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WINTER CHALLENGE 2012
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Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
FaithThis is my first time claiming so fingers crossed it's right!
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
1) 12 letter title: Scent of Magic (Goodreads author)
5) Romance: The Siren (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
GR authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
KAREN OZ25.4 - Lois's Task - Local Flavor
I live in suburban Sydney, Australia.
Option A – local author: Ethel Turner was born in England but migrated to Australia when she was 7 and lived in several Sydney suburbs the rest of her life so I would consider her local.
Seven Little Australians byEthel Turner
Option B – book is set in suburban Sydney (within 1 hours’ drive from my own home)
They're a Weird Mob by Nino Culotta
+25
Total this post: 25 points
Grand Total: 235 points
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 20
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 30.6. Donna Jo's Task - Having the Time of Their Lives
C. Read a book with the word "Time" or "Life" in title or subtitle
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
D. Using YOUR life, read a book first published during the decade of your birth. I was born in the 1980s. March 16, 1985.
Clandestine by James Ellroy
-This book was first published in 1982.
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 90
Books Read this Task: 2
Total Books Read: 7
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Results; Megan L5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception/Maggie Stiefvater
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 3
Books read: 3
Pages Read: 980
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard ID: JENBENT20.10 -- Group Reads
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Post 13 in discussion thread
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Total Goodreads authors: 4
Total Big books: 500+ ()
Keltie Lee5.2 Phil's Prediction
The Shadow Scholar: How I Made a Living Helping College Kids Cheat
by Dave Tomar
*Shadow Scholar*
20.3 Deck the Halls
by Emily Brightwell
*hard to see but there is a wreath hanging above the fireplace*
30.6. Having the Time of Their Lives
Option A:
The Art Of Men
by Kirstie Alley
*has biography as a genre*
Option C:
The Sweet Life
by Francine Pascal
*has the word life in the title*
Points this post: 55
Total points: 280/1170
Tasks: 18
Books: 20
25.8 Spreading the LoveOption 1: Author's Initials in Valentine's Day
vaLenTine's
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Option 6: Just because I LOVE YOU…Read any book of your choice that meets SRC’s standard/general guidelines ☺
Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco
+ 25 Points
Grand Total: 90
30.7 It's My Anniversary!2. Page numbers add up to 12: 228 pages, 2+2+4=12
The Lambs of London by Peter Ackroyd
4. Gold Cover (approved in help thread)
Jack Maggs by Peter Carey+30 Points
Grand Total: 120
SUZANNE VN10.6 Resolve to Read Lots of Books
Then Came Christmas by Randy Lee Eickhoff - NEWYEARSRESOLUTION
20.5 Beatle Mania!
I Heart New York - I Saw Her Standing There
Lindsey Kelk is a GoodReads Author
20.8 Double Trouble
Option 5
The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls - this book takes place during the summer when 4 high school students are 'forced' to participate in a summer book club with their mothers. The cover just makes you want to dive in to the pool!
25.9 Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Options B & C
Option B - the cover shows a Christmas tree, a candle, and a gift.
Option C - the title contains the word "Merry."
Sheila Roberts is a GoodReads Author
Points this post: 75
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 8
Books Read: 8
GR Authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Peebee20.2 - Rookie It’s Snow Joke, “Winter’s Cool”!
Option 6: Mountains
by Amanda CoplinThere are mountains on the cover.
25.8 - Spreading the Love
Option 4: Love
Paris in Love by Eloisa James
"Love" is in the title.
Eloisa James is a Goodreads Author.
Option 6: Book of Choice
Truth Like the Sun by Jim Lynch
Jim Lynch is a Goodreads Author.
30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock
Option 2: Lolly, Lolly, Lolly
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
"Never" is an adverb on the linked list.
Jenny Lawson is a Goodreads Author.
Option 3: Conjunction Junction
A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today by Kate Bornstein
"And" appears twice in the title.
