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Fall Challenge 2012: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
25.1 - Mrs. Soule's task: Food Network Challenge1. Cupcake Wars
B. Read an anthology of short stories or novellas. These can be by multiple authors or a collection by the same author.
Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories (2012) by Joyce Carol Oates (Hardcover, 274 pages)
6. The Aarti Party
B. Read a book set in Asia or by an author born in Asia.
Author was born in Japan, wrote in Japanese, and this novel is set on one of the smaller Japanese islands.
Sound of Waves (1954) by Yukio Mishima (Paperback, 185 pages)
395 + 25 = 420
Tasks Completed: 19
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 395 + 25 = 420
Books read: 30
Pages read: 9,882
Read but not claimed: 03
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 30.2-Goodreads - Good Friends!... read a book from Shelia's mystery tbr shelf & read a book from Kathy's fantasy tbr shelf:
From Shelia's shelf I read
(this was on page #4 of Shelia's list link) State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 353 pages (10.22)From Kathy's shelf I read
(this was on page #1 of Kathy's list link) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson 592 pages [claiming a big book ticket] (11.1)Points earned for this task: 30
Points Achieved to date: 340
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 10
Total # of Big Books: 1
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Congratulations Dlmrose and Donna Jo.
5.1 - I Did It! Smile When You're Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer by Chuck Thompson
This book has "confessions" in the subtitle.
5.5 - By the Sea
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler
This book has "river" in the title.
5.6 - An Apple a Day
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A.J. Jacobs
"Porter's Perfection" is an apple variety.
(moved from 25.8)
10.5 -- Time Warp
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
This book has the Science Fiction>Time Travel genre listed on its main page.
10.10 -- Back to School
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
This book was originally published in 1980; I graduated from high school in the 1980s.
(moved from 30.11)
25.8 -- The Long, the Short, and the Diacritical
Option C
This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
The author's name has a diacritical mark.
(replaces Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A.J. Jacobs, moved to 5.6. The other book (Summer Friends by Holly Chamberlin) remains eligible.)
30.11 - Summer Smashes Not Fall Forgotten
Option 3B - Carly Rae Jepsen (song)
The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich
This book features a telephone on the cover.
(replaces Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins, moved to 10.10. The other book (Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them by Frank Langella) remains eligible.)
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Points this post: 35
Total points: 895/1110
Goodreads Authors: 0/27
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 20.3 - Homage to Comic Books
I rolled a 4 for "humor" and read:
The Return of the Lone Iguana: A FoxTrot Collection,
Come Closer, Roger, There's a Mosquito on Your Nose,
Welcome to Jasorassic Park: A FoxTrot Collection, and
I'm Flying, Jack...I Mean, Roger: A FoxTrot Collection, all by Bill Amend
Each book has 128 pages, giving a total of 512 pages
Points this task: 20
Total points: 900
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 115
Pages read: 17825
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Reposting - hope this one is right.30.5 - Butterflycager's task: Fall Shelf-Cleaning
Option 2. Haunted Savannah by James Caskey
Option 4. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Points this Post: 30
Total points: 210
GR Authors: 3
Big Books:
STESSEMarathon reading weekend!!!
5.1 - I Did It!
Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler: A Memoir by Wade Rouse (272 p)
5.2 - Do It Again
I used Task 5.4 so I went to page 4 and found Post 200, which was Pandemonium by Lauren Olivier (375 p)
Lauren Oliver is a GRA.
10.6 -- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
From Page 2 of the Popular Cult Classics Books List
Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion by Janet Reitman (444 p)
Reitman is a GRA.
15.3 Bookends
I read ONE book that satisfies TWO options
Damaged by Alex Kava (272 p)
15.7 - Show Your Stripes
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua (237 p)
20.10 -- Group Reads
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (324 p)
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25.5 -- Stacie MI’s Task: Water, Water Everywhere!
1C. Clouds on cover: The Deed: A Novel by Keith Blanchard (320 p)
2C. 2 H’s + 1 O in the title: The Whole Truth by David Baldacci (544 p)
This is a BIG BOOK.
25.8 -- Mstan's task: The Long, the Short, and the Diacritical
A. Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister (352 p)
Katie MacAlister is a GRA.
B. Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb (353 p)
Points this Post: 120
Tasks Completed this Post: 8
Books Read this Post: 10
Pages Read this Post: 3493
GoodReads Authors this Post: 3
Big Books this Post: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 970
Total Tasks Completed: 53
Total Books Read: 75
Total Pages Read: 25934
Total GoodReads Authors: 32
Total Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Sandy MN10.2 Trick or Treat
Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
Goodreads Author:
Costume: Angel
Total Points: 350
Total GR Authors: 17
20.6 The Doctor is Calling...Option 4: The Bride by Julie Garwood Romance genre
Tasks completed this post: 1
Points this post: 20
Total points: 180
GR Authors (total): 6
Books read (total): 12
Andy P.Task # 15.10 Fancy Free
This is a book I needed to read as soon as I saw it as I have read several of the subject's autobiographies
Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science byLawrence M. Krauss
Kathy G.30.6- Keltie Lee's Task: Reading Though Disneyland
Option 4- Tomorrowland
Read a book with Science Fiction as a genre
Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Claiming Goodreads Author
Option 6- Fiction
Dave's Song by Robert McKay
Total Points- 95
Total Tasks- 4
Goodreads Authors- 4
Big Books (500+)- 1
30.9 - Sandy - Fall HappeningsFrom the College Bound Reading List: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
From the Political Thrillers List:Executive Power by Vince Flynn
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 490/1110
Tasks Completed: 24
Books Read: 36
GoodReads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
ANGIE CA20.7 The Show Must Go On
Book: Just One Drop by Quinn Loftis
Notes: 1-Wicked) Fantasy
25.5 Water, Water Everywhere!
Book 1: The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen
Notes: 2C) The Secret of Ella and Micha
Book 2:
by Tony BertauskiNotes: 3C) Snow on the cover.
This Post: 45
Points to Date: 490
50.1 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Family Ties - REPOSTMember 3, Robin: Fade Out by Rachel Caine
Option A, Young Adult genre
Member 4, Big J: Pleasure by Jacquelyn Frank (Goodreads author)
Option A, Book has a red cover
Member 6, Furry Kids: Snapped by Laura Griffin (Goodreads author)
Option C, author initials in ADOPTASHELTERDOG
Total Points This Post: 50
Total Tasks This Post: 1
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
Grand Total Points: 405/1110
5.9 - Colder AND BiggerI read The Rise of Nine for this task.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 225
Tasks Complete: 18
Books Read: 17
GR Authors: 11 (16 if Kerrelyn Sparks counts multiple times)
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Chaitra5.4 IN HONOR OF YOUR BIRTHDAY
Read a book by an author listed on page corresponding to birthdate in the Summer reading challenge completed tasks.
I read The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley. Alan Bradley's book was claimed in Message #1311 on page 27 of completed Summer tasks. My birthdate is 3/27.
Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 5
5.6 AN APPLE A DAY
Read a book with a word from an apple variety in the title.
I read American Gods by Neil Gaiman. American Summer Pearmain is my apple.
Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author.
American Gods is a big book. My copy had 541 pages.
Points: 5
15.1 SEE THE SEA?
1. Read a book set in a landlocked country.
I read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. Set in Botswana.
2. Read a book set in a country bordered by the sea.
I read NW by Zadie Smith. Set in England.
Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 15
25.2 SHARING THE LOVE
Choosing,
A. Read a book that was a Printz award winner or honoree.
I read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The Book Thief was an Honoree in 2007.
and
B. Read a book by an Australian author or a book set in Australia.
I read Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey. The book is set in Australia, and Peter Carey is an Australian author.
Markus Zusak is a Goodreads Author.
The Book Thief is a big book. My copy had 550 pages.
Points: 25
30.9 FALL HAPPENINGS
Book 1: Read a book from the College Bound Reading List.
I read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. From the World Literature section of the list.
and
Book 2: Read a book from a list pertaining to politics.
I read Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré. Book #19 on the list Political Thrillers.
Points: 30
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Points this Post: 80
Total Points: 810
Big Books: 500(6), 750( ), 1000( )
Goodreads Authors: 22
Tasks Completed: 47
Books Finished: 64
Pages Read: 21,949
First, I'm reposting the tasks that I previously posted without proper readerboard name:20.10 Group Reads- favorite book ever
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Marscha's task: Love to Dance
Option 1: Read a book in which the main character is a dancer or a dance teacher.
