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WINTER CHALLENGE 2010-2011: ASIA
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Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)
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5.3 Starts With - Dear Prince Charming Finished 12/1/10 Total Point Earned: 5/820
Total Pages Read: 387/18676
Total Books Read: 1/49
Good Read Authours:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Jennifer KS5-3 Authors Names Starts with W D J F or A
Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
I was angry, disgusted, and sad while reading this book. It was a great story though!
Points this task 5
Total points 5
Books read 1
Good Read Authors 1
pages read 380
Tasks Complete 1
10.2- Orient ExpressI read How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation by Simone Elkeles which takes place entirely in Israel.
*Simone Elkeles is a goodreads author*
Points for this task- 10
Total Points- 10
Total # of books read- 1
Goodreads Authors- 1
Tasks Completed- 1
5.7 Happy New YearRead a book with a red cover
by Alexander McCall Smith.This really was a very red book, looks orange here, but I promise you it is red!
I had to read fast (took a sick day from work), due at the library today and no renewing!
Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads Author
Points Claimed This Post - 5
Books Read - 1
Tasks Completed - 1
Pages Read - 256
Points/Goal - 5/400
Goodreads Author - 1
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 10.8 Promise Her Anything But Give Her
Total Points: 10 Points
Task 10.8 Promise Her Anything But Give Her
Total Points: 10 Points
5.2 -- Singles Awareness DayFlawless by Sara Shepard
**Sara Shepard is a Goodreads Author**
5.6 -- It’s All in the Numbers
Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
Points: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Pages: 622
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
10.7 My Favourite Things Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
Genre chosen: Teen Fiction
Points: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Pages: 260
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name: Diane15.8. A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Read a book with a word in the title which relates to one of your “pet peeves.” - Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich. The pet peeve is poor table manners.
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Tasks in Progress: 2
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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5.3 Starts with- "A"I read the book Sea Glass by Anita Shreve
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Tasks in Progress:
Books Read: 1
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books:
Total Pages: 376
10.1 Birthday WishesFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
SRC Member list used: Mikiwilla
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Pages Read: 176
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
mikiwilla5.2 Short and Sweet
Uncatalogued by Julie Kaewert
10.6 Cookie Exchange - Cookie Variety - Lace Cookies
Larceny and Old Lace by Tamar Myers
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
Total Pages: 544
Books Read: 2
REBECCA AS5.8 Here's to a new beginning.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Points: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 454
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
NICOLE VA10.7 My Favorite Things
I read The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney from the Teen Fiction genrea list on BookPage.com
Total Points = 10
Task 10.8 Promise Her Anything But Give Her 
Points: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 816
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
10.9 - Serial KillerThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson
*Big Book*746 pages
Total points to date 10
Another challenge, another great book :)15.6. "Begins with Q, Alex"
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
*Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads author*
Total points: 15
Big Book tickets: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Goodread authors: 1
Books read: 1
Pages read: 352
Joanna T5.1 Short and Sweet
Second Space: New Poems by Czesław Miłosz, 102 pages
Points for this task: 5
Total Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500(0), 750(0), 1000(0)
Task 5.1 Short and SweetThe Berenstain Bear Scouts Meet Bigpaw by Stan Berenstain
Points this task:5
Total Points:5
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 10.7 My Favorite Things--favorite genre Chick Lit
**Laurie Viera Rigler is a Goodreads Author**
Total Points: 20 Points
Total GA: 1
Task 10.7 My Favorite Things--favorite genre Chick Lit
**Laurie Viera Rigler is a Goodreads Author**
Total Points: 20 Points
Total GA: 1
15.9 Warm-UpThe Testament by John Grisham Grisham was born in AR and lives in VA and MS
Book is 533 pgs, so one big book ticket, please.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
5.2 -- Singles Awareness DayFebruary 15th is Singles Awareness Day. Read a book with a one word title. The subtitle “A Novel” can be ignored, but no other subtitles will be accepted. Examples: Atonement, Beachcombers: A Novel
Push by Sapphire
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5.1 Short and Sweet by Nora EphronI Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections This book was 160 pagesPoints: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Good reads authors: 0
Big Books 0
20.3 Frosty the Snowman - Magical TransformationMistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Main character discovered unknown powers.
Brandon Sanderson is a Goodreads author.
537 pages, claiming one big book ticket.
Points: 20
Total Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.1 Short and SweetThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 114 pages
5.2 Singles Awareness Day
Cross (Alex Cross, #12) by James Patterson ***Goodreads Author***
Total Points = 10 Points
New Goodreads Author = James Patterson
20.3 Best Review Contest: chucklesthescot's task- Frosty the SnowmanLinger by Maggie Stiefvater ***Goodreads Author***
Character changes into a wolf in the novel
Total Points: 20 Points
New Goodreads Author: Maggie Stiefvater
5.9 -- Noel, NoelPerfect by Sara Shepard
**Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author**
Points: 5
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Pages: 930
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Finished:5.7 Happy New Year!
Shakespeare's Advice to the Players
by Peter Hall (The cover is really bright red, not the brownish red shown.) 176 pages10.9 Serial Killer
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts. This is the 4th and final book of the Bride Quartet series.
