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message 1051: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

5.10 -- In the Lounge
Read a book that has "book club" or "book group" as a genre on its main page.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Book listed as book club in message 13 in genre verification thread.

10.1 - Get a Clue
Read a book with all the letters C, L, U, E found in any combination of the title, subtitle, series title or author's name
Required:Indicate where the letters are found

Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck

C= author's last name beCk
L=Title word gLazed
U=title word mUrder
E= author's first name jEssica

Points:295/1035
Tasks: 22/59
GR Authors: 11
Big Books:(2)500 pages; ()750 + pages



message 1052: by Ty (new)

Ty  | 563 comments Fandury wrote: "Book B: This feature suggests up to 20 of the member's books that do not appear on your shelves. Read one of the suggestions that the member has read and rated.

For this I used member Ty.

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown

It was the second suggestion and Ty rated it 5 stars.

..."


great book! XD


message 1053: by Rhonda (new)

Rhonda | 56 comments 25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition

Option 1: The Judas Goat with 208 pages

Option 2: Thinner by Stephen King A GR author whose initials are found in TCHAIKOVSKY

Points this post: 25
Total points: 25
Tasks this post: 1
Total tasks: 1
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads authors: 1


message 1054: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 15.4 Whodunit?

Option 2 1 Book that satisfies both A&B

Kane and Abelby Jeffrey Archer

"Mystery" genre and Jeffrey for Jeffrey Kramer as the Motorist

592pages claiming 1 BB Ticket


Points thispost:15
Total points:90
Tasks completed:7
Books read:7
Goodreads Authors:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 1055: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments Ty wrote: "Fandury wrote: "Book B: This feature suggests up to 20 of the member's books that do not appear on your shelves. Read one of the suggestions that the member has read and rated.

For this I used mem..."


I loved it too. Kept me awake till deep into the night and the alarm rang at 07:00h...very astonishing for a non-fiction book :-D


message 1056: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 20.9 Love of Christmas Films

Option 2. Nightmare Before Christmas
A. Read a book with the genre Horror listed on its Goodreads page.

Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) (2011) by Kendare Blake (Hardcover, 316 pages)

**** Goodreads Author **** Kendare Blake


220 + 20 = 240

Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 220 + 20 = 240
Books read: 18
Pages read: 5,421

Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 7

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


message 1057: by Mai (new)

Mai (jeanphoenix) | 763 comments Mai

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?

Read a book with genre Science Fiction

Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut

I used Galapagos unnecessarily for task 20.8


20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Michael's Task: Love of Christmas Films

Option 4: B. Read any book featuring a train on the front cover.

Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) by Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie


25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.

I'm currently living in Vietnam, and I read:

After Dark by Haruki Murakami, which is set in Japan

and

Slapstick or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut, which is set in a post-apocalyptic United States

Points this post: 65
Total Points: 400
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 28
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()


message 1058: by Erin (NY) (new)

Erin (NY) (erin_p) | 653 comments 25.1 - Pick a Pair. I chose option 2:
Written for adult audience:
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Written for YA audience:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

* Rainbow Rowell is a goodreads author (both books)

Total Points: 245
Tasks Completed: 13
Tasks in Progress: 2
Books Read: 20
Pages Read: 6,639


message 1059: by [deleted user] (new)

15.4 - Whodunit?
➥ Option 2: Read one book that satisfies both A and B above.

Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1) by Lee Child Killing Floor by Lee Child (Lee Ving as Mr. Boddy)
**Claiming Goodreads Author**

**Claiming Big Book Ticket Item**



Totals for challenge:

Points this task: 15
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 30
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1060: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 178 comments 10.4 -- A Really Big Show
(view spoiler)

All

Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart - ***** - 1/10/2014

Melissa Explains It All Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart


message 1061: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 178 comments 10.6 - SWLAT
(view spoiler)

Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 1/8/2014

Nobody's Baby But Mine (Chicago Stars, #3) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips


message 1062: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 178 comments 15.8 - No Time to Waste
(view spoiler)

Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl - **** - 1/12/2014

Not Becoming My Mother and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl


message 1063: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 178 comments 20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!

