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Okay, here's the Summer A-Z Title challenge! We'll use the same ground rules as for the other challenges:

1. The Challenge begins at 12:00 A.M. local time on July 1, 2012 and ends at 11:59 P.M. local time on September 30 2012.
2. This Challenge is just for fun, so make sure you enjoy yourself and all the books you will be reading!
3. All books must be classified as Young Adult or Juvenile Fiction, unless otherwise noted in the task. If you local library classifies the book you chose as such, then the book may be included.
4. All books must be at least 100 pages long to count for any of the tasks, unless otherwise noted in the task.
5. Re-reads count, unless otherwise noted in the task.
6. Audio books and electronic books (unabridged), such as Kindle, all count for this Challenge. Page counts will be according to the Good Reads page count.

A-Z Title Challenge:

1. Fill in each letter of the alphabet with a title of a book that you've read that begins with that letter (i.e. Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging for the letter A).
2. Articles (a, an, the) don't count in alphabetizing, so skip to the first letter of the next word (i.e. The Book Thief would count for the letter B, A Great and Terrible Beauty would count for the letter G, and so on).
3. Titles that start with or are entirely comprised of numbers, will be alphabetized by how they would be spelled when written out in English (i.e. 13 Little Blue Envelopes would count for the letter T for Thirteen).
4. The letters Q, X, Y, and Z will be special. The title will only have to include the letter to count (i.e. All Unquiet Things or The Bermudez Triangle).
5. There is no limit to how many books you read for each letter, so there is no limit to the points you can earn. The person with the most points at the end is the winner! If there’s a tie, we will look at the total pages read. There will be prizes for the person with the most points and one randomly selected recipient. :)


Point Value System:


1. For the first book you read for each letter, you will receive 10 points.
2. For any additional books you read for each letter, you will receive 2 points each.
3. For each book read, you may receive additional points if the book also meets any of the following criteria:
- The book is one of the two Group Reads for that month, you must contribute to the discussion. (+10)
- The book is listed on our WT Group Bookshelf (+5)
- The book is an award winner/honoree (not just nominated!) (+5)
- The book works for Kellee’s monthly challenge for July, Aug or Sept (can't be read before that month's challenge begins or ends, though) (+5)
- You start or contribute to an existing discussion about the book (+5)
4. When reporting completion of tasks, please list the following:
- The letter of the alphabet you are completing & the title/ author of the book (with a hyperlink is super helpful!)
- Total pages of the book
- All additional criteria met for that letter


***Genre Points Bonus***

The whole goal of the challenges is to get you to pick up something new and different. So, for each different genre you read, you will earn 5 points. This is only available once per genre. Only one genre can be claimed per book. (i.e. you can't claim both paranormal and romance for Twilight.) Check out our discussion boards to find some books in other genres that may fit into your A-Z!

Here's a list of the genres we'll accept for this challenge:

Action/Adventure
Classic
Dystopian/Apocalyptic/Post-Apocolyptic
Fantasy/Supernatural
Graphic Novel
Historical Fiction
Horror/Thriller/Suspense
Humor
Manga
Mystery
Nonfiction
Paranormal
Poetry
Realistic Fiction/Contemporary
Romance
Sci-Fi
Short Stories
Sports Fiction
War
Multicultural
LGBT
Religious
Folk/Fairy Tale (including retellings)

And one last thing. If you read a book for each letter in the alphabet you get a bonus +50 - some incentive for trying that much harder to complete the alphabet.

Yahoo! I can start this one now! So excited.

Me too. I'm starting my letter E book today!

The monthly challenges for July, August and September have all been posted! Don't forget to participate so you can get your extra points :)

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

I hit the ground running this month.

I: Insurgent by V. Roth
Base Points: 10
Genre Bonus:5 Dystopian
Other Bonus: 5 Monthly-Conspiracy, 5 WT Bookshelf, 5-Discusion
Page Count:525
Total Points for this book: 30

R: Missile Mouse #2: Rescue on Tankium3 by J. Parker
Base Points: 10
Genre Bonus:5 Graphic Novel
Other Bonus: 5 Monthly-Conspiracy

Page Count:160
Total Points for this book: 20

T: Tempest Unleashed by T. Deebs
Base Points: 10
Genre Bonus:5 Romance

Page Count:352
Total Points for this book: 15


This Posting
Points: 65
Page Count: 1037

I,R,U

I had a Dav Pilkey readathon!

