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STACIE MITask 15.5 - A Drop in the Bucket
I read a book in a series that, I believe, currently has 18 published books:
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
**Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 800
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 106
Pages read: 16064
Goodreads authors: 17
Big books: 500+(0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 20.8 - Mormons Among Us!
I read:
Forest Born by Shannon Hale
**Shannon Hale is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 20
Total points: 820
Tasks completed: 48
Books read: 107
Pages read: 16464
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.5 - Butterflycager's task: Fall Shelf-CleaningOption 2. Haunted Savannah by James Caskey
Option 4. Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
Points this Post: 30
Total points: 210
GR Authors: 3
Big Books:
25.1 - Mrs. Soule's task: Food Network Challenge2A. Read a book with a knife on the cover.
by Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author) (knife strapped to her thigh)
A. Read a book with bad cover art but with a rating of 3.5 or higher.
by Jim Galford (Goodreads Author)(rating 4.00)
Points this Post: 25
Total points: 490
Tasks Completed: 33
Books read: 43
GR Authors: 31
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: Homage to Comic Books Rolled a 1 for Youth, main character is 14.
Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne
20.4 - Author! Author! - Sarah the Librarian's task: Family Celebrations
Option 3: Romance
Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson
*Laurie Halse Anderson is a goodreads author*
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Carly's task: The Doctor is Calling....
Option 4: Romance as genre
The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sam's task: The Show Must Go On
Option 1: Fantasy
The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore
20.9 - Lucky Me - Emily Bookshelf's task: Fall Months
Option 1: Author's first name starts with S
Push by Sapphire
30.6. Keltie Lee's task: Reading through Disneyworld
Adventureland: Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (Adventure as genre)
Main Street: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella (fiction book)
This Post: 130
Total points: 130
Tasks complete: 6
Goodreads authors: 1
Coralie5.2 Do It Again
A Wrinkle in Time could have been used for 10.5 Time Warp
25.8 The Long, the Short, and the Diacritical
A. last name at least 10 letters long
Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
C. name contains a diacritical mark
The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel García Márquez
30.9 Fall Happenings
Book 1
The Bell Jar
Book 2 – from the Political Thrillers list
Our Man in Havana
30.10 A Rocky Horror Halloween
Option 2B ‘Horror’ as genre
Boneshaker
Option 5B ‘Romance’ as genre
The Mermaid Chair
Total points 745
15.3 BookendsSingle book option - title begins and ends with same letter, author name begins and ends with same letter
Small Gods (S-s) by Terry Pratchett (T-t)
Points this post: 15
Points to date: 725
Goodreads authors to date: 5
Big books to date: 1
Cindy ALFINISHED!!!! Great Challenge, Thanks Mods!
Spherical Harmonic by Catherine Asaro
Option # 2, the seventh book in a series AND
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
Option #3, author named "Daniel"
Catherine Asaro is a Goodreads Author.
Points in this post - 15
Total Points - 1110/1110
Books - 86/86
Pages - 30599
Goodreads Authors: 49
Big Books:500+ - (3), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
50.1 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Family Ties(Mom)1A: Read a book with 'Historical Fiction' or 'Romance' listed as a genre on its GR home page.
by Donna Kauffman (Goodreads Author) (Robin) 3A: Read a book with 'Young Adult' or 'Paranormal' listed as a genre on its GR home page.
by Laura Baumbach, Kit Tunstall, Sedonia Guillone (Goodreads Author)(Saturn & Murphy) 6B: Read a book that has a predominately black, yellow, or black AND yellow cover.
by Ryan Gielen (Goodreads Author) Points this Post: 50
Total points: 540
Tasks Completed: 34
Books read: 46
GR Authors: 34
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Cindy AL wrote: "Cindy ALFINISHED!!!! Great Challenge, Thanks Mods!..."
Congrats on the finish!
Jessica PDX5.1 - I Did It!
by Chelsea CainPoints this Post: 5
Total Challenge Points: 375
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books Tickets: 2
50.1 - Family Ties1. My Mom - Option A - a book with Historical Fiction listed as a genre:
Restoration by Rose Tremain
2. My Step-Dad - Option C - a book by an author whose initials are found in croSSword puzzle:
Brighton Belle by Sara Sheridan *Goodreads Author*
5. My Youngest Son - Option C - a book by an author whose initials are found in baSkeTball:
The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year by Sue Townsend
Total points 560
ALICIA T20.9 Fall Months
I chose Option B and read Altar of Bones by Philip Carter, which was published in January 2011.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 130
STESSE5.8 - Festival of Lights
Scorch by Gina Damico (332 p)
Gina Damico is a GRA.
