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FALL CHALLENGE 2010
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Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
LIZZIE JANE 10.9 - Under the Covers
Literary Thrillers: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (4.5*)
15.9 - Coin Collector
2 Do It/300 pgs: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead (4.5*) (489 pages)
30.1 - It's In the Cards
2/Hearts: The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (3*) (published 2006)
4/Spades: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (3.5*) (published 1860)
30.5 - Life Lessons
1/supernatural: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead (5*)
4/highly rated (4.15): Graceling by Kristin Cashore (4.5*)
Tasks: 14
Books: 18
Goodreads authors: 1
TOTAL POINTS: 240
Jenny ChicagoTask 5.9 Comfort Reads. For My Comfort Read I read Down Under by Bill Bryson Down Under It was also published under In a Sunburned Country. I find reading Bill Bryson to be a fabulous read, always funny, and enjoyable, and well worth curling up and engaging in a bit of escapist manor, from either the weather, or whatever.
Points this task 5
Total Points 125
10.10 GROUP HUG - Ela Area Public Library Genre Study Group, I read:Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson +10
20.4 Mrs. Soule's Task - AUTHOR! AUTHOR! One of my favorite movie genres is vampire/paranormal treats like Interview with a Vampire, Twilight, and Bram Stoker's Dracula. Mrs. Soule okayed my book selection in post 107 in task help thread. I read:
Untamed by P.C. Cast +20
~~**James Patterson is a Goodreads Author!**~~
Points: 30
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Total Points: 335
Completed Tasks: 20
GR Authors Tickets: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1
10.8 What a Way to make a LivingI read Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin.
Total points: 190
Points this task: 10
STACIE MITask 5.6 - She's a Beauty
I readFables: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham.
While some may not consider the cover to be beautiful, I find it to be very compelling.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 415
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 37
Pages read: 9896
Goodreads authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 15.5 - Literature Map
I entered in Michael Grant and the literature map gave me Mary E. Pearson. I read The Adoration of Jenna Fox.
I think the Literature Map did a great job of directing me to an author I probably would not have read otherwise!
Mary E. Pearson is also a Goodreads author!
Points this task: 15
Total points: 430
Tasks completed: 33
Books read 38
Pages read: 10161
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 15.9 - Coin Collector!
I flipped Do It! and The Hell With It!, which meant I had to read 500+ pages.
I read I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder, who is a Goodreads author, for 227 pages.
I also read Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen, who is also a Goodreads author, for 383 pages.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 445
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 40
Pages read: 10771
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 20.4 - The Plot Line Thickens
One of my favorite movie scenarios involves someone falling in love with a fantastical or paranormal being, not knowing their true identity.
I read Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs, who is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 465
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 41
Pages read: 11064
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 15.1 - New Horizons
Memoirs are outside of my comfort zone, so I decided to read Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays by David Sedaris.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 480
Tasks completed: 36
Books read 42
Pages read: 11260
Goodreads authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STESSE - enjoying the rain & taking the opportunity to get some reading in!10.8 WHAT A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING-
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren (339 pages)
Jillian Lauren is a GoodReads Author
10.10 GROUP HUG-
The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt from “The Next Best Book Club”. (675 pages)
This is a Big Book.
15.1 - NEW HORIZONS
The Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd (252 pages)
I found this on the Nonfiction shelf.
15.8 - IS THAT AN EYE UNDERNEATH THAT NOSE?
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts (358 pages)
30.2 - Sheila's task: INS & OUTS
A. For OUTSIDE: Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman (262 pages)
B. For INSIDE: The Summer Kitchen by Karen Weinreb (328 pages)
Points this Post: 80
Tasks Completed this Post: 5
Books Read this Post: 6
Pages Read this Post: 2214
Total Points: 635
Total Tasks Completed: 39
Total Books Read: 50
Total Pages Read: 18642
Total GoodReads Authors: 18
Total Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
5.5 - Take Me Out to the Ball GameA Safe Place for Dying
10.4 LEAVING CIVILIZATION BEHIND
The Mountain Between Us
**Charles Martin is a Goodreads Author**
20.1 Stephanie Anne’s Task (Most Improved Player) - Bookmarks Magazine
I selected the May/June 2010 issue and read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
**Rebecca Skloot is a Goodreads Author**
20.7 Erin NY’s Task (Shorter is Sweeter) – The Melting Pot
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Points: 55
Total Points: 890
Tasks Completed: 53
Books Read: 70
Pages: 22,119
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Stacey
20.2: Music Tells The Story
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The author is anonymous, but this edition was edited by Robert L. Mack
My favorite musical is Sweeney Todd, so this was a natural choice!
