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FALL CHALLENGE 2016
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5.2 - Cotton The Walking Dead, Vol. 08: Made to Suffer by Robert Kirkman
The book is set at the Meriwether Correctional Facility in Georgia. This can be confirmed through various public domain sources; here's one: http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Mer...
10.10 - The Apprentice
The Walking Dead, Vol. 09: Here We Remain by Robert Kirkman
'here' found in APPRENTICESHIP
POINTS: 300
Reader name: NAVI5.4 - Flowers
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the 4th wedding anniversary flower CRANESBILL GERANIUM.
Fatherland by Nina Bunjevac
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Books posted: 1
Tasks complete: 1
Delicious Dee30.1 - Schatzie's Task: as suggested by Cindie: Fall Means Friends
Option 1 - Caged - author - Lorelei James
Option 2 - The Dirt on Ninth Grave - shelved as Fantasy by 126ppl
Points this post: 30
Points Total: 285
Emsreviewsbooks5.10 - Diamond
I read a publisher's advance copy of The Worthington Wife by Sharon Page.
10.8 - 26 Letters
I read Eleanor and the Iron King by Julie Daines. I am using words: E is the 5th letter of the alphabet and the title has 5 words.
15.2. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer!
Book A: I read a publisher's advance copy of The Legendary Lord by Valerie Bowman. It is #6 in a series, and fits summer task 5.2.
Book B: I read Willowkeep by Julie Daines. I bought the book in August, 2016.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies.
Option 2: I read The Janus Affair by Pip Ballantine. It is identified as #2 in the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series.
20.9 - Moderator's Pet: Jaclyn TX's Task: Harry Potter!
I read Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine. Phoenix is one of the Harry Potter words on the list.
This post: 70
Total: 185
Read: 14
Finished: 12
SpiderMac15.1 Seasonal Words
This is a two book task.
Book 1 - Read a book with one of the list words for autumn/fall in its title/subtitle.
I read Batman: Under the Red Hood by Judd Winick
My autumn word is RED.
Book 2 –Read a book with one of the list words for spring in its title/subtitle.
I read Green Arrow: Year One by Andy Diggle
My spring word is GREEN.
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15.7 Sing Along!
Read a novel that has been turned into a musical from the provided list.
I read Carrie by Stephen King
The musical was also called “Carrie”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categ...
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20.3 Best Review - Katy's Task: Pokebooks
I chose Option 2. Read a collection of short stories, essays or novellas.
I read A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin
This is book is a collection of three novellas.
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20.9 Moderator's Pet: Jaclyn TX's Task: Harry Potter!
Read one book that contains at least one of the listed words from the original Harry Potter series in its title.
I read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
My word is PRISONER.
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 18.0
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25.2 Andy P's task: Harvest Time
This is a two book task. Books must have combined page total of 500 or more pages.
Book 1 – Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word HARVEST.
I read Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life by Tom Robbins
Tom Robbins / haRvesT
This book has 384 pages.
Book 2 –Read a book with a tree with leaves on the cover.
I read The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
This book has 376 pages and was approved in message #66 of the help thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Page count: 384 + 376 = 760
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30.2 Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian Culture
This is a two book task.
Book 1 – Option 1 - Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.
I read Fellside by M.R. Carey
M. R. Carey / CheRry blossoM festival
Book 2 –Option 2 - Read a book with a bird on the cover.
I read The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
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Points this post: 125
Golden oldies this post: 0
Big book tickets this post: 0
Points total: 370/875
Golden oldies total: 0
Big book ticket total: 1
Tasks completed: 21/53
Books read: 25
Reader name : Maya20.10 : Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season :
Feel Good Fiction : Readers of the Broken Wheel Recommend
Book read: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Required: Contribution here
Points this post: 20
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Tasks completed: 42
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Points Total: 670
LAVENDER10.5 - Folk Art
Read a book in which all the letters of FOLK ART can be found in any order in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890 by Nathaniel Philbrick
FOLK ART found in "Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890 by Nathaniel Philbrick"
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
Mod
5.2 - Cotton
Set in Pakistan: The Shadow of the Crescent Moon: A Novel by Fatima Bhutto
5.5 - Wood
Pine from Eastern White Pine: The Pine Barrens by John McPhee
15.8. Create Your Own Art.
Mastering Online Genealogy by W. Daniel Quillen (and it inspired/directed me to find a set of 4th great-grandparents I've been looking for)
total = 335
Michelle GA10.5 Folk Art
Read a book in which all the letters of FOLK ART can be found in any order in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
I read
The Front Porch Prophet by Raymond L. Atkins.Points this post: 10
Total points: 220
Books posted: 18
Tasks complete: 16
Pages this post: 308
Total pages as of this post: 6307
Golden Oldies: 0; Total = 2
Big Book: 0; Total = 2
Reader name : Maya15.6. Be Artful
Read a book with the phrase “The Art of” in the title/subtitle.
