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WINTER CHALLENGE 2010-2011: ASIA
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Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)
Coralie wrote: "Coralie15.4 Opposite Day
under/over
Over Sea, Under Stone
Total points 975"
Congrats Coralie!
congratulations, coralie! :)5.1 Short and Sweet
i read Jacques and His Master: An Homage to Diderot in Three Acts, which rang in at 108 pages. this play had me cracking up. kundera is fab!
Books Read: 58/ 77
Points Completed: 790/975
Tasks Completed: 39/56
Jen UT15.8 - A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
Pet Peeve: When I push the button on the elevator, and someone comes up and pushes that button again. It's not going to make it come any faster.
30.8 - Ms. Anderson's Task - In the Spirit of the Season
1- The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
2- The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
Genre: Children's Fiction
Total Points: 135
Total Books: 15
Total Tasks: 12
10.6 - Cookie Exchange
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Cookie variety: "Chocolate Chip Cookies"
10.7 - My Favorite Things
My Immortal Assassin by Carolyn Jewel
From the shelf "Paranormal Romance".
15.4 - Opposite Day
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott (GR Author)
"Living" and "Dead" are opposites.
20.6 - The Twenty-Tens
Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton (Big Book = 752 pages)
(The main character is also in her 20s.)
Points for this post: 55
Total Points: 255
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: +500 (2), +750 (1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Cookie variety: "Chocolate Chip Cookies"
10.7 - My Favorite Things
My Immortal Assassin by Carolyn Jewel
From the shelf "Paranormal Romance".
15.4 - Opposite Day
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott (GR Author)
"Living" and "Dead" are opposites.
20.6 - The Twenty-Tens
Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton (Big Book = 752 pages)
(The main character is also in her 20s.)
Points for this post: 55
Total Points: 255
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: +500 (2), +750 (1)
5.8 New BeginningCowboy Bebop, Vol. 1
The first book of a three-book series.
5.10 About the Author
Little by Little: A Writer's Education by and about children's book author, Jean Little
10.1 Birthday Wishes
Hatchet from Lori(BNPL)'s list
10.3 Slainte!
The Core Performance: The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body & Your Life
This was recommended to give me ideas for more exercises. For the record, I loathe this kind of book with a deep and enduring passion. Jes' sayin'.
10.6 Cookie Exchange
The Devil's Larder: A Feast (Devil's Food Cookies = http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Devils-F...)
10.8 Promise Her Anything...
(girls are wearing jewelry)10.9 Serial Killer
Cowboy Bebop, Vol. 3
The final book of the series.
15.2 Beginnings and Endings
Vampire Academy (beginnings) and The Thief (endings)
15.3 A to Z
Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper and The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead
15.8 Festivus for the Rest of Us
Help! I'm Trapped in a Supermodel's Body
One of my biggest pet peeves is the idea that only people who look like supermodels are worthy of being considered beautiful. The media perpetuates this, and I get the impression they're in cahoots with the self-help industry to get people feeling like crud about themselves so everyone will race out to buy tapes and books and things like that in order to fit some impossible ideal. I could rant all day about this, but my words are "supermodel's body" and "help."
20.1 Groundhog Day
Rainbow Party
This was one of the very first books I read when I began reading to recommend things to my students, and I actually had to write a defense of it for one of my courses (a class on YA lit and censorship). By far one of the best classes I ever took, but the book still only rates a 3 in my eyes. Too bash-over-the-head-with-the-point for me, and I have the feeling a lot of the kids would take away the idea of actually having a BJ party, rather than the actual message of "don't do anything intimate unless you really want to, or else you'll probably get some awful STI, like gonorrhea."
20.5 Bigger is Better and Larger than Life
Cowboy Bebop, Vol. 2
This volume focused on five very unconventional women: two gamblers (the protagonist and her mentor); a reporter who ignored everyone around her who said she'd never make it as a headliner; a musician who wandered the solar system looking for her father and playing music; and a brilliant, scatterbrained hacker who accidentally saved someone's life while pursuing a delicious meal.
25.2 Thank You, Mods!
O Pioneers! and The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, both from DLMRose's list.
