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FALL CHALLENGE 2013
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Fall Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
Readerboard Name: Stacy CT5.1 - A New Season
The Action Heroine's Handbook by Jennifer Worick
Task Points: 5
5.2 - 2 and a Half Men
Glass (Crank #2) by Ellen Hopkins
Task Points: 5
5.3 - Frasier
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
(winner of 2008 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award)
Task Points: 5
5.4 - Dungeons and Dragons
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Task Points: 5
5.5 - WKRP in Cincinnati
by Samantha HuntTask Points: 5
5.7 - 60 Minutes
Fire With Fire: New Female Power and How it Will Change the Twenty-First Century by Naomi Wolf
Task Points: 5
5.8 - The Outer Limits
I am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World by Eve Ensler
Task Points: 5
5.10 - Make Room for Daddy
Man with a Pan: Culinary Adventures of Fathers Who Cook for Their Families by John Donahue
Task Points: 5
10.4 - Labor Day
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Task Points: 10
10.5 - Found in Translation
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
(This was originally written in Japanese; I read it in English.)
Task Points: 10
10.9 - It's Getting Cold Outside
by Hunter S. ThompsonTask Points: 10
15.3 - Half and Half
Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems by David Rakoff
Task Points: 15
15.4 - Inside Out
Option B - Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams
(words used = natural, unnatural)
Task Points: 15
15.5 - All Fall Down
Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys by Kay S. Hymowitz
Task Points: 15
15.6 - Far East
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
(set in Japan)
Task Points: 15
15.8 - Same Time Last Year
America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't by Stephen Colbert
(#94 in the October 2012 list)
Task Points: 15
15.9 - Off to College
Saturday by Ian McEwan
(on the 2013 "What Would Seniors Read" list)
Task Points: 15
15.10 - Free for Fall
A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today by Kate Bornstein
Task Points: 15
20.2 - School Time
Option 2 - And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
(set in Afghanistan)
Task Points: 20
20.4 - Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
Option 2 - MaddAddam (MaddAddam #3) by Margaret Atwood
Task Points: 20
20.6 - Only in New York
Option A -
by Joseph R. BergerTask Points: 20
20.7 - What I Would Read if I Had More Time
Option A - The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
(task 20.8 for Summer 2013)
Task Points: 20
20.8 - We Love Scrabble
Option 3 - Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story by J. Maarten Troost
Task Points: 20
20.10 - Group Reads
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Task Points: 20
25.1 - The Reviews Are In
Option 2 - The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Option 5 -
by Susan SquireTask Points: 25
25.2 - Love That Alphabet
Option B - Identical by Ellen Hopkins
(sequential title letters = C, D, E in Identical;
sequential author name letters = N, O, P in Ellen Hopkins)
Task Points: 25
25.3 - Happy Birthday American Authors
Option 2 - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Option 4 - I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano
Task Points: 25
30.1 - I'm Sorry, Dee
Option 2 - Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Option 4 - Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
Task Points: 30
30.3 - Take It or Leave It
Option 1 - Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia
Option 2 - Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
(I added this to my TBR list on 6/1/2010)
Task Points: 30
30.7 - I Blame Ms. Anderson...and Ellen Hopkins
Option 2 - Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Option 5 - Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
(Ellen Hopkins is a new author for me.)
Task Points: 30
Total Points: 460
Post #2920.2. Rookie at the Top: Bouchra's Task: School-time!
Option 4
The Green-Eyed Monster by Mike Robinson
ButterflyMike Robinson is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 520
GR authors: 25
Books read: 43
Tasks completed: 29
5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin has fantasy on its main page.
Jim Butcher is a goodreads author.
10.2 Far, Far Away
Star Trek Volume 6: After Darkness is set in space.
20.9. Moderator's Pet: Bucket's Task: Expanding the Classic Canon
11th C Japan:
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in 11th-Century Japan
25.7 – Bamaace83’s task: Football Kick-off Fun!
Option 1 and option 4:
Water for Elephants (ELEPHANT)
(apple on cover)Points this post: 60
Total points: 535
Books read: 39
Tasks Completed: 29
Goodreads authors: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500+(4); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
15.3I Am the Messenger
Markus Zusak
GOODREADS AUTHOR
one book option
M and Z
This task 15 points
total points 355
Lindy-LaneREPOST
task 50.1 a sucker for a series!
