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SPRING CHALLENGE 2011: AUSTRALIA
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Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
Just completed task 20.4 Author, Author. Tracyj's Task: The Royal WeddingI read A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Total points for this task: 20
I believe this brings my points total to 70.
5.3 Gimme FiveThe Mother-in-Law by Eve Makis
This Post: 5
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 1 (Elle Amery)
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
5.2 Circle of Friends Outlander by Diana Gabaldon **Big Book**5.3 Gimme Five: Shadowspell by Jenna Black
5.4 Fan Club: fav author: P.C. Cast fan's name: Betsy Beyond the Highland Mist by Beyond the Highland Mist
5.7 Going Green: Library book-- Desires of the Dead by Desires of the Dead
5.8 Blow Your Stack: Push by Sapphire
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie: Kin by Holly Black
Total points: 30
Total this post: 30
Goodread Authors: 2 (Dertling, Black Holly)
Big books: 1 750+
5.7 Going Greeni read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. i borrowed it from our school library to read to my 3rd graders. it was very sad, but very sweet, and they loved it! :)
Books Read: 20/69+
Points Completed: 330/910
Tasks Completed: 16/54
CoralieI would like to shift a book
20.5 Alliterative Authors Association
The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay
Moved from
30.6
Rolled 1 – book with a main royal character
Katherine (new book)
Rolled 6 Humorous book Pyramid Power (as before)
Total points 405
CHRISTINE USTask 5.6 water, water everywhere
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Rachel Hawkins is a GR author
Task 15.3 earth Day
Reuse:
The Bachelor by Carly Phillips
Recycle (from library):
Size 14 Is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot
Carly Phillips is a GR author.
Total: 400
5.3 Gimme FiveI read Once Upon a Time, There Was You by Elizabeth Berg.
Total Points to date: 250
Total Tasks Completed: 16
Total Books Read: 20
Total GoodReads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.7 Kuddle a Koala?Read In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson.
This was a hilarious book set in his travels through Australia.
15.4 It's a Repeat
Read Shoot/Don't Shoot by J.A. Jance.
15.8 Different perspective
Read Linger by Maggie Stiefvater. The story is told from the shifting perspective of 4 different characters.
Maggie Stiefvater is GoodReads Author.
20.5 Alliterative Authors
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry.
20.6 Young Adult Series
Started a new series with Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.
30.6 Myth-behaving Greeks
a) Rolled 1 for Zeus: Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen. The protagonist is a crime-solving member of the Royal Family, although fairly low in the line of succession.
b) Rolled 6 for Aristophanes: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. This was a re-read as I've decided to start over and read/re-read all of Pratchett's books. Funny, funny, every one.
This post: 110 points
Total to Date = 180 points.
Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 1 (500+)
NICOLE VA20.3 Best Review Contest. Katy's Task: Happy International Women's Day!
I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling who was born in England, though I believe she lives in Scotland now. (I live in USA).
Total points = 245
Kimber20.3 Happy International Women's Day
Secret Smile by Nicci French
Nicci French is actually a combined name for 2 authors. Both Nicci and Sean French (her husband) were born and currently reside in England.
I am in the US.
This task: 20
Total tasks completed: 15
Total points earned: 215
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 1/500+, 1/750+
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5.7 Going Green from the library
The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus: A Novel About Marriage, Motherhood, and Mayhem by Sonya Sones
A "coming of middle-age" novel in verse- funny, sharp, poignant
25.2 Sandy's Your Bucket List
A. My Bucket List: To see the Northern Lights
Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida
B. 1001 books- #283 on spreadsheet
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
30.6 Melanie's Myth Behaving Greeks
A. Rolled a 2: Hera- family
Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family by Patricia Volk
B. Rolled a 6: Aristophanes- humor
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
Reading these books was like taking a trip home.
Diane's Title Connections
a. Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen
b. Cold Wind by C.J. Box
total 600
5.2 Circle of Friends - Dead as a Door Nail Sookie Stackhouse #5 by Charlaine Harris
15.3 Earth Day -
B Reuse - The Help
C Recycle - Definitely Dead Sookie Stackhouse #6 by Charlaine Harris (friend)
Definitely Dead
Points This Task: 20
Tasks Completed: 11
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 16
30.4- Like I Needed An Excuse...A. I read Reading Women by Stefan Bollmann. (pre-approved). I would rather be reading than doing any kind of cleaning.
