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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!
Finished30.4 Trusty shellback
Black Boxes by Caroline Smiles - CS is in a word "shellback"
Pearl of China by Anchee MIn - Pearl in a title
Task points - 30
Total points - 80
Total tasks - 4
total books - 6
20.8 It's My Birthday - Lisa MD's task:The BIG 5-oh!Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
4 o's in the title and one in the author name.
Points this post: 20
Total challenge points: 80
Goodreads Authors: Lauren Kate
Big Books
25.6 - Fall Days and NightsA. Day in the title:
A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow
B. Night in the title:
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Total points 55
Nickboy30.6 I.D. Please
option B – Date of Birth
by Ernest Hemingway was published in 1950 – the ‘50’s were the decade of my birth, 288 pagesoption D – Hair Color
by A.E. HotchnerHemingway, sitting center, has my color of grey with dark roots, but I don’t have his beard. 304 pagesTask Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 100
Pages Read: 2,485
Kimber25.3 Game Night
For Character A)Miss Scarlet - I read Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich. The book cover is RED.
JANET EVANOVICH IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
For weapon 1)The Candlestick - I read The Borrower: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai. The book's main character is a librarian.
REBECCA MAKKAI IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
This task: 25
Tasks completed to date: 2
Total points earned: 45
GR authors: 2
Big Book: -/500+, 1/750+
Fun task! I love the super-detailed ones with so many good choices you could complete them over and over!
20.10 Group Read
I read
Category: "Magical Realism"-
The Peach Keeper (2011) by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 273 pages)
I posted in the discussion thread (#11)
**** Goodreads Author **** Sarah Addison Allen
0 + 20 = 20
Tasks Completed: 1
Points for this task: 20
Points thus far: 20
Books read: 1
Pages Read: 273
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 1
REPOST #29320.5 Falling Option B (not A, as previously posted: Human feet on the cover
Julie5876
10.10
TNBBC List previous books :
More Than You Know by Beth Gutcheon
Finished 9-13
10 points .
20.7
Older Book waiting on my shelf ,between 100/200 pgs .
Hans Holzer's Haunted House Album
190 pgs.
Completed 9-12
20 points .
Total points so far : 30
10.10
TNBBC List previous books :
More Than You Know by Beth Gutcheon
Finished 9-13
10 points .
20.7
Older Book waiting on my shelf ,between 100/200 pgs .
Hans Holzer's Haunted House Album
190 pgs.
Completed 9-12
20 points .
Total points so far : 30
5.10 Women and Cats, Men and Dogs
by Garth SteinGarth Stein is a Goodreads Author.
20.8 It's My Birthday - Lisa MD's task: The Big 5-oh
Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz
There are 5 o's in the title and author's name.
Task Points in this Post: 25
Goodreads Author: 1
Pages Read in this Task: 753
Big Ticket Book in this Task: 0
Total Points: 75
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Books: 500=(0), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Total pages Read in Fall SRC: 2183
Reviews available. ="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5... (Booklady)2011 Challenge Reviews
5.10 Women and Cats, Men and DogsRead a book written by a man in which a dog plays a major role.
Funeral for a Dog: A Novel by Thomas Pletzinger
(The dog is alive for most of the book and does play an integral role.)
This Post: 5
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 6/61
Books Read: 11/87
Mod
Option D- Hair Color
read
by Nova Ren Suma - color of hair on cover is my color hair. red.... Dyed hair anyways.and
Option E: Height
read
by Cathy Hopkins 6th in the series I am 60 inches tall.Points this Post: 30
Total points- 150
Tasks Completed: 11
Books read: 11
Pages Read : 3,496
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Finished:20.5 Bigger Is Better--Katy's Task FAlling: D most recent book in a series
Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue by Stephanie Laurens. #16 of the Cynster series.
20.10 Group Read:
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen. Comment #9 posted.
