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Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
10.3 - Beware the Ides of MarchThe Pirates of Pompeii by Caroline Lawrence
Set in AD79
Total points to date 535
ERIN C.10.7 Kuddle a Koala
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
Story about a prison convict sent over from England to Australia. Mostly takes place in Australia.
Task Point: 10
10.9 No Lawyer Jokes
A Fool's Gold: A Story of Ancient Spanish Treasure, Two Pounds of Pot, and the Young Lawyer Almost Left Holding the Bag by Bill Merritt
Task Point: 10
Point this Post: 20
Grand Total: 195
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1)
MANDY Y.25.4. Helen's Task: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Masters
Damon Knight Winner: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
World Fantasy Winner: Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Task Points: 25
Grand Total: 505
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 34
Pages Read: 10,055
Goodreads Author Books: 4
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
50 Point TaskMiss Marple #3 The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
Miss Marple #4 The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
Miss Marple #5 A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
This Post: 50
Total Points: 275
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 1 (Elle Amery)
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.4 Author, Author. Tracyj's Task: The Royal Wedding I read The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson
total points: 285
tasks completed: 15
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 9
Big Books 750+ (1)
total pages read:7178
I'd like to change a book.20.1 Mardi Gras
The King's Speech by Mark Logue Title has the word "king" in it.
Then, I'd like to claim the following:
15.5 Award Me
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan Winner of the Booker Prize in 1998
20.10 Group Read
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. My post was #40 in the discussion.
25.3 A Better World
a. Fireproof by Eric Wilson (GR Author) Main character is a firefighter.
B. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (GR author) - NF
25.6 Australia/Oceania
a. The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran (GR Author) - set in New Zealand
b. Ape House Sara Gruen(GR author) - title has the word "house" in it
30.4 Like I Needed an Excuse
a. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain. I love watching Food Network shows and those featuring real chefs like Top Chefs and No Reservations so I chose to read Anthony Bourdain's memoir and about the culinary world.
b. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom featuring slaves that were domestic help.
30.6 Greek Myths I rolled a 2 & 2
a. The Radleys by Matt Haig (GR author) book about family relationships.
b. The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig (GR author - already claimed in previous post)
Total points this Post: 145
Total points: 265
GR Authors: 4
KSMary
20.6 Young Adult SeriesI read Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 255
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tammy AZ10.6 Respect Your Elders: My Family and Other Animals published in 1956
25.5 March Madness:
Basketball Book - Blind Your Ponies (approved in the discussion thread)
Tournament of Books - A Visit from the Goon Squad From 2011 Tournament
Post Total: 35
Grand Total: 225
Task: 30.1: lit map by gender Initial Author: Melissa Marr
Read:
The Last Unicorn byPeter S. Beagle
and
Leviathan byScott Westerfeld
Points This Post: 30
Total points:175
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 16
Total Pages Read: 4260
Total GoodReads Authors: 5
Brenda WI20.1 Author's initials Sandra Cisneros The House on Mango Street
20.8 Book made into a mini series A Woman of Independent Means
25.3 a. Character working for a better world You Know When the Men Are Gone
b. Non-fiction The Bookseller of Kabul
Brenda WI5.7 Going green read on Kindle The Pirate Woman
30.4 a. Non-fiction about a hobby or activity - we hope to sail to the Caribbean in the near future so I read Mermaid - Our Family in Paradise which is about a family of four and their year of sailing in the Caribbean
b. Book with a domestic worker
The Kitchen House
points this post 35
total points 255
20.2 Rookie at the Top. Travelgirlut's Task: Random Words my words were: BIRD, KING, ALPHABET, HOPE, UNION
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography by Chris Crutcher
Total Points: 355
Tasks Completed: 22
15.3 Earth DayReduce - True Blue by David Baldacci
Recycle - Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward
Tasks completed: 8
Total Points: 135 points
Books read: 10
BJ Rose3 new tasks
20.5. Bigger is Better. Rachel Renee's Task: Alliterative Authors Assn
Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik is a GoodReads author
25.2. Sandy's Task: Your Bucket List
A. I have several very old books that have personal value to me, and I want to repair them into a usable condition, so I read Creative Bookbinding by Pauline Johnson
B. From the list of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die, I read
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Like I Needed an Excuse.......
