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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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Spring 2015 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE POSTS
10.4 - May the Fourth Be With YouThe Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women edited by Alex Dally MacFarlane
*Alex Dally MacFarlane is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*
512 pages
*claiming one BB ticket*
15.10. Would I Lie to You?
My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey
Alyxandra Harvey is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood Feelings
Ender's Shadow
I used Adult Fiction with a Child Protagonist list. The book is on page 1, #48.
Points this post: 45
Points total: 490/1035
GRA total: 16
BB total: 7
Tasks completed: 32/59
Books read: 42
Delicious Dee10.1 - Remarkable Women
Innocent Traitor - found on pg1 of the list - #7
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 920
Goodreads Authors: 56
perletwo10.10 - The Odd Couple - Read a book that contains Neil, Simon, Oscar, or Felix in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Points this task: 10
Total points: 770
Books read: 56
Tasks completed: 40
20.4 End of an Era - Opt 2 - 3 word title with 2 words starting with same letter
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes (GR author)
20.10 Group Reads
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (GR author)
Posted in group thread #45 on 5/30/15
25.1 Aunt Tattins Challenge - both books approved in post #14 and are new to me
Book 1: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Pub 2012 - 226 pgs
Book 2: Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare (GR author)
Pub 2014 - 374 pgs
226 + 374 = 600 pgs
50.1 3,2,1 Go
Bk 1 - book with 1 word title
Euphoria by Lily King (GR author) - 256 pgs
Bk 2 - 2nd book in series
Notorious Pleasures (Maiden Lane #2) by Elizabeth Hoyt (GR author) - 371 pgs
Bk 3 - 3 repeating letters in author's name - 3 'S's and 3 'A's
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley (GR author) - 352 pgs
Total pts/post: 115
Total Pts/challenge: 400
GR authors: 6 (JoJo Moyes, Susan Cain, Tessa Dare, Lily King, Elizabeth Hoyt, Susanna Kearsley)
15.7.Pi DayIn honor of Pi Day (3/14), read a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford - Radlett & Montdore #1
Points this post: 15
Points total: 195
Tasks completed: 10
GRA total: 3
BB totals: 2 - 500+(2) 750+() 1000+()
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY30.7 Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
REQUIRED: Last season I read The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil #1) -- Soman Chainani who was new to me.
Shelf: Soman Chainani is found on the shelf [CAN - CHD] Also on that shelf and new to me: Joelle Charbonneau
Selection: The Testing (The Testing #1) -- Joelle Charbonneau
I read the kindle edition, the PB has 384 pages.
AND
REQUIRED: Last season I read Every Other Day -- Jennifer Lynn Barnes who was new to me.
Shelf: Jennifer Lynn Barnes is found on the shelf [BAL - BEK] Also on that shelf and new to me: Amy A. Bartol
Selection: Under Different Stars (Kricket #1) -- Amy A. Bartol
I listened to the audio, the PB has 316 pages.
Amy A. Bartol is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1000/1035
Books Read: 78
Completed Tasks: 57/59
Pages Read: 26767
Goodreads Authors: 53
Big Books: [500+: 8] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]]
EMurphy30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: I Love My Library!
1: Veronica Roth (new to me) inspired Nora Roberts (new to me) found on shelf ROB-RUA
Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts
2: Elizabeth Strout (new to me) inspired Donna Tartt (new to me) found on shelf STO-THN
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
**The Goldfinch is a Big Book Ticket +750 (771 pages)
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GR Author: 0
BB Ticket +750: 1
Total:
Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 10
GR Author: 3
BB Tickets: +500: 1
+750: 1
Amy FL50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
1. Found
2. Kiss Me, Kill Me (#2 in series)
3. The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer (E - olEn stEinhauEr)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 475
Delicious Dee15.8 Women in War
Missing in Action - she is a nurse working at a combat hospital, as well as making flights to pick up wounded soldiers- at one stage she is in a direct combat situation
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 935
Goodreads Authors: 56
Delicious Dee25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
Option 1 - Awaken Me Darkly - Gena Showalter (GR Author) - Y in DarklY
Option 3 - After the Fire - found on the Firefighters list at #23 on the list
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 960
Goodreads Authors: 57
5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the VanirI Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak*GRA
the 9 letter word is messenger.
5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy
Nelson*GRA
Young Adult genre is on the main page.
15.3 Is it Live or is it Memorex?
Option l.
