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Mini-Challenge #2: June 2011- REPORT POINTS HERE
Zeitounby Dave Eggers337 pages-4 points
Time: contemporary, 1900s-2
Genre: non-fiction-1
Locale: Louisiana, Middle East (Syria)-2
Themes: horror, heroquest, sports (swimming champ), self-discovery-4
Title: one-word, propername-2
Cover: water, town, yellow-3
June: father-1
Book total: 19 points
Challenge total: 147 points
The Peach Keeper by: Sarah Addison Allen288 pages: 2 points
Time Periods: Contemporary (1 point)
Genre: Romance/Fantasy (2 points)
Themes: Self-Discovery (1 point)
Titles: Adjective (1 point)
Book Cover: Yellow (1 point)*edit
Random Tasks: Read a book from the Can't Wait Books of 2011 listopia list/Read a book by an author with three names (2 points)
Book Total: 10 points
Challenge Total: 37 points
Twilight of a Queen by Susan Carroll 480 pages = 4 points
Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Adventure =3 points
Time period: Medieval - 1 point
Themes: politics, self-discovery, hero quest = 3 points
Cover: partial face, gown, color yellow = 3 points
Book total: 14 points
Challenge total: 39 points
by Suzanne Collinstime frame: future = 1 point
genre: young adult, fantasy and adventure = 3 points
themes: war and hero quest = 2 points
title: one word title = 1 point
task points = 7 points
page bonus: 390 pages = 4 points
total = 11 points
by Jacqueline Winspear325 pgs 4 pts
Time - 1900's 1 pt
Genre - HF 1 pt
Locale - England 1 pt
Themes - Politics, War 2 pts
Cover - Partial face, dress 1 pts
Random - Can't Wait List 1 pt
Book total 12 pts
Challenge total 113 pts
"Plum Pudding Murder" by Joanne Fluke
Bonus + 4 (307pp)
Genre: Romance +1
Time Period: 1900's +1
Locale-US Minnesota +1
Title: Adjective +1 (Plum)
Cover: yellow +1
Book Total: 9
Grand Total: 83
Drop Shot by Harlan CobenTime Period: 1900's (1 point)
Locale: New York (1 point)
Themes: Sports or Entertainment (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book published between 1900-1999 (1 point)
Page count: 4 points (341 pages)
Total book points: 8 points
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Time Period: Contemporary (1 point)
Genre: Young Adult (1 point)
Themes: Politics/Self-Discovery (2 points)
Title: One Word Title/Adjective (2 points)
June Events: In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure (1 point)
Page Count: 6 points (565 pages)
Total Book Points: 13 points
Twice as Dead by Sue Ann Jaffarian
Time Period: Contemporary (1 point)
Book Cover: Dress or gown (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book by an author with three names (1 point)
June events: Read a book featuring a character with a disability (one of the main characters is a paraplegic- in a wheelchair) (1 point)
Page Count: 2 points (283 pages)
Total book points: 6 points
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
Genre: Historical Fiction (1 point)
Locale: Italy (1 point)
Themes: Politics/War (2 points)
Title: Proper Name (1 point)
Book Cover: Partial Face/Dress or Gown (2 points)
Random Tasks: Read a book by an author with three names (initials count) (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (397 pages)
Total Book Points: 12 points
Total Challenge Points: 254 points
You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity by Robert Lane Green
Genre: non-fiction (1 point)
Theme: politics (1 point)
Title: adjective (1 point)
Book cover: yellow (1 point)
Random: three-named author (1 point)
Page count: 304 pages (4 points)
Book total: 9 points
by Jennifer Chiaverini352 pgs 4 pts
Time - 1800's 1pt
Genre - HF 1pt
Theme - War 1pt
Title - Proper Name (Union Quilters is the name of an incorporated group) 1pt
Cover - Dress, Star, Partial face 3 pts
Random - Can't Wait List 1pt
June Events - Slavery 1pt
Book total 13 pts
Challenge total 126 pts
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Time Periods: Future (+1)
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction (+1)
Title: Proper Name (+1)
Cover: Partial Face, Yellow (+2)
June Events: Father, Slavery (+2)
Page Points: 374 pages (+4)
Book total = 11
Challenge total = 115
Updated Scoreboard:Butterflycager- 287
