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SPRING CHALLENGE 2013
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Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
Cindy AL20.6 Messing Around:
A Tapestry of Spells by Lynn Kurland
Option 4 kept me up reading it.
20.7 Have Passport, Will Travel:
by Benedict JackaOption 6,international landmark on cover Big Ben on cover
Benedict Jacka is a Goodreads Author
20.1 Group Read:
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
My review is posted in Post #16 in the appropriate thread
30.3 Upsy Daisy:
The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells
Option 3, mirror image initials "MW" and
Death Whispers by Tamara Rose Blodgett
Option 4, name is "Rose"
Martha Wells is a Goodreads Author.
Tamara Rose Blodgett is a Goodreads Author.
Points in this post - 90
Total Points - 295/870
Books - 25/70
Pages - 8303
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books:500+ - (0), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
Rudy25.7 Chaitra's task: Judge a Book by its Cover
Option A- Dismembered
byLiza Palmer
by Melissa de la CruzPoints this post- 25
Total points- 110
Task- 6
Books- 8
MARIA HELENA15.3 Laughing in Ireland
Option 1, book A: The Misremembered Man by Christina McKenna
Option 1, book B: The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith
****** Both Christina McKenna and Alexander McCall Smith are Goodreads Authors ******
25.1 Delicious Dee's task: Anchor’s Aweigh
Option 3: Marking Time by Marie Force (published in 2011)
Option 5: If You Stay by Courtney Cole (Author initials in JCCS)
****** Both Marie Force and Courtney Cole are Goodreads Authors ******
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 195/870
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 17
GR Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 0
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 15.5- Hug a Tree!...in honor of Arbor Day read a book with a tree on the cover:
I read
Still Life by Louise Penny 293 pages (3.12)Points earned for this task: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 90
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 2
Total # of Big Books: 0
500+ = (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
KAREN F20.2 Pi Day
Option 3: Scandalous by Karen Robards
Romance on main book page.
20.4 Did You Know...
Option C: Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian
Romance on main book page
**Lara Adrian is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 40
Total Challenge Points: 80
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
BRIAN5.9 -- Roll With It
I rolled a 2 and then read this book published in 2011.
The Constantine Codex by Paul L. Maier
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 2
25.6 - Lois's task: Happy Birthday Girl Scouts! Option B: 'Girl' in title.
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
Option C: W and A of title in WAGGGS.
Wide Awake by David Levithan *goodreads author*
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 170/870
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 13
GR Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 1
15.6. Let's All Go to the LobbyRead a book that has been made into a movie that has been released by the end of the spring challenge
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger
Points this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Katie M25.4 -- Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time!
Option 1 -
By The Numbers by Chris Owen and Tory Temple
Option 3 -
How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken
This post: 25 points
Total to Date: 155 points
Oma1229Task 20.5-Tournament of Books
Option 1- Choose a book written by an author whos shares the first and last initial with a finalist.
I chose JG
Joshua by Joseph F. Girzone
Points this Post- 20
Total Points to Date- 205
15.7. Feeling possessive? Samson's Lovely Mortal by Tina Folsom
Goodreads Author
20.2 - Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day
Option 1 - Consequences by Liz Schulte 334 pages
Goodreads Author
20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW....
Option D - Turning Point by Tiffany A. Snow
3rd in the Kathleen Turner series
Goodreads Author
20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
Option 6, Contemporary - Turn to Me by Tiffany A. Snow
Goodreads Author
20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around
Option 4 - Choices by Liz Schulte
Left me sleepless and happy!
Goodreads Author
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
Option 5 "back" - No Turning Back by Tiffany A. Snow
Approved for length #606
Goodreads Author
20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
Option F -
by Gena ShowalterGoodreads Author
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Jennifer KS5.1 -- Go West!
I read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry By Rachel Joyce. It is set in England.
Points this task 5
5.7 -- Someone to Fall Back On
I read Bad Blood by Dana Stabenow She is a Goodreads Author
Points this task 5
5.10 -- Attention Grabber
I read Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
"Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide."
