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February month's challenge is a mix of categories here, but mostly sort of focusing on the Oscar Awards on February 28th.

This challenge is from Feb 1st to Feb 29th

And the categories are....

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: #?
Categories Completed: #?
Books Completed: #?

01. Best Picture
At the END of the month - Announce here what the Best Book was from the books you read in February.

02. Best Director
At the END of the month - Announce here who the Best Author was from the books you read in February..

03. Actor in a Leading Role
Read a book with a male as the main character.

04. Actress in a Leading Role
Read a book with a female as the main character

05. Animated Feature Film
Read a Children's Literature book or Comic/ Graphic Novel. Book must have a picture inside the story.

06. Best Foreign Language
Read a book that was translated.

07. Short Films
Read a novella/ short story

08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Read a book to movie adaptation. Extra credit watch the movie and compare the two.

09. The Music
Read a book and list 5 songs that you think best represents that book.

10. Where's the Diversity?!
Read a book that has some character diversity - non-white skinned characters. People with some sort of disabilities can be a diverse book too.

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Bonus Round:

11. Leap Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year...
Read a book with a Holiday in the timeline.
OR
(For Leap Year) Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012.

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: #?
Categories Completed: #?
Books Completed: #?

01. Best Picture
At the END of the month - Announce here what the Best Book was from the books you read in February.

02. Best Director
At the END of the month - Announce here who the Best Author was from the books you read in February..

03. Actor in a Leading Role
Read a book with a male as the main character.

04. Actress in a Leading Role
Read a book with a female as the main character

05. Animated Feature Film
Read a Children's Literature book or Comic/ Graphic Novel. Book must have a picture inside the story.

06. Best Foreign Language
Read a book that was translated.

07. Short Films
Read a novella/ short story

08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Read a book to movie adaptation. Extra credit watch the movie and compare the two.

09. The Music
Read a book and list 5 songs that you think best represents that book.

10. Where's the Diversity?!
Read a book that has some character diversity - non-white skinned characters. People with some sort of disabilities can be a diverse book too.

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Bonus Round:

11. Leap Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year...
Read a book with a Holiday in the timeline.
OR
(For Leap Year) Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012.

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: #11
Categories Completed: #6
Books Completed: #6

01. Best Picture
At the END of the month - Announce here what the Best Book was from the books you read in February.
The Housekeeper and The Professor by Yoko Ogawa!

02. Best Director
At the END of the month - Announce here who the Best Author was from the books you read in February..
Tennessee Williams!

✔03. Actor in a Leading Role
Read a book with a male as the main character.
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, 3***s, 2-25-16

✔04. Actress in a Leading Role
Read a book with a female as the main character
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, 3***s, 2-2-16

05. Animated Feature Film
Read a Children's Literature book or Comic/ Graphic Novel. Book must have a picture inside the story.

✔06. Best Foreign Language
Read a book that was translated.
The Housekeeper and The Professor by Yojo Ogawa, 5*****s, 2-14-16

✔07. Short Films
Read a novella/ short story
The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry, 5*****s, 2-2-16 (SO funny!!)

✔08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Read a book to movie adaptation. Extra credit watch the movie and compare the two.
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, 4****s, 2-26-16

09. The Music
Read a book and list 5 songs that you think best represents that book.

10. Where's the Diversity?!
Read a book that has some character diversity - non-white skinned characters. People with some sort of disabilities can be a diverse book too.

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Bonus Round:

✔11. Leap Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year...
Read a book with a Holiday in the timeline.
OR
(For Leap Year) Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012.
Abandon by Blake Crouch, 4*****s, 2-17-16 (this is kind of a stretch, but the people of this town disappear on Christmas Day!)

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: #5
Categories Completed: #11
Books Completed: #9

01. Best Picture
At the END of the month - Announce here what the Best Book was from the books you read in February.
I chose ---Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight as my best book read in February.

02. Best Director
At the END of the month - Announce here who the Best Author was from the books you read in February..
I chose ---Ernest Cline Author of Ready Player One as best Author for my February books.

