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message 1201: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 548 comments Kristi CO

5.10 - Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille
Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan

10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too
VP for Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Fairbanks
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: LOSTFOUND
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown

15.10 - A Reason to Party
Golden Son by Pierce Brown

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 3: LINSEED
Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans

25.5 - Amanda A's task: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Option B: CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Dust by Hugh Howey

Option D: choice
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

Points this post: 90
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1202: by Danielle (new)

Danielle | 212 comments DANIELLE M

20.5 Bigger is Better

Option 1

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) by Robin Sloan Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 135
Books Read: 8
Tasks Complete: 8
BB Tickets: 1


message 1203: by Daphne (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Reader Name: Daphne

20.4 - Camilla's Task: Lost in Translation
2: Originally other language

Numero Zero by Umberto Eco
Translated into English (native) from the Italian by Richard Dixon

Points this post: 20
Points Total: 700


message 1204: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 25.16 Don't Say I Never Got You Anything!

Both Authors are new to me!

Book 1: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Borrowed from local library!

Book 2: A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout
Won on Goodreads!

Points this post:25
Total points:100
Tasks completed:6
Books read:9
Golden Oldies:2
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 1205: by Camilla (new)

Camilla | 501 comments 10.3. "Young Girl Reading"
Painting: "Girl with a watering can" -> Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life word: girl

10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
Cape Town to Kruger: Backpacker Adventures in South Africa and Swaziland by John Dwyer
Vice-President: John Adams

15.5 That’s So Random
Titles:
1. Sharp Bride
2. The Which Swords
3. Stream of Luck
4. The Waves's Wife
5. The Academy of the Ice
6. Star in the Way -> The Way the World Ends Too
Ebook approved for length msg #5367
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101
Option 2- To Kill a Mockingbird first published 1960
I listened to the audio CD, link to MMPB To Kill a Mockingbird

30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Celebrate Short Fiction
Book 1: Division: A Collection of Science Fiction Fairytales by Lee S. Hawke
Book 2: Unthinkable & Incomprehensible by Rog Phillips
Ebook approved for length msg #5367
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Points this post: 85
Points total: 200/1185
GO total: 2
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 13/65
Books read: 16


message 1206: by Maya (new)

Maya (ferafaces) | 356 comments Reader name : Maya



10.8. Hey, We Were There, Too!
Read a book written by an author whose first, middle, or last name is the same as the first, middle, or last name of a U.S. Vice-President.

Book read:Ask the Dark - Henry Turner
Vice President chosen: Henry Wilson, to President Grant. 1873-1875.



20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays
1. Read a book with books on the cover or "books about books" main page genre.

Book read: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Found on: Books About Books, 37 people shelved.



Points this post: 30
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0

Total Points: 335
Tasks Complete: 22
Big Books Total: 7
Golden Oldies Total: 1


message 1207: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo

15.9 Degas and the Dancers -
Read a book that features dancers. The connection must be obvious from the Goodreads book main page: title, genre, description, reviews, etc.

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina

Points this task: 15
Total points: 385
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 29
Tasks completed: 22


message 1208: by Ava Catherine (last edited Jan 09, 2016 12:03PM) (new)

Ava Catherine | 1544 comments Ava Catherine

25.3 Sirena's task: Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side!
Coin flip: Heads=USA
Option 1: Key Leaders
Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir about one of the men who lead your alliance.
Truman by David McCullough
Option 3: Espionage
The Russia House by John le Carré
main page genre Espionage 80 users

25.8 Nick KY's task: My Favorite Impressionism
Option A: Debussy
Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: sea, water, or sunken.
Dreaming Water by Gail Tsukiyama
(word used=water)
Option B: Ravel
Read a book originally written in Spanish.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

25.9 Dakimel's task: Diversify Your Reading
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
Inheritance by Lan Samantha Chang
Both books and authors are new to me.

