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SPRING CHALLENGE 2011: AUSTRALIA
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Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
CHRISTINE USTask 5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie
Breathless for the Bachelor (Texas Cattleman's Club: The Stolen Baby) by Cindy Gerard
pages: 174
Task 10.9 No Lawyer Joke
Trouble in High Heels by Christina Dodd
The main character, Brandi, is a lawyer
Total: 30
ERIN C.5.10 Kia Ora
The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
This book was originally written by Italo Calvino in Italian. (I speak English)
Task Points: 5
Grand Total: 40
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
Pages Read: 1,971
Goodreads Author Books: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
NICOLE VA20.1. Most Improved Player. Cindy AL's Task: Lassiez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
I chose the first option (initials) and read Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery (Final Four Mysteries by John Feinstein.
Total points= 85
5.10 Kira OraLa casa de Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca My first language is English, and this was written in and I read it in Spanish.
15.3 Earth Day
Option C (borrowed from the library)- Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
Option A Meeting the Family: One Man's Journey Through His Human Ancestry by Donovan Webster
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 100
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 9
Big Ticket Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Goodreads Authors:
5.2 - "Circle of Friends" - Read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. This was on the popular book list of my friends.20.3 - "Happy International Women's Day!" - Read Luck by Joan Barfoot. This author is Canadian and I am American.
Jamie Ford is a goodreads author so I claim a ticket!
Points for above tasks: 25
Tasks above completed: 2
Total tasks completed: 2/54
Points completed: 25/910
Books read & claimed: 2
Books by Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 0 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
10.8 -- Come On, Eat Your Spinach - Strawberry Shortcake MurderPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 50
Tasks: 5
Books: 6
Pages: 2155
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.3 -- Earth DayI read Silver Is For Secrets For Reduce, 278 pages
and I read Speak for reuse, its an old favorite of mine, 198 pages, Laurie Halse Anderson is a goodreads author
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie
I read Cathy's Book: If Found Call (650)266-8233 143 pages
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 85
Tasks Completed: 6
Pages Read: 1932
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.3 Gimme FiveI am Number Four by Pittacus Lore, 374 pages
Pittacus Lore is a pseudonym of James Frey. Either way the surname has 4 letters.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 13
Goodreads Author Books: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(1)
Time to get on the board!BJ Rose
4 new tasks
5.2 Circle of Friends: Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning - this book was on the Popular Books Read by Friends list when I checked it on Feb 20, and is still there today
5.7 Going Green: I listened to an audiobook
Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb
5.8 Blow Your Stack: this book has been on my TBR since May 6, 2010
Reese's Bride by Kat Martin
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie Read a "shrimp" of a book with 200 or fewer pages.
Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb
Total Points = 20
Tasks Completed = 4
Total Pages = 1130
15.6 -- The Truth Is...Escape—Teens on the Run: Primary Sources from the Holocaust from Number the Stars/Anne Frank -- I liked the first hand accounts of teens escaping during the Holocaust.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 210
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
TANYAPT20.5. Bigger is Better. Read any book by an author with an alliterative name!
Book: This Is Not Civilization by Robert Rosenberg
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 60
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Kelly G. 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter. Tami's task: Quips and Quotes
My favorite quote is "Weakness of Attitude Becomes Weakness of Character" Albert Einstein. I have it written on a little piece of paper that I have carried in my wallet for years. I read: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by: Laura Hillenbrand. The strength of character that is shown by the heroes in this book is remarkable.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 40
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
Big Ticket Books (1) 500+ (0) 750+ (0) 1000+
Goodreads Authors: 1 (clare)
10.4 elementary,dear watsonListened to lost light by micheal connelly
Points 10
Total points 30
Tasks completed 2
5.1 Waltzing MatildaI chose the dance "castle walk" and read:
The Walk by Richard Paul Evans
5.4 Fan Club
One of my most favorite authors is James Rollins so I chose his fan Leah and read:
Map of Bones by James Rollins
James Rollins is a Goodreads Author
10.5 It Takes Two
Black Order by James Rollins
James Rollins is a Goodreads Author
15.9 In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook
Claire Cook is a Goodreads Author
15.10 Spring Break
Precipice by Tom Savage
20.1 Lassiez les Bons Temps Rouler
The Killing Game by Iris Johansen
Total points: 70
KimD30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Like I Needed an Excuse.......
A. I read A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. 4* I would much rather be hiking and plan on doing so Sunday!
B. I read The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. 5*
Total Points: 45
Goodreads Authors: 1
5.3 Gimme Five: March, April, And May are short word name months. Read a book by an author whose last name is five or fewer LETTERS. ex. Christopher Moore, Jamie Ford, Josephine TeyThe Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel - Matthew Quick
Readerboard Name: Jennifer UT5.4 Fan Club
One of my favorite authors is Kim Harrison.
I chose Samantha's shelf from Kim's Fans.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Black Magic Sanction is one of her 5-star reads, so I read it for this task.
