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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
30.3 - DLMRose's task: Small Changes or Simple Swaps
(528 pages)
by Darynda Jones (Goodreads Author)On, One, Let, Left
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 585
Tasks Completed: 38
Books Read: 49
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
10.8 Hidden GemsSmall as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson has 504 ratings.
25.8 - Gayla's task: 2011: The Year in Review
Option 3: Wedding: The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson a goodreads author
Option 6: Memorable event:
The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout by Jill Abramson
My husband walked in with a brand new golden retriever the first weekend in December. We've fallen in love and will certainly remember her as one of the highlights of 2011!
Points this task: 35
Total Points: 630
Goodreads Authors: Lauren Kate, Stacey Jay, Kendare Blake, SJ Watson, James Patterson**, Chevy Stevens, Jillian Lauren, Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Skloot, Janet Evanovich*, Lauren Oliver, Chris Bohjalian, Sara Shepard***, Heidi Betts, Sarah Blake
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
ERIN B.5.8. Jump!
I read Colonial Pathologies: American Tropical Medicine, Race, and Hygiene in the Philippines by Warwick Anderson, which has 268 pages.
268/4 = 67
Points this post: 5
Total points: 110
5.6. Other People Liked It, Why Not Me?Best Science Fiction Book of 2011
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
+5 Points
10.4 Blue, White, and the Black of Night
The Vision by Jen Nadol
+10 Points
15.8 What’s IndieNext?
From the Kids/Teens Winter 2012 List
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
+15 Points
20.8 It’s My Birthday – Dionisia’s task: …and it’s all about ME (Myself, and I)
The Summer I Learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt
+20 Points
30.6 – Sassafrass’s task: The Many Facets of EARTH
My Roll: 5 and 6
5. Earth can also refer to a connection between an electrical circuit or device and the earth, which is at zero potential.
Audio Book - posting the paperback equivalent:
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
6. In astrology, Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn are considered the earth signs.
The Invisibles Book 2:
The Invisibles, Vol. 2: Apocalipstick by Grant Morrison
+30 Points
30.7 – Delicious Dee’s task: Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover
My Flip: 2 heads
I had a different book selected for this, but I was going through the shelves in my high school library and this one jumped out at me:
by Kate DiCamilloIt was wonderful!
This cover intrigued me and I loved this book, too:
by Lisa Schroeder+30 Points
50.1 – Ms Anderson’s task: For the Love of Middle School
Book 1: The Girls Like…: Wallander TV Series
The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell
Book 2: The Boys Like…
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Book 3: Everyone Loves…: My Roll: 6
Selected Poems: 1965-1975 by Margaret Atwood Published in 1976
+50 Points
Points this Post: 160
Grand Total: 745
Alice GTask: 25.4 On This Day in History
Month: December - Option: 1
Book: The King Must Die
Month: February - Option: 1
Book: Last of the Wilds
This book is full of magic and witch craft!
Total Points: 195
Previous Reads:
5.1 It's the Latest Thing - The Hypnotist by Lars Keplar
5.3 Round Here - The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
5.4 Call it a Goal - Greek Island Hopping 2011
5.6 Other People Liked it why not me? - A Discovery of Witches
5.7 Third Stone from the Sun - The Knife of Never Letting go
5.8 Jump - The Auschwitz Violin
5.10 E.A.R.T.H - Shadows in the Street by Susan Hill
10.2 As You Like It - Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
10.3 Here be the Dragons - Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
15.5 All Shiny and New - The Woman In Silk by R.J.Gadney
15.6 Read 'em their writes - Moon over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
15.8 What's Indie Next - The cellist of Sarajevo
20.3 Word among Friends - Tiny Sunbirds Far Away by Christie Watson
20.5 Off to War - War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
30.6 The Many Facets of Eart - Monsters of Men and The Ask and the Answer
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20.1 - Most Improved Player - Karen F's task: Baby, It’s Cold OutsideC. Curl Up by the Fire
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 85
Sandy MN5.7. Third stone from the sun
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
This is the second book in The Giver trilogy.
