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may have to make another trip to the library soon then :)
careful Kate avoid 'us' at the FOL bookstore :)
I'm get some serious reading done. It's cold and I don't wanna get uppppp!
Congratulations, Christine! And love your new challenge!! The book I'm currently reading is a library book, the next one up is a library book, and I have four ready to be picked up from the library!!!
Nice, BJ! Maybe you'll win this one. ;)
ohhh yah! I have a ton of library books in the stack! lol!
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
370 pp (275-90)x2: Aunt Dimity Digs In by Nancy Atherton - 3.29 *library book
Congratulations Christine!Love the new challenge! I read almost exclusively library books.
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
In Progress:
74 Seaside Avenue - Page 78
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
165/3500
Completed
Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh (started at 50%) - 165 pages - 3/29
In Progress
The Peach Keeper -Sarah Addison Allen (started at pg 33)
Eye of the Red Tsar: A Novel of Suspense - Sam Eastland (started at pg 149)
Drawing in the Dust - Zoe Klein (started at pg 77)
The Course of Honor - Lindsey Davis (started at cd 4 of 11)
Didn't even get my pages posted yet and have to reset. lol (That loses me 274 pages!) I couldn't resist a set of the first 8 Little House on the Prairie Books at the thrift store for $4. (Works out to 50 cents a book). I'm only missing the last 2 now. (Anyone else realize the Little House on the Prairie series had 10 books in it? I knew it had a few but didn't think it was THAT many. lol)Library Book Challenge
Duration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
In Progress:
74 Seaside Avenue - Page 338
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
370 pp (275-90)x2: Aunt Dimity Digs In by Nancy Atherton - 3.29 *library book
402 pp (201x2): The Case Against My Brother by Libby Sternberg - 3.30 *library book*
Total Pages = 772/3500
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
3/30 Finished 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber (Cedar Cove #7) = 65 pages
Total = 65 pages
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
423/3500
Completed
Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh (started at 50%) - 165 pages - 3/29
Eye of the Red Tsar: A Novel of Suspense - Sam Eastland (started at pg 149) - 258 (129*2 library book)
In Progress
The Peach Keeper -Sarah Addison Allen (started at pg 33)
Drawing in the Dust - Zoe Klein (started at pg 77)
The Course of Honor - Lindsey Davis (started at cd 4 of 11)
Ex, Why, And Me - Susanna Carr
Bloodroot - Amy Greene
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
1,102/3,500
Completed
Return to Labyrinth, Vol. 4 by Jake T. Forbes - 3/29; 192 pages
On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta - 419 (x2 - library book) = 838 pages
DNF
Book of Love by Abra Ebner - (started on pg 34 - pg 70) = 36 (x2 - library book) = 72 pages
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
370 pp (275-90)x2: Aunt Dimity Digs In by Nancy Atherton - 3.29 *library book
402 pp (201x2): The Case Against My Brother by Libby Sternberg - 3.30 *library book*
542 pp (271x2): The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini - 3.31 *library book*
Total Pages = 1314/3500
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
1063/3500
Completed
Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh (started at 50%) - 165 pages - 3/29
Eye of the Red Tsar: A Novel of Suspense - Sam Eastland (started at pg 149) - 258 (129*2 library book) - 3/30
Ex, Why, And Me - Susanna Carr - 256 pages - 3/31
Delicious - Susan Mallery - 384 pages - 3/31
In Progress
The Peach Keeper -Sarah Addison Allen (started at pg 33)
Drawing in the Dust - Zoe Klein (started at pg 77)
The Course of Honor - Lindsey Davis (started at cd 4 of 11)
Bloodroot - Amy Greene
Finished 3/29
Conrad's First Girl
Pages:48
4/1
Unplugged
Pages: 8
Current
4/1
Shades of Green
Pages: 63-78= 16 START 79
TOTAL: 72/3500
Library Book Challenge LeaderboardDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
Briansgirl/Kate = 65 pages
Kenjii = 72 pages
Dee = 1063 pages
Christine = 1102 pages
BJ Rose = 1314 pages
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison Started new challenge on pg 29 439-29=410 x 2 (library book) = 820
Awakened by PC Cast & Kristin Cast 290 x 2 (library book) = 580
1400/3500
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
370 pp (275-90)x2: Aunt Dimity Digs In by Nancy Atherton - 3.29 *library book
402 pp (201x2): The Case Against My Brother by Libby Sternberg - 3.30 *library book*
542 pp (271x2): The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini - 3.31 *library book*
430 pp (215x2): Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton - 4.01 *library book*
628 pp (314x2): The Freedom Writers' Diary by Erin Gruwell - 4.02 *library book*
Total Pages = 2372/3500
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison Started new challenge on pg 29 439-29=410 x 2 (library book) = 820
Awakened by PC Cast & Kristin Cast 290 x 2 (library book) = 580
The Orchid Affairby Lauren Willig 403 x 2 = 806 (library book)
2206/3500
Library Book Challenge LeaderboardDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
Briansgirl/Kate = 65 pages
Kenjii = 72 pages
Dee = 1063 pages
Christine = 1102 pages
Cathy = 2206 pages
BJ Rose = 2372 pages
I'll participate in the next challenge! Good luck ladies!
Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
370 pp (275-90)x2: Aunt Dimity Digs In by Nancy Atherton - 3.29 *library book
402 pp (201x2): The Case Against My Brother by Libby Sternberg - 3.30 *library book*
542 pp (271x2): The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini - 3.31 *library book*
430 pp (215x2): Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton - 4.01 *library book*
628 pp (314x2): The Freedom Writers' Diary by Erin Gruwell - 4.02 *library book*
512 pp (261x2): The Gathering by Anne Enright - 4.04 *library book*
560 pp (280x2): A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber - 4.04 *library book*
192 pp (partial read): The Alchemyst by Michael Scott - 4.03
Total Pages = 3636/3500
Back with a new challenge soon!
