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Winter Challenge 2011: Completed Tasks -DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
Task 15.8 - What's IndieNext?
From the list 'Summer 2011 Kids' next' - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Challenge total = 645
20.4 Happy New Year4. You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness
Julie Klam
Klam is a Goodreads author
This was a library book
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 265
GRA: 5
Mod
I read
- that satisfies both A ("green" in title) and C (green cover).change in task 25.9
Substitute Shadow Puppets for Grave Peril. Shadow Puppets is #3 in the Shadow series, and is categorized as Young Adult. (The other book was Thyme of Death, in the mystery genre)
50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: For the Love of Middle School
For Book 1, I read Grave Peril. The Dresden Files television show was based on the Dresden Files series.
For Book 2, dystopia, I read 1984
For Book 3, I rolled a 2 (fantasy or adventure). I read I, Robot, which has fantasy listed as one of its genres on the main page.
New total: 780
STACIE MITask 25.9 - My Favorite Genres
I chose to read a Young Adult book, as well as an Adventure/Thriller.
For Young Adult, I read:
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
For Adventure/Thriller, I read:
Specials by Scott Westerfeld
Points this task: 25
Total points: 740
Tasks completed: 45
Books read: 58
Pages read: 15048
Goodreads authors: 16
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.5 Read 'em their writesInside the President's Secret Service by Ronald Kessler
15.8 What's IndiNext?
Sybil Exposed by Debbie Nathan*
*Debbie Nathan is a goodreads author
December 2011 list
Points: 375
Task 30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its CoverFlipped: 2 Heads - 2 Covers I Love
Read: The Highest Stakes by Emery Lee / When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Claiming 1 Goodreads Author Ticket for Emery Lee
Claiming 1 Big Books Ticket for The Highest Stakes (542 pgs.)
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 170
10.8 Hidden GemsThe Folded World by Amity Gaige
152 Ratings at time of posting
15.10 Sweet!
Deafening by Frances Itani
25.2 Santa by any other name is . . . well, still Santa
Option 3 Nickname
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Basic Instructions for the Shy Disciple by John R. Sisemore
Jonathan and John were specifically approved in the help thread
Post Total: 50
Season Total: 680
Laurie ME15.9: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing:
Johanna Lindsey - Angel
20.1: Most Improved Player: Karen F's Task: Baby, It's Cold Outside:
D. Snuggle Up with Your Honey:
Julia Quinn - Just Like Heaven
Julia Quinn is a goodreads author
25.9: Denise NC's Task: My Favorite Genre:
Option 3: Mystery:
Ngaio Marsh - Vintage Murder
Option 5: Romance:
Mary Janice Davidson - The Royal Treatment
Points this Post: 60.
Total Points: 765.
5.10. EARTH Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with E, A, R, T, or H.
The Venus Fix - M.J. Rose
Last Reported 2/12/2012Points for these tasks: 20
Points thus far: 260
Goodreads Author: 0/3
Big Book Ticket: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Connie's task: The Nutcracker
1. Clara and Fritz, the Stahlbaum children
book where a child is a main character.
The Turn of the Screw in which siblings Flora and Max are harassed by their governess
Last Reported 2/12/2012Points for these tasks: 15
Points thus far: 275
Goodreads Author: 0/3
Big Book Ticket: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
15.10 Sweet!: A valentine from your mods- book of your choice
Rebecca
Keltie Lee5.10. EARTH
The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School
by Alexandra Robbins *Goodreads Author*
20.7 And They Lived Happily Ever After
Option B:
Everlasting
by Alyson Noel *Goodreads Author*
Points this post: 25
Total points: 795
Tasks: 47
Books: 62
Goodread authors: 32
15.1 - Cause Knowledge is Power!But I Love Him (* *) - Options A and C
20.9 - Lucky Me! - Luckngrace's task: Honoring the Grands
Option C - Thirteenth Child (* * *)
25.7 - Amanda A's task: Name Train
The last letter of my username is 'n', so I read...
