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25.5 Summer Vacation: Read a HF which features characters on a trip.Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin
229 pgs - 2 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total - 32 pts
Challenge total - 643 pts
15.1 Tourist Trap?Stargazey Point: A Novel by Shelley Noble
A small amusement park and boardwalk, in south Carolina, that was demolished by a hurricane, Hugo by name, so is no lonnger around to visit.
384 pgs. = 4 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 24 pts/
Challenge total = 320 pts.
25.5 Summer VacationCrossing Purgatory by Gary Schanbacher
292 pgs. = 2 pts.
HF = 5 pts.
review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 37 pts.
Challenge 357 pts.
25.2 Wonders of the World: Read a HF which features one of the wonders of the world.Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich
376 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
Task total - 34 pts
Challenge total - 677 pts
First post for ChristinaSD25.3 Travels with your Family: Read a HF book set in a country of one of your ancestors.
On my father's side, the Harbaugh ancestors came from Germany and anglicized the last name from Herbach to Harbaugh. The Dark Monk is an HF novel that takes place in Germany, originally written in German by a German author.
The Dark Monk by Oliver Pötzsch
512pgs=>6pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Total=>36pts
10.5 Fun with the Family Read a book with the word indicating family relationship in the title.Daughters of the North by Sarah Hall
207 pages = 2 points
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 points
Total this Task: 17
Challenge Total: 320
Task 10.2 Read a book that has a mode of transportation in the title. Orphan Train278 pages=2 points
HF=5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Task total=22 point
Challenge total=377 points
50.1-Island Hopper1. Guadeloupe(French Antilles)-Victoire: My Mother's Mother by Maryse Condé
208 pages-2 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points-7
2. Greenland-The Thrall's Tale by Judith Lindbergh
464 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points-9
3. England-A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
309 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Points-9
Total Task Points-75
Total Challenge Points to Date-601
100 point task ChristinaSD post 2100.1 World Traveler: Read 5 HF books set in different continents. The continents are Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, Europe and Antarctica.
Europe
Paris by Edward Rutherfurd
809pgs=>8pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book=>13pts
North America
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees
343pgs=>4pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book=>9pts
Africa
Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie
288pgs=>2pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book=>7pts
South America
A Storm Hits Valparaiso by David Gaughran
348pgs=>4pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book=>9pts
Australia
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
334pgs=>4pts
Reviewed=>5pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book=>9pts
Task Total=>147pts
Challenge Total=>183pts
25.4 A Visit to the Capital: Read a HF set in the capital of your country.Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
352 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total - 34 pts
Challenge total - 711 pts
Wonders of the World-Read a HF that features one of the wonders of the world.The Sound Of Butterflies by Rachael King
384 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task Total-34
Challenge Total Points to Date-635
Post 3 from ChristinaSD25.1 Guided Tour: Read a HF book that has events that take place in more than 5 countries.
Countries are: United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, Spain, and Germany
Winter of the World by Ken Follett
940pgs=>8pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Task Total=>38pts
Challenge Total=>221pts
25.4-Visit to the CaptialOn Secret Service by John Jakes
484 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task points-34
Total Points to Date-669
15.5 Water Works: Read a book that feature the name of a type of body of water in the title or shows a body of water on the cover.
Daughters-in-Law by Joanna Trollope
336 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total - 24 pts
Challenge total - 735 pts
I did this challenge, but its too much work to write it all down and figure the points, lol.
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25.3 Travels with your Family: Read a HF set in a country of one of your ancestors (Germany).The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
552 pgs - 6 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total - 36 pts
Challenge total - 771 pts
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DATE 22-Jul
Participant Score
CherylA 766
Wanda* 737
LindaB* 368
DianeS* 352
HeatherJ 320
Rebecca 223
ChristinaSD 221
Ashley 74
Ariane* 73
Jayme 55
Macarena 37
Kristine 33
Kathy 26
Sue 12
Linda Post - 91: Page bonus is 4 not 3 on The Last Camelia
Linda Post - 96: There is no link to review
Ariane Post - 98: Have 2 posts for same task (used 1st one)
DianeS Post - 104: HF is a requirement so you don't get the HF bonus
CherylA Post - 105: Review is not posted
Wanda Post - 109: Total is 669, not 601 - throws off all remaining totals
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5.3 Traveling Through TimeSaphirblau by Kerstin Gier
400 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task Points-14
Total Points to Date-751
Total is correct thanks to Jolene!
25.3 Travels with Your FamilyQueen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle Some of my ancestors came from England.
452 pgs. = 4 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 34 pts.
Challenge total = 386 pts.
25.3 Travels with the family: Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmond RostandLocation: France
Time:
- story: 1640-1655
- written: 1890s
My great-great-grandfather (on my mother's side of the family) was from France.
