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[Jayme Pendergraft]

Jayme VA

25.6. Sandy's Task: General Education

Option 1: The Age of Edison by Ernest Freeberg has Science as a genre on its main page and is 354 pages.

Option 2: Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman has autobiography on the main page and is 298 pages.

30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins

I rolled a 2 and a 5.

Option 2: Impulse by Ellen Hopkins Goodreads author and Big Book: 688 pages.

Option 5: What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell has Young Adult on its main page.

Both authors were new to me and neither was a re-read.

Points this post: 55
Total points: 270
GR Authors: Melanie Benjamin, Neil Gaiman, Kevin Kwan, Janet Edwards, Elizabeth L. Silver, Susan Elia MacNeal, Curtis Sittenfeld, Ellen Hopkins
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(1),1000+(0)

[Deborah]

Post #16

30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins

I rolled a 1 and 6

BOTH authors are new to me

1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Rated 5*s

6) Using http://www.literature-map.com/ with Ellen Hopkins...

Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz

Melissa de la Cruz is a GoodReads author


Points this post: 30
Total points: 270
GR authors: 13
Books read: 23
Tasks completed: 16

[Valorie]

15.4 -- Inside Out
Option B: Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur (Goodreads author)
"Dark" is part of the series name (Dark Angels series) & "Darkness" is in the title

15.6 -- Far East
Rain Fall by Barry Eisler (Goodreads author) - Audiobook
Book takes place in Japan
Hardback copy: Rain Fall

20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
Option 6: Woman on the Run by Lisa Marie Rice (Goodreads author)
"On" is a two letter word in the title, book has 340 pgs

25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
One Book Option: Ruthless Game by Christine Feehan (Goodreads author)
Title includes R-S-T-U and author name "Christine" includes R-S-T in sequence, book has 416 pgs

Total Points This Post: 75
Total Tasks This Post: 4
Goodreads Authors This Post: 4
Grand Total Points: 445/1010
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 20/58
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1

[Stacie]

STACIE MI

Task 5.10 - Make Room For Daddy

I read a book with "Father" in the title:

Fatherhood by Bill Cosby

Points this task: 5
Total points: 290
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 21
Pages read: 5949
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Stacie]

STACIE MI

Task 15.10 - Free for Fall

I read:

Fairest, Vol. 2: The Hidden Kingdom by Bill Willingham

**Bill Willingham is a Goodreads author!!**

Points this task: 15
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 22
Pages read: 6109
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Stacie]

STACIE MI

Task 20.9 - Expanding the Classic Canon

From 13th Century Middle East, I decided to read a book by Jalel ad-Din Rumi (also known simply as Rumi:

The Essential Rumi by Rumi

Points this task: 20
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 23
Pages read: 6411
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Stacie]

STACIE MI

Task 25.2 - Love That Alphabet

I decided to do option B and read one book that fit the title and author requirements:

A Summer in Sonoma by Robyn Carr

The title has the sequence MNO and the author has the sequence ABC. This book is 408 pages long.

Points this task: 25
Total points: 350
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 24
Pages read: 6819
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Ty]

15.10 -- Free for Fall

Turn It Up - Inez Kelley, GR Author
ebook approved @1235

20.2. Rookie at the Top: Bouchra's Task: School-time!

Option 4 (butterfly): - Megan Derr, GR Author
book approved here.


20.3. Best Review - Stefu's task: Most Read Authors

Back Home - R.J. Scott, GR Author
rolled 3 and 5. 5th friend down: Brandilyn. Her 3rd most read author: R.J. Scott


20.5. Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State

Option 3: Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione, GR Author
402 pages, PNR is my comfort read


20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!

Option 6: If You Stay - Courtney Cole, GR Author
354 pages, IF is a two-letter word.


25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy

Option 1 (debut): Stir Me Up - Sabrina Elkins, GR author
ebook approved @1022. This is her first novel, according to her website.

Option 2 (horror): Zombie Fallout 2: A Plague Upon Your Family - Mark Tufo, GR Author


30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins

rolled 3 and 5
Option 3: Ruining Me - Nicole Reed, GR Author
NR found in msaNdeRson, new to me author

Option 5 (YA): Find You in the Dark - A. Meredith Walters, GR Author (also new to me author)


Points this post: 150
Total points: 670
GR Authors: 39
Big books: 500+ (3)

[[deleted user]]

10.2 Far, Far Away

The Charm School
I'm in Singapore
setting:United States



15.4 -- Inside Out

Option A: Itch
A Modern Witch
The Kitchen Daughter



Task 25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet

Option A:
The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders
author:r-s-t

Dream Lake
title:k-l-m



25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy

Option 1: The Lonely Hearts Club

Option 3: My Sister's Keeper
best twists Number 1



30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!

