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Challenge #6: Report Points Here
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American Vampire, Vol. 1 by Stephen King, Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque
Pages: 200 - 2 points
HF: 1 point
Task Total: 13
Challenge Total: 13
Jackie....you forgot to update this one with my task, late as it was, added....just wanted to let ya know :)
I was just testing you all to see who is paying attention. You pass. :) LOLThanks for catching that :)
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I'm winning!! ;)
10.2 Read a book you own"Beauty" by Robin McKinley
247pp -2pts
Task Total: 12
Grand Total: 12
20.2- Read a book set (mostly) on a ship.Peter and the Starcatchers
451 pages- 4pts
HF- 1 pt
Total- 25pts
Grand total- 25
20.2- Read a book set (mostly) on a ship.Peter and the Starcatchers
451 pages- 4pts
HF- 1 pt
Total- 25pts
Grand total- 25
10.3 - Last book added to TBR as at 31/3/2011Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd
10 task points
+1 (HF book)
11 Total task points
11 Total challenge points
10.3 - Read the last book added to your TBR as of 3/31.Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman
Task: 10 pts
Pages: 536 - 6 pts
HF: n/a
Task total: 16 pts
Challenge total: 16 pts
50. 2 Christy's task - In honor of National Garden Month (April), read a book that features gardeningThe Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
Task: 50 pts
400 Pages: 4 pts
HF: 1 pt
Total Task: 55 pts
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KristiJ 55
Christy 25
Candiss 16
Shannon 15
Becky 13
Ellen 12
Jayme 12
Notes:
Shannon - You forgot your page bonus, so you have 15 points rather than 11.
Jayme - the most popular edition of Beauty has 256 pgs, not 247, but that doesn't change your total. Just an FYI. :)
Thank you for the extra point, Becky!
Task 50.2 - features gardening
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
Task points = 50
447 pages = 4 bonus
Challenge total = 54
50. 3 Kristine- Read any HF book, that you have not yet read, that has been made into a movie. Having seen the movie already is ok. See list for ideas: ...Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Task points: 50 points
Pages: 434 pages, 4 points
HF: 1 point
Total task points: 55 points
10. 2- Read a book you ownZel
pages 227 2 pts
HF 1 pts
task 10 pts
Total task 13 pts
Challenge total 13 pts
10.2 - A book I ownFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
10 task points
+2 (226 pages)
12 Task points
27 Total points
10.2 - A Book I OwnThe Roses of No Man's Land by Lyn MacDonald
318 pages - 4 points
Task: 10 pts
TOTAL: 14 points
50.3: Kristine's task-HF made to movie:
[book:How to Make an American Quilt|1343602272 pages-2pts
HF-1pt (covers lives of 5 quilters from 1920s to 1980s)
Total: 53 points
Challenge Total: 67 points
50.1 LemonLinda- Read a HF book set in Africa The Heretic Queen
383 pages- 4 pts.
HF- 1 pt.
Total- 55 pts.
10. 3- Read the last book you added to your TBRMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
234 pgs 2 pts
HF 1 pts
task 10 pts
Total task 13
Challenge total 26
25. 2- Read a post apocalyptic/natural disaster HF bookThe Silent Land
240 pages - 2
Task Total: 27
Grand Total: 39
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Luckngrace 67
Shay 55
Chloe 55
JenC 54
KristiJ 50
Ellen 39
Shannon 27
Diane 27
Emily 26
Christy 25
Candiss 16
Maude 14
Becky 13
Jayme 12
100 point task:A
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50.2 ...read a book that features gardeningWinter Bloom
384 pages - 4 pts
Task total - 54 pts
GRAND TOTAL - 54 pts
25. 2- Read a post apocalyptic/natural disaster HF bookPompeii by Robert Harris
304 pages - 4 pts
HF - 1pt
Total - 30 pts
10. 3- Read the last book you added to your TBR. If you can’t acquire the last book read a library book. (Incidentally it is both.)Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland by Susan Fraser King
336 pages-4 pts
HF-1 pt
Total- 15 pts
Becky wrote: "Updated Scoreboard: Luckngrace 67
Shay 55
Chloe 55
JenC 54
KristiJ 50
Ellen 39
Shannon 27
Diane 27
Emily 26
Christy 25
Candiss 16
Maude 14
Becky 13
Jayme 12"
Don't I have 55 points?
50. 3 Kristine- Read any HF book, that you have not yet read, that has been made into a movie. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
HF Bonus: 1 pt
331 pages: 4 pts
Total Task: 55 pts
Task 25.3 - HF translated from another language(Russian)The Winter Queenby Boris Akunin
Task 25pt
256 pgs 2pt
HF 1 pt
Total 28 pts
10.1 Read a book someone gave you to read:The Tapestry Shop, by Joyce Elson Moore, HF
326 pages: 4 pts
HF Bonus: 1 pt
Total Task: 15
TOTAL: 29 pts
10.3 Read a book from the libraryBride Of New France
224 pages: 2 pts.
