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Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
5.9 Shhh! There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George SHower
5.10 A Claus for Celebration
The True Story of Christmas by Anne Fine
10.8. Short and Sweet.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 162 pgs
15.3 -- Out with the Old, In with the New
Option 1 - read 2 books
Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa
Woman and the New Race by Margaret Sanger
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option 1- Christmas Decorations on a tree
by Pamela Fryer *Pamela Fryer is a GR author- requesting ticket
approved for length on SRC ebook verification list
25.12 - Mstan's Task - I ♥ the Goodreads on SRC
Book 1
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...
Msg 22 in Best of Spring 2012 Challenge
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Book 2
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8... Msg 11 Best of winter 2011
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A. 3 o's in title
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Book B. 3 i's in author name Comfort & Joy by India Knight
Book C. year first published 1908- divisible by 3 =636 Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Points this post: 130
Total Points: 760
GR author this post: 1
Total GR author: 7
STACIE MITask 10.5 - Paint it Red
I read a book with the word "crimson" in the title:
The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin" by Suzanne Weyn
Points this task: 10
Total points: 775
Tasks completed: 44
Books read: 150
Pages read: 17520
Goodreads authors: 20
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.7 -- Opposites AttractI'm a female Libra so I read a male Aries (3/21- 4/19)
Battle for Shadowland by James Patterson
March 22 as validated by wikepedia
**Goodreads Author **
25.13 - Author Influences
Book A:
11/22/63 by Stephen King
** Big Book: 843 pages **
Book B: In the afterword, King mentions that he was heavily influenced by the following book (Pre-approval) :
Time and Again by Jack Finney
30.8 A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
Book 1: This book reminded me of my dad because 1) he was a huge George Carlin fan and so is Kevin Smith and 2) one of the last Christmas's that he was with us, I had rented Chasing Amy (directed by Kevin Smith) on the recommendation of a friend who said it was really cute.....for those who have seen it --- it is not really a movie that you want to watch with your slightly conservative dad -- we turned it off during the sexual injury discussion
Tough Shit: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good by Kevin Smith
Book 2: My friend (on GR and in real life :-D) Amanda loved this book --- here is a link to her review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
** Goodreads Author **
Post Total: 70 pts
Challenge Total: 135 pts
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
15.1 One Man's TrashFrom my Top 10 To-Read books: Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I gave this 5 stars.
From my bottom 10 To-Read books: The Red House by Mark Haddon. I gave this 2 stars but really it was 1 and 1/2.
15.7 Opposites Attract
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons. I am a female Libra and Dan is a male Aries, born on April 4.
20.6 Punctuation is Fun
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson which has an apostrophe and a colon in the title.
Post Total: 50
Grand Total: 265
5.8 End of DaysUglies by Scott Westerfeld
Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic is #4 genre on main page
(approved in post #10 of Task Help thread)
Points this post: 5
Total points to date: 635
Sheila25.2 - Stacie MI’s Task - Chain of Names
These Things Hidden by Heather GudenkaufThe main character was Allison Glenn so I my book 2 is by an Allison
Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta Total Points = 1095
10.1 Happy New YearI read a book that was a 1st in the series and new to me.A Game of Thrones
Points this post 15
KAREN OZ5.3 Plain Brown Wrapper
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Janet F's Task: Rookie It’s Snow Joke, “Winter’s Cool”!
Option 2: Cultural > Russia
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
25.11 - Vi's Task - Time to Explore!
Chose Fantasy shelf:
Book 1: Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles #1) by Melina Marchetta (GR Author)
Rolled 5 (6/12/2012)
1. Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo;
2. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund;
3. Defiance by CJ Redwine;
4. Crewel by Gennifer Albin;
5. Book 2: What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang (The Hybrid Chronicles #1) by Kat Zhang (GR Author)
Total this post: 50 points
Grand Total: 810 points
Tasks completed: 44
Books read: 64
Goodreads authors: 30
Big books: 500+ (5); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
30.2 It's Winter... or is it? A Mother's Wish by Debbie Macomber / option B3 - romance
Born in Shame by Nora Roberts / option A2 - initials in LONG UNDERWEAR
Task points 30
Total points 605
Total tasks 27
Total books 42
Lauren Marie20.6 Punctuation is fun.