B. I read Cindy's Doctor Charming by Teresa Southwick. Cindy is a housekeeper in a hospital in this very sweet retelling of Cinderella.
Points for this task- 30
Total Points- 330
Goodreads Authors- 3
Tasks Completed- 19
Finished 25.5 March madness
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender (B/2011)
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (B/2010)
Task points: 25
Total points 225
Total tasks: 12
Total books: 17
Sandy MN20.5. Bigger is Better. Rachel Renee's Task: Alliterative Authors Association
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
***Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points: 325
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
25.6 It's All About Australia and OceaniaOption 2:
Die Hexe vom Niederrhein. Historischer Roman by Sebastian Thiel (273 pages)
S and T are both in AUSTRALIA
Option 3:
Das Phantom im Opernhaus by Jan Beinßen (245 pages)
The title loosely translates to "The Phantom in the Opera". Book was pre-approved in the help-thread.
Points this post: 25 (edited to add number)
Total Points: 350/910
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 30
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
15.7- Lab LitI read Prescription For Love by Fiona McGier. The main character, Tanora, is a botanical research biologist. She is in Mexico to collect plants that can be developed into viable medicine. This ebook was approved in the ebook thread.
Points for this task- 15
Total Points- 345
Goodreads Authors- 3
Tasks Completed- 20
MANDY Y.10.2. Say what?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee
Task Points: 10
Grand Total: 250
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 16
Pages Read: 5127
Goodreads Author Books: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
15.5 -- Award Me Man Booker Prize (2002)
Life of Pi by Yann Martel read 4/15/11
Total This Post: 15
Completed Tasks: 29
Total Points to Date: 410
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Jenny ChicagoI am MOVING a book. This is my first time moving a book... hope I did it right.
Task 5.7 Going Green 12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time: A Semi-Dysfunctional Family Circumnavigates the Globe by Mark Jacobson This Book is RELOCATING from task 15.10 Spring Break
This book was picked up at my library's 50 cent sale.
Task 15.10 Spring Break (NEW BOOK). I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do): Living in a Small Village in Brittany by Mark Greenside
Total NEW points this post 5
Total points this post 20
Total Points 25
Goodread Authors 1
Big Books 0
15.2 Blurb ItThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
My copy has a blurb on it from John Green.
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 235
Tasks Completed: 15
Pages Read: 7924
Books Read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
RACHEL CA: 210 points total20.02 LASSIEZ LE BON TEMPS ROULER!
Read a book written by an author whose initials are in the following: J,O,E,C,A,I,N,F,A,T,T,U,E,S,D,A,Y.
The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron
Points: 20
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Jenny Chicago Task 30.7 Diane's Task: Title Connection.
I chose option A. The Last word of the first book must match the first word of the second book.
For the first book I read A Taste For Death by P.D. James
For the second book I read Death In Holy Orders byP.D. James
The linking word is DEATH.
Points this post 30
Total Points 55
Goodreads Author 1
Big Books 0
20.5 Alliterative Authors AssociationThe Two Towers by JRR Tolkien
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 285
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 25
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Task 30.7. Diane's Task: Title ConnectionsOption A
Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen 4/15/11
and
Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts read 3/31/11
Total this post: 30
Completed Tasks: 30
Total Points to Date: 440
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
5.6 Water, Water, EverywhereRead a book with a view of a body of water on the cover.
by China MiévilleI'm not sure you can tell from this picture, but the cover is mostly a close-up of a body of water.
This Post: 5
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 21/54
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 25.4 - Science Fiction/Fantasy Masters
For A, I read I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, who won the Damon Knight Award in 1987.
For B, I read The Waste Lands by Stephen King, who won the World Fantasy Award in 2004. At over 500 pages, this qualifies as a Big Book!
Points this task: 25
Total points: 230
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Pages read: 5058
Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.8 -- From a Different PerspectiveBright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
Written in 2nd person. I enjoyed this one a lot.
