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SPRING CHALLENGE 2012: FIRE
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Keltie Lee15.8 - International Worker’s Day
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling
652 Pages Big Book Ticket
20.6 She Works Hard for the Money
All Around the Town
by Mary Higgins Clark
*main character has dissociative identity disorder Approved in task help thread post 47*
Points this post: 35
Total points: 655
Tasks: 40
Books: 54
Goodread authors: 19
Big Book Tickets 500: 5
15.6 They're On FireThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick 534 p.
New York Times Bestseller list 4-15-12 (Children's chapter books)
1 Big book ticket claimed
30.7 Fire Elementals
Option 2 - Beyond Recall by Robert Goddard
Main character, Christian, must let go of regret and guilt for not standing by his childhood friend, Nicky, when Nicky's father was convicted of murdering Christian's great uncle.
Option 4 -
by Jessica Day GeorgeJessica Day George is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 45
Total points: 240
Total tasks: 14
Books read: 16
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2
Mod
For book 1, I read The Dressmaker: A Novel - starts with the sinking of the Titanic, but focuses mostly on the aftermath, especially the Senate hearings.
For book 2, I read Strike Two- fun to read about baseball from the umpire's perspective. And Luciano is a funny guy!
25.10. Mrs. Soule's Task:I love a happy ending!
I went with option A, and read 2 books that had "romance" listed as a genre on their main pages:
Touch of Power and Deadlocked
30.4 Dlmrose's task: Burning Ring of Fire
For book 1, I read The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific, set in Kiribati.
For book 2, I read A Red Herring Without Mustard, with "ing" in the word Herring.
30.8 Meghanly's task: The Breakfast Club
For my first book, I chose Option 3, and read The Hound of the Baskervilles. This was one of the April choices for the group "Should Have Read Classics." http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...
For my second book, I chose Option 5, and read The Maltese Falcon, borrowed from the library.
New total: 690
25.3 Naming ThingsThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (JEAN)
and
The Spirit Caller by Jean Hager
Points: 25
30.8 The Breakfast Club
I read two audiobooks.
Option 4: Printz Honor 2006 - I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak (a GR AUTHOR)
There is no MMP available on GR but the paperback edition I am the Messenger has 357 pages.
and
Option 5: Borrowed from library - Peony in Love by Lisa See (a GR AUTHOR)
The MMP edition Peony In Love has 383 pages.
Points: 30
Total Points: 395
Total Books Read: 34
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total GR Authors: 3
Total Big Books: (500) - 2
KAREN F5.2 Get Caught Reading
Murder Past Due by Miranda James
Books on the cover:
15.1 Spring Forward
Book 1: Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb - Set in 2059
Book 2: Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt - Set in 1738
**Elizabeth Hoyt is a Goodreads Author**
25.12 Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
Book 1: Option 3 - Sparkly - Female Lead Character
Dark Descendant by Jenna Black
Book 2: Option 3 - Mischief - Mystery Book
The Cat, The Professor and the Poison: A Cats in Trouble Mystery by Leann Sweeney
**Leann Sweeney is a Goodreads Author**
30.4 Burning Ring of Fire
Book 1: Virgin River by Robyn Carr - Set in California
Book 2: Rising Tides by Nora Roberts
Points this Post: 75
Total Challenge Points: 575
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
Delicious Dee
Last Post: 1405
25.6. Keltie Lee's Task: Fire and Ice
A. - rolled T - Laced with Desire - Jaci Burton (GR Author)
B. - rolled T - Larkstorm - Dawn Rae Miller (GR Author - 14 people shelved it as dystopia and 2 as post-apocalyptic
25.9. Stacie MI's Task: Red Hot
A. - Option B - Out Of Her League - Kaylea Cross (GR Author) - published in 2008
B. - Option C - Wild Horses - D. River (GR Author) - Wild in the title for Minneasota Wild
30.7 Beth NC's task FIRE ELEMENTALS
A. - Option 4 - Between Sinners and Saints - Marie Sexton (GR Author) - 42 people shelved it as romance
B. - Option 6 - Mirror of My Soul - paperback is 356 pages
30.8 Meghanly's task: The Breakfast Club
A. - Option 3 - The Rosas of Spanish Harlem - Johnny Miles (GR Author) - Currently reading in the m/m romance group - Currently Reading Shelf in Group - the group is a private group however, so hopefully you can see it
B. - Option 5 - Cinder - Derekica Snake (GR Author) - borrowed the kindle book from someone in another goodreads group
Total Points This Post: 110
Total Points Overall: 910
Books Completed: 73
Tasks Complete: 50
GR Authors: 41
Big Book Tickers: 500(2), 750(0), 1000(0)
there are a lot of people who are starting to get close to being done...yay for lots of tasks next season ;)
and you are going to be one of the finishers too aren't you Dee?It is funny but I've become so dependent on the SRC tasks to determine what I read that I am kind of at a loss as to what to read now that I finished. Only 2 more weeks and I can once again focus on task completion.