Today's Total: 15
Grand Total: 15
Books Read: 3
Pages Read: 544
Kathryn NC5.8 - Here's to a New Beginning
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde This series/author is completely new to me and I enjoyed it.
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 704
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Diane10.1 Birthday Wishes: Visit the shelves of a SRC member with a winter birthday and read a book he/she has rated 5 stars. I picked a book fom Katrina's shelf: The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling.
Total Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 2
Tasks in Progress: 2
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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RoTask 5.1-Short and Sweet
A Different Kind of Christmas by Alex Haley
Total Points in this Post: 5
Total Points to Date: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 101
Goodreads Authos: 0
5.1 Short and Sweet.I read 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff. The edition I read had 112 pages.
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 2
Tasks in Progress:
Books Read: 2
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books:
Total Pages: 488
ANNA E5.9 Noel, Noel
The Burning
This book was 486 pages
Points: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Good reads authors: 0
Big Books 0
Kate.x. Hello, I have finished my first task.
5.8 Here's to a new beginning.... I read
MC Beaton "Quiche of Death" Agatha Raisin 1#
Total points = 5.
30.4 Donna Jo's Task - By the NumbersBook A: I was born in 1972 (even)
Pandora's Clock by John J. Nance
Book B: I got 3 (3 word title)
Utopia: A Thriller by Lincoln Child
Total points: 40
15.8 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerMy pet peeve is people who are loud in the library when I'm trying to study. The key words were Close and Loud.
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Pages: 326
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.10 - Keep it Simple Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
**Sara Shepard is a Goodreads Author**
Points: 15
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 4
Pages: 1,265
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Task 30.5 Old 10 New 11old 10-Love Bites by Lynsay Sands
new 11-Claire De Lune by Christine Johnson
Points this task:30
Total Points:35
Total Goodreads Authors:
Total Big Book Tickets:
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: mrs soule's task- Christmas Fuzzies…or Not I love the Christmas season so I read a sad book (used up the whole tissue box!)
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Total points: 60
5.1 Short and Sweet.I read Genesis. The edition I read had 160 pages.
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 0
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 5.8 Here's to a New Beginning--1st book in a series
(Gemma Doyle #1)
Total Points: 25 Points
Total Goodread Authors: 1
Task 5.8 Here's to a New Beginning--1st book in a series
(Gemma Doyle #1)
Total Points: 25 Points
Total Goodread Authors: 1
wendy ma5.2 -- Singles Awareness Day
February 15th is Singles Awareness Day. Read a book with a one word title. Swindle by Korman Swindle
5.3 -- Starts With...
Our themes this season are WINTER and ASIA. Read a book by an author who’s first or last name starts with W, D, J, F, or A
Undead and Unfinished by MaryJaniceDavidson[book[book:Undead and Unfinished|6884614]
5.4 -- It’s Cold Outside
Read a book with a winter related word in the title (winter, cold, ice, frost, snow, shiver, arctic, freeze, blizzard, etc.). Compound words are fine.
Ice Limit by PrestonIce Limit
10.9 Serial Killer: Read the last or latest published book in a series. The series should be comprised of at least 3 published books by the same author with continuing elements (characters and/or setting, plot device) in any genre. The book should be identified as part of a series on GoodReads ("Series Name #.).
Worth Dying For by Lee Child Jack Reacher #15Worth Dying For
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: mrs soule's task- Christmas Fuzzies…or Not
Plenty of people think the holidays are a time of joy, wonder, and good spirit. For others, that spirit isn’t quite so warm and fuzzy.
IF you LOVE this time of year (Hanukkah! Kwanza! Solstice! Christmas! New Years! Squeee!), then read a sad book – fiction that makes you cry, with a sad ending, or non-fiction about a sad subject. If you feel I’m evil and Scrooge-like for even suggesting this, you can fake it and read a happy book with a BLUE cover.
Sad Book The Awakening by Chopin The Awakening (Sad ending) Love all Holidays!!
45 total
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- lovely flowers on the cover20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: mrs soule's task- Christmas Fuzzies…or Not
I love the Christmas season (mainly because all my kids come home for at least a few days- fun!) so I needed to read a sad book.
I read
.I didn't expect this to be sad - I planned to read it for another task. I found it to be a very sad take on aging - and then, the ending was a list of things she would and wouldn't miss, presumably when she was dead, and I found that a really sad way to end a book.
Total points: 30
Readerboard Name: StacyCT10.5 Chinese Dragon Dance
Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (There are vampire and ghost characters in this book.)
I'd like to claim a Big Book Ticket for this book -- 530 pages.
Task Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Total Points Earned: 10
Total Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 530
GoodReads Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1), 750+(), 1000+()
30.1 -- Sheila's Task -- The B & W TaskBlack Beauty and Three Beloved Classics by E. B. White: Charlotte's Web/the Trumpet of the Swan/Stuart Little
Total Point Earned: 35/875
Total Pages Read: 824/21572
Total Books Read: 3/58
Good Read Authours:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
15.8. A Festivus for the Rest of Us!When the Phone Rang by Harry Mazer
My pet peeve is people using their cell phones in public places - on planes, standing in line at grocery stores, driving, etc. Not just the talking but the texting/surfing the web as well. Drives me nuts!
Points: 15
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
Pages: 1,446
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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