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[Alicia]

ALICIA T

10.6 What's Your Sign?

My sign is a horse, so I chose to read a Michael Crichton novel, who's birthday is Oct. 23, 1942. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton.



30.3Take It or "Leave" It

Option 2: Lily Pad- I read The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille, which had been on my TBR shelf since June of 2012.

And Option 5: Ivy Leaf- I read Defending Jacob by William Landay.


Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 45

[~Leslie~]

LeslieW posting

**GR Author Alert**

5 point Tasks

5.2: 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men: Read a book identified as #2 in a series
Deadly Heat10.17.13
#2 in the Deadly series
GR Author: Yes
Points: 5

5.8:50 years ago - OR Read a book with the genre "Science Fiction" on its main book page
Deception Cove10.16.13
Science Fiction is listed on the main page
GR Author: Yes
Points: 5

5.9:55 years ago - The Rifleman: Read a book with the genre “western” on the main book page
Texas Splendor10.6.13
Western is listed on the main page
GR Author: No
Points: 5

Totals
GR Author this Post: 2
Points this Post: 15
GR Authors To Date:13
Points To Date: 120

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Dlmrose

10.6. What’s Your Sign?

The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan
I am an Ox as is Michael J. Sullivan born September 17, 1961

10.8. Fall Back.

Historical Fiction 2nd genre 96 users
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin
set in 1836, a bit before I was born

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

I rolled a 1 and 2

option 1, Ms Anderson's 4&5: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, rated 5 stars by Ms Anderson, a new-to-me author, not a reread

option 2: Triangles by Ellen Hopkins, new-to-me author, not a reread, Hopkins is sole author

total = 620

[Isha]

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

1. Spaced
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (GR Author)
Author’s first published book

4. Paul
Witness in Death by J.D. Robb
“Science Fiction” as a genre on main page


Points this Post: 25

Totals:
Total Points: 590/1,010
Total Goodreads Authors: 34
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 38
Total Books Read: 50

[Fran]

10.2 Far, Far Away.

I read A Little Too Far by Lisa Desrochers *GR Author*

This book was 70% set in Italy. I live in the U.S.A.


15.7 -- Spookfest!

I read Bloodlines by Jessica Lee *GR Author*
This book has 'paranormal' on its home page.
This ebook was approved in message #2883 of approval thread.

15.10 -- Free for Fall

I read Club Mephisto by Annabel Joseph *GR Author*


Points this post- 40
Total Points- 175
GR Authors- 10

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

5.1 - 2013 - A New Season
As of 8/28 book had 31 ratings.
1.Craving More



Book Approval

Brandy Walker is a GRA

5.5 - 35 years ago - WKRP in Cincinnati
Living thing that can fly-Fairy
1.Peter Pan



5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits
Genre "Science Fiction" on the main book page
1.The Maze Runner



James Dashner is a GRA

10.1 Early to Bed, Early to Rise.
Listed as Self Help as of 9/12/13 by 3 users.
Sparkle: The Girl's Guide to Living a Deliciously Dazzling, Wildly Effervescent, Kick-Ass Life



10.2 Far, Far Away.
U.S./Book setting-Japan
Bunny Drop 1



10.3. The Waiting is Over
Most Anticipated Books Of 2013

Month of April: Life After Life




10.6. What’s Your Sign?
Pig:
Jim Butcher 10/26/1971
1.Storm Front



Jim Butcher is a GRA


15.9 Off to College
UC Berkeley's Summer Reading Lists: 2002 Banned Books
To Kill a Mockingbird



30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
Rolled 2&6
Option 2:Whipped Cream
Ebook verification
Option 6/Chose Task 5:Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland
Approved for length



Andrew Grey is a GRA


Points Earned This Post: 100
4 GRAs Claimed this post

Points Achieved to Date: 100/1010
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)

[Kate S]

10.6 What's Your Sign?

I am a monkey

The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born September 24, 1896 making him a monkey too.

