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WINTER CHALLENGE 2010-2011: ASIA
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Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)
25.4 IMBOLCa) book about Celtic Mythology Key of Light by Nora Roberts
b) book with "fire" on cover or in title Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 41
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
25.5 - SRC TEA CEREMONYA) I chose #2 - read a mystery
206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
B) read a book with "tea" in the title
Stealing Athena by Karen Essex (Goodreads author)
30.1 - THE B&W TASK
A) read a book with "black" in the title, subtitle, or author's name
Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell
B) read a book with "white" in the title, subtitle, or author's name
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Jane Gilman
Points this post - 55
Total points - 610
Goodreads Authors this post - 1
Total Goodreads Authors - 7
30.7 -- Emily Kate's task -- Forever YoungFor this task you must read 2 or more YA books totaling at least 800 pages. For the purposes of this task YA is defined as having an adolescent or young adult (aged 13-21) as the protagonist and NOT just something on the high school reading list. Of your selected books, 1 must be a stand-alone book (NOT part of a series) and 1 must be part of a series (even if it is the only book written in the series so far).
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver -- standalone, fantasy, 470 pages
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld -- series, dystopian, 430 pages
Lauren Oliver is a GoodReads Author.
This Post: 30
Total Points: 545
Tasks Completed: 34
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1)
10.1- Birthday WishesI read Coraline by Neil Gaiman - this book was is a 5* read on Stacey's shelf.
*Neil Gaiman is a GR Author*
Previous Points- 585
Points for this task- 10
Total Points- 595
Goodreads Authors- 13
Mod
I read Wish You Well by David Baldacci. David Baldacci was born and raised right here in Richmond, VA and this book is set in the mountains of SW Virginia.
This book is the All Henrico (County) Reads book for 2011, and Baldacci will be speaking here at the library in April. I've heard he's a really good speaker, so that should be fun!
Total points: 680
BJ Rose2 new tasks
20.4 Author! Author! Tani's task- Game On!
I rolled a 2, so I read a fantasy book:
Superior Saturday by Garth Nix
30.9 -- Coralie's task - Happy 80th Birthday!
A. A book first published in the 1930's.
A Blunt Instrument by Georgette Heyer was published in 1938
B. A book you believe a mother would enjoy.
The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer
Total Points = 595
Tasks Completed = 34
Total Pages = 14,933
GoodReads Authors = 9
1 new task15.9 Warm Up
The Southern Author I chose was Pat Conroy.
Total Points: 85
Kathy G.15.7 The Book is Always Better .....
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
*** #269 on "Book is Better Than the Movie" List. ***
Total Points- 150
Total Tasks- 10
Total Goodreads Authors- 2
Total Big Books- 0
Congrats DLMRose - great job!10.3 To Your Health
Your Body Believes Every Word You Say: The Language of the Body/Mind Connection by Barbara Hoberman Levine
25.4 IMBOLC
A. Celtic Mythology - The Book of Merlyn by T. H. White
B. Candle - cover or title -
The Christmas Candle by Max Lucado30.9 80th Birthday
A. Published in 1930's - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, published 1939
B. Mother would like - Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber
Mom loved angels and Debbie Macomber as an author - so this book would have been a winner for her
Grapes of Wrath is 581 pages and qualifies for a Big Book Ticket
Points this post: 65
Total Points =665
Total Tasks = 41
Total Books = 55
Total Pages = 14,988
Michelle WI25.2 Thank You Moderators
I used Sandy's 2010 book list for this task
A. Ape House by Sara Gruen - 3 stars
B. Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman - 4 stars
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 290
20.5 Bigger is Better, and Larger than Lifei read Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa. absolutely amazing woman, that dr. fossey. she was bold and brazen and fearless and a true hero of mine.
Books Read: 48/ 77
Points Completed: 690/975
Tasks Completed: 29/56
I have completed task #15.5 “Never get involved in a land war in Asia…” by reading...Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans by Wallace Terry
Total Points = 55
30.5 The Old '10/The New '11A. For the "old" book with a familiar author, I read Faithful Place by Tana French.
B. For the "new" book with a new-to-me author, I read The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (Goodreads Author).
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 180
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Katie OH Task 10.4 Auld Lang Syne
Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Diane15.5. “Never get involved in a land war in Asia…”
Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) about an Asian war - The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.
