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FALL CHALLENGE 2011: AFRICA
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Fall Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
Readerboard Name: Cheryl TX5.2 Latitude and Longitude
The Great Call of China by Cynthea Liu
Set in Xi'an, China I live in the United States
5.4 54
The Astral: A Novel by Kate Christensen 241 pages
5.10 Women and Cats, Men and Dogs
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn
15.2 Back to School
Option B
Which Witch by Eva Ibbotson
20.9 Lucky Me! - Jaymes VA's Task
Rolled a 4
Girl Overboard by Aimee Ferris
25.9 Gayla's Task: Rite of Passage
Option A Photographer's Guide to The Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona by Joseph K. Lange
Option B Christy Lane's Complete Book of Line Dancing by Christy Lane
GOD I miss Line Dancing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
30.5 mstan's Task: Stranger in a Strange Land
Option A Austenland by Shannon Hale
Author is U.S. and book set in England
Option B On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
The only link I can get to is On the jellicoe Road--There is no option to select a link to Jellicoe Road
BUT since it was an example in the task, I assume that it will wotrk. If not let mw know
30.7 Jennifer N's Task: When I was Young
Labor Day: Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies by Erin Dionne
(five word title)Halloween: Mail-Order Bride by Debbie Macomber
I miss my wedding dress so bad (NOT)Total Points this Post: 135
STESSE5.7 - African Safari
Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin (361 p)
List: “Africa”
10.3 - Headless Horseman
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (424 p)
Cassandra Clare is a GRA.
Points this Post: 15
Tasks Completed this Post: 2
Books Read this Post: 2
Pages Read this Post: 785
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 7
Total Pages Read: 2882
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
ANNA E10.10 Back to Our Roots
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Total Points this post: 10
Total Points this Challenge: 40
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
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25.5 Happiness is a Big Library -
read Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann (goodreads author) Borrowed from Library
and Mary Jane: Inspired by the Best-Selling Ultimate Spider-Man Graphic Novelsby Judith O'Brien (Letters in title excluding subtitle: A,R,N,E)
30.5 Stranger in a Strange Land
Option A: read Ascendantby Diana Peterfreund
(book takes place in Italy and France the author is from America)
and
Option B: read Mates, Dates, and Sequin Smilesby Cathy Hopkins ( Originally called Mates, Dates and Pulling Power in England )
Points this Post: 75
Total points- 225
Tasks Completed: 13
Books read: 16
Pages Read : 4,464
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
10.7 - Hot Off The Presses Read a book published in 2011.
I read a book published on August 2nd 2011:
Pinched: How the Great Recession Has Narrowed Our Futures and What We Can Do About It (2011) by Don Peck (Hardcover, 223 pages)
20 + 10 = 30
Tasks Completed: 2
Points for this task: 10
Points thus far: 20 + 10 = 30
Books read: 2
Pages Read: 496
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 1
ANGIE CA10.6 Big Game Hunter
Book: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Notes: Paperback is 489 pages.
*GoodReads Author*
20.5 Falling
Book: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
Notes: D) Last in the series.
*GoodReads Author*
*1 BB Ticket* [Paperback is 594 pages]
This Post: 30
Total to Date: 255
GRA Tickets: 9
BB Tickets: 2
Books Read: 16
Jennifer KS15.8. Stormy Weather I read Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine.
Points this task 15
Total Points 85
Pages 2269
15.3. Dead or alive I flipped a heads and a tails so I read
Death in Paradise by Robert B. Parker who died on January 18, 2010
AND
The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen who is a Goodreads Author
Total Points = 300
New Goodreads Author = Tess Gerritsen
JODI TX5.4 54
Boy Meets BoyBoy Meets Boy
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 40
Goodreads Author: David Levithan
Readerboard: Ad.lewisCompleted Task 25.2- Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
With
by
-- 624 pgs.Total points this post- 25
total books this post- 1
pages read this post-624
STACIE MITask 30.3 - E-Ticket Ride
I decided to visit Cinderella's Castle and Tomorrowland.