15.3 Half and Half

One Book Option

The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve

Author's first name in first half of alphabet: A
Author's last name in second half of alphabet: S

***Anita Shreve is a GR Author***

15.6 Far East

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Set in Japan

25.6 General Education

Option 1: Genres Science and Non Fiction on main book page

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (303 pages)

***Mary Roach is a GR Author***

Option 2: Genres Biography and Non Fiction on main book page

Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones (608 pages)

***At 608 pages, Jim Henson is a big book***

25.7 Football Kick off Fun

Option 2: NFL Team Atlanta Falcons
The Flight of the Falcon by Daphne du Maurier (320 pages)

Option 4: Canned Cranberry Sauce on Cover
by A.M. Homes (480 pages)

30.6 Ancestry

Option 1: Shared name=Kate

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

***At 544 pages, this is a big book***

Option 2: My mother's mother's family came from the UK where this book is set

The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

Post Total: 120
Season Total: 615

[Nick]

Nick KY

5.9 The Rifleman. I read The Rider Of Lost Creek by Louis L'Amour. “Western” genre.

20.7 Mstan’s If I Had More Time. I chose to do Pigletto’s 20-pointer from the Summer Challenge: 20.9 Pigletto’s Whedonite. The first time around I chose option 3, to read a book based on a TV series. This time I chose option 2, to read a book by one of my favorite authors – I chose William Faulkner, and I read The Unvanquished which I have never read before.

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


20.8 Cindy F’s Scrabble. Option 1. 7-letter word in the title. I read Harvest by Jim Crace.

Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 430
Big Books: 500+ (2)

[Susan A]

Susan A

5.6 - 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Wine
Read a book set in the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Life After Joe by Harper Fox
takes place in northern England approved in post 2
approved for length in post 2872


15.4 -- Inside Out
Option B: Read ONE book in which a word of at least 3 letters can be found intact within another word in the title, subtitle, or series name.

The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles
Magpie is intact in the series title: A Charm of Magpies, approved for task in post 51
approved for length in post 2808
KJ Charles is a goodreads author

Points this post: 5 + 15 = 20
Total points: 655 + 20 = 675
Goodreads authors: 42 + 1 = 43
Big Book Tickets to date: 1

[Sheila]

Sheila


50.1 - Sassafrass's Task: A Sucker for Series!


Catch Me by Lisa Gardner - (Detective D.D. Warren #6)

AND

A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly - (Harry Bosch #7)

(This book is a crossover book by Michael Connelly that shows up as Terry McCaleb #2 but it is also Harry Bosch #7 and says that below the description of the book and was approved in the help thread in Post 10 Here)

AND

Sudden Prey by John Sandford - (Lucas Davenport #8)

None of these books are re-reads for me.


Total Points = 880

[Ty]

15.9 -- Off to College

The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA - James D. Watson
found on 2009 Best Books About Science


20.1. Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read

Option 2: The Cinderella Solution - Cathy Yardley, GR Author
CY in COZY


Points this post: 35
Total points: 745
GR Authors: 43
Big books: 500+ (3)

[Bekka]

BEKKA - 15.10 -- Free for Fall

For this task, I read “ ” by Matthew Quick, simply because I wanted to.

Also, Matthew Quick 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: 200
Pages Read this Challenge: 273
Total Pages Read to Date: 5655
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()

[Lois]

5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits

The Knitting Diaries: The Twenty-First Wish\Coming Unraveled\Return to Summer Island by Debbie Macomber et al.

Debbie Macomber is a Goodreads author.

Points this post: 5
Total points: 435
GR authors: 17

[[deleted user]]

Hana C.

Task 15.9 -- Off to College

Used the Summer Reading List for 2012 Revolutions

This is the eighth entry on the list.

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy

points this post: 15

Total Points Earned: 385
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 1
Tasks Completed: 27

[Kristi]

Kristi CO

25.9 The Cornetto Trilogy
Option 2: Horror genre
Z 2134 by Sean Platt

Sean Platt is a Goodreads author

Option 4: Science Fiction genre
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads author

Points this post: 25
Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0

[Laurie]

Laurie ME

30.7: Delicious Dee's Task: I Blame Ms. Anderson ...and Ellen Hopkins

3. ms aNdeRson - Nora Roberts: Black Hills by Nora Roberts

5. sociology (chosen 9/2/13): The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson

Jon Ronson is a new author.

Points this Post: 30.
Total Points: 395.

