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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
Elizabeth PTask 20.9 - Covers of Spring
April Option (2): Book with clouds on cover
by Rick RiordanApproved in Task Help Thread
Rick Riordan is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 240
Total Tasks: 14
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 4
Books Read: 17
Oma1229Disregard this post
Option B- Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: bank, money, cash, dollar(s), wealth(y), bread, buck(s), coin(s), dough, gold, silver, rich(es), monopoly
Slow Dollar by Margaret Maron
Claiming Margaret Maron as GR author
Total Points: 270/940
Total Tasks: 13/55
Total GR Authors: (8)
Total Big Books: 500+( );759+( )
Please Disregard this PostPlease Note Correction to Post #869
The total points should read 245.
I posted in the wrong section and am having to repost an additional task. I will repost that task and the points will be correct.
Oma122925.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
Option 1
Read a book with at least 50% of the cover either green, purple, or gold/yellow.
The Sentry (Elvis Cole, #12, Joe Pike, #3) by Robert Crais
This book was approved in help post #95.
Option 4-Read a book of your choice that meets normal SRC guidelines.
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
Total Points: 270/940
Total Tasks: 13/55
Total GR Authors: (8)
Total Big Books: 500+( );759+( )
Oma1229Corrections to totals for post #871
Total Points: 255/940
Total Tasks: 12/55
Total GR Authors: (7)
Total Big Books: 500+( );759+( )
Hana C.
15.8 Take Your Vitamins
Read a book with a word of a single letter in the title or subtitle.
Three Weeks With Lady X by Eloisa James
**Eloisa James is a GRA
points this post: 15
Tasks Completed: 12
GRAs: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 205
15.8 Take Your Vitamins
Read a book with a word of a single letter in the title or subtitle.
Three Weeks With Lady X by Eloisa James
**Eloisa James is a GRA
points this post: 15
Tasks Completed: 12
GRAs: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 205
Corrections to post 85530.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1 - Read one book in which the entire title consists of either 5 or 7 syllables
The Last Continent (5 syllables)
Option 4 - read a book with a title and/or subtitle consisting of the same word repeated at least twice.
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 30
Total points: 160/ 940
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jayme(theghostreader)20.7 Shorter IS Sweeter Celebrate the Sibs
I have two siblings so I read The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater. This is the second book in The Raven Cycle. Maggie Stiefvater is a Goodreads author.
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Big Books: 0
Goodreads Authors: 1 Maggie Stiefvater
Task Points: 20
Total Points 35
20.4 - Author! Author! - Janet F's Task: My Bye Bye Birdie BirthdayOption 1: Read a book originally published in the 1950's or 1960's.
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (1959)
Task total=20
Grand total=265
10.10 - Take a Chance George Carlin Reads to You: An Audio Collection Including Recent Grammy Winners Braindroppings and Napalm & Silly Putty was number 13 on my list.
30.4 - Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime 1: Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh (NS).
Monopoly 3: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. I reread this in anticipation of seeing the theatre performance, and I absolutely enjoyed it!
30.5 - Poetry Counts
Option 1 - 5 syllable title: Blaze of Memory
Option 3 - 14 letter title, one 5 letter word: Bonds of Justice
Nalini Singh is a goodreads author. (x's 3)
Points this post: 70
total points: 70
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 3
DEANA10.9 - Colorful Captions
Two colors in title: white and yellow
The Irresistible Henry House
15.10 Goof Off!
Book of my choice meeting SRC requirements
Saints
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THIS POST:
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 25
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 105
25.4 Mardi Gras fun The Fine Colour of Rust Paddy O'Reilly - option 4/ own choice
Lawrence Scott, option 1/ green cover30.2 Mouth full of words
The Iron Queen Julie Kagawa - option 3/ romance
Julie kagawa - option 2/ en eye on the coverTask points 55
Total points 160
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry CountsOption 1 - Time to Murder and Create (7 syllables) - Lawrence Block is a Goodreads author.
Option 3 - Cider With Rosie (5+4+5=14)
30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Option 1 - Love-shy - the author was born in Australia, lives there, and the book is set in Australia.
