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FALL CHALLENGE 2015
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Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
20.7 - Shorter is SweeterI chose Option 2: read a book that shows a single female on the cover
by Joyce Carol OatesTask total=20
Grand total=365
Sarah E10.3 - Inti
Firesong by William Nicholson
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AR BookFinder: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13.0
Points this post: 10
Total points: 370
Bookwrm526Task #30.6 - Me, Myself and I
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose name has "me" in it intact. I read:
Foundation by Mercedes Lackey (MErcedes).
Option 3: Read a fiction book written in the first person. I read:
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa. I chose this book from the task owner's First Person Narrator Shelf. The first two sentences are "We called him the Professor. And he called my son Root, because, he said, the flat top of his head reminded him of the square sign."
Points this post: 30
Total points this challenge: 580
Sarah EThis is a repost of task 25.2 to swap the book used for option 3
25.2: SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
Option 2: No change
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: New book
Author initals in MELBOURNE CUP
Kindle edition I read: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
MMPB: Kanske är det allt du behöver veta
Points this post: No new points claimed
Total points: 370
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.10 ~ Group Read: March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell. My participation in the discussion thread is #51. Andrew Aydin is a GoodReads author.
Task 30.1 ~ DNA:
Option 3: British : Hangman Blind by Cassandra Clark. Most of the book (about 90%) is a historical mystery, set in the region around York in Yorkshire, England, including at the Abbey of Meaux. Cassandra Clark is a GoodReads author.
Option 4: Irish : Pleating for Mercy
by Melissa Bourbon.There are several inanimate green objects on the cover, including a swath of green cloth, a bobbin of green thread, green pattern pieces on the wall and a big green button by the title.Totals this posting:
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 2
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 280
Books Read: 16
Tasks Completed: 14
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
Sarah E25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book 1: Author surname has 10 letters
Kindle edition I read: Invisible by Lorena McCourtney
Paperback: Invisible
McC / our / tney
Book 2: 9 letter word in title
ebook I read: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
MMPB: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Cho / col / ate
Points this post: 25
Total points: 395
Marina H20.4. Author! Author! - Seakbee's Task: Life’s Too Short
Option 3:
The book was first published in 1933 and there's an ocean on the cover
20.8. Nickels and Dimes - Fandury's task: Happy Anniversary!
Option D:
by Jakob Ejersbo12 letters in author's name
Points this post: 40
Total points: 280
Nick KY20.5 Mary P's Into the Wilderness
Option 2. "Wilderness" in the title -- I read The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey
20.9 Katy's Trip of a Lifetime
Option C. "Z" in the title -- I read Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
25.7 Ellen R-S's Wonderful Overseas Assignments
Option 1. Set in East Anglia, UK -- I read Death Wore White by Jim Kelly , #2 on the Norfolk Crime list.
Option 3. Set in Germany -- I read Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider by Peter Gay, setting in metadata.
Points This Post: 65
Total Points So Far: 1055
Elizabeth B15.8 - Culture Vulture
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian found in Page #1 of the Native American Fiction list
20.10 - Group Reads
March: Book One
My post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points:35
Total: 940+35=975
perletwo*****REPOST for proper ticket request*****
30.10 - 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 (The Shining) 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
25.6 Wedding TraditionsOPTION 1: read a book that was first published before 1898.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
First published 1871
IL: MY - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 10.0
* This is a GOLDEN OLDIE*
OPTION 3: Read a book you’ve borrowed.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Borrowed from the library
Points this post: 25
TOTAL POINTS: 380
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1 (500+)
Total tasks completed: 18
Total books read: 23
50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?3. Mirza - Read a nonfiction book first published in the 19th century (1800-1899).
The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
Non Fiction, published 1869.
5. Xerxes - Read a nonfiction book that contains the letter X in the title or subtitle AND that contains all the letters of EITHER the word DOG, the word WOLF or the word CANID in the title and/or subtitle.
Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People W ho Make This Country Work by Jeanne Marie Laskas
Non Fiction
X - Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary EXploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work
CANID - HIDdeN America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work
6. Tesla - Read a nonfiction book with the main page genre science.
The End of Science: Facing the Limits of Knowledge in the Twilight of the Scientific Age by John Horgan
Non Fiction
Science > 49 users
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 1020
Total Tasks: 57
LAUREN JODI30.10 - Sandy’s Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1 - Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley (528 pages, rating 4.26)
Book 2 - Catch Me If You Can by Nina Bruhns (251 pages, rating 3.66)
Total pages: 1049
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 445/1070
Total Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 28/60
Big Book Tickets this post: 1 (528 pages)
LAUREN JODI5.9 Spider Grandmother
Author's initials GS in Spider Grandmother:
Savor Me Slowly by Gena Showalter
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Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 450/1070
Total Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 29/60
Mod
For book one, I read Grey Mask, first published in 1928 - well before I was born (hey, it was before my mother was born!)
For book two, I read Parasite, published in 2013.
Neither book has the genre childrens or kids.
50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. Benjamin Franklin died in 1790.
For my second book, I chose option 4 and read a nonfiction book about Rome - The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519. History is a main page genre, and the book is set primarily in Rome, while the Borgias were running the show at the Vatican.
For my third book, I chose option 6 and read Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void - science and several variations thereof are in the main page genres.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 1005
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 10.9 ~ Bridge the Gap: India Street: Case of the Killer Scallops by Cynthia Gallant-Simpson. The author's name is hyphenated.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 10
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
GoodReads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 15
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
Alexis5.2.The Sun and the Moon
by Kieron Gillen5.4 Earth and Water
The Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Trenten Caicai Vilu - INCAL
5.10. Create Your Own World!
by Jay Faerber10.4 - Ten-Four Day
Bitch Planet, Vol 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnick
15.6 - The Name Game
Books of Blood : Volume One by Clive Barker
"Bark"er
15.8 - Culture Vulture
The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
Found on page 1 of list.
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 260
Dakimel15.8 Culture Vulture
I read Love Medicine - on page 1 of the list
25.3 - Grape Harvest Season
option 1: A Beam of Light - set in Italy, I live in the US
option 2: Rainshadow Road - main characters own & run vineyards
50.1 - Daphne's Task: Gone to the dogs - What's in a name?
I read for the following options -
1: Lafayette in the Somewhat United States - Lafayette died in 1834
5: Sex From Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules - 'x' in Sex; WOLF has 'w' and 'o' from Own, 'l' from Relationship, and 'f' from From
6: Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
TALLY:
This post - 90 points
Total - 1055
Alexis25.1 Andy P.'s task: The Fall Months
Book 1: Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Book 2: No voy a disculparme by Mila Martinez
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr - 597 pages, 4.29 rating
Book 2: White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi - 230 pages, 3.59 rating
Total pages - 827
Difference in pages - 367
Difference in ratings - .70
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 315
10.6 - Back to RealityNonfiction boook
The Essenes: Children of the Light by Stuart Wilson
15.9 - Animal Guides
North American Totem animal in title
The Cat Who Talked Turkey by Lilian Jackson Braun
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 175/1070
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 15
Golden Oldies
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
10.10 DreamcatcherRead a book with the word "dream" in the title, subtitle or series title.
Not Dreaming of You by Nina Cordoba
Ebook approval here --> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 1030
Total Tasks: 58
20.6. Seasoned Reader - Amy O's Task - QuetzalcoatlOption 1: Read a book with one of the following words in its title or subtitle: feather, plume, snake, serpent, calendar, star, wind.