[Suzanne]

Suzannesea

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

Option 1 - Caravan by Dorothy Gilman
Caravan is a seven-letter word, and the book has 256 pages.

This post: 20 points
Total to date: 210 points

[Deborah]

Post #19

10.8. Fall Back.

Takes place in the 1950's. I was born in the 80's

The Girl Who Swam to Atlantis by Elle Thornton Historical Fiction on main page.

Elle Thornton is a GoodReads author

Points this post: 10
Total points: 310
GR authors: 17
Books read: 27
Tasks completed: 19

[Valorie]

15.5 -- All Fall Down
Under Fire by Jo Davis (Goodreads author)
U & F is found in Autumn/Fall

15.7 -- Spookfest!
Guardians of Stone by Anita Clenney (Goodreads author)
Book has "Paranormal" listed on main page

20.6. Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!
Option A: Organize Your Corpses by Mary Jane Maffini
New to me author, and the book takes place in NY

25.6. Sandy's Task: General Education
Option 1: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach (Goodreads author)
Book has "Science" listed on main page, has 348 pgs
Option 5: Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women by Alexa Albert
Book has "Sociology" listed on main page, has 288 pgs

Total Points This Post: 75
Total Tasks This Post: 4
Goodreads Authors This Post: 3
Grand Total Points: 520/1010
Total Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 24/58
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1

[Shelby]

Shelby


5.7 - 45 years ago - 60 Minutes
Unit of time in title: Hours : Sixty Five Hours, by N.R. Walker
Ebook length approved in post 2859
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket

5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits
Both anthology and genre sci-fi :) : Butt Pirates in Space, by Kiernan Kelly
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket

25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy
Option 1: Authors first published work - Sunset, by Arshad Ahsanuddin
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Option 4: Genre Science Fiction - Sub Zero, by Angel Martinez
Ebook length approved in post 2859
- Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket

Points this post: 35
Total points: 150
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 0

[Eepa *mm loving bookworm*]

Eepa

5.8 50 years ago - The Outer Limits

Read a book with genre science fiction.

Alien 'n' Outlaw by K.C. Burn

Book approved for length in post #2872.

K.C. Burn is a GR author


5.10 - 60 years ago - Make Room For Daddy

Book with name of male relative on the title

Father of Dragons by Emily Veinglory

Emily Veinglory is GR author.


10.2 Far, Far Away

Book set in space or planet other than Earth

Butt Pirates in Space by Kiernan Kelly

Kiernan Kelly is GR author.


Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
GR author tickets: 6

[Aleksandra]

25.10
Peril at End House Agatha Christie, option 2, "end" in title

Tales of the City Armistead Maupin, option 5, set in San Francisco (stadium of San Francisco 49ers)

Task points 25
Total points 275

[Bluemoon]

5.2 - TWO AND A HALF MEN - Baby, Come Home




25.3 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICAN AUTHORS

OPTION 1 - The Turn of the Screw currently # 51 on the list.

OPTION 3 - Kindred





25.6 - GENERAL EDUCATION

BOOK 1 - SCIENCE - How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

BOOK 2 - BIOGRAPHY - Shaggy Muses: The Dogs Who Inspired Emily Brontë, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, Edith Wharton, and Virginia Woolf by Maureen Adams





25.10 - AUTUMN IN THE SOUTH

OPTION 1 - A Christmas Star

OPTION 2 - The End Game: A Mystery by Gerrie Ferris Finger.






Gerrie Ferris Finger and Maureen Adams are both Goodreads Authors.





TOTAL POINTS - 580
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 19
BIG BOOKS - 2

[Deedee]

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.

The Black Tower (2008) by Louis Bayard (Hardcover, 368 pages)

B. The Secondary Colors:
2. Green: Read a book with a green cover (at least 1/3).


Green (Green Universe #1) (2009) by Jay Lake (Goodreads Author)(Hardcover, 368 pages)

**** Goodreads Author ****Jay Lake


180 + 30 = 210


Tasks Completed: 12
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 180 + 30 = 210
Books read: 16
Pages read: 5,783

Read but not claimed: 6

Goodreads Authors: 5

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

[Sue]

30.6 - Beth NC - Ancestry

Option 1 –Read a book where the author has the same first or last name as the name you were born with.