Points this post: 75
Total points: 815


message 1209: by Tawallah (new)

Tawallah | 136 comments JAMTOWM 80

5.3- Water lilies- popular art books
On page 1: Girl with a Pearl Earring

10.6 - It's Cold Here but Colder There
Between Shades of Gray- mainly set in Russia

15.6- En Plein Air
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) by Dan Simmons - Hyperion

25.9- Diversify your reading
Asian/Pacific: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami: New author to me

Hispanic/Latin: new author as well
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid


30.1- Tis the season
Option 3: Author initials found in HEART (ignoring the middle initial)
Perilous by Tamara Heiner

Option 4: a book of your choice
Sons of Encouragement: Five Stories of Faithful Men Who Changed Eternity
Using the only paperback version with page number - 695 pages to claim a BB ticket.


Points this post: 85 points
GO this post:0
BB: 1

Total points: 175
GO:1
BB: 1


message 1210: by Ava Catherine (new)

Ava Catherine | 1544 comments Ava Catherine

25.10 Sandy's Task: Bella Italia!
Option 1: Florence
Read a book set in Europe during the Renaissance.
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King 192 pages
Option 3: Read a book whose author's initials are found in the word VAPORETTI.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
390 pages
192+390=582 pages

Points this post: 25
Total points: 840


message 1211: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 72 comments Whimsie

Task 25.17 Real Life Gets in the Way


Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title found in the list of AKC Dog Breeds. I read American Assassin. Several dogs on the list have American in the title, including "American Eskimo", "American Foxhound", etc.

Option 3: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in Kidney, Dialysis, transplant. I read Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews. "I" and "A" are both in dIAlysis.

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Points this post: 25
Total points: 245
Books read: 19
Tasks Complete: 14


message 1212: by Kaity (new)

Kaity | 358 comments Kait

25.9 - Dakimel's Task: Diversify Your Reading
A book by a female author with a diverse ethnic background and/or culture.
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4 by Hiromu Arakawa -- Hiromu Arakawa is Asian-Pacific (Japanese) and female

A book by a female author who is new-to-you with a diverse ethnic background and/or culture.
Darkness Calls by Caridad Piñeiro -- Caridad Piñeiro is a new to me author; She is Hispanic/Latin (Cuban) and female; Her website biography page says she was born in Cuba and is celebrated as one of the first Latina authors featured at BEA’s Spanish Pavillion; I read the kindle ebook edition, here is the mass market paperback: Darkness Calls



Points This Post: 25
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0

Total Points: 140
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1


message 1213: by Ems Loves to Read (new)

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

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Shelley UT's task: Winter Birthdays

Option 1: I read a publisher's advance copy of The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald by Katarina Bivald. It fills both the books on the cover and the 'books about books' genre requirements.

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 235
Books Read: 18
Tasks Complete: 14


message 1214: by Whitnie (new)

Whitnie | 280 comments Reader Name: Whitnie I

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101

This is a ONE book task. Read one book from one of the following options.

Option 2- Read a book FIRST published between 1940 and 1965 (inclusive.)

Junky This book was written in 1953

Points this post: 20
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post:0

Total Points: 440
Books Read: 37
Tasks Complete: 29
Big Books Total: 2
Golden Oldies Total: 2


message 1215: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2108 comments Bookwrm526

Task #20.2 - The Cameron Crazies
Option 2: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in KRZYZEWSKI. I read The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Points this post: 20
Total points so far: 350


message 1216: by Ashley (new)

Ashley ASHLEY OZ

10.2. Art Appreciation
Read a book that has a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover.
Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan
Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan

15.9 Degas and the Dancers
Read a book that features dancers.
Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra

POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 12
Completed Tasks: 12


message 1217: by Jonquil (last edited Jan 09, 2016 07:14PM) (new)

Jonquil | 1059 comments Jonquil

25.3 - Sirena's task: Hey Baby, It's Cold Outside...So Pick a Side!
Heads USA

Option 2: Space Race
Female US pilots who tried to prove their readiness to go into space at the start of the Space Race
Non Fiction 35 users