Geez Sheila - get a life!
DEANATask 50.1 - North to Alaska
1. BERINGSTRAIT, SEWARDSFOLLY
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
2. Mystery Genre
Digital Fortress
3. Red cover (Ruby)
Micro: A Novel
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Points this post: 50
Total Points: 135
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
20.5 - A Game of Books6. A mystery book. Mystery is the first genre on its GR Page:
Fleece Navidad by Maggie Sefton
Total points 305
Peebee: 50 Point Task50.1: North to Alaska
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
630 pages claiming Big Book ticket
Option 1: The author's initials, WI, appear in BERINGSTRAIT, SEWARDSFOLLY.
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard is a Goodreads Author.
Option 3:
is emerald green.Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti
Susane Colasanti is a Goodreads Author.
Option 5: The genres are romance and chick lit, which are two of my favorites, especially combined.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50/1090
STACIE MITask 25.9 - Red Hot
I decided to do options B and C.
For Option B, I read a book published in 2008:
Stop in the Name of Pants! by Louise Rennison
For Option C, I read a book with the word "red" in the title, for my beloved Detroit Red Wings:
Scarlet Moon: A Retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" by Debbie Viguié
**Debbie Viguié is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 690
Tasks completed: 39
Books read: 57
Pages read: 13548
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
50.1. Cindy AL's Task: North to Alaska3) yellow cover
by J.C. Phelps4) Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
5) favorite genre YA
The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz
J.C. Phelps and Melissa de la Cruz are Goodreads Authors
Points this post: 50
Total points: 545
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 36
Goodreads Author: 23
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(3)
Peebee: 25 Point Tasks25.1: This One Goes Out to the One I Love
Book A:
There but for the by Ali Smith
The title includes the word "there"; "there's" appears in line 29 of "1979."
Book B:
Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings
The title includes the word "world" from line 17 of "Thirty-Three." This book is non-fiction.
25.2: Out with the Old, In with the New... and it's Fire
Option 1: Where's My Wand?: One Boy's Magical Triumph over Alienation and Shag Carpeting by Eric Poole
The author's first name, Eric, starts with the letter E from FIRE.
Option 2:
Everything We Ever Wanted: A Novel by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads Author.
: orange cover.25.3: Naming Things
Book 1:
White Heat by M.J. McGrath
Book 2:
The Memory of Water by Karen White
"White" appears in the title of book one and is the author's last name in book two.
25.4: More Fun with Words - With a Twist!
Book 1:
Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in the Happiest Kingdom on Earth by Lisa Napoli
Lisa Napoli is a Goodreads Author.
Book 2:
Kosher Chinese: Living, Teaching, and Eating with China's Other Billion by Michael Levy
KOSHER can be spelled from the initial letters in book 1: Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in the Happiest Kingdom On Earth.
