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SPRING CHALLENGE 2013
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Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
Andy P.Task # 20.7 Short is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's Task have Passport, Will Travel
Option 5 International Travel
Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson
This book takes place in many countries in Europe including France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland
I live in the US and would like to visit as many countries in Europe as possible. After all once you buy the plane ticket, it's a shame not to see as much as you can
Katie M20.4 -- Author! Author! - Bluemoon's task: DID YOU KNOW...
Option C -
Nine-Tenths of the Law by L.A. Witt
This post: 20 points
Total to Date: 95 points
Cindy AL5.2 It's In Their Genes:
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn
"K" in "takes" and "K" in "Kuhn"
5.4 Spring Up, Fall Down:
The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle
"Caper" both a noun "greenish flower bud or young berry of the caper bush" and a verb "to leap or prance about in a playful manner" Merriam-Webster dictionary online.
5.5 Spring Chicken:
Finder by Emma Bull
Young adult on the main page genre list.
Emma Bull is a Goodreads Author.
25.4 It's Read-A-Thon Time:
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Option 2 children's on the main genre page, this book is 342 pages.
On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
Option 5 Definitely one of my favorite books
Jennifer A. Nielsen is a Goodreads Author.
Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads Author.
25.6 Happy Birthday Girl Scouts:
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Option B "Girl" and
A Fountain Filled With Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Option C "AW" "a" and "with".
Rae Carson is a Goodreads Author.
Julia Spencer-Fleming is a Goodreads Author
Points in this post - 65
Total Points - 130/870
Books - 11/71
Pages - 3762
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books:500+ - (0), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
AprilDT25.4- It's Read-A-Thon Time!
1-Shortish books- Welcome to the Jungle
3- Humorous book- Our Hearts Were Young and Gay: An Unforgettable Comic Chronicle of Innocents Abroad in the 1920s
Points this post- 25
cupcakebaker5.8 - Cinco de Mayo
I read Katie, Batter Up!, which is #5 in the Cupcake Diaries Series.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 936
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Mod
I read The Yellow Birds. The first sentence is "The war tried to kill us in the spring."
10.3 March April May
I read Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - M-O-M in the subtitle
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
I read What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures - Both "What" and "Dog" match words in the specified titles.
total points: 140
Chris MD5.1 Go West
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
The book is set in the Caribbean, which is in the Western Hemisphere.
15.5 Hug a Tree
by Charles FrazierThere are trees on the cover.
15.8 Batter Up!
Calico Joe by John Grisham, who is a GR author.
If baseball were as exciting as Grisham makes it in this book, I'd watch it more. (Go Red Sox!)
Points for this post: 5 + 15 + 15 = 35
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1,000=0
5.5 Spring ChickenYA listed on main page
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
***John Green is a GR Author***
10.2 Angry Birds
"Thriller" on book's main page
Airtight by David Rosenfelt
20.2 Pi Day
335 pages; 335 in 3.141592653
Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Short, Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces by Cory MacLauchlin
Post Total: 35
Season Total: 100
Keltie Lee10.2 Angry Birds
Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail
by Emily Brightwell
*has thriller as a genre on the main page*
10.7 Chosen By You
Fifty Shades Freed
by E.L. James
*won the Best Romance category*
Points this post: 20
Total points: 155/870
Tasks: 8
Books: 10
Karen Oz10.10 Above Average (>3.43)
The Perfect Husband (Quincy & Rainie #1) by Lisa Gardner - Avg. Rating: 3.98 whilst my avg rating is 3.43.
15.10. Spring Break
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands by Paul David Tripp
Total (this post): 25 points
Grand Total: 70 points
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Lindsey IL30.1 - It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Switched by Amanda Hocking
option 5, romance
***Amanda Hocking is a GoodReads author***
Torn by Amanda Hocking
option 6, any book
***Amanda Hocking is a GoodReads author***
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 155
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 9
20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring WardrobeOption D: Thrift Shop II - I read a library book
Scandalous by Karen Robards
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Goodreads Author: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around Option 3, yellow cover: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 70
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Coralie30.3 Upsy Daisy
Option 3. author’s initials ae
The Gathering by Anne Enright
Option 4 author’s name Mary
Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
Total points 90
20.5 Tournament of Books 2013Option 3, Historical Fiction: The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 120
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 6
Total Pages Read: 1307
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.3 March April MayDream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss. by Jai Pausch by Jai Pausch
Letter sequence is: D-N-D
10.4 Purple For Peace
Point Omega by Don DeLillo
Approved in post #53 of Task Help thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 105
5.4 Spring Up, Fall DownSummer 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
REPOST PER QUESTION THREAD:15.2. Vernal Equinox
The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin (corrected edition)
Both of these books have 352 pages in the editions that I read.
