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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
25.4 – Janet F’s task: Bookin’ Around the BasesOption 1. RULES - I chose a book of poetry because it was easy to read during commercials while watching the Mariners:
The Panther & the Lash by Langston Hughes
Option 6. HOMERUN DERBY -
TBR: Summer Reading With Style List, sorted by rating. Random number: 4
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
+25 Points
25.8 – Karen GHHS’s task: Big Sky Country
1. Big Sky Country: Set in Gros Ventre, Montana:
The Bartender's Tale by Ivan Doig
3. Night Sky:
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
+25 Points
25.12 — Chris MD’s task: What Comes Next?
3. A 1 and a 2:
Period 8 by Chris Crutcher
The Brooklyn Nine by Alan M. Gratz
+25 Points
25.20 — Sarah the Librarian’s task: Reading Goals
My Roll: 4 & 5
4: Piles of books: I've owned this one since it was first published:
Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
5: New and hot: August 13, 2013:
The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer
+25 Points
Points this Post: 100
Grnad Total: 575
KAREN F20.5 Motorcycles & Pontoon Boats
Option A: Nightwalker by Allyson James
Motorcycle on the cover:
**Allyson James is a Goodreads Author**
25.19 School Is Out Forever!
Option 1: The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick
Set in England and Historical Fiction on main book page.
**Amanda Quick is a Goodreads Author**
Option 4: Unclaimed by Courtney Milan
Book fits general SRC guidelines.
**Courtney Milan is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 45
Total Challenge Points: 470
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
5.1 10 Years AgoBy Order Of The President by W.E.B. Griffin
***At 544 pages, this is a Big Book***
5.5 50 Years Ago
Color=Black
Black for Remembrance by Carlene Thompson
5.9 90 Years Ago
Vegetable in Title=Bean
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
25.3 Summer Road Trip
Option 3: Petersburg (Virginia) in title
The Master of Petersburg by J.M. Coetzee
Option 6: Author shares name with car brand-Ford
Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford
***At 864 pages, this is a big book***
25.13 Dirty Dancing
Option D-setting (over 50% of this book takes place in NY state)
The Passages of H. M.: A Novel of Herman Melville by Jay Parini
Option E-the time Period, published in the 1960s
The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector
25.14 The America's Cup
One Book Option
Option C, book published before 1851 with over 500 pages
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
***At 525 pages, this is a big book***
Post Total: 90
Season Total: 1180
Task 25.13 -- Task Dirty DancingOption A –Read a book with a word from one of the soundtrack's song titles in the book's title or subtitle (series titles are excluded): Dirty Dancing Soundtrack.
Time
#20: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
The Technicolor Time Machine (1967) by Harry Harrison (Mass Market Paperback, 250 pages)
Option B –Read a book written by an author who has the same first or last name as one of the cast members or characters.
Jones
Neal Jones (cast member) as Billy Kostecki (character)
My Jane Austen Summer: A Season in Mansfield Park (2011) by Cindy Jones (Paperback, 324 pages)
375 + 25 = 400
Tasks Completed: 18
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 375 + 25 = 400
Books read: 28
Pages read: 10,152
Read but not claimed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
30.4 – Cindy AL’s task: All Things WeddingA) Destination Wedding: New York City: the city and the time period:
The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
C) Say Yes To The Dress:
The Elite by Kiera Cass+30 Points
30.6 – Ty’s task: Reading Your 123s
1. Fibonacci Sequence: 1953 / Series 1 & 2
The Kingkiller Chronicle Series Book 1:
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Little Brother Series Book 2:
Homeland by Cory Doctorow
+30 Points
30.8 – Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 3: Fishing Cats
Water on Cover / Setting:India / Author born in India
Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag by Rohinton MistryOption 6: Giant Pandas
Genres > Cultural > Asia 5/20/13
Main Character born in Taiwan
The Third Son by Julie Wu
+30 Points
50.1 – Beth NC’s task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 12: Rooftop:272 pages
Truth Like the Sun by Jim LynchMansion 13: Encampment: kings in title: 298 pages
Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum
Mansion 14: Wall: borrowed from the public library:253 pages
The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud
+50 Points
Points this Post: 140
Grand Total: 715
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R - Read a book that has been RECOMMENDED to you: By a friend who read this book and loved it.
angelfall by Susan Ee Claiming Goodreads Author
A - Acquire a book to read from a friend or from the library: Loaned to me by my friend
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa Claiming Goodreads Author
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1: Fibonacci Sequence Birth year-->4
The Iron Queen (#3 in series) by Julie Kagawa Claiming Goodreads Author
Throne of Glass(#1 in series) by Sara J Maas Claiming Goodreads Author
10.2 -- Live Long and Prosper?
➜ Read a book with the genre "Classics" listed on its main page.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton juster
10.4 -- The Sunshine State
➜ Read a book set in any of these locations: California
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’dell
Points this task: 80
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 37
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
R - Read a book that has been RECOMMENDED to you: By a friend who read this book and loved it.
angelfall by Susan Ee Claiming Goodreads Author
A - Acquire a book to read from a friend or from the library: Loaned to me by my friend
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa Claiming Goodreads Author
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1: Fibonacci Sequence Birth year-->4
The Iron Queen (#3 in series) by Julie Kagawa Claiming Goodreads Author
Throne of Glass(#1 in series) by Sara J Maas Claiming Goodreads Author
10.2 -- Live Long and Prosper?
➜ Read a book with the genre "Classics" listed on its main page.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton juster
10.4 -- The Sunshine State
➜ Read a book set in any of these locations: California
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’dell
Points this task: 80
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 37
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Nick KY30.4 Cindy AL’s Wedding
Option B. White Dress for Purity. Read a book whose cover is at least 50% white. I read
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales, ed. by Chris Baldick.Option C. The Dress. Read a book with a dress on the cover. I read
Orchard by Larry Watson. Though she’s decapitated and half hidden by the guy embracing her, the girl on the cover wears a dress, most of which you can clearly see.30.5 Sandy’s Historical Dialogue
Book 1. “Historical Fiction” as a GR genre: I read Rose by Martin Cruz Smith, 416 pages.
Book 2. Non-fiction dealing with the subject matter of book 1: I read Coal: A Human History by Barbara Freese, 320 pages. Rose is a mystery set in the coal mining camps of Victorian England. Coal is a history of the importance of coal and how humans have used it, with special attention to its use in Britain where it was once called “the Best Stone in Britain.” 320 pages
30.7 Dee Dee’s Scattegories
I “rolled” the letter “D.” Then I rolled a 3 and a 4.
Roll of 3: Male author one of his names begins with D. I read Ranting Again by Dennis Miller.
Roll of 4: Female author one of her names begins with D. I read Final Harvest by Emily Dickinson.
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Oxford Book of Gothic Tales, 533 pages. This is the book I started in the week before the challenge began. I didn’t get far into it then, but I’ve been reading stories from it, little by little, ever since. I may not have plowed through it, but it’s a Five-Star collection.
Points This Post: 90
Total Points So Far: 1215
Big Books: 500+ (3)
Oma122925.1 - Coralie's task: Winter in Melbourne
Option 1 – THE TEAMS
Read a book with 18 letters in the title (NOT including subtitle or series name) or 18 letters in the author’s name (as shown on Goodreads).
An Antarctic Mystery by Jules Verne
Option 3- THE CODE
Read a book with ‘storm’, ‘rebel’, ‘heart’ or ‘victory’ in the title or subtitle. I will accept variations as long as the meaning remains intact (Victoria is acceptable as a variation of Victory as the state’s name is the origin of the team name).
Victoria Rebels by Carolyn Meyer
Claiming Carolyn Meyers as Goodreads Author
25.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Off to the Mediterranean Sea
Option B: Read two books with a total page count of at least 500 pages, set in a any of the countries on the . The two books may be set in the same Mediterranean Coastal Country or they may be set in different Mediterranean Coastal Countries
Required: State the page numbers for your book(s).
The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
Page Count -309 and set in Italy
The African Quest by Lyn Hamilton
Page count-304 and set in Tunisia
Claiming Chris Bohjalian as Goodreads Author
Total Points-890
Completed Tasks-44
Goodreads Authors-20
Big Books-1
Amy FL20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option B: The 13th Hour (hour)
25.11 - Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias
Starting book: Ready Player One
First list linked to: Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
Book read - #78: WWW: Wake
Second list linked to: 2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
Book read - #74: Still Missing
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
Rolled 1: Trunk Music (Harry Bosch series)
Rolled 4: When the Game Was Ours by
Larry Bird (I'm a basketball fan and loved Larry Bird when he played for the Celtics. It would be amazing to meet him!)
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
A - Dead Ever After (book borrowed from the Broward County Library)
X -
(I went to England in 1984; I would love to go back and read a book in the countryside that this cover depicts.)30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
A)
- set in MiamiD) Spilled Blood - published in 2012
30.5 - Sandy's task: History with Dialogue
1) The Storyteller (historical fiction about the Holocaust - 460 pages)
2) In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer - 304 pages (my selections were approved in the Help post for this task - message #110)
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1 - birth year ends in 0 (both books are 5th in their series):
The Burying Place
Kill You Twice
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC Style
Letter generated was L
Roll 2: Lucia, Lucia (main female character: Lucia Sartori)
Roll 5: Stolen Prey (main male character: Lucas Davenport)
30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible
2: Trust Your Eyes (eye)
6: Touch and Go (touch)
Points this post: 255
Total points: 590
25.10-My Summer VacationOption 1: Read a book set in a location that is not close to where you live.
I live in the US, and the book I read is set in France.
Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier
Option 5: Read a book of your own choice.
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
I would like to claim 3 Big Book Tickets for A Feast for Crows. The edition I read was 1060 pages long.
Total Books Read:6
Total Challenges Completed:5
Total Pages Read:2663
Big Book Tickets:3
GoodReads Author Tickets:2
Total Points:95
Sandy MN25.10 -- Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation
Option 1: Set in Seattle; I live near Minneapolis
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinGoodreads Author
Option 5: Book of my choice
Room by Emma DonoghueGoodreads Author
25.20 -- Sarah the Librarian's task: Reading Goals
Rolled 3 and 5
3. Recommended by my Goodreads friend Dee
Letters From Home by Kristina McMorrisGoodreads Author
5. Published June 4, 2013
Joyland by Stephen King
Total Points: 460
Total GR Authors:14
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10.2 -- Live Long and Prosper?
➜ Read a book with the genre "Classics" listed on its main page.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton juster
10.4 -- The Sunshine State
➜ Read a book set in any of these locations: California
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’dell
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R - Read a book that has been RECOMMENDED to you: By a friend who read this book and loved it.
angelfall by Susan Ee Claiming Goodreads Author
A - Acquire a book to read from a friend or from the library: Loaned to me by my friend
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa Claiming Goodreads Author
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1: Fibonacci Sequence Birth year-->4
The Iron Queen (#3 in series) by Julie Kagawa Claiming Goodreads Author
Throne of Glass(#1 in series) by Sara J Maas Claiming Goodreads Author
Points this task: 80
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 37
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.2 -- Live Long and Prosper?