25.1 Rosemary's Task--Happiness Is ...A Big Library:
A. Gathering: Memoir of a Seed Saver by Diane Ott Whealy I checked this out from the Olathe Public Library.
B. Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan. A.R.I.E.
25.4 Nickboy's Task--Blod Diamonds:
A. Fallen Into the Pit by Ellis Peters Peters was awarded prize in 1993
B. Red Diamonds
Cocktail Hour under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller Story of her mother's life takes place in many parts of East Africa.
Today's total 90
Grand total 220
Coralie20.8 The BIG 5-oh!
Red Prophet The Tales of Alvin Maker #2 by Orson Scott Card
One O in title, one in series name and three in author
Total points 95
5.3 It's Elemental Read Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring
Points this post: 5
Total Point Earned: 5
Total Pages Read: 104
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Good Read Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500(0), 750(0), 1000(0)
25.1 - Rosemary's task: Happiness Is...A Big Library A.
Heist Society by Ally Carter
Borrowed from my public library
B.
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore (E,R,I,X)
Read this one as it was approved in the help thread.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
5.2 Lat and LongDaddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
My country is South Africa; the setting for this book is the USA
Task points = 5
Challenge points = 15
20.5 Katy - FallingC. It was icy out and I slipped
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré
Task points = 20
Challenge points = 35
Username: TANYAPT*** Re-posting task (forgot to specify the 2011 book in the series) ***
Task: 20.4
Book: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
*** Goodreads Author ***
The book in the series published in 2011 is Forever.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
**update to post 308 - changing a couple of books around ... hope that's ok!10.8 Readers Also Enjoyed - I read Left Neglected by Lisa Genova which was 'also enjoyed' by readers of Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (page 2 of the recommendations). *I previously posted to use this book for task 15.10*
15.10 Roaming Wild - I read Still Alice by Lisa Genova (previously used Left Neglected for this task, as above)
Lisa Genova is a GoodReads Author, so claiming 2 tickets.
Total points: 65 points
GoodReads Authors: 2
5.6 Labor DayHide by Lisa Gardner
•Gardner (Gardiner) - cultivated vegetable and flower garden
From the List of Occupational Surnames
Total Points = 185
15.9. Get out the winter clothes I read Wishing for a Home by T.A. Chase
(hat on cover, pre-approved in ebook thread)5.8- S.O.N.
I read The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson.
*Jandy Nelson is a GR author*
Points For Post- 20
Total Points- 85
GR Authors- 4
Total Tasks- 7
10.1 In Their Own Words
Task requirements: Read any book by an author interviewed by Goodreads Voice.
Book: Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella
Notes:
Sophie Kinsella is the pen name for Madeleine Wickham, who was featured in this month's interview, verification for the pen name can be found on both author pages here on Goodreads as well as on the author's personal homepage.
The Mass Market Paperback edition for the books counts 388 pages.
10.5 Blood Moon
Task requirements: Read a book with the word “Blood” or a variation/compound word (bled, bleeding, bloody, bloodhound etc) in the title/subtitle.
Book: Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce
Notes:
The Paperback edition has 576 pages, which makes this a Big Book.
Tamora Pierce is a Goodreads author.
10.9 Words of Wisdom
Task requirements: Go to Virtual Fortune Cookie Read a book with a word other than an article or conjunction (The, An, A, And, etc.) from your fortune in the title/subtitle. My fortune telling read "Don't behave with cold manners."
Book: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
20.5 Bigger is Better - Katy's task: Falling
Task requirements:
Option D. Read the last or most recently published book in a series.
Book: Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris
20.9 Lucky Me! Jayme VA's task: Vegas Vacation
Task requirements: I rolled a 6 and chose option 1. For this task you will read one work of Historical Fiction which will be defined as a book in which the story takes place at least 20 years before the publication date of the book.
Book: Der Domreiter by Franz-Josef Körner
Notes:
This book was set around the year 1000, so it clearly qualifies as historical fiction.
