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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
5.6 -- Blowin' in the Wind Clouds on cover:
by David Mitchell*Claiming one big book ticket as Cloud Atlas is 509 pages long*
Points this post: 5
Total points: 225
Books read: 18
GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 4
Nick KY15.2 Rhymes I read –
Book 1: Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, 182 pages
Book 2: Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith, 352 pages
“Montana” and “Havana” are the rhyming words, approved in message 12 of the help thread.
15.10 Feel Good
I read Approach to Reality by N. Sri Ram. Peace, love, and harmony -- makes you feel good. Here is the B&N link for page verification: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/appro... 204 pages
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 950
Pages Read: 21,372
Big Books: 500+ (2)
This will be my final post of the summer. There were some really fun reading tasks this summer. I didn’t finish (8 books short), but I completed the 5-point, 10-point, 15-point, and 30-point tasks -- and to my surprise the 50 point task as well. I was thinking I wouldn’t try for the 50-pointer… until it showed up about Cat Stevens!
Congrats to everyone who finished this monumental challenge!
Readerboard Name: Barbara★10.6 -- Contraction Action --
I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells♥
Dan Wells is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
25.7 -- Marcia's task -- Youtube Summer Fun
Option 3: Biting the Bullet - Jennifer Rardin (Wikipedia link died 9-20-2010)
Option 5:
- Jennifer Crusie♥ (apple on cover) Jennifer Crusie is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
30.6 -- Peebee's Task -- It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine
Option B: Nightfall - Ellen Connor (post-apocalyptic)
Option E: Big Jack - J.D. Robb (bird on cover)
30.7 -- Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle --
Matchup 5. Wolverine vs Deadpool
Deadly Décisions - Kathy Reichs (set in Canada)
Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George (Cult Classics, #240 on the list)
Points Earned This Post: 95
Points Achieved to Date: 825
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (6)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
COMPLETED TASK
Task 15.9 - 1950s
The Luckiest Girl by Beverly Cleary (8/28/12)
This book is a contemporary YA fiction novel originally published in 1958.
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CURRENT STATS
Tasks Completed: 47/60
Books Read: 69/83
Pages Read: 23,412
Points Earned this Post: 15
Points Earned Total: 945/1080
CathyG25.1 Donna Jo's task: I'm Solidly Behind You
A. Books can be very solid items. Read a big book--at least 500 pages. State the number of pages when you post
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Goodreads Author
525 pages – Big Book
E Read a book by an author whose initials are in the word "SOLIDLY".
Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens
Points this post: 25
Total points: 905
Tasks completed: 45
Books read: 67
Goodreads Authors: 38
Big Books: 500= 4,750=0, 1000=0
20.5 Let's Talk About the Weather"Rain" in the title
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
***Garth Stein is a GR Author***
30.7 The Final Battle
Wolverine vs Deadpool
Book A: Book set in Canada
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
Book B: From the Cult Classics List
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
50.1 Moonshadow
Option 4: Written by an author who uses more than one name
The Mask by Dean Koontz who also has used Owen West
Option 7: Song Title "Lady" in title
The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler
Option 8: Author born in Sweden
The Stonecutter by Camilla Läckberg
Points this Post: 100
Points this Season: 990
Mod
25.1 I'm Solidly Behind You
Option A
by Megan Creweand
Option E Initials in SOLIDLY read
by Suzanne YoungPoints this Post: 30
Total points- 1080
Tasks Completed: 60
Books read: 86
Pages Read : 26,970
GR Authors: 52
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
phew!
STACIE MITask 15.5 - Summer in the City
I read a book that takes place in New York City:
Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot
**Meg Cabot is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 1080
Tasks completed: 61
Books read: 131
Pages read: 21742
Goodreads authors: 20
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
yay JennRenee!! now we need 1 other person to finish, since my eye starts twitching over odd-number points...lol!
15.1 The Colors of SummerBlue cover color:
by Alexander McCall Smith - GR AuthorThis book was accepted in the help thread.