Option 2 - The Innocent Anthropologist: Notes From A Mud Hut (189 pages) - Nigel Barley is a Goodreads author.
Total points claimed: 305 (60 in this post)
Goodreads authors: 9 (2 in this post)
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat4. FREESTYLE: Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice
5. Individual Medley (IM): Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics by Joe Klein/Anonymous
PrIMary
Points this post: 30
Total points: 60
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books:500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Jessica PDX15.4 - Wheeling and Dealing
I chose the one-book option, using A (business genre) and C (John)
by Bryan Burrough and John HelyarPoints This Post: 15
Total Points: 380
MOVED TO MESSAGE 892LGBT book
Marionette by T.B. Markinson
ebook approved in message 3401
genre verified in message 92
***T.B. Markinson is a Goodreads author***
Points this post: 10
Total points: 55
GR Author this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 4
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!Option A. AMERICA. Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro.
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
Big Books: 500+ = 1, 750+ = 1, Total tickets = 3
Total GR Authors: 0
25.5 – Oma1229/JenneRenee’s task: Spring Reading Haiku -2. Fantasy:
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugrešić
3. “This”: 4 letter word in Haiku and title:
More Than This by Patrick Ness
+25 Points
Grand Total: 315
Andy P.Task # 30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Book A Read a book by an author whose first, middle, or last name is the same as a place name
Nevada Barr Author's name is NevadaBook B. Read a book set primarily in the place identified by the author's name of book A.
by Sarah Andrews This book is set in Nevada, centering on a Nevada gold minePoints this post: 30
Total points: 365
30.5 - POETRY COUNTSOPTION 1 - Bones of Betrayal which has 5 syllables according to the syllable counter.
OPTION 3 - Tears of the Moon which has 14 letters in the title and a 5 letter word - Tears.
TOTAL POINTS - 260
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 7
BIG BOOKS - 2
This is a repost of #871Oma1229
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
Option 1
Read a book with at least 50% of the cover either green, purple, or gold/yellow.
by Robert CraisThis book was approved in help post #95.
Option 4-Read a book of your choice that meets normal SRC guidelines.
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
Total Points: 270/940
Total Tasks: 13/55
Total GR Authors: (8)
Total Big Books: 500+( );759+( )
Oma1229Corrections to totals for post #871
Oma1229
10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
Read a book that does NOT include the letters G or O in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
A Death In Vienna by Daniel Silva
Total Points: 255/940
Total Tasks: 12/55
Total GR Authors: (7)
Total Big Books: 500+( );759+( )
25.6 Stacie MI – Colors of the Rainbow.
Option 4 - Green - Science Fiction (scales are green)
Genre Verification thread post #29 (NOT childrens)
Genre Verification thread post # 41 (confirmed Science Fiction)
Option 5 - Blue – Fantasy (cover is blue)
by Adam Gidwitz ****Goodreads author****
Genre verification thread post # 42 (confirmed Fantasy)
Childrens book – 256 pg
Per rules of this challenge “childrens” books accepted if >100 pg
* * * * * * *
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 115 points
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books Read: ( ) 500 pg / ( ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Big Book TICKETS: 0
Since my latest post is not correct due to the genre verification (it was retracted) I want to switch it to 15.10 Goof Off!: book of your choiceMarionette by T.B. Markinson
ebook approved in message 3401
***T.B. Markinson is a Goodreads author***
Points this post: 15
Total points: 60
GR Author this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 4
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
STACIE MITask 20.8 - On This Day in History
I did option A and read a book by an author whose initials are found in America:
Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
A.C. is in AmeriCa
Points this task: 20
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3129
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.3 Best Review - Monopoly Money.
Option 2 - $10 Yellow – hat on cover -
Deborah Wiles is a ****Goodreads Author *****
Approved Task 20.3 help thread, post # 62
Per rules of challenge, "childrens" books okay if >100 pages / this book 276 pg
* * * * * * *
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 135 points
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books Read: ( ) 500 pg / ( ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Big Book TICKETS: 0
STACIE MITask 20.9 - Covers of Spring
I did option 2 and read a book with clouds on the cover:
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
**James Dashner is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 20
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 15
Pages read: 3489
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 5.10 - Poker
I read a book with "Queen" in the title:
Queen and Country, Vol. 3: Crystal Ball by Greg Rucka
Points this task: 5
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 16
Pages read: 3641
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!Option 1: Green, purple, and gold are traditional Mardi Gras colors. Read a book with at least 50% of the cover either green, purple, or gold/yellow. Required: Include the cover in your post.
