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5 Points

1. Blind Date: Go to the library and pick a book from the shelves at random. Without reading the summary or anything from the book, check it out from the library and then cozy up with your "blind date" at home.

2. Is That a Fact? Read a nonfiction book.

3. Hot Reads: Read a book off of a summer reading list (and share which list you picked from when you claim your points).

4. Spring Cleaning: Read book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

5. Island Time: Read a book set on an island, with "island" in the title, or with a picture of an island on the cover.

6. Cinco de Mayo: Read a book that is #5 in a series as identified on ŷ������ OR read a book that a ŷ������' friend rated 5 stars.

7. Purple for Peace: As May 16th is Wear Purple for Peace Day, read a book with something purple on the cover (lavender and shades of purple work).

8. Air Conditioned Cool: Air Conditioning Appreciation Week is the 3rd week in August- Cool off and read a book set in winter OR with snow or ice (any form- ice cubes, ice skating rink, etc) on the cover.

10 Points:

1. Thespian Magic: Read 3 (or more) plays by one playwright.

2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness): Read a funny/comedic book. It could also be a bio of a comedian.

3. May Day: Read a book featuring a working-class character or a book about labor history.

4. Attention Grabber: Read a book with an opening sentence that really grabs your attention. You can check out the College Students' thread first lines for ideas. You can also look at the list Best 100 Opening Lines and the listopia Best Opening Sentence.

5. Storm Chasers: In the US, spring is a common time for tornadoes. Read a book set in a "Tornado Alley" state: Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Colorado, OR a "Dixie Alley" state: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Missouri, and Kentucky.

6. Broke and Bookish: Read a book that has been given away (or reviewed) on the Broke and Bookish blog.

7. Roadtrip! Summer is the time best known for roadtrips, so read a book that is about a roadtrip.

8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link: Pick an author that you've already read before this challenge. Look through their books on ŷ������ that they have written. Look at the ratings and find the one with the lowest rating and read it. Do you think it really is the author's "weakest" book? How does it add to their canon of work?

15 Points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal: Hope springs eternal means to continue to hope even in the face of certain disappointment. Read a book by an author that has disappointed you in the past, but who you are willing to give another chance.

2. Above Average: Find your book rating average on your profile page (below the picture on the upper left) and read a book with a rating at or above that number. If your average rating is 4.5 you may use any book rated 4.5 or above.

3. Feeling Possessive? Read a book with a possessive noun in its title or subtitle. Examples: The Shape-Changer's Wife, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet.

4. Batter Up! In the U.S., baseball is the commonly thought of exciting spring sport, but in other parts of the world, other sports are the focus in the spring. Read a book, fiction or non-fiction, involving your favorite spring sport.

5. If Huck could do it... Read two books first published in the 1800s.

6. Habemus Papam: Read a book, be it fiction or nonfiction, on the religion of your choice due to the recent election of a new pope.

7. Easter Egg Hunt: Read a book with something Easter related on the cover (i.e. eggs, bunnies, white shoes, bonnet, basket, church, cross, etc).

8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due: Read a book that another author praised or reviewed (you know, those blurbs another author gives on the cover of a book) and then read a book by that author. So, let's say I want to read The Time Traveler's Wife. Jodi Picoult wrote a blurb of the book, so I could read any book by Jodi Picoult.

20 Points:

1. Group Read: Read a past group read OR a group read that happens during one of the months of this challenge AND post to the discussion thread what you thought about the book.

2. The Over 700 Club: Read a book that's over 700 pages long.

3. Eat an Oreo Day: June 19th is Eat an Oreo Day. Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle with one letter “sandwiched�� between two of the same letters- “celebrate�� E-L-E, “latitude�� T-I-T, “obsidian�� I-D-I

4. Histories Mysteries Read a mystery novel published over 25 years ago or a book about an unsolved crime.

25 Points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer: Read two books with different words in their titles that rhyme with each other. The words you use should be “pure rhymes.�� Examples: Beat the Reaper and Heat Wave (Beat and Heat); Zoo Station and The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus (Station and Creation).

2. Follow the Leader:
For Book 1: read a book of your choice.
For Book 2: read a book that is either mentioned specifically in the text of book 1, or is written by an author mentioned in the text of book 1.

