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message 1651: by Pamela (new)

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments Pamela3265

15.1 - The Twins

Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer


15.7 - By the Numbers

To Draw Closer To God: A Collection Of Discourses by Henry B. Eyring - 199 pages; first published in 1997


15.8 - Culture Vulture

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie = Found on page 1 of list


20.2. Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien - The Two Towers Satisfies A, B, and D - Approved in post 73 of help thread.


20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House

Option 1: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkein


20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short

Option 4: Healing Autumn's Heart by Renee Andrews


Points this post: 105
Total Points: 830
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 1652: by Tara (new)

Tara | 391 comments TASK NUMBER : 25.6 - Wedding Traditions
TASK DESCRIPTION: Read a Borrowed Book & Blue Item

BOOK #1 READ: The Girl in 6E (Deanna Madden, #1) by A.R. Torre
AUTHOR: A.R. Torre
DATE READ: 10/15/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 3 - Borrowed - Book was borrowed from library

BOOK #2 READ: The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1) by Tarquin Hall
AUTHOR: Tarquin Hall
DATE READ: 10/13/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 4 - Blue - Blue car in the bottom right
Approval for Cover

✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦

TOTALS
Points This Post: 25

Total Points: 500



message 1653: by Ems Loves to Read (last edited Oct 15, 2015 05:35PM) (new)

Ems Loves to Read (esondie) | -33 comments Emsreviewsbooks

15.3 - Past & Present

Book 1: Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster. Historical Fiction is one of the main genres.

AR: IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6.0

Book 2: Firebug by Lish McBride. This book was first published in September 2014.

30.2. Ms Anderson's Task: My Own Words

Option 3: I read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. "Childrens > Middle Grade" appears on the book's main page.

AR information: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0

Option 4: I read Front and Center by CATHERINE Gilbert Murdock.

Points this post: 45
Total Points: 460
Books Read: 37
Tasks Complete: 31


message 1654: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1419 comments Brooke TX

5.2 The Sun and the Moon

Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover.

Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) by Jim Butcher

5.4 Earth and Water
Use the letters in "Trenten Caicai Vilu" to make a word of at least 3 letters. Read a book with that word in the title.

The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y.S. Lee
The Traitor in the Tunnel
(TUNNEL = TrENteN Caicai ViLU)

5.5 Esaugetuh Emissee
Read a book with a body of water on the cover.

The Shattered Court (The Four Arts, #1) by M.J. Scott

Points
This Post: 15
Total Points: 85
Completed Tasks: 7
Books Read: 26


message 1655: by Angie (new)

Angie (pinkindle) | 587 comments ANGIE CA


5.9. Spider Grandmother
Book: Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer
Notes: Spider grandMother

10.5 - Penmanship Practice
Book: Masquerade (Heven and Hell, #1) by Cambria Hebert by Cambria Hebert
Notes: Title is in cursive.

10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Book: The Pirate Prince by Connie Mason
Notes: Pirate.

15.1 - The Twins
Book 1: Renegade by Cambria Hebert
Book 2: Renegade by J.A. Souders
Notes: Renegade

20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Book: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Notes: 1) go stamPS go

20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Book: The Scale (Martha's Way #1) by Mika Jolie by Mika Jolie
Notes: 3) Ocean on cover. Approved in task help thread. Approved for length.

25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Book 1: The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender
Notes: 3) Borrowed from the library.

Book 2: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2) by Sarah MacLean by Sarah MacLean
Notes: 4) Blue dress.

25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
Book 1: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
Notes: 2) I gave this author a 2 star rating previously; unPunIsHed.

Book 2: Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
Notes: 4) Has been on my TBR since 10/14/11; HapPIly.

30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Book 1: Charade by Cambria Hebert
Book 2: Tirade by Cambria Hebert

30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Notes: 372 pages, 4.10 rating.

Book 2: Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Latham
Notes: 320 pages (-52), 3.56 rating (-.54).


This Post: 190
Points to Date: 630


message 1656: by Karen D (new)

Karen D | 673 comments Karen D.