For this task, I chose to read The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet by Jill Conner Browne. For punctuation, I chose to go with a hyphen, which this book title does contain, but it also contains a colon and a couple commas. I suppose you could consider this book being an overachiever for punctuation fun.
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 7
GR Author: 3
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.8. Short and SweetSkeleton Creek by Patrick Carman
This book has 185 pages
(approved in post #27 of Task Help thread)
Patrick Carman is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 645
Leslie K15.5 We got the beeat
Divergent by Veronica Roth
I have two syllables in my first name and one in my second for a total of three. Divergent has three syllables so meets the requirement.
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 220
BRIAN50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A - Three instances of the letter 'T' in the title
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Book B - Three instances of the letter 'T' in the author's name
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt by Patton Oswalt
Book C - First published in 2010 (2010/3 = 670)
The Vaults by Toby Ball
Points this post: 50
Total points: 245
Books read: 19
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask: 25.6 - Nick KY’s Task: Fire and Ice
Option 2. Read a book with any type of fire on the cover, EXCEPT -- do not use stars or the sun.
Witch & Wizard: The Gift by James Patterson
Option 3. Celebrate the Orange of Fire by reading an Orange Prize winner from any year or a 2012 nominee for the Orange Prize
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/14...
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 240
Books Read this Task: 2
Total Books Read: 17
GR Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
20.5 – Bigger is Better – Meghanly’s Task: Beatle Mania!“I Saw Her Standing There”: Her
This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
+20 Points
Grand Total: 285
OMA1229DISREGARD ITEMS IN THIS POST
REPOST for #1563
OMA1229
Tack 25.3-Let's Be Different
Book A- Read a book with every character in the title different
1356 by Bernard Cornwell
Book B- Read a book with at least four words in the title where every word has a different number of letters.
Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky
Letter Count for Second Book is 4,2,3,5
Points this task- 25
Total Points to Date- 455
OMA1229REPOST for #1563
OMA1229
Tack 25.3-Let's Be Different
Book A- Read a book with every character in the title different
1356 by Bernard Cornwell
Book B- Read a book with at least four words in the title where every word has a different number of letters.
Fire in the Blood 4,2,3,5 letters by Irène Némirovsky
Points this task- 25
Total Points to Date- 455
Kimber 50.1 Triple Threat
Book A: Notorious Nineteen 3-o's
Book B: Swan by Katherine Hole; 3-e's
*this ebook okay'd in message 2040 for length
Book C: Yellow Crocusby Laila Ibraham
(published 2010)
This task: 50
tasks completed: 17
Total 370
GRA: 15
BB: 2/500+, 1/750+
hpaddict20.5 Beatle Mania!
Me by Katherine Hepburn
from the Beatles song Please Please Me
this post = 20
challenge total = 80
BJ Rose1 new task
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A - This book has exactly three 'e's in the title:
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
Book B - This book has exactly three 'e's in the author's name as it appears on Goodreads:
Dangerous Tides by Christine Feehan
Book C - This book was first published in 2007, a year evenly divisible by three (2007/3=669)
Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan
Points This Post = 50
Total Points = 380
Tasks Completed = 19
Pages Read = 9425
30.8 - Delicious Dee/Christine US's Task - A Reading Tribute to Those We LoveBook 1: I chose my mother, who gave me a love of reading and a library habit from my earliest childhood. The book I chose is from her personal collection, by one of her most beloved authors:
Harvest at Stillmeadow by Gladys Bagg Taber
Book 2: From my husband's Goodreads shelf, one of his recent 4-star books (http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
Joshua Foer is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 760
GR authors: 28
Mod
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
I chose a comma: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen
25.4 - Lois's Task - Local Flavor
A- local author (or C): Goose: The Outrageous Life and Times of a Football Guy by Tony Siragusa
Tony Siragusa lives about 2 miles from my house
B- Set locally: Gone for Good by Harlan Coben
Major events are set in Livingston, NJ about 6 miles from my house.
25.6 - Nick KY’s Task: Fire and Ice
Option 5- snow on cover:
A Christmas Beginning: A Novel by Anne PerryOption 6- set in Iceland: Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
total = 1070
Hi, I've just joined under the readboard name ClaireMI've back dated some books, please tell me if there are any that can't be used.
So far, I have:
10.1 - Happy New Years!
