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SPRING CHALLENGE 2013
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Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
20.3 Best Review - Bucket's task: Traveling in Time3. Keeping Time
E-book was approved on e-book verification page on message 2291.
Anya Breton is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 20
Total poins: 175
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Goodreads Author: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500(2); 750(0); 1000(0)
Alicia T30.1 It's Spring Cleaning Time
I picked Option 2 (book in a series) and read City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare.
And Option 6 (any book I choose) and read Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Cindy FTask 25.3 Come Play With Me!
Option 2: 1 Book; 350+pages; 2 games
I read
by Jeffrey ArcherGame 1 Monopoly: building on cover
Game 4 Connect Four: 4 words in title
400 pages
Points this post:25
Total points:180
Books read:14
Tasks completed:11
Goodreads Authors:7
Big books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
20.4. Option DI read a book with the word "whiskey" in it-
.
Whiskey Heart by Rachel L. Coyne.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 130
GoodReads Authors: 7
Tasks Completed: 8
Sandy MN5.2 It's in Their Genes
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder (2 K's in the title)
10.8 Pedal to the Metal
By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Silver is a metal)
Total Points: 290
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 20.4- Did You Know!...read a book from one of the options:
I chose option #D (read a book that is 3rd in the series) and I read
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon *[this is a GRA] 870 pages (claiming a big book ticket) (3.23-3.31) Points earned for this task: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 175
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 5
Total # of Big Books: 2
500+ = (1)
700+ (1)
1000+ (0)
25.2 - Interesting Spring Holidays3. Titanic Remembrance Day: a book set mostly on a boat:
Narrow Minds by Marie Browne **Goodreads Author**
6. National Tourism Day: book set in a place I'd like to visit – I would love to go to Orkney, even more so after reading this book:
The Italian Chapel by Philip Paris
Total points 210
Cindy FTask 10.10 Above Average
I read In the Skin of a Lionby Michael Ondaatje
My average rating 3.68
Books rating 3.88
Points this post:10
Total points:190
Books read:15
Tasks completed:12
Goodreads Authors:7
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
Mod
15.3. Laughing in Ireland
option 2: Ireland/humor: The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom
15.5. Hug a Tree
Sweet Wells by Elizabeth Gill20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
option 3 Historical Fiction: The Alehouse Murders by Maureen Ash
20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
option F- showing skin:
Rough Treatment by John Harveytotal = 335
Elizabeth Bre-post (previous post#812)
Task #30.1: It's Spring Cleaning Time!
(Option 5)All He Ever Needed by Shannon Stacey
(Option 6)Play It Safe by Kristen Ashley (e-book approved at post#2287)
Shannon Stacey and Kristen Ashley are both Goodreads authors
Points this post: 30
Total points:175
Jessica PDX20.6 - Alexandra's Task - Messing Around
Option 3 - Yellow on the cover
by Laura LippmanPoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 345
5.9 -- Roll With It Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
I rolled a 4; this book was published in 2009
*Jessica Day George is a Goodreads Author*
10.5 Piece of Cake
My Life in France by Julia Child
Points this post: 15
Total points: 100
10.9 Feeling Lucky?A Matter of Class - Mary Balogh
rolled 25, D.G.'s post 1244
15.5. Hug a Tree
- Kay Hooper15.7. Feeling possessive?
The Duke's Tattoo - Miranda Davis, GR Author
ebook approved @ line 915
25.2 Laurie ME's task: Interesting Spring Holidays
Option 5 (neglected series): Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh, GR Author
Option 6: Just Trust Me... - Jacquie D'Alessandro
set in Peru on the Inca Trail heading to Macchu Picchu, which is on my Do-It-and-Die Bucket List.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 320
GR Authors: 24
20.1 Again! Again!How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard (Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?).
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 250
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 14
Total Pages Read: 3180
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
KAREN F15.5 Hug a Tree
Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen
Tree on cover - approved the the help thread:
**Rhys Bowen is a Goodreads Author**
20.5 Tournament of Books
Option 1: The Viper by Monica McCarty
MM initials
**Monica McCarty is a Goodreads Author**
30.3 Upsy Daisy
Option 3: Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend
VA Initials
**Vivian Arend is a Goodreads Author**
Option 4: Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh
Points this Post: 65
Total Challenge Points: 195
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Kimber30.3 Upsy Daisy
Option 2 - daisy on cover
by KL HawkerOption 4 - 'daisy' in author's name
Branded by Denise Daisy
KL Hawker is a GRA
Denise Daisy is a GRA
This task: 30
# tasks completed: 7
GRA: 10
Total points: 160
Jayme VA10.2 Angry Birds
Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender is shelved as horror.
