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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
Hana C.
5.7 - Bridge
Read a book with the word "bridge" in its title/subtitle.
The Bridge by Carol Ericson
15.2 Spring Babies
Book A: From the Spring Birthday List SRC member Stefu rated the following 4 Stars:
Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
**Neil Gaiman is a GRA
Book B: From the Fall Birthday List SRC member Sandy MN rated the following 5 stars
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
**Helene Wecker is a GRA
Points this post: 20
Tasks Completed: 39
GRAs: 20
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 645
5.7 - Bridge
Read a book with the word "bridge" in its title/subtitle.
The Bridge by Carol Ericson
15.2 Spring Babies
Book A: From the Spring Birthday List SRC member Stefu rated the following 4 Stars:
Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
**Neil Gaiman is a GRA
Book B: From the Fall Birthday List SRC member Sandy MN rated the following 5 stars
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
**Helene Wecker is a GRA
Points this post: 20
Tasks Completed: 39
GRAs: 20
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 645
Jessica PDX30.3 - Dlmrose's Task - Crazy Quilt
Option 2 - on my TBR since 5/31/08
by Alan FurstOption 4 - Q in title
by Erich Maria RemarquePoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 855
Hana C.
20.4 - Author! Author! - Janet F's Task: My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option 2: Read a book with Renaissance setting or topic.
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1: Read one book in which the entire title consists of 7 syllables.
Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
7 syllables in title: Saints/of/the/Sha/dow/Bi/ble
Option 2: Read one book with a title, subtitle, and/or series name containing at least 2 different words that rhyme:
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
Rhyming words: Break/Rake
**Sarah MacLean is a GRA
Points this post: 50
Tasks Completed: 41
GRAs: 21
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 695
20.4 - Author! Author! - Janet F's Task: My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option 2: Read a book with Renaissance setting or topic.
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1: Read one book in which the entire title consists of 7 syllables.
Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
7 syllables in title: Saints/of/the/Sha/dow/Bi/ble
Option 2: Read one book with a title, subtitle, and/or series name containing at least 2 different words that rhyme:
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
Rhyming words: Break/Rake
**Sarah MacLean is a GRA
Points this post: 50
Tasks Completed: 41
GRAs: 21
Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 695
5.2 - GO - The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim which is set in Korea.Eugenia Kim is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 940
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 36
BIG BOOKS - 2
Eepa10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
Read a book that does NOT include the letters G or O in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Kraken by M. Caspian
M. Caspian is GR author.
Approved for length in post #3489
15.2 Spring Babies
Book A. Read a book read and rated 4 or 5 stars by a SRC member with a Spring birthday
Dark Lover from J.R. Ward the Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4 by J.R. Ward
Member: Angel *book junkie*
Book B. Read a book read and rated 4 or 5 stars by a SRC member with a September-November birthday
Lover Eternal from J.R. Ward the Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4 by J.R. Ward
Member: Gayle
25.5 Spring Reading Haiku
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.
A Reason To Believe by Diana Copland
Approved for length in post
Diana Copland is a GR author.
Approved for length at line #63.
3. Read a book with a word from My Springtime Reading Haiku that is at least four letters long in the title or subtitle.
Windows in Time by M. Jules Aedin
M. Jules Aedin is a GR author.
This book was previously used in task 15.1 but I have re-posted that task with different book.
30.1 Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
4. Read a book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements.
The Degan Incident by Rob Colton
Rob Colton is a GR author.
6. Read a book with the genre sports or athletes listed on the book's main page.
The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
Nora Sakavic is a GR author.
Approved for length in post #3489
Points in this post: 80
Total points: 635
GR authors: 40
Repost25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow
Choose TWO different colors and read a book for each. The catch is, the colors you choose must be visible somewhere on the cover of your book.
