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message 2051: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments Readerboard Name: Barbara★

15.5 -- Tour de France - The Paris Vendetta - Steve Berry (set in France) 7/8


25.2 -- JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition -
Option 2: Taking Eve - Iris Johansen ("king" in title) 8/10
Option 4: Unwanted - Kristina Ohlsson (mystery genre) 8/21


30.6 -- Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1 - born 1967 (5+2=7)
Book 1: Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy♥ (Walker Papers #5) 6/28
***Claiming Goodreads Author***

Book 2: Scoundrel - Zoe Archer♥ (Blades of the Rose #2) 8/18
***Claiming Goodreads Author***

Points Earned This Post: 70
Points Achieved to Date: 860
Goodreads Authors: 26
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (4)
750+ (0)
1000+ (1)





message 2052: by Janice (new)

Janice  | 713 comments Janice CA

25.18 -- Adventures @ Your Library!

Option 1: I read a book in which the main character spends a significant time underwater. She is a professional diver who contacts Hansen's disease and is sent to a quarantined island. Once there, she escapes in the night to go diving whenever she is able.

The Pearl Diver by Jeff Talarigo

and

Option 4: I read a book written by a veterinarian from New York City. He made house calls from the 1920s - 1980s. His book is made up of stories about pets and their people.

All My Patients are Under the Bed: Memoirs of a Cat Doctor by Louis J. Camuti


+25
total: 215
tasks: 12
books: 17
GR authors: 3


message 2053: by Brian (new)

Brian | 153 comments BRIAN

25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens

Option A - set in Japan
The Translator: A Novel by Nina Schuyler (Goodreads author)
After losing her ability to speak English, the main character goes to Japan for 90% of the book.

Option B - romance genre
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

Points this post: 25
Total points: 345
Books read: 27
Goodreads authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1-0-0


message 2054: by MJ (new)

MJ | 130 comments 10.4 -- The Sunshine State
Death Row Defender by Ray Dix. Set in Florida

20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank
The Black List by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 305
GR Author: 12
Big Ticket Books: 2


message 2055: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 15.3 - Left and Right

Option 2: Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need by Dave Barry

left-hand words: Dave, Ever
right-hand words: Only, You'll


25.1 - Coralie's task: Winter in Melbourne

Option 1 (18 letters in the title):
The Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauermeister

Erica Bauermeister is a Goodreads author.

Option 3: A Big Storm Knocked It Over by Laurie Colwin


Points this post: 40
Total points: 835
GR authors: 30


message 2056: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post #29

10.7 -- Blown Away: Read a book written by an author who shares one of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season names.

Using Melissa

Graveminder by Melissa Marr

Melissa Marr is a GoodReads Author

Points this post: 10
Total to date: 540
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 40
Goodreads Author Total: 17


message 2057: by Valorie (new)

Valorie  | 817 comments 15.7 - 11/11
Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews (Goodreads author)
Title has two pairs of "LL's" in the words Well

20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
Option 2: Vacation with a Vampire...and Other Immortals by Maggie Shayne (Goodreads author)
Title includes the word "vacation"

25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens
Option C: Splintered Bones by Carolyn Haines (Goodreads author)
Cover shows a vase with roses in it
Splintered Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney, #3) by Carolyn Haines
Option D: Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian (Goodreads author)
Book has "romance" listed on main book page

Total Points This Post: 60
Total Tasks This Post: 3
Goodreads Authors This Post: 4
Grand Total Points: 805/1350
Total Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 38
Total Goodreads Authors: 33
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5


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25.1 - Coralie's task: Winter in Melbourne

option 1:The School for Brides

option 3:Storm Glass



25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens

C.The Rose Garden

D.The Welcome Home Garden Club



25.4 - Janet F's task: Bookin' Around the Bases


option 1:Parlor Games

option 2:Predestined



points this post:75
total points:620


message 2059: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings

Option 1 Read a book that has one of the following words in the title/subtitle: “light”, “daylight”, “morning”, “sunshine”, “sun”

A Red Sun Also Rises by Mark Hodder

This Book has the word SUN in its title.

