Mini-Challenge #3 - September 2011 - REPORT POINTS HERE

[Valerie]

Hello,

I am new to this book club. Can you tell me about this challenge? How do you get points?

[JC]

Welcome Valerie! Read the first post in this thread for the rules, tasks, etc.

[ladywallingford]

The Women Jefferson Loved by: Virginia Scharff

400 pages - 4 points
Setting Time Period: 1700s - 1 point
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 - 1 point
Genre: Non-fiction - 1 point
Themes: War, Slavery - 2 points
Book Cover: the color green - 1 point

Total: 10 points

Challenge Total: 23 points

[Kiri]

Cover:
Book: TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow
Pages: 425
Time Period: 1 pt - 1900s
Published Time Period: 1 pt - 2001-2011
Genre: : 2 pt - Mystery, Adventure
Themes: : 2 pt - Coming of Age, War, Time-travel
Titles: 1 pt - Fall Color (Yellow)
Random Tasks: 1 pt - One Title [Termed Iris],
Task points: 9
Page Bonus: 4
Total: 13

Cover:
Book: Vixen by Jillian Larkin
Pages: 421
Time Period: 1 pt - 1900s
Published Time Period: 1 pt - 2001-2011
Genre: : 3 pt - Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
Themes: : 1 pt - Coming of Age
Random Tasks: 1 pt - One Title [Vex in],
Task points: 7
Page Bonus: 4
Total: 11

Cover:
Book: Doctor Who: A Thousand Tiny Wings by Andy Lane
Pages: 200
Time Period: 2 pt - Future, 1900s
Published Time Period: 1 pt - 2001-2011
Genre: : 2 pt - Mystery, Adventure
Themes: : 2 pt - War, Time-travel
Titles: 1 pt - Fall Color,
Cover: 1 pt - River
Sept Events: 1 pt - Immigration
Task points: 10
Page Bonus: 2
Total: 12

Cover:
Book: The Wise Woman by Philippa Gregory
Pages: 640
Time Period: 1 pt - 1500s
Genre: : 3 pt - Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
Themes: : 4 pt - Coming of Age, War, Slavery, Magic
Titles: 2 pt - Three word title, Fall Color,
Task points: 10
Page Bonus: 6
Total: 16

Total Challenge Points: 154

(ETA removal of contemporary time setting)

[Luckngrace]

Blood of My Brother by James LePore

316 pages-4
Set-1900s-1
pub 2010-1
mystery-1
slavery (forced prostitution)-1
red title-1
immigration-1

total-10
Challenge total-148 points

[Shay]

Still Life with Crows by Douglas Preston
Published time period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Page Count: 6 points (592 pages)
Total Book Points: 8 points

Shelter by Harlan Coben
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book with a one word title that can be formed into at least two words using each letter only once (She/let, 1 point)
Page Count: 2 points (288 pages)
Total Book Points: 5 points


A Good Day to Pie by Carol Culver
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Book Cover: Green/Park Bench (2 points)
Page Count: 4 points (302 pages)
Total Book Points: 8 points


Brimstone by Douglas Preston
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Book Cover: Green (1 point)
Random Tasks: Read a book with a one word title that can be formed into at least two words using each letter only once (brim/stone, 1 point)
Page Count: 8 points (752 pages)
Total Book Points: 11 points

Total Challenge Points: 122 points

[Lisa]

The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots by Carolly Erickson
Setting: 1500s - 1pt
Published: 2009 - 1pt
Genre: Historical Fiction - 1pt
Book Cover: A Ruler - 1pt
336 pages - 4pts
Task Total: 8pts

Grand Total: 29 pts

[Holly P]

The Lady of the Rivers (Cousin’s War Bk 3) by Philippa Gregory
Points—
Published Time Period: 2001-2011-published in 2011 (+1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction (+1 point)
Themes: War (+ 1 point)/Magic (+ 1 point)
Random Tasks: Popular/New Release (+ 1 point)/Favorite Author (+ 1 point)
Total Task Points: 6
Page Bonus: 4 (400 pgs)
Total: 10

The Magician King by Lev Grossman
Points—
Published Time Period: 2001-2011-published in 2011 (+ 1 point)
Genre: Adventure (+1 point)
Themes: Magic (+ 1 point)/Time Travel (+1 point)
Titles: 3 Word Title (+ 1 point)
Cover: Green (+ 1 point)
Total Task Points: 6
Page Bonus: 4 (400 pgs)
Total: 10

