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10.3 March April MayBright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney. (B-L-B)
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 380
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total Books Read: 24
Total Pages Read: 5088
Total GoodReads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Task 20.4 - Author! Author!: Bluemoon's task: A. For this option read a book that has one of the following animals that you might see on an African safari on the cover or in the title or subtitle - Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Giraffe, Monkey/Ape/Gorilla, Leopard, Rhino, Cheetah, Hippo, or Crocodile. Plurals and possessives work.
Look at the cover: Elephant Giraffe Hippo : all are in line to walk the ramp into the spaceship.
Regenesis (1995) by Julia Ecklar (Paperback, 272 pages)
215 + 20 = 235
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 215 + 20 = 235
Books read: 18
Pages read: 5,515
Read but not claimed: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Oma1229Task 5.9-Roll With It
Roll the die and subtract that number from the year 2013 and read a book originally published in that year.
I rolled the number 6 making my choice from 2007
World Without End by Ken Follett This book was published in 2007
Ken Follett is a Goodreads Author
This book is a Big Book- 1000 pages +
Total Points to date 510
Boston Kate5.8 Cinco de Mayo
The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense
Book is #5 in The Walking Dead series.
10.0 Above Average
The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
The book's average rating is 4.29. My average rating is 4.11.
15.10 Spring Break
The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life
20.10 Group Read
Canadian Literature or Author
The Birth House
I posted in the Discussion Thread on message #15
Points this post: 50
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Readerboard ID: JENBENT15.1. Follow the Leader
Book 1
The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
Rebecca Makkai is a Goodreads author.
Book 2 (mentioned in Book 1)
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Points this post: 15
Total points: 510
Total Goodreads authors: 17
Total Big books: 1
Andy P.Task # 20.6 Seasoned Reader- Alexandra'a task: Messing Around
Option 1 Read a book originally written in a language not your own
The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen. This book was originally written in Danish and was translated into English, my native language, by K. E. Semmel
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 685
cupcakebaker10.5 Piece of Cake
I read Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, a food related memoir.
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 235
Total Tasks Completed: 19
Total Books Read: 23
Total Pages Read: 6.113
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.8 - It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!Option 3:
by Colin FalconerColin Falconer is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 165
Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books:
Rudy10.3 March April May
Pride and Pleasure bySylvia Day
ABA pattern (PAP)
15.7 Feeling Possessive?
by
Points this post-25
Total points- 260
Tasks- 16
Books Read- 19
KAREN F10.10 Above Average
What I Did For a Duke by Julie Anne Long
My average was 3.82 and this book was rated 4.15 when I picked it.
25.4 It's Read-a-Thon Time
Option 1: Cracking the Dating Code by Kelly Hunter
"Shortish" book - 192 pages
**Kelly Hunter is a Goodreads Author**
Option 6: Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
Listed in the Mystery section of Books That Keep You Up All Night.
25.6 Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!
Option A: I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
11 Year old Flavia was approved in the help thread as a strong girl character.
**Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author**
Option C: The Wolf's Surrender by Kendra Leigh Castle
WAGGGS in title
**Kendra Leigh Castle is a Goodreads Author**
30.1 It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Option 5: Firelight by Kristen Callihan
Romance listed on main book page.
**Kristen Callihan is a Goodreads Author**
Option 6: God Save the Queen by Kate Locke
Points this Post: 90
Total Challenge Points: 415
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
ReaderBoard ID: I've requested KarenKnits but it isn't confirmed yet.25.1 Anchor’s Aweigh
Option 3 - a book which was published between May 13, 2005 and Jan 31, 2013
A Plague of Dreams
Published December 31st 2012 by Artsprocket
Option 5 - Read a book where the initials of all authors or contributors are found within one of the abbreviations DDG-58; LSD-41; CPR-4; JCCS-1; NCIS.
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Abbreviation CPR qualifies this book/author.
