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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
5.10 100 Years AgoAuthor shares a first name with Richard Kind who was nominated for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play
Conviction by Richard North Patterson
***At 528 pages, this is a Big Book***
10.1 The Black Tortoise and the Snake
Crocodile on cover
by Elizabeth Petersapproved in help thread
20.3 The Blank Blank
The Gashouse Gang by John Heidenry
25.8 Big Sky Country
Option 1: Book Set in Montana
English Creek by Ivan Doig
Option 2: Rivers in title
Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz
***At 592 pages, this is a big book***
50.1 Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
All three books are over 250 pages
Mansion 10: Biography of a strong female American
Sonia Sotomayor: The True American Dream by Antonia Felix
Mansion 12: Rooftop on house
by Kate MortonMansion 14: Wall-borrowed from my mother's personal library
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Post Total: 110
Season Total: 1090
Task 15.6 - As Seen On TV Read a book that has been promoted on a television show.
Required: Please include the TV show where your book was seen.
Books featured on The Daily Show, July 2013:
- Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, Reza Aslan
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth (2013) by Reza Aslan (Hardcover, 336 pages)
335 + 15 = 350
Tasks Completed: 16
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 335 + 15 = 350
Books read: 24
Pages read: 8,977
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
20.9 Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite2. Nora Roberts - All time favorite author!
Mind Over Matter by Nora Roberts
25.17 Lindsey IL's Task: Metal!
1. Power: Secret
Secret Attraction by Donna Hill
6. Doom: Bride
The Navy SEAL's Bride by Soraya Lane
Soraya Lane is a Goodreads Author.
30.1 Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
Two Dice: 1 and 5
1: Flowers On Main by Sherryl Woods
5. Love Poetry Out Loud by Robert Alden Rubin
30.4 Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
B. White Wedding
by Mary Jo PutneyC. Say Yes To The Dress
by Rochelle AlersPoints this post: 105
Total Points: 1020
Total Tasks: 55
Books Read: 83
Goodreads Authors: 41
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
10.7 The Time Between by Karen White
I'm using the name "Karen"
10.8
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (GR Author)
Recommended by Laura Miller, Salon.com
10.9
My age adds up to 1
Indelible by Dawn Metcalf (GR Author)
15.4
Option 2 - Tortoise
by Veronica Roth (GR Author)This book has 487 pages.
25.20
I rolled a 1 and 5
Option 1: Virgin: The Untouched History
Option 5: The Never List by Koethi Zan (GR Author)
My edition of this book was published this July.
30.4
Option B: white cover
by Emma Donoghue (GR Author)Option C: dress on cover
by Hester Browne (GR Author)Points this post:100
Total points:730
Delicious Dee30.5 - Sandy's task: History with Dialogue
I started off with Benjamin Franklin's Bastard: A Novel - Sally Cabot (GR Author) which 45 ppl had shelved as historical fiction and for the paired non-fiction, I read a biography of Benjamin Franklin as he was a main character in the fiction book. Both books were over 300 pages (fiction was 354 and the non-fiction was 352)
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 1235
GR Authors: 68
Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1)
10.4 -- The Sunshine StateHelp Thread
According to Wikipedia, the nickname "The Sunshine State" may refer to Florida, New Mexico, California, and South Dakota as well as Queensland, Australia. ➜ Read a book set in any of these locations. I read The Beast, which is set in California.
Points: 190
Books read:18
Tasks completed: 11
GR authors: 5
Big Books: 2
Pages: 6449
Ashley FL Task 20.3: The Blank Blank I read The Last Word by Lisa Lutz.
**Lisa Lutz is a GOODREADS AUTHOR**
Points: 20 (505 Total)
Big Book Tickets: 5 Total
Goodreads Authors: 1 (21 Total)
Coralie5.10 100 years ago
nominee Richard Kind (best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play)
Catweazle by Richard Carpenter
25.4 Bookin’ around the Bases
Option 1 Rules – book of choice
I Am Legend
Option 2 Sportsmanship – book with one word title
Behemoth
25.11 Explore Listopia
Starting book Grass
List 1 – http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3....
