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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
25.10 Nutcracker TraditionsOption 1: The Waves by Virginia Woolf with 288 pages
Option 5:
by Brian Hicks The man in the small box on the cover is in a suit and tie. Excellent book, too.Total points: 110
Jayme VA15.10 � Celebrate!
Replacing Gods in Alabama with When She Was Gone by Gwendolen Gross (no new points)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2: The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore has sci-fi on its main page.
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option A: Initials in Decorations: Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar ŷ author. (288 pages)
Option E: The Gifts: Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson ŷ author. (320 pages)
Total pages = 608.
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 1: Shirley, Goodness and Mercy by Debbie Macomber ŷ Author. This book is 128 pages, including 1, 2, and 8 from 1892. I moved this book from task 10.10.
Option 2: Initials in TCHAIKOVSKY: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Big book: 592 pages.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 660
GR Authors: John Searles, Alafair Burke, Debbie Macomber, Nicholas Sparks, Liane Moriarty, Matt Haig, Rainbow Rowell, Kristin Hannah, Ted Dekker, Holly Black, Elin Hildebrand, Cathleen Schine, Neil Gaiman*, Gillian Flynn, Melanie Benjamin, Ania Szado, Joshilyn Jackson, Ernest Cline, Donnie Eichar
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(2),1000+(0)
Shawn H.15.10 � Celebrate! (read any book)
Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business by Danny Goldberg
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 3 - 3 E's
Feelers by Brian M. Wiprud
**Approved in help thread post 61**
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 2: Found in TCHAIKOVSKY
Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut
Option 6: Re-read a favorite
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
**read for the first time in 10th grade (nearly 15 years ago)...love it more every time I read it***
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
I rolled a 6 and a 2
2) It's Popular: read a book that has more than 50,000 ratings
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
***>500,000 ratings***
6) And We Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way: read a book of your choice
Nicholson: A Biography by Marc Eliot
Points this Post:90
Total Points: 170
GR Authors: 3
Big Ticket Books: 0
Amy FL15.1 - The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
The Boys in the Band
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog
15.2 - The Old and the New
Blood Work (part of the Harry Bosch series I'm enjoying)
Feed (never read anything by this author before)
15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2: Accused by Lisa Scottoline (A for Accused and L and S for Lisa Scottoline all appear in "Valentines"
15.4 - Whodunit?
Option 2: A Darkness More Than Night mystery by Michael Connelly (actor: Michael McKean)
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!
Night Blind (Song: End of the Night)
15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt (Rose in Rosenfelt)
15.8 - No Time to Waste.
First Degree
15.9 - First or Last?
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (first in series)
15.10 � Celebrate!
Catch Me
Points this post: 135
Total points: 265
Task #15.2 - The Old and the NewBook 1: Old
Skin Deep by Pamela Clare (GR Author)
Book 2: New
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
New to me author
Task #25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
Dice rolled: 2 & 4
Option 2: Timber
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr
- road or a building on the coverOption 4: Wheat
Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard (GR Author)
Set in Canada - Over half the book is set in Toronto, Canada. Both the main characters go to the University of Toronto.
Points this Post: 40
Totals:
Total Points: 915
Total ŷ Authors: 51
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 51
Total Books Read: 71
5.10 -- In the LoungeParlor Games by Maryka Biaggio
**Maryka Biaggio is a ŷ author**
Points this post: 5
Total points: 675
GR authors: 27
Repost - I've combined the editions for The Superior Educator: A Calm and Assertive Approach to Classroom Management and Large Group Motivation30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
I rolled a 4 and a 6.
4- I read The Superior Educator: A Calm and Assertive Approach to Classroom Management and Large Group Motivation to improve my teaching...
6- Why We Broke Up (romance)
Total points accumulated: 380 (30 in this post)
Total # of big book tickets: 1
Completed task 15.9 first or last? Read Heat Wave ny richard castle. 1st book in that series. Task points 15
totak points 50.
Lindy-Lanetask 15.1 murder happened in the ____ with a ____!
*book 1= title includes phrase "in the":
Viola in the Spotlight by Adriana Trigiani
* this is a GRA
*book #2= title includes phrase "with a":
Vegan with a Vengeance: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
*this is a GRA
Points this post: 15
Total points: 485
ŷ Authors: 18
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 27
Jayme VA30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks ŷ author.
