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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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AMANDAB1975Task 5.2 Go
Strangers by Taichi Yamada
Task points : 5
Total points: 5/940
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads Author: 0
AMANDAB1975Task 10.1 Go To Jail
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Task points: 10
Total Points: 15/940
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Author: 0
AMANDAB1975Task 15.6 World Champs
Shallowsby Tim Winton
Task points: 15
Total Points: 30/940
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Author: 0
15.1- Nowruz Day(view spoiler)
Option B: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - * - 3/5/2014
Option C: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014
Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 15
Total points: 275 / 940
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 24
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.1 - So Many Games. The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
5.2 - Go.
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
used audio CD so paperback is A Single Shard with 192 pages. The setting is Korea.
5.4- Boggle.
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
the word in the boggle is YEAR
5.5 - Scrabble.
Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
used audiobook so paperback is Hitler Youth : Growing up in Hitler's Shadow with 176 pages
5.7 - Bridge.
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
5.8 - Go Fish!
Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI by Ryan Smithson
Used audiobook so paperback is Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI with 352 pages
'Ghost Fish' is the name of the fish.
10.1 - Go to Jail
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
Used audiobook so paperback is Rose Under Fire with 471 pages.
*Elizabeth Wein is a GR author, claiming ticket.
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
The Final Solution by Michael Chabon
has 131 pages
10.5 - America's Most Popular
And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle
Used audiobook so paperback is And Both Were Young with 256 pages.
10.7 - Sugar Shack
It Happened in Wisconsin by Ken Moraff
Used ebook so paperback is It Happened in Wisconsin with 268 pages
Ken Moraff is a GR author, claiming ticket
10.8 - Join the Crowd
Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan
Used audiobook so paperback is Under the Wide and Starry Sky with 496 pages.
I found the book on the list on 3/1/14
15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 2-
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
used audio book so paperback is Eleanor & Park with 325 pages.
Rainbow Rowell is a GR author, claiming ticket
The names Eleanor and Rainbow are both identified as female on the link (and the author of the book is a female )
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
used audiobook so mass market paperback is The Dispossessed with 311 pages
15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache
by Winston Groomused audiobook so paperback is
the book cover has a picture of Jean Laffite with a mustache.
15.8 Take Your Vitamins
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
15.9 Spring Into Action
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
Jennifer McMahon is a GR author, claiming ticket.
I added this book to my to-read list on Feb 13.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task
Option 3-
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
used audio book so paperback is The Signature of All Things with 501 pages.
**This is a Big Book, claiming ticket.
*Elizabeth Gilbert is a GR author, claiming ticket.
The main character Alma collects mosses & other plants- both dried and live specimens. Some of her plant collecting was done for family business but as she discovered mosses she collected those as a hobby. This hobby evolves into a lifelong passion and avocation for her.
20.4 - Author! Author! - Janet F's Task
Option 2- Renaissance setting
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
Points this post: 195
Total points to date: 195
Goodreads authors this post: 5
Total Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books this post: 1
Total Big Books: 500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Captain America Girl20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 3: Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh
(This is a repost because I ended up on the Wall of Shame...)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 285
Books read: 31
Tasks complete: 27
GR authors: 12
Big Books:
500+ 1
750+ 0
1000+ 0
Amy FL50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
Rolled tails, no wild card used
Dead Center (Andy Carpenter series #5)
Play Dead (Andy Carpenter series #6)
New Tricks (Andy Carpenter series #7)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
25.1 - Andy P's task: The 50 States of MonopolyBook 1 (Mississippi) These Broken Stars - Meagan Spooner
Book 2 (Magnolia State): Magnolia - Anny Cook
ebook app'd @865; book 1 app'd in help thread
25.2 - Elizabeth B's task: Nordic Noir
Book A: Jagannath - Karin Tidbeck
author born in Sweden; 134 pages
Book B: Touch of Power - Maria Snyder
both books first published in 2011; 390 pages; 134 + 390 > 500 pages
25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
Option 1 - title
short (4 letters): Lick - Kylie Scott
long (14 letters): Life As We Knew It - Susan Pfeffer
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
Option 1 (gold/yellow):
- Nalini SinghOption 2 (mask):
- Tina Connely25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Option 2 (romance): Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 04 - Shiina Karuho
Option 4: Hunted - Kevin Hearne
KH in HaiKu
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Orange background:
Green trees:
- Manna FrancisPoints this post: 150
Total points: 700
Pat 15.8 Take Your Vitamins
Read a book with a word of a single letter in the title or subtitle.
The single letter must be separated by a space(s).