Book #74 A Scanner Darkly
List 2 – http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/54...
Book #16 Speed Of Dark
Total points 1125
Candace25.19 -- Oma1229's task: School is Out Forever!
Option 2 - Show Me the Money
Matched by Ally Condie
(silver colored cover)Option 4 - Teacher's Pet (any book)
Windigo Soul by Robert Brumm
25.20 -- Sarah the Librarian's task: Reading Goals
*Rolled a 1 & a 3*
Option 1 - Non-fiction
Sabbath by Dan B. Allender
Option 3 - Recommendations
Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell
Recommended by my friend, Jen.
30.1 - Ms Anderson's task: Name Dropping
*Rolled a 1 and a 1*
Option 1 - Next book in a series
I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
#9 in Kinsey Millhone series
Option 1 - Next book in a series
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
#3 in Millennium series
This post: 80
Total to date: 220 points
Cindy FTask 30.7 Scattergories SRC Style
I read Nemesis by Jo Nesbø
I drew an N with random letter generator
I rolled a 1 Male Author (Nesbo)and a 3 word in title(Nemesis)
I chose 1 book option with both requirements met >450 pages(480pages)
Points this post:30
Total points:310
Books read:21
Tasks completed:16
Goodreads Authors:6
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
>Andy P.Task # 25.12 Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
Option 6 A Seasonal Challenge Read a book with one of the seasons in its title, then read a book with the next season in its title.
Book 1
The Summer of Dead Toys by Antonio Hill
Book 2
The Next One to Fall by Hilary Davidson
The two seasons are summer and fall
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1060
STACIE MITask 25.19 - School is Out Forever!
I decided to do options 1 and 4.
For option 1, I read a book set in Prussia and Russia with historical fiction as a genre:
Catherine: The Great Journey, Russia, 1743 by Kristiana Gregory
For option 4, I read a book of my choice:
The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis
**Kristiana Gregory is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 820
Tasks completed: 46
Books read: 65
Pages read: 17117
Goodreads authors: 34
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Suzanne25.13 -- Deanna's task: Dirty Dancing
Option C: Iced (Dani O'Malley, #1) by Karen Marie Moning - ***** - 8/12/2013 - Character named Dancer
Option B: Grave Dance by Kalayna Price - *** - 8/14/2013 - Lonnie Price
Points for this task: 25
Total Points: 535
Peebee25.7 Author or Title?
Book A
by Rachel GibsonThe author's name is significantly bigger than the title on this book's cover.
Book B
by Elizabeth KellyThe author's name is significantly smaller than the title on this book's cover.
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Points this post: 25
Total points: 1060/1350
Goodreads Authors: 0/37
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jessica PDX25.18 - Bekka's Task - Adventures @ Your Library!
Option 3 - Mystery
by Reed Farrel ColemanOption 6 - Books on the cover
by Agatha ChristiePoints This Post: 25
Total Points: 645
Emily Bookshelf20.10 Group Reads
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
25.3 JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip
Option 2 - First published in July 1976
http://books.google.com/books/about/C...
Option 5 - Book with an orange cover (approved in help thread)
Christy by Catherine Marshall
BB Ticket - 501 pages
25.7 Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?
Book A - Author's name is bigger than title
American Gods by Neil Gaiman, who is a GRA
BB Ticket - 588 pages
Book B - Author's name is smaller than title
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Goodread Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 70
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 225
Chaitra5.10 100 Years Ago
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick. Author name Matthew matches with Matthew Warchus, nominated for the Best Direction of a Musical (Matilda the Musical).
Points: 5
**Matthew Quick is a Goodreads Author.**
10.3 The Summer of '69
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro. First published in 2009.
Points: 10
10.8 Summer Reading
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison. Recommended by Madeline Miller in the section Rich Reads: Historical Fiction Fit For a Queen in NPR's Summer Books.
Points: 10
10.10 Blister in the Sun
The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese by Michael Paterniti. Love in the subtitle matches the word in the song Prove My Love (on Side Two).
Points: 10
15.6 As Seen on TV
Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart. #20 on the The Daily Show Reading Club. As seen on The Daily Show in Sep, 2010. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 15
20.1 Stacy CT's Task - All Things Peru!
Option 2: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. My copy had 370 pages. (Both 3 & 0 in the page count). Approved in the Help Thread.
Points: 20
**Rebecca Skloot is a Goodreads Author.**
20.3 Nick KY's Task - The Blank Blank
The Crooked Maid: A Novel. 3 Words, and the first word is "The".
Points: 20
25.2 JenBent's Task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition
Option 2: The Lion King - Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw. Lion found intact in bilionaire.
Option 6: Sports and Leisure - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. Water on the cover.
Points: 25
25.3 JennRenee's Task: Summer Road Trip
2 books option.
Option 2: Plan a Date - The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer. First published in June of 2013.
Option 5: Fill up on Snacks and Load the Playlist - The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson. Brown cover. Approved in Help Thread.
Points: 25
**Mitchell S. Jackson is a Goodreads Author.**
25.14 Amy C's Task - The America's Cup
2 books option.
Option 2: She Rises by Kate Worsley. Sail on the cover. Approved in Help Thread.
Option 3: Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë. First published in 1847. (Before 1851).
Points: 25
25.16 Lois' Task: Summer Shakespeare
Same option for both books (allowed).
Option 4: Book 1 - Cooking Up Murder by Miranda Bliss. Author name Miranda is a central character in The Tempest.
Book 2 - A Marker to Measure Drift by Alexander Maksik. Author name Alexander is a character in Troilus and Cressida.
Points: 25
25.18 Bekka's Task: Adventures @ Your Library!
Option 2: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction - 2013.
Option 6: The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler. Books on the cover.
Points: 25
**Deborah Meyler is a Goodreads Author.**
30.4 Cindy AL's Task: All Things Wedding
Option A: Destination Wedding - The Bat: The First Inspector Harry Hole Novel by Jo Nesbø. I would have loved to have had my wedding in Australia where this book is set (either the cities or the coast or the boondocks - endless beautiful options!). It would have been spring too!
Option D: Something Old, Something New - The Village by Nikita Lalwani. First published Jun 07, 2012. (Between Jan 01, 2012 and the end of the challenge).
Points: 30
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Points this Post: 245
Total Points: 745/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(1)
Goodreads Author: 19
Tasks Completed: 43/71
Books Claimed: 59/103
Pages Read: 21,466
25.11 -- Vi/Midu 's task: Explore ListopiasRead any TWO books from TWO different lists shown.
Staring Book:
by Alan Bradley List 1:
Cozy Crimes #20
by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) List 2:
Best Murder Mysteries Of All-Time #203
by Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author) 532 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 620
Tasks completed: 30
Books Read: 46
GR Authors: 29
Big books: 500+ (5); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 25.16 - Summer Shakespeare
I decided to do option 1 twice and read:
Shakespeare on the Double! Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
and
Shakespeare on the Double! Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Points this task: 25
Total points: 845
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 67
Pages read: 17531
Goodreads authors: 35
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Shawn H.20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
**Option 3 (Black and White Cover)**
by Chuck Klosterman***Approved in help thread, post #33***
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 195
GR Authors: 3
Big Ticket Books: 1
Alexis #5.1 - Ten Years Ago.
Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
#10.2 - Live Long and Prosper
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson
#10.3 - The Summer of '69
Locke and Key, Vol. 2: Head Games by Joe Hill.
First published in 2009.
#15.2 - Good Luck Charms
Option 2 - Locke and Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
Purchased May 2013.
Option 4 - Saga, Volume 1 byBrian K. Vaughan
Baby is in blue swaddling cloth.
#15.5 - Tour de France
Manon Lescaut byAntoine François Prévost.
French author.
#15.10 - No More Homework!
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
This post: 70 points
Total to Date = 70 points
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Goodreads authors: 0
Total Big Books (500+): 0
Alexis#20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
Option 3 - After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Participating in a tea ceremony in Tokyo is on my bucket list.
#20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
Option 1 - The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott
#20.3 - Best Review - Nick KY's task: The Blank Blank
The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
#20.4 - Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun
Option 2 - The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
This is my first time reading Kafka.
I used "Kristi Passion for the Page" as the leaderboard name for the initials FK.
#20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 3 (Pugsley) - The Dinner by Herman Koch
Genre: mystery
#20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New
Option 3 - The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
This is my first time reading Kate Chopin.
#20.8 – It’s My Birthday! - Sue Q's task: Beginnings and Endings
Option 1 - Light in August by William Faulkner
***Big Book***
#20.10 Group Reads
The Big Sleep by Raymond
Chandler
This post: 160 points
Total to Date = 230 points
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Goodreads authors: 0
Total Big Books (500+): 1
Delicious Dee25.16 -- Lois's task: Summer Shakespeare
Option 1 - The Tempest
Option 4 - Deal with the Devil- Diana Duncan (GR Author) - the character Diana appears in All's Well That Ends Well; ebook only approved line #278 in the spreadsheet
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 1260
GR Authors: 69
Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1)
Alexis#25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip
Option 5 (Red Cover) and Option 2 (Published July 2012)
by Sam Kean#25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?
Book A - To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Book B - Bartleby and Benito Cereno by Herman Melville
#30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
Option B -
by Tarjei VesaasOption D - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
First published in 1847.
*** Big Book ***
#30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1 (Fibonacci Sequence) - I was born in 1985. 5=3+2
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
Xenocide is Volume 3 of the Ender's Saga series.
*** Big Book ***
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
Lost in a Good Book is Volume 2 of the Thursday Next series.
This post: 110 points
Total to Date = 340 points
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total Goodreads authors: 0
Total Big Books (500+): 3
Andy P.15.7- 11/11
Read a book with the same consecutive double letter in the author's first and last names
Arsenic and Old Puzzles: A Puzzle Lady Mystery by Parnell Hall
Consecutive LL in author's first and last name
Points this post: 15
Total points: 1075
Katie M10.3 -- The Summer of '69
The Riddle of the Sands by Geoffrey Knight
This post: 10 points
Total to Date: 200 points
Readerboard ID: JENBENT5.3 – 30 years ago.
Two consecutive words beginning with the same letter: THE TASTE
The Taste of Salt by Martha Southgate
Martha Southgate is a Goodreads author.
25.10 -- Laurie ME's task: My Summer Vacation
1 - set in a place I would have to travel to get to
I live in Canada, the book is set in London, England. This is a review stating that the setting is a London radio station (3rd paragraph).
Eleven by Mark Watson
5 - my choice
The Never List by Koethi Zan
Koethi Zan is a Goodreads author.
25.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
Option 3 - Author A-B-Cs
The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook
Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo
Linda Castillo is a Goodreads author.
25.13 -- Deanna's task: Dirty Dancing
Option A - The Music
You Are One of Them by Elliott Holt
YOU is in the book title and in the song title "Will YOU Love Me Tomorrow"
Elliott Holt is a Goodreads author.
Option D - The Setting (book is set in Brooklyn, NY)
Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda
Ivy Pochoda is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 80
Goodreads Authors this post: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Total points: 455
Total Goodreads authors: 23
Total Big books: 3
AnaRepost 20.4 Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial fun
Option 1
by Ann Aguirre. She is a new author for me.She is a GoodReads author.
Points this Post 20
Total Points 310
Tasks Completed 12
Books Read 22
Total Pages 6482
GoodReads Author 13
Big Books 500+(1)
10.8 -- Summer ReadingGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
GOODREADS AUTHOR
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
R - Read a book that has been RECOMMENDED to you.
Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall
*approved for length #480
This was a recent Kindle Free-be that my friend Katie recommended that I download.
A - Acquire a book to read from a friend or from the library.
Gerard's Beauty by Marie Hall
*approved for length #428
Then I made the same friend Katie let me borrow this book (book 2 in the series).
GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 430
Books Read: 27
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)
Ana15.10 No More Homework!
Legend by Marie Lu.
She is a GoodReads author.
