Pick-a-Shelf discussion

January:

1.1 Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):

teen - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - finished 15/01/11, 2*
teen-fiction - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - finished 15/01/11, 2*
poetry - Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & Drawings by Shel Silverstein - finished 17/03/11, 4*
graphic-novel - Watchmen by Alan Moore - finished 12/02/11, 5*
graphic-novels - Watchmen by Alan Moore - finished 12/02/11, 5*
children - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - finished 15/01/11, 2*
children-books - Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & Drawings by Shel Silverstein - finished 17/03/11, 4*
childrens - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - finished 15/01/11, 2*
children-s - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - finished 15/01/11, 2*
childrens-books - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - finished 15/01/11, 2*
children-s-books - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - finished 15/01/11, 2*
philosophy - Watchmen by Alan Moore - finished 12/02/11, 5*

1.2 20 points: being the first month of the New Year:
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - finished 15/01/11, 2*
2. The Great Right Hope by Mark Jackman - finished 23/01/11, 5*
3. In the Woods by Tana French - finished 24/02/11, 4*
4. Buried Fire by Jonathan Stroud - finished 04/03/11, 3*
5. The Gates of Janus by Ian Brady - finished 12/03/11, 4*

1.3 30 points: 26 January is Australia Day:
1. Saturn Returns by Sean Williams - finished 16/03/11, 3*
2. On the Beach by Nevil Shute - finished 10/06/11, 5*
3. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey - finished 31/07/11, 3*
4. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute - finished 03/08/11, 3*
5. Jack the Ripper by Daniel Farson - finished 05/10/11, 3*

1.4 20 points: Coming of Age in Japan:
1. Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton - finished 17/03/11, 5*
2. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley - finished 30/05/11, 3*
3. Scott Pilgrim vs the World by Bryan Lee O'Malley - finished 30/05/11, 3*
4. Zombies Calling by Faith Erin Hicks - finished 31/05/11, 4*
5. The Dead Boy Detectives by Jill Thompson - finished 14/09/11, 3*

1.5 30 points: TMartin Luther King, Jr Day in the US:
1. The Color Purple by Alice Walker - finished 15/02/11, 4*
2. Voices from the Grave by Ed Moloney - finished 17/04/11, 4*
3. The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45 by Władysław Szpilman - finished 18/04/11, 5*
4. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck - finished 06/06/11, 4*
5. The Republic of Trees by Sam Taylor - finished 07/07/11, 4*

Challenge 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): 2 books @ 50 points each = 100 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 1 books @ 25 points each = 25 points
Mini SAT: 3 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points

Total points = 725

February:

2.1 Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):

thriller - No Second Chance by Harlan Coben - finished 06/02/11, 3*
thrillers - No Second Chance by Harlan Coben - finished 06/02/11, 3*
guilty-pleasures - No Second Chance by Harlan Coben - finished 06/02/11, 3*
sf-fantasy - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - finished 03/02/11, 4*
science-fiction-fantasy - Watchmen by Alan Moore - finished 12/02/11, 5*
scifi-fantasy - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - finished 03/02/11, 4*
sci-fi-fantasy - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - finished 03/02/11, 4*
contemporary - Watchmen by Alan Moore - finished 12/02/11, 5*
contemporary-fiction - The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - finished 28/03/11, 5*
music - The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45 by Władysław Szpilman - finished 18/04/11, 5*
english - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - finished 03/02/11, 4*
erotica - The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - finished 28/03/11, 5*

2.2 20 points: Groundhog Day (2nd):
1. The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - finished 03/02/11, 4*
2. OBSERVER'S BOOK OF WILD ANIMALS OF THE BRITISH ISLES by W J STOKOE (EDITOR) - finished 07/02/11, 4*
3. The Widows of Eastwick by John Updike - finished 02/03/11, 2*
4. Buried Fire by Jonathan Stroud - finished 04/03/11, 3*
5. Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & Drawings by Shel Silverstein - finished 17/03/11, 4*

2.3 20 points: Valentine's Day (14th):
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - finished 20/03/11, 3*
2. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - finished 28/03/11, 5*
3. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - finished 02/05/11, 3*
4. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke - finished 11/05/11, 4*
5. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley - finished 30/05/11, 3*

2.4 30 points: February being Library Lovers' Month:
1. Earth Abides by George R. Stewart - finished 19/02/11, 5*
2. Buried Fire by Jonathan Stroud - finished 04/03/11, 3*
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - finished 20/03/11, 3*
4. The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett - finished 21/03/11, 4*
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling - finished 28/03/11, 3*

