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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
Kimber30.3 Crazy Quilt
Option 1 (Quilt Blocks) - word 'road' from pattern called 'Road to California'
The Broken Road by Melissa Huie
Option 3 (Fat Quarters) - Book 4 from series with 4 published books in series
Be Careful What You Wish For by Jeffrey Archer
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Melissa Huie is a GRA
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This post: 30 points
# tasks submitted to date: 28
GRA: 26
New Total points: 525
SHELLEY UT15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 2: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Stephanie Perkins is a goodreads author
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Option 4: Hungry for You by Lynsay Sands
Option 6: The Perfect Play by
Jaci Burton
Jaci Burton is a goodreads author
Points this task: 45
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 24
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Andy P.Task # 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Option 3. Read a book where the main character has a hobby that involves collecting items.
Hit List by Lawrence Block
The main character, Keller, collects stamps. The book is approved Here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 835
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.10 - Poker.
The number 'four' in title -- Four Days with Hemingway's Ghost
TICKET CLAIM: Four Days with Hemingway's Ghost is by Tom Winton who is a Goodreads Author
*** Summary ***
Previous Points Earned: 780
Points Earned this Post: 5
Total Points to Date: 785
Big Book Tickets to Date: 2
Goodreads Authors to Date: 37
50.1 The Five CrownsI flipped heads and read:
* The Innocent by David Baldacci
Claiming a GRA ticket for David Baldacci
* The Hit by David Baldacci
Claiming a Big Book ticket -- 528 pages -- and a GRA ticket for David Baldacci
* And I used the wild card rule and read He Who Fears the Wolf by Karin Fossum - identified as #3 in the Inspector Konrad Sejer series
Total Points: 240
20.1 Shelby's Task: Chug-a Chug-a Chug-a Chug-a Choo ChooOption 2 - This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes
Book is set in Los Angeles, California (see third paragraph of book description).
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 3 (Andrea Phillips, Emanuel Rosen, Lisa See)
Big Book Tickets: (1) The Adventures of Augie March (2) - (3) -
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, RepeatOption 1:
- R.L. Mathewsonebook app'd @1589
Option 4: Just One Day - Gayle Forman
30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!
Option 3 (romance): Dual Abduction - Eve Langlais
Option 6 (young adult): Left Drowning - Jessica Park
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
Option 2: One Tiny Lie - K.A. Tucker
added to TBR Aug 2013
Option 4: The Queen's Consorts - Kele Moon
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Spring1: Below the Belt - Sarah Mayberry
SM in SpringtiMe
Monopoly3: Rhythm of Three - Kelly Jamieson
ebook app'd @1131
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1: A Passionate Endeavor - Sophie Nash
A/Pas/sion/ate/en/dea/vor
Option 3: A Stranger Thing - Isla Neal
1+8+5=14
30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Book A: Sarah's Playmates - Virginia Wade
Book B: Freak of Nature - Julia Crane
set in Virginia
30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Option 1: Alien, Mine - Sandra Harris
author was born in Australia; ebook app'd @104
Option 2: Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 05 - Karuho Shiina
192 pages
30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again
Book 1: Wrecked - Elle Casey
prev book: Shine Not Burn, Fall 2013
Book 2: House of Phineas - D.J. Manly
prev book: House of Simeon, Winter 2013/14; ebook app'd @692
Points this post: 240
Total points: 940
*even if I have to come back from the wall of shame, thanks to the mods and task creators for another great season!*
5.5 - Scrabble
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
10.1 - Go to Jail
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary
Dr WC Minor was incarcerated at Broadmoor Asylum for most of his adult life.
15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
May Flowers
Big book ticket: 560 pages
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Red - Mystery
red scarf
Green - Science Fiction
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 75
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 24
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
10.1 - Go to Jail
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary
Dr WC Minor was incarcerated at Broadmoor Asylum for most of his adult life.
