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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady BunchOption 3. 1971 – read a book that has the genre ‘classics’ listed on its main book page.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Task total=20
Grand total=345
STACIE MITask 5.9 - Black: Whiskers and Witches
I read a book with "Witches" listed on its main page:
To Kill a Warlock by H.P. Mallory
**H.P. Mallory is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 5
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 24
Pages read: 6362
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
✔10.6 D-DayBook with a title that begins with the letter D.
Dark Deceptions|Dee Davis|07.26.14
Dee Davis is a Goodreads author
✔10.7 From the Source
Read a book predominately set in Canada.
Anne of Avonlea|L.M. Montgomery|07.25.14
Setting = Prince Edward Island, Canada
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✔20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task
OPTION C:
Book with the genre “music” on the main page.
The Soloist|Steve Lopez|07.24.14
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✔30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
Two books, the title of which contain the same noun.
Book #1:
The Silent Wife|A.S.A. Harrison|07.16.14
Noun: Wife; 326 Pages
Book #2:
The Paris Wife|Paula McLain|07.26.14
Noun: Wife; 314 Pages
Paula McLain is a Goodreads author
Points This Post: 70
Goodreads Authors This Post: 2
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Total Points: 630
Total Goodreads Authors: 31
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 20.8: Fun OR Fantastic: Option 1: Odd Numbers: The Alchemyst
by Michael Scott. The page count is 375 pages, an odd number that contains 2 of the required numbers, 3 and 7. Michael Scott is a GoodReads Author.
Task 20.9: Tour de France: Option 4: Bicycle on the cover A Bicycle Built For Murder
by Kate Kingsbury. Kate Kingsbury is a GoodReads Author. Task 30.1: A Little Pick-Me-Up: Rolled 2 and 6. I've assigned each book to an option, but both books are listed as science fiction as well as as fantasy on their main page.
Option 2: Projects for Friends -- genre Science Fiction Modelland by Tyra Banks. At 569 pages, claim a Big Book ticket.
Option 6: Eye Candy -- genre Fantasy The Sum of All Men by David Farland. This book is listed with the title The Runelords in this (and other) editions posted on GoodReads, but the link shows as The Sum of All Men. David Farland is a GoodReads Author. At 613 pages, claim a Big Book ticket.
Totals this posting:
Total Points: 70
Books Read: 4
Tasks Completed: 3
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 2; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 10
Tasks Completed: 8
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+:2 ; 750+: 0;
Lindsey IL10.4 - Across the Ages
My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century by Rachel Harris
time travel genre
***Rachel Harris is a GoodReads Author***
20.5 - Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks
option c, music genre
***Oliver Sacks is a GoodReads Author***
30.5 - Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
iWant: My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life by Jane Velez-Mitchell
option 4, approved in Message 9
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
When the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths Little
option 6, good summer read
I picked this as a summer read since it takes place during the summer and in hot-climate locations, one being a tropical island. It is also a light, fun mystery.
***Kimberley Griffiths Little is a GoodReads Author***
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 605
GoodReads Authors: 20
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 31
Books Read: 42
Lacy Stewart30.1
Ms. Anderson's Task: A Little Pick Me Up
I rolled a 1 & 2
Option 1: Crank (Poetry)
Option 2: Clockwork Angel (Science fiction)
*Help thread approval message #65
30.5
Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 1: You Make Me Erin McCarthy
Option 6: Broken Pieces
I consider this a summer read because it was a quick and easy.
