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message 301: by Kristine (new)

Kristine (kristinekae) | 251 comments 20.9

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

Pages 296

Approved author listed in task help list
...Japan 1960's

This task 20 points

Total points 75


message 302: by Gayla (new)

Gayla Bassham (sophronisba) | 64 comments 5.10 60 Years Ago – Make Room for Daddy

Read a book with a word for a male relative ex. father, dad, brother, son, uncle, grandfather, etc in the title or subtitle.

Reading My Father by Alexandra Styron

Points this post: 5
Total points: 45/1010
Total books: 6/79


message 303: by Sassafrass (last edited Sep 15, 2013 10:35AM) (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 891 comments 5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons: Tricked by Kevin Hearne which has "fantasy" on the main page
***Kevin Hearne is a Goodreads Author***



5.9 - 55 years ago - The Rifleman: Southern Comfort (Compass Brothers, #2) by Mari Carr Southern Comfort (ebook verification thread #413) by Mari Carr which has a man in a cowboy hat on the cover and has the genre "western" on the main page.
***Mari Carr is a Goodreads Author***



15.3 -- Half and Half: I chose the one book option and read
Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts
C is in the first half of the alphabet and R is in the last half
***C.J. Roberts is a Goodreads Author***



15.5 -- All Fall Down: Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley. both letters in the title start with "M" as in autuMn
***Kristen Ashley is a Goodreads Author***
***At 528 pages, this is a BIG BOOK***



20.6. Only in New York! I read Unscrupulous (ebook verification thread #2654) by Avery Aster which is set in New York City.
***Avery Aster is a Goodreads Author*** AND she is a new author to me



20.7 "What I Would Read If I Had More Time": I didn't do the summer 2013 challenge so I chose option A and chose summer task 20.7 (Something New). I read Collide (395 pages) by Gail McHugh which fits option 1 because it was published in January 2013. it also fits option 3 because Gail McHugh is a new to me author.
***Gail McHugh is a Goodreads Author***


Total Points this Post: 80
Total Points in Challenge: 105
Books Read: 9
Tasks Completed: 9
GR Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)


message 304: by Sassafrass (last edited Sep 15, 2013 05:24AM) (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 891 comments 25.4. Celebration!
Option A: I read House Rules by Chloe Neill which is the 7th book in the Chicagoland Vampires Series
***Chloe Neill is a Goodreads Author***

Option C: I read Leave Me Breathless (Ross Siblings, #3) by Cherrie Lynn Leave Me Breathless by Cherrie Lynn which shows an adult couple embracing
***Cherrie Lynn is a Goodreads Author***



25.5 One or More: I read Mercy by Annabel Joseph and Tender Mercies by Kitty Thomas (mercy/mercies)
***Annabel Joseph is a Goodreads Author***
***Kitty Thomas is a Goodreads Author***

25.6 General Education:
Option 2 (the past): I read Seriously...I'm Kidding (256 pages) which has "autobiography" on the main page

Option 3(the practical world): Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women (352 pages) which has "politics" on the main page


30.3 Take it or "Leave" It:
Option 1: Stars & Stripes by Abigail Roux who initials are found in liquidAmbeR
***Abigail Roux is a Goodreads Author***

Option 2: Hot Ticket by Olivia Cunning which has been on my TBR since December 2011
***Olivia Cunning is a Goodreads Author***


Total Points this Post: 105
Total Points in Challenge: 210
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 13
GR Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)


message 305: by KarenF (new)

KarenF (cleocleveland) | 266 comments KAREN F

5.10 Make Room for Daddy

Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts

15.1 Bookends

Book 1: Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley

Book #1 of the Shifters Unbound series.

**Jennifer Ashley is a Goodreads Author**

Book 2: Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch

Third and final book of the Notorious Gentlemen series.

20.1 A Cozy Read

Option 1: Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay

Cozy Mystery genre listed on main book page.

**Jenn McKinlay is a Goodreads Author**

30.6 Ancestry

Option 1: Scandal in Scotland by Karen Hawkins

My first name is Karen.

