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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
10.4 Blue, White and the Black of Night - cover with mainly blue, white, black of combination of any - Claim of Innocence (An Izzy McNeil Mystery #4) by Laura Caldwell (Goodreads Author)
10.9 Earth Signs - Capricorn, Taurus or Virgo - Stuart Woods - Capricorn January 9th - Bel-Air Dead (Stone Barrington #20)
10.10 The Winter Blues - book you've been dying to read - Son of Stone (Stone Barrington #21) by Stuart Woods
20.3 Words Among Friends - Read a book that has at least four words in the title. You must be able to take the first letter from each word and use them to anagram a word that is at least four letters long - The Night I Got Lucky by Laura Caldwell - T N I G L - glint
25.2 Santa by any other name is..... well, still Santa - Option 2 - read two books written by one author who writes under a pseudonym - Meg Cabot / Patricia Cabot - Size 14 Is Not Fat (Heather Wells #2) by Meg Cabot; A Little Scandal by Patricia Cabot
Points this Post: 75
Tasks Completed: 16
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 19
GR Author: 2
20.9 Honoring the GrandsMaking Toast: A Family Story
Roger Rosenblatt
Option: A
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 185
GRA: 3
25.2 - Jenn Renee's task: Santa by any other name is..... well, still Santa Option 1:
by Douglas CouplandAnd
by Frederick DouglassPoints this post: 25
Total Points: 330
Total GR Author tickets: 6
Big Book tickets: 5
La Yen5.2 That bugs Me Read a book with an insect on the cover or in the title or subtitle. Wicked Bugs
5-10 E. A.R.T.H Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with E, A, R, T, or H.
I read Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Connie's task: The Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker" ballet is a holiday favorite for many families. It can involve casting hundreds of people, from young children to older adults, in a professional production. This task involves auditioning for one of these roles. No dancing is required, just read one book from the following options:
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
I read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Closeand the main character is a young boy.
Tasks Completed: 3
Points for this post: 30
Total points to date: 55
Coralie5.1 It’s the Latest Thing
The Cartoonist
10.5 It’s Summer Somewhere
Lillypilly Hill by Eleanor Spence which is set in Australia
30.4 Double or Nothing
Rolled 2 and 5
Book A The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett published in 1961
Book B The Private Patient published in 2008
Total points 695
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.5 It's Summer Somewhere
"Mortality For Beautiful Girls" by Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is a goodreads author.
Task Completed: 14
Books Completed:16
GR Authors: 8, Diane Chamberlain, Janet Evanovich(5), Kami Garcia with Margaret Stohl, Alexander McCall Smith
Big Books: 500(1), 750(0), 1000(0)
Task Points: 10
Grand Total: 185/985
Finished25.1 Where have all flowers gone
Wish by Alexandra Bullen - sweetbriar, one word in title
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen - white lilacs, YA
Task points 25
Total points 250
Total tasks 13
Total books 19
CASSELM25.4 Sandy’s Task: On This Day in History
B. January-1
Selling Ben Cheever: Back to Square One in a Service Economy - Benjamin Cheever (ServICE)
C. February-2
Strangers Within the Realm: Cultural Margins of the First British Empire - Bernard Bailyn ("Within You Without You")
30.5 Butterflycager's task: Christmas Carolling
1. "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
At Home in Mitford - Jan Karon
2. "White Christmas"
White Teeth - Zadie Smith
Points: 55
Total Points: 140
DebraTTask 15.2 Make it Work
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Option A: the word "lace" in the title
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
Option B: beautiful dress on cover
Task 30.4 Double or Nothing
Rolled a 5 and 6
Fear by L. Ron Hubbard
Odd die 5: Double consonants in author's last name, published in 1940
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Even die 6: Double letters in title, published in 2010.
784 pages claiming 2 Big Book tickets
50.1 Miss Anderson's Task: For Love of Middle School
Storm Front by Storm Front
Book 1: TV show The Dresden Files
Jim Butcher is a GoodReads Author
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Book 2: Dystopian
Margaret Atwood is a GoodReads Author
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Book 3: Rolled a 5. Friend, Linda Boyd, currently reading shelf as of 1/21/12.
This post: 95 points
Total to date: 470 points
Goodreads Authors:12
Big Books: 500=2, 750=3, 1000=0
Nick KY30.4 Double or Nothing I rolled a 5 and a 6.
First roll: 5 – when the die is odd, read a book whose author’s name has double consonants:
Always a Reckoning and Other Poems by Jimmy Carter, first pub’d in 1994 (finally I get around to some poetry in this challenge!), 144 pages
Second roll: 6 – when the die is even, read a book whose title contains double letters:
Daisy Miller by Henry James, first pub’d in 1878, 128 pages
Task Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 680
Pages Read: 16,526
Big Books: 500+ (4) 750+ (1)
Heather KSCompleted task 10.4 Blue, White, and Black
I read Breathing Lessons. It has a blue cover:
.New point total: 245
30.4 Double or NothingA-odd (rolled a 3=double consonants in authors name). I read
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. It was original published in January 1975. I got approval from Donna Jo to use this.
