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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
Jessica PDX25.2 - Stacie MI's Task - Chain of Names
by Vera CasparyLaura is the main character, which led me to:
by Laura Moriarty30.9 - Peebee's Task - Schoolhouse Rock
Option 1 - Multiplication Rock - 3rd in a series
by Lee ChildI am claiming a Big Book ticket for this one.
Option 3 - Grammar Rock - "And" in the title
by Sam KeanPoints This Post: 55
Total Points: 80
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1
Task 30.7 - It's my anniversary
Option 4 (mostly black cover): Marked by P.C. Cast ***GR Author***
Option 5 (romance genre): Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher ***GR Author***
Total GR authors = 3
Challenge total = 75
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 30.1 - Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
Book 1 - I rolled a 1 (graphic novel by Yuu Watase)
Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 1: Priestess by Yuu Watase
Book 2 - I rolled a 5 (book that contains Legend, Prophecy, Priestess in the title/subtitle)
Fushigi Yûgi, Vol. 2: Oracle by Yuu Watase
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 60 points
Tasks completed: 4
GR Authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie DustPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 110
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Meghanly's Task: Beatle Mania! The Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols Claiming Goodreads Author TicketSong title I chose was “Boys”
Total Points Earned:55 /1170
Total Pages Read: 1559/32867
Total Books Read: 4/90
Good Read Authors:1
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
readerboard name = RANDY12S20.8 Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
I chose Option 4 Siblings and read the book Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Janus Reprisal by Jamie Freveletti(GR author). It has a 6 in the total number of pages, which is 368 on the GR book page.
points this post 20
Total Points 20
1 GR author
5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie DustWings: A Fairy Tale by E.D. Baker
10.7. Hail to the Chief
Christmas in Plains: Memories by Jimmy Carter
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ **NOTE - THIS IS A REPOST FROM MESSAGE #105 - I listed the books backwards.**
30.1 - Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
Book 1 - I rolled a 1 (graphic novel by Yuu Watase)
Fushigi Yûgi, Vol. 2: Oracle by Yuu Watase
Book 2 - I rolled a 5 (book that contains Legend, Prophecy, Priestess in the title/subtitle)
Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 1: Priestess by Yuu Watase
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 60 points
Tasks completed: 4
GR Authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
OMA122915.5--We've Got the Beat-Number of syllables in Name the same as syllables in book title
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
REQUIRED: There are a total of 3 syllables in my first and last name
Points this post 15
Total Points 30
Lauren Marie20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option: 5. The Old Year Passes – Read a book published in 2012.
I read Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness, which was published on July 10, 2012.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 1
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Lauren Marie10.1. Happy New Years!
In honor of starting a new year, read a book that is either the first book in a series that is new to you, or a book with the word or numeral “one” in the title/subtitle.
I read Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey. It is the first book in the series (Cold Kiss #1).
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
GR Author: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!Option 1, 12 letters in the title:
The Quilt Walk by Sandra Dallas
Option 5, romance:
Summer Breeze by Nancy Thayer
Points this post: 30
Total points: 70
Janice CA20.4 Renaissance Authors.....
David Attenborough's Life on Air: Memoirs of a Broadcaster by David Attenborough
David Attenborough is a naturalist, anthropologist, BBC broadcasting pioneer, and documentary film maker.
His films cultivated my love for learning about and being in nature.
+20
total: 20
tasks: 1
books: 1
SOELO25.1 A Tribute to the Women in my Life
For option 4, I read The Queen's Fool which has Romance listed on its main page. At 504 pages, I am claiming a Big Book ticket for this one and a GR author ticket for Philippa Gregory.
For option 6, I read Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, & a Very Strange Adventure which has Mystery listed on its main page.
(Like Laurie, my mother's name is Jean and her mother's name is Dorothy and there are three daughters in my family as well =)
Points this post: 25
Total so far: 25
Big Book Tickets: 1
GR Authors: 1
10.8 Short & SweetFlatland by Edwin A. Abott -- 124 pages
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books: 1
Pages Read: 124
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Sheila10.5. Paint It Red.
Red on Red by Edward Conlon10.10. Lucky 13.
