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15.1 Movies Only
The 13th Warrior by Michael Crichton (6/12/13) 278 pp.The 13th Warrior (1999)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Vladimir Kulich, Dennis Storhoi
Director: John McTiernan
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (6/16/13) 216 pp.The Boy in Striped Pajamas (2008)
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Zac Mattoon O'Brien, David Thewlis
Director: Mark Herman
Points Earned: 15
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 494
25.1 The UnusualsBiography: Gerald and Sara Murphy
Living Well Is the Best Revenge by Calvin Tomkins (6/6/13) 192 pp.Points Earned: 25
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 192
Total Points: 40
Total Books: 3
Total Pages: 686
5.2: Splashin' Water: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 12.06 2 Stars
Points Earned: 5
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 453
25.1 The Unusuals (2)Biography: Anne Boleyn
The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen by Susan Bordo (7/3/13) 343 pp.Points Earned: 25
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 343
Total Points: 65
Total Books: 4
Total Pages: 1029
I thought the writer was brave. She probably stepped on some major historians toes. Because of the points she brought out of the misconceptions, half-truths and lies about Anne Boleyn not only during the time which Anne lived but also during current times. It's written with some humor and a "oh, Wow! I didn't know that" style. A Great read. Too me it's a keeper!I give it 4.5 stars****!
That's great to hear! I've found a love for history ever since I got to high school. I'll have to check into this one :)
35.3(4) Scavenger Hunt - Part TwoLines:
* Grass - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (6/21/13) 180 pp.
"The windows were ajar and gleaming white against the fresh grass outside that seemed to grow a little way into the house." (p.8)
* Sandals/flip flops - Little Bee by Chris Cleave (7/8/13) 266 pp.
"She had a nice pink scarf wrapped around her hair, and purple flip flops on her feet." (p.9)
* Porch - The Butterfly's Daughter by Mary Alice Monroe (6/14/13) 400 pp.
"It sounded a funny, nasal beep that made the neighbor's cat leap from the porch and Sully shake his head with a wry grin." (p.50)
* Ocean - Outside the Lines by Amy Hatvany (6/23/13) 384 pp.
"What caught my eye was the flower bed planted out in front of the house - the glorious ocean of red tulips, sunny daffodils, and purple hyacinths." (p. 120)
Points Earned: 35
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1230
Total Points: 100
Total Books: 8
Total Pages: 2259
15.2(1) The Great Bird Migration
When the Killing's Done by T. C. Boyle (7/13/13) 384 pp.Points Earned: 15
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 384
Total Points: 115
Total Books: 9
Total Pages: 2643
Well done Diane, the Scavenger Hunt task is a hard one for me. Well done.
10.3 Something Borrowed, Something Blue*Borrowed/Library
Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand (6/9/13) 432 pp.*Blue
Still Water Saints (7/18/13) 256 pp.Points Earned: 10
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 688
Total Points: 125
Total Books: 11
Total Pages: 3331
35.1 Loving Every Part of SummerS - Soulless
W - Revenge of the Wannabes by Lisi Harrison
I - Invasion of the Boy Snatchers
M - What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang
Points Earned: 35
Total Points: 35
Total Books: 4
Total Pages: 1 288
15.1 Movies Only (2)
The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan (7/11/13) 241 pp.Cirque de Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Starring: John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia
Director: Paul Weitz
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie (7/30/13) 197 pp.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)
Starring: Xun Zhou, Ye Liu, Kun Chen
Director: Dai Sijie
Points Earned: 15
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 438
Total Points: 140
Total Books: 13
Total Pages: 3769
ADEL35.3: Scavenger hunt Part Two.
Grass: The Abortionist's Daughter by Elisabeth Hyde.
"She went outside and kicked off her flip flops and ran through the dry grass to the side of the pool." - page 59.
Sandals/Flip Flops: Before the Storm by Diane Chamberlain.