A. Read a non-fiction book about an interest or activity you would pursue instead of housework - I'd rather be working on my quilt, so I read
Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! : The Complete Guide to Quiltmaking by Diana McClun
B. Read a book prominently featuring a domestic worker: Lily cleans houses
Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris
Total Points = 760
Tasks Completed = 48
Total Pages = 19,821
GoodReads Authors = 8
Big Books (500+) = 2
5.5 Brother/SisterI read The Wilder Sisters by Jo-Ann Mapson.
Total Points to date: 330
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Books Read: 29
Total GoodReads Authors: 12
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0
Sandy MN30.3. Donna Jo's Task: Yours, Mine, and Ours
A. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
B. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire.
Total Points: 460
30.6 Melanie's Task: Myth-behaving Greeks
Therefore, for this task, you must read 2 books. Go to Dice Roller and roll the dice ONCE and read:
I rolled a 3 and a 6
Book A
3. Poseidon: a book where a main character works/lives/depends on water (fisherman, ship captain, Navy, Marine, mermaid, pirate,...)
Pirates of Pensacola (2005) by Keith Thomson (Hardcover, 309 pages)
Modern day pirates of the Caribbean(!)
AND
Book B
6. Aristophanes: Read a comic or humorous book.
Bossypants (2011) by Tina Fey (Hardcover, 277 pages)
A memoir filled with humorous tales from Tina's acting life.
270 + 30 = 300
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 270 + 30 = 300
Books read: 24
Pages Read: 6588
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 4
20.9. Lucky Me! Laurie's Task Murder Is Academic: A Cambridge Mystery by Christine Poulson - ★ ★
25.6. Jennifer N's Task: It’s All About Australia and Oceania
Option 2. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Author: Ilona Andrews
Option 3. Down and Dirty by Sandra Hill - ★ ★ ★
Points This Post: 45
Total Points: 615
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors total: 9
Total Big Books: (500+) 4
15.2 Blurb ItWondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston (Goodreads Author) Blurb on this book by L.J Smith. The Awakening by L.J. Smith
20.3 Happy International Women's Day!
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
My Country: England - Authors Country: USA
Total Points: 105
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 12
Total Pages Read: 3501
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ 1, 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
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10.6. Respect Your Elders
Faro’s Daughter - first published in 1941
10.7. Kuddle a Koala?
Unicorn's Peril - Mark Alders Mark Alders is an Australian author - approved in the task help thread - (GR Author)
MsOPP (Julie)'s Task: "I Need to Know What Happens Next!"
Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh (GR Author)
Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh (GR Author)
Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh (GR Author)
Total Points this Post: 70
Total Points in Challenge: 910
Books Read: 72
Tasks Completed: 54
GR Authors: 29
Big Book Tickets: 500+(4); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Pending any mistakes, FINISHED
Finished25.1 Coralie`s task: In My Backyard
D/cooking The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
G/sewing The Quilter's Kitchen by Jennifer Chiaverini
Task points 25
Total points 335
Total tasks 16
Total books 25
Mod
I read The Talented Mr. Ripley, originally published in 1955.
30.1. Cheryl's Task: Literature Map By Gender
I put David Baldacci into the lit map, and came up with a number of suspense writers I had never read. I chose to read
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly and Caught by Harlan Coben
good calls - I've already read a 2nd book by Connelly and will definitely read more by Coben as well.
Total points: 625
KAREN OZTask 25.4 Helen's Task: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Masters
A. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
B. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Task 25.6 Jennifer N's Task: It’s All About Australia and Oceania
3. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
5. The Spare Room by Helen Garner (Australian author)
Task 15.1 The Land Down Under
A. Down Under by Bill Bryson
Note: Book is also published under a different title, "In A Sunburned Country", but edition I read was 'Down Under'
Total this post: 65 points
Total to date: 420 points
5.6 Water, Water EverywhereI read
by Patti Callahan Henry.5.7 Going Green
I read The Scalpel and the Soul by Allan Hamilton . I got this book through Paperbackswap.com
Total Points to date: 340
Total Tasks Completed: 24
Total Books Read: 31
Total GoodReads Authors: 12
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0
STACIE MITask 30.4 - Like I Need an Excuse...