Thank you, mods! I love you for all the work you do :3
25.4 IMBOLC
Irish Folktales and
25.5 Tea Ceremony
Ghostopolis (Dragon Well Tea--all sorts of supernatural/paranormal chars) and GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Vol. 2 (TEAcher)
30.1 B&W Task
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White and Tithe by Holly Black
30.5 The Old '10/New '11
Dune (10) and Scourge (11)
30.7 Forever Young
Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean (352 pgs; SF/Fantasy) and Glimpse (496 pgs/Issue-Oriented)
30.8 Spirit of the Season
Sgt. Piggy's Lonely Hearts Club Comic: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury (rolled 2; StephAn PAstIs = ASIA) and Center of the World
(rolled 5; AndreAS SteInhöfel = ASIA)
30.9 Happy 80th Birthday!
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze (published in the 30s) and Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff (beloved by a coworker, who is also a mom)
30.10 In Honor of Asian Authors
Wait for Me (born in Korea) and Rin-Ne, Volume 1 (born in Japan)
Total: 400 + 110 (from way, way earlier) = 510 pts
30.9 -- Coralie's task - Happy 80th Birthday!A. A book first published in the 1930's.
Sanctuary by William Faulkner
Originally published in 1931.
B. A book you believe a mother would enjoy. (This could be your mother, a friend's mother, or even an imaginary mother.) Optional: Tell us why you believe a mom might like this book.
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell
This book is about motherhood, and I'm giving to my own mother for her birthday. (It's also really, really good.)
This Post: 30
Total Points: 780
Tasks Completed: 46
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)
Mod
read Airhead by Meg Cabot 352 pages
read Elsewhere by by Gabrielle Zevin 304 pages
Gabrielle Zevin is a Goodreads Author
Points this task 15
Total points 595
Tasks Completed: 28
Books read 42
Total pages: 12468
GR Authors: 17
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Kelly G.5.3 Starts With...
James and the Giant Peach by: Roald Dahl. Last name starts with the letter "D"
Points this task: 5
Completed Tasks: 13
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 17
Big Ticket Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) 1000+ (0)
20.3 Best Review Contest: chucklesthescot's task- Frosty the SnowmanFor this task, read a book where a magical transformation takes place.
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
(approved in the thread for this task)
This Post: 20
Total Points: 800
Tasks Completed: 47
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)
Kelly G. 10.6 Cookie Exchange:
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by: Sarah Addison Allen. Cookie(s): "Half-moon cookies" and/or "Girl Scout Cookies"
Points this task: 10
Completed Tasks: 14
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 18
Big Ticket Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) 1000+ (0)
30.9 Happy 80th birthday!A. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, first published in 1931
B. A Christmas Journey by Anne Perry - Well, my mom is Christian and likes books with a good story, Christian values, and not too explicit. This is a small book and easily read and meets all her criteria. When I called her to tell her about this book, she told me she likes this author but had not read this particular book.
Points: 30
Total points: 405
Total books read: 36
Total tasks completed: 25
Total big books: 1 (500+)
Total GR authors: 8
LDB15.10 KEEP IT SIMPLE
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson.
Helen Siminson is a GOOD READS AUTHOR.
Total Points: 45
Tasks Done: 2
Books read: 3
Pages read: 977
BRENDA MO25.1 - Chestnuts Roasting
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff
and
A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Both are memoirs
points: 25
total points: 370
Miriam30.1 Black and White
Through Black Spruce
Whitechapel Gods
And for an extra (personal) bonus, both books are Canadian.
15.10 Keep it simple
The Slap (I don't think I've claimed this one because it wouldn't work in any of the catgories, but I'll double check after I post this).
points: 45
total points: 260
Pam10.10: Top Ten Lists.
Jennifer Lynn Barne's Top 10 Supernatural Families
Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris
She lists the Stackhouses as a top 10 family.
Points: 10
Total Points: 335
10.10 Top Ten Lists Matilda by Roald Dahl was on the Top 10 Children's Books by Roald Dahl list.
15.10 Keep it Simple
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Claiming big book ticket 533 pages
20.3 Best Review Contest: chucklesthescot's task- Frosty the Snowman
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter is a magician.
Claiming big book ticket 652 pages
20.5 Bigger is Better: Ashley FL's task as suggested by Stesse- Bigger is Better, and Larger than Life
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie is a female bounty hunter.
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Beth F's task- The Twenty-tens
Back to the Bedroom by Janet Evanovich Published in 1989. I was born in 1986.
30.5 Emily ID’s task as suggested by Sue T -- The Old '10/The New '11
A. Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris
B. The BFG by Roald Dahl
50.1 Melanie's task: Land Among the Stars
LAND AMONG THE STARS
A. Words:
by Carrie Vaughn Carrie Vaughn is a goodreads author. B. Constellations: I rolled a 5.
by Janet Evanovich.C. Stars: I rolled a 4. Shadowland by Meg Cabot.
