Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

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2010 Chubby Chunkster Challenge p.6

Mor-book-ly Obese:
8 chunksters (450) OR 3 tomes of 800 pages or more.

1.The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks., 463 pages
2.Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7, J.K. Rowling 4100 pages
3.Deseo concedido by Megan Maxwell. 548
4.North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell. 520
5.La Novia Rebelde by Julie Garwood. 448
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2010 A-Z Character Challenge (Female) p.4

A- Amelia Hathaway Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas. 05/05/10.
B- Brittany Ellis Perfect Chemistry 05/10/10.
C- Callie Moore Candy Store by Bella Andre. 07/04/10.
D- Mienerva Dobbs.Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. 07/03/10.
E- Ella, Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine 05/23/10.
F- Sara Feilding, Dreaming of You . 10/10.
G- Gabby, The Choice, Nicholas Sparks. 04/10.
H- Lady Georgiana Halley, The Rake 08/02/10.
I- Irene, Of Love and Shadows By Isabel Allende.
J- Jamie Kincaid, The Bride by Julie Garwood.08/20/10.
K- Maira Khan, Veiled Seduction by Alisha Rai. 08/02/10.
L- Lily Lawson, Then Came You 10/10.
M- Megan McRae, Deseo concedido by Megan Maxwell. 06/15/10.
N- Nicole Reavis, Underneath It All. 08/18/10.
O- Lindy Owens, Beastly 07/28/10.
P- Philly Angelises, Lie With Me 05/12/10
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R- Ophelia Reid, The Devil Who Tamed Her . 10/10.
S- Lady Susan Lady Susan. 08/18/10.
T- Lady Phillipa "Gigi" Tremaine. Private Arrangements 07/04/10.
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V- Veronica, The Last Song By Nicholas Sparks. (Could change to R-Ronnie). 05/06/10.
W- Suze Wilding, Summer in the City by Robyn Sisman. 09/06/10
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Read the Month Challenge: May. p.1 Done

M- Mine Till Midnight By Lisa Kleypas. 05/05/10.
A- De Amor y de sombras, ALLENDE ISABEL 05/08/10
Y- Yvette by Guy de Maupassant.

Might do 2010 May Monthly Challenge- 5 books-Done

1. May: Read a book which title starts with "M." Mine Till Midnight 05/05/10.

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Washington (State). Again The Magic 05/09/10

5. Cinco De Mayo: Read a book whose title has 5 words. De Amor y de Sombra 05/08/10

7. Professional Potpourri: Ronnie’s dad is a retired teacher) The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. 05/06/10.


9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a banned book from this list. The Giver 05/28/10
(http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/ba...)

2010 June Monthly Challenge

I'm in, again I'll do 3 p.2 Done

5. Great Outdoors Month: The Princess Bride By William Goldman. 06/23/10

6. Already Wed: Come the Dawn 06/27/10

7. Repeat Day: Deseo concedido by Megan Maxwell. 06/15/10

2010 July Monthly Challenge

I'm in, 5.

List to be announce; could to change of course.

1.July "J": Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. 07/03/10.

5.Fourth of July: Private Arrangements White 07/04/10.

6. Disney Inspired: Beastly 07/28/10.

7. Food Delight: Candy Store 07/04/10.

9. Of Lists and Shelves:International Joke Day: Match Me If You Can 07/16/10-

Books into Movies Challenge p.1

I'm in, Love this challenge.

DURATION: July 1st, 2010 - December 31, 2010
The idea of this challenge is to read 10 books that have been turned into movies. You have until the end of this year to complete it. You can post the list at any time but reading starts July 1st.

1. You are allowed one reread (I am making this rule with Eclipse in mind for those that want to reread it before seeing the movie)
2. You are allowed up to 2 out of genre books. Try to have the rest of your books be mostly romance. This IS a ROMANCE group after all :)
3. They can be books that you have seen the movie for or ones that you haven't.
4. You can post as you go or post ahead of time.
You can also post a list of more than 10 and pick and choose or have a list of alternates.
5. The MOVIE could be one that isn't realeased yet but is coming out sometime soon or one that has already been released. Have fun!


