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SPRING CHALLENGE 2013
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Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
Leslie K20.2 Pi Day
Option 1 - Numbers in Pi
Shiver by Michael Prescott
Mass market paperback has 432 pages.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 130
Leslie KTask: 20.5: Tournament of Books 2013
Option 6: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Points this task: 20
Total points: 150
Leslie KTask: 25.1 Anchor's Aweigh
Option 3: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Published March 2010
Option 5:
The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville
Acronym: NCIS
Points this task: 25
Total points: 175
Leslie KTask: 30.1 Spring Cleaning Time
Option 3: Mystery: The Hit by Baldacci, David (It's a new book and the title didn't come up.)
Option 6: Book of choice: A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron
Points this task: 30
Total points: 205
Leslie KTask: 30.2 For the love of reading
Option A: Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
Option B: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Points this task: 30
Total points: 235
Leslie KTask 10.4 Purple for Peace
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
Points this task: 10
Total points: 245
10.7 Chosen By You Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Nominated for Best Humor
Maria Semple is a Goodreads Author
Points this Post:10
Total Challenge Points: 125
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
hpaddict20.2 Pi Day
option 3 - romance genre
Scarlett by Alexandra RipleyBig Book = 896 pages
this post = 20
challenge total = 255
big book = (1) 500, (2) 750, (0) 1000+
Andy P.Task # 20.8 It's My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
Option 5 Read a book whose title or subtitle includes the word "fall"
Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths Fall is the second word in the title.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 710
10.10 Above AverageHemingway's Girl by Erika Robuck
This book is rated 3.97; my average is 3.46.
Erika Robuck is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 535
GR authors: 17
Katie M10.1 -- Less is More
The Reckless Bride by Stephanie Laurens
This post: 10 points
Total to Date: 225 points
Readerboard ID: JENBENT5.7 -- Someone to Fall Back On
Wedding Night: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella
Points this post: 5
Total points: 515
Total Goodreads authors: 17
Total Big books: 1
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 5.7- Someone to Fall Back On!...read a book by a favorite author:
I read
Black: The Birth of Evil by Ted Dekker *[this is a GRA] 432 pages (4.27)Points earned for this task: 5
Total Points Earned to Date: 320
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 13
Total # of Big Books: 3
500+ = (2)
700+ (1)
1000+ (0)
Keltie Lee10.5 Piece of Cake
Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook
by Emily Brightwell
*the main character has to act as the cook for the household when the cook gets called out of town.
Approved in help thread post #43*
30.3 Upsy Daisy
Option A:
Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That Inspired "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Downton Abbey"
by Margaret Powell
*has up and down in the subtitle*
Option C:
The Edge of Never
by J.A. Redmerski
* initials JR approved in help thread post #27*
Points this post: 40
Total points: 470/870
Tasks: 32
Books: 38
20.3Option 1: I read The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. It was first published in 1905.
20.5
Option 3: I read Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (***Claiming GRA ticket***). Historical fiction appears on main page.
Previous points: 145
new total: 185
Total tasks: 9
Total books: 10
5.7 I read Wallflower at the Orgy by one of my favorite authors who never lets me down, Nora Ephron. it was ok. Ironically. This collection seemed a bit dated...in all fairness, they were collected in 1968. So, maybe I can give her that one30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Help Thread
We may live in opposite parts of the country but we both have the dreaded spring cleaning ahead of us. Please help us accomplish our goal by completing 2 different options from the list below. Oh and thanks for helping!
Option 2: Clean up a series
I read The Devil You Know THis is the first in a series -- I have read others, just never the first. Mike Carey is a ****Goodreads Author****
Option 6 -- Take a break. I read It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great. It was all..ok.
Points: 145
Books read: 14
Tasks completed: 10
Gr Authors: 4
Pages read: 4410
STACIE MITask 20.5 - Messing Around
I decided to do option 3 and read a book with a yellow house on the cover:
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr
Points this task: 20
Total points: 380
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 33
Pages read: 8648
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.4 - What Are They All Talking About
For Book 1, I read:
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
On 2/28/13, this book was #10 of 50 on the Most Popular Bookclub Books This Month in the United States.
For Book 2, I read:
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
On 2/28/13, this book was #2 of 50 on the Most Read Books This Week in the United States.
