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Nov 10, 2020 07:59PM

36119 From Post 712

Tien wrote: "10.6 Banned
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Review
I'm not a fan of Shakespeare's tragedies and while I can't say I'm a fan of his comedies either, I loved [book:Much..."


+10 Not a Novel
Nov 10, 2020 07:59PM

36119 From Post 704

Tien wrote: "20.1 Award
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Review
Elwood Curtis is a good boy. One mischance and the following injustice found him incarcerated in a reform schoo..."


+5 Combo 20.2
Nov 10, 2020 07:58PM

36119 From Post 703

Mary wrote: "20.2 Journalist

True Grit by Charles Portis

20 pts 20.2 Journalist
5 10.8 Jetsetters Arkansas Oklahoma Tennessee
10 pts Review
5pts Oldies

It surprised me that the c..."


+5 Combo 20.8
Nov 08, 2020 11:29AM

36119 From Post 699

Tien wrote: "10.7 Non-Fiction (Ed's Task)
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
930L

Review
A story has two sides. Whi..."


+5 Combo 10.2
Nov 08, 2020 11:29AM

36119 From Post 693

Karen Michele wrote: "10.5 Monster Redux

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

+10 Task

Task Total: 10
Season Total: 695"


+5 Combo 20.5
Nov 08, 2020 11:29AM

36119 From Post 668

Ed wrote: "30.1 Go for the Green

New Caledonia: Essays in Nationalism and Dependency by Michael Spencer

I knew so little about the history of New Caledonia that I anticipated..."


+5 Combo 10.2
Nov 08, 2020 11:28AM

36119 From Post 665

Valerie wrote: "30.1 Go for the Green

Death by Betrayal by Jaden Skye

I know…you’ve been waiting with baited breath for the next ‘death by’ instalment from me. I have to admit, I..."


+5 Combo 20.3
Nov 08, 2020 11:27AM

36119 From Post 661

Deedee wrote: "Task 10.9 Autumn Leaves (Mary's Task)
Read a book which includes an autumn leaf color (orange, red, brown or yellow) in the title or author's name. Any alternative for these four color names also q..."


+5 Combo 20.5
Oct 25, 2020 04:18PM

36119 From Post 514

Owlette wrote: "30.1 Go for the Green

Lost in Peter's Tomb by Dianne Ahern

This book is #1 in the Adventures with Sister Philomena series for children. Riley is maybe middle-school a..."


This doesn't sound like it fits for 20.7 (PI).
Oct 25, 2020 04:17PM

36119 From Post 532

Anika wrote: "30.1 Go for the Green

The Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities, and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church by John Thavis

J..."


Sorry, this does not work for a combo with 20.5.
Oct 25, 2020 04:16PM

36119 From Post 510

Rachel wrote: "10.8 Jet Set

Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs by Beth Ann Fennelly

Review: I think I saw this book recommended on Modern Mrs. Darcy. I really wanted to love it! ..."


+5 Combo 10.7
Oct 20, 2020 04:02PM

36119 From Post 499

Norma wrote: "10.1 - Short Works

My own collection

A Lesson in Crime by Wes Markin - 47 pgs

The Academy by Robert Dugoni - 44 pgs

[book:Third ..."


+10 Not a Novel
Oct 18, 2020 02:42PM

36119 From Post 492

Rebekah wrote: "20.10 Another Birthday?
Rage by Bob Woodward
1943 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Woo...

+20 pts - Task
+25 pts - Combo (10.3, 10.4,10.8 - author interviewed..."


+5 Combo 10.7
Oct 18, 2020 02:38PM

36119 From Post 481

Norma wrote: "20.3 - Prolific

Aunt Bessie Wonders by Diana Xarissa

+20 task
+15 Combo (10.2 - ABWDX - wax, bad, dab, wad, 10.4, 20.5 - She could see a wine bottle and an empty ..."


This does not work for 10.4 (pilgrim), did you mean to claim a different task as a combo?
Oct 18, 2020 02:37PM

36119 From Post 463

Connie wrote: "20.5 Wine

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

Wine: Pg 35 "Lydia cringed and took a gulp of wine."

Scrabble: ADJC Word: CAD

"American Dirt" is a riveting read abou..."


+5 Combo 20.4
Oct 11, 2020 12:38PM

36119 Joanna wrote: "Kate S wrote: "From Post 400

I'd also like to add +5 Combo 10.8 - New York, Ohio, Oklahoma."


Combo added. Readerboard will be posted soon.
Oct 11, 2020 12:37PM

36119 Mary wrote: "Kate S wrote: "From Post 389

Thanks Kate! Can I switch this book to 20.9 (from 20.3)?"


done.
Oct 11, 2020 12:37PM

36119 Rebekah wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "20.6 Civil War
Hiwassee: A Novel of the Civil War by Charles F. Price

+20 pts -Task


I had forgotten about Task 10.2, so I’d like to add it as a co..."


Got this one.
Oct 11, 2020 12:35PM

36119 From Post 448

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.5 Banned Books
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stoneby J.K. Rowling
Review
I have read this series many times and I love this series. I have seen all the movies. I enjo..."


+5 Combo 20.9
Oct 11, 2020 12:35PM

36119 From Post 440

Valerie wrote: "20.2 Journalist

In a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

This is a collection of gothic horror stories (with the exception of ‘The Room in the Dragon Volant’, which i..."


Sorry, Valerie, with an original publication date of 1872, this qualifies for 10 Oldies points, not 15.