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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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(Fixing error from post 1559/1574)MELANIE C
TASK NAME: 20.6 Seasoned Reader
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, 312 pages
Qualifier: Read one of the ten oldest books from a Goodreads friend's TBR list - Susan Anderson (10th oldest book by date added - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...)
Neil Gaiman is a GRA.
Points this task: 20
Points Total: 190
Tasks Completed: 12
GR Author: 8
Big Books: 0
SHELLEY UT20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!
Running Blind by Lee Child
I have four siblings and this the 4th in the series.
Lee Child is a goodreads author.
This book is 512 pages so it is a big book!
Points this task: 20
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 14
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Shawn H.10.5 - America's Most Popular - Published b/w 1940-1960
1984 by George Orwell (First published in 1949)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
Option 2: Clouds on the Cover
by Bill Bryson25.1 - Andy P's task: The 50 States of Monopoly
MA - Massachusetts, Bay State/Old Colony State
Book 1:
by Mitch AlbomBook 2:
by Ernest Hemingway***OLD is the common word***
****Mitch Albom is a GR Author****
Points this Post: 55
Total Points: 75
GR Authors: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 10.7 Sugar Shack
Snow Job by William Deverell
Qualifier: Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in one or more of the largest producers of the sweet stuff - I chose Canada (Snow Job is set in Ottawa and Garibaldi Island)
Points this task: 10
Points Total: 200
Tasks Completed: 16
GR Author: 8
Big Books: 0
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5.5 - Scrabble
The Elegant Corpse by A.M. Riley has A and R as the author's initials.
[Ebook verification at line 1437]
*** A.M. Riley is a Goodreads Author ***
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Apple Polisher by Heidi Belleau has 194 pages (paperback).
*** Heidi Belleau is a Goodreads Author ***
10.8 - Join the Crowd
Never a Hero by Marie Sexton was on my popular books list on 21/4/14.
*** Marie Sexton is a Goodreads Author ***
10.10 - Take a Chance
Poster Boy by Anne Tenino
*** Anne Tenino is a Goodreads Author ***
15.6 - World Champs
Not Just Friends by Jay Northcote takes place in Bristol (United Kingdom).
*** Jay Northcote is a Goodreads Author ***
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Option 1 (LADY ALICE): Where Nerves End by L.A. Witt has WHERE in the title.
*** L.A. Witt is a Goodreads Author ***
25.2 - Elizabeth B's task: Nordic Noir
Book A - By Any Other Name by Tia Fielding who is a Nordic author. [Task verified at Msg. 118] (200 pages/paperback)
*** Tia Fielding is a Goodreads Author ***
Book B - Song of Oestend by Marie Sexton is published the same year as Book A: 2011. (412 pages/paperback)
*** Marie Sexton is a Goodreads Author ***
Total Page Count: 200+412 = 612 pages
30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again
I participated in 1 season (Winter 2013/2014) so both books are from that season.
Book 1 - Out of the Darkness by Kate Sherwood
From Winter Task 25.3: First book I read by this author was Dark Horse
*** Kate Sherwood is a Goodreads Author ***
Book 2 - Pup by S.J.D. Peterson
From Winter Task 15.10: First book I read by this author was Plan B.
*** S.J.D. Peterson is a Goodreads Author ***
Points this Post: 125
Goodreads Author(s): 10
TOTAL
Total Points to Date: 635
Total Tasks Completed: 35
Total Goodreads Authors: 44
STACIE MITask 25.2 - Nordic Noir
For Book A, I read a book set in Sweden:
Swede Dreams by Eva Apelqvist
Swede Dreams is part of a book series called "Students Across the Seven Seas," so using the word "Across", I read a book in the "Across the Universe" series:
A Million Suns by Beth Revis
**Beth Revis is a Goodreads author!!**
The page total for the 2 books is 224 + 386 = 610 (well over the 500 page minimum)
(And I hope I did this right! The book's connection is not the easiest to explain!)
Points this task: 25
Total points: 495
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 43
Pages read: 9657
Goodreads authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Nikki B15.7 Mr Monoply's Mustache: Read a book with a mustache or ay other form of facial hair on the cover
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Points this task: 15
Total Points to Date: 40
Nikki B5.8 Go Fish! Rea a book with the word "fish" or with the name of a type of fish in its title or subtitle
