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Annie NHTask #25.18 -- Bekka's task: Adventures @ Your Library!
Option 3 - In honor of our ROT to SIN aisle, please read a book by an author with a last name who would be shelved on that aisle.
Fin & Lady: A Novel by Cathleen Schine
Cathleen Schine is a Goodreads Author
Option 6 - OR you may read a book that has a book, books or people reading on the cover.
Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home by Susan Hill
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 105
Tasks Completed this post: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read this post: 2
Total Books Read: 8
GR Authors this post: 1
Total GR Authors: 1
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
Delicious Dee25.14 -- Amy C's task: The America's Cup
1 book option - Option B
- (Big Book Ticket - 500+ pages, book was 528) - ships over the cover with sailsPoints This Post: 25
Total Points: 1050
GR Authors: 56
Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1)
RANDY12S15.3 - Left and Right
I chose option B and read one book, The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney, which has a left-hand word "face" and a right-hand word "milk" in the title.
20.1 - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
I chose option#3 and read a book related to my personal bucket list. At the top of my list it to write a YA book about girls basketball to honor the girls that I coached over 15 seasons. So I read Sky Hook by Dan Jorgensen, which is a YA book about girls basketball.
20.2 - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
I chose option#2 and read a book with the word "Reunion" in the title. Christmas Jars Reunion by Jason F. Wright.
Points this Post = 55
Total Points Posted = 55
GR Authors this Post = 0
20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank
read a book (written by any author) that has a three word title, the first word of which is "The."
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa ***Claiming Goodreads Author***
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
Rolled 1: Read the next book in a series you like
living dead in dallas by Charlaine harris
Rolled 6: Read a book by an author (living or dead) who is English or Scottish by birth.
blood will tell by Samantha Young ***Claiming Goodreads Author***
30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible
sound : the Sound of Us by Sarah Willis
eye : Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett ***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points this task: 80
Total points: 420
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 29
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
read a book (written by any author) that has a three word title, the first word of which is "The."
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa ***Claiming Goodreads Author***
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
Rolled 1: Read the next book in a series you like
living dead in dallas by Charlaine harris
Rolled 6: Read a book by an author (living or dead) who is English or Scottish by birth.
blood will tell by Samantha Young ***Claiming Goodreads Author***
30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible
sound : the Sound of Us by Sarah Willis
eye : Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett ***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Points this task: 80
Total points: 420
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 29
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family VacationsAssassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell ("Vacation" in the title)
25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias
I used Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir as my starting book.
From this list I read Bossypants by Tina Fey
& from this list I read Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 260
GR Author: 12
Big Ticket Books: 2
10.7 Blown AwayI read a book by Karen White. Karen is the K name for this year. The book I read was Pieces of the Heart.
Task Points: 10
Total Points: 215
GoodReads Authors: 9
Tasks Completed: 13
REPOST: message 1387Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.
Task #15.3 - Left and Right
Option 2- Read ONE book with a left-hand word (option A) AND a right-hand word (option B) in the title or subtitle.
Beat To A Pulp by Chris F. Holm
Beat = left-hand word
Pulp = right-hand word
** GR Ticket Claim: Chris F. Holm is a Goodreads Author **
Approved for length by Dlmrose: message 2441 (Jun 04, 2013 04:57am)
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Points This Post: 15 points
Total Points: 110 points
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Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 8
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 7
Big books (500+) Tickets: 1
Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.Task #15.4 - Get to the Finish Line
Option 2 - Tortoise: Read one book with at least 400 pages.
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
I listened to the audiobook. The paperback is 720 pages.**
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
** Big Book (500+) Ticket Claim**
Points This Post: 15 points
Total Points: 125 points
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Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 9
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 7
Big books (500+) Tickets: 2
Suzanne 25.7 Author or Title?
Book A: For I Have Sinned by Darynda Jones - ***** - 8/5/2013
Book B: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones - **** - 8/5/2013
Points for this Post: 25
Total Points: 460
REPOST5.4 40 YEARS AGO -
by [author:Mark Puryear|525982There is a celtic circle on the cover
Jayme VA30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible
Option 2: The Sight of the Stars by Belva Plain has Sight in the title.
Option 6: Skin by Ted Dekker has Skin in the title.