The Chaperone
Louise Brooks was a dancer
New tasks completed:
15.10 Fancy Free...pick any book
The Red Garden
20.6 Carly's Task...the doctor is calling...
Option 4, Romance genre
This is How You Lose Her
20.9 Lucky Me- Emily Bookshelf's Tasks
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. Published 2010.
25.1 Mrs. Soule's task.
3B,one of the most popular books of 2012
Beautiful Ruins
2B, nominated for group read Fall 2010 "Fav book ever"Empire Falls
30.9 Sandy's Task: Fall Happenings
(1)From college bound list
Fahrenheit 451
(2)Political thriller
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
New Points this post:110
Previous points (reposted here): 40
New Tasks completed:5
total books read so far: 9
Total points:150
Boston Kate15.10 Fancy Free
An Abundance of Katherines
20.7 The Show Must Go On
Option 2: The Lion King
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
word used: OUT
"O" from "NO", "U" from "HAKUNA", "T" from "MATATA"
20.9 Fall Months
Option B: originally published in 2009
Let the Great World Spin
Points this post: 55
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
STACIE MITask 5.5 - By the Sea
I read a book with "sea" in the title:
Set to Sea by Drew Weing
Points this task: 5
Total points: 905
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 116
Pages read: 17969
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
REPOST PER QUESTIONS THREAD:
by Lynn PovichThis book features a telephone on the cover.
(replaces Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins, moved to 10.10. The other book (Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them by Frank Langella) remains eligible.)
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Points this post: 0
Total points: 895/1110
Goodreads Authors: 0/27
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
I have completed Task #10.10 Back to School by readingMadeleine is Sleeping by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
I graduated from high school in the first decade of the 2000s...sometime between 2000-2009. This book was first published in 2004.
Total = 245 points
GR Authors = 4 tickets
10.2 -- Trick or Treat!The Gypsy Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Dressing up as a Gypsy is fun for Halloween.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 940
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥30.12 A Tour of Melbourne, Australia
Option 1 A play:The Way of the World
Option 2 Non-fiction: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Approval for Both Options
50.1 ♥Robin♥'s Task: Family Ties
1. My Mom/Option A Romance:Remember Me?
3. Robin/Option A Young Adult:Incantation
4. Jason/Option B WW II:Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys is a GRA
Option 4B is on pre-approved booklist.
Points Earned This Task: 80
Points Achieved to Date: 750/1110
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
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MariyaTask 5.7 - What's Your Name Again?
I read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Susan is #7 on the list of the popular girl names.
Task15.9 - Starry, Starry Night
I read
by Carol AnshawOn the cover of this book you can see a night sky with stars.
Points this Post: 20
Total points: 285
5.10 - What Else Can I Read?Bite Me by Christopher Moore
This book appears on the Read-Alike List for Dead in the Family.
10.1 -- Show You Care, Be Aware
by Jane GreenThis book's cover has pink appearing in several places.
15.2 - On Pins and Needles
Option B
When it Happens to You by Molly Ringwald
I very eagerly awaited Molly Ringwald's first novel, as she has always been one of my favorite actresses.
(replaces D.C. Unmasked & Undressed by Lillian McEwen, moved to 15.3. The other selection, Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon, remains eligible.)
15.3 Bookends
Option 1:
D.C. Unmasked & Undressed by Lillian McEwen
This book's title begins and ends with D.
Option 2:
Past Perfect by Susan Isaacs
The author's name begins and ends with S.
25.6 - Reading for the Video Game Junkie!
Option 1: Halo/Mass Effect
Size 14 Is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot
This book is part of the Heather Wells series, with 4 books as of the start of the challenge.
Meg Cabot is a Goodreads author.
(replaces A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers, moved to 30.3. The other selection, Girlchild: A Novel by Tupelo Hassman, remains eligible.)
30.3 -- Back by Popular Demand
A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers
(moved from 25.6)
The Lovers by Vendela Vida
Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida are married.
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Points this post: 60
Total points: 955/1110
Goodreads Authors: 1/28
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Laurie ME10.7: School Supplies: scissors
Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan
15.5: Drop in the Bucket:
Crewel Lye by Piers Anthony
20.9: Lucky ME!: Emily Bookshelf's Task: Fall Months: S for September
White Heat by Jill Shalvis. Jill Shalvis is a GRA.