Mark Hodder is a Goodreads Author!

Point this post: 20
Total Points: 475
Books Read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 2060: by Sanskriti (last edited Aug 22, 2013 04:07AM) (new)

Sanskriti Nagar | 86 comments Task 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite


Option 2: Read a book by one of your favourite authors
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory(★★★★, 07 Aug '13)
Philippa Gregory is one of my favorite authors with her Tudors Series! She is also a GR Author.

The White Queen (The Cousins' War, #1) by Philippa Gregory

Points: 20
Total: 100/1350
Tasks: 5 (10.2|20.3|20.7|20.9|30.8)
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)

Books: 6
The Lightning Thief|The Children of Men|A Study in Scarlet|The Translator| The Rape of Nanking| The White Queen


message 2061: by Suzanne (last edited Aug 22, 2013 06:42AM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 178 comments Suzanne

10.10 -- Blister in the Sun

"Blister in the Sun" is a song by the American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album. ➜ Read a book with a word from the title of one of the songs from that album in the title or subtitle. The words must match the spelling of the word in the song title exactly. No variations. The following words are excluded: and, in, the, to, for, do, from
Required: State which word in the title matches a word in the song titles when you post.

"How Do You Say Goodbye"

How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal - ***** - 8/22/2013

How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal

Points: 10
Total: 545


message 2062: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

I originally posted this on August 20 but it posted as number 360 so it was not included in my total. I will repost it now.

25.13 -- Deanna's task: Dirty Dancing

For this task, read 2 books from 2 different options below.

Option A – The Music:

Read a book with a word from one of the soundtrack's song titles in the book's title or subtitle : Dirty Dancing Soundtrack. Plurals, possessives, and singular variations are OK (such as eye for eyes or girl for girls, etc.), but no other variations are allowed. Required: Please identify the song title when you post.

Radiant Girl by Andrea White

The song from the soundtrack is Big Girls Don't Cry


Option E – The Time Period: The film is set in the summer of 1963.

Read a book originally published or set in the 1960’s.

The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau

50% of the time period for this book was the 1960s and it was published in 1964

Total Points-930

Completed Tasks-46

Goodreads Authors-20

Big Books-1


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message 2064: by Candace (new)

Candace Candace


15.4 - Get to the Finish Line

Option 2 - Tortoise: Read a book with at least 400 pages.
Unnatural Creatures by Neil Gaiman
This book has 480 pages.


25.10 -- Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation

Option 1 - Read a book set in a location to which you would need to travel.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
This book is set in England; I live in the U.S.

Option 5 - Read a book of your own choice.
True of Blood by Bonnie Lamer


This post: 40
Total to date: 295 points


message 2065: by Skandia (new)

Skandia (sfgirl) | 371 comments 20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun

Option 1. New-to-me author, initials SD found in my readerboard name SkanDia

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen is a Goodreads Author

Points this post: 20
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
Goodreads Author: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)


message 2066: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 10.3 The Summer of "69

Read a book first published in a year ending in a 6 or 9
Cleanskin by Val McDermid
This book was first published in 2006

Task # 10.6 Black Flag Day
Read a book set in a country that has the color black on its flag
The Collini Case: A Novel by Ferdinand von Schirach
This book is set in Germany which has black on its flag

Task # 25.19 Oma 1229's task: School is Out Forever!
Option 3 Woo-Hoo! Field Trip!
Read a book with wall art like you'd find in a museum
The Art Thief by Noah Charney by Noah Charney This book was approved in help thread message 67
Option 4 Teacher's Pet
Book of choice Let it Burn (Alex McKnight, #10) by Steve Hamilton by Steve Hamilton

Points this post:45
Total Points: 1240


message 2067: by BJ Rose (new)

BJ Rose (bjrose) | 811 comments Reposting two tasks from Post #1995

BJ Rose

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
John Scalzi is a new-to-me author


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 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 = 45
Total Points = 785
Tasks Completed = 38
Total Pages Read = 20,247


message 2068: by Chaitra (last edited Aug 22, 2013 01:29PM) (new)

Chaitra (chaitra_ganesh) | 518 comments Chaitra - ## Repost!! ##

Per Message #251 on Problems thread. Original Post #1509.

