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Challenge #2 - Jun/July 2011

This is a one month challenge running from June 15th to July 31st .

One book will be counted towards the score. You may read as many books as you like, but only the highest score will be considered.

All qualifications (page count, cover specifics) will be based on the most popular version on Goodreads. To determine the most popular version, type the name of the book into the search field.

The Challenge: In honour of June being National Rose Month, choose a book from the listopia list: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3114....

- OR -

In honour of July being National Ice Cream Month, choose a book from the listopia list: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5562....

Everyone will score their own books in the challenge report thread according to the following point qualifiers. Each item is worth 1 point unless otherwise specified.

Genre:
Young Adult
Mystery
Non-Fiction
Short Story Compilation
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction

Themes:
Coming of age
Family
Survival
Love
Good & evil
Generation gap

Location/Setting:
Hawaii
Alaska
Florida
California
Texas
Mexico
England
France
Italy
China

Author:
Goodreads Author
American
English
Canadian
Australian
French

Titles Contain:
Chocolate
Rose
Garden
Summer
Proper name
One word

Covers:
Rose
Ice Cream
Pink
Face
Title Across the Bottom

BONUS POINTS:
June Events - 2 points each
Fathers’ Day - story features a father
Wedding Month - story features a wedding
Queen’s Birthday - story is centered around royalty
Skyscraper Month - story is set in a major city
Take Your Dog to Work Day - story has a dog as a pet

July Events - 2 points each
Independence Day/Canada Day - Either one of these holidays is mentioned in the story
Family Reunion Month - Story has a family gathering other than a wedding or funeral.
International Friendship Day - story features a close friendship
International Zoo Keepers’ Week - story has a zoo or exotic animals in it.

Page Length:
Less than 200 pages - DEDUCT ONE POINT
200 - 299 pages - 1 point
300 - 399 pages - 2 points
400 - 499 pages - 3 points
500 pages or greater - 4 points



Sample scoring:

Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
(note: sample not representative of the listopia requirements - used for example only)

Genre: Historical Fiction (1)
Themes: Coming of Age (1), Family (1), Survival (1)
Location: Hawaii (1)
Author: American (1)
Title: Proper Name (1), One Word (1)
Cover: Pink (1), Face (1), Title across bottom (1)

Bonuses:
Fathers’ Day (2)
Wedding (2)
Pet Dogs (2)
Intl Friendship Day (2)
Book Length 384 pages (20

Total Score - 21

WHere is the reporting thread for this challenge?

Genre: fiction (0 points)
Themes: coming of age, family, love, good & evil (4 pts)
Location: Alabama/Connecticut (0 pts)
Author: American (1 pt)
Title: contains "Rose" (1 pt)
Cover: rose(s) on it (1 pt) - also sort of pink but not predominantly so I didn't give a point for that
No bonus points
Page length: 317 (2 pts)

Total = 9 points

Okay, sorry, I'm adding two points to my score. I just looked her up and it SAYS she's a Goodreads Author so I'm giving myself a point for that and also she lists the book under "Mysterys & Thrillers" so I'm going to give myself a genre point too for a grand total of 11. :-)

Kate wrote: "WHere is the reporting thread for this challenge?"

You found it! :)

Kate, add another point for pink on the cover. Your total is then 12.

Do werewolves count as exotic animals??

They are like unicorns - can't get much more exotic. Yes, I'll accept that.

Janice wrote: "They are like unicorns - can't get much more exotic. Yes, I'll accept that."

Great thanks, not finished the book yet so I'll work out my score when I've finished.

Donna wrote: "Janice wrote: "They are like unicorns - can't get much more exotic. Yes, I'll accept that."

Great thanks, not finished the book yet so I'll work out my score when I've finished."

Oh dear I've just read the rules PROPERLY and my book isn;t on the Listopia list and has nothing to do with ice cream!! Bum, I was going to get quite a few points too!!

What is the book that you are reading?

It's Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong. Does the "frost" bit count???

The challenge is that it is to reflect the themes of National Rose Month and National Ice Cream Month. Frostbitten makes me think of winter, not summer treats. I'm sorry to say, but I don't believe it falls into the theme of the challenge. :(

Janice wrote: "The challenge is that it is to reflect the themes of National Rose Month and National Ice Cream Month. Frostbitten makes me think of winter, not summer treats. I'm sorry to say, but I don't belie..."

ok, never mind, I'm enjoying it anyway.

I'm glad you're enjoying it. That in itself, is a reward. :)

Good job Judy! :)

I haven't even started the book I chose. :)

LOL! Thanks Judy. :)

Rose in Bloom 11 points by my reckoning.
1 - romance
1 - Love
1- Family
1 - Coming of age
1 - American author
1 - Rose in title
1 - Proper name (Rose is the protagonist)
1 - pink cover
2 - family reunion
1 - 282 pages

Judy wrote: "Alison wrote: "Rose in Bloom 11 points by my reckoning.
1 - romance
1 - Love
1- Family
1 - Coming of age
1 - American author
1 - Rose in title
1 - Prope..."

You can read my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... . I haven't read Eight Cousins - I just picked this for the challenge.

Black Thorn, White Rose

Genre:
Young Adult
Short Story Compilation
Fantasy
Romance

Themes:
Coming of age
Family
Survival
Love
Good & evil
Generation gap

Location/Setting:

Author:
Goodreads Author
American
English

Titles Contain:
Rose

Covers:
Rose

BONUS POINTS:
June Events - 2 points each
Fathers’ Day - story features a father
Wedding Month - story features a wedding
Queen’s Birthday - story is centered around royalty
Skyscraper Month - story is set in a major city
Take Your Dog to Work Day - story has a dog as a pet

July Events - 2 points each
Family Reunion Month - Story has a family gathering other than a wedding or funeral.
International Friendship Day - story features a close friendship
International Zoo Keepers’ Week - story has a zoo or exotic animals in it.

Page Length:

300 - 399 pages - 2 points

I come up with 33 points. Seems hardly fair, but I swear I didn't pick this for how many points I'd get!

Good job, Cheryl!

I did kinda like some of it. The main thing is, it was off Mt. TBR!

I hope everyone had fun with this challenge. Here are the results:

Cheryl - 33
Amber - 22
Judy - 19
Kate - 13
Alison - 13

I adjusted points as follows:
Kate - 1 extra for Romance
Judy - 1 extra for Romance
Alison - 2 extra for Historical Fiction and Young Adult
Amber - 1 extra for pink on the cover.

Cheryl - Congratulations! Here is your badge:


And here is the badge for all the participants:

Thanks Judy. I got the idea from our group logo of Piglet reading out of a book.

Aww, so cute. :)