Points this Post: 45.
Total Points: 980.
1 GRA.
5.5 - By the SeaThe Witch of Blackbird Pond
25.2 - Immersednbooks's task: Sharing the Love
A - Tender Morsels 2009 - Honor
E - Liar & Spy
25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Water, Water Everywhere!
Option 2C - Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant : Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
Option 3A - Service with a Smile
Tasks completed: 47/61
Books read: 61
Points claimed in this post: 55
Total points claimed: 725
Readerboard name: Evana10.6 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Read a book from the Popular Cult Classics list and state the page on which it is found.
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Page 4 of the list, near the bottom
This is a big book at over 800 pages, 2 big book tickets
Points this post: 10
Points to date: 825
GR authors to date: 6
Big book tickets this post: 2
Big book tickets to date: 3
After an extended break from the challenge I am back this season. Not even close to finishing but it feels good to be on the board again. 20.10 Group Reads:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
(post #36 in the Discussion thread)
Total points: 20
25.6 - Chaitra's task: Reading for the Video Game Junkie!4. Prince of Persia: Read a book set features a demon from Islamic legends.
by Rachel Caine 6. Dishonored: Read a book with the genre "Steampunk" on the main page.
by Ian Tregillis(Goodreads Author)
Points this Post: 25
Total points: 565
Tasks Completed: 35
Books read: 48
GR Authors: 35
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
20.9 - Lucky Me - Emily Bookshelf's task: Fall Months I chose option B:
A Simple Plan by Scott B. Smith
(first and last name start with the letter S)
Total points: 40
15.5- A Drop in the Bucket Open Season by Archer Mayor
This is Book #1 of the Joe Gunther series of which there are 22 and counting)
Archer Mayor is a Goodreads Author
Total points: 55
Kimber30.6 Reading Through Disneyworld
Option 1: Fantasyland
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Laini Taylor is A Goodreads Author
Option 7: Toontown Fair
44 by Jools Sinclair
This task: 30
tasks completed: 13
gra - 14
total - 315
Kimber20.4 Family Celebrations
Option 2 (book by Dean Koontz)
Odd Apocalypse
This task: 20
tasks completed: 14
gra: 14
total: 335
30.3 - Back by Popular DemandTwo books written by authors who are related
The Soldier's Wife by Joanna Trollope
Dr. Wortle's School by Anthony Trollope
According to Wikipedia Joanna Trollope is a 5th generation niece of Anthony Trollope. The authors were approved in the Help Thread posts 40 and 41.
Total points 590
BJ Rose3 new tasks
5.6 - An Apple a Day
My apple variety is Autumn Gold, so I read
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
5.10 - What Else Can I Read?
From the Read-a-Likes list for Fantasy in Death, I read All Night Long by Jayne Ann Krentz
15.10- Fancy Free
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Points this post = 25
Total Points = 720
Tasks Completed = 38
Pages read = 18,788
30.1 Option 4 Twice (rolled doubles)The Diviners by Libba Bray (LB found in BeLl)
Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver (LO found in beLl and phOne)
Total: 285
30.8 - Laurie ME's task: Fall Holidays (1. Mayflower Day, 5. Look for Circles Day)Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card
This book is about an alternate history of Christopher Columbus sailing across the Atlantic ocean to discover the Americas.
Accounting Ethics by Ronald Duska
The cover of this book features an abacus (early calculator) which uses circular pieces to make calculations.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 340
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 20
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
50.1 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Family Ties
1B - Read a book in the Historical Fiction genre
The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen
3A - Read a book in the Young Adult genre
Lord Loss
5A - Read a book in a series
Last Scene Alive
7th book in the Aurora Teagarden series
Points this task: 50
Total points: 355
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
Non-fiction read: 1/5
New authors read: 8/15
TBR pre-2012: 12/15
1B - Read a book in the Historical Fiction genre
The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen
3A - Read a book in the Young Adult genre
Lord Loss
5A - Read a book in a series
Last Scene Alive
7th book in the Aurora Teagarden series
Points this task: 50
Total points: 355
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
Non-fiction read: 1/5
New authors read: 8/15
TBR pre-2012: 12/15
15.10- Fancy Free
Dead Over Heels
Points this task: 15
Total points: 370
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 26
Non-fiction read: 1/5
New authors read: 8/15
TBR pre-2012: 12/15
Dead Over Heels
Points this task: 15
Total points: 370
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 26
Non-fiction read: 1/5
New authors read: 8/15
TBR pre-2012: 12/15
20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – Sam’s task: The Show Must Go On2. The Lion King
Hakuna matata/no worrIeS: HIS
His Illegal Self by Peter Carey
+20 Points
30.8 — Laurie ME’s task:
3. Wear Something Gaudy Day (October 17):
The Woman Who Died a Lot by Jasper Fforde5. Look for Circles Day (November 2): the circle is the blue and white "black hole" near the top.