240 pages = 2 points
Book total = 27 points
5.5 Summer sun: Tarnished and Torn by Juliet Blackwell
336 pages = 4 points
Book total = 9 points
Challenge total = 73 points
15.5 Water works:Geisterfjord from Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
358 pages = 4 points
Book Total = 19 points
Challenge Total = 117 points
15.4. Summer sports Read a book featuring a sport that you would play in warm weather.Better Than Fiction True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers by Don George
-One of the stories in this book is about the World Cup when it took place in South African
320 pages - +4 points
Review - +5 points
link to review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total: 24
50.3 3 countries in a row: Read 3 books set in 3 different countries where the countries are in alphabetical order (starting anywhere).
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman - Australia
HF +5 points
343 pages - +4 points
review: + 5
link:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Mozart's Last Aria by Matt Rees - Austria
HF +5 points
336 pages - +4 points
review: +5
link:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Appeal by John Grisham - USA
368 pages - +4 points
review: +5
link:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book Total:87
Challenge Total: 334
Oops! I forgot to report this one:10.1 Tourist visa: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
The story is set in England, and Gail Carriger was born (and lives) in the U.S.A
312 pages = 4 points
Book total = 14 points
Challenge total = 88 points
Cyn wrote: "This is my first book challenge post ever! Super excited to start participating. (Even though the end of the challenge is nearing...)5.5 Summer Sun: Read a book where the titles letters are one o..."
Cyn wrote: "This is my first book challenge post ever! Super excited to start participating. (Even though the end of the challenge is nearing...)
5.5 Summer Sun: Read a book where the titles letters are one o..."
Cyn wrote: "This is my first book challenge post ever! Super excited to start participating. (Even though the end of the challenge is nearing...)
5.5 Summer Sun: Read a book where the titles letters are one o..."
Welcome to the World of Reading Challenges--It is soooo much fun!
Repost of Post 10525.2 Wonders of the World: Read a HF which features one of the wonders of the world.
Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich
376 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total - 34 pts
Corrected challenge total - 771 pts
50.3 three countries in a rowChile
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
448 pgs. = 4 pts.
Dominican Republic
Song of the Water Saints: A Novel by Nelly Rosario
256 pgs. = 2 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
England The White Princess by Philippa Gregory
544 pgs = 6 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total 73 pts.
Challenge total =459 pts.
100.1 World Traveler: Read 5 HF books set in different continents.Africa: The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters (Egypt)
430 pages - 4 points
Asia: The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng (Malaysia)
350 pages - 4 points
Europe: The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry (England)
352 pages - 4 points
North America: On Agate Hill by Lee Smith (USA, North Carolina)
367 pages - 4 points
South America: The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck (Paraguay, natch ;)
248 pages - 2 points
Task Total - 118 points
Challenge Total - 130 points
15.3. Traveller’s Warnings: Read a book about a threatening event which would make you think twice about visiting that country. The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey
This book takes place in Northern Ireland during the time of the IRA actions against British rule. Civil unrest would make it a bit difficult for travel.
352 pages-4 points
HF-5 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Task Points-29
Total Challenge points-780
10.4 Summer desserts Read a book with a cover that has a picture of a summer desert (ice cream, pie, fruits). 
by Lynne Hinton256 pages-2 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task Points-17
Total Challenge Points-797
Task 10.3 Passposrt Stamp: Read a book set in a location that you would like to visit.Entwined with Youby Sylvia Day takes place in New York City. Going to New York City is on my bucket list.
368 pages 4 pts.
Total Task 14 points
Task 15.2 Customs Official: Read a book which describes s specific custom.Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. A Greek custom - the game is called tsougrisma. It involves 2 players and red eggs. each player hold a red egg and one taps the end of the egg against the other player's egg. The goal is to crack the opponent's egg. When one end is cracked the winner uses the same end to try to crack the other end of the opponent's egg. The player who successfull cracks the eggs is the winner and said to have good luck.544 pages 6 pts
HF 5 pts
Total Task 26 points
Challenge Total 30 points
Task 100.1 World Traveler: Read 5 HF books set in different continents.Asia And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini - Afghanistan
404 pages 4 pts
Africa The Tenth Gift by Jane Johnson - Morocco
385 pages 4 pts
Australia The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman - Austrailia
343 pages 4 pts
South America The Seamstress by Frances De Pontes Peebles - Brazil
656 pgs 6 pts
Europe Spirit of Lost Angels by Liza Perrat - France
378 pgs 4 pts
Total task 122 points
Challenge Total 152 points
15.3 Traveller's Warnings: Read a book about a threatening event which would make you think twice about visiting that country.The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer
340 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The story takes place in post revolution Iran in 1980, when foreign travelers were frequently held hostage.
Book total - 24 pts
Challenge total - 795 pts
100.1 World TravelerAfrica (Congo)
The Nun's Story by Kathryn Hulme
339 pgs. = 4 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total 9 pts.
Asia (China) River of Dust by
Virginia Pye
256 pgs = 2 pts,
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 7 pts.
North America Benjamin Franklin's Bastard: A Novel by Sally Cabot
354 pgs = 4 pts.
Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total = 9 pts.
Australia Wanting by Richard
Flanagan
256 pgs = 2 pts.
review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts,
Total = 7 pts.
Europe (Italy) The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
309 pgs = 4 pts.
review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... = 5 pts.
Total= 9 pts.
Total = 41 pts.
Bonus = 100 pts.
Total 141 pts.
Challenge total = 527 pts.
From ChristinaSD25.5 Summer Vacation: Read a HF book which features characters on a trip.
The Chili Queen by Sandra Dallas
Emma travels from Kansas City to Nalgitas, NM by train where she claims she will meet her future husband, but she has ulterior motives.
304pgs=>4pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Task total=>34pts
Challenge Total=>255pts
From ChristinaSD15.2 Customs Official: Read a book which describes a specific custom of the country that you did not know about. Please share what that was.
In Medieval England there was a "bedding ceremony" after a wedding and a group of people were present in the bedroom when the marriage was consummated and they saw the bride naked. Yeesh! Fortunately, John FitzGilbert opted to skip the ceremony for his weddings.
A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick
HF=>5pts
528pgs=>6pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book Total=>31pts
Challenge Total=>286pts
Messages 133, 134,& 135 did not add correctly. 14 + 26 + 122 = 162
5.2 Out of this World: Read a book set in another world.The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
206 pgs - 2 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total - 12 pts
Challenge total - 807 pts
Task 100.1 World Traveler. Read 5 HF books set on different continents.Asia
The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
384 pages=4 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Australia
The Secret River
334 pages=4 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Africa
Out of the Black Land
459 pages=4 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Europe
Spirit of Lost Angels
378 pages=4 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
North America
True Sisters
352 pages=4 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Review=5 points
Task total=145 points
Challenge total=522 points
25.5-Summer Vacation Read a book with characters on a trip.The India Fan by Victoria Holt
The main character in this book takes a trip from England to India during the 19th century. The transportation included train, ocean liner, and horse drawn carts (desert travel.
396 pages-4 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task points- 34
Total Challenge points-831
If my calculations are correct then I have completed this challenge---Certainly enjoyed it and thanks to Jolene for all the great monitoring.
10.3 Riding the Flume (Would love to visit the California Redwood forest for the beautiful scenery and to see the size of those trees myself). +2 211 pp. +5 historical fiction +5 review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...22 pts.
15.1 Tourist Trap? The Time Traveler's Wife Field Museum- has plenty of fascinating exhibits. I went when I was little and from what I remember as well as the book, was worth seeing.
592 pp. +6 pts. +5 for review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
26 pts.
25.5 The Madman's DaughterThe Madman’s Daughter Characters on a trip 25 pts. 420 pp. 4 pts. Review +5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
34 pts.
50.2 Between Shades of Gray and Charlotte Gray (World War II in Lithuania and France respectively) 344 pp. + 4 401 pp. + 4 Reviews +10
Between Shades of Gray http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Charlotte Gray http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
68 pts.
Challenge total: 150 pts.
Final posting5.4 Picture Postcard: Read a book with a scenic cover of something that may be on a postcard.
Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life by Frances Mayes
301 pgs - 4 pts
Review - 5 pts
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Task total - 14 pts
Challenge total - 821 pts
ChristinaSD5.3 Travelling through time: Read a book which features time travel.
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
529pgs=>6pts
HF=>5pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book Total=>21pts
Challenge Total=>307pts
Christina SD25.4 A visit to the Capital: Read a HF book set in the capital of your country.
My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
364pts=>4pts
Reviewed=>5pts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book Total=>34pts
Final Challenge total=>341pts
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DATE 1-Aug
Participant Score
CherylA 821
Wanda* 814
DianeS* 594
LindaB 513
ChristinaSD* 336
HeatherJ 320
Rebecca* 269
Angel 162
Raissa 150
Sue 130
Ariane 92
Macarena* 87
Ashley 74
Jayme 55
Kristine 33
Cyn 28
Kathy 26
Rebecca Post - 124: The countries in this task need to be next to each other alphabetically; not linking to reviews; gave you page bonus and HF bonus
Macarena Post - 126: Total off by -1
DianeS Post - 129: No review for White Princess; total off by -1
DianeS Post - 137: Total off by +67
Wanda Post - 132: Sorry, a cake isn't really a particularly summer desert
ChristinaSD Post - 146: Too many fantasy elements for HF bonus
Congratulations to all the finishers (even the last minute additions!!)
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Books mentioned in this topic
My Name Is Mary Sutter (other topics)Life After Life (other topics)
Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life (other topics)
The Time Traveler's Wife (other topics)
Charlotte Gray (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Robin Oliveira (other topics)Kate Atkinson (other topics)
Frances Mayes (other topics)
Victoria Holt (other topics)
C.S. Lewis (other topics)
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Trains and Lovers: A Novel by Alexander McCall Smith
256 pages-2 points
Review-5 points
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Total Task Points-17
Total Points to Date-594