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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2015
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Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
10.3- Ghost stories around the campfireRead a book with the main page genre horror or thriller.
Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates
Thriller 20 users
Horror 13 users
Task total=10
Grand total=455
Morgan Faeriesfolly **REPOST**30.6 Sandy's task: Dancing in the Streets
REQUIRED: Read a book, the title/subtitle of which contains a word of at least 4 letters from the title of one of these songs . Words must match exactly - no variations.
8. Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
Selection: Flying Too High
Flying Too High (Phryne Fisher #3) -- Kerry Greenwood
REQUIRED: Read a book whose author has the same initials as one of these Motown artists. The author's middle initial may be disregarded.
Stevie Wonder
Selection: Blue Noon (Midnighters #3) -- Scott Westerfeld
Scott Westerfeld is a **GRA**
156 + 378 = 534 pages (> 500)
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 1010/1085
Books Read: 79
Completed Tasks: 58/61
Pages Read: 23433
Goodreads Authors: 47
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Delicious Dee20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 1 - Upside Down - Lia Riley (GR Author) - 6ppl have it shelved as young-adult
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 745
Goodreads Authors: 45
Sam F. ** REPOST **Task 15.3 – Now Appearing: Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell - ONE book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements - A) The movie - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/ and B) the author has the same first name as Daniel Radcliffe.
15.7 - Birth of a Nation - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - book is completely based in Sweden as listed as a country on the Summer National Days Country list.
Points this post: 30
It will be easier to not post so many at once. Thank you for your help!
SarahBR15.1 - Yin and Yang
Book 1:
by Meg Cabot A GRA. Approved on the help threadBook 2:
by John Green A GRA30.4 - Dlmrose’s Task: Title Time
Book 1: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes A Good Reads Author
Book 2:Bind Me Before You Go by Harper Kincaid A GRA.
Title one Me Before You Is found within Bind Me Before You Go.
Points This Post: 45
GR Authors This Post:2
Total Points: 780
Total GR Authors: 39
Books Read:56
Big Book Tickets: 2
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 1 Read a book that is identified as book #2 or #6 in a series on Goodreads--Series:Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag #2:Shawl-Straps
25.8 - Catherine T's task: Diverse Reading
Both books and both authors are new to me
Book 1 Asian-Indian--Bangladesh/Bengali:The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Book 2 Middle-Eastern/North African--Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan
30.2 Jonquil’s task: Takin’ It to the Streets
REQUIRED: Name or describe the celebration.
Book 1 group of people takes to the streets to celebrate--Neighborhood/Community summer block party:More Happy Than Not
Book 2 group of people takes to the streets to celebrate--Easter Egg Hunt/Easter Celebration:The Best of Me
GRA:Adam Silvera
GRA:Nicholas Sparks
Points Earned This Post:75
Points Achieved to Date: 355/1085
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Dakimel5.5 - Fukurokuju
I read Parnasus On Wheels
10.2 - It's hurricane season again!
I read A Lily Among Thorns (Rose is an Atlantic storm name)
15.5 - Witch Hunt
I read The Magpie Lord
TALLY:
This post - 30 points
Total - 790
SandiCompleted Tasks
10.1 - Summer Reading
Found on San Francisco Public Library 2014 Adult Summer Reading List -- Beautiful Ruins
25.10 - Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best
Book #1 -- Using Option 1 where author was born under the sign of Leo (July 23 – August 22) -- Ray Bradbury was born August 22nd as shown on Goodreads author page.
ebook edition I read: Fahrenheit 451
Most popular MMPB edition: Fahrenheit 451
Book #2 -- Using Option 4 where on June 4th found book at #4 of the Best Crime & Mystery Books List --
Audio edition I listened to: Rebecca and Paperback edition I used to (sometimes) follow along: Rebecca
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 290
Points Earned this Post: 35
Total Points To Date: 325
30.6 - Sandy's task: Dancing in the StreetsBook 1, a word in the title from the song title "Dancing in the Street": At the Corner of King Street by Mary Ellen Taylor, 368 pages
Book 2, author with same initials as Stevie Wonder: The Beekeeper's Ball by Susan Wiggs, 368 pages
Combined page total: 736
Points this post: 30
Total points: 620
Catherine TTask 15.1 - Yin & Yang
read a book with a white cover
by Catherine Bybeeread a book with a black cover
by Terry PratchettIL: UY
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points this post: 15
total points = 790
Readerboard Name: Elishia25.1 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: In a Series
Read TWO books in the same series.