25.5: 100 Years Ago
Book 1:
The Loss of the S.S. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons by Lawrence Beesley
Book 2:
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
25.6: Fire and Ice
Book 1: (TAILS)
It's Hard Not to Hate You by Valerie Frankel
This book has "hate" in the title.
Book 2: (TAILS)
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
925 pages claiming Big Book ticket
This book is shelved as "dystopia."
25.7: Cooking With Fire and Back to the Basics
Book 1:
Friendship Bread by Darien Gee
Darien Gee is a Goodreads Author.
Bread is a cooked dish.
Book 2:
703: How I Lost More Than a Quarter Ton and Gained a Life by Nancy Makin
pictures frosting, which need not be cooked to be enjoyed.25.8: Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners/Nominees
Category 1:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
This book was a 2002 Hugo Award winner.
Category 2: SAME BOOK
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
This book was a 2002 Nebula Award winner.
592 pages claiming Big Book ticket
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author.
25.9: Red Hot
Option A:
The Visible Man by Chuck Klosterman
The hardcover edition has 230 pages.
Option C:
Thin, Rich, Pretty by Beth Harbison
Beth Harbison is a Goodreads Author (and better be a Caps fan, since she also lives in the area!)
Thin, Rich, Pretty is set in the Washington, DC area, home of my favorite team, the Washington Capitals. Go Caps!
25.10: I love a happy ending!
Option B: Piglet
The First Husband by Laura Dave
Laura Dave is a Goodreads Author.
This book in the romance genre was recommended by Beth Harbison in the Good Minds Suggest feature. I loved this book and gave it 5 stars -- it was one of the best romances I've read in a long time.
Option B: Roo
The Visibles by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads Author.
This book is listed as a Young Adult book.
25.11: Take to the Links!
Option 1: (The Driver)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
This book is on the Best Beginning List.
Option 2: (The Putter)
The Sojourn by Andrew Krivak
This book has 192 pages.
25.12: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
Book A: (Option 4 - Stickers)
Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner
Haley Tanner is a Goodreads Author.
This is a Young Adult book.
Book B: (Option 4 - Pot o' Gold)
Friends Like Us by Lauren Fox
This book was rated 5 stars by my friend Rachel Jaffe.
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Points this post: 300
Total points: 350/1090
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
20.10 Group ReadsDivergent and message 33 on the Divergent discussion board.
**Goodreads Ticket Item: Veronica Roth is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 20
Total points: 150
Tasks Completed: 7
Books read: 9
Pages Read : 3438
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Peebee: 20 Point Tasks20.1: Clean those shelves!
Option 3: (published in 2012)
Come Home by Lisa Scottoline
Lisa Scottoline is a Goodreads Author.
This book was published on April 10, 2012.
20.2: April Showers, May Flowers
Option A: April Showers
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
This book appeared on Books That Made You Cry and made me sad because the Afghani women in this book were subjected to cruelty, poverty, hunger, the lack of self-determination, dependence on men and premature death.
Option B: May Flowers
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
This book is about violets which bloom unexpectedly and the romance and mystery that surrounds them.
20.3: Fiery Tunes
Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970 by David Browne
This book actually is about "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor, as well as the other artists discussed in the title.
20.4: To be continued .... in Spring!
The Magnolia League by Katie Crouch
Katie Crouch is a Goodreads Author.
I did not previously participate in the Winter Challenge, so this is Magnolia League #1.
20.5: A Game of Books
Option 3:(Wolf)
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
20.6: She Works Hard for the Money
Option 2 (educational setting):
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
528 pages claiming Big Book ticket
This book takes place at a small Midwestern college, where most characters are affiliated with the school in some way.
20.7: Happy Rama Navami!
Enchanted: Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women by Nancy Madore
Nancy Madore is a Goodreads Author.
This book is a retelling of classic fairytales in Western literature, and has been specifically approved in the help thread.
20.8: Party Time
Enough About Love by Hervé Le Tellier
This book had 225 ratings when I selected it.
20.9: I Can’t Wait for Spring!
