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SPRING CHALLENGE 2013
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Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
5.8 -- Cinco de MayoOne Hex of a Wedding by Yasmine Galenorn (Goodreads author)
Book #5 in Chintz and China series.
5.9 -- Roll With It
Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins (Goodreads author)
Rolled a 2 - Book published in 2011
10.10 Above Average
Unchained by Sharon Ashwood (Goodreads author)
My avg rating is 3.89, and the book is currently rated at 3.89
25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Shadow of the White Tiger
Book 1, Option A: Saints Astray by Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads author)
Black silhouette on cover - approved in help msg 148
Book 2, Option A: Cold Days by Jim Butcher (Goodreads author) BIG BOOK TICKET 515 Pgs.
Jim Butcher appeared in Literature Map when I entered in author of book 1
25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas!
Option 3: Undead and Unemployed by Mary Janice Davidson (Goodreads author)
Newspaper is shown on the cover
Option 6: The Julius House by Charlaine Harris
Sun Quote is: "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
Total Points This Post: 70
Total Tasks This Post: 5
Goodreads Authors This Post: 6
Grand Total Points: 655/870
Total Books Read: 46
Tasks Completed: 33
Total Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
AprilDT20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
4.Read a book that has the TITLE in green letters.
Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia
Garcia is a GRA
Points this post= 20
Challenge total= 405
GRA= 10
25.2Option 3: I read The Other Half of Life: A Novel Based on the True Story of the MS St. Louis by Kim Ablon Whitney
Option 6: I read It's Not About the Tapas: A Spanish Adventure on Two Wheels by Polly Evans. I would like to visit Spain...AGAIN. There were a few places she went in this book that I didn't get a chance to visit while i studied there.
New points: 25
New total: 280
Total books: 17
TOtal tasks:13
Kristi CO20.1 Again! Again!
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
'Go' matches Go, Dog. Go!
Maria Semple is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=1
5.10 -- Attention GrabberThe opening sentence of my book is:
"THE WAR TRIED to kill us in the spring."
that really grabs my attention & several reviewers quote the opening sentences in their review to highlight how the book draws you in.
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
which is audiobook version
Paperback version is The Yellow Birds: A Novel
10.5 Piece of Cake
This fictional work involves food in a very complex and interesting way. It is listed as Food and Drink/Food genre on GR
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Aimee Bender is a GR Author, claiming ticket.
15.10. Spring Break
The Surge by Roland Smith
I used audiobook so paperback is The Surge
25.3 Nikki's task: Come Play with me !
Option 1
Book 1: Game 1-
by Dean Koontz There is building superimposed on the face.
Book 2: Game 4 - Book has 4 words in title
Swim Back to Me by Ann Packer
My version was audio so paperback is
Swim Back to Me
Points this post - 55
Points to date - 840
GR author this post -1
GR auth to date - 22
STACIE MITask 25.4 - It's Read-a-Thon Time!
I can't believe it's taken me this long to complete my own task!
I did options 2 and 4.
For option 2, I read:
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods by Suzanne Collins
For option 4, I read:
Locke and Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom by Joe Hill
Points this task: 25
Total points: 665
Tasks completed: 44
Books read: 54
Pages read: 14746
Goodreads authors: 29
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
(Sorry for the long post, I'm in total catch-up mode!)➳ 5.2 It's In Their Genes
Zion 1 by Shiki Kayase
Shiki Kayase has 2 Ks.
➳ 5.3 Spring Up, Fall Down
Rachel Rising: Fear No Malus by Terry Moore
Fear can be a noun or verb.
➳ 5.5 Spring Chicken
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
➳ 5.7 Someone to Fall Back On
Messenger by Lois Lowry
➳ 5.8 Cinco de Mayo
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Link to Sam's 5* Rating
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➳ 10.1 Less is More
Heartless by Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger is a GR Author.
➳ 10.2 Angry Birds
Rachel Rising: The Shadow of Death by Terry Moore
Horror Genre
➳ 10.3 March April May
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms by Fumiyo Kouno
C-O-C: Country of Cherry
➳ 10.4 Purple for Peace
Zion 2 by Shiki Kayase
➳ 10.9 Feeling Lucky
Blameless by Gail Carriger
Random Number: 30
Blameless is in Becky's Post #1497 for task 25.5
Gail Carriger is a GR Author.
