The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
>
Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
message 2201:
by
Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus
(new)
May 25, 2014 04:31AM
Mod
reply
|
flag
Kathy G.20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Option 3- Not first or last in series
My book is #2 in the series-
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
***Claiming Goodreads Author for Alexander McCall Smith***
Link to paperback-
Tears of the Giraffe
Total Points- 75
Total Tasks- 5
Goodreads Authors- 3
Big Books- 0
Task #10.9 - Colorful CaptionsHooking Up by Jessica L. Degarmo (GR Author)
Points this Post: 10
Totals:
Total Points: 515
Total Goodreads Authors: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 32
Total Books Read: 42
Hana C.
Task5.9 - Gin Rummy
Read a book with a word from this list of cocktails in its title/subtitle.
Dark, from “Dark and Stormy” under Rum.
Doctor Who: Dark Horizons by Jenny T. Colgan
10.7 - Sugar Shack
Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in one or more of the largest producers of the sweet stuff: Pennsylvania.
Noah's Sweetheart by Rebecca Kertz
Set entirely in Pennsylvania.
**Rebecca Kertz is a GRA
Points this post: 15
Tasks Completed: 37
GRAs: 18
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 625
Task5.9 - Gin Rummy
Read a book with a word from this list of cocktails in its title/subtitle.
Dark, from “Dark and Stormy” under Rum.
Doctor Who: Dark Horizons by Jenny T. Colgan
10.7 - Sugar Shack
Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in one or more of the largest producers of the sweet stuff: Pennsylvania.
Noah's Sweetheart by Rebecca Kertz
Set entirely in Pennsylvania.
**Rebecca Kertz is a GRA
Points this post: 15
Tasks Completed: 37
GRAs: 18
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 625
FANDURY30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
SPRINGTIME:
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.
Where Angels Fear to Tread by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Author Initials TS are found in SpringTime.
MONOPOLY:
Option 3: Read a book of your choice and thoroughly enjoy it!
The End is Nigh by John Joseph Adams
I love apocalyptic short stories, and these were a blast (especially knowing that there will be two further anthologies in the future continuing some of the stories).
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 645
Books Read: 40
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)
10.2 - Do Not Pass GoRead a book that does NOT include the letters G or O in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain
Task total=10
Grand total=515
15.10 - Goof Off!Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements.
The Dialogue of the Dogs by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Task total=15
Grand total=530
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!I chose Option 2 and Option 4.
Option 2: Read a book with either a mask, ball gown, or suit on the cover.
by Richard YatesOption 4: read a book of your choice that meets normal SRC guidelines.
Good People . . . from an Author's Life by Jon Hassler
Task total=25
Grand total=555
Stacey
5.9 Gin Rummy
Batman: The Black Mirror
(The cocktail I used from the list was Black and Tan, so the shared word is Black.)
new points: 5
Total points: 620
5.9 Gin Rummy
Batman: The Black Mirror
(The cocktail I used from the list was Black and Tan, so the shared word is Black.)
new points: 5
Total points: 620
JOLIE 25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
Option 3, long and short book lengths.
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson is 577 pages and Writing Fiction For All You're Worth by James Scott Bell is 204 pages.
James Scott Bell is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors total: 2
Big Books this post: 1
Big Books total: 2 500+
15.5 Vincent From Gogh – author’s surname includes a prefixHeart of Iron by Bec McMaster
Bec McMaster is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 645
GR Author: 20
Big Book Ticket: 3
10.1 - GO TO JAIL - Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli. The main character is put in a German work camp as per the book description.Donna Jo Napoli is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 900
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 34
BIG BOOKS - 2
Anne (Booklady)15.3 You Go Girl!
One Book Option
Book A - Esme
Book B - Female Author Maggie O'Farrell
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
Option A - AM Alistair MacLean Initials found in AMERICA
Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean
Points in These Tasks: 35
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 565
Totals:
Total Points: 370
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 18/55
Total Books Read: 25
Total Pages Read in Spring 2014 SRC: 10,141
Pat 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.
