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Sally Gunning is a Goodreads author.
10.3 - RUN OR RIDE -

TOTAL POINTS - 960
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 31
BIG BOOKS - 2


(One Book) The Sisters Brothers
15.5 XYZ
The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 240

30.3 Spring Delights
2. The Garden Intrigue by Lauren Willig Willig was born in March
5. Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren "derFruhling"- li "Life" or in "in"
%^&*Willig is GR author%^&*
%^&*Lauren is GR author%^&*
Points this post= 30
Challenge total= 300
Tasks completed= 12
Books read= 9
Goodreads Authors= 7
Big Books= 500 (2), 750 (1), 1000 (0)

Task 25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
Book A
Option 3 - Woman is main character Heartless by Gail Carriger Goodreads Author
Book B
Option 3 - Mystery
Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon Goodreads Author 534 pages - Big Book ticket
Total Points:480
Total GR Authors:16
Total Big Books: (2)500; (1)750; (1)1000

I have been wanting to read

Cassandra Clare is a GoodReads Author
15.8 International Worker's Day

25.11 Kate S's Task: Take to the Links
1. The Driver
I read

Rachel Hawkins is a Goodreads Author
2.The Woods
I read

Points this post = 50
Total points: 430 + 50 = 480
Goodreads Authors: 14 +2 =16
Big Books: 500+= 0, 750+=0, 1000+=0

5.6 SRC Recommends Redux
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie - #67 when selected
Voted for The Forgotten Garden
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter: Jayalalita's Task - Happy Rama Navami!
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Based on Greek mythology
25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
Book A - Option 3:
Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Book B - Option 3:
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 210
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 3

Task 25.6 - Fire and Ice
Coin Flip 1: Heads - read a book with the word fire in
Book 1: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Coin Flip 2: Tails - read a book that takes place at the end of the world (dystopia)
Book 2: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Total Points: 185
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books 500+ pages: 3
Previous Reads
10.6 Middle Name Pride Day Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith
15.2 Dewey be Difference - Peter Kay the book and Ancient Civilisations of the Near East and Mediterraean
15.4 ABC's, 123's - 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
15.8 International Workers Day - The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
20.3 Fiery Tunes - The Lake of Dreams
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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5.6 SRC Recommends Redux
#400 Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
I added Ready Player One and Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
10.9. I’m On Fire!
Bossypants by Tina Fey
20.3. Best Review: Chris MD's Task - Fiery Tunes
song: Sex on Fire
Sex in title: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost
30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: We Didn't Start the Fire
I chose 1961 and rolled 1 and 3
option 1- event Berlin Wall: Secret Father by James Carroll
option 3- author died 1961: The Undiscovered Self by C.G. Jung Jung died June 6, 1961
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Burning Ring of Fire
book 1: set in Tonga: A Farm in the South Pacific Sea by Jan Walker
book 2- "ing": The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
50.1. Cindy AL's Task: North to Alaska
option 2- mystery- The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
option 3- sapphire-
Cell 8 by Anders Roslund
This cover shows the figure and title are blue as well
option 4- dog in title- Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
total 1090
24656 pages
average rating 3.4
5.6 SRC Recommends Redux
#400 Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
I added Ready Player One and Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
10.9. I’m On Fire!
Bossypants by Tina Fey
20.3. Best Review: Chris MD's Task - Fiery Tunes
song: Sex on Fire
Sex in title: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost
30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: We Didn't Start the Fire
I chose 1961 and rolled 1 and 3
option 1- event Berlin Wall: Secret Father by James Carroll
option 3- author died 1961: The Undiscovered Self by C.G. Jung Jung died June 6, 1961
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Burning Ring of Fire
book 1: set in Tonga: A Farm in the South Pacific Sea by Jan Walker
book 2- "ing": The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
50.1. Cindy AL's Task: North to Alaska
option 2- mystery- The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
option 3- sapphire-

This cover shows the figure and title are blue as well

option 4- dog in title- Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
total 1090
24656 pages
average rating 3.4

Option 3: more than 25000 ratings
Fire by Kristin Cashore (with 528 pages, this is a Big Book)
The book's main page shows 27,344 ratings.
Option 4: book by favorite author
On May 1 a new book by Kristin Cashore was published, whose first two books I adore. So of course I had to read the new book:
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
This kindle edition doesn't show the pages; the paperback edition (Bitterblue) has 576 pages; this is also a Big Book.
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Total points: 460
GR authors: 6
Big Books: 11 (9x500+; 1x750+)

