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SPRING CHALLENGE 2011: AUSTRALIA
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Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
Joanna TTask 10.2 Say What
You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon
Siobhan Fallon is a GR Author.
Grand total: 315
STACIE MITask 50 - I Need to Know What Happens Next
I decided to read further in Bill Willingham's Fables series. I read Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days), Fables: Wolves, and Fables: Sons of Empire, which are books 7, 8, and 9 in the series.
Points this task: 50
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 44
Pages read: 11600
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 20.9
I read Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 45
Pages read: 11924
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jennifer L.50.1 - I Need To Know What Happens Next - All Together Dead, From Dead to Worse, and Dead and Gone
These are #7, #8 and #9 of the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris
Total Challenge Points = 75
Jana5.6 Water, Water, Everywhere
by Natalie Babbitt15.9 In Like a Lion
by Sara GruenPoints this post: 20
Total Points: 235
Mod
read Last Danceby Linda Joy Singleton
Linda Joy Singleton is a goodreads author
15.7 Lab It read Jekel Loves Hydeby Beth Fantaskey
Points this task 20
Total points 770/910
Tasks Completed: 42/54
Books read: 56/71
Total pages: 16,413
GR Authors: 20
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
30.4 'Dlmrose's Task'A. I would rather be writing.
Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande
B. Manservant and Maidservant by Ivy Compton-Burnett
The family butler Bullivant, cook Mrs Selden, and junior servants George and Miriam are all prominently featured in this novel.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 815
Tasks Completed: 50
Books Read: 56
Goodreads Author Books: 6
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(1), 1000+(1)
10.9 - No Lawyer JokesCrave by J.R. Ward
One of the main characters is a lawyer
Total Points to Date: 835
15.3 -- Earth DayA. Reduce: Read any book listed as one of the 22 oldest books on your TBR list.
Irrepressible: The Life and Times of Jessica Mitford by Leslie Brody
B. Reuse: Read a book you planned to read for the Winter 2010-2011 challenge, but didn’t get to OR reread an old favorite.
Repeat It Today With Tears by Anne Peile
This Post: 15
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 39/54
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
First, I'd like to move a book. For 10.4 - Elementary my dear Watson - I'm now using Eggsecutive Orders by ***Goodreads author Julie Hyzy.
25.2 Bucket list
a) Since there are wineries in all 50 states, I'd love to sample a wine from each state. I read The Chardonnay Charade by Ellen Crosby - GR author already claimed.
b) From the 1001 books list - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 440
Tasks Completed: 30
Books Read: 40
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Jenny Chicago Task 5.8 Blow Your Stack. I picked The Murder Roomby P.D. James It was added to my shelf in September 2010
Task 10.4 Elementary My Dear Watson. I pickedDeath In Holy Orders by P.D. James
Task 15.9 In Like a Lion/Out Like a Lamb. I picked Turn Left At The Trojan Horse: A Would-Be Hero's American Odyssey by Brad Herzog **Good Reads Author**
Total Points this post:30
Total Points:55
Big Books: 0
Good Read Authors:2
15.3 -- Earth DayB. Reuse: reread an old favorite.
Harry Potter et la Coupe de Feu by J.K. Rowling
768 pages claiming Big Book ticket
C. Recycle: borrowed from the library
Fleur de glace by Kitty Sewell
This post: 15 points
Total to Date = 85 points
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 8
Total Pages Read: 2879
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500(0);750(1);1000+(0)
Janice CA15.3 Earth Day....
B. Reuse
I was going to read this book during the last challenge for task 15.4.
Small Mediums at Large: The True Tale of a Family of Psychics byTerry Iacuzzo
3 stars
and
C. Recycle
I borrowed this book from the library.
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands byChelsea Handler
3 stars
+15
total: 185
tasks: 11
books: 14
GR Authors: 1
NICOLE VA5.8 Blow Your Stack
I read Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris. This book had been in my To-Read shelf since Dec. 2010.
15.8 From a Different Perspective
I read The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan. The book had multiple perspectives- it alternated between 2 different narrators.
Total points = 350
15.1 - The Land Down UnderDown Among the Dead Men by Geraldine Evans
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
Total points to date 660
30.7. Diane's Task: Title Connections I read Would I Lie to You by Cecily von Ziegesar and You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy
Erin McCarthy is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 215
Goodreads Authors: 1
5.9 Shrimp on the BarbieMagic in the Wind by Christine Feehan - 103 pages.
15.10 -- Spring Break
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads author)
Claiming Big Book Ticket - 579 pgs.