The Eight by Katherine Neville ***BIG BOOK TICKET***Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 5
Total Points : 930
Tasks Completed : 53
Books Read This Season : 72
Good Reads Authors : 34
Big Books : 500+ (3)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
5.1 - So Many GamesGame in title: The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis
Points this post: 5
Total points: 815
30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to AustraliaOption 2 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman March 23 (181 p.)
AND
Option 3 - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson May 25
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 450
Total Tasks Completed: 31
Total Books Read: 36
Total Goodreads Authors: 16
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Lacy Stewart25.5
Oma1229/JenneRenee's Task: Spring Reading Haiku
#2 - Rush Too Far (Romance)
#3 - Mystery Man (Mystery)
10.6
Spring Showers
The Locker Room (GLBT)
10.3
Do Not Collect $200
Damaged - 341 pages
Total Points this post: 45
Total points: 535
dawn9915.8 Take Your Vitamins
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Single word is A in subtitle: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Pts this post: 15
Total points: 300
Elizabeth PTask 5.4 - Boggle
Book with a word from the Boggle Cube in title
I used the word SEA
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 830
Total Tasks: 48
Goodreads Authors: 39
Big Books: 7
Total Books: 64
30.6 Oh, the Places You'll GoBook A: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Book B: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, set in the state of Virginia.
Points: 30
Total: 365
Tasks: 19
Books: 25
Goodreads authors: 7
Janice CA20.8 - On This Day in History!
Option B: I read a book shelved under "mental health" on its main page.
# of pages required: 225
# of pages in the book I read: 240
Hyper-Chondriac: One Man's Quest to Hurry Up and Calm Down by Brian Frazer
+20
total: 215
tasks: 12
books: 15
GR authors: 2
Elizabeth PTask 25.4 - Mardi Gras Fun!
Option One: Cover is at least 50 percent green/yellow/purple
by Kate SaundersOption Four: Book of your choice
by Maria SempleMaria Semple is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 855
Total Tasks: 49
Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books: 7
Total Books: 66
Task #30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!Option 2--Amaurosis fugax:
Dare to Believe by Dana Marie Bell (GR Author)
Option 3--Palpitations:
All Jacked Up by Lorelei James (GR Author)
Romance>>Contemporary Romance
Points this Post: 30
Totals:
Total Points: 545
Total Goodreads Authors: 37
Total Tasks Completed: 33
Total Books Read: 44
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!A. The Chance by Robyn Carr
Book by an author whose initials can be found in any order in AMERICA
In this post :
Points : 20
Goodreads Authors : 0
Big Book Tickets : 0
Total:
Total Points: 670
Total Goodreads Authors: 30
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 37
Total Books Read: 50
10.1 Go to JailMain Character (Ember) was put in a detention camp when her mother was arrested. She spent most of the book trying to escape and find her mother.
Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
Points: 10
------------------------
10.3 Do Not Collect #200
Now You See Her by James Patterson
Mass Market Paperback version Now You See Her is a large print edition with no 2 or 0 in page numbers. (369 pages)
Most popular Paperback edition Now You See Her has no 2 or 0 in page numbers. (383 pages)
James Patterson is a GR Author.
Points: 10
15.2 Spring BabiesBook A: Spring birthday SRC member: Butterflycager
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
This is a Big Book of 552 pages.
Book B: September - November birthday SRC member: Pigletto
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Points: 15
Amy FL20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
3. Sudden Death
#4 in series of 11
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Be Careful What You Wish For
1. Lady Alice: "What"
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$10 – Yellow: hat
20.4 - Author! Author! - Janet F's Task: My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option 4: birds on cover
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
The Secret History (559 pages)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tammy AZ's task: Well-Seasoned Books
Twisted
Laura’s profile
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!
Monsters
Third in series for 3 siblings (2 sisters, 1 brother)
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
Impulse
B. Mental Health>Mental Illness
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
3. boat on cover
20.10 - Group Reads
Brave New World
Comment posted in message 14
Points this post: 200
Total points: 300
15.4 Wheeling and DealingOption 2:
Hush Money by Robert B. Parker
This book satisfies two reequirements: B = "money" and C = Parker.