Orange/Romance:
by Veronica RothGoodreads Author*Claiming Big Book Ticket 526 pages*
The background has some orange
Blue/Fantasy:
by Jennifer L. Armentrout Goodreads AuthorApproved Post #129 in help thread
The background is blue
Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 215
GoodReads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
SHELLEY UT25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
Option 1: Firestorm by Nevada Barr
Option 4: Charade by Nyrae Dawn
Nyrae Dawn is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 375
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 31
Goodreads authors: 22
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
SHELLEY UT15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
Option 1 C: Force Of Nature by C.J. Box and Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
both are goodreads authors
Points this task: 15
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 33
Goodreads authors: 24
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Mod
15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache(view spoiler)
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/27/2014 - Facial Hair on Cover
Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 15
Total points: 395 / 940
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 31
Goodreads authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.5 - ScrabbleRead a book whose author's initials appear in the word "Scrabble."
Léon and Louise by Alex Capus
15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 2 - Read ONE book that satisfies both A and B (book with a woman’s first name in the title or subtitle and written by a woman).
Emma by Jane Austen
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 8
Pages Read: 2906
Total Points: 135
5.10 - PokerQueen:
The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham
+5 Points
20.10 - Group Reads
My post is #19:
Dune by Frank Herbert
+20 Points
Points this Post: 25
Grand Total: 805
REDO with book changefrom Msg 1922 I had Winter's Tales so wish to remove that and replace with:
10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
used audiobook MMP is The Mummy Case with 327 pages.
No G or O in title or author name.
Neither book is GR author or BB so should not change my total as of this post.
Pamela32655.1 - So Many Games
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
10.8 - Join the Crowd
Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden. This book was on my popular books list on 5/1/14.
15.4 - Wheeling and Dealing
Option 2: All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyage; A - Economics, C - Elizabeth
20.2 - Fun in a Box!
Option 1:What Da Vinci Didn't Know: An LDS Perspective by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Andrew C. Skinner, Thomas A. Wayment. Word used: What
Points this post: 50
Total points: 775
Tasks completed this post: 4
Total Tasks completed: 44
Books Read this post: 4
Total Books Read: 62
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads authors: 25
Big Book Tickets this post:500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Total Big Book Tickets:500+(3),750+(2),1000+(0)
Pamela326515.3 You go Girl!
Option 2: Anna Meets Her Match by Arlene James
20.4 Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option 4:
by Belle Calhoun (Goodreads Author). There are birds flying in the sky on the cover.Points this post: 35
Total points: 810
Tasks completed this post: 2
Total Tasks completed: 46
Books Read this post: 2
Total Books Read: 64
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 26
Big Book Tickets this post:500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Total Big Book Tickets:500+(3),750+(2),1000+(0)
15.8 Take Your VitaminsA is for Alibi, Sue Grafton
30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
opt 1 The Billionaire's Scandalous Marriage, Emma Darcy
Emma Darcy is Australian and the book set in Australia
opt 2 Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote 157 pages
Points this task: 45
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 28
good to see some new names up on the leaderboard. Keep going,everyone (newbies and vets alike)!
Ashley FLTask 50.1 Five Crowns
I flipped Heads (same author name). I read Fool for Love by Eloisa James and Something About You by Julie James. Both have the last name James.
I used one Wild Card and read About That Night by Julie James, which is #3 in the FBI/US Attorney Series.
Julie James, Julie James, and Eloisa James are all GOODREADS AUTHORS
50 Points (50 Points Total)
3 Goodreads Authors (3 Total)
Congratulations Bluemoon!!!!! And to the other finishers, too =)
10.10 - Take a ChanceSocks by Beverly Cleary
my random # was 7 out of 20 & this book was #7
15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
Option 1 choice B word 'gold'
Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck
(I know it works as an Option 2 book but I have an extra book to use for the GR author credit)
and
choice C author Elizabeth
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
used audio paperback is
Code Name Verity with 447 pages
*Elizabeth Wein is a GR author, claiming ticket
25.2 - Elizabeth B's task
Book A written by Nordic author
Winter's Tales
by Karen Blixen AKA Isak Dinesen
used ebook so paperback is Winter's Tales
with 313 pages.