Katie Alender is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 240
GR Authors: Karen Russell, Stephen Dau, Elizabeth Wein, Lauren Kate, Andrew Klavan, Dan Wells, Katie Alender
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
Task: 5.10 - Attention GrabberRead: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
First Sentence: "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books Tickets: 5
15:10-Spring break-read any bookBad Karma: A True Story Of Obsession And Murderby Deborah Blum task#6 points-15 total points-50
25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Shadow of the White TigerBook 1, Option A:
Silhouette on cover, approved in help thread.
by Becca Fitzpatrick *goodreads author*Book 2, Option B: Initials RH found in White Tiger. Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins *goodreads author*
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 295/870
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 23
GR Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets: 1
10.4Purple for peace
This task 10 points
Total points 135
Kristi CO25.1 Anchor's Aweigh
Option 3:
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (July 24, 2012)
Option 6: boat/ship on cover
by Michael Ondaatje30.1 It's Spring Cleaning Time
Option 2 Series
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #1)
Laurie R. King is a goodreads author
Option 6:
Arcadia by Lauren Groff
Points this post: 55
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
MARIA HELENA5.1 Go West!
Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Set in the United States)
****** Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a Goodreads Author ******
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 310/870
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 27
GR Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets: 1
5.7 -- Someone to Fall Back On This is my 17th book by Sara Shepard and I am yet to read one I didn't thoroughly enjoy.
Cross My Heart, Hope To Die by Sara Shepard *goodreads author*
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 300/870
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 24
GR Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets: 1
BRIAN20.3 Best Review - Bucket's task: Traveling in Time
Option 1 - Published before 1963
Eye in the Sky by Philip K. Dick
This book was published in 1957.
**REPOST**
20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around
Option 1: Written in another language
Evil and the Mask by Fuminori Nakamura
The book was originally written in Japanese.
The book is an advanced uncopywrited edition from the publisher and it has 356 pages.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 95
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 3
Shannon South Africa10.4 Purple for Peace
Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons From Backpacking Across America by Francis Tapon
Approved in message 2 of the 10.4 help thread
Task points = 10
Challenge points = 10
Francis Tapon is a GR Author
Shannon South Africa20.7 Option 5 International Travel
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
My country: South Africa
Destination country: France
Task points = 20
Challenge points = 30
Shannon South Africa20.9 Option A Cleaning out the Closets
Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Joan Druett
Published 2007
Task points = 20
Challenge points = 50
Coralie20.3 Travelling in Time
Option 2 – a book with genre time travel
Spin
25.2 Interesting Spring Holidays
Option 2 – book set in ancient world
Two for the Lions
Option 7 – I would like to visit New York
Homer & Langley
Total points 300
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 15.10- Spring Break!...relax with a book of your choice:
I read
Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber *[this is a GRA] 384 pages (3.31)Points earned for this task: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 190
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books: 2
500+ = (1)
700+ (1)
1000+ (0)
Nick KY15.3 Laughing in Ireland. Option 1 -- 2 books
Book 1 – set in Ireland, I read Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle.
Book 2 – humor as GR genre, I read Without Feathers by Woody Allen.
25.3 Nikki’s Come Play with Me
Game 1: I played Monopoly – Read a book with a building on the cover. I read The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette by R.T. Raichev, which has an English country house on the cover.
Game 4: I played Connect 4 – Read a book with exactly four words in the title. I read A Wreath of Roses by Elizabeth Taylor.
. Points in this post: 40
Total Points so far: 275
Big Books: 500 + (1)
30.2 Dlmrose's task: For the Love of ReadingA. Read a book by an author with a book on the 2013 US book list.
by David Sedaris B. Read a book by an author with a book on the 2013 UK & Ireland book list.
by Jasper FfordePoints this post: 30
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 12
Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Repost with my nameErin C.
5.4 Spring Up, Fall Down
Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
Knight can be a noun or a verb.