**Both Isaac Marion and Veronica Roth are Goodreads authors!!**
**At 525 pages, Insurgent qualifies as a Big Book!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 410
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 35
Pages read: 9513
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jessica PDX25.2 - Laurie ME's Task - Interesting Spring Holidays
Option 5 - Renewal Day - Giving this series another chance!
by Jo NesbøOption 6 - Tourism Day - This book is set in Denmark, which I really want to visit for the food scene in Copenhagen.
by Lene KaaberbølPoints This Post: 25
Total Points: 635
Jennifer KS5.5 -- Spring Chicken
I read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E Smith who is a Goodreads Author
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
I read On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle who is a Goodreads Author
Points this task: 25
Total points: 380
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 35
Pages read: 10926
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
LYDIA5.2 It's in Their Genes
I read The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks. It has two and only two G's in its title / subtitle / author name: one in Guide, and one in LivinG.
Max Brooks is a Goodreads author.
Total Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Readerboard ID: JENBENT25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!
Option A:
Wicked by Sara Shepard
Killer by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author, for both books.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 540
Total Goodreads authors: 19
Total Big books: 1
Cindy FTask 10.5 A Piece of Cake
I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle : A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
Points this post:10
Total points:315
Books read:24
Tasks completed:18
Goodreads Authors:8
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Karen Oz5.1 -- Go West!
The French Promise by Fiona McIntosh GR Author
Only 10-15% of book is set in Australia, the rest is in France (approx. 70%) and England (approx. 15-20%)
5.2 -- It's In Their Genes
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg
2 Gs in author’s name
5.5 -- Spring Chicken
Genre: YA
Prodigy (Legend #2) by Marie Lu GR Author
20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around
Option 4: book which makes me happy (time-travel)
The Named (Guardians of Time #1) by Marianne Curley GR Author
30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Option 3: Genre > Mystery
Kane and Abel (Kane and Abel #1) by Jeffrey Archer Big Book Ticket (500+ pages)
Option 6: Book of my choosing
The Novel by James A. Michener
Total (this post): 65 points
Grand Total: 405 points
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 32
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!4. Read a book that has the TITLE in green letters.
My Life in France by Julia Child
Points this post:20
Total points: 585
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks: 29
GR Authors:9
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(1), 1000+(1)
10.6 Storm ChasersWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green (Goodreads Author), set in Illinois-- a Tornado Alley state.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 390
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 25
Total Pages Read: 5398
Total GoodReads Authors: 5
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Nick KY5.8 Cinco de Maio I read The Spider's Web by Peter Tremayne, the 5th book in the Sister Fidelma series.
15.5 Hug a Tree. I read Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry, which has many trees on the cover.
25.5 Shadow of the White Tiger
Book 1. Option B. I read A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming, 2012 winner of the CWA Steel Dagger Award.
Book 2. Option A. I put Charles Cumming into the Literature Map and came up with Tom Robbins. I read Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates.
Points in this post: 45
Total Points so far: 565
Big Books: 500 + (2)
Finally got my act together! First post of the challenge-5.8- Cinco de Mayo
I read How to Misbehave. My friend HeatherinFl rated it 5*. Link- http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Approved in ebook thread post#2346. Ruthie Knox is a GR Author.
10.2 Angry Birds -
I read
The Lonely by Tara Brown(GR Author). 'Thriller' listed on home page. Approved spreadsheet line 976.
10.3-March April May
I read Hammer It Home by Jayne Rylon. (H-I-H). Approved in post #2346
10.4- Purple For Peace
I read Bound and Determined
by Jane Davitt(GR Author). Purple on cover. Approved in post #2346. 10.5 Piece of Cake
I read
by Rachel Van Dyken(GR Author). Hero is a restaurant owner.10.7 Chosen By You
I read
by Katie McGarry(GR Author). This book was a nominee in the YA Category.15.3. Laughing in Ireland
I read
by L.H. Cosway(GR Author)Option 2- This book is set in Ireland and has 'humor' on its main page.
20.2: Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day
Option 3- Romance- I read Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett(GR Author). Approved in line 635. Romance on home page.
20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW....
C. Romance- I read Offside by Ryan Loveless(GR Author). Approved in post #2346. Romance on home page.
20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
2. Book of short stories- I read Short Rides by Lorelei James. Approved line 785.
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
I read Beauty From Pain by Georgia Cates(GR Author). This book takes place in Australia and I live in the U.S.A.