Howards End by E.M. Foster (green cover)Option 4: My parents always went to Mardi Gras to relax from every day life. To help you relax from craziness, read a book of your choice that meets normal SRC guidelines.
Hemlock Grove by Brian McGreevy ***Claiming Goodreads Author***30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Option 2. Shrimp on the Barbie. This is based on one of DLMRose’s 5-pointers. Read a book between 100 and 200 pages in length (100 min, 200 max, and, as always, a combination of two plays or poetry books will do.)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia MarquezOption 4. Flipped Map. I live in the USA, and Australia is on the “Flip Side” of the planet. Put the author of your first book into the Literature Map. Of the names that pop up, choose an author of the opposite gender from your first author (that’s the “flipped” part) and read a book by him/her.
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood ***Claiming Goodreads Author***Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 55
Total points: 660/ 940
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 50
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.9 - Gin Rummy The Peacock Prince
Wine cocktail: Prince of Wales
SRC ebook verification line 1505
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
The Back Passage 199 pages
10.8 - Join the Crowd
Unthinkable
Found on friends' list Apr 4, 2014
Points this post: 5 + 10 + 10
Total Points: 430 + 25 = 455
Big Books: 1
15.4 Wheeling and DealingA. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni Business is a genre as of today.
C. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling "J." 796 pages= 2 big book tickets
Total points: 55
Theresa5.2 GO
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
Good reads author
Set in China
5.3 Candyland
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Goodreads Author
5.4 Boggle
The Rose Garden - Susanna Kearsley
Goodreads Author
Word Rose from Boggle board
Points this post - 15
Total points - 20
Tasks completed - 4
Books read - 4
Goodreads Authors - 3
Pat 5.5 - Scrabble
Read a book whose author's initials appear in the word "Scrabble."
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown*****GoodReads Author*****Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 5
Total Points : 410
Tasks Completed : 21
Books Read This Season : 30
Good Reads Authors : 13
Big Books : 500+ (1)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
5.3 - Candyland Read a book that includes the 3 letter sequence "and" in a word in the title/subtitle: Band
Boy in a Band | Lisa Loomis | ★★★★★ | 300 Pages | GR Author
Total Tasks Completed: 34/55
Total Points this Task: 5
Total Overall Points: 530
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 1
Goodreads Author Points Total: 31
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(4)
20.10 - Group Read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Post 19 in discussion
30.4 - Springtime Stroll
Springtime Option 1
Initials in SPRINGTIME - GN
Wild Tales by Graham Nash
Monopoly Option 2
Over 500 pages - 512 pages
Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream by Neil Young
Big Book 500+
This post: 50
Total to Date: 50 points
Big Books 500+ this post: 1
Big Books 500+ to date: 1
5.2 - Go Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto - 4/5/14
Takes place in Japan
5.5 - Scrabble
The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch: A Novel by Anne Enright - 4/2/14
5.9 - Gin Rummy
The Ghost of the Mary Celeste by Valerie Martin - 3/25/14
Bloody Mary
Valerie Martin is a Goodreads Author.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 60
GR Authors: 3
BRIAN20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 3 - book is neither first nor last in a series
Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
This is the second book in a trilogy.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 2-0-0 (2)
Allison Joy15.3 - You Go Girl!
Option B: The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow by Olivia Newport
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 60
Laurie ME5.9: Gin Rummy: Mimosa:
Mimosa Grove by Dinah McCall
20.3: Best Review: Chris MD's Task: Monopoly Money, Spring and the SRC: $20 - Green:
Mai Tai One On by Jill Marie Landis. Jill Marie Landis is a GRA.
20.8: It's My Birthday: On This Day in History: AMerica:
The Square Root of Murder by Ada Madison
20.9: Moderator's Pet: BlueMoon's Task: Covers of Spring:
2. Mahalas Lane by Marianne Cushing. Marianne Cushing is a GRA.
Points this Post: 65.