Points: 15
---------------------
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story about the Hard Life by Flann O'Brien
Points: 15
15.8 Take Your VitaminsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Points: 15
----------------------------
15.9 Spring Into Action
In the Woods by Tana French
This is a Big Book of 592 pages.
It was added to by TBR 9/7/13.
Points: 15
--------------------------
15.10 Goof Off!
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Points: 15
5.5 - ScrabblesCRabble:
After the First Death by Robert Cormier
+5 Points
5.7 - Bridge
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare+5 Points
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1: 5 Syllables: Read one book in which the entire title consists of 5 syllables:
The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner
Option 4: For this option, read a book with a title and/or subtitle consisting of the same word repeated at least twice:
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
+30 Points
Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 780
Task 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter – Celebrate SiblingsI have two siblings = read book # 2 in a series
Through the Grinder (Coffeehouse Mystery # 2) ✔ - 25May14
*** Cleo Coyle is a Goodreads author ***
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 20 points
Total points to date: 550 points
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books Read: (2 ) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
CathyG10.7 - Sugar Shack
Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in one or more of the largest producers of the sweet stuff: New York
Afterburn and Aftershock by Sylvia Day
Goodreads Author
10.9 - Colorful Captions
Read a book with a title that includes words or letters that are at least 2 different colors. Required: Include the cover when you post.
Unbridled by Cheryl Brooks
Goodreads Author
15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 1
Book A. Read a book with a woman’s first name* in the title or subtitle
AND
Book B. Read a book written by a woman or by a writing team that uses a woman’s first name*
Option 2
Read ONE book that satisfies both A and B above.
Dawn's Awakening by Lora Leigh
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
Drawn Together by Lauren Dane
Added Oct 1, 2013
25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
In honor of Mardi Gras, pick 2 of the following options and read one book for each.
Option 3: Food-related fiction #175
Lush by Lauren Dane
Option 4:. read a book of your choice that meets normal SRC guidelines.
Bethlehem Road by Anne Perry
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
2. Read a book with one of the genres listed (horror, suspense/thriller, mystery, romance, science-fiction, or fantasy).
Perfect Together by Carly Phillips
Goodreads Author
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.
Kim Harrison The Undead Pool
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 100
Total points: 700
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 47
Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Books: 500= 2,750=0, 1000=0
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 15.10: Choice! Death on a Silver Tray by Rosemary Stevens.
Task 20.3: Monopoly Money, Spring and SRC: Option $5 - Pink, Flowers on the cover: Murder With Peacocks
by Donna Andrews. There is a beautiful wedding bouquet on the cover. Donna Andrews is a GoodReads author.Task 20.10: Group Read: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. My comment in the group discussion board is #28.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 16
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
30.7 - BACK TO AUSTRALIAOPTION 1 - Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett which is set in Australia and is by an Australian author.
OPTION 2 - A Vow for Always by Wanda E. Brunstetter which was 128 pages.
TOTAL POINTS - 930
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 34
BIG BOOKS - 2
Pat 5.1 - So Many Games
Read a book with one of the following words in its title/subtitle - game , dice, token, card, or board.
The Killing Game by Iris JohansenTotals for Challenge
Points this task : 5
Total Points : 935
Tasks Completed : 54
Books Read This Season : 73
Good Reads Authors : 34
Big Books : 500+ (3)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
BRIAN20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (Goodreads author!)
I have 1 older brother, so this is the first book in a series.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 335
Books read: 20
Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books: 2-1-0 (4)
Jessica PDX30.7 - Nick KY's Task - Back to Australia
Option 1 - Set in Australia
by Howard L. AndersonOption 2 - 100-200 pages
by Chester HimesPoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 820
20.1 Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-ChooOption 1: Using kilometer measure - 369 pages
The Bat by Jo Nesbø
Points: 20
---------------------
20.8 On This Day in History!
Option A: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Author initials (MA) in the word AMERICA.
Margaret Atwood is a GR Author.
