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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Jessica PDX20.8 - Rhonda's Task - On This Day in History
Option A - Author initials in AMERICA
by Raymond ChandlerPoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 265
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of MonopolySpringtime: Option 2
Cover with rain
Dear Rockstar by Emme Rollins
Monopoly: Option 3
Free choice
When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney
***Emme Rollins is a Goodreads author***
***Daisy Whitney is a Goodreads author***
Points this post: 30
Total points: 45
GR Author this post: 2
Total GR Authors: 3
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku Option 2: Wise Child by Monica Furlong
Fantasy genre
Option 3: Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip
"Magic" in title
Points this post: 25
Total points: 210
15.3-You Go Girl!Option 1:
Book A. Read a book with a woman’s first name* in the title or subtitle
AND
Book B. Read a book written by a woman or by a writing team that uses a woman’s first name*.
*The name must be identified as a feminine name on Behind the Name
Or
Option 2
Read ONE book that satisfies both A and B above.
I chose Option 2, and read Irma Voth by Miriam Toews. Both Irma and Miriam are feminine names.
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 85
Good Read Authors: 2
Tasks Completed: 4
Task 20.1 - Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo4. Read any book by an author whose first name starts with a letter found in LOCOMOTIVE and whose last name begins with a letter found in CABOOSE.
LOCO M OTIVE
CA B OOSE
The White Guard (1926) by Mikhail Bulgakov; translated by Michael Gleeny (Paperback, 319 pages)
35 + 20 = 55
Tasks Completed: 03
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 35 + 20 = 55
Books read: 04
Pages read: 1,223
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Barbara AllenTask #25.3 The long and the short of it
Opt 1 tiles... The title of book 1 must be at least twice as long as book 2
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind Has 22 characters
Rising TidesHas 11 characters
Points this post 25
Total Points 180
GRA this post 0
Total GRA 1
Big books this post 0
Total big books 2
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!Option 1:
by Elizabeth Hoyt***Elizabeth Hoyt is a Goodreads Author.***
Option 4:
Bad Boys In Black Tie by Lori Foster
***Lori Foster is a Goodreads Author.
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Option Blue
by Jim Butcher***Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author.***
Option Purple
by Elizabeth Hoyt***Elizabeth Hoyt is a Goodreads Author.***
30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Option 2:
Pick Me by Kristine Mason
***Kristine Mason is a Goodreads Author.***
Option 4: I typed in Nora Roberts. I chose David Baldacci.
Wish You Well by David Baldacci
***David Baldacci is a Goodreads author.***
Points this task: 80
Total points: 130 / 940
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
FANDURY20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Read a book that contains one of the following words in the title/subtitle: Intrigue, Flair, Bluff, Mischief, Baker, Street, Sherlock, Kidnap, Who, What, When, Where.
What Darkness Brings by C.S. Harris
The title contains the word WHAT
C.S. Harris is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 125
Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.10 - Poker The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
*** Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads Author ***
Total points: 25
Total GRA: 2
Total big book tickets: 0
30.1 Eat, swim , sleep, repeatThe Butterfly Cabinet Bernie McGill - option 3/ butterfly on the cover /in tittle
The Midnight Palace Carlos Ruiz Zafon - option 4/ book of your choice
task points 30
Total points 80
5.4 - Boggle Me and Earl and the Dying Girl By Jesse Andrews
E-A-R-L was on the boggle board
Jesse Andrews is a goodreads author.
5.5 -Scrabble
Perfect ChemistryBy Simone Elkeles
The initials S and E are found in Scrabble.
10.4 - A Token Task
Clockwork Angel by Cassadra ClaireThe monopoly token top hat is visible on the cover.
Cassandra Clare is a goodreads author.
10.6 - Spring Showers
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sanez.
Has GLBT listed as genre on main page
This post:
Points 30
GR authors 2
Tasks 4
Totals for Challenge
Points 30
Tasks 4
GR Authors 4
Big Books ()500; ()750; ()1000
AbigailTask 20.5: Big Books Are Best
Read: Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern
512 pages
Points this task: 20
Total points: 175 / 940
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Nick KY5.1 So Many Games -- I read Wild Card by Lora Leigh with the word “card” in the title.
