The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

10 point task

10. This tasks the cat's meow

R.L. Stine superstitious

Finished another one 5.6 - Living with the Dead.

New total 640

Just have 1.5 books left... Team of Rivals, I'm looking at you!

Petra wrote: "Sam wrote: "I ought to be finished with my next-to-last book if I can manage to stay awake for a few more hours. Now, my last book does happen to be Stephen King's newest 1000+ opus...."

Oooh, t..."

Good Luck, Sam! I've just ordered Under the Dome from our local online bookstore - look forward to your review!

go sam, go bridgit!!! :)

Finished Cait's task 25.8
Person's name: Timothy's Book by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Place name: The Rose of Sebastopol by Katherine McMahon
Object: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
TOTAL POINTS = 130

Bridgit wrote: "Rachel wrote: "A few more tasks finished! yay!

For 15 point task #3, I read:
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (ADDITION-author with 14 letters in their name)
and [book:A Dirty J..."

Bridget - I really enjoyed it. This was my second time reading it (I read it for the Spring challenge, and my book club picked it this month), and I got even more from it. It's an interesting mix between the sci-fi I expected it to be and ancient history and language. I would definitely recommend it. Out of our book club (of 10), I think there were only 2 that didn't really like it.

I had so many unfinished tasks that I managed to shuffle around a few of the books I'd read for those so I have 2 more finished tasks. :) yay!

For 5 point task #10, I read The Magicians by Lev Grossman

For 25 point task #8 (Cait's), I read:
The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz (person)
Columbine by Dave Cullen (place)
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde (thing)

Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 16
Tasks in process: 3

I finished 5.7 Giving Thanks by reading Vision in White by Nora Roberts (4*). First I am thankful that my parents are not like the main characters. He father just up an left and she saw him very little after that. Her mother was very selfish and needy. But I am most thankful for my great friends. Her friends in the book help her through a rough time in her life.

This will bring my total to 655 points.

Finished (newly finished in bold)

15.1 ~ Brush up on your grammar: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; The Trouble With Magic
I really liked The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The book kept you interested right up until the end. Looking forward to the next in the series.

20.2 ~ Learn your ABC's: All Booked Up; Bad Boys Next Exit; City of Beads

25.10 ~ Title: devil, vampire, werewolf, witch, zombie: The Devil's Hearth

25.7 ~ One, two & three-word titles: Deathwish; Supernatural Nevermore; Full Dark House

25.8 ~ Name, place, thing: Loving Frank A Novel; Living Dead in Dallas; Moon Called

25.9 ~ Self-improvement: Getting Things Done The Art of Stress-Free Productivity; and Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Total Points: 135
Total Books: 14
Total Tasks: 6
Total Pages: 4618

Finished another task that I've been working on for a while...

15.5 Blindness by Jose Saramago and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which were both originally written in Portugese, a language I do not speak.




Tasks Completed: 42
Total Points: 660
Total Pages: 19937

3 tasks left! (all of which are already in progress)

25-4 bites the dust! I watched the movie a few weeks ago and read 'The Jane Austen Book Club' by Karen Joy Fowler. Pretty sure this is the one time I can honestly say that I liked the movie better, mostly because I could read for other tasks at the same time!

545 points

Just realised I forgot to post the details for 50.1 -
Sense:A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass. Synsestesia is a really fascinating topic, and the book does a good job of describing how life would be with Synsestesia.
Emotion: The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens. This book doesn't really have shame as a central theme; it just exposed political corruption in the early 1900s.
Memory: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. The book is the keepsake, and the book reminds me of what my early school years were (and sometimes still are) like.

I also finished 5.9 Coming of age with Prentice Alvin also by Orson Scott Card.

Total Points:470
Total Tasks:30
Total Books:41
Total Pages:13133

Completed:
15.4 - listened to The Time Machine by H.G. Wells on Audiobook and watched the Planet Earth series
Total - 375

Stephanie and Michelle, you're both so close!!! You can do it!

kiki wrote: "go sam, go bridgit!!! :)"

Ditto! :-)

I'm also looking forward to Sam's review of the new Stephen King.