Option 1: (Bird)
Dating Big Bird by Laura Zigman
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Points this post: 180
Total points: 530/1090
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
SUZANNE VN20.10 Group Reads
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Group Discussion Thread - Post #42
Points this post - 20
Total points - 150
Janice CA10.4 Fire Signs.....
Bill Bryson is a Sagittarius. He was born 12/8/1951.
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America by Bill Bryson
(*****)
+10
total: 135
tasks: 8
books: 10
GR Authors: 1
lol haha @ Shelia - its sooo true!! but i never manage to finish super-early like you doSheila wrote: "and you are going to be one of the finishers too aren't you Dee?
It is funny but I've become so dependent on the SRC tasks to determine what I read that I am kind of at a loss as to what to read n..."
Peebee: 15 Point Tasks15.2: Dewey be Different
Book 1:
The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks
The Dewey Decimal Number is 305.513.
Book 2:
The Memory Chalet by Tony Judt
The Dewey Decimal Number is 909.82.
15.3: We Go Together Like...
It's Not Me, It's You: Subjective Recollections from a Terminally Optimistic, Chronically Sarcastic and Occasionally Inebriated Woman by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
The words "you" and "me" go together.
15.4: ABC’s, 123’s
420 Characters by Lou Beach
The title has 420 + C.
15.5: ...... And XYZ
Three Stages of Amazement: A Novel by Carol Edgarian
This book has a Z in the title.
15.6: They're On Fire
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah is a Goodreads Author.
This book appeared on the list of NYT Best Sellers - February 19, 2012 as #1 in both Combined Print and E-Book Fiction and Hardcover Fiction.
15.7: Spring Into Action!
Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff
Mitchell Zuckoff is a Goodreads Author.
This book is listed in the "adventure" category.
15.8: International Worker’s Day
Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut by Mike Mullane
The title contains the job title "space shuttle astronaut."
15.9: Geek Pride Day
Thinking In Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life With Autism by Temple Grandin
This book is written by and about the thinking processes of Temple Grandin, who is definitely considered a nerdy, geeky, genius.
15.10: Where There's Smoke.......
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors
This book is all about forest fires and the author's job as a fire lookout for the U.S. Forest Service in a remote wilderness in New Mexico.
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Points this post: 135
Total points: 665/1090
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+ (3); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Jodi2Task 30.7 - Beth NC's task FIRE ELEMENTALS
Option 4 - Read a romance book.
Bleed
Option 6 – 146 pages
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
Points this Post: 30
Total points: 180
Tasks Completed: 9
Books read: 13
10.1: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean is a Goodreads Author.
"Tin" is "nit" spelled backwards.
10.3: Run or Ride?
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts
Elizabeth Letts is a Goodreads Author.
This book features a horse, has the word "horse" in the title and has a picture of a horse on its cover.
10.4: Fire Signs
The Astral: A Novel by Kate Christensen
Kate Christensen is a Leo, born on August 22.
10.5: All Fired Up!
The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family by Dan Savage
I feel passionately about the rights of same-gender couples to marry, and have been involved in activism to overturn our discriminatory marriage laws.
10.6: Middle Name Pride Day
Coming Up for Air by Patti Callahan Henry
Patti Callahan Henry is a Goodreads Author.
10.7: Fuel to the Fire
Life As I Blow It: Tales Of Love, Life & Sex . . . Not Necessarily In That Order by Sarah Colonna
I did not participate in the Winter Challenge: this author is new to me now.
10.8: I Have a Question
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson
"Who" is included in the title.
10.9: I’m On Fire!
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
E.L. James is a Goodreads Author.
Apparently, pretty much everyone is hot to read this book, and even hotter by the time they finish it...
10.10: April Fools Day!
Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
This book is listed in the humor category, and is written by one of the funniest women out there.
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Points this post: 90
Total points: 755/1090
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 500+ (3); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Task 5.5: PossessionThe Beekeeper's Apprentice
Laurie R. King is a GoodReads author
Task 10.9: I'm on Fire!