➜ Read a book with the genre "Classics" listed on its main page.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton juster
10.4 -- The Sunshine State
➜ Read a book set in any of these locations: California
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’dell
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R - Read a book that has been RECOMMENDED to you: By a friend who read this book and loved it.
angelfall by Susan Ee Claiming Goodreads Author
A - Acquire a book to read from a friend or from the library: Loaned to me by my friend
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa Claiming Goodreads Author
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1: Fibonacci Sequence Birth year-->4
The Iron Queen (#3 in series) by Julie Kagawa Claiming Goodreads Author
Throne of Glass(#1 in series) by Sara J Maas Claiming Goodreads Author
Points this task: 80
Total points: 525
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 37
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
KarenKnits10.2 -- Live Long and Prosper
Read a book with the genre "Classics" listed on its main page
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
10.4 -- The Sunshine State
Read a book set in Florida
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
15.2 - Good Luck Charms
Option 2 - Read a book you added to your To-Read shelf between January 1, 2013 and May 17, 2013
The Unwritten, Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity (added to my GR Feb 3, 2013)
Option 3 - read a book a GR friend has read and rated 4 or 5 stars
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned (Erich Wendt rated it a 5)
15.4 - Get to the Finish Line
Option 2 - Tortoise: Read one book with at least 400 pages.
London Fields by Martin Amis has 470 pages
15.9 Mountains to Climb
Read a book with the word "mountain" in the title. Plurals work
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
25.20 - Reading Goals
option 1 - read any non-fiction book
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Option 3 - read a book that someone has recommended to you recently
Black Hole by Charles Burns
recommended by my comic shop owner (I give it 5 stars)
This Post: 90
Challenge: 525
20.4 – Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial FunOption 1: Author's initials found in username. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder. This author is new to me. M and S are found in SALEM.
Maria V Snyder is a Goodreads Author
25.5 – Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens
B: The Blue and White Garden:
by Ally CondieD: Sub Rosa Garden: Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares (genre ROMANCE listed on main page)
Ally Condie is a Goodreads Author
Points: 270
GR Authors: 12
Big Books: 1 (500)
5.10 100 Years AgoNominee: Laura Osnes (Laura)
A Seal's Secret Baby by Laura Marie Altom
Laua Marie Altom is a Goodreads Author.
15.6 As Seen on Tv
Regis and Kelly Show July 2002
The Bachelor by Carly Phillips
15.8 The Battle of Gettysburg
Angels Watching Over Me by Michael Phillips
20.1 Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
Option 3: I have going on a cruise on my bucket list. Hoping to knock it off next summer!!!
High Seas Deception by Loucinda McGary
25.19 Oma1229's task: School is Out Forever!
Option 3: Option C - Woo-Hoo! Field Trip!
Guitar
by Mary AmatoOption 4: Teacher's Pet
Stern by Brenda Jackson
Points this post: 80
Total Points: 1100
Total Tasks: 60
Books Read: 89
Goodreads Authors: 42
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Mod
I have a summer birthday, so had the choice of 5 or 6 for my single digit. I went with 6 and read By Stone, by Blade, by Fire - with 6 words.
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
I chose "R" for by first book and read Illegal A ction, recommended by my daughter.
I chose "A" for my second book, and read Dogfight: The 2012 Presidential Campaign in Verse, a book I acquired from my local public library.
50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
For my first book, I chose Mansion 9, the Ox, and read Cards on the Table, with Murder Mystery as a genre. 324 pages.
For my second book, I chose Mansion 10, the Girl, and read Infidel an autobiography of Ayaan Hirsi Ali. She is definitely strong willed, and was also named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005. 353 pages.
For my third book I chose Mansion 14, the Wall, and read Five Star Billionaire, borrowed from my local public library. 400 pages.
Total points:1170
Oma122915.9 Mountains to Climb
Read a book with the word "mountain" or "river" in the title, subtitle, or series name
The Farthest-Away Mountain by
Lynne Reid Banks
Total Points-905
Completed Tasks-45
Goodreads Authors-20
Big Books-1
30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things WeddingB) White Wedding:
by Samantha Younge-book approved at eBook Verification thread msg#2682
Samantha Young is a Goodreads Author
D) Something Old, Something New...:
Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger
First published June 4th 2013
Points this post: 30
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Goodreads Author: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
STACIE MITask 25.3 - Summer Road Trip
I read ONE book that satisfies options 5 and 6. The cover is orange and brown and the main character's name is Lincoln:
The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
This book has 438 pages and was approved in the task help thread.
