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10.9 9... 10... 11...I read Media and Society by Michael O'Shaughnessy. This book has 515 pages, which adds up to 11 (5+1+5=11).
I'm claiming 1 big book ticket for Media and Society which has 515 pages.
20.5 Marscha's Task: Love to Dance
I read Love Medicine: Newly Revised Edition by Louise Erdrich for task option 3. Louise Erdrich's initials are in the word BALLET.
20.6 Carly's Task: The Doctor is Calling
I read Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem for task option 1. The mystery genre is indicated on this book's main page.
25.7 Kate S's Task: Fun Fall Activities
For the The World Series option I read The House with the Blind Glass Windows by Herbjorg Wassmo. This is the first book in the Tora series, a series I haven't read before. The book is identified as Tora #1 on its Goodreads main page.
For the My Wedding Anniversary option, I read The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. This book has the word "glory" in the title.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
0 Goodreads Authors:
1 Big Book Tickets: (1) Media and Society (2) - (3) -
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥5.7 What's Your Name Again?
1. Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Name in Top 10: Jennifer is listed as #4 in list.
Jennifer L. Holm is a GRA.
Points Earned This Task:5
Points Achieved to Date: 510/1110
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sam's task: The Show Must Go On
Option 3 Chick Lit on homepage: Message in a Bottle
Nicholas Sparks is a GRA
Points Earned This Task: 20
Points Achieved to Date: 530/1110
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Sheila25.8 -- Mstan's task: The Long, the Short, and the Diacritical
Option A: 10 Letters Long -
The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth AND
Option C: Diacritical mark -
The Laughing Policeman by Maj SjöwallTotal Points = 945
Chaitra5.1 I DID IT!
Read a book that contains the phrase "Confessions of" in title/subtitle.
I read Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima.
Points: 5
15.2 ON PINS AND NEEDLES
A. Read a book with "Suspense" on the main page.
I read Alys, Always: A Novel by Harriet Lane.
B. Read a book you've been eagerly awaiting.
I read The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. Rowling's first book after Potter.
The Casual Vacancy is a big book. My copy had 503 pages.
Points: 15
15.10 FANCY FREE
Read a book of your choice.
I read This Bright River by Patrick Somerville.
Patrick Somerville is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 15
25.3 NAMING THE STORM
Choosing,
A. Read a book by an author whose first, middle or last name is an Atlantic hurricane name.
I read On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle. Hurricane Cleo was retired in 1964.
B. Read a book with all letters of STORM found in the title/subtitle.
I read The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. Storm is in The ReMainS Of the day.
Cleo Coyle is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 25
30.11 SUMMER SMASHES NOT FALL FORGOTTEN
Choosing,
4B. Song: Flo Rida - Whistle: Read a book with a bird on the cover.
I read The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. Approved in help thread.
5A. Singer: Pitbull - Back in Time: Read a book by an author whose work has been turned into a movie.
I read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Water for Elephants was made into a movie in 2011.
Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 30
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Points this Post: 90
Total Points: 600
Big Books: 500(3), 750( ), 1000( )
Goodreads Authors: 14
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Finished: 46
Pages Read: 15,159
Jayme VA15.7 - Show Your Stripes
Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung
Much of this book takes place in S. Korea. Catherine Chung is a goodreads author
30.7 -- Sassafrass's task: Title Train
Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy and Saints and Sinners: Stories by Edna O'Brien
30.12 -- Coralie's task: A Tour of Melbourne, Australia
Stop 1: Arts Precinct: Play: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Stop 2: Federation Square: Nonfiction: The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins
Paul Collins is a goodreads author
Points this task: 75
Total Points: 280
Goodreads Authors: Karen Russell, David Levithan, Adriana Trigiani, Mike Mullins, Michael Koryta, Catherine Chung, Paul Collins
Big Books: 500+: 1
Sheila30.8 - Laurie ME's task: Fall Holidays
Option 2. Miniature Golf Day -
Back Spin by Harlan CobenGolfer's son is kidnapped to force him to "throw" a major tournament.
AND
Option 3. Wear Something Gaudy Day -
Demons and Druids by James Pattersonapproved for gawdiness # 193 in help thread
Total Points = 975
Connie N.25.4 JennRenee's task: Fall into T.V.
Rolled 1:
Option A (Features a dancer): Reflections by Nora Roberts - The main character is a former ballerina who has retired and opened a dance studio.
Option E (Feet on cover): The Fortune Quilt by Lani Diane Rich (Goodreads author) - Read the Kindle edition. Cover approved in help thread.
