The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

I'm finally posting a task, just finished task 25.5 Abigail's task, Odd Man Out. I read The Messiah of Stockholm by Cynthia Ozick. This was my bookclub's selection for the month, and I can't say I really enjoyed it! Off to do more "fun" reading now :)

25/1100 points
Tasks Completed: 1/60
Tasks In Progress: 2
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 372

One more down--

25.10--Emily/MASQUERADE by Melissa De La Cruz

This is the second novel in the "Blue Bloods" series. I had not read the first novel, but was able to get caught up with no problems. I liked the twist that De La Cruz put on the vampire legend. There are three "bloods" in the world: red bloods (humans), blue bloods ("good" vampires who have a red blood familiar they feed off of), and silver bloods who once were slaves of the blue bloods, but now feed off of and kill other vampires. The story will definitely continue as there was a cliff-hanger ending and I will plan on reading the next installment.

I saw the books cover with it's eerie white masked person staring at me from across the library and knew I had found my book for this challenge. I would be glad to post a copy of the cover if someone would remind me how to do so.

and

RUN, BONG-GU, RUN by Byun Byuing-Jun

This beautifully drawn Manwha Manga graphic novel tells the story of Bong-Gu who travels with his mother from their small village to the big city in order to find Bong-Gu's lost father. A sweet story with a surprising and happy ending.

This brings me to 335 points!

I've finished my first two tasks. I've reread Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass for the Group Reads challenge and read Scrisori catre fiul meu by Gabriel Liiceanu (published in 2008) and reread Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (which was made into a movie in 2009) for task 30.1. - CELEBRATE THE END OF THE DECADE (although the decade won't actually be over until the end of 2010). So I now have 50 points.

Harry Potter wasn't as interesting as it seemed at 13, but I'd still give it 3 and a half stars. The Alice books on the other had were wonderful, this is the third time I read them and each time I discover something new. Liiceanu's book was brilliant too, I hope it'll soon be translated into English. I would have never imagined that a philosopher could have written such a heartwarming and unseriously funny book.

Last night I finished the Stupidest Angel for the 20 point group read task. I enjoyed the book and found it good fun. This is what I wrote in the discussion thread on the book:

"This is such a great book. A definite alternative to sickly sweet Christmas stories. It was nice to have the chance to read a light hearted read which made me laugh. I loved the bit where the dead could talk to each other. It was really funny to hear their observations (or rather their thoughts on what they hear) of live people. It will make me think twice what I talk about in a Graveyard from now on! I normally don't particularly enjoy zombie books but in this case it added to the brilliance! I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who is fed up and rather cynical over the christmas season!"

Previous Reads
25.5 Odd Task Out - American Tabloid by James Ellroy

30.7 Mulitasking - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol



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20.3 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
25.2 Fruits Basket, vol. 3 by Natsuki Takaya
To me, friendship means a lot of different things, but most of all it means having someone you can depend on. I try to be a very reliable and dependable friend; I hate to break plans or let anyone down, and I expect the same in return- especially since I don't live near any of my friends anymore. I moved to a new city and haven't really made any friends here yet, so I really try to make it count when I get to see my old friends again.

total: 150 points

I stayed up WAY too late last night and finished Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I haven't done that in a long time--but I just hit a point where I had to know what happened next, and then what happened next and then...I don't know how many times I told myself, "Just one more chapter" until finally I gave up and realized I was in it until the end. I'm going to have to wait to read the next one--on a list from the library, but that is probably good. I can't do another night like that for a long time!

It was for 10.6 (5* book from someone who lives near me)

That gives me
10 points
374 pages read

I'm always so impressed by all the people who already have a ton of points before me- I wish my schedule gave me more time to read, but what can you do? Anyway, here's my first one:

35.3 (The time task): The Year of the Flood

For anyone who likes dystopian novels, and especially if you read Atwood's Oryx and Crake, this is a must-read novel. The characters are fascinating and her descriptions of Earth post-apocalyptic event are scary because they are so easily imaginable. I often found myself bringing this to the copier with me at work in the mornings as I was making my work for my students for the day in order to get it done faster.

