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Reading Challenge #6 - Report Points Here
1.20a The Maze Runner by James Dashner (374 pages)Published Oct. 6, 2009
Total Points: 65 (+20 in progress...)
Total Pages: 1561
4.20a Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork (320 pages) 2011 Nominee for South Carolina YA Book AwardTotal Points: 85 (including 2 partial 20 pt. tasks)
Total Pages: 1881
1.20b The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (360 pages)Published Oct. 12, 2010
I finished all of October tasks in October!
Total Points: 95
Total Pages: 2241
AngelaSunshine wrote: "1.20b The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (360 pages)Published Oct. 12, 2010
+ 10 pt bonus for finishing all of October tasks in October!
Total Points: 105
Total Pages: 2241"
Congrats Angela! That is a feat :)
Amy wrote: "Is this a sequel to The Maze Runner?"Yes. I didn't really love The Maze Runner or this one, but I think I liked this one better. It has a major cliffhanger ending like the first book though.
I haven't read The Maze Runner yet. I had it, it got requested back at the library before I could start it.
Amy wrote: "I haven't read The Maze Runner yet. I had it, it got requested back at the library before I could start it."I was hoping for more Hunger Games or Knife of Never Letting Go. Not on the same level, unfortunately. Good ideas, but some things just seem to happen too conveniently.
4.20b Sweethearts by Sara Zarr (217 pages)2011 Nominee for the Nebraska Evergreen YA Book Award
Total Points: 105
Total Pages: 2458
I notice that I jumped the gun with the 10 bonus points. The rules say they are awarded if ALL of the books are read within their correct month. Not 10 points PER month. Whoops! So I've corrected my point total here.
Okay, finished one and a half more tasks! :)For 1.15 I read Guardian of the Gate which is a Gothic Victorian setting. (340 pages)
And I read one of the two books for 1.20 - Alien Invasion and Other Inconviences, published October 12th, (240 pages)
Total points: 70
Total pages read: 1,542
A little side-note - I'm dying to read The Scorch Trials and keep stopping myself from buying it. Must be patient for it to come in for me at the library!
I didn't realize we get ten bonus points for reading the book in the same month. I read my first book The Dead and the Gone in October (for an October challenge) but didn't get the ten bonus points. :-(
Heather wrote: "You get 10 bonus points if you do all the October tasks in October, and then another 10 if you do all the November tasks in November and then another 10 if you do all the December tasks in December..."Ok, cool. That's how I understood it originally, but when I was looking at the rules again I interpreted it differently.
Then I need to re-add 10 points to my current total :)
Oh, okay. Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.
3.10 The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo has very spiritual themes.TOTALS = 20 points, 2 books, 421 pages.
Okay so this is my first challenge and I printed it out but have not had a chance to post...I hope it still counts 1.5 Spirit Bound (489 pages)
1.10 I heart you, you haunt me (227 pages) I still fear being haunted especially by someone you love and that will possibly keep you from others.
1.20 Pretty little liars (286 pages) Oct 1, 2006
Hunger Games (374 pages) Oct 1, 2008
Total = 30 points
1,376 pages
3.25 Something Rotten by Alan Gratz. I recommended it to my sister-in-law, who teaches AP Lit. and studies Hamlet with her classes.TOTAL = 45 points, 3 books, 629 pages.
1.10: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Many things about this book scare me, such as Big Brother and the Thought Police. 326 pages
Total points: 55
Total pages: 1105
Completed Tasks:Section 1 October:
Task 1.5 Halloween Theme Bloody Horowitz by Anthony Horowitz (208 pages) 10/22/10
Task 1.10 Something that scares you.Losing income and becoming poor. That scares me. The Not-So-Great Depression: In which the economy crashes, my mom goes broke, my sister's plans are ruined, my dad grows vegetables, and I do not get a hamster by Amy Goldman Koss (272 pages) 10/01/10
Task 1.15 Halloween setting book. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff (352 pages) 10/23/10
Task 1.20 Published in October
a. Empty by Suzanne Weyn - published 10/01/2010 (192 pages) 10/29/10
b. Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston - published 10/16/2008 (192 pages) 10/19/10
Points earned: 50
Total points: 50
Page total: 1216
Nothing like joining in about a month late!1.1: Halloween Themed - Strange Angels
Points earned = 5
Pages = 304
1.2: Something that scares you - Torment
Don't know about you guys, but I am afraid of death and nothing seems more horrifying than discovering that you have died over and over again by becoming a human torch >.<
Points Earned = 10
Pages = 452
Total Points = 15
Total Pages = 756
Where will the board for 4.25 be? So for this task, we'll just list our books but not read them?
Okay, I read the other half of 1.20 - an October release - I read The Lost Hero, 557 pagesTotal points: 80
Total pages read: 2,099
4.25 Posted and reasoning discussed!Total Points: 140
Total Pages: 2458
Posted my list =)Points earned = 25
Total Points = 40
Total Pages = 756
Completed Tasks
4.10 Going Bovine by Libba Bray (480 pages) 10/30/10
Won the Printz in 2010
1.20a The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (360 pages) 10/31/10
Published in October of this year
I will also post my list :)
Points earned: 45
Total points: 120
Page total: 2583
The Lost Hero was AMAZING!!!!! :) Took place almost right after the Percy Jackson series with three new great characters. Definitely suggest reading it if you read the 5 book Percy Jackson series.Okay, so I had a little readathon today and actually read three more books.
