March Mini-Read: Reporting Points Thread

[KristiJ]

Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Book Cover: (2) Persons with full body – 2 pts
Genre: Fantasy / Mystery - 2 pts
County: United States – 1 pt
Aries: Fire (Dresden uses the Hellfire) and Rams (the Erkling is a part ram-like creature with ram horns) – 2 pts
Music in plot: the necromancers have to keep drumming to animate their zombies - 1 pt
513 Pages - 6 pts
Total: 14 pts

[Maude]

RE A Town Called Alice noted below. This is not any of the editions on Goodreads. It is a Book Club edition, hard cover, published in London in 1956, hence all the stuff on the cover. I have tried to add it without success but will try again.

[Maude]

Title: A Town Like Alice
359pp - 4 pts
Genre - Fiction - 1 point
Cover: Animal (horse), trees, grass, person w/full body (but VERY thin), water - 5
Location - Australia - 1
Time Period: 1940's - 1

Points: 12
Total Points 41

[Cheryl A]

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
472 pgs 2 pts
Genre
YA, HF 2 pts
Countries
France, US 2 pts
Random
YA Protagonist 1 pt
Political Intrigue
(French Revolution) 1 pt
March Events
Famous woman
(Marie Antoinette) 1 pt
Music in plot 1 pt

Total 10 pts

[Becky, Moddess]

This Vacant Paradise: A Novel by Victoria Patterson
Page Count: 320 Pages (4 points)
Country: US (1 point)
Random: Pub in 2011 (1 point) / GR Author (1 point)

Task points: 7
Total Challenge points: 7

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

What do you consider political intrigue?

[Becky, Moddess]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "What do you consider political intrigue?"

I think anything with espionage or political maneuverings to gain or steal power or position... Are you wondering if something would count?

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

yeah, I was wondering if murder would count like in a mystery? The book I am reading, one of the characters is murdered and she is a wealthy celebrity that had her own cooking show and is worth millions. So would something like that count?

[Jackie]

Political intrigue is a plot point that has to do with the government....like spying, murder of a government official, etc.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

ok

[Maude]

Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris
Title: see above 1 point
215 pages - 2 points
Time Period - 1827-1845 1 pt
Genre - Nonfiction 1 pt
Countries - Africa/France 2 pts
Cover - Animal giraffe (1), persons with full body (1), grass (1), tree (1)

Points: 11
Total Points: 52

[Luckngrace]

Me & Emma 296 pages-2
Set in: 1940's-1
Genre: HF, YA-2
Country: USA-1
music, kid protagonist-2
Total: 8
Challenge Total: 45

[Cheryl A]

Heather wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
472 pgs 2 pts
Genre
YA, HF 2 pts
Countries
France, US 2 pts
Random
YA Protagon..."

Thanks - apparently can read, but not follow instructions or add!!

[Jeane]

Heather, you are so funny.

[Lisa]

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

Time Periods: 1940, 1970, 1980 - 3pts
Genre: Historical Fiction - 1pt
Country: USA - 1pt
Title: Gender (wife) - 1pt
March Events (Women's History): Laura Bush - 1pt???
pages: 555 - 6pts

Total Points - 13 pts

Grand Total - 13 pts

[Maude]

Heather, I woke up in the middle of the night realizing that I had put 2 bodies!! My fault. But I didn't know I could only have one animal - I thought we could count all the DIFFERENT animals. Both Egypt and France are on the list and I put them both down because Zafara spent about 50% of his time in both cities in the book. So, to clarify, I only get to choose one animal and one city? I know you already said this but I just want to hear it again because I was SO thrilled that I got such a great cover with lots of points!!!!

[Maude]

Heather, I do think I am eligible for two points for Egypt and France since the rules say "each item in the category is worth one point. Both Egypt and France are listed.

[Maude]

Thank you Heather, I didn't realize I had put down Africa by mistake. And I am going to follow the rules that you just listed BUT - I didn't really see anything that SAID I couldn't count DIFFERENT animals. I do now understand that that was the intent and I will abide by that - sorry I got confused. I will redo my points now (alas, it was such a great cover for points, too!!!)

[Becky, Moddess]

We'll ask Jackie to edit the rules to make that point more clear, Maude. Each category is only worth one point, total. :)

Thanks for understanding!

[Maude]

Oh, I do understand Heather and I am sorry I made that mistake - my enthusiasm took over my common sense - a frequent occurence! I appreciate your help.

[Maude]

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Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris, by Michael Allin.

Title: See above - 1 point
Pages: 215pp 2 pts
Time Period: 1827-1845 - 1 pt
Genre: Nonfiction - 1 pt
Countries: Egypt and France - 2 pts
Cover: Animal, person with full body, grass, tree - 4pts

Points: 11 points
Total Points - 41

[Becky, Moddess]

Maude, sorry... one more nitpicky request... LOL

Can you make sure to point out what you're claiming points for (in this case regarding the title) just so that we're clear and there's no confusion?

Also, please link to the title as well since the cover images can be hard to see.

(OK, sorry I know that was two nitpicky requests. I'm done now... :D Thanks!) LOL

[Maude]

Becky, When it came up and I couldn't read the title I realized I should have actually listed it so will do so in the future.

[Becky, Moddess]

Awesome.. thanks! :D

[Amy]

Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran

464 pages = 4 points
Genre - Historical Fiction = 1 point
Country - France = 1 point
Book cover - Trees & grass = 2 points
Random Task - Book published in 2011 = 1 point
Random Task - Book featuring political intrigue = 1 point
Random Task - Book by GR author with an author page = 1 point
Random Task - Author is one of our members = 1 point
March Event - Read a fiction on a famous woman = 1 point
March Event - Read a book that features a craft = 1 point

Total for this book = 14 points
Total for Challenge = 14 points

With or without any challenge points, this book was WONDERFUL!

