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Task 10.2 Lit Map (Kelley Armstrong): Destiny by Alex Archer+10 Task
+5 Series (Book 1 of 'Rogue Angel' series)
Task Total= 15
Grand Total= 1255
Task 20.1 Monsterfest Redux: Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich (Option A - "Wicked" in title)+20 Task
+5 Series (Book 1 of 'The Unmentionables' series)
Task Total= 25
Grand Total= 1280
Task 20.7 Unification Season: Endless Love by Scott Spencer+20 Task (Published in 1979, by American author)
+5 Combo (10.3, Author's birthday is Sept.1)
Task Total = 25
Grand Total = 90
Task 10.1 Football Season: Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole+10 Task
+5 Series (Book 10 in 'Immortals After Dark' series)
Task Total= 15
Grand Total= 1295
Task 20.5 Freedom Season: Southern Cross by Patricia Cornwell (set in Virginia)+20 Task
Task total= 20
Grand Total= 1315
READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OHI completed...
20.10 Late One Night...
Dracula. It qualifies for Parts A, C, and D of this task.
+20 Task
+10 Canon
+5 Combo (Task 10.10 Group Read)
Task Total: 35 points
TOTAL POINTS: 110 points
RtT Task: Traveler Type: Constant1950-1901 (Task 15.2): Stop 2
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
+15 Task Points
+10 Style Points
25 Points
RwS Tasks
10.2 Literature Map
Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
+10 Task
+0 Series (Already Claimed for this Task)
10 Points
10.3 Fall Birthdays
Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
Birthday: October 20
+10 Task
+ 0 Series (Low Lexile)
10 Points
20.1 Monsterfest Redux
Radiance by Alyson Noel
There are a number of main characters that are ghosts including triplets named the Radiant Boys. Riley, the main character, has crossed over the bridge to "heaven" and her assignment is to help those who remain on the earth plane as ghosts to cross over.
+20 Task
+ 5 Series (Book 1 in 'Radiance' series, a spinoff from Noel's Immortals Series)
25 Points
Task Total = 70
Grand Total = 315
20.7 – Unification Season: Miramar by Naguib Mahfouz (pub. 1967, Egypt)+20 Task
+10 Canon
+10 LiT (Arabic)
Task Total = 40
Grand Total = 670
Task 10.8 Shine On Harvest Moon: Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks (Option B - moon on the cover)
+10 Task
+5 Series (Book 9 of 'Love at Stake' series)
Task Total= 15
Grand Total= 1330
Task 10.6 Memoir/CareerI read Lucky Man: A Memoir for 10 points.
10 points
+ 5 combo points (20.8, definitely non-fiction)
=15 points
Total RWS Points: 380
Task 20.10 - Kiri's Late One Night. She Died Defending the Library from Zombies - From HWA's Horror Reading List - Rosemary's Baby
+20 Task
+5 Combo (Unification Season - this book was published in 1967).