Green cover color:
by Harlan CobenPoints: 15
Total Points: 440
Total Tasks Completed: 24
Total Books Read: 35
Total GR Authors: 8
SARAH THE LIBRARIAN5.9 -- Summer Readers
Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill
Found on Miranda's read shelf.
10.1 Skip to My Lou
Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch - B(C)D
I read a publisher's advance copy.
10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
by Caroline Starr RoseAbout half the book is set in winter and there is snow on the cover.
Caroline Starr Rose is a GRA.
25.8 - Kate S's task: Going to the Ball Park
A2: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Sarah Rees Brennan is Irish and currently lives in Dublin, per her author page. I live in the US.
Sarah Rees Brennan is a GRA.
I read a publisher's advance copy.
C1: Collateral by Ellen Hopkins
This book has over 400 pages.
I read a publisher's advance copy.
Ellen Hopkins is a GRA.
50.1 Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
1. Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
"Moon" in title
Vicky Alvear Shecter is a GRA.
2. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Made into a musical in 2004.
With 569 pages, this is a Big Book.
6.
by Melina Marchetta"Fantasy > Epic Fantasy" is listed as a genre on the book's main page.
Melina Marchetta is a GRA.
Points this post: 100
Total points: 810
Tasks completed: 40
GRA: 27
Big Books 500+(3), 750+ (), 1000+()
Alright JennRenee and Stacie MI! Woohoo. I can't wait to see your tasks!
Readerboard Name: StacyCT30.8 - 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 (I got this book from the library.)
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)
Alright JennRenee and Stacie!!! So happy----
Mod
You are good!!!! I'm still trying!!!!
Michelle WI30.4 Vowel Prowl
Book A: The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life by Laurie Notaro (A E I O U all found in title of book)
Book B: The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen (Yolen starts with a Y)
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 510
Tasks Completed: 20
GR Authors: 11
I'm trying to finish one last book before Friday night for this challenge, but I am so excited... this is my first time breaking 500 points!!! =)
20.10 Group ReadsMy post is #39
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
+20 Points
30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle
5. Wolverine vs. Deadpool
a. Book set in Canada or Japan
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
set in Japan
b. Book from this Cult Classics list:
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
+30 Points
Points this Post: 50
Grand Total: 855
Jessica PDX5.7 - SRC Scavenger Hunt
Post #675
by Agatha ChristiePoints this Post: 5
Total Challenge Points: 895
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books Tickets: 5
Dee wrote: "yay JennRenee!! now we need 1 other person to finish, since my eye starts twitching over odd-number points...lol!"hahaha - I am a weird person who prefers odd numbers. Always set my alarm clock for odd numbers. 6:47 and so on.
Congrats to all who have finished! Way to go!!!
SOELO15.10 Feel Good Hit of the Summer
I read a book that makes me feel good: The Box of Delights.
20.6 My Spring Favorites...
I rolled a two a read a book in the fairy tale genre: Snow White, Blood Red.
Points this post: 35
Total so far: 530
Casselm20.4 Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go Camping
I rolled a six, and read Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate by Kelly Alexander. I used the form of "ten" in the word "Forgotten". Also, as is required, Kelly Alexander is an author who is new to me.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 340.
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Nicola's task: School's Out For SummerOption 4: The Lost Hero The main characters in this book attended The Wilderness School, which was a boarding school.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 200
Carly20.6 -- Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 1, which is the Humor genre.
I read The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz.
Humor is listed as a genre on its main page.
Lisa Lutz is a GoodReads Author.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 245
Tasks Completed: 11
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 16
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 5613
Alice GTask 20.9 - Please be Patient
Book: Friends, Lovers, Chocolate
I claimed points for Bertie Plays The Blues in Task 15.1 for Part A. Bertie Plays the Blues has Friends, Lovers, Chocolate listed in it as another book by the same author.
Task 25.9 Going to the Ball Park
Option A2
Book: The Earth Hums in B Flat
I live in England and the author was born in Wales
Option B1
Book: The Dark Monk: A Hangman's Daughter Tale
This book was originally written in German and written by a German author.
