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February: Science2.1 Mini SAT (50 points):
thriller:
thrillers:
guilty-pleasures:
sf-fantasy:
science-fiction-fantasy:
scifi-fantasy:
sci-fi-fantasy:
contemporary:
contemporary-fiction:
music:
english:
erotica:
2.2 (20 points): Groundhog Day (2nd): Read a book with animal/s on the cover or about animal/s or main character is an animal (mythical creatures acceptable)
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2.3 (20 points): Valentine's Day (14th): Read a book with chocolate / candy / heart / mostly red / pink on cover
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2.4 (30 points): February being Library Lovers' Month: Read a book involving a library (eg. librarian character -not necessarily the main protagonist, set in the library or at least for a character to visit the library, etc) AND (optional) express your love for your library: How to Love your Library
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2.5 (30 points): Reading around the world:
Read a book written by an author from* or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters a, b, c, d, e. Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
*either by birth / currently residing or if they have passed away, where they are interred.
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Challenge 2.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 2.3: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 2.4: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 2.5: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 5 books @ 50 points each = 250 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points (3 from Feb ROAR, 2 from Jan ROAR read in Feb)
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
February Bonus -
Total points = 1000 - DONE!!!
March: Mythology3.1 Mini SAT: 50 points:
paranormal:
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anthologies:
anthology:
fiction:
ya-fiction:
ya:
ya-lit:
contemporary-romance:
harlequin:
american:
american-history:
3.2 20 points: Read a book that contains, either in title, character, or author’s name, a Roman god’s / goddess’ name from below list (exact spelling please):
12 Major Roman gods / goddesses:
Ceres:
Cupid:
Diana:
Minerva:
3.3 20 points - Reading the Rainbow: Read books with the following (predominantly) colored covers:
3.4 30 points – 8th March is International Women’s Day to celebrate “the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present, and future”.
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3.5 30 points: Read around the world:
Read a book written by an author from* or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters P, Q, R, S, T. Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
*either by birth / currently residing or if they have passed away, where they are interred.
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Challenge 3.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 3.3: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 3.4: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 3.5: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 3 books @ 50 points each = 150 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 4 books @ 25 points each = 100 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
March Bonus -
Total points = 875 - DONE!
April: Medieval1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):
young-adult:
young-adult-fiction:
relationships:
juvenile:
juvenile-fiction:
picture-book:
picturebooks:
picture-books:
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kids:
kids-books:
theory:
2. National Poetry Month (US/Canada): 20 points for each book of poems BUT for the really overly ambitious, receive an additional 100 bonus points if you read 5 books of poems that were written in different centuries:
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3. April Fools Day: 20 points for reading ‘humorous’ book or one written by a comedian:
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4. This month we will also be celebrating World Health & Earth Days, your choice of classes are:
a. Introductory (20 pts): Read an ebook of your choice
b. Beginner (35 pts): Read a book in relation to health (physical / mental) or the environment - strictly Non-Fiction for this choice. This can be a self help book or a memoir.
c. Intermediary (50 points): Read any book you want (but it has to be one you owned or borrowed from library or one you received from a bookswap etc - any books purchased BRAND NEW in 2011 do not qualify for this challenge) and walk the number of pages (ie. for 500 pages, walk 500 steps). Using the stride & speed of an average person, I've calculated that 500 steps will approximately take you only 5+ minutes. We challenge you to pick up your Chunksters! Or if you already have a pedometer handy, it’s time to put it to use..., if you haven’t already.
d. Advance (80 points): Read any book you want (but it has to be one you owned or borrowed from library or one you received from a bookswap etc - any books purchased BRAND NEW in 2011 do not qualify for this challenge) and walk 5 minutes for every 10,000 words.
*A New feature in Amazon called ‘Text Stats’ will tell you the number of words in a book. Unfortunately, not all books will have this so you will have to check individual books before taking this class. Editions will not matter for this challenge (as long as it’s not abridged vs. Unabridged). When you view a book on Amazon, scroll down to the ‘Inside This Book’ section and click on ‘Text Stats’. The Time Traveller's Wife equates to 1.5 hours’ walk but Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas equates to only 20 minutes walk.
*or you can try AR Book Finder which looks like it is more user friendly.
