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message 401: by D.G. (new)

D.G. 30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary! (2 books)

--5. Romance listed as genre: Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas

--6. Original Pub Date in December: Your Wicked Heart by Meredith Duran (Approved for length)

*Lisa Kleypas is a Goodreads Author*

Points for this post: 30
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 402: by Maria Jo (new)

Maria Jo | 234 comments 5.9-Shhh!

By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder

(SH in Shores)

Points this post: 5
Total points: 5


message 403: by Lindy-Lane (last edited Dec 20, 2012 07:01AM) (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane

Task 15.9-Fly South for the Winter!...Read a book set in a country in the Southern Hemisphere:

I read In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #6) by Alexander McCall Smith *(set in Botswana)In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith *[this is a GRA] 233 pages (12.14)

Points earned for this task: 15
Points Achieved to date: 105
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 3
Total # of Big Books: 0
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 404: by Lindy-Lane (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane

Task 20.8-Double Trouble!...pick an option and read one book:

I chose option #1 (fraternal...read a book with a two word title) and I read Almost Amish by Kathryn Cushman Almost Amish by Kathryn Cushman 332 pages (12.16)


Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 125
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 3
Total # of Big Books: 0
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 405: by Lindy-Lane (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane

Task 25.1-Tribute to the Women in my Life!...pick two different options and read a bookfor each one:

I chose option #1 (mother's mother Dorothy...choose a book set in or around a bakery) and I read The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy *[this is a GRA] 304 pages (12.11)

I also chose Opiont #2 (father's mother Marion...choose a book where a game is important) and I read Mah-jongg From Shanghai to Miami Beach by Anita Luu Mah-jongg: From Shanghai to Miami Beach by Anita Luu 176 pages (12.15)

Points earned for this task: 25
Points Achieved to date: 150
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 4
Total # of Big Books: 0
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 406: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 25.2 - Chain of Names

For my first book, I read a book where the main character's name is Jennifer:

Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace by MaryJanice Davidson

For my second book, I read a book by an author whose first name is Jennifer:

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

**Jennifer E. Smith is a Goodreads author!!**

Points this task: 25
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 36
Pages read: 3861
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 407: by Patricia (new)

Patricia | 680 comments 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Carly's Task: Screen Sisters

Option 5: "Scandal" - Strong Female Character


Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain

Mildred is strong female character because she pulls herself out of financial straights, starts her own successful business, and deals with weak male partners and a conniving daughter.

Total Points = 25


message 408: by Stacie (last edited Dec 20, 2012 09:00AM) (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 25.8 - Spreading the Love

I decided to do options 1 and 2 and to read children's books to fulfill both.

For option 1, authors whose initials can be found in VALENTINESDAY, I read:

Chimps Don't Wear Glasses by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pg
Beatrice Doesn't Want To by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pg
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pg
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pg
If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 32 pg
Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers by Laura Joffe Numeroff - 40 pg (can you tell she's a favorite?)
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney - 40 pg
On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman - 32 pg
The Spirit of Christmas by Nancy Tillman - 32 pg
Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy by David Soman - 32 pg
Oh Say Can You Say? by Dr. Seuss - 48 pg
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss - 48 pg
and
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss - 72 pg

If my addition is correct and I linked to the right edition, that should be 504 pages.

For option 2, books with a red, pink, or white cover, I read the following:

Olivia by Ian Falconer by Ian Falconer - 40 pg
Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer by Ian Falconer - 44 pg
Olivia Forms a Band by Ian Falconer by Ian Falconer - 50 pg
Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer by Ian Falconer - 58 pg
Tinker Bell's Tea Party by Lara Bergen by Lara Bergen - 48 pg
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss by Dr. Seuss - 64 pg
If I Ran the Circus by Dr. Seuss by Dr. Seuss - 64 pg
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter - 70 pg
and
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf by Munro Leaf - 72 pg

Again, if my addition is correct and I linked to the right edition, that should be 510 pages. Plus all those books were previously approved in the help thread.