First in series - The Homecoming Masquerade (First in 'Girls Wearing Black' series)
10.8 - Short and Sweet
Less than 200 pages - Witch Got Your Tongue (154 pages on GR)
15.10 - A Bird in the Hand....
Book owned as of 15/11/12 - A Discovery of Witches
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything
1st book published by an author - The Night Circus
20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option 5. The Old Year Passes – Read a book published in 2012. - Claus: Legend of the Fat Man
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”
Comma in title - Cut, Crop & Die
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deedee's Task: All in the Family
My family has mostly girls - my poor Dad's outnumbered with my mum, my sister, myself and two female pets!! So I chose paranormal romance genre - Soulless
Total points so far - 105
Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.Task #20.3 - Deck the Halls
OPTION 3. Blazing Yule – Read a book with a cover that shows flames.
"Dead as a Doornail" by Charlaine Harris
Points This Post: 20 points
Total Points: 175 points
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Goodreads Authors: 3
Big books (500+): 0
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 10
Kristi CO 30.2 It's Winter...Or is It?
Book A Winter
Opt 2: A Good American by Alex George (using A and G in LONG UNDERWEAR)
Alex George is a goodreads author
Book B Summer:
Option 3, romance genre: The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Matthew Quick is a goodreads author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
BJ Rose3 new tasks
10.8. Short and Sweet
Magic in the Wind by Christine Feehan is 112 pages long
15.4 -- Naming Names
Option 1: Read TWO books that have a person's name in the title/subtitle/series title.
The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts - Hope is the manager of the Inn at Boonesborough
Courting Carolina by Janet Chapman - Carolina Oceanus is one of the main characters
15.10 -- A Bird in the Hand....
Read any book in your possession as of November 15, 2012.
The Lady Risks All by Stephanie Laurens - I have had this book since October 28, 2012
Points This Post = 40
Total Points = 420
Tasks Completed = 22
Pages Read = 10,580
Repost of Post # 1618I completed:
20.10 - Group Reads
Read one of the Group Reads selections, and make at least one post in the discussion thread for the book.
For the category "First Book in a Mystery Series by a Female Author" - Maisie Dobbs
My post was message #38!
Tasks Complete: 7
Total Points: 80
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
GR Authors: 1
I completed: 10.3. They All Look Good to Me.
by reading:
which was nominated for RITA award winners.The book I used for 20.10 was:
Tasks Complete: 8
Totals Points: 90
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
GR Authors: 1
Coralie20.5 Beatle Mania
Using ‘secret’ from Do you want to Know a Secret
Lady Audley's Secret
25.13 Author Influences
Book A The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
On his Goodread page it quotes William Gibson as one of his influences.
Book B Pattern Recognition
30.6 Having the Time of Their Lives
Option B – Time Travel book
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Option C ‘Time’ in title
Time of the Heathen
30.9 Schoolhouse Rock
Option 1 Multiplication Rock: Three is a Magic Number
Third book in Viking series
Lord of Raven's Peak
Option 4 Science Rock: Interplanet Janet
Name of planet in title
Green Mars
big book 612 pages
Total points 500
Task 20.6 - "“Punctuation, is? fun!” For this task, read one book which has a punctuation mark in its title/subtitle (as shown on Goodreads).
Punctuation Mark: Apostrophe, Comma
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2012) by Maria Semple (Hardcover, 326 pages)
285 + 20 = 305
Tasks Completed: 16
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 285 + 20 = 305
Books read: 21
Pages read: 6,866
Read but not claimed: 12
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
STACIE MITask 20.9 - Screen Sisters
I decided to do option 4, and read a book shelved as Science Fiction:
Ex Machina, Vol. 7: Ex Cathedra by Brian K. Vaughan
Points this task: 20
Total points: 795
Tasks completed: 45
Books read: 151
Pages read: 17648
Goodreads authors: 20
Big books: 500+ 3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.3 - Coralie's Task - Let's be DifferentI did Option 1, which meant I read two books. The first book was “The Rivals”
by Daisy Whitney, since every letter in the title is different. The second book I read for this task was “A Year on Dartmoor”
by David Entrican since every word in the title has a different number of letters: 1, 4, 2, 8. Also, Daisy Whitney is a Goodreads Author, so I'm claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Tasks Completed to Date: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 435
Pages Read this Challenge: 471
Total Pages Read to Date: 9737
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()
Laurie ME5.7: Birdcalls - Brown Pelican or Brown Kiwi
Low Pressure by Sandra Brown. Sandra Brown is a GRA.
