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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)

25.7 - Don't Be Clueless
Option 3 - Primary setting on real or fictional island
The Atopia Chronicles by Matthew Mather
Set on fictional island called Atopia
Matthew Mather *Goodreads Author* Ticket - 1
Big Books Ticket - 1 (511 pages)
Option 4 - 4 digit calendar year in GR description
The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
Year 1888 mentioned in description
Jennifer Donnelly *Goodreads Author* Ticket - 1
Big Books Ticket - 1 (675 pages)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 85
Tasks Completed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 3

20.5 - Out with the Old and In with the New!
Option 1 - Book on TBR shelf for 1+ years
P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Added to TBR shelf November 1, 2011
Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 3

Read a book whose author’s name contains the name of a color.
To Have a Human by Amber Kell
Amber approved as color word task help thread
approved for length SRC ebook verification line 1459
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 3: Where?
Just Ask by Mia Downing ***GRA***
set in the Fiji Islands as noted in GR plot description
approved for length SRC ebook verification line 681
Clue 4: When?
Stung by K.A. Merikan ***GRA***
1907 is mentioned in GR plot description
approved for length post 3138
Points this post: 15 + 25 = 40
Total Points: 740 + 40 = 780
GRA: 39 + 2 = 41

Task 15.2 - The Old and the New
1 book whose author is old favorite
The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
Jennifer Donnelly is a *Goodreads Author* - 1
Big Books Ticket - 1 (720 pages)
1 book whose author is new to you
Omens by Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong is a *Goodreads Author) - 1
Points this post: 15
Total points: 120
Tasks Completed: 7
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 4

15.10 – Celebrate!
Read any book-
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
link to paperback:
Elsewhere
***Claiming Goodreads author- for Gabrielle Zevin***
Total Points- 125
Total Tasks- 10
Goodreads Authors- 5
Big Books- (500+)- 1

Task #10.8 Take the Plunge!
How the Light Gets In: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny
Read the Kindle edition. Paperback edition has 416 pages. The book is set entirely in Canada.
Task #10.10 'Tis the Season
Frost At Christmas by R.D. Wingfield
Genre "Holiday" is on the book's main page.
Task #20.9 Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 1B: Read a book that takes place in New York
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
771 pages - claiming Big Book Tickets
This is a book approved by Michael on his Task Help thread.
This post: 40 points
Total to date: 40 points
Big Book Tickets claimed: 2
Goodreads Author Tickets:0

Read a book with plants or plant parts (flowers, fruit, leaves, etc) on the cover.
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, Ree Drummond ****

5.7 -- In the Hall
Read a book written by an author with 4 letters in their first, middle, or last name

Points this post: 10
Total points: 35
Tasks completed 4

5.2 In the Library
Genre: Books about Books
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
Task points: 5
Challenge points: 35

Whiteout by Ken Follett
The events in the book take place over a 3 day period which includes Christmas Eve, Christmas and Boxing Day. This is mentioned in the Goodreads description.
Approved in post #2 and #18 of the Task Help thread.
20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option #2B: read #1 or #2 in a series that you just started or haven't read yet
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
This is book #2 in the Divergent series
Claiming 1 Big Book ticket for Insurgent. This book has 525 pages.
Ken Follett is a Goodreads Author.
Veronica Roth is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 200

5.1 In the Kitchen
Cookbook
Jamie's 15 Minute Meals by Jamie Oliver
Task points: 5
Challenge points: 40

Task 15.10 – Celebrate!
The True Diary of a Bride-To-Be by Charlie Plunkett
Task 20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Option 4A: Listed on the strong female characters list. Number 16 on 12/12/13
Task 20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 3: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
**Charlie Plunkett & John Green are Goodreads Authors**
Points this post: 55
Total points: 75
Tasks this post: 3
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 4
Total Pages Read: 1343
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()

25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
➜ A. THE DECORATIONS -

I listened to the audiobook linked above but for the page length here is the link to the mm pbk showing 266 pages Stalking The Angel
AND
C. THE MOVIES -

I listened to the audiobook linked above but for the page length here is the link to the pbk showing 384 pages is Cross Fire
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option 3: New Series

AND
Option #4: New Book By An Old Favourite

Total Points = 705

Once Upon A Halloween by Richard Laymon
onCe Upon A hallowEen by richard Laymon
Points This Post:10
Total Points Earned: 50
Total Books Read: 5
GoodReads Authors: 3

30.3 - Sassafrass's Task - Readers Also Enjoyed
I made my selection on 11/18/13.
Book A

