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SBC 2015!
Hi Everyone,
Here is what I have for SBC. Remember the links listed below a category are generally only a guide. Many times I could find links similar to the category but not exactly (ie read a book with an instrument on the cover - I could only find a list with string instruments on the cover). Let me know if you think anything needs to be changed. We'll gather the 25th pt tasks from the top 5 WBC participants once WBC is over and the final scoreboard is posted!
5 pt tasks:
IHO the colors of spring read a comic book or graphic novel
Read a book you already own but haven't read
Read a book with some kind of punctuation mark in the title (apostrophe, question mark, hyphen, etc)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/33692.Titles_with_a_Question_Mark_
IHO International Guitar Month (April) read a book with a musical instrument on the cover -
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3628.String_Instruments_on_the_Cover
Read a book with a cover that's your favorite color
10 pt Tasks:
IHO Mothers Day and Fathers Day read a book focusing on family relationships - Post a review when you are finished -
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/12890.Best_Family_Sagas
Read a memoir or autobiography - Post a review on the board
Spring forward - Read a book involving time travel
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/211.Best_Time_Travel_Fiction
Read a book written by an author on this list (you have to scroll to the bottom of the page for the list): http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/50-Over-50-The-Chronicle-List-of-American-2727475.php
IHO Wildflower Week (in May) read a book with a name of a flower in the title.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6035.Flowers_in_Title_Not_on_Cover
15 pt Tasks:
Read a Man Booker Prize winner or nominee
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/239.Booker_Prize_Winners
Read a book from the Bailey's women's prize for fiction long list - Post a review when you are finished: http://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/baileys-2015-longlist#.ax3Q3lzV4
Read a Printz or Newbery finalist or winner from 2015 (awards were announced a couple weeks ago)
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz-award
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal
IHO “Hug an Australian Day” read a book set in Australia - Post a review when you are finished
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3958.Best_Books_Set_in_Australia
IHO of Cinco de Mayo read a book originally written in Spanish
http://conversationalreading.com/top-25-spanish-language-novels-written-since-1982/
Here is what I have for SBC. Remember the links listed below a category are generally only a guide. Many times I could find links similar to the category but not exactly (ie read a book with an instrument on the cover - I could only find a list with string instruments on the cover). Let me know if you think anything needs to be changed. We'll gather the 25th pt tasks from the top 5 WBC participants once WBC is over and the final scoreboard is posted!
5 pt tasks:
IHO the colors of spring read a comic book or graphic novel
Read a book you already own but haven't read
Read a book with some kind of punctuation mark in the title (apostrophe, question mark, hyphen, etc)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/33692.Titles_with_a_Question_Mark_
IHO International Guitar Month (April) read a book with a musical instrument on the cover -
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3628.String_Instruments_on_the_Cover
Read a book with a cover that's your favorite color
10 pt Tasks:
IHO Mothers Day and Fathers Day read a book focusing on family relationships - Post a review when you are finished -
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/12890.Best_Family_Sagas
Read a memoir or autobiography - Post a review on the board
Spring forward - Read a book involving time travel
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/211.Best_Time_Travel_Fiction
Read a book written by an author on this list (you have to scroll to the bottom of the page for the list): http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/50-Over-50-The-Chronicle-List-of-American-2727475.php
IHO Wildflower Week (in May) read a book with a name of a flower in the title.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6035.Flowers_in_Title_Not_on_Cover
15 pt Tasks:
Read a Man Booker Prize winner or nominee
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/239.Booker_Prize_Winners
Read a book from the Bailey's women's prize for fiction long list - Post a review when you are finished: http://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/baileys-2015-longlist#.ax3Q3lzV4
Read a Printz or Newbery finalist or winner from 2015 (awards were announced a couple weeks ago)
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz-award
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal
IHO “Hug an Australian Day” read a book set in Australia - Post a review when you are finished
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3958.Best_Books_Set_in_Australia
IHO of Cinco de Mayo read a book originally written in Spanish
http://conversationalreading.com/top-25-spanish-language-novels-written-since-1982/
Re: SBC 2015!
IVF w/ICSI - transferred 2; froze 3
Beta #1 150 Beta #2 320 - 7/16 124 bpm (6w5d) EDD 3/6/13
Our team green baby was a girl! Emma Lynn born 2/23/13
my read shelf: