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Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Task 15.8 - The Battle of GettysburgRead a book related the U.S. Civil War.
DLMRose specifically approved this one:
Wilderness: A Tale of the Civil War (1961) by Robert Penn Warren (Hardcover, First, 310 pages)
105 + 15 = 120
Tasks Completed: 6
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 105 + 15 = 120
Books read: 8
Pages read: 2,675
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Mod
I read Wool 2. The author's name has the same initial for first and last name - Hugh Howey.
5.4 – 40 years ago.
I read
. There is a round window on the cover through which a person can be seen outside.25.14 -- Amy C's task: The America's Cup
I read Oliver Twist. This was originally published in 1837, so fits option 3 (published before 1850). The book has 554 pages (over 500), so fits the one book option.
New total: 405 points
Andy P.Task # 15.1 A Machiavellian Task
I chose to do Option 1 twice
Book 1 a book set in Italy
Dressed for Death by Donna Leon set primarily in Venice
Book 2 a book written by an Italian author
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 420
Cindy FTask 30.2 Behind the Name
Started with Andrew-Family Tree ANDER to Andrea
Book1: The Battle for Duncragglinby Andrew H. Vanderwal
Book2: Ship Fever: Stories by Andrea Barrett
Points this post:30
Total points:135
Books read:9
Tasks completed:7
Goodreads Authors:2
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
BJ RoseReposting Task #5.4 from Post #742 to include missing information:
5.4 – 40 years ago.
Read a book that goes round in circles
by Tracy Anne Warren ( approved in HT #54)The circle/oval is a frame around the man & woman in a church setting
Points this post = 5
Total Points = 40
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…Option : Mystery - Kraken by China Miéville
Claiming Big Book ticket - 509 pages.
China Miéville is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 125
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500- 3, 750, 1000 pages
Delicious Dee15.6 - As Seen On TV
A Matter of Trust - Lis Wiehl (GR Author) - mentioned on the Bill O'Reilly show on March 19, 2013 - link here - 7th book on the list
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 420
GR Authors: 22
Big Books: 500 + (4)
HeatherJB5.3 – 30 years ago
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Two consecutive C's in the authors names.
Claiming Cassandra Clare as a Goodreads author
Claiming Clockwork Prince as a big book (510 pages)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500(1), 750(0), 1000(0)
25.9 -- Chaitra's task: Summer Movies...The Low Profile VersionOption 5: The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler was made into a movie.
Option 6:Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat. Danticat is a favorite author. (Read Brother, I'm Dying - it's excellent!)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 100
GR Author: 6
Big Ticket Books: 0
CoralieI am moving a book
5.2 20 years ago
Book with a number in title (three)
Emil And The Three Twins moved from 10.6
10.6 Black Flag Day
replacement book
Book set in Egypt
Heart of the Night
15.4 Get to the Finish Line
Option 2 Tortoise – one book over 400 pages
Swallowdale 448 pages
15.9 Mountains to Climb
‘river’ in title
Journey to the River Sea
Total points 590
Bouchra15.9 Mountains to Climb
I chose the word mountain, and read Oak Mountain by Stephen T. Gerdel.
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
For Option 1, I chose the word sunshine, and read Buried In Sunshine by Matthew Fish.
Matthew Fish is a Goodreads Author.
This ebook was approved by Dlmrose in post #2546.
25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
I chose Option 2, and read The Moscow Affair by Taylor Lee. Since M follows L, for the second book I read Code by Carolyn McCray.
Taylor Lee is a Goodreads Author.
Carolyn McCray is a Goodreads Author.
Both ebooks were approved by Dlmrose in post #2546.
25.13 -- Deanna's task: Dirty Dancing
Option B: I read Zaire's Golden Babies by Charles Leister. The author shares his first name with actor Charles Coles.
Charles Leister is a Goodreads author.
Option E: I read The Activist's Daughter by Ellyn Bache, which is set around the fall of 1963.
Ellyn Bache is a Goodreads Author.
25.16 -- Lois's task: Summer Shakespeare
Option 1: I read two of William Shakespeare's plays, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
30.2 - DLMRose's task: Behind the Name
Daniel --> Daniel Tree - family of Daniyyel
Book 1, Dan: I read Giving Up The Ghost by Dan Dillard.
Dan Dillard is a Goodreads Author.
This ebook was approved by Dlmrose in post #2546.
Book 2, Dana: I read A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow.
Dana Stabenow is a Goodreads Author.
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
Option R: I read Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, which was recommended to me by a friend.