I rolled 3&5

3: Plain Kate by Erin Bow
5:You Don't Have to Say You Love Me



30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It

Option 1: Almost by Anne Eliot

Option 2:Once Upon a Tower
It's been on my list since:Jul 06, 2012


points this post:135
total points:240

[Susan A]

SUSAN A

******DELETE TASK********

5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits
Delete Somatesthesia
Subtract goodreads author
subtract 5 points

***********NEW TASKS****************
Task 25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
Choose a book whose title/subtitle contains three sequential letters of the alphabet
Power Play: Resistance by Rachel Haimowitz and Cat Grant
Resistance has the letters R S T
254 pages
Rachel Haimowitz and Cat Grant are Goodreads authors, claim one ticket

Book 2 Choose a book that has three sequential letters of the alphabet in the author's name as it is listed on the book's Goodreads main page
Somatesthesia by Ann Somerville
Ann Somerville has the letters M N O
272 pages
Ann Somerville is a goodreads author


25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy

Option 2: Read a book with the genre “Horror” found on the book’s main page.

Threshold by Jordan L. Hawk
Horror appears on book's main page
approved for length in post 2810
Jordan L Hawk is a goodreads author

Option 4. Read a book with the genre “Science Fiction” on the book’s main page.
Burn by T.J. Klune
Science Fiction is on the book's main page
TJ Klune is a goodreads author

Points this post: -5 + 25 + 25 = 45
Total points: 525 + 45 = 570
Goodreads authors: 34 - 1 + 4 = 37
Big Book Tickets: 0

[Sassafrass]

20.2 School-time! I chose option 3 and read Dirty Distractions (ebook verification thread #2770) by Cari Quinn. The main character is a zoologist.
***Cari Quinn is a Goodreads Author***


20.8 We Love Scrabble! I chose option 3 and read
My Alpha BiLLionaire Volume 1 (262 pages) by Tawny Taylor which has double l's in the title
***Tawny Taylor is a Goodreads Author***




Total Points this Post: 40
Total Points in Challenge: 700
Books Read: 55
Tasks Completed: 44
GR Authors: 47
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

[Megan]

Okay, I know this is gonna be a pain; therefore, I apologize in advance. I hope this is how I switch books correctly.

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20.8 We Love Scrabble
I'd like to remove To Be Perfectly Honest: A Novel Based on an Untrue Story from this task.

30.1 I'm Sorry, Dee!
I'd like to remove The Death of Jayson Porter from option 5 of my task.

Total: 870 (from earlier) - 50 (from this post) = 820pts

[Isha]

Task #15.7 -- Spookfest!

Into the Mist by Maya Banks
Has "Paranormal" listed as a genre on its main page


Points this Post = 15

Totals:
Total Points: 455/1,010
Total Goodreads Authors: 30
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 32
Total Books Read: 40

[Megan]

Okay, part 2:

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20.1 A Cozy Read
Option B (author's initials in cozy): We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (y and z in cozy)

20.2 School-time!
Option B (set in Iran): If You Could Be Mine
Set completely in Iran, and approved in the help thread post #2 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

20.3 Most Read Authors
Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
I rolled a 4 and a 1. The fourth person on my list was Dee, and the first author on her list (as of this moment, 10:20 on 10.15.13) was Sherrilyn Kenyon.
https://www.goodreads.com/user/most_r...

20.8 We Love Scrabble
Option 6 (2-letter word in title): The Death of Jayson Porter
The word "of" has two letters
This book has 272pgs

30.1 I'm Sorry, Dee!
Option 5 (five words in title): My Life as a Myth
Option 6 (choose an option): Pink
I chose to do option 2, GLBT genre. GLBT is the second genre on the list.

30.7 I Blame Ms Anderson
Option 4 (four/five star book from friend): Everybody Sees the Ants
From my friend Alexis' list: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
A. S. King is a brand-new author to me
Option 6 (similar to Hopkins): To Be Perfectly Honest: A Novel Based on an Untrue Story
Sonya Sones comes up as an author similar to Ellen Hopkins on the "Similar to Ellen Hopkins" list. https://www.goodreads.com/author/simi...

Total: 140 + 820 (from earlier) = 960pts

...That is, assuming I did everything right ^_^;

[Ty]

nicely done, Ms A!