Book read: The Art of Racing in the Rain
Points this post: 15
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Tasks completed: 43
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Points Total: 685
Andy P.Task # 5.3 - Leather
Read a book with the genre Travel on its main book page
by Jon Krakauer travel on main page (44 users)Points this post: 5
Total points: 200
JUKKA5.2 – Cotton
Book set in one of the top cotton-producing states or countries.
Southern Bastards, Vol. 2: Gridiron by Jason Aaron is set in Craw County, Alabama. Reference: http://www.southernbastards.com/
10.6 - Three of the Same
Book with words in the title ending in the same three letters.
Deadpool: Dead Head Redemption by Jason Aaron. Dead/Head
10.8 - 26 Letters
Book whose title matches the numeric value of its first letter.
Too Cool to Be Forgotten by Alex Robinson. T = 20 letters.
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 165/875
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 15/53
Big Books Total: 0
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Nick KY10.8 26 letters I read Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day Legacy of Sexual Mayhem, the Dark Secrets of Pitcairn Island Revealed by Kathy Marks. The title, without the subtitle, contains 12 letters, and the first letter, L, is the 12th letter of the alphabet.
20.5 Option C. All letters in the word HARVESTING are found in the title/subtitle/author’s name. I read The Realist Short Story of the Powerful Glimpse: Chekhov to Carver by Kerry McSweeney.
H in cHekhov
ARVE in cARVEr
STI in realIST
N in mcsweeNey
G in Glimpse
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 255
READ 6020.2 pumpkin capital
Number 3 Most Orange Books
by Amanda QuickPoints for this 20
Total points 20
Pat ◎15.9. Can’t Wait to Read It!
Task Description ~ Read a book from the 2016 “most anticipated” list for 2016, either the fiction or the nonfiction list.
REQUIRED: Indicate the list and the month indicated on the list.
Most Anticipated Fiction First Half 2016 ~ JUNE
Vinegar Girl by Anne TylerCompleted ~ 9.28.16
Pages ~ 240
Points this post ~ 15
Total Points ~ 320
Tasks Completed ~ 19
Books Read This Season ~ 23
Pages Read This Season : 7691
Queen Bee Darlene5.9 Willow - read book with X in title/subtitle
Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E. K. Johnston Exit, Pursued by a Bear
5 points
15.9 Can’t Wait to Read It! - Read book from most anticipated list: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Homegoing
This book is on the Most Anticipated Fiction First Half 2016 list June
15 points
Points this post: 20
Total points: 90
READ 60Task 20.3 Katy"s Task
option 1 books about video gamesReady Player One by Ernest Cline
points this task 20
total points 40
Readerboard name Kathy P15.7. Sing Along!
The Robber Bridegroom
Claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket - first published in 1942
Points this post: 15
Books this post: 1
Total Points: 35
Total Books: 2
Total Tasks: 2
5.5 - WoodBlack Friday word: black
I posted this earlier, but without length approval. DIMRose kindly has combined author information so that now also paperback editions of this book are listed correctly under the same author on GR.
Points this post: 5
Points total: 210
GO total: 1
BB total: 0
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 19
Task 20.1 Most Improved Sep – Oct – NovOption 3. November
Read a book with the page count, as listed on Goodreads, that contains the number nine (9).