For A, an activity I like to pursue, other than housework is baking, so I read The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Ranch Wife by Ree Drummond.
For B, I read Hounding the Pavement by Judi McCoy, which features a dog walker.
Point this task: 30
Total points: 470
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 37
Pages read: 10113
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.2 - Sheila's Guilty Pleasures
My American Idol winner was Kris Allen, so I read Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C. by Kristiana Gregory.
My Dancing With the Stars winners were Brooke Burke and Derek Hough, so I read Classy by Derek Blasberg.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 500
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 39
Pages read: 10593
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
RACHEL CA: 310 points total20.07 QUIPS AND QUOTES
Lamb in Love: A Novel by Carrie Brown
I'm using this quote: “I’m beginning to think that maybe it’s not how much you love someone. Maybe what matters is who you are when you’re with them.” –Anne Tyler in The Accidental Tourist, emphasis added.
Not only does “Lamb in Love” have “love” in the title, but the theme of the quote fits the book itself. Love (both romantic and a kind of familial love) at least unveil character and personality, and possibly do actually transform character and personality here.
Points: 20
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 27
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
I would like to move the books I had already claimed for tasks 15.9 and 20.1 to task #50.Task #50 - "I Need to Know What Happens Next!"
How to Ruin a Summer Vacationby Simone Elkeles
How to Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles
How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation by Simone Elkeles
Simone Elkeles is a Goodreads Author
Task #10.4 - Elementary, my dear Watson - read a mystery book
The Girl with the Dragon Tattooby Stieg Larsson
644 pgs claiming Big Book ticket
Task #10.5 - It Takes Two - read a book with a 2 word title
Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary
This post: 70 points
Total to Date = 240 points
20.3. Best Review Contest. Katy's Task: Happy International Women's Day! Nomad by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Somalia and I'm from the U.S.
Total points = 320
Carly50.0 -- MsOPP (Julie)'s Task: "I Need to Know What Happens Next!"
Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars, #4) by Sara Shepard
Wicked (Pretty Little Liars, #5) by Sara Shepard
Pretty Little Liars #6: Killer by Sara Shepard
The books are numbers 4, 5, and 6 respectively in the series Pretty Little Liars.
Sara Shepard is a GoodReads Author so I should be getting 3 GoodReads Author Tickets.
Points This Task: 50
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 10
Tasks in Progress: 0
Books Read: 14
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 4245
Jayme(theghostreader)I completed task 30.2 Shelia's Guilty Pleasures.
For American Idol I chose the name David Cook and I read "The Shirley Temple Story" by Lester David.
For DWTS, I chose the name Emmit Smith and read "Tears of the Giraffe" by Alexander McCall Smith.
Tasks Completed 16
Books Read: 21
GR Authors: 1, (Neal Shusterman)
Big Books: 0
Grand Total: 260
Danielle Louise20.6 -- Seasoned Reader. Kathryn CA's Task: Young Adult Series
The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
part of the Kane Chronicles
452 pages
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Pages Read: 1919
Goodreads Author: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+
30.3 - Yours, Mine, OursA. England, My England by D.H. Lawrence
B. A Blessed Child by Linn Ullmann
A story about three half sisters.
Total points to date 565
25.5 March MadnessB. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan and Bloodroot by Amy Greene
Both books are from the 2011 Tournament of Books list.
Amy Greene is a GR author.
Points: 25
Total Points: 545
Total Tasks Completed: 26
Total Books Read: 39
Total Big Books: 500+ (3)
Total GR Authors: 3
30.7 'Title Connection'The Other Boleyn Girl and Girl with a Pearl Earring
* The Other Boleyn Girl is a Big Book (500+ pages) *
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 725
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Read: 50
Goodreads Author Books: 6
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(1), 1000+(1)
20.2 - Random WordsCoach, palace, angle, locust, desert.
