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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
Task 10.1 Happy New Years! Read a book that is either the first book in a series that is new to you.
The Restorer (Graveyard Queen #1) (2011) by Amanda Stevens (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 376 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Amanda Stevens
635 + 10 = 645
Tasks Completed: 30
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 635 + 10 = 645
Books read: 44
Pages read: 15,179
Read but not claimed: 0
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(1) 750+
(1) 1,000+
20.7 All in the FamilyOption "Girl": the genre "humor" is on this book's main page.
Fatherhood by Bill Cosby
Points this post: 20
Total points: 570
Tasks: 25
Books: 31
Goodreads authors: 8
Big Books: 2 x 500
A big "THANK YOU" to the moderators for another great season of reading.
I have completed the following tasks...10.4 Where DO Those Letters Go?
Aliss at the Fire by Jon Fosse
This book is set in a remote part of Norway.
10.8 Short and Sweet
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman
This book is a 136 pages long.
15.6 The Year of the Snake
Passing by Nella Larsen
This book was first published in 1929.
20.3 Deck the Halls
by Joseph Moncure MarchI chose option 2, the cover shows a woman in a full-length, black backless gown that I would wear to a fancy holiday party.
20.5 Beatle Mania!
Friends with BOYS by Faith Erin Hicks
This book has the word "boys" in its title. This word is also found in the song title of track #5, "Boys."
20.8 Double Trouble
Hungover Owls by J. Patrick Brown
I chose option 1. This is a two-word title and the words are not the same.
25.8 Spreading the Love
Never the Hope Itself: LOVE and Ghosts in Latin America and Haiti by Gerry Hadden*
I chose to read this book for option 4. The word "love" can be found in the subtitle.
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
I chose to read this book for option 6. Free read!
Gerry Hadden is a Goodreads Author .
Total points = 240
GR Author tickets = 5
10.1. Happy New Year!The Obsidian Mirror by Catherine Fisher
15.5 -- We Got the Beat
5 syllables in my name.
The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
Rae Carson is a Goodreads author.
25.1 - Laurie ME's Task - A Tribute to the Women in my Life
4. Jill: romance
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
5. Diana: fantasy
The Arcade Catastrophe by Brandon Mull
Laini Taylor is a Goodreads author.
This post: 50
Total to date: 480
Goodread authors this post: 2
Goodread authors to date: 17
Big Books: 1
Tasks Completed: 21
RANDY12S30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie Exchange
Option 4. Jam Thumbprints: I read the book Third Strike by Zoë Sharp GR Author. It is listed as a "mystery" genre on GR.
Option 6. Lime Meltaways: I read the book Scarlet by Marissa Meyer GR Author. The Authors initials "M M" are found in the words LIME MELTAWAYS.
Points this post = 30
Total Points = 225
GR Authors this post = 2
25.10 - Chaitra's Task - Thank You Neil Gaiman!3. Smoke
by Tiffany Trent
by Laura Bickle Her upcoming book is
Tiffany Trent is a Goodreads author.
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?
Book A, option 2:
by Robin LaFeversBook B, option 2:
by Rachel HartmanThere is a dragon in the air.
Rachel Hartman is a Goodreads author.
Grave Mercy is a Big Book (500+).
30.8 - Delicious Dee/Christine US's Task - A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
Book 1: My sister has had a big impact on my life. She is the youngest and is like Petunia.
by Jessica Day GeorgeBook 2: My friend Ems
by Veronica Rossihttp://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jessica Day George and Veronica Rossi are Goodreads authors.
This post: 85
Total to date: 565
Goodread authors this post: 4
Goodread authors to date: 21
Big Books: 2
Tasks Completed: 24
SOELO20.3 Deck the Halls
For option 5, I read The Next Best Thing which was published in 2012. Jennifer Weiner is a Goodreads author.
30.1 Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
For option 3, I read Cleopatra: A Biography which is about the Ancient Egyptian civilization in the first century BC.
For Option 6, I read The Night Circus which has Fantasy as its first listed genre.
Points this post: 50
Total so far: 240
Big Book Tickets: 1
GR Authors: 6
5.8 End of Days
by Elsie Chapman10.4. Where DO Those Letters Go?