599 pages
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) (2015) by Amie Kaufman (Goodreads Author), Jay Kristoff (Goodreads Author), (Hardcover, 599 pages)
Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance (2016)
Aurealis Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2015)
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2015)
Australian Book Industry Award - Best Young Adult Novel (2015)
** Illuminae is a Big Book (599 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket **
65 + 20 = 85
Tasks Completed: 06
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 65 + 20 = 85
Books read: 06
Pages read: 1,885
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Reader Name: Daphne20.1 Sep – Oct – Nov
3: Contains a 9 in page count
The Nine Tailors 397 pages
Total Points: 395
trishhartuk20.10 - Group Reads
Mercy (aka The Keeper of Lost Causes), Jussi Adler-Olsen
My comments are in message #18 of the discussion thread
This edition is a Big Book (512pg)
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: No
Big Book: Yes - 512pg
Total Points: 380
Tasks Completed: 17
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1 (500+ x1)
FANDURY30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Asian Culture
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.
Search The Dark by Charles Todd
The initials of the author CT can be found in Cherry blossom fesTival
Option 3: Read a book with an article of clothing on the cover. The clothing may be shown being worn or in isolation.
by Margaret WeisRaistlin is wearing a robe on the cover.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 160
Books Read: 10
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Jasmiina F5.4 - Flowers:
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the 4th wedding anniversary flower CRANESBILL GERANIUM:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Rules by Christos Gage.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Reader Name: Daphne20.8 - Nickels & Dimes
The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 288 pages
Zafon = 5 letters and title is 5 words
Total Points: 415
READ 60task 30.1 Fall means friends
1. Name starts with J After the Fire by Jane Casey
4. two authors Gideon's Sword by Prest and Child
Points 30
Total points 70
30.3 book with a cover that could be used to represent that quirky holiday’s celebrationBook 1: Oct 6, Mad hatter day
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
My quilt has head with a bird's wing atop it, making it one crazy hat.
Book 2: Nov 6 Zero tasking day
The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell
This quilt has a beautiful view of a dock and ocean scene. Right where I would want to be when I have nothing to do (minus the murders that take place there in the book).
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 120
Tasks completed: 8
Books Read: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Cindy FTask 20.2 The Pumpkin Capitol of the World
Option 4: Title starts with letter in PARADE ---D
Depraved Heart by Patricia Cornwell
Points this post: 20
Total points:65
Tasks completed:5
Books read:5
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books: 500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
BARBARA ★5.4 - Flowers
Beast Behaving Badly - Shelly Laurenston 9/28
(S&L in craneSbilL)
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25.7 Brooke TX's Task: It's Our First Anniversary, SRC!
Option 4: Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/27
(This is #1 in Jonathan Stride series and a new to me author/series)
Big Book = 743 pages
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 145
BIG BOOKS: 500+: (2), 750+: (0); 1000+: (0)
Task 20.8 – Nickles & Dimes – Diane Whitney – Count Them Up!Author last name WILDER – 6 letters / title has 6 words
Laura Ingalls Wilder / By the Shores of Silver Lake
AR Bookfinder data: MG / BL 5.3 / AR pts: 9
I listened to the audio / MMP By the Shores of Silver Lake has no page numbers / Most popular PB By the Shores of Silver Lake shows 357 pg
+++ GOLDEN OLDIE +++ - originally published in 1939
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Task 20.9 – Moderator’s Pet – Jacqlyn TX – Harry Potter
Book title must contain exact match to a title word in a Harry Potter Book
Harry Potter title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Matching word: PRISONER
Help, I Am Being Held Prisoner
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Task 25.5 – Jamie NYC – Shared Love of Reading
Option 2 – Common elements – HUMOR on main page
Ask a Mexican
GENRE verified here
Option 5 – SCIENCE main page genre
The Girls of Atomic City
GENRE verified here
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Most popular PB
The Girls of Atomic City has 371 pg
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This Post: 65 points
Total points to date: 160 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
Laura NT20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Coralie's Task: The Cheekies.
Option 2: Read a book that is the second in a series. It must be identified as #2 in a series in the Goodreads metadata (series #2).
First Rider's Call Green Rider series #2
**First Rider's Call is a Big Book (596 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
Points this post: 20
BB tickets this post: 1
Total points: 60
Total BB tickets: 1
CYNBAXTERTask # 20.05 – Barbara ★'s Task: Heat Freak or Snowbird?
Book 1, Option 1: Read a book set in a country with a predominantly cold environment. Your book must be set (at least 50%) in one of the following locations: Estonia, Finland, Mongolia, Iceland, Greenland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Canada, Antarctica or Alaska.