As She Climbed Across the Table by Jonathan Lethem+30 Points
Points this Post: 50
Grand Total: 440
Andy P.Task # 20.8 It's my Birthday: Sara's task: Mormons Among Us
I read a book by Anne Perry who is a Mormon as per this link ;http://famousmormons.net/auth3.html
The book wasFuneral in Blue by Anne Perry
Readerboard ID: JENBENT10.1 -- Show You Care, Be Aware
Confessions of a Teen Sleuth by Chelsea Cain
Title is written in pink, and the whole background is pale pink (not really visible in the image)
Points this task: 10
Total points: 570
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (3)
Task 10.9: 9…10…11Book Read: Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia (191 pages = 1+9+1)
Task 25.1: Food Network Challenge
Books Read:
1) The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives by Katie Couric (Option 3.A: Katie Couric (celebrity) on cover; 262 pgs)
2) Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton (Option 5.B: Protagonist must journey with a team of Vikings; 291 pgs)
Task 25.2: Sharing the Love
Books Read:
1) American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Option A: Printz Winner, 2007; 240 pgs)
2) Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon (Option D: friend convinced me to read this; 160 pgs)
Task 25.7: Fun Fall Activities
Books Read:
1) Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (World Series Option: Book #1 in “50 Shades” series; 514 pgs)
2) Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer (My Wedding Anniversary Option: “Glory” in title; 383 pgs)
Task 30.5: Fall Shelf Cleaning
Books Read:
1) Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James (Option 6: number “50” in title; 532)
2) Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James (Option 7: 579 pgs)
Points this Post: 115
Total Points: 225
Total Books Read: 18
Total # Pages Read: 4564
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
10.3 -- Moniker ChallengeThe Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters by Jeffrey Zaslow
Author's name begins with Z.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 950
BJ Rose3 new tasks
5.8 - Festival of Lights - fire on the cover
by Janet Evanovich15.2 - On Pins and Needles
A. Nothing To Fear by Karen Rose has "Suspense" as a genre on the book's main page
B. Eagerly Awaiting: this is the 1st book in a trilogy I was eager to read. I read this one on October 12th - I have since read & claimed the other books in the trilogy, but this was the first one read.
A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare
25.4 - JennRenee's task: Fall into T.V. I rolled a '2'
B. Read a book written by an author whose initials can be found in any order in the word ALIEN
Only Love by Elizabeth Lowell
D. Read a book that was first published in the last six months (so March 2012 to present)
Scandal Wears Satin by Loretta Chase was published on 6.25.12
Points this post = 45
Total Points = 765
Tasks Completed = 41
Pages read = 20,631
Cindy FTask 15.2 On Pins and Needles
A: I read The Bone Yard by Jefferson Bass "Suspense" Genre
B: I read Insurgent by Veronica Roth who is a GR Author! 1 ticket. Claiming 1 big book ticket 525pages.
Points this post:15
Total points260
Tasks completed:15
Books read:21
Goodreads Authors:6
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(1)
CoralieI need to make some changes.
20.6 The Doctor is Calling
Replaced with option 5 horror as genre
The Prince of Mist
30.1 How Do I Say This…?
Rolled a 1 and a 5
1. A Play
Life of Galileo
5. An ebook
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
30.8 Fall Holidays
Option 5 circle on cover – the wheels are circles
Option 6 book set in Egypt
Death on the Nile (moved from 20.6)
Total points 880
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Task 15.9-Starry night!... read a book with the word star it the title:
I read
Points earned for this task: 15
Points Achieved to date: 310
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 10
Total # of Big Books:
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700+ (0)
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