The Fallen Star by Jessica Sorensen
STAR
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 1050
Total Tasks: 59
EMurphy25.6 - Dakimel's Task: Wedding Traditions
Option 3: Something Borrowed-Borrowed Book (borrowed from my mother-in-law) A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Option 4: Something Blue-A Blue something on the cover (Blue starfish)
by Jim Lynch*Jim Lynch is a GoodReads Author
Total This Task:
Points: 25
Books Read: 2
GR Author: 1
BB Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 105
Books Read: 7
GR Author: 2
BB Ticket +1,000: 1
Tasks Completed: 4
TASK NUMBER : 5.4 - Earth & WaterTASK DESCRIPTION: Title of Book found in TRENTEN CAICAI VILU
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Jessie Ann Foley
DATE READ: 11/27/2015
REQUIRED INFO: CARNIVAL
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
TOTALS
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 1010
30.3 Ava Catherine’s task: Perspectives Over TimeBook 1: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 9/9/15
First published before I was born. (Pub 1962 - Born 1983)
Book 2: Trapped by Kevin Hearne 10/27/15 (Pub 2012)
30.4 - Jonquil’s task: Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
~Book 1: Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath 11/17/15
BE ASHAMED TO DIE UNTIL YOU HAVE WON SOME VICTORY FOR HUMANITY
B in be, L in until, OR in for, YO in you, D in die, MAY in humanity
~Book 2: Skinwalker by Faith Hunter 9/25/15
A HOUSE WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS
SK in books, INW in windows, A in a, LKE in like, R in room
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and I
~Option 1: Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge 10/6/15
Meghan Ciana Doidge
~Option 2:One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 10/30/15
"Morelli and I were both born and raised in a blue-collar chunk of Trenton called the burg."
Points This Post: 90
Total Points: 210
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the GameRolled a 2
~Book 2A: Black: The Birth of Evil by Ted Dekker 9/16/15
L in black, O in of, TR in birth
~Book 2B: Defending Angels by Mary Stanton 11/7/15
LEGS in angels, O in Stanton
30.10 - Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
~Book 1: Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward 10/2/15 - 455pgs, 4.31 Rating
~Book 2: The Flood by David Sachs 11/12/15 - 306pgs, 3.53 Rating
Total pages - 761
Difference in pages - 149
Difference in ratings - .78
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 270
Kimber10.5 Penmanship Practice
Read a book with the title written in cursive
by Maria V Snyder---
20.7 Judge the Book by it's Cover
Option 2 Read a book that shows a single female on the cover:
by Jen Turano---
25.3 International Travels
Book 1 read a book by an author whose initials appear on Int'l Country Codes list
Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder
*initials ms = montserrat = north america
*this is a new to me book
Book 2 read a book set on the continent that the country code used for book one is part of: (In this case N Amer)
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
*setting in San Diego, CA, USA, North America
*this is a new to me book
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30.8 Ghost Hunters
Option 2 Read a book with the GR genre Gothic which does not have the word Ghost in the title/sub/series:
Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd
Option 3 Read any novel which is 100 - 150 pages in length:
Falling to Pieces by Denise Grover Swank
*pb 130 pgs
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Above tasks: 85 points
# tasks submitted to date: 21
New total points: 415
Lulu10.3. Inti
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
The author’s name starts and ends with a P (PhilliP).
25.4 International Travels
Book One
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
‘CW’ is the international county code for Curaçao, which according to the Wikipedia article linked, is part of North America. This book was new-to-me.
**Claiming 500+ Big Book Ticket**: This book has 528 pages.
Book Two
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
This book is set in North America, the United States specifically, as the Location lists. This book was new-to-me.
30.8. Ghost Hunters
Option #3:
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
This book is 138 pages long.
**Claiming a Golden Oldies Ticket**: This book was originally published in 1927.
Option #4:
Surfacing by Margaret Atwood
This book is set 100% in Canada, and is by the Canadian author, Margaret Atwood.
Points this post: 65
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 21
Golden Oldies: 3
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
KassandraTask #20.1: Most Improved Player
# books required: 1
Option 1: Author's initials in "GO STAMPS GO"
Book read: B is for Burglar
Author: Sue Grafton
Required info: Author's initials are S & G
Task #20.9: The Trip of a Lifetime!
# books required: 1
Option C: Title contains an 'x' or 'z'
Book read: The Xibalba Murders
Author: Lyn Hamilton
Required info: "The Xibalba Murders"
Points this post: 40
Total points: 105
Congratulations, Coralie! Task 25.7 in the Winter Challenge is yours.
Blueberry10.4 Read a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
49695 5-star ratings
Pts: 10
Total pts: 345
Blueberry25.8
c) Read a book with a word that contains "ber" found intact in the title/subtitle.
