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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
Dlmrose
10.1 - Go to Jail
From the description "As an ex-con,.."
A Criminal to Remember by Michael Van Rooy
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
By the Lake by John McGahern
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
option 1, green cover
Road Kill by Zoë Sharp
paperback- Road Kill
option 3 list Food Related Fiction #32
Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran
total = 495
10.1 - Go to Jail
From the description "As an ex-con,.."
A Criminal to Remember by Michael Van Rooy
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
By the Lake by John McGahern
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
option 1, green cover

paperback- Road Kill
option 3 list Food Related Fiction #32
Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran
total = 495
20.9 - Covers Of Spring
2. April Showers (clouds on cover)
by David Levithan (*Goodreads Author*)
25.3 - The Long And The Short Of It
Option 1. Long And Short Titles
An Abundance of Katherines (23 letters) by John Green (*GoodReads Author*)
Paper Towns (10 letters) by John Green (*GoodReads Author*)
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 110
Goodreads Authors: 6
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
2. April Showers (clouds on cover)

25.3 - The Long And The Short Of It
Option 1. Long And Short Titles
An Abundance of Katherines (23 letters) by John Green (*GoodReads Author*)
Paper Towns (10 letters) by John Green (*GoodReads Author*)
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 110
Goodreads Authors: 6
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8

25.5 Spring Reading Haiku
Option 2: Kiss Me, Kate (ebook verification thread #2510) 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***

Task 10.2: Do Not Pass GO
Read: The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman**
**Neal Shusterman is a GR author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 340 / 940
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

5.3 Candyland
Read a book that includes the 3 letter sequence "and" in a word in the title/subtitle.
Lord and Master by Jules Jones
Jules Jones is a GR author.
Approved for length in post #3399
5.7 Bridge
Read a book with the word "bridge" or "bridges" (no other variations) in its title/subtitle or with a bridge on the cover.

M.J. O'Shea is a GR author.
Approved for length in post #3399
10.4 A Token Task
Read a book with a monopoly token on the cover.

Token: shoe
Sara Alva is a GR author.
20.5 Big Books are Best!
Read one book of more than 500 pages.
Gravitational Attraction by Angel Martinez
Paperback version, Gravitational Attraction has 596 pages.
Angel Martinez is a GR author.
Points in this post: 40
Total points: 125
GR authors: 10

Task # 5.9 - Gin Rummy
Read a book with a word from the given list of cocktails in its title

The cocktail I chose was a Black Russian matching the word black.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 370

The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan
Read Tender Morsels for the Spring challenge 2010
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Read The Scorpio Races for the Summer challenge 2012
Points this post: 30
Total points: 495
Hana C.
5.6 - Stratego.
Read a book with any of the following genres on its main page - spy, thriller, war or military.
The Tudor Plot by Steve Berry
**Steve Berry is a GRA
ebook Approved post #3390
points this post: 5
Tasks Completed: 13
GRAs: 8
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 210
5.6 - Stratego.
Read a book with any of the following genres on its main page - spy, thriller, war or military.
The Tudor Plot by Steve Berry
**Steve Berry is a GRA
ebook Approved post #3390
points this post: 5
Tasks Completed: 13
GRAs: 8
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 210

op A Tangled, Emma Chase, EC in AMERICA
Points this task: 20
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 12

15.3 - You Go Girl
I chose the one-book option - "Pearl" as the woman's name, and the author is a woman.

Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 395

Task 30.7 - Back to Australia
Option 1 - Kuddle a Koala
Book set in or Author from Australia
Upside Down Inside Out by Monica McInerney
Mostly set in Australia, and Monica McIreney was born in Australia
Monica McIreney is a *Goodreads Author*
Option 4 - Flipped Map
Author of different gender on Literature Map
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 270
Total Tasks: 15
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 4
Books Read: 19
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 4. 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.
The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier - Goodreads Author ticket claimed
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Option 4. 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.
The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier - Goodreads Author ticket claimed
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
5.4- Boggle
I read What You Want Is in the Limo: On the Road with Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, and the Who in 1973, the Year the Sixties Died and the Modern Rock Star Was Born. The word "year" is in the subtitle, and also in the boggle board, starting at the center with y, diagonally down to the left to e, straight up to a and straight up again to r.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
I read The Goldfinch - 771 pages.
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
For my first book, I chose option 1, backstroke, and read
, showing a person from the back on the cover.
For my second book, I chose option 5, individual medley, and read Reclaim Your Nest Egg: Take Control of Your Financial Future. The letters IM are found in the first word of the title - Reclaim
Points this post: 55
Total points: 390
I read What You Want Is in the Limo: On the Road with Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, and the Who in 1973, the Year the Sixties Died and the Modern Rock Star Was Born. The word "year" is in the subtitle, and also in the boggle board, starting at the center with y, diagonally down to the left to e, straight up to a and straight up again to r.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
I read The Goldfinch - 771 pages.
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
For my first book, I chose option 1, backstroke, and read

