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March Mini-Read: Reporting Points Thread
The Land of Painted Caves
Published in 2011 = 1
Country – France = 1
Historical fiction = 1
752 pgs = 8
Cover – person w/ full body, grass, water = 3
Book Total = 14 pts.
Challenge total = 62 pts.
American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee320 pages = 4
Countries – US = 1
Genre – Non-fiction = 1
Book Cover – Full Body = 1
March – Famous woman = 1
Total = 8 points
Challenge total = 47 points
How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper
352 pages: 4 points
time periods: 0 points
genre: 0 points
countries- USA: 1 point
titles: 0 points (don't think widower counts in any way for gender :-) )
cover:
my edition has a full body lenght person standing on the cover: 1 point
random tasks: o points (not sure what to concider under young adult character, 29 year old si over the top right?)
march events: 0 points
total: 6 points
total points: 32 points
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Historical Fiction - 1pt
France - 1pt
Read an epic book - 1pt
Pages: 372 - 4pts
Total: 7pts
by Adèle Geras Historical Fiction, Mythology, Young Adult - 3pts
Person with full body - 1pt
Read a book that features a young adult as a protagonist - 1pt
In honor of National Craft Month- Read a book that features a craft (i.e. knitting, rug making, etc.) - 1pt
Pages: 368 - 4pts
Total: 10
Total Points: 17
Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at SeaGenre: Nonfiction (1)
In Honor of Pisces (water): (1)
1980's: (1)
Pages 232 (2)
Cover: boat (1)
Countries: USA (1)
POINTS: 7
Total Points: 168
The Death Collectors
Pgs 400 4 pts
Genre Mystery 1 pt
Country US 1 pt
Cover Grass 1 pt
Tree 1 pt
Total 8 pts
Bryant & May off the Rails: A Peculiar Crimes Unit MysteryPgs 320 4 pts
Genre Mystery 1 pt
Random Sr Citizen as protagonist 1 pt
Total 6 pts
Grand total 49 pts
The fourth Book I read is
The Redheaded Princessby Ann Rinaldi224 pg - 1pt
Historical Fiction, Young Adult - 2pt
Title- Red- 1pt
Young Adult as Protagonist- 1 pt
Political intrigue- 1 pt
Woman's History Month- 1 pt
So A book total of 7 pts
and a challenge total of 47 pts
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Time period: 1800s: 1 point
Genre: HF and Mystery: 2 points
Page bonus: 534pp: 6 points
Task points: 9
Total points: 18
The Help byKathryn Stockett
451 Pgs: 4pts
Country: U.S. - 1
Genre: HF - 1
Random: YA protaganist - 1
GR author - 1
Total: 8pts
Grand total: 56pts
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinGenre – HF, Mystery – 2 points
Random tasks – Political intrigue – when the King comes to the trial – 1 point
March events – Water figures prominently – 1 point
Page count – 384 – 4 points
Total for task – 8 points
Total for challenge - 69 points
The Rancher's Reunion
. 288 pages-2 pointsCountry: USA-1 point
Cover: People, horse, grass-3 points
Random: Published in 2011-1 point
Total: 7 points
Challenge Total: 154 points
Thanks, Heather. I can't seem to keep my own points straight!
Splendor
391 pages 4 pts
Genre: HR and young adult 2 pts
Country USA 1 pot
Book cover: Person w/ full body 1 pt
Random tast: Read a book that features a young adult as a protagonist, author page 2 pts
10 points
The Hunger Games
374 pages 4 pts
Time Period: Future 1 pt
Genre: YA and dystopia 2 pts
Book Cover: Animal (bird) 1 pt
Country USA 1 pt
Random tasks: young adult/ author page/policital intrigue 3 pts
March tasks: Aries-fire 1 pt
13 points
Challenge total 42
Title: Summer of the Dragon
275pp - 2 points
Time Period - 1970's (1)
Genre: Mystery (1)
Book Cover: Person with full body, trees, grass (3)
Country: USA (1)
Total: 8
Grand Total: 175
A Nurse in TimeTitle: A Nurse in Time
207 pp - 2 points
Genre: Autobiography (1)
Book Cover: Full body person, grass (2)
Total: 5
Grand Total: 180
By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha ChristieGenre: Mystery = 1 point
Bonus: 224 pages = 2 points
Total Points: 3
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Total Challenge Points as of 03/18/11 - 12 points
Mod
Pages: 320 (4 points)
Genre: Non-fiction (1 point)
Country: US (1 point)
-- Book total: 6
Challenge Total: 49
The Tudor Secret by C.W. Gortner 327 pages327 pages = 4 pts
Genre: Historical Fiction = 1 pt
Book Cover - full body person = 1 pt
Random tasks- Political intrigue =1 pt
Random tasks - Senior citizen as protagonist = 1 pt
March events - Women's history month - features famous woman (Mary I, Elizabeth I, Lady Jane Grey) = 1 pt
Book points = 10
Challenge points to date = 33
Note: I'll leave this to the moderator(s), but the very tops of the heads of both individuals are cut off on the cover of the book. If this is unacceptable for the book cover point, please subtract that from my total.
