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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
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I read War Dances - "dance" in title.
10.4 - A Really Big Show
I read Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank: And Other Words of Delicate Southern Wisdom - word "your" found in "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble
I chose option 1 and read The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories - contains 10 short stories, all of which won either Hugo or Nebula awards, or both.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 175
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to JoyOption 3 (three E's): The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand
Elin Hilderbrand is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
GR authors: 10
Rudy5.10 In the Lounge- Someone Else's Love StorybyJoshilyn Jacksonbook club genre
15.9 First or Last- Cross My HeartbyJames PattersonSeries Alex Cross #21
25.9 Alison's Task: All Things New-
Option 2:I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the TalibanbyMalala Yousafzaipublished 10/13. Read 12/13
Option 4:King and MaxwellbyDavid Baldacci
30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run-
Option2- Swim:
byDaniel James BrownOption 6-
by Jojo Moyesromancepoints this post- 75 points
Total points- 75
Books read:6
Task:4
10.9 - White Sale!I read Devotion: A Memoir. The big white thing on the cover is a roll of paper. This book was approved on the help thread.
Points: 65
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
GR authors: 2
Pages read: 1,777
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 5.6 In the Billiards Room
Read a book numbered #1 through #9 in a series. The book must be labeled as a series on Goodreads (series name, #).
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Points this Task: 5
Total Points this Challenge: 10
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read this Challenge: 2
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Sheila10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
Winter of Secrets by Vicki Delany(Snow on Cover)
15.8 - No Time to Waste.
God Save The Child by Robert B. Parker(Mass Market PPB had 154 pages - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...)
Total Points = 255
20.1 check and mateoption 1B
Mother Night
282 pages
number 23 on linked list
this task 20 points
total points 75
Tea25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
*both books have genre children on main book page*
Option 2
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
- book originally written in German, I've read it in combination of English and Croatian
Option 4
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
- book with pirates
Points This Post: 25
Total points: 90
Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (/)
MB20.9 Moderator's Pet Christmas Films - Option 5 new since Dec 2012.
All the Truth That's In Me added to my list Aug 30, 2013. 304 pages
total points 35
total pages 877
tasks completed 3
books read 3
Delicious Dee5.4 -- In the Conservatory
- cover approved in msg 3Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 170
Goodreads Authors: 7
5.6 - In the Billiards RoomBook #1 - Book #9 in series
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker TraditionOption 1 - The Camelot Spell by Laura Anne Gilman (291 p.) December 12
AND
Option 2 - Murder at Midnight by Avi December 21
***Claiming Goodreads Author (Laura Anne Gilman)***
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 4
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Suzannesea5.5 - In the Dining Room
Consider the Fork: How Technology Transforms the Way We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 2
Pied Piper by Nevil Shute
The author's first and last names begin with letters in SNOW.
Option 4
Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson takes place in Wyoming (in winter to boot).
This post: 30 points
Total to date: 185 points
25.4 - SNOW IS A FOUR LETTER WORDOPTION 3 - Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier which is #6 in the Lucy Stone Series.
OPTION 4 - Because of the Baby by Debbie Macomber which is set in Alaska.
Debbie Macomber and Leslie Meier are Goodreads Authors.
TOTAL POINTS - 160
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 10
BIG BOOKS - 3
Theresa~OctoberLace 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option C: January and February seem to take forever, read any book you choose, but it must be at least 400 pages in length.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
I listened to the audio version linked above. There is no MMP listed but the most rated paperback found here: The Goldfinch has 771 pages.
***Claiming 2 Big Book Tickets***
This book has 771 pages.
This post: 20 points, 2 Big Book Tickets
Total to Date = 110 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 2
20.2 Mystery subgenreThe Cater Street Hangman
Subgenre of historical
New to me author
this task 20 points
total points 95
5.5 - In the Dining RoomLicking the Spoon: A Memoir of Food, Family and Identity - 'spoon' in the title
5.10 - In the Lounge
The Art Of Fielding: A Novel (claiming one big book ticket - the book is 512 pages long)
Total points accumulated: 25 (10 in this post)
Total # of big book tickets: 1 (1 in this post)
Sandy MN20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 3 - 3 E's
Last Breath by Rachel Caine Goodreads Author
Total Points: 165
Total GR Authors: 6
15.8 - No Time to Waste Bring The Heat by M.L. Rhodes was among the top 10 shortest books on my MM-TBR.
[E-book verified at 2982]
*** M.L. Rhodes is a Goodreads Author ***
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
I live in Malaysia (Asia).
Pressure Head by J.L. Merrow takes place in England / Great Britain (Europe).
