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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
Stacey
10.3 Freedom (10 points)
My Name Is Not Angelica by Scott O'Dell
New points this post: 10
Total points: 285
Completed tasks: 20
Books read: 29
10.3 Freedom (10 points)
My Name Is Not Angelica by Scott O'Dell
New points this post: 10
Total points: 285
Completed tasks: 20
Books read: 29

Task # 10.9 - Under the Covers
Book Read:

List Chosen: The Best Book Club Selections of 2009 (as chosen by Great Book Bloggers)
Flashlight Worthy: No
Goodreads Author: No
Thanks - CathyNJ

10.9 - Under the Covers (Flashlight Worthy)
I read The Hunger Games, which was on the Can't-Put-Down Teen Books list on the website.
TOTAL POINTS: 15


100 points

I read two books in series that I really enjoy
To the Nines by Janet Evanovich - pretty obvious this is the 9th in the Stephanie Plum series
and What Are You Wearing To Die? by Patricia Sprinkle - this is listed as the 10th in the "Thoroughly Southern Mystery"series.
Both are fun, cozy reads with good solid characters. I think What Are You Wearing To Die? is the last in this series, which is kind of sad.
My totals now stand at:
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 9
Pages read: 3747
Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

10.6 IN THE PINK

20.4 Mrs. Soule’s Task (Author! Author!)
The Wedding Trap: A Novel
Unrequited love that turns out to be requited. One of my favorite plots
30.8 - BETH NC's task: FALL BACK INTO READING
Catching Fire from 9/15/2009 list.
Of Mice and Men, #112 from 9/15/2000 list.
Modifying the following that I've already completed:
25.3 For part C, I'm replacing of Mice and Men with The Haunting of Hill House, 246 pages.
I forgot to claim a Big Book ticket for reading The Girl Who Played with Fire for 15.2 task. It was over 500 pages. I posted this task on message 1092.
Points This Task: 60
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

30.4 - MYSTERIES AND ANIMALS
A. Read a mystery where an animal plays a main part in the story
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
B. Read a mystery with an animal besides a dog or cat in the title
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 350
Total Tasks: 15
Total Books: 20
Total Pages: 7279
GR Authors: Margaret Atwood, Chris Cleave, Rebecca Skloot
Big Books: 500 (0), 750 (1), 1000(0)

10.3-Freedom
I read Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
Pages Read: 1,875
Tasks in Process: 30,1, 30.3, 30.6, 30.7

1 new task
#30.2 Sheila's Task: Ins and Outs
A. Exterior: Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
B. Interior: The Body in the Basement by Katherine Hall Page
Claiming Maria Snyder as a GoodReads Author
Total Points = 445
Tasks Completed = 30
Total Pages = 12,039
GoodReads Authors = 10

20.6 LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - Seeing Yourself in a Title
Read a book whose title includes all of the letters of your first, middle OR last name. Including sub-titles is fine, letters cannot be counted twice (i.e., if you have two of a certain letter in your name, the title must also have two of that letter), nick-names or shortened names are not accepted, and the letters in the title do not have to be in any particular order.
For example, my name is "Laura" so I could read "The GUeRnsey LiterAry And Potato Peel Pie Society," "The Book of LAUghteR And Forgetting," etc.
Theodore Boone (Kid Lawyer) by Grisham has my middle name BETH
20 points
total 330

