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SPRING CHALLENGE 2012: FIRE
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Coralie20.6 She Works Hard for the Money
Rolled a 1 – Mental Health
The Sweet Shop Owner – the wife suffers from an anxiety disorder
30.2 “What I want to be” meets “What did I become”
I wanted to be an astronaut but I trained to be a teacher
Earth – Teresa is an astronaut
Perfect – Julie is a teacher
Total points 160
Janice CA10.2. ”The Shot Heard Round the World” ....
I read a work of biographical fiction in which the author recreates the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings.
Sally Hemings by Barbara Chase-Riboud
(*****)
+10
total: 55
tasks: 4
books: 4
30.6 - TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTIONBOOK 1 - A Break With Charity: A Story of the Salem Witch Trials which is a fiction book about the Salem witch trials.
BOOK 2 - 1692 Witch Hunt: The Layman's Guide To The Salem Witchcraft Trials which is a nonfiction chronology of the various trials. There is no page count on GR so here is a link to B&N. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1692-...
TOTAL POINTS - 475
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 11
BIG BOOKS - 1
20.1 Clear Those ShelvesThe Black Echo - has been on my shelves since December 2011 (Option 1)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Can I claim a goodreadss author ticket for this one.
30.7 Beth NC's task FIRE ELEMENTALS option 4. romance - The Next Always by Nora Roberts
option 6. Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz 336 pages
Melissa de la Cruz is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 16
Goodreads Author: 12
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(3)
20.6. Seasoned Reader: Jennifer W’s task- She Works Hard for the Money I rolled a 2 and read a book where school was important.
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 315
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard*, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper**, Karen Levine
10.4 Fire Signs Read a book by an author who was born under an Fire sign.
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775.
This Post: 10
Total Points: 135/1090
Tasks Completed: 14/61
Books Read: 20/86
5.1 Silhouette On The Shade
Points this post: 5
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Can I claim a goodreads author ticket for this
Cindy AL10.6 Middle Name Pride Day:
Hard Magic by Laura Anne Gilman
Author has a middle name
Laura Anne Gilman is a Goodreads Author.
10.7 Fuel To The Fire:
Blood Safari by Deon Meyer
Author was new to me now.
15.1 Spring Forward:
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Set in 2044
Ernest Cline is a Goodreads Author.
Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini
Set during Prohibition in the 20s.
Points in this post - 35
Total Points - 570/1090
Books - 39/85
Pages - 14477
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books:500+ - (0), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's task: Spring DelightsOption 2: set in a spring month (the date is never mentioned exactly in the book, but it takes place around Easter, which is in April, a spring month)
Osterfeuer by Ella Danz
Option 5: 2 consecutive letters of "derFruhling" in title (the complete german article "der" appears in my book's title, so both "de" and "er" appear as consecutive letters in title)
Am Rande der Schatten (Shadow's Edge) by Brent Weeks
The copy I read had 552 pages (see book link above), so this book qualifies for a Big Book ticket.
Also, Brent Weeks is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 175
Big Books: 3 (500+)
Goodreads Authors: 2
15.5 - ...... And XYZ
Read a book in which the letters X, Y, or Z appear somewhere in the title/subtitle/series title or author’s name
Apocal y pse
After the Apocalypse: Stories (2011) by Maureen F. McHugh Philip K. Dick Award Nominee (2011) (Paperback, 188 pages)