15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
May Flowers
Big book ticket: 560 pages
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Red - Mystery
red scarfGreen - Science Fiction
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 75
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 24
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Kristi CO20.8 Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
Option B: mental health
The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
Matthew Quick is a goodreads author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Anne (Booklady)20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 4: Author name C Locomotive & C Caboose *Catherine Coulter
Split Second by *Catherine Coulter
*Catherine Coulter is a Goodreads Author*
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
Option 3 Approved in Help Thread Post 43
1) Quilt Blocks - Maple Leaf
A New Leaf: Cape Light #4 by Thomas Kinkade
3) Fat Quarters - #2 Yellowstone
**Rain of Fire by Linda Jacobs
**Big Book: Rain of Fire is 524 Pages**
Points in These Tasks: 50
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 1289
Totals:
Total Points: 225
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 11/55
Total Books Read: 15
Total Pages Read in Spring 2014 SRC: 6335
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*Blue -
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster March 5 (Blue background) AND
Red -
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett May 12 (Girl's turtleneck) Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 390
Total Tasks Completed: 27
Total Books Read: 31
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Mod
10.1 - Go to Jail
by Jennifer A. NielsenThe MC spends most of his time imprisoned by his enemy, either in an emeny camp, or in the dungeons.
Jennifer Nielsen is a Goodreads author.
10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
by E.D. BakerE.D. Baker is a Goodreads author.
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
by Gail Carson LevineHardback 191 pages.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 195/ 940
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.4 A Token Task
by E.D. BakerShe is wearing a shoe.
E.D. Baker is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 205/ 940
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.7 - Sugar Shack
by Jenn McKinlayThis book is set in Connecticut.
Jenn McKinlay is a Goodreads author.
10.8 - Join the Crowd
by Sarah MlynowskiIt was on my popular shelf 5/12/14.
Sarah Mlynowski is a Goodreads author.
10.9 - Colorful Captions
by Orson Scott CardThis title is green and white.
Orson Scott Card is a Goodreads author.
10.10 - Take a Chance
I got
by Robin LaFeversPoints this task: 40
Total points: 245/ 940
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Coralie30.3 Crazy Quilt
Option 1 Quilt Blocks – using ‘water’ from the block ‘water wheel’
Oil On Water
Option 2 From your stash – one of the 10 books longest on my TBR pile
The Master added March 25, 2012
This post 30 points
Total to date 750 points
5.6 Stratego Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (224 pages)
The genre is listed as Military History> Civil War
10.4 A Token Task
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks (GoodReads Author)
There is a horse with a rider on the cover.
10.9 Colorful Captions
Room by Emma Donoghue GoodReads Author)
The letters are all in different colors.
15.6 World Champs
The Piano Teacher byJanice Y.K. Lee
The Book is set in Hong Kong
15.8 Take Your Vitamins
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale (GoodReads Author)
The title contains the word "a" which consists of a single letter.
20.1 Chug-a...Chug-a ...Choo-Choo
Minding Frankie by Maeve
Binchy
Option 4.
The author's first name (Maeve) begins with "M" which is found in locomotive.
The author's last name (Binchy) begins wih "B" which is found in caboose.
75 points
3 GoodReads Authors
Pat 15.6 - World Champs
Read a book set primarily in one of the MONOPOLY World Championship winner’s home locations:
Set in Italy
The Light in the Ruinsby Chris Bohjalian *****GoodReads Author*****
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 15
Total Points : 835
Tasks Completed : 43
Books Read This Season : 61
Good Reads Authors : 30
Big Books : 500+ (2)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!Option 3, #16 on the Food on the Cover list: The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
**Kristina Springer is a Goodreads author.**
Option 4, a book of choice: The Other Story by Tatiana de Rosnay
**Tatiana de Rosnay is a Goodreads author.**
Points this post: 25
Total points: 685
GR authors: 33
Laurie ME15.2: Spring Babies: (chosen on 2/16/14)
1. Amanda B: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
2. Adrienne: The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
20.1: Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo: loco(M)otive caboo(S)e
Devlin's Light by Mariah Stewart
25.5: Oma1229/JenRenee's Task: Summer Reading Haiku:
2. mystery: Legacies by F. Paul Wilson. F. Paul Wilson is a GRA.
