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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
BJ Rose10.1 - Skip to My Lou
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10.2 -Eat an Oreo Day
Imitation in Death by J.D.Robb
'm' sandwiched between 'i's & 'a' sandwiched between 't's
15.5. “Summer in the City”
Delicious by Susan Mallery is set in Seattle, which has a population of 600,000+
15.7. “The First Day of Summer” - 1st in series
The Taming of the Rake by Kasey Michaels is the 1st in the trilogy of The Blackthorn Brothers
15.8. “Summer of 69” - musician in book
Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery - Claire is a concert pianist
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays - choose 2 options
1. Repeat Day (June 3) - The Death Dealer by Heather Graham
5. Chinese Valentine’s Day (August 23): Read a book with "romance" as a genre
Taming an Impossible Rogue by Suzanne Enoch has romance on the main page
Points this post = 95
Total Points = 95
Total Pages = 2443
Tasks Completed = 6
Here we go!20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the Numbers
I rolled a 2 and chose task 5.1 from the Spring challenge. That task was called Silhouette on the Shade and required reading a book with a silhouette on the cover. I read In the Shadow of the Banyan: A Novel by Vaddey Ratner, an excellent read and a tearjerker that is coming out July 2012. Here's the cover with a silhouette image of a tree and two people:
**Vaddey Ratner is a Goodreads author!**
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 3 and chose to read a book of the fantasy genre. I read The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan.
**This book is worth 2 big book tickets at 989 pages!**
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
I chose white cake! I read Proust's Way: A Field Guide to in Search of Lost Time by Roger Shattuck which has the title on the cover in white letters. The words are small, but you can at least see they're white even if you can't read them. :) Here's the cover:
Points this post: 60
Total points: 60
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Authors: Vaddey Ratner
Big Books: (1) - (2) The Fires of Heaven (3) -
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert SeriesGroup A -
5. Jason Aldean
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde - Finished 6/17/12Group B -
3. Brooks and Dunn
Sorcery & Cecelia or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer - Finished 6/15/12
This book is written as a series of letters between two friends, Cecy and Kate. One author writes as Cecy, the other as Kate.
Previous Points - 0
This Task - 30
Current Total - 30
20.10 Group ReadCatching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
Post #12 on discussion thread
Goodreads author Miranda Kenneally
Points this post = 20
Total points = 90
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 4
20.4 Let's Go CampingI rolled a 3. Campfire, read a "talked about book"
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht it's the book of the month for the book club I'm part of at my local library.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 120
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
lets try this again...10.2 Eat an Oreo Day
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Peregrines's E-R-E
10.9 Recycled Group Reads
Spring 2012 Published in the Twenty-tens
#1 Choice
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
15.1 The Colors of Summer
Green
by Miranda KenneallyBlue
by Veronica Roth20.1 Most Improved- Stesse's Task- Fifty Shades of Whoa!
Option #1
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
20.10 Group Read (Post number 10)
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Points this post: 75
Total points: 75
Big books total: 0
Goodreads author total: 2
JEN B30.11 Fun Summer Holidays
Option 2 - National Pink Day (cover that is mostly pink)
by Allison Winn ScotchAllison Winn Scotch is a Goodreads Author
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Option 5 - Chinese Valentines Day (heart on the cover)
by Jane GreenPoints this post: 30
Total Points: 55
Total GR Authors: 1
Total Books: 5
CHRISTINAB15.5 Summer in the City
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
This book is set in Indianapolis, population 829,718.
Points claimed in this post: 15
Total points claimed: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages this task: 318
Total pages: 318
CHRISTINAB10.2 Eat an Oreo Day
Heaven Is Here: An Incredible Story of Hope, Triumph, and Everyday Joy by Stephanie Nielson
The word I used is H E-R-E.
Points claimed in this post: 10
Total points claimed: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages this task: 320
Total pages: 638
CHRISTINAB20.4 Let's Go Camping
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
I rolled #3- read a talked about book. This book has been highly reviewed, and I heard it talked about by several people at work and by friends on Facebook.
