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10.6. What is GR up to?
From the May List #9: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
15.9 - Take a Ride
character name Hugo Hunter: The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter by Craig Lancaster
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option 2 summer in title: The Summer Son by Craig Lancaster
PB: The Summer Son: A Novel
total = 145
Elizabeth PTask 15.10 - BBQ Time
B, B, and Q all present in title/author's name
Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot
Meg Cabot is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 65
Total Tasks: 5
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 5
trishhartuk25.9 Elizabeth B’s Task: Roll of the Dice
For this task, you should roll two dice ONE time. You may choose to re-roll the dice ONLY if you get two of the same number or you may use the same number twice. The numbers you roll will determine the target letters and how often the letters must appear in your book's title and/or subtitle. Read TWO books, one Book 1 and one Book 2. REQUIRED: State the numbers you rolled when you post.
I rolled 4 and 3. So I needed 4As for book one and 3Os for book two.
sidney chAmbers And the shAdow of deAth, James Runcie - Has 4 As
the lOngest afternOOn, Brendan Simms - Has 3 Os in the main title (disregards the subtitle - which I think was okay in the task?)
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
GRA: 0
Tasks completed: 5
Total points: 115
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
M1NKS20.4 - Author! Author! - Happy Birthday!
Option 2 - Read a book with American, Fantasy, Western, Adventure, OR Science Fiction as a main page genre.
The Sound and the Fury
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 160
GR Author:
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 10
Oma122915.4 - The Big O
Book 1 - Read a book with the genre sexuality, romance or erotica on its main book page
Book 2- Read a book with a word that begins with the letter O in the title or subtitle.
OR
Read ONE book that fulfills BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements- This was my choice.
Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery
This book has childrens listed as a genre-below is the AR rating
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 7.0
Total Points-85/1085
Total Tasks Completed-6/61
Number of GR authors-(2)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for RelaxingOption 2 - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Fall in title
30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Option 1 - The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan, a Goodreads author
Found on Popular Iowa Books, page 2
Option 2 - A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh
Author's first name is Mary
POINTS: 105
15.2 - OutfoxedBook 1: Read a book that is #1, #5, #7 or #9 in a series.
Just This Once by Rosalind James *Goodreads Author*
*Escape to New Zealand #1
Book 2: Heaven (or Celestial or Prime), Void (or Dark), Wind, Spirit, Fire, Earth, River, Ocean, Mountain, Forest, Thunder, Time, Sound. Read a book with one of those words in the title or subtitle.
Fire at Twilight by Lila Ashe *Goodreads Author*
*Approved for length: Post #4745
TASK TOTALS
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets:
CHALLENGE TOTALS
Points: 95
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Morgan Faeriesfolly5.3 Daikokuten
REQUIRED: Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle: cash, coin, gold, money, rich, richer, silver, wealth, wealthy. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations.
Selection: The Silver Linings Playbook
The Silver Linings Playbook -- Matthew Quick
Page #: MMPB 280 pages
Matthew Quick is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 195/1085
Books Read: 17
Completed Tasks: 13/61
Pages Read: 4690
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
25.12 - 500 QuestionsOption 1: Popular Trivia Books list - pg 6 #128
Now All We Need Is a Title: Famous Book Titles and How They Got That Way
Option 6: #3 in series
I listened to A Letter of Mary
The pb is here: A Letter of Mary
Laurie R King is a GRA for 1 ticket
128 pages + 304 pp = 432 pages total
New points this post: 25
Total w/this post: 155
GRA tickets this post: 1
Total w/this post: 3
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 2
Post: 524
10.2 - It's hurricane season again!Author Name found on Atlantic Hurricane Names : ANA
The Doctor's Secret Bride | Ana E. Ross | 336 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 10
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 40/1085
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 6/61
10.7. Think about it......Nonfiction/Religion/Spirtuality on Main Page
Orthodoxy | G.K. Chesterton | 168 Pages | ♥ |
This Task :
Points: 10
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 50/1085
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 7/61
10.8 - Ulysses, again!50% in Ireland
Brown Lord of the Mountain | Walter Macken | 288 Pages | ♥♥♥ |
This Task :
Points: 10
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 60/1085
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 8/61
Lindy-Lanetask 15.8: dearly departed:
* gr sci-fi/fantasy genre
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Points this post: 15
Total points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 3
perletwo30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way? - Option 2: ...Read a book with an author whose first name is Mary, Kathleen, or Donna OR choose an author whose last name begins with the letter A, or L, or O. If using the first name, spellings must be exact. No variations allowed.
