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Challenge #7 - REPORT POINTS HERE
ladywallingford wrote: "Rachel wrote: "ladywallingford wrote: "10.1 - Take an island vacation. Read a book that is set on an island.The Lady in the Tower The Fall of Anne Boleyn by: Alison Weir
288 pages..."
Thanks ladywallingford! Correcting my spreadsheet.
Task 50.2 - Read two HF set in the same country 50 - 100 yrs apart, different authors
The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt 1760 England
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas 1848 England
Task points = 50
356 pages = 4 bonus
360 pages = 4 bonus
HF = 2
Task total = 60
Challenge total = 210
Rachel wrote: "Beth - you actually got 59 points for 50.1 Shay's Challenge. You get the Non-fiction point, but not the HF one. ..."Thanks for catching that, guess I can't claim a non-fiction and a fiction for the same book now can I? Sorry was thinking Historical, not Historical Fiction
10.2 The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyTask - 10 points
Page count - 4 points (432 pages0
14 points
Sorry Rachel, I am just reading along this month on what I had previously wanted and planned to read rather than finding books that fit the tasks and then reading them. I guess I did not pay close enough attention.
Rachel wrote: "Ellen wrote: "Completed task 50.2Read a book written by 2 different authors, set in the same country, set at least 50 years but no more than 100 years apart
[book:Snow Flower and the Secret Fan|..."
I just noticed that. Thanks for watching for us.
I finally finished "A Dance With Dragons" by George RR Martin for task 10.2 a book about a journey or traveling. There were several characters who traveled by air, land and sea. Task Points + 10
Bonus: +10 (1016pp)
Grand Total: 29
20.3 favorite time period and setting.
The Bloody Ground by Bernard Cornwell368 pages + HF = 5 points
Total: 25
Challenge Total: 400 points
15.2 - Hot off the presses! Read a HF book published in 2011. Caleb's Crossing
320 pages = 4
HF = 1
Total = 20
New Scoresheet!Butterflycager 436
Luckngrace 400
Shay 370
Zee 309
Cheryl 268
Kiri 267
Rachel 248
Beth NC 241
Holly P 231
JenC 210
Christy 209
Holly 200
Carla 146
KarenF 121
ladywallingford 120
Emily 119
HeatherJ 114
Ellen 110
LemonLinda 95
Amy 88
Diane 76
Gayle 60
Jamie 59
LP Heather 45
Jayme 29
Jennifer 26
Babs 24
Margaret 18
Drjmel 13
Shannon 13
Task 15.3 - Royal title
The Taming of the Duke by Eloisa James
Task points = 15
392 pages = 4 bonus
HF = 1
Task total = 20
Challenge total = 230
Task 15.2- 2011 HF. The Last Letter
by Kathleen Shoop372 pages + HF = 5 points
Task total: 20 points
Challenge total: 420 points
10.2 - Let’s take a trip! Read a book about a journey or traveling. The Captain of All Pleasures by Kresley Cole
Task Points: 10 Pts
HF: 1 Pt
370 Pages: 4 Pts
Task Total: 15 Pts
Challenge Total: 136 Pts
Task 50.1 - Read a Pulitzer Prize winnerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Task 50 pts
323 pgs 4 pts
Task total 54 pts
Challenge total 312 pts
Somewhere along the line, I've picked up an additional 10 pts. I've doubled checked my list and keep coming up with 258 pts prior to this entry...
Task 50.1 Pulitzer Prize for Novel 1924 So Big by Edna Ferber
Task points = 50
HF = 1
Pages (376) = 4
Task total = 55
Challenge total = 255
20.3 I wish I coulda been thereUnder an English Heaven by Robert Radcliffe
In the English countryside in the 1940s
20 task points
+1 HF
+4 440 pages
25 total task
38 total challenge
Task 10.1 - Set on an island (this book is set in Queens, NY which is technically on Long Island - who knew? Well, I guess New Yorkers knew....)