This book is set on an island on the coast of Canada.
by Megan CreweMegan Crewe is a Goodreads author.
This post: 15
Total to date: 580
Goodread authors this post: 1
Goodread authors to date: 22
Big Books: 2
Tasks Completed: 26
Lindsey IL25.8 - Spreading the Love
Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World by Dalai Lama XIV
Option 1 - author initials in Valentine's Day (D,L)
Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Option 6 - any book
30.2 - It's Winter...Or is It?
Brooklyn Rose by Ann Rinaldi
Book A, option 3
Witch Weigh by Caroline Mickelson
***Caroline Mickelson is a GoodReads author***
Book B, option 3 - romance genre
Points This Post: 55
Total Points: 440
GoodReads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 27
BEKKA - 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Janet F's Task: Rookie It’s Snow Joke, “Winter’s Cool”!Option 6: For this task, I read “A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashmir”
by Suzanne Joinson, because it has a mountain on the cover. Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Tasks Completed to Date: 33
Total Points Earned to Date: 700
Pages Read this Challenge: 370
Total Pages Read to Date: 16379
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 51
Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Book Tickets: 500(2), 750(), 1000()
10.8. Short and SweetRead a short book, fewer than 200 pages.
192 pages
by Merlin Fraser Points this post: 10
Total points: 670
Tasks completed: 32
Books Read: 54
GR Authors: 38
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
KAREN OZ20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
The Aunt's Story by Patrick White
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
Option 4: Number of pages end with 7
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende (457 pages)
Total this post: 40 points
Grand Total: 1,065 points
Tasks completed: 56
Books read: 83
Goodreads authors: 33
Big books: 500+ (6); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
Kathy G.20.8 It's My Birthday- Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
Option 5- Read a book that you would read in the summer
Romancing Miss Brontë by Juliet Gael
Here is the link to the paperback
Romancing Miss Bronte
I love to read romances in the summer. I'm a teacher and on vacation and that's what I read to relax.
Total Points- 185
Total Tasks- 11
Goodreads Authors- 6
Big Books- (500+)- 0
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 30.9 - Schoolhouse Rock
Lifeguard by James Patterson **Goodreads Author** & Andrew Gross
Option #3 - Grammar Rock: Conjunction Junction. The book is written by two coauthors.
Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich **Goodreads Author**
Option #4 - Science Rock: Interplanet Janet The book was written by an author named Janet.
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 565 points
Tasks completed: 30
GR Authors: 22
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.11 - Vi's Task - Time to Explore!Rolled 2, choose To-Read shelf on the Recommendations Page (on 1/31/13)
I chose and read -
Book 1: Ten Tiny Breaths - K.A. Tucker, GR Author
which took me to -
#1: Exquisite - Ella Frank
which took me to -
#2, Book 2: Come Away With Me - Kristen Proby, GR Author
which I read.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1025
GR Authors: 57
Big books: 500+ (3)
20.10 – Group ReadMr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Post 62 in the discussion thread.
Total points 350
15.2 -- Two Plus Two (2 Books)Authors' initials form a four letter word: SCAM
Surrender in Silk by Susan Mallery
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
25.3 - Coralie's Task - Let's be Different (2 Books)
--Every letter in the title is different: Candy Store by Bella Andre
--Words in title have different number of letters: Love in the Afternoon by Alison Packard (4,2,3,9 letters) Approved for Length
*Susan Mallery, Bella Andre and Alison Packard are GR authors*
Points for this post: 40
Total points: 750
Tasks completed: 33
Total GR Tickets: 28
Nicki UK25.8 - Spreading the Love
Option 3: Romance
Heart of the Hunter by Lara Adrian
Option 6: Read any book of your choice
Immortal in Death by JD Robb
Points this post: 25 points
Points to date: 350 points
Books read: 23
Goodreads authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1)
10.1 Happy New Years!Shadowland by Meg Cabot
First in series
Points: 10
Total Points: 425
I am posting this one as I am missing 10 points from my count and I have not noted that this was posted before. I am not claiming the GR author ticket since my copy was printed under her pseudonym, Jenny Carroll.