Wow!! You had a busy weekend! Congrats.
Thanks, all!Those library books were weighing heavy on my shelves!!
Mother's Day is celebrated in many countries on May 8 this year, but in the UK Mothering Day was April 3rd. So in this in-between time, let's have a...Tribute to Mothers Challenge
Duration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother
Great challenge BJ! Congrats! Figures I finished Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of the lost daughters of China earlier today, before you put up your challenge (btw it was wonderful, if anyone's interested!) **sigh**
BJ Rose wrote: "Library Book ChallengeDuration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.
370 pp (275-90)x2: [book:Aunt Dimity Digs In|52..."
Congrats! And I just finished a 500+ page library book, too!
This one will be harder to get double pages for so I expect it will take me a long time to get to 4000.
Congrats, BJ! And I like the new challenge.
Con grads BJ :) FINISHED
Taboo: A Mother's Desperate Measures (75ppx2=150)
Date:4/5
Immortal Menage (194pp)
Date: 4/6
TOTAL: 344/4,000
Tribute to Mothers ChallengeDuration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother.
526/4,000
Completed
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - 4/6; 432 pages
In Progress
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen - 62 pages
Rage by Jackie Kessler - 32 pages
Tribute to Mothers ChallengeDuration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother
The Wedding Challengeby Candace Camp 377 pg 4/4/11
Frostfire by Lynn Viehl 308 x 2 = 616 pg (main character is pregnant) 4/5/11
993/4000
Mother's Day is celebrated in many countries on May 8 this year, but in the UK Mothering Day was April 3rd. So in this in-between time, let's have a...Tribute to Mothers Challenge
Duration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother
371 pp: By Possession by Madeline Hunter - 4.06.11
Congrats BJ. Darn GRs didn't send me the updates to this thread (suppose to email me) so I missed getting the leaderboard updated for ya.
Tribute to Mothers ChallengeDuration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother
1172/4000
128 p The Serpent's Teeth - Ovid 04/04 - 4*
384 p Coming Undone - Susan Andersen 04/04 - 5*
324 p Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 04/05 - 5*
336 p The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting 04/06 - 5*
Tribute to Mothers ChallengeDuration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother.
657/4,000
Completed
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - 4/6; 432 pages
In Progress
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen - 62 pages
Rage by Jackie Kessler - 32 pages
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn - 141 pages
Tribute to Mothers ChallengeDuration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother
The Wedding Challengeby Candace Camp 377 pg 4/4/11
Frostfire by Lynn Viehl 308 x 2 = 616 pg (main character is pregnant) 4/5/11
Beneath the Skinby Adrian Phoenix 415pg 4/7/11
1408/4000
Tribute to Mothers ChallengeDuration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother
2340/4000
128 p The Serpent's Teeth - Ovid 04/04 - 4*
384 p Coming Undone - Susan Andersen 04/04 - 5*
324 p Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 04/05 - 5*
336 p The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting 04/06 - 5*
368 p Desires of the Dead - Kimberly Derting 04/07 - 3.5*
400x2 =800 p My Irresistible Earl - Gaelen Foley 04/07 - 5* (Mara, the MC, is a mother)
Tribute to Mothers ChallengeDuration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother
371 pp: By Possession by Madeline Hunter - 4.06.11
436 pp: The Elusive Bride by Stephanie Laurens - 4.08.11
Total Pages = 807
Question: I am almost finished with a romance anthology that brings me to an interesting predicament - the first of the three stories is about a widowed mom, so can I count double pages for the first part of the book?
For regular books we'd just double the whole book. For an anthology where sometimes we only read one story and count the pages for that, I'd say double the pages for the story that qualifies and then just count the remaining pages in the book if you read the whole thing. So if it's a 300 page anthology with 100 pages per book, you'd get a total of 400 pages for it. (100x2)+100+100 = 400.Clear as mud? lol
ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "For regular books we'd just double the whole book. For an anthology where sometimes we only read one story and count the pages for that, I'd say double the pages for the story that qualifies and th..."Perfect! That's how I thought to count it, but I wanted to be sure before I assumed. :)
Tribute to Mothers ChallengeDuration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother
1533/4000
Completed:
Mergers and Acquisitions by Touchstone67: 871 pgs.
Star Quality by Lori Foster, Lucy Monroe, Dianne Castell: (82 x 2 + 202) 366 pgs.
In Progress:
Safe and Sound by Touchstone67: 148 pgs.
Lost and Found by Touchstone67: 106 pgs.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham: 42 pgs.
@Amanda - Oh, I know Touchstone! I helped her out with some Texas trivia on Safe & Sound. How are you liking her stories?Tribute to Mothers Challenge
Duration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother.
1,278/4,000
Completed
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - 4/6; 432 pages
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn - 4/8; 374 pages
Loveless, Volume 3 by Yun Kouga - 4/8; 192 pages
Rage by Jackie Kessler - 4/8; 228 pages
In Progress
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen - 62 pages
Tribute to Mothers Challenge LeaderboardDuration: April 4th - 25th
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 4 new books or 8 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if the words mother/mom/mum appear in the title OR the main character is a mother
Kenjii = 344 pages
BJ Rose = 807 pages
Christine = 1278 pages
Cathy = 1408 pages
Amanda = 1553 pages
Melanie = 2340 pages
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Library Book Challenge
Duration: March 29th - April 12th
Goal: 3,500
Reward: 3 new books or 6 used ones
Bonus: Double pages if it's a library book.