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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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BABBLING C25.6 - Sandi's Task - I could use a little help here!
1) 50/50 -- By using this lifeline, two of the four possible answers labeled A, B, C, and D were removed leaving the player with only two possible answers to choose from.
For this option, read a book in which the Author's first and last name initials (disregard any middle initials) DA
Owls Well That Ends Well -kindle -Owls Well That Ends Well - paperback 326 pgs. by Donna Andrews
Donna Andrews is a GRA
4) Switch the Question -- By using this lifeline, the contestant was able to replace this question with a new one at the same dollar level.
For this option read a book with one of the following genres that revolve around switching one's identity
A) Shapeshifter
B) Transgender (or Trans)
C) Espionage
Wild Cat- kindle - Wild Cat- paperback 296 pgs. by Jennifer Ashley
genre paranormal> shapeshifters
Jennifer Ashley is a GRA
THIS POST
Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 235
Completed Tasks: 13
Good Read Authors: 13
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 5,584
Books read this season: 17
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Personal Best: 380 (Fall 12)
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.3 - Orange: Wave a Flag
Set in Egypt which has a flag with a red stripe and a gold (acceptable for yellow) eagle emblem. Egypt has also been added to post two of the task help thread -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Edition I read: Night Train to Memphis
Most popular PB edition: Night Train to Memphis (since edition I read was large print)
10.3 The More the Merrier
Four people on the cover -- I read the Kindle edition
Edition I read:
MMP (French) edition: Tout Commence Mal...
TICKET CLAIM: The Bad Beginning is by Lemony Snicket who is a Goodreads Author
15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I Will
On Page 3 of the 'Good Minds Suggest' I found Lauren Groff -- https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...
For Book A, I read The Monsters Of Templeton by Lauren Groff
For Book B: Author of 1st book, Lauren Groth, listed as a favorite utopia read of hers --
Edition I read: Paradise Lostby John Milton
Most popular MMP (Turkish) edition -- Kayıp Cennet
***Summary***
Previous Points Earned: 40
Points Earned this Post: 30
Total Points To Date: 70
GA Tickets To Date: 4
Big Book Tickets To Date: 0
Task 20.1 Hana C.'s Task: Operation! 3. Funny Bone: Read a book with the genre "Humor*" on the main book page.
The Dragon Business (2013) by Kevin J. Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 318 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** Kevin J. Anderson
70 + 20 = 90
Tasks Completed: 05
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 70 + 20 = 90
Books read: 06
Pages read: 2,322
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 02
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.8 - Barely Visible
Bite-Sized Magic by Kathryn Littlewood
This book has 432 pages which is between 380 and 450 pages.
15.6 - I'm Flying!
The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin.
This book was about Charles Lindbergh and there's a plane on the cover. This book was also approved in Message #2.
25.7 - Virtual Vacation
Book 1 -Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews
Option A. This book was set in Savannah, Georgia which is a new-to-me place that I would like to visit. This book was also set during my lifetime.
Book 2 - Dirty Martini by J.A. Konrath
Option D. This book has a drink on the cover.
This post: 45 points
Total points to date: 135 points
Tasks completed: 10
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible400 pages:
Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam
+5 Points
5.10 - White: Lounging Around
Chair on cover:
Cookie Dough or Die by Virginia Lowell+5 Points
10.3 The More the Merrier
3+ people on the cover:
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey+10 Points
20.10 - Group Reads
My post is #8 in the book thread:
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
+20 Points
Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 95
Pat 30.3 - Send in the Clones!!
Help Thread Approval Posts #56-57
OPTION 2 : Read a book from this list: Rooting for the Bad Guy.