And Bridgit, I'm sitting there trying to decide if I should try to read 'Team of Rivals' before the end of the challenge. I'm just not sure I cant get it finished. Why did I leave this one so long? It's a book I'm really interested in too. Argghhh!

Michelle wrote: "Finished another task that I've been working on for a while...

15.5 Blindness by Jose Saramago and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which were both originally written in Portugese, a language I do..."

Go Michelle, go! You're almost finished.

Just finished 15.1 (Prepositions) The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett / A Touch of Dead - Charlaine Harris

Total Points - 665

Under the Dome is my reward for completing the whole Fall Challenge, which I didn't think I would do. The Stand and It are my favorites by Stephen King, so I'm hoping this tome will stand up to those two.

Originally, I wasn't that excited about creating a task for the Winter Challenge since I'm not going to participate in it, but now that it looks like people are interested in playing Reading with Style, I'm also excited about sharing my task once I finish the Fall Challenge.

go michelle! :)

I was finally able to complete 25.4 since Angels and Demons came out on DVD yesterday. I read Angels & Demons back in September and really enjoyed it. I found it very suspenseful and found it hard to put down. I was excited about seeing the movie but ended up being very disappointed. The movie was really very bad. They changed the story a great deal and the things they changed really took from the story. A lot of it didn't make sense. There was absolutely no chemistry between the two leads. The only good part about the movie was getting to see Ewan McGreggor :-)

My total is now 405 points.

I finished another task early this morning - I finished 10.3 by reading The Clan of the Cave Bear. This was a really interesting bit of historical fiction about prehistoric peoples - overall I enjoyed the story a great deal - some sections were a bit tedious where she went on about all the different kind of wildlife or how the weapons were made was and trying to keep track of all the names and who each person was was hard at times - but the interactions between the characters and the belief system of the people was interesting. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

36/45 TASKS COMPLETED
52/62 BOOKS FINISHED
18,581 PAGES READ


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I finished task #5.2 by reading What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal A Novel by Zoë Heller. The edition I read had an apple on the cover. I gave it three stars.

Finished another task!
15.3 Discover The Equation For Good Books (Math)
• Subtraction - Subtract The Number Of Letters Found In Your Whole Name (First, Middle, Last) From Your Age And Read A Book With That Many Letters Or Words In The Title. For me, that would be 53 - 10 = 38 letters; I read Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire A Novel by Margot Berwin. (It's 38 letters if one excludes the "A Novel" part of the title.) I would not recommend this novel; the first third of the novel is pretty good, the middle third is OK, the last third fails.
• 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. For me, (1956 divided by 53 = 36.9; nearest = 37; a book that is 3rd or 7th of series). I read The Trouble With Witches An Ophelia and Abby Mystery Book 3 by Shirley Damsgaard, the third in the Ophelia and Abby Mystery Series.

350 + 15 = 365




I'm still working on 2 more tasks; if I finish them, I'll top 400 :0)

TOTAL POINTS: 330

Only fifteen more points and I'll have reached the halfway point!

New Tasks:

50.1
SENSES: Wanderlust by Ann Aguirre
In this novel, the main character is one of the few people to carry a gene that allows her to sense and navigate through something called “grimspace” which allows space ships to travel long distances between “beacons”, allowing real-time space travel. The experience is described as addicting and eventually deadly but utterly beautiful…reminds me of some accounts of hallucinogenic drugs, actually.

EMOTION: Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
The emotion is DEDICATION/DEVOTION. I originally picked up this book because a different emotion was emphasized in the book flap, but when I actually read it a different emotion seemed to be even more prominent. This family lives and breathes dedication, primarily to one another. Whether it is the parent’s willingness to work exceedingly long hours to save up for a house for the family (the father puts in 90 hours a week sexing chickens), or the sisters dedication to each other, or the main character’s care of her little brother. There are many more examples as this emotion permeates the book and influences almost all of what this family does.
MEMORIES: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
The book is based in Disney World in Florida, but is a scifi take on the subject, touching on the value of preserving nostalgic memories vs. upgrading the experience to entice more people to share in it. My keepsake is a portrait of myself done in pastels. It was done when I flew down to DisneyWorld a few months after my brother was born. I was three but still remember that trip vividly. The portrait also depicts the "wings" that children were given when they flew on TWA.