The Lives of Beryl Markham
d) Read a book that is #9, #10 or #11 in a series.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
Pts: 25
Total pts: 370
Books read: 23
BB: 1
Amy O.10.6 - Back to Reality - read a non-fiction book
I Must Say: My Life as Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short
Main page genre of non-fiction
20.9. Moderator's Pet - Katy's Task: The Trip of a Lifetime!
Option C - book with a Z in title/subtitle
Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz
This post: 30 points
Total to Date = 340 points
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 18
Task 30.5 - DLMRose's Task:In The MiddleBook 1: Read a book by an author* who uses 3 names
Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card
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.
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck - author's middle initial is book 1 author's middle name initial (S - Scott)
**The Good Earth is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1931). I claim one GO ticket.**
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 110 points
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 1
30.6: Donna Jo's Task - Me, Myself, and IOption 1. Me: Read a book by an author* whose name has "me" found intact in it
Winter, by Marissa Meyer (MEyer)
**Winter is a Big Book (827 pages). Claiming 2 BB tickets.**
Option 3. I: Read a fiction book written in the first person - at least 50% of the book must be written from the "I" perspective.
The House of God is written from the main character's perspective, Dr. Roy Basch as shown below:
Even now, on vacation in France with my internship year
barely warm in its grave, I can't see her bodily imperfections.
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 140 points
BB tickets this post: 2
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 1
Kristen IA25.9 - Delicious Dee's Task: On the Injured Bench
This is a TWO book task, and you must read TWO different options. REQUIRED: State in your post the options you chose.
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.
Option 1 – RICE - Read a book with a food item on the cover. REQUIRED - post cover and identify the food item if not clear
Friendship Bread by Darien Gee
Option 2 - FOAM ROLLER – Give a second chance to an author you may not have liked in the past, who knows you may fall in love. REQUIRED: Briefly explain your answer - for example, gave a 1 or 2 star rating to another book by that author, or tried to read a book by the author and did not finish.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
I tried to read the Candy Cane Murder by this author last Winter SRC, but couldn’t get into it. I don’t know if it was because I was trying to jump into an established series or because I’m not a huge fan of cozy mysteries, but I thought they seemed like fun light books so I thought I’d give the series a go from the beginning. I still don’t really like cozy mysteries, but the bakery and town are charming elements so I might continue on with these. I’m glad I gave the author/series a second chance.
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 495/1070
Total Books Read: 36
Tasks Completed: 24/60
Big Books This Post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
30.9 Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Players 3 & 4 Have Joined the GameRolled the number 3
(Book A) Read a book where the title/subtitle contains the phrase "_____ and _____" or " ______ & ______"
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
**Books with the genre Sequential Art (Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga) are allowed for this task as long as they fit all other SRC requirements.
(Book B) Read a book where there are consecutive double letters found in a single word in the title/subtitle.
The Three-Body Problem
Points this post: 30 points
Total points to date = 170 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 1
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter: Camilla’s task: Judge the Book by its CoverOption 2: Read a book that shows a single female on the cover.
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 190 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 1
Task # 5.4 – Earth and WaterMake a word (of at least 3 letters) from: Trentan Caicai Vilu
word - RAIN (tRentAN caIcai)
The Right Attitude to Rain
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 5 points
Total points to date: 505 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
20.3. Best Review Contest - Catie's Task: Moving HouseOption 1. Read any of the 121 books that I have with me in my current house.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is in Catie's bookshelf.
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32.0
**Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a Big Book (636 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 210 points
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 1
20.5. Bigger is Better - Mary P's Task: Into the WildernessOption 4: Read a book from one of your own favorite series.
Lair of Dreams is the 2nd book from one of my favorite series (The Diviners Series)
**Lair of Dreams is a Big Book (613 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 230 points
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 1
Morgan Faeriesfolly15.2 Which Witch?
REQUIRED: Read TWO books with matching homophones in their titles/subtitles. Must be found on http://www.homophone.com/
Knight/Night
Selection: One Good Knight (Five Hundred Kingdoms #2) -- Mercedes Lackey
REQUIRED: Read TWO books with matching homophones in their titles/subtitles. Must be found on http://www.homophone.com/
Selection: Night Film -- Marisha Pessl
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Amy O's - Quetzalcoatl
REQUIRED: Option 2: Read a book with the letter “Q” somewhere in the main title. Subtitles or series names may not be used for this option – only the main title of the book.