Points this task: 25
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 58
Pages read: 4875
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 409: by Eilymay (new)

Eilymay (eilisislocajustlikecocoa) 30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock

#3: Grammar Rock: Conjunction Junction
I read The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared

#5: America Rock: I’m Just a Bill
I read Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Points this post: 30
Total: 30


message 410: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 30.6. Donna Jo's Task - Having the Time of Their Lives:

C. Read a book with the word "Time" or "Life" in title or subtitle.
Worlds Enough & Time Five Tales of Speculative Fiction by Dan Simmons by Dan Simmons


D. Using YOUR life, read a book first published during the decade of your birth.
Decade 1980
Innocent Blood by P.D. James by P.D. James (first published March 17th 1980)


Points this post: 30
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 6
Books Read: 12
GR Authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 411: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

10.5 Paint it Red
I read Tomato Red: A Novel by Daniel Woodrell. 224 pages

15.5 We Got the Beat
My first and last name combined has 3 syllables, so I read a book with a 3-syllable title: Mad Weekend by Roddy Doyle. 104 pages

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 200
Pages Read: 4,728
Big Books: 500+ (1)


message 412: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments 15.4 — Naming Names

Option 2: Two names in title:

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford by Ron Hansen

+15 Task
Grand Total: 60


message 413: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 2304 comments KAREN OZ

5.9 – Shhh!
Shadows on the Aegean by Suzanne Frank (GR Author)
Word in title starts with “sh”: Shadows

+5

Total this post: 5 points
Grand Total: 150 points
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 15
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 414: by Kate S (new)

Kate S 10.7 Hail to the Chief

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

About President Garfield

20.3 Deck the Halls
Option 5: Published September 2012

This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz

25.9 A Christmas Scavenger Hunt

Options A and C: Author named Mary, "song" in title

I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark

Post Total: 55
Season Total: 145


message 415: by Rudy (last edited Dec 20, 2012 05:20PM) (new)

Rudy Hurley | 111 comments Rudy
10.1 HappyNewYears!
I read the first book in the series Her Royal Spyness Mysteries
Her Royal Spyness byRhys Bowen

Points his post: 10
Total Points :55
Task completed :5
Books read:5


message 416: by Cindie (new)

Cindie | 1836 comments 5.3 Plain Brown Wrapper

I took this book out of the library a looooong time ago, and have since renewed it many times but til today, not read it. I felt embarrassed for having it for so long and not reading it. (not to mention guilty for keeping it from other, less procrastination-prone readers)

Total points: 60
tasks completed:4
books read: 5
I Knew You'd Be LovelyI Knew You'd Be Lovely
GR authors: 1
pages read: 1525


message 417: by Mandy (new)

Mandy (mandyy) | 91 comments MANDY Y.

25.5 - Keltie Lee's Task - CLUE

2. The Sandman, Vol. 1 Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), 240 pages

3. Persepolis The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi by Marjane Satrapi, 352 pages

Task Points: 25
Grand Total: 215
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 13
Pages Read: 4,191
Goodreads Author Books: 6
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)


message 418: by Ty (last edited Dec 22, 2012 07:33PM) (new)

Ty  | 563 comments 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”


Colon - A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley, Goodreads Author
ebook approved @ line 19

25.7 - Stesse's Task - Read My Nightstand!

Option B - Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley, Goodreads Author
happy endings, romance genre, ebook approved @ line 578

Option C - Want by Stephanie Lawton, Goodreads Author
has been recommended to me from several people. Been meaning to read it but some other book always seem to get in the way....

Points this post: 45
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 9
Books Read: 13
GR Authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 419: by Stefanie (last edited Dec 20, 2012 08:37PM) (new)

Stefanie | 27 comments 10.6 newyearsresolution

Read Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken *good reads* author. Initials EA, new yEArs resolution.

Points this task 10
Total points: 75
Goidreads authors 5
Big books : 0


message 420: by Brian (new)

Brian | 153 comments BRIAN

20.10 - Group Reads

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Post 18 in the discussion thread is mine.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 55
Books read: 5


message 421: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

20.2 Rookie at the Top - Janet F's Task: Rookie It’s Snow Joke, “Winter’s Cool”!
Option 5 ‘snow’ in the title: As Simple as Snow

As Simple as Snow  by Gregory Galloway



Points Earned This Task:20

Points Achieved to Date: 155/1170
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 422: by Donna Jo (new)

Donna Jo Atwood | 2412 comments 20.1
Most Improved player--putterpal's Task--There's a 1st Time for Everything:

Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander. According to GR it's her debut novel.

20.6 Seasoned Reader--Patricia's Task--Punctuation, Is? Fun!:

38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End by Scott W. Berg with a semicolon and a couple commas.

