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FALL CHALLENGE 2013
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Fall Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
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STACIE MITask 5.7 - 45 Years Ago - 60 Minutes
I read a book with the word "Day" in the title:
The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne Saves the Day by Raina Telgemeier
**Raina Telgemeier is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 5
Total points: 760
Tasks completed: 47
Books read: 58
Pages read: 15358
Goodreads authors: 28
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 10.8 - Fall Back
I read a book shelved as Historical Fiction:
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan, The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932 by Barry Denenberg
This book was set in the 1930s and I was born in the 1980s.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 770
Tasks completed: 48
Books read: 59
Pages read: 15497
Goodreads authors: 28
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 15.4 - Inside Out
I did option B and read:
The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman
The word "and" is found in the word "sandman."
**Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 785
Tasks completed: 49
Books read: 60
Pages read: 15761
Goodreads authors: 29
Big Books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 25.8 - A Quarter of Baking Cakes
I did options 3 and 5.
For option 3, I read a book with "Cat" found intact in the title:
Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson
**Diane Mott Davidson is a Goodreads author!!**
For option 5, I read a book with the word "Sweetness" in the title:
The Sweetness of Salt by Cecilia Galante
Points this task: 25
Total points: 810
Tasks completed: 50
Books read: 62
Pages read: 16382
Goodreads authors: 30
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 50.1 - A Sucker for Series
For book 1, I read book 1 in the Sweet Tooth series:
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods
**Jeff Lemire is a Goodreads author!!**
For book 2, I read book 2 in the Invincible series:
Invincible, Vol. 2: Eight is Enough by Robert Kirkman
For book 3, I read book 3 in the Series of Unfortunate Events series:
The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
None of these books are re-reads.
Points this task: 50
Total points: 860
Tasks completed: 51
Books read: 65
Pages read: 16853
Goodreads authors: 31
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Yay Sandy! (I'm excited and scared of your task)
5.1 2013-A New SeasonCompulsively Mr. Darcy by Nina Benneton
This book only has 385 ratings.
5.5 35 Years Ago-WKRP in Cincinnati
by Simon RichPerson on cover has angel wings.
10.2 Far, Far Away
by Agatha Christie.Book is set on Orient Express in Turkey and what was Yugoslavia and I live in the US.
10.8 Fall Back
by Rhys Bowen. This has historical fiction on its main page. It was set in the 20's/30's and I was born in the 70's so before my time.
Rhys Bowen is a Goodreads author.
Total this post: 30
Total points: 220
15.3 Half and Half
by Matthew QuickMatthew starts with the beginning of the alphabet and Quick starts with the end of the alphabet.
Matthew Quick is a goodreads author.
15.5 All Fall Down
by Jo BakerLongbourn begins with a letter of "fall".
20.6 Seasoned Reader-Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!
Option A: Book set in NY State or has skyline.
by Rachel CohnThis book is set in New York City and the author is new to me.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter-Mstan's Task: "What I would read if I had more time"
Option A-Spring challenge 20.2
by Megan CaldwellSpring challenge 20.2-page numbers must be in the numbers of pi. This book has 416 pages- 4,1, and 6 are all in pi.
Megan Caldwell is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 70
Total points: 290
15.10 Free for Fall
by Josie BlossJosie Bloss is a Goodreads Author
50.1 Sassafrass's task
by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games #2)
by Michelle Cooper (Montmaray Journals #3)
by Tracy Kiely (Elizabeth Parker Mystery #4)All 3 books are new reads to me.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 355
Coralie25.6 General Education
The past – autobiography
A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco
The practical world – politics
Nothing to Envy: Love, Life and Death in North Korea
Total points 615
BEKKA - 15.2 -- Day and Night DAY: For this task, I read “
” by Kristiana Gregory, since it has an obvious daytime scene on the cover. NIGHT: For this task, I read “
” by Lisa Graff, since it has an obvious nighttime scene on the cover. This book was approved in the help thread, post number 129. Also, Kristiana Gregory 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: 530
Pages Read this Challenge: 390
Total Pages Read to Date: 12716
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 44
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500( 1 ), 750(), 1000()
Peebee5.1 - 2013 - A New Season
Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
This book had 220 ratings at the time of posting.
