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January 2011Total points: 455
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teen-fiction -
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philosophy -
Read an author's first novel (ie. debut novel)
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1.3 30 points: 26 January is Australia Day:
Read a book written by an Australian author or where it is mostly set in Australia
1. The Book Thief
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3. Jellicoe Road
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1.4 20 points: Second Monday in January (10th in 2011) is Coming of Age Day in Japan:
Read a manga or YA books set in Japan (or for the main protagonist to at least visit Japan in the story - flashbacks do not count)
1. Battle Royale
2. Moribito:Guardian of the Spirit
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1.5 30 points: Third Monday in January (17th in 2011) is Martin Luther King, Jr Day in the US:
Read a book with civil rights as the theme or written by African American author.
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Points
Challenge 1.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 1.3: 2 books @ 30 points each = 60 points
Challenge 1.4: 2 books @ 20 points each = 40 points
Challenge 1.5: 1 books @ 30 points each = 30 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf.coming of age): 4 books @ 25 points each = 100 points
Monthlies.black book: 1 book @ 25 points = 25 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = +50 points
Read:
February 2011Total points: 630
2.1 Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):
thriller -
thrillers -
guilty-pleasures -
sf-fantasy -
science-fiction-fantasy -
scifi-fantasy -
sci-fi-fantasy -
contemporary -
contemporary-fiction -
music - skipped
english -
erotica -
Read a book with animal/s on the cover or about animal/s or main character is an animal (mythical creatures acceptable)
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Read a book with cholocate / candy / heart / mostly red / pink on cover
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Read a book involving a library (eg. librarian character -not necessarily the main protagonist, set in the library or at least for a character to visit the library, etc) AND (optional) express your love for your library: How to Love your Library
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2.5 30 points: Reading around the world:
Read a book written by an author from* or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters a, b, c, d, e. Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
*either by birth / currently residing or if they have passed away, where they are interred.
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Points
Challenge 2.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total, -15 skipped 1 = 35 points
Challenge 2.3: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 2.5: 4 books @ 30 points each = 120 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 2 books @ 50 points each = 100 points
Furies of Calderon, Shadowfever
Wide (Monthly shelf.science): 1 books @ 25 points each = 25 points
Furies of Calderon
Monthlies: 0 book @ 25 points = 0 points
Mini SAT: 0 books for ‘month’ shelves = +/- points
March 2011Total points: 230
3.1 Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):
paranormal
2007
anthologies
anthology
fiction
ya-fiction
ya
ya-lit
contemporary-romance
harlequin
american
american-history
3.2 20 points - Read the Month: "The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war": Read a book that contains, either in title, character, or author’s name, a Roman god’s / goddess’ name from below list (exact spelling please):
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12 Major Roman gods / goddesses:
Apollo
Bacchus
Ceres
Cupid
Diana
Fauna
Flora
Fortuna
Janus
Juno
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Minerva
Neptune
Pluto
Saturn
Venus
Vesta
Vulcan
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Note: there are 7 colors of the rainbow – you can read up to 5 books per challenge but to claim points for up to 5 books, read a different colored cover for this particular challenge.
3.4 30 points – 8th March is International Women’s Day to celebrate “the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present, and future”. Read a book either:
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a. about women’s issues (ie. rights to vote, discrimination, violence, etc). It can be fiction / non-fiction, that’s up to you. AND / OR
b. biography / autobiography of those who championed women’s causes, for example Susan B. Anthony (US), Elizabeth Cady Stanton(US), Amelia Jenks Bloomer (US), Miles Franklin (AUS), Germaine Greer (AUS), Mary Wollstonecraft (UK), Mary Stopes (UK), etc... All of the above I garnered from lists of feminists on Wikipedia but please these are only examples.
3.5 30 points: Read around the world:
Read a book written by an author from* or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters P, Q, R, S, T. Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
*either by birth / currently residing or if they have passed away, where they are interred.