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e. Really Overly Ambitious (200 points): Listen to an audio book whilst taking a walk / a jog. This audio book is dedicated to your choice of exercise (ie. you can only listen to this audio book whilst walking / running – whether it be to the train/bus station in the morning to go to work or to the shops or on your treadmill etc)
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5. Celebrate Easter for 30 points:
You may do a and /or b for up to 5 books
a. Religious Feast: Read a book with word in title / picture on cover of the following:
Jesus, Christ, Cross, Death, Rise, Life, Bread, Wine, Blood, Lamb, Good, Holy
b. Secular Feast: Read a book with words in title / pictures on cover of the following:
Bunny, Rabbit, Hare, Spring, Basket, Life, Egg, Chocolate, Candy, Gift, Hide, Hunt
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Challenge 4.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points + 100 point bonus = 200
Challenge 4.3: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 4.4: 1 book @ 80 points = 80 points
Challenge 4.4: 4 book @ 200 points = 800 points
Challenge 4.5: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 4 books @ 50 points each = 200 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 3 books @ 25 points each = 75 points
Mini SAT: 3 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
April Bonus -
Total points = 1745 - DONE!
May: American-History1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
scifi:
sci-fi:
science-fiction:
sf:
20th-century:
religion:
short-stories:
mysteries:
mystery:
mystery-suspense:
mystery-thriller:
christian-fiction:
2. Winner of You Choose, Karen (of the Bookworm), Task on Election in May for 30 points: Read a political themed book (which can include biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, history, etc)
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3. In May: VE Day, Europe Day, and Holocaust Remembrance Day: For 30 points: Read a book on, during and / or about Wold War 2 BUT only in European setting.
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4. 2010 GR Choice Awards: For 20 points: Read a book which either has won or was nominated for an award of your choice of category BUT to claim up to 5 books, read from 5 different categories.
Note: some books maybe have won or been nominated for different categories however that still counts only as one but you can choose which category to claim that one on.
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5. 25 May is Towel Day (a tribute to Douglas Adams): For 20 points: Read books to spell “TOWEL” either by title or author’s first / last name BUT only in (Outer) Space setting. For the Really Overly Ambitious: Bonus 100 points, if you choose one category only (eg. Only spell towel by first name of authors etc)
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May mid-month bonus: Reading some short stories... One book of short stories for 31 points (for the 31 days in May) BUT for the Really Overly Ambitious Reader: 31 points PER story - read 31 stories from today until 31 May 2011 (so that's a GINORMOUS total of 961 points!!):
Total: 34 stories - 961 points earned...woo hoo!
Challenge 5.2: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 5.3: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 5.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 5.5: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points + 100 bonus for only titles used to spell "towel" = 200 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 2 books @ 50 points each = 100 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 0 books @ 25 points each = 0 points
Mini SAT: 3 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
May Bonus - 31 Short Stories = 961 points
Total points = 1761 - DONE!
June: World-Lit1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
general:
general-fiction:
action:
action-adventure:
college:
business:
school:
stories:
horror:
memoir:
memoirs:
economics:
2. 30 points: LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) Pride Month as declared by Barack Obama on 1 June 2009. "The movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity, that diversity is a gift, and that sexual orientation and gender identity are inherent and cannot be intentionally altered"
Read a book about this movement or written by LGBT authors.
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3. Spelling Bee (31 May - 2 June 2011): We love our spelling / reading games so choose a word from this list and read a book (your choice of title / author names but be consistent for the one word)
c. words with more than 10 letters: 20 points per book for the first 5 letters then 50 points per book for additional letter/s PLUS double (2x) your points upon completion
Example for option c: 'interesting' (11 letters): [(20x5) + (50x6)] x2 = 800 points
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4. 20 points: Opposites: Different parts of the world are experiencing different seasons. Let's celebrate our differences by reading seasonal books (by cover / word in title) of where you are located. For example, if you are in the US, read a summer-y covered book or book with 'summer' in the title OR if you are in Oz, read a winter-y covered book or book with 'winter' in the title.
For 100 bonus points: Read 5 books to celebrate all seasons: summer, winter, autumn / fall, spring... and to make up to 5 books: 'tropics' (for word in title: 'tropic' or 'tropical' acceptable) or 'season' (seasons, seasonal, etc acceptable)
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5. 20 points: Father's Day: Read books you have gifted / are giving to a father* OR books of interests** to them.
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Challenge 6.2: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 6.3: 11 books = 800 points
Challenge 6.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 + 100 bonus points = 200 points
Challenge 6.5: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 4 books @ 25 points each = 100 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
June Bonus -
Total Points = 1490 - DONE!