➳ 10.10 Above Average
Strangers in Paradise, Volume 2: I Dream of You by Terry Moore
Book Rating: 4.27
My Average Rating: 3.65
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➳ 15.2 Vernal Equinox
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 2 by Naoko Takeuchi
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 4 by Naoko Takeuchi
Both have 244 pages.
➳ 15.5 Hug a Tree
Son by Lois Lowry
➳ 15.7 Feeling Possessive
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Robin Hobb is a GR Author.
➳ 15.10 Spring Break
アイリス・ゼロ 1 Airisu Zero by Shiki Piro
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➳ 20.2 Pi Day
Option 3: White Day
Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole
Kresley Cole is a GR Author.
➳ 20.3 Traveling in Time
Option 1: Back to the Classics
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
➳ 20.4 Did You Know
Option D (Third in a Series)
Goliath (Leviathan, #3) by Scott Westerfeld
Goliath is a big book, 545 pages.
➳ 20.5 Tournament of Books 2013
Option 2 (Short Story Collection)
Dancing Girls by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is a GR Author.
➳ 20.6 Messing Around
Option 4 (Book that makes you happy)
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Lauren Willig is a GR Author.
➳ 20.7 Have Passport, Will travel
Option 5: International travel
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
I am from the United States. Leviathan takes place in Austria, England and Switzerland.
➳ 20.9 A New Spring Wardrobe
Option F: Spring Wardrobe II (showing skin)
Duchess By Night by Eloisa James
Eloisa James is a GR Author.
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➳ 25.1 Anchor's Aweigh
Option 2 (NROTC in Title)
An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James
aN affaiR befOre ChrisTmas
Eloisa James is a GR Author.
Option 3 (Published between 5/13/2005 and 1/31/2013)
Undercover by Lauren Dane
Published December 2, 2008
➳ 25.7 Judge a Book By It's Cover
Option A: Dismembered
Book 1: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Laini Taylor is a GR Author.
Book 2: Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Laini Taylor is a GR Author.
Days of Blood & Starlight is a big book, 517 Pages.
➳ 25.8 Springy Ideas!
Option 2: Words with Friends
Song of Scarabaeus by Sara Creasy
Review by Lee
Sara Creasy is a GR Author.
Option 4: Siri, Tell Me a Story
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
(Paperback Edition for Length The Name of the Wind)
Patrick Rothfuss is a GR Author.
The Name of the Wind is a big book, 722 pages in the Paperback listed above.
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➳ 30.1 It's Spring Cleaning Time
Option 5 (Romance Genre)
Timeless by Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger is a GR Author.
Option 6 (Open Choice)
Indian Moon by Carolyn McCray
(E-Book Approved in post #2371)
Carolyn McCray is a GR Author.
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Post Points: 385
Total Points: 385
Post GR Authors: 14
Total GR Authors: 14
Post Big Books: 3 x 500+
Total Big Books: 3 x 500+
Big Book Tickets: 3
BEKKA - 15.4. Celebrate the White Tiger!Option 2: For this task, I read “The White Tiger”
by Aravind Adiga, since it has both the words “White” and “Tiger” in the title. Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 785
Pages Read this Challenge: 278
Total Pages Read to Date: 19659
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 62
Goodreads Authors: 27
Big Book Tickets: 500( 5 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
5.8 -- Cinco de MayoThe Fright of the Iguana by Linda O. Johnston
*** Linda O. Johnston is a Goodreads Author ***
Total points: 220
Total GRA: 11
Total big book tickets: 1
5.7 Spring chicken The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
25.5 Shadow of the white tiger
by Valerie Frankel/ option 1ARunaway by Meg Cabot / option 2B - only one name in map
Tasks points 30
Total points 420
FANDURY20.6 Messing around
Option 1 Read a book originally written in a different language than your own.
Dark Eden by Chris Beckett
My mother langues is German, this book was written in English.
Point this task: 20
Total points: 295
Books read: 20
Total Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.9 Feeling Lucky?A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
I rolled a 6. Discovery of Witches is post #297.
Winter 2012 Completed Tasks
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 180
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books Read: 13
10.6 Storm ChasersRead a book set in Dixie Alley.
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Looking for Alaska is set at Culver Creek Prep School in Alabama.
Points: 10
10.7 Chosen By You
Read a Goodreads Choice 2012 winner.
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of the Night was the 2012 award winner for Paranormal Fantasy.
