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[Suzanne]

15.6 - World Champs
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Every few years, national champions from around the globe meet for the MONOPOLY World Championship tournament to compete for the $20,580 prize, the sum of the game's play money. There have been 13 World Champions. Read a book set primarily in one of the winner’s home locations: California, US; Ohio, US; Ireland, Singapore, Italy, Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Japan (2x), Spain, or Norway. Required: Identify the location (hide spoiler)]

Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr - **** - 3/29/2014 - Set in California

Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 15
Total points: 50 / 940
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Suzanne]

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
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Read a book with a page count including any combination of the numbers in the mile (1,907) and/or kilometer (3,069) distances. Duplicate numbers may only be used if they appear twice in the distances (i.e. 0 & 9) REQUIRED: State your page count when you post. (hide spoiler)]

On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2014 - Page 309

Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 20
Total points: 75 / 940
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Suzanne]

15.10 Goof Off!
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March 22 is National Good Off Day. A chance to step back from the rigors and pressures of everyday life, Goof Off Day encourages you to take some time to be silly, waste an hour or two, and to do something a bit different! Read a book of your choice that meets SRC requirements (hide spoiler)]

Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy - **** - 3/24/2014

Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 15
Total points: 90 / 940
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Rora]

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!

The Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard
I have one sibling, book is #1 in the series.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 425

[Angel **Book Junkie**]

15.8 Take Your Vitamins
Vitamin A: A in the Title

Take A Chance

Take a Chance: A Rosemary Beach Novel | Abbi Glines | ★★★★ | 288 Pages | GR Author

Total Tasks Completed: 32/55
Total Points this Task: 15
Total Overall Points: 495
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 1
Goodreads Author Points Total: 28
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(4)

[Ann A]

5.5 - Scrabble

Peril at End House
(Agatha Christie)

15.9 - Spring Into Action

The Lowland
(Added to my TBR shelf on 10/2/13)

30.1 - Susan A's Task: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat

Option 1 - Backstroke:

(approved in Task Help thread)

*** Chris Bohjalian is a Goodreads author

Option 4 - Freestyle:
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Points this post: 50
GR authors this post: 1

Total challenge points: 140
Total tasks completed: 9
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 2

[Barbara]

Barbara Allen
Task #25.5....spring reading haiku....

Opt 2 Read a book that has one of the genres listed in the haiku on it's main page


The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks Has the genre fantasy on it's main page

****This book has 726 pages. I am claiming 1 big book ticket****

******Terry Brooks is a GRA****

.Opt 3 Read a book with a word from My Springtime Reading Haiku that is at least four letters long in the title or subtitle. Possessives, singular/plural, and tense variations are allowed,

The Search by Nora Roberts Search is the word


Points this post 25
Total points 285
GRA this post 1
Total GRA 3
Big book this post 1
Total Big books 3

[Dee]

Delicious Dee

10.9 - Colorful Captions
- Ophelia London (GR Author) - the writing on the cover is in both white and yellow

Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 355
GR Author: 20

[Melanie]

MELANIE C

TASK NAME: 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Shelby's task: Chug-a Chug-a...Chug-a Chug-a...Choo-Choo
Using option #3
The Perfect Poison

Qualifier: Book # 6 of 12 in the Arcane Society series

Amanda Quick is a Goodreads Author.

REPOST TO COLLECT GRA POINT:
I forgot to note on post #508 (for task 15.9 Spring into Action) that C.S. Harris is a Goodreads author.


Points this task: 20
Points Total: 130
Tasks Completed: 10
GR Author: 5
Big Books: 0

[♞ Pat]

Pat
30.6 - Oh, the Places You'll Go

Book A: Read a book by an author whose first, middle, or last name is the same as a place name.
The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond*****GoodReads Author*****

Book B: Read a book set primarily in the place identified by the author's name of book A.
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell*****GoodReads Author*****
Set In Richmond, Virginia


Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 30
Total Points : 385

Tasks Completed : 19
Books Read This Season : 28

Good Reads Authors : 12
Big Books : 500+ (1)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)

[Marie-Anne]

Reader name: Marie-Anne

Task 15.6: World Champs Practice to Deceive by Timothy Miller. The setting is for about 85% in California (Hollywood).

Task 20.1: Chug-a ..., Option 3: Middle of a series The Shaman Laughs by James Doss. This book is #2 in the Charlie Moon series, and there are currently at least 13 volumes in the series.

