The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

If you'd like a place to plan or share what you'll be reading for the Winter 2013 Challenge, you may post a list in this thread. You are NOT required to post here to participate in the challenge.

Kathy G's Winter Challenge 2013
***Goodreads Authors


5.1- In the Kitchen
Taste of Home: Simple & Delicious Cookbook
5.2- In the Library
How to Buy a Love of Reading by Tanya Egan Gibson***
5.3- In the Ballroom
Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark
5.4- In the Conservatory
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
5.5- In the Dining Room
The Rustlers of West Fork by L'Amour Louis
5.6- In the Billiards Room
l8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle
5.7- In the Hall
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas***
5.8- In the Study
On Writing by Stephen King
5.9- In the Cellar
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy by Frances Mayes
5.10- In the Lounge
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

10.1- Get a Clue
Red Glove by Holly Black***
10.2- Sochi Sidekicks
Winter Town by Stephen Emond***
10.3- Donors Wanted
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
10.4- A Really Big Show
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han***
10.5- Speakeasy
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
10.6- SWLAT
Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
10.7- Flip the Page
Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix***
10.8- Take the Plunge!
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey***
10.9- White Sale!
The Blackhope Enigma by Teresa Flavin***
10.10- 'Tis the Season
Santa Cruise by Mary Higgins Clark

15.1- The Murder Happened in the _______ with a _____.
The Clue in the Diary by Carolyn Keene
The Man With a Load of Mischief by Martha Grimes***
15.2- The Old and the New
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Legend by Marie Lu***
15.3- Happy Valentine's Day!
The Arkadians by Lloyd Alexander
15.4- Who Done It?
Black Heart by Holly Black***
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
15.5- Mysteries Can Be Real.
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
15.6- Happy Birthday, Jim!
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
15.7- Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Magyk by Angie Sage
15.8- No Time to Waste
Littles And Their Amazing New Friend by John Lawrence Peterson
15.9- First or Last?
The Shadow Lantern by Teresa Flavin***
15.10- Celebrate!
The Crimson Shard by Teresa Flavin***

20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 4- #14 on the list
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Mystery sub-genre: Historical Mystery
The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer***
20.3-
20.4-
20.5-
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
Fall 2013- Task 15.5
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
20.7-
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 4- Use "F" in GRIFFITH JOYNER
Flabbergasted by Ray Blackston
20.9-
20.10- Group Read
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell***

25.1- Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 1- Read a book in a series and then a
stand alone novel by the same author
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
25.2- Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
Option 2- "king" in title
The King of the Castle by Victoria Holt
Option 4- food on cover
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
25.3- Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
I rolled a 1 & 5
Option 1- 4 letter word from song - "Dark" line 2
City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte***
Option 5- book about singing group (non-fiction)
The Bee Gees: The Biography by David N. Meyer***
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 3- six words in the title
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins***
Option 4- set in cold Wyoming
Wyoming Bold by Diana Palmer
25.5- Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option D- Music- song- Winter Wonderland
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah***
Option E- book of your choice
The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler***
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours
Set in Japan- in Asia
Ink by Amanda Sun***
Set in Canada- in North America
When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 1- a title in name (Mr.)
Good-Bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton
Clue 4- description of book contains a year (1914)
Circles of Time by Phillip Rock
25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
Option 1- On cover- pet from petting zoo (rabbit)
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Option 3- Book with literary awards
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan***
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option 1- A goodreads author that is new to you
Before the Storm by Diane Chamberlain***
Option 3- Book one in a series
Legend by Marie Lu***
25.10-
25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 1- "Come" in the title
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Option 2- Blue cover
The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle

30.1- Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
Note: Rolled a 3 and a 5
Option 3- The activity I love is READING :-)
A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict by John Baxter
Option 5- Read a book about an addiction
Cut by Patricia McCormick
30.2- Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
Option A- SciFi and Fantasy
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson***
Option B- page number- 207 (C Scale)
Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie
30.3- Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoy
Option A
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green***
Option B- Readers Also Enjoyed (Found on Nov. 17)
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn
30.4- Dimrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A- Sheila's List-
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks***
Book B- Suggested by Sandy
Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
30.5- Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 2- Rolled a 3- Picked a book 3rd row
15 Seconds by Andrew Gross***
Option 3- set High to Low (4.47 rating on 11/16)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
30.6- Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 3- Read author's first work and last work
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Rolled: 1 & 4
Option 1- Author's initials in TRIATHALON
Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman
Option 4- Read non-fiction on something you want to improve
Creative Journal Writing: The Art and Heart of Reflection by Stephanie Dowrick

Sheila's Winter Reading Plan



Five Point Tasks = ➜ on pc = ✔ Posted = ☐ Credited = ■ ✔

5.1 -- In the Kitchen

5 Gears Diet: Learn how to drive your body by Diana Artene
(owned on kindle) approved for ebook verification # )

5.2 -- In the Library
Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett
(kindle and mp3 book lending at Ch)

5.3 -- In the Ballroom
Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris
(on pc)

5.4 -- In the Conservatory
The St. Patrick's Day Murder by Lee Harris
(kindle lending Ch)

5.5 -- In the Dining Room
Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
(on pc-series)

5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
(on pc - #1)

5.7 -- In the Hall
The Quiet Game by Greg Iles
(kindle lending-all, #1 in series)

5.8 -- In the Study
Deadly Heat by Richard Castle
(posted approval question in help thread)

5.9 -- In the Cellar
The Terracotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri
(Italy-mp3 Ch)

5.10 -- In the Lounge
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter
(on pc-kindle lending Ch and He)

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Ten Point Tasks

10.1 - Get a Clue
Hollywood Tough by Stephen J. Cannell
(C L E in authors last name, U in Title) (on pc & lp at Mo))

10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
Winter of Secrets by Vicki Delany
(snow on cover - at C and H)

10.3 - Donors Wanted
Undead and Unstable by MaryJanice Davidson
(on pc only)

10.4 - A Really Big Show
Dust to Dust by Tami Hoag
(to from I want TO Hold Your Hand) (on pc and all)

10.5 - Speakeasy
The Confession by Charles Todd
(approved # 5 in help thread)

10.6 - SWLAT
Full Speed by Janet Evanovich
(on pc and at M)

10.7 - Flip the Page
The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
(on pc, at M, O and H)

10.8 - Take the Plunge!
Hunter's Moon by Dana Stabenow
(on pc only)

10.9 - White Sale!
Dreaming Of The Bones by Deborah Crombie
(on pc, lp at M - Authors name is in white)

10.10 'Tis The Season
Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton

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Fifteen Point Tasks

15.1 - The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
Dead In The Water by Stuart Woods
AND
Sleep with the Lights on by Maggie Shayne
(on hold at H)

15.2 - The Old and the New
Vector by Robin Cook
(on pc and lp at M)
AND
Abandon by Blake Crouch, Jack
(on pc only)

15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2:One book option
Infernal Angels by Lo.ren D. Estleman

15.4 - Whodunit?
Option 2:one book option
Fatal Secrets by Allison Brennan
(on pc and all)

15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real.
My Story by Elizabeth Smart
(audiobook ordered from M)

15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!
Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas
(on pc and lp at M) (Crystal from The Crystal Ship

15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Evidence of Murder by Lisa Black
(C and H)

15.8 - No Time to Waste.
A Little Class On Murder by Carolyn G. Hart
(H only)

15.9 - First or Last?
A Deeper Darkness by J.T. Ellison
(O, H and C)

15.10 – Celebrate!
ANY BOOK

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Spreadsheet View

✎ - Planned
✔ - Read

39 of 59 Tasks Completed
51 of 81 Books Reported

5-Point Tasks

8/10 completed

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✎ 5.1 In the Kitchen Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
✎ 5.2 In the Library The Book of Lost Things
✔ 5.3 In the Ballroom Dance With Me
✔ 5.4 In the Conservatory Blame It On The Mistletoe
✔ 5.5 In the Dining Room Knives and Feathers
✔ 5.6 In the Billiards Room Heart in Hand
✔ 5.7 In the Hall Nexus
✔ 5.8 In the Study Love You Like a Romance Novel
✔ 5.9 In the Cellar The Melody Thief
✔ 5.10 In the Lounge The Great Gatsby
(hide spoiler)]

10-Point Tasks

9/10 completed

(view spoiler)[
✔ 10.1 Get a Clue Turbulence
✔ 10.2 Sochi Sidekicks The Elf and Shoemaker
✔ 10.3 Donors Wanted Undead Have Bunnies, Too
✔ 10.4 A Really Big Show Why I Love Geeks
✎ 10.5 Speakeasy The Masqueraders
✔ 10.6 SWLAT Thick as Thieves
✔ 10.7 Flip the Page Six Ways from Sunday
✔ 10.8 Take the Plunge! Cop Out
✔ 10.9 White Sale! Bound and Determined
✔ 10.10 Tis The Season Mistletoe and Submission
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15-Point Tasks

8/10 completed

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✔ 15.1 The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________ Death in the Clouds and Dance with the Devil
✔ 15.2 The Old and the New Drawn Together and Redemption
✔ 15.3 Happy Valentine's Day It's Not Shakespeare
✎ 15.4 Whodunit? Killing Floor
✎ 15.5 Mysteries Can Be Real Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
✔ 15.6 Happy Birthday, Jim! Take My Picture
✔ 15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet? Safeword
✔ 15.8 No Time to Waste Bring The Heat
✔ 15.9 First or Last? The Sum of All Kisses (Smythe-Smith Quartet #3)
✔ 15.10 Celebrate! Plan B
(hide spoiler)]

20-Point Tasks

7/10 completed

(view spoiler)[
✎ 20.1 Check...And Mate! The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari
✎ 20.2 Mystery Sub-genres After Midnight
✔ 20.3 Solo and Ensemble His For The Holidays
✔ 20.4 Ode to Joy Play Me, I'm Yours
✔ 20.5 Out With The Old And In With The New! Love & Loyalty
✔ 20.6 I Love To Plan Bad Idea
✎ 20.7 Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here? His Majesty's Dragon
✔ 20.8 Famous December Birthdays! The Secret Garden
✔ 20.9 Love of Christmas Films Hotel Babylon
✔ 20.10 Group Reads Secrets of a Summer Night
(hide spoiler)]

25-Point Tasks

9/11 completed

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✎ 25.1 Pick a Pair Raising Steam and Dodger
✎ 25.2 Christmas Memories! A Matter of Time, Vol. 1 and One Good Earl Deserves a Lover
✔ 25.3 Settlers of Catan (Rolled 1 & 5) Dark Horse and I Am Ozzy
✔ 25.4 Snow Is a Four Letter Word Cherish Your Name and Falling
✔ 25.5 These Are a Few of My Favorite Things Red+Blue and Two Tickets to Paradise
✔ 25.6 Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours. Pressure Head (Hertfordshire England) and Clear Water (California, USA)
✔ 25.7 Don't Be Clueless Taken in Hand and Starfish and Coffee
✔ 25.8 Children Make Christmas Fun! The Bad Beginning and The Reptile Room
✔ 25.9 All Things New Home Again and His Hearth
✔ 25.10 Nutcracker Tradition Nowhere Ranch and Tooth & Nail
✔ 25.11 Showtime for Dogs Between Sinners and Saints and Family Man
(hide spoiler)]

30-Point Tasks

5/7 completed

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✎ 30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This (Rolled 2 and 6) The Name of the Wind and Tigers and Devils
✔ 30.2 Ty's Task: Absolute Zero A Solid Core of Alpha and Forever
✔ 30.3 Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed Family Unit and Duty & Devotion
✔ 30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison Daddy, Daddy and Me and Wed Him Before You Bed Him
✔ 30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR The House of Silence - Volume 1 and Cheating Chance
✎ 30.6 Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings I Am Legend and Little Women
✔ 30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run (Rolled 1 and 6) How to Raise an Honest Rabbit and Sinnerman
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50-Point Task
(view spoiler)[
✎ 50.1 Pamela Su's Task: Variety is the Spice of Life Second Chances,Achilles and the Houseboy & My Roommate's a Jock? Well, Crap!
(hide spoiler)]

SAMJAYMC

Winter Challenge 2013 Tasks

5.1 -- In the Kitchen
5.2 -- In the Library
5.3 -- In the Ballroom
5.4 -- In the Conservatory
5.5 -- In the Dining Room
5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
5.7 -- In the Hall
5.8 -- In the Study
5.9 -- In the Cellar
5.10 -- In the Lounge

