This challenge will start on September 20th and end on December 20th.
5 POINT TASKS
5.1 - "Whatever is popular deserves attention." Using the following link (Popular Books) read a popular book that was published in a year ending in 5/6/7/8. http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by...
5.2 - Blockbuster Books There are many highly anticipated films that will be hitting the theaters this year (i.e. Eclipse, Toy Story 3, The A-Team, Eat Pray Love and many others)...For this task read a book that relates to the film you are most looking forward to seeing this year (EXAMPLE: For Eat Pray Love you could read the book that is the basis for the film Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia.) (You do not actually have to see the film to get credit for this task.) List of movies coming out this year http://www.movieweb.com/releases/year/mo...
5.3 - "I Confess That In 1901 I Said To My Brother Orville That Man Would Not Fly For Fifty Years. " On August 8, 1908 Wilbur Wright made his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It was the Wright Brothers' first public flight. In honor of this important event in transportation history...Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) that has a mode of travel pictured on the cover..i.e. airplane, boat, train, car etc.
5.5 – RE-READ This task is to reread a book that you love from the past. Make sure to let us know why you are re-reading this book!
5.8 Reading to your tot! Reading is not just for us. Read 5 of your child’s favorite books to them, and let us know what their favorite books are!
5.9 Reader’s Choice – Any book you want! Enjoy.
10 POINT TASKS
10.1 - Winter Weather With the cold weather around the corner, read a book with a fall/winter weather in the title. (Example: Snow Falling On Cedars)
10.2 - Same Place, Same Time...Same Books The Place - Goodreads. The Time - Whenever is convenient for you. For this task you will need to discover who is visiting Goodreads at the same time you are and what they are reading. Go to Online Now, and find someone on the first page and read a book that they are reading.
10.3 - “You Cannot Open A Book Without Learning Something.” - Confucius School is back in session so it’s time to start learning! For this task you will need to select a subject that you would like to learn more about (it can be any subject from history to cars to photography). Then you will need to read... A.A non-fiction book related to your subject (EXAMPLE: For photography you could read...Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques) OR B.A fiction book were the main character does something related to your subject for a living (EXAMPLE: For photography you could read Chasing Cezanne: A Novel)
10.4 - Great Minds Think Alike For this task we will find out if this saying is true when in comes to reading preferences. Go to the individual page for the last book you gave a 5 star rating to (i.e. if the last book you rated 5 stars was The Help by Kathryn Stockett you would go to this page The Help). Scroll down to the section for other reviews and click on the link for 5 stars...then click on the link to organize the list by date. Once you do that you will need to click on the first person. Visit that persons profile and select another book (one that you haven't read before) that they gave 5 stars to and that will be the book you need to read for this challenge task.
10.5- Mamma Mia! Read a book where the main character is a mom. Did you relate to her? Why/Why not?
10.6 Favorite Series Read a book from your favorite series.
15 POINT TASKS
15.1 - "The Great Authors Were Great Readers, And One Way To Understand Them Is To Read The Books They Read." — Mortimer J. Adler On this website (Top Ten Books) you will find a list of authors and their top 10 favorite books. For this task...Read a book written by one of these authors AND a book from their top 10 list.
15.2 - “He Who Knows Others Is Wise. He Who Knows Himself Is Enlightened.” - Lao Tzu In life more often than not we come to see ourselves in certain roles (the cheerleader, the jock, the nerd etc.) or titles if you will...for this task you will need to read... A. A book whose title in someway reflects who you think you are; that describes you in someway. (EXAMPLES: A Hopeless Romantic, Company Man) AND B.Explain if and how the main character (presumably whom the title refers to) does or does not remind you of yourself. 15.3 - At Least Once In A Lifetime For this task read a book found on the following list: Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once. When posting this task explain why the book you read should or should not be on that list & what book you think should be at the top of the list.
15.4 - Friends and Friends of Friends A.For the first part of this task read a book that is popular among the lists of your Goodreads friends that you have never read...to see a list of these books click on this link Popular Books AND B.For the second part of this task click on this link (Friends Of Friends) and select the first person on this list and read a 5 star book from their list.