25.4 - Lisa MD's Task: Stay Tuned For Your Regularly Scheduled Program
You are all settled in the recliner, remote in hand, for a night of television watching. It’s that much anticipated time of year, when old favorites return and new shows premiere. You scroll through the menu on your big, flat-screen HDTV, then press the remote to tune in to your show; but wait, the t.v. goes static, develops rabbit ears, and your rocker fully reclines and you flip over backwards in time until you reach 1960.
For this task, roll The Random Dice Generator to determine which t.v. channel you have tuned into. The first number represents the 2010 Fall T.V. Line-up and the second number represents the 1960 Fall T.V. Line-up. You must read the two books, which correspond to your television shows OR if your regularly scheduled show is interrupted, you may CHOOSE to read the exceptions to your programming.
2010 Fall T.V. Line-up
1. Hawaii Five-O
Read a book set in Hawaii.
2. How I Met Your Mother
Read a book where a mother is a main character.
3. Blue Bloods
Read a book with a police officer as a main character.
*****I read Naked in Death by Robb Eve Dallas is a police officer in the year 2058
4. The Vampire Diaries
Read a book with a paranormal character.
5. Mad Men
Read a book primarily set in the 1950’s or 60’s.
6. Glee
Read a book with a high school setting or musical main character.
1. The Flintstones
Read a book with bare feet or a dinosaur on the cover.
2. Gunsmoke
Read a book with a western cover or a kitty (cat) on the cover.
3. My Three Sons
Read a book with the word “son(s)” in the title or subtitle or a male name in the title.
*****I read Dangerous Days of Daniel X by Patterson
4. The Andy Griffith Show
Read a book with any of the following on the cover: police car, police badge, fishing gear, bee, barbershop, gas station or jail cell.
5. 77 Sunset Strip
Read a book with a number in the title (actual #, written form or ordinal number).
6. The Bugs Bunny Show
25 points
355 total

I got a 1 and a 3
I read Undead and Unreturnable for the supernatural creature and Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas for the author with a P in her name.
Points for this task-30
Total Points- 370
Books Read- 30
Goodreads Authors-11
Total Pages Read- 9925

5.7 Circle of Life
The Forbidden Circle by Marion Zimmer Bradley who died on Sept 25, 1999
15.5 Literature Map
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman who was on the literature map of Anne McCaffrey
Total points 520

I rolled a one and a three which gives me...
1)book with paranormal creature
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
3) P's and Q's
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Points this task:30
Total Points:180
Tasks Completed:13
Books Read:16
Total Goodreads Authors:3
Total Big Book Tickets:3


10.7 - City Lights
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer - Novella Carpenter
10.9 - Under the Covers
Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout
Flashlight Worthy List: What New Yorkers Read on the Subway
20.1 - Stephanie Ann - Bookmarks Magazine
The Imperfectionists - Tom Rachcman
Bookmarks Magazine July-August 2010
New Points = 10+10+20 = 40
TOTAL POINTS = 115

5.4 - I'm Glad My Mother Didn't Name Me - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris - I'm glad my mother didn't name me Sookie or Charlaine
5.8 - Freedom To Read - Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - from the Most Frequently Challenged Books list provided in the task description
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS - 125

Task: 5.9 - Comfort Read
Points for this task: 5
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3

Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
30.3 SHIPWRECKED!: I chose these two because they would bring me comfort (cozy mystery) and good thoughts of home (Georgia - kind people and delicious soul food)!
Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke
Paula Deen by Paula Deen
Points: 35
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Total Points: 215
Completed Tasks: 14
GR Authors Tickets: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1


20.6 Seeing Yourself in a Title: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientists Personal Journey (My name is "Karen" and all of the letters are in the title)
20.7 Immigration: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
30.1 PJReads: It's In The Cards - my cards are 3 of Hearts and Jack of Hearts
A. 3 of Hearts: odd # & published after 1/1/2000: The Wind Comes Sweeping by Marcia Preston published in April. 2009.
B. Jack of Hearts: published after 1/1/2000 and written by a man: "Brangelina" by Ian Halperin - published in Dec. 2009.
30.8 Fall Back Into Reading:
A. 2000 List: (September) Pagan Babies by Leonard Elmore
B. 2009 List: (November) The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Total Challenges Completed: 5
Challenges in Progress: 0
Total Books Read: 7
Total Pages Read: 2204
Total Points: 120

25.1 The story continues
Mistletoe Man by Susan Wittig Albert (China Bayles #10)
and
Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson (Goldy Schultz #9)
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 355
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 28
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)

