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10.1 Tourist visa: Read a book where the author is from a different country than the setting of the book.Inferno by Dan Brown
Task Points-10
480 pages-4 bonus points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Task Points-19
Total Points to Date-151
15.4 SUMMER SPORTSFlat Water Tuesday: A Novel by Ron Irwin Flat Water Tuesday: A Novel
Sport is crewing.
368 pgs. = 4 pts.
Review = 5 pts. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total - 24 pts.
Challenge Total = 162 pts.
10.3 Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Read a book which has a mode of transportation in the title.Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn
374 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 19 pts
Challenge total - 244 pts
Task 15.5--Read a book that has a body of water in the title or a picture on the cover of a body of water.
352 pages=4 points
Review=5 points
Book total=24 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... total=149 points
10.1 TOURIST VISAAuthor is from the United States, novel set in Argentina.
Blood Makes Noise by Gregory Widen
442 pgs. = 4 pts.
HF = 1 pt.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 20 pts.
Challenge total = 182 pts.
10.3: Passport Stamp: Read a book set in a location that you would like to visit. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel: Keeping my fingers crossed I get to go to Cabo for Christmas!
224 pages = 2 pts
Review = 5 pts (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...)
Total This Task = 17
Challenge Total = 119
Task 15.1--read a book where the characters visit a tourist attraction. The Perfume Collector The main character, Grace, spends a great deal of time in Paris visiting various locales including the Louvre. It seems fascinating although so large that serious time would need to be devoted to it to see all the famous works of art. Crowds can be problematic, but I can't imagine a trip to Paris without seeing it.464 pages=4 points
HF=5 points
Review = 5 points
Book total=29 points
Challenge total=178 points
Task 10.3 Passport Stamp: Read a book set in a location that you would like to visit. The House of the Wind: A Novel is set in both San Francisco and Tuscany. I have a love affair with San Francisco that goes back 35 years. If I ever run away from home, I'll be found there almost instantly. I got a small dose of Italy a year ago and can't wait to go back.462 pages=4 points
HF=5 points
Review=5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total=24 points
Challenge total =202 points
25/1-Guided Tour Read a book that takes place in 5 different countries.The Book of Eleanor: A Novel of Eleanor of
Aquitaine by Pamela Kaufman
Task Points-25
560 pages-6 bonus points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
(England, France, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Israel)
Total Task Points-36
Total Points to Date-187
15.3 TRAVELER"S WARNINGFrench revolution. Off with their heads.
Spirit of Lost Angels by Liza Perrat
378 pgs. = 4 pts.
HF = 1 pt.
review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 25 pts.
Challenge total = 207 pts.
5.1-Personal JourneysFinding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin
Task-5 Points
304 pages-4 Points
Review-5 Points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Task Points-14
Total Points to date-201
50.3 Countries in a Row: Read 3 books set in 3 different countries where the countries are in alphabetical order.Russia
Eye of the Red Tsar by Sam Eastland
276 pgs - 2 pts
HF - 5 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 12 pts
Switzerland
Dreams of Significant Girls by Cristina Garcia
256 pgs - 2 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 7 pts
Turkey
Belshazzar's Daughter by Barbara Nadel
448 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 9 pts
Task total - 78 pts
Challenge total - 322 pts
5.5 Summer Sun
by James PattersonTask +5
Bonus +4 (378pp)
Review +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Title 14
Grand Title 38
10.5 Fun with the Family: Read a book with a word indicating family relationships in the title.The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
420 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 19 pts
Challenge total - 341 pts
25.3-Travel With Your FamilyThe Tale of Applebeck Orchard by Susan Wittig Albert
Some of my ancestors immigrated to the United States in the 17th century from England.
Task- 25 Points
320 pages-4 Points
Review-5 Points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Task Points-34
Total Points to date-235
15.5-Water Works
by Colin CotterillTask Points-15
256 pages-2 points
Review-5 Points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Task Points-22
Toatl Points to Date-257
25.1 Guided Tour: Read a HF that has events that take place in more than 5 countries.The Illusion of Murder by Carol McCleary
Egypt, Yemen, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Hong Kong, Japan, United States.
352 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 34 pts
5.3 Travelling through Time: Read a book featuring time travel.
A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont
342 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 14 pts
Challenge total - 389 pts
Task 2.1 Guided Tour: Read a book that has settings in 5 or more countries. And the Mountains Echoed (has parts of the story in Afghanistan, United States, France, Greece, India, Chile)404 pages=4 points
HF=5 points
Review=5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total=39 points
Challenge total=241 points
10.1 Tourist visa: Read a book where the author is from a different country than the setting of the book.Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
- The book takes place in London, and the author is from Washington DC, USA
340 pages - 4 points
HF - 5 points
Review - 5 points
Link: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total = 24
Challenge total = 168
25.5. Summer Vacation: Read a HF book which features characters on a trip.The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
-All of the characters go on trips that lead them all to Africa (from London) which is the site of an important chunk of the book.
736 pages - 6 points
Review - 5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total: 36
Challenge total: 204
Tony - this is the wrong thread for your comment. You may want to check the group rules and remove your post.10.4 Summer Deserts: Read a book with a cover that has a picture of a summer desert.
by Ibi Kaslik256 pgs - 2 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 17 pts
Challenge total - 406 pts
Task 5.1 Personal Journey. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail315 pages=2 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 point
Task total=12 points
Challenge total=256 points
100.1: World Traveler: Read 5 HF books set in different continentsEurope: The Bells by Richard Harvell
374 pages = 4 pts
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts
Australia: A Woman Transported by Sharon Robards
378 pages = 4 pts
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts
North America: The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman
382 pages = 4 pts
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts
Africa: The Crook and Flail by L.M. Ironside
277 pages (Pages listed on Amazon; approved by Jolene) = 2 pts
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts
Asia: Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
368 pages = 4 pts
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts
Total this Task: 143
Challenge Total: 262
Dear Cheryl,mea culpa if I have broken some rule, but please don't exclude me from the group perhaps because I mention the HF books I have written. I have been really thrilled to discover there are so many book lovers out there with the same love of this genre.
Tony,Cheryl is merely saying that this thread is specifically a thread meant to post points for a book challenge we are all participating in. There are other threads meant specifically for discussing books and book recommendations. Perhaps try here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_... or even here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_....
We would also appreciate if your two previous posts were deleted, just to keep this thread dedicated to points posts. You can delete by clicking the link in the bottom right corner of your post marked delete. Thanks!
10.2: Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Read a book which has a mode of transportation or the name of a vehicle in the title.Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Donofrio
204 pages = 2 pts
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts
Total this Task: 17
Challenge Total: 279
5.2 Out of this world:Read a book which is set in another worldSower of Dreams by Debra Holland
Amazon page count for book at 323 pages(approved by Jolene)
Task Points-5
323 pages-4 Points
Review-5 Points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Task Points-14
Total Points to Date-271
10.3 Place I like to visitAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
I been to England and I love to go back.
Bonus +2 (284pp)
Review +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points: 17
Grand Total: 55
(This is my first post for this challenge.)10.3 Passport Stamp: Read a book set in a location that you would like to visit.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Set in San Francisco.
288 pages - 2 points
Task Total - 12 points
Challenge Total - 12 points
15.2 Customs Official: Read a book which describes a specific custom of the country that you did not know about. Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parentingby Pamela Druckerman
This non-fiction book details the specifics of French parenting customs, including things like "The Pause" in which French parents take 5-10 minutes before responding to a child, even an infant, in order to "listen" to the child's desires. Or the "gouter" which is a once-a-day designated snack time, and, unlike American children, the only snack a French child receives. This ensures a healthy appetite for the other meals, while teaching a child patience.
304 pages = 4 pts
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts
Total this Task: 24
Challenge Total: 303
Task 5.5 Summer Sun. Read a book in which the letters of the title are in colors of the sun.
416 pages=4 points
Review=5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total=14 points
Challenge total=270 points
5.1 Personal Journey: Read a memoir involving travelTo the Moon and Timbuktu: A Trek through the Heart of Africa by Nina Sovich
320 pgs. + 4 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 5 pts.
Total = 14 pts.
Challenge total =221 pts.
50.1 Island HopperThe Family Mansion by Anthony C. Winkler Jamaica
224 pgs. = 2 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 7 pts.
Letters from Skye: A Novel by
Jessica Brockmole
304 pgs = 4 pts.
review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... =
5 pts.
Total = 9 pts.
King of Cuba by [author:Cristina 256 pgs. = 2 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total 7 pts.
All total 23 pts.
Bonus = 50 pts.
Total 73 pts.
Challenge total 294 pts.
