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   Cindy C.
      Cindy C.Task 20.9-Moderator's Pet-Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Option C: Read a book whose title contains a z (for Zulu). Approved on e-book verification line 1356 as of 9:34 am PST today (post #5253 of Help Thread). matZoh
Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death
 
Points this post: 20
Total points: 595
Total tasks: 25
 Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM
      Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
The ratings stats are from 9/25/15.
Book 1:
 by Jenny Lawson, average rating 4.35, 329 pages.
 by Jenny Lawson, average rating 4.35, 329 pages.Book 2:
 by Caryl Lewis, average rating 3.67, 186 pages.
 by Caryl Lewis, average rating 3.67, 186 pages.Total pages: 515
Difference in pages: 143
Difference in ratings: 0.68
Previous point total: 485
New points this post: 30
Total points: 515
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 25
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 2
 CMFRUIN
      CMFRUIN5.6.Four Cords Read a book with a four word title. Subtitles may be used or ignored.
I read Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall
POINTS
This Post: 5
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 9
Completed Tasks: 8
 20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
      20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - QuetzalcoatlOption 3: Since Quetzalcoatl was the god of learning and of self-reflection, read a book with a main page genre of Education or Self Help.
Getting the Buggers to Write by Sue Cowley
Genre - Education.
Total points: 290
GO: 1
BB: 0
 Post 18
      Post 1815.3 - Past & Present
Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
The Uninvited Historical Fiction on main page and first published August 11th 2015
Points this post:15
Total: 400
Books read: 28
Tasks Done:22
 Sarah E
      Sarah E25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Option 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
On page 2 of the Popular Pop Culture Books list
AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14.0
Option 3: Author initals in MELBOURNE CUP
Kindle edition I read: Invisible by Lorena McCourtney
Paperback: Invisible
Points this post: 25
Total points: 295
 10.5 - Penmanship Practice
      10.5 - Penmanship PracticeRead a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive - where many or all of the letters are connected, sometimes making a word one single complex stroke.
The Midwich Cuckoos - John Wyndham
 
Points this post: 10
Points total: 215
Tasks completed: 11
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 9 - 500(1) 750(4) 1000()
Pages read: 6361
 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary P - Into the Wilderness
      20.5 - Bigger is Better - Mary P - Into the WildernessOption 4: Book from a favorite series - What the Heart Remembers: Memory House Collection, Book Three by Bette Lee Crosby
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 105/1070
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 10
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
 Adria
      Adria20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
I chose Option 2: single female on cover
 
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a 6.
Book A: _____ &______ in title
Sense & Sensibility
Book B: consecutive double letters in title/subtitle
The Way of Serenity: Finding Peace and Happiness in the Serenity Prayer (Happiness)
Points this post: 50
Total points: 230
 5.7: Raven the Trickster
      5.7: Raven the TricksterI read Yes Please by Amy Poehler.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Tasks complete: 7
Books read: 7
Goldie Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
 MELANIE C
      MELANIE CTASK NAME: 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: Pskegdemus
Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger
Qualifier: single woman on cover
 
Points this task: 20
Points Total: 180
Tasks Completed: 12
Big Books: 0
 10.4 - Ten-Four Day
      10.4 - Ten-Four DayTricked by Kevin Hearne 9/10/15
11,073 5-Star Ratings
15.6 - The Name Game
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler 11/4/15
HANDler
15.9 - Animal Guides
The Mystic Wolves by Belinda Boring 11/2/15
Wolf
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1 - Labour Day Classic: GO STAMPS GO
The Ruins by Scott B. Smith 10/22/15
Points this post: 60
Points total: 60
 20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
      20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the WildernessOption 1: Historical Fiction
Steel by Carrie Vaughn 10/8/15
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 2: Q
A Quest of Heroes by Morgan Rice 10/31/15
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D: OUR ANNIVERSARY
On the Edge by Ilona Andrews 9/4/15
Points this post: 60
Points total: 120
        
      5.1. Five Suns.
I read The Hurricane.The entire plot of the book revolves around a hurricane and the immediate aftermath.
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
I read Closer to the Heart
Line 1 of the 13th verse says, "And maybe we'll never get closer," - matching word is "closer."
10.10 Dreamcatcher
I read The Android's Dream, with the word "dream" in the title.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 800
  
