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SPRING CHALLENGE 2013
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Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
Shawn H.15.7. Feeling possessive?
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
***Possessive noun -- Cat's***
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 25
GR Authors: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
20.3 Best Review - Bucket's task: Traveling in TimeOption 2 Along for the Ride - Out of Time by Monique Martin
Approved #641
Goodreads Author
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 3. Travel always involves transportation
by Lisa Pietsch*There is a plane on the cover*
Approved for length post 2282
Goodreads Author
25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!
Option A:Dismembered:
by Lisa PietschAND
by Lisa PietschBoth approved for length in post 2282
Lisa Pietsch is a Goodreads Author
Total Points: 200
Points this Post: 65
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
BEKKA - 20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW.…Option B: For this task, I read “Cinder”
by Marissa Meyer, as it has a shoe on the front cover. Also, Marissa Meyer is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 150
Pages Read this Challenge: 387
Total Pages Read to Date: 4512
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500( 2 ), 750(), 1000()
5.9I rolled a 2 so a book published in 2011:
Burn the Night by Jocelynn Drake (GR Author)
15.7
John Saturnall's Feast
20.2
Option 3: Romance as genre
Dawnbreaker by Jocelynn Drake (GR Author)
20.4
Option C: Romance as genre
The Water Witch
20.8
Option 3: cross on cover
by Jocelynn Drake (GR Author)There are crosses above the figure.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 145
Ana25.7 Judge a Book By Its Cover
Option A-
by Rachel Caine.and
by Rachel Caine.Points this Task 25
Total Points 55
Task Completed 2
Books Read 4
Total Pages 1085
GoodReads Authors 1
Big Books 0
20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW....Option 1:
by J.M. LedgardPoints this post: 20
Total Points: 80
Goodreads authors: 3
Big Books:
Task: 5.5 - Spring ChickenRead: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
***Claiming: 1 Big Books Ticket & 1 Goodreads Author Ticket***
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 30
Total Big Books Tickets: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Cindy FTask 20.10 Group Read
I read The Birth Houseby Ami McKay who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!!
Post #7 in discussion thread.
Points this post:20
Total points:125
Books read:10
Tasks completed:8
Goodreads Authors:5
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
cupcakebaker15.3 Laughing in Ireland
Option 1
A. Haunted Ground is set in Ireland
B. 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents is in the Humor genre
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 110
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read: 2,724
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.2 Pi DayI chose option 1, and read Incendiary by Chris Cleave (a GoodReads Author). The edition I read had 256 pages, each number is in the number of Pi.
Task Points :20
Total points : 75
GoodRead Authors:4
Tasks finished :5
20.2Option 1: I read A History of the Present Illness
by Louise Aronson which has 259 pages. ***Claiming GRA ticket***
20.7
Option 6: I read My Name is Mary Sutter
by Robin Oliveira. The White House can be seen in the background as much of this book takes place in Washington DC.20.9
Option D: I read The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma
by Alex Kotlowitz. I borrowed this book from the Library.Previous Points:20
New total:80
total books:4
15.2 Vernal EquinoxI read The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me by Bruce Feiler (a GoodReads Author), and Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon (a GoodReads author). Both books had 256 pages.
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 90
Good Reads Authors: 6
Tasks finished:6
20.7 Have Passport, Will TravelI chose option 5-International Travel.
I read The Lace Makers of Glenmara by Heather Barbieri (a GoodReads Author). It is set in Ireland.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 110
GoodReads Authors: 7
Tasks Completed: 7
Mod
I read A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Two B's in the author's name, and none in the title.
10.9 Feeling Lucky?
My random number was lucky 13, so I read Code Name Verity, mentioned in post 633 on page 13.
25.3 Nikki's task: Come Play with me !
I read
. It has a building on the cover for Monopoly, the word "Kings" for Chess, and a 4 word title for "Connect 4." Finally, it has 375 pages, so can play two games.Total points: 260
15.3 Laughing in IrelandA. Forbidden Love by Karen Robards
B. Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec
Tara Sivec is a Goodreads Author
20.2 Rookie At the Top - Ty's task: Pi Day
Option 3: Romance Genre
Intimate Seduction by
Brenda Jackson
20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW...
D. Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
Points this post: 55
Total poins: 90
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Goodreads Author: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500(1); 750(0); 1000(0)
10.9 Feeling Lucky? The random number I got was 4, book can be found in post 198.
Carrie by Stephen King
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 235/870
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
GR Authors: 11
Big Book Tickets: 1
Robyn20.7 Shorter is Sweeter
Option 5 international travel - The Dark Room: A Novel From my home country U.S.A all the way over to Germany, then some traveling around in Germany : )
Points This Post: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
Total Points This Challenge: 60
Nicki UK5.8 - Cinco de Mayo
Book rated 5 stars by a friend - Kerry http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/38...
The 10 PM Question by Kate De Goldi
Kerry's review - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Points this post: 5 points
Points to date: 135 points
Books read: 10
Pages read: 3939
Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.3 – March April MayA book where three consecutive words in the title form an A-B-A sequence (C-O-C):
Cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers
Total points 140
Jayme VA20.2: Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day
I chose option 3: White Day, and read a book with Romance listed as a main genre.
Rapture by Lauren Kate
Lauren Kate is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
GR Authors: Karen Russell, Stephen Dau, Elizabeth Wein, Lauren Kate
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Andy P.Task # 25.3 Nikki's Task: Come Play with me
Option 2 One book of 350+ pages tha plays 2 games
The Other Woman's House by Sophie Hannah
Game 1 Book has a house on the cover
Game 4 There are exactly four words in the title
There are 438 pages in the paperback edition.
The book was approved in the help thread, message # 72
20.7 Have Passport Will TravelOption 3 -
by Ken Follett - A train is on the right side of the cover, Ken Follett20.9 A New Spring Wardrobe
Option F - Spring Wardrobe II
by Alan Brennert - The woman is wearing a swimsuit**Ken Follett and Alan Brennert are Goodreads authors**
Post Total: 40
Grand Total: 55
Sheila10.7 Chosen By You
Home Front by Kristin Hannahnominee in Fiction
15.4. Celebrate the White Tiger!
I did option 1 and read two books.
The Beach Trees by Karen WhiteAND
The Teeth Of The Tiger by Tom Clancy20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
What Doesn't Kill You by Iris JohansenThe matching word is - WHAT
20.2: Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day
I chose option 3 - romance genre
The Grand Finale by Janet EvanovichTotal Points = 365
SUZANNE VN10.4 Purple for Peace
- Purple flowers in the window boxes; approved in help thread.Erica Bauermeister is a GoodReads Author
20.5 Tournament of Books 2013
Option 5 - Genre=Family
The History of Us: A Novel - "Family" listed as genre
Leah Stewart is a GoodReads Author
Points this task: 30
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Lauren Marie10.3 March April May
Read a book with a title/subtitle where the beginning letters of three consecutive words form an A-B-A sequence.
I read Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis, which is (H-O-H).
Points This Task:10
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Completed Tasks10.1 Less is More -- Timeless (GR Author)
10.4 Purple For Peace --
(GR Author)Points This Post: 20
Claiming 2 GR Authors
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1692
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
5.3 -- Here Kitty, KittyLast Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae
Molly MacRae is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 175
GR authors: 7
Mod
5.3 -- Here Kitty, Kitty
Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart10.2 Angry Birds
bird on cover and thriller genre:
The Prophet by Michael Koryta10.4 Purple For Peace
purple sky and water
Breaking Point by C.J. Boxtotal = 145
Mod
10.5 Piece of Cake
A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France by Georgeanne Brennan
10.6 Storm Chasers
set in Mississippi
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
10.7 Chosen By You
Historical Fiction nominee
The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
total = 175
Emmalita20.4 Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW....
by Karen RussellOption A: Has an alligator on the cover
Karen Russell is a Goodreads author; claiming ticket
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task: Have Passport, Will Travel
Miss Peregine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Option 5: takes place in Wales. My home country is the US
This post: 40
Total points to date: 40
Goodread authors: 1
Big book tickets: 0
Total tasks completed: 2
Sandy MN10.3 March April May
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger Goodreads Author
25.3 Nikki's task: Come Play with me!
Option 2:Book is over 350 pages and plays 2 games
Game 1: Monopoly (there is a castle/gothic building on the cover)
Game 4:Connect 4 (Four words in the title)
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare Goodreads Author and Big Book 534 pages
Total Points: 185
Total GR Authors: 8
Total Big Books: (2)500;(1)750;(0)1000
STACIE MITask 25.1 - Anchor's Aweigh
I decided to do options 5 and 6.