5.8 - Freedom to Read - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix *Big Book 750+ pages
5.9 - Comfort Read - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows *Big Book 750+ pages
15.10 - SECOND CHANCES – A. High Five could have used on 15.1 AND B. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest *Big Book 500+ pages
20.8 Nancy’s Task (It’s My Birthday) – Pirate Talk - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire *Big Book 750+ pages
30.2 - Sheila's task: INS & OUTS – A. EXTERIOR Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone AND B. INTERIOR Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Total Points: 275/870
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 25/64
Books by Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 2 (500+), 3 (750+), 0 (1000+)
10.1 - SHORTER DAYS
Stories for Airports by Judy B.
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Pages Read: 2327
Stories for Airports by Judy B.
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Pages Read: 2327

10.7 - City Lights - Moscow Rules
20.9 - Baby - Million Dollar Baby
25.2 - DEBUT - A. Debut Novel Plain Kate - ERIN BOW - GR AUTHOR
B. Debut in 2010 - I Am Number Four
30.1 - Random Card Generator:
Queen of Diamonds - McKettricks of Texas: Austin (USA Today, Aug 18)
Jack of Spades - The Call of the Wild
Total Points: 320
Tasks Complete: 21
Books Read: 28
Pages Read: 9692
Tasks In Progress: 6
GOODREADS AUTHOR 5
BIG BOOK (500) 2
BIG BOOK (750) 0
BIG BOOK (1000) 0

30.8 Fall Back Into Reading
Sep 2000: Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind by Tim LaHaye
Sep 2009: The Lightning Thiefby Rick Riordan
Points this task: 30
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
Total points: 95

Finished 15.1 - New Horizons
I chose the shelf Christian and read The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Finished 20.3 - Feminist Literature
Millionaire Women Next Door: The Many Journeys of Successful American Businesswomen by Thomas J. Stanley
Total Points: 135

Task 15.4. Two books which both have 25 characters in the name are: The Girls' Book Of Friendship by Gemma Reece and True Love and Other Disasters by Rachel Gibson.
Task 15.6 (One Hit Wonders) I read Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer by John Grisham, which is his only book written for kids.
Task 25.3 (Daylight Savings) I read:
Part A: Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn (historical fiction) **GOODREADS AUTHOR**, and
Part C: Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots by LuAnn McLane. My edition was 283 pages, though it lists just over 300 pages on Goodreads due to several excerpts from other novels at the end.
350 Points
Goodreads Authors: 4
Julia Quinn (10 Things I Love About You) Post 133
(The Lost Duke of Wyndham) Post 1262
(Mr. Cavendish, I Presume)
Heather Webber (deeply, desperately) Post 209
Big Book Tickets: 2
750+: The Terror (Post 645)
500+: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Post 1166)

I rolled a 1 and a 6 and picked books for those numbers however I wanted to fit in a book my stepson was reading in school (or he wanted me to read it too) so I used the #7 option.
My book with a black/white/gray cover is

My book with 3 or more colors was

30.8 - BETH NC's task: FALL BACK INTO READING
September 2009 I read The Time Traveler's Wife which is 536 pages claiming a big book ticket Audrey Niffenegger is a goodreads author. I LOVED this book!
September 2000 I read The Switch Sandra Brown is a goodreads author.

Readerboard Name; Gina NY
Task 20.10 Group Read
I am re-posting my completed task 20.10 Group Read. I didn't realize there was a discussion board pot requirement.
Task 30.1 PJ Reads It's In The Cards
My first card was the Ace of Clubs so I read Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. Cassandra Clare is a goodreads author and this is the first book in the Infernal Devices Series.
My second card was the Queen of Hearts so I read City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Cassandra Clare is a female author and the book was first published in 2005.
Total Points 110 Points
Task 20.10 Group Read
I am re-posting my completed task 20.10 Group Read. I didn't realize there was a discussion board pot requirement.

Task 30.1 PJ Reads It's In The Cards
My first card was the Ace of Clubs so I read Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. Cassandra Clare is a goodreads author and this is the first book in the Infernal Devices Series.

