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WINTER CHALLENGE 2012
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Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust:The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar. There are certain fairies as main characters in this one!
10.5 Paint it Red:
Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen. Fun take on Robin Hood, in addition to the red reference.
15.4 Naming Names:
JEM (AND SAM): A REVENGER'S TALE. Ferdinand. Mount (sort of Tom Jones meets Samuel Pepys)
15.6 The year of the Snake:
No Gold On Boothill A Western Trio by Dan Cushman, first published in 2001.
Today's total: 45
Grand total: 680
25.7 Stesse's Task--Read my nightstand:A.
my author, Sarah Jio, has a current blog
www.sarahjio.com , but has been blogging for Glamour Magazine for over ten years at www.glamour.com/contributors/sarah-jio
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
B. Happy Ending:
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas. It's a light magical realism romance with a HEA ending.
Today's total: 25
Grand Total: 705
25.7 - Stesse's Task - Read My Nightstand!A. Book written by a blogger
All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/
B. Book with a happy ending
The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 435
GR authors: 14
Shannon South Africa20.4 Renaissance Authors
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
The American Psychiatric Association awarded Mr Frankl the 1985 Oskar Pfister Award for important contributions to religion and psychiatry.
While still a medical student between 1928 and 1930 he organised and offered a special program to counsel high school students free of charge.
He was a neurologist and psyciatrist, and the founder of logotherapy.
Frankl became one of the the key figures in existential therapy and a prominent source of inspiration for humanistic phychologists.
He gave meaning to his life by helping others to find the meaning in theirs.
Claiming Goodreads Author tickets from post 1017
task 20.3 - A Wallflower Christmasby Lisa Kleypas
task 20.8 - The First Princess of Wales by Karen Harper
Goodread Authors - 2
task 20.3 - A Wallflower Christmasby Lisa Kleypas
task 20.8 - The First Princess of Wales by Karen Harper
Goodread Authors - 2
Andy P.Task # 20.2 Rookie at the Top- Janet F.'s Task- It's Snow Joke, "Winter's Cool!"
Option 5 Read a book with the word "snow" in the title
Snow Blind by P.J. Tracy
Task 25.12 - I ♥ the Goodreads on SRCRead two books that are new to you by browsing the SRC threads.
BEST & WORST BOOKS OF... > Best of the Summer 2012 Challenge
Post #2
Butterflycager answered the question:
What were your favorite books of the Summer 2012 Challenge?
With a list that included:
Home From the Sea (Elemental Masters #8) (2012) by Mercedes Lackey (Hardcover, Daw, 311 pages)
BEST & WORST BOOKS OF... > Best of the Summer 2012 Challenge
Post #30
Chaitra answered the question:
What were your favorite books of the Summer 2012 Challenge?
With a list that included:
The Age of Miracles (2012) by Karen Thompson Walker (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 273 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Karen Thompson Walker
155 + 25 = 180
Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 155 + 25 = 180
Books read: 12
Pages read: 4,029
Read but not claimed: 09
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Results; Megan L10.1 Happy New Year's!
Leaving Paradise
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 6
Books read: 6
Pages Read: 2,030
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
EllenCATask 10.8 Short and Sweet
Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth by Jenny McCarthy (165 pages)
Task 15.2 A Bird in the Hand...
Alternadad by Neal Pollack (Claiming a Goodreads Author)
Task 20.3 Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
by Jennifer Egan (Claiming another Goodreads Author)Points this post: 45
Total Points: 45
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
KARENF15.5 We Got the Beat
There are 3 syllables in my first and last names combined.
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
**Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author**
I read the paperback with 578 pages - 1 Big Book ticket please
20.9 Screen Sisters
First I must state how much I love the term "ladyship". :)
Option 4: Firefly: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
Science Fiction listed on main book page.
25.7 Read My Nightstand
Option B: Deception by Amanda Quick
Romance with a happy ending by one of my favorite comfort reads authors makes me happy.