Past Tasks:

5.2 Apple of My Eye by Helene Hanff
5.7 Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg
5.9 The Last Time I Wore A Dress by Daphne Scholinski
10.2 Addiction – The Sum of Our Days by Isabel Allende
10.3 Dolores Meets Her Match (32p) by Barbara Samuels
Dolores On Her Toes (40p) by Barbara Samuels
Duncan and Dolores (20p) by Barbara Samuels
Cosmo Zooms (32p) by Arthur Howard
My Cat Likes Milk (14p) by Nancy Prasad
10.5 The Book Thief Markus Zusak
10.10 Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
15.3 Addition -- (12) Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Subtraction -- (13)Talk to the Hand by Lynne Truss
15.4 Wanderlust by Ann Aguirre + 2 episodes Nova
15.6 The Arts -- A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass and went around to many many small art galleries while in Gatlinburg, TN
15.9 At Home With Books by Estelle Ellis
20.1 The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
20.2 Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson /Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder/ Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
20.3 Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
25.5 Prophecy by Elizabeth Haydon
25.7 ONE: Doubleblind by Ann Aguirre, TWO: Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs, THREE: The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop
25.10 Daughter of Witches by Patricia Wrede
30.1 Current Profession/Dream Job: Tell Me Where It Hurts by Nick Trout and The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee

And I finished another task:
25.8 Cait's task
Person (Anna): Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Place (Hiroshima): Hiroshima Mon Amour by Marguerite Duras
Object (knife): The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

That brings my total points to 80!

Finished 25.4 - Book and a movie with The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. I loved the book, the movie was OK. For me, a movie can never beat a book simply because you cannot get inside your main character's head in a movie. It was a decent movie, but the book was way better.

Points:495
Tasks:30
Books:42
Pages:13331

FINISHED:

25.3 - I Shudder And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey by Paul Rudnick

TOTAL POINTS = 350

10 point task

10. This Tasks the cats meow
R.L. Stine Superstitious

5.8
Just finished The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan 3 stars. A very interesting look at vampires.

Total points: 445

Finished task 10.9 Civil War task by reading White Doves at Morning by James Lee Burke(2*). I found this book a bit disjointed and I thought that there were alot of gaps in the story.

This brings my total to 665 points.

I should be done by Friday afternoon. I have one more paperback to finish and a CD to listen to. I chose Christmas music for Music Appreciation and will not listen to holiday music until after Thanksgiving. I am hoping to get the tree up this weekend so I can listen then. I have finished my audio books and had to acutally listen to the radio today. I can't remember the last time I did that.

I hope everyone has a great holiday tomorrow!!!!

Stephanie wrote: "Finished task 10.9 Civil War task by reading White Doves at Morning by James Lee Burke(2*). I found this book a bit disjointed and I thought that there were alot of gaps in the story.

This brin..."

Go Stephanie, go!! We NEED another task for the Winter Challenge. :-) I finished my last audio book for this challenge the other day and had to listen to the radio in the car too. It was really strange. But I just picked up 4 or 5 audiobooks from the library that I'm going to use for the Winter Challenge so I'll be listening to those soon.

Have fun trimming the Christmas tree over the weekend. T

To everyone in the group --- Have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING tomorrow!

Cheers,
-Krista

My Newly Completed Task:

25.5 - JANICE'S TASK - Read A Book With "Fortune" Or "Prophecy" In The Title, That Features Fortune-Telling, Prophecy Or Prediction(s) As The Main Theme Or Has A Fortune Teller As A Main Character

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Yes, yes. I admit it. I *was* one of the four people left on earth who haven’t read any of the Harry Potter books yet. I finally broke down and did it. It was an okay book, but not a five star in my opinion. I’ll probably give it 3 stars. (But I’m really stingy with my book ratings.) I’ll continue to read the other books in the series when they fit in future challenge tasks, but I’m not rushing out to the library to check out the whole series right this minute.