I'll post my list as I go:

1) Eclipse, Movie's coming out next week.
2) Beastly . 07/28/10.
3) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 08/24/10.
4) The Lightning Thief
5) The Color Purple
6) Much Ado About Nothing
7) The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
8) Atonement
9) Moll Flanders
10) North and South
11) Persuasion Re-read.
12) If Only It Were True
13) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2010 August Monthly Challenge

I'm Done, 8/8, I don't think I can reach 10 before the end of the month, I have too much stufying to do :-/.

1. August: Veiled Seduction, Alisha Rai. 08/02/10. ★★★

2. Birthday: Anja The Rake 08/02/10.★★★★(3.5)

3. Geography: Germany. A Bed of Spices. 08/23/10 ★★★

4.Edinburg Festival: Scottish. The Bride. 08/20/10.★★★

5. Archeology Day/Smithsonian Anniversary: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 08/24/10.★★★

7. Book Lovers’ Day, Favorite Author: Jane Austen, Lady Susan. 08/18/10. ★★★(3.5)

8. Romance Genre: Read a contemporary romance. Kiss and Tell 08/01/10. ★★

10. Reader's Choice: Not Quite a Husband. 08/05/10. ★★★★(3.85), almost a 4★s, I read Sherry Thomas for the first time last month and I most say I love both books.

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Read-the-Month Challenge: AUGUST

A:Veiled Seduction, Alisha Rai. 08/02/10. ★★★

U: An Unwilling Conquest 08/21/10 ★★1/2.

G: Julie Garwood, La Novia Rebelde. 08/20/10.

U: Underneath It All. 08/18/10. ★

S: Suzanne Enoch, The Rake. 08/02/10. ★★★★(3.5)

T: Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas. 08/05/10. ★★★★(3.85), almost a 4★s, I read Sherry Thomas for the first time last month and I most say I love both books.

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Back-To-School Challenge

This one is called Back-to-School Challenge and is inspired by the many subjects/classes school offers us.

DURATION: September 1, 2010 - November 30, 2010

1. Math- Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake. 09/06/10. ★★★.8

2. Literature- Persuasion.

3. Science- ??? Read a sci-fi/futuristic romance, or a book where one of the main characters is in a scientific field. Fahrenheit 451/ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Ender's Game.

4. Art- Moll Flanders

5. Music - Read a book with a title that is also a song title (Example Born to Be Wild) or has a character that is into music (singer, musician, lyricist, etc.)

6. Computer Science- Nerd in Shining Armor.

7. Journalism- Simply The Best★★★. 09/14/10. Female lead is a journalist.

8. History - His at Night by Sherry Thomas. 09/02/10. ★★★★

9. Phys Ed or Sports- Nobody's Baby But Mine. 09/03/10 ★★★

10. Geography - Summer in the City ★★★/The Namesake.

Bonus: Pick 2 Electives (any subject/class not mentioned in the original list) and create your own category.
Spanish- Rimas.

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2010 September Monthly Challenge: Participants' List Thread

Most likely just 5.

1. September: Summer in the City ★★★ /The Summer Book/ Sugar and Spice ★★.

2. Birthday: Katherine, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake . 09/06/10. ★★★.8

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Massachusetts. Lisa Kleypas

4.Pirate Day: The Care and Feeding of Pirates

5. Labor Day: Blue Collar Workers: Read a book where one of the major character is a blue-collar worker.

6. National Hispanic Heritage Month Rimas.

7. Library Card : ) The Book Thief.

8. Romance Genre: Persuasion.

9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from the first five pages of either of the following shelves:

10. Reader's Choice. The Namesake/His at Night by Sherry Thomas. 09/02/10. ★★★★

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Lo más probable es k no lo termine :s, k mes tan largo!