Option E: I read Macbeth by William Shakespeare. I think Macbeth is the evil character, because instead of being reasonable and waiting for things to happen naturally, he goes ahead and commits crimes in order to make things happen and prevent others from happening.
Points This Post: 170
Total Points: 275
Tasks Completed: 14
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 0
15.10 No More Homework!Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 0
RepostAprilDT
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Read 2 books from any ONE option below.
2. Prime Number
Book 1: Read a book whose page number is made up of digits that are only prime numbers. Specifically: 2, 3, 5, or 7.
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 233 pgs
Book 2: Read a book whose page number is made up of digits that are non-prime. Specifically: 0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 9
Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead 496 pgs
Chevalier and Mead are GRAs
Points this post= 30
Challenge total= 85
GRA total= 3.
AprilDT30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC Style
I drew an "A" and rolled a 2 and a 3.
Main character is Anita and word in title is Affliction
I chose the one book option because the book I'd over 450 pgs at 570 pgs.
Big Book ticket= 1
Points this post= 30
Challenge total= 115
Big book ticket total= 3
Angie TX30.10 Jayme VA's task: Book News Feed
I rolled 3 and 6.
Option 3: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green who is a GRA. John Green is new to me.
Option 6: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This title is from the 2012 US list. Sherman Alexie is also new to me.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 15
GR Authors: 9 (Including this post)
Big Book Tickets: 0
Delicious Dee5.6 – 60 years ago
subordinating conjunction was after
After - Amy Efaw (GR Author)
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 425
GR Authors: 23
Big Books: 500 + (4)
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC StyleLetter V
3. Word in Title or Subtitle
by Vivi Anna (Goodreads Author) 4. Female Author
by Carrie Vaughn (Goodreads Author) Points this post: 30
Total points: 235
Tasks completed: 9
Books Read: 16
GR Authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.2 - JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 EditionOption 4: Arts & Literature
Read a book with the genre "mystery" on its main page.
by Darynda Jones (Goodreads Author) Option 5: Science & Nature
Read a book with a picture of the outdoors on the cover.
by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) Points this post: 25
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 10
Books Read: 18
GR Authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Emily Bookshelf20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
Option 1 - genre 'Family' - approved in Task Help message 24
The Man of Property: The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 20
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 110
Candace20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial fun
Alex by Adam J. Nicolai
Goodreads author
Option 1 - Author's first and last initials are found in my Readerboard name.
This post: 20 points
Total to date: 65 points
Readerboard Name: Barbara★15.7 -- 11/11 -
Magic's Child - JuSTine LarbaleSTier (ST in author first and last) 6/27
20.9 -- Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite -
Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman (option 2, favorite author) 7/3
25.6 -- Elizabeth B's task: Off to the Mediterranean Sea - Option B
Book 1: Silk Dreams - Diana Groe (328 pages, set in Turkey) 6/16
Book 2: Meet Me in Venice - Elizabeth Adler (384 pages, set in Italy) 7/4
25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopia -
Starting Book: Tin Swift
Lists with this book: http://www.goodreads.com/list/book/12...
Book 1: The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress♥ 7/4
List: Best Steampunk Books: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/61... (book #121)
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Book 2: Lover At Last - J.R. Ward 6/4
List: Upcoming Fantastika 2012: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/14... (book #134)
***Claiming Big Book Ticket- 591 pages***
Points Earned This Post: 85
Points Achieved to Date: 255
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (1)
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!3. Bucket List- I read Agent of Desire by Charlie Evans (*GR Author). This book is set it Paris, France. Visiting Paris is definitely on my bucket list :)
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R- Recommended- I read Redneck Romeo by Lorelei James. This ebook approved in message #2559 of approval thread. This book was recommended to me by my friend Jane(PS). She gave me this rec in the RRRC group's pick-it-for-me challenge.
A- Acquired- I read VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave by Nina Blackwood. I borrowed this book from my local library.
Points this post- 50
Total Points- 175
GR Authors- 8
Task 25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the GardensC. The Rose Garden - For this garden read a book with the word "ROSE" found intact in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
The Towers of Trebizond (1956) by Rose Macaulay (Paperback, 277 pages)
D. The Sub Rosa Garden - Read a book with the genre ROMANCE listed on the cover. All romance subgenera (Paranormal, Christian, etc.) will work for this task as long as it is labeled "romance.")
Coronets and Steel (Dobrenica #1) (2010) by Sherwood Smith (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, Hardcover 1st edition, 420 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Sherwood Smith
120 + 25 = 145
Tasks Completed: 7
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 120 + 25 = 145
Books read: 10
Pages read: 3,372
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Nick KY25.5 Bluemoon’s In the Gardens
I visited B – the Blue and White Garden – and read a book with a blue and white cover.