30.2 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Goodreads - Good Friends
Book 1 (Sheila's mystery list): Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz (Goodreads author)
Book 2 (Kathy's fantasy list): The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads author)
30.10 - Delicious Dee/Fran's task: A Rocky Horror Halloween
Option 1A (Midnight in title): The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon
Option 3A (3rd or 7th in Series): Sweet Trouble by Susan Mallery (Goodreads author) - Bakery Sisters Series #3
Points this Post: 85
Total Points: 295
GRA: 8 + 4 = 12
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 25.1- Food Network Challenge!... pick 2 options and read 1 book for each option:
I chose option #3B (read the next big thing from the list "most popular books published in 2012") and I read
(#10 on the above mentioned list) Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed *[this is a GRA] 315 pages (9.12)I also chose option #5B (read a book about travel) and I read
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson 324 pages (10.13)Points earned for this task: 25
Points Achieved to date: 240
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 7
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Carly's task: The Doctor is Calling....I chose Option 4.
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Total Points: 160
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 10.2-Trick or Treat!... read a book in which a major character's self could be developed into a Halloween costume:
I read
[character Reth is a fey (faerie)] Paranormalcy by Kiersten White [*this is a GRA] 335 pages (10.14)Points earned for this task: 10
Points Achieved to date: 250
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 8
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: Evana20.2 Calling All Animal Lovers
Option 1: Cat or dog on the cover
I'd have preferred to claim option 3 but the main character is the dog rather than being the owner of the dog.
by W. Bruce Cameron, Goodreads Author20.3 Homage to Comic Books
Roll 4 Humor. Read a book with genre Humor
Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
25.5 Water, Water, Everywhere
1. Gas, Option C - Read a book with clouds on the cover.
This cover is divided into thirds. The top third has dark clouds in the sky.
by Simon Winchester2. Liquid, Option C: Read a book with at least 2H's and 1 O in the title and/or author's name
The Curse of the Pharaohs
The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
Points this post: 65
Points to date: 410
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Goodreads Authors to date: 4
Annie NHTask 30.5 -- Butterflycager's task: Fall Shelf-Cleaning
Option 1 - Read a book with Historical Fiction on its main genre page.
Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
Option 7 - Read a Big Book (over 500 pages).
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 4
Finished25.6 Reading for video game junkie
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran- option 4- set in middle east
The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court ny Michelle Moran - option 6- about royalty
Task points 25
Total points 225
15.2 - On Pins and NeedlesBook with "suspense" as genre on main page - State Of The Union by ***Goodreads Author Brad Thor **532 pages = Big Book
Book eagerly awaited Last to Die by ***Goodreads Author Tess Gerritsen
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 405/1110
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 30
GoodReads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
BJ Rose3 new tasks
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Marscha's task: Love to Dance
Option #3 - author's initials found in BALLET
Beautiful Dreamer by Elizabeth Lowell
25.2 - Immersednbooks's task: Sharing the Love
D. I reread The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase for the 3rd time (I cry every time I read the prologue!) I convinced at least two friends to read this (I recommended it a lot).
F. 'Lake" is in the title and depicted on the cover.
- Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas30.1 - Ms. Anderson's task: How Do I Say This...?
I rolled two 4's, so I read books by authors whose initials are in BELL/PHONE
EH - Elizabeth Hoyt - Thief of Shadows
LH - Lorraine Heath - Lord of Temptation
Points this post = 75
Total Points = 525
Tasks Completed = 27
Pages read = 13,584
20.5 Initials are in word BALLETBeauty Queens by Libba Bray
* Libba Bray is a goodreads author
Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 17
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 23
Pages Read: 9603
Andy P.Task #10.7 School Supplies
byEsmé Raji CodellThe cover shows a bookcase full of books as well as lined yellow paper
Results; Megan L5.10 - What Else Can I Read?
Read Alikes - Fantasy in Death
All Night Long by Jayne Ann Krentz
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 55
Tasks Completed: 7
Books read: 7
Pages Read: 2,377
Audiobook minutes listened: 571
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
30.1- Ms. Anderson - How Do I Say This...?I rolled a 3 - To Whom It May Concern - book written as letters - My Dear Charlotte by Hazel Holt
I also rolled a 2 - A Picture's Worth - Read a graphic novel, an illustrated book, or a book with photographs - The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 435/1110
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 32
GoodReads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
Task 20.10 Group read Culinary Fiction. Like Water For Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel
I posted on the Discussion thread for the group read.
