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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
LDB20.8 FAMOUS DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Option 3 - read a book with "classics" as a genre
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Total points: 95
Books read: 5
Pages read: 2,584
Oma122925.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 1- Who was there?: Read a book with a prefix title or rank (for example Mr. or Colonel) in the book's title or subtitle.
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Clue 3- Where did it happen?Read a book that has a primary setting on a named real or fictional island or archipelago (excluding continental islands/land masses like Australia or Antarctica).
I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
Claiming Jane Mendelshon as a GR author
In this book the fictional island was given the name "Heaven."
Points:1005/1035
Tasks: 57/59
GR Authors: 31
Big Books:(2)500 pages; (1)750 + pages
come on Wanda - you can do it!We have a lot of folks really close to crossing that finish line. Here is hoping real life doesn't get in the way of your finishing.
5.4- In the Conservatory
by Anthony MarraPoints this task: 5
GRA: 1
5.7 In the Hall
The Dinner by Herman Koch (Koch is 4 letters long)
Points this task: 5
10.1 Get a Clue
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
Points this task: 10
GRA : 1
10.4 A Really big Show
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler ("all" from All My Loving)
Points this task: 10
15.2 The Old and the New
Old:
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
New:
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Points this task: 15
BBT: 1
15.5 Mysteries Can Be Real
Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman
points this task: 15
15.6 Happy Birthday Jim
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly ("Light" from Light My Fire)
points this task: 15
GRA: 1
15.8 No Time to Waste
Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall (224 pages)
points this task: 15
15.9 First or Last
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (first of series)
points this task: 15
GRA: 1
Points this post: 105
Tasks this post: 9
GRA: 4
BBT: 1
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Total Points: 245
Total Tasks: 18
Total GRA: 7
Total BBT: 1
20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!Option 2(knight) B(1 or 2 in series)
Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon
points this task: 20
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option D:
Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry
Points this task: 20
GRA: 1
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 1) December 1 – Woody Allen
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent ("Hannah" in author's name)
points this task: 20
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option C:
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt ("Donna" in author's name) (BBT)
Option E:
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (GRA)
Points this task: 25
GRA: 1
BBT: 1
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
Book 1: The Bat by Jo Nesbø (set in Australia)
Book 2: The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl (set in Denmark)
I reside in Canada
Points this task: 25
Points this post: 110
Tasks this post: 5
GRA: 2
BBT: 1
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Total Points: 355
Total Tasks: 23
Total GRA: 9
Total BBT: 2
20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – Laurie ME’s Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here? 카지노싸이트 Fiction on main page (and there are fictional conspiracies, too)
Cress by Marissa Meyer
+20 Points
25.5 – Bluemoon’s Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things -
D. THE MUSIC - For this option choose your favorite carol and read a book with a word at least 4 letters long from the Christmas carol title in the book’s title or subtitle:
Carol: Away in a Manger / Away
Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
E. THE GIFTS -So my gift to you is to read a book of your choice as this fits the budget and I know will make you happy!
Moral Disorder: and Other Stories by Margaret Atwood
384 pages + 240 pages = Total pages: 624
+25 Points
Points this Post: 45
Grand Total: 905
5.4 -- In the Conservatory
by Liane Moriarty (goodreads author)Book was approved in post #57 of the help thread
=5 points + 1 goodreads author ticket
5.8 -- In the Study
by Ian McEwanBook was approved in post #2 of the help thread
=5 points
15.1 - The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________
Book 1:
by J.D. SalingerBook 2:
by Anne Rice=15 points
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 370
카지노싸이트 author tickets: 1 (9 total)
Big book tickets: 0 (4 total)
Tasks completed: 31/59
Task #5.1 -- In the KitchenGordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course by Gordon Ramsay
Cookbook
Task #20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Nash by Sam Crescent (GR Author)
"Mystery > Crime" as a genre on main page - Verified here
Sam Crescent is a new-to-me author
(ebook only, approved line 894 of the spreadsheet)
Task #25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 1 - Author: Maya Banks
Book 1: After the Storm by Maya Banks
series book #8 in the KGI series
Book 2: Be With Me by Maya Banks
Non-series book
Points this Post: 50
Totals:
Total Points: 1000
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 55
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 56
Total Books Read: 78
5.6 -- In the Billiards RoomNinja Soccer Moms by Jennifer Apodaca
15.10 – Celebrate!
Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay
*** Jenn McKinlay is a 카지노싸이트 author ***
50.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life
Miss Scarlet option B: Being Me by Lisa Renee Jones
*** Lisa Renee Jones is a goodreads author ***
Mrs. White Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
Mrs. Peacock G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter
Total points this post: 70
Total GRA this post: 2
Total points: 405
Total GRA: 18
Total big book tickets: 0
15.10 - CELEBRATE - Touch The Horizon by Iris Johansen.25.10 - NUTCRACKER TRADITIONS
OPTION 1 - 1892 - Ending In Marriage by Debbie Macomber which has 186 pages.
OPTION 2 - The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland whose initials are in Tchaikovsky.
Susan Vreeland and Debbie Macomber are 카지노싸이트 Authors.
This will do it for me this round. Congrats to all the finishers!! For those who are close READ, READ, READ!!!!
As always thanks to the Mods for keeping us all in line.
TOTAL POINTS - 715
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 35
BIG BOOKS - 3
EepaRE-POSTING
25.10 Nutcracker Tradition
Option 2. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in TCHAIKOVSKY.
Handyman by Claire Thompson
Claire Thompson is GR author.
Option 6. Revisit one of your literary traditions and reread one of your favorite books.
Lone by Rowan McBride
Rowan McBride is GR author.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 990
GR author tickets: 62
screw real life - ppl had better be reading - I need some tasks!! lol!!c'mon Karen GHHS!! c/mon Oma, c'mon Nikita, c'mon Eepa
Dee wrote: "screw real life - ppl had better be reading - I need some tasks!! lol!!c'mon Karen GHHS!! c/mon Oma, c'mon Nikita, c'mon Eepa"
If only I didn't have to work! I probably won't make it all the way, but it's sure been fun trying!
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To PlanThis is for Task 10.10 from Summer Challenge 2013, which was before I joined SRC.
10.10 -- Blister in the Sun
"Blister in the Sun" is a song by the American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album. ➜ Read a book with a word from the title of one of the songs from that album in the title or subtitle. The words must match the spelling of the word in the song title exactly. No variations. The following words are excluded: and, in, the, to, for, do, from
Required: State which word in the title matches a word in the song titles when you post.
A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin 288 pgs.
The word "kiss" is in the title of the book and in the title of a song from the album, "Kiss Off", which is track two of Side One.
Task total=20
Grand total=600
Kristi CO15.10 Celebrate!
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch is a big book at 784 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 315
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 20
카지노싸이트 Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=2, 750=1, 1000=0
Rhonda30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Option 1: The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Author Robert Ludlum's initials appear in the word TRIATHLON.
Option 2:
Cover shows a body of water large enough to swim in.Points this post: 30
Total points: 260
Tasks this post: 1
Total tasks: 12
카지노싸이트 authors this post: 1
Total 카지노싸이트 authors: 3
I see so many people like two or three tasks away. Just lock yourselves in our bedroom tonight with a pizza, beverage of choice (for me would be wine), and a stack of books. Y'all can totally do it! Pulling for everyone so we have lots more tasks to do next time. :)
Rudy10.3 Donors Wanted
The Laughing CorpsebyLaurell K. Hamilton
10.8 Take the Plunge Between Shades of GraybyRuta Sepetyssetting is Russia
20.9 Moderator's Pet- Michael's Task: Love of Christmas
Option 5: The LowlandbyJhumpa Lahiriadded 12/13/2013
30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
Option 1: The Fault in Our StarsbyJohn Green
Option 6: The Winter PeoplebyJennifer McMahon
Points this post: 70
Total Points: 395
Books Read: 28
Tasks: 21
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran December 1 (Italy/Europe)
AND
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami February 27 (Japan/Asia)
Michelle Moran is a 카지노싸이트 Author
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 495
Total Tasks Completed: 28
Total Books Read: 40
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 19
Total Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
15.9 - First or Last?1st book in a series
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
I used audiobook so paperback The 5th Wave has 457 pages
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task
Option C - book with author 'Donna'
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
**Big Book my copy has 771 pages, claiming 2 tickets
Option E - book of my choice
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
*Laurie Halse Anderson is a GR author, claiming ticket
Book is 278 pages
771+278= 1049 page total both books so >600 pages
25.9 - Alison's Task
Option 2- New Book - I read the book Feb 2014 & the book was published Oct 2013 which is less than 6 months ago
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Option 4- I had read one book already by this author and this is her newest published.