**Karen Hawkins is a Goodreads Author**

Option 2: Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters

My heritage on my mom's side is German & Polish. This book is set in Germany.

Points this Post: 70
Total Challenge Points: 105
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)


message 306: by [deleted user] (new)

Hana C.

Task 5.2- 10 years ago- Two and a Half Men: Read a book identified as #2 in a series

Stitch Me Deadly (Embroidery Mystery #2) by Amanda Lee

points this post: 5

Total Points Earned: 75
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 9


message 307: by Marscha (new)

Marscha (mysterymb) | 429 comments 15.8 -- Same Time Last Year

Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich

#8 on november list

*** Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author ***

Total points: 15
Total GRA: 1
Total big book tickets: 0


message 308: by Angela Sunshine (new)

Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) ANGELASUNSHINE

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

Option A: Summer 20.6 #3: black & white cover

Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Hate List by Jennifer Brown


Total Points: 95


message 309: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (brenhinesbooks) | 13 comments Sarah M

5.7 - 45 years ago - 60 Minutes

1421: The Year China Discovered America

Has the word Year in the title

Big Book - Book is 656 pages long

--

10.2 Far, Far Away.

The Jungle Book

Set in India, I live in Scotland.

--


Points Earned this post: 15
Big Books earned: 1x500

Totals:

Points: 45
Big Books: 500 (2)
GR Authors: 1


message 310: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments 5.9 – 55 years ago – The Rifleman

Western on main page and horses on the cover:

The Son by Philipp Meyer The Son by Philipp Meyer

+5 Points

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

A. Two book option:
Title: MNO: MOmeNt, 288 pages

A Moment Comes by Jennifer Bradbury

Author: KLM: vLadiMir N, 272 pages

Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

+25 Points

Points this Post: 30
Grand Total: 95


message 311: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Hodges Young | 306 comments Jennifer KS

5.9 - 55 years ago - The Rifleman

Western: I read As The Crow Flies by Craig Johnson


Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 55
Books Read: 5
Tasks Completed: 5
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)


message 312: by Shawn (new)

Shawn | 297 comments Shawn H.

10.6. What’s Your Sign?

I am a Rat

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman by Neil Gaiman

**Neil Gaiman was born 11/10/60, making him a Rat**

***Neil Gaiman is a GR Author***

Points this post: 10
Total Points: 35
Gr Authors: 1
Big Ticket Books: 1


message 313: by Bluemoon (last edited Sep 15, 2013 11:27AM) (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 30.2 - WHAT A TEAM


BOOK 1 - T-E-A-M FOUND IN TITLE - The Last Romanov by Dora Levy Mossanen.

ThE lAst roManov.


BOOK 2 - FUN FOUND IN TITLE - The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonathan Evison.






Jonathan Evison and Dora Levy Mossanen are both Goodreads Authors.





TOTAL POINTS - 170
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 6
BIG BOOKS - 2








message 314: by Nick (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

25.5 Coralie’s One or More.

Book 1. I read On Fire by Carla Neggers. “Fire” is singular.

Book 2. I read Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories by Raymond Carver. “Fires” is the plural of “Fire.”

Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 135
Big Books: 500+ (1)


message 315: by Angela Sunshine (new)

Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) ANGELASUNSHINE

15.3 -- Half and Half

My book fits both criteria

The Beet Fields: Memories of a Sixteenth Summer by Gary Paulsen


Total Points: 110


message 316: by Janice (last edited Sep 15, 2013 01:35PM) (new)

Janice  | 713 comments Janice CA

25.8. A Quarter of Baking Cakes

Option 1: yellow cover

pages: 352

Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir by Kambri Crews

Burn Down the Ground A Memoir by Kambri Crews

***Kambri Crews is a Goodreads author***

and

Option 6: Author who has published only one book

pages: 304

In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke

+25
total: 50
tasks: 3
books: 4
GR authors: 1


message 317: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

5.2 - 10 years ago - Two and a Half Men

#2 in Charlie Fox series: Riot Act by Zoë Sharp
paperback Riot Act

5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragons

The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
paperback The Crown Tower