Total Task 25
Grand Total = 95
Task 20.8 Just the Facts - The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
+20 Task
+5 Combo (Flashlight Worthy Books - What God Hath Wrought - 6 Great Books About Natural Disaster)
Total Task = 25
Grand Total = 120
Task 20.3 Season of Shorter Days: Nauti and Wild by Lora Leigh & Jaci Burton (anthology by more than one author)+20 Task
Task Total= 20
Grand Total= 1350
RtT - Constant Traveler 15.2 1901-1950 A Passage to India, pub 1924
+15 Task
+10 RtT bonus
Task Total = 25
Grand Total 215
Task 10.3 - Fall Birthdays: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (Birthdate: Sept. 20th)
+10 Task
+5 Series (Book 1 in 'A Song of Ice and Fire')
+15 Jumbo (864 pages)
Task Total = 30
Grand Total = 65
RtT Tasks, Traveler Type = Constant Task 15.3 (1801-1950) – Emma(Publ 1816)
+15 Task
+10 Style Points
Task Total = 25
RwS
10.7 Under the Covers
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
+ 10 Task (from Books for Strong Girls in Middle School)
+ 10 Combo (10.5 City lights - Brooklyn 10.9 Published in UK as The Tree in the Yard)
Task Total 20
Grand Total = 595
10.6 What A Way To Make A Living:The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor by Larry Moss
+10 Task ; goes in to great detail of his creative process, how he teaches, and other experiences of his career and childhood
+5 Combo (10.4 only book written by author)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 310
Task 10.10 Group reads Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
Task points 10
+5 Jumbo
+5 Series (1st of trilogy)
Task total 20
Total points 400
Task 20.7 Unification Fifth Business by Robertson Davies (Canadian author, published 1970)
Task points 20
+10 Canon
+5 Series (1st of Deptford trilogy)
Task total 35
Total points 435
Task points 10
+5 Jumbo
+5 Series (1st of trilogy)
Task total 20
Total points 400
Task 20.7 Unification Fifth Business by Robertson Davies (Canadian author, published 1970)
Task points 20
+10 Canon
+5 Series (1st of Deptford trilogy)
Task total 35
Total points 435
Task 15.6 RtT Constant Traveller Candide by Voltaire
Task points 15
+10 Style
Task total 25
Total points 460
Task points 15
+10 Style
Task total 25
Total points 460
20.3 The Season of Shorter DaysTake Ten: New 10-Minute Plays by Eric Lane
+20 Task
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 330
Task 10.2 Literature Map (Janet Evanovich)I read Run for Your Life for 10 points.
10 points
+5 Series (Michael bennet #2)
=15 Task Points
Total RWS Points: 395
Task 10.3 Fall BirthdaysOne Day by David Nicholls birthday Nov 30, 1966
+10 task points
GRAND TOTAL = 160
Task 20.4 Harvest Season: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows+20 Task points
Task 20.6 Multicultural Season:
by Mario Vargas Llosa+20 Task points
+5 Combo points (10.8, moon on cover)
+10 Translation points (Spanish)
=35 Total task points
Task 20.10 Late One Night:
Salem's Lot by Stephen King (List D)
+20 Task points
+5 Combo points (10.3 Fall Birthday)
+5 Jumbo points (631 pgs)
= 30 Total task points
10.3 Fall Birthdays:
Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie (September 15, 1890)
+10 Task points
+5 Series (Poirot)
=15 Total points
New points: 100
Grand Total: 210
Liz M wrote: "20.10a Late one night: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson..."+5 combo (10.3 Fall Birthday: 11/13/1850)
Grand Total: 675 points
10.2 Literature MapMy main author for the Literature Map was Alexandre Dumas. Joseph Conrad came up as another author on the map.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
+10 Task points
Task Total=10
Grand Total=360
15.3 1851-1900Constant Traveler
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (publ. 1859)
+15 Task
+10 Style points
Task Total=25
Grand Total=385
Task 10.4 One Hit Wonders: Reindeer with King Gustaf: What to Expect When Your Spouse Wins the Nobel Prize by Anita Laughlin (Author's only book)+10 Task
Task Total= 10
Grand Total= 1360
RtT - Constant Traveler25.4 1801 - 1850 Eugenie Grandet, pub 1833
+15 Task
+10 RtT Bonus
Task Total = 25
Grand Total = 350
In Msg 462 - Rachel wrote: "READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OH ...20.10 Late One Night...
Dracula. It qualifies for Parts A, C, and D of this task.
+20 Task
+10 Canon
+5 Combo (Task 10.10 Group Read)
Task Total: 35 points
TOTAL POINTS: 110 points
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Hi Rachel:
Bram Stoker has a Fall birthday. Several other folks have claimed those Combo points, so I'm going to add them to your point tally also. Cheers!
+5 Combo Task 10.3 Fall Birthdays
Task Total: 40 Points
NEW TOTAL POINTS: 115 Points
In Msg 463 Karen GHHS wrote: "RtT Task: Traveler Type: Constant ......20.1 Monsterfest Redux
Radiance by Alyson Noel ......
+20 Task
+ 5 Series (Book 1 in 'Radiance' series, a spinoff from Noel's Immortals Series)
25 Points
Task Total = 70
Grand Total = 315
Hi Karen: I think you can also claim Combo points for Task 10.2 since you've used Alyson Noel for that task previously.
+5 Combo: Task 10.2 Literature Map of Lisa McMann
New Book Total = 30
New Grand Total = 320
In Msg 469 - Tammy wrote: "Task 20.8 Just the Facts - The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
+20 Task
+5 Combo (Flashlight Worthy Books - What God Hath Wrought - 6 Great Books About Natural Disaster)
Total Task = 25
Grand Total = 120
..."
Hi Tammy: I'm going to have to disallow the Combo points for this book. You've already claimed Combo points for the Flashlight Worthy task (10.7) using the "Best Classic Sci-Fi" list. The rule for this task states that the same list has to be used throughout this challenge.
Adjusted Total Task =
Adjusted Grand Total =
In Msg 473 - Coralie wrote: "RtT Tasks, Traveler Type = Constant Task 15.3 (1801-1950) – Emma(Publ 1816)
+15 Task
+10 Style Points
Task Total = 25 ..."
Hi Coralie:
I think you meant to use this for Task 15.4. (It's probably just a typo in your message post since you've done Task 15.3, and the publication year fits in 15.4.) I've marked this book down for Task 15.4.
In Msg 474 - Rachelccameron wrote: "10.6 What A Way To Make A Living:The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor by Larry Moss
+10 Task ; goes in to great detail of his creative process, how he teaches, and other experiences of his career and childhood
+5 Combo (10.4 only book written by author)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 310
..."
I found a few more points for you. :-)
+5 Combo Points: Task 20.8, Just the Facts Ma'am
New Task Total: 20
New Grand Total: 315
Krista wrote: "Hi Karen: I think you can also claim Combo points for Task 10.2 since you've used Alyson Noel for that task previously...."I thought we could only use an author once for 10.2? Or can we use them once for task points and once for combo points?
Krista wrote: "In Msg 474 - Rachelccameron wrote: "10.6 What A Way To Make A Living:The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor by Larry Moss
+10 Task ; goes in ..."
Awesome Thanks!
Liz M wrote: "Krista wrote: "Hi Karen: I think you can also claim Combo points for Task 10.2 since you've used Alyson Noel for that task previously...."I thought we could only use an author once for 10.2? Or can we use them once for task points and once for combo points?
..."
I hadn't really thought of that angle. Yes, unless there are strong objections then I'll allow an author on your Literature Map to be used once for the Task 10.2, and once as a Combo point task. (Similar the rules for Task 20.7)
In Msg 487 --- In Msg 463 Karen GHHS wrote: "RtT Task: Traveler Type: Constant ...... 20.1 Monsterfest Redux
Radiance by Alyson Noel ......
+20 Task
+ 5 Series (Book 1 in 'Radiance' series, a spinoff from Noel's Immortals Series)
25 Points
Task Total = 70
Grand Total = 315
Hi Karen: I think you can also claim Combo points for Task 10.2 since you've used Alyson Noel for that task previously.
+5 Combo: Task 10.2 Literature Map of Lisa McMann
New Book Total = 30
New Grand Total = 320
------- Update to points posted in MSG 463 ----
Karen, after reviewing the books read for Task 10.2, I see that you've already read one book by Alyson Noel for this task. I'm going to have to deduct the points originally posted for the following book in Msg 463:
10.2 Literature Map: Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
+10 Task
+0 Series (Already Claimed for this Task)
10 Points
After these 10 points were deducted,
Adjusted Grand Total = 310
Please post a new message if you can find another task that Dark Flame will work for. Thanks, Krista
20.7 Unification Season Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories, pub 1983+20 Task
+10 Canon
+ 5 Jumbo, 526 pages
Task Total = 35
Grand Total = 385
Krista wrote: "In Msg 487 --- In Msg 463 Karen GHHS wrote: "RtT Task: Traveler Type: Constant ...... 20.1 Monsterfest Redux
Radiance by Alyson Noel ......
