Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Jan

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

teen Naruto, Vol. 1: The Tests of the Ninja 30/05/11
teen-fiction The Book Thief 3/06/11
poetry Inferno 23/05/11
graphic-novel Naruto, Vol. 1: The Tests of the Ninja 30/05/11
graphic-novels Naruto, Vol. 1: The Tests of the Ninja 30/05/11
children Naruto, Vol. 1: The Tests of the Ninja 30/05/11
children-books The Velveteen Rabbit 27/05/11
childrens Naruto, Vol. 1: The Tests of the Ninja 30/05/11
children-s The Book Thief 3/06/11
childrens-books The Velveteen Rabbit 27/05/11
children-s-books The Book Thief
philosophy The Elegance of the Hedgehog 15/05/11

1.2 20 points: being the first month of the New Year: read an author's first novel (ie. debut novel)
1. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott 28/06/11

1.3 30 points: 26 January is Australia Day: Read a book written by an Australian author or where it is mostly set in Australia
1. The Book Thief 03/06/11

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. Naruto, Vol. 1: The Tests of the Ninja 30/05/11

1.5 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. The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales 07/02/11

1.2: 1 book @ 20 points each = 20 points
1.3: 1 book @ 30 points each = 30 points
1.4: 1 books @ 20 points each = 20 points
1.5: 1 book @ 30 points each = 30 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 1 books @ 50 points each = 50 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): x books @ 25 points each = 25x points
Mini SAT: 5 books for ‘month’ shelves = +50 points
Grand Total: 250 points

February

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

thriller The Little Stranger 22/06/11
thrillers The Little Stranger 22/06/11
guilty-pleasures A Touch of Dead 26/05/11
sf-fantasy
science-fiction-fantasy A Touch of Dead 26/05/11
scifi-fantasy A Touch of Dead 26/05/11
sci-fi-fantasy A Touch of Dead 26/05/11
contemporary The Little Stranger 22/06/11
contemporary-fiction The Little Stranger 22/06/11
music The Phantom of the Opera 10/06/11
english The Little Stranger 22/06/11
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)
1. The Magician's Nephew 27/05/11
2. House Calls by Dogsled: Six Years in an Arctic Medical Outpost
3. The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
4. Assassin's Apprentice 28/04/11
5. The Golden Compass 04/07/88

2.3 20 points: Valentine's Day (14th): Read a book with cholocate / candy / heart / mostly red / pink on cover
1. The Worm Ouroboros 20/06/11
2. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott 28/06/11

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
1. The Wise Man's Fear 21/05/11
2. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 27/05/11
3. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 13/05/11

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.
1.House Calls by Dogsled: Six Years in an Arctic Medical Outpost (Canada)
2. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Canada) 27/05/11
3. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Canada) 13/05/11
4. Timbit Nation: a Hitchhiker's View of Canada 26/04/11
5. Veronika Decides to Die (Brazil) 27/06/11

1.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points complete
1.3: 2 books @ 20 points each = 40 points
1.4: 3 books @ 30 points each = 90 points
1.5: 5 book @ 30 points each = 150 points complete
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 1 books @ 50 points each = 50 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): x books @ 25 points each = 25x points
Mini SAT: x books for ‘month’ shelves = +50 points or -(x-5)15
Grand Total: 430 points

March

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

paranormal A Touch of Dead 26/05/11
2007 The Book Thief 3/06/11
anthologies A Touch of Dead 26/05/11
anthology A Touch of Dead 26/05/11
fiction
ya-fiction The Book Thief 3/06/11
ya The Book Thief 3/06/11
ya-lit The Book Thief 3/06/11
contemporary-romance
harlequin
american
american-history

3.2 20 points - Read the Month: "The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war": 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:
Apollo
Bacchus
Ceres
Cupid
Diana
Fauna
Flora
Fortuna
Janus
Juno
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury The Worm Ouroboros 17/06/11
Minerva
Neptune
Pluto
Saturn
Venus
Vesta
Vulcan

3.3 20 points - Reading the Rainbow: Read books with the following (predominantly) colored covers:

Red The Worm Ouroboros 17/06/11
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet

Note: there are 7 colors of the rainbow – you can read up to 5 books per challenge but to claim points for up to 5 books, read a different colored cover for this particular challenge.

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”. Read a book either:

a. about women’s issues (ie. rights to vote, discrimination, violence, etc). It can be fiction / non-fiction, that’s up to you. AND / OR

b. biography / autobiography of those who championed women’s causes, for example Susan B. Anthony (US), Elizabeth Cady Stanton(US), Amelia Jenks Bloomer (US), Miles Franklin (AUS), Germaine Greer (AUS), Mary Wollstonecraft (UK), Mary Stopes (UK), etc... All of the above I garnered from lists of feminists on Wikipedia but please these are only examples.

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.