Points
Challenge 3.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total = 0 points
Challenge 3.2: 2 books @ 20 points each = 40 points
Challenge 3.3: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 3.4: 3 books @ 30 points each = 90 points
Challenge 3.5: 0 books @ 30 points each = 0 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 0 books @ 25 points each = 0 points
Monthlies: 0 book @ 25 points = 0 points
Mini SAT: 0 books for ‘month’ shelves = +/- points
April 2011Total points: 1475
young-adult
young-adult-fiction
relationships
juvenile
juvenile-fiction
picture-book
picturebooks
picture-books
2006
kids
kids-books
theory - skip -15
2. National Poetry Month (US/Canada): 20 points for each book of poems BUT for the really overly ambitious, receive an additional 100 bonus points if you read 5 books of poems that were written in different centuries
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a. Introductory (20 pts): Read an ebook of your choice
b. Beginner (35 pts): Read a book in relation to health (physical / mental) or the environment - strictly Non-Fiction for this choice. This can be a self help book or a memoir.
c. Intermediary (50 points): Read any book you want (but it has to be one you owned or borrowed from library or one you received from a bookswap etc - any books purchased BRAND NEW in 2011 do not qualify for this challenge) and walk the number of pages (ie. for 500 pages, walk 500 steps). Using the stride & speed of an average person, I've calculated that 500 steps will approximately take you only 5+ minutes. We challenge you to pick up your Chunksters! Or if you already have a pedometer handy, it’s time to put it to use..., if you haven’t already.
d. Advance (80 points): Read any book you want (but it has to be one you owned or borrowed from library or one you received from a bookswap etc - any books purchased BRAND NEW in 2011 do not qualify for this challenge) and walk 5 minutes for every 10,000 words.
*A New feature in Amazon called ‘Text Stats’ will tell you the number of words in a book. Unfortunately, not all books will have this so you will have to check individual books before taking this class. Editions will not matter for this challenge (as long as it’s not abridged vs. Unabridged). When you view a book on Amazon, scroll down to the ‘Inside This Book’ section and click on ‘Text Stats’. The Time Traveller's Wife equates to 1.5 hours’ walk but Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas equates to only 20 minutes walk.
*or you can try AR Book Finder which looks like it is more user friendly.
e. Really Overly Ambitious (200 points): Listen to an audio book whilst taking a walk / a jog. This audio book is dedicated to your choice of exercise (ie. you can only listen to this audio book whilst walking / running – whether it be to the train/bus station in the morning to go to work or to the shops or on your treadmill etc)
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You may choose a different class for each book
You may do a and /or b for up to 5 books
a. Religious Feast: Read a book with word in title / picture on cover of the following:
Jesus, Christ, Cross, Death, Rise, Life, Bread, Wine, Blood, Lamb, Good, Holy
b. Secular Feast: Read a book with words in title / pictures on cover of the following:
Bunny, Rabbit, Hare, Spring, Basket, Life, Egg, Chocolate, Candy, Gift, Hide, Hunt
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Points
Challenge 3.2: 2 books @ 20 points each = 40 points
Challenge 3.4: 5 books @ 200 points each = 1000 points
Challenge 3.5: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 1 books @ 50 points each = 50 points
Stray
Wide (Monthly shelf): 0 books @ 25 points each = 0 points
Monthlies: 0 book @ 25 points = 0 points
Mini SAT: 0 books for ‘month’ shelves = +/- points
May 2011Total points: 205
1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
scifi
sci-fi
science-fiction
sf
20th-century
religion skipped
short-stories
mysteries
mystery
mystery-suspense
mystery-thriller
christian-fiction
2. Winner of You Choose, Karen (of the Bookworm), Task on Election in May for 30 points: Read a political themed book (which can include biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, history, etc)
1. Three Cups of Deceit
3. In May: VE Day, Europe Day, and Holocaust Remembrance Day: For 30 points: Read a book on, during and / or about Wold War 2 BUT only in European setting.