B-odd (rolled a 1-book that contains consecutive words that start with the same letter in the title).
I read The Spinster Sisters by Stacey Ballis. It was published in March 2007.
Points this post:30
Total points: 270
Tasks completed:13
Books read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
ALICIA T20.3 Words Among Friends
I read So Wild A Heart by Candace Camp.
SWAH = WASH
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 145
5.8. Jump! Since leap year occurs every four years, read a book with a number of pages that is evenly divisible by 4. When you post, indicate the number of pages, and be sure that you've linked to the right edition of your book.
The Delilah Complex - M.J. Rose
STACIE MITask 5.4 - Let's Call It a Goal
My goal for 2012 is to attend more hockey games, so I read a book featuring my hockey team of choice, the Detroit Red Wings:
Blood Feud: Detroit Red Wings v. Colorado Avalanche: The Inside Story of Pro Sports' Nastiest and Best Rivalry of Its Era by Adrian Dater
Points this task: 5
Total points: 565
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 45
Pages read: 10882
Goodreads authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.5 All Shiny and New: 
by Kady Cross (who I have never read before)Points for this Task: 15
Total Points: 180
Goal Total Points: 325
Completed Tasks: 9/57 (15.5, 15.6, 15.7, 15.9, 20.1, 20.4, 20.8, 30.1, 30.5)
Tasks in Progress: 20.2, 25.8, 30.3, 50.1
Pages Read: 2526
Books Read: 10/77
Goodreads Authors: 2 (Suzanne Jenkins, Susan Mallery)
Big Books: 500+() 750+() 1000+()
Jessica PDX10.6 - Can't Wait 'Til Spring!
by Susanna KearsleyIt's not very clear in the small image, but there's a rose in the woman's hair in the upper left.
Points this Post: 10
Total Challenge Points: 790
Total Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 500+ - 2; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero
I completed 5.2 That Bugs Me! by reading:
by Erick Setiawan. Bees being my insect of choice!Tasks Complete: 8
Total Points: 95
20.4 – Author! Author! – Valorie’s task: Happy New Year!! 2. Quit Smoking:
I don't smoke, but I care about someone who I wish would make this resolution!
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
+20 Points
Grand Total: 530
CASSELM30.1 Cheryl TX/Lori (BNPL)'s Task: Unique Winter Holidays
1) Rolled 1: Merry, Merry Ghost by Carolyn Hart, a cozy mystery.
2) Rolled 5: The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing - Melissa Bank, for the fishing badge.
Both authors were new to me.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 170
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Words Among FriendsI read A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow and A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold
The letters A S O and S make the word ossa, the plural of os which means bone
I would like to claim a big book ticket for 1000+ for this book which is 1128 pages
Points for this task:20
Points so far: 105
Mod
by Jessica Brody (goodreads author)The title is in a circle.
10.6 Can't Wait 'Til Spring!
read
by by Jen Nadol (goodreads author) Points this Post: 15
Total points- 740
Tasks Completed: 43
Books read: 57
Pages Read : 18,566
GR Authors: 28
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Ashley FLREPOST of Task 30.1 (Sorry, mis-read the task and didn't realize both authors had to be new-to-me)
I rolled a 1 and a 2. I started with Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride by Sandra Bricker. The soup is Wedding Soup. I really did not like the book, so
For part 2 (cozy mystery), I read Fatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie Bentley. I liked this one a lot! I will definitely read the next in the series.
Task 25.3 (Series in your stocking) I read two books from the Desperate Duchesses series by Eloisa James:
An Affair Before Christmas and Duchess By Night
Eloisa James is a GOODREADS AUTHOR, so this task gets two Goodreads Author tickets
Task 30.2 (One author, two series) I read A Kiss at Midnight, from the Fairy Tales series by Eloisa James. I also read the first in the Desperate Duchesses series, Desperate Duchesses
Eloisa James is a GOODREADS AUTHOR, so this task earns two Goodreads Author tickets.
365 previous points plus 55 new points in this posting totals 420 points.
Nine previous Goodreads Authors plus Four in this task totals 13 Goodreads Authors.
STACIE MITask 5.10 - EARTH
I'd like to remove Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers: More Mad, Marvy Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison from this task and replace it with Startled by His Furry Shorts by Louise Rennison
Points staying the same.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 565
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 45
Pages read: 10848
Goodreads authors: 13
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.6 - The Many Facets of Earth
I rolled a 5 and a 6.