20.10 The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal I commented in post 4 of thread.

today's totals: 60
grand total: 315


message 423: by Peebee (new)

Peebee | 481 comments Peebee

20.8 - Double Trouble
Option 4: Siblings
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
This book has 326 pages.
Maria Semple is a Goodreads Author.


25.7 - Read My Nightstand!
Option A:
I'm Not the New Me by Wendy McClure
This book is based upon the author's blog, Pound.
Wendy McClure is a Goodreads Author.

Option D:
MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche
I expect to make more new female friends in 2013 that fit the BFF category.
Rachel Bertsche is a Goodreads Author.


30.1 - Itoushii Anime no Tame ni
Option 2:
The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures by Lawrence Anthony
I wish that the southern white rhino would not become extinct.

Option 4:
Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll by Ann Wilson
I would not mind being the main characters, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, who are famous rock stars, known for being female pioneers in the rock world and for their beautiful voices.


30.2 -- It's Winter...Or is It?
Option A2:
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
LONG UNDERWEAR

Option B3:
These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen
This book is shelved in the "romance" genre, and also published in April 2012 (option B1).
Sarah Pekkanen is a Goodreads Author.


30.6 -- Having the Time of Their Lives
Option A:
Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir by Doron Weber
This book is listed in the Memoir genre.

Option C:
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz
The subtitle contains the word "life."
This is a big book, at 557 pages.


30.7 -- It's My Anniversary!
Option 1:
Fathermucker: A Novel by Greg Olear
This title has 12 letters.
Greg Olear is a Goodreads Author.

Option 3:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
This book takes place in the Dominican Republic.



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Points this post: 165
Total points: 165/1170
Goodreads Authors: 5/5
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 424: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 10.6. I Resolve to Read Lots of Books!

Better Than Chocolate by Sheila Roberts whose initials SR are found in NEWYEARSRESOLUTION

Sheila Roberts is a Goodreads author.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 180
Goodreads authors: 6


message 425: by Marscha (new)

Marscha (mysterymb) | 429 comments 20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls

I chose option 5, the old year passes and read a book published in 2012:
Entangled by Nikki Jefford
*** Nikki Jefford is a Goodreads Author ***

Total points: 40
Total GRA: 1
Total big book tickets: 0


message 426: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
10.8. Short and Sweet.
I read Murder on the Ballarat Train - 151 pages.

20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
I chose option 1, and read The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court - two words in the title, not counting the subtitle, and the two words are different.

25.9 - JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
I chose the one book option, with both requirements B and C met, and read Rest You Merry (Professor Peter Shandy Mystery #1) by Charlotte MacLeod .
B - Santa Claus,reindeer, and snow on the cover.
C - word "merry" in the title.

New total: 185 points


message 427: by D.G. (new)

D.G. 30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie Exchange (2 Books)

1. Gingerbread Cutouts (compound word in the title - Word: Midwinter)
A Kiss For Midwinter by Courtney Milan (Word approved and Ebook approved)

4. Jam Thumbprints (Mystery genre on main GR page): Peril at End House by Agatha Christie

*Courtney Milan is a Goodreads Author*

Points for this post: 30
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 855 comments BABBLING C


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.

A Regency Christmas Carol by Christine Merrill (GRA) - (280 pgs) - C hristmas C arol

A Regency Christmas Carol by Christine Merrill

5.6 You Have Bewitched Me - Read a book by Jane Austen

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (ebook) - Mansfield Park - page # source (389 pgs) (Part of my Jane Austen re-read)

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

20.3 Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls

1. Boughs of Holly – Read a book with any form of Christmas decoration on the cover.

The Christmas Inn by Stella Maclean - 282 pgs - Christmas tree on the cover

The Christmas Inn by Stella Maclean

20.8 It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble

1. Fraternal - Read a book with a 2 word title, but the words in the title MUST be different. All words in the title count

Christmas Confessions by Kathleen Long (GRA) - 209 pgs

Christmas Confessions (Harlequin Intrigue #1098) by Kathleen Long

25.9 JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt - Choose TWO options and read ONE book for each

Option B : Pick a book with any of these Christmas objects on the cover: Christmas tree, snow (snowflake, snowman acceptable), pine cone, wreath, angel (any type), Sleigh, Christmas ornament, presents, Santa Claus, reindeer, star, candy cane, mistletoe or candle.