My second card was the Queen of Hearts so I read City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Cassandra Clare is a female author and the book was first published in 2005.

Total Points 110 Points

15.9 Coin Collector!
I got 2 Do It! Read a book or books totalling at least 300 pages.
I read House Rules by Jodi Picoult for 530 pages.
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 5
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

Utopia by Thomas More
(So I know how to govern my new island)
and
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
(So I know what to do with the dead, lol)
This task: 30 Points
Grand Total: 230 Points

Book #1 - 5 of Hearts:
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Book #2 - 8 of Diamonds
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
From USA Today's Top 150 Bestsellers week of May 7, 2006
Task Points: 30
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Total Challenge Points as of 10/12/10 = 190

I completed task 10.6 (read a book with a pink cover), I read The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning

New total: 50 pts

5.4-Glad My Mother Didn't Name Me Good Omens:The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter Witch by Neil Gaiman (goodreads author) and Terry Pratchett. I picked this for the name "Agnes Nutter" but as I was reading I realized that Agnes is really only talked about in the book-she's not really a character. To be fair I decided to go with "Anathema Device"-a name I'm also glad isn't mine.
15.3 The Continental Divide-Got Asia read The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro who was born in Japan.
Tasks Completed:9
In Progress:3
Books Read:9 (plus 2 others for multi book tasks)
Pages for these tasks:412/258
Total Pages Read:2198
Points for These Tasks:5/15
Goodreads Authors:1
Total Points:85
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
For some reason this got deleted from my original post
Task 15.7 Solve the Mystery. I picked option B and read
Total points 110
For some reason this got deleted from my original post
Task 15.7 Solve the Mystery. I picked option B and read

Total points 110

I went to the shelf "Memoirs", and picked Chelsea Handler's
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
So, I'm definitely no prude, and I like to watch/listen to comedy, so I was kind of hoping this would be an entertaining selection from a genre I don't generally read, but I was disappointed. Mostly, I was more bored than shocked, and definitely not amused. Memoirs aren't really my thing anyway, which is why I guess I'll stick to fiction!
Task 25.1 - And the Story Continues...
Dead and Gone
and
Dead in the Family both by Charlaine Harris
Perfect timing, as I love this series, and had not read 9 & 10!! How great was that?
Total points these tasks = 40
Total points to date = 180
**Note: Sandy, I know my points on the board still show 130, but I'm guessing you'll update my book switch from 10.5 to it's approved place at 10.1 when you do the next update. That should take me to 140, then with today's points, to 180. Just clarifying, trying not to muddy the waters too much! :)

C. Short - Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover 263 Pages
D. Dark - Nineteen Minutes Very depressing book, it belongs on the list for sure!
Points: 25
Total Points: 365
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 31
Pages: 9,876
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 25.3 Daylight Savings
a)
about Wachiwi a Dakota Indian in the 18th Century
c) Short Book 100-300 pages
208 pages
Total Points: 135 points
Task 25.3 Daylight Savings
a)

about Wachiwi a Dakota Indian in the 18th Century
c) Short Book 100-300 pages

Total Points: 135 points

Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
20.3 El’s Task (Best Review Contest) – Feminist Literature
Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a SmartMouth Goddess
30.1- pjreads's task as suggested by Jen B: IT'S IN THE CARDS
10 of Clubs - 3rd Degree Published 2004. **Both James Patterson and Andrew Gross are GoodReads Authors**
3 of Diamonds - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's NestPublished 2007. NY Times Bestseller **Big Book 563 pages**
Points: 55
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 35
Pages: 11,276
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

I rolled a 31 Therefore for the 3 (2010 Fall Line up) - Blue Bloods I read Faithful Place by Tana French where the main character was a police officer. For the 1 (1960 Fall line up) I read Eating the Dinosaur