Task 25.1- Food Network Challenge!... pick 2 options and read 1 book for each option:
(both books approved)
1B Read a book that is a collection:
Small Wonder: Small Wonder by
Barbara Kingsolver
2B Read book with knife or cutting blade on cover.
by John le CarréPoints this post: 45
Total Points: 300
GR author: 2
Task 20.10 Group Read Culinary Fictionadditional information for message 1198
Discussion post message #32 for Like Water for Chocolate.
10.4 -- Water SignsThe Black Ice
Michael Connolly's birthday is 21st July (Cancer)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500 - 2
Michael Connolly is a GR Author.
STACIE MITask 10.4 - Water Signs
I read a book by Alice Hoffman, who was born on March 16, 1952, making her a Pisces (like me!):
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
Points this task: 10
Total points: 580
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 70
Pages read: 12213
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MII have a little rearranging to do, so I'd like to remove the the following books from the following tasks:
Task 5.2 - I'd like to remove Confessions of a Blabbermouth by Mike Carey
Task 10.1 - I'd like to remove Party Princess by Meg Cabot
I'll redo these tasks soon and place these books elsewhere.
For the time being, I'll deduct 15 points and 1 Goodreads authors (Meg Cabot) from my totals.
Total points: 565
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 68
Pages read: 11749
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Cindy FTask 20.3 Homage to Comic Books
Option 2 Rolled 5 Mystery Genre
I read Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!!! Claim 1 Ticket
Points this post:20
Total points:180
Tasks completed:11
Books read:15
Goodreads Authors:4
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(1)
5.8 Festival Of Lights
by J.K. Rowling
* BIG BOOK = 636 pages *
Points for this task: 5
Total Points: 20
Big Books: 1x 500
Tasks completed: 3
by J.K. Rowling* BIG BOOK = 636 pages *
Points for this task: 5
Total Points: 20
Big Books: 1x 500
Tasks completed: 3
STACIE MITask 10.1 - Show You Care, Be Aware
I decided to read various children's books to fulfill this task:
by Joan W. Blos (The doll is wearing a pink bowtie) - 32 pages
by Natalie Shaw (the pigs are pink and one is wearing a pink dress) - 24 pages
by Laura Joffe Numeroff (pink cupcake paper) - 32 pages
by Kay Winters (pink cake in lower middle) - 32 pages
by Dr. Seuss (pink balloons) - 64 pages
by Walt Disney Company (Esmerelda is wearing a pink scarf) - 96 pages
by Walt Disney Company (pink dress) - 32 pages
by Joanna Cole (pink shirt) - 32 pages
by Elle D. Risco (pink shirt) - 28 pages
by D.J. MacHale (pink dress) - 40 pages
by Walt Disney Company (pink dress on Rosetta) - 72 pages
by Lara Bergen (pink flower) - 48 pagesUnless I've made a mistake with my adding, this should equal 532 pages.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 575
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 80
Pages read: 12281
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 5.2 - Do It Again
I decided to read books that would fit task 30.8, option 3 - Wear Something Gaudy Day, and as I did when I posted 30.8, I decided to read children's books with gaudy covers:
by Tad Hills - 40 pages
by Holly Hobbie - 32 pages
by Gina Ingoglia - 64 pages
by Paul O. Zelinsky - 48 pages
by Sarah Bridges - 24 pages
by Walt Disney Company - 96 pages
by Carol Greene - 32 pages
by Richard Scarry - 72 pages
by Margaret Wise Brown - 32 pages
by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pages
by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pagesUnless there is a mistake with my adding, this should be 504 pages.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 580
Tasks completed: 36
Books read: 91
Pages read: 12785
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.4 - In Honor of Your Birthday The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
My birthday is on the 7th, and this book is mentioned on page 7, post 325.
10.2 -- Trick or Treat!
Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
This book is the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis, a rock star, which is a common Halloween costume. Kiedis is the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and I have seen guys dressed up on Halloween as a well-known Chili Peppers stage costume: wearing nothing but a sock covering their private parts.
(moved from 20.4)
10.9 -- 9...10...11
Bond Girl by Erin Duffy
This book has 290 pages, equaling 11.
15.10- Fancy Free
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
(it's probably going elsewhere later, but for now it's here.)
20.2 - Calling All Animal Lovers
by W. Bruce CameronThis fits both option 1 (dog on cover); and option 2 (anthropomorphic dog as main character).
W. Bruce Cameron is a Goodreads Author.
20.4 - Family Celebrations
Option 1
Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury by Lesley-Ann Jones
This book is about the late Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury.
(replaces Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis, moved to 10.2)
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Points this post: 60
Total points: 720/1110
Goodreads Authors: 1/22
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Mod
I read The Vanishing Point by Val McDermid - first name starts with "V."