This post: 5 Points
Total points: 60 Points
Completed Tasks: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Angela NY My first seasonal challenge and I'm finally on the map! :)
15.8 From a Different Perspective
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Goodreads Author)
This book was written from the perspective of a dog. Very sweet, touching story.
This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 10.4 - Elementary, My Dear Watson
I read A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley, who is a Goodreads author!!
Points this task: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages read: 399
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 10.8 - Come On, Eat Your Spinach
I read The Magician's Nephew
by C.S. Lewis, which has an apple on the cover.Points this task: 10
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages Read: 671
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Lisa MDCOMPLETED TASKS:
10.4. Elementary, my dear Watson:
a mystery book
❀Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain READ 3.2.11
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COMPLETED TASKS: 4/54
TOTAL POINTS: 55/910
BOOKS READ: 4/71
GOODREAD AUTHORS:
BIG BOOKS:
5.6 Water, Water EverywhereThe Rapids
by Carla NeggersPoints this post: 5
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
I completed 5.8: Blow Your Stack by reading A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick, added to my TBR in March of 2010.Total Tasks: 1
Total Points: 5
10.10 The Final Frontiers:Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, 585 pages
BIG BOOK 500+ pages
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 10/910
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Author Books: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Mod
5.2 Circle of Friends
Room by Emma Donoghue
I can see why this book is popular- very interesting perspective
5.3 Gimme Five
The Sentry by Robert Crais
This latest entry in the Pike/Cole series didn't disappoint
5.4 Fan Club- favorite author= C.J. Box, fan = Ellen
The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch
Box writes thrillers set in Wyoming: Lynch's book was YA set in the Pacific Northwest, but they both have a deep appreciation for their natural settings
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie
Night by Elie Wiesel 120 pages
A slim book with a powerful message
10.3 Beware the Ides of March
Shadows in Bronze: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery by Lindsey Davis set A.D. 71
20.5 Alliterative Authors Association
I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
Read together with Room, this book was another take on the repercussions of a crime and the effects on a family
total 110
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole (113 p.) - ★ ★ ★ ★
10.4. Elementary, my dear Watson:
Veil of Night: A Novel by Linda Howard - ★ ★ ★ ★
15.7 Lab Lit
Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh – heroine is a medical scientist - ★ ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Author: Nalini Singh
30.3 Donna Jo's Task: Yours, Mine, and Ours
A. 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life by Cami Walker - ★ ★ ★
Goodreads Author: Cami Walker
B. Undead and Unworthy by MaryJanice Davidson - ★ ★ ★ ★ – involves heroine’s half-sister & half-brother
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 60
Goodreads authors this post: 2
Goodreads authors total: 2
Task #5.5 I’m Tellin’ The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown (Goodreads Author)Task Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 320
Tasks Completed: 1
Tasks in Progress: 1 (#25.6)
Goodreads Author Books: 1
The Weird Sisters
5.4 Fan ClubWatchmen by Alan Moore
From Terry Pratchett's fan page.
Fan: Robert
10.10 The Final Frontiers
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Beth Revis is a GR author.
15.1 The Land Down Under
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Under the Dome by Stephen King
Under the Dome is 1000+ pages - Big Book Ticket
20.1 Lassiez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
Matched by Ally Condie
Author's initials, A.C., in JOECAINFATTUESDAY.
20.2 Random Words
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Random words: error, crash, emerald, sack, daisy.
20.8 The Night I Was Born
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Miniseries: Dresden Files
Points this post: 90
Total points: 90
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(1)
First post of the challenge.
10.2. Say what?: Read a book with “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” “why,” or “how” in the title.
Who's Afraid of Beowulf? (1988) by Tom Holt (Paperback, 206 pages)
0 + 10 = 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Points for this task: 10
Points thus far: 10
Books read: 1
Pages Read: 206
Read but not claimed: 2
30.7 Title Connectionsi read Night and Mother Night, which could work for either option...A. Mother Night/Night or B. Night/Mother Night! Both about WWII and both very depressing (though vonnegut is always able to make a humorous situation appear in the darkest of moments).
Books Read: 6/69+
Points Completed: 90/910
Tasks Completed: 3/54
5.2 Circle of FriendsHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
**734 pages, so I'd like to claim a BIG BOOK ticket please**
10.10 The Final Frontiers
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
**870 pages, so I'd like to claim another BIG BOOK ticket, please!**
15.3 Earth Day
Recycle: I read The Color Purple, which I got from the library.
Reuse: I meant to use Orlando for task 20.3 in the winter challenge but didn't get to it, so I read it now!
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books: 5
Pages Read: 2,683
GoodReads Authors:
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Cindy AL5.4 Fan Club: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews, 309pp., read 3/8/2011.
Karen Marie Moning was the favorite author I used to find her fan Kat from Chicago.
Ilona Andrews is a Goodreads author.