Salting Roses
Pgs 313 4 pts
Contry - US 1 pt
Title - Flower 1 pt
Cover - Full body 1 pt
Random - GR Author 1 pt
Book total 8 pts
Challenge total 57 pts
Pretty Little Liars
286pgs= 2 pts
Genre: YA- 1
Country: U.S.- 1
Cover: person- 1
Random: YA protagonist- 1
GR Author- 1
March: Nat'l Craft Month(knitting)- 1
Total: 8pts
Grand Total: 64pts
Pretty Little Liars
286pgs= 2 pts
Genre: YA- 1
Country: U.S.- 1
Cover: person- 1
Random: YA protagonist- 1
GR Author- 1
March: Nat'l Craft Month(knitting)- 1
Total: 8pts
Grand Total: 64pts
Those In PerilGenre: Thiller = 1 point
Countries: United States (at least half the book) = 1 point
Book Cover: Water, Ship = 2 points
Random Tasks: Published in 2011 = 1 point
Pages: 480 = 4 points
Book total = 9 points
The Paris Wife
Genre: Historical Fiction = 1 point
Countries: France, United States = 2 points
Random tasks: Published in 2011, GR author = 2 points
March Events: Read a non-fiction or fiction book on a famous woman = 1 point
Pages: 336 = 4 points
Book total = 10 points
Rot Ruin
Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Dystopia = 3 points
Country: United States = 1 point
Random Tasks: Features a young adult as a protagonist, GR Author = 2 points
Pages: 458 = 4 points
Book Total = 10 points
Task total = 53 points
"I Am Number Four"Genre:Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction-3
Countries: US-1
Random: YA protagonist-1
March: Aries (fire), Craft (cooking class)-2
Bonus: (440pp) 4
Book Total: 11
Grand Total: 64
All Different Kinds of FreeHistorical fiction = 1
Random – published 2011 = 1
Country US = 1
Pages 264 = 2
Mar. events – women’s history – Margaret Morgan = 1
Time Period – 1800s = 1
Book Total = 7 pts.
Challenge Total = 69 pts.
In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story
Pgs 350 4 pts
Genre - HF, YA 2 pts
Countries - Germany, France 2 pts
Title - Gender (His) 1 pt
Random - YA as protagonist (for the bulk of the book) 1 pt
March event - Music in the plot 1 pt
Book total 11 pts
Challenge total 68 pts
Completed Room by Emma Donoghue
Country: US (1)
Random: GR Author (1)
Bonus: 321 pages (4)
Total Points: 6
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Total challenge points as of 03/21/11 = 18
Title: Hey, I'm Alive, by Helen Klaben (plane crash in the Yukon) Pages: 206 - 1 pt
Country: USA - 1 pt
Genre: Nonfiction - 1 pt
Cover: Trees, full-bodied person, water - 3 pts
Points: 6
Title: Three Men in a Boat, by Jerome K. JeromePages: 239 (1)
Genre: Non-fiction (1)
Cover: Trees, grass, water, animal (dog), full-bodied person, boat (6)
Total 8
TOTAL POINTS: 194
White Night by Jim Butcher
Book Cover: Person with full body – 1 pt
Book Title: Color 1pt
Genre: Fantasy / Mystery - 2 pts
County: United States – 1 pt
Aries: Fire (Dresden uses the Hellfire) – 1 pt
455 pgs – 4 pts
Book Total 10 Pts
Challenge Total: 52 pts
Maude wrote: "Title: Three Men in a Boat, by Jerome K. JeromePages: 239 (1)
Genre: Non-fiction (1)
Cover: Trees, grass, water, animal (dog), full-bodied person, boat (6)
Total 8
TOTAL POINTS: 194"
Go, Maude!