For 5, I listened to an audiobook:
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
For 6, I read a book that is 6th in a series:
Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers: More Mad, Marvy Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison
**At 548 pages Goliath qualifies as a Big Book!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 47
Pages read: 11708
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
CHRISTINE USTask 25.2 Santa by Any Other Name
Option #2: one author 2 names
Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb
Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts
Task 25.7 Name Train
Christine US - Stella Bagwell - Linda Lael Miller
A South Texas Christmas by Stella Bagwell
At Home In Stone Creek (Stone Creek, #6) by Linda Lael Miller
TOTAL: 480
Laurie ME5.7: Third Stone from the Sun:
Katie Macalister - Light My Fire (Aisling Gray #3)
Katie Macalister is a good reads author
5.8: Jump! Published in 2008:
Katie Macalister - Up in Smoke
Katie Macalister is a goodreads author
10.3: Here, There Be Dragons:
Katie Macalister - Fire Me Up (Main character is the mate to a green dragon)
Katie Macalister is a goodreads author
Points this Post: 20.
Total Points: 600.
Task 5.10 - Earth (Name begins with letter in Earth)Half Life by Roopa Farooki
Task 10.7 - Featuring Earth
The Earth is Enough
Task 10.9 - Earth Signs
The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien was born January 03 (Capricorn)
Points this post: 25
Tasks completed this post: 3
Big Book Tickets, GR authors this post: 0,0
Total points: 205
Total tasks completed: 15
Total number Big Books: 500(2) 750() 1000(1)
Total Big Book tickets: 5
Total GoodReads authors: 4
15.6 Read 'Em Their WritesCrooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (Silas "32" Jones is a constable)
**Claiming GR AUthor Ticket**
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 835/985
Tasks Completed: 44/57
Books Read: 61/77
Goodreads Authors: 34
Big Books: 500=5, 750=1x2, 1000=0
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I read Unwind, recommended by GR based on my "5 star" shelf. I liked it - not 5 stars for me, but I enjoyed reading it, so I'd say it was a successful recommendation.
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Words Among Friends
I read Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That: A Modern Guide to Manners
W I K Y T S D T - twist
Total: 580
I have a change to make.I had previously claimed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for task 5.3. I would like to strike that from the record and report instead:
25.8 - Gayla's task: 2011: The Year in Review
1 (option 2) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was released 7/15/11.
2 (option 6) - Adventures in Tandem Nursing: Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Beyond by Hilary Flower
I had a baby in October 2011. I'd meant to read this book before he was born but never got around to it. I'm glad I finally made time to read this as there was a lot of useful information.
Total Points: 350 - 5 + 25 = 370
GRA: 9
15.3 Winter Wonderland; A. holiday theme with snow
A Simple Amish Christmas ***GRA***Vannetta ChapmanB. Featured Pharos of Alexandria, Pyramid of Gaza and Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Bullheaded Black Remembers Alexander: The Story of Alexander the Great's Invasion of the Middle East ***GRA***J.L. TaylorWinter Challenge total: 850 points
KIM NY25.2 - Jenn Renee's task: Santa by any other name is..... well, still Santa
Option 1: read two books by two different authors with a first or last name that could be pronounced the same way but that are spelled differently
Book 1: Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins
Book 2: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Points this post: 25
Total points for challenge: 655
25.5 Movies – Ruining (Advertising?) the Book Since…Book 1: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John LeCarre (355 pgs; Option A: Goodreads rating: 4.0; Rottentomatoes rating: 84%)
Book 2: The Girl Who Played With Fireb by Steig Larsson (503 pgs; Option B: Goodreads rating: 4.1; Rottentomatoes rating: 69%)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 10
Total books read: 11
Total pages read: 3585
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
STACIE MITask 10.3 - Here There Be Dragons
I read a book with "dragon" in the title:
The Dragonslayer by Jeff Smith
Points this task: 10
Total points: 605
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 48
Pages read: 11884
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.8 Jump The Future of Us - Jay Asher 356, divisible by 4 = 89
Points this post: 5
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
20.2 - THE NUTCRACKER - The Whale Rider which fits both Option 1 (main character is a child) and Option 4 (Authors first name begins with W).30.5 - CHRISTMAS CAROLING
1. The Christmas Song - Skipping Christmas.
2. I'll Be Home For Christmas - A Christmas To Die For by Marta Perry.
Marta Perry is a Goodreads author.
30.7 - DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER - I rolled one head and one tail.
HEAD - Cover I like -
I love the flowers on this cover. Makes me want to go dig in the dirt but won't be able to do that for a few more months at least. This book lived up to it's cover.TAIL - Cover I don't like -
by Theodore Odrach. This book is covered with rain blotting out the picture on the cover. I find it cold and depressing this time of year. This book also lived up to it's cover. The writing was good but the story left alot to be desired in my opinion.This book was translated by the author's daughter Erma Ordach who is a goodreads author. She doesn't show up on the add book author but is on the book's main page. I would like to claim a ticket for that if possible.