The North Water by Ian McGuire - setting is off the coast of Greenland
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 210 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Oma12295.6 - Candy
The top-selling candy in the US is M&M’s. Read a book by an author who has at least 2 Ms in their GR name. One qualifying contributor in a book by multiple authors works.
Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery
Claiming Emily Climbs as GO book as it was published in 1925
Total Points-40/875
Completed Tasks-5/53
GO Books (1)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
KATIEGIRL15.9 - Can't Wait to Read It!
A book from the Most Anticipated List for 2016.
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
On Most Anticipated Fiction Second Half 2016 list for August.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Total tasks: 4
BB total: 3
GO total: 1
perletwo15.2. It’s Not Too Late, but Don’t Wait Any Longer! - A. It’s late, but not TOO late – read a book that fits one of the Summer 2016 5, 10, 15 or 20 point tasks. You may not use Task 5.10 for this one. ((Summer 2016 tasks)) REQUIRED: When you post, indicate which Summer 2016 task you're using.
The Golem of Paris for Summer task 5.4
B. Don’t procrastinate – read a book that you added to your TBR, purchased, were given, added to your e-reader, etc., during June, July, or August 2016. REQUIRED: In your post, state when you received the book or added the book to your list.
Knit Your Own Murder purchased in kindle edition 8/2/16
Points this task: 15
Total points: 435
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 26
KATIEGIRL20.7 - The Cheekies.
Option 1: A book with a number in the title.
The Four Feathers by A.E.W. Mason
First published in 1902. Claiming as GOLDEN OLDIE ticket.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 65
Total tasks: 5
BB total: 3
GO total: 2
Creynard25.7 Brooke TX's Task: It's Our First Anniversary, SRC!
Book 1/Option 1: Just Fall by Nina Sadowsky
Author's initials are NS, both of which are in HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.>
Book 2/Option 4: Charming by Elliott James
This series is new to me
Points this post: 25
Total points: 145
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Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 15
READ 6020.2 the pumpin capital
Most Orange books on page 1 # 37 on the list
by Amanda QuickPoints 20
perletwo30.3 - Jonquil’s Task- May all of your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread. - Book 1: Select a September -November holiday from the Fun Holidays website’s list. Only holidays that appear on the Fun Holidays list from September 1-November 30 may be used.
Read a book that has a cover with any object or scenario that you think could be used to represent that quirky holiday’s celebration. Only cover images may be used, not the title graphic, author's name, series name or other design element (borders, award symbols, etc). -- Required: State the holiday and its date. Include the cover when you post. Explain the relationship of the book-cover object(s) to your selected holiday’s theme as it will appear on your quilt.
The Christie Caper - the cupcakes and petits-fours would make fine quilt appliques to illustrate "Eat A Second Dessert Day," Sept. 4Book 2: Repeat for a second (different) holiday from the Fun Holidays website's list. Only holidays that appear on the Fun Holidays list from September 1-November 30 may be used.
Read a book that has a cover with any object or scenario that you think could be used to represent that quirky holiday’s celebration. Only cover images may be used, not the title graphic, author's name, series name or other design element (borders, award symbols, etc). -- Required: State the holiday and its date. Include the cover when you post. Explain the relationship of the book-cover object(s) to your selected holiday’s theme as it will appear on your quilt.
Supergods - You'd need to embiggen the cover to see, but Batman's face is outlined with a cut-on-the-dotted-line graphic that just begs to be reproduced as quilt top-stitching. The whites of the eyes? Embroidery. To illustrate "Comic Book Day," Sept. 25.Points this task: 30
Total points: 465
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 7
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 35
Tasks completed: 27
Task 5.4 - Flowers Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the 4th wedding anniversary flower CRANESBILL GERANI UM.
Doctor Who: Royal Blood (Doctor Who: The Glamour Chronicles #1) (2015) by Una McCormack (Hardcover, 240 pages)
85 + 05 = 90
Tasks Completed: 07
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 85 + 05 = 90
Books read: 07
Pages read: 2,125
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Kristina Marie25.3 - Nick KY’s Task – Autumn Moods
Choose two options from the 4 listed below and read 1 book for each option. Your two books combined must have a total of at least 500 pages.
I choose: Option 2. Haunted House. Read a book with a single house exterior on the cover.
I listened to
by M.C. Beaton. There is no mass-marker paperback, the paperback (Death of an Addict) has 214 pages.Option 3. Santa Fe – Read a book set at least 50% in New Mexico.