Task Approval
Campus Cravings Vol. 3: Back On Campus
Campus Cravings Vol. 4: Dorm Life
Ebook Approval
GRA Carol Lynne
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date: 390/1085
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Nick KY20.2 Lauren Jodi’s X-Philes - Option 2. “Aliens” as GR genre. I read Alienated by Melissa Landers.
25.9 Elizabeth B’s Roll of the Dice -- Roll of 1 and 5. Books with 1 “I” and 5 “E’s.
Book with 1 “I.” I read The Clearing by Tim Gautreaux: the clearIng.
Book with 5 “E”s. I read One Heart: Universal Wisdom from the World's Scriptures by Bonnie Louise Kuchler: onE hEart univErsal wisdom from thE world’s scripturEs.
Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 980
Cait S5.4- Ebisu
Read a book that has all of the letters in FISH or all of the letters in LUCK in its title/subtitle.
Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption by Scott Simon
The word FISH is found in the title/subtitle.
Children's genre info: This book was approved as a "Not really for kid's" book here
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 410
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 22
5.1 - BenzaitenMain Character is a Librarian
The Librarian Principle | Helena Hunting | 298 Pages | ♥♥♥ | GR Author
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This Task :
Points: 5
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 1 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 540/1085
GR Authors: 32
Big Books: (500+): 4 (750+): 1 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 35/61
10.5. June is Caribbean American Heritage Month!Book Set in Bahamas, Grenada, Trinidad Island
Quest and Crew | David Beaupre | 224 Pages | ♥♥♥ | GR Author
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This Task :
Points: 10
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 1 (750+): 1 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 550/1085
GR Authors: 33
Big Books: (500+): 4 (750+): 1 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 36/61
15.3 - Now AppearingBook 1:
Book that has been made into a movie
IMBD Link
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne | 320 Pages | ♥♥ |
Book 2:
Author Name Matching Top Grossing Actors: Tom Hanks
Beyond Nostalgia | Tom Winton | 222 Pages | ♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 15
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 1 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 565/1085
GR Authors: 34
Big Books: (500+): 4 (750+): 1 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 37/61
SweetMelissa5.8 - Kudokuten
Can You Keep a Secret?, Sophie Kinsella, 6/12/15
10.1 - Summer Reading
The Martian, Andy Weir (GRA), 6/28/15
Required: Found on the San Francisco Public Library 2014 Adult Summer Reading List
10.2 - It's hurricane season again!
The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks (GRA), 7/20/15
10.3 - Ghost stories around the campfire
Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier, 6/29/15
10.4 - We miss you, Jane
Welcome to Harmony, Jodi Thomas (GRA), 8/8/15
10.8 - Ulysses, again!
The Yellow House, Patricia Falvey (GRA), 6/20/15
10.10 - Haiku!
The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, 7/10/15
15.1 - Yin and Yang
Book 1:
Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys (GRA), 7/13/15Book 2:
The Hangman's Daughter, Oliver Potzsch (GRA), 7/20/1515.3 - Now Appearing
The Call of the Wild, Jack London, 7/10/15, IL: MG - BL: 8.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
Movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026164/?...
Actor: Jack Angel
15.4 - The Big O
Queen of Babble, Meg Cabot (GRA), 7/26/15
15.5 - Witch Hunt
Dance Upon the Air, Nora Roberts
15.7 - Birth of a Nation
Crocodile on the Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters, 7/7/15
Required: Set in Egypt
15.9 - Take a Ride
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Rachel Joyce, 8/4/15
15.10 - BBQ Time
Black and Blue, Anna Quindlen, 6/26/15
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Mary P's task: Summer is for Relaxing
Option 1: The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett (GRA), 1008 pages (3 BBT), 7/29/15
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Lauren Jodi's task: The X-Philes
Option 1: The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, 7/17/15, IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
Required: Found on page 1
20.4 - Author! Author! - Julie De's task: Happy Birthday!
Option 3: The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough, 692 pages (1 BBT), 7/7/15
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not Disability
Option 3: Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, 8/8/15
Required: Found on page 1
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Summer Celebrations
Option 2: The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien, 8/4/15
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Wayne's task: It's Stampede Time!