Book B -choice 3 - has same word in the title/subtitle
The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
used audio, so paperback is
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary with 288 pages.
Same word Tales/Tale in both title/subtitle
Total pages for this task = 601 (i.e.>500)
30.5 - Ty's task
Option 1 - 7 syllables in title
The Politics of Washing: Real Life in Venice by Polly Coles
used an ebook version so paperback is
The Politics of Washing: Real Life in Venice with 208 pages
Option 4- same word repeated -word is 'you'
You & You & You by Per Nilsson
Children's genre appears on main page now but hardback edition I used has 301 pages.
Points this post: 75
Total points to date: 880
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 26
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(5)750+(0)1000+(0)
Correction on Post 2368my math was wrong
it should be: (I hope)
Points this post: 80
Total points to date: 885
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 26
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(5)750+(0)1000+(0)
Where are you and your pom-poms, Sheila?!
Ashley FLTask 30.4 Monopoly in the Springtime
For Monopoly, I used Option 3, Free Parking, and read Bel Canto by Ann Patchett and loved it!
For Springtime, I used option 1 and read Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson, whose initials are found in SPRINGTIME.
Task 30.5 Poetry Counts
Option 1: 5 or 7 syllable title. I read The Man of My Dreams by Curtis Sittenfeld (5 syllables)
Option 3: 14 letters exactly, including one 5 letter word. I read The Short Seller by Elissa Brent Weissman. The title is 14 letters long and "short" is 5 letters long.
Elissa Brent Weissman is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
60 Points (110 Total)
1 Goodreads Author (4 Total)
30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words! Option 3--Palpitations: read a book with Romance as a genre
The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
Elizabeth Hoyt is a Goodreads author.
Option 6—Amblyopia: Read a book with the genre young adult
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison
Janette Rallison is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 675
GR Author: 22
Big Book Ticket: 3
15.3 You Go GirlEleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (GR author)
Both Eleanor and Rainbow found on required list
15.10 Goof off (read any book)
The Doctor's Diet: Dr. Travis Stork's STAT Program to Help You Lose Weight & Restore Your Health by Travis Stork
20.1 Chug - a - chug
Opt 3 Book in middle of series (Dresden Files #5)
Death Masks by Jim Butcher (GR author)
20.10 Group Reads
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Post #35 on 5/25/14
25.1 50 States of Monopoly
Book 1 - Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan (NH - New Hampshire The Granite State)
Book 2 - Golden State by Michelle Richmond (GR author)
Using "state" from NH's state nickname
30.7 Back to Australia
Opt 1 Kuddle a Koala - author born/lives in Australia
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine Brooks was born in Australia
Opt 4 Flipped Map
Big Brother by Lionel Shriver (GR author)
author of opposite gender found on lit map when Geraldine Brooks is entered
30.8 Read 'em Again -read books from 2 different authors previously read once
Book 1 - Insurgent by Veronica Roth (GR author)
-Previously read Divergent for Winter 2013 Task 30.1
Book 2 - The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan (GR author)
Previously read A Visit from the Goon Squad Fall 2013 task 20.8
Total pts/post : 155
Total pts/challenge : 465
GR authors: 6 (Rainbow Rowell, Jim Butcher, Michelle Richmond, Lionel Shriver, Veronica Roth, Jennifer Egan)
Lacy Stewart10.2
Do Not Pass Go
Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis
10.10
Take a Chance
Damaged 2
Total points this post: 20
Total points: 555
5.10 PokerThe Cat and the Jack of Spades by Carole Nelson Douglas
Carole Nelson Douglas is a GR Author
Points: 5
Total Points: 495
This will complete my challenge for this season.
SARAH THE LIBRARIANREPOST
25.6 - Stacie MI’s Task: All the Colors of the Rainbow*
Red:
by Katherine Ewell"Mystery" on the main page and the background of the cover is red.
Katherine Ewell is a GRA.