Claude & Camille by Stephanie Cowell
Points—
Published Time Period: 2001-2011-published in 2010 (+ 1point)
Genre: Historical Fiction (+ 1 point)
Title: 3 Word title (+1 point)
Themes: War (+1 point) –Franco/Prussian War
Book Cover: Green (+ 1 point)
Total Task Points: 5
Page Bonus: 4 (352 pgs)
Total: 9

CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 59

[Luckngrace]

Blood Ransom by Lisa Harris

352 pages: 4 points
pub 2010: 1
adventure: 1
war (African ghost soldiers): 1
cover: river, green- 2
events: charity work, immigration- 2

Total: 11
Challenge total: 159

[Djrmel]

Snowdrops

288 pages = 2 point
Published 2011 = 1 point
Russia/USSR = 1 point
one word title: Snowdrops - Ponds/Rows = 1 point
red title = 1 point
Book total = 6 points

Give Us A Kiss

224 pages = 2 points
setting 1900s = 1 point
Favorite Author = 1 point
Book Total = 4 points

I'd Know You Anywhere

373 pages = 4 points
published 2010 = 1 point
mystery = 1 point
Book total = 6 points

Challenge total = 45

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Bonus (274pp) +2
Setting 1900's (1946) +1
Genre: Historical Fiction +1
Published Time Period (2001-2011) +1
Themes: War (WWII), Epistolary(letters) +2
Book Cover: River +1

Book Total: 8
Grand Total: 44

[Chana]

Echoes

Bonus + 4
Setting 1900's + 1
Theme: coming of age +1
Cover the Color Green +1
Book total: 7

[April]

New York: The novel by Edward Rutherfurd

Pages: 880 = 8 pts
Setting Time Periods: 1700; 1900 = 2 pts
Published Time Period: 2001-2011; 2009 = 1 pt
Genre: HF = 1 pt
Themes: War; Slavery = 2 pts
Book Cover: Green; River = 2 pt
September Events: Strike; Charity work; Immigration = 3 pts

Book total = 19 pts

Challenge total = 52 pts

[Butterflycager]

The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid

Pages: 400
Published in 2007 = 1 point
Genre: mystery = 1 point
Title: three words = 1 point

Task points: 3
Page points: 4
Book total: 7



Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith

Pages: 212
Published in 2009 = 1 point
Genre: mystery = 1 point
Book cover - green on some of the cups = 1 point

Task points: 3
Page points: 2
Book total: 5

Total points this post: 12
Total challenge points: 207

[Shay]

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Paranormal/Adventure (2 points)
Locale: Egypt (1 point)
Themes: Coming of Age/Magic (2 points)
Title: Three Word Title/Fall Color (2 points)
Random Tasks: Book with a red title (1 point)
Page Count: 6 points (516 pages)
Total Book Points: 15 points


Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction/Mystery (2 points)
Titles: 3 word title (1 point)
Book Cover: color green (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (328 pages)
Total Book Points: 9 points



Front and Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Themes: Coming of Age (1 point)
Title: 3 word title (1 point)
Book Cover: Green (1 point)
Page Count: 2 points (254 pages)
Total Book Points: 6 points

Shut Out by Kody Keplinger
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Themes: Coming of Age/Retelling (Lysistrata) (2 points)
Random Tasks: Read a book from Popular/New Releases page (1 point)
Page Count: 2 points (273 pages)
Total Book Points: 6 points



Dance of Death by Douglas Preston
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Title: 3 word title (1 point)
Book Cover: Green (1 point)
Page Count: 6 points (592 pages)
Total Book Points: 10 points

Total Challenge Points: 168 points

[Diane S ☔]

Unsaid by Neil Abramson 368 pgs. 4 pts.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Paranormal 1 pt.
One word title Aid - sun - sad 1 pt.
Color green on cover 1 pt.

Total 8 pts.
Challenge total 151 pts.




Game of Secrets: A Novel by Dawn Tripp

288 pgs. 2 pts.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Mystery, Coming of age 2 pts.
River on cover 1 pt.
3 word title 1 pt.
Green on cover 1 pt.

Total 8 pts.
Challenge total 159 pts.

