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OFFICIAL FALL CHALLENGE - 2008
My update:5 point task.
5.) Read a book with the name of a person or character in the title.
LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel
Total points 140
I have 75 points right now......and when I see Nick and Norah tomorrow, I'll have 90!
MY TASK UPDATE5 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/Witchcraft, 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 Book by A Hispanic or Hispanic American Author (The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters by Lorraine López)
15 Point Task - Read a Book Written By an Athlete or Former Athlete (The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks)
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 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 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 - 5/26
TOTAL POINTS - 65/290
I had 40 points, and have completed:Read a non-fiction book. (15)
Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North
New total: 55 points.
55 points as of 10/3/085 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE
The Conqueror Worms, by Brian Keene
10 POINT TASKS
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL
Mr. Hands, by Gary A. Braunbeck
6. READ A NON-FICTION BOOK
First Generations: Women in Colonial America, by Carol Berkin
15 POINT TASKS
3. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
Frederick Douglass Slave Narratives
5. READ A NOVEL BY A GAY OR LESBIAN AUTHOR
Lola Dances, by Victor J. Banis
100 points!
5 PT TASKS7. READ A BOOK WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE TITLE (VAMPIRE, ZOMBIE, WEREWOLF, DEVIL, GHOST, GOBLIN, WITCH, OR FRANKENSTEIN)
Frankenstein - Mary Shelly
Total: 75 as of 10/3/08
Liz - the last post said 85 points, this one says 75 - which is it so I can update the leaderboard.
Just finished The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters. Total Points: 45
5 POINT TASKS1. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE
Frog is Frog - Max Velthuijs
5. READ A BOOK WITH THE NAME OF A PERSON OR CHARACTER IN THE TITLE
Kvirre och Hoppsan - Ester Ringnér Lundgren
10 POINT TASKS
4. READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE
Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
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)
Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
The Man who was Thursday: A Nightmare - GK Chesterton
4. READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHOR
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
25 POINT TASKS
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION
Enduring Love - Ian McEwan
Current score: 85
DUH! I forgot about that book! LOL!90 pts. Thanks for double checking. I'm reading so many books I've lost track!!
Finished I Am Third by Gale Sayers Points: 60
5 more points! Read a book with the name of a person or character in the title:Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
That brings me to 100 points!
so some how i got my total to 65 points plus two more books5 points:
1: Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck
10 points:
5: Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen
total: 80 points
(found it. didn't post My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult for 15 points:author never read before)
total still: 80 pts
I'd like to take part in this challenge! So far, this is what I've got:READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION) - Dedication by Emma McLaughlin (10 pts)
READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL - Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde (10 pts)
READ A NON-FICTION BOOK - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (10 pts)
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) - Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen (10 pts)
READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (15 pts)
READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION - Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (25 pts)
Total = 80 points
Just finished a 5 point task, so I am now up to 105.
Reading A Clockwork Orange today has bumped my total up to 125 points. It looks like I've fallen behind the past week or so because of my short non-fiction binge.
I've fallen a bit behind. Hoping that I'll be able to catch up while on vacation soon. My update: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 -Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyreading now
10 POINT TASKS
1.READ A BANNED BOOK - Slaughterhouse Five
4.READ A BOOK WITH A ONE WORD TITLE - Grace
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE - Reichs, Break No Bones
9.READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK) - Brooks, People of the Book
10.READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING - Nemirovsky, Suite Francaise
current total: 70
I don't have a great too many points, but I figured I should start to post my totals.10 POINT TASKS
5. READ A HORROR OR SUSPENSE NOVEL
The Millionaires by Brad Meltzer (suspense)
15 POINT TASKS
1. READ A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR YOU'VE NEVER READ BEFORE
The Lost Constitution by William Martin
25 POINT TASKS
3. READ A BOOK AND THEN WATCH THE MOVIE ADAPTATION
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
Point Total: 45
Up to 75 point after reading The Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene which is a frequently banned book.