4. 2010 GR Choice Awards: For 20 points: Read a book which either has won or was nominated for an award of your choice of category BUT to claim up to 5 books, read from 5 different categories.
Note: some books maybe have won or been nominated for different categories however that still counts only as one but you can choose which category to claim that one on.
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5. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Favorite)
5. 25 May is Towel Day (a tribute to Douglas Adams): For 20 points: Read books to spell “TOWEL” either by title or author’s first / last name BUT only in (Outer) Space setting. For the Really Overly Ambitious: Bonus 100 points, if you choose one category only (eg. Only spell towel by first name of authors etc)
Points
Challenge 5.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total, skipped -15 = 35 points
Challenge 5.2: 1 books @ 30 points each = 30 points
Challenge 5.3: 0 books @ 30 points each = 0 points
Challenge 5.4: 4 books @ 20 points each = 80 points
Challenge 5.5: 0 books @ 20 points each = 0 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 1 books @ 50 points each = 50 points
Well of Ascension
Wide (Monthly shelf): 0 books @ 25 points each = 0 points
Monthlies: 0 book @ 25 points = 0 points
Mini SAT: 0 books for ‘month’ shelves = +/- points
June 2011Total points: 500
1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
general
general-fiction
action
action-adventure
college
business
school
stories
horror
memoir
memoirs
economics
2. 30 points: LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) Pride Month as declared by Barack Obama on 1 June 2009. "The movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity, that diversity is a gift, and that sexual orientation and gender identity are inherent and cannot be intentionally altered"
Read a book about this movement / written by LGBT authors / contained LGBT characters.
Note: a number of other countries also celebrate in June (eg. Canada, etc) but a few celebrated in other times of the year
Possible Helpful Links:
The Best LGBT Books of 2009
Recommended GLBT Books
Most Anticipated LGBT (Relevant) Books of Fall 2010
List of LGBT Writers - Wikipedia
Lambda Literary Award
Stonewall Book Award
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a. words with 5 letters or less: 20 points per book; OR
b. words with 6-10 letters: 20 points per book for the first 5 letters then 50 points per book for additional letter/s; OR for the Really Overly Ambitious
c. words with more than 10 letters: 20 points per book for the first 5 letters then 50 points per book for additional letter/s PLUS double (2x) your points upon completion
Maximum of 5 books per challenge rule is overrulled in this instance.
Example for option b: 'misspell' (8 letters): (20x5) + (50x3) = 250 points
Example for option c: 'interesting' (11 letters): [(20x5) + (50x6)] x2 = 800 points
Butcher -
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Lancaster -
Ishiguro -
Estep -
Vaughn -
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Estep -
4. 20 points: Opposites: Different parts of the world are experiencing different seasons. Let's celebrate our differences by reading seasonal books (by cover / word in title) of where you are located. For example, if you are in the US, read a summer-y covered book or book with 'summer' in the title OR if you are in Oz, read a winter-y covered book or book with 'winter' in the title.
For 100 bonus points: Read 5 books to celebrate all seasons: summer, winter, autumn / fall, spring... and to make up to 5 books: 'tropics' (for word in title: 'tropic' or 'tropical' acceptable) or 'season' (seasons, seasonal, etc acceptable)
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5. 20 points: Father's Day: Read books you have gifted / are giving to a father* OR books of interests** to them.
*this can be your own father, your partner / father of your child, your father in law, etc... essentially any father figure you know
**It can be books on cars or camping or martial arts etc... wherever their interests lay
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Points
Challenge 6.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total = 0 points
Challenge 6.2: 1 books @ 30 points each = 30 points
Challenge 6.4: 3 books @ 20 points each = 60 points
Challenge 6.5: 3 books @ 20 points each = 60 points
July 2011total points: 120
1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
fantasy
spirituality
nature
classic
classics
2000s
writing
children-s-literature
children-s-lit
childrens-picture-books
2003
all-time-favorites
2. 30 points: Independence Day (US, Canada, and quite a few countries) & Bastille Day:
Read books about / set during revolutionary era (of any countries). Fiction examples: Chains - Seeds of America 1 by Laurie Halse Anderson, The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, etc
3. 30 points: Read around the world:
Read a book written by an author from or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters k, l, m, n, o
Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
4. 20 points: Read across generation:
Read 5 books published in the decades surrounding your birth - if you're looking for some suggestions: Books of the Century
The easiest to explain is by example, so if you were born in the 70's, read a book published in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's (total 5 books).