10.6: I Resolve to Read Lots of Books! newyearsrESolutions
All Fall Down by Erica Spindler. Erica Spindler is a GRA. All Fall Down is a BB.
10.7: Hail to the Chief
LBJ: The MasterMind of JFK's Assassination by Phillip F. Nelson. This books is a BB (730p)
15.4: Naming Names:
Everything's Coming Up Rosie by Kasey Michaels
See Isabelle Run by Elizabeth Bloom
Points this Post: 40.
Total Points: 795.
2 GRAs this post.
2 BB (500+) this post.
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple ThreatBook A: The Reversal by Michael Connelly (3 E's in title) -- GOODREADS AUTHOR
Book B: The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (3 L's in author's name) -- GOODREADS AUTHOR
Book C: Old Man's War by John Scalzi (published in 2004) -- GOODREADS AUTHOR
New Total: 180
10.1 Read a book that is first in a series new to you.Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross #1) by James Patterson <---Goodreads author!!
Though I own quite a few of Patterson's Cross series novels, I hadn't ever read any of them! Might as well start at the beginning. =)
+10 points
Total points: 190
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+(3)
Andy P.Task # 30.7 Sassafras's Task- It's My Anniversary!
Option 1. Read a book with 12 letters in the suthor's last nameBlood Never Dies by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, author's last name approved in the help thread for this task, i. e. hyphen is ok
Option 3 Read a book that is set in the Caribbean Mountains beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder This book is set primarily in Haiti
Janice CA15.5 We Got the Beat....
My first and last name has 4 syllables when combined.
Please disregard subtitle.
Emergency!: True Stories From The Nation's ERs by Mark Brown
+15
total: 190
tasks: 10
books: 13
GR Authors: 3
Shawn H.20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything
Debut Work:
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
***Matthew Quick is a GR Author***
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 115
GR Authors: 5
Big Ticket Books: 0
ALICIA T5.2 Phil's Prediction
I read Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich.
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 155
5.2 Phil's Prediction Read a book with two consecutive words in the title and/or subtitle that begin with the same first letter.
by Robin Hobb Points this post: 5
Total points: 545
Tasks completed: 24
Books Read: 43
GR Authors: 31
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Sheila25.10 - Chaitra's Task - Thank You Neil Gaiman!
Option 3. Smoke and Mirrors. -
Death Without Company by Craig Johnson(Smoking Gun on cover)
AND
Option 6. The Ocean at the End of the Lane. - A Fountain Filled with Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming
(anticipated book = Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming expected publication is June 2013
25.14 - Kate S's Task - New Year, New Authors!
I used Tess Gerritsen and read books by 2 new authors listed.
Retribution by Jilliane HoffmanAND
All the Pretty Girls by J.T. EllisonTotal Points = 1145
Repost of Post # 164420.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option 1- Christmas Decorations on a tree
by Pamela Fryer
*Pamela Fryer is a GR author- requesting ticket
approved for length on SRC ebook verification list
Google doc item#573
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 760
GR author this post: 1 (unless you already included it from my post#1644)
Total GR author: 7
Nick KY5.3 Guilty Pleasure I don’t read romances as a rule, but sometimes I guiltily sneak a gothic romance, especially one from the 1960’s such as The shivering sands by Victoria Holt which I read for this task. 318 pages
10.7 Hail to the Chief I read Jack: A Life Like No Other by Geoffrey Perret, a biography of JFK.496 pages
10.10 Lucky Charm I read a play with the word “luck” in the title, The Man Who Had All the Luck by Arthur Miller. 112 pages
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 770
Pages read: 17,946
Big Books: 500 + (4)
Mod
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Gateway. It won both the Nebula Award (1977) and the Hugo Award (1978).
For my second book, I chose option 5, and read Something Rotten. It was listed on page 3 of the Funniest Novels of All Time list, one of several books with the number 284.
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?
For Book A,Northern Hemisphere, I used option 1, and read
. Scarf and gloves are being worn on the cover.For Book B, Southern Hemisphere, I used option 2, and read
. Birds are flying on the cover. 30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock
For my first book, I chose option 3, and read a book with 2 coauthors. I read Take the U out of Clutter by Mark Brunetz and
Carmen Renee Berry.