Points: 10
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 200
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 15
20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around 4. Makes me happy- I read Enticed by His Forgotten Lover by Maya Banks. This book made me smile and I stayed up way too late reading it.
Points this post- 20
Total Points- 380
GR Authors- 22
repostAprilDT
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
4.Read a book that has the TITLE in green letters.
Beautiful Redemption
by Kami GarciaGarcia is a GRA
Points this post= 20
Challenge total= 405
GRA= 10
10.8 Pedal to the MetalThe Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (Goodreads author).
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 435
Total Tasks Completed: 25
Total Books Read: 30
Total Pages Read: 6709
Total GoodReads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 5.8 Cinco de Mayo
Read a book that is #5 in a series, as identified on GRs OR read a book that a GRs friend rated 5 stars. Required: If using the series option, the book must be identified on GRs as book #5 in the series. If using the GRs friend option, you must provide a link to the friend's shelves or to their review when you post.
Bared to You by Sylvia Day
GR Friend Sarah
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 155
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read 12
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(0), 750(0), 1000+(0)
Emily Bookshelf10.10 - Above Average
Book rating = 4.08 > 3.36 = My average book rating
Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond by Deepak Malhotra
15.7 - Feeling possessive?
Venture Capitalist's Confessions
Confessions of a Venture Capitalist: Inside the High-Stakes World of Start-up Financing by Ruthann Quindlen
Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 25
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 265
15.4. Celebrate the White Tiger!Option 2: Both "White" and "Tiger" found intact in the title
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Points this post: 15
Total points:785
GR Authors:10
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks: 44
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(1), 1000+(1)
➳ 10.6 Storm ChasersDead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
Set in Louisiana.
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Post Points: 10
Total Points: 400
Post GR Authors: 0
Total GR Authors: 14
Post Big Books: 0
Total Big Books: 3 x 500+
Big Book Tickets: 3
Sandy MN10.6 Storm Chasers
Set in Tennessee
An Abundance of Katherines by John GreenGoodreads Author
10.7 Chosen by You
Category: Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Goodreads Author
Total Points: 655
Total GR Authors:30
SARAH THE LIBRARIANI am so sorry for the super long post! I kept meaning to post and could never find the time. Sorry!!
5.1 -- Go West!
The Murmurings by Carly Anne West
This book takes place in the United States.
5.2 -- It's In Their Genes
Shadow Breakers by Daniel Blythe
I'm using Bs - one in the title and one in the author's name.
Daniel Blythe is a GRA.
5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall Down
Storm Warning by Linda Sue Park
"Storm" can be both a noun and a verb.
5.5 -- Spring Chicken
In Too Deep by Jude Watson
"Young Adult" appears on the book's main page.
5.6 -- Hope Springs Eternal
Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
I was not super-impressed by When You Reach Me but figured I'd give Stead another shot. I liked this one a little better, but she still hasn't completely won me over.
5.8 -- Cinco de Mayo
The Black Circle by Patrick Carman
This is book 5 in the "39 Clues" series.
Patrick Carman is a GRA.
5.9 -- Roll With It
The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
I rolled a 4. This book was published in 2009.
5.10 -- Attention Grabber
Vespers Rising by Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson
"Damien Vesper didn't plan on killing anyone today."
10.2 Angry Birds
by Adam GidwitzThere are birds on the cover (crows) and the genre "Horror" is listed on the book's main page.
Adam Gidwitz is a GRA.
10.3 March April May
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Sequence is B-N-B
10.4 Purple For Peace
by Gordon KormanThis book is done in shades of purple.
10.6 Storm Chasers
Capote in Kansas by Ande Parks
The majority of this book takes place in Kansas.
10.7 Chosen By You
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
This was the winner in the Humor category.
Jenny Lawson is a GRA.
10.10 Above Average
Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz
My average rating is 3.65; this book has an average rating of 3.94.
Hannah Moskowitz is a GRA.
15.1. Follow the Leader
Book 1: Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Richard Russo is mentioned a number of times throughout the book, as he is a former colleague and close friend of Boylan. So...
Book 2: Elsewhere by Richard Russo
I listened to the audio. There is no paperback yet, here is the hardcover for length: Elsewhere
Jennifer Finney Boylan is a GRA.
15.2. Vernal Equinox
1: Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson
2: The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis
Both books have 190 pages.
15.5. Hug a Tree
by Bridget Zinn15.7. Feeling possessive?
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Robin Sloan is a GRA.