Shay- 255
Kiri- 233
Beth NC- 168
Luckngrace- 147
LemonLinda- 143
Cheryl- 126
Jen C- 115
Rachel- 110
Becky- 98
KarenF- 94
Heather- 84
Jayme- 83
Alexandra- 77
Holly P- 73
Janice- 60
KristiJ- 56
Amy- 44
Diane Whitney- 42
Lisa- 39
Gayle- 39
Carla- 37
ladywallingford- 37
Ellen- 34
Melissa- 34
Kate- 31
Laura K- 31
Brittany- 24
Babs- 20
Jennifer- 19
Robyn- 15
Debbie- 15
Silver- 8
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Shay:
Smokin' Seventeen: +1 Romance
Holly P:
Dragonflight: +1 Castle on bookcover
Janice:
Mockingjay:
+1 Adventure (genre)
Themes: +1 Self-discovery, +1 Politics
-1 Slavery (unless you can refresh my memory on this)
Debbie:
Mockingjay:
+1 Romance, +1 Sci-fi
+1 Self-discovery, +1 politics
In Mockingjay, they referred several times to people in the districts being slaves to the Capitol. I'm okay with your ruling. :)
Lima Nights
256 pages = 2
Time Periods: 1900s, Contemporary = 2
Genre: Romance = 1
Locale: South America = 1
Themes: Self-discovery = 1
Cover: dress, face = 2
June: music, father-figure = 2
Total = 11 points
Challenge Total = 121 points
A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh
Time Period: 1800s (1 point)
Genre: historical fiction, romance (2 points)
Locale: England (1 point)
Cover: gown, yellow (2 points)
June events: fathers (1 point)
Page count: 224 (2 points)
Book total: 9 points
Just in Case by Kathy Harrison
Genre: Non-fiction (1 point)
Cover: partial face, dog, yellow (3 points)
Page count: 240 pages (2 points)
Book total: 6 points
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer629 pages-6 pts
Time: Contemporary-1
Genres: YA, fantasy, romance, horror-4
Themes: self-discovery, heroquest-2
Title: one word-1
June: native (Jacob), father(Charlie), disability(Billy)-3
Book total: 17 points
Challenge Total: 164 points
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
336 pages (4 points)
Time Period: 1900s (1 point)
Genre: HF, Romance (2 points)
Locale: England (1 point)
Themes: War, Self Discovery, Hero Quest (3 points)
Total Points for Book: 11 points
Total Points for Challenge: 55 points
"Apple Turnover Murder" by Joanne FlukeBonus: +4 (344pp)
Time Period: 1900's +1
Genre: Romance +1
Locale: Us-Minnesota +1
Title: Adjective (apple) +1
Cover: Yellow (lettering) +1
Book Total: 9
Grand Total: 92
Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card
Pages - 380 - 4 points
Time period - future - 1 point
Genres - YA, sci-fi, adventure - 3 points
Themes - exploration, war, politics, self-discovery, hero-quest - 5 points
June events - father, disability (giantism) - 2 points
Total for task - 15
Total for challenge - 158
Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney
Time Period: 1800s: 1 Pt
Genre: HF, Romance: 2 Pts
Title: Plant: 1 Pt
Cover: Yellow: 1 Pt
Random: 3 Names, Published 1993: 2 Pts
June Event: Father (Owen), Music (Nicholas plays Welsh Harp): 2 Pt
382 Pages: 4 Pts
Book Total: 13 Pts
Born to Bite by Lynsay Sands
Time Period: Contemporary: 1 Pt
Genre: Romance, Fantasy: 2 Pts
Locale: Canada: 1 Pt
June Event: Father (Armand): 1 Pt
358 Pages: 4 Pts
Book Total: 9 Pts
A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh
Time Period: 1800s: 1 Pt
Genre: HF, Romance: 2 Pts
Locale: England: 1 Pt
Title: Season: 1 Pt
Cover: Yellow: 1 Pt
June Event: Father (Kit's Father - the Earl), Disability (Sydnam lost an arm & an eye in war): 2 Pts
361 Pages: 4 Pts
Book total: 12 Pts
Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister
Time Period: Contemporary: 1 Pt
Genre: Fantasy, Romance: 2 Pts
Locale: England: 1 Pt
Cover: Dress, Yellow: 2 Pts
329 Pages: 4 Pts
Book Total: 10 Pts
Challenge Total: 138
Burned by Ellen HopkinsTime Period: Contemporary (1 point)
Genre: Young Adult (1 point)
Themes: Self-Discovery (1 point)
Title: One Word/Adjective (2 points)
June Events: In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure (1 point)
Page Count: 6 points (532 pages)
Total Book Points: 12 points
Fade Away by Harlan Coben
Time Period: Contemporary (1 point)
Themes: Sports or Entertainment (1 point)
Book Cover: Yellow (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book published between 1900-1999 (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (368 points)
