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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
STACIE MITask 10.6 - I Resolve to Read a Lot of Books!
I read a book by an author whose initials are AR:
Owly, Vol. 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton
**Andy Runton is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 137
Pages read: 14228
Goodreads authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Rudy20.9-Moderators' Pet- Carly's Task: Screen Sister
Option 5: Scandal Last to Die byTess Gerritsen One of the main characters is a strong female. She is Jane Rizzoli, a Boston Homicide Dectective on the case in the 10th book of the series.
Points:20
Total points: 265
Task :17
Books read:21
CathyG10.1. Happy New Years!
Read a book that is the first book in a series that is new to you
Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
Goodreads Author
10.6. I Resolve to Read Lots of Books!
Read a book whose author's initials can be found sequentially in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION.
Emilie Rose Executive's Pregnancy Ultimatum
Goodreads Author
10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites.
Read a 5 star book read by one of the SRC members who completed the Fall 2012 Challenge. REQUIRED: Give the name of the SRC member whose list you used.
Sassafrass Raising Kane by Lorelei James
15.7 -- Opposites Attract
Read a book written by a person who is your opposite in both ways (gender and sign),
Taurus (April 20 - May 20) <---> Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)
Me- female- May 19 Jim Butcher- Male - Oct 23
Grave Peril
Goodreads Author
15.8 -- Red Rover, Red Rover
For this task, read a book with a main character who is a pirate or privateer.
Seduced by a Pirate by Eloisa James
Approved for length post 1919
Goodreads Author
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
3. Names - My girls' names begin with the letters R and S. Read a book by an author whose first OR last name begins with an R or an S.
The Siren by Tiffany Riesz
Goodreads Author
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Carly's Task: Screen Sisters
Read one book from the following options. REQUIRED: In your post, state which option you chose.
Option 4: "Firefly" -- In honor of Jayne's hat, read a book with a red, yellow or orange cover.
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 100
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 27
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0
Jennifer KS15.2 -- Two Plus Two
I read Written in Stone by Ellery Adams
and 150 Pounds: A Novel of Waists and Measures by Kate Rockland who is a Goodreads Author.
Their initials will make the word Rake.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500= 1,750=0, 1000=0
MARIA HELENA20.6 Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
Spring's Fury by Denise Domning (Apostrophe)
****** Denise Domning is a Goodreads Author ******
30.7 Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
Option 3: Hurricanes in Paradise by Denise Hildreth (set in Bahamas, Paradise Island)
Option 5: Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks (romance)
****** Nicholas Sparks is a Goodreads Author ******
30.9 Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock
Option 1: Diagnosis Death by Richard L. Mabry (#3 in the Prescription for Trouble series)
Option 3: Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux (2 authors)
****** Abigail Roux is a Goodreads author ******
Points this post: 80
Total Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 20
GR Authors: 11
Big Book Ticket: 0
Kimber30.8 A Reading Tribute To Those We Love
Book 1: Miracles: 32 True Stories by Joanie Hileman
*My Late Grandmother, Julia, was a very important person in my life. I was her only Grandchild, we did everything together. This book reminds me of her because she was a very devout Christian woman and this is a book that she would have liked to have read.
Book 2: Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
*This book is a 5 star book on friend Rachel Wade's read list (hope I did the link right)
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
**EL James is a GRA
***Fifty Shades Of Gray is a big book at 514 pages
This task: 30
# completed: 11
GRA: 12
Total: 240
BB: 2/500+
MARIA HELENA10.1 Happy New Years!
