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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014 CT
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NIKKI10.3 - National Days
Book Set entirely in Australia (National Day 26th Jan)
In description in Goodreads it references ANU (Australian National University) and ACT (Australian Capital Territory)
Joe Cinque's Consolation, A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law
20.3 - Caroling Caroling
Carol Chosen - Joy to the WORLD
Book = 327 Pages
The WORLD According to Clarkson
Post Total - 30
Prev Total - 40
New Total - 70
Stephanie12710.9. Get to Know the Author
Carrie
Author is Stephen King, found on Page 1
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: DeploymentOption 3: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Book with Romance Genre - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Sarah J. Maas is a Goodreads Author
the book is not a reread for me
Points this post:20
Total points: 40
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks: 2
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Mai15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
Book with a word that begins with the letter "U"
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis 2. Read a book with the genre "utopia" or "dystopia" on its main page. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
I chose:The Road
3. Read a book the title or subtitle of which contains a word that matches exactly a word of 4 or more letters from the lyrics of Donovan's song Atlantis.
The word i chose is OCEAN.
I chose: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Current post:
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 65
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
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ChrisEverest25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Option 1.
Read a new-to-you book (not a reread) by an author that you have read before.
Bookplate Special
Read before
Murder is Binding (Booktown Mystery #1)
Bookmarked for Death (Booktown Mystery #2)
both by Lorna Barrett
Lorna Barrett is a GRA
Option 2. New book New Author.
The Archivist
Martha Cooley is NOT a GRA
trishhartuk10.6. Better Check that Gift Horse's Mouth!
Read a book with the main page genre "espionage" or "spy thriller." Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Etiquette & Espionage, Gail Carriger
Approved in Winter Genre Verification Thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read the Kindle version - MMPB reference edition:
Goodreads Author: Yes - Gail Carriger is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
Total Points this Challenge: 10
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 4
Total Points: 75
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (1). 750+ (0). 1,000 + (0)
20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaleed Hosseini (GRA)
Option 2: Found in the Best Feminist Fiction List on page 1, position 16
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 50
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets this post:
M1NKS25.5 - Lucky Number Twelve
B: Read a book by an author whose birthday is December 12
Master and Commander - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
D:
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 10.0
I was born in the year of the rabbit
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 130
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 9
15.5 California Dreamin'Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in California.
2nd Chance by James Patterson*James Patterson is a GoodReads Author
15.8 Under My Thumb
Read a book that has a human hand on the cover that shows a thumb.
The Paying Guests by Sarah WatersBig Book ticket - 576 pages
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Total Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
Reposting Post #579 to claim GRA Ticket20.7 - Option #3 Young Adult Fiction Nominee - 2014 - Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson
*Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket*
Points for this Post : 20
Total Points : 45
GRA Ticketsfor this post : 1
Total GRA Tickets : 1
Big Books Tickets for this post : 0
Total Big Books Tickets : 0
5.10 I selected Clio as muze and read this book De stille krachtpoints this task: 5
total points: 35
good reads authors: 1
big books: 0
Rijuta 15.6 - My Way
And Then One Day: A Memoir by Naseeruddin Shah
Points for this Post : 15
Total Points : 60
GRA Tickets this post : 0
Total GRA Tickets Points : 1
Big Books Tickets : 0
Total BB Tickets : 0
15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title or subtitle.
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
by
J.B. West
Points this task - 15
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Points to date -- 105
Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title or subtitle.
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
by
J.B. West
Points this task - 15
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Points to date -- 105
ChrisEverest15.4 - Ring in the New:bk published between 1.3.14-28.2.15 & #1 in a series
ONE book fits both categories
Aztec Gold
David Leadbeater is a GRA
(I couldn't remember whether I'd already listed this one - If its a duplicate - Mucho Apologosos)
Jonquil15.4 Ring in the New
Read ONE book published between March 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015 AND identified on GR as book #1 in a series.
as listed on author page (book's page is not clear on series status):
A Taste of Chardonnay (The Napa Wine Heiresses, #1)
Published October 1st 2014
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
A Taste of Chardonnay 12/17 196 pages
by Heather Heyford (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 425
Books posted: 33
Tasks complete: 23
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total goodreads authors: 19
HINA20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School -
Option 4: Nanny And The Professor by Donna Clayton.
MC is a professor in GR description.
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 310
Total Goodreads Authors: 17
Total Big Book Tickets:
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Kristen IA20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!
Read ONE book by an author whose name does NOT contain ANY of the letters in SLUMP.
