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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
TASK NUMBER : 30.10 - Moving the FencesTASK DESCRIPTION: 2 Books
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Kristen Ashley
DATE READ: 11/25/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Book 1 - 615 pages| average rating = 4.41
BOOK #2 READ:
AUTHOR: Travis Luedke
DATE READ: 9/30/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Book 2 - 177 pages| average rating = 3.54
Total Pages: 615+177=792
Difference in Pages: 438
Difference in Ratings: .87
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 970
Julia10310.1 - Take the Stairs
Post total: 10 points
Challenge total points: 550
Total BB: 6
Tasks completed: 27
Readerboard Name: Elishia20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 1: Alicanto
For this option, read a book that shows a winged creature on the cover.
Birds
628 pgsPoints Earned This Post:20
Points Achieved to Date: 360/1100
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (3)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Congratulations, Delicious Dee! Task 25.4 in the Winter Challenge is yours.
Congratulations, Amanda A! Task 25.5 in the Winter Challenge is yours.
Kimber10.6 Back to Reality
read a non-fiction book
It's a Long Story: My Life by Willie Nelson
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20.4 Life's Too Short
Option 4 Choose a book whose author's initials can be found in CENTENARIAN CENTENARIAN:
Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts
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20.6 Quetzalcoatl
Option 2 Read a book with the letter q somewhere in the main title:
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
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25.5 All About My Dad!
Option C Read a book with a cover featuring a PAVED ROAD
by Joseph FinderOption E Read a non-fiction book with the genre of POLITICS, embedded or stand alone
¡Adios, America! The Left's Plan to Turn our Country into a Third World Hellhole by Ann Coulter
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Above tasks: 75 points
# tasks submitted to date: 17
New total points: 330
CathyG10.5 - Penmanship Practice
Read a book with a TITLE on the cover that is written in cursive - where most or all of the letters are connected, sometimes making a word one single complex stroke
Required: Include the cover in your post.
Where I Need to Be (B&S, #1) by Kimberly Knight
Goodreads Author
10.6 - Back to Reality
Summer's over, read a non-fiction book.
Painted Blossoms: Creating Expressive Flower Art with Mixed Media by Carrie Schmitt
10.7 - Sedna the Sea Goddess
Read a book with one of these words in the title or subtitle: whale, seal, sea, lion
The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton
Goodreads author
10.8 - Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters from the song lyrics in the title or subtitle.
Required: State the word. tell
Tell Me by Olivia Cunning
approved line 1943
Goodreads Author
20.1 Most Improved Player - Wayne's Task: A Calgary Autumn
Option 1
Task: Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
Misbehaving by Abbi Glines
Goodreads Author
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
Option 4: Read a book from one of your own favorite series.
All I Want by Jill Shalvis
Goodreads Author
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 2: Pskegdemus
For this option, read a book that shows a single female on the cover
The Adventuress by Tasha Alexander
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 100
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 28
Goodreads Authors: 18
*REPOST*25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
A. Fall TV Shows: Read a book that a TV series is based on.
Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs
Temperance Brennan #14 inspired the TV series BONES.
C. Cooler Weather (Brrrr): Read a book with a word that contains "ber" found intact in the title/subtitle.
September Fair by Jess Lourey
SEPTEMBER FAIR
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 945
Total Tasks: 55
25.3 - Elizabeth B's Task: Grape Harvest SeasonOption 1, a book set in a top wine producing country: Dolci di Love by Sarah-Kate Lynch
This book is set in Italy. I live in the US.
Option 2, a book set in a vineyard: The Vineyard by Barbara Delinsky
Points this post: 25
Total points: 785
Coralie10.8 Yo Ho, Yo Ho!
Using the word 'watch' from the second line of the song lyrics
The Twilight Watch
20.5 Into the Wilderness
Option 4 A book from a favourite series
Steadfast
This post 30 points
Total to date 1060 points
Congratulations, Andy P! Winter task 25.6 is yours.
Pamela326510.3 - Inti
Molly Married? by Tamra Norton
10.9 - Bridge The Gap
Falling for the Mom-to-Be by Jenna Mindel
15.2 - Which Witch?