Ted Dekker is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 485
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
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
5.10 – 100 years agoShow Her the Money (Pink Pearl, #1) by Stephanie Feagan
nominee: Stephanie J. Block
*** Stephanie Feagan is a Goodreads Author ***
20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option b, word: party
Party Crashers by Stephanie Bond
25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip
Option 3: I Heart New York by Lindsey Kelk
Option 4: A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
*** Lindsey Kelk is a Goodreads Author ***
25.18 -- Bekka's task: Adventures @ Your Library!
Option 1: Pushing Up Daisies: A Dirty Business Mystery by Rosemary Harris
Option 3: Thistle and Twigg by Mary Saums
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1, last digit is 6
Clutches and Curses by Dorothy Howell - #4 in series
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James -#2 in series
*** E.L. James is a Goodreads Author ***
Total points this post: 115
Total GRA this post: 3
Total big book tickets this post: 0
Total points: 215
Total GRA: 6
Total big book tickets: 1
BEKKA - 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something NewOption 3: For this task, I read “
” by Sarah Aronson, since I’ve never read any of her work before. Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 455
Pages Read this Challenge: 296
Total Pages Read to Date: 10570
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 31
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Lori TX25.20 Reading Goals
Rolled 4 and 5
4. Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
5. Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton
Published July 2, 2013
Points this post = 25
Total points = 145
30.10 Book News Feed (rolled 2,5) Both new authors to meOpt 2 Orange Prize Long List
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (GR Author)
Opt 5 Good Minds Suggest - author's own book
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Total pts:30
GR author: 1 Gillian Flynn
Suzanne25.9 Chaitra's task: Summer Movies...The Low Profile Version
Option 6: The Grandmaster:
Read a book that is written by one of your favorite authors:
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward - **** - 7/24/2013
Option 2:
Read a book with two (and only two) female protagonists:
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones - ***** - 8/6/2013 - Charley and Cookie
Points for this post: 25
Total Points: 485
Andy P.Task # 15.4 Get to the Finish Line
Option 2 Tortoise: Read 1 book with over 400 pages
The Carrier by Sophie Hannah This book has 432 pages
Points this post: 15
Total points:925
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 30.1: Name Dropping: I rolled a 1 and a 6.
Option 1 Firefly: Next book in a series: Vanishing Point by Judith Van Gieson. This book is the second book in the Claire Reynier series.
Option 6 Author British or Scottish by birth: The Akhenaten Adventure by P.B. Kerr. The author was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Task 50.1: Seven mansions of the black tortoise.
Mansion 8: Dipper: Religious leader is one of the main characters in the book: Guardian of the Balance by Irene Radford. The lead character is a priestess of pre-christian religions in Arhturian Great Britain. Approved in help thread #91.
Claim a Big Book over 500 pages ticket. This book has 608 pages.
Mansion 9: Ox: Classified as Murder Mystery on main page: A Deadly Yarn by Maggie Sefton. This book has 272 pages.
Mansion 10: Girl: A biography/autobiography of a strong-willed female: The Search for Omm Sety by Jonathan Cott. This is the story of the life of Dorothy Eady, an egyptologist, artist and writer. She claimed to be a reincarnation of an Egyptian temple girl, called Omm Sety, in the temple of Pharaoh Seti I in Abydos, Egypt. Against the wishes of her family, she pursued her life-long desire to return to the location. She succeeded in moving to Egypt, and worked at the Cairo museum until she had the opportunity to move back to Abydos, and lived out most of her long life in a simple native mudbrick dwelling, close to the temple of Seti I. The book contains many quotes by well known egyptologists and others that comment on her dedication and strong-willed personality. She lived as she believed. This book has 265 pages.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 2
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 250
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 10
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (2); 750+ (1);
20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank BlankThe Cracked Pot by Melissa Glazer
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 2: Tall, Dark and Cowboy by Joanne Kennedy (Goodreads author)
"Dark" ends in "K"
25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip
One Book, Options 2 & 5: Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole (Goodreads author)
Book was published in August, has a brown cover, and has 430 pgs. Approved in help thread msg 77.
25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
Option 1: Killer Wedding by Jerrilyn Farmer
Book #3 in the Madeline Bean Catering series
Option 1: Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper (Goodreads author)
Book #4 in the Jane Jameson series
25.15 -- Stacie MI's task: It's Barbeque Time!
One Book, options A & B: A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison (Goodreads author)
Model on cover wearing fancy dress, Book #4 so sandwiched in series, and has 510 pgs. BIG BOOK TICKET -- Approved in help thread msg 71.
