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Fall Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
20.8 5 O's in title & authorThe Collaborator of Bethlehem
by Matt Beynon Rees***Matt Beynon Rees is a Goodreads Author***
Challenge total: 280 points
Heatso10.2 Denial
Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard (Sara Shepard is a GoodReads author)
This Post: 10
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 1 (2)
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
25.1 - Rosemary's task: Happiness Is...A Big Library For Book A: I read The Priest's Graveyard by Ted Dekker which I got at my local public library where I get all my books. **Goodreads Author**
For Book B: I read Airframe by Michael Crichton which has the letters A I R E in it. (approved in help thread)
Total Points = 735
New Goodreads Author = Ted Dekker
*note: Yes Rosemary, Happiness IS a BIG library!
I would like to start by removing 2 books. First in The Iron King from task 5.3. Second is Caribou Island form task 5.4.
There are no replacements for these at this time.
25.5 - HAPPINESS IS A BIG LIBRARY - The Iron King which I borrowed from the library. For the second book I read Dreams of Joy by Lisa See (D,R,E,A).
And I most certainly agree that happiness is a big library!!!
30.1 - ROCK ISLAND ILLINOIS - Caribou Island has island in the title. And The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts for Union General Benjamin Stone Roberts.
Lisa See is a Goodreads Author.
TOTAL POINTS - 220
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 5
BIG BOOKS - 1
Elizabeth NC5.5 (published in July of any year)
by Tracey Porter. Published July 200720.1 (continuation of series)
by Laurie R. King. This is a continuation of the Sherlock Holmes (I think since I have not actually read the Holmes. It may be a fill-in if they take place when the Holmes stories also take place.)20.5 (Falling--feet on the cover)
by Laurie R. KingThat gives me:
Points: 80
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 7
Pages Read:
Finished 30.6Read The Assistant by Bernard Malamud written in 1957 (I was born in 1951) and Broken by Martina Cole which has a dark hair woman on the cover (my hair is dark brown). I don't know how to post the picture but if you go to my books read in oct 2011 you will see it.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93...
That's 4 books and 70 points
15.7 Beginnings and EndingsThe House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros begins and ends with the letter "T".
Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
Tasks: 18
Books: 20
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
CHRISTINE USTask 5.4 54
Multiples Mystery by Alice Sharpe
The book has 224 pages
Task 10.7 Hot off the Presses
The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis
The book was published in Sept 2011.
***Krista Davis is a GR author.
TOTAL: 185
KIM NY15.4 It's not too late but don't wait any longer!
A: (Summer challenge: 5.4. S U M M M M M M E R)
Hollowland by Amanda Hocking.
B: Added to my "To Read" list in July 2011
Catharsisby Jonathan Face
Points this post: 15
Total points for challenge: 325
Jodi2Jodi 2
25.1 – Happiness Is…A Big Library
Witch Child (borrowed from Eva Perry Public Library)
The Bell Jar (E, L, A, R)
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 15
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 190
20.10 Group ReadI read The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (A GoodReads Author). I left a review on post 31 of the discussion thread.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Tasks completed:14
Books read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
MG30.5 - mstan's task: Stranger in a Strange Land
A. Reimaginings: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. The story is set in France but the author is British
B. B: Culture Shock Undone and Genesis is the same book by Karin Slaughter
10.6 - Big Game Hunter: Divergent by Veronica Roth **GR Author** is over 400 pages.
15.10. Roaming Wild Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed: 7
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
20.4 - SERIES LOVER - The House on Tradd Street which is the first book in the series published in 2008. The next book in the series comes out Nov 2011. The book was 352 pages long. TOTAL POINTS - 240
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 5
BIG BOOKS - 1
Ann15.9 Get Out the Winter Clothes
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Pirate Hat
Points this post: 15
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Books: 500(1)
THis is a repost of post 8335.9 I read Looking for Alaska by John Green, which was a Printz award winner.
total points: 110
Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books 1(500)
books read: 10
tasks completed: 9
Laurie ME5.7: African Safari: from list 'Africa'
Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile
Points this Post: 5.
Total Points: 390.
5.10 Women and Cats, Men and DogsOf Love and Other Demons by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Approved in help thread for this task
Points this post: 5
Total points: 395
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
5.1 Boo!Vampire Crush by A.M. Robinson*
*A.M. Robinson is a goodreads author
5.4 54
Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account by Miklos Nyiszli
224 pages
15.7 Beginnings and Endings
Small Town Sinners by Melissa C. Walker*
*Melissa C. Walker is a goodreads author
points=190
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30.10 Shopping at the School Store- Rolled 3- Being Nikki by Meg Cabot 336 Pages
and
Rolled a 5- Journal
Planet Janetby Dyan Sheldon- Written in Journal entry format .