I, Zombie by Hugh Howey *****GoodReads Author*****
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 15
Total Points : 810
Tasks Completed : 41
Books Read This Season : 59
Good Reads Authors : 29
Big Books : 500+ (2)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
Delicious Dee20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 3 - Chill Factor - Rachel Caine (GR Author) - #3 of 9 in the Weather Warden series
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 795
GR Author: 46
DEANA20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
Life After Life
At 529 pages, this book fulfills this task and is worth one big book ticket.
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
True Grit (audio book, including afterward by Donna Tart)
Paperback edition with afterward, 235 pages: True Grit
OPTION C: This book was originally published in 1968.
*******
This Post:
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 1
Points: 40
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 175
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku So excited to dig in to the challenge this spring. I am hoping to get lots read. In honor of starting the spring challenge, I wrote a Haiku.
I picked option 2. Read a book with one of the genres listed in the haiku (horror, suspense/thriller, mystery, romance, science-fiction, or fantasy) on the book's main page. Genres may be stand alone or embedded but if using suspense/thriller both genres must be listed, separate or together.
I read The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow by Rita Leganski. It had Mystery as a genre.
I also picked option 4. Read a book written by an author whose initials (first and last, middle should be ignored) can be found in HAIKU. The initials can be found in any order. If the book has more than one author, only one author needs to fit the task.
I read Heart Like Mine by Amy Hatvany. A and H are in "HAIKU". She is a GR author.
Task Points: 25
Total Points: 200
Good Read Authors: 6
Tasks Completed:9
message 1764:
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Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
(new)
KRYSTLE C5.5 Scrabble
Insomnia Stephen King
Points this task: 5
Total: 60
GR authors: 4
Books read: 8
Tasks Done: 8
Kristi CO15.5 Vincent From Gogh
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Delicious Dee10.10 - Take a Chance
If Only - Cherise Sinclair (GR Author) - #3 on my randomized list
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 805
GR Author: 47
AbigailTask 15.5: Vincent From Gogh
Read: Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo
Points this task: 15
Task 30.6: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Book A: His Texas Touch by AlTonya Washington**
Book B: Evening Stars by Susan Mallery**
LOCATION: Washington (state)
If you go to the Amazon page for Evening Stars, you can see that Washington state is specifically mentioned in the Booklist review: http://www.amazon.com/Evening-Stars-B...
** AlTonya Washington is a GR author.
** Susan Mallery is a GR author.
Points this task: 30
Task 30.7: Back to Australia
Option 1: Kuddle a Koala (Australian author and/or setting)
Read: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta**
Option 2: Shrimp on the Barbie (100-200 pages)
Read: Wonderplay Too by Fretta Reitzes and Beth Teitelman (112 pages)
** Melina Marchetta is a GR author.
Points this task: 30
Points this post: 75
Total points: 585 / 940
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 40
Goodreads authors: 22
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Elizabeth PTask 5.7 - Bridge
Bridge in Title or on Cover
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 585
Total Tasks: 35
Goodreads Authors: 30
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 44
Suzanne20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
(view spoiler)
Thinking of You by Jill Mansell - ***** - 5/8/2014 - Cloud on Cover
Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 20
Total points: 295 / 940
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 25
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Post #1810.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Come Alive by Karina Halle 438 pages
Karina Halle is a GR author
Points this task:10
Total: 430
GR authors:12
Books read:30
Tasks Done:21
Jayme VA5.4- Boggle.
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
The word from the boggle board is liar.
15.3 You Go Girl!
I chose option 2 and read The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis, goodreads author.
Hattie is a woman's name and Mathis is also a woman.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 545
GR Authors: 23
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(0),1000+(0)
SHELLEY UT20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
The Gamble by Kristen Ashley
this book is 688 pages
Kristen Ashley is a goodreads author
Points this task: 20
Total points: 235
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Captain America Girl10.1 - Go to Jail
I read Abducted by a Prince by Olivia Drake. The main character is abducted and imprisoned and held hostage in a remote castle.
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
I read Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz.
Melissa de la Cruz is a GR author.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Option 1, Lady Alice: I read What A Lady Wants by Victoria Alexander.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tammy AZ's task: Well-Seasoned Books
I read Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas. It was #5 on Julia Quinn's oldest TBR list.
Julia's TBR shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Lisa Kleypas is a GR author.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!
I have 4 siblings and I read Seduction of a Proper Gentleman by Victoria Alexander. It is #4 in the Last Man Standing series.
