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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
Kathy G.30.8 - Delicious Dee/Christine US's Task - A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
Book 1- Reminds me of my Mom- this book is
set in Indiana and my mom was raised there.
The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
Book 2- From Sheila's shelf-
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
One Second After by William R. Forstchen
Total Points- 100
Total Tasks- 7
Goodreads Authors- 4
Big Books- (500+)- 0
25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUE1. Miss Scarlet- A woman wearing a red dress on the cover
Blood Vines by Erica Spindler - GR Author4. Prof. Plum - one that takes place in a school or college - Princeton
by Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason- GR AuthorThis Post: 25
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
5.1 Find a Good BookLearn Me Good by John Pearson
**John Pearson is a Goodreads Author**
20.1 Putterpal’s Task: There’s a 1st Time for Everything
Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis
**Quinn Loftis is a Goodreads Author**
50.1 Jessica PDX’s Task: Triple Threat
Book A: Blood Bound (3 O’s) by Patricia Briggs
Book B: Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (3 I’s)
Book C: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (published in 2010)
Points this post: 75
Total Points: 270
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
MARIA HELENA10.9 The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites
The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis (picked from Sassafrass's 5 star books)
****** Jill Shalvis is a Goodreads author ******
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 28
GR Authors: 16
Big Book Ticket: 1
NIKKI20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deedee's Task: All in the Family
Option Girl - part 2
Humour / Comedy as a genre.
Oh Dear Silvia by Dawn French
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
Option 2 - Two girls on the front cover
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen20.10 - Group Reads
First Book in a Mystery Series by a Female Author - Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
My contribution to Group Discussion
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1... Post #31
Previous points 425
Points this post 60
New total 485
Total GR Authors 8
Total 500+ books 4
MARIA HELENA10.8 Short and Sweet
Hired by the Cowboy by Donna Alward (184 pages)
****** Donna Alward is a Goodreads author ******
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 370
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 29
GR Authors: 17
Big Book Ticket: 1
BEKKA - 15.6 -- The Year of the SnakeFor this task, I read “Speaking From Among the Bones”
by Alan Bradley. It was published this year, 2013, which is a year of the snake. I read the Advance Readers Copy as an ebook, thanks to Netgalley.com. Also, Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Tasks Completed to Date: 13
Total Points Earned to Date: 260
Pages Read this Challenge: 388
Total Pages Read to Date: 5715
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
Peebee5.3 Plain Brown Wrapper
Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey by Lori Perkins
I'm embarrassed that I wanted to read this book dissecting the "Fifty Shades" cultural phenomenon (after already reading all three books in the series).
Lori Perkins (editor) is a Goodreads Author.
5.9 Shhh!
The Shortest Way Home: A Novel by Juliette Fay (moved from 15.2).
The title contains SHortest.
20.3 - Deck the Halls
Option 2: Gay Apparel
by Claire McMillanThe cover features a woman wearing a fancy gown suitable for a holiday party.
Claire McMillan is a Goodreads Author.
20.4 - Renaissance Authors
A Natural Woman: A Memoir by Carole King (replacing Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon by Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa moved to 25.1)
Carole King is a Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and political activist.
20.8 - Double Trouble
Option 4: Siblings
Goldberg Variations: A Novel by Susan Isaacs (replacing The Shortest Way Home: A Novel by Juliette Fay moved to 5.9)
This book has 336 pages.
Susan Isaacs is a Goodreads Author.
25.1 - A Tribute to the Women in my Life
Option 1:
by Meg DonohueThe main characters open a bakery selling cupcakes.
Meg Donohue is a Goodreads Author.
Option 4:
Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon by Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa (moved from 20.4)
This book is set in hospitals, following the author's journey to becoming a doctor and medical researcher.
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Points this post: 55
Total points: 560/1170
Goodreads Authors: 4/21
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness - Butterflycager’s shelves
10.10. Lucky 13.
Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 425
Mod
I read The Space Merchants, first published in 1953.
20.4 - Author!Author! - Janice CA's Task: Renaissance Authors
I read The Forgotten by David Baldacci. David Baldacci has established the Wish You Well Foundation, http://www.wishyouwellfoundation.org/, which is devoted to fostering literacy and education, primarily by providing grants to existing and new organizations that are working in these areas.
30.4 - Cindy AL's Task: Jackpot Spin
I rolled a 4, so for my first book, I read
The Stars My Destination, with 4 words in the title.
