The Lost Challenges discussion

Best Motion Picture Of the Year


I love watching the Oscars and even though I never see half the movies. They are still fun to watch. So I got with Dawn and this is what we came up with. This is a level challenge. You pick your level and start and finish date.
There are 38 movies with 3 task each

Duration: 3 months - a year


Level one (A)- Read one year and one task for each movie
Level one (B)- Read one year and two task for each movie
Level one (C)- Read one year and three task for each movie

Level two (A)- Read two years and one task for each movie
Level two (B)- Read two years and two task for each movie
Level two (C)- Read two years and three task for each movie

Level three (A)- Read three years and one task for each movie
Level three (B)- Read three years and two task for each movie
Level three (C)- Read three years and three task for each movie

Level four (A)- Read four years and one task for each movie
Level four (B)- Read four years and two task for each movie
Level four (C)- Read four years and three task for each movie



* sub rule- if the movie was based off a book, you can read the book
If I missed any movies that are based off a book please tell me

85th Annual (2013)
Amour
Read a book with Musicians
Read a love story
Read a book with an older main character

Argo
Read a book set in the 80s
Read a book with a CIA agent
Read a book with a secret misson

Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast
Read a book set in a delta community
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot

Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author
Read a book with a bounty hunter
read a book set in the 1800s

Les Miserables*
Read a historical book
Read a book set in France
Read a book that involves a boss and employee

Life of Pi*
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot
Read a book with a boat as a key element
Read a book with a big storm

Lincoln*
Read a book set around the Civil War
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role

Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book whith a character that is labeled crazy
Read a book with a die hard football fan
Read a book with a silver cover

Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title
Read a book with a character in the military
Read a book where there is a search for someone

84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous
Read a book with a black and white cover
Read a book where the characters go to the theater

The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover
Read a book set in the 1950s

The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters
Read a book set on an island
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother

The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times
Read a book set in a small town

Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title
Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Read a book with time travel

Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm

83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)*
Read a book that takes place in Britain
Read a book with a yellow cover
Read a book about a King

127 Hours*
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Read a book where the character is trapped
Read a book with a character name Aron

Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Read a book with a mask on the cover

The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers

Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Read a Psychological Thriller

The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Read a book about a gay couple
Read a book trying to find their biological father

The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Read a book a funny book
Read a book with a character name Andy

True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Read a book with where that characters are after someone

Winter's Bone*
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man
Read a drama
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character

An Education*
Read a book that takes place in London
Read a coming of age book
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference

Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with H/H are different species
Read a book with a blue clover

District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them

The Blind Side*
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up
Read a book with a older H/H
Read a book with a talking animal
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book

Up in the Air*
Read a book that takes place in a airport
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot
Read a book with a character name Ryan

Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge
Level 4C
Duration 1 Year
Start Date: February 1, 2013 - January 31, 2014
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85th Annual (2013)
Amour
1.
2.
3.

Argo
1.
2.
3.

Beasts- of the Southern Wild
1.
2.
3.

Django Unchained
1.
2.
3.

Les Miserables*
1.
2.
3.

Life of Pi*
1.
2.
3.

Lincoln*
1.
2.
3.

Silver Linings Playbook*
1.
2.
3.

Zero Dark Thirty
1.
2.
3.



84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
1.
2.
3.

The Tree of Life
1.
2.
3.

The Descendants*
1.
2.
3.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
1.
2.
3.

The Help*
1.
2.
3.

Hugo*
1.
2.
3.

Midnight in Paris
1.
2.
3.

Moneyball*
1.
2.
3.

War Horse*
1.
2.
3.


83rd Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)*
1.
2.
3.

127 Hours*
1.
2.
3.

Black Swan
1.
2.
3.

The Fighter
1.
2.
3.

Inception
1.
2.
3.

The Kids Are All Right
1.
2.
3.

The Social Network*
1.
2.
3.

Toy Story 3
1.
2.
3.

True Grit*
1.
2.
3.

Winter's Bone*
1.
2.
3.


82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
1.
2.
3.

A Serious Man
1.
2.
3.

An Education*
1.
2.
3.

Avatar
1. Year 50 by Geoff Bluske
2.
3.

District 9
1.
2.
3.

Inglourious Basterds
1.
2.
3.

Precious*
1.
2.
3.

The Blind Side*
1.
2.
3.

Up
1.
2.
3.

Up in the Air*
1.
2.
3.

Count me in. I'll go with the level 3A.

Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge
Level 3A (three years and one task for each movie)
Duration : January 31, 2013 - January 30, 2014

Read 0/29

84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous
Read a book with a black and white cover
Read a book where the characters go to the theater

The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover
Read a book set in the 1950s

The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters
Read a book set on an island
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother

The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times
Read a book set in a small town

Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title
Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Read a book with time travel

Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm

83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)
Read a book that takes place in Britain
Read a book with a yellow cover
Read a book about a King

127 Hours
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Read a book where the character is trapped
Read a book with a character name Aron

Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Read a book with a mask on the cover

The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers

Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Read a Psychological Thriller

The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Read a book about a gay couple
Read a book trying to find their biological father

The Social Network
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Read a book a funny book
Read a book with a character name Andy

True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Read a book with where that characters are after someone

Winter's Bone
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man
Read a drama
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character

An Education
Read a book that takes place in London
Read a coming of age book
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference

Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with H/H are different species
Read a book with a blue clover

District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them

The Blind Side
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up
Read a book with a older H/H
Read a book with a talking animal
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book

Up in the Air
Read a book that takes place in a airport
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot
Read a book with a character name Ryan

I'm going to give myself one year and do the whole thing.
ETA: after actually reading each one, I decided that maybe 2 each would be more attainable.

Duration: February 1, 2013 - January 31, 2014
Level four (B) - Read four years and two task for each movie

READ: 76/76

85th Annual (2013)
►Amour COMPLETE!
Double Play - Jill Shalvis (romance) 3/20
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist - M.C. Beaton (heroine in 50s) 2/5


►Argo COMPLETE!
F is for Fugitive - Sue Grafton (set in 1983) 2/21
Warrior - Zoe Archer (secret mission) 4/11


►Beasts of the Southern Wild COMPLETE!
Behemoth - Scott Westerfield (kraken) 2/8
The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket (heroine is 14) 3/10


► Unchained COMPLETE!
Dark Predator - Christine Feehan (must read author) 3/16
Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks - Cara Lockwood (hero is a bounty hunter) 2/14


►Les Miserables* COMPLETE!
The Highlander's Fury - Maeve Greyson (historical) 2/15
The Frog Prince - Jane Porter (involves boss/employee) 2/18


►Life of Pi* COMPLETE!
Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff (griffin m.c.) 2/13
Sea Hunter - Paul Garrison (set on a boat) 2/16


►Lincoln COMPLETE!
Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card (fight for freedom) 2/13
A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin (m.c. are kings) 3/25


►Silver Linings Playbook* COMPLETE!
The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken (one of m.c. is nuts) 3/6
In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff (silver cover) 3/19


►Zero Dark Thirty COMPLETE!
The Forgotten - David Baldacci (hero Army CID) 3/13
Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton (search for long-lost relative) 3/7


84th Annual (2012)
►The Artist(winner) COMPLETE!
The Mao Case - Qiu Xiaolong (about Mao Zedong) 5/21
Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine (attends the theater) 5/2


►The Tree of Life COMPLETE!
Now or Never - Michele Bardsley (set in Texas) 2/11
Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane (set in 1954) 2/19


►The Descendants* COMPLETE!
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas (set on San Juan Island) 2/1
The Sea of Tranquility - Katha Millay (heroes entire family is gone) 2/25


►Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* COMPLETE!
The Postcard Killers - James Patterson (a key solves the crime)4/28
Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan (black cover) 5/5


►The Help* COMPLETE!
On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers (changing times) 4/5
Toehold: A Novel - Stephen Foreman (set in a small town) 2/8


►Hugo* COMPLETE!
Shadows in the Starlight - Elaine Cunningham (heroine is an orphan) 4/2
Unwanted - Kristina Ohlsson (set partially on a train) 8/21


►Midnight in Paris COMPLETE!
The Bridge to Never Land - Dave Barry/Ridley Pearson (take trip to Florida) 3/31
Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness (time travel) 2/11


►Moneyball* COMPLETE!
Delusion in Death - J.D. Robb (Roarke) 3/6
Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth (set in California) 3/20


►War Horse* COMPLETE!
Born to Bite - Lindsay Sands (on a farm) 4/13
Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione (four horseman of apocalypse) 4/6

Part II

83th Annual (2011)
►The King's Speech(Winner) COMPLETE!
The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde (set in England) 3/9
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan (yellow cover) 2/9


►127 Hours COMPLETE!
Creepers - David Morrell (chars are trapped in hotel) 2/24
The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay (char named Aron) 7/5


►Black Swan COMPLETE!
Superstition - Karen Robards (heroines mom is ovebearing) 3/31
The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress (mask on cover) 7/4


►The Fighter COMPLETE!
U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton (takes place 1988) 4/13
The Cold Room - J.T. Ellison (twins) 2/20


►Inception COMPLETE!
The Guardian - Sherrilyn Kenyon (heroine can enter dreams) 6/18
Defending Jacob - William Landay (psychological thriller) 5/11


►The Kids Are All Right COMPLETE!
Unnatural - Michael Griffo (about gay couple) 2/28
Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione (trying to find father) 3/22


►The Social Network COMPLETE!
A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin (Cersei/Jamie are twins) 4/25
Killer Instinct - Zoë Sharp (hero is named Marc) 2/9