**Jeffery Deaver is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 930
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 72
Pages read: 19035
Goodreads authors: 38
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
BEKKA - 15.2 - Good Luck CharmsOption 2: For this task, I read “
” by Meg Cabot, since I added it to my “to-read” shelf between January 1, 2013, and May 17, 2013. Option 3: For this task, I read “
” by Stephanie Perkins, since my friend Ems gave it 5 stars. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Also, both Meg Cabot and Stephanie Perkins are Goodreads Authors, so I’m claiming two tickets for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 640
Pages Read this Challenge: 642
Total Pages Read to Date: 15260
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 46
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Laurie ME5.5: 50 Years Ago: Green
Murder In The Green by Lesley Cookman
15.4: Get to The Finish Line: pages: 246 + 304 = 550.
A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair
Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair. Annette Blair is a GRA.
25.8: Karen GHHS's Task: Big Sky Country:
1. set in Montana: Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts
6. set in Washington: The Search by Nora Roberts
25.17: Lindsey IL's Task: Metal!
1. Seven: The Seven Symphonies: A Finnish Murder Mystery by Simon Boswell. Alex Grecian is a GRA.
4. The Netherland: Hard Rain by Janwillem van de Wetering
25.19: Oma1229's Task: School's Out Forever
1. Historical fiction set in England:
The Yard by Alex Grecian
4. Choice: Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair
Points this Post: 95.
Total Points: 635
2 GRA this post
20.8 Its my birthday-Beginnings and EndingsI chose option 2, and read a book that had a word in the title that ended in a K. I read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn.
She is a GoodReads author.
Task Points: 20
Total Points: 235
GoodReads Authors: 10
Tasks Completed: 14
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and EndingsOption 2: Endings
Lick by Kylie Scott
Kylie Scott is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Goodreads Author: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial FunOption 1 (Readerboard name: pAtriciA)
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani*
*Author is new to me*
**Goodreads Author**
Total Points = 225
15.10 - NO MORE HOMEWORK - My Louisiana Sky30.2 - BEHIND THE NAME - I started with the name Daniel - http://www.behindthename.com/name/dan...
BOOK 1 - Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
BOOK 2 - 44 Charles Street by Danielle Steel
TOTAL POINTS - 995
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 34
BIG BOOKS - 6
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name DroppingI rolled a 1,4.
1. Read the next book in a series you like. I read Dirty Laundry: A Tucker Springs Novel by Heidi Cullinan. *GR Author. This book is #3 in a series.
4.Read a book by an author (living or dead) that you'd love to meet. I read Being Me by Lisa Renee Jones *GR Author. I am really enjoying this series and would love to meet the author. I follow her on twitter and enjoy her upbeat attitude and relationship with her fans.
*These two books are interchangeable. Being Me is the second in a series and can be used for #1 and Heidi Cullinan is an author I would love to meet (#4). I am enjoying her Tucker Springs series very much.
Points this post- 30
Total Points- 335
GR Authors- 21
ALICIA T30.4 All Things Wedding
I chose Option A: Destination Wedding- I read Heart of the Sea by Nora Roberts. The setting was in Ireland, which I think would make for a pretty wedding venue.
And I picked Option D: Something Old, Something New- I read Inferno by Dan Brown, which was published in 2013.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 70
BJ Rose3 new tasks
20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun
I chose Option 1: my Readerboard Name is BJ Rose - the author's names use 'J' and 'S' from my readerboard name
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
I chose Option 2: Endings: Ask in title ends with 'k'
This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland
25.19 -- Oma1229's task: School is Out Forever!
2. Option B-Show Me The Money
For this option please read a book that has a cover that is either green, gold, and/or silver.
Lord Nick's Folly by Emily Hendrickson is a combination of green, gold & silver - approved in HT #56
4. Teacher's Pet
Choose any book to read that meets the SRC guidelines.
Unspeakable by Laura Griffin is 384 pages
Points this post = 65
Total Points = 785
Tasks Completed = 38
Total Pages Read = 20,247
Nick KY15.6 As Seen on TV
I read
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't by Nate Silver, #24 on the Colbert Report List, books seen on the TV show, The Colbert ReportPoint this Post: 15
Total Points so far: 1230
Big Books: 500+ (3)
Jayme VA20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
Option 1: Fever by Mary Beth Keane was published in 2013 and has 320 pages.
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 2: Endings: Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson
The word that ends with k is boardwalk.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
Sophie is one of my favorites, and I've never read this one!
Points this post: 60
Total points: 565
GR Authors: Emma Straub, Kiera Cass, Ariel Djanikian, Kami Garcia, Gillian Flynn, Erik Larson, Paul Kemprecos, Marissa Meyer*, Marci Nault, Michael Connelly, Ruth Ozeki, Mary Alice Monroe, Ted Dekker, Adrienne McDonnell
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
15.10 - No More Homework!Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight: A Comedy in Three Beds by Peter Ackerman.
20.1 - All Things Peru!
Option 2 - book that has 3 and 0 in total number of pages
Fragile Things: short fictions and wonders by Neil Gaiman **Goodreads Author**
20.3 - The Blank Blank
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
20.6 - They're Creepy and They're Kooky
Option 3 - Mystery or Crime
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
20.7 - Something New
Option 3 - Author new to me
Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb
20.9 - Whedonite
Option 2 - Book by one of my favorite authors
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Points this post: 115
Cumulative points: 115
Books read: 6
GR Authors: 1
25.2 - Summer of '94 EditionOption 4 - Mystery
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James **Goodreads Author**
AND
Option 5 - Picture of the outdoors on cover
by John Brendan Keane25.3 - Summer Road Trip
Option 2 - Published in June, July or August
The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian **Goodread Author**
AND
Option 5 - Cover predominately red, orange or brown
by Alice Hoffman25.5 - In the Gardens
Option C - "Rose" in title
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg
AND
Option D - Romance
Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story by Debbie Macomber **Goodreads Author**
25.7 - Author or Title
Book A - Author name bigger than Title
by Margaret Atwood **Goodreads Author**AND
Book B - Author's name smaller than Title
by Joyce Carol OatesPoints this post: 100
Cumulative points: 215
Books read: 14
GR Authors: 5
JeniferTask 30.4 All Things Weddings
Option C: dress on the cover
Heartless by Gail Carriger
**Gail Carriger is a GR Author**
Option D: published between 1/1/12 and 8/31/13
by Chelsea CainPublished on 8/13/13
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 260
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(1)
JACKIE NC20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
Option 2:
Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler
305 pages
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 3:
Nine Lives Last Forever by Rebecca M. Hale
Mystery genre
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
Option 1:
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Published in 2013
Rebecca M. Hale and Helene Wecker are Goodreads authors.
Points this post:60
Total Points: 305
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets:
Candace20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate by Justin Lee
Option 3 - This book was written by an author who is new to me.
This post: 20
Total to date: 255 points
Jen UT5.2 - 20 years ago.
One Day by David Nicholls
5.3 - 30 years ago.
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
10.2 - Live Long and Prosper
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Total Points: 55
Total Books Read: 11
20.8 Beginnings and Endings The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks ( Goodreads Author)
Option 2: The word NOTEBOOK ends in the letter "K".
20.10 Group Read
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
My comments are post #39 in the discussion thread.
40 points this post
140 total points
1 GR Author this post
3 total GR Authors
Jen UT15.1 - A Machiavellian Task
Option 5: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Option 5: Unwind by Neal Shusterman
15.2 - Good Luck Charm
Option 2: The Elite by Kiera Cass
Added to my to-read list May 6, 2013
Option 3: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Goodreads Friend: Kristin Hirst
15.10 - No More Homework!
