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message 2401: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 15.10 -- Free for Fall
It's a free for fall! Read any book you choose.

The Big Laugh (1962) by John O'Hara (Hardcover, 250 pages)


500 + 15 = 515


Tasks Completed: 27
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 500 + 15 = 515
Books read: 41
Pages read: 13,740

Read but not claimed: 0
Goodreads Authors: 11

Big Books:
(4) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+


And that's it for me for this challenge! See ya in the Winter Challenge!


message 2402: by KSMary (last edited Nov 30, 2013 07:09AM) (new)

KSMary | 1181 comments 15.3 Half and Half (1 book option)
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Amy (A-M) Tan (N-Z)

15.4 Inside Out (the/they)
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

15.7 Spookfest - paranormal
In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz (GR author)

20.6 Only in New York
Opt B - Main character is a librarian
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne (GR Author)

25.9 Cornetto Trilogy
Opt 1 Author's Debut book
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (GR author)
Opt 4 Sci Fi book
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

25.10 Autumn in the South
Opt 2 "end" in title
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe (GR author)
Opt 5 Set in NFL stadium - Chicago (Chicago Bears)
The Mistress by Susan Wiggs

30.2 What a team
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (T,E,A,M in title/no I)
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas ("fun" in title)

30.5 Lessons in Defenestration
Opt A - window on cover (approved in help thread)
Doc by Mary Doria Russell by Mary Doria Russell(GR Author)

Opt C Least Fav of Fall 2012 Post # 17
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

50.1 Sucker for Series - None of these were rereads for me
Book 1: The Jenna Fox Chronicles #1
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (GR author)

Book 2 Looking Glass #2
Quicksilver by Amanda Quick

Book 3 Harry Dresden #3
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher (GR author)

Total pts/post: 255
Total pts/challenge: 585
GR authors: 7 (Jayne Anne Krentz, Josh Hanagarne, Marissa Meyer, Will Schwalbe, Mary Doria Russell, Mary E Pearson, Jim Butcher)


message 2403: by Marie-Anne (new)

Marie-Anne | 950 comments Reader name: Marie-Anne
REPOST of # 2387 - message #409

Sorry I left this out: NONE of the books in this post are re-reads.

Task 50.1 Sucker For Series:
Book 1: #1 in series: Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman is the first in the Crochet Mysteries series.
Book 2: #2 in series: The Koala of Death by Betty Webb is the second in the Gun Zoo Mysteries series.
Book 3: #3 in series: Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair is the third in the Vintage Magic Mysteries series. Annette Blair is a GoodReads author.

Totals this posting:
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;

Summary Totals:
Total Points: 360
Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 18
GoodReads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500+ (1); 750+ (0);


message 2404: by Deana (new)

Deana (ablotial) | 276 comments DEANA

Task 25.2. Andy P.'s task: Love That Alphabet
B. One Book Option - This book has more than 400 pages!
a SToRm of swords (RST)
by
geOrge r.r. MartiN (MNO)
At 1177 pages, this book is worth 3 big book tickets!

********
This Post:
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 3
Points: 25

Totals:
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Book Tickets: 4
Total Points: 350


message 2405: by Skandia (last edited Nov 30, 2013 08:43AM) (new)

Skandia (sfgirl) | 371 comments 10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day.

Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper

15.10 -- Free for Fall

Futures and Frosting by Tara Sivec

Tara Sivec and Molly Harper are both Goodreads Authors


Points this post: 25
Total points: 515
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 34
Goodreads Author: 25
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)


message 2406: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments Congratulations, Alison! You will be creating Winter task 25.9


message 2407: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments yay Allison!!! and whee! less than 12 hours to go! (not that i'm counting of course)


message 2408: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 25.5. Coralie's Task: One or More


The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks is a Goodreads author.


Points this post: 25
Total points: 975
GR authors: 33


message 2409: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Go Lois!!!


message 2410: by KarenF (new)

KarenF (cleocleveland) | 266 comments KAREN F

25.5 One or More

Book 1: Duchess in Love by Eloisa James

**Eloisa James is a Goodreads Author**

Book 2: Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James

**Eloisa James is a Goodreads Author**

Duchess/Duchesses

30.4 Elementary Art

Primary Colors: Option 2 - Yellow: The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen

311 Pages

**Rhys Bowen is a Goodreads Author**

Secondary Colors: Option 3 - Purple: The Queen Is Dead by Kate Locke

352 Pages

30.5 Lessons in Defenestration

Option A: Moonshifted by Cassie Alexander

Window on cover (approved in THT): Moonshifted (Edie Spence, #2) by Cassie Alexander

352 Pages

**Cassie Alexander is a Goodreads Author**

Option B: Deception Cove by Jayne Castle

342 Pages

**Jayne Castle is a Goodreads Author**

Points this Post: 85
Total Challenge Points: 585
Goodreads Authors: 31
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(1),1000+(0)

That's it for me. Thanks again to mods/task creators for another fun season!


message 2411: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 548 comments Kristi CO

15.10 Free for Fall
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Points this post: 15
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 23
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0


Eepa *mm loving bookworm* (eepa) | 187 comments Eepa

10.5 Found in Translation

Read a book that was translated from the language in which it was originally published.

