The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Sandy MN

30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run

Option 1: Author initials in TRIATHLON
The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan 카지노싸이트 Author and Big Book 608 pages

Option 2: Body of water on cover (river)
by Jacqueline Winspear 카지노싸이트 Author

Total Points: 145
Total GR Authors: 5
Total Big Books: (4) 500

Nick KY

15.9 First or Last I read A Cold White Sun. It is the latest in the Constable Molly Shannon series by Vicki Delany.

20.5 Shawn H’s In with the New…. I read Cosmic Canticle by Ernesto Cardenal, which, at 490 pp, is over 400 pages (opt C)



Points This Post: 35
Total Points So Far: 245

5.9 — In the Cellar

Set in Venice, Italy:

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

+5 Points

30.1 – Ms Anderson’s Task: Riddle Me This

My roll was 3 & 5

3) It’s Usually Fun: read a book where the main character participates in an activity you enjoy:

I enjoy social networking and new technology and this had the good side, but was also a cautionary tale for when networking goes too far:

The Circle by Dave Eggers

5) It’s Addictive: read a book where addiction is a major theme (can be addiction to drugs, gambling, work, etc.):

A classic YA book on drug/alcohol addiction:

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

+30 Points

Points this Post: 35
Grand Total: 75

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!

Option C I read Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England. This book is NOT a reread and it is 480 pp. Also the author is new to me!

Points: 55
books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
GR authors: 2
Pages read: 1521

Jenifer

Task 20.2 Mystery Sub-Genres

Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connelly
Mystery>cozy mystery

*Sheila Connelly is a 카지노싸이트 Author*

Task 20.4 Ode to Joy
option 3: exactly 3 E's in title and author's name
Innocence: A Novel by Dean Koontz

**Dean Koontz is a 카지노싸이트 Author**

Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 115
GR Authors: 5
BBT: 1

10.10 'Tis The Season

For this task, I read “ ” by W. Bruce Cameron, since it has “Holiday” as a genre on the books main page. The story is set at Christmastime.

Also, W. Bruce Cameron is a 카지노싸이트 Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.

Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 10
Total Points Earned to Date: 55
Pages Read this Challenge: 233
Total Pages Read to Date: 985
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 4
카지노싸이트 Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()

Kristi CO

15.8 No Time to Waste
Shakespeare Wrote for Money by Nick Hornby (132 pages)

20.1 Check...And Mate!
Option 1B: WWII Fiction, #13 on list
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

20.8 Famous December Birthdays!
Option 3: Classic genre
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage is a big book at 559 pages

20.9 Love of Christmas Films
Option 3A: humor genre
Fool by Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore is a goodreads author

Points this post: 75
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
카지노싸이트 Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0

Jessica PDX

20.8 - Skandia's Task - Famous December Birthdays

Option 1 - "Hannah" in author's name

by Hannah Kent

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 255

Suzannesea

20.2 Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres

A Murder of Crows by P.F. Chisholm has as genres: mystery>crime and mystery>historical mystery. P.F. Chisholm is a new-to-me author.


This post: 20 points
Total to date: 155 points

5.4 -- In the Conservatory

by Poppy Dennison ***GRA***
trees on the cover at the bottom


5.6 -- In the Billiards Room

Pocket-Sized Prince by Stormy Glenn ***GRA***
Book 1 in the Aberdeen Pack series

5.7 -- In the Hall

Prince Claimed by Amber Kell
4 letters in last name
approved for 5 pts conditional - line 931


15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2: author initial and title first letters found in ValEntinES

Superhero by Eli Easton ***GRA***
approved for length line 1145


15.4 - Whodunit?

A. mystery on the main page

Be Brave by Fyn Alexander ***GRA***

approved for length line 155

B. The Broken Triangle by Jane Davitt ***GRA***

Author's first name matches actress Jane Wiedlin as The Singing Telegram Girl.
approved for length line 1217

Points this post: 5 + 5 + 5 + 15 + 15 = 45
Total Points: 0 + 45 = 45
GRA: 0 + 5 = 5

15.9 - First or Last?

Screw Santa Who Needs Christmas? 1

First book in Who Needs Christmas series


20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble

Option 1: at least 3 short stories

Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty
approved for length line 1138
approved in task 20.3 help thread
short story in mentioned on the book's GR main page


20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
3. Read a book with exactly 3 E's in the title excluding the subtitle AND author combined.

Blue Dreams by Mel Bossa ***GRA***

BluE DrEms MEl Bossa

approved for length line 202


20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan

From Summer 2013: Task 15.10 - No More Homework!
School's out! Take a break and read a book of your choice.

Alaska, with Love by Sandrine Gasq-Dion ***GRA***

I did not participate in the SRC Summer 2013.