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart
*Amy Stewart is a GR author, claiming ticket
Points this Post: 65
Points to Date: 825
GR Author this post: 2
GR Auth to date: 18
Big books this Post: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Big books to Date: 500+ (8); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
Oma122920.10 - Group Reads
I chose the Regency Romance genre
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
My comment is post #30 in the discussion thread.
Claiming Lisa Kleypas as a GR author
Points:1025/1035
Tasks: 58/59
GR Authors: 32
Big Books:(2)500 pages; (1)750 + pages
BEKKA - 25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things NewOption 2: For this task, I read “
” by Susan Wittig Albert, since it is a New Book - first published in Sept. of 2013. I read this book at the end of Jan / beginning of Feb.Option 3: For this task, I read “
” by Anne Rice, since it is the first in a series. Also, Susan Wittig Albert is a 카지노싸이트 author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 570
Pages Read this Challenge: 706
Total Pages Read to Date: 13078
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 45
카지노싸이트 Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
20.6 I Love to PlanI chose Fall 2013 Task 10.8 - Fall Back, which calls for a historical fiction book set before I was born.
I read Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein set during WWII, definitely before I was born! It is 368 pages.
Claiming a GRA Ticket for Elizabeth Wein
30.7 Swim, Bike, Run
I rolled a 1 and a 2
1 - I read The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley (author initials AR in tRiAthlon)
2 - I read
by Gregory A. Freeman (ocean on cover) Claiming a GRA Ticket for Amanda Ripley
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 340
BEKKA - 20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To PlanThe book I read is over 250 pages.
For this task, I read “
” by Jennifer Chiaverini, since it has the genre “Civil War” on its main 카지노싸이트 page. It fits task 15.8 of the Summer 2013 tasks, which I did not complete: “July 1-3 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Read a book related the U.S. Civil War. The genre Civil War must appear on the main book page.”
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 590
Pages Read this Challenge: 352
Total Pages Read to Date: 13430
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 46
카지노싸이트 Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
bamaace83 wrote: "I see so many people like two or three tasks away. Just lock yourselves in our bedroom tonight with a pizza, beverage of choice (for me would be wine), and a stack of books. Y'all can totally do i..."The wine would put me to sleep. I would have to go with a big caffeinated soda with the pizza and then lots of coffee.
LOL
5.10 In the LoungeLongbourn by Jo Baker
This book has Book Club on the main page
25.1 Pick A Pair
Option 3:
Book 1 Adult - Bones Are Forever by Kathy Reichs
Book 2 Young Adult - Virals by Kathy Reichs
**Kathy Reichs is a Good Reads Author - I will take 2 tickets for the two books read**
Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 435
Done for the Season! Thanks Mods!!!
*waves pom-poms around* You can do it, Oma!
10.10 'Tis The SeasonLove on the Lifts by Rachel Hawthorne February 27
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 505
Total Tasks Completed: 29
Total Books Read: 41
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 19
Total Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.6- SWLATHyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Has genre humor on its main GR page
Points in this post : 10
Total Points : 760
5.4 -- In the Conservatory
by Sarah Addison Allen **It has apples on the cover (카지노싸이트 Author)5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean **Series : The Rules of Scoundrels, #1 (카지노싸이트 Author)
5.7 -- In the Hall
High Country Bride by Linda Lael Miller **Lael is a 4 letter word
5.8 -- In the Study
Tangled Up In You** The heroine Maddie Dupree is a writer
5.10 -- In the Lounge
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman **It has “Book Club” as a genre (카지노싸이트 Author)
In this post :
카지노싸이트 Authors : 3
Big Book Tickets : 0
Totals:
Total Points: 760
Total Tasks Completed: 41
Total Books Read: 59
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 500 pages (0)
Mel10.5 Speakeasy
The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
First Published in 1931
10.6 SWLAT
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! by James Patterson
카지노싸이트 Author
10.10 Tis The Season
Christmas in Cedar Cove: 5-B Poppy Lane\A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber
카지노싸이트 Author
15.3 Happy Valentine's Day!
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
카지노싸이트 Author
20.4 Author!Author!: Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 2. The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
20.5 Bigger is Better-Shawn H's Task: Out with the Old and In With the New!
Option D. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Points This Post: 85
Total Points: 85
카지노싸이트 Authors: 4
10.1 - Get a Clue Exclusively Yours by Erin McCarthy **It has CLUE in ExCLUsivEly (카지노싸이트 Author)
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
by Jill Shalvis **The cover has snow-covered mountain peaks (카지노싸이트 Author)10.4 - A Really Big Show
Lola Carlyle Reveals All **The title has ‘All’ from All My Loving
10.6- SWLAT
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Has genre humor on its main GR page
10.7 - Flip the Page
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas **Friday is in the Title (카지노싸이트 Author)
10.9 - White Sale!
**The Background is White10.10 'Tis The Season
Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson **It has genre Holiday > Christmas on its GR main page (카지노싸이트 Author)
In this post :
카지노싸이트 Authors : 4
Big Book Tickets : 0
Totals:
Total Points: 760
Total Tasks Completed: 41
Total Books Read: 59
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 7
Total Big Book Tickets: 500 pages (0)
15.2 - The Old and the New Book 1 : Call Me Irresistible **Susan Elizabeth Phillips is an old favourite (카지노싸이트 Author)
Book 2 : Chasing Perfect **My first book by Susan Mallery (카지노싸이트 Author)
15.4 - Whodunit? Option 1
A : A Caribbean Mystery **Has genre Mystery on its main page
B : Mackenzie's Pleasure by Linda Howard **Linda Howard - Howard Hesseman as The Evangelist/The Chief
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!
The Way Back Home by Barbara Freethy **Title of the song : "Back Door Man" . Word used : “Back” (카지노싸이트 Author)
15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet? The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran ** MeREDith has a red in it
15.8- No Time to Waste
Welcome Home, Cowboy ** 218 pages
15.9 - First or Last?
Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy **It is the first in the series Fast Track (카지노싸이트 Author)
15.10 – Celebrate! Double Standards **Book of my choice
In this post :
카지노싸이트 Authors : 4
Big Book Tickets : 0
Totals:
Total Points: 760
Total Tasks Completed: 41
Total Books Read: 59
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 11
Total Big Book Tickets: 500 pages (0)
20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate! 2. The knight (B) Start Me Up ** It is #2 in Tumble Creek Series
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency **It has genre Mystery > Crime and Mystery > Detective on its main page.Alexander McCall Smith is a new to me author (카지노싸이트 Author)
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 2. Hard and Fast **Contains 3 words and each word is an one syllable one (카지노싸이트 Author)
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option B : How to Marry a Marquis **Book by a favorite Author : Julia Quinn (카지노싸이트 Author)
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
4) December 21 - Florence Griffith Joyner En Iniya Iyandhira ** E, I, I are in GRIFFITH JOYNER
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 3 : The Trouble With Valentine's Day **It is #3 in the series Chinooks Hockey Team
20.10- Group Read Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (카지노싸이트 Author)
In this post :
카지노싸이트 Authors : 4
Big Book Tickets : 0
Totals:
Total Points: 760
Total Tasks Completed: 41
Total Books Read: 59
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 500 pages (0)
25.11 Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs#3 - Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan*GRA
Holly is on the list of Most Popular Female Dog Names.
#4 -
by Daryl HooleThere is a small black dog on the cover.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 25
카지노싸이트 Authors: 11
Big Book tickets: 1
STACIE MITask 25.3 - Settlers of Catan
I rolled 1 and 1.