20.9 I Can't Wait for Spring!
Book:

Notes: 2) Flowers on the cover.
25.10 I love a happy ending!
Book 1: Struck by Jennifer Bosworth
Book 2: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Notes: 6) "Roo": Both are young adult. I read ARCs of both.
This Post: 45
Total to Date: 435

Read: To Hell and Back by Lilith Saintcrow and Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 115
Claiming: 2 Goodreads Author Tickets (1 for E.L. James and 1 for Lilith Saintcrow)

1963 / Roll 6 & 2
2. Read a book by an author born during your year:
Abyssinian Chronicles by Moses Isegawa, born 1963
6. Read a book about a person/place/thing/event from your year: John F. Kennedy assassination
11/22/63 by Stephen King
+30 Points
Grand Total: 460

15.7 - Spring into Action - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling which was listed as adventure on it's main page. ***759 pp Big Book***
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 360/1090
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 29
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (2), 1000+ ()

2 new tasks
10.4. Fire Signs I used Author Birthdays list for my information
The Devil to Pay by Liz Carlyle who was born on August 7
30.5 Donna Jo's task: Climbing the Family Tree
A. She Tempts the Duke by Lorraine Heath - Romance is listed as genre on book's main page
C. Flirting With Pete by Barbara Delinsky - My mother's mother's name is Barbara
Barbara Delinsky is a Goodreads Author
Big Book at 533 pages - Flirting With Pete
Points this post = 40
Total Points = 705
Tasks Completed = 38
Total Pages = 17,800
GR Authors = 17
Big Books (500+) = 2

50.1 North to Alaska
1.

I & N found in berINgstraight
3.

ruby - red cover
5.

****Big Book of 528 pages****
****Diana Gabaldon is a Goodreads author****
favorite genre of historical fiction
this post = 50
challenge total = 310
Goodreads authors = 2
big books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
5.5 Possession
I read Cat's Eye
5.7 I Love Paris in the Spring Time
I read Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne - French author
20.1. Most Improved: Jen C's Task - Clean those shelves!
I read Death of an Artist: A Mystery, published in March 2012.
Task 25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
For Book A, I chose Option 3, and read 2nd Chance - the main character, as well as 3 of the most important secondary characters, are women.
For Book B, I also chose Option 3 and read 3rd Degree, listed as a mystery.
Total points: 580
I read Cat's Eye
5.7 I Love Paris in the Spring Time
I read Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne - French author
20.1. Most Improved: Jen C's Task - Clean those shelves!
I read Death of an Artist: A Mystery, published in March 2012.
Task 25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
For Book A, I chose Option 3, and read 2nd Chance - the main character, as well as 3 of the most important secondary characters, are women.
For Book B, I also chose Option 3 and read 3rd Degree, listed as a mystery.
Total points: 580

15.5 ...... And XYZ
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Points this post: 15
Total points: 285
Goodreads authors: 8
Big Books: 500=1
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Digital Leader: 5 Simple Keys to Success and Influence by Erik Qualman
Number: 5; Word: "and"
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 510
Total Goodreads authors: 8
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1)
Total tasks completed: 22
Total pages: 11,673
Total books: 32

5.6 SRC Recommends I voted for several books in the #101-200 range in the attempt to move them higher on the list, including Sophie’s Choice by William Styron which moved into the top 100 at # 93. However, the book I read for the task was # 82, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich, 240 pages
10.7 Fuel to the Fire In the last challenge I read Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell, whom I had not read before. For this challenge I read The Death of Sweet Mister. 208 pages
25.8 Helen’s SF&F Award Winners/Noms
1967 Hugo Nominee for best novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
(magic -- same book for book 2) 1967 Nebula WINNER for best novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, 216 pages
Task Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 910
Total Pages: 20,548
Big Books: 500+ (1) 750+ (1)

2. The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax listed as Mystery on the home page.
3.

5. My favorite genre is Historical Fiction so I read The Girl in the Blue Beret: A Novel which has historical fiction listed on the home page.
TOTAL POINTS - 1010
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 32
BIG BOOKS - 2


10.7 - Fuel to the Fire
This author was new to me in the winter challenge.