I love a challenge. Especially since I just found this one & I think I can apply most of my September books for points. Here goes:1. Read a book by an author you've never read before
History of Love by Nicole Krauss (15 pts)
4. Read a book written by an asian or asian american author
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (15 pts)
9. Read a book by a pulitzer prize winner (not necessarily the winning book)
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson (15 pts)
10. Read a novel by an author who is no longer living
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (15 pts)
4. Read a book with a one word title
Silk by Alessandro Baricco (10 pts)
5. Read a horror or suspense novel
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (10 pts)
7. Read a novel written in the 19th century
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (10 pts)
8. Read a young adult novel
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (10 pts)
5. Read a book with the name of a person or character in the title
Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard (5 pts)
Grand total: 105 pts.
And I have plans for I'm Not Scared and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, my other September reads. Now I just need to comb through the tbr pile for books to match the rest of the challenge list!
Ok so we now have 3 Liz's - 2 from New York so new Liz you will be Liz Brooklyn.
Jessica -- Don't feel bad, I only have 10 pts. so far! *L* I'll post when I have at least 25!
READ A NOVEL BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS NO LONGER LIVING: Dracula by Bram Stoker 15 PtsTOTAL: 195 Pts as @ 06/10
I saw Nick & Norah last nite...so now I am up to 60 pts...
10 pt tasks2. READ A BOOK ABOUT MUSIC OR A MUSICIAN (FICTION OR NON-FICTION)
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
25 pt task
2. READ A CRAFT BOOK AND MAKE AN ITEM FROM IT
The Complete Book of Origami: Step-by Step Instructions in Over 1000 Diagrams I made the swan like thing! Yay me!
That means as of 10/06/08 I have 80 points!!!
I'm at 90 now. Finished Dracula for the 19th century novel.
I'm totally in! I'm working on a list today. :)
My update: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.
HOUSE OF LEAVES by Mark Z. Danielewski
Total: 145
Lisa (Labyrinth logo Lisa)5 points - Living Dead in Dallas (city)
10 points - A Great and Terrible Beauty (YA book)
10 points - Dead to the World (vamps, witches,weres)
15 points - Dead until Dark (new author for me)
25 - Rebel Angels (make a meal - dosas (with fillings), coffee, and absinthe....or the Oregon distilled version of it)
65 total so far
Glad to have you Jenni - remember any books you read in September up until the end of November that fit the categories count.I finished reading Belle in the Big Apple: A Novel with Recipes now I just have to cook something to get those 25 points...haven't decided what yet.
I've started reading The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters for the book by a Hispanic author.
Let's see, it's been a little while since I updated here. Finishing Tree of Smoke netted me five points and then reading Dead Until Dark garnered me 10 more for a whopping total of 140 points. 10/8
115 points! From reading The Audacity of Hope.
Darn Emma, you have surpassed me!! The book I just read did not qualify for the challenge, so I do not earn any points :( I am reading Dreams of my Father, so I will get points for that!
Ahh....How do you like the book so far?
So what does the winner get besides a pat on the back? LOL... I think each person who participated should send a book to the winner of the challenge!! That could make it very intersting :) Unless there is a tie and that would be difficult and costly!
Ooo! Can you guess what book I'd give away? Guess!!!! Just guess!!! (That's getting annoying, isn't it?) A Great and Terrible Beauty!!!
I am only on page 35... It is good but I feel like I keep getting distracted and I find myself reading a page and being like, what just happened here!! I have a lot of my mind with graduation just around the corner, so I sit and write a paragraph or two and then read for a bit, but find myself thinking about what I am going to write for my paper. I really should wait before reading this book, but I know I will not!
Yeah...sometimes I had the same problem with The Audacity of Hope. My mind would wander.....and I wouldn't be as absorbed in the words.
Hahaha!!! Was it the new (G) in my name? I think I would have more fun giving away a book than getting one. (Did I just say that?)
Can you imagine winning the challenge and receiving all those wonderful books??? Ahhh heaven :)
Emma, I have never heard of this GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY. But I know from reading you are a fan..lol How can I read it and make it part of the fall challenge??hmmmmm....
LOL! If you haven't already read a YA novel for the challenge, than that would work. Hmmm....what else?
Oh! You could put it under read an author you've never read before.
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READ A BOOK BY A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER (NOT NECESSARILY THE WINNING BOOK)
Sula by Toni Morrison
Her Pulitzer winner book was Beloved
Total: 85 pts. (10/1/08)