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WINTER CHALLENGE 2013
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Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts)
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10.9 - White Sale!
- white stars surrounding the children (approved in task help thread msg #28)Total points accumulated: 15 (10 in this post)
Total # of big book tickets: 0
15.9 First or Last? The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (ŷ Author)
First book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
Total Points Accumulated: 15
Total # of Big Book Tickets: 0
ŷ Author: 1
15.8 - No Time to WasteRead one of the 10 shortest books that meet general SRC guidelines on your TBR.
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
*Neil Gaiman is a GoodReads author*
Total Points Accumulated: 15
Total # of Big Book Tickets: 0
ŷ Author: 1
MANDY YTask 5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
First (chronological) book in the Narnia series:
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages read: 202
ŷ authors:0
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Theresa~OctoberLace10.1 - Get a Clue. Read a book with all the letters C, L, U, E found in any combination of the title, subtitle, series title or author's name
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 12/1/13
The letters C, L, U, E are found in:
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
This post: 10 points
Total to Date = 10 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 0
ŷ Author Tickets to date: 0
20.10 Group ReadI did not read, I devoured Fangirl. And posted on the group discussion thread. I was disappointed to see I was the first one. I am dying to see what everyone else thought.
Rainbow Rowell is a ***ŷ Author****
Points: 20
Tasks: 1
Books read: 1
GR authors: 1
Pages: 436
Mai10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
Read a book with an image of one of the mascots: flames, fire
Avengers vs. X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real. Vanished at Sea: The True Story of a Child TV Actor and Double Murder True Crime is on the first pageTotal Points Earned: 15/1035
Total Pages Read: 256/15120
Total Books Read: 1/81
Good Read Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
10.8 Take the plungeThe Boy in the Suitcase
Lene Kaaberbøl
GOODREADS AUTHOR
set in Denmark
this task 10 points
total points 10
MANDY YTask 5.9 -- In the Cellar
Book takes place in Italy, number 3 country in terms of wine consumption:
The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni
Big Book at 720 pages
Points this task: 5
Total points:10
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages read: 972
ŷ authors:0
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Post #15.2 -- In the Library
Books about Books
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Verified Genre verification #6
Task Help has it listed in "these work" message 2
Jen Campbell is a GR author
Points this task: 5
Total: 5
GR authors: 1
Books read:1
Tasks Done: 1
Theresa~OctoberLace5.10 -- In the Lounge Read a book that has "book club" or "book group" as a genre on its main page.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 12/1/13
This book has "Book Club" listed as a genre on its main page.
***Neil Gaiman is a ŷ Author***
Claiming ŷ Author Ticket
This post: 5 points
Total to Date = 15 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 0
ŷ Author Tickets to date: 1
10.9 WHITE SALE
The birds are white
this task 10 points
total points 20
10.4 - A Really Big ShowRead a book with a word from one of the songs.
All My Loving
Steal My Sunshine by Emily Gale
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
GR Author this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 0
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Jenn IL10.10 'Tis the Season
A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas
***ŷ Author***
Points this Post:10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Complete: 1
ŷ Authors: 1
Big Book: 500+(0);750+(0);1000+(0)
Nick KY5.6 Billiards Room. I read Murder on the Ballarat Train, # 3 in the Phryne Fisher series (which is between 1 and 9) by Kerry Greenwood.
15.7 Plum? Scarlet? I read Death at Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood. “Green� is contained in its entirety within the author’s name.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 20
15.9 - First or Last?The first book in the Stephanie Plum Series.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich (a GR Author)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 15
Total GR Authors: 1
Sheila5.1 -- In the Kitchen
5 Gears Diet: Learn how to drive your body by Diana Artene
approved for ebook verification # 2926 in verification thread here - /topic/show/...
Total Points = 5
Andy P.Task # 15.4 15.4 - Whodunit?
One book option
Prey by Michael Crichton
Michael matches Michael McKean (as Mr. Green) and has mystery on its main page.