The Paperback edition has 384 pages.
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Points this post: 70
Total points: 100
Goodreads authors: 2 (Tamora Pierce)
Big Book tickets: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Colleen MNFinished Task 20.3. I used option A.
I read "Corelli's Mandolin"
by Louis de Bernieres. Wonderful, epic story of the Italian and German occupation of a small Greek island during World War II.Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
JODI TX 5.1 Boo!
The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt
25.2 Math Class- It's as Easy as 1,2,3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling
Points this Post: 30
Total Points:30
Big Book: 759 pages
Laura FL20.4 Author! Author! - Erin NY's task Series Lover
For this challenge, I read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Read one book that is a part of a series that meets ALL of the following conditions:
1) A book in the series came out or is scheduled to be released in 2011. The second book in this series was published in March 2011, The Wise Man's Fear
2) There was at least one book in the series published before the latest 2011 release or scheduled release. The Name of the Wind was published in 2007.
3) Your book must be 350+ pages.662 pages
4) Your book must be identified as a series on Goodreads (series, #) The Kingkiller Chronicle (I read #1)
Task Total: 20
Challenge Total: 30
Ann15.10 Roaming Wild
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
20.9 Vegas Vacation
Roll 3: The Mirage
Queen of the Darknessby Anne Bishop
Includes the practice of magic.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 65
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Here are some more tasks that are done.
5.5) Birth of a nation Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
5.9) Back to school an Alex Award book Soulless
15.3) Dead or alive fliped 1 head and 1 tails
Kill Me Again
To Love and Be Wise the author died in 1952
35+5+5+15=60
5.5) Birth of a nation Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
5.9) Back to school an Alex Award book Soulless
15.3) Dead or alive fliped 1 head and 1 tails
Kill Me Again
To Love and Be Wise the author died in 1952
35+5+5+15=60
Task 25.3 - Game night
Book 1 - Mr. Green (book with green cover)
The River by Gary Paulsen
Book 2 - Candlestick in the library (librarian as a character)
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson ***GR AUTHOR***
Total GR Authors = 1
Challenge total = 25
KimD10.3 - Headless Horseman
I read City of Bones
by Cassandra ClareCassandra Clare is a Goodreads Author
15.5. I Can See My House From Here
I read
by Michelle MoranMichelle Moran is a Goodreads Author
Total Points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 3
BUTTERFLYCAGER10.4 Moniker Math - BUTTERFLYCAGER has 14 letters, 1+4=5, so I chose an author with a 5-letter last name.
The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy
20.10 Group Read - I chose The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, and my comment appears in the group discussion thread at post #17.
Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 30
Total challenge points: 295
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 24
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Mod
5.1 - Boo!- skull on cover
Hallowed Ground by Lori G. Armstrong
5.4 - 54
Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger - 352 pages
5.5 - Birth of a Nation
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman- published July 6, 2010
5.7 - African Safari
Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison
#21 on Best books for an African Safari
15.2. Back to school – English class
one book, nose/knows:
What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life by Avery Gilbert
20.9 Lucky Me! - Jayme VA's task: Vegas Vacation
I rolled a 2, Circus, Circus with an animal central to the plot
The Dog Who Knew Too Much: A Chet and Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn, a dog narrator
total 120
25.2 It's as Easy as 1,2,3!Option 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
759 pages759 pages claiming Big Book Ticket
Total points = 25
Sandy MN30.7 - Jennifer N's task: When I Was Young
A. To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning (5 letters in title)
B. Marked by P.C. Cast(book about vampires)
Total Points: 105
5.7 - African Safari Read a book that appears on one of these listopia lists: Africa
Best Books for an African Safari
Best by African Authors
Required: State which list you used when you post.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith
From the Africa list x
20.10 Group ReadCategory: Contemporary/Modern Literature
