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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
25.7 Author or Title?Author:
by Walter MosleyTitle:
by Kate Horsley25.18 Adventures @ your Library
Option 3: Endangered by Eliot Schrefer SCH falls between ROT and SIN, he is also a goodreads' author
Option 5 True Grit by Charles Portis GR: 4.10 RT: 96%
New Points: 50
Total points: 115
KAREN F25.9 Summer Movies...Low Profile Version
Option 5: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Young Adult & Romance listed on the main book page.
**Julie Kagawa is a Goodreads Author**
Option 6: Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh
Nalini Singh is one of my favorite authors.
**Nalini Singh is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 320
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
15.3 Left and RightI did the one book option with Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
The left word is AFTER and the right word is look
Book News Feed
I rolled a 1 & 5
1) From the Book Case I read The Son by Philipp Meyer
http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case...
5) I chose Michael Connelly who suggested
The Prophet by Michael Koryta
Both authors are new to me.
*The Son is a Big Book at 576 pages.
*Philipp Meyer is a GR Author
*Michael Kortya is a GR Author
Post Total: 45
Grand Total: 170
Task 25.8 - Karen GHHS's task: Big Sky Country2. A River Runs Through It: For this option, read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle: river, stream, creek, fish.
River
River of Dust (1996) by Alexander Jablokov (Goodreads Author) (Mass Market Paperback, 326 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Alexander Jablokov
3. Night Sky: For this option, read a book with one of the following words or group of words found in the title or subtitle: star, moon, constellation, northern lights. Plurals may be used.
Stars
The Outback Stars (The Outback Stars #1) (2007) by Sandra McDonald (Hardcover, 416 pages)
260 + 25 = 285
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 260 + 25 = 285
Books read: 20
Pages read: 6,808
Read but not claimed: 2
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
REPOST:5.4 – 40 years ago.
Read a book that goes round in circles – a round/oval hoop or ring (a circle without a center) on the cover of the book.
by Chana Keefer (Goodreads Author)The roots of the tree form a circle
Points this post: 5
Total points: 465
Tasks completed: 23
Books Read: 37
GR Authors: 21
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.1 The Black Tortoise and Snake.I read
by Jeanette Winterson. It has a snake on the cover.Task Points: 10
Total Points: 185
GoodReads Authors: 9
Tasks Completed: 11
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15.5 Tour de France
The Painted Girlsby Cathy Marie Buchanan
Book set completely in Paris
**Buchanan is a Goodreads author**
30.3 R.E.L.A.X.
R--Recommended
Book recommended for my book club from a member:
Heft by Liz Moore
A--Acquire from a friend or library
Book acquired from cruise ship library on vacation
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
Points this post: 45
Total points to date: 125
Total tasks completed: 6
Big books: 500(1)
Goodreads authors: 1
Liora10.3 The Summer of '69
Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake by Jennifer Allison, published in 2006.Jennifer Allison is a Goodreads Author
30.1 Name Dropping
I rolled a 1 and a 2.
1:
When the Cookie Crumbles by Virginia Lowell, book 3 in the Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery Series. (next book in a series I like)2:
Midnight Train to Paris by Juliette Sobranet (genre Time Travel on the GR main page)Juliette Sobanet is a Goodreads Author.
Points this Post: 40
Total Points Summer Challenge: 195
25.20 -- Sarah the Librarian's task: Reading Goals Rolled 2,6Option 2: Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh (added Feb 1, 2009) 7/14
(link to TBR with first 30 books showing by date added -
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...)
Option 6: The Immortal Fire - Anne Ursu♥ 7/20
(series conclusion, Cronus Chronicles) (children's but 528 pages)
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points Earned This Post: 25
Points Achieved to Date: 475
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (3)
750+ (0)
1000+ (1)
Carly***Repost*** Corrected page count
25.17 -- Lindsey IL’s Task: Metal!
Option 1: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
It has "High Fantasy," "Epic Fantasy," and "Epic" all listed as genres on its main page.
I only had to read one book for this task because its over the 750 page limit. It has 1009 pages.
I am claiming 3 Big Book Tickets because the book was 1009 pages long.
Points This Task: 115
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 6
Tasks in Progress: 1
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(-), 750+(-), 1000+(3)
Pages Read: 2624
Nick KY5.7 70 yrs ago – Sunday, Monday, and Always I read Saturday by Ian McEwan with a day of the week in the title.
10.8 Summer Reading I read Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed which is on the NPR list: “Five Great Travel Memoirs” recommended by Parul Sehgal.
