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Finished The Forest of Hands and Teeth (310 pages) for task 1.20. For the most part, I loved it.

I'm going to do a little updated list to help me keep track. This is still pre-shuffle, because I can't figure out how to make things fit.

Time for another little update:

Official YA Challenge:
1.5 I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
1.10 The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss (pushed by, um, everybody)
1.15 Deerskin Robin McKinley
1.20The Forest of Hands and Teeth Carrie Ryan -- still waiting!
1.25 The Hunger Games
and Catching Fire Suzanne Collins

A-Z Section
2.5 Valiant A Modern Tale of Faerie Holly Black (last name 'B')
2.10 Shiver Maggie Stiefvater
2.15 The Fairy Godmother Mercedes Lackey (sister's names is Mercedes)
2.20 Daughter of the Forest Juliet Marillier
and The Ask and the Answer Patrick Ness
2.25 Fire Kristen Cashore
and Bound Donna Jo Napoli
and Eternal Cynthia Leitich Smith

Newbery/Carnegie Section
3.5 Savvy Ingrid Law (2009 Newbery honor), review here
3.10 The Blue Sword Robin McKinley (multiple honoree)
3.15 A Northern Light Jennifer Donnelly (Carnegie Medal 2003)
and Millions Frank Cottrell Boyce (Carnegie Medal 2004)
3.20 The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Terry Pratchet (Carnegie winner 2001)
and Love That Dog Sharon Creech (honor 2001)
3.25 Flight A Novel Sherman Alexie (pub 2007)
and The Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt (winner Newbery 2008, pub 2007)

Shelves Section
4.5 Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast Robin McKinley (Ashley's 5 star recommendation)
4.10 Maus I A Survivor's Tale My Father Bleeds History Art Spiegelman
4.15 The Book of Lost Things John Connelly
4.20 Ash Malinda Lo
4.25 Out Of The Dust Karen Hesse
and Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
and Madame M Presents Creepy Little Bedtime Stories Christy A. Moeller-Masel


Total:
READ: 18 books, 198.33 points, 6348 pages

COUNTABLE: 16 books, 180 points, 5916 pages

4.5 Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (198 pages)

I chose this based on Jennifer Wardrip's 5 star rating. I commented on her review with my thoughts about the book. I thought it was very well written, and captured the voice of a high school kid perfectly.

1/3 of 4.25 Cut (top 100 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ YA bookshelf ) 160 pages

Total Points: 305
Total Pages: 7,159

For task 1.25 I read Eclipse and Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer!

Total Points: 295+25=320
Total Pages: 8,870+629+754=10,253

LEADERBOARD:

Michelle: 320 points; 10,253 pages
AngelaSunshine: 305 points; 7,159 pages
Lydia: 280 points; 8,777 pages
Heather: 270 points; 7,758 pages
Shanna: 230 points; 5,956 pages
Misty: 180 points; 5,916 pages
Jennifer: 160 points; 5,072 pages
Mandy: 160 points; 4,095 pages
Linda Grace: 100 points; 3,829 pages
Beth: 90 points; 3,780 pages
Jennifer W.: 85 points; 2,024 pages
Danielle: 75 points; 1,980 pages
Cathy: 60 points; 1,741 pages
Sarah F.: 35 points; 1,573 pages
Cheryl: 35 points; 1,232 pages
Ashley: 30 points; 634 pages
April: 20 points; 799 pages
Lu: 10 points; 536 pages

Totals as a group: 2,445 points; 73,114 pages; 230 books

I finished The Sweet Far Thing (819 pages) on September 30. I was going to use it as part of 2.25, but I am going to use it for 1.20 instead. Stephanie read this book for 25.1: Choose a Young Adult book from each of any three different genres featured here at Wild Things. Post a discussion topic (or contribute to a discussion) about the one you enjoyed the most.

I would not have read this book for that part of the challenge just because Stephanie used it as a fantasy and I have so many fantasy books that I would read first.

Total Points: 100+20=120
Total Pages: 3,829+819=4,648

2/3 of 4.25 Coraline (Horror/Gothic) 162 pages

Finished the 50 point task last night :)
a)Looking for Alaska
b)Ghostgirl
c)The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
d)Jellicoe Road 300 pages

LEADERBOARD:

Michelle: 320 points; 10,253 pages
AngelaSunshine: 305 points; 7,159 pages
Heather: 300 points; 9,250 pages
Lydia: 280 points; 8,777 pages
Shanna: 230 points; 5,956 pages
Mandy: 210 points; 5,209 pages
Misty: 180 points; 5,916 pages
Jennifer: 160 points; 5,072 pages
Linda Grace: 120 points; 4,648 pages
Beth: 90 points; 3,780 pages
Jennifer W.: 85 points; 2,024 pages
Danielle: 75 points; 1,980 pages
Cathy: 60 points; 1,741 pages
Sarah F.: 35 points; 1,573 pages
Cheryl: 35 points; 1,232 pages
Ashley: 30 points; 634 pages
April: 20 points; 799 pages
Lu: 10 points; 536 pages

Totals as a group: 2,545 points; 76,539 pages; 239 books

Read Jars Of Glass (208 pages) by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler for task 2.15. My sister's name is Heather.

3.5 Whittington by Alan Armstrong (208 pages)

I thought this was a well written book, and deserved the Newbery Honor status. My only issue with it, is that the story is a retelling of folklore and other written copy. I have given it a full review as well.

Total Points: 310
Total Pages: 7,367

3.20
Winner - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. 307 pages.
Honor - After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson. 160 pages.

I agree with the choices. Both books were excellent, but I think I slightly preferred the Graveyard Book. It was a more detailed story, but the simplicity in After Tupac is part of the appeal.