Option C: Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh
This book kept getting shoved aside in challenges and I'm not sure why because I loved it!
Points this Post: 60
Total Challenge Points: 280
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
15.5 we got the beatThere are 6 syllables in my first and last name
Read
A Lighter Shade of Gray by Devon Pearse *good reads author*Points this task: 15
Total points: 170
good read authors: 8
Big books: 0
10.7. Hail to the Chief.Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
15.8 -- Red Rover, Red Rover
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
25.10 - Chaitra's Task - Thank You Neil Gaiman!
Option 2 (Anansi Boys): The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter (Goodreads author)
Mythology genre on main book page
Option 5 (Good Omens): Blameless by Gail Carriger (Goodreads author)
#145 page 2 of list.
30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task - Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
Option 1: Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 1 by Gail Carriger (Goodreads author)
Sequential Art>Manga genre on main page
Option 4: Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads author)
I wouldn't mind stepping into Stephanie's shoes. Fun and exciting life, and who wouldn't want to get to choose between Ranger and Morelli!
30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie Exchange
Option 4: A Vintage Murder by Michele Scott (Goodreads author)
Mystery as genre on main page
Option 5: Red, White, and Blood by Christopher Farnsworth (Goodreads author)
"white" in the title
30.4 - Cindy AL's Task: Jackpot Spin
I rolled a 2 so...
Book 1: Darkness Rising by Keri Arthur (Goodreads author)
Book 2: Immortal Sea by Virginia Kantra (Goodreads author)
30.5 - Dlmrose/Cindy F's Task - Author Train!
Book 1: The Doomsday Vault by Steven Harper (Goodreads author)
Book 2: As You Wish by Gabi Stevens (Goodreads author)
Total Points This Post: 170
Total Tasks This Post: 7
Goodreads Authors This Post: 10
Grand Total Points: 170/1170
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Mod
I read Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama.
15.8 -- Red Rover, Red Rover
I read The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World
25.1 - Laurie ME's Task - A Tribute to the Women in my Life
For my first book, I chose option 1, Dorothy, and read Earthly Delights. Main character is a baker and much of the book takes place in her bakery.
For my second book, I chose option 3, Jean, and read
The Buzzard Table. The main character is a judge. Another book in the Deborah Knott series was specifically approved in the HT, Comment 6
Total points: 495
30.6. Donna Jo's Task - Having the Time of Their LivesOption B: Wedding the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Time travel genre on main page
Option C: Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie (Goodreads author)
"time" in the title
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
Option 2: The Jackal's Head by Elizabeth Peters
Has 336 pages, which at up to 12
Option 6: Grounds for Murder by Sandra Balzo (Goodreads author)
Book published in December
30.8 - Delicious Dee/Christine US's Task - A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
Book 1: Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Reading books by Joanne Fluke remind me of my mother, who is always baking and cooking. We actually have tried quite a few recipes from this authors books.
Book 2: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (Goodreads author)
Goodreads friend Cindyg rated it 5 stars - link to her page: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock
Option 1: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
Third book in the Harper Connelly series
Option 3: Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton
"and" is in the book title
Total Points This Post: 120
Total Tasks This Post: 4
Goodreads Authors This Post: 3
Grand Total Points: 290/1170
Total Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 11
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
STACIE MITask 25.11 - Time to Explore!
Based on my Read shelf, it was recommended that I read:
Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
For my second book, I rolled a 3 and ended up reading:
Eve by Anna Carey
This is the chain of books I followed from Inside Out on 12/3/12:
Inside Out-->Birthmarked-->Awaken-->Eve
**Both Maria V. Snyder and Anna Carey are Goodreads authors!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 540
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 131
Pages read: 13057
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!Option 5 (romance): If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Option 6 (published in Dec): The Duchess War by Courtney Milan, GR Author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 505
GR Authors: 28
Big books: 500+ (1)
25.4 Local FlavorI live in Brooklyn, NY.
A: The Locked Room by Paul Auster
Paul Auster lives in Brooklyn according to his author profile.