*read 3 books from different series in consecutive order:
Book 1: The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom(#1 in the League of Princes series)by Christopher Healy (10.27)
*this is a GRA
Book #2: The Valley of Horses (#2 in the Earth's Children series) by Jean M. Auel
544 pages (10.31)
*claiming a big book ticket
Book #3: Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos (#3 in the Meg Langslow series) by Donna Andrews (11.10)
*this is a GRA
**none of these books were re-reads
Points this post: 50
Total points: 260
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 13
REPOST30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson…and Ellen Hopkins
Roll 2 - Crank by Ellen Hopkins October 26
Roll 4 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Rated 4 by Heather) November 20
Ellen Hopkins and John Green are BOTH Goodreads Authors
Crank is a BIG BOOK (537 p.)
Ellen Hopkins is a new-to-me author
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 355
Books Read: 31
Tasks Completed: 22
Goodreads Author: 14
Big Books:500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.1 - A Cozy Read
Emerald Isle by Barbra Annino
Option 1 - The genre Mystery > Cozy Mystery is on the main page and has been shelved by 4 users.
20.4 - Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
Afterlife by Claudia Gray
Option 2 - This book is from one my favorite series that I discovered this year.
This post: 40 points
Total points to date: 305 points
Tasks completed: 21
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
20.7- Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read if I Had More Time"The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots by Carolly Erickson November 24
Option A: Spring 2013 Task 20.7 - Have Passport Will Travel - Option 5
I live in U.S. - book takes place mostly in United Kingdom
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 375
Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 23
Goodreads Author: 14
Big Books:500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Lindy-Lanetask 15.4 inside out!
*option A: read 2 books; first book has a word in the title found intact within a word of the second book:
book #1: Who Do I Lean On? by Neta Jackson
book #2: Whom the Gods Love by Kate Ross
*i chose option A & the word WHO in the title of the first book can be found intact in the word WHOM in the title of the second book.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 275
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 14
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ25.2 - Love That Alphabet
Book 1 - Simply Sensual by Carly Phillips
The title contains the letters L-M-N (SiMpLy SeNsual) and the mass market version of the book (Simply Sensual) has at least 250 pages (264 pages).
Book 2 - Collateral by Ellen Hopkins
The author contains the letters - N-O-P (ElleN HOPkins and has at least 250 pages (512 pages)
This post: 25 points
Total points to date: 330 points
Tasks completed: 22
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Task 5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons and Dragons - read a book with fantasy as a main genre. I read Vs. Reality which has fantasy as its main genre.15.1 -- Bookends - Read a book that is the first book in a series. I Am Not A Serial Killer is the first book in the John Cleaver series. Also, Dan Wells is a GR Author.
AND Read a book that is the last book in a series that contains at least 3 books. Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers is #10, and the last so far, in the Captain Underpants series.
15.7 -- Spookfest! - I'm Not Sam has Horror as its main genre.
20.2. Rookie at the Top: Bouchra's Task: School-time! I chose Opt 3 and read As She Climbed Across the Table in which the main characters are all physicists, and the character referred to by the title is a particle physicist (great book, btw)
5.1, 5.4
10.1, 10.4, 10.7
15.2, 15.3, 15.10
20.1, 20.2, 20.6, 20.8, 20.10
25.1, 25.3, 25.4, 25.8, 25.9
30.3, 30.6
50.1
Total: 420
Big books: 2
GR Authors: 4
Mod
25.4. Elizabeth B's task: Celebration!
For my first book, I chose option A and read At the Seventh Level, with the word "seventh" in the title.
For my second book, I chose option B and read Devil's Food, first published in 2006.
Oma1229This is a repost of Post #2137
The genre "children's" has been dropped from the main page of The Chocolate War for task #25.3
Oma1229
20.2. Rookie at the Top: Bouchra's Task: School-time!
Option 4 - Read a book that has a butterfly on its cover.
The Butterfly Cabinet by Bernie Mcgill
Claiming Bernie Mcgill as Goodreads author
Task 25.3. Kate S's Task: Happy Birthday American Authors
I chose Options 5 and 6.
Option 5.November 11 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr was known for his unusual works, read one of the top 100 books off this list: Best Experimental Books Ever
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
This book is number 75 on the Best Experimental Books Ever List
Option 6. November 29, Louisa May Alcott of Little Women fame, read a book first published during her lifetime (1832-1888)
Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott
30.2. Dlmrose's Task: What a Team!
Book 1: Read a book with all the letters T, E, A, M, but not the letter "I" found in any order in the title.
OklahoMA SwEethearT by Carolyn Davidson
Book 2: Read a book with the word "fun" found intact in a word in the title and/or subtitle
FUNeral Food by Kathleen Taylor
Totals:
Total Points: 730/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:19
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:41
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013-15931
Coralie30.1 I’m Sorry, Dee!