From the line, "The smell of cold," I read a book with the word "cold" in the title:
Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey
**Amy Garvey is a 카지노싸이트 author!!**
From the line, "Now that I have found someone," I read a book with "someone" in the title:
I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan
**Erin McCahan is a 카지노싸이트 author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 985
Tasks completed: 56
Books read: 77
Pages read: 18877
카지노싸이트 authors: 48
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a PairOption 1 Kristan Higgins
Book 1 : The Perfect Match **It is book #2 of Series Blue Heron (카지노싸이트 Author)
Book 2 : Catch of the Day ** It is a stand alone non-series title (카지노싸이트 Author)
25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
Option 1 A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh ** Author’s name is Mary Balogh
Option 2 True Love and Other Disasters ** Word Used : AND from the song. AND is in the title
25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan Numbers rolled 1 and 2
Option 1 Me Before You **Word Used : BEFORE from Lines 14 and 23.
Option 2
by Shannon Stacey ** It has a Building on the cover (카지노싸이트 Author)25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
3. Any Man of Mine** It is # 6 in Chinooks Hockey Team Series
4.
** Set in Idaho 25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
A. THE DECORATIONS The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain ** D and C of author’s initials are in DECORATIONS (카지노싸이트 Author) (Big Book -528 pages)
E. THE GIFTS Morning Glory Book of my choice
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty set in Australia (카지노싸이트 Author)
Not Another Bad Date set in USA
** I live in India
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 1- Who was there?: Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber ** Title has Prefix Mrs. (카지노싸이트 Author)
Clue 2- What is happening?: Lakeside Cottage by Susan Wiggs **Author’s name starts with S and W (카지노싸이트 Author)
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option #1: New Authors: Just Listen **My first book by Sarah Dessen who is a 카지노싸이트 Author (카지노싸이트 Author)
Option #2: New Books : Thankless in Death ** It was published on September 17th 2013.I read it on Read on Dec 23rd 2013
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 2 : Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly ** The author’s initials C and K are found in TCHAIKOVSKY
Option 5 :
by Sarah Mayberry ** The hero is all dressed up in a suit in the cover (카지노싸이트 Author)25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
1. Talk Me Down ** The word DOWN is in the Title
2. Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas **Blue Cover (카지노싸이트 Author)
In this post :
카지노싸이트 Authors : 10
Big Book Tickets : 1
Totals:
Total Points: 760
Total Tasks Completed: 41
Total Books Read: 59
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 25
Total Big Book Tickets: 500 pages (1)
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This Numbers rolled 2 and 1 1.
by Stephanie Laurens **A Large Object “A Building” is in the cover (카지노싸이트 Author)2. I've Got Your Number **It has 70,890 ratings as on 23rd Feb 2014
30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A : And Then He Kissed Her
Book B : Bound by Your Touch
** Book B found on Jan 18th 2014 as other goodreads users who also enjoyed fom Book A page
30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 3: Author’s body of work **Author's first and last book published as on date
Author : Julia Quinn
Book A : Splendid (카지노싸이트 Author)
Book B : The Sum of All Kisses (카지노싸이트 Author)
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run Numbers rolled 3 and 2
Option 2 - Swim:
** A River on the Cover Option 3 - Bike:
** A Horse on the Cover 50.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life
1. Miss Scarlet (B) Hot finish by Erin McCarthy ** (카지노싸이트 Author)
Romance > Erotic Romance is in the books main page
3. Mrs. White. The Help by Kathryn Stockett ** the book is about Maids (카지노싸이트 Author) (Big Book - 534 pages)
4. Reverend or Mr. Green (A) Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata **Genre "Religion" and "Spirituality” are in the books main page
In this post :
카지노싸이트 Authors : 5
Big Book Tickets : 1
Totals:
Total Points: 760
Total Tasks Completed: 41
Total Books Read: 59
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 30
Total Big Book Tickets: 500 pages (2)
BEKKA - 25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word1. For this task, I read “
” by Annabel Pitcher, since it has the word “cloud” in its title, with an allowable “s” at the end. 3. For this task, I read “
” by Susan Wittig Albert, since it has six words in the title. Also, Susan Wittig Albert is a 카지노싸이트 Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 615
Pages Read this Challenge: 586
Total Pages Read to Date: 14016
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 48
카지노싸이트 Authors: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Amy FLTask 5.1: I already claimed points for task 5.1, but I would like to swap the book I used from: Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers (I'll be using this for 25.5 below)
to: Paleo Sweets and Treats: Seasonally Inspired Desserts that Let You Have Your Cake and Your Paleo Lifestyle, Too
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 1: David Baldacci
Book 1 - series: The Forgotten (John Puller, #2)
Book 2 - non-series: One Summer
25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
Option 1: Mary and O'Neil: A Novel in Stories (Mary)
Option 4:
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
1. Snow Crash (snow)
2. The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville (S,N)
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
A. Sarah's Quilt by Nancy E. Turner NET in DECORATIONS (416 pages)
E. Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers (336 pages)
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
Book 1: Looking for Alibrandi (Australia)
Book 2: Police: A Harry Hole Novel (Norway)
(I live in the United States)
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 1: Doctor Sleep (Doctor - approved in task description)
Clue 4: Agent 6 ((Third paragraph of description begins "It is 1965.")