Alyson Richman is a Goodreads Author.
30.4 What are they all talking aboutWonderR.J. Palacio / from Most Popular Bookclub Books, from UK, number 9 in month February/checked 16.02 (generated Feb10)
The Night CircusErin Morgenstern/ from Most Read, from UK, number 7 in the week / checked 16.02 (generated Feb10)
Task points 30
Total points95
Amanda (Pearl the Book Girl)20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
I Chose Option 6 - Choose a book with "Contemporary" on the main genre page
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos
Evan Roskos is a goodreads author.
Total Points - 20
Total Tasks - 1
Goodreads Authors - 1
Big Books (500+) - 0
Nicki UK25.7 - Judge a Book By Its Cover!
I chose Option A – Dismembered (no shortage of headless women to choose from!)
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
Goodreads author
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Goodreads author
Points this post: 25 points
Points to date: 85 points
Books read: 5
Pages read: 2075
Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Sheila10.4 Purple For Peace
The Deadly Dance by M.C. Beaton15.5. Hug a Tree
Stay a Little Longer by Dorothy Garlock15.8. Batter Up!
Calico Joe by John Grisham15.9. In Camelot
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainTotal Points = 200
Cindy FTask 25.1 Anchor's Aweigh
Option 4: Set in Scotland I read To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Option 6: Ship on Cover I read
by Ken Follett Who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR! Claiming 2 BB tickets 940pages!Points this post:25
Total points:60
Books read:5
Tasks completed:4
Goodreads Authors:2
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)
5.5 -- Spring ChickenRead a YA book.
by S.W. Lothian (Goodreads Author) Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 5
Books Read: 5
GR Authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.2 It's In Their GenesRead a book that has a pair of one of the least common letters in the English language--G, Y, P, B, V, K, J, X, Q, Z -- in the title/subtitle and author name.
J is for Judgment by Sue Grafton
"J" appears exactly twice in the book's title.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 50/870
Total Books Read: 7/70
Total Tasks Completed: 4/53
Pages Read: 3377
10.5 Piece of CakeI read Jerusalem: A Cookbook This was approved in the help thread.
Points: 35
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 2
GR authors: 2
Pages read: 1128
Mod
20.8 March On Option 4 Green Title read
by PB AzeltinePoints this task 40
Total Points 195/870
Total Books 14/70
Total Tasks 12/53
Katie M5.3 -- Here Kitty, Kitty
Lion to the right of the guy.
Tatterdemalion by Anah Crow and Dianne Fox
This post: 5 points
Total to Date: 100 points
10.9 Feeling Lucky?I am claiming The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey for this challenge.
I "rolled" number 31 and the link to previous challenge is here (message #1505): http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Points: 10
Total Points: 25
Tasks This Post: 1
Total Tasks: 2
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 0
Pages Read: 574
STACIE MITask 10.9 - Feeling Lucky?
I got page 18, so I read a book found in post 856:
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
(http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...)
**Lauren Oliver is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Pages read: 2224
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
BRIAN5.10 -- Attention Grabber
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
'What's it going to be then, eh?'
I pulled this book from The Best 100 Opening Lines from Books, not so much an attention grabbed in and of itself, but more for how it becomes a theme throughout the book.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 2
Readerboard ID: JENBENT5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall Down
The Line by Teri Hall
Line is both a verb & a noun.
Teri Hall is a Goodreads author.
10.5 Piece of Cake
Girl Cook by Hannah Mccouch
The main character is an aspiring chef who graduated from the Cordon Bleu & works in a restaurant.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 55
Total Goodreads authors: 4
Total Big books: 0
FANDURY25.3 Come Play with me!
Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Option 2: Fullfils both Game 2 (Kings) und Game 4 (Title with 4 words)
Book has 736 pages, so I claim a Big Book ticket
Points this post: 25
Total points: 45
Books read: 2
Total Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jayme VA20.10 Group Reads
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
My post is #33 in the thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
GR Authors: Karen Russell, Stephen Dau
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!Help Thread
For this task, choose ONE option and read TWO books from the same option.
Option A - Dismembered: Read two books with covers showing a person/animal with a body part missing.
Play With Me by Piper Shelly (190 pages)
Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly (181 pages)
Piper Shelly and Mira Lyn Kelly are GoodReads Authors
25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas!
Option 3: Audiobooks killed the radio star-
A Walk in the Snark by Rachel Thompson (150 pages) – method of communication is computer blogs
Option 4: Siri, tell me a story -
For One More Day by Mitch Albom (197 pages)
For One More Day
For One More Day
Mitch Albom and Rachel Thompson are GoodReads Authors
30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Option 1: Let's start by sorting and decluttering.
Alone by Lisa Gardner (451 pages)
Optional: This has been on my list since 2011
Option 5: We need help! We wish we could hire a maid. Read a book that is "maid for love" and has romance listed on its homepage.
The Miracle Twins (Harlequin American Romance No. 1032) by Lisa Bingham (256 pages)
Points this post = 80
Total points: 0 + 80 = 80
Goodreads Authors: 0 + 4 = 4
Big Books: 500+= 0, 750+=0, 1000+ = 0
Page count: 0 + 1425 = 1425
Personal Goal: 400 points
Sorry - didn't think I would get this post finished10.10 Above Average
Required: Please state your average book rating (3.33 on March 13th) when you post.
An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn (4.05 average on March 13th) (358 pages)
Julia Quinn is a GoodReads Author
15.5. Hug a Tree
National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April. In honor of Arbor Day, read a book with a tree on the cover.
Scarlet Nights by Jude Devereaux (480 pages)
Points this post = 25
Total points: 25 + 80 = 105
Goodreads Authors: 1 + 4 = 5
Big Books: 500+= 0, 750+=0, 1000+ = 0
Page count: 838 + 1425 = 3622
Personal Goal: 400 points
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel2. Read a book whose title specifically mentions a major city.
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
Points this post: 20
Total points: 145
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks:9
GR Authors:2
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Robyn 20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
3. A book with "Historical Fiction" on its main genre page
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
*this is my first book for the challenge. hopefully I did it right!
Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.Task 15.6. Let's All Go to the Lobby
Read a book that has been made into a movie that has been released by the end of the spring challenge.
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Points This Post: 15 points
Total Points: 45 points
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Goodreads Authors Tickets: 1
Big books (500+) Tickets: 0
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
5.3 Here Kitty, Kitty:
has a puma on lower right. (This is one of the lamer entries in paranormal fiction that I've read)5.4 Spring Up, Fall Down:
[On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes|15803166] by Alexandra Horowitz
The word used as both noun and verb was Walks.
5.5 Spring Chicken:
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
10.4 Purple for Peace:
The Riddle of Alabaster Royal
by
Background is a lovely lavender Regency print.10.5 Piece of Cake:
Butter Safe Than Sorry by
MC has a inn where she prepares Pennsylvania Dutch food.10.6 Storm Chasers:
Kansas City Women of Independent Minds by
is set in Missouri.Today's total: 45
Grand total: 45
NIKKI5.2 -- It's In Their Genes (unusual letters)
Uncommon letter is 2 x G's
Gilgamesh by Joan London
5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall Down
Cross is both a noun & verb
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
5.8 -- Cinco de Mayo (fifth book in series)
This book is #5 in the Thursday Next Series
First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
15.4. Celebrate the White Tiger! (Words white & tiger)
Option 2
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again! (Words in common)
Using Big Little
Little Bee by Chris Cleave a GR Author
20.3 Best Review - Bucket's task: Traveling in Time
Option 1 - Classic book
Published in 1953 The Crucible by Arthur Miller
20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
Option F - showing a little skin
Cover has the author/subject wearing a strapless dress
by Kristin Chenoweth20.10 Group Reads
My comment is here : http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1... Post #3
by Evelyn Waugh30.2 Dlmrose's task: For the Love of Reading
Option 2 - daisy on cover (book shown as approved in task help)
Remember Me? by Sophie KinsellaOption 4 - author named Mary
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Previous points 0
Points this post 140
New total 140
Total GR Authors 1 = 1
Total 500+ books 0
Total 750+ books 0
Delicious Dee10.9 Feeling Lucky?
Random.org number chosen was 20
Bunny and the Bear - Eve Langlais (GR Author) - msg #961
Total Points: 170
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
Rudy5.7 Someone to Fall Back on
NYPD Red by James Patterson Patterson is a favorite author of mine.
10.6 Storm Chasers
Mudbound byHillary Jordan setting is in Mississippi
20.2 Rookie at the Top- Ty's Task: Pi Day
Option3: Romance
Rush byMaya Banks
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter-Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 2-Private Berlin by James Patterson
Total points this post: 55
Total points: 55
Task- 4
Books read-4
Jayme VA25.3 Nikki's task: Come Play with me!
by Natasha SolomonsThis book fulfills the one book option at 368 pgs. It fits game 1: Monopoly as it has a building on the cover and game 4: Connect 4 with 4 words in the title. This was approved in post 23 on the help thread.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 80
GR Authors: Karen Russell, Stephen Dau
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
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5.5 -- Spring Chicken
I've read De Hongerspelen by Suzanne Collins
This book was listed as Young Adult on its main page.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15/870
Tasks completed: 2
GR authors: 0
Big books: 0