Task 20.9: Covers of Spring: Option April Showers: Clouds on cover Gin & Daggers by Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher. The book cover has clouds on the cover.

Task 30.1: Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat:
Option 1: Backstroke Raven's Ladder by Jeffrey Overstreet. The cover shows a person from the back. Jeffrey Overstreet is a GoodReads author.
Option 4: Freestyle Faux Finished by Peg Marberg, a book of choice.

Task 30.5: Poetry Counts:
Option 1: Haiku Murder and Mint Tea by Janet Lane Walters. There are 5 syllables in the title Murder and Mint Tea. I used the syllables counter provided.
Option 3: Sonnet To Sketch a Thief by Sharon Pape. The title To Sketch
a Thief is 14 letters long, and the last word (thief) is exactly 5 letter long. Sharon Pape is a GoodReads author.

Totals this posting:
Total Points: 115
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 5
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;

[Deedee]

Task 5.9 - Gin Rummy

Read a book with a word from this list of cocktails in its title/subtitle. If the name of the cocktail contains more than one word, only one of the words must appear in the title/subtitle. Words must match exactly.
REQUIRED: State the name of the cocktail.

Name of the cocktail: Seven and Seven or 7 & 7
Word: Seven


Freya of the Seven Isles (1910) by Joseph Conrad (Paperback, 118 pages)

85 + 05 = 90

Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 85 + 05 = 90
Books read: 09
Pages read: 2,407

Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 00

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

[Elizabeth]

Elizabeth B

5.6 - Stratego
Raid (war/military genre)

20.9 - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring
Opt 2: Clouds on the cover

25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!
Opt 1: purple cover
Opt 4: Easy

30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia
Opt 1: The Bat by Jo Nesbo (set in Australia) & Opt 4: Kathy Reichs Death du Jour

Points this post:80
Total: 230+80=310

[Abigail]

Abigail

Task 20.9: Covers of Spring
Option 3: May Showers
Read: by Susan Mallery*
NOTE: There is a sailboat in the distance. It's hard to see in the thumbnail, but it's definitely there! I hope this isn't a problem.

**Susan Mallery is a GR author.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 330 / 940
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 19
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Angel **Book Junkie**]

30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go

Book A: Read a book by an author whose first, middle, or last name is the same as a place name
Virginia

A Week At The Beach | Virginia Jewel | ★★★★ | 223 Pages | GR Author

Book B: Read a book set primarily in the place identified by the author's name of book A Book Set in Virginia

Sweet Release | Pamela Clare | ★★★ | 374 Pages | GR Author


Total Tasks Completed: 33/55
Total Points this Task: 30
Total Overall Points: 525
Goodreads Author Points This Task: 2
Goodreads Author Points Total: 30
Big Book Ticket Totals: 500+(4)

[mstan]

10.6 - Spring Showers

Cassandra at the Wedding

30.8 - Delicious Dee's task: Read ‘Em Again

Mr. Peanut and One Foot in Eden

Adam Ross is a Goodreads author.

Previously, I read Ladies and Gentlemen in Fall 2011, and Nothing Gold Can Stay in Spring 2013.

Total points claimed: 245 (40 in this post)
Goodreads authors: 7 (1 in this post)

[Suzanne]

10.7 - Sugar Shack
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Early spring is prime maple sugaring season. Read a book set primarily (at least 50%) in one or more of the largest producers of the sweet stuff: Canada, Vermont, New York, Maine, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, or Connecticut. Required: If the GRs description does not make it clear, explain how your book fits the task. (hide spoiler)]

Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe - ***** - 4/2/2014 - Set in Wisconsin

Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 10
Total points: 100 / 940
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Suzanne]

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!
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April 10 is National Siblings Day. To celebrate the sibs, read a series book that is the same number in the series as the number of siblings you have in your family of origin (or the family you claim right now). It is your choice whether you want to include adopted, deceased or step-siblings. For example, if you claim a brother and a sister, you would read #2 in any series. If you do not have siblings (you're an only child), read a standalone book (one that is not part of a series).

Required: Please state the number of siblings you are claiming in your post. (hide spoiler)]

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen - *** - 4/3/2014 - I'm an only child, so I read a stand alone!

Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 20
Total points: 120 / 940
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Elizabeth]

Elizabeth P

Task 15.3 - You Go Girl!
Book with female name in title written by female author

The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper

Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 220
Total Tasks: 13
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 4
Total Books: 16

[Deedee]

Task 10.6 - Spring Showers

Read a book with the genre GLBT on its main page. The genre may stand alone or be embedded under another genre.