50.1- Melanie's task: LAND AMONG THE STARS:
A. Read a book with a star or moon on the cover -
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.B. Constellations Roll a Die and see in which constellation you land. (Rolled a "5"):
5. Leo: Read a book featuring an animal on the cover or playing an important role in the plot -
by R.L. Stine.C. Stars There are many forms of stars, so roll the die again, and find out which of my favorite stars you land on (Rolled a "1"):
1. Matthew Macfadyen as... Mr Darcy: Read a classic chosen from the first 10 pages of the following list:Popular Classics Books:
by Bram Stoker. My copy had 528 pages, so I will claim a Big Book Ticket for 500 pages..Total Points: 785/975
Tasks Completed: 45/56
Tasks in Progress: 3
Books Read: 65
Goodreads Authors: 5 (Neil Gaiman, James Patterson, Jennifer Weiner, Jackson Pearce, Rebecca Wells)
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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Readerboard Name: Lindy-LaneGoal Points for Winter Tasks= 200
Points for this task = 25
Total points achieved to date = 75
# of books read = 6
# of pages read= 2185
# of tasks completed = 4
tasks last updated = 2.5
Task 25.3 Christine US's: Reflections on 2010!
book A: reflect on a positive memory from 2010:
My "babygirl" pug "Miss Lucy" never fails to make me smile; with that in mind I decided to read a humourous book with a pet theme thread running through it. I read Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline. (finished 12.4)pages 320
book B: read a book by an author that you read for the first time in 2010. I discovered the author Jane Green in 2010 and have become a huge fan of her works. I read, for this challenge, Bookends(finished 2.5). pages 358
20.9 - Presidents' DayHunger by Michael Grant**
**Michael Grant is a Goodreads Author.
Hunger was 590 pages long. Claiming a Big Book Ticket.
Total Points to Date: 575
30.4 By the numbersA) I was born in an odd year, so I read The Archaeology of Home by Greider.
B) My phone number reduced to 3, so I read Moon Over Manifest
New points: 30
Total points: 60
Mod
read Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz 302 pages
When I reread this book almost 2 years later, I found I did enjoy the book more. I think previously I read it after another set of books took me over and I could not help but compare the books. I rerated this book a 4 star.
20.2 winter flowers day
read Briar Rose by Jane Yolen 239 pages
Points this task 40
Total points 395
Tasks Completed: 20
Books read:28
Total pages: 8478
GR Authors: 15
I completed Task 5.3 (Starts with....) by reading Theatre by William Somerset Maugham.I really enjoyed Maugham's writing and will be reading more of his books.
Total Points: 290
5.4 It's Cold Outsidei read Cold Mountain: 100 Poems.
15.7 The Book Is Always Better Than The Movie...Or Is It?
i read Charlotte's Web. such a sweet, little book. it was on the "book is better" list, and i have to agree. books are (almost) always better than the movie!
Books Read: 50/ 77
Points Completed: 710/975
Tasks Completed: 31/56
30.1 - The Black and WhiteBook 1 - Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
Book 2 - A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White
Total Points to Date: 605
ERIN C.5.7 "Happy New Year"
by Susanna ClarkeAt 1024pp., I am claiming 3 Big Book Tickets!
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 175
Big Book Tickets: 8
GoodReads Authors: 1
Here's my reposting w/ my Readerboard name, sorry about that!1ERIN C.
Wow, got a little distracted w/ the holiday's...here's my list though!
5.3 "Starts With..."
Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin's Views on Human Evolution by Adrian Desmond
Last name of the author, "Desmond" starts w/ D.
Task Point: 5
5.4 "It's Cold Outside"
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Task Point: 5
10.10 "Top Ten Lists"
Last Orders by Graham Swift
From the list "Richard Francis's Top Ten Pubs in Literature"
Task Points: 10
15.3 "From A to Z"
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
AND
Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir by Franz Wisner
Task Points: 15
15.5 "Never Get involved in a land War in Asia"
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Genghis Khan spent his whole life fighting war in Asia.
Task Points: 15
20.5 "Bigger is Better and Larger than Life"
Lady of the Reeds by Pauline Gedge
520pp., I am claiming 1 Big Book ticket.
The story of a young girls, Thu, breaking Egyptian convention and rising from poverty to become the concubine of Ramses III.
Task Points: 20
20.6 "The Twenty-Tens"
Chronicle in Stone: A Novel by Ismail Kadare
I was born in the 80's, and this book was published in 1982.