Knight: B: When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James - *** - 1/9/2014

When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2) by Eloisa James


message 1064: by JennRenee, Moderator (last edited Jan 14, 2014 01:02PM) (new)

JennRenee (jennreneeread) | 2904 comments Mod
5.5 In the Dining Room
read
The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (claiming Goodreads Author)

10.4 A Really Big Show
read All Our Yesterdaysby Cristin Terrill (claiming Goodreads Author)used the word All

10.8 Take the Plunge
read The Boy on the Bridgeby Natalie Standiford (Claiming Goodreads Author) - story takes place in Russia.

10.9 white Sale
read Roomies by Sara Zarr by Natalie Standiford (claiming Goodreads Author) the background is white.

20.2 Mystery Sub-Genre
read Transprent by Natalie Whipple subgenre is Mystery>Crime Author is new to me.

25.6 Hot Cool Yours
read
Aquiferby Jonathan Friesen (Claiming Goodreads Author) set in Australia
and
Meant to Be by Jonathan Friesen (Claiming Goodreads Author) set in London England

25.10 Nutcracker Tradition
read for option 1- page numbers include 2 numbres from 1892 See Jane Runby Hannah Jayne pages- 288
and

read for option 2- author initials in TCHAIKOVSKY
The Dirt Diaryby Anna Staniszewski (Claiming Goodreads Author)

Points this task: 105
Total points: 120
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Goodreads authors:8
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)





message 1065: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post #15

25.6 - Elizabeth B's Task: Sochi 2014 - Hot. Cool. Yours.

REQUIRED: I live in the U.S.

Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt Cornwall, UK, Europe approved in help thread #53

Ring by Koji Suzuki Japan, Asia approved help thread #32

Points this task: 25
Total: 265
GR authors: 12
Books read:20
Tasks Done: 15


message 1066: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 178 comments 20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy
(view spoiler)

Option 3: Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard - ***** - 1/14/2014

Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1) by Sara Shepard


message 1067: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

20.3 - Best Review - Band Director Terry's Task: Solo and Ensemble
Option B - The Lady Most Likely...: A Novel in Three Parts - Julia Quinn (GR Author) - written by 3 authors, but no distinct separations between the different parts of the story - in fact, I had a hard time guaging who was writing what couple

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 435
Goodreads Authors: 19


message 1068: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Beyond Comparison

for Book A, I compared books with SRC member Desi and read The Cuckoo's Calling.

For Book B, I compared books with Dlmrose and read The Breaking Wave

30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run

I rolled a 3 and a 6.

For 3, a book with a non-motorized method of transportation on the cover, I read A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson , with a bicycle on the cover.

For 6, a book with the genre "romance" on its main page, I read Busman's Honeymoon.

Points this post: 60
Total points: 625


message 1069: by Ty (new)

Ty  | 563 comments 25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair

Option 1 - Evangeline Anderson
Book 1 (series): The Assignment (The Assignment #1)

Book 2 (standalone): Kidnapped for Christmas; ebook app'd @694


25.5 - Bluemoon's Task: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

Option C (James): The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James; 367 pgs

Option E: A to Z - Marie Sexton; 236 pgs
367+236 > 600


25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless

Clue 1: Dr. Hugh Mann - Mark Tufo

Clue 2: Hot Sahara Wind - Emma Wildes
S & W - Sahara Wind


25.10 - Stacie MI’s Task: Nutcracker Tradition

Option 2: Until Fountain Bridge - Samantha Young
ebook app'd @1506; SY found in TCHAIKOVSKY

Option 5: The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan - Courtney Milan


25.11 - Lois's Task: Showtime for Dogs

Option 1 (down): Down London Road

Option 2: Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #9) by J.R. Ward



Points this post: 125
Total points: 550


message 1070: by Jayme(theghostreader) (last edited Jan 14, 2014 04:57PM) (new)

Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3040 comments Jayme(the ghostreader)
20.9 Moderator's Pet Love of Christmas Movies
Option 3-Christmas on the main page
Jingle Bell Bark by Laurien Berenson. This author is a Goodreads author. This book is 288pp.