Book B: A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson ŷ author.
I found this book on the list on 12/10, but it is still there.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 690
GR Authors: John Searles, Alafair Burke, Debbie Macomber, Nicholas Sparks, Liane Moriarty, Matt Haig, Rainbow Rowell, Kristin Hannah, Ted Dekker, Holly Black, Elin Hildebrand, Cathleen Schine, Neil Gaiman*, Gillian Flynn, Melanie Benjamin, Ania Szado, Joshilyn Jackson*, Ernest Cline, Donnie Eichar, Matthew Dicks
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(2),1000+(0)
5.5 -- In the Dining RoomThe Ring on Her Finger by Elizabeth Bevarly
5.8 -- In the Study
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron
5.9 -- In the Cellar
Wedding in Paris: We'll Always Have Paris/Something Borrowed, Something Blue/Picture Perfect by Barbara Bretton
***Barbara Bretton is a ŷ Author***
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
by Julie Garwood10.3 - Donors Wanted
Midnight Brunch by Marta Acosta
***Marta Acosta is a ŷ Author***
10.5 - Speakeasy
Book: 1919
Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery
10.6 - SWLAT
An Affair to Dismember by Elise Sax
***Elise Sax is a ŷ Author***
10.8 - Take the Plunge!
Book setting: Canada
When Comes the Spring by Janette Oke
Points this post: 65
Total points: 1035
Tasks completed: 59
Books read: 81
ŷ authors: 38
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to make sure I got them all in just in case I messed something up. I think I'm finished. :) Awesome season!!! Great job everyone.
Tea5.6 - In the Billiards Room
Hexed by Kevin Hearne
- 2nd in The Iron Druid Chronicles series
*** Kevin Hearne is GR author ***
15.9 - First or Last?
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- last book in The Hunger Games series
15.10 - Celebrate!
In Love with a Wicked Man by Liz Carlyle
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option C
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
- 479 pages
*** Jim Butcher is GR author ***
Points This Post: 55
Total points: 915
Tasks Completed: 49
Total Books Read: 70
ŷ Authors: 46
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (1), 1000 (/)
I think I'm done for this round. Thank you! It was fun! �
Oma122950.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life
1. Miss Scarlet
Option B: Read a book where "Erotic Romance" or "Erotica" is listed as a genre on the book's main page.
Bedding The Billionaire by Kendra Little
4. Reverend or Mr. Green
Option A: Read a book with "Religion" or "Spirituality" listed as a genre on the book's main page.
The Prophet: Amos by Francine Rivers
Claiming Francine Rivers as GR author
6. Professor Plum
Read a book featuring a geek, nerd or a genius. That type of character should be a major character or be significant in the storyline.
Backward Compatible: A Geek Love Story by Sarah Daltry.
Claiming Sarah Daltry as GR author
Points:935/1035
Tasks: 54/59
GR Authors: 30
Big Books:(2)500 pages; (1)750 + page
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H - Out With The Old And In With The New!A: read a book that has been on your TBR shelf for at least one year. Locked On by Tom Clancy
I had not read this before and it was added to my TBR on 12/7/11.
I listened to the audio, but the paperback Locked On has 592 pages, so I'm claiming 1 Big Book Ticket.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 16
GoodReads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Task 25.2 Bamaace83's TaskOption 1- Mary author name
To Have and to Kill by Mary Jane Clark
I used audio so paperback To Have and to Kill has 368 pages
Option 2- word 'AND' in song and book title
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
I used audio so paperback isThe Golem and the Jinni with 512 pages.
*Helene Wecker is a GR author, claiming ticket
**Big Book, claiming ticket
Both books have 250+ pages
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014
I live in the United States
Book 1 setting is Austalia (Oceania continent group)
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
I used audio so paperback is The Light Between Oceans with 352 pages
*M.L. Stedman is a GR author, claiming ticket
Book 2 setting is Poland which is Europe continent
The Stars Can Wait: A Novel by Jay Basu.