[Angela Sunshine]

ANGELASUNSHINE

20.5. Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State

Option #3

Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers (549 pages)
(while this is not a "feel good" comfort book, it is one of my favorite genres - mystery - which is a comfort to me.)

Total Points: 220

[Ann A]

5.3 - 20 years ago - Frasier

Waterless Mountain
(winner of the 1932 Newbery medal)

Points this post: 5

Total challenge points: 155
Total tasks completed: 15

[Susan A]

Susan A

************DELETE************
5.2 - 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men
Delete Trusted Bond
- 5 points
-1 Goodreads author


************NEW TASK***************
20.3. Best Review - Stefu's task: Most Read Authors
Dice Roll 3, 4
Friend: Tj https://www.goodreads.com/user/most_r...
Tj is 3rd friend, Mary Calmes is 4th author at this time
Trusted Bond by Mary Calmes
Mary Calmes is a goodreads author


Points this post: -5 + 20 = 15
Total points: 570 + 15 = 585
Goodreads authors: 37 + 1 - 1 = 37
Big Book Tickets: 0

[TMBookluvr]

Completed 5.7-60 minutes. read 61 Hours by Lee Child.

Completed 15.3 Half and Half and completed option C. Read 11th Hour by James Patterson.

Completed 15.1-Read any book. read
Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz.

Task points: 35
Total points 35
Good Reads Author: 2 (James Patterson, Lee Child)

[Mickslibrarian]

25.2. Andy P's Task: Love That Alphabet

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (title: d,e,f) October 8 597 p.

AND

Witch and Wizard by James Patterson (author: r,s,t) October 15 314 p.

James Patterson is a Goodreads Author

Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 265
Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 15
Goodreads Author: 10
Big Books:500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Asho]

20.5-Bigger is Better-The Pumpkin State

I chose Option 3, a long cozy/comfort read. The book I chose was 423 pages long and I consider it a comfort read because it's chick-lit, the genre I choose when I want to just curl up and relax.

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

Total Books Read:4
Total Challenges Completed:4
Total Pages Read:1256
Big Book Tickets:0
GoodReads Author Tickets:0
Total Points:70

[Kristina Simon]

Midpoint of the Fall 2013 challenge.

[AmyMK]

25.2 Andy P's Task: Love that Alphabet

Murder Most Persuasive by Tracy Kiely
(title r-s-t and 304 pages

Undead and Unsure by MaryJanice Davidson
(author c-d-e and 320 pages

MaryJanice Davidson is a Goodreads author



30.7 Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson....

Rolled 2 and 5

Roll 2: book by Ellen Hopkins, or one she contributed to...
Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves
Ellen Hopkins is one of the authors that contributed and she is a new author to me.

Roll 5: Poetry, sociology, or young adult as a genre on Goodreads main page.
The FitzOsbornes in Exile by Michelle Cooper
Young adult is the second genre listed.

Points this post: 55
Total points: 170

[Jolie]

JOLIE

10.8. Fall Back.

My book has “historical fiction” on its main page, and it’s set in the early 1930s (I was born in 1969).
Flanagan's Run: A Novel by Tom McNab

Points this post: 10
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Goodreads authors (total): 3
Big books this post: 0
Big books (total): 1 (500+)

[Bekka]

BEKKA - 10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day

For this task, I read “ ” by Jo Baker, since the author’s last name is also a profession.

Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 10
Total Points Earned to Date: 130
Pages Read this Challenge: 352
Total Pages Read to Date: 4011
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()

[Dee]

Delicious Dee

30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
Option 4 - - Brenda Novak (GR Author)
Option 5 - Unsound - Toby Neal (GR Author) - 2 ppl have it shelved as mystery (as of 16OCT)

Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 480
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)

[Candace]

Candace


15.10 -- Free for Fall
Any book of my choice.

What Language Is: And What it Isn't and What it Could Be by John H. McWhorter


30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins

Rolled dice and got 3 and 4.

Option 3 - Author's initials found in MS ANDERSON
My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
This author is new to me.

Option 4 - Book rated 4 or 5 stars by Goodreads friend I've never met
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
My Goodreads friend Sarah rated this book 4 stars.



This post: 45
Total to date: 170 points

[Marscha]

15.1 -- Bookends

#1 in series: The Selection by Kiera Cass

*** Kiera Cass is a GR Author ***

Most recently published in series: Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn McKinlay

*** Jenn McKinlay is a GR Author ***

Total points: 110
Total GRA: 9
Total big book tickets: 0

[Lys]

25.1 Nick KY’s Tasks: The Reviews Are In!

I chose option 2 and option 6.