Tasks: 6
Books Completed: 6
Big Books: 0
Goodreads authors: 3:Alex Flinn, Kevin Alan Milne, Laurien Berenson
Total Points: 20
Grand Total: 70




message 1071: by Rosemary (last edited Jan 14, 2014 05:06PM) (new)

Rosemary | 613 comments 5.4 - In the Conservatory

A Kind Man by Susan Hill
A Kind Man by Susan Hill

Tree and grasses on the cover

Points this post = 5

Total points = 320
Big Book tickets = 5
Goodreads Authors = 5


message 1072: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments Task 20.3 – Best Review – Band Director Terry’s Task: Solo and Ensemble -

Ensemble Option 1:

Tenth of December by George Saunders

+20 Task
Grand Total: 375


message 1073: by Valorie (new)

Valorie  | 817 comments 5.3 -- In the Ballroom
Kiss Me, Dancer by Alicia Street (Goodreads author)
Title includes the word "Dancer," ebook approved in Google doc line #695

20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!
Option 2,B: Every Broken Trust: A Mystery by Linda Rodriguez (Goodreads author)
Book #2 in the Skeet Bannion series, 304 pages.

20.8 - It's My Birthday!: Skandia's Task: Famous December Birthdays!
Option 4: Hungry for You by Lynsay Sands
H,F,Y appear in "Griffith Joyner," 353 pages

20.10 - Group Reads
American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) BIG BOOK TICKET 588 pgs
Link to MMP: American Gods
Posted in discussion thread msg #7

30.5 Susan A's Task: I Love My TBR
Option 2: About a Dragon by G.A. Aiken
Rolled a 4
Option 4: Wild Card by Lora Leigh
Book was added on 10/28/2009

30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: Swim, Bike, Run
Rolled 1: Power of the Raven by Aimee Thurlo (Goodreads author)
Author's initials are found in "Triathlon"
Rolled 4: How to Build a Fire: And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew by Erin Bried
This book had instructions for a number of skills I've always wanted to learn to do or improve on, such as selecting meat, tying a tie, and throwing a football correctly.

Total Points This Post: 125
Total Tasks This Post: 6
Goodreads Authors This Post: 4
Grand Total Points: 325/1035
Total Books Read: 22
Tasks Completed: 15/58
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 3


message 1074: by Jim (new)

Jim Townsend | 46 comments Task 15.10 Celebrate!

Lord of the Flies

Points this task: 15
Total points: 55
Books read: 5.


message 1075: by Susan A (new)

Susan A | 1662 comments 20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!

1A. Pawn: military character
Strength of the Pack by Kendall McKenna ***GRA***
MC military per GR plot description


20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?

Opt 2: science fiction listed as genre on main page
To Clan and Conquer


Points this post: 20 + 20 = 40
Total Points: 655 + 40 = 695
GRA: 35 + 1 = 36


message 1076: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

25.4 - Donna Jo's Task - Snow is a Four-Letter Word

Option 1 - "Cold" in title

Cold Is The Grave (Inspector Banks, #11) by Peter Robinson by Peter Robinson

Option 4 - Set in Finland

Helsinki White (Inspector Kari Vaara, #3) by James Thompson by James Thompson

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 565


message 1077: by Sassafrass (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 891 comments 5.6 In the Billiards Room: Crash by Nicole Williams (Crash #1)
***Nicole Williams is a Goodreads Author***




15.2 The Old and the New:
book 1: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich (an old favorite)
***Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author***

book 2: Fixed on You by Laurelin Paige (new to me)
***Laurelin Paige is a Goodreads Author***




15.9 First or Last? My Body-His (first in the My Body Trilogy)
***Blakely Bennett is a Goodreads Author***



25.2 Christmas Memories!
Option 1: A Matter of Time, Vol. 1 (280 p) by Mary Calmes (has Mary in author's name)
***Mary Calmes is a Goodreads Author***

Option 2: Christmas Carol Murder (272 p) by Leslie Meier (has "Christmas" in the title)
***Leslie Meier is a Goodreads Author***




25.5 These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: (books are 244 pages and 376 pages which totals 620 pages)
Option A: Submission by Chris Owen (authors initials found in deCOrations)

Option E: Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters
***Pepper Winters is a Goodreads Author***




25.7 Don't Be Clueless:
Clue 1: Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg (has Mr. in the title)
***Lee Goldberg is a Goodreads Author***

Clue 2:Worth the Scandal by Karen Erickson (W & S in Worth & Scandal)
***Karen Erickson is a Goodreads Author***




Total Points this Post: 110
Total Points in Challenge: 650
Books Read: 54
Tasks Completed: 39
GR Authors: 45
Big Book Tickets: 500+(3); 750+(0); 1000+(1)


message 1078: by Anne (Booklady) (new)

Anne  (Booklady) Molinarolo (wwwgoodreadscomAnneMolinarolo) | 754 comments Anne (Booklady)


25.1 - Andy P's Task: Pick a Pair

Option 1:

Author: *David Baldacci

Book 1: Series - The Sixth Man (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #5)

Book 2: Stand Alone - One Summer

*David Baldacci is a Goodreads Author*




30.1 - Ms Anderson's Task: Riddle Me This

I rolled a 2 and 4.