Finnish edition Rocannonin maailma, Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin

The book is originally written in English and I read the Finnish translation.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 740
GR author tickets: 45


message 2413: by Amy (new)

Amy | 2170 comments Amy FL

30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
Rolled 3: The Never List by Koethi Zan (author's last name only has 3 letters)
Rolled 5: Tell the Wolves I'm Home (5 words in title)

30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: Take it or "Leave" It
Option 3: Still Life (Canadian author and set in Canada)
Option 5: Gone (mystery)

30.4. Donna Jo's Task: Elementary Art
A3: Identical (#5 on list: Sad Young Adult books)
B3: The Runaway King (King)

30.5. Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A: A Tap on the Window (window in title)
Option B: The Execution of Noa P. Singleton: A Novel (Execution ends in -tion)

50.1 - Sassafrass's Task: A Sucker for Series!
Abandoned (4th in the Smoky Barrett series)
Love You More (5th in D.D. Warren series)
Let Me Go (6th in the Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell series)
(I did not read any of these 3 books prior to the Fall SRC)

Points this post: 170
Total points: 625


message 2414: by Marscha (new)

Marscha (mysterymb) | 429 comments 5.1 - 2013 - A New Season

Dating Mr. December by Phillipa Ashley (692 ratings at the time of posting)

*** Phillipa Ashley is a GR Author ***

15.10 -- Free for Fall

Virgin River by Robyn Carr

Total points: 245
Total GRA: 18
Total big book tickets: 0


message 2415: by SandyC (last edited Nov 30, 2013 11:04AM) (new)

SandyC (sandyc88) | 406 comments Sandy MN

Moving 'Salem's Lot from 15.10 to 25.1.

15.10
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker GR Author

25.1. Nick KY’s Tasks: The Reviews Are In!
Option 5: Animal on Cover
Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs #9) by Jacqueline Winspear by Jacqueline Winspear GR Author

Option 6: 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King by Stephen King

Total Points: 600
Total GR Authors: 23

Thank you very much, Mods. Great job, as always!


message 2416: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1579 comments Repost of 2085

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

Option A - 20 pt. Task not done during Spring or Summer - (Spring 20.5 - Option 6 Contemporary as genre)



Treasure Me by ***Goodreads Author Christine Nolfi ebook only approved post 2291 of the thread

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 170/1010
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()


message 2417: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments 10.4 - Back by Request - Labor Day
Assumed Identity by Julie Miller
~~ a miller is a person who owns or works in a grain mill ~~


Points this post: 10
Season Total: 615






message 2418: by Sue (last edited Nov 30, 2013 12:39PM) (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1579 comments 15.10 - Free for Fall

Heaven's Fire by ***Goodreads Author Sandra Balzo

Points this post: 15
Total Points: 165/1010
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
GoodReads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()


I really hope everything is right now.


message 2419: by Tonks (new)

Tonks | 14 comments I only managed one book this season...! It was a fun one though.

15.9 Off to College
How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
It's on the 1985 reading list.

total this post: 15
total this season: 15


message 2420: by Stefu (last edited Nov 30, 2013 12:58PM) (new)

Stefu Smith | 75 comments STEFU

10.1 Early to Bed, Early to Rise.
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
Self help genre

15.10 -- Free for Fall
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan

25.9. Stacie MI's Task:Stacie MI’s Task - The Cornetto Trilogy
Option 2

The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman *GRA
Horror genre
Option 3
Identical by Ellen Hopkins *GRA
At the time of this posting, Identical is number 215 on the "Best Twists" list.

30.5. Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A

Redwall Redwall (Redwall, #1) by Brian Jacques by Brian Jacques
The character is standing in a large window, which is mentioned in the book.
Option C
The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale *GRA
Here is a link to the post where someone listed this book as a least favorite: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
That "someone" happens to be my mother.

50.1 - Sassafrass's Task: A Sucker for Series!
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
(Amelia Peabody #1)
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
(Fudge #2)
The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman *GRA
(The Sandman #3)
None of these books are re-reads.

