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Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC

20.8 Double Trouble
11/22/63 by Stephen King
This meets Option 3, an author whose first name begins with an "S".
Points this task: 20
Total points: 155

20.9 Screen Sisters
Looking for Yesterday by Marcia Muller
This meets Option 5: Scandal which requires a "strong female character." Sharon McCone is a strong willed, confident detective in this series and is a very strong female character.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 175

30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task - Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
Option 5: (The Word Legend in Title) -

AND
Option 6: (Fantasy) -

Total Points = 1020

30.6 Having the time of their lives
Option C: Life of Pi by Yann Martel This book has the word "life" in the title.
Option D: Where There's a Will by Rex Stout This book was published in 1940 and I was born in 1945.
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 205

20.2 Rookie It's Snow Joke...
Option 6:

*this ebook was length approved in message 1980 of the ebook verif thread
*this book was approved for this task by Janet F in msg 65 task help
*Francene Carroll is a GRA
This task: 20
tasks completed: 15
Total: 300
GRA: 14
Big book: 2/500+, 1/750+
Dlmrose
25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUE
option 4- Prof Plum fruit on cover:
The Tea House on Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens
option 5- Mr Green mystery: Unseen by Mari Jungstedt
25.8 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Spreading the Love
option 2 red cover:
Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham
option 6: The Good Son by Russel D. McLean
25.10 - Chaitra's Task - Thank You Neil Gaiman!
option 2 mythology: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
option 3 mirror on cover:
Ignorance: A Novel by Michèle Roberts
total = 920
25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUE
option 4- Prof Plum fruit on cover:

option 5- Mr Green mystery: Unseen by Mari Jungstedt
25.8 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Spreading the Love
option 2 red cover:

option 6: The Good Son by Russel D. McLean
25.10 - Chaitra's Task - Thank You Neil Gaiman!
option 2 mythology: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
option 3 mirror on cover:

total = 920

Task 5.1 Find a Good Book
Read a book with the word “good” found intact in a word in the title
Good Luck: Create the Conditions for Success in Life and Business by Alex Rovira Bes
Points This Post: 5 points
Total Points: 105 points
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Goodreads Authors: 3
Big books (500+): 0
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 7

Task 25.2-Chain of Names!...read 2 books; first pick any book you want; for the second book the author must have a first name in common with a main character from your first book:
Book 1 I read

Book 2 I read

Points earned for this task: 25
Points Achieved to date: 410
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 10
Total # of Big Books: 1
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)

The link included for the book was to the audiobook. This is the link to the hardcover (no paperback available).
Task 5.1 Find a Good Book
Read a book with the word “good” found intact in a word in the title
Good Luck: Create the Conditions for Success in Life and Business by Alex Rovira & Fernando Trias de Bes
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66...
Points This Post: 5 points
Total Points: 105 points

Task #20.6 - Seasoned Reader - “Punctuation, is? fun!”
Read one book which has a punctuation mark in its title
OPTION: Apostrophe'
Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
Points This Post: 20 points
Total Points: 125 points
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Goodreads Authors: 3
Big books (500+): 0
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 8

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Janet F's Task: Rookie It’s Snow Joke, “Winter’s Cool”!
Option 2- Set in Russia
Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan
I listened to the CD version-
Here's the link to the paperback
Angel on the Square
Total Points- 140
Total Tasks- 9
Goodreads Authors- 4
Big Books- (500+)- 0

1. Gingerbread Cutouts: read a book with a compound word in the title or subtitle. I read Summerland for this.
6. Lime Meltaways: read a book whose author's initials can be found, in any order, within the words LIME MELTAWAYS. Middle names and initials can be ignored. I read The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresen. Her initials, IS, can be found in Lime Meltaways.
SummerlandThe Twentieth Wife
Also, Summerland is a ****BIg BOOK ***** at 500 pages.
Total Points: 210
Books read: 15
Tasks completed: 12
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 3Summerland
Pages read: 5301

Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 120/1170
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)

Option 1: Miss Scarlet (romance genre)
The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
**Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author**
Option 4: Prof. Plum (book takes place in a school)
This Is Not a Drill by Beck McDowell
**Beck McDowell is a Goodreads Author**
30.4 Cindy AL’s Task: Jackpot Spin
I rolled a 1 (one word titles):
Book 1: Rise by Andrea Cremer
**Andrea Cremer is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2: Boundless by Cynthia Hand
**Cynthia Hand is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0

5.4 Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust
Grave Dance by Kalayna Price
Love interest Falin Andrews is fae. Also (spoiler for book 1) (view spoiler)
**Kalayna Price is a Goodreads Author**
20.5 Beatle Mania
Something About You by Julie James
Song: P.S. I Love You
**Julie James is a Goodreads Author**
50.1 Triple Threat
Book A: Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
3 A's in book title - blAck mAgic sAnction
**Kim Harrison is a Goodreads Author**
Book B: Dark Wolf Rising by Rhyannon Byrd
3 N's in author's name - rhyaNNoN byrd
**Rhyannon Byrd is a Goodreads Author**
Book C: Shroud For A Nightingale by P.D. James
Published 1971 - 1971/3 = 657
Points this Post: 75
Total Challenge Points: 410
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)

