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Reading Challenge #6 - Report Points Here
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Oct 01, 2010 04:11AM
Please report points here and save discussion for the separate discussion thread(s) for Reading Challenge #6. Heather and I will update as often as possible. Enjoy the books!
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Section 1: October1.5: book involving vampires (Halloween theme)
Betrayed by P.C. and Kristin Cast
310 pages
Points: 5
Do I need to post anything else?
I'm very proud of myself. LOL. I'm now reading another one and I doubt it's going to go as quick as the first.
Yay, nice to see my name at the top since it probably won't be there for long. LOL.
1.25 Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters (240 pages) in honor of Gay and Lesbian History MonthI posted about this book in Parents' Corner
Total Points: 30
Total Pages: 387
LeaderboardAmy: 5 points & 310 pages
AngelaSunshine: 30 points & 387 pages
Challenge Totals: 35 points & 697 pages
Completed Tasks
2.10 Tithe by Holly Black (331 pages) 10/5/10
Points earned: 10
Total points: 10
Page total: 331
LeaderboardAmy: 5 points; 310 pages
AngelaSunshine: 40 points; 557 pages
Kellee: 10 points; 331 pages
Challenge Totals: 55 points & 1198 pages
Way to go girls! Angela, you're almost finished with October!
The Dead and the GonePages: 308
October 1.10
Points: 10
This was the third book in the series. Super depressing.
Amy wrote: "The Dead and the GonePages: 308
October 1.10
Points: 10
This was the third book in the series. Super depressing."
I am going to read the same book for the same task :) (But isn't it only the 2nd book... the third is
This World We Live In)
LeaderboardAmy: 15 points; 618 pages
AngelaSunshine: 40 points; 557 pages
Kellee: 10 points; 331 pages
Trista: 5 points; 287 pages
Challenge Totals: 70 points & 1793 pages
No, it's the third book. For some reason they are misnumbered on goodreads. First book: Life as we knew it
Second book: This World we Live in
Third: THe Dead and the Gone
Gah! I'm planning on reading Life As We Knew It later on this month... is this another depressing series?
Yeah sort of. When I read it, I was so panicked (sp) about something terrible happening. Made me want to go and stock up and horde food just in case. It's depressing but a really good series. Easy to read as it's written in journal format. The first two books are related to each other, the third is from the perspective of a character that we meet in the second book. It's definitely worth the read but I wouldn't read all three back to back. I found that in between each book I needed to read something light and happy to get my mood back up.
Amy wrote: "No, it's the third book. For some reason they are misnumbered on goodreads. First book: Life as we knew it
Second book: This World we Live in
Third: THe Dead and the Gone"
Not meaning to contradict, but I am pretty sure that The Dead and the Gone is #2 (or at least it came out after Life as We Knew it). Barnes and Noble has it listed as #2 also.
@Jesi-
I don't know if depressing is the right adjective. I read the first one and I was more freaked out than anything. Very realistic.
Completed Tasks
3.25 White Cat by Holly Black (310 pages) 10/7/10
Points earned: 25
Total points: 35
Page total: 641
Okay, here is the deal with those three books... They came out in this order:Life as We Knew It
The Dead and The Gone
This World We Live In
BUT
the first two books deal with the same time period on different coasts with NO connecting characters.
This World We Live IN, however follows the characters in Life as We Knew It after that book occurred. So, it all depends on how you want to look at it.
Thank you for the clarification Kristen :) SO anyway you look at it is right :)
Exactly. :-D I need to read some books that correlate to this challenge soon...seriously. Lol. :-D
It might have come out in that order (not sure) but I considered it book three because the events are basically the same but from someone else's perspective. It's easier to read Life as we knew it and then This world we live in since it's a continuation.2.5 It's Raining Cupcakes
pages: 193
Points this book: 5
Total Points: 15
I think my overall total should be 15. I've read three books so far.
No problem Heather. I actually had it written down as 15 (guess I"m having adding problems right now) but I knew it was higher than 10.
LeaderboardAmy: 20 points; 811 pages
AngelaSunshine: 40 points; 557 pages
Cathy: 5 points; 160 pages
Heather: 10 points; 224 pages
Kellee: 35 points; 641 pages
Trista: 5 points; 287 pages
Challenge Totals: 115 points & 2680 pages
Hey guys, would you do me a favor, please? When you post your book, would you please say why it fits the task? It makes it easier to double-check. Yes, I'm a bit OCD. Or mean. Or something.
Okay, here goes! :)3.25 I read Rampant (402 pages), which I totally will be gifting one of my sisters-in-law because I love giving them YA fantasy novels with kick-butt heroines.
4.20 I read The BFG (208 pages) and Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (352 pages) which are both nominees on the 2011 Bluestem Award list http://www.islma.org/pdf/2011Bluestem...
Total points: 45
Total pages read: 962 pages
Task 5 Gift booksRead a book you intend to (or could) gift to someone this holiday and explain in a post why it deserves to be shared.
This task is worth 25 points.
The Faceless Ones
I plan to give this to my niece for Christmas. I've already shared the Skulduggery Pleasant series with her. It's a fun and exciting series with a smart, strong female character.
Points: 25
Pages: 432
Total Points: 30
Total Pages: 592
Completed Tasks
4.5 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (230 pages) 10/13/10
This was Angela's favorite read of 2010 and it was FABULOUS!
Points earned: 5
Total points: 40
Page total: 871
Thanks, guys. :) Now, what you guys actually care about...Leaderboard
Amy: 20 points; 811 pages
AngelaSunshine: 40 points; 557 pages
Cathy: 30 points; 592 pages
Heather: 10 points; 600 pages
Jesi: 0 points; 412 pages
Kellee: 40 points; 871 pages
Kristen: 45 points; 962 pages
Trista: 5 points; 287 pages
Challenge Totals: 190 points & 5092 pages
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Kellee, I'm assuming that your last task posted was for Section 4 task 1? That's how I counted it, at least. If I'm wrong, lemme know.
As for how my name's on there now, I read Airman by Eoin Colfer 412 pages for Section 4 Task 4.
Jesi wrote: "Thanks, guys. :) Now, what you guys actually care about...Leaderboard
Amy: 20 points; 811 pages
AngelaSunshine: 40 points; 557 pages
Cathy: 30 points; 592 pages
Heather: 10 points; 600 pages
Jesi..."
Oopsie- yep it was 4.5- Thanks :)
Leaderboard
Amy: 20 points; 811 pages
AngelaSunshine: 40 points; 557 pages
Cathy: 30 points; 592 pages
Heather: 30 points; 828 pages
Jesi: 35 points; 874 pages
Kellee: 40 points; 871 pages
Kristen: 45 points; 962 pages
Trista: 5 points; 287 pages
Challenge Totals: 245 points & 5782 pages
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Read The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud for Section 1 Task 5. You can find my thread: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Completed Tasks
2.20a The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (339 pages) 10/14/10
Published November 7th, 2006
Points earned: 10
Total points: 50
Page total: 1210
4.10 Stolen: A letter to my captor by Lucy Christopher (301 pages) This book won YALSA Best Fiction Nominee for Young Adults (2010), The White Ravens (2010), Branford Boase Award (2010)Total Points: 50
Total Pages: 858
Completed Tasks
1.15 Haunted by Meg Cabot (288 pages) 10/16/10
During the beginning of school (fall) and ends in a cemetery
Points earned: 15
Total points: 65
Page total: 1498
1.15 Willow by Julia Hoban (329 pages)this book takes place during the month of October
Total Points: 65
Total Pages: 1187 pages
How did you like it Amy? I was a wee bit disappointed but thought it was so-so overall.
Oh guess I didn't understand 4.25. No biggie. It doesn't fit anywhere else on my list but was one I wanted to read anyway. I didn't realize we were writing lists and posting later.Kristen: thought it was so so. I was a bit disappointed too since it seemed pretty simple, in writing and story. But the author is only 18 so not sure if that makes a difference. I had a hard time with this because I kept comparing it to Fallen, a book I really loved. Same premise but better writing.
1.15: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman15 points, 307 pages
1.25: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
for Gay and Lesbian History Month
25 points, 185 pages
Total points: 45
Total pages: 779
Completed Tasks
3.20b Twilight by Meg Cabot (245 pages) 10/17/10
Published December 24th, 2004
Points earned: 10
Total points: 75
Page total: 1743
Amy - you loved Fallen? That was another one that was somewhat disappointing for me.. I think just because I had so many questions and I missed the big angel battle cause she was running around hiding. I still need to read Torment and see if it fixes what problems I had with Fallen.
Yes I loved it. It took a bit to get into it but really enjoyed it. Not sure if I was swayed by the story or the beautiful cover art. LOL. I'm on an angel kick. I'll read anything having to do with angels. I read Angelology over the summer and really enjoyed it too. Much darker, no romance and a lot of religious subtext, but it was great. One of my friends read Torment and said she liked it even better than Fallen. I haven't read it yet.
Heather wrote: "Hey Trista, don't forget to go add a review of Boy Meets Boy to the Parent's corner, so you get all your points for that task. :)"Thanks for the reminder Heather! I had forgotten about that part of the task. I'll get on that right now =)
Trista
1.10. A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux is largely focused on Koumail fleeing from his war-torn home. That scares the heck out of me.Points = 10
Total = 10 points, 1 book, 224 pages.
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