03. Actor in a Leading Role
Read a book with a male as the main character.
---Calico Joe by John Grisham 4★'s

04. Actress in a Leading Role
Read a book with a female as the main character
---Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight...5★'s

05. Animated Feature Film
Read a Children's Literature book or Comic/ Graphic Novel. Book must have a picture inside the story.
---Island Of The Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 5★'s

06. Best Foreign Language
Read a book that was translated.
---The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery 3★'s

07. Short Films
Read a novella/ short story
---OOPS! I'm The Paparazzi by De-Ann Black 4★'s

08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Read a book to movie adaptation. Extra credit watch the movie and compare the two.
---Impossible Odds by Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm with Anthiny Flacco 4★'s

09. The Music
Read a book and list 5 songs that you think best represents that book.
---Rod / Autobiography by Rod Stewart 3★'s

10. Where's the Diversity?!
Read a book that has some character diversity - non-white skinned characters. People with some sort of disabilities can be a diverse book too.
---Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson 4★'s

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Bonus Round:

11. Leap Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year...
Read a book with a Holiday in the timeline.
OR
(For Leap Year) Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012.
---Ready Player One by Ernest Cline...My Edition was Published in 2012...Terri's 2015 Award...4★'s.

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: 11
Categories Completed: 10 or 11 (see question about translated book)
Books Completed: 11

01. Best Picture
At the END of the month - Announce here what the Best Book was from the books you read in February.

02. Best Director
At the END of the month - Announce here who the Best Author was from the books you read in February..

03. Actor in a Leading Role
Read a book with a male as the main character. CS Lewis is the main character in this memoir

04. Actress in a Leading Role
Read a book with a female as the main character

05. Animated Feature Film
Read a Children's Literature book or Comic/ Graphic Novel. Book must have a picture inside the story. (has 50 photographs in it that are an integral part of the story)

06. Best Foreign Language
Read a book that was translated.
can I count it if I read it in English but it's also been translated to other languages? On Amazon in France the title is Moi Malala, so I'd have to find a cover I could put here, since it's not on Goodreads.

07. Short Films
Read a novella/ short story

08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Read a book to movie adaptation. Extra credit watch the movie and compare the two. THIS IS THE WRONG COVER but since this is a re-read, I wasn't able to add this in the main book because I've read it before.

I have seen the two movies for this, and if I have time will come back and compare and contrast, but am not sure, so I may not get the extra credit.

09. The Music
Read a book and list 5 songs that you think best represents that book.

"Who Let the Dogs Out"
"Doggone Math" by Harry Guffee
"Blue" Peter, Paul & Mary
"Hound Dog" sung by Elvis Presley
*"I Love my Dog" by Cat Stevens (note that in this book there is a cat named Cat Stevens)

10. Where's the Diversity?! by Jesse Andrews
Read a book that has some character diversity - non-white skinned characters. People with some sort of disabilities can be a diverse book too.

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Bonus Round:

11. Leap Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year...
Read a book with a Holiday in the timeline.

While Thanksgiving is a fairly important part of the timeline, the Christmas of 1953 not only merits an entire chapter out of the nine chapters, the events there are pivotal to the story.
OR
(For Leap Year) Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012.

One question: can one book serve two places if one of the ones we read for # 2-11 also fits #1 and/or #2?

Here's my list for February:

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: 10
Categories Completed: 10
Books Completed: 10

01. Best Picture
TO BREW OR NOT TO BREW by Joyce Tremel


02. Best Director
THE READAHOLICS AND THE FALCON FIASCO by Laura DiSilverio


03. Actor in a Leading Role
Curing Doctor Vincent by Renea Mason--199 pages--finished 2/15/16

04. Actress in a Leading Role
The Wonder Cats Mysteries, Books 1-3 by Harper Lin--521 pages--finished 2/8/16



05. Animated Feature Film
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson--266 pages--finished 2/16/15


06. Best Foreign Language
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George--392 pages--finished 2/11/16--

07. Short Films

The Final Quarter--Anne Lange--118 pages--finished 2/2/16




08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith--334 pages--finished 2/3/16

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

09. The Music
SPY SCHOOL by Stuart Gibbs

Secret Agent Man
James Bond Theme
Mission: Impossible Theme
For Your Eyes Only
Live and Let Die


10. Where's the Diversity?!
The Beautiful Struggle by Ta'Nehisi Coates--227 pages--finished 2/9/16
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Bonus Round:

11. Leap Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year...
Read a book with a Holiday in the timeline.
OR
(For Leap Year) Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012.