Book B

Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 670

30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
rolled 3 and 4
Option 3 -

Option 4 - Tom Danielson's Core Advantage: Core Strength for Cycling's Winning Edge - when it comes to cycling, your core is really important and I know mine sucks...so I'm going to try one of the training plans he outlines in this book and see how it goes
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 530
Goodreads Authors: 25

15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Holly Black is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
GR Authors: John Searles, Alafair Burke, Debbie Macomber, Nicholas Sparks, Liane Moriarty, Matt Haig, Rainbow Rowell, Kristin Hannah, Ted Dekker, Holly Black
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)

20.2 - Rookie at the Top: Mystery Sub-genres
'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy by Leslie Langtry *Goodreads Author*
Has mystery>cozy mystery listed as genre. This author is new to me.
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1,000+(0)

20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 1-December 1 – Woody Allen
Read a book with one of these exact words found in the title, subtitle or author's name: Oscar, Annie, Hall, Hannah, sisters, midnight, Paris.
Princess of the MIDNIGHT Ball by Jessica Day George
Claiming Jessica Day George as a GR author.
Points:360/1035
Tasks: 25/59
GR Authors: 12
Big Books:(2)500 pages; ()750 + pages

5.2 Library I read The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett which has “books about books” as a GR genre.
5.5 Dining Room I read Spoon Valley: Along the Santa Fe Trail by F. Eugene Barber which has an eating utensil in the title.
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5.8 Study I read Writing about Literature by Edgar V. Roberts. It's a book about writing.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 615
Big Books 500+ (1)

Task # 15.1 - The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
Book 1. Our Picnics in the Sun by Morag Joss (in the)
Book 2. Gone With the Woof by Laurien Berenson (with the)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 585

Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson
Imogen Robertson is a new-to-me author
Points this post = 20
Total points = 340
Big Book tickets = 5
Goodreads Authors = 5

Task 20.6 - I Love To Plan
Because I finished all the the tasks for the past two challenges, I read one of the Top 10 books that has been on my TBR the longest:
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
This was #10 on my list - added June 12th 2010.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 23
Pages read: 6143
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task# 5.1 In the kitchen
Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress by Debra Ginsberg
Points This task: 5
Total points: 5

5.1 In the Kitchen
Christmas Cookies Are for Giving: Recipes, Stories and Tips for Making Heartwarming Gifts by Kristin Johnson
15.9 First or Last?
The Power by Michael Grant, who is a GoodReads author.
This is the last book in the Magnificent 12 series.
20.2 Mystery Subgenres
Indigo Dying by Susan Wittig Albert, who is a GoodReads author.
This book is shelved under several mystery subgenres, including cozy mystery, which is where I would shelve it.
Susan Wittig Albert is a new-to-me author.
20.6 I Love to Plan
I did not complete task 15.5 in the Fall SRC, read a book in which all the title initials appear in the words FALL and AUTUMN.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth, who is a GoodReads author.
I listened to the audio version of this book. So far only the hardcover version has been printed, and it is 526 pages. Claiming 1 Big Book ticket
20.7 Is There a Conspiracy to Be Found Here?
Option 2: Book genre listed as alternative fiction or science fiction.
Christian Nation by Frederic C. Rich
This book is shelved as both science fiction and science fiction>alternative history.
20.8 Famous December Birthdays
Option 3: "Classics" is listed as a stand-alone genre.
Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris
"Classics" is the third most common genre for this book.
I listened to the audio version of this book. Both paperback versions, including this one, have a length of 372 pages.
25.11 Showtime for Dogs
Option 2: Cover is predominantly blue or green

Option 3: Author shares name from popular dogs' names list
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater, who is a GoodReads author.
"Maggie" is the 5th most popular name for female dogs.
I listened to the audio version of this book. Only the hardcover has been printed so far in the U.S., and it is 439 pages long.
30.7 Swim, Bike, Run
Option 3: Cover shows nonmotorized form of transportation

Cover shows several carriages in the background.
Option 4: Nonfiction book about a skill you want to improve

I have been a knitter and crocheter all my life. Lately I've become fascinated with making fully structured purses (with linings and snaps and feet). This book was great, and if you're on Ravelry.com, you can see my version of the bag on the cover here.
Points for this post: 5 + 15 + 20 +20 + 20 + 20 + 25 +30 = 155
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500=1, 750=0, 1,000=0

30.4- Beyond Comparison
Using Erin's list for both books, I read:
Book A:Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
Book B:The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 155

20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 3- Three E's in the title
The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle
Total Points- 145
Total Tasks- 11
Goodreads Authors- 5
Big Books- (500+)- 1

10.7 - Flip the Page
Book with day of week or month in title/subtitle
Wife by Wednesday by Catherine Bybee
Catherine Bybee is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this post: 10
Total points: 130
Tasks Completed: 8
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 3

For this task read a book from two of the listed options. You must read two books.
Option 1- Read a book that has a living creature (non-human, non-fantasy) that you might see in a zoo or petting zoo on the cover.
Cats are "a living creature (non-human, non-fantasy)" . Explicitly approved in help thread (see: Post #90 )

Half Magic (Tales of Magic #1) (1954) by Edward Eager (Hardcover, Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition, 217 pages)
Option 3 - Read book that has been nominated or won any literary award.

Doll Bones (2013) (YA) by Holly Black (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 250 pages)
Carnegie Medal Nominated
Explicitly approved in help thread (see: Post #86 )
**** Goodreads Author **** Holly Black
270 + 25 = 295
Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 270 + 25 = 295
Books read: 22
Pages read: 6,542
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+

The Melody Thief by Shira Anthony takes place in Italy.
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 3: Cherish Your Name by Mary Calmes is Book #6 in the Warder series.
[Ebook verified at Msg. 2999]
Option 4: Falling by Cameron Dane takes place in Montana.
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 2: Taken in Hand by Shannon West & L.L. Brooks has S in Shannon and W in West.
[Ebook verified at Msg. 3076]
Clue 3: Starfish and Coffee by Kele Moon takes place on Mirabella Island off the coast of Florida.
*** Shira Anthony is a Goodreads Author ***
*** Mary Calmes is a Goodreads Author ***
*** L.L. Brooks is a Goodreads Author ***
*** Kele Moon is a Goodreads Author ***
Points this Post: 55
Goodreads Author(s): 4
TOTAL
Total Points to Date: 765
Total Tasks Completed: 46
Total Goodreads Authors: 53

25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 1
Book 1 - Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom is the second in the Matthew Shardlake series.
Book 2 - Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom is a stand alone non-series book.
This post: 25 points
Total to date: 395 points

I chose option B -degrees in K and read a book with 2 zeros's I read Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon. It had 400 pages.
I also chose option C-pick a word in the poem provided that is at least 5 letters long and read a book with that word in the title. I chose the word "little", and read Little Night by Luanne Rice. She is a GR author.
Task Points: 30
Total Points: 140
Good Read Authors: 8
Tasks Completed: 8

Option 2:
Read 1 book that satisfies both A and B above.
A. Read a book in which all the words in the title begin with letters found in the word VALENTINES.
AND
B. Read a book in which the author’s initials are letters found in the word VALENTINES. First and last names count, you may ignore middle names/initials.
Sliver

Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Tasks this post: 1
Total tasks: 4
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads authors: 1

15.4 Whodunit?
For Option A, I read Night Fall by Nelson DeMille, which is a mystery novel.
And for Option B, I read An Affair Without End by Candace Camp. She shares the last name with Colleen Camp, who played the character, Yvette.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 45

Read a book with all the letters C, L, U, E found in any combination of the title, subtitle, series title or author's name
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munro
HatEship, Friendship, CoUrtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories
Task total=10
Grand total=395

Task#5.2 In The Library
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Book was in the list of This Works in the help thread
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 10
GoodReads Authors:0
Big Book: 0

25.4 -Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 2: Author has initials found in the word "snow"
Yeah, I Said It by Wanda Sykes
and
Option 4: A book set in a cold place
setting: Alaska
Road Song: A Memoir by Natalie Kusz
+25
total: 100
tasks: 6
books: 8

5.1 In the Kitchen (Cookbook)
Read a cookbook

The Soup Sisters Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes to Warm Hearts . . . One Bowl at a Time
5.2 In the Library (Genre: Books About Books)
Read a book with the genre "books about books" on its main page.

The Thirteenth Tale
15.2 - The Old and the New
Read two books:
Book 1 – read a book by an author who’s an “old favorite” of yours.

How the Light Gets In
Book 2 – read a book by an author who is new to you.