Yellow:
by Daniel Kraus"Horror" on the main page and the title/outline of the large figure is in yellow.
Daniel Kraus is a GRA.
I listened to the audio. Here is the version for length: Scowler
Points and GRA already counted.
***NEW TASKS***
15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache
by Cam BaityIt's a bit hard to see, but if you go here, you can see the two male figures in the back have mustaches.
Cam Baity is a GRA.
30.1 - Susan A’s Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
4: Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana
5: There Will Come a Time by Carrie Arcos
Carrie Arcos is a GRA.
30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!
2:
by Serena ValentinoI read an ARC.
Serena Valentino is a GRA.
3: The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith
"Romance" on the main page.
Jennifer E. Smith is a GRA.
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
1: This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
Quilt block pattern: Road to California
4: Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime 1: More Than This by Patrick Ness
sPriNgtime
Monopoly 3: Save the Date: The Occasional Mortifications of a Serial Wedding Guest by Jen Doll
I enjoyed this book because I'm at the stage in my life where I am attending quite a few weddings, so it was easy to relate!
Jen Doll is a GRA.
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
1: House of Ivy & Sorrow by Natalie Whipple
When "&" is said out loud as "and," title has 7 syllables.
3: The Unseen Guest by Maryrose Wood
the=3
unseen=6
guest=5
14 letters total
I listened to the audio. Here is the version for length: The Unseen Guest
30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go
A: The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins
Paul Collins is a GRA.
I listened to the audio. Here is the version for length: The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars
B: Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff
Set in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Steve Brezenoff is a GRA.
30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again
The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson
In the Spring 2013 challenge, I read Tiger Lily.
Jodi Lynn Anderson is a GRA.
Dead Is a State of Mind by Marlene Perez
In the Fall 2012 challenge, I read Dead Is the New Black.
Marlene Perez is a GRA.
I listened to the audio. Here is the version for length: Dead Is a State of Mind
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
I flipped tails and am choosing not to use the Wild Card.
After the End by Amy Plum
Book 1 in "After the End" series.
Amy Plum is a GRA.
Captivate by Carrie Jones
Book 2 in the "Need" series.
Carrie Jones is a GRA.
I listened to the audio. Here is the version for length: Captivate
Dead Is So Last Year by Marlene Perez
Book 3 in the "Dead Is.." series.
Marlene Perez is a GRA.
I listened to the audio. Here is the version for length: Dead Is So Last Year
Points this post: 275
Total points: 760
Tasks completed: 43
GRA: 35
Big Books 500+(1), 750+ (), 1000+()
Kimber5.6 Stratego
3 a.m. by Nick Pirog
*ebook verification - conditional 5 pt task per post 3540 in verific thread
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15.9 Spring Into Action
Crush by Nicole Williams
*added to To Read shelf 12/19/13
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20.4 My Bye Bye Birdie B-day
*option 4 bird on cover
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30.1 Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
Option 4: Freestyle - Dark Visions by Jonas Saul
Option 6: USA Swimming - Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
*sports on main GR page
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30.2 Mouth Full Of Words
Option 2:
*I read the ebook, with the above cover (eye on cover). Following is the link to the paperback version...
Cornerstone by Misty Provencher
Option 4: Girl with Guitar by Caisey Quinn
*about a girl just beginning in the country music biz
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Nick Pirog is a gra
Nicole Williams is a gra
Jonas Saul is a gra
Misty Provencher is a gra
Caisey Quinn is a gra
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Above tasks: 100 points
# tasks submitted: 40
gra: 38
Total points: 785
KimberOne more...
