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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
Peebee5.7 Birdcalls
The Perfectly True Tales of a Perfect Size 12 by Robin Gold
The author has the bird name "Robin."
Robin Gold is a Goodreads Author.
15.5 -- We Got the Beat
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
My full name has 4 syllables.
Mitch Albom is a Goodreads Author.
25.3 - Let's be Different
Option 1:
Book A: No Common Letters
Cash Out by Greg Bardsley (moved from 20.1)
Book B: No Common Word Length
Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson
Word length = 3,4,1,6 letters
25.12 - I ♥ the Goodreads on SRC
Book 1:
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Favorably mentioned: Post 9, Best of Fall 2012
Book 2:
The Absolutist by John Boyne
Favorably mentioned: Post 17, Best of Fall 2012
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Points this post: 50 (70-20)
Total points: 610/1170
Goodreads Authors: 2/23
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.1 most improved playerSharp Objects
Goodreads author Gillian Flynn
this task 20 points
Total points 245
25.12 - Mstan's Task - I ♥ the Goodreads on SRCParis in Love by Eloisa James
from the Best of Fall 2012, post # 5
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Eloisa James is a Goodreads author.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
from the Best of Fall 2012, post #7
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
John Green is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 605
GR authors: 21
STACIE MITask 15.3 - Out with the Old, In with the New
I decided to do option 2 and read one book with both "old" and "new" in the title:
Birds of Prey, Vol. 2: Old Friends, New Enemies by Chuck Dixon
Points this task: 15
Total points: 665
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 142
Pages read: 15863
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Lori TX25.13 Author Influences
Keep Holding On by Miranda Kenneally
Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles
30.8 A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
My mom always lived in Texas...
Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine is set in Texas
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
My friend Christina rated this book 4 stars. http://www.goodreads.com/photo/user/4...
Points this post = 55
Total points = 225
BEKKA - 5.8 End of DaysFor this task, I read "Uglies"
by Scott Westerfeld since it has “apocalyptic > post apocalyptic on its main page. Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 5
Tasks Completed to Date: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 315
Pages Read this Challenge: 370
Total Pages Read to Date: 7095
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
MARIA HELENA5.3 Plain Brown Wrapper
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
(book that I was embarrassed that I had not read yet)
****** Lisa See is a Goodreads author ******
15.6 Year of the Snake
The Long Way Home: The Chesapeake Diaries by Mariah Stewart (published Jan 29, 2013)
20.4 Author!Author! - Janice CA's Task: Renaissance Authors
The Innocent by David Baldacci (creator of the Wish You Well Foundation, fighting illiteracy in America)
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 605
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 45
GR Authors: 26
Big Book Tickets: 2
Sheila25.13 - Sandy/Kristi's Task - Author Influences
Sudden Death by Allison BrennanAllison Brennan lists Lisa Gardner as an author influence so I also read
Love You More by Lisa GardnerTotal Points = 935
KAREN OZ15.8 -- Red Rover, Red Rover
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton – main character, Charles Hunter, is a pirate.
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It
Book A: Option 2: Author initial: GW
Alif The Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (GR Author)
Book B: Option 1: Book published in 2012
A Corner of White (The Colours of Madeleine #1) by Jaclyn Moriarty (GR Author)
Total this post: 45 points
Grand Total: 685 points
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 55
Goodreads authors: 26
Big books: 500+ (5); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Cindy FTask 10.8 Short and Sweet
I read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 137pages
Points this post:10
Total points:275
Tasks completed:17
Books read:22
Goodreads Authors:10
Big Books:500+(2)750+(1)1000+(0)
Carly30.4 - Cindy AL's Task: Jackpot Spin
I rolled a 1, which were the books with one word titles.
Book 1: Luther: The Calling by Neil Cross
Book 2: Rash by Pete Hautman
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 215
Tasks Completed: 9
Tasks in Progress: 2
Books Read: 12
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 3702
Kathy G.20.10 - Group Reads
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
***Posted in discussion thread #37***
Total Points- 120
Total Tasks- 8
Goodreads Authors- 4
Big Books- (500+)- 0
30.4 - Cindy AL's Task: Jackpot SpinI rolled 6
book 1 - 6 words in title
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
book 2 - any number of words in the title between one and six
The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
e-book approved in googledoc on line 918
Kerrelyn Sparks and Kresley Cole are both Goodreads Authors
Points this post: 30
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 13
Goodreads Author: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Chris MD15.3 Out With the Old, In the the New
One book option, both "old" and "new" in the same title.
Old Songs in a New Cafe: Selected Essays by Robert James Waller
15.5 We Got the Beat
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, who is a GR author.
My first and last names have a combined five syllables, as does this title.