Points this post: 15
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 20.5 - Tournament of Books 2013
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Book fits option 6. "Contemporary" listed as a genre on main GR page.
This post: 20 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Tasks completed: 6
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Jenn IL20.5 Bigger is Better-Kate S's Task: Tournament of Books 2013
Option 6. The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell
Lists Contemporary on its main page
20.6 Seasoned Reader-Alexandra's Task: Messing Around
Option 3.
by Erick SetiawanHas something yellow on the cover
Erick Setiawan is a Goodreads Author
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0);750+(0);1000+(0)
Michelle WI20.2 Pi Day
option 3: romance genre
Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
20.5 Tournament of Books 2013
option 2: book of short stories by a single author
In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd
20.10 Group Reads
posted in thread, message number 2
The Birth House by Ami McKay
***** Ami McKay is a GR author *****
30.1 It's Spring Cleaning Time
option 2: part of a series
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
option 6: any book
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
***** Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author *****
Points This Post: 90
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 2
Readerboard Name: Spantalian Joanne5.5 -- Spring Chicken
Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck
post #: 4
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 4
Books read: 4
Pages Read: 1739
Leaderboard Name: Spantalian Joanne
Kathy G.20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's Task: Messing Around
Option 3- Something Yellow on the Cover
by Tori SpellingApproved in Help Thread
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Total Points- 40
Total Tasks- 3
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- (500+)- 0
5.8 -- Cinco de MayoGrave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
This is book #5 of the Temperance Brennan series.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 140
Delicious Dee5.5 -- Spring Chicken
Sanctum - Sarah Fine (GR Author) - 84 ppl have it shelved as YA
5.8 -- Cinco de Mayo
Twisted - Laura Griffin (GR Author) - #5 in the Tracer's series
Total Points: 210
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
10.1 Less is MoreThe Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz
The word 'less' is found intact in the subtitle.
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 150
5.7 -- Someone to Fall Back OnRead a book by a favorite author; one that rarely, if ever, disappoints.
by Eric Edstrom (Goodreads Author) Approved here.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 7
Books Read: 7
GR Authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Nick KY10.10 Above Average. My average rating is 3.77. I read Foundation by Isaac Asimov, which has an average rating of 3.95.
15.1 Follow the Leader
Book 1. I read The Films of Federico Fellini by Peter Bondanella.
Book 2. Mentioned on page 29 of that book is the classic from ancient Rome which Fellini used as the basis of his 1969 film, Fellini Satyricon, The Satyricon by Petronius. I read a 1999 Oxford edition translated by P.G. Walsh.
Points in this post: 25
Total Points so far: 125
Big Books: 500 + (1)
Jessica PDX10.2 - Angry Birds
It's kind of small in the image below, but that red blob is actually a bird.
by Alan BradleyPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 225
15.6 Let's All Go To The LobbySafe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
This book has recently come out as a film.
***Nicholas Sparks is a GoodReads Author***
15.7- Feeling Possessive
Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn
***Carrie Vaughn is a GoodReads Author***
20.3- Travelling In Time
2. Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone
Shelved as time travel. Approved on help thread.
***Tamara Ireland Stone is a GoodReads Author***
20.8- March On!
3.A Necessary Evil by Alex Kava
- Crosses on cover. Approved msg 20 of help thread25.1- Anchor's Aweigh!
3.Poppy Day by Amanda Prowse
Book was published 5th August 2011
5.Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain
I used JCCS. CC for Chelsea Cain
25.3 Come Play With Me
Option 2 & 4- A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
King in the title and 4 words in title. Book is over 350 pages long. Approved msg 46 of help thread.
