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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
c'mon amanda!! only 30 more points!!! you can do it 12 hours to go!!
Wow, Amanda. You are sooooo close!!!
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Joanna T's task: Microhistory!The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
Total points = 150
C'mon everybody - final push! Finish those books - you're almost there!
This will be my last post of the challenge. Thanks again to the mods and all the task creators for another great one.20.5 - Bigger is Better - Bec - Off to War
Option B: has war, battle, front or soldier in title
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 535
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 42
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Last post for Winter challenge! 10.2 As You Like It
I used my "bio-auto-bio" shelf and read:
Manhood for Amateurs
This looked good enough that I recommended it to my book club, and we're discussing it tonight - it sounds like people enjoyed it, and I did!
Points this post - 10
Total points - 195
Books read - 12
Tasks completed - 11
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)
Task 20.2 The NutcrackerOption 1: The Stahlbaum children
Coraline
Coraline is a young girl.
Neil Gaiman is a ** GoodReads author
Points this post: 20
Tasks completed this post: 1
Big Book Tickets, GR authors this post: 0,1
Total points: 380
Total tasks completed: 26
Total number Big Books: 500(3) 750() 1000(1)
Total Big Book tickets: 6
Total GoodReads authors: 9
Total number of books read: 31
Total number of pages: 10216
That's it for me this challenge. Great job, everyone!
And to those of you who finished, all I can say is:
WOW!!!!
A huge thank you to the Mods. This is SO much fun!
Hettie10.10 The Winter Blues
I read Styx and Stones which I was dying to read
15.10 Sweet!
A Study in Scarlet
30.5 - Butterflycager's task: Christmas Carolling
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Using 'day' I read One Day
AND
The first noel
Using 'first' I read First Flight
Previous Points: 380
Points this post: 55
Total points: 435
Thanks to all the mods for all their hard work. I have really enjoyed being a part of the challenge this season.
Now on to the next one!
OK, who is waiting until the last minute to finish? Hurry up already, the suspense is killing me!
Kristi CO10.1 Climb Every Mountain
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Points this post: 10
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
10.1 Climb Every Mountain: I discovered this author when I became a high school librarian and her books have all been on my TBR for those 8 years!:
Ecstasia by Francesca Lia Block
+10 Points
25.9 – Denise NC’s Task: My Favorite Genres
Option 3 – Mystery:
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes Series #2
Option 4 – Adventure / Thriller:
Seizure by Kathy Reichs
Virals #2
+25 Points
Points this Post: 35
Grand Total: 855
I'm working on my group read, but I'll have to see what the evening brings!
Readerboard Name - Denise NCTask 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Stacy MI's Task: And They Lived Happily Ever After
Option B - After in Title
Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian
Lara Adrian is a Goodreads Author
Pages - 256
Points - 20
Task 20.9 - Lucky Me! - Luckngrace's Task: Honoring the Grands
Option B - Grand in Title
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
Pages - 328
Points - 20
Points this Post - 40
Points this Challenge - 985
Tasks this Post - 2
Tasks this Challenge - 62
Goodreads Authors this Post - 1
Goodreads Authors this Challenge - 36
Big Books this Post - 500(1) / 750(0) / 1000(0)
Big Books this Challenge - 500(3) / 750 (0) / 1000(0)
Finished. So glad for the leap year extra day!
Yea Denise. I'm so glad you were able to finish! Congratulations. Have you had a chance to figure out your Spring task yet?
Sheila wrote: "Yea Denise. I'm so glad you were able to finish! Congratulations. Have you had a chance to figure out your Spring task yet?"Thank you. I haven't had any time to think about it yet since I was reading every spare minute. I'll have to put my thinking cap on.
Yay Denise - way to pull it out in the home stretch!
10.1 Climb Every Mountain: I don't know about you guys, but my TBR pile looks more like a mountain than a molehill. Climb your mountain by reading a book that's been on your TBR list (official Goodreads list or personal computer, written or mental list) for at least a year.Last Chance Saloon - Marian Keyes Been on my TBR pile since Nov 08.
I hope you are able to finish Karen. You are SO close.