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Points this post: 75
Total points: 240/1170
Goodreads Authors: 3/8
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.5. Paint It RedRed Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay
25.3 - Coralie's Task - Let's be Different
Option 1:
Book A: Jinx by Meg Cabot
*** Meg Cabot is a Goodreads Author ***
Book B: Murder Takes The Cake (6, 5, 3, 4 letters) by Gayle Trent
*** Gayle Trent is a Goodreads Author ***
Points this post: 35
GRA this post: 2
Total points: 90
Total GRA: 3
Total big book tickets: 0
30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie Exchange1. Gingerbread Cutouts: read a book with a compound word in the title or subtitle.
by Tony Bertauski (Goodreads Author)Foreverland (compound word)
5. Checkerboard Cookies: read a book with "black" or "white" in the title or subtitle.
by Benjamin Kane Ethridge (Goodreads Author)Points this post: 30
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 10
Books Read: 19
GR Authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard ID: JENBENT20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option 5: The Old Year Passes (pub in 2012)
Dr. Brinkley's Tower by Robert Hough
Robert Hough is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 205
Total Goodreads authors: 5
Total Big books: 500+ ()
15.1 -- One Man's Trash....Read one book from the 10 highest rated books on your shelf AND one book from the 10 lowest rated books.
One of the Highest- The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
One of the Lowest- The Blessed by Tonya Hurley
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Books read: 2
Pages Read: 892
Emmalita20.10 Group Reads
Mr Penubra s 24 hour bookstore by Robin Sloan
I posted in the thread for this book. I was post
number 21
Robin Sloan is a Goodreads author; claiming ticket
20.3 Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
by Wally LambOption 1. Christmas ornament on front
This post: 40
Total points to date: 40
Goodread authors: 1
Big book tickets: 0
Total tasks completed: 2
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!2. I read Moranthology which has 354 pages
5. I read The Fault in Our Stars
30.4 - Cindy AL's Task: Jackpot Spin
I rolled a 5 so I read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
*Claiming 2 big book tickets - 750+ pages*
and I also read Du Contrat social
Points this post: 60
Total points: 90
Big Books: 750+ (1)
5.8 End of DaysI read San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats by Mira Grant, which has "apocalyptic" as a genre on the main page. This is only available as an e-book and was approved for 5 point tasks in post 1813 of the e-book thread
20.1 First Time for Everything
I read Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan -- his first published book.
30.2 It's Winter...or Is It?
Book A - Option 2 - I read Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein -- E and W in the words longundErWear.
* WEIN IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR *
Book B - Option 1 - I read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - published in May 2012
* FLYNN IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR *
New Total: 90
20.9 -- Read a book with a strong female character (option 5).The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa (<--Goodreads author!)
Meghan Chase, the protagonist in this tale, is a strong female character because she is forced to realize truths about herself and the ones she loves throughout this series. With maturity and grace, she handles the knowledge that she has obligations in another world that will keep her from the comforts of home even though she is only a teenager.
+20 points
Total points: 65
Goodreads authors: 5
Repost from December 23:5.5 Raise a Glass
The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
10.3. They All Look Good to Me.
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - Will use Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore for 20.10 Task.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 45
Jenifer10.1 Happy New Year
Coveted by Shawntelle Madison
Shawntelle Madison is a goodreads author=Goodreads Author ticket?
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 85
Total books read: 6
Good reads authors: 5
Big book tickets:
25.1 Laurie ME's TaskJill ~ genre - Romance Evermore 12/16/12 4♥ Alyson Noel Goodreads Author
Diana ~ genre - Fantasy
Finding the Lost 12/29/12 4♥ Shannon K Butcher Goodreads Author
Points this post:25
Total Points: 110
Total books read:8
Goodread Authors:7
Tasks Completed:6
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+(0)
10.4 - Where DO Those Letters Go? Northern Lights by Nora Roberts - set in AlaskaPoints this post: 10
Total Points: 60/1170
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie ExchangeOption 4: Mystery genre on main GR page
Before I Go To Sleep
**** S.J. Watson is a GRA ****
Option 6: lime MeltawayS
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock
#1: Multiplication Rock: Three is a Magic Number
The Hunger Games
#6: America Rock: Preamble ("Defense")
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Points: 60/1170
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Readerboard ID: JENBENT25.1 - Laurie ME's Task - A Tribute to the Women in my Life
#4 Jill (romance genre)
Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
Maureen Johnson is a Goodreads author.