Rolled a 1 and a 2.
Option 1: An author I discovered in 2013.
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
Option 2 – book with genre GLBT on main page.
The Immoralist
Total points 590
Oma122915.3 -- Half and Half
Read a book written by an author whose first name is in the first half (A-M) of the alphabet
Utterly Yours, Booker Jones by BETSY Duffey
A book written by an author whose last name is in the second half (N-Z) of the alphabet
A Forever Christmas by Missy TIPPENS
Claiming Betsy Duffey and Missy Tippens as Goodreads Authors
Totals:
Total Points: 765/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:21
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(3), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:43
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013-16665
Mod
I read How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea #3.5 in the Newsflesh series. Ebook only, approved for a 5 point task in line 565 of the spreadsheet.
10.2 Far, Far Away.
I read Raisins and Almonds. I live in the U.S.; the book is set in Australia.
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
For my first book, I chose Option 1, book whose author can be found in Liquidamber. I read The Money Culture by Michael Lewis. M and L both are found in Liquidamber.
For my second book, I chose option 5 and read Bell, Book, and Scandal, with "mystery" as a genre on the book's main page.
This post: 45 points
Total: 975
Michelle WI20.3 Most Read Author
(rolled 5 and 6)
My 6th friend is Lori and her 5th most read author is Michael Connelly
Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
***** Michael Connelly is a GoodReads author *****
30.1 I'm Sorry Dee
(rolled 4 and 5)
option 4: Humor genre on main page
We Thought You Would Be Prettier: True Tales of the Dorkiest Girl Alive by Laurie Notaro
option 5: 5 words in the title
The Black Book of Secrets by F.E. Higgins
50.1 Sucker for a Series!
NONE of these books are re-reads
Book 1: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
(book 1 in the Dresden Files)
Book 2: Split Second by Alex Kava
(book 2 in the Maggie O'Dell series)
Book 3: The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
(book 3 in the Signs of the Seven series)
***** Nora Roberts and Jim Butcher are GoodReads authors *****
Points This Post: 100
Total Points: 260
Books Read: 14
Tasks Completed: 11
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 1
Dee wrote: "almost there Donna Jo!! its going to be really weird not having a 30 pointer from you - I don't know what i'll do if there is no 25 pointer..."Dee, I have to pick up what I hope is my last book at the library tomorrow. For the last couple of tasks I have read way too many books--I can't seem to figure out exactly what the task calls for! But I am devising a task under the assumption that I will finish in time.
Task 25.2 Love That AlphabetA. Two Book option. Each book must be at least 250 pages.
Book 1 Choose a book whose title/subtitle contains three sequential letters of the alphabet.
A Dangerous Affair (Liberty Lane #2) (2008) by Caro Peacock (Paperback, 320 pages)
D E F
D: Dangerous
E: Dangerous
F: Affair
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
Codex 632: The Secret Identity of Christopher Columbus (Tomás Noronha #1) (2005) by José Rodrigues dos Santos (translated from the Portuguese by Alison Entrekin) (Hardcover, 336 pages)
R S T
R: Rodrigues
S: Santos
T: Santos
395 + 25 = 420
Tasks Completed: 23
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 395 + 25 = 420
Books read: 34
Pages read: 11,410
Read but not claimed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books:
(3) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
AprilDT50.1 - Sassafrass's Task: A Sucker for Series!
Reflections in the Nile #1
Sapphire Blue #2
White Rose #3
Points this post- 50
Challenge total- 175
Oma122925.5. 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.
Book 1-Split SECOND by David Baldacci
Book 2-15 SECONDS by Andrew Gross
Claiming David Baldacci and Andrew Goss as Goodreads Authors
Claiming Split Second as Big Book-514 pages
25.7 – Bamaace83’s task: Football Kick-off Fun!
Totals:
I chose options 1 and 4
Option 1:
In honor of my growing up in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), read a book with one of the following animals/persons associated with one of our schools in the title: Tiger, Bulldog, Rebel, Elephant, Alligator, Volunteer, Commodore, Aggie, Gamecock, Razorback.
Alligator Gold by Janet Post
Option 4:
Read any book with a food item on the cover. Drinks alone on the cover won't work for this task.
The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott DavidsonFood item on cover is a chili pepper.
Totals:
Total Points: 815/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:23
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:45
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013-18200
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.1 - I'm Sorry, Dee!
Book 1 - Simply Scandalous by Carly Phillips
Rolled a 1 (Option 1): I discovered Carly Phillips in July 2013.
Book 2 - Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones
Rolled a 5 (Option 5): The title has 6 words.