+20 Task
+ 5 Series (Book 1 in 'Radiance' ..."
Ok, thanks. I totally forgot that you could repeat the Literature Map task, but only with a different author.
10.8 Shine on Harvest MoonMoon Tigerby Penelope Lively
+10 Task
+10 Combo (10.1 Tiger in title, 20.7 1987 pub. UK)
20 total
240 - Grand total
20.2b – Banned Books (#90): A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle ETA: Lexile 740
+20 Task
+10 Combo (20.7 - 1962 USA, 10.3 - 11/29/1918)
+5 Series
Task Total = 35
Grand Total = 710
I completed task 10.7 Under The Covers by reading "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan. I got this off the list entitled "The Best Fantasy Series for Teens"Task Points: 10
Style Points: 5 (Series)
Grand Total: 100
RtT Tasks, Traveler Type = Constant1900-1851 (Task 15.3)
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 1885
+15 Task
+10 Style Points
Task Total = 25
RwS Tasks
10.3 – Fall Birthdays
By Nightfall: A Novel by Michael CunninghamBorn: November 6
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
10.8: Shine on Harvest Moon
B.
+10 Task
Task Total: 10
20.1 – Monsterfest Redux
For this one, I really lucked out! I had mistakenly claimed Dark Flame for the Literature Map task when I had already claimed Alyson Noel for that task. I decided to ask if it would count here for an adjective for the A option and got a yes! Now I get 20 points, plus it's the third task I've used with this series. It is also full of scary Halloween type things, so it really fits the task, too. Hooray!
A. Dark Flame by Alyson Noel Lexile 1080
+20 Task
+15 Series (Book 4 in 'Immortal' series), third task
Task Points: 35
Task Total = 80
Grand Total = 390
In Msg 500 - Karen GHHS wrote: ....20.1 – Monsterfest Redux
.....
A. Dark Flame by Alyson Noel Lexile 1080
+20 Task
+15 Series (Book 4 in 'Immortal' series), third task
Task Points: 35
..."
Hi Karen: I'm so glad you could find another task to use this book for. Plus it's a 20 point task. Good going!
Now for the not so good news. You've already used the first book in this series (Radiance) for Task 20.1, so you won't be able to claim the Series points for "Dark Flame" since it's also being used for Task 20.1.
New Scoring for "Dark Flame"
+20 Task 20.1
Task Points: 20
Adjusted Grand Total = 375
10.5 City LightsCharlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood (St. Cloud refers both to the character's name and the town that his family was from)
+10 Task points
+10 Combo (10.9 Also Known As: The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud; 20.1 Monsterfest Redux, ghost story)
Task Points = 20 Points
20.10 It Happened One Night (List D. Top 25 Horror stories)
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
+20 task points
+10 Combo Points (10.2 Literature Map of Stephenie Meyer - http://www.literature-map.com/stephen... ; 20.1 Monsterfest Redux - Vampire)
+5 Series (The Vampire Chronicles)
Task Points = 35 Points
Grand Total = 545 Points
Allie wrote: " ...20.10 It Happened One Night
+20 task points
+10 Combo Points (10.2 Literature Map of Stephenie Meyer - http://www.literature-map.com/stephenie+... ; 20.1 Monsterfest Redux - Vampire)
+5 Series (The Vampire Chronicles)
..."
Hi Allie:
I don't see a book title posted for Task 20.10 in your message above. Please update your post with the book that was read for this task. Thanks!
Krista wrote: "In Msg 500 - Karen GHHS wrote: ....20.1 – Monsterfest Redux
.....
A. Dark Flame by Alyson Noel Lexile 1080
Actually Radiance is the first book of a series for middle school age kids called Radiance based on one of the characters from the immortals series for older teens. The first book of the immortal series is called Evermore and I read it about a year
ago, so wouldn't it be ok?
+20 Task
+15 Series (Book 4 in 'Immortal' series), third task
Task Points: 3..."
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