10.1 - Get a Clue
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
10.3 - Donors Wanted
10.4 - A Really Big Show
10.5 - Speakeasy
10.6 - SWLAT
10.7 - Flip the Page
10.8 - Take the Plunge!
10.9 - White Sale!
10.10 'Tis The Season

15.1 - The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
15.2 - The Old and the New
15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day! post 1961
15.4 - Whodunit? post 2334
15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real. post 2452
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim! post 2452
15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet? post 2477
15.8 - No Time to Waste. post 1280
15.9 - First or Last? post 1880
15.10 – Celebrate! post 2452

20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate! post 56
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres post 123
20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble post 468
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy post 784
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New! post 412
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan post 140
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here? post 442
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays! post 392
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films post 487
20.10 - Group Reads

25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
25.2 - Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories! post 2206
25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours. post 1174
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless post 251
25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun! post 1793
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New post 1719
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition post 2116
25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs post 1345

30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This post 613
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero post 1630
30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed post 1395
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison post 1056
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR post 665
30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings post 2206
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run

50.1 - Pamela Su's task: Variety is the Spice of Life post 1762


Total Points: 705
Books Read: 46
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)

5 points
(view spoiler)[5.1 -- In the Kitchen
Cake Decorating for the first time - Jaynie Maxfield
appr'd in help thread
5.2 -- In the Library
The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
5.3 -- In the Ballroom
Private Dancer - Suzanne Forster
5.4 -- In the Conservatory
- H.D. Gordon
(cover is not requirement??) tiger lily on cover; ebook approved @896
5.5 -- In the Dining Room
Knife - R.J. Anderson
5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
Sudden Response - R.L. Mathewson
#1 in EMS series
5.7 -- In the Hall
Venus Connection - Kate Steele
ebook app'd @1445
5.8 -- In the Study
Tempting the Beast - Lora Leigh
heroine is a journalist
5.9 -- In the Cellar
House of Simeon - D.J. Manly
set in Ancient Rome, Italy; ebook app'd @582
5.10 -- In the Lounge
The Giver - Lois Lowry
("book club" genre just came back this morning! which I totally knew it would. Hopefully it won't disappear by the time you see this...) (hide spoiler)]

10 points
(view spoiler)[10.1 - Get a Clue
The Fighter's Block - Hadley Quinn
bLoCk - hadlEy qUinn
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
- Damon Suede
fire/flames - book app'd in help thread
10.3 - Donors Wanted
(vampires) Angel of Darkness - Cynthia Eden
10.4 - A Really Big Show
All of You - Christina Lee
YOU from She Loves You
10.5 - Speakeasy
Debutantes - Cora Harrison
set in 1923
10.6 - SWLAT
Accidental Abduction - Eve Langlais
10.7 - Flip the Page
Wife by Wednesday - Catherine Busbee
10.8 - Take the Plunge!
Northern Rebel: Daring in the Dark - Jennifer LaBrecque
set in Alaska, book app'd in help thread
10.9 - White Sale!
- Anne Tenino
white tank, white sail; ebook app'd @751
10.10 'Tis The Season
Christmas is Cancelled - Aurelia Rowl
ebook app'd @254
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15 points
(view spoiler)[15.1 - The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
IN THE: Love in the Afternoon - Lisa Kleypas
WITH THE: Lady with the Devil's Scar - Sophie James
15.2 - The Old and the New
old fave: The Obedient Bride - Mary Balogh
new to me: Pleasure Bound - Opal Carew
15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2: Intentional Abduction - Eve Langlais
IA & EL found in VALENTINES
15.4 - Whodunit?
mystery: Tempting Danger - Eileen Wilks
for Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock
15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real
The I-5 Killer - Ann Rule
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!
Night Owl - M. Pierce
Night from End of the Night; PB version: Night Owl
15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
The Society Wife - India Grey
15.8 - No Time to Waste.
Perfect Formation - K.B. Alan
15.9 - First or Last?
Diamond Girl - Andrea Smith
first in series
(hide spoiler)]

20 points
(view spoiler)[20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 2B: Flesh - Kylie Scott
#1 of Flesh series, 284 pages
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
The Tinder Box - Minette Walters
Mystery>Crime genre; new to me author
20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble
Option 1: Under Her Skin - Frost, Brook, & Andrews
ebook app'd @1491; short story in description
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 2: Sticks & Stones - Urban & Roux
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option D: Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks
#1 of Montgomery & Armstrong series; 372 pages
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo
finished all tasks from Summer and Fall 2013; book has been on TBR since Jun 9, 2013 (7 months); 372 pages
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2 (Sci-fi): My Fair Captain - J.L. Langley
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 4: Frigid - J. Lynn
F in GRIFFITH JOYNER; 260 pages
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 5: The Age of Miracles - Karen Walker
book added to TBR on December 2, 2013; 284 pages
20.10 - Group Reads
Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell
comment #38 in discussion thread (hide spoiler)]

25 points
(view spoiler)[25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 1 - Evangeline Anderson
Book 1 (series): The Assignment (The Assignment #1)
Book 2 (standalone): Kidnapped for Christmas; ebook app'd @694
25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
Option 4: Can't Get Enough - Sarah Mayberry
set in Australia; 250 pages
Option 6: Sweet Young Thang - Anne Tenino
AT in cATan; 374 pages
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 1 (ice): Ice Cream on the Side - Wren Boudreau
ebook app'd @639
Option 2 (SnOw): World's Most Eligible Texan - Sara Orwig
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option C (James): The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James; 367 pgs
Option E: A to Z - Marie Sexton; 236 pgs
367+236 > 600
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
I live in the US.
Australia: Hot Island Nights - Sarah Mayberry
Great Britain: Her Best Worst Mistake - Sarah Mayberry
ebook app'd @581
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 1: Dr. Hugh Mann - Mark Tufo
Clue 2: Hot Sahara Wind - Emma Wildes
S & W - Sahara Wind
25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
Option 2: Alchemy and Meggy Swann - Karen Cushman
published in English, native language is Viet
Option 3 (awards): The Westing Game - Ellen Raskin
book app'd in help thread
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 2: Until Fountain Bridge - Samantha Young
ebook app'd @1506; SY found in TCHAIKOVSKY
Option 5: - Courtney Milan
25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 1 (down): Down London Road
Option 2:
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30 points
(view spoiler)[30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
rolled 4 and 6
Option 4: Deer in Headlights - Staci Hart
deeR in HeAdliGts
Option 6: Saga, Volume 1 - Brian Vaughan
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
Option B (Celsius): The Countess Conspiracy - Courtney Milan
250 pages
Option C (little): Little Conversations - Sybilla Maltilde
30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A: Sweet as Sin - Inez Kelly
ebook app'd @1194
Book B: The Reluctant Nude - Meg Maguire
found around Jan 10ish
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A: Axel - Harper Sloan
Angel Book Junkie TBR
Book B: Temporary Bliss - B.J. Harvey
Fran common books
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 2 (rolled 1): Slam! - J.L. Merrow
Option 4: This Girl - Colleen Hoover
added to TBR on 6/25/13
30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 3: Lola Stark
Book A (debut): Tattered Love
Book B (latest): Conflicted Love (hide spoiler)]

50 points
(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

5.1 - Jamie's 15 Minute Meals post #55
5.2 - Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops post #55
5.3 - Devil's Waltz post #55
5.4 - Below Zero post #55
5.5 - Red Knife post #555
5.6 - Any book in series #1 - 9
5.7 - Running the Maze post #55
5.8 - Edited for Death post #555
5.9 - Siberian Education post #55
5.10 - Mr Rosenblum's List post #555

10.1 - Birthrights
10.2 - Nowhere To Run post #555
10.3 - Dead Ever After
10.4 - Standing in Another Man's Grave
10.5 - All Quiet on the Western Front
10.6 - Lamb
10.7 - Black Sunday
10.8 - Gulag post #555
10.9 - No Going Back
10.10 - A Christmas Carol post #555

15.1 - In the Woods & Sniper One
15.2 - Deadlocked & No Mercy post #555
15.3 - Aggressor & Short Fuses
15.4 - Season Of The Harvest
15.5 - Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets post #555
15.6 - Black Light
15.7 - The Fix
15.8 - Gray Justice
15.9 - 1st or latest in series. (Stratton? Leather?)
15.10 - Book Club

20.1 - Beat
20.2 - Hot Springs post #555
20.3 - Spider Shepherd Short Stories post #555
20.4 - Time to Kill post #555
20.5 - Read a book by a 'favourite author' no rereads
20.6 - Any book (15.10 from fall 2013)
20.7 - Fahrenheit 451
20.8 - Boardwalk Empire
20.9 - Generation Kill post #555
20.10 - Fangirl

25.1 - Hostage Zero & Nathan's Run
25.2 - Hollywood Station & Killing for the Company
25.3 - A Cold Heart & Three Weeks To Say Goodbye
25.4 - Cold Wind & Blood Trail
25.5 - Any Chris Ryan & Any Book
25.6 - Book set in US & Book set in UK
25.7 - Saving Grace & Pale Horse Coming
25.8 - Pippi Longstocking & The Giver
25.9 - The Ritual Bath & Fobbit
25.10 - Any Stephen Hunter & re-read a favourite book
25.11 - Visit Sunny Chernobyl & Rules of Honour

30.1 - Proximity & Any Book
30.2 - When We Have Wings &
30.3 - Point Of Impact & The Watchman
30.4 - Blue Heaven & Cut to the Bone
30.5 - TBR picks following formula.
30.6 - Heart of Darkness and the Congo Diary & The Color Purple
30.7 - A Touch of Dead & Breaking Point

5.1 A Homemade Life - Molly Wizenberg
5.2 Beowulf on the Beach - Jack Murnighan
5.3 Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake
5.4 That They May Face the Rising Sun - John McGahern
5.5 The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
5.6 The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
5.7 The Sweet Far Thing - Libba Bray
5.8 On Writing - Stephen King
5.9 I, Claudius (Italy) - Robert Graves
5.10 Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout

10.1 Black Beauty - Anna Sewell
10.2 Wings of Fire - Various
10.3 The Fall - Guillermo Del Toro
10.4 All My Sins Remembered - Joe Haldeman
10.5 Empire State - Adam Christohper
10.6 I Can Barely Take Care of Myself - Jen Kirkman
10.7 What Dreams May Come - Richard Matheson
10.8 The Hypnotist (Sweden) - Lars Kepler
10.9 White Fang - Jack London
10.10 Mistletoe Murder - Lelsie Meier

15.1.1 The Man in the Brown Suit - Agatha Christie
15.1.2 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larson
15.2.1 Carrie - Stephen King
15.2.2 Ringworld - Larry Niven
15.3.1 Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
15.3.2 The Peach Keeper - Sarah Addison Allen
15.4.1 Murder Under the Mistletoe - Jennifer jordan
15.4.2 A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin
15.5 In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
15.6 A Song for Arbonne - Guy Gavriel Kay
15.7 Let it Snow - John Green
15.8 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
15.9 The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
15.10 We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver

20.10 American Gods - Neil Gaiman

25.1.1 The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson
25.1.2 Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
25.2.1 The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart
25.2.2 On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle
25.3.1 The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan
25.3.2 I Am the Messenger - Marcus Zusak
25.4.1 The History of the Snowman - Bob Eckstein
25.6.1 The Virgin Blue - Tracy Chevalier
25.6.2 The Piano Teacher - Janice Lee

30.1.1 The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett
30.1.2 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
30.2.1 1632 - Eric Flint
30.2.2 Little Brother - Cory Doctorow
30.3.1 Full Dark, No Stars - Stephen King
30.3.2 The Living Dead 2 - Various
30.4.1 Gulp - Mary Roach
30.4.2 Doctor Sleep - Stephen King
30.5.1 Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman
30.5.2 Carrion Confort - Dan Simmons
30.6.1 Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
30.6.2 The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
30.7.1 The Horse Whisperer - Nicholas Evans
30.7.2 She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb

5.1 - In the Kitchen - Yes, Chef: A Memoir
5.2 - In the Library - The Thirteenth Tale
5.3 - In the Ballroom - The Slave Dancer
5.4 - In the Conservatory - Dobry ✔
5.5 - In the Dining Room -
5.6 - In the Billiards Room - Anne of Windy Poplars
5.7 - In the Hall - Roller Skates
5.8 - In the Study - On Writing ✔
5.9 - In the Cellar - Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
5.10 - In the Lounge - Book club book

10.1 - Get a Clue - Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks- Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole
10.3 - Donors wanted -
10.4 - A Really Big Show - What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
10.5 - Speakeasy - Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
10.6 - Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States ✔
10.7 - Flip the Page - The View from Saturday
10.8 - Take the Plunge - The Snow Child
10.9 - White Sale! - The Sittaford Mystery ✔
10.10 - 'Tis the Season - A Christmas Carol

15.1 - The Murder Happened... - An Atheist in the FOXhole: A Liberal's Eight-Year Odyssey Inside the Heart of the Right-Wing Media and Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog ✔
15.2 - The Old and the New - A Suitable Vengeance and Whose Body? ✔
15.3 - Happy Valentine's Day! - Thimble Summer ✔:
15.4 - Whodunit? - Angels Flight ✔
15.5 - True Crime - The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town ✔
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim! - The Light Between Oceans
15.7 - Professor Plum? - Cold Sassy Tree ✔
15.8 - No Time to Waste - Delhi Is Not Far ✔
15.9 - First or Last? - The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
15.10 - Celebrate! - ???