30.3 - Take it or "Leave" It
Book 1 - Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis
Option 4: The couple is standing in snow:
Book 2 - Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
Option 5: Mystery is a genre on the main page and has be shelved by 334 users
This post: 60 points
Total points to date: 390 points
Tasks completed: 24
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy ReadOption 1 - Still Life
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"
Option A - Summer 2013 - Task 20.4: Author! Author! - Ann A's task: Initial Fun
I chose Option 2, Kristi Passion for the Page, and read Inside by Alix Ohlin.
Total points claimed: 150 (40 in this post)
Total # of big book tickets: 1
so many so close! It's cold outside. Just stay home and read. :D
20.10 Group readsI reread Cleopatra's Daughter by *****GR author Michelle Moran****** and left a comment on the thread.
Points: 255
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 16
GR authors: 6
Big Books: 2
Pages read: 6964
Suzannesea30.5 Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen has 336 pages and there are windows in the buildings and the car on the cover.Option B
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom has 456 pages and Dissolution ends in the letters "-TION".
This post: 30 points
Total to date: 545 points
Annie NHTask #5.4 -- 30 Years Ago - Dungeons & Dragons
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Listed as Fantasy.
Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads Author.
Task #10.2 - Far, Far Away.
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Book is set in England, I live in the US.
Task #15.3 - Half and Half
The Gingerbread Man by Maggie Shayne
Author's first name is in the first half of the alphabet and her last name is in the second half of the alphabet.
Maggie Shayne is a Goodreads Author.
Task #15.10 - Free for Fall.
The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe
Mary Alice Monroe is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 45
Total Points: 115
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Books Read: 8
GR Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Suzanne25.10. Oma1229's Task: Autumn in the South
Option 5: CenturyLink Field - Seattle Washington:
Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 10/30/2013
Option 3: For this option read a book in which one of the main characters is a cheerleader:
The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade - ***** - 11/23/2013
Total Points Earned: 500/1010
Total Pages Read: 14,808 Pages
Total Books Read: 42/80
Good Read Authors: 22
Big Book Tickets: 500(2), 750(1), 1000()
Mod
hey, I figure work is highly overrated, right?
BEKKA - 30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" ItOption 2: For this option, I read “
” by Jamie Ford, since it’s been on my “To Read” shelf for well over a year, since February of 2012. Option 5: For this task, I read “
” by Sarah Addison Allen, since its a mystery I’ve been itching to read. It has Mystery on its main Goodreads page. Also, both Jamie Ford and Sarah Addison Allen are Goodreads Authors, so I’m claiming two tickets for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Total Points Earned to Date: 515
Pages Read this Challenge: 563
Total Pages Read to Date: 12326
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 42
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()
Natalie CH 15.7 Spookfest
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
has Horror as a main genre (3491 users)
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 200
Big Book Tickets: 4
Goodreads Authors: 2
Sandy wrote: "Ty wrote: "so many so close! It's cold outside. Just stay home and read. :D"hey, I figure work is highly overrated, right?"
Only until you have to pay the bills. LOL but I agree I would much rather read than go to work.
5.5 - WKRP IN CINCINNATI -
which has a cardinal sitting on the Adirondack chair.15.4 - INSIDE OUT - OPTION B -
. The word TIME can be found in nighttime.TOTAL POINTS - 980
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 32
BIG BOOKS - 2
MARIA LTask #30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
Option 1: On My TBR List since 2010
Trading Up by: Candace Bushnell
Option 2: liquiDambEr
Seriously... I'm Kidding by: Ellen DeGeneres
Total Points Earned: 120/1010
Total Books Read:7/80
no tickets please
thanks, maria :-)
Alexis10.5. Found in Translation.
Blacksad by Juan Díaz Canales
Originally published in French. Read in English. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksad
15.3 -- Half and Half
Norwood by Charles Portis
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
Option 1 (Liquidamber) - Hell House by Richard Matheson
Option 5 (Ivy) - The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
*** Mass Market Paperback is 565 pgs claiming Big Book ticket ***
This post: 55 points
Total to Date = 515 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+(1), 1000+(1)
Tasks completed: 27
Mod
I read Life Among the Savages
20.4. Author! Author! - Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
I chose option 4 (book written by a Grand Master), and read The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie, who appears to have been the very first recipient of the award, in 1955.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 1010. And that should be it!
AprilDT50.1 - Sassafrass's Task: A Sucker for Series!
Reflections in the Nile #1 in Time Travel Series
Sapphire Blue #2 in Ruby Red Trilogy
White Rose #3 in Knight Errant
None are rereads
Points this post- 50
Challenge total- 175
Tea25.7. - Bamaace83’s task: Football Kick-off Fun!