I used ebook so print edition is hardcover
Stars Can Wait with 192 pages
25.7 - Janet F's Task
Clue 4 Book- When "in 1841, Solomon Northup was captured" in description
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
I used audio so paperback is Twelve Years a Slave with 144 pages.
Clue 5 Book has 'Life' in title
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
I used audio so paperback is Life After Life with 529 pages
** Big Book, claiming ticket
25.8 - Oma1229's Task
Option 1- horse can be found in petting zoo-horse on book cover
by Walter FarleyOption 3 -sports paraphernalia on cover -baseball
by Ron KoertgeBoth books have 'childrens' as main genre
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task
I rolled a 1 &3
Option 1. Large object on cover is house
by Trenton Lee Stewart*Trenton Lee Stewart is a GR author
Option 3. Activity I enjoy is watching & studying birds. Main character is involved in bird research and spends long hours in field watching birds.
Snapper by Brian Kimberling
I used ebook so available hardback is Snapper with 224 pages.
30.2 - Ty's Task
Option A -'Science Fiction Fantasy' approved msg 254 in genre verif thread for:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
I used audio so paperback is
The Ocean at the End of the Lane with 248 pgs
*Neil Gaiman is GR author, claiming ticket
Option C- word 'dress' appears in winning entry & my book title
The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress by Beryl Bainbridge
I used audio so paperback is The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress with 208 pgs
Points this Post: 160
Points to Date: 555
GR Author this post: 4
GR Auth to date: 11
Big books this Post: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Big books to Date: 500+ (7); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Suzannesea15.1 - The Murder happened in the __________ with a __________.
Book 1 -And I Shall Have Some Peace There: Trading in the Fast Lane for My Own Dirt Road by Margaret Roach
Book 2 -Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
This post: 15 points
Total to date: 630 points
Kimber30.3 Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A: Loose Ends: A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery - Book One by Terri Reid
Book B (on Readers also enjoyed 2/22/14):
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by J.L. Murray
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30.5 I love my TBR
Option 3: Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken
rated 4.34
Option 6: Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines
69,660 ratings
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Terri Reid is a GRA
J.L. Murray is a GRA
Rachel Van Dyken is a GRA
Abbi Glines is a GRA
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Above tasks: 60 points
# tasks complete to date: 37
GRA: 42
Total points: 785
Eepa30.3 Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A: For the first book, choose any book that you want to read.
Primal Passions by Stephani Hecht
Approved for length in post 3207.
Stephani Hecht is GR author.
Book B: Pick one the books from "Readers Also Enjoyed" list and use it for your second book.
Shattered Secrets by R.J. Scott
I picked the book 31.12.2013 and it was there still couple of weeks ago when I last checked.
R.J. Scott is GR author.
30.4 Beyond Comparison
Book A: Read a book from the comparison list that the SRC member has read and rated that you have on your To-read shelf
Turbulence by Lyn Gala
Member I picked from was Pamela Su.
Approved for lenght at line #1516.
Lyn Gala is GR author.
For Book B: Read one of the "See what other books you have in common" suggestions that the member has read and rated.
Shift by Andrea Speed
Member I picked from was Susan A.
Andrea Speed is GR author.
30.5 I Love My TBR
Option 2. Cover view, sorted by title.
I rolled 6.
Embrace by Megan Derr
Megan Derr is GR author.
Option 3. Table view, sorted by avg rating high to low.
Sub Zero by Angel Martinez
Average rating 4.19
Approved for length at line #1190
Angel Martinez is GR author.
Points this post: 90
Total points: 860
GR author tickets: 57
NiWa20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
I chose chess piece QUEEN option A:
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
This book is #32 on the list Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
Points this Post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 250
ŷ Author Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Janice CA15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real.
I read a book shelved under "true crime" on its main page.
The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir by Cylin Busby
***Cylin Busby is a ŷ author***
+15
total: 175
tasks: 11
books: 14
GR authors: 1
Barbara AllenTask#10.6 SWLAT Read a Book with thegenre Humor ont the books main GR Page
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodbyRebecca Wells This book was aproved on the help thread
***rebecca Wells is a GRA***
Task#10.7 Flip the page
Read a book with the a day of the week or the mane of a month in the title or subtitle.