For my second book, I chose option 5, individual medley, and read Reclaim Your Nest Egg: Take Control of Your Financial Future. The letters IM are found in the first word of the title - Reclaim
Points this post: 55
Total points: 390

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
Cover: Clouds : Dark Moon Dance, by Nicole Dennis
Option 2:

Approved for length in Msg. #3375
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 320
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 0

2. Read a book with one of the genres listed (horror, suspense/thriller, mystery, romance, science-fiction, or fantasy)
The Lincoln Lawyer by ***Goodreads Author Michael Connelly genre = mystery
3. Read a book with a word from My Springtime Reading Haiku that is at least four letters long in the title or subtitle.
I chose the singular form of "witches" and read Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 120/940
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (), 1000+ ()

Option 2
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome K Jerome
184 pages
Option 4
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
My "flipped" author choice
this task 30 points
total points 170

Post #20.1 Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Opt 2 Read a book that takes place primarily (at least 50%) in one of the states the Union Pacific Route traveled through: Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California
REQUIRED: State how the book fits if it's not clear in the GR description.
Angels Fall Takes place in Wyoming
Points this task 20
Total points 305
GRA this post 0
total GRA 3
Big books this task 0
Total Big books 3

Option 1: For this task, I read “

Option 2: For this task, I read “

Also, Melina Marchetta is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Total Points Earned to Date: 170
Pages Read this Challenge: 611
Total Pages Read to Date: 4560
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()

Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in one or more of the largest producers of the sweet stuff: Vermont
House Rules | Jodi Picoult | ★★★★ | 532 Pages | GR Author and Big Book 500+
Total Tasks Completed: 35/55
Total Points this Task: 10
Total Overall Points: 540
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 1
Goodreads Author Points Total: 32
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(5)

TASK NAME: 5.4 Boggle
The Case of the Missing Marquess
Qualifier: CASE
Nancy Springer is a GRA
Points this task: 5
Points Total: 145
Tasks Completed: 10
GR Author: 5
Big Books: 0

15.1 - Nowruz Day
C) Switched by Amanda Hocking
D) Ascend by Amanda Hocking

Total Points: 25
Total Books Read: 5

Task 10.9 - Colorful Captions
I read a book whose title is in black and white:

The War at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks
**Faith Erin Hicks is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 17
Pages read: 3797
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 15.6 - World Champs
I read a book set in California:
Runaways, Vol. 10: Rock Zombies by Terry Moore
From the back cover of the book:
"A group of kids - including a witch, a robot, a mutant and a time-displaced little girl - living together in Los Angeles."
Points this task: 15
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 18
Pages read: 3909
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Option 1 - Long and Short Titles
Book A: Sourcery by Terry Pratchett. 8 letters in the title.
Book B: Mort by Terry Pratchett. 4 letters in the title.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 85/940
Books read: 7
Tasks completed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books:500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)

Completed Tasks
15.10 Goof Off!
Book of choice that meets SRC book requirements
Sisterwife
TICKET CLAIM: Sisterwife is by Natalie R. Collins who is a Goodreads Author
30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Book A: Author name is a place -- London.
The Scarlet Plague by Jack London
Book B: Takes place in London, England
With this Kiss
*** Summary ***
Previous Points Earned: 385
Points Earned this Post: 45
Total Points to Date: 430
Big Book Tickets to Date: 2
Goodreads Authors to Date: 16