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee ChildTotal Points = 90
Alice GTask: 10.1 Happy New Years!
Book: Spring
This is the first in William Horwood's Hyddenworld Series.
Total Points: 40
Readerboard ID: JENBENT15.7 -- Opposites Attract
Invisible by Paul Auster
I am a female Leo. Auster is a male Aquarius, born February 3rd (according to his GR author profile page).
Points this post: 15
Total points: 65
Total Goodreads authors: 1
Total Big books: 500+ ()
Sandy MN20.8 It's My Birthday! Lahni's Task Double Trouble
Option 4 - 274 pages in book
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Goodreads Author
Total Points: 60
GR authors: 2
Jessica PDX20.3 - Chris MD's Task - Deck the Halls
Option 2 - Gay Apparel
by Tasha Alexander (Goodreads Author)Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 100
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”I chose to use Comma ,
Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern
This is a Big Book - 512 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Goodreads Author: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
10.8 Short and SweetAerogrammes: and Other Stories
Points this ppost: 10
Total points to date: 20
Tania James is a Goodreads Author
Andy P.Task # 20.10 Group Reads; Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore.
I have posted a comment #10 on the discussion thread for this bookMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Kimber20.8 Double Trouble!
Option 3, Names
S is for Silence by Sue Grafton
This task: 20
# tasks completed: 1
GRA: 0
Total points: 20
BB: 0
5.1 Find a good bookGood Oil
20.3 Deck the Halls
Option 6 Fa La La …
The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke
LA in last and LA in Clarke
Total points 25
Task #30.2 - Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter... Or is It? Book A (I chose Option 3):
Audrey Rose by Frank De Felitta
-Title that has a one syllable word that rhymes with TOES (in this case, ROSE).
Book B (I chose Option 1):
Black Moon by Jessica McQuay
-Book that was published between Jan 1st, 2012 to present (this book was published in October, 2012)
Jessica McQuay is a Goodreads Author
This post: 30 points
Total Points: 55/1170 (4%)
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 937
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Cindy FTask 10.1 Happy New Years!
I read for first in a series new to me Rainey Days: A Rainey Bell Mystery by R.E. Bradshaw claiming as GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Points this post:10
Total points:20
Tasks completed:2
Books read:2
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Mod
I read Twilight, which really seems to fit both options. Almost everyone I know has read it, so I guess I should have checked it out as well. On the other hand, it's a book I'd hate to have anyone seeing me reading - and, having read it, I certainly now feel that way!
5.5 Raise a Glass
I read
- several cocktail glasses in the cover picture.5.8 End of Days
I read San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats, with the genre listing of Apocalyptic>Post-Apocalyptic.
This is an ebook only, approved for a 5 point task in
post 1813
Total points: 15
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask: 30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task - Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
5. Read a book that contains one of these words in the title, subtitle, or series title: "Legend," "Prophecy," "Priestess."
The Celestine Prophecy byJames Redfield
6. Read a book with "Fantasy" listed a genre on its main page
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Points this Task: 30
Total Points: 30
Books Read this Task: 2
Total Books Read: 1
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.5 We Got the BeatI read Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (GOODREADS AUTHOR) -- 4 syllables, like my full name
20.3 Deck the Halls
I chose option 5 and read The Geneva Trap by Stella Rimington which was first published in 2012
Total Points: 35
10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star FavoritesWhen in Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison
This is a 5-star book from Peebee's "read" list. (Thanks, Peebee! It was a fun read!)
Beth Harbison is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
GR authors: 1
10.5 - Paint It Red.A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
10.10 - Lucky 13.
The Discreet Charms of a Bourgeois Beach Town: Rehoboth Beach Stories ('charms')
15.6 - The Year of the Snake
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (2001)
Total books read: 3
Points in this post: 35
Total points accumulated: 35/1170
Rudy10.5 Paint it Red
Red Kayak byPriscilla Cummings
Points this post:10
Total points- 10
Tasks completed-1
Books Read-1
Brian15.5 - We Got the Beat
The Quickening Maze by Adam Foulds
Both my name and the book title have 5 syllables.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
30.8 - Delicious Dee/Christine US's Task - A Reading Tribute to Those We LoveRead a book that, in some way, reminds you of the person in your family who made the biggest impact on you.
