 12.5 + 8.3
Tasks completed: 7 and 1/2 and 1/2 and 1/3
Books read: 11

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 113.33 points (3347 pages)
Misty: 79.16 points (1819 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Heather: 40 points (1248 pages)
Mandy: 25.83 points (745 pages)

[Kellee]

Completed Task

3.5 #1 on the Manga "Best of" list- Death Note, Volume 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba (193 pages) 5/1/10

Total points earned: 90 + 7.5 + 12.5 + 8.3
Page total: 3502
Tasks completed: 8 and 1/2 and 1/2 and 1/3
Books read: 12

[Mandy]

Finished Task 1.25 with The London Eye Mystery at 336 pages

Totals:
Total Points: 38.33
Page Total: 1081
Tasks Complete: 2 and 1/3
Books: 4

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 118.33 points (3647 pages)
Misty: 79.16 points (1819 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Heather: 50 points (1541 pages)
Mandy: 38.33 points (1081 pages)

[Jennifer W, WT Moderator]

Finally! Some points!

2.20 No More Strangers Now 112 pages and Afrika 233 pages. I chose apartheid as my topic. I think I preferred the nonfiction "Strangers", it was written better and was easier to understand the feelings of those involved.

Total points: 20
Total pages: 345

[Misty]

Interesting. Usually people tend to find nonfiction hard to connect to emotionally, and like fictionalized accounts more.
(Welcome to the board, Jennifer!)

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 118.33 points (3647 pages)
Misty: 79.16 points (1819 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Heather: 50 points (1541 pages)
Mandy: 38.33 points (1081 pages)
Jennifer: 20 points (345 pages)

[Jennifer W, WT Moderator]

"Strangers" was interviews with young people who had lived through apartheid, so it was pretty gripping and emotional.

Buddy Bonus #3 Kellee picked The Great Fire (144 pages) for me. I really enjoyed it and read it quickly!

Total points: 25
Total pages: 489

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 118.33 points (3647 pages)
Misty: 79.16 points (1819 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Heather: 50 points (1541 pages)
Mandy: 38.33 points (1081 pages)
Jennifer: 25 points (489 pages)

[Misty]

Heather, I have Surrender Tree @ 176 and TGC @ 179, just so you know why my point totals differ from your pages read.

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 118.33 points (3647 pages)
Heather: 90 points (2367 pages)
Misty: 79.16 points (1819 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Mandy: 38.33 points (1081 pages)
Jennifer: 25 points (489 pages)

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 118.33 points (3647 pages)
Heather: 105 points (2566 pages)
Misty: 79.16 points (1819 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Mandy: 38.33 points (1081 pages)
Jennifer: 25 points (489 pages)

[Misty]

Read The Iron King (363 pages) for 1.10
It was my "push" book, and though I liked it for fluff and fun, I was sort of unimpressed.
(Fluff and fun is fun to say; I'm totally using it in my review. May even start a new shelf.)

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 118.33 points (3647 pages)
Heather: 105 points (2566 pages)
Misty: 89.16 points (2182 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Mandy: 38.33 points (1081 pages)
Jennifer: 25 points (489 pages)

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Kellee: 118.33 points (3647 pages)
Heather: 120 points (2790 pages)
Misty: 89.16 points (2182 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Mandy: 38.33 points (1081 pages)
Jennifer: 25 points (489 pages)

[Amy]

I definitely need to get a move on so I can get on the board.

[Kellee]

Completed Task

2.20 The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (192 pages) 5/9/10 & Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (176 pages) 5/3/10

Total points earned: 110 + 7.5 + 12.5 + 8.3
Tasks completed: 9 and 1/2 and 1/2 and 1/3
Books read: 14

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Kellee: 138.33 points (4015 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Heather: 120 points (2790 pages)
Misty: 89.16 points (2182 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Mandy: 38.33 points (1081 pages)
Jennifer: 25 points (489 pages)

[Mandy]

Finished The Knife of Never Letting Go for task 3.15 (dystopian/post apocalyptic) at 479 pages. It was as good as you said Misty and I can't wait to get the second one!

Totals:
Total Points: 53.33
Page Total: 1560
Tasks Complete: 3 and 1/3
Books: 5

[Misty]

I just got #3 in the mail! I can't start it yet, but it is going to eat at me until I do!

