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SPRING CHALLENGE 2013
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Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
AprilDT25.6- Happy Bday Girl Scouts!
A. Deadly by Julie Chibbaro
Girl is 16 in book
Julie is GRA
C. The Grapes of Wrath
Book title has a G and W (WAGGGS)
Points this post= 25
Challenge total= 205
GRA= 5
Readerboard name: Evana15.3 Laughing in Ireland
Option 2: Read a book both set in Ireland and with genre 'humor'
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers by Sarah-Kate Lynch
20.2 Pi Day
Option 3: Read a book with romance as a main genre
204 Rosewood Lane by Debbie Macomber who is a Goodreads author
20.4 Did You Know...
Option D: Read a book that is 3rd in a series.
This is Cedar Cove #3
311 Pelican Court by Debbie Macomber who is a Goodreads author
25.6 Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!
Option A: Read a book with a strong girl character
Mary "Jacky" Faber goes from pre-teen to teenager as a ship's 'boy' in this book.
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L.A. Meyer
Option B: Read a book whose title contains girl, scout or guide
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
30.1 It's Spring Cleaning Time
Option 2: Read any book that is part of a series.
This is first in the series of six books: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. It has been tagged children's but is over 300 pages. My edition was 375 pages.
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott who is a Goodreads author
Option 6: Read any book that you choose.
Six Hours One Friday: Anchoring to the Power of the Cross by Max Lucado
30.2 For the Love of Reading
Option A: Read a book by an author with a book on the 2013 US book list.
This exact book was on the list.
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan
Option B: Read a book by an author with a book on the 2013 UK & Ireland book list
This exact book was on the list.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith who is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 140
Points to date: 325
GR authors this post: 4
GR authors to date: 9
Big books to date: 1
25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas! Option 2: Friend Stacie read recently (March 2013) http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Eve and Adam by Michael Grant *goodreads author*
Option 6: Sun in quote
"Well in two months, it'd be sunbathing time. That made me smile. I enjoyed lying in the sun in a little bikini, timing myself carefully so I didn't burn. I loved the smell of coconut oil. And I don't want to hear any lectures about how bad tanning is for you. That's my vice. Everybody gets one." - Charlaine Harris
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 430/870
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 34
GR Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets: 1
10.2 Angry BirdsThis book has a bird on the cover. (The bird is a purple shadow of the falcon flying, located over the region of the cover with the two figures.)
The Snow Falcon by Stuart Harrison.Stuart Harrison is a Goodreads author.
20.10 Group Read
A comment was posted on the group read thread.
The Birth House by Ami McKay.
Ami McKay is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 195
Tasks: 12
Books: 13
Goodreads authors: 6
20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013Option 6, contemporary genre:
How It All Began by Penelope Lively
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
15.5. Hug a Tree
by Rosamund LuptonRosamund Lupton is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 15
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 21
Goodreads Author: 16
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
MARIA HELENA20.9 Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
Option D: Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
I borrowed this book from the library.
****** Beautiful Chaos is a Big Book at 518 pages ******
****** Both Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl are Goodreads Authors (1 ticket claimed) ******
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 435/870
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 36
GR Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets: 2
25.7 Judge the book by its cover 
by Kim Thuy
by Colm Toibin / option A cover with body which miss some parts30.1 It's Spring cleaning time
JK Rowling/ option 6 - own choice
Karen Harper / option 5 - romanceTasks points 55
Total points 340
5.1 - GO WEST - Snowhedge which is set in Michigan, USA.25.3 - COME PLAY WITH ME
Option 1 - Monopoly - House on the cover
Option 4 - Connect Four - Four words in title
400 Pages
TOTAL POINTS - 345
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 13
BIG BOOKS - 2
10.7 Chosen By You -- Gone Girl From the mystery and thriller categoryGillian Flynn is a GR Author
Points This Post: 10
Claiming 1 GR Author
Total Points: 130
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 13
Total Pages Read: 4335
Total GoodReads Authors: 6
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Jessica PDX5.3 - Here Kitty Kitty
There's a cheetah on the cover, behind the word "Treasure" in the midground.
by Suzanne ArrudaPoints This Post: 5
Total Points: 400
15.1. Follow the LeaderMy first attempt at this task landed me on the Wall of Shame :( because the book was found in the notes instead of the text. While I started finding new spots for those two books, I was reading:
Six Years by Harlan Coben
Imagine my joy when towards the end of the book one character asks another if he/she has ever read:
The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
So that became book 2!