3. For the Love of Reading: April 23 is World Book Night, an event designed to share the love of reading with those who may not have access to books.
Read 2 books: 1 A and 1 B
A: Read a book by an author with a book on the 2013 US book list. If you select Favorite American Poems, you may use any book of poetry.
B: Read a book by an author with a book on the 2013 UK & Ireland book list

4. School's Out For Summer: Summer is a time for sunshine and outdoor activities. It is a time for vacations and lazy days. Most significantly, it is when “School’s out for summer��!
Read a book from two different options:
Option 1: School's out for summer : Read a book that takes place during the summer, or while the main character is on vacation. Alternatively read a book that has a beach or a summer scene on the cover.
Option 2: School's out forever: Read a book in which the main characters have recently graduated from school (high school or university), or are beginning a new career or job and the job is a significant aspect of the story. Non-fiction job search/interview books would also work for this option
Option 3: School's been blown to pieces: Read a book in which a bomb or explosion of some type is a significant aspect. Alternatively, read a book in which there is an explosion or bomb on the cover, i.e. object exploding, flashes of light, shrapnel, mushroom clouds, etc.
Option 4: No more pencils, No more books, No more teacher's dirty looks: Read a book that is about a teacher, or someone who works in an educational field. Alternatively, read a book which takes place at a boarding school, or is about students who attend a boarding school.

5. Let's Go Camping: When I think summer, I think camping. Read a book from 2 different options:
1. S’mores: S’mores are a common camping treat. But s’more is not really a word, at least not according to Word; it gives you the red squiggly line when you type it. Read a book that has a word in the title, subtitle, or series name that gives you a red squiggly. It cannot be a person’s name or a place. Examples: Mockingjay, Skinwalker, Darkfever or words like ain’t and wanna, Wanna Get Lucky?
2.Campfire: Some people tell ghost stories around the campfire, but I'm sure many us booklovers would prefer to talk books. Read a “talked�� about book. Examples: Fifty Shades of Grey and The Hunger Games are current “talked�� about books (on TV, in magazines, and highly reviewed). Book club recommended reads would work, as would books someone talks to you about and recommends and ŷ������ recommendations
3. Bump-in-the-night: So, I am normally a heavy sleeper that is until we go camping and every little sound makes me jump. Read a book that makes you jump in alarm. You don't have to literally "jump", books that are listed as horror, zombie or sound like they will be creepy via their description or reviews are fine.
4. The family: Read a book about a family that goes on a vacation/trip together.

6. Heroes and She-roes! Read about a real life hero and then reading about a fictional hero.

7. First and Last: Pick an author who is no-longer alive (and is therefore done writing). Read their first book and their last book.

8. Take A Vacation: For this task, we are going to build a vacation. Use this () to roll the die to see what you get. Set the die to roll 2 die at a time. For this first book, you will need to read a book set on that continent. The next roll will decide what kinds of things you will be doing on your vacation. You can only roll once.
Location:
1. North America-
2. South America-
3. Africa
4. Asia
5. Australia
6. Europe
Type of Vaction:
1. History & Culture: Your vacation is all about experiencing the culture and history of a foreign land. Read a book that revolves around an important historical event or person or read a non-fiction book about anything history/culture related.
2. Cruise: Your vacation is all about having a nautical adventure. Read a book that mostly takes place on the water.
3. Romantic: Your vacation is all about having a romantic getaway. Read a book that is considered a "love story" or a romance.
4. Thrillseeker/Adventure: Your vacation is all about having an adventure. Read a book where the main character has some sort of planned/unplanned adventure or read an adventure novel.
5. Foodie Vacation: Your vacation is all about immersing yourself in the food and drink of the country you are in. Read a book where food is a central theme to the book –fiction or non-fiction.
6. Volunteer Work: Your vacation is all about experiencing another culture by helping its people. Read a book about somebody who is doing some sort of humanitarian work/missions work in a foreign country.

Rules for the Spring/Summer Task Challenge:

1. This challenge will start April 1, 2013 (12:01 am EST) and will end at 11:59 pm on August 31, 2013.

2. All books read during the challenge dates, April through August, can count towards tasks. So, if you join in July, anything you read that FITS a task can count towards the challenge as long as you read it AFTER April 1st. If you are less than half way through a book BEFORE the challenge starts, you can use it for the challenge. If you are over the halfway point, you cannot use it for the challenge.