July: Western1. Mini SAT: Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
fantasy:
spirituality:
nature:
classic:
classics:
2000s:
writing:
children-s-literature:
children-s-lit:
childrens-picture-books:
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all-time-favorites:
2. 30 points: Independence Day (US, Canada, and quite a few countries) & Bastille Day:
Read books about / set during revolutionary era (of any countries). Fiction examples: Chains - Seeds of America 1 by Laurie Halse Anderson, The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, etc
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3. 30 points: Read around the world:
Read a book written by an author from or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters k, l, m, n, o
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4. 20 points: Read across generation:
Read 5 books published in the decades surrounding your birth - if you're looking for some suggestions: Books of the Century
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For 100 bonus points: Read books published during the year with the same last digit of your birth year, for example if you were born in 1977, then read books published in 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, and 1997.
5. 20 points: New Seven Wonders of the World was announced on 07/07/2007. Choose 5 out of 7:
1. Great Wall of China, China: (fortification) read a book in connection with military / war:
2. Petra, Jordan: (UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage.") read a book in connection with civilization / culture:
3. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil: (considered the second largest Art Deco statue in the world) read a book in connection with art:
4. Machu Picchu, Peru: (brought to international attention in 1911) read a book in connection with exploration / archeology:
5. Chichen Itza, Mexico: (Itzá in Spanish is often translated as "Brujas del Agua (Witches of Water)" but a more precise translation would be Magicians of Water) read a book in connection with magic / water:
6. Collosseum, Italy: (ampitheatre originally for entertainment) read a book in connection with entertainment:
7. Taj Mahal, India: (a symbol of eternal love) Read a love story:
*"in connection" can mean set in a particular time (eg. war) / place (eg. lake) or main character being military person / witches / actors / etc etc etc...
Challenge 7.2: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 7.3: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 7.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points + 100 bonus points = 200
Challenge 7.5: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 3 books @ 50 points each = 150 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 2 books @ 25 points each = 50 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
July Bonus -
Total Points = 940 - DONE!
August: Sociology1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
2004:
chick-lit:
chicklit:
adventure:
political:
politics:
academic:
art:
adult:
adult-fiction:
biography:
autobiography:
2. Read around the world: 30 points:
Read a book written by an author from or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters u, v, w, x, y, z
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3. Back to School (30 points): Choose your 5 subjects (books) for this month:
a. Ancient History: read a book set in / written before 16th century
b. Modern History: read a book set in / written after 16th century or after:
c. English: read book set in Great Britain
d. Mathematics: read a book of minimum pages of "your age with a 0 at the end" (ie. if you're 30, min of 300 pages):
e. Personal Development, Health and Physical Education: read a book in connection with sports:
f. Science: read book which has forensic science, lab work or experimentation in the story:
g. Geography: read a book set in a country you have never visited:
h. The Arts: Biography about a Musician, Actor, Photographer, designer:
4. Proverbial sayings: Choose a proverb your parents / grandparents use a lot of the time, or just choose one and read words in title (exact match of words). 20 points per book for up to 5 books, 100 points bonus if completed with 5 books or less. No points applicable for any books over the 5 books limit (no penalty applicable either).
"There is no time like the present."
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5.Common Sense (20 points): Read book/s with words in title that relates to our senses (ie. sight, hearing, smell, taste, & touch). Synonyms / variables are acceptable, for example: see, listen, touching, etc
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Challenge 8.2: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 8.3: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 8.4: 4 books @ 20 points each = 80 points + 100 bonus points
Challenge 8.5: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 1 books @ 50 points each = 50 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 2 books @ 25 points each = 50 points
Mini SAT: 3 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
August Bonus -
Total Points = 855 points - DONE!
September - Graphic Novels1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
childhood:
childhood-favorites:
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21st-century:
animals:
historical:
historical-fiction:
historical-romance:
lit:
literature:
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2. Banned Book Week: For 30 points read “banned” books
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3. Talk like a Pirate Day: For 20 points per book, read books with each of the following
1 = The word PIRATE in the Title:
1 = With a picture of a ship / boat / jolly roger / parrot on the cover:
1 = About Pirates or a character who is a pirate -
1 = A picture of the ocean / a Beach / an island / treasure chest on the cover:
1 = About an oceanic journey (plane ride across ocean does not count but we'll count survival stories, ie. an accident happen then they are floating in ocean etc):
4. Peace Day: For 20 points, read books with either picture on cover or word in title related to peace symbolism.
To assist, here is a list of peace symbols on Wikipedia which includes the peace sign itself, dove & olive branch (which can be separated for this task), paper cranes, Shalom / Salaam, etc. If you know of others that aren’t on this list, as long as you can explain it, you can use it for this task.