B: Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff
As the title implies, this takes place in Brooklyn.
**Steve Brezenoff is a Goodreads author.**
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 180
Tasks Completed: 9
Total Books: 13
Pages Read: 4,156
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
BRIAN20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
21: The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred Santiago
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Books read: 9
10.7. Hail to the Chief
Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House by Sally Bedell Smith
Sally Bedell Smithis a GRA
Explanation - The Private World of The Kennedy White House
Points this post - 10
Total points to date - 90
GR authors total - 3
#768 pages claiming Big Book Ticket
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House by Sally Bedell Smith
Sally Bedell Smithis a GRA
Explanation - The Private World of The Kennedy White House
Points this post - 10
Total points to date - 90
GR authors total - 3
#768 pages claiming Big Book Ticket
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Carly20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option 2: The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
by Eva RiceThe novel is set in the 1950s, so the cover shows 1950s style ballgowns.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn
I chose the "period" option.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deedee's Task: All in the Family
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
My family is mostly made up of girls and Curse of the Spellmans has "Humor" and "Humor>Comedy" listed as genres on its main page.
Lisa Lutz is a GoodReads Author.
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
Option 2: Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That Inspired "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Downton Abbey"
by Margaret PowellThere are at least two girls on the cover.
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Carly's Task: Screen Sisters
Option 2: Heat Wave by Richard Castle
Richard Castle is the fictional author from the television show "Castle."
Points This Task: 100
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 5
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 5
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Pages Read: 1545
RBN Jenn3308210.1 Happy New Years - First book in a series
The Lightning ThiefPoints this post: 10
Total Points: 30/1170
Total books read: 2/91
Good reads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (3)
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 15.10 -- A Bird in the Hand....
Read any book in your possession as of November 15, 2012.
Dixie Spirits: True Tales of the Strange and Supernatural in the South by Christopher K. Coleman
Points this Task: 15
Total Points: 165
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read: 11
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
EmmalitaRepost for ebook verification information
20.1 Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything
The Leap Year Boy by Marc Simon
This is Marc Simon's first published book
Marc Simon is a Goodreads author; claiming ticket
This ebook has been approved in post number 2018 in the ebook verification thread.
This post: 20
Total points to date: 60
Goodread authors: 2
Big book tickets: 0
Total tasks completed: 3
25.12 I love the Goodreads on SRC The Secret Keeperby Kate Morton / recommended by Sam, best of Fall'12 (message 25)
Ready Player Oneby Ernest Cline / recommended by Jennifer FL, best of Fall'12 (message 26)
Task points 25
Total points 415
Total tasks 20
Total books 29
30.4 Cindy's Al's Task: Jackpot SpinRolled a 2
The Twelve
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 130
GR authors 2
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!Option #2: book whose total number of pages add up to 12
The Running Man by Stephen King
Book has 336 pages = 12
Option #4: book that has a mostly black or gold cover
Gone Girl
by Gillian FlynnBook has been approved in post #71 & #72 of the Task Help thread.
Gillian Flynn is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 465
Nick KY25.8 Robin’s Spread the Love
I chose Option 2 and read a book with a primarily red cover:
Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton. 144 pagesI chose Option 4 and read a book with “Love” in the title:
Young People in Love and in Hate by Nick Luxmoore. 143 pages30.7 Sassafrass’ Anniversary
I chose option 4 and read a book set in New Orleans: Black Dust Mambo by Adrian Phoenix. (A part of the story is set in the bayou outside of New Orleans, but over half the book is in NO.) 368 pages
I chose option 6 and read a book first published in the year 2000: When Eve Was Naked: Stories of a Life's Journey by Josef Škvorecký. 368 pages
Points This Post: 55
Total Points: 520
Pages read: 11,438
Big Books: 500 + (3)
Hello and happy belated new year! I have completed task #5.7 Birdcalls by readingThe Woman in Black by Susan Hill
For this task, the author's name of Susan Hill was matched to a bird called the Hill Partridge.
