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FALL CHALLENGE 2009
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FALL CHALLENGE 2009 COMPLETED TASKS
Finished a few. I haven't had as much access to a computer, so I'll probably be listing these a few at a time, even though I'm finishing them a bit slower than that.For task 20.2, I finished Fade, by Lisa McMann; Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett; and The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostava.
That brought me to 90 points.
For task 15.7, I read Football for Dummies, by former player Howie Long. I also watched some Monday night football, which was a great opportunity to go out with friends.
That brought me to 105 points.
For task 5.3, I read Under the Black Flag: The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates, by David Cordingly
This brings me to a total of 110 points.
TOTAL POINTS THUS FAR: 110
Amanda R. in Louisville
25.3 Wendy's TaskI Say a Little Prayer by E. Lynn Harris
Total points: 410
Changed some books around and realized that I could report this:50:
The Sound of Munich: this is about a girl doing a semester abroad in Germany. She discusses all of the sights and new food she is trying. In addition, a lot of the book is complicated by her trying to learn German and communicate with others in an unfamiliar language.
Incantation: I actually just listened to this book becuase it was on my TBR and was something I could finish before leaving work and then realized that it could fit here. This book is all about emotion. The main character (Ester) is experiencing love, sadness, fear, anger, and many other emotions. Her family is secretly Jewish in a time in Spain where being Jewish is illegal. Her family is captured and she and her grandmother are in hiding while her grandfather and mother are put on trial and she has to face this reality and keep her grandmother going while being furious and hurt by the betrayal that started this change of events.
Oh. My. Gods.: My keepsake is a owl figurine that my aunt and uncle brought me back from Greece. It is what got me interested in Greek history and mythology. This book was a really cute YA book about a girl who finds out that the Gods were real and that their descendants have super powers.
Total Points 530/690
Total Books 51/62
Total Tasks Completed 35/45
Total Pages 16225
Task 15.10--Student Teacher
Student--Nughtfall by LJ Smith--all of the main characters are high school students
Teacher--THe Fury by LJ Smith--One of the main characters Alaric is the high school history teacher
Student--Nughtfall by LJ Smith--all of the main characters are high school students
Teacher--THe Fury by LJ Smith--One of the main characters Alaric is the high school history teacher
It's been a while, but I've finished another task.Task 15.2 - Alternate History: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (10/15/09)
This book was... all right. Not my favorite. Interesting, certainly, but not my favorite as far as writing style went...
I'm also supposed to say which version of history I would prefer, and though it would be cool to have time travelers and be able to travel into books and things... I'm pretty glad life is the way it is today. I'm glad we don't have to worry about whether or not some rogue time traveler went back in time and killed some important person, altering the timeline forever.. . ALTHOUGH, I believe in the other timeline there was no WWII, and therefore no Holocaust... which would be a VERY good thing, obviously.
CURRENT STATS
Tasks Completed: 22/45
Tasks Partially Completed: 4
Books Read: 33/62
Pages Read: 11,861
Points Earned: 305/690
5.8. Let's Find Out If Two Heads Really Better Than One - Read A Book That Has More Than One Author. • Fiction Or Non-Fiction Is Acceptable
• But Short Story Collections With Multiple Authors Are Not Acceptable. I.E. It Should Be A Singular Work That Two People Collaborated Together To Create.
• Ex. You Could Read The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
A pre-Herald fantasy set in the world of Haven. Dixon also illustrated the Magic Wars Series.The White Gryphon book two of The Magic Wars by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
I finished 5.5 and 15.3.Read:
5 Points
2 Apple Cover or Title: Garden Spells, Sarah Addison Allen
5. Halloween Adjective: Plum Spooky, Janet Evanovich
10 Points
3. Children’s Books:
•Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Bernard Waber 48pgs
•Katie and the Sunflowers, James Mayhew 32pgs
•Katie Meets the Impressionists, James Mayhew 32 Pages
4. Hispanic Heritage Month: Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Exquivel
15 Points
15. Math:
•Addition – Author with 15 letters: Curse of the Pharaoh, Elizabeth Peters
•Division – 1981/27=73.4 3rd in a series, Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward
4.Science Fact vs. Science Fiction: Read: Specials, Scott Westerfield and watched The Greatest Places, an IMAX film about different amazing places all over the world.