"Andy returned to the room ina navy jumpsuit that was too big on him and blue flip-flops." - page 321.
Porch: The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve.
"Sided with white clapboards, the house is two stories high with a generous wrap-around porch." - page 45.
Ocean: The Candle Man by Alex Scarrow.
"On the other side of that ocean, she was going to find a very different world, he kept telling her." - page 274.
Points for task: 35
Total Points: 35
Total Books Read: 4
Total Pages read: 1376
35.1 Loving Every Part of SummerH - Hill, Donna: Through the Fire
E - Elixir
A - Dawn of the Apocalypse by E.S.P.
T - The Year of the Great Seventh by Teresa Orts
Points Earned: 35
Total Points: 70
Total Books: 8
Total Pages: 2627
Mod
--CINDERELLA
*Read the original Grimm Brothers fairy tale.
(5)*Read any retelling.
(280)*Read a book with a princess in it.
(549)*Read a book where the main charrie has no social life or is treated horribly.
(224)*Read a book with a light blue cover (like the dress).
(334)Total Points: 50
Total Books: 4
Total Pages: 1392
5.3 I Wish It Was WinterThe Pretty Committee Strikes Back
Points Earned: 5
Total Points: 75
Total Books: 9
Total Pages: 2892
35.1(4) Loving Every Part of Summer Spell: Heat
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling (8/22/13) 341 pp.
*Elizabeth Stuckey-French's The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady (8/20/13) 334 pp.
*Amanda Stevens' The Kingdom (7/24/13) 384 pp.
*Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (7/22/13) 240 pp.
Points Earned: 35
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1299
Total Points: 175
Total Books: 17
Total Pages: 5068
35.3 Scavenger Hunt - Part Two (2)Lines:
*Grass: - The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe (8/15/13) 480 pp.
"In the process of yanking out weeds with roots that went straight to China and getting spooked by a black snake that shot out from the grass, I found this,"she said, panting to pull the branch back farther. p.225
* Sandals/flip flops: - Meet Me in Venice by Elizabeth Adler (8/23/13) 384 pp.
Ana Yuan, a plain young woman in a summery blue dress and sandals, never felt even a hint of danger when she boarded the double-decker train from Shanghai to Suzhou on the borders of the Taihu Lake. p.1
*Porch: - Desert Heat by J.A. Jance (8/17/13) 352 pp.
The dog, disappointed, retreated to the back porch while Walter McFadden turned back to Ken Galloway. p. 297
*Ocean: - Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio (7/28/13) 288 pp.
"I had played with the little boat lovingly each summer in the tide pools on the beach, until one July when I worked up the courage to take it into the ocean, an idea inspired solely by a children's book from the 1950's that I'd found in a chest in the spare bedroom, Scuffy the Tugboat." pp. 260 - 261.
Points Earned: 35
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1504
Total Points: 210
Total Books: 21
Total Pages: 6367
Your Finish-Line Name Spantalian12Task Number AND Name
35.3: Scavenger Hunt Part Two
Book/s you read for that task*
GRASS~
8/11/13 p.105 SANDALS~
6/8/13 p.143PORCH~
8/12/13 p.83OCEAN~
7/16/13 p.9 Total Points Earned for task/s: 35
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Task Number AND Name
35.2: Scavenger Hunt Part One
Book/s you read for that task*
H~
8/17/13 E~
8/1/13 A~
6/24/13T~
8/20/13 Total Points Earned for task/s: 35
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Task Number AND Name
25.3: Knots on a String
Book/s you read for that task*
Books are connected by death
1.
8/6/13 2.
7/25/13 3.
7/13/13 Total Points Earned for task/s: 25
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Task Number AND Name
10.3: ...Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Book/s you read for that task*
1.
8/13/13 2.
7/25/ 13 Total Points Earned for task/s: 10
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Task Number AND Name
10.1: First and Last
Book/s you read for that task*
1.
6/17/132.