S- Nobody's Baby But Mine. 09/03/10 ★★★
E- Potent Pleasures by Eloisa James.
P- Persuasion.
T- His at Night by Sherry Thomas. 09/02/10 ★★★★
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M- Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean. 09/06/10 ★★★.8
B-The Book Thief
E-
R- HP Book.

Full Moon Challenge

Moon walker

Group 1 - August 24 to December 20

Sturgeon Moon- 09/13/10.
Harvest Moon- Impulse & Initiative: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds. 09/01/10.
Hunter’s Moon- Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake. 09/06/10.
Beaver Moon- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling. 10/10

Group 2 - December 21st to April 16th
Cold Moon - Book that has a dark cover, set during the Dark Ages (Medieval Romance)
Wolf Moon - Book that has a moon or wolf on the cover, a werewolf/shifter romance
Snow Moon - Book that has a Winter Scene on cover, or set during winter or a cold country/place
Worm Moon -Book that has Spring scene cover, has a rake/rouge hero (okay he is not exactly worm, but close enough...LOL!), or has the word Spring in the title

Group 3 - April 17th to August 23rd
Pink Moon- Book that has a Pink/Red Cover or has a courtesan, mistress or prostitute character.


Flower Moon - Book that has Flowers on the Cover or in the Title or a chick-lit book
Strawberry Moon - Fruit on the Cover or title or an GLBT romance
Buck Moon - Weather scene on the cover or in the title or Read an interracial romance (buck is slang for a young black guy)

FALL CHALLENGE 2010

This challenge will begin on September 1st, 2010 and will end at midnight (EST) on November 30, 2010.

5 points.

5.1 Fall Colors The Orange Girl/The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

5.2 The Play Must Go On- Agamemnon by Aeschylus.

5.3 - T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G-
HA - Hans Christian Andersen *
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales .

5.4 - I'm Glad My Mother Didn't Name Me...
Read a book written by an author OR one with a main character that has a name you're sooooo glad is not yours. Could be HP book, Hermione.

5.5 Take Me Out to the Ball Game- Sex and the Single Earl/Hands On Training. *single: A one-base hit.

5.6 - She's a Beauty
November 20th is Beautiful Day. Read a book with a cover you consider beautiful.

5.7 - Circle of Life
Read any book by an author that was born or died in September, October, or November. (EXAMPLES: Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Anne Tyler, Agatha Christie, Neil Gaiman)

5.8 - Freedom to Read
September 25 - October 2 is Banned Book Week. Read a banned or challenged book. Listopia help:Best Banned and/or Censored Books, The Most Frequently Challenged Books, Banned Books,Banned Books 2007-2008
HP and many other books.

5.9 Comfort Read- Rimas/ Rhymes by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer.

5.10 Name That Car- Asking for Trouble. 09/13/10


Ten Point Tasks:

10.1 Shorter Days– Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb.

10.2 We need a drink- The Cinderella Deal. * Cinderella is a non-alcoholic drink.

10.3 FREEDOM!: The Color Purple/Animal Farm/ HP 5.

10.4 Leving civilization behind– Nerd in Shining Armor/Lord of the Flies

10.5 THE FIRST ESTATE- Oscar and Lucinda?????

10.6 IN THE PINK-


10.7 City lights- Summer in the City .

10.8 WHAT A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING- Vacation is over and it is back to work- Read a work memoir (Non-Fiction) Work memoirs focus on the experiences of the author's career. Ex.Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science, All Creatures Great and Small, Stet: An Editor's Life, Teacher Man, On Thin Ice: Breakdowns, Whiteouts, and Survival on the World's Deadliest Roads. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain.

10.9 Under the covers- The Lightning Thief/Diary of a Wimpy Kid/Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Optional: Tell us if your book was "flashlight worthy".

10.10 GROUP HUG- An Indecent Proposition by Emma Wildes. Alpha Heroes & Spitfire Heroines.

15 Points tasks

15.1 New Horizons-
Sugar and Spice by Mari Carr. Goodread author

15.2 - RECOMMENDED BOOKS The Book Thief
Voted on: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Persuasion by Jane Austen, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.