5.8 Blow Your Stack - book added before 2/19: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning, 304pp, read 3/6/2011
15.4 It's a Repeat: Time After Time by Sue Haasler, 272pp read 3/7/2011.
15.9 In Like a Lion - animal on cover or title: The Choice of the Cat by E. E. Knight 352pp, read 3/6/2011.
E. E. Knight is a Goodreads author.
25.3 A Better World: A - Dead Witch Walking and B - Little Princes by A - Kim Harrison and B - Conor Grennan, 528pp total.
Rachel helps the police catch fairy criminals in Dead Witch and Conor Grennan reunites children in Nepal with their families.
Conor Grennan is a Goodreads author.
Points in this post - 65
Total Points - 120/910
Books - 13/66
Pages - 5077
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:500+ - (1), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
Tammy AZI took last season off and finally back ... but off to a slow start.
5.3 Gimme 5 - Eventide by Kent Haruf
Task Total: 5
Grand Total: 5
KAREN OZ5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie
Drama Queen Kylie Jean by M. Peschke Advance Reader Copy
5.3 Gimme Five:
Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa
10.4. Elementary, my dear Watson:
Original Sin: A Sally Sin Adventure by Beth McMullen Advance Reader Copy
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter. Tami's task: Quips and Quotes
Most memorable quote for me is from Pride and Prejudice: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." So I read a biography of Jane Austen (author of P&P)
Jane Austen : A Life Revealed by Catherine Reef Advance Reader Copy
Total Points: 40 points
5.3 Gimme Five:The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe ★★★★★’s.
This was my first ★★★★★ book of the season so far.
Total Points = 195
Just wanted to let our members living in Japan, Hawaii, Philippines, and anyone else who is effected by the earthquake/tsunami that originated in Japan that my thoughts and prayers are with you.
5.3 - Gimme FiveThe Long Song: A Novel by Andrea Levy
5 Stars - I loved this book!
Total points to date: 35
Username: TripolieTask 5.1 Waltzing Matilda
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Dance: Electric Slide
This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
10.8 Eat Your Spinach - Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne FlukeCherry Cheesecake Murder
Points This Task: 10
Tasks Completed: 2
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 4
Southpaw285Completed Task #5.7 - Going Green
Possession by A.S. Byatt
Audio
Task Points: 5
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Total Points as of 03/11/11 = 10
KRISTEN MA15.4 IT'S A REPEAT: Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane.
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 2
Total Pages: 1542
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Author Books:
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Kathleen FL20.10 Group Read:
Outlander
This book was 850 pages.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Goodreads Author Books: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Mod
words were Bus, law, mint, fire, rebel
read The Fire Within by Chris d'Lacey
20.3- International Womens Day
read
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Catherine Fisher born in Wales lives in London.
Points this task 40
Total points 110
Tasks Completed: 7
Books read: 7
Total pages: 2142
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Stacey
15.3 Earth Day
Preacher, Volume 6: War in the Sun (an old favorite)
and
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut (from the library)
20.5 Alliterative Authors
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar
New points: 35
Total points: 115
15.3 Earth Day
Preacher, Volume 6: War in the Sun (an old favorite)
and
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut (from the library)
20.5 Alliterative Authors
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar
New points: 35
Total points: 115
Nickboy.25.5 March Madness
Scandals of '51 by Charley Rosen 263 pages
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri 352 pages
I chose Option C: One basketball book and one book from the Tournament of Books. "Scandals of '51" is on the Goodreads list "Tales from the Hardwood" linked in the task description. "Unaccustomed Earth" is from the 2009 Tournament of Books.
Task Points: 25
Total Points: 65/910
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 7
Pages Read: 1653
Goodreads Authors: 0
5.5 I'm TellingThe Viceroy's Daughters The Lives of the Curzon Sisters by Anne de Courcy
If you were interested in the movie The King's Speech, this one might be of interest. David (Duke of Windsor) figures prominently.
5.7 Going Green
Here Kitty, Kitty! by Shelly Laurenston
I read the ebook version of this. It was written for people who like repetitive sex and shopping.
10.7 Kuddle a Koala
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Australian author
10.8 Come on eat your spinach
The Goddess Of Fried Okra by Jean Brashear
Read the ebook version
10.10 The Final Frontiers
The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald
15.1 Land Down Under Option A
The Stars Down Under by Sandra McDonald
Today's Total 55
Grand total 70
Finally on the board 30.7 Diane's Task - Title Connections
I chose Option B and read: (a) Room by Emma Donoghue; and (b) A Room With A View by E.M. Forster. I gave the books 4* and 3*, respectively.
20.5 Rachel Renee's Task - Alliterative Authors
I read I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman. Really good book - I gave it 4*.
DONOGHUE AND LIPPMAN ARE BOTH GR AUTHORS.
Total Points: 30 + 20 = 50
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
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I completed 20.1 Bon Temps/Madri Gras. The letters I chose were J and F and I read "Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke.
Tasks Completed 3
Books Read: 3
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 0
Grand Total: 35