I listened to Masterminds by Gordon Korman. There is no mass-market paperback, the paperback (Masterminds) has 352 pages.
*The book page lists the setting as New Mexico.
*AR BookFinder information: IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10.0
214+352=566 pages
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 4
Michelle GA10.5 Folk Art
Read a book in which all the letters of FOLK ART can be found in any order in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
I read
The Front Porch Prophet by Raymond L. Atkins.{To clear up my Post 775. Please note that the Children genre has been overridden on Message 156 of the Not Really For Kids Books Thread.}
Points this post: 10
Total points: 220
Books posted: 18
Tasks complete: 16
Pages this post: 308
Total pages as of this post: 6307
Golden Oldies: 0; Total = 2
Big Book: 0; Total = 2
Delicious Dee30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Fall Out Over Autumn
Odds & Sods - Autumn - Autumn in Scotland
Odds & Sods - Holiday - The Holiday Present
Points this post: 30
Points Total: 315
5.4 - FlowersRead a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the 4th wedding anniversary flower CRANESBILL GERANIUM.
I read Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley, whose initials can be found in crAnesBill
points: 55
books read: 8
tasks completed: 6
tasks in progress: 2
pages read: 2741
10.2 - Writers WriteThe Imaginary Girlfriend by John Irving
-giant pen20.1 Most Improved – Camilla’s task: Sep – Oct – Nov
Option 3. read a book with the page count that contains the number nine (9).
Shadows of the Workhouse (The Midwife Trilogy #2) by Jennifer Worth
293 pages
25.6 - Dakimel's Task: Cool Fall Fun
A. Exploring the bike paths in my city. For this option, read a book with a bicycle on the cover.
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times (The Midwife Trilogy #1) by Jennifer Worth
-the lady at the bottom of the cover is riding a bicycleC. read a book with a type of baked good that might be found in a bakery on the cover
Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge (Singaporean Mystery #3) by Ovidia Yu
approval on help thread
-mooncakes30.4 - Dlmrose’s task: All in Order
Book 1. The First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - First
1 x Bigger is Better Tix (674 pages)
Book 2. Stealing Snow (Stealing Snow #1) by Danielle Paige
Post Total: 85
Bigger is Better: 2 ticket
Season Total: 230
Reader name : MayaI am switching The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo from task 15.5 to this task.
25.4 - Perletwo's Task: Popularity Contest
Book 1: Read a book from this Goodreads list: Best Selling Books of All Time
Book 2: Read a book from this Goodreads list: Cult Classics
Book read: 1) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Book read: 2) Fahrenheit 451
Required: 2) Fahrenheit 451 is on the first page of the list.
I am still claiming 1 BB ticket for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. This book is 590 pages.
Points this post: 25
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Tasks completed: 43
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Points Total: 695
Reader name : Maya25.1. - Sandy's Task: Folk Tales and Music.
1) Read a book from one of the following lists: Mythology/Folklore
or Stories for Adults Who Love Fairy Tales
2) Read a book, the title/subtitle of which contains a word of at least 4 letters from a song title listed on Folk Alley’s 100 Most Essential Folk Songs.
Book read: 1) The Looking Glass Wars
Book read: 2) The Forgetting Time
Required: 1) The Looking Glass Wars is on page 1 of the list Stories for Adults Who Love Fairy Tales ; 2) TIME is also found in "Who Knows Where the Time Goes", #14 on the folk song list.
Points this post: 25
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Tasks completed: 44
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Points Total: 720
Reader name : Maya15.5. Autumn Reads
Read a book from the Best Books to Read in autumn list Best Books to Read in Autumn
Book read: Much Ado About Nothing
Required: Much Ado About Nothing is on page 3 of the list.
I would like to claim 1 GO ticket for Much Ado About Nothing. Much Ado About Nothing was originally published in 1598.
Points this post: 15
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Tasks completed: 45
Big Book tickets: 7
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Points Total: 735
Julia10320.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Diane Whitney's Task: Count 'em Up!
The Memory of Us by Camille Di Maio (4 word title, 4 letter last name Maio)
This post: 20 points
Total points: 185
Total BB: 3
Total GO: 1
Tasks completed: 10
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.10 The Apprentice
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least three letters that can be made from the letters of APPRENTICESHIP.
word used-Paris
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
total = 595