15.3 - Continental Divide
Europe- Thank God! this is most of my TBR list. ¿???????
Could be an HP book.

15.4 - FALL EQUINOX

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

15.5 - LITERATURE MAP- usar Lisa Kleypas
Go to
Literature Map and type in an author. Read a book by another author new to you who comes up on the literature map. Usando a Jennifer Crusie I'm In No Mood for Love.

OPTIONAL: Tell us which author you first entered and whether you thought the literature map did a good job of picking another author you'd like.

15.6 - ONE-HIT WONDERS
One-hit Wonder Day is Sept. 25 – Read a book that was the only book of its type by the author (a foray into science fiction by a mystery writer, an adult book by someone who normally writes children's books, a fiction book by someone whose other books are nonfiction, etc.), or the only book the author has published to date.

Examples: The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (only nonfiction by John Grisham); The School of Essential Ingredients (her other books are nonfiction); Beat the Reaper(only published book).

For a list of well-known "One Hit Wonders," see One Book Authors
Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar. or Boris Pasternak, Dr. Zhivago.


15.7 - SOLVE THE MYSTERY A) The Prince and the Pauper By Mark Twain /Les Misérables/Persuasion/ HP 4.

15.8 - IS THAT AN EYE UNDERNEATH THAT NOSE?
In honor of Pablo Picasso's birthday on October 25, read a book (fiction or non-fiction) where the subject is visual art or a visual artist or one in which a significant character is a visual artist (includes painters, sculptors, movie-makers, graphic artists, illustrators, photographers, etc).

Does not include books about books unless it ties to art (e.g. graphic novels, comic books). It's not sufficient to read a graphic novel, unless it's a graphic novel about an artist. A fiction book need not be about a real artist – it could be completely fictional, but with a character who is some sort of visual artist.
For some suggestions on fictional books about artists, see Art and Artists in Fiction
NOTE: like any Goodreads list, this is subjective and anyone can add any book to any list. Because of this, don't assume that because a book is on the list, it automatically fits the task - take a look at the description of the book for yourself!

15.9 - COIN COLLECTOR! 2 do it!= 300 p. Impulse & Initiative: A Pride & Prejudice Variation . 09/01/10

15.10 - SECOND CHANCES
For those who get frustrated when they find “the perfect book” for a task, but they’ve already found another “perfect book” for that task…………
A. Read a book which fits another task from this challenge. The task must be one with some restrictions on the book chosen – for instance, you couldn’t use a task that only specifies a number of pages to be read. REQUIRED: When you post, please indicate which other task your book fits. Persuasion/HP book.
AND
B. Read a book from the Fall Group Reads nominations that was not selected as the Fall Group Reads in its category. One Day by David Nicholls

20 point tasks

20.1 Stephanie Anne’s Task (Most Improved Player) - Bookmarks Magazine

I am a huge fan of Bookmarks magazine and look forward to each new issue in my mailbox. Check out the website at Bookmarks Magazine and scroll down to view the issues from 2010. You can also find the Bookmarks Magazine’s Goodreads Shelves at Bookmarks Goodreads shelves That link has shelves for all books reviewed in Bookmarks in 2010 – the magazine website does not yet include clickable links for the July/August or September/October issues.
Click on an issue to view all books reviewed and the stars awarded by the magazine. Select and read any book of your choice that was reviewed this year.

Required: In your posting, you must include the issue you selected.

If you also fall in love with the magazine, check out the goodreads group dedicated to its featured books... Bookmarks Subscribers. Happy reading!

20.2 Karen GHHS’s Task (Rookie on Top) – Music Tells the Story
I love musicals and opera so for this task choose your favorite musical or opera or one set in a time or place that interests you.
Then select a book or books from these options to reach a minimum of 300 pages:

A. The original novel your choice was based on:
Musical : Les Miserables
Book: Les Misérables

B. A nonfiction book about your choice:
Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Hit Broadway Musical
Richard Strauss, Salome

C. A book with the same setting as your choice (time or place or subject). This can be a real life or fantasy setting. This task is meant to be fun for you and allow you to find a way in which the two stories, musical and book, connect.