Baked Alaskan by william scarborough Then I visited D – the Sub Rosa Garden – and read a book with water on the cover,
The Sea Captain's Wife by Beth Powning.Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 455
Big Books: 500+ (1)
5.2 20 Years Ago - number in title
by Janet Evanovich5.3 30 Years Ago - consecutive words beginning with same letter
by Margaret Maron10.3 The Summer of '69 - first published in year ending with 6 or 9
First Familyby David Baldacci - published 2009
10.5 The Tortoise and the Hare - slow in title
Slow Dollar by Margaret Maron
15.4 Get to the Finish Line - Option 2 Tortoise - one book over 400 pages
The Sixth Man by David Baldacci - 432 pages
20.7 - Something New - read an author new to you
Building Blocks of Murder by Vanessa Gray Bartal
25.1 - Winter in Melbourne - Option 1 - The Teams - book with 18 letters in title
Morning Cup of Murder by Vanessa Gray Bartal
Option 3 - The Code - book with storm in title
Storm Track by Margaret Maron
25.3 Summer Road Trip - Option 2 - Plan date - book first published in June, July or August
Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich - published June 19, 2007
Option 3 - Plan Route - book with US city in title
Manhattan Is My Beat by Jeffery Deaver - Manhattan, Kansas
Points this Post: 115
Total Points: 115
Ems (Ems Reviews Books)10.9 Add It Up
I read Awaken by Meg Cabot for this task. My age digits add up to 1.
Meg Cabot is a GR Author
15.1 A Machiavellian Task
I read Inferno for this task. The book is set almost entirely in Italy.
I also read Slammed by Colleen Hoover. This book has over 50,000 ratings.
Colleen Hoover is a GR Author.
Points this post: 25
Total Points Earned: 85
Tasks Complete: 9
GR Authors: 7
Big Books:
500+ 0
750+ 0
1000+ 0
BRIAN20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 3 - genre is mystery/crime/true crime or cover is black and white
by James M. CainThis book has a black and white cover and the genre is crime and mystery
Points this post: 20
Total points: 135
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors: 2
REPOST:Trisha
5.1- 10 years ago
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
5.2- 20 years ago
1st to Die by James Patterson *Goodreads Author*
5.3- 30 years ago
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich *Goodreads Author*
5.10- 100 years ago
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
Tony nominee: John Lee Beatty
Points this post: 20
Total Points- 20
Total Tasks- 4
Goodreads Authors- 2
Big Books- (500+)0; (750+)0; (1,000+)0
10.6 — Black Flag DayTakes place in Haiti:
In Darkness by Nick Lake
+10 Points
20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – Ana’s task: Something New
Option 1. Read a book first published in 2013:
April 1, 2013
The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro
+20 Points
Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 165
Ems (Ems Reviews Books)5.3 30 Years Ago
I read Nowhere Near Respectable for this task.
15.4 Get to the Finish Line
I read Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo.
I chose Option 2, Tortoise. The book is 435 pages.
Leigh Bardugo is a GR Author.
20.1 Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
I read Loving A Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney for this task.
I used Option 2 - the book has 340 pages.
20.3 The Blank Blank
I read The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson for this task.
I read an advance review copy from the publisher.
Rae Carson is a GR Author.
20.5 Bigger is Better - CathyG's task - Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
I read Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey for this task.
Option B: I used the word 'waves' from the Pontoon lyrics.
Mary Lindsey is a GR Author.
20.6 Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task - They're Creepy and They're Kooky
I read Never Less Than a Lady by Mary Jo Putney for this task.
I used Option 2 - Morticia. Romance is listed as a genre on the book's main page.
Points this post: 100
Total Points Earned: 185
Tasks Complete: 15
GR Authors: 9
Big Books:
500+ 0
750+ 0
1000+ 0
Ems (Ems Reviews Books)20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task - Something New
I read Spirit by Brigid Kemmerer for this task.
I used Option 1 - the book was first published in May of 2013.
Brigid Kemmerer is a GR Author.
20.9 Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task - Whedonite
I read The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross for this task.
I used Option 2 - favorite authors. Kady Cross is one of my favorite authors.
Points this post: 40
Total Points Earned: 225
Tasks Complete: 17
GR Authors: 10
Big Books:
500+ 0
750+ 0
1000+ 0
Andy P.Task #20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 3
In honor of Pugsley, I chose a book with genre Mystery on the book's main page
Good People by Ewart Hutton
Points this post: 20
Total points: 440
Ashley FLTask 15.4 Get To the Finish Line
Option 2: One book >400 pages I read Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. My edition was 479 pages long.