Task 5.2 - Go
I read a book set in China:
Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play, Vol. 04: Bandit by Yuu Watase
From the book's back cover:
"...a normal junior high school girl who is transported into a fictional version of ancient China."
Points this task: 5
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 19
Pages read: 4097
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Option A) Secrets & Saris by Shoma Narayanan (Goodreads Author)
Book set predominately in India
Option C) Haft-Seen Table: The Table of Seven S’s.
Still Life
Book with a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter S.
5.9 - Gin Rummy
Mint Juleps and Justice by Nancy Naigle (Goodreads Author)
Book with a word from this list of cocktails in its title: Mint Julep
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Meendum Jeeno
Number of pages : 311
Book with a page count that does NOT include the numbers 2 OR zero.
5.10 - Poker.
Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean (Goodreads Author)
Book with a title containing the number ten
30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!
Option 2--Amaurosis fugax:

Book that clearly shows at least one eye (you must be able to see the white of the eye and the iris) on the cover.
Option 3--Palpitations:
Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly (Goodreads Author)
It has genre Romance in its main page
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
3.All He Ever Desired by Shannon Stacey (Goodreads Author)
Book #5 from series Kowalski Family which has a total of 8 books published till date
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$5 – Pink –

Book cover shows flowers
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
Option 2:

Book with a ball gown on the cover.
Option 4: Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
Book of my choice that meets normal SRC guidelines.
In this post :
Points : 130
Goodreads Authors : 7
Big Book Tickets : 0
Total:
Total Points: 255
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Total Books Read: 21
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets: 0

1. Gatsby's Girl by Caroline Preston
The one previous book I read by Caroline Preston was The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt for the SRC Fall 2012.
**Caroline Preston is a Goodreads author.**
2. A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
The one previous book I read by Eloisa James was Paris in Love for the SRC Winter 2012/13.
**Eloisa James is a Goodreads author.**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 280
GR authors: 10

30.2 - Mouth Full of Words
Option 2: a book that shows someone's eye on the cover.

Option 5: a book with food on the cover.

**Mary Simses is a GoodReads Author**
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 280
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Books: 1
Hana C.
Task 20.3 Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$50 – Blue Read a book where the cover shows a baby and "baby" must appear in the title/subtitle.
Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child
**Maureen Child is a GRA
points this post: 20
Tasks Completed: 14
GRAs: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 230
Task 20.3 Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$50 – Blue Read a book where the cover shows a baby and "baby" must appear in the title/subtitle.
Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child

**Maureen Child is a GRA
points this post: 20
Tasks Completed: 14
GRAs: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 230

15.3 You Go Girl!

(Option 2: 1 book option)
The name Robin is on the Feminine name list
15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
Option 2: 1 book option for B and C (Money and Parker)

30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
1) Quilt Blocks -

(Alpine Cross)
AND
4) Q is for Quilt

*Note - As a quilter I am wondering why I didn't think of this task!
30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Book A:

AND
Book B:

The connection is Cook as in Cook County, Illinois where Chicago is located. Grave Peril is set in Chicago, Cook County.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Cou...
Total Points = 730

Scarlet - Marissa Meyer
Cinder escapes from prison
10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
Vain - Fisher Amelie
no G or O
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Trust in Me - J. Lynn
334 pages
10.4 - A Token Task

top hat; ebook app'd @643
10.5 - America's Most Popular
I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
originally published in 1950
Points this post: 50
Total points: 100

Option 2: Chance Assassin: A Story of Love, Luck, and Murder
mystery listed as genre on main page
SRC ebook verification line 299
Option 3: Cowboys & Vampires
Vampires from 3rd stanza of haiku
SRC ebook verification line 355
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Opt 2: Breaststroke

Opt 6: Sports genre
Cold War
SRC ebook verification line 330
Points this post: 25 + 30 = 55
Total Points: 455 + 55 = 510
Big Books: 1

5.7 Bridge.I read The Affinity Bridge by George Mann with “Bridge” in the title.
5.8 Go Fish! – I read Blue and Gold by K.J. Parker -- “Blue” from “Blue Shark.”
25.4 Bamaace’s Mardi Gras
Opt. 1 – book with a yellow cover. I read Transit of Venus: 1631 to the Present by Nick Lomb --

Opt. 4 – My choice. I read The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard.
Yes, two books with the same title. Originally I was going to use the Shirley Hazzard for my own task, 30.7, since she is Australian. Then I found that my library had two books with her title – When I saw that they both worked for bamaace’s task, such a coincidence was too good to pass up.
Points This Post: 35
Total Points So Far: 365
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(2)

