Reading Challenge #5 - Report Points Here

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Angela - You are so right...Thanks for catching my mistake.

[Angela Sunshine]

Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster (192 pages)

first for letter
new read
WT top novels list
genre - classics
started a new discussion under classics

110 points
2072 pages

[Angela Sunshine]

Leaderboard: (in alphabetical order)


Alyson: 108 pts & 2505 pages
Amy N.: 55 pts & 1649 pages
Amy R.: 25 pts & 179 pages
Angela: 110 pts & 2072 pages
April: 15 pts & 336 pages
Ashley: 135 pts & 1626 pages
Heather: 148 pts & 1769 pages
Jennifer W: 60 pts & 615 pages
Jolynn: 75 pts & 887 pages
Kellee: 85 pts & 1433 pages
Kristen: 216 pts & 4242 pages
Laura: 150 pts & 1993 pages
Mandy: 95 pts & 1697 pages
Misty: 30 pts & 672 pages
Stephanie: 45 pts & 946 pages
Trista: 45 pts & 605 pages

[Kristen]

Realized I forgot one - because I forgot middle grade counted. And I have a few more to report! :)

SPHDZ Book #1, first time reading, first read in genre - Science Fiction, 144 pages.

Book Total: 13

The Sorcerer of Sainte Felice, first time reading, Posted under fantasy folder, 360 pages

Book Total: 13

After School Nightmare, Volume 6, first time reading, 200 pages.

Book total: 8

This Is Me From Now On, first time reading, first for letter, posted in Contemporary folder, first for genre - Realistic Fiction, 240 pages.

Book total: 20

Total points: 270
Books read: 21
Total pages: 5,186

[Angela Sunshine]

Leaderboard: (in alphabetical order)


Alyson: 108 pts & 2505 pages
Amy N.: 55 pts & 1649 pages
Amy R.: 25 pts & 179 pages
Angela: 110 pts & 2072 pages
April: 15 pts & 336 pages
Ashley: 135 pts & 1626 pages
Heather: 148 pts & 1769 pages
Jennifer W: 60 pts & 615 pages
Jolynn: 75 pts & 887 pages
Kellee: 85 pts & 1433 pages
Kristen: 270 pts & 5186 pages
Laura: 150 pts & 1993 pages
Mandy: 95 pts & 1697 pages
Misty: 30 pts & 672 pages
Stephanie: 45 pts & 946 pages
Trista: 45 pts & 605 pages

[Ashley]

Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
New read, first F
10 pts.
176 pgs.

Izzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt
New read, second I, award(ALA best of and Voigt's Edward Award)
13 pts.
336 pgs.

Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Isaac B. Singer
New read, first Z, Newbery honor award
15 pts.
104 pgs.

Totals:
173 pts.
2242 pgs.

And I am switching the genre for American Born Chinese. I'm taking it from Graphic Novel and placing it Multi-Cultural fiction.

[Kellee]

Completed Task
O: Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris (266 pages) 7/15/10

First for O, First Read, Award winner, Monthly challenge (July), Genre bonus: Romance

Points earned: 25
Total Points: 110
Page Total: 1699
Tasks completed: 6
Letters: C, D, F, L, O, R
Genres: Realistic, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Romance

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Kristen - Wow! Your reading pace is amazing. Got to keep reminding myself that I am doing this primarily for fun and to cross off some books from my TBR list and the competition is secondary...

=D

[Amy]

Me too Alyson. I usually read really quick but this book I'm reading now (April and Oliver) is super slow going. Don't know why though.

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Amy wrote: "Me too Alyson. I usually read really quick but this book I'm reading now (April and Oliver) is super slow going. Don't know why though."

I have been reading lots of books but didn't want to add all of them to the Challenge because there were others on the list that have more points. Maybe I should add everything. *shrugs*

[Kellee]

Alyson wrote: "Kristen - Wow! Your reading pace is amazing."

Ditto! Impressive :)

[Angela Sunshine]

Alyson wrote: "Amy wrote: "Me too Alyson. I usually read really quick but this book I'm reading now (April and Oliver) is super slow going. Don't know why though."

I have been reading lots of books but didn't wa..."

Add them all! Second book for a letter are only worth 2 points less off the top, so that's still pretty good. I've got plenty of memory on my computer :)

[Angela Sunshine]

I just want to let you all know I am going on vacation Monday, July 19 - Sunday, July 25 and won't have internet access. I will catch up everyone's points on the 26th. I'll still update throughout this weekend, of course.