Book 1: Room at Heron's Inn by Ginger Chambers
Book 2: Daddy in the Making by Lyn Cote
Homophones: Inn and In
Points this post: 36
Total Points: 1060
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
5.10 Create Your Own World! Waterfall by Lisa Tawn Bergren
10.9 Bridge the Gap
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 670
GO Tickets: 11
BB Tickets: 5
babbling c5.7. Raven the Trickster
Raven appears in many creation myths of the peoples of the Pacific Northwest.
Since Raven is known for being a trickster, read a book with the main page genre humor or funny.
Bellwether - audiobook - Bellwether - paperback pg 248 by Connie Willis
Humor
5.8. Four Worlds
Read a book with one of the following words in the title - Island, Blue, Yellow, White, Mountain. Plurals and possessives may be used, no other variations.
Blue Dahlia - kindle - Blue Dahlia - paperback pg 253 by Nora Roberts
5.10. Create Your Own World!
Since reading a book can create a whole new world for the reader, create your own world, by reading a book of your choice.
Gateway to Fourline -kindle - Gateway to Fourline - paperback pg 295 byPam Brondos
10.9 - Bridge The Gap
The Third Saturday in October is Bridge Day in West Virginia. A bridge is a connection between two elements. Read a book with a word in the title, subtitle or author's name that is hyphenated. The word must appear in the Goodreads record with the hyphen
Snow White Red-Handed - kindle - Snow White Red-Handed - paperback pg 316 by Maia Chance
15.3 - Past & Present
Read TWO books, one from Book 1 AND one from Book 2.
Book 1: Read a book with the genre "Historical Fiction" or "History" on its main page.
Emma- audiobook - Emma - paperback pg 382 by Jane Austen
"historical fiction"
Book 2: Read a book first published within the last year (Sept 2014 -- November 2015).
The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer -kindle - The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer - paperback pg 320 by Krista Davis
first published 2 December 2014
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its Cover
Option 1: Alicanto
For this option, read a book that shows a winged creature on the cover. The wing(s) must be clearly visible. The creature may be real (e.g., a bird) or a fantasy creature (e.g., a dragon).
The Hunger Games - audiobook - The Hunger Games - paperback pg 408 by Suzanne Collins
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over Time
Book 1: Read a book first published before you were born.
REQUIRED: State in your post that your book was first published before you were born.
Persuasion - audiobook - Persuasion - paperback pg 295 by Jane Austen
published 1818. before I was born
Book 2: Read a book first published in 2010 or later.
Bringing Maddie Home - kindle - Bringing Maddie Home - paperback pg 384 by Janice Kay Johnson
published Nov 2013
THIS POST
Points: 90
Completed Tasks: 7
Golden oldies:
Big Books:
500 pages: 0
Total This Season
Points: 285
Completed Tasks: 21
Golden oldies:
Big Books: 0
500 pages
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Pages read this season: 8,134
Books read this season: 24
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)
perletwo30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences! - Book 1 - The Visitors are up to bat. Read a book of your choice.
The Shining - i read the kindle edition, but the mass market paperback has 659 pages, more than enough for the task's 500-pages-total requirement (also for a Big Book ticket).
Average rating is 4.12.
Book 2 - Now the home team is up. Read a second book that has fewer pages than book 1 (moving the rope closer in), and that has a lower average rating than book 1 (lowering the rope). To mark 10 years of up to a 5 foot advantage, the second book must have at least 50 fewer pages than book 1 and an average rating at least.50 lower.
Death Turns a Trick has 177 pages, and its average rating is 3.46 - 0.66 lower than The Shining.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 820
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 5
Big Book ticket requests: 3
Books read: 61
Tasks completed: 46
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥10.9- Bridge The Gap
Word in the title, subtitle or author's* name that is hyphenated--Julia Spencer-Fleming: In the Bleak Midwinter
Points Earned This Post:10
Points Achieved to Date:930/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name: ♥Robin ♥25.4 Catherine T's Task: International Travels--both books are new to me
Book 1 Book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes--Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Code=MK:The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
Book 2 Book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of-- Macedonia is in Europe/London,England:Wedding Night
Points Earned This Post:25
Points Achieved to Date:955/1070
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Sam F:30.10 Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1: your choice –
Don't Breathe a Word – Jennifer McMahon – 3.57 rating, 447 pages
Book 2: at least 50 fewer pages than book 1 and an average rating at least .50 lower
*combined total of at least 500 pages*
- Lost by Gregory Maguire (2.79 rating, 340 pages)
Total pages = 787
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Oldie/Big Book: no
Total Points: 385
Tasks Completed: 17
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Julia10320.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 4: Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
Post total: 20 points
Challenge total points: 570
Total BB: 6
Tasks completed: 28
loafer5.5.Esaugetuh Emissive
Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
points this task: 5
total points: 540
BB: 1
GO: 5
tasks completed: 33
20.1-Option 1
Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the phrase GO STAMPS GO.