The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
***Meg Waite Clayton is a GRA***
Total points this post 20
Total points 150
GRA This post 2
Total GRA 7
Big books this post 0
Total Big Book tickets 2
ALISON
5.7 -- In the Hall
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
=5 points
5.10 -- In the Lounge
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
=5 points + 2 big book tickets (834 pages)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 155
ŷ author tickets: 0 (5 total)
Big book tickets: 2 (4 total)
Tasks completed: 16/59
Task #10.7 - Flip the PageUntil November by Aurora Rose Reynolds (GR Author)
Read a book with the name of a month - Until November
Task #25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 1
On the Verge of I Do by Heidi Betts (GR Author)
Read a book whose page number contains two of the following numbers: 1, 8, 9, 2 - 192 Pages
Option 2
Futures and Frosting by Tara Sivec (GR Author)
Author whose initials can be found in TCHAIKOVSKY - Tara Sivec
Points this Post: 35
Totals:
Total Points: 950
Total ŷ Authors: 54
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 53
Total Books Read: 74
Mod
The Ring on Her Finger by Elizabeth Bevarly
5.8 -- In the Study
[book:Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from th..."
Congratulations, Bamaace83 - task 25.4 in the spring 2014 challenge is yours!
STACIE MITask 25.7 - Don't Be Clueless
I did options 2 and 5.
For 2, I read:
Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern
Soon begins with and S and Well begins with a W.
For 5, I read a book with "Life" in the title:
The Lighter Side of Life and Death by C.K. Kelly Martin
**C.K. Kelly Martin is a ŷ author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 890
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 70
Pages read: 17341
ŷ authors: 43
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 5.8: In the Study: The Stephen King Story by George Beahm, about writer Stephen King.
Task 25.6: Sochi 2014:
North American Continent: Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs, set more than 50% in Montreal, Canada. Kathy Reichs is a Goodread author.
Europe: Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell. More than half of the book is set in Italy, most of the remainder in London.
I currently reside in the United States.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 2
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 315
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 18
GoodReads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
STACIE MITask 30.5 - I Love My TBR
I did options 1 and 2.
For option 1, I read:
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
My middle page was page 28.
**Melina Marchetta is a ŷ author!!**
For option 2, I rolled a 3 and read:
Absolutely, Positively by Heather Webber
**Heather Webber is a ŷ author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 920
Tasks completed: 53
Books read: 72
Pages read: 17891
ŷ authors: 45
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.7 - Flip the PageDay of the week in title:
The View from Saturday
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 4A. The queen - This book is #32 on the Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors list:
Rebecca (376 pages)
Total points: 345
Ppl are starting to get close and still 3 days to go!!!
Oma1229Task 25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
I chose options #3 and #4.
Option 3: Read a book with one of these exact words in the title or subtitle: Bow, Ribbon, Box, Paper, Bag, and Tape.
In the BAG by Kate Klise
Option 4 Read a book with either a drink or a food item on the cover.
by Laura ChildsPoints:960/1035
Tasks: 55/59
GR Authors: 30
Big Books:(2)500 pages; (1)750 + page
20.1 Check...and Mate!Option 2A: Read a book with a Horse is on the cover.
My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War by L.A. Meyer (436 pages)20.9 Love of Christmas Films
Option 3B: Read the 3rd book in a series.
Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley (GoodReads Author)
Flavia DeLuce Series #3
25.5 My Favorite Things
Option D: Music
"Angels" at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story by Debbie Macomber (ŷ Author) 256 pages
Song: Hark the Herald "Angels"
Option E: Gifts Book of Choice
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 368 pages
Both books combine for a total of 624 pages.
65 points this post
300 total points
2 GR Authors this post
9 total GR Authors
Many thanks to the moderators for a great challenge!
Awesome!!! Now off to work on a fun task. Good luck everyone on finishing. I see so many people are so close. Good luck everyone. I can't wait for the Spring season to start.Sandy wrote: "bamaace83 wrote: "5.5 -- In the Dining Room
The Ring on Her Finger by Elizabeth Bevarly
5.8 -- In the Study
[book:Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to H..."
