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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!
10.8 – Readers Also Enjoyed: I selected Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne Jones and found the book:
You by Charles Benoit
+10 Points
15.9. Get out the winter clothes
by Gail Carriger, a Goodreads Author+15 Points
1 Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Grand Total: 85
15.9 Get Out the Winter Clothes: I read
by Lillian Grant as you can see he has on a cowboy hat
***Lillian Grant is a Goodreads author***
20.4 Series Lover: I read Belong To Me by Shayla Black which is book 5 of the Wicked Lovers Series due out October 4, 2011 (I have an ARC)
***Shayla Black is a Goodreads author***
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: I read Heidi and the Kaiser by Selena Kitt it is listed as 144 pages and I used my own TBR for this task.
***Selena Kitt is a Goodreads author***
25.7 Hockey Night:
for Part A, I chose option 1 and read
by Kate Pearce, it's a very dark blue cover and was approved (I was told to remind the mods of that)for Part B, I chose option 1 and decided to bring loaded nachos. So I read St. Nacho's by Z.A. Maxfield.
***Kate Pearce is a Goodreads Author***
***Z.A. Maxfield is a Goodreads Author***
25.10 Fall Back in Time:
Option A: I joined GR in Feb. 2010 So I chose First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost which was the 91st most popular book of 2010
Option E: I read Voyeur by Roxy Harte which has been on my TBR since April 2010
***Jeaniene Frost is a Goodreads Author***
***Roxy Harte is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 105
Total Points in Challenge: 300
Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 13
GR Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Laurie ME20.4: Author! Author! Erin NY's Task: Series Lover:
Beverly Barton's Griffin Powell Series - book #12 (#2 in Dead By Trilogy) published in March 30, 2011;
Beverly Barton - After Dark (Griffin Powell series #1)
25.9 - Gayla's Task: Rite of PassageOption A: A non-fiction travel book
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
and
Option C: A book with exactly 18 letters in the title
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Points this post: 25
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 6
Number of pages: 612/1897
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Jodi230.10 – Christina's task: Shopping at the School Store:
The first die I rolled was a 6 – Wildcard! Choose your book length.
I read Megan's Way(304 pages).
The second die I rolled was a 2 –Markers! Read a book with a color word in the title from the 10 classic colors of Crayola Marker.
I read Code Blue.
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 7
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 85
10.6 Big Game HunterI read The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain(a GoodReads Author). GoodReads has the page count as exactly 400 pages, my copy had 417 pages.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 80
Tasks completed:8
Books read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Coralie20.1 Missing Books
Wide Sargasso Sea
20.6 oh, the horror!
I chose option A and read a book that takes place in a summer camp
I Want to Go Home!
30.7 When I was young
I chose to read 2 books from option A
Words for a Deaf Daughter
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Total points 165
30.1 Sheila’s Task - My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois For book A I read a book with a toy train on the cover
A Wee Christmas Homicide by Kaitlyn DunnettFor book B I read a book by an author with the same name as the Confederate General James Ewell Brown Stuart
Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods
Total Points = 255
"Note - the saying that you learn something new every day is so true. Who knew that the Jeb in Jeb Stuart was actually his first name initials.
30.7 - WHEN I WAS YOUNG - A - FIVE WORD TITLE - Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving. B - Sphinx's Princess by Esther M. Friesner. I would dress up like the girl on the cover
as an egyptian princess.Last Night in Twisted River is a big book at 554 pages.
TOTAL POINTS - 85
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 2
BIG BOOKS - 1
Finished:5.2 Lat & Long:
Tales of an African Vet by Roy Aronson
I am from USA and this book takes place in South Africa.
15.8 Stormy Weather
White <b>Hurricane</b> : A Great Lakes November Gale and America's Deadliest Maritime Disaster by David G. Brown
20.6 Seasoned Reader--Sarah Dee's Task--Oh, the horror:
I choose Option E
Tea at the Blue Lantern <b>Inn</b>: A Social History of the Tea Room Craze in America by Jan Whitaker
25.5 Valorie's Task--SRC's Virtual Safari:
A. Option 1 African Lion:
A Tale of Two Lions: A Novel by Roberto Ransom
B. Option 2 African Elephant:
Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds by Lyndall Gordon
30.1 Sheila's Task--My Hometown Rock Island, IL:
A.1 Between The <b>Lines</b> by Jayne Ann Krentz
B.2 The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb: A Novel by Melanie Benjamin
The Civil War General was Benjamin F. Cheatham who was a Tennesse Major General for the CSA
Today's total: 95
Grand Total: 315
Readerboard: Ad.lewisCompleted task: 20.6-Seasoned Reader...
With
completing option B. A story about a werewolf.I chose Jacob Black: I chose this book because I am not a scary story fan. This fit me enough to not scare me!