25.4 Mardi Gras Fun!
Option 2:
by C.J. Archer*ballgown on cover
Option 4: Takedown Twenty: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich
C.J. Archer is a GRA
This task: 25 points
# tasks submitted: 41
GRA: 39
Total points: 810
Readerboard Name: Stacy CT5.1 - So Many Games
Haruki MurakamiHaruki Murakami
The Game by Jack London
Task Points: 5
5.2 - Go
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
Task Points: 5
5.3 - Candyland
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Task Points: 5
5.5 - Scrabble
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
Task Points: 5
5.6 - Stratego
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson
Task Points: 5
5.7 - Bridge
by Cassandra ClareTask Points: 5
5.8 - Go Fish
Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille
fish name = Blue Eye
Task Points: 5
5.9 - Gin Rummy
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
cocktail name = Red Lotus
Task Points: 5
5.10 - Poker
The Thirty-Nine Steps. Greenmantle by John Buchan
Task Points: 5
10.1 - Go to Jail
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Task Points: 10
10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Task Points: 10
10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Concrete by Thomas Bernhard
page count = 156
Task Points: 10
10.4 - A Token Task
by Cassandra ClareTask Points: 10
10.5 - America's Most Popular
Breakfast at Tiffany's: And Three Stories by Truman Capote
Task Points: 10
10.6 - Spring Showers
The Immoralist by André Gide
Task Points: 10
10.7 - Sugar Shack
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Book is set in New York.
Task Points: 10
10.9 - Colorful Captions
by George SaundersTask Points: 10
10.10 - Take a Chance
Love's Work: A Reckoning with Life by Gillian Rose
Task Points: 10
15.1 - Nowruz Day
B. Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
D.
by Nella LarsenTask Points: 15
15.2 - Spring Babies
A. If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino
SCR member = Coralie
B. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
SCR member = Andy P
Task Points: 15
15.3 - You Go Girl
Option 2 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Task Points: 15
15.5 - Vincent From Gogh
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
Task Points: 15
15.6 - Word Champs
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy
Set in California.
Task Points: 15
15.7 - Mr. Monopoly's Mustache
by Leonid TsypkinTask Points: 15
15.8 - Take Your Vitamins
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
Task Points: 15
15.9 - Spring Into Action
The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield
Task Points: 15
15.10 - Goof Off
A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-Five Imaginative Tales About the Christ by Michael G. Bishop
Task Points: 15
20.1 - Chuga Chuga
4. Wittgenstein's Nephew by Thomas Bernhard
Task Points: 20
20.2 - Fun in a Box
1. Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster
Word used = Where
Task Points: 20
20.3 - Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
$10-Yellow.
by Rebecca WestTask Points: 20
20.4 - My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
1. Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
Task Points: 20
20.5 - Big Books Are Best
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
Task Points: 20
20.6 - Well-Seasoned Books
Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez
Emily's profile: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
Task Points: 20
20.7 - Celebrate the Sibs
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
I have 3 siblings.
Task Points: 20
20.8 - On This Day in History
B. Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood by Jennifer Traig
Task Points: 20
20.9 - Covers of Spring
2.
by Aldous HuxleyTask Points: 20
25.1 - The 50 States of Monopoly
1. The Only Problem by Muriel Spark
2. In a Free State by V.S. Naipaul
Mississippi = MS = "Magnolia State"
Task Points: 25
25.2 - Nordic Noir
A. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Set in Denmark.
B. 4. Black Dogs by Ian McEwan
Both books were first published in 1992.
Task Points: 25
25.3 - The Long and the Short of It
1. A. The Bear by Claire Cameron (7 letters)
1. B. Foe by J.M. Coetzee (3 letters)
Task Points: 25
25.5 - Spring Reading Haiku
1. Loose Woman by Sandra Cisneros
2. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Task Points: 25
25.6 - All Colors of the Rainbow
Blue -
by Italo CalvinoBlue water is visible in the lower right-hand corner of the cover.
Violet -
by Muriel SparkCover's background is violet.