New points: 20
Total points: 640
Tasks Completed: 41
Books Read: 53
20.2: Music Tells The Story
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The author is anonymous, but this edition was edited by Robert L. Mack
My favorite musical is Sweeney Todd, so this was a natural choice!
New points: 20
Total points: 640
Tasks Completed: 41
Books Read: 53
Stephanie Anne 10.10 Group Hug - The Ultimate Teen Book Guide
15.2 Recommended Books
Sarah's Key15.3 Continental Divide - ASIA
Sold15.6 - One Hit Wonders - only book published
The Red Umbrella15.8 Is That an Eye Underneath That Nose?
Frida's Bed30.5 Life Lessons
Don't Eat Yellow Snow -
RoomLearn from your Mistakes -
Memories Before and after the Sound of Music (misspelled word: BEFORE)Previous Total = 325
New Total = 425
Congratulations Emily IN. I look forward to your winter task.
Mod
I read Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (256 pages) and Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (224 pages).
The 9th and 10th books in the Agatha Raisin series, total of 480 pages.
Total points: 605
CHRISTINE USTask 30.7 Good Spirits
#1)And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
#2)
by Erica JamesYou might have to make the picture big to see it, but she's got a big ole smile on her face.
Total: 770
I am 5 books from being done. And I'm halfway through 2 of those:)
Julie McVey15.4 - Fall Equinox - 2 books, same number of characters in the title.
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
Things That Are by Andrew Clements
Total Points = 120 points
Julie McVey20.4 - The Plot Line Thickens - I loved Groundhog Day and the plot line of reliving the same day repeatedly and making changes to see how those changes affect those around you.
I read Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. In this book, Sam is in an accident and dies, but she does not go to heaven, instead she relives the day she died 7 times, changing her actions to see the affects.
**Lauren Oliver is a Goodreads Author**
Total Points = 140 points
Julie McVey15.1 - New Horizons - I chose the shelf "Bullying." Though I would not typically choose books about this topic, as a teacher, I am seeing more and more serious bullying issues occuring in schools (even in 2nd grade).
I read The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.
This book was very disturbing to me and I did not enjoy it. I did, however, choose to read some other books on the "Bullying" list and I did enjoy those books and found them to be less disturbing and more insightful.
20.6 - Seeing Yourself in a Title - My middle name is Ann.
I read Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.
Total Points = 175 points
Julie McVey15.7 - Solve the Mystery - a book off the Classics Library List
I read The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.
Total Points = 190 points
Julie McVey 5.6 - She's a Beauty- Book with a Beautiful Cover.
I read
by Andrew Clements. I felt that the cover was beautiful and intriguing. Total Points = 195 points
15.2 - RECOMENDED BOOKS - Read Poison Study (3*). I also voted for several books including The Goose Girl and Water for Elephants.Maria V. Snyder is a goodreads author.
This will bring me to 635 points.
Michelle WI10.10 Group Hug
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
This book is currently being read by The Stephen King Fans group on Goodreads
Points This Task 10
Total Points 340
15.5 The Trouble with Magic by Madelyn Alt entered Candace Havens 20.5 The Cat Who Saw Red by Lillian Jackson Braun published in 1986
20.6 Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover by Ally Carter contains all the letters for my name-Robin
total points 450
Stacey
30.8: Fall Back Into Reading
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (from the Oct. 2009 bestseller list)
and
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (from the October 2000 list)
I'm claiming Clash of Kings as a Big Book, at 768 pages.
New points: 30
Total points: 670
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 54
30.8: Fall Back Into Reading
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (from the Oct. 2009 bestseller list)
and
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (from the October 2000 list)
I'm claiming Clash of Kings as a Big Book, at 768 pages.
New points: 30
Total points: 670
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 54
Task 30.6 High ExplorationThe Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
Points this task:30
Total Points:640
Tasks Completed:37
Books Read:49
Total Goodreads Authors:9
Total Big Book Tickets:3
30.2 Ins and OutsOut:The Hourglass Door by *Goodreads author Lisa Mangum
In:The Body in the Library
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 660
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 53
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 5.3 T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G.
Tara Heavey
Task 5.9 Comfort Read--Favorite Genre--Historical Fiction
Total Points: 630 Points
Task 5.3 T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G.