Total Points this post : 20
Books read this post : 1
5.7 African SafariThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
This was #3 on the Africa list.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
KIM NY25.8 - Mrs. soule's task: Genre Studies
My favorite genre is Romance. I picked two sub-genres; Highland Romance and Paranormal Romance.
1. Highland Romance: Devil of Kilmartin by Laurin Wittig.
2. Paranormal Romance: The Reaping by M. Leighton.
30.8 Jenn Renee's task: Head of the Class
Book A:
Favorite subject-Gym-Forever Mine byElizabeth Reyes. The main male character, Angel is a football player.
Book B:
Character is a student-Hush Moneyby Susan Bischoff. The main character, Joss is a student.
Points for two posts: 55
Total points: 150
10.6 Big Game HunterRead a book 400 pages or longer.
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
This book has exactly 400 pages.
This Post: 10
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed: 8/61
Books Read: 13/87
10.4 - Moniker Math: 9 characters - Undercover Princess (Royally Wed) by Suzanne Brockmann
15.8. Stormy Weather
Raintree Inferno by Linda Howard
30.10 – Christina's task: Shopping at the School Store:
First Die = 2
2. Mad About Max by Penny McCusker – 251 pp.
Second Die=4
4. Eraser – Heart of Fire by Linda Howard – Re-read, original rating was two stars, now give it three.
Points This Post: 55
Total Points: 135
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
20.10 – Group Read The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen, a Goodreads author
My comment is #13 in the discussion thread.
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Points Claiming: 20
Total Points: 105
5.4 54 Shadow Men by Jonathon King
The book has 304 pages.
Johnathon King is a Goodreads Author.
15.3 Dead or Alive
I flipped tails on both coins.
Heartwood by Belva Plain and The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Belva Plain died 12 October 2010.
W. Somerset Maugham died 16 December 1965.
Task Points in This Post: 20
Goodreads Author: 1
Pages Read in This Task: 870
Big Ticket Book in This Task: 0
Total Points: 95
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Ticket Books: 500=(0), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Pages Read in Fall 2011 SRC: 3053
Reviews Available. Anne (Booklady) 2011 Challenge Reviews
25.1 Happiness is a big library Worldshaker by Richard Harland (Goodreads Author) The Sword Thief by Peter LerangisPoints this post: 25
Total Point Earned: 55/1000
Books Read: 4/77
Task Completed 2 /57
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
20.5 Falling Option A: I Was Sick -- I read Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood by Julie Gregory (244 pgs)
Points this post: 20
Total Point Earned: 55
Total Pages Read: 988
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3
Good Read Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500(0), 750(0), 1000(0)
Mod
I read The Lithium Murder
How convenient - a whole series of mysteries based on the periodic table!
5.10 - Women and Cats, Men and Dogs
I read No One Noticed the Cat by Anne McCaffrey
The cat in this case was an essential character and key to the whole plot.
15.5. I Can See My House From Here
I read Lion in the Valley, set in Egypt.
Total points: 115
Laurie ME30.10: Christina's Task: Shopping at the School Store: Rolled a 6,2:
1. (6: book of any length): Beverly Barton - As Good As Dead
2. (2: chose the color Pink): Sandra Hill - Pink Jinx
Points this post - 30.
Total Points - 210.
10.9 - Words of WisdomStop in the Name of Pants! (* * *)
My fortune cookie saying is "You have an ambitious nature and may make a name for yourself."
10.10 - Back to Our Roots
Let the Right One In (* * * *)
Points in this post: 20
Total points: 180
Goodreads authors: 4
Big Book tickets: 500+ (1), 750+ (2) = 3
Books read: 15/87
30.8 Head of the Class: for Part A, My favorite subject is Literature (option A) so I read Pride and Prejudice which is on the World Library List.
for Part B, I read A Good Student which not only has the word "Student" in the title but also has a teacher and student as the main characters.
Total Points this Post: 30
Total Points in Challenge: 330
Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 14
GR Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Kathy G.30.4- Delicious Dee's Task- Trusty Shellback
Book 1- Two L's for the Author's Name
Messenger by Lois Lowry
***Hardback edition has 176 pages***
Messenger
Book 2- Gemstone in title
The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang
Total Points- 60
Total Tasks- 5
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- 0
KAREN F5.5 Birth of a Nation
Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Published July 2010
**Jeaniene Frost is a Goodreads Author**
5.7 African Safari
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
#30 on the "Africa" list
20.5 Falling
E. I was staring up at a strange thing in the sky and lost my balance!
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
2 Big Book Tickets Please - 796 Pages
**Brandon Sanderson is a Goodreads Author**
30.8 Head of the Class
Book A: Option E - Gym: See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson
Main character is a professional hockey player.
Book B: Collision Course by Zoe Archer
Pre-approved in the e-book thread.