15.8. Batter Up!
Boy21 by Matthew Quick
Both main characters, Finley and Russ, play basketball, which is one of my favorite spring sports.
Matthew Quick is a GRA.
15.10. Spring Break
A Faraway Island by Annika Thor
I listened to the audio. Here is the paperback for length: A Faraway Island
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
"Go" is the matching word.
Taiye Selasi is a GRA.
20.2: Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day
Option 3: Taken by Erin Bowman
"Romance" is listed on the book's main page.
Erin Bowman is a GRA.
20.3 Best Review - Bucket's task: Traveling in Time
Option 2: The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens
"Science fiction > Time Travel" is listed on the book's main page.
I listened to the audio. I don't think the paperback version is available yet. Here is the hardcover for length: The Fire Chronicle
20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW....
Option A: The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma
"Leopards" were one of the acceptable animals.
Kristopher Jansma is a GRA.
20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
Option 3: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
"Historical fiction" is listed on the book's main page.
Gail Carriger is a GRA.
20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around
Option 4: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
This book is a sweet romantic story that definitely made me happy.
Rainbow Rowell is a GRA.
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 5: The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
I live in the U.S. This book takes place in England.
Maureen Johnson is a GRA.
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
Option 4:
by Jennifer Angus20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
Option D: Fragments by Dan Wells
I borrowed this book from the library.
Dan Wells is a GRA.
With 564 pages, this is a Big Book.
20.10 Group Reads
Canadian Literature or Author: The Birth House by Ami McKay
My post in number 19 in the discussion thread.
Ami McKay is a GRA.
25.1 Delicious Dee's task: Anchor’s Aweigh
2: The Sin-Eater's Confession by Ilsa J. Bick
siN-eaTeRs COnfession
Ilsa J. Bick is a GRA.
3: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The edition I read was published in 2011. The book was first published in 2008.
25.2 Laurie ME's task: Interesting Spring Holidays
1: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
The main character, Sage, is a baker, and food plays a major role throughout the story.
Jodi Picoult is a GRA.
4: Nobody's Secret by Michaela MacColl
This book is set in Massachusetts.
Michaela MacColl is a GRA.
25.3 Nikki's task: Come Play with me !
Game 1:
by Libba BrayI listened to the audio. Here is the hardcover for length: The Diviners
Libba Bray is a GRA.
With 578 pages, this is a Big Book.
Game 4: A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Three by George R.R. Martin
I listened to the audio. Here is the paperback for length: A Storm of Swords
With 1128 pages, this is a Big Book.
25.4 Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time!
2: Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"Childrens" is found on the book's main page, and the book has 327 pages.
4: Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks
"Sequential Art > Graphic Novels" is the first genre on the book's main page.
25.6 - Lois's task: Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!
1: New Lands by Geoff Rodkey
There are two strong girl main characters in this book, Millicent (who is 12 or 13) and Kira (who is probably closer to 15), both of whom travel alongside Egg and Guts, the two male main characters.
Geoff Rodkey is a GRA.
3: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
benjamin Alire Saenz - the AS are found in WAGGGS
25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!
Option E:
by Rachel Hartmanand
by Alethea KontisI love the intricacy and black/white contrast of the Seraphina cover, while I think the dress the girl is wearing on the Enchanted cover and the stylization of the title are beautiful.
Rachel Hartman is a GRA.
Alethea Kontis is a GRA.
25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas!
2: Out of The Easy by Ruta Sepetys
My friend Cheryl rated this 4 stars.
Ruta Sepetys is a GRA.
3:
by Maureen JohnsonThere is an envelope on the cover.
This also works for option 4, as I listened to the audio. Here is the paperback for length: The Last Little Blue Envelope
Maureen Johnson is a GRA.
30.2 Dlmrose's task: For the Love of Reading
From the US list: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I listened to the audio. Here is the paperback for length: The Fault in Our Stars
John Green is a GRA.
From the UK list: The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
I listened to the audio. Here is the paperback for length: The Boleyn Inheritance
Philippa Gregory is a GRA.
With 562 pages, this is a Big Book.
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Two Truths and a Lie
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin (I am a physicist.)
Bad Unicorn by Platte F. Clark (My name is Sarah, like the main female character.)
The Ability by M.M. Vaughan (I did not have many friends as a child.)
Platte F. Clark is a GRA.
M.M. Vaughan is a GRA.
