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message 1751: by JC (new)

JC (jmnc) | 638 comments To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Task 5.8 - Cinco de Mayo

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Many GR friends have rated this 5 stars. The first on my list was Peggy Z: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


message 1752: by JC (new)

JC (jmnc) | 638 comments To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Task 5.8 - Cinco de Mayo

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Many GR friends have rated this 5 stars. The first on my list was Peggy Z: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


message 1753: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
Option 1 A book written by an author who shares their first ad last initials with a finalist
Breaking Point by C.J. BoxThe author's initials are CB (excluding his middle initial) the second to last pair given in Option 1
Points this post: 20
Total points: 730


message 1754: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 25.6 - Lois's task: Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!

Choose two different options and read one book from each:

A. Read a book with a strong girl character. This should be a girl who is 18 or under for a significant part of the book.

Flavia, the first person narrator, is described as “almost twelve years old”.


Speaking from Among the Bones Flavia de Luce #5) (2013) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 378 pages)


**** Goodreads Author ****Alan Bradley


B. Read a book whose title/subtitle includes the word “Girl” or “Scout” or “Guide” .


The Drowning Girl (2012) by Caitlín R. Kiernan (Paperback, 336 pages)
Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Achievement in a Novel (2012)
Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2012)
James Tiptree Jr. Award (2012)


265 + 25 = 290


Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 265 + 25 = 290
Books read: 22
Pages read: 7,610

Read but not claimed: 5

Goodreads Authors: 5

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


message 1755: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments 15.6. Let’s All Go to the Lobby

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

+15 Points

Grand Total: 520


message 1756: by Fran (new)

Fran | 730 comments *Fixing Post 1759*

*Changing Task 25.4 to Task 25.7*

25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!

Using same books as previous Task 25.4

E. Beautiful Covers- I read The Hostage Bargain (Taken Hostage by Hunky Bank Robbers, #1) by Annika Martin and Exclusively Yours (Kowalski Family, #1) by Shannon Stacey - I love these covers because the first is my favorite color, red, and the second is just pretty and colorful.

*Adding a task* Using a book I mistakenly added to a task in Task 20.9 of post 1759.

15.10. Spring Break

I read Frog by Mary Calmes(GR Author). Approved line 362.


Points this post- 15
Total Points- 285
GR Authors- 16


message 1757: by Amy C (last edited May 01, 2013 04:46PM) (new)

Amy C | 78 comments 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
has the word "Go" in its title.
Maria Semple is a Goodreads author.

Points this post:20
Total points:605
GR Authors:10
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks: 30
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(1), 1000+(1)


message 1758: by Penny (new)

Penny | 99 comments 10.7 Chosen By You
Final nominee or winner of a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award.
Category Romance

Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec is a Goodreads Author.
Worst book I've read so far this year.

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20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!
Word "Say" is in the title.

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning Big Book (500+)

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20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013

6. "Contemporary" on the main genre page Paradise by Judith McNaught, since this is the BIG BOOK task I´m using a Big Book (500+) for it.

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20.6- Seasoned Reader- Alexandra's task: Messing around

1. Read a book originally written in a different language than your own.
Persuaded by Jenni James is a Goodreads author. My first language is Spanish.

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25.4 Stacie MI's Task: It's Read-a-Thon Time!

1. “Shortish books”, less than 200 pages Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child is a Goodreads author

4. Graphic Novels Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

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30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!

Option 2 Clean up a series Ten Things I Love About You (Bevelstoke #3) by Julia Quinn is a Goodreads author

Option 5 "maid for love" Scandal of the Year by Laura Lee Guhrke

they work in both options

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50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Two Truths and a Lie

1) No Talking by Andrew Clements, I was/am a very talkative person.

2) Frindle by Andrew Clements, I was a troublemaker in school. (lie)

3) Matilda by Roald Dahl, I love books/reading.