I am claiming a Big Book ticket based on the paperback edition.
Points this Post: 10
Total Challenge Points: 535
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 500+ - 7; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero

I chose the one-book option:
Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
*** Kristen Simmons is a Goodreads Author ***
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Total points: 370 + 15 above = 385
GR Authors: 10 + 1 above = 11
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 18
Books read: 24

Life and Death
A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson
The Life and Loves of a She Devil by Fay Weldon
30.4 Burning Ring of Fire
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami-takes place in Japan
Searching for Schindler by Thomas Keneally
"-ing" in title
Post Total: 45
Season Total: 625

50.1- Cindy AL's Task: North to Alaska
Option 1) Used the B and D in the author's name
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 by Barry Denenberg
Option 5) My favorite genre is Fantasy
Black Heart by Holly Black
***Claiming Goodreads Author for Holly Black***
Option 6) Story set in Alaska
Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis
Total Points- 170
Total Tasks- 8
Goodreads Authors- 5
Big Books- (500+)- 2

2. I read Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey, which is set in the spring. This setting is mentioned several times throughout the book.
5. I read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. The 'er' from 'der' can also be found in the word 'there' from the title.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0

Forgot to claim GOODREADS AUTHOR for task I already claimed: 15.09 Oliver Sacks IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
25.12 Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
A. The Mennyms by Sylvia Waugh (Appleby, a main character, is a teenage girl)
B1.

30.03 Spring Delights
3.

5. The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions by Penny Simkin (NG)
Points: 55
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

10.4 -- Fire Signs
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd is a Leo. Her birthday is on August 12, 1948.
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 13
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 16
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 5163

10.8 I Have a Question
Who Fears Death
25.12 Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
Book A Option 2 Tie Dye
Simulacron 3 published in 1964
Book B Option 4 Pot o’ Gold
My friend Kevin Xu gave 5 stars to Sign of the Unicorn which I read in The Chronicles of Amber
30.7 Fire Elementals
Option 1 Feed in which people are transformed into zombies
Option 5 The Phoenix and the Carpet which features a phoenix
Total points 595

Task 5.10 Good Minds Suggest
I read With Childby Laurie R. King who is a Goodreads Author!!
She is a Good Minds Suggest featured Author.
Points this post:5
Total Points:280
Tasks completed:18
Books read:22
Goodreads Authors:5
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)

Nancy's Mysterious Letter by Carolyn Keene
5.6 SRC Recommends Redux
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine was #121. I voted for Beastly by Alex Flinn, among others.
15.5 - ...... And XYZ
Icebound by Dean Koontz
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 840
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard**, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper****, Karen Levine, Richard Farr, Laurie Halse Anderson

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (* * *)
25.7 - Mstan's Task: Cooking With Fire and Back to the Basics
Book 1 - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (* * *) - fried green tomatoes
Book 2 -

50.1 - Cindy AL's Task: North to Alaska
Option 1 - The Glimpses Of The Moon by Edith Wharton (* * * *) (EW - found in SEWARDSFOLLY)
Option 3 -

Option 5 - The Disenchantments (* *) - young adult
Tasks completed: 36/61
Books read: 48/86
Points claimed in this post: 90
Total points claimed: 625


I read Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt. You can spell the word FIRE with the letters in the title.
50.1. Cindy AL's Task: North to Alaska
1.I read The Admiral's Bride by Suzanne Brockmann, the author's initials can be found in- BERINGSTRAIT, SEWARDSFOLLY.
4. I read Hound Dog True by Linda Urban, which contains the word 'dog'.
5. I read Grey's Awakening by Cameron Dane. This book is shelved as Romance by 19 readers. Romance is my favorite genre.
Points This Post- 55
Total Points- 465
GR Authors- 22

10.4 Fire Signs - Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane - born 8/11/1977
Stacia Kane is a Goodreads Author.
15.1 - Spring Forward
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. The War Against Miss Winter by Kathryn Miller Haines (takes place during WWII)
Kathryn Miller Haines is a Goodreads Author.
15.6 - They're On Fire
The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons was #26 on the Paperback Trade Fiction list during the week of March 4th.
30.2 Sassafrass's task: “What I want to be” meets “What did I become”...
1. Property of A Lady by Sarah Rayne - character Michael Flint is an Oxford don, and I thought I might become a college professor when I grew up.
2. Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly - character Nell Pratt works in non-profit fundraising, and that's what I did for years before becoming a SAHM.
Sheila Connolly is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 70
Total challenge points: 935
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 69
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 500=1, 750=3, 1000=0

5.4: The Fire Within:
Marie Force - LovE at FRIst Flight

20.3: Best Review: Chris MD's Task: Fiery Tunes: song chosen 'Light My Fire'
Jane Graves - Light My Fire

25.7: Mstan's Task: Cooking with Fire and Back to the Basics:
1. wedding cake on cover:
Mary Jane Clark - To Have and To Kill

2. apples (both cooked into pies and uncooked)
Sue Ann Jaffarian - Ghost a la Mode

Points this Post: 50.
Total Points: 930.