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (* * *) and The Curse of the Wendigo by Richard Yancey (* * * *)
*Nancy Werlin is a Goodreads author.
Tasks completed: 51/57
Books read: 65/77
Points claimed in this post: 60
Total points claimed: 810
GR authors to date: 12
BB tickets to date: 2
Readerboard Name: StacyCT10.6 - Can't Wait 'Til Spring
by Jean KerrTask Points: 10
15.8 - What's IndieNext?
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (Appeared on the November 2008 list)
Task Points: 15
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter
Other People's Rejection Letters: 150 Letters You're Happy You Didn't Get by Bill Shapiro (Option B - "Happy" in the subtitle)
Task Points: 20
20.8 - It's My Birthday
I am America by Stephen Colbert
Task Points: 20
20.10 - Group Read
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Task Points: 20
25.8 - The Year in Review
1. Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
2. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (film - "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", release date listed on imdb.com as 2011 -http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1541995/)
***Lisa See is a Goodreads author.
Task Points: 25
30.1 - Unique Winter Holidays
4. Travel as a Political Act by Rick Steves (My initials are SR)
5. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Merit badge - "American Cultures")
**Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads author
** 1 Big Book Ticket - American Gods is 656 pages
Task Points: 30
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 30
Pages Read: 8845
Goodreads Authors: 4 (Margaret Atwood; Lev Grossman; Lisa See; Neil Gaiman)
Big Book Tickets: 500+ ( 1 )
BUTTERFLYCAGER15.2 Make it Work
A. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
B. India Black and the Widow of Windsor by Carol K. Carr
Carol K. Carr is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 15
Total challenge points: 940
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 73
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
Readerboard Name - Denise NCTask 5.9 - Trash to Treasure
Read a book from Sandy's List
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Pages - 352
Points - 5
Task 5.10 - Earth
The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 359
Points - 5
Task 10.1 - Climb Every Mountain
The Princess by
Lori Wick
Points - 10
Task 15.2 - Make it Work
Book A - Option A
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Pages - 272
Book B - Option B
by Lauren KateLauren Kate is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 452
Points - 10
Task 15.4 - Go Green
Book A - Option C
by James DashnerJames Dashner is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 379
Book B - Option B
by John GreenJohn Green is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 310
Points - 15
Points this Post - 50
Points this Challenge - 305
Tasks this Post - 5
Tasks this Challenge - 30
Goodreads Authors this Post - 4
Goodreads Authors this Challenge - 22
Big Books this Post - 500(0) / 750(0) / 1000(0)
Big Books this Challenge - 500(1) / 750 (0) / 1000(0)
50.1 For the Love of Middle SchoolBook 1: The Day of the Triffids
Book 2: After the Apocalypse: Stories
Book 3: i rolled a 1 and read The Red Pony.
Total Points: 430/985
Tasks Completed: 20/57
Books Read: 34/76
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
10.10: The Winter Blues Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author)15.9:Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (Goodreads Author)
15.10: Sweet! Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr (goodreads Author)
Points this post: 40
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Readerboard Name - Denise NCTask 15.5 - All Shiny and New
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Pages - 384
Points - 15
Task 15.6 - Read 'Em Their Writes
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
Main character is a detective.
Pages - 326
Points - 15
Task 15.7 - Directionally Challenged
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Pages - 182
Points - 15
Task 15.8 - What's Indie Next?