Jennifer Finney Boylan is a Goodreads Author.
5.3 - 20 years ago - Frasier
Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum
This book was the 2012 winner of the Bellwether Prize.
5.10 - 60 years ago - Make Room For Daddy
Raising Cubby: A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives by John Elder Robison
The title contains the words "father" and "son's."
John Elder Robison is a Goodreads Author.
10.2 Far, Far Away.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (moved from 15.5)
This book is set in Nigeria; I live in the U.S.
10.3. The Waiting is Over
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
This book is featured on the Millions' 2nd Half of 2013 list.
10.4 Back by Request - Labor Day
The After Wife by Gigi Levangie Grazer
"Grazer" is a profession, as approved in the help thread.
Gigi Levangie Grazer is a Goodreads Author.
10.6. What’s Your Sign?
Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger by Beth Harbison, (moved from 30.1)
Beth Harbison was born in July 1967 (according to Google) in the Year of the Ram (my sign).
10.7: But I Really Wanted to Read That One!
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes, (moved from 25.8)
I actually nominated this book for the category I selected, "Contemporary Women's Fiction/Chick Lit" (so I did really want to read that one, since I've already read "Bernadette.")
10.8. Fall Back.
Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford (304 pages)
This book shelved as historical fiction is set in the 1920s and 1930s, well before my birth in the 1960s.
Jamie Ford is a Goodreads Author.
10.9. Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!
by Jessica BrockmoleThe woman depicted on the cover is wearing a hat.
Jessica Brockmole is a Goodreads Author.
15.5 -- All Fall Down
Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics by Jackie Huba replacing Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, moved to 10.2
Monster Loyalty appears in "autuMn/falL"
Jackie Huba is a Goodreads Author.
15.10 -- Free for Fall
The Spinster Sisters by Stacey Ballis, moved from 20.8
20.8. We Love Scrabble!
Option 5: Red Cover
by Graeme Simsion (304 pages) replacing The Spinster Sisters by Stacey Ballis, moved to 15.10This cover is predominantly red.
25.6 - General Education
Option 1: The Sciences and Mathematics
Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match by Amy Webb (296 pages)
Science was one of this book's genres on the main page as of this posting.
Option 2: The Past
Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love & Karaoke by Rob Sheffield (288 pages)
Memoir and biography were among this book's genres on the main page as of this posting.
25.8 - A Quarter of Baking Cakes
Option 1: Butterscotch Cake
by Terry McMillan, replacing The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes, moved to 10.7 This book has a predominantly yellow cover.
25.10: Autumn in the South
Option 1: Stars & Stripes
by Emma McLaughlin (256 pages)There is a U.S. flag pin on the cover.
Emma McLaughlin is a Goodreads Author.
Option 5: NFL City
The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story by Lily Koppel
This book is set in Houston, home of the Texans.
Lily Koppel is a Goodreads Author.
30.1 - I'm Sorry, Dee!
I rolled a 3 and 5.
Option 5: 5+ word titles
The Love Song of Jonny Valentine by Teddy Wayne
replacing Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger by Beth Harbison, moved to 10.6
There are over five words in the title.
Teddy Wayne is a Goodreads Author.
30.3 Take it or "Leave" It
Option 1 - Liquidamber Leaf
The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice
The author's initials, LR, appear in LiquidambeR.
Luanne Rice is a Goodreads Author.
Option 2 - Lily Pad Leaf
Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein
This book was added to my "to-read" list on Feb 11, 2011.
Garth Stein is a Goodreads Author.
30.4 Elementary Art
Option A-2: Yellow
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
(320 pages)
The author's name has 2 Y's: Jennifer FinneY BoYlan.
Jennifer Finney Boylan is a Goodreads Author.
Option B-3: Violet or Purple
Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King by Edythe Scott Bagley(336 pages)
The word "King" is mentioned in the title and plot description.