Points this Post 15
Total Points 325
Tasks Completed 13
Books Read 23
Total Pages 6802
GoodReads Author 14
Big Books 500+(1)
BEKKA - 25.10 -- Laurie ME's task: My Summer VacationOption 1: For this task, I read “
” by Hanya Yanagihara, since its set in various locations, all of which I would have to travel to get to. I live in eastern Idaho, and the book is set in Indiana, Massachusetts, Micronesia, and California. Option 5: For this task, I read “
” by Leila Sales, since it was my own choice, and I read it to please myself. Also, Leila Sales is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 600
Pages Read this Challenge: 672
Total Pages Read to Date: 13945
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 42
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
**Repost of Post 1883**STACIE MI
Task 25.16 - Summer Shakespeare
I decided to do option 1 twice and read:
Shakespeare on the Double! Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
and
Shakespeare on the Double! Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Points this task: 25
Total points: 845
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 67
Pages read: 17531
Goodreads authors: 35
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
FINISHED!!!!!15.8 BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG - Rebel by Heather Graham
***GoodReads Author***
25.4 BOOKING AROUND THE BASES -
A. Devious by Lisa Jackson
Option 2 - One Word Title
B. Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter
Option 4 - Started with Fair Game and picked this book thinking it would be a loser because I wasn't thrilled with the previous book in the series. However, I did enjoy this one more.
***GoodReads Author***
25.6 OFF TO MEDITERRANIAN SEA -
A. Queen of Kings by Maria Dahvana Headley
Set in Eqypt
***GoodReads Author***
B. Mary Magdalene by Diana Wallis Taylor
Set in Israel
30.10 BOOK NEWS FEED -
A. The Mailbox by Marybeth Whalen
Rolled a 4 - She Reads
This is a new to me author
B. The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block
Rolled a 5 - Good Minds Suggest
I used Harlan Coben
This is a new to me author
***GoodReads Author***
Points: 95
Tasks: 4
Books: 7
Pages: 2400
GR Authors: 3
Total Points: 1350
Total Tasks: 72
Total Books: 108
Total Pages: 38071
GR Authors: 66
Big Books: 5
Jenn IL5.3 30 years ago
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
*same consecutive initial letter in author's first & last name
Morgan Matson is a Goodreads Author
10.9 Add it Up
Tapestry of Fortunes by Elizabeth Berg
**My age added up to the number 3 at the beginning of this challenge
15.4 Get to the Finish Line
Option 2. Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
*446 pages
No More Homework!
Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger
20.1 Most Improved Player-Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
Option 2. Amy, My Daughter by Mitch Winehouse
*Page count is 320
20.2 Rookie at the Top-Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
Option 1. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
*Family genre is listed on the main page
***Maria Semple is a Goodreads Author***
20.6 Seasoned Reader-CASSELM'S task: They're Creepy and They're Kooky...
Option 2. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
*Romance Genre is listed on the main page
****Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author***
20.9 Moderator's Pet-Pigletto's task: Whedonite
Option 2. Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews
*Mary Kay Andrews is always an fun read!! My favorite beach read author!!
25.2 JenBent's Task: Trivial Pursuit-Summer of '94 Edition
Option 2. Entertainment
King of Cuba by Cristina Garcia
Option 6. Sports and Leisure
by Dorothea Benton Frank***Dorothea Benton Frank is a Goodreads Author***
Points This Post: 150
Total Points: 175
Books Read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0);750+(0);1000+(0)
Oma122925.8 - Karen GHHS's task: Big Sky Country
Option 2. 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.
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
Option 6. Washington, My Home: There’s still “no place like home” at the end of the trip.
For this option, read a book set in Washington State, my home.
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
This book is set on Bainbridge Island off the coast of Washington state.
Claiming Sarah Jio as Goodreads Author
Total Points-840
Completed Tasks-42
Goodreads Authors-189
Big Books-1
Task 15.1 - A Machiavellian TaskI chose Option 5 twice (>50,000 ratings):
The Westing Game (61,053 ratings)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (75,786 ratings)
Task 15.10 - No More Homework!
Selected Poems
Task 20.8 - Beginnings and Endings
Option 2: Endings (word ends with "k")
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Sandbank)
I just discovered this fun series, and was sad to read that Elizabeth Peters passed away one week ago...