Clear Water by Amy Lane takes place in California, USA (North America)
*** J.L. Merrow is a Goodreads Author ***
*** Amy Lane is a Goodreads Author ***
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A: Daddy, Daddy & Me by Sean Michael (Compared with Susan A)
Book B: Wed Him Before You Bed Him by Sabrina Jeffries (Compared with Delicious Dee)
*** Sabrina Jeffries is a Goodreads Author ***
Points this Post: 70
Goodreads Author(s): 4
Big Book Ticket(s): 0
TOTAL
Total Points to Date: 350
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Goodreads Authors: 26
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
10.1 - Get a Clue
The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
CLUE - The Kitchen Daughter Jael
Jael McHenry is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
CLUE - The Kitchen Daughter Jael
Jael McHenry is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 10.10 - 'Tis the Season
I read a book shelved as Holiday:
Christmas Eve At Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
**Lisa Kleypas is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Pages read: 2200
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Oma122920.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 2-. Read a book with exactly 3 words in the title where each word must be 1 syllable.
Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck
Points:120/1035
Tasks: 8/59
GR Authors: 5
Big Books:(1)500 pages; ()750 + pages
FANDURY20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2: Read a book that has the genre alternative history or science fiction on the book's main page genre list.
Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin
This book has Science Fiction as one of its genres on the main page.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 145
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!option 1 - Paris in title
Paris by Edward Rutherfurd
Edward Rutherfurd is a Goodreads Author
This book has 809 pages, 2 BB tickets
Points this post: 20
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Goodreads Author: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (2); 1000(0)
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter WordI chose Options 1 (SNOW)and 2 Oliver Sacks.
Option 1. Pick a book with a winter weather word in the title or subtitle: Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
Option 2. Read a book whose author's first AND last name begins with S, N, O, or W. The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks
Task total=25
Grand total=65
10.3 - Donors Wanted:Read a book featuring vampires.
by Peter Koevari (Goodreads Author) Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.7 - Flip the PageRead a book with a day of the week in the title.
by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.5 - Mysteries Can Be RealRead a book with the genre “true crime” on its main page.
by Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.2 -- In the LibraryRead a book with the genre "books about books" on its main page.
by Jen Campbell (Goodreads Author) Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.4 -- In the ConservatoryRead a book with plants or plant parts (flowers, fruit, leaves, etc) on the cover.
by Kaiya Hart (Goodreads Author) Points this post: 5
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.10 – Celebrate!A. Read any book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements.
by H.D. Gordon (Goodreads Author) Approved in the Google sheet# 666
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
MB20.4 Author! Author! - option 2 - 3 word, 3 syllable book title
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey pages 457
total points 55
total pages 1334
tasks completed 4
books read 4
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite ThingsI chose Options D. THE MUSIC and E. THE GIFTS.
D. THE MUSIC What I Lived For by Joyce Carol Oates - 608 pages - Using favorite Christmas Carol "What Child is This?" They have the word "What" in common.
E. THE GIFTS The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole - 128 pages
608+128=736 pages total
Task total=25
Grand total=90
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10.4 - A Really Big Show
song: She Loves You- word: She
As She Left It: A Novel by Catriona McPherson
10.7 - Flip the Page
month in title- December
Tenth of December by George Saunders
15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
color black in author name
Paying For It by Tony Black
total = 250
30.1 Riddle me thisrolled 2 and 6
option 2
Dragonfly in Amber
768 pages
BIG BOOK TICKETS
Diana Gabaldon
GOODREADS AUTHOR
80,865 ratings
option 6
The Buddha in the Attic
this task 30 points
total points 125
5.1 — In the Kitchen1 book 80-100 pages/ 5 point task (96 pages):
Kafka's Soup: A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes by Mark Crick
+5 Points
10.5 – Speakeasy
Set in the era:
The Diviners by Libba Bray
+10 Points
10.6 – SWLAT
#58 on humorous” listopia list Funniest Novels of All Time
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
+10 Points
25.8 – Oma1229′s Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
Childrens genre on main page for both books----
Option 1- Novelty Christmas songs: 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. Seahorse on Cover(approved in help thread):
Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony SnicketOption 3 – Hunter’s Book: Read book that has been nominated or won any literary award. Newbery Honor:
The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
+25 Points
Points this Post: 50
Grand Total: 125
KAREN F10.9 White Sale
Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan
His shirt & the author's name are white:
**Kristen Callihan is a Goodreads Author**
10.10 Tis the Season
Sleigh Bells in the Snow by Sarah Morgan
Holiday genre on the main book page and description mentions Christmas.
**Sarah Morgan is a Goodreads Author**
15.4 Whodunit?
Option 2: Full Dark House: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery by Christopher Fowler
Mystery genre on main book page
Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum in the cast list
15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Deadly Descendant by Jenna Black
20.2 Mystery Sub-genres
The Pericles Commission by Gary Corby
Mystery > Historical & Mystery > Crime on main book page. Approved in THT in case they disappear.