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
5. 'back' in title. I read Bring Back My Body to Me by Rita Ciresi(GR Author). Approved in line 161.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
D. I read
With a Kiss by Kim Dare(GR Author). Approved in post #2346. I borrowed this book from a member of my lending group.
B. I read Frog by Mary Calmes(GR Author). Approved in line #362. Listed as m/m romance, LGBT on home page.
25.4 Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time!
1. Under 200 pages- I read The Hostage Bargain by Annika Martin(GR Author). Approved in line 963. This book is listed as 197 pages.
3. Humor on home page- I read Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey(GR Author).
25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Shadow of the White Tiger
Book 1 -A. Black and white silhouette on cover- I read Falling for the Ghost of You
by Nicole Christie. Approved in line #323.Book 2- B. Author initials found in “WHITE TIGER”
I read Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell(GR Author).
30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!
2- Series- I read Lover At Last by J.R. Ward.
5. Romance- I read Protecting What's His by Tessa Bailey(GR Author). Approved in line 698. Romance on home page.
Points This Post- 270
Total Points- 270
GR Authors- 16
SUZANNE VN10.1 Less is More
Soulless
Gail Carriger is a GoodReads Author
20.10 Group Reads
The Birth House - My review is #16 in the discussion thread - Post #16
Ami McKay is a GoodReads Author
Points this task: 30
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 23
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.5 - SPRING CHICKEN - The Midwife's Apprentice30.3 - UPSY DAISY
OPTION 2 -
which has a lobster holding daisies on the cover.OPTION 3 - I chose the pair AV and read Viral by Alex Van Tol.
Alex Van Tol is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 600
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 20
BIG BOOKS - 2
5.10 -- Attention GrabberHelp Thread
Read a book with a first sentence that really grabs your attention. Here are a few lists if you need some inspiration: THE BEST 100 OPENING LINES FROM BOOKS, Best Opening Sentence
Required: Post the sentence when you claim the task.
One Sunday Morning: A Novel
The first sentence is such an attention grabber that it is also the last sentence in the book, as well as the first sentence in the book the main character wants to write: "'She never did understand what it meant to be proper,' said Becky Owen as she turned away from the window in a sweeping motion at though her skirt alone propelled her across the floor."
Points: 150
Books read: 15
Tasks completed:11
GR authors: 5
pages read: 4626
MickslibrarianTask 5.2 -- It's In Their Genes
Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 1
Total Points: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 375
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall Down
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 739
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Reposting First bookMickslibrarian
Task 5.2 -- It's In Their Genes - Uncommon Letter G
Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 375
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Reposting Second bookMickslibrarian
Task 5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall Down - Weed can be either a noun or a verb
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 739
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 5.5 -- Spring Chicken
Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read: 1020
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 5.7 -- Someone to Fall Back On
Minx by Julia Quinn
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 4
Total Pages Read: 1411
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 5.8 -- Cinco de Mayo - 5th in Flavia de Luce series
Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1789
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 5.9 -- Roll With It - Rolled a 5 (2008)
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 6
Total Pages Read: 2110
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 10.4 Purple For Peace
Splendid by Julia Quinn***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 7
Total Pages Read: 2506
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 10.10 Above Average - My average rating was 3.52
Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 50
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 8
Total Pages Read: 2764
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 15.5. Hug a Tree
Storybound by Marissa Burt***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Read: 9
Total Pages Read: 3180
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 15.6. Let's All Go to the Lobby
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 80
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read: 3508
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 15.7. Feeling possessive?
The Tutor's Daughter by Julie Klassen
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 11
Total Pages Read: 3920
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Readerboard ID: JENBENT10.1 Less is More
Heartless by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 550
Total Goodreads authors: 20
Total Big books: 1
MickslibrarianTask 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again! - Common word is Book
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 115
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages Read: 4180
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW.... - 3rd in Flavia de Luce series
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 135
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 13
Total Pages Read: 4571
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MickslibrarianTask 20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013 - Option 3 Historical Fiction
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 14
Total Pages Read: 4864
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
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Task # 5.10 Attention Grabber
Read a book with a first sentence that really grabs your attention
The Detachment by Barry Eisler
Opening Sentence: I hadn't killed anyone in almost four years. But, eventually, all good things come to an end.