3. Books can only be used for one category.

4. Re-reads are fine, except where stated otherwise.

5. All books should be over 150 pages unless otherwise stated. If you read a book that is not quite 150 pages, please make sure that it for a lower point task and you are only able to read an "under 150 pages book" once. Please get an "ok" from us before you try and count an "under 150 pages book" for a task. The only exception is the Playwrite task. We know a lot of plays are under the 150, that is why it says 3 or more.

6. To claim your points, you must post completed tasks in the "Leaderboard & Completed Tasks" thread. Please include the title, author, the task number it was for, and your total number of points to date. You can update your task list but we will not be checking those for your points. That is just for your records only.

7. If you have any doubts as to whether a book fits a particular challenge, please feel free to ask.

8. Above all, remember this challenge is supposed to be FUN, a good way to tackle some of your TBR list, and to expand your horizons.

9. Those that finish/win the challenge will be able to pick a task for the Fall/Winter 2013-2014 Challenge.

10. Most Important: HAVE FUN!

My ever-changing list:

5 Points

1. Blind Date:
2. Is That a Fact?
3. Hot Reads:
4. Spring Cleaning:
5. Island Time:
6. Cinco de Mayo:
7. Purple for Peace:
8. Air Conditioned Cool:

10 Points:

1. Thespian Magic:
2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness):
3. May Day:
4. Attention Grabber:
5. Storm Chasers:
6. Broke and Bookish:
7. Roadtrip!
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link:

15 Points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal:
2. Above Average:
3. Feeling Possessive?
4. Batter Up!
5. If Huck could do it...
6. Habemus Papam:
7. Easter Egg Hunt:
8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due:

20 Points:

1. Group Read:
2. The Over 700 Club:
3. Eat an Oreo Day:
4. Winner of Fall and Winter Challenge

25 Points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer:
2. Follow the Leader:
3. For the Love of Reading:
4. School's Out For Summer:
5. Let's Go Camping:
6. Heroes and She-roes!
7. First and Last:
8. Take A Vacation:

I am gonna try this challenge . I will list the books as I go.

My spot. Saved. :)

5 Points

1. Blind Date:
2. Is That a Fact?
3. Hot Reads:
4. Spring Cleaning:
5. Island Time:
6. Cinco de Mayo:
7. Purple for Peace:
8. Air Conditioned Cool:

10 Points:

1. Thespian Magic:
2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness):
3. May Day:
4. Attention Grabber:
5. Storm Chasers:
6. Broke and Bookish:
7. Roadtrip!
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link:

15 Points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal:
2. Above Average:
3. Feeling Possessive?
4. Batter Up!
5. If Huck could do it...
6. Habemus Papam:
7. Easter Egg Hunt:
8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due:

20 Points:

1. Group Read:
2. The Over 700 Club:
3. Eat an Oreo Day:
4. Winner of Fall and Winter Challenge

25 Points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer:
2. Follow the Leader:
3. For the Love of Reading:
4. School's Out For Ever: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
5. Let's Go Camping:
6. Heroes and She-roes!
7. First and Last:
8. Take A Vacation:

5 Points

1. Blind Date: Ashes of Twilight by Kassy Tayler
2. Is That a Fact?: Black Ants and Buddhists by Mary Cowhey
3. Hot Reads: The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman (Redbook Magazine's Hottest Beach Reads of the Season)
4. Spring Cleaning: Atonement by Ian McEwan
5. Island Time: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
6. Cinco de Mayo: Divergent by Veronica Roth
7. Purple for Peace: Until I Die by Amy Plum
8. Air Conditioned Cool: The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean

10 Points:

1. Thespian Magic: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie & Suddenly, Last Summer by Tennessee Williams
2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness): Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
3. May Day: Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
4. Attention Grabber: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
5. Storm Chasers: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
6. Broke and Bookish: If I Stay by Gayle Forman
7. Roadtrip!: A Carnivore's Inquiry by Sabina Murray
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link: Glitter Baby by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