For 100 bonus points: Read books published during the year with the same last digit of your birth year, for example if you were born in 1977, then read books published in 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, and 1997.
1. 60s
2. 70s
3. 80s
4. 90s
5. 00s
5. 20 points: New Seven Wonders of the World was announced on 07/07/2007. Choose 5 out of 7:
1. Great Wall of China, China: (fortification) read a book in connection with military / war
2. Petra, Jordan: (UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage.") read a book in connection with civilization / culture
3. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil: (considered the second largest Art Deco statue in the world) read a book in connection with art
4. Machu Picchu, Peru: (brought to international attention in 1911) read a book in connection with exploration / archeology
5. Chichen Itza, Mexico: (Itzá in Spanish is often translated as "Brujas del Agua (Witches of Water)" but a more precise translation would be Magicians of Water) read a book in connection with magic / water
6. Collosseum, Italy: (ampitheatre originally for entertainment) read a book in connection with entertainment
7. Taj Mahal, India: (a symbol of eternal love) Read a love story
*"in connection" can mean set in a particular time (eg. war) / place (eg. lake) or main character being military person / witches / actors / etc etc etc...
Points
Challenge 7.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total = 0 points
Challenge 7.2: 0 books @ 30 points each = 0 points
Challenge 7.3: 0 books @ 30 points each = 0 points
Challenge 7.4: 3 books @ 20 points each = 60 points
Challenge 7.5: 3 books @ 20 points each = 60 points
Aug 2011total points: 290
8.1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
2004
chick-lit
chicklit
adventure
political
politics
academic
art
adult
adult-fiction
biography
autobiography
8.2. Read around the world: 30 points:
Read a book written by an author from or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters u, v, w, x, y, z
Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
8.3. Back to School (30 points): Choose your 5 subjects (books) for this month:
a. Ancient History: read a book set in / written before 16th century
b. Modern History: read a book set in / written after 16th century or after
c. English: read book set in Great Britain
d. Mathematics: read a book of minimum pages of "your age with a 0 at the end" (ie. if you're 30, min of 300 pages)
e. Personal Development, Health and Physical Education: read a book in connection with sports
f. Science: read book which has forensic science, lab work or experimentation in the story
g. Geography: read a book set in a country you have never visited
h. The Arts: Biography about a Musician, Actor, Photographer, designer
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8.4. Proverbial sayings: Choose a proverb your parents / grandparents use a lot of the time, or just choose one and read words in title (exact match of words). 20 points per book for up to 5 books, 100 points bonus if completed with 5 books or less. No points applicable for any books over the 5 books limit (no penalty applicable either).
For example:
"Those who lose dreaming are lost" - Australian Aboriginal proverb
Those Who Save Us
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Are You There God It’s me Margaret
The Lost Symbol
"Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men" – Chinese proverb
Beauty and the Beast
She Walks in Beauty
On Account of Conspicuous Women: A Novel
The Children of Men
Sometimes Madness is Wisdom: Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald: A Marriage
The Goddess is in the Details: Wisdom for the Everyday Witch
Love is sometimes difficult, but death even more so.