Option 2. Is included on one of these lists:
On May 05, 2012
#83 on this list:
Most Depressing Book of all Time
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11...
Tender Is the Night (1934) by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Paperback, 315 pages)
355 + 20 = 375
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 355 + 20 = 375
Books read: 24
Pages read: 7,803
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+

Task 50.1 – North to Alaska
Option 3: Ruby=red

Option 4: LIFE in the title
Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life
Option 5: My favorite genre in nonfiction, specifically a good memoir or biography!
Admit One: My Life in Film
Points this Post: 50
Total points: 150
Tasks Completed: 8
Books read: 11

Task 10.9 - I'm On Fire
I read:
Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
After reading the previous book in the series earlier in the challenge, I was definitely hot to read this book!
**Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 625
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 52
Pages read: 12510
Goodreads authors: 18
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 20.7 - Happy Rama Navami!
I read a book that is a retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk":
The World Above: A Retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk" by Cameron Dokey
Points this task: 20
Total points: 645
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 53
Pages read: 12693
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Hex Hall #3: Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins*
*Rachel Hawkins is a goodreads author
Male member: Jake ID
5.4 The FIRE Within
Trafficked: The Terrifying True Story of a British Girl Forced into the Sex Trade by Sophie Hays (whole title)
5.8 To Long To-Do List
Deadlocked by Charliane Harris
10.3 Run or Ride
Marathon and Half-Marathon: The Beginner's Guide by Marnie Caron
25.10 I love a Happy Ending!
Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter
Option B #6 Roo
The Selection by Kiera Cass*
*Kiera Cass is a goodreads author
Option B #6 Roo
30.3 Spring Delights
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver*
*Lauren Oliver is a goodreads author
5- contains de in order
Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter*
*Aimee Carter is a goodreads author
3-book with a green cover

Points=310

I would like to remove The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire from Task 30.3 and I'll replace it at a later date.
Task 25.6 - Fire and Ice
I flipped two tails.
For book 1, I read a book with "desire" in the title:
The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire by Robert Kirkman
For book 2, I read a book shelved as "dystopia":
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 5: Ring of Truth by Brian K. Vaughan
Points this task: 25
Total points: 640
Tasks completed: 37
Books read 53
Pages read: 12685
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 25.12 - Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
For Book 1, I chose to do option 3 and I read a book with a woman as a main character (Rose Red):
Fables, Vol. 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham
For Book 2, I chose to do option 2 and read a book shelved as "Adventure":
Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border by Jeff Smith
Points this task: 25
Total points: 665
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 55
Pages read: 13069
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 15.3 - We Go Together Like...
I read Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
Love and Hate are two words that are commonly linked together
Points this post: 15
Total points: 205

Read a book by an author who uses his or her middle name, either as part of a 3 (or more) word name (example: Orson Scott Card) or with an initial for his or her first name (example: F.Scott Fitzgerald).
Effie: The Passionate Lives of Effie Gray, John Ruskin and John Everett Millais by Suzanne Fagence Cooper
This Post: 10
Total Points: 370/1090
Tasks Completed: 29/61
Books Read:45/86

Task 20.2. Rookie on Top: Queenarwen's Task: April Showers
Option: B-2 from list Books That Make You Laugh
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Burning Ring of Fire
Book 1:
A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow
Set in Alaska
Dana Stabenow is a Goodreads author.
Book 2:
Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews
30.5 Donna Jo's task: Climbing the Family Tree
Option B:
Wildfire at Midnight by Mary Stewart
Published in 1956
Option D: Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
Points this post: 80
Total Points: 290
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 3
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For this task you will roll one die to discover your House and read one book accordingly!
I rolled a “2” which put me in the House of Lannister.
Read a book which is included in one of these lists about money and wealth:
The Upper Classes
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/15...
As of today, May 03, 2012, #17 on the list was the book I read:
Lady Chatterleys Lover (1928) by D.H. Lawrence (Hardcover, 365 pages)
335 + 20 = 355
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 335 + 20 = 355
Books read: 23
Pages read: 7,488
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+