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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!
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5.1 - Boo! Candy Cane Murder Finished 9/1/11 Total Point Earned: 5/975
Total Pages Read: 432/24301
Total Books Read: 1/66
Good Read Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
5.1 - Boo!
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie HustonTotal Points = 5
*Note - This had to be one of the strangest books I have EVER read. I have never ever thought about the people that go to death and crime scenes and clean up the mess that is left. Talk about a creepy job, but I guess somebody has to do it. Yuck
5.8 S.O.N.Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate AtkinSON
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
BUTTERFLYCAGER5.1 Boo!
Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
5.9 Back to School
Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer
Newbery Medal winner for 1937
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
10.6 - Big Game Hunter Feed by Mira Grant
583 pages.
Claiming one big book ticket
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
KIM NY5.4 - 54: I read
by Cassandra Clare. This book had 485 pages.Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Danielle Louise5.9 -- Back to School
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
1996 Newbery Medal
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 128
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Kathy G.5.9- Back to School
Wringer not all birthdays are welcome by Jerry Spinelli
****Newberry Honor Book 1998***
Total Points- 5
Total Tasks - 1
Goodreads Authors- 0
Big Books- 0
5.4 - 54The Overton Window by Glenn Beck
I read the large print Library Binding edition that was 439 pages.
5.9 - Back to School
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen from the Newberry Honor list. (next to last listed on page 1)
Total Points = 15
*Hoot brought back what "fun" junior high school was back in the day.
5.9- Back To SchoolI read When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. This is a Newbery Award winning book.
Points For Post- 5
Total Points- 5
GR Authors-
Total Tasks- 1
RACHEL CA: 15 pts total15.09 GET OUT THE WINTER CLOTHES
From A House to A Home: Great Ideas for Decorating the Home, Feeding the Family and Making the Most of Time-Off by Jemima Mills (straw hat on the top near the center--if you can't see it, it's more visible on the image of the paperback edition)Points: 15
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.1 - Boo!
9/2/11 Total Point Earned: 5
Total Pages Read: 240
Total Books Read: 1
Good Read Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Liora5.2 Lat & Long - The Apprentice
112 pagesI live in the United States and the book is set entirely in Florence, Italy.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
BUTTERFLYCAGER10.2 Queen of Denial
Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan
Negative word in title = never
Marie Brennan is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 10
Total challenge points: 20
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Carly5.9 - Back to School
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
2003 Newbery Honor
Points This Task: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Tasks in Progress: 0
Books Read: 1
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 216
Jayme(the ghostreader)I completed task 15.10 Roam Wild-choose a book of my choice. I read "Four To Score" by Janet Evanovitch. Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads author.
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Big Books 500+, 750+, 1000+
Goodreads Authors: 1 Janet Evanovitch
Task Points: 15
Grand Total: 15/1100
10.10 Back to Our RootsThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Points this post: 10
Total challenge points: 10
Goodreads Authors
Big Books
15.4 It's Not Too Late, But Don't Wait Any Longer!Book A: The Terra-Cotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri (fits 5.4 from the Summer Challenge - repeated letter (RR or TT)
Book B: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri (added to my TBR on Aug 30 2011)
Points: 15
RACHEL CA: 20 pts total5.10 WOMEN AND CATS, MEN AND DOGS
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (men and dogs). Garth Stein is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
Points: 5
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 20.10
I decided to read The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen and I have made my post in the discussion thread for that book.
**Sarah Addison Allen** is a Goodreads author!**
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 1
Pages read: 273
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Stacey5.9 Back to School
American Born Chinese
(from the Printz Award list)
New points: 5
Total points: 10
10.1 - In Their Own Words: Read any book by an author interviewed by Goodreads VoiceI read The Red Queen by Phillipa Gregory. She was interviewed by the Goodreads Voice.