100.1 World Traveler: Read 5 HF set in different continents.Australia
Utopian Man by Lisa Lang
248 pgs - 2 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 7 pts
Asia
All My Noble Dreams and Then What Happens by Gloria Whelan
260 pgs - 2 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 7 pts
North America
A Study in Revenge by Kieran Shields
384 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 9 pts
Europe
The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff
336 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 9 pts
South America
The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck
248 pgs - 2 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total - 7 pts
Task total - 139 pts
Challenge total - 545 pts
100.1-World TravelerAsia-Persia(Iran)Alphabet of Dreams by Susan Fletcher
304 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points-9
North America-VirginiaRed Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells
256 pages-2 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points-7
South America-Unknown CountryBel Cantoby Ann Patchett
352 pages-4 points
Review-5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points-9
Africa-EgyptHis Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut by Dorothy Sharp Carter
248 Pages-2 points
Review-5 points
Book Points-7
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Europe-RussiaEnchantments by Kathryn Harrison
314 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points-9
Task Points-100
Bonus Points-41
Total Task Points-141
Total Challenge Points to date-412
5.4 Picture Postcard: Read a book with a scenic cover of something that may be on a postcard. The Rope by Nevada Barr
Task-5 points
357 pages- 4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Task Points-14
Total Challenge Points to date=-426
Mod
DATE 7-Jul
Participant Score
CherylA 545
Wanda* 421
HeatherJ 303
DianeS* 296
Rebecca* 199
LindaB* 196
Ashley 74
Jayme 55
Macarena 37
Kristine 33
Kathy 26
Ariane 21
Sue 12
Diane Post - 47: This is not historical fiction; date would need to be 1963 or earlier
Diane Post - 59: Historical fiction bonus is 5
Diane Post - 86: No review
Linda Post - 61: Can't find book or review on your bookshelves (-29)
Linda Post - 72: No HF bonus because a requirement of the task
Linda - you still have issues related to posts in the beginning of challenge. You need to either correct or adjust your score to match mine.
Rebecca Post - 74: Link doesn't work for review
Wanda Post - 90: Review is in comment not review area
Correction to Post 90- Post of review5.4 Picture Postcard: Read a book with a scenic cover of something that may be on a postcard.
The Rope by Nevada Barr
Task-5 points
357 pages- 4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Task Points-14
Total Challenge Points to date=-426
50.2 Two sides of the story: Read 2 HF books about the same event that are set in different countries.The same event is World War I.
Book 1-Look to the East by Maureen Lang This is set in France.
368 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Bonus Points-9
2-BookWhisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang This is set in Belgium.
422 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Bonus Points-9
Total Task Points-68 points
Total Points to Date-494 points
@Jolene - I updated the review link that didn't work, so hopefully it will work now.
10.5 Fun with the Family Read a book with the word indicating family relationship in the title The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
309 pages +4
Review +5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book total:19
Challenge total: 223
Task 15.1 Tourist Trap. Read a book in which a tourist attraction is visited. Tell why or why not it should be visited. The Perfume Collector One of the characters, Grace Munroe, visits the Louvre Museum in Paris. It would be fascinating to spend time there to see the famous art treasures, although the downside is the length of the line to get in.464 pages=4 points
HF=5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Task total=29 points
Challenge total=225 points
Task 50.3 Three in a row. Read 3 books about 3 different countries that are in alphabetical order.England:The Last Camellia
320 pages=3 points
HF=5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Book total=13 points
France:
Spirit of Lost Angels
378 pages=4 points
HF=5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Book total=14 points
Germany: The German Suitcase
348 pages=4 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
HF=5 points
Review=5 points
Book total=14 points
Task total=91 points
Challenge total=316 points
Replacement for Post #14Task 10.1 Tourist visa: Read a book where the author is from a different country than the setting of the book.
Room The author is from Ireland and Canada but the story is set in the U.S.
321 points=4 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Task total=19 points
Challenge total=321 points
50.2 Two Sides of the Story: Read 2 HF about the same event that are set in different countries.Spanish influenza pandemic.
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
United States
387 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Yesterday's Dead by Pat Bourke
Canada
232 pgs - 2 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total - 66 pts
Challenge total - 611 pts
10.3 Passport Stamp Location: Hawaii
Moloka'i by Alan Brenner
Task points: 10
384 pages: 4
HF Bonus points: 5
Total: 19 points
25.1 Guided Tour
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
More than 5 countries: Wales, England, Germany, Russia, USA, Austria, France
Task Points: 25
985 pages: 8
Total: 33 points
10.3 Passport Stamp
Location: New York
Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow
Task points: 10
224 pages: 2
HF Bonus: 5
Total: 17 points
Total points to date: 90
Replacement for post 61Task 10.1 Passport stamp. Read a book set in a location you would like to visit.
The House of the Wind: A Novel
It is set in both San Francisco and Italy. While I have been to both, it is never enough. They would be the top of my list every time.
462 pages=4 points
HF=5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Task total=24 points
Challenge total=355 points
50.3-3 Countries in a RowS-Syria Lion's Bride by Iris Johansen
480 pages-4 points
HF-5 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points-14
T-TurkeyAn Evil Eye by Jason Goodwin
287 pages-2 points
HF-5 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points-12
U-Ukraine The Magic Egg and Other Tales from Ukraine: by Barbara J. Suwyn
222 Pages-2 points
Review- 5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book points-7
Task Total-83
Total Points to Date-577
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