[Cheryl A]

Bright Orange for the Shroud by John D. MacDonald
Setting Time Period 1960's 1 pt
Genre - Mystery 1 pt
Title - Fall Color (orange) 1 pt
352 pgs 4 pts

Book total 7 pts
Challenge total 83 pts

[Butterflycager]

Breaking Out of Bedlam: A Novel by Leslie Larson

Pages: 320
Published in 2010 = 1 point
Theme: epistolary (this is a journal) = 1 point
Book cover - green = 1 point

Task points: 3
Page points: 4
Book total: 7
Challenge total: 214

[Rachel]

Nemesis

280 pages - 2
Time periods: 1900s - 1
Published: 2010 - 1
Genre: HF - 1
Locale: Pennsylvania - 1
Themes: Coming of Age, War - 2
Random: Nemesis = Seem & Sin - 1
Total: 9

The Search

488 pages - 4
Published: 2010 - 1
Genre: Adventure 1
Cover: Green - 1
Random: Fav Author - 1
Total: 8

Challenge total = 65

[Carla]

Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery

243 pages = 2pts
setting: 1900s = 1pt
published: 1915 = 1pt
themes: coming of age = 1pt
cover: color green = 1pt
total = 6pts


Novel without a Name by Dương Thu Hương
304 pages = 4pts
setting: 1900s = 1pt
themes: war, coming of age = 2pts
cover: color green = 1pt
total = 8pts

challenge total = 20pts

[Christina]

I just finished The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck


Setting: 1900's -> 1pt
Published: 1914-1960 -> 1pt
Genre: Historical Fiction -> 1pt
Locale: China -> 1pt
Themes: Coming of Age, War (very brief), Slavery -> 3pts
Title: 3 Words -> 1pt
Cover: has green -> 1pt
pages: 301-500 -> 4pts

Total Points for The Good Earth: 13pts
Previous Points: 14pts (I think)
New Total Points 27pts

[Shay]

People of the Wolf by W. Michael Gear
Time Settings: Ancient History (1 point)
Published Time Period: 1914-1960 (1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction (1 point)
Book Cover: Green/River (2 points)
September Events: In honor of William the Conqueror - Read a book featuring immigration (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (448 pages)
Total Book Points: 10 points

The Book of the Dead by Douglas Preston
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (454 pages)
Total Book Points: 6 points

The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (454 pages)
Total Book Points: 6 points

Total Challenge Points: 190 points

[Diane S ☔]

The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman

384 pgs. 4 pts.
Setting 1970's and 70's 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Mystery 1 pt.
Coming of age 1 pt.
River on cover 1 pt.

Total 9 pts.
Challenge total 163 pts.



Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto

297 pgs. 2 pts.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Setting 1900's 1 pt.
Historical fiction 1 pt.
Mystery 1 pt.
Green cover 1 pt.
2 word title 1 pt.

Total 8 pts.
Challenge total 171 pts.

[Luckngrace]

Chile Death by Susan Wittig Albert

4-306 pages
1-set 1990s
1-mystery
1-green on cover
1-charity work(unpaid sleuth)

total:8pts
Challenge total: 167 points

[ladywallingford]

Jackie Ethel Joan : Women of Camelot by:J. Randy Taraborrelli

624 pages - 6 points

Setting Time Periods: 1900s - 1 point
Genre: Non-fiction - 1 point
Title: Three Word Title (not counting the subtitle) - 1 point

Total - 9 points

Challenge Total - 32 points

[Butterflycager]

Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen

Pages: 328
Setting time period: 1900s = 1 point
Published in 2011 = 1 point
Genre: historical fiction, mystery = 2 points
Title: three words = 1 point
Book cover: green = 1 point

Task points: 6
Page points: 4
Book total: 10



One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey

Pages: 400
Published in 2006 = 1 point
Themes: coming of age, re-telling, magic = 3 points
Title: three words = 1 point
Book cover: green = 1 point
Random: title appears in red = 1 point

Task points: 7
Page points: 4
Book total: 11

Total points this post: 21
Total challenge points: 235

[Diane S ☔]

The Cradle in the Grave by Sophie Hannah

480 pgs. 4 pts.
Setting 1990's 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Mystery 1 pt.

Total 7 pts.
Challenge total 178 pts.