#311 on 5/18/14
Crazy in Alabama by Mark Childress
OPTION 5 : Read a book from the following list: Clones shelf
#1 on 5/18/14
Never Let Me Goby Kazuo Ishiguro
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 30
Total Points : 320
Tasks Completed : 14
Books Read This Season : 24
Pages Read This Season : 7961
Good Reads Authors : 13
Big Books : 500+
Big Books : 750+
Big Books : 1000+
Kathy G.20.10 - Group Reads
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner
***My comment is #20 on the thread***
Total Points- 75
Total Tasks- 4
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books- 0
5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the BeachInferno by Dan Brown
The word 'brown' appears as the author's last name.
Dan Brown is a Goodreads Author.
20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents
Option A: Read a book set primarily in Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Guinea or the Philippines
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
This book almost entirely takes place in Melbourne, Australia.
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Goodreads Authors to date: 14
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 245
20.2 - Exploring America's National Park SystemOption 3 - the title contains a word found in the name of a National Park, DEATH Valley:
A Colourful Death by Carola Dunn
Total points 100
10.1 I Scream, You ScreamRead a book where the author's initials can be found in the word ICE CREAM
Lady Killer by Ed McBain
ICE CREAM
Points This Task: 10
Total Points: 145
Tasks completed: 10
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
Lindy-Lanetask 20.10 group read:!
* choose a group read book to read & post a discussion on it in it's thread:
Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham [message #29 & 30 in this book's discussion thread]
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 8
Meghanly20.4 Name That Word!
Option 3: Homonyms... the word I used was BACK
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
30.1 A Little Pick Me Up
I rolled a 5: MENTAL HEALTH
The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (Claiming GR Author Ticket)
and
I rolled a 6: FANTASY
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (Claiming 3 Big Book Tickets)
This Post: 50
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1) - 3
Total Pages Read:3230
Emily Bookshelf20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
Option 1 - Romance genre
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, who is a GRA
870 pages BB Ticket
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
Big Book Tickets This Post: 500=0, 750=1, 1000=0
Points this post: 20
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=4, 750=1, 1000=0
Total Points: 135
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!Option 1. ODD NUMBERS
Naked by David Sedaris
Page count: 291
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Nick KY10.6 D-Day I read Daughters of the Witching Hill (begins with “D”) by Mary Sharratt
30.4 Susan A’s Percy Jackson Lovers
Option 4 – body of water in title – I read The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto
Option 6 – horse on cover – I read Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West by Hampton Sides.
Points this Post: 40
Total Points So Far: 250
JAMIENYC5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
Using the track "House of Jansch" from Donovan's album Mellow Yellow
Matching word House
House of Stone by Vaughn R. Demont, who is a GRA
Current points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 1
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Total Points: 110
Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Tasks completed: 10
Total Books read: 10
Andy P.Task # 15.6- I'm Flying!
Read a book with a plane on the cover.
by Arnaldur IndriðasonTail of the plane is under the "A" in Napoleon and wing is under the space between the "O"and "L"
Points this post: 15
Total points: 240
Pamela326530.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
My dice rolls were 1 and 6.
Option 1:
The Poets' Corner: The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family compiled by John Lithgow
Option 6:
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 245
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
ERIN MN5.8 Violet: Barely Visible
Book between 380-450 pages.
The Birds Fall Down by Rebecca West 448 pages
Task Total: 5
Grand Total: 15
GRA Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
✔10.10 Required Summer Reading:Book with the genre Literary Fiction on the main page
The Magician's Assistant|Ann Patchett - 06/29/14
Points This Post: 10
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Total Points: 280
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
15.10 fun in the sunNOS4A2
BIG BOOK
692 Pages
20.8 It's my birthday
Option 3
The First Man in Rome
BIG BOOK
1076 pages
Set in Italy/Rome one of my dream vacation locations!
25.12 A trivial challenge
rolled a 6
Option 5
The Beggar King: A Hangman's Daughter Tale
Oliver Pötzsch
POrtuguese
GOODREADS AUTHOR
BIG BOOK
512 pages
option 6
Just Kids
National Book Award 2010
this post 60 points
total points 95
Task # 25.11 – Elizabeth P’s Task – Summer Camp for All Ages.