C'mon Ty, c'mon Karen OZ - you can do it!!
CathyG5.10 A Claus for Celebration
Read a book set during winter or with a winter holiday (December-February) theme:
The Christmas Clock by Kat Martin
25.12 - Mstan's Task - I ♥ the Goodreads on SRC
Read two books that are new to you by browsing the SRC threads.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Goodreads Author
Post 31 in folder Best of Fall 2012 Challenge
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie Maguire
Post 2 in Best of Summer 2011
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Points this post: 30
Total points: 955
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 65
Goodreads Authors: 37
Big Books: 500= 1,750=0, 1000=0
CHRISTINAB20.10 Group Reads
I read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by
Robin Sloan and posted in the discussion (#63).
**Robin Sloan is a Goodreads Author**
Points claimed in this post: 20
Total points claimed: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages this task: 288
Total pages: 288
Big books total: 0
Goodreads Authors: 1
Andy P.Task # 10.8 Short and Sweet
Read a book with less than 200 pages
All My Dogs: A Life by Bill Henderson This book has 145 pages
Christina Popsuj CHRISTINAB20.9 Moderator's Pet
I chose option #2 and read Heat Wave by Richard Castle.
Points claimed in this post: 20
Total points claimed: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages this task: 198
Total pages: 486
Big books total: 0
Goodreads Authors: 1
Readerboard name: EvanaA Tribute to the Women in My Life
Option 4: Read a book that has Romance listed on its main genre page
Ransomed Bride by Jane Peart
Option 5: Read a book that has science fiction or fantasy as a genre on its main page
Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein
Spreading the Love
Option 1: Read a book whose author's initials are found in Valentine's Day
Djibouti by Elmore Leonard
Option 6: Free choice
The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco by Marilyn Chase
Points this post: 50
Points to date: 910
GR authors to date: 14
Big book tickets to date: 3
Jessica PDX25.8 - Robin's Task - Spreading the Love
Option 2 - White Cover
by Laney SalisburyOption 6 - Just Because
by Patricia HighsmithPoints this Post: 25
Total Points: 1085
Task 50.1- Triple ThreatBook A: A Rogue By Any Other Name by Sara MacLean (Letter A)
Book B: Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole (Letter E)
Book C:A Wild Pursuit by Eloisa James (published in 2004)
Sara MacLean, Kresley Cole and Eloisa James are all GR Authors
Points this task: 50
Total points: 135
Tasks completed this post: 1
Tasks completed total: 4
Books read total: 9
Goodreads authors total: 7
Task 20.6- Punctuation is funApostrophe- The Billionaire Boss's Forbidden Mistress by Miranda Lee
Points this task: 20
Total points: 155
Tasks completed this post: 1
Tasks completed total: 5
Books read total: 10
GR Author total: 7
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?Book A, option 2: Unzipped by Lois Greiman
Book B, option 3: I'm No Angel by Patti Berg
Total points: 305
Total GRA: 10
Total big book tickets: 0
15.2 - TWO PLUS TWO - Word is SCAB or CABS.1. I would like to move Buffalo Gals by Amy J. Strychasz from task 25.8.
2. The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian.
Chris Bohjalian is a Goodreads author.
25.8 - SPREADING THE LOVE
OPTION 6 - JUST BECAUSE - Replacing Buffalo Gals with Temptation by Brenda Jackson.
OPTION 3 - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats stays the same.
This will do it for me this challenge. Congrats to all the finishers I can't wait to see your tasks. And thanks to all the Mods!!!! I really don't know how you do it and stay sane. I have enough problems managing my own spreadsheet sometimes.
TOTAL POINTS - 835
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 24
BIG BOOKS - 2
Nick KY15.7 Opposites Attract I read We Are Our Mothers' Daughters by Cokie Roberts, born on Dec 27, a Capricorn Woman. I was born on June 26, a Cancer Man. 256 pages
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 1170
Pages read: 26,227
Big Books: 500+ (6)
I am now an exhausted Cancer Man. ….FINISHED!