100 + 15 = 115
Tasks Completed: 7
Points for this task: 15
Points thus far: 100 + 15 = 115
Books read: 7
Pages Read: 2,097
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750 +
(0) 1000 +
Keltie Lee25.1 This One Goes Out to the One I Love
Book 1: Two-Way Street
by Lauren Barnholdt Goodreads Author
*The word Street is in line 2 of 1979*
Book 2: A Field Guide for Heartbreakers
by Kristen Tracy
*The word Guide is in line 10 of 33*
25.11 Take to the Links!
Option 2-The Woods: Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
596 pages Big Book Ticket
*Number 3 on the Must Read Classics list*
Option 4-The Wedge: Must Love Black
by Kelly McClymer Goodreads Author
*This is a new book for me by an author I really enjoy*
Points this post: 50
Total points: 295
Tasks: 18
Books: 25
Goodread authors: 10
Big Book Tickets 500: 2
MICHELLE VA5.4 The FIRE Within
Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
*Maria V. Snyder is a Goodreads Author*
This post: 5
Total points: 30
Total GR Authors: 3
15.5 - AND XYZ - The Long Dry by Cynan Jones. There is a "Y" in both the title and author's name.Cynan Jones is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 490
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 12
BIG BOOKS - 1
30.8 Meghanly's task: The Breakfast Club I chose option #1 and read :
*662 pages
***goodreads author***
***big book ticket item***
I also chose option #2 and read
Points this Post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks Completed: 1
Books read: 2
Pages Read : 949
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Task 15.8 - International Worker's Day
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin ***1009 pages = 3 BB Tickets***
Total Big Book Tickets = 6
Challenge total = 135
STACIE MITask 5.5 - Possession
I read:
Every Boy's Got One by Meg Cabot
Points this task: 5
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 18
Pages read: 4504
Goodreads authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
completed 10.10 April fools. read seriously...I'm kidding by Ellen degeneres.task points 10.
total points 30
20.5 A Game of BooksI rolled a one and read a book with a black and gold cover: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 115
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 6
Total Pages Read: 1899
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
15.3 - We Go Together Like...Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing by Mignon Fogarty
"Quick and dirty" approved in post 104.
Mignon Fogarty is a Goodreads author.
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 205
Total Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 750+ (1)
Total tasks completed: 10
Total pages: 4,471
Total books: 13
CHRISTINE USTask 15.9 International Worker's Day
job: pilot
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
TOTAL: 150
15.6 - They're On FireFrom New York Times Best Seller's List for the Week of January 8th, 2012
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
**At 925 pages, this book gets me 2 BB tickets**
Points this Post: 15
Total points- 205/1090
Tasks Completed: 11/62
Books read: 15
Pages Read : 4950
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
25.9. Stacie MI's Task: Red HotOption A:
by Suzanne Collins (published in 2008)Option C:
by Victoria Dahl (set in Colorado for Colorado Avalanche)Points for this Task: 25
Total Points: 70
Goal Points: 335
Completed Tasks:3/61
Tasks in Progress: 5.6, 5.8, 30.2, 30.3
Goodreads Authors: 3 (Kelley Armstrong, Maureen Johnson, Richelle Mead)
Big Book Tickets: 500+() 750+() 1000+()
LeahTask 10.7 Fuel to the Fire
Unclean Spirits by M.L.N. Hanover
This is my first challenge, so I chose a book with an author that is new to me :)
Task 25.8 Helen's Task: Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners/Nominees
Category 1: HUGO AWARD:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Year: 1986, Winner
Category 2: NEBULA AWARD:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Year: 1986, Winner
Task 25.10 Mrs. Soule's Task: I Love a Happy Ending!
I'm choosing Option A - two romance novels:
Raziel by Kristina Douglas
Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
Task 25.12 Denise NC's Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
Book A I chose Option 3: woman as a main character
Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
*Maria V. Snyder is a Goodreads author*
Book B I chose Option 4: friend rated 5 stars
Song of Scarabaeus by Sara Creasy
The friend who shelved it 5 stars is Babbling AKA Christina Book.
*Sara Creasy is a Goodreads author*
Task 30.3 Sheila/Kath G's Task: Spring Delights
Book 1: I chose Option 2: first published in a spring month (May)
Something Secret This Way Comes by Sierra Dean
*Sierra Dean is a Goodreads author*
Book 2: I chose Option 5: two letters in derFruhling
Pack Challenge by Shelly Laurenston
Uses the 'ng' -- derFruhling and Challenge
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Total points: 0 + 115 above = 115
Tasks Completed: 5
Books read: 8
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Alice GTask: 20.7 Happy Rama Navami!