15.5 - Beware The Seven Deadly Sins Read a book with one of The Seven Deadly Sins in the title: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. When you post this task you also need to state if/how your book related to the sin that was in the title and why you think that particular sin is so deadly, or not deadly (your choice). You may also use the word sin and deviations of the word sin.If you choose to go that route you would need to explain in your post what specific sins were represented in the book and why you think they are sinful.
Ex. The Grapes of Wrath, Greed, Lust and Gender: A History of Economic Ideas, Sloth: The Seven Deadly Sins, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss, Envy the Night, Gluttony: More is More, Cerulean Sins.
15.6 - Clean Sweep A. Read a fiction book with a character that cleans or organizes in some capacity. Or B. Read a non-fiction book that helps you get a jump start on cleaning or organizing your home.
20 POINT TASKS
20.1 - Virtual Block Party Choose 2: A. Read a fiction book with a food or beverage in the title - the item could be the dish itself Lemon Meringue Pie Murder or or an ingredient in your dish such as Lime Tree Can't Bear Orange: A Novel (for those margaritas!). B. Read a novel with recipes (EXAMPLE:Like Water for Chocolate). C. Read a food-related non-fiction book (non-cookbook). (EXAMPLE: The End of Food) D. Read a cookbook related to your dish. (EXAMPLE: Margaritas, Mojitos & More)
Include your contribution to the party in your post, and let us know what makes your recipe stand out.
20.2 - Fabulous firsts or superior seconds? The debut novel and the second published novel often garner much attention by critics, particularly for authors who gain a great deal of notoriety for their first books. Now you be the critic. Choose an author and read his/her first and second books published. When you post your completed task, state which book you preferred and why.
25 Points
25.1 - The Name Game A. Read a book written by an author that shares your first, middle, OR last name (you choose if you want to divulge last name). Spelling variations are ok AND B. Read a book with a character’s name in the title (i.e. Sarah’s Key or Dear John. Not acceptable: Breaking Dawn, since there isn’t a character named Dawn in the book).
5 POINT TASKS
5.1 - "Whatever is popular deserves attention."
Using the following link (Popular Books) read a popular book that was published in a year ending in 5/6/7/8. http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by...
5.2 - Blockbuster Books
There are many highly anticipated films that will be hitting the theaters this year (i.e. Eclipse, Toy Story 3, The A-Team, Eat Pray Love and many others)...For this task read a book that relates to the film you are most looking forward to seeing this year (EXAMPLE: For Eat Pray Love you could read the book that is the basis for the film Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia.) (You do not actually have to see the film to get credit for this task.)
List of movies coming out this year http://www.movieweb.com/releases/year/mo...
5.3 - "I Confess That In 1901 I Said To My Brother Orville That Man Would Not Fly For Fifty Years. "
On August 8, 1908 Wilbur Wright made his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It was the Wright Brothers' first public flight. In honor of this important event in transportation history...Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) that has a mode of travel pictured on the cover..i.e. airplane, boat, train, car etc.
5.5 – RE-READ
This task is to reread a book that you love from the past. Make sure to let us know why you are re-reading this book!
5.8 Reading to your tot! Reading is not just for us. Read 5 of your child’s favorite books to them, and let us know what their favorite books are!
5.9 Reader’s Choice – Any book you want! Enjoy.
10 POINT TASKS
10.1 - Winter Weather
With the cold weather around the corner, read a book with a fall/winter weather in the title. (Example: Snow Falling On Cedars)
10.2 - Same Place, Same Time...Same Books
The Place - Goodreads. The Time - Whenever is convenient for you. For this task you will need to discover who is visiting Goodreads at the same time you are and what they are reading. Go to Online Now, and find someone on the first page and read a book that they are reading.
10.3 - “You Cannot Open A Book Without Learning Something.” - Confucius
School is back in session so it’s time to start learning! For this task you will need to select a subject that you would like to learn more about (it can be any subject from history to cars to photography). Then you will need to read...