Total Points: 290.
2 GRA this post.
15.2 Spring BabiesBook A Amy shelves A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
Book B Angie shelves Friday Night Bites, Chloe Neill
15.9 Spring Into Action
The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen added 09/01/13
Points this task: 30
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 11
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku option 2: fantasy
Kinked by Thea Harrison
option 4: author's initials in HAIKU
Kaleidoscope by Kristen Ashley
Thea Harrison and Kristen Ashley are both Goodreads Authors
Points this post: 25
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 16
Goodreads Author: 15
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Shelby
10.1 - Go to Jail
Main Character is or was in jail : Remastering Jerna, by Ann Somerville
GR Description: “falsely accused of child abuse and imprisoned”
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Page Count: Does NOT include 2,0 : Prisoner, by Megan Derr
Page Count: 348
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
10.7 - Sugar Shack
Setting: Canada, Vermont, New York, Maine, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, or Connecticut : Cost of Repairs, by A.M. Arthur
Setting: GR Description “Stratton, PA”
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
15.6 - World Champs
Setting: California, US; Ohio, US; Ireland, Singapore, Italy, Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Japan (2x), Spain, or Norway : Silent, by Sara Alva
Setting: California – GR Description “South Central L.A.”
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
15.9 Spring Into Action
TBR: Added between Sept 1, 13 and Feb 14, 14 : The Tin Box, by Kim Fielding
Date added: Oct 20, 13
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Author: First name in LOCOMOTIVE, Last name in CABOOSE : Training Season, by Leta Blake
Option 4 - Author: Leta Blake
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Cover: Truck : Special Delivery, by Heidi Cullinan
Option 2:
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
Cover: Flower : An Arranged Marriage, by Jo Beverley
Option 1 - $5 Pink:
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!
Series: #2 : Bad Boyfriend, by K.A. Mitchell
2 Siblings (Sisters): Bad in Baltimore #2
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
Author: Initials in AMERICA + 225pgs : Sunrise, by Arshad Ahsanuddin
Option A: Arshad Ahsanuddin / 326pgs
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
Cover: Clouds : Dark Moon Dance, by Nicole Dennis
Option 2:
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
Cover: 50% Green/Purple/Gold : High Stakes, by Erin McCarthy
Option 1:
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Cover: Mask/Ball Gown/Suit : Alice in Zombieland, by Gena Showalter
Option 2:
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Genre: horror, suspense/thriller, mystery, romance, science-fiction, or fantasy : Prey, by Andrea Speed
Option 2: Genre: Mystery
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Title: 4 letter word in Haiku : Body Magic, by Poppy Dennison
Option 3: Title: Magic
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Breaststroke – Cover: Bare Male Chest : Reaver, by Larissa Ione
Option 2:
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
USA Swimming – Genre: Sports/Athletes : Given the Circumstances, by Brad Vance
Option 6: Genre: Sports
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
Quilt Blocks – Title: Word must match quilting pattern : Double Down, by M. Chandler
Option 1: Pattern - Double Z
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Fat Quarters – Read #1-4 from a 4 book series : Lord of the Vampires, by Gena Showalter
Option 3: Series – Royal House of Shadows #1 of 4
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Author: Name is a place name : Suicide Watch, by Kelley York
Author: York
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Setting: Same place name as author : Love the Sinner, by Avril Ashton
Setting: New York - Series title “Brooklyn Sinners #1” set in Brooklyn, NY also in GR description “one of the NYPD’s most wanted”
Pre-approved for length on approved list #835
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Points this post: 320
Total points: 320
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 0
5.8 - Go Fish!Bluefish
15.5 - Vincent From Gogh
The Exiles by Hilary McKay
Total points claimed: 325 (20 in this post)
Goodreads authors: 9 (0 in this post)
5. 6 Stratego: Axel by Harper Sloan (has War > Military on the main page)***Harper Sloan is a Goodreads Author***
5.7 Bridge:
(ebook verification thread #3358)
by Rhian Cahill (has a bridge on the cover)***Rhian Cahill is a Goodreads Author***
10.1 Go to Jail: Orange Is the New Black