►Toy Story 3 COMPLETE!
Goliath - Scott Westerfeld (young adult) 3/5
The Trouble with J.J. - Tami Hoag (funny) 2/20


►True Grit* COMPLETE!
No Mercy - Lori Armstrong (western) 4/19
Master of Shadows - Angela Knight (H/h chasing murderer) 3/7


►Winter's Bone COMPLETE!
A Cold-Blooded Business - Dana Stabenow (drug trade) 7/8
Small as an Elephant - Jennifer Richard Jacobson (hero living with mentally ill mother) 5/9


82nd Annual (2010)
►The Hurt Locker (Winner) COMPLETE!
On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story - Cdr. Richard Jadick (takes place in Iraq) 2/27
Blue Latitudes - Tony Horwitz (about Captain James Cook) 2/25


►A Serious Man COMPLETE!
Spare Change - Bette Lee Crosby (drama) 3/21
Briar Rose - Jane Yolen (m.c. is Jewish) 7/6


►An Education COMPLETE!
When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (coming of age) 5/10
The Taking - Erin McCarthy (h=29, H=150) 3/18


►Avatar COMPLETE!
The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton (scifi) 2/28
Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber (blue cover) 2/5


►District 9 COMPLETE!
Undercover - Lauren Dane (set in space/aliens) 7/7
Don't Kill The Messenger - Eileen Rendahl (pub in 2010) 3/12


►Inglourious Basterds COMPLETE!
Dark Mirror - Mary Jo Putney (time travel to WWII England) 6/25
Guilty Wives - James Patterson (France) 2/25


►Precious* COMPLETE!
Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye (New York City) 2/26
Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione (hero tortured in hell) 2/22


►The Blind Side COMPLETE!
Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh (heroine is adopted) 5/30
Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden (set in Mississippi) 5/29


►Up COMPLETE!
Grendel - John Gardner (talking animal) 2/16
In Golden Blood - Stephen Woodworth (takes place in the mountains) 2/6


►Up in the Air COMPLETE!
Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann (plane hijacked in an airport) 7/31
A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (h/h travel throughout Africa) 3/31


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Ooh! Even though I love movies, I watch the Oscar ceremony for the clothes.

I will also spend a year and do the whole thing.

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Duration: Feb 01, 2013 - Jan 31, 2014
Completed: 49/114

Part 1

2013
14/27

Amour

✔ 1. Read a book with Musicians.
The Ground Beneath Her Feet | Salman Rushdie ★ (02/17)

✔ 2. Read a love story.
Dragonwyck | Anya Seton ★★★ (02/01)

✔ 3. Read a book with an older main character » MC is seven hundred years old.
Grimus | Salman Rushdie ★★ (02/05)

Argo

- Read a book set in the 80s

- Read a book with a CIA agent

- Read a book with a secret misson

Beasts of the Southern Wild

- Read a book with a beast

- Read a book set in a delta community

✔ 3. Read a book with a young girl central to the plot » Mary is sixteen.
Slammerkin | Emma Donoghue ★★★ (02/01)

Django Unchained

✔ 1. Read a book by a must read author.
The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie ★★★★★ (02/04)

- Read a book with a bounty hunter

✔ 3. Read a book set in the 1800s.
The Good Thief | Hannah Tinti ★★★ (02/11)

Les Miserables*

✔ 1. Read a historical book.
Ironweed | William Kennedy ★★★★ (02/13)

✔ 2. Read a book set in France.
Chocolat | Joanne Harris ★★★★★ (03/04)

✔ 3. Read a book that involves a boss and employees » Kathleen and her journalists.
The Imperfectionists | Tom Rachman ★★★★ (02/28)

Life of Pi*

- Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot

✔ 2. Read a book with a boat as a key element.
The Secret River | Kate Grenville ★★★ (02/24)

- Read a book with a big storm

Lincoln*

- Read a book set around the Civil War

✔ 2. Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom » Azad Kashmir militants.
Shalimar the Clown | Salman Rushdie ★★★★★ (02/12)

✔ 3. Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role » Edward, Prince of Wales.
Life Mask | Emma Donoghue ★★ (02/23)

Silver Linings Playbook*

- Read a book whith a character that is labeled crazy

- Read a book with a die hard football fan

- Read a book with a silver cover

Zero Dark Thirty

- Read a book with "Dark" in the title

- Read a book with a character in the military

✔ 3. Read a book where there is a search for someone » Angela.
Sleeping in Eden: A Novel | Nicole Baart ★★★ (03/04)

2012
14/27

The Artist

- Read a book where a main character is famous

✔ 2. Read a book with a black and white cover
Embassytown | China Miéville ★★★★★ (02/16)

✔ 3. Read a book where the characters go to the theater
The Road Home | Rose Tremain ★★ (02/04)

The Descendants*

✔ 1. Read a book with sisters.
Like Water for Chocolate | Laura Esquivel ★★★ (02/14)

- Read a book set on an island

✔ 3. Read a book where a family members death is a plot point.
Double Indemnity | James M. Cain ★★★★★ (02/07)

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*

- Read a book where a key is significant to the plot

✔ 2. Read a book with a black cover.
A Thousand Pardons | Jonathan Dee ★★ (02/08)

- Read a book where a character is close to their grandmother

The Help*

✔ 1. Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper » Dona St. Coulomb.
Frenchman's Creek | Daphne du Maurier ★★★ (02/27)

- Read a book about changing times

✔ 3. Read a book set in a small town
I Am Half Sick Of Shadows | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (02/27)

Hugo*

- Read a book about an orphan

- Read a book with a robot of some kind

- Read a book that is set (at least partially) in a train station

Midnight in Paris

- Read a book with midnight in the title

✔ 2. Read a book where the main character takes a trip » Ron goes to the Caribbean and Saudi Arabia.
Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles | Ron Currie Jr. ★★ (02/07)

✔ 3. Read a book with time travel.
The Anubis Gates | Tim Powers ★★★ (02/27)

Moneyball*

- Read a book with a sports team

- Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)

✔ 3. Read a book set in California
The Postman Always Rings Twice | James M. Cain ★★★★ (03/05)

The Tree of Life

- Read a book set in Texas

✔ 2. Read a book with a tree on the cover
The Outlaw Album: Stories | Daniel Woodrell ★★★ (02/06)

✔ 3. Read a book set in the 1950s.
A Red Herring Without Mustard | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (02/17)

War Horse*

✔ 1. Read a book set during a war » Spans many.
Shame | Salman Rushdie ★★★★★ (02/28)

✔ 2. Read a book with a horse as a plot point » Athansor.
Winter's Tale | Mark Helprin ★ (02/03)

- Read a book set on a farm

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Duration: Feb 01, 2013 - Jan 31, 2014
Completed: 17/114

Part 2

2011
12/30


127 Hours*

- Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title

- Read a book where the character is trapped

- Read a book with a character name Aron

Black Swan

✔ 1. Read a book with a character that has a overbearing mother » Lizzie.
Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen ★★★★★ (02/27)

- Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily.

✔ 3. Read a book with a mask on the cover.
The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie ★★ (02/08)

The Fighter

✔ 1. Read a book where the character is a fighter » Son Martin.
The Moonshine War | Elmore Leonard ★★★ (02/28)

✔ 2. Read a book that takes place in the 1980s.
I Curse the River of Time | Per Petterson ★★ (02/23)

- Read a book about brothers

The King's Speech*

✔ 1. Read a book that takes place in Britain
Maisie Dobbs | Jacqueline Winspear ★ (02/15)

✔ 2. Read a book with a yellow cover.
Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories | Karen Russell ★★★★★ (03/07)

✔ 3. Read a book about a King
The Enchantress of Florence | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (02/04)

Inception

- Read a book with a character name Leonardo, Arthur, or Ellen

- Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams

- Read a Psychological Thriller

The Kids Are All Right

✔ 1. Read a book with brothers and sisters » Moor and his sisters.
The Moor's Last Sigh | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (02/26)

✔ 2. Read a book about a gay couple » Helen and Fido.
The Sealed Letter | Emma Donoghue ★ (02/28)

✔ 3. Read a book where a character is trying to find their biological father » Tom.
The Republic of Love | Carol Shields ★ (02/11)

The Social Network*

- Read a book with character that are twins

- Read a book where a character is trying to start a business

- Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3

✔ 1. Read a Young Adult book.
Luka and the Fire of Life | Salman Rushdie ★★★ (02/26)

- Read a funny book

- Read a book with a character name Andy

True Grit*

- Read a western.

- Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt

- Read a book with where that characters are after someone

Winter's Bone*
- Read a book where a character is in the drug trade

✔ 2. Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë ★★★★★ (02/27)

- Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

2010
9/30

Avatar

✔ 1. Read a Sci-Fi.
Feersum Endjinn | Iain M. Banks ★★★★ (03/04)

- Read a book with H/H are different species

✔ 3. Read a book with a blue cover.
Touchy Subjects: Stories | Emma Donoghue ★★★ (02/06)

The Blind Side*

- Read a book about a football star

- Read a book where the H/H are adopted

- Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

District 9

- Read a book that has aliens

✔ 2. Read a book that pub in 2010.
Buttercream Bump Off | Jenn McKinlay ★★★ (03/03)

- Read a book with a character name Jason

An Education*

✔ 1. Read a book that takes place in London.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Winifred Watson ★★★★★ (02/25)

- Read a coming of age book

✔ 3. Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference.
Super Sad True Love Story | Gary Shteyngart ★★★★ (02/09)

The Hurt Locker

✔ 1. Read a book that the character is in the Army » The Major.
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand | Helen Simonson ★★★★ (02/25)

- Read a book that takes place in Iraq

- Read a book with a character name James or William

Inglourious Basterds

- Read a book that takes place during World War II

- Read a book that takes place in France

- Read a book a character name Brad

Precious*

✔ 1. Read a book that takes place in New York City.
Old New York | Edith Wharton ★★★★ (02/28)

- Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school.