Mod
Michelle WI15.1 Cause Knowledge is Power: One book that fits 2 categories (fits option A and D)
I Want It Now! a Memoir of Life on the Set of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Julie Dawn Cole
points this post: 15
total points: 315
Christie Guatemala10.10 The Winter Blues
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
20.8 It's My Birthday - Dionisia's task
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 315
Goodreads Authors: 5
30.3 Small Changes or Simple SwapsB. Lover Unleashed subtract the R gives you LOVE The Love Verb. Jane Green
Points this post: 30
Total points:575
Tasks completed:29
Books read: 41
Looks like several are in the home stretch tonight. Good Luck to everyone. This is as exciting as watching a race......
Chris MDSaved my own task for last!
20.3 Words Among Friends
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
M-I-T-R-W = TRIM
That's all for me folks! Thanks for a fun challenge.
Points for this post: 20
Total points: 535 + 20 = 555
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 35
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500=3, 750=0, 1,000=0
I’d like to move Kristin Lavransdatter, Part 1: The Wreath from 5.8 to 25.1.
25.1 - Rachel Lee's task: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
For this task, pick 2 different flowers from the following list and read a book fitting the description for each.
Daffodil (chivalry): Read a book set during the medieval times. For the purposes of this task, medieval times will be defined as the 5th through the 16th century (400 AD–1500 AD).
Book was set in the early 1300’s:
Kristin Lavransdatter, Part 1: The Wreath (1920) by Sigrid Undset, translated by Tiina Nunnally (Paperback, 308 pages)
Red Rose (true love): Read a romance. The genre Romance must appear on the book's main page.
Beauty and the Werewolf (Five Hundred Kingdoms #6) (2011) by Mercedes Lackey (Hardcover, 329 pages)
580 – 05 + 25 = 600
Tasks Completed: 27
Points for this task: -05 + 25 = 20
Points thus far: 580 – 05 + 25 = 600
Books read: 42
Pages Read: 13,574
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750 +
(1) 1000 +
And this will be it for me for this challenge. Thanks to the moderators who make this all possible!
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. 
(approved in the Task Help thread)
**This book was approved for length in the "eBook Verification- no print edition" thread.
Points this post: 10
*Micheal Rivers is a Goodreads Author
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Current Points To Date: 20
Tasks Completed: 2 + this one
Books Read: 2 + this one
Goodreads Authors: 2 + this one
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
25.9 - Denise NC’s Task: My Favorite GenresMost of the books I read fit into one of the six genres listed below and I am a major series junkie.
For this task, select two different genres from those listed below and read one book from each selected genre. Each book must be part of a series as identified on Goodreads. The Goodreads main book pages for the books you choose must have the selected genre on the Popular Shelves. You may read any book in the series.
Option 1 – Young Adult:
Crossed by Ally Condie (Matched, Book #2)
Crossed
Option 5 – Romance:
Spirit Bound by Christine Feehan (Sisters of the Heart, Book #2)
Spirit Bound
Points this post: 25
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4)
Tasks Completed: 3 + this one
Books Read: 3 + these 2
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for Goodreads ticket for 10.4)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover*I flipped heads first, then tails.
The cover that I love: Look at that dress! Who wouldn't love it? Loved the cover, and the book was very good.
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
**Brodi Ashton is a Goodreads Author
The cover that I don't like: The cover is odd and strange, very much like the book! I did not care for the cover, nor the book.
White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
Points this post: 30
Goodreads Author Ticket: 1
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4 and 25 pts for 25.9)
Tasks Completed: 4 + this one
Books Read: 5 + these 2
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for Goodreads ticket for 10.4, plus this one)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Big thank you to all the moderators. We appreciate you!!10.10 The Winter Blues
Fallen in Love by Lauren Kate
I was so excited that this came out this winter. Didn't like it as much as I thought though.
Lauren Kate is a goodreads author.
15.7 Directionally Challenged
Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz has the word East in the title.
So excited to break 800. I am definitely planning on finishing for the first time this spring!