30.1-- Literature Map by Gender
I put J.K. Rowling into the literature map and got back several male sci-fi/fantasy writers that I'd not read before.
Murder at the ABA by Isaac Asimov
and
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 8/54
Tasks in Progress: 15.3; 25.2, 25.4; 30.2, 30.3
Books Read: 14
Books from my book shelves: 1
Lisa MDCOMPLETED TASKS:
10.8. Come On, Eat Your Spinach:
name fruit, vegetable or the word fruit or vegetable in the title, or on the cover
❀The Peach Keeper: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen READ 4.15.11
GOODREADS AUTHOR
20.8 It's My Birthday: Jayme VA's Task: The Night I was Born
book that was later made into a mini series.
❀Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain READ 4.14.11
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COMPLETED TASKS: 26/54
TOTAL POINTS: 465/910
BOOKS READ: 34/71
GOODREAD AUTHORS: 12
BIG BOOKS: 500 pp. [ ✔ ✔ ] 750 pp. [ ✔ ] 1000 pp. [ ]
15.3 - Earth DayI read Neverwhere which was Recycled (borrowed from my daughter) and When You Reach Me which was Reused (a re-read for a book club discussion).
New points: 15
Total points: 55
Mod
Linder Gerber is a goodreads author
15.1 read Up Over Down Under by Micol Ostow
Micol Ostow is a goodreads author
Points this task 20
Total points 460/910
Tasks Completed: 24/54
Books read: 30/71
Total pages: 8543
GR Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.3 - GIMME FIVE(book by author with a last name that is 5 or fewer letters)
The Heiress by Lynsay Sands
10.1 - SING OUT
(novel featuring a professional musician)
Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery (Goodreads author) - the main character is an international concert pianist
25.6 - IT'S ALL ABOUT AUSTRALIA OCEANIA
(#2 - a book by an author whose initials are found in the word AUSTRALIA
and
#3 - book that has the word spring in the title)
#2 - A Bird in Hand by Allison Lane
#3 - The Thing About Jane Spring by Sharon Krum
Points this post - 40
Total points - 440
Goodreads authors this post - 1
Total Goodreads authors - 10
Task 30.1 - Literature map by gender
I put my favorite fantasy author,Robert Jordan, into the map and read:
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Task points = 30
Challenge total = 240
Jen UT15.8 - From a Different Perspective
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Written in multiple perspectives
Total Points: 45
Total Books: 4
Total Tasks: 4
Readerboard name: Michelle VA10.5 It Takes Two: White Cat
*Holly Black is a Goodreads Author*
New Points: 10
Total points: 80
New Goodreads Author Tickets: 1
Total Goodsreads Author Tickets:3
Thanks again! :D
Jayme(the ghostreader)I completed task 20.6 Young Adult Part of A Series. I read "The Battle of Labyrinth"(361pp) and "The Last Olympian"(381pp) by Rick Riordan.
Tasks Completed 13
Books Read: 16
GR Authors: 1, (Neal Shusterman)
Big Books: 0
Grand Total: 195
25.5. Gayla's Task: March Madness Option B:
2010 - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood**
2009 - Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Total Points = 235
**Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads author**
Kathleen FL20.2 Random Words:
My random words were : alarm,roses,fog,crown,ransom
House of Sand and Fog
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 205
Goodreads Author Books: 1
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
MANDY Y.25.3. Mrs. Soule's Task: A Better World
A. Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton
--1 Big Book Ticket: 585 pg--
Improving safety – crime-fighters: Anita Blake is a crime fighter--the crimes are usually committed by the supernatural, or in a supernatural way.
B. They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff
Increasing knowledge: I am a teacher reading this book for development of my writing instruction.
Task Points: 25
Grand Total: 275
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 18
Pages Read: 5893
Goodreads Author Books: 1
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
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10.9. No Lawyer Jokes!