15.10 Bird in the Hand
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
This book has been in my possession since it was published in 2006.
20.1 First Time for Everything
The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
This was Christie's first book. Link to GR author page.
This is an absolutely superb narration (by David Suchet!) of the unabridged book. The many, many print editions vary in length between 200 and 300 pages.
20.6 Punctuation, is? Fun!
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Apostrophe in the title
25.9 Christmas Scavenger Hunt
One book that meets the requirements for Options B and C
by Callie Hutton, who is a GR author.The cover shows snow and has "Merry" in the title. (Help thread says possessives are OK.)
This is an ebook that was approved for length on line 513 of the spreadsheet, but the GR page now lists the length as 110 pages.
Points for this post: 15 + 15 + 15 + 20 + 20 + 25 = 110
Total points: 110 + 100 = 210
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Goodreads authors: 2 + 2 = 4
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1,000=0
25.6 - Nick KY’s Task: Fire and IceOption 1. Read any book with the word “Fire” in the title or subtitle.
by Pedro L. Alvarez (Goodreads Author) Option 2. Read a book with any type of fire on the cover
by Jason Z. Christie (Goodreads Author)Both books approved here.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 20
Books Read: 39
GR Authors: 28
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Annie NHTask #20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
listed under Debut Author Snapshots
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 60 points
20.5 Read a book whose title contains a word from one of the song titles on the Beatles' Please Please Me album.Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz
This book has the word "Me" in its title, as do three songs on the Beatles' Please Please Me album: Ask Me Why, Please Please Me, and Love Me Do.
+20 points
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25.12 Read two books new to you that received positive reviews on an SRC thread.
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton (<---562 pages, a Big Book!)
This book appears several times in the SRC threads, but one example is in post 1742 of the Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks thread, where Kelly G. said "it was great to read her most recent book."
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness by Dave Pelzer
This book appears in post 2332 of the Spring Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks thread, where Lisa rates it 4 out of 5 stars.
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...
+25 points
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Totals this post = 45 points and 1 big book
Total points = 180
Goodreads authors = 7
Big books = 500+(3)
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple ThreatBook A: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3 A's
Book B: Real Murders by Charlaine Harris 3 A's
Book C: Earthquake Weather by Catherine Ryan Hyde published 1998 divides into 3 by 666.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Carly's Task: Screen SistersOption 2 - Scandal - Strong Female Character
Drums of Autumn by ***Goodreads Author Diana Gabaldon*** 1,070 pages = 3 BB tickets
Both female protagonists make the decision to travel from Boston in the 1960's to pre-American Revolution Scotland and then to Colonial North Carolina for the sake of love. That would take more strength than I have.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 110/1170
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 10
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
MARIA HELENA20.1 Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
This is the debut novel for both authors (approved in post #49 in the help thread).
****** Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl are Goodreads authors, claiming 1 GA ticket ******
****** This is a Big Book at 563 pages ******
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 625
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 46
GR Authors: 27
Big Book Tickets: 3
Task 30.4- Jackpot SpinRolled a 1
Book 1: Hide by Lisa Gardner
Book 2: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Task 30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
Option 2: Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas (363 pgs; 3+6+3=12)
Option 5: About That Night by Julie James Romance genre
Lisa Kleypas and Julie James are both GR Authors
Points this task: 60
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 2
50.1 Triple treat The Last Telegram by Liz Trenow / 3 E's three instances of the same letter in title
Bone By Bone by Carol O'Connell / 3 O's
three instances of the same letter in author name
House Rules by Jodie Picoult / published in 2010/ year divided by 3
Task points 50
Total points 545
Total tasks 25
Total books 35
Task 10.3 They All Look Good to Me.Read a book that was nominated for the group read for Winter 2012-2013, in a different category than the book you used for Task 20.10.
I used the book from the category "RITA Award Winners", The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal, for 20.10
For this task, I read the book chosen for category "Books About Books":
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (2012) by Robin Sloan (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 288 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Robin Sloan
245 + 10 = 255
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 245 + 10 = 255
Books read: 18
Pages read: 5,811
Read but not claimed: 12
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
50.1 triple threatRead Still Alice by Lisa Genova *good reads author* 3 L's in title
Read Hopeless by Colleen Hoover *good reads author* 3 O's in authors name
Read Relatively Famous by Jessica Park. Published in 2010. 2010/3 = 670
Points this task: 50
Total points: 235
Good reads authors: 13
Readerboard Name: Spantalian Joanne10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites.
