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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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25.2 What if Dance With Me Luanne Rice - option 3/ set in Rhode Island
Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce - option 6/ any book
25.4 World cup past and now
Persian Girls: A Memoir Nahid Rachlin - option B/ group F, set in Iran
Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - option B/ group F, author born in Nigeria
Tasks points 50
Total points 295
BB Ticket 2
15.1 - Moms and DadsBook 1: Mom was Born in 1963and Female Author
Book 2: Dad was Born in 1962 and Male Author
I was Born in 1980
Book A
Book was First published in 1978 Female Author
Myriah | Claudette Williams | 223 Pages | ★★★ |
Book B
Book was first Published in 1979 Male Author
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth | James E. Lovelock | 176 Pages | ★★★ |
This Post
Points For This Task: 15
GoodReads Authors This Task: 0
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0
Big Book Tickets: 750+: 0
0
Totals
Total Points: 295/1180
Challenges Completed: 19/67
Total Goodreads Authors 15
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 3: Aphrodite
All Our Yesterdays by All Our Yesterdays (GR author) Completed July 27, 2014
Option 4: Poseidon
Sea of Shadows (word sea in the title) by Kelley Armstrong (GR author) Completed July 28, 2014.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 180
Total Big Book Tickets: 9
Total GR Authors: 6
Option 3: Aphrodite
All Our Yesterdays by All Our Yesterdays (GR author) Completed July 27, 2014
Option 4: Poseidon
Sea of Shadows (word sea in the title) by Kelley Armstrong (GR author) Completed July 28, 2014.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 180
Total Big Book Tickets: 9
Total GR Authors: 6
15.7- "In a gentle way, you can shake the world." Book Set in India 75% of this book was set in India
By Eastern Windows | Gretta Curran Browne | 340 Pages | ★★★★ | GR Author
This Post
Points For This Task: 15
GoodReads Authors This Task: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 0
Big Book Tickets: 750+: 0
0
Totals
Total Points: 310/1180
Challenges Completed: 20/67
Total Goodreads Authors 16
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial ChallengeOption 1, Geography, Word in title that begins but does not end with "A":
A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant "Awakened"
***GRA***
Option 2, Entertainment, Agatha Christie author
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie
Points this Post: 25
BB tickets this post: 0
GRA this post: 1
Total Points: 200
Total BB tickets: 5
Total GRA: 11
Meghanly15.8 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
(Non-Fiction, shelved HISTORY)
*CLAIMING GR AUTHOR TICKET*
This Post: 15
Total Points: 305
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 20
Goodreads Authors:11
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (1) 3
Total Pages Read:7504
Boston Kate5.7 Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the Beach
The Chocolate War
"chocolate" in title
Points this post: 5
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Kimber10.1 I Scream You Scream
The Fever by Megan Abbott (Goodreads Author)
MA in the word ICE CREAM
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10.10 Required Summer Reading
The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author)
'European Literature' on GR main page
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30.10 Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper....
Option 1 - author's initials found sequentially in the word TRIVIAL PURSUIT/ pb 294 pages
If it Bleeds, it Leads by Amanda Lee (Goodreads Author)
Option 6 - genre Sci Fi & Fantasy/ pb 362 pages
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
Total pages both books = 656 & no romance genre appears
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Above tasks: 50 points
# tasks submitted to date: 29
GRA: 26
New Total Points: 530
Andy P.Task # 5.6 - Blue: Most Popular
Read a book found on the first 5 pages of the Popular Favorite Books list.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Found on page 4, # 33 on this page on 7/28/14
Points this post: 5
Total points: 620
Tesla15.3-In honor of America's Independence Day (July 4th):
A) U.S. State in title or author's name: Looking for Alaska by John Green. Also, claiming a Goodreads Author ticket John Green.
B) Set in one of the 13 colonies: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. This book is set in North Carolina, and I also claim another Goodreads author ticket for Nicholas Sparks.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 85
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book 500: 2
Big Book 750:
Big Book 1000:
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!Read two books, the title/subtitle of which contain the same noun.
Noun: Garden
by Faye Kellerman (324 pages) 
by Mark T. Barnes (Goodreads Author) 506 pagesPoints this task: 30
Total points: 250
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big books: 500+ (5); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)
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25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
option 1, author named George: Burmese Days by George Orwell
option 3, set in Rhode Island: Providence Rag by Bruce DeSilva
25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
option 1, author Kwei Quartey previously rated Wife of the Gods 4 stars
read Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey
option 4, boat on cover
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
noun: sand
The Sand Fish: A Novel from Dubai by Maha Gargash, 368 pages
The Sand Cafe by Neil MacFarquhar, 375 pages
total = 990
Elizabeth PTask 20.2 - Exploring America's National Park System
Option 3: Book with title that contains a word found in a national park
I chose Crater Lake National Park
On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
Lake is in both
Kristin Hannah is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 310
Total Tasks: 20
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 2
Total Books: 24
SHELLEY UT25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
Option 2: Shadows by Ilsa J. Bick
This book is over 500 pages.
Option 3: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Both authors are goodreads authors.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 22
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Maria JoTask 25.12: A Trivial Challenge
Option 2: The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
Author is Agatha Christie
Option 3: An Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers
*Francine Rivers* is a Goodreads Author*
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 145
Goodreads Authors: 4
Oma122925.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
Option 2-Read a book with the genre Humor* on the main book page.
Who, What, Where, When, Die by Amanda M. Lee
Claiming Amanda Lee as GR author
Option 3-- Read a book that is the last or most recently published book in a series.
