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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013
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Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
15.3 - Left and RightOption 2: The Union Street Bakery by Mary Ellen Taylor
left hand word = Street; right hand word = Union
15.5 - Tour de France
Paris in Love by Eloisa James
memoir about living in Paris
15.10 - No More Homework!
Dangerous Tides by Christine Feehan
Points this post: 45
Season Total: 440
20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family VacationsOption 1: Family Genre
Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
Total points = 270
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedoniteoption 2:favorite author
Breathe by Kristen Ashley
ebook approved in SRC eBook Verification doc line #186
Kristen Ashley is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 15
Goodreads Author: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Laurie ME25.4: Janet F's Task - Bookin' Around the Bases:
Option 1: The Queen's Head by Edward Marston
Option 2: Unlucky by Jana Deleon. Jana Deleon is a GRA.
25.13: Deanna's Task: Dirty Dancing:
A. The Five Satins - In the Still of the Night. ++NIGHT++
The Night Is Alive by Heather Graham. Heather Graham is a GRA.
E. Published in 1965:
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
25.14: Amy C's Task: The America's Cup
1. Sailing Alone around the World by Joshua Slocum
2. A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols
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.25.16: Lois's Task: Summer Shakespeare: both from Option 3:
Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell
Haunt Me Still by Jennifer Lee Carrell. Jennifer Lee Carrell is a GRA.
25.17: Lindsey IL's Task: Metal!
4. set in Finland:
The Seven Symphonies: A Finnish Murder Mystery by Simon Boswell
5. band: Within Temptation: ++Temptation++
Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie. Jennifer Crusie is a GRA.
Points This Post: 125
Total Points: 820.
4 GRA this post.
25.13 - Deanna's Task: Dirty DancingOption A - A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurens "Love is Strange"
Option B - All About Love by Stephanie Laurens Main characters attend a ball where they discover more information about the mystery they are trying to solve (takes up a whole chapter)
Stephanie Laurens is a Goodreads Author X2
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 495
Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 27
Goodreads Author: 17
Big Books:500+(1), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
15.4. Get to the Finish LineOption 1 - I Was A Sixth Grade Alien by Bruce Coville 192 pages
Spirit Fighter by Jerel Law 243 pages
435 total pages
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 510
Books Read: 41
Tasks Completed: 28
Goodreads Author: 17
Big Books:500+(1), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
Amy FL25.3 - JennRenee's task: Summer Road Trip
Options 5 and 6:
by Chevy Stevens (approved in message 92 for this task)25.4 - Janet F's task: Bookin' Around the Bases
Option 1: Seconds Away (listened to the audiobook while watching the Miami Marlins vs. Colorado Rockies baseball game)
Option 2: Mistress (one-word title)
25.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Off to the Mediterranean Sea
Option B: The Prisoner of Heaven (Spain - 288 pages) and The Light in the Ruins (Italy - 320 pages)
25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?
A.
B.
(books approved in advance - see messages 35 and 36 for this task)
Points this post: 100
Total points: 830
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.4: Initial Fun.
Option 1: Author initials in my readerboard name "Marie-Anne": Natalia Makarova: Ballerina by Richard Austin. Initials are RA. Richard Austin is a new author for me.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 20
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+ 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 440
Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 18
GoodReads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500+ 2; 750+: 1
20.9 - WhedoniteOption 2 - The Brazen Bride by Stephanie Laurens read book one and two last year, reading three and four this year.
Stephanie Laurens is a Goodreads Author
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 530
Books Read: 42
Tasks Completed: 29
Goodreads Author: 18
Big Books:500+(1), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
Oma122925.12 -- Chris MD's task: What Comes Next?
Option 2. Author A-B-C’s: Read a book of your choice, then using the author’s last name, read a book by an author whose last name starts with the next letter in the alphabet.
Author "A"
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Author "B"
Silk by Alessandro Baricco
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: Kickin' Back with the Girls from R.E.L.A.X.
"L" - Luscious Lemonade- Read a book with a beverage on the cover.
by Laura ChildsBook was approved in message #24 in Help Thread-tea cup and tea plus cream on cover
A - Acquire a book to read from a friend or from the library.
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
This book was acquired through library loan from Jacksonville Public Library.