Big Fish
Total Points this Task: 5
Total Challenge Points to Date: 45
15.8 Take Your VitaminsA in title:
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García Márquez
+15 Points
15.10 Goof Off!
Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
+15 Points
Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 435
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20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
Matched by Ally Condie
AMERICA
=20 points
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 890/940
Goodreads Author Tickets: 0 (11 total)
Big Book Tickets: 0 (7 total)
Tasks Posted: 54/55
ALISON
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
I rolled Heads and will be using the Wild Card option for my third book
Book 1: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Book 2: Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Book 3: Messenger by Lois Lowry
=50 points
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 940/940
Goodreads Author Tickets: 0 (11 total)
Big Book Tickets: 0 (7 total)
Tasks Posted: 55/55
5.3 - CandylandBlood and Beauty: The Borgias; A Novel by Sarah Dunant, which has and in the title
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
Option 2, clouds on the cover: The Wives of Los Alamos by TaraShea Nesbit
**TaraShea Nesbit is a Goodreads author.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 600
GR authors: 29
I completed:30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
by reading:
Option #2: Breaststroke -
by Sarah MacLean who is a GR Authorand
Option #4: Freestyle -
by Gillian Flynn who is also a GR Author.Tasks Complete: 8
Total Points: 140
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+(), 1000+()
GR Authors: 4
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts Option 1: 5 Syllables
Reflected in You | Sylvia Day | ★★★★★ | 338 Pages | GR Author
Option 3: 14 Letters and one 5 Letter Word
Point of Retreat | Colleen Hoover | ★★★★★ | 302 Pages | GR Author
Total Tasks Completed: 46/55
Total Points this Task: 30
Total Overall Points: 740
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 2
Goodreads Author Points Total: 42
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(6)
Liora15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
Option 2:
by Elizabeth Peters (meets the conditions of both B and C)20.1 Chug-a Chug-a... Chug-a Chug-a... Choo Choo
Option 4:
by Laura Childs30.8 Read 'Em Again
Book One: In the Fall 2012 Challenge, I read
by Rita Mae Brown, and this season I read
by the same author.Book Two: In the Winter 2011 Challenge, I read
by John J. Lamb, and this season I read
by the same author. Points This Post: 65
Total Points: 335
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 1
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10.10 Take a ChanceAn amazingly well-read friend generously loans me lots of books. I took the most recent pile (very generous and very well-read) put them in a list, and used the random number generator. The number that came up was 11, which was Requiem in Vienna, so I read that.
J. Sydney Jones is a ****GOODREADS AUTHOR******
points: 145
Books read: 14
tasks completed: 9
big books: 1(500) 1(1000+)
GR authors: 4
pages read: 5353
Pamela 32655.8 Go Fish!
Paradise Fish: The Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin
5.9 Gin Rummy
Cocktail: The Last Word
Book: The Last Command by Timothy Zahn (Goodreads Author)
20.5 Bigger is Better
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell. This is a big book at 679 pages.
50.1 Five Crowns
I flipped Heads.
Book 1: Her Unexpected Cowboy by Debra Clopton (Goodreads Author)
Book 2: Her Unlikely Cowboy by Debra Clopton (Goodreads Author)
Wild Card: The Husband Campaign by Regina Scott (Goodreads Author). This is book #3 in the Master Matchmakers series.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 485
Tasks completed this post: 4
Total Tasks completed: 30
Books Read this post: 6
Total Books Read: 40
Goodreads authors this post: 4
Total Goodreads authors: 19
Big Book Tickets this post:500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
Total Big Book Tickets:500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)(less)
Kathy G.15.1- Nowruz Day
Option B- Read a book with "Light" in the title
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Link to Paperback
The Light Between Oceans
Claiming Goodreads Author for M. L. Stedman***
Option C- Book title begins with an "S"
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Total Points- 20
Total Tasks- 2
Goodreads Authors- 2
Big Books- 0
15.8 Take Your VitaminsW is for Wasted by Sue Grafton
20.7 Celebrate the Sibs
I have one sister so I read the 1st book in the Chet and Bernie Series - Dog on It by Spencer Quinn. It was especially appropriate since my sister is a dog lover.
*Spencer Quinn is a Goodreads author*
Post Total: 35
Grand Total: 150
5.9 - Gin RummyBad Monkey
From the beer section - drink is "Brass Monkey"
15.6 - World Champs
Case Histories
Set in U.K. - The GR main page states that the setting is The United Kingdom, and here is a quote from the Amazon.com Editorial Reviews:
From The Washington Post
The population of Cambridge, England, is well over 100,000, but you wouldn't think it was any larger than a sewing circle from reading Case Histories, the most recent offering from British novelist Kate Atkinson. Link here.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's Task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 4:
A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
"M" is in Locomotive, and "B" is in Caboose
Points this post: 40
Total challenge points: 280
Total tasks completed: 19
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 4
10.9 - Colorful Captions
by James Patterson***James Patterson is a Goodreads author.***
10.10 - Take a Chance
On my list rolled a 6.