20.1 - Check...And Mate! - The Burden of Proof
20.2 - Mystery Sub-genre - In the Woods
20.3 - Solo and ensemble - Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
20.4 - Ode to Joy - The Poisonwood Bible
20.5 - Out With the Old... - The Invisible Bridge ✔
20.6 - I Love to Plan - (Summer, 15.4) Long Walk to Freedom
20.7 - Is There a Conspiracy? - The Yiddish Policemen's Union ✔
20.8 - December Birthdays! - Anna Karenina ✔
20.9 - Love of Christmas Films - The Lowland
20.10 - Group Reads - American Gods

25.1 - Pick a Pair - ??? and Suite Française
25.2 - Christmas Memories! - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose and The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake ✔
25.3 - Settlers of Catan - Flowers for Algernon and Billy Joel The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man
25.4 - Snow is a Four Letter Word - A Leg to Stand On and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
25.5 - These Are a Few of My Favorite... - Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes and Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
25.6 - Sochi 2014... - Lost on Planet China: Or How I Learned to Love Live Squid and Bertie Plays the Blues: A 44 Scotland Street Novel
25.7 - Don't Be Clueless - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
25.8 - Children Make Christmas Fun! - Rabbit Hill and Caddie Woodlawn ✔
25.9 - All Things New - Secrets of Eden and The Case of the Missing Servant
25.10 - Nutcracker Tradition - The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
25.11 - Showtime for Dogs - The Septembers of Shiraz and Broadway Tails

30.1 - Riddle Me This - This Boy's Life and Crank
30.2 - Absolute Zero - Caleb's Crossing and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
30.3 - Readers Also Enjoyed - Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil and The Bookseller of Kabul ✔
30.4 - Beyond Comparison - Girl in Translation and Defending Jacob
30.5 - I Love My TBR - The Sisters Brothers and Gone Girl ✔
30.6 - Beginnings and Endings -
30.7 - Swim, Bike, Run -Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love and Girls Night in

Oh my goodness I am so excited by this. It will be my first challenge that I'm in from the beginning.

5.1 -- In the Kitchen: Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal OR Fat Is A Feminist Issue *HT
5.3 -- In the Ballroom:
5.4 -- In the Conservatory: The Husband's Secret *HT
5.8 -- In the Study: Atonement *HT

10.7 - Flip the Page: Wild Decembers
10.9 - White Sale!: White Teeth

15.1 - The Murder happened in the __ with a __.: The Catcher in the Rye and Interview With The Vampire

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres: Purge *HT
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy: Four to Score
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan: Sophie's World
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!: Emerald Green
20.10 - Group Reads: American Gods

25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair: Brother Odd AND Innocence: A Novel
25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!: (1) My Jesus Year: A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith AND (4) 150 Pounds: A Novel of Waists and Measures
25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan: A Suitable Boy (4) AND Cockroaches (3)
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (3)
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (B) AND Silas Marner (C)
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.: The Perfume Collector AND Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless: Girl With a Pearl Earring (4) AND An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything (5)
25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!: The Reptile Room (1) AND The Invention of Hugo Cabret (3)
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (2) AND Library of the Dead (3)
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition: City of Thieves (1) AND Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture (2)
25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs: C is for Corpse (2) AND KnitLit (too): Stories from Sheep to Shawl . . . and More Writing About Knitting (3)

30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2) and Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman�s Guide to Why Feminism Matters (4)
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero: Titus Groan (A) and D Is For Deadbeat (B)
30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed: Oryx and Crake and The Gate to Women's Country (Nov 24)
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison: (Laurie) Voyager AND Four Days in November: The Original Coverage of the John F. Kennedy Assassination
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR: The Amish Midwife (rolled 5) AND Doctor Sleep (Nov 14)
30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings: Looking for Alaska AND The Fault in Our Stars
help thread post
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run: Ten Tiny Breaths (2) AND Sapphire Blue (6)

50.1: Shards of Honour AND Me Before You AND The Rosie Project

81/83 books picked
73/83 books read
49/59 tasks completed
38/59 tasks posted (#2401, #2456, #2458, #2459)
28/59 tasks confirmed (#186, #1553, #1555, #1707, #2082, #2083, #2317, #2344, #2345, #2346)
31/73 books confirmed

Yay!!! I am ready for the winter challenge....let the planning begin!

Jenifer

Winter SRC Challenge Reading Plan


5 Point Tasks

5.1 In the Kitchen: Your Personal Paleo Code: The 3-Step Plan to Lose Weight, Reverse Disease, and Stay Fit and Healthy for Life
5.2 In the Library: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
5.3 In the Ballroom: Farewell Waltz by Milan Kundera
5.4 In the Conservatory: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
5.5 In the Dining Room: Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health
5.6 In the Billiards Room:
5.7 In the Hall: Almost Home by Joan Bauer
5.8 In the Study: Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
5.9 In the Cellar: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
5.10 In the Lounge: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent or Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson

10 Point Tasks

10.1 Get a Clue: The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
10.2 Sochi Sidekicks: Let it Snow by John Green et al
10.3 Donors Wanted: Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
10.4 A Really Big Show: Hold Tight by Harlan Coben (song="I Want to Hold Your Hand"
10.5 Speakeasy
10.6 SWLAT: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
10.7 Flip the Page: The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
10.8 Take the Plunge: The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl
10.9 White Sale:
10.10 Tis the Season: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas

15 Point Tasks

15.1 The Murder Happened in the __ with a __:
15.2 The Old and the New:
15.3 Happy Valentine's Day:
15.4 Whodunit: Killing Floor by Lee Child (one book option)
15.5 Mysteries Can Be Real: Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
15.6 Happy Birthday, Jim: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (song="Light My Fire")
15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?: Inferno by Dan Brown
15.8 No Time to Waste: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
15.9 First or Last: Allegiant by Veronica Roth (last book in Divergent series)
15.10 Celebrate:

20 Point Tasks

20.1 Check...and Mate! The Book Thief
20.2 Mystery Sub-Genres Buried in a Bog
20.3 Solo & Ensemble
20.4 Ode to Joy: option 3: Innocence by Dean Koontz (3 e's in title and author)
20.5 Out With the Old/In With the New Allegiant
20.6 I Love to Plan Death Comes to Pemberley
20.7 Is There a Conspiracy to be Found Here
20.8 Famous December Birthdays: The Hound of the Baskervilles
20.9 Love of Christmas Movies Snowblind
20.10 Group Read Secrets of a Summer Night

25 Point Tasks

25.1 Pick a Pair
25.2 Christmas Memories
25.3 Settlers of Catan
25.4 Snow is a Four Letter Word
Option 1: The Winter Sea
Option 4: Burial Rites
25.5 These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
25.6 Hot Cool Yours
25.7
25.8 Children Make Christmas Fun
option 1: Wild Born
option 3: Listening for Lions
25.9 All Things New
option 1: Morning Glory
option:
25.10 The Nutcracker Tradition
Option 5: Girl on the Golden Coin: A Novel of Frances Stuart
Option
25.11 Showtime for Dogs
Option:
option 4: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

30 Point Tasks

30.1 Riddle Me This:
option 2: Defending Jacob
option 3: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
30.2 Absolute Zero:
option A:
option B:
30.3 Readers Also Enjoyed:
book A: Me Before You
book B: You Had Me At Hello
30.4 Beyond Comparison:
30.5 I Love My TBR:
option 3: When the Duchess Said Yes
option 4: Please Look After Mom
30.6 option 1: Bridget Jones's Diary and 1984
30.7
30.8
30.9
30.10

50 Point Tasks

Task books


5 Point Tasks: 10/10

(view spoiler)[
✔5.1-Nigella Bites: From Family Meals to Elegant Dinners--Easy, Delectable Recipes for Any Occasion
✔5.2-Read This Next: 500 of the Best Books You'll Ever Read
✔5.3-A Mad Desire to Dance
✔5.4-The Willows
✔5.5-French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
✔5.6-Ring
✔5.7-Double Indemnity
✔5.8-The Ghost Writer
✔5.9-The Wife of Martin Guerre
✔5.10-Winter's Bone
(hide spoiler)]

10 Point Tasks: 10/10

(view spoiler)[
✔10.1-The Ratvolution Will Not Be Televised: A Pearls Before Swine Collection
✔10.2- Ethan Frome
✔10.3- 30 Days of Night
✔10.4- And Then There Were None
✔10.5- The Thin Man
✔10.6-Nighthogs: A Pearls Before Swine Collection
✔10.7- April Raintree
✔10.8- Pippi Longstocking
✔10.9-Audition
✔10.10- A Christmas Story
(hide spoiler)]

15 Point Tasks: 1/10

15.1a- The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
15.1b- Girl With a Pearl Earring
15.2a- Dancing Girls
15.2b- The Metamorphosis
15.3- Sliver
15.4- American Psycho
15.5- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
15.6- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
15.7- Charlotte’s Web
15.8-The End of the Affair
15.9- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
✔15.10-A Dirty Job

20 Point Tasks: 0/10

20.1- Northanger Abby
20.2- Faceless Killers
20.3- The Best of H.P. Lovecraft
20.4- A Stir of Echoes
20.5- Blaze
20.6-Sharp Objects
20.7- I Am Number Four
20.8- Jane Eyre
20.9- Audition
20.10- American Gods

25 Point Tasks: 0/10

25.1a- The Drawing of the Three
25.1b- Full Dark, No Stars
25.2a- The Year of The Flood
25.2b- Heart-Shaped Box
25.3a- Just After Sunset
25.3b- The Book Thief
25.4a- Snow Angels
25.4b- The Stonecutter
25.5a- Along Came a Spider
25.5b- The Bat
25.6a-Slaughterhouse-Five
25.6b-The Vagrants
25.7a- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
25.7b- Code Name Verity
25.8a- Winnie-the-Pooh
25.8b- A Wizard of Earthsea
25.9a- Divergent
25.9b- Doctor Sleep
25.10a- Triptych
25.10b- Salems Lot
25.11a- The Graveyard Book
25.11b- Delirium

30 Point Tasks: 0/10

30.1a- The Woman in White
30.1a- Much Ado About Nothing
30.2a- 1984
30.2b-
30.3a-
30.3b-
30.4a-
30.4b-
30.5a-
30.5b-
30.6a-
30.6b-
30.7a-
30.7b-

50.1

Tasks are up! Finding books (even though I know I will never get to them all) is one of my favorite parts of this challenge.

