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WINTER CHALLENGE 2011: EARTH
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Winter Challenge 2011: Completed Tasks -DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
MJ30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
Coin toss: 2 tails (dislikes)
by Myne Whitman Claiming 1 GOODREADS AUTHOR
by Willa CatherI didn't like the first cover because it looked like a cheesy romance. The second didn't seem to do justice to what I'm sure is the beautiful landscape of the American Southwest. The first book was about as good as it's cover, the second was better.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 35
GR Authors: 1
Jennifer KS5.3. Round Here......
I read
by Lisa Patton.The peach on the front is round
Points this task 5
Total Points 25
Tasks done 4
Books read 4
10.10 The Winter Blues The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart
Been dying to read this one for quite a while :)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
KIM NY5.4. Let’s Call it a Goal!
Indigo Blues by Danielle Joseph
One of my goals for 2012 is to learn to play guitar, (the characters in the book are members of a band, including 2 guitar players).
30.6 - Sassafrass's task: The Many Facets of EARTH
The Vampire's Warden by S.J. Wright
I rolled a 1 - a book with 3 words in the main title.
The Fox by Arlene Radasky
I rolled a 5 - read an ebook. I read this book on my Kindle.
Points these posts: 35
Total points for challenge: 40
10.9 Earth SignsI read Talking Into the Ear of a Donkey: Poems by Robert Bly, a Capricorn born December 23, 1926.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 640
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Janice CA5.2. That bugs me!
I Caught Flies for Howard Hughes by Ron Kistler
3.5 stars
Please note: My edition doesn't show a page count. It is 217 pages, which is same as the other edition.
+5
total: 5
tasks: 1
books: 1
15.9 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
**claiming Goodreads Author Ticket**
Points this post: 15
Total Points for Challenge: 55
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1x2, 1000=0
Jessica PDX15.1 - Cause Knowledge is Power!
I did the one-book option, using Option A (Conjunction Junction) with "and" and Option B (Unpack Your Adjectives) with "most notorious."
by Jeff BenedictThe full subtitle of my edition is "Inside the World of a Top Forensic Scientist and His Work on America's Most Notorious Crimes and Disasters."
Points this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 75
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+ - zero; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero
15.4 - Go GreenThe Essential Green You! by Dierdre Imus - 240 pages
Fulfills both options A and D.
15.9 - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Fallen Angel by Peter David - 144 pages
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Total Tasks Completed: 0
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 384
Total GR Authors: 0
Total Big Books 500+: 0
Total Big Books 750+: 0
Total Big Books 1000+: 0
10.6 Can't Wait 'Til Spring!
Bloody Valentine by James Patterson
*Roses on cover*
Points This Post:10
Total Challenge Points:35
Tasks Completed:4
Books Read:4
Bloody Valentine by James Patterson
*Roses on cover*
Points This Post:10
Total Challenge Points:35
Tasks Completed:4
Books Read:4
STESSE5.2. That bugs me!
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (266 p)
Mary E. Pearson is a Goodreads Author
5.3. Round Here......
Matched by Ally Condie (369 p)
5.4. Let’s Call it a Goal!
Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey by Joanie Demer (251 p)
**My goal is to use coupons more effectively.**
10.5 It’s Summer Somewhere
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak (357 p)
Markus Zusak is a GoodReads Author
The book is set in Australia.
Points this Post: 25
Tasks Completed this Post: 4
Books Read this Post: 4
Pages Read this Post: 1243
GoodReads Authors this Post: 2
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 4
Total Pages Read: 1243
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
CHRISTINE USTask 5.3 Round here
by Raina TelgemeierThe happy face on the cover is round.
*****Raina Telgemeier is a GR author
Total: 5
Liora15.4 Go Green
Option A: Legend in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters
Option C: The Aviary
by Kathleen O'DellPoints this post: 15
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Books read this challenge: 3
Goodreads authors: 0
Total Big Books 500+: 0
Total Big Books 750+: 0
Total Big Books 1000+: 0
5.1 It’s the Latest Thing!The Pianist in the Dark: A Novel by Michele Halberstadt
10.1 Climb Every Mountain
The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry
This book has been on my TBR shelf since September 21, 2009
10.3 Here, There Be Dragons
Mount Dragon: A Novel by Douglas Preston
20.10 Group Read
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
See post #5 in the discussion thread.