10.9 -- 9...10...11
The Ex-Debutante by Linda Francis Lee (352 p)
3+5+2=10
15.10- Fancy Free
Fashionistas by Lynn Messina (288 p)
Lynn Messina is a GRA.
Points this Post: 30
Tasks Completed this Post: 3
Books Read this Post: 3
Pages Read this Post: 972
GoodReads Authors this Post: 2
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 850
Total Tasks Completed: 45
Total Books Read: 65
Total Pages Read: 22441
Total GoodReads Authors: 29
Total Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Mod
I read
. Cover is very pink!10.5 -- Time Warp
I read Replay - time travel is listed as a genre on the main page.
25.6 - Chaitra's task: Reading for the Video Game Junkie!
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Childhood's End, a book in which aliens are a key part of the plot.
For my second book, I chose option 3, and read
, with a car on the cover.Total points: 595
15.9 Star on coverAcross the Universe by Beth Revis
* Beth Revis is a goodreads author
50.1
1A historical fiction:
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
3A young adult:
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
5A part of a series:
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
* Michelle Moran is a goodreads author
* Rachel Cohn is a goodreads author
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 20
Tasks in Progress: 6
Books Read: 32
Pages Read: 13004
Connie N.25.3 - Naming the Storm
Book A: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas - name on 2016 tropical cyclone list - GRA
Book B: Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George - MuRder on a GirlS' NighT Out
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 415
GRA: 15 + 1 = 16
Task 25.6 - Reading for the video game junkie
Option 4 Prince of Persia (Adventure genre): The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen
Option 5 Portal (Mystery genre): Soulless by Gail Carriger **GR Author**
Total GR Authors = 9
Challenge total = 495
Task 5.3 Sail AWayThe Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes
Task 15.4 Bond
Book 1: option #2 7th in series
It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn
Book 2: option #3 "david"
First Family by David Baldacci
TOTAL: 295
30.5 -- Butterflycager's task: Fall Shelf-Cleaning1. Historical Fiction:
The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
2. Name of a country in the title:
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Points this post: 30
Total points: 860
Congratulations Butterflycager and Cindy Al. I look forward to seeing your winter tasks.
15.8 - 'Cause This Is ThrillerSomething Sinful by Suzanne Enoch – song title = Wanna Be Startin’ Somthin’
30.2 -- Sheila/Kathy G's task: Goodreads - Good Friends
Book 1: Sheila's 150 mystery books to-be-read-soon shelf
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Book 2: Kathy's 150 fantasy books to-be-read-soon shelf
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
30.10 - Delicious Dee/Fran's task: A Rocky Horror Halloween
1. A. Word 'midnight' in series name:
Parallel Attraction (Midnight Warriors #1) by Deidre Knight
5. B. Read a Romance novel
In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath
Points This Post: 70
Total Points: 635
SOELO20.6 The Doctor is Calling
For Option 4, I read M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
25.6 Reading for the Video Game Junkie
Option 1: I read The Time Quake which is the third book in its series.
Option 4: I read You Wish which features two djinn as characters.
Points this post: 45
Total so far: 215
50.1 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Family Ties1.My Mom - Option 1
The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
4.My Oldest Son aka Big J - Option C
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
5.My Youngest Son aka Lil J or Roo - Option A
Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown
Total Points: 210
STACIE MITask 30.10 - A Rocky Horror Halloween
I decided to do options 1A and 3A.
For 1A, I read a book with "midnight" in the title:
Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella" by Cameron Dokey
For 3A, I read a book that is 7th in a series:
Party Princess by Meg Cabot
**Meg Cabot is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 850
Tasks completed: 49
Books read: 109
Pages read: 16945
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.3 Ashley FL's task: Naming the Storm
Book 1:The Blessings of the Animals by Katrina Kittle
Book 2:Taken by Storm
For Option 1: Chose the name Katrina from this list.
Retired Hurricane Names Since 1954
For Option 2: The word "storm" found in title.
Katrina Kittle is a GRA.
Points Earned This Task:25
Points Achieved to Date: 640/1110
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard name: JeniferTask 30.11 Summer Splash
Option #4 Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
KMM lives in FLorida
Option #6 The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Kate Morton was born in Australia
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 125 pts
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard name: JeniferTask 50.1 Family Ties
1. MOM: The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (a goodreads author) and a big book, 525 pgs
2. ROBIN: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (a goodreads author) and a big book, 541 pgs
3. BIG J: Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
Points this task: 50
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 12
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥30.2 Goodreads - Good Friends
Book 1 Shelia's List:The Boy in the Suitcase
Book 2 Kathy's List: Matched
Agnete Friis is a GRA.
Points Earned This Task: 30
Points Achieved to Date: 670/1110
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.12 - A Tour of Melbourne, Australia
I decided to do Stops 7 and 9.