5 points
1. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
2. The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
3. Farewell WALTZ by Milan Kundera
4. by Jennifer Clement GR Author
5. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
6. The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers [Zamonia #1]
7. Threats by Amelia GRAY GR Author
8. Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance by Kenneth Silverman Big Book
9. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman [Rome, Italy]
10. Room by Emma Donoghue [book-club]

10 points
1. Destiny of the REpUbLiC: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
2. by Richard Adams
3. Necroscope by Brian Lumley
4. I Shall Destroy ALL the Civilized Planets! by Fletcher Hanks [ALL My Loving]
5. King Kong by Delos W. Lovelace [pub. 1932]
6. Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez [genre: humor]
7. Red APRIL by Santiago Roncagliolo
8. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg [Denmark]
9. by Inger Frimansson
10. The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore

15 points
1. Book 1: Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown
Book 2: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
2. Book 1: Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Book 2: Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson
3. Opt A:??
Opt B:The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
4. Full Dark House: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery by CHRISTOPHER Fowler [CHRISTOPHER Lloyd]
5. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
6. The Way Through DOORs by Jesse Ball [7. "Back DOOR Man"]
7. The Spook Who Sat by the Door by Sam GREENlee
8. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
9. Empire State by Adam Christopher
10. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman GR Author

20 points
1. Opt 1A: Company K by William March
2. Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran [new-to-me author]
3. Opt 1: Leaving the Sea: Stories by Ben Marcus
4. Opt 2: The End Games by T. Michael Martin
5. Opt A: Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed by Judy Pasternak [date added: Feb 2011]
6. The Sleep Room by Frank Tallis [Fall 2013: 15.3 -- Half and Half: Read a book written by an author whose first name is in the first half (A-M) of the alphabet AND A book written by an author whose last name is in the second half (N-Z) of the alphabet OR One book that fits both criteria.]
7. Opt 2: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest [Genre: alternate history]
8. Opt 3: Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
9. Opt 2: The Uninvited by Liz Jensen
10. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

25 points
1. Opt 2.1: Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch [AKA Rivers of London]
Opt 2.2: The Healer by Antti Tuomainen [Finnish]
2. Opt 2: A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest AND Looked In by Magnus Mills [A-N-D]
Opt 4: by Sue Monk Kidd
3. Opt 2: by Mike Offit
Opt 3: Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnedi_Ok...]
4. Opt 1: Spring Flowers, Spring FROST by Ismail Kadaré
Opt 3: Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire by David Mura
5. Opt A: The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era by Craig Nelson
Opt E: The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh GR Author
6. Currently living in USA
Book 1: The Door to Lost Pages by Claude Lalumière [Canada, North America] GR Author
Book2: Mannequin Girl by Ellen Litman [Russia, Europe]
7. Clue 1: The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece by Roseanne Montillo
Clue 4: Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities by Craig Steven Wilder
8. Opt 2: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende [me: english, book: german]
Opt 3: The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley [Newbery Honor (1983)]
9. Opt 1:
Opt 2: Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay [pub. Nov 2013]
10. Opt 1: The Gold-Bug and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe [121 pgs]
Opt 5: by Nathanael West [mod approved mssg 8 in help thread]
11. Opt 1: Diana COMEt and Other Improbable Stories by Sandra McDonald
Opt 2: by Svetislav Basara


30 points
1. Roll 4: Things Come Apart: A Teardown Manual for Modern Living by Todd McLellan
Roll 5: The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich [meth addiction]
2. Opt A: The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman
Opt B: The Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno
3. Book A: The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle
Book B: Immobility by Brian Evenson [11/18/13]
4. Book A: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood [comparison with Eve https://www.goodreads.com/user/compar...]
Book B: Odds Against Tomorrow by Nathaniel Rich** [Suggestion that Roxanne has read and rated https://www.goodreads.com/user/compar...]
5. Opt 3: An Angry-Ass Black Woman by Karen E. Quinones Miller [avg rating 4.44]
Opt 6: Lord of the Flies by William Golding [ num rating 1,011,708]
6. Opt 1A: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty [Stylist Best 100 Opening Lines]
Opt 1B: Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino [100 Best Last Lines from Novels]
7. Roll 2:
Roll 5: Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, and Raven by Lauren Oliver** [Delirium #1.4, 1.5, 2.5]

50 points
Mr. Green: by Thersa Matsuura
Mrs. Peacock: The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve
Professor Plum:

Queue:
Perfect by Rachel Joyce


My Points = 105
The Challenge point goal is 1,035

Big Book = 1
Goodreads Author = 5

5 Point Tasks
(view spoiler)[5.1 In the kitchen
Thin


5.2 In the library
Shelf Monkey



5.3 In the ballroom
The Cranes Dance



5.4 In the conservatory
Just One Wish



5.5 In the dining room
The Knife of Never Letting Go



5.6 In the billiards room
The Alchemy of Forever



5.7 In the hall
The Catastrophic History of You and Me



5.8 In the study
How to Kill a Rock Star



5.9 In the cellar

5.10 In the lounge
Tell the Wolves I'm Home

(hide spoiler)]

10 Point Tasks
(view spoiler)[10.1 Get a clue
Knights of the Hill Country



10.2 Sochi Sidekicks
The Next Competitor



10.3 Donors wanted
Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)



10.4 A really big show
Steal My Sunshine



10.5 Speakeasy
Brideshead Revisited



10.6 SWLAT
Get Well Soon



10.7 Flip the page



10.8 Take a plunge
Annabel



10.9 White sale
Starting Over



10.10 'Tis the season
Grand Jeté

(hide spoiler)]


15 Point Tasks
(view spoiler)[ 15.1 The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________
Book 1
A Note in the Margin



Book 2
Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality



15.2 The Old and the New
Book 1
The Truth about Forever


Book 2
Stay



15.3 Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2
Split



15.4 Whodunit?


15.5 Mysteries Can Be Real
Goodbye, Dearest Holly



15.6 Happy Birthday, Jim!
A Song for Julia



15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Will Grayson, Will Grayson



15.8 No Time to Waste
Saving Noah



15.9 First or Last?
The Misfits



15.10 Celebrate!
Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance

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20 Point Tasks
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20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 2.B
The Impossibility of Tomorrow


20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble
Option 1
One Night Ever After



20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option C
Tales of the Madman Underground


20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 2
Half A Life


20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
First time participating -> Fall 15.7 -- Spookfest!
Sight


20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2: science fiction
Delirium


20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 4
The Return


20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 4A
We Need to Talk About Kevin



20.10 Group reads
Fangirl
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25 Point Tasks
(view spoiler)[25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 1
T.J. Klune
Bear, Otter, and the Kid

Tell Me It's Real



25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
Option 3
The Tragedy Paper


Option 4
Fat Cat



25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
Rolled 2 and 1

Option 1
they call her name at 7:30
My Name Is Memory


Option 2
Best Friends Forever



25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 3
Fifteen Minute Bob: Music Changes Everything


Option 4
Alaska Hunt



25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Thing
Option C: the movies
Guitar Notes


Option E: the gifts
Sometimes It Happens


25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
Option 3: award
Matilda


Option 4: pirates
Peter Pan & Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens


25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option 1
Reckless Magic


Option 2
The Stars that Tremble


25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 2: blue
Drowning Instinct


Option 3: Names
#28. Mia
The Ocean

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30 Point Tasks
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30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
Rolled 5 and 6
5
Out of Reach

6
Just One Day



30.2 Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
B
Blind Items

(200 pages -> scale K)
C
Dirty Little Secrets

(little)


30.3 Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A
The Reece Malcolm List

Book B
December 4th, 2013
Being Henry David



30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A
Pressure Head

(Brandilyn)
Book B
The Unidentified Redhead

(Jennifer N.)


30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
2
All You Get Is Me

(rolled 4)

6
It's Kind of a Funny Story

(49,664 ratings)

30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run

(rolled 4 and 2)

2
Notes from Ghost Town

4
Confessions of a Public Speaker

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10.6 - SWLAT - post#36 - Perfection
10.7 - Flip the Page - The Wednesday Letters
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10.9 - White Sale - The Secret of Ella and Micha
10.10 - Tis the Season - Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor


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15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim! (End of Night) - The Darkest Night
15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet? (Ash Post#16) - Rock Chick Regret
15.8 - No Time to Waste (Pg. 160) -Uncharted
15.9 - First or Last (Last) - Bound
15.10 - Freebie


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30.1 - Ms. Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This (Rolled 1 & 3)
Option 1: Making Promises
Option 3: Rock Chick Reckoning
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
Option A: Divergent
Option C: Dogs and Goddesses
30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book 1: Seduction and Snacks
Book 2: Checkmate
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison (Elizabeth B.)
Book A: Rock Chick Revolution
Book B: How to Kill a Rock Star
30.5 - Susan A's Task: I love my TBR
Option 4: Clockwork Prince
Option 6: Insurgent
30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Book A: Middlesex
Book B: Life of Pi
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run (Rolled 1 & 6)
Option 1:
Option 6: The Fiery Heart
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Hana C.'s Reading Plan

Mine

5.1 Downton Abbey cookbook CLAIMED 12/26
5.2 book about book
5.3 danc dance dance
5.10 in the lounge rosesCLAIMED 2/28
10.7 Enchanted April CLAIMED 12/14
10.8 The boy in the suitcase Denmark CLAIMED 12/1
10.9 The plague of Doves (birds are white) CLAIMED 12/1
15.10 celebrate voyager CLAIMED2/28
20.1 Mother night #23 CLAIMED 12/21 option 1b
20.2 mystery subgenre Cater street hangman CLAIMED12/21
20.4 ode to joy option 3 book of killowen erin hart CLAIMED 1/10
20.5 out with the old in with new option B Invisible Murder CLAIMED 12/26
20.9 Love of movies Ragtime 1B CLAMIED 1/2
25.6 Kelly gang...peony in love CLAIMED 12/8
20.8 its my birthday the goldfinch CLAIMED 1/12
25.9 option 1 beekeeper apprentice option 2 rosie projectCLAIMED 2/18
30.1 rolled 2 and 6 Dragonfly in amber Buddha in the attic CLAIMED 12/22
30.5 love tbr option 3 The Bells option 2 Stardust CLAIMED 12/28
30.7 run bike swim
rolled 2 and 6 Death of nightingale and firebird CLAIMED 1/18
315 points

I think I'll grab a spot...

5 Point Tasks
1. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
2. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
3. The Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn
4. Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
5. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
7. A Million Suns by Beth Revis
8. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
9. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
10. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

10 Point Tasks
1. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
2. Snow In April by Rosamunde Pilcher
3. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
4.All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
5. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
6.
7. Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
8. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
9. The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman The title and author name are white.
10. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

15 Point Tasks
1. Book 1: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Book 2: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
2. Book 1: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Book 2: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
3. A. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
B. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
4. A. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
B. The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp
5. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
6. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll Break on Through
7. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
8.Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
9. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
10. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

20 Point Tasks
1. 1.B. #2 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
2. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie New to me author: Agatha Christie
3. Ensemble Option 1: Push Anthology by David Levithan
4. 3: Emma by Jane Austen
5. C: Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
6. Fall Challenge 5.5: Read a book with a living thing that can fly on the cover: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
7. Option 2: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
8. 1) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
9. Option 1: A. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire A re-telling of the story Cinderella
10. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

25 Point Tasks
1. Option 1: Book 1 - Series: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy #1
Book 2 - Non-Series: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
2. Option 1: Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
Option 2: 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam Word: You
3. Option 2: Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
Option 6: A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
4. 1. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
2. The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
5. A. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
B. The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale
6. The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray I am currently living in the United States.
7. Clue 2: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Clue 5: Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson
8. Option 3: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Option 4: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
9. Option #1: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Option #3: Magyk by Angie Sage
10. Option 3: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
Option 5: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
11. 1. Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich
3. The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker The name "Tucker" is #16 on the male dog list.

30 Point Tasks
1. 1- Austenland by Shannon Hale The big object is the mansion.
6- Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
2. A. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
C. The Last Silk Dress by Ann Rinaldi Dress
3. Book A: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Book B: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe Found on November 17, 2013
4. Book A: Sweethearts by Sara Zarr
Book B: The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison
I compared books with Angela Sunshine
5. Option 1: Nailed by Patrick Jones Page 10
Option 2: 1st to Die by James Patterson I rolled a 4.
6. Option 1: Book A - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez from 100 Best First Lines From Novels List
Book B - Animal Farm by George Orwell from Stylist Best 100 Closing Lines List
7. Option 2: The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
Option 6: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

50 Point Task
1. 1. Miss Scarlet: Option A: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
2. Colonel Mustard: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
4. Reverend or Mr. Green: The Continuous Atonement by Brad Wilcox

Total Points: 85
Total Books Read: 9

I'll snuggle down here until the tasks are posted!