Mama kicks ass :-)
by Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author) Support your GR friends by reading one of their favorite books (4 or 5 stars)
by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author) Vi's review
Points this post: 30
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 3
Books Read: 6
GR Authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 30.4 - Jackpot Spin Jackpot Spin
Using the dice roller I rolled a 5.
Book 1 - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones **Goodreads Author**
Book 2 - The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal **Goodreads Author**
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 90 points
Tasks completed: 5
GR Authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Finished25.5 Clue
Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts - option 5/ mystery
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts - option 1/ romance
5.4 Faith, trust and pixie dust
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Tasks points 30
Total points80
Total tasks 5
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double TroubleOption 1. Fraternal - 2 word title
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
508 pgs claiming Big Book ticket
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 20 points
Sheila15.8 -- Red Rover, Red Rover
The Gift by Julie Garwood
#3 on the Historical Pirate Romance Books list featuring that scalliwag Pagan
20.4 - Author!Author! - Janice CA's Task: Renaissance Authors
If You Ask Me: And of Course You Won't by Betty WhiteBetty White is well known for her charities for animals. Approved in help thread # 15
Total Points = 125
Delicious Dee5.8 End of Days
Reached - Ally Condie (GR Author)(Big Book Ticket 500+ pages - book is 512) - 17 ppl have it shelved as post-apocalyptic
5.10 A Claus for Celebration
O Come All Ye Kinky - Anthology (GR Author) - anthology set around Christmas and the New Year
Total Points: 60/1170
GR Authors: 5
Big Book Ticket: 500+(1)
5.7 - BIRDCALLS - A Carol for Christmas by Robin Lee Hatcher. Bird = Robin.Robin Lee Hatcher is a Goodreads author.
25.9 - A CHRISTMAS SCAVANGER HUNT
which fits all three options. A. Mary is authors name, B. star on the cover, C. "Night" in the title.TOTAL POINTS - 30
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 1
BIG BOOKS - 0
Task 15.9 -- Fly South for the Winter Read a book set in a country in the Southern Hemisphere.
This book was set 90% along the Amazon River
City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar #1) (2002) by Isabel Allende (translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden) (Paperback, 408 pages)
00 + 15 = 15
Tasks Completed: 01
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 00 + 15 = 15
Books read: 01
Pages read: 408
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 5.7 - Birdcalls
Along Came Trouble by Sherryl Woods
Bird used - Wood Duck (Wood Duck)
This post: 5 points
Total points to date: 95 points
Tasks completed: 6
GR Authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Fiona (Titch)15.10 -- A Bird in the Hand....
A Cleansing of Souls - Stuart Ayris
**Stuart Ayris is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 60
Total books read: 3
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 3
Big book tickets:
15.5 -- We Got the BeatMy name has 5 syllables.
Two Truths and a Lie - Sara Shepard (Goodreads Author)
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 15 points
Tasks completed: 1
GR Authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Shawn H.20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
**Colon is my punctuation mark**
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
***Erik Larson is a Goodreads Author***
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
20.1 Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for EverythingThe Etched City by K.J. Bishop - 12/5/12
K. J. Bishop is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books:
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 30.4-Jackpot Spin!...roll one die and read 2 books. I rolled the #3 so both of my books need to have three words in the title.
I read
Threading the Needle by Marie Bostwick *[this is a GRA] 352 pages (12.6)I also read
Wrangler in Petticoats by Mary Connealy *[this is a GRA] 320 pages (12.8)Points earned for this task: 30
Points Achieved to date: 55
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 2
Total # of Big Books: 0
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
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25.5 Keltie Lee's CLUE
For my 1st book I chose the Mr. Green option and read a mystery: The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie. 272 pages
For my 2nd book I chose the Mrs. Peacock option and read a book with one of the acceptable "odd" colors in the title: Burnt Sienna by David Morrell. 400 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 60
Pages read: 1,885
Big Books: 500+ (1)