Hen's Teeth (Kellen Stewart #1) (1996) by Manda Scott (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 337 pages)

**** Goodreads Author ****Manda Scott

90 + 10 = 100

Tasks Completed: 08
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 90 + 10 = 100
Books read: 10
Pages read: 2,744

Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 01

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

[Alison]

ALISON



30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!

Option #3: Second Chance by Jane Green (goodreads author)

Option #5: by Eric Schlosser

=30 points + 1 goodreads author ticket


30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly

Springtime #1: by Steven Galloway

S and G are both in SPRINGTIME

Monopoly #3: The Orenda by Joseph Boyden 501 pages

=30 points + 1 big book ticket





Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 440/940
Goodreads Author Tickets: 1 (6 total)
Big Book Tickets: 1 (6 total)
Tasks Posted: 29/55

[Andy]

Andy P.
Task #
15.8 Take Your Vitamins
Read a book with a word of a single letter in the title or subtitle.
by Jane Smiley word is "A"

points this post: 15
Total points: 335

[Alyssa]

30.1 East, Sleep, Swim, Repeat

1) Backstroke- GR Author
4) Freestyle- The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren

Totals:
Points this post: 30
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors total: 4
Big Books this post:0 (500+)
Big Books total: 1 (500+)

[Sandi]

Sandi
Completed Tasks

25.1 - Andy P's task: The 50 States of Monopoly

Using the State of Delaware

Book #1 - Author's initials DE

Worlds Torn Asunder: a Holocaust Survivor's Memoir of Hope by Dov Beril Edelstein

TICKET CLAIM: Dov Beril Edelstein is a Goodreads Author


Book #2 - Delaware is nicknamed 'First State'

The First

TICKET CLAIM: The First is by Scott Nicholson who is a Goodreads Author

Approved for ebook length at post #3260 -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


*** Summary ***

Previous Points Earned: 360
Points Earned this Post: 25
Total Points to Date: 385

Big Book Tickets to Date: 2
Goodreads Authors to Date: 15

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Dlmrose

5.6 - Stratego.

war genre: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

10.5 - America's Most Popular

first published 1945: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache
The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny by Peter McGraw and Joel Warner

total = 445

[Tineke]

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring

Option 2 April Showers
by John Green

John Green is a GR author, so I am claiming a ticket.


Totals for challenge:
Points this turn: 20
Total points: 60/ 940
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Ritika]

10.3 - Do Not Collect $200

Read a book with a page count that does NOT include the numbers 2 OR zero.

Grandma's Bag Of Stories

176 pages

Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 10
Total points: 130/ 940
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[❀Tea❀]

Tea


10.2 - Do Not Pass Go

Tricked by Kevin Hearne
- no G or O in title and author's name

*** Kevin Hearne is GR author***



20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!

Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
- 1 brother → 1st in Alpha & Omega series



25.3 - Jessica PDX’s task: The Long and the Short of It

Option 1
Book A: Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb (17 letters)
Book B: Hunted by Kevin Hearne (6 letters)

*** Kevin Hearne is GR author***



25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku

Option 3
Dirty Kiss by Rhys Ford
- word kiss

Option 4
Trapped by Kevin Hearne
- author's initials can be found in HAIKU

*** Rhys Ford is GR author***
*** Kevin Hearne is GR author***



30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!

Option 2
by Julie Kagawa

Option 4
Blue Notes by Shira Anthony
- 9th on M/M with musician MC(s) list

*** Julie Kagawa is GR author***
*** Shira Anthony is GR author***



30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly

Springtime-Option 1
Gone by Michael Grant
- author's initials in the word SPRINGTIME

Monopoly-Option 3
Hammered by Kevin Hearne

*** Michael Grant is GR author***
*** Kevin Hearne is GR author***



30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts

Option 1
Lady Sophia's Lover by Lisa Kleypas
- 7 syllables

Option 3
The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks

*** Lisa Kleypas is GR author***
*** Maya Banks is GR author***


Points This Post: 170
Total points: 170
Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500 (/), 750 (/), 1000 (/)

[Brian]

BRIAN

25.4 - Bamaace83's task: Mardi Gras Fun!