For my second book (any number of words from 1-6), I read For the Win, with 3 words in the title.
Total points: 745
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 15.7-Opposites Attract!...read a book written by an author who is your opposite in sign & gender:
I'm a female Taurus so my opposite author would be a male Scorpio. I read
The Climb by Gordon Korman *(dob 10.23) 160 pages (1.21)Points earned for this task: 15
Points Achieved to date: 375
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 8
Total # of Big Books: 1
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
20.3 Option 1 :
by Richard Paul Evans
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 10.9-Fall Finisher's 5 Stars!...read a 5 star book read by an SRC member who completed the Fall 2012 Challenge:
I picked a book from Shelia's read shelf (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/33...) and I read
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin *[this is a GRA] 274 pages (1.23)Points earned for this task: 10
Points Achieved to date: 385
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 9
Total # of Big Books: 1
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Kristi CO 30.7 It's My Anniversary!
Option #2: # of pages adds to 12
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller, hardcover is 336 pages
Option #6: Published in December
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis, published on Dec 6, 2012
Ayana Mathis is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
10.8 Short and Sweet:The Lucky Strike by Kim Stanley Robinson has 121 pages.
Today's total 10
Grand Total 850
Laurie ME10.3: They All Look Good To Me
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
15.2: Two Plus Two: KM + SA = MASK
In the Company of Vampires by Katie MacAlister
Obsessed by Susan Andersen. Susan Andersen is a GRA.
20.5: Bigger is Better: Meghanly's Task: Beatle Mania! Baby It's You and PS I Love You
All For You by Lynn Kurland
25.8 Robin's Task: Spreading the Love:
3. Romance:
The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley. Susanna Kearsley is a GRA.
6. Just Because
Till There Was You (MacLeod, #12) by Lynn Kurland
Points this Post: 70
Total Points: 565.
GRA this post: 2
BB this post: 0
Laurie ME25.14: Kate's Task: New Year, New Authors! Author chosen: Susanna KearsleySusanna Kearsley
1.The Legacy by Katherine Webb
2. Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman
30.1: Ms Anderson's Task: Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
3. My dreams of Scotland and a strong, dark hero ...
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
6. Fantasy
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons by
Katie MacAlister. Katie Macalister is a GRA.
30.7: Sassafrass's Task: It's My Anniversary
4. New Orleans
Be My Baby by Susan Andersen
5. Romance:
On Thin Ice by Susan Andersen. Susan Andersen is a GRA.
30.8: Delicious Dee/Christine US's Task: A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
1. my mom - a strong willed, well educated woman
One Magic Moment by Lynn Kurland
2. Sandy (mod/SRC)http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Points This Post: 115
Total Points: 680
GRA this post: 2
BB this post: (500+) 2.
MARIA HELENA15.5 We Got the Beat
My name has 6 syllables
A Husband of Her Own by Brenda Novak
15.10 A Bird in the Hand…
The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen (bought from Amazon on April 30, 2012)
****** Tess Gerritsen is a Goodreads author ******
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?
Book A, Option 2: A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (Letters A and D)
Book B, Option 3: Murphy's Law by Lori Foster
****** Lori Foster is a Goodreads author ******
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 430
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 33
GR Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 1
Boston Kate25.8 Spreading the Love
Option 3: Insurgent
'Romance' listed on main page
Option 6: Because of Winn-Dixie
book of my choice
25.9 A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Option A: author's name "Mary"
Option B: stars on cover
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
this book was approved in the help thread
Points this post: 50
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Nick KY5.4 ...Pixie Dust I read The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore by W.B. Yeats. 128 pages
5.5 Raise a Glass I read
Liquor by Poppy Z. Brite. There are several glasses hanging up at the bar inside the photographed window, as well as a neon representation of a martini glass on the window. 339 pages5.6 You have bewitched me I read The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler. 288 pages
10.2 Let’s Get Something Started I read Historic Knoxville and Knox County: City Center, Neighborhoods, and Parks: A Walking and Touring Guide by Russ Manning -- here's a link for page no info: http://www.amazon.com/Historic-Knoxvi... , anticipating spending a lot of time in Knoxville this summer. 249 pages
25.2 Stacie MI’s Chain of Names
For my first book I read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The protagonist’s first name is Daniel. 487 pages
For my 2nd book I read City of Masks by Daniel Hecht. 400 pages
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 650
Pages read: 15,550
Big Books: 500 + (4)
Reader name: Marie-Anne20.3 Deck the halls: Option 3: Blazing Yule A Stitch Before Dying
by Anne Canadeo. There are 2 burning candles on table on the cover.30.4 Jackpot Spin: Option -- I spun a 2, i.e. read 2 books with 2-word titles:
Book 1: Asgard Park by Ronald Simonar. Ronald Simonar is a GR Author.