25.3 Come Play with me!
Option 1: 2 books from different games
Monopoly: Iscariot (building in background)
Connect 4: A Discovery of Witches
25.7 Judge a Book By Its Cover!
Option A - Dismemberment
25.8 Springy Ideas!
Option 2: Parish recently gave Wool Omnibus 4 stars
Option 3:
has a telephone on the desk30.1 It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Option 1: The Girl Who Played with Fire
Option 2: The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
30.2 For the Love of Reading
A: (US Book List) The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman
B: (UK Book List) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Points this post: 160
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 6
Ana30.4 What Are They Talking About?
by Marissa Meyer. She is a GoodReads author. I found this book on the Most Popular list 3-21-2013.
by Kami Garcia. She is a GoodReads author. I found this book on the Most Read list 3-21-2013. This book has 503 pages.Points this Post 30
Total Points 360
Tasks Completed 16
Books Read 23
Total Pages 7074
GoodReads Author 13
Big Books 500+(2)
Ana10.10 Above Average
by Meg Cabot. She is a GoodReads author. The average rating for book 4.16. My average rating 3.29.Points this Post 10
Total Points 370
Tasks Completed 17
Books Read 24
Total Pages 7342
GoodReads Author 14
Big Books 500+(2)
CathyG5.4 -- Spring Up, Fall Down
Read a book with a word in the title that can be both a noun and a verb. Touch
A Touch of Crimson by Sylvia Day
Goodreads Author
15.7. Feeling possessive?
Read a book with a possessive noun in its title or subtitle.
Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole
Goodreads Author
20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around
3. read a book with something yellow on the cover.
Charming the Prince by Teresa Madieros
Goodreads Author
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel
5. International travel – read a book that takes place in a country outside your home country.
Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James
Set in England/ I live in USA
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
4. Read a book that has the TITLE in green letters.
Matthew by Emma Lang
20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
Option F: Spring Wardrobe II
Select a book with a person on the cover showing skin.
Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 100
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 29
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0
10.10 Above AverageMy rating average when I decided to use this book was 3.57
Angels of Darkness by Ilona Andrews
The rating on the book is 3.94
Goodreads Author
25.2 Laurie ME's task: Interesting Spring Holidays
Option 5. May 4: National Renewal Day:
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
I read 2 of her books in 2011 and decided to give her another chance (glad I did).
Option 6. May 7: National Tourism Day:
Soul Mate by S.J. Swan
*approved for length #819
Book takes place in Indianapolis a place I have never been but would like to visit – mostly because of the Colts
Jeaniene Frost is a Goodreads Author
25.3 Nikki's task: Come Play with me !
Game 1 - Monopoly
by Jeaniene FrostThere is a building of some sort in the background
Game 4 - Connect 4
by Karen Marie MoningJeaniene Frost is a Goodreads Author
Total Points: 345
Points this Post: 60
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 22
GoodReads Authors: 17
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
15.2 Vernal Equinox I read Stolen by Lucy Christopher goodreads' author
and Stolen by Vivian Vande Velde
Total points: 70
Jayme VA20.3 Best Review - Bucket's task: Traveling in Time
Option 3: Keeping Time:
by Mitch Albom has clocks on the cover. Goodreads author.Points this post: 20
Total points: 540
GR Authors: Karen Russell, Stephen Dau, Elizabeth Wein, Lauren Kate, Andrew Klavan, Dan Wells, Katie Alender, Michael Grant, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Carrie Ryan**, Beth Hoffman, Robin Sloan, Lauren Oliver, Rachel Hartman, Bernard Beckett, Matthew Quick, Jennifer Holm, Mitch Albom
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
10.10 Above AverageMy book rating average is 3.62.
The rating for this book is 3.74.
The Good House by Ann Leary.
Ann Leary is a Goodreads author.
25.1 Anchor's Aweigh
Option 3: This book was published in 2012.
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver.
Option 6: This book has a ship on the cover.