- Read a book where the H/H have abuses them.

A Serious Man
✔ 1. Read a drama.
The Book Of Fires | Jane Borodale ★ (02/26)

- Read a book that takes place in the 60s

- Read a with a Jewish character

Up

✔ 1. Read a book with a older H/H.
Love in the Time of Cholera | Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez ★★★★★ (02/22)

- Read a book with a talking animal.

- Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book.

Up in the Air*

- Read a book that takes place in a airport.

- Read a book that the H/H travel a lot.

- Read a book with a character name Ryan.

Lizz,

Lincoln, 127 Hours, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Winter's Bone, The Blind Side, An Education and Up in the Air are also based off of books.

Best Motion Picture Of the Year
Level: 2A (2 yrs - 1 task each)
2/1/13 ~ 12/31/13
4/18 read

85th Annual (2013)
~Amour~
Read a book with an older main character Talon Night Embrace 2/8/13 ★★★★

~Argo~
Read a book with a secret misson Lissa sent on several "secret" missions Blood Passage 2/5/13 4♥

~Beasts- of the Southern Wild~
Read a book with a beast
Read a book set in a delta community
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot

~Django Unchained~
Read a book by a must read author
Read a book with a bounty hunter
read a book set in the 1800s

~Les Miserables*~
Read a historical book
Read a book set in France
Read a book that involves a boss and employee

~Life of Pi*~ (might read the book)
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot
Read a book with a boat as a key element
Read a book with a big storm

~Lincoln*~
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom Shadowfever


~Silver Linings Playbook*~
Read a book with a character that is labeled crazy
Read a book with a die hard football fan
Read a book with a silver cover

~Zero Dark Thirty~
Read a book where there is a search for someone Blood Sense Search for Sebastion 2/7/13 ★★★★

84th Annual (2012)
~The Artist(winner)~
Read a book where a main character is famous
Read a book with a black and white cover
Read a book where the characters go to the theater

~The Tree of Life~
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover
Read a book set in the 1950s

~The Descendants*~
Read a book with sisters
Read a book set on an island
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point

~Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*~
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother

~The Help*~
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper In Death series


~Hugo*~
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

~Midnight in Paris~
Read a book with midnight in the title
Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Read a book with time travel

~Moneyball*~

Read a book set in California Wallbanger 2/3/13 4♥

~War Horse*~
Read a book set during a war Dreamfever

I'm also gonna try level 4 :)

I'm in too. I'm gonna try level 4 but I'm not yet sure when I'll start.

A question - what does H/H mean?

I have to start by saying how much I can't stand you people (Lizz, Dawn, Chaitra, JenniferJ, Barbara, Melissa, Katti etc.) Seriously, stop feeding the challenge addiction! WHYYYYY are you guys always enticing me to join you?

But...if I must go, I will go all in!


BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR CHALLENGE
Level 4C: (February 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013)

Read 0/76

85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (2013)
Amour
Read a book with Musicians: Thoughtless
Read a love story: Warm Bodies
Read a book with an older main character: Night Embrace



Argo
Read a book set in the 80’s: True Colors
Read a book with a CIA agent:
Read a book with a secret misson: The Shadow Reader


Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast:
Read a book set in a delta community: Deadlocked
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot: Hopeless



Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author: True Colors
Read a book with a bounty hunter
Read a book set in the 1800s: Scandal in Spring


Les Miserables*
Read a historical book: The Seduction of Elliot McBride
Read a book set in France: When Beauty Tamed the Beast
Read a book that involves a boss and employee: Beautiful Bastard


Life of Pi*
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot: Storm's Heart
Read a book with a boat as a key element
Read a book with a big storm


Lincoln
Read a book set around the Civil War
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role

Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book with a character that is labeled crazy
Read a book with a die hard football fan: Tigers and Devils
Read a book with a silver cover


Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title: Touch the Dark
Read a book with a character in the military: Shadow Game
Read a book where there is a search for someone



84TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous
Read a book with a black and white cover
Read a book where the characters go to the theater

The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover
Read a book set in the 1950s

The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters
Read a book set on an island
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother

Movie: The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times
Read a book set in a small town

Movie: Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

Movie: Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title
Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Read a book with time travel

Movie: Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California

Movie: War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm

83RD ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (2011)
Movie: The King's Speech(Winner)
Read a book that takes place in Britain
Read a book with a yellow cover
Read a book about a King

Movie: 127 Hours
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Read a book where the character is trapped
Read a book with a character name Aron

Movie: Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Read a book with a mask on the cover

Movie: The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers

Movie: Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Read a Psychological Thriller

Movie: The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Read a book about a gay couple
Read a book trying to find their biological father

Movie: The Social Network
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

Movie: Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Read a book a funny book
Read a book with a character name Andy

Movie: True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Read a book with where that characters are after someone

Movie: Winter's Bone
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (2010)
Movie: The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

Movie: A Serious Man
Read a drama
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character

Movie: An Education
Read a book that takes place in London
Read a coming of age book
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference

Movie: Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with H/H are different species
Read a book with a blue clover

Movie: District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Movie: Inglorious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

Movie: Precious
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them

Movie: The Blind Side
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Movie: Up
Read a book with a older H/H
Read a book with a talking animal
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book

Movie: Up in the Air
Read a book that takes place in a airport
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot
Read a book with a character name Ryan

Kattibrie wrote: "I'm in too. I'm gonna try level 4 but I'm not yet sure when I'll start.

A question - what does H/H mean?"

Hero/Heroine is what I thought. I could be totally wrong though!

@Ezi, lol! You're one of the enablers too! You've fed my addiction plenty of times. :D

Duration: February 1, 2013 - January 31, 2014
Level four (B) - Read four years and two task for each movie

READ: 46/76

85th Annual (2013)
►Amour
Read a book with Musicians A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages April 7
Read a love story Brazen Virtue
Read a book with an older main character

►Argo
Read a book set in the 80s
Read a book with a CIA agent Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover Feb.5
Read a book with a secret misson The Fairy-Tale Detectives March 24

►Beasts of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast
Read a book set in a delta community Zero Day by David BaldacciMay 22
Read a book with a young girl central to the plotL.A. Candy Feb.4

► Unchained
Read a book by a must read author The Innocent Feb.9
Read a book with a bounty hunter
read a book set in the 1800s The Untouchable Feb.28

►Les Miserables*
Read a historical book
Read a book set in France A World I Never Made March 20
Read a book that involves a boss and employee The Immortal Circus March 6

►Life of Pi*
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot
Read a book with a boat as a key element The Hunt For Atlantis May 26
Read a book with a big storm

►Lincoln
Read a book set around the Civil War
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role

►Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book whith a character that is labeled crazy The Devil's Deep
Read a book with a die hard football fan
Read a book with a silver cover

►Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title Dead Until Dark
Read a book with a character in the military
Read a book where there is a search for someone The Scarecrow

84th Annual (2012)
►The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous
Read a book with a black and white cover
Read a book where the characters go to the theater Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham May 12

►The Tree of Life>/s>
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover
Read a book set in the 1950s Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov May 23

►The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen March 2
Read a book set on an island
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point Robert B. Parker's Lullaby

►Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover April 5
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother Summer At Willow Lake Feb.23

►The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times Mississippi Mud: Southern Justice and the Dixie Mafia April 20
Read a book set in a small town Yellow Medicine

►Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan The Death of Bees March 6
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

►Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title
Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Read a book with time travel

►Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend) Calculated in Death March 31
Read a book set in California

►War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm We Were the Mulvaneys April 18

Part 2

83th Annual (2011)
►The King's Speech(Winner)
Read a book that takes place in BritainThe Apothecary's Daughter March 22
Read a book with a yellow cover
Read a book about a King The Elite May 12

►127 Hours
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Read a book where the character is trapped Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales May 28
Read a book with a character name Aron

►Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Read a book with a mask on the cover

►The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers Wireman May 27

►Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Read a Psychological Thriller

►The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters Body Double April 14
Read a book about a gay couple
Read a book trying to find their biological father

►The Social Network
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

►Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book Ashes of Twilight
Read a book a funny book Blame Canada!: South Park and Contemporary Culture April 7
Read a book with a character name Andy

►True Grit*
Read a western Mad Dog & Englishman: A Mad Dog & Englishman Mystery April 21
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Read a book with where that characters are after someone The Sinner Feb.2

►Winter's Bone
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer


82nd Annual (2010)
►The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow May 13
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

►A Serious Man
Read a drama The Casual Vacancy March 19
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character Marcelo's Secret June 5

►An Education
Read a book that takes place in London The Awakening April 27
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference The Truant Officer may 4

►Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy April 10
Read a book with H/H are different species
Read a book with a blue clover

►District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010 The Dead March 17

Read a book with a character name Jason

►Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

►Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school Mind Games April 23
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them

►The Blind Side
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love

►Up
Read a book with a older H/H
Read a book with a talking animal Shel Silverstein
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book The Forgotten

►Up in the Air
Read a book that takes place in a airport
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot Inferno May 18
Read a book with a character name Ryan Fatal Voyage April 26

Kattibrie wrote: "I'm in too. I'm gonna try level 4 but I'm not yet sure when I'll start.

A question - what does H/H mean?"

Like Chiatra said, It's supposed to be H/h (big H, little h) (H-Hero, h-heroine)

@Chaitra: I just can't say no!I really love challenges...I still haven't found "udder"

Thanks, I kinda thought of this but I had already asked the question LOL

Chaitra wrote: "Lizz,

Lincoln, 127 Hours, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Winter's Bone, The Blind Side, An Education and Up in the Air are also based off of books."