Task Points: 20
Points this post: 90
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 12
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books Tickets: 4
Reposting w/ name...ERIN C.
20.8 "Inauguration Day"
An Hour Before Daylight : Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood by Jimmy Carter
15.10 "Keep it Simple"
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
At 535pp., I'm claiming 1 Big Book ticket.
Point this Post: 35
Total Points: 170
Tasks Completed: 13
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 5
BLUEMOON5.4 - IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Whiter Than Snow (4*).
10.2 ORIENT EXPRESS - The Ginseng Hunter: A Novel which takes place along the Chinese/North Korean border. (2*)
15.4 - OPPOSITE DAY - Open and Shut (4*)
20.7 - CHRISTMAS FUZZIES - I love Christmas so I read a sad book. The Wednesday Letters. I originally had this slotted somewhere else but it made me cry so I moved it here. (4*)
This will bring my total to 340 points.
5.8 -- Here's to a New Beginning - The New Year signals a new beginning. Read the 1st book in a new-to-you series. No re-reads allowed. Books must be identified as first a series on GoodReads (Series Name, #1)Love Slave for Two by Tymber Dalton (goodreads author)
5.3 -- Starts With... - Our themes this season are WINTER and ASIA. Read a book by an author who’s first or last name starts with W, D, J, F, or A
Truly Scrumptious by R.G. Alexander (goodreads author)
15.9 - Warm up - Read a book set in the American South or one written by an author considered a “Southern Author” (Faulkner, Welty, Walker Percy, etc.). The book should have a connection to the south. A biography or memoir of a Southern Author would also be acceptable.
Swept Away by Toni Blake (goodreads author) (book is set in Flordia)
Previous Points- 130
Points for this task- 25
Total Points- 155
Goodreads Authors- 6
25.2 - Emily IN's task - Thank You ModeratorsSandy's 2010 books: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Dlmrose's 2010 books: A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Total points = 160
30.4 By the NumbersA. My birth year is even, so I read The Search by Nora Roberts.
B. My phone number added up to 9, so I read How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 210
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.10 Keep It Simple i read The Horse and His Boy just cause i wanted to! :)
Books Read: 51/ 77
Points Completed: 725/975
Tasks Completed: 32/56
Completed: 30.9 Coralie's Task- Happy 80th BirthdayA. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
AND
B. Four Great Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Twelfth Night; The Tempest by William Shakespeare
^^My Mom would love this book because when she was an English teacher, she made her kids do a performance of one of these plays.
Total Points: 420
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
25.1 Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Firea. The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey book from my favourite genre (Sci-Fi)
b. Damia by Anne McCaffrey 2nd book from my favourite genre (Sci-Fi)
30.9 Happy 80th Birthday
a. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Published in 1938.
b. Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin A book a mother would enjoy.
Points: 55
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 22
Pages: 5,473
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Mod
I read The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker
I haven't played bridge in almost 30 years, but this book made me want to take it up again!
Total points: 695
BJ Rose2 new tasks
20.8 It's My Birthday: Erin MN's task-Inauguration Day
Read a book with one of the following words in the title: election
Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
30.10 -- Jennifer N's task - In Honor of Asian Authors
Read 2 books written by authors from Asia. Authors must be from different countries.
Philippines: Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz author was born in the Philippines
China: A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong author was born in Shanghai, China
Total Points = 645
Tasks Completed = 36
Total Pages = 15,801
GoodReads Authors = 9
30.8 -- Ms. Anderson's Task -- In the Spirit of the Season
Roll a die twice (or until you get two different numbers), and read two books (one for each die) that fit the numbered criteria below. However, there is one catch: the letters A-S-I-A must appear in full (2 As, 1 S, and 1 I), but in any order, in either the title or the author's name.
Book #1: Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot (1996) by Antonia Fraser (Paperback, 384 pages)
(the "ai" from Faith and "as" from Treason)
I rolled a 2:
2: Read a book from one of your favorite genres.
Narrative History is one of my favorite genres.