Total Points: 595
Tasks Completed: 32
Pages Read: 12810
Books Read: 45
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
Casey TNI've officially beaten my Fall challenge score! My goal was to get above 415 points this time around...done!
25.3 - Reflections on 2010
A. In December, my mom and I took an 11-day Caribbean cruise. It was the first vacation I'd taken in years, and I didn't do anything but sit on the beach reading! That trip was definitely the highlight of my year. I chose to read An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude by Ann Vanderhoof. It's about the author's 2-year sailing trip in the Caribbean. She spent most of her time in Grenada - which was fitting, because that was the island I loved the most.
B. I read Suzanne Collins for the first time in 2010, so I chose to read Catching Fire.
30.2 - Alphabetically Speaking
A. I read Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz (A-Z consecutive letters JK).
Jon Katz is a Goodreads author
B. I read The Telling Pool by David Clement-Davies (Z-A consecutive letters DC)
Points This Post: 55
Total Points to Date: 470
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.8 A Festivus for the Rest of Us!Mouths of Babes by Stella Duffy
My pet peeve is when people talk while they have food in their mouth.
This Post: 15
Total Points: 350
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 26
Goodreads Authors: 5 (James Patterson, Alexander McCall Smith, Margaret Atwood, M J Rose, Rachel Kenley)
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.4 Game On!I rolled a 4, which was puzzle games-Need to read a book that received an Edgar Award.
I read The Last Childby John Hart. It received the best novel award for 2010. The book really was like a puzzle, and it wasn't until the ending that it all tied together. I guessed right on certain parts of it, but not all. A very good book!
Total Points: 355
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 26
GoodReads Authors: 10
Big Books:
Total Pages: 7779
5.2 - Singles Awareness DayRenegade by Catherine Mann - ★ ★ ★
15.4. Opposite Day
B. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer - ★ ★ ★
AND
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris - ★ ★ ★ ★
25.3 -- Christine US's task - REFLECTIONS on 2010
A. Boys Over Flowers: Hana Yori Dango, Volume 7 by Yoko Kamio (神尾 葉子) - ★ ★ ★ - One of my favorite memories this year was taking my husband and our 4-year-old son to my favorite sushi restaurant and watching them both devour a sushi platter together. We've made it our favorite family restaurant and have gotten to know the Japanese staff. Boys Over Flowers is by a Japanese author, the plot location is Japan, and while I don't think they ever go to a sushi place, they do frequent Japanese restaurants and discuss various styles of Japanese cooking. (Approved in Task 25.3 help board posts 83 & 84)
B. Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh - ★ ★ ★ ★
Points this post: 45
Total so far: 925
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Goodreads authors so far: 15
Readerboard Name: StacyCT50.1 - Land Among the Stars
A. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
B. 4. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
C. 2. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads author.
The Girl Who Played with Fire is 512 pages - 1 big book ticket.
Task Points: 50
30.8 - In the Spirit of the Season
(rolled 1 & 4)
1. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
4. America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines by Gail Collins
America's Women is 540 pages - 1 big book ticket.
Task Points: 30
25.2 - Thank You Moderators
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Both books were on Sandy's 2010 list.
Task Points: 25
30.4 - By the Numbers
A. The Passage by Justin Cronin (I was born in 1983, an odd year)
B. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (My phone number added up to 7)
The Passage is 766 pages - 2 big book tickets.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is 526 pages - 1 big book ticket.
Task Points: 30
(4 total big book tickets and 1 Goodreads author claimed in this post.)
Tasks Completed: 24
Total Points Earned: 415
Total Books Read: 32
Pages Read: 10471
GoodReads Authors: 5 (Jeffrey Zaslow; Kathryn Stockett; Margaret Atwood (x2); Neil Gaiman)
Big Book Tickets: 500+(4), 750+(1), 1000+()
Kathy G.20.4 Game On!
Pretty Tough by Liz Tigelaar
***Rolled a 3- A Sport plays a major role***
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Total Tasks- 14
Total Points- 220
Goodreads Authors- 3
Big Books- 0
10.8 Promise Her Anything, But Give Her... Jewelery on cover... I read
by Jeanne DuPrau There is a BIG blue diamond jewel on the cover. :)20.4 Author! Author! Tani's task- Game On!
rolled a 1: character takes cause I believe in..
by Jeanne DuPrau. ** the people of Ember are just trying to fit in with Sparks. But end up on the verge of war. They end up turning the other cheek to the Sparkians even though they have been treated badly. :) We should all sometimes just let things go.Total points this task 30
Total Points: 360
Tasks Done 14
Books Read: 26
Total Pages 8217
10.4 Auld Lang SyneRead Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie with the kids.
This post: 10 pts.
