Summer 2014 Book Challenge: Month 3

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The Semi-Charmed Summer 2014 Book Challenge is almost over! Just one more month to get all those categories checked off your list. :) Congratulations to everyone who has finished so far! And even if you haven't finished/won't finish, I hope this challenge has at least introduced you to some new great books you wouldn't have tried before! Here's the scoreboard as of last month's check-in:

1. Heather L. — 200 (DONE! First finisher.)
2. Jen @ Notes from the Officer's Club — 200 (DONE! Second finisher.) 
3. Megan @ Megan's Hobby Corner — 200 (DONE! Third finisher.)
4. Kaitlin N. — 190
5. Martha Kate @ Seasons with the Strattons — 175
6. TexErin @ TexErin in SydneyLand — 175
7. Meredith @ Ponder the Irrelevant — 170
8. Nina @ Nina Beana — 165
9. Katelyn @ Diaries of a Wandering Lobster — 155
10. Andi @ Just Another Smith — 150
11. rebhill7 — 150
12. Erin J. — 145
13. Wendy @ Blush and Barbells — 145
14. khy — 145
15. bevchen @ Confuzzledom — 140
16. Seema @ The Subtle Hipster — 130
17. Donna V. @ The Turning of Pages — 125
18. Hannah G. @ Goodreads — 120
19. Ech @ Ech & Will — 120
20. Shannon @ Eurolinguiste — 120
21. Amanda N. @ Books Aplenty, Books Galore — 110
22. Michelle F. @ Goodreads — 110
23. Katie H. @ Life, Love & Pursuits of Katie — 110
24. Nicole @ The Movie Cure-All for Boredom — 110
25. Carly @ Carly Blogs Here — 110
26. Jenn @ hellorigby! — 105
27. Boca Mary — 105
28. lbounds — 100
29. Sarah S. @ The Roaring Twenties — 100
30. Amber T. @ Mr. Thomas & Me — 100
31. Bev @ My Reader's Block — 100
32. Christy @ Planes, Trains and Running Shoes — 100
33. Sarah K. — 100
34. Jenn W. @ Business, Life & Design —95
35. Belle @ Finding My Virginity — 90
36. Kristen W. @ See You in a Porridge — 85
37. Laura S. @ The Seeds You Plant — 85
38. Emily A. @ Everyday Accounts — 85
39. Ashley B. @ This Unscripted Life — 80
40. Jessa O. — 75
41. Guest — 75 (If this is you, please let me know your name in the comments! You read Thrive by Arianna Huffington in May but didn't leave your name.)
42. Suzi M. — 75
43. Rachele — 75
44. Dre @ So She Writes by Miss Dre — 70
45. Amanda @ Amanda Keener — 70
46. Megan @ Semi-Charmed Kind of Life (host) — 70
47. Britt @ One&20 — 65
48. Steph G. @ Insert Classy Here — 65
49. Megan H. @ Make It Count — 65
50. Kiley — 65
51. Melissa M. — 60
52. Kaity @ (Bee)autiful Blessings — 60
53. Kari @ The Kari Diaries — 60
54. Kalyn V. @ Geez, Louise — 55
55. Caitlin M. — 55
56. Jennifer Rae — 55
57. Jenn @ A Country Girl's World — 55
58. Tanya @ Girl XOXO — 50
59. Regina @ Vintage 1973 — 50
60. Mae @ It's a Storied Life — 50
61. Breenah @ By Breenah — 45
62. Crystal @ Dreams, etc. — 45
63. Stefanie — 45
64. Esther @ Let's Go on an Adventure!  — 40
65. Amanda @ Rhyme and Ribbons — 40
66. Jenn G. @ quirky pickings — 40
67. Vicky @ The Outback Expat — 35
68. Kelsey @ Keeping Up with Kelsey — 35
69. Emily F. @ rooftopreading — 30
70. Sarah A. — 30
71. Rebecca @ Rebecca Chapman — 25
72. Jessica @ The Tangerine — 25
73. Porsche @ Coffee, bitte. — 25
74. Charlie @ Fur Earwig — 25
75. Fran @ Free Borboleta — 20
76. Christina T. @ Creating Serenity — 20
77. Jordin @ A Bottomless Book Bag — 20
78. Felecia @ Hello Felecia — 20
79. Kady H. @ Ioniun and the Three Biscuits — 15 
80. Plethora @ Plethora of Books — 10
81. Nicole @ Treasure Tromp — 5

Please comment on this post in the following format to check in. Please do not forget page numbers and to rate your books. Remember all books must be at least 200 pages long unless otherwise specified. I read a few books in July that I didn't think fit in any category, but after some rearranging I was able to count more than I had expected. :) Here's my updated list with all my completed challenge categories:

5 points: Freebie! Read any book that is at least 200 pages long. — Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein (447 pages, 4 stars) 
10 points: Read a book from the children’s section of the library or bookstore. — The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster (256 pages, 5 stars)
15 points: Read a historical fiction book that does not take place in Europe. — One Thousand White Women, Jim Fergus (434 pages, 5 stars) [set in the United States]
15 points: Read a book another blogger has already read for the challenge. — Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline (294 pages, 3 stars)
20 points: Read a book with “son(s),” “daughter(s)” or “child(ren)” in the title. — The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards (401 pages, 2 stars)
20 points: Read a book that was/will be adapted to film in 2014. — The Monuments Men, Robert M. Edsel (473 pages, 3 stars)
25 points: Read a book written by a blogger. — Hyperbole and a Half, Allie Brosh (384 pages, 5 stars) [blog of the same name]
30 points: Read a pair of books with antonyms in the titles. — Where'd You Go, Bernadette, Maria Semple (330 pages, 3 stars) & Me Before You, Jojo Moyes (400 pages, 3 stars)

PREVIOUS POINTS: 45
TOTAL POINTS: 140

I also just started reading A Game of Thrones. (I know, I know! Finally!) I was hesitant about starting this long of a book in the middle of my challenge, but then I saw it is currently No. 2 on the Mass Market Paperback Fiction list. Woohoo! So I'll get to count that one during the final check-in next month. :)

Please record your progress thus far by August 10 in order to be included in the next scoreboard, which will be posted with the fourth and final check-in on September 1. Good luck!