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OFFICIAL FALL CHALLENGE - 2008
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5 POINT TASKS1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE
Tears of the Giraffe, by Alexander McCall Smith.
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE
Black Powder War, by Naomi Novik
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE
A Pocket Full of Rye, by Agatha Christie.
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE
Belladonna at Belstone, by Michael Jecks.
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke.
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson.
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION)
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL
Playing for Pizza, by John Grisham
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE
Chance, by Robert B. Parker.
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK
In Search of the Trojan War, by Michael Woods
7. READ A NOVEL WRITTEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY
The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas.
8. READ A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL (ANY BOOK THAT IS CURRENTLY CATEGORIZED AS SUCH WILL DO, WHETHER IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE ONE OR NOT)
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer.
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY
The Tainted Relic, by the Medieval Murderers.
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
Copperheads, by Jennifer Weber.
2. READ A BOOK BY A HISPANIC OR HISPANIC AMERICAN AUTHOR
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Peony in Love, by Lisa See.
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR
Empire of Ivory, by Naomi Novik
7. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ATHLETE OR FORMER ATHLETE
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
9. READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK)
The Great Bridge, by David McCullough
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING
The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis.
25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT
One Skein Wonders, by Judith Durant. I made the Seafoam Shawl.
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION
Points: 190.
Thank you so much Lori... I was trying to do it a thousand different ways and could not figure it out!
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Thanks everyone... I finally have my book in bold!!
Woo hoo! I've just finished City of Bones, so that means I have 10 points!
I have 5 points cause I finished THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT. Yeah!!!
I usually read about 5 books a month and my list for the challenge already has 16 books for the 3 months, so to be anything like realistic, I better stop here. I'll bold them as I finish them.5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE
The Bird’s Nest by Shirley Jackson
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE
Woman in Red by Eileen Goudge
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE
The Iowa Baseball Confederacy by W.P. Kinsella
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE
Jane Eyre
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION)
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE
Hotel by Arthur Hailey
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK
The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters by Sarah Susanka
7. READ A NOVEL WRITTEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Silas Marner by George Eliot
8. READ A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL (ANY BOOK THAT IS CURRENTLY CATEGORIZED AS SUCH WILL DO, WHETHER IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE ONE OR NOT)
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell: A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble by Laurie Notaro
2. READ A BOOK BY A HISPANIC OR HISPANIC AMERICAN AUTHOR
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR
Pawleys Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
7. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ATHLETE OR FORMER ATHLETE
I Am Third by Gale Sayers
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
The Revolution by Ron Paul
9. READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK)
Miracle in Seville by James Michener
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING
Great Expectation by Charles Dickens
25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION
Still deciding
Points: 60
Seth, the challenge started on Monday, the 1st. Anything that you finish reading from Monday on is fair game for points.
I'm holding steady at 50 points today. If I finish The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao this weekend that should bump me up to 65.
Ok here is my list and Goals. This will take a small chunck out of my To Read List. I haven't added anymore until I get through what I have, it's been hard.5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE
The Rent Tent by Anita Diamant
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
The Lucifer Effect by Philip G. Zimbardo
10 POINT TASKS
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE
Roots by Alex Haley
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES
Wicked: The life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
The Time Travelers Wife by Audry, Niffenegger
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen….by God I will get through this book
25 POINT TASKS
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION
Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
*If you wish to attempt the sex while reading task...proceed at own risk...if successfully done you may reward yourself with as many points as you see fit.
I think this might upset the hubby slightly so I'll give that a pass.
I think if you read THE JOY OF SEX...and then attempt... whatever....That might work.
Santina-good luck with pride and prejudice. I just finished...I'm glad I did it but don't know if I'd do it again!!
So far:15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE:
The Man who was Thursday: A Nightmare - GK Chesterton
25 POINT TASKS
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION:
Enduring Love - Ian McEwan
I wanted to thank those of you who replied to my message about my grandfather being in the hospital...just wanted to say I appreciated it...he did pass away early yesterday (Sept 5) morning...the funeral is scheduled for Tuesday so I definately wont be around much early next week.Glad everyone is having fun with the challenge I'm working on my first book now.
Cynthia, I too am sorry to hear about the loss of your grandfather.
Okay, so heres the deal. I'm not going to do the challenge. I am going to get points and stuff and post them here, but I am not strictly doing the challenge, now that school started. So we shall see how it goes.
Cynthia, You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.Ann
I'm on a roll! Up to 50 points now -- I had some low value books in the beginning, but I've finished five books in a week!
Cynthia,Good luck over the next few days. You are in my thoughts. I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm sure your grandfather's now at peace.
And, BTW, this is by FAR the least productive reading week I've had in months! I have been trying to work on Jane Eyre all week, but it's just not a fast easy read for me. I'm enjoying it, but it's not getting me anywhere in regards to this challenge. I'm leaving it at home while I go on vacation.
Good luck with everything Cynthia. Sorry about your Grandfather.
I'm going to give this a go and try for 100 points.What I think I've decided so far:
5 POINT TASKS
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE - The White, Larsen
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK - Slaughterhouse Five, Vonnegut
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE -Villages, Updike
8. READ A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL - A Step From Heaven, An Na
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY - Dress Your Family In Corduroy & Denim, Sedaris
15 POINT TASKS
1.
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR - See, Peony In Love
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR - The Alchemist, Coelho
10.
I may change things up a bit. Looking forward to see how I end up!
Nice, finishing Oscar Wao yesterday pushed me up to 65 points.Now on to Dexter!
I am going to add the books as I go...I have so many that fit in but probably won't have enough time to read them all.5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION)
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL
4.
Blindness-Jose Saramago 9/5
5.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde-Robert Louis Stevenson 11/20
6.
Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea-Chelsea Handler 9/6
7.
Dracula-Bram Stoker 10/27
8. READ A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL (ANY BOOK THAT IS CURRENTLY CATEGORIZED AS SUCH WILL DO, WHETHER IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE ONE OR NOT)
9.
Dr. Faustus-Christopher Marlowe 11/22
10.
Dead Until Dark-Charlaine Harris 11/2
15 POINT TASKS
1.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close-Jonathan Safran Foer 11/8
2. READ A BOOK BY A HISPANIC OR HISPANIC AMERICAN AUTHOR
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR
6.
House of Leaves-Mark Z. Danielewski 10/23
7.
The Cider House Rules-John Irving 9/24
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
9.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao-Junot Diaz
10.
East of Eden-John Steinbeck 11/30
25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT
3.
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist-Rachel Cohn & David Levithan Read-9/28 Saw Movie-10/05
Total: 160 Pts as of 11/30
Thanks to everyone who recommeneded "Love Walks In" as a book by a Goodreads author. I'm only about 5 chapters in, but I'm totally in love with it! She had me at "The Philadelphia Story" in chapter 1...
I agree Startlight. I cannot wait to read the sequel, Belong to Me. BTW does anyone know if the author of Love Walked In and Belong to Me is hispanic. I asked this in earlier threads, but I was ignored :(
Finishing Dexter in the Dark has upped my total to 70 points as of 9/10.