For 2 (graphic novel) I read: Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon.
Leah Moore is a goodreads author.

For option 6, I read: Blood Rites.
Jim Butcher is a goodreads author.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 170
Books read: 15
Tasks Completed: 13
Goodreads authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

[Patricia]

20.6. Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!

Option B: The Historian* by Elizabeth Kostova**

**This author is new to me**

*Big book ticket 750+ pages*

Total Points = 110

[Fandury]

FANDURY

20.5. Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State

Option 3: In preparation for winter, read any long (400+ page) book that you would consider to be a cozy/comfort read.

The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman

I read the Kindle Edition, but the paperback has 432 pages The Lake of Dead Languages.

This was a mystery with a gothic touch and what could be more cozy (at least for me)
that to read something slightly mysterious and spooky when the days turn darker and colder.

Carol Goodman is a Goodreads author!


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 330
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)

[Tammy AZ]

Repost

30.7 I Blame Ms Anderson
I rolled a 4 and 6

4) Still Alice by Lisa Genova. This was a 5-star read on my friend Lynne's list. Here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...

6) Boy Still Missing by John Searles who I found on the Literature Map for Ellen Hopkins.

Lisa Genova is a GR Author
John Searles is a GR Author

Both authors are new to me.

Post Total: 30
Grand Total: 165

[Suzanne]

Suzanne

20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"

Option A - If you have not finished the 20-point tasks, try one you didn't get the chance to do from Spring or Summer.

Spring: 20.9 - Moderator's Pet- Peebee’s Task: A New Spring Wardrobe

Select one (1) book for this task.

Option A: Cleaning Out the Closets
Select a book that has been on your Goodreads “To Be Read” list for over one year, or if you do not use this feature, select a book that was published in the year 2011 or earlier.

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich - ***** - 10/15/2013



Total Points Earned: 290/1010
Total Pages Read: 9,247 Pages
Total Books Read: 26/80
Good Read Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets: 500(2), 750(), 1000()

[Wanda]

Oma1229

15.7 -- Spookfest!
Let's gear up for Halloween by reading a book that has "Horror," "Paranormal," or "Supernatural" listed as a genre on its main page.

The Jaguar Prince by Karen Kelley

20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!

I chose Option 4.

Option 4: Some letters are worth more points, so read a book whose author's name has an J,Q,X or Z in it.

Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn

The author's last name begins with a 'Q'

Claiming Kate Quinn as Goodreads Author

Totals:
Total Points:245/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:8
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:16
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013-5187

[Deedee]

Task 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter -: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"

Option A - If you have not finished the 20-point tasks, try one you didn't get the chance to do from Spring or Summer.

Here’s the task I did not get ti:

Spring Challenge 2013: Tasks
20.3 Best Review - Bucket's task: Traveling in Time
2. Along for the Ride - Read a book about time travel and tag along! Read any book that includes the genre "time travel" on its main page.

Time's Child (2007) by Rebecca Ore (Paperback, 327 pages)


160 + 20 = 180


Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 160 + 20 = 180
Books read: 14
Pages read: 5,047

Read but not claimed: 6

Goodreads Authors: 4

Big Books:
(2) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+

[Lois]

5.6 - 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Wine

Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell, set primarily in London.

Points this post: 5
Total points: 365

[Deborah]

Post #17

5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits

Short stories with single author:

13 British Horror Stories by Rayne Hall E book verification 2857

Rayne Hall is a GoodReads author

Points this post: 5
Total points: 275
GR authors: 14
Books read: 24
Tasks completed: 17

[Andy]

Andy P.
25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy
Option 2. Shaun of the Dead . Read a book with the genre “Horror” found on the book’s main page
The Orphan Choir bySophie Hannah. Horror is the first genre listed.

Option . The World’s End Read a book with a beverage of some sort on the cover

by Janet Hubbard This cover was approved in message 25 of the help thread.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 520

[Ana]

Ana
20.2. Rookie at the Top: Bouchra's Task: School-time!
by Elana Johnson.
***She is a GoodReads author.