Option 2: I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith, 8/5/15
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1: The Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett, 7/7/15
Book 2: Dark Places, Gillian Flynn (GRA), 7/19/15
25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
Option A: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford (GRA), 7/16/15
Option C: Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty (GRA), 7/16/15
25.9 - Elizabeth B's task: Roll of the Dice
Required: Rolled 3 and 2
Book 1: The Storyteller, Jodi Picoult (GRA), 6/25/15
Book 2: Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline (GRA), 6/10/15
25.10 - Sirena's task: My Mom Is the Best
Option B (Fits task 1 and task 4 (found on first page) and is 599 pages long)
The Alienist, Caleb Carr, 599 pages (1 BBT), 8/6/15
25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not Usagi
Option 3:
At the Water's Edge, Sara Gruen (GRA), 6/19/15Option 4: The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan, Jenny Nordberg (GRA), 7/17/15
Points this post: 415
GRA this post: 15
BBT this post: 5
500 pages: 2
750 pages:
1000 pages: 1
Total Points: 415
Total GRA: 15
Total BBT: 5
500 pages: 2
750 pages:
1000 pages: 1
didi302320.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not Disability
3) Choose and read a book found on Stories about Individuals with Disabilities.
Devil's Trill by Gerald Elias
(The protagonist is blind) - page 2 #62 on Stories about Individuals with Disabilities
CURRENT POST
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: o
Big Book Tickets: o
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 375
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 1
Lindy-Lanetask 30.1: american independence:
*book #1: book from "best american history books" list:
(6.2-8.3)
Truman [book #8 on page #1 of the list] by David McCullough
pages 1120 *claiming big book ticket
*book #2: title with one 4 letter word:
Cost by Roxana Robinson
pages 448
total pages read for task = 1,568 meeting requirement of 704+ pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(1)
Tasks Completed: 15
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - BriKie's task: It Was Ability that Mattered, Not DisabilityThe book I read actually fulfills all 3 options. The book is about a deaf experience (living with deaf parents), the word 'deaf' is in the subtitle and it is found on Page One of Stories about Individuals with Disabilities. If I have to choose just one option though, I will go with option 1.
Hands of My Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love by Myron Uhlberg
Total Points = 160
Devon25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
Option A: In the Garden- In honor of my husband read a book that you got for free.
I read Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, which I borrowed from the library.
Option C: For this option read a book where the authors initials can be found in FAMILY GATHERING.
I read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
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Luck Found in Title
Mama's Luck | Elise Lyons | 154 Pages | ♥♥ | GR Author
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5.8 - Kudokuten
Female Author Name Starts with A K.
Hell and Determination | Kathleen Davies | 148 Pages | ♥♥ | GR Author
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
5.9 - Takarabune
Food on Cover
Cherry Cobbler: Book 2 of the Blackberry County Chronicles | JoHannah Reardon | 300 Pages | ♥♥ | GR Author
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
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This Task :
Points: 15
GR Authors: 3
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 1 (1000+): 0
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Totals:
Total: 580/1085
GR Authors: 37
Big Books: (500+): 4 (750+): 1 (1000+): 0
Total Tasks Completed: 40/61
Tasks Completed: 5 (✔),
Scooter&Siam 5.9 - Takarabune
Read a book with something that can be eaten (by humans) on the cover. REQUIRED: Include the cover when you post and identify the object.
Read
by Sarah Jane Butfield - vegetables on coverI'm claiming Sarah Jane Butfield as a GRA.
Points: 5
Total: 255
GRA: 9
Big Books: 1
Tasks: 19
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.3: Ghost stories by the campfire: A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley. The genre thriller is listed on the main page.
Task 20.2: The X-Philes: Bio Rescue by S.L. Viehl. The genre aliens is listed on the main page.
Task 20.3: Acronyms: Patient One by Leonard Goldberg. The first letters of the words in the title spell the word PO. This word is listed in the scrabble dictionary (verified through the link provided in the task), and defined as chamber pot.
Task 20.4: Happy Birthday - Option 1: The Case Is Closed by Patricia Wentworth. The book is #2 in the Miss Silver series.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 4
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 185
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 10
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
25.11 Summer in the CityOption 1: NYC: Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America by Kevin Cook
Option 4: India: Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Total points: 80
50.1 Three cheers for equality Rage: A Love Story Julie Anne Peters - book 1. GLBT genre
Not My Father's Son: A Memoir Alan Cumming - book 2, option B, memoir by somebody who is GLBT
Lighthousekeeping Jeanette Winterson - book 3, option A, book written by GLBT author
Task points 50
Total points 305
Cait S25.13- It's Not Usagi
Book #1- Option 2
For this option, read a book where a full moon can be seen on the cover.
by Veronica Blade **Veronica Blade is a Goodreads Author**This book was approved on the help thread here
Book #2- Option 3
Read a book with a single girl/woman on the cover.
by Lisa Schroeder **Lisa Schroeder is a Goodreads Author**Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 435
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Task 5.10 May The Gods Be Ever In Your favorRead a book of your choice.