15 Points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
2. Above Average: The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
3. Feeling Possessive?: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
4. Batter Up!: Changing the Game by Jaci Burton
5. If Huck could do it...: Emma by Jane Austen AND The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Habemus Papam: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
7. Easter Egg Hunt: Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due:

20 Points:

1. Group Read: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
2. The Over 700 Club: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
3. Eat an Oreo Day: Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire
4. Histories Mysteries: 31 Bond Street by Ellen Horan

25 Points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer: The Reef by Edith Wharton AND The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. Follow the Leader: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl and TBD
3. For the Love of Reading: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green AND The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
4. School's Out For Summer: (Option 1) Sea by Heidi R. Kling AND (Option 4) The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
5. Let's Go Camping: (Option 1) Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard AND (Option 3) The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
6. Heroes and She-roes! The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank AND Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
7. First and Last: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy AND The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams
8. Take A Vacation: (Australia) On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta AND (Cruise) Rip Tide by Kat Falls

Total Points: 60

There should be something on this challenge for Mother's Day .

Working on my list!

Saving my spot, list to come :)

5 Points

1. Blind Date: Death at the Priory: Love, Sex, and Murder in Victorian England (This challenge was hard! My instinct to read the back of books was not easily overcome)
2. Is That a Fact? The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History
3. Hot Reads: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
4. Spring Cleaning:
5. Island Time: Anne of Green Gables
6. Cinco de Mayo: How to Twist a Dragon's Tale
7. Purple for Peace: The Emperor's Code
8. Air Conditioned Cool:

10 Points:

1. Thespian Magic:
2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness):
3. May Day:
4. Attention Grabber: An Abundance of Katherines "The morning after noted child prodigy Colin Singleton graduated from high school and got dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, he took a bath."

5. Storm Chasers:
6. Broke and Bookish:
7. Roadtrip! Going Bovine
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link:

15 Points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal:
2. Above Average:
3. Feeling Possessive?
4. Batter Up! High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places
5. If Huck could do it...Antoinette de Mirecourt (published 1864) and Wieland (published 1798)
6. Habemus Papam: What Good Is God?: In Search of a Faith That Matters
7. Easter Egg Hunt:
8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due:

20 Points:

1. Group Read:
2. The Over 700 Club:
3. Eat an Oreo Day: Titanic: Voices From the Disaster
4. Winner of Fall and Winter Challenge

25 Points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer:
2. Follow the Leader:
3. For the Love of Reading:
4. School's Out For Summer:
5. Let's Go Camping:
6. Heroes and She-roes!
7. First and Last:
8. Take A Vacation (Africa, History & Culture)

Challenges Completed: 12/36
Points Earned: 115/520
Books Read(for the challenge): 13

Here's my spring / summer challenge spot:

5 points:

1. Blind Date
2. Is That A Fact?
3. Hot Reads
4. Spring Cleaning
5. Island Time
6. Cinco de Mayo
7. Purple for Peace
8. Air Conditioned Cool

10 points:

1. Thespian Magic
2. National Do-Dah Day(salute to silliness)
3. Mayday
4. Attention Grabber
5. Storm Chasers
6. Broke and Bookish
7. Road trip!
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as its Weakest Link

15 points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal
2. Above Average
3. Feeling Possessive?
4. Batter Up!
5. If Huck Could Do It...
6. Habemus Papam
7. Easter Egg Hunt
8. Give Credit Where Credit Is Due

20 points:

1. Group Read
2. The Over 700 Club
3. Eat an Oreo a Day
4. Winner of Fall/Winter Challenge

25 points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer
2. Follow The Leader
3. For the Love of Reading
4. Schools Out For Summer
5. Lets go Camping
6. Heroes and Sheroes
7. First and Last
8. Take a Vacation

or aka, a work in progress

Yay!! I'm so excited!!! Picking books is my favorite part lol

I'm going to give this a try. I'll add to my list as I read.


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Completed:
4

Points
50

5 Points:
7. Purple for Peace: Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

10 Points:
3. May Day: The Luxe by Anna Godbersen

15 Points:
2. Above Average: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

20 Points:
4. Histories Mysteries: The House at Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse

25 Points:

First book challenge, here I come!