Task 10.3 - Inti

Read a book by an author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter.

The Knockoff by Lucy SykeS, finished 10/15

Points this post: 10
Total points: 375
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 21/61


message 1657: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1419 comments Brooke TX

20.5 Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness

Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical Fiction or Historical Romance.

The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) by Libba Bray

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 1: Read a book that shows a winged creature on the cover.

Shadow Scale (Seraphina, #2) by Rachel Hartman

20.8 Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option B: Read a book with a word that contains "far" found intact in the title or subtitle.

Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer
Faro's Daughter

20.9 Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Option C: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an x (for Xhosa) or a z (for Zulu).

Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) by Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake

Points
This Post: 80
Total Points: 165
Completed Tasks: 11
Books Read: 26


message 1658: by Daphne (last edited Oct 15, 2015 06:05PM) (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Reader Name: Daphne

5.1: Five Suns: Natural Disaster

Natural Disaster: Hurrican of 1900
The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900


30.10 - Moving the Fences! - 1. Anything; 2. 50 pages less and .5 lower rating.

Book 1: Club Dead
274 Pages --- 4.03 Rating

Book 2: Hi I'm a Social Disease: Horror Stories
101 Pages --- 3.47 Rating

Difference: 173 pages and 0.56 Rating

Points this post: 35
Total Points: 835/1070
Books Read: 64
Completed Tasks: 50/60
GO Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 1


message 1659: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!
Option 1
Option c - It Ain't Me, Babe (Hades Hangmen, #1) by Tillie Cole - motorcycle on cover, approved in the THT
Option D - It's Hotter In Hawaii


points this post: 25
points total: 625


message 1660: by Jonquil (last edited Oct 15, 2015 07:10PM) (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I

1. Me: author name has "me" found intact--Melissa

Pleating for Mercy
Melissa Bourbon
Paperback, 293 pages

3. I: written 100% in the first person
Fantasy > Urban Fantasy 379 users
Opening sentence: "I threw my leg over Bitsa and slammed my weight down on the kick start."

Blood Trade
Faith Hunter
Mass Market Paperback, 337 pages

Points this post: 30
Total points: 930
Books posted: 74
Tasks complete: 56
Pages this post: 630
Total pages as of this post: 20973


message 1661: by Daphne (last edited Oct 15, 2015 07:16PM) (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Reader Name: Daphne

15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!

I'm 32 - so I would be a 5. Hi (1) I'm (2) a (3) Social (4) Disease (5) - I'm ignoring the subtitle.
Hi I'm a Social Disease: Horror Stories

25.4 Catherine T's Task 2 book
REQUIRED: Both books are new to me, and I'm so glad I found a new series I can't wait to delve into!

1: a book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Code

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
SE = Sweden = Europe

**Claiming BB ticket: 666 pages***

2: a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of

Ancient Greece:
Spartan Women

Points this post: 40
Total Points: 845/1070
Books Read: 65
Completed Tasks: 51/60
GO Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2


message 1662: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

30.8 - Nick KY’s Task: Ghost Hunters

Option 1 Ghost in title
The Ghost Rock Cafe
Chinle Miller
Paperback, 252 pages

Option 3 Just like The Lesser Blessed, this also has just 128 pages
AND it has ghosts

Death Comes to Town
K.J. Emrick
Paperback, 128 pages

Points this post: 30
Total points: 960
Books posted: 76
Tasks complete: 57
Pages this post: 380
Total pages as of this post: 21353


message 1663: by Cindy (new)

Cindy (cindyd) Cindy C.

Task 25.2-SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies, and Horses oh my!

Option 2: Read a book from the Popular Pop Culture Books list. This book is on page 1. Rated MG+ on AR Bookfinder.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling

Option 3: Read a book whose author's initials are found in Melbourne Cup. The author's initials are M.B.

Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling through Hollywood History Of All the Gin Joints Stumbling through Hollywood History by Mark Bailey

Points this post: 25
Total points: 405
Total tasks: 15


message 1664: by Pamela (new)

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments Pamela3265

25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench

Option 1: The Texan's Courtship Lessons by Noelle Marchand by Noelle Marchand - Grapes and bread in basket to the left and behind woman

Option 4: The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother by Lucy Mack Smith by Lucy Mack Smith - This has been on my TBR list for more than a year since 7/16/13.

Originally published in 1853 so it qualifies as a Golden Oldie.


Points this post: 25
Total Points: 855
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 1665: by Daphne (last edited Oct 15, 2015 08:24PM) (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Reader Name: Daphne

25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task 2 book
The letters in HIP MUST appear in the title (not subtitle or series title) of each book. The letters H I P need not be sequential or in any particular order.

3: a book with a bird on the cover
The Boilerplate Rhino: Nature in the Eye of the Beholder
H in The
I in Boilerplate
P in Boilerplate

The Boilerplate Rhino Nature in the Eye of the Beholder by David Quammen


4: a book that has been on your TBR pile for more than a year. REQUIRED: Add to my TBR shelf on Dec 15, 2013

The Demon Under the Microscope From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug by Thomas Hager
H in Microscope
I in Microscope
P in Microscope

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 870/1070
Books Read: 67
Completed Tasks: 52/60
GO Tickets: 14
Big Book Tickets: 2


message 1666: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments Mid-point of the Fall Challenge.


message 1667: by Alexis (new)

Alexis (kheleyr) | 120 comments Alexis

15.7 - By the Numbers
Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan
Published in 2015. 152 pages.

20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1: The Browser's Ecstasy: A Meditation on Reading by Geoffrey O'Brien

20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving House
Option 2: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Virago edition: The Age of Innocence

20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 4: Tampa by Alissa Nutting

Points this post: 75
Total Points: 95


message 1668: by Alexis (last edited Oct 15, 2015 09:17PM) (new)

Alexis (kheleyr) | 120 comments Alexis

20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 4: The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 3: How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland

20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Option D: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

Points this post: 60
Total Points: 155


message 1669: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

15.5 Act (on) Your Age!

Like This, For Ever by S.J. Bolton
Calculated digit: 4+0=4

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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 240/1070
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 16/60


message 1670: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo

25.7- Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments -
Read a book set in or about East Anglia. Cities include Cambridge, Norwich, Peterbrough, Ipswich, Ely, Bury St Edmunds, New Market, Kings Lynne, St Neots, and Felixstowe.

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers is set in the Fenlands of East Anglia.

Read a mystery set in Korea (South or North), China or Japan. ”Mystery” must be a main page genre.The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.

The Kizuna Coast by Sujata Massey is set in Japan.


The Nine Tailors was first printed in 1934, qualifying for a Golden Oldie ticket.


Points this task: 25
Total points: 430
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 30


message 1671: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 15.2
Read 2 books with a paiir of hoomophones in the title
Two Rivers by Zoe Saadia
&
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters

Pair: two/too
Two Rivers verified for length @line 2445 of the sheet

Task 15.8 - Culture Vulture
read a book from the list
Across the Great Sparkling Water by Zoe Saadia
page 1 of the list (#28)

Across the Great Sparkling Water verified for length @line 129 of the sheet

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total points = 680


message 1672: by Andrea (last edited Oct 16, 2015 05:54AM) (new)

Andrea loafer

10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!

Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the song lyrics in the title or subtitle. The word must match exactly.

book: The Good Girl (kindle)
mmpb: The Good Girl

word: good ("a damned good retirement plan")

points this task: 10

total points: 270
BB: 1
GO: 3
tasks completed: 18


message 1673: by Nick (last edited Oct 16, 2015 06:44AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

30.9Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game

roll of 2, books by 2 different authors:

Book 1 – Science Fiction with "LOTR" in the title/author’s name: I read Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin -- pLaneT Of … uRsula

Book 2 – Fantasy with "LEGOS" in the title: I read The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton -- the stranGE and beautifuL SOrrows….

Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 460


message 1674: by Sirena (new)

Sirena (spthewife) | 298 comments 10.1 - Take the Stairs
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan by John Buchan Golden Oldie: 1915

15.3 - Past & Present
Near and Distant Neighbors: A New History of Soviet Intelligence by Jonathan Haslam
Required: Genre: History; Release: 9/2015

15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
My age: 34, 3+4 = 7
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson (Subtitle omitted from word count)

15.7 - By the Numbers
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Published: 1873; Pages: 813 Golden Oldie: 1873; Big Book: 2 tickets

15.10 - Nanowrimo!
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang **Goodreads Author** Pep Talk: 2015

25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book 1: My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse Golden Oldie: 1918
Book 2: Greyhound by Steffan Piper **Goodreads Author**

25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 3: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited)
Option 4: The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi by Miyamoto Musashi Golden Oldie: 1624
Required: Blue pants

Total: 725
Goodreads Authors: 2
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Book: 2


message 1675: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1160 comments Elizabeth B

15.4 - The World Without End
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
Station Eleven, published on Jan 2014, genres "Post-Apocalyptic" and "Dystopia" on its main page

20.5. Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 4: favorite series Market Garden series Capture & Surrender

20.8. Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
option A: Set in Turkey The Scribe

20.9. Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Option C: X in title Max and Finn, e-book only, approved @line #1266 of the spreadsheet

Points:75
Total=385+75=460


message 1676: by Melanie (new)

Melanie Greene (dakimel) | 816 comments Dakimel

10.9 Bridge the Gap
I read Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

25.10 Let a Little Light and Colour In!
I read for option 2: White Cat White Cat (Curse Workers, #1) by Holly Black
and for option 4 (approved msg 128): Stirring Up Trouble (Pine Mountain, #3) by Kimberly Kincaid

TALLY:
This post - 35
Total - 550


message 1677: by Sandra (new)

Sandra (sandra72) | 714 comments Sandra

20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!

Option D: a book with exactly 12 letters in the author's name

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

The author's name 'Gillian Flynn' has 12 letters.

Points this post: 20
Points to date: 175


message 1678: by Tara (new)

Tara | 391 comments TASK NUMBER : 30.2 - My Own Words
TASK DESCRIPTION: Read a book with Poetry & Melissa author

BOOK #1 READ: Glass (Crank, #2) by Ellen Hopkins
AUTHOR: Ellen Hopkins
DATE READ: 10/12/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 1 - Poetry on MP

BOOK #2 READ: Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1) by Melissa de la Cruz
AUTHOR: Melissa de la Cruz
DATE READ: 10/15/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 4 - Melissa Author


✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦

TOTALS
Points This Post: 30

Total Points: 530



message 1679: by Angie (new)

Angie (pinkindle) | 587 comments ANGIE CA


30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Book 1: Charade by Cambria Hebert
Notes: AsHamED hAve viCtoRy

Book 2: Tirade by Cambria Hebert
Notes: likE A Room wIThout winDows


This Post: 30
Points to Date: 630


message 1680: by Marscha (new)

Marscha (mysterymb) | 429 comments 5.7. Raven the Trickster

Elvis and the Grateful Dead by Peggy Webb

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover

Option 2: Changeling (Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon, #2) by Yasmine Galenorn by Yasmine Galenorn

Total points: 50


message 1681: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

20.2. Rookie at the Top - Puppitypup's Task: Picky, picky, picky!
I used Options B, D, and E.
I read Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott (paperback for length). The book was approved in Puppitypup's message 2, listed near the end of the approved titles.
B: Rose has affairs with Washington politicians (noted in the GR description) and Belle marries a dashing Union Navy man who is part of a Union crew that captures her blockage-running ship.
D: Two of Emma's horses are named Frank and Reb; Belle's horse is named Fleeter (? spelling, since I was listening on audio).
E: History is the second genre on the main page.
**The paperback edition is 544 pages in length, I'd like to claim One Big Book ticket**