25.11 Vi's Task:
I used the recommended shelf Cookery on 12/6, some of which book have changed since I used it, and read
A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg
I rolled a 5, so I went to
1. The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City
which took me to
2, Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris which took me to
3. La Bonne Table
and on to
4. How Italian Food Conquered the World
which allowed me to finish with
5. The Gastronomy of Marriage: A Memoir of Food and Love by Michelle Maisto
This shouldn't change my point total of 1000.
Sorry I messed up.

25.3 - Coralie's Task - Let's be Different.
OPTION 1:
Book A –
Life, Vol. 1 by Keiko Suenobu – approved on Task Board post 48
Book B –
The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley – 3, 9, 2, 6, 7
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 535

15.5 -- We Got the Beat
Read a book with a title that has the same number of syllables found in your first and last names combined. Required: State the number of syllables in your name when you post.
5 syllables in my name
Reflected in You by Sylvia Day
Goodreads Author
15.10 -- A Bird in the Hand....
Read any book in your possession as of November 15, 2012.
Changeling by Yasmine Galenorn
Goodreads Author
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
5. The Old Year Passes – Read a book published in 2012.
On the Prowl by Christine Warren
25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUE
1. Miss Scarlet- a book with the genre romance on its main page.
Misled by Sylvia Day
Goodreads Author
2. Mrs. White- read a book where the title is printed in white ink on the cover
Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks
Goodreads Author
25.7 - Stesse's Task - Read My Nightstand
Pick 2 of the following options and read a book for each. You cannot do the same one twice. REQUIRED: State which options you chose in your post.
B. read a book with a happy ending.
Leave Me Breathless by Cherrie Lynn
Approved for length post 1893
Goodreads Author
C. Read a book that you’ve been meaning to read all year (2012) but haven’t gotten around to it, or haven’t found a task to fit it.
Highlander Unbound by Julia London
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 100
Total points: 610
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 41
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0

Tack 25.3-Let's Be Different
Book A- Read a book with every character in the title different
1356 by Bernard Cornwell
Book B- Read a book with at least four words in the title where every word has a different number of letters.
Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky
Points this task- 25
Total Points to Date- 455

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deedee's Task: All in the Family
Option 1-2
(More boys in my family, reading a translation)
The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist
Translated from Swedish by Marlaine Delargy
Points this post: 20
Total points: 615
Total Goodreads authors: 16
Total Big books: 500+ (1)

5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
The Complete Adventures of Peter Pan - what better way to read this task, than to read the original Peter Pan); ebook only approved in line #2059/2061 - we think there is a print equivalent but not sure, the entries are a mess
10.3 They All Look Good to Me
Enclave - Ann Aguirre (GR Author) - I read Maisie Dobbs for the Group Read book, this book came from the RITA's category
Total Points: 870/1170
GR Authors: 40
Big Book Ticket: 500+(4)

Option 3 -- Magyk by Angie Sage
author's last name begins with an S
Points this post: 20
Season Total: 215


25.12 I ♥ the Goodreads on SRC
Book 1:
Safe Haven
by Nicholas Sparks
Best of the Fall 2012 Challenge
post #3
Book 2:
Sophomore Switch
by Abby McDonald
Best of the Fall 2012 Challenge
post #34
30.4 Jackpot Spin
I rolled a 2:
Book 1:
Unwritten Rules
by M.A. Stacie
Book 2:
Spring Fling
by Sabrina James
30.8 A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
Book 1:
Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues
by Emily Brightwell
*This is my mothers favorite book series and I have fallen in love with them too*
Book 2:
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
My friend JoDee gave this book 5 stars
Points this post: 85
Total points: 545/1170
Tasks: 33
Books: 42

25.11: Vi's Task: Time to Explore
book 1 is from the GR recommendations generated by my contemporary shelf; I rolled a 2; book 2 is from the Readers also enjoyed from the book 1's page.
1. Hard Day's Knight by Katie MacAlister. Katie Macalister is a GRA.
2. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Kasey Michaels
Points this Post: 25.
Total Points: 780.
And - Maids of Misfortune was supposed to be credited to task 20.1, not 20.5; my mistake ... sorry.

