Announcement Hogwarts Reading Challenge 2012

Announcement Hogwarts Reading Challenge 2012

I am still working on the new challenge. The subjects will remain the same. So if you are like Hermione you will be able to start planning your reading list. Now, something new...in the books there ate mentions of different clubs and groups so this year you will be able to sign up to a club or group. I will be posting a sign up page soon. I can tell you that there will be quidditch teams, a music/choir club,a homework club, and others. Mini challenge theme announcement coming soon! Leave a comment if you would like to see a particular club.


Clubs:

• You must have at least 3 classmates to be a club.


• Books read for the club will have the same point value as a mini challenge book (10 points)


• Books read for a club can also be listed under a class and mini challenges
  

Points:

• each book is 1 point for the main challenge.


• books read for the mini challenge is worth 10 points each (the minimum books to complete a mini challenge will vary this year), plus 15 points for each additional, plus 1 point if you also list it under a class *you must list this books under your classes I will not do it for you this year.


• Harry Potter books are only worth 25 points. They can NOT be listed under your classes nor can they be used for any mini challenge.


• Harry Potter related books are worth 15 points (example Tales of Beedle the Bard, Guides to Harry Potter, basically any book that has Harry Potter in its title or is about the Harry Potter world). The CAN be listed under your classes and for mini challenges.


• 10 points for books read for a club *see above for points involving clubs

Harry Potter Week

Over at Reading with Tequila there will be Harry Potter week. From September 22nd to the 29th there will be posts from different bloggers writing about why they love or hate certain characters.

I think you all know that I love the Harry Potter world so I will definitely check back to read these posts. I have also submitted my request for a post about Lord Voldemort. Is it love or hate? Hopefully I will be able to write the post and y'all shall find out. So stay tune for updates.

Also for those of you who are students in my Hogwarts Challenge I am working on a special nini challenge in November since that is the month the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Haollows comes out.

Hogwarts Reading Challenge Mini Challenge

Hogwarts Reading Challenge

Mini Challenge




Prefect Badge (Perfect)

Time frame is one month April 14th to May 15t

So what do you have to do?






There are two ways to when this badge.

*First way: read at least 3 books with the word Perfect in the title.

or

*Second way: read at least 3 books that you give a perfect rating to. You do not have to blog the books but you do have to tell me why you gave it a perfect rating.




Points - 10 points (max 30 points) an additional 25 points for completing the challenge. Meaning you read all 3 will receive 30 points plus 25 bonus points for a total of 55 points.




***Yes, you can do any combination of the two options. Ex: read 2 books with perfect in the title and 1 book that you have given a perfect rating to.




Have Fun and Happy Reading!!!

Our Prefect Badge Students

Erin - Gryffindor House

Aleksandra - Gryffindor House

Tenia F - Slytherin House

If I left you out leave a link in the comments so I can find your books. Thanks and congrats to our Prefects! Here are your badges

Led Astray by Sandra Brown

Led Astray by Sandra Brown

3 stars

Hogwarts Reading Challenge, Chick Porn Reading Challenge 2010, Monthly Mixer Mele

Jenny Fletcher was taken in by the Hendren's after her family was killed in a house fire. The Hendren's are a very religious family. Hal the youngest son is the favorite. He has always been the easiest child to get along with. He always did the right thing. Cage the oldest was more difficult to get along with and became the black sheep of the family.

Hal decided to go on humanitarian trip to help smuggle out refugees. Jenny in an effort to try to keep Hal from going offers herself to him. Hal refuses and leaves the room. Hearing Jenny cries Cage enters the room thinking only to comfort but ends up doing the job Hal would not. In the darken room and under the influence of sleeping pills Jenny thinks her first time was with her love Hal.

The story becomes more steamy and complicated. Death, lies, deceit, pregnancy, and love. Like most romance novels I got frustrated. I hate how the character wait forever to just say I love you, it was me or what ever the case may be.

Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

Dreams from My Father

by Barack Obama
Audio Book 6 cds

3 stars

U.S. Presidents Reading Project/Hogwarts Reading Challenge/Monthly Mixer Mele

This is a candid look in to the life of American President Barack Obama. Many of the events that lead up to the man that he has become is explained. He also talks quite a bit about his struggles to find himself. Not just the regular coming of age struggles or the regular struggles to fit in but also the struggle to find where he belongs bi-racially.

The audio book is read by President Obama. He does quite a good job. Even "acting" out some of the scenes. I am not a person who normally read non-fiction. I think those who enjoy biographies and memoirs would enjoyed the book as well. Good job Mr. President. (said a Marilyn Monroe sing song voice...scandal!)

Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts

Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts 346pgs 03/12/2010

Hogwarts Reading Challenge, March Book-of-the-Month, Ireland Challenge 2010, Monthly Mixer Mele

Shawn Gallagher is the middle child. He is the dreamer of the brood. He is also the cook of the pub and play the piano beautifully. Mary Brenna O'Toole is the eldest child and the least girlie of the crew. She works as along side her father fix up the town. Brenna has also had a yen for Shawn but refused to act on it because she thought she was not his type. She was not pretty enough she thought. She decides that she must let him not how she feels and blurts it out. Shawn after a bit of pondering falls in love with her.