3. mystery: The Spanish Cape Mystery by Ellery Queen
Points this Post: 60.
Total Points: 645.
1 GRA.
10.2 - DO NOT PASS GO - Butterflies in May by Karen Hart.10.3 - DO NOT COLLECT $200 - Legacy Lane by Robin Lee Hatcher which has 144 pages.
Robin Lee Hatcher is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 755
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 23
BIG BOOKS - 2
Task 5.3 - Candyland. Read a book that includes the 3 letter sequence "and" in a word in the title/subtitle.
Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals (2005) by Robert M. Sapolsky (Hardcover, 209 pages)
300 + 05 = 305
Tasks Completed: 20
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 300 + 05 = 305
Books read: 26
Pages read: 8,051
Read but not claimed: 9
Goodreads Authors: 07
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 30.4 - A Springtime Stroll Through the World of MonopolyPick 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.
NG
The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol (1842) by Nikolai Gogol; translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Paperback, 435 pages)
Monopoly
1) Take a ride on the Reading Railroad and read a book with a train or train tracks on the cover. (Post cover.)
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl (Gideon Smith #1) (2013) by David Barnett (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 352 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** David Barnett
305 + 30 = 335
Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 305 + 30 = 335
Books read: 28
Pages read: 8,838
Read but not claimed: 8
Goodreads Authors: 08
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
JACKIE NC25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Red: Mystery genre and red on cover
by Alan BradleyRed bird on cover
Blue: Fantasy genre and blue on cover
by Anne UrsuTitle is in blue.
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1: 5 syllables in title
Damsel in Distress by Carola Dunn
Option 3: 14 letters in title; one 5-letter word
Written in Stone by Ellery Adams
5-letter word: 'stone'
Alan Bradley, Anne Ursu, and Ellery Adams are Goodreads authors.
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 465
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets:
Nick KY30.2 Sassafrass’ Full of words . Book A. Option 1. Book is 16 or higher in a series. I read A Prayer for the Damned by Peter Tremayne, #17 in the Sister Fidelma Series.
Book B. option 4. Book about a musician. I read The Later Diaries 1961-1972 by composer Ned Rorem.
Optional info: My options were for the words Pheochromocytoma and Tinnitus. Some obscure words I like to use include “gallipot” and “mystes,” or if you put the two of them together, “gallipot mystes,” meaning apprentices to the mysteries of arcane alchemists -- not that I ever have much occasion to use it.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 730
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (2)
Cindy FTask 10.2 Do Not Pass Go
No O or G in title or name
The Firebirdby Susanna Kearsley Who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!!
Claim 1 Big Book Ticket 539 pages
Points this post:10
Total Points:250
Books read:19
Tasks completed:15
Goodreads Authors:11
Big Books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's Task: Covers of SpringOption 2 - APRIL SHOWERS (clouds on cover):
(Approved in post #78 of Task Help Thread)
*** Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads author
30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read 'Em Again
Book 1: Breakfast at Tiffany's: And Three Stories
The first book I read by Truman Capote was In Cold Blood in the SRC Spring 2013 season.
Book 2: The Unconsoled
The first book I read by Kazuo Ishiguro was The Remains of the Day in the SRC Summer 2013 season.
*** 1 Big Book ticket claimed for The Unconsoled at 535 pages
Points this post: 50
GR authors this post: 1
Big Books this post: 1
Total challenge points: 380
Total tasks completed: 23
Total number Big Books: 500(3) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 6
Jessica PDX15.2 - Spring Babies
Book A - Rated by Stacie MI
by Meg CabotBook B - Rated by AndyP
by Michael ConnellyPoints This Post: 15
Total Points: 625
5.3 - Candyland. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
Used audio so paperback is Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith with 288 pages
5.6 - Stratego.
Traitor by Gudrun Pausewang has 'war' as a genre
5.9 - Gin Rummy
A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life by Steven Kotler
Used audio so paperback is A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life with 320 pages
Word 'dog' is in subtitle and cocktail name is 'salty dog'
*Steven Kotler is a GR author, claiming ticket
5.10 - Poker.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
used audio so paperback is The One and Only Ivan with 304 pages.