TOTAL = 16 books, 110 points, 5127 pages.
COUNTABLE = 13 books, 110 points, 4247 pages.

Read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close for task 4.15. (368 pages) It reminded me a lot of A Curious Incident of a dog in the Night Time, which I think did well with a young adult audience. Also the narrator's questioning of death, of relationships, of existence, are all things that could resonate with a YA audience. I was never sure of his age, he always lied about it, I was surprised when I read on the back cover that he was only nine.

I finished Witch (361 pages) by Debbie Viguié on Tuesday. This will complete my 2.25 for V. The other 2 books are: Fire by Kristin Cashore (C: 461 pages) and Blood Promise by Richelle Mead (M: 503 pages).

Total Points: 120+25=145
Total Pages: 4,648+361+461+503=5,973

LEADERBOARD:

Michelle: 320 points; 10,253 pages
AngelaSunshine: 310 points; 7,367 pages
Heather: 300 points; 9,250 pages
Lydia: 280 points; 8,777 pages
Mandy: 240 points; 5,785 pages
Shanna: 230 points; 5,956 pages
Misty: 180 points; 5,916 pages
Jennifer: 160 points; 5,072 pages
Linda Grace: 145 points; 5,973 pages
Beth: 110 points; 4,247 pages
Jennifer W.: 85 points; 2,024 pages
Danielle: 75 points; 1,980 pages
Cathy: 60 points; 1,741 pages
Sarah F.: 35 points; 1,573 pages
Cheryl: 35 points; 1,232 pages
Ashley: 30 points; 634 pages
April: 20 points; 799 pages
Lu: 10 points; 536 pages

Totals as a group: 2,625 points; 79,115 pages; 247 books

Heather wrote: "Finished the 50 point task:
a) The Silver Child by Cliff McNish (192 pgs) (#55)
b) Drift House The First Voyage by Dale Peck (448 pgs) (D for ..."

Good job Heather!! I am struggling through my last two books...

Good job Heather! Our first finisher! I'm really surprised that you are the first when our deadline is tomorrow midnight!! :) Again, nicely done.

For Task 2.25 I read Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper, Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer, and Sons from Afar by Cynthia Voigt.

For Task 4.5 I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, which was rated with 5 stars by Misty. We're currently discussing the book and I think she convinced me to give it an extra star.

Total Points: 320+5+25=350
Total Pages: 10,253+208+264+256+213=11,194

That's it for me!!

3/3 for 4.25 The Burn Journals (non-fiction) 336 pages

Total Points: 335
Total Pages: 8025

4.15 Ella Minnow Pea A Novel in Letters 208 pages

I read this book some years back and thought it was really clever. It's written as letters by inhabitants of a small island to each other. They are a well educated group who use very "flowery" writing and big words. But as the book progresses, their gov't begian to outlaw use of certain letters of the alphabet until they're down to just a few. Ella manages to save the town. I think the wittiness would appeal to teens.

And I'm done! Woo hoo!
Total points:350
total pages: 8233

Alright, I've been meaning to get on here again... running a blog has taken away from my usual hours of being on goodreads.

I have been reading and here's the tasks I've met:

1.5 The Family Bones 192 pages
1.10 I, Coriander 275 pages (pushed by April)
1.25 Poison Study (409 pages) and Magic Study (400 pages)

2.10 The Kindling of GreenFyr Book One of the Reunification Conspiracy (556 pages)
2.15 Fire (352 pages)
2.20 Candor by Pam Bachorz (256 pages) and Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe (244 pages)
2.25 The Maze Runner by James Dashner (374 pages), Emily & the Silent King by Irven Keppen (280 pages) and Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink (343 pages)

4.5 The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (390 pages) - discussed with (G)emma
4.10 Shiver (392 pages)
4.20 Crash into Me (Realistic Fiction, not usually my cuppa tea) 224 pages
4.25 Nonfiction - Ghost Hunting The Ins and Outs of Paranormal Investigations (208 pages), Drama - Undercover (288 pages), Gothic/Horror Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (351 pages)

165 points
5,534 pages

Good job everyone! I would like to acknowledge Michelle, Heather, and Angela for finishing the challenge!! Great job ladies!

FINAL LEADERBOARD:

Michelle: 350 points; 11,194 pages
Heather: 350 points; 10,539 pages
AngelaSunshine: 350 points; 8,233 pages
Lydia: 280 points; 8,777 pages
Mandy: 240 points; 5,785 pages
Shanna: 230 points; 5,956 pages
Misty: 180 points; 5,916 pages
Kristen: 170 points; 5,534 pages
Jennifer: 160 points; 5,072 pages
Linda Grace: 145 points; 5,973 pages
Beth: 110 points; 4,247 pages
Jennifer W.: 85 points; 2,024 pages
Danielle: 75 points; 1,980 pages
Cathy: 60 points; 1,741 pages
Sarah F.: 35 points; 1,573 pages
Cheryl: 35 points; 1,232 pages
Ashley: 30 points; 634 pages
April: 20 points; 799 pages
Lu: 10 points; 536 pages

Totals counted towards Leaderboard: 2,915 points; 87,745 pages; 276 books
Grand Totals as a group:
3,051 Points
91,064 Pages
290 Books!!

Wow awesome job everyone!!!

I had so much fun with this challenge! I wouldn't mind doing another official challenge sometime in the future once more people get a change to experience it. :)

Well, better late than never. I completed the 50-pt. challenge.

Summers at Castle Auburn
An Abundance of Katherines
The Thief
Flora Segunda Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of Spirit, Her Glass-Gazing Sidekick, Two Ominous Butlers


I just could not finishe the genre you have not read task. So, I'm done.

Had a great time and hope everyone is ready for Challenge #3 in January!

Good job Lydia! :)