Option 2: It's popular - 81,304 ratings.

Defending Jacob by *William Landay

Option 4: ARGH in Title -HemingwAy's GiRl

Hemingway's Girl by *Erika Robuck

*William Landay is a Goodreads Author*
*Erika Robuck is a Goodreads Author*




Points in This Task: 55
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 3
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 1553








Totals:
Total Points: 290
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(5), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 17/59
Total Books Read: 22
Total Pages Read in Winter 2013-14 SRC: 8625



message 1079: by Rhonda (new)

Rhonda | 56 comments 25.8 - Oma1229's Task: Children Make Christmas Fun!
Option 2: The Little Prince & Letter to a Hostage by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry This book was originally published in French. My native language is English.

Option 3: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
**Awards: Newbery Medal (1961), Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1961), Nene Award (1964)

Points this post: 25
Total points: 50
Tasks this post: 1
Total tasks: 2
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads authors 1


message 1080: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Midpoint


message 1081: by Bluemoon (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 20.6 - I LOVE TO PLAN


I chose Summer 2013 challenge task 10.4 THE SUNSHINE STATE which I did not complete. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


I read The Roots of the Olive Tree by Courtney Miller Santo which takes place mostly in California.






Courtney Miller Santo is a Goodreads Author.







20.8 - FAMOUS DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS


OPTION 1 - WOODY ALLEN - HANNAH - Fly Away by Kristin Hannah.





Kristin Hannah is a Goodreads Author.









TOTAL POINTS - 340
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 20
BIG BOOKS - 3


message 1082: by Natalie (new)

Natalie  | 151 comments Natalie CH

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Laurie ME's Task: Is There a Conspiracy To Be Found Here?

Option 2- read a book with Science Fiction as a genre
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author

points this task:20
total points: 360
Big book Tickets:5
GRA Tickets: 9
tasks completed:21/59





message 1083: by Deyara (new)

Deyara | 36 comments Deyara


Task # 5.6 - In the Billiards Room

Slade by Sarah McCarty
(series: Shadow Wranglers, #4)


Task # 10.9 - White Sale!

Immortal Desires by Laura Eno
Immortal Desires (Well of Souls, #1) by Laura Eno - his shirt is white

Laura Eno is a Goodreads Author



Points this post: 15 points
Total to Date = 45 points
GR Authors: 3


message 1084: by Jayme Pendergraft (new)

Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments Jayme VA

15.5 - Mysteries Can Be Real.

Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker has True Crime on its main page.

20.4 - Author! Author! - Lorna's Task: Ode to Joy

Option 2: Three word title, all one syllable: Next to Love by Ellen Feldman

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shawn H's Task: Out With The Old And In With The New!

Option D: Forbidden by Ted Dekker is the first book in the The Book of Mortals series and is 384 pages.

Ted Dekker is a goodreads author.

Points this post: 55
Total points: 295
GR Authors: John Searles, Alafair Burke, Debbie Macomber, Nicholas Sparks, Liane Moriarty, Matt Haig, Rainbow Rowell, Kristin Hannah, Ted Dekker
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)


message 1085: by Sunshine✰✰✰ (new)

Sunshine✰✰✰ | 318 comments 10.3 - Donors Wanted

The Kingmakers by Clay Griffith

15.10 – Celebrate!

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George



Points This Post: 25
Total Points Earned: 40
Total Books Read: 4
GoodReads Authors: 3


message 1086: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

Task 25.2 Bamaace83's Task: Christmas Memories!
Option 2 - The Wish List - Gabi Stevens (GR Author) - wish from we WISH you a merry christmas in the title
Option 4 - Anything But Love (Cupcake Lovers, #3) by Beth Ciotta - Beth Ciotta (GR Author) - cupcakes on the cover

Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 460
Goodreads Authors: 21


message 1087: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 178 comments Suzanne

5.8 -- In the Study
(view spoiler)

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - **** - 1/14/2014

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris


message 1088: by Michael (new)

Michael Mcdaid | 163 comments To correct post 1037:

20.1 2A In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2) by Tamora Pierce
by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)

20.5 D Adam Canfield of the Slash by Michael Winerip

20.7 Option 2Day of the Predator by Alex Scarrow (Goodreads Author)


message 1089: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 548 comments Kristi CO

15.9 First or Last?
latest published in Nina Borg series

Death of a Nightingale by Lene Kaaberbøl

Points this post: 15
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1090: by Kirsty (new)

Kirsty | 85 comments Task 20.1. Most Improved Player - Anne (Booklady)'s Task: Check...And Mate!