Claiming Sarah Addison Allen as Goodreads Author
Total Points-1180
Completed Tasks-62
Goodreads Authors-28
Big Books-1
Chaitra20.5 Cathy G's Task: Motorcycles and Pontoon Boats
Option B: Spending Time on a Pontoon Boat - The Woman In Black by Susan Hill. Black in the title is in the line Try to keep it steady as you recline on your black inner tube.
Points: 20
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 1145/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(4)
Goodreads Author: 29
Tasks Completed: 62/71
Books Claimed: 86/103
Pages Read: 31,809
Task 5.2 - 20 years ago (number in title)Three Act Tragedy
Task 10.9 - Add It Up
The single digit my age adds up to is "8"
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Points this post: 15
Final total: 370
Total tasks completed: 25
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(1)
Total Goodreads authors: 3
That's it for me. Thank you once again to the Magnificent Mods and the Terrific Task Creators! Congrats to the finishers and all those who met their goals.
15.10 - No More Homework!Ghost of a Chance by Yasmine Galenorn
*** Yasmine Galenorn is a Goodreads Author ***
Total points: 365
Total GRA: 13
Total big book tickets: 1
Chaitra30.8 Peebee's Task: A Summer Visit to the National Zoo
Option 5: Red Pandas - And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. (Set in Afghanistan, an Asian Country, several Afghan characters in the book and the author was born in Afghanistan). Mountains on the cover. Approved in Help Thread.
Option 6: Giant Pandas - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach. (Set in India, an Asian Country and several Indian characters in the book). I chose this on Aug 05 from the page Most Read This Week > Asia, but it's on there today as well.
Points: 30
**Deborah Moggach is a Goodreads Author.**
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 1175/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(4)
Goodreads Author: 30
Tasks Completed: 63/71
Books Claimed: 88/103
Pages Read: 32,533
Jessica PDX10.9 - Add It Up
My age adds up to 5.
by Kurt VonnegutPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 780
Oma122920.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
Option 2:Read a book with one of the following words in its title or subtitle: “family”, “vacation”, or “reunion”. Plural versions are acceptable, but no other variations are allowed.
A Family for the Rugged Rancher by Donna Alward
Claiming Donna Alward as Goodreads Author
25.16 -- Lois's task: Summer Shakespeare
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose name (first, middle, or last) is Shakespearian OR a book in which a character has a Shakespearian name. The chosen name must appear on the Goodreads page for the book.
Book 1-Heat Wave by Richard Castle
The Shapkespearean name is Richard for Richard III.
Book 2Cattle Rancher, Convenient Wife
The Shakespearean name is Margaret from Much Ado About Nothing
Total Points-1225
Completed Tasks-64
Goodreads Authors-29
Big Books-1
15.10 No More Homework!Covenant Motherhood by Stephanie Dibb Sorensen*GRA
25.19 Oma1229's task: School is Out Forever!
Option 2-B-Show Me The Money
by Linda Urban (green cover)Option 4- Teacher's Pet Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross*GRA
(reader's choice)
Points this post: 40
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 25
Goodreads Authors: 10
STACIE MINearing the end of the challenge, and of course, I have some rearranging to do!
I's like to remove the following books from the following tasks:
Charmed Thirds from Task 10.9
Beautiful Creatures from Task 25.9
7 Clues to Winning You from Task 25.10
Far from You from Task 25.17
I'll be adding these books to other tasks tonight (hopefully!).
Here are my updated totals:
Total points: 1095
Tasks completed: 60
Books read: 85
Pages read: 21565
Goodreads authors: 41
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 5.8 - 80 Years Ago
I read:
Flight Volume One by Kazu Kibuishi, as well as several other contributors.
**Kazu Kibuishi is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 5
Total points: 1100
Tasks completed: 61
Books read: 86
Pages read: 21773
Goodreads authors: 42
Big Books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Alexis50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 9 - Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
#69 on Best Murder Mysteries of All Time List
Mansion 10 - My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
Mansion 14 - Joyland by Stephen King
Borrowed it from the Culver City Julian Dixon Library of Los Angeles County.