8/27/13 Total Points Earned for task/s: 10
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Task Number AND Name
5.3: I Wish It Was Winter
Book/s you read for that task*
1.
6/1/132.
6/1/133.
6/3/13 Total Points Earned for task/s: 15
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Total Points for 6-month period- So Far : 130
Total # of books read: 18
Total # of pages read: 6,051
ADEL.10.3: ...Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Borrowed: The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro
Blue: Under the Dome by Stephen King
Points for task: 10
25.3: Knots on a String
1. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult - fictional story about the Holocaust which lead me to read:
2. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank - probably the most famous of Holocaust stories and upon researching I found:
3. I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree: A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor by Laura Hillman - a memoir from a Jewish woman that was saved by Oskar Schindler.
Points for task: 25
Points for post: 35
Total Points: 70
Total Books Read: 9
Total Pages read: 3797
ADEL15.3: Last Letter, First Letter
1. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
2. A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve
Points for task: 15
Total Points: 85
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages read: 4522
35.1(4) Loving Every Part of SummerSpell: Park
*Painter from Shanghai (The) by Jennifer Cody Epstein (8/8/13) 432 pp.
*Appanah, Nathacha - The Last Brother (8/14/13) 201 pp.
*Roses by Leila Meacham (7/26/13) 640 pp.
*Karen Russell's Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories (8/26/13) 256 pp.
Points Earned: 35
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1529
Total Points: 245
Total Books: 25
Total Pages: 7896
ADEL25.1: The Unusuals
Night by Elie Wiesel
Points for task: 25
Total Points: 110
Total Books Read: 11
Total Pages read: 4642
Night is such a great book!! Did you like it?
I did, it was such a graphic book after Anne Frank's and Laura Hillman's but he had such courage for such a young man (boy really.)Will be tracking down his other books now.
35.1(4) Loving Every Part of SummerSpell: Lake
*Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman (7/28/13) 354 pp.
*Andrew O'Hagan's The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe (8/29/13) 288 pp.
*Katharine Webber's Triangle (8/31/13) 256 pp.
*Esri Allbritten's Chihuahua of the Baskervilles (6/25/13) 276 pp.
Points Earned: 35
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1174
Total Points: 280
Total Books: 29
Total Pages: 9070
10.3 Something Borrowed, Something Blue (2)*Borrowed/Library
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (8/1/13) 440 pp.*Blue
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (7/5/13) 291 pp.Points Earned: 10
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 731
Total Points: 290
Total Books: 31
Total Pages: 9801
10.2(2) Something Old, Something New....*Old (1945)
Animal Farm by George Orwell (8/12/13) 192 pp.*New (2007)
The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason (6/4/13) 240 pp.Points Earned: 10
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 432
Total Points: 300
Total Books: 33
Total Pages: 10233
35.1 Loving Every Part of SummerPARK
P - Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins
A - Along for the Ride
R - Defiance by CJ Redwine
K - Alexandria by John Kaden
LAKE
L - Blaze by Laurie Boyle Crompton
A - Wings by Aprilynne Pike
K - Chameleon by Kelly Oram
E - Epic Fail
Points Earn for Task: 70
Books Read: 8
Pages Read: 2 941
35.3 Scavenger Hunt Part Two
Grass: - Bad Taste in Boys - "pieces of grass" page 59
Sandals/flip flops: - Starcrossed - "platform sandals" page 3
Porch: - Unraveling - "the front porch" page 94
Ocean: - Between - "overlooking the ocean" page 261
Grass: - Pretty Little Liars - "just-mown grass" page 121
Sandals/flip flops: - A Discovery of Witches - "riding through the forest in sandals" page 471
Porch: - Need - "a front porch" page 11
Ocean: - Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings - "up the canal from the ocean" page 31
Points Earned: 70
Books Read: 8
Pages Read: 2 214
Total Points: 215
Total Books: 25
Total Pages: 8 047
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