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: #?
Categories Completed: #?
Books Completed: #?

01. Best Picture
At the END of the month - Announce here what the Best Book was from the books you read in February.
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02. Best Director
At the END of the month - Announce here who the Best Author was from the books you read in February..
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03. Actor in a Leading Role
Read a book with a male as the main character.
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04. Actress in a Leading Role
Read a book with a female as the main character
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05. Animated Feature Film
Read a Children's Literature book or Comic/ Graphic Novel. Book must have a picture inside the story.
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06. Best Foreign Language
Read a book that was translated.
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07. Short Films
Read a novella/ short story
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08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Read a book to movie adaptation. Extra credit watch the movie and compare the two.
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09. The Music
Read a book and list 5 songs that you think best represents that book.
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10. Where's the Diversity?!
Read a book that has some character diversity - non-white skinned characters. People with some sort of disabilities can be a diverse book too.
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Bonus Round:

11. Leap Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year...
Read a book with a Holiday in the timeline.
OR
(For Leap Year) Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012.
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Karin wrote: "One question: can one book serve two places if one of the ones we read for # 2-11 also fits #1 and/or #2?"

That would make things so much easier wouldn't it? :) But the rules haven't changed.

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

Michelle wrote: "Karin wrote: "One question: can one book serve two places if one of the ones we read for # 2-11 also fits #1 and/or #2?"

That would make things so much easier wouldn't it? :) But the rules haven't..."

Thanks, I knew that, I think, but then I got too mixed up with the Oscars where one film can win more than one Oscar :).

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: #8
Categories Completed: #10
Books Completed: #12

01. Best Picture



X 02. Best Director Best Author
The Passion by Jeanette Winterson. 5 stars


X 03. Actor in a Leading Role
Read a book with a male as the main character.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. 5 stars


X 04. Actress in a Leading Role
Read a book with a female as the main character

Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. 4.5 stars. 2/3/16
A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava. 3.5 stars. 2/15/16


X 05. Animated Feature Film
Read a Children's Graphic Novel.
Dare to Disappoint by Ogze Samanci. 4 stars. 2/13/16


X 06. Best Foreign Language
Read a book that was translated.
Shadow of the Wind 4.5 stars. 2/27/16


X 07. Short Films
Read a novella/ short story
The Things You Would Have Said by Jackie Hooper. 4 stars.

Findings: An Illustrated Collection by Rafil Kroll-Zaidi. 4 stars. 2/17/2016


X 08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Read a book to movie adaptation. Extra credit watch the movie and compare the two.
by Neil Gaiman. 4 stars. 2/10/16


X 09. The Music
Read a book and list 5 songs that you think best represents that book.

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley. 4.5 stars.
Songs:
Missing You John Waite
Unforgettable Nat King Cole with Natalie Cole
Learning to Fly Tom Petty
Sounds of Silence Simon and Garfunkel
I Need a Hero Bonnie Tyler


X 10. Where's the Diversity?!
Read a book that has some character diversity - non-white skinned characters. People with some sort of disabilities can be a diverse book too.
Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling. 3.5 stars. 2/10/16


Bonus Round:

X 11. Leap Year Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012.
Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman. 5 stars

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: #?
Categories Completed: #?
Books Completed: #? 8

01. Best Picture
At the END of the month - Announce here what the Best Book was from the books you read in February. The Martian

02. Best Director
At the END of the month - Announce here who the Best Author was from the books you read in February.. Naguib Mahfouz, نجيب محفوظ

03. Actor in a Leading Role
Read a book with a male as the main character. The Martian

04. Actress in a Leading Role
Read a book with a female as the main character The Girl on the Train

05. Animated Feature Film
Read a Children's Literature book or Comic/ Graphic Novel. Book must have a picture inside the story. The Places in Between, the author actually drew pictures of people and items during his walk across Afghanistan and these were in the book.