Task Points: 25
30.1 - Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat
1.
by J.M. Coetzee4. Pastoralia by George Saunders
Task Points: 30
30.2 - Mouth Full of Words
2.
by Marguerite Duras5.
by Erik MillstoneTask Points: 30
30.4 - A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime 1. The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan
Monopoly 2. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Task Points: 30
30.6 - Oh, the Places You'll Go
A. The Iron Heel by Jack London
B. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Task Points: 30
30.7 - Back to Australia
2. The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
4. Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles by Jeanette Winterson
Task Points: 30
30.8 - Read 'Em Again
On Beauty by Zadie Smith (Fall 2013 - White Teeth)
The Potty Mouth at the Table by Laurie Notaro (Spring 2013 - I Love Everybody)
Task Points: 30
50.1 - Five Crowns
Tails
City of Glass by Paul Auster (New York Trilogy #1)
Ghosts by Paul Auster (New York Trilogy #2)
The Locked Room by Paul Auster (New York Trilogy #3)
Task Points: 50
Total Points Earned: 805
SAM ID10.1 - Go to Jail
a main character is related to jail
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
*the sign of four refers to a calling card left by the murderers: four men who spent time in jail, two of whom have escaped. Holmes and Watson spend a lot of time chasing down (and talking with) the leader of the four, Jonathan Small, who escaped prison to track down and murder his former prison guards for stealing his treasure.*
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15.3 - You Go Girl!
a woman's first name must be in the title and the book must be written by a woman. BOTH first names must be found at Behind the Name website
Hyacinth by Kirsten Osbourne
*both names are listed as female names on website*
*ebook verified for length message 3546*
**Kirsten Osbourne is a GR Author, 1 ticket**
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30.3 - Crazy Quilt
option 2: a book that has been on my TBR the top 10 longest
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
*book has been on my list since Jun 2010*
option 4: a book with the letter 'Q' in the title
The Wedding Ring Quest by Carla Kelly
**Eragon is 503 pages, 1 big book ticket**
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Points: 55
Total Points: 670
GoodReads Authors: 27
Big Books: 3
Tea15.5 - Vincent From Gogh
One Small Thing by Piper Vaughn & M.J. O'Shea
- O'Shea
*** M.J. O'Shea is GR author ***
15.10 - Goof Off!
Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
*** Lisa Kleypas is GR author ***
25.1 - Andy P's task: The 50 States of Monopoly
Book 1
Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
- for Louisiana (LA)
Book 2
Sugar and Iced by Jenn McKinlay
- Louisiana is Sugar State
*** Lara Adrian is GR author ***
*** Jenn McKinlay is GR author ***
Points This Post: 55
Total points: 760
Tasks Completed: 43
Total Books Read: 59
Goodreads Authors: 49
I think I'm done. Thank you for great round and fun tasks!
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ50 - Five Crowns
I flipped tails and did not use the wild card option.
Book 1:
School's Out - Forever by James Patterson
This book is #2 in the Maximum Ride series
Book 2:
Cress by Marissa Meyer
This book is #3 in the Lunar Chronicles
Book 3:
Always the Baker, Finally the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker
This book is #4 in the Emma Rae Creations series
This post: 50 points
Total points to date: 270 points
Tasks completed: 15
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.8 - Read ‘Em Again
Book 1:
Uganda Be Kidding Me by Chelsea Handler
Previously read Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me for the Winter 2011 challenge, Task 20.4.
Here's the link to my post: Winter 2011 - Post #990
Book 2:
Murder A' la Mode by G.A. McKevett
Previously read Killer Honeymoon for the Summer 2013 challenge, Task 5.1.
Here's the link to my post: Summer 2013 - Post #2193
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 300 points
Tasks completed: 16
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
*976 Pages
30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts
Option 1: Fanged & Fabulous by Michelle Rowen
*5 Syllables
Option 2: Bitten & Smitten by Michelle Rowen
Points This Post: 50
Total Points Earned: 310
Total Books Read: 22
GoodReads Authors: 14
Ashley FLTask 20.1 Railroad
Option 3 (book in the middle of a series) I read A Wild Pursuit by Eloisa James, which is #3 in the 4 book Duchess Quartet series.