Murder in the South of France by ***Goodreads Author Susan Kiernan-Lewis - My birth certificate says Susan

Option 2 –Read a book set in the country from which one of your ancestors came.

Room with a Clue by ***Goodreads Author Kate Kingsbury - Set in England which is where most of my ancestors came from.


Points this post: 30
Total Points: 60/1010
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()

[Suzanne]

Suzanne

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

Option 1: You draw 7 tiles to play and always have 7 on your holder. Read a book with a 7 letter word in the title. Subtitles and series titles cannot be used.

Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow - **** - 10/21/2013



Total Points Earned: 310/1010
Total Pages Read: 9,540 Pages
Total Books Read: 27/80
Good Read Authors: 14
Big Book Tickets: 500(2), 750(), 1000()

[Marscha]

5.5 - 35 years ago - WKRP in Cincinnati

by Susan Ee

*** Susan Ee is a Goodreads Author ***

15.7 -- Spookfest!

A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix

*** Adrian Phoenix is a Goodreads Author ***

Total points: 130
Total GRA: 11
Total big book tickets: 0

[Jackie]

JACKIE NC

20.1. Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read
Option 1:
Chili Con Corpses by J.B. Stanley
Cozy mystery genre

Task 25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
Option B:
Dragons of the Dwarven Depths by Margaret Weis
594 pages: nop - title, rst - author

25.8. Chaitra's Task: A Quarter of Baking Cakes
Option 2:
The Devil You Know by Mike Carey
Fantasy genre; 406 pages
Option 4:
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig
Historical romance genre; 385 pages

30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
Option 1:
A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams
Author initials in liquidamber
Option 4:
by Nancy Atherton
Snow on cover

J. B. Stanley, Margaret Weis, Mike Carey, and Lauren Willig are Goodreads authors.

Points this post: 100
Total Points: 210
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets:

[Jayme Pendergraft]

Jayme VA

15.10 -- Free for Fall

If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin Goodreads author.

25.8. Chaitra's Task: A Quarter of Baking Cakes

Option 1: by J.M. Sidorova Goodreads author.

Has flowers on the cover. Approved in help thread.

Option 2: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner Goodreads author.

Has fantasy on its main page.

30.2. Dlmrose's Task: What a Team!

Book 1: The Maze Runner by James Dashner Goodreads author.

ThE MAze Runner, no I

Book 2: The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison Goodreads author.

FUNdamentals

Points this post: 70
Total points: 360
GR Authors: Melanie Benjamin, Neil Gaiman, Kevin Kwan, Janet Edwards, Elizabeth L. Silver, Susan Elia MacNeal, Curtis Sittenfeld, Ellen Hopkins, Michelle Moran, James Dashner*, Jonathan Evison, J.M. Sidorova, Laura Nowlin
Big Books: 500+(2),750+(1),1000+(0)

[Kim]

Kimber

5.2 Two and a Half Men

Christmas Moon by J.R. Rain

_________

10.2 Far, Far Away

Star Kissed by Lizzy Ford
*ebook verified for length post #2875
*takes place in outer space/other planets

Lizzy Ford is a GRA

Above Tasks: 15
# tasks completed to date: 21
Total Points: 355
GRA: 20

[Dee]

Delicious Dee

15.7 -- Spookfest!
A Love Worth Biting For - Roxy Mews (GR Author) - 4 ppl have it shelved as paranormal>vampires and 4 and romance>paranormal romance - both approved in the THT; ebook only approved line 33 of the spreadsheet

25.10. Oma1229's Task: Autumn in the South
Option 2 - The End of Forever - END, bk is 310 pgs
Option 5 - Magic Bleeds- Ilona Andrews (GR Author) - set in Futuristic Atlanta, Atlanta is the home of the Atlanta Falcons - similar book was approved in msg 42, bk is 349 pgs

Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 610
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1)

[Emily]

Emily Bookshelf

10.1 Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Genre: self-help
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 10

Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 10

[Emily]

Emily Bookshelf

10.8 Fall Back
Genre: historical fiction
Set in a period before I was born (1886 and 1920)
In Chancery by John Galsworthy

Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 10

Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 20

[Emily]

Emily Bookshelf

15.3 Half and Half
Author whose first name is in the first half of the alphabet (A-M) M
Author whose last name is in the second half of the alphabet (N-Z) Z

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak, who is a GRA

Goodread Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 15

Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 35

[Emily]

Emily Bookshelf

15.10 Free for Fall
Any book

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 15

Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 50

[Emily]

Emily Bookshelf

20.8 It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
>250 pages
Option 3 - double ees in title - quEEn

Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 20

Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 70

[Emily]

Emily Bookshelf

25.2 Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
Option B. One book option
> 400 pages
Title - R, S, T - heiR To the Shadows
Author - N, O, P - aNne bishOP

Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop

Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Points this post: 25

Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Total Points: 95

[Ana]

Ana
25.4. Elizabeth B's task: Celebration!
Option A by Jim Butcher.
***He is a GoodReads author.

Option B by Libba Bray. #9 on the YA novels of 2006
***She is a GoodReads author
***Big Book 548 pages.

Points this Post 25
Total Points 255

Tasks Completed 12
Books Read 17
Total Pages 6439
GoodReads Author 12
Big Book Tickets 2

[KarenF]

KAREN F

Reposting for Big Book Ticket Only - linked to incorrect edition previously

25.1 The Reviews Are In!

Option 3 - Vampire in Title: The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrelyn Sparks

369 Pages

**Kerrelyn Sparks is a Goodreads Author**

Option 6: First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher

784 Pages - 2 Big Book Tickets Please

**Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author**

No Change in Totals

Points this Post: 0
Total Challenge Points: 225
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(1),1000+(0)

[[deleted user]]

10.9. Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!
➥Read a book with some form of hat or head covering on the cover. It must be a head covering – for instance, a hair bow or other ornament would not work for the task.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

by Arthur Miller


25.7-Bamaace83’s task: Football Kick-off Fun!
➥ Option 2: Read any book with an NFL team name in the title.

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater ***Goodreads Author***

➥Option 4:Read any book with a food item on the cover. Drinks alone on the cover won't work for this task. REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

by Margaret Atwood ***Goodreads Author***

Points this task:35
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 29
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Wanda]

oma1229

30.4. Donna Jo's Task: Elementary Art

A. The Primary Colors: (Choose one)

Yellow: Read a book by an author with a "y" in his/her name.

The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

This book was approved in message #69 of Help Thread.

B. The Secondary Colors:

Violet or Purple: Read a book with one of the following royal titles in the title of the book or in the GR plot description on the book's main GR page: Emperor, Empress, Tsar, Tsarina, King, Queen, Prince, Princess.

Footsteps in Time by Sarah Woodbury

Claiming Sarah Woodbury as Goodreads Author

Totals:
Total Points:295/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:9
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(1), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:18
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013-6175

[Sassafrass]

5.6 - 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Wine: Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry (ebook verification thread #1380) which is set in London England
***Sarah Mayberry is a Goodreads Author***


25.1 The Reviews Are In!
Option 1: See Jane Score (384 pages) which is #12 on the Hockey in Fiction ~ Adult Books list

Option 3: Hidden Depths (236 pages)by Aubrianna HUNTER (Hunter in last name)
***Aubrianna Hunter is a Goodreads Author***


25.3 Happy Birthday American Authors:
Option 2: Beloved (winner in fiction 1988)

Option 3: Kindred which has Speculative Fiction on the main page


25.8 A Quarter of Baking Cakes:
Option 2: Ours to Love (400 pages) by Shayla BLACK (Black in author name)
***Shayla Black is a Goodreads Author***

Option 5: SWEET Addiction (330 pages) (has Sweet in title)


30.2 What a Team!
Book 1: already freakn' MATEd by Eve Langlais (no I and TEAM in title)
***Eve Langlais is a Goodreads Author***

Book 2: Girls Just Wanna Have FUN
(ebook verification thread #2721)


30.4 Elementary Art:
A1 (red): Backstage Pass (378 pages) by Olivia Cunning, I read this about 2.5 years ago when it was recommended to me by someone here on GR. I loved it just as much the second time around.
***Olivia Cunning is a Goodreads Author***