30.5 Sandy's Task: History with Dialogue
Book 1: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. A fiction book about and set in England mainly during World War II.
Book 2: Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England by Lynne Olson. A non fiction book that details events that brought Churchill to power and changed the shape and direction of World War II. Approved in Help Thread.

Points: 30

***

Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 775/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(1)
Goodreads Author: 19

Tasks Completed: 44/71
Books Claimed: 61/103
Pages Read: 21,441



message 2069: by Chaitra (last edited Aug 22, 2013 01:33PM) (new)

Chaitra (chaitra_ganesh) | 518 comments Chaitra

5.1 10 Years Ago
The Bones of Paris: A Novel of Suspense by Laurie R. King. Laurie R. King uses the initial R. {ARC copy}.

Points: 5

**Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author.**


5.7 70 Years Ago
Mister Monday by Garth Nix. Monday in the title.

Points: 5

**Garth Nix is a Goodreads Author.**

10.6 Black Flag Day
Philida by André P. Brink. Set in South Africa, which has black on its flag.

Points: 10

10.9 Add It Up
A Fatal Likeness by Lynn Shepherd. I'm 30, and my birthday isn't in a summer month. 3+0=3, and A Fatal Likeness has 3 words.

Points: 10

**Lynn Shepherd is a Goodreads Author.**

20.10 Group Reads
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde. My message is #21 in the Discussion Thread.

Points: 20

25.8 Karen GHHS' Task: Big Sky Country
Option 4: Roughing It - (A)Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed. Wild in the title.
Option 6: Washington, My Home - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. Set in Seattle, Washington. Approved in Help Thread.

Points: 25

**Cheryl Strayed is a Goodreads Author.**
**Jamie Ford is a Goodreads Author.**

30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: Name Dropping
Rolled 1 & 3.
1: Adam Baldwin and Jewel Staite - Reaper's Gale by Steven Erikson. Book #7 in the series Malazan Book of the Fallen, one of my favorite fantasy series. A first time read.
3: Stan Lee and Salvador Larocca - The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman. Approved in Help Thread. Also a first time read.

Points: 30

**Reaper's Gale is a big book. My copy had 1,280 pages.**
**Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author.**

30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X
R - Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson. Recommended by husband and a real life friend as the greatest book ever written. It was good, but even within the series I liked other books better. Poor hubby is crushed.
A - The House of Rumour by Jake Arnott. ARC Acquired via NetGalley. (Use of ARC was approved in the Help Thread).

Points: 30

**Toll the Hounds is a big book. My copy had 1,294 pages.**

***

Points this Post: 135
Total Points: 910/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(3)
Goodreads Author: 25

Tasks Completed: 52/71
Books Claimed: 70/103
Pages Read: 25,925



message 2070: by Andrea (new)

Andrea (deja05) | 100 comments REPOST

30.1

I rolled a 2 and 6.

Option 2 - time travel book
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill (GR Author)

Option 6 - English author
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (GR Author)


message 2071: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments c'mon Andy!!


message 2072: by Cassie (last edited Aug 22, 2013 04:55PM) (new)

Cassie | 133 comments Casselm

25.18 Bekka's task: Adventures @ Your Library!
Option 2: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, which was a Pulitzer Prize winner.

Option 6: Rewriting History (Secrets of Marys Bookshop, #2) by Vera Dodge by Vera Dodge which has books on the cover.

25.20 Sarah the Librarian's task: Reading Goals
Rolled 1: If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska by Heather Lende which is shelved as non fiction.

Rolled 4: The House at Sea's End: ' by Elly Griffiths which I've had since before June 1, 2013.

50.1 Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 9: On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, #1) by Cleo Coyle by Cleo Coyle which is on the Best Murder Mysteries of All Time List at number 177. Pages: 275.