+15 Points
Grand Total: 305
Task 20.9 - New spring wardrobe
Option D - Thrift Shop II (checked out from library): Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Challenge total = 220
Task 30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!Option 3: Read a book with mystery listed on its homepage.
The Alchemy of Murder (Nellie Bly #1) (2010) by Carol McCleary (Hardcover, 368 pages)
Option 6: Put on a light jacket, grab your favorite drink and go outside and enjoy that warm spring sunshine while you read any book that you choose.
Bellfield Hall (Dido Kent #1) (2008) by Anna Dean (Hardcover, 304 pages)
155 + 30 = 185
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 155 + 30 = 185
Books read: 15
Pages read: 4,316
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall DownPain Killer: A "Wonder" Drug's Trail of Addiction and Death
"drug" can be both a noun and a verb
25.3 Nikki's task: Come Play with me!
Option 2- One book of 350+ pages that plays 2 games
by Ursula Hegi525 pages
Game 1 - Monopoly: there are houses, churches, and other buildings on the cover and Game 4 - Connect 4: there are exactly 4 words in the title.
30.2 Dlmrose's task: For the Love of Reading
Book A: The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts is on the 2013 US book list
Book B: The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is on the UK & Ireland book list
Points this post: 60
Season Total: 305
Delicious Dee15.10. Spring Break
Bones of Betrayal - since I am working my way through the series ;)
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
Option 5 - Bring Back My Body to Me - Rita Ciresi (GR Author) - ebook only approved line 159 of the spreadsheet
Total Points: 455
Goodreads Authors: 26
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (2)
Sandy MN30.4 Sandy's Task: What Are They All Talking About?
Book 1: Popular Book Club Book
#37 on 3/25/13
Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost Goodreads Author
Book 2: Most Read
#43 on 3/25/13
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Total Points: 345
Total GR Authors: 11
Ana20.6 Messing Around
Option 4-
byVeronica Rossi. It was good and I was up all night finishing it.
She is a GoodReads author.
Points this Post 20
Total Points 210
Tasks Completed 10
Books Read 14
Total Pages 4434
GoodReads Author 7
Big Books 500+(1)
10.6 Storm ChasersThe Sweetgum Knit Lit Society by Beth Pattillo takes place in Tennessee.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 345
Readerboard ID: JENBENT10.2 Angry Birds - Thriller genre
The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
Ben H. Winters is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 335
Total Goodreads authors: 8
Total Big books: 1
BEKKA - 5.6 -- Hope Springs EternalFor this task, I read “The Pickwick Papers” The Pickwick Papers: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. I was completely traumatized by being forced to read “Oliver Twist” in Junior High, and had no desire to read anything else of his! I’m glad I tried him again, for I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Also, since this book has 817 pages, I’m claiming a big book ticket for that as well.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 5
Total Points Earned to Date: 240
Pages Read this Challenge: 817
Total Pages Read to Date: 7268
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500( 2 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
I completed:5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall Down
by reading: Kiss the Dead by Laurell K Hamilton. Kiss is the word that can be both a noun and a verb.
Tasks Complete: 9
Total Points: 100
Big Books: 500+ (1) 750+ (0) 1000+ (1)
Goodreads Authors: 4
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.2: Pi Day!
Option 1 Page count includes digits from number pi: 256 Gilt By Association by Tamar Myers. The page count is 256.
Task 20.6: Messing Around
Option 1: Originally written in a language different from my own. My own language is Dutch/Flemish. The book was originally written in English. The Aldeburg Cezanne by John Alexander Graham.
Task 20.10: Group Reads: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. Comment posted #56.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+ 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 8
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1);
SOELO25.1 Anchors Aweigh
Option 3 - I read The Faceless Ones which was published April 6th 2009.
Option 5 - I read City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (her initials CC is in JCCS). Clare is a GR author.