The Dovekeepers
I've been dying to read something by Alice Hoffman.
1 Big Book Ticket claimed. The Dovekeepers is 504 pages
Task 20.10: Group Read
Option B. YA Dystopian
Divergent
My comment is #34 on the book discussion thread
Veronica Roth is a GoodReads author
Points this post: 35
Tasks completed this post: 3
Big Book Tickets, GR authors this post: 1,2
Total points: 125
Total tasks completed: 9
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750() 1000(0)
Total Big Book tickets: 1
Total GoodReads authors: 3
Peebee: 30-Point Tasks30.1: We Didn't Start the Fire
Year: 1974; Die Roll: 2 and 6
Option 2: (author born in year)
Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan
Sullivan was born in 1974.
Option 6: (event during year)
Lucking Out: My Life Getting Down and Semi-Dirty in the Seventies by James Wolcott
Event: Punk Rock
The author "became an early observer-participant in the nascent punk scene at CBGB, mixing with Patti Smith, Lester Bangs, and Tom Verlaine."
30.3: Spring Delights
Option 4: Tulips
22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
Amanda Hodgkinson is a Goodreads Author.
shows two people kissing on the cover.Option 5: derFruhling
Velva Jean Learns to Fly: A Novel by Jennifer Niven
Jennifer Niven is a Goodreads Author.
Author JennifER Niven fits this option.
30.4: Burning Ring of Fire
Book 1: (ring of fire)
Love in Translation: A Novel by Wendy Tokunaga
Wendy Tokunaga is a Goodreads Author.
This book takes place in Japan.
Book 2: (ING in title)
Everything Changes by Jonathan Tropper
30.5: Climbing the Family Tree
Option A:
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
This book is listed in the romance genre.
Option D
You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl: Observations on Life from the Shallow End of the Pool by Celia Rivenbark
This book has eight words in the title.
30.6: Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction
Book 1: (fiction)
11/22/63 by Stephen King
849 pages claiming 2 Big Book tickets
Fictional treatment of events leading up to JFK assassination.
Book 2: (non-fiction)
Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath by Mimi Alford
Non-fiction account of events leading up to JFK assassination.
30.7: FIRE ELEMENTALS
Option 2: (transformation)
The False Friend by Myla Goldberg
Myla Goldberg is a Goodreads Author.
The main character let go of a long-buried childhood secret.
Option 6: (6 or 7)
The Sisters by Nancy Jensen
Nancy Jensen is a Goodreads Author.
This book has 336 pages.
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Points this post: 180
Total points: 935/1090
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: 500+ (3); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
and the winner of the dark horse award is PeeBee!!
Dee wrote: "and the winner of the dark horse award is PeeBee!!"LMAO, Dee.
5.1: Silhouette on the Shade Brother and Sister: A Novel by Joanna Trollope
5.2: Get Caught Reading
House of Holes by Nicholson Baker
The subtitle contains the word "book."
5.3: Let's Hear it for the Boys
The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption by Clay A. Johnson
Clay A. Johnson is a Goodreads Author and a friend.
This book is on my friend David Riordan's and Michael Gruen's shelf.
5.4: The FIRE Within
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
5.5: Possession
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
David Levithan is a Goodreads Author.
5.7: I Love Paris in the Spring Time
The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay
Tatiana de Rosnay is a Goodreads Author.
This book is set in Paris and written by a French author.
5.8: Too Long To-Do List
Plan B by Jonathan Tropper
This book has been on my to-do list since March 2011.
5.10: Good Minds Suggest
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, And Hope In A Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
Katherine Boo is a featured author.
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Points this post: 40
Total points: 975/1090
Goodreads Authors: 26
Big Books: 500+ (3); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
Dee wrote: "and the winner of the dark horse award is PeeBee!!"I've been reading away all along, but this is my first SRC. I spent a lot of time moving books around so that I didn't waste a single book that I read, so I thought it would be easier on me and the moderators if I waited until I was close enough to the end that all my books were set.