Total Points: 550
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20.1 - FIFTY SHADES OF WHOA! - Option 4 - White in title - Girls in White Dresses which I would like to move from task 30.2 where I originally claimed it.20.2 - SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER - Option 1 - Beach Scene on cover -
by Lynne Griffin. There is a beach beyond the spool of thread and thimble.Lynne Griffin is a Goodreads author.
30.2 - I'LL LEAVE MY HEART IN SF - I am replacing Girls in White Dresses with
for option 6. There are flowers in front of the fence on the bottom of the cover. The second book
remains the same.TOTAL POINTS - 725
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 20
BIG BOOKS - 5
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Wendy UK's task: Let's Talk About the WeatherNight Reigns by Dianne Duvall
Goodreads Author
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 355
GoodReads Authors: 17
Task 15.9 - Summer nights
The Beet Fields: Memories of a Sixteenth Summer by Gary Paulsen
Challenge total = 495
MICHAEL LA
25.2 - Jayme VA's Task
Option 1: Soldiers' Pay by William Faulkner
Soldier's Pay was Faulkner's debut novel, first published on 2.25.1926
Option 2: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
All the Pretty Horses is on the Best Road Trip Books list.
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 570
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1)
25.2 - Jayme VA's Task
Option 1: Soldiers' Pay by William Faulkner
Soldier's Pay was Faulkner's debut novel, first published on 2.25.1926
Option 2: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
All the Pretty Horses is on the Best Road Trip Books list.
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 570
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1)
15.1 - “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr and The Driver's Seat - 'compleat' and 'seat' (approved in task help thread msg #7)
50.1 - Coralie's task: Moonshadow – the Musical
Option 1 - O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Option 4 - A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie, who also wrote as Mary Westmacott
Option 8 - Uncle Fred In The Springtime by P.G. Wodehouse (born in the UK)
Tasks completed: 58/60
Books read: 81/85
Points claimed in this post: 65
Total points claimed: 1,050
Jessica PDX25.5 - Stacie MI's Task - Even More Fun with Holidays!
Option 4 (Compliment Your Mirror) - I have brown hair:
by Muriel BarberyOption 6 (Just Because Day)
by Lyndsay Faye (Goodreads Author)Points this Post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 920
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books Tickets: 5
SARAH THE LIBRARIANRepost from post #2489
5.9 -- Summer Readers
Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill
Found on Miranda's read shelf.
Total points: 810
Tasks completed: 40
GRA: 27
Big Books 500+(3), 750+ (), 1000+()
Mod
JACKIE NC25.2 - Jayme VA's task: Around the Country in 6 Parks
Option 1:
Homicide In Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
First published book; six published
Option 5:
The Julius House by Charlaine Harris
Set in Georgia
Kate Carlisle is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 605
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 1
20.8 Have Your Cake And Eat It TooThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Fits options 1, 4, 5 and 6 :)
Points this post = 20
Total points = 895
Big Books = 9
Goodreads Authors = 12
YAY! JennRenee and Stacie!You can do it ms tan!
Kristi CO 10.9 Recycled Group Reads
The Taste of Salt by Martha Southgate, on the Winter 2011 African American Lit list
Martha Southgate is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 10
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Jayme VA25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
Option 5: Wiggle Your Toes Day:
by Jen LancasterOption 6: Just Because Day: The Fury by L.J. Smith (moved from 5.6)
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 510
Goodreads Authors: Jennifer Egan, Sara Shepard**, Garth Stein, Garth Nix, Rachel Hauck, Mark Truffo, Rebecca Rasmussen, Laura Dave, Heather Barbieri, Michael Grant, Tiffany Baker
Big Books: 500+: 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ I apologize for the large number of tasks in this post but I just got back from vacation.
10.2 - Eat an Oreo Day
Perfect on Paper: The (MIS)Adventures of Waverly Bryson by Maria Murnane
Word used - PAPER
10.4 - Air Signs
Bad Heir Day by Wendy Holden
Goodreads lists her birthdate as June 12th.