Option 2 – “thriller” on main page
✔ – 24June14*** Dennis Lehane is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 3 – Author First & Last initials in caPturethefLag
by Louise Penny - ✔ – 29June14* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books Read: ( 1) 500 pg / ( ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
STACIE MITask 30.7 - Follow the Stars
I did options A and C.
For option A, I read:
Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson
According to http://www.authdir.net/dir-august.shtml, Shanna Swendson's birthday is August 7th.
**Shanna Swendson is a Goodreads author!!**
For option C, I read a book with Science Fiction listed on the main page:
The Trap Door byLisa McMann
**Lisa McMann is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 8
Pages read: 2153
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.4. Yellow: They Call Me Mellow YellowRead a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word found in one of the tracks of the original Mellow Yellow album.
Side two, track one: House of Jansch
The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 20
5.5. Green: It's Not Easy Being Green
Read a book with a title that is at least 3 words long in which the first letters of ALL the words in the title can be found in KERMIT THE FROG.
Treasure Of Khan by Clive Cussler
Big Book - 552p.
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 25
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Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 25
GR Author: 0
Big Book - 500: 1
Big Book - 750: 0
Big Book - 1000: 0
JAMIENYCTask #25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 2: All Star City
Six Degrees of Separation, set mostly in NYC and some in Houston, both are cities that have hosted the All Star game.
Approved by Laurie in Msg 23
ebook approved, line 1343 of eBook verification doc
The author is Taylor Donovan who is a GRA
AND
Option 3 Home Run Derby
Rare which has a 4.40 rating with 376 ratings.
The author is Garrett Leigh who is GRA
Points this post: 25
GRA authors: 2
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Total Points: 135
Goodreads Authors: 11
Total Tasks completed: 11
Total Books read: 12
Total points
I completed:10.7 From the Source
by reading:
The Troop by Nick Cutter.
The book is set on Falstaff Island, which is off Prince Edward Island in Canada.
Nick Cutter is a GR Author!
Tasks Complete: 8
Total Points: 100
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (1) 750+ () 1000+()
15.5 - Where Was that Again?The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand, set in Nantucket, MA
Points this post: 15
Total points: 260
Kristi CO25.6 Sandi's Task - I could use a little help here!
Option 1: 50/50 AC
A Calculated Life by Anne Charnock
Option 3: Ask the Audience
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
(June 2014 list, #3 on Jun 30, 2014)
Anne Charnock is a goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
JamieNYCTask #25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
Option 2: Horror
Threshold, on main page Horror>18 users
Jordan L. Hawk is a GRA
AND
Option 4: Open Waterfront
Into Deep Waters (boat on the cover)
eBook Verification Google doc, line 790
Kaje Harper is a GRA
Current points: 25
GRA authors: 2
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Total Points: 160
Goodreads authors: 13
Total tasks: 12
Books read: 14
Delicious Dee10.8 Question Everything
The Spy Who Loved Her - Melissa Schroeder (GR Author)
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 350
GR Author: 18
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
10.8. Question EverythingRead a book with one of the following: who, what, where, when, why, how, "?" in the title or subtitle.
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief by Lilian Jackson Braun
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 25
GR Author: 0
Big Book - 500: 0
Big Book - 750: 0
Big Book - 1000: 0
10.1 I Scream, You Scream
True by Erin McCarthy
Author initials in ICE CREAM
10.2 Something Strange in Neighborhood
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Gernre Fantasy-Paranormal
10.6 D-Day
Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
Title starts with D
15.4 Double Trouble
Book A: Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole
double vowel in 'Needs'
Book B: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
double consonant in 'Bitterblue'