Steve Berry is a Goodreads author
Total points: 45
15.8 What’s IndieNext?The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
This was on the Sept 2011 Indie Next List
5.5 All Around the World
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Libba Bray is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
20.10 Group ReadI read The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King and posted in the discussion thread. Post #2.
Laurie R.King is a Goodreads Author.
Task Points in This Post: 20
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Ticket Books: 0
Pages Read in this Task: 384
Total Points: 40
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read in the Winter SRC: 1369
Review Available. Anne (Booklady) Winter 2011-12 Reviews
BUTTERFLYCAGER10.10 The Winter Blues
Happily Ever After edited by John Klima
This anthology contains a short story by Holly Black, who is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 10
Total challenge points: 100
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Joy Marie20.4 Happy New Year!
My New Year's Resolution:
Option #1 Get Fit/Lose Weight
Read The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
It had been on my i-own-to-read list since February 28, 2011.
***Sara Addison Allen is a Goodreads author***
Total Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
15.5 All Shiny and New:Monument to Murder: A Capital Crimes Novel by Margaret Truman
Published July 5th 2011 by Forge Books
15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes!:
The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner
Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren is the protagonist.
Total Points = 70
Jen UT5.7 - Third Stone From the Sun
Matched by Ally Condie
Total Points: 5
Books Read: 1
Completed Tasks: 1
Mod
Bite Me! by Melissa Francis (goodreads author)
15.7 Directionally challenged Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz
30.2 Two Series Reunion by Meg Cabot #3 in mediator series
Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot #1 in Heather Wells series
Points this Post: 60
Total points- 75
Tasks Completed: 4
Books read: 5
Pages Read : 1,573
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Task 20.2 - The Nutcracker
2. Herr Drosselmeyer, a toymaker and magician (Magical realism book): The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender *** GR Author***
Total GR Authors = 2
Challenge total = 50
Finished 30.4. Both dice were odd.Read Candlemoth by R.J. Ellory (LL) and Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag (AA)
30 points
2 books
CASSELM25.1 Rachel Lee's task: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Book 1 White Lilacs:
Temping Fate by Esther M. Friesner
Book 2 Sweetbriar:
Hitler by Ian Kershaw
Total points: 25
Task 15.5 All Shiny and New"read a book published since January 1, 2011 by a new-to-you author"
✔ Death in the City of Light by David King
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
5.5 - All Around the WorldTipping the Velvet (* * * *) - takes place between 1889 to the 1890s
10.9 - Earth Signs
Swallows and Amazons (* * * *) - Ransome is born on January 18.
15.7 - Directionally Challenged
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (* * * *)
All amazingly good reading, and highly recommended! (Swallows and Amazons is a young adult adventure book in the tradition of the classic British children's books though.)
Tasks completed: 3/57
Books read: 3/77
Points claimed in this post: 30
Total points claimed: 30
5.9. Trash to treasure:
Sashana gave it 2 stars, I gave it 4.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Finished15.10 Sweet
Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb
Task points 15
Total points 30
Total tasks 3
Total books 3
Big books 500=1, 750=0 , 1000=0
MoragEpona15.8 What's Indie Next?
Die for Me
The Book appeared on the Kids Next Summer '11 (Teen Readers) List on IndieNext.