Thank you

@Ezi - you know you love us,lol...and I agree w/Chaitra you are an enabler also....just embrace your inner challenge goddess ~ that's my story and I'm sticking to it ☺

~Melissa~ wrote: "@Ezi - you know you love us,lol...and I agree w/Chaitra you are an enabler also....just embrace your inner challenge goddess ~ that's my story and I'm sticking to it ☺"

Embracing, embracing (LOL)!

Chaitra wrote: "Hero/Heroine is what I thought. I could be totally wrong though!..."

You are right.

@ EZ - LOL seriously you know you love us! and I finally found an udder after about a zillion "shudder's" I will never "udder" the word shudder again! LMAO

Ezinwanyi~Mord'Sith wrote: "Embracing, embracing (LOL)! "

Good, very good! :D

I found udder, but it's in a 600 page book. I'm already reading a 750 pages book for vortex and armageddon. And I have a number of books to read for other challenges ending today which typically don't have any of the words. This is what I get if I take up so many challenges, lol.

@JenniferJ, lol!

Best Movie Challenge
duration 1 year
2/1/13 to 1/31/14
Level 4-A
0/38

JenniferJ wrote: "@ EZ - LOL seriously you know you love us! and I finally found an udder after about a zillion "shudder's" I will never "udder" the word shudder again! LMAO"

LMAO, I have found 2,000 "shudders", but no udder.

I tell you, Camilla got us good. I gotta give her a goodreads high-five!

Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge
Duration:2/1/13 - 1/31/14
Level four (A)- Read four years and one task for each movie
Books Read: 2
Updated: 3/28/13

85th Annual (2013)
Amour
Read a book with Musicians
Read a love story
Read a book with an older main character

Argo
Read a book set in the 80s
Read a book with a CIA agent
Read a book with a secret misson

Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast
Read a book set in a delta community
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot

Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author
Read a book with a bounty hunter
read a book set in the 1800s

Les Miserables*
Read a historical book
Read a book set in France
Read a book that involves a boss and employee

Life of Pi*
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot
Read a book with a boat as a key element
Read a book with a big storm

**Lincoln*
*Read a book set around the Civil War
Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall (3/22/13)


Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book whith a character that is labeled crazy
Read a book with a die hard football fan
Read a book with a silver cover

Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title
Read a book with a character in the military
Read a book where there is a search for someone

84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous
Read a book with a black and white cover
Read a book where the characters go to the theater

**The Tree of Life
*Read a book set in Texas
Rainwater by Sandra Brown (2/16/13)


The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters
Read a book set on an island
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother

The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times
Read a book set in a small town

Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title
Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Read a book with time travel

Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm

Bookshelf

Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge (Part 2)
Duration:2/1/13 - 1/31/14
Level four (A)- Read four years and one task for each movie
Books Read: 2
Updated: 3/28/13


83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)*
Read a book that takes place in Britain
Read a book with a yellow cover
Read a book about a King

127 Hours*
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Read a book where the character is trapped
Read a book with a character name Aron

**Black Swan
*Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (3/26/13)


The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers

Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Read a Psychological Thriller

**The Kids Are All Right
*Read a book with brothers and sisters
Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews (3/10/13)



The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Read a book a funny book
Read a book with a character name Andy

True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Read a book with where that characters are after someone

Winter's Bone*
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man
Read a drama
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character

An Education*
Read a book that takes place in London
Read a coming of age book
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference

Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with H/H are different species
Read a book with a blue clover

District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them

The Blind Side*
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up
Read a book with a older H/H
Read a book with a talking animal
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book

Up in the Air*
Read a book that takes place in a airport
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot
Read a book with a character name Ryan

Bookshelf

OK, I decided on my level and starting date:

The Lost Challenges
Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge
Duration: 2/1/2013 - 1/31/2014
Level: 4A
Progress:3/38

85th Annual (2013)
Amour
Read a book with Musicians
Read a love story
Read a book with an older main character

Argo
Read a book set in the 80s
Read a book with a CIA agent
Read a book with a secret misson

Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast
Read a book set in a delta community
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot

Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author
Read a book with a bounty hunter
read a book set in the 1800s

Les Miserables*
Read a historical book
Read a book set in France
Read a book that involves a boss and employee

Life of Pi*
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot
Read a book with a boat as a key element
Read a book with a big storm

Lincoln
Read a book set around the Civil War
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role

Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book whith a character that is labeled crazy
Read a book with a die hard football fan
Read a book with a silver cover

Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title
Read a book with a character in the military
Read a book where there is a search for someone

84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous
Read a book with a black and white cover
Read a book where the characters go to the theater

The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover
Read a book set in the 1950s

The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters
Read a book set on an island
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother

The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times
Read a book set in a small town

Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

Midnight in Paris
Read a book where the main character takes a trip – The Hobbit or There and Back Again

Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm

83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)
Read a book that takes place in Britain
Read a book with a yellow cover
Read a book about a King

127 Hours
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Read a book where the character is trapped
Read a book with a character name Aron

Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Read a book with a mask on the cover

The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers

Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Read a Psychological Thriller

The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Read a book about a gay couple
Read a book trying to find their biological father

The Social Network
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Read a book a funny book
Read a book with a character name Andy

True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Read a book with where that characters are after someone

Winter's Bone
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man
Read a drama
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character

An Education
Read a book that takes place in London
Read a coming of age book
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference

Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with H/H are different species
Read a book with a blue clover

District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City – The Great Gatsby

The Blind Side
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up
Read a book with a older H/H
Read a book with a talking animal
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book

Up in the Air
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot - Portuguese Irregular Verbs

Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge
Duration: 2/2013 - 2/2014
Level: 4A
READ: 18/38


85th Annual (2013)
*Amour
Read a love story:

Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks (5.4.13)




Argo
Read a book set in the 80s:



*Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot:

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie (3.14.13)

Django Unchained
read a book set in the 1800s

*Les Miserables
Read a historical book

This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland (2.16.13)


Life of Pi
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot:


*Lincoln
Read a book set around the Civil War:

by John Jakes(5.17)

Silver Linings Playbook
Read a book with a silver cover:

*Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with a character in the military:

True Devotion by Dee Henderson (3.3.13)


84th Annual (2012)
*The Artist(winner)
Read a book with a black and white cover:

Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb (4.5.13)


*The Tree of Life
Read a book with a tree on the cover:


Still Life by Louise Penny (3.12.13)

*The Descendants
Read a book with sisters:

Who Do I Talk To? by Neta Jackson (3.4.13)

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot:


*The Help
Read a book set in a small town:

Lula Bell on Geekdom, Freakdom & the Challenges of Bad Hair by C.C. Payne (4.30)

Hugo
Read a book that is set (at least partially) in a train station:

Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title:


*Moneyball
Read a book set in California:

When Snow Falls byBrenda Novak (2.4.13)

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war:

Contiunation of Lindy-Lane's Best Montion Picture Challenge



83th Annual (2011)
*The King's Speech(Winner)
Read a book that takes place in Britain:

The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr by Sandra Byrd(3.10.13)

127 Hours
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title:

Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews (4.12.13)


Black Swan
Read a book with a mask on the cover:

The Fighter
Read a book about brothers:

Inception
Read a Psychological Thriller:

The Kids Are All Right
Read a book about a gay couple:


The Social Network
Read a book with character that are twins:


*Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book:

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (2.12.13)


True Grit
Read a western:


*Winter's Bone
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer:

Doesn't She Look Natural? by Angela Elwell Hunt (3.18.13)

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army:


A Serious Man
Read a with a Jewish character:

* An Education
Read a book that takes place in London:

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh (5.12.13)

*Avatar
Read a book with a blue clover:

Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber (3.31.13)

District 9
Read a book that pub in 2010:

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II:


*Precious
Read a book that takes place in New York City:

Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (2.14.13)


The Blind Side
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi:

*Up
Read a book with a talking animal:

The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert (2.2.13)

Up in the Air
Read a book that takes place in a airport:

Welcome everyone

Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge
Level 3A (three years and one task for each movie)
Duration : January 31, 2013 - January 30, 2014

Read 4/29

84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous
Read a book with a black and white cover
Read a book where the characters go to the theater

The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover
Read a book set in the 1950s

The Descendants*

Read a book where a family members death is a plot point : Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler - 23/02/13

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother

The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times
Read a book set in a small town

Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

Midnight in Paris

Read a book where the main character takes a trip : Silk by Alessandro Baricco - 04/02/13


Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm

83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)
Read a book that takes place in Britain
Read a book with a yellow cover
Read a book about a King

127 Hours
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Read a book where the character is trapped
Read a book with a character name Aron

Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Read a book with a mask on the cover

The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers

Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Read a Psychological Thriller

The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Read a book about a gay couple
Read a book trying to find their biological father

The Social Network
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Read a book a funny book
Read a book with a character name Andy

True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Read a book with where that characters are after someone

Winter's Bone
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man
Read a drama
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character

An Education
Read a book that takes place in London
Read a coming of age book
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference

Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with H/H are different species
Read a book with a blue clover

District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Inglourious Basterds

Read a book that takes place in France : Le Fait Du Prince by Amélie Nothomb - 12/02/13


Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them

The Blind Side
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up
Read a book with a older H/H
Read a book with a talking animal
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book

Up in the Air

Read a book that the H/H travel a lot : The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - 09/02/13

14 Mar '13 to 13 Mar '14
Level: Four (A) - 4 Years, 1 Task for each movie
Done: 5/38



85th Annual (2013)
Amour
Read a book with Musicians
Read a love story
Read a book with an older main character