Read a 5 star book read by one of the SRC members who completed the Fall 2012
SCR member: Stacie MI
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 4
Books read: 6
Pages Read: 2,358
Readerboard Name: Spantalian Joanne
CoralieI am moving a book from 20.3 to 25.2
20.3 Deck the Halls
Option 5 – book published in 2012 (replacement book)
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
25.2 Chain of Names
Main character in first book and author of second book – Kristin
Kristin Lavransdatter
Big book 1144 pages
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (moved from 20.3)
25.10 Thank You Neil Gaiman!
Option 1 American Gods
Deepness In The Sky – winner of the Hugo award 2000.
Big book 606 pages
Option 2 Anansi Boys – mythology on its main page
Le Morte d'Arthur, Vol 1 and Le Morte d'Arthur, Vol 2
Big Book 528 + 560 pages
Total points 395
Jayme VA15.6 -- The Year of the Snake
Left Behind by Tim LaHaye was published in 1989.
For task 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deedee's Task: All in the Family I am replacing Club Dead with Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris. The option is girls and it is shelved as paranormal romance.
30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock
Option #1: Multiplication Rock: Three is a Magic Number: 3rd book in a series: Club Dead by Charlaine Harris is the 3rd book in the Sookie Stackhouse series.
Option #5: America Rock: I’m Just a Bill : One Second After by William R. Forstchen. William is in the author's name.
Total points this post: 45
Grand Total: 300
Goodreads authors: John Grisham, Carol Rifka Brunt, Siobhan Fallon, Beth Harbison, Jenny Milchman
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple ThreatBook A - This book must have exactly three instances of the same letter in the title.
Soulless by Gail Carriger
3 S's in title
Gail Carriger is a GoodReads Author
Book B - This book must have exactly three instances of the same letter in the author's name as it appears on Goodreads.
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
3 I's in author's name
Big Book Ticket: 509 pages
Book C - This book must have been first published in a year evenly divisible by three.
Pictures of You by Caroline Leavitt
Book was first published in 2010, which is divisible by 3 (2010/3 = 670)
Caroline Leavitt is a GoodReads Author
Points Earned: 50
Total Points Earned: 160/1170
Total Books Read: 13/91
Good Read Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500(2), 750(), 1000()
Kimber5.3 Plain Brown Wrapper
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
This task: 5
# tasks completed: 13
Total: 270
GRA: 13
BB: 2/500+, 1/750+
Christina-O10.1: First Grave on the Right First in series by Darynda Jones.
Total Points Earned: 10
Total Pages Read: 310
Total Books Read: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Christina-O10.5 - Paint it Red
Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian
Points: 10
Pages: 287
Total Points Earned: 20
Total Pages Read: 597
Total Books Read: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Christina-O5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning. This book includes Fae characters
Points: 5
Pages: 303
Total Points Earned: 25
Total Pages Read: 900
Total Books Read: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Christina-O20.6
Apostrophe
Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
Points: 20
Pages: 323
Total Points Earned: 45
Total Pages Read: 1223
Total Books Read: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
OMA1229Task 30.6-Having the Time of Their Lives
Option C- Read a book with the word "Time"in the title Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman
Sharon Kay Penman is a Goodreads author.
Time and Chance is a big ticket book-512 pages
Option D- Read a book published in the decade of your birth-I was born in 1948 and the book I read was published in 1949.
The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
Points this post-30
Total Points to Date-430
Completed 5.8 Pandemonium by Lauren OliverCompleted 10.1 and read Matched by Ally Condie, this is a new to me series and this is book 1
Completed 15.5 and read Worth Dying For by lee Child, this book as the same number of syllables as my name. I have 4 syllables in my first and last name
Total Points: 30
tasks complete: 3
10.8 Short and SweetThe Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog by Dave Barry
(This book has 117 pages.)
20.1 There's a First Time for Everything
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
(The book was approved in the Help Thread)
25.5 Clue
#1 Miss Scarlet: This Burns My Heart by Samuel Park (Listed as a romance)
#3 Colonel Mustard: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (About the Viet Nam War)
Samuel Park is a Good Reads Author
55 points this post
170 total points
3 total GR Authors
Jayme(the ghostreader)25.2 Chain of Names
first book
by Megan MCCafferty. One of the main character's name is Melody. Megan McCafferty is a Goodreads author.Second book
by Melody Carlson.The author's first name is the same as the character's name in the first book.
