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This month's team point goal is 379.
Kassandra's March Point TallyTotal: 15 points
Read a general book: 1 point
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 pts
Read a group read book: 5 pts
Read a buddy read book: 5 pts
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 pts
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 pts
-The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life
-Redefining Success
-Bubbles, Bankers and Bailouts
-The Hypnotist's Love Story
-The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 pts extra
Bonus** - read a book that has been made into a movie that you have seen: 5 pts
MARCH'S TALLY: 84 ptsRead a general book: 1 point
- A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka; The Caldecott Medal; Looked at 3/24/15
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 pts
Read a group read book: 5 pts
- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad; READ 3/17/15
- Atonement by Ian McEwan; READ 3/13/15
Read a buddy read book: 5 pts
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 pts
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize in 2009?; READ 3/6/15
- A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf; READ 3/31/15
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 pts
- Babe & Me by Dan Gutman; March Madness; Baseball - Babe Ruth; READ 3/19/15
- Hot Hand by Mike Lupica; March Madness - Basketball; READ 3/22/15
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath; March Madness Challenge; READ 3/25/15
- Locomotive by Brian Floca; Award Winner Challenge; Caldecott 2014; READ 3/31/15
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 pts extra
- March Madness-Olive Kitteridge and Babe and Me; finished 3/19/15
- March Madness-The Bell Jar and Hot Hand; finished 3/25/15
- Mix-n-Match: March Womens; Olive Kitteridge and The Bell Jar; Finished 3/25/15
- Classic Bingo Winter 2015 - B1,B2,B3,B4,B5; Finished 3/31/15
- Award Winners: Level Two: Completed 3/31/15
1. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Pulitzer Prize winner in 2009. ; READ 3/6/15
2. Locomotive by Brian Floca; 2014 Caldecott Medal; READ 3/31/15
3. Atonement by ian McEwan; Man Booker Prize 2001; READ 3/13/15
Bonus** - read a book that has been made into a movie that you have seen: 5 points per book
Note: for this bonus, there is no required timeline for when you have seen the move, but you must read the book this month.
- Atonement by Ian McEwan; DVD Watched 3/14/15
Camille's March Tally:Read a general book: 1 point
1. A Little Princess
2. Deathless
3. Animal Farm
4. Last Dinner On the Titanic Menus and Recipes From the Great Liner
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 pts
1. A Modest Proposal
Read a group read book: 5 pts
Read a buddy read book: 5 pts
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 pts
1. The Story of My Life
2. The Last Diary of Tsaritsa Alexandra
3. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 pts
1. A Modern Cinderella (Decade Challenge)
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 pts extra
Bonus** - read a book that has been made into a movie that you have seen: 5 pts
Total: 16.5 points
Mod
Final Total: 12 Points
General book (1 point)
Steel's Edge
The Mediterranean Caper
Insurgent
"Shortie" (0.5 points)
Group read (5 points)
Buddy read (5 points)
Genre challenge (3 points)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (World Lit)
Mini-challenge (3 points)
Maisie Dobbs (Award Winners)
The Death of the Necromancer (2015 TBR Pile)
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge (10 extra points)
Bonus** Read a book that has been made into a movie that you've seen (5 points)
Stephanie's March Point TallyTotal: 7
General: 4 points
Bakuman, Volume 3: Debüt und Ungeduld
Bakuman, Volume 4: Phone Call and the Night Before
Bakuman, Volume 5: Yearbook and Photobook
Bakuman, Volume 6: Recklessness and Guts
Genre: 3 points
American Gods
March has been a horrible month for reading for me, there just doesn't seem to be any time. My poor points! Is anyone else struggling this month?
Mod
Same here! And now I have family in town for the rest of the month, so will have even less time to read!
I feel your pain Allison. Hopefully we will have lots of time in April to make up for a dismal March!
Mod
I hope so!
Alessandras March Tally - Total Points: 17Read a general book: (1 point)
Crown of Midnight
Read a "shortie": (0.5 points)
Read a group read book: (5 points)
Read a buddy read book: (5 points)
Read a book for the genre challenge: (3 points)
Read a book for a mini-challenge: (3 points)
The Hunted
Black Beauty
Big Hero 6, Vol. 1
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: (10 extra points)
Bonus** - read a book that has been made into a movie that you have seen: (5 points)
Black Beauty
Big Hero 6, Vol. 1
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one not reading much this month. I've been in a terrible slump all month. I'm still reading two other books, but I doubt that I'll finish them before April starts. Maybe I'm going to try and read at least a graphic novel. March was a very sad month for me :( Let's hope April will be a bit better again :)
Total Points: 37Read a general book: 1 point
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Amarillo
The Story of Reynard the Fox
Adèle et la bête
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5
Read a group read book: 5 points
Read a buddy read book: 5 points
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points
Read a book for a mini-challenge (Alphabet Soup): 3 points
Anna Karenina
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
His Last Bow
X Campus
Out of the Silent Planet
Frogs
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
Bonus** - read a book that has been made into a movie that you have seen: 5 points
Anna Karenina - Anna Karenina (2012)
Adèle et la bête - The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV Movie 1986)
Don't forget to post your March updates here. If you're like me, you struggled a bit this month. I'm putting a plan together for my own reading to make April a more productive month. The April thread will be posted shortly!