For Stop 7, The University of Melbourne, I read:
Confessions of a Blabbermouth by Mike Carey
The majority of this book takes place in a high school.
For Stop 9, Waterfront City Docklands, I read a book with the word "city" in the title:
King City, Volume 1 by Brandon Graham
I got both of these books from my public library.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 880
Tasks completed: 50
Books read: 111
Pages read: 17313
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.8 Fall TVOne of my favorite shows right now is "New Girl"
Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien
25.7 Fun Fall Activities
World Series: #1 in Rabbit Angstrom Series which is a new to me series
Rabbit, Run by John Updike
Election Day: A memoir about an American elected official
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
30.4 They Must Know Something
Boxall's 1001 Books to Read Before You Die (on page 34 if ordered alphabetically by title)
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
The Next Best Book Club (page 1)
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Post Total: 65
Season Total: 695
Tasks Completed: 44
5.10 What Else Can I Read?I read Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats by Steve Ettlinger, which was on the Food Rules list
15.2 On Pins and Needles
A. I read The Witness by Nora Roberts, which has Suspense as a major genre.
B. I read Broken Harbor by Tana French, which I have been eagerly awaiting.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 15
Pages read: 5,466
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.6 - Chaitra's task: Reading for the Video Game Junkie!Option 3: Car on cover
The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear
Option 5: Dessert on cover
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Points this post: 25
Total points: 885
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sam's task: The Show Must Go OnOption 1. Wicked - Fantasy
Here by Denise Grover Swank
Denise Grover Swank is a Goodreads Author.
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 40 points
50.1 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Family Ties1.My Mom
Mom loves to read and tend to her flower beds. Her favorite books are about the Amish.
Option A: Read a book with 'Historical Fiction' or 'Romance' listed as a genre on its GR home page. I read Been Here A Thousand Years.
2.My Step-Dad
Option C: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in any order in CROSSWORDPUZZLE. I read The Truth About Style. Stacy London's initials are found in the word Crossword puzzle: S and L.
6.Saturn and Murphy-My Furry Kids
Option C: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in any order in ADOPTASHELTERDOG. I read Recessionistas, by Alexandra Lebanthol. Her initials, A and L, are found in ADOPTASHELTERDOG
Been Here a Thousand Years: A Novel
Been Here a Thousand Years: A Novel
The Truth About Style
The Recessionistas
points: 255
books read: 19
Tasks completed: 12
GR authors: 10
pages read: 6125
Arrrggghhh, The task number is not copying over for some reason, let's try one more time.This is a repost for post #1589, the task number got cut off. Please ignore the totals below, I have one more repost to do.
15.4 Bond, James Bond:
Spherical Harmonic
Option # 2, the seventh book in a series AND
The Rook
Option #3, author named "Daniel"
Catherine Asaro is a Goodreads Author.
Points in this post - 15
Total Points - 1110/1110
Books - 86/86
Pages - 30599
Goodreads Authors: 49
Big Books:500+ - (3), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)
Nick KY30.5 Butterflycager’s Fall Cleaning
Option 2. London by E Rutherford – read a book with a placename in the title. I read The Detroit Electric Scheme by D.E. JohnsonI read this back when I was rooting for Detroit in the Series -- okay, that didn't work out, but I like San Fran too so all is well. 320 pages
Option 5. Sixpence House by P Collins – read a book with “Books about Books” as a GR genre. I read The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. 362 pages
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 810
Pages Read: 17,347
Big Books: 500+ (2)
SARAH THE LIBRARIAN5.6 - An Apple a Day
Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Apple variety is "American Summer".
Guadalupe Garcia McCall is a GRA.
5.7 - What's Your Name Again?
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
John is #2 on the Top Baby Names list.
John Elder Robison is a GRA.
15.8 - 'Cause This Is Thriller
We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Change Their Lives Forever by Benjamin Mee
"Young" from the song "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Marscha's task: Love to Dance
This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike. by Augusten Burroughs
I chose option 3: initials AB can be found in "ballet."
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Carly's task: The Doctor is Calling....
Dead Is the New Black by Marlene Perez
I chose option 1: "mystery" is listed on the main page.
Marlene Perez is a GRA.
30.1 - Ms. Anderson's task: How Do I Say This...?
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
I rolled a 1.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 12: Life Among Them by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
I rolled a 2.
30.2 -- Sheila/Kathy G's task: Goodreads - Good Friends
Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby
This book is #55 on Sheila's list.
Black City by Elizabeth Richards
Sorted by title, this is on page 1 of Kathy's list.
Elizabeth Richards is a GRA.
As a note, this book was horrible! Don't bother with it, Kathy!
30.6 -- Keltie Lee's task: Reading through Disneyworld
Option 3: Frontierland
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh
"Historical fiction" listed on the main page.
