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WINTER CHALLENGE 2011: EARTH
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KIM NY20.8 It's My Birthday - Dionisia's task: ...and it's all about ME (Myself, and I)
If I Die by Rachel Vincent
Points this post: 20
Total points for challenge: 490
Coralie5.10 EARTH
Ivory: A Legend of Past and Future by Mike Resnick
20.4 Happy New Year
4. Save Money / Manage Debt
I saved money by borrowing The Empress of Mars from the library
20.5 Off to War
Option B: war in title
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louis de Bernieres
20.7 And they lived happily ever after
Option B – ever in title
Forever Free read in Peace & War
25.2 Santa by any other name….
Option 3 Dan/Daniel
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons and Lords of the Psychon by Daniel F. Galouye
25.8 2011: The Year in Review
Option 2 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy released on 12/9/2011
Option 6 The most memorable event for me was visiting the Sahara so I read Beau Sabreur which is set in the Sahara
Total points 485
AngieTXCompleted Tasks:
20.4 Author! Author! I chose resolution 5 Take a Trip/Vacation. I read Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn. This book takes place in England, which is a country I want to visit.
25.1 Rachel Lee's Task: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? I chose marigold (death is central to the plot) and red rose (romance). For marigold, I read a mystery: The Old Fox Deceiv'd by Martha Grimes. **Martha Grimes is a GRA.*** For red rose, I read a romance novel: At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker.
Points this post: 45
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 11
Goodreads Authors: 7
15.3 Winter WonderlandBook One:
The WINTER of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
Book Two:
Sunset Park by Paul Auster
Set in New York City, the location of the Empire State Building.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 290
Total GR Author tickets: 6
Big Book tickets: 5
STACIE MITask 20.5 - Off to War
I read:
The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson
The book takes place during WWII.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 385
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 30
Pages read: 7631
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.4 Donna Jo's task: Double or NothingBook A: (rolled 2 - even - author with same first & last initial = CC; published after 1975) City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
***who is a Goodreads author - claiming one GR author ticket***
Book B: (rolled 1- odd - consecutive words with the same letter = then & there; book first published in 1939 = my choice for pre-1975 book) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 30
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 15
Goodreads Author Tickets: 11
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
10.3 Here, There Be DragonsHidden Embers by Tessa Adams
10.6 Can't Wait 'Til Spring!
Snipped in the Bud by Kate Collins (Goodreads author)
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Connie's task: The Nutcracker
I tried out for the Nutcracker and the Soldiers and read The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks.
Main character is an ex-Navy SEAL.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Joanna T's task: Microhistory!
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
20.8 It's My Birthday - Dionisia's task: ...and it's all about ME (Myself, and I)
I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason by Susan Kandel.
25.4 - Sandy’s Task: On This Day in History
Book 1: January, Option 2
Before Sunrise by Diana Palmer
Quite a few of the characters are Native American
Book 2: February, Option 1
No Rest for the Wiccan by Madelyn Alt
Main character is a witch and uses magic throughout the book
30.4 - Donna Jo's task: Double or Nothing
I rolled 2 & 4 so...
Book A: Something About You by Julie James (Goodreads author)
Author's first and last name begin with same letter
Book B: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
Double b's in title and book was first published in 1937
Total Points This Post: 135
Total Tasks This Post: 7
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Grand Total Points: 305/985
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 18/57
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
20.8 It’s My Birthday – Dionisia’s Task:…and it’s all about ME (Myself and I)Die For Me by Amy Plum
**Amy Plum is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 255
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
25.9 - Denise NC’s Task: My Favorite GenresFor book 1 I read Lost Souls by Dean Koontz
This is book 4 in the Frankenstein series and fits option 4 adventure/thriller
For book 2 I read Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer
This is book 1 in the Riley Spartz series and fits option 3 mystery
Total Points = 885
name Suzannetask:25.1 Where have all the flowers gone?
Sweetbriar(simplicity)
byKarin SlaughterPlumeria(new beginning)
byJ.R. Wardtotal points:175
25.9 - Denise NC’s Task: My Favorite Genres1. (YA)
Escape From Zarahemla by Chris Heimerdinger3. (Mystery)
Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke______________________________________________________
30.6 The Many Facets of EARTH
I rolled a 1 and a 2.
1.
Goliathby Scott Westerfeld2.
The Unnameables by Ellen Booraem (Goodreads author)______________________________________________________
30.7 Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
I got two heads
Hourglass by Myra McEntire (Goodreads author)
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce_______________________________________________________
Points this post: 85
Total points: 470
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 37
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Nick KY5.1 The Latest Thing The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman, 287 pages
10.8 Hidden Gems Sixty-Three Closure by Anthony Frewin – the author was an assistant director to the filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for 20 years – but the book only has 7 ratings, including my own. It’s very good and makes a nice companion piece to Stephen King’s 11/22/63 which I just read for another task. 320 pages
Task Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 525
Pages Read: 13,087
Big Books: 500+ (4) 750+ (1)
STACIE MITask 5.6 - Other People Liked It, Why Not Me?