Points this post: 25
Points so far: 95
GR authors: 2
Janice CA25.3 Come Play with me !....
One book, two games
Game 1: Building on cover
Game 4: Four word title
368 pages
The Twelve Little Cakes by Dominika Dery
+25
total:80
tasks: 5
books: 6
GR Authors: 1
Ana20.5 Tournament of Books
Option 6-
byMeg Cabot. She is a GoodReads author.Points this Post 20
Total Points 230
Tasks Completed 11
Books Read 15
Total Pages 4696
GoodReads Author 8
Big Books 500+(1)
15.6 Let's All Go to the Lobby The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick *goodreads author*
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 445/870
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 35
GR Authors: 22
Big Book Tickets: 1
Mod
5.2 -- It's In Their Genes
2 Y's- one in title, one in author's last name: Coventry by Helen Humphreys
5.9 -- Roll With It
I rolled a 2- 2011: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
"Do" in title: Do Dogs Dream? : Nearly Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know by Stanley Coren
total = 550
25.8 Springy Ideas!Option 3:
by Noam Chomsky (newspapers on the cover)
Option 6: Into the Wild
"The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun." -- Jon Krakauer
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 315
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books Read: 19
Total Pages Read: 4046
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MariyaTask 20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around
OPTION 3: I read
by Josh Kilmer-PurcellThe goldfish on the cover has yellow in it.
Task 20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
OPTION D: Thrift Shop II
I read unSweetined by Jodie Sweetin and I borrowed this book from the library.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 270
10.4Purple For PeaceKitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn
Woman is wearing a purple
***Carrie Vaughn is a GoodReads Author***
20.7- Have Passport Will Travel
6. A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
The cover has 2 London landmarks. The Millenium Bridge & St Paul's Cathedral
25.2-Interesting Spring Holidays
1. Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
The main character Hannah Swensen is a baker and runs her on Cookie shop
4. Love Anthony by Lisa Genova
Book is set on Nantucket,Massachusetts.
***Lisa Genova is a GoodReads Author***
25.7-Judge A Book By It's Cover
I chose option A dismemberment
1.
by Jamie McGuire2.
by Carrie Vaughn*** Carrie Vaughn is a GoodReads Author***
25.8- Springy Ideas
5. Jasmine Nights by Julia Gregson
I chose A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgarfrom option 6 in post 43 as my starting point on March 4th.
6. Dream Warrior by Sherrilyn Kenyon
I chose the quote "Even if I were lying on the sun itself, I would be freezing there without you." by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Points this post:105
Total points:320
Books Read:21
Tasks Completed:15
GRAs:8
BBs:2
Nicki UK25.2 Interesting Spring Holidays
Option 5: Give an old series you've neglected another chance.
I'm several books behind on this series, so time to pick it up again.
Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Option 6: Read a book set in a place you'd like to visit.
This book was set almost entirely in Egypt, which I'd absolutely love to visit!
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
Points this post: 25 points
Points to date: 165 points
Books read: 14
Pages read: 5761
Goodreads authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Pi DayOption 1 - page count from the first 10 digits of pi (3.141592653)
Margarita Nights by Phyllis Smallman 329 pages
+20 task
Task total: 20
Grand total: 105
20.9 Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe Option D: on loan from the library
Sex in a Sidecar: A Sherri Travis Mystery by Phyllis Smallman
+20 task
Task total: 20
Grand total: 125
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!Option 1) The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver. Lion is in the author's name: LIONel
Total points = 80
FANDURY10.4 Purple For Peace
by N.K. JemisinThe hills and part of the sun are purple.
N.K. Jemisin is a Goodreads author.
10.7 Chosen By You
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
This book was a nominee in the catagory Fantasy
N.K. Jemisin is still a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Books read: 9
Total Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jessica PDX15.3 - Laughing in Ireland
I used the one-book option.
by Ian SansomPoints This Post: 15
Total Points: 415
Sheila25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!
Option A - Dismembered
The Crush by Sandra BrownAND
White Sister by Stephen J. CannellTotal Points = 605
20.2: Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi DayOption 1 - book whose page count include digits from the first 10 digits of pi (3.141592653)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
This book has 231 pages
25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Shadow of the White Tiger
Book #1 (option B - book by any author who has won the Crime Writer’s Association’s Steel Dagger Award for mystery):
The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver won in 2004.