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme #1) by Jeffery Deaver
****** Jeffery Deaver is a Goodreads author ******
10.4 Where DO Those Letters Go?
Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten (takes place in Göteborg, a city in Sweden)
10.5 Paint It Red
Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
****** Patricia Cornwell is a Goodreads author ******
****** Red Mist is a big book at 512 pages ******
15.2 Two Plus Two
Book 1: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Book 2: Miss Marple's Final Cases by Agatha Christie
The letters E, P, A and C form the word CAPE
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 25
GR Authors: 13
Big Book Ticket: 1
Kimber25.5 CLUE
Option 2:
by Tim Kizerthis ebook was approved in post 1815 in gr's ebook verify thread. White letter title
Option 6 Dragonfly in Amber by diana Gabaldon
the word "amber" is listed in the link provided w/task
** Tim Kizer is GRA
** Diana Gabaldon is a GRA
Dragonfly in Amber as a big book at 768 pages
This Task: 25
Tasks Completed : 12
GRA13
Total 270
bb: 2/500+, 2/750+
STACIE MITask 5.2 - Phil's Prediction
I read:
Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari
**Jo Treggiari is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 5
Total points: 605
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 138
Pages read: 14572
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.10 - Chaitra's Task - Thank You Neil Gaiman!1. Option 2 (Singer): Where She Went - Gayle Forman
main character is rock star singer
2. Option 6: Mina Wentworth and the Invisible City - Meljean Brook, GR Author
ebook approved @ line 503
upcoming book - The Kraken King
Points this post: 25
Total points: 550
GR Authors: 31
Big books: 500+ (1)
Jen UT10.1 Happy New Years!
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - First in a series
Total Points: 25
Total Books Read: 7
15.7 -- Opposites AttractThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
I am a female Taurus. The author is a male Scorpio (b. 8 Nov 1954).
Points this post: 15
Total points: 510
KAREN OZ25.1 - Laurie ME's Task - A Tribute to the Women in my Life
Option 4: Romance
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Option 5: science fiction
The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke (GR Author)
Total this post: 25 points
Grand Total: 585 points
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 47
Goodreads authors: 21
Big books: 500+ (5); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for EverythingThe Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Total Points = 125
Mod
I read Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Homeand Bolt the Door - word "good" in subtitle.
15.7 -- Opposites Attract
I'm a female Virgo, so read Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A.J. Jacobs. According to his GR bio, his birthday is March 20, making him a Pisces (and all signs indicate that he's male!)
30.6. Donna Jo's Task - Having the Time of Their Lives
For my first book, I chose option A and read Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist - main page lists genres of Biography and Autobiography.
For my second book, I chose option C and read The Big Time - word "Time" in title.
Total points: 680
Task #5.2 - Phil's PredictionThe Legal Limit by Martin Fillmore Clark
Points This Task: 5 points
Total Points: 5 points
Big books (500+): 0
Goodreads Authors: 0
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Readerboard Name: Tallulah
hpaddict20.2 It's Snow Joke, Winter is Cool
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smithoption 2 - set in 1940s Russia
this post = 20
challenge total = 20
10.1 Happy New Years Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts / first in serie
Task points 10
Total points 495
Total tasks 24
Total books 35
Task #10.8. Short and Sweet The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
184 pages
Points This Post: 10 points
Total Points: 15 points
Big books (500+): 0
Goodreads Authors: 0
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Readerboard Name: Tallulah
MARIA HELENA25.14 Kate S's Task - New Year, New Authors!
Favorite Author: Robyn Carr
Similar Author 1: Emily March - Angel's Rest
Similar Author 2: Jill Shalvis - Simply Irresistible
****** Both Emily March and Jill Shalvis are Goodreads authors ******
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 27
GR Authors: 15
Big Book Ticket: 1
Repost:30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?
Book A - Winter in the Northern Hemisphere
Option 2: LONG UNDERWEAR
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
Book B - Summer in the Southern Hemisphere
Option 3: romance
The Gamble by Kristen Ashley - Approved at line 826 of SRC ebook Verification doc
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 405
Keltie Lee5.8 End of Days
Reached
by Ally Condie
*Post Apocalyptic as a genre*
10.1. Happy New Years!
At First Sight
by Nicholas Sparks
*has the word first in the title*
15.3 Out with the Old, In with the New
Option 2:
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
by Emma Donoghue
*has the word old and the word new in the title*
Points this post: 30
Total points: 460/1170
Tasks: 30
Books: 36
Kristi CO 25.13 Author Influences
Book A: The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Book B: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Points this post: 25
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
25.2 Stacie MI's Task--chain of Names:1. The Revolution Business by Charles Stross.
The one of the main characters in this book (and series) is named Mariam, so my author for book 2 is
2. Miriam Toews, who wrote The Flying Troutmans: A Novel, which was a fantasic book!
25.4 Lois's Task--Local Flavor:
A. Book by a Local person.
The Scottish Witch by Cathy Maxwell, who grew up here in Olathe. Her folks still live here and she comes back and does programs at our library. I'm a big fan, both of her books and her personally.