The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight
Martha Ackmann
Paperback, 280 pages 1/7

Option 4: Peace
USA: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." "Wall"
Romance > Romantic Suspense 3 users

Up Against the Wall (The Precinct: Vice Squad #1)
Julie Miller
Mass Market Paperback, 242 pages 12/26

Points this post: 25
Total points: 575
Books posted: 48
Tasks complete: 43
Pages this post: 522
Total pages as of this post: 13447


message 1218: by Hina (new)

Hina (hinaj) | 677 comments HINA


20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings -
Options 3: The Ties that Bind by Emilie Rose.
Author's last name is Rose.


Current post:
Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total:
Total Points: 390
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 1219: by Gabriella (new)

Gabriella | 234 comments 20.5. Bigger is Better
Option 1: Read a book with "books about books" as main page genre.
Book read: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Points this point: 20
Previous points: 80


message 1220: by Kaity (new)

Kaity | 358 comments Kait

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Megan W's Task: (Super)Heroes
Option 1 - A book with the main page genre “Superheroes” (embedded or standalone).
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson -- Comics > Superheroes on main page with 249 users -- Genre noted in verification thread posts #65 & 66



Points This Post: 20
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0

Total Points: 160
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1


message 1221: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1419 comments Brooke TX

25.6 - Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson
Option 2: Read a book that has the genre "Western" listed on its main page.

Wake of Vultures (The Shadow, #1) by Lila Bowen

Option 4: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in WHAT'Z IT WORTH.

Tears of Pearl (Lady Emily, #4) by Tasha Alexander

25.9 - Dakimel’s task: Diversify Your Reading
Read two books, each by a female author with a diverse ethnic background and/or culture.

The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu The Rose Society (The Young Elites, #2) by Marie Lu

Both books are by Marie Lu, a new author for me (author approved in help thread comment #2).

Points
This Post: 50
Total Points: 460
Completed Tasks: 27
Books Read: 43


message 1222: by Pamela (new)

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments Pamela3265

5.5 - The Floor Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte

Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens - Found on page 1 of list

2 BIG BOOK Tickets - 801 pages
GOLDEN OLDIE - Originally published in 1865


10.5. Curl Up and Read

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah - Found on page 1 of list


15.9 Degas and the Dancers

Balancing Act by Patricia Davids - Approved in post 7 of Help Thread


25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland

Option 4: Winter by Marissa Meyer - 824 pages so 1 book meets the requirements

2 BIG BOOK Tickets- 824 pages


Points this post: 55
Total Points: 245
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 4
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 3
Big Books - 1000+:


message 1223: by puppitypup (last edited Jan 09, 2016 09:57PM) (new)

puppitypup | 272 comments 15.4 The Force, It's Calling to You
Option 2, read ONE book that fulfills two options.

a) Read a book with a main page genre that includes Science Fiction
b) Read a book identified on GR as #3 or #7 in a series

Heaven's Queen (Paradox, #3) by Rachel Bach
Heaven's Queen by Rachel Bach

This book is main page genre Sci-Fi and it's #3 in the series.

25.16 Don't say I never got you anything!
2 book task

Read two books, one book from each category. Both authors should be new to you.

Book One: Read a book you got for free.

Cadha's Rogue by R.L. Syme
Cadha's Rogue by R.L. Syme

This author is new to me and I received an ARC for free from Net Galley.

Book Two: Read a book you got for free in a different way.