Argo
Read a book set in the 80s
Read a book with a CIA agent
Read a book with a secret misson

Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast
Read a book set in a delta community
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot

Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author
Read a book with a bounty hunter
read a book set in the 1800s

Les Miserables*
Read a historical book
Read a book set in France
Read a book that involves a boss and employee

Life of Pi*
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot
Read a book with a boat as a key element
Read a book with a big storm

Lincoln*
Read a book set around the Civil War
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role

Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book whith a character that is labeled crazy
Read a book with a die hard football fan
Read a book with a silver cover

Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title
Read a book with a character in the military
Read a book where there is a search for someone


84th Annual (2012)

The Artist(winner) - Read a book where a main character is famous
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (★★★★★, 14 Mar '13)|Harry Potter has been famous since he was a year old


The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover
Read a book set in the 1950s

The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters
Read a book set on an island
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother

The Help* - Read a book set in a small town
The Good Earth (★★★★, 18 Mar '13)|Set in rural China

Hugo* - Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (★★★★★, 22 Mar '13)|A partial scene set on the King's Cross station

Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title
Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Read a book with time travel

Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California

War Horse* - Read a book set during a war
Fall of Giants (★★★, 18 Apr '13)|Set during World War I




83th Annual (2011)

The King's Speech(Winner)* - Read a book about a King
The Autobiography Of Henry VIII (★★★★, 14 Mar '13)|About King Henry VIII

127 Hours*
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Read a book where the character is trapped
Read a book with a character name Aron

Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Read a book with a mask on the cover

The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers

Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Read a Psychological Thriller

The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Read a book about a gay couple
Read a book trying to find their biological father

The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Read a book a funny book
Read a book with a character name Andy

True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Read a book with where that characters are after someone

Winter's Bone*
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man
Read a drama
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character

An Education*
Read a book that takes place in London
Read a coming of age book
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference

Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with H/H are different species
Read a book with a blue clover

District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them

The Blind Side*
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up
Read a book with a older H/H
Read a book with a talking animal
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book

Up in the Air*
Read a book that takes place in a airport
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot
Read a book with a character name Ryan

The Lost Challenges
Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge
Duration: 2/1/2013 - 1/31/2014

Progress: 105 out of 114
Level one (A)- Read one year and one task for each movie

Part 1:

85th Annual (2013)
Amour
Read a book with Musicians:
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman - ***** - 2/11/2013
Read a love story:
I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden - ***** - 5/29/2013
Read a book with an older main character:
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes - ** - 3/20/2013



Argo
Read a book set in the 80s:
How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal - ***** - 8/22/2013
Read a book with a CIA agent:
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks - ***** - 12/5/2013
Read a book with a secret misson:
Covet by J.R. Ward - **** - 5/17/2013



Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast:
Night Huntress by Yasmine Galenorn - **** - 6/21/2013
Read a book set in a delta community:
Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West - ***** - 7/5/2013
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot:
The Audition by Rachel Hartman - ***** - 2/20/2013



Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author:
Key Of Knowledge by Nora Roberts - **** - 7/15/2013
Read a book with a bounty hunter:
Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 10/20/2013
Read a book set in the 1800s:
Storming the Castle by Eloisa James - ***** - 6/28/2013



Les Miserables*
Read a historical book:
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley - **** - 7/11/2013
Read a book set in France:
French Lessons by Ellen Sussman - ***** - 7/21/2013
Read a book that involves a boss and employee:
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 2/15/2013



Life of Pi*
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot:
Black Hills by Nora Roberts - ***** - 6/17/2013
Read a book with a boat as a key element:
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple - ***** - 5/15/2013
Read a book with a big storm:
Ill Wind by Rachel Caine - ***** - 6/15/2013



Lincoln*
Read a book set around the Civil War
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom:
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward - **** - 7/24/2013
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role:
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama - ***** - 2/1/2013



Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book whith a character that is labeled crazy:
I'm Over All That: And Other Confessions by Shirley Maclaine - ***** - 4/12/2013
Read a book with a die hard football fan:
Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 7/2/2013
Read a book with a silver cover:
Enclave by Ann Aguirre - *** - 8/13/2013



Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title:
Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 2/7/2013
Read a book with a character in the military:
The Untamed Bride by Stephanie Laurens - *** - 7/19/2013
Read a book where there is a search for someone:
Unclean Spirits by M.L.N. Hanover - ***** - 6/2/2013



84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous:
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi - ** - 5/20/2013
Read a book with a black and white cover:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs - *** - 2/12/2013
Read a book where the characters go to the theater:
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler - **** - 4/16/2013



The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas:
Glass Houses by Rachel Caine - *** - 6/26/2013
Read a book with a tree on the cover:
The Witness by Nora Roberts - ***** - 6/6/2013
Read a book set in the 1950s:
Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley - ***** - 8/20/2013



The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters:
The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine - *** - 6/19/2013
Read a book set on an island:
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson - ***** - 6/23/2013
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point:
Vanished by Karen Robards - ***** - 4/24/2013



Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot:
Key of Light by Nora Roberts - *** - 7/10/2013
Read a book with a black cover:
A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison - ***** - 5/1/2013
Read a book where a character is close to thier grandmother:
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich - ***** - 5/24/2013



The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper:
Black Rose by Nora Roberts - ***** - 6/24/2013
Read a book about changing times:
Out on a Leash: Exploring the Nature of Reality and Love by Shirley Maclaine - ** - 7/10/2013
Read a book set in a small town:
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper - ***** - 6/28/2013



Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan:
Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane - ***** - 6/4/2013
Read a book with a robot of some kind:
Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov - *** - 11/12/2013
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station:
The Diviners by Libba Bray - ***** - 8/8/2013



Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title:
Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale - ***** - 11/11/2013
Read a book where the main character takes a trip:
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell - ***** - 7/7/2013
Read a book with time travel:
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 8/4/2013



Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team:
Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery - *** - 9/11/2013
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend):
Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 4/12/2013
Read a book set in California
Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh - *** - 7/29/2013



War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward - **** - 7/9/2013
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Gypsy Wind by Lisa Jackson - ** - 11/8/2013
Read a book set on a farm
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah - ***** - 1/15/2014

Part 2:

83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)*
Read a book that takes place in Britain:
Second Sight by Amanda Quick - *** - 5/13/2013
Read a book with a yellow cover:
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley - **** - 4/2/2013
Read a book about a King:
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning - ***** - 7/26/2013



127 Hours*
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title:
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff - ***** - 8/28/2013
Read a book where the character is trapped:
The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe - ***** - 4/2/2013
Read a book with a character name Aron: Erin:
Bikini Season by Sheila Roberts - **** - 8/10/2013



Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother:
The Husband List by Janet Evanovich - ***** - 2/24/2013
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily:
Red Lily by Nora Roberts - ***** - 6/25/2013
Read a book with a mask on the cover



The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter:
Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning - ***** - 4/7/2013
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s:
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton - **** - 4/4/2013
Read a Book about Brothers:
Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward - *** - 2/6/2013



Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo, Arthur, or Ellen:
Mister Monday by Garth Nix - * - 8/27/2013
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams:
The Dream Thief by Shana Abe - ***** - 4/15/2013
Read a Psychological Thriller



The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - ***** - 3/22/2013
Read a book about a gay couple:
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - **** - 1/14/2014
Read a book trying to find their biological father:
Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec - ***** - 5/6/2013



The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins:
Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe - ***** - 4/28/2013
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business:
Grave Witch by Kalayna Price - ** - 4/10/2013
Read a book with a character name Mark



Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book:
Entice by Carrie Jones - *** - 5/2/2013
Read a book a funny book:
Fifty Shames of Earl Grey by Fanny Merkin - **** - 4/3/2013
Read a book with a character name Andy



True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt:
The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings - **** - 9/6/2013
Read a book with where that characters are after someone:
Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn - **** - 3/5/2013



Winter's Bone*
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade:
Storm Front by Jim Butcher - ***** - 3/11/2013
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent:
Angelfall by Susan Ee - ***** - 11/13/2013
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer:
Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost - ***** - 5/6/2013



82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William:
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl - *** - 7/11/2013



A Serious Man
Read a drama:
Uncharted by Tracey Garvis-Graves - ***** - 10/2/2013
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - **** - 7/12/2013
Read a with a Jewish character



An Education*
Read a book that takes place in London:
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 3/5/2013
Read a coming of age book:
Wonder by R.J. Palacio - *** - 10/1/2013
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference:
The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal - ***** - 2/27/2013



Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi:
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau - ** - 2/26/2013
Read a book with H/H are different species:
Vanish by Sophie Jordan - **** - 2/20/2013
Read a book with a blue clover:
A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James - **** - 3/14/2013



District 9
Read a book that has aliens:
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl - * - 7/12/2013
Read a book that pub in 2010:
The Day I Shot Cupid: Hello, My Name Is Jennifer Love Hewitt and I'm a Love-aholic by Jennifer Love Hewitt - ***** - 2/19/2013
Read a book with a character name Jason:
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris - **** - 4/22/2013



Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - **** - 3/29/2013
Read a book that takes place in France:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer - *** - 4/26/2013
Read a book a character name Brad:
Key of Valor by Nora Roberts - ***** - 7/16/2013



Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City:
The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani - ***** - 4/1/2013
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school:
Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Carter - ***** - 3/21/2013
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them:
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel - ***** - 2/18/2013



The Blind Side*
Read a book about a football star:
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock - *** - 5/9/2013
Read a book where the H/H are adopted:
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning - **** - 2/25/2013
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi:
Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden - ** - 6/30/2013