Mansion 10: Trailblazing Governors: Six Remarkable Women by Gail Johnson which features six inspirational female characters, and was approved in the help thread in post 67. Pages: 324.

Mansion 13: The King's English: A Guide to Modern UsageThe King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage by Kingsley Amis which has the possessive version of 'king' in the title. Pages: 270.

Points this post: 100
Total points: 275.


message 2073: by Ann A (new)

Ann A (readerann) | 1091 comments Task 15.3 - Left and Right
A. Left: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
word is Caged

B. Right: In The Skin Of A Lion
word is Lion

Task 20.4 - Initial Fun

Option 1: Open
Andre Agassi's initials are in my Readerboard name, Ann A, and he is a new-to-me author.

Points this post: 35
Tasks completed this post: 2

Total challenge points: 290
Total tasks completed: 19
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 2



message 2074: by Peebee (new)

Peebee | 481 comments Peebee


25.6 - Off to the Mediterranean Sea
Book 1
The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
This book is set in Italy and has 309 pages.
Chris Bohjalian is a Goodreads author.

Book 2
Skios by Michael Frayn
This book is set on a fictional Greek island and has 272 pages.

Combined Page Total: 581


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Points this post: 25
Total points: 1160/1350
Goodreads Authors: 0/37
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 2075: by Mai (last edited Aug 22, 2013 10:23PM) (new)

Mai (jeanphoenix) | 763 comments MAI

25.4 - Janet F's task: Bookin' Around the Bases

Option 2: A book with a one word title

I read Playback by Raymond Chandler

Option 5: Read a book that shows a person doing an activity that might be improved with practice

I read A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future... Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned by Michael J. Fox A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future...: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned by Michael J. Fox

(skateboarding)

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 605
Tasks Completed: 32
Books Read: 49
GR Authors: 4


message 2076: by bamaace83 (new)

bamaace83  | 263 comments 20.8 It's My Birthday! Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings

Option 1: Light

Light Me Up by Isabel Sharpe



25.6 Elizabeth B's task: Off to the Mediterranean Sea

Option A

The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Claiming Big Book Ticket. Book has 531 pages.


Points this post: 45
Total Points: 1200
Total Tasks: 64
Books Read: 95
Goodreads Authors: 45
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 2077: by Mai (last edited Aug 22, 2013 10:33PM) (new)

Mai (jeanphoenix) | 763 comments MAI

50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise

Mansion 9: A book in this list: Best Murder Mysteries of All Time

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

Mansion 10: Autobiography of an influential female

If You Ask Me by Betty White

Mansion 12: Book with a rooftop on the cover

Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) by Agatha Christie
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

Points this post: 50
Total Points: 655
Tasks Completed: 33
Books Read: 52
GR Authors: 4


message 2078: by Lindy-Lane (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Lindy-Lane


20.8 Beginnings & Endings!

Option #1: "light" in the title:

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

*this is a GRA

Points this post: 20
Total points: 265
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)

Tasks Completed: 14


message 2079: by Connie (new)

Connie  G (connie_g) | 358 comments 25.16 Summer Shakespeare

Option 2: Book about Shakespeare

Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson

Option 3: This book is an adaptation of one of Shakespeare's works, "King Lear"

A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 475
Tasks: 24
Books: 33
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500=1, 750=1


message 2080: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible

2. On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz

5. Season to Taste: How I Lost My Sense of Smell and Found My Way by Molly Birnbaum

Points this post: 30
Total points: 865


message 2081: by Peebee (new)

Peebee | 481 comments Peebee


5.7 – 70 years ago.
Monday Mornings by Sanjay Gupta
The title features the word "Monday."