Total: 35 points

Has anyone else counted tasks, I noticed someone earlier had gotten 60, and I'm getting 48??

Okay, I'm really following my own advice...NOT. Ten books read, only 4 tasks completed, but I do love this challenge, so many books that I have wanted to read fit, and the TBR list just gets longer. And oh, yes, Roll Tide!

35.2 Two books from a winter vacation: Cozy Fire: Fire Study and Cozy, by Maria Snyder and Parnell Hall, total 753 pps, read on 12/5/2009 and 12/1/2009.

I would say these two were only OK, I was particularly disappointed in Fire Study. POison Study was a good book, but I haven't particularly liked either of the others.


Books read 10/77+
Tasks completed 4/48
Points 55/1100
Pages read 3098


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Cindy wrote: "Has anyone else counted tasks, I noticed someone earlier had gotten 60, and I'm getting 48??

Okay, I'm really following my own advice...NOT. Ten books read, only 4 tasks completed, but I do love..."

58 tasks... 10 (5 point) + 10 (10 point) + 10 (15 point) + 3 (20 point) + 10 (25 point) + 10 (30 point) + 4 (35 point) + 1 (50 point) =58 tasks

5.6 Funeral Wars
Jonathan Harrs 5 points

Total: 15

20.1 Beth MN's Task-Revisiting the Past-
Sam's Task - Halloween Part Iii: Monsterfest - Read A Book With One Of The Following In The Title: Devil, Witch, Vampire, Zombie, Or Werewolf. Variations Of The Words Are Fine (E.G., The Witching Hour Or The Witches Are Okay), But They Must Appear In The Title (E.G., Queen Of The Damned Or Dead Until Dark Are Not Okay).

I read Vampire Diaries-The Fury

1 book
20 Points

5.10 - Alliteration - P.S. Longer Letter Later - Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin

Total tasks completed: 2
Total points: 15

10.8 - Canadian Author or setting: The Shack. According to the author bio on the back of the book "W.M. Paul Young was born a Canadian..." If this is not Canadian enough, let me know.

Total Points: 10
Tasks Complete: 1
Books Read: 3
Pages Read: 974


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I completed task 15.9 (out with the old, in with the new) by reading the following:

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume - I was tempted by this book when I was little because it had the name "Margaret" in the title (my middle name) and because the cover was pretty. But I figured that it probably wasn't for me because it also had "God" in the title and I wasn't religious (I also didn't read Their Eyes Were Watching God for the same reason until adulthood and it is one of my absolute favorite books). The used book store just happened to have this book with the cover that I admired as a youth, which added to the fun of reading it. I wonder what I would have thought of this as a youth. One thing that I really appreciated about the story was how the girls all decide to never purchase the sanitary pads that are advertised to them in school via their menstruation instructional video and presentation; that's just awesome!

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - I loved this and am excited to read Catching Fire soon! Like Elizabeth (NC) above, I eventually got to a point where I just needed to finish! The Hunger Games reminded me of the game show in Running Man so I finally got around to watching that film and I must say, Hunger Games was a lot better!

Total Points: 15
Pages Read: 523

I just finished The Gargoyle for task 10.8. The author is Canadian. I gave this book four stars. I really enjoyed it.

20.3 B The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore, plus I posted a comment on the discussion thread
points: 20
tasks completed: 2
total points: 50

Finished:
30.9 Rachel Lee's Task--The Newbery Awards
I chose my birth year, so I read 1942's

The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds
Down Ryton Water by Eva Roe Gaggin (which I had never heard of before--and I had to order through InterLibrary Loan).
Both were historical fiction, Matchlock Gun set in the Dutch New York valleys in the 1700s and Ryton Water set in England, Holland, and Plymoth Colony in the 1600s. Down Ryton Water was written for an older audience, and was much wordier, but did show Puritan in a much more human vein than is often depicted. I was actually a little disappointed in both books and am not sure either has stood the test of time all that well.