Points this post: 85
Total points: 370
Books read: 36
Tasks complete: 32
GR authors: 14
Big Books:
500+ 1
750+ 0
1000+ 0
Andy P.Task # 15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 2
Read a book with a woman's first name in the title andis written by a woman
Killing Kate by Julie Kramer
Both Kate and Julie appear on the provided list of
women's names
Points this post: 15
Total points: 775
Pamela 326525.5 Spring Reading Haiku
Option 2: Safe in His Arms by Dana Corbitt - Romance Genre
Option 3: A Ranch to Call Home (Mills & Boon Love Inspired) by Leann Harris (Goodreads Author) - Word used: Call
30.5 Poetry Counts
Option 1: Wolf Creek Homecoming by Penny Richards
Option 3: Wind Chime Point by Sheryl Woods
30.6 - Oh the Places You'll Go
Book A: Then There Were Three by Jeanie London
book B: The Kiss of a Stranger by Sarah M. Eden - Set mostly in London as mentioned is this review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
30.7 Back to Australia
Option 2: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
Option 4: Persuasion by Jane Austen
30.8 Read 'Em Again
This is my first season participating in SRC. I'm having a blast!
Book 1: Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson (Goodreads Author) - Previously read Edenbrooke for book club in January 2014.
Book 2: Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Greg Call - Previously read Peter and the Starcatchers for book club in October 2013. This is a Big Book at 557 pages.
Points this post: 145
Total points: 645
Tasks completed this post: 5
Total Tasks completed: 36
Books Read this post: 10
Total Books Read: 51
Goodreads authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads authors: 22
Big Book Tickets this post:500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
Total Big Book Tickets:500+(3),750+(0),1000+(0)(less)
30.8 Read 'Em AgainBook 1 - Previously read Dog on It (Chet and Bernie #1) by Spencer Quinn in Winter 2010 Challenge - task 50.1
For this challenge, read:
Thereby Hangs a Tail (Chet and Bernie #2) by Spencer Quinn
Book 2 - Previously read If Books Could Kill (A Bibliophile Mystery #2) by Kate Carlisle in Winter 2011 Challenge - task 10.8
For this challenge, read:
Homicide in Hardcover (ABibliophile Mystery #1) by Kate Carlisle
50.1 Five Crowns - HEADS/no wild card - three books share the same author's last name - Hooper
1. Velvet by Mary Hooper
2. Newes from the Dead by Mary Hooper
3. Blood Sins by Kay Hooper
2 GOODREADS AUTHORS: Spencer Quinn and Kate Carlisle
Points this Post: 80 ------------Total: 765/940
Tasks this Post: 2 ---------------Total: 46/55
Books read: 5 -------------------Total: 57
GR Authors: 2 --------------------total: 19
Elizabeth PTask 20.4 - My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option 4 - Book with bird on cover
by Patrick NessApproved in Help Thread - see Message 2
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 605
Total Tasks: 36
Goodreads Authors: 30
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 45
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.2: Fun in a box, Option 1: Lady Alice
The Woman Who Knew Too Much by B. Reece Johnson. The required matching word in the title is who.
Task 20.5: Big books are best Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. I read the ebook version. The mass paperback book is listed at 672 pages. I also claim a Big Book ticket. Brandon Sanderson is a GoodReads author.
Task 20.6: Well-seasoned book: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith. This book was listed at #6 oldest on my "friend" (She's my daughter :)) Kassandra's to-be-read list. Alexander McCall Smith is a GoodReads author.
Task 20.8: On this day in history: Crime Fraiche by Alexander Campion. The author's initials are in America. The book has 352 pages.
Task 30.4: A Springtime Stroll through the world of Monopoly:
Springtime -- Option 2: Rain or Umbrella on the cover Murder at the PTA Luncheon
by Valerie Wolzien. There is an umbrella on the cover. Monopoly -- Option 3: Choice All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, a book of choice. There was a lot about Watergate I did not know before I read this book!
Task 50.1: Five Crowns:
I flipped Tails: in sequence from a series/no wild card.
Book 1: Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell. This book is #1 in the Witchraft Mystery Series
Book 2: Classified as Murder by Miranda James. This book is #2 in the Cat in the Stacks Mystery Series
Book 3: The Fleet Street Murders by Charles Finch. This book is #3 in the Charles Lennox Mystery Series. Charles Finch is a GoodReads author.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 6
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 11
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
Hana C.