A.A non-fiction book related to your subject (EXAMPLE: For photography you could read...Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques)
OR
B.A fiction book were the main character does something related to your subject for a living (EXAMPLE: For photography you could read Chasing Cezanne: A Novel)
10.4 - Great Minds Think Alike
For this task we will find out if this saying is true when in comes to reading preferences. Go to the individual page for the last book you gave a 5 star rating to (i.e. if the last book you rated 5 stars was The Help by Kathryn Stockett you would go to this page The Help). Scroll down to the section for other reviews and click on the link for 5 stars...then click on the link to organize the list by date. Once you do that you will need to click on the first person. Visit that persons profile and select another book (one that you haven't read before) that they gave 5 stars to and that will be the book you need to read for this challenge task.
10.5- Mamma Mia! Read a book where the main character is a mom. Did you relate to her? Why/Why not?
10.6 Favorite Series
Read a book from your favorite series.
15 POINT TASKS
15.1 - "The Great Authors Were Great Readers, And One Way To Understand Them Is To Read The Books They Read." — Mortimer J. Adler
On this website (Top Ten Books) you will find a list of authors and their top 10 favorite books. For this task...Read a book written by one of these authors AND a book from their top 10 list.
15.2 - “He Who Knows Others Is Wise. He Who Knows Himself Is Enlightened.” - Lao Tzu
In life more often than not we come to see ourselves in certain roles (the cheerleader, the jock, the nerd etc.) or titles if you will...for this task you will need to read...
A. A book whose title in someway reflects who you think you are; that describes you in someway. (EXAMPLES: A Hopeless Romantic, Company Man)
AND
B.Explain if and how the main character (presumably whom the title refers to) does or does not remind you of yourself.
15.3 - At Least Once In A Lifetime
For this task read a book found on the following list: Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once. When posting this task explain why the book you read should or should not be on that list & what book you think should be at the top of the list.
15.4 - Friends and Friends of Friends
A.For the first part of this task read a book that is popular among the lists of your Goodreads friends that you have never read...to see a list of these books click on this link Popular Books
AND
B.For the second part of this task click on this link (Friends Of Friends) and select the first person on this list and read a 5 star book from their list.
15.5 - Beware The Seven Deadly Sins
Read a book with one of The Seven Deadly Sins in the title: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. When you post this task you also need to state if/how your book related to the sin that was in the title and why you think that particular sin is so deadly, or not deadly (your choice).
You may also use the word sin and deviations of the word sin.If you choose to go that route you would need to explain in your post what specific sins were represented in the book and why you think they are sinful.
Ex. The Grapes of Wrath, Greed, Lust and Gender: A History of Economic Ideas, Sloth: The Seven Deadly Sins, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss, Envy the Night, Gluttony: More is More, Cerulean Sins.
15.6 - Clean Sweep
A. Read a fiction book with a character that cleans or organizes in some capacity.
Or
B. Read a non-fiction book that helps you get a jump start on cleaning or organizing your home.
20 POINT TASKS
20.1 - Virtual Block Party
Choose 2:
A. Read a fiction book with a food or beverage in the title - the item could be the dish itself
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder or or an ingredient in your dish such as Lime Tree Can't Bear Orange: A Novel (for those margaritas!).
B. Read a novel with recipes (EXAMPLE:Like Water for Chocolate).
C. Read a food-related non-fiction book (non-cookbook). (EXAMPLE: The End of Food)
D. Read a cookbook related to your dish. (EXAMPLE: Margaritas, Mojitos & More)
Include your contribution to the party in your post, and let us know what makes your recipe stand out.
20.2 - Fabulous firsts or superior seconds?
The debut novel and the second published novel often garner much attention by critics, particularly for authors who gain a great deal of notoriety for their first books. Now you be the critic. Choose an author and read his/her first and second books published. When you post your completed task, state which book you preferred and why.
25 Points
25.1 - The Name Game
A. Read a book written by an author that shares your first, middle, OR last name (you choose if you want to divulge last name). Spelling variations are ok
AND
B. Read a book with a character’s name in the title (i.e. Sarah’s Key or Dear John. Not acceptable: Breaking Dawn, since there isn’t a character named Dawn in the book).