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35559 I'm in for...
★ Read any combination of books that appeal to you:
✩ Easy- 10 Books

Here are 14 of 2013 GRCA that I would like use to read my 10...

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud Tenth of December by George Saunders The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Life After Life by Kate Atkinson The House Girl by Tara Conklin Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
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The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
Jan 28, 2014 11:48PM

35559 **DONE**

This sounds fun!

Level of Play:

Commoner: (choose only one option under a house)
Merchant: read 7-10 books

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◆ House Arryn:
Sigil: The moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky blue field.
Motto: “As High As Honor”

Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist does the right thing. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way.

The Girl Who Swam to Atlantis by Elle Thornton


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◆ House Baratheon:
Sigil: A crowned stag, black, on a golden field.
Motto: “Ours is the Fury”

Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something,
that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice.

The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

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◆ House Greyjoy:
Sigil: A golden kraken upon a black field.
Motto: “We Do Not Sow”

Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd


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◆ House Lannister:
Sigil: A Golden lion upon a crimson field.
Official Motto: “Hear Me Roar!”
Unofficial Motto: “A Lannister pays his debts.”

Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings, a father/son relationship, or someone in debt.

The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley


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◆ House Martell:
Sigil: A sun pierced by a golden spear.
Motto: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”

Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green


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◆ House of Mormont:
Sigil: Bear.
Motto: “Here We Stand”

Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love.

Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement

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◆ House Stark:
Sigil: A grey direwolf on an ice-white field.
Motto: “Winter is Coming”

Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character
keeps an unusual pet.

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

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◆ House Targaryen:
Sigil: A three-headed dragon, red on black.
Motto: “Fire and Blood”
Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.

Tenth of December by George Saunders


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◆ House Tully:
Sigil: A leaping trout, silver, on a field of rippling blue and red.
Motto: “Family, Duty, Honor”

Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions.

The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom


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◆ House Tyrell:
Sigil: A golden rose on a grass-green field.
Motto: “Growing Strong”

Option 2: Read a book in which a character comes of age or a character shows
significant growth.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Jan 28, 2014 11:34PM

35559 I am SO in! Going for Bitten: 3 - 5, from recommendations. There are so many GRCA winners and nominees that I want to read. I'll update here!

1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green DONE!

2. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd DONE!
35559 Been eyeing this one for a bit, going to pick up my copy in the next day or so, can't wait!
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