Total to Date = 250 points.
Books Read: 21
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (2)
Heather Mac15.6 "Begins With A Q, Alex"
Quoth the Raven by Jane Haddam - 288 pages
Title contains letter Q - 15pts
15.7 The Book is Always...
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg - 499 pages
The book was better than the movie! - 15pts
15.8 A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Borrowed Time by Robert Goddard - 432 pages
My pet peeve is people who never show up on time. - 15pts
15.10 Keep it Simple
Precious Blood by Jane Haddam - 312 pages
I am really enjoying the Gregor Demarkian series. - 15pts
20.5 Bigger is Better
China Trade by S.J. Rozan - 275 pages
The main character is a young woman who is a private detective in New York's Chinatown. Those around her, including her family & many in the very close knit Chinese community, believe that this is not appropriate work for a Chinese woman. She fights cultural convention to do the work that she wants to do. - 20pts
20.7 Xmas Fuzzies or Not
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming(GR Author) - 400 pages
I can go either way with Xmas so I chose a sad one. This title is a great addition to the series. The story becomes very personal between characters that I have become greatly attatched to reading the first 4 books. I cried reading this...and I'm not a cryer. - 20pts
25.1 Chestnuts Roasting
A.Boneyard by Michelle Gagnon(GR Author)- 384 pages
B.A Great Day for the Deadly by Jane Haddam - 288 pages
I read 2 mystery novels. 25pts
25.2 Thank You Mods.
A.Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler - 496 pages
from Sandy's list
B.A Superior Death by Nevada Barr - 373 pages
from Kristi's list
Thanks Moderators! - 25pts
25.4
A.The Celtic Quest In Art And Literature edited by Jane Lahr - 240 pages
This book is a collection of Celtic poetry, mythology, stories and art.
B.Mind Prey by John Sandford - 354 pages
Book has a match flame on the cover.
- 25pts30.4 By The Numbers
A.Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin - 528 pages (Big Book)
my birthdate ends with even number - author's last name begins with R.
B.Kick Back by Val McDermid - 212 pages
my phone number adds up to 2 - books title has 2 words - 30pts
30.9 Happy Birthday
A.Murder Up My Sleeve by Erle Stanley Gardner - 214 pages
book was originaly published in 1937
B.B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton - 224 pages
My mother loves the Kinsey Millhone series - 30pts
Points: 235
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 16
Pages: 5519
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book: 1 (500+)
Grand Total Points: 470/975
Total Books Read: 36
Total Pages Read: 6475
Tasks Completed: 27/56
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Books: 1 (500+)
NICOLE VA15.1 Time After Time
I read Prisoners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl which is historical fiction, and Matched by Ally Condie which is set in the future.
Michaela MacColl is a GoodReads author.
Total points = 395
Mod
I read The White House Doctor: Behind the Scenes with the Clinton and Bush Families
Really interesting book, I enjoyed it.
Total points: 955
15.5 -- “Never get involved in a land war in Asia…”The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
As a rule, I hate war books so this one came as a BIG surprise -- 5 stars.
20.9 -- Presidents' Day
Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass
For Thomas Jefferson AND I finished it on Presidents' Day!
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 400/975
Tasks Completed: 20/56
Tasks in Progress:
Books Read: 28
Books from my book shelves: 12
25.2 - Emily IN's task - Thank You ModeratorsI read Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison from Sandy's 2010 list and I read From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris from Kristi's 2010 list.
Thank you Mods for all you do!
Total Points This Post: 25
Total Tasks This Post: 1
Goodreads Authors This Post: 0
Grand Total Points: 830/975
Total Books Read: 67
Tasks Completed: 50/56
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
5.1 Short and SweetHolidays on Iceby David Sedaris
5.7 Happy New Year
by Tess Gerritsen20.8 It's my birthday
The Beach Houseby James Patterson
25.1 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
My favorite genre is culinary mystery so I read
Prime Cutby Diane Mott Davidson and Cooking Up Murderby Miranda Bliss
30.7 Forever Young
I chose to read City of Glass(541 pages) the 3rd of the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. It's paranormal YA because it's about vampires, werewolves and shadowhunters. The protagonists are all teenagers.