For Cinderella's Castle (a fairy tale retelling), I read:
Beastly by Alex Flinn
For Tomorrowland (a science fiction book), I read:
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Points this task: 30
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
Pages read: 1530
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.2 - Unique Fall Holidays1 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Option 1 - if I wrote a book, I would choose to write something in the children's fantasy genre, especially a story where a normal child is magically whisked into an entirely different world because that was my very favorite thing to imagine happening to me when I was a kid.
2 - Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
Option 2 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was the first 'chapter' book I ever read all by myself as a child and it continues to be an old favorite for that reason especially. I like to reread the series every few years so I love that this task has allowed me to fit in the first two. :)
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Points Claiming: 30
Total Points: 135
Liora 5.7 African Safari
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
This book is the first book on the Best Books for an African Safari List.
Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads Author.
25.2 - Math Class
Option 1 - Read 1 book with 600 or more pages.
The Wine of Angels by Phil Rickman, 630 pages
I would like to claim one Big Book ticket.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Jen UT5.5 - Birth of a Nation
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
Total Points: 5
Total Books Read: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Laurie ME20.5: Bigger is Better: Katy's Task: Falling: Option B: I tripped over my own feet:
Christie Craig - Don't Mess with Texas
Points this post: 20.
Total Points: 255.
5.1 - Boo! It's Halloween time! 
9/5/11By Goodreads Author: Jeaniene Frost
5.6 - Labor Day
Kiss of Fire 9/16/11
by Deborah Cooke
15.7. Beginnings and endings
Daughter of the Blood 9/20/11
25.6 Denise NC’s Task: Fall Days and Nights
Book A – Fall Days
red cover 9/12/11Book B – Fall Nights Zombie Moon word: moon 9/19/11
By Goodreads Author: Lori Devoti
30.1 Sheila’s Task - My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois
Book A, Option 1: The Other Side of the Island 9/17/11
Book B, Option 2: Valley of Silence 9/14/11
By Nora Roberts
Union General: Benjamin Stone Roberts
Confederate General: William Paul Roberts
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Points this post: 80
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 5 (5 in this post)
Books Read: 7 (7 in this post)
GoodReads Authors: 2 (2 in this post)
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Coralie10.8 Readers also enjoyed
I recently enjoyed The Falling Woman, so I read The Healer's War
Total points 205
This will be my last post for a couple of months as I will be away.
20.6 Oh the HorrorB The Wolfman: Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter ****GR Author****
Has a Werewolf as a main character
20.9 Vegas Vacation
5 Excaliber: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett *****Big Book 1000+*****
Has castles and knights
30.10 School Store
4: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (464 pgs)
3 Pencil Sharpener: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
I have been interested in learning about Jeannette Walls.
Points this Post: 70
Total Points: 85
GR Authors: 2
Big Books 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(1)
20.5- FallingB. I tripped over my own feet! I trip over my own feet and up the stairs in my house all the time!
I read Why I Love Geeks by T.A. Chase
Points For Post- 20
Total Points- 105
GR Authors- 4
Total Tasks- 8
Completed 10.2 Queen of Denial-Listened to "Never Look Away" By Linwood Barclay
Task points: 10
Total Points: 10
Readerboard ad.lewisI need to make a change to my post #485..
I forgot to claim my big book ticket.
624 pgs.I am claiming one big book ticket for this one!
BABBLING C
20.4 Author! Author! Erin NY's task Series Lover - Read one book that is a part of a series
Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh GOODREADS AUTHOR
Blaze of Memory is Book 7 in the Psy-Changeling series and is 373 pages long. Kiss of Snow, Book 10, was published in 2011.
25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game Night
"I accuse Miss Scarlet, in the Conservatory, with the Rope!
A. Miss Scarlet – read a book with a red cover
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik GOODREADS AUTHOR
4. Rope in the Conservatory – read a murder mystery OR read a book that takes place outdoors
Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews
(a murder mystery AND mostly set outdoors!)
THIS POST
Points: 45
Completed Tasks: 2
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 75
Completed Tasks: 3
Good Read Authors: 3
Big Books: 0
BUTTERFLYCAGER20.2 Rookie at the Top - Angie CA's task: Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for 1/12/2011 was bedlam, and I read
Breaking Out of Bedlam: A Novel by Leslie Larson.