Book: Old Greek Stories
This told the myths of Greece. I'm going Greek Island Hopping in the summer so really enjoyed reading some of their traditional stories.
Total Points: 115
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books 500+ pages: 2
Previous Reads
15.4 ABC's, 123's - 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
15.8 International Workers Day - The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
20.4 To be continued....in Spring - Voice of the Gods by Trudi Canavan
20.10 Group Reads Choice - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
25.8 Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
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15.6- They're On FireNora Roberts on NYT Best Seller List on 1/8/12 on the Paperback Trade Fiction list. I read Luring A Lady (Stanislaskis #2) by Nora Roberts.
20.8- Party Time!
I read A Nanny for Nate by Lisa Worrall. Has 319 ratings on GR.
(approved in ebook thread)
20.9- I Can't Wait For Spring!
I read
, which has a mostly pink cover (option 4) (approved in ebook thread)*Lisa Worell and Carly Phillips are GR Authors*
Points This Post- 55
Total Points- 225
GR Authors- 12
Task: 20.2 - Empress Orchid by Anchee MinMain character is named "Orchid"
Task: 20.9 - flower on cover
Points this Post: 40
Total points: 70
Tasks Completed: 5
Books read: 5
Pages Read : 2594
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
MG20.5. Bigger is Better: Masanobu's Task - A Game of Books - rolled 6.
6. Arryn - The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly GR Author
20.6. Seasoned Reader: Jennifer W’s task- She Works Hard for the Money. Rolled 5.
5. Forensics - The Poet by Michael Connelly Big Book
20.8. It's My Birthday: Mary Beth's Task - Party Time!
A False Mirror by Charles Todd. Has only 453 ratings. GR Author
25.10. Mrs. Soule's Task:I love a happy ending!
Option A:
A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh
Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's task: Spring Delights
3. Luck of the Irish - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie5. Spring in German is “der Frühling” - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt. I used "er".
30.7 Beth NC's task FIRE ELEMENTALS
Option 1. Already Dead by Charlie Huston. There are a lot of side characters who are turned from humans to zombies.
Option 2. Legend by Marie Lu. The main character leaves her job. GR Author
Points this Post: 145
Total Points: 145
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1)
hpaddict20.4 To Be Continued...In Spring
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde - Thursday Next #2I read
The Eyre Affair - Thursday Next #1 for winter challenge #15.6this post = 20
challenge total = 125
goodreads authors = 0
bog books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Cindy FTask 5.5 Posssession
I read The Devil's Bones by Jefferson Bass
Points this post:5
Total points:150
Tasks completed:9
Books read:11
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
30.7 Beth NC's task FIRE ELEMENTALSOption 5: There is a horse on the cover of
by Susan CooperSusan Cooper is a goodreads author.
Option 6: The River at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston has 176 pages.
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 345
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard*, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper***, Karen Levine
5.5 -PossessionA book with a word in the possessive form in the title:
Anil's ghost by Michael Ondaatje
Total points 95
BUTTERFLYCAGER30.6 Delicious Dee's task:Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction
I chose Option A.
Book 1: Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris, which is a novel about the romance between a Caucasian woman and her Japanese American husband and their experiences at an internment camp during WWII.
Book 2: Behind Barbed Wire by Daniel S. Davis is about the internment camps.
Kristina McMorris is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 30
Total challenge points: 430
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Points for these tasks: 25Points thus far: 110
Goodreads Author: 0/2
25.6. Keltie Lee's Task: Fire and Ice
Book 1 Tails: a book with the word hate in the title
Hate That Cat
Book 2 Tails: read a novel that takes place at the end of the world. dystopia, Genesis by Bernard Beckett.
MoragEpona20.1. Most Improved: Jen C's Task - Clean those shelves!
I chose the Audiobook Option for this Task, listening to
by Richelle MeadI'd like to claim 1 GRA Ticket for this task.