Examples:

Musical: Miss Saigon
Books: The Things They Carried
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War

Musical: Wicked
Books:
Witch Child
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Opera: Madame Butterfly
Books:
Memoirs of a Geisha
Kissing the Mask
The Teahouse Fire

Required: Name your musical or opera.
Optional: Explain the connections between your musical choice and your book choice

20.3 El’s Task (Best Review Contest) – Feminist Literature
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (b. November 1815, d. October 1902) was a leading figure in the early days of the women's movement in the US. In her honor read a book of feminist literature.

Suggestions for feminist literature - may not be limited to just these books.

Other suggestions - as always with Goodreads lists, not all books may actually be appropriate (eg, Sex and the City or Bridget Jones's Diary will not work for this task). It is always good to double-check.

Note: A book written by a woman does not automatically mean it is a feminist work. It should be a book that was either influential to the women's movement (The Feminine Mystique, etc.) or deals heavily in women's rights and/or issues (Herland, etc.); not just about a woman who can't find a good man or the right pair of high heels.

This can be fiction or non-fiction so long as it fits the task (and you are able to defend it if necessary). This is not limited to women's movements in the United States. There are women all over the world and in many countries who are still fighting for their rights.

Please no re-reads or YA.

20.4 Mrs. Soule’s Task (Author! Author!) - The Plot Line Thickens:
Choose your favorite movie scenario then read a book with a similar plot line.

EXAMPLE: my favorite movie scenario is the fair maiden escaping through the jungle with the Indiana Jones-style hero a la Romancing the Stone, so I could read
Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann or Midnight Rainbow by Linda Hamilton (both involve a hero & heroine at some point fighting their way through the jungle).

20.5 Liz Vegas’s Task (Bigger is Better) - OPRAH'S ON!
Howl's Moving Castle '86/When Love Awaits '86/Honor's Splendour'85 or '87 ???.

20.6 LDB’s Task (Seasoned Reader) - Seeing yourself in a title- From Lambton to Longbourn: A Pride & Prejudice Variation . 09/09/10

20.7 Erin NY’s Task (Shorter is Sweeter) The Melting Pot- The Namesake.

20.8 Nancy’s Task (It’s My Birthday) Pirate Talk- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

20.9 (Lucky Me) Babies!- Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips .

20.10 Group Reads -
Read one of the following Group Read Selections and make at least one post in the discussion thread.
A. Recent TBR Additions -Little Bee
NOTE: This book was published under the titleThe Other Hand in the UK.
B. Most Wanted of 2010 - Mockingjay
C. Suspense - The Passage

25 points task

25.1 - Wendy MA's Task- And the Story Continues...
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne.
AND
On a Wicked Dawn by Stephanie Laurens.

25.2 - Leigh Ann's task - AS HER DEBUT...
The Summer Challenge was my very first challenge, and I'm so excited to have finished it! In honor of that, please read 2 books:

A. Pick any author and read (or reread) their debut novel (fiction)
Listopia Help:
Great Debut Novels
Best New Author Debuts
AND
B. Pick an author who published their debut novel (fiction) in 2010 and read it. If they've published more than one this year you can read your choice.
Listopia Help:
2010 Debut Authors (Young Adult & Middle Grade Literature
My 2010 Debut Author Challenge

25.3 - Sandy’s Task As Suggested by Katy: Daylight Savings
Choose two books from the following options (books must be from two different categories):
A) Since we'll be "falling back" with our clocks, fall back in time and read a historical fiction novel or a nonfiction book about a historical time period before you were born.
B) Read a book that features time travel.
C) Since the days will be shorter, read a short book (100-300 pages). REQUIRED: If you choose option C, include in your post the number of pages in your book. The Tales of Beedle the Bard
D) Since dark will come earlier, read a "dark" book - select a book that is over 100 pages from Most Depressing Book of All Time
OPTIONAL: If you choose option D, tell us whether you agree that the book is "The Most Depressing Book of all Time."