10.7. But I Really Wanted to Read That One!

From "Books Set in Roman Times": Pompeii by Robert Harris

total = 20


message 318: by Valorie (new)

Valorie  | 817 comments 30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
Rolled a 4: Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones (Goodreads author)
This book has "Humor" listed on main page
Rolled a 5: Don't Talk Back To Your Vampire by Michele Bardsley (Goodreads author)
This book has 6 words in the title

30.5. Ty's Task: Lessons in Defenestration
Option A: Secrets of the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Book has a house with windows on the cover, and has 315 pgs, approved in help thread
Secrets of the Highlander (Highlander, #6) by Janet Chapman
Option B: Too Much Temptation by Lori Foster (Goodreads author)
Title has a word that ends in -tion, book has 320 pgs

30.6. Beth NC's Task: Ancestry
Option 2: The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan (Goodreads author)
My ancestors are from Italy, book is set in Italy
Option 3: The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey
I live in Northern California, this book takes place off the coast of San Francisco, about 3 hours south of my home

Total Points This Post: 90
Total Tasks This Post: 3
Goodreads Authors This Post: 4
Grand Total Points: 90/1010
Total Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 3/58
Total Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0


message 319: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 10.4. Back by Request - Labor Day

Time Flies by Claire Cook

Claire Cook is a Goodreads author.


10.8. Fall Back

Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen, which takes place in the 1930s, well before I was born.

Rhys Bowen is a Goodreads author.


Points this post: 20
Total points: 100
GR authors: 3


message 320: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments 15.9 - Off to College
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
on the 2013 list

20.7 - Mstan's Task: "What I Would Read If I Had More Time"
I finished all of the 20 point tasks in the Spring and Summer challenges, so I'm doing option B.
From the Spring challenge, I chose to redo task 20.7.
In the spring challenge, I chose option 5: Spring 2013 post claiming task 20.7, option 5.
This time around, I'm doing option 3.
Option 3: Safe Harbor (Drake Sisters, #5) by Christine Feehan by Christine Feehan
cover shows a form of transportation -- a sailboat -- not really sure why there's a sailboat on the cover since they never got on a sailboat, but it's there nonetheless!

20.8 - It's My Birthday - Cindy F's Task: We Love Scrabble!
Option 6: Dead of Night by J.D. Robb ~ 394 pages
2 letter word in the title - "of"

Points this post: 55
Season Total: 120






message 321: by Isha (new)

Isha | 224 comments Task #5.6 - 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Win

Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood Set in the United Kingdom: England


Point this Post:5

Totals:
Total Points: 155/1,010
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 14


message 322: by [deleted user] (new)

20.4. Author! Author! - Karen F's task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats

Option 4 - The Awards

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie won the Grand Master Award in 1955

Total points this post: 20
Total Points in Challenge: 85
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 6
GR Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)


message 323: by Tammy AZ (new)

Tammy AZ (tammyaz) | 1207 comments 25.2 Love That Alphabet
I chose the one book option and read
Dixie City Jam by James Lee Burke which has 494 pages.

Dixie City Jam (CDE)
James Lee Burke (JKL)

Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 45


message 324: by SandyC (new)

SandyC (sandyc88) | 406 comments Sandy MN

15.8 Same Time Last Year
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
From the September 2012 list, #4

Total Points:155


message 325: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229
5.1 - 2013 - A New Season

Read a book that has less than 1,000 ratings (0-999) on the main book page.

Dukes by Robert Newton Peck
Rating # is 1

5.4 - 30 years ago - Dungeons & Dragon

Read a book with the genre "Fantasy" on its main book page.

The Book of Dragons by Michael Hague

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

Option 2 - Lily Pad Leaf

Read a book that's been "sitting" on your TBR list for over a year.
REQUIRED: Include in your post approximately when you added the book to your list, or the name of the GR friend whose shelf you used.
This book has been on my TBR shelf since November 2009

The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

Option 5 - Ivy Leaf
Mystery must be listed as a genre on the book's main page.