#6 Laurie (mystery genre)
Mortal Stakes by Robert B. Parker
Points this post: 25
Total points: 230
Total Goodreads authors: 6
Total Big books: 500+ ()
5.3 Plain Brown WrapperThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky this is one of those books that I think everyone is read, and I'm glad I no longer have to be embarrassed about not reading it!
20.1 There's a 1st Time for Everything
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
20.3 Deck the Halls
Option 5:Published in 2012- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 45
Total points: 35
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books:
BEKKA - 30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie ExchangeOption 1. Gingerbread Cutouts: For this one, I read “The Beekeeper’s Apprentice”
by Laurie R. King, since “beekeeper” is a compound word.Option 6. Lime Meltaways: read a book whose author's initials can be found, in any order, within the words LIME MELTAWAYS.
For this option, I read “The Life of Pi,”
by Yann Martel.Yann’s initials can be found: LIME MELTAWAYS
Also, Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Tasks Completed to Date: 5
Total Points Earned to Date: 85
Pages Read this Challenge: 665
Total Pages Read to Date: 1974
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Coralie10.10 Lucky 13
A Fortunate Term
15.6 The Year of the Snake
Book first published in 2001
Passage
big book 780 pages
20.8 Double Trouble
Option 1 – Fraternal – two different words in title
Eva Trout
Total points 100
Task 20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double TroubleOption 3. Names - Read a book by an author whose first OR last name begins with an R or an S.
S: Stephen
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (2011) by Stephen Greenblatt (Paperback, 356 pages)
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (2012)
National Book Award for Nonfiction (2011)
45 + 20 = 65
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 45 + 20 = 65
Books read: 04
Pages read: 1,472
Read but not claimed: 08
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.6 - PUNCTUATION, IS? FUN! - Angel's Rest by Emily March which has an APOSTROPHE in the title.Emily March is a Goodreads author.
20.8 - DOUBLE TROUBLE - OPTION 1 - The Cay
30.7 - IT'S MY ANNIVERSARY
OPTION 1 - 12 LETTERS IN TITLE - Fatelessness
OPTION 3 - CARIBBEAN SETTING - The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph which takes place in the Dominican Republic.
Lynn Joseph is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 195
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 5
BIG BOOKS - 0
Liora15.2 Two Plus Two
Aunt Dimity's Christmas by Nancy Atherton and
Savvy by Ingrid Law Combined initials are NAIL
20.3 Deck the Halls
Option 1 (Christmas Tree on the Cover)
Hard Christmas by Barbara D'Amato25.9 Christmas Scavenger Hunt
I chose to read a book that satisfied both options A and B.
Advent of Dying by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie.Option A: the author's first name is Carol
Option B: Christmas trees on the cover
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 165
5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie DustWitchling by Yasmine Galenorn
The main characters are half-Faerie, approved in help thread.
*** Yasmine Galenorn is a Goodreads author ***
Total points: 95
Total GRA: 4
Total big book tickets: 0
10.6 Resolve to read a lot of booksRead Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken GoodReads Author, initials EA, newyEArsresolution
20.8 Double Trouble
Option one, 2 word title different words.
Read Night Sky by Jolene Perry good reads author
This is a paperback version but listed as ebook, here is link to paperback with same ISBN http://www.amazon.com/Night-Sky-Jolen...
Points for these tasks: 30
Total points : 95
Good reads authors : 6
Big books: 0
Sheila➜25.12 - Mstan's Task - I ♥ the Goodreads on SRC
The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling received 4 stars from Jen Herepost # 10 in the Best of Fall 2012 SRC thread
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl was one of Kristi's favorites mentioned Here
post # 17 in the Best of Fall 2012 SRC thread
Both are shown on this page http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Total - 485
Erin C.5.1 Confessor by: Terry Goodkind
1 Big Book Ticket [603pp]
Point this Post: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1
GRA Authors: 0
Total Point: 5
STACIE MITask 5.9 - Shhh!