6. Creative Minds (The Arts) - Learn Your Art History - Read A Book About An Artist Or Art History AND Go To A Museum To View Art Read: The Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone and went to Fernbank Museam, Atlanta, GA
7. Let's Get Physical Read: Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town, Warren St. John and played soccer
25 Points
3. WENDY'S TASK – Positive GL Character: The Funny Thing Is, Ellen DeGeneres
7. CINDY'S TASK - One, Two, Three - Read Three Books...
• One With A One Word Title: Netherland, Josepth O’Neill
• The Second With A Two Word Title: Lover Eternal, J.R. Ward
• And The Third With A Three Word Title: Green Grass Grace, Shawn McBride
Totals
Points: 140
Tasks: 11
Books: 15
Pages: 3959
COMPLETED TASKS:
25.8 PERSON TITLE - *We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver (pp 432) READ 10.15.09
25.8 PLACE TITLE - Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson (pp 240) READ 9.5.09
25.8 THING TITLE - *The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (pp 224) READ 9.9.09
Phew!!! It was so hard not to get impatient while doing this task. The place and thing books were read for two different September group reads, and I held up on the person book for something I owned and just needed to find time to fit it in.
TASKS COMPLETED: 14
TASKS IN PROGRESS: 5
BOOKS READ: 22/62
PAGES READ: 6906
TOTAL POINTS EARNED: 235
*Books I Own
10.2. On October 31st, 1993, River Phoenix Dies From A Drug Overdose - In Memory Of This Actor Who Died Before His Time; Read A Novel With A Character Who Suffers From An Addiction Or A Non-Fiction Book About Addiction (Such As A Memoir Of A Recovering Addict).Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Tasks copleted:4
Total points:55
20.3 Finished "The Shadow of the Wind". It was a lovely book, with some fabulous phrases, but it was a little long. It is definitely a keeper and will be a re-read someday. Brings me to 285 points.
I finished Donna Jo's task for 25 points by reading:I Heard That Song Before
AND
Decked A Regan Reilly Mystery
Mary is Carol's mother.
15 pts #9. Your Homework Assignment (Should You Choose To Accept It) Is To Read A Book With The Word Home OR Work In The Title.• After Reading The Book You Have To Design A Homework Assignment That Relates Somehow To That Book. Post The Details Of The Assignment When You Claim Points For This Task.
72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek HomeAssignment 1: Write three journal entries from the perspective of one of the survivors. Since each survivor responded differently to the horrendous ordeal, be sure to provide for that in your journal entries.
Assignment 2: Pretend you are Nando's father. Based on what you have learned about Nando in his narrative, write the eulogy you would have read if he had not survived the mountain.
15 pts added, so 135
20 pts #1. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – JULIE KS - I Am Very Faithful In My Christian Beliefs. Read A Christian Fiction Book. The Book Has To Demonstrate The Importance Of Living A Faith Centered Life
The Shack20 points
brings me to 155
Here is my latest update:5.4 - The Graveyard Book
5.8 - The Expectant Father - by Armin Brott and Jennifer Ash
10.2 - The Dart League King (cocaine)
15.7 - The Gunslinger (audio book)
20.2 - I Thought My Father Was God, (The) Judges, Keeper and Kid
20.3 - Shutter Island
25.7 - Gossamer - Lois Lowry; The Somnabulist - Johnathon Barnes; Lords of Corruption - Kyle Mills
Total Points: 100
Yay!! I hit 100 points and I have over a month left.
5.3 Columbus sailed the ocean blue... I read Ordeal by Nevil Shute (also released as What Happened to the Corbetts), in which the main characters travel by sea from England to France in a sailboat in an attempt to escape bombing during the (author's prediction of) the outbreak of WWII. 
This was actually fun and I'm glad I read a book of this genre (uchronia)15 points
15.2. Rewriting History - Read an Alternative Historical Novel. Afterwards, Post A Review Where You State Whether You Think The World (Or A Particular) Country Would Be Better Today If The Author's Version Of History Is What Really Happened. Give Reasons Why.