*Katherine Applegate is a GR author, claiming ticket
10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
Winter's Tales by Isak Dinesen
used ebook so paperback is Winter's Tales with 313 pages.
The paperbook version uses the authors real name which is Karen Blixen rather than pseudonym. But neither version has G's or O's.
10.6 - Spring Showers
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
used ebook so paperback is Will Grayson, Will Grayson with 310 pages
msg 67 in genre verification thread
*John Green is GR author, claiming ticket
10.9 - Colorful Captions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieused ebook so paperback is
with 477 pages15.2 Spring Babies
Book A
The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
used audio so paperback is The Prince of Mist with 202 pages.
SRC with Spring BD Coralie rated it a 4
Book B
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Used audio so paperback is Night Film with 602 pages.
SRC member with Sept-Nov BD -Sandy MN rated it 4
**Big Book, claiming ticket
*Marisha Pessl is a GR author, claiming ticket
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's
Option 1
The Meek Cutoff: Tracing the Oregon Trail's Lost Wagon Train of 1845 by Brooks Geer Ragen
Book has 176 pages numbers found in 1907 & 3069
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's
Option $10 yellow- cover with hat
by Christopher Paul Curtis20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
Used audiobook so paperback is One Summer: America 1927 with 560 pages.
**Big Book with 560 pages, claiming ticket
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's
I have 2 brothers and this book is #2 in series
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
*Stephen King is GR author, claiming ticket
**Big book with 531 pages, claiming ticket
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's
Option B:
The Good Luck of Right Now
by Matthew Quick
used audio so paperback is The Good Luck of Right Now with 304 pages
*Matthew Quick is GR author, claiming ticket
Book is >225 pgs
msg 26 in genre verification for Mental Health/Mental Illness
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's
Option 3 boat on cover
by Daniel James Brown
used audio so paperback is
with 416 pgs*Daniel James Brown is GR author, claiming ticket
20.10 - Group Reads
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
used audio so paperback is The Thirteenth Tale with 432 pgs
I commented in the Group discussion msg 26.
Points this post: 205
Total points to date: 400
Goodreads authors this post: 7
Total Goodreads authors: 12
Big Books this post: 3
Total Big Books: 500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)
SAM ID5.9 - Gin Rummy
a book that shares a word with the name of a cocktail
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
*the word 'afternoon' is in the title as well as the drink 'Death in the Afternoon'*
**Lisa Kleypas is a GR Author, 1 ticket**
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10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
read a book that does not include the numbers 2 or 0 in the page count
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
*book has 376 pages*
**Lisa Kleypas is a GR Author, 1 ticket**
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50.1 - Five Crowns
*I flipped tails, so books must be in consecutive, numerical order according to series*
Book #1 - Book 1 in series:
The Storybook of Legends by Shannon Hale
Book #2 - Book 2 in series:
The Surgeon's Lady by Carla Kelly
Book #3 - Book 3 in series:
Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
**Shannon Hale and Lisa Kleypas are both GR Authors, 2 tickets**
Points: 65
Total Points: 550
GR Authors: 24
BB: 2
10.7 Sugar ShackThis book is set in Massachusetts (an island near Hyannis)
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Gabrielle Zevin is a Goodsreads author.
30.1 Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Option 1: Cover shows a person from the back (lower left on cover).
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceOption 2: Bare male chest on cover
Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu by J. Maarten TroostPoints this post: 40
Total points: 305
Tasks: 16
Books: 21
Goodreads authors: 6
Delicious Dee20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
Option $10 - Yellow -
- Tracy March (GR Author) - he has a ball cap on; ebook only approved #3302 in the approval thread 25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
repost for book substitution
Book A - Option 2 - Status Update - Mari Carr (GR Author) - 9 ppl have it shelved as romance (as of 5/13; ebook only approved 3494 in the approval thread
Book B - Option 3 - Dark Witch - Witch approved in THT msg 9, Witch for Witches (in the Haiku)
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
Coin Flip - HEADS - first name JENNIFER
Book 1 - The Untamed Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley (GR Author) - 61 ppl have it shelved as romance; ebook only approved msg 2812 of the approval thread
Book 2 - Moonlight On My Mind - Jennifer McQuiston (GR Author)
Book 3 - Spider's Bite - Jennifer Estep (GR Author)
Points This Post: 70 (+25 in a task repost)
Points Total: 875
GR Author: 51
MARIAL10.7 - Sugar Shack
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Set in Portland, Maine
Points: 50/940
Please no tickets! Thanks!
maria :-)
Elizabeth PTask 20.2 - Fun in a Box!
