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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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M1NKS5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans - Read a book with a tree on the cover
POINTS
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 95
GR Author: 0
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 8
JESS PHILLY20.3 Best Review Task
For this one I chose option 2, Science and Magic, and read Red Rising by Pierce Brown, which has science fiction on the main page.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Nick KY5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons. I read By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño, set in Chile.
25.9 "Y"
Option 1. I read Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House by Valerie Plame Wilson which has 5 "Y"s in the subtitle.
Option 3. I read On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope, # 2 on the Banff Mountain Book Festival Award Listopia.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for On the Trail of Genghis Khan at 528 pages
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 145
Big Books So Far: 500+ (2)
Harm NL5.9 Muspelheim
I read Kastel Awan Burung Gereja by Takashi Matsuoka. This book is set in Japan.
Jonquil25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
Option 2: Nominated 2010
Winter's Bone
Daniel Woodrell
Paperback, 224 pages 3/16
Option 3: Name the actress-- 2014 Patricia Arquette
Patricia--nominee & author name
A Girl, a Guy, and a Ghost
Patricia Mason
Paperback, 308 pages 3/17
Points this post: 25
Total points: 385
Books posted: 29
Tasks complete: 24
Pages this post: 532
Total pages as of this post: 8435
Jonquil10.1 - Remarkable Women
Page 1 #83
Parlor Games
Maryka Biaggio
Paperback, 400 pages 3/17
Points this post: 10
Total points: 395
Books posted: 30
Tasks complete: 25
Pages this post: 400
Total pages as of this post: 8835
Cait S15.10- Would I Lie To You?
Read a book with LIE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
The Enemy by Charlie Higson
Lie found in the author's name, CharLIE Higson.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 145
Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Tasks Completed: 10
5.5 Jotunheim: The Home of the GiantsCover option: Apples on upper left
by Elizabeth Berg25.4 Hina's Task--The Evolution of Mythology to ....
1. Disney Animated movies:
Using The Secret World of Arietty (no. 15 on list)
The Secret History of Wonder WomanJill Lepore The Word is Secret.
2. Frozen
The Border Bride by Elizabeth English
The Border Bride by Elizabeth English.
Since I read it on Kindle, here is print version The Border Bride
today's total: 30
Grand total: 215
5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light ElvesGR rating at or above 3.50.
I read the kindle version of Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud.
The mmp is here: Disappointment With God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud.
Philip Yancey is a GRA for 1 ticket.
20.6 Signs of Spring
has three dandelion flowers - blossoms - on the front for Part A. It has 395 pages, all numbers found in the birth date for Part B.
Miralee Ferrell is a GRA for 1 ticket.
New points this post: 25
Total w/this post: 185
GRA tickets this post: 2
Total w/this post: 9
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 1
Total tasks completed: 12
Total books claimed: 16
Post: #676
Amy O. Task #25.3 Andy P.'s Task: Ragnarok
Book 1: Heart of Ice by Gregg Olsen
Author's initials can be found in the word RAGNAROK
**Gregg Olsen is a Goodreads author**
Book 2: Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill
TYR appears in the title of the book, letters in order left to right
This post: 25 points
Total to Date = 100 points
Total Goodreads Authors Tickets: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 6
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 10.2 Blah, Blah, Blah Day
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Qualifier: Book is over 400 pages at 531 pages
Claiming big book ticket for over 500 pages.
Points this task: 10
Points Total: 55
Tasks Completed: 4
GR Author: 3
Big Books: 1
Ana20.6 Seasoned Reader: Diane Whitney's Task: I Spy Spring with the letter B
by Bethany Griffin. It has an Umbrella and is 319 pages.***GoodReads Author***
Points this Post 20
Total Points 110
Tasks Completed 6
Books Read 6
Total Pages 1939
GoodReads Author 5
Big Book Tickets
Big Books-500+: 1
5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans - read a book with a tree on the cover. Required: Include the cover:
Chill of Fear by Kay Hooper
I read the translation into Estonian (Title: Jäine hirm)
Points: 5
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Total points: 15
Total GR Authors: 1
Total Big Books: (500+): -
Total Tasks Done: 3
Total Books Read: 3
HINA 10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You - Read a book with the genre "science fiction" on its main page.
Aramus by Eve Langlais.
Science Fiction ~35 Users on the main page genre.
**Eve Langlais is a goodreads author.**
Current post:
Points: 10
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 130
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Erin NY20.9 Option 1 - where you live. I live in CT, and the whole book takes place in CT.
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
* Huntley Fitzpatrick is a goodreads author
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 7
Tasks in progress: 3
Books Read: 11
Pages Read: 4,488
20.10 - Group ReadsWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
discussion post #16
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Laura E5.2 Vanaheim (9 letter word in title)
The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley
*The word is Firebrand fir/ebr/and
*This is a big book at 608 pages
Points: 5
Totals
Points: 15
GRA: 0
Big Book: 500 (2)
Laura ENiflheim (author with a pseudonym)
The Dark Half by Stephen King
*Stephen King also writes under the name of Richard Bachman
Richard Bachman (in the about the author description)
*Stephen King is a goodreads author.