Over the weekend I have completed
10.5- Patrick Swayze- I've had the time of my life. This was published in September- my birthday month. I found it really sad- I'd been waiting for the library reservation to come through.
25.6 Stephanie Us- Island Dreams - Martine McCutcheon. This is set in the UK- Mainly in London, part of it is in Cornwall. It's written by a former soapstar and it is an enjoyable enough story- but not written in the best style. It is another one I'd wanted to read.

Cynthia- earlier in the challenge I also completed 5.1 Peter Pan in Scarlet - Geraldine McCaughan.I think I might have been put down as another Kim for that one, possibly.

Finished:


10.6 LOCAL LITERATURE LOVERS
B. If You Live Outside The Us - Select The Country You Live In - Then Select One Of The People Found On That Page (Not Yourself) And Read One Of Their 5-Star Books.

Country: Canada
User: Seth Ball

Read: Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer, Rags Morales

New Point Total: 30
Task Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 608

Roseann wrote: "One more for today-

30.8--Kari/SACAGEWEA SPEAKS by Joyce B Hunsaker

A book written from Sacagewea's perspective. It was history lite for me, I would have liked a little more about what life w..."

Thanks, Roseann! Now I have more books added to my TBR shelf. They both sound like pretty interesting books. I agree with you about the camping part. I doubt I'd been able to survive what they went through either :)

And kiki, I really liked your perspective too. Cars are definitely a plus nowadays for helping us get around and travel versus having to depend on animals. At least the motorized version are a bit more reliable. Electric blankets are pretty nice--compared to the way they used to warm beds. Not sure I'd want to risk a hot coal sparking and setting my blankets on fire!

This week I completed the following tasks:

5.1 A Christmas Carol - I love ALL film versions of this book, but I always watch Mickey's Christmas Carol because it reminds me of my childhood.

5.8 Eggs in Purgatory A Cackleberry Club Mystery - THANK YOU for introducing me to this site! I am now a huge fan of the cozy mystery!

10.5 Birth month: September Her Fearful Symmetry

10.6 Dead Run

10.7 Six Feet Under is one of my favorite television shows EVER, so I was pleasantly surprised to find this fun book. Six Feet Under Better Living Through Death

15.1 Oryx and Crake and watched American Psycho

I finished the following challenge:

30.1 BONNIE'S TASK - CELEBRATE THE END OF THE DECADE (2000-9)!
A. Read One Book That Was Published In The Past Decade.
AND B. One Book That Was Made Into A Movie In The Past Decade.

A) The Art Thief by Noah Charney
B) Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

The following challenge is completed:

15.3 WHAT WOMEN WANT (TO READ AND WRITE) - In Honor Of Betty Friedan (Born February 4, 1921 - Died February 4, 2006) Famous Feminist…

A. Read A Novel Written By A Female Author From A Series That Has A Female Main Character.
AND
B. Read An Autobiography Or Biography Of A Woman You Admire (Book Must Also Have Been Written By A Woman).

A) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
B) Joan of Arc by Regine Pernoud

I forgot one:

Task 30.3
Gourmet Rhapsody 160 pages
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea 264 pages
My Horizontal Life A Collection of One-Night Stands 213 pages
Official Book Club Selection A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin 304 pages

Total: 941

I finished 25.6 Stephanie's Island Dreams Task with The Information Officer which takes place in Malta during WWII. This was an ARC and I'd give it 3 stars, not great/not bad. If you like historical mysteries, you may like this.

I finished my first task with 25.6 Emma by Jane Austen (my copy had 328 pages). The Island country it takes place in, is the United Kingdom.

Completed Tasks

25.6 Emma


Total Points = 25
Tasks Completed = 1
Books read = 1
Pages read = 328


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Finished another task today:

25.5 Abagail's Task Odd Man Out
The Secret Lives of Dogs by Jana Murphy

This book didn't fit in any of the other tasks.

