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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2012: WIND/AIR
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Summer Challenge 2012: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
Wow!!! How did I miss Ashley! Super ladies!!!
Emmalita25.5 Stacie MI's Task: Even More Fun with Holidays!!
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
Option 6, just because
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
Option 3. Has humor listed in the genre
Skippy Dies is a big book with 663 pages
This post: 25
Total points to date: 285
Goodread authors: 4
Big book tickets: 2
Total tasks completed: 13
10.1 Skip To My LouStory of O by Pauline Réage
Author's initial PR skips the middle letter of Q - P(Q)R
Points: 10
Total Points: 425
Sassafrass wrote: "WTG Ashley and Kristen!And Ashely stay safe during the storm!"
Thanks! I am up in the Tampa area and it seems to be moving away from us, so hopefully we just get outer bands *fingers crossed* Still, glad to have gotten my most important piece of preparation finished ;)
Yes Ashley, finishing the challenge is infinitely more important than plywood.Here's hoping that Isaac dies an early and weak death.
Chris MD25.3 Hands and Feet
Hands
by Jordan SonnenblickFeet
by Marissa Meyer, who is a GR Author30.8 Summer Country Concert Series
Option A3 - New book by a favorite author
by Carlos Ruiz ZafonI've read everything Ruiz Zafon has published in English. This the newest book in his Barcelona quartet.
Option B3 - More than one author
by Chris Van Allsburg, Lois Lowry, Kate DiCamillo and 11 othersEach story is written by a different author.
Points for this post: 25 + 30 = 55
Total points: 425 + 55 = 480
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 29
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500=2, 750=0, 1,000=0
CHRISTINAB15.10 Feel Good Hit of the Summer
I read The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.
Points claimed in this post: 15
Total points claimed: 370
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
Pages this task: 120
Total pages: 8073
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 6
Christie Guatemala15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
Made for Heaven: And Why on Earth It Matters by C.S. Lewis
I always enjoy reading C.S. Lewis.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 425
Goodreads authors: 10
Big Books: 500=1
Nick KYI stayed up to finish the 10 pointers. I read the following, all of which, except the Albee, I had begun earlier in the summer. Who needs sleep?
10.3 What’s Your Exit? – I read The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth (author fr NJ). 179 pages
10.5 Caribbean Queen – I re-read Tumbleweed by Janwillem van de Wetering. Though it begins in Amsterdam, at least half of the book takes off to the island of Curacao in the Caribbean, a favorite vacation spot for the Dutch. And it’s one of my favorite mystery-re-reads. 224 pages
10.6 Contraction Action – I read Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, “Who’s” = “Who is.” 115 pages
10.8 Something to relieve the Boredom – I read Chanting: Discovering Spirit in Sound by Robert Gass – I find relaxation exercises such as chanting and meditation get your mind off of boredom much better than frenetic activities. 272 pages
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 920
Pages Read: 20,634
Big Books: 500+ (2)
MANDY Y.20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
Rolled a 3: Fantasy
Song of Susannah by Stephen King, 432 pages.
Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 420
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 18
Pages Read: 10,005
Goodreads Author Books: 4
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
Sandy MN10.4 Air Signs
First Drop of Crimson byJeaniene Frost
Author born on June 13. http://jeanienefrost.com/2012/06/its-...
Goodreads author
15.7 The First Day of Summer
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie byJennifer Ashley
Book 1 of Highland Pleasures Series
Goodreads author
Total points: 535
Total GR Authors: 19
20.1 Most Improved - Stesse's task: Fifty Shades of Whoa!Option 4: Grey - Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead
Points this post: 20
Total points: 430
Big book tickets so far: 1
Goodreads authors: 2
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer HolidaysI read A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron who is a ***GR Author*** for option 7.
and Apron Anxiety: My Messy Affairs In and Out of the Kitchen for option 4.
total points: 400
books read: 33
tasks completed: 24
GR Authors: 11
Big books 2 (500)
pages read: 10830
15.5 Summer In the CityI, Michael Bennett by James Patterson
set in New York City
20.6 Spring Favorites into Summer Read
Rolled a 1 - chose to read listed book
Bossypants by Tina Fey
points this post: 35
Total points: 625
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 47
KAREN F20.5 Let's Talk About the Weather
The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke
20.7 In homage to MZB
Option 2: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett won the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010.
30.9 North by Northwest
Option 1: Changes by Jim Butcher
Book is set mostly in Chicago.
**Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author**
Option 2: The Hawk by Monica McCarty
Hawk is one of the Chicago sports team words.
**Monica McCarty is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 70
Total Challenge Points: 630
Goodreads Authors: 33
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(0),1000+(0)
Cindie wrote: "Immersednbooks (Kristen) wrote: "readerboard name: Immersednbooks...."..."Congrats, Kristen! But why did you change your readerboard name?"