Total book points: 8 points
Total Challenge Points: 275 points
Updated Scoreboard:Butterflycager- 302
Shay- 275
Kiri- 233
Beth NC- 168
Luckngrace- 164
LemonLinda- 158
KarenF- 133
Cheryl- 126
Rachel- 121
Jen C- 115
Becky- 98
Jayme- 92
Heather- 84
Alexandra- 77
Holly P- 73
Janice- 60
Diane Whitney- 60
KristiJ- 56
Amy- 55
Lisa- 39
Gayle- 39
Carla- 37
ladywallingford- 37
Ellen- 34
Melissa- 34
Kate- 31
Laura K- 31
Brittany- 24
Babs- 20
Jennifer- 19
Robyn- 15
Debbie- 15
Silver- 8
Three days left
by Sarah Addison Allen288 pgs 2 pts
Time - Contemporary 1 pt
Genre - Romance 1 pt
Theme - Self Discovery 1 pt
Title - Adjective 1 pt
Cover - Partial Face 1 pt
Random - Can't Wait List, Author with 3 names 2 pts
Book total 9 pts
Challenge total 135 pts
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
321 pages - +4
Time Period - Contemporary +1
Themes - Self-discovery +1
Book Cover - Dog, yellow +2
Random - family saga +1
Events - Father's Day, Court Case +2
Book Total - +11
Private Games by Tawny Taylor
232 pages - +2
Time Period - Contemporary +1
Genre - Romance, Anthology +2
Themes - Exploration, Self Discovery, LGBT +3
Title - Adjective +1
Cover - Partial Face +1
Book Total +10
Post Total +21
Challenge Total +105 (Jackie, thanks for fixing my total - apparently adding wasn't my strong suit that day ;) ).
Olive Kitteridge270 pages = 2pts
Time period: Contemporary = 1pt
Locale: US, NY = 1pt
Titles: Proper Name = 1pt
Random Tasks: Family Saga = 1pt
June: Father = 1pt
total = 7pts
challenge total = 44pts
The Countess and the King, a novel of The Countess of Dorchester and King James II by Susan Holloway Scott384pgs +4
Time Period: 1700's +1
Genre: Historical Fiction,Romance +2
Locale: England +1
Themes: War,Self-discovery,Politics +3
Title: A Proper Name +1
Book Cover: Dress or Gown,Partial Face,City or Town +3
Random Task: Read a book by an author with 3 names +1
June Events: In honor of Father's Day- read a book that features a father figure +1
Total: +17
The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig387pgs +4
Time Period: 1800's,Contemporary +2
Genre: Historical Fiction,Romance,Adventure +3
Locale: England +1
Themes: Self-discovery,Hero Quest,Politics,War +4
Title: An Adjective +1
Cover: Dress or Gown,Partial Face,Yellow +3
June Events: In honor of Father's Day- read a book Featuring a Father of Father Figure +1
Total:+19
Overall Total:+36
Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle368pgs +4
Time Period: 1800's +1
Genre: Historical Fiction,Young Adult,Romance,Fantasy +4
Locale: England +1
Themes: Self-discovery,Politics +2
Title: Season, Adjective +2
Book Cover: Yellow,Gown or Dress +2
June Events: In honor of Father's Day- read a book Featuring a Father of Father Figure +1
Total:+17
Overall Total:+53
The Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato380pgs +4
Time Period: 1700's +1
Genre: Historical Fiction,Romance,Adventure +3
Locale: Italy +1
Themes: Self-discovery,War,Politics +3
Title: Proper Names +1
Book Cover: Partial Face,Dress or Gown,City or Town,Yellow +4
June Events:In honor of Father's Day- read a book Featuring a Father of Father Figure +1
Total:+18
Overall Total:+71
Empire of the Ants by Bernard WerberTime Period:
Contemporary-1
Genre:
Fantasy-1
Adventure-1
Themes:
Exploration-1
War-1
Random:
Read a book published between 1900-1999-1
June Events:
In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure-1
Page Bonus:
320pages-4
Total Book Points: 11
Total Challenge Points: 19
Priceless by Marne Davis Kellogg
Time period: contemporary (1 point)
Title: one word, adjective (2 points)
Book cover: yellow (1 point)
Random: three-named author (1 point)
Page count: 336 (4 points)
Book total: 9 points
The Master and Margarita byMikhail BulgakovTime Period:
1900s-1
Genre:
Fantasy-1
Classics-1
Themes:
Politics-1
Titles:
A Proper Name-1
Book Cover:
Dog or cat-1
Random:
Read a book published between 1900-1999-1
Page Bonus
384 pages-4
Total Book Points-11
Total Challenge Points- 30
Comfort Food
352 pages = 4
Time Period: Contemporary = 1
Genre: Romance = 1
Locale: New York = 1
Themes: Self-discovery = 1
Titles: Adjective = 1