Tara Heavey
Task 5.9 Comfort Read--Favorite Genre--Historical Fiction
Total Points: 630 Points
I just completed, Challenge 20.1 Stephanie Anne’s Task (Most Improved Player) - Bookmarks MagazineBook Read:
by Lily KingBookmarks Issue: 48-Sept-Oct-2010
20 Points
30.5 Life Lessons1 Ps and Qs Lost Girls by Andrew Pyper
6 Decision Points by George W Bush
I didn't know much about the details and sequence of events surround 9/11 and the decisions to go to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Points this task: 30
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 13
Total points: 170
15.1 - "New Horizons" - Read Push by Sapphire. Chosen from Popular African-American fiction. Yes, I would read more from here. 15.9 - "Coin Collector" - Read Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. I got 2 do its (heads). This book was more than 500 pages, so I also claim a big book ticket!
30.3 - "Dlmrose's task: SHIPWRECKED!"
Part A - Read Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris. Reading this book would make sure I knew all about cultures in case I ever came across any so-called 'primitive' people near my island!
Part A - Read The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time by Douglas Adams. Well, this is the third time I have read this and it always makes me laugh, so I figure having something to keep me in good spirits and laugh occasionally would be very important on a desert island!
Points for above tasks: 60
Tasks above completed: 3
Total tasks completed: 14/53
Points completed: 245
Books read & claimed: 19
Books by Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books: 2 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
JEN B15.9 Coin Collector
I got Heads and Tails, for a total of 500 pages, so I read:
Mommywood by Tori Spelling (237 pages) AND Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger (384 pages) for a total of 621 pages.
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 14
Books by Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 1(500+), 0(750+), 0(1000+)
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Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 10.5 The First Estate
Total Points: 640 Points
Task 10.5 The First Estate
Total Points: 640 Points
RACHEL CA—Total points, 360 (points since last post, 30)30.05 LIFE LESSONS
Rolled a one
"The Silver Chair," by C.S. Lewis--(mythical creatures: fauns, satyrs, centaurs, small dragons, and many more fantastical ones: a Marsh-Wiggle, underground-living Earthmen, and very large Giants.)
Rolled a two
"A Morbid Taste for Bones," by Ellis Peters (FOR is on the list of misspelled words)
READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OHI completed...
15.2 Recommended Books
I read Catching Fire, and I voted for The Hunger Games, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, The Handmaid's Tale, and Little Women on the list.
15.5 Literature Map
I read The Wild Hunt, which was on the Map for Lauren Willig.
20.4 The Plotline Thickens
I like the moment in a romantic story when the characters have to kiss because they're caught under the mistletoe, and a similar moment happens in The Temptation of the Night Jasmine.
Also, Lauren Willig is a GoodReads author.
TOTALS
POINTS=175
BOOKS=13 [Big Books:0; GoodReads author books:4]
TASKS=12
15.5 Literature MapI read The Visibles by Sara Shepard (who is a Goodreads Author and I'd like to claim a ticket) I put Stephanie Meyer in, but I do not think she is like her, but maybe her other books are but definately not this one.
Total points this post: 15
Total points:
Stacey
30..7: Good Spirits
A: Published Before I was Born:
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow (published 1975, before I was born)
B: Smile on the Cover:
Remember Me to Harold Square by Paula Danziger
You can't really tell from that small picture, but I promise, there are smiles!
New points: 30
Total points: 700
Tasks Completed: 43
Books Read: 55
30..7: Good Spirits
A: Published Before I was Born:
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow (published 1975, before I was born)
B: Smile on the Cover:
Remember Me to Harold Square by Paula Danziger
You can't really tell from that small picture, but I promise, there are smiles!
New points: 30
Total points: 700
Tasks Completed: 43
Books Read: 55
Task 10.1 Shorter DaysWeddings From Hell by Maggie Shayne, Jeanine Frost, Terri Garey, Kathryn Smith
**Kathryn Smith is a GR author.
total points: 780
More completed tasks:Task 5.3 - THANKSGIVING Author - Brunettes Strike Back by Kieran Scott (GOODREADS AUTHOR) (11/23/10)
Task 5.7 - Born October 21 - Drive Me Crazy by Erin Downing (GOODREADS AUTHOR) (11/22/10)
Task 10.3 - Emancipation - Belle and the Beau by Beverly Jenkins (11/21/10)
Task 50.1 - Emily ID - 4,5,6: WWII, Women in Military, "Honor" Title -
Night by Elie Wiesel (11/19/10)
AND The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of "The Ballad of Mulan" by Cameron Dokey (11/19/10)
AND Honor's Pledge by Kristen Heitzmann (10/26/10)
CURRENT STATS
Tasks Completed: 37/53
Books Read: 51/71
Pages Read: 16,162
Points Earned: 640/890
Mod
My first card was a 5 hearts - published in odd numbered year, after 2000.