***I'm claiming 2 xBB tickets***
25.5- Shadow of The White Tiger
1A. Six Years by Harlan Coben- Tree is a silhouette. Approved msg 83 on help thread
2A. Keeping The Dead by Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsen appears on the literature map when you type in Harlan Coben
***Tess Gerritsen is a GoodReads Author***
Points this post:145
Total Points:145
Books read:9
Tasks Completed:7
GRAs:4
BBs:2
Task 20.3: Option 1 - Back to the Classics
Read any book originally published in or before 1963
Published in 1931|The Good Earth (★★★★, 18 Mar '13)
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 3
Books: 3
Pages Read: 1563
Goodreads Authors:
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
25.1opt. 3 (published between 2005 & 20013)
Blue Moon
opt.4 set in Italy
Blue Night
30 (the very last challenge)
A. popular book club books
Divergent
B. Most read books
Insurgent
Total pts: 55
10.4 Purple for Peace
10.10 Above Average
my average rating is 3.48
Shadowland
15.10 Spring Break
I chose to read Crossed
Total pts:90
20.6 opt.3 Read a book with yellow on the cover
Total pts: 110
and now I'm all caught up *phew*
Kimber25.7 Judge a Book By It's Cover
*option A - Covers with missing body parts
ebook coverhere is the link for pb for page #'s -
Forever Blue
Jennifer Edland is a GRA
This task: 25
# tasks completed: 3
GRA: 3
Total points: 65
15.5 -- Hug a Tree
The Twilight Before Christmas by Christine FeehanChristmas tree on cover
20.2 - Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day
Option 1 - Pi Day:
My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor ~ (336 pages) which can be found in (3.141592653)
20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
fits option 5 with "family" as a genre and option 6 with "contemporary" as a genre
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 5 - International travel:
Map of Bones: A Sigma Force Novel by James Rollins
I live in the US. This book takes place mainly in Italy, with side trips to Germany, Egypt, and France.
Points this post: 75
Season Total: 75
Kimber30.4 What are they all talking about?
Book 1: used Feb 23 list "this month"/my country
The Raven Boys
Book 2: used Feb 23 list "this week"/my country
Insurgent
Maggie Stiefvater is a GRA
Veronica Roth is a GRA
This task: 30
# tasks completed: 4
GRA: 5
Total points: 95
5.2 -- It's in Their GenesThe Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
There are 2 'Y's in the title and author's name.
5.8 -- Cinco de Mayo
The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum
The fifth book in the 'Wizard of OZ' series.
5.10 -- Attention Grabber
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
First Sentence: “On a warm October night in Chicago, three deliveries were made in the same neighborhood.”
15.6. Let's All Go to the Lobby
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Made into a film according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stra...
15.10. Spring Break
Looking for God: An Unexpected Journey Through Tattoos, Tofu & Pronouns by Nancy Ortberg
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 55
Kimber30.4 What are they all talking about?
Book 1: used feb 23 list "this month"/my country
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Book 2: used feb 23 list "this week"/my country
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Maggie Stiefvater is a GRA
Veronica Roth is a GRA
This task: 30
# tasks completed: 4
GRA: 5
Total points: 95
Andy P.Task # 25.5 Nick KY's Task Shadow of the White Tiger
Book 1
Option B
Book by any author who has won The CWA Steel Dagger Award Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. Flynn won the Steel Dagger in 2007.
Book 2
Option B A book by an author whose first and last initials are found in WHITE TIGER What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George. GE in Tiger reversed is EG , the author's initials.
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 155
I'm claiming a Big Book ticket (500+) for What Came Before He Shot Her which in my paperback edition has 707 pages
MariyaTask 5.2 -- It's In Their Genes
I read The Lion of Kent by Aleksandr Voinov - there are 2 V's in the author's name.
This was an ebook that was approved in the ebook verification thread.
This book is also 86 pages long and I will be using it for ONE 5-point task.
Task 10.1 Less is More
I read Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
The word LESS can be found in the title of this book: HopeLESS
Task 15.2. Vernal Equinox
I read Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 1 by Gail Carriger
I also read The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam
Both of these books are 224 pages long.
Task 20.10 Group Reads
I read The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Points this post: 50
Total points: 100
15.7 - Feeling Possessive?The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
Megan Shepherd is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 40
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books:
Kimmie
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
I read Getuige by Lars Kepler
I chose for option 5. International travel – read a book that takes place in a country outside your home country.
My home country is The Netherlands, and this book takes place in Sweden.