**Jim Butcher is a GOODREADS author**
Task 15.7 11/11
I read Fool Moon by Jim Butcher, which has two sets of double o in the title.
Task 25.1 Winter in Melbourne
Option 2: Marc in the author's Goodreads name: I read
The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life by Marci Alboher (Marc)
Option 3: Book with "Storm" in title: I read Storm Front by Jim Butcher
**Jim Butcher is a GOODREADS author**
Task 25.4 Bookin' Around the Bases
Option 1 (Free book) I read
Hello, Gorgeous! by MaryJanice Davidson
**MaryJanice Davidson is a GOODREADS author**
Option 2 (One Word Title) I read Shift by Jennifer Bradbury
Task 25.12 What Comes Next?
I chose Option 1 (books from two different series, one number apart) and read A Night Like This by Julia Quinn (Smythe-Smith Quartet #2) and Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
**Julia Quinn is a GOODREADS author**
**Jim Butcher is a GOODREADS author**
Points: 105 (105 Total)
Goodreads Authors: 5 (5 Total)
Jim Butcher Julia Quinn MaryJanice Davidson
Big Book Tickets: 0
Name: windandthestars5.2- 20 Years Ago
I read Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons by Ann Rinaldi
5.3- 30 Years Ago
I read Sweat Shop Paris: Lessons in Couture from the Sewing Cafe by Martena Duss
Note: I used Sweat and Shop as my consecutive words beginning with the same letter.
5.6- 60 Years Ago
I read Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
Note: Who is a subordinating conjunction.
** Rochelle Staab is a goodread's author
5.9- 90 Years Ago
I read Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
15.5- Tour de France
I read Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Note: More than half the book is set in France.
**Diana Gabaldon is a goodread's author. The book is 942 pages long; I read this edition. (big book tickets: 2).
25.9- Summer Movies
I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Every Day by David Levithan
Note: I chose options 3 & 5. The Alchemist is on the list of 'list of best books to travel vicariously' (option 3) and Every Day is listed as both YA and romance (option 5).
** Both Paulo Coelho and David Levithan are goodread's authors.
30.1- Name Dropping
I read Hamlet by Neil Babra and Poems for Life: Famous People Select Their Favorite Poem and Say Why It Inspires Them by Anna Quindlen
Notes: I rolled a 3 & 5. No Fear Shakespeare is the graphic novel adaption of the play and Poems for life is a book of poems (it's listed as poetry on the book's page).
30.3- Kicking Back with the Girls From RELAX
I read Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars both by John Green
Notes: I chose options R and A. I borrowed Looking for Alaska from a friend while staying at her house (option A) and The Fault in Our Stars was recommended to me by another friend after I finished Looking for Alaska (option R) as the next John Green book I should read.
**John Green is a goodread's author
Points this Post: 120
Total Points (out of 1350): 120
Tasks Completed: 8
Total Number of Books Read: 11
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 2
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
Option 2:Read a book that has a 3 AND a 0 in the total number of pages.
Thinner by Stephen King --> 320 pages
25.16 -- Lois's task: Summer Shakespeare
Option 1: Read a play written by Shakespeare.
Macbeth
Option 1: Read a play written by Shakespeare.
King Lear
30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
A) Destination Wedding: Read a book set in a place that you would think would make for a beautiful wedding.
Fjällbacka, Sweden The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg
B) White Wedding: Read a book with a cover that is predominantly (more than 50%) white. Required: Include the cover when you post.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 10
Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Option 2:Read a book that has a 3 AND a 0 in the total number of pages.
Thinner by Stephen King --> 320 pages
25.16 -- Lois's task: Summer Shakespeare
Option 1: Read a play written by Shakespeare.
Macbeth
Option 1: Read a play written by Shakespeare.
King Lear
30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
A) Destination Wedding: Read a book set in a place that you would think would make for a beautiful wedding.
Fjällbacka, Sweden The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg
B) White Wedding: Read a book with a cover that is predominantly (more than 50%) white. Required: Include the cover when you post.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 190
Tasks completed: 10
Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.3-30 Years AgoThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
5.4- 40 Years Ago
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
5.7- 70 Years Ago
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
5.9- 90 Years Ago
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Points this Post: 20
Total points: 20
Ashley FLTask 25.17 Metal!
I read one book >750 Pages
Option 3 (Gothic) Read a book with the genre horror on book's main page. I read Under the Dome by Stephen King. My hardcover edition was 1074 pages.
**3 Big Book Tickets for book with 1074 pages**
Task 30.4 All Things Wedding
Option B (White Wedding) I read White Night By Jim Butcher (cover more 50% white) Jim Butcher
**Jim Butcher is a GOODREADS author**
Option C (Dress on Cover) I read
by Marian Keyes. The girl on the cover is wearing a dressTask 30.6 Reading your 123s
Option 1: Fibonacci (series placement adds up to final digit of birth year -- mine is ), so I used number 10):
by Jim Butcher is #6 is the Dresden Files series
by Jim Butcher is #4 in the Dresden Files series6+4=10
**Jim Butcher is a GOODREADS Author**
**Jim Butcher is a GOODREADS Author**
Points: 85 (Total Points: 190)
Goodreads Authors: 3 (8 Total)
Big Book Tickets: 3 (3 Total)
FANDURY5.8 – 80 years ago
Read a book with more than one author
by Ellen DatlowThis is an anthology of short stories by 20 different authors edited by Ellen Datlow.
Point this post: 5
Total Points: 145
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Oma12295.10 – 100 years ago
Read a book with an author whose first or last name is the same as the first or last name of one of the individual nominees for a Tony Award.
Required The Name of the nominee is Holland Taylor
Sower of Dreams by Debra Holland
Claiming Debra Holland as a Goodreads Author
Total Points-370
Total Tasks-20
Goodreads Authors-7
Big Books-1
Mod
I read The Tuesday Club Murderers.
15.2 - Good Luck Charms
For my first book, I chose option 4, and read
- lots of blue books on the cover.For my second book, I chose option 5 and read Blood and Circuses - the 6th book in the Phryne Fisher series.
25.2 - JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition
For my first book, I chose option 2, Entertainment, and read Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation. The word "ace" is found intact in the word "Race" in the subtitle.
For my second book, I chose option 5, Science and Nature, and read a book with a picture of the outdoors on the cover -
.total points: 450
Oma1229Edit to Post 847
Sower of Dreams by Debra Holland was approved by ebook verificiation post 2543
BJ Rose4 new tasks
10.4 -- The Sunshine State
I chose California and read
The Sassy One by Susan Mallery which takes place in Santa Barbara, California
15.4 - Get to the Finish Line
I chose Option 2: Tortoise and read a book over 400 pages
Angels Fall by Nora Roberts is 444 pages
25.15 -- Stacie MI's task: It's Barbeque Time!
Option A: fancy clothing/ballgown
by Stephanie LaurensOption B: sandwiched in a series
Justice Hall by Laurie R. King is book 6 of 12 published in the Mary Russell series
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping No rereads allowed
I rolled a 4 and a 1
4: I'd love to meet Mary Balogh, so I read
A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh
1: next in a series I like:
Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare
Points this post = 80
Total Points = 120
Tasks Completed = 8
Total Pages Read = 4,182
BJ RoseCorrection to Post 850:
Task 15.4 - I linked to the hardback edition, which is not the edition I read.
I hope this is the correct link:Angels Fall
BJ RoseCorrection to Post 850:
Task 15.4 - I linked to the hardback edition, which is not the edition I read.
I hope this is the correct link:Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
Mod
15.9 Mountains to Climb
river in title: The River Flows On by Maggie Craig
25.18 -- Bekka's task: Adventures @ Your Library!
option 5 good book/movie
The 25th Hour 3.76 GR rating and 78% on Rotten Tomatoes
option 6 books & reading
Howards End is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home by Susan Hill
30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible
3- "sound" - Sound Asleep: The Expert Guide to Sleeping Well by Chris Idzikowski
5 "taste" - Season to Taste: How I Lost My Sense of Smell and Found My Way by Molly Birnbaum
total = 475
Delicious Dee15.5 - Tour de France
Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art- Christopher Moore - book is set predomiantly in Paris, specifically Montmatre
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 440
GR Authors: 24
Big Books: 500 + (4)
15.10 Book of Choice
by Agatha ChristieTasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1 James Patterson
Big Books-0
Task Points: 15
Grand Total: 20
Suzanne20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations: Read one book from one of the options listed below:
Option 1: Read a book with the genre "Family" on the main page:
Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West - ***** - 7/5/2013
Task Points: 20 Points
Total Points: 190 Points
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option 1
I read Tartuffe by Molière which is set in France. As I live in Ireland I would have to travel by plane/boat/possibly train to get there!
Option 5
I read L'Avare by Molière
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 85
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)