Visions of Sugar Plums 12/9 (I listened to the audio CD version, but the paperback is 192 pages)
by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Books posted: 1
Tasks complete: 1
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 1
NicoleS15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
Read a book with a word that begins with the letter "U" in the title or subtitle.
Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 60
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets this post:
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Lindy-Lanetask 20.3: caroling:
*1 book [250+ pages]: title shares a 4+ letter word from fav christmas song "white christmas":
Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews 294 pages
*shared word is "christmas"
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 2
20.9 - STOP THAT SLUMP - Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich.30.5 - ATLANTIS
OPTION 1 - ATLANTIS - Heart of the Dragon.
OPTION 3 - TIME - A Time for Love
TOTAL POINTS - 145
5.4 - Erato
by Rachmania Arunita TOTAL POINT : 30
BOOKS READ : 3
GRA : 1
BIG BOOKS : -
Kristi CO5.10 - Who's Your Muse?
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
G. Willow Wilson is a goodreads author
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
Option 2, science fiction genre
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
Option 3, pink
by Amy PoehlerPoints this post: 45
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
5.5 - ThaliaTexts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg
Mallory Ortberg is a Goodreads Author
This Post
Points: 5
Goodreads Author this post: Yes
Big Books: No
Winter Totals
Total Points: 95
Total Tasks: 9
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Books: 0
JJBB5.2 Clio: history (military history)
Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General byBill O'Reilly
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Jasmiina F30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun:
I Rolled number 1: TITLE: Read 2 books that have the same word in the title/subtitle (a, an, the: are not allowed).
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
How to Marry a Finnish Girl by Phil Schwarzmann.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 90
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Task # 10.10 – New Blog for a New YearRead a book from the Williamsburg Library blog
American Wife ✔ – 18Dec14
Link: http://bfgb.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/...
I listened to the audio; here is the paperback: American Wife
+++ 640 pages – 1 BIG BOOK ticket +++
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 35 points
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of TasksBook A:
by Austin Kleon 12/17/2014I got this book free from my library.
Austin Kleon is a Goodreads author.
Book B:
by Tina Fey 12/18/2014The above is the audiobook version link. Here is the print version:
This book was found on page 1 of Mrs.soule's Goodreads five-star shelf. I rated it 4 stars.
Current post:
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Totals:
Total Points: 135
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Done: 6
Total Books Read: 10
Rachel NYC15.6 My Way
Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming
Points: 15
Total Points: 35
Total Tasks: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 0
>Andy P.Task # 5.2 - Clio
Read a book with the genre "History" or "Historical Fiction" on its main page
by Susan Elia MacNeal Historical Fiction on mp. (152 users)Points this post: 5
Total points: 105
Oma122925.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks
Book A: Read a free-for-this-challenge book – this can be a library book, a free ebook, a book you got as a gift, or a book you already owned before December 1, 2014.
The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall
REQUIRED:-This book is a re-read and it is a library book that I checked out prior to December 1, 2014.
Claiming Sandra Parshall as GR author
Book B: Read a book from my Goodreads five-star shelf.
Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
Re-reads, graphic novels, and children's books that otherwise meet SRC requirements are allowed for this task.
Total Points- 45/1045
Number of Tasks Completed 2/59
Number of GR authors-(2)
Number of Big Books- 500 pages () 750+pages (1)
TracyN15.3 Launch A Thousand Ships
One book option:
The Island by Victoria Hislop
1. Victoria is on the Roman list
2. Set in Crete, Greece
Points this post: 15
Total points: 210
15.10 - All I Want for Christmas is UWord beginning with U in the title - Us:
The Likes Of Us: Stories Of Five Decades by Stan Barstow
***Big Book***
I read the kindle edition but the paperback The Likes Of Us: Stories Of Five Decades has 697 pages.
Total points 15
Laura E20.1 January and Janus
option 2 (historical fiction as a main page genre)
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
The setting is 17th century Amsterdam.
Pts this post: 20
Totals
Points: 65
GRA: 2
Big books: 0
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School: Option 2 - Assigned Reading: pick a book from the Required Reading in High School list. REQUIRED: Include the page and position where the book can be found on the list when you post.
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
#35 on Page 1 of the Required Reading in High School List.
Task: 20
Total: 145
30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the FunRolled a 2
Author: Read 2 books by Kristen Ashley/same author
Raid | Kristen Ashley | 280 Pages | ♥♥♥ | GR Author
Deacon | Kristen Ashley | 332 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task
Points: 30
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: ★130/1045 ★
GR Authors: 10
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 1
Dobbs5.9 Urania
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
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Dobbs5.10 Who's Your Muse?