Total Points: 445
Completed Tasks: 26/45
Books Read for Completed Tasks: 38/62
Pages Read for Completed Tasks: 13,806
Other Tasks in Process: 1

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So, this is actually my first post of finished tasks for the Fall Challenge. I decided to slack a little on this one and managed to read part of several multi-book tasks. However, here are the ones I did finish this go-round:

Task 5.3: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Task 5.6: Undead and Unwelcome by Mary Janice Davidson

Task 10.7: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

Task 15.1: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare / City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Task 15.3: Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur / Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (using the Multiplication and Division sections of the task)
Task 15.8: The Caliph’s House by Tahir Shah / An Assembly Such As This by Pamela Aidan (Countries = Morocco and Britain)

Task 25.1: Kin by Crystal Williams / Let the Great World Spin by Collum McCann

Total Points: 90 (See everyone at the Winter Challenge!)

I completed task 10.10 (Cat's Meow) by reading The Underneath by Kathi Appelt and task 25.4 (Book/Movie) by reading and watching New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. I enjoyed The Underneath, though it was a bit repetitive/slow at times; still, very sweet. And FINALLY, I am able to claim points for New Moon. New Moon was the first book that I read for the challenge, but I had to wait for the film to come out to claim points. I am not sure which I preferred, the book or the film. In general, I've found both Twilight and New Moon to drag a bit, so the bonus to the movie is the condensing of the plot into two hours. I would probably say that I liked the first half of the book as much as the movie, but on the whole, I liked the movie better. Part of what helped the movie experience along was laughing at all the gasps and giggles coming from the crowd every time Jacob was bare chested (hilarious!).

Total Points:640 (50 points to go!)

COMPLETED TASKS:

10.2 ADDICTION - *Silent On The Moor by Deanna Raybourn (Character Nicholas Brisbane is addicted to opiates) (pp 465) READ 11.25.09
I love the story of Lady Julia Grey and Nicholas Brisbane. The two find themselves entangled in a mystery on the moors, where they battle the elements, an old family vendetta, and each other. This is the third in the series and I hope not the last. 5 stars




TASKS COMPLETED: 36
TASKS IN PROGRESS: 3
BOOKS READ: 52/62
PAGES READ: 15,975
TOTAL POINTS EARNED: 580
*Books I Own

Krista wrote: "My Newly Completed Task:

25.5 - JANICE'S TASK - Read A Book With "Fortune" Or "Prophecy" In The Title, That Features Fortune-Telling, Prophecy Or Prediction(s) As The Main Theme Or Has A For..."

Oh man you mean it's down to three of us now...lol...I haven't read the Harry Potter's either and I'm a librarian so you shouldn't feel bad.

Been reading books, just not able to post for awhile with work and teaching. Here is what I have finished:

5.7 Giving Thanks. Read The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale . I am thankful for family and friends. This book is about the importance of both in our lives. I would highly recommend it.

10.8 You'll find in in the Dictionary. The 9th random word generator was symbol so I read The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

20.2 Learn Your ABC's-- three books that start with any three successive letters of the alphabet. I read
E-- Ella Minnow Pea by Maek Dunn (enjoyed a great deal--very different and intriguing)
F-- Finding Noel: A Novel by Richard Paul Evans (I love this author's Christmas stories)
G-- Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon (Not quite what I expected, but kept my interest)

Total previously 1 task/ 20 points
Added this post 3 tasks / 35 points
New totals 4 tasks / 55 points

Finished another task...

10.6: Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie




Tasks Completed: 43
Total Points: 670
Total Pages: 20257

1.5 books to go!

go emily! go michelle! go lisa!