5.9 Gin Rummy -- I read Death In A Cold Climate by Robert Barnard, with the word “Death” in the title, just as it is in the name of the absinthe cocktail “Death in the Afternoon.”
Points This Post: 10
Total Points So Far: 210
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+ (1)
Andy P.Task #5.6 - Stratego.
Read a book with any of the following genres on its main page - thriller
by James Sheehan( 4 users)Points this post: 5
Total points: 205
5.3 - Candyland.Gregor the Overlander (Overlander)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
1. LADY ALICE - Main Street (STREET)
Total points claimed: 115 (25 in this post)
Goodreads authors: 3 (0 in this post)
Sheila5.9 - Gin Rummy
Fuzzy Navel by J.A. Konrath(Fuzzy Navel is listed under schnapps at the bottom of the list)
10.1 - Go to Jail
Fugitive by Phillip Margolin(approved in help thread here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
15.1 Nowruz Day
Option B: (Day in Title)
Feast Day of Fools by James Lee BurkeAND
Option C) Haft-Seen Table:
Sea Swept by Nora RobertsTotal Points = 385
Rudy15.3 You Go Girl
Option 2Stella BainbyAnita Shreve first name in title-Stella and written by a women- Anita
20.1 Most Improved Player- SHelby's Task: Chug-a Chug-a....
Option 2 River RoadbyJayne Ann Krentz The story takes place in California
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 35
Tasks:2
Books:2
25.2 - Elizabeth B's task: Nordic NoirA, a book set in Norway: Dreamers by Knut Hamsun, 132 p.
B3, a book that shares a word in the title with Book A, plurals and possessives allowed as matches: Beautiful Dreamer by Elizabeth Lowell, 400 p.
**Elizabeth Lowell is a Goodreads author.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 150
GR authors: 3
Sandy MN20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon Goodreads author and big book 848 pages
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Red - Mystery
Fallen Women
Green - Fantasy
A Clash of Kings Big book 784 pages
Total Points:125
Total GR Authors:4
Total Big Books: (2)750
Pat 20.9 - Covers of Spring
APRIL SHOWERS - Read a book that has clouds on the cover.
Family Matters by Rohinton MistryTotals for Challenge
Points this task : 20
Total Points : 210
Tasks Completed : 11
Books Read This Season : 16
Good Reads Authors : 5
Big Books : 500+ (1)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
5.8 – Go Fish!"Fish" in title:
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
+5 Points
10.4 – A Token Task
Horse and rider on cover (also approved in help thread):
Astray by Emma Donoghue+10 Points
15.9 Spring Into Action
Added to my TBR on 11/2/2013:
The Ransom of Dond by Siobhan Dowd
+15 Points
Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 240
10.2 - Do Not Pass Go - No G or O in the title, subtitle, or author's name.A Crack in the Line (Withern Rise, #1) by Michael Lawrence
Michael Lawrence is a Goodreads author.
10.7 - Sugar Shack - book set in New York
Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan – non-fiction humor about the author’s experiences raising five children in a New York City apartment; approved on Task Board by task moderator, see message 2 & 21.
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 65
GR Author: 3
10.10 - Take a ChanceThe Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen March 21 (#14 on list)
Jennifer Nielsen is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 125
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 8
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.4 - A Token Taskhorse & rider - approved in Task Help thread:
10.7 - Sugar Shack
Takes place in Martha's Vineyard and Boston, MA:
Caleb's Crossing
15.10 - Goof Off!
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama
Points this post: 35
Total challenge points: 70
Total tasks completed: 5
Total number Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 1
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!Long Walk to Freedom (656 pages)
1 Big Book Ticket claimed
Points this post: 20
Total challenge points: 90
Total tasks completed: 6
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 1
Mod
15.3 You Go Girl!
option 2- name Brigid, author Heather
Brigid of Kildare by Heather Terrell
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tammy AZ's task: Well-Seasoned Books
From Connie's list
The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 by Władysław Szpilman
30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Book A: An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
Book B- set in Harris, Scotland: Seasons on Harris: A Year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides by David Yeadon
total = 240
TANYA D30.8- Read Em Again
BOOK 1: Left Neglected by Lisa Genova read Still Alice for the Summer 2010 challenge.