Points claimed in this post: 20
Total points claimed: 45
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Pages this task: 630 **Claiming a big book ticket**
Total pages: 1268
Big books total: 1
10.2. It's Oreo DayThe Eye of the World
Eye is my Oreo word
This is a big book, over 750 pages
My current total-10
Alright, that is my first time claiming points, I hope it works :). SILVERRAINDROPS
15.7: First Day of Summer
First Book in a Series:
Sarah Prineas - The Magic Thief (Magic, Thief, #1)
*Claiming a Goodreads author ticket because Sarah Prineas is a Goodreads author*
20.2 School's Out For Summer
Option 1: School's out for summer
Book where a character is on vacation:
Vendela Vida - The Lovers
(woman goes on a repeat honeymoon trip to Turkey after her husband's death)
*Note: read the German version ("Liebende")
20.3: Reading by the Numbers
I rolled a 5.
Olympic Ring: Yellow (Asia)
Paul Torday - Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
(The Yemen is part of Asia, says Wikipedia.)
20.8: Have your cake and eat it too!
Option 5: Angel Food Cake -
Read a book where the Death of someone is an integral part of the story
Kimberly Willis Holt - My Louisiana Sky
(view spoiler)
25.7: Youtube Summer Fun
3. This too shall pass: Read a book by a deceased author.
Jane Austen - Persuasion
Jane Austen died in 1817.
5. Annoying Orange: Fruit on the cover
Ferenc Máté
There is a grape in the right upper corner. Marcia said it's alright.
*Claiming GR author ticket for Ferenc Máté*
25.8: Going to the Ball Park
Option A: Home or Away
Gail Carriger - Heartless
Away: I am a German living in Germany, Gail Carriger is from the U.S.
*Claiming a Goodreads author ticket for Gail Carriger*
Option B. Hit the concession stand
Michael Morpurgo - An Elephant in the Garden
Food: Read a book set in Germany (starts out in my hometown Dresden and then moves through Germany)
30.8: Summer Country Concert Series
Group A: Brad Paisley
Read a book that has only one word in the title.
Gail Carriger - Blameless
*Claiming GR author ticket for Gail Carriger*
Group B: Blake Shelton
Read a book that has a city name in the title
Cameron Crowe - Elizabethtown
Points claimed in this post: 155
Total points claimed: 155
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 10
GR author tickets claimed: 4
STACIE MITask 20.4 - Let's Go Camping
I rolled a 6 and read a book by a new-to-me author with the word "ten" in the title:
Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Points this task: 20
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3396
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.7 The First Day of SummerI read DMZ, Vol. 1: On the Ground by Brian Wood.
Brian Wood is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 260
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 16
Total Pages Read: 4141
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Mod
5.1 -- Let the Games Begin- set in London
The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise by Julia Stuart
5.2 -- Pack Your Bags- travel genre
The Crossing Place: A Journey Among The Armenians by Philip Marsden
10.9 Recycled Group Reads- from Winter 2011 African American Literature list
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
total 100
STESSE5.4 -- Chemical Combo
God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked: Tales Of Stand-Up, Saturday Night Live, And Other Mind-Altering Mayhem by Darrell Hammond (273 p)
Has 4 o’s and 2 n’s.
10.6 Contraction Action
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson (318 p)
Jenny Lawson is GRA.
15.7. “The First Day of Summer”
Dark Lover by JR Ward (393 p)
First book of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
20.1 - Most Improved - Stesse's task: Fifty Shades of Whoa!
2. Beauty's Release by AN Roquelaure (256 p)
I haven’t read any erotic fiction until I read Fifty Shades… so this is a departure for me from my usual genres!
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
1) Chocolate Cake- Tangled Reins by Stephanie Laurens (288 p)
Points this Post: 70
Tasks Completed this Post: 5
Books Read this Post: 5
Pages Read this Post: 1528
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 10
Total Pages Read: 3279
Total GoodReads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.8 It's My Birthday - Have Your Cake and Eat It TooOphelia by Lisa M. Klein
Option 1 - Chocolate Cake (romance)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Kari20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the Numbers
Rolled a 3: read a book that is under the mystery category.
