The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Almeta's Best Laid Plan!

What a great way to clear a To Be Read shelf!!! I am forced to read books, which I have been putting off, and that now fit my challenge criteria.

Big Book Ticket: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Johnathan Strange = 1024
The Cider House Rules = 560
Inkheart =563
The Little Friend = 555
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle = 611
The Passage by Justin Cronin = 766
The Forgotten Garden = 645
100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories = 561


Goodreads Author Ticket:

Submit a review under Fun & Games Thread

The Challenge point goal is 1100

10 x 5 points = 50
10 x 10 points = 100
10 x15 points = 150
10 x 20 points = 200
10 x 25 points = 250
10 x 30 points = 300
1 x 50 points = 50

5.1 - Boo!
The Black Cat by Martha Grimes

5.2 - Lat & Long
I live in the United States = Thirty-Three Teeth takes place in Laos, read 9/13

5.3 - It's Elemental

The Helium Murder read 10/4

Goodreads Author

5.4 – 54

The Murder Room

5.5 - Birth of a Nation,

Chihuahua of the Baskervilles published July 5, 2011, read 9/1

5.6 - Labor Day

Thief of Always by Clive Barker.


5.7 - African Safari

Africa = Little Bee

Goodreads author

5.8 - S.O.N.

Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass

5.9 - Back to School

I Am the Messenger

Goodreads author



5.10 - Women and Cats, Men and Dogs

Thereby Hangs a Tail by SpencerQuinn

10.1 - In Their Own Words

The Passage by Justin Cronin

10.2 - Queen of Denial:

No Happy Ending by Paco Taibo

10.3 - Headless Horseman:

The Driver's Seat by Mureil Spark read 9/2

10.4 - Moniker Math:

Almeta has 6. Richard Castle’s last name has 6. Reading Naked Heat

10.5 - Blood Moon:
Blood Work: A tale of medicine and murder in the scientific revolution, read 9/4

GoodReads Author


10.6 - Big Game Hunter: Bag (book bag, that is) the elusive big book. Read a book 400 pages or longer. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle.

10.7 - Hot Off The Presses:

I’m Half Sick of Shadows (Flavia DeLuce) by Alan Bradley, Goodreads Author
Or
11/22/63 by Stephen King

10.8 - Readers Also Enjoyed:

I recently enjoyed … The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon…..”Readers Also Enjoyed”, …. Life of Pi

10.9 - Words of Wisdom:

Honorable fortune cookie say: Emulate what you respect in your friends.
Read Murder Among Friends

10.10 - Back to Our Roots:

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

Goodreads author

15.1B. Bye, bye!

The Cat Who Went Up The Creek published 2002 by Lillian Jackson Braun and Hurricane Lili retired 2007

15.2 A. Back to school – English class

Two Time
Goodreads Author

Killing Thyme
(time and thyme)


15.3. Dead or alive

I flipped 2 coins of type US $1 - Susan B. Anthony
Alive Author Sandra Brown and Hello, Darkness
Alive Author Gillian Flynn an Sharp Objects




15.4. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!

A. (Summer Task 5.8. But No Shoplifting! ) The Guardener’s Tale was given to me by my sister after she read it.

B. Interred with Their Bones added August 19, 2011.

Goodreads Author Jennifer Lee Carrell


15.5. I Can See My House From Here.

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

15.6. Brrrrrrrrrrrr...........

Backstabber by Tim Cockey

15.7. Beginnings and endings

The Suspect by L.R. Wright

15.8. Stormy Weather

A Dark and Stormy Night by Jeanne M. Dams.

15.9. Get out the winter clothes

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

15.10. Roaming Wild read a book of your choice.

Death is a Lonely Business

20.1 Most Improved Player - Hettie's task: Missing books

Gamble by Felix Francis' “down-to-the-wire mystery shows that he is the rightful successor to his father Dick Francis' horse racing franchise.”
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Angie CA's task: Word of the Day

9 / 08 / 2011 Thursday is the Buzz Word… Read Thursday Next

20.3 Best Review - Amanda VA's task: Music Around the Fire

Option B. Murder Duet: A Musical Case by Batya Gur


20.4 Author! Author! - Erin NY's task Series Lover

Read I’m Half Sick of Shadows (Flavia DeLuce #4) , November 1, 2011, 384 pages

Goodreads Author, Alan Bradley

20.5 B. Bigger is Better- Katy's task: Falling
I tripped over my own feet! -
First Grave on the Right


20.6 B. Seasoned Reader: Sarah Dee's task: Oh, the horror!

The Wolfman -
Really like the film “Brotherhood of Wolves” and so wanted to read The Innocence of the Wolves by Michel Louis, however it is only published in French, which I do not read.
So instead read Wolfman (Inspector Rebus, #3) by Ian Rankin.