  
  I read The Hurricane.The entire plot of the book revolves around a hurricane and the immediate aftermath.
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
I read Closer to the Heart
Line 1 of the 13th verse says, "And maybe we'll never get closer," - matching word is "closer."
10.10 Dreamcatcher
I read The Android's Dream, with the word "dream" in the title.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 800
 SHELLEY UT
      SHELLEY UT30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
Option 1: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
Option 3: The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
"How does the man make checkered shirts and pastels look good?" I thought as Trent lined up his drive, head down and feet shifting, looking oddly appealing outside of the suit and tie I usually saw him in.
Both authors are goodreads authors.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 24
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
 Task # 10.2 – Happy Hour
      Task # 10.2 – Happy HourBook # 7 in a series - Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot # 7)
*** 1 Golden Oldie *** ticket – first published 1930
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This Post: 10 points
Total points to date: 385 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 7
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (2) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
 Andy P.
      Andy P.Task # 25.10 - M1nks's Task: Let a Little Light and Colour In!
Option 1. Read a book with a cover showing one or more people sitting or lying down outside in the sun.
 by John Lange
 by John LangeOption 3 Read a book with a picture of a horse on the cover.
 by Jane Smiley
 by Jane SmileyBoth books approved in the help thread, message 2 options 1 and 3
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1045
 25.1 The Fall Months
      25.1 The Fall MonthsThis is a 2 book challenge
Book 1: Read a book whose author's surname has 9, 10 or 11 letters.
 
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Marchetta has 9 letters.
Book 2: Read a book whose title contains a word of 9, 10 or 11 letters.
 
Her Secret Christmas Hero by Mallory Kane
Christmas has 9 letters. This ebook has been approved for length on the SRC ebook thread.
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Points this post: 25
Points thus far: 640
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books thus far: 5
 Mimi Michele
      Mimi Michele20.3 Best review contest
Option1. Read a book that is in Catie's house
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
It was on page 4 of your book shelf.
Points: 20
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Total points: 510
Golden Oldie: 4
Big Book: 0
 Coralie
      Coralie20.9 The Trip os a Lifetime!
Option C – book with a z in title – wizard
A Wizard of Earthsea
30.9 Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the Game
I rolled a 3
Book A - & in title
Etiquette & Espionage
Book B – double letter in title – saTTin
The Way to Sattin Shore
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8.0
This post 50 points
Total to date 995 points
 Heather (Gibby)
      Heather (Gibby)25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 2: Something New
Brave New World
claiming Golden Oldies ticket-published in 1932
Option 3: Something Borrowed
Saturday
Borrowed from my mom and dad
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 360
Golden Oldies tickets: 9
 TASK NUMBER : 50.1 - Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
      TASK NUMBER : 50.1 - Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?TASK DESCRIPTION: 3 Non Fiction Books
BOOK #1 READ:
 
AUTHOR: Art T. Burton
DATE READ: 11/15/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 1 - Bass Reeves died Died 1/12/1910 per Wikipedia
BOOK #2 READ:
 
AUTHOR: Laurel Braitman
DATE READ: 11/19/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 5 - X + Dog
X in Anxious
DOG in Dogs
BOOK #3 READ:
 
AUTHOR: Pat Shipman
DATE READ: 11/17/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Option 6 - MP Science
Approved Post by Daphne
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 870
 10.1 - Take the Stairs
      10.1 - Take the Stairs  by Walter Mosley
 by Walter MosleyPoints this Post: 10
Total Points: 655
GO Tickets: 11
BB Tickets: 5
 20.1 A Calgary Autumn
      20.1 A Calgary Autumn1 book challenge
Option 1: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
 
I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks by Gina Sheridan
Author's initials, G & S, are found in GO STAMPS GO.
20.3 Moving House
1 book challenge
Read any book that has been published by Virago.
 
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Published by Virago in 2006, here is the link: O Pioneers!
25.8 Happy Fall!
2 book challenge
Option B: Read a book with the "Sports" genre on the main page.
 
It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
This book has main page genre "Sports and Games > Sports."
Option C: Read a book with a word that contains "ber" found intact in the title.
 