25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan

ROLLED: 6 and 1

1. From DOWN, line 9

Double Down by M. Chandler ****GRA***

6. Read a book whose author's initials are adjacent in SETTLERSOFCATAN

Illumination by Rowan Speedwell ***GRA***

RS is adjacent is SETTLERSOFCATAN


30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR

Option 2: Rolled 4, book chosen from 4th column on Nov 20th

Six Degrees of Separation by Taylor V. Donovan ***GRA***

approved for length line 1073

Option 3: Rating = 4.57 on Nov 20th
Corruption by Eden Winters ***GRA***


Points this post: 15 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 130
Total Points: 45 + 130 = 175
GRA: 5 + 6 = 11

15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
('Olive' is approved as a color in the Task Help thread.)

15.8 - No Time to Waste

Delhi Is Not Far
(At 120 pages, this was one of the 10 shortest books on my TBR which meets SRC requirements.)

Total points: 30

Finally on the board. Yay!

20.9 Love of Christmas Films-option 5: Pick a book that has been on your TBR list since December 2012.

I read When She Was Gone by Gwendolen Gross. I added it to my TBR list on 3/13/13.

Task Points: 20
Total Points: 60
Good Read Authors: 2
Tasks Completed: 3

15.9 - First or Last?


The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton by Elizabeth Speller, the most recently published book in the Laurence Bartram series.

Elizabeth Speller is a 카지노싸이트 author.

Points this post: 15
Total points: 150
GR authors: 9

Laurie ME

5.6: In the Billiards Room: #3 in series
Hostile Makeover by Ellen Byerrum - Ellen Byerrum is a GRA.

5.8: In the Study: main character is a journalist
Grave Apparel by Ellen Byerrum - Ellen Byerrum is a GRA.

15.5: Mysteries Can Be Real:
The Case That Never Dies: The Lindbergh Kidnapping by Lloyd C. Gardner

15.10: Celebrate!
All Roads Lead Home by Diane Greenwood Muir - Diane Greenwood Muir is a GRA.

20.2: Rookie at the Top: Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-Genre: cozy mystery
Killer Hair by Ellen Byerrum - Ellen Byerrum is a GRA.

Total this post: 20.
Total Points: 20.

4 GRA.

Sheila


5.7 -- In the Hall
24 Hours by Greg Iles




10.7 - Flip the Page
The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton


Total Points = 230

5.8 -- In the Study:

Love You Like a Romance Novel by Megan Derr has a MC who is secretly a romance novelist.

[Task approved at 50]

*** Megan Derr is a 카지노싸이트 Author ***

Points this Post: 5
카지노싸이트 Author(s): 1
Big Book Ticket(s): 0

TOTAL
Total Points to Date: 280
Total 카지노싸이트 Authors: 22
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 19

Laurie ME

20.2: Rookie at the Top: Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-Genre: cozy mystery
Killer Hair by Ellen Byerrum - Ellen Byerrum is a GRA.

This author is new to me.

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 60

1 GRA this post.

Nikki B

5.7 In the Hall

Full Dark, No Stars

Stephen King has only four letters in his last name

Total Points: 35
Total Big Book tickets: 2
Total GR Author Tickets: 1

Kimber

25.7 Don't Be Clueless

Clue #2: The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison
(S & W starting words in title)

Clue #5:Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike
('life' in title)

This task: 25
# tasks completed to date: 3
GRA: 3
Total: 75

Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ


5.6 - In the Billiards Room
Grimalkin the Witch Assassin by Joseph Delaney
This book is #9 in the The Last Apprentice series.

5.7 - In the Hall
Learning to Play Gin by Ally Carter
The author's name has 4 letters - Ally

This post: 10 points
Total points to date: 10 points
Tasks completed: 2
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **

Oma1229

5.9 -- In the Cellar

Read a book set in one of the top 10 countries for wine consumption.
The Good Master byKate Seredy
This book is set in Hungary

15.9 - First or Last?
Read a book that is either the first book in a series or the last (or latest) published book in a series.

Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich

Last published in the series.

Claiming Janet Evanovich as GR author

20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option A.Read a book with a horse on the cover. Required: post cover.
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn

Claiming William Kuhn as GR author

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!

Option C- January and February seem to take forever, read any book you choose, but it must be at least 400 pages in length.

Disney in Shadow by Ridley Pearson

Claiming Disney in Shadow as Big Book

Points:100/1035
Tasks: 7/59
GR Authors: 5
Big Books:(1)500 pages; ()750 + pages

30.7 - SWIM, BIKE, RUN - ROLLED 3 AND 6

OPTION 3 - by Cindy Woodsmall. Which has a horse on the cover.


OPTION 6 - by Debbie Macomber which has romance on the home page.






Debbie Macomber and Cindy Woodsmall are both 카지노싸이트 Authors.






TOTAL POINTS - 135
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 8
BIG BOOKS - 3

Boston Kate

20.9 Love of Christmas Films

Option 3B: 3rd book in a series

Allegiant

identified as Divergent #3


Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2

FANDURY

20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!