Here are the tasks I plan to do this fall in the order I plan to do them...I'll bold the tasks as I finish them.5 Point Task - Read A Book With A Color (Red, Blue Etc.) In The Title (Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins)
10 Point Task - Read a Non-Fiction Book (Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny With a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits by Celia Rivenbark)
15 Point Task - Read a Book by an Author you’ve Never Read Before (My Husband's Sweethearts by Bridget Asher)
25 Point Task - Read a Book And Then Watch the Movie Adaptation (Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen)
10 Point Task - Read a Novel or Non-Fiction Book about Witches, Vampires, or Werewolves (The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent)
25 Point Task - Read a Book And Cook a Meal Inspired By It (Belle In The Big Apple: A Novel With Recipes by Brooke Parkhurst)
15 Point Task - Read a Novel by an Author Who Is No Longer Living (Thinner, Blonder, Whiter by Elizabeth Maguire)
15 Point Task - Read A Book By A Pulitzer Prize Winner (Not Necessarily The Winning Book) (March by Geraldine Brooks)
10 Point Task - Read A Book with A One Word Title (Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro)
5 Point Task - Read A Book With The Name Of A City, Country, Or Continent In The Title (Big Stone Gap By Adrianna Trigiani)
5 Point Task - Read A Book With The Name Of A Person Or Character In The Title (The Second Coming Of Lucy Hatch By Marsha Moyer)
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an Athlete or Former Athlete (The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving)
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an Asian or Asian American Author (The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan)
10 Point Task - Read a Novel Written In the 19th Century (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)
10 Point Task - Read A Book about Music or A Musician (Fiction or Non-Fiction) (The Choir by Joanna Trollope)
10 Point Task - Read A Collection of Short Stories, Essays, or A Play (Cakewalk By Lee Smith)
10 Point Task - Read A Horror or Suspense Novel (Willow by V.C. Andrews.)
5 Point Task - Read A Book That Has Some Type Of Plant Life (Flowers, Trees) Or Part Of A Plant (Leaf, Petal) In The Title (The Ballroom On Magnolia Street)
5 Point Task - Read A Book with Any of the Following in the Title (Vampire, Zombie, Werewolf, Devil, Ghost, Goblin, Witch, or Frankenstein) (The Man Who Made the Devil Glad by Donald McCaig)
5 Point Task - Read A Book With The Name Of An Animal In The Title (Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite Expressions By Rosemarie Ostler) Or (Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched The World By Vicky Myron)
15 Point Task - Read A Book by A Hispanic or Hispanic American Author (The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters by Lorraine López)
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By a Good Reads Author (Field Of Darkness by Cornelia Read
5 Point Task - Read a Book That Has the Word School in the Title (The Crazy School by Cornelia Read)
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an African or African American Author (The Wind Done Gone By Alice Randall)
10 Point Task - Read a Novel or Non-Fiction Book about Football (Coal Run by Tawni O’dell)
5 Point Task - Read a Book with September in the Title (110 Stories: New York Writes After September 11 by Ulrich Bear)
TASKS COMPLETED - 3/26
TOTAL POINTS - 30/290
I had no idea about Love Walked In being by a Goodreads Author -- I wish I had picked it up at Borders a few weeks ago. Good thing I need to go again soon!
READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR - Lance Bass, "Out of Sync"Total points so far: 15
READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE Swan Song
READ A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Total Points: 15
You read it! What did you think Melanie?
Hi Emma- I liked it. Was so much better than the Twilight books. Is the next one pretty good?
Yay! :) It's much better than the first.
What fun! With the books I've read from Sept. 1 to today I'm at 25 points (been on vacation).5- Book with the Name of a Person or Character in the Title: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, Maggie O'Farrell
10 - Read a Book with a One Word Title: Eclipse, Stephanie Meyers
10- Read a Collection of Short Stories, Essays or a Play: The Opposite of Fate, Amy Tan
Emma and Melanie, which book are you both talking about? I'm intrigued.
A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, book one of the Gemma Doyle Trilogy. Emma is a preacher from the Church of Gemma.
Finishing The End of the Affair has bumped my point total up to 85 so far. I should find something that I can cook...
Thanks, Logan! I'll have to add that to my list, if it's not already there and I don't realize it!Hope to finish up New Moon in the next day or so, then move on to Eclipse -- should bump me up to about 90 points, when I'm done with both.
Well said Logan! Hehehe, and very true. Melissa, I'm kind of OBSESSED with it, and I swear, if I hadn't gotten to know everyone really well before forcing it down everyone's throats, I would've been sent to Spammer Hell for the rest of my days! Thank goodness it came out differently. :)
5 POINT TASKS 1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE Blaze by Stephen King
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK The Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION) Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohen and David Levithan
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE Run by Ann Patchett
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas
7. READ A NOVEL WRITTEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY
8. READ A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (got a late start on this one, didn't read until Sept.)
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
2. READ A BOOK BY A HISPANIC OR HISPANIC AMERICAN AUTHOR
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
7. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ATHLETE OR FORMER ATHLETE
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
9. READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK) The Road by Cormac McCarthy
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING Dracula by Bram Stoker
25 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT The Cider House Rules by John Irving-I went apple picking, made apple crisp, pumpkin apple soup and pork with apples and stuffing-we didn't eat them all together but together it makes a meal!