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Points this post: 5
Total points: 1165/1350
Goodreads Authors: 0/37
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 2082: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments Come on folks, we need some more finishers! Read on!


message 2083: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1160 comments Elizabeth B

Task 5.9 – 90 years ago
Beyond Eden (Eden, #1) by Kele Moon (apple on the cover)

Task 10.8 -- Summer Reading
A Night Like This

Task 15.6 - As Seen On TV
Me Talk Pretty One Day from The Daily Show Reading Club

Points this post: 30
Total points: 1225+30=1255
Total tasks: 64+3=67


message 2084: by Bec (new)

Bec (foreverfnm) | 132 comments 20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun

Option 1 - I read Open Season by C.J. Box. I used my readerboard name, Bec, and the initials CB can be found in it.

C.J. Box is a new to me author.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 27
Pages read: 10798
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)


message 2085: by Claire (new)

Claire (proud-mum) | 1086 comments 15.10 - No More Homework!

Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris


message 2086: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments seriously! more finishers! our 30 pointers are going to look really lonely without any 25 pointers ;)


message 2087: by Cathy (last edited Aug 23, 2013 06:59AM) (new)

Cathy Galloway | 1077 comments CathyG
20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations

Option 2:Read a book with one of the following words in its title or subtitle: “family”, “vacation”, or “reunion”. Plural versions are acceptable, but no other variations are allowed.
Death's Excellent Vacation by Charlaine Harris, Toni Kelner, Katie MacAlister
Goodreads Author


20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank

For this task read a book (written by any author) that has a three word title, the first word of which is "The." Subtitles should be ignored.

The Mistress Memoirs by Jillian Hunter
Goodreads Author

20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats

Option B. Spending time on the pontoon boat: Read a book with a word from the lyrics of
Pontoon. The word must be at least 4 letters long.
Required: State the word used when you post: with
Entwined with You by Sylvia Day
Goodreads Author

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
NOTE: The book you choose must have 250+ pages.

Option 1. Read a book first published in 2013.
Wrecked by Shiloh Walker
Goodreads Author



20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 2: Endings
Read a book with any word in the title/subtitle that ends with the letter “k”.
Black Magic by Cherry Adair
Goodreads Author

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite

2. ➜ In honour of favourites read a book by one of your favourite authors. Remember no rereads allowed.

Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf Volume Two by Patricia Briggs
NOTE: Books with genres “Graphic Novel,” “Sequential Art,” “Comics,” and “Manga” that conform to all other SRC rules may be used for this task.

20.10 Group Reads
Read one of the Group Reads selections, and make at least one post in the discussion thread for the book.
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

For the category "Mysteries set in the Western US" The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep Discussion Thread
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Points this post: 140

Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0


message 2088: by Tammy AZ (new)

Tammy AZ (tammyaz) | 1207 comments 15.10 No More Homework
A Marker to Measure Drift by Alexander Maksik

25.5 In the Gardens
B - The Blue and White Garden -
Trapeze by Simon Mawer has WWII listed on the main page

C - The Rose Garden - Rose Harbor in Bloom by Debbie Macomber which has "ROSE" in the title.

30.7 Scattegories SRC Style
My random letter was L
I rolled a 4 and a 6

4 - Female Author - Sister by Rosamund Lupton

6 - Word in Series Name - Phantom Prey by John Sandford. This is in the Lucas Davenport Series

**Debbie Macomber and Rosamund Lupton are both GR authors**

Post Total: 70
Grand Total: 285


message 2089: by Mabeelle (new)

Mabeelle | 166 comments REPOST

10.9 -- Add It Up
My current age adds up to 2

Dark Visions by Jonas Saul
ebook format // Approved for lenght @ line #275 (message 2704)

Jonas Saul is a Goodreads Author

This post: 10 points
Total to Date = 80 points
// GR Authors: 4
// Big Books: 1


message 2090: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments 15.3 - Left and Right

A. Read one book with a word at least FOUR letters long that is composed of letters/characters typed solely with the left hand in the title or subtitle.

Word is TREE

The Red Tree by Caitlín R. Kiernan by Caitlín R. Kiernan

B. Read one book with a word at least FOUR letters long that is composed of letters/characters typed solely with the right hand in the title or subtitle.