I read a book where "Sh" is found in the word "Shining:"
A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The Railway Diary of Kate Cameron by Julie Lawson
Points this task: 5
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 114
Pages read: 8474
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 25.13 - Author Influences
For my first book, I read:
The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie's Goodreads author page lists her influences and one of them is Arthur Conan Doyle, so I read:
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Points this task: 25
Total points: 360
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 116
Pages read: 8842
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Rudy15.1 One Man's Trash
Book 1 from top 10 on my list The Secret Keeper byKate Morton
Book 2 from bottom 10 on my list The Dressmaker byKate Alcott
Points this post:15
Total points: 120
Task completed:10
Books read:12
Janice CA20.1 There's a 1st Time for Everything.....
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
According to Goodreads, this is Ms. Cahalan's first and only book.
***Goodreads Author***
+20
total: 110
tasks: 5
books: 6
GR Authors: 2
Results; Megan L5.5 Raise a Glass
/Kristen AshleyPoints this Post: 4
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 3
Books read: 3
Pages Read: 1,056
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Mod
10.5. Paint It Red.
Red in title: Red Means Run by Brad Smith
10.6. I Resolve to Read Lots of Books!
NEWYEARSRESOLUTION initials: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites.
From Donna Jo's list: Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch
total = 255
Marie-Anne15.9 Fly South for the Winter: Death at Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood plays in Melbourne, Australia.
20.1 There's a 1st Time for Everything: Fool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler. This book is listed as the first published book on the author's website.
20.8 Double Trouble: Option 5: Good summer reading The Ghost Walker by Margaret Coel. This book makes good summer reading because my husband and I like to travel to archaeological sites, including American Indian sites and reservations. I enjoy reading books that play in those environments, especially in the summer when we are travelling. Margaret Coel is a GR author.
This Post:
Points this post: 55
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big books: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Summary Totals:
Total points: 55
Total tasks completed: 3
Total books read: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big books: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
This is my first post and my first points. I just joined yesterday. I tried for 25.1 set in and around a bakery...Vanity Fare: a novel of flattest literature and love
And about a teacher or set in a school...Mr. Terupt
Total points: 25 pts
Total books: 2
15.2 -- Two Plus TwoPark Lane by Frances Osborne
and
Heading Out To Wonderful by Robert Goolrick
These authors' initials combine to form the word FROG.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 250
5.9 Shhh!
Shakespeare's Landlord
Points for this post: 5
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Shakespeare's Landlord
Points for this post: 5
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
MariyaTask 25.14 - Kate S's Task - New Year, New Authors!
My favorite author is Lisa See.
Here is the Original Author's GR page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Here is her GR page that shows which authors are similar to her: http://www.goodreads.com/author/simil...
The first book I read for this task was The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices which was written by Xinran who is one of the authors similar to Lisa See
The second book that I read was How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway who is another author that is similar to Lisa See, according to the "similar authors" page.
Task We Got the Beat
There are 5 syllables in my name (first + last names combined); therefore, I read Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Kaf-ka on the Shore = 5 syllables
Points this Post: 40
Total points: 160
Oops for my post above I forgot to mention that it's Task 15.5 - We got the beat
Delicious Dee5.6 You Have Bewitched Me
Mansfield Park - (Big Book Ticket - 500+ pages)
Total Points: 325/1170
GR Authors: 12
Big Book Ticket: 500+(2)
Jen UT5.2 - Phil's Prediction
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Total Points: 10
Total Books Read: 4
20.4 - Janice CA's Task: Renaissance AuthorsBook of the Dead - Patricia Cornwell (GR Author)
Reason I admire her: although never being a forensic pathologist, she helps support their work
This Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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20.5: Beatle Mania!
"Do You Want to Know a Secret"
The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen (Jessica is a GR author)
20.8: Double Trouble
option 3: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen (Jessica is a GR author) approved on line 737
20.9: Screen Sisters
option 4 (Science Fiction): Every Day by David Levithan (David is a GR author)
Points this post: 60
Total points: 125
Tasks Completed: 6
Books read: 7
GR Authors: 3 (7)
Big Books: 500+ 0(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)