Dandy Day by Annie Wood
Dandy Day by Annie Wood

This author is new to me and I read the book for free through Kindle Unlimited.
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Points this post: 40
Points thus far: 445


message 1224: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

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

20.8 Nickels & Dimes - Elizabeth B's task: December's Celebrations
Option 1 word BOX found intact in the title/subtitle:The Christmas Box

The Christmas Box (The Christmas Box, #1) by Richard Paul Evans


Points Earned This Post: 20

Points Achieved to Date: 295/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 1225: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2633 comments 15.3 Lost and Found


Book A, LOST in title: Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey

Book B, FOUND in title: Four Friends by Robyn Carr

Points this post: 15
Total points: 180


message 1226: by Robin (Saturndoo) (new)

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

20.6 Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings
Option 1 book that has something to do with vampires:Dead Until Dark

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris

Points Earned This Post:20

Points Achieved to Date:315/1185
GO Tickets:
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (0)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 1227: by Daphne (new)

Daphne (daphnesm) | 486 comments Read Name: Daphne

25.7 - Coralie's task: Summer at the Stadium
Pre-approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2. insect in the title
Lifeblood: How to Change the World One Dead Mosquito at a Time

3. 1st word in title 'A'
A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
4. Cover: Tattoo

Points this post: 25
Points Total: 725


message 1228: by mstan (last edited Jan 10, 2016 02:48AM) (new)

mstan | 868 comments 15.4 - The Force, It's Calling To You

Option 2 - Look to Windward (A & B)

15.6 - En Plein Air

The Hallowed Hunt (Chalion, #3) by Lois McMaster Bujold (approved in task help thread)

15.10 - A Reason to Party

The Raven in the Foregate (#12 in series)

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Emmalita's task: Favorite SEASONings

Option 2 - The Devil's Novice (The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Book 8) by Ellis Peters (approved in task help thread)

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Judy's task: Painting 101

Option 3 - Edison's Alley by Neal Shusterman (IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11.0)

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science

Option C - Consider Phlebas (I had not read any other book in the series before this one)

Points in this post: 105
Points so far: 105


message 1229: by mstan (new)

mstan | 868 comments 25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland

Option 3 (JEANS) - The Truth Commission by Susan Juby

Option 6 - An Excellent Mystery (MMP version, An Excellent Mystery, has 219 pages)

Donna Jo's task: Winter in Iowa circa 1950s

Option 2 (DRESSING WARMLY) - Defending Jacob by William Landay (MMP version Defending Jacob has 496 pages)

Option 4 (family) - A Spool of Blue Thread (Paperback version A Spool of Blue Thread has 465 pages)

496+465=961 pages in total

Points in this post: 60
Points so far: 165


message 1230: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1160 comments Elizabeth B

25.5 Amanda A's task
Option 2: Christmas Kitsch by Amy Lane (A, L can be found in christmAs Lights)
Option 4: my choice Just a Bit Confusing, e-book only, approved in # 5379 of the verification thread

25.17 - Tara Jo's task
Option 3: Sidecar by Amy Lane (A, L can be found in diALysis
Option 4:MC is a musician Beneath the Stain

30.1-Schatzie’s Task
Option 3: Crossroads by Riley Hart (RH) found in HeaRt
Option 4: my choice Wildest Dreams

30.3-Dlmrose's task
Book 1: Wish Come True anthology, Amy Jo Cousins is one of the authors, e-book only, approved for length in msg#5386 of the verification thread
Book 2: A Fortunate Blizzard by L.C. Chase (175 pgs)


Points: 110
Total: 575


message 1231: by Bea (new)

Bea 5.5 The Floor Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte

Read a book from the "Underclass" list. Required: State which page of the list your book can be found on when you post.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Found on page 1. GO ticket since book was first published in 1940.

Points: 5
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5.9 The Absinthe Drinker by Edgar Degas

Read a book set at least 50% in Switzerland and/or France.

The Pledge by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Set in Switzerland

Points: 5
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Karen D's task: The Cameron Crazies

Option 3: For this option, read a book identified on Goodreads as #5 in a series (series title, #5).

The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith

Points: 20
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25.16 - Morgan (faeriesfolly)'s task: Don't say I never got you anything!

::BOOK ONE::
Read a a book that you got for free (library, netgalley, borrowed from a friend, received as a gift, $0 on Kindle/Nook/etc.) where the AUTHOR is new to you.

Library - Storm Front by Jim Butcher

::BOOK TWO::
Read a second book that you got for free, but in a DIFFERENT way than book one. Remember the author still has to be new to you.

Gift - Sky Ghosts: All for One by Alexandra Engellmann

Both authors were new to me.

Points: 25

Grand Total Points: 200
Total Books Read: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 15
Total GO Books: 3



message 1232: by Kay Kay (new)

Kay Kay | 65 comments 20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Laura NT's task: Art and Science

Option C First in a series. A Darker Shade of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic #1)


message 1233: by Camilla (new)

Camilla | 501 comments 25.4 - Delicious Dee's task: Christmas Movie Bonanza
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
3, 14
Timestamp: 2015-12-02 06:27:08 UTC
Both authors are new to me.
3. day:
Movie: "Snow 2: Brain Freeze" -> The Snow and The Darkness
Ebook approved for length msg #5367
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
14. day:
Movie: "Frosty’s Winter Wonderland" -> Kaiju Winter: An End Of The World Thriller

25.6 - Andy P.'s task: Winter in Tucson
Option 1. Unthinkable & Incomprehensible
Ebook approved for length msg #5367
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 4. Haukka ja kyyhky by Taavi Soininvaara initials TS in whaT'S


Points this post: 50
Points total: 220/1185
GO total: 2
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 14/65
Books read: 14


message 1234: by Nicole (last edited Jan 10, 2016 06:15AM) (new)

Nicole Adrienne (nicoleintrovert) Readerboard name: Booktrovert

10.7. Are you Up to Date? - An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
#10 on the list - https://www.goodreads.com/book/popula...

Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0

Total Points: 10
Books Read: 1
Tasks Complete: 1
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0


message 1235: by Nicole (new)

Nicole Adrienne (nicoleintrovert) Readerboard name: Booktrovert

5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Cover with person wearing a hat) - Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Points this post: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0

Total Points: 15
Books Read: 2
Tasks Complete: 2
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0


message 1236: by Nicole (new)

Nicole Adrienne (nicoleintrovert) Readerboard name: Booktrovert


10.3. "Young Girl Reading" - Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Used the word "girl" from the painting Young Girl Reading.

Points this post: 10
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0

Total Points: 25
Books Read: 3
Tasks Complete: 3
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0


message 1237: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

20.9 - Moderator’s Pet: Laura NT’s task: Art and Science

Option C: First in Series

The Black Echo by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #1)

Required: This series is new to me.

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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 145/1185
Total Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 8/65


message 1238: by Katy (new)

Katy | 790 comments 10.10 Jump!

I read The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow -- 384 pages, divisible by 4 (384/4 = 96)

30.6 Winter in Iowa

Option 2 - Symbiont by Mira Grant - MG in dressinG warMly - 608 pages

Option 4 - Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon - family is a main page genre, 976 pages

Total pages for both books = 1584

Claiming 2 Big Book tickets for Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity at 976 pages and 1 Big Book ticket for Symbiont at 608 pages!

New Total: 140


message 1239: by Marscha (new)

Marscha (mysterymb) | 429 comments 25.14 - JennRenee's task: Winter Wonderland

Option 2, cozy mystery: Dead Pan byGayle Trent

Option 3: Matchpoint by Elise Sax - E, S in sweater

Total points: 50


message 1240: by Oceane (new)

Oceane Montanea | 121 comments ABAYOMI

5.7- Luncheon of the boating party by Pierre- Auguste Renoir
A book with a word ending in ING in the title or subtitle.
Lammas: Celebrating Fruits of the First Harvest
The word is CELEBRATING.
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POINTS THIS TASK: 5
TOTAL CHALLENGE POINTS: 165
BB TICKETS: 3
GO TICKETS. 2


message 1241: by Megan W (new)