Previous point total: 225
New points this post: 20
Total points: 245

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 14

GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 2


message 1682: by Jen (new)

Jen Scott | 420 comments Jen UT

20.4 - Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short

Option 3: Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen Beach/ocean on the cover

Points this post: 20
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Total Points: 120


message 1683: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season

Option 1: Read a book set in one of the top 20 wine - producing countries The Diamond Caper by Peter Mayle by Peter Mayle. This book is set in France. I live in the US.
Option 3: Read a book with grapes, wine, wine glass, wine bottle, or grape vines on the cover The Dark Vineyard (Bruno, Chief of Police #2) by Martin Walker by Martin Walker Wine bottle on cover Approved Option 3 Cover

Points this post: 25
Total points: 395


message 1684: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!

Option B. pick from the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books list: NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy books
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) by Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov Book is # 16 on list.
Option C. Read a book with a cover featuring a PAVED ROAD Lion Plays Rough (Leo Maxwell #2) by Lachlan Smith by Lachlan Smith Book approved in help thread Message 2 Option C, first row fourth book from Left hand side

Points this post: 25
Total points: 420


message 1685: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Task # 20.5 – Group Read

Option 3 – Graphic Novel - March: Book One

My comments on the discussion thread


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Task # 30.2 – Ms Anderson – My Own Words


Option 1 – Genre: Poetry
The Lightning Dreamer Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG+


Option 3 – Genre: Childrens > Middle Grade
Zia by Scott O'Dell
AR Bookfinder: IL: UG


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 210 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 3
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0


message 1686: by Heather(Gibby) (last edited Oct 16, 2015 01:12PM) (new)

Heather(Gibby) (heather-gibby) | 1307 comments Heather (Gibby)

20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option A: His Birth Country

Death on the Nile
Claiming Golden Oldies Ticket as published in 1937.
Book is set 90% in Egypt

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 150
Golden Oldies Tickets: 4


message 1687: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (last edited Oct 16, 2015 01:36PM) (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short

option 3, beach on cover, first published 1/6/15:
It Was Me All Along by Andie Mitchell It Was Me All Along by Andie Mitchell

25.7- Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments

option 1 set in North Norfolk: Death Watch by Jim Kelly
Series info identifies setting
Author interview on setting


option 3, set in Germany: The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel

30.1: Schatzie's TASK: DNA

option 1, Creek from "Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town of the Creek (in red) Nation of Oklahoma:
Indian Creek Chronicles: A Winter in the Bitterroot Wilderness by Pete Fromm

option 2, SPAIN in title: Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster by Dominique Lapierre
S P A in past, IN in midnight

total = 760


message 1688: by Pam (new)

Pam (bluegrasspam) Bluegrass Pam

10.4 Ten-Four Day

At least 104 5-star ratings

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

25.3 Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest Season

Option 1: Book is set in France (#1 on the list). I live in the U.S.

Orphans by Hadrien Laroche

Option 3: Word “grapes” in title.

Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave

Points this post: 35
Total Points: 105


message 1689: by Tara (new)

Tara | 391 comments TASK NUMBER : 10.4 - Ten-Four Day
TASK DESCRIPTION: Read a book with at least 104 ★★★★★ reviews

BOOK #1 READ: Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #2) by Stephen King
AUTHOR: Stephen King
DATE READ: 10/16/2015
REQUIRED INFO: As of posting, 6463 ★★★★★ reviews


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TOTALS
Points This Post: 10

Total Points: 540



message 1690: by Kassandra (new)

Kassandra | 27 comments Kassandra

Task #25.3 - Grape Harvest Season
# books required: 2

Option #1: Book set in 1 of top 20 wine-producing countries.
Book read: Old Bones
Author: Aaron Elkins
Required info: Book set in France, I live in USA.