30.6
Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
Option 1:
Option 4: The Final Detail Harlan Coben
Total points this post: 90
Total points: 265
BEKKA - 15.5 - Where Was that Again?For this task, I read "
" by Emmy Laybourne, since it is set in Colorado. Also, Emmy Laybourne is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 195
Pages Read this Challenge: 212
Total Pages Read to Date: 4553
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 14
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
BEKKA 10.3 The More the MerrierFor this task, I read “
” by Stacy King since it shows more than three people on the cover. I read this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy (thank you Udon Entertainment!).Also, Stacy King is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 10
Total Points Earned to Date: 205
Pages Read this Challenge: 376
Total Pages Read to Date: 4929
Books Read this Challenge: 1
Total Books Read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
BEKKA - 30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the StarsA. For this task, I read “
" by P.L. Travers, since she was born on August 9, 1899. B. For this task, I read “
” by Daisy Goodwin since it was published in July of this year. I read this book as an Advanced Reader’s Copy (thank you St. Martin’s Press!).Also, Daisy Goodwin is a Goodreads Author, so I’m claiming a ticket for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Total Points Earned to Date: 235
Pages Read this Challenge: 704
Total Pages Read to Date: 5633
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
15.10 - Fun in the Sun. (Choice)A Biker's Vow by Carol Lynne GRA
SRC ebook verification line 18
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
A. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE
Hostile Ground by Aleksandr Voinov and L.A. Witt GRA (claiming one)
This book is set in my life time. I have never been to Seattle, Washington.
C. THE ULTIMATE DREAM VACATION
The Nobleman and the Spy by Summer Devon Bonnie Dee GRA (claiming one)
Set in England, in the late 1800's (not in my lifetime).
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
B. Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year.
Lessons in Power by Charlie Cochrane GRA
C. Take a trip to the stars.
Alpha Trine by Lexi Ander GRA
Science Fiction on the mainpage
This Post: 15 + 25 + 30 = 70
Total Points: 850 + 70 = 920
GRA: 51 + 5 = 56
20.5 Concierge's Task: Celebrating My ParentsOption C
Where She Went by Gayle Forman*GRA
Music genre is listed on the main page.
20.8 Shelby's Task: FUN or FANTASTIC
Option l. Odd Numbers
A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets by James Bowen
279 pages - all 3 numbers in birthdate/age and 9 is odd.
20.9 Lene's Task: Tour De France
Option 4.
by Graeme SimsionSmall bicycle on cover.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 285
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 8
BRIAN20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents
Option A - Book is set in Australia
The Bat by Jo Nesbø
The book is set in Sydney, Australia
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 2-0-0
15.6 - I'm Flying!
Empire of the Sun by J.G. BallardPlane on the cover
Points this post = 15
Total points = 355
Big Book tickets = 2
Goodreads Authors = 8
Kait5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...
A book first published in 1998.
Baby, I'm Yours by Susan Andersen -- First published May 1, 1998
Susan Andersen is a GR Author.
5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the Beach
A book with brown, sand, chocolate, or coffee found intact in the title or author's name.
A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands -- 'Sand' in author's last name
Lynsay Sands is a GR Author.
5.10 - White: Lounging Around
A book with a chair, bench, couch, or porch swing on the cover.
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell -- Office chairs on cover
Rainbow Rowell is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 15
GR Authors This Post: 3
Total Points: 125
Total GR Authors: 14
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...Lonesome Cowboy, Debbie Macomber First published January 1, 1998
10.3 The More the Merrier
, Samantha Ann KingSRC ebook verification line 1330
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
op 1 Mystery Granny Skewers A Scoundrel, Julie Seedorf
op 2 Humor Wallbanger, Alice Clayton
Points This Post: 40
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 17
Task #20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady BunchOption 2: 1970
Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster (GR Author)
Best Book Boyfriend #3911 27/07
Points this Post: 20
Totals:
Total Points: 520
Total Goodreads Authors: 35
Total Tasks Completed: 29
Total Books Read: 41
15.5 - Where Was that Again?Colorado, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. Read a book set in any one of these states.
The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott Davidson
Set in Aspen Meadow, Colorado.
Diane Mott Davidson is a GR author.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 255
Total Tasks: 20
GR Author: 8
Big Book - 500: 1
Big Book - 750: 0
Big Book - 1000: 0
Repost of 14515.3
I read Out of Egypt: A Memoir, 90% of which took place in Alexandria, Egypt. this book was approved on the help thread.