The Earl's Mistletoe Bride by Joanna Maitland - 283 pgs - there is a sprig of mistletoe above the woman's head (and a candle in the upper right hand corner).

The Earl's Mistletoe Bride by Joanna Maitland

Option C : Pick a book with any of the following words in the title: red, green, believe, wish, merry, shepherd, miracle, nativity, memories, love, family, song or sing, happy, holidays, peace, holy, night, or light. Plurals and possessives of these words may be used.

Snowbound Wedding Wishes: An Earl Beneath the Mistletoe\Twelfth Night Proposal\Christmas at Oakhurst Manor by Louise Allen (GRA); Lucy Ashford; Joanna Fulford - 281 pgs - Wishes

Snowbound Wedding Wishes An Earl Beneath the Mistletoe\Twelfth Night Proposal\Christmas at Oakhurst Manor by Louise Allen


THIS POST
Points: 75
Completed Tasks: 5
Good Read Authors: 3
Big Books: 0

Total This Season
Points: 75
Completed Tasks: 5
Good Read Authors: 3
Big Books: (500) 0

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Pages read this season: 1,724
Books read this season: 6


message 429: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

20.9 - Carly's Task - Screen Sisters

Option 4 - Firefly - Orange Cover

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 255


message 430: by Deirdre (new)

Deirdre Skaggs (deirdre04) | 101 comments 20.6 -- Read a book whose title contains a punctuation mark.

Mr. X by Peter Straub (<--Goodreads author!)

At 544 pages, this book qualifies for a Big Book Ticket.

+20 points

Total points: 45
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (1)


message 431: by Rudy (new)

Rudy Hurley | 111 comments Rudy
25.1 Laurie ME's Task- ATribute to the Women in My Life

Option 4- romance Surviving Seduction byMaia Underwood
Option 5- Fantasy The Dead Girls' Dance byRachel Caine

Points this post- 25
Total points- 80 points
Task- 6
Books read-7


message 432: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (thebookhangover) | 46 comments 10.8. Short and Sweet.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.
(148 pgs)

Total points: 75
Points for this post: 10
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 6
Pages read: 2128
GR authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 433: by Sheila (last edited Dec 21, 2012 10:45AM) (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments Sheila

30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?


Book A: Option 2: Got your undies on? - Death on the D-List by Nancy Grace

Book B: Option 1: Vermillion- The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay


Total Points = 310


message 434: by [deleted user] (new)

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Points for this post: 20
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 3
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 435: by Alice (new)

Alice (aliceg) | 424 comments Alice G

Task 15.5 We Got the Beat

Name - Alice Gould
Syllables - 3

Book - Ablutions: Notes for a Novel
Ignoring the subtitle!

Task 20.8 Double Trouble

Option 1 Fraternal

Book - Silver Bay

Total Points: 130


message 436: by Patricia (last edited Dec 21, 2012 12:02PM) (new)

Patricia | 680 comments 25.9 - JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt

I read ONE book that satisfies TWO options

Holidays on Ice Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris by David Sedaris

To satisfy Option B, there's snow and a wreath on the cover.

And to satisfy Option C, Holidays is in the title

Total points = 50


message 437: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 10.1. Happy New Years!

Mr. Churchill's Secretary: A Novel by Susan Elia MacNeal

This is #1 in the Maggie Hope mystery series, which is new to me.

Susan Elia MacNeal is a Goodreads author.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 190
GR authors: 7


message 438: by Jill Renee (new)

Jill Renee Kilgore | 116 comments Readerboard Name: Jill Renee

Task - 10.1. Happy New Year!

In honor of starting a new year, read a book that is either the first book in a series that is new to you

The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time by Hunter S. Thompson

Points this Task: 10
Total Points: 55
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read: 4
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 439: by Stesse (new)

Stesse | 270 comments Stesse

5.4 Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston (336 p)
Lesley Livingston is a GRA.