Points this Post: 40
Total points- 475
Tasks Completed: 25
Books read: 34
Pages Read : 10,616
GR Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
KAREN F5.4 54
Hexed by Kevin Hearne
I read the MMPB edition with 294 pages.
**Kevin Hearne is a Goodreads Author**
15.5 I Can See My House From Here
Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters
Set in Egypt.
15.8 Stormy Weather
Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison
**Thea Harrison is a Goodreads Author**
20.4 Series Lover
One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey
1: Book 6 in this series, Beauty and the Werewolf scheduled for release October 2011
2: First book in this series published 2004
3: 400 Pages
4: Five Hundred Kingdoms Series
Points this Post: 55
Total Challenge Points: 300
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(1),1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 5.4 - 54
I read Runaways, Vol. 2: Teenage Wasteland by Brian K. Vaughan, which has 144 pages.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 12
Pages read: 3269
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 20.5 - Falling
I chose to do option E and read a science fiction book:
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3397
Goodreads authors: 3
big books: 500+ (o); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 20.5 - Falling
I chose to do option E and read a science fiction book:
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3397
Goodreads authors: 3
big books: 500+ (o); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.5 - FALLING - Transformation which fits D as it is the final book of a trilogy.TOTAL POINTS - 260
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 5
BIG BOOKS - 1
5.9 Back to School Read a Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor, Alex Award, Printz Award, or Printz Honor winning book.
The Radleys by Matt Haig
The Radleys won the Alex Award.
This Post: 5
Total Points: 210
Tasks Completed: 16/61
Books Read: 26/87
ERIN C.5.3 It's Elemental
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
...using the element einsteinium
At 588pp. I'm claiming 1 Big Book ticket
Task Points: 5
Total Points: 30
BigBooks: 1
GR Authors: 0
Heather KSFinished task 20.7 Refreshingly Short. I read That Day In September. It has 108 pages. I got it from my TBR list.
Artie Van Why is a GR author.
New point total: 85
30.1 My Hometown, Rock Island, IllinoisA. I read Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. The title includes the word 'island.'
B. I read Deadline (Big Book: 581 p) by Mira Grant. The author has the same last name as two Union generals: Ulysses Simpson Grant and Lewis Addison Grant.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 95
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.9. Get out the winter clothes I read
by Phillip Pullman, which has a hat and scarf on the cover.25.5 - Valorie's task: SRC's Virtual Safari
Option 1: African Lion:
has a lion on the cover Option 2: Elephant: The American Girl has 496 pages.
30.3: E-Ticket Ride
Option B: Cloaked is based on several fairy tales, including the Frog Prince and the Shoemaker and the Elves
Option E: Paranormal: The Haunting of Hill House is about a haunted house.
Points this post: 70
Total challenge points: 200
Goodreads Authors: Lauren Kate, Robert Liparulo, Tamora Pierce
Big Books
10.6 Big Game Bag 400 pages or moreLife of Pi by Yann Martel
I read the Kindle version which has 404 Pages.
20.3 Music Around the Fire A. Musical instrument in title.
Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 140
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
30.1 My Hometown, Rock Island, IllinoisBook A, option 2 Read a book with a train on the cover.
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
Book B, option 2 Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general.
I read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 290
Tasks: 19
Books: 22
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Readerboard Name: Danielle Louise30.5 - mstan's task: Stranger in a Strange Land
A. Reimaginings - Book takes place in country other than where author was born
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Lauren Willig is American (born in New York) and the book takes place in London and Paris
Lauren Willig is a Goodreads author
B. Culture shock - Two titles in same language
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Book originally published in the UK as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
Pages Read: 2647
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Laurie ME15.5 I Can See My House From Here: from the list
Agatha Christie - Death Comes as the End
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 405
5.6 - Labour DayThe Thief - Megan Whalen Turner (* * *)
25.5 - Valorie's task: SRC's Virtual Safari
(6 - zebra) (* *) and
(5 - flamingo) (* * *)30.10 - Christina's task: Shopping at the School Store
I rolled a 2 for my first die - a book between 200 and 299 pages, so I read Graffiti Moon (* * * *), which is 264 pages. *Cath Crowley is a Goodreads author.
Then I rolled a 6, so I read the short story collection Vacations from Hell (* *). *Libba Bray is a Goodreads author.
Points in this post: 60
Total points: 330
Goodreads authors: 7
Big Book tickets: 500+ (1), 750+ (2) = 3
Books read: 28/87
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30.2 Cheryl TX/Lori BNPL’s task: Unique Fall Holidays
I first chose Option 5, a book about rescuing/adopting, and read The Bean Trees, in which rescuing a child and adopting her is an important part of the plot. The book was the first for Barbara Kingsolver, so satisfies requirement D.