I claim 1 GRA Ticket on this book, as it is written by Amy Plum
Task Points in this post: 15
Total Points: 25
Total GRA Tickets: 2
Total BB Tickets: 0
Tasks done: 2
Books read: 2
5.10 EARTHGeography Club by Brent Hartinger
Last name starts with H
*Brent Hartinger is a Goodreads Author*
10.4 Blue, White, and the Black of Night
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman*Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author*
15.5 All Shiny and New
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
*Libba Bray is a Goodreads Author*
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Words Among Friends
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
A A T F K = KATA - a sequence of special patterned moves used in judo or karate
*Stephanie Perkins is a Goodreads Author*
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 4
5.10 EarthI read The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma.
Points: 5
Books read: 1
Tasks complete: 1
pages read: 288
10.1 Climb Every Mountain Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull 634 pagesBeen on my TBR list since Sep 04, 2010
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
ERIN C.And we're off...
10.7 Featuring Earth
Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Mod
5.4 Let’s Call it a Goal!
In 2012, my goal is to work on my spiritual life- walking a labyrinth is on my bucket list
Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress
5.10. EARTH
author's name begins with H (and A)
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
10.7 Featuring Earth
earth in title
A Curious Earth: A Novel by Gerard Woodward
10.9 Earth Signs
Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson
Craig Johnson is a Capricorn, born January 16, 1961
20.10 Group Read
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
post #2 in discussion
total 50
5.2- That Bugs Me!I read The Adoration of Jenna Fox
by Mary E. Pearson- butterfly on cover.15.4- Go Green!
I read
The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green by Joshua Braff. A. Green in title and C. Green cover
15.5- All Shiny and New
I read Wicked Game by Mercy Celeste. This book was published 9/2011 and is a new-to-me author. Ebook approved in ebook thread.
20.1- Baby, It's Cold Outside
I read The Wedding in White
by Diana Palmer.D. Couple on cover.*Mary Celeste and Mary Pearson are both GR Authors*
Points For These Tasks- 55
Total Points- 55
GR Authors- 2
Finished 20.2.1 read Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag in which one main character, Angie DiMarco, is less than 18 years old (although she pretends to be older). That's one book and 20 points.
MG5.5. All Around the World The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. **GR Author ** The novel is about late 1890's.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 25
Tasks completed: 3
Books Read: 3
GR Authors: 2
5.3 REPOST
The round thing is the globe at center of page which is yellow and lit up.
BUTTERFLYCAGER15.5 All Shiny and New - Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington
Published June 2, 2011 by Penguin Group.
Laura Harrington is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 15
Total challenge points: 115
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Words Among FriendsIn the Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda
The anagram is CATS.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 20
Goodreads Authors:
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
5.8 Jump! Lyric's Cop by Jory Strong who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR216 pages divided by 4 = 54
Season total = 70
Sandy MN20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's task: Happy New Year!!
4. Save Money/Manage Debt
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
This was a library book
Total Points: 30
30.1 Unique Winter HolidaysI rolled a 1 and a 5 for this task.
1. Book with a word in title that is found in the name of a soup (+ a new-to-me author)
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins for French Onion Soup
*Stephanie Perkins is a Goodreads Author*
5. Book with a word in title that is found in a Boy Scout Merit Badge
Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh for Merit Badge “Snow Sports”
*Nalini Singh is a Goodreads Author*
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Cindy FTask 15.6 Read'Em Their Writes
I readTo Play the Fool byLaurie R. King who is a Goodreads Author!
The main character Kate Martinelli is a police detective with the SFPD.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
5.4 Let's Call it a GoalNursing Your Baby: Revisedby Karen Pryor
I'm having my first baby in March and my goal is to breastfeed him for the first year.
Total Books Read: 1
Total Challenges Completed: 1
Total Pages Read: 416
Big Book Tickets:0
GoodReads Author Tickets:0
Total Points: 5
My first post for the Winter Challenge -BJ Rose
2 new tasks
5.5 - Published or Set in 1837-1901:
A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee takes place in the 1850s
15.7 - Directionally Challenged:
All I Ever Needed by Jo Goodman is book 3 in the Compass Club series
Total Points = 20
Tasks Completed = 2
Total Pages = 766
Janice CA15.7 Directionally Challenged.....
Soiled Doves: Prostitution in the Early West by Anne Seagraves
2 stars
+15
total: 20
tasks: 2
books: 2
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