And I read I Am the Messenger(357 pages) by Markus Zusak. It's coming of age because Ed, who is a young cabdriver without perspective learning about his own self as well as about his friends.
Total Points: 230
Tasks completed: 17
Katie OH 10.10 Top Ten Lists
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
This book was on the list titled Books Written for Teenagers.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
30.7 Forever YoungElsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin **
**Goodreads Author**
Stand-alone, Fantasy, 304 pages - protagonist is a teenager who dies and is living in the afterlife
The Off Season (Dairy Queen #2) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Series, Coming of Age, 274 Pages - protagonist is a 16 year old girl who faces many challenges that force her to mature.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Stand-alone, issue oriented, 230 pages. Protagonist is a teenager who must deal with a variety of issues including racism, death, alcoholism, and bullying.
total pages read this challenge - 808 pages.
Tasks Completed - 9
Books Read - 15
Total Points - 195
One more week to go! After looking through my "completed but not claimed books", and after considering my available reading time this week, I've decided to claim another task.
30.3 -- DLMRose's task as suggested by Petra -- HO! HO! HO!
A) read a book in which the major setting is in one of the following cold winter countries: I picked: Russia
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924 (1996) by Orlando Figes (Paperback, 1024 pages) (I was on page 361 on Dec. 2, 2010) (5 *'s, fascinating "narrative history" book, containing everything you ever wanted to know about the Russian Revolution)
B) Spirit, Magic, Give, List, Good, Peace, Christmas, Naughty, Nice, Present, Love, Believe, Belief, Joy, Care, Gift
I picked: Good
The Good Earth (House of Earth #1) (1931) by Pearl S. Buck (Paperback, 368 pages)
I claim Big Book Tickets (1000+ pages) for A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924 (Paperback, 1024 pages)
445 + 30 = 475
Tasks Completed: 25
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 445 + 30 = 475
Books read: 37
Pages Read: 13,318
Read but not claimed: 2
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(0) 750 +
(1) 1000 +
Mod
read both paranormal books....
readGlass Houses by Rachel Caine
readMy Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent
rachel Vincent is a goodreads author
Points this task 25
Total points 620
Tasks Completed: 29
Books read 44
Total pages: 12929
GR Authors: 18
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.3. From A... to Z A. Read a book whose title begins with the letter "A"
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
B. Read a book whose title or author's name contains the letter Z
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This Post: 15
Total Points: 815
Tasks Completed: 48
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)
20.6 Read The Mystery of the Emeralds by Kathryn Kenny published during the decade of my birth (1965)...POINTS 20
TOTAL POINTS 555
25.2 - Thank You ModeratorsLinger by Maggie Stiefvater - From DLMRose's Shelf
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts - From Kristi's Shelf
25.3 - Reflections of 2010
Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts - I went to MSP to visit my grandparents and we spent most of the time together just hanging out and visiting. So I thought that Savor the Moment reflected my time there.
Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead** - Richelle Mead is a new to me author from 2010.
**Richelle Mead is a Goodreads Author
Total Points to Date: 795
15.10 – Keep it SimpleFreedom by Jonathan Franzen
I'm claiming a big book ticket for this one: 561 pages
+15 Points
Grand Total: 575
KRISTEN MA10.7 MY FAVORITE THINGS: The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball by Frank Deford. This book was reviewed in the Sports Genre (sub-genre baseball).
20.7 SHORTER IS SWEETER - MRS. SOULE'S TASK - CHRISTMAS FUZZIES... OR NOT - I like Christmas time so I chose to read a sad book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
25.1 WENDY MA'S TASK - CHESTNUT'S ROASTING - My favorite genre is mystery. Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane and Sacred by Dennis Lehane.
25.3 CHRISTINE US'S TASK - REFLECTIONS ON 2010/
A. I went to Walt Disney World in Florida in November with my sister. I had a great time and I wish I was back in the warm weather right now. Disney after Dark by Ridley Pearson.
B. I first read a book by J.D. Robb in 2010 and now I am obsessed with the Eve Dallas books. Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb.
30.4 DONNA JO'S TASK - BY THE NUMBERS -
A. My birth year is an odd number so I read a book with an author whose last name starts with E. I Remember You by Harriet Evans.