Year Of The Hangman by Gary L. Blackwood -- 261 pp (10.15.09)
This book takes place in the Year of the Hangman--1777. The Colonist, Benjamin Franklin is living in New Orleans and writing an underground rebel newspaper, the Liberty Tree. George Washington was captured and awaiting execution. And General Benedict Arnold is calling the shots. (I'm not going to tell you everything!) Basically, this is a what if Washington's men didn't re-enlist, didn't launch a surprise attack on Trenton and go on to defeat the British. I think what I really did like about this book is to make me think about what it would have been like during that time--not knowing who you could really trust and was the side you were on, the "right" one? It is mind-boggling to think what our country would have become had the British won. The book leaves off with the hope that the Colonist will continue trying to gain their freedom, but with the uncertainty of who can be trusted with their loyalities-the French, the Spanish? There are a lot of what ifs just due to the change in the loyalities of the different countries trying to make their mark in what we know as our United States. I'm happy that things when they way they did. It would be hard to think of what it would be like any other way.
Tasks Completed: 28/45
Partially Completed Tasks: 3
Points Earned: 385/690
Total Books: 34
Total Pages Read: 5,889
Total Hours listened: 46.75 (approx.)
Today I finished The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon for task 10.7. I feel like the first 250 pages took forever to get through but after that I raced through it. I wound up giving the book 4 stars, which surprised me because of how boring I thought the first third was...the final two-thirds more than made up for it. Very good book, I thought.
TASKS COMPLETED: 20
TASKS PARTIALLY COMPLETED: 4
BOOKS READ: 26 (+4 kids books)
PAGES READ: 8,552
POINTS EARNED: 220
NUMBER OF BOOKS READ FROM MY 'OWNED AND UNREAD' SHELF: 16
This is my first time participating in The Seasonal Challenge. Two of the books I read in early October seem to fit a couple of the tasks:10.7 (hero)
Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado
10.8 (My 10th random word was "shape")
The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner
20 points
I completed the following tasks...10.2 (addiction) by reading Dry A Memoir which was entertaining and sad and thought provoking.
15.9 (homework) by reading Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Long Way Home which was a re-read that I had been wanting to do for a while. I recently saw Joss Whedon interviewed by Ira Glass at a fundraising event in NYC and it made me want a refresher of the beginning of BTVS Season 8 (or so the comics are called by many). If I were to assign homework to align with this read, I would have students watch Joss Whedon's Equality Now speech and then either write about who they thought in this graphic novel was an example of a "strong female character" and why (of course) OR to write a graphic novel (comic length - i.e. chapter - rather than novel length) about an amazing woman in their life or in the world/history.
Total Points: 375
20 POINT TASK2. ROOKIE OF THE SEASON - ERIN - Learn Your ABC's - Read 3 Books That Begin With A,B,C Or Any Three Consecutive Letters In The Alphabet. "The" Does Not Count, Unless You Are Using T As One Of Your Letters. Books Must Be Over 100 Pages.
X - Xenophon's March Into the Lair of the Persian Lion, John Prevas.
Y - The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood.
Z - Zuleika Dobson, Max Beerbohm.
COMPLETED TASKS:
10.8 RANDOM WORD GENERATOR - ("bright, crush, sort") - *Book Crush For Kids and Teens-Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Interest by Nancy Pearl (pp 304) READ 10.15.09
TASKS COMPLETED: 15
TASKS IN PROGRESS: 6
BOOKS READ: 23/62
PAGES READ: 7210
TOTAL POINTS EARNED: 245
*Books I Own
5 points- Coming of AgeThe Basketball Diaries
The back of the book describes it as a coming of age novel so i think it fits :)
New total: 20 points
5.2. An Apple (Book) A Day Keeps The Librarians Away - September Is National Apple Month So Let's... • Read A Book That Has A Picture Of An Apple On The Cover. OR • A Book With The Word Apple(s) In The Title.
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
5 points
575 total
25.7 (One, Two, Three word titles)I completed this by reading Bloodfever, Nine Dragons, and About a Boy
I enjoyed all 3 of these books, but Nine Dragons is the first 5 star book I've read in over 2 months so it takes the cake as best read of the challenge so far for me!