06. Best Foreign Language
Read a book that was translated. Midaq Alley

07. Short Films
Read a novella/ short story Quartet in Autumn

08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Read a book to movie adaptation. Extra credit watch the movie and compare the two. Solaris, I did not watch the movie

09. The Music
Read a book and list 5 songs that you think best represents that book.

10. Where's the Diversity?!
Read a book that has some character diversity - non-white skinned characters. People with some sort of disabilities can be a diverse book too. Midaq Alley

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Bonus Round:

11. Leap Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year...
Read a book with a Holiday in the timeline. The Martian
Thanksgiving was in the timeline as probably others as well.
OR
(For Leap Year) Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking published in 2012

February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: #15
Categories Completed: #11
Books Completed: #19

01. Best Picture
At the END of the month - Announce here what the Best Book was from the books you read in February.
THE DARK CHILD by CAMARA LAYE

02. Best Director
At the END of the month - Announce here who the Best Author was from the books you read in February.
CHARLES DICKENS

03. Actor in a Leading Role
Read a book with a male as the main character.
SATURDAY by IAN McEWAN

04. Actress in a Leading Role
Read a book with a female as the main character
AS NIGHT FALLS by JENNY MILCHMAN

05. Animated Feature Film
Read a Children's Literature book or Comic/ Graphic Novel. Book must have a picture inside the story.
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood

06. Best Foreign Language
Read a book that was translated.
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

07. Short Films
Read a novella/ short story
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

08. Best Writing - Adaptive Screenplay
Read a book to movie adaptation. Extra credit watch the movie and compare the two.
THE REVENANT by MICHAEL PUNKE (I wrote my review comparing the movie and the book in the book review thread)

09. The Music
Read a book and list 5 songs that you think best represents that book.
LIAR, TEMPTRESS, SOLDIER, SPY: 4 Women undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott

1. Lyin' Eyes by the Eagles
2. Spies Like Us by Paul McCartney
3. Battle of Manassas by John Davis (a Civil War song)
4. American Soldier by Toby Keith
5. Spy by Carly Simon

10. Where's the Diversity?!
Read a book that has some character diversity - non-white skinned characters. People with some sort of disabilities can be a diverse book too.
THE DARK CHILD by CAMARA LAYE The autobiography of a young African boy.

Bonus Round:

11. Leap Year, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year...
Read a book with a Holiday in the timeline.
OR
(For Leap Year) Read a book that was published in 2012, or from a book or author that you read from 2012.
I read the Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini in 2012 and this month I finished The Cross Country Quilters.

Connie wrote: "February Has Gone to Oscar Challenge

Books to Read Goal: #8
Categories Completed: #10
Books Completed: #12

01. Best Picture



X 02. Best Director Best Autho..."

I'm done with my Oscars! Plus, I've finally figured out how to do the covers right. :-)

Good job! I knew you could do it ;)

i have finished my Oscar challenge as well--YEAH!!

Books to Read Goal: #15
Categories Completed: #11
Books Completed: #19

01. Best Picture
At the END of the month - Announce here what the Best Book was from the books you read in February.
THE DARK CHILD by CAMARA LAYE

02. Best Director
At the END of the month - Announce here who the Best Author was from the books you read in February.
CHARLES DICKENS

Nice job! I definitely need to read The Dark Child soon. I love Dickens too.

Connie wrote: "Nice job! I definitely need to read The Dark Child soon. I love Dickens too."

Nice job yourself!! I'm really looking forward to reading A Man Called Ove--it's for one of my book discussion groups. And Ready Player One was one of my favorites for 2015!! I recommended it to my son and he loved it as well!! :)