Skipping Towards Gomorrah
Dan Savage is a GoodReads Author!
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 10
Total GR Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets:
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Dobbs20.2 Feminism is for Everyone!
The Edible Woman
Margaret Atwood is a GoodReads Author!
This is #44 on the list and is found on page one.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30
Total GR Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
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Dobbs 25.1 New and Old
Opt. 3
Annihilation
Jeff Vandermeer is a GoodReads Author!
Opt. 4
Authority
Jeff Vandermeer is a GoodReads Author!
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 55
Total GR Authors: 4
Total Big Book Tickets:
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M1NKS20.9 - Stop That Slump! - read ONE book by an author whose name does NOT contain ANY of the letters in SLUMP.
Lady of Quality - Georgette Heyer
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 150
GR Author: 2
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 10
10.10. A New Blog for a New YearBook has been Reviewed on Blog: Click Here for Blog Link
A Place Of Greater Safety | Hilary Mantel | 872 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ |Big Book Ticket 750+ Pages
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task
Points: 10
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 1 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: ★140/1045 ★
GR Authors: 10
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 1 (1000+): 1
10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time. Random Number 35 2015-35=1980
Book Published in 1980
April of Enchantment | Jennifer Blake | 164 Pages | ♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task
Points: 10
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: ★150/1045 ★
GR Authors: 11
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 1 (1000+): 1
MEGSCL5.10 – Who's Your Muse?
The Pearl
This is my one book between 80-99 pages
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1: Far Abroad Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Set in North America (USA) and Europe (Wales). I live in Australia. Not a reread for me!
New Points this Post: 25
New Tickets this post: 0
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 65
Tasks: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 2
Books: 7
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY25.6 Pamela3265's task: Let It Snow!
Option A – “Let it snow”: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the song title “LET IT SNOW”
Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
Laini Taylor :: LET IT SNOW
Laini Taylor is a **Goodreads Author**
Option C – “As long as you love me so…”: Read a book with Romance listed as a genre on the book’s main page.
Touch by Natalia Jaster
Romance Genre verified in message #11 and noted in message #2 of the help thread as approved.
ebook verification: approved for length.
Natalia Jaster is a **Goodreads Author**
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 190/1045
Books Read: 17
Completed Tasks: 15/59
Pages Read: 4846
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Teresa Jo15.1 Returns and Exchanges
Book 1: Book that inspired choice, found on list 11/27/14:
Secrets by Jude Deveraux; Same Author
Read: Wild Orchids by Jude Deveraux
Book 2: Book that inspired choice, found on list 11/27/14:
Cat on the Edge by Shirley Rousseau Murphy; Readers Also Enjoyed
Read: The Big Kitty by Claire Donally
This Post
Points: 15
Goodreads Author: No
Big Books: No
Winter Totals
Total Points: 340 / 1045 (32.53%)
Total Goodreads Authors: 19
Total Big Books: 1
perletwo*REPOST*
30.8 -- Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle - Choose TWO different options below and read TWO books. Books should be at least 250 pages each.
Option 2 :: RED ALL OVER :: World AIDS Day is December 1st, and AIDS is the reason my Uncle is no longer with us. To remember all of all those who have died from or currently live with AIDS/HIV, read a book that has a cover that is at least 75% red.
King DorkOption 6 :: AS YOU WISH :: One of the last things that I watched with my Uncle was the movie The Princess Bride. It was one of his favorites as well as mine. Read a book in which royalty (defined for this task as: prince, queen, king, or princess) or pirates (or both!) play a significant role. This should be clear in the book’s main page description and/or in reviews on the main page.
Summer Knight - In which professional wizard Harry Dresden has no choice but to take on the Winter Queen of Faerie as a client, to settle a dispute with the Summer Queen that could lead to war. (It's on the GR page, but only if you click *more* on the summary, so.)
Points this task: 30
Total points: 30
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 1
5.8 - Terpsichore: Terpsichore was the muse of dance. Read a book that features dancers. The connection must be obvious in the Goodreads description of the book.On Pointe by Lorie Anne Glover (***Goodreads Author***)
Goodreads description: "For as long as she can remember, Clare and her family have had a dream: Someday Clare will be a dancer in City Ballet Company. For ten long years Clare has been taking ballet lessons, watching what she eats, giving up friends and a social life, and practicing until her feet bleed -- all for the sake of that dream."
Task: 5
Total: 150
GRA Tickets: 4
5.10 - Who's Your Muse?Read a book of your choice
The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey
Points: 5
Total Points: 5
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Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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Total Points: 25
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
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