That brings me up to 155 points. It's great to finally be finishing some multi-book challenges
5.2 An Apple a Day - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen.Total Points: 625/690
Books Read: 56 (+ 8 Berenstain Bears books)
Tasks Completed: 42/45
Tasks in Progress: 3
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15.6: The Agony and the Ecstasy A Biographical Novel of Michelangeloby Irving StoneI also knitted a scarf.
Points: 15
Total Points: 250
Total Pages: 7789
The Name of A Bullfighter by Luis Sepulveda finished for task 10.4 Hispanic Heritage. This book takes place mainly in Chile but also in Germany and other parts of South America. I thought that the book had alot of potential but fell flat for me. It was about 2 germans who stole gold coins from the Nazi's who had stolen them from a Jew that they sent to a concentration camp. One soldier stays behind in Germany and the other takes the coins to Chile to hide them. Most of the story takes place 50 years after the war in a search for the coins. This will bring my total to 250 points.
15.4 Science Fact vs. Science FictionThe Forensic Science of C.S.I. by Katherine Ramsland
Watched 2 episodes of "Battlestar Galactica" Season 1
Total points: 425
Finished task 50.1Senses: re-read The Little Prince by Saint Exupéry
Emotions: read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Memories: read Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult, the memory being that I played The Crucible in secondary school.
10 point task1. This Year Labor Day Falls On September 7th - Rock And Roll Pioneer Buddy Holly Was Born On That Day In 1936 - Read A Book First Published During His Lifetime (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959).
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Current Point Total: 50
Jessica (MI)
I just realized that I only needed to read two (not three) books for: 15.3. Discover The Equation For Good Books (Math) - Pick 2 Of The Following...
• Addition - Add Up The Number Of Letters Found In Your First and Last Names Then Read A Book Written By An Author Whose Name Contains The Same Number Of Letters. Ex. For Me That Would Be 14 Letters So I Could Read A Book Written By Tracy Chevalier.
11 letters in our namesThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• Division - Divide The Year You Were Born By Your Age (Round That Number To The Nearest Whole Number) And Then Read A Book That Is That Number In A Series.Ex. 1982/27 Is Equal To Approximately 73 Therefore I Would Need To Read A Book That Is The 3rd Or 7th In A Series.
The magic number 31.The Black Gryphon book one of the Mage Wars series by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
I will finish the series with The Silver Gryphon book three of the Mage Wars series
after I've finished my Fall Challenge reading.
Finished:10.2: Big Slick: an interesting YA book about a boy who becomes addicted to poker and steals from his father's business to keep going. I thought it was ok and somewhat realistic, but the ending surprised me as I was expecting a typical everything works out ending. Kind of happened, but with an interesting twist.
15.9 Ghost at Work: For my homework assignment: "Bailey Ruth breaks a lot of rules in this book and justifies that by the end results. Explain in 500 words your opinion of the saying "the end justifies the means." Is this always true, provide examples from your own experience or from other's experiences where this is and isn't true"
**Only 9 books to go, but of course 6 of those are over 500 pages :) Hopefully, the Inkheart Trilogy will be relatively quick reads.
Total Points 555/690
Total Books 53/62
Total Tasks Completed 37/45
Total Pages 16795
I completed task 15.7 Borderline. I listed to this while running on the treadmill at the YMCA. My points are now 85.
Completed:5.4 Girls in Trouble A Novel
I did not love it, but liked it.
I really need to make some more time for myself- which means more time for reading!
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Finished 5.2
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerTOTALS:
Points: 225
Books: 33
Tasks: 20
Pages: 7,621
Newly Completed Tasks: 5.9 – Coming Of Age Or All Grown Up (And Then Some):
Senior Citizen Main Character
Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot A fun little ‘cozy’ mystery set in Victorian London. This book was from the middle of the series. I’ll probably go back and read some of the earlier books eventually. It was an interesting concept. Mrs. Jeffries (the housekeeper) and Mrs. Goodge (the cook) are both “all grown up, and then some”. :-)
50.1 – PJ’s Mid-Way Task
1) Senses – Hearing: Hands of My Father A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love This is an extraordinary book about growing up the hearing child of deaf parents. My mother grew up in the same situation. I think this book captured a true picture of what both sides of that family situation experienced. Living without the sense of hearing is so confining in so many ways, but as the father in the book explains other senses develop to help compensate for the loss of hearing. American Sign Language is such a nuanced language that involves your whole body not just your mouth and vocal cords. It is an outstanding book. I gave it 5 stars. Donna Jo, thanks for the recommendation!