5.1 - food
5.2 - books about books
5.3 - dance
5.4 - plants on the cover
5.5 - Licking the Spoon: A Memoir of Food, Family and Identity (eating utensil)
5.6 - #1-#9
5.7 - Bunnicula
5.8 - writing or writer
5.9 - France/Italy
5.10 - The Art of Fielding (book club)

10.1 - The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime: Forgotten Cops and Private Eyes from the Time of Sherlock Holmes (CLUE)
10.2 - ice/snow on cover
10.3 - vampires
10.4 - Out of My Mind
10.5 - Cane (1920s)
10.6 - humour
10.7 - day/month
10.8 - Wild Awake
10.9 - (white stars)
10.10 - holiday or winter holiday

15.1 - In the Shadow of Blackbirds and Round Ireland with a Fridge
15.2 - old favourite & new
15.3 - title & author (VALENTINES)
15.4 - A - mystery & B - Bud, Not Buddy
15.5 - true crime
15.6 - In the Night Garden (night)
15.7 - Shakespeare's Spy (colour in author's name)
15.8 - The Pillowman (10 shortest books in TBR)
15.9 - The Shakespeare Stealer
15.10 -

20.1 - Shakespeare's Scribe (2B, 265 pgs)
20.2 - The Sins of the Fathers (mystery sub-genres)
20.3 - short stories
20.4 - instrument/ 3 Es/ 3 1-syllable words
20.5 - favourite author
20.6 - Summer 2013 15.9 - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (at least 250 pages)
20.7 - conspiracy theory
20.8 - Northanger Abbey
20.9 - Blackburn (Option 2A)
20.10 - Fangirl

25.1 - series/non-series, or YA/adult
25.2 - Mary Roach & food/drink item on cover
25.3 - rolls 3 (Aries) and 5 (nf about music)
25.4 - SNOW
25.6 - Friday Never Leaving (Australia) & Out of the Easy (United States)
25.7 - Mr. Peanut (Mister/Doctor) and Signs and Wonders (SW)
25.8 - animal on cover (option 1) and Astrid Lindgren (option 2) (must be children's)
25.9 - new GR author, 6-mth publication, book #1, newly published by favourite author
25.10 - Revival, Vol. 1: You're Among Friends (TCHAIKOVSKY) and Small Gods (re-read a favourite)
25.11 - blue cover & Henry/Jackson/Holly/Lucy/Cooper

30.1 - and The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (rolls 1 and 6)
30.2 - The Dispossessed (A) and Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles (C)
30.3 - The Wasp Factory and High-Rise (1 Dec 2013)
30.4 - Donna Jo (71%) - Shards of Honour and My Most Excellent Year
30.5 - How It Ends (4.18, Option 3) and The House of the Spirits (Jul 10, 2011, Option 4)
30.6 - Option 1 - The Towers of Trebizond and David Copperfield
30.7 - The Superior Educator: A Calm and Assertive Approach to Classroom Management and Large Group Motivation (4 - nf about sthg I want to improve) and Why We Broke Up (6 - romance)

50.1 - The Remains of the Day (3), The Promise (4), As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (5)

Posts: 1, 436, 724, 823, 1348, 1502, 1669, 2154, 2264, 2490
No. of points claimed: 410

LAUREL CA

5 Point Tasks:

5.2 Books About Books: heading must be on the book's GR main page

The Thirteenth Tale

5.3 In the Ballroom: dance words in the title. My choice is "dance".
Dance Hall of the Dead

5.4: In the Conservatory: plants or plant parts on cover, can be flowers, fruit, leaves. The Orchid House

5.5 In the Dining Room: read a book with an eating utensil in the title or subtitle. Red Knife

5.6: In the Billiards Room: read a book from a series of books, numbered one through nine, must be labelled as a series on GR main page and have the number of the book in the series. Book #1 of 20, Sanibel Flats , claimed Jan. 3/14. Doc Ford series

5.7: In the Hall: "HALL"has 4 letters in it. The book must be written by an author with 4 letters in first, middle, or last name, as listed on GR. Hooked. IYER has 4 letters. Listed on book page.

5.8 In the Study: book about writing, or features a writer or journalist. CHOOSE

5.9 In the Cellar: Book from one of the top ten wine producing countries on given list. My choice is Switzerland, The Geneva Trap

5.10 In the Lounge: book must have a book club/group designation on the GR main page. The Great Gatsby

10 Point Tasks:

10.1 Get a Clue: choose a book with all letters found in CLUE, in any combination in author's name, title or subtitle. Judy Clemens author

10.2: Sochi Sidekick: I am choosing option B- reading a book with flames/fire on the cover.In the Bones

10.3 Donors Wanted: Vampire book-Choices: 'Salem's LotTwilight Dead Until Dark

10.4: A Really Big Show: choose a book with a word from a given Beatles song. I am choosing "I want to hold your hand", specifically, the word "HAND". Hand of Evil

10.5: Speakeasy: book published in period 1919-1933, or set during 1919, 20's, 30's. Choosing Strong Spirits

10.6: SWLAT: humour as genre Skinny Dip

10.7: Flip the Page: one of the days of the week or the name of a month must be in the title. March Violets The October Horse December 6

10.8 Take the Plunge: Location/setting where a polar bear could live. Choose from Canada, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden. CHOOSE A BOOK.

10.9: White Sale: something white on cover. Post the cover. A Dead Red Heart

10.10: 'Tis the Season: Six Geese A-Laying

15 Point Tasks

15.1 Read 2 books.#1 must have "in the" in the title.The Woman in the Wing
#2 must be "with the" in the title. The Man With the Golden Gun

15.2: The Old and The New: 2 books
Book #1 must be by an author who is an old favourite.
Book #2 must be by an author who is new to me.
Book #1 Leaving Cheyenne COMPLETED JAN8/14
Book#2 Cliff Diver COMPLETED JAN. 11/14

15.3: Happy Valentine's Day: all words in the title begin with letters found in VALENTINES. CHOOSE 2 books, 1 for per option
Option 1: choose a title in which all words in title begin with letters found in VALENTINES. Letters can be used more than once. Innocent in Las Vegas I, I, L, and V all in VALENTINES.
Option 2: choose an author's name whose initials are found in VALENTINES. The Monmouth SummerTim Vicary Initials T and V are found in VALENTINES.

15.4: Who Dun It?: 2 books
Book #1: Mystery genre on the main GR page.
Book #2: first or last name of the author matches name of actor from movie, "Clue".
Choices: BILL Bryson, JEFFREY Deaver, JANE Feather, Michael Connelly
CHOOSE book.

15.5: Mysteries Can Be Real: True Crime as genreDark Deeds: Serial killers, stakers and domestic homicides

15.6: Happy Birthday, Jim!: one word in title, from music track list. Choosing "The Ship"as track, "crystal" is the word I picked. The Golden Crystal

15.7: Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?: the author's name contains the name of a colour. Possibilities are Greene, Greenwald, Grey, Golding, White, Black, Plum-Ucci. CHOOSE BOOK.

15.8: No Time To Waste: Choose one of the ten shortest books on my TBR list, needs at least 100 pages. Murder in the Place of Anubis it has 218 pages. I read this in the mid '90's, but do not remember much except that I liked it.

15.9: First or Last: read either the first or last book in a series, or last to be published. CHOOSE BOOK. First book in a series is Deadly Catch: A Mac McClellan Mystery

15.10: Celebrate: choose any book. The Joshua Stone CLAIMED Jan. 8/14 total 30 points

25.4 :The Nutcracker:
Option 4: Choose a book where 50% of the action takes place in Spain, China, Russia, France. set in Spain
Option 5: Choose a book where the woman is wearing a fancy ball gown on the cover.

20 Point Tasks

20.1: Most Improved Player
Option 1-PAWN: read a book from the WW2 fiction list Garden of Beasts: A Novel of Berlin 1936

20.2: Mystery Sub-genres:
Choose a new to you author, with mystery subs- genre on the book page.

20.4: Ode to Joy!
Option 2: book must have three words in its title, all three words must be one syllable.

20.5: Out With the Old and In With the New!
Option A: book on TBR shelf for at least one year. Jan. 2/13

20.6: I Love to Plan!15 point task from Fall Challenge 15.3- Half & Half: book 1 must have author's first name in the first half of the alphabet, A-M. The Embroidered Corpse
by B. Kavanagh Book 2 is Florida Straights by L. Shames N-S
20.8: Famous December Birthdays
Option 2: Frank Sinatra Option- Best Mafia Books #34 on list, JAN. 15/14 COMPLETED
20.9: Love of Christmas Films
Option 3: book 3 in a series

Option 5: any book added to TBR shelf since Dec./12

25 Point Tasks
25.1: Pick A Pair: 2 books
Option 1: series and a stand-alone by the same author
Book #1: from the series
Book #2: a stand-alone

Option 2: Book#1: published under two different titles
Book#2: originally written in another language and translated

Option 3: Author has written both adult and YA books
Book #1: book for adults
Book #2: book for YA

25.2: Christmas Memories: 2 options, choose 1 book from each
Option 2: 3 letter + words found in title! found in lyrics of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Option 3: exact word in title- bow, ribbon, box, paper, bag, tape
Option 4: food or drink on cover

25.3: Settlers of Catan: dice roller

25.4: Snow is a 4 Letter Word
Choosing Option 3: 6 words in title The Case of the Missing Servant
Choosing Option 4: Setting in Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Antarctica OR Alaska, Montana, N.D., Minn., Wyoming, Idaho, S.D., Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine.

25.5: These Are A Few of My Favourite Things: 2 books, 2 options
Option A: decorations: on cover, or author's initials found in "decorations", in any order, can have 2 O's
Option B: recipes included or food on cover
Option C: author has name of- James, Stewart, Bailey, Donna, Reed, Mary
Option D: choose my favourite Carol, read a book with at least 4 letters from the carol's title or subtitle
Option E: book of choice

25.6: Hot, Cool, Yours 2 books
Books must be set at least 50% In a country participating in the Winter Olympics, second book must be set on a different continent than the first

25.7: Don't Be Clueless 2 books
Clue #1: prefix title, followed by a name or nickname, can use abbreviations eg. Mr. Murder or Doctor Sleep
Clue #2: one word starting with W and S, in title, or author's initials
Clue#3: setting on fictional island or archipelago
Clue #4: one four digit year in GR book description. A range of years is ok.
Clue#5: "life" in subtitle or title, or lives, Life's, afterlife, living

25.9: All Things New: 2 options, 1 book per option
Option #3: book #1 of any series Summerset Abbey COMPLETED JAN. 13/14
Option #4: new book by an old favourite author A River in the Sky this is Elizabeth's Peter's last book before she died. #19 in series, and the last, therefore the latest!

25.10: Nutcracker Tradition 2 books, 2 options
Option #4: 50%+ set in Spain (hot chocolate), China (tea), Russia (candy canes), Denmark (marzipan), France ( mother ginger),
Option#5: fancy ball gown on cover

25.11: Showtime for Dogs dog on cover

30 Point Tasks:
30.1
Rolled a 2 & 6.
Option 2: read a book with 50,000+ ratings on GR.
The Shining 436,962 ratings on Nov. 21/13.

Option 6: Read a book of your choice. CHOOSE
30.2: Absolute Zero

30.3: book #1-my choice- ] COMPLETED JAN.14/14
Book#2: from the "Readers Also Like" pg JAN.14/14

30.4: Beyond Comparison: Read 2 books, one from Book A, one from Book B.
Book A-River Thieves . My friend Suzanne Searle, gave this book 4 stars. This came from comparing books.

Book B: Fractured from my friend Angela's 20 books not on my shelf list.

30.5: I Love My TBR
Option 1: I have 65 pages of TBR books! with it set 40 books to a page in table display.65 pages divided by 2 is 22.5, rounded up to 23 pages. On p. 23, I found Tombstone Courage , #911 on my TBR list, added Jan22/13, found on Nov.24/13.

Option 3: with 40 books per page, set in Table display, sorted by average rating, from highest to lowest. On the first page of rated books, I chose Nefertiti , rating is 4.03 as of Nov.24/13, when I selected it.

30.6: Beginnings and Endings
Option 2: winners of Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award
The original award, dating to 1999 is Two for the Lions[bookcover
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The current award winner for 2013 is The Scent of Death

I am so sorry I am trying to understand. First of all I love challenges. I just, after a 14 years of not being able to read due to disabilities, and this past June I was able to read again. So goodreads was like finding gold! Anyway, I joined near the end of September. I did not want to set a goal because I figured I only had 3 months. But I set a goal and met it, so I set another, then another!

So for 2014, I have the Top Ten Horror Books on my list as made by the Horror Afficianados group. I have an A-Z list number one which is books I picked and books that some friends suggested. A-Z list number 2 is all books on suggestions from friends and authors only. All genres. (if you have a book you love, let me know!) I have posted the start of list one (instead of running 1/1/14/-1/1/15 because of the A book, list one runs 10/29/13-10/29/14. Please read about it on my blog and suggest a book or two. I will list the book put your name up on my blog

http://Mismatchedbookends.com/Blogspo...