Points this post:15
Total Points: 15
Claiming a big book ticket for this book (507 pages)
15.8 � No Time to Waste.3rd shortest on my Winter TBR: 118 pages:
Madmen and Specialists: A Play by Wole Soyinka
+15 Points
Grand Total: 25
5.9 -- In the Cellar
� The Wife of Martin Guerre by Janet Lewis (France)
10.3 - Donors Wanted
➥January is Blood Donor Month- Read a book featuring vampires.
30 Days of Night by Steve Niles
Totals for challenge:
Points this task:15
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
ŷ authors:
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
� The Wife of Martin Guerre by Janet Lewis (France)
10.3 - Donors Wanted
➥January is Blood Donor Month- Read a book featuring vampires.
30 Days of Night by Steve Niles
Totals for challenge:
Points this task:15
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
ŷ authors:
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Suzannesea10.9 - White Sale!
The White Tower by Dorothy JohnstonThe title, author's name, and part of the tower are white.
This post: 10 points
Total to date: 10 points
STACIE MITask 5.7 - In the Hall
I read a book by an author whose first name has 4 letters:
Bop!: More Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson
**Alex Robinson is a ŷ author!!**
I am using this as my one book between 80-100 pages that we are allowed in the challenge.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages read: 88
ŷ authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
MB5.1 In the Kitchen - read a cookbook - Bread. Nick Malgieri pages 240
total points 5
total pages 240
tasks completed 1
books read 1
5.1 -- In the Kitchen Hungry Girl to the Max!: The Ultimate Guilt-Free CookbookClaiming Big Book Ticket
Total Points Earned: 20/1035
Total Pages Read:816/16616
Total Books Read: 2/81
Good Read Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
10.1 - Get a ClueThe Wildwater Walking Club by Claire Cook
WildwatEr Walking CLUb
Claire Cook is a ŷ author.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
GR authors: 1
Andy P.Task # 10.5 - Speakeasy
Read a book set in 1919-1933
by Dan Simmonsset in 1924-1925 in Nepal/Tibet, approved message 21.
Claiming a big book ticket(663 pages)
Points this task:10
Total points: 25
Sheila5.5 -- In the Dining Room
Red Knife by William Kent Krueger20.10 Group Read
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa KleypasPost # 3 in book thread here /topic/show/...
Total Points = 30
Jessica PDX15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real
Genre validated in post #58 of Genre Verification thread.
by Robert KolkerPoints This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
15.10 � Celebrate!
➥January is National Book Month � celebrate by reading any book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements.
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore **Claiming ŷ Author**
Totals for challenge:
Points this task:15
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
ŷ authors:1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
➥January is National Book Month � celebrate by reading any book of your choice that meets the general SRC requirements.
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore **Claiming ŷ Author**Totals for challenge:
Points this task:15
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
ŷ authors:1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.5 - SpeakeasyA book first published in 1930:
Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh
15.9 - First or Last
The first book in a series:
Manna from Hades by Carola Dunn
Total points 25
5.6 -- In the Billiards RoomRead a book numbered #1 through #9 in a series.
#1
The Alchemy of Forever by Avery Williams
** ŷ Author **
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
GR Author this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 1
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
Natalie CH5.1 - In the Kitchen
read non-fiction about food/cooking
The 30-Minute Vegan: Over 175 Quick, Delicious, and Healthy Recipes for Everyday Cooking by Mark Reinfeld
Points this post: 5
Points total: 5
Big books: 0
GRA: 0
Nikki B5.1 -- In the Kitchen
Read non-fiction book about food or cooking
Swindled: From Poison Sweets To Counterfeit Coffee The Dark History Of The Food CheatsBy Bee Wilson
Points for this book: 5
Total Points: 5
Big books: 0
ŷ Authors: 0
10.3 - Donors WantedBunnicula: A Rabbit Tale Of Mystery by James Howe
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Hana C.