I then chose Option 6 and read The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - the word "cake" in title. Aimee Bender is a GR author so the book satisfies requirement A.
30.7 - Jennifer N's task: When I Was Young
I read two books for option A (5 words in title):
The Buddha in the Attic and In the Belly of Jonah
Total points: 285
20.10 Group Read The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
I posted in the discussion thread on 10/9.
Sarah Addison Allen is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total challenge points: 220
Goodreads Authors: Lauren Kate, Robert Liparulo, Tamora Pierce, Sarah Addison Allen
Big Books
5.1 Boo!
Points: 5
10.7 Hot Off The Presses
The Tiger's Wife
Points: 10
15.1 Bye, Bye!
My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile by Isabel Allende
B. Isabel Hurricane occurred in 2003 and book was putlished 2003.
Points: 15
20.7 Refreshingly Short
The Giver - my own TBR
Points: 20
Total Points: 125
Total Books Read: 20
Total Tasks Completed: 9
Total GR Authors: 2
20.3 Music Around the FireBel Canto by Ann Patchett approved in task thread.
25.5 Virtual Safari
I saw a zebra
by Robert Whitaker cover is primarily black and white,and a flamingo
by Nicholas Drayson there's a flamingo at the bottom. Points this post: 45
Total points: 105
5.5 Birth of a Nation: Nathan's Vow by Karen Rose Smith which was published in July 20115.8 S.O.N.: Scandalous by Karen Erickson (ErickSON)
***Karen Erickson is a goodreads author***
10.7 Hot of the Presses: Beast: A Faery Story by Sophie Oak which was published 9/23/11
***Sophie Oak is a goodreads author***
20.8 The Big 5 Oh: Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Cara North
it is book one of the Country Music Collection so there are 2 O's in title, 3 O's in Series Name, and 1 O in the authors name which makes a total of 6 o's.
***Cara North is a goodreads author***
25.6 Fall Days and Nights:
days:
by Logan Belle (red cover)nights: Prowl the Night by Crystal Jordan (has "night" in the title)
***Logan Belle is a goodreads author***
***Crystal Jordan is a goodreads author***
30.2 Unique Fall Holidays:
book 1: I chose options 5 & A and read The Martian Child: A Novel About a Single Father Adopting a Son by David Gerrold
***David Gerrold is a goodreads author***
book 2: I chose options 6 & J and read Dates From Hell by several authors. One of whom is Kelley Armstrong and it contains book #0.3 of the Rachel Morgan series
***Kelley Armstrong is a goodreads author***
30.5 Stranger in a Strange Land:
A - Reimaginings: I read It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas. The story is set in England and Lisa Kleypas was born in America.
B - Culture Shock: I read His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik. this is the US title. It was also released under the UK title Temeraire.
***Lisa Kleypas is a goodreads author***
Naomi Novik is a goodreads author***
30.9 Bookfest:
book 1: Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan
Book 2: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
both authors were scheduled to be at bookfest this year.
***Cassandra Clare is a goodreads author***
Total Points this Post: 155
Total Points in Challenge: 580
Books Read: 43
Tasks Completed: 26
GR Authors: 32
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Jenny Chicago Task 15.10 Roaming Wild. I read Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy by Barbara Ehrenreich
Points this Post 15
Total Points 40
Goodreads Authors
Big Books 500 ( ) 750 ( ) 1000 ( )
Readerboard name:Lindy-LaneSandy:
In checking the Readerboard today, I did not see that I received credit for points earned in my post #877 on page #18 of the Fall 2011 Completed Tasks Thread. I did also check the Completed Tasks with ? or Problems link but didn't see a question there regarding that post either. Below you will see a reposting of that task. Please let me know if there is a problem.
Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane
My Goal Points for this Season: 550
Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 125
Updated last on: 10.5.11
Total # of books read: 9
Total # of pages read: 2974
Total # of tasks completed: 7
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 3
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (1)
1000+ (0)
Task 20.5 Bigger is Better-Katy's task:Falling... read a book which corresponds with why you might fall this time of year:
I fall this time of year because (option C) it's icy out and I slipped! So I read
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons by Bill Watterson (this book was listed on the Ice & Snow book list) 127 pages (10.5)* I laughed so hard reading this I almost fell out of my chair! Calvin reminds me so much of my son.
25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game Night E. Mrs. Peacock – read a book with a blue cover
Secrets to the Grave (Oak Knoll, #2) by Tami HoagAND
4. Rope in the Conservatory – read a murder mystery
Blindman's Bluff by Faye Kellerman
Total Points = 760
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneMy Goal Points for this Season: 550
Points earned for this task: 30
Points Achieved to date: 155
Updated last on: 10.9.11
Total # of books read: 11
Total # of pages read: 3790
Total # of tasks completed: 8
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 3
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (1)
1000+ (0)
Task 30.1 Shelia's Task-My Hometown...