**Eloisa James is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Task 20.3 Spring
Option $5 - Pink - Cover with flowers. I chose Duchess in Love by Eloisa James
**Eloisa James is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Task 20.7 Siblings
I have two siblings and read
by Kate Atkinson which is #2 in the Jackson Brody series.Task 20.9 Covers of Spring
I chose Option 2: Clouds on Cover and read
by Catherine Bailey80 Points (190 Total)
2 Goodreads Authors (6 Total)
15.5 - Vincent From Goghauthor's surname contains prefix
Spin a Wicked Web by ***Goodreads Author Cricket McRae
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 300/940
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 24
GoodReads Authors: 17
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Since I will not have internet access for the next several days that does it for me for this round. Thanks to all the mods and task creators for another great one.
Congrats to all who have/will finish. Summer's shaping up to be great.
Jayme VA50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Five Crowns
I flipped and got tails, so I read books 1, 2 and 3 for two different series.
Book 1: Variant by Robison Wells, goodreads author.
This is book 1 in the Variant Series.
Book 2: Feedback by Robison Wells, goodreads author.
This is book 2 in the Variant Series.
Book 3: 3rd Degree by James Patterson, goodreads author.
This is book 3 in the Women's Murder Club Series.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 815
GR Authors: 33
Big Books: 500+(4),750+(0),1000+(0)
AbigailTask 10.1: Go to Jail
Read: Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
IMPORTANT: I previously listed this book under 20.3. I would like to move it here instead. I am listing a new book for 20.3 below.
Most of the story takes place in a Japanese-American internment camp in the US during WWII.
Points this task: 10
Task 10.3: Do Not Collect $200
Read: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen**
This book is 377 pages long.
**Sarah Pekkanen is a GR author.
Points this task: 10
Task 15.8: Take Your Vitamins
M or F? by Lisa Papademetriou** and Chris Tebbetts**
** Lisa Papademetriou and Chris Tebbets are both GR authors (but I'm counting them as one since it's only one book...)
Points this task: 15
Task 20.3: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC
Option $5/Pink (flower on cover):
IMPORTANT: I previously listed a different book for 20.3. It is now being used for 10.1 (above). This is a new book, but I am not claiming points for 20.3 because it's just a change in how I earned them.
There are flowers on the background fabric. (They are especially obvious if you look at the bottom inch of the cover, beneath the lace.)
Points this task: 0
Points this post: 35
Total points: 765 / 940
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 53
Goodreads authors: 32
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of ItOption 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.
Book A:After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away by Joyce Carol Oates (52 letters)
Book B: Norwood by Charles Portis (7 letters)
Task total=25
Grand total=580
SHELLEY UT15.10 Goof Off!
The Best Medicine by Tracy Brogan
Tracy Brogan is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 405
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 34
Goodreads authors: 25
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Ann A wrote: "Where are you and your pom-poms, Sheila?!"'I know Ann. I've been a slacker. I'm traveling. This week I have driven across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland an am currently hanging out in Richmond, Va. visiting my brother. Then tomorrow on the move again to visit our daughter in Norfolk, Va. By the time I see home again the summer challenge will be well under way.
STACIE MITask 15.10 - Goof Off!
I read a book of my choice:
Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan
Points this task: 15
Total points: 895
Tasks completed: 54
Books read: 71
Pages read: 16954
Goodreads authors: 31
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
1 and a half books to go!
15.8 Take Your VitaminsA single letter in the title: A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton
Points this post: 15
Total points: 870
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Task 50.1 Five Crowns
Tails: Book#1 The Serpent and the Pearlby Kate Quinn Who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Book#2 Terra Incognita by Ruth Downie Who is a |GOODREADS AUTHOR!!
Book#3 Allegiantby Veronica Roth Who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!! Claiming big book ticket 526pages
# 1,2 3 in different series.
I did not use the wild card.
Points this post:50
Total points:305
Books read:23
Tasks completed:17
Goodreads Authors:15
Big Books:500+(4)750+(0)1000+(0)