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Finished SuBC!
Here is what I read:
5 Points
In honor of July 4th read a book set in the USA: John Tyler by Gary May
Read a book by a Canadian author: Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje
Read a book with a summer drink/cocktail on the cover: Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
Read a book with a water related word in the title: Down the River by Edward Abbey
Read a book with a one word title: Pericles by William Shakespeare
Read a book while lounging by the lake/pool/beach: The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Read a book based on its cover: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
Freebie: Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest by K. Jack Bauer
Re-read a favorite book: Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Read a book that takes place on a mountain: Alive: the Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
10 Points
Read one of NPR's 100 best teen novels: A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Create a poll with 4-5 books and ask nesties to choose one: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Read a book that takes place in a state you have never been to: True Grit by Charles Portis
read a book with a persons first name in the title: Therese Raquin by Emile Zola
Read a book you have been meaning to read for a while: King Lear by William Shakespeare
Read a book in a format you don't normally use: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Read a book you have seen mentioned on NBC: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Read a book from the 'books you wish more people knew about' list: 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Read a book by an author with the same first/last name as an immediate family member: James K. Polk by John Siegenthaler
Read a book whose number on a list matches your birthday/anniversary number: Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
15 Points
Read a book about a controversial subject and post your thoughts on NBC: Animal Liberation by Peter Singer
Read a book based on its opening line: Beloved by Toni Morrison
Read a book about someone who takes a break from life: Annapurna by Maurice Herzog
Read a Morris award winner or nominee: Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride
Read a book that isn't on your TBR and post about it on NBC: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Read a book that fits any previous challenge: The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West by Edward Abbey
Read a book and create something based on it: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Read a book written before 1800: All's Well that Ends Well by William Shakespeare
Read a book from the NBC books read list: World War Z by Max Brooks
Read a Hugo or Nebula award winner: Watchmen by Alan Moore
25 Points
Read a book whose title employs a poetic device: Loves Labours Lost by William Shakespeare
Read a guy and girl manga and post about which you liked better: Akira by Otoro Katsuhiro and Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star by Cain Kuga
Read a book that has been turned into a Broadway play/musical: Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
Read a book by an author who has contributed to NPR's 'This American Life': Naked by David Sedaris
Read a book from the quintessential 90's book list: Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
Whew!
5 Points
In honor of July 4th read a book set in the USA: John Tyler by Gary May
Read a book by a Canadian author: Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje
Read a book with a summer drink/cocktail on the cover: Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
Read a book with a water related word in the title: Down the River by Edward Abbey
Read a book with a one word title: Pericles by William Shakespeare
Read a book while lounging by the lake/pool/beach: The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Read a book based on its cover: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
Freebie: Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest by K. Jack Bauer
Re-read a favorite book: Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Read a book that takes place on a mountain: Alive: the Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
10 Points
Read one of NPR's 100 best teen novels: A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Create a poll with 4-5 books and ask nesties to choose one: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Read a book that takes place in a state you have never been to: True Grit by Charles Portis
read a book with a persons first name in the title: Therese Raquin by Emile Zola
Read a book you have been meaning to read for a while: King Lear by William Shakespeare
Read a book in a format you don't normally use: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Read a book you have seen mentioned on NBC: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Read a book from the 'books you wish more people knew about' list: 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Read a book by an author with the same first/last name as an immediate family member: James K. Polk by John Siegenthaler
Read a book whose number on a list matches your birthday/anniversary number: Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
15 Points
Read a book about a controversial subject and post your thoughts on NBC: Animal Liberation by Peter Singer
Read a book based on its opening line: Beloved by Toni Morrison
Read a book about someone who takes a break from life: Annapurna by Maurice Herzog
Read a Morris award winner or nominee: Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride
Read a book that isn't on your TBR and post about it on NBC: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Read a book that fits any previous challenge: The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West by Edward Abbey
Read a book and create something based on it: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Read a book written before 1800: All's Well that Ends Well by William Shakespeare
Read a book from the NBC books read list: World War Z by Max Brooks
Read a Hugo or Nebula award winner: Watchmen by Alan Moore
25 Points
Read a book whose title employs a poetic device: Loves Labours Lost by William Shakespeare
Read a guy and girl manga and post about which you liked better: Akira by Otoro Katsuhiro and Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star by Cain Kuga
Read a book that has been turned into a Broadway play/musical: Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
Read a book by an author who has contributed to NPR's 'This American Life': Naked by David Sedaris
Read a book from the quintessential 90's book list: Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
Whew!
Re: Finished SuBC!
Wow, great job!
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