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Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!


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/...

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

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+

*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


*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

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)

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
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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.

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

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)


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

5.3- Here Kitty, Kitty

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

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

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

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:


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)

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

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)

A book with a bird on the cover:

Death in a Scarlet Gown by Lexie Conyngham **Goodreads Author**
e book approved for length line 253 of the googledoc.
Total points 420


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)

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)

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)

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

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

Option 1 - Pi Day:
Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey* (453 pg)
*GoodReads Author*
Total Points = 135

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)

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

Read a book with a tree on the cover.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

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+

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.


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)

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)

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

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

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)

Chose Option A (two books with covers showing a person with a body part missing)
Book #1:
My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent

-most of body missing
Rachel Vincent is a Goodreads Author
Book #2:
Scent of Magic 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


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

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

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)

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)

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)

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:


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)

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)

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

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)

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

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

25.4 - Stacie MI's Task - It's Read-a-Thon Time!
Option 3 - Humor

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

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 675

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)


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


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)

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

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
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
by Leah Rae Miller (Goodreads Author)
and
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
- 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

and

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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Task 5.8 - Cinco de Mayo
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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