B2 (green): (356 pages) by Sylvia Day which has a mostly green cover (both a light green at the top and a dark army green at the bottom)
***Sylvia Day is a Goodreads Author***


30.6 Ancestry:
Option 2: Cutting for Stone set in Africa because it is assumed that my ancestors are from somewhere in Africa but it's not know specifically where they are from. Africa was approved in the task help thread #51

Option 4: Roots: The Saga of an American Family which is #4 on the Fiction based on the Author's Ancestors List


Total Points this Post: 170
Total Points in Challenge: 870
Books Read: 68
Tasks Completed: 51
GR Authors: 53
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

[Susan A]

Susan A

10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day.

Read a book in which the author’s surname is also a profession.

Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper
Harper is a profession approved in post 2
approved for length in post 2847
Kaje Harper is a goodreads author


20.9. Moderator's Pet: Bucket's Task: Expanding the Classic Canon
Read an eastern classic title from this list

The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
20th Century Japanese Author
approved post 2

Points this post: 10 + 20 = 30
Total points: 675 + 30 = 705
Goodreads authors: 43 + 1 = 44
Big Book Tickets to date: 1

[Maria]

MARIA L

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

The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

I Rolled: 3 and 6
My Friend was Stacy @ (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...)

Total Points Earned: 80/1010
Total Books Read: 4/80

I'm not doing tickets! :-)

[Michelle]

Michelle WI



20.2 School-Time!

option 4: butterfly on the cover

by Jamie McGuire



20.4 Tribute to Two Mystery Greats

option 4: 2007 winner

Cell by Stephen King



20.6 Only in New York!

option A: set in New York City, NY and the author is new to me

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

***** Cassandra Clare is a GR author *****



20.7 What I Would Read if I Had More Time

option B: summer challenge 20.7 option 3
I previously completed option 1:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

***** Lauren Beukes is a GR author *****



20.8 We Love Scrabble!

option 4: J in the authors last name

The Violets of March by Sarah Jio

***** Sarah Jio is a GR author *****



25.2 Love That Alphabet

1 book option

S-T-U in title, M-N-O in authors name, 446 pages

Trunk Music by Michael Connelly

***** Michael Connelly is a GR author *****




Points This Post: 125
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 8
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 1

[Ann A]

5.7 - 45 years ago - 60 Minutes

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

*** Robin Sloan is a Goodreads author

10.6 - What's Your Sign?

Eleven Minutes

Paulo Coelho and I are both Pigs. His birthdate is August 24, 1947. Wiki page here.

*** Paulo Coelho is a Goodreads author

15.10 - Free for Fall

The Outsiders

*** S.E. Hinton is a Goodreads author

Points this post: 30
Tasks completed this post: 3
GR authors this post: 3

Total challenge points: 185
Total tasks completed: 18
Total Goodreads authors: 5

[Midu]

5.7 - 45 years ago - 60 Minutes

Read a book with one of these units of time measurement in the title or subtitle: second, minute, hour, day, week, month, season, year, decade, generation, century, millennium.
by Johan Harstad

Points this post: 5
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 10
Books Read: 15
GR Authors: 7
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Fandury]

FANDURY

25.5. Coralie's Task: One or More

Read two books. The books should both have the same noun in the title or sub-title, but the noun must be in the singular for one book and the plural for the other.

The Year of the Ladybird by Graham Joyce

The Scroll of Years: A Gaunt and Bone Novel by Chris Willrich

The word combination is Year (singular) / Years (plural)

Chris Willrich is a Goodreads author!


Points this post: 25
Total Points: 380
Books Read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)

[❀Tea❀]

Tea


5.3 - 20 years ago - Frasier

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
- Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Young Adult Romance (2011)


10.6. - What’s Your Sign?

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- my chinese sigh is sheep/goat and according to this post Jane Austen shares that sign with me


Points This Post: 15
Total points: 410
Tasks Completed: 27
Total Books Read: 33
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: 500 (1), 750 (/), 1000 (1)

[Sandra]

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

Option A: book set that has a skyline on the cover
All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
Approved in post #43 of Task Help thread.

Gabrielle Zevin is a Goodreads Author.

Points this post: 20
Total points to date: 275