[JC]

Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure (+2)
Themes: War (+1)
Title: Three word title (+1)
Cover: green (+1)
September: musicians (+1)
Pages: 411 (+4)
Book total = 10

Challenge total = 54

[Cheryl A]

Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen
Setting Time Period - 1930's 1 pt
Published 2011 1 pt
Genre - HF, Mystery 2 pts
Title - 3 Word Title 1 pt
Cover - Green 1 pt
328 pgs 4 pts

Book total 10 pts
Challenge total 93 pts

[LemonLinda]

The Hope: A Novel by Herman Wouk

Page count: 693 - 6 points
Time period: 1900s - 1 point
Genre: HF - 1 point
Themes: coming of age, war - 2 points

Task total - 10 points
Challenge total - 69 points

[Christy]

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
387pgs: 4pts
Time Period: 1900's (1pt)
Published Date: 2011 (1pt)
Genre: HF, Paranormal (2pts)
Themes: Magic (1pt)
Title: 3 Word Title (1pt)
Random: From Popular/New Releases page (1pt)
Total: 11pts

Grand Total: 64pts

[April]

Ghost Story by Jim Butcher

Pages = 481 = 4 pts
Published Time Period : 2001-2011; 2011 = 1 pt
Genre: Paranormal; Mystery = 2 pts
Themes: Magic = 1 pt
Book Cover: color green = 1 pt (grass across middle of cover)
Random tasks: Popular/New Release; Favorite author = 2 pts
September events: angels = 1 pt

Book total = 12 pts

Challenge total = 64 pts

[Butterflycager]

The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry

Pages: 432
Published in 2010 = 1 point
Genre: mystery = 1 point
Theme: re-telling (a local legend is woven into the story) = 1 point

Task points: 3
Page points: 4
Book total: 7
Challenge total: 242

[Carla]

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde

378 pages = 4pts
published: 2006 = 1pt
genre: mystery = 1pt
themes: retelling = 1pt
title: "fourth" (?) & three word title = 2pts - if "fourth" is allowed for "4"
cover: color green = 1pt
total = 10pts

challenge total = 30pts

[Rachel]

The Blessing

327 pages - 4
Time Period - 1990s - 1
Themes - Coming of Age - 1
Sep - charity work - 1
Total - 7

Challenge total = 72

[Diane S ☔]

A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

352 pgs. 4 pts.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Mystery 1 pt.
Favorite author 1 pt.

Total 7 pts.
Challenge total 185 pts.

[Butterflycager]

Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life by Sandra Beasley

Pages: 240
Published in 2011 = 1 point
Setting time period: 1900s (some of it) = 1 point
Genres: non-fiction, memoir = 2 points
Locales: Rome, Louisiana = 2 points
Book cover: green (author name and sprinkles on the cupcake) = 1 point
Random: title appears in red = 1 point

Task points: 8
Page points: 2
Book total: 10
Challenge total: 252

[Susan]

True Grit by Charles Portis

# Pages 224 (2 points)
Genres: Historical Fiction, Western (2 points)

Book Total: 3 points
Challenge total: 30 points

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Your book total is actually 4 points Susan. 2pts for the page length and 2 points for the historical fiction and western.

[Lisa]

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
Setting Time Period: 1700s - 1pt
Published: 2008 - 1pt
Genre: Historical Fiction - 1pt
Themes: War - 1pt
Titles: 3 Word Title - 1pt
A Weather Word: Winter - 1pt
527 pages - 6pts
Task Total - 12 pts

Challenge Total - 41pts

[Shay]

Mama Sees Stars by Deborah Sharp
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Mystery (1 point)
Title: 3 word title (1 point)
Book Cover: Green (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (327 pages)
Total Book Points: 7 points


Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction (1 point)
Locale: Rome (1 point)
Themes: War (1 point)
Title: 3 word title (1 point)
Book Cover: Green (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (388 pages)
Total Book Points: 10 points

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Paranormal (1 point)
Themes: Coming of Age/Magic (2 points)
Random Tasks: Read a book from Popular/New Releases page (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (316 pages)
Total Book Points: 9 points


The Tale of Castle Cottage by Susan Wittig Albert
Time Period: 1900's (1 point)
Published Time Period: 2001-2011 (1 point)
Genre: Historical Fiction/Mystery (2 point)
Book Cover: Green (1 point)
Page Count: 4 points (303 pages)
Total Book Points: 9 points

Total Challenge Points: 225 points

[JC]

World Without End by Ken Follett

Published: 2001-2011 (+1)
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adventure (+3)
Themes: Coming of Age, War (+2)
Title: Three words (+1)
Cover: green (+1)
September: charity, music (+2)
Pages: 1014 (+10)
Book total = 20

Total points = 74

[Becky, Moddess]

Hey all, I'll try to update the scoreboard tonight. I haven't really had a chance to sit down and update for a while. Sorry for the delay!