I forgot to write that André Aciman is a ********Goodreads Author ********
Points: 305
Kristi CO25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 2: All Star Game
Heft by Liz Moore
in NY, NY
Option 3: Home Run Derby
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
average rating of 4.10 with 48,160 ratings
Liz Moore is a goodreads author
Leigh Bardugo is a goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 235
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
10.3 The More the MerrierRead a book that depicts at least 3 people on the cover.
by Arthur MillerTask total=10
Grand total=355
10.9 Isthmus Test
by Tali AlexanderGR Author
20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuit
Green - Untamed by Victoria Green
*Approved for length #1871 and this book is new to me
GR Author
25.1 Andy P's Task: Directionally Challenged
Book A.
Right Now by Jackie Mcmahon
Book B. M.S
Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan
GR Author x 1
25.6 - Sandi's Task - I could use a little help here!
1) 50/50 - AC
Neighborly Complications by Anne Conley
*Approved for length #1054
3) Ask the Audience
Decker's Wood by Kirsty Dallas
Used June 2104, book #157, found 7/13/2014
GR Author x 2
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
A. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE
See Jayne Play by Jami Denise
Set in Las Vegas, a place I have never been but always wanted to go to and the book is set in my lifetime.
*Approved for length #1305
D. THE STAYCATION
by Rachael WadeGR Author x2
30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 2: Zeus - God
Legal Affairs - Confessions of a Litigation God by Sawyer Bennett
Option 3: Aphrodite
Fatalism: Alexa and Vincent's Storyby L.K. Collins
GR Author x 2
30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
Book 1: Summa Cum Laude
2013 – Debut Goodreads Author
Tangled by Emma Chase
Book 2: Magna Cum Laude
2012 – Romance
The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst
GR Author x 2
Points this post: 165
Points so far: 375
Books read: 25
GR author: 24
Big book: 500 () 750 () 1000()
Reader name: Marie-Anne*** REPOST ***
Task 20.8: Fun OR Fantastic: Option 1: Odd Numbers: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott. The page count is 375 pages, an odd number that contains 2 of the required numbers, 3 and 7. Michael Scott is a GoodReads Author.
KalyenJewel5.4 Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
The Burnt House by Faye KellermanIdentify the track used when you post: "Bleak City Woman" – 2:24. Used the word "City."
Total points= 5
Complete totals:
5/110 pts.
10/67
11 bks.
Kalyen Jewel5.6 Blue- Most Popular. Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Favorite Books list.
Chosen from Page 4: The Bell Jar
5 points.
Kalyen JewelTask:15.4 Double Trouble
A book the title/subtitle of which contains a word with a double vowel. The vowel must be repeated immediately in the word, not just somewhere in the word. Example: Cartwheel - double "e."
AND
B. A book the title/subtitle of which contains a word with a double consonant, repeated immediately in the word.
A: Unseen 2 ee's
B: The Hollow2 ll's
Points for this task: 15
KalyenJewelTask 10.7 From the Source-Read a book predominately set in Canada or written by an author who was born or lives in Canada.
Forty Words for Sorrow
Book's setting is in Canada and the author lives there.
Task points:10
KalyenJewelTask 15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
Don't know what to read next? Go to this site What Should I Read Next?. Enter a book that you have rated 4 or 5 stars, and read one of the recommendations provided.
REQUIRED: In your post, list the name of the book that you started with.
Book I started with: Opening Moves
Book chosen from selection: Cold Granite
Total points for this task=15
25.6 - Sandi's Task - I could use a little help here!1) 50/50 -- I read Simple Genius by David Baldacci. His initials are DB and he is also a **********GR author*********
2) Phone-A-Friend -- I read Landline
. This cover clearly has a phone on it. And Rainbow Rowell is a ********Goodreads Author*******points: 330
Books read: 25
tasks completed: 17
GR authors: 12
Big Books: 1
Pages read: 8520
Task # 15.8 – It’s All About the FactsNONFICTION book with “literature” on main page
✔ – 27July14*** Reyna Grande is a Goodreads author ***
Genre verified here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 270 points
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books Read: ( 1) 500 pg / ( ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 1
5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the FemaleRead a book with the genre "feminism" or "womens" on its main page.