30.6. Beth NC's Task: Ancestry
Option 2: country of ancestors
The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
This book is set in England, from which my maternal ancestors came.
Option 3: non-fiction/home town
This Town: two parties and a funeral--plus, plenty of valet parking!--in America's gilded capital by Mark Leibovich
This book is set in Washington, DC, the metro area in which I live.
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Points this post: 240
Total points: 490/1010
Goodreads Authors: 12/19
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!Option A, set in New York: The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler, an author who is new to me
Deborah Meyler is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 935
GR authors: 31
FANDURY30.6. Beth NC's Task: Ancestry
Option 2: Read a book set in the country from which one of your ancestors came.
Der Nachtwandler by Sebastian Fitzek
This is a book set in Germany where my ancestors lived since generations (as far as we can still tell after the two World Wars) and where I still live today.
Sebastian Fitzek is a Goodreads Author
Option 4: Read a book from
Fiction Based on Author’s Ancestors
To the Grave by Steve Robinson
This book is number 16 on the list.
Steve Robinson is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 700
Books Read: 44
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Peebee25.8 - A Quarter of Baking Cakes
Option 4: Strawberry Cheesecake for mum
The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio, replacing The Execution of Noa P. Singleton by Elizabeth L. Silver, moved to 30.5 (320 pages)
This book is shelved as "chick lit" on its main page.
Sarah Jio is a Goodreads Author.
30.5: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A: Window
by Diane Chamberlain(352 pages)The cover features a window.
Diane Chamberlain is a Goodreads Author.
Option B: TION
The Execution of Noa P. Singleton by Elizabeth L. Silver(320 pages)moved from 25.8
The word "ExecuTION" meets the task requirements.
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Points this post: 30
Total points: 520/1010
Goodreads Authors: 2/21
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.10 - 60 years ago - Make Room For DaddyBig Brother by Lionel Shriver replacing Raising Cubby: A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives by John Elder Robison, moved to 25.6
The title contains the word "brother."
Lionel Shriver is a Goodreads Author.
10.1 Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match by Amy Webb moved from 25.6
Self-help was one of this book's genres on the main page as of this posting.
25.6 - General Education
Option 2: The Past
Raising Cubby: A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives by John Elder Robison (384 pages) moved from 5.10
Memoir and biography were among this book's genres on the main page as of this posting.
Option 6: The Performing Arts
Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love & Karaoke by Rob Sheffield (288 pages) moved from option 2
Music was one of this book's genres on the main page as of this posting.
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 530/1010
Goodreads Authors: 1/22
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Peebee5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits
Nine Inches: Stories by Tom Perrotta
This book is a collection of short stories.
10.10. In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise
The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane: A Novel by Kelly Harms
A main character, Aunt Midge, was in her 80s.
Kelly Harms is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 545/1010
Goodreads Authors: 1/22
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.5 -- All Fall Down 
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness claiming Big Book Ticket Pages : 517A and T both found in AUTUMN
Points this post: 15
Total points: 90+15 = 105
Goodreads authors: 6
Big Book Tickets to date: 500(1)
15.7 -- Spookfest!Over My Dead Body by Kate Klise November 25
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 390
Books Read: 33
Tasks Completed: 24
Goodreads Author: 14
Big Books:500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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I will try to live up to your expectations, Ty!
Jessica PDX30.5 - Ty's Task - Lessons in Defenestration
Option A - Window on the cover, behind the woman:
by Elizabeth FremantleOption B - Word ending in -tion
by Robert CraisPoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 890
AprilDT5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons
Ruled Britannia
5.6 - 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Wine
Emma
setting Surrey, England
10.2 - Far, Far Away
Joan of Arc
Set in France and I reside in the USA
10.8 - Fall Back.
Pompeii
15.5 -- All Fall Down
The Map of Time M and T in Autumn
20.4. Author! Author! - Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
#2- The Book of Lost Fragrances #4 in Reincarnationist
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"
Option A- Summer 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Ana's task: Something New Option 3. Read a book written by an author who is new to you.