TOTAL POINTS - 380
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 12
BIG BOOKS - 3
Katie OH 10.9 - Earth Signs
Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
15.10 - Sweet!
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard and Janet Evanovich are both GoodReads authors. I'd like to claim TWO GR author tickets.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 65
Tasks Completed: 5
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 0
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 20.1 Baby it's cold outside...pick an option and read one book that fits that option:
I chose option 'D' (snuggle up with your honey) and read the romance (with a couple on the cover)
Touch the Wild Wind by Cassie Edwards 448 pages (1.28)Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 320
Updated last on: 2.4.12
Total # of books read: 25
Total # of pages read: 8,978
Total # of tasks completed: 21
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (2)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 25.3 Series in your stocking...read one Christmas/winter holiday book from a normally non-Christmas/holiday series and read one non-Christmas/holiday book from the same series:
I read
Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick 256 pages (1.17) and
Dear Pen Pal by Heather Vogel Frederick 288 pages (1.28)Points earned for this task: 25
Points Achieved to date: 345
Updated last on: 2.4.12
Total # of books read: 27
Total # of pages read: 9,522
Total # of tasks completed: 22
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (2)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 25.9 My favorite genres...read two different genres from the list (books must be part of a series indicated by GR):
I read (option #1: Young Adult genre)
Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick 192 pages (2.2) and(option #5: Romance genre)
Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr 337 pages (1.31)Points earned for this task: 25
Points Achieved to date: 370
Updated last on: 2.4.12
Total # of books read: 29
Total # of pages read: 10,051
Total # of tasks completed: 23
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (2)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
25.4 Sandy's Task--On This Day in History:A. 1. Ice: Great Moments in the History of Hard, Cold Water by Karal Ann Marling
C. 1. Sweet Magik by Penny Watson
25.5 Mstan's Task--Movies==Ruining (Advertising?) the Book:
B. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo 4.10/76%
D. The Prestige by Christopher Priest 3.80/76%
25.6 Laurie ME's Task--Winter Fun and Games:
A. Last of the Breed by Louis L'Amour In this book the MC escapes across Siberia in the winter, surviving using his survival skills while being tracked by an expert.
B. The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2011 by Bob Sehlinger
Nothing like the magic kingdom to banish frigid weather. (Although so far this year KS has be very mild--several no coat days in January!)
25.7 Amanda A's Task--Name Train:
A. The Last Quarry by Max Allan Collins ending in X , N, and S
B. Xan Fielding Starting with X who wrote The Money Spinner: Monte Carlo And Its Fabled Casino
25.8 Gayla's Task--2011 The Year in Review:
A. option 4 The African Quest by Lyn Hamilton, set in Tunisia
B. option 6 The Drowning River: A Mystery in Florence by Christobel Kent
My most memorable event in 2011 was a 5 week trip to Italy, including a cruise through the eastern Mediterrean. We spent a week in Florence, where this book was set.
30.6 Sassafrass's Task--The Many Facets of Earth:
Rolled 1 and 2
A. Three Word Title
Swords of Dragonfire by Ed Greenwood
B. Brown cover
by Kelly LinkToday's total: 155
Grand total: 865
15.10 - Sweet!A book of my choice:
The Song House by Trezza Azzopardi
Goodreads has no information about number of pages for this book, so here is a link from Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Song-Hous...
Total points 340
10.10 Winter BluesOrange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
Points this post: 10
Total points: 160
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 14
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+ 0, 750+ 0, 1000+ 0
Jessica PDX25.4 - Sandy's Task: On This Day in History
December, Option 2
by Ian BrownJanuary, Option 1
by Alice HoffmanPoints this Post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 815
Total Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 500+ - 2; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero
10.4 - BLUE, WHITE AND THE BLACK OF NIGHT -
20.3 - WORDS BETWEEN FRIENDS - A Christmas To Die For. A,C,T,D,F - FACT.
Marta Perry is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 375
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 12
BIG BOOKS - 3
I have completed task #10.9 Earth Signs by readingDarkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger**
Lisa Unger was born on April 26, 1970 and so falls under the Earth sign of Taurus.
**Lisa Unger is a Goodreads Author.
Total = 55 points
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Neil Gaiman (other topics)Josi S. Kilpack (other topics)
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Points thus far: 210
Goodreads Author: 1/3
Big Book Ticket: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
20.10 Group Read Selection and make at least one post in the discussion thread.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice Laurie R. King is a Goodreads author
25.1 - Rachel Lee's task: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? pick 2 different flowers .
White Lilacs (youthful innocence): Young Adult book.
Bad Kitty
Marigold(pain): Full Dark House
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
2 tails, covers that you wouldn't normally pick up.
Both of these books were recommendations. I seriously doubt that I would have read them otherwise.