5 Points

1. Blind Date:
2. Is That a Fact?
3. Hot Reads:
4. Spring Cleaning:
5. Island Time:
6. Cinco de Mayo:
7. Purple for Peace:
8. Air Conditioned Cool:

10 Points:

1. Thespian Magic:
2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness):
3. May Day:
4. Attention Grabber:
5. Storm Chasers:
6. Broke and Bookish:
7. Roadtrip!
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link:

15 Points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal:
2. Above Average:
3. Feeling Possessive?
4. Batter Up!
5. If Huck could do it...
6. Habemus Papam:
7. Easter Egg Hunt:
8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due:

20 Points:

1. Group Read:
2. The Over 700 Club:
3. Eat an Oreo Day:
4. Winner of Fall and Winter Challenge

25 Points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer:
2. Follow the Leader:
3. For the Love of Reading:
4. School's Out For Summer:
5. Let's Go Camping:
6. Heroes and She-roes!
7. First and Last:
8. Take A Vacation:

SPRING/SUMMER CHALLENGE (4/1-8/31/13 - stopped on 8/29; Finished in 4th place w/ Total Points: 370/520; Books Finished: 37/48; Tasks Completed: 27/36):

5-1. The Arrivals by Melissa Marr
5-2. Chicks Unravel Time by Stanish & Myles
5-3. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor; POSTed
5-4. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
5-5. A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
5-6. Timeless by Gail Carriger
5-7. The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
5-8. The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris
10-1. The Beauty Queen of Lenane; The Lonesome West; The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh
10-2. American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson
10-3. The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
10-4. Gone by Michael Grant
10-5. Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy
10-6. Beautiful Creatures by Garcia & Stohl
10-7. Poison Flower by Thomas Perry
10-8. Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
15-1. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
15-2. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
15-3. A Passion for Books by Rabinowitz & Kaplan
15-4. Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally
15-5. The Sign of the Four; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
15-6. A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
15-7. Under the Dome by Stephen King
15-8. Anna & the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
15-8. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
20-1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
20-2. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
20-3. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
20-4. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
25-1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern; The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
25-2. My Bookstore edited by Ronald Rice; Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
25-3. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
25-3. Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
25-4. Requiem by Lauren Oliver; Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson
25-5. Farscape Forever! by Glen Yeffeth; A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
25-6. The Longest Night by Gavin Mortimer; Serenity by Keith R. A. De Candido
25-7. Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
25-7. Persuasion by Jane Austen
25-8. Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson; In Deep Waters by Melissa McClone

2013 Spring/ Summer Challenge:

5 Points

*1. Blind Date: From Notting Hill with Love...Actually by Ali McNamara
*2. Is That a Fact?: Crazy Love by Leslie Morgan Steiner
*3. Hot Reads: Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones (Chick Lit for the Beach #643)
4. Spring Cleaning: Green: The Beginning and the End by Ted Dekker
5. Island Time: Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter (Set in Nantucket)
*6. Cinco de Mayo: Broken Wings by Shannon Dittemore (Rated 5 stars by a ŷ������ friend)
*7. Purple for Peace: First Date by Krista McGee (A purple skirt on cover)
8. Air Conditioned Cool: Love in Disguise by Carol Cox (Takes place in the winter)

10 Points:

1. Thespian Magic:
*2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness): Of Thee I Zing: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots by Laura Ingraham
*3. May Day: The Nanny by Melissa Nathan
*4. Attention Grabber: Against All Odds by Irene Hannon
*5. Storm Chasers: Word Gets Around by Lisa Wingate (Texas)
*6. Broke and Bookish: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
*7. Roadtrip!: Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
*8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link: Courting Trouble by Deeanne Gist

15 Points:

*1. Hope Springs Eternal: Whirlwind by Cathy Marie Hake
2. Above Average:
*3. Feeling Possessive?: In Sheep's Clothing by Susan May Warren
*4. Batter Up!: Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs by Ron Koertge
5. If Huck could do it...: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell and ?
*6. Habemus Papam: Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer
*7. Easter Egg Hunt: The Tutor's Daughter by Julie Klassen (Bonnet on the cover)
*8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due: A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist and My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade (Deeanne Gist writes a blurb on My Stubborn Heart)