2.5 30 points: Reading around the world:
1. The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle (Brazil) - finished 03/02/11, 4*
2. The Widows of Eastwick by John Updike (Canada, China and Egypt) - finished 02/03/11, 2*
3. Saturn Returns by Sean Williams (Australia) - finished 16/03/11, 3*
4. The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Canada) - finished 21/03/11, 4*
5. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter (Czech Republic) - finished 28/03/11, 5*

Challenge 2.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 2.3: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 2.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 2.5: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points

Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 3 books @ 50 points each = 150 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Mini SAT: 5 books for ‘month’ shelves = 0 points

Total points = 825

March:

3.1 Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):

paranormal - The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - finished 28/03/11, 5*
2007 - The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - finished 28/03/11, 5*
anthologies - The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - finished 28/03/11, 5*
anthology - The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - finished 28/03/11, 5*
fiction - Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown - finished 12/03/11, 3*
ya-fiction - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - finished 20/03/11, 3*
ya - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - finished 20/03/11, 3*
ya-lit - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - finished 20/03/11, 3*
contemporary-romance - Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown - finished 12/03/11, 3*
harlequin - Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown - finished 12/03/11, 3*
american - In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote - finished 25/03/11, 4*
american-history - In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote - finished 25/03/11, 4*

3.2 20 points - Read the Month:
1. Janus - The Gates of Janus by Ian Brady - finished 12/03/11, 4*
2. Minerva - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - finished 20/03/11, 3*
3. Saturn - Saturn Returns by Sean Williams - finished 16/03/11, 3*
4. Venus - The Eve of St Venus by Anthony Burgess - finished 04/03/11, 3*
5. Venus - Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare - finished 14/04/11, 3*

3.3 20 points - Reading the Rainbow:
1. Red - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - finished 20/03/11, 3*
2. Orange - Buried Fire by Jonathan Stroud - finished 04/03/11, 3*
3. Green - The Eve of St Venus by Anthony Burgess - finished 04/03/11, 3*
4. Blue - Saturn Returns by Sean Williams - finished 16/03/11, 3*
5. Violet - Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown - finished 12/03/11, 3*

3.4 30 points – International Women’s Day:
1. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - finished 28/03/11, 5*
2. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy - finished 31/03/11, 4*
3. Cross by James Patterson - finished 05/04/11, 4*
4. Flesh And Blood by Jonathan Kellerman - finished 14/04/11, 3*
5. Mercy's Birds by Linda Holeman - finished 22/04/11, 4*

3.5 30 points: Read around the world:
1. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter (Romania and Russia) - finished 28/03/11, 5*
2. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy (Russia) - finished 31/03/11, 4*
3. The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45 by Władysław Szpilman (Poland) - finished 18/04/11, 5*
4. Werewolves by Nigel Suckling (Russia) - finished 19/04/11, 4*
5. The Patriot Paradox by William Esmont (Russia) - finished 28/04/11, 4*

Challenge 3.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 3.3: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 3.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 3.5: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points

Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 2 books @ 50 points each = 100 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 2 books @ 25 points each = 50 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
March Bonus: 1 book 1st random choice = 100 points

Total points = 850

April:

1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):

young-adult - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket - finished 30/04/11, 5*
young-adult-fiction - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket - finished 30/04/11, 5*
relationships - Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - finished 02/05/11, 3*
juvenile - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket - finished 30/04/11, 5*
juvenile-fiction - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket - finished 30/04/11, 5*
picture-book - Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - finished 11/04/11, 4*
picturebooks - Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - finished 11/04/11, 4*
picture-books - Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - finished 11/04/11, 4*
2006 - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket - finished 30/04/11, 5*
kids - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket - finished 30/04/11, 5*
kids-books - The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket - finished 30/04/11, 5*
theory - Ways of Seeing by John Berger - finished 30/04/11, 4*

2. National Poetry Month (US/Canada) for 20 points:
1. Odes And Sonnets By Clark Ashton Smith by Clark Ashton Smith (20th century) - finished 06/04/11, 3*
2. Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare (16th Century) - finished 14/04/11, 3*
3. Helen of Troy by Andrew Lang (19th Century) - finished 18/04/11, 3*
4. Paradise Lost by John Milton (17th Century) - finished 28/04/11, 4*
5. The Aeneid, Books 1-6; Translated Into English Verse by James Rhoades by Virgil (1st Century) - finished 06/06/11, 3*

3. April Fools Day for 20 points:
1. Knight Terrors: The (Mis)adventures of Smoke the Dragon by Nicholas Ozment - finished 06/04/11, 4*
2. Mr. Tayto: The Man Inside the Jacket by Ciarrin Morrison - finished 07/04/11, 4*
3. The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce - finished 28/04/11, 5*
4. Scary Godmother: Spooktacular Stories by Jill Thompson - finished 29/04/11, 3*
5. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket - finished 30/04/11, 5*