B. When I added up the digits of my phone number i got a 3. I read You've Been Warned by James Patterson. ***JAMES PATTERSON IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR - I WOULD LIKE TO CLAIM A GOODREADS TICKET***
30.7 EMILY KATE'S TASK - FOREVER YOUNG -
A. That Summer by Sarah Dessen. (198 pages). This is a stand alone book that I would place in the coming of age category. It is considered YA because the main character Haven is 15 years old and it is coming of age because she has to deal with her parents divorce, her father getting remarried and her sister leaving the house and getting married.
B. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. (629 pages)It is part of the twilight series and I would place in the paranormal category. The main character Bella Swan is 18 years old and she has to deal with a group of vampires that are trying to kill her. ***I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CLAIM A BIG BOOK TICKET. THIS BOOK HAD 629 PAGES. ***
TOTAL POINTS: 285
TASKS COMPLETED: 16
TOTAL PAGES: 7710
GOODDREADS AUTHORS: 5
BIG BOOK TICKETS: 500+ (3), 750 + (0), 1000 + (0)
30.1 -- Sheila's Task -- The B & W TaskBook A. will have the word Black either in the title, subtitle, or the author’s name.
Black Hills by Dan Simmons
Book B. will have the word White either in the title, subtitle, or the author’s name.
White Swan, Black Swan by Adrienne Sharp
This Post: 30
Total Points: 845
Tasks Completed: 49
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)
15.7 Book better then Movie - Skipping Christmas by John Grisham 
15 points
25.2 "thank you moderators Kirstie - Death du Jour #2 Kathy Reich Sandy - Dead to the World #4 Charlaine Harris"
Death du Jour25 points
5.2 Singles Awareness Day - Envy Sandra Brown
Envy 5 points
Total points this post 45
Total points 160
I would like to move For Whom the Bell Tolls from Task 5.6 to Task 15.7.5.6 - It's All in the Numbers
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. This book has 36,255 ratings.
15.7 - The Book is Always Better
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. This book was #684 on the list.
Total Points to Date: 810
STESSE10.9 Serial Killer: Read the last or latest published book in a series.
Disney in Shadows by Ridley Pearson (545 p.)
10.10 Top Ten Lists:
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong (564 p.)
From “Jennifer Lynn Barnes's top 10 supernatural families” list
Kelley Armstrong is a GoodReads Author
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Mrs soule's task- Christmas Fuzzies…or Not
Usually love this time of year, and I hate reading sad books... so I read a happy book with a blue cover
Stay by Allie Larkin (blue cover) (311 p.)
Allie Larkin is a GoodReads Author
25.2 - Emily IN's task - Thank You Moderators
Mom Still Likes You Best: The Unfinished Business Between Siblings by Jane Isay (208 p.) from Sandy’s list
Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster (400 p.) from Sandy’s list
25.4 -- Beth NC's task - IMBOLC
A. Read a book that is about or based on Celtic Mythology: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (309 p.)
B. Read a book with a candle or flame(s)/fire on the cover or in the title: Light A Penny Candle by Maeve Binchy (582 p.)
30.3 -- DLMRose's task as suggested by Petra -- HO! HO! HO!
A) In honour of Santa’s legendary home, read a book in which the major setting is in one of the following cold winter countries: Ice Station by Matthew Reilly (390 p.) is set in Antarctica.
B) In honour of Santa's Spirit of Christmas, read a book whose title contains one of the following words: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas (211 p.)
Lisa Kleypas is a GoodReads Author
Points this Post: 120
Tasks Completed this Post: 6
Books Read this Post: 9
Pages Read this Post: 3520
GoodReads Authors this Post: Armstrong, Larkin, Kleypas
Big Books this Post: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 895
Total Tasks Completed: 52
Total Books Read: 72
Total Pages Read: 26017
Total GoodReads Authors: 15
Total Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
15.10 - Keep it SimpleI read Alpha & Omega: A Companion Novella to Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs with 105 pages & Curran by Gordon Andrews with 28 pages.
Total Points to Date: 825
TERRI DC5.9 -- Noel, Noel
Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews
5.8 Here's to a New BeginningRead City of Bones by Cassandra Clare which is book #1 in the Mortal Instruments Series.
Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads author.
Tasks Completed:17
Books Read:19
GR Authors:3
Big Books:1
Total Points:225
Jayme(the ghostreader)I completed task 5.1 Short and Sweet by reading "Freak the Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick (176pp).
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 19
Big Books: (500) 2, (750) 1
GR Authors: Laurie Halse Anderson
Total Points: 195/975
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task 15.9: Warm Up--book set in the south or written by someone from the aouth
Set in Baltimore, Maryland, author from Georgia.
Total Points: 560 Points