Total Points This Post: 115
Total Tasks This Post: 5
Goodreads Authors This Post: 4
Grand Total Points: 680/1350
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 26
Total Goodreads Authors: 26
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
RANDY12S20.3 - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank
Always a fan of Robert Ludlum I have read all his books. For this task I read The Simeon Chamber by Steve Martini.
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1. Fibonacci Sequence - My birth year is 1948, so I read two books in series whose number in the series added together to get 8. I read Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, which is number 1 in this series and The Devil Colony: A Sigma Force Novel by James Rollins, which is number 7 in the Sigma Force series. James Rollins is a GR author.
Points This Post = 50
Total Points = 105
GR Authors = 1
10.2 -- Live Long and ProsperThe Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
has Classics as a main genre. I listened to the Librovox audio version and a paperback link is
The Jungle Book
15.1 - A Machiavellian Task
Option 3 Philosophy as a main genre
Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
I listened to a library audiobook version so the paperback version is
Walden
15.7 - 11/11
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The title has 2 'L's together and the author name has 2 'L's together
I read audio book version so paperback is
The Song of Achilles
*GR Madeline Miller is a GR author. Claiming one ticket.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
Option 3- Getting back into painting and actually completing a work of art were on my bucket list. This book was inspirational to me in the pursuit of painting. I succeeded in finishing some paintings during the challenge season- and have 2 in a show and more entered later in the month! The book is about a woman artist and has lots of art references and art history in it.
The Passion of Artemisia: Cassette by Susan Vreeland
the paperback version is The Passion of Artemisia
*GR Susan Vreeland is a GR author, claiming one ticket.
20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
Option 1- Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
has family as a main genre.
the paperback version is
Sisterland as my version was Audio CD
20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan is an audiobook
The Lost Hero is the paperback which has 557 pages.
**BB This is a Big book claiming one ticket.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 1 -history is a main genre for
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
I listened to audio version so paperback is A Short History of Nearly Everything with 544 pages.
**BB This is a Big Book counting toward one ticket
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 1 - word 'sun'
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
I used audio CD so paperbook is The Sun Also Rises.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
I missed out on the Anne of Green gables book as a child but now LM Montgomery is one of my newest favorite authors. Thanks to Librovox recordings I can easily find one to listen to.
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
I used the audio version so the mass market paperback is Anne of the Island
25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens
Garden A- letters E and S in TEA HOUSE and they are author initials
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
Garden B- WWII is a main genre
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand is audio version I used.
the standard english paperback version is Unbroken: An Extraordinary True Story of Courage and Survival.
**BB? It has 500 pages so It may qualify for a big book ticket. I'll claim it just in case.
25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore Listopias
I started with The Kitchen House I read in Spring challenge.
Kitchen house is #109 on Best for Book Clubs list (it's been moving up on that list) http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/19...
I chose The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory which is currently #35 on the list.
*GR Philippa Gregory is a GR author and
**BB this is a big book with 735 in the mass market paperback that I used.
claiming 1 BB ticket and one GR author ticket
On The Best Historical Fiction list
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/15...
the Kitchen house has moved up to 163 and my task choice is steady at 38
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
**BB this is a big book at 601 pages for the mass market paperback which I used.
2 Big books this task.
25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
Option 2 author ABC's author last name letters R and S
Book 1 The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan.
This is audio version I used so paperback is
The Red Pyramid which has 516 pages.
**BB claiming one BB ticket
Book 2 Fin & Lady: A Novel by Cathleen Schine
*GR Cathleen Schine is a GR author
one BB and one GR this task
Points this post: 235
Total Points to date: 235
GR authors this post: 4
GR authors to Date: 4
Big Books this post 500+ (6)
Big Books to date 500+ (6)
STACIE MITask 5.4 - 40 Years Ago
I read:
Locke and Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks by Joe Hill
There is a ring/circle at the top of the key (kind of hard to see, but it has been approved in the task help thread).
Points this task: 5
Total points: 635
Tasks completed: 37
Books read: 52
Pages read: 13758
Goodreads authors: 28
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 25.17 - Metal!
I did options 5 and 6.