C. Biography of a local person:
I'm part of the greater Kansas City Metro area, so I read Bess Wallace Truman: Harry's White House "Boss". She lived most of her life in the area.
25.5 Keltie Lee's Task--Clue:
A. Miss Scarlet--romance genre
Rake with a Frozen Heart by Marguerite Kaye
B. Mrs. Peacock--Color word in title
Amber: Window to the Past by David A. Grimaldi
Today's Total; 75
Grand total: 840
20.4 – Author!Author! – Janice CA’s Task: Renaissance AuthorsLeft Neglected by Lisa Genova:
I get to go to Lisa Genova's lecture tomorrow at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle:
Genova travels worldwide, speaking about the causes, treatments, ways to prevent, and what it feels like to live with Alzheimer’s Disease. She has appeared on the Dr. Oz Show, the Diane Rehm Show, CNN, Chronicle, Fox News, and Canada AM and was featured in the Emmy award-winning documentary film, To Not Fade Away.
http://alamw13.ala.org/node/9187
+20 Task
Grand Total: 240
Readerboard ID: JENBENT15.6 -- The Year of the Snake
Published in 2013
The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 485
Total Goodreads authors: 14
Total Big books: 500+ (1)
JACKIE NC25.1 - Laurie ME's Task - A Tribute to the Women in my Life
Option 5: Fantasy genre
Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff
Option 6: Mystery genre
Murder Can Spook Your Cat by Selma Eichler
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 185
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets:
Task 10.4. Where DO Those Letters Go?Read a book set in one of the closest land areas to the North Pole - Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland or Russia.
RUSSIA
First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2000) by Vladimir Putin (Paperback, 207 pages)
210 + 10 = 220
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 210 + 10 = 220
Books read: 15
Pages read: 4,881
Read but not claimed: 11
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 30.4 - Jackpot spin (I rolled a 5)
Book one (4,5,or 6 words in title): Star of the Morning by Lynn Kurland
Book two (1-6 words in title): Naked by David Sedaris
Challenge total = 475
KAREN OZ30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task - Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
I rolled 3 & 6
3: Set in Ancient Egpyt – Death Comes as The End by Agatha Christie
6: “Fantasy” – Stolen Nights (Vampire Queen #2) by Rebecca Maizel (GR Author)
Total this post: 30 points
Grand Total: 615 points
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 49
Goodreads authors: 22
Big books: 500+ (5); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Janet F's Task: Rookie It’s Snow Joke, “Winter’s Cool”!Option 6: mountains on the cover
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson
Points this post: 20
Total points: 530
Delicious Dee20.5 - Bigger is Better - Meghanly's Task: Beatle Mania!
Song - Love Me Do
Love Means... Courage - Andrew Grey (GR Author)
Total Points: 705/1170
GR Authors: 33
Big Book Ticket: 500+(4)
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 15.6 The Year of the Snake
2013 is the year of the snake. Read a book first published in a year of the snake: 1905*1917*1929*1941*1953*1965*1977*1989*2001*2013
Atonement by Ian McEwan
First Published in September 2001
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 205
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
25.9 - JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger HuntOption B: Pick a book with angel on the cover.
by Megan Curd (Goodreads Author) Option C: Pick a book with light in the title.
by L.S. Fayne (Goodreads Author) Points this post: 25
Total points: 500
Tasks completed: 19
Books Read: 37
GR Authors: 26
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Jennifer KS5.3 Plain Brown Wrapper
I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Total this post: 5
Grand Total: 230
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 22
Goodreads authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.7 - Stesse's Task - Read My Nightstand!A. Read a book written by a blogger.
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir – Jenny Lawson
http://thebloggess.com/
GR Author
B. Read a book with a happy ending.
Truth or Dare – Leigh Ellwood – romance
GR Author
This Post: 25
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Mod
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Meghanly's Task: Beatle Mania!
Song: "I Saw Her Standing There"
Cover Her Face by P.D. James
30.6. Donna Jo's Task - Having the Time of Their Lives
option B time travel: Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
option C life in title: Half a Life by Darin Strauss
30.8 - Delicious Dee/Christine US's Task - A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
Book 1- My mom is a quilter who often donates quilts to projects like Project Linus, a theme in this book:
The Giving Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini
Book 2- From Dee's shelf rated 5 stars 9/12/10
City of Veils: A Novel by Zoë Ferraris
total = 730
10.4. Where DO Those Letters Go? I read Canada by Richard Ford. Most of this book took place in Canada.
Richard Ford I am having a really hard time getting the book link.