This post: 50 points
Total to Date = 445 points
Total Tasks Completed: 22
Total Goodreads authors: 1
Total Big Books (500+): 3
Rudy25.20 Sarah the Librarian' sTask:Reading Goals
Option 3:
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks recommended by the librarian at the public library
Option 4:
Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Carner ebook purchase prior to June 2013
Points:25
Total points:430
Books 34
Tasks21
STACIE MITask 10.9 - Add It Up
When I add up my age, the number I get is 2, so I read a book with a 2-word title:
Baumgartner Shorts by Selena Kitt
**Selena Kitt is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 1110
Tasks completed: 62
Books read: 87
Pages read: 21925
Goodreads authors: 43
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 25.9 - Summer Movies...The Low Profile Version
I decided to do options 4 and 5.
For option 4, I read #56 on the Books with Multiple Perspectives List:
Lies by Michael Grant
For option 5, I read a book that is shelved as both "Young Adult" and "Romance":
Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty
**Both Megan McCafferty and Michael Grant (previously claimed) are Goodreads authors!!
Points this task: 25
Total points: 1135
Tasks completed: 63
Books read: 88
Pages read: 22284
Goodreads authors: 44
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 25.10 - My Summer Vacation
I did options 1 and 5.
For option 1, I read a book set in California, and seeing as I live in Michigan, that would be quite a ways to travel:
G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
For option 5, I read a book of my choice:
Lord Wraxall's Fancy by Anna Lieff Saxby
Points this task: 25
Total points: 1160
Tasks completed: 64
Books read: 89
Pages read: 22572
Goodreads authors: 44
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Cindy FTask 50.1 Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise
Mansion 9 The Ox: #173 of "Best Murder Mysteries of All Time" Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Mansion 11 Emptiness: Medicus by Ruth Downie who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Time period 117AD
Mansion14 Wall: Kindredby Octavia E. Butler Borrowed from my local library.
All 3 books have >250 pages!
Points this post:50
Total points:375
Books read:25
Tasks Completed:18
Goodreads Authors:8
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 25.17 - Metal!
I did options 1 and 6.
For option 1, I read a book with "7" in the title:
7 Clues to Winning You by Kristin Walker
For option 6, I read a book with poetry and romance listed as genres:
The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder
Both Lisa Schroeder (already claimed) and Kristin Walker are Goodreads authors!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 1185
Tasks completed: 65
Books read: 90
Pages read: 22889
Goodreads authors: 45
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.4 - All Things Wedding
I did options A and C.
For option A, I read:
Babysitting the Baumgartners by Selena Kitt
This book takes place in Key West, which I think would be a beautiful place for a destination wedding.
For option C, I read a book with a dress on the cover:
The Education of Bet by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
** Both Lauren Baratz-Logsted and Selena Kitt are Goodreads authors!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 1215
Tasks completed: 66
Books read: 92
Pages read: 23279
Goodreads authors: 47
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Alexis - re-posting messed up posts, sorry Dlmrose#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
by Brian K. VaughanBaby is in blue swaddling cloth.
#25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?
Book A -
To the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfBook B -
Bartleby and Benito Cereno by Herman MelvilleAs for my Task 20.7 post, it looks like I will have to forfeit it and use the Awakening for a different task.
So as of right now:
This post: 50 points
Total to Date = 425 points
Total Tasks Completed: 21
Total Goodreads authors: 1
Total Big Books (500+): 3
STACIE MITask 30.6 - Reading Your 123s
I decided to do option 2.
For Book 1 (prime numbers), I read a book with 355 pages:
Far from You by Lisa Schroeder
For Book 2 (non-prime numbers), I read a book with 188 pages:
The Baumgartners Plus One by Selena Kitt
**Both Selena Kitt and Lisa Schroeder are Goodreads authors!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 1245
Tasks completed: 67
Books read: 94
Pages read: 23822
Goodreads authors: 49
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Dee wrote: "c'mon stacie!! the end is in sight!!"Working on it! Five books left, one of which I'm almost done with.
Who needs sleep, right?
Candace15.10 - No More Homework!
Book of my choice.
Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure by Dean Koontz
25.1 - Coralie's task: Winter in Melbourne
Option 1 - 18 letters in book's title.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Option 1 - 18 letters in book's title.
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
30.4 - Cindy AL's task: All Things Wedding
Option D) Something Old, Something New...
Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
Published October 2, 2012
Option E) With This Ring
A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband "Master" by Rachel Held Evans
"Ring" found intact in "Covering" in the subtitle.
This post: 70
Total to date: 365 points
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite#2 - Read a favorite author
Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
GOODREADS AUTHOR
25.2 - JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition
Option 5: Science & Nature
by Lara Adrianand
Option 6: Sports & Leisure
by Lara AdrianBoth were verified in Help Thread too!
GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 560
Books Read: 36
Goodreads Authors: 31
Big Books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)
Stacie wrote: "Dee wrote: "c'mon stacie!! the end is in sight!!"Working on it! Five books left, one of which I'm almost done with.
Who needs sleep, right?"
sleep is highly overrated at this time of the challenge ;) you have 26.5 hours!
15.4 - Get to the Finish LineI chose option 1 (Hare, read two books whose page totals add up to at least 400 pages).
I read Tom Strong, Book 1 (208 pages)
and
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (197 pages)
208 + 197 = 405 pages.
15.7 - 11/11 (read a book with the same consecutive double letter pair )
I read Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball.
The letter L is doubled in the words baseball and miscellany.
25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?
For Book A (font of author's name is bigger than the smallest font in title or subtitle), I read
Mysterious Stranger: A Book of Magic by David Blaine.For Book B (font of author's name is smaller than the biggest font in the title or subtitle), I read
You by Austin Grossman.Points this post: 55
Total Points this season: 85
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Pigletto's task: Whedonite For this task, I chose Option 3 (Read a graphic novel of one of Joss's series or a spin off book/graphic novel of another movie or tv series).
I read
Fray by Joss Whedon.
Requirement: Fray is a graphic novel and a spin-off of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. In Fray, the "Slayer" is reincarnated in the far future.
Points this post: 20
Points this season: 105
Michelle WI10.3 Summer of '69
Specials by Scott Westerfeld (originally published 5/9/2006)
30.6 Reading Your 123's
option 1: Fibonacci Sequence
birth year 1979
Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar #7)
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #2)
Points this post: 40
Total points: 390
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 2
That is it for me. I didn't do as well as I was hoping, but I had fun. Thanks to everyone!
15.10 Schools out for the Summer - any bookNever Ending Dance by G Jean Smith
20.3 The Blank Blank
The Gate Thief by Orson Scott Card
20.10 Group Read
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler- Post #40
25.8 Big Sky Country
Opt 3 Moon in title - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (GR Author)
Opt 6 Set in WA - Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas (GR Author)
25.15 It's BBQ Time
1. Steak (Ball gown on cover)
by Sarah MacLean (GR Author)2. Hamburger - middle of series
The Lost Symbol(Robert Langdon #3) by Dan Brown
30.4 All Things Wedding
Opt C - Say Yes to the Dress - dress on cover
by Sarah MacLean (GR Author)Opt D - Something Old - Something new (published after Jan 1 2012 to end of challenge)
Jumpstart to Skinny: The Simple 3-Week Plan for Supercharged Weight Loss by Bob Harper - Pub April 2013
30.7 Scattergories - SRC Style (letter I, rolled 1,5)
1. Male author - Atonement by Ian McEwan
5. Female Author - The Splendor of Silence by Indu Sundaresan (GR Author)
50.1 12 Mansions of the Tortoise
Mansion 8 Girl - strong woman as main character
Escape by Carolyn Jessop
Mansion 9 Ox (#50 on Best Murder Mysteries of all time)
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly (GR Author)
Mansion 12 Rooftop (roof on cover)
by David Baldacci - approved in help threadTotal this post: 215
Total pts/challenger: 440
GR authors: 6 (Jim Butcher, Lisa Kleypas, Sarah MacLean-2, Indu Sundarasen, Michael Connelly)
BABBLING C20.2 - Rookie At the Top - Bamaace83's task: Family Vacations
Option 2: Read a book with one of the following words in its title or subtitle: “vacation”
Vacation with a Vampire: Stay\Vivi and the Vampire\Island Vacation by Michele Hauf, Kendra Leigh Castle, and Lisa Childs (282 pages)
*** Michele Hauf (Goodreads Author) ***
*** Kendra Leigh Castle (Goodreads Author) ***
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 320
Completed Tasks: 15
Good Read Authors: 16
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 6,779
Books read this season: 21
STACIE MITask 30.10 - Book News Feed
I rolled a 1 and a 5.
For 1, due to this blog post, http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case... I read:
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
For 5, I started with Betty White, and read her book:
If You Ask Me by Betty White
**Kami Garcia is a Goodreads author!!**
**At 563 pages, Beautiful Creatures qualifies as a Big Book!!**
Both authors are new to me!