OPTION 2 - MYSTERY ON HOME PAGE - The Monkey's Raincoat.
OPTION 3 - USING THE SINGULAR OF WITCHES FROM THE HAIKU - Once a Witch.
TOTAL POINTS - 290
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 7
BIG BOOKS - 2

15.10 GOOF OFF!
Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie
20.1 CHUG-A CHUG-A... CHUG-A CHUG-A... CHOO-CHOO
Option 4 - Authors initials
A Novel Bookstore by Laurence Cosse
Total Points: 70
Books read: 4
Pages read: 1770

For this task, please read one book of more than 500 pages.
Odinsbarn by Siri Pettersen (621 pages)
Siri Pettersen is a Goodreads Author and I would also like to claim a Big Book Ticket for this book.
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 4
Pages Read: 1506
Total Points: 75

Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck - Added on Jan 16, 2014
Points This Post: 15
Total Points Earned: 125
Total Books Read: 9
GoodReads Authors: 7

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Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden - ** - 4/4/2014
C & E in Scrabble
Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 5
Total points: 125 / 940
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


Book 1. - the author's initials match the abbreviation for Georgia - GA
After Such Kindness by Gaynor Arnold
Book 2 - the title matches a word from Georgia's nickname - Empire of the South
The South by Colm Tóibín
Total points 70

10.5 America’s Most Popular
Book first published in 1946
All The King's Men
10.6 Spring Showers
Book with genre GLBT
The Ghost Road
15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
Option 2 – one book that satisfies B – gold in title and C – author’s name John
The City of Gold and Lead by John Christopher
15.6 World Champs
Book set in Australia
To the Islands
This post 50 points
Total to date 350 points

5.3 - Candyland
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
=5 points
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 445/940
Goodreads Author Tickets: 0 (6 total)
Big Book Tickets: 0 (6 total)
Tasks Posted: 30/55

10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
=10 points
10.6 - Spring Showers
Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford
=10 points
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 465/940
Goodreads Author Tickets: 0 (6 total)
Big Book Tickets: 0 (6 total)
Tasks Posted: 32/55

Illinois (IL), Land of Lincoln
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Ira Levin
and
Across the Land and the Water: Selected Poems, 1964-2001 by W.G. Sebald
LAND
Task total=25
Grand total=295


Cover approved in help thread, message 55
BIG BOOK TICKETS - 2 tickets (over 750 pg)
* * * * * * *
This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 150 points
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books Read: ( ) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Big Book TICKETS to date: 2

25.2 - Elizabeth B's task: Nordic Noir
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (goodreads author)
Set in Iceland
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (goodreads author)
Both were published in 2013 (option 4)
Combined page count is more than 500 pages
=25 points + 2 goodreads author tickets
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Red (background):

Orange (silhouettes):

Approved in post 2 of help thread
=25 points
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 515/940
Goodreads Author Tickets: 2 (8 total)
Big Book Tickets: 0 (6 total)
Tasks Posted: 34/55

15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
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 Dollarby Margaret Maron
Claiming Margaret Maron as GR author
Option C. Read a book by an author named Elizabeth, Lizzie, “J.”, Magie, Phillips, Henry, George, Parker, Brothers, Charles, Darrow, John, Waddington. The name may occupy any position in the author’s name. Names must match exactly, no spelling variations.
The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters
Total Points: 280/940
Total Tasks: 13/55
Total GR Authors: (8)
Total Big Books: 500+( );759+( )

The Baby Made at Christmas by Lilian Darcy
***Lilian Darcy is a Goodreads author.***
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Paperback, 186 pages
Pick Me by Kristine Mason
***Kristine Mason is a Goodreads author.***
15.6 - World Champs
Setting: Ireland
Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
Option: $5 - pink

***Linda Goodnight is a Goodreads author.***
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!
I have 2 brothers.
Wind Chime Point by Sherryl Woods
Points this task: 75
Total points: 255 / 940
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

20.5
Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's Task: Big Books are Best!
The King - 573 pages
20.3
Seasoned Reader - Tammy AZ's Task: Well-Seasoned Books
Soulless from Lady Allison https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
30.2
Sassafrass's Task: Mough Full of Words
Option 3: Allegiant
Option 4: The Secret of Ella and Micha
Points this post: 70
Total Points: 250
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Using this Boggle board, read a book the title/subtitle of which includes a word of at least 3 letters that can be made from the board.
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
YEAR
Task total=5
Grand total=270