HF Bonus: 1 pt
Total Task: 13
Total: 25
100 point task:A - Hissy Fit, Mary Kay Andrews, 419 p - NEW
P - The Tenderness of Wolves - Message No. 32 posted
100 point task:A - Andrews, Mary Kay, Hissy Fit, 419pp
P - Penney, Stef, The Tenderness of Wolves, 371pp
R - Rinehart, Mary Roberts, The Yellow Room, 248pp
Luckngrace, I am copying you - much better than my way!
Task 50.3 - HF made into a movie(which I must now see)The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Task 50 pts
218 pgs 2 pts
HF 1 pt
Task total 53 pts
Challenge total 81 pts
Jackie, Can I move The Roses of No Man's Land (10.2) to 50.2?
20.3- Freedom to Read! Pick a banned book from the following list: The Bastard by John Jakes
528 pages: 6 points
HF: 1 point
Task points total: 27 points
Challenge total: 82 points
Completed challenge task 10.2 Read a book you ownRead Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
Task points: 10
464 pages: 4
Total task points: 14
Oh, I just noticed that there's another Ellen participating in the challenge. I don't think I can edit my name, so as I report my points, I'll note my name as Ellen W.
Task 25.2 Post apocalyptic/natural disaster HFDark Water Risingby Marian Hale 1900 Galveston Hurricane
Task 25 pts
240 pgs 2 pts
HF 1 pt
Task total 28 pts
Challenge total 109 pts
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Task # & description
Link to book
Pages & points
HF Point
Any required criteria for task
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24.4 In honor of Valentine’s Day read a historical romance
Read: Outlander
Pages: 853 pgs- 8 pts
HF: 1 pt
Total points: 33 pts
Grand total: 120 pts
If you have questions regarding the tasks please post them here
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Participants may join at any time during the challenge. All points must be reported by 11:59pm EST on May 31, 2011 to be counted.
Tasks can be completed in any order and it is not required to complete all regular tasks before doing the bonus tasks.
RULES:
1) Books must be Historical Fiction if specified as HF. If no specification is made, the book can be ANY genre.
2) Books must be at least 200 pages long. Eligibility for this is determined by the most popular edition on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. If the most popular edition is 197 pages, it will not count, even if the edition read is 215 pages.
3) The first book used for the challenge should be started on or after April 1st.
4) Re-reads and audiobooks are accepted unless specified otherwise in the task. (Audiobook page counts will be determined by the most popular edition on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.)
SCORING:
5) Task categories are assigned a point value, and points are awarded when all parts of the task are completed. Partial points will NOT be awarded for partially completed tasks.
6) Bonus points will be awarded based on the length of each book read, as follows:
200 to 300 pages = 2 bonus points
301 to 500 pages = 4 bonus points
501 to 750 pages = 6 bonus points
751 to 1,000 pages = 8 bonus points
1,000+ = 10 bonus points
Bonus points will be awarded PER BOOK READ. Task points are awarded ONE TIME once the task is complete.
7) Page length used to determine task bonus points is determined by THE MOST POPULAR EDITION OF THE BOOK ON GOODREADS -- NOT the edition you actually read.This is an attempt to make the scoring more fair across the board, as there can be very large page variations between editions. To determine the most popular edition on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, simply do a title/author search - the first result that matches your book is the most popular edition on GR.
8) As this challenge contains both HF and other genre books, you will receive 1 additional bonus point for every HF book read, whether the task requires HF or not. Please be sure to list that the book is HF to make sure that the additional points are counted.
WE WILL NOT AWARD HF POINTS IF IT IS NOT REPORTED UNLESS WE ARE POSITIVE THE BOOK IS HF. In other words, we aren't going to research the book for you. It is your responsibility to report your scores accurately; we will merely verify and record them.
9) HAVE FUN!!!
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10 point tasks
10. 1- Read a book won at GR First Reads or, if no win, a book someone gave you to read
10. 2- Read a book you own
10. 3- Read the last book you added to your TBR. If you can’t acquire the last book read a library book.
20 point tasks
20. 1- ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! In honor of Cinco de Mayo: Read a book either set in or about Mexico
20. 2- Argh, Matey! Read a book (mostly) set on a ship
20.3- Freedom to Read! Pick a banned book from the following list:
25 point tasks- Book must be HF
25. 1- Let’s celebrate Spring! Read a book with the name of a flower, plant, or tree in the title
25. 2- Read a post apocalyptic/natural disaster HF book
25. 3- Read HF translated from another language. Bonus 2 points if you read it in the other language.
50 point tasks- Bonus winner tasks
50.1 LemonLinda- Read a HF book set in Africa
50. 2 Christy- In honor of National Garden Month (April), read a book that features gardening
50. 3 Kristine- Read any HF book, that you have not yet read, that has been made into a movie. Having seen the movie already is ok. See list for ideas:
100 point task-- All 5 books must be completed to get full points for the task.
Author’s last name that starts with:
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Prizes: TBD