Up
Read a book with a older H/H:
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison - ***** - 2/28/2013
Read a book with a talking animal:
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - **** - 9/3/2013
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book:
Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts - ***** - 4/8/2013



Up in the Air*
Read a book that takes place in a airport:
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand - ***** - 3/18/2013
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot:
Daytripper by Fábio Moon - ***** - 2/8/2013
Read a book with a character name Ryan:
12 Rounds by Lauren Hammond - **** - 12/19/2013

Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge
Level 3A (three years and one task for each movie)
Duration : January 31, 2013 - January 30, 2014

Read 14/29

84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)

Read a book where a main character is famous : Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery - 30/05/13


The Tree of Life

Read a book with a tree on the cover : The Breaking Point by Daphne du Maurier - 28/06/13


The Descendants*

Read a book where a family members death is a plot point : Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler - 23/02/13

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*

Read a book with a black cover : Psychoanalysis of Fire by Gaston Bachelard - 30/03/13


The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times
Read a book set in a small town

Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

Midnight in Paris

Read a book where the main character takes a trip : Silk by Alessandro Baricco - 04/02/13


Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm

83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)

Read a book that takes place in Britain : The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - 24/04/13


127 Hours

Read a book where the character is trapped : The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - 22/03/13


Black Swan

Read a book with a character that has a overbearing mother : Main Passe by Boileau-Narcejac - 19/03/13


The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers

Inception

Read a book with a character name Arthur : Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - 15/05/13


The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Read a book about a gay couple
Read a book trying to find their biological father

The Social Network
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Read a book a funny book
Read a book with a character name Andy

True Grit*

Read a book with where that characters are after someone : The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle - 31/05/13

Winter's Bone
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man

Read a with a Jewish character : In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin - 09/06/13

An Education
Read a book that takes place in London
Read a coming of age book
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference

Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with H/H are different species
Read a book with a blue clover

District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Inglourious Basterds

Read a book that takes place in France : Le Fait du prince by Amélie Nothomb - 12/02/13


Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them

The Blind Side
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up

Read a book with a talking animal : Grendel by John Gardner - 03/03/13


Up in the Air

Read a book that the H/H travel a lot : The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - 09/02/13

Well I am going to give a go!

I am aiming for Level 4-C
My start date will be 5-1-13

85th Annual (2013)
Amour
Read a book with Musicians
Read a love story
Read a book with an older main character - The Time Keeper 7-14-13


Argo - Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History 6-4-13
Read a book set in the 80s
Read a book with a CIA agent
Read a book with a secret mission - City of Thieves 5-30-13


Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast - Practical Demonkeeping 6-9-13
Read a book set in a delta community
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot - The Raven Boys 7-16-13


Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author - The Casual Vacancy 6-6-13
Read a book with a bounty hunter
read a book set in the 1800s - Lady of Ashes 7-20-13


Les Miserables*
Read a historical book - The Wicked and the Just 7-22-13
Read a book set in France - The Paris Wife 5-17-13
Read a book that involves a boss and employee - The Language of Flowers 8-16-13


Life of Pi* - Life of Pi 9-20-13
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot - Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear 9-14-13
Read a book with a boat as a key element
Read a book with a big storm


Lincoln*
Read a book set around the Civil War
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role

Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book with a character that is labeled crazy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 5-19-13
Read a book with a die hard football fan
Read a book with a silver cover


Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title - Dark Places 5-25-12-3
Read a book with a character in the military
Read a book where there is a search for someone - Where'd You Go, Bernadette 6-25-13


84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous Linger 7-9-13
Read a book with a black and white cover - The Submission 9-11-13
Read a book where the characters go to the theater


The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover - Shiver 7-7-13
Read a book set in the 1950s


The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters - The Weird Sisters 6-17-13
Read a book set on an island - Beauty Queens 9-24-13
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point - Bloodfever 6-15-13


Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is significant to the plot - The Namesake 8-1-13
Read a book with a black cover - The Road 10-5-12
Read a book where a character is close to their grandmother


The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times - Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith 5-9-13
Read a book set in a small town - The Forest of Hands and Teeth 7-13-13


Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan - Partials 8-6-13
Read a book with a robot of some kind
Read a book that is set (at least partially) in a train station - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 6-18-13


Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title
Read a book where the main character takes a trip - Darkfever 6-13-13
Read a book with time travel


Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team - Dare Me 8-20-13
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California - The Age of Miracles 6-11-13


War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm

83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)*
Read a book that takes place in Britain - Mice 5-5-13
Read a book with a yellow cover - Private London 11-14-13
Read a book about a King


127 Hours*
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title - NOS4A2 10-24-13
Read a book where the character is trapped - Not Without My Daughter 7-16-13
Read a book with a character name Aron


Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother - Sharp Objects 5-24-13
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily - The Boy in the Suitcase(Nina) 7-15-13
Read a book with a mask on the cover


The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers - What Happened to Cass McBride? 9-24-13


Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo, Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams - Heart-Shaped Box 10-16-13
Read a Psychological Thriller - Murder Suicide 6-27-13


The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Read a book about a gay couple - Tell the Wolves I'm Home 5-1-13
Read a book trying to find their biological father


The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins - Nightwoods 5-12-13
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark


Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book - Forever 7-10-13
Read a book a funny book
Read a book with a character name Andy - Defending Jacob 8-21-13


True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt - Surfacing 8-19-13
Read a book with where the characters are after someone - Gone Girl 5-26-13


Winter's Bone*
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade - Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison 7-11-13
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer


82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man
Read a drama - The Gargoyle 8-12-13
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character


An Education*
Read a book that takes place in London - My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece 6-17-13
Read a coming of age book - Wonder 5-28-13
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference - The American: A Special Edition of A Very Private Gentleman 6-5-13


Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi - The Coldest Girl in Coldtown 11-5-13
Read a book with H/H are different species - The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove 6-10-13
Read a book with a blue clover - The New Normal 6-26-13


District 9
Read a book that has aliens Under the Dome 9-3-13
Read a book that pub in 2010 - Horns 10-17-13
Read a book with a character name Jason


Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II - The Book Thief 6-2-13
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad


Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City - The Diviners 7-4-13
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school - Never Let Me Go 7-29-13
Read a book where the H/H have abused them - Speak 7-6-13


The Blind Side*
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up
Read a book with an older H/H - Life After Life 9-7-13
Read a book with a talking animal
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book - Ashes 5-9-13


Up in the Air*
Read a book that takes place in a airport
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot - Eat, Pray, Love 8-14-13
Read a book with a character name Ryan

Duration: 9/28/13 - 9/28/14

Level four (C)- Read four years and three task for each movie

* sub rule- if the movie was based off a book, you can read the book
If I missed any movies that are based off a book please tell me

85th Annual (2013)
Amour
Read a book with Musicians Absorbed 10/28/13
Read a love story After Tuesday 10/19/13
Read a book with an older main character Banished from Grace 11/7/1

Argo
Read a book set in the 80s
Read a book with a CIA agent
Read a book with a secret misson Aurora Sky 11/29/13

Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast
Read a book set in a delta community
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot American Girl On Saturn 10/30/13

Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author Broken at Love 12/17/13
Read a book with a bounty hunter
read a book set in the 1800s

Les Miserables*
Read a historical book
Read a book set in France
Read a book that involves a boss and employeeBeautiful Bastard 10/7/13

Life of Pi*
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot
Read a book with a boat as a key element Leaving Green Island 9/29/14
Read a book with a big storm Darkhouse 11/23/14

Lincoln*
Read a book set around the Civil War
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom Demon At My Door 8/7/14
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role

Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book with a character that is labeled crazy Price of a Kiss 4/29/14
Read a book with a die hard football fan
Read a book with a silver cover

Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title Darkness Falls 11/19/13
Read a book with a character in the military
Read a book where there is a search for someone A Tragic Wreck 8/13/14

84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famousAlluring Turmoil 12/2/13
Read a book with a black and white cover Annihilate Me Vol. 1 10/6/13
Read a book where the characters go to the theater Beware of Love in Technicolor 2/20/14

The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas Losing It 12/23/13
Read a book with a tree on the cover Awakened 12/16/13
Read a book set in the 1950s

The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters Black Box 6/5/14
Read a book set on an island Dante's Girl 6/25/14
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point Baby Daddy 1/18/14

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover Better Off Dead 2/8/14
Read a book where a character is close to their grandmother Greed 5/26/14

The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book about changing times Insurgent 10/10/14
Read a book set in a small town The "What If" Guy 3/26/14

Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind Staged Fright 10/23/13
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

Midnight in Paris
Read a book with midnight in the title Either Side of Midnight 5/31/14
Read a book where the main character takes a trip Beautiful Bitch 10/15/13
Read a book with time travel

Moneyball*
Read a book with a sports team
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend) Beautiful Bombshell 1/4/14
Read a book set in California Wallbanger 1/21/14

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
Read a book set on a farm Forever & Always 3/24/14

83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)*
Read a book that takes place in Britain The chasing diaries 11/8/13
Read a book with a yellow cover Bittersweet 4/18/14
Read a book about a King

127 Hours*
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title 12 Days of Waiting 1/14/14
Read a book where the character is trapped Gorgeous Chaos 8/20/14
Read a book with a character name Aron Vampire Academy 8/5/14

Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother My Life Next Door 9/28/13
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Read a book with a mask on the cover Masquerade 7/26/14

The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter Blackbird 8/24/14
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers Tall, Tatted and Tempting 7/18/14

Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen Heartless 5/1/14
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams Beautiful Downfall 11/25/13
Read a Psychological Thriller

The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters Baby & Bump 10/26/13
Read a book about a gay couple
Read a book trying to find their biological father