30.6 Ty’s Reading Your 123’s I chose Option A – the Fibonacci Series. I love the Fibonacci Series -- kinda weird, but true. The last digit in my birth year is 8. I read:
Booked To Die by John Dunning, #1 in the Cliff Janeway Series, and
The Monk Who Vanished by Peter Tremayne, #7 in the Sister Fidelma Series
1 + 7 = 8.
50.1 Beth NC’s Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
I loved this task. It was difficult to choose between the mansions.
I chose Mansion 10. The Girl. Read a biography/autobiography of an influential or strong-willed female. I read Out on a Limb by Shirley Maclaine.
I chose Mansion 13. Encampment. This mansion represents the Imperial Palace. I read a book with the word “Royal” in the title: After Diana: William, Harry, Charles, and the Royal House of Windsor by Christopher Andersen.
I chose Mansion 14. The Wall. This mansion represents the library. I read a book borrowed from the public library: Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession by Anne Rice.
Points This Post: 95
Total Points So Far: 870
Big Books: 500+ (2)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 5.3 - 30 years ago
Simply Sinful by Carly Phillips
This book has consecutive words beginning with the same letter in its title - "S".
5.4 - 40 years ago
Guilty Wives by James Patterson
The woman on the cover is wearing handcuffs which are round.
10.9 - Add It Up
book:A Negotiated Marriage|17235072] by Noelle Adams
My age adds up to 3.
20.4 - Initial Fun
Opal Fire by Barbra Annino
My readerboard name - Rebecca NJ
This post: 40 points
Total points to date: 125 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
15.7 - 11/11 A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
OO is found in the title (room) and in the author's name (Woolf)
20.8 - It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 1: Beginnings - The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
the word "light" appears in the title
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Option 2: Born in Death by J.D. Robb
J.D. Robb is one of my favorite authors. This is not a reread. It was the next book in her In Death series, which I'm slowly working my way through
Points this post: 55
Season Total: 270
Annie NHTask #10.3 The Summer of '69
Plain and Simple: A Journey to the Amish by Sue Bender
Plain and Simple was first published in 1989
Task #15.2 Good Luck Charms
Option 4 - Something Blue
A Year by the Sea by Joan Anderson
Option 5 - "And a Silver Sixpence for you Shoe"
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Bury Your Dead is the 6th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series.
Task #20.6 Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They're Creepy and They're Kooky...
Option 2 -a book with a flower somewhere in the cover-
Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman
Wildflower Hill is a Big Book at 544 pages.
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 45
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
Annie NHTask #15.4 Get to the Finish Line
Option 2 - Tortoise: Read one book with at least 400 pages.
The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust by Mary Randolph
The Executor's Guide is also a Big Book at 520 pages.
Task 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.
Estate & Trust Administration for Dummies by Margaret Atkins Munro - Total number of pages is 390.
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed this post: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read this post: 2
Total Books Read: 6
GR Authors: 0
Big Books this post: 1
Total Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
hpaddict20.9 Whedonit
option 1 - based on myths of gods & half-bloods
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordanthis post = 20
challenge total = 150
big book = (0) 500, (1) 750, (0) 1000+
Andy P.Task # 10.4 The Sunshine State
Read a book set in New Mexico
Blind Descent by Nevada BarrThis book is set in Carlsbad Caverns which is in New Mexico
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 770
Andy P.Task #30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 3 Imaginary Numbers
Read two books by an author one under his real name, the other under a pseudonym
Book 1.He Who Whispers by John Dickson Carr
Book 2Nine and Death Makes Ten by Carter Dickson
Carter Dickson is a pseudonym of John Dickson Carr as mentioned on Carr's Good Reads main page
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 800
15.10: No More Homework!I read What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt. Amazing book!
20.4: Initial Fun
I borrowed Sandy's name and read Three Weeks in December by Audrey Schulman. The author's initials, AS are in Sandy. Audrey Schulman is a new-to-me author.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 1 (Amy Waldman)
Big Book Tickets: (1) - (2) - (3) -
15.2 Good luck charms Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn/ option 2, purchased 17.05
by Maria Semple/ option 4 , blue cover25.18 Adventures @ your library
James Patterson/ option 3 , mystery 
Patti Smith/ option 2, National Book Award for non fiction, 2010 Tasks points 40
Total points 310
BJ Rose3 new tasks
5.7 – 70 years ago
I used the day 'Thursday'
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
15.9 Mountains to Climb
Read a book with the word "river" in the title, subtitle, or series
Redwood Bend by Robyn Carr is part of the Virgin River series (#18)
25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias
I started with Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
I clicked on "Lists With This Book" and chose "Best Nora Roberts Novels"
From this list, I read #65 on the list - Homeport by Nora Roberts
I went back to Angels Fall "Lists With This Book" and chose "Best Romantic Suspense"
From this list, I read #128 on the list - All Night Long by Jayne Ann Krentz
Both books were new reads for me.