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
***Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads author.***
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
Die For Me by Karen Rose
***Book is over 500 pages. Claiming Big Book Ticket.***
25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
Option 1: Long and Short Titles
Book 1: 17 Letters
Welcome to Paradise by Rosalind James
Book 2: 7 Letters
The Lake by Annalisa Grant
***Annalisa Grant is a Goodreads author.***
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Option 2: Romance
The Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
***Elizabeth Hoyt is a Goodreads author.***
Option 3: Love
It Must Be Your Love by Bella Andre
***E-book verification post 3409***
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
Option 2: TBR added on March 3, 2013
Body Movers by Stephanie Bond
***Stephanie Bond is a Goodreads author.***
Option 4: Q is in Quinn
Girl with Guitar by Caisey Quinn
***Caisey Quinn is a Goodreads author.***
30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Option 2:
Kismet by Carly Phillips
***Carly Phillips is a Goodreads author.***
Option 4:
The Fan by Peter Abrahams
Points this task: 150
Total points: 405 / 940
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 30
Goodreads authors: 20
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
DEANA15.3 You Go Girl!
One book option
Katherine by Anya Seton
"Katherine" and "Anya" are both listed as feminine on that website.
Note: I listened to the audio book, linked above. Here is the mass market paperback Katherine, which length (and most of the regular paperback lengths also) qualifies for a BIG BOOK ticket
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Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1
Points: 15
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 135
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KRYSTLE CStratego
Relic Douglas Preston
Poker
Four Past Midnight Stephen King
Points this task: 10
Total: 20
GR authors: 2
Books read: 3
Tasks Done: 3
Shawn H.****Correction to Post 1589****
25.1 - Andy P's task: The 50 States of Monopoly
MA - Massachusetts, Bay State/Old Colony State
Book 1:
by Mitch AlbomBook 2:
by Ernest Hemingway (128 pages)**OLD being the common word***
*****Mitch Albom is a GR author******
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 75
GR Author: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
Pat 10.6 - Spring Showers
Read a book with the genre GLBT on its main page.
The Cross in the Closet by Timothy Kurek*****GoodReads Author*****Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 10
Total Points : 655
Tasks Completed : 34
Books Read This Season : 50
Good Reads Authors : 28
Big Books : 500+ (2)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
Delicious Dee10.6 - Spring Showers
Love Comes Home - Andrew Grey (GR Author) - 3 ppl shelved as GLBT (as of 01May)
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 675
GR Author: 39
ALICIA T15.10 Goof Off A book of your choice: I read Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 80
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku Option 2 - Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati April 30 (Genre: Romance)
Sara Donati is a Goodreads Author
Into the Wilderness is a Big Book (896 p.)
AND
Option 3 - To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn April 22 (Word: Love)
Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 345
Total Tasks Completed: 25
Total Books Read: 28
Total Goodreads Authors: 14
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
B. Read a book with "mental illness" or "mental health" as a genre listed on the main page.
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Matthew Quick is a Goodreads author.
Spring 2014 Totals:
Points: 95
Tasks: 6
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0); 750+(1); 1000+(0)
B. Read a book with "mental illness" or "mental health" as a genre listed on the main page.
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew QuickMatthew Quick is a Goodreads author.
Spring 2014 Totals:
Points: 95
Tasks: 6
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0); 750+(1); 1000+(0)
Pamela 326515.10 Goof Off!
The Doctor's Mission by Debbie Kauffman (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 95
Total points: 500
Tasks completed this post: 1
Total Tasks completed: 31
Books Read this post: 1
Total Books Read: 41
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 20
Big Book Tickets this post:500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Total Big Book Tickets:500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)(less)
Hana C.
Task 5.2 Go
Read a book set in Japan.
Death Note, Vol. 7: Zero by Tsugumi Ohba
The story is set entirely in modern day Tokyo, Japan. (Vol. 1 of the series specifically lists the setting as Japan.)
points this post: 5
Tasks Completed: 28
GRAs: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 460
Task 5.2 Go
Read a book set in Japan.
Death Note, Vol. 7: Zero by Tsugumi Ohba
The story is set entirely in modern day Tokyo, Japan. (Vol. 1 of the series specifically lists the setting as Japan.)
points this post: 5
Tasks Completed: 28
GRAs: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 460
Nikki B10.3 Do Not Collect $200: Read a book that does not have the numbers 2 or zero in the page count.
Innocence has 338 pages
Points this Task: 10
Total Points to Date: 55
Elizabeth B15.1 - Nowruz Day
I chose Opt C and read two books starting with the letter S: Shadow's Claim, Sins & Needles
20.6 - Tammy AZ's task: Well-Seasoned Books
I read the oldest book from my GR friend Andrea (mrsaubergine)’s TBR :The Kite Runner (https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...)