Leslie Larson is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 20
Total challenge points: 360
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 28
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
RACHEL CA: 100 pts total15.08 STORMY WEATHER
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (snow). Lisa See is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points: 15
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Finished:15.10 Roaming wild
The Two Mrs Robinsons by Donna Hay
Task points 15
Total points 95
Total tasks: 5
Total books 7
TJTask # 5.1 - Boo!
50 Ways to Hex Your Lover by Linda Wisdom
Linda Wisdom is a Goodreads Author.
Total Point Earned: 5/975
Total Points: 5
Total Books Read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
hpaddict5.5 published in July
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
re-published in July 1984
task points:5
25.3 game night
Novel without a Name by Dương Thu Hương
B. colonel mustard (character is a soldier) - the main character, Quan, is a Viet Cong soldier
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
6. wrench in lounge (friendship plays role in story) - Anne and Gilbert develop from friendship to love
task points: 25
tasks completed: 2
challenge total: 30
30.1 Sheila - Rock IslandA) Dead Man's Island by ***Goodreads Author Carolyn Hart***
B) The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee - Confederate General Robert E. Lee
30.10 Christina - School Supply Store
A) rolled a 1 - The Making of The African Queen, or: How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind by Katharine Hepburn - 129 pages
B) rolled a 2 picked black - The Black Echo by ***Goodreads Author*** Michael Connelly
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
20.5 FallingB. I tripped over my own feet!
Feet on cover.
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Goodreads Author: 1
Big Books: 500(1)
Laura FL15.10 Roaming Wild (book of your choice) - One Second After
10.2 Headless Horsemen -
Points this post - 25
Challenge total - 55
BJ Rose2 new tasks
25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game Night A Game of Clue
B. Colonel Mustard – read a book with a yellow cover
Finding the Dream
by Nora Roberts3. Revolver in the Study – read a book with a gun on the cover
The Marsh Hawk by Dawn Thompson30.1 Sheila’s Task - My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois
Book A: Option 1: A book that has the word "rock" or "island" or "lines" in the title/subtitle
Lines of Contention: Political Cartoons of the Civil War by P.J. Huff
Book B: Option 1: Read a book with the word "gone", "with" or "wind" in the title/subtitle.
Waking Up With the Duke by Lorraine Heath
Points this post = 55
Total Points = 250
Tasks Completed = 15
Total Pages = 6493
Goodreads Authors = 6
Big Books = 0
KIM NY25.10 Amanda A's task: Fall Back in Time
Book 1: Option B-time travel book Portal by Imogen Rose
Book 2: Option D-Historical Fiction Book Sentence of Marriage by Shayne Parkinson
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
10.5- Blood Moon:
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter:
(My TBR) (Goodreads author)Total Point Earned: 80
Total Pages Read: 1706
Total Books Read: 7
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Cindy ALBeen doing a lot of reading, have not been able to post as much.
10.9 Words of Wisdom:
Death's Sweet Embrace by Tracey O'Hara
My "word of wisdom" was:'there is a gradual improvement, feelings are sweet and tender'. Somebody explain that one LOL.
Tracey O'Hara is a Goodreads Author
15.5 I Can See My House From Here:
The Laughter of Dead Kings by Elizabeth Peters
20.1 Missing Books:
Pemberley: Or Pride and Prejudice Continued by Emma Tennant
20.2 Word of the Day:
Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe by James M. Ward
The word of the day for 9/5/2011 was "halcyon".
20.3 Music Around the Fire:
Song of Scarabaeus by Sara Creasy
Sara Creasy is a Goodreads Author.
20.10 Group Read:
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads Author.
My review has been posted.