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 810
Goodreads Authors: Lauren Kate*, Stacey Jay, Kendare Blake, SJ Watson, James Patterson**, Chevy Stevens, Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Skloot, Janet Evanovich*, Lauren Oliver, Chris Bohjalian, Sara Shepard****, Heidi Betts, Sarah Blake, Melissa Marr, Matt Rees, Jillian Lauren
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
25.1 - Rachel Lee's task: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?The 2 flowers that I have picked are:
1. White Lilacs (youthful innocence): Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright (Young Adult)
*Sarah Blakley-Cartwright is a Goodreads Author
2. Plumeria (new beginnings): Water Bound by Christine Feehan (first book in the Sisters of the Heart series)
Points this post: 25
Goodreads Author Ticket: 1
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4, 25 pts for 25.9, 30 pts for 30.7)
Tasks Completed: 5 + this one
Books Read: 7 + these 2
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for 1 Goodreads ticket for 10.4, 1 for 30.7, plus this one)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points for these tasks: 30Points thus far: 500
Goodreads Author: 0/4
Big Book Ticket: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
30.6 - Sassafrass's task: The Many Facets of EARTH
Rolled a 3 and a 4
1. written by an author with 3 letters in their first or last name.
Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife
2. book that has a brown cover,
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Connie's taskI chose Option #1: 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.
Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan
*Amy Kathleen Ryan is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Goodreads Author Ticket: 1
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4, 25 pts for 25.9, 30 pts for 30.7, and 25 pts for 25.1)
Tasks Completed: 6 + this one
Books Read: 9 + this 1
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for 1 Goodreads ticket for 10.4, 1 for 30.7, 1 for 25.1, plus this one)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
congrats Denise!! can't wait to see your task!
15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes!: January is CrimeStoppers Month- Read a book with a police officer or law enforcement professional as a significant character or non-fiction subject. The character or non-fiction subject must be an active member of the law enforcement force- not retired or "former". Required: Please identify the character if it is not
clear in the book description.
I chose Sleepwalker by Karen Robards.
*The protagonist, Micayla "Mick" Lange, is a cop.
Points this post: 15
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4, 25 pts for 25.9, 30 pts for 30.7, and 25 pts for 25.1, and 20 pts for 20.2)
Tasks Completed: 7 + this one
Books Read: 10 + this 1
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for 1 Goodreads ticket for 10.4, 1 for 30.7, 1 for 25.1, 1 for 20.2)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
15.4 Go Green: Is it easy being green?Read TWO books from the options below- You MAY choose the same option twice.
I chose Option C twice: Read a book with a green cover
Points this post: 15
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4, 25 pts for 25.9, 30 pts for 30.7, and 25 pts for 25.1, 20 pts for 20.2, 15 pts for 15.6)
Tasks Completed: 8 + this one
Books Read: 11 + this 1
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for 1 Goodreads ticket for 10.4, 1 for 30.7, 1 for 25.1, 1 for 20.2)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
10.8 Hidden Gems Gems are found deep in the Earth. Find a hidden gem, SRC-style, by reading a book with less than 1,000 ratings. For this task, the number of ratings on a book's main Goodreads page will be used. I chose Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask by Darlene Foster. It has only 8 ratings!
*Darlene Foster is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 10
Goodreads Author Ticket: 1
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4, 25 pts for 25.9, 30 pts for 30.7, and 25 pts for 25.1, 20 pts for 20.2, 15 pts for 15.6, 15 pts for 15.4)
Tasks Completed: 9 + this one
Books Read: 13 + this 1
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for 1 Goodreads ticket for 10.4, 1 for 30.7, 1 for 25.1, 1 for 20.2, and one for this one)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
10.9 Earth Signs Read an author who was born under an Earth sign. For the purposes of this task, we will use the following dates: Capricorn (December 22 - January 19), Taurus (April 20 - May 20), or Virgo (August 23 - September 22). Required: Provide the author's birthdate when posting. I chose Clyde Robert Bulla, who was born on 9 January 1914. He is a Capricorn.
