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Me too! Rotten kids breed nosy moms!

Yep, those were "THE" books to read "back then." LOL

I am soooo right there with ya, Laura! If I dont have time to read them, I get online and "research" or get advice from others. Plus my sister and her friend will read them for me! My daughter reads faster than I do... she devours books.

You have to now. I usually pre-skim. That catches most of the questionable ones. Usually.

I read all those horrid V.C Andrews books too. I am also a reader or skimmer as time permits. I'm not really into censorship, but I want to know what questions to expect.

Rotten kids breed nosy moms!

Good one Laura.

I also read V.C. Andrew books too. LOL

Another V.C. Andrews fan here (well, I was 15 years ago or whenever). I don't think I'd appreciate them now like I did then.

I told myself I wasn't going to post my list, but I just checked out a bajillion (okay more like 12) books from the library, and I was determined to make them fit the tasks, since they are obviously things I want to read. Italicized listings might change, but I think this is pretty close, hence the posting.

30 POINT TASKS:
1. The New Policeman by Kate Thompson (UK Guardian)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (Newbery Medal)
2. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
3. Sun and Moon Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George (East o' the Sun, West o' the Moon)


25 POINT TASKS:
1. Storm Thief by Chris Wooding (Fantasy)
Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 by Andrea White (Action/Adventure)
Devilish by Maureen Johnson (Contemporary)
2. TBD after I finish all I've got checked out
3. Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle (England, Victorian)
4. Secret Vampire and Daughters of Darkness by L.J. Smith (Night World series)


20 POINT TASKS:
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
2. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
3. Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson (NYC, East 60s, lived in that neighborhood for a few years)
4. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1991, brother. Anyone find any good ones for 1983 or 1991?)
5. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray


10 POINT TASKS:
1. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan (2009)
2. Dreamhunter The Dreamhunter Duet Book 1 by Elizabeth Knox (Navah, "deserved 6" stars)
3. The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) by Rick Riordan
4. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta


5 POINT TASKS:
1. The Thief Eugenides Book 1 by Megan Whalen Turner
2. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
3. The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
4. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

I think this is fully updated... we'll see what else I change throughout this challenge though!

30 POINT TASKS:
1. Carnegie Medal 2005 Tamar A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal and 2007 Alex Awards The Book of Lost Things
2. Anne of Green Gables
3. The Fairy Godmother

25 POINT TASKS:
1.Eon Dragoneye Reborn or Firebirds Soaring An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction (Fantasy), The Book Thief(Historical), Airman (Action/Adventure)
2. Warrior Princess and Fool Moon
3. Alis (may change)
4. Uglies, Pretties

20 POINT TASKS:
1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. The Battle of the Labyrinth
3. I want to go to Ireland - The Escape From Home
4. The Hero and the Crown- 1984 my birth year
5. Wildwood Dancing

10 POINT TASKS:
1. Lament The Faerie Queen's Deception
2. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Alethea rated it 5 stars
3. The Angel Experiment
4. The Name of the Wind Alex Awards 2008


5 POINT TASKS:
1. Graceling
2. The Secret Garden
3. The Amber Spyglass
4. The Last Olympian

Oooh... I see! It reminded me of the aliens' names in The Host...

Is this an open challenge? I've just joined the group, and I have never participated in a challenge before (or actually even heard of one until now), so I'm a bit confused...

Sure, C! Never too late to join us. We're only about 5 days into it.

(Love your av, by the way)

Thanks! Just a quick question, are re-reads considered okay in any category except the ones that specifically say that the book should be one you've never read before, or only the ones that say re-reads are okay?

Re-reads are ok for any task that does not specifically prohibit them, but each book can only be used once in the challenge. No double-dipping! ;)

Some more slight changes. :)

30 POINT TASKS:
1. Carnegie Medal 2005 Tamar A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal and 2007 Alex Awards The Book of Lost Things
2. Anne of Green Gables
3. The Fairy Godmother

25 POINT TASKS:
1.Eon Dragoneye Reborn or Firebirds Soaring An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction (Fantasy), The Book Thief(Historical), Airman (Action/Adventure)
2. Warrior Princess and Fool Moon
3. Alis (may change)
4. Touching Darkness and Blue Noon

20 POINT TASKS:
1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. The Battle of the Labyrinth
3. I want to go to Ireland - The Escape From Home
4. The Hero and the Crown- 1984 my birth year
5. Wildwood Dancing

10 POINT TASKS:
1. Wondrous Strange
2. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Alethea rated it 5 stars
3. The Angel Experiment
4. The Name of the Wind Alex Awards 2008


5 POINT TASKS:
1. Graceling
2. The Secret Garden
3. The Amber Spyglass
4. The Last Olympian

Because I have no willpower, today's trip to the library has disrupted the list I made for this challenge. I'm not even going to bother re-posting it, since I can't figure out how to rearrange it. I'm just going to read and fill in tasks as I go.