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier.Points this post: 35
Total points: 305
Tasks: 17
Books: 21
Goodreads authors: 7
Jenn IL15.10 Spring Break
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
***Goodreads Author***
30.4 Sandy's Task: What Are They All Talking About?
Book 1. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
From the Most Popular Bookclub List #17 in the US the week of 2/18/13
***Goodreads Author***
Book 2. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
From the Most Read List #25 in the US the week of 2/18/13
***Goodreads Author***
Points this Post: 45
Total Points: 160
Tasks Completed: 11
Goodread Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(0);750+(0);1000+(0)
BEKKA - 25.6 - Lois's task: Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!Option A: For this task, I read “What Happened to Good-bye”
by Sarah Dessen. Mclean is the main character and is 17 throughout the book - she’s a senior in High School. Option B: For this task, I read “The House Girl”
by Tara Conklin, because it has the word “Girl” in the title. Also, both Sarah Dessen and Tara Conklin are Goodreads Authors, so I’m claiming a ticket for each of them.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 515
Pages Read this Challenge: 772
Total Pages Read to Date: 13373
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 41
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets: 500( 3 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
SAMJAYMC5.5 Spring Chicken
Read a YA book. The genre "Young Adult" must appear on the book's main GRs page.
Geek Girl by Holly Smale
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 5
Total points: 45
Books Read: 3
GR Authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Delicious Dee50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Two Truths and a Lie
Smile - Raina Telgemeier (GR Author) - I wore braces on my teeth as a kid (71 ppl have it shelved as middle grade)
One for the Murphys - Lynda Mullaly Hunt (GR Author) - I spend time in foster care as a kid (57 ppl have it shelved as middle grade)
One Crazy Summer - I am the oldest of 3 girls like the girl in the story (75 have it shelved as middle grade)
Total Points: 770
Goodreads Authors: 41
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (2)
Jayme VA25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas!
Option 4: Siri, tell me a story: I listened to Astray by Emma Donoghue. The hardcover edition is
Astray.
Option 5: A Book Garden: I started with The Lotus Eaters, which was mentioned in the rookie help thread from last season (cover approved for option 6). On April 19, when I chose the book, 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson was listed as a similar book.
Amanda Hodgkinson and Emma Donoghue are both goodreads authors.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 565
GR Authors: Karen Russell, Stephen Dau, Elizabeth Wein, Lauren Kate, Andrew Klavan, Dan Wells, Katie Alender, Michael Grant, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Carrie Ryan**, Beth Hoffman, Robin Sloan, Lauren Oliver, Rachel Hartman, Bernard Beckett, Matthew Quick, Jennifer Holm, Mitch Albom, Amanda Hodgkinson, Emma Donoghue
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
Cindy FTask 50.1 Two Truths and a Lie
Book 1: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (I have swam with Dolphins)
Book 2: Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman (My Grandmothers name was Catherine)
Book 3: When You Reach Meby Rebecca Stead (I have read "A Wrinkle In Time")
Points this post:50
Total points:290
Books read:21
Tasks completed:16
Goodreads Authors:8
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
5.2 It's In Their GenesI am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
(2 K's in author's name)
Markus Zusak is a Goodreads Author.
10.5 Piece of Cake
What's Life Without the Sprinkles? by Misty Simon
Misty Simon is a Goodreads Author.
20.8 It's My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!
Option 5: Word: Back
Back to the Bedroom by Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 35
Total poins: 355
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 26
Goodreads Author: 16
Big Book Tickets: 500(2); 750(0); 1000(0)
Readerboard Name: Kim L20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe
Option D: Thrift Shop II - My book came from the library.
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Total Points: 95
10.7 Chosen By YouRead a book that was a final nominee or winner of a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award.
by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science Fiction
Points this post: 10
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 23
Books Read: 26
GR Authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
ReaderBoard ID: KarenKnits20.5 - Tournament of Books 2013
Attribute 1: AM for Alan Moore
From Hell (big book)
20.7 - Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 5: a book set in a country that is not my homeland
Watering Heaven by Peter Tieryas Liu (Goodreads Author)
Although the stories in this collection are set in many different countries, a large number of them are set in China.
25.4 - It's Read-a-Thon Time!