I read a book nominated for Best Graphic Novel & Comic:
Level Up by Gene Luen Yang
Points this task: 5
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 31
Pages read: 7791
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.8 Hidden GemsBranded Nation by James B. Twitchell
Believe it or not, this book had only 3 ratings before I rated it!
Total Books Read: 6
Total Challenges Completed: 6
Total Pages Read: 2480
Big Book Tickets:2
GoodReads Author Tickets:0
Total Points: 55
15.2 Make it Work: I'm using the B option twice:
On this cover, the dress wraps all the way around to the bottom on the back cover:
by Anna GodbersenThis one has a dress inside a dress:
by Margaret Atwood+15 Points
15.6 Read ‘Em Their Writes!:
This book and series features police inspector Kurt Wallander:
The White Lioness by Henning Mankell
+15 Points
25.7 – Amanda A’s task: Name Train
My readerboard name is Karen GHHS, so I used S for my first book:
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Then I used S again for my second book:
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
+25 Points
Points this Post: 55
Grand Total: 350
15.3 Winter WonderlandBook A (Snowy winter scene on cover):
by Sara ZarrBook B (Set in NYC, Empire State Building): Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn
**Claiming GR Author Ticket**
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 680/985
Tasks Completed: 34/57
Books Read: 48/77
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Books: 500=4, 750=1x2, 1000=0
25.5 Movies ruining... Opt A. Made the Grade: Movie is Anne of Green Gables, Book: Anne of Avonlea 92%RT/4.15Opt. C. Larger than life: Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin. 98%RT/3.8
+25
10.7 Earth in title:
Dark Earth by Jason Halstead ***Goodreads Author***
+10
Winter total: 710 points
5.6 Other People Liked It, Why Not Me? I read The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan which was a nominee in the Best Fiction category. ***David Levithan is a Goodreads Author***
5.10 EARTH: I read Zack and Ace by Marie Harte. The author's last name begins with "H"
***Marie Harte is a Goodreads Author***
10.2 As You LIke It: I read Roane by Marie Harte which was recommended based on my "Already Own" shelf. GR did a great job of picking. I liked this so much I got the second book in the series and used that for task 5.10.
***Marie Harte is a Goodreads Author***
10.8 Hidden Gems: Letters to the Baumgartners by Selena Kitt which had 11 ratings when I chose it.
***Selena Kitt is a Goodreads Author***
20.3 Words Among Friends: I read The Scientist and the Supermodel by Tara Lain which gave me the letters TSATS--I used those to make the word STATS.
***Tara Lain is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 50
Total Points in Challenge: 915
Books Read: 70
Tasks Completed: 50
GR Authors: 53
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
20.1 Baby its cold Option C: Fire
by James PattersonJames Patterson is a Goodreads Author.
20.2 The Nutcraker
option 1: Child
The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author
10.1 Climb every Mtn
Have a Little Faith: The Story of a Last Request by Mitch Albom
10.10 The Winter Blues
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
Points this post: 60
Total points: 110
Tasks completed:10
Books read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 3
Janice CA30.4 Double or Nothing.....
I rolled a double six.
1.) alliterative author's name
The Whip by Karen Kondazian
published 2011
(****)
***Goodreads Author***
2.) Double consonants in title
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
by Sloan Wilson
published 1955
(***)
+30
total:175
tasks: 11
books: 14
GR Authors: 4
BUTTERFLYCAGER5.6. Other People Liked It, Why Not Me?
I read The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin, which was nominated in the Historical Fiction category.
Melanie Benjamin is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 5
Total challenge points: 570
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 42
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
BJ Rose2 new tasks
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's task: Happy New Year!!
4. Save Money/Manage Debt: I read a free library book
Shotgun Bride (McKettrick Cowboys #2) by Linda Lael Miller
30.4 - Donna Jo's task: Double or Nothing
Book A: I rolled a 5 - odd- read a book by an author whose name contains double consonants - double t in Georgette
The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer
Book B: I rolled a 1 - odd - read a book that contains consecutive words that begin with the same letter in the title.