20.1 Operation!
So Tough to Tame by Victoria Dahl
Romance on main genre page
20.3 General Turkey
No Place to Run by Maya Banks
'Place' spelled out of HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE
20.4 Word Trivia
Option 3: Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep
'lies' is on list of true homonyms
20.8 Fun or Fantastic
Option 1: Under Suspicion by Hannah Jayne
book has 333 pages
Total points this post: 125
Total points in challenge: 125
25.8 4th of July Challenge
Option 2: Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay
book has 306 pages
Option 6: Pursuit by Elizabeth Jennings
25.9 Springtime Five-Star Favorites
Option 1: The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg
Mystery on main genre page
Option 3: Sweet Reckoning by Wendy Higgins
most recently published book in The Sweet Trilogy
25.10 Baseball All Stars
Option 1: Sliding Home by Kate Angell
book involving baseball and Sports-Baseball on main genre page
Option 2: Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian
set in Boston, Massachusetts; hosted All Star game
25.11 Summer Camp for All Ages
Option 1: Let Me Go by Chelsea Cain
previously read Heartsick and rated 4 stars
Option 3: Cut & Run by Abigail Roux
author initials in CAPTURE THE FLAG
30.5 In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 1: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
author initials in ENTERTAINMENT
Option 2: Absolute Rage by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Set in West Virginia mentioned in book description
30.7 Follow the Stars
Option A: Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan
Author born July 24, 1961 per Goodreads
Option C: Witness in Death by J.D. Robb
Science Fiction on main genre page
30.8 Concentration
Book 1: Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb
Word in common is 'Death', 355 pages
Book 2: Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb
Word in common is 'Death', 356 pages
30.11 Honor's Awards
Book 1: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
Winner 2013 - Memoir & Autobiography
Book 2: The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
Nominee 2013 - Fantasy
Total Points this post: 220
Total points in challenge: 345
5.10 White: Lounging Around
by Debbie Macomber*GRAChair on cover.
20.7 Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
Option 5. 1973
The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason*GRA
Approved in help thread, post #36
Points this post: 25
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Elizabeth PTask 15.10 - Fun in the Sun
Book of your choice
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry is a *Goodreads Author*
Task 20.3 - General Turkey
One word in title is made up of letters in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce
I used the word CHOICE
HypnOtIC ClambakE
Tamora Pierce is a *Goodreads Author*
Task 30.4 - Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option One: Greek mythology is main page genre
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan is a *Goodreads Author*
Option Three: Aphrodite (romance main page genre)
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig
Lauren Willig is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 65
Total Points: 100
Total Tasks: 6
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 7
15.1 - Moms and DadsBook A: Female author, written during your mother's lifetime, but not your own.
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
*Published in 1975
*Mom's, not my lifetime: 1954 - 1981
Book B: Male author, written during your father's lifetime, but not your own.
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
*Published 1973
*Dad's, not my lifetime: 1953 - 1981
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 420
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
Rebecca VA15.1 - Moms and Dads
Read two books:
Book A, by a female author, must be written during your mother's lifetime, but not your own.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
AND
Book B, a book written by a male author, during your father's lifetime, but not your own.
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Points this post: 15
Total points: 215
Captain America Girl15.7- "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
I read Sister of My Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The book is set in India and the author is from India.
Divakaruni is a GR Author.
25.5 - Pat's Task: Long Story Short
For Book 1, I read a publisher's advance copy of Christmas Brides by Suzanne Enoch, Elizabeth Essex, Alexandra Hawkins, and Valerie Bowman. The book description identifies it as a collection of four different novellas.
For Book 2, I read Almost a Scandal by Elizabeth Essex.
25.6 - Sandi's Task - I could use a little help here!
I chose options 3 and 4.
Option 3: I read Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo. I used June on June 29, and the book was in the #2 position.
Option 4: I read Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride. Shapeshifter is listed on the book's main page as a genre.
Leigh Bardugo is a GR Author.