Total Points: 710
20.8 It's My Birthday - Dionisia's task: ...and it's all about ME (Myself, and I)When You Reach Me
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 125
Ashley FLREPOST of Task 5.8 (evenly divisible by 4). I read A Duke of Her Own
Hopefully this is the correct link :)
5.8 - JUMP - Havoc which has 368 pages which is divisible by 4.5.10 - EARTH - Damaged by Alex Kava.
10.8 - HIDDEN GEMS - Giraffe: A Novel which had 310 ratings when I chose it. It was no gem.
15.6 - OFF TO WAR - My Vicksburg which takes place during the seige of Vicksburg during the Civil War.
25.4 - THIS DAY IN HISTORY - A1. The Queen Of Water by Laura Resau.
B1. The Black Ice by Michael Connelly.
Laura Resau and Michael Connelly are Goodreads authors.
TOTAL POINTS - 510
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 15
BIG BOOKS - 3
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30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover I flipped 2 heads, so I chose...
by Kiersten White ***Goodreads Author***
by Meg Cabot ***Big Book-516 pgs***Points for this Task: 30
Total Points: 260
Goal Total Points: 325
Completed Tasks: 12/57 (15.5, 15.6, 15.7, 15.9, 20.1, 20.2, 20.4, 20.8, 30.1, 30.3, 30.5, 30.7)
Tasks in Progress: 5.3, 10.4, 25.8, 30.6, 50.1
Pages Read: 3686
Books Read: 13/77
Goodreads Authors: 4 (Suzanne Jenkins, Susan Mallery, Elizabeth Scott, Kiersten White)
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+()
10.10 The Winter BluesLeft Neglected by Lisa Genova, a Goodreads author.
I listened to Still Alice by the same author last week and immediately had to request this, her second book, from the library. I'm glad I'd saved this task!
Total Points: 385
GRA: 11
Finished up a few more:10.3 - Here, There Be Dragons
His Majesty's Dragon by ***Goodreads Author Naomi Novik***
20.10 - Group Reads
The Color Purple by Alice Walker - my post is number 22 in the discussion thread.
30.6 - Sassafrass - The Many Facets of EARTH
My first die was a 4 - biography - John Adams by David McCullough
My second die was a 1 - astronomy (3 words in title) -
Lye in Wait by ***Goodreads Author Cricket McRae***
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 37
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Kimber20.4 Happy New Year!
22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
This was a book from the library.
Amanda Hodgkinson is a Goodreads author
This task: 20
#tasks completed: 34
Total points: 590
Goodreads authors: 16
25.1 - Rachel Lee's task: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?Sweetbriar (simplicity): Read a book with a one word title.
I read Damned by Chuck Palahniuk
Plumeria (new beginnings): Read the first book in a series.
I read The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Grand Total = 235
Nick KY25.6 Winter Fun and Games
Book 1 -- Legendary Stanley Cup Stories by Brian McFarlane, a book full of hockey players and their hockey stories. 304 pages
Book 2 -- The Broken Shore by Peter Temple, takes place in the coastal regions of SE Australia, 368 pages
Task Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 860
Pages Read: 20,270
Big Books: 500+ (5) 750+ (1)
STACIE MITask 10.7 - Featuring Earth
I read:
The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Points this task: 10
Total points: 910
Tasks completed: 53
Books read: 72
Pages read: 18765
Goodreads authors: 21
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Points for this task: 5 Points thus far: 360
Goodreads Author: 0/3
5.4. Let’s Call it a Goal!
I'd like to see the Rock Bottom Remainders perform in concert. It is probably my best chance at seeing Stephen King, Amy Tan, Ridley Pearson and other authors live. And what a hoot it would be to see the band.
