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I swore I posted this on Monday, but it wasn't here when I went to tally the scores. Maybe it got demolished in the conversion....
Anyway, here's an exciting almost-end-of-the-week check in.
Re: SuBC Check-In
I missed it earlier this week. Here we go:
Book that takes place in a State you'd love to visit - A Shot of Sultry by Macy Beckett - 10
Book about a Controversial Subject - And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman- 15
Book about someone taking a break from life - Men and Dogs by Katie Crouch - 15
New Total - 140 points
Manga category: "Itazura Na Kiss" and "Hikaru no Go: Descent of the Go" 25 pts
New total 145 points
Read a book while lounging by a lake/pool/beach: The Dark Tower by Stephen King - 5 pts
Read one of NPR's list of 100 best teen novels: A Separate Peace by John Knowles - 10 pts
Read a book with a persons name in the title: Therese Raquin by Emile Zola - 10 pts
Read a book from the 'books you wish more people knew about' list: 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff - 10 pts
Read a book by an author who shares a name with a family member: James K. Polk by John Siegenthaler - 10 pts
Read a book based on its opening line: Beloved by Toni Morrison - 15 pts
Read a book about someone who takes a break from life: Annapurna by Maurice Herzog - 15 pts
Read a morris award winner or nominee: Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride - 15 pts
Read a book written before 1800: All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare - 15 pts
New total: 230 points
Read a book with a one-word title: Once by Morris Gleitzman (5 pts)
New total: 105
Re-read a favorite book: Eleanor & Park
Read a book with a one-word title: Gated
10 points
Read a book that takes place in a state/province you have never been to but would love to visit: Out of Play (Alaska)
15 points
Choose a book based on its opening line: The Chocolate War
Read a book written before 1800: Aesop's Fables
New total: 175 points
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West - Judge a book by its cover - 5 points
Frigid by J. Lynn - Read a book with a one word title - 5 points
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley - Take your anniversary or birthday, find a list of books and read whatever number on the list that matches your number - 10 points
New Total: 210
my read shelf: