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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
15.4 Get to the Finish LineOption 2: One book with more than 400 pages
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (544 pages - Big Book)
15.6 As Seen on TV
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
This book is on Oprah's Book Club List.
15.8 The Battle of Gettysburg
Best Little Stories from the Civil War by C. Brian Kelly
20.1 All Things Peru
Option 2: The Numbers 3 and 0 are in the number of pages.
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry (300 Pages)
20.4 Initial Fun
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
The Author's initials A. J. are found in my readerboard name Jean.
85 points this post
85 total points
1 Big Book this post
1 Big Book total
Readerboard Name: Barbara★15.7 -- 11/11 - The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier♥ (LL in "weLL" and "mariLLier") 8/7
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
***Claiming Big Book Ticket- 625 pages***
25.13 -- Deanna's task: Dirty Dancing -
Option B: The Rising - Kelley Armstrong♥ 6/23
(cast member= Kelly Bishop)
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Option D: The Frog King: A Love Story - Adam Davies (set in NYC) 8/11
30.9 - Andy P's task: Let's Be Sensible
TOUCH: The Temptation of Your Touch - Teresa Medeiros♥ 8/11
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
TASTE: A Taste of Sin - Connie Mason 8/9
Points Earned This Post: 70
Points Achieved to Date: 695
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (4)
750+ (0)
1000+ (1)
15.3 - Left and RightOption 2: Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
LOOK is a right hand word and AFTER is a left hand word.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 275
GR Author: 12
Big Ticket Books: 2
Correction for post # 1765 task 15.6Ayana Mathis is a GoodReads Author
1 total GoodReads Authors
Task 30.3 - Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R (Recommended to me verbally by a friend): His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik ***GR Author***
A (borrowed from library): Son by Lois Lowry
Total GR Authors = 10
Challenge total = 295
5.10 100 Years AgoNominee Name: Nora Ephron
Mind Over Matter by Nora Roberts
15.5 Tour De France
A Business Engagement by Merline Lovelace
25.1 Coralie's task: Winter in Melbourne
Option 2: Marq
Twice Tempted by Marquita Valentine
Marquita Valentine is a Goodreads Author.
Option 3: Rebel
Why Resist a Rebel? by Leah Ashton
Leah Ashton is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 920
Total Tasks: 52
Books Read: 77
Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Kristi CO20.1 All Things Peru!
Option 2: 3 and 0 in pages
TransAtlantic by Colum McCann is 300 pages
Colum McCann is a goodreads author
30.4 All Things Wedding
Option A: Destination Wedding
The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian (Italian countryside)
Chris Bohjalian is a goodreads author
Option D:
Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin (published May 21, 2013)
Abigail Tarttelin is a goodreads author
Points this post: 50
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
25.13 DIRTY DANCING - A. Night Seeker by Yasmine Galenorn
Option A - In The Still of The Night
***GoodReads Author***
B. Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods
Option C - set in New York
30.4 ALL THINGS WEDDING -
A.
Art's Blood by Vicki LaneOption B - white cover
***GoodReads Author***
B. Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
Option D - Published 1/29/13
***GoodReads Author***
50.1 SEVEN MANSIONS -
A. Chill Factor by Sandra Brown
Mansion 8 - Murder Mystery
***GoodReads Author***
****Big Book 560 pages****
B. The Fire King by Marjorie M. Liu
Mansion 13 - King in title
***GoodReads Author***
C. Priceless by Shannon Mayer
Mansion 14 - borrowed from Amazon Kindle Library
***GoodReads Author***
Points: 105
Tasks: 3
Books: 7
Pages: 2465
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 1
Total Points: 1210
Total Tasks: 65
Total Books: 97
Total Pages: 34122
GR Authors: 61
Big Books: 5
20.4 Ann A's task: Initial FunOption 1- In Darkness by Nick Lake*GRA
Author's initials are in my Readerboard name (Lorna) &
I have not read this author before.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
GRA: 5
BEKKA - 30.7 - Delicious Dee's task: Scattergories SRC StyleI was given the letter “R” by the Random Letter Generator, and the Dice webpage gave me a 3 and a 4.
Option 3: For this task, I read “
” by Jess Walter, since the title has a word that begins with “R” in it. Option 4: For this task, I read “
” by Ruta Sepetys, since the author is female and her name begins with an “R”. Also, Ruta Sepetys is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Total Points Earned to Date: 550
Pages Read this Challenge: 683
Total Pages Read to Date: 12572
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 38
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
30.10 - Jayme VA's task: Book News FeedI rolled 1 and 5. Both authors are new to me!
1. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case...
Beth Hoffman is a Goodreads author.
5. Red Azalea by Anchee Min
The author I started with is Peter Hessler (His Favorite Books on China).
Points this post: 30
Total points: 715
GR authors: 26
15.5 TOUR DE FRANCE - Dark Legend by Christine FeehanSet in France
***GoodReads Author***
15.6 AS SEEN ON TV - Inferno by Dan Brown
As seen on Colbert Report
30.8 SUMMER VISIT TO NATIONAL ZOO -
A.
The Lilac House: A Novel by Anita NairSet in India
Option 4 - Pomegranate on cover
B. Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Book about child born in India
Option 6 Most Read This Week 8/4
***GoodReads Author***
Points: 60
Tasks: 3
Books: 4
Pages: 1549
GR Authors: 2
Total Points: 1255
Total Tasks: 68
Total Books: 101
Total Pages: 35671
GR Authors: 63
Big Books: 5
25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road TripOption 5 (orange cover) and Option 6 (protagonist's last name is COOPER and her full name is Beka Cooper) -
(581 pages - one-book option) - approved in task help thread msg #6225.12 - Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
Option 2 - Miss Mole by E.H. Young and How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
I rolled a 1 and 3.
Roll 1 - The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee (#3 in the Origami Yoda series)
Roll 3 - Are You My Mother?
Total books read: 48
Points in this post: 80
Big book tickets: 2
Total points accumulated: 560/1350
Laurie ME5.10: 100 Years Ago: Nominee is for best play: Lucky Guy by Nora Ephron - Nora Roberts
The Villa by Nora Roberts
10.7: Blown Away: Name from 2013 list: Andrea
The Guestbook by Andrea Hurst. Andrea Hurst is a GRA.
20.3: Best Review: Nick KY's Task: The Blank Blank
The Murder Stone by Charles Todd. Charles Todd is a GRA.
20.5: Bigger is Better: Cathy G's Task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats: From Pontoon - blue
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier
20.8: It's My Birthday: Sue Q's Task: Beginnings and Endings: talK
Option 2: Talk of the Town by Suzanne Macpherson. Suzanne MacPherson is a GRA.
Points this Post: 75.
Total Points: 330.
3 GRA this post.
Laurie ME25.1: Coralie's Task: Winter in Melbourne: both Option 1: MUR/DER/ATT/HEG/ARD/NER; TUL/LED/EAT/HDO/USP/ART
Murder at the Gardner by Jane Langton
Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair. Annette Blair is a GRA.
25.3: JennRenee's Task: Summer Road Trip:
Option 2: pub in August
Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood
Option 3: Boston, MA
One Night in Boston by Allie Boniface. Allie Boniface is a GRA.
25.5: Bluemoon's Task: In The Garden:
A. teA houSe:
Shadow Dance by Susan Andersen. Susan Andersen is a GRA.
C. Did You Miss Me? by Karen Rose
25.10: Laurie ME's Task: My Summer Vacation:
1. I live in Maine; book is set in Mississippi
The Cherry Cola Book Club by Ashton Lee
5. book of choice: Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
25.18: Bekks's Task: Adventures @ Your Library:
1. an archeological dig:
The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley. Susanna Kearsley is a GRA.
3. Mystery and Thriller:
The Chase by Clive Cussler
Points this Post: 125.
Total Points: 455.
4 GRA this Post
Laurie ME30.2: DLMrose's Task: Behind the Name: in the family of YAHWEH/YEHOCHANAN: starting point name: John
M: The Cases That Haunt Us by John E. Douglas. 1 BB.
F: The Shortest Day: Murder at the Revels by Jane Langton
30.6: Ty's Task: Reading Your 123s
Option 3: Sharon Sala/Dinah McCall
Snowfall by Sharon Sala. Sharon Sala is a GRA.
Bloodlines by Dinah McCall
30.8: PeeBee's Task: A Visit to The National Zoo
Option 5: Mountain on cover:
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain by Ed Viesturs
.
.Option 6: Most Read This Week - Asia (5/19/13)
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis. 1 BB.
Points this Post: 90.
Total Points: 545.
1 GRA this post
2 BB.
15.4 - Get to the Finish Lineoption 2: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
418 pages
15.5 - Tour de France
If I Should Die by Amy Plum
Set in Paris, France
Amy Plum is a Goodreads Author
15.7 - 11/11
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
SS twice in title
Robin Hobb is a Goodreads Author
15.10 - No More Homework!
Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind by Karen Kelley
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
option 2: 3 AND a 0 in the total number of pages.
Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
320 pages
Richelle Mead is a Goodreads Author
20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option B. word from the song - down
Down London Road by Samantha Young
Samantha Young is a Goodreads Author
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
Option 3. Read a book written by an author who is new to you.
Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Colleen Hoover is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 120
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
Goodreads Author: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
5.8 – 80 years ago.Read a book with more than one author.
by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephen Baxter, Vandana Singh, Paul Melko, Kelly Link, Ian McDonald, Simon McCaffery (Goodreads Author), E. Catherine Tobler (Goodreads Author) , Alastair Reynolds, Ursula K. Le Guin, Stephen King, David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author), Mercurio D. Rivera, Jeff VanderMeer (Goodreads Author), George R.R. Martin, Carrie Vaughn (Goodreads Author), Tim Pratt, Robert Reed, Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author), Yoon Ha Lee, Orson Scott Card, Christie Yant (Goodreads Author), Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author), Robert Silverberg, Ross E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Michael Swanwick, Gregory Benford, William Alexander, Pat Cadigan (Goodreads Author), Joyce Carol Oates, John R. Fultz (Goodreads Author)564 pages
Points this post: 5
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 29
Books Read: 44
GR Authors: 27
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
REPOST:25.9 -- Chaitra's task: Summer Movies...The Low Profile Version
2. Byzantium: Read a book with two (and only two) female protagonists.
by Jenni James (Goodreads Author) Snow White & Raven (protagonists)- two step-sisters who have to stop their evil stepmother from destroying everything.
Approved here.
6. The Grandmaster: Read a book that is written by one of your favorite authors
by MaryJanice Davidson (Goodreads Author)Points this post: 25
Total points: 565
Tasks completed: 27
Books Read: 42
GR Authors: 24
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Sheila25.14 -- Amy C's task: The America's Cup
1 book option for option 2 - Sail on cover over 500 pages
approved here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
I read the kindle version
Circle Of Bones: a Caribbean Thriller by Christine KlingThe paperback version is Circle Of Bones: a Caribbean Thriller and is 558 pages.
Total Points = 1350
Nick KY15.9 Mountains to Climb I read River of Earth by James Still, with the word “River” in the title.
15.10 No More Housework! I read a book of my choice, The Caretaker and the Dumbwaiter by Harold Pinter.
20.8 Sue Q’s Beginnings and Endings I read A Walk in the Dark by Gianrico Carofiglio, “Walk” and “Dark” end in “K.”
20.9 Pigletto’s Whedonite. First of all, I chose Option 3 and read a spin-off book from a TV series, “Eureka”: I read Eureka: Substitution Method by Cris Ramsay, a book and author new to me.