4. World Health & Earth Days: d. Advance (80 points):
1.Odes And Sonnets By Clark Ashton Smith by Clark Ashton Smith (3,704 words = 5 minute walk) - finished 06/04/11, 3*
2. Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare (10,058 words = 5 minute walk) - finished 14/04/11, 3*
3. Helen of Troy by Andrew Lang (24,107 words = 10 minute walk) - finished 18/04/11, 3*
4. Paradise Lost by John Milton (79,810 words = 40 minute walk) - finished 28/04/11, 4*
5. The Aeneid, Books 1-6; Translated Into English Verse by James Rhoades by Virgil (48,827 words = 25 minute walk) - finished 06/06/11, 3*

5. Celebrate Easter for 30 points:
1. Cross by James Patterson - finished 05/04/11, 4*
2. Flesh And Blood by Jonathan Kellerman - finished 14/04/11, 3*
3. The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier - finished 26/04/11, 4*
4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling - finished 17/05/11, 2*
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - finished 22/05/11, 3*

Challenge 4.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 4.2: Bonus @ 100 points = 100 points
Challenge 4.3: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 4.4: 5 books @ 80 points each = 400 points
Challenge 4.5: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points

Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 3 books @ 50 points each = 150 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 1 books @ 25 points each = 25 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
April Bonus: 1 book for Ur'chatz (wash hands) = 40 points

Total points = 1165

May:

1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):

scifi - Manual of Detection The by Jedediah Berry - finished 25/05/11, 4*
sci-fi - Manual of Detection The by Jedediah Berry - finished 25/05/11, 4*
science-fiction - Manual of Detection The by Jedediah Berry - finished 25/05/11, 4*
sf - Manual of Detection The by Jedediah Berry - finished 25/05/11, 4*
20th-century - Dubliners by James Joyce - finished 20/05/11, 3*
religion - Dubliners by James Joyce - finished 20/05/11, 3*
short-stories - Dubliners by James Joyce - finished 20/05/11, 3*
mysteries - Manual of Detection The by Jedediah Berry - finished 25/05/11, 4*
mystery - Manual of Detection The by Jedediah Berry - finished 25/05/11, 4*
mystery-suspense - Manual of Detection The by Jedediah Berry - finished 25/05/11, 4*
mystery-thriller - Manual of Detection The by Jedediah Berry - finished 25/05/11, 4*
christian-fiction - The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald - finished 18/06/11, 4*

2. Election in May for 30 points:
1. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke - finished 11/05/11, 4*
2. The Moses Legacy by Adam Palmer - finished 15/05/11, 4*
3. Dubliners by James Joyce - finished 20/05/11, 3*
4. Manual of Detection The by Jedediah Berry - finished 25/05/11, 4*
5. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck - finished 06/06/11, 4*

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.
1. Cold Harbour by Jack Higgins - finished 26/06/11, 4*
2. Unsung Heroes of the SAS: Who Dares Wins by Peter Scholey - finished 09/07/11, 5*
3. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne - finished 13/08/11, 5*
4. The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer - finished 03/09/11, 5*
5. If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi - finished 16/11/11, 5*

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.
1. Fiction - A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - finished 17/07/11, 1*
2. Favourite Book - Linger by Maggie Stiefvater - finished 23/11/11, 3*
3. Autobiography - The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry - finished 12/01/12, 5*
4. Paranormal Fantasy - Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith - finished 18/01/12, 5*
5. History/Biography - The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean - finished 04/02/12, 4*

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)
T. Tales of Space and Time by H.G. Wells - finished 29/05/11, 4*
O. Off on a Comet by Jules Verne - finished 20/01/12, 3*
W. Walls of Acid by Henry Hasse - finished 24/06/11, 3*
E. Earthsmith by Stephen Marlowe - finished 21/06/11, 3*
L. Legacy by James H. Schmitz - finished 08/08/11, 3*

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
Challenge 5.5: Bonus @ 100 points = 100 points

Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 2 books @ 50 points each = 100 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 1 books @ 25 points each = 25 points
Mini SAT: 3 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
May Bonus: 31 short stories = 961 points

Total points = 1,786

May Bonus - Short Stories -

11 Tales - Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley - finished 18/05/11, 5*
15 Tales - Dubliners by James Joyce - finished 20/05/11, 3*
5 Tales - Tales of Space and Time by H.G. Wells - finished 29/05/11, 4*

Total Tales = 31

June:

1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):

general - The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer - finished 03/09/11, 5*
general-fiction - Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs - finished 30/06/11, 4*
action - Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs - finished 30/06/11, 4*
action-adventure - Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs - finished 30/06/11, 4*
college - Desperation by Stephen King - finished 22/08/11, 4*
business - The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle's-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads & Other Workplace Afflictions by Scott Adams - finished 12/06/11, 3*
school - Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs - finished 30/06/11, 4*
stories - Desperation by Stephen King - finished 22/08/11, 4*
horror - Desperation by Stephen King - finished 22/08/11, 4*
memoir - The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer - finished 03/09/11, 5*
memoirs - The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer - finished 03/09/11, 5*
economics - The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle's-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads & Other Workplace Afflictions by Scott Adams - finished 12/06/11, 3*

2. 30 points: LGBT authors/theme/characters.
1. The Aeneid, Books 1-6; Translated Into English Verse by James Rhoades by Virgil - finished 06/06/11, 3*
2. Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt - finished 23/07/11, 5*
3. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris - finished 14/08/11, 3*
4. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel - finished 15/09/11, 4*
5. So Me by Graham Norton - finished 18/09/11, 4*

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)

a. words with 5 letters or less: 20 points per book; OR
b. words with 6-10 letters: 20 points per book for the first 5 letters then 50 points per book for additional letter/s; OR for the Really Overly Ambitious
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

Maximum of 5 books per challenge rule is overrulled in this instance.

C - Cold Harbour by Jack Higgins - finished 26/06/11, 4*
O - On the Beach by Nevil Shute - finished 10/06/11, 5*
N - Nightmare by Marcus Van Heller - finished 11/08/11, 5*
S - Slow Burn by Conrad Jones - finished 20/06/11, 5*
C - Can't Be Arsed: 101 Things Not To Do Before You Die by Richard Wilson - finished 28/06/11, 3*
I - If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi - finished 16/11/11, 5*
E - Earthsmith by Stephen Marlowe - finished 21/06/11, 3*
N - Not Before Bed by Craig Hallam - finished 25/10/11, 4*
T - The Murder Farm by Andrea-Maria Schenkel - finished 18/06/11, 5*
I - Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg - finished 07/12/11, 4*
O - Off on a Comet by Jules Verne - finished 20/01/12, 3*
U - Unsung Heroes of the SAS: Who Dares Wins by Peter Scholey - finished 09/07/11, 5*
S - Surviving the Fog by Stan Morris - finished 13/07/11, 4*

4. 20 points: Opposites: Different seasons:
1. Seasons - Different Seasons by Stephen King - finished 23/07/11, 4*
2. Summer - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck - finished 06/06/11, 4*
3. Autumn/Fall - The Murder Farm by Andrea-Maria Schenkel - finished 18/06/11, 5*
4. Winter - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - finished 21/06/11, 3*
5. Spring - Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson - finished 26/06/11, 4*

5. 20 points: Father's Day: Read books you have gifted / are giving to a father OR books of interests to them.
1. Forgotten Voices of Burma by Julian Thompson - finished 16/06/11, 5*
2. Cold Harbour by Jack Higgins - finished 26/06/11, 4*
3. Unsung Heroes of the SAS: Who Dares Wins by Peter Scholey - finished 09/07/11, 5*
4. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne - finished 13/08/11, 5*
5. The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer - finished 03/09/11, 5*

Challenge 6.2: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 6.3: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points x2
Challenge 6.3: 8 books @ 50 points each = 400 points x2
Challenge 6.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 6.4: Bonus @ 100 points = 100 points
Challenge 6.5: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points

Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 3 books @ 50 points each = 150 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 1 books @ 25 points each = 25 points
Mini SAT: 3 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
June Bonus: 1 book = 40 points

Total points = 1,765

July:

1. Mini SAT: Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):

fantasy - Lilith by George MacDonald - finished 08/09/11, 3*
spirituality - Lilith by George MacDonald - finished 08/09/11, 3*
nature - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson - finished 08/09/11, 5*
classic - Lilith by George MacDonald - finished 08/09/11, 3*
classics - Lilith by George MacDonald - finished 08/09/11, 3*
2000s - The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket - finished 03/07/11, 5*
writing - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson - finished 08/09/11, 5*
children-s-literature - Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg - finished 12/08/11, 3*
children-s-lit - Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg - finished 12/08/11, 3*
childrens-picture-books - Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg - finished 12/08/11, 3*
2003 - The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket - finished 03/07/11, 5*
all-time-favorites - Lilith by George MacDonald - finished 08/09/11, 3*