15.8 - No Time to Waste
The book was the fifth shortest on my GR TBR list.
The Cineaste: Poems by A. Van Jordan
points this post: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Big Book Tickets:
GRA:
Total points: 15
15.8 - No Time to Waste
The book was the fifth shortest on my GR TBR list.
The Cineaste: Poems by A. Van Jordan
points this post: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Big Book Tickets:
GRA:
Total points: 15
15.9 First or LastSlammed by Colleen Hoover is the first book in the Slammed series.
Colleen Hoover is a GR Author
Tasks Completed this post: 1 (15 Points)
Total Completed Tasks: 1
GRA: 1
Big Books: 0
Total Points: 15
5.6 In the Billiards Room: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo This is book 2 of Series.
5.7 In the Hall:
The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber
Today's total: 10
Grand total: 10
Jennifer KS10:6 SWLAT
I read And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper who is a ŷ Author
Points this task:10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
ŷ authors:1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.2 -- In the Library
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
points this post:5
total points:5
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
points this post:5
total points:5
Post #215.9 - First or Last?
Hounded by Kevin Hearne 1st in the The Iron Druid Chronicles series
Kevin Hearne is a GR author
Points this task: 15
Total: 20
GR authors: 2
Books read:2
Tasks Done: 2
Sandy MN20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
2. A: Horse on the Cover
by Philipp Meyer ŷ Author and Big Book 576 pages20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
From the Summer 2013 Challenge:
Task 10.3 The Summer of '69 Read a book that was first published in a year that ends in 6 or 9. (1966, 1969, 1976, 1979, 1986, 1989, etc.)
A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith
First published in 2006
ŷ Author and Big book 672 pages
Total Points: 40
Total GR Authors: 2
Total Big Books: (2) 500
LeslieW**GR Author Alert**
Task 5.8 Read a book about writing or one that features a writer (novelist, journalist, essayist, TV script writer, etc) as a main character.
Dream Eyes12/3/13
Main character writes scripts for a TV show.
GR Author: Yes
Points: 5
Task 15.9"Read a book that is either the first book in a series or the last (or latest) published book in a series.
Archangel's Legion12/1/13
Last book in series published so far
GR Author: Yes
Points: 15
Points This Post: 20
PTD: 20
GR Authors This Post: 2
GR Authors To Date: 2
Chunksters: 0
Nick KY10.6 SWLAT I read Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan which has ”humor� as a GR genre on its home page.
30.7 Delicious Dee’s Swim, Bike, Run I rolled and 3 and a 6.
Book 1. Roll of 3. Read a book with a non-motorized method of transport on the cover. I read The Sundown Chaser by Dusty Richards , with a horse used as transport on the cover.
Book 2. Roll of 6. Read a book with the word “Romance� included in one of its GR genres. I read
by Phyllis A. Whitney, which has “Romance� as one of its listed genres.Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 60
5.1 - In the Kitchen - Read a cookbookI read Jamie's 15 Minute Meals by Jamie Oliver
5.2 - In the Library - Read a book with the genre "books about books"
I read More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
**Jen Campbell is a ŷ Author**
5.3 - In the Ballroom - Read a book with the word waltz in the title.
Devil's Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman
**Devil's Waltz is a big book at 528p**
5.4 - In the Conservatory - Read a book with plants or plant parts on the cover.
Below Zero by C.J. Box
5.7 - In the Hall - Read a book written by an author with 4 letters in their first, middle, or last name.
Running the Maze by Jack Coughlin. Jack is four letters long.
5.9 - In the Cellar - Read a book set in one of the top 10 countries for wine consumption.
I read Siberian Education: Growing Up in a Criminal Underworld by Nicolai Lilin.
It is set in Moldovia, but as it is a little bit of a grey area, I got it approved in the help thread
**Nicolai Lilin is a ŷ Author**
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
ŷ authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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