For option 5, I read a book with a cover that I found visually appealing:
Far from You by Lisa Schroeder
For option 6, I read a book with poetry and romance listed as genres:
The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder
**Lisa Schroeder (x2) is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 660
Tasks completed: 38
Books read: 54
Pages read: 14420
Goodreads authors: 30
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.2Option 1: genre "Family" on the main page
A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay (GR Author)
25.3
Option 1: Read a book with the genre "Road Trip" listed on its main page
How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski (GR Author)
Option 5: Read a book with brown cover
by Imogen Howson (GR Author)25.7
Book A: Author's name bigger than title
Book B: Author's name smaller than title
by Cora Carmack (GR Author)25.12
Option 1: Series by the Numbers
1st book in series: The 5th Wave
2nd book in series: Summoning the Night by Jenn Bennett (GR Author)
Points this post: 95
Total points: 630
KarenKnits50.1 - Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 10: biography/autobiography of an influential or strong willed female (pre-approved message 57 of the help thread)
When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams
Mansion 13: read a book with one of these words “royal, imperial, king, queen, prince, princess, emperor, empress, duke, or duchess” in the title or subtitle
A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers
Mansion 14: read a book you borrowed from a library
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, loaned to me from the personal library of Kimberly Lewis (my sister)
This Post: 50
Challenge: 435
30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC StyleI drew a V with the random letter generator.
I rolled a 2 and a 6.
2: Hate List by Jennifer Brown
The main character's first name in the book is Valerie.
6: Mind's Eye by Håkan Nesser
The series name is Inspector Van Veeteren.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 265
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500- 3, 750, 1000 pages
Task 10.7 - Blown AwayThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman.
Karen is one of the 2013 Hurricane Season Names
Task 25.4 - Bookin' Around the Bases
Option 2 - SPORTSMANSHIP (1 word title)
Mockingjay
Option 5 - PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
(Dick appears to be practicing his dancing here - approved in Task Help Thread)Points this post: 35
Tasks completed this post: 2
Total challenge points: 205
Total tasks completed: 14
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 2
JENNA S50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 8
Home Again by Kristin Hannah
Francis DeMarco, a main character in the book, is a priest. See the description of the book.
*Kristin Hannah is a GR author.
Mansion 10
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Mansion 14
All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
I borrowed this book from the library.
*Meg Cabot is a GR author.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 14
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STEFU20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option B
Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen
The word "Here" is in the lyrics to Pontoon.
James A. Owen is a GR author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 330
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 18
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
Sheila25.2 - JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition
Option 1: Geography - I live in Illinois and this book is set in Chicago.
Dirty Martini by J.A. KonrathAND
Option 4: Arts & Literature - any mystery
A Fatal Grace by Louise PennyTotal Points = 1210
Peebee5.6 – 60 years ago
Life After Life: A Novel by Jill McCorkle
The title contains the subordinating conjunction "after."
10.4 -- The Sunshine State
The Wonder Bread Summer: A Novel by Jessica Anya Blau
This book takes place in California (Berkeley and Los Angeles).
20.1 Going to Peru
Option 2
The Smart One by Jennifer Close (replacing The Dinner by Herman Koch, moved to 25.12)
This book has 340 pages.
Jennifer Close is a Goodreads Author.
25.12 What Comes Next?
Option 5 - Time to Eat:
Book 1:
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard
Book 2:
The Dinner by Herman Koch (moved from 20.1)
The titles contain the successive meals "lunch" and "dinner."
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Points this post: 40
Total points: 1000/1350
Goodreads Authors: 1/33
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Repost msg 1634adding second book for
15.1 - A Machiavellian Task
Option 3 Philosophy as a main genre
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
I listened to a library audiobook version so the paperback version is
Walden
Option 5- book with 50000+ratings
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
This book has 244,248 ratings
Points this post: 15
Total Points to date: 235
GR authors this post: 0
GR authors to Date: 4
Big Books this post 500+ (0)
Big Books to date 500+ (6)
Sheila30.8 - Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 5: Red Pandas - Mountains on cover
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauerapproved #14 in help thread.
AND
Option 6: Giant Pandas
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko OgawaMost Read This Week> Asia on August 7, Row 17 book 5
http://www.goodreads.com/genres/most_...
approved #14 in help thread.
Total Points = 1240
Andy P.Task # 5.1 10 years ago
Read a book by an author who uses an initial as part of his name
Savage Run by C.J. Box
Task # 5.3 30 years ago
Read a book by an author whose first and last name begin with the same letter
The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman
Points this post: 10
Total Points:935
20.10 Group ReadsI read the
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
is audiobook I used- so paperback is
The Eyre Affair
My review comment is msg 19
25.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Off to the Mediterranean Sea
Option A - book with 500+ pages with setting in Spain
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
the paperback version for length is The Angel's Game
which is 532 pages
**BB claiming bigbook ticket for 532 pages
25.15 -- Stacie MI's task: It's Barbeque Time!