A. James Herriot's Cat Stories by James Herriot
B. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Published 1970
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
Read a book with a Goodreads rating at or above 3.50:
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
Rated 3.89 on May 30, 2015
5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
Read a book with the genre Young Adult on its main page:
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
10.6 - Older Americans Month
Read a book written by an American author who is currently 50 years old or older:
The Black Count by Tom Reiss
Tom Reiss was born in New York City in 1964
This post: 20
Total this season: 85
Julia10330.7 Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
Book 1: The Prince's Man by Deborah Jay.
In the last challenge I read Tales Of The Lavender Menace: A Memoir Of Liberation by Karla Jay (both in IAG-JGZ)
Deborah Jay is a Goodreads Author
Book 2: A Death in Catte Street by Tim Shaw (approved for length in post 4648 of the eBook Verification thread)
In the last challenge I read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (both in SAY-SHD)
Deborah Jay and Tim Shaw were new to me.
Karla Jay and Mary Ann Shaffer were new to me in the last challenge.
Post Total: 30 points, 1 GRA
Challenge total points: 695
Total GRA: 13
Total BB tickets: 3
CathyG5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
Read a book with a Goodreads rating at or above 3.50.
Still the One by Jill Shalvis
4.11 on 5/29/15
Goodreads Author
5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
Read a book with 100-360 pages (at least 100, but not over 360 pages)
Unwrapped by Melody Grace
Goodreads Author
Approved post #4673
5.8 Niflheim, the Home of the Dead
Read a book by an author who also writes other books concealed under another name or pseudonym.
Once and Always by Julia Harper (Elizabeth Hoyt)
Goodreads Author
5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons.
Read a book set (at least 50%) in a country found in the Ring of Fire: California
Seduced by Magic by Cheyenne McCray
Goodreads Author
5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Stolen Kisses by Paige Powers
Approved post # 4619
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book One, by a male author, #1 in a series
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Goodreads Author
new-to-me, first published 2011, 374 pages
Book Two: by a female author, not first book or #1: new-to-me, first published 2009
Hired for the Boss's Bedroom by Cathy Williams 2009 187pp
Both books are new-to-me Years published:2011 2009
30.6 Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!
B: In the Northern hemisphere, days will be getting longer after the equinox. Read a book with at least 500 pages.
The Shadows by J.R. Ward
Goodreads Author/ Big Book
D. Read a book from this list of Feel Good Books. REQUIRED: State the ranking of the book you’ve chosen.
#65 Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
For this task you will read TWO BOOKS by TWO AUTHORS WHO ARE NEW TO YOU
1. Select 2 authors you read for the first time last season during SRC
Andrews and Ogawa were new to me in the last season of SRC
2. For each author, select a work of FICTION by a single new-to-you author whose last name falls within the range of the provided library shelves.
AAA-ANF Andrews/Alexx Andria A Christmas Promise (Billionaire romance)
Approved post #4673
OCO-PAQ Ogawa/Mallory Ortberg Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters
Goodreads Author
Andrews/Andria and Ogawa/Ortberg are all new to me authors
Points this post: 110
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 48
Goodreads Authors: 34
Big Books: 500= 1,750=0, 1000=0
Task 20.7 - Relive Childhood FeelingsRead a book found on this shelf list Child Narrator or on the listopia Adult Fiction with a Child Protagonist
Required: State which list you used and the page or page and number of your book on the list.
List used: Child Narrator
Page Number: 1 (on May 28, 2015)
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce #6) (2014) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 315 pages)
**Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author.**
640 + 20 = 660
Tasks Completed: 35
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 640 + 20 = 660
Books read: 53
Pages read: 16,208
Read but not claimed: 0
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
15.7 Pi DayRed Queen by Victoria Aveyard*GRA
(series #1)
20.1 Julia103's Task: What's in a Name?
Option 2
Autumn Falls by Bella THORne
20.3 Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel Reference
Option 2: Science and Magic
The Martian by Andy Weir*GRA
(Sci-fi)
20.4 Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era
Option 2
The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
20.5 ChrisEverest's Task - Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1
29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life by Cami WalkER*GRA
This author is new to me.
Points this post: 95
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors 5
babbling c5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Be eager to read and read a book of your choice.
The Diva Haunts the House - kindle - The Diva Haunts the House - paperback 287 pgs. by Krista Davis
Krista Davis is a GRA
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books:
Total This Season
Points: 200
Completed Tasks: 12
Good Read Authors: 11
Big Books:
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Pages read this season: 4,955
Books read this season: 15
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)
20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an EraOption Three: So Many Hours!