A: The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future by Dav Pilkey (176 pages)
Genre bonus: Sci-Fi
Contributed to the discussion

Additional A: The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey (128 pages)
Genre bonus: Graphic novel

Additional A: The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey (125 pages)
Genre bonus: Humor
Contributed to the discussion

C: Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers by Dav Pilkey (304 pages)
Genre bonus: Fantasy

Additional C: Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman by Dav Pilkey (176 pages)

Additional C: Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants by Dav Pilkey (160 pages)

Additional C: Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets by Dav Pilkey (144 pages)

Additional C: Captain Underpants And The Preposterous Plight Of The Purple Potty People by Dav Pilkey (176 pages)

Additional C: Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2: Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers by Dav Pilkey (176 pages)

Q: Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds by Dav Pilkey (144 pages)
Monthly challenge

Y: Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets by Dav Pilkey (176 pages)

Total points: 89
Total pages: 1885

Erika wrote: "I hit the ground running this month.

I: Insurgent by V. Roth
Base Points: 10
Genre Bonus:5 Dystopian
Other Bonus: 5 Monthly-Conspiracy, 5 WT Bookshelf, 5-Discusion
Page Count:525
Total Points for ..."

Erika- Tempest Unleashed begins with "T" and U is not a letter that can be anywhere in the title (only Q, X, Y, Z). I went ahead and moved it to T- let me know if that was okay. :)

Alright, here's my first reads of the month! :)

I: Into the Woods by Lyn Gardner, 428 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
Book Total: 15

M: The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson, 284 pages
Genre: Religious Fiction
Book Total: 15

S: Shifting by Bethany Wiggins, 353 pages
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural
Book Total: 15

Total points: 45
Total pages: 1065
Total books: 3
Letters used: I, M, S
Genres Used: Action/Adventure, Fantasy/Supernatural, Religious

S: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Base Points: 10
Genre: 5 - Supernatural
Bonus: 5 - conspiracy
Total Pages: 390
Total Points: 20

**Question - this was a NYT Bestseller - does that count as an award?**

Total Points to date: 20
Total Pages to date: 390
Genres Completed: supernatural
Letters Completed: S

Kari wrote: "S: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Base Points: 10
Genre: 5 - Supernatural
Bonus: 5 - conspiracy
Total Pages: 390
Total Points: 20

**Question - this was a NYT Bestseller - does that count as an ..."

I defer to Kristen about the Bestseller question, but I'd say probably not.

Nope, needs to be an award. :)

Kristen wrote: "Nope, needs to be an award. :)"

Thanks! I figured, but just wanted to make sure. :)

A: The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
Base Points: 10
Bonus: 5 - conspiracy, 5 - award (RT Reviewer's Choice Award 2009)
Total Pages: 390
Total Points: 20

Total Points to date: 40
Total Pages to date: 750
Genres Completed: supernatural
Letters Completed: A, S

Let me know if I did anything wrong here :)

A: Assassin Study by Maria V. Snyder
Base Points: 10
Genre - Action/Adventure: 5 Points
Total Pages: 15

G: The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
Base Points: 10
Genre - Paranormal: 5 Points
Total Pages: 418

P: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Base Points: 10
Genre - Fantasy: 5 Points
Bonus: 10 Points, Group Read
Total Pages: 336

P: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Base Points: 2
Genre - Action/Adventure: 0 Points
Total Pages: 409

Total Points: 57
Total pages: 1178
Total books: 4
Letters used: A, G, P
Genres Used: Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Fantasy

E: Endure (10 points), genre: fantasy (5 points), was on the Wild Things bookshelf (5 points), pages 260

points: 20
pages: 260

Hi Amy, Endure wasn't on the bookshelf. On the right hand side there is a link under Wild Things that says Bookshelf.

Did you mean to claim points for some other bonus?

I clicked on the link for bookshelf and did a search and it popped up. That's fine if I can't claim those points.

Amy wrote: "I clicked on the link for bookshelf and did a search and it popped up. That's fine if I can't claim those points."

When you search it brings up any book in Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ database so you can add it to the bookshelf- it took me a couple of times to figure out why it was showing up but I knew we hadn't read it ;)

Beth wrote: "Let me know if I did anything wrong here :)..."

Welcome to the board :)
Overall, pretty good. Just a couple of things.
First, books have to be at least 100 pages to count, so the first Snyder book doesn't count.
Also, Of Poseidon starts with an O so I put that one under O and Poison Study under P. Also since the first Snyder didn't count, I gave the 5 bonus points for the Action/Adventure genre to Poison Study.
I currently have your total points at 55 (15 for Golden Lily, 15 for Of Poseidon, 15 for Poison Study) and your total pages at 1163.

Does that make sense?

Oh gotcha. I thought it just brought it up under the wild things shelf. No prob. Just change my points to 15 for the first book.