A Belated Bride by Karen Hawkins
Karen Hawkins is a Goodreads Author
Points this post = 50
Total Points = 410
Tasks Completed = 23
Total Pages Read = 11,454
Goodreads Authors = 5
15.5 All Shiny and New:
Pub 8/9/11 - New to me author Stacey Jay
Stacey Jay is a goodreads author
Total Points this Post: 15
Total Points in Challenge: 75
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 4
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
10.1 Climb Every MountainBook in TBR list for 1 year
Divine by Blood - has been in my "to-read" pile for almsot 2 years
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ 0, 750+ 0, 1000+ 0
Completed 15.6 read em their rights. Listened to chill of fear by kay hooper. 1 of the main characters is an fbi agent.Task points 15
Total points 45
Jessica PDX25.5 - Mstan's Task: Movies - Ruining (Advertising?) the Book Since...
Option A - 4.09/87%
by Dennis LehaneOption D - 3.71/67%
by Bret Easton EllisPoints this Post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 620
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+ - 2; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero
5.4 - Let’s Call it a Goal!Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen (* * *) (I want to make more lunches to take to work in 2012!)
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Bec's task: Off to War
Elephant Run (* * - Option A - WWII in Burma)
25.1 - Rachel Lee's task: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Purge (* * *) (Sweetbriar) and The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (* * *) (White Lilacs)
25.5 - Mstan's task: "Movies - Ruining (Advertising?) the Book Since..."
Dead Man Walking (A - 3.98 / 93%) (* * *) and Revolutionary Road (D - 3.77 / 68%) (* * * *)
Tasks completed: 33/57
Books read: 40/77
Points claimed in this post: 75
Total points claimed: 480
GR authors to date: 5
BB tickets to date: 2
SOELO5.9. Trash to treasure
My friend Stacey Becker gave Wicked Lovely two stars. I read it and also give it two stars
5.10 EARTH
I read A Giant Problem by Holly Black and her first name begins with an H.
10.5 It’s Summer Somewhere
I read The Nixie's Song which is set in Florida in the summertime.
Points for this post: 20
Total Points so far: 185
EllenCAFor task 20.2 I picked option one and read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Points for this post: 20
points total: 50
Readerboard name: Danielle Louise20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Words Among Friends
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
T Y O T F = TOFT (hillock, found on North American Scrabble list)
Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 85
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 6
Pages Read: 1894
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
20.9 - Lucky Me! - Luckngrace's task: Honoring the Grands A. Read a book, fiction or non-fiction, focusing on a senior citizen or grandparent.
The Grand mother is one of the villains.
Sierra Rose (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 455
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 37
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
ANGIE CA5.5 All Around the World
Book: The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges
Notes: Set in 1888.
*GoodReads Author*
10.5 It's Summer Somewhere
Book: Fury by Shirley Marr
Notes: Set in Australia.
*GoodReads Author*
10.7 Featuring Earth
Book: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
*GoodReads Author*
20.1 Baby, It's Cold Outside
Book: Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
Notes: F) Dark Rum.
*GoodReads Author*
This Post: 45
Total to Date: 480
GRA Tickets: 18
BB Tickets: 2
Books Read: 33
10.10 The Winter BluesMy "pick-me-up" book is always one that strikes me as a fun read. As I had read Janet Evanovich's Lean Mean Thirteen last season and enjoyed it, I picked another of her books.
Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich - GR author
Points: 10
20.6 Microhistory!
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Approved in thread.
Points: 20
25.6 Winter Fun and Games
Book 1: Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley - GR author
Book 2: Ten Thousand Islands by Randy Wayne White
Both books were approved in the thread.
Points: 25
Total Points: 305
Total Books Read: 26
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total GR Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 2
Task 10.2 As you like itThis was on my horror, dystopian and urban fantasy shelves
The Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
Task 10.10 Winter Blues
Testing Times: In Pursuit of the Ashes by Andrew Strauss
Task 25.6 Winter Fun and Games
a)mountain climbing disaster book
Life and Limb by Jamie Andrew
b)book set in Australian summer Dec-Jan
Andrew Strauss: Winning the Ashes Down Under by Andrew Strauss
Points these tasks:45
Total Points:390
Goodreads Authors:2
Big Book Tickets:1
25.9 - Denise NC’s Task: My Favorite GenresOption 3 – Mystery – Getting Off: A Novel of Sex and Violence– Lawrence Block as Jill Emerson (Hard Case Crime series #69) Sixth book in series written by Lawrence Block
Option 4 – Adventure / Thriller – Hell's Corner by David Baldacci (Camel Club # 5)
Total Points – 90
Tasks Completed – 7
Books Read – 8
30.7 don't judge a book by it's coverI rolled a head and a tale
Book cover I didn't like
I thought the image was disurbing and I only gave this book a one star rating
Book cover I liked
Before I read this book: it was a very simple graphic using basic colors.
While I was reading: I thought it was depicting a Do not Walk sign
Now that I finished: I realize that this is a right hand and understand the connection tithe story. Pretty simple design with a complex meaning.