Read a book whose author’s first and last name initials are in the word VOLUNTEER. Middle initials can be ignored, letters can only be used as often as they appear (E used twice, the rest once).
The Pucelle Connection by Estelle Ryan
voluntEeR
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 8
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 17
15.10 Woulod I Lie to You?ALIEnated by Melissa Landers*GRA
20.8 MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 1
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr*GRA
1 Big Book Ticket claimed for 531 pages
I live in Idaho and the author lives in Boise, Idaho.
20.9 Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 2
Invaded by Melissa Landers*GRA
series #2 - most recently published book in series
20.10 Group Reads
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green*GRA
Post #51 on discussion thread
Points this post: 75
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
25.3 - Andy P's Task: RagnarokBook 1: Aunt Dimity and the Summer King by Nancy Atherton April 25
AND
Book 2: At Home on the Range by Margaret Yardley Potter May 30 (Thor)
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 300
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 24
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Queenbee Darlene50.1 Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
1) book with 1 word title (ignore subtitle and series titles): Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
2) Book #2 in series: The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad #2) by Tana French (GRA)
The Likeness
3) Book written by author with a letter that appears only 3 times in name: The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport
3 P's in Rappaport
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
This post: 50 points
Total Points: 320
GRA: 14
REPOST25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Both books are new to me
Book 1: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini April 25 (First published 2002, 371 p.)
AND
Book 2: The Common Core Reading Book, Grades 6-8: Lessons for Increasingly Complex Literature, Informational Texts, and Content-Area Reading by Gretchen Owocki May 29 (First published 2014, 232 p.)
THIS BOOK WAS PREVIOUSLY USED IN POST 3269 FOR BOOK 2 OF TASK 25.3. I will repost 25.3 with a different book for book 2.
371 + 232 = 603 > 500
Khaled Hosseini is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 255
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 18
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 25.12 Elizabeth B's Task: Independence Day
Option A: read a book with the genre War
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
Qualifier: Genre: War
Option D: read a book with one of these three words: freedom, or, death in the title or subtitle.
Death and the Courtesan by Pamela Christie
Qualifier: Death in the title.
Claiming GRA for Jojo Moyes
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 480
Tasks Completed: 25
GR Author: 20
Big Books: 1
15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown Book 1: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn April 30
AND
Book 2: God's Equation: Einstein, Relativity, and the Expanding Universe by Amir D. Aczel May 30
Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 315
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total Books Read: 26
Total Goodreads Authors: 14
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Mod
15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book. AND
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
book one read I Am Princess X by by Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author) AESIR
book two read The Kidney Hypothetical: Or How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Daysby Lisa Yee (GRA) VAnir
total points this post 15
total points 400
25.2 Schatzie's Task: Garden QuotesOption 2
Dirt by Stuart Woods
Mystery is on the main page.
This book is not a reread.
Option 4
The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
Sci-fi genre
This book is not a reread
25.10 Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
Option 1 Shorts
The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing
133 pages
Option 3 Supporting Actress
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
Actress - Anne Hathaway
30.4 Sandy's Task: Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas
Book 1
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins*GRA
Favorite genre - Suspense
Book 2
Running Barefoot by Amy Harmon*GRA
Least favorite genre - Romance
Points this post: 80
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 11
30.4Book 1 - Recommended by romance
Me Before You
Book 2 - 1 friend recommended it on 3/5/2015
Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn
GRA
Total points: 150
BB 1
GRA 2
Coralie20.6 I Spy Spring with the letter B
Book with a bird on the cover and page number in 0/07/1965
1006 pagesThis post 20 points
Total 860 points
That is it for me for the season. Thank you to all the moderators for all their hard work. Congratulations to those who finished and to those who achieved their personal goals
30.7 Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!l. MUR-OCN shelf
Last season - Jim Murphy (author was new to me in Dec-Feb)
This season - Us by David Nicholls
This author is new to me
2. PLA-QUH shelf
Last season - Charles Portis (author was new to me in Dec-Feb)
This season - The Dress Shop of Dreams by Menna van Praag*GRA
This author is new to me
Points this post: 30
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book tickests: 1
5.7 NidavellirI read Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald -- 247 pages
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
Claiming a GRA ticket for Laura Marx Fitzgerald
5.10 Yggrdasil
I read The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen - MG+ IL designation
10.4 May the Fourth Be With You
I read Reamde by Neal Stephenson - Science Fiction on main page
Claiming a GRA ticket for Neal Stephenson
Claiming 3 Big Book Tickets for Reamde at 1044 pages
20.8 Nickels and Dimes
I chose option 2 and read Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? by Pasi Sahlberg - I am an educator and this is a book about education.