Tasks 4
Books 5
Total Points 65/1100

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Catamorandi wrote: "How do you transfer the ticker to the screen? I have tried three times, and gotten nothing or a link to my ticker."

You need to update your ticker and copy and paste the changes into your post.

5 POINT TASKS
1. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
2. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
3. 1984 by George Orwell
4. The Tattoo Artist: A Novel by Jill Ciment (2005 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize)
5. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella 12/3/09
6. Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
7. The Music of Chance by Paul Auster
8. Fudge Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery, Book 5) by Joanne Fluke
9. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
10. Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison


10 POINT TASKS
1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
2. The Story of My Life (Bantam Classic) by Helen Keller
3. Double Dutch by Sharon M. Draper
4. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (DIANE)
5. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
6. East of Eden (Centennial Edition) by John Steinbeck
7. When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You, #1) by Meg Cabot 12/1/09 (series 1-800-the-missing on life time)
8. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
9. Honor Killing: Race, Rape, and Clarence Darrow's Spectacular Last Case by David E. Stannard
10. The House of the Dead (Dover Thrift Editions.) by Fyodor Dostoevsky


15 POINT TASKS
1. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
2 Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks (Editor ), Anonymous 12/5/09 and The Wizard of Oz (Great Illustrated Classics) by L. Frank Baum 12/6/09
3. Sugar Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery, Book 6) by Joanne Fluke and My Point...and I Do Have One by Ellen DeGeneres
4. The Clue of the Broken Locket (Nancy Drew, #11) by Carolyn Keene
5. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (AMY RWANDA) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling ( SCOTT Réunion)
6. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
7. Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
8. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
9. The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls and Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
10. Bech: A Book by John Updike

20 PONT TASKS
1.Freedom Bound by Robert Weisbrot
2.I'm Your Santa (Brava Contemporary Romance) by Lori Foster, Karen Kelley, Dianne Castell ( santa task)
3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel

25 POINT TASKS
1. Blonde: A Novel by Joyce Carol Oates and Oliver Twist (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Charles Dickens
2.The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez
3. Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli and Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs and Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
4. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
5.Perfect Shot (Simon Romantic Comedies) by Debbie Rigaud
6. Morgan's Run by Colleen McCullough
7. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
8. The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey and Carrie by Stephen King
9. The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1) by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Family Tree: A Novel by Carole Cadwalladr
10. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert and V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, David Lloyd

30 POINT TASKS
1. Loser by Jerry Spinelli and Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, Book 1) by James Patterson
2. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling
3. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer and Breaking Dawn By Stephanie Meyer
4. I am Legend by Richard Matheson
5. The Afterlife by Gary Soto and Persuasion by Jane Austen
6. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
7. Cherry Cheesecake Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery, Book 8) by Joanne Fluke (Will fit task 15.7, 5.8 and 10.8)
8. Sacajawea (Lewis & Clark Expedition) by Joseph Bruchac and Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847 by Kristiana Gregory
9. Holes by Louis Sachar and A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
10. The Color Purple by Alice Walker and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

35 POINT TASKS
1. Music, Physics and Engineering by Harry F. Olson and The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel by Gaston Leroux
2. The Beach House by James Patterson, Peter de Jonge and Warm Bodies, Cold Hearts by Rachel Rice
3. Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
4. Size 12 Is Not Fat (Heather Wells, #1) by Meg Cabot and The Biggest Loser Simple Swaps: 100 Easy Changes to Start Living a Healthier Lifestyle by Cheryl Forberg RD, Melissa Roberson

50 POINT TASKS






1196/26801Pages Read
30/1100 Total Points
4/79 Books Completed

I completed the following task:

10. THE ALLURE OF ALLITERATION - Read A Book Whose Title Contains Alliteration - The Title Must Have 2 Or More Words That Begin With Same Letter Back To Back OR With Only A Short Word In Between (i.e. A, And, In, On, The etc.)