2. 30 points: Independence Day & Bastille Day:
1. The Republic of Trees by Sam Taylor - finished 07/07/11, 4*
2. Unsung Heroes of the SAS: Who Dares Wins by Peter Scholey - finished 09/07/11, 5*
3. The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy by Sun Tzu - finished 25/08/11, 3*
4. The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer - finished 03/09/11, 5*
5. Dracula Was a Woman: In Search of the Blood Countess of Transylvania by Raymond T. McNally - finished 14/09/11, 3*


3. 30 points: Read around the world: (k, l, m, n, o)
1. Unsung Heroes of the SAS: Who Dares Wins by Peter Scholey - finished 09/07/11, 5*
2. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute - finished 03/08/11, 3*
3. Welsh Pirates by Dafydd Meirion - finished 20/09/11, 4*
4. Parrot Pie for Breakfast: An Anthology of Women Pioneers by Jane Robinson - finished 09/10/11, 3*
5. Siberia by Nikolai Maslov - finished 11/10/11, 5*

4. 20 points: Read across generation:
1964 - Family Skeletons by Patrick Quentin - finished 21/01/12 3*
1974 - Helter Skelter by Curt Gentry Vincent Bugliosi - finished 26/01/12, 4*
1984 - Dracula Was a Woman: In Search of the Blood Countess of Transylvania by Raymond T. McNally - finished 14/09/11, 3*
1994 - Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt - finished 23/07/11, 5*
2004 - The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket - finished 03/07/11, 5*

5. 20 points: New Seven Wonders of the World:
1. Petra, Jordan: in connection with civilization / culture - True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey - finished 31/07/11, 3*
2. Machu Picchu, Peru: in connection with exploration / archeology - The Navigator by Steve Merrick - 26/07/11, 5*
3. Chichen Itza, Mexico: in connection with magic / water - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - finished 27/07/11, 3*
4. Collosseum, Italy: in connection with entertainment - A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - finished 17/07/11, 1*
5. Taj Mahal, India: a love story - A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute - finished 03/08/11, 3*

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
Challenge 7.4: Bonus @ 100 points = 100 points
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): 1 books @ 25 points each = 25 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
July Bonus: 1 book = 40 points

Total points = 915

August:

8.1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):

2004 - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson - finished 08/09/11, 5*
chick-lit - From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris - finished 14/08/11, 3*
chicklit - From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris - finished 14/08/11, 3*
adventure - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson - finished 08/09/11, 5*
political - The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy by Sun Tzu - finished 25/08/11, 3*
politics - The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy by Sun Tzu - finished 25/08/11, 3*
academic - The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends and Fascinating Facts by David Colbert - finished 23/08/11, 3*
art - The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy by Sun Tzu - finished 25/08/11, 3*
adult - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson - finished 08/09/11, 5*
adult-fiction - From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris - finished 14/08/11, 3*
biography - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson - finished 08/09/11, 5*
autobiography - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson - finished 08/09/11, 5*

8.2. Read around the world: 30 points: (u, v, w, x, y, z)
1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson - finished 06/08/11, 3*
2. Legacy by James H. Schmitz - finished 08/08/11, 3*
3. Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson - finished 09/08/11, 4*
4. Nightmare by Marcus Van Heller - finished 11/08/11, 5*
5. Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg - finished 12/08/11, 3*

8.3. Back to School (30 points): Choose your 5 subjects (books) for this month:
1. Modern History - A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute - finished 03/08/11, 3*
2. English - Nightmare by Marcus Van Heller - finished 11/08/11, 5*
3. Mathematics - Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson - finished 09/08/11, 4*
4. Geography - The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer - finished 03/09/11, 5*
5. The Arts - Keep Smiling: The Autobiography by Charlotte Church - finished 22/08/11, 2*

8.4. Proverbial sayings:

Saying: To Sleep And To Dream

1. To - From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris - finished 14/08/11, 4*
2. Sleep - Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson - finished 09/08/11, 4*
3. And - Bears, Recycling and Confusing Time Paradoxes by Greg X. Graves - finished 02/09/11, 4*
4. To - From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris - finished 14/08/11, 4*
5. Dream - Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin - finished 26/09/11, 5*

8.5.Common Sense (20 points):
1. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett - finished 01/11/11, 3*
2. Bird Songs & Calls of Britain & Northern Europe by Geoff Sample - finished 22/11/11, 4*
3. Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg - finished 07/12/11, 4*
4. A Room With a View by E.M. Forster - finished 10/12/11, 3*
5. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - finished 13/12/11, 2*

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
Challenge 8.4: Bonus @ 100 points = 100 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: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
August Bonus: 1 book = 45 points (GR Author on TBR before 15/08/11)

Total points = 825

September:

9.1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):

childhood - Watership Down by Richard Adams - finished 17/10/11, 5*
childhood-favorites - Watership Down by Richard Adams - finished 17/10/11, 5*
2010 - Watership Down by Richard Adams - finished 17/10/11, 5*
2008 - Watership Down by Richard Adams - finished 17/10/11, 5*
21st-century - Heartstone by C.J. Sansom - finished 16/12/11, 5*
animals - Watership Down by Richard Adams - finished 17/10/11, 5*
historical - Heartstone by C.J. Sansom - finished 16/12/11, 5*
historical-fiction - Heartstone by C.J. Sansom - finished 16/12/11, 5*
historical-romance - Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini - finished 25/09/11, 4*
lit - Watership Down by Richard Adams - finished 17/10/11, 5*
literature - Watership Down by Richard Adams - finished 17/10/11, 5*
crime - Heartstone by C.J. Sansom - finished 16/12/11, 5*

9.2. Banned Book Week: For 30 points read “banned” books
1. Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith - finished 15/09/11, 4*
2. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel - finished 15/09/11, 4*
3. Blankets by Craig Thompson - finished 20/09/11, 4*
4. Watership Down by Richard Adams - finished 17/10/11, 5*
5. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - finished 13/12/11, 2*

9.3. Talk like a Pirate Day: For 20 points per book, read books with each of the following

1. The word PIRATE in the Title - Welsh Pirates by Dafydd Meirion - finished 20/09/11, 4*
2. With a picture of a boat on the cover - Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin - finished 26/09/11, 5*
3. About Pirates or a character who is a pirate - Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini - finished 25/09/11, 4*
4. A picture of the ocean on the cover - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt - finished 17/10/11, 3*
5. About an oceanic journey - Parrot Pie for Breakfast: An Anthology of Women Pioneers by Jane Robinson - finished 09/10/11, 3*

9.4. Peace Day: For 20 points, read books with either picture on cover or word in title related to peace symbolism.
1. Fire - Jake West - Warriors of the Heynai by M J Webb - finished 08/11/11, 5*
2. Olive Branch - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver - finished 03/12/11, 3*
3. Momentum: The Struggle for Peace, Politics, and the People by Mo Mowlam - finished 21/12/11, 4*
4. Eagle Of The Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff - finished 24/12/11, 4*
5. Holy Warrior by Angus Donald - finished 31/12/11, 5*

9.5. Branching out: This task is worth 25 points per book.
1. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson - finished 08/09/11, 5*
2. The Liar by Stephen Fry - finished 06/10/11, 5*
3. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - finished 13/12/11, 2*
4. The Twits by Roald Dahl - finished 01/09/11, 4*
5. Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson - finished 15/12/11 (re-read), 4*

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): 4 books @ 50 points each = 200 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Mini SAT: 3 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
Sept Bonus: 1 book = 30 points

Total points = 930

September Mid Month Challenge - GR Recommendations

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Film - The Art - The Vision by Frank T. Thompson - finished 17/09/11, 5*

October:

1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):

2005 - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt - finished 17/10/11, 3*
fun - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt - finished 17/10/11, 3*
humor - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt - finished 17/10/11, 3*
friendship - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - finished 18/10/11, 3*
science - The World Without Us by Alan Weisman - finished 01/10/11, 5*
parenting - How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown - finished 27/10/11, 4*
nonfiction - The World Without Us by Alan Weisman - finished 01/10/11, 5*
non-fiction - The World Without Us by Alan Weisman - finished 01/10/11, 5*
language - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - finished 18/10/11, 3*
education - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt - finished 17/10/11, 3*
psychology - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt - finished 17/10/11, 3*
reference - The World Without Us by Alan Weisman - finished 01/10/11, 5*

2 and 3. It’s Our Birthday: For 30 points spell read PICK-A-SHELF (10 letters = 10 books)
P. Parrot Pie for Breakfast: An Anthology of Women Pioneers by Jane Robinson - finished 09/10/11, 3*
I. If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi - finished 16/11/11, 5*
C. Cycling in Wales (Sustrans): 1 by Automobile Association - finished 05/10/11, 3*
K. Knight Terrors: The (Mis)adventures of Smoke the Dragon by Nicholas Ozment - finished 05/12/11, 4*
A. Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook by John Baker - finished 01/10/11, 5*
S. Siberia by Nikolai Maslov - finished 11/10/11, 5*
H. How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown - finished 27/10/11, 4*
E. Eagle Of The Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff - finished 24/12/11, 4*
L. Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong - finished 23/10/11, 5*
F. From Vegas With Blood by Jonathan Sturak - finished 01/10/11, 4*