The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins Beautiful Broken Rules 11/14/13 (Jase and Jax)
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business Knight 12/14/14
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book Fallen in Love 2/17/14
Read a book a funny book Beautiful Beginning 4/17/14
Read a book with a character name Andy Fueled 5/13/14

True Grit*
Read a western
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window 4/9/14
Read a book where characters are after someone Killing Sarai 3/2/14

Winter's Bone*
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade - Breaking Nova 10/5/13 (selling drugs)
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer Never Forget 6/19/14

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William Beautiful Player 4/6/14

A Serious Man
Read a drama
Read a book that takes place in the 60s
Read a with a Jewish character The Shadowhunter's Codex 9/20/14

An Education*
Read a book that takes place in London Bitter Reflections 3/8/14
Read a coming of age book Cipher 5/17/14
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference Beauty from Pain 3/28/14

Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with H/H are different species Obsidian 10/5/14
Read a book with a blue clover Allure: A Spiral of Bliss Novel 2/15/14

District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010 Boy in a Band 6/14/14
Read a book with a character name Jason The Perpetual Quest for the Perfect Life 4/24/14

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City Beautiful Stranger 11/23/13
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school Hex Hall 7/27/14
Read a book where the H/H have abuses them Consequences 1/12/14

The Blind Side*
Read a book about a football star Cake 10/10/13
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up
Read a book with a older H/H Unteachable 4/22/14
Read a book with a talking animal
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book Eragon 9/15/14

Up in the Air*
Read a book that takes place in a airport
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot Chasing Imperfection 4/11/14
Read a book with a character name Ryan Jet 6/11/14

I finally finished this challenge!

Best Motion Picture Of the Year Challenge
Level 3A (three years and one task for each movie)
Duration : January 31, 2013 - January 30, 2014

Read 29/29

84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous : Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery - 30/05/13

The Tree of Life
Read a book with a tree on the cover : The Breaking Point by Daphne du Maurier - 28/06/13

The Descendants*
Read a book where a family member's death is a plot point : Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler - 23/02/13

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book with a black cover : The Psychoanalysis of Fire by Gaston Bachelard - 30/03/13

The Help*
Read a book about changing times : Love, Sexuality and Matriarchy: About Gender by Erich Fromm - 05/09/13

Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan : Netochka Nezvanova by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - 26/07/13

Midnight in Paris
Read a book where the main character takes a trip : Silk by Alessandro Baricco - 04/02/13

Moneyball*
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend) : White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - 30/07/13

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war : Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima - 29/06/13


83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)
Read a book that takes place in Britain : The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - 24/04/13

127 Hours
Read a book where the character is trapped : The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - 22/03/13

Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a overbearing mother : Main Passe by Boileau-Narcejac - 19/03/13

The Fighter
Read a book about brothers : The Black Sheep by Honoré de Balzac - 30/09/13

Inception
Read a book with a character name Arthur : Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - 15/05/13


The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters: The King's General by Daphne du Maurier - 24/07/13

The Social Network
Read a book with characters that are twins: Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery - 28/08/13

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book : Night's Child by Cate Tiernan - 06/07/13

True Grit*
Read a book with where that characters are after someone : The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle - 31/05/13

Winter's Bone
Read a book with a character name Jennifer : Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli - 21/01/14

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book with a character name William: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - 03/08/13

A Serious Man
Read a with a Jewish character : In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin - 09/06/13

An Education
Read a book that takes place in London: Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson - 03/10/13

Avatar
Read a book with a blue clover: Le Flûtiste invisible by Philippe Labro - 20/09/13

District 9
Read a book that pub in 2010: Quai d'Orsay. Chroniques diplomatiques, tome 1 by Christophe Blain - 15/12/13

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place in France : Le Fait du prince by Amélie Nothomb - 12/02/13

Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City: A Spy in the House of Love by Anaïs Nin - 03/01/14

The Blind Side
Read a book where the H/H are adopted: Spellbound by Cate Tiernan - 18/01/14

Up
Read a book with a talking animal : Grendel by John Gardner - 03/03/13

Up in the Air
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot : The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - 09/02/13

looking good everyone

Well I was able to finish Level one (A)!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Best Motion Picture Of the Year

Duration: 3/17/14~ 3/17/15

Level: Level two (A)- Read two years and one task for each movie

83th Annual (2011)

1. The King's Speech(Winner)*
Read a book that takes place in Britain
by Darren Shan~ 4/15/14

2. 127 Hours*
Read a book where the character is trapped
~ by Justina Ireland~ 6/1/14

3. Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
~ by Gail Carriger, 2/25/15

4. The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
~ by Lucy Christopher, 10/11/14

5. Inception
Read a Psychological Thriller
by Anna Collomore~ 3/26/14

6. The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
by Julie Kagawa~ 5/11/14

7. The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins
by Cameron Dokey ~ 9/30/14

8. Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
~ by Amanda Maciel 6/7/14

9. True Grit*
Read a book with where that characters are after someone
~ by Danielle Vega, 10/15/14

10. Winter's Bone*
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
~ by Vicky Alvear Shecter~ 7/12/14

82nd Annual (2010)

1. The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army OR
Read a book with a character name James or William

2. A Serious Man
Read a with a Jewish character
~ by Elizabeth Wein, 11/13/14

3. An Education*
Read a book that takes place in London
~ by Cassandra Clare~ 6/8/14

4. Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
by Robert T. Bakker~ 4/12/14

5. District 9
Read a book that has aliens
by Rick Yancey~ 9/18/14

6. Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place in France
~ by Cameron Dokey, 11/7/14

7. Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
~ by Micol Ostow, 11/2/14

8. The Blind Side*
Read a book where the H/H are adopted OR
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

9. Up
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book
~ by Michael Crichton~ 8/23/14

10. Up in the Air*
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot
~ by Jonathan Maberry, 3/7/15

Ahh ! The Oscars ! Some amazing movies.. some amazing moments ! A task for the same ? WOW, a must do !

.. and here I am, wanting to do all the tasks mentioned, but trying to be reasonable and going for one each in all the categories.

Challenge : Best Motion Picture of the Year Challenge
Duration : January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Task : 4A - 4 years and one task / movie

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85th Annual (2013) - 5/9

Amour
✔ Read a book with an older main character
The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller (1/11/2014)

Argo
Read a book set in the 80s
Read a book with a CIA agent
Read a book with a secret misson

Beasts- of the Southern Wild
✔ Read a book with a young girl central to the plot
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green (3/12/2014)

Django Unchained
✔ Read a book set in the 1800s
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (2/25/2014)

Les Miserables*
Read a historical book
Read a book set in France
Read a book that involves a boss and employee

Life of Pi*
✔ Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot
Animal Farm - George Orwell (2/28/2014)

Lincoln*
Read a book set around the Civil War
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role

Silver Linings Playbook*
✔ Read a book with a character that is labeled crazy
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism - Naoki Higashida (4/4/2014)

Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title
Read a book with a character in the military
Read a book where there is a search for someone



84th Annual (2012) - 8/9

The Artist
✔ Read a book where a main character is famous
Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self - Monica Seles (1/5/2014)

The Tree of Life
✔ Read a book with a tree on the cover
A Separate Peace - John Knowles (3/31/2014)

The Descendants*
✔ Read a book where a family members death is a plot point
Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie (3/22/2014)

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
✔ Read a book where a character is close to their grandmother
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie (3/24/2014)

The Help*
✔ Read a book set in a small town
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe (4/29/2014

Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Read a book that is set (at least partialy) in a train station

Midnight in Paris
✔ Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (2/8/2014)

Moneyball*
✔ Read a book set in California
Double Indemnity - James M. Cain (2/28/2014)

War Horse*
✔ Read a book set during a war
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford (3/27/2014)



83th Annual (2011) - 6/10

The King's Speech*
✔ Read a book with a yellow cover
Netsuke - Rikki Ducornet (3/2/2014)

127 Hours*
✔ Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Two Boys Kissing - David Levithan (1/21/2014)

Black Swan
✔ Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
Carrie - Stephen King (4/19/2014)

The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book that takes place in the 1980s
Read a book about brothers

Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Read a Psychological Thriller

The Kids Are All Right
✔ Read a book about a gay couple
Boy Meets Boy - David Levithan (4/11/2014)

The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book where a character is trying to start a business
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
✔ Read a book a funny book
Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini - Mark Leyner (3/5/2014)

True Grit*
✔ Read a book with where that characters are after someone
The Stranger - Albert Camus (4/15/2014)

Winter's Bone*
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book that the H/H is taking care of a mentally ill parent
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer



82nd Annual (2010) - 5/10

The Hurt Locker
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book that takes place in Iraq
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man
✔ Read a drama
The Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes (2/3/2014)

An Education*
✔ Read a book that takes place in London
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon (2/13/2014)

Avatar
✔ Read a Sci-Fi
Between Planets - Robert A. Heinlein (1/31/2014)

District 9
Read a book that has aliens
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

Precious*
✔ Read a book that takes place in New York City
Loves Music, Loves to Dance - Mary Higgins Clark (3/19/2014)

The Blind Side*
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Read a book that takes place in Mississippi

Up
✔ Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book
The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom (4/8/2014)

Up in the Air*
Read a book that takes place in a airport
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot
Read a book with a character name Ryan



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Summary
Total Years Completed : 0 / 4
Total Books Read : 24 / 38