It's been a while since I have updated my books.
Completed 10.10 Pet Sematary
Completed 20.3 Shutter Island

Partially finished 20.2 O-Obsidian Butterfly & P-Push A Novel
Partially finished 25.7 (3)Spin the Bottle
Partially finished 25.8 (Person)Angel Omnibus & (Thing)Blue Moon



5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6 Dead as a Doornail
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10

10.1
10.2
10.3 The Selfish Crocodile (32pg)Aaron's hair (32pg) Where the Wild Things Are(48pg)
10.4 (Mexico)The Ruins
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10 Pet Sematary

15.1 (Prepositions=to)Dead to the World & TBR
15.2
15.3
15.4 Jurassic Park & (Film)"Disney Nature Earth 2007"
15.5
15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9
15.10

20.1
20.2 (N,O,P)Obsidian Butterfly & Push A Novel
20.3 Shutter Island

25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5
25.6
25.7(One) TBD & (Two)Burnt Offerings (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #7) & (Three) Spin the Bottle
25.8 (Person)Angel Omnibus & (Thing) Blue Moon
25.9
25.10

30.1

50.1

Total Points = 70
Tasks Completed = 6/45
Books Read = 15
Pages Read = 3'587



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Cynthia wrote: "Krista wrote: "My Newly Completed Task:

25.5 - JANICE'S TASK - Read A Book With "Fortune" Or "Prophecy" In The Title, That Features Fortune-Telling, Prophecy Or Prediction(s) As The Main Theme..."

LOL -- Yep, it's down to the three of you now. But I wouldn't worry about it too much. :-)

Happy Thanksgiving Cynthia. One of the things that I am thankful for this year is your amazing patience in keeping this challenge going. I've been unemployed for awhile now and this group has helped salvage some pretty bleak days. So thanks for the forum you provide for all of us here!

Krista wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Krista wrote: "My Newly Completed Task:

25.5 - JANICE'S TASK - Read A Book With "Fortune" Or "Prophecy" In The Title, That Features Fortune-Telling, Prophecy Or Prediction(s)..."

Well your definitely welcome!

I just recently completed task 25.7
1 word: Stargirl
2 word: Catching Fire
3 word: The Christmas Sweater
In order my ratings were 3 stars, 4 stars, and 2 stars. I did enjoy reading all 3 of these books. I was dissapointed with catching fire, but I love the series so much my dissapointment could only take me down one notch from Hunger Games.

I finished one more task! I completed 10.5 by reading The Book Thief. With Thanksgiving tomorrow, I didn't think there was any way I would have time to finish it, but I couldn't put it down! I gave it 4 stars.

That brings my total to 415 points.

10.7 - Can You Read Faster Than A Speeding Bullet? - Christopher Reeve, Famous For His Role As Superman, Was Born On September 25, 1952...
• In Honor Of Him Read A Novel About Heroes/Heroines/Superheroes/Super-heroines
OR
• An (Auto)Biography Of Your Personal Hero/Heroine

The Five Greatest Warriors A Novel

Total Points = 10

It's been so long since I read the first book for this multitask I can barely remember it! One read right at the start of the challenge and one right at the end.

Both 3 star light mystery/crime things and both likeable but not great - I usually enjoy Kerry Greenwood more but this wasn't her best (number 7 in the series for the division task).

15.3 Maths – Addition (12): Suspense and Sensibility or, First Impressions Revisited A Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery by Carrie Bebris; Division (47): Ruddy Gore Phryne Fisher by Kerry Greenwood

Total: 350/690 points
29/59 books
18/45 tasks
11,192 pages

I have finished the A,B,C 20 point task. I read Return by Victoria Hislop, Starting Over by Parsons and The Informers by Juan Gabriel Vasquez

The Return was a brilliant book. I really got into the atmosphere and the feel of the book and loved the details about the flamenco dancing!


Previous reads

5.1 Children are our future - Child 44 by Rob Tom Smith
5.2 Apple a day - Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller
5.4 Adoption - Digging to America by Anne Tyler
5.10 Fall back in time - Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson

10.1 Buddy Holly's lifetime - Scoop by Evelyn Waugh
10.4 Hispanic Heritage Month - The Forest of Pygmies by Isabel Allende Allende is chilean.
10.5 Oktober fest - The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman this book is set in Germany.
10.7 Faster than a Speeding Bullet - A Song Flung up to Heaven by Maya Angelou
10.8 Word Generator - Something Might Happen by Julie Myerson (might)
10.10 The Cat's Meow - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Marukami

