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10.7 Featuring EarthHeaven and Earth by Nora Roberts
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 640
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
Way to go Sandy! I'm always amazed how you mods are able to do all you do AND finish the challenge!!
Angie TXCompleted Tasks
15.1 Cause Knowledge is Power!
A. Conjunction Junction: And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke
D. Interjections!: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
20.3 Word's Among Friends
Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton
****My anagram: ADATD = DATA****
Points this post: 35
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 16
Goodreads Authors: 9
5.3. Round Here......The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, a Goodreads author.
The Newberry Medal is round.
Total Points: 390
GRA: 12
Joy Marie20.8 ....and it's all about ME (Myself and I)
Read Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Total Points: 210
Way to go, Sandy. I always worry about you finding time to actually do any reading.
10.4 Blue, White, and the Black of Night:
by Alyson Noel Goodreads Author10.6 Can't Wait 'Til Spring!:
by Meg Cabot20.2 Rookie on Top - Connie's task: The Nutcracker:
1. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Points this post: 40
Total points:130
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Amanda A10.4 - Blue, White, and the Black of Night
by John Green10.10 - The Winter Blues
Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)
15.8 - What's IndieNext?
Fracture by Megan Miranda (GR Author)
Winter 2012 Kids' Next List
20.10 - Group Read
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Message 36 in discussion thread
30.2 - Sheila’s Task: One Author – Two Series
Book 1 - Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis (GR Author)
Book 3 in Lucky Harbor series
Book 2 - Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis (GR Author)
Book 1 in Wilder trilogy
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
I got two heads and read books with covers I love.
by Charlotte Featherstone (GR Author)
by Carrie Lofty (GR Author)50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: For the Love of Middle School
Book 1 - Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard (GR Author)
Book 2 - The Fire by James Patterson (GR Author)
Book 3 - Rolled a 3: Shoes on cover
by Darynda Jones (GR Author)Points this post: 165
Total Points: 865
GR Authors: 40 (9 this post)
I have completed task #15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes! by reading Bookhunter by Jason Shiga
Special Agent Bay of the Library Police is a significant character of this book. Raids, warrants, search and seizure, arrests...the whole sha-bang. He is featured on the cover of this book.
Total = 135 points
10.1 Climb Every MountainThe Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree by Bill Brittain
This book has been on my list of Newbery books to read for many years.
20.10 Group Read
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
I made a post in the discussion thread.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 27
Goodread Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 2
AprilDT25.1 - Where have all the Flowers gone?
Daffodil: Book set in medieval times. The Confessions Of Catherine De Medici: A Novel born 13 April 1519 – died 5 January 1589
%^&*C.W. Gortner is a goodreads author%^&*
Sweetbriar: Book with one word title. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 25
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big books: 500+(4); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
KIM NY15.7 Directionally Challenged: I read Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz.
Points for task: 15
Total points for challenge: 745
10.4 Blue, White, and the Black of Night Read a book with a cover that is mainly blue, white, black, or a combination of any of these colors. 
The Lake of Dead Languages - Carol Goodman
30.5 - Butterflycager's task: Christmas CarollingI read Kosher Jesus by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, for the Christmas Carol "Away in the Manger." And Less than Angels by Barbara Pym for "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."
total points: 385
books read: 32
tasks completed: 26
GR Authors: 3
Big Books 1 (750+)
pages read 10,502
name: SuzanneTask:10.6 Can't wait till spring
a book with a flower (or flowers) on the cover.
by Amanda HockingTotal points: 365
DebraTTask 20.3 Best Review: Words Among Friends
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
anagram: bolt
Task 25.3 A Christmas in Your Stocking
Death on the Nile and A Holiday for Murder by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot series with a murder mystery set at Christmas. Not a holiday series.
This post: 45 points
Total to date: 730 points
Goodreads Authors:13
Big Books: 500=4, 750=3, 1000=0
Jodi210.1 – Climb Every Mountain
Joey Pigza Loses Control
Points this post: 10
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 19
Books Read: 28
Task 5.6 - Other people liked it, why not me?