4. Halloween: For 20 points, read books (one each of the following):
1. With black / orange cover - Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives by Ed Brubaker - finished 10/10/11, 3*
2. Which has witches / monsters / ghosts - From Vegas With Blood by Jonathan Sturak - finished 01/10/11, 4*
3. Classified as ‘horror’ - Diary of the Displaced by Glynn James - finished 01/10/11, 4*
4. Which has turnip / pumpkin / jack-o’-lanterns on cover OR the word ‘turnip’, ‘pumpkin’ or ‘jack’ on title - Jack the Ripper by Daniel Farson - finished 05/10/11, 3*
5. Which has the word ‘trick’ or ‘treat’ in title (plurals, variables etc accepted, eg. The Treatment and the Cure; Trickster’s Choice, etc) - Sweet Treats Collection by NEXT - finished 31/12/11, 4*

5. Children’s Book Week (UK) & International World Teacher’s Day: for 25 points, read books (one each of the following):
1. Have children as main characters - Wales Half Welsh by John Williams - finished 03/10/11, 4*
2. Have teacher / any other educator as main character - The Liar by Stephen Fry - finished 06/10/11, 5*
3. Mostly set at a school or similar setting - How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown - finished 27/10/11, 4*
4. Have children on cover - Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives by Ed Brubaker - finished 10/10/11, 3*
5. Have an apple on cover - Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales by Angela Carter - finished 07/01/12, 5*

Challenge 10.2: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 points
Challenge 10.3: 5 books @ 30 points each = 150 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): 1 books @ 25 points each = 25 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
Oct Bonus: 2 books = 1,000 points

Total points = 1,650

October Mid Month:

A. Read a book originally published in October 2008 - Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong - finished 23/10/11, 5*
B. Read a book from our October 2008's shelf: mystery - Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong - finished 23/10/11, 5*
C. Read a book which has the word 'pick' or 'shelf' in title - Ginger and Pickles, by Beatrix Potter - finished 21/10/11, 4*

November:

1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):

2009 - The Final Detail by Harlan Coben - finished 18/12/11, 3*
suspense - The Final Detail by Harlan Coben - finished 18/12/11, 3*
christian - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver - finished 03/12/11, 3*
modern-fiction - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver - finished 03/12/11, 3*
travel - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver - finished 03/12/11, 3*
theology - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver - finished 03/12/11, 3*
vampires - Dracula by Bram Stoker - finished 04/12/11, 5*
series - The Final Detail by Harlan Coben - finished 18/12/11, 3*
drama - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver - finished 03/12/11, 3*
film - Dracula by Bram Stoker - finished 04/12/11, 5*
sports - The Final Detail by Harlan Coben - finished 18/12/11, 3*
cookbooks - Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser - finished 26/11/11, 4*

2. 30 points: Read around the world: (f, g, h, i, j)
1. If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi - finished 16/11/11, 5*
2. Baldur's Bones by Mary Arrigan - finished 21/11/11, 4*
3. A Room With a View by E.M. Forster - finished 10/12/11, 3*
4. Momentum: The Struggle for Peace, Politics, and the People by Mo Mowlam - finished 21/12/11, 4*
5. The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead by Max Brooks - finished 04/01/12, 5*

3. 20 Points: St Andrews Day:
1. 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England Comprising All the Parts You Can Remember including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings & 2 Genuine Dates by W.C. Sellar - finished 04/12/11, 4*
2. Heartstone by C.J. Sansom - finished 16/12/11, 5*
3. Momentum: The Struggle for Peace, Politics, and the People by Mo Mowlam - finished 21/12/11, 4*
4. Eagle Of The Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff - finished 24/12/11, 4*
5. Holy Warrior by Angus Donald - finished 31/12/11, 5*

4. Thanksgiving: For 20 points:
1. Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong - finished 21/11/11, 5*
2. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser - finished 26/11/11, 4*
3. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver - finished 03/12/11, 3*
4. Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg - finished 07/12/11, 4*
5. The Stonecutter by Camilla Läckberg - finished 12/12/11, 4*

5. International Men’s Day: for 25 points:
1. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett - finished 01/11/11, 3*
2. Jake West - 'The Keeper Of The Stones' by M J Webb - finished 04/11/11, 4*
3. Jake West - Warriors of the Heynai by M J Webb - finished 08/11/11, 5*
4. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore - finished 08/11/11, 2*
5. Bird Songs & Calls of Britain & Northern Europe by Geoff Sample - finished 22/11/11, 4*

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): 4 books @ 50 points each = 200 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 1 books @ 25 points each = 25 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points

Total points = 800

December:

1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):

comic-books - The Sandman, Vol. 1:Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman - finished 03/12/11, 3*
comics - The Sandman, Vol. 1:Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman - finished 03/12/11, 3*
manga - The Sandman, Vol. 1:Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman - finished 03/12/11, 3*
mythology - The Sandman, Vol. 1:Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman - finished 03/12/11, 3*
history - If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi - finished 16/11/11, 5*
feminism - A Room With a View by E.M. Forster - finished 10/12/11, 3*
collection - The Sandman, Vol. 1:Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman - finished 03/12/11, 3*
self-help - Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser - finished 26/11/11, 4*
inspirational - The Sandman, Vol. 1:Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman - finished 03/12/11, 3*
military - If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi - finished 16/11/11, 5*
love - A Room With a View by E.M. Forster - finished 10/12/11, 3*
romance - A Room With a View by E.M. Forster - finished 10/12/11, 3*

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:
1. If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi - finished 16/11/11, 5*
2. Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong - finished 21/11/11, 5*
3. Heartstone by C.J. Sansom - finished 16/12/11, 5*
4. The Final Detail by Harlan Coben - finished 18/12/11, 3*
5. Momentum: The Struggle for Peace, Politics, and the People by Mo Mowlam - finished 21/12/11, 4*

3. & 4. 25 points per book: 2011 shelves:
1. Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong - finished 21/11/11, 5*
2. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater - finished 23/11/11, 3*
3. Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg - finished 07/12/11, 4*
4. The Preacher by Camilla Läckberg - finished 10/12/11, 4*
5. The Stonecutter by Camilla Läckberg - finished 12/12/11, 4*
6. Heartstone by C.J. Sansom - finished 16/12/11, 5*
7. The Final Detail by Harlan Coben - finished 18/12/11, 3*
8. Eagle Of The Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff - finished 24/12/11, 4*
9. Holy Warrior by Angus Donald - finished 31/12/11, 5*
10. Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales by Angela Carter - finished 07/01/12, 5*

5. 25 points: **NEW** Books:
1. If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi - finished 16/11/11, 5*
2. How Gods Bleed by Shane Porteous - finished 19/11/11, 3*
3. Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong - finished 21/11/11, 5*
4. Baldur's Bones by Mary Arrigan - finished 21/11/11, 4*
5. Bird Songs & Calls of Britain & Northern Europe by Geoff Sample - finished 22/11/11, 4*

Challenge 12.2: 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Challenge 12.3: 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Challenge 12.4: 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 points
Challenge 12.5: 5 books @ 25 points each = 125 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

Total points = 850

Official Final Score:

January ROAR Total = 725 completed
February ROAR Total = 825 completed
March ROAR Total = 850 completed
April ROAR Total = 1,165 completed
May ROAR Total = 1,606
June ROAR Total = 1,215
July ROAR Total = 725
August ROAR Total = 825 completed
September ROAR Total = 930 completed
October ROAR Total = 1,625
November ROAR Total = 770
December ROAR Total = 825

Grand Total = 12,086

Going to keep going and try and finish my remaining challenges anyway :-)

Unofficial Final Score:

January ROAR Total = 725 completed
February ROAR Total = 825 completed
March ROAR Total = 850 completed
April ROAR Total = 1,165 completed
May ROAR Total = 1,786 completed
June ROAR Total = 1,765 completed
July ROAR Total = 915 completed
August ROAR Total = 825 completed
September ROAR Total = 930 completed
October ROAR Total = 1,650 completed
November ROAR Total = 800 completed
December ROAR Total = 850 completed

Grand Total = 13,086

Sam wrote: "Going to keep going and try and finish my remaining challenges anyway :-) "


What a good idea!
I finished one more that I couldn't finish in Dec., and it felt bad not to be able to check it off. I like your idea of doing it and marking it as unofficial!

Susan wrote: "Sam wrote: "Going to keep going and try and finish my remaining challenges anyway :-) "


What a good idea!
I finished one more that I couldn't finish in Dec., and it felt bad not to be able to che..."

That's what gave me the idea Susan, managed to get another one just after the New Year and was gutted I couldn't mark it off, so thought I would anyway, just for the sack of my own sanity if nothing else ;-)

Woohoo finally completed the whole thing, well done me :-D

Sam wrote: "Woohoo finally completed the whole thing, well done me :-D"

Way to go, Sam!!!

Susan wrote: "Sam wrote: "Woohoo finally completed the whole thing, well done me :-D"

Way to go, Sam!!!"

Thanks Susan :-D

Yay, Sam. Fantastic work!! (sorry, am a bit late :P)

Way to go!

Thanks Kazza and Vivian :-D