RACHEL CA: 195 pts total10.02
The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna (hare on cover)10.10
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie (Christmas)20.04
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper (Option 3--3 Es total in author and title) (Susan Cooper is a GOODREADS AUTHOR)Points: 40
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 21
ŷ authors: 7 total
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
DEANA15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real.
"True crime" genre on the main book page
Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
(for length verification: Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History)
*
THIS POST:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
ŷ Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 15
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 10
ŷ Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 4
Total Points: 170
20.10 - Group Reads 2013 YA Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
message #51 in the discussion thread
Points in this post : 20
Total Points : 750
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things NewOption #1: New Authors
On Every Street by Karina Halle
author is new-to-me
Karina Halle is a ŷ Author
Option #3: New Series
If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones
book #1 Inside Out Trilogy
Lisa Renee Jones is a ŷ Author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 515
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 34
ŷ Author: 26
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2); 750 (2); 1000(0)
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas FilmsOption 5 - Torn Souls (added to TBR 1/21/2014)
Link to paperback: Torn Souls (295 pages)
Total Points: 65
FANDURY15.4 - Whodunit?
Option 2: Read a book with the genre "mystery" on its main page and read a book whose author's first or last name matches the first or last name of an actor in the movie version of Clue.
Death in Daytime by Eileen Davidson
This book has Mystery as one of its Genres on the main page and Eileen Davidson has the same first name as actress Eileen Brennan, who played Mrs Peacock in the movie.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 645
Books Read: 42
ŷ Authors: 18
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and EnsembleBook Chosen fits Ensemble Option one as it is a collection of 10 short stories.
Sandcastle and Other Stories
Previous Points Earned: 350
Points Earned this post: 20
Total Points Winter Challenge: 370
Thanks!!
"Christine JTask 20.10 - Group Read
I chose Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas and just posted in the group read discussion for this book. :)
Points for this task: 20
Points total: 85
Books read: 8
Tasks complete: 7(less) "
10.1 ClueI read The Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body byCameron Diaz. The Body Book: the Law of HUnger, the Science of StrEngth...Cameron Diaz. (The C is in the author's name and the rest of the letters are in the subtitle).
This book was approved on the help thread.
This is it for me this challenge. Congrats to the finishers and thanks as always to all the moderators!
Points: 315
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 19
GR authors: 10
Big Books: 2(500) 1(750+)
pages read: 8963
20.10 - Group ReadsAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Discussion post #18
Points This Post: 20
Total Points Earned: 100
Total Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1)
25.4 - Snow is a Four Letter Word1. The word Cold is in the title:
Cold Earth by Sarah Moss
4. Set in Alaska:
Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow
25.7 - Don't be Clueless
Clue 2 - What is Happening - Words beginning with W and S in the title Woman and Sea
The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea by Mark Douglas-Home
Clue 3 - Where Did it Happen - Set on the Isle of Skye:
The Sea for Breakfast by Lillian Beckwith
Total points 345
I completed:20.10 Group Reads by reading:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
I have posted in the Discussion Thread, Message 19.
Tasks Complete: 10
Total Points: 135
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+() 1000+()
American Gods
Lindy-Lanetask 25.1 pick a pair!
*option #1; book #1= read a book that is part of a series by an author:
An O'Brien Family Christmas by Sherryl Woods
*option #1; book #2= read a book by the same author that is a stand alone non-series title:
Amazing Gracie by Sherryl Woods
Points this post: 25
Total points: 510
ŷ Authors: 18
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 28
15.4 - Whodunit?I chose to do the one book option - Genre mystery Fifth Avenue by ***ŷ Author Christopher Smith who shares a first name with actor Christopher Lloyd.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 220
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 17
GoodReads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Task 5.10 -- In the LoungeRead a book that has "book club" or "book group" as a genre on its main page.
Waiting (1999) by Ha Jin (Paperback, 310 pages)
540 + 05 = 545
Tasks Completed: 30
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 540 + 05 = 545
Books read: 42
Pages read: 12,802
Read but not claimed: 1
ŷ Authors: 12
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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#2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini*GRA
Initials K.H. are found in Tchaikovsky.
#5.
Fancy dress on cover.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 365
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 23
ŷ Authors: 10
Big Book tickets: 1