Word is MOON

Amnesia Moon by Jonathan Lethem by Jonathan Lethem

Points this post: 15
Total points: 640
Tasks completed: 32
Books Read: 49
GR Authors: 29
Big books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 2091: by Mabeelle (new)

Mabeelle | 166 comments 5.1 – 10 years ago
Au coeur du danger by B.J. Daniels
The author uses initials as part of her Goodreads name.

30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
Option B) White Wedding /white cover
Les sorcières de Shreveport by Charlaine Harris
Les sorcières de Shreveport (La communauté du sud, #4) by Charlaine Harris

Option D) Something Old, Something New... /published after January 1st 2012
Angie, 13 ans, disparue... by Liz Coley
Liz Coley is a Goodreads Author

This post: 35 points
Total to Date = 115 points
// GR Authors: 5
// Big Books: 1


message 2092: by Andy (last edited Aug 23, 2013 08:20AM) (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 5.8 80 years ago

Read a book with more than one author
Fatal Descent byJohn Rhode Fatal Descent by John Rhode
The cover shows two authors, John Rhode and Carter Dicskon as does the Good Reads home page.

Task # 5.10 100 years ago
Read a book with an author whose first name matches one of the 2013 Tony Award individual nominees
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry
Ann Roth was the winner for best costume design of a play.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 1250


message 2093: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

30.1 Ms Anderson’s Name Dropping
I rolled a 2 and a 4.
Roll of 2. Ms Anderson met actors Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. I read a book with “Time Travel” as a genre on its GR homepage: Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson.
Roll of 4. Ms Anderson met authors Ellen Hopkins and David Levithan. I read a book by an author I would like to meet. I’ve met several sci-fi authors, and I would like to meet more of them, including Gene Wolfe who wrote the book I read, The Citadel of the Autarch.

30.2 DlmRose’s Behind the Name I started with names related to “Nicholas” and I read books by authors with names from the “Nikolaos” family. Nikolaos (Greek) leads to Nicolaus (Latin), which leads to…

Book 1. Male author. “Colin.” …Nicholas (English) – Col – Colin. I read The Man Who Walked Through Time: The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the
Grand Canyon
by Colin Fletcher.

Book 2. Female author, “Nikki.” …Nicholas (French) – Nicole (French) -- Nicole (English) – Nikki I read Bicycles by Nikki Giovanni.


Points This Post: 60
Total Points So Far: 1330
Big Books: 500+ (3)


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Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments c'mon Nick!! 20 more points! c'mon andy - 100 to go!!


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Tonks | 14 comments 20.6 They're Creepy and They're Kooky...
Option 2 (romance): Wanted! by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Vicki Lewis Thompson is a Goodreads author.

20.7 Something New
Option 3 (author who is new to me): Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

Points this post: 40
Total points: 40
Total Goodreads authors: 1


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Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite

Option 1 Read a book that has been inspired by another author's fictional story.

Murder on the Bride's Side by Tracy Kiely

This book was inspired by Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility and was approved in the help thread in post 16.

This was the first time I read this book, so no re-read.

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 495
Books Read: 33
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)


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Laura | 102 comments LDB

20.3 The Blank Blank
Book with a three word title starting with "the"
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

Total points: 100
Books read: 5
Pages read: 1868


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Janice  | 713 comments Janice CA

20.6 - They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky

Option 1: I read a book shelved under "history" on its main page.

This is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood by Hyok Kang

+20
total: 235
tasks: 13
books: 18
GR authors: 3


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JC (jmnc) | 638 comments The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

Task 20.8 - Beginnings and Endings

Option 2 - Endings (Playbook ends in K): The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick ***GR Author***

Total GR Authors = 15

Challenge total = 390


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Marscha (mysterymb) | 429 comments 30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.

R: Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman > this book was one of my Goodreads Recommendations

*** Liz Lipperman is a GR Author ***

L: How to Host a Killer Party (Party Planning, #1) by Penny Warner by Penny Warner

*** Penny Warner is a GR Author ***

Total points: 320
Total GRA: 12
Total big book tickets: 1


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