25.8 -- Mstan's task: The Long, the Short, and the Diacritical
For book 1, I chose option B, and read Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent by E.J. Dionne Jr. - author uses his initials
For book 2, I chose option C, and read This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz - diacritical mark.
total points: 415
30.10 - Delicious Dee/Fran's task: A Rocky Horror Halloween1.A. Read a book with the word 'midnight' or 'movie' in the title
Hot Sky at Midnight (1994) by Robert Silverberg (Hardcover, 327 pages)
2.B. Read a book with 'Horror' listed as a genre on its home page
Odd Apocalypse(Odd Thomas #5) (2012) by Dean Koontz (Hardcover, 355 pages)
210 + 30 = 240
Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 210 + 30 = 240
Books read: 17
Pages read: 5,549
Read but not claimed: 09
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
15.10- Fancy FreeThe American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan
Points this post: 15
Total points: 540
I have completed Task #10.6 The Rocky Horror Picture Show by readingBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
This book is on page 2 of the Popular Cult Classics booklist.
Total = 160 points
GR Authors = 3
5.7 What's Your Name Again?William is number 5 on the male list.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba, Goodreads Author
25.1 Food Network Challenge
Choose any 2 different tasks
4B - Nominated for group read but did not win
From Fall 2009 list
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
6B - Read a book set in Asia or by an author born in Asia
This book is both set in China and by a native Chinese.
Half of Man Is Woman by Xianliang Zhang
Points this Post: 30
Points to Date: 440
Goodreads Authors this Post: 1
Goodreads Authors to Date: 5
Lauren Marie5.3 - Sail Away
I read
by Carl Hiaasen. The beginning of the book begins on a cruise and then after that parts of the book take place in a little boat.Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
GR Author: 0
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
50.1 Family Ties 2B (athlete): The Running Dream
The main character is a track star who loses her leg.
3A (YA genre): A Year Without Autumn
"Young Adult" is third on the genre list
5C (author's initials in BASKETBALL): Aftershock by Kelly Easton (KE)
Total: 50 + 1060 (from earlier) = 1110
Done! :D
5.7 - What's Your Name Again? I read Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Jennifer is the #4 most popular girls baby name on the list.
10.2 -- Trick or Treat!
I read Wickedest Witch by Eve Langlais. Approved in ebook thread message #1648. This book is about a witch, which would make a great Halloween costume.
20.2 - Rookie On Top - Barbara★'s task: Calling All Animal Lovers
I read
by Michele Jaffe.1. This book has a cat on the cover.
50.1 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Family Ties
1. Option A:'Romance' listed as a genre on its GR home page- I read Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts
5. Option A: Read a book that is part of a series- I read Shattered Glass by Dani Alexander.
6. Option C: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in any order in ADOPTASHELTERDOG- I read
Take My Picture by Giselle Ellis. Approved in ebook thread message #1622.
*Eve Langlais,Jennifer L. Armentrout,Dani Alexander,C.J. Roberts are all GR authors*
Points this post- 85
Total Points- 345
GR Authors- 16
Mod
25.7 - Kate S's task: Fun Fall Activities
Bookfest author: Paris in Love by Eloisa James
World Series: Killer Instinct by Zoë Sharp
30.3 -- Donna Jo's Task: Back by Popular Demand
husband: Observatory Mansions: A Novel by Edward Carey
wife: An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken
30.5 -- Butterflycager's task: Fall Shelf-Cleaning
option 1- historical fiction: From the Land of the Moon by Milena Agus
option 5- books about books: When I Was a Child I Read Books by Marilynne Robinson
total = 645
Emily Bookshelf20.10 - Group Read
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Message 29 in discussion
528 pages BB ticket
Points this post: 20
Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Total Points: 65
25.6 - Chaitra's task: Reading for the Video Game Junkie!
Option 1: Read any book in a series with at least three published books
A Fool and His Honey book 6 in the Aurora Teagarden series
Option 5: Read a book with the genre "Mystery" on the main page
Two for Sorrow
Points this task: 25
Total points: 225
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17
Non-fiction read: 1/5
New authors read: 3/15
TBR pre-2012: 8/15
Option 1: Read any book in a series with at least three published books
A Fool and His Honey book 6 in the Aurora Teagarden series
Option 5: Read a book with the genre "Mystery" on the main page
Two for Sorrow
Points this task: 25
Total points: 225
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17
Non-fiction read: 1/5
New authors read: 3/15
TBR pre-2012: 8/15
20.8 Mormons Among Us The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull (on approved Mormon author list)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 4
I have several to report:5.1 - I Did It!
Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett
Goodreads Author
5.3 - Sail Away
East by Edith Pattou
(Big Book 500+)
5.4 - In Honor of Your Birthday
Insatiable by Meg Cabot
(p. 19, post 910)
Goodreads Author
10.2 - Trick or Treat
Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier
I'm going as one of the Good Folk this year
Goodreads Author
10.3 - Moniker Challenge
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Goodreads Author
10.4 - Water Signs
Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin
Born February 29
Goodreads Author
Big Book 500+
10.5 - Time Warp
Tempest by Julie Cross
Goodreads Author
15.7 - Show Your Stripes
by Colleen HouckGoodreads Author
15.10 - Fancy Free
Ironskin by Tina Connolly
Goodreads Author
20.8 – It's My Birthday – Sara ♥'s task: Mormons Among Us!
The Savage Grace by Bree Despain
http://mormonlit.byu.edu/lit_author.p...
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 105
Total points: 105
Tasks Complete: 10
Books Read: 10
GR Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
ANGIE CAFirst, I would like to move Confessions of an Angry Girl from task 5.1, The Luxe from task 10.1, and Legions from task 10.9, all to 50.1. None of these have a replacement.
20.4 Family Celebrations
Book: Two and Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings of Mother Goose Rhymes by Nina Berry
Notes: 3) Romance genre.
50.1 Family Ties
Book 1: The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Notes: 1A) Mom: Historical Fiction
Book 2: Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett
Notes: 3A) Robin: Young Adult.
Book 3: Legions by Karice Bolton
Notes: 4C) Oldest Son: Fantasy.
This Post: 45 {+70, -25}
Points to Date: 325
Readerboard Name: Barbara★10.1 -- Show You Care, Be Aware --
- Beth Ciotta♥ (pink on cover)
Beth Ciotta is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
20.4 -- Sarah the Librarian's task: Family Celebrations --
Hard To Handle - Lori Foster♥
(romance)
Lori Foster is a GOODREADS AUTHOR.
30.3 -- Donna Jo's Task: Back by Popular Demand --
Option A: The Gunslinger - Stephen King
Option B: Horns - Joe Hill
Stephen King and Joe Hill are (father and son)
Points Earned This Post: 60
Points Achieved to Date: 400
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (3)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
20.8 Mormon's Among UsI read Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams.
She was on page 4 of the Famous Mormon Writers and Authors link provided. I also found this article about her new book which mentions her Mormon upbringing: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles...
Total points: 50
STACIE MITask 25.8 - The Long, the Short, and the Diacritical
I decided to do options A and B.
For option A, I read a book by an author whose last name has 11 letters:
First Day on Earth by Cecil Castellucci
For option B, I read a book by an author who uses an initial in his name:
Runaways, Vol. 7: Live Fast by Brian K. Vaughan
**Cecil Castellucci is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 605
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 93
Pages read: 13079
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sam's task: The Show Must Go OnOption 4. We Will Rock You
song: Somebody To Love
Next to Love: A Novel by Ellen Feldman
Points this post: 20
Total points: 560
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5.8 - Festival of Lights
15.4 Bond, James Bond
The Devil Colony: A Sigma Force Novel - James Rollins (GR Author)(Big Book Ticket – 500+ pages, this copy was 647) - this book fulfills all three options, 4 ppl have it shelved as “spy thriller” (a), it is book 7 in the Sigma Force series (b) and author by the name of James (c)
20.1 - Most Improved - Katy's task: Still Clinging to Summer Vacation
Ghosts of Old Town Albuquerque - I just got back from a trip to Albuquerque yesterday and picked this book up in the airport while I was waiting for my flight – we were supposed to be doing the Ghost Tour that was talked about in the book, but our plans changed – makes me want to go back and do it now though
20.4 - Author! Author! - Sarah the Librarian's task: Family Celebrations
Option 3 - Gambling Men: The Novel - Amy Lane (GR Author) - 18 ppl have it shelved as romance
25.2 - Immersednbooks's task: Sharing the Love
Book A - Option E - What Happened to Goodbye - Sarah Dessen (GR Author) - 126 ppl have it shelved as realistic fiction
Book B - Option F -
25.5 -- Stacie MI’s Task: Water, Water Everywhere!
Book A - option 1.A - Mistress of Redemption - MIST in MISTress
Book B - Option 2.A -
Total Points This Post: 110
Total Points Overall: 780
Books Completed: 61
Tasks Complete: 45
GR Authors: 43
Big Book Tickers: 500(1), 750(0), 1000(0)