20 Points:

*1. Group Read: Heist Society by Ally Carter
2. The Over 700 Club: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
*3. Eat an Oreo Day: Never the Bride: A Novel by Rene Gutteridge (e-v-e)
*4. Histories Mysteries: The Message in the Hollow Oak by Carolyn Keene

25 Points:

*1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer: Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes and A Billion Reasons Why by Kristin Billerbeck (Dry & Why)
*2. Follow the Leader: Book One) Daring Chloe by Laura Jensen Walker and Book Two) The Summons by John Grisham
3. For the Love of Reading: Option A) Bossypants by Tina Fey and Option B) The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
*4. School's Out For Summer: Option 1) A Taste of Murder (The Classical Trio Series, Book 1) by Virginia Smith and Option 2) Thinking of You by Jill Mansell
*5. Let's Go Camping: Option 2) Always the Baker, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker (Recommendation from my mom) and Option 3) Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
6. Heroes and She-roes!: Real Life) Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption by Katie J. Davis and Fictional)
*7. First and Last: Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion by Jane Austen
*8. Take A Vacation: Location-Asia) Stolen Woman by Kimberly Rae and Type-Foodie Vacation) The Secret's in the Sauce: A Novel by Linda Evans Shepherd

Just reserving my spot. My list should be up soon by the end of the week.

5 Points

1. Blind Date : Go to the library and pick a book from the shelves at random. Without reading the summary or anything from the book, check it out from the library and then cozy up with your "blind date" at home.

2. Is That a Fact? The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

3. Hot Reads : 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/54...

4. Spring Cleaning : Spook by Mary Roach

5. Island Time : Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

6. Cinco de Mayo : We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

7. Purple for Peace : The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

8. Air Conditioned Cool : A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

10 Points

1. Thespian Magic : Bachelorette, Assistance, and Surfer Girl by Leslye Headland

2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness) : Naked by David Sedaris

3. May Day : The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

4. Attention Grabber : Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West

5. Storm Chasers : Native Son by Richard Wright (Illinois)

6. Broke and Bookish : Insurgent by Veronica Roth

7. Roadtrip! On the Road by Jack Kerouac

8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link : The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

15 Points

1. Hope Springs Eternal : Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

2. Above Average : The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien

3. Feeling Possessive? The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles

4. Batter Up! Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

5. If Huck could do it... Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen AND Moby Dick by Herman Melville

6. Habemus Papam : Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

7. Easter Egg Hunt : Watership Down by Richard Adams

8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due : Setting Free the Bears by John Irving AND Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut

20 Points

1. Group Read : The Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood

2. The Over 700 Club : Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

3. Eat an Oreo Day : Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

4. Winner of Fall and Winter Challenge The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

25 Points

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer : Call It Sleep by Henry Roth AND The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

2. Follow the Leader
For Book 1: Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch
For Book 2: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

3. For the Love of Reading :
A: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
B: Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

4. School's Out For Summer :
Summer Will Show by Sylvia Townsend Warner (Option 1) AND The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek (Option 4)

5. Let's Go Camping : Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (Campfire) AND The Shining by Stephen King (Bump-in-the-night)


6. Heroes and She-roes! The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank AND Divergent by Veronica Roth

7. First and Last : The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf AND Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf

8. Take A Vacation :
Location:
1. North America: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Type of Vacation:

6. Volunteer Work: Pathologies of Power by Paul Farmer

Total Books: 2
Total Points: 5

5 points:

1. Blind Date: Walking Across Egypt - I picked at random from the Half Price Books Clearance section!
2. Is That A Fact?: Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course
3. Hot Reads: From - The Fault in Our Stars
4. Spring Cleaning: The Cider House Rules
5. Island Time: The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.
6. Cinco de Mayo: Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within - rated 5 stars by my friend Zoe.
7. Purple for Peace: Blackberry Wine OR The Lies of Locke Lamora
8. Air Conditioned Cool: The Red Scarf

10 points:

1. Thespian Magic
2. National Do-Dah Day(salute to silliness): Bossypants
3. Mayday: The Kitchen House
4. Attention Grabber: "Habrían de pasar muchos años antes de que Max olvidara el verano en que descubrió, casi por casualidad, la magia." Loosely translated - It would be many years before Max forgot the summer when he discovered, almost by accident, magic. - El Príncipe de la Niebla
5. Storm Chasers: Zeitoun
6. Broke and Bookish: Outlander
7. Road trip!: Paper Towns
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as its Weakest Link: The Great Failure: A Bartender, A Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth

15 points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal: For Whom the Bell Tolls or Great Expectations
2. Above Average: Scarlet - My average is 3.88 and Scarlet is 4.34
3. Feeling Possessive?: Sarah's Key
4. Batter Up!: Running the Rift
5. If Huck Could Do It...: Dracula and Northanger Abbey
6. Habemus Papam: The Way of Kings
7. Easter Egg Hunt: Watership Down
8. Give Credit Where Credit Is Due: Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir which was reviewed by Julia Cameron who wrote The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life

20 points:

1. Group Read: The Night Circus
2. The Over 700 Club: A Feast for Crows
3. Eat an Oreo a Day: Caravan
4. Histories Mysteries: Asesinato en el Orient Express

25 points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer: Lady of Pleasure and Slightly Shady
2. Follow The Leader - The Tightrope Walker mentions The Maze in the Heart of the Castle as the favorite book of the protagonist.
3. For the Love of Reading
A. Looking for Alaska OR Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (her book, A Handmaid's Tale, is on the list).
B. Treasure Island
4. Schools Out For Summer:
Option 1: Twenty Boy Summer
Option 3: Rads: The 1970 Bombing of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin and Its Aftermath
5. Lets go Camping:
2. Kitchen
4. Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story
6. Heroes and Sheroes: The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine And Dragonfly in Amber
7. First and Last: Michael Crichton -
1) First - The Andromeda Strain
2) Last - Next (technically there are two more after this, but this is the last one published prior to his death.)
8. Take a Vacation: I rolled a 4 and a 2 - That would be Asia and Water...
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress AND Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Reserving my spot!

Here's my list! It's still in progress...

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Melissa

My Unfinished list:

Here
is
my list!

5 Points

1. Blind Date: TBD
2. Is That a Fact?The Innocent Anthropologist
3. Hot Reads: TBD
4. Spring Cleaning:Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
5. Island Time:Notes from a Small Island
6. Cinco de Mayo:The Red Tent
7. Purple for Peace:The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
8. Air Conditioned Cool:Kabloona

10 Points:

1. Thespian Magic: TBD
2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness):Me Talk Pretty One Day
3. May Day:The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
4. Attention Grabber:Choke
5. Storm Chasers:Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
6. Broke and Bookish:The Fault in Our Stars
7. Roadtrip!Kafka on the Shore
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link: My Friend Leonard This books has the second lowest rating, however the book that I initially read by him has the lowest! I hope this can still apply!

15 Points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal:The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2. Above Average:The Memory Clinic: Stories of Hope and Healing for Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families
3. Feeling Possessive?The Piano Man's Daughter
4. Batter Up!Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
5. If Huck Could Do It: TBD
6. Habemus Papam:The Art of Happiness
7. Easter Egg Hunt: TBD
8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due:Mules and Men and African Folktales (Zora Neale is praised by Abrahams!)

20 Points:

1. Group Read:Franny and Zooey
2. The Over 700 Club:World Without End
3. Eat an Oreo Day:The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life
4. Winner of Fall and Winter Challenge: TBD

25 Points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer:My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey and The Art of Racing in the Rain
2. Follow the Leader:Hunting and Gathering and TBD
3. For the Love of Reading:Still Alice and The Secret Scripture
4. School's Out For Summer:Looking for Alaska (Option 4) and The Silver Linings Playbook (Option 2)
5. Let`s Go Camping: Flowers for Algernon (Campfire) and Girl in Translation (Family Travelling)
6. Heroes and She-roes! TBD
7. First and Last: Post Office(first) and Pulp (last)
8. Take A Vacation (Asia and Volunteer Work):Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan

I'd like to take part - my first time doing a reading challenge!