Points this post: 10
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4, 25 pts for 25.9, 30 pts for 30.7, and 25 pts for 25.1, 20 pts for 20.2, 15 pts for 15.6, 15 pts for 15.4, 10 pts for 10.8)
Tasks Completed: 10 + this one
Books Read: 14 + this 1
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for 1 Goodreads ticket for 10.4, 1 for 30.7, 1 for 25.1, 1 for 20.2, and 1 for 10.8)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
DebraTTask 15.1 Cause Knowledge is Power
Trust Me On This by Donald E. Westlake
Option C: pronoun "me"
The Hunger, and Other Stories by Charles Beaumont
Option A: "and"
This post: 15 points
Total to date: 840 points
Goodreads Authors:15
Big Books: 500=4, 750=3, 1000=0
10.10 The Winter Blues The cold, dark days of winter can get people down. If you're suffering from "winter blahs," give yourself a pick-me-up by reading a book you've been dying to read. I chose The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare.
Points this post: 10
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4, 25 pts for 25.9, 30 pts for 30.7, and 25 pts for 25.1, 20 pts for 20.2, 15 pts for 15.6, 15 pts for 15.4, 10 pts for 10.8, and 10 pts for 10.9)
Tasks Completed: 11 + this one
Books Read: 15 + this 1
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for 1 Goodreads ticket for 10.4, 1 for 30.7, 1 for 25.1, 1 for 20.2, and 1 for 10.8)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
GayleTask 20.9: Lucky Me! -Luckngrace's Task: Honoring the Grands
Option D: Read a book of religious or inspirational fiction or a non-fiction book about religion.
The Shack by William P. Young 284 pages
This book shows genres as Christian, Christian Fiction, Religion, Spirituality and Inspirational.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 485
10.1 Climb Every MountainI have wanted to read Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M. Hoose for years. I knew that it had won a ton of awards, and I always wanted to read it during Black/African History Month. I finally read it this year!
Points this post: 10
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Current Points To Date: 20 (waiting for 10 pts for 10.4, 25 pts for 25.9, 30 pts for 30.7, and 25 pts for 25.1, 20 pts for 20.2, 15 pts for 15.6, 15 pts for 15.4, 10 pts for 10.8, 10 pts for 10.9, 10 pts for 10.10)
Tasks Completed: 12 + this one
Books Read: 16 + this 1
Goodreads Authors: 2 (waiting for 1 Goodreads ticket for 10.4, 1 for 30.7, 1 for 25.1, 1 for 20.2, and 1 for 10.8)
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
25.7 Name TrainBook 1 - Using the last letter of your Readerboard name, read a book whose author's first, middle, or last name begins with that letter. My letter is A.
I read: Red Poppies by Alai. My copy was an ARC and had only 382p. ISBN 0618119647/ARC ISBN 0618185550
Book 2 - Read a book whose author's first, middle, or last name begins with the last letter of the previous author's first or last name. My letter is I.
I read: Murder on the Eiffel Tower by Claude Izner.
Points: 25
Total Points: 500
Total Books Read: 39
Total Tasks Completed: 27
Total GR Authors: 9
Total Big Books: (500) - 5
Alas, I cannot finish Outlander tonight! That book is just too darn long :) I really tried my best, but it was not to be. I'm still really enjoying it though!That's it for me! It was my first Goodreads Seasonal Reading Challenge, and I had a lot of fun! Thanks to everyone who had a part in making this challenge happen! Looking forward to participating in the next one.
20.6 -- Seasoned Reader - Joanna T’s task: Microhistory! At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
Points this post: 20
Season Total: 145
50.1 For the love of middle schoolPretty Little Secrets by Sara Shepard*
*Sarah Shepard is a goodreads author
Book 1 TV show Pretty Little Liars
Ashfall by Mike Mullin*
*Mike Mullin is a goodreads author
Book 2 - dystopia
Forgotten by Cat Patrick*
*Cat Patrick* is a goodreads author
Book 3 #2 Fantasy
5.9 Trash to Treasure
How I live Now by Meg Rosoff
Chucklesthescot gave 1 star
Points: 455
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15.7 - Directionally Challenged
Song Of The West by Nora Roberts
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 955
GR Authors: 45