Points this post. 175
Total Points: 175
Total Tasks: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 2

1st post in this challenge, I hope there are no mistakes.


message 1759: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

5.4 Spring Up, Fall Down
‘Man’ can be used as a noun or a verb (as in ‘man the lifeboats’).
The Third Man

15.8 Batter Up!
Australian rules football is the number one game in town at the moment, so I read
Specky Magee


Total points 665


message 1760: by Amy (new)

Amy (pumpkinvine) | 35 comments cupcakebaker

50.1 Two Truths and a Lie

1) I like to make scones, so I read The Secret Ingredient, in which there is a scone baking contest.

2) I have an identical twin, so I read Almost Identical #1, in which a girl struggles with being an identical twin.

3) I belong to a book club, so I read The Mother-Daughter Book Club.

All three titles are young adult books.

Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 285
Total Tasks Completed: 20
Total Books Read: 26
Total Pages Read: 6.822
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)





message 1761: by April (new)

April AprilDT

15.7- Feeling Posssessive

Midnight's Children

Points this task= 15
Challenge total= 295


message 1762: by Ty (last edited May 01, 2013 07:59PM) (new)

Ty  | 563 comments 15.4. Celebrate the White Tiger!

Option 2: Beautiful Samurai, White Tiger - Sedonia Guillone, GR Author


30.2 Dlmrose's task: For the Love of Reading

A. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green, GR Author

B. Casino Royale - Ian Fleming


30.4 Sandy's Task: What Are They All Talking About?

1. The Paris Wife - Paula McLain, GR Author
book club, 4/21, US, this month, #45

2. Own the Wind - Kristen Ashley, GR Author
most read, 4/21, US, this month, #40


Points this post: 75
Total points: 790
GR Authors: 44


message 1763: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Kathy G.

5.3- Here Kitty, Kitty


Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4) by L. Frank Baum by L. Frank Baum

15.8- Batter Up!

The Southpaw by Mark Harris
***I like baseball***

Total Points- 275
Total Tasks- 16
Goodreads Authors- 5
Big Books- (500+)- 1


message 1764: by Ann A (last edited May 01, 2013 08:11PM) (new)

Ann A (readerann) | 1091 comments Task 10.7 - Chosen By You
The Fault in Our Stars
This book was the award winner in the Young Adult Fiction category. http://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

*** John Green is a Goodreads author

Task 25.6 - Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!
Option B - The Girl Who Played With Fire (title contains the word "girl")

*** 1 Big Book ticket claimed - 630 pages

Option C - The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe (name begins with letters in "WAGGGS")

*** Will Schwalbe is a Goodreads author

Task 30.2 - For the Love of Reading
A. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (by Alexander McCall Smith -U.S. List)

B. The Unbearable Lightness of Scones (Alexander McCall Smith - UK & Ireland list)

The links to the actual lists don't seem to be working as I'm posting this, but A.M. Smith is approved for both lists in message 2 of the Task Help thread

*** Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads author (2 tickets claimed)

Points this post: 65
Tasks completed this post: 3
Big Book Tickets, GR authors this post: 1, 4

Total challenge points: 280
Total tasks completed: 18
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(1)
Total Goodreads authors: 7



message 1765: by bamaace83 (new)

bamaace83  | 263 comments 10.6 Storm Chasers
Dixie Alley: Tennessee

Shameless by Cheryl Douglas

Cheryl Douglas is a Goodreads Author.


25.3 Nikki's task: Come play with me!

Game 1: Monopoly

Hide In Plain Sight (The Three Sisters Inn, #1) by Marta Perry by Marta Perry

Marta Perry is a Goodreads author.

Game 2: Chess

At the King's Command by Susan Wiggs

Susan Wiggs is a Goodreads author.


25.7 Chaitra's task: Judge a book by its cover!

Option B:

Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen #16) by Joanne Fluke by Joanne Fluke

Sugar Rush (Cupcake Club, #1) by Donna Kauffman by Donna Kauffman

Donna Kauffman is a Goodreads author.