Megan W | 185 comments 20.2 The Cameron Crazies
Option 2: author initials in KRZYZEWSKI
The Perseid Collapse by Steven Konkoly
Author initials are S.K. (KRZYZEWSKI)

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 115


message 1242: by EShay (new)

EShay Fagan (eshay11) | 569 comments ESHAY

10.5 Curl up and read
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

On the first page of the list, #9.
**Claiming a GO ticket** First published in 1847

Points this post: 10
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 9
Book read: 10
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1


message 1243: by Jammin Jenny (last edited Jan 10, 2016 12:29PM) (new)

Jammin Jenny (jamminjenny) | 941 comments Readerboard Name JamminJenny

Task 20.10 - read one of the group read books

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Task 10.10 - Jump!

Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill The book as 168 pages

Points this post: 30
Total points: 30


message 1244: by Julie (new)

Julie D | 28 comments Julie D

5.1 - Dance at Le moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
GALLOWS WAITING, A by Matthew Hart
GALLOWS WAITING, A (Cody's Law, Book 10) by Matthew Hart

Points this post: 5

Total Points: 10
Books Read: 2
Tasks Complete: 2


message 1245: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments Task 30.1 – Schatzie – Tis the Season for Giving Back


Option 3 – Author F & L initials in H E A R T
Emilie Richards / Beware False Profits


Option 4 – A book of my choice
Yes Please
I listened to the Audio / there is no MMP / PB - Yes Please


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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 170 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2


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Dee (austhokie) | 8953 comments Delicious Dee

15.10 - A Reason to Party
Rises The Night - #2 in the The Gardella Vampire Hunters: Victoria series

points this post: 15
points total: 285


message 1247: by Andrea (last edited Jan 10, 2016 12:42PM) (new)

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25.2 - Brooke TX's task: December: It's that time of the year

option 1 Birthdays: read a book published the year you were born
I was born in 1968
Slouching Towards Bethlehem / mmpb: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion, published in 1968

option 3 Holiday Vacation: read a book with a cityscape or city skyline on the cover.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

points this task: 25

total points: 190
BB: 2
GO: 4
tasks completed: 14


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Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

10.5. Curl Up and Read

page 2, #111: Thornyhold by Mary Stewart

25.8 Nick KY’s task: My Favorite Impressionism

option B originally written in Spanish: The Master of the Prado by Javier Sierra

option D, single author last name begins with GRI: The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths

25.11 - Robin ♥'s task: My Favorite Things

Book 1 A, page 1 #93: Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo

Book 2 C, 2011 Paranormal Fantasy nominee: Hounded by Kevin Hearne

25.15 - Jamie NY's task: Winter Challenge Goals!

I rolled a 4 and 2

Book 1 #4: The Rising by Brian McGilloway

Book 2 Memoir nominee: Every Day I Fight by Stuart Scott

total = 495


message 1249: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 15.4 The Force, It's Calling To You

One book option, fulfilling options A and C

Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) by John Scalzi by John Scalzi

Science fiction on main page (2979 users)
War in title

Points this post: 15
Total points: 290


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Kristen (kristenia) | 1120 comments 10.2. Art Appreciation
Read a book that has a framed painting or framed photograph on the cover. A partial framed painting or photograph is okay, but there must be enough showing to tell that this is what it is. Empty frames cannot be used.
Inside the O'Briens: A Novel by Lisa Genova
Inside the O'Briens A Novel by Lisa Genova

I listened to the audiobook so included the cover for that, but linked to PB version for page count.

15.3 Lost and Found
Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book A and Book B - letters LOSTFOUND including 2 O's
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō (title/subtitle)
L in "Life", O in "Of", S in "Japanese", and T in "Tidying"
F in "Life", O in "Organizing", U in "Up", N in "Changing", and D in "Decluttering"

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (page count)

I read the Kindle edition, but linked to the hardcover for page count.

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Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 95/1185
Tasks Completed: 6/65
Total Books Read: 6/93
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Books: 0


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