Summer Reading Challenge 2009...

My Rough Draft:
updated 7-18-09

5 Points

1. Andy Griffith (Actor) - Born June 1, 1926 - Read A Book That Takes Place In Or Is About A Small Town Ala Mayberry. THE OPTIMIST’S DAUGHTER (WELTY) – MOUNT SALUS, MISSISSIPPI

2. Twyla Tharp (Dancer/Choreographer) - Born July 1, 1944 - Read A Book With The Word…PIROUETTES ON A POSTAGE STAMP ???
• Dance, Dances, Dancing, Dancer, Dancers
• A Dance Term I.E. Pirouette, Arabesque, Plie Etc.
• Or A Specific Type of Dance in the Title I.E. Ballet, Tap, Tango Etc.

3. Jerry Garcia (Musician) - Born August 1, 1942 – Read A Fiction or Non-Fiction Book about A Musician or Band. LOVE IS A MIX TAPE (SHEFFIELD)

4. Going To The Chapel And They’re Gonna Get Married – Read a Book Where the Main Character Is Getting Married or Where a Wedding Occurs during the Course of the Story.

5. Tasty Treat’s straight From the Farmer’s Market – Read a Book with a Fruit or Vegetable in the Title. SEXING THE CHERRY (WINTERSON)

6. Christmas In July – Read A Christmas Story Or A Book That Takes Place Primarily During Winter.

7. Discover Hidden Gems - From Your Favorite Genre…Find And Read A Book That Has Less Than 50 Ratings On Goodreads THE MERCY ROOM (ROZIER) 37 REVIEWS AS OF 5/31/09

8. Let’s Hit The Beach – Read a book with one of these “Beachy” words in the title – Beach, Boardwalk, Island, Lighthouse, Ocean, Sand, Sandcastle, Sea, Seashell, Seashore, Seaweed, Shell, Shore, Starfish, Tide, or Wave. THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA (HEMINGWAY)

9. This Day in History - July 27, 1858: First Use of Fingerprints as a Means of Identification – Read A Mystery Or Crime Fiction Book. 7TH HEAVEN (PATTERSON)...done

10. U.S. Independence Day – July 4th - Read A Historical Fiction Book That Takes Place In The U.S. And Relates Somehow To An Important Event Or Time Period In Its History I.E. The Revolutionary War or the Great Depression.

10 Points 1/10

1. Wolfgang Puck – Famous Chef – Born July 8, 1949 – Read A Novel Where The Main Character Is A Chef, A Caterer, A Waiter Or Waitress...Or Basically Anybody Whose Job Revolves Around/Relates To Food. LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS (HARRIS)

2. Percy Bysshe Shelly – Born August 4, 1792 And Died July 8, 1822 – Famous English Poet – Read A Book Written By An Author That Lived During His Lifetime.

3. Hans Christian Anderson – Died August 4, 1875 – Read a Collection of Fairy Tales or a Novel That Is An Adaptation Of A Classic Fairy Tale. CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER (MAGUIRE)

4. Day Of The African Child - June 16th - Read A Book Written By An African Author; Or Set In Africa/About Africa. THE NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY (MCCALL)

5. Bastille Day - July 14th - Read A Book Written By A French Author; Or Set In/About France. MURDER IN MONTPARNASSE (GREENWOOD) OR THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG (BARBERY)

6. This Day In History - August 6th, 1945 – The Bombing Of Hiroshima – Read A Book Written By A Japanese Author; Or Set In/About Japan. SNAKES AND EARRINGS (KANEHARA)

7. June, July, August Are The 6/7/and 8th Months in the Year – Pick and Read ONE book that has…
• 6/6th/Six/Sixth THE SIXTH TARGET (PATTERSON) ...done
• 7/7th/Seven/Seventh
• Or 8/8th/Eight/Eighth in the title
• Or is the 6th/7th/or 8th book in a series.

8. Our House In The Middle Of Our…(Street, Drive, Court, Lane Etc.). Your task is to read a book whose title has the one of those that matches where you currently live.
• I.E. If You Live On Main Street Then You Would Read A Book With The Word Street In The Title Such As The Street of a Thousand Blossoms. QUEEN OF THE ROAD (ORION)

9. Take Me Out To The Ballgame – Read A Non-Fiction Or Fiction Book About A Baseball Player Or The Game Of Baseball.

10. Dog Days Of Summer – Read A Fiction Or Non-Fiction Book With The Word Dog Or A Specific Breed Of Dog In The Title. OUTSIDE THE DOG MUSEUM (CARROLL)
15 Points

1. Dream Vacation – Read A Fiction Book That Takes Place In Or A Non-Fiction Book About Your Dream Vacation Spot (It Should Be A Specific Location I.E. Not Just the Beach or Mountains but Hawaii or the Swiss Alps Etc.) – When Finished Reading Create And Post An Itinerary Of Things You Would Do If You Were To Visit That Location. THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE (PRESTON) OR DEATH IN VENICE (MANN) – ITINERARY TBD