Louise's War by Sarah R. Shaber
Claiming Sarah Shaber as Goodreads Author

Totals:
Total Points:100/1010
Total Goodreads Authors:2
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed:7
Total Books Read:
Total Pages Read in Fall 2013 SRC: 2011


message 326: by bamaace83 (new)

bamaace83  | 263 comments 5.3 20 Years Ago - Frasier

Romance Writers of America (RITA) Award 2011 - Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas

Jodi Thomas is a Goodreads Author


5.10 60 Years Ago - Make Room for Daddy

Word: Dad

Adopt-A-Dad by Bonnie K. Winn

Bonnie K. Winn is a Goodreads Author

E-Book approved message 2760


10.1 Early to Bed, Early to Rise

Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield


20.4 Author! Author! - Karen F's Task: Tribute to Two Mystery Greats

2. Series: Chesapeake Shores #3 (Loving this series)

Harbor Lights by Sherryl Woods


25.5 Coralie's Task: One or More

Book 1: Wife

The Rancher's Secret Wife by Barbara Minton

Barbara Minton is a Goodreads Author

Book 2: Wives

Capital Wives by Rochelle Alers


Points this post: 65
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 16
Goodreads Author: 11
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)



message 327: by Ty (new)

Ty  | 563 comments 5.6 - 40 years ago - Last of the Summer Wine

Tarnished Knight - Bec McMaster, GR Author
set in London, England; ebook approved @ 1028


5.7 - 45 years ago - 60 Minutes

After Hours - Cara McKenna, GR Author
ebook approved @ 68


5.10 - 60 years ago - Make Room For Daddy

Fatherhood Fever! - Emma Darcy


10.6. What’s Your Sign?

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover - Sarah MacLean, GR Author
author DOB: Dec 17, 1978, which makes her a horse, same as me


15.7 -- Spookfest!

Paranormal: Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews, GR Author


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

Option 5 (animal): Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, #3) by Patricia Briggs - Patricia Briggs

Option 6: White Night - Jim Butcher, GR Author


Points this post: 70
Total points: 155
GR Authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (2)


message 328: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 10.6 - What's Your Sign?

My zodiac animal sign is the Rat, so I read:

Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli

According to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Jo...), her birthday is February 28th, 1948, making her a fellow Rat.

**Donna Jo Napoli is a Goodreads author!!**

Points this task: 10
Total points: 45
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Pages read: 866
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 329: by Bekka (new)

Bekka (froydis) | 492 comments BEKKA - 20.1. Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read

For this task, I read “ The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6) by Alan Bradley ” by Alan Bradley, since it has the genre “Cozy Mystery” on its main Goodreads page. (Thanks to Netgalley.com for allowing me access to this title as an Advance Reader’s Copy).

Also, Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that as well.

Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 20
Total Points Earned to Date: 45
Pages Read this Challenge: 336
Total Pages Read to Date: 1043
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 4
Goodreads Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()





message 330: by Shannon SA (new)

Shannon SA (shannonsa) Shannon South Africa

20.7 Option A: Spring 2013 task 20.5: Option 3: "Historical Fiction" on main genre page

20.5 Bigger is Better- Kate S's task: Tournament of Books 2013
Help Thread
This task is inspired by the Tournament of Books finalists for 2013.

Please enjoy a book which shares one of the following attributes with the finalists:

1. A book written by an author who shares their first and last initial with a finalist:
JG, MS, GF, BF, MM, LE, JW, AJ, HM, KP, LG, AM, CW, LB, AH, DA, SH, CB, MK-first and last initials must match exactly, but you can ignore any middle names/initials. If a book has a co-author or multiple contributors all authors must share their first and last initials with a finalist from the list.

