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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
Anne (Booklady) 25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
Option 1 Approved in Help Thread Post 116
Option 1 - Gold/Yellow Cover
by *Wendy Corsi StaubOption 4 - Relax, my choice
The Accidental Book Club by Jennifer Scott
*Wendy Corsi Staub is a Goodreads Author*
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
1. BACKSTROKE:
by *Elin Hilderbrand3. BUTTERFLY: Fly in Title
Blackbird Fly by *Lise McClendon
*Elin Hilderbrand is a Goodreads Author*
*Lise McClendon is a Goodreads Author*
Points in These Tasks: 55
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 3
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1528
Totals:
Total Points: 335
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 16/55
Total Books Read: 23
Total Pages Read in Spring 2014 SRC: 9576
FANDURY30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again
Read 2 books by 2 different authors, you can only have read ONE previous book by each author.
Book 1: Cursed by Benedict Jacka
This is the second book by this author. The first book was Fated and I read it for task 20.7 in the Spring 2013 Challenge.
Benedict Jacka is a Goodreads Author!
Book 2: Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber
This is the second book by this author. The first book was The Anatomist's Wife and I read it for task 25.8 in the Fall 2013 Challenge.
Anna Lee Huber is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 615
Books Read: 38
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)
50.1 Five Crowns- HeadsThe Good Guy with a Gun by JOSEPH Flynn....approved for length in post #3456; GR AUTHOR!!
Catch-22 by JOSEPH Heller
Heart of Darkness by JOSEPH Conrad
Totals:
Points this post: 50
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 15
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors total: 7
Big Books this post:0 (500+)
Big Books total: 2 (500+)
Alexis50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
Chew, Vol. 2: International Flavor by John Layman
Chew, Vol. 3: Just Desserts by John Layman
Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan
Flipped Heads. Using Wildcard.
This post: 50 points
Total to Date = 305 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 100+(0)
Tasks completed: 14
CathyG20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
3. In honor of all those middle cars read a book from a series as long as it is NOT the first or last currently published book in that series.
Vampire in Atlantis by Alyssa Day
Goodreads Author
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Please select ONE book from the following options:
1. LADY ALICE: Read a book that contains one of the following words in the title/subtitle: Intrigue, Flair, Bluff, Mischief, Baker, Street, Sherlock, Kidnap, Who, What, When Where.
When the Rogue Returns by Sabrina Jeffries
Goodreads Author
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Choose two different options and read one book for each.
1. BACKSTROKE:
Read a book that shows at least one person from the back on the cover
Required: Include cover with your post.
Club Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair
Approved ebook : post 313
Goodreads Author
4. FREESTYLE:
Read a book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements.
The King by J.R. Ward
Big Book – 573 pg
30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again
For this task you will read 2 books by 2 different authors, you can only have read ONE previous book by each author.
Moonshine by Alaya Johnson Summer 2012
Wicked City
Goodreads Author
Spy in the House by YS Lee Winter 2013-2014
The Body at the Tower
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 100
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 39
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books: 500= 2,750=0, 1000=0
CathyG20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
3. In honor of all those middle cars read a book from a series as long as it is NOT the first or last currently published book in that series.
Vampire in Atlantis by Alyssa Day
Goodreads Author
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Please select ONE book from the following options:
1. LADY ALICE: Read a book that contains one of the following words in the title/subtitle: Intrigue, Flair, Bluff, Mischief, Baker, Street, Sherlock, Kidnap, Who, What, When Where.
When the Rogue Returns by Sabrina Jeffries
Goodreads Author
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Choose two different options and read one book for each.
1. BACKSTROKE:
Read a book that shows at least one person from the back on the cover
Required: Include cover with your post.
Club Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair
Approved ebook : post 313
Goodreads Author
4. FREESTYLE:
Read a book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements.
The King by J.R. Ward
Big Book – 573 pg
30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again
For this task you will read 2 books by 2 different authors, you can only have read ONE previous book by each author.
Moonshine by Alaya Johnson Winter Summer 2012
Wicked City
Goodreads Author
Spy in the House by YS Lee Winter 2013-2014
The Body at the Tower
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 100
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 39
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books: 500= 2,750=0, 1000=0
Pat 10.7 - Sugar Shack
Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in one or more: Canada, Vermont, New York, Maine, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, or Connecticut.