Points: 20
---------------------------
20.10 Group Read
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
My comments on this book are found in post #32 of the thread. Post 32
Points: 20
25.3 The Long and the Short of ItOption 3:
Book A: Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
MMP has 471 pages - Cold Sassy Tree.
Book B: The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall
This book has 210 pages.
Points: 25
JOLIE 10.5 - America's Most Popular
Book published between 1940 and 1960
A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin was published first in 1953.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Goodreads authors total: 2
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books total: 2 500+
30.2 Mouth Full of WordsOption 1: #16 or higher in series
The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson - #17
Diane Mott Davidson is a GR Author.
Option 2: at least one eye visible on cover
by Charlaine HarrisPoints: 30
------------------------------
30.5 Poetry Counts
Option 1: Title = 5 syllables - approved in thread
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence
Option 3: Title = 14 letters with at least one word of 5 letters - approved in thread
The Ghost Walker by Margaret Coel
Margaret Coel is a GR Author.
Points: 30
Total Points: 490
Total GR Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 2
TeaI'd like to switch couple of books to another tasks
Blue Notes from 30.2
Cry Wolf from 20.7
both were in the same post
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs! - *repost*
Love Comes Silently by Andrew Grey
- one sibling
- 1st in Senses series
*** Andrew Grey is GR author ***
30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words! - *repost*
Option 2
by Julie KagawaOption 3
Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
- romance on main book page
*** Lisa Kleypas is GR author***
Tea5.5 - Scrabble
Blue Notes by Shira Anthony
- author's initials in SCRABBLE
15.9 - Spring Into Action
Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
- added to TBR on Nov, 15th
Points This Post: 20
Total points: 705
Tasks Completed: 40
Total Books Read: 55
Goodreads Authors: 45
Oma12295.9 - Gin Rummy
Read a book with a word from this list of cocktails in its title/subtitle.
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
The Cocktail that I chose was Death in the Afternoon
15.6 - World Champs
Read a book set primarily in one of the winner’s home locations.
Cold My Heart by Sarah Woodbury
The setting for this book was Wales which is part of the United Kingdom.
Claiming Sarah Woodbury as GR author
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1- Read one book in which the entire title consists of either 5 or 7 syllables.
A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava
Claiming Alex Kava as GR author
Option 3- -Read a book with a title consisting of exactly 14 letters, including at least one word that is exactly 5 letters long.
The Little Death by The Little Death
Claiming Michael Nava as GR author
Total Points: 615/940
Total Tasks: 32/55
Total GR Authors: (22)
Total Big Books: 500+(1 );759+( )
25.5 Oma1229/JenneRenee’s Task: Spring Reading HaikuOption 2: | Romance Genre | Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love | Sebastian Cole | 246 Pages | ★★★ | GR Author
Option 4: | Authors First and Last Name can be Found in HAIKU | Law Man | Kristen Ashley | 355 Pages | ★★★★★ | GR Author
Total Tasks Completed: 50/55
Total Points this Task: 25
Total Overall Points: 860
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 2
Goodreads Author Points Total: 46
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(6)
25.4 Bamaace83’s Task: Mardi Gras Fun!Option 3: | #95 Food Related Fiction | Wild Man | Kristen Ashley | 528 Pages | ★★★★ | Big Book and GR Author
Option 4: | Read a Book of Your Choice | Motorcycle Man | Kristen Ashley | 528 Pages | ★★★★★ | Big Book and GR Author
Total Tasks Completed: 51/55
Total Points this Task: 25
Total Overall Points: 885
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 2
Goodreads Author Points Total: 48
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(8)
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
The paperback edition, The Signature of All Things, is 501 pages.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 835
5.1 - So Many Games
•Read a book with one of the following words in its title/subtitle - game, dice, token, card, or board:
Of Dice and Men by David Ewalt
This post: 5
Total this season: 35
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
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)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Amy Plum (other topics)Julianne Donaldson (other topics)
James Patterson (other topics)
John Green (other topics)
Shannon Hale (other topics)
More...