Book #2 (option A - book by any author whose name appears in the Literature Map):
Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs
Jeffery Deaver is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 45
Total points to date: 255
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
The matching word is BIG for the book "Big Little"
Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 22
Goodreads Author: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Carly20.1 -- Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard
It has the word "little" in it for the option "Big Little."
Sara Shepard is a GoodReads Author.
20.7 -- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 6: Stealing Mona Lisa: A Mystery
by Carson MortonThe Eiffel Tower is on the cover.
Points This Task: 40
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 2
Tasks in Progress: 2
Books Read: 2
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 627
Lindsey IL10.1 - Less Is More
Soulless by Gail Carriger
***Gail Carriger is a GoodReads author***
10.2 - Angry Birds
Amber House by Kelly Moore
horror genre
***Kelly Moore is a GoodReads author***
10.9 - Feeling Lucky?
Marked by P.C. Cast
I rolled a 3 - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1... - post 104
***P.C. Cast is a GoodReads author***
15.4 - Celebrate the White Tiger!
If You Ask Me by Betty White
white in author name
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
tiger in title
***Jodi Lynn Anderson is a GoodReads author***
15.5 - Hug a Tree
Poison by Bridget Zinn
20.1 - Again! Again!
F U, Penguin: Telling Cute Animals What's What by Matthew Gasteier
"what" in title
20.4 - DID YOU KNOW...
Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart
option c, romance
***Robyn DeHart is a GoodReads author***
20.9 - A New Spring Wardrobe
Betrayed by P.C. Cast
option f, showing skin - sleeveless shirt
***P.C. Cast is a GoodReads author***
Points This Post: 120
Total Points: 455
GoodReads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 33
Cindy AL25.7 Judge A Book By It's Cover:
by Martha Wells AND
by Rae CarsonOption E - I thought these two covers were very striking/beautiful.
Martha Wells is a Goodreads Author.
Rae Carson is a Goodreads Author.
Points in this post - 25
Total Points - 750/870
Books - 59/68
Pages - 20624
Goodreads Authors: 46
Big Books:500+ - (5), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW....Option A: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Total points: 70
Total GRA: 2
Total big book tickets: 0
Kim L.15.6. Let's All Go to the Lobby
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
**The Host has 619 pages.
Total Points: 55
Andy P.Task # 30.4 Sandy's Task: What Are They All Talking About?
Book 1 Popular Bookclub Books The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. This book was #22 on the list on 3/18/13 on the US weekly list
Book 2 Most Read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn This book was # 13 on the list on 3/18/13 on the US weekly list
Keltie Lee5.3 -- Here Kitty, Kitty
by Vicki Myron*has a cat on the cover*
15.6. Let's All Go to the Lobby
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
*made in a film in 2006*
Points this post: 20
Total points: 365/870
Tasks: 26
Books: 29
Oma1229Task 25.1-Anchor's Aweigh
Option 3- Loyalty Binds Me by Joan Szechtman
This book was published May, 2011.
Joan Szechtman is a Goodreads Author
Option 5
Death at Daisy's Folly by Robin Paige
Author's initials are found in CPR-4
Points this post-25
Total points to date-385
BJ Rose3 new tasks
15.9. In Camelot
The Once and Future King by T.H. White has the genre Mythology>Arthurian listed on its main page.
20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around
#4. Read a book of your choice that promises sleepless night or simply makes you happy -
I read Prince of Ravenscar by Catherine Coulter because it always makes me happy to read a Catherine Coulter book and, yes, I found myself reading much farther into the night than I should.
25.3 Nikki's task: Come Play with me !
Game 2: Chess: Curse of the Kings by Victoria Holt
Game 4: Connect Four: Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton
Points This Post = 60
Total Points = 200
Tasks Completed = 15
Pages Read = 5617
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 1:
Sort your To Be Read/Want to Read list by date added and read one of the 25 books that has been on the list the longest.
Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment by Deepak Chopra
Option 3: Mystery
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
Points this post:30
Total points: 445
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks: 22
GR Authors:7
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(1), 1000+(0)