2. Casting Call – Read A Book That Hasn’t Already Been Made Into A Movie And Post A List Of Who You Would Cast If You Were Making The Film. THE BOOK SHOP (FITZGERALD) CASTING CALL TBD

3. It’s Summer So It’s Time To Enjoy The Great Outdoors - Read an Entire Book While Sitting Outside – Book Must Be At Least 150 Pages. For Those Of You Who Live Where It Is Actually Winter You May Read A Book About Outdoor Activities (Instead Of Reading Outside) Like Camping, Rafting, Fishing - It Should Be An Activity Done In Summer Though Not Like Skiing Or Snowboarding. DANGEROUS TIDES (FEEHAN)

4. Quiz Me? – Do the Goodreads Trivia Quiz and Read the First Book You Come to but Haven’t Yet Read. FAHRENHEIT 451 (BRADBURY)...done

5. Current Events – Read A Book That In Someway Relates To Current/Recent Events/Topics From The News And Read A Newspaper Or Magazine Article Related To The Same Topic. THE ABORTIONIST’S DAUGHTER (HYDE) AND ARTICLE AT http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tiller_shooting - TOPIC: ABORTION DEBATE
• The Book Itself Does Not Have To Be Set In Current Times…I.E. They Say History Repeats Itself So A Historical Fiction Book With A Subject That Is Relatable To A Current Event Is Acceptable.

6. Opposites Attract – Read 2 Books That Have Words in the Titles That Have Opposite Meanings – i.e. If You Selected the Pair Up/Down You Could Read – Seven Up AND Don't Look Down. NAKED (SEDARIS) AND DRESSED TO KEEL (CALVERT)...done & done

7. Popularity Contest…
• Read One Book From The All Time Most Popular Books On Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular THE GREAT GATSBY (FITZGERALD)
• And One From The All Time Most Unpopular Books On Goodreads Shelf http://www.goodreads.com/book/unpopular THE ALMOST MOON (SEBOLD)
• The Books Can Be From The List For Your Country Or The World List.

8. Friendly Suggestions…
• Read A 5 Star Book From The Book List Of The First Friend You Made On Good Reads DEAD UNTIL DARK (HARRIS)
• And A Book They Gave 1 Star Or Their Lowest Rating To (But Not An Unread Book). BELINDA (RICE WRITING AS RAMPLING) – 1 STAR RACHEL B.

9. What’s In a Name? – Read 2 Books Written By 2 Different Authors Who Share Either A First Or Last Name. STILL ALICE (LISA GENOVA) AND LOOK AGAIN (LISA SCOTTOLINE)...1/2 done

10. Initial Thoughts - Read 2 Books Where the First Letter of the First Word In The Titles Matches Your Initials. AMSTERDAM (MCEWAN) AND A VIRTUOUS WOMAN (GIBBONS) A.V.

20 Points
1. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – Rhiannon's Task – Choose and Read a Book by an Author That Shares the Same Birthday as you. Month and Date. OPIUM (COCTEAU) JULY 5TH
2. ROOKIE OF THE SEASON – Tina’s Task - June 6 is the Anniversary of D-Day - Read a Book that Takes Place During WWII. EYE OF THE NEEDLE (FOLLETT) OR SARAH’S KEY (DE ROSNAY) OR LEARNING TO BREATHE (WHITE)

25 Points

1. Jessica IL’s Task – Paying Homage - Read A Classic Novel Or Play And Then Read A Modern Novel That Reinterprets That Story Or The Characters In It. ROMEO AND JULIET (SHAKESPEARE) AND JULIE AND ROMEO (RAY)

2. Ashley ID's Task - Read a Dystopian novel...for this task you would read a book about a dystopian/totalitarian government; or a novel where the government creates a dystopian society. WE (ZAMYATIN)

3. Cait's Task - In honor of our Mod Squad, read 2 books - one from Lori's (the TNBBC Mod's) shelf and one from Cynthia (the Seasonal Challenge Mod's) shelf - by an author you've never read before. The book can be on their TBR or Read shelves. THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE (ALAN) – CYNTHIA AND HEART OF DARKNESS (CONRAD) - LORI

4. Amy MA's Task - The Birthstones for June, July and August are Pearl, Ruby and Peridot. Read a Book Where One of These Stones is Named in the Title or is Part of the Author's Name. FAR ABOVE RUBIES (POLANSKY) OR (HANKO)

5. Beth MN's Task - Read two books (no audio) from the adult genre of your choice (no YA or children's fiction) with over 555 pages each. THE GLASS BEAD GAME (HESSE) AND A FRACTION OF THE WHOLE (TOLTZ) or OUTLANDER (GABALDON)