Points this post: 130
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


Eepa *mm loving bookworm* (eepa) | 187 comments Eepa

20.6 Only in New York!

Pick one option and read a book by new-to-you author.

Option A: Read a book set in New York State OR a book that has a skyline on the cover.

Bound by Law by S.E. Jakes

S.E. Jakes is new author for me.

Most of the book is set in up state New York in some obscure cabin they are hiding in or in New York itself.

S.E. Jakes is GR author.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 760
GR author tickets: 46


message 2422: by Mickslibrarian (last edited Nov 30, 2013 01:18PM) (new)

Mickslibrarian | 285 comments 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York

Option B - Tolstoy and the Purple Chair My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch (books on cover) November 30

This author is new to me.

Nina Sankovitch is a Goodreads Author

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 480
Books Read: 38
Tasks Completed: 27
Goodreads Author: 16
Big Books:500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 2423: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (booksandbosox) | 108 comments SARAH THE LIBRARIAN

REPOST OF #2328

50.1 - Sassafrass's Task: A Sucker for Series!
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell
Dork Diaries, #1
Rachel Renee Russell is a GRA.
Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
For Darkness Shows the Stars, #2
Diana Peterfreund is a GRA.
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party by Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #3
Nathan Hale is a GRA.

None of these books are re-reads.

NEW TASKS

5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits
Wild Cards edited by George R.R. Martin
This fits both options for the task - it's an anthology of short fiction, and has "science fiction" on the main page.
I listened to the audio. Here is the paperback for length: Wild Cards

25.7 – Bamaace83’s task: Football Kick-off Fun!
1: Rebel Fire by Andy Lane
"Rebel" in title.
4: Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead by Maggie Shipstead
The lobsters on the cover were approved as a food item in the help thread.
I listened to the audio. Here is the paperback for length: Seating Arrangements

That's it for me! Two half-finished tasks that I won't finish (boo!). Totals should reflect the reposting of one task and the removal of 20.6, in addition to these final new tasks.

Points this post: 30
Total points: 745
Tasks completed: 42
GRA: 34
Big Books 500+(4), 750+ (), 1000+()


message 2424: by Brian (new)

Brian | 153 comments BRIAN

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

Option 4 - snow on the cover
White Fire (Pendergast, #13) by Douglas Preston by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

Option 5 - genre is mystery
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

Points this post: 30
Total points: 355
Books read: 24
Goodreads authors: 8
Big Books: 4-0-1 (7)


message 2425: by Alexis (new)

Alexis (kheleyr) | 120 comments Alexis

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

Option 2: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

*** Azar Nafisi is a Goodreads Author***


This post: 20 points
Total to Date = 535 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 5
Total Big Books: 500+(1), 1000+(1)
Tasks completed: 28


message 2426: by Lacy (new)

Lacy (lacy_stewart) | 161 comments Lacy Stewart

This is it for me! These last two weeks really cut into my reading time. I hope to do better in the next challenge.

20.10 - Group Read
Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Point this post: 20
Total Points: 450


message 2427: by Amy (last edited Nov 30, 2013 02:05PM) (new)

Amy | 2170 comments Amy FL

20.1. Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read
Option 2: Mallory's Oracle by Carol O'Connell

20.2. Rookie at the Top: Bouchra's Task: School-time!
Option 2: And the Mountains Echoed (Persian - book approved in task description)

20.3. Best Review - Stefu's task: Most Read Authors
Rolled 6,5: The Long Quiche Goodbye - friend #6 is Avery Aames and her 5th most read author is herself:

Avery Aames list

20.4. Author! Author! - Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats
2. Alex Cross, Run (book #20 in the Alex Cross series)

20.5. Bigger is Better - Lindsey IL's Task: The Pumpkin State
3. Stone Rain (comfort read because the book was written by a favorite author)

20.6. Seasoned Reader - Jen UT's Task: Only in New York!
Option A: As Catch Can (set in upstate NY - first book I've ever read by Vincent Zandri)

20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"
Option A: Dead I Well May Be (task 20.4 from summer SRC)
Option 1. The author's initials must be found in any order in your Readerboard name - readerboard name: Amy FL; author is Adrian McKinty (author was new to me at the start of the fall SRC)

20.8. It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
Option 3: Live To Tell (double "L" in Tell)

20.9. Moderator's Pet: Bucket's Task: Expanding the Classic Canon
After Dark (20th Century Japanese author)

25.3. Kate S's Task: Happy Birthday American Authors
Option 1: Birdman (#309 on list)
Option 3: Zoe's Tale (speculative fiction)

Points this post: 205
Total points: 830


message 2428: by KSMary (new)

KSMary | 1181 comments 20.6 Only in New York
Opt B - Main character is a librarian
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne (GR Author)
This author is new to me

Repost: 20 points


message 2429: by Mickslibrarian (last edited Nov 30, 2013 02:37PM) (new)

Mickslibrarian | 285 comments 5.8 - 50 years ago - The Outer Limits

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman November 25

Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author

Points this Points: 5
Total Points: 485
Books Read: 39
Tasks Completed: 28
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 2430: by Brian (new)

Brian | 153 comments BRIAN

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

None of the following books are rereads.