If you wanted to be especially kind-hearted to me, you could post all of your new points in one comment (just keep editing it to add more info/books) and then I wouldn't have so much sorting to do. But either way, I will figure it all out when I return to the "real world." :)

[Angela Sunshine]

Leaderboard: (in alphabetical order)


Alyson: 108 pts & 2505 pages
Amy N.: 55 pts & 1649 pages
Amy R.: 25 pts & 179 pages
Angela: 110 pts & 2072 pages
April: 15 pts & 336 pages
Ashley: 173 pts & 2242 pages (noted your genre change!)
Heather: 148 pts & 1769 pages
Jennifer W: 60 pts & 615 pages
Jolynn: 75 pts & 887 pages
Kellee: 110 pts & 1699 pages
Kristen: 270 pts & 5186 pages
Laura: 150 pts & 1993 pages
Mandy: 95 pts & 1697 pages
Misty: 30 pts & 672 pages
Stephanie: 45 pts & 946 pages
Trista: 45 pts & 605 pages

[Ashley]

John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge

New read, first J, Printz honor award, genre: Non-fiction

20 pts.
256 pgs.

Total:
193 pts.
2498 pgs.

[Kristen]

Thanks guys! But I have summers off, so this is my reading cram time - hehe. And I have a lot to get through on my TBR :-D

[Ashley]

Heather, I LOVED Unwind! It is such a great book! It's freaky to think that a society to get to that level, ya know?! I can't wait to hear what you think of it!

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Heather wrote: "I have to remember not to be so competitive myself, Aly and Kristen. I'm in fourth... fourth! :P

I'm reading Unwind and I'm really having to let it sink in."

Heather - I need more "bang for my buck" - LOL! I am second in pages read but like 5th in points. Need to start reading things with some points. :-) But everything I have read has been good so far and that is most important.

[Angela Sunshine]

I purposely made my A-Z list from my TBR shelf by title only. Only after I'd picked the books that sounded good and wrote them down did I allow myself to check point values. Most are at the 15 point mark, but I've been wanting to read them forever. So I'm convincing myself it's okay to read for fun and not just competition! It IS tough. If you guys would just read less, it'd be so much easier for me... haha!

[Angela Sunshine]

Leaderboard: (in alphabetical order)


Alyson: 108 pts & 2505 pages
Amy N.: 55 pts & 1649 pages
Amy R.: 25 pts & 179 pages
Angela: 110 pts & 2072 pages
April: 15 pts & 336 pages
Ashley: 193 pts & 2498 pages
Heather: 148 pts & 1769 pages
Jennifer W: 60 pts & 615 pages
Jolynn: 75 pts & 887 pages
Kellee: 110 pts & 1699 pages
Kristen: 270 pts & 5186 pages
Laura: 150 pts & 1993 pages
Mandy: 95 pts & 1697 pages
Misty: 30 pts & 672 pages
Stephanie: 45 pts & 946 pages
Trista: 45 pts & 605 pages

[Kellee]

Completed Task
I: If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor (288 pages) 7/15/10

First for I, First Read, Monthly challenge (July)

Points earned: 15
Total Points: 125
Page Total: 1987
Tasks completed: 7
Letters: C, D, F, I, L, O, R
Genres: Realistic, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Romance

[Mandy]

Finished The Last Olympian at 381 pages. (the first edition listed is the audiobook, but that's really not fair because it's 11 discs, my edition had 381 pages).
The Percy Jackson series is finished and it was awesome!!

-First L book
-First time reading
-contributed to discussion

Points earned: 15
Total points: 110
Total letters completed: 6
Total pages: 2078

[Beth]

I'm off to the slowest start ever, but I finally made it onto the board. I've just got too much adult reading to catch up on during the summer, I guess.

S: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (392 pages)

1st S book - 5
Top Novels list - 5
Group Shelf - 5
New Read for me - 5
Award Winner - 5
1st Fantasy Genre - 5

Total points: 30 points
Total pages: 392 pages
Total books: 1 book

[Angela Sunshine]

Heather wrote: "Angela, I for one and happy that you are listing the leaderboard in alpha order. It kind of calms me down."

Well it *is* an alphabet challenge! hahaha...

And besides, you are all winners in my book :)

[Amy]

I like the alphabetical order. I know I won't be near the top on points but it makes me happy that my name starts with an A. At least I can be close to the top for something!

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Heather wrote: "Oh! We should go through the members list and pester people to participate until we've got every letter of the alphabet represented on the leaderboard."

You are funny! But it is funny to see so many "A" names.