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Winter 2009 Kid's List
Pages - 374
Points - 15
Task 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Connie's Task: The Nutcracker
Option 3 - Soldier as Important Character
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Pages - 455
Points - 20
Points this Post - 80
Points this Challenge - 385
Tasks this Post - 5
Tasks this Challenge - 35
Goodreads Authors this Post - 0
Goodreads Authors this Challenge - 22
Big Books this Post - 500(0) / 750(0) / 1000(0)
Big Books this Challenge - 500(1) / 750 (0) / 1000(0)
Task 15.3 - Winter Wonderland
Book A (winter in the title): The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley **Big Book 544 pages**
Book B (set in NY, NY): Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Total Big Books this post = 1
Grand total Big Books = 5
Challenge total = 660
Ashley FLREPOST of Task 25.5 Movies made out of books
Option C: (rating 3.94 or lower on Goodreads, movie 80% or higher on Rottentomatoes.com): I read Election by Tom Perotta (rated 3.82 on Goodreads, 92% on the Tomato Meter)
Option D: (rating 3.94 or lower on Goodreads and 79% or lower on Tomato Meter): I read Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman (rated 3.35 on Goodreads, 52% on the Tomato Meter)
Task 10.6 (flower on the cover)
by Kate Collins **Goodreads Author**Task 10.10 (book I've been dying to read)
This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James (FINALLY this series gets to Jemma!!!) *Goodreads Author**
Task 15.2 (books with covers all about the dress)
by Robin Carr and
by Juliet Blackwell were both approved in the help threadTask 15.10 (book of your choice)
by Eloisa James **Goodreads Author**550 previous points plus 50 new points = 600 Points Total
16 Goodreads Authors plus 3 new Goodreads Authors = 19 Goodreads Authors total
DebraTTask 10.1 Climb Every Mountain
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Been on my mental TBR list for many, many years.
Task 10.4 Blue, White and Black of Night
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Black cover
Task 15.1 Cause Knowlege is Power
The Hunger, and Other Stories by Charles Beaumont
Option A "and"
Blockade Billy by Stephen King
Option C "Billy"
15.3 Winter Wonderland
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Option A: Set at Christmas
Night of the Ripper by Robert Bloch
Option B: London, Big Ben
25.1 Where Have All the Flowers Gone
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Hibiscus (rare or delicate beauty): Beautiful Cover
528 pages claiming Big Book ticket
The Bells by Richard Harvell
Hollyhock(ambition): Has always been my ambition to be a professional singer
Richard Harvell is a GoodReads Author
This post: 75 points
Total to date: 580 points
Goodreads Authors:13
Big Books: 500=3, 750=3, 1000=0
ALICIA T10.10 The Winter Blues
I read Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire.
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 155
5.6 Others Liked It: Nominated for Fav of 2011, Best YA, Fantasy and SF:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs+5
15.8 Indie Next Nov. 2011:
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern+15
This post-20
Winter total- 880 points
5.4 Let's call it a goal!
by Mari Carr- Being able to live you life over again with the person you love. I think this would be a goal for me later in life when things get in a rut with the person I love!Tasks Completed: 4
Points for this task: 5
Total points so far: 20
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 700=0, 1000=0
Casey TN5.4 - Let's Call it a Goal!
One of my goals is to learn to manage stress more effectively, so I read The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson
10.8 - Hidden Gems
Life, Love, and a Polar Bear Tattoo by Heather Wardell, who is a **Goodreads Author.** It had 807 ratings when I read it.
20.2 - The Nutcracker
I chose Option 4, and read Be Excellent at Anything: The Four Keys to Transforming the Way We Work and by Tony Schwartz
20.9 - Honoring the Grands
I chose Option D, and read Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller
30.4 - Double or Nothing
I rolled a 52.
Book A: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare, who is a **Goodreads Author.** This book has 502 pages and is a **Big Book**
Book B: The Angry Book by Theodore Isaac Rubin
30.7 - Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
I flipped 2 heads, so read two books with covers I love: Tiger's Curse and Tiger's Quest, both by Colleen Houck, who is a **Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 105
Total Points: 105
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name - Denise NCTask 20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Happy New Year
Option 2 - Smoke in Title
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Laini Taylor is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 418
Points - 20
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Joanna T's Task: Microhistory!
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Pages - 400
Points - 20
Task 20.8 - It's My Birthday - Dionisia's Task: ... And It's All About Me (Myself and I)
While I Live by John Marsden
Pages - 304
Points - 20
Task 20.10 - Group Read
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Post 34 in the group reads discussion thread.