Mod
Here's to a better time in April!
Kassandra wrote: "Great job Dora!"Thanks! I got really lucky with the bonus :)
That's great, I'm glad it worked out for you!
Mod
TOTAL POINTS TALLY: 145 points
POINT SYSTEM GUIDELINE
Read a general book: 1 point per book- 2
- Who Could That Be at This Hour?**
- When Did You See Her Last?**
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book- 15
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Jan-History)**
- Heart of Darkness**
- Atonement**
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book- 12
- Cry, the Beloved Country (WL)**
- An Affair with Africa: Expeditions And Adventures Across A Continent (NF-memoir)**
- Elizabeth Is Missing (Contemp. Lit)
- The Namesake (Contemp. Lit)**
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book- 21
- Maniac Magee**
- Bel-Ami**
- To Kill a Mockingbird**
- The Call of the Wild**
- No Thoroughfare**
- Barchester Towers**
- The Vicar of Wakefield**
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points- 60
- Bingo (B3, I3, N3, G3, O3)
- Bingo (B5, I5, N5, G5, O5)
- Bingo (I1, I2, I3, I4, I5)
- Bingo (G1, G2, G3, G4, G5)
- Diagonal Bingo (B1, I2, N3, G4, O5)
- Diagonal Bingo (B5, I4, N3, G2, O1)
- Women's History Mix-n-Match
- March Madness
Bonus** - read a book made into a movie that you have seen: 5 points per book- 15
- To Kill a Mockingbird**
- Heart of Darkness**
- Atonement**
Renee, your March results are INSANE so far! Congratulations, you've had a fantastic month with your mini-challenges.
Renee, you kicked this out of the ball park!!! Wahoo!!!
Mod
Mod
Thanks, Gals. Yes, the mini-challenges helped me rack up points this month. I finished a lot of the bingos I've been working on, which really helped. :-D Next month is gonna look pretty pale in comparison. But there's Karen's bingo to look forward to in May!
Read a general book: 1 point per bookThe Defence
Poison Princess
Endless Knight
Dead of Winter
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Northanger Abbey
Us
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
An Amateur Corpse: A Charles Paris Mystery: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
Bonus** - read a book that has been made into a movie that you have seen: 5 points per book
POINTS TOTAL 16
Read a general book: 1 point per bookDie Französische Revolution
Kafka
Kafkas Affe stampft den Blues
The Boy Named Sue. Aus den Memoiren eines zerstreuten Musikliebhabers
Die Geschichte der Frauenbewegung
Neues von Gott
Kleine Bibliotheksgeschichte
Ein Buch namens Zimbo
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Fever Pitch
Bonus** - read a book that has been made into a movie that you have seen: 5 points per book
Fever Pitch
POINTS TOTAL 16
Read a general book: 1 point per book 8River Marked
Chimes at Midnight
Frost Burned
Libriomancer
More Than Pancakes
Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride and Joy
A Lantern In the Window
Night Broken
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book 6
Looking for Me
The Last Days of Dogtown
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book 3
Miss Buncle's Book (Decade challenge)
POINTS TOTAL: 17
Hey all - I'm closing out this thread for discussion now. Feel free to head on over to the April thread and post your progress there for the month.**If you're a new member to the group, you can add your progress for the year as well.
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Feel free to join the challenge by posting your own message below with your tally for the month. Get ready to have some fun and cheer on the other participants to help motivate us all to read new genres/authors/etc!
Keep in mind - the books that you count for points should only be counted as part of one of the categories, unless it is also meets the definition of that month's bonus...then it can count as a bonus in addition to the other category!
Happy counting!
POINT SYSTEM GUIDELINE
Read a general book: 1 point per book
Read a "shortie" (short story, poem, play): 0.5 points per
Read a group read book: 5 points per book
Read a buddy read book: 5 points per book you read with a buddy
Read a book for the genre challenge: 3 points per book
Read a book for a mini-challenge: 3 points per book
Complete a multi-book mini-challenge: 10 extra points
Bonus** - read a book that has been made into a movie that you have seen: 5 points per book
Note: for this bonus, there is no required timeline for when you have seen the move, but you must read the book this month.
Definitions:
A GENERAL book is any book you read this month (not covered by another category).
A GROUP READ book is limited to the books nominated and chosen by the group and discussed in the Group Read folder.
A GENRE Challenge book is any book that fits the Genre of the Month.
MINI-CHALLENGE books are 3 points each. There is an additional 10 point bonus for completing a challenge that involves several books.
For example, the New Year, New Author is a 3 pointer, because it only requires one book. Something like the Decade Challenge, however, can earn you a lot of points because each book counts as 3 points and then you also earn the extra 10 points (for completing a multi-book mini-challenge) once you complete the challenge.
**Also note that if you complete the 5 books in a BINGO, you will get 10 points every time you complete a Bingo.