So this seasonal theme. I see point values. I looked back at old posts but do not understand. And when does the winter one start and how many book are we supposed to read? HELP!!!

Natalie CH's Cozy Winter Reading Plan

5 Points
3/10 completed
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5.1 In the kitchen
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5.2 In the library
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5.3 In the ballroom
by Jack Fritscher

5.4 In the conservatory



5.5 In the dining room


5.6 In the billiards room


5.7 In the hall


5.8 In the study
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5.9 In the cellar


5.10 In the lounge

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10 Points
4/10 completed
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10.1 Get a clue


10.2 Sochi Sidekicks


10.3 Donors Wanted
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10.4 A Really Big Show


10.5 Speakeasy


10.6 SWLAT
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10.7 Flip the Page


10.8 Take the Plunge!
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10.9


10.10 'Tis The Season
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15 Points
4/10 completed
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15.1 The Murder happened in the .. with a ...
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15.2 The old and the new
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15.3 Happy Valentine's day!



15.4 Whodunit?
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and
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15.5 Mysteries can be real


15.6 Happy Birthday, Jim


15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
by Steven Pinker

15.8 No time to waste
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15.9 First or last?


15.10 Celebrate
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20 Points
4/10 completed
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20.1 Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!


20.2 Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres


20.3 Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble


20.4
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20.5


20.6 Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
Summer challenge 15.10
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20.7
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20.8 Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
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20.9


20.10
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25 Points
4/11 completed
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25.1 Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair


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25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!

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25.3 Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
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25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word

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25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
165 pp ✔
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519pp ✔

25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.

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25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless

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25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
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25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New

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25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition

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25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
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30 Points
3/7 completed
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30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle me this
rolled a 4 and a 6
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30.2 Ty's Task Absolute Zero



30.3 Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed



found on Nov, 17, 2013, will doublecheck later

30.4 Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
comparing books with Dlmrose
from Jayme the Ghostreader

30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 1, page 4
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Option 2, rolled a two
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30.6 Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option one, list: 100 Best First Lines from Novels, position 39 ✔

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30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
rolled a four and a five



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Mollydee wrote: "I am so sorry I am trying to understand. First of all I love challenges. I just, after a 14 years of not being able to read due to disabilities, and this past June I was able to read again. So good..."

Welcome, Mollydee, please see SRC Explained and Getting Started. Those should provide an overview. The Winter Challenge will begin on December 1 and run through February 28. We will not know the number of tasks and books until the end of the Fall Challenge, but in very general terms the challenge has around 60+/- tasks and requires 70+ books and each task has very specific parameters.

Ann A wrote: "My spot.

I LOVE the planning part of the challenge!"

Me too!

Winter Challenge 2013-2014

5 Point Tasks
5.1 -- In the Kitchen
Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
5.2 -- In the Library
People of the Book
5.3 -- In the Ballroom
Stormdancer***
5.4 -- In the Conservatory
Insurgent***
5.5 -- In the Dining Room
French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
Fifty Shades Darker
5.7 -- In the Hall
Room***
5.8 -- In the Study
The Thirteenth Tale
5.9 -- In the Cellar
Grave Mercy***
5.10 -- In the Lounge
The Memory Keeper's Daughter

10 Points Tasks
10.1 - Get a Clue
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
10.2 - Sochi Sidekicks
***
10.3 - Donors Wanted
City of Fallen Angels***
10.4 - A Really Big Show
All Roads Lead to Austen: A Year-long Journey with Jane
10.5 - Speakeasy
The Chaperone
10.6 - SWLAT
The Color of Magic
10.7 - Flip the Page
Tuesdays With Morrie***
10.8 - Take the Plunge!
Cape Breton Road: A Novel
10.9 - White Sale!
Living Dead in Dallas
10.10 'Tis The Season
The Christmas Basket***

15 Point Tasks
15.1 - The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Gone With the Wind
15.2 - The Old and the New
Old:Coraline: Graphic Novel ***
New:The River of No Return ***
15.3 - Happy Valentine’s Day!
Option 2: Angelfall***
15.4 - Whodunit?
Chasing the Dime***
15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real.
In Cold Blood
15.6 - Happy Birthday, Jim!
Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places
15.7 - Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
Delirium***
15.8 - No Time to Waste.
Odd and the Frost Giants***
15.9 - First or Last?
Once Burned***
15.10 – Celebrate

20 Point Tasks
20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 4A: Tiger Lily***
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
Opal Fire
Task 20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble
Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman***
20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
Option 2:The 5th Wave
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option A:The Lovely Bones Added to TBR April 7, 2012
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
Fall 5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons
Read a book with the genre "Fantasy" on its main book page.
The Mist on Bronte Moor***
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 1:
20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 1:The Sisters Brothers
20.9:- Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 3B:Fifty Shades Freed
20.10 - Group Reads
American Gods***

25 Points Tasks
25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
Option 3
Book 1:Obsidian***
Book 2:Obsession***
Task 25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
Option 1: Joseph - The Book of Deacon***
Option 3: Box - Heart-Shaped Box
25.3 - Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
Option 3:Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer
Option 5:Life
25.4 - Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
Option 2:The Picture of Dorian Gray
Option 3:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option A: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Option C: Fifty Shades of Grey***
25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
Book 1:Japan: For Fukui's Sake: Two Years In Rural Japan
Approved In Post #2985
Book 2:France: The Wolves of Paris***
25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Option 1:A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent***
Option 5:A Scattered Life***
25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
Option 1:
Option 3:The Lost Hero***
25.9 - Alison's Task: All Things New
Option 1: Outlander***
Option 3:Wildfire***
25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 1:
Option 5: ***
25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 2: ***
Option 3:Forever*** Maggie is #4 on the Top female dog names list

30 Point Tasks
30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
2)Divergent***
4)Necromancing the Stone
30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
A)Allegiant***
B)I am America - 230 pages
30.3 - Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book 1)Joyland
Book 2)NOS4A2
Date Found:11/27/2013
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A)Karen GHHSThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency***
Book B)Donna JoMe Before You
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 1: Page 11Circus of the Damned
Option 3: Sedition***
30.6 - Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 1
Book A: Stylist Best 100 Opening Lines
I Am Legend
Book B: Stylist Best 100 Closing Lines
The Handmaid's Tale***
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Option 2:City of Lost Souls***
Option 5:Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love***

Points this task: 15
Total: 135
GR authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)

5.1 My Life in France
5.2 The Book of Lost Things
5.3 The Girl on the Swing
5.4 plant on cover
5.5 The Knife of Never Letting Go
5.6 The Horse and His Boy
5.7 The Man in the Picture
5.8 Dead Man's Folly
5.9 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine#Con...
5.10 book club or book group

10.1 The Kitchen Daughter
10.2 The Woman Who Gave Birth To Rabbits
10.3 vampires
10.4 Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
10.5 High Rising
10.6 Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
10.7 March
10.8 Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Alaska
10.9 A Redbird Christmas
10.10 Comfort & Joy

15.1a Paw Tracks In The Moonlight
15.1b Girl With a Pearl Earring
15.2a The ABC Murders
15.2b The Merrybegot
15.3 initials of book and author in valentines
15.4 The Poet
15.5 true crime
15.6
15.7 colour in author name
15.8 The Railway Children
15.9 The Innocence of Father Brown
15.10 InterWorld

20.1 King Solomon's Mines
20.2 The Mangle Street Murders
20.3 Round the Christmas Fire: Festive Stories
20.4
20.5 Bleak House
20.6 1 book from previous Fall or Summer task uncompleted
20.7 alternative histor or science fiction
20.8 Sense and Sensibility
20.9 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
20.10 American Gods

25.1a Three Act Tragedy
25.1b Crooked House
25.2a Daughters of the Witching Hill
25.2b food or drink on cover
25.3a
25.3b
25.4a The Picture of Dorian Gray
25.4b The Perks of Being a Wallflower
25.5a Catering to Nobody
25.5b James, Stewart, George, Bailey, Donna, Reed or Mary
25.6a The Unit
25.6b Rules of Civility
25.7a The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries
25.7b w & s or island
25.8a The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
25.8b Heidi
25.9a New Goodreads author
25.9b Sabriel
25.10a The Magician's Nephew
25.10b Sad Cypress
25.11a The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
25.11b Fluke

30.1a The Wind in the Willows
30.1b free choice
30.2a The Madman's Daughter
30.2b My Family and Other Animals
30.3a
30.3b other readers enjoyed
30.4a A Quiet Belief In Angels
30.4b Outlander Dlmrose
30.5a Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady (2)
30.5b Wool Omnibus
30.6a Beloved
30.6b Little Women
30.7a Lost Lake
30.7b The Princess Bride

Total Points: 460
Tasks Completed: 28
Books Read: 38
GR Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)

5.1 -- In the Kitchen
5.2 -- In the Library
5.3 -- In the Ballroom
5.4 -- In the Conservatory
5.5 -- In the Dining Room
5.6 -- In the Billiards Room
5.7 -- In the Hall
5.8 -- In the Study
5.9 -- In the Cellar
5.10 -- In the Lounge

10.1 -- Get a Clue
10.2 -- Sochi Sidekicks
10.3 -- Donors Wanted
10.4 -- A Really Big Show
10.5 -- Speakeasy - A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen (320 pages) (GoodReads Author) (It is set in the 1930s)
10.6 -- SWLAT
10.7 -- Flip the Page
10.8 -- Take the Plunge!
10.9 -- White Sale!
10.10 -- 'Tis The Season -- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum (158 pages)

15.1.1 -- The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
15.1.2 -- The Murder happened in the _____ with a __________.
15.2.1 -- The Old and the New
15.2.2 -- The Old and the New
15.3 -- Happy Valentine’s Day!
Possible book 2
15.4 -- Whodunit?
Possible book 2
15.5 -- Mysteries Can Be Real
15.6 -- Happy Birthday, Jim!
15.7 -- Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
15.8 -- No Time to Waste
15.9 -- First or Last? -- Divergent by Veronica Roth (487 pages) (GoodReads Author) (First book in a series)
15.10 -– Celebrate! -- Seven Deadlies: A Cautionary Tale by Gigi Levangie Grazer (224 pages) -- GoodReads Author

20.1 -- Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate! -- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (247 pages) -- Option 4: #472 on "Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors") List -- GoodReads Author
20.2 -- Rookie at the Top - Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres -- Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (324 pages) (GoodReads Author) (cozy and historical mystery)
20.3 -- Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble
20.4 -- Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy -- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (226 pages) -- Option 3: 3 E's
20.5 -- Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New! -- Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella (435 pages) -- Option C: 434 pages
20.6 -- Seasoned Reader - Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
20.7 -- Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
20.8 -- It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
20.9 -- Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films -- The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom (329 pages) -- Option 3-A (Humor)
20.10 -- Group Reads -- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (438 pages) (GoodReads Author)

25.1.1 -- Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
25.1.2 -- Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair
25.2.1 -- Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
25.2.2 -- Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
25.3.1 -- Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan -- Option 2
25.3.2 -- Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan -- Option 6
25.4.1 -- Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
25.4.2 -- Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is a Four Letter Word
25.5.1 -- Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
25.5.2 -- Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
25.6.1 -- Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
25.6.2 -- Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
25.7.1 -- Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
25.7.2 -- Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
25.8.1 -- Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
25.8.2 -- Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
25.9.1 -- Alison's Task: All Things New
25.9.2 -- Alison's Task: All Things New
25.10.1 -- Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
25.10.2 -- Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition
25.11.1 -- Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
25.11.2 -- Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs

30.1.1 -- Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This -- Option 1
30.1.2 -- Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This -- Option 3
30.2.1 -- Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
30.2.2 -- Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
30.3.1 -- Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
30.3.2 -- Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoyed
30.4.1 -- Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
30.4.2 -- Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
30.5.1 -- Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
30.5.2 -- Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
--Choose 2 of the following 6.
Option 1: The House Girl (Page 2)
Option 2: The Death of Bees (Column 5)
Option 3: Whistling Past the Graveyard (4.17)
Option 4: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (March 12, 2011)
Option 5: The Never List (September 20, 2013)
Option 6: A Visit from the Goon Squad (82,537)
30.6.1 -- Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
30.6.2 -- Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
30.7.1 -- Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run -- (Option 4)
30.7.2 -- Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run -- (Option 5)

Winter Reading Challenge
*Goodreads Author

5.1- In the Kitchen
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan

5.2- In the Library
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

5.3- In the Ballroom
Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami

5.4- In the Conservatory

Existentialism Is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre

5.5- In the Dining Room
The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn *

5.6- In the Billiards Room
Foundation by Isaac Asimov

5.7- In the Hall
Anthem by Ayn Rand

5.8- In the Study
Misery by Stephen King

5.9- In the Cellar
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

5.10- In the Lounge
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan *


10.1- Get a Clue
Land's End: A Walk in Provincetown by Michael Cunningham

10.2- Sochi Sidekicks

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

10.3- Donors Wanted
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

10.4- A Really Big Show
Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk

10.5- Speakeasy
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov

10.6-SWLAT
SantaLand Diaries by David Sedaris

10.7- Flip the Page
The Monday Night Cooking School by Erica Bauermeister

10.8- Take the Plunge!
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood*

10.9- White Sale!
A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary by Alain de Botton*

10.10- 'Tis the Season
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris


15.1- The Murder Happened in the _______ with a _____.
Book 1:
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Book 2: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu

15.2- The Old and the New
Book 1: A Happy Death by Albert Camus
Book 2: Daredevil Legends, Vol. 2: Born Again by Frank Miller

15.3- Happy Valentine's Day!
Azazel by Isaac Asimov

15.4- Whodunit?
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly*

15.5- Mysteries Can Be Real.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

15.6- Happy Birthday, Jim!
Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie

15.7- Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury by Kerry Greenwood

15.8- No Time to Waste
The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares

15.9- First or Last?
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren*

15.10- Celebrate!
* Any book *


20.1-
20.2-
20.3-
20.4-
20.5-
20.6-
20.7-
20.8-
20.9-
20.10- Group Read
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell*


25.1-
25.2-
25.3-
25.4-
25.5-
25.7-
25.8-


30.1- Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
Rolled 2 & 4
Option 2: Night by Elie Wiesel
Option 4: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

30.2- Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
Option A: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Option C: Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse

30.3- Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoy
Book 1:
Book 2:

30.4- Dimrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers (Dlmrose)
Book B: Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie (Sandy)

30.5- Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 1: Concrete by Thomas Bernhard
Option 2: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker*

30.6-

30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
I rolled 6 & 4
Option 4: A non-fiction book on a skill which I'd like to improve
Option 6: Any Romance novel

5 POINTS
5.4 A Body in the Backyard Elizabeth Spann Craig
5.9 I Heart Paris Lindsey Kelk
5.10
10 POINTS
10.7 Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom
10.8
10.9 Sister Rosamund Lupton
15 POINTS
15.1 Death in the Clouds Agatha Christie
15.2 I'm Watching You Karen Rose Murder on the Links Agatha Christie
15.4 The Black Box Michael Connelly
15.5 Bitter Harvest Ann Rule
15.7 Have You Seen Her? Karen Rose
15.8 Have Yourself a Curvy Little Christmas: A Perfect Fit Holiday Novella Sugar Jamison
15.9 Don't Tell Karen Rose
15.10
20 POINTS
20.3 Touchy Subjects: Stories Emma Donoghue
20.6 Fairytale of New York Miranda Dickinson
20.9 Before I Go To Sleep S.J. Watson20.10 Fangirl Rainbow Rowell
25 POINTS
25.1
30 POINTS
30.1 A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin The Year of Fog Michelle Richmond
30.2
30.3 The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul Deborah Rodriguez Friday Mornings at Nine Marilyn Brant
30.4 Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution MIchelle Moran, The Goldfinch Donna Tart
30.5 House of Sand and Fog Andre Dubus III Mornings in Jenin Susan Abulhawa
30.6 A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens The Hand That First Held Mine Maggie O'Farrell
30.7Summer Secrets Barbara Freethy A Winter's Tale Trisha Ashley

20.10 Fangirl

Since I always get overwhelmed reading the TASK list, I thought I would just rearrange it in categories to simplify things for myself (and keep it handy here)... I'll update with new ones when I can:

Note:
* - denotes there is another option in another category
WAB - "with another book" - part of a 2 or 3 book challenge

Author:

5.7 – 4 letters in their first, middle, or last name (hyphenated names count as one name)
15.2 – WAB - author who is an old favourite of yours
15.2 – WAB - author who is new to you
15.3 – WAB – author’s initials letters found in VALENTINES
15.4 – WAB – first or last name matches first or last name of the following: Bill, Brennan, Camp, Christopher, Colleen, Curry, Eileen, Henderson, Hesseman, Howard, Jane, Jeffrey, Kahn, Kellye, Kramer, Lee, Lesley Ann, Lloyd, Madeline, Martin, McKean, Michael, Mull, Nakahara, Tim, Ving, Warren, Wiedlin
15.7 – author’s name contains the name of a colour

Books dependent on one another:

30.3 – WAB – any book
30.3 – WAB – from “Readers Also Enjoyed” list from first book

Character:

(none)

Cover:

5.4 – Plants or plant parts (flowers, fruit, leaves, etc)
10.2 – one or more of the following: leopard, wild “big cat”, bear, hare, rabbit, fire, flames, ice, snow
10.9 – something white

Dice Rolls

30.1 - 2 BOOKS:
1. Cover – object considered “large”
2. GR Ratings – more than 50,000
3. Character – participates in an activity you enjoy
4. Title – letters A, R, G, H found in any order
5. Subject – addiction
6. Freebie – any book

Freebies:

15.10 – any book of your choice that meets the general requirements

Genre:

5.2 – “Books about books”
5.10 – “book club” or “book group”
10.3 - vampires
*10.6 – humour
*10.10 – “holiday”
15.4 – WAB – mystery
15.5 – “true crime”
30.2 – WAB – BOTH fantasy and science fiction (either separate or together as “Science Fiction Fantasy”)

GR (friends/lists/etc):

*10.6 - appears on a GR “humorous” listopia list
15.8 – one of the 10 shortest books (that meets SRC guidelines) on your TBR
20.10 – GROUP READ book
30.4 – WAB - SRC member – comparison list – has read and rated that you have on your TBR shelf
30.4 – WAB – SRC member – “See what other books you have in common” – read one of the suggestions


Location:

5.9 – set in one of the top 10 countries for wine consumption (either France, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Andorra, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hungary, Moldova, Argentina)
10.8 – set in one of the following: Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Alaska

Page Count:

*30.2 – WAB – includes at least 2 0’s (eg: 200, 300)
*30.2 – WAB – 0 plus digits 1,2,3,5,7 (eg: 203)
*30.2 – WAB – 0 plus digits 4,5,6,7,9 (eg: 490)

Publish Date

(none)

Series:

5.6 – Numbered #1 through #9 in a series (one book)
15.9 – either first book in a series or the last (or latest) book in a series

Subject:

5.1 – Cookbook / Nonfiction book about Food / Food Preparation
5. 8 – about writing or features a writer (fiction or nonfiction)
*10.10 – mentions a winter holiday in the GR description

Title

5.3 – (one of the following): dance, dancer, ballroom, waltz, tango, foxtrot, samba, quickstep, rumba, mambo, jive, swing
5.5 – eating utensil in title (eg: knife, fork, spoon, chopsticks…)
10.4 – includes one of the following words: all, hand, her, hold, I, loves, loving, my, saw, she, standing, there, till, to, want, was, you, your
10.7 – day of the week (eg: Sunday, Monday…) or name of a month (eg: January, February…)
15.1 – WAB – “in the”
15.1 - WAB – “with a” or “with the”
15.3 – WAB - all the words begin with letters found in VALENTINES
15.6 - Contains a word from this list: Alabama, back, break, century, comes, crystal, door, fire, kitchen, light, looked, night, other, ship, side, song, soul, take, through, twentieth, whisky
30.2 – contains a 5 or more letter word from the following: asymmetrically, beneath, butchered, causing, clung, dress, exaggerating, folds, granularity, imagination, jutting, knuckle, little, lurching, office, palatable, saran, sinew, sloppily, strutted, sweat, thief, tightness, transparency, wearing

Title or Author's name:

10.1 – letters C, L, U, E found in any combination of title/subtitle/series/author’s name

Misc:

10.5 – era: 1919 – 1933 (or 1919, 1920’s, 1930’s)

10.6 Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
10.9 Boxers (white teeth)

15.3 (vAleNtineS) Anathem Neal Stephenson
15.5 (true crime) Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History

15.8 (short book) I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

15.10 (wildcard) The Good Lord Bird

20.1 (Option 5) The Bourne Identity (#8 on list, december 5, 2013)
20.2 (mystery>crime) The Keeper of Lost Causes

20.4 thE poisonwood biblE by barbara kingsolvEr (3 Es)
20.5 The War of the Worlds (on TBR a long time)
20.6 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (20.2 from summer "family" in the genre)

20.9 The Goldfinch (option 1B, approved in heal thread)

30.1 rolled 1 and 3
Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

30.2
A: Under the Dome (scifi/fantasy)
B: A Feast for Crows (approved) (2 zeros)

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Mollydee wrote: "I am so sorry I am trying to understand. First of all I love challenges. I just, after a 14 years of not being able to read due to disabilities, and this past June I was able to read again. So good..."

The winter challenge begins December 1 and runs to the end of Feb./14. There is no set number of books. How much you read is up to you. You choose a number of points you would like to earn or achieve, or just read and enjoy the experience, and see what total you end up with. It is helpful if you choose a few activities ahead of time from the list of Tasks, and find books that meet the requirements for each task. That is what this thread is for. Also, most tasks have a help thread posted within the task, so you can ask for help if you are unsure if your book fits the task requirements. You need to post your task when completed in the completed tasks thread. It is a good idea to look at others that have been posted to see how to set up your post. To start, why don't you pick one task that you like, find a book and then see if it fits your task. There are lots of people who will help you, including me, if I can. Each task has a verification thread where you can post with the person who set up the task and will approve your book, if needed. Some tasks require more than one book. Sometimes there are multiple options to choose from, within a task-so you have to read the individual tasks and find one that you think you can do. Hope this helps. It is very confusing starting out. I remember!

5 point tasks (view spoiler)[

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10 point tasks (view spoiler)[

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15 point tasks (view spoiler)[

15.1
A Spy IN THE House of Love
Women who run WITH THE wolves

15.2
"old favorite" - ML? DL?
someone new

15.3
Lysistrata - Aristophanes OR Aftershock S.A. Archer

15.4
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mystery
Unspoken - Sara Rees Brennan

15.5
devil in the white city

15.6
Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh or Lost Souls - Brite

15.7
Free Will: a very short ... PINK

15.8
Night's Darkest Embrace (100, already ebook app)

15.9
first or last in a series ... (The Field Guide)

15.10
anything I want :D
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25 point tasks (view spoiler)[

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30 point tasks (view spoiler)[

30.1 - 1 and 6. something large on the cover and anything

30.2
A and C - SciFi and Fantasy and The Book Thief

30.3
How Beautiful the Ordinary and something from 'readers also enjoyed' list

30.4
Mollydee - The Sociopath Next Door
Delmy - Revenge by Yoko Ogawa

30.5
From my to-read-i-own shelf
option 2, rolled a 5. Selected from 8th row, 5th column: The Beautiful Thing that Awaits Us All
Option 5, I selected the 18th on my list: How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
30.6
Option 1,A: Wittgenstein's Mistress, B: End of the Road (Barth) or Everything is Illuminated
30.7
2 and 6. Tris' book and a Singh book
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Julie P Winter Challenge 2013/2014

5 POINT TASKS
5.1 In the Kitchen (Cookbook)
Taste of Home: Winning Recipes: 645 Recipes from National Cooking Contests
5.2 In the Library (Genre: Books About Books)
The Thirteenth Tale
5.3 In the Ballroom ("Dancer" In Title)
Fancy Dancer*
5.4 In the Conservatory (Flower On Cover)
Blackberry Winter*
5.5 In the Dining Room ("Spoon" In Title)
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
5.6 In the Billiards Room (Virgil Flowers Series, #6)
Mad River
5.7 In the Hall (4-Letter Author's Last Name: Iles)
Dead Sleep
5.8 In the Study (Characters Were Aspiring Authors)
The Accidental Bestseller*
5.9 In the Cellar (Story Set In Italy)
The Light in the Ruins*
5.10 In the Lounge (Genre: Book Club)
The Help*

10 POINT TASKS
10.1 Get a Clue (C-Author's First Name, L-Author's First Name, U-Series Name, E-Title)
Dead Ever After
10.2 Sochi Sidekicks (Snow On Cover)
Handle With Care*