I found this book a better read than the first. There was conflict and they did struggle with the relationship at first but at least they worked through it. In the first book the union was painfully slow. Prince Carrick and Lady Gwen got their 2 couples together and only has one more to go before they can be together at last.

***Note it is obvious that the sister Darcy will get together with Magee, the guy that is going to open the new theater in town or someone from his company. Am I right? We shall see.

Hogwarts Reading Challenge The Houses

The Houses


Gryffindor - 83pts
Student List


Kari - 47 pts + CC 5pts + DA 5pts +SC 20pts = 77
Nay - 6pts


Ravenclaw - 0pts
Student List





Hufflepuff - 5pts
Student List

Melissa -
Evana (I Love Reading Challenge member - 5 pts




Slytherin - 21pts
Student List

La Toya - 13pts
Tenia F (I Love Reading Challenge member) - 8pts




***if you do not see points beside your name it's because I couldn't find your list. Remember the link provided is suppose to be a link to a Hogwarts Reading Challenge only post.

Hogwarts Reading Challenge

Hogwarts Reading Challenge 2010

March 8 2010 to December 13 2010

Winner will be annouced on Jan 7th 2011 Christine T winner picked through random.org

Congrats! I will contact you shortly with the link to your gift card.

giving eveyone time to check points and get them in so to those who I have reached out to please show me your books

In the Hogwarts Reading Challenge you are a student of the school. You will be sorted into houses. Each book you read must fit in to the subject of one the classes. You do not have to read books that fit all the subjects. Each book equals one point (toward the house cup).

You must read at least 5 books (audio books counts) before you are enter in to the drawing. At the end of the Challenge one person will win a $25 Amazon Gift Card and one house will win the House Cup (purely a pride thing).

Check back regularly as there will be Mini Challenges. The first Mini Challenge will start on April 2nd. Come back to see what the challenge will be and it's incentive.

To be eligible to win prizes you must have a blog and sign up using Mr. Linky. Then start a Hogwarts Reading Challenge post and link it back to this post.

****Update you can be eligible for prize if you become a member of I Love Reading Challenges on Shelfari and keep the list of the books you read for this challenge under the Hogwarts Challenge post there. You can also become a fan of the I Love Reading Challenges Facebook fan page and keep you list there as well.

Click here to go to the Sorting Hat. Please be honest. If there are too many in one particular house you may be place into another. So if the Sorting Hat places you in Sytherin you are Sytherin for duration of this challenge.

Click here to check your individual points and your house points.

Reading a Harry Potter book earns you 25 house points.

Have any questions leave them in a comment and I will get back to you. Have fun, good luck and Happy Reading!

****you can also find this challenge at my group I Love Reading Challenge on Shelfari

The Houses

Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin

The Classes

Transfiguration - read any book that has trans or figure in its title, is about shape shifting, has a shape shifter in it, or is about anything having to do with changing one thing into another

Defence Against the Dark Arts - read any book that has defence(defense), dark and/or art(s) in its title, read any book that is about self defense, war, history of war/marital arts, murder mysteries

Charms - read any book that has charm in its title, any book that deals with gives something or someone a new aspect (for example the nerdy guy become a handsome doctor)

Potions - read any book that has potion in its title, cookbooks count but you must cook at least one recipe out of the book

Astronomy - read any book that has astronomy in its title, books about planets, stars, etc, sci-fi

History of Magic - read any book that has history or magic in its title, books about magic, witches, etc

Herbology - read any book that has herb in its title, again cookbooks count and again you must cook at least one recipe out of the book

Arithmancy - read any book that has arithmancy in its title, any book with a number in its title, any book that deal with numbers or math

Ancient Runes - read any book that has ancient or runes in its title, books about historical places like the pyramids, Stonehenge, great wall of china, or any book about symbols

Divination - read any book that has divine in its title, any book about psychics or psychic abilities, tarot reading etc

Care of Magical Creatures - read any book that has magical or creatures in its title, about supernatural beings

Muggle Studies - nearly any book works here, what better why to understand Muggle than to read what they read

How to list your books and keep track of points:

When you copy this post onto your blog just list the book you read for the challenge under the subject to which it fits. Please include the name of the book/author and the the date you finished reading it

EX:

History of Magic - read any book that has history or magic in its title, books about magic, witches, etc

-Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts 3/12/2010

If you are reading along at the Shelfari I Love Reading Challenges group the challenge is already set up this way.

I'm Back! and with a new challenge

WOW! I didn't realize that I have been gone for so long. I'm back though. I have a new challenge that I am working on. Everything should be posted by Monday the latest. It is the Hogwarts Challenge. To win a $25 Amazon gift card you have to following this blog and sign up using Mr. Linky.