Midwivesby Chris Bohjalian *****GoodReads Author*****
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 10
Total Points : 910
Tasks Completed : 50
Books Read This Season : 69
Good Reads Authors : 34
Big Books : 500+ (2)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
Task 25.2 - 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).
Book set in Sweden; written in Swedish by an author born in Stockholm, Sweden.
Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander #1) (1991) by Henning Mankell; translated by Steven T. Murray (Paperback, 280 pages)
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year (1991), Glass Key Award (1992)
Book B: Read a book that is connected to Book A in one of the following ways:
1. By author’s name -- The first or last name of the author of Book B is the same as the author of Book A. (Variations in spelling of the same name are allowed)
Book B was written by the same author as Book A:
Daniel (2000) by Henning Mankell; translated by Steven T. Murray (Hardcover, 279 pages)
Total pagecount: 280 + 279 = 559
430 + 25 = 455
Tasks Completed: 26
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 430 + 25 = 455
Books read: 37
Pages read: 11,283
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Update: 05/24/2014Tasks completed: 16
Books Read: 26
Total points: 360
GRAs: 7
5.10 - Poker
Read a book with a title/subtitle containing either a number from two to ten or one of the following words - Ace, King, Queen, Jack.
1. Song of the Summer King
10.1 - Go to Jail
Read a book in which a main character is or was in jail, a detention center, a death camp, or imprisoned in some way.
1. The Walking Dead, Book Two, characters move into an abandoned prison
10.8 - Join the Crowd
Read a book that's popular with your GRs friends.
Found on 03/19/2014.
1. The Walking Dead, Book One
15.9 Spring Into Action
Read a book that you added to your To Read shelf or acquired between September 1, 2013 and February 14, 2014
Acquired in early September.
The Pirates of Sufiro
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 4: Author's first initial found in the word LOCOMOTIVE and author's last initial found in the word CABOOSE.
1. The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
Option 2: Read a book where the cover shows a type of hat.
1.
25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
Option 1 - Long and Short Titles
The title of Book A must be at least twice the length of that for Book B when you count characters.
The Golden Compass (16 letters)
Outland (7 letters)
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
Option one: Read a book with at least 50% of the cover either green, purple, or gold/yellow.
Option four: To help you relax from craziness, read a book of your choice that meets normal SRC guidelines.
1.
2. Relax, Entanglement
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Option 1: 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.
Option 3: Read a book with a word from My Springtime Reading Haiku that is at least four letters long in the title or subtitle.
1.The Philip K. Dick Reader, genre mentioned (science-fiction)
2. The Warrior's Path, word in subtitle (when)
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
For this task, choose TWO different colors listed below and read a book for each.
1. Red (car),
2. Blue (cover),
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Option 1: Read a book that shows at least one person from the back on the cover
Option 4: Read a book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements.
1.
2. Freestyle, 2001: A Space Odyssey
30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!
Option 3: For for this one, read a book with Romance as a genre on the main page.
Option 4: For this option, read a book that is fiction or non-fiction about a musician or a group of musicians.
The Princess Bride, romance genre
The Organ Bank Farm, one of the main character's is a musician who makes music using people's brain wave patterns
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
Option 3: Read any book (whole numbers #1-4) from a series identified as a Quartet on Goodreads or with only 4 published books in the series.
Option 4: Read a book with a Q in the book’s title, subtitle, or author’s name.
1. The Giver
2. The Queen's Bastard
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Option 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.
Option 3: Read a book of your choice and thoroughly enjoy it.
1. Mark Twain
2. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1: Read one book in which the entire title consists of either 5 or 7 syllables.
Option 3: Read a book with a title consisting of exactly 14 letters, including at least one word that is exactly 5 letters long.
1. Haiku, Brilliant Devices
2. Sonnet, The Roaring Girl
30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again
For this task you will read 2 books by 2 different authors, you can only have read ONE previous book by each author.
The Martian Chronicles, previously read Fahrenheit 451
Of Mice and Men, previously read Cannery Row
Task #20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of SpringAPRIL SHOWERS
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr
- approved in help threadTask #30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime - Option 1
Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (GR Author)
Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in any order in the word SPRINGTIME - S.P.