by Patti Smith20.3-
Option 1-
Read any of the 121 books that I have with me in my current house.
by Roxane Gay20.5
Option 1-
Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance.
by Doris Pilkington has the main page genre History.20.7
Option 2-
For this option, read a book that shows a single female on the cover. No other human beings may be on the cover, but animals are allowed. The figure has to be identifiable as female.
by Josephine Angelini20.8
Option C-For this option 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.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. A found in germAny.
Points this post: 100
Total Points: 275
Elizabeth B10.6 - Back to Reality
non-fiction book
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
25.8 - Amanda A's Task: Happy Fall!
Option B. genre "Sports" Breaking Away
Option D. Viper Game, Ghostwalkers series #11
Points:35
Total: 905+35=940
5.7. Raven the TricksterToo Fat for Europe
humor verified in genre verification thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 4: Hotel Megalodon: A Deep Sea Thriller by Rick Chesler initials RC, published 3rd Feb 2015
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1 - Midnight Graffiti 365 pages, average rating 3.94 (17Aug)
Book 2 - Hämärän lapset 313 pages, average rating 3.28 (17Aug)
Total pages - 678 pages
Difference in pages - 52
Difference in ratings - 0.66
Points this post: 55
Points total: 690/1070
GO total: 4
BB total: 2
Tasks completed: 38/60
Books read: 55
Sarah E50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
Option 1: Biography of Violette Szabo, who died in 1945
Carve Her Name with Pride: The Story of Violette Szabo
Option 2: Best Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology Books, Page 3, #267 at time of posting
Kindle edition I read: Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today
Hardcover (no MMPB or PB): Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today
Option 6: Non-fiction book with a main page genre of Science
Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?: And 110 Other Questions
Points this post: 50
Total points: 360
Christine V5.7. Raven the Trickster
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
I read the above audio edition. Link to Hardcover (no Paperback or MMP available)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=3)
Task # 50.1 – Daphne – Gone to the Dog’s What’s In a NameAll books must be NONfiction
Option 1 – PLUTARCH: biography of someone who died before 1950
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
Manzano died in 1854
APPROVED here
AR bookfinder: IL: MG+
Option 5 – XERXES – Nonfiction with an “X”–and – letters C A N I D in the title/subtitle
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
seX / sCIence AND
Option 6 – TESLA – Nonfiction with genre SCIENCE on main page
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
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This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 475 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
25.5 - Sirena's Task: All About My Dad!B. My dad is a voracious reader. For this option, pick from the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books list.
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
#36 on list
D. Read a book that is set at least 50% in one of these locations: HAWAII, KOREA, BELGIUM, SAUDI ARABIA, OR NEW MEXICO.
Maui Widow Waltz by JoAnn Bassett
Takes place 100% in Hawaii.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 970
Total Tasks: 56
M1NKS20.5. Into the Wilderness
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 910
Golden Oldies: 31
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 53
M1NKS25.1 The Fall Months
Book 1. Something Fresh by P G Wodehouse - Published 1915
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
Book 2. A Gentleman of Leisure - Published 1910
* I Claim 1 x Golden Oldie Ticket *
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 935
Golden Oldies: 33
Big Books: [500+: 4] [750+: 1] [1000+: 0]
Tasks Completed: 54
trishhartuk30.5 Dlmrose’s Task: In The Middle
Book 1- Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names. The name must appear on Goodreads as “name^name^name” and the middle name must NOT be an initial.
Celtic Myths and Legends, Peter Berresford Ellis
Big book: 612pg
Book 2- Read a book by an author* who uses a 3 part name* that includes a middle initial. The middle initial MUST be the initial of the middle name of the author of Book 1.