I'm on the home stretch now (7 to go), although I didn't realize it would take the time that I would usually devote to 2 or 3 books to input all my tasks!
lol, i know - its great - I was saying I love it when I see new people participate and finish - I remember the first one I finished ;)ETA - time to post - that is why I post as I go - i nominally try to post ever 100 points or so, so it doesn't take forever towards the end
I would be interested to find out what the moderators think of this topic. I would suspect that it is easier on them to have people post as they go rather than wait until the end when they are working on both the end of one season and the start of the next. I don't know that for a fact though.None of us want to do anything to make the moderators jobs harder than they already are, right?
30.5 Donna Jo's task: Climbing the Family Tree Option A:
by Maria V. Snyder Goodreads AuthorOption D:
by Sherman AlexiePoints for this Task: 30
Total Points: 195
Goal Points: 335
Completed Tasks:7/61
Tasks in Progress: 25.11, 25.12, 30.8, 50.1
Goodreads Authors: 5 (Kelley Armstrong, Maureen Johnson, Richelle Mead, Sarah Mlynowski, Maria V. Snyder, Laini Taylor)
Big Book Tickets: 500+() 750+() 1000+()
CathyG#15.2 - Dewey be Different
Read two nonfiction books, each from a different “century” of the Dewey Decimal System (000s, 100s, 200s, etc.). Classify - might help. Required: State the books' call numbers when posting.
Exile in Guyville: How a Punk Rock Redneck Faggot Texan Moved to West Hollywood and Refused to Be Shiny and Happy by Dave White 306.7662
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern 818.602
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#20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the Group Reads selections, and make at least one post in the discussion thread for the book.
The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern
My Post
Points this post: 35
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 46
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=1
Mod
Well, you'll notice that we generally post as we go along, every 3 or 4 tasks or so.............
and, anyone who participated in the winter challenge will probably recall that GR went down for awhile the last night of the challenge!
I post as I go--- Just because I'm so excited I'm done with a task. :-) I know myself, too, a big listwould be hard to post for me--- I'm so afraid of making a mistake.
Task 25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns Book A - Option 2 – Tie Dye: Published 1st in 1962.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nestby Ken Kesey
Book B - Option 4 – Pot o’ Gold: My friend Ellie rated The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt 5 Stars.
Points in This Task: 25
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 653
Totals:
Total Points: 315
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books Read: 21
Total Pages Read in Spring 2012 SRC: 7858
Reviews Available. Anne (Booklady) Spring 2012 Reviews
25.10 I love a happy ending!Option A
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
** Nicholas Sparks is a goodreads author.
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+=0 ; 750+=0 ; 1,000+=0
30.8 Meghanly's task: The Breakfast ClubI had originally posted this task in message 704. Now I'd like to move the second book (Option 5: The Subtle Knife) from this task to task 50 (see below).
Instead I'd like to use Das Haus vom Nikolaus by Volker Backert for task 30.8, Option 5 (It's a library book).
50.1 Cindy AL's Task: North to Alaska
Option 2 (genre: Mystery): Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (442 users shelved this as Mystery)
Option 3 (blue cover): I listened to the German audiobook of The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman, which has a blue cover:
.Option 5 (my favorite genre: Fantasy; this has been shelved by more than 6000 people as Fantasy): A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin (with 1009 pages, this book is worth 3 Big Book tickets)
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New points this post: 50
Total points: 460
Big Book tickets: 14 (9x500+; 1x750+; 1x1000+)
GR authors: 6
5.2 Get Caught Reading "Book" with book on cover--
by Julie SchumacherPoints this Post: 5
Total points- 465/1090
Tasks Completed: 27/62
Books read: 35
Pages Read : 11345
Minutes Listened To: 630
GR Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1x2), 1000+(0)
10.7 - FUEL TO THE FIRE - The Lady Elizabeth: A Novel by Alison Weir who I first read in the winter challenge.The Lady Elizabeth: A Novel is a big book at 512 pages.