Points this task - 25
Tasks completed - 4
Books Read - 5
Total Points - 75




Task 25.4 - Stay tuned (I rolled a 3,4 and am taking the "any 7" option).
Black and white cover: Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
Three or more colors on the cover: Acacia: The War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham **576 pages = 1 Big Book Ticket**
Task points = 25
Total Big Book Tickets = 5
Total Challenge points = 285

20.6 LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - Seeing Yourself in a Title
I read AmERIcaN Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto and used my first name (Erin).
Total Points: 35

5.9: Comfort Read: One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey
I love any kind of fairytale retelling or twist. I'm always entertained by where imaginations take these familiar characters.
20.3: El's Task: Feminist Literature: Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart : Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna by Betty De Shong Meador
25.3: Sandy's Task: Daylight Savings: A. (Takes place before I was born) Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery C. (100-300 pgs) French San Francisco by Claudine Chalmers (127 pgs)
Total: 50 points

25.3 Daylight Savings: Pick 2 choices
C: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
D: Dear John
Requirements:option C 224 pages
Total points to date: 65
GR Author: 0
Big Books: 0
total books read:4
Tasks completed: 3

10.10 - Group Hug - The Book Of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, which is published in the U.S. as Someone Knows My Name
This is the Chicks on Lit group read from October 1st to the 15th.
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS = 135

10.9-Under the Covers
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Shelf: 7 Beach Reads You Can Grab Off Your T(w)een's Bookshelf
15.2 Recommended Books
Still Alice by Lisa Genova ***GOODREADS AUTHOR
30.1- pjreads's task as suggested by Jen B: IT'S IN THE CARDS
I drew: 2 of Hearts and a 7 of Hearts
2 of Hearts:The Dark Lantern: A Novel by Gerri Brightwell published in 2008
7 of Hearts: The Girls by Lori Lansens published in 2005 *** GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 80
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 0

20.7 Erin NY’s Task (Shorter is Sweeter) – The Melting Pot
Let's celebrate the diversity of people from many countries. Use this opportunity to learn about another culture and the people around you.
Read a novel about an immigrant experience from another country into the US (or if you live in another country about an immigrant into your country).
Some examples: The Namesake, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Night of Many Dreams: A Novel, Queen of Dreams, Shanghai Girls, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Tis.
The Gate House by DeMille (Immigrant to US from Iran)
20 points
375 points

30.5 - Ms. Anderson and Tanja's Task: LIFE LESSONS
You don’t learn everything you need to know in school—sometimes you learn from life’s curriculum.
You’ll read two books for this task. Roll a die twice, once for each book, or use Roll the Dice. Read a book that corresponds to each number you roll. If you roll the same number twice, both books should go along with that same lesson. Required: When claiming points, say what numbers you rolled and a word or two about how your book is connected to the lesson (if it isn't obvious).
1. Don’t Feed the Trolls: Read a fantasy novel or a book featuring a mythical or supernatural creature. Ex. Marked
2. Learn from Your Mistakes: Read a book where the title contains a word from this list of commonly misspelled words: Misspelled Words Ex. The Five People You Meet in Heaven
3. Mind Your P’s and Q’s: Read a book where the author has a P or Q in his or her name. Ex. Philip K. Dick, Laura Esquivel
4. Don't Eat Yellow Snow: Ignore the hype and judge for yourself! Read a highly rated book (4.1+ average rating) and if you would like, tell us whether or not you liked the book. Ex. The Hunger Games, The Pillars of the Earth
I read Unlocked by Grant 4.70 rating Goodreads author
5. Sometimes We Have to Choose the Lesser of Two Evils: Read a book that's controversial to you. Ex. Lolita, The Chocolate War
The political dirt bags win. I read Mounting Fears by Stuart Woods
6. The Most Important Sex Organ is the Brain: Read a nonfiction book about something you don't know (or don't know well). Ex. The Year 1000, Three Cups of Tea
30 points
400 total
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Points for above tasks: 10
Tasks above completed: 1
Total tasks completed: 9/53
Points completed: 145
Books read & claimed: 12
Books by Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 1 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)