The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Option 3: ...read a book with the title written in solid red OR white OR blue lettering. The title words should all be the same color (either red OR blue OR white). Only the title applies; subtitles, etc. may be different colors. When you post, link to book cover
Kissing the Gunner's DaughterPoints this task: 30
Total points: 305
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 16
15. Birth of a NationUnder the Poppy by Kathe Koja is set mostly in Belguim.
20.4 Julie De's Task: Happy Birthday:
1. Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott
Today's total: 35
Grand total: 145
15.8 - Dearly DepartedRead a book with Science Fiction, Fantasy, or any combination of those genres (Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fantasy, etc.) on its main book page.
Pastoralia by George Saunders
Science Fiction 16 users approved
Task total=15
Grand total=60
Hana C.
30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Option 1: Read a book from the following list: Popular Iowa Books.
This book is currently #7 on that list.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Option 3: Read a book with the title written in solid white lettering.
by Joe Haldeman
Points this Post: 30
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Total Points: 140
Total GRA: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 8/61
30.3 - Donna Jo's task: Going My Way?
Option 1: Read a book from the following list: Popular Iowa Books.
This book is currently #7 on that list.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Option 3: Read a book with the title written in solid white lettering.
by Joe HaldemanPoints this Post: 30
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Total Points: 140
Total GRA: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 8/61
10.10 Title of 5 words
I switched between reading the kindle version here: The Princess and the Goblin and listening to it: The Princess and the Goblin
The mmp is here: The Princess And The Goblin
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 8.0
New points this post: 10
Total w/this post: 165
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total w/this post: 3
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 2
Post: 533
Morgan Faeriesfolly5.8 Kudokuten
REQUIRED: Read a book written by a female author who has a first, middle, or last name that starts with the letter K.
Selection: Dearest (The Woodcutter Sisters #3) -- Alethea Kontis
Alethea Kontis is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 5
Total Points: 200/1085
Books Read: 18
Completed Tasks: 14/61
Pages Read: 4978
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
JeniferTask 20.2 The X-Philes
option 2: aliens/extraterrestrials genre
Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
**Jennifer L Armentrout is a GR Author = 1 GRA ticket**
Points This Post: 20
GRA This Post: 1
BB Ticket This Post:
Total Points: 160
Total GRA: 7
Total BBT: 1
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not DisabilityLove Anthony by Lisa Genova
#31 on page 1 of Stories about Individuals with Disabilities
Points this post: 20
Total points: 105
Julia10320.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 3: Tik-Tok of Oz (#8 in series)
This has children as main page genre. AR rating: IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 8.0
25.12 - Delicious Dee's task: 500 Questions
Option 2: The Road to Oz (#5 in series), 267 pages
This has children as main page genre. AR rating: IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7.0
Option 6: First Came A Murder (#3 in series), 190 pages
Total pages 267 + 190 = 457 (less than 500)
Post total: 45 points
Challenge total points: 115
Total GRA: 2
Total BB: 1
Tasks completed: 5
Blueberry20.4 Opt. 2: Read a book with American, Fantasy, Western, Adventure, OR Science Fiction as a main page genre.
This book is in the adventure genre.
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
Pts this task: 20
Total pts: 60
Books read: 3
Readerboard name: Kelly B5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor:
For this task, enjoy any book of your choice.
The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout
Points this task:5
Total Points:5
20.1 Most Improved - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing Option 2Read a book that has Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall in the title.
Summer People by Elin Hilderbrand
Goodreads Author Elin Hilderbrand
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 120
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 2
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Dakimel5.8 - Kudokuten
I read Please Ignore Vera Dietz
10.6 - What is GR up to?