I read 11th Hour by James Patterson.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 85
Good reads Author Ticket claimed for James Patterson
Total GRA Tickets = 3
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 5.6-Blowin' in the Wind!...read a book with a picture of something that can be carried by the wind on its cover:
I read
(umbrella)No Angel by Penny Vincenzi *[this is a GRA] 626 pages *(claiming a big book) (6.14-6.17) Points earned for this task: 5
Points Achieved to date: 165
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 3
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 1
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert SeriesA. 4. One word title ~ Ashfall by Mike Mullin
B. 4. Free book ~ Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah
Ebook checked out from the library
Total Points: 30
SARA W15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
Read a book that makes you feel good -The Lost Hero
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Alice GTask 15.1 - The Colours of Summer
Book A: Bertie Plays The Blues
Book B: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Green
Total Points: 140
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20.8 It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too! 5) Angel Food Cake- Read a book where the Death of someone is an integral part of the story.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
The book is centered on Flavia de Luce's investigation into two deaths.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 110/1080
Tasks Completed: 8/60
Books Read: 14/84
STACIE MITask 20.2 - School's Out For Summer
I decided to do option 1 and read a book that takes place during the summer:
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
Points this task: 20
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3668
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Sheila20.2 - Rookie on Top - Nicola's task: School's Out For Summer
I chose Option 3: School's been blown to pieces and read
by Josh Bazellapproved in help thread
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the Numbers
I rolled a 1 for 1.'Rithmetic - and went with option B the last book added to my tbr prior to June 1.
The Morning Show Murders by Al Roker
which was added to my tbr list on May 17, 2012 (who knew Al Roker wrote books too.)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 4 and so I read a thriller.
Richard Castle's Deadly Storm by Richard Castle
Total Points = 305
5.4- Chemical ComboI read Heatstroke by Taylor V. Donovan, which includes 2 O's and 2 N's. Line 210 on spreadsheet
5.10- 'AIR' in title
I read Office Affair by Jess Dee- line 317 on spreadsheet
10.2- Eat an Oreo Day-
I read Completely Smitten (Hometown Heartbreakers, #9) by Susan Mallery
20.1- 50 Shades of Whoa!
2. I read a Mystery book, not my usual genre. I have actually only read maybe 2 other mysteries out of 800+ books in the last 4 years. I read
Heist Society by Ally Carter.
20.6- Michelle WI's task-
I rolled a 1 and read a book with Humor listed on its main page- Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture by Andy Cohen
30.4- Vowel Prowl
A. I read Out in the Field by Kate McMurray- line 326 on spreadsheet
B. I read Bared to You by Sylvia Day
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
A. 2. I would love to visit England, the setting of this book that I read - The Vicar of Passmore by Mark Alders.- line 525 on spreadsheet
B. 4. I borrowed this ebook from my library for free-
Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri
*Taylor Donovan, Susan Mallery, Mark Alders, G. Neri, Kate McMurray and Sylvia Day are all GR Authors*
Points This Post- 120
Total Points-120
Goodreads Authors- 6
Jeska20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
Rolled a 6
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Tasks Completed: 3
Books read: 3
Pages Read : 927
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Mod
I read The Grave Gourmet, set in Paris.
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Wendy UK's task: Let's Talk About the Weather
I read Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970.
30.2 Sassafrass's task: I’ll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!
I chose option 3 and read Al Capone Does My Shirts, set on Alcatraz and with characters in the prison and who work at the prison.
I also chose option 5, and read 1Q84, set in Japan, by a Japanese author, Haruki Murakami.
Total points:140
SOELO20.3 Reading by the numbers
I rolled a two and picked task 5.9 from the Spring challenge (a book with "devil" or "hell" in the title): A Career Guide to Your Job In Hell
20.8 Have your cake and eat it too
I picked chocolate cake and read a romance: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Points this post: 40
Total points: 40
20.2 Nicola’s Task: School’s Out For SummerOption 1: School’s Out For Summer:
Croak by Gina Damico (entire story takes place during the main character’s summer break from school)
**Gina Damico is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
REGAN20.3 -- Anne (booklady): Reading... by the Numbers
Die Roll 4; Option 4A: Writing – book by an author or with a promient character that is a reporter
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
The author is a former reporter and the main characters are newspaper reporters.
This post:
Points this post = 20
Goodreads authors = 0
Big Books: 0
Totals:
Points: 90
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+= 1, 750+=1, 1000+ = 0
Jayme(the ghostreader)30.11 Summer Holidays
Annual Dog Day-August 26th
by Alan Lazar. Alan Lazar is a Goodreads author.Repeat Day-
by Sara ShepardTasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Authors:1, Alan Lazar
Big Books: 500pp(0), 750pp(0), 1000+ (0)
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 45
Laurie ME5.4: Chemical Combo
Night Smoke by Nora Roberts
5.9: Summer Readers: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/24...