I didn't change my readerboard name it has always been Immersednbook... I think the official readerboard has me listed as Immersed in Books for the point tally and Immersednbooks for the GRA and BigBook Ticket tallies. I never bothered correcting it because its rather unique and there have been no point mix ups as of yet.
congrats Immersednbooks and Ashley - can't wait to see your tasks...we need a couple more 25 pointers - got to have an even number - or my eye starts twitching ;)
DEANA -- sorry for the late entry!25.7 Marcia's task: Youtube Summer Fun
OPTION 1: The Sandcastle Girls - Elizabeth Endicott is the main character during the parts of the book set in 1915. Laura Petrogian is the main character during the parts set in 2012. Both are female.
*** Chris Bohjalian is a GRA ***
OPTION 4: Girl Parts - David and Charlie are both high school students and parts of the book take place during school.
*** John M. Cusick is a GRA ***
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
PART A - OPTION 4 - Seed
*** Rob Ziegler is a GRA ***
PART B - OPTION 4 - The Weird Sisters (library book)
*** Eleanor Brown is a GRA ***
30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
OPTION 4: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (set in Washington state)
OPTION 5: Seriously...I'm Kidding (Ellen DeGeneres is a TV actress)
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
OPTION 1 (duplicate letters): Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat (FEARLESS FELINE)
*** Gwen Cooper is a GRA ***
OPTION 5 (romance): Just Like Heaven
***Julia Quinn is a GRA***
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Points: 115
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 0
STESSE5.3 -- Dust in the Wind
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter (320 p)
Faith Hunter is GRA.
The main character is Cherokee (and panther).
5.7 -- SRC Scavenger Hunt
Post 162 – A Well-Timed Enchantment by Vivian Vande Velde (240 p)
10.5 Caribbean Queen
Covert Warriors by WEB Griffin (384 p)
10.8 No Boredom Zone
And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert by Lisa Rogak (294 p)
15.2. “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”
1. MY (also, SPY): Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter (256 p)
2. PIE: Sneaky Pie for President: A Novel by Rita Mae Brown (256 p)
Points this Post: 45
Tasks Completed this Post: 5
Books Read this Post: 6
Pages Read this Post: 1750
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 1005
Total Tasks Completed: 56
Total Books Read: 79
Total Pages Read: 29442
Total GoodReads Authors: 31
Total Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
Ashley FL wrote: "Ashley FLTask 10.9 (Recycled Group Reads) I read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith off of the Fall 2011 "Mysteries that Make You Laugh" list: http://www.goodreads.com/..."
CONGRATS, cuz! Way to go! I'm 4 tasks away and it ain't gonna happen this round. Oh well. I tried.
Congratulations, Kristen and Ashley.
Stesse wrote: "Ashley FL wrote: "Ashley FLTask 10.9 (Recycled Group Reads) I read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith off of the Fall 2011 "Mysteries that Make You Laugh" list: http://..."
Oh Tess, I wish I could read for you :( Next time! Right??
Oh Stesse! Keep it up. You never know.
ANGIE CA20.4 Let's Go Camping
Book: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Notes: 3) This is the Rated YA-MA group read this month, so we're definitely talking about it!
This Post: 20
Points to Date: 625
LDB20.1 FIFTY SHADES OF WHOA!
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.
I chose option 4 -- this book has the color "white" in the title.
Total points: 35
Pages read: 991
Books read: 2
I did even more lousy this challenge than normal. Hopefully I can find more time to read during the next challenge!
C'mon everyone! You'ge still got a few days to go! You can do it! And yay for everyone else who has finished!
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- Isabell's task - In homage to MZBI chose option 1 and picked I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression by Erma Bombeck who died in 1996.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 735/1080
Tasks Completed: 38
Books Read: 57
GoodReads Authors: 21
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
OOPS!
OOPS again!
SOELO10.2 Eat An Oreo Day
I read The Golem's Eye which has a Y sandwiched between two Es in "eye".
15.9 Summer Nights
I read The 13 Clocks which was first published in 1950.
Points this post: 25
Total so far: 495
Boston Kate30.5 Beg, Borrow, or Steal Your Way Around the World
Option B: The English Patient
borrowed book from library
takes place in Europe
Option C: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
stolen from Dlmrose
takes place in South Pacific/Oceania
I'm from U.S.
30.6 It's the End of the World As We Know It...
Option B: The Passage
shelved as apocalyptic
Option E:
candle on cover, approved in help thread
30.8 It's Time for the Summer Concert Series
Option A4: Sail
one word title
Option B4: Almost Perfect
free ebook download from library
Points this post: 90
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 17
Chaitra20.5 LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER
A book with rain in the title or rain on the cover.