10.3 Do Not Collect $200: Deep in the Woods by Annabel Joseph (has 194 pages)
***Annabel Joseph is a Goodreads Author***
10.5 America's Most Popular: 1984 (first published in 1949)
15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache:
by Maya Cross (Male with scuff on face on the cover)***Maya Cross is a Goodreads Author***
15.9 Spring Into Action: Obsidian (Added to TBR on 12/9/13)
20.9 Covers of Spring: Option 1:
by Ilona Andrews (has lion on the cover)***Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads Author***
25.2 Nordic Noir:
Book A: The Keeper of Lost Causes (416 pages) (set in Denmark)
Book B: All Over You (251 pages) by Sarah Mayberry (Used option 4 and both books were originally published in 2007)
***Sarah Mayberry is a Goodreads Author***
25.5 Spring Reading Haiku
Option 2: Kiss Me, Kate by Mari Carr (has romance as genre on the main page)
***Mari Carr is a Goodreads Author***
Option 3: Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews (Magic is the first word in the 6th stanza)
***Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads Author***
25.6 All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Orange:
(has romance on main page, plus the title and author's name is orange)Blue:
(has fantasy on main page, plus the title is blue)***Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads Author***
30.5 Poetry Counts:
Option 1: Inestimable Blessings by Amanda Young (has 7 syllables in the title)
***Amanda Young is a Goodreads Author***
Option 3: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn (14 letters total and "night" has 5 letters)
***Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author***
30.6 Oh, the Places You'll Go:
Book A: Weekends Required by Sydney Landon
***Sydney Landon is a Goodreads Author***
Book B: Catch 'n' Kiss (ebook verification thread #3358) by Rhian Cahill which is set in Sydney, Australia
***Rhian Cahill is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 225
Total Points in Challenge: 360
Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 19
GR Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Delicious Dee10.5 - America's Most Popular
The Quiet Gentleman - first published 1951
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 390
GR Author: 21
SOELO20.1 Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 3:
This book is #2 in a series of 3.
*Meyer is a GR Author*
20.5 Big Books are Best!
This book is over 500 pages.
*Meyer is a GR author*
*I am claiming 1 BB ticket as this book has 550 pages*
20.9 Covers of Spring
Option 3:
This book has a cruise ship inside the snow globe. It was approved in the help thread.
*Zevin is a GR author*
30.2 Mouth full of words!
Option 3:
This book has Romance as a Genre
*Roth is a GR Author*
*Claiming 1 BB ticket as this book has 526 pages*
Option 6:
This book has Young Adult as the first genre
*Meyer is a GR author*
Points this post: 90
GR Authors:5
BB Tickets:2
15.6 World champsLife Below Stairs: True Lives of Edwardian Servants
takes place in England
20.1 Most improved player
option 4
The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown
locomotivE caBoose
GOODREADS AUTHOR
this post 35 points
total points 140
5.3 - Candyland: Read a book that includes the 3 letter sequence "and" in a word in the title/subtitle.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See GR Author
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200:
Read a book with a page count that does NOT include the numbers 2 OR zero.
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker GR Author
*Big Book with 563 pages*
15.2 Spring Babies:
Book A. Read a book read and rated 4 or 5 stars by a SRC member with a Spring birthday
and
Book B. Read a book read and rated 4 or 5 stars by a SRC member with a September-November birthday
Book A: Amanda B: Divergent by Veronica Roth GR Author
Book B: Amanda Pearl: Insurgent by Veronica Roth GR Author
*Big Book with 525 pages*
30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again:
Read 2 books by 2 different authors, you can only have read ONE previous book by each author *If you have participated in 2 or more seasons of the SRC, you must pick authors from 2 different previous seasons*
Book 1: Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt GR Author
*Previously read Pictures of You Winter Challenge 2012-2013*
Book 2: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater GR Author
*Previously read Shiver Fall 2012*
Points This Task: 60
Total Points: 60
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
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TASK NAME: Do not collect $200
No Relation
Qualifier: Page count is 416 pages.
Terry Fallis is a GRA.
Points this task: 10
Points Total: 140
Tasks Completed: 10
GR Author: 5
Big Books: 0