20.3 - Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
6. Fa-la-la-la-las: The Dark Glamour by Gabriella Pierce (294 p)

(LA in “Glamour” and LA in “Gabriella” – refer to Comment 42 in the Help Thread regarding having one LA in the title and the other in the author’s name)

Points this Post: 25
Tasks Completed this Post: 2
Books Read this Post: 2
Pages Read this Post: 630
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


Total Points: 85
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 7
Total Pages Read: 2550
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 440: by mstan (new)

mstan | 868 comments 20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble

Option 4 (256 pages) - Oishinbo, Volume 5 - Vegetables

25.3 - Coralie's Task - Let's be Different

Option 1
Book A - The Monk
Book B - Five Children and It (4, 8, 3, 2)

25.12 - Mstan's Task - I ♥ the Goodreads on SRC

Gone Girl - mentioned in post 31 in the Best of Fall 2012 Challenge thread - I really enjoyed it

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - mentioned in post 9 in the Best of Fall 2012 Challenge thread - I found this okay

Total books read: 8
Points in this post: 70
Total points accumulated: 105/1170


message 441: by Deedee (last edited Dec 21, 2012 06:26PM) (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 10.2 Let’s Get Something Started.
Since the beginning of the year is a good time to plan for the year, read a nonfiction book that relates to something you would like to do in 2013.
Required: explain what you’d like to do and how your book relates to that.

Well, I’m planning to read a lot of books next year! So, I read a book that is “a book about books”. [I was hoping for some new & different reading suggestions. However, it appears that Joe & I have different tastes in books. So, no new books on my TBR. Despite that, I still enjoyed the book, because we do have similiar ideas when it comes to libraries, kindles, reading on the subway, etc.]

One for the Books (2012) by Joe Queenan (Hardcover, 256 pages)

15 + 10 = 25


Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 15 + 10 = 25
Books read: 02
Pages read: 664

Read but not claimed: 05

Goodreads Authors: 0

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 442: by CassieV (new)

CassieV 15.10 - A Bird in the Hand

I read Love Amid the Ashes: A Novel by Mesu Andrews

20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble

Opt. 3. Names - Read a book where the author's first or last name begins with an R or S.

I read Here be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman

Point total (this post): 35
Points so far: 70


message 443: by Night (new)

Night | 57 comments 25.10 - Chaitra's Task - Thank You Neil Gaiman!

Option 2: Anansi Boys
I read The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan.
The book has 'Mythology' listed on its main page.

Option 6: Ocean At the End of the Lane
I read The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan.

The writer will have the fourth book in this series out in October, 2013.
Reference: http://rickriordan.com/about-rick/faq.aspx


Task points: 25
Total points: 135


message 444: by Wendy UK (new)

 Wendy  UK (wendyuk) | 724 comments 20.3 - Deck the Halls


1. Boughs of Holly
- a book with a Christmas tree on the cover:
A Highland Christmas (Hamish Macbeth, #16) by M.C. Beaton
A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton


Total points 80




message 445: by [deleted user] (new)

5.2 Phil's Prediction

A Christmas Carol

Two consecutive words start with the same letter A Christmas Carol

Points for this post: 5
Total points: 55
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 446: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Kathy G.

5.10- A Claus for Celebration


Angel on Skis by Betty Cavanna

***This book is set during the winter.
Angela learns to ski and her mother runs
a small ski lodge***

Total Points- 10
Total Tasks- 2
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books (500+)- 0


message 447: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

15.6 - The Year of the Snake

This was first published in 1953.

A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin by Ira Levin

Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 270


message 448: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Kathy G.

10.2- Let's Get Something Started


The 100 Thing Challenge: How I Got Rid of Almost Everything, Remade My Life, and Regained My Soul by Dave Bruno
***Claiming Goodreads Author***

***I am cleaning out and purging STUFF and this
book was a perfect read for my goal for the New Year***

Total Points- 20
Total Tasks- 3
Goodreads Authors- 2
Big Books (500+)- 0


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Jackie | 128 comments JACKIE NC

10.1. Happy New Years!

Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart
First in Bailey Ruth series

30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?
Book A - Option 2:
Getting Old Is the Best Revenge by Rita Lakin
Initials RL

Book B - Option 2:
We'll Always Have Parrots (Meg Langslow, #5) by Donna Andrews by Donna Andrews

Carolyn Hart and Donna Andrews are Goodreads authors.

Points this post: 40
Total Points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets:


message 450: by Mandy (last edited Dec 23, 2012 11:43AM) (new)

Mandy (mandyy) | 91 comments MANDY Y.

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Meghanly's Task: Beatle Mania!

"Boys" from Please Please Me

Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon, 368 pages

Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 235
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 14
Pages Read: 4,559
Goodreads Author Books: 6
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)


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