50 Point Task - MsOPP (Julie)'s Task: "I Need to Know What Happens Next!"
Wolf Tales III By Kate Douglas
Wolf Tales IV By Kate Douglas
Wolf Tales V By Kate Douglas
Kate Douglas is a Goodreads author
Total Points This Post: 70
Total Tasks This Post: 3
Goodreads Authors This Post: 4
Grand Total Points: 550/910
Total Books Read: 42
Tasks Completed: 33/54
Total Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Big Books: 1
10.9. No Lawyer Jokes!: Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M. Hoose
This book revolves around the two trials Claudette Colvin was involved in at the time of the Montgomery bus boycotts and her lawyer, Fred Gray, is featured as a character.
+10 Points
15.5 — Award Me
Booker Shortlist 2008
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
+15 Points
30.2 Sheila’s Guilty Pleasures
American Idol: Carrie Underwood
The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan Goodreads Author
Dancing With the Stars: Kym Johnson
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson Goodreads Author
+30 Points
+ 2 Goodreads Authors
Points This Post:55
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Grand Total: 575
Kathy G.5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
*** 144 pages ****
Task 7
Total Points- 100
Goodreads Authors- 0
Big Books (500+)-1
Mod
I read The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist's Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases.
15.3 -- Earth Day
I chose option B (Reuse) and read The Black Tower. I planned to read this for the winter challenge (and also for the fall challenge, for that matter!) and am very glad I finally got to it!
I also used option C (Recycle) and read Odd and the Frost Giants, which I borrowed from the library.
20.1. Most Improved Player. Cindy AL's Task: Lassiez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
I read I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
This works two ways for the task - the author's initials are in J,O,E,C,A,I,N,F,A,T,T,U,E,S,D,A,Y and the word "cake" is in the title.
Total points: 670
Jayme(theghostreader)I completed 15.9 In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb. I read "White Cat" by Holly Black.
My copy had a picture of a white cat on the cover and the word cat was in the title. Holly Black is a Goodreaders author.
Tasks Completed 17
Books Read: 22
GR Authors: 2, (Neal Shusterman, Holly Black)
Big Books: 0
Grand Total: 275
30.7 Title ConnectionsOption A
The Big Love by Sarah Dunn
Love Me by Bella Andre
Bella Andre is a Goodreads Author
This Post: 30
Total Points: 320
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 24
Goodreads Authors: 2 (Elle Amery, Bella Andre)
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
ERIN C.15.3 Earth Day
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
I had this for Winter task 25.4 "IMBOLC" where you needed to read a book w/ the word "fire" in the title or series name. A Game of Thrones is the first book in the series "A Song of Ice and Fire"
At 835pp., I am claiming 2 Big Book tickets
Street of the Five Moons by Elizabeth Peters
I checked this book out from the library!
Point this Post: 15
Grand Total: 210
Total Tasks Completed: 24
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)
20.9. Lucky Me! Laurie's Task Read a book that has one of the following words in its title: thief, murder, crime, criminal, exile, convict, robber or stolen.
The Robber Bridegroom by Eudora Welty
This Post: 20
Total Points: 535
Tasks Completed: 39/54
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
10.3 -THE IDES OF MARCH - The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene: a novel 20.9 - LUCKY ME - Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner which has Thieves in the title.
30.5 - BIRTHDAY CAKE - My birthday is April 30th so I chose to read Princess Academy by Shannon Hale from Hannah the Blonde and Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin from Manday. Both of these members have birthdays on the 30th.
Gabrielle Zevin, Shannon Hale, and Lian Tanner are all GoodReads authors.
TOTAL POINTS - 560
Carly20.5. Bigger is Better. Rachel Renee's Task: Alliterative Authors Association
I read Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 11
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 15
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 4618
20.2 Random WordsThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
My words were: skin, cider, stain, balcony, bench
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 195
Task Completed: 14
Books Read: 15
Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane My Goal Points for this Season: 225
Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 325
Updated last on: 5.14
Total # of books read: 26
Total # of pages read: 8,771
Total # of tasks completed: 21
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books: 500+ (1)
Task 20.1 Rookie at the Top Random Words...Have the random word generator generate five random words and read a book with at least one of those words in it's title.
