February Totals and New Challenges

Considering that February was a short month, we did a lot of reading! Results in a moment, but first, let's talk about some fun new challenges.

Starting with the March results, we're offering some special reading challenges that will lead to many wondrous prizes (and, if we're lucky, the trophy for the statewide challenge!). Prizes will be awarded to winners in three categories:

• Most books/pages read
• Most participation points (more on that below)
• A random drawing of active bloggers (meaning that if you blog about one measly book in a month, you could win a prize!)

OK, about those participation points... Points will be awarded for the following activities:

• One point per book read and blogged about each month
• Two points per book by Neil Gaiman (a wild card challenge handed down by the Missouri Book Challenge)
• Two points per book that's at least 700 pages long (again, a Missouri Book Challenge wild card)
• Five extra points will be awarded to anyone who blogs about a fiction book, a non-fiction book, a young adult book, and a graphic novel in a single month

But enough about challenges! To the results! Krista R topped the board for the second month in a row, but Ed W and Jason S were hot on her heels. Full results are below, and on the Monthly Reporting page.

Blogger          Books         Pages

 Krista R:              29               8,899

Ed W:                   23               8,499

Jason S:               22               8,722

Dennis M:            9                 3,180

Kara K:                 6                 2,244

Karen Y:               2                  1,143

Kim P:                  1                    604

Lauren B:            1                     396

Melissa M:          1                     373

Terra S:               1                     288

TOTAL:              95              34,348