Gary Corby is a new to me author.
**Gary Corby is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 70
Total Challenge Points: 110
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
KAREN OZ25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option A: author's initial in DECORATIONS
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins
author's initial S C in DECORATIONS
472 pages
Option E: any book
A Room with A View by E.M. Forster
I read digital version however paperback copy is approx 240 pages
Total pages read: 472 + 240 = 712 pages
This post: 25 points
Total to date: 45 points
Task #5.3 -- In the BallroomOne Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare (GR Author)
The word "Dance" in the title
Task #5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James (GR Author)
#1 in the Fairy Tales series
Points this Post: 10
Totals:
Total Points: 60
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 6
Theresa~OctoberLace 15.9 - First or Last? Read a book that is either the first book in a series or the last (or latest) published book in a series.
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton
This is the first book of the Agatha Raisin Series.
This post: 15 points
Total to Date = 125 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 2
BRIAN30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Book B: The Assistant by Bernard Malamud
I found book 2 on 12/16 and it also still on the list.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 75
Books read: 5
Big Books: 1-0-0 (1)
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks Read a book with an image of one (or more) of the mascots on the cover
by Josephine Myles ***GRA***snow approved post 33 task help thread
length approved SRC ebook verification line 790
10.3 - Donors Wanted
Read a book featuring vampires
Spirit Sanguine by Lou Harper ***GRA***
Vampire mentioned in GR description
10.4 A Really Big Show
I Heard Him Exclaim by Z.A. Maxfield ***GRA***
Title contains I from song title I Saw Him Standing There
length approved SRC ebook verification line 617
10.6 - SWLAT
Read a book that appears on a GR “humorous” listopia list.
The Ghost on My Couch by L.A. Gilbert
#51 on The Best Humorous Gay Romanaces
length approved SRC ebook verification line 1279
10.9 - White Sale!
White on the cover
by Lissa Matthews ***GRA***white snow approved in task thread
length approved SRC ebook verification line 814
10.10 'Tis The Season
genre "holiday"
Nine Lights Over Edinburgh by Harper Fox
genre "holiday" is on main page
length approved SRC ebook verification line 852
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Rolled 3 and 2
Option 2: body of water big enough for swimming
by Z.A. Maxfield ***GRA***ocean is on the cover
length approved SRC ebook verification line 735
Option 3: non-motorized method of transport
by A.J. Marcuselephant ride on the cover
approved in task help thread
Points this post: 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 30 = 90
Total Points: 175 + 90 = 265
GRA: 11 + 5 = 16
30.4 Beyond ComparisonBook A: Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan **who is a Goodreads author - claiming 1 GR author ticket** - User: Rebecca Ann
Book B: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple **who is a Goodreads author - claiming 1 GR author ticket** - User: Lisa MD
Points this post: 30
Goodreads Author tickets this post: 2
Total points: 135
Goodreads author tickets: 8
20.1 Most Improved Player-Check...And Mate!I chose option 1 (the pawn) task B.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief was #1 on the World War II fiction list.
I would like to claim 1 Big Book Ticket for this book. It is 552 pages long.
Mark Zusak is a Goodreads Author
Books Read:2
Total Challenges Completed:2
Total Pages Read:903
Big Book Tickets:1
GoodReads Author Tickets:1
Total Points:35
Reposting task 25.3 (originally post 417) Settlers of CatanDice Roll 2 and 4
Option 2: There is a road and buildings on this cover.
On the Road by Jack KerouacOption 4: This book is set in Canada.
A Student of Weather by Elizabeth Hay.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 65
Mai25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 2: A book with at least one word each starting with W & S in the title
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope by Ian Doescher
Clue 4: Read a book with at least one 4 digit calendar year in the GR book description.
The Angel Esmeralda by Don DeLillo
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Julie P20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2
Requirement: Read a book with Science Fiction listed as genre on main page
Genre verified in Help Thread Post 30
Divergent by Veronica Roth
*Veronica Roth is a Goodreads Author*
Points this task: 20
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Pages read: 1809
Goodreads Author Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (0) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)
Lacy Stewart10.6 - SWLAT -Perfection
Genre Verification post #36
20.10 - Group Read - Secrets of a Summer Night - Group read thread post #2
Points this post: 30
Total points: 45
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task 20.5 Out with the old & in with the new!
*opt "D":read a book in a series new to you:
Nutty as a Fruitcake by Mary Daheim
* 272 pages
** bed & breakfst series #10: i started the series with this book because it was christmas themed
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 10