Katherine Marsh is a GRA.
Option 5: Liberty Square
The Infects by Sean Beaudoin
"Horror" listed on the main page.
Sean Beaudoin is a GRA.
30.7 -- Sassafrass's task: Title Train
We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull
Word is "summer."
Jenny Han is a GRA.
Katherine Catmull is a GRA.
30.9 -- Sandy's task: Fall Happenings
From the College Bound Reading list:
Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
With 510 pages, this is a Big Book.
From the Political Thrillers list:
Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Christopher Farnsworth is a GRA.
30.10 - Delicious Dee/Fran's task: A Rocky Horror Halloween
1A: Midnight Movie by Tobe Hooper
5B: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
"Romance" listed on the main page.
Maggie Stiefvater is a GRA.
Points this post: 245
Total points: 415
Tasks completed: 25
GRA: 15
Big Books 500+(2), 750+ (), 1000+()
Alice GTask 25.4 Fall into TV
Dice Roll: 3
Option A - Read a fairytale retelling
Book: The Snow Child which is a retelling of a Russian fairytale called the snowchild
Option D - Read a book that takes place in a New England State
Book: The Colorado Kid which takes place in Maine.
Total Points: 230
Alice GTask 20.3 Homage to Comic Books
Option 2
Dice Roll: 3 Read a science fiction or fantasy book
Book: The Passage
Total points: 250
Alice GTask 20.6 The Doctor is Calling
Option 5 Blink - Read a book that has horror listed as a genre on it's main page
Book: Dolly
Total Points: 270
Mod
25.6 - Chaitra's task: Reading for the Video Game Junkie!
option 2- Bioshock- natural disaster- the eruption of Mount Pelee : The Day the World Ended by Gordon Thomas
option 3- Forza 4- car on cover:
Malaria Dreams: An African Adventure by Stuart Stevens30.8 -- Laurie ME's task: Fall Holidays
option 4 TV Talk Show Host: Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet by Tim Gunn host of The Revolution
option 6 King Tut Day-forensic archaelogist Ruth Galloway: A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths
30.12 -- Coralie's task: A Tour of Melbourne, Australia
stop 2- Federation Square- non-fiction: Al Jazeera: The Inside Story of the Arab News Channel That is Challenging the West by Hugh Miles
stop 9- Waterfront City Docklands- "land" intact in island: The Island of the Colorblind and Cycad Island by Oliver Sacks
total 1095
Andy P.Task # 50.1
1. My Mom
Option B. A book about the Amish
Clouds Without Rain byP.L. Gaus This book is #3 of the Ohio Amish Mystery Series
3. Robin
Option A. A book with Young Adult or Paranormal listed as a genre on its GR home page
The Gates by John Connolly This book is listed as YA and paranormal on its GR home page. John Connolly is a Good Reads Author
4. Oldest Son aka Big J
Option A. A book with a predominently red cover
by John Gapper
Andy P.Task # 25.7 Fall Fun Activities
The National Bookfest
Crime Beat by Michael Connelly Michael Connelly is listed as an attendee at the bookfest this year per link given in the task description. Michael Connelly is a Good Reads Author
The World Series
Read a book that is the first in a series new to you
The Blackhouse by Peter May. This book is the first in the Lewis Trilogy on its Good Reads home page Peter May is a Good Reads Author
30.6 Keltie Lee's task: Reading through DisneylandOption 3: Book has the word 'historical' listed in one of its genres.
Ambrose, Prince of Wessex: Trader of Kiev by Bruce Corbett, Goodreads author
This ebook was approved in the verification thread, post 1701.
Option 6: Fiction book, nonfiction cannot be listed as a genre
Havelok the Dane by Charles Watts Whistler
Points this post: 30
Points to date: 755
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors to date: 6
Big books to date: 1
Rudy10.2 Trick or Treat
Glass Housesby Rachel Caine
Halloween costume- ghost- one of the main characters, Michael, is a ghost (state of being)
points-10
Total points-230
Books- 20
Tasks-18
20.8 – It's My Birthday – Sara ♥'s task: Mormons Among Us!Austenland by Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale is one of the Mormon authors suggested in the task description.
Shannon Hale is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 905
GR authors: 24
Readerboard ID : JENBENT10.2 -- Trick or Treat!
Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper
Costume = vampire (like the main character, Jane)
Molly Harper is a Goodreads Author.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 480
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (3)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Stuart Little by E.B. White
I read this book for Option 4. This book has the genre "Adventure" listed on it's main page.
Alices Adventures Under Ground by Lewis Carroll
I read this book for Option 6. This book was published in the 19th century (1864). There are also royal characters in the story (the Queen and King of Hearts).
Total = 235 points
GR Authors = 4 tickets