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5. Branching out: This task is worth 25 points per book.
Firstly, go to your read shelf, scroll down and sort it by ‘Random’ (20 books per page). Choose the book that is highest rated (if there is more than one, you have the privilege to choose one) and take note of the author. Go to this site: http://literature-map.com/, type in your chosen author and enter. From the results, choose an author to read one of this author’s books.
For subsequent books, use the previous author.
Highest rated: James Patterson
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2. Harlan Coben:
3. Janet Evanovich:
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5. David Baldacci:
Challenge 9.2: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 9.3: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 9.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 9.5: 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 1 books @ 50 points each = 50 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
September bonus -
Total Points = 780 - DONE!
October - Anthology1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
2005:
fun:
humor:
friendship:
science:
parenting:
nonfiction:
non-fiction:
language:
education:
psychology:
reference:
2 and 3. It’s Our Birthday: For 30 points spell read PICK-A-SHELF (10 letters = 10 books)
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4. Halloween: For 20 points, read books (one each of the following):
• With black / orange cover:
• Which has witches / monsters / ghosts (by monsters: will accept vampires / weres etc):
• Classified as ‘horror’ / ‘gothic’ (ie. on the GR book page, ‘horror’ must be shown as one of the top shelves):
• Which has turnip / pumpkin / jack-o’-lanterns on cover OR the word ‘turnip’, ‘pumpkin’ or ‘jack’ on title:
• Which has the word ‘trick’ or ‘treat’ in title (plurals, variables etc accepted, eg. The Treatment and the Cure; Trickster’s Choice, etc):
5. Children’s Book Week (UK) & International World Teacher’s Day: for 25 points, read books (one each of the following):
a. Have children as main characters:
b. Have teacher / any other educator as main character (eg. Piano teacher, etc):
c. Mostly set at a school or similar setting: or
d. Have children on cover:
e. Have an apple on cover:
Challenge 10.2/10.3: 10 books @ 30 points each = 300 points
Challenge 10.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 10.5: 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Bonus pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 4 books @ 25 points each = 100 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
October bonus -
A. Read a book originally published in October 2008;
B. Read a book from our October 2008's shelf: mystery;
C. Read a book which has the word 'pick' or 'shelf' in title. Plurals (eg. shelves) or variables (eg. picker) acceptable. Further examples: The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle; Handpicked; The Pea Pickers; The Book on the Bookshelf; etc.
Earn 100 points for reading a book from one of the above options BUT a bountiful 1,000 points if you do all 3 options. Remember, you only have to start reading the book/s within the next 7 days.
If you can combine options (ie. a book which met both a & b or any other combination), you are allowed to claim points for both options with that 1 book. You can still claim the 1,000 points even if you only read 1 or 2 books (noting book/s must meet a, b, & c).
Total Points = 1725 - DONE!
November - Childhood1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
2009:
suspense:
christian:
modern-fiction:
travel:
theology:
vampires:
series:
drama:
film:
sports:
cookbooks:
2. 30 points: Read around the world:
Read a book written by an author from or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters f, g, h, i, j
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3. 20 Points: Winner of You Choose, Karen (of the Bookworm): St Andrews Day is 30 Nov (being Scotland's patron saint)
Read a book by Scottish writer / set in Scotland / with a Scottish main character / involving golf
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4. Thanksgiving: For 20 points, read books:
a. Set / written in the 16th century (arguably first documented thanksgiving feasts conducted by Spaniards – Wikipedia)
b. Family-focused books either fiction / non-fiction:
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c. Which has (cooked) food on cover / name of (cooked) food in title (eg. Roast turkey, any types of cakes / cookies, sushi, etc)
d. Which has (fresh / uncooked) food on cover / name of (fresh / uncooked) food on cover (eg. Pumpkins, corns, strawberries, etc):
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e. Which has the word ‘thank’ or ‘give’ in title (plurals, variables etc accepted, eg. Thanks for the Memories; The Giver: The Giver 1, etc)
You can choose to read one book from each of above options or 5 books from one of above options or combination.