Points this Post 20
Total Points 230

Tasks Completed 11
Books Read 15
Total Pages 5456
GoodReads Author 10
Big Book Tickets 1

[Marie-Anne]

Reader name: Marie-Anne

Repost for task 20.7, message 205 from Kristi:

Task 20.7: What I would read if I had more time:
Option B: From Spring 13 Challenge: The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs by Alexander McCall Smith. I complete task 20.7, Option 2, during the spring challenge post 719, taks 20.7, option 2. This book fits either Option 4 and 5 of this task. For option It takes place mostly in several inns in Italy (Rome and Sienna) and the last part of the book takes palce on a cruise ship. For option 5, my home country is the US. This book takes place mainly in Italy and also in Germany and on a cruise ship in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Alexander McCall Smith is a GoodReads author.


https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Dlmrose

5.9 - 55 years ago - The Rifleman

horse on cover, western genre (2)
Juliet in August by Dianne Warren

10.2 Far, Far Away.

set in Tasmania, Australia far from the US where I live:
Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger by Margaret Mittelbach

20.6. Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!

set in NY (& NY skyline on cover)
Black Fridays by Michael Sears

Michael Sears is a new-to-me author

total = 515

[[deleted user]]

Hana C.

Task 20.10 Group Read

My comment is #46 in the Discussion Thread

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

**Maria Semple is a Goodreads author

points this post: 20

Total Points Earned: 270
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 22

[Kirsty]

Task 5.5 - 35 years ago - WKRP in Cincinnati

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Robin on cover.
Book was approved for use in the task help thread. Message 34

Points this post: 5
Total points: 25
Tasks this post: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read: 1132
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ ( ), 1000+ ( )

[Kristi]

Kristi CO

20.7 What I Would Read If I Had More Time
Option A: from Spring 2013

task 20.8 March On! Option 3, egg on cover

by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads author

Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0

[Bekka]

BEKKA - 25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy

Option 2: For this task, I read “ ” by Barry Lyga, since it has the genre “Horror” on its main page.

Option 4: For this task, I read “ ” by Amy Herrick, since it has the genre “Science Fiction” on the books main page.

Also, Amy Herrick 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: 155
Pages Read this Challenge: 668
Total Pages Read to Date: 4679
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()

[Elizabeth]

Elizabeth B

Task 10.5. Found in Translation
I read Αμερικάνικο Ταμπλόϊντ, the greek edition of American Tabloid, originally published in english

Task 10.9. Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!
(previously approved for length, line#771)

Task 15.10 -- Free for Fall
How to Kill a Rock Star

Task 25.6 - Sandy's Task: General Education
Opt 1:Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (genre: science), 303 pg
Opt 5: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (genres: psychology, sociology), 275 pg

Task 25.7 - Bamaace83’s task: Football Kick-off Fun!
Opt 3: Heaven and Hell - #15 of the list Touchdown:…), approved for length at msg # 2735, (>250 pg)
opt 4: (tomatos on the cover)(>250 pg)

Task 25.8 - Chaitra's Task: A Quarter of Baking Cakes
Opt 1: (yellow cover, 357 pg)
Opt 2:Beautiful Creatures (genre:fantasy, 563 pg)

Task 25.10 - Oma1229's Task: Autumn in the South
Opt 1:Star Island (star on the title, 339 pg)
Opt 5:Knight (set in Denver, Colorado home city of NFL team Denver Broncos who play at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver)(273 pg)

Points this post:135
Total points:415+135=550, Tasks:30+7=37

[❀Tea❀]

Tea


5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits

Option 2
Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh
- science fiction on main book page

*** Nalini Singh is GR author ***


Points This Post: 5
Total points: 350
Tasks Completed: 23
Total Books Read: 28
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Books: 500 (1), 750 (/), 1000 (1)

[Mai]

MAI

5.6- 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Wine
A book set in the UK

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

10.2- Far, Far Away
Book set in a different country from where I live

The Train Was on Time by Heinrich Böll

Set between Germany and Poland; I live in the US

10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day.
Author's last name is also a profession

Storm Front by Jim Butcher *Goodreads Author*

15.4 -- Inside Out
Option B: One book in which a word of at least 3 letters can be found intact within another word in the title

Stranger and Stranger by Rob Reger *Goodreads Author*


Points this post: 40
Total Points: 210
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 17
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()

[Mai]

MAI

20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!

Option 6: Book with a 2 letter word in the title.
Bared to You by Sylvia Day Goodreads Author

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 230
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 18
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()

[Andy]

Andy P.
Task #
30.4. Donna Jo's Task: Elementary Art
A. The Primary Colors
2. Yellow- Read a book by an author with a "y" in his/her name. Cut and Run by Ridley Pearson Ridley Pearson has a "y" in his first name.(384 p.)

B. The Secondary Colors:
2. Green:Read a book with a green cover (at least a third) House of Reckoning by John Saul cover approved in message 82 of help thread.(304 p.)

Points this post: 30
Total points: 550