For option 5, I read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CPR:
So Close to You by Rachel Carter
**Rachel Carter is a Goodreads author!!**
For option 6, I read:
by Rick RiordanI had this cover approved in the task help thread.
**At 528 pages, The Throne of Fire qualifies as a Big Book!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3469
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
ClaireM5.4 - Spring Up, Fall Down
The Orlando File : A Genetic Conspiracy Thriller Top 10 Medical Thriller - ebook Review by Ian C.P. Irvine (GR Author)
Word in title that can be noun OR verb - 'File'
15.10 - Spring Break
Book of my choice - Get Bunny Love by Kathleen Long (GR Author)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 45
Goodread authors: 6
Big Books: 0
10.4 - PURPLE FOR PEACE -
.20.7 - HAVE PASSPORT WILL TRAVEL - OPTION 5 - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL -
by Roberta Gately which is set in Pakistan and I live in the US.Roberta Gately is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 205
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 9
BIG BOOKS - 1
Mod
15.2. Vernal Equinox
same title
A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
A Dying Fall by June Thomson
20.10 Group Reads
The Birth House by Ami McKay
Post 9 in Discussion thread
25.1 Delicious Dee's task: Anchor’s Aweigh
option 4 set in Scotland (confirmed at author's website ):
The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin
option 5- author initials CP in CPR
The Lambsridge Wolves by Chrissie Parkes
total= 235
Task #25.4: It’s read-a-thon timeBook 1. Marley & Me by John Grogan (Humorous Book)
Book 2 The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Keep-you-awake book: under the Scary Stories heading)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 85
Tasks this post: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 6
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
AprilDT25.8- Springy Ideas!
Option 1- March
Option 6- Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
By Tony Kushner
Quote: always, throughout history, and so far as I can see for all the days and years to come until the sun and the stars fall down and the clocks have all ground themselves to expiry and the future has long long shaded away into Time Immemorial: the Present is always an awful place to be."
— Tony Kushner (Homebody/Kabul)
Lindsey IL10.3 - March April May
How to Entice an Earl by Manda Collins
E-A-E
***Manda Collins is a GoodReads author***
10.10 - Above Average
Fallen by Lauren Kate
book is 3.75, my avg. is 3.54
***Lauren Kate is a GoodReads author***
15.6 - Let's All Go to the Lobby
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
***Nicholas Sparks is a GoodReads author***
15.8 - Batter Up!
The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime by Jason Turbow
20.2 - Pi Day
Ascend by Amanda Hocking
option 3, romance
***Amanda Hocking is a GoodReads author***
20.6 - Messing Around
The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level by Chris Hardwick
option 3, yellow object on cover
20.8 - March On!
Living Introverted by Lee Lambert
option 1, "lamb" in author's name
Points This Post: 110
Total Points: 265
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 17
Evana5.10 Attention Grabber
Read a book with a first sentence that really grabs your attention.
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder who is a Goodreads author
First sentence of the book is:
Locked in darkness that surrounded me like a coffin, I had nothing to distract me from my memories.
10.1 Less Is More
Read a book with "less" found intact in a word in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Fatelessness by Imre Kertész
10.7 Chosen By You
Read a book that was a final nominee or winner of a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Category: Fiction
15.4 Celebrate the White Tiger
Option 2 - Read one book that satisfies both 'white' and 'tiger' in title or author name
White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion by Tamora Pierce who is a Goodreads author
15.5 Hug a Tree
Read a book with a tree on the cover.
Artifacts by Mary Anna Evans who is a Goodreads author15.7 Feeling Possessive?
Read a book with a possessive noun in its title or subtitle.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
15.8 Batter Up!
Read a book, fiction or non-fiction, involving your favorite spring sport.
Spring is for baseball!
High Heat by Carl Deuker who is a Goodreads author
25.2 Interesting Spring Holidays
Option 3 - Read a book set mostly on a ship/boat; OR one about a maritime disaster.