Book 2: Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane. Diane Duane is a GR Author.
50.1 :
Book A: 3 instances of same letter in title The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip: There are 3 E's in the title.
Book B: 3 instances of same letter in auhtor's name Raiders from the North by Alex Rutherford: There are 3 R's in the author's last name.
Book C: Published in year divisible by 3 Het Geheim van Plantyn by Willy Van Damme: Published in 2010.
This Post:
Points this post: 100
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big books: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Summary Totals:
Total points: 220
Total tasks completed: 6
Total books read: 13
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big books: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Delicious Dee50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A - Headed for Trouble - 3 E's in the title
Book B - Mobsters and Miracles - Lavinia Lewis (GR Author) - 3 I's in authors name; ebook only approved in line 517 of the spreadsheet
Book C - Edie and the CEO - Mary Hughes (GR Author) - ARC to be released in Feb, 2013 - 2013 is divisible by 3; ebook only approved in line 263 of the spreadsheet
Total Points: 780/1170
GR Authors: 36
Big Book Ticket: 500+(4)
5.2 Phil's PredictionMaud Martha: A Novel by Gwendolyn Brooks
5.8 End of Days
Apocalyptic genre on book's main page
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
10.1 Happy New Year's
First in a new to me series
Heresy by S.J. Parris
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 490
Task 25.3 - Coralie's Task - Let's be DifferentRead two books.
OPTION 1:
Book A - Read a book with every letter (or character) in the title different.
The Bad Girl (2006) by Mario Vargas Llosa; translated by Edith Grossman (Hardcover, 276 pages)
1 each: A, B, D, E, G, H, I, L, R, T
Book B - Read a book with at least four words in the title (or title and sub-title combined) where every word has a different number of letters.
A Betrayal in Winter (Long Price Quartet #2) (2007) by Daniel Abraham (Paperback, 366 pages)
1 8 2 6
220 + 25 = 245
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 220 + 25 = 245
Books read: 17
Pages read: 5,523
Read but not claimed: 10
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
KAREN F15.2 Two Plus Two
Book 1: Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews
**Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2: The Ranger by Monica McCarty
**Monica McCarty is a Goodreads Author**
IA + MM = MAIM
20.1 There's a First Time for Everything
Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander
Nightshifted is mentioned as being Cassie Alexander's debut.
**Cassie Alexander is a Goodreads Author**
20.8 Double Trouble
Option 1 - Fraternal: Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen
**Rhys Bowen is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 55
Total Challenge Points: 335
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
Shawn H.20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option 5. The Old Year Passes – Read a book published in 2012.
I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High by Tony Danza
***Published 09/11/2012***
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Ticket Books: 0
15.9 -- Fly South for the WinterThe Secret River by Kate Grenville
This book takes place in Australia.
Kate Grenville is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 560
GR authors: 18
Andy P.Task # 50.1 Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A Book must have exactly 3 instances of the same letter in the title The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 3 e's
Book B. Book must have exactly 3 instances of the same letter in the author's name as it appears on Good Reads
When the Devil Drives by Christopher Brookmyre 3 o's
Book C Book must have been published in a year evenly divisible by 3
Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman This book was published in 2013( 671)
It should be noted that the books used for A and C could fit in any of the 3 catagories (The Blue Castle) was published in 1926.
20.10 Group ReadMaisie Dobbs
Points this task 20
Task 30.8 - A Reading Tribute To Those We Love
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Makes me think of my mother. She has instilled in me a pride for America and those who served for our freedom. This is also about someone who grew up under harsh circumstances and succeeded, as did my mother.
The Grapes of Wrath
Read with my good friend Martha
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
This task 30 points
This post points 50 points
Total points 225
10.8 Short & SweetI read Help Thanks Wow: Three Essential Prayers. This books was approved on the Help thread.
Points: 180
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 11
GR authors: 3
Big Books tix: 2
STACIE MITask 20.10 - Group Reads
I read:
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
I also posted in the discussion.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 625
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 139
Pages read: 14866
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jayme(the ghosthunter)20.2 -It's Snow Joke, Winter's Cool
I read
by Anton Chekhov.I chose option 2. This is a book of short stories that says Cultural-Russia on the GR page.