Option 3
This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- 4th on Touchdown: Romance and American Football list
*** Susan Elizabeth Phillips is GR author ***
Option 4
by Andrea Penrose- cover approved here
Points This Post: 25
Total points: 725
Tasks Completed: 40
Total Books Read: 57
Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books: 500 (1), 750 (1), 1000 (1)
Sandy wrote: "15.10 -- Free for FallI read Life Among the Savages
20.4. Author! Author! - Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
I chose option 4 (book written by a Grand Master), and rea..."
yay, congratulations, Sandy!!
Re-post.Original post #2104
Sandy MN
I would like to make a change.
I will use Notorious Pleasures for task #50 instead of task #5.2
50.1 - Sassafrass's Task: A Sucker for Series!
These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer (Alastair #1)
Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #2) Goodreads Author
Allegiant by Veronica Roth (Divergent #3) Goodreads Author
Big Book 526 pages
None of these books are re-reads.
Total Points: 575
Total GR Authors: 21
Total Big Books: (6) 500; (1)750
Mod
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Thanks, Natalie!
25.8. Chaitra's Task: A Quarter of Baking CakesOption 1, flowers on the cover:
The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society by Darien Gee
print version, 448 p. The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society
Darien Gee is a Goodreads author.
Option 4, chick lit genre:
Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
paperback version, 406 p. Barefoot
Elin Hilderbrand is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 915
GR authors: 30
Kimber20.8 We Love Scrabble!
Option 1:
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
(pb416pgs)
25.9 The Cornetto Trilogy
Option 1:
The House Girl by Tara Conklin
(gr page states that this is author's first book in 'about tara conklin' section - very last statement)
Option 3: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
(#130 on list)
Tara Conklin is a GRA
Chris Bohjalian is a GRA
Nicholas Sparks is a GRA
Above Tasks: 45 points
# tasks complete to date: 35
GRA: 30
Total Points: 610
KAREN F5.7 45 Years Ago - 60 Minutes
The Trouble With Valentine's Day by Rachel Gibson
15.4 Inside Out
Option B: Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent
#1 in the "Unbound" Series
Bound/Unbound
**Rachel Vincent is a Goodreads Author**
15.7 Spookfest
An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
Paranormal genre on main book page
**Seanan McGuire is a Goodreads Author**
25.4 Celebration!
Option A: The Woman Who Died a Lot by Jasper Fforde
#7 in the Thursday Next series
Option C: The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Couple embracing on cover (OK'd in THT):
**Jennifer Ashley is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 60
Total Challenge Points: 500
Goodreads Authors: 26
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(1),1000+(0)
Cindy FCould I switch The Red Queenby Philippa Gregory from claimed task 15.10 to task 5.6 set in UK and claim Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canalby Mary Roach for 15.10 Claim goodreads author for Mary Roach. Philippa Gregory already claimed in old post for 15.10
FINAL TALLY
Points this post:5
Total points:195
Books read:16
Tasks completed:13
Goodreads Authors:6
Big books:500+(3)750+(0)1000(0)
Oma122910.5. Found in Translation.
Read a book that was translated from the language in which it was originally published. REQUIRED: State the language in which the book was originally published and the language in which you read it.
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
This book was originally published in Finnish and I read it in English.
10.7. But I Really Wanted to Read That One!
Read a book from the Fall Group Reads nominations that was not selected as the Fall Group Reads in its category.
The Last Girls of Pompeii by Kathryn Lasky
Totals:
Total Points: 835/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:23
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:47
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013-18532
Congrats, Sandy! Keep going Bluemoon, you're almost there! =)
I won't finish, but I've beaten my best with this Season...
Congrats, Sandy! You've got Winter task 25.3
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The Woman In Black by Susan Hill
15.10 -- Free for Fall
**Broken by *Karin Slaughter
**Big Book: Broken is 528 pages**
*Karin Slaughter is a Goodreads Author*
30.6. Beth NC's Task: Ancestry
Option 1 - My first name is Anne and I share that name with Author Anne Rivers Siddons.
Sweetwater Creek by Anne Rivers Siddons
Option 2 - My Dad's parents are both from Italy. The Confessor by Daniel Silva is set in Venice, Vatican City, Rome, Lake Garda, and Benzone Italy. 90% set in Italy.
The Confessor by Daniel Silva
Points in This Task: 60
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 1688
Totals:
Total Points: 785
Total Goodreads Authors: 20
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(7), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 41/58
Total Books Read: 57
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013 SRC: 21,519