My current challenge points. 140
ALICIA T5.7 Third Stone From the Sun
I read Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb. (It is the 3rd novel in the In Death series.)
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 105
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover I got 2 tails, so I read 2 books that I disliked their covers:
This cover is not very happy looking, unless one is made happy by cleavage (and I am not)and
I truly loved this book, silly thing that it was, because I adore knowing what people are reading. However, I found the cover dull and uninspiring and would not have picked it up based on the cover.
points: 230
books read: 16
tasks completed: 14
GR authors: 1
Big Books 1 (750+)
pages read: 6562
CathyG20.2 - Rookie on Top - Connie's task: The Nutcracker
1. Clara and Fritz, the Stahlbaum children
Read a book where a child is a main character. For the purposes of this task, a child is defined as someone who is 18 years old or younger.
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Goodreads Author
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30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
If you get 2 heads, read 2 books with covers that you love.
Required: Include the results of your coin toss and provide a link to the title or cover (preferred) when you post.
Shoulda Been a Cowboy by Lorelei James 
Dancing at Midnight by Julia QuinnGoodreads Author
____________________________________________________
Points this post: 50
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 28
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 5.5 All Around the World...read a book set during the reign of Queen Victoria:
I read
A Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander(this is a GRA) 304 pages (1.13)Points earned for this task: 5
Points Achieved to date: 240
Updated last on: 1.21.12
Total # of books read: 20
Total # of pages read: 6,922
Total # of tasks completed: 16
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 5
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: For the Love of Middle SchoolBook 1: The Girls Like...
Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars) by Sara Shepard
***Sara Shepard is a GR author***
Book 2: The Boys Like...
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Book 3: Everyone Loves...
I rolled a 3. (Ugg Boots: read a book with shoes on the cover). The shoes are kind of small, look in the upper right corner.
Around the Next Corner by Elizabeth Wrenn
Points this post: 50
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
Number of pages: 1008/3749
Goodreads Authors to date: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 20.10 Group Read...read one of the category group read selections & make at least one post in the discussion thread for that book:
I chose the 1st book in a mystery series with a female protagonist category and read
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King(this is a GRA) 384 pages (1.16)My comment post is #17 in the discussion thread for that book.
Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 260
Updated last on: 1.21.12
Total # of books read: 21
Total # of pages read: 7,306
Total # of tasks completed: 17
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
50.1 For the Love of Middle School1. Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
Goes with Doctor Who
2. Divergent
3.
Rolled a 3: shoes on cover
Total: 50 + 935 (from earlier) = 985 points
All done! ^_^
ERIN C.5.8 Jump!
The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
432pp.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 90
Tasks Completed: 10
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
5.3. Round Here...... 
by Kresley Cole (Goodreads Author) 30.6 - Sassafrass's task: The Many Facets of EARTH
6 & 1
6 – Read 2nd book in series – Bloodfeverby Karen Marie Moning
1 – Read 3rd book in series –Faefeverby Karen Marie Moning
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's task: Happy New Year!!
5. Take a trip – Dreamfever– takes place (mostly) in Dublin, Ireland. by Karen Marie Moning
25.1 - Rachel Lee's task: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Sweetbriar (simplicity): Read a book with a one word title. Subtitles may be ignored. - Insatiableby Meg Cabot
Plumeria (new beginnings): Read the first book in a series. Darkfever: The Fever Seriesby Karen Marie Moning
15.10 Sweet!: A valentine from your mods- Read a book of your choice
ShadowfeverBig Book by Karen Marie Moning
Points this post: 95
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's task: Happy New Year !!Resolution #1. I knocked off some lbs. from your "owned to be read" pile by reading a book I already own but haven't gotten to yet.
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
***Kristin Hannah is a GR Author, and Firefly Lane is a big book at 513 pages.***
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 12
Number of pages: 513/4262
Goodreads Authors to date: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Congrats Ms. Anderson!!!! Way to go!!! Nice to see you back in the game!
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: For the Love of Middle School Book 1: The Girls Like...
Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
TV show True Blood based on this series of books
Book 2: The Boys Like...
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Book 3: Everyone Loves...
Rolled a 3 / shoes on cover
Latte Trouble by Cleo CoyleTotal Points = 935
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25.4 - Sandy’s Task: On This Day in History
January
1. Read a book with “ice” in the title or author’s name. The letters must be directly in sequence with no other letters intervening and must appear in the same word.
Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper
Goodreads Author
February
1. Read a book in which magic or witchcraft is important to the plot.
Unbound by Kim Harrison etal
All stories in this anthology contain elements of magic which contribute to the plot of each.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 340
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 25
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0