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
Task points = 10
310 pages = 4 bonus
Task total = 14
Challenge total = 244
50.1 - Shay’s task- Pulitzer Prize Winner- HistoryGotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Edwin G. Burrows
1 point: Bonus for Non-fiction
Page Count: 10 points (1424 Pages)
Total Task Points: 61 points
Total Challenge Points: 431 points
10.3 - All work and no play... Read a book that has the name of an occupation in the title.The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
HF: 0 points
Page Count: 10 points (1056 pages)
Total Task Points: 20 points
Total Challenge Points: 451 points
20.3 - I wish I coulda been there! Read a HF book that is set in your favorite time period and setting.Time and Chance by: Sharon Kay Penman
544 pages - 6 points
HF - 1 point
Total Points - 27 points
Challenge Total - 147 points
10.3 - All work and no play... Read a book that has the name of an occupation in the titleThe Trumpeter of Krakow
HF = 1
224 pages = 2
total = 12
20.2 - It’s a stay-cation. Read a HF book that is set where you live or in your local region.
Excelsior
HF = 1
232 pages= 2
total = 23
5.01 Celebrate Comic Con - A Living Nightmare 272 pages = 2 pts
Task Points = 7
15.01 Summer of Love - Middlesex HF (1960's) = 1pt
529 pages = 6 pts
Task Points = 22
20.02 It's a Stay-Cation - The Outer Banks House Set in NC
HF 1868 = 1pt
304 pages = 4pts
Task Points = 25
20.03 I Wish I Coulda Been - Scarlett
Revolutionary - Civil War Era in South
HF early 1800's = 1 pt
896 pages = 8pts
Task Points = 29
Total Points = 324
Task 10.1 Read a book that is set on an island.Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
473 pages
Task Points: 10
Page Points: 4
Total Points for Task: 14
Total Points for Challenge: 102
Task 50.1 Polio: An American StoryPulitzer prize for History 2006
Task points = 50
368 pages = 4 points
Non-fiction = 1 bonus point
Total task = 55
Total Challenge = 310
15.2 - Hot off the presses! Read a HF book published in 2011. Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn
Task Points: 15
HF: 1
388 Pages: 4
Task Total: 20 Pts
Challenge Total: 156 Pts
15.1 - "Summer of Love" The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (210 pgs)Task pts: 15
HF bonus: 1
Page bonus: 2
Task Total: 18
Challenge Total: 77
20.3 - "I wish I coulda been there" Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters (360 pgs)Task pts: 20
HF bonus: 1
Page bonus: 4
Task Total: 25
Challenge Total: 102
100 point bonus: A job well done! Read any 4 of the books listed.The Books of Rachel by Joel Gross
HF 1 pt
450 pgs 4 pts
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
320 pgs 4pts
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
398 pgs 4 pts
Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett
HF 1 pt
423 pgs 4 pts
Task pts 100 pts
Bonus pts 18 pts
Task total 118 pts
Challenge complete - total points 430
Holly wrote: "Task 50.1 Polio: An American StoryPulitzer prize for History 2006
Task points = 50
368 pages = 4 points
Non-fiction = 1 bonus point
Total task = 55
Total Challenge = 310"
Holly - you only get credit for one book per challenge task. Your first selection, John Adams has the most pages for you so I am keeping it for you.
Cheryl wrote: "Task 50.1 - Read a Pulitzer Prize winnerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Task 50 pts
323 pgs 4 pts
Task total 54 pts
Challenge total 312 pts
Somewher..."
Found it & corrected this Cheryl. Thanks for the heads up & congrats on completing the challenge!!