Points this post:35
Total: 675+35=710
Cindy FTask 25.3 The Long and Short of it!
Option 1 Titles
Book A: Leaving Everything Most Loved(26 letters) by Jacqueline Winspear Who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Book B; Out on the Sound(13 letters)byR.E. BradshawWho is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Points this post:25
Total Points:205
Books read:15
Tasks Completed:12
Goodreads Authors:8
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
20.1 - Most Improved PlayerOption 2: book takes place (at least 50%) in California.
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt.
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 125
Big Books: 500+ = 1, 750+ = 1, Total tickets = 3
Total GR Authors: 0
I would like to replace a book20.3 - MONOPOLY MONEY, SPRING AND THE SRC
Replace The Widow and the Wastrel with
by Fern Michaels still using Option 1 - $5 - pink book with flowers on the cover.Fern Michaels is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 600
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 16
BIG BOOKS - 2
15.6 - WORLD CHAMPSThe Widow and the Wastrel by Janet Dailey which takes place in Ohio.
15.9 - SPRING INTO ACTION
The Rockin' Chair by Steven Manchester which was added to my TBR Sept 20, 2013.
Steven Manchester is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 630
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 17
BIG BOOKS - 2
Andy P.Task # 5.3 Candyland
Read a book that includes the 3 letter sequence "and" in a word in the title/subtitle.
by Hazel Holtthe word "and" exists in the title
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
by Agatha ChristieSeven is in the title
Task # 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.
by Michel FaberPoints this post: 20
Total points: 665
15.5 Vincent From GoghRead a book by an author whose last name includes a prefix: Mc
Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel GoodReads Author
Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 175
GoodReads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!option 1 - word "where" in title
Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Points this post: 20
Total points: 455
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 29
Goodreads Author: 23
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2); 750 (0); 1000(0)
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KRYSTLE CEdit: add task numbers
5.6 Stratego
Relic Douglas Preston
5.10 Poker
Four Past Midnight Stephen King
10.7 Sugar Shack
Pet Sematary Stephen King
This book is predominantly set in Maine.
Points this task: 20
Total: 20
GR authors: 2
Books read: 3
Tasks Done: 3
Task: 30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia.Read:
Option 1 - I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Option 2 - Tarantula by Bob Dylan
Markus Zusak is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 120
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 1
Anne (Booklady)10.3 - Do Not Collect $200 - 374 Pages
Indelible by *Karin Slaughter
*Karin Slaughter is a Goodreads Author*
20.4 - Author! Author! - Janet F's Task: My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option 3. Page 4 on Popular Satire Books
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
Points in These Tasks: 30
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 838
Totals:
Total Points: 125
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 7/55
Total Books Read: 9
Total Pages Read in Spring 2014 SRC: 3735
Mod
I read The Crucible - 143 pages.
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
I read Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint.
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
For my first book, I chose option 1, haiku, and read a book with 5 syllables in the title - The Carbon Murder - the/car/bon/mur/der.
For my second book, I chose option 3, sonnet, a book with a title of 14 letters, including one word with exactly 5 letters - Defending Jacob.
Total this post: 55
Total points: 665
Pat 20.4 - Author! Author!
Option 4 : Bye Bye 'Birdie'.
Read a book with a bird or birds on the cover. The bird(s) should be part of the cover art/design and not a logo or publishing emblem.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post
Savage Girl by Jean ZimmermanTotals for Challenge
Points this task : 20
Total Points : 675
Tasks Completed : 35
Books Read This Season : 51
Good Reads Authors : 28
Big Books : 500+ (2)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
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KRYSTLE C10.5 America's Most Popular
1984 George Orwell
The book was initially published in 1950.
Points this task: 10
Total: 30
GR authors: 2
Books read: 4
Tasks Done: 4
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KRYSTLE C10.1 Go to Jail
Night Road Kristin Hannah
One of the main characters, Lexi, is sent to prison for a murder she caused drunk driving.
Points this task: 10
Total: 40
GR authors: 3
Books read: 5
Tasks Done: 5
STACIE MITask 15.1 - Nowruz Day
I did options A and C.
For option A, I read a book set in India:
Jahanara: Princess of Princesses, India, 1627 by Kathryn Lasky
For option C, I read a book with a title that starts with the letter S:
Scalped, Volume 1: Indian Country by Jason Aaron
Points this task: 15
Total points: 510
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 45
Pages read: 9970
Goodreads authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Read a book that was first published between 1940 and 1960, inclusive.
A Walker in the City by Alfred Kazin (1951)
Task total=10
Grand total=505