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
Feminism = shelved 203 times
Womens = shelved 129 times
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
Option 3
Read a book with a homonym from the list of True Homonyms in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
The Lie by Helen Dumore
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 275
Tasks completed: 20
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
Nick KY25.2 Elizabeth B’s what if? – I read the following:
Option B: SF and Space – Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks
Option D: SF and Dystopia – Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 480
Kimber10.4 Across The Ages
Tremble by Addison Moore (Goodreads Author)
*time travel genre on main page
*ebook okay for length post #3725
10.9 Isthmus Test
by Karen White*water on cover
Above tasks: 20 points
# tasks completed to date: 26
GRA: 22
Total Points: 480
10.4 Across the Ages A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland
10.9 Isthmus Test
Island Seduction by Adrianna DeCole
– ebook approved per length ebook verification board msg 3765
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Option A. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE
The Wedding Gift by Lucy Kevin – takes place in San Francisco, I’ve never been, but I’d love to check it out – ebook approved per length ebook verification board msg 1392
Lucy Kevin is a Goodreads author.
Option C. THE ULTIMATE DREAM VACATION
Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen - I’d be visiting the Archipelago of Dreams
James A. Owen is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 45
Points Total: 495
GR Authors: 15
Big Books: 1
STACIE MITask 10.10 - Required Summer Reading
I read a book shelved as Literature:
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Points this task: 10
Total points: 305
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
Pages read: 6465
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 15.2 - If They Like It, Maybe I Will
I looked at Jeff Kinney's Good Minds Suggest (https://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...).
For Book A, I read:
Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
**Jeff Kinney is a Goodreads author!!**
For Book B, I read a book mentioned by Jeff Kinney in his list:
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown by Carl Barks
Points this task 15
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 27
Pages read: 6929
Goodreads authors: 11
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
babbling c 10.4 Across the Ages
Read a book about time travel. The genre “Time Travel” must be found on the main page genre listing or time travel must be mentioned explicitly in the book’s description.
Timebound - kindle - Timebound - paperback - 374 pgs. by Rysa Walker
genre: science fiction> time travel
Rysa Walker is a GRA.
25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
4. Ball Park Food and Drink: Read a book with food or drink on the cover
Required: Include the cover
Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte - kindle - Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte - paperback - 336 pgs. by Diane Kelly lattes on the cover
Diane Kelly is a GRA
5. And, because it’s a three day break for the majority of the major league players: Read a book that you want to read that meets SRC rules, just because.
Engaged in Murder- kindle - Engaged in Murder - paperback - 288 pgs. by Nancy J. Parra
Nancy J. Parra is a GRA
THIS POST
Points: 35
Completed Tasks: 2
Good Read Authors: 3
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 445
Completed Tasks: 24
Good Read Authors: 21
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 10,241
Books read this season: 31
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Personal Best: 380 (Fall 12)
Rudy10.10 Required Summer Reading- China Dollsby Lisa SeeLiterature
15.10 Fun in the Sun -Breaking Stalin's NosebyEugene Yelchin
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
Option4- 1972Dollbaby: A Novelby Laura Lane McNeal Both Dollbaby and her mother Queenie are main characters. They are both housekeepers in the story.
20.9 Moderator's Pet- Lene's Task: Tour De France
Option 2- The Beautiful AmericanbyJeanne MacKinmajority of the book set in France
25.11 Elizabeth P.'s Task: Summer Camp for all ages
Option 2- Before We Metby Lucie Whitehouse thriller
Option 3- The House Girlby Tara Conklinauthor's initials are TC.
