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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
5.5 – ScrabbleRead a book whose author's initials appear in the word "Scrabble." Only first and last initials need be used - you can disregard middle initials. Letters may only be used as many times as they appear in the word, so the only letter that can be used twice is "b."
Seize the Day by Saul Bellow (S&B)5.6 – Stratego
Read a book with any of the following genres on its main page - spy, thriller, war or military. They may be stand alone or embedded genres.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu (genre:WAR)5.7 – Bridge
Read a book with the word "bridge" or "bridges" (no other variations) in its title/subtitle or with a bridge on the cover. REQUIRED: if the cover option is chosen, include the cover in your post.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder5.8 - Go Fish!
Read a book with the word "fish" or with the name of a type of fish in its title/subtitle or with a fish on the cover. The fish name must appear on this list - list of common fish names
Big Fish by Daniel Wallace (Using word FISH)5.9 - Gin Rummy
Read a book with a word from this list of cocktails in its title/subtitle. REQUIRED: State the name of the cocktail.
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates (cocktail: ZOMBIE)Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 25
Total points: 195/ 940
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!I claim 1 sibling
Caine's Reckoning, Sarah McCarty #1 Hell's Eight
Points this task: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 3
20.10 - Group ReadsRead one of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
3/11/14Points for this Task: 20
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!I chose:
1. LADY ALICE: A game of intrigue, flair, bluffing, and mischief. The players are the Baker Street Kids under Sherlock Holmes' tutelage. Henry Morton Stanley has been kidnapped and it is up to the players to deduce the culprit, the time and place of the kidnapping occured and the stolen object.
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.
The book I read was Ask Me Why I Hurt: The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them by Randy Christensen. The word I match is "Who".
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 70
Good Read Authors: 2
Tasks Completed: 3
Coralie5.4 Boggle
Word from boggle board – ROSE
Winter Rose
15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 2 – book with girl’s name in title – Joy- and written by a woman.
Possessing The Secret Of Joy by Alice Walker
30.6 Oh, the Places You’ll Go
Location - the moon
Book A - author called moon
Trading In Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Book B – book set on the moon
The First Men in the Moon
This post 50 points
Total to date 80 points
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of MonopolySpringtime:
2) Umbrella on Cover
Soulless by Gail Carriger - 03/10/14
(B)Monopoly:
3)FREE PARKING SPACE - Book of Choice
Forget Me Not by Marliss Melton - 03/09/14
Gail Carriger and Marliss Melton are Goodreads Authors.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 105
Goodreads Authors: (6)
AbigailTask 20.8: On This Day in History
Option A: initials in AMERICA [MC]
Read: Body Language by Millie Criswell
Points this task: 20
Total points: 70 / 940
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
SAM ID15.9 - Spring Into Action
A book added to my TBR Sep - Valentines
Heist Society by Ally Carter
*Book was added to my TBR 9-10-13*
Points: 15
Total Points:65
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Andy P.Task # 10.7 Mr. Monopoly's Mustache
Read a book with a mustache or any other form of facial hair on the cover.
by Ann CleevesThis book was approved here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 15
Total points: 100
Elizabeth B5.4 - Boggle
Hard Bitten (I found the word "hard")
10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
Creed - Kristen Ashley
10.6 - Spring Showers
GLBT genre, The Backup Boyfriend (e-book, approved for length at line 1307 of the spreadsheet)
15.3 - You Go Girl!
Opt 2: Scarlet – Marissa Meyer
20.5 - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best
Sweet Dreams (688 pg)
20.8 - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!
Anne Calhoun - Liberating Lacey (278 pg the paperback) - AC can be found in AMERICA
25.3 -Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It
Opt 1:The Postman Always Rings Twice (26 letters)
Opt 2:The Butterfly (12 letters)
Points this post: 105
Total: 105
Nick KY5.10 - Poker.
I read King, of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy with the word “King” in the title.
25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Option 1. Read a book of poetry or a book written in verse. I read In the Clearing by Robert Frost.
Option 2. Read a book with one of the genres listed (horror, suspense/thriller, mystery, romance, science-fiction, or fantasy). I read Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan, which has “horror” as a genre.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 100
Big Books: 500+ (2)
Pat 15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 2 - Read a book written by a woman with a woman's first name in the title or subtitle.
Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb*** Cathy Lamb is a Good Reads Author ***
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 15
Total Points : 20
Tasks Completed : 2
Books Read This Season : 6
Good Reads Authors : 1
Big Books : 500+ (0)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
5.9 – Gin RummyBlack and Tan or Black Velvet:
Black Heart by Holly Black
+5 Points
15.2 Spring Babies
A. Spring / Stefu
The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
B. September / Vicki
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
+15 Points
15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache
Richard II by William Shakespeare+15 Points
Points this Post: 35
Grand Total: 70
FANDURY20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary Beth's task: Big Books are Best!
Read one book of more than 500 pages.
The Tainted Relic by The Medieval Murderers
The paperback has 502 pages The Tainted Relic: An Historical Mystery
I claim one Big Book ticket for this!
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Emily S.5.8 Go Fish
by Sharon M. DraperSharon M. Draper is a GR Author.
20.5 Bigger is Better
The Ask and the Answer (539 pages)
Points this post: 25
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Author: 7
Total Points: 100
Pat30.5 Poetry Counts
Option 1 - Read one book in which the entire title consists of either 5 or 7 syllables.
The Casual VacancyOption 4 - Read a book with a title and/or subtitle consisting of the same word repeated at least twice.
Mom & Me & Mom*** The Casual Vacancy is a Big Book (505 pages)
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 30
Total Points : 50
Tasks Completed : 3
Books Read This Season : 7
Good Reads Authors : 1
Big Books : 500+ (1)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
Delicious Dee10.8 - Join the Crowd
moved book originally from this task to another
The Theory of Attraction - Delphine Dryden (GR Author) - showed on popular books list as of March 9, 2014; ebook only approved line 1511 of spreadsheet
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!
Option 3 - Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance - the main character Janie collects comic books (in fact she uses the excuse to organize her comic books, by second order heros) to get out of a date one night
Points This Post: 20 (the other 10 already claimed)
Points Total: 70
GR Author: 5
5.2 Go Book Set in Korea
The Korean Word For Butterfly | James Zerndt | 328 Pages | ★★★ | GR Author
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Points this Task: 5
Total Overall Points: 175
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 1
Goodreads Author Points Total: 9
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(0)
5.4- Boggle.A Case of Possession
SRC ebook verification line 15
CASE is on boggle board
15.5 Vincent From Gogh
Glitter by Diana DeRicci
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Tammy AZ's task: Well-Seasoned Books
Unacceptable Risk
Cassie 2nd oldest on shelf March 3rd
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt
Option 1
The Apothecary's Garden
Quilt block: Garden of Eden
Option 3
Soul Magic
#3 in Triad Series which, ironically, consists of 4 published books
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Spring Option 1
A Minor Inconvenience by Sarah Granger
SRC ebook verification line 49
Monopoly Option 3
Waves of Infinity
SRC ebook verification line 1644
Points this post: 5 + 15 + 20 + 30 + 30 = 100
Total Points: 100
15.1 Nowruz Day Option C:Title Starts with the Letter S |Spoil of War | Phoenix Sullivan | 289 Pages | ★★ | GR Author | E-Book Approved Line 1180
Option D:Red Shirt on the Cover |Falling for You | Julie Ortolon | 336 Pages | ★★★ |
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Points this Task: 15
Total Overall Points: 190
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 1
Goodreads Author Points Total: 10
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(0)
25.1 - Andy P's task: The 50 States of Monopoly Book 1: Virginia - VA - V.C. Andrews
Garden of Shadows | V.C. Andrews | 384 Pages | ★★★★
Book 2: Virginia - Old Dominion -- Dominion
Dominion | S.E. Lund | 324 Pages | ★★★★ | GR Author
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Total Points this Task: 25
Total Overall Points: 215
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 1
Goodreads Author Points Total: 11
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(0)
10.4 - A Token TaskA Horse with a Rider
Abby: Mail Order Bride | Verna Clay | 129 Pages | ★★★ | GR Author
E-Book Approved for Length on Line 76 of Spreadsheet
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Points this Task: 10
Total Overall Points: 225
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 1
Goodreads Author Points Total: 12
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(0)
Barbara AllenTask #20.4 MY Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
OPT 4... Read a book with a bird or birds on the cover
by Anne Rivers Siddons Egret or crane on the coverPoints this task 20
Total Points 110
GRA this post 0
Total GRA 1
Big book tickets this post 0
Total big book tickets 2
15.10 Goof Off!Nine's Legacy by Pittacus Lore
Ebook length approved in Post no 3332 on 10/03/2014
Points this post:15
Total points: 40
Tasks this post:3
Total tasks: 3
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads authors: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Stacey
10.10 Spring Showers
Ash
GLBT is a listed genre on the main page
**Malinda Lo is a Goodreads Author**
New points: 10
Total Points: 80
10.10 Spring Showers
Ash
GLBT is a listed genre on the main page
**Malinda Lo is a Goodreads Author**
New points: 10
Total Points: 80
AbigailTask 30.4: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime, Option 1:
Initials in SPRINGTIME, omitting middle: GM
Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed by Glennon Doyle Melton
**Glennon Doyle Melton is a GR author.
Monopoly, Option 3:
Free Parking
Looking for Alaska by John Green
**John Green is a GR author.
Optional: Tell us why you enjoyed this book:
I'm pretty sure that it's IMPOSSIBLE not to enjoy a John Green book. He has an incredible voice. He draws characters that are real and sympathetic and engaging. He makes you cry, but he also gives you something to hope for. This isn't as good as The Fault in Our Stars (which I recommend to anyone and everyone, unless you don't like books that make you cry), but I still gave it 5 stars.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 100 / 940
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
REPOST (again)Sorry for the DOUBLE mistake -- and for not including this with the previous post. Just saw the note in the problems list, and had not realized that my copy-and-paste didn't include the links. BLARGH.
Abigail
Task 30.3: Crazy Quilt
Option 4: Q is for Quilt
Read: The True Love Quilting Club by Lori Wilde
** Lori Wilde is a Goodreads Author.
Option 5: Seminole Patchwork
Read: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
From the Native American Fiction list, position #2.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 100 / 940
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Sheila5.3 - Candyland.
Undead and Unstable by MaryJanice Davidson25.2 - Elizabeth B's task: Nordic Noir
Book A:
Death of the Demon by Anne Holt - Noregian setting and author✔ (I read the hardback book but the paperback gives a better description here
Death of the Demon
AND
Option B-3:
Witness in Death by J.D. Robb(The word is Death)
I listened to the audiobook but here is the link to the mmpbk for book length Witness in Death
Total Points = 190
Lindy-Lanetask 5.6 stratego!
*read a book with genre spy, thriller:
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Points this post: 5
Total points: 65
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 5
Lindy-Lanetask 15.10 goof off!
*read a book of your choice:
Derailed by Neta Jackson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 80
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 6
Lindy-Lanetask 20.6 well seasoned books!
*read one of the 10 oldest tbr books of a gr friend:
A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber
*my gr friend is https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6...
**this is a GRA
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 7
Liora10.7 Sugar Shack
The Last Treasure by Janet S. Anderson (set in Smith Mills, New York)15.3 You Go Girl!
Option 2 (woman's name in the title and written by a woman)
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers(Goodreads Author)15.7 Mr. Monopoly's Mustache
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell20.4 Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option 4 (bird on the cover)
The Owl Keeper by Christine Brodien-Jones (Goodreads Author)Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 60
Goodreads Authors: 2
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Monopoly Money, Spring, and the SRC$10 – Yellow – Read a book where the cover shows a type of hat.
by Sebastian BarryTask total=20
Grand total=120
10.1 - Go to JailRead a book in which a main character is or was in jail, a detention center, a death camp, or imprisoned in some way.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn10.2 - Do Not Pass Go
Read a book that does NOT include the letters G or O in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan10.3 - Do Not Collect $200
Read a book with a page count that does NOT include the numbers 2 OR zero. Required: Include the page count when you post.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (page: 197)Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 30
Total points: 225/ 940
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Kimber5.3 Candyland
Singing Sand by David Chattaway
* 'and' in sand
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5.9 Gin Rummy
The Island by Jen Minkman
* cocktail - Long Island Iced Tea
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20.1 Chug-a...Chug-a...
Embrace by S.E. Hall
* #2 of trilogy
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David Chattaway is a GRA
Jen Minkman is a GRA
S.E. Minkman is a GRA
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Above tasks: 30 points
Tasks submitted to date: 6
GRA: 3
Total: 85 points
5.1 - So Many GamesWord: Game
The Billionaire Wins the Game by Melody Anne
***Melody Anne is a Goodreads Author.***
5.6 - Stratego
Military
Meagan's Marine by Lori Leger
***Lori Leger is a Goodreads Author.***
10.6 - Spring Showers
Christian by Andria Large
Approved for genre on post 31.