The Fire in Fiction by Donald Maass

30 point task
JAN THE GRYPHON’S TASK - MULTI-TASKING
Read A Book That Will Fit Two Or More Other Tasks In The Winter 2009-2010 Challenge. List The Other Tasks It Will Fit
Angels by Marian Keyes
Also fits tasks 25.8 and 30.6

Current Point Total: 30
Jessica (MI)

30.7-JAN THE GRYPHON'S TASK-I read Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. This book also fits tasks 25.8 short title, 15.9 part B an author I never read before, and 30.2 part B sci-fi novel published during the current century.

I liked this book a lot! I love books that take you to places different then where we live now. This challenge is the first challenge I'm reading more YA in and I have to say I've enjoyed all of it so far! I'm glad I branched out. 4 stars.

3o more points!

Total Points: 50

I finished 5.2, Betsy Ross, Stars and Stripes with

The Stars and the Stripes The American Flag as Art and History from the Birth of the Republic to the Present

+5
total 140

Third Task:
Task-2
Points-5
Title: Freak The Mighty
Author:Rodman Philbrick

Total Points:35

15.7 - Food, Friends, Fun: I've read at least 100 pages from 5-6 different cookie cookbooks, but my friend & I only used recipes from these three: Mrs. Fields Cookie Book, Betty Crocker's Best Recipes for Cookies, & The Christmas Cookie Book. We made Banana-Oatmeal, Mocha, Peanut-butter Kisses, Ginger-Macadamia-Chocolate Chunk, Orange-Coconut-Chocolate Chip, and Eggnog cookies.

It took all weekend but we've made 1825 bite-sized cookies (give or take a dozen) to feed to a couple hundred stagehands/co-workers.

Pages read: 460
Books read: 3+
Tasks completed: 3
Total Points: 80
Liz (Bklyn)

Finished task 25.9

Blood of Victory by Alan Furst (map of part of Europe in the early 1940's)

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or The Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale (family tree & list of characters)

Finished my first task! 15.7 - Cooking/recipe task

I read and made the chocolate spritz and the chocolate chip cookies to share with some family and friends (part of Xmas gifts). They turned out pretty good. Looking forward to making the lumps of coal cookie!

Total: 15 points

30.9 Newberry Winner 1997 - The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
& Newberry Honor 1997 - The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

I liked both books a lot. The View from Saturday has a slight edge over The Moorchild due to Noah's delighful B & B letter.

35.3 About Time - A Week in October by Elizabeth Subercaseaux

Tasks Completed - 2
Tasks Started - 6
Books Read - 9
Pages Read - 2,474

This is my first challenge and I am excited to post my first points.

10.8 Oh Canada: Anne of Green Gables of L.M. Montgomery
30.5 Posthumously Speaking: A: Elsewehere by Gabrielle Zevin. B: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.

Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
Total Points: 40
Pages Read: 918

I finished 5.8, cozy mystery with
Candy Apple Dead

Quick read with candy recipes

+5
total 145

I finished 15.1 (Dark Comedy book and movie)

Book: Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins (5 stars)

Movie: The Big Kahuna (1 star)

Harold and Maude is my favorite movie of all-time. It has it all, including a very unique premise and characters, sincerity, deep questions and philosophies, love, and hysterical scenes and lines. Strangely enough, I never knew it had started as a book, so I was very happy to find a copy at a used book store. I was not disappointed. The book, too, is excellent. How can you beat a scene where a 79 year-old women steals a police officer's motorcycle?
Where else can you find a character that would "renovate" a Jaguar Sports Coupe into a hearse? (If you haven't seen the movie, I'd highly recommend it for the second part of this task).

I also watched The Big Kahuna. Black comedies are, also, my favorite genre. I usually love movies with Kevin Spacey and Danny Devito. Unfortunately, I really disliked this one. It is more a play than a movie about corporate lubricant salesmen. The whole film is their banal conversations about life and careers. These type of people drive me crazy in real life. Therefore, I don't know what I was thinking when I chose this one.