5. International Men’s Day (/ Movember in OZ): for 25 points, read books:
In 2011 the theme for international Men's Day is 'boys' with the title, “Giving Boys The Best Possible Start In Life”. This theme asks people around the world to focus on five key challenges that boys all over the world experience in areas of health, education, family life, violence and life choices and to consider local solutions to the global problems that boys face.
a. Have at least one man with facial hair on cover
b. Have word of either ‘boys’ / ‘best’ / ‘possible’ / ‘start’ / ‘life’ in title
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c. Have a male main character but written by a female, for example The Secret River, a Hercule Poirot mystery, etc:
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d. Classified as “coming of age” (ie. on the GR book page, ‘coming of age’ must be shown as one of the top shelves) but only for male characters, for example The Catcher in the Rye, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, etc:
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e. Ask a man in your life to recommend a book (could be father / brother / son / best friend etc):
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You can choose to read one book from each of above options or 5 books from one of above options or combination.
Challenge 11.2: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 11.3: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 11.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 11.5: 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 1 books @ 50 points each = 50 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
Total Points = 750 - DONE!
December - Suspense1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
comic-books:
comics:
manga:
mythology:
history:
feminism:
collection:
self-help:
inspirational:
military:
love:
romance:
The rest of the challenge is a catch-up reading before the end of the year – to make room on our shelves for new books in the new year ;p
2. 25 points per book: Non-ROAR challenge books – Read up to 5 books for any of your other reading challenges which is ending 31 December 2011.
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3. & 4. 25 points per book: 2011 shelves – Read up to 10 books found on any of the shelves picked in 2011. And yes, you can claim the bonus points for reading off the shelf of the month
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5. 25 points: **NEW** Books – Read up to 5 books that you bought or been given this year (2011). Note the past tense: no new purchases allowed! Only ones you’ve bought / been given between 1 January 2011 to 15 November 2011.
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Challenge 12.2: 3 books @ 25 points each = 75 points
Challenge 12.3/12.4: 10 books @ 25 points each = 250 points
Challenge 12.5: 3 books @ 25 points each = 75 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 6 books @ 25 points each = 150 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
Total Points = 650
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The Road From Chapel Hill (other topics)Gone, But Not Forgotten (other topics)
Peace (other topics)
Tricks (other topics)
Kill Alex Cross (other topics)
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1.1 Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):
teen:
Before I Fallteen-fiction:
Before I Fallpoetry:
Where the Sidewalk Endsgraphic-novel:
Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventures In Japangraphic-novels:
Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventures In Japanchildren:
Where the Sidewalk Endschildren-books:
Where the Sidewalk Endschildrens:
Where the Sidewalk Endschildren-s:
Where the Sidewalk Endschildrens-books:
Where the Sidewalk Endschildren-s-books:
Where the Sidewalk Endsphilosophy:
Man's Search for Meaning1.2 20 points: being the first month of the New Year: read an author's first novel (ie. debut novel)
1.
Before I Fall(wide)2.
The Time Traveler's Wife(thick)3.
The Help4.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks5.
Think of a Number1.3 30 points: 26 January is Australia Day: Read a book written by an Australian author or where it is mostly set in Australia
1.
I Am the Messenger(wide)2.
Shantaram(thick)3.
The Forgotten Garden4.
Stolen: A letter to my captor5.
A Fraction of the Whole(thick)1.4 20 points: Second Monday in January (10th in 2011) is Coming of Age Day in Japan: Read a manga or YA books set in Japan (or for the main protagonist to at least visit Japan in the story - flashbacks do not count):
1.
Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventures In Japan2.
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Volume 1: Aya3.
Death Note, Volume 1: Boredom4.
Miki Falls: Spring5.
Miki Falls: Summer1.5 30 points: Third Monday in January (17th in 2011) is Martin Luther King, Jr Day in the US: Read a book with civil rights as the theme or written by African American author.
1.
Kindred(wide for Feb)2.
The Help(thick)3.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks4.
Man's Search for Meaning(wide for Feb)5.
Someone Knows My NameChallenge 1.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 1.3: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 1.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 1.5: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 4 books @ 50 points each = 200 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 2 books @ 25 points each = 50 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
January Bonus -
Dark Summer= 25 pointsTotal points = 875 - DONE!