Category: Favorite book
Divergent by Veronica Roth **GR Author**
Total GR Authors = 25
Challenge total = 755
Task 10.10 The Winter BluesRead: Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 180
5.8. Jump! I read Iggie's House by Judy Blume. My copy has 128 pages, which is divisible by 4.
Points this post- 5
Total Points- 430
GR Authors- 17
PUTTERPAL10.2 As you Like it- Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool To-Read Shelf
20.8 Me, Myself & I- Stay with Me by Paul Griffin
50.1 For the Love of Middle School-
Book 1- Flawless by Sara Shepard
Book 2- The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Book 3- I rolled a 2- Skyrim. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Points this Post- 80
Total Points- 315
15.7 Directionally Challenged The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry
Points this post: 15
Total points: 330
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 20
Number of pages: 403/6692
Goodreads Authors to date: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
5.8 Jump!Nothing To Lose by Lee Child 544 / 4 = 136
***Big Book Nothing To Lose is 544 Pages***
15.4 Go Green!
selection approved for options A & C
by L.M. Montgomery15.10 Sweet!
Duma Key by Stephen King
***Big Book Duma Key is 609 Pages***
20.5 Bigger is Better -Bec's Task: Off to War
Option B. War in Title
Gideon's War by Howard Gordon
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Stacie MI's task: And They Lived Happily Ever After
Option B. After in Title
Games to Play After Dark by Sarah Gardner Borden
Task Points in This Post: 75
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets Claimed: 2
Pages Read in This Post: 2113
Totals:
Total Points: 375
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(7), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Total Books Read: 27
Total Pages Read in the Winter 2011-12 SRC: 10,339
Reviews Available. Anne (Booklady) Winter 2011-12 Reviews
Somehow I never got around to posting my books for this season, so here we go.10.8 Hidden Gems
Die Tochter des Salzsieders by Ulrike Schweikert (10 ratings)
10.9 Earth Signs
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (Christie was born on September 15, according to her author page here on GR)
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Total: 20 points
15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes!Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (The main character works as a policewoman in the fictional realm of Tortall. In this book she is searching for a kidnap victim.)
I listened to the audiobook, but the paperback edition counts 580 pages. Thus this book qualifies as a Big Book.
Tamora Pierce is a Goodreads author.
15.7 Directionally Challenged
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman ("compass" in title)
15.9 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton (the main character is the reincarnation of an angel, fighting against fallen angels)
I read the kindle edition. The hardcover edition counts 516 pages, which makes this a Big Book.
Courtney Allison Moulton is a Goodreads author.
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Points this post: 45
Total points: 65
Big Books: 2x500+
Goodreads authors: 2
Laurie ME5.1: It's the Latest Thing:
Jonathan Santlofer - The Death Artist
20.6: Seasoned Reader: Joanna T's Task: MicroHistory:
Simon Winchester - The Professor and the Madman
Points this Post: 25.
Total Points: 985.
10.4 Blue, White, and Black of Night
The Voice of the Night by Dean Koontz15.5 All Shiny and New
Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer published Sep 13, 2011
15.10 Sweet
Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
20.6 Microhistory
The Pawprints of History: Dogs and the Course of Human Events by Stanley Coren -- approved on task help discussion thread
Points = 940
Tasks = 55
Books = 74
Pages = 18,994
15.5 All Shiny and NewI read Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close.
Jennifer Close is a new author to me, introduced to me by my best friend. First published January 1, 2011.
Grand Total: 250 points
30.6 - The Many Facets of EarthI rolled 5 and 6
5. A book in electronic format - an audiobook:
The Thread by Victoria Hislop
This edition is not on Goodreads, so here is a link to Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Thread-Un...
6. The 10th book in a series:
The Quilter's Homecoming by Jennifer Chiaverini
Total points 515
Sassafrass wrote: "Great finish, Laurie ME!!!"Thank you!