Book #2: Heidi (1880) by Johanna Spyri (Hardcover, 322 pages)
(the 2 "a"'s from Johanna and the "S" and "i" from Spyri)
I rolled a 3:
3: Reread a book you loved as a kid
295 + 30 = 325
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 295 + 30 = 325
Books read: 26
Pages Read: 8705
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(1) 500 +
(0) 750 +
(0) 1000 +
30.1 The B & W Taska. The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig (GR Author)
B. White Gold: The Extraordinary Journey of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Whit...) by Giles Milton
15.3 From A to Z
A. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
B. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz-Zafon
Total Points this Post: 45
Total for Challenge: 365
GR Author: Lauren Willig
10.1 Birthday Wishesfrom Beth F.'s shelf i chose to read The Silver Chair. i, too, gave it five stars! :)
Books Read: 52/ 77
Points Completed: 735/975
Tasks Completed: 33/56
HEATHER MAC5.7 Happy New Year!
Everyday Drinking by Kingsley Amis - 320 pages
Book has red cover - 5pts
15.4 Opposite Day
Heat Wave by Richard Castle - 208 pages
Cast a Cold Eye by Marjorie Eccles - 183 pages
Titles contain opposite words - 15pts
20.4 Game On!
Billingsgate Shoal by Rick Boyer - 305 pages
Rolled a 4) Puzzle Games - Edgar Award Winner
Recieved Best First Novel Award in 1983 - 20pts
20.9 Presidents Day
L.A. Outlaws by T. Jefferson Parker - 448 pages
Author's first name is the same as the last name of a U.S. President - 20pts
25.3 Reflections on 2010
A. Everything You Pretend to Know about Food and Are Afraid Someone Will Ask by Nancy Rommelmann - 288 pages
The best parts of my year were spent in the kitchen cooking with my niece and nephews
B. Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade by H.R.F. Keating - 224 pages
I discovered the Inspector Ghote series by H.R.F. Keating in 2010
- 25pts
30.2 Alphabetically Speaking
A. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (GR Author) - 373 pages
Authors initials are consecutive from A to Z - AB
B. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn - 257 pages
Authors initials are consecutive from Z to A - GF
- 30pts
30.3 Ho!Ho!Ho!
A. The Suspect by L.R. Wright - 245 pages
Book is set in Canada
B. Death of a Good Woman by
Marjorie Eccles - 180 pages
Title contains the word good
- 30pts
Points: 145
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 11
Pages: 3031
Goodreads Authors: 1
Grand Total Points: 235/975
Total Books Read: 20
Total Pages Read: 6475
Tasks Completed: 16/56
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 0
Books Read but not claimed: 8
KAREN OZTask 25.3 Christine US’s task – Reflections on 2010
Book A: On motherhood: Mommywood by Tori Spelling
Book B: Gunsligher Dark Tower 1 by Stephen King
Task 10.10 - Top Ten Lists: Charles Yu's Top Ten Time Travel Books
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Total this post: 35 points
Total to Date = 415 points.
30.2 Cheryl TX's Alphabetically SpeakingBook A read a book by an author who has two initials consecutive from A to Z
Book B read a book by an author who has two initials consecutive from Z to A
30 points for this task
total points 165
tasks completed 6
Good reads authors (0)
Big books points 500 (2) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Stacey
25.2 Thank You Moderators
A: The Beekeeper's Apprentice from Kristi's list
B: Darkly Dreaming Dexter from Sandy's list.
Claimihg a GR author ticket for the Beekeeper's Apprentice
25.4 IMBOLC
A: The Daughter of the Runes
B: Fire Study
New points: 50
Total points: 455
25.2 Thank You Moderators
A: The Beekeeper's Apprentice from Kristi's list
B: Darkly Dreaming Dexter from Sandy's list.
Claimihg a GR author ticket for the Beekeeper's Apprentice
25.4 IMBOLC
A: The Daughter of the Runes
B: Fire Study
New points: 50
Total points: 455
Repost25.4 IMBOLC
a) book about Celtic Mythology Key of Light by Nora Roberts
b) book with "fire" on cover or in title Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - forget to claim my Big Book Ticket - 734 pp.
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 41
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.7 Book from favorite genre - genre cozy mysteriesThe Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by ***Goodreads author Susan Wittig Albert***
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 480
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 42
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Task 25.1 - Chestnuts Roasting: Historical Fiction
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons *********Big Book 832 pages***********
Task points = 25
Total Big Book Tickets = 12
Challege total = 300
CathyNJI just completed task 15.10 - Keep it Simple
I read
I really wanted to read this book and I couldn't find another task to fit this book.
Points: 15
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15.3 From A... to Z
Book A: After America by John Birmingham
Book B: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
After America claims a Big Book with 535 pages.
Points: 15
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)