One book of 400+ that meets option D & E
Option D- I was chicken because the content of this book was intimidating to me. It was recommended to me on GR based on other books I've read but I was correct I should remain chicken of anything with a mathematics genre.
Option E - It's pretty corn-on-the-cob yellow at least 50%
by Nate Silver. I read the hardback version which is 544 pages.
**BB claiming bigbook ticket for 544 pages.
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R-recommended to me by my cousin Juli who rated it 5 star on GR
by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA- I acquired this book from the library- It was an ebook I checked out for my reader.
by Jesmyn Ward.a paperback version is
for length verification30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 2-
Book 1 prime numbers this hardback book I read is 357 pages
by Karen MackBook 2 non prime numbers the paperback version of this book is 400 pages in this mass market edition
by Bram Stoker I listened to the unabridged audio playaway version which is on page 21 of the book's main page editions but can't get past 100 pages to find it on the 'add book' screen. Another unabridged audio version is
Dracula (Classic Collection
30.8 - Peebee’s Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
My books were approved for these options in msg 40 of the help thread.
Option 2 lead character goes to Vietnam for majority of the story
Up Country by Nelson DeMille is audio CD version I used.
The main paperback version is Up Country which is 880 pages.
**BB this book qualifies for 2 big book tickets at 750 pages+, claiming tickets
*GR Nelson DeMille is a GR author, claiming ticket
Option 4
by Yukio Mishima which has fish on the cover. The ebook version I used had this cover.
the ebook versions listed on GR don't show the covers.
My library version of ebook was Knopf doubleday pub 2013 so here is an ebook version for 2013.
30.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News Feed
Book 1 I rolled a 1 so I read
The Dinner by Herman Koch
was the audio CD version I read.
The paperback isThe Dinner
The book is mentioned on the Book Case blog here:
http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case...
Book 2 I rolled 6 so I read World Book night choices with authors new to me:
book is on both the 2012US and 2012UK list
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
**BB with 550 pages in my paperback version, claiming BB ticket
*GR Markus Zusak is a GR author, claiming ticket
Points this Post: 190
Total Points to date: 425
GR author this post: 2
GR authors to date: 6
Big Books this Post: 500+ (3) 750+ (1)
Big Books to Date: 500+ (9) 750+ (1)
Mod
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
option 1, set in Peru: Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru by Tahir Shah
20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
option A motorcycle on cover
Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 8 - Sister Fidelma
Shroud for the Archbishop by Peter Tremayne
Mansion 10:- Julia Child bio
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz
Mansion 13- queen in title
To Shield the Queen by Fiona Buckley
total = 1260
Coralie25.2 Trivial Pursuit – Summer of ’94 Edition
Option 1: Book set where I live (Melbourne)
Flying Too High
Option 2: Book with ‘king’ intact in author’s name
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
25.8 Big Sky Country
3. Night sky – ‘star’ in title
Star Maker
5. Furry Friends – ‘dog’ in title
Heart of a Dog
Total points 1015
BEKKA - 10.3 -- The Summer of '69For this task, I read “
” by Avi, since it was first published in October of 1989. Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 10
Total Points Earned to Date: 465
Pages Read this Challenge: 224
Total Pages Read to Date: 10794
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings Option 2: Endings - Back
Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler
Points in This Task: 20
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 336
Tasks in Progress: 2
Totals:
Total Points: 425
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Books Read: 27
Total Pages Read in Summer 2013 SRC: 10,740
Review Available. Anne (Booklady) Summer 2013 Reviews
JOLIE5.2 – 20 years ago. Book with a number in the title
The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality by Richard Panek
Points this post: 5
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors (total): 3
Big books: 0
25.19 -- Oma1229's task: School is Out Forever! 3.read a book with a musical instrument - I read Never a Hero by Marie Sexton *GR Author
- piano on cover.4.Choose any book to read that meets the SRC guidelines- I read Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun *GR Author
30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
A) Destination Wedding:I read Fixed on You by Laurelin Paige *GR Author. This ebook approved in ebook thread message #2659. This book takes place in NYC and The Hamptons. Both places would be wonderful to me for a destination wedding. Either overlooking the lights of NYC or on the beach in the Hamptons.
D) Something Old, Something New...: I read Closure by Kim Carmichael *GR Author. This book was published November 23rd 2012.