I read Graham Greene's The End of the Affair which has rain on the cover. Here's the larger version of the cover.
Points: 20
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 1000
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500=6, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 53
Books Read: 76
Total Pages Read: 24,200
COMPLETED TASK
Task 10.5 - Caribbean Island Setting
The Reef by Nora Roberts (8/26/12)
This book takes place on and in the waters near Saint Kitts & Nevis, which I’d never even heard of before this challenge! :)
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CURRENT STATS
Tasks Completed: 45/60
Books Read: 67/83
Pages Read: 22,732
Points Earned this Post: 10
Points Earned Total: 920/1080
ALICIA T15.6 Hot Fun in the Summertime
I chose to go with the cover option and read:
. I live near the beach and a favorite summer activity of mine is to take walks along the shore. Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 235
15.7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney15.10 Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick claim big book ticket Hardcover, 640 pages
20.6 Rolled a 5: Fool Moon [Mystery genre] by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
20.7 Rolled a 1: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (died 2007) claim big book ticket Mass Market Paperback, 814 pages
30.1 Rolled a 1 (Iron Man): Hunger by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author) claim big book ticket Hardcover, 590 pages
Rolled a 5 (Batman) Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen
Points this Post: 100
Total points 240
Tasks Completed: 14
Books read: 16
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 10.4 - Air Signs
I read a book by Meg Cabot, whose birthday falls on February 1st, making her an Aquarius:
Princess in Love by Meg Cabot
**Meg Cabot is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 1055
Tasks completed: 59
Books read: 129
Pages read: 21199
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard name: StacyCT5.1 - Let the Games Begin
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
Task Points: 5
5.2 - Pack Your Bags
AWOL: Tales for Travel-Inspired Minds by Jennifer Barclay
Task Points: 5
5.3 - Dust in the Wind
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Task Points: 5
5.4 - Chemical Combo
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Task Points: 5
5.5 - Diamond Jubilee
Surfacing by Margaret Atwood (takes place in Canada)
*Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads author*
Task Points: 5
5.6 - Blowin' in the Wind
by Josh Harris (A hat can be carried by the wind.)Task Points: 5
5.7 - SRC Scavenger Hunt
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (message #23)
Task Points: 5
5.8 - Summer Lovin'
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (from "Love" on The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read" List)
Task Points: 5
5.9 - Summer Readers
The Magician King by Lev Grossman (Kerry's page - http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/39...)
*Lev Grossman is a Goodreads author*
Task Points: 5
5.10 - Up, Up, and Away
Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut by Rob Sheffield
Task Points: 5
10.2 - Eat an Oreo Day
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern ("sandwiched" word = dad)
Task Points: 10
10.3 - What's Your Exit?
When Parents Text: So Much Said...So Little Understood by Sophia Fraioli (NJ author)
Task Points: 10
10.4 - Air Signs
This is a Book by Demetri Martin (Demetri Martin was born 5/25/73)
Task Points:10
10.7 - Reason to Celebrate
Collected Poems by Stevie Smith
Task Points:10
10.9 - Recycled Group Threads
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart (Fall 2011 - Modern Lit)
Task Points:10
10.10 - Air Conditioned Cool
by David SedarisTask Points:10
15.3 - Summer Romance
Option 2: Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children by Michael Newton
Task Points:15
15.4 - Summer Reading
Fighting Words: A Toolkit for Combating the Religious Right by Robin Morgan (satisfies both A and B)
Task Points:15
15.5 - Summer in the City
Overheard in New York: Conversations from the Streets, Stores, and Subways by Michael Malice
Task Points:15
15.7 - The First Day of Summer
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
*E.L. James is a Goodreads author*
Task Points:15
15.9 - Summer Nights
100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda (published 1959)
Task Points:15
20.1 - Fifty Shades of Whoa!
3 - Other People's Love Letters: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to See by Bill Shapiro
Task Points:20
20.2 - School's Out For Summer
2 - Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James (main character is starting her first job after college graduation)
*E.L. James is a Goodreads author*
Task Points:20
20.3 - Reading...by the Numbers
5 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (blue=Europe)
Task Points:20
20.4 - Let's Go Camping
5 - Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found by Bill Keaggy (The author of this book finds/collects discarded grocery lists. This is a new-to-me author.)
*Bill Keaggy is a Goodreads author*
Task Points:20
20.6 - My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
1 - Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings by Kerry Miller (genre = humor)
*Kerry Miller is a Goodreads author*
Task Points:20
20.8 - Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!
1 - Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James (Chocolate cake = romance)
*E.L. James is a Goodreads author*
Task Points:20
20.9 - Please Be Patient
3 - Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych E.R. by Julie Holland (This was mentioned after the main portion of Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality, which i read for task 25.5.)