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
GRA: 1 Sheila Roberts
Big Book Tickets: 0
Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 30
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple ThreatBook A: One Foot in the Grave -- 3 O's in title
Book B: Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson -- 3 A's in Laurie Halse Anderson
Book C: Deadly Game -- published 2007 (2007 / 3 = 669)
Points this post: 50
Season Total: 195
KAREN OZ10.4. Where DO Those Letters Go?
Voices (Reykjavík Murder Mystery #5) by Arnaldur Indriðason
100% of book set in Iceland.
Total this post: 10 points
Grand Total: 625 points
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 50
Goodreads authors: 22
Big books: 500+ (5); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie Exchangeopt.4. Jam Thumbprints: read a book with "Mystery" listed as a genre on its main GR page.
Black Ice by Anne Stuart
opt.6. Lime Meltaways: read a book whose author's initials can be found, in any order, within the words LIME MELTAWAYS.
Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery ( LMM in LIME MELTAWAYS )
Points this post: 30
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 11
Goodreads Author: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
KAREN OZ15.4 -- Naming Names
Option A: 2 books with person’s name in series name
Book 1: Malicious Intent (Dr Anya Crichton #1) by Kathryn Fox (GR Author)
Book 2: Murphy’s Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries #1) by Rhys Bowen (GR Author)
Total this post: 15 points
Grand Total: 640 points
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 52
Goodreads authors: 24
Big books: 500+ (5); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
10.2. Let’s Get Something StartedUncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance by Jonathan Fields
I'm moving into a new role this year which terrifies me. I would like to be able to turn that terror into success and thought this book would be able to help there.
Jonathan Fields is a Goodreads author.
30.6. Having the Time of Their Lives
Option B: In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker
"Time travel" listed as a genre.
Option C: An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle
50.1 - Triple Threat
Book A: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Title contains three Os.
Book B: Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card
Author's name contains three Os.
Book C: Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning by Thomas H. Davenport
Published in 2007 (2007/3=669)
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Points this post: 90
Total points: 325
Total Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1)
Total tasks completed: 14
Total pages: 6,470
Total books: 13
RBN - jenn3308220.6 Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
I chose What-The-Dickens. Required note: Using a Hyphen :)
What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy
Stats (updated 1/28/13)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60/1170
Total books read: 4/91
Good reads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)
Readerboard Name: Kim L.20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option 5: Published in 2012
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi ***Goodreads Author
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher ***Goodreads Author
There is a colon in the title.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deedee's Task: All in the Family
Option Girl
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi ***Goodreads Author
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
Option 3 Names
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas ***Goodreads Author
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Carly's Task: Screen Sisters
Option 3 "Community"
Heart On A Chain by Cindy C. Bennett ***Goodreads Author
The two main characters meet at school and much of the story happens at the school.
25.1 - Laurie ME's Task - A Tribute to the Women in my Life
Option 4. My middle sister: Jill
Defiance by C.J. Redwine ***Goodreads Author
Option 6. Me, Laurie
Columbine by Dave Cullen ***Goodreads Author
The books involves lots of law enforcement.
Total Points: 125
Correction to post 116125.4 Local Flavor
Opt B
Twelve On The River St. John
Cohen Brothers: The Big Store
Points this post: 25
Total Points 155
GR authors to date: 2
Carly15.5 -- We Got the Beat
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
My full name has 4 syllables and so does the title,
Mary Poppins.
20.10 - Group Reads
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan for the category "Books About Books"
Post #39 on the discussion board is mine.
Robin Sloan is a GoodReads Author.
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A: Trail of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
Trail of the Spellmans has 3 "L's" in its title.
Lisa Lutz is a GoodReads Author.
Book B: Burned by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard has 3 "A's" in her name.
Sara Shepard is a GoodReads Author .
Book C: The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz
The Spellmans Strike Again was originally published in 2010 which is divisible by 3.
Lisa Lutz is a GoodReads Author.