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the movie version with Kenneth Branagh and Robert DeNiro
Total as of 11/28/08 225
I've earned 10 points so far:5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL
Mr. Hands, by Gary A. Braunbeck
OK, here's what I have so far...75 points
5 POINT TASKS
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE
Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE
The Life of Pi - Yann Martel
10 POINT TASKS
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE
Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK
Winning the Future - Newt Gingrich
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
Book of Illusions - Paul Auster
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Obama Nation - Jerome Corsi
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1. READ A BOOK AND COOK A MEAL INSPIRED BY IT: Food To Die For: Secrets from Kay Scarpetta’s Kitchen by Patricia Cornwell 25 Pts
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT Beaded Jewellery - create your own style by Maya Brenner 25 Pts
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION: Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix by JK Rowling 25 Pts
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE: Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apparentice, Book 1) by John Flanagan 15 Pts
2. READ A BOOK BY A HISPANIC OR HISPANIC AMERICAN AUTHOR : Daughter of fortune by Isabel Allende 15 Pts
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR : Beloved by Toni Morrison 15 Pts
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR: Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto 15 Points
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR: The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 15 Pts
6. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY A GOOD READS AUTHOR : White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion by Tamora Pierce 15 Points
7. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ATHLETE OR FORMER ATHLETE: How to play rugby my way by Johnny Wilkinson 15 Pts
8. READ A BOOK ABOUT OR BY ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: Dreams from my father: a story of race & inheritance by Barack Obama
9. READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK): The Colour Purple by Alice Walker 15 Pts
10. READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING: Dracula by Bram Stoker 15 Pts
10 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BANNED BOOK: 1984 by George Orwell 10Pts
2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION) High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
3. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL: Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer10 Pts
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL: A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, Book 2) by Laurell K. Hamilton 10 Pts
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls 10 Pts
7. READ A NOVEL WRITTEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY: For the Term of his Natural Life by Marcus Clarke 10 Pts
8. READ A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL (ANY BOOK THAT IS CURRENTLY CATEGORIZED AS SUCH WILL DO, WHETHER IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE ONE OR NOT): Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild 10 Pts
9. READ A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, OR A PLAY: A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury by Kerry Greenwood 10 Pts
10. READ A NOVEL OR NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT WITCHES, VAMPIRES, OR WEREWOLVES : The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 10 Pts
5 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE: The curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Haddon 5 Pts
2. READ A BOOK WITH A COLOR (RED, BLUE ETC.) IN THE TITLE: Green Rider by Kristen Britain 5 Pts
3. READ A BOOK THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF PLANT LIFE (FLOWERS, TREES) OR PART OF A PLANT (LEAF, PETAL) IN THE TITLE: White Gardenia by Belinda Alexandra 5 Pts
4. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A CITY, COUNTRY, CONTINENT IN THE TITLE: They came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie 5 Pts
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE: Jane and the unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: being the first Jane Austen Mystery by Stephanie Barron 5 Pts
6. READ A BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD SCHOOL IN THE TITLE: The Naughtiest Girl in the school by Enid Blyton
7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN): The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 5 Pts
8. READ A BOOK WITH SEPTEMBER IN THE TITLE: A Sapphire for September by Hesba Fay Brinsmead 5 Pts
9. READ A BOOK WITH OCTOBER IN THE TITLE:October Sky: a memoir by Homer Hickham
10. READ A BOOK WITH NOVEMBER IN THE TITLE: Moominvalley in November by Tove Jansson 5 Pts
TOTAL: 330 Pts as @ 29/11