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Big Book: 552 pages
Message 4 on the group discussion thread for this book.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 120
Tasks: 9
Books: 9
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game NightMr. Green (businessman as a main character):
Three Junes by Julia Glass
and
Wrench in the Lounge (friendship)
The Memoir Club by Laura Kalpakian
Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
Number of pages: 656
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
5.1 I read
which has a skeleton on the cover. Alan Bradley is a ** Goodreads author****Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 4
books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 3
number of pages: 1978
Jennifer KS5.1 - Boo! I read
by Madelyn AltPoints this task 5
Total points 50
Pages 1672
25.10 Amanda A's task: Fall Back in Time Option C: Banned book
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
and
Option D: Historical Fiction
These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
Points this post: 25
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 4
Number of pages: 629/1285
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Jennifer KS20.9 Lucky Me! I rolled a 3 so I visited The Mirage and read The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt
Points this task 20
total Points 70
Pages 1933
Readerboard: Ad.lewisCompleted task 10.2 "Queen of Denial" with
, written by Goodreads author Sara Shepardpoints this post: 10
GoodReads Authors this Post:1
10.7 Published in 2011I read Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson* (A GoodReads Author). It was published in April 2011.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 65
Tasks completed:6
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
10.6
- 'Big Book Task' Read a book that is 400 pages, or longer.
I read Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater.
Shiver has 400 pages.
Maggie Stiefvater is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 1
Sorry for such a long post, but a 10 day beach vacation results in lots of books read!!!!!5.1 BOO! -
by Anne Rice5.3 IT'S ELEMENTAL - Iron House by John Hart
Used the element Iron
5.4 54 - Captive Moon by C.T. Adams
Book has 384 pages
10.1 IN THEIR OWN WORDS - Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
****GR Author****
10.4 MONIKER MATH - Vanished by Karen Robards
Readerboard name has 7 letters
10.5 BLOOD MOON - The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
****GR Author****
10.8 READERS ALSO ENJOYED - Love You More by Lisa Gardner
Used 10th Anniversary
15.4 IT'S NOT TOO LATE -
A.
by J.A. JanceUsed task 10.8 Red/Orange cover
B. The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen
Added to TBR 8/17/11
****GR Author****
20.4 SERIES LOVER - Winter Prey by John Sandford
Buried Prey was published in 2011
20.6 OH THE HORROR - Hunter's Moon by C.T. Adams
Chose to see B The Wolfman
25.4 BLOOD DIAMONDS -
A. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
Winner of Diamond Dagger Award in 2007
B. Dark Possession by Christine Feehan
Set in Brazil
30.6 i'D LIKE TO SEE YOUR ID PLEASE -
A. The Outer Banks House by Diann Ducharme
Address - Book was set in NC
B. Moon's Web by C.T. Adams
My height is 62 inches, the book is the 2nd in the series
30.7 WHEN I WAS YOUNG -
A.
by Douglas PrestonWhite cover
B. Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
I would dress like a vampire for Halloween
Points: 195
Tasks: 13
Books: 17
Pages: 6275
GR Authors: 3
20.8 It's my birthday. The Big 5-oh.Tasting the Universe: People Who See Colors in Words and Rainbows in Symphonies by Maureen Seaberg
There are 7 "o's" in this title.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Tasks: 10
Books: 10
Goodread authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
ANGIE CA10.5 Blood Moon
Book: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
*GoodReads Author*
*1 BB Ticket* [512 pages]
20.9 Vegas Vacation
Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Notes: 3) Main character is a wizard.
This Post: 30
Total to Date: 225
GRA Tickets: 7
BB Tickets: 1
Books Read: 14
Kelly G. 20.4 Series Lover
Matched by: Ally Condie. This fits b/c it is 384 pages, it is the first in the series (originally published in 2010), and the next book in the series is scheduled for release in November 2011.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads Author: 0
Big Ticket Books: 0
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The Sweet Scent of Blood by Suzanne McLeod
Suzanne McLeod is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 10
Total challenge points: 265
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 22
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0