Points this post: 70
Total points: 215
Books read: 20
Tasks complete: 18
GR authors: 15
Big Books:
500+ 0
750+ 0
1000+ 0
Mod
10.7 From the Source
Canadian author: Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents
option A, set in Philippines: The Solemn Lantern Maker: A Novel by Merlinda Bobis, 272 pages, no childrens genre
30.9 Ty's Task: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Book A, title: Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher, 504 pages, 5 and 0 in page numbers
Furies: SUpERcalIF.....
Book B, author: Charm City by Laura Lippman, 308 pages, 0 and 8 in page numbers
Laura sUpeRcALifrA.....
total = 400
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 20.4 Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
Option 3: Homonym
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
Qualifier: Homonym: Heaven (from list)
Claiming GRA: Julia Quinn is a GRA.
Points this task: 20
Points Total: 115
Tasks Completed: 8
GR Author: 5
Big Books: 0
REPOST5.4. Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word found in one of the tracks of the original Mellow Yellow album.
Side two, track one: House of Jansch
The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 30
5.5. Green: It's Not Easy Being Green
Read a book with a title that is at least 3 words long in which the first letters of ALL the words in the title can be found in KERMIT THE FROG.
Treasure Of Khan by Clive Cussler
Big Book - 552p.
Points This Post: 5
Points Total: 35
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Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 35
GR Author: 0
Big Book - 500: 1
Big Book - 750: 0
Big Book - 1000: 0
ANGIE CA5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible
Book: The Taste of Night by Vicki Pettersson
Notes: Paperback is 440 pages.
25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
Book 1: Manicpixiedreamgirl by Tom Leveen
Notes: 2) 256 pages.
Book 2: The Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pettersson
Notes: 6) Any book!
25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
Book 1: Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Notes: 1) I rated Unravel Me 5★.
Book 2: Cold Blooded by Amanda Carlson
Notes: 3) CApture the flag
This Post: 55
Points to Date: 370
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual VacationC. For this task, I read “
” by Sally O'Reilly, since it is set in a place impossible to visit, but where I’ve always wanted to go - the past - Shakespearean England in the late 1500s. D. For this task, I read “
” by Grace Cheetham, since it has a very yummy Gluten/Dairy free pizza on the cover (and it really is quite good!). Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 25
Total Points Earned to Date: 125
Pages Read this Challenge: 624
Total Pages Read to Date: 2520
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
Gea20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: General Turkey
Read one book of at least 250 pages with a title/subtitle that contains one or more words of at least four letters that can be made from the letters in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE.
Kaleb by Nicole Edwards (398 pages) Goodreads Author
POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 225
GR Author: 14
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My ParentsOption A
Read a book set primarily in Australia
The Censor's Library: Uncovering the Lost History of Australia's Banned Books
432 pages
Approval here - paperback book linked as requested
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 165
Tasks completed: 11
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
Meghanly30.8 Concentration: Read two books, the title/subtitle of which contain the same noun - generally defined as a word meaning a person, place or thing. Each book must be at least 300 pages.
I chose the noun GIRL.
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living by Julie Powell (310 pages)
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (460 pages) *Claiming GR Author Ticket*
This Post: 30
Total Points: 155
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1) 3
Total Pages Read: 3956
Elizabeth B5.4:Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
house in title The Gingerbread House
10.3 The More the Merrier
20.4-Valorie's Task
option C: the word is fall Until the Sun Falls from the Sky (e-book, approved for length @ post#3689 of the thread)
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration! (>300 pg)
the word is heart
Any Human Heart (480 pg), Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (509 pg)
Points:65
Total points:235+65=300
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!1. ODD NUMBERS – Dark Places by Gillian Flynn*
349 pages
*Gillian Flynn is a GR author*
Total Points = 85
JESS M15.4 - Double Trouble
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
Fits A - double "o" in "good"
Fits B - double "l" in "will"
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
1. Romance genre on main page
Big Book - 664 Pages
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 35
Big Books: 500+ - 1
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Option A&B: repeated vowel and repeated consonant
Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
GR author this post: 0
Total GR authors: 1