5 Points
1. Blind Date: My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary (14/04/13)
2. Is That a Fact? Windows of the Soul: Physiognomy in European Culture 1470-1780 (14/04/13)
3. Hot Reads: _____
4. Spring Cleaning: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
5. Island Time: Orkney (30/08/13)
6. Cinco de Mayo: The Man Who Ate Everything (rated 5* by a friend) (22/08/13)
7. Purple for Peace: Girl in Hyacinth Blue (27/04/13)

8. Air Conditioned Cool: The Ice Palace

10 Points
1. Thespian Magic: I'm going for three by Henrik Ibsen I'm switching this out for How the Dead Live (07/08/13)
2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness): I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan (02/06/13)
3. May Day: Manon Lescaut (15/06/13)
4. Attention Grabber: Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion ('The most boring and unproductive question one can ask of any religion is whether or not it is true ') (01/05/13)
5. Storm Chasers: O Pioneers! (Nebraska) (28/08/13)
6. Broke and Bookish: The Secret History (04/07/13)
7. Roadtrip! The Grapes of Wrath switching this out for a re-read of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (15/08/13)
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link: Agnes Grey (16/04/13)

15 Points:
1. Hope Springs Eternal: A Clergyman's Daughter
2. Above Average: Recipes for Sad Women (28/04/13)
3. Feeling Possessive? James Wong's Homegrown Revolution (04/04/13)
4. Batter Up! Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
5. If Huck could do it... Jane Eyre (a re-read) (19/06/13) & Benito Cereno (23/06/13)
6. Habemus Papam: The Real Middle-Earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages (about Anglo-Saxon religion) (20/04/13)
7. Easter Egg Hunt: Mere Christianity (cross on cover)
(29/07/13)
8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due: Offshore (03/04/13) has a lovely review by Sebastian Faulks on the back, so after that I'll read Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War

20 Points:
1. Group Read: Love in the Time of Cholera (24/08/13)
2. The Over 700 Club: The Mists of Avalon (17/08/13)
3. Eat an Oreo Day: Lullabies for Little Criminals (L-U-L & I-M-I) (10/05/13)
4. Histories Mysteries: A Dark-Adapted Eye

25 Points:
1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer: The Custom of the Country (23/05/13) & How To Be Free (20/04/13)
2. Follow the Leader: Paper Towns (19/04/13) mentions The Bell Jar (re-read 26/04/13)
3. For the Love of Reading: A: Mudbound (30/05/13); B: Damage (01/05/13)
4. School's Out For Summer: Lolita (Option 4 - a university professor narrator) (re-read 14/07/13) & On Chesil Beach (Option 1) (re-read 07/06/13)
5. Let's Go Camping: Option 2 Tigers in Red Weather (30/06/13) (recommended many many times over by my best friend) & Option 4 - Asterix Omnibus, vol. 1 (Obelix goes on a trip to meet his cousin) (07/05/13)
6. Heroes and She-roes! Real - Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar (Cheryl Strayed is my she-ro!) (21/05/13) and fictional = William de Worde in The Truth (08/07/13)
7. First and Last: Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart & Anthills of the Savannah
8. Take A Vacation: I rolled 5 & 2, so an Australian water-based book for me! The Secret River

24/36 Challenges Completed (+1 halves of a challenge)
32/48 Books Read
400/520 Points Earned

So excited to get started, finally finished my list.

Here's my list. A work in progress~

This looks like super duper fun.

5 Points

1. Blind Date:
2. Is That a Fact?
3. Hot Reads:
4. Spring Cleaning:
5. Island Time:
6. Cinco de Mayo:
7. Purple for Peace:
8. Air Conditioned Cool:

10 Points:

1. Thespian Magic:
2. June 4th, is National Do-Dah Day (Salute To Silliness):
3. May Day:
4. Attention Grabber:
5. Storm Chasers:
6. Broke and Bookish:
7. Roadtrip!
8. A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link:

15 Points:

1. Hope Springs Eternal:
2. Above Average:
3. Feeling Possessive?
4. Batter Up!
5. If Huck could do it...
6. Habemus Papam:
7. Easter Egg Hunt:
8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due:

20 Points:

1. Group Read:
2. The Over 700 Club:
3. Eat an Oreo Day:
4. Winner of Fall and Winter Challenge

25 Points:

1. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer:
2. Follow the Leader:
3. For the Love of Reading:
4. School's Out For Summer:
5. Let's Go Camping:
6. Heroes and She-roes!
7. First and Last:
8. Take A Vacation:

I'm in!