Option 1: Title has one of the following: Intrigue, Sherlock, Flair, Bluff, etc.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Word Used: Sherlock
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 660
Total Tasks: 39
Goodreads Authors: 31
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 49
15.1 Nowruz DayC:
byScott O'DellD:
by Amy Lynn SpitzleyShe is wearing a red coat.
15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 2:(1 book satisfies both A and B)
by Elizabeth von ArnimApril is a female name, written by Elizabeth, a female name.
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
by Joshua McCuneJoshua McCune is a Goodreads author.
Points this task: 45
Total points: 275/ 940
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 20
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.10 Goof Off!
by Jaleigh Johnson20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
3.
by Yvonne WoonThis is book 2 of a trilogy.
Yvonne Woon is a Goodreads author.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Option 3:
by Shirley Reva VernickThe MC collects quotes.
Shirley Reva Vernick is a Goodreads author
Points this task: 55
Total points: 330 / 940
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 23
Goodreads authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jen UT10.8 - Join the Crowd
The One by Kiera Cass
Found on 5/13/2014
Total Points: 65
Total Books Read: 9
JaymeVA5.10 - Poker.
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
10.8 - Join the Crowd
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin, goodreads author.
I found AJ on the list on 5/6/14.
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Option 2: Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick, goodreads author.
Midwinterblood has horror listed on the main page.
Option 4: Resistance: A French Woman's Journal of the War by Agnès Humbert
Agnes Humbert's initials are in HAIKU.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 585
GR Authors: 25
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(0),1000+(0)
SAM ID25.6 - All the Colors of the Rainbow
Book 1: A book that has orange on the cover and romance as a genre
by Lisa Kleypas*Title is in orange*
Book 2: A book that has purple on the cover and historical fiction as a genre
by Sarah M. Eden*Title is in purple*
**Lisa Kleypas is a GR Author, 1 ticket**
Points: 25
Total Points: 575
GR Authors: 25
BB: 2
Hana C.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 3: Read a book from a series, no matter how long the series is, as long as it is NOT the first or last currently published book in that series.
Doctor Who: Hunter's Moon by Paul Finch
Book #43 in the New Series Adventures - currently lists at least 52 books.
Task 25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Color 1: Red Read a book with the genre Mystery on the book’s main page.
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly
Red curtains in the window:
Color 2: Blue Read a book with the genre Fantasy on the book’s main page.
Doctor Who: Shada by Gareth Roberts
Blue "thingy" on the "S" of Shada
Task 30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Option 1: Read a book written by an Australian author.
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
John Marsden was born in Australia.
Option 3: Read any book with “Environment” as a genre on its GR homepage.
Fire Season by Philip Connors
Points this post: 75
Tasks Completed: 35
GRAs: 17
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 610
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 3: Read a book from a series, no matter how long the series is, as long as it is NOT the first or last currently published book in that series.
Doctor Who: Hunter's Moon by Paul Finch
Book #43 in the New Series Adventures - currently lists at least 52 books.
Task 25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Color 1: Red Read a book with the genre Mystery on the book’s main page.
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly
Red curtains in the window:
Color 2: Blue Read a book with the genre Fantasy on the book’s main page.
Doctor Who: Shada by Gareth Roberts
Blue "thingy" on the "S" of Shada
Task 30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Option 1: Read a book written by an Australian author.
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
John Marsden was born in Australia.
Option 3: Read any book with “Environment” as a genre on its GR homepage.