Secondly, I LUV the phrase “Pigletto’s Whedonite”! It’s so cool!
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: Wraiths of Time by Andre Norton.
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.
Points This Post: 100
Total Points So Far: 1110
Big Books: 500+ (2)
Nick KYOn double ckecking I found that Andre Norton's Wraiths of Time does NOT have "Time Travel" listed as one of its genres on the GR homepage, even though it's a novel ABOUT time travel. I've been burned by this very thing before, I probably will again. Here's an amended post without # 30.1
15.9 Mountains to Climb I read River of Earth by James Still, with the word “River” in the title.
15.10 No More Housework! I read a book of my choice, The Caretaker and the Dumbwaiter by Harold Pinter.
20.8 Sue Q’s Beginnings and Endings I read A Walk in the Dark by Gianrico Carofiglio, “Walk” and “Dark” end in “K.”
20.9 Pigletto’s Whedonite. First of all, I chose Option 3 and read a spin-off book from a TV series, “Eureka”: I read Eureka: Substitution Method by Cris Ramsay, a book and author new to me.
Secondly, I LUV the phrase “Pigletto’s Whedonite”! It’s so cool!
Points This Post: 70
Total Points So Far: 1080
Big Books: 500+ (2)Wraiths of Time
Suzanne25.10 My Summer Vacation
Option 1: The Diviners by Libba Bray - ***** - 8/8/2013 - Set in NY City, I live in Indiana
Option 5: Bikini Season by Sheila Roberts - **** - 8/10/2013 - Just for Fun!
Points for this post: 25
Total Points so far: 510
I'm just back from vacation and got a lot of reading done.20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana - Something New
Option 3 - book by new to me author - Jesus and the Essenes by Dolores Cannon - this is a new-to-me author
25.5 - Bluemoon - In the Gardens
Option B - Blue and White Garden (blue and white cover) - Murder in Mykonos
by ***Goodreads Author*** Jeffrey SigerOption D - The Subrosa Garden (water on cover)- They Almost Always Come Home
by Cynthia Ruchti30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G - Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
Option L - luscious lemonade: beverage on coverBloody Mary
by ***Goodreads Author*** J.A. KonrathOption A - acquire book from friend or library - They Walked with Jesus: Past Life Experiences with Christ by Dolores Cannon - borrowed from my sister-in-law Lisa
50.1 - Beth NC - Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 9: The Ox - book off best murder mysteries list -The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie - #119 on the list
Mansion 13: Encampment: “royal, imperial, king, queen, prince, princess, emperor, empress, duke, or duchess” Clockwork Princess by ***Goodreads Author*** Cassandra Clare ***Big Book** I read the kindle edition which has 568 pages, the paperback edition Clockwork Princess also has 568 pages.
Mansion 14: Wall - borrowed book Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer - borrowed from my friend Myra
Points this post: 125
Total Points: 370/1350
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 25
GoodReads Authors: 13
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
Andy P.Task # 20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun
Option 1. The author's initials must be found in any order in your Readerboard nameThe Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
My initials are AP as are the author's. approved in help thread for this task This author is one that is new to me and the book has inspired me to look for more of his work.
Points this post: 20
Total points; 1010
Andy P.Task # 25.5 - Bluemoon's task: In the Gardens
A. The Japanese Garden
Read a book set in JapanThe Devil's Whisper by Miyuki Miyabe This book is set primarily in Tokyo
D. The Sub Rosa Garden -
Read a book with water on the cover
by A. Manette AnsayBoth books were approved in message 27 of the help thread
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1035
Kimber5.1 10 years ago
The Ice Captain's Daughter by S.G. Rogers
S.G. Rogers is a GRA
This ebook is approved for length in post 2581...conditional for one 5 point task only
This task: 5
# completed: 25
Total: 525
GRA: 28
Donna Jo wrote: "Way to go, Sheila!"Thanks Donna Jo, it was a real push this season!