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
Option 4 - Read a book set in the 1700s or set in Massachusetts.
This book satisfies both. It is set in 1796 Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Quarantine: A Novel by John Smolens
Points this post: 110
Points to date: 130
GR authors this post: 4
GR authors to date: 4
Shawn H.5.2 -- It's In Their Genes
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
***Least Common Letter P (2 P's in the title)***
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 30
GR Authors: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
Task 15.1 Follow the LeaderFor Book 1Read a book of your choice.
Bimbos of the Death Sun (Jay Omega #1) (1988) by Sharyn McCrumb (Paperback, 212 pages)
p. 11: “Omega thought hard. ‘I read something I rather liked once. About an alien spaceman who was stranded on the moon and was trying to get to what would have been prehistoric earth. Can’t remember who wrote it. What was it called?’
After a few seconds of polite silence, Diefenbaker sighed. ‘Inherit the Stars ;”. James P. Hogan. He’s an engineer, too.’”
For Book 2 read a book that is either mentioned specifically in the text of book 1, or is written by an author mentioned in the text of book 1.
Inherit the Stars (Giants #1) (1977) by James P. Hogan (Mass Market Paperback, 216 pages)
45 + 15 = 60
Tasks Completed: 3
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 45 + 15 = 60
Books read: 5
Pages read: 1,326
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 25.1 - Anchor's Aweigh
Option 3 (pub Sept. 27, 2011): Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor ***GR Author***
Option 5 (LSD): Bride of New France by Suzanne Desrochers
Total GR Authors = 6
Challenge total = 90
Jenifer Samaha10.5 Piece of Cake
Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook by Jessica Fisher
This Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.7: Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 2 Name of a major city in title: The search for Peking man by Christopher G. Janus with William Brashler.
Task 20.8: March On!
Option 3: A (pink stuffed) rabbit on the cover:Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton. Task 20.9: A New Spring Wardrobe
Option D: Thrift Shop II: Blue Poppy by Skye Kathleen Moody. I discovered this author in a local used book store, and love the series.
Task 25.3: Come Play With Me!
Option 2: One book of 350+ pages that plays 2 games: Rhapsody: Child of Blood, by Elizabeth Haydon.Game 1: Monopoly - a building on the cover In the cliffs in the background, there are cliff dwellings that look like tall cylindrical towers, with windows in them. They are a little hard to see in the image, but very clear on the book cover. The book has 656 pages.
Game 4: Connect Four - 4 words in the title. The book has 656 pages.
Claim a Big Book (over 500 pages) ticket.
Task 30.1: It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Option 2: Book from a series: Dr. Nightingale Comes Home by Lydia Adamson. This is the first book in a series I have been wanting to finish in a long time.
Option 3: Mystery Genre: Ghost a la Mode by Sue Ann Jaffarian. Sue Ann Jaffarian is a GoodReads author.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1);
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1);
Delicious Dee5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall Down
**moving book from 10.3**
Whisper of Warning - whisper can be used as a noun or a verb - http://dictionary.reference.com/brows...
i'll repost 10.3 in the next couple of days when I finish the book
Total Points: 280 (readjusted total removed 10 pointer, counted 5 pointer)
Goodreads Authors: 19 (no change to GR author totals)
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
BRIAN5.5 -- Spring Chicken
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Goodreads author)
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 55
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 3
20.10 Group reads Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
my post:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Task points 20
Total points 200
Laurie ME5.1 Go West: set in Uruguay (approved in post 2109)
The Uruguay Amethyst by J.A. Jernay
10.5: Piece of Cake
To Have and to Kill by Mary Jane Clark
15.3: Laughing in Ireland
1. set in Ireland: In the Woods by Tana French
2. humor: Don't Look Down by Jennifer Crusie. Jennifer Crusie is a GRA.
Points this Post: 30.
Total Points: 160.
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Baker Street Letters (other topics)A Long Way from Chicago (other topics)
The Stolen Child (other topics)
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (other topics)
The Stolen Child (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Michael Robertson (other topics)Richard Peck (other topics)
Neil Gaiman (other topics)
Naomi Kinsman (other topics)
Sebastian Junger (other topics)
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Option 1
Dreams of Joy
Lisa See
GOODREADS AUTHOR
354 pages
This task 20 points
Total points 105