Points this task: 30
Total points: 1275
Tasks completed: 68
Books read: 96
Pages read: 24645
Goodreads authors: 50
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
oma122910.4 -- The Sunshine State
Read a book set in any of these locations. To qualify, at least 50% of the book must take place in an appropriate location.
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
This book is set in Florida.
15.2 - Good Luck Charms
Option 1- Read a book first published in or before 1963.
The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton
This book was approved in message #36 in Help Thread
Option 4 - Read a book with something blue on the cover.
by Sarah EllisThis book was approved in message #38 in Help Thread.
Total Points-1250
Completed Tasks-66
Goodreads Authors-29
Big Books-1
BEKKA - 15.1 - A Machiavellian TaskOption 2: For this task, I read “
” by Philippa Gregory, since it has the word "prince" found intact in its title. Since this book is over 500 pages, I’m claiming a Big Book ticket.
Also, Philippa Gregory is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 715
Pages Read this Challenge: 519
Total Pages Read to Date: 17617
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 52
Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()
50.1 - Beth NC's task: Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise Mansion 9: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie(#5 on Best Mystery of All Time list) 288 pages
Mansion 10: Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff 368 pages
Mansion 12: The Chronicles of Downton Abbey: A New Era by Jessica Fellowes (Rooftop)
320 pagesStacy Schiff is a Goodreads Author
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 580
Books Read: 45
Tasks Completed: 30
Goodreads Author: 19
Big Books:500+(1), 750+(2), 1000+(0)
This is my last post (hopefully!). Thanks for another great season.25.2 - JenBent's task: Trivial Pursuit - Summer of '94 Edition
Option 2 - "ace" in title
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (GR Author)
Option 4
Murder in a Mill Town
25.14 - Amy C's task: The America's Cup
I used the one book option:
This books fits both Option 1 (book about sailing and sailors) and Option 2 (sails on cover). It is over 500 pages long at 688 pages.
30.6 - Ty's task: Reading Your 123s
Option 1 - the last digit of my birth year is 5 so I used a 2nd and 3rd book in a series:
Hot Blooded by Amanda Carlson (GR Author) - 2nd in a series
Death on Beacon Hill - 3rd in a series
Points this post:80
Grand total:1150 (new record for me!)
15.10 - No More Homework!Tales of Sexual Desire
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stacy CT's task: All Things Peru!
Option 2 - The Assassin's Curse - the author is born in 1983.
Total books read: 71
Points in this post: 35
Big book tickets: 2
Total points accumulated: 885/1350
Kristi CO25.12 What Comes Next?
Option 2: Author A-B-Cs, A & B
Book 1: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Book 2: Inferno by Dan Brown
Life After Life is a big book at 544 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 500=5, 750=0, 1000=0
25.7 - Jessica PDX's task: Author or Title?A. Starting Now by Debbie Macomber
Debbie Macomber is a Goodreads author.
B. Lessons in French by Hilary Reyl
Hilary Reyl is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1020
GR authors: 37
15.4 - Get to the Finish LineOption 2: Book has 579 pages
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
** Goodreads Author **
** Big Book Ticket (+1) **
15.6 - As Seen On TV
Mentioned on the Gilmore Girls TV show
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
#4 on the Gilmore Girls listopia
15.7 - 11/11
2 sets of consecutive letters: 2 ee's in title
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King:
** Goodreads Author **
15.9 Mountains to Climb
Word river in title
Cane River by Lalita Tademy
** Big Book Ticket (+1) ** 522 pages
Points this post: 60
Challenge total: 60
Tasks: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2 (+2 in post)
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(0),1000+(0)
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30.7 Delicious Dee's Task: Scattergories SRC Style
I drew the letter C and rolled 2 & 3. I did the 2 books option.
2: Female Character Name - Havisham: A Novel by Ronald Frame. Main character is named Catherine Havisham, called Catherine in the book.
3: Word in Title - The Boy Who Could See Demons: A Novel by Carolyn Jess-Cooke. Could in the title starts with a C.
Points: 30
**Carolyn Jess-Cooke is a Goodreads Author.**
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 1125/1350
Big Books: 500(2), 750(1), 1000(4)
Goodreads Author: 29
Tasks Completed: 61/71
Books Claimed: 85/103
Pages Read: 31,601