Option 2 - cover has a suit on it
by Gerard Helferich

Option 4 - book of my choice
Every Day Is for the Thief: Fiction by Teju Cole

Points this post: 25
Total points: 130
Books read: 8
Goodread authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 2-0-0 (2)

[Jenifer]

Jenifer

20.1 Chug a Chug
option 1: 310 pages
Hammered by Kevin Hearne

20.4 Bye Bye Birdie Birthday
option 2: set during the 17th century
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
*This book is 720 pages*

20.7 Celebrate the Sibs!
I have one brother. This book is the first in the Frieda Klein series.
Blue Monday by Nicci French

20.8 On This Day in History
option A: the author's initials are in AMERICA
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
*This book is over 636 pages*

*I am claiming Big Book tickets for The Three Musketeers and Alias Grace.*

*I am claiming 2 GR authors tickets for Kevin Hearne and Margaret Atwood*


Points this Post: 80
Big Book Tickets: 2
GR Author Tickets: 2
Total Points: 80

[Lois]

10.1 - Go to Jail


Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg

**Avi Steinberg is a Goodreads author.**

Points this post: 10
Total points: 250
GR authors: 8

[Juana "Darkness"]

Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author.
Joan Reeves is a Goodreads Author.

15.1 Nowruz Day

Option C: Read a book with the title starting with "S".
3/18/14


Option D: An article of red clothing on cover.
4/2/14


Points for this Task: 15
Total Points: 70
Tasks Completed:6
Books Read: 7
Goodreads Authors:5
Big Books:

[Fandury]

FANDURY

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Bluemoon's task: Covers of Spring

Option 2: For this option read a book that has clouds on the cover.

by Nick Cutter

There are a lot of stormy clouds over this idyllic island...

Nick Cutter is a Goodreads author!


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 225
Books Read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

[Tineke]

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela Su's task: Fun in a Box!

I choose option 3, Ticket to Ride and read:
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter, main character, collects blood drops from his murder victims, approved in Help thread.

Totals for challenge:
Points this turn: 20
Total points: 80/ 940
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Rora]

20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Rhonda's Task: On This Day in History!

Option B:
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg
288 pages

Points this post: 20
Total points: 445

[Claire]

30.4 - Sheila/Kathy G's task: A Springtime Stroll Through the World of Monopoly

Springtime

Option 1: Sabriel by Garth Nix

Monopoly

Option 3: One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern

[Nick]

Nick KY

20.5 Mary Beth’s Big Books I read Collected Stories of William Faulkner, 900 pages.

CLAIM TWO BIG BOOK TICKETS for Collected Stories at 900 pages.

Points This Post: 20
Total Points So Far: 330
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+ (2)

[Susan A]

15.7 Mr Monopoly’s Mustache





20.4 - Author! Author! - Janet F's Task: My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday

Option 4: bird on the cover


SRC ebook verification line 551


30.6 - Sandy/Kristi's task: Oh, the Places You'll Go

Book A: If It Drives by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov

Place: L.A. (Los Angeles)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles)

help thread L.A. = Los Angeles addressed

help thread dual author addressed

Book B: Dead in L.A.
Set in L.A. as evidenced by the title, or alternately in the book precis, The City of Angels, a nickname for L.A. is mentioned (reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles)

Points this post: 15 + 20 + 30 = 65
Total Points: 365 + 65 = 430
Big Books: 1

[Ritika]

30.5 - Ty's task: Poetry Counts

Option 1 - Read one book in which the entire title consists of either 5 or 7 syllables

The Last Continent (5 syllables)

Option 4 - read a book with a title and/or subtitle consisting of the same word repeated at least twice.

In Other Rooms, Other Wonders

Totals for challenge:
Points this task: 30
Total points: 160/ 940
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Dee]

Delicious Dee

25.5 - Oma1229/JenneRenee's task: Spring Reading Haiku
Book A - Option 2 - The Untamed Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley (GR Author) - 61 ppl have it shelved as romance; ebook only approved msg 2812 of the approval thread (sorry can't access spreadsheet on current computer)
Book B - Option 3 - Dark Witch - Witch approved in THT msg 9, Witch for Witches (in the Haiku)

Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 380
GR Author: 21

[Pamela Su]

15.1 Nowruz Day

C) Haft-Seen Table: The Table of Seven S’s (Title Begins with S)

Shades of Twilight by Linda Howard

Something Shady by Pamela Morsi

15.3 You Go Girl!

Courting Miss Hattie by Pamela Morsi fulfills both criteria: "woman's first name in title" and "written by a woman."