1.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
1.3: 2 books @ 30 points each = 60 points
1.4:
1.5: 1 book @ 30 points each = 30 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): x books @ 50 points each = 50x points
Wide (Monthly shelf): x books @ 25 points each = 25x points
Mini SAT: x books for ‘month’ shelves = +50 points or -(x-5)15
Grand Total: 190 points

April

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

young-adult The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
young-adult-fiction The Bad Beginning 28/06/11
relationships The Elegance of the Hedgehog 15/05/11
juvenile The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
juvenile-fiction The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
picture-book The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
picturebooks The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
picture-books The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
2006 The Bad Beginning 28/06/11
kids The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
kids-books The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
theory Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11

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
1. Inferno 23/05/11
2. Songs of a Sourdough 03/04/11
3. Ballads of a Cheechako 12/04/11
4. Evangeline 16/04/11

3. April Fools Day: 20 points for reading ‘humorous’ book or one written by a comedian
1. Three Men in a Boat 15/05/11
2. Wicked Appetite 04/07/11


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
1. Assassin's Apprentice 28/04/11 Thick
2. Royal Assassin 25/5/11 Thick
3. Tigana 21/04/11 Thick
4. The Wise Man's Fear 21/05/11 Thick
5. Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11

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
1. The Velveteen Rabbit 30/05/11
2. Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
3. The Truth Is . . .: My Life in Love and Music 14/07/11


1.2: 4 books @ 20 points each = 80 points
1.3: 2 books @ 30 points each = 60 points
1.4: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
1.5: 3 book @ 30 points each = 90 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 4 books @ 50 points each = 200 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): x books @ 25 points each = 25x points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 100 points
Grand Total: 630 points

May

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

scifi Primary Inversion 16/05/11
sci-fi Primary Inversion 16/05/11
science-fiction Primary Inversion 16/05/11
sf Primary Inversion 16/05/11
20th-century Primary Inversion 16/05/11
religion The Magician's Nephew 27/05/11
short-stories A Touch of Dead 26/05/11
mysteries The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 27/05/11
mystery The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 27/05/11
mystery-suspense The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 27/05/11
mystery-thriller The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 27/05/11
christian-fiction The Magician's Nephew 27/05/11

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)
1. Fahrenheit 451 2/06/11
2. The Book Thief 03/06/11

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. The Book Thief 03/06/11

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.
1. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 27/05/11
2. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott 28/06/11

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
O
W
E
L


1.1 50 points
1.2: 2 books @ 30 points each = 60 points
1.3: 1 books @ 30 points each = 30 points
1.4: 2 books @ 20 points each = 40 points
1.5:
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 1 books @ 50 points each = 50 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
Grand Total: 280 points

June

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

general The Bad Beginning 28/06/11
general-fiction The Phantom of the Opera 01/06/11
action The Bad Beginning 28/06/11
action-adventure The Phantom of the Opera 01/06/1
college Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
business SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance 13/07/11
school Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
stories The Bad Beginning 28/06/11
horror The Phantom of the Opera 01/06/1
memoir Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
memoirs Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
economics SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance 13/07/11

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 / written by LGBT authors / contained LGBT characters.

Note: a number of other countries also celebrate in June (eg. Canada, etc) but a few celebrated in other times of the year

1. Laurie King A Grave Talent 25/06/11
2. Melissa Etheridge The Truth Is . . .: My Life in Love and Music

3. Spelling Bee (31 May - 2 June 2011):

Example for option b: 'misspell' (8 letters): (20x5) + (50x3) = 250 points
M Margaret Weis The Lost King 04/07/11
I Isabelle Allende Daughter of Fortune 12/06/11 World
S Sarah Waters The Little Stranger 22/06/11
S Sue Grafton U is for Undertow
P Paulo Coelho Veronika Decides to Die 27/06/11 World
E Eric R. Eddison The Worm Ouroboros 20/06/11
L Gaston Leroux The Phantom of the Opera 10/06/11 World
L Laurie King A Grave Talent 25/06/11


4. 20 points: Opposites:

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)
1. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott 28/06/11
2. The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship 16/06/11

5. 20 points: Father's Day: Read books you have gifted / are giving to a father* OR books of interests** to them.

1. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance 13/07/11



1.2: 2 books @ 30 points each = 60 points
1.3: 250 points
1.4: 2 books @ 20 points each = 40 points
1.5: 1 books @ 20 points each = 20 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): x books @ 50 points each = 50x points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 3 books @ 25 points each = 75 points
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 100 points
Grand Total: 545 points

July

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

fantasy Where the Wild Things Are 20/07/11
spirituality Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
nature Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
classic Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
classics Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
2000s Artists in Crime 06/07/11
writing Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
children-s-literature Where the Wild Things Are 20/07/11
children-s-lit Where the Wild Things Are 20/07/11
childrens-picture-books Where the Wild Things Are 20/07/11
2003 Artists in Crime 06/07/11
all-time-favorites Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11

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

3. 30 points: Read around the world:
k, l, m, n, o
1. Artists in Crime 06/07/11 (New Zealand)
2. Singing In The Shrouds 14/07/11 (New Zealand)
3. Clutch of Constables 09/07/11 (New Zealand)
4. A Grave Mistake 20/07/11 (New Zealand)


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

1938 Artists in Crime 06/07/11
1948
1958 Clutch of Constables 09/07/11
1968 Singing In The Shrouds 14/07/11
1978 A Grave Mistake 20/07/11


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: civilization / culture Walden, or Life in the Woods 20/07/11
3. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil: art Artists in Crime 06/07/11
4. Machu Picchu, Peru: (brought to international attention in 1911) read a book in connection with exploration / archeology
5. Chichen Itza, Mexico: magic / water Artemis Fowl 17/07/11
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


1.2: 0 books @ 30 points each = 30 points
1.3: 4 books @ 30 points each = 120 points
1.4: 4 books @ 20 points each = 80 points
1.5: 3 books @ 20 points each = 60 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 0 books @ 25 points each = 0 points
Mini SAT: x books for ‘month’ shelves = 150 points
Grand Total: 440 points