Monopoly - Option 3
Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
TAsk #30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
Book A
Seduced by Blood by Laurie London (GR Author)
Author's name Laurie London
Book B
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas(GR Author)
Set in London, England
Points this Post: 80
Totals:
Total Points: 490
Total Goodreads Authors: 32
Total Tasks Completed: 30
Total Books Read: 39
20.10 - Group ReadsDune - posted here
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
Option 1 - The Shining Girls - School Girls Puzzle
Option 3 - I read Justine in The Alexandria Quartet (approved in task help thread msg #36)
Total points claimed: 940 (50 in this post)
Tea10.8 - Join the Crowd
The King by J.R. Ward
- found it on April 4th
15.3 - You Go Girl!
Option 2
The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell by Paula Quinn
- Amelia & Paula are on the list
*** Paula Quinn is GR author ***
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
1. Quilt Blocks
Ball & Chain by Abigail Roux
- pattern Four Patch Chain
4. Q is for Quilt
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
- author's last name starts with Q
*** Abigail Roux is GR author ***
*** Julia Quinn is GR author ***
Points This Post: 55
Total points: 685
Tasks Completed: 38
Total Books Read: 53
Goodreads Authors: 43
Coralie15.2 Spring Babies
Book A The Ghost's Child rated 4 stars by Bluemoon
Book B Anne's House of Dreams rated 4 stars by Ms Anderson
This post 15 points
Total to date 905 points
10.3- Do Not Collect $200The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho **GR AUTHOR**
197 pages
Totals:
Points this post: 10
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 16
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors total: 8
Big Books this post:0 (500+)
Big Books total: 2 (500+)
30.1 Eat Sleep Swim RepeatOption 1 backstroke:
by Susanna Kearsleygoodreads' author, 544 pages, big bookOption 5 IM: Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones goodreads' author, 585 pages, big book
Total points: 165
Rudy10.3 Do Not Collect $200
The Chaperoneby Laura Moriartypage count 384
10.9 Colorful Captions
by Laura McHugh 30.4 Shelia/Kathy G.'s task: A springtime Stroll through the World of Monopoly
Springtime: Option 2 Umbrella on cover
by Jojo MoyesMonopoly: Option 1 train tracks on cover
byPeter MatthiessenPoints this post: 50
Total points:325
Tasks:18
Books Read:23
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History! Option A. Authors initials found in any order in AMERICA
Loving Our Differences: Building Successful Family Relationships by Alan Arroyo – 248 pgs
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 605
GR Author: 18
Big Book Ticket: 3
5.10 - Poker. Two for the Dough, Janet Evanovich
Points this task: 5
Total points: 395
Tasks completed: 26
BEKKA - 25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of ItOption 1, Book A: For this task, I read “
" by Michelle Gable, since there are 15 letters in the title. Book B: For this task, I read “
” by Lauren Oliver, since there are less than 1/2 the amount of letters in its title (5). Both Michelle Gable and Lauren Oliver are Goodreads Authors, so I’m claiming a ticket for each of them.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 500
Pages Read this Challenge: 238
Total Pages Read to Date: 12377
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 36
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
Mod
Post 245.9 - Gin Rummy
UNDER RUM: DARK AND STORMY
Using DARK
The Gunslinger The Dark Tower #1 by Stephen King
Stephen King is a GR author
Points this task:5
Total: 515
GR authors:18
Books read:37
Tasks Done:26
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku Option 1. Read a book of poetry or a book written in verse
Poems by Maya Angelou
Option 2. Read a romance
A Royal Mess / Her Knight to Remember by Jill Shalvis
Jill Shalvis is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 630
GR Author: 19
Big Book Ticket: 3
5.2 - Go Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (set in China)
25.6 - Stacie MI's Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Red - Mystery (There are red spots of blood on the cover!):
Blue - Fantasy (There is a blue streak of light on the cover):
Points this post: 30
Total points: 555
Total number Big Books: 500(3) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 10
LORI TX5.3 CANDYLAND
Michael Hague's Favourite Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
10.10 TAKE A CHANCE
After Dead by Charlaine Harris
15.10 GOOF OFF!
Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton
20.1 CHUG-A CHUG-A...
Option 3 #4 of 5
Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins
Points this post = 50
Total points = 100
Pat 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.
Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna QuindlenTotals for Challenge
Points this task : 10
Total Points : 920
Tasks Completed : 51
Books Read This Season : 70
Good Reads Authors : 34
Big Books : 500+ (2)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
Lindy-Lanetask 5.2 go!