2) Emotions – Fear & Anger: The Scarecrow The killer in this book felt anger towards his mother and others as he was abused as he was growing up. He turned that anger to into the need to control and kill. The people he selected as victims felt fear as they were being held and ultimately killed. I think the book highlights the long lasting effect that abuse which causes fear and ultimately (in this case) underground rage has on a child. Anger left untended can manifest itself in violence with tragic consequences. I thought this was a pretty good thriller.
3) Momento – Photo of my Mom and me in Paris: Talk to the Snail Ten Commandments for Understanding the French I have fond memories of my mother meeting her linguistic match in Paris. My Mom didn't want to try to speak French, and the desk clerk at the hotel didn't want to try to speak English. My Mom did actually learn that the word for newspaper in French is 'journal' after the desk clerk handed her a French/English dictionary. We laugh about that to this day. This is a humorous book about French culture and suggestions for how to best navigate it.
Total Points: 220
Tasks in Process: 6
Completed Tasks: 12/45
Books Read for Completed Tasks: 18/61
Pages Read for Completed Tasks: 6,635
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15.6 Creative Minds: Music - Folk1. Stephen Collins Foster: A Biography of America's Folk Song Composer by Harold Vincent Milligan
Since I have always been a fan of folk music, I thought I would explore some of its early origins. Stephen Foster is the most famous of the early composers - 1826-1864. The book was not well written but the information was very interesting. Contained a lot of history about the old minstrel shows and performing venue of that era. Also, the major media of distribution of songs was sheet music so Foster's songs made very little money - even though some of them (My Old Kentucky Home, etc) have become standards.
2. Anthology of American Folk Music by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
This is a 6 CD anthology which contained the early recordings of folk music (1920's thru 1932). It was fascinating to hear the original versions of some of the folk music that became so popular in the 60's. The booklet that came with the anthology was extremely interesting describing the evolution of the folk music era and discussing the early performers.
Thanks so much for this task - it was a wonderful journey through a by-gone era.
Points: 410
Books: 38
Pages:10,185
Tasks: 30
In Proc: 4
15.9 Homework: Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews EdwardsI listened to this book on CD and it was a wonderful experience. Dame Julie read this herself and her reading voice is as elegant as her singing voice used to be. It was an excellent book but I was sorry when it stopped in the early 1960's - as she was off to Hollywood to pair up with Walt Disney on the making of Mary Poppins. I so much wanted it to continue - hopefully she is planning to continue her life story in a second memoir.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:
1. Write a short autobiography (2-3 pages) of your own life. Then answer the following questions.
2. What was the most life-changing event that occurred in your life and why?
3. What two people in your story affected you in the most positive way and how?
4. What two people in your life had the most negative affects on you and how did you offset them?
5. What would you have changed about your life to date?
6. What are your goals for your life as you move on from your past?
7. How will you change your life in the future based on doing this assignment?
Points: 425
Books: 39
Pages: 10,537
Tasks: 31
In Proc: 4
50.1 PJREADS TASKMinding the World - 3 books:
I. Senses – Read a book that has one of the traditional five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell) in the title OR a book where one of these five senses plays a major role (The Miracle Worker, Oedipus Rex, King Lear). Post some highlights from what the book says about the sense.
II. Emotions – Read a book that has an emotion in the title (happy/joy, sad/sorrow, angry/anger, afraid/fear, etc.). Post some highlights from what the book reveals about the emotion.
III. Memories – Pick one of your keepsakes that reminds you of an event in your life. Read a book with either the event or the reminder in the title OR a book where either the event or the reminder plays a major role. In your post identify the keepsake and the event.
I. Cat Who Sniffed Glue by Braun
The cat sniffs glue to point to the killer.
II. Plum Lovin' by Evanovich
Stephanie loves two men Ranger and Morelli.
III. Trans-Sister Radio by Chris Bohjalian
Memories of trips to PTOWN
50 points
625 total
10.1 Cannery Row, John Steinbeck, originally published in 1945This was my first Steinbeck, and I was impressed with the character descriptions. They really came to life! An enjoyable read.