Total = 60 points
GR Author = 2 tickets
15.5 Read a book whose title contains the same number of syllables as your first and last name combined.The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa (<--Goodreads author!)
My first and last name combine to have 3 syllables, as does "the iron knight".
+15 points
Total points: 125
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (2)
Annie NHTask #5.7 Birdcalls
Pirate King by Laurie R. King
Required: Please name the bird used when you post.
Bird - King Penguin
This post: 5 points
Total to Date = 20 points
Task #10.9 - The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites.Carrie Pilby by Caren Lissner
-Rated 5 stars on Butterflycager's "read" list
Caren Lissner is a Goodreads Author
Task #20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Janet F's Task: Rookie It’s Snow Joke, “Winter’s Cool”!
Mountain Girl River Girl by Ting-xing Ye
-Chose Option #6 - to read a book with mountain(s) on the cover (mountains in background of picture)
Task #20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
Scapemaker by Steve V. Cypert
-Chose Option #3 - a book by an author whose first or last name begins with an R or an S
-In this case "STEVE" begins with a "S"
Steve V. Cypert is a Goodreads Author
This post: 50 points
Total Points: 220/1170 (18%)
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 16
Pages Read: 3894
GR Authors: 11
STACIE MITask 10.4 - Where DO Those Letters Go?
I read a book that takes place in Russia:
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 by Carolyn Meyer
**Carolyn Meyer is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 550
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 132
Pages read: 13284
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Readerboard ID: JENBENT25.6 - Nick KY’s Task: Fire and Ice
Option 4
(fiction book in which a main character plays hockey)
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Option 5
(snow on cover)
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan
Points this post: 25
Total points: 360
Total Goodreads authors: 8
Total Big books: 500+ (1)
Lori TX20.6 "Punctuation, is ? fun!"
Apostrophe '
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and Daniel Levithan
Points this task = 20
Total Points = 60
Jennifer KS15.5 -- We Got the Beat
My first and last names have 4 syllables so I read
Hell Is Empty by Craig Johnson.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17
Pages read: 5737
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Lori TX25.9 A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
One book meets A & C
Red Glove by Holly Black
25.11 Time to Explore!
Rolled 2
Book 1 Divergent by Veronica Roth
Chose Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Book 2 Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien
Points this post = 50
Total points = 110
Lori TX30.3 Cookie Exchange
Option 1
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
Option 5
White Cat by Holly Black
30.7 It's My Anniversary
Option 2
Fade Out by Rachel Caine
237 pages = 12
Option 6
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kinneally
Published December 2011
Points this post = 60
Total points = 170
Readerboard ID: JENBENT5.10 A Claus for Celebration
Then Came Christmas by Randy Lee Eickhoff
Points this post: 5
Total points: 365
Total Goodreads authors: 8
Total Big books: 500+ (1)
10.5 Paint it RedI read
by Jennifer Estep for this task. She is a GR Author.15.10 A Bird in the Hand
I read Of Poseidon by Anna Banks for this. I've had it since it came out, before November. Banks is a GR Author.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 195
Tasks Complete: 15
GR Authors: 13
Big Books: 500(0), 750(0), 1000(0)
Jayme VA20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
I chose a comma and read Thin, Rich, Pretty by Beth Harbison
Beth Harbison is a Goodreads author.
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Carly's Task: Screen Sisters
Option 4: Firefly: Relic by Douglas Preston is shelved as Science Fiction.