The Seven Lucky Gods will be pleased I read THE BEEKEEPER'S BALL by Susan Wiggs. I am pleased I read it too as it is a perfect summer book!
The Beekeeper's Ball
Ms Wiggs is a Goodreads author so i claim one author Ticket on this task.
Points for this Task: 5
Author Ticket claimed : 1
Total Number of tasks completed for the Summer Challenge: 2
Total points earned for the Summer Challenge: 10
Total Books read:2
Total Author Tickets claimed for Summer Challenge: 1
total Big Book Tickets Claimed for Summer Challenge: 0
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO CitiesRead a book set at least 50% in a UNESCO City of Literature.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Set mainly in Prague.
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 15
GRA: 4
Big book tickets: 2
10.1 - Summer ReadingA book from Gear Patrol 2015 Summer Reading List: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Points this post: 10
Total points: 630
10.2 - It's hurricane season again: Read a book whose author's first name matches the name of one of the 2015 Atlantic or Pacific hurricane names. Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick
10.3 - Ghost stories around the campfire: Read a book with the main page genre horror or thriller.
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author)
10.7 - Think about it: Read a nonfiction book with religion, spirituality, or philosophy listed as a main page genre.
Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything by Barbara Ehrenreich
Points This Post: 30
Total Challenge Points: 150
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Sarah E15.3 - Now Appearing
I read one book which fulfills both requirements
Kindle edition I read: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Most rated MMPB: Kidnapped
AR BookFinder: IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14.0
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053994/?...
Robert Louis Stevenson shares a first name with no 19, Robert Downey, Jr.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 230
Marina H50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Three Cheers for Equality!
Book 1: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Book 2 and 3:
Option A: De Gode Græd by E.M. Forster
Option C: Every Day by David Levithan
Points this post: 50
Total points: 385
25.13 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: It's not UsagiOption 3: I read
The Debt of Tamar: A Novel The author, Nicole Dweck is a *******GRA******Option 4: I read Unfamiliar Fishes which has history listed on its main page, as it is a history of Hawaii.
Points: 225
Books read: 20
tasks completed: 15
GR authors: 11
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Mhairi's task: UNESCO Cities
Book 1 - Option 1: The Blackhouse by Peter May* which is partially set in Edinburgh, Scotland
Author is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 410 points
GRA this post: 1
Total GRA to date: 15
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
BlueberryI'm using my one allowed 5 pt. book under with page count between 80 and 100.
5.10 Any book of your choice.
The Body by Stephen King
Stephen King is a GRA.
Pts this task: 5
Total pts: 300
Total books: 20
GRA: 8
Catherine TTask 25.9 - Roll of the Dice
I rolled a 1 & 4
book 1 - title contains 1 O
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
book 2 - title contains 4 Es
Redeemed by PC & Kirsten Cast
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points this post = 25
total points = 815
Readerboard name:15.10 - BBQ Time
I read Quicker Than the Eye by Ray Bradbury. Two "B"s in Bradbury, "Q" in Quicker.
Previous point total: 480
New points this post: 15
Total points: 495
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 32
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 18
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
JUKKA5.8 – Kudokuten
Book by female author with name starting with K.
We Have Always Fought by Kameron Hurley. Kameron Hurley is a Goodreads author.
10.10 - Haiku!
Book with five or seven words in title.
Haluatko diktaattoriksi? Maailman herruuden alkeet by André de Guillaume. This is the Finnish translation of "How to Rule the World: A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator".
25.3 - Andy P's task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1: Book with every starting letter in title "straight".
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. Patrick Rothfuss is a Goodreads author. The book has 1107 pages, claiming three BB tickets.
Book 2: Author's initials "crooked".
The War Nerd Dispatches by Gary Brecher.
Points This Post: 40
GR Authors This Post: 2
BB Tickets This Post: 3
Total Points: 535
Total GR Authors: 14
BB Tickets: 8
Books Read: 42
Mimi Michele10.4 We Miss You Jane
Read a book who's author initial's can be found in Jane Austen
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah Addison Allen is a GR author.