**Zoe Archer is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 60
Total Challenge Points: 140
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(1),1000+(0)
30.4 Delicious Dee's Task: Trusty ShellbackBook 1: Out of the Shadows (Shadows, #3) by Kay Hooper (initials K and H are in Shellback
Book 2: Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs (Bone is a gemstone)
Total Points = 285
ANNA E5.8 S.O.N.
The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross, #9) by James Patterson
Total Points this post: 5
Total Points this Challenge: 30
Repost from post 44225.1 Happiness is a big library Worldshaker by Richard Harland (Goodreads Author) - this book is from the Library
The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis - (E,O,R,I From Alexandria)
Points this post: 25
Total Point Earned: 55/1000
Books Read: 4/77
Task Completed 2 /57
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
20.5b-FallingI would more likely trip over my own feet! I'm not the most graceful person, and have been know to drop to the ground after not making my next step a more careful one!
I read
by Susan Rebecca White.Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
Tasks completed:9
Books read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
5.2 Latitude and longitude: I live in North Carolina. This story is set in Central Africa.Blood Ransom
by Lisa Harris++ a Goodreads Author ++Challenge points to date: 100
BJ Rose3 new tasks
25.7 Bluemoon's task: Hockey Night Party!
Read 2 books: One from option A and one from option B
A. Buffalo Sabres History:
#1. Book with a blue cover:
Almost a Princess by Elizabeth ThorntonB. Party Food! - I'm bringing a dessert
#1. I'm bringing apple turnovers: Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke
25.8 - Mrs. soule's task: Genre Studies
I chose Romance Fiction, then Regency Romance & Romantic Suspense as sub-genres
Regency focuses on the culture & mores of the time, and how they affect the lives and behavior of the hero & heroine.
Romantic Suspense focuses on the suspense and throws the hero & heroine into the middle (in this case, the hero is framed for murder & must escape capture and the bad guys while trying to prove his innocence)
Regency: Venetia by Georgette Heyer
Romantic Suspense: The Perfect Princess by Elizabeth Thornton
30.3 Dlmrose's task: E-ticket Ride
D) Frontierland- Read a Western - takes place in Missouri/Kansas in 1860s
Rides A Hero by Heather Graham
E) Liberty Square - Read a PNR - Marked by P.C. Cast
Heather Graham is a Goodreads Author
Points this post = 80
Total Points = 195
Tasks Completed = 13
Total Pages = 5261
Goodreads Authors = 6
Big Books = 0
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneMy Goal Points for this Season: 550
Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 35
Updated last on: 9.18
Total # of books read: 2
Total # of pages read: 512
Total # of tasks completed: 2
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 1
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Task 20.7 Shorter is sweeter...Find the oldest book on your TBR list which is between 100-200 pages and read it.
I read
The Mystery of the Glowing Eye by Carolyn Keene 192 pages(9.18)
This was the oldest book on my TBR (2.28.09) that fit the page requirement for this task.
@@@@@@@@@@ repost @@@@@@@@@@@20.7 Shorter is sweeter (100-200 pages) Ain't No Sunshine by Leslie DuBois
122 pages verified on verification thread.
GR author
book points 20
I'm not putting challenge total as I've read and posted since this book and it would only confuse us all.
25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game Night B. Colonel Mustard – read a book with a yellow cover OR read a book with a military man (active duty or veteran) as a main character or non-fiction subject
From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava by Jay Kopelman
5. Lead Pipe in the Ballroom – read a true crime book OR read a book about dance and/or music
The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz
Yvonne Prinz is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
20.5 Bigger is Better- Katy's task: FallingA. I was sick!
Indelebile by Karin Slaughter
The main character, Sara Linton, is a paediatrician and part-time coroner.
538 pgs claiming Big Book ticket
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 20 points
RACHEL CA: 85 pts total20.09 VEGAS VACATION
6. The Bellagio: You get to sit back and relax in this fancy hotel. Choose any one of the options above.
I chose: 4. Treasure Island Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin (the main action takes place on a giant cruise ship in the ocean)
Points: 20
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
20.3 Music Around The FireOption A: I chose the word 'time' from the phrase 'triple time' which is on the list.
I read: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Points this post: 20
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
MG15.4. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
A. It’s not too late – Used Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey for summer task 5.5. Maple Leaf Rag. The author is Canadian. ** GR Author **
B. Don’t procrastinate – Death of a Dustman by M.C. Beaton. Had added the book to my tbr list in August.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Boston Kate15.10 Roaming Wild
Mockingjay
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Tammy AZ5.8 S.O.N. - Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson
15.7 Beginnings and Endings - The Dry Grass of August
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Winter's Bone - This was the oldest, short book on my TBR with 193 pages.
Post Total: 40
Grand Total: 55
10.1 - In Their Own WordsHarvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult - 454 pages
Interview is here
15.1 - Bye Bye
B. The Good Guy by Dean Koontz - 352 pages
This is an example given in the "one book" option.