The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story by Hanan Al-Shaykh
Total points to date 585
15.5. Award MeRead a Man Booker Prize winner or one of the nominees from any of the years this prize has been awarded.
An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge
An Awfully Big Adventure was shortlisted for the Booker in 1990.
This Post: 15
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 35/54
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
25.5. Gayla's Task: March MadnessOption B: Tournament of Books (2011)
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
and
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Jennifer Egan and Aimee Bender are both Goodreads Authors.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 185
10.7 KUDDLE A KOALA - Mercy Burns by Keri Arthur who is an Australian Author***GoodReads Author***
10.8 COME ON EAT YOUR SPINACH - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
15.7 LAB LIT - Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston
50.1 I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT -
A. Divine By Mistake by P.C. Cast
***Big Book 704pgs***
B. Divine By Choice by P.C. Cast
C. Divine By Blood by P.C. Cast
These are books 1-3 in the Parthalon Series
Points: 85
Tasks: 4
Books: 6
Pages: 2610
GR Authors: 1
Big Books 500+: 1
Total Points: 830
Total Tasks: 49
Total Books: 66
Total Pages: 28,353
GR Authors: 14
Big Books 500+: 8
Big Books 750+: 1
Big Books: 1000+: 3
5.1- DanceI read Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning. There is a Scottish dance called the Snake Pass Dance. Below is the link for the dance.
http://www.scottish-country-dancing-d...
Points for this task- 5
Total Points- 420
Goodreads Authors- 3
Tasks Completed- 28
BRENDA MO20.5 Alliterative Authors Association
A Hole in the World: An American Boyhood by Richard Rhodes
Points: 20
Total Points: 530
Southpaw285Completed task #30.2 Sheila's Task: Sheila's Guilty Pleasures
(A) Idol = Guilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke (Lee DeWyze)
(B) DWTS = Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie (Jennifer Grey)
This Post: 30 Points
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Total challenge points as of 05/09/11 - 320 points
10.1 Sing OutThe Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
15.10 Spring Break
The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein
20.8 Night I Was Born
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman *** GR Author***
Neverwhere was a mini series on the BBC and was approved in the task thread post 24
25.1 In My Backyard
A: boat - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling ***Big Book 500+ pages***
Harry and Dumbledore take a boat to get to a horcrux.
B: t.v. - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
HBO series True Blood is based on this book
25.2 Bucket List
A: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama
I would like to read all the books on GR group The Next Best Book Club bookshelf. This book is one of them.
B: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Points this post: 95
Total Points: 350
Total GR Authors: 5
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Heather KSFinished task 10.3 Ides of March by reading Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection
New point total: 160
30.1 'Literature Map'I entered Roald Dahl and picked:
Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's
Darren Shan, Cirque Du Freak
I have never read these authors before.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 755
Tasks Completed: 48
Books Read: 52
Goodreads Author Books: 6
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(1), 1000+(1)
Nickboy.10.1 Sing Out! A Ned Rorem Reader by the composer Ned Rorem, a collection of diary excerpts and reviews -- 287 pages
10.2 Say What? When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger -- 288 pages
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 685/910
Tasks Completed: 42
Books Read: 56
Pages Read: 15,558
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (4)
Erin NY5.9 - book with < 200 pages
Forever... by Judy Blume
My copy had 192 pages
20.7 - Book related to a favorite quip or saying
Night Road by Kristin Hannah
My favorite sayings are anything about twins, since I am a mother of twins. One of the favorites is a verse from a song:
It's twice the laundry, twice the milk
It's twice the baby clothes
It's double this and double that
Oh how the money goes
But now, you see, they both agree
When all is said and done
We've got twice the blessings
And we've got twice the fun
(http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/son...)
In this book the main characters are twins.
Total: 155
Tasks Completed: 9
Tasks in progress: 3
Book Read: 14
Total Pages Read: 4646
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The End by Lemony Snicket
Total Points: 80
Total Books: 9
Total Tasks: 8