I read Euphoria (#126 on the March list)
25.9 - Elizabeth B's task: Roll of the Dice
I got 1 & 2
1 "T": By His Majesty's Grace
2 "E"s: Dirty Deeds
TALLY
This post: 40 points
Total - 240
Pamela32655.4 - Ebisu
Word: Fish A Firefighter's Promise by Patricia Johns (Goodreads Author)
5.9 - Takarabune
by Karen Kirst (Goodreads Author) - There is a jar of peppermint sticks on the cover.10.3- Ghost stories around the campfire.
by Oscar Wilde - Horror genre on main page15.8 - Dearly Departed
by Angie Sage - Fantasy genre on main page - 628 pages BIG BOOKSyren
Sage, Angie
AR Quiz No. 133620 EN Fiction
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 18.0
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 40
Goodreads Authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
SCHATZIE15.1: YIN AND YANG
BOOK 1: white cover
Be the Message: Taking Your Faith Beyond Words to a Life of Action
I did the audio. Here is the link to the pb: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
BOOK 2: black cover
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
15.5: WITCH HUNT
---paranormal genre
Beauty Dates the Beast
15.8: DEARLY DEPARTED
---sci-fi genre
The Clone Wars
Points this post: 45
Total Challenge Points: 395
BB(500) - 3
BB(750) - 0
BB(1000) - 0
20.6 - It Was Ability that Mattered, Not Disability Option 3 Page 1: #28
Of Mice and Men - John SteinbeckPoints for This post: 20
GRA Points: 0
BB Points: 0
Total Points: 45
Total GRA Points: 2
Total BB Points: 0
Kait25.7 - Nikki's Task: Drug of Choice
Book 1 - A book that is special to you (re-read).
Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb -- I stopped reading for several years while I was in school, I just didn't have time :( The In Death series was one of the first I picked up when I started reading again and I read about 20 of them back to back; This book is a reread for me -- Approved in help thread posts #116 & #117
Book 2 - A book that clearly includes the person or relationship that describes you and your book dealer in the Goodreads summary.
Can't Help Falling in Love by Bella Andre -- My mom is my book dealer; From the summary: "Megan Harris owes everything to the heroic firefighter who saved her and her daughter." -- Approved in help thread posts #116 & #117
Bella Andre is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 25
GR Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Points: 85
Total GR Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Sheila10.8 - Ulysses, again!
The Watched by Casey Hillauthor info:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/c...
(approved in help thread post #22)
10.10 - Haiku!
In a Class by Itself by Sandra Brown❏ 25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1
Ask the Dark by Henry Turnerauthor
AND
Book 2
Solitude Creek by Jeffery DeaverTotal Points 305
***Repost***20.4 Julie De's Task--Happy Birthday:
Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott is ebook comparable to Rose in Bloom
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 17.0
(I first read this in the fourth grade. This time around I STILL cried in the same places.)
no change in 145 points.
10.9 Three of a kind:
by Carol Benson. I read the ARC.30.4 Dlmrose's Task--Title Time:
1.
by Jude Deveraux2.
by Dorothy GarlockToday's total: 40
Grand total: 185
Jonquil15.4 - The Big O
Read ONE book that fulfills BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements
1) genre romance
Romance > Paranormal Romance 65 users
Romance 46 users
2) begins with the letter O Once Bitten
Once Bitten
Trina M. Lee
6/15 Paperback, 258 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 210
Books posted: 26
Tasks complete: 24
Pages this post: 258
Total pages as of this post: 6749
Jonquil15.5 - Witch Hunt
genre paranormal
Romance > Paranormal Romance 85 users
Fantasy > Paranormal 76 users
Paranormal > Demons 22 users
Heart of Stone
Christine Warren
6/6 Paperback, 297 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points: 225
Books posted: 27
Tasks complete: 25
Pages this post: 297
Total pages as of this post: 7046
This is a REPOST to correct original posting error.10.3- Ghost stories around the campfire.
Read a book with the main page genre horror or thriller. Genre may be standalone or embedded.
Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 2 - My husband enjoys reading about WWII. Read a book with the genre "War." The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
**Kristin Hannah is a Goodreads Author**
POINTS:
This Post: 30
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Jonquil15.6 - Rock Around the Clock
clock face on the cover
The Beldam's Eye
Jennifer Rainey
6/15 Kindle Edition, 209 pages
approved for length message 4698
Points this post: 15
Total points: 240
Books posted: 28
Tasks complete: 26
Pages this post: 209
Total pages as of this post: 7255
20.5 - Bigger is Better – Camilla’s task: Dragon KingsOption 4: Cardinal directions
There are four major Dragon Kings, each ruling one of the Four Seas corresponding to one of the four cardinal directions (East, South, West, North). For this option, read a book by an author whose initials can be found in one of the cardinal directions. Both initials (first and last) must be found in the same directional word. Letters may be used only as many times as they occur in the name of the direction. Middle initials should be ignored. Hyphenated names count as one name.