Points this post: 60
Total points: 415
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 31
Goodreads Author: 20
Big Book Tickets: 500(2); 750(0); 1000(0)



message 1766: by Sandra (new)

Sandra (sandra72) | 714 comments 20.7- Shorter is Sweeter- Suzanne VN's task Have Passport, Will Travel

Option #5. International travel (book that takes place in a country outside your home country):

Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen

I am originally from Canada, living in Switzerland and this book takes place in the USA.

Tess Gerritsen is a Goodreads Author.

Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 370


message 1767: by Nicki (new)

Nicki (luluminstrel) | 279 comments Nicki UK

20.8 – March On!
Option 1: Read a book where the word “lion” is found intact within the title, subtitle or author’s name.

Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters

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Points this post: 20
Points to date: 260

Books read: 22
Pages read: 9490
Goodreads authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 1768: by Wendy UK (last edited May 02, 2013 04:33AM) (new)

 Wendy  UK (wendyuk) | 724 comments 10.2 - Angry Birds


A book with a bird on the cover:

Death in a Scarlet Gown by Lexie Conyngham
Death in a Scarlet Gown by Lexie Conyngham **Goodreads Author**

e book approved for length line 253 of the googledoc.


Total points 420





message 1769: by Jenna (new)

Jenna Smith | 21 comments JENNA S

25.1 Delicious Dee's task: Anchor's Aweigh
Option 2, Option 3

Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
NROTC are in the title (Can You Keep a Secret)

Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella
This book was published in 2007, which is between the dates May 13, 2005 and Jan 31, 2013.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1770: by Amy C (new)

Amy C | 78 comments 10.5 Piece of Cake

Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health by William Davis


Points this post:10
Total points:615
GR Authors:10
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks: 31
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(1), 1000+(1)


message 1771: by Dee (last edited May 05, 2013 05:44AM) (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

15.2. Vernal Equinox
2 books with the same title
Exposed - Laura Griffin (GR Author)
Exposed - Skylar M. Cates (GR Author)


Total Points: 785
Goodreads Authors: 43
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (2)


message 1772: by Chris (new)

Chris (chrismd) | 1237 comments Chris MD


5.10 Attention Grabber

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Say it with me . . . "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."


10.6 Storm Chasers

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

Takes place in Louisiana (New Orleans), which is a Dixie Alley state.


15.10 Book of Your Choice

Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart Ehrman


20.3 Traveling in Time

Option 1: Published before 1963

Good-Bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton

First published in 1934.


20.7 Have Passport, Will Travel

Option 3: Shows a form of transportation

At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances (Portuguese Irregular Verbs, #3) by Alexander McCall Smith by Alexander McCall Smith, who is a GR author.

There is a red helicopter to the left of the building.


20.10 Group Read

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

My post is #16 in the thread.



Points for this post: 5 + 10 + 15 +20 + 20 +20 = 90
Total points: 90 + 375 = 470
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 39
Goodreads authors: 1 + 13 = 14
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1,000=0


message 1773: by Patricia (new)

Patricia | 680 comments 20.2: Rookie At the Top- Ty's task: Pi Day

Option 1 - Pi Day:
Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey* (453 pg)

*GoodReads Author*

Total Points = 135


message 1774: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Taask 10.5 - Storm Chasers

I read a book that takes place in Nebraska, which is a Tornado Alley State:

My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher, Broken Bow, Nebraska, 1881, by Jim Murphy

Points this task: 10
Total points: 420
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 36
Pages read: 9695
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1775: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

Task 10.8-Pedal to the Metal

Read a book with a type of metal in the title.

Irish Gold: A Nuala Anne McGrail Novel by Andrew M. Greeley

Total Points to Date 520


message 1776: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 15.5 Hug a Tree
Read a book with a tree on the cover.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.


2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
2312 (2012) by Kim Stanley Robinson (Hardcover, 561 pages)
Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2013),
Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2012),
Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee for Best Novel (2013),
British Science Fiction Association Award Nominee for Best Novel (2012),
James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List (2012)


**** Big Books**** 561 pages : 2312


290 + 15 = 305


Tasks Completed: 16
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 290 + 15 = 305
Books read: 23
Pages read: 8,171

Read but not claimed: 5

Goodreads Authors: 5

Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(1) 1,000+


message 1777: by Amy (new)

Amy (amydieg) | 16 comments AMY D

25.6 - Lois's task: Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!