15.3 Addition - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday (Alice Gould) Muliplication - Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (10x27=270, 276 pages)
15.9 Homework - Home by Marilynne Robinson
15.10 Teacher - The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Less Student - Testimony by Anita Shreve

20.3 Group Read - Shutter Island by Dennis LeHane

25.1 Rhyme Time - If I don't know by Wendy Cope and Dead Sky by Tami Hoag
25.4 Film and Book - Mystic River by Dennis LeHane
25.5 Fortune in the title - Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve
25.7 One, Two, Three - Regeneration by Pat Barker, Ice Road by Gillian Slovo and The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
25.8 Nouns - person The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, thing Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, place Brick Lane by Monica Ali
25.10 Halloween - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

30.1 current job and dream job - The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury(I work in a University) and The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (I would love to own a bookshop).

50.1 Sense - The Scent of the Night by Andrea Camilleri Emotion - Even the Stars Look Lonesome Tonight by Maya Angelou Memory The Great Divorce by Valerie Martin


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Last task for me for this challenge done I think.

Task Midway 50 points:
Part 1: Gourmet Rhapsody This book is all about taste. It is actually a prequel and companion to Elegance of the Hedgehog and is about a food critic who is in search of his last memory of a favorite dish. I wanted to eat through the entire reading of this and was pleasently surprised that much of the food he enjoyed was not super fussy and fancy, but great memory food.

Part 2: Mad Girls in Love A Novel made me laugh aloud plenty. As for the emotion, it takes you on a roller coaster of all as it examines the lives of old friends and family members in the South and all the trouble they get themselves into. I can honestly say, you fall in love with all the characters as they fall in and out of love with each other.

Part 3: The Green Star of Oz A Special Oz Story holds a special place in my heart. My keepsake is a picture of my Papa and myself when I was a little girl, not much bigger than my daughter is now. He was a strong influence on my life and I think of him every day. This book is actually written by the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum and tells a story of him going back to Oz and talking to Dorothy before he goes. The idea is that he will always be with Oz even when he is gone and the reminder is the Green Star that is set to appear. It is a really touching story. My Papa use to watch Oz with me, so it seems only fitting. I actually have met the author on a trip ith my husband and have a signed and messaged copy, so really, it plays two roles for the memory task.

Total points for this task: 50

Total points for challenge thus far: 460




Now, off to finish planning for the Winter Challenge and enjoy the rest of Thanksgiving weekend! Thanks for making this challenge fun Cynthia. I am glad I decided to join in the madness and I am really looking forward to the Winter tasks and the changes you have made. Thanks for keeping it fun!!

50 pointer is now done, I am so excited!

Senses-Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris-this is one of the authors series, the main character is a woman who has the 'second sight' and aids people in finding loved ones whom are deAd and have disappeared. I have enjoyed all of the books I have read by Harris thus far.

Emotions-The Senitmental Traveler by Laurence Sterne, I picked this one for 2 reasons-one because to be sentimental is a strong emotion and 2 because it's on the 1001 list which I have become a virtual slave to. I think the strongest emotion of the main character is more like desperation though because he is soooo searching for love in his travels. It was ok.

Memories-The Good Old Days edited by Ernst Klee, this is a book about the perpetrators of the Holocaust. I bought this book in Berlin last summer when I was on a Holocaust study trip through Germany and Poland with a group of educators, so the book itself is the memento. It was very informative but very difficult reading.

595 points.

Hello everyone, it's really getting down to the wire. I'm still reading, reading and trying to get as many points as I can before the Winter Challenge begins!

10.6
One Thousand White Women The Journals of May Dodd

25.8
Coraline
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County
The Hunger Games

25.10
The Witch's Trinity A Novel

5.8 Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
5.9 The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1 The Pox Party

10.2 Willow

15.1 On The Jellicoe Road and Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
15.3 24-13 = 11 Poison Study, 25 * 18 = 450, so between 425-475 pages Fallen (464 pages)
15.7 Magic Study - listened while working out
15.10 Fire Study

20.2 Give Up the Ghost, Hero-Type, I, Coriander

25.5 Prophecy of the Sisters
25.7 Shiver, Anastasia's Secret, If I Stay

150 points