Points This Task: 185
Total Points: 185
Tasks Completed: 8
Tasks in Progress: 2
Books Read: 10
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 3127
Readerboard ID: JENBENT30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock
#3 - Conjunction in title (And)
Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton
#4 - Author named Janet
Notorious Nineteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 515
Total Goodreads authors: 15
Total Big books: 500+ (1)
Sheila25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUE
1. Miss Scarlet-
Notorious Nineteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich (romance genre)AND
2. Mrs. White-
Alibi by Joseph Kanon (white title)50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A -
The Cleaner by Brett Battles (3 E's in title)Book B -
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman (3 A's in name)Book C -
Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay (published in 2010)Total Points = 880
15.7 -- Opposites Attract: Read a book written by a person who is your opposite in both ways (gender and sign)
Leo (July 22 - Aug 22) <---> Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)
I am a Female/Aquarius (February 2) - Author is Male/Leo (July 31)
The Living Dead by John Joseph Adams
GoodReads Author
Points Earned: 15
Total Points Earned: 95/1170
Total Books Read: 8/91
Good Read Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Carly's Task: Screen Sisters
Option 4: Firefly - read a book in the science fiction genre
A Wrinkle in Time
Points for this post: 20
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Option 4: Firefly - read a book in the science fiction genre
A Wrinkle in Time
Points for this post: 20
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Mod
****10.8 is a Repost*** earlier when posted I posted as an EBook but there is a paperback listed in GR and does not need approved.
Short and Sweet read Flukesby Nichole Chase (GRA)
15.2 Two Plus Two read
Derailedby Alyssa Rose Ivy (GRA) and Betwixtby Melissa Pearl (GRA)- four letter word would be pair
15.5 Got the Beat read This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers (GRA) my name first and last has 5 beats- title has 5 beats.
15.10 A Bird in the Hand read Indigo Awakening by Jordan Dane (GRA)
25.11 Time to Explore- Book won read recommended book Variantby Robison Wells (GRA) and
book 2 read Alteredby Jennifer Rush (GRA) rolled a 4 started Variant then chose Monument 14 then chose Forsaken then chose Black City then chose Altered.
Previous Points 140- new total 225
Task #15.2 - Two Plus TwoBook #1:
A Blight of Mages by Karen Miller
Claiming Big Book Ticket - over 750 pages
Book #2:
A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
Book #1 and #2 author's initials spell "MASK" (found in the Official Scrabble Dictionary with a definition as follows: to cover with a mask (a covering used to disguise the face) )
Task #25.11 - Vi's Task - Time to Explore!
Book #1:
Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
-Found using the GR Recommendations page
Colleen Houck is a Goodreads Author
Book #2:
Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu
-To arrive at this book, I had rolled a 5. The chain of books is as follows on the "Readers also enjoyed similar books" section:
0. Started at Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck (Book #1 above)
1. Selected Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
2. Selected Sea by Heidi R. Kling
3. Selected The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
4. Selected All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab
5. Selected final selection: Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu (chosen book above)
Note: This chain of selections was chosen on January 23, 2013.
C.J. Omololu is a Goodreads Author
This post: 40 points
Total Points: 260/1170 (22%)
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 20
Pages Read: 5418
GR Authors: 13
Big Book Ticket: 750+ (1)
Jennifer KS10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites.
I picked book off of Sandy's list
I read Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Points this Task 10
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 23
Pages Read: 7148
GR Authors: 14
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
15.10 -- A Bird in the Hand....
I read Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Points this Task 15
Total Points: 255
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 24
Pages Read: 7546
GR Authors: 14
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Alethea Kontis (other topics)
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I read The Lucky Strike by Kim Stanley Robinson. The book's title contains the word "Lucky", which is a variant of "Luck".
20.4 Author!Author! - Janice CA's Task: Renaissance Authors
I read The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas by Robert H. Frank
Mr. Frank is an economics professor (Cornell) and a columnist for the N.Y. Times. I admire his contributions to the public's understanding of economics as well as his contributions to education at Cornell.
20.10 Group Reads.
I read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan.
My post in the discussion thread is #38.
25.2 Stacie MI’s Task - Chain of Names
My first book for this task was Night Passage by Robert B. Parker. The main character in that book is named Jesse Stone.
For my second book, I chose The Worst of Sports: Chumps, Cheats, and Chokers from the Games We Love by Jesse Lamovsky.
The author's first name (Jesse) in the second book matches the protagonist's first name in the Night Passage (Jesse).
Total Points this post: 75
Totals Points Overall: 120