Points this post: 655
Total points: 655
Tasks completed: 39
GRA: 29
Big Books 500+(3), 750+ (), 1000+(1)
15.8. Batter Up! Read a book, fiction or non-fiction, involving your favorite spring sport.
Game. Set. Match. by Jennifer Iacopelli GR Author Approved ebook.
I love tennis, enough to know by page two when it mentions the clay in Madrid that this book had to be set after 2009 (the tournament was played on a different surface before) and the it could NOT be 2012 (last year the clay was BLUE!!!, the player hate it, but it was true that you could see the ball better both live and on tv). Federer fan for life <3
Points this post 15
Total Points: 320
Total Tasks: 15
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 2
Kristi CO25.3 Come Play with Me!
Option 2 One book of 350+ pages that plays 2 games
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann RadcliffeGame 1: building on cover
Game 4: 4 words in title
The Mysteries of Udolpho is a big book at 626 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 365
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=1
Emily BookshelfRepost of 2354
5.2 - It's in their genes
Two g's in title
Confessions of a Venture Capitalist: Inside the High-Stakes World of Start-up Financing by Ruthann Quindlen
10.10 - Above Average
Book rating = 4.08 > 3.36 = My average book rating
Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond by Deepak Malhotra
Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 15
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 255
Jennifer KS30.3 Donna Jo's task: Upsy Daisy
# 3 I used jr and read Calculated in Death by JD Robb
#4 I read Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews
Points this post: 30
Total points:480
GR Authors:18
Books Read:43
Total tasks: 38
Pages: 13818
Big Books: 500+(), 750+(), 1000+()
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.2: Angry birds
Genre thriller Side Effects by Michael Palmer. Michael Palmer is a GR author.
Task 10.3: Angry birds
Three consecutive words that start with A-B-A letter scheme: Fellowship of Fear by Aaron Elkins. The words in the title are Fellowship Of Fear for an F-O-F scheme.
Task 20.1: Again! Again! Aye Do or Die by Candy Calvert.
The book has the word Aye do or die in the title, in common with What do you see?
Task 25.1: Anchor's Aweigh.
Option 2 Letters NROTC can be found int he title: A Cat of a Different Color by Lydia Adamson. The letters in the title are A Cat Of a Different Color.
Option 3 Published between May 13, 2005 and Jan. 31, 2013: Feint of Art by Hailey Lind. The book was published in 2006.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 65
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+ 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 300
Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 15
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1);
15.1 Follow the LeaderReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi mentions specifically
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Points this post: 15
Total points:800
GR Authors:10
Tasks this post:1Total tasks: 45
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(1), 1000+(1)
5.8 Cinco de Mayo #5 In a Series
Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber
Debbie Macomber is a Goodreads Author.
10.7 Chosen By You
Young Adult Finalist
Crash by Nicole Williams
Nicole Williams is a Goodreads Author.
15.5 Hug a Tree
by Farrah Rochon20.1 Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
"Say"
Say It with Roses by Devon Vaughn Archer
Devon Vaughn Archer is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 45
Goodreads Author: 28
Big Book Tickets: 500(2); 750(0); 1000(0)
25.1 - Delicious Dee's task: Anchor’s AweighOption 3: A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr
first published in 2008
Option 5: The Passage by Justin Cronin
author initials found in JCCS
Points this post: 25
Season Total: 480
Ana25.2 Interesting spring holidays
Option 3
by Thomas Helm.Option 4
by Eva Stachniak. She is a GoodReads author.Points this Post 30
Total Points 495
Tasks Completed 24
Books Read 35
Total Pages 10574
GoodReads Author 19
Big Books 500+(2)
5.2 - IT'S IN THEIR GENES - The End of Everything by Megan Abbott which has 2 G's (everythinG and meGan) and the author's last name has 2 B's.Megan Abbott is a Goodreads author.
5.6 - HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL - Memories of My Melancholy Whores which is the third book I have read by this author and I did not like any of them. I have lost hope and will not read anything else by this author.
25.4 - IT'S READ-A-THON TIME
OPTION 1 - SHORTISH BOOK - Murder at the Painted Lady 192 pages.
OPTION 6 - BOOKS THAT KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT - Zel by Donna Jo Napoli which is on the list under Young Adult.
Donna Jo Napoli is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 830
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 32
BIG BOOKS - 2
Elizabeth BTask 5.3 -- Here Kitty, Kitty
by James Patterson(GR Author)Task 15.4: Celebrate the White Tiger!