Mid-Life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude
Readerboard Name: Pam 10.9 Earth Signs
Read The Stone Monkey by Jeffery Deaver His birthday is 5/6. He is a Taurus. ***GR Author
15.10 Sweet!
Read Grave Peril by Jim Butcher ***GR Author
Points: 10 & 15
Total Points: 375
GR Authors: 17
Big Books: 2
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's task: Happy New Year!! I picked
Option 4. Save Money/Manage Debt: Read a book with a mainly green cover
Firebird (Alex Benedict #6) (2011) by Jack McDevitt (Hardcover, 384 pages)
405 + 20 = 425
25.5 Books into Movies
In the Eyes of the Beholder: <3.95 Goodreads AND <80% rating Rottentomatoes
The War of the Worlds (1898) by H.G. Wells (Paperback, 192 pages)
Goodreads Rating (on 02-21-12) 3.66
Rottentomatoes (on 02-21-12) 74%
Made the Grade: >3.95 Goodreads AND >=80% rating Rottentomatoes)
Sense and Sensibility (1811) by Jane Austen (Paperback, 282 pages)
Goodreads Rating (on 02-21-12) 4.02
Rottentomatoes (on 02-21-12) 98%
425 + 25 = 450
30.1 - Cheryl TX/Lori (BNPL)'s Task: Unique Winter Holidays
For this this task, you will roll 2 dice.
I rolled two 6’s
6.February 13th is Get a Different Name Day: Choose a first name other than your own that you really like.
I picked “Elizabeth”. I remember being impressed by the number of nicknames Elizabeth has: Bess, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Elise, Eliza, Ellie, Elsie, Ilsa, Izzy, Libby, Liz, Liza, Lizzy
And more …. Pretty cool, huh?
Both books I read were by new-to-me authors:
The Death of the Heart (1938) by Elizabeth Bowen (Paperback, 320 pages)
and
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination (2008) by Elizabeth McCracken (Hardcover, 186 pages)
450 + 30 = 480
Tasks Completed: 23
Points for this task: 30
Points thus far: 405 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 480
Books read: 34
Pages Read: 10,494
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750 +
(0) 1000 +
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 50.1 Love of Middle School...
Book #1: Girls like...read a book that is also a TV show:
I read
The Big Four by Agatha Christie. This book features Hercule Poirot of which PBS has TV episodes. 208 pages (2.12)Book #2 Boys like...read a book shelved as "Dystopia":
I read
The Line by Teri Hall (this is a GRA) 219 pages (2.3)Book #3 Everyone loves...roll die to determine book option:
I rolled the #6 (Rocky Balboa...read a book that was first published in the 1970s):
I read
Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon 401 pages (2.19) (this book was first published in 1973)Points earned for this task: 50
Points Achieved to date: 555
Updated last on: 2.21.12
Total # of books read: 41
Total # of pages read: 13,836
Total # of tasks completed: 29
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 11
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (3)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Task 25.5 - "Movies - Ruining (Advertising?) the Book Since..."
Made Grade A: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (3.98 / 80%)
In the Eyes of the Beholder: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (3.55 / 67% for 1987 version)
Challenge total = 750
CHRISTINE USRepost of 25.9 My favorite Genres
Book 1: YA
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Book 2: Mystery
State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy
****Julie Hyzy is a GR author
New Task
Task 15.10 Sweet!
Seduction in Death by JD Robb
Total: 640
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's task: Words Among Friends Shadows of the Soul = Toss
Shadows of the Soul
by Angelique Armae
*Approved for length*
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 200
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Jess Philly30.2 One Author-Two Series
For this task I read two series by Jasper Fforde.
Book 1: Something Rotten in the Thursday Next series.
Book 2: Shades of Grey, which is the first book in his new series.