Total points this post: 40
Grand Total: 185
Goodreads authors: John Grisham, Carol Rifka Brunt, Siobhan Fallon, Beth Harbison
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
BRIAN20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
21: The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred Santiago
I chose the colon option
Points this post: 20
Total points: 120
Books read: 9
BRIAN5.2 Phil's Prediction
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Points this post: 5
Total points: 125
Books read: 10
BEKKA - 25.2 - Stacie MI’s Task - Chain of NamesFor my first book, I read “The Sword and the Circle”
by Rosemary Sutcliff, just cause I’ve wanted to for a long time. The main character in this book is King Arthur, of the Round Table fame. For my second book, I read “The Hound of the Baskervilles”
by Arthur Conan Doyle, since the author’s first name is the same as that of the main character in “The Sword and the Circle.” Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Tasks Completed to Date: 11
Total Points Earned to Date: 220
Pages Read this Challenge: 389
Total Pages Read to Date: 4496
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 16
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
25.12 - Mstan's Task - I ♥ the Goodreads on SRCRead two books that are new to you by browsing the SRC threads.
Post#10 (Bea)
by Scott WesterfeldPost#8 (Manday)
by Orson Scott Card Points this post: 25
Total points: 450
Tasks completed: 17
Books Read: 33
GR Authors: 22
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
5.7 BirdcallsAudrey, Wait! by Robin Benway. (Bird Name: American Robin)
10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (From Delicious Dee's bookshelf) *GR Author*
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher (Punctunation: Apostrophe -')*Big Book @ 704 pgs* *GR Author*
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher (Option 1: Fraternal - two different words in title)*Big Book @ 640 pgs* *GR Author*
20.10 - Group Reads
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear(Comment #26 in the thread)
25.3 - Coralie's Task - Let's be Different
I chose Option 1.
Book A: Grimspace by Ann Aguirre *GR Author*
Book B: The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski. (Letter Count: 3, 4, 2, 5) *GR Author*
25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUE
Home Front by Kristin Hannah (Option 3: War is listed as genre on the main page) *GR Author*
Charade by Nyrae Dawn (Option 4: Major setting is college) *GR Author*
25.7 - Stesse's Task - Read My Nightstand!
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay (Option B: Book with a happy ending)*GR Author*
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher(Option C: Book I've been meaning to read all 2012. Finally started AND finished the series.)
30.4 - Cindy AL's Task: Jackpot Spin
Rolled a '2'. Two books with 2 words in title:
Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher *Big Book @ 675 pgs* *GR Author*
Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher *Big Book @ 508 pgs* *GR Author*
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
Wild Fling or a Wedding Ring? by Mira Lyn Kelly(Option 5: Romance genre listed in the main page)
Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly (Option 6: Published in Dec 2012; Ebook version only. Approved in line number 960 in the googledoc) *GR Author*
Points this Post: 210
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 30
Goodreads authors:24
Big books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0) = 6 tickets
5.3 Plain Brown WrapperFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
I was embarrassed to have NOT read this book yet as everyone I know is talking about it but I was also embarrassed that I WANTED to read such a book.
E.L. James is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 470
20.1 Beautiful Creaturesby Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author), Margaret Stohl (Goodreads Author) claim big book ticket Hardcover, 563 pages20.3 The Gift by Richard Paul Evans
20.7 Equal Boy Equal Girl: Nick Of Time (time travel) by Ted Bell (Goodreads Author)
20.8 Option 3: Last name starts with S TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow (Goodreads Author)
20.9 by Kenneth Oppel (Goodreads Author)This Dark Endeavor
Points this Post: 100
Total points- 100
Tasks Completed: 5
Books read: 5
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Andy P.Task # 15.9 Fly South for the Winter
Read a book set in a country located in the Southern Hemisphere
Game Control: A Novel by Lionel Shriver
This novel is set in Kenya a country through which the equator passes, which fulfills the requirements stated for this task
30.5 - Author Train!The first name of the author of the first book - JO - is found intact in the last name of the author of the second book - JOnes:
The Telling by Jo Baker
The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price Purveyor of Superior Funerals by Wendy Jones
Total points 275
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Two books by new to me authors found on Rose Tremain's Similar Authors list:
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson
I hadn't read either of these two authors before and loved both books. I'm glad to have been introduced to this tool which I plan to use more in future.
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