Task 25.5-Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Option 1: 1. Read a book of poetry or a book written in verse
Hysteria by Stephanie M. Wytovich
**Stephanie M. Wytovich is a GRA
Option 2: Read a book with the genre listed in the haiku (science-fiction) on the book's main page
Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who Assimilation 2, Volume 1 by Scott Tipton
Points this post: 25
Tasks Completed: 32
GRAs: 17
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 535
Task 25.5-Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Option 1: 1. Read a book of poetry or a book written in verse
Hysteria by Stephanie M. Wytovich
**Stephanie M. Wytovich is a GRA
Option 2: Read a book with the genre listed in the haiku (science-fiction) on the book's main page
Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who Assimilation 2, Volume 1 by Scott Tipton
Points this post: 25
Tasks Completed: 32
GRAs: 17
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 535
CathyG20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$10 – Yellow –Read a book where the cover shows a type of hat. Required: Include the cover when you post.
Why Kings Confess by C.S. Harris
20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Classic Sci-Fi -- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Message 31 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
This is a two book task. Pick 1 Book from the Springtime options and 1 Book from the Monopoly options.
Springtime
1) Read a book written by an author whose initials (middle name or initial excluded) can be found in any order in the word SPRINGTIME.
Simone Elkeles Rules of Attraction
Monopoly
3) FREE PARKING SPACE- Read a book of your choice and thoroughly enjoy it!
The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
Read three books that fit the same rule for whichever you flipped. Tails
Tails: All three books must be in consecutive order in a series.
Letting Go by Maya Banks #1
Goodreads Author
Everything for Us by M. Leighton #3 wild card
Goodreads Author
Hot Ticket by Olivia Cunning # 3
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 120
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500= 1,750=0, 1000=0
SAM ID30.6 - Oh, the Places You'll Go
Book A: a book where the author's name is also the name of a place.
A Woman's Place by Lynn Austin
Book B: a book set in the place mentioned in book A
She's Got the Beat by Nancy E. Krulik
*Set in Austin, Texas*
**Lynn Austin is a GR Author, 1 ticket**
Points: 30
Total Points: 485
GR Authors: 20
BB: 2
Oma122950.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
I flipped tails so I will use that option.
Book #1-First in a Series-The Case of Jack the Nipper by H.L. Stephens
Claiming H.L. Stephens as GR author
Book #2-Second in a Series-A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King
Claiming Laurie R. King as GR author
Book #3-Third in a Series-Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier
Total Points: 475/940
Total Tasks: 21/55
Total GR Authors: (14)
Total Big Books: 500+(1 );759+( )
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 30.4.Springtime Stroll through the world of monopoly
Book 1:Springtime Option 3: Read a book with flowers (realistic or stylized) on the cover.
The Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas
Qualifier: Flowers on cover (bouquet) - Approved in Task Message 30
Book 2:Monopoly Option 3: FREE PARKING SPACE- Read a book of your choice and thoroughly enjoy it!
The Devil's Breathby Tessa Harris
Qualifier: A book of my choice! I've been enjoying this series.
Claiming GRA's:
Tessa Harris and Elizabeth Loupas are both Goodreads authors.
Points this task: 30
Points Total: 265
Tasks Completed: 18
GR Author: 12
Big Books: 0
30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll GoBook A: The Bridesmaid by Julia London
Book B: set in London
One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
Julia London and Sarah MacLean are both Goodreads Authors
Points this post: 30
Total points: 485
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 31
Goodreads Author: 23
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Elizabeth B15.2 - Spring Babies
Book A (Delicious Dee): Natural Law
Book B (Aleksandra): The Memory Keeper's Daughter
30.1 -Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Opt 2: a bare male chest on the cover
Opt 4:a book of my choice Skinwalker
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime
Opt 3: (flower cover)
Monopoly
Opt 3: my choice Timing
Points this post:75
Total: 740+75=815
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!op 1 who in the title
The Cat Who Moved a Mountain, Lilian Jackson Braun
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime
Opt 3: (flower cover)
, Lisa See Monopoly
opt 1: (train cover)
, Agatha ChristiePoints this task: 50
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 22
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200Rivals of the Chalet School (176 pages)
25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
Option 2
I read The Edwardians by Vita Sackville-West (17 letters) and Burning Bright: Stories by Ron Rash (7 letters).
Total points claimed: 745 (35 in this post)
Goodreads authors: 19 (0 in this post)
Tea10.1 - Go to Jail
Bad Influence by K.A. Mitchell
- book approved here
- approved for length here
15.7 - Mr Monopoly’s Mustache
by Nalini Singh*** Nalini Singh is GR author ***
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Red
by Jim Butcher- mystery on main book page
- letters are red
Orange
by Maya Banks- romance on main book page
- fruit (peach?) is orange
*** Jim Butcher is GR author ***
*** Maya Banks is GR author ***
Points This Post: 50
Total points: 595
Tasks Completed: 32
Total Books Read: 46
Goodreads Authors: 37
Lindy-Lanetask 50.1 five crowns!