6. Sharon's Task - Edinburgh International Festival - In honor of this annual summer festival that's held in the capital city of the country where Sharon lives...Read a Fiction or Non-Fiction book that takes place in or is about the capital city of the country you live in. However, if you are a US resident you need to read a book that takes place in or is about the State Capital of the state you currently live in. BLAZE (BACHMAN) BOSTON

7. Bonnie's Task - Read a Book with 900+ pages. THE EXECUTIONER’S SONG (MAILER) OR THE HISTORIAN (KOSTOVA) OR THE MERLIN TRILOGY (STEWART)

8. Angela IL's Task - Read 2 Books by 2 Different Goodreads Authors. WATER WITCHES (BOHJALIAN) AND NEVERWHERE (GAIMAN)

9. April's Task - Reading Through The Ages: Read a book first published in the 1800s, a book first published in the 1900s, and a book first published in the 2000s WITNESS AT THE WEDDING (BRETT) 1ST PUBLISHED 2005...done; THE STRANGER (CAMUS) 1ST PUBLISHED 1946; TURN OF THE SCREW (JAMES) 1ST PUBLISHED 1898

10. Kristina GA's Task - Read A Book About A Secret Society And Post A Little Review About It. It Could Be Fiction Or Non-Fiction. THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY (CHRISTIE)


30 Point Tasks
1. Donna Jo's Task - Read A Biographical Fiction Book & An Autobiography/Biography About That Person. CHANG AND ENG (STRAUSS) AND DUET FOR A LIFETIME (HUNTER)

2. Sandy's Task – In Honor of Lucille Ball's B-Day (Aug 6, 1911) and My Favorite TV Show I Love Lucy Read Two Books with Main Characters Whose Names are Lucy, Ricky, Fred or Ethel, or A Variation Of Any Of Those Names. Both Books Can Have The Same Name Or It Can Be Different. LUCY (FELDMAN) or TURTLE MOON (HOFFMAN) AND 4.50 FROM PADDINTON (CHRISTIE)
Lucy= Lucille, Lucila, Lucia, Lucina, Lucette, Luc, Luciana, Lucie, Luce and Lucinda

Ricky= Ricardo, Richard, Rick, Dick, Richie, Ricki, Rikki, Ricarda

Fred= Frederick, Freddy, Freddie, Fredericka, Freda,

Ethel= Ethelda, Etel, Ethelene, Ethelyn

3. Wendy's Task - Summer Peace Accord- Read 2 Books…
• One Book With A Positive Muslim, Islamic, Or Arabic Protagonist PEOPLE OF THE BOOK (BROOKS)...done
• And One Book with a Positive Jewish, Israeli or Zionist Character. NIGHT (WIESEL)

4. BJ Rose’s Task - In Honor Of U.S. Independence Day - Read A Biography (Not An Autobiography) Of A U.S. President Who Either Was Born Or Who Died During Summer. The book must be at least 300 pages. JOHN ADAMS (MCCULLOUGH)
• Born In Summer - John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Harrison, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Clark Hoover, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Gerald Rudolph Ford, George Herbert Walker Bush, William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton, George Walker Bush, Barack Hussein Obama
• Died In Summer - Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Monroe, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, James Knox Polk, Zachary Taylor, Martin Van Buren, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, Warren G. Harding, Ronald W. Reagan

5. Kristen IL's Task - In Celebration of Young Adult Librarians Everywhere…Read Three YA Books. WINTERGIRLS...done AND CHAIN...done (ANDERSON) AND

6. Bridgit’s Task - Read a Compilation of Short Stories or Essays...it can't be a book with a collection of short stories all written by the same author. Then Choose One Of The Authors Included In The Compilation That You Have NEVER Read Before, And Read A Stand-Alone Book Of Theirs. (Not another Short Story).

7. Kristenr’s Task – Read a Book First Published the Year Your Father Was Born, and a Book First Published the Year You Were Born. LAUGHING BOY (LAFARGE) AND A SEVERED HEAD (MURDOCH)...partial read

8. Leora’s Task – Pick and Read 2 Books From The '1001 Books To Read Before You Die' List. http://www.listology.com/list/1001-books... THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (HADDON)...done AND THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (SPARK)...and mostly done

9. Lizzi’s Task – Judge a Book by Its Cover. Select a Book Only Because You Love the Cover, And Post a Picture or a Link So We Can See the Cover When You're Finished. MS HEMPEL CHRONICLES (BYNUM)...done

10. Rora’s Task – Read A Nominee Or Winner Of The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award From 1971-1991. http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/fantasy/ THE CITY, NOT LONG AFTER (MURPHY) NOMINEE 1990...done

50 Point Mid-Way Task
1. PENDING