Lisa Genova is a GR author.
BOOK 2: Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen read Water for Elephants for the Spring 2010 challenge
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 100
GR author tickets: 1 (total= 2)
Mod
I read Memory and Dream. The word "dream" is in the cocktail Golden Dream (found in the orange liqueur section of the list).
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
I chose the $10 yellow option and read a book with a hat on the cover -
.30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again
For my first book, I read Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan. I read her first book, Loving Frank, for the Spring 2010 challenge, task 25.4. She's not exactly a prolific writer - these are her only two books!
For my second book, I read Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø, the second book in the Harry Hole series. I read the first book in the series, The Bat, for the winter 2013-2014 season, task 20.2. These are the only books I have read by this author.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 210
Task 5.10 - Poker. Read a book with a title/subtitle containing either a number from two to ten or one of the following words - Ace, King, Queen, Jack.
King Lear (1605) by William Shakespeare (Paperback, 285 pages)
55 + 05 = 60
Tasks Completed: 04
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 55 + 05 = 60
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,508
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
5.1 - So Many Games. Game for Marriage - Karen Erickson
ebook app'd @554
5.2 - Go
Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 02 - Kyousuke Motomi
set in Japan
5.3 - Candyland.
Down and Dirty - Christine Bell
ebook app'd @430
5.4- Boggle.
Rock Hard Love - D.H. Cameron
HARD found in puzzle
5.5 - Scrabble.
Finnegan's Promise - Carol Lynne
sCrabbLe
5.6 - Stratego.
military - Crack the Darkest Sky Wide Open - various
5.7 - Bridge.
- Cathy Yardley5.8 - Go Fish!
Princess of Glass - Jessica Day George
glass from glass catfish
5.9 - Gin Rummy
Cake - Nicole Reed
cake in carrot cake
5.10 - Poker.
Rule of Three - Kelly Jamieson
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
Janice CA15.3 You Go Girl!
Option #2 - single book
feminine name in title: Angel
female author: Andrea D. Lyon
Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer by Andrea D. Lyon
+15
total: 45
tasks: 3
books: 3
SAM ID15.7 - Mr. Monopoly's Mustache
a book with some form of facial hair on the cover
by Brad PaisleyPoints this post: 15
Total Points: 115
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 1
10.1 Go to JailThe Bloody Tower
Main char lives in the Tower of London, one of the most famous prisons in the world, during the time both Jane Gray and Elizabeth I were incarcerated there.
10.4 A Token Task
The Doctor is riding a horse!
15.1 Norwuz Day
Option 4 (red clothing on cover):
One character's shirt is red
Option 4 (red clothing on cover):
The Doctor on the left is wearing a red fez
15.10 Goof Off!
Doctor Who II, Volume 4: As Time Goes by
20.3 Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
Option 1 (flowers on cover):
There are flowers in the bottom left-hand corner
20.6 Well-Seasoned Books
Briar Rose
From Usako: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
8th book down, chosen 3.3.14
30.3 Crazy Quilt
Option 1 (quilt type in title): Kiss the Morning Star
One of the quilt types is "Ann's Star"
Option 4 (q in author's name): Life on Hold
Author is Karen McQuestion
30.7 Back to Australia
Option 1 (set in Australia): Tomorrow, When the War Began
Set in the town of Wirrawee, Australia, and out in the Australian bush
Option 2 (100-200pg book): Doctor Who: The Ripper
104pgs
Total: 150 + 550 (from earlier) = 700 points
I'd like to claim a Goodreads Author Ticket.10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Help Thread
Read a book with a page count that does NOT include the numbers 2 OR zero.