Brings me up to:
90/690 points
Tasks Completed: 7
Tasks In Progress: 6
Books Read: 11 (+3 children’s books)
Pages Read: 2,858
Cynthia, I posted in 2291 claiming 25 points to bring my total to 155 points, but the leaderboard shows me at 135 still even thoughthe leaderboard is updated to 2293.
5.2 The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg
Total points: 430
10.9 Book set during Civil War - Civil Blood A Civil War Mystery by Ann McMillan.Total Points: 635/690
Books Read: 60 (+ 8 Berenstain Bears books)
Tasks Completed: 43/45
Tasks in Progress: 2
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10.5Hitler's Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Points: 10
Total Points: 30
5 POINT TASKS1. Our Children Are Our Future – The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
2. An Apple (Book) A Day Keeps The Librarians Away - September Is National Apple Month– Little Lady Big Apple by Hester Browne
3. In 1492 Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue - The Caine mutiny : a novel of World War II / Herman Wouk
4. Adoption Story - Two little girls : a memoir of adoption / Theresa Reid.
5. Going Back To School - Beowulf
6. Terrifying Titles - Haunted highways : spooky stories, strange happenings, and supernatural sightings / retold by Tom Og
7. Giving Thanks - Sons of Texas / Elmer Kelton.
I'm most thankful for my two sons and being Texan
8. Read A Book That Has More Than One Author. -
In the footsteps of Marco Polo / Denis Belliveau & Francis O'Donnell.
Nicola Kraus
9. Coming Of Age Or All Grown Up - TBD
10. Fall Back In Time For Daylight Savings Time –
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
10 POINT TASKS
1. TBD
2. TBD
3.Read A Book With The Word Bear Or Bears In The Title.- The silver bear : [a novel:] / Derek Haas.
4. Hispanic Heritage Month - My invented country : a nostalgic journey through Chile / Isabel Allende
5. Oktoberfest - The German bride : a novel / Joanna Hershon
6.TBD
7.TBD
8.TBD
9.TBD
10.TBD
15 POINT TASKS
1.TBD
2.TBD
3.TBD
4.TBD
5. Time To Study Abroad (Foreign Language)
#1 Dawn by Elie Wiesel (French)
6. Creative Minds (The Arts)
• Music Appreciation Class - Marrying Mozart by Stephanie Cowell
7. Let's Get Physical (P.E.)
Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton watched a Chicago Bears football game on TV.
8.TBD
9.TBD
10.TBD
20 POINT TASKS
1.TBD
2.TBD
3. GROUP READ - Julie and Julia 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen,
25 POINT TASKS
1.TBD
2.TBD
3.TBD
4.TBD
5.TBD
6.TBD
7.TBD
8. CAIT'S TASK - Nouns - The Most Basic Definitions State That A Noun Is A Person, Place, Or Thing. Read 3 Books:)
• With The Name Of A Place In The Title-
#1 My Life in France by Julia Child
#2 TBD
#3 TBD
9.TBD
10.TBD
30 POINT TASKS TBD
50 POINT MID-WAY TASK TBD
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A few more tasks finished...For 15.3 - Multiplication I had to read a book with 407 to 457 pages (27*16=432), so I read City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (453 pages); and for the Division section I had to read the 3rd or 7th books in a series (1982/27 is about 73), so I chose Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
For 15.4, I read Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins and watched Earth, the Disney film, which I really enjoyed.
For Candace's task (25.4), I read Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, which was published in 1999, and watched the movie (with the same name), which was released in 2005. I think I liked the book more than the movie as there was a lot of mental anguish that couldn't adequately be realized in the movie. That said, however, the movie was really well done and was just about as difficult to watch as the book was to read. Both are good representations of very serious problems faced by (some) teens. Kristin Stewart (Bella) did a good job as Melinda.
Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 24
Total Points: 350
Total Pages: 11092
25.2-DONNA JO'S TASK - Find Two Authors Who Are Related By Blood Or Marriage And Read A Book By Each. I read Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella and Learning Curves by Gemma Townley (they are sisters).
25 points
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 10
Tasks in Process: 5 (15.10; 20.2; 25.7; 25.8; 25.9)
Total Books: 17
Total Pages: 6,145
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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