[Amelia]

AngelaSunshine wrote: "Okay, here's the summer A-Z Title challenge! We'll use the same ground rules as for the other challenges:

1. The Challenge begins at 12:00 A.M. local time on 1 July 2010 and ends at 11:59 P.M. loc..."

L: Leviathan
Total pages: 440 pages
1. +5
3c. +5
3d. +5
3f. +5
3g. +5
***Genre Points Bonus*** Sci-fi: +5
total: 30 points

V: The Venetian Betrayal: A Novel
Total pages: 464 pages
1. +5
3c. +5
3e. July: +5
***Genre Points Bonus*** Horror/Thriller/Suspense: +5
total: 20 points

Weekly total: 50 points

Hope I did this right!

[Angela Sunshine]

Jesi wrote: "AngelaSunshine wrote: "Okay, here's the summer A-Z Title challenge! We'll use the same ground rules as for the other challenges:

1. The Challenge begins at 12:00 A.M. local time on 1 July 2010 an..."

Oh... you found the right place here! :)

[Angela Sunshine]

Jesi wrote: "AngelaSunshine wrote: "Okay, here's the summer A-Z Title challenge! We'll use the same ground rules as for the other challenges:

1. The Challenge begins at 12:00 A.M. local time on 1 July 2010 an..."

Jesi, are you sure that The Venetian Betrayal: A Novel is a YA novel? It looks like adult fiction to me... If you can find it shelved as YA at a library, then I will be glad to give points for it. I am only going to add in Leviathan for now.

[Angela Sunshine]

Leaderboard: (in alphabetical order)


Alyson: 108 pts & 2505 pages
Amy N.: 55 pts & 1649 pages
Amy R.: 25 pts & 179 pages
Angela: 110 pts & 2072 pages
April: 15 pts & 336 pages
Ashley: 193 pts & 2498 pages
Beth: 30 pts & 392 pages
Heather: 193 pts & 2312 pages
Jennifer W: 60 pts & 615 pages
Jesi: 30 pts & 440 pages
Jolynn: 75 pts & 887 pages
Kellee: 125 pts & 1987 pages
Kristen: 270 pts & 5186 pages
Laura: 150 pts & 1993 pages
Mandy: 110 pts & 2078 pages
Misty: 30 pts & 672 pages
Stephanie: 45 pts & 946 pages
Trista: 45 pts & 605 pages

[Kellee]

Completed Task
S: The Seer of Shadows by Avi (208 pages) 7/17/10

First for S, First Read, Genre bonus: Mystery (ghost story)

Points earned: 15
Total Points: 140
Page Total: 2195
Tasks completed: 8
Letters: C, D, F, I, L, O, R, S
Genres: Realistic, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery

[[deleted user]]

Yay! I started the challenge a bit late (as I'm new to this wonderful group) but I finished my first book.

P - Pride and Predjudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith - 317 pages

5 Pts - First: Letter P
5 Pts - New Read
5 Pts - Genre: Horror/Thriller/Suspense

15 Pts Total

Note: I have never read THIS book before, but I have read Pride and Prejudice. I think I'm safe, but correct me if I'm wrong.

[[deleted user]]

I don't sleep. So I started and finished this one too.

C - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - 192 pages
5 Pts - First: Letter C
5 Pts - Award: Newbery Honor (1953)
5 Pts - Genre: Classic

Total: 15 Pts

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Total Books: 2
Total Pts: 30
Total Pages: 509

[Amelia]

AngelaSunshine wrote: "Jesi wrote: "AngelaSunshine wrote: "Okay, here's the summer A-Z Title challenge! We'll use the same ground rules as for the other challenges:

1. The Challenge begins at 12:00 A.M. local time on 1..."

It's not, but it fit within the July Challenge, which was what one of the categories for points counted for, so I thought it counted. Sorry for the confusion.

[Angela Sunshine]

Amy wrote: "April & Oliver by Tess Callahah
"

Amy, is this one classified as YA? It sounds like adult fiction, and I couldn't find it at listed as YA at the L.A. County Public Library.

If you can show me a library or bookstore that has it in the YA section, then I can award the points. Sorry! :(

[Angela Sunshine]

Welcome to the group and the challenge, Michelle! You listed the books correctly and since the "and Zombies" version is a new read, it counts. My points total is higher for you because I go by the first version of the book that GR pulls up and it's Charlotte's Web has more pages. Hurray!