10.3 Donors Wanted (Genre: Vampires)
The Laughing Corpse
10.4 A Really Big Show (Song: She Loves You/Keyword: You)
Me Before You
10.5 Speakeasy (Story Set In The 1920s)
Dollface: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties*
10.6 SWLAT (Genre: Humor)
Two for the Dough*
10.7 Flip the Page ("Friday" In Title)
Black Friday*
10.8 Take the Plunge! (Story Set In Alaska)
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf*
10.9 White Sale! (Cover Mostly White)
I Am Not A Serial Killer*

10.10 'Tis the Season (Genre: Holiday)
Dating Mr. December*

15 POINT TASKS
15.1 The Murder Happened in the _______ with a _____
Book 1 ("In The" In Title)
Flowers "in the" Attic
Book 2 ("With The" In Title)
Sleeping with the Fishes*
15.2 The Old and the New
Book 1 (Old Favorite Author)
Picture Perfect*
Book 2 (New To Me Author)
Sima's Undergarments for Women: A Novel
15.3 Happy Valentine's Day!
Option 2 (Title Words Begin With Letter & Author's Initials Found In Valentines)
Very Valentine*
15.4 Whodunit?
Option 2 (Genre: Mystery and Author's First Name Matches Actress Jane Wiedlin)
Not a Creature was Stirring
15.5 Mysteries Can Be Real (Genre: True Crime)
In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds and Her Mother's Unceasing Quest for the Truth
15.6 Happy Birthday, Jim! (Title Matches Word In Song: Soul Kitchen)
The Kitchen Witch*
15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet? (Author's Last Name Contains Name Of Color)
The Memory of Water
15.8 No Time to Waste (167 Pages)
The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns*
15.9 First or Last? (First In Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series)
Guilty Pleasures
15.10 Celebrate! (Book Of Choice)
Insurgent*

20 POINT TASKS
20.1 Most Improved Player-Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 3A (Bishop/Purple Cover)
Heart of the Matter*

20.2 Rookie at the Top-Tea's Task: Mystery Sub-genres
(New-To-Me Author Michael Connelly/Sub-Genre Crime)
The Lincoln Lawyer*
20.3 Best Review-Band Director Terry's Task:
Option 1 (Short Stories)
The Guy Not Taken: Stories*
20.4 Author! Author!-Lorna's Task: Ode To Joy
Option 3 (Three E's in Title & Author)
Mortal Fear
20.5 Bigger is Better-Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!
Option B (Favorite Author)
Someone Else's Love Story*
20.6 Seasoned Reader-Susan's Task: I Love To Plan
(Fall 2013 Challenge-Task 15.10-Book of Choice)
24 Hours
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter-Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?
Option 2 (Genre: Science Fiction)
Divergent*
20.8 It's My Birthday!-Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 1 (Author's Last Name "Hannah")
Comfort & Joy*
20.9 Moderator's Pet-Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films
Option 3B (3rd Book in a Series)
Allegiant*
20.10 Group Reads
Fangirl*

25 POINT TASKS
25.1 Andy P's Task: Pick A Pair
Option 1 Janet Evanovich
Book 1 (Stephanie Plum Series)
One for the Money*
Book 2 (Non-Series)
Hero at Large*
25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
Option 2 (Keyword YOU found in subtitle)
Perfect Timing
Option 4 (Drink found on cover)
Cocktails for Three

25.3 Sandy's Task: Settlers of Catan
Dice 1 (Rolled 1/Word from Brick Lyrics)
The Post-Birthday World
Keyword: World/Line: 5
Dice 2: (Rolled 3/Author w/Aries Bday)
Lifeguard*
Author: James Patterson (Bday 3/22/47)
Link to Bday Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pa...
25.4 Donna Jo's Task: Snow Is A Four Letter Word
Option 1 (Cold in Title)
Cold Feet*
Option 2 (Author's Initials N & S)
Nights in Rodanthe*
25.5 Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Option A (Author's Initials D & C)
Summer's Child
Option E (Book of Choice)
Talk Before Sleep
25.6 Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.
I Live In The U.S.
Book 1 (Set in Poland)
Skeletons at the Feast*
Book 2 (Set in Canada)
Déjà Dead*
25.7 Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless
Clue 2 (W & S in Title)
Shock Wave*
Clue 5 (Life in Title)
Time of My Life*
25.8 Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
Option 1 (Lion on Cover)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Option 3 (Winner of Multiple Awards)
The Lightning Thief*
25.9 Alison's Task: All New Things
Option 1 (New to Me Goodreads Author)
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt*
Option 2 (New Book Pub. 1/13/14)
First Love*
25.10 Stacie MI's Task: Nutcracker Tradition
Option 1 (389 Pages)
The Other Woman
Option 2 (Author's Initials K & H)
Summer Island*
25.11 Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs
Option 1 ("Come" in Title)
Welcome to the Great Mysterious
Option 2 (Blue Cover)
A Hopeless Romantic*


30 POINT TASKS
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This
Dice 1: Rolled 1/Large Object On Cover
Morning Glory* (Houseboat)
Dice 2: Rolled 6/Book Of Choice
First Love*
30.2 Ty's Task: Absolute Zero
Option B/Celsius Scale
Rejoice (250 Pages)
Option C/Title Contains Keyword
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County* (Keyword: Little)
30.3 Sassafrass's Task: Readers Also Enjoy
Book A/Book Of Choice
Slightly Single*
Book B/"Readers Also Enjoyed" Book
Monkey Business* (found 11/24/13)
30.4 Dimrose's Task: Beyond Comparison
Book A/SFC Member Amy (Compare Books)
NYPD Red*
Book B/SFC Member Sheila (Other Books In Common)
The Girl Who Disappeared Twice*
30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 1/TBR Shelf--Page 11
The Lies We Told*
Option 4/Oldest Books--Added 4/3/10
Hold Tight
30.6 Kate S's Task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 1
Book A/Stylist Best 100 Opening Lines
Where the Heart Is
Book B/Stylist Best 100 Closing Lines
The Green Mile
30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Dice 1: Rolled 1/Author's Initials Found In Triathlon
Deeper Than the Dead
Dice 2: Rolled 2/Large Body Of Water On Cover
We Are Water


50 POINT TASKS
50.1 - Pamela Su's Task: Variety is the Spice of Life
Option 1B (Genre: Erotica)
Bared to You*
Option 3 (Household Servant is MC)
The Help*
Option 4B (Green Cover)
Stay*


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Winter Challenge - 2013/2014
Diana S Winter Reading Plan

5.1 In the Kitchen
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays by Ree Drummond
5.2 In the Library
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
5.3 In the Ballroom
The Tango Singer by Tomas Eloy Martinez
5.4 In the Conservatory
The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna van Praag
5.5 In the Dining Room
A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina Nayeri
5.6 In the Billiards Room
(Irish Country #3)
An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor
5.7 In the Hall
Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures by Emma Straub
5.8 In the Study
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
5.9 In the Cellar
Portugal
Alentejo Blue by Monica Ali
5.10 In the Lounge
Book Club
Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman

10.1 Get a C.L.U.E.
C - Can, L - Earl's, U - Supremes, E - Eat
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
10.2 Sochi SideKicks
fire/flames
Grace by Richard Paul Evans
10.3 Donors Wanted
Vampire Darcy's Desire: A Pride and Prejudice Adaptation by Regina Jeffers
10.4 A Really Big Show
You
The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
10.5 Speakeasy
1920's
Diamond Ruby by Joseph Wallace
10.6 SWLAT
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
10.7 Flip the Page
name of month
Lost December by Richard Paul Evans
10.8 Take the Plunge
Sweden
The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg
10.9 White Sale
bricks are white
The Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse
10.10 Tis' the Season
The Sound of Sleigh Bells: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country by Cindy Woodsmall *


15.1 The Murder happened in the _____ with a ______.
15.2 The Old and the New
old
Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth
new
Cathy Day's The Circus in Winter
15.3 Happy Valentines's Day
15.4 Whodunit?
(Book 1 - Mystery)
Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle *
15.5 Mysteries Can Be Real
15.6 Happy Birthday, Jim!
15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?
The Girl On Legare Street by Karen White
15.8 No Time to Waste
176 pp.
The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank *
15.9 First or Last?
Father Christmas Mystery #1
Twelve Drummers Drumming by C. C. Benison *

Oma1229

Winter Challenge 2013-2014

5 POINT TASKS

10/10
(view spoiler)[5.1The Nancy Drew Cookbook Clues to Good Cooking by author Carolyn Keene
5.2Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett**
5.3Quickstep to Murder**
5.4Island of Flowers by Nora Roberts
5.5The Spoon in the Bathroom Wall by Tony Johnston
5.6Justine by Lawrence Durrell
5.7Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson Borglund
5.8Dear Mr. Henshaw1174365 by Beverly Cleary
5.9Good Master by Kate Seredy
5.10Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (hide spoiler)]

10 Point Tasks

9/10
(view spoiler)[10.1Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck January Listopia
10.2The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
10.3Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
10.4If I Had You by Deborah Bedford
10.5Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
10.6The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan**
10.7Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas**-Completed 2/21/14-***
10.8Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin
10.9Dragonwell Dead by Laura Childs
10.10The Christmas Lettersby Lee Smith (hide spoiler)]

15 Point Tasks

10/10
(view spoiler)[15.1
Book 1- A Wind in the Door Madeleine L'Engle
Book 2-In Bed with a Highlander by Maya Banks
15.2
Book 1-The Tale of Castle Cottage by Susan Wittig Albert
Book 2-Return of the Rose by Theresa Ragan
15.3The Arkadians by Lloyd Alexander by [author:Loyd Alexander-Completed 2/22/14-***
15.4TidewaterInn] by Colleen Coble**
15.5London 1849: A Victorian Murder Story by Michael Alpert
15.6Frozen Fire by James D. Houston
15.7Doll Bones by Holly Black
15.8The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
15.9Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
15.10 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (hide spoiler)]

20 Point Tasks

9/10
(view spoiler)[20.1Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn
20.2A Duty To The Dead by Charles Todd**
20.3The Cleverness of Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith-Completed 2/1/14-****
20.4Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck
20.5Disney in Shadow by Ridley Pearson
20.6The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
20.7The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
20.8Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George**
20.9Uncommon Clay by Margaret Maron
20.10Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas** (hide spoiler)]

25 Point Tasks
11/11
(view spoiler)[25.1
Option 1-Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich**
Option 2-Manhunt by Janet Evanovich**-Completed2/22/14-***
25.2
Option 3-In the Bagby Kate Klise
Option 4-The Silver Needle Murder by Laura Childs
25.3rolled a 1 and a 5
Option 1-The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure
Option 4-The Ludwig Conspiracy by Oliver Pötzsch-Completed 2/21/14-*****
25.4
Option 3-The 6th Target by James Patterson
Option 4-The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak**-February
25.5
Option A-A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick**
Option C-Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson**(223)
25.6
Book 1-Deception on His Mind by Elizabeth George
Book 2-Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo
25.7
Clue 1-Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Clue 3-I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn**
25.8
Option 3-The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois
Option 4-The Bridge to Never Land by Dave Barry
25.9
Option 1-Small-Town Hearts (Steeple Hill Love Inspired by Ruth Logan Herne
Option 4-The King's Deception by The King's Deception**
25.10
Option 2- by Enuma Okoro
Option 3 -The Dolls' House by Rumer Godden
25.11
Option 1- by Elizabeth Strout
Option 4-
by Alexander McCall Smith** (hide spoiler)]

30 Point Tasks
7/7
(view spoiler)[30.1-Rolled 1 and 2
Option 1-Ivy and Intrigue: A Very Selwick Christmas
Option 2-A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens-February
30.2
Option A-Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines
Option B-Family Skeletons by Rett MacPherson
30.3
Book 1-The Princeling by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Book 2-The Countess and the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester and King James II by Susan Holloway Scott
30.4
Book A-(Sam was friend)-The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
Book B-The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
30.5
Option 5-Freud's Mistress by Karen Mack
Option 6-Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
30.6
Book 1-Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith
Book 2-The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon by Alexander McCall Smith
30.7
Option 2-Midnight Sun by M.J. Fredrick
Option 5-Peaches for Father Francis by Joanne Harris

50 Point Task
#3-Maid for Murder by Barbara Colley
#4The Prophet: Amos by Francine Rivers
#6-Backward Compatible: A Geek Love Story by Sarah Daltry (hide spoiler)]