25.4 - Lisa MD's Task: Stay Tuned For Your Regularly Scheduled Program
You are all settled in the recliner, remote in hand, for a night of television watching. It’s that much anticipated time of year, when old favorites return and new shows premiere. You scroll through the menu on your big, flat-screen HDTV, then press the remote to tune in to your show; but wait, the t.v. goes static, develops rabbit ears, and your rocker fully reclines and you flip over backwards in time until you reach 1960.

For this task, roll The Random Dice Generator to determine which t.v. channel you have tuned into. The first number represents the 2010 Fall T.V. Line-up and the second number represents the 1960 Fall T.V. Line-up. You must read the two books, which correspond to your television shows OR if your regularly scheduled show is interrupted, you may CHOOSE to read the exceptions to your programming.

2010 Fall T.V. Line-up
1. Hawaii Five-O
Read a book set in Hawaii.
2. How I Met Your Mother
Read a book where a mother is a main character.
3. Blue Bloods
Read a book with a police officer as a main character.
4. The Vampire Diaries
Read a book with a paranormal character.
5. Mad Men
Read a book primarily set in the 1950’s or 60’s.
6. Glee
Read a book with a high school setting or musical main character.

1960 Fall T.V. Line-up
5. 77 Sunset Strip: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

A. Snake Eyes (Double Ones)


Thirty (30) Point Tasks:

30.1- pjreads's task as suggested by Jen B: IT'S IN THE CARDS

4 Club- His at Night by Sherry Thomas 2010.
AND
K <3- The Last Man in the World: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynols 2007.

30.2 Sheila's task: Ins & Outs
Book A. Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George. Could be HP 1.
AND
Book B. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets HP.

30.3 - Dlmrose's task: SHIPWRECKED!
Pride and Prejudice
And
The Worst-Case Scenario Little Book for Survival by Joshua Piven ????? or HP.

30.4 Cheryl TX's task: Mysteries and Animals-

A. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon.
AND
B. Tears of the Giraffe.

30.5 - Ms. Anderson and Tanja's Task: LIFE LESSONS

3- The Duke And I by Julia Quinn.
4- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

30.6 - KIRI's task: EXploration & High Adventure

It's Fall, time to return from our summer travels and lazy days, but we don't have to give it all up. In honor of GIS Day (the 3rd Wednesday of November!) Read two books of non-fiction that travel the world exploring the boundaries of existence. This page might help you. Explorers
A. Read one book focusing on an extreme experience involving travel or exploration of some sort (example climb everest, reaching the south pole, discovering the amazon) (See Requirements for further explanation) Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors/ Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

B. Read about an explorer, navigator, discoverer, adventurer, or journeyer you've never heard of (or read) of before. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster/The Travels

Requirements:
• It must be a narrative.
• No Frommers, Lonely Planet, etc
• Must meet basic SRC guidelines (over 100 pages for each book)
• Task A does not include X-treme sports like skateboarding or something in the Red Bull games. This is exploration and endurance in terms of exploration and travel ONLY. Climbing everest in that capacity qualifies. Someone climbing Everest only to break a world record - doesn't.

• Task B is for more regular "arm-chair" travel and exploration. Although it can still be in the extreme category if the reader would like. Broaden your horizons, go somewhere you've never been or are likely to go - even on vacation - especially in a way you've never thought of.


30.7 - Donna Jo's task as suggested by Meghan: GOOD SPIRITS
A. The Summer Book by Tove Jasson. 1972 I was born in 1984
AND
B.Simply The Best by Shirley Jump.


30.8 - BETH NC's task: FALL BACK INTO READING-
Fall 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Fall 2009 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

50 Points task

Total Points: 205/890
Books Read: 17/66
Good Read Authours: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(2), 750(), 1000()