Option 1: a book with less than 200 pages
Saga, Vol. 1 - 160 pages
Option 4: Graphic Novel
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
30.4 What Are They All Talking About?
The Hunger Games
#28 on the Most Popular Bookclub Books This Month In The United States, generated April 21, 2013
The Great Gatsby
#23 Most Read Books This Week In The United States, generated April 21, 2013
Points for this post: 95
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Boooks: 1
Task 30.4 Sandy's Task: What Are They All Talking About?Book 1 – “Popular Bookclub Books.”
The list: - popular bookclub books “this month” in The United States (my home country.)
List generated on April 29, 2013
#41
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2012) by Rachel Joyce (Hardcover, 320 pages)
Book 2 – The list: - Most Read “this week” in The United States (my home country.)
List generated on April 29, 2013
#11
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #4) (2005) by George R.R. Martin (Mass Market Paperback, 1061 pages)
**** Big Books**** 1061 pages A Feast for Crows
235 + 30 = 265
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 235 + 30 = 265
Books read: 20
Pages read: 6,896
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(1) 1,000+
25.4 Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time!Option 1, shortish book:
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (153 p.)
Option 4, graphic novel:
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
Points this post: 25
Total points: 525
Mod
I'm moving The Twelve here from 10.7. This book has "horror" listed as its first main page genre.
10.7 Chosen By You
I'm replacing The Twelve with The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, nominated in the Fiction category.
15.6. Let's All Go to the Lobby
I read The Reluctant Fundamentalist
15.9. In Camelot
I read The Forever King, with Mythology>Arthurian as a genre on the main page. Many thanks to Cindy AL for mentioning how good this one was!
30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!
For my first book, I chose option 2 and read Out of Circulation, the 4th and most recent book in the Cat in the Stacks series. It also fits option 3, since it's a mystery.
For my second book, I chose option 6 (free choice) and read Life After Life.
30.2 Dlmrose's task: For the Love of Reading
For book 1, I read The Racketeer, by John Grisham, who was on the U.S. list.
For book 2, I read 44 Scotland Street, by Alexander McCall Smith, on the U.K./Ireland list.
Total points: 870
Shawn H.5.5 -- Spring Chicken
Read a YA book. The genre "Young Adult" must appear on the book's main GRs page.
by S.E. HintonPoints this post: 5
Total Points: 155
GR Authors: 3
Big Ticket Books: 0
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~15.5. Hug a Tree (1 Book)
--National Arbor Day: Book with a tree on the cover
by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author) - Approved20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On! (1 Book)
--1. “Lion” found intact within subtitle - in word Rebellion
How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion by Daniel H. Wilson (GR Author)
Points for this post: 35
Total points: 415/870
Total GR Tickets: 21
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)
Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.Task #25.4 Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time!
1. “Shortish books”
The Iron Duke by L. Ron Hubbard
5. “Books that you already know well”
Daisy Miller by Henry James
Points This Post: 25 points
Total Points: 215 points
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Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 12
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 4
Big books (500+) Tickets: 1
I read these during the Read-a-Thon. It was really fun! Thanks to Stacie MI for the task.
Congrats Sandy!Looks like we are on track for a huge point count next season
Shannon South Africa5.10 Attention Grabber
Transformative Travel by Kate Benzin
(87 pages)
First sentence that grabbed me: "I think I'm going to Kathmandu..."
I'm claiming this book as my one 80-100 page book allowed for a 5 point task
Task points: 5
Challenge points: 100
BEKKA - 25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas!Option 2: For this task, I read “Splintered”
by A.G. Howard. Two of my Goodreads Friends both rated it 5 stars. Miranda’s Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Ems review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Option 6: For this option, I read “Flush: A Biography”
by Virginia Woolf. She is credited with the following quote, which I found using the Goodreads Quote Search: "I don't believe in aging. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun." Also, A.G. Howard is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 540
Pages Read this Challenge: 532
Total Pages Read to Date: 13905
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 43
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets: 500( 3 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
15.5 Hug a Tree- read a book with a tree on the cover.I read
by David Maine (a Goodreads Author).Task Points: 15
Total Points: 255
GoodReads Authors: 10
Tasks Completed: 14
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! Laurie's task: March On!Option #3 (book whose cover has one of the following objects on it – a cross, rabbit, basket or egg):
Bloodline: A Sigma Force Novel
by James RollinsThere is a cross on the cover.