Book Cover: Yellow = 1
Random: family = 1
total = 11
Naughty Neighbor
229 pages = 2
Time Period: Contemporary = 1
Genre: Romance, Thriller = 2
Locale: Washington DC =1
Themes: Politics, entertainment = 2
Titles: Adjective = 1
Book Cover: Yellow = 1
Total = 10 points
Challenge total = 142
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
Time Period: 1900's (1 point)
Locale: England (1 point)
Themes: Self-Discovery (1 point)
Book Cover: Yellow (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book published between 1900-1999.(1 point)
June Events: In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure(1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (307 pages)
Total book points: 10 points
Mr. Monk on the Couch by Lee Goldberg
Time Period: Contemporary (1 point)
Title: Proper Noun (1 point)
June Events: In honor of Helen Keller's birthday - Read a book featuring a character with a disability (1 point)
Page Count: 2 points (278 page)
Total Book Points: 5 points
Back Spin by Harlan Coben
Time Period: 1900's (1 point)
Themes: Sports or Entertainment (1 point)
Title: Adjective (1 point)
Book Cover: Yellow (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book published between 1900-1999.(1 point)
June Events: In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure In honor of Father's Day (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (368 pages)
Total Book Points: 10 points
Total Challenge Points: 300 points
Solomon's Oak by Jo-Ann Mapson
Time period: contemporary (1 point)
Theme: self-discovery (1 point)
Title: proper name, plant (2 points)
Cover: yellow (1 point)
June events: father figure, Native American, character with disability (Joseph is all of these things) (3 points)
Page count: 320 (4 points)
Book total: 12 points
All-American Girlby Meg Cabot
398 pages = 4 points
Time Period:Comtemporary = 1 point
Genre:Young Adult = 1 point
Locale:Wasington DC = 1 point
Book Cover:Start = 1 point
Book Total: 8 points
Challenge Total: 27 points
Baby Proofby Emily Giffen
340 pages = 4 points
Time Period:Contemporary = 1 point
Genre:Romance = 1 point
Locale:New York = 1 point
Theme:Self-Discovery = 1 point
Book Cover:Color Yellow = 1 point
Book Total: 9 points
Challenge Total: 36 points
Hidden by Victoria LustbaderTime Period:
1900's-1
Genre:
Historical Fiction-1
Locale:
New York-1
Themes:
War-1
LGBT-1
Titles:
One word title-1
An Adjective-1
Book Cover:
Dress or gown-1
City or town-1
The Color Yellow-1
Random:
Family Saga-1
June Events:
In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure -1
Page Bonus:
544 pages-6
Total Books Points: 18
Total Challenge Points: 48
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutTime Periods:
Contemporary-1
Genre:
Short Story or Anthology-1
Locale:
New York-1
Themes:
Self-Discovery-1
Titles:
A Proper Name-1
June Events:
In honor of The Beatles - Read a book that features music or musicians-1
In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure-1
Page Bonus:
270 pages- 2
Total Book Points: 9
Totals Challenge Points: 57
Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
324 pages: 3 pts
Time Period: Contemporary: 1 pt
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Horror: 3 pts
Locale: Louisiana: 1 pt
Title: An Adjective (dead): 1 pt
Book cover: Partial face; Cat (tiger); a dress; Stars; the color yellow: 5 pts
Book Total: 14 pts
Updated Scoreboard:Butterflycager- 323
Shay- 300
Kiri- 233
Beth NC- 168
Luckngrace- 164
LemonLinda- 158
Rachel- 142
Cheryl- 135
KarenF- 133
Jen C- 115
Heather- 105
Becky- 98
Jayme- 92
Alexandra- 77
Holly P- 73
Kayla- 71
KristiJ- 69
Janice- 60
Diane Whitney- 60
Silver- 57
Amy- 55
Carla- 44
Lisa- 39
Gayle- 39
ladywallingford- 37
Jennifer- 36
Ellen- 34
Melissa- 34
Kate- 31
Laura K- 31
Brittany- 24
Babs- 20
Robyn- 15
Debbie- 15
Tomorrow is the last day to get your books in!! :D
by Andy Lane224 pgs 2 pts
Time - 1800's 1pt
Genre - YA, Thriller 2 pts
Locale - England 1 pt
Cover - Yellow 1 pt
Book total 7 pts
Challenge total 142 pts
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
550 pages (6 points)
Time Period: 1900s (1 point)
Genre: HF, YA (2 points)
Themes: War, Politics, Bibliophilia, Self-Discovery (4 points)