Pages - 440
Points - 20
Task 25.8 - Gayla's Task - 2011 The Year in Review
Book A - Option 2
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Pages - 362
Book B - Option 3
Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas
Pages - 384
Points - 25
Points this Post - 105
Points this Challenge - 490
Tasks this Post - 5
Tasks this Challenge - 40
Goodreads Authors this Post - 1
Goodreads Authors this Challenge - 23
Big Books this Post - 500(0) / 750(0) / 1000(0)
Big Books this Challenge - 500(1) / 750 (0) / 1000(0)
25.2 - Santa by any other name...3. Two books by different authors where the first name of one is used as a nickname for the first name of the other - Margaret and Maggie:
The Seven Sisters by Margaret Drabble
A Killer Stitch by Maggie Sefton
Total points 410
Readerboard Name - Denise NCTask 30.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Double or Nothing
Book A - Rolled 5
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
Pages - 201
Book B - Rolled 1
The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
Pages - 208
Points - 30
Task 30.5 - Butterflycager's Task: Christmas Carrolling
Book A - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore
Pages - 306
Book B - Still, Still, Still
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Lisa Genova is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 292
Points - 30
Task 30.6 - Sassafrass's Task: The Many Facets of Earth
Rolled Double 5's
Book A - E-Book
Hollowmen by Amanda Hocking
Amanda Hocking is a Goodreads Author
Pages - Approved for Length
Book B - E-Book
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Pages - 404
Points - 30
Task 50.1 - Ms. Anderson's Task: For the Love of Middle School
Book A - The Girls Like...
Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker
Pages - 224
Book 2 - The Boys Like...
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
James Dashner is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 360
Book 2 - Everyone Likes... Rolled 2 - Fantasy
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 656
Big Book Ticket (500)
Points - 50
Points this Post - 140
Points this Challenge - 630
Tasks this Post - 4
Tasks this Challenge - 44
Goodreads Authors this Post - 4
Goodreads Authors this Challenge - 27
Big Books this Post - 500(1) / 750(0) / 1000(0)
Big Books this Challenge - 500(2) / 750 (0) / 1000(0)
KAREN F5.9 Trash to Treasure
The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
My GR Friend Jane(PS) gave this 2*s - it was more up my alley I have it 4.
15.8 What's Indie Next?
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
From the February 2011 Indie Next list
579 Pages - 1 Big Book Ticket Please
**Deborah Harkness is a Goodreads Author
25.3 A Series in Your Stocking
From The Secret History of the Pink Carnation Series:
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig
Ivy and Intrigue: A Very Selwick Christmas by Lauren Willig
**Lauren Willig is a Goodreads Author x2**
30.5 Christmas Carolling
Silent Night: Last Night's Scandal by Loretta Chase
I Saw Three Ships: Three Nights with a Scoundrel (Stud Club, #3) by Tessa Dare
**Tessa Dare is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 75
Total Challenge Points: 575
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
10.6 Can't Wait Until SpringI read
by Sarah Jio(a GoodReads Author).Points this post:10
Total points: 350
Tasks completed:18
Books read: 24
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes!: When a Man Loves a Weapon by Toni McGee Causey
15.7 Directionally Challenged:
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Connie's task: The Nutcracker
3. The Nutcracker and the Soldiers of the Nutcracker
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr – hero is retired marine
25.2 - Jenn Renee's task: Santa by any other name is..... well, still Santa
Option 3:
Book 1: The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Baily AND
Book 2: Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Elisabeth = Lisa
25.9 - Denise NC’s Task: My Favorite Genres
Option 1 – Young Adult
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
Option 3 – Mystery
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
30.5 - Butterflycager's task: Christmas Carolling
Book A: All I Want for Christmas (is My Two Front Teeth) – You Know You Want It: Style-Inspiration-Confidence by Eric Daman
Book B: Away in a Manger – The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
30.6 - Sassafrass's task: The Many Facets of EARTH
I rolled a 2 and a 5.