Task Points:20
25.1 - I'm Solidly Behind You
B -
by Emma Donoghue*Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads author*
E - When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Task Points:25
25.3 - Hands and Feet
Book 1 -
by Megan Seely*Megan Seely is a Goodreads author*
Book 2 -
by Aimee Bender*Aimee Bender is a Goodreads author*
Task Points:25
25.5 - Even More Fun With Holidays
2 -
by Christopher Ryan*Christopher Ryan is a Goodreads author*
3 - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Task Points:25
25.7 - Youtube Summer Fun
1 - The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family by Dan Savage
3 - Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare (William Shakespeare died 4/23/1616.)
Task Points:25
30.1 - Super Hero Summer
1 - Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
*David Eagleman is a GoodReads author*
3 - A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Task Points:30
30.4 - Vowel Prowl
A - Rude Hand Gestures of the World: A Guide to Offending without Words by Romana LeFevre (in the subtitle: a = A, e = guidE, i = guIde, o = tO, u = gUide)
B - God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales by Penn Jillette
Task Points:30
30.8 - It's Time For the Summer Country Concert Series
A4 - Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
B4 - Time Flies When You're in a Coma: The Wisdom of the Metal Gods by Mike Daly
Task Points:30
Total Points: 515
GoodReads Authors: 12 (David Eagleman, E.L. James - x3, Bill Keaggy, Lev Grossman, Margaret Atwood, Emma Donoghue, Christopher Ryan, Aimee Bender, Kerry Miller, Megan Seely)
Shannon South Africa10.8 No Boredom Zone (non-fiction)
The Myths, Legends, and Lore of Ireland: 101 Things You Didn't Know about the Emerald Isle by Ryan Hackney
Very intersting stories and facts about Ireland since way back in the mists of time, definitely no boredom here!
Task points = 10
Total points = 115
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer HolidaysOption 1: Repeat Day
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
Author's initials repeat
*** Cleo Coyle is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 2: National Pink Day
by Jennifer ColtPoints this post: 30
GRA this post: 1
Total points: 290
Total GRA: 9
Total big book tickets: 1
15.7 - THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER - Mum's the Word by Kate Collins which is the first in a series of 13 books.Kate Collins is a Goodreads author.
20.9 - PLEASE BE PATIENT - 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber which was mentioned in the copy of 6 Rainier Drive which I read and claimed for points for task 30.7.
Debbie Macomber is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 685
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 19
BIG BOOKS - 5
5.9 Summer ReadersInsanity by Lauren Hammond
From Cherie's shelf, she joined GR in July, 2011
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/57...
ebook approved msg #1460
Lauren Hammond is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 5
Total points: 530
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 36
Goodreads Author: 26
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
CHRISTINE USTask 25.1 Solidly
Book #1: Option A Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
584 pages
Book #2: Option EThe Seance by Iain Lawrence
***Deborah Harkness is a GR author
***Shadow of Night is a Big Book, 500+ pages
TOTAL: 465
SUZANNE VN25.8 Going to the Ball Park
Option A1: Home
Proof of Heaven: A Novel
Mary Curran Hackett currently resides in Cincinnati, OH (my home town); she teaches creative writing at the University of Cincinnati and I work at UC in the Dept. of Family & Community Medicine. Mary Curran Hackett is also a GoodReads Author.
http://www.artsci.uc.edu/collegemain/...
Option A2: Away
The Invitation
Anne Cherian is from Jamshedpur, India
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 585
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 38
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
My Goal Points: 500
10.4 Air SignsThe author was born under the Air sign of Aquarius with a birthday of February 8,1955.
The Summons by John Grisham.
He is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 660
Tasks: 32
Books: 43
Goodreads authors: 13
30.5 Beg, Borrow, or Steal My home country is the United States.
Option 1: recommendation from friend (my hairdresser)
Hot Ice by Nora Roberts
Set in Madagascar (Africa).
Option 2: borrowed from library
Bride for a Night by Rosemary Rogers
Set in England and France (Europe).
30.9 North by Northwest
Option 2: fire in title
Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts
Option 4: set in Washington, northwest of Chicago
The Baby Agenda by Janice Kay Johnson
Points this Post: 60
Total Points: 615
JACKIE NC10.1 Skip to My Lou
The Listerdale Mystery And Eleven Other Stories by Agatha Christie
15.6. “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
by Anne GeorgePoints this post: 25
Total Points: 580
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets: 1
Cindy FTask 10.8 No Boredom Zone
I read Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed who is a Goodreads Author!!!
Points this post:10
Total points:285
Tasks completed:17
Books read:24
Goodreads Authors:11
Big Books:500+(2)750+(1)1000+(0)
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