Night Passage, Robert B Parker
Read the kindle version: PB reference link here
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Big Books: 1
Total Points: 775
Tasks Completed: 36
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Books: 500+: 3
Cait S10.2- Happy Hour
Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series.
Midnight Pearls: A Retelling of "The Little Mermaid" by Debbie Viguié
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 395
Total Tasks Completed: 23
Amy FL15.4 - The World Without End
One book option: UnSouled (published in 2013, dystopia)
15.5 - Act (on) Your Age!
Outrage (55 = 5+5 = 10 = 1+0 = 1)
15.6 - The Name Game
Make Me by Lee Child (Child)
15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Cress by Marissa Meyer (wrote a pep talk in 2012)
Points this post: 60
Total points: 175
Coralie10.4 Ten-four Day
The Tombs of Atuan 21106 5-star ratings
This post 10 points
Total to date 1070 points
ColetteGTask 25.4 International Travels
Book one
Among the Ten Thousand Things
Julia PierpontAmong the Ten Thousand Things
Author's initials JP country Japan/Asia continent
Book two: Must be set on the continent of Asia
A Pledge of SilenceA Pledge of Silence
By Flora J. Solomon
Book is about WWII nurses stationed in Manila, Phillipines set on the continent of Asia
25 points for task
ColetteG30.1 DNA
Option 2 Read a book that has a title that contains the letters SPAIN
Meditations for People who worry Meditations for People Who Worry
SAIN- in meditations P-in People
Option 4 Read a book that has an inanimate object that is green on the cover
Secrets of a Charmed Life
Green dress on cover(This book would also fit option 3-This book takes place in London, England and the English countryside during WWII primarily.
points for task 30
5.10. Create Your Own World!a book of your choice
Paper Towns by John Green
10.6 - Back to Reality
read a non-fiction book.
From Pain to Power: Overcoming Sexual Trauma and Reclaiming Your True Identity by Mary Ellen Mann
15.2 - Which Witch?
Read TWO books with matching homophones in their titles/subtitles: Not / Knot
She's Not There by P.J. Parrish
The Gordian Knot by Bernhard Schlink
25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Option One: read a book by an author born in one of the states that are home to an AFL team -New South Wales (Sydney)
The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth
author lives in Sydney (NSW)
Option Three: Read a book whose author's* initials can be found within the words MELBOURNE CUP.
The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard
MELBOURNE
Points this post: 55
Golden Oldie: 6
Big Book: 3
Total points: 415
Heather (Gibby)5.5.Esaugetuh Emissee.
Body of water on the cover
ConsumptionPoints this post 5
Total Points:365
Golden Oldies: 9
MEGSCL5.1. Five Suns.
Read a book that includes a natural disaster.
The Water Knife – the natural disaster is a long-term drought that has led to extreme water scarcity.
5.3. What are We Made of?
Read a book that is #4 or #8 in a series.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot #4)
**1 Golden Oldie! Published in 1926
5.7. Raven the Trickster
Read a book with the main page genre humor or funny.
Pole to Pole (humour is the 3rd listed genre)
10.6 - Back to Reality
Summer's over, read a non-fiction book.
You're Never Weird on the Internet
15.3 - Past & Present
Book 1: Read a book with the genre "Historical Fiction"
The Pillars of the Earth
**1088 pages = 3 big book tickets
Book 2: Read a book first published within the last year (Sept 2014 -- November 2015).
Dietland
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 250
Big book tickets: 13
Golden Oldies: 1
Sam F:20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
Fiction Based on the Life of a Real Person - Wolf Hall
I have posted at least once in the Discussion Thread - message 20.
** 604 pages = 1 big book ticket
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Oldie/Big Book: Yes
Total Points: 405
Tasks Completed: 18
Oldies: 0
Big Books: 2
20.3 - Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving HouseOption 1: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
This was on Catie's bookshelf - it was on mine, too! Glad I finally got around to reading it.
Points this post: 20
Season total: 430
TASK NUMBER : 5.8 - Four WorldsTASK DESCRIPTION: White it title
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Jennifer L. Armentrout
DATE READ: 11/26/2015
REQUIRED INFO: White in title
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TOTALS
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 975
25.6 - Dakimel’s Task: Wedding TraditionsOption 3: Something Borrowed – Read a book you’ve borrowed. REQUIRED: State where or whom you got it from in your post.