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Points this post- 85
Challange total- 260
Oma12295.3 - 20 years ago - Frasier
Read a book that has won a literary award. The book must have received the award, not the author for a body of work.
The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker
Nebula Award for Best Novella (2009), Locus Award for Best Novella (2010)
Totals:
Total Points: 840/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:23
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(4), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:48
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013-18654
Congrats fellow 25 point people. I was getting quite lonely
Task #5.1 -- 2013 - A New SeasonTina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap
509 ratings as of this post.
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Task #10.9. Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook by Debbie Stoller
Hat on the cover
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Task #15.8 Same Time Last Year
The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
#14 on the Nov 2012 list
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Task #15.10 Free for Fall
The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense by Robert Kirkman
The edition I read is The Walking Dead, Compendium 1 (136 of 1088 pages)
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Points this post: 45
Total to date: 380
GR author tickets to date: 5
Big Book tickets to date: 3
20.2. Rookie at the Top: Bouchra’s Task: School-time! Option 2 - Read a book set in a country where Arabic or Persian is one of the official languages: set in Afghanistan(primarily):
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
+20 Points
Grand Total: 585
10.10 - In Honor of VeteransThey Do It with Mirrors
(Miss Marple is approved as a senior citizen in message #9 of the Task Help Thread.)
20.4 - Author! Author!-Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
Option 1 - I read a book by Elizabeth Peters:
The Curse of the Pharaohs
30.3 - Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
Option 2 - Lily Pad Leaf (on TBR > 1 year)
Trunk Music
(This book has been on my TBR since April 13, 2012)
***Michael Connelly is a Goodreads author
Option 5 - Ivy Leaf
W is for Wasted
(I am always "itching" to read the latest Sue Grafton mystery. I'm sad there are only 3 letters left in the alphabet!)
Points this post: 60
Tasks completed this post: 3
GR authors this post: 1
Total challenge points: 365
Total tasks completed: 29
Total number Big Books: 500(3) 750(0) 1000(1)
Total Goodreads authors: 8
Eepa5.9 - 55 years ago - The Rifleman
Read a book with the genre “western” on the main book page.
Love, Like Water by Rowan Speedwell
Rowan Speedwell is GR author.
30.7 I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins
Roll 2 dies and read 2 books. One author must be new.
Rolled 1 and 3.
Rolled 1: Read a book that Ms Anderson has rated 4 or 5 stars.
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
David Levithan is new author to me.
David Levithan is GR author.
Rolled 3: Read a book whose author's initials appear in MS ANDERSON.
Prey by Andrea Speed
Andrea Speed is GR author.
Neither book was a re-read for me.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 655
GR author tickets: 42
Andy wrote: "Congrats fellow 25 point people. I was getting quite lonely"We were just trying to make you wait it out for a little longer. I'm just glad I finished before I went into a turkey coma. I can't make any promises that I would get any reading done after I finish eating Thursday, Friday, and umm most likely Saturday!
STACIE MITask 30.5 - Lessons in Defenestration
I did options A and B.
For option A, I read a book with a window on the cover:
Buzz Off by Hannah Reed
**Hannah Reed is a Goodreads author!!**
There is a window in the house (partially covered by the tree).
For option B, I read:
The Selection by Kiera Cass
**Kiera Cass is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 890
Tasks completed: 52
Books read: 67
Pages read: 17516
Goodreads authors: 32
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Alison5.5 - 35 years ago - WKRP in Cincinnati
by David Sedaris=5 points
5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Science Fiction is a genre on the main page
=5 points
5.9 - 55 years ago - The Rifleman
by Janice Steinberg (goodreads author)There is a horse on the necklace
=5 points + 1 goodreads author ticket
Points this Post: 15 points
Total Points: 800 points
Tasks Complete: 48
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 24
Big Book Tickets: (7)500+(3)750+(1)1000 = 16 tickets
10.9. Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!