Jim Butcher is a GoodReads Author
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Erin C.5.1 Go West!
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Book is set in San Francisco, CA in the USA.
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 15
Total Tasks: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Emmalita15.10 Spring Break
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Jenny Lawson is a Goodreads author; claiming ticket
20.2 Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Option 1: book has 213 pages which are in the first 10 digits of Pi
This post: 35
Total points to date: 95
Goodread authors: 3
Big book tickets: 0
Total tasks completed: 5
20.5 - TOURNAMENT OF BOOKS - OPTION 3 - HISTORICAL FICTION - Dog Soldiers.30.2 - FOR THE LOVE OF READING
US LIST - Mudbound by Hillary Jordan.
UK AND IRELAND LIST - Little Face.
Hillary Jordan is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 255
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 10
BIG BOOKS - 1
Erin C.5.8 Cinco de Mayo
Death Masks by Jim Butcher
This is the 5th book in the Dresden Series
Jim Butcher is a GoodReads Author.
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks: 3
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Jayme VA20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
The matching word is Little as found in Big Little.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 260
GR Authors: Karen Russell, Stephen Dau, Elizabeth Wein, Lauren Kate, Andrew Klavan, Dan Wells, Katie Alender
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
hpaddict20.7 Have Passport, Will Travel
option 5 - home country = US; book country = India
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryBIG BOOK = 603 pages
this post = 20
challenge total = 145
big book = (1) 500; (0) 750; (0) 1000+
Jody Beth5.7 Someone to fall back on.
I read Cold Magic by Kate Elliott.
15.8 Batter Up!
I read by Tim HanlonA Catalan Dream: Football Artistry and Political Intrigue.
This is a non fiction book about the recent history of Barcelona footbal club.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35
STACIE MITask 20.9 - A New Spring Wardrobe
I decided to do option D and read a book that I got from my local library:
Hello, Gorgeous! by MaryJanice Davidson
Points this task: 20
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 16
Pages read: 4141
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.3 Upsy Daisy 
by Sophie Kinsella / option 2, daisy on cover Sweetgrass by Mary Alice Monroe / option 4, name Mary
Task points 30
Total points 250
20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW....option B: shoe(s) on the cover
by Kelley ArmstrongKelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 17
Goodreads Author: 12
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Jen UT10.4 Purple For Peace
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
There are purple flowers in the corner on the cover.
Total Points: 30
Total Books Read: 3
5.1 — Go West!Set on an island in Ireland:
Station Island by Seamus Heaney
+5 Points
5.2 — It’s In Their Genes
2 Js in the author's name:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
+5 Points
20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra’s task: Messing around
1. Read a book originally written in a different language than your own.
Originally written in Spanish:
Woes of the True Policeman by Roberto Bolaño
+20 Points
Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 200
Readerboard Name: Kim L.20.2: Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day
Option 3: Prodigy by Marie Lu
Marie Lu is a Goodreads author.
Total Points: 20
BJ Rose4 new tasks
5.7 -- Someone to Fall Back On
Read a book by a favorite author
Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas
10.9 Feeling Lucky? I rolled a 33
so I went to page 33, shown here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1..., and went to post #1610 - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1... - to get Matched by Ally Condie
10.10 Above Average I checked my ratings & chose my book on 2/28/13
My average rating was 3.72, so I chose Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh, which had an average rating of 4.12
20.10 Group Reads
I chose the category "Noir" and read The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. My comments are in Post #43
Points This Post = 45
Total Points = 140
Tasks Completed = 12
Pages Read = 4066
Delicious Dee20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
I used Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and the word WHAT
What the Duke Desires - Sabrina Jeffries (GR Author)
Total Points: 350
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (2)
Andy P.Task # 25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas
Option 3 Audiobooks killed the radio star- Read a book that shows another means of communication other than a book- letter & envelope
by Sarah BlakeA stamped envelope with a letter beneath it are on the cover
Option 4 Siri, tell me a story. Read (listen to) an audio book
by Lisa GardnerLink to audio book http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B00AYJ...
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Option A: Cleaning Out the Closets - on my TBR shelf since Nov 19, 2011
Avant d'aller dormir by S.J. Watson
S.J. Watson is a Goodreads Author.
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 80 points
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