2. A collection of short stories by a single author (Dear Life: Stories, Building Stories)

3. A book with "Historical Fiction" on its main genre page (HHhH: A Novel, The Orphan Master's Son, The Round House, The Song of Achilles, Bring Up the Bodies, Beautiful Ruins)

4. A book off the Afghanistan-Iraqi War list (The Yellow Birds, Fobbit, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk)

5. A book with "Family" on its main genre page (Where'd You Go, Bernadette, May We Be Forgiven)

6. A book with "Contemporary" on the main genre page (The Fault in Our Stars, Gone Girl, How Should a Person Be?, Arcadia)

Note: Genres "Sequential Art", "Comics", "Comic Book", and "Manga" may be used for this task

Required: Please identify the option when you post.

The Light Between Oceans by M L Stedman

M L Stedman is a Goodreads Author

Task points = 20
Challenge points = 40
GR authors = 2


message 331: by Sheila (last edited Sep 16, 2013 01:30AM) (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments Sheila


10.8. Fall Back.
A Death in Summer (Quirke, #4) by Benjamin Black A Death in Summer by Benjamin Black

time setting is post WWII before I was born and has historical fiction as a genre on its main page.





15.1 -- Bookends

The Burning by Jane Casey The Burning by Jane Casey

First in Maeve Kerrigan series

AND

Vigilante (Shane Scully, #11) by Stephen J. Cannell Vigilante by Stephen J. Cannell

Last in Shane Scully series



Total Points = 190



message 332: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments 5.8 – 50 years ago – The Outer Limits

Short Story Collection:

The Color Master: Stories by Aimee Bender

+5 Points
Grand Total: 100


message 333: by Fran (new)

Fran | 730 comments 15.5 -- All Fall Down

I read The Melody Thief by Shira Anthony. *GR Author* The letters T,M,T found in Autumn/Fall.


Points this post- 15
Total Points- 60
GR Authors- 3


message 334: by Jayme Pendergraft (new)

Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments Jayme VA

15.6 -- Far East

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan is almost entirely set in Singapore.

Kevin Kwan is a goodreads author.

Points this post: 15
Total points: 50
GR Authors: Melanie Benjamin, Neil Gaiman, Kevin Kwan
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)


message 335: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

5.8 - 50 Years Ago - The Outer Limits

The Best American Mystery Stories 2011  by Harlan Coben by Harlan Coben

Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 135


message 336: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 15.3 Half and Half

Chose 1 book option and read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
whose first name starts with C(A-M)and last name starts with Z(N-Z)
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket 506 pages

Points this post:15
Total points:40
Books read:3
Tasks completed:3
Goodreads Authors:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 337: by Suzanne (last edited Sep 16, 2013 07:30AM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 178 comments Suzanne

15.1 -- Bookends

Read a book that is the first book in a series. There may be any number of books planned for the series, but the book you read must be identified as part of a series on Goodreads and be marked as book #1.

AND

Read a book that is the last book in a series that contains at least 3 books. This may be either the final book in the series or the most recently published book in the series. The book must be identified as part of a series on Goodreads. Short stories, novella, or other works within a series labeled #X.5 should be ignored.


Book #1: Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery - *** - 9/11/2013
Book #2: Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 9/15/2013

Chasing Perfect (Fool's Gold, #1) by Susan Mallery Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6) by Ilona Andrews

Total Points Earned: 50/1010
Total Pages Read: 3,098 Pages
Total Books Read: 8/80
Good Read Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500(1), 750(), 1000()


message 338: by Jolie (new)

Jolie | 53 comments JOLIE

30.1. Ms. Anderson's Task: I'm Sorry, Dee!
I rolled a:
One, read a book by an author I discovered since January 2013: In Search of King Solomon's Mines by Tahir Shah Tahir Shah is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
And a
Four, read a book with Humor listed on its main page: Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt

Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors (total): 1
Big books: 0


message 339: by Izzy (new)

Izzy Holmes | 51 comments task 20.1 most improved player - Andrea's task :a
cozy read

Option 1 Read a book with genre Cozy mystery

Checked on help for task that this book is okay to use.