30.8 Peebee's Task--A Summer Visit to the Natonal Zoo:1. Sloth Bears:
The Cooked Seed: A Memoir by Anchee Min. The author was born in China and came to US as a young woman; this book was published in May 2013.
4. Asian Small-Clawed Otters:
by Frances Osborne. The main character of this biography was English, but born and raised in China and spent a great deal of her life there and in India. She spent years in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp in China and wrote a cookbook while there. Cover shows cloves of garlic.30.9 Andy P's Task--Let's Be Sensible:
4. Smell or Nose:
Smell
5. Taste or Tongue:
Taste: The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking by Kate Colquhoun
Today's Total: 60
Grand Total: 1350
And Congratulations to you as well Donna Jo!
EmmalitaREPOST to include cover
30.4 Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Option D: This book was first published in 1985.
by Tana FrenchOption B: This book has a predominantly white cover and has been approved in the help thread
This post: 30
Total points to date: 275
Goodread authors: 5
Big book tickets: 7
Total tasks completed: 12
Emmalita15.4 Get to the Finish Line
The Shining by Stephen King
Option 2: Has over 400 pages at 447.
This post: 15
Total points to date: 290
Goodread authors: 5
Big book tickets: 7
Total tasks completed: 13
Sandy MN15.4 Get to the Finish Line
Option 2 - Over 400 pages
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Goodreads Author
416 pages
Total Points: 410
Total GR Authors:11
Mod
Mod
Task 25.6 -: Off to the Mediterranean SeaOption B: Read two books with a total page count of at least 500 pages, set in a any of the countries on the Mediterranean Coastal Countries list. The two books may be set in the same Mediterranean Coastal Country or they may be set in different Mediterranean Coastal Countries.
Carnival of Saints (1994) by George Herman (Hardcover, 419 pages)
Set entirely in Northern Italy
The Venetian Mask (1992) by Rosalind Laker (Hardcover, 422 pages)
Set entirely in Venice, Italy
285 + 25 = 310
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 285 + 25 = 310
Books read: 22
Pages read: 7,649
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
MAI20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Option 2: Read a book by one of your favorite authors
I read Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 420
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 35
GR Authors: 4
Katie M5.10 -- 100 years ago
Andrea Martin
Lesser Evils by Andrea Speed
This post: 5 points
Total to Date: 190 points
Ana25.1 - Coralie's task: Winter in Melbourne
Option 3
by Juliet Marillier.She is a GoodReads Author.
Option 3
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.Points this Post 25
Total Points 230
Tasks Completed 8
Books Read 16
Total Pages 4316
GoodReads Author 10
Big Books 500+(1)
STACIE MITask 25.20 - Reading Goals
I rolled a 3 and a 6.
For 3, I read a book that my sister has been pressing me to read for quite some time so that she has someone to discuss it with:
Wanted by Sara Shepard
For 6, I read a book in The Unwritten series:
The Unwritten, Vol. 4: Leviathan by Mike Carey
**Both Mike Carey and Sara Shepard are Goodreads authors!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 735
Tasks completed: 42
Books read: 60
Pages read: 15826
Goodreads authors: 33
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Oma122925.18 -- 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.
Tyrant of the Mind by Priscilla Royal
Option 4 Read a book wherein a pet plays a major role in the plot in some way.
The Dalai Lama's Cat by David Michie
Claiming David Michie as Goodreads Author
Total Points-790
Completed Tasks-40
Goodreads Authors-16
Big Books-1
Repost of 158750.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 9: The Ox - This mansion represents the ox being hanged by the rope. For this mansion read a book with the genres “Murder Mystery” or “True Crime” on its main page OR read a book found on this list: Best Murder Mysteries of All Time. Required:State which option you chose when you post and, if using the list option, state the position of the book chosen.
I read The Beast by Faye Kellerman. This has Murder Mystery on its main page. It is 384 pages.