Anyone else having this issue?

Yes! I decided that I'm going to take it one section at a time. I change my mind way too much to make a big list and then stick to it. I'm definitely going to read Howl's Moving Castle but I have to change the category I was going to use it for. I can see that this is going to be evolving all the time.

Heather wrote: "I have a hard time getting into books if I'm not in the right frame of mind for them. Anyone else have this problem?"

I definitely do. That's part of my problem now. I have some books from the library that I do want to read, but I'm not in the mood for them right now. So I keep checking out new books but I will eventually have to get to the others.

Hey guys, I'm interested in joining and was wondering if it was too late or not. I'm also doing the college students official 2009 school year challenge, and I was wondering if it's okay for us to use books for other challenges in other groups for this one.

I don't think its ever too late to join. You can use books from other challenges and re-reads are okay too, but you can only use each book once on this challenge. Can't re-read a book a second time and use it for two different tasks. Also, not like the college students official 2009 school year challenge, we are also counting page numbers (using the first listing on GR page number for each book/audio book/ebook, etc. read)

Welcome to the challenge!

Woohoo! I'll try to start getting my titles in soon:) On which note, I just read Coraline and saw the film. Could I count that for read a book and see the film? I don't remember exactly which challenge it is. At any rate, although it's a close call, I preferred the film ebcause I thought that visually it was absolutely brilliant. I thought the artists did an amazing job of bringing the story to life. I also really liked the addition of the charcter Wybe.
Oh, and for the record, I understand Coraline was out in February in the states, but in the UK it is only just out.

Yes you can count Coraline as long as you read more than half of it after May 1st, which is when the challenge started.

Total Points: 30/350
Total GR Pages: 296/9392
Total Actual Pages: 296/?

30.1- a) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Newbery Award US) 312 pg
b)Watership Down by Richard Adams (Carnegie Award UK) 496 pg
30.2- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 320 pg
30.3- Maus I & II (based on an actual event: Holocaust) 304 GR pgs / 296 pgs actual

25.1- a) Airman by Eoin Colfer (Action/Adventure) 432 pg
b) The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (Classic) 240 pg
c) Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz (Fantasy) 283 pg
25.2- a) Sold by Patricia McCormick 263 pg
b) Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody 256 pg
25.3- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 416 pg
25.4- a)Rebel Angels by Libba Bray 592 pg
b)The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray 832 pg

20.1- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 336 pg
20.2- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 552 pg
20.3- Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer (Set in Ireland, which I've always wanted to visit) 400 pg
20.4- Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden (Born in 1982) 234 pg
20.5- The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly 339 pg

10.1- Graceling by Kristin Cashore (New YA author, pub 2008) 471 pg
10.2- Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones (Fiona's push of course) 329 pg
10.3- The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) by Rick Riordan 377 pg
10.4- Sounder by William Armstrong (Newbery Award 1970) 128 pg

5.1- Coraline by Neil Gaiman (#8 Added by Beth) 192 pg
5.2- I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith 352 pg
5.3- The Wakefields of Sweet Valley (Sweet Valley Saga) by Francine Pascal 352 pg
5.4- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 592 pg

Where should we discuss the books we've read for the tasks that require it? I just finished Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson and boy, was that intense. I wrote up a full review, but I don't know that the book deserves a whole topic. Should I start one for the author? The issue? (Eating disorders.) Or for the task - books you think young people should read?

Alexis, I like the "books you think people should read" option. :)

Alexis wrote: "Where should we discuss the books we've read for the tasks that require it? I just finished Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson and boy, was that intense. I wrote up a full review, ..."

Hi Alexis, you're welcome to discuss it here, but I really would like it if you added a thread called 'books young people should read' (or whatever you'd like to call it). I think that's a fabulous idea, and both our older and younger members may really find it useful.

Liz's challenge!
30 pts
1.) A Gathering of Days (U.S.), Watership Down (U.K.)
2.) A Gathering Light
3.)Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (retelling of Cinderella)

25 pts
1.) The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (fantasy), The Secret Garden (classical), The Book Thief (historical)
2.) UNDECIDED
3.) Shabanu
4.) Little House in the Big Woods, Farmer Boy

20 pts
1.) Coraline (I preferred the film as it was visually brilliant)
2.) UNDECIDED
3.) UNDECIDED
4.) UNDECIDED
5.) UNDECIDED

10 pts
1.) UNDECIDED
2.) I Capture the Castle (recommended by Fiona)
3.) Graceling
4.) The Giver

5 pts
1.) The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2.) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3.) Little Women
4.) UNDECIDED

Hi Liz! I recently read The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray. Have you ever read anything by that author? I think he has a really unique style. I'm reading another one of his books for the same challenge.