8/14-8/15
Level 4


85th Annual (2013)
Amour
1. Bud, Not Buddy 12-3-14
2. The Opposite of Love 9-30-14
3. Storm 8-9-10
Argo
1. A Swift Pure Cry 10-5-14
3. If You Find Me 8-28-14
Beasts- of the Southern Wild
1. East 8-17-14
2. Ruined 10-23-14
3. Escape Under the Forever Sky 8-5-14
Django Unchained
1. The Secret Year 10-25-14
3. Ballad of Lucy Whipple 8-25-14
Les Miserables*
1. Christmas After All 10-20-14
Life of Pi*
2. Imaginary Girls 10-28-14
3. Salt and Storm 10-17-14
Lincoln*
1. Caged Graves 9-19-14
2. Blue Jacket 11-14-14
3. A Girl Called Problem 9-28-14
Silver Linings Playbook*
1. Chasing the Milky Way 9-18-14
3. Gathering of Days 12-1-14
Zero Dark Thirty
1. Dark Companion 8-21-14
2. Liberty Letters by Nancy LeSourd 12-9-14
3. Loud Awake and Lost 8-8-14
84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
2. In the End 10-10-14
The Tree of Life
2. Fiona Thorn and the Carapacem Spell 11-05-14
The Descendants*
1. The Good Sister 11-01-14
2. Baby 10-1-14
3. The Spindlers 9-12-14
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
2. Mans Best Hero 9-25-14
3. Walk Two Moons 11-07-14
The Help*
1. Rooms by Oliver 11-20-14
2. Messages From Heaven 8-19-14
3. The Fever 9-21-14
Hugo*
1. Leisl and Po 8-10-14
3. The Night Tourist 10-12-14
Midnight in Paris
2. One Eye Laughing 10-2-14
3. Through to You 9-9-14
Moneyball*
2. Between the Lines 11-03-14
War Horse*
1. Neverhome by Laird Hunt 11-25-14
3. Second Life of Abigail Walker 8-15-14
83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)*
2. Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast 11-22-14
3. The Alchemist 11-8-14
127 Hours*
2. Starbird Murphy and the World Outside 8-31-14
Black Swan
1. The Vanishing Season 9-2-14
3. Evil Librarian 10-14-14
The Fighter
1. Saving Lucas Biggs 11-11-14
3. Slammed 8-27-14
Inception
2. Love in the Time of Global Warming 10-4-14
3. Young Elite by Marie Lu 12-12-14
The Kids Are All Right
1. Dont Look Back 10-11-14
2. Until it Hurts to Stop 11-14-14
The Social Network*
1. A Tale Dark and Grimm 11-23-14
2. All Four Stars 12-20-14
3. Returning to Shore 10-26-14
Toy Story 3
1. This Star Wont go Out by Esther Earl 12-5-14
2. Let it Snow 12-15-14
3. Things They Carried 12-17-14
True Grit*
3. Inkheart 11-21-14
82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
1. In a Glass Grimmly 12-19-14
A Serious Man
1. Heart is a Lonely Hunter 9-24-14
An Education*
1. Before I Die 8-14-14
2. Meaning of Maggie 8-18-14
3. Deluge 11-30-14
Avatar
1. In the After 9-14-14
2. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 12-7-14
3. Rain Reign 10-17-14
Inglourious Basterds
2. Anna and the French Kiss by Perkins 11-18-14
Precious*
1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 9-7-14
2. Honey Queen 10-14-14
3. A Bad Boy Can be Good For a Girl 10-4-14
The Blind Side*
2. Zel 9-3-14
Up
1. The Girl From the Well 10-7-14
2. The Zoo At The Edge of the World 11-02-14
3. Frozen 8-23-14

This is Crazy.... I'll Do it.
Sep/29/2014 - Sep/29/2015
Level: 4B
Read: 4/76

85th Annual (2013)
Amour
Read a book with Musicians
Read a love story

Argo
Read a book set in the 80s
Read a book with a secret misson


Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a beast
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot

Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author
read a book set in the 1800s

Les Miserables*
Read a historical book
Read a book set in France
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Life of Pi*
Read a book with a wild animal essential to the plot
Read a book with a big storm

Lincoln*
Read a book where someone is fighting for freedom
Read a book about someone in a leader of a country role

Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book whith a character that is labeled crazy
Read a book with a silver cover


Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book with "Dark" in the title
Read a book where there is a search for someone

84th Annual (2012)
The Artist(winner)
Read a book where a main character is famous
Read a book with a black and white cover

The Tree of Life
Read a book set in Texas
Read a book with a tree on the cover

The Descendants*
Read a book with sisters
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book where a key is signifigant to the plot
Read a book with a black cover

The Help*
Read a book where the main character has a housekeeper
Read a book set in a small town


Hugo*
Read a book about an orphan
Read a book with a robot of somekind

Midnight in Paris
Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Read a book with time travel

Moneyball*
Read a book with a book boyfriend (cuz brad pitt is my movie boyfriend)
Read a book set in California

War Horse*
Read a book set during a war
Read a book set on a farm


83th Annual (2011)
The King's Speech(Winner)*
Read a book that takes place in Britain
Read a book about a King

127 Hours*
Read a book with the numbers 1,2, or 7 in the title
Read a book with a character name Aron

Black Swan
Read a book with a character name Nina or Lily
Read a book with a mask on the cover

The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Read a book about brothers

Inception
Read a book with a character name Leonardo,Arthur, or Ellen
Read a Psychological Thriller

The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Read a book trying to find their biological father

The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins
Read a book with a character name Mark

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Read a book a funny book

True Grit*
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Read a book with where that characters are after someone

Winter's Bone*
Read a book where a character is in the drug trade
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer

82nd Annual (2010)
The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Read a book with a character name James or William

A Serious Man
Read a drama
Read a book that takes place in the 60s

An Education*
Read a book that takes place in London
Read a coming of age book

Avatar
Read a Sci-Fi
Read a book with a blue clover


District 9
Read a book that pub in 2010
Read a book with a character name Jason

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place in France
Read a book a character name Brad

Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Read a book that the character goes to a alternative school

The Blind Side*
Read a book about a football star
Read a book where the H/H are adopted

Up
Read a book with a older H/H
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book

Up in the Air*
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot
Read a book with a character name Ryan

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Duration: Jan 01 - Dec 31, 2015
Level: Four A
Completed: 38/38


85th Annual (2013)

Amour
Read a love story
Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward 4/22/15

Argo
Read a book with a secret misson
Magic Without Mercy by Devon Monk 1/29/15

Beasts- of the Southern Wild
Read a book with a young girl central to the plot
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 1/25/15

Django Unchained
Read a book by a must read author
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks 3/22/15

Les Miserables*
Read a book that involves a boss and employee
Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly 1/18/15

Life of Pi*
Read a book with a big storm
Always the Vampire by Nancy Haddock 1/8/15

Lincoln*
Read a book set around the Civil War
In the Face of Death by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 5/31/15

Silver Linings Playbook*
Read a book whith a character that is labeled crazy
Sparrow Man by M.R. Pritchard 2/7/15

Zero Dark Thirty
Read a book where there is a search for someone
Viral House by Joe Sharp 1/15/15


84th Annual (2012)

The Artist(winner)
Read a book with a black and white cover
by Adam Baker 3/31/15

The Tree of Life
Read a book with a tree on the cover
by Gregory Miller 6/4/15

The Descendants*
Read a book where a family members death is a plot point
The Fall byRobert J. Duperre 2/4/15

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Read a book with a black cover
by Lilith Saintcrow 1/20/15

The Help*
Read a book about changing times
Magic for a Price by Devon Monk 3/11/15

Hugo*
Read a book with a robot of somekind
Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty by M.J. O'Shea 7/15/15

Midnight in Paris
Read a book where the main character takes a trip
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory 3/6/15

Moneyball*
Read a book set in California
Surviving the Fog by Stan Morris 1/30/15

War Horse*
Read a book with a horse as a plot point
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater 5/6/15


83th Annual (2011)

The King's Speech(Winner)*
Read a book with a yellow cover
by Stephen King 2/27/15

127 Hours*
Read a book where the character is trapped
Homesick by Richard Simms 3/27/15

Black Swan
Read a book with a character that has a Overbearing Mother
Zombie Fairy Tales: The Complete Collection by Kevin Richey 6/30/15

The Fighter
Read a book where the character is a fighter
Magic on the Line by Devon Monk 1/15/15

Inception
Read a book where the character can go in to others dreams
Sunglasses After Dark by Nancy A. Collins 5/22/15

The Kids Are All Right
Read a book with brothers and sisters
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews 4/20/15

The Social Network*
Read a book with character that are twins
Five Glass Slippers by Elisabeth Brown 8/8/15

Toy Story 3
Read a Young Adult book
Enclave by Ann Aguirre 5/8/15

True Grit*
Read a book with a character name Mattie, Jeff, or Matt
Not Just Gone by Jack Parker 8/4/15

Winter's Bone*
Read a book with a character name Ashlee or Jennifer - (Ashley)
Where's the Groom? by Sophie Meyer 7/13/15


82nd Annual (2010)

The Hurt Locker (Winner)
Read a book that the character is in the Army
Trudge by Shawn Chesser 9/22/15

A Serious Man
Read a with a Jewish character
Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler 7/29/15

An Education*
Read a book where the H/H have a big age difference
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 7/20/15

Avatar
Read a book with a blue clover
by Holly Kelly 4/4/15

District 9
Read a book that pub in 2010 - March 30, 2010
Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck 2/19/15

Inglourious Basterds
Read a book that takes place during World War II
The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 7/7/15

Precious*
Read a book that takes place in New York City
Every Last Drop by Charlie Huston 2/11/15

The Blind Side*
Read a book where the H/H are adopted
Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory 4/15/15

Up
Read a book that takes place outside for most of the book
Hounded by Kevin Hearne 3/25/15

Up in the Air*
Read a book that the H/H travel a lot
Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore 3/19/15