OPTION A - Read a book with a strong girl character.
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
+ Deryn is approx 17 and disguises herself as a boy in order to become an airman.

OPTION B - Title/subtitle includes the word “Girl” or “Scout” or “Guide”
Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman

25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!

OPTION A - Dismembered: Two books with covers showing a person with a body part missing.

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray by Libba Bray(Goodreads Author)

Amity & Sorrow A Novel by Peggy Riley by Peggy Riley (Goodreads Author)

30.1 - Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!

OPTION 2 - Clean up a series that you are wanting to finish by reading any book that is part of a series.
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld

OPTION 6 - Read any book that you choose.
Dark Triumph by R.L. LaFevers (Goodreads Author)

Points this post: 80
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 3
Total Goodreads authors: 3
Total Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1778: by Jayme Pendergraft (new)

Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments Jayme VA

25.2 Laurie ME's task: Interesting Spring Holidays

Option 1: Pi Day: Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell is all about cooking!

Option 2: The Ides of March: In the book Assassins by Tim LaHaye, the potentate of the world is assassinated. I moved this book from task 30.1. I've updated that task below.

30.1 Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time! no new points

Option 2: I'm replacing Assassins with The Indwelling by Tim LaHaye which is part of the Left Behind Series.

Option 5: The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan is shelved as romance. (no change)

Points this post: 25
Total points: 590
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)


message 1779: by SandyC (last edited May 02, 2013 12:38PM) (new)

SandyC (sandyc88) | 406 comments Sandy MN

10.2 Angry Birds
Genre: Thriller

Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb

25.6 Lois's task: Happy Birthday Girl Scouts!
A. Strong Girl Character Under 18 The main character, Sorcha, is ages 13 - 17 during the course of the story
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier Goodreads Author and Big Book 544 pages

B. Title contains Girl
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Goodreads Author

Total Points:510
Total GR Authors:18
Total Big Books: (4)500;(1)750;(0)1000


message 1780: by Jen (new)

Jen (jayebee) | 251 comments Readerboard ID: JENBENT


50.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Two Truths and a Lie


A: Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
My mom spent time in the hospital when I was in middle school.

B: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
My family has two sisters & a brother, like the Baudelaires.

C: The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen
I live in Canada, like Henry.


Points this post: 50
Total points: 600

Total Goodreads authors: 20
Total Big books: 1


message 1781: by Maggie (new)

Maggie (maggie4007) | 114 comments Completed Tasks
30.4 Sandy’s Task: What are they all talking about?
Book 1 -- The Night Circus (this month's list)
Book 2 -- The Great Gatsby (all time list)


Points This Post: 30

Total Points: 190
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 17
Total Pages Read: 5374
Total GoodReads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 1782: by Sue Q (new)

Sue Q | 44 comments Task #25.7 - Chaitra's task: Judge a Book By Its Cover!

Chose Option A (two books with covers showing a person with a body part missing)

Book #1:

My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent
My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers, #2) by Rachel Vincent

-most of body missing

Rachel Vincent is a Goodreads Author


Book #2:

Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder
Scent of Magic (Healer, #2) by Maria V. Snyder

-bottom half of both people on cover are missing

Maria V. Snyder is a Goodreads Author



Task #30.1 - Sheila/Kathy G's task - It's Spring Cleaning Time!