[Maude]

Amy, What a beautiful job of presentation. It is now my goal to be as efficient and clear and lovely as you in my future endeavors (Heather will be pleased!)Nice work!!

[Amy]

Maude wrote: "Amy, What a beautiful job of presentation. It is now my goal to be as efficient and clear and lovely as you in my future endeavors (Heather will be pleased!)Nice work!!"

Thank you Maude. I'm all a-glow in your praise. The points system for this challenge is a little out-of-the-norm, so I needed to do something that even I could understand. And, presentation is everything.

[Luckngrace]

Code Blue 288 pages-2
Genre: Mystery-1
Country: USA-1
Title: Color (blue)-1
Total: 5
Challenge Total: 50

[Maude]

A Redbird Christmas
Title: A Redbird Christmas, by Fannie Flagg
Cover: Water, tree, grass, bird - 4 pts
Fiction: 1 pt
Country: USA 1 pt
Pages: 229 - 2 pts
Color: Red in title - 1 pt
Sr. Citizen as Protagonist - Oswald Campbell, age 65
1 pt
TOTAL 10 pts
GRAND TOTAL 62 pts

[Cheryl A]

273 pgs 2 pts
Genre - Mystery, HF 2 pts
France 1 pt
Cover - Full Body 1 pt
Total 6 pts
Grand total 18 pts

[Becky, Moddess]

Shine by Lauren Myracle
Pages: 376 (4 points)
Genre: Young Adult (1 point) / Mystery (1 point)
Country: US (1 point)
Random: Pub in 2011 (1 point) / YA Protagonist (1 point)

Book total: 9
Challenge Total: 16

(EDIT: I just realized that Lauren Myracle is NOT a GR Author, so I edited to remove that point.
EDIT #2: Tree branches not accepted. DENIED! LOL)

[Maude]

Heather, I have gone through all my posts and corrected scores and believe everything is OK now and scores are shown accurately. I have learned a lot today.

[Maude]

Book: Grave for a Dead Gunfighter, by Kent Conwell, 8 pts
Pages: 265 (2 points)
Genre: HF (1)
Time Period: 1880's (1)
Country: USA (1)
Book Cover: Tree, grass, animal(horse)(3)

Book Total: 8
Total Points: 70

[Holly]

The Life of Elizabeth I
Genre Non-fiction (Biography )= 1
Random – political intrigue = 1
Women’s History month About a famous woman = 1
Pages 560 = 6 points
Task points = 9

Total Challenge points = 39

[Luckngrace]

The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre 352 pages-4pts
Genre: HF, YA-2pts
Country: US-1pt
Title: "March"-1pt
Cover: full-body people (rioting mob below girl)-1
Random: YA protagonist, political intrigue-2
March task: famous woman (Abigail Adams)-1
Total: 12
Challenge Total: 62

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I completed Blueberry Muffin Murder" by Joanne Fluke.
Mystery: 1
USA:1
Color in the title: Blue: 1
craft: Cooking 1
Bonus: (320pp) 4

Task Total: 8
Grand Total: 14

[Becky, Moddess]

Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Pages 258 (2 points)
Genre: YA (1 point)
Country: US (1 point)
Random: Pub 2011 (1 point) / Young adult Protag (1 point)
March: Features music (1 point)

-- Book total: 7

Challenge Total: 23

[Shannon SA]

by Maria Mccann

Time period: 1800s = 1
Genre: HF = 1
Cover: Tree, Grass, Full Person = 3
Page bonus: 335 = 4

Total points = 9
Challenge total = 9

[Anna]

This is my first time in a challenge in this group so hope I've got the scoring method correct. I read:

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

352 pages = 4 points.
Time period: 1980's = 1
Genre: Historical fiction = 1
Cover: Full body, water = 2
March: famous woman (Mary Anning) = 1

Total: 9
Challenge Total: 9

[Becky, Moddess]

Shannon, it looks like you shorted yourself a point for the grass on the cover.

Anna, can you please link the book cover you read? That way it's easy for us to verify cover points. :)
(If you're not sure how, you'd just click Add book/author & click 'cover' at the bottom of the box, then search.)

[Maude]

Becky, I wanted to add a hardcover book, The Listening House, by Mabel Seeley, but it is not in our data base or Amazon's. It is an interesting cover with water, tree and person with body so I really want to use it. Any suggestions?

[Becky, Moddess]

Can you find it on google or AbeBooks maybe and link to that?

[Maude]

Becky, Already looked - no cover! I have the cover, tho' and I can xerox it and send it to the book dept., but would like to post my book in the meantime.

[Becky, Moddess]

Hmm... I will have to get with Jackie and Heather to discuss what we should do if the book information we need isn't readily verifiable.

[Jackie]

It's not this one?
http://www.amazon.com/Listening-House...

or this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...

[Maude]

Jackie, That is the book without the cover.

[Maude]

Jackie, The second cover is not my cover which is from 1953.

[Jackie]

Maude wrote: "Jackie, That is the book without the cover."

Underneath there are two little pictures. If you click on the second picture it shows a cover.

[Rachel]

Heather wrote: "Rachel wrote: "The Magician's Elephant
201 pages = 2
Time Period – 1800s = 1
Genre – YA = 1
Titles – Animal = 1
Random – ya protagonist = 1
Total = 7 points

Challenge total = 15 po..."
Hi Rachel, the points you listed add up to 6. Did you leave out a category that was supposed to be listed? Or is 6 points correct?


6 is correct. Darn adding...

[Maude]

Jackie, THAT is my cover! Now how do I get it where it belongs!