Required: State which direction the author's initials can be found within.
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
S.J. Watson- S & W found in WEST
**S.J. Watson is a Goodreads Author**
POINTS:
This Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Jasmiina F15.8 - Dearly Departed:
Read a book with Science Fiction, Fantasy, or any combination of those genres on its main book page:
Terra Formars V.4 by Yu Sasuga.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 110
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Jonquil15.7 - Birth of a Nation
Canada 7/1/2015 Canada Day, creation of a federal Canada from three British Dominions in 1867
set 100% in Canada
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
6/14 Paperback, 320 pages
Not really kids: IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17.0
Points this post: 15
Total points: 255
Books posted: 29
Tasks complete: 27
Pages this post: 320
Total pages as of this post: 7575
20.10 - Group ReadsPost in The Ghost Bride Discussion Thread
The Ghost Bride | Yangsze Choo | ♥♥♥ | 356 Pages | GR Author
This Task :
Points: 20
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 80/1085
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 9/61
5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your FavorRead a Book of My Choice
Sempre: Redemption | J.M. Darhower | 528 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | Big Book Ticket and GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 5
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 85/1085
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: (500+): 2 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 10/61
25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse ReadingBoth Books and one Author is New to Me
Authors from Diverse Backgrounds
Approved Message 46 of Help Desk Thread
Book 1: Michael Baisden is an African American Author New to Me Book
Men Cry in the Dark | 345 Pages | ♥♥♥ |
Book 2: Nnedi Okorafor is an African American Author New to Me Book and New to me Author
Lagoon | 306 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author |
This Task :
Points: 25
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 110/1085
GR Authors: 8
Big Books: (500+): 2 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 11/61
Nick KY15.1 Yin and Yang
Book 1 – White Background on cover. I read Four Letter Word by Rosalind Porter, ed.
Book 2 – Black Background on cover. I read The Ponder Heart by Eudora Welty.
25.3 Andy P’s Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1. I read God Help the Child by Toni Morrison. Author’s initials, T M, are in the straight letter list.
Book 2. I read A Surrey State of Affairs by Ceri Radford. Author’s initials, C R, are in the crooked letter list.
Points This Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 280
15.3 - Now AppearingBook 1. The book was made into a film in 2000:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200720/?...
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
This is the paperback version, I read it from this collection:
Complete Works of Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics
Book 2. The author shares a first name with Maggie Smith who is #32 on the list of Top Grossing Movie Actors:
Cast On, Kill Off by Maggie Sefton
Total points 15
Cindy FTask 30.3 Going My Way!
Option 2: Author's last name begins with letter L
I read The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
Option 3: Title in white letters
I read
by Philippa Gregory WHO IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR!CLaim 1 BB ticket 610 pages.
Points this post:30
Total points:95
Tasks completed:7
Books read:8
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Jasmiina F5.10 - May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favor:
Read any book of your choice:
World Trigger, Vol. 3 by Daisuke Ashihara.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 115
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
15.3 - Now AppearingRead ONE book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements
Book 1: Read a book that has been made into a movie.
Book 2: Read a book by an author who shares a FIRST or LAST name with one of these 100 All-time top grossing movie actors (source: the-numbers.com)
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Made into a (terrible) feature film in 1963 imdb
There are several Johns on the list, including John Ratzenberger in position 6.
Points this post: 15
Points total: 55
Tasks completed: 3
Big Book total: 0 - 500() 750() 1000()
Goodreads Author total: 0
Pages read: 839
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5.1 - Benzaiten
Read a book that features a main character who is a librarian (currently or retired). This occupation should be apparent from the book's description or from its reviews on Goodreads.
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
Main character - Aurora "Roe" Teagarden is a librarian
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 25/1085
Total Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2/61
Goodreads Authors This Post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 0