Book #1:

Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre

- Read for Option #3 (mystery genre)

Ann Aguirre is a Goodreads Author


Book #2:

Grimspace by Ann Aguirre

- Read for Option #5 (romance genre)

Ann Aguirre is a Goodreads Author


This post: 55 points

Total Points: 165
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12
Pages Read: 1124
GR Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 0


message 1783: by Kate S (new)

Kate S 10.4 Purple for Peace

American Pastoral by Philip Roth by Philip Roth


15.1 Follow the Leader

Book 1: The Sportswriter by Richard Ford

which mentions author Thomas Wolfe by name on page 212

Book 2: You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe

***At 720 pages, this is a big book***

30.4 What Are They Talking About

Book 1: 2/16-popular book club books this week in the US #14 Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

***Ernest Cline is a GR Author***

Book 2: 2/16-Most Read This Week US #49
The Round House by Louise Erdrich

Post Total: 55
Season Total: 655


message 1784: by Kayleigh (new)

Kayleigh Reads (kayleigh_reads_romance) Keltie Lee

50.1 Two Truths and a Lie


Book 1:
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
*I live in an apartment*

Book 2:
Rapunzel, The One with all the Hair
by Wendy Mass
*I have long blonde hair*

Book 3:
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier
*my favourite class in school was drama*

Points this post: 50
Total points: 520/870
Tasks: 33
Books: 41


message 1785: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Hodges Young | 306 comments Jennifer KS

5.5 -- Spring Chicken

I read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E Smith who is a Goodreads Author




20.1 - Most Improved Player - Jessica PDX - Again! Again!

I read On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle who is a Goodreads Author

My word match is What


Points this task: 25
Total points: 380
Tasks completed: 32
Books read: 35
Pages read: 10926
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1786: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Hodges Young | 306 comments Jennifer KS

25.8 Janet F's task: Springy Ideas!

Option 2: Words with Friends-I read The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh who is a Goodreads author.
My friend Donna gave it four stars (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...)



Option 4: Siri, tell me a story - I listened to Back Spin by Harlan Coben.

This is the link to the paperback version Back Spin




Points this task: 25
Total points: 405
Tasks completed: 33
Books read: 37
Pages read: 11616
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1787: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

15.9 - In Camelot

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain by Mark Twain

Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 650


message 1788: by Mickslibrarian (new)

Mickslibrarian | 285 comments Mickslibrarian

Task 10.1 Less is More (word "less" in title or author)

The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder


Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 165

Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total Books Read: 15
Total Pages Read: 5088
Total Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 1789: by Marty (last edited May 02, 2013 07:53PM) (new)

Marty (martymill) | 219 comments 15.4 - Celebrate the White Tiger!

Option 1
A. White Heat: A Novel by M.J. McGrath
B. Tiger, Tiger: A Memoir by Margaux Fragoso

Points this post: 15
Total Points: 180
Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books:





message 1790: by Skandia (new)

Skandia (sfgirl) | 371 comments 30.3 Donna Jo's task: Upsy Daisy

opt.3 initials pair jr (accepted in help thread msg#27)
The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski

opt.4 author's name Rose
Intentions of the Earl by Rose Gordon

J.A.Redmerski and Rose Gordon are both Goodreads Authors

Points this post: 30
Total points: 430
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 27
Goodreads Author: 22
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)


message 1791: by Peebee (new)

Peebee | 481 comments 10.9 Feeling Lucky?
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers moved from 25.1
I rolled a 32, and this book is found in post 1596.


10.10 Above Average
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
My average is 3.78; this book is currently ranked 4.19.
Kristin Hannah is a Goodreads author.


15.3. Laughing in Ireland
Option 2:
Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes
This book is set in Ireland and humor is a genre on its main page.
At 532 pages, this is a 1-ticket Big Book.


15.8. Batter Up!
The Might Have Been: A Novel by Joseph M. Schuster
This book is about baseball: the protagonist briefly played in the major leagues and later became a minor league manager.


25.1: Anchor’s Aweigh
Stunning by Sara Shepard, replacing The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers moved to 10.9
This book was published in June 2012.
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.

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Points this post: 50
Total points: 795/870
Goodreads Authors: 2/22
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1792: by Midu (last edited May 02, 2013 10:37PM) (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 10.5 Piece of Cake

Read a book that involves food, i.e. a baker.