Points this post = 45
Total Points = 385
Tasks Completed = 20
Total Pages Read = 10,733
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.4 - 40 years ago
Guilty Wives by James Patterson
The woman on the cover is wearing handcuffs which are round.
20.4 - Initial Fun
Opal Fire by Barbra Annino
My readerboard name - Rebecca NJ. This is a new to me author.
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 125 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
switching out a book!25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias
Starter book: Rock Chick
From Best Kristen Ashley Books(#18):Rock Chick Reckoning instead of (#12)Rock Chick Revenge - Kristen Ashley, GR Author
From Best Book Boyfriends (#9): The Edge of Never - J.A. Redmerski, GR Author
Points this post: 0
Total points:945
GR Authors: 47
Big books: 500+ (3)
25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road TripOption 5 & 6 (instrument & vehicle)
- Kristen Ashley, GR Authorone book option approved here (I think). 487 pages
30.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News Feed REPOST
both authors new to me -
Option 5: Lord of Rage - Jill Monroe
Author Gena Showalter suggestion
Option 6 (2012 UK): How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
Points this post: 55
Total points: 1000
GR Authors: 48
Big books: 500+ (3)
25.10 - Laurie ME - My Summer VacationOption 1 - Book set in location you would have to travel to get to Old World Murder by ***Goodreads Author*** Kathleen Ernst - book is set in Wisconsin and I live in southern Illinois.
Option 5 - Book of choice The Dream You Make by ***Goodreads Author Christine Nolfi - e-book only approved line 976
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 245/1350
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 17
GoodReads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
MAI5.6 – 60 years ago.
Read a book with a subordinating conjunction in the title
I read If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones, with the word if
15.1 - A Machiavellian Task
Option 4: Read a book with the genre Self-Help.
Peace Is Every Breath: A Practice for Our Busy Lives by Thich Nhat Hanh
Option 5: Read a book with at least 50,000 ratings.
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
25.10 -- Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation
Option 1: Read a book set in a location not close to where you live
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The book is set in California and I live in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Option 5: Read a book of your own choice
I read Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Points This Post: 45
Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 28
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Cindy FTask 20.7 Something New
Option 2: "new" in title I read Bride of New France by Suzanne Desrochers
Points this post:20
Total points:260
Books read:18
Tasks completed:13
Goodreads Authors:5
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000(0)
Sheila25.17 -- Lindsey IL’s Task: Metal!
Option 4. Melodic death - Nordic setting
Don't Look Back by Karin FossumSet in Norway, written by a Norwegian author
AND
Option 6. Doom - read a book whose title or subtitle contains a word from the name of one of my favorite bands - Virgin Black - The Word is Black
The Black House by Peter MayTotal Points = 1025
25.9 -- Chaitra's task: Summer Movies...The Low Profile VersionOption 1, jewelry on the cover:
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
Therese Anne Fowler is a Goodreads author.
Option 5, YA and Romance:
Viola in Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani
Adriana Trigiani is a Goodreads author.
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
Option A, checked out from the library:
Sea Change by Karen White
Option X:
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith
I love to take a book to read, along with a cup of coffee, at a sidewalk cafe such as the charming one pictured on the cover of this book.
Alexander McCall Smith is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 505
GR authors: 20
Delicious Dee30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled double 5 - so 2 books shelved as poetry - which I kind of dreaded...
I read Unlocked (14 ppl have it shelved as poetry) and Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy (80 ppl have it shelved as poetry
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 805
GR Authors: 44
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (1)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.6 - They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken
Fits option 2 - Romance genre on main page
25.3 - Summer Road Trip
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
This book fit the 1 book option - the edition I read was 508 pages long. It fits #3 ("Lincoln" is on the list for Rhode Island, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Illinois and California) and it fits #6 - Car on the cover.
This post: 45 points
Total points to date: 170 points
Tasks completed: 12
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Post #2020.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky
Option 3:Read a book with the genre Mystery or Crime or True Crime on its main page.
The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
Laurie R. King is a GoodReads Author
Points this post: 20
Total to date: 370
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 28
Goodreads Author Total: 11
Ems (Ems Reviews Books)10.4 The Sunshine State
I read The Evolution of Mara Dyer for this task. The book is set in Florida.
Michelle Hodkin is a Goodreads Author.