Option 1: book A: Christmas In Whitehorn by Susan Mallery (GR Author)
book B: Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy (GR Author)
Points this post:5+15=20
Total points:850
Total tasks: 51
GR Authors: 41
Coralie5.1 Go West
Book set in California
Rainbows End
15.6 Let’s All Go to the Lobby
Mao's Last Dancer was made into a film in 2009 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071812/?...
25.8 Springy Ideas
Option 1 “March” in title
The March
Option 6 quote with ‘sun’
The sun sliced through the windshield, sealing me in light. I closed my eyes and felt the warmth on my eyelids. Sunlight traveled a long distance to reach this planet; an infinitesimal portion of that sunlight was enough to warm my eyelids. I was moved. That something as insignificant as an eyelid had its place in the workings on the universe, that the cosmic order did not overlook this momentary fact."
— Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood
Total points 850
5.9 -- Roll With It Rolled a 6. Year 2007.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Points this post: 5
Total points:805
GR Authors:10
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks: 46
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(1), 1000+(1)
Kathy G.25.5 - Nick KY’s Task: Shadow of the White Tiger
Book 1- Option A- Black Sihouette
by Jeffrey Archer***approved in help thread***
link to paperback:
Only Time Will Tell
Book 2- Option A- using literature map-
Jeffrey Archer gave me John le Carre
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
link to paperback:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Total Points- 425
Total Tasks- 22
Goodreads Authors- 7
Big Books- (500+)- 1
10.5 Piece of Cake - D.J.'s dad is a wannabe cookDairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 275
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Books Read: 23
Total Pages Read: 7713
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!Lauren Marie
For option 2, I read Hidden by Kristen Cast, P.C. Cast. It is part of the House of Night Series.
For option 6, I read A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. Any book of my choice.
Total Points: 70
Goodreads authors: 3
Jessica PDX5.8 - Cinco de Mayo
#5 in the Reacher series
by Lee ChildPoints This Post: 5
Total Points: 805
30.4 - What Are They All Talking About?I chose the books for this task on 14th March 2013.
Book 1 - Number 7 on the UK Popular Bookclub Books this week list:
The Lighthouse by Alison Moore
Book 2 - Number 25 on the UK Most Read this week list:
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Total points 545
Cindy FTask 5.5 Hope Springs Eternal
I read The Girl Who Fell from the Skyby
Heidi W. Durrow who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Points this post:5
Total points:375
Books read:29
Tasks completed:22
Goodreads Authors:10
Big Books:500+(2)750+(1)1000+(0)
Cindy FCorrection for last posting #2377 Task 5.5 is Spring Chicken YA book Book posted is correct. Thanks
10.6 - Storm ChasersSet in "tornado alley" or "dixie alley" - In Deep Voodoo by Stephanie Bond
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Laurie - March On!
Option 1. In honor of the month, read a book where the word “lion” in title
Whiskey Rebellion by ***Goodreads Author Liliana Hart***
25.3 - Nikki - Come Play with me!
Option 2: 350+ that "plays" 2 games - Monopoly and Chess
Masks of the Lost Kings
by ***Goodreads Author Tom Bane - I read the kindle version, there is a paperback for page verification - 1937698610Points this post: 55
Total Points: 325/890
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 24
GoodReads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Kimber15.9 In Camelot
My Boyfriend Merlin by Priya Ardis
Priya Ardis is a GRA
This task: 15
# tasks completed: 28
Total points: 515
GRA: 26
5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall DownBugs is noun & verb - verified in help thread msg 54
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects by Amy Stewart
Amy Stewart is a GR author, claiming ticket.
I used ebook so paperback version is
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects
15.2. Vernal Equinox
I chose option with 2 titles the same.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
I used hardback but the GR paperback edition Dog Days
shows Dog Days as main title, but subtitle is apparently okay too.
Dog Days by Elsa Watson
Elsa Watson is a GR author, claiming ticket.
points this post - 20
points to date -860
GR author this post -2
GR autor to date -24
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20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW....Lauren Marie
For option C, I read Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell, which has romance listed as number one on its page.
Total Points: 90
Goodreads authors: 4
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task 15.7 - Feeling Possessive?
I read with "miner's" in the title:
A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Points this task: 15
Total points: 640
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 52
Pages read: 14242
Goodreads authors: 29
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)