My five generated words were leather, bishop, prejudice, crispy, and foundation.
I read
Witness in Bishop Hill: A Joan Spencer Mystery by Sara Hoskinson Frommer 230 pages (5.14)
Heather KSFinished task 5.3 Gimmie Five by reading Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice by Patricia Wolfe
New point total: 170
MANDY Y.20.9. Lucky Me! Laurie's Task
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Big Book at 550 pages)
Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 560
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 38
Pages Read: 11,480
Goodreads Author Books: 6
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
30.2 Sheila's Guilty PleasuresAmerican Idol Winners: Kris Allen
The Grand Complication: A Novel by Allen Kurzweil
Dancing With the Stars: Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough
Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Points: 30
Total Points: 575
Total Tasks Completed: 27
Total Books Read: 41
30.5 Delicious Dee's task - “All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, or a book” (repost - original post was #2232)
My birthday is December 7th so I chose Sheila's list (April 7) and Rachel Erin's list (March 7)
Stalemate by Iris Johansen
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Nickboy.5.8 Blow your Stack! To the Castle and Back: Reflections on My Strange Life As a Fairy-Tale Hero by Václav Havel -- on my tbr list since Aug 17, 2010, 400 pages
10.7 Kuddle a Koala -- Teranesia: A Novel by Australian science fiction writer Greg Egan 295 pages
Task Points: 15
Total Points: 700/910
Tasks Completed: 44
Books Read: 58
Pages Read: 16,253
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (4)
10.7 - Kuddle a KoalaRequiem for a Wren by Nevil Shute
After WW2 the author lived in Australia and this book is largely set there.
Total points to date 670
30.4 Like I Needed an ExcuseSimply Wicca by Leanna Greenaway
and
F ~~ domestic worker ~~ The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Kathryn Stockett is a GoodReads Author.
This makes my points total 90.
I would like to remove points for a task to move a book.15.3 - Bonds of Justice - Recycle and The Great Gatsby - Oldest 22.
- 15
I would like to claim points for two tasks:
15.3 - Earth Day
Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
This was a book borrowed from my library's overdrive system
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
This book falls under the reuse an old favorite.
25.2 - Your Bucket List
Living Rich by Spending Smart: How to Get More of What You Really Want by Gregory Karp
I want to be comfortable yet happy when I retire. There were some valuable insights in this book that will help me with that goal.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This book is on the 1001 books to read before you die list.
Total Points to Date: 860 (835 - 15 + 15 + 25)
Sandy MN50 Point Task -- MsOPP (Julie)'s Task: "I Need to Know What Happens Next!"
Three books from the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.
Hard Eight
To the Nines
Ten Big Ones
Total Points: 510
LDB20.1 Lassiez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
The author's initials are in the phrase "Joe Cain Fat Tuesday" and Capote's childhood residence was in Alabama.
Total Points: 70
Books read: 4
Tasks done: 4
Pages read: 1,211
30.2 Guilty PleasuresIDOL winner David Cook Intervention by Robin Cook
DWTS winner Emmitt Smith Corduroy Mansions by ***Goodreads author Alexander McCall Smith***
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 42
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
5.1 Waltzing Matilda
Sleight of Hand
(from the dance list: Hand Dance)
5.2 Circle of Friends
High Fidelity
5.4 Fan Club
Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom
I chose the author Aimee Bender, and found the book on the 'read' list of one of her fans, Carter: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/57...
5.8 Blow Your Stack
The Fuller Memorandum
10.2 Say What?
The Man Who Forgot How to Read
10.3 Beware the Ides of March
Cleopatra: A Life
10.5 It Takes Two
Derby Girl
20.4 Royal Wedding
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
20.6 Young Adult Series
City of Fallen Angels
(GR author)
20.7 Quips and Quotes
Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution
(relating to this quote: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/...)
20.8 The Night I Was Born
Mildred Pierce
20.9 Laurie's Task
The Swan Thieves
25.1 In My Backyard
A: Dead Reckoning (TV show: True Blood)
B: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 (submarine - approved in the help thread as a form of boat)
25.2 Bucket List
A: Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater
(bucket list item: begin performing in musicals again, a hobby I lost track of years ago and miss)
B: The Three Musketeers
(from the 1001 books to read list)
25.4 SF Masters
A: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
B: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
25.6 All About Australia
A: The Boat by Nam Le (an Australian author)
B: The Irresistible Henry House (word 'house' in the title)
New points: 250
Total points: 450
Sleight of Hand
(from the dance list: Hand Dance)
5.2 Circle of Friends
High Fidelity
5.4 Fan Club
Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom
I chose the author Aimee Bender, and found the book on the 'read' list of one of her fans, Carter: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/57...