Points this post 20
Total Points 80
Total GRA Tickets 2
Total BB Tickets 1
15.4 ABC’s, 123’s ...... Read ONE book that has a number and a word that starts with A, B, or C in its title/subtitle.
Carry the One by Carol Anshaw
This Post: 15
Total Points: 150/1090
Tasks Completed: 15/61
Books Read: 21/86
20.8. It's My Birthday: Mary Beth's Task - Party Time!Read a book with fewer than 500 ratings
I read: The Quill Pen by Michelle Isenhoff
This e-book was pre-approved for length in the thread.
**Michelle Isenhoff is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 20
Total points- 225/1090
Tasks Completed: 12/62
Books read: 16
Pages Read : 5110
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
15.6 - They're On FireMarch 18, 2012 #1 on the Combined print and E-book list
Fifty Shades of Greyby E.L James
Goodreads Author
Task 20.2. Rookie on Top: Queenarwen's Task: April Showers
A. April Showers: Storm on the cover - lightning and storm clouds. Also there is a rain storm throughout much of the book.
by Delaney RhodesGoodreads Author
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 135
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
25.11 Kate S's Task: Take to the Links! 3. The Irons - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
94 732 ratings
5. The Putter - Shades of Grey by J.C. Phelps 192 pages
J.C.Phelps is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 18
Goodreads Author: 13
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(3)
MoragEponaRepost from Post 522
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Jennifer W’s task- She Works Hard for the Money
The Edition I read has 509pp, I'd like to claim a Big Book Ticket on it.
I rolled a 5.
Points this Post 20
Total Points 80
Total GRA Tickets 1
Total BB Tickets 1
Jayme(the ghostreader)30.8 The Breakfast Club
Option 4 The Princess-Going Bovine Won the Printz Award
Option 3 The Basket Case-Current group book on SRC and Reading With Style Group Divergent
Veronica Roth is a Goodreads Author
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 7
Big Book (0) 500+, (0) 750+, (0) +1000
GR Authors: 2 Tamora Pierce, Veronica Roth
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 80
25.8. Helen's Task: Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners/Nominees Category 1: Hugo Award: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card won the Hugo in 1986.
Category 2: Nebula Award: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card won the Nebula in 1986.
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 370
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard*, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper***, Karen Levine
5.4 Fire WithinI read The First Husband by Laura Dave (GoodReads Author).
Points this post:5
Total points: 75
Tasks completed:6
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
MG25.11. Kate S's Task: Take to the Links!
Option 4. The Wedge - No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie. This is a new book by one of my favorite mystery authors.
Option 5. The Putter - Passing by Nella Larsen. The book is only 122 pages.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 170
GR Authors: 3
Alice GTask: 10.6 Middle Name Pride Day
Book: Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith
I am claiming a big book ticket as this book has 545 pages.
Total Points: 125
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books 500+ pages: 3
Previous Reads
15.4 ABC's, 123's - 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
15.8 International Workers Day - The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
20.4 To be continued....in Spring - Voice of the Gods by Trudi Canavan
20.7 Happy Rama Navami - Old Greek Stories
20.10 Group Reads Choice - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
25.8 Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
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STESSE5.5 Possession
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce (422 p)
Pierce is a GRA.
15.8 - International Worker’s Day
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson (272 p)
Points this Post: 20
Tasks Completed this Post: 2
Books Read this Post: 2
Pages Read this Post: 694
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 8
Total Pages Read: 3241
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Cindy FTask 5.2 Get Caught Reading
I read Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books by William Kuhn
Points this post:5
Total points:155
Tasks completed:10
Books read:12
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
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25.4 1001 Facts That Will Scare The Sh*t Out Of You
The Ultimate Bathroom Reader) by Cary McDeal
FTWSTSOOYTUBR = story
The Story Of A Girl by Sara Zarr
SARA ZARR IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
This task: 25
tasks complete: 7
GR authors: 6
Total points: 130