Option 2 – Brown cover
The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
Option 5 – Audio or electronic book
Secrets Of A Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas - Audiobook
Points This Post: 160
Total Points: 735
5.3. Round Here...... I read Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout. On the cover she has a round earring.
10.10- Winter Blues
I read Totally Tubular by Gwen Hayes (pre-approved in ebook thread). I couldn't wait to read it. I really enjoyed all of the 80's references.
*Gwen Hayes and Jennifer L. Armentrout are both GR Authors*
Points this post- 15
Total Points- 425
GR Authors- 17
Readerboard name: Pam15.4 Go Green
Read Miracle on the 17th Green by James Patterson. Option A: word Green is in the title. ***GR Author
and
The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz. Option C: the cover is green. ***GR Author
Points: 15
Total Points: 300
GR Authors: 15
Big Books: 2
25.7 Name Train
Read
Blood Work by Michael Connelly ***GR Author ***Big Book: 528 pages
and
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz ***GR Author
Connection: My readerboard name is Pam. Last letter is "M". Michael starts with "M". Last letter in Michael is "L". Lisa starts with "L"
Points: 25
Total Points: 325
GR Authors: 17
Big Books: 3
25.8 The Year in Review
Read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling Option 2. Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2. Release date for movie theater: 7/15/11)
and
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts Option 3. There are several weddings in the book. The main characters run a wedding planning business. There are wedding, planning, prep, set up, weddings. etc. Book was also approved via Gayla.
Points: 25
Total Points: 350
GR Authors: 17
Big Books: 3
Task 5.1- It's the Latest Thing - "ist"The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho is a GoodReads author
Task 5.7- Third Stone From the Sun (#3 in series)
An Ice Cold Grave
Task 15.4- Go Green
Fits Option A ("green" in title)
and Option C (green cover)
Task 20.6- Microhistory
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Approved on the Task Help thread
Points this post: 45
Tasks completed this post: 4
Big Book Tickets, GR authors this post: 0,1
Total points: 250
Total tasks completed: 19
Total number Big Books: 500(2) 750() 1000(1)
Total Big Book tickets: 5
Total GoodReads authors: 5
5.2 - That Bugs Me!
by Alan Bradley (GOODREADS AUTHOR) (butterfly on cover)10.9 Earth Signs
I read Secret Asset by Stella Rimington, born May 13 (Taurus)
20.1 Baby It's Cold Outside
I chose D and read
-- listed as romance and has couple on cover (the edition I read showed more of the 2 main characters and was clearer that it was a couple, but I don't see that edition on GR. The author's website with that photo is: http://www.julieannepeters.com/files/...)20.5 Off To War
I read Tomorrow, When the War Began
30.5 Christmas Caroling
I read Pirate King by Laurie R. King (GOODREADS AUTHOR) using "We Three Kings of Orient Are"
and
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (GOODREADS AUTHOR) using "Angels We Have Heard On High"
Total Points: 120
Boston Kate5.8 Jump!
Maniac Magee
184 pages (184/4 = 46)
10.8 Hidden Gems
Absolute Midnight
has 464 ratings as of today (2/12)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 15
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Joanna T's task: Microhistory!Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Approved in Task Help message 131.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 19
Number of pages: 398/6289
Goodreads Authors to date: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
CathyG25.8 - Gayla's task: 2011: The Year in Review
Choose two different tasks from the list below.
2. Read a book that a 2011 movie was based on. Twilight (Breaking Dawn, the movie based on the last book in the Twilight series released: 11/18/11). .
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer
3. Read a book that features a wedding as a central event. REQUIRED: If the wedding is not obvious from the GoodReads description, please explain it
A Bride Unveiled by Jillian Hunter
Goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 605
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 44
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
15.1 Cause Knowledge is Power!A and C 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done by Peter Bregman
Pronoun - your; coordinating conjunction - and
15.10 Sweet!
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Helen Simonson is a Goodreads Author
25.1 Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
1. Hollyhock (ambition) - 200 Tips for de-Cluttering: Room by Room, Including Outdoor Spaces and Eco Tips by Daniela Santos Quartino
My goal is to organize all the rooms in my house.