James Rollins is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 350
Elizabeth BTask 20.6: Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around
I read Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich, which covers both options 1 and 3, as it has a yellow cover
and is written in English (my language is Greek)Janet Evanovich is a GRA
Task 30.3: Upsy Daisy
Option 2: Daisy's Back in Town by Rachel Gibson (there's a daisy on the cover
Option 3: Lover At Last by J.R. Ward (J.R.Ward has the letter pair "jr" in her initials)
(603 pages - claiming big book ticket)
Points this post:20+30=50
Total points:480
Total tasks: 30
GR Authors: 24
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(1)
Elizabeth BTask 5.9 -- Roll With It
I rolled a 1, so I read a book published in 2012
Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly (GR Author)
Task 10.10: Above Average
I read Archangel's Storm by
Nalini Singh(GR Author),
which has an average rating 4.26, while my average rating is 3.13
Points this post:5+10=15
Total points:495
Total tasks: 32
GR Authors: 26
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(1)
Alice GTask 5.3 Here Kitty Kitty
Book: Sleeping Tiger
They don't seem to have the edition of the book that I read on this site so here is a link to the cover on amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleeping-Tige...
Task 5.7: Someone to Fall Back on
Book: Citadel
Task 10.2: Angry Birds
Book: Death in a Strange Country
This book has thriller marked on its main page.
Task 10.10: Above Average
At the time of selecting this book my average rating was 3.45 and the average rating of the book was 3.90.
Book:
The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel
Task 15.5: Hug a Tree
Book: Clay
Task 20.4: DID YOU KNOW...
Option A
Book:Beatrice and Virgil
This book has a monkey on the cove.
Task 30.4: What are they all talking about?
Book 1: Left Neglected
The week of 25th February this book was listed on the most popular book club books in the world.
Book 2: Wonder
The week of 25th February this book was listed on the most read book in the UK (my home country).
Total points: 150
Readerboard Name: Barbara★5.5 - Spring Chicken --The Ylem - Tatiana Vila♥ 4/29
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
5.10 - Attention Grabber -- No Mercy - Lori Armstrong 4/19
"In the arid summer heat on prairie range land, a dead body doesn't so much rot as it becomes petrified."
10.10 - Above Average -- Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier♥ 4/21
(Avg rating 4.29/my average 3.83)
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
15.5 - Hug a Tree
Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh♥ 4/27
(trees upper right corner)***Claiming Goodreads Author***
25.4 Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time! --
Option 1: Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett (188 pages) 4/29
Option 2: The Bridge to Never Land - Dave Barry (children's book, 572 pages) 3/31
30.1 - Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!
Option 1: Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin (on TBR since 2/2009) 4/27
Option 2: Born to Bite - Lindsay Sands (book #13 in series) 4/13
Points Earned This Post: 90
Points Achieved to Date: 375
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Cindy FTask 15.2 Vernal Equinox
I read The Search by Nora Roberts and The SearchIris Johansen
Points this post:15
Total points:305
Books read:23
Tasks completed:17
Goodreads Authors:8
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 25.4 Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time!
5. “Books that you already know well” - Reread one of your favorite books.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
6. Read a book from the following list of high-interest, keep-you-awake books:
http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com...
Under the Fantasy Sci-Fi Tab
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
Points this Task: 25
Total Points: 120
Books Read this Task: 2
Total Books Read: 9
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
BEKKA - 10.2 Angry BirdsFor this task, I read “The Bronte Sisters”
by Catherine Reef since it has a bird on the cover. This was approved in post #10 of the help thread. Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 10
Total Points Earned to Date: 550
Pages Read this Challenge: 190
Total Pages Read to Date: 14095
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 44
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets: 500( 3 ), 750( 1 ), 1000()
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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15.10. Spring Break
Just Beyond the Clouds by Karen Kingsbury
This is my freebie.
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Suzanne VN's task: Have Passport, Will Travel
Option 5
Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella
This book takes place in England, a country outside of my home country (the United States).
Points this post: 35
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)