I borrowed it from the library.
Claiming a BB ticket for this book as it's 531 pages long
Option 5: A sixpence in her shoe – Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in SIXPENCE.
This book was an ARC.
Link to print copy: Médicis Daughter: A Novel of Marguerite de Valois
Author is Sophie Perinot
Sophie Perinot
POINTS
Points This Post: 25
Points Total: 645
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1
500 (√) 750 () 1000 ()
Tasks Completed: 34
BB Total: 4
GO Total: 5
Kristen IA10.3 - Inti
Read a book by an author* with a name that starts and ends with the same letter. The name may be in any position- first, middle, other, last. ex., Chevy Stevens StevenS, Malcolm Gladwell MalcolM,Mary Anna Evans AnnA
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
I listened to the audio version, but linked to the PB version.
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the Wilderness
REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 1: Read a book with a main page genre History, Historical fiction or Historical Romance. The genre may be stand alone or embedded.
The Orange Lilies by Nathan Dylan Goodwin (ebook approved for length - line 2253)
25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
This is a two book task. Both books must be new to you - no re-reads. REQUIRED: state in your post that both books are new to you.
For book one, read a book by an author* whose initials appear on this list of International Country Codes. You must use a book written by a single author for this task.
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica (MK is a country code for Macedonia, located in Europe)
I listened to the audio version, but linked to the PB version.
For book two, read a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of. We will use this list to determine which continent a country is part of.
The Lost Ancestor by Nathan Dylan Goodwin (set in England in The United Kingdom, located in Europe)
Both books are new to me
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
This is a TWO book task.
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
Four Blind Mice by James Patterson
Fo from FOR, u from UNTIL, r from VICTORY
B from BE, lin from UNTIL, d from ASHAMED
M from ASHAMED, ic from VICTORY, e from BE
I listened to the audio version, but linked to the PB version.
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
Bound by Brenda Rothert
Bo from BOOKS, u from WITHOUT, nd from WINDOWS
REQUIRED: For both books, point out where the letters of your books' titles are located in the quotations.
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Points This Post: 85
Total Points: 470/1070
Total Books Read: 34
Tasks Completed: 23/60
Task 30.8 - Ghost HuntersOption 3. Read any novel (“novella,” “novelette”) which is 100 – 150 pages in length. No poetry, plays, short story collections, or nonfiction here.
A Daughter of Eve (1838) by Honoré de Balzac (Paperback, 128 pages)
** A Daughter of Eve is a Golden Oldie, published in 1838**
Option 4. Read any work of fiction by a Canadian author (by birth or residence).
Robertson Davies
Born: in Thamesville, Ontario, Canada
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy #1) (1970) by Robertson Davies (Paperback, 266 pages)
465 + 30 = 495
Tasks Completed: 24
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 465 + 30 = 495
Books read: 36
Pages read: 11,784
Read but not claimed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 12
Golden Oldies: 06
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Task 10.4 - Ten-Four DayRead a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
Fuzzy Nation (2011) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 303 pages)
** John Scalzi is a Goodreads Author.**
495 + 10 = 505
Tasks Completed: 25
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 495 + 10 = 505
Books read: 37
Pages read: 12,087
Read but not claimed: 0
Goodreads Authors: 13
Golden Oldies: 06
Big Books:
(2) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Jasmiina F10.2 - Happy Hour!:
Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series:
Old Boy, Vol. 7 by Garon Tsuchiya.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 280
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
Task # 25.6 – Dakimel – Wedding TraditionsOption 3 – Something Borrowed – a book I borrowed
- borrowed from the libraryOption 4 – Something blue – inanimate blue object on cover
Her shawl is blue
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This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 500 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
SHELLEY UT15.10 - Nanowrimo!
Game for Anything by Bella Andre
Bella Andre is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 23
Books read: 27
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.4 - Catherine T's Task: International Travels
Book #1: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Author's initials - VA
VA - Holy See (Vatican City State) - Europe
Approved msg #22 of Task Help thread.
Book #2: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Vatican City State is in Europe.
The majority of the story takes place in France (St-Malo) but also in Germany; both countries are in Europe.
Both of these books are new to me and I have never read them before.
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