Points: 5
Totals
Points: 20
GRA: 1
Big Books : 500 (2)
Post 515.9. Better Put on a Heavy Coat!
The Prose EddaPoints this post:15
Total: 85
Books read: 7
Tasks Done:5
Margaret L15.7: Pi Day: book that is #1 in a series
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
#1 in the "Neapolitan Novels" or "L'amica geniale" series.
20.9: Hel Hath Fury: Option 2: Book that is last published in a series
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
#3 (and final) in the Southern Reach trilogy
Points This Post: 15+20=35
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Julie P25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Option 1--The family business
Requirement: Genre of Supernatural on Main Book Page
The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead (Approved Task Help--Post 31)
*Richelle Mead is a Goodreads Author*
Option 3--Defender of the Hawthorne
Requirement: Author's Initials found in VALKYRIE
Hush by Karen Robards
Points this task: 25
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
Pages read: 1,011
Goodreads Author Tickets: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
EMurphy10.6 - Older Americans Month: Read a book by an American author who is currently 50 years or older
True to Form by Elizabeth Berg born 1948
This Task:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 0
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 10
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 0
BB Ticket: 0
CMFRUIN10.9 Over the Rainbow -- Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in ROY G BIV
I read The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey. His initials are R and Y.
[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 3
Completed Tasks: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
CMFRUIN5.10 Yggdrasil -- Read a book of your choice
Fables, Vol. 6: Homelands by Bill Willingham
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 4
Goodreads Authors: 1
Jen UT5.1 - Asgard, the Home of the Aesir
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 10
Total Books Read: 2
5.3 - Alfheim, the Home of the Light ElvesRifles for Watie
GR rating is 3.86, which meets the requirement of 3.50 or higher.
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14.0
10.2 - Blah, Blah, Blah Day
The Mill on the Floss
579 pages, which meets the requirement of > 400 pages.
Total points: 15
OHMYMY5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
Read a book with a Goodreads rating at or above 3.50.
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam by Ann Marie Fleming
*As of 3/18/15, this book is rated 3.57
POINTS
This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 2
Completed Tasks: 2
15.8 Women in WarAn Unmarked Grave: A Bess Crawford Mystery by Charles Todd, in which the main character, Bess, is a battlefield nurse in France, during World War I
Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
5.5 Young adult genreThe Queen of Attolia
20.9 Moderator's Pet
Option 2: Last in series
I listened to Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled, which is the last book in the Mrs. Pollifax series.
There is no mmp, the pb is here: Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled
New points this post: 25
Total w/this post: 210
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total w/this post: 9
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 1
Total tasks completed: 14
Total books claimed: 18
Post: #696
Kathy G.10.10 - The Odd Couple
Neil in the author's name
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Gaiman, Neil
AR Quiz No. 163516 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8.0
Link to paperback:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
****Claiming Goodreads Author for Neil Gaiman***
Total Points- 30
Total Tasks- 2
Goodreads Authors- 2
Big Books- 0
SCHATZIE25.5: NIKKI'S VIKING PILLAGE
BOOK 1:
Chosen by a Horse: How a Broken Horse Fixed a Broken Heart
--I did the audio. Here is the link to the pb version (no mmpb):
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
req'd: item = horse, pages = 256
BOOK 2:
Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist
--I did the audio. Here is the link to the pb version (no mmpb):
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
req'd: item = honey, pages = 288
256 + 288 = 544
Points this post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 325
GRA: 10
BB (500)- 0
BB (750)- 0
BB (1000)- 0
Mai15.3. Is it Live or is it Memorex?
Option A:
Book with 4 words in the title
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green *Goodreads author*
Option B:
Book first published between 1965 and 1979
Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 7
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
perletwo30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions - Book 1: Read a book written by a single author who uses at least 2 names (first and last name, first initial and last name or any other configuration). Spaces define separate names. Hyphenated names are counted as one name. All names count.
Half Bad by Sally Green
Book 2: Using the initials from the author of Book 1, read a book where the title (excluding subtitle) is comprised of words beginning with the letters of the author's initials- see the examples below. The beginning letters must be in the same order and frequency as the author's initials. All title word letters must appear in the initials. All words count including articles: "The" "A" etc.. Ampersands "&" should be treated as "A". Numbers should be treated as if written out- 3 = three = "T"; double digit numbers are hyphenated and treated as one word "33" = thirty-three = T. Roman numerals should be treated as numbers- VII = seven = "S".
Skin Game by Jim Butcher
I swear it is just coincidence that my Book 2 is the same as the one in the example given in the tasks posting. :D
Points this task: 30
Total points: 180
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 6
Cindy C.Task 10.8-The Vikings are Coming.