Undertow by Cherry Adair
3/20/14337 pages
Points for this Task: 10
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
AbigailTask 20.2: Fun in a Box
Option 1: Lady Alice
Read: What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
Word chosen: WHAT
Optional: I tried a new card game that my son's teacher taught him called Garbage. He's 5, and it is a really good game for that age. Not sure I'll play it on my own, though!
Points this task: 20
Total points: 195 / 940
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.5 Vincent From GoghRead a book by an author whose last name (name in the last position) includes a prefix
Saturday by Ian McEwan
+15 Task
Task total=15
Grand total=170
JESS PHILLY25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
I chose option 1, Long and Short Titles. For my long title, I read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which is 30 letters, and for my short title I read Neverwhere, which is 10 letters.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 65
Completed tasks: 3
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!1. Mardi Gras purple,
2. Relax (free choice),
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
1. Genre listed in haiku(science fiction),
2. Word in haiku(when),
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
1. Red (car),
2. Blue (cover),
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
1. Backstroke,
2. Freestyle (free read),
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
1. Fat Quarters,
2. Q is for Quilt,
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
1. SPRINGTIME (Mark Twain's initials),
2. FREE PARKING SPACE (free read),
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
1. Haiku (five syllables),
2. Sonnet (fourteen letters),
Tasks completed: 7
Books Read: 14
Points: 205
GRAs: 4
Delicious Dee15.5 Vincent From Gogh
Full Throttle - Erin McCarthy (GR Author) - Mc in McCarthy
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 150
GR Author: 9
Andy P.Task #
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
Option $20-Green . Read a book where the cover shows a beverage.
by Sandra Harper Cover shows a cup of tea. Approved here:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
Total points: 225
5.1 - So Many Games.Game in Title
Game, Set, Match | Nana Malone | 354 Pages | ★★ | GR Author
Total Tasks Completed: 22/55
Total Points this Task: 5
Total Overall Points: 325
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 1
Goodreads Author Points Total: 19
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(1)
Pat 25.3 - The Long and the Short of It
Option 1 - Long and Short Titles
The title of Book A must be at least twice the length of that for Book B when you count characters.
Book 1 - 32 letters
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce Book 2 - 13 letters
The Birth House by Ami McKay *****Goodreads Author*****Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 25
Total Points : 235
Tasks Completed : 12
Books Read This Season : 17
Good Reads Authors : 6
Big Books : 500+ (1)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
PLEASE NOTE - task reposted because I used Option 1 book elsewhere. See COMPLETED TASK thread, Post # 1837 on pg 37 for new informationBOOK CONCIERGE
25.4 Bamaace23 – Mardi Gras Fun
Option 1 – green cover
✔ – 18March14Option 4 – Relax – book of my choice
✔ – 22March14* * * * * * *
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 60 points
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books Read: ( ) 500 pg / ( ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Big Book TICKETS: 0
MELANIE CTASK NAME:
15.9 Spring into Action
Why Kings Confess
Qualifier:
Added to my To Read Shelf on Jan 04, 2014
Points this task: 15
Points Total: 40
Tasks Completed: 4
GR Author: 1
Big Books: 0
Captain America Girl5.6 Stratego
I read Rescuing Da Vinci: Hitler and the Nazies Stole Europe's Great Art America and Her Allies Recovered It by Robert M. Edsel for this task. War is one of the genres listed on the book's main page.
5.7 Bridge
I read Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson for this task.
5.8 Go Fish
I read Big Fish by Daniel Wallace for this task.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Books read: 7
Tasks complete: 7
GR authors: 2
Big Books:
500+ 0
750+ 0
1000+ 0
Captain America Girl5.10 Poker
I read The Joiner King by Troy Denning for this task.
I am claiming a 500+ Big Book Ticket for this book. It is 544 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Books read: 8
Tasks complete: 8
GR authors: 2
Big Books:
500+ 1
750+ 0
1000+ 0
MELANIE CTASK NAME:
15.10 Goof Off!
Frankie's Letter
Qualifier:
Book of my choice.
Points this task: 15
Points Total: 55
Tasks Completed: 5
GR Author: 1
Big Books: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 1A, a book with genre Business: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
Option 1B, a book with Bread in the title: Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 125