I'm not participating in this challenge, but have been lurking to see what everyone is reading and I just have to say: Maude, you rock!! No wonder you wanted to read more and count points less! Great job.
Thank you, Holly and JenC! I have been reading, for the most part, books I have owned for some time but never read - most were good reads. I also like just reading books with 200-300 pages and only for one month. It is my favorite challenge so far!
I have read 9 books for this challenge before and that is more than I read ever in one month and the month isn't over yet.
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Time Period 1980s = 1 point
Horror = 1 point
Read a book that features a young adult as a protagonist = 1
472 pages = 4 points
7 points
An Acquaintance with Darkness
384pgs= 4pts
Genre: YA, HF= 2
Country: U.S.= 1
Time: 1800's (1865)= 1
Cover: tree, grass= 2
Random: political intrigue
YA Protaganist = 2
March: Women's History (Mary Suratt)= 1
Total: 13pts
Grand Total: 77pts
The House at Riverton by Kate MortonGenre – HF, mystery – 2 points
Random – Senior Citizen as a protagonist, YA as protagonist – 2 points
Page count – 473 – 4 points
Task total - 8 points
Challenge Total - 77 points
Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust
247 pages - 2
Country - United States - 1
Title - Gender (Miss - even though the character is actually male) - 1
Total: 4
Grand Total: 11
Mod
Time Period 1980s = 1 point
Horror = 1 point
472 pages = 4 points
6 points"
Jenn, you should get another point for a YA protagonist for Let The Right One In. Your total should be 7. :)
Thanks Becky.....I was unsure about that one as the main character is 12, but she has been 12 a long time. BUT then again she does act 12 at times as well. I edited my post to make it 7 points now! Woohoo a whole 7 points.....I am way behind the rest of you, but I did start Cold Sassy Tree last night.
Mod
HEHEHE....sorry Becky...I was a bit confused. OH YES, he is 12 as well. *shrug* sometimes my mind wanders quite a bit and I lose track.....oh look a turtle :)
Mod
I am like that too... I try to do one thing and then... Oooh shiny! :D
Completed Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas (384 pages)
Time Period: 1800's = 1 point
Genre: HF = 1 point
Cover: Animal (horses), Grass = 2 points
Ramdom: Kleyas is a GR Author = 1 point
Bonus: 384 pages = 4 points
This post = 9 points
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Total challenge points as of 03/22/11 = 27
Cry Wolf by Tami Hoag544 pages: 6 points
genre-thriller: 1 point
countries- USA: 1 point
titles-animal, wolf: 1 point
marc events-pisces- water, the swamp is a centre place in the place where everything takes place. Laurel and her sister escape their daily life there, Jack escaped his father, murders are commited and dead women are left there, families earn their living by fishing over there....: 1 point
Heather, I have been trying to find the cover of my book but can't even find it on amazon or google. Even the isbn nummer gives the wrong cover. Let me know if it would count for an extra point or not. My bookcover is black and white, the lower part black and the upper part white with grass and flowers. Does this count for book cover grass? If not because i cannot show the actually cover, please ignore it then. I won't add the point till you tell me to.
points: 10 points
total points: 32+10= 42 points
Jeane - With all the mayhem that happens in March, you should ask for 10 points instead of just 1!
Jeane, I am sort of sticking my oar in here but if Heather can't find your book, maybe you could use the current one - there is grass, water and a boat - more points - but you would have to clear it with her.
Mod
I'll leave that one up to Jackie, since the rules for that category do say that the cover must be for the edition you read. I just searched and I couldn't find it either.
Mod
Pages 389 (4 points)
Time Period: 1980s (1 point)
Genre: YA (1 point) / thriller (1 point)
Country: US (1 point)
Random: YA Protagonist (1 point)
March Events: Music (1 point) [one of the kids is musically talented and makes up songs etc, and Cathy is a dancer]/ Crafts (1 point) [the children make flowers and seasonal decorations for the attic, and costumes to put on plays etc]
(ETA) Title: Flower (1 point)
-- Book Total: 12
Challenge Total: 61
by Bill BrysonTime period: mostly 1800s = 1 point
Genre: non fiction = 1 point
Page bonus: 544 pages = 6 points
Book points = 8
Total points = 26
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208pp-2
Genre-Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction-3
Book Cover-Person With Full Body, Water-2
Random-Young Adult protagonist-1
March-Pisces-water and fish-1
Aries-fire-1
Music-main character played an instrument and sang-harper-1
Craft: mended fish nets-1
Total: 12
Grand Total: 53