R: The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
Base Points: 10
Bonus: 5 - conspiracy
Total Pages: 391
Total Points: 15

Total Points to date: 55
Total Pages to date: 1141
Genres Completed: supernatural
Letters Completed: A, R, S

S: Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen 292 pages
Base Points: 10

Genre: Folk/Fairy Tale Retelling (Robin Hood)

Total Points: 15
Total Pages: 292

Kellee wrote: Welcome to the board :)
Overall, pretty good. Just a couple of things.
First, books have to be at least 100 pages to count, so the fi..."

Thanks, I updated my list then!

G: The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
Base Points: 10
Genre - Paranormal: 5 Points
Total Pages: 418

O: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Base Points: 10
Genre - Fantasy: 5 Points
Bonus: 10 Points, Group Read
Total Pages: 336

P: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Base Points: 10 Points
Genre - Action/Adventure: 5 Points
Total Pages: 409

Total Points: 55
Total pages: 1163
Total books: 4
Letters used: G, O, P
Genres Used: Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Fantasy

Kellee wrote: "Erika wrote: "I hit the ground running this month.

I: Insurgent by V. Roth
Base Points: 10
Genre Bonus:5 Dystopian
Other Bonus: 5 Monthly-Conspiracy, 5 WT Bookshelf, 5-Discusion
Page Count:525
Tot..."

Kellee wrote: "Erika wrote: "I hit the ground running this month.

I: Insurgent by V. Roth
Base Points: 10
Genre Bonus:5 Dystopian
Other Bonus: 5 Monthly-Conspiracy, 5 WT Bookshelf, 5-Discusion
Page Count:525


Tot..."

Thanks, Kellee. I will update my file. ~Erika

O: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Base Points: 10
Genre Bonus: 5 - Fairy Tale
Bonus: 10 - Group reads
Total Pages: 336
Total Points: 25

Total Points to date: 80
Total Pages to date: 1477
Genres Completed: supernatural, fairy tale,
Letters Completed: A, O, R, S

M: Magic Study by Maria V Snyder
Base Points: 10
Genre - Romance 5 Points
Total Pages: 392
Total Points: 15

Total Points: 70
Total Pages: 1555
Genres Completed: Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance
Letters Completed: G, M, O, P

D - Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Graphic Adaptation by Seymour Chwast 128 pages
Base Points - 10
Genre: Graphic Novel - 5

Additional S - The Sons of Liberty #1 by Alexander Lagos 176 pages
Base points - 2


Total points - 32
Total pages - 596

Here's another update for me. :)

U: Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter, 298 pages
Book points: 10

T: Thornspell by Helen Lowe, 320 pages
Genre: Fairy Tale
Book points: 15

L: Lightbringer by K.D. McEntire, 300 pages
Genre: Paranormal
Book points: 15

Total points: 85
Total pages: 1983
Total books: 6
Letters used: I, L, M, S, T, U
Genres Used: Action/Adventure, Fairy Tale, Fantasy/Supernatural, Paranormal, Religious

D: Darkness Before Dawn (10 points), genre: horror (5 points), pages 342

points this book: 15
total points: 30
total pages: 602

S: Something Strange and Deadly - 400 pages (10 points)
Genre: Horror (5 points)
Bonus: July Challenge - Conspiracy (5 points)
Book Points: 20

Total Points = 20
Total Pages = 400
Letters Used = S
Genres Used = Horror

H- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Base points - 10
Genre points - fantasy - 5
total points - 15
total pages - 759

G - The Grand Tour or The Purloined Coronation Regalia by Patricia wrede
base points - 10
genre points - historical fiction 5
total points - 15
total pages- 480

Letters used - G, H
Total points - 30
total pages - 1239

L Love and Leftovers 451 pagesSarah Tregay 10 points

Genre: poetry 5 points

Total: 15 points



Those of you who have read this month's group read, Of Poseidon, don't forget to contribute to the discussion: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

S #2: Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
Base Points: 2
Genre Bonus: 5 - Romance
Total Pages: 487
Total Points: 7

Total Points to date: 87
Total Pages to date: 1964
Genres Completed: supernatural, fairy tale, romance
Letters Completed: A, O, R, S(2)

Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink (352 pages)
+ 10 base points
+ 5 Kellee's July challenge
+ 5 genre: paranormal
= 20 points

Total Points: 20
Total Pages: 352

V: The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell
Base points: 10
Genre: Paranormal 5
Total points: 15
Pages: 293

Totals
Points: 15
Pages: 293
Letters: V
Genres: Paranormal

P: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Base Points: 10
Genre Bonus: 5 - Dystopian
Other Bonus: 5 - Monthly/Conspiracy
Total Pages: 375
Total Points: 20

Total Points to date: 107
Total Pages to date: 2339
Genres Completed: supernatural, fairy tale, romance, dystopian
Letters Completed: A, O, P, R, S(2)

A: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Base Points: 10 Points
Genre Bonus: 5 Horror
Total Pages: 316
Total Points: 15 Points

F: Fire Study by Maria V. Synder
Base Points: 10 Points
Genre Bonus: 0 Fantasy
Total Pages: 441
Total Points: 10 Points

Total Points: 95
Total Pages: 2312
Genres Completed: Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance, Horror
Letters Completed: A, F, G, M, O, P

Kristen wrote: "H- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Base points - 10
Genre points - classic - 5"

Harry Potter isn't an old enough novel to be considered a classic quite yet. Would you like to pick a different genre to claim points for?