For Book #A I choose option #1 (read a book that has the word "rock", or "island", or "lines" in the title) and I read:
Up Island by Anne Rivers Siddons 512 pages (10.7)For Book #B I choose option #2 (read a book whose author's first or last name exactly matches either the first or last name of a Civil War general). The general's name that I picked to match was Robert E. Lee and I read:
Night and Day by Robert B. Parker 304 pages (9.4)
5.4 54The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (**GOODREADS AUTHOR**)
The Kindle edition, which I read, is listed (above) at 528 pages. The first edition that comes up on GR is also valid, at 404 pages.
20.5 Falling
E. Deadline by Mira Grant - identified as science fiction on main GR page
20.9 Vegas Vacation
I rolled a 1 (historical fiction) and read Children and Fire: A Novel by Ursula Hegi - published in 2002 but set in 1934.
NEW TOTAL: 110
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5.2 - Lat & Long
Cape Greed - I live in the USA, this book is set in South Africa which is on the other side of the equator and the prime meridian
10.2 - Queen of Denial
Unwind - Neal Shusterman (GR Author) - wind, as in wind up being the original word, unwind being the modified
10.3 - Headless Horseman
Roughhousing
10.9 - Words of Wisdom
**moved from 10.3**
True North - Ashlyn Kane (GR Author)
Fortune was "the following statement is true. The following statement is false"
20.9 Lucky Me! - Jayme VA's task: Vegas Vacation
Reckless - rolled a 1 and read a historical romance/fiction
25.4 Nickboy’s Task: Blood Diamonds!
A. - A Place of Execution - Val McDermid - won the DD in 2010.
B. - Wife of the Gods - set in Ghana
30.1 Sheila’s Task - My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois
A. - Option 1 - Keeping Promise Rock - Amy Lane (GR Author)
B. - Option 1 - How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper (GR Author)
30.3 Dlmrose's task: E-ticket Ride
A. - Option E - Warrior Rising
B. - Option F - A Tale from de Rode - Abigail Roux (GR Author) - while this had an Aladdin-esque feel, with a genie, it wasn't the story of Aladdin that I know, but with the djinn, dragon, death, creatures in the forest, it definately fits into the Fantasy realm
Total Points this Post: 130
Total Points in Challenge: 450
Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 28
GR Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
30.6 Donna Jo's task: I'd Like to See Your ID, Please. A- Name. My initials are JP so I read The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
F- Address. I was born in New Hampshire and read The Good Daughters by Joyce Maynard, which takes place in northern NH.
James Patterson and Joyce Maynard are goodreads authors.
Points this post: 30
Total challenge points: 250
Goodreads Authors: Lauren Kate, Robert Liparulo, Tamora Pierce, Sarah Addison Allen, James Patterson, Joyce Maynard
Big Books
JessiebeeTask #10.4 - Moniker Math
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Points this post: 10
Total points: 15
Readerboard Name - Denise NCTask 10.4 - Moniker Math
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
Readerboard Name - 8 Letters / Kearsley - 8 Letters
Pages - 527
Big Book Ticket
Points - 10
Task 10.5 - Blood Moon
Blood & Spirits by Dennis Sharpe
Dennis Sharpe is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 310
Points - 10
Task 10.8 - Readers Also Enjoyed
Enjoyed Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Pages - 384
Points - 10
Task 20.4 - Author! Author! - Erin NY's Task: Series Lover
Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
Devil's Food Cake Murder was published in 2011.
Pages - 384
Points - 20
Task 25.1 - Rosemary's Task - Happiness is...A Big Library
Book A - Borrowed from Library
Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Pages - 352
Book B - 4 Letters from "Alexandria"
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - E,R,A,I
Pages - 374
Points - 25
Task 25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Hockey Night Party!
Book A - Option 1 - Blue in Title
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Pages - 215
Book B - Option 1 - Dessert - Fudge Cupcakes
Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Pages - 304
Points - 25
Task 30.7 - Jennifer N's Task: When I Was Young
Book A - Option A - Five Words in Title
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
Pages - 399
Book B - Option A - Five Words in Title
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
Pages - 373
Points - 30
Points This Post - 130
Total Points - 420
Tasks Completed This Post - 7
Total Tasks Completed - 25
Total Goodreads Authors - 6
Total Big Book Tickets - 1(500) / 0(750) / 4(1000)
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10.3 Headless Horseman....
I read When Tomorrow Speaks to me: Memoirs of an Irish Medium.
1 star
I love to read accounts of ESP experiences and ghostly encounters. Unfortunately, the author lost me when she began detailing her relationships with leprechauns.
+10
total: 115
tasks: 7
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GR Authors: 2