Points this post- 55
Total Points- 290
GR Authors- 17
25.10 -- Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation
option: 1
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
setting: Washington (United States)
I'm living in Singapore
Option: 5
His Wicked Kiss
25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
option 1:
Sinister Sprinkles (Donut Shop Mystery #3)
The Temptation of Your Touch (Burke Brothers #2)
points this post:50
total points:490
option: 1
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
setting: Washington (United States)
I'm living in Singapore
Option: 5
His Wicked Kiss
25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
option 1:
Sinister Sprinkles (Donut Shop Mystery #3)
The Temptation of Your Touch (Burke Brothers #2)
points this post:50
total points:490
15.4 Get to the Finish LineOption 2 Scarlet by Marissa Meyer,*GRA
454 pages
15.9 Mountains to Climb
A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean
The word "river" is in the title.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 4
10.10 Blister in the Sun"Prove My Love" = Love
Bittersweet Love by Rochelle Alers
25.11 Vi/Midu's task: Explore Listopias
Starting Book: Slow Burn
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
List One: Something About You
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/19...
Something About You by Julie James
Julie James is a Goodreads Author.
List Two: The Wedding
Slow Burn: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/57...
The Wedding: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/57...
The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 790
Total Tasks: 46
Books Read: 67
Goodreads Authors: 35
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
20.1 Most Improved Player--Stacy CT's Task--All Things Peru:3. Bucket List. I've always wanted to go to Alaska in the summer, hence:
Denali Skies by Danielle Rohr set in Denali National Park.
20.4 Author! Author!--Ann A's Task--Initial Fun:
Using the D and an N in Donna, I picked Dina Nayeri who is a completely new author to me.
A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea
25.20 Sarah the Librarian's TAsk--Reading Goals:
I rolled a 1 and a 3
1. Nonfiction:
A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance by Marlena De Blasi, a memoir.
3. The next book was a local author recommended to me by a mutual friend, Mary Linse.
Racing to Love: Carter's Treasure by Amy Gregory
30.4 Cindy AL's Task--All Things Wedding:
C. Say Yes to the Dress:
by Tessa DareE. With This Ring:
Avoid Boring People: And Other Lessons from a Life in Science by James D. Watson Title word Boring has the magic word ring in it.
Today's total: 95
Grand total: 1160
5.1 Ten Years AgoOne of the authors uses an initial in his name. This will be my one 5 point task that uses a book between 80-100 pages (87 pages).
You Can't Take it With You by George S. Kaufman andMoss Hart
15.5 Tour de France
Book is set in France
Paris in Love by Eloisa James
Eloisa James is a Goodreads author.
25.10 My Summer Vacation
Option 1: Since I live in Connecticut, I would have to travel to get to Utah where this book is set.
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne
Josh Hanagarne is a Goodreads author.
Option 5: Read a book of your choice.
Homeby Toni Morrison
25.19 School is out forever
Option 3: Field trip. Museum wall art is on the cover.
Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman
Option 4: Teachers pet. Read any book.
by Muriel SparkPoints this post:70
Total points: 410
Tasks: 21
Books: 28
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500=1, 750=1
Post #2350.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 8: read a book with a religious leader
Two nuns are the main characters
A Nun in the Closet by Dorothy Gilman
Though my version actually had 275 pages (not 296) http://www.amazon.com/A-Nun-Closet-Do...
Mansion 9: list: Best Murder Mysteries of All Time.
As of right now listed as #1
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Mansion 14: read a book you borrowed from a library
Tigard public library via inner library loan
Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
Points this post: 50
Total to date: 450
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 33
Goodreads Author Total: 12
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10.1 -- The Black Tortoise and Snake
25.4 - Janet F's task: Bookin' Around the Bases
Option 1 - Full Moon- Mari Carr (GR Author) - I attempted to watch a game with the Washington Nationals playing (since they are my local team), I made it all of 2 innings before I fell asleep on the couch, which put an end to my reading and viewing for the day...; ebook only approved line 413 in spreadsheet
Option 6 - Fix You - Mari Carr (GR Author) - I do a book recommendation challenge each month and this month my picker gave me like 12 books to choose from, so I picked the 10 I was most interested in, numbered them 1-10 and then drew my number and got 8 which was the above book; ebook only approved line 387 in spreadsheet
30.2 - DLMRose's task: Behind the Name
I started with Alan from the family - Alan
Male Name - The Plain of Bitter Honey - Alan Chin (GR Author)
Female Name - Retreat- Alanna Coca (GR Author)
Points This Post: 65
Total Points: 1025
GR Authors: 56
Big Books: 500+ (6), 750+ (1)