Leaderboard: (in alphabetical order)


Alyson: 108 pts & 2505 pages
Amy N.: 55 pts & 1649 pages
Amy R.: 25 pts & 179 pages
Angela: 110 pts & 2072 pages
April: 15 pts & 336 pages
Ashley: 193 pts & 2498 pages
Beth: 30 pts & 392 pages
Heather: 193 pts & 2312 pages
Jennifer W: 60 pts & 615 pages
Jesi: 30 pts & 440 pages
Jolynn: 75 pts & 887 pages
Kellee: 140 pts & 2195 pages
Kristen: 270 pts & 5186 pages
Laura: 150 pts & 1993 pages
Mandy: 110 pts & 2078 pages
Michelle: 30 pts & 509 pages
Misty: 30 pts & 672 pages
Stephanie: 45 pts & 946 pages
Trista: 45 pts & 605 pages

[[deleted user]]

AngelaSunshine wrote: "Welcome to the group and the challenge, Michelle! You listed the books correctly and since the "and Zombies" version is a new read, it counts. My points total is higher for you because I go by the ..."

More pages! I can't argue with that. ;) Just so when I'm calculating in the future I'm on the same page as you, I'm going to edit it above.

[Kellee]

Michelle wrote: "I don't sleep. So I started and finished this one too.

C - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - 1 pages 192

5 Pts - First: Letter C
5 Pts - Award: Newbery Honor (1953)
5 Pts - Genre: Contemporary..."

Michelle,
Contemporary fiction is kind of like realistic fiction and Charlotte's Web, well, isn't realistic :P
It would fit better under classics or fantasy. Just letting you know, because another book will probably fit under contemporary and you'll want the points :)

[Amy]

Not a problem Angela. My library has it classifed as YA Fiction but I really don't think it fits. So dont' worry about the points.

[[deleted user]]

Kellee wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I don't sleep. So I started and finished this one too.

C - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - 1 pages 192

5 Pts - First: Letter C
5 Pts - Award: Newbery Honor (1953)
5 ..."

Yes, I thought about that when I was trying to figure out how to categorize it. I think I'll put it under classics, for lack of a better category. Thanks Kellee.

[Kristen]

Alright, two more down.

I read Beautiful Malice: A Novel, first for the letter, first time reading, and posted about it in the Contemporary Folder, 272 pages.

Book total: 15

And then I read Tyger Tyger, first time reading, and posted about it in the Fantasy Folder, 322 pages.

Book total: 13


Total points: 298
Books read: 23
Pages read: 5,780

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

I'm going to add a couple of books that I read that are second or third in the letter for me but new reads and new categories:
I read Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper
Additional S book 3 pts.
New read: 5 pts.
Graphic Novel: 5 pts.
Pages: 192

I also read Black Bird, Volume 1
Additional B Book 3 pts.
New Read: 5 pts.
Manga: 5 pts.
Pages: 194

Previous totals: 108 points
Previous pages: 2505

New point total: 134 points
New page total: 2891

[Kristen]

I have Black Bird from the library to read, how did you like it?

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Kristen wrote: "I have Black Bird from the library to read, how did you like it?"

I am going to read the second one to see what I really think. Since it was my first time reading Manga - not sure. Felt like a weird Japanese twist on Twilight.

[Amy]

Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer

First T book
New Read
Posted Discussion
Genre: graphic novel

Pages: 224
Points this book: 20

[Mandy]

The Declaration by Gemma Malley at 320 pages.

-second "D" read
-first time reading
-contributed to discussion

Points earned: 13
Total points: 123
Total letters completed: 6
Total pages: 2398

[Kristen]

Alyson wrote: "Kristen wrote: "I have Black Bird from the library to read, how did you like it?"

I am going to read the second one to see what I really think. Since it was my first time reading Manga - not sure..."

Manga takes some getting used to. Definitely a whole different culture to learn!

[Angela Sunshine]

Michelle wrote: "Kellee wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I don't sleep. So I started and finished this one too.

C - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - 1 pages 192

5 Pts - First: Letter C
5 Pts - Award: Newbery ..."

Michelle, I changed your genre for Charlotte's Web to classics.

[Angela Sunshine]

Leaderboard: (in alphabetical order)


Alyson: 134 pts & 2907 pages*
Amy N.: 75 pts & 1873 pages
Amy R.: 25 pts & 179 pages
Angela: 110 pts & 2072 pages
April: 15 pts & 336 pages
Ashley: 193 pts & 2498 pages
Beth: 30 pts & 392 pages
Heather: 193 pts & 2312 pages
Jennifer W: 60 pts & 615 pages
Jesi: 30 pts & 440 pages
Jolynn: 75 pts & 887 pages
Kellee: 140 pts & 2195 pages
Kristen: 298 pts & 5780 pages
Laura: 150 pts & 1993 pages
Mandy: 123 pts & 2398 pages
Michelle: 30 pts & 509 pages
Misty: 30 pts & 672 pages
Stephanie: 45 pts & 946 pages
Trista: 45 pts & 605 pages

*GR shows more pages for The Stonekeeper

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Angela - I read the paperback version of The StoneKeeper which had less pages than the hardcover. FYI.