10.9 - I'M ON FIRE - The Soldier's Wife which is one of a few books that I always looked for when I went to the library and was finally able to check out.
TOTAL POINTS - 1030
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 32
BIG BOOKS - 3
10.10 April Fools Day! Read a book that has “humor” as one of the genres listed on the book’s main page.
Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
This Post: 10
Total Points: 380/1090
Tasks Completed: 30/61
Books Read:46/86
Nick KY5.1 Silhouette on the Shade
The Moonlit Earth by Christopher Rice, 352 pages 15.7 Spring into Action!
Bear Island by Alistair MacLean, 288 pagesTask Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 930
Total Pages: 21,196
Big Books: 500+ (1) 750+ (1)
Chris MD15.8 International Workers Day
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L.A. Mayer
"Ship's Boy" is a job title.
20.10 Group Read
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Post #35 in the Discussion thread.
Veronica Roth is a GRA. Claiming 1 author ticket.
Points for this post: 15 + 20 = 35
Total points: 240 + 35 = 275
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 16
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 3 500=1, 750=1, 1,000=0
AprilDT25.4- More Fun with Words-With a Twist!
Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland QHNOMOS = MOON
Under a Vampire Moon
30.4- Burning Ring of Fire
Princess Masako: Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne Set in Japan
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast ING in retelling
Points this post= 55
Challenge total= 355
Tasks completed= 14
Books read= 23
Goodreads Authors= 7
Big Books= 500 (2), 750 (1), 1000 (0)
30.2 "What I want to be" meets "What did I become..." Book 1:
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
The main character is a lawyer, which is what I wanted to be as a child.
Book 2:
A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown
The author is a lawyer, practicing in the same city where I began my legal career.
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 1005/1090
Goodreads Authors: 26
Big Books: 500+ (3); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
STESSE15.6 - They're On Fire
Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (305 p) – used Jan 8, 2012 list
Janet Evanovich is a GRA.
Task 20.2. Rookie on Top: Queenarwen's Task: April Showers
A.3. A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters (320 p)
**I asked if this cover was ok in the help thread, but haven’t heard back. I’m pretty sure it’ll be ok, but you never know… If the mods aren’t ok with it, could someone remind Queenarwen to check her help thread? Many thanks!!!**
25.9. Stacie MI's Task: Red Hot
Option A. When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James (372 p)
Eloisa James is a GRA.
Option C. A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander (432 p) (set in Nashville)
Points this Post: 60
Tasks Completed this Post: 3
Books Read this Post: 4
Pages Read this Post: 1429
GoodReads Authors this Post: 2
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 650
Total Tasks Completed: 37
Total Books Read: 49
Total Pages Read: 17754
Total GoodReads Authors: 17
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 25.12 Easter Eggs & Leprechauns!...read 2 books:
Book A (Easter Eggs option #3:sparkly...read a book featuring a woman as the main character because all girls have a bit of sparkle): I read
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella 433 pages (4.5)Book B (Leprechauns option #3: mischief...read a mystery book): I read
Trouble at High Tide by Jessica Fletcher 288 pages (5.5)Points earned for this task: 25
Points Achieved to date: 535
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 5
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)= 4
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Cndy FTask 25.1 This One Goes Out To The One I Love
Book A: Bones of Betrayal by Jefferson Bass
"Bones" is in line 25 0f "1979" Fiction Book
Book B:
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
"World" is in line 17from "Thirty-Three" NonFiction Book
Points this post:25
Total points: 305
Tasks completed:19
Books read:24
Goodreads Authors:5
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
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Book 1: This book is about a teacher. A teacher is one of the jobs I wanted to be as I was growing up.
Good-Bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton.
Book 2: I worked in several healthcare jobs, in a hospital medical lab and in a physicians office. I read a book about doctors and healthcare.
An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor.
Points this post: 30
Total: 515
Tasks: 25
Books: 34
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500=1