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Points
Challenge 8.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total = 0 points
Challenge 8.2: 0 books @ 30 points each = 0 points
Challenge 8.3: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 8.4: 2 books @ 20 points each = 40 points
Sept 2011total points: 155
1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
childhood
childhood-favorites
2010
2008
21st-century
animals
historical
historical-fiction
historical-romance
lit
literature
crime
2. Banned Book Week: For 30 points read “banned” books
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3. Talk like a Pirate Day: For 20 points per book, read books with each of the following
1 = The word PIRATE in the Title
1 = With a picture of a ship / boat / jolly roger / parrot on the cover
1 = About Pirates or a character who is a pirate
1 = A picture of the ocean / a Beach / an island / treasure chest on the cover
1 = About an oceanic journey (plane ride across ocean does not count but we'll count survival stories, ie. an accident happen then they are floating in ocean etc)
4. Peace Day: For 20 points, read books with either picture on cover or word in title related to peace symbolism.
To assist, here is a list of peace symbols on Wikipedia which includes the peace sign itself, dove & olive branch (which can be separated for this task), paper cranes, Shalom / Salaam, etc. If you know of others that aren’t on this list, as long as you can explain it, you can use it for this task.
5. Branching out: This task is worth 25 points per book.
Firstly, go to your read shelf, scroll down and sort it by ‘Random’ (20 books per page). Choose the book that is highest rated (if there is more than one, you have the privilege to choose one) and take note of the author. Go to this site: http://literature-map.com/, type in your chosen author and enter. From the results, choose an author to read one of this author’s books.
For subsequent books, use the previous author.
Search author: Patricia Briggs
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Points
Challenge 9.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total = 0 points
Challenge 9.2: 1 books @ 30 points each = 30 points
Challenge 9.3: 0 books @ 20 points each = 0 points
Challenge 9.4: 0 books @ 20 points each = 0 points
Challenge 9.5: 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Oct 2011total points: 415
1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
2005
fun
humor
friendship
science
parenting
nonfiction
non-fiction
language skipped
education
psychology
reference
2 and 3. It’s Our Birthday: For 30 points per book - spell read PICK-A-SHELF (10 letters = 10 books)
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4. Halloween: For 20 points, read books (one each of the following):
• With black / orange cover
• Which has witch/es or monster/s or ghost/s (by monsters: will accept vampires / weres etc)
• Classified as ‘horror’ / ‘gothic’ (ie. on the GR book page, ‘horror’ must be shown as one of the top shelves)
• Which has turnip / pumpkin / jack-o’-lanterns on cover OR the word ‘turnip’, ‘pumpkin’ or ‘jack’ on title
• Which has the word ‘trick’ or ‘treat’ in title (plurals, variables etc accepted, eg. The Treatment and the Cure; Trickster’s Choice, etc)
5. Children’s Book Week (UK) & International World Teacher’s Day: for 25 points, read books (one each of the following):
a. Have child/ren as main character/s
b. Have teacher / any other educator as main character (eg. Piano teacher, etc)
c. Mostly set at a school or similar setting
d. Have child/ren on cover
e. Have an apple on cover
Points
Challenge 10.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total, skipped - 15 = 35 points
Challenge 10.2, 10.3: 9 books @ 30 points each = 270 points
Challenge 10.4: 3 books @ 20 points each = 60 points
Challenge 10.5: 2 books @ 25 points each = 50 points
Nov 2011points: 270
1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
2009
suspense
christian
modern-fiction
travel
theology
vampires
series
drama
film
sports
cookbooks
2. 30 points: Read around the world:
Read a book written by an author from or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters f, g, h, i, j
Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
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3. 20 Points: St Andrews Day is 30 Nov (being Scotland's patron saint), Winner of You Choose, Karen (of the Bookworm):
Read a book by Scottish writer / set in Scotland / with a Scottish main character / involving golf
4. Thanksgiving: For 20 points, read books:
a. Set / written in the 16th century (arguably first documented thanksgiving feasts conducted by Spaniards – Wikipedia)
b. Family-focused books either fiction / non-fiction
c. Which has (cooked) food on cover / name of (cooked) food in title (eg. Roast turkey, any types of cakes / cookies, sushi, etc)
d. Which has (fresh / uncooked) food on cover / name of (fresh / uncooked) food on cover (eg. Pumpkins, corns, strawberries, etc)
e. Which has the word ‘thank’ or ‘give’ in title (plurals, variables etc accepted, eg. Thanks for the Memories; The Giver: The Giver 1, etc)
You can choose to read one book from each of above options or 5 books from one of above options or combination.