Think Twice - Lisa Scottoline (GR Author)
15.2. Blurb It
A. Eternal Hunger - Laura Wright (GR Author)
AND on the cover of Eternal Hunger was a quote by Nalini Singh
B. Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh (GR Author)
15.8. From a Different Perspective
Save as Draft - Cavanaugh Lee (GR Author)
20.6. Seasoned Reader. Kathryn CA's Task: Young Adult Series
Graceling
20.10 Group Read
C. Science Fiction/Fantasy: I Am Number Four - posted comments 9, 11 and 32
Total Points This Post: 80
Total Points in Challenge: 640
Books Read: 52
Tasks Completed: 42
GR Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets: 500+(3); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Previous Tasks Completed:
5.1;5.2;5.3;5.4;5.5;5.6;5.7;5.9;5.10
10.2;10.3;10.4;10.5;10.8;10.10
15.1;15.3;15.4;15.5;15.6;15.7;15.9;15.10
20.1;20.2;20.4;20.5;20.7;20.8;20.9
25.2;25.3;25.6
30.2;30.3;30.5;30.7
30.3 -- Yours, Mine and OursA. My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
B. Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson -- Betsy finds out she has a half-sister.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 9/54
Tasks in Progress: 15.3; 25.2, 25.4; 30.2
Books Read: 15
Books from my book shelves: 1
25.3. Mrs. Soule's Task: A Better World a. The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson
b. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 12
Elizabeth NC10.5 (two word title)
Live Wire by Harlan Coben
10.8 (Fruit or Vegetable on cover)Away
by Amy Bloom15.10 (Any book I want) Confessions of a Teen Sleuth by Chelsea Cain
30.7 (book ends with a word, next book starts with that word)
Dance for the Dead by Thomas Perry and The Dead Path by Stephen Irwin
That gives me:
Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 10
Points: 155
Pages Read: 4116
20.6 Young Adult Series - I read Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder ***This book is 416 pages and is the first in a young adult series.
Tasks Completed - 6
Books Read - 7
TOTAL POINTS - 125
***Maria V. Snyder is a goodreads author***
10.10. The Final Frontiers:Doubleblind 4/12/11
**GoodReads Author: Ann Aguirre
20.5. Bigger is Better. Rachel Renee's Task: Alliterative Authors Association:
Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh 4/13/11
30.2. Sheila's Task: Sheila’s Guilty Pleasures
American Idol Winner:
4. Carrie Underwood: Carrie Vaughn
Kitty's House of Horrors 4/11/11
**GoodReads Author: Carrie Vaughn
Dancing With the Stars United States version - Winners and their partners:
2 Drew Lachey and his partner Cheryl Burke: Ilona Andrews
Magic Burns 4/6/11
**GoodReads Author: Ilona Andrews
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Points this post: 60
Total Points: 315
Tasks Completed: 19 (3 in this post)
Books Read: 25 (4 in this post)
GoodReads Authors: 12 (3 in this post)
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Nickboy20.2 Random Words: estate, hostage, hope, migraine, arm
Hope's Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land by Chip Ward 320 pages
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 450/910
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 36
Pages Read: 10,387
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+ (3)
Southpaw285****Repost of message 1391****
Completed task #30.5 - Delicious Dee's Task: All the world is birthday cake
(A) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (5th)
(B) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (4th)
My birthday on the 5th
This post: 30 points
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Total challenge points = 195
5.7 Going Green: Book borrowed from the library:
The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet by Alicia Silverstone –★ ★ ★ ★ ★
10.5. It Takes Two:
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich - ★ ★ ★ ★
15.6 -- The Truth Is...
Leadership Lessons of the Navy SEALS: Battle-Tested Strategies for Creating Successful Organizations and Inspiring Extraordinary Results by Jeff & John Cannon - ★ ★ ★ ★
Initial fiction = Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann
20.3. Best Review Contest. Katy's Task: Happy International Women's Day!
Singh is from New Zealand:
Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh – ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Author: Nalini Singh
20.5. Bigger is Better. Rachel Renee's Task: Alliterative Authors Association
Obsession Untamed by Pamela Palmer - ★ ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Author: Pamela Palmer
25.5. Gayla's Task: March Madness
B: Tournament of books:
1. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro – 2006 List - ★
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer – 2006 List - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Points This Post: 95
Total Points: 385
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors total: 6
Total Big Books: (500+) 2
20.5 Alliterative Authors AssociationMind Games by Carolyn Crane
Carolyn Crane is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 120
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15.10 SPRING BREAK
When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
Points: 15
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)