20.8 - The Big 5-Oh
The Repurposed Library: 33 Craft Projects That Give Old Books New Life by Lisa Occhipinti - 144 pages
5 "o"s in the title.
20.9 - Vegas Vacation
Rolled 4.
Night Road by Kristin Hannah, a Goodreads author - 385 pages
The story takes place on Pine Island in Washington State.
Points this Post: 65
Total Points: 145
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 11
Total Pages Read: 3045
Total GR Authors: 1
Total Big Books 500+: 1
Total Big Books 750+: 0
Total Big Books 1000+: 0
Heather KSFinished task 10.7 Hot Off the Presses by reading Death by Facebook. It was published in Feb. of 2011.
Everett Peacock is a Goodreads author.
New point total: 25
Coralie5.8 S.O.N.
Hating Alison Ashley (son in title)
10.1 In Their Own Words
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
15.7 Beginnings and Endings
Things Fall Apart (starts and ends with T)
Total points 195
Laurie ME25.3: Beth NC's Task: Game Night:
1. Miss Scarlett: Sandra Hill - Tall, Dark and Cajun
2. Rope in the Conservatory - Georgette Heyer - Why Shoot a Butler?
Points this post: 25
Total points: 235>
10.3 - Headless Horseman
by Jennifer ClosePoints this post: 10
Total challenge points: 110
Goodreads Authors: Lauren Kate, Robert Liparulo
Big Books
Amanda A5.9 - Back to School
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Newbery Honor)
10.4 - Moniker Math
Then He Kissed Me by Christie Ridgway (7 letters in Readerboard name and author's last name)
Christie Ridgway is a Goodreads author
20.9 Lucky Me! - Jayme VA's task: Vegas Vacation
(Rolled a 4) Treasure Island: Read a book that takes place on a body of water, an island, or features pirates.
Making Waves by Tawna Fenske
Tawna Fenske is a Goodreads author
25.1 - Rosemary's task: Happiness Is...A Big Library
A. Borrowed book from local library
Heiress in Love by Christina Brooke
Christina Brooke is a Goodreads author
B. Read a book whose title contains exactly four different letters from the word ALEXANDRIA.
Lethal Justice by Fern Michaels (L,E,A,I)
30.4 Delicious Dee's Task: Trusty Shellback
Book 1: Read a book by an author who's initials are in the word SHELLBACK
Darklight by Lesley Livingston (LL)
Lesley Livingston is a Goodreads author
Book 2: Read a book that has a gemstone in either the title/subtitle or the author's name
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier is a Goodreads author
30.5 - mstan's task: Stranger in a Strange Land
A: Reimaginings - Read a book that is predominantly set in a place other than the author's birth-country, or where a place other than the author's birth-country plays a significant role in the story.
The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter
Book set in Budapest, Hungary and the author was born in the US
B: Culture Shock - Read a book which carries more than one title in a single language.
or ii) a work that has been published under different titles in different countries.
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly (A Gathering Light is the other title)
30.6 Donna Jo's task: I'd Like to See Your ID, Please.
D. Hair Color - Choose a book with a picture of a person with the same color hair as yours.
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Lesley Livingston is a Goodreads author
E. Height - Measure your height in inches or centimenters. Using any of the resulting digits, read a corresponding book from a series. (My height is 76 inches so I read book 6)
Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn
Carrie Vaughn is a Goodreads author
30.8 Jenn Renee's task: Head of the Class
Book A:
E. Gym- Read a book about an athlete or sports figure i.e. sports agent, team owner, mascot, coach, etc. (Professional football player)
The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton
Jaci Burton is a Goodreads author
Book B - Read a book where the main character is a student or an educator OR a book about any kind of school or academy. (Main character is a professor)
The Sixes by Kate White
Points this post: 180
Total Points: 180
Goodreads authors: 8
5.4-54The National Stage: Theatre and Cultural Legitimation in England, France, and America by Loren Kruger
This book has 256 pages
Total Books Read: 2
Total Challenges Completed: 2
Total Pages Read: 402
Big Book Tickets:0
GoodReads Author Tickets:0
Total Points: 10
BUTTERFLYCAGER25.4 Nickboy’s Task: Blood Diamonds!
Book #1 – A Diamond Dagger! The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid (2010 Diamond Dagger Winner)
Book #2 – A Red Diamond! Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith - takes place in Botswana.
Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 25
Total challenge points: 340
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 27
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
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20.5 Falling:
I chose option E: Science Fiction/Fantasy, and I read The Passage by Justin Cronin.
I'd like a claim a big book ticket please - 766 pages
Points this post: 20
Total points: 2
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads Authors:
Big Books: 500 (0), 750 (1), 1000 (0)