I read for task 1.5 Bloodthirsty, which is about a guy who pretends to be a vampire to get chicks.
Then I read The Mockingbirds for task 1.10 - because date-rape scares me and that is what the book was about.
And then I just finished Will Grayson, Will Grayson, which was for task 1.25 in observance of Gay and Lesbian Month.
They were all fantastic reads!
So, with the extra ten points, I have:
Total points: 130
Total pages read: 3,001
Task 4.15 Catching upI joined the group at the end of October and missed Incarceron by Catherine Fisher by a hair. Finished it just it now (and LOVE it), so it is definitely my "catching up" book! (442 pages) 11/01/2010
Also posted on other thread for "Looking Forward To..." (4.25)
Points earned: 40
Total points: 90
Page total: 1658
2.25 Under the Wolf, Under the Dog (11/2/10) 310 pagesTotal 60pt 1,686pages
This book could be used for winter break for anyone who needs one.
2.10 The Dog in the Wood by Monika Schroder (168 pages)This is about a German boy, whose family were part of the Nazi party, after the Russians began to occupy Germany. So the conflict in this book is between German citizens and Russian soldiers.
Total Points: 150
Total pages: 2626
Just did my "Parent's Corner" review of The Fat Boy Chronicles by Diane Lang and Michael Buchanan (224 pages) in observance of National Freedom from Bullies week.http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Points earned: 25
Total points: 115
Total pages: 1882
Finished a Halloween setting book. The illustrations made it quite creepy, really. 1.15 Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dimensia by Edgar Allan Poe.
TOTALS = 60 points, 4 books, 773 pages.
2.5 Hot Lunch by Alex Bradley (276 pages)A couple of students take over the school lunch program and come up with better food.
Total Points: 155
Total Pages: 2902
Christie wrote: "2.25 Under the Wolf, Under the Dog (11/2/10) 310 pagesTotal 60pt 1,686pages"
Did you send a thank you note to the person who gave or recommended the book?
That was 1.25 it was for October not November I just did not finish it in time....my mistake =(
Completed Tasks
4.15 Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (448 pages) 11/2/10
Haven’t posted on the conversation yet, but I will. I’m still working on writing my review (having trouble verbalizing my thoughts)- I’ll post after I finish.
Points earned: 15
Total points: 135
Page total: 3031
2.25 This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen (345 pages)Recommended by Diana, writing note about it now...
Total Points: 180
Total Pages: 3247
2.20a Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going (192 pages)published 11/18/04
Total Points: 190
Total Pages: 3,439
4.25 Posted my list! :)Total points: 155
Total pages read: 3,001
Completed Tasks Task 1 Read a "Halloween"-themed book.
This task is worth 5 points.
Ghostgirl finished October 18th
Task 2 Read a book about something that scares you.
This task is worth 10 points.
The Devouring Finished October 19th
Task 3 Read a "Halloween"-setting book.
This can be a book that takes place or has a major event in the fall, in a Gothic Victorian setting, or in a graveyard.
This task is worth 15 points.
finished October 16th
In this book there is a huge annual ball that takes place around Holloween. Evernight
Task 4 Read two books that were published in October of any year.
This task is worth 20 points.
Lament: The Faerie Queen's DeceptionPublished October 1st 2008 finished October 21st
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1)published oct 1 2008 finished October 26th
Task 5 Read an October Awareness book.
Read a book that has something to do with an awareness day/week/month of October and write a review of it for the Parent's Corner recommending why kids should read about this topic. For examples of awareness causes that October observes, visit: http://www.brownielocks.com/october.html
This task is worth 25 points.
I chose Sarcasim Awareness Hush, Hush
finished Oct 30th
Points Earned 75 Points
Section 2 - November Task 2.5 Read a book about food or has some sort of food in the title drinks count as food. The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan- (192 pages) finished 11/05/2010
Section 4 - Year End Round-up
Task 4.10a Read two nominees for a 2011 YA book award of your choice.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (288 pages, 5 points)- finished 11/06/2010
Points earned: 10
Total points: 125
Total pages: 2362 pages
2.15 Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser (208 pages)book with the word "give" in the title
+ 10 pts for completing November tasks
Total Points: 225
Total Pages: 3903
Bah doing a 2 part challenge of 2 books makes me feel like im getting farther and farther behind!
I'm so far behind!! I had great intentions but then I got off track with my other book club book so now I'm not sure how far I'll get with this challenge.
And I am back on the board!Task Completed: Task 4 Read two nominees for a 2011 YA book award of your choice
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda for NCSLMA - 144 pgs
Incarceron for NCSLMA - 464 pgs
Points earned = 20
Total Points = 60
Total Pages = 1364
Completed Tasks
3.20a Bras & Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski (320 pages) 11/10/10
Published 12/22/07
Points earned: 10
Total points: 145
Page total: 3351
I have added a message in parents corner on sarcasm for the October challenge. I hope I did this right I have also finished !
11/08 for the clashing cultures and 
on 11/10 for the November challenge to read a book with Give in the name. added 20 Points
Total Points 95
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Amy: 20 points; 811 pages
AngelaSunshine: 65 points; 1187 pages
Beth: 10 points; 224 pages
Cathy: 30 points; 592 pages
Heather: 30 points; 828 pages
Jesi: 35 points; 874 pages
Kellee: 75 points; 1743 pages
Kristen: 45 points; 962 pages
Trista: 45 points; 779 pages
Challenge Totals: 355 points & 8000 pages