Let's try again: Canada
Points: 170
tasks completed: 9
books read: 13
pages read: 4801
Big Book tickets: 2
GR authors: 3
10.8- Short and SweetThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This book is 180 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 50
Sandy MN25.8 Robin's Task - Spreading the Love
Option 2: Pink Cover
True Colors by Kristin Hannah Goodreads Author
Option 3: Genre Romance
by Kate JacobsTotal Points: 300
Total GR Authors: 12
Jessica PDX20.7 - Deedee's Task - All In the Family
There are more girls than boys in my family, so I went with Girls, Option 2 (Humor)
by Stephen ColbertPoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 720
BEKKA - 25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUEOption 1: Miss Scarlet - for this option, I read “Grave Mercy”
by R.L. LaFevers, as it features a woman in a red dress on the cover AND has “Romance” as its genre on its main Goodreads Page. Option 2: Mrs. White - for this option, I read “The Dragon and the Raven,”
by G.A. Henty, since the title is printed in white ink on the cover. Also, R.L. LaFevers is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that. Additionally, “Grave Mercy” has 549 pages, so I’m also claiming my first Big Book ticket.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Tasks Completed to Date: 12
Total Points Earned to Date: 245
Pages Read this Challenge: 831
Total Pages Read to Date: 5327
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
Casselm25.7 Stesse's Task - Read My Nightstand
C. I have been meaning to read Crossing to Safety - Wallace Stegner all year.
D. On Brick Lane - Rachel Lichtenstein. I'm hoping to go on some kind of vacation this year.
25.8 Robin's Task - Spreading the Love
Option 2:
by Tim Richardson. The cover is white and pink and red, and the book was approved in the help thread.Option 6: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 155
15.9 - FLY SOUTH FOR THE WINTER - Dolphin Song which takes place in Mozambique which is south of the equator.20.3 - DECK THE HALLS - 5. THE OLD YEAR PASSES - The Mirrored World by Debra Dean which was published in August 2012.
Debra Dean is a Goodreads author.
30.4 - JACKPOT SPIN - I ROLLED A 5
1. The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair with 5 words in the title.
2. Jackpot any # of words - The Painted Alphabet.
Kamala Nair is a Goodreads author.
50.1 - TRIPLE THREAT
A. A Bridge to the Stars (3 T's in title)
B. Days of Infamy by Harry Turtledove (3 R's in author's name)
C. Tallgrass published in 2007 (2007/3 = 669)
Days of Infamy is a Big book at 520 pages.
TOTAL POINTS - 505
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 11
BIG BOOKS - 2
Kathy G.20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deedee's Task: All in the Family
There are more boys in my family-
WWII genre on main page-
22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Total Points- 70
Total Tasks- 6
Goodreads Authors- 4
Big Books- (500+)- 0
15.5 -- We Got the BeatClair de Lune by Jetta Carleton
My first and last names together have 3 syllables.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 545
Task 10.10 - Lucky 13 Outliers: The Story of Success - "success" in title/subtitle
Task 20.4 - Renaissance Authors
Night - Elie Wiesel, human rights crusader, is approved in the Task Help thread
Task 50.1 - Triple Threat
Bk A: The Devotion of Suspect X
The Devotion of Suspect X - 3 'e's
Bk B: If You Ask Me by Betty White - 3 't's
Bk C: Room - Published in 2010, which is divisible by 3 (2010 / 3 = 670)
*** Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 80
Tasks completed this post: 3
GR authors this post: 1
Total challenge points: 125
Total tasks completed: 7
Total Goodreads authors: 1
Delicious Dee25.7 - Stesse's Task - Read My Nightstand!
Book A - Option B - One True Thing - Piper Vaughn (GR Author) - 74 ppl have it shelved as mm romance and 15 as straight romance
Book B - Option E - Tempest in the Tea Leaves - Kari Lee Townsend (GR Author) - Tea is one of the options given for word in the title
Total Points: 730/1170
GR Authors: 34
Big Book Ticket: 500+(4)
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Option 6-Read a book with mountain(s) on the cover
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