The Book of Ruth
20.3 Best Review-Band Director Terry's Task:
choose ONE of the options below and read ONE book that fits the criteria.
Option 1 (Short Stories)

The Color Master: Stories
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Let's celebrate Beethoven's birthday by reading one book from the following options.
Option 3 chosen: 3. There are 3 E's in Beethoven. Read a book with exactly 3 E's in the title excluding the subtitle AND author combined.
(Three E's in Title & Author)

Forgotten Country
20.5 Bigger is Better-Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option C chosen: greater than 400pg

The Eye of the World
25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
Dice1: two-Road &/or Buildings on cover-there is a road & buildings pictured in the green portion of the cover

Honolulu
Dice2: three-Aries author-Donato Carrisi BD March 25, 1973

The Whisperer
Donato Carrisi
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
Dice1: two
2) It's Popular: read a book that has more than 50,000 ratings

The Great Hunt
Dice2: six
6) And We Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way: read a book of your choice

The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
Tasks Completed: 8
# Books Read: 11
Points so far: 140
This is my first posting....hope I got it right!

10.6 - SWLAT
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
The Bourne Identity (audio CD)
Mass Market Paperback version for length: The Bourne Identity
Option 5B - this book was #8 on list, December 5, 2013, now it's #9.
At 599 pages (mass market paperback) this book is over the required 225 pages and is worth One Big Book Ticket
******
THIS POST:
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1
Points: 30
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 105

Task #
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
1) December 1 – Woody Allen
Read a book with one of these exact words found in the title, subtitle or author's name: Oscar, Annie, Hall, Hannah, sisters, midnight, Paris.
The Coroner by M.R. Hall. Author's last name is Hall.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 605

30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 3
I chose Eloisa James as my author - her first book published was Potent Pleasures in 1999 and her most recent is Once Upon a Tower in May 2013 (per her website - http://eloisajames.com/ - GR has an omnibus listed that was published in June, but it was first published earlier in 2013 as separate short stories) - Eloisa James is a GR Author - 2 tickets)
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 560
Goodreads Authors: 27

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 4 - Book has been turned into a movie
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
It was made into a movie in 2012
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165
Books read: 11
Big Books: 1-0-0 (1)

10.1 Get A Clue
Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916 by Barbara Anne Waite
ELsie: AdventUrEs of an AZ SChoolteacher
___________
15.2 The Old and the New
Book 1: Stranger in Town by Cheryl Bradshaw (old favorite)
Book 2: The Princess Problem by Diane Darcy (new to me author)
*ebook length verification post 3077
__________
15.8 No Time To Waste
Ruined by a Rake: An All's Fair in Love Novella by Erin Knightley
_________
Cheryl Bradshaw is a GRA
Erin Knightley is a GRa
Barbara Anne Waite is a GRA
__________
Above Tasks: 40 points
# tasks completed to date: 18
GRA: 15
total points: 330

20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
Pick a one book task from either the Fall or Summer 2013 Challenges that you did not complete.
I chose to read
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
from the Summer Challenge, task 20.4, Option 1, which requires that the author's initials be found in my readerboard name. The author's initials here are: IA
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 33
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()

5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
Supreme Justice(Dana Cutler #2) by *Phillip Margolin
*Phillip Margolin is a Goodreads Author*
20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
1. The pawn (♙♟) Option B: #58 on the World War II Fiction List.
**Battle Cry by Leon Uris
**Big Book: Battle Cry is 694 Pages**
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
D. THE MUSIC - I chose Silent Night
Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein
E. THE GIFTS - read a book of your choice
A Gathering Place by Thomas Kinkade
Points in This Task: 50
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 1824

Totals:
Total Points: 340
Total Goodreads Authors: 14
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(6), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 20/59
Total Books Read: 26
Total Pages Read in Winter 2013-14 SRC: 10,449

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Shattered Glass by Dani Alexander (new- to me author) (genre mystery>crime)
25.11 -Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Opt 2: blue cover

Opt 4: dog on the cover

30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
I chose option 3 and read for book A (first novel)The Namesake
and book B (last published novel) The Lowland
Points this post:75
Total points:485+75=560
Tasks: 30+3=33

15.8 - No Time to Waste
Read one of the 10 shortest books that meet general SRC guidelines (at least 100 pages, etc.) on your TBR.
The Dead Side of the Mike by Simon Brett
The paperback of this book has 180 pages and is one of the 10 shortest on my tbr-2014 list. The Dead Side of the Mike
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 335
Books Read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
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Fall 2013 Challenge
5.1 - 2013 - A New Season
(Read a book that has less than 1,000 ratings (0-999) on the main book page.)
Δεν μπορεί, θα στρώσει!
by Lena Manda
Points this task: 20
Total points: 105
Task completed: 7
Goodread authors: 1
Big Books: 500(0), 750(0), 1000(0)