10.6 - Contraction Action
It's a Waverly Life by Maria Murnane
Contraction used - It's
15.4 - Summer Reading
Weaving Shadows: A Mystery by Margaret Murphy
Wind in WeavINg shaDows AND MM from Summertime.
15.5 - Summer in the City
Click by Lisa Becker
Book is set in Los Angeles
20.7 - In homage to MZB
I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron
Used option 1 - Goodreads lists Nora Ephron death date as June 26, 2012.
This post: 80 points
Total points to date: 490 points
Tasks completed: 29
**Electing to not track Goodreads Authors and Big Books this challenge**
Task 50.1 - Moonshadow - the MusicalOption 3: Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation (Autobiography of a Muslim)
Option 7: The Wind in the Willows
Song is "The Wind" Cat Stevens: The Wind
Option 8: The Big Four
Agatha Christie was born in the U.K.
Points this post: 50
Tasks completed this post: 1
Total points: 405
Total tasks completed: 20
Total number Big Books: 500(2) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Big Book tickets: 2
Total Goodreads authors: 5
Thanks to my having to do the 50-point task (CAT STEVENS!!), this is my highest point-total yet. I'm trying to finish one last book, but in case this is my last post, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to the mods. What a fun addiction this is! And congrats to everyone who finished or met their goals.
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
Option 3 - Read a book with a moon on the cover
by Deborah Harkness
Cover ok'd by Laurie in message 38 of help thread
Deborah Harkness is a Goodreads Author
Big Book ticket claimed - 592 pages
Option 5 - Read a book with Romance as a genre
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Points this task: 30
Total challenge points: 310
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 22
Books Owned Pre-2012: 10
Total Pages Read: 7,764
Option 3 - Read a book with a moon on the cover
by Deborah HarknessCover ok'd by Laurie in message 38 of help thread
Deborah Harkness is a Goodreads Author
Big Book ticket claimed - 592 pages
Option 5 - Read a book with Romance as a genre
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Points this task: 30
Total challenge points: 310
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 22
Books Owned Pre-2012: 10
Total Pages Read: 7,764
Chaitra5.1 LET THE GAMES BEGIN
A book with the word summer/games/gold etc. in the title/subtitle.
I read Edith Wharton's Summer.
Points: 5
5.7 SRC SCAVENGER HUNT
A book from the Scavenger Hunt thread.
I read Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember. Message #347.
Points: 5
5.10 UP, UP AND AWAY
A book with the word "AIR" found intact in the title/subtitle.
I read Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The word AIR is in AFFAIR.
Points: 5
10.9 RECYCLED GROUP READS
A book from one of the past Group Selections.
I read Agatha Christie's Murder at the Vicarage. It was a nomination for Winter 2011 Mystery with a Female Protagonist.
Points: 10
15.3 SUMMER ROMANCE
1. The Boys of Summer: A book with a male noun in the title/subtitle.
I read William Golding's Lord of the Flies. The male noun is LORD.
and
2. Girls in their Summer Clothes: A book with a female noun in the title/subtitle.
I read Suzanne Joinson's A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar. The female noun is LADY.
Points: 15
15.6 HOT FUN IN SUMMERTIME
A book with a picture of a fun summer activity on the cover.
I read Graham Swift's Tomorrow. The activity I enjoy doing during summer is traipsing around at the beach. I did that this past weekend - yaay!
Points: 15
25.4 ALL ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Book A: A biography/memoir of an author.
I read Charles J. Shields's biography Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee.
and
Book B: A book by the author featured in Book A.
I read Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
Points: 25
Points this post: 80
Total Points: 1080
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500=6, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 60
Books Read: 85
Total Pages Read: 26,726
If I haven't made a hash of it, I'm done with my first SRC. Yaay! I had a lot of fun! :) Thanks to the people cheering me on! And congrats to everyone finishing this challenge!
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task #5.6 Blowin' in the Wind
Read a book with a picture of something that can be carried by the wind on its cover.
Previous Points: 60
Points this Post: 5
Points to Date: 65