by Malalai JoyaThe book is approved in post #2 of the help thread
=10 points
Points this Post: 10 points
Total Points: 810 points
Tasks Complete: 49
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 24
Big Book Tickets: (7)500+(3)750+(1)1000 = 16 tickets
15.2 -- Day and NightDay:
by Ann BrasharesNight:
by Daphne du MaurierThis was approved in post #127 of the help thread
=15 points
15.10 -- Free for Fall
Maternity Rolls: Pregnancy, Childbirth and Disability by Heather Kuttai
=15 points
Points this Post: 30 points
Total Points: 840 points
Tasks Complete: 51
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 24
Big Book Tickets: (7)500+(3)750+(1)1000 = 16 tickets
Task 25.3. Kate S's Task: Happy Birthday American AuthorsOption #2:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Road won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Option #5:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (goodreads author)
This book is #30 on the list linked in the task
This book is 552 pages long so I am claiming 1 big book ticket
=25 points + 1 goodreads author ticket + 1 big book ticket
25.10. Oma1229's Task: Autumn in the South
Option #1:
The Sight of the Stars by Belva Plain
Word is Stars
Option #2:
Coming Back by Marcia Muller
Word is Back
=25 points
Points this Post: 50 points
Total Points: 890 points
Tasks Complete: 53
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 25
Big Book Tickets: (8)500+(3)750+(1)1000 = 17 tickets
25.1 Nick Ky's Task--The Review's Are In:1. The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 416pp
5.
by Monte Reel 331pp picture of gorilla on coverToday's total: 25
Grand total: 1010
I think this is the end. And I only had to read four books for this last one--if only I could read the directions correctly!
30.2. Dlmrose's Task: What a Team!Book #1:
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Book is 536 pages so I am claiming 1 big book ticket
Book #2:
Sleeping Funny by Miranda Hill (goodreads author)
=30 points + 1 goodreads author ticket + 1 big book ticket
30.5. Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option B:
Pcos Protection Plan by Colette Harris
Option C:
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
This was found on the Worst Books of Spring 2012 list Post #14. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
=30 points
Points this Post: 60 points
Total Points: 950 points
Tasks Complete: 55
Goodreads Authors Tickets: 26
Big Book Tickets: (9)500+(3)750+(1)1000 = 18 tickets
Donna Jo wrote: "25.1 Nick Ky's Task--The Review's Are In:1. The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 416pp
5.
[bookcover:Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution D..."
Way to go Donna Jo!
(I am truly repentant that my instructions threw you for a loop!)
FANDURY25.8. Chaitra's Task: A Quarter of Baking Cakes
Option 1: Read a book with flower(s) on the cover.
by Anna DeanThere are flowers in the two lower corners of the cover.
I read the Kindle Version, but the paperback is exactly 300 pages A Moment of Silence
Option 4: Read a book with the genre "Historical Romance" or "Chick Lit" on the main page.
The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber
This book has Historical Romance as one of its Genres on the main page and was approved in the Genre Verification Thread in post 31
I read the Kindle Version, but the paperback is 357 pages The Anatomist's Wife
Anna Lee Huber is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 725
Books Read: 46
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Nick wrote: "Donna Jo wrote: "25.1 Nick Ky's Task--The Review's Are In:1. The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 416pp
5.
[bookcover:Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer..."
Nick, it wasn't your fault that I couldn't follow directions as simple as " the book must have a minimum of 200 pages" or Read a book on the list.
SARAH THE LIBRARIANOnce again, time has gotten away from me! So sorry for the long post!
5.1 - 2013 - A New Season
Coaltown Jesus by Ron Koertge
Currently, has only 58 ratings.
5.2 - 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men
Once We Were by Kat Zhang
#2 in the Hybrid Chronicles.
Kat Zhang is a GRA.
5.3 - 20 years ago - Frasier
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Was an ALA Teens' Top Ten Nominee in 2012.
I listened to the audio. Here is the paperback for length: Cinder
Marissa Meyer is a GRA.
5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons
The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
James Dashner is a GRA.
5.5 - 35 years ago - WKRP in Cincinnati
by Tone AlmhjellThere is an owl in the bottom right corner.