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Total Points: 100
Total Books Read: 11
25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: In the GardensOption A: The Night She Disappeared by April Henry (Initials AH)
Option D: Scandal's Bride by Stephanie Laurens (Romance genre)
April Henry and Stephanie Laurens are Goodreads Authors
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 340
Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 20
Goodreads Author: 14
Big Books:500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
25.4 - Janet F's task: Bookin' Around the BasesOption 1: Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
Option 2: Breath by Jackie Morse Kessler
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 21
Goodreads Author: 14
Big Books:500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 20.6 - They're Creepy and They're Kooky...
I decided to do option 1 and read a book shelved as "History":
The Kings and Queens of England and Scotland by Plantagenet Somerset Fry
Points this task: 20
Total points: 950
Tasks completed: 53
Books read: 73
Pages read: 19259
Goodreads authors: 38
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Ana50.1 Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 12
by James Dashner. There are rooftops in the background.***He is a GoodReads author.
Mansion 13
by Jennifer A. Nielsen.***She is a GoodReads author.
Mansion 14
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I borrowed the book from the library.Points this Post 50
Total Points 375
Tasks Completed 14
Books Read 26
Total Pages 7817
GoodReads Author 16
Big Books 500+(1)
5.8 – 80 years ago.I read Clean Kill byJack Coughlin, and the GR page also lists that it is co-authored by Donald A. Davis
15.10 - No More Homework!
I read The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver.
**The Broken Window is a big book at 512pgs**
***Jeffery Deaver is a goodreads author***
25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?
Book A (author's name is bigger) - Strike Back by Chris Ryan
Book B (title is bigger) - Act of Treason by Jack Coughlin
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled a 1 & 6
1. Adam Baldwin and Jewel Staite: I read Fair Game by Stephen Leather which was the next book (#8) in his Spider Shepherd series.
**Fair Game is a big book at 528pgs**
***Stephen Leather is a Goodreads Author***
6. John Barrowman and Patrick Stewart: I read True Colours by Stephen Leather. Stephen Leather was born in The United Kingdom.
***Stephen Leather is a Goodreads Author***
Points this post: 75
Total points: 420
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 26
Pages read: 10520
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)
Coralie5.6 60 Years Ago
subordinating conjunction – ‘when’
When Marnie Was There
15.8 The Battle of Gettysburg
How Few Remain (approved in help thread)
20.2 Family Vacations
‘family’ in title (and genre)
The Family Law
Total points 1165
15.6 - As Seen On TVThe Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis, from Oprah's Book Club list
Ayana Mathis is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 795
GR authors: 29
15.2 - Good Luck CharmsOption 1 - The Darling Buds of May (published in 1958)
Option 3 - Love and Other Perishable Items (rated 4 stars by GR friend Catie)
20.8 - It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 2 ('k' - 'trick') - The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Option 2 - Jackaroo - a new book by one of my favourite YA writers, Cynthia Voigt
25.15 - Stacie MI's task: It's Barbeque Time!
C. Hot Dog ('dog' in the title) - Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
E. Corn -
50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 9 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (#5 on this list)
Mansion 10 - A Girl from Yamhill (Beverly Cleary is an influential YA writer - approved in task help thread msg #24)
Mansion 14 - Cat Among the Pigeons (borrowed this from the public library)
Total books read: 57
Points in this post: 130
Big book tickets: 2
Total points accumulated: 690/1350
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25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias - Read any TWO books from TWO different lists shown.
Starting book: Dragon Bound
Primal Bonds by Jennifer Ashley - on page 1 of Hot Shapeshifter Romances
*** Jennifer Ashely is a GRA ***
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews - on page 4 of Werewolf and Shifter Romance
*** Ilona Andrews is a GRA ***
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 260
Completed Tasks: 12
Good Read Authors: 13
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 5,823
Books read this season: 18