Mansion 10: The Girl - This mansion represents the feminine. For this mansion read a biography/autobiography of an influential or strong willed female. Required: This must be a non-fiction book. I read Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth the II. This book was 496 pages.
Mansion 14: Wall – This mansion represents the library. For this mansion read a book you borrowed from a library. I borrowed Where'd you go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple. Maria Semple is a *******GOOD READS AUTHOR*************THis book was 330 pages.
The BeastMonarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth IIWhere'd You Go, BernadetteMaria Semple
Points: 230
Books read:16
Tasks completed: 9
GR authors: 6
Big Books: 2
Pages read: 5719
Delicious Dee5.10 – 100 years ago
Her Forbidden Hero - Laura Kaye (GR Author) - Laura Osnes was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 1120
GR Authors: 62
Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1)
STACIE MITask 20.4 - Initial Fun
I used Dlmrose's Readerboard name and read:
Death's Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder by Steve Lehto
This author is new to me.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 755
Tasks completed: 43
Books read: 61
Pages read: 16058
Goodreads authors: 33
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Amy FL10.1 -- The Black Tortoise and Snake
(dinosaurs)20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Option 2: The Hit
I'm a David Baldacci fan
25.9 -- Chaitra's task: Summer Movies...The Low Profile Version
Option 2 (Horror): Patient Zero
Option 6: Best Kept Secret (I'm a Jeffrey Archer fan)
25.10 -- Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation
Option 1: Phantom (set in Norway; I live in Florida)
Option 5: Shadows (any book)
25.13 -- Deanna's task: Dirty Dancing
Option A: Stay Close (song title: Stay)
Option B: Trail of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz (character: Lisa Houseman)
25.15 -- Stacie MI's task: It's Barbeque Time!
Option B: The Leopard (#8 of 10 in series)
Option F: The Exterminators, Vol. 1: Bug Brothers (Still not a fan of comics)
25.18 -- Bekka's task: Adventures @ Your Library!
Option 1 (zombies): 21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology
Option 4: A Fistful of Collars (story is told from the dog's perspective)
Points this post: 155
Total points: 335
Chris MD15.6 As Seen on TV
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
This book was on the Richard and Judy Spring 2013 reads list.
I listened to the audio version. Here is a link to the PB version, which has 357 pages.
20.3 The Blank Blank
The Copper Tale by Stephen S. Stallings
20.5 Motorcyclels and Pontoon Boats
The Sidewalk Artist by Gina Buonaguro and Janice Kirk, both of whom are GR authors - claiming 1 ticket
Option B: ""Side" from the line in the Pontoon lyrics "5 mile an hour with an aluminum side."
20.6 They're Creepy and They're Kooky
Option 3: Mystery genre
Storm Front by Jim Butcher, who is a GR author
20.7 Something New
Option 3: New-to-you author
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
I have not read this author before. The paperback I read had 316 pages, which meets the task's requirements of more than 250 pages and the SRC requirement of more than 300 pages for a book with "childrens" listed as a genre.
20.8 Beginning and Endings
Option 1: Title includes "sun"
The Sun King by David Ignatius
20.9 Whedonite
Option 2: Book by favorite author
Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls
I absolutely loved Walls's The Glass Castle, and I absolutely loved this!
I listened to the audio version of the book. When you click on the GR link to the audio version, the page will also tell you the book is 272 pages (same for hardback and paperback).
Points for this post: 15 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 = 135
Total points: 135 + 110 = 245
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 7
Big books: 500=2, 750=0, 1,000=0
Oma122925.9 -- Chaitra's task: Summer Movies...The Low Profile Version
2. Byzantium:
Read a book tagged "Horror" on the main page
The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
Claiming Megan Shepherd as Goodreads Author
>b>5. The Spectacular Now
Read a book tagged both "Young Adult" and"Romance" on the main page.
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Claiming Jandy Nelson as Goodreads Author
Total Points-815
Completed Tasks-41
Goodreads Authors-18
Big Books-1
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