New Total: 435
MEGSCL 15.5. International Women's Day
Read a book that won or was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize/Orange Prize.
Won the Orange Prize in 2001. The Idea of Perfection
20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era
Option One: Tutor Time. Read a book with exactly two people on the cover.
25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
OPTION 1: Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.
*John Green is a GRA
OPTION 4: Read a book with the main page genre of Science Fiction.
A Thousand Pieces of You
*Claudia Gray is a GRA
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 550
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets: 12
Louise B15.3 Is it Live or is it Memorex
I chose option 2: a book that has 4 words in the title and was published between 1965 & 1979
Let Sleeping Vets Lie by James Herriot
Required: 4 words in title, first published 1973
20.9 Moderator's Pet: Kait's Task: Hell Hath Fury
I chose option 2: most recently published book in a series
Vertigo 42 by Martha Grimes
This is the most recent book in the Richart Jury series.
Martha Grimes is a goodreads author.
25.8 Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
I chose option 2, and did this option twice: both the books I read have "war" as a stand alone main page genre.
Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle - 629 pages, 1 BB ticket
If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story by George Wilson
25.10 Sirena's Task: Ready for their Close-up
I chose options 2 and 4
Option 2: adapted screenplay
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Nominated in 2007.
Option 4: Song Author's initials can be found in Selma + Glory
The Dirty Duck by Martha Grimes
selMa and Glory
Martha Grimes is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 85
Total points to date: 535
Tasks completed to date:26
GRA this post: 2
GRA to date: 17
BB (+500 pages) this post: 1
BB to date: 3
Readerboard name JAIR5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
Nine letter word in title
Miramont's Ghost by Elizabeth Hall GRA -- (Miramonts)
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5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
GR rating above 3.50
Don't Let Me Go by Catherine Ryan Hyde GRA -- (rating 4.11)
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5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
YA on main page
Everlost by Neal Shusterman GRA -- (YA genre)
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5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
Read a book with 100-360 pages
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott GRA -- (170 pages)
**Goodreads Authors
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Points this post:20
Total Points:100
Total Books Read:9
Tasks Completed:4
Total Tasks Completed:6
Goodreads Authors:4
Total Goodreads Authors:6
Big Book:0
Total Big Book:1
Louise B30.3 Teri-K's task: Your own personal tardis
I chose options 1 and 3
Option 1: A book set in the ancient world
A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii by Stephanie Dray and others.
I read the kindle edition. The paperback can be found here:A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii
Stephanie Dray is a goodreads author.
Pompeii was buried in 79 AD. Here is a link to that info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii
Option 3: A book set in 1200-1699
The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas. This novel was set in 1539, as indicated on book main page.
Elizabeth Loupas is a goodreads author.
30.5 Angel Book Junkie's task: you either like it or you don't
Option 1: Favourite Genre - Historical Fiction
The Siege Winter by Ariana Franklin: 340 pages
Option 2: Least Favourite Genre - Self-Help
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works by Dan Harris: 256 pages
The books for both options exceed 250 pages.
30.6 Happy's Task: Happy Equinox
I chose options A and D
Option A: A collection of short stories
Dear Mr. Holmes: Seven Holmes On The Range Mysteries by Steve Hockensmith
I read the kindle edition. The paperback can be found here: Dear Mr. Holmes: Seven Holmes on the Range Mysteries
Steve Hockensmith is a goodreads author.
Option D: A book from the list of Feel Good Books
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
This book is ranked #39 on the list.
Points this post: 90
Total points to date: 625
Tasks completed to date:29
GRA this post: 3
GRA to date: 20
BB (+500 pages) this post: 0
BB to date: 3
Louise B15.7 Pi Day
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters: this is the third book in the Amelia Peabody series
15.9 Better Put on a Heavy Coat
The Copenhagen Connection by Elizabeth Peters. I read the kindle edition. The mmpb can be found here: The Copenhagen Connection. Novel takes place in Denmark.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 655
Tasks completed to date:31
GRA this post: 0
GRA to date: 20
BB (+500 pages) this post: 0
BB to date: 3
ASHLEY OZ20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
POINTS
This Post: 20
Total Points: 730
Books Read: 54
Completed Tasks: 37
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
I chose Options 3 and 4.