New ScoreboardShay 451
Butterflycager 436
Cheryl 431
Luckngrace 420
Beth NC 324
Zee 309
Rachel 284
Kiri 271
JenC 244
Holly P 231
Christy 209
Holly 200
KarenF 156
ladywallingford 147
Carla 146
Emily 119
HeatherJ 114
Ellen 110
Amy 102
Jamie 102
LemonLinda 95
Diane 76
Babs 49
Gayle 60
LP Heather 45
Shannon 38
Jayme 29
Jennifer 26
Margaret 18
Drjmel 13
50.1 - Shay’s task Read a Pulitzer Prize winning work in one of the following categories: Fiction (1948-present), Novel (1917-1947), History, or Biography/Autobiography. (Must have won the prize)
**Receive 1 bonus point for choosing a non-fiction book.**
John Adams by David McCullough
task = 50pts
751 pages = 8pts
non-fiction = 1pt
task total = 59
challenge total = 205
50.1 - Shay’s task This is the time when we find ourselves reaching for that summertime beach read. Let's be contrarian. Read a Pulitzer Prize winning work in one of the following categories: Fiction (1948-present), Novel (1917-1947), History, or Biography/Autobiography. (Must have won the prize)
**Receive 1 bonus point for choosing a non-fiction book.**
The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed
662 pages - 6 points
NF - 1 point
Task Total - 57 points
Challenge Total - 203 points
Task: 5.2 It’s a scorcher out there! Read a book with “Hot”, “Summer”, or “Sun” in the title.Book: Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene (203pp.)
Task Points: 5 pts
Pages: 2 pts
HF: 1 pt
Total Task: 8 pts
Task: 5.3 A trip down the rabbit hole... Read a re-imagined fairy tale.
Book: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale (320pp.)
Task Points: 5 pts
Pages: 4 pts
HF: 1 pt
Total Task: 10 pts
Challenge Total: 232
Task: 10.1 Take an island vacation. Read a book that is set on an island.Book: Rashomon Gate by I.J. Parker (352pp.) (Japan)
Task Points: 10 pts
Pages: 4 pts
HF: 1 pt
Total Points this Task: 15 pts
Task: 10.2 Let’s take a trip! Read a book about a journey or traveling.
Book: Reflex by Steven Gould (384pp.)
Task Points: 10 pts
Pages: 4 pts
HF: 0 pt
Total Points this Task: 14 pts
Task: 10.3 All work and no play... Read a book that has the name of an occupation in the title.
Book: God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert (464pp.)
Task Points: 10 pts
Pages: 4 pts
HF: 0 pt
Total Points this Task: 14 pts
Challenge Total: 275
Task#: 15.1 Summer of Love! Read a HF book set in the 1960’s.Book: Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine (set in 1960's & the past)
pp. : 768
Points: 15
pp. bonus: 8
HF Point: 1
Total Points this Task: 24
Task#: 15.2 Hot off the presses! Read a HF book published in 2011.
Book: Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
pp. : 426
Points: 15
pp. bonus: 4
HF Point: 1
Total Points this Task: 20
Task#: 15.3 By royal decree! Read a HF book with a royal title in the title.
Book: King Kelson's Bride by Katherine Kurtz
pp. : 488
Points: 15
pp. bonus: 4
HF Point: 1
Total Points this Task: 20
Challenge Total: 339
Task#: 20.1 Celebrate Freedom! Read a HF book that celebrates any kind of freedom. Book: The Treasure of Montsegur: A Novel of the Cathars by Sophy Burnham
pp. : 304
Points: 20
pp. bonus: 4
HF Point: 1
Total Points this Task: 25
Task#: 20.2 It’s a stay-cation. Read a HF book that is set where you live or in your local region.
Book: Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
pp. : 460
Points: 20
pp. bonus: 4
HF Point: 1
Total Points this Task: 25
Task#: 50.2 Djrmel’s task Read 2 books written by 2 different authors, set in the same country, at least 50 years but no more than 100 years apart.
Points: 50
Book 1: Ghost Story (The Dresden Files, #13) by Jim Butcher
pp. : 481
pp. bonus: 4
HF Point: 0
Notes: 2009/10ish set in USA
Book 2: The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan
pp. : 352
pp. bonus: 4
HF Point: 0
Notes: years covered 1880's -1930's / fire happens in 1910, set in USA
Total Points this Task: 58
Challenge Total: 447 (final as all tasks complete - unless there's a mod question)
Well done Kiri! Way to zip through all those books!!I have a couple questions about your points:
*You have Pride & Prejudice down as a HF, but it isn't so I removed that HF point.