The Solitary House by Lynn Shepherd (Goodreads author!)
Book #1 in the Charles Maddox series

Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
Book #2 in the James Bond series

The Creeps: A Samuel Johnson Tale by John Connolly (Goodreads author!)
Book #3 in the Samuel Johnson vs. the Devil series

Points this post: 50
Total points: 405
Books read: 27
Goodreads authors: 9
Big Books: 4-0-1 (7)


message 2431: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Kathy G.

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


Option 3- a cozy read (my book is 408 pages long)

The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs

Link to Mass Market PB-
The Winter Lodge

*** Claiming Goodreads Author for Susan Wiggs***

Total Points- 175
Total Tasks- 9
Goodreads Authors- 6
Big Books- (500+) - 1


message 2432: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 5.6 - 40 Years Ago - Last of the Summer Wine

I read a book that takes place in Scotland:

The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon

**Diana Gabaldon is a Godoreads author!!**

Points this task: 5
Total points: 985
Tasks completed: 57
Books read: 75
Pages read: 19708
Goodreads authors: 36
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 2433: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 10.7. But I Really Wanted to Read That One!


The Time Between by Karen White

This was a nominee for Contemporary Women's Fiction/Chick Lit for Fall 2013.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 985


message 2434: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Go Stacie and Lois--- No breathing-
No eating--- go go go
:-)


message 2435: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 25.5 - One or More

My noun is story/stories.

For my first book, I read:

Love Story by Jennifer Echols

**Jennifer Echols is a Goodreads author!!**

For my second book, I read:

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

Points this task: 25
Total points: 1010
Tasks completed: 58
Books read: 77
Pages read: 20077
Goodreads authors: 37
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

Unless there is some egregious error, I am done!!!


message 2436: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Yeah Stacie!!!!


message 2437: by ~Leslie~ (new)

~Leslie~ (akareadingmachine) LeslieW

**GR Author Alert**

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.
Seduced by Grace11/21/13
Series Title: The Three Graces
GR Author: Yes
Points: 15

15.5 All Fall Down: Read a book in which ALL of the words in the title begin with the letters found in AUTUMN and/or FALL. Letters may be in any order and may be used more than once.
Unleash the Night11/26/13
Letters U, T, N found in Autumn
GR Author: Yes
Points: 15

25.1 Option 5: read any book with a non-human animal on the cover. (Real or fantasy animals are OK.) AND Option 6: Read a book by Jim Butcher
Death Magic11/10/13 Death Magic (World of the Lupi, #8) by Eileen Wilks
Fool Moon11/19/13
GR Author: Yes and Yes
Points: 25

25.9Option 1: read any author’s first published book. AND Option 5: Read a book with a beverage of some sort on the cover.
Wicked Lovely11/12/13
First book published by author Melissa Marr
The Playboy11/20/13
The Playboy (Chandler Brothers, #2) by Carly Phillips
GR Author:Yes and Yes
Points: 25

25.10Option 1: read a book that has either the words stars or stripes in its title or a picture of stars or stripes on the cover. AND Option 5: read a book that is set in any city in which an NFL team plays its home games.
Hidden Star11/29/13
Night Play10/23/13
Book set in New Orleans, home of the Saints!
GR Author: No And Yes
Points: 25

Points This Post: 105
GR Authors this Post: 7


message 2438: by Theresa~OctoberLace (new)

Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 119 comments Theresa~OctoberLace

5.1 - 2013 - A New Season

Thérèse Desqueyroux by François Mauriac 11/23/13

This book has 422 ratings as of 11/30/13.

This post: 5 points

Total to Date = 550 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 9


message 2439: by Theresa~OctoberLace (new)

Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 119 comments Theresa~OctoberLace

5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons

Orlando by Virginia Woolf 11/29/13

This book has Fantasy Genre listed on its GR main page..

This post: 5 points

Total to Date = 555 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 9


message 2440: by Cathy (new)

Cathy Galloway | 1077 comments CathyG
5.1 - 2013 - A New Season
Read a book that has less than 1,000 ratings (0-999) on the main book page.