Task 25.7 - Read My Nightstand
I decided to do options B and E.
For option B, I read:
Bridesmaid Lotto by Rachel Astor
This e-book was approved for length at line 138 of the spreadsheet.
For option E, I read a book with "tea" in the title:
Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
Both Kari Lee Townsend and Rachel Astor are Goodreads authors!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 725
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 147
Pages read: 16960
Goodreads authors: 20
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Book 1 (book has exactly three instances of same letter in title):
The Murder Of King Tut by James Patterson
There are 3 Ts in the title
Book 2 (book has exactly three instances of same letter in author's name):
Sphere by Michael Crichton
There are 3 Cs in author name
Book 3 (book first published in a year evenly divisible by three):
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
Published in 1932 (1932/3=644)
James Patterson is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 50
Total points to date: 605

Task 25.9 - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
I decided to read ONE book that fit both options A and B. The book has an author whose first name is Nick and it has snow and a star on the cover:

Points this task: 25
Total points: 750
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 148
Pages read: 17168
Goodreads authors: 20
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

15.9 Fly South for the Winter
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (set in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 700
Tasks Completed: 36
Books Read: 51
GR Authors: 28
Big Book Tickets: 4

Option 2: On Moving: A Writer's Meditation on New Houses, Old Haunts, and Finding Home Again by Louise DeSalvo
Points this post: 15
Total points: 675

Picture Perfect by Lucie Simone/ option 5- romance
Child of the Mist by Kathleen Morgan / option 6 - orginal published in December 1992
Task points 30
Total points 575
Total tasks 26
Total books 40

--First Book in Series: Mind Over Monsters (F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad Investigation, #1) by Jennifer Harlow
10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites (1 Book)
-- Book rated 5 stars by Fall 2012 Challenge completer
Stacie MI: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (Link to Stacie's Shelf)
25.8 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Spreading the Love (2 Books)
--Option 3: Romance listed as a genre
Magic Mourns (77 pgs.) and Curran (33 pgs.) by Ilona Andrews
Ebooks approved to be used together to achieve 100 pgs.
--Option 6: Any book that meets SRC's standard/general guidelines
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
*Jennifer Harlow and Ilona Andrews are Goodreads Authors*
Points for this post: 45
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 23
Total GR Tickets: 17

30.5 - Dlmrose/Cindy F's Task - Author Train!
The first name of the author of the first book must be found intact in the last name of the author of the second book.
Author 1:

940 pages-BIG BOOK
Author 2:

Points this post: 30
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 7
Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)

5.1 Find a Good Book
Read a book with the word “good” found intact in author's name.

531 pages-BIG BOOK
Points this post: 5
Total points: 530
Tasks completed: 21
Books Read: 40
GR Authors: 29
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)

30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
Option 1: 12 letters in the title: The Innocents by Francesca Segal
Option 5: Shelved as Romance: The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
Francesca Segal and Chris Bohjalian are goodreads authors.
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A: The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan has 3 o's in the title.
Book B: Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff. Jeffrey Stepakoff has 3 e's in his name.
Book C: The Prestige by Christopher Priest was published in 1995. 1995/3 is 665.
Jeffrey Stepakoff is a goodreads author.
Total points this post: 80
Grand Total: 380
Goodreads authors: John Grisham, Carol Rifka Brunt, Siobhan Fallon, Beth Harbison, Jenny Milchman, Francesca Segal, Chris Bohjalian, Jeffrey Stepakoff
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)

1. Baking Cakes in Kigali which was mentioned in post 18 of the best books you accidently read thread. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...
2. The Boy in the Suitcase by Agnete Friis and Lene Kaaberbøl which was mentioned in post 17 of the best of the fall challenge thread. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1....
Both of these books and authors were new to me.
Agnete Friis is a Goodreads author.
30.2 - IT'S WINTER....OR IS IT?
A2. INITIALS IN LONG UNDERWEAR - Ruthless Heart by Emma Lang.
B2. BIRDS OF A FEATHER -

TOTAL POINTS - 560
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 12
BIG BOOKS - 2


20.10 Group Reads
The Lost Recipe for Happiness - comment #12 in group discussion thread
Barbara O'Neal is a GoodReads Author
30.3 Cookie Exchange
Option 4 - Jam Thumbprints / Mystery
The Cold Light of Mourning = Mystery
Elizabeth J. Duncan is a GoodReads Author
Option 6 - Lime Meltaways
Lost and Fondue
Avery Aames - Author initials (AA) are found in MELTAWAYS - Avery Ames is a GoodReads Author
50.1 Triple Threat
Option A - Triplet in Title
The Widow of the South - 3 H's, 3 O's, 3 T's
Option B - Triplet in Author Name
City of Bones
Michael Connelly - 3 L's; Michael Connelly is a GoodReads Author
Option C - Publication year divisible by 3
True Grit - first published 1968; 1968/3=656
Points this post: 100
Total points: 450
Tasks completed: 20
Books Read: 28
GR Authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