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Kimber's task: Celebrate the Sibs!

I have 3 step-siblings.

The Lovesick Cure by Pamela Morsi is book 3 of The Marrying Stone series.

30.3 - DLMRose's task: Crazy Quilt

1. Quilt Blocks - The Morning Star by M. Chandler has star in the book title to match the pattern "April Star"

2. From Your Stash - The Bachelor's Wedding by Betty Neels is one of my oldest TBR books. Added on Sep 04, 2012.


*** Pamela Morsi is a Goodreads Author ***
*** Pamela Morsi is a Goodreads Author ***
*** Pamela Morsi is a Goodreads Author ***
*** M. Chandler is a Goodreads Author ***

Points this Post: 80
Goodreads Author(s): 4

TOTAL
Total Points to Date: 280
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Goodreads Authors: 16

[Mickslibrarian]

10.5 - America's Most Popular

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White April 4 (published 1952)

Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 185
Total Tasks Completed: 13
Total Books Read: 13
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)

[[deleted user]]

15.9 Spring Into Action

Joyland

I bought this on 14th December 2013.

Stephen King is a Goodreads Author.

30.2 - Sassafrass's task: Mouth full of words!

Option 3--Palpitations: Romance genre

Longbourn

Option 5--Borborygimi: Food on cover



Points this post: 45
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Goodreads authors: 2
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)

[Eepa *mm loving bookworm*]

Eepa

5.6 Stratego

Read a book with any of the following genres on its main page - spy, thriller, war or military.

I Spy Something Bloody by Josh Lanyon

Genre thriller.

Josh Lanyon is a GR author.

Approved for length in post #3366


15.6 World Champs

Read a book set primarily in one of the winner’s home locations.

The Tin Box by Kim Fielding

Set in California.

Kim Fielding is a GR author.


20.4 My Bye Bye Birdie Birthday

Option 1. Read a book originally published in the 1950's or 1960's.

Hospital Station by James White

First publication in 1962.


Points in this post: 40
Total points: 85
GR authors: 6

[Skandia]

30.7 - Nick KY’s task: Back to Australia

Option 1 - a book written by an Australian author

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

648 pages, 1 Big Book ticket

Option 2 - a book between 100 and 200 pages in length

Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Jennifer L. Armentrout is a Goodreads Author

Points this post: 30
Total points: 220
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 14
Goodreads Author: 13
Big Book Tickets: 500 (1); 750 (0); 1000(0)

[Karen Michele]

10.3 – Do Not Collect $200

364 pages:

My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

+10 Points

10.5 – America’s Most Popular

From 1942

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

+10 Points

Points this Post: 20
Grand Total: 290

[♞ Pat]

Pat
20.10 - Group Read
Read one of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield


Required: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
My Discussion Post

Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 20
Total Points : 405

Tasks Completed : 20
Books Read This Season : 29

Good Reads Authors : 12
Big Books : 500+ (1)
Big Books : 750+ (0)
Big Books : 1000+ (0)

[Rebecca NJ]

Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ


10.8 - Join the Crowd
Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank
Obtained 2/15/14 (3 friends read it, 4 marked it to-read)

15.2 - Spring Babies
Book A (Spring Birthday) - Kissed in Paris by Juliette Sobanet
From JenniferJ's bookshelves. She rated it 5 stars.

Book B (September-November birthday) - The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
From Sara ♥'s bookshelves. She rated it 5 stars.

25.3 - The Long and the Short of It
Option 1 - Book A has 26 letters; Book B has 10 letters.
Book A - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Book B - Deadly Heat by Richard Castle


This post: 50 points
Total points to date: 135 points
Tasks completed: 9
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **

[Sharice]

Choosing to do mass task postings

15.10 Goof Off
I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts ((Didn't like it))

20.1 Most improved Player-Shelby's Task
Option 4: loComotive = Carl cabooSe= Sagan
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

15.6 World Champs
Notes from a Small Island ((Set in Great Britain))

30.7 Nick KY's task: Back to Australia

--option 3--Into the Wild has environment as a genre on main page
--option 4--flipped map Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar


Totals for Challenge:
Points this post:80
First completed task post this season

[Mickslibrarian]

15.6 - World Champs

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn April 4 (set in UK)

Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author

Points This Task: 15
Total Points: 200
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 14
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)