And sure, I'll start a topic for "books young people should read" to discuss 20.2 and anything else that comes up.

:D

I still need to see if I have a copy of that at home. I've seen the billion different versions of the movie, but never managed to read the book.

Kristen wrote: "I still need to see if I have a copy of that at home. I've seen the billion different versions of the movie, but never managed to read the book."

Same here...I remember watching it with my neighborhood friends and going to the store with my godmother to buy the movie, but I never ever read the book...I bought it yesterday, so I'll finally read it!!!

I think I remember seeing it, but my books are in disarray since I moved out.. my fiance put them on the bookshelves by size... *shakes head* I told him I appreciated him unpacking but I'm a librarian for gods sake... I still haven't had the energy to put them in some sort of genre and author order. That's going to be one of my summer projects.

Alexis wrote: "Hi Liz! I recently read The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray. Have you ever read anything by that author? I think he has a really unique style. I'm reading another one of his books for the ..."

Hey, Alexis! This is actually my first book by this author. My boyfriend recommended it to me so I'm borrowing his copy. I'm so glad he's a reader as well...once he gets his 20,000 word MA dissertation written in Septemer, I'm getting him on GR! I keep organizing my bookshelves to procrastinate...

Kristen- LOL! You're library doesn't organize books from smallest to biggest? ;)

I see some people are having problems with the 1st book by a new author catergory (I forget the number). My library has a new release shelf, and most book stores do too. I got lucky on my first shot and found The Third Eye which was published last year. This would also work for the other culture requirement (southern Asia), and maybe even the fairy tale retold. Hope this helps!

I have two other suggestions for the new author book, both fantasy - Wondrous Strange or Lament The Faerie Queen's Deception. Both of these books came out in the last year and are the first by these authors. :)

Laura,

I'm sorry that I have one more change to make. It is already changed on my list. 20.3 is switching from The Wizard of Oz to One-Way Ticket to Kansas.

Randi

No worries, Randi, you don't even need to post your updates if you don't want. It's cool.

Heather wrote: "Glad I'm not alone, Alexis. I was at the library today to get 1 book and ended up with 4! Then I sat down and read a little of each of them to see which one grabbed my attention the most. [book:The..."

I do the same thing. And I keep picking them up and just sort of balancing them in my hand, like that's gonna help me decide. Interestingly enough, I am starting the Goose Girl next too.

Kristen wrote: "30 POINT TASKS:
1. Carnegie Medal 2005 Tamar A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal and 2007 Alex Awards The Book of Lost Things
2. Anne of Green Gables..."

Hey Kristen. I was born in 84 too, and I am just not finding anything I really am drawn to. Did you find a list or anything of books published in that year?

For task 25.1, do we have to pick a book that is listed in one of the discussions for that genre, or can we pick anything within the genre, listed or not?

For re-read a book that we read when you were younger (5 point task), I want to re-read Little Women, but I only read an abridged version then so it wouldn't exactly be a true re-read. Would it still be acceptable?

Misty, anything that you choose within the genre should be fine, since the task says that you can post a discussion topic or contribute to one already there.

Liz, that's fine. You should read the unabridged anyway... they are always so much better! :)

I was very young at the time, and it was actually my grandmother who gave me the baridged copy. I remember really enjoying it so I'll be glad toread the real thing.

Yes! Little Women is one of my all time favorites. I'm re-reading it for this challenge too, and I can't wait. I love this story!

Misty wrote: "I was born in 84 too, and I am just not finding anything I really am drawn to."

I had the same problem with 83. I finally came up with Behind the Attic Wall, since I have a stripped copy of it, but I might go with something from 91, my brother's year. Seems like there were a lot more things I'd like to read that came out then.

I got lucky, the first book that I found for 1982 was "Annie on my Mind" and I can't wait to read it!

I hope you guys like Goose Girl... I loved that one. I couldn't find any 1983 books I was interested in. I have siblings born in 85, 90, and 93, so I'll probably look in that direction...

Sara, by having three siblings you've quadrupled the number of books you have to chose from. Score!

Another suggestion for the new YA author task is Savvy by Ingrid Law. I've had a copy sitting here for several months just waiting for me to get to it - since even before it won a Newbery Honor. So I'm excited this challenge is giving me an excuse to bump it up on my TBR list.

Misty, what I did was go through my to-read bookshelf first and then if you go to some of our members bookshelves, I found some interesting ones as well. When you are looking at all of their books, click on the list view and you can sort it by publication date and find the years. Do you have siblings? I think we can use their birth years as well.