*read a book set in china, japan, or korea:
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
**this book was set in korea
Points this post: 5
Total points: 530
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+(4) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 29
AbigailTask 15.1: Nowruz Day
Book 1, Option C: Simply from Scratch by Alicia Bessette**
Book 2, Option D:
by Eugene Yelchin**The red clothing on the cover is the scarf (which is actually integral to the story, too).
**Alicia Bessette is a GR author.
**Eugene Yelchin is a GR author.
Points this task: 15
Task 15.10: Goof Off!
Read: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Points this task: 15
Task 20.3: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
Option $5/Pink (flower on cover):
by Cynthia KadohataThere are flowers on her kimono
Points this task: 20
Points this post: 50
Total points: 730 / 940
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 50
Goodreads authors: 30
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Lindy-Lanetask 25.4 mardi gras fun!
*opt #2:read a book with a mask on the cover:
The Taker by Alma Katsu*this is a GRA
*opt #4: read a book of your choice:
Waking the Dead by Heather Graham
*this is a GRA
Points this post: 25
Total points: 555
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+(4) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 30
25.4 Mardi Gras FunOption 1 --
by Georgia Heard -- green coverOption 4 -- The Bone People by Keri Hulme -- free choice
New Total: 320
Kimber15.6 World Champs
Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
*set in Ireland
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25.3 The Long and the Short of it
Option 3 (book length)
Book A:The Witness by Nora Roberts
mmpb 468 pgs
Book B:Saltwater Kisses: A Billionaire Love Story by Krista Lakes
pb 216 pgs
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Krista Lakes is a GRA
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Above tasks: 40 points
# tasks submitted to date: 35
GRA: 32
New total points: 685
Task 50.1 Ms Anderson’s – Five CrownsI flipped TAILS – read three books in series order (can be different series, as long as order is correct)
Book # 1 in series – A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn # 1) ✔ – 23May14
Book # 2 in series - Savage Run (Joe Picket # 2) ✔ – 20 April14
Book # 3 in series - The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch # 3) ✔ – 26April14
*** Michael Connelly is a Goodreads Author ***
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This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 530 points
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books Read: (2 ) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Coralie5.10 Poker
Number (three) in title
The Three Daughters Of Madame Liang
20.3 Monopoly Money, Spring and the SRC
Option $10 yellow – cover showing a hat
Little Town on the Prairie
This post 25 points
Total to date 930 points
Pat 5.8 - Go Fish!
Read a book with the word "fish" or with the name of a type of fish in its title/subtitle.
Fish Name : MINNOW
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 5
Total Points : 925
Tasks Completed : 52
Books Read This Season : 71
Good Reads Authors : 34
Big Books : 500+ (2)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
Stacey
5.1 So Many Games
A Card from Angela Carter
10.2 Do Not Pass Go
Wanderville
New points: 15
Total points: 615
5.1 So Many Games
A Card from Angela Carter
10.2 Do Not Pass Go
Wanderville
New points: 15
Total points: 615
Task 5.10 Poker.
DELETED ... points total below adjusted
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This Post: 0 points
Total points to date: 530 points
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books Read: (2 ) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.7 - Celebrate the Sibs!
Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker
This book is #2 in the Emma Rae Creations series and I have 2 siblings.
25.4 - Mardi Gras Fun!
Option 3 - Book was #16 on the Food on Cover list
Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Option 4
The Spice Necklace: My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life by Ann Vanderhoof
This post: 45 points
Total points to date: 220 points
Tasks completed: 14
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Jessica PDX50.1 - Ms Anderson's Task - Five Crowns
I flipped tails, and these books are the 4th, 5th, and 6th in their respective series - no wild card option.
by Christopher Fowler
by Michael Connelly
by Alan BradleyPoints This Post: 50
Total Points: 790
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.7 - Bridge.
Bridge on cover
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by Patrick Ord who is a Goodreads Author
15.3 You Go Girl!
Using Option 2 where a feminine name appears in title as well as written by female with a feminine name. Both 'Sue' and 'Buffy' identify as feminine names on the 'Behind the Name' website
Kindle edition I read: Sue and Tom by Buffy Andrews
Print edition: Sue and Tom
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by Buffy Andrews who is Goodreads Author
*** Summary ***
Previous Points Earned: 870
Points Earned this Post: 20
Total Points to Date: 890
Big Book Tickets to Date: 2
Goodreads Authors to Date: 43
5.7 - Bridge. 