Book Cover: Yellow (1 point)
June Events: Music, Father-Figure, Character with disability (3 points)
Total Points for Book: 17 points
Total Points for Challenge: 72 points
The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Romance (+3)
Locale: England, Italy (+2)
Themes: War, Politics, Self-Discovery (+3)
Cover: Dress, body of water (+2)
Random: Published 1900-1999, Author with three names (+2)
June Events: Father, Slavery, Musician (+3)
Page points: 432 pages (+4)
Book total = 19
Challenge total = 134
Angelologyby Danielle Trussoni
Time Period: 1900s+Contemporary (2pts)
Genre: YA +Fantasy (2pts)
Locale: New York (1pt)
Title: one word (1pt)
Page: 464 (4pts)
Task Points:10
Total: 35
Mansfield Park by Jane AustenTime Period:
1800's-1
Genre:
Romance-1
Classic-1
Local:
England-1
Book Covers:
Dress of Gown-1
June Events:
In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure-1
Page Bonus
507 pages-6
Total Book Points:12
Total Challenge Points: 69
Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn
Pages - 400 - 4 points
Genre - HF - 1 point
Locale - Italy - 1 point
Themes - war, politics, self-discovery, hero-quest - 4 points
Book cover - partial face, dress, city, yellow - 4 points
Random tasks - published in 2011 - 1 point
June events - slavery, father - 2 points
Task total - 17 points
Challenge total - 175 points
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneTime period – Contemporary – 1 pt
Genre – Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure – 3 pts
Locale – England – 1 pt
Theme – Hero Quest, Self Discovery – 2 pts
Titles – A proper name – 1 pt
Book Cover – Partial face, Castle, Dog, Yellow, Stars – 5 pts
RANDOM TASKS
- Read a book published between 1900-1999 - (first published 1997)
- Read a book by an author with three names (initials count) – 2 pts
JUNE EVENTS
– In honor of The Beatles - Read a book that features music or musicians(Harry plays the flute to put Fluffy, three-headed dog to sleep)
- In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure – 2 pts
Page bonus – 304 pages – 4 pts
Task = 21 pts
Challenge total = 52
Exit the Actress by Priya ParmarGenre:
Historic Fiction-1
Romance-1
Locale:
England-1
Thems:
Sports or Entertainment-1
Book Cover:
Partial face-1
Dress of gown-1
The color yellow-1
Random:
Read a book from the "Can't Wait Books of 2011" listopia list (#259 on list) - 1
June Events:
In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-1
Page Bonus:
444 pages-4
Totals Book Points:13
Total Challenge Points: 82
Life Blood/a Novel of Suspense by Caroline Llewellyn
Time period: 1900's (1 point)
Locale: England (1 point)
Themes: self-discovery, bibliophilia (at the center of this novel is a much-desired book written by the protagonist's grandmother) (2 points)
Cover: yellow (1 point)
Title: proper name (Life Blood is itself the title of the grandmother's book) (1 point)
Random: book was published in 1993 (1 point)
Page count: 339 pages (4 points)
Book total: 11 points
Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward RutherfurdTime Period: Prehistoric/Medieval/1700's/1800's (4 points)
Genre: Historical fiction (1 point)
Locale: England (1 point)
Themes: War/Politics (2 points)
Title: One Word Title/Proper Name (2 points)
Random Tasks: Read a book published between 1900-1999 (1 point)
June Events: In honor of Father's Day - Read a book featuring a father or father-figure (1 point)
Page Count: 8 points (912 pages)
Total Book Points: 20 points
The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
Time Period: Contemporary (1 point)
Genre: Young Adult (1 point)
Themes: Self-Discovery (1 point)
Page Count: 2 points (281 page)
Total Book Points: 5 points
One False Move by Harlan Coben
Time Period: 1900's (1 point)
Setting: New York (1 point)
Themes: Sports or Entertainment (1 point)
Title: Adjective (1 point)
Book Cover: Yellow (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book published between 1900-1999 (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (400 pages)
Total book Points: 10 points
Total Challenge Points: 335 points
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I'll adjust my totals. Thanks.