2. Sweetbriar (simplicity) - Wake by
Lisa McMann
Lisa McMann is a Goodreads Author
25.7 Name Train
The last letter of my Readerboard name is A
Book 1. I read Rachel Spinelli Punched Me in the Face by Paul Acampora
Paul Acampora is a Goodreads Author
Book 2. Acampora ends with an A
I read Anthem by Ayn Rand
Points this post: 80
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book tickets: 2
25.9 My Favorite GenresOption 1 Young Adult -- Graceling by Kristin Cashore -- book #1 of the Seven Kingdoms series
Option 6 Historical Fiction -- Oh Danny Boy by Rhys Bowen -- book #5 of the Molly Murphy Mysteries
**** Rhys Bowen is a Goodreads author ****
50.1 For the Love of Middle School
Book 1: The Girls Like --- The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie -- This is the first of the Hercule Poirot series of books which is the basis of the "Agatha Christie's Poirot" TV series on BBC -- has been an on-going series since 1989
Book 2: The Boys Like -- Anthem by Ayn Rand -- dystopian shelf
Book 3: Rolled 1 - book between 100-200 pages -- Green Angel by Alice Hoffman -- 128 pages
Total Points = 825
Total Tasks = 48
Total Books = 66
Total Pages = 16,955
DebraTTask 15.1 incorrectly posted. Will come back to that one.
10.9 Earth Signs
Blockade Billy by Stephen King
Stephen King was born on September 21st - Virgo
This post: 10 points
Total to date: 575 points
Goodreads Authors:13
Big Books: 500=3, 750=3, 1000=0
5.1 It's The Latest Thing The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
10.7 Featuring Earth
The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan
25.5 Movies...
Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Option B: 76%, 3.96)
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (Option A: 86%, 4.26)
25.8 The Year in Review
I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (Option 2: Released 2/18/11)
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides (Option 1: Notable Books of 2011)
Points This Post: 65
Total Points: 920/985
Tasks Completed: 50/57
Books Read: 69/77
Goodreads Authors: 35
Big Books: 500=5, 750=1x2, 1000=0
5.2 That Bugs Me The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
20.9 Lucky Me
Option D. Nonfiction book about religion
Teresa of Avila: An Extraordinary Life by Shirley du Boulay25 points this post
290 total points
15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes!:Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
LAPD detective Jack Ramirez is a significant law enforcement character
Total points: 430
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 30
Goodreads Authors total: 12
Big Book total : 500+ = 2
Deyara➜ Task # 10.4 - Blue, White, and the Black of Night
Mainly black cover
Firespell by Chloe Neill
Chloe Neill is a Goodreads Author
➜ Task # 10.6 - Can't Wait 'Til Spring!
Flowers on cover
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
➜ Task # 15.10 - Sweet!
Seriously... I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
Points this post: 35 points
Total to Date = 195 points
GR Authors: 7
Beth~a~holic10.4 Blue, White, and the Black of Night (Book cover that is blue, white, or black)
The Graveyard BookNeil Gaiman
The book has primarily a blue cover, which fits the task requirement
I'm also claiming for Neil Gaiman being a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 10
Total points: 35/985
Tasks completed: 5/57
Books read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Beth~a~holic15.5 All Shiny and New (read a book published since
January 1, 2011)
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
The book was published January 2012, which fits the task requirement.
I'm also claiming for Goodreads author Veronica Rossi
Points this post: 15
Total points: 50/985
Tasks completed: 6/57
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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1 new task
30.5 - Butterflycager's task: Christmas Carolling
For this task, choose 1 or 2 Christmas carols from this list: Popular Christmas Carols.
White Christmas: Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr
Winter Wonderland: The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs is a Goodreads Author
Points this post = 30
Total Points = 635
Tasks Completed = 36
Total Pages Read = 18,201
Goodreads Authors = 14
Bog Books = 1 (500+)