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Kellee: 138.33 points (4015 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Heather: 120 points (2790 pages)
Misty: 89.16 points (2182 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Mandy: 53.33 points (1560 pages)
Jennifer: 25 points (489 pages)

[Jennifer W, WT Moderator]

4.10 Stones in Water 224 pages. Recommended to me by my cousin Ben.

Total points: 35
Total pages: 713

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Kellee: 138.33 points (4015 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Heather: 120 points (2790 pages)
Misty: 89.16 points (2182 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Mandy: 53.33 points (1560 pages)
Jennifer: 35 points (713 pages)

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Kellee: 138.33 points (4015 pages)
Heather: 132.5 points (2950 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Misty: 89.16 points (2182 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Mandy: 53.33 points (1560 pages)
Jennifer: 35 points (713 pages)

[Misty]

2.15a A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley (228 pages). Shortlisted for the CBCA Children's Book of the Year, 2006 (AUS). Loved it.
Also, 1.25a Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure (160 pages). Not a book to love necessarily, but solid. I enjoyed it more that I would have expected to enjoy a "prehistoric adveture".

TOTALS:
Points: 109.16
Pages: 2570
Books: 9
Tasks:4 + (3x)1/2 + 2/3

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Kellee: 138.33 points (4015 pages)
Heather: 132.5 points (2950 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Misty: 109.16 points (2570 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Mandy: 53.33 points (1560 pages)
Jennifer: 35 points (713 pages)

[Mandy]

Finished Born Confused on audiobook for another 1/3 of 3.25 512 pages

Totals:
Total Points: 61.66
Page Total: 2072
Tasks Complete: 3 and 2/3
Books: 6

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Kellee: 138.33 points (4015 pages)
Heather: 132.5 points (2950 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Misty: 109.16 points (2570 pages)
Mandy: 61.66 points (2072 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Jennifer: 35 points (713 pages)

[Mandy]

Finished One Wish at 312 pages for 4.25. My review is at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...

Playlist or collage to come soon :)

Totals:
Total Points: 76.66
Page Total: 2384
Tasks Complete: 4 and 2/3
Books: 7

[Misty]

I'm debating a playlist and/or collage, too!
Oh, and this is your link for the review; the other just goes to the book page.

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Kellee: 138.33 points (4015 pages)
Heather: 132.5 points (2950 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Misty: 109.16 points (2570 pages)
Mandy: 86.66 points (2384 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Jennifer: 35 points (713 pages)

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Heather: 142.5 points (3382 pages)
Kellee: 138.33 points (4015 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (2929 pages)
Misty: 109.16 points (2570 pages)
Mandy: 86.66 points (2384 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Jennifer: 35 points (713 pages)

[Misty]

Hey, guys. I just want to point out that we just passed the half way mark, and that with only 7 of us on the board, we have accumulated nearly 700 points and read 17137 pages!
Rockstars.

[Angela Sunshine]

3.10b I Capture the Castle (book read) 352 pages

At long last I've finished!

Total Points: 127.5
Total Pages: 3281
Tasks Completed: 7

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Heather: 142.5 points (3382 pages)
Kellee: 138.33 points (4015 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (3281 pages)
Misty: 109.16 points (2570 pages)
Mandy: 86.66 points (2384 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Jennifer: 35 points (713 pages)

[Kellee]

Completed Task

3.25a (Audiobook) Impossible by Nancy Werlin (384 pages) 5/13/10

3.20a (Multicultural) Maya Running by Anjali Banerjee (224 pages) 5/18/10

Total points earned: 110 + 7.5 + 12.5 + 16.7 + 10
Tasks completed: 9 and 1/2 and 1/2 and 2/3 and 1/2
Books read: 16

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Kellee: 156.66 points (4623 pages)
Heather: 142.5 points (3382 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (3281 pages)
Misty: 109.16 points (2570 pages)
Mandy: 86.66 points (2384 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Jennifer: 35 points (713 pages)

[Misty]

LEADERBOARD [including partial tasks:]
Kellee: 156.66 points (4623 pages)
Heather: 150.83 points (3590 pages)
AngelaSunshine: 127.5 points (3281 pages)
Misty: 109.16 points (2570 pages)
Mandy: 86.66 points (2384 pages)
Mic: 60 points (1144 pages)
Jennifer: 35 points (713 pages)

[Angela Sunshine]

1.20 Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (Rhiannon's 5 star) 185 pages

147.5 points
3466 pages
8 tasks completed