Option 3: I read
by Geraldine Brooks. It is set in 1665/1666 (1666 is the year noted in the GR description).**Geraldine Brooks is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Option 4: I read
by Stephanie Laurens. It is set in December 1837 (noted in the GR description).**Stephanie Laurens is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**
Previous point total: 580
New points this post: 30
Total points: 610
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 36
GRA tickets this post: 2
Total GRA: 20
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
VAL TX50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
1. Read a book with a one-word title
Carrie by Stephen King
Stephen King is GR Author
2. Read a book that is number 2, 12, or 22 in a series.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (#2 in series)
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14.0
3. Read a book written by an author with a letter that appears 3, and only 3, times in his/her name as it appears on Goodreads.
The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (3 E's and 3 A's)
This post:
Points - 50
GR Authors - 1
Total:
Points - 240
GR Authors - 3
LAUREN JODI25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y"
Option 1: “Y” in the Title
Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath*
Y in WhiskeY
Option 3: Firefighters Listopia
Burning Up by Anne Marsh*
#41 on the Firefighters Listopia
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 700/1035
Total Books Read: 57
Tasks Completed: 40/59
Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 46
Big Books: 0
Delicious Dee10.5 - Cinco de Mayo
Prayers for the Stolen - Jennifer Clement (GR Author) - the book description mentions being set in Mexico
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 970
Goodreads Authors: 58
LOULOU5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the home of the humans
Read a book with a tree on the cover.
by Kate SaundersAR Bookfind UK info: IL: MY - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9.0
50.1 1-2-3 Go!
Book 1. A book with a one-word title.
Redshirts by John Scalzi
John Scalzi is a GR AUTHOR and I am claiming one GRA ticket. It has 320 pages.
Book 2. A book that is #2 in a series.
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
This is #2 in the Great Plains Trilogy as identified in the brackets on the book's main page. It has 417 pages.
Book 3. A book written by an author with a letter which appears exactly three times in his or her name.
How To Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
sAmAnthA Ellis--the letter A appears exactly three times.
Samantha Ellis is a GOODREADS AUTHOR and I am claiming ONE GRA ticket. This book has 272 pages.
This post:
Points: 55
GRA: 2
BB tickets: 0
Tasks complete: 2
In total:
Points: 310
GRA: 8
BB tickets: 0
Tasks complete: 18
15.5. International Women's Day Read a book that won or was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize/Orange Prize, the Orange Prize for New Writers, or the Stella Prize, awards for fiction written by women. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
Task: 15
Total: 1035
GRA: 1
Finished the challenge!
Kristi CO5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves
Parnassus On Wheels by Christopher Morley, 142 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0
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MELANIE CTASK NAME: 30.7 Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
Pall in the Family by Dawn Eastman
Qualifier: Last season I read a book by Carey Elwes (DUM-ERM), author was new for me Dec-Feb and Dawn Eastman is new to me.
Book 2:
Entanglement of Fate by Chris Brookes
Qualifier: Eli Brown (BRO-BUB) author was new for me Dec-Feb and Chris Brooks is a new author to me.
Claiming GRA for Chris Brookes and Dawn Eastman
Points this task: 30
Points Total: 510
Tasks Completed: 26
GR Author: 22
Big Books: 1
etwatson50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
1. Read a book with a one-word title.
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
2. Read a book that
b) has a page count ending in 2.
The Next Always by Nora Roberts
This book has 352 pages.
3. Read a book written by an author with a letter that appears 3, and only 3, times in his/her name as it appears on Goodreads.
The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
Reguired: when you post, identify the triple letter.
The letter I appears three times in the author's name.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 130
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons
REQUIRED: Read a book set (at least 50%) in a country found in the Ring of Fire: Set entirely in Alaska
Selection: The Snow Child -- Eowyn Ivey
Eowyn Ivey is a **GRA**
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This Post: 5
Total Points: 1005/1035
Books Read: 79
Completed Tasks: 58/59
Pages Read: 27157
Goodreads Authors: 54
Big Books: [500+: 8] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]]
Sarah E20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People Out
Option 1: Midwife in the title
Letters to the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 415
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25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book One: Read a book written by a man* that was either the debut published work by the author or the first in a series written by the author.
The Dante Club
*New book to me
*First published in 2003
*Page count 380
Matthew Pearl is a Goodreads author
Book Two: Read a book written by a woman* that is NEITHER the debut published work by the author NOR the first book in a series.
The Plain Sense of Things
*New book to me
*First published in 2008
*Page count 248
Points this task: 25
Goodreads author tickets: 1
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Cumulative Points
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+ 1
Goodreads authors: 12