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
GRA: 2 Sheila Roberts, Megan McCafferty
Big Book Tickets: 0
Task Points: 25
Grand Total: 55
Queenarwen (back after a little while away!)5.1 - Find a Good Book - Good Night, Mr. Holmes
GoodReads Author
5.2 Phil's Prediction - Courting Carolina
5.3 Plain Brown Wrapper - Heart of Atlantis
GoodReads Author
5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust - Destined
5.9 - Shhh! - Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of SHORT Mysteries
5.10 - A Claus for Celebration - Highlander for the Holidays
10.1 - Happy New Years! - Wanted: Thief of Hearts Trilogy #1
GoodReads Author
10.2 - Let's Get Something Started - The Drop 10 Diet (I plan to lose the rest of my weight this year)
10.5 - Paint it Red - Torch Red
10.8 - Short and Sweet - Christmas at Harrington's (167 pp)
10.10 - Charmed By His Love
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 11
GRA: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Post Points: 83.7
Grand Total: 83.7
20.10 Group readMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan.
I made comment #36 on the group read thread.
Robin Sloan is a Goodreads author.
25.3 Let's Be Different
Book A: Every letter in this title is different.
Mercy by Alissa York
Book B: Each word in this title has a different number of letters.
The Sweetness of Tears: A Novel by Nafisa Haji. 3 9 2 5
Nafisa Haji is a Goodreads author.
25.4 Local Flavor
Option A: I live in Connecticut. This book is by a Connecticut author.
The Road to the Island by Tom Hazuka.
Option B: This is a non-fiction book about seafood, with lots of references to Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut and the New England coast.
Mystic Seafood: Great Recipes, History & Seafaring Lore from Mystic Seaport
by Jean Kerr.
Points this post: 70
Total points: 320
Tasks: 15
Books: 22
Goodreads authors: 6
BEKKA - 30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock#1: Multiplication Rock: Three is a Magic Number
For this challenge option, I read “Specials”,
by Scott Westerfeld, which is the third in his “Uglies” series. #3: Grammar Rock: Conjunction Junction
For this challenge, I read "The Long Earth,"
by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter, which has two authors. (This would also have worked for task #4, as the Earth is a planet.) Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Tasks Completed to Date: 16
Total Points Earned to Date: 345
Pages Read this Challenge: 708
Total Pages Read to Date: 7803
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 25
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie ExchangeOption 1. Gingerbread Cutouts (book with compound word in title/subtitle)
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
Approved post #19 of Task Help thread
Option 4. Jam Thumbprints (book with "Mystery" as genre on GR page)
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
(Mystery is listed as #1 on main page)
30.4 - Cindy AL's Task: Jackpot Spin
I rolled a 6 and read the following books:
Book 1: (book with 6 words in the title)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Book 2: (book with any number of words in title between one and six)
Micro by Michael Crichton
Patricia Cornwell and Carrie Ryan are Goodreads Authors.
Points this post: 60
Total points to date: 530
30.6. Donna Jo's Task - Having the Time of Their LivesA. A Mountain of Crumbs: A Memoir by Elena Gorokhova
Elena Gorokhova is a Goodreads author.
C. Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures by Emma Straub
Emma Straub is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 635
GR authors: 23
25.8 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Spreading the LoveOption 1: book by author whose initials are found in "VALENTINE'S DAY"
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Initials are NS (VALENTINE'S DAY)
Option 3: book with 'Romance' listed as genre on GR home page
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
Romance is listed as #1 genre on main page
Nicholas Sparks is a Goodreads Author (2 tickets)
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 555
Readerboard ID: JENBENT25.9 - JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
A Cold Night for Alligators by Nick Crowe
Fits Options A and C: author's name is Nick, the word 'night' is in the title
Points this post: 25
Total points: 595
Total Goodreads authors: 16
Total Big books: 500+ (1)
Cindy FTask 30.3 Cookie Exchange
Option 1: Compound word in title.
I read The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen *Goodreads Author!*
Option 4: Mystery Genre
I read The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen *Goodreads Author!*
Points this post:30
Total points:305
Tasks completed:18
Books read:24
Goodreads Authors:12
Big Books:500+(2)750+(1)1000+(0)
Mod
I read Dead Beat, the first book in Val McDermid's Kate Brannigan series, a new series for me.
10.6. I Resolve to Read Lots of Books!
I read At Risk by Stella Rimington. Her initials, SR, appear in NewYearsResolution, both backwards and forwards!
30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie Exchange
For my first book, I used Option 1, compound word in title, and read The Bughouse Affair. "Bughouse" = bug + house.
For my second book, I used Option 4 and read Looking for Yesterday, with mystery as a genre.
Total points: 795
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REPOST (Sorry for the error, book handily works in option 3 as well)
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?
Book A
Option 2 - Long Underwear - Authors initials (long unDeRwear)
Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl
Book B
Option 3 - Some like it hot,
Humor listed in genre on main page.
Plane Insanity by Elliott Hester
Previous points 535
Points this post 30
New total 565
Total GR Authors 8
Total 500+ books 4