*Also in the 100 point task, you marked down 18 points for your page count. This should actually be 12 since all of the books are between 300-500 pages and receive 4 points each. (your task total is 119)
I have your total point value as 444 - does this make sense?
10.1 - Take an island vacation. Read a book that is set on an island. This book had many islands in it.Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Pages: 473
Task points: 10
Page points: 4
Total Task: 14
20.1 - Celebrate Freedom! Read a HF book that celebrates any kind of freedom. (religious, race, gender, political, etc.) This book is freedom from kidnapping.
The Wives of Henry OadesThe Wives of Henry Oades
Pages: 367
Task points: 20
Page points: 4
HF: 1
Task total: 25
Challenge total: 39
Task 10.3 - Read a book that has the name of an occupation in the title.The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
384 pages
Task Points: 10
Page Points: 4
Total Points for Task: 14
Total Points for Challenge: 116
Rachel wrote: "Well done Kiri! Way to zip through all those books!!Thanks. =)
Pride & Prejudice down as a HF, but it isn't so I removed that HF point.
No worries.. I do consider it HF. =) *takes off that point*
*Also in the 100 point task, you marked down 18 points for your page count. This should actually be 12 since all of the books are between 300-500 pages and receive 4 points each. (your task total is 119)
100 pt task - I have one book at 596 (Books of Rachel) pages.. which means I didn't manage to get the most popular version when I searched. *changes that*
I have your total point value as 444 - does this make sense? "
yep.. our scores match now. =) *eyes spreadsheet*
100 point bonus: A job well done! The 7 people who completed Challenge #6 have each selected a favorite book of theirs. Read any 4 of the books listed.Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Page Bonus: 4 (320 pgs)
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Page Bonus: 4 (398 pgs)
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Page Bonus: 4 (368 pgs)
HF: 1
The Books of Rachel by Joel Gross
Page Bonus: 4 (450 pgs)
Task Total: 118 pts
CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 349
10.3 - All work and no play... Read a book that has the name of an occupation in the title. The author does read for a living.So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading
Pages: 242
Task points: 10
Page points: 2
Task total: 12
Challenge total: 51
10.2 - Let’s take a trip! Read a book about a journey or traveling. May seem a bit weird, but this is a journey about trash. The author follows her trash across the country.Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash
Pages: 311
Task points: 10
Page points: 4
Task total: 14
Challenge total: 65
20.3 - I wish I coulda been there! Read a HF book that is set in your favorite time period and setting.Victorian England
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
HF: 1 point
Page Count: 8 points (894 pages)
Total Task Points: 29 points
Total Challenge Points: 480 points
10.2 - Let’s take a trip! Read a book about a journey or traveling.The Vikings In History by: F. Donald Logan (Viking raids, explorations, and colonies)
205 pages - 2 points
Task Total - 12 points
Challenge total - 215 points
New Scoresheet - T minus 5 days!!Shay 479
Kiri 444
Butterflycager 436
Cheryl 431
Luckngrace 420
Holly P 349
Beth NC 324
Zee 309
Rachel 284
JenC 244
ladywallingford 216
Holly 200
Christy 189
KarenF 156
Carla 146
Emily 119
Amy 116
HeatherJ 114
Ellen 110
Jamie 102
LemonLinda 95
Diane 76
jennbunny 65
Gayle 60
Babs 49
LP Heather 45
Shannon 38
Jayme 29
Jennifer 26
Margaret 18
Drjmel 13
I think my point count should be 480 points. (451 points from the previous scoreboard plus 29 points for the last book read- see message 256)
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The Lady in the Tower The Fall of Anne Boleyn by: Alison Weir
288 pages - 2 points
Ta..."
It's not a HF, it's non-fiction.