5.6 - 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Wine
The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan is a GRA.
5.10 - 60 years ago - Make Room For Daddy
Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron
"Boy" was approved in the help thread as an acceptable word.
Jon Skovron is a GRA.
10.2 Far, Far Away.
Odette's Secrets by Maryann Macdonald
This book is set in France; I live in the US.
Maryann Macdonald is a GRA.
10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day.
Reality Boy by A.S. King
A.S. King is a GRA.
10.6. What’s Your Sign?
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen Frost
I am an Ox. Helen Frost, born March 4, 1949, is also an Ox.
10.8. Fall Back.
The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal
This book is set during the Renaissance.
Susann Cokal is a GRA.
With 576 pages, this is a Big Book.
10.9. Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!
by Robert KirkmanThe zombie on the bottom left is wearing a hat.
15.1 -- Bookends
A. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Book 1 in the Thomas Cromwell Trilogy.
I listened to the audio. Here is the paperback for length: Wolf Hall
With 604 pages, this is a Big Book.
B. Inferno by Dan Brown
This is the newest in the Robert Langdon series.
15.2 -- Day and Night
A.
by Ursula DubosarskyUrsula Dubosarsky is a GRA.
B.
by Katherine Rundell15.3 -- Half and Half
One book option: The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner
Ellis Weiner is a GRA.
Points this post: 130
Total points: 130
Tasks completed: 15
GRA: 10
Big Books 500+(2), 750+ (), 1000+(1)
SARAH THE LIBRARIANOops, just noticed my Big Book count is wrong. I should just have 2 500+. Sorry!
10.2 Far, Far Away.My Lord Vampire by Alexandra Ivy
This book is set in London and I live in the US.
GOODREADS AUTHOR
15.10 -- Free for Fall
Supernatural by Larissa Ione
GOODREADS AUTHOR
20.3. Best Review - Stefu's task: Most Read Authors
Rolled 3 and 1
My third friend is The Window Seat and her most read author is Sherrilyn Kenyon so I read
Dance with the Devil
GOODREADS AUTHOR
30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins
Roll 3 MS ANDERSON
Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard SR
BIG BOOK - 545 pages
Roll 4
Friend - The window seat
Read Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
(This author was new to me at the time I read it for this challenge - I have since read 2 more of her book and she rated it 4 stars)
GOODREADS AUTHORS x2
Points This Post: 75
Total Points: 495
Tasks Completed: 22
Total Books Read: 31
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Books: 2
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ50 - A Sucker for Series!
Book 1 - Romeo, Romeo by Robin Kaye
This is book #1 in the Domestic Gods series and is not a re-read.
Book 2 - The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen
This is book #2 in the Rizzoli & Isles series and is not a re-read.
Book 3 - Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino
This is book #3 in the Stacy Justice series and is not a re-read.
This post: 50 points
Total points to date: 450 points
Tasks completed: 25
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.2: Far, Far Away : Dawn Song by Sharon Green takes place on the moon and on a fantasy realm on Earth resembling the Middle Ages in Europe. I reside in the United States.
Task 20.2: School Time! Option 4: Math: Mulch
by Ann Ripley has a butterfly in the center of the lower half of the cover. Totals this posting:
Total Points: 30
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed: 17
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1); 750+ (0);
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.2 Far, Far Away.
Set in England and I live in USA
The Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux
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.
Turn and Burn by Lorelei James
20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
Your book must be over 250 pages.
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.
Eloisa James A Wild Pursuit
Goodreads Author
Task 25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
A. 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.
AND
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
B. One book option.
Read one book that fulfills both the title and author requirements and is at least 400 pages long
Blood Rites (R-S-T) by Jim Butcher (H-I-J) 439 pages
Goodreads Author
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.
Your Wicked Ways by Eloisa James
Goodreads Author
Zane's Way by Maggie Casper
Approved for length post 2918
Points this post: 90
Total points: 490
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 32
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books: 500= 1,750=0, 1000=0