Fire Season by Philip Connors
Points this post: 75
Tasks Completed: 35
GRAs: 17
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 610
BEKKA - 30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!Option 3: For this task, I read “
” by Tess Sharpe, since it has Romance as a genre on its main Goodreads page. Option 6: For this task, I read “
” by Jennifer A. Nielsen, since it has Children’s as a genre on its main Goodreads page, and is over 300 pages. Also, both Tess Sharpe and Jennifer A. Nielsen are Goodreads Authors, so I’m claiming two tickets for them.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Total Points Earned to Date: 345
Pages Read this Challenge: 693
Total Pages Read to Date: 9172
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 24
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
Jaeniene Frost is a Goodreads Author.Karen Hawkins is a Goodreads Author.
Kresley Cole is a Goodreads Author.
15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache
Any other form of facial hair on the cover.
5/12/14 15.8 Take Your Vitamins
A word of a single letter in the title or subtitle.
5/12/1430.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words
Choose two different medical words for your options.
Option 3- Palpitations: Any Romance Book.
5/9/14Option 6- Amblyopia: Young Adult
4/7/1450.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
I got Heads: Authors first/last name is the same.
5/1/14
5/5/14
5/11/14Points for this task: 15 + 15 + 30 + 50
Total Points: 345
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 1
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat 1. BACKSTROKE:
Book shows one person from the back on the cover
by Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)2. BREASTSTROKE:.
Read a book with a bare male chest on the cover
In this post :
Points : 30
Goodreads Authors : 1
Big Book Tickets : 0
Total:
Total Points: 515
Total Goodreads Authors: 23
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 30
Total Books Read: 39
Delicious Dee15.2 Spring Babies
Spring Birthday - BJ Rose gave A Night Like This- Julia Quinn (GR Author) 4 stars
Sep-Nov Birthday - Ms Anderson gave Mindblind 5 stars
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 890
GR Author: 52
5.5 ScrabbleAuthor’s initials (AC) in SCRABBLE
The Outsider by Albert Camus
15.5 Vincent from Gogh
Name with prefix – O’
Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill
50.1 Five Crowns
I flipped heads, so I read three books by authors with the first name Joe.
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Worlds by Joe Haldeman
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
This post 70 points
Total to date 820 points
Task #10.3 - Do Not Collect $200The Moretti Seduction by Katherine Garbera (GR Author)
186 pages
Task #20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 3
Bargained Into Her Boss's Bed by Emilie Rose (GR Author)
#4 in The Hudsons of Beverly Hills series
Task #20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$10 – Yellow
Dakota Daddy by Sara Orwig (GR Author)
Task #20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!
The Heir's Scandalous Affair by Jennifer Lewis (GR Author)
I have 3 siblings - #3 in the Hardcastle Progeny series
Task #30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1
From This Moment On by Bella Andre (GR Author)
From this moment on - 5 syllables
Option 3
Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb
Read a book with a title consisting of exactly 14 letters, including at least one word that is exactly 5 letters long
Points this Post: 100
Totals:
Total Points: 235
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 18
Shawn H.15.5 Vincent From Gogh
by Nelson DeMille**Nelson DeMille is a GR Author**
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Yellow - Horror
by Stephen King**Author's name is yellow and horror is the second genre listed on the main page**
Blue - Fantasy
by Terry Pratchett***Book Cover is Blue and fantasy is the second genre listed on the main page***
****Stephen King is a GR Author****
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 115
GR Authors: 3
Big Ticket Books: 0
10.5 - AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie first published in 1942.
10.6 - SPRING SHOWERS
Ash by Malinda Lo.
Malinda Lo is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 775
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 23
BIG BOOKS - 2
30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!Option 4 - Tinnitus (book about a musician):
Billy Joel The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man
Option 6 - Amblyopia (Young Adult genre):
Fangirl
*** Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 30
GR authors this post: 1
Total points: 410
Total tasks completed: 24
Total number Big Books: 500(3) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 7
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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The Favored Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Third Wife by Carolly Erickson, with portrait of Henry VIII and his facial hair on the cover
Points this post: 15
Total points: 660