25.13 Morgan's Faeriesfolly's task
Option 3 Read a book with a single woman on the cover
The Pocket Wife by Susan H. Crawford
Susan Crawford is a GR author
Option 5 Read a book with a counting number found in the title
Tell No Oneby Harlan Coben
Points: 35
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 365
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
SweetMelissa25.5 - Bluemoon's task: Summer Fun
Option A: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford (GRA), 7/16/15
Required: Free from library
Option C: Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty (GRA), 7/16/15
Points this post: 25
GRA this post: 2
BBT this post: 0
500 pages:
750 pages:
1000 pages:
Total Points: 415
Total GRA: 15
Total BBT: 5
500 pages: 2
750 pages:
1000 pages: 1
FANDURY30.3 - 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.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
Last name of the author begins with the letter L.
Erik Larson is a Goodreads Author!
Option 3: Read a book with the title written in solid red OR white OR blue lettering.
by Jamie Douglas-HomeThe title of the book is solid white.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 33
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(1)
SClosson5.10 - May the Gods Be In Your Favor
Conviction by Corinne Michaels
10.10 - Haiku
Heaven Is Paved with Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
IL: MG+
5 words
20.2 - The X-Philes
Option 1:
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
#45 on 1st page
25.2 - Summer's Bounty
Option #1:
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Author's initials: RR in RhubaRb
Option #2:
by Erma BombeckCherries in title and on cover
25.5 - Summer Fun
Option A:
Consolation by Corinne Michaels
Borrowed from library
Option C:
Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Marina Adair
Authors intials: MA in fAMily gathering
Points this Post: 85
Total Points: 590
SClosson30.5 - Good Old Summertime?
Option #1:
Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger
Letters of SAUNA in title
Option #2:
by Marilyn BrantIce cream on cover (approved in help)
30.7 - Celebrating Summer
Option #1:
by Emma ChaseWedding dress on cover (approved in help)
Option #3
On Folly Beach by Karen White
Beach vacations are always my favorite, especially in the Carolinas. I would like to visit Folly Beach sometime.
Points this Post:60
Total Points: 650
Melissah20.4 - Happy Birthday!
Option 4 - The Kitchen Daughter
This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 120 points
Vicki25.5 Summer Fun
Option A: A Free Book
Checkmate (I got it for my birthday) by Steven James a GRA
Option C: Author Initials in FAMILY GATHERING
The Beast House by Richard Laymon RL
This post:
25 pts
1 GRA
TOTAL:
330 pts
21 GRA
Cait S10.9- Three Of A Kind?
Read a book that has exactly 3 living beings on the cover.
by Elle Saint JamesPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 445
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Tasks Completed: 24
SuzanneB30.5-Good Old Summertime?
Option 1: title and subtitle must contain all the letters in SAUNA
PrActicAl claSsics: 50 reasoNs to reread 50 books yoU haven't touched since high school
Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School by Kevin Smokler
Option 2: Read a book with a baseball uniform, bat, ball, or mitt
Points this post: 30
Total points: 90
Total tasks completed: 5
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5.8 – Kudokuten – Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs, A GRA - starts with K
5.10 – May the Gods Be Ever in Your Favour – Rumblefish
10.10 – Haiku: A Dog's Journey A Dog’s Journey: Another Novel for Humans by W. Bruce Cameron, A GRA – a 7 word title
15.1 – Yin & Yang
Book 1: White cover –
Book 2: Black cover –
15.3 – Now Appearing: Winter's Bone Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell - ONE book that fulfills both book 1 and book 2 requirements - a movie and an author whose name is the same as Daniel Radcliffe
15.7 – Birth of a Nation – The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - the word Old appears in the title
15.8 – Dearly Departed – Rebirth by Sophie Littlefield, A GRA - Science Fiction is listed as a main page genre.
20.5 – Bigger is Better: Dragon Kings
Option 1 – Bodies of Water -
20.8 – Nickels & Dimes – UNESCO cities
Option 1 – Paula Spencer - is based in Dublin, Ireland
20.9 – Moderator’s Pet: Stampede Time
Option 2 – The Guardians by Andrew Pyper, A GRA- author has Stampede Parade
25.1 – Angel Book Junkie – 2 books in the same series
Book 1: Death du Jour (Temperence Brennan #2) by Kathy Reichs, A GRA
Book 2: Deadly Decisions (Temperence Brennan #3) by Kathy Reichs, A GRA
25.5 – Andy P’s Task: Straight Letter, Crooked Letter
Book 1: The Long Walk Home by Will North, A GRA – Title of books is all straight letters
Book 2: What We All Long Forby Dionne Brand – Author's name is all all crooked letters
Points this post: 90
GRA this post: 8
Total points this challenge: 90
Total GRA: 8
Thanks!