I'm claiming a Big Book ticket (500+) for this book, as the Dutch version of it has 544 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35/870
Tasks completed: 3
GR authors: 0
Big books: 1
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
I read Getuige by Lars Kepler
I chose for option 5. International travel – read a book that takes place in a country outside your home country.
My home country is The Netherlands, and this book takes place in Sweden.
I'm claiming a Big Book ticket (500+) for this book, as the Dutch version of it has 544 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35/870
Tasks completed: 3
GR authors: 0
Big books: 1
25.2 Laurie ME's task: Interesting Spring Holidays Option 4: Set in Massachusetts
The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington *goodreads author*
Option 5: Neglected series. Read the first in this series ages ago and neglected to continue it until now.
How to Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 195/870
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 15
GR Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Shawn H.5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall Down
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
***Plot is both a noun and verb***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
GR Authors:0
Big Ticket Books:0
Peebee5.3 -- Here Kitty, Kitty
by David DosaOscar the cat is featured on the cover.
20.8 – March On!
Option 1:
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver (replacing Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, moved to 25.6.)
"Lion" is contained intact within the author's first name.
544 pages claiming 1 Big Book ticket (all non-ebook editions are 500+ pages as well.)
25.6: Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!
Option A:
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
The strong female lead character is a high school student under 18 throughout the book.
Option B:
Office Girl by Joe Meno
The word "girl" is contained within the title.
25.8: Springy Ideas!
Option 5:
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Approved in help thread for this option, originally from post 43.
Option 6:
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
"If I had to tell you how humans made their way to Earth, it would go like this: In the beginning, there was nothing at all but the moon and the sun...." -- Jodi Picoult
(on page 6 of sun quote links provided in task.)
Jodi Picoult is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 55
Total points: 250/870
Goodreads Authors: 1/5
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard ID: JENBENT15.5. Hug a Tree
Abide with Me: A Novel by Elizabeth Strout
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90
Total Goodreads authors: 4
Total Big books: 0
Mod
I rolled a 4, so needed to read a book originally published in 2009. I read Ford County, published in that year.
20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
I chose option 3, historical fiction, and read Bring Up the Bodies
Group Reads
I read The Postman Always Rings Twice and posted in the discussion thread.
Total points: 185
Please Cancel this post-Page numbers are incorrect-
I will change this to another task-
THANKS-
Kathy G.
20.2- Rookie at the Top!- Ty's Task: Pi Day
Option 1- page number in the Pi numbers
Assertive Discipline by Lee Canter
***This book has 163 pages***
Total Points- 60
Total Tasks- 4
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- (500+)- 0
Kathy G.30.1- Sheila/Kathy G's Task- It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Option 3- Read a mystery
Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark
Option 6- Read any book you wish
Assertive Discipline by Lee Canter
Total Points- 70
Total Tasks- 4
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books (500+)- 0
20.2: Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day Option 3: Romance
Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover *goodreads author*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 215/870
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
GR Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
10.10 Above Average
The Remaining by D.J. MollesMy rating average is 3.66. This book was rated 4.02.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 90
SUZANNE VN5.7 Someone to Fall Back On
Chasing the Dime
Michael Connelly has never disappointed me and he is a GoodReads Author
5.9 Roll With It
I rolled a 3
Pray for Silence - published in 2010
Linda Castillo is a GoodReads Author
10.5 Piece of Cake
Killer Mousse - Main character, Della Carmichael, has a cable tv cooking show.
20.4 Did You Know?
Option C
A Vintage Affair - Romance
Isabel Wolff is a GoodReads Author
20.7 Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 2
The Woman from Paris
Points this task: 60
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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I always love Cormier's work:
Heroes by Robert Cormier
+5 Points
10.5 Piece of Cake
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
+10 Points
15.7. Feeling possessive?
Dragon's Bait by Vivian Vande Velde
+15 Points
15.8. Batter Up!
Baseball in the time before integration plays an important part in the backstory and actions in the play. Approved in the help thread.
+15 Points
20.9 – Moderator’s Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
Option B: Cleaning Out the Closets II
A wonderful addition to the GLBT literature for teens:
Ask The Passengers by A.S. King
+20 Points
Points this Post: 65
Grand Total: 100