Total points: 10
Books read: 1
Total pages: 382
JUDYTask #10.4 Moniker Math
Damsel in Distress by Carola Dunn (Dunn and Judy each have 4 letters)
Task # 15.9 Get Out the Winter Clothes
Points this post 10+15=25
Total points 25
Tasks completed 2
Books Read 2
Readerboard Name - Jodi210.10 Blindness (Finished 9/2/11)
Points Earned: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads authors: 0
Total Pages Read: 326
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1,000+ (0)
5.2 Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey Of A Desert Nomad(Finished 9/3/11)
Points Earned: 5
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
Goodreads authors: 0
Total Pages Read: 240
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1,000+ (0)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneMy Goal Points for this Season: 550
Points earned for this task: 15
Points Achieved to date: 15
Updated last on: 9.3
Total # of books read: 1
Total # of pages read: 320
Total # of tasks completed: 1
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 1
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Task 15.10 Roaming Wild...book of your choice:
I read
Double Black by Wendy Clinch This is a Goodreads Author (9.2)I chose this book as I (being a "virgin skier") think skiing is a "wild" thing to do.
20.5 FallingB.
Faked To Death by Dean JamesFeet on the cover
Points this post: 20
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
5.4 54Forever by Judy Blume, 155 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
BUTTERFLYCAGER5.2 Lat & Long
The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith
I live in the United States, and this book is set in Botswana.
Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 5
Total challenge points: 25
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
5.10 Women and Cats, Men and DogsChristmas with Tucker by Greg Kincaid
10.8 Readers Also Emjoyed:
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV
by Karleen Koen. I started with Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution, which was a much more engaging book.
15.7 Beginnings and Endings:
The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross Fun YA Steampunk
Today's today: 30
Grand Total 30
KIM NY10.4 - Moniker Math
I read City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare. My readerboard name has 5 letters and so does Clare's last name.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 15
TammyAZ15.5 I Can See My House from Here
The Curse of the Pharaohs
Book is set in Egypt.
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 15
On the board!!5.9 Back to School
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, which won the Newbery in 2010
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books: 1
Pages Read: 208
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
20.5 Bigger is Better- Katy's task: Falling Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien
Option A: I was sick. Gaia Stone, the main character, is a midwife and performs her duties overseeing pregnant women throughout the book.
*Caragh O'Brien is a goodreads author*
Points this post: 20
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
RACHEL CA: 25 pts total5.08 S.O.N.
Secret Intensity of Everyday Life by William Nicholson (author's name)
Points: 5
Total points: 25
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
15.5 I Can See My HouseThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
****GR Author****
Points: 15
Total Points: 15
GR Authors: 1
Big Books 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
ANGIE CA15.1 Bye, bye!
Book: Comfort Food by Kitty Thomas
Notes: Tomas 2010. The Kindle edition has no page count, and there's no paperback, so the hardcover is 186 pages.
*GoodReads Author*
15.9 Get out the winter clothes
Book:
by Lauren KateNotes: Fingerless lace gloves. Approved in task help thread.
*GoodReads Author*
20.3 Music Around the Fire
Book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Notes: "Chamber" music.
20.10 Group Read
Book: The Peach Keeper: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
Notes: Post #3 in the discussion thread.
*GoodReads Author*
This Post: 70
Total to Date: 70
GRA Tickets: 3
BB Tickets: 0
Books Read: 3
Danielle Louise10.2 -- Queen of Denial
Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Pages Read: 440
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Finished10.1 in their own words
Magic Hour by Krisitn Hannah
Task points 10
Total points 10
Total tasks 1
Total books 1
10.4 Moniker MathMy readerboard name is Rosemary (8 letters).
I read: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Points this post: 10
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
30.3 Dlmrose's task: E-ticket RideI went to the Haunted Mansion on Liberty Square (E) and read a paranormal book. The main character can find the dead (she feels when a corpse is near):
Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
After that I went to Fantasyland (F) and read a fantasy book. The setting is an alternate world and the main character has the magical ability to hear ghosts (So I suppose it might also work for E) and voices on the wind:
Terrier by Tamora Pierce
** Terrier has 582 pages, so it qualifies for a Big Book. **
** Tamora Pierce is a Goodreads author. **
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Goodreads authors: 1 (Tamora Pierce)
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 100+ (0)
10.7 Hot Off The Presses Read a book first published in 2011.
A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion: A Novel by Ron Hansen
This Post: 10
Total Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 1/61
Books Read: 3/87
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