20.6 Patricia’s Punctuation…?...! I read Bruno's Dream by Iris Murdoch, with an apostrophe in the title. 311 pages
25.10 Chaitra’s Thank You Neil Gaiman
I chose Option 1--American Gods-- and read I'm Over All That: And Other Confessions by Shirley Maclaine, her latest autobiography – in which she is the main character. Though she’s better known as an actress, a dancer, a memoirist, and a champion of extraterrestrials, she is also a singer 224 pages
I chose Option 5--Good Omens-- and read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, #41 on “The Funniest Books of All Time” list. 216 pages
Points This Post: 45
Total Points: 745
Pages read: 16,904
Big Books: 500 + (4)

5.5 Raise a Glass
Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst (385 p)
Sarah Beth Durst is a GRA.

5.6 You Have Bewitched Me
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (317 p)
15.7 -- Opposites Attract
I’m a Female Leo (Rawrrr!) so I picked a Male Aquarius: Fr. Andrew M. Greeley: Feb 5
Irish Gold: A Nuala Anne McGrail Novel by Andrew M. Greeley (512 p)
This is a Big Book.
15.8 -- Red Rover, Red Rover
Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern-Day Pirates by Daniel Sekulich (320 p)
30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task - Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
2. The Wish Stealers by Tracy Trivas (288 p)
I’d wish to have the ability to grant the (good) wishes of others (despite the name of the book, in the end, she does end up granting wishes…)
Tracy Trivas is a GRA.
5. Legend by Marie Lu (305 p)
Marie Lu is a GRA.
Points this Post: 70
Tasks Completed this Post: 5
Books Read this Post: 6
Pages Read this Post: 2127
GoodReads Authors this Post: 3
Big Books this Post: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 570
Total Tasks Completed: 34
Total Books Read: 45
Total Pages Read: 14456
Total GoodReads Authors: 16
Total Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)

Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook
Song: Love Me Do
Claire Cook is a GoodReads Author
Points Earned: 20
Total Points Earned: 180/1170
Total Books Read: 14/91
Good Read Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500(2), 750(), 1000()

Task 15.4 - Naming Names
I did the ONE book option and read:
Wolverine: Origins Vol. 7: Romulus by Daniel Way
Wolverine is the main character and Romulus is the villain that Wolverine is tracking.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 765
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 149
Pages read: 17280
Goodreads authors: 20
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

10.2. Let’s Get Something Started
You Are an Ironman: How Six Weekend Warriors Chased Their Dream of Finishing the World's Toughest Triathlon - one of my goals for 2013 is to do a half-ironman, with a full ironman in 2014 - since there are no books I could find about half-irons, I read a book about a full ironman (approved in the THT) - to say it was motivational doesn't even begin to describe - I highly recommend, even if you have no desire to do an ironman
Total Points: 880/1170
GR Authors: 40
Big Book Ticket: 500+(4)

20.8 It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
I chose option #4. Twins - Read a book that has a 6 OR a 7 in the total number of pages.
This book has 307 pages.I Heart New York
**Goodreads Author **
Lindsey Kelk
Stats (updated 2/4/13)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 80/1170
Total books read: 5/91
Total Good reads authors: 2
Total Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)

Task # 20.9 Moderator's Pet- Carly's Task: Screen Sisters
Option 4 Firefly- Read a book that has a red cover


Task # 25.1 Laurie ME's Task- A Tribute to the Women in my Life
Option 5 Read a book listed as Fantasy or Science Fiction on its main pageStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Option 6 Read a book with Mystery listed as a genre on its main page Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham

From Norway:
It's Fine By Me: A Novel by Per Petterson
+10 Points
Grand Total: 265

I chose "the old year passes" and read a book published in 2012. I read The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker.
**Karen Thompson Walker is a Goodreads author!**
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
1 Goodreads Authors: Karen Thompson Walker
3 Big Book Tickets: (1) - (2) - (3) War and Peace
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A: Shakespeare's Trollop
3 S's - Shakespeare's Trollop
Book B: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
3 N's - Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads Author
Book C: Warm Bodies published in 2010 (2010/3 = 670)
Isaac Marion is a Goodreads Author
Points for this post: 50
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 22
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Book A: Shakespeare's Trollop
3 S's - Shakespeare's Trollop
Book B: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
3 N's - Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads Author
Book C: Warm Bodies published in 2010 (2010/3 = 670)
Isaac Marion is a Goodreads Author
Points for this post: 50
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 22
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

25.11 - Vi's Task - Time to Explore
I rolled a 6.
Book 1 - GR Recommendation

Chain of books, set 12/4/12 (since it no longer works today):
Gormenghast
Swallows and Amazons
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
The Diary of a Nobody
Spring Torrents
Which led to Book 2:

Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 830
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15.10 A bird in hand
The Racketeer by John Grisham
The Racketeer has been on my Kindle since October and I finally got around to reading it, so it was in my possession as of November 15, 2012.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 135