I am also claiming a Big Book Ticket for this one - the book is 544 pages long.
Points this post: 10
Total Points Earned: 235
Tasks Complete: 18
GR Authors: 11
Big Books:
500+ 1
750+ 0
1000+ 0
Delicious Dee5.9 – 90 years ago
- she is holding 3 pears in her handPoints This Post: 5
Total Points: 810
GR Authors: 44
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (1)
Readerboard ID: JENBENT20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank
The Last Word by Lisa Lutz
Lisa Lutz is a Goodreads author.
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 2 - SEEK ends in K
Hide and Seek by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
Rolled a 1 & a 5
Option 1 - next in a series I like
Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.
Option 5: poetry (combining 2 books to exceed 100 pages)
Native Guard: Poems by Natasha Trethewey
Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith
30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
B - cover is more than 50% white
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
D - pub after Jan 1, 2012
Cross My Heart, Hope To Die by Sara Shepard
(pub Feb 5/13)
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 100
Goodreads Authors this post: 4
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 315
Total Goodreads authors: 13
Total Big books: 2
STEFU25.18 -- Bekka's task: Adventures @ Your Library
Option 3
Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine
"Horror" is a genre listed on the main page.
Option 6
The Girl Who Cried Monster
by R.L. StineThe cover is a scene from inside a library and several books can be seen.
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled numbers 1 and 4.
Option 1
Let's Get Invisible! by R.L. Stine
This book is in a series that I like (Goosebumps #6).
Option 4
Maus, Vol. 1: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
The author of this book is telling the story of his father's experience as a Jew living in Poland during WWII. It is one of the most heart-felt things I've ever read. I would love to meet the author and hear about what it was like growing up in his family.
Neither of these books were re-reads.
Points this post: 55
Total points: 310
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
JENNA S15.4 - Get to the Finish Line
Option 2
Summer Island by Kristin Hannah
This book has at least 400 pages.
*Kristin Hannah is a GR author.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.19 -- Oma1229's task: School is Out Forever! Option 1, non-fiction, history, memoir of genocide in Burundi/Rwanda:
Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder
Option 3, framed art on cover:
Family Pictures by Jane Green
Points this post: 25
Total points: 530
5.8 - 80 years agoIstanbul Noir ed. by Mustafa Ziyalan and Jessica J.J. Lutz
Jessica J. J. Lutz, who also has a story in this collection, is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 200
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500- 3, 750, 1000 pages
Readerboard ID: JENBENT5.8 – 80 years ago. - co-authors
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl are Goodreads authors - 1 ticket
Beautiful Creatures is a Big Book, 563 pp.
10.9 -- Add It Up - my age adds up to 1
Inferno by Dan Brown
15.2 - Good Luck Charms
Option 2 - added to To-Read shelf April 26/13
Crushed by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.
Option 3 - GR friend Maggie rated 4 stars
Always Watching by Chevy Stevens
Chevy Stevens is a Goodreads author.
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1 - 2 books from same series whose #s add to the last number of my birth year (4)
#1 in series
The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.
#3 in series
Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.
1 + 3 = 4
Points this post: 60
Goodreads Authors this post: 5
Big Books this post: 1
Total points: 375
Total Goodreads authors: 18
Total Big books: 3
15.1 - A Machiavellian TaskOption 1: Read a book set in Italy
Home To Italy by Peter Pezzelli
Option 3: Read a book with the genre Philosophy
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Points in This Task: 15
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 426
Tasks in Progress: 1
Totals:
Total Points: 360
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Books Read: 23
Total Pages Read in Summer 2013 SRC: 9022
Reviews Available. Anne (Booklady) Summer 2013 Reviews
FANDURY30.8 - Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 5: Red Pandas
For this option, read a book that is specifically set in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan or Burma OR which features mountains on the cover.
by Jon KrakauerThis book is set mainly in Nepal near or on Mount Everest and has a mountain on its cover.
Option 6: Giant Pandas
For this option, read a book that appears on the following page:
Genres > Cultural > Asia
by Lisa SeeThis was found in the Popular Asia Books Section on 27.07.13. This book is set completly in China and all characters in the book are born and live their whole life there.