***Andria Large is a Goodreads Author.***
30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime Option 1:
When Girlfriends Step Up by Savannah Page
Book approved on ebook verification post 3325
***Savannah Page is a Goodreads Author.***
Monopoly Option 3: First time reading a book in this series! Needless to say, I will be reading the rest of them soon.
Nauti Intentions by Lora Leigh
Points this task: 50
Total points: 50 / 940
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
I completed:5.10 - Poker
by reading:
The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag.
9th being the number between two and ten.
Tasks Complete: 2
Total Points: 15
Big Books: 500+ (1) 750+ (0) 1000+ (0)
GR Authors: 0
Jayme VA10.4 - A Token Task
by Helen Fielding Goodreads author.This book has shoes on the cover.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
5.8 Go FishWhen Molly Was a Harvey Girl
"Molly" is a type of fish: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...
10.2 Do Not Pass Go
Beach Party by R. L. Stine
10.3 Do Not Collect $200
Final Sacrifice (Doctor Who
138pgs
10.9 Colorful Captions
The "burger" is gray and the "wuss" is light green
10.10 Take a Chance
Honey and Clover, Vol. 8
15.4 Wheeling and Dealing
Black Gold by Marguerite Henry
Gold in the title (B), Henry from the list of names (C)
15.8 Take Your Vitamins
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
The article "a" is in the title
15.9 Spring Into Action
Doctor Who: Fugitive
Purchased in October 2013
20.1 Choo-Choo!
Option 3 (middle of a series): Double Dexter
This book is the sixth in the series; there is another book after it
20.4 My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
Option 4 (bird on cover):
25.4 Mardi Gras Fun
Option 1 (gold cover):
Approved on the help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 4 (any book): Dreamland Lake
25.6 All the Colors of the Rainbow
Option 2 (romance genre, orange on cover):
The walls and the hair of the left-hand guy are orange. The genre was approved on the genre thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 4 (SF genre, green on cover):
The pipes are green. SF is the third genre on the page.
Total: 180 + 225 (from earlier) = 405pts
5.2 - Go. set in China The Painted Veil, W. Somerset Maugham
Points this task: 5
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 4
5.5 SCRABBLEAuth F &L initials in SCRAB B L E
The Sins of the Fathers ✔ – 12March14 by Lawrence Block
*** Lawrence Block is a Goodreads Author ***
This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 15 points
Good Reads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: ( ) 500 pg / ( ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Pat30.3 - Crazy Quilt
Option 4 : Q is for Quilt - Read a book with a Q in the book’s title, subtitle, or author’s name.
The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick ***Good Reads Author***Option 5 : Seminole Patchwork - Read a book from one of these lists: Native American Fiction, Native American Biography
Three Day Road by Joseph BoydenRequired: Name the list Native American Fiction and the book’s position number 50
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 30
Total Points : 80
Tasks Completed : 4
Books Read This Season : 8
Good Reads Authors : 2
Big Books : 500+ (1)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)
oma122930.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly
Springtime Option
Read a book written by an author whose initials (middle name or initial excluded) can be found in any order in the word SPRINGTIME.
Confessions of a Transformed Heart by Nancy Sheppard
Monopoly Option
FREE PARKING SPACE- Read a book of your choice and thoroughly enjoy it! Optional: Tell us why you enjoyed your book!
Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell
I enjoyed this book because I like to read historical fiction. The characters in this series are quite habit-forming!
Total Points: 90/940
Total Tasks: 4/55
Total GR Authors: (2)
Total Big Books: 500+( );759+( )
15.6 - World ChampsAll Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot
Book set in the United Kingdom
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
15.4 Wheeling and DealingOption 1
B Silver in the title
Silver River Romeo | Amelia Rose | 124 Pages | ★★★★ | GR Author
C Author named Elizabeth
Cancelled | Elizabeth Ann West | 222 Pages | ★★★ | GR Author
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Points this Task: 15
Total Overall Points: 240
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 2
Goodreads Author Points Total: 14
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(0)
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!Option B - Mindblind by Jennifer Roy March 12 248 p.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 5
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.5 Bigger is BetterNight Film
602 pages
BIG BOOK
Marisha Pessl
GOODREADS AUTHOR
This task 20 points
total points 40
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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5.2 Candyland
Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged
Word: "and"
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 10
Tasks Completed: 2
GR Author: 0
Big Books: 0