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Option 4A: Listed on the strong female characters list. Number 16 on 12/12/13



Task 15.10 – Celebrate!

The True Diary of a Bride-To-Be by Charlie Plunkett

**Charlie Plunkett is a Goodreads Author**



Points this post: 35
Total points: 55
Tasks this post: 2
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read: 1027
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()


message 1091: by Denise (new)

Denise | 471 comments 25.7 - Janet F's Task: Don't Be Clueless

Clue 2- Read a book with at least one word each starting with W & S.

Him With His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories by Saul Bellow

With, Stories

Clue 4- Read a book with at least one 4 digit calendar year in the GR book description.

Mrs. Paine's Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy by Thomas Mallon

November 22, 1963 mentioned in GR description.

Task total=25
Grand total=345


message 1092: by Val (last edited Jan 15, 2014 02:10PM) (new)

Val | 435 comments VAL TX

5.9 -- In the Cellar

Read a book set in one of the top 10 countries for wine consumption. I chose France.

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain is set mostly in Paris. Paula McLain is a GR Author

Points this task: 5
Total: 5
GR Authors: 1


message 1093: by [deleted user] (new)

Stacey

Task 30.3: Readers Also Enjoyed
Book A: In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Prose
Book B: When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America, found on the necessary list 12/31/13.

New points: 30
Total points: 220


message 1094: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

10.3 Donors Wanted

Book featuring vampires
Interview with the Vampire

10.8 Take the Plunge

Book set in Canada
Anne of Windy Willows

20.4 Ode to Joy

Option 3 – 1 E in title (the) and 2 E’s in author’s name (hee)
The Bird by Jung-hee Oh

25.9 All Things New

Option #1 Book by a Goodreads Author whom I have never read before.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Option #3 Book #1 of a series – The Long Earth
The Long Earth


This post 65 points

Total to date 260 points


message 1095: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 10.6 - SWLAT
Read a book with the genre humor on the book’s main GR page.

Unfamiliar Fishes (2011) by Sarah Vowell (Hardcover, 238 pages)

240 + 10 = 250

Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 240 + 10 = 250
Books read: 19
Pages read: 5,659

Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 7

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


message 1096: by Tanya (new)

Tanya D (mtlbookworm) | 144 comments TANYA D

Task 15.8- No time to waste

Green Angel by Alice Hoffman was 128 pgs

Points this post: 15
Total points: 120


message 1097: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

25.5 - Bluemoon's Task - These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

Option C - "Reed" in author's name

Innocent Monster by Reed Farrel Coleman by Reed Farrel Coleman

Option E - Free choice

Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal by Susan Elia MacNeal

Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 590


message 1098: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Kimber

15.7 Professor Plum? Miss Scarlet?

Hide and Seek by P.S. Brown

__________

20.6 I Love To Plan

*From Summer 2013 (task I did NOT complete)...

10.2 -- Live Long and Prosper
Tortoises generally have lifespans comparable with those of human beings, and some individuals are known to have lived longer than 150 years. Because of this, they symbolize longevity in some cultures, such as China. ➜ Read a book with the genre "Classics" listed on its main page.

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates (346 pages)

P.S. Brown is a GRA

Above tasks:35 points
# tasks complete: 13
GRA: 11
Total points: 245


message 1099: by Theresa~OctoberLace (new)

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

10.3 - Donors Wanted Read a book featuring vampires.

Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice 1/15/14

This post: 10 points

Total to Date = 370 points.
Big Book Tickets to date: 9
Goodreads Author Tickets to date: 6


message 1100: by Lisa (new)

Lisa | 2 comments Lisa CA

10.1 - Get a Clue

Open City by Teju Cole

C, L, and E in Author's last name
U in Author's first name

Points in this task: 10

Sandy wrote: "The Winter 2013-2014 challenge will begin December 1, 2013, and end at midnight, EST, February 28, 2014.

This is where you will need to post information about completed tasks - updates to the Read..."



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