+15
Total Points: 25
Books: 2
Tasks: 2

Janice wrote: "I finished 15.1 (Dark Comedy book and movie)

Book: Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins (5 stars)

Movie: The Big Kahuna (1 star)

Harold and Maude is my favorite movie ..."

Janice, I love Harold and Maude, too! I had no idea it was a book!! Thanks for the info. :-)

I have finished task 5.4. I read The Tale of Despereaux Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread, which won the Newberry Medal in 2004. I chose this book because I recently saw the movie and it seemed disjointed, I wanted to know what was in the book that had been left out. Turns out, not much - if anything the disjointed feeling in the movie comes from them trying to add things and make it more complicated. The book was decent, but nothing amazing. Three stars.

Point Total: 10
Page Total: 445
Book Total: 2

30.7. JAN THE GRYPHON’S TASK - MULTI-TASKING
I just finished Paper Towns in audio form. It would qualify for the following tasks
5.4 Edgar Award 2009
25.1 celebrate the end of the decade
25.3 Game of Clue- Peacock

Total Points: 35

finished task 35.3 by reading The Year of Magical Thinking. wow. what an amazing and depressing book. i'm so appreciative that she shared her experience of grief, loss, and mourning and did it so frankly and eloquently.




Total Points: 65/1100
Books Read: 3/79+
Tasks Completed: 2 /58
Tasks in Progress: 2

5.10 (Alliteration) - The Goose Girl

Pages Read: 400
Books Read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Total Points: 5

5.2. SHE WAS A GRAND OLD FLAG MAKER - In Honor Of Betsy Ross (Born January 1, 1752 – Died January 30, 1836) Famously Credited With Sewing The First American Flag…
A. Read A Book That Has A Red, White, And Blue Cover. (Other Colors May Appear But R/W/B Should Be The Primary Colors Of The Book) Ex.: OR
B. Read A Book That Has The Word Stars And/Or Stripes In The Title (Words Such As Starry Or Striped Are Also Acceptable).
Ex. Number the Stars Or Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf
Rules of Vengeance by Reich
5 points

5.6. IT'S A DIRTY JOB BUT… - In The Fall Challenge We Read About Our Current And Dream Job So For This Task...
A. Read A Novel Where The Main Character Does A Job You Could Never Imagine Doing. OR
B. A Non-Fiction Book About That Job/Industry.
Ex. Prison Guard - Slammer Or Newjack Guarding Sing Sing
The Jungle by Sinclair Meat Packer
5 points
25.8. MICHELLE US' TASK - JANUARY 30TH IS INANE ANSWERING MACHINE DAY
The Day Where We Try To Bring An End To All Of Those Mindless, Endlessly Long, Beeping And Otherwise Inane Answering Machine Messages That Annoy, Waste Time And Try The Patience Of Poor Unfortunate Callers. In Honor Of This Silly Holiday...
A. Read A Book With An Unnecessarily Long Title (At Least 7 Words)
And To Make Up For It...
Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
B. Read A Book With A Very Short Title (1 Word).
Swimsuit by Patterson
25 points
30.3. BJ ROSE'S TASK - SNOWED IN AND LOVING IT
When The Weather Keeps You Housebound, Make The Most Of It! Grab Books By Your Favorite Authors - Or Try Some New Ones - And Read 825 Pages Or More. Any Genre! No Re-Reads For This, But Audiobooks Are Fine. List The Books You Read & # Of Pages For Each When Claiming Your Points.
World Without End by Ken Follett
30 points
total 65 points

Winter Challenge 2009/2010
Completed Tasks

10.4 - WINNER'S CHOICE (DonnaJo)
The Art Of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein (read Dec 5/09)

Tasks Completed: 1/60
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 321

10/1100 points

My first task half completed! And 1/2 done with the other part.
15 Points

9 Out With The Old And In With The New
B Book by an Author You Have Never Read-Outlander/Diana Gabaldon/627pages