Points this post- 90 points
Total points- 245 points
Total Tasks- 12
Total Books-16
STACIE MITask 25.9 - Springtime Five-Star Favorites
I did options 3 and 4.
For option 3, I read the last book in the Locke and Key series:
Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega by Joe Hill
For option 4, I read a book shelved as Graphic Novel:
Fairest, Vol. 3: The Return of the Maharaja by Sean E. Williams
**Sean E. Williams is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 25
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 29
Pages read: 7265
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.5 Green: It's Not Easy Being GreenIntent To Kill by James Grippando
Initials of words in title in KERMIT THE FROG
5.6 Blue: Most Popular
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
on pg 5 of list
5.9 Black: Whiskers and Witches
The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox
Paranormal-Witches on main genre page
10.9 Isthmus Test
Castaway Cove by JoAnn Ross
water w/boat on cover
15.9 Decisions, Decisions
Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
I entered Betrayal in Death by J D Robb which I rated 4 stars
20.2 Exploring National Parks
Option 3: Uses 'Death' in title from Death Valley National Park
Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb
20.7 The Brady Bunch
Option 2: Best Book Boyfriend list #47
Wait for You by J. Lynn
25.1 Directionally Challenged
Book A: Left in title
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
Book B: Author initial in COMPASS
Striking Distance by Pamela Clare
30.6 Summer Birthdays
Option 2: Day of the week in title
Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French
Option 4: Author shares birth month with me per GR, January
Hostage by Kay Hooper
Points this post: 135
Total points: 665
PeebeeTask 5.2 – Pink: Celebrating the Female NEW POINTS
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner (moved from 20.4)
The genre "womens" appears on the book's main page.
Task 5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible NEW POINTS
Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe: A Novel with Recipes (moved from 25.7)
The edition I read had 410 pages.
Task 5.10 - White: Lounging Around NEW POINTS
by Beth Kendrick (moved from 20.3)The cover features adirondack chairs.
Task 10.1 - I Scream, You Scream NEW POINTS
The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham, moved from 25.6
The author's initials, MC, appear in ICE CREAM.
Task 10.10 - Required Summer Reading NEW POINTS
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez
This book had "Literary Fiction" as a genre on the main page.
Cristina Henriquez is a Goodreads Author.
Task 20.3 - General Turkey REPLACEMENT
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner replacing Second Time Around by Beth Kendrick, moved to 5.10
The four-letter word "like" appears in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE.
Stephen J. Dubner is a Goodreads Author.
Task 20.4 - Word Trivia: Name That Word! REPLACEMENT
Option 3: Homonyms
The Long Goodbye by Meghan O'Rourke, replacing All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner, moved to 5.2
The word "long" is a homonym on the referenced list.
Task 20.9 - Tour De France REPLACEMENT
Option 4 - Bicycle
by Allison Lynn, replacing I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You (NOT MOVED ELSEWHERE FOR NOW)The cover features a bicycle.
Task 25.6 - I could use a little help here! REPLACEMENT
Option 1 - 50/50
One Hundred Names: A Novel by Cecelia Ahern NOT CHANGED
Option 3 - Ask the Audience
Catching Air by Sarah Pekkanen, replacing The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham, moved to 10.1
This book ranked #94 on the May 2014 Popular List on 7/27/14.
Sarah Pekkanen is a Goodreads Author.
Task 25.7 Virtual Vacation REPLACEMENT
Option A: I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE
The Fields by Kevin Maher NOT CHANGED
Option D: THE STAYCATION
by Eve O. Schaub, replacing Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe: A Novel with Recipes, moved to 5.8This book has several edible items, including a donut and cookie, on the cover.
Eve O. Schaub is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 35
Total points: 815/1180
Goodreads Authors: 2/31
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Rebecca VA30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
This is a 2 book task. Choose 2 different options and read a book for each.
Option 2: Geography- Read a book that takes place in a city, state, or country that has the letter "G" in the place name. The place name must be identified on the main book page in the title, book description, or setting metadata.