395 ratings on 11/15/13
Cake by Lauren Dane
This is my one 5 pt under 100 page book :message 2975

5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons
Read a book with the genre "Fantasy" on its main book page.
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
Goodreads Author


10.8. Fall Back.
Go back in time, and read a novel with the genre historical fiction or history on its main page
Duchess in Love by Eloisa James
Goodreads Author
This is historical romance set in the 1800’s

15.10 -- Free for Fall
It's a free for fall! Read any book you choose as long as it complies with standard SRC rules.
The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood

30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins
REQUIRED: Indicate in your post the numbers you rolled. 1/4


Roll 1 –read a book that Ms Anderson has rated 4 or 5 stars. Ms Anderson's "read" shelf
My Soul to TakeRachel Vincent
new to me author
Goodreads Author

Roll 4 - read a book that was rated 4 or 5 stars by a Goodreads friend who you have never met. REQUIRED: state the friend whose rating you used and provide a link to his or her profile.
BJ Rose
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
No Man's MistressMary Balogh


50.1 - Sassafrass's Task: A Sucker for Series!
you’re going to read three books that are a part of three different series.

REQUIRED: List the series name and number of the book when you post and specifically state in your post that none of your books are re-reads.

Cameron Sisters: Bedding the Heiress by Cathy Maxwell 4
Goodreads Author

The Chronicals of Prydain : The High KingLloyd Alexander 5

Warriors of Poseidon: Atlantis BetrayedAlyssa Day 6
Goodreads Author



Points this post: 115


Total points: 605
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 41
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: 500= 1,750=0, 1000=0


message 2441: by Randy (new)

Randy | 37 comments RANDY12S

15.10-- Free for Fall


for this task I read Paranoia by Joseph Finder. Joe Finder is a GR Author.

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

Option B: One Book. I read King and Maxwell by David Baldacci.
The title has the consecutive letters K-L-M and the Authors name has the letters A-B-C.

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

Book 1: Whatever Happened to Janie? by Caroline B. Cooney.
(Janie Johnson series #2)

Book 2: Battle of the Ampere by Richard Paul Evans.
(Michael Vey series #3)

Book 3: Trophy Hunt by C.J. Box
(Joe Pickett series #4)
None of these were re-reads for me.

Points this Post = 90
GR Authors = 1



message 2442: by Theresa~OctoberLace (new)

Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 119 comments Theresa~OctoberLace

5.9 - 55 years ago - The Rifleman

Ethan Frome Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton 11/23/13

There is a horse on the cover.

This post: 5 points

Total to Date = 560 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 9


message 2443: by Karen Michele (last edited Nov 30, 2013 04:08PM) (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments My last post for fall--- thanks everyone for a great season!

15.1 — Bookends

First in a Series:

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

Last in a Series: (newest)

Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

+15 Points

30.6. Beth NC’s Task: Ancestry

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

Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories by Karen Russell

Option 4 –Read a book from Fiction Based on Author’s Ancestors:

The Spy Lover by Kiana Davenport

+30 Points

Points this Post: 45
Grand Total: 665


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10.10. In Honor of Veterans, Military and Otherwise.

The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy 11/29/13

The main character serves in military campaigns with the Cossacks.

This post: 10 points

Total to Date = 570 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 9


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15.6 -- Far East.

The Lover by Marguerite Duras 11/24/13

The book is set in Indochina, which is now Vietnam.

This post: 15 points

Total to Date = 585 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 9


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15.9 -- Off to College

The Stranger by Albert Camus 11/30/13

The book is found on the list: The 2013 theme is "What Would Seniors Read?"

This post: 15 points

Total to Date = 600 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 5
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 9


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Task 50.1 A Sucker for Series

Hexed by Kevin Hearne (#2 in the Iron Druid Chronicles series)
No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole (#3 in the Immortals After Dark series)
Broken Harbour by Tana French (#4 in the Dublin Murder Squad series)

*These were all new-reads for me

Total Points this post: 50
Grand Total= 280 pts


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30.7 I Blame Ms. Anderson and Ellen Hopkins
Option 2-read a book by Ellen Hopkins-
Glassby Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkins is a Goodreads author.
"Glass" is a big book ticket with 681pps.

Option 6- Read a book by an author similar to Ellen Hopkins-Such a Pretty Girl byLaura Wiess

Task Complete: 6
Books Completed: 8
Big Books 500+ (2)"Glass"(681pp) "Life After Life"
Goodreads Authors: 1 Ellen Hopkins
Task Total: 30
Grand Total: 100




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15.10 Free For All
(free choice book)
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt

+15 pts

Grand Total= 295


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