Selection: The Casquette Girls (The Casquette Girls #1) -- Alys Arden
25.2 SarahBR's task: Footy, Movies and Horses oh my!
REQUIRED: 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. These states are New South Wales (Sydney), Queensland (Brisbane), South Australia (Adelaide), Victoria (Melbourne) and Western Australia (Perth). The cities in parentheses are the capital cities of these states.
Setting: Melbourne, Australia
Selection: Blood and Circuses (Phryne Fisher Mysteries #6) -- Kerry Greenwood
REQUIRED: Option Two: Read a book from the first 10 pages of Popular Pop Culture Books. REQUIRED: Indicate the page number on which your book is found.
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Found on: p 6
Selection: How to Be a Woman -- Caitlin Moran
[POINTS]
This Post: 15 + 20 + 25
Total Points: 995/1070
Books Read: 77
Completed Tasks: 57/60
Task 5.9 SPIDER GRANDMOTHERA book by an author whose initials can be found in SPIDER GRANDMOTHER:
Beside Myself by Ann Morgan
spider grAndMother
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 415/1,100
Bluegrass Pam20.6 Seasoned Reader - Amy O's – Quetzalcoatl
Option 1: Word “star” in the title
Distant Star by Roberto Bolaño
30.10 Sandy's Task: Moving the Fences!
Book 1 - 384 pages, 3.85 average rating.
The Fold by Peter Clines
Book 2 - - 131 pages, 3.30 average rating.
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon
Total pages - 515
Difference in pages - 253
Difference in ratings - .55 (as of 11/27)
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 310
10.4 - Ten-Four DayRead a book that has at least 104 5-star ratings
Saga, Volume 2, has 22,315 number of 5-star rating as of November 27, 2015
Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date = 240 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 1
5.2.The Sun and the MoonRead a book with the sun or the moon on the cover.
, cover shows the moon in the background.5.3. What are We Made of?
Read a book that is #4 or #8 in a series.
Saga, Volume 4
5.10. Create Your Own World!
Read a book of your choice
Saga, Volume 5
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 255 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
GOs this post: 0
Total GOs to date: 1
Cindy C.Task 20.4-Author! Author!-Seakbee's Task: Life's Too Short
Option 3: Read a book whose cover shows the ocean. The people are standing in the ocean on the cover. Approved in Help Thread post #37. First published May 2014.
We Were Liars
Points this post: 20
Total points: 670
Total tasks: 30
ADAMBONGO30.2 – Ms. Anderson’s Task: My Own Words
*Option 1 – Read a Book with the genre “Poetry” on the main page. Option 3 – Read a book with the genre “Children’s >Middle Grade” on its main page.*
Book 1 Option 1 – Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
Book 2 Option 3 – The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
IL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 15.0
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30.10 – Sandy’s Task: Moving the Fences
*Read two books. Book 1 – Any book of my choice. Book 2 – Has to have .50 less of a rating than the first book, and 50 pages less. Books have to have a combined 500 pages.
Book 1 – Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira – Rating 3.83, Pages – 336
Book 2 – Jeremy Lin: There's No Expiration Date on Dreams by Rich Wolfe – Rating 2.00, Pages – 256
Total Pages: 592
Difference in Pages – 80
Difference in Ratings – 1.83
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 60
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read This Challenge: 13
Mary P10.2 - Happy Hour!: Read a book that is identified as #4, #5, #6 or #7 in a series. The series must be identified as a series on Goodreads (series title , #) whole numbers only.
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward.
#7 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
**Lover Avenged is a big book ( 527 pgs ). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 10
Total points: 455
Big Book Tickets: 15
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TASK DESCRIPTION: Two Books
BOOK #1 READ:
AUTHOR: Stacey Wallace Benefiel
DATE READ: 11/26/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Author Middle name Wallace
BOOK #2 READ:
AUTHOR: Joey W. Hill
DATE READ: 11/20/2015
REQUIRED INFO: Author Middle Name W.
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 1005