The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
Task 25.2-Schatzie's Task: Garden Quotes
Option 1: A flowers or flowers on the cover. There are flowers on top of the casket. This is not a reread.
Over Our Dead Bodies:: Undertakers Lift the Lid
Option 2: Main page genre Crime or Mystery. My book has both of those listed. This is not a reread.
End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Points this post: 35
Total points: 80
Total tasks: 5
GRA: 1
Big Books: (500+): 1
Mai5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
Book with 100-360 pages
Creative Writer's Workbook, The by Cathy Birch
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
10.10 - The Odd CoupleThe Bitter Sea by Simon Ball (NOT re-read)
Author = SIMON
20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
Option 4:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (NOT re-read)
Found on page 1 of Did-Not-Finish shelf
THIS POST:
Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
Books: 2
GRA Tickets: 0
BB Tickets: [500+:0][750+:0][1000+:0]
TOTAL THIS SEASON:
Points: 340
Tasks Completed: 22
Books: 29
GRA Tickets: 17
BB Tickets: [500+:1][750+:0][1000+:0]
Shiraloo5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
REQUIRED: Goodreads Rating of 4.29 as of Tuesday 17 March.
5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
Insatiable by Cari Quinn
REQUIRED: Book has 254 pages (between 100-360)
*Cari Quinn is a GRA*
25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking Pillage
Book 1 = Erasmus Hobart and the Golden Arrow by Andrew Fish
REQUIRED: Item stolen is Golden Arrow, page count is 196
Book 2 = The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht
REQUIRED: Item stolen is Tiger, page count is 336
Total page count = 196+336 = 532
*Andrew Fish is a GRA*
*Tea Obreht is a GRA*
CURRENT POST
Points: 35
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 155
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal TardisOption 1 Ancient World
Read a book written/composed during, set in or about the Ancient World, before 200 AD. I read Pompeii: City on Fire. This book was set in 79 AD. It was approved on the help thread.
Option 4 1700-1899
Read a book written during, set in or about the time period from 1700 through 1899. I read Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran She is a ***********GR Author ********** This book was set in 1850 and was approved on the help thread.
Points: 65
Books read: 5
tasks completed: 3
GR authors: 2
Big books: 1
pages read: 2392
LAUREN JODI30.5 Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Book 1 - Favorite Genre: Romance (27 users)
Fury of the Demon by Diana Rowland*
Book 2 - Least Favorite Genre: Science Fiction (28 users)
Canyons of Night by Jayne Castle*
*Goodreads Author
~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 75/1035
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 5/59
Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 0
25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking PillageBook 1 - The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson
Book 2 - Danielle Walker's Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes to Make Anytime by Danielle Walker
My Vikings pillaged the farm: goats and grain.
272 + 304 = 576 pages
Points: 110
20.1 - What's in a NameOption 4: Tyr - This book is on page 9 of the Did Not Finish list:
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Total points 75
Oma122920.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
I chose Option #3
Option 3: This Book, I Like It-- Another!
So choose a series you have already started and enjoyed, and read the next book in it
The Messenger by Daniel Silva
This book is not a reread for me.
Total Points-100/1060
Total Tasks Completed-9/60
Number of GR authors-(4)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
Lindy-Lanetask 20.3: marvel reference:
*opt #3 like it-another: read another book in a series you've started:
Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews
*this book is not a re-read for me. it is #2 in the series
Points this post: 20
Total points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 2
CYNBAXTERTask # 30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Book 1: Descent by Tim Johnston* - I love Thrillers and it is listed on the book’s main page. The book is 376 pages
Book 2: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard* - Romance is my least favorite genre and it is listed on the book’s main page. The book is 320 pgs
Tim Johnston is a Goodreads Author
Victoria Aveyard is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 115 points
GRA this post: 2
Total GRA to date: 5
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
Jonquil5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
tree on the cover
Kindle Edition, 326 pages 3/18
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
approved for length message 4452
Jeff Shelby
Points this post: 5
Total points: 400
Books posted: 31
Tasks complete: 26
Pages this post: 326
Total pages as of this post: 9161
Erin ATX15.7.Pi Day
The Destiny of Violet & Luke by Jessica Sorensen **GR Author*
This is #3 in the Coincidence Series
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 50
Total GR Authors: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
Total Big Books: 0
25.5 - A VIKING PILLAGE - Golden BuddhaWhile wandering the village I found a Golden Buddha to pillage. Approved in message 139 of the help thread.
This book has 527 pages to meet the 500 page minimum.
TOTAL POINTS - 180
Bluegrass Pam5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans - Read a book with a tree on the cover
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trailby Bill Bryson
** Bill Bryson is a Goodreads Author **
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 45
Tasks completed: 3
GR authors this post: 1
GR authors to date: 2
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20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 2: Read a book that is the last published book in a series OR the most recently published in a series
Cress by Marissa Meyer
POINTS
This Post: 20
Total Points: 140
Books Read: 10
Completed Tasks: 8