Total Points: 60
5.1 It's the Latest ThingThe Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
10.5 It's Summer Somewhere
South Africa
Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee
15.9 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris
Post Total: 30
Season Total: 920
5.9 Trash to treasure.Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh
Friend: D.G. Shameless Hussy
Tasks Completed: 6
Points for this task: 5
Total points so far: 30
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=0, 700=0, 1000=0
10.10 Winter BluesI've been dying to read Soulless by Gail Carriger ***who is a Goodreads author***
20.2 Rookie on Top - Connie's Task: The Nutcracker
Option 1 - Clara & Fitz (child character - Tessa, the main character, is 16) Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare ***who is a Goodreads author***
***Claiming 2 GR author tickets***
Points this post: 30
Total points: 395
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 29
Goodreads Author Tickets: 21
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
15.9 Hark! The Herald Angels SingThis book has the word "heaven" in the title.
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver.
15.10 Sweet! Read a book of your choice.
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 650
Tasks: 32
Books: 44
Goodreads authors:8
Big book: 500=1
Heather KSFinished task 25.8 Year in Review
Option 1: I read The Marriage Plot of the notable books list.
Option 3: Book a bout a wedding. I read The Christmas Wedding.
James Patterson is a GR author.
New point total: 270
Heather KSFinished task 15.5 Shiny and New
I read Ready Player One
Ernest Cline is a GR author.
New point total: 285
Heather KSFinished task 30.6 Many Facets of EARTH
I rolled a 6-read the 2nd book in a series. I read Catching Fire
I rolled a 1-read the 3rd book in a series. I read Mockingjay
New point total: 335
15.6 - READ 'EM THEIR RIGHTS - The Maltese Goddess in which there are two law enforcement officers that are main characters. Vincent Tabone of the Malta police force and Rob Luczka is a Mounty.TOTAL POINTS - 510
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 15
BIG BOOKS - 3
I have completed task #5.8 Jump! by reading God Is Dead by Ron Currie Jr.
This book is a 192 pages long and so is evenly divisible by 4.
Total = 120 points
Beth~a~holicEleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
Book has 28,754 ratings when I selected it for the challenge, which fits the task requirement
I'm also claiming for Janet Evanovich being a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 85/985
Tasks completed: 9/57
Books read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Oooppsss, my bad on message 2540...I used strikeout instead of bold.
Laurie ME15.4: Go Green:
S.K. Epperson - Green Lake
15.5 All Shiny and New:
Stacy Verdick Case - A Grand Murder
Stacy Verdick Case is a goodread author.
The book was published August 2011 and she's a new author for me.
50.1: Ms Anderson's Task: For the Love of Middle School:
1. The Girls Like ... TV show from book, Miss Marple series, season V.
Agatha Christie - The Secret of Chimneys
2. The Boys Like ... Dystopia:
Mainak Dhar - Alice in Deadland
Mainak Dhar is a goodreads author
3. Everyone Loves ... Rolled a 6: Rocky Balboa - a book first published in the 1970s:
Mary Stewart - Touch Not the Cat (pub in 1976)
Points this Post: 80.
Total Points: 960.
Mod
I read When Parents Text: So Much Said...So Little Understood
15.10 Sweet!
I read Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's task: Happy New Year!!
I chose option 4, save money, and read a book from the library - The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
30.6 - Sassafrass's task: The Many Facets of EARTH
I rolled a 4 and a 5.
For 4, a biography or autobiography, I readBorn Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin.
For 5, electronic format, I read Along Came a Spider on my kindle (I do love being able to check out library books for my kindle!)
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
I rolled one head and one tail.
For the cover I liked, I read
. The author's grin made me smile back every time I picked up the book.For the cover I didn't like, I read
. I thought the cover made it look like a kids' book - it was recommended to me based on my 5 star shelf, so I decided to give it a try anyway. I liked it much better than I liked the cover.Total: 985
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10.10 The Winter Blues (read a book I've been dying to read)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
I've been wanting to read (and finish!) this book ever since the movie came out, which fits the task requirement
I am also claiming goodreads author for Kathryn Stockett
Points this post: 10
Total points: 75/985
Tasks completed: 8/57
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0