Points this post: 50
Tasks completed this post: 3
Total challenge points: 255
Total tasks completed: 17
MAI20.5 - Bigger is Better - CathyG's task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Read a book with the word motorcycle in the title
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 540
Tasks Completed: 29
Books Read: 44
GR Authors: 4
Katie M5.7 -- 70 years ago
Friday Night Jamie by Bren Christopher
This post: 5 points
Total to Date: 205 points
FANDURY25.2 - JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition
Option 2 Read a book with "lion", "king", "ace", or "pet" found intact in the title, subtitle, series title, or author's name.
Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King
The word King is in the name of the author Laurie R. King
Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author!
Option 4 Read a book with the genre "mystery" on its main page.
Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough
Sarah Pinborough is a Goodreads author!
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 435
Books Read: 30
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Delicious Dee20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…
Option 2 - Romance/Erotica - Unscrupulous - Avery Aster (GR Author) - 11 ppl have shelved as Erotica and 11 ppl as romance; ebook only, approved in msg 2654 of the thread
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 1280
GR Authors: 70
Big Books: 500+ (7), 750+ (1)
Mod
Nick KY15.4 Finish Line Opt 1. Two Books, at least 400 pages. I read The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham, 224 pps., and The Narrow Corner by the same author, 224 pps. Added together the page numbers total 448.
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G’s RELAX,/b>
Book 1. A -- Read a book Acquired from a friend or library. I read Wraiths of Time by Andre Norton, acquired from my local public library.
Book 2. X marks the spot. I read A Window in Thrums by J.M. Barrie,
. I like curling up in bay windows to read, or just by large windows in general. The window on the cover may not be an exact “Bay,” but it does hold a daybed (?) on which the lady is sitting. And I like reading in bed, too.Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 1125
Big Books: 500+ (2)
And Congratulations Beth NC!!
Lindy-Lane10.9 Add it up!
current age is 55 (5+5=10= 1 word title):
Raneslough by Monica HeathPoints this post: 10
Total points: 210
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 11
Lindy-Lane20.6 Creepy & Kooky!
option #2: read a romance genre book
The Truth Seeker by Dee HendersonPoints this post: 20
Total points: 230
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 12
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 25.4: Bookin' around the bases:
Option 1: Book of choice: Santa Fe Rules by Stuart Woods.
Option 2: One word titles: Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor by Hali Felt. Claim a GR author ticket for Hali Felt.
Task 25.12: What comes next? Two from the same option.
Option 2: A-B-C: Author's last names start with consecutive letters of the alphabet
Book 1: B Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown.
Book 2: C Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connelly. Claim a GR author ticket for Sheila Connelly.
Task 30.6: Reading your 123s. Two from the same option.
Option 1: Fibonacci Sequence. My birth year ends in a 4. I used a #3 and a #1.
Book 1: #3 in series: The Serpent's Daughter by Suzanne Arruda.
Book 2: #1 in series: Kandide and the Secret of the Mists by Diana S. Zimmerman. Claim a GR author ticket for Diana S. Zimmerman.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 330
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 13
GoodReads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (2); 750+ (1);
Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.Task #20.6 They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky
OPTION 2) Read a book with the genre of Romance or Erotica on its page.
All My Life by Rucy Ban
** GR Ticket Claim: Rucy Ban is a Goodreads Author **
Points This Post: 20 points
Total Points: 200 points
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Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 14
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 10
Big books (500+) Tickets: 2
Task 25.7 - Author or Title?
Book A (author's name bigger): Gene Of Isis ***1 Big Book ticket 621 pages***
by Traci Harding ***GR Author***
Book B (title bigger): Days of Blood & Starlight ***1 Big Book Ticket 513 pages***
by Laini Taylor ***GR Author***
Total Big Book Tickets this post = 2
Total Big Book Tickets for challenge = 8
Total GR Authors this post = 2
Total GR Authors for challenge = 12
Challenge point total = 340
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - CASSELM's task: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky…Option 2: Die for Me by Amy Plum - romance on main page
*** Amy Plum is a Goodreads author ***
Total points: 290
Total GRA: 10
Total big book tickets: 1
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