25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
Option 1:
(approved in message 2 of help thread for this task)Option 3:
(she has red hair and freckles on cover and in description)25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option 3: Wake (Dream Catcher, #1)
Option 4: Fear Nothing (7th book in series, published January 2014 - I have read the prior 6 books)
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 2: Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey C,S in TCHAIKOVSKY
Option 3: Anne of the Island
25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 3: The Hundredth Man by Jack Kerley (Jack from the list)
Option 4:
Points this post: 250
Total points: 695
Task 30.7 - Swim, Bike, RunRequired: State the numbers you rolled
I rolled a 3 and a 1:
Option 1 - Read a book where the authors initials appear in the word TRIATHLON – all initials MUST be included (i.e. middle initials, co-authors).
TR IA THLON
Arctic Chill (Reykjavík Murder Mystery #7) (2005) by Arnaldur Indriðason; translated by Bernard Scudder and Victoria Cribb (Hardcover, 344 pages)
Option 3 - Read a book that has a method of transport on the cover that is non-motorized – i.e. a bike, a horse, a buggy, a skateboard
Required – Include the cover in your post
The cover has a photo of the author on a CAMEL that she rode across the Australian Outback in 1977. A camel is a method of transport that is non-motorized.
Tracks (1980) by Robyn Davidson (Paperback, 256 pages)
560 + 30 = 590
Tasks Completed: 32
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 560 + 30 = 590
Books read: 45
Pages read: 13,698
Read but not claimed: 0
카지노싸이트 Authors: 13
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
15.10 – Celebrate!Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
Larissa Ione is a 카지노싸이트 Author
Points this post: 15
Total points: 530
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 35
카지노싸이트 Author: 27
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2); 750 (2); 1000(0)
Laurie ME5.4: In the Conservatory
Summer People by Aaron Stander
25.3: Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
Opt.1: cold from line 3
Bone Cold by Erica Spindler
Opt. 2: Deadly Offer by Vicki Doudera. Vicki Doudera is a GRA.
Points This Post: 30.
Total Points: 890.
1 GRA.
TANYA D25.7- Don't be clueless
Clue # 2: Working Stiffs by Simon Wood
SIMON WOOD IS A GR AUTHOR
Clue # 4:
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
From the GR description "It recounts how Solomon Northup, born a free man in New York, was lured to Washington, D.C., in 1841 with the promise of fast money, then drugged and beaten and sold into slavery."
Points this post: 25
Total points: 275
GR author tickets this post: 1
GR author tickets total: 6
And that's it for me this challenge :)
25.9 All Things NewOpt 1 - New to me GR Author (I have not read author before)
Mozart's Last Aria by Matt Rees (GR author)
Opt 2- New book Pub in last 6 months
Cress by Marissa Meyer (GR author) - Pub Feb 2014
30.1 Riddle Me This - rolled 2,6
Opt 2 - over 50,000 ratings
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld 134,413 ratings - 370 pages
Opt 6 Any book
Divergent by Veronica Roth (GR author)
Total Pt this post: 55
total point/challenge:460
GR authors: 3 (Matt Rees, Marissa Meyer, Veronica Roth)
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Task 25.5 These are a Few of My Favorite Things
page total = 836
Option B: food on cover
Option D: favorite Christmas carol "Winter Wonderland"
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (544 pages)
**Susanna Kearsley is GR author. I'd like to claim a GR author ticket**
**I'd also like to claim one Big Book Ticket for The Winter Sea (544 pages)**
Task points this post: 25
Grand Total: 475 points