5. International Men’s Day (/ Movember in OZ): for 25 points, read books:
In 2011 the theme for international Men's Day is 'boys' with the title, “Giving Boys The Best Possible Start In Life”. This theme asks people around the world to focus on five key challenges that boys all over the world experience in areas of health, education, family life, violence and life choices and to consider local solutions to the global problems that boys face.
a. Have at least one man with facial hair on cover
b. Have word of either ‘boys’ / ‘best’ / ‘possible’ / ‘start’ / ‘life’ in title
c. Have a male main character but written by a female, for example The Secret River, a Hercule Poirot mystery, etc
d. Classified as “coming of age” (ie. on the GR book page, ‘coming of age’ must be shown as one of the top shelves) but only for male characters, for example The Catcher in the Rye, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, etc
e. Ask a man in your life to recommend a book (could be father / brother / son / best friend etc)
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You can choose to read one book from each of above options or 5 books from one of above options or combination.
Points
Challenge 11.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total = 0 points
Challenge 11.2: 2 books @ 30 points each = 60 points
Challenge 11.3: 0 books @ 20 points each = 0 points
Challenge 11.4: 3 books @ 20 points each = 60 points
Challenge 11.5: 3 books @ 25 points each = 75 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf.children): 3 books @ 25 points each = 75 points
It's a Book, The Last Unicorn, Speak
Dec 2011total points: 625
1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
comic-books
comics
manga
mythology
history
feminism
collection
self-help
inspirational
military
love
romance
The rest of the challenge is a catch-up reading before the end of the year – to make room on our shelves for new books in the new year ;p
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3. & 4. 25 points per book: 2011 shelves – Read up to 10 books found on any of the shelves picked in 2011. And yes, you can claim the bonus points for reading off the shelf of the month
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5. 25 points: **NEW** Books – Read up to 5 books that you bought or been given this year (2011). Note the past tense: no new purchases allowed! Only ones you’ve bought / been given between 1 January 2011 to 15 November 2011.
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Points
Challenge 11.1: Mini SAT @ 50 points total = 0 points
Challenge 11.2: 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Challenge 11.3, 11.4: 8 books @ 25 points each = 200 points
Challenge 11.5: 1 books @ 25 points each = 25 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf.suspense): 6 books @ 25 points each = 150 points
I am the Messenger, Dangerous Grounds, Turn Coat, Magic Bites, Poughkeepsie, Biting the Bullet
Wide (2011): 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Science Fair Season (science)
Welcome to the Jungle (graphic novel)
Fruits Basket (graphic novel)
Don't Kill the Birthday Girl (science)
Thinking in Pictures (science)
January -- Coming of Age -- Lahni
February -- Science -- LynnB
March -- Mythology -- Candiss
April -- Medieval -- Pollyanna
May -- American History -- Delicious Dee Challenge Addict
June -- World Lit -- Lauren
July -- Western -- Arlene
August -- Sociology -- Natasha
September -- Graphic Novels -- Slayermel
October -- Anthology -- Dee
November -- Childhood -- Luann
December -- Suspense
I'm doing Coraline too, but the graphic novel so i can use it for those shelves too! :)
Hm...that's an interesting idea, might do that too :) Chances are, I'll end up changing the books anyways. I just kinda lucked out that a couple books I've read happen to fit in some categories already.
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Books mentioned in this topic
A Girl's Guide to Vampires (other topics)Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 (other topics)
I Am the Messenger (other topics)
I Am the Messenger (other topics)
Unshelved (other topics)
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