20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Bea's task: Refreshingly Short
Don’t Lie to Me by Tucker Coe, with 181 pages, added Jan 5, 2011 to my own TBR list

20.8 It's My Birthday - Lisa MD's task:The BIG 5-oh!
Big Fish: a novel of mythic proportions has five os, all in the subtitle, read 9/10

20.9 Lucky Me! - Die Roll 3. The Mirage: Abra cadabra!
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell pages 1024

20.10 Group Read -Read one of the following Group Read Selections and make at least one post in the discussion thread for that book.
Category: "Contemporary/Modern Literature" - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton The discussion thread is here

25.1 - Rosemary's task: Happiness Is...A Big Library

A. Plymouth District Library
The Girls of Slender Means
B. The Memory of Running: e, n, r, i

25.2 - Sandy's Task: Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3! Read 3 books, each with 200 or more pages.

Fun and Games with 256 pages, read 9/18 Goodreads author
Bless Me, Ultima with 290 pages
Disco for the Departed with 256 pages

25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game Night
A. Miss Scarlet – read a book with a red cover =
The Sword Thief (39 Clues, #3) Sep 20, 2011
2. Knife in the Dining Room –read a book in which food or cooking is an integral part of the plot or non-fiction subject = The Epicure's Lament, read 9/25

25.4 Nickboy’s Task: Blood Diamonds!

Book #1 – A Diamond Dagger
Elmore Leonard winner 2006, A Coyote's in the House
Book #2 – A Red Diamond!
Mixed Blood, takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, read 9/27

25.5 - Valorie's task: SRC's Virtual Safari

4. Wildebeest: Read a book with the word 'Wild' or 'Beast' in the title/subtitle.
The Wild Hog Murders
Goodreads author
6. Zebra: Read a book with a mainly white and black cover.= Good Omens
Goodreads authors

25.6 Denise NC’s Task: Fall Days and Nights
Book A – Fall Days
Red = Kiss Me, Deadly by Mickey Spillane
Book B – Fall Nights
blue and black night scene = Wonderstruck read 11/17/11
640 pages

25.7 Bluemoon's task: Hockey Night Party!

A. Buffalo Sabres History - Team colors read a book with gold in the title.
Pale Shadow (Wesley Farrell Novels) by Robert Skinner

B. Party Food! - Please bring an appetizer to share.

Nachos, The Tortilla Curtain.

25.8 - Mrs. soule's task: Genre Studies

Favorite genre is Mystery…sub-genres read: A Cozy Mystery = Cat in the Flamingo Fedora
Goodreads Author
and African-American Mysteries = The Long Fall

25.9 - Gayla's Task: Rite of Passage

A. The service: read a book with the word "Go" in the title. If you use the title option, "Go" must appear as an independent word.
Before I Go to Sleep, read 9/7
Goodreads author by S.J. Watson

B. The party: read a book with a chair on the cover
Miss Seeton Sings

25.10 Amanda A's task: Fall Back in Time

A. Joined January 2011
The Cypress House by Michael Koryta
B. Time Traveler’s Wife

30.1 Sheila’s Task - My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois

For Book A: Option 1:
The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake

For Book B: Option 2:

Brigadier General Albert Lindley Lee = 61 Hours by Lee Child

30.2 Cheryl TX/Lori BNPL’s task: Unique Fall Holidays

2A. Book Lover’s Day

Perfume is favorite (smell), The Bells is compared to it and is sensory (hear).

Goodreads author, Richard Harvell

3C. Clean Your Refrigerator Day

The nastiest thing I have ever found in my refrigerator was liquefied rotten potatoes forgotten in the crisper drawer.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which won the Indies Choice Book Award for Best Indie Buzz Book (Fiction) (2009).