Lisa See is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 330
Books Read: 24
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
15.4 - Get to the Finish LineOption 2: Carnal Sin by Allison Brennan (Goodreads author)
Book has 448 pages
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
Option 2: Not a Girl Detective by Susan Kandel
Book has 3 & 0 in page number, 304 pgs
25.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Off to the Mediterranean Sea
Option A: The Botticelli Secret by Marina Fiorato - BIG BOOK TICKET
Book has 514 pgs and takes place in Italy
30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible
Option 2, Sight: Out of Sight by Stella Cameron (Goodreads author)
"Sight" is in the book title
Option 6, Touch: Touch of Seduction by Rhyannon Byrd (Goodreads author)
"Touch" is in the book title
50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mission 9: Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers by M. Baden & Marion Roach (Goodreads author)
Book has 288 pgs and "True Crime" listed on main page
Mission 12: Bedeviled Angel by Annette Blair (Goodreads author)
Cover has a house on left side showing rooftops, 277 pgs
Mission 14: The Matters at Mansfield: Or, The Crawford Affair by Carrie Bebris
Borrowed from local library, has 288 pgs
Total Points This Post: 140
Total Tasks This Post: 5
Goodreads Authors This Post: 5
Grand Total Points: 565/1350
Total Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 21
Total Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
25.10 - My Summer Vacation1. A book set mainly in France - I live in Norfolk, England, and would have to travel by train, boat and/or plane to get there:
The Doctor's Wife by Brian Moore
5. A book of my own choice:
NW by Zadie Smith
Total points 185
Readerboard Name: Barbara★5.7 –- 70 years ago - Black Friday - Alex Kava (friday in title) 7/27
10.1 -- The Black Tortoise and Snake -
- JoAnna Carl (frogs on cover) 7/2720.5 -- Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats -
- Jamie Quaid♥ (Option A - motorcycle on cover) 7/29***Claiming Goodreads Author***
25.7 -- Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title? -
Book A:
- Orson Scott Card (author BIGGER than title) 7/29Book B:
- Justine Larbalestier (author SMALLER than title) 6/2730.8 - Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 1: The Map of Lost Memories: A Novel - Kim Fay♥ 7/30
(published August 2012 AND set in Cambodia)
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Option 5: The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison♥ (set in Tibet) 6/14
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points Earned This Post: 90
Points Achieved to Date: 565
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (3)
750+ (0)
1000+ (1)
Suzanne25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip
Pick 2 different options and (1) read a book for each, OR (2) read one book that satisfies both options. For the one book option, the book must be at least 400 pages long.
2. Plan a date: Since this is the summer, read a book with the the numbers 6, 7, or 8 in the title or subtitle. Series titles are excluded. Numbers may be in numerical form or spelled out. Cardinal and ordinal numbers work. For example, any of the following in the title/subtitle will work: 6, Six, 6th, or Sixth; as will 36 or Thirty-Six. OR read a book that was first published in June, July, or August of any year.
Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh - *** - 7/29/2013 - Published in July
5. Fill up on snacks and load the playlist: My favorites are…. Twizzlers, pretzels, and beef jerky. Read a book with a cover that is predominately (at least 50 percent) red, orange, or brown. OR one that has a tape player, cassette tape, mp3 player, compact disc, radio, music notes, jukebox, record player, vinyl record, or a musical instrument on the cover.
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning - ***** - 7/28/2013
Points for this post: 25
Total points: 410
Katie M5.2 -- 20 years ago
The Ninth Orb by Kaitlyn O'Connor
5.5 -- 50 years ago
Tickled Pink by Selena Kitt
This post: 10 points
Total to Date: 160 points
Cindy FTask 15.8 Battle of Gettysburg
I read March by Geraldine Brooks
Points this post:15
Total points:275
Books read:19
Tasks completed:14
Goodreads Authors:5
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Ashley FLTask 20.6 Creepy and Kooky
Option 2: Book with genre Romance I Heart New York by Lindsey Kelk
**Lindsey Kelk is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Task 25.9 Summer Movies
Option 5: Young Adult *and* Romance on main page: I read Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Option 6: Favorite Author: I read Potent Pleasures by Eloisa James, one of my favorite authors!
**Eloisa James is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Points: 45 (355 Total)
Big Book Tickets: 5 Total
Goodreads Authors: 2 (16 Total)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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All Other Nights (other topics)Saving Juliet (other topics)
I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains (other topics)
The Good Lord Bird (other topics)
Juliet (other topics)
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Dara Horn (other topics)Anne Fortier (other topics)
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The Chosen by Chaim Potok
20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
Option 1: Family 15 users at time of posting
The Descendants by *Kaui Hart Hemmings
*Kaui Hart Hemmings is a Goodreads Author*
Points in This Task: 30
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 624
Tasks in Progress: 2
Totals:
Total Points: 345
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books Read: 21
Total Pages Read in Summer 2013 SRC: 8596
Reviews Available. Anne (Booklady) Summer 2013 Reviews