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Jennifer Ashley is a goodreads author.
10.1: Skip to My Lou
Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
10.4: Air Signs Jan 26, 1974
Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale is a goodreads author
10.9: Recycled Group Reads: Winter 2011: Mystery with Female Protagonist
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
15.6: Hot Fun in the Summer
Beachcomber by Karen Robards
20.10: Group Read - review posted - #9:
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Points this Post: 55.
Total Points: 115.
GRA this post: 2.
BTB this post: 0.
10.3 Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer10.4 The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (6/5 Birthday)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 3
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
10.3 What's Your Exit?I read The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way, who was born in Summit, New Jersey.
30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey!
A.1: I read I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly, which is set on Long Island. The setting isn't mentioned on the Goodreads or Wikipedia page, but several reviews mention it, including this one: http://goodcomics.comicbookresources....
B.1: I read The Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman. RUM & WHISKEY.
Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 300
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 19
Total Pages Read: 4821
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.4 Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go CampingFor this task you must read a new to you author.
I rolled a 6.
6. Read a book that has ten in the title or subtitle.
All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost by Lan Samantha Chang
This Post: 20
Total Points: 130/1080
Tasks Completed: 9/60
Books Read: 15/84
AprilDT20.8- Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!
2-Red Velvet Cake
South of Broad Takes place in SC
Big Book at 514pgs
Points this post: 20
Challenge total: 45
Completed tasks: 3
Goodreads authors: 0
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jessica PDX30.5 - Bluemoon's Task - Beg, Borrow, or Steal Your Way Around the World
My home country is the USA.
Book 1 - Borrowed from the library, set in Europe
by Alan FurstBook 2 - Stolen from DLMRose's shelves, set in Asia
by David MitchellI am claiming a big book ticket for this one.
Points this Post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 125
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books Tickets: 3
Meera5.4 -- Chemical Combo
The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos. Book and author combined has 2 N and 2 O.
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
4) Banana Cake: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. Humor is listed as a category on main page.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 175
Books read: 12
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Jill Renee10.1 Skip to My Lou
Blood At The Root by Peter Robinson
10.8 No Boredom Zone
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America by Bill Bryson
15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg
Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 35
10.3 Which Exit?The Twenty-one Balloons
According to the wiki link, William Pene du Bois is from New Jersey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category...
10.7 Reason to Celebrate
This Full House
This book is a novel-in-verse
15.2 Lazy Hazy Crazy Days
Book 1: Heaven to Betsy
Book 2: True Believer
"To" rhymes with "True"
15.7 First Day of Summer
Make Lemonade
20.10 Group Read
Catching Jordan
My posts are #13 and #16 on the thread
30.11 Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1 (double initial): Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Option 5 (romance genre): The Difference Between You and Me
Total: 100 + 450 (from earlier) = 550 points
10.4 Air SignsI read Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen - her birthday is 12 June, making her a Gemini.
Tess Gerritsen is a Goodreads Author
Points this task: 10
Total Points: 125
Goodreads Authors: 1
15.5. “Summer in the City” Read a book set in a city: I read West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Nicola's task: School's Out For Summer
I read Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl. This book takes place while Dahl was in boarding school.
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the Numbers
I rolled a 6. I chose option 5: Olympic Rings and read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. The story takes place in England (Blue: Europe).
Points this post: 55
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Goodreads Authors to date: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
15.7. “The First Day of Summer”Read the first book in a series. The book must be identified as a series on GR, and must have at least three books in the series that have been published or will be published by the end of the challenge.
I read
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
This is the first book in the series: A Song of Ice and Fire.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
5.2 Pack Your BagsNotes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
Travel genre.
Points this post = 5
Total points = 95
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 4
5.3 -- Dust in the WindI read Flight by Sherman Alexie.
Points: 125
Books read: 8
Tasks completed: 8
Big Books : 1 (500+)
JESS M20.6 - My Spring Favourites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 6 and read a book with the historical fiction genre:
The Shell House - Linda Newbery
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 40
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Option A - Book with at least 500 pages - A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin - 1009 pages, 3 Big Book tickets
Option E - Author initials in SOLIDLY - Special Delivery by Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 50/1080
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)