For my second book, I read The Tenth Justice. This fits both option 5, as it is set in Washington DC, a World Capital, and option 6, since "Justice" is a 7 letter word in the Preamble.
Total points: 940
Keltie Lee5.1 Find a Good Book
Johnny Be Good
by Paige Toon
*has Good in the title*
5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
*approved in help thread post #39*
30.2 It's Winter...Or is It?
Book A, Option 1:
by Sabrina James
*girl in the picture is wearing gloves*
Book B, Option 3:
Love Unscripted
by Tina Reber
*has romance listed as a genre*
Points this post: 40
Total points: 585/1170
Tasks: 36
Books: 46
5.6 You Have Bewitched MeNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
15.4 Naming Names
Two Book Option
Adam in Eden by Carlos Fuentes
And
Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan
30.6 Having the Time of Their Lives
Book 1: Option A: Memoir Genre on main page
Life After Death by Damien Echols
Book 2: Option C: "life" in title
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
50.1 Triple Threat
Book A: 3 O's in title
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Book B: 3 R's in author's name
Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
***At 528 pages, this is a big book***
Book C: First published in 2010, which is divisible by 3
HHhH by Laurent Binet
Post Total: 100
Season Total: 695
Chaitra15.1 ONE MAN'S TRASH...
Read a book from TBR among the top 10 highest average rating and another from among the top 10 lowest average rating.
I used my Must-Read shelf for this task. I read Double Indemnity by James M. Cain. At 4.09, this was one of the top 10 books in my shelf. I also read The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie. At 3.79 this book was among the bottom 10 in the shelf.
Points: 15
15.6 THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE
Read a book published in a year of the snake.
I read Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie Jr.. Published in 2013.
Points: 15
Ron Currie Jr. is a Goodreads Author.
20.8 LAHNI'S TASK - DOUBLE, TROUBLE!
I chose option 1.
Fraternal - Read a book with a two word title.
I read Touchy Subjects: Stories by Emma Donoghue.
Points: 20
Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads Author.
30.4 CINDY AL'S TASK - JACKPOT SPIN
I rolled a 3 - Read 2 books with 3 words.
I read The Tin Horse: A Novel by Janice Steinberg.
and
A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee.
Points: 30
Janice Steinberg is a Goodreads Author.
***
Points This Post: 80
Total Points for the Season: 670
Big Books: 500 (1), 750 (1), 1000 ( )
Goodreads Authors: 15
Tasks Completed: 38/64
Books Claimed: 52/91
Pages Read: 17,174
10.2. Let’s Get Something StartedOne of my goals for 2013 was to learn more about the city of Baltimore before attending my daughter's graduation from Johns Hopkins in May. This book is a walking tour of Baltimore neighborhoods with lots of history as well as contemporary flavor.
Charm City: A Walk Through Baltimore by Madison Smartt Bell
Points this post: 10
Total points: 770
10.2 Let's Get Something StartedI'm working on a challenge in 2013 involving books set in the UK, and was looking for reading ideas in this book.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List by Shelley Mosley
20.6 Punctuation
This title has a colon in it.
The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home by George Howe Colt
20.8 Double Trouble
Option 4: Siblings. This book has a 6 in the number of pages. It has 163 pages.
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.
30.6 Having the Time of Their Lives
A. Autobiography or Memoir on main GR page.
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor Roosevelt
C. The word "life" is in the title.
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Points this post: 80
Total points: 400
Tasks: 19
Books: 27
Goodreads authors: 6
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15.5 We Got the Beat
My name "Randy Smith" has 3 syllables. I read the book
The Last Man by Vince Flynn GR Author. It also has 3 syllables in the title.
20.1 Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything.
I read the debut novel Red Cell: A Novel by Mark Henshaw, A GR author.
20.3 Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls.
I chose 1. Boughs of Holly and read the book Visions of Sugar Plums
25.2 Stacie MI’s Task - Chain of Names
For the first book I read The Forgotten by David Baldacci. The main characters name was John Puller.
For the second book I read a book by an author with the same first name as the character "John Puller". I read Rules Of Prey by John Sandford.
25.9 JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt.
I read one book for two option B & C. The book is Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson GR Author, which has SNOW on the cover and the words "Merry Christmas" in the title.
Points this post = 85 pts
GR Authors = 4
Points to date = 105 pts