Kathy G. wrote: "Congrats Laurie! :-)"Thank you ;-)
I'm moving a book around in this post.20.9 - Lucky Me! - Luckngrace's task: Honoring the Grands
Option A: If You Ask Me: And of Course You Won't by Betty White
For task 30.6 Sassafrass's task: The Many Facets of EARTH I'm replacing the Betty White Book with Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling for option 4. The other book I used for this task was Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 660
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
25.5 Mstan's task:MoviesOption B- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 3.98/20% on 2/7/12
Option D - The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler 2.82/65% on 2/7/12
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 520
Tasks completed:27
Books Read:37
GayleTask 15.3: Winter Wonderland
Winter: set in winter
Christmas Eve Can Kill You by Bill Marantz This book was set in Canada during winter with lots of snow. Also has a winter holiday (Christmas) in title. 240 pages
Wonderland: set in a location of a World Wonder -- New York City, home of the Empire State Building.
Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 352 pages
Task 25.8: Gayla's Task: 2011" The Year in Review
Option 1: Read one of the 100 Notable Books of 2011 according to the New York Times.
11/22/63 by Stephen King
*****Big Book Ticket**** 853 pages
Option 4: set in Saudi Arabia
Directed Verdict byRandy Singer 426 pages
Part of this book is set in Saudi Arabia and part in the U.S. and involves a law suit against Saudi Arabia and the religious police--the Muttawa. (Fiction of course)
Points this Post: 40
GayleLet's try this again and hope I get it right this time!
Task 30.2: Sheila's Task: One Author - Two Series
The Reversal by Michael Connelly (Mickey Haller #3) 389 pages
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #1) 482 pages
*****Michael Connelly is a GR author.*****
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 440
RACHEL CA: 180 pts total5.07 Third stone from the sun.
The Blackstone Key: A Novel by Rose Melikan(Mary Finch, #1, part 1 of a trilogy)
15.05 All Shiny and New
Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Aguas Frescas & Shaved Ice by Fany Gerson (published 7 June 2011)
Points: 20
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Jodi215.5 - All Shiny and New
Dead Man Walking
Points this post: 15
Total points: 405
Tasks completed: 20
Books Read: 29
15.10 Book of ChoiceI read Still Missing by Chevy Stevens (a GoodReads Author).
Points this post:15
Total points: 400
Tasks completed:21
Books read: 28
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
15.2 - Make it WorkI chose to do option B twice and read
by Anna Godbersen and
by Rhys BowenPoints this post: 15
Total Points: 480
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 39
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
30.6 Sassafrasws's Task: The Many Facets of EarthI rolled snake eyes (double 1s) and so I read two books with three-word titles.
The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust
**Claiming one big book ticket - this book has 640 pages**
Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust
**Claiming one more big book ticket - this book has 576 pages**
Points this post - 30
Total points - 185
Books read - 11
Tasks completed - 10
Goodreads Authors - Rebecca Skloot, Anthony Doerr
Big Books - 500+ (In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, The Guermantes Way, Sodom and Gomorrah), 750+ (0), 1000+ (The Shadow Rising)
KAREN OZ20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Joanna T's task: Microhistory!
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot GR Author
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Bec's task: Off to War
The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva
Setting: WWII - about espionage during the war, obviously ;)
Big Book Ticket: 500+ pages
30.6 - Sassafrass's task: The Many Facets of EARTH
Rolled 4 & 1
4: Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
1: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Connie's task: The Nutcracker
Option 4
Merry-Go-Round The Sea by Randolp Stow
25.4 - Sandy’s Task: On This Day in History
December #2
[bookcover:Marked: House of Night 1] by PC & Kristin Cast
February #2 - "MY"
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
5.3. Round Here......
by John Grisham15.5 All Shiny and New:
Divergent by Veronica Roth GR Author
30.2 Sheila’s Task: One Author – Two Series
Juliet Marillier GR Author
Book 1: Daughter of the Forest: Sevenwaters 1 Big Book Ticket: 500+ pages
Book 2: Cybele's Secret: Wildwood 2
Re-posting below from #2055 - Incorrect link
25.7 - Amanda A's task: Name Train
KAREN OZ
Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
Gulliver's Travel by Jonathan Swift
Total this post: 190 points
Total to date: 680 points
hpaddict30.5 Christmas Caroling
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang***Big Book Ticket - 544 pages***
"three" - I Saw Three Ships
All But My Life: A Memoir by Gerda Weissmann Klein"all" - Oh Come, All Ye Faithful
this post = 30
challenge total = 405
Goodreads Authors = 3
Big Book: 500=4, 750=2, 1000=0
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