Jayme VA25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUE
Option 1: Miss Scarlet: Red Dress on the Cover
by Kerstin GierOption 2: Mrs. White: title printed in white ink
by Christopher R. BehaChristopher R. Beha is a goodreads author.
Total points this post: 25
Grand Total: 680
Goodreads authors: John Grisham, Carol Rifka Brunt, Siobhan Fallon, Beth Harbison, Jenny Milchman, Francesca Segal, Chris Bohjalian, Jeffrey Stepakoff, Christopher S. Stewart, Libba Bray, Michael Grant, Laurie Halse Anderson, Dustin Thomason, Haley Tanner, A.S. King, Christopher Beha
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Repsoting. Just noticed that I should have included covers for this taskAprilDT
25.5- CLUE
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5-
Nick wrote: "Nick KY15.7 Opposites Attract I read We Are Our Mothers' Daughters by Cokie Roberts, born on Dec 27, a Capricorn Woman. I was born on June 26, a Cancer Man. 256 pages
Points This Post: 15
Total ..."
yay congrats Nick!!!
Yay - to all the finishers! We now will have some additional tasks. Can't wait to see them!
15.6 -- The Year of the SnakeRead a book first published in a year of the snake.
(first published May 8th 2001)
by Cynthia Joyce Clay (Goodreads Author) Points this post: 15
Total points: 685
Tasks completed: 33
Books Read: 55
GR Authors: 39
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Super Nick! Can't wait for your task. :-)
Task 25.1 - A Tribute to the Women in My LifeOption 5. "My youngest sister:Diana" (science fiction genre)
The Handmaid's Tale
***Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads author
Option 6. "Me, Laurie" (mystery genre)
The Concrete Blonde
***Michael Connelly is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Tasks completed this post: 1
GR authors this post: 2
Total challenge points: 250
Total tasks completed: 14
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(1) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 5
I'm trying to finish at least one more book, but in case this is my last post for this season: Congrats to the finishers and those who met their goals! And, as always, a huge THANK YOU to the Mods!
OMA1229Task 10.1-Happy New Years!
Read a book that is the first in a series.Bambi by Felix Salten
Points this Post- 10
Total Points to Date-685
This is my last post for the Winter Challenge. This was my first challenge and my goal was to accumulate at least 580 points so I was successful. Now to get read for Spring Challenge. Thanks to all the moderators for all your hard work---its the glue that holds us all together!
Lauren Marie10.8. Short and Sweet.
I read The Philosopher's Diet: How to Lose Weight & Change the World by Richard A. Watson. The paperback version I had was 128 pages.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 9
GR Author: 3
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
15.10 A Bird in the Hand.... on my self since November 2011
by Patricia Cornwell20.7 All in the Family - Option "Boy", #2
The Fifth Woman by Henning Mankell translated from Swedish
50.0 Triple Threat
Book A: The Man Who Lied To Women by Carol O'Connell 3 E's
Book B: Simple Genius by David Baldacci 3 I's
Book C: Seven Up by Janet Evanovich first published in 2001
Points this post: 85
Total points: 245
Chaitra5.6 YOU HAVE BEWITCHED ME
Read a book by Jane Austen.
I read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Points: 5
20.9 CARLY'S TASK - SCREEN SISTERS
Choosing option
4. Firefly: Read a book tagged Science Fiction on the main page.
I read The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers.
Points: 20
30.8 DELICIOUS DEE/CHRISTINE US' TASK - A READING TRIBUTE TO THOSE WE LOVE
For Book A: I chose to read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. This happens to be one of my mother's favorite books, and I cannot read it without thinking of her.
and
For Book B: I chose to read The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka. This is rated 5 stars by Peebee. Thanks Peebee! It was a lovely book.
Points: 30
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Points This Post: 55
Total Points for the Season: 1030
Big Books: 500 (4), 750 (2), 1000 ( )
Goodreads Authors: 22
Tasks Completed: 57/64
Books Claimed: 79/91
Pages Read: 27,429
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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The Subtle Knife (e e's in title)
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (3 P's in author's name)
The Golden Compass (published in 1995 which is evenly divisible by 3)
Total pts. this post: 50
Total points/challenge: 445