A World Apart by Nora Roberts pgs 192ebook approved for length post no 3513
10.10 - Take a Chance
The Witching Hour by Nora Roberts pgs 192
ebook approved for length post no 3513
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
I flipped Tails and not using the Wild Card Option
Book 1: Blackout by Connie Willis
Book 2: Outside In by Maria V. Snyder (Maria V. Snyder is a Goodreads Author)
Book 3: Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness (Claiming Big Book pg 603)
Points this post:65
Total points: 205
Tasks this post:3
Total tasks: 11
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 8
Big Books this post: 1
Total Big Books: 500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)
30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to AustraliaOption 1. Kuddle a Koala! Dirt Music by Tim Winton
Option 4. Flipped Map. On my flipped map, I got Annie Proulx so I read The Shipping News
Points this post: 30
Total points: 185/940
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 8
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Jayme(the ghostreader)5.2 Go
The Ghost Brideby Yangsze Choo
Set in China
Yangsze Choo is a Goodreads author.
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 7
Big Books: 500+ (1)
Goodreads Authors: 6 Maggie Stiefvater, Laurien Berenson, Jenny Han, Beth Kendrick, Alyson Noel, Yangzse Choo
Task Points: 5
Total Points 100
STACIE MITask 30.1 - Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
I did options 1 and 4.Matt Whyman
For option 1, I read a book with a person's back on the cover:
Boy Kills Man by Matt Whyman
**Matt Whyman is a Goodreads author!!**
For option 4, I read a book of my choice, a book that I recently received an ARC of:
Inland by Kat Rosenfield
**Kat Rosenfield is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 845
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 68
Pages read: 16292
Goodreads authors: 30
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Task 15.5Read a book by an author whose surname (last name) includes a prefix: Al, bin, D', Da, De, Del, De la, Della, Den, Des, Di, Du, El, Fitz, L', ibn, La, Las, Le, Les, Lo, Los, M', Mac, Mc, Ni, O', Saint, St., Ste., Te, Ten, Ter, Van, Van der, Vander, Von.
The Baby Boom: How It Got That Way (And It Wasn’t My Fault) (2014) by P.J. O'Rourke (Hardcover, 263 pages)
455 + 15 = 470
Tasks Completed: 27
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 455 + 15 = 470
Books read: 38
Pages read: 11,546
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task #15.1 Nowruz DayOption C
Steady Beat by Lexxie Couper (GR Author)
(ebook only, approved line 1314 of the spreadsheet)
Option C
Shadowed by Rebecca Zanetti (GR Author)
Book with a title that begins with a word* that starts with the letter S.
Points this Post: 15
Totals:
Total Points: 505
Total Goodreads Authors: 34
Total Tasks Completed: 31
Total Books Read: 41
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring Option 3: The Mayflower was the ship that transported mostly English Puritans and Separatists, collectively known today as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Massachusetts, in 1620. Read a book with a boat on the cover.
Points this post: 20
Tasks completed: 17
Books Read: 27
Total points: 380
GRAs: 7
Laurie ME5.6: Stratego: thriller
Snow Angels by James Thompson. James Thompson is a GRA.
50.1: Ms Anderson's Task: 5 Crowns: tails: 9, 10, 11 in series:
1. The Night Is Watching by Heather Graham
2. The Night Is Alive by Heather Graham
3. The Night Is Forever by Heather Graham. Heather Graham is a GRA.
Points this Task: 55.
Total Points: 810.
2 GRA this post.
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
*** claiming a big book ticket ***
*** Deborah Harkness is a Goodreads Author ***
25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
Option 1
Book A: Living la Vida Loca by Belinda Jones - 16 letters
Book B: Arcadia by Lauren Groff - 7 letters
Total points this post: 45
Total GRA this post: 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Cress (other topics)Until I Die (other topics)
Edenbrooke (other topics)
The Fault in Our Stars (other topics)
Midnight in Austenland (other topics)
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Amy Plum (other topics)Julianne Donaldson (other topics)
James Patterson (other topics)
John Green (other topics)
Shannon Hale (other topics)
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30.3 Crazy Quilt
Option 2 (From Your Stash): Things I've Been Silent About: Memories
Option 4 (Q is for Quilt): Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement
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