H - Hamlet by Richard Appignanesi 208 pages
Base points - 10
Genre - Manga - 5
Kelle's July Challenge: Conspiracy - 5


U - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 376 pages
Base points - 10
Genre - Dystopian - 5

Total Points - 67
Total Pages - 1180

F: Fated (10 points), genre: multicultural (5 points), pages 352

points: 15
total points: 45
total pages: 957

I: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Base Points: 10
Genre Bonus: 5 - Action/Adventure
Total Pages: 485
Total Points: 15

Total Points to date: 122
Total Pages to date: 2824
Genres Completed: supernatural, fairy tale, romance, dystopian, action/adventure,
Letters Completed: A, I, O, P, R, S(2)

If you have yet, you can still nominate books for August's group reads!

Reading the group reads gets you extra points here, so nominate something you want to read anyway! ;)

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

Ha ha I figured I would try I will just put it as fantasy

I - Inkspell by cornilia Funke
base points - 10
genre points - adventure - 5
total points - 15
total pages - 635

M - My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent
base points - 10
Genre points - Paranormal - 5
total points - 15
total pages - 296

Letters used - G, H, I, M
Total points - 60
total pages - 2170
Genres used - Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Adventure

- The book works for Kellee’s monthly challenge for July, Aug or Sept (can't be read before that month's challenge begins or ends, though) (+5)

I'm new to the challenge and wondered if someone could explain the above point.

Shae wrote: "- The book works for Kellee’s monthly challenge for July, Aug or Sept (can't be read before that month's challenge begins or ends, though) (+5)

I'm new to the challenge and wondered if someone cou..."

I'm not positive about the "or ends" part, but I'm pretty sure the point is just that you can't claim points for Kellee's September challenge now, in July. (for example)

Last time we did this same challenge you just couldn't claim early, but in August or September you could still claim for July. But I'm thinking that the "or ends" part is trying to say that you can only claim July points in July, August points in August and September points in September.

D: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
Base Points: 10 Points
Genre Bonus: 0 Fantasy
Total Pages: 359
Total Points: 10 Points

S: Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins
Base Points: 10 Points
Genre Bonus: 0 Fantasy
Total Pages: 336
Total Points: 10 Points

Total Points: 115
Total Pages: 3007
Genres Completed: Action/Adventure, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance, Horror
Letters Completed: A, D, F, G, M, O, P, S

Shae and Angela- It means you need to read it during the month for it to count towards the extra points :)

Here is my update and then I am going to post the score board :)

Additional A- Aphrodite the Diva by Holub (277 pages)
Genre bonus: Religious

B- Berlin Boxing Club by Sharenow (399 pages)
Genre bonus: Historical Fiction

Additional C- Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading by Greenwald (224 pages)
Genre bonus: Realistic fiction

Additional C- Chase Against Time by Reifman (140 pages)
Genre bonus: Mystery

D- Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Predators by Brusha (120 pages)
Genre bonus: Nonfiction

G- Guys Read: The Sports Pages (272 pages)
Genre bonus: Short Stories

P- Princeless by Whitley (140 pages)
Genre bonus: Fairy Tale

S- Silverwing by Oppel (224 pages)
Genre bonus: War

Additional S- Shine by Myracle (350 pages)
Genre bonus: LBGT

T- Top Deadliest Sharks by Brusha (120 pages)

U- Under the Mesquite by McCall (224 pages)
Genre bonus: Poetry

Total points: 217
Total pages: 4375

Reading Challenge #13: Score board

Kellee: 217 points (4375 pages)
Kari: 117 points (2854 pages)
Beth: 115 points (3007 pages)
Kristen (Mod): 85 points (1983 pages)
Brandi: 67 points (1180 pages)
Erika: 65 points (1037 pages)
Kristen: 60 points (2170 pages)
Amy: 45 points (954 pages)
Stephanie: 20 points (400 pages)
Angela: 20 points (352 pages)
Jennifer W: 15 points (451 pages)
Michelle: 15 points (293 pages)

Total points: 841
Total pages: 19056

I cannot believe we are already closing in on 20,000 pages!!!! Congrats everyone and happy reading! :)