30.3 Dlmrose's task: E-ticket Ride

D) Frontierland- Read a Western = Brimstone by Robert B. Parker

F) Fantasyland- Read a Fantasy book – Anansi Boys
Goodread Author Neil Gaiman

30.4 Delicious Dee's Task: Trusty Shellback

Book 1
A Perfect Canvas
Goodreads Author , Kevin Adkisson

Book 2
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
30.5 - mstan's task: Stranger in a Strange Land

A: Reimaginings -

Lucifer’s Tears, James Thompson was born in the United States, this book is set in Finland.

B: Culture Shock -

ii) The Keepsake and Keeping the Dead by Tess Gerritsen
www.tessgerritsen.com/blog/one-book-t...

30.6 Donna Jo's task: I'd Like to See Your ID, Please.

A. Name—

My initials are AM; Read The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne.

B. Date of Birth—

decade of my birth 1940-1949

Three Doors to Death or Too Many Women by Rex Stout


30.7 - Jennifer N's task: When I Was Young
A. Labor Day (September 5th) – Read a book that has only 5 words in the title,

A Darkness More Than Night

Goodreads author, Michael Connelly

B. Halloween (October 31st) - Get your costume ready!

Ghost at Work in which Bailey Ruth Raeburn is a ghost who is helping solve a mystery.

Goodreads Author, Carolyn Hart


30.8 Jenn Renee's task: Head of the Class.

Book A- Pick your favorite subject....B. Science

The Disappearing Spoon


Book B-

Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George


30.9 - Kate S's task: Bookfest!
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky

30.10 – Christina's task: Shopping at the School Store:.

First Roll was a 6. Wildcard! Fieldwork with 336 pages

Second Die was a 1: Pencil –
An Improper Bostonian: The Life and Career of Cleveland Amory by Marilyn Greenwald.

50.1 Butterflycager's Task - Let's Build A Haunted House! :

A. The Creaky Front Door - read a book with a door on the front cover.
The Between by Tananarive Due
2. Author is one you've never read before.

D. Secret Passageway Behind the Library - read a collection of short stories with multiple authors.

4. 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories
Book is 561 pages long

F. Mad Scientist's Laboratory in the Basement - read a book in which a scientist is a central character (And they are "mad" too.)

Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain.

2. Author is one you've never read before.
and 1.Goodreads author. Kirsten Menger-Anderson

I just joined so I'm trying to match my books to the tasks post hoc. I'm thinking of this as practice for the Winter challenge.


5.4 Life of Pi
5.5 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
5.10 Big Red

10.1 Before I Fall
10.2 Divergent
10.4 VALIS
10.6 The Help
10.7 Making Waves
10.8 Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide


15.3 (heads) The Book Thief & (heads) Like Water for Chocolate
15.4A (Summer task 5.8 no shop lifting) Man's Search for Meaning
15.4B Fade Out
15.7 Strange Bedpersons
15.10 Northanger Abbey
20.5 D Last Sacrifice
20.9 3 Magic Bites
20.10 The Peach Keeper

25.1 A What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England
25.1 B Underground
25.2 A Game of Thrones
25.3 B (Colonel Mustard) Foundation
25.3 6 (wrench in lounge) Oryx and Crake
25.5 1 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
25.5 2 Water for Elephants
25.6 A Fight Club
25.6 B A Certain Justice
25.7 A1 The Children of Men
25.7 B2 Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
25.8 (children & teen fantasy) Prince Caspian & (urban fantasy) Vanished
25.10 D Beyond the Highland Mist
25.10 E Duma Key

30.2 1 (paranormal romance) Undead and Unappreciated
30.2 2 (Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice) Wives and Daughters
30.3 E Lover Unleashed
30.3 G Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
30.6 B The Bourne Identity
30.6 D A Little Princess
30.7 A Letter to a Christian Nation
30.7 B (Mole) The Wind in the Willows
30.8 AD The Four Feathers
30.8 Kiss Of Death
30.10 A2 The Horse and His Boy
30.10 B1 The Forty Rules of Love

50.1 A1 You Slay Me
50.1 B2 A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
50.1 E15 Visions of Heat