*got tails in the coin flip: read 3 books that are in consecutive series order (i am not using the wild card option):
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare [mortal instruments book #1]
*this is a GRA
The Coming Storm by Tracie Peterson [heirs of montana book #2]
Born in Shame by Nora Roberts [born in book #3]
Points this post: 50
Total points: 370
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 21
Cindy fTask 5.10 Poker
I read King Learyby Paul Quarrington
Points this post:5
Total points:240
Books read:18
Tasks completed:14
Goodreads Authors:10
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Pat 10.5 - America's Most Popular
Read a book that was first published between 1940 and 1960, inclusive.
(first published 1958)
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburō ŌeTotals for Challenge
Points this task : 10
Total Points : 820
Tasks Completed : 42
Books Read This Season : 60
Good Reads Authors : 29
Big Books : 500+ (2)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
MARWA Reposting
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Book 1:Yellow - Read a book with the genre Horror on the book’s main page.
I read Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind.
/ Yellow fumesBook 2: Blue - Read a book with the genre Fantasy on the book’s main page.
I read Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry.
/ Blue sleevesTotal Points: 200
Tasks Completed so far: 8
Books Read for this challenge so far: 15
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: +500(2), +750(0), +1000(0)
FANDURY30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!
Option 2: Read a 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.
by Adam McOmberOption 3: Read a book with Romance as a genre on the main page.
Dawn's Early Light by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris
One of the Genre on the main page is Romance, and this was verified in the Genre Verification Thread in post 114
Tee Morris is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 495
Books Read: 30
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)
25.2 - Elizabeth B - Nordic NoirBook A: Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in a Nordic country or written by a Nordic author (by birth or by residence).
The Bat by Jo Nesbø who is Norwegian.
Book B: Read a book that is connected to Book A in one of the following ways:
3. By a word in the title, subtitle, or series name
Trunk Music by ***Goodreads Author Michael Connelly
Both books contain "Harry" in the series title.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 180/940
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
GoodReads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
STACIE MITask 20.10 - Group Reads
I read:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
I also posted in the discussion thread (post 33).
Points this task: 20
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 51
Pages read: 11727
Goodreads authors: 21
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt1) Quilt Blocks - I read The Grass Crown, which corresponds to king's crown 12 1/2 in quilt blocks. At 1,032 pages this is a *************Big Book************* and it is approved on the help thread.
4) I read The Strangled Queen, which has a Q in the title. THis book was also approved on the help thread.
Points: 195
Books read: 16
tasks completed: 10
tasks in progress: 2
GR authors: 4
Big books: 1(500) 1(1000+) = 4 tix
pages read: 5856
AbigailTask 25.4: Mardi Gras Fun
Option 1: Colors of Mardi Gras
Read:
by Emilie Richards**Option 3: Food of Mardi Gras
Read:
by Jenn McKinlay**This book is #89 on the Food-Related Fiction list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
**Emilie Richards is a GR author.
**Jenn McKinlay is a GR author.
**Somewhere Between Luck and Trust qualifies for a BB ticket at 612 pages.
Points this task/this post: 25
Total points: 610 / 940
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 41
Goodreads authors: 24
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
NOTE This is a re-post of task # 25.4 because I moved the original Option 1 book to another task; original post # 507 on page 11Task # 25.4 Bamaace23 – Mardi Gras Fun
Option 1 – green cover –
✔ – 10May14 *** Joshilyn Jackson is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 4 – Relax – book of my choice -
✔ – 22March14----------------------------
Task # 30.6 Sandy/Kristy’s Task – Oh The Places You’ll Go
Book A – Author name is same as place name - DALLAS
True Sisters by Sandra Dallas ✔ – 18Apr14
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Book B – Set in the place that is the author’s name - DALLAS
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk ✔ – 18March14
Entire book is set in the Dallas Cowboys’ home Texas stadium
Pairing approved in help Thread – message # 92
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This Post: 30 points (points for task #25.4 previously totaled)
Total points to date: 390 points
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books Read: (2 ) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Julie P10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
Requirement: Read a book that does NOT include the letters G or O in the title, subtitle, or author's name
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
Points this task: 10
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Pages read: 2,635
Goodreads Author Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)
Julie P10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Requirement: Read a book with a page count that does NOT include the numbers 2 OR zero
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (369 Pages)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Pages read: 3,004
Goodreads Author Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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$5 - Pink: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. There are flowers on the fan and on the top and bottom borders:
***Lisa See is a GOODREADS AUTHOR***
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 3 (Andrea Phillips, Emanuel Rosen, Lisa See)
Big Book Tickets: (1) The Adventures of Augie March (2) - (3) -