Points in this post - 105
Total Points - 225/1100
Books - 18/84
Pages - 4782
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books:500+ - (0), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
15.4. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer! I chose 15.1 and read one book with a rose on the cover, and the word in the title.
by Jane YolenAdded to my tbr in July, 2011:
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
*Stephanie Perkins is a goodreads author*
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
30.6 I'd Like to See Your ID, PleaseI choose options D and E. I am 172 cm tall and read the second book in a series, and I have black hair and read a book with a black-haired person on the cover:
*
* Dan Wells is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 90
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1239
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Christie Guatemala15.10 Roaming Wild
Jane by April Lindner
April Lindner is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 45
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Readerboard Ad.LewisCompleted Task : 10.7- Hot off the Presses- A book first published in 2011
with
by GoodReads Author
. Total Points this post : 10
Books read this post :1
GoodReads Authors this post: 1
10.3 - Headless HorsemanCircus of the Damned by Laurell K Hamilton
Headless torso on cover. The snake is along the hip of the woman - approved in help thread.
15.4. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
Book A: Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn (Goodreads author).
I used summer task 5.4 Summmmmer (double letters)
Book B: Graveminder by Melissa Marr (Goodreads author)
Book added to my TBR in July 2011
15.7. Beginnings and endings
Storm of Shadows by Christina Dodd
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hettie's task: Missing books
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R King (Goodreads author)
This is a sequel to Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Total Points This Post: 60
Total Tasks This Post: 4
Goodreads Authors This Post: 3
Grand Total Points: 95/1100
Total Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 8/61
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Randi30.7 - Jennifer N's task: When I Was Young
A. Labor Day I read
by Scott Westerfeld. My copy of this book (cover shown) is primarily white.B. Halloween I read
by Rachel Vincent, who is a GR author **claiming 1 GR author ticket**. The main character is a werecat (a.k.a. panther), so I would dress up as a panther! Also book is 624 pages, **claiming 1 big book ticket**Points this post: 30
Total Points Earned: 85
Total Pages Read: 2218
Total Books Read: 6
GoodRead Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
20.9 Vegas VacationI rolled a 2, and read a book in which an animal is central to the plot; Busy Monsters by William Giraldi features the mysterious allure of the giant squid.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 110
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total Books Read: 6
Total Pages Read: 1463
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
25.7-Bluemoon's Hockey PartyA. 3. passed over The Lovely Bones 384 pages by Alice Sebold
B. 1. I'm bringing chili, which contains chile pepper. I read Chile Death by Susan Wittig Albert who is a ***GR Author***
Book total: 25
Challenge total to date: 125 points
20.9 Lucky Me! - Jayme VA's task: Vegas Vacation Clara's Grand Tour by Glynis Ridley
I rolled a 2 and stayed at Circus, Circus. Clara's Grand Tour stars a rhino.
Points for this task: 20
Total points: 25
Task Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Laurie ME10.10: Back to Our Roots:
Libba Bray - A Great and Terrible Beauty
Libba Bray is a Goodreads author
Points this post - 10.
Total Points - 265.
25.10 Fall Back in TimeHistorical Nonfiction: Lost in Shangri-la
Mitchell Zuckoff is a Goodreads author.
Bucket List more than one year: Shanghai Girls (I've had the audio version of this since April 2010)
Lisa See is a Goodreads author.
Posts for this task: 25
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 1 !!!
Books read: 2
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Nickboy25.2 …It’s Easy as 1,2,3
Option 1: 600+ pages
I read the text, the notes, and the index, and I am claiming 25 points as well as Claiming 1 BIG BOOK, 1000+ for
The Brontës by Juliet Barker, 1003 pages
Task Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 185
Pages Read: 4,496
Big Books: 1000+ (1)
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10.8 - Readers Also Enjoyed
The Zero Game by Brad Meltzer (512 p)
Meltzer is a GRA. This is a BIG BOOK.
**ADDED SOURCE: Used The Simple Truth by David Balducci to find this book (read during last challenge but couldn’t find a place for it!)
Previously posted:
15.5. I Can See My House From Here
The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters (389 p) is about Egyptian artifacts.
REMOVE. I will reallocate this book.
Thanks!!!
Points this Post: -15
Tasks Completed this Post: -1
Books Read this Post: -1
Pages Read this Post: -389
GoodReads Authors this Post: 0
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 45
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 2097
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)