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
"Ber" is found in Bernadette.
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Points this post: 65
Points thus far: 705
Big Books this post: 0
Big Books thus far: 5
 Nick KY
      Nick KY15.2 Which Witch? Read two books with a homophone in their titles.
Book 1. I read The Cemetery Yew by Cynthia Riggs
Book 2. I read Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings by Shirley Jackson
The homophones are “Yew” and “You.”
20.7 Camilla’s Covers Option 1. I read Deadly Nightshade by Cynthia Riggs, with two winged birds flying over the cottage on the cover,
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.25.9 Delicious Dee’s Injured I read Christmas with Paula Deen: Recipes and Stories from My Favorite Holiday, with food on the cover -- a cherry pie (Option 1 – RICE)
 , and
, and A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace, which has been on my tbr list since Oct, 2013 (Option 4 – Catch-Up). Both titles have the letters HIP in them:
cHrIstmas with Paula…, and
a suPposedly fun tHIng....
Points This Post: 60
Total Points So Far: 930
 15.4 - The World Without End
      15.4 - The World Without EndMy book fills both options. 'Dystopia' was knocked out of the main page genres from when I first looked. If you add up 'Dystopia' and 'Dystopian', it would be right back up there, however, I just found out I do not need to argue or plead this logic as someone else already got it approved in the help thread for this task in post 5, doing what I should have done when I first picked out this book!
I read Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer. This book was published in September 2014, and meets the genre requirements explained above.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 205
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 13
 trishhartuk
      trishhartuk25.7 Ellen R-S’s Task: Wonderful Overseas Assignments
This is 2 book Task. All books can be fiction or non-fiction. NOTE: For all options, the book must be set completely in the target country or area.
Option 1: Our first and second overseas assignments were in East Anglia. Read a book set in or about East Anglia. Cities include Cambridge, Norwich, Peterbrough, Ipswich, Ely, Bury St Edmunds, New Market, Kings Lynn, St Neots, and Felixstowe.
Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night, James Runcie
From the GR description: “The loveable full time priest and part time detective Canon Sidney Chambers continues his sleuthing adventures in late 1950s Cambridge.”
Read the kindle version. PB reference link is here
This is approved in the task help thread for Option 1, although I hadn't realised that part of the last story in the selection is set in Berlin (the Option 3 country) when I got it approved, so I guess it's up to the mods. If it's a bust, let me know, and I'll try to rejig the tasks it.
Option 2: Our 3rd and last overseas assignment was Osan AFB, Republic of Korea from where I travelled the Orient. Read a mystery set in Korea (South or North), China or Japan. ”Mystery” must be a main page genre.
Inspector Saito's Small Satori, Janwillem van de Wetering
Shelved as "mystery" 11 times
From the GR description: “These cases are handed to Inspector Saito Masanobu, renowned as the most clever detective on the Kyoto police force. But no one can guess the secret of his success: Parallel Cases Under the Pear Tree, an ancient book devised by Chinese magistrates a thousand years ago.” - so a Japanese detective using Chinese methods.
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 695
Tasks Completed: 34
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500+: 2
 [corrected and reposted from 2746]
      [corrected and reposted from 2746]Faith
20.8 Happy Anniversary!
Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
Option C His Family (read a book where the first letters of the words that make up the title can be found in the words AUSTRALIA and/or GERMANY)
30.4 Anything can happen, child. Anything can be
Book 1: The Heir by Kiera Cass
BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
Book 2: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
Points this post: 50
Total points: 50
Tasks completed: 2
 Faith
      Faith15.4 The world without end
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Published after December 2012 (published January 2015) AND Main page genre dystopia
15.6 The Name Game
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Noun = Butcher
20.6 Quetzalcoatl
Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb
Option 2: Read a book with the letter “Q” somewhere in the main title.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 5
 10.4: Inti
      10.4: IntiI read Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 45
Tasks complete: 8
Books read: 8
Goldie Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
 Faith
      Faith5.8. Four Worlds
The White Rose by Amy Ewing
Read a book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle - Island, Blue, Yellow, White, Mountain.
5.9. Spider Grandmother
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Read a book by an author* whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER.
10.2 - Happy Hour!
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
#4 in a series
Queen of Shadows is a Big Book - claiming 1 BB ticket
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch
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. Word used: Like (appears on line 1 of the song lyrics)
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli [Six word title]
Points this post: 45
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 10
 M1NKS
      M1NKSREPOST
30.8 Ghost Hunters
Option 2 - The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe - Published 1833 (Hopefully this is still showing as Gothic when you check it!)
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Option 3 - Candide - Published 1759
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Change Option 2 to
Uncle Silas - Published 1864
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket
No overall change in points or Golden Oldie Tickets
 M1NKS
      M1NKS30.2. My Own Words
Option 1: read a book with the genre "Poetry
The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe - Published 1833
* I Claim 1 x Golden Olden Ticket *
Option 3: read a book with the genre "Childrens > Middle Grade"
The Hundred and One Dalmatians
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7.0
30.6: Me, Myself, and I
1. Me: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it.
What Maisie Knew by Henry James Published 1897
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person
The War of the Worlds - Published 1898
The planet Mars, I scarcely need remind the reader, revolves about the sun at a mean distance of 140,000,000 miles,...In spite of all that has happened since, I still remember that vigil very distinctly:
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
POINTS
Points This Post: 60
Points Total: 820
Golden Oldies: 30
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 48
 Bluegrass Pam
      Bluegrass Pam5.4 Earth and Water
Use the letters in "Trenten Caicai Vilu" to make a word of at least 3 letters.
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg
Word used is EVER: tREntEn caicai Vilu
5.8 Four Worlds
Book with one of the following words in the title/subtitle - Island, Blue, Yellow, White, Mountain.
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
Word in title – blue
5.9 Spider Grandmother
Author whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER
Barefoot to Avalon: A Brother's Story by David Payne
Author’s initials can be found in: sPiDer
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 260
 ColetteG
      ColetteGTask 25.7 Wonderful Overseas Assignments
Option #1 Book set in Cambridge
Traveling to Infinity by Jane Hawkings
 
This book is set primarily in Cambridge where Stephen and Jan Hawking me while going to school and where he did most of his writing and teaching.
Option 3 Novel set in Germany
The Dark Monk
by Oliver Potzsch
 
25 points for task
 25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
      25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured BenchThe letters in HIP MUST appear in the title (not subtitle or series title) of each book.
Option 3 - DUCK – my first session with the PT, she made the comment that it looked like I ran like a duck (which is probably why my hip is screwed up) – read a book with a bird on the cover REQUIRED – post cover and identify bird
Friendship - Emily Gould
 
Two birds, stood on posts, should be easily visible on cover.
Friendship
Option 4 - CATCH-UP TIME – not being able to work out like I normally do, meant that I’ve been able to dig into my pile of books and catch up on some of the books that have been loitering for a while – read a book that has been on your TBR pile for more than a year. REQUIRED: State that the book has been on your TBR list/pile/shelf for more than a year.
The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad has been on my TBR list ever since I watched this video in (apparently) February 2014.
Points this post: 25
Points total: 240
Tasks completed: 12
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 9 - 500(1) 750(4) 1000()
Pages read: 6553
 Faith
      Faith10.4 - Ten-Four Day
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray [5099 5 star ratings]
20.1 A Calgary Autumn
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO. Letters may be used as often as they appear in the phrase. Middle initials may be used or ignored.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 175
Tasks completed: 12
 BARBARA ★
      BARBARA ★25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Both books are new to me
Book 1: Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19
(Liechtenstein = LI)
Goodreads Author
List: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/ctyc...
Book 2: Tempted At Midnight - Jacquie D'Alessandro (set in England) 11/19
(Liechtenstein is in Europe)
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 705
Goodreads Authors: 42
Big Books - 500+: (4)
Big Books - 750+: (0)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
705/1070 POINTS
 MELANIE C
      MELANIE CTASK NAME: 30.1 Schatzie's TASK: DNA
Option 2: Read a book that has a title that contains the letters: S-P-A-I-N
The Herring Seller's Apprentice by L.C. Tyler
Qualifier: SPAIN in the title
OPTION 3: I am 17% BRITISH. For this task, read a book that takes place at least 50% of the time in England
Rebecca by D. DuMaurier
Qualifier: Takes place in Cornwall, England.
Points this task: 30
Points Total: 210
Tasks Completed: 13
Big Books: 0
 Jamie NYC
      Jamie NYCTask #5.1 - Five Suns
Read a book that includes a natural disaster
The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden
eBook approved: Line 2334 of group eDoc
The book is on this list Hurricanes in Romance Novels
It is set in Texas and there is a climactic scene when the 2 protagonists are sheltering from Hurricane Wilma, which was a natural disaster.
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Task #5.10. Create Your Own World!
Book of choice
Starstruck by L.A. Witt
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Task #15.1 - The Twins
Read TWO books with exactly the same title
Book 1: Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley
Book 2: Comfort and Joy by Fern Michaels, Cathy Lamb, Marie Bostwick, Deborah J. Wolf
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Task #20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - Quetzalcoatl
Option 1: Read a book with one of the following words in its title or subtitle: Wind
Running with the Wind by Shira Anthony
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Task #25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book 1: Read a book whose author's surname has 9, 10, or 11 letters
Not Just Friends by Jay Northcote
Northcote has 9 letters
Book 2: Read a book whose title contains a word of 9, 10, or 11 letters
Crescendo by Rachel Haimowitz
Crescendo has 9 letters
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Task #25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Option One: read a book either set at least 50% in or by an author born or currently living in one of the states that are home to an AFL team
Safe in His Arms by Renae Kaye
Renae Kaye was born in Perth according to her GR profile