Option #3: Book with wine glass on cover.
Book read: The Bordeaux Betrayal
Author: Ellen Crosby
Required info: The Bordeaux Betrayal (Wine Country Mysteries #3) by Ellen Crosby


Points this post: 25

Total Points: 25


message 1691: by Kassandra (new)

Kassandra | 27 comments Kassandra

Task #20.4 - Life's Too Short
# books required: 1

Option 4: Author's initials in "CENTENARIAN"
Book read: Coma
Author: Robin Cook
Required info: Author's initials R and C found in CentenaRian

Points this post: 20

Total Points: 45


message 1692: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

15.7 By the Numbers
A Key to the Suite: A Novel
192 pages, published 1962

20.1 A Calgary autumn
Option 2 – a book with 'snow' in title or subtitle
Le Bal; And, Snow in Autumn

20.8 Happy Anniversary!
Option A
Book set in Egypt
The Final Hour


This post 55 points

Total to date 445 points


message 1693: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1419 comments Brooke TX

5.9 Spider Grandmother

Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.

The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) by Renee Ahdieh
The Wrath and the Dawn

15.6 The Name Game
Read a book written by an author whose name contains a NOUN of 4 or more letters.

Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Bone Gap
(ruby)

25.10 M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 2: Read a book that has a picture of a cat on the cover OR with a type of cat in its TITLE.

White Cat (Curse Workers, #1) by Holly Black
White Cat

Option 4: Read a book with some nice brightly colored clothing on the cover.

And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1) by Tasha Alexander

30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born.

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
(First published in 1971, 18 years before I was born.)

Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.

A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce, #3) by Alan Bradley
(First published in 2011.)

Points>
This Post: 75
Total Points: 240
Completed Tasks: 15
Books Read: 27



message 1694: by Kaity (new)

Kaity | 358 comments Kait

15.7 - By the Numbers
A book where the total number of pages (as stated on Goodreads) can be found, in any order, in the first publication date (year) of that same book.
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be by Farley Mowat -- Has 175 pages and was first published in 1957; IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 10.0



Points This Post: 15
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0

Total Points: 185
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0


message 1695: by Morgan (new)

Morgan (faeriesfolly) | 923 comments Morgan Faeriesfolly

15.5 Act (on) Your Age!

REQUIRED: Add the numbers that make up your age until you get a single number (Ex: 47=4+7=11=1+1=2). Read a book with that number of words in the title. All words count, including symbols that take the place of words and could be spelled out (such as &, @, 1, 7th, 1776, etc). Symbols that are used as punctuation should not be counted.

Number: 7

Approval/Verified: Approved on task thead

Selection: You're Never Weird on the Internet(Almost) -- Felicia Day

Page #: PB 288 pages

[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 670/1070
Books Read: 53
Completed Tasks: 43/60
Pages Read: 14664


message 1696: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

Robin (Saturndoo) (robinsaturndoo) Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥

15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Author who has written a pep talk and read any book they have written--Rainbow Rowell 2013:Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Link to Author's Pep Talk

Points Earned This Post:15

Points Achieved to Date:240/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 1697: by Trish (last edited Oct 17, 2015 04:13AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments trishhartuk

10.1 - Take the Stairs

Read a book with a staircase or flight of stairs on the cover. Required: Include the cover in your post.

Much Ado About Felines (Whales and Tails Mystery Book 4) by Kathi Daley , Kathi Daley
Read the kindle edition. Paperback version is here

Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No

Total Points: 540
Tasks Completed: 25
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 500+: 1


message 1698: by Allison Ann (new)

Allison Ann | 354 comments 5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.
Read a book with a body of water on the cover. It must be large enough for a regular-sized human to swim in.

Havana Storm by Clive Cussler
Havana Storm (Dirk Pitt, #23) by Clive Cussler


Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 300
Total Tasks: 23



message 1699: by Allison Ann (new)

Allison Ann | 354 comments 10.6 - Back to Reality
Read a non-fiction book.

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai


Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 310
Total Tasks: 24



message 1700: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 25.8 happy fall
Option a - turned into TV series
Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0107596/?re...

Option d - #9 in a series
Synthetic Men of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs


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