I read Bel Canto, published in 2001.
My second card was a 7 diamonds - odd year, bestseller list.
I read City of Bones, published in 2005 and on the USA Today Bestseller List for September 2009.
Total points: 635
Janice CA15.2 Recommended Reads....
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
3.5 stars
***Goodreads Author***
I voted on a few books including my two all-time favorites: A Prayer for Owen Meany and Sophie's Choice. I also added my favorite lesser known book: The Final Confession of Mabel Stark
+15
total: 210
tasks: 14
books: 16
GR Authors: 4
Jayme(the ghost reader)I completed task 10.8 What a Way To Make A Living. I read "The Freedom Writers Diary" by Erin Gruvell.
Tasks Completed 11/53
Books Read 12/71
Goodread Authors: 3, Rachel Simmons, Cassandra Clare, Jenny Han
Big Books Read 1 500+
Grand Total: 160/980
A few more tasks done...5.7 - Circle of Life
For this task I read Over Hexed by Vicki Lewis Thompson (Goodreads author), who was born in October.
5.10- Name That Car
For this task I read Nature of the Beast Anthology. My brother-in-law has an older Lincoln Towncar that he calls the Blue Beast.
25.2 - Leigh Ann's task - AS HER DEBUT...
For part A I read Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett (Goodreads author) and for part B I read Embers by Laura Bickle.
30.8 - BETH NC's task: FALL BACK INTO READING
The first book I read was Born of Night (Big Book Ticket) by Sherrilyn Kenyon, which was on the October 2009 list. The second book I read was One for the Money by Janet Evanovich, which was on the September 2000 list.
Total Points This Post: 65
Total Tasks This Post: 4
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Grand Total Points: 790/890
Total Books Read: 65
Tasks Completed: 50/53
Total Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Big Books: 2
Michelle WI10.1 Shorter Days
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler - 4 1/2 stars
Points This Task 10
Total Points 350
Alice GTask: 15.2 Recommended Reads
Book: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
I loved this book and gave it five stars. I voted for Water for Elephants on the recommended books list.
Goodread Author ticket: Lisa Genova is a Goodreads author.
Total Points: 350
PREVIOUS READS
5.2 The Play Must Go On - Jonah and Otto by Robert Holman
5.7 Circle of Life - Jonah's Compass by Anne Tyler
5.9 Comfort Read - The L Shaped Room by Lynne Reid Banks
10.6 In the Pink - A Rabbit's Eyes
10.7 City Lights - Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada
10.9 Under the Covers - The Prestige by Christopher Priest
15.1 New Horizons - Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs
15.3 Continental Divide - The Cat Sanctuary by Patrick Gale
15.5 Literature Map - Run by Ann Patchett
15.6 One-hit wonders - The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
15.7 Solve the Mystery - The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
15.9 Coin Collector - Two is Lonely by Lynne Reid Banks and The Finkler Question
20.1 Bookmarks Magazine - Solar by Ian McEwan
20.6 Seeing Yourself in the Title - The Devil's Acre by Matthew Plampin
20.7 The Melting Pot - Small Island by Andrea Levy
25.3 Daylight Savings - The Backward Shadow by Lynne Reid Banks and My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult
25.4 Stay Tuned for Your Regularly Scheduled Program - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by Alan Sillitoe and The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
30.1 It's in the Cards - Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith and Men from Boys by Tony Parsons
30.3 Shipwrecked - A Whole Day Through by Patrick Gale and The Invisible Mountain by Carolina de Robertas
30.5 Life Lessons - Room by Emma Donoghue and Moab is my Washpot by Stephen Fry
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Shannon South AfricaTask 20.4: Mrs Soule - the plot line thickens
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Just when you think all will be well, the protagonist lands in trouble again, you hold your breath, then all's well that ends well!
Task points: 20
Total points: 110
15.6 - One Hit WondersFor this task I read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
This was one I had been meaning to read for ages, and I'm so glad I finally got around to it!
Points for this task = 15
Total points to date = 100
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10.10 Group Hug
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - 274 pages
Read by Reno 2nd & 3rd Book Club
Total pages in book(s): 386
Total Tasks Completed: 28
Total Books Read: 41
Total Pages Read: 11,476
Total Points: 455
Big Books: 500+(1)
Total GR Authors: 7