Option Three: Read a book whose author's initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP
Recovery by Con Riley
Author initials C & R are found in MelbouRne Cup
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POINTS
Points this Post: 95
Books: 9
Tasks: 6
Total Points: 805
Total Books: 66
Total Tasks: 50
 Jasmiina F
      Jasmiina F5.2.The Sun and the Moon:
Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover:
 by Charlaine Harris.
 by Charlaine Harris.Points this post: 5
Total points: 270
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 2
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
 30.10 Moving the Fences!
      30.10 Moving the Fences!Book 1: The Weight of Heaven (2009) by Thrity Umrigar
365 pages, 3.75 average rating
Book 2 - The Weekend: A Novel (2008) by Bernhard Schlink; translated by Shaun Whiteside
216 pages, 3.08 average rating
Total pages – 581
Difference in pages – 149
Difference in ratings – 0.67
350 + 30 = 380
Tasks Completed: 20
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 350 + 30 =380
Books read: 28
Pages read: 9,160
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 10
Golden Oldies: 03
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
 Susan W.
      Susan W.10.6 Back to Reality: Read a non-fiction book
I read The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
25.6 Wedding Traditions: Read two books from two different options.
Option 3: Read a book you've borrowed. State where or whom you got it from.
I read Rogues by George R.R. Martin
I checked the book out from the public library.
Option 5: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SIXPENCE.
I read The Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman
Ar Info: IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
sixPenCe
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 275
 perletwo
      perletwo30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. - Book 1: The entirety of your first book’s title must appear in the first quote. The order of the letters does not matter. Subtitles should be ignored. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the quote. Book 1: BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
The Yard
Book 2: The entirety of your second book’s title must appear in the second quote. The order of the letters does not matter. Subtitles should be ignored. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the quote. Book 2: A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
Shadows
Points this task: 30
Total points: 735
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 55
Tasks completed: 42
 Cindy C.
      Cindy C.Task 5.10-Create Your Own World
UnEnchanted
 
Points this post: 5
Total points: 600
Total tasks: 26
 loafer
      loafer5.2.The Sun and the Moon
Read a book with the sun or the moon on the cover.
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
 
points this task: 5
total points: 485
BB: 1
GO: 5
tasks completed: 31
 perletwo
      perletwo15.3 - Past & Present - Book 1: Read a book with the genre "Historical Fiction" or "History" on its main page. Reasonable variations of these genres will also be accepted (ex: Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, American History, World History, etc).
Book 2: Read a book first published within the last year (Sept 2014 -- November 2015).
OR Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.
The Secret History of Wonder Woman has History as a main page genre and was published in October 2014.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 750
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 56
Tasks completed: 43
 5.1 - Five Suns
      5.1 - Five SunsThe Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
The natural disaster was intense dust storms - approved in Task Help Thread
5.2 - The Sun and the Moon
 
Approved in Task Help Thread
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
Book 1: BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars
B in be, RO in victory, A in ashamed, D in die, W in won, A in ashamed, Y in you, T in until, A in have, IL in until, S in ashamed
Book 2: A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
Audition: A Memoir
A, U in house, DI in windows, TIO in without, N in windows
Points this post: 40
Total points: 295
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Task # 10.07 – Sedna the Sea Goddess
Book 1: The Seas by Samantha Hunt. The title contains a word found in this list: whale, seal, sea, lion.
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date = 755 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 3