5.8 Blow Your Stack
The Fuller Memorandum
10.2 Say What?
The Man Who Forgot How to Read
10.3 Beware the Ides of March
Cleopatra: A Life
10.5 It Takes Two
Derby Girl
20.4 Royal Wedding
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
20.6 Young Adult Series
City of Fallen Angels
(GR author)
20.7 Quips and Quotes
Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution
(relating to this quote: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/...)
20.8 The Night I Was Born
Mildred Pierce
20.9 Laurie's Task
The Swan Thieves
25.1 In My Backyard
A: Dead Reckoning (TV show: True Blood)
B: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 (submarine - approved in the help thread as a form of boat)
25.2 Bucket List
A: Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater
(bucket list item: begin performing in musicals again, a hobby I lost track of years ago and miss)
B: The Three Musketeers
(from the 1001 books to read list)
25.4 SF Masters
A: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
B: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
25.6 All About Australia
A: The Boat by Nam Le (an Australian author)
B: The Irresistible Henry House (word 'house' in the title)
New points: 250
Total points: 450
STACIE MITask 30.6 - Myth-Behaving Greeks
I rolled a 4 and a 6.
For A, I read Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz. It is about vampires, who are considered dead.
For B, I read Castle Waiting by Linda Medley. So funny and definitely made me laugh!
Points this task: 30
Total points: 625
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 47
Pages read: 12628
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Casey TN10.10 - The Final Frontiers
Goddess of the Sea by P.C. Cast (Fantasy)
15.3 - Earth Day
B. Reuse:Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
C. Recycle: Vision in White by Nora Roberts
Claiming a *Big Book* ticket for Academ's Fury (534 pages)
15.9 - In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond between Two Friends and a Lion by Anthony Bourke
20.2 - Random Words
My 5 random words were code, grade, empire, rubbish, and gamble. I read The Atlantis Code by Charles Brokaw.
20.9 - Lucky Me
The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby
Ellen Crosby is a *GoodReads Author*
20.10 - Group Read
I read I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore and posted message #44 in the discussion.
25.6 - It's All About Australia and Oceania
Option 1 (weather/natural disaster impacts the story):This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Option 2 (author's initials in Australia): The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Claiming a *Big Book* ticket for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (563 pages)
Points this Post: 125
Total Points: 300
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(5), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Jenny Chicago Task 5.6 Water, Water, Everywhere. I read
by Peter HesslerTotal Points this Post 5
Total Points 60
Good Reads Authors 2
Big Books 0
Heather KSFinished task 15.9 In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb by reading But Not for Long
because there is a dog on the cover. New point total: 185
BABBLING C5.4 Fan Club: Go to the profile page of one of your favorite authors and navigate to their fan listing. Click on a fan's profile and read a 5-star book from their Read shelf. Required: Post a link to the author and state the fan whose list you used.
Favorite Author: Julie Hyzy
The Fan: Jennifer(geniusjen)
The 5-Star Book: Secret Society Girl by Diana Peterfreund GOODREADS AUTHOR
15.4 -- It's a Repeat - April 11th is International Louie, Louie Day. In addition, Oceania is the home of many repetitive place names (Pago Pago, Wagga Wagga, and Woy Woy, for example). For this task:
B. Read two books that have the same word in the title. The words must be exactly the same.
A Taste of Magic by Tracy Madison GOODREADS AUTHOR
Visions of Magic by Regan Hastings GOODREADS AUTHOR
This Post:
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 2
Good Read Authors: 3
Big Books: 0
Total
Points: 110
GRA: 7
Tasks: 10
30.2 - Sheila's Task: Sheila’s Guilty Pleasures Idol: The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan (Carrie is the common name)
DWTS: How It Works by Graham Marks (Mark is the common name)
Total Points: 385
Tasks Completed: 23
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50 Point Task
The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey (#1)
Icefire by Chris D’Lacey (#2)
Fire Star by Chris D’Lacey (#3)
***** Claiming Big Book for book #3 - over 500 pages****
Task 6
Total Points- 95
Goodreads Authors- 0
Big Books- (500)- 1