The Baker's Boy (Book of Words, #1) by J.V. Jones by J.V. Jones
552 pages

The protagonist is a baker's apprentice who finds out he can do sorcery. While on the run, he does a lot of baking.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 24
Books Read: 27
GR Authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1793: by Sandra (new)

Sandra (sandra72) | 714 comments 10.7 Chosen By You

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

Winner in the "Fiction" category.
http://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

I'm claiming 1 Big Book ticket - this book has 503 pages.

Points this post: 10
Total points to date: 380


message 1794: by Sandra (new)

Sandra (sandra72) | 714 comments 20.3 Best Review - Bucket's task: Traveling in Time

Option #1 Back to the Classics (book originally published in or before 1963):

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
This book was first published in 1945.

Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 400


message 1795: by Jessica (last edited May 03, 2013 07:13AM) (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

25.4 - Stacie MI's Task - It's Read-a-Thon Time!

Option 3 - Humor

Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore by Christopher Moore

Option 6 - Up All Night - Under "Travel Books"

In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson by Bill Bryson

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 675


message 1796: by Amy (new)

Amy (pumpkinvine) | 35 comments cupcakebaker

25.5 Shadow of the White Tiger

Book 1 - Option B
I read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, who was the 2007 winner of the Steel Dagger Award.

Book 2 - Option A
Gillian Flynn's named typed into Literature Map led me top Neil Gaiman, so I read The Graveyard Book.

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 310
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 28
Total Pages Read: 7,406
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)





message 1797: by Michelle (new)

Michelle  (mnmgbwi) | 197 comments Michelle WI


50.1 Two Truths and a Lie

Book 1: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix (we just decided on having a third child)

Book 2: Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (I have had plastic surgery)

Book 3: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket (I am an orphan)



Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 220
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 3


message 1798: by N. (new)

N. (nonodisco) | 202 comments 15.5 Hug a Tree

The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) by Lev Grossman
by Lev Grossman (Goodreads author).

Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 405

Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 26
Total Pages Read: 5800
Total GoodReads Authors: 6
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 1799: by Michelle (new)

Michelle  (mnmgbwi) | 197 comments Michelle WI


15.10 Spring Break

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn *** Goodreads Author ***



20.3 Traveling in Time

option 2: tagged as time travel

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells



20.4 Did You Know

option D: 3rd in the Harry Bosch series

The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly *** Goodreads Author ***



20.7 Have Passport, Will Travel

option 3: bicycle on the cover

The Last Child by John Hart by John Hart



25.1 Anchor's Aweigh

option 2: NROTC in title

The Blackstone Chronicles by John Saul *** 1 BB ticket ***

option 3: published 9/9/2005

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin *** Goodreads Author ***




Points This Post: 100
Total Points: 320
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book: 1


message 1800: by JennRenee, Moderator (new)

JennRenee (jennreneeread) | 2904 comments Mod
5.1 Go West
- takes place in Texas- read Windchaser by Krissi Dallas (Goodreads Author)

5.6 Hope Springs Eternal
read The Program by Suzanne Young (Goodreads Author)

20.4 DID YOU KNOW....
Option C Romance chose Deer in Headlightsby Staci Hart (Goodreads Author)

20.9 A New Spring Wardrobe
Option D- From the Library read The Archived by Victoria Schwab (Goodreads Author)


25.4 It's Read-a-Thon Time!
Option 1 Shortish Ones read
The Forgotten Onesy Laura Howard (Goodreads Author)
and
Option 3. Humorous Books read Why My Love Life Sucksby Shevi Arnold (Goodreads Author)

25.7 Judge a Book By Its Cover!
Option A- Dismembered read The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller by Leah Rae Miller (Goodreads Author)
and
Fractured Soul (Fractured Light #2) by Rachel McClellan by Rachel McClellan (Goodreads Author)

30.1 It's Spring Cleaning Time! Option 1: Let's start by sorting and decluttering read Born at Midnightby C.C. hunter (GRA) been on my list since Novemeber 2010.
and Option 2: Clean up a series that you are wanting to finish -read Shine by Jeri Smith-Ready (GRA)

Points this post- 130
Total Points 650/870
Total Books 53/70
Total Tasks 44/53





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