Required: Identify the place name
The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner (GR author)
OREGON
Option 5: Science & Nature- Read a book with at least one tree on the cover
Required - Post the Cover
Disturbed by Kevin O'Brien (GR author, 528 pages)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 505
Big book tickets this post: 1
Total big book tickets: 4
GR author tickets this post: 2
Total GR author tickets: 12
15.8 - It's All About the Facts!As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning - verified for history
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lene's Task: Tour De France
Option 3 (red) - The Red Box
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
'Boy'
Book 1 - Fat Boy vs the Cheerleaders, 311 pages - Geoff Herbach is a GR author.
Book 2 - Reality Boy, 353 pages - A.S. King is a GR author.
approved in task help thread
Points claimed in this post: 65
Total points: 675
GR authors: 14 (2 in this post)
Big books: 1
Elizabeth B15.6- I'm Flying!
Low Pressure
Dent Carter, the main hero, is a pilot (there's nothing in GR description about that but in every review you can find his name and occupation)
Task 20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
Option A: genre romance In Flight
Points:35
Total points:615+35=650
25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All AgesOption One: Grab a Buddy!
Temper Sanguine by Lou Harper GRA
SRC ebook verification line 1501
I rated Dead Man and the Restless Spirits by Lou Harper 5 stars.
Option Three: All Camp Games
The Ivy League Rake by Ryan Field GRA
SRC ebook verification line 1633
captuRe the Flag
50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984
Option 2A: bird on cover
Option 2B: Rain in the title
Rain and Whiskey by B.A. Tortuga GRA
Option 3A: candles on cover
by Astrid Amara GRASRC ebook verification line 995
approved in task help thread
This Post: 25 + 50 = 75
Total Points: 920 + 75 = 995
GRA: 56 + 4 = 60
REPLACING A BOOK20.3 - GENERAL TURKEY - hypNOtic clamBakE - BONE - The Bone Yard which is 356 pages.
NEW TASKS
20.4 - NAME THAT WORD - OPTION 3 - FALL - Free Fall.
30.9 - SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS
BOOK A - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - FIRST - First, Best and Only which has 250 pages.
BOOK B - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - LALURA - Charm City by Laura Lippman which has 308 pages.
TOTAL POINTS - 420
Pamela326520.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents
Option A: The Light Between OceansThe Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman (Goodreads Author) - Set in Autralia 345 pages
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 625
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 5
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Elizabeth PTask 15.6 - I'm Flying!
Book about pilot or with airplane on cover
by Melanie BenjaminMelanie Benjamin is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 290
Total Tasks: 19
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 23
10.4 Across the AgesTime Travel listed in "Genre" Section
The Ruby Brooch | Katherine Lowry Logan | 414 Pages | ★★ | GR Author
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Points For This Task: 10
GoodReads Authors This Task: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0
Big Book Tickets: 750+: 0
0
Totals
Total Points: 280/1180
Challenges Completed: 18/67
Total Goodreads Authors 15
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
READERBOARD NAME: Lisa MD20.3 - 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.
Reconstructing Amelia | Kimberly McCreight
"Amelia" can be formed in "hypnotic clambake"
GOODREADS AUTHOR
(400pp) READ 7/27/14
Points this Post: 20
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Total Points: 270/1180
Total Tasks Completed 12/64
GOODREAD AUTHORS: 8
BIG BOOK TICKETS: 500+[ 2 ] 750+[ ]
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30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
Read two books, the title/subtitle of which contain the same noun.
Murder on Gramercy Park by Victoria Thompson
I read the Kindle Version, but the paperback has 329 pages Murder on Gramercy Park.
Victoria Thompson is a Goodreads Author!
Murder on Mulberry Bend by Victoria Thompson
I read the Kindle Version, but the paperback has 343 pages Murder on Mulberry Bend.
Victoria Thompson is a Goodreads Author!
The noun both books share is MURDER
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 475
Books Read: 29
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)