Option 4: Read a book in which ALL the words in the title AND subtitle begin with the letters found in the name GRIFFITH JOYNER.

In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente

All the words in the title begin with letters found in GrIffiTh joyNer

The paperback is 483 pages In the Night Garden

Catherynne M. Valente is a 카지노싸이트 Author!


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 105
Books Read: 6
카지노싸이트 Authors: 5
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

NiWa


15.9 - First or Last?

Roman Blood by Steven Saylor

Is the 1st in the Roma Sub Rosa Series.



Points this Post: 15

Total Challenge Points: 35

카지노싸이트 Author Tickets: 0

Big Book Tickets: 0

Andy P.
Task # 15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Read a book whose author’s name contains the name of a color
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Color is Green

Points this post:15
Total points: 150

Kathy G.

REPOST- Showing Cover this time

10.2- Sochi Sidekicks
Snow on cover-
Approved here:
/topic/show/...

by Stephen Emond

***Claiming 카지노싸이트 Author for Stephen Emond***

Total Points- 50
Total tasks- 4
카지노싸이트 Authors- 1
Big Books (500+)- 1

Janice CA

10.9 - White Sale!

Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams by Jennifer Sey



Both the chalk on the gymnast's hands and the title are white.

+10
total: 40
tasks: 3
books: 3

Director Kat

5.4 In the Conservatory
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs


10.4 A Really Big Show
Word: "to" from I want to hold your Hand
Once Again to Zelda: The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications
Marlene Wagman-Geller

10.9 White Sale
Some thing white on cover: Dress
Girls in White Dresses
Jennifer Close

Jennifer Close is a 카지노싸이트 Author.

20.6 I love to Plan
Using task 10.8 Fall Back in Fall challenge 2013
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb
Melanie Benjamin
Melanie Benjamin is a 카지노싸이트 Author.

Points this post:45
Total points:85
Big book Tickets:0
Goodread Authors:1+2 in this post= 3

Task 25.10 - Nutcracker Tradition

Option 1. Read a book whose page number contains two of the following numbers: 1, 8, 9, 2.
Required: Please include the page numbers when you post.

Page number: 208

Kiowa Trail (1964) by Louis L'Amour (Hardcover, 208 pages)


Option 2. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in TCHAIKOVSKY. Middle names/initials can be disregarded.

Initials: T S

Dancing on the Head of a Pin (Remy Chandler #2) (2009) by Thomas E. Sniegoski (Mass Market Paperback, 304 pages)


45 + 25 = 70

Tasks Completed: 4
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 45 + 25 = 70
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,480

Read but not claimed: 4
카지노싸이트 Authors: 0

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+

Jayme(the ghostreader)
10.10 Tis The Season
The Christmas Note by Donna VanLiere

Holiday on the main page.

Tasks: 3
Books Completed: 3
Big Books: 0
카지노싸이트 authors: 1 Alex Flinn
Total Points: 30

Post #8

20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!

First time reading this book:

Option 2B Hide & Seek by Aimee Laine Games of Zeus series #1

Aimee Laine is a GR author

Points this task: 20
Total: 115
GR authors: 6
Books read:9
Tasks Done: 8

Ana
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option C by Jim Butcher. This book has 420 pages.
He is a GoodReads author.

Points this Post 20
Total Points 100

Tasks Completed 5
Books Read 5
Total Pages 1958
GoodReads Author 3
Big Book Tickets 0

Delicious Dee

15.1 - The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
book a - The Girl in the Clockwork Collar
book b - The Girl with the Iron Touch

Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 165
카지노싸이트 Authors: 7

Nick KY

20.3 Band Director Terry’s Ensemble
Option 1. Read a collection of at least 3 short stories. I read The Best 카지노싸이트 Fiction of the Year 1 edited by Terry Carr, which has 11 stories.



25.5 Bluemoon’s Favorite Things Read two books which total 600 pps or more.

Option D. The Music. One of my favorite carols of Christmas is “Go Tell it on the Mountain.” I read

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, 256 pp,

wherein all the words in the title are in the song’s title – including “tell” and “mountain” at 4 or more letters.

Option E. The Gift. I read a book of my choice which gets the page number count up to over 600,

A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhoot, 375 pps.

Total Page Count = 631



Points this Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 290

15.8 No time to waste
Have Yourself a Curvy Little Christmas: A Perfect Fit Holiday Novella by Sugar Jamison, 111 pages.

Book is approved for length (/topic/show/...)

Task points 15
Total points 115
BBTicket 2

Andy P.
Task # 30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
I rolled a 4 and a 6
Option 4. read a book with all the letters A-R-G-H found in the title The Glass Room by Ann Cleeves THe GlAss Room
Option 6. read a book of your choice Strip by Thomas Perry

Points this post: 30
Total points: 180

15.8 - No Time to Waste.

Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young

This book was among the 10 shortest books on my TBR.
Ebook approved for lenght - line #1488 of SRC ebook Verification doc

Samantha Young is a 카지노싸이트 Author


Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
카지노싸이트 Author: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)

Jessica PDX

20.9 - Michael's Task - Love of Christmas Films

Option 5 - I added this book to my TBR on 11/13/13.

by Brendan I. Koerner

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 275

Lulu

5.7 -- In the Hall

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

'John' is a four letter word


20.5 -- Out with the Old and In with the New!

Option D: The Throne of the Crescent Moon series is new to me. This is the first in the series.

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

Saladin Ahmed is a 카지노싸이트 author.



Points this post: 25
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
카지노싸이트 authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Erin NY

20.3. Option 1 - collection of short stories
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

Total Points: 75
Tasks Completed: 5
Tasks in Progress: 3
Books Read: 8
Pages Read: 3,154

Kathy G.

10.4 - A Really Big Show
Used letter "I" from "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

***Claiming 카지노싸이트 author for Jenny Han***

Total Points- 60
Total Tasks- 5
카지노싸이트 Authors- 2
Big Books (500+)- 1

Reader name: Marie-Anne

Task 15.4: Whodunit? Option 2: satisfies both A and B requirements in Option 1: The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson. The book is listed as Mystery genre and shares the name Michael with Michael McKean in the movie version of Clue.

Task 20.1: Check and ... Mate!: Option 2B: #1 or #2 in series: Dying in Style by Elaine Viets. This book is #1 in the Josey Marcus Mystery Shopper series, and this author is new to me. The book has 280 pages.

Task 20.2: Mystery subgenres: A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett. This book has the mystery->cozy mystery listed on the main page. This author is new to me. Lorraine Bartlett is a GoodReads author.

Task 20.5: Out with the old, in with the new: Option D: #1 in a new series
Died in the Wool by Mary Kruger. This book is #1 in the Knitting Mystery Shopper series, this author is new to me. This is not a re-read. The book has 336 pages. It also fits Option A as it has been on my TBR list since Feb. 2012. Mary Kruger is a GoodReads author.

Task 20.6: I love to plan: From Summer 2013, Task 20.5, Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats, Option B: Word of at least 4 letters in title from lyrics of Pontoon: Black Market Truth: The Aristotle Quest, Book 1: A Dana McCarter Trilogy by Sharon M. Kaye. The word in the title is black from the lyrics ... on your black inner tube.

Totals this posting: 95
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;

Summary Totals: 95
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;

FANDURY

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!

Option D: Start a series that is new to you. Your book must be identified as a series on 카지노싸이트.

And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander

This is the first book in the Lady Emily series. I have read no other books in this series, so this is a new series for me.

The paperback is 321 pages And Only to Deceive

Tasha Alexander is a 카지노싸이트 Author!


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 125
Books Read: 7
카지노싸이트 Authors: 6
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

Lauren Marie

5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
Read a book numbered #1 through #9 in a series. The book must be labeled as a series on 카지노싸이트 (series name, #).

I read by Carl Hiaasen. It is numbered Skink #1 by GoodReads.

Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Books read: 3
카지노싸이트 Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

5.1 -- In the Kitchen
➥ Read a cookbook or a nonfiction book about food or food preparation.



5.3 -- In the Ballroom
➥Let's dance! Read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle: dance, dancer, ballroom, waltz, tango, foxtrot, samba, quickstep, rumba, mambo, jive, swing. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations are allowed.

by Elie Wiesel


5.5 -- In the Dining Room
➥ Read a book with an eating utensil in the title or subtitle.




Totals for challenge:

Points this task: 15
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 18
카지노싸이트 authors:1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Task 20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble

Ensemble Option 1: Read a collection of AT LEAST THREE (3) short stories.

Nuits d'enfer au paradis by Meg Cabot, Lauren Myracle, Michele Jaffe, Kim Harrison & Stephenie Meyer

Meg Cabot is a 카지노싸이트 Author.

This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 90 points
//Big Book Tickets: 0
//GR Authors: 3

MANDY Y
Task 20.10 - Group Reads

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (카지노싸이트 Author)

Points this task: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Pages read: 2386
카지노싸이트 authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

5.7 In the Hall

This author has four letters in her first name.

Sula by Toni Morrison

25.3 Settlers of Catan

Option 2: There is a road and buildings on the cover.

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Option 4: This book is set in Canada.

A Student of Weather by Elizabeth Hay

25.10 Nutcracker Tradition

Option 1: This book has 193 pages.

The Angel of Galilea by Laura Restrepo

Option 6: I reread this book.

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

Points this post: 55
Total points: 65
Tasks: 4
Books: 6