[JC]

Becky wrote: "Hey all, I'll try to update the scoreboard tonight. I haven't really had a chance to sit down and update for a while. Sorry for the delay!"

No worries, Becky! Great job and it's almost over!

[Diane S ☔]

The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

355 pgs. 4 pts.
Setting future 1 pt.
Published 2011 1 pt.
Coming of age 1 pt.

Total 7 pts.
Challenge total 191 pts.

[Jennifer]

Young Wives by Olivia Goldsmith

656 pages - 6 points
Time Period: 1900s - 1point
Theme: coming of Age - 1 point

Total Task Points - 8 points
Challenge Total - 33 points

[Butterflycager]

Home Improvement: Undead Edition edited by Charlaine Harris

Pages: 340
Published in 2011 = 1 point
Genres: paranormal, mystery = 2 points
Locale: Louisiana = 1 point
Theme: magic = 1 point
Book cover: green = 1 point

Task points: 6
Page points: 4
Book total: 10



The Dog Who Came in from the Cold by Alexander McCall Smith

Pages: 368 (Note: the most popular version on GR is a serialized digital download with no page value included. This amount is for the hardcover version.)

Published in 2011 = 1 point
Genre: mystery = 1 point
Book cover: green = 1 point

Task points: 3
Page points: 4
Book total: 7

Total points this post: 17
Total challenge points: 269

[LemonLinda]

Rachel and Leah: Women of Genesis by Orson Scott Card

Page count: 368 - 4 points
Time period: BC/Ancient history - 1 point
Published: 2005 - 1 point
Genre: HF - 1 point
Themes: coming of age, slavery, retelling - 3 points
Book cover: a ruler, green - 2 points

Task total - 12 points
Challenge total - 81 points

[Kiri]

Cover:
Book: Lost Temple by Tom Harper
Pages: 457
Time Period: 3 pt - 1500's, 1700's, Ancient
Published Time Period: 1 pt - 2001-2011
Genre: : 2 pt - Mystery, Adventure
Themes: : 1 pt - War
Titles: 1 pt - Fall Color
Task points: 8
Page Bonus: 4
Total: 12
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Cover:
Book: Day Of The Predator by Alex Scarrow
Pages: 448
Time Period: 3 pt - 1900s, Future, Ancient History (B.C)
Published Time Period: 1 pt - 2001-2011
Genre: : 3 pt - Mystery, Adventure, Historical Fiction
Themes: : 3 pt - War, Coming of Age, Time-travel
Titles: 1 pt - A Fall Color (yellow, brown, orange, red)
Sept Events: 1 pt - Music/Musicians
Task points: 12
Page Bonus: 4
Total: 16
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Cover:
Book: The Doomsday Code by Alex Scarrow
Pages: 439
Time Period: 2 pt - 1900s, Future
Published Time Period: 1 pt - 2001-2011
Genre: : 3 pt - Mystery, Adventure, Historical Fiction
Themes: : 3 pt - War, Coming of Age, Time-travel
Titles: 2 pt - Three words, A Fall Color (yellow, brown, orange, red)
Sept Events: 1 pt - Music/Musicians
Task points: 12
Page Bonus: 4
Total: 16
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Cover:
Book: Halcyon by James Swallow
Pages:
Published Time Period: 1 pt - 2001-2011
Genre: : 2 pt - Mystery, Adventure,
Themes: : 2 pt - War, Slavery
Titles: 1 pt - weather (Halcyon is a descriptor for weather)
Random Tasks: 1 pt - One Word (Any Loch)
Task points: 7
Page Bonus: 4
Total: 11
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Cover:
Book: It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
Pages: 400
Time Period: 2 pt - 1900s, Future
Published Time Period: 1 pt - 1914-1960
Titles: 1 pt - Fall Color
Random Tasks: 1 pt - Red Title
Sept Events: 2 pt - Union / Strike, Immigration
Task points: 7
Page Bonus: 4
Total: 11
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Total Challenge Points: 221

(ETA to correct mod modifications see here
Removed Contemporary, Added HF

[Cheryl A]

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Setting Time Period 1910's 1 pt
Published 2009 1 pt
Genre - Adventure 1 pt
Themes - Coming of Age, War, Retelling 3 pts
Random - One word title into two (Vale, thin) 1 pt
440 pgs 4 pts

Book total 11 pts
Challenge total 104 pts