Death of a Nag (Hamish Macbeth, #11) by M.C. Beaton



This post 20 points

Total to date 20 points


message 340: by Mai (new)

Mai (jeanphoenix) | 763 comments MAI

15.3 -- Half and Half

An author whose first name is A-M and last name is N-Z

A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut


Points this post: 15
Total Points: 40
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
GR Authors: 0


message 341: by Patricia (new)

Patricia | 680 comments 20.2. Rookie at the Top: Bouchra's Task: School-time!

Option 2 - And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
(Persian - Afghanistan)

Total Points = 70


message 342: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 548 comments Kristi CO

15.7 Spookfest!
Horror genre
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

20.6 Only in New York!
Option A: set in New York state
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (author is new to me)

Cassandra Clare is a Goodreads author

Points this post: 35
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0


message 343: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 15.7 - Spookfest!

I read a book shelved as Horror:

The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After by Robert Kirkman

Points this task: 15
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Pages read: 1002
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 344: by Tallulah A. (new)

Tallulah A. (madhoydenish) | 130 comments Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.


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

1. Read a book with the genre "Fantasy" on the main page.

Undead and Unwelcome by MaryJanice Davidson

Undead and Unwelcome (Undead, #8) by MaryJanice Davidson

** GR Ticket Claim: MaryJanice Davidson is a Goodreads Author **


4. Read a book with the genre "Chick Lit" on the main page.

Undead and Unfinished by MaryJanice Davidson

Undead and Unfinished (Undead, #9) by MaryJanice Davidson

** GR Ticket Claim: MaryJanice Davidson is a Goodreads Author **


Points This Post: 25 points
Total Points: 135 points


Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 9


Goodreads Authors Tickets: 10
Big books (500+) Tickets: 0


message 345: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 15.4 -- Inside Out

Option B. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

Points this post: 15
Total points: 115


message 346: by Dana (new)

Dana (danareader) Dana

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

Opt 1 Yellow cover - Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen
and
Opt 2 Fantasy - The Apocalypse Troll

25 points this post
20 previous post

total: 45


message 347: by Claire (new)

Claire (proud-mum) | 1086 comments 10.9. Put on Your Hat – It’s Getting Cold Outside!

Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen

Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen


message 348: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 30.7.Delicious Dee's task: I blame Ms Anderson….and Ellen Hopkins

I rolled a 3 and a 5
Roll 3 - Read a book whose author's initials appear in MS ANDERSON I read Corridors of Death by Ruth Dudley EdwardsAll 3 initials R,D, and E are in Ms. Anderson. Edwards is an author new to me.
Roll 5 - Read a book that has young adult as a genre listed on its Goodreads main page.
The Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks. This book has Young Adult listed as a genre on its main page (368 p.)

Points this post: 30
Total points: 145


message 349: by Donna Jo (new)

Donna Jo Atwood | 2412 comments 5.2 10 years ago--Two and a half Men:

The Entity Within by Cat Devon is book #2 of Entity series.

10.4 Back by Request--Labor Day:

Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred by Josh Dean

20.2 Rookie at the Top--Bouchra's Task--School Time:

2. Chemistry: Gazelle by Rikki Ducornet This book is set in Egypt.

Today's Total: 35
Grand total: 95


message 350: by Jecca (new)

Jecca | 735 comments 20.1. Most Improved Player - Andrea's Task: A Cozy Read

Option 2 - COZY

Scars and Songs by Christine Zolendz (CZ)

Approved for length #2775

GOODREADS AUTHOR

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


Option 4 - mathematics butterfly cover

Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire by Jamie McGuire

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

Option 1

Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian

Discovered author in August 2013

Option 4 - humor on main page

Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

BOTH GOODREADS AUTHORS

30.4. Donna Jo's Task: Elementary Art


A. The Primary Colors:
2. Yellow

Surrender by Melody Anne

*y in Melody

B. The Secondary Colors:
3. Violet or Purple

The King's Courtesan by Judith James

king in title

BOTH GOODREADS AUTHORS

Points This Post: 100
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 0


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