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich
Claiming Janet Evanovich as Gr author
Total Points: 290/1180
Total Tasks: 11/64
Total GR Authors: (10)
Total Big Books: 500+( );759+( )
Captain America Girl10.9 Isthmus Test
I read a publisher's advance copy of
by Beverly Jenkins for this task.20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents
For option C, I read This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales. 'Music' is one of the book's main genres. It has 279 pages.
Leila Sales is a GR author.
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
I chose options 3 and 5.
For option 3, I read Lady Vivian Defies a Duke by Samantha Grace. It is the last published book in the Beau Monde series.
For option 5, I read When She Was Wicked by Anne Barton. 'Historical Romance' is on the book's main page.
Anne Barton is a GR author.
25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
For option 1, I read Love and Other Scandals by Caroline Linden. I previously read It Takes a Scandal by the same author and rated it 4 stars.
Caroline Linden is a GR author.
For option 2, I read A Midsummer Night's Scream by R.L. Stine. It has 'horror' as a genre on the main page.
Points this post: 80
Total points: 395
Books read: 34
Tasks complete: 27
GR authors: 22
Big Books:
500+ 2
750+ 0
1000+ 0
Sheila25.1 Andy P's Task: Directionally Challenged
Book A:
Left For Dead by J.A. JanceAND
Book B:
Breach of Promise by Perri O'Shaughnessy25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 3. Home Run Derby
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews4.07 rating and 41,274 ratings
AND
Option 5:
How the Light Gets in by Louise PennyTotal Points = 450
15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I WillI chose Daniel Alarcon and read:
Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcón
and selected from his suggestions:
Natural Histories: Stories by Guadalupe Nettel
+15 Points
25.1 Andy P's Task: Directionally Challenged
Book A. Read a book that has in its title/subtitle one of the following words: South and West:
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
Book B.
Read a book by an author whose initials for their first and last names can be found in the word GPS: GpS:
Waterland by Graham Swift
+25 Points
Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 425
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ5.3 - Orange: Wave a Flag
The Interior by Lisa See
This book is set in China - the flag has both red and yellow on its official flag.
25.10 - Baseball All Stars
Book 1 - Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
Option 2 - Book is set in Boston
Book 2 - Unlucky 13 by James Patterson
Option 5 - One of my books I really was anxious to read this challenge.
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 460 points
Tasks completed: 25
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
10.6 - D-DayDiagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: It's Mitochondria, Not Hypochondria! by Sarah Myhill
10.10 - Required Summer Reading
At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper
Literature genre - verified here in case there is a problem: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 20
Total points = 375
Big Book tickets = 2
Goodreads Authors = 8
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 20.2 Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park System
The Inn at Lake Devine by Elinor Lipman
Qualifier: Crater Lake National Park (Approved in message #48)
Points this task: 20
Points Total: 265
Tasks Completed: 17
GR Author: 11
Big Books: 0
Post 145.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...
read a book first published in 1998.
The Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Points this task: 5
Total: 255
GR authors: 10
Books read: 19
Tasks Done: 15
Post 1530.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
Rolled 3,6
3)Angel Diary, Vol. 10 by Kara Graphic novel on main page
6)Fatal Fortune by Victoria Laurie Fantasy on Main page
Victoria Laurie is a GR author
Points this task: 30
Total: 285
GR authors: 11
Books read: 21
Tasks Done: 16
READERBOARD NAME: Lisa MD10.3 The More the Merrier
Read a book that depicts at least 3 people on the cover.
We Were Liars | E. Lockhart
GOODREADS AUTHOR
(227pp) READ 7/28/14
Points this Post: 10
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Total Points: 280/1180
Total Tasks Completed 13/64
GOODREAD AUTHORS: 9
BIG BOOK TICKETS: 500+[ 2 ] 750+[ ]
Previous Posts: #1222, 1300, 1336, 1434, 1489, 1547
I'd like to move some books around.Please remove the books and points for the following tasks:
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation! -- Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars -- The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout
And add the following task:
50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984
Option 1B: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
originally published in 1984
Option 2A:
by Amanda Lindhoutbirds on the cover
Option 3A:
by Rochelle Staabcandles on the cover
Points this post: 50 - 45 = 5
Season Total: 240 + 5 = 245
SAM ID25.11 - Summer Camp for All Ages
Option 1: read a new (to you) book by a previously read 4 or 5 star author.
All She Ever Wanted by Lynn Austin
*Previous Read: A Woman's Place, 5 stars*
***Lynn Austin is a GR Author, 1 ticket***
Option 2: a book with the genre thriller.
Lockdown by Traci Hunter Abramson
***Traci Hunter Abramson is a GR Author, 1 ticket***
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30.1 - A Little Pick-Me-Up
I rolled a 2 and a 3.
Option 2: a book with the genre Science Fiction.
Drift by M.K. Hutchins
*side note: M.K. Hutchins is my sister, and this was a great book! (even taking my bias aside, it really is good)
Option 3: a book with the genre Graphic Novels.
Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale
***Shannon Hale is a GR Author, 1 ticket***
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30.4 - Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 3: read a book with "romance" listed as genre.
Chances Are by Traci Hunter Abramson
***Traci Hunter Abramson is a GR Author, 1 ticket***
Option 5: read a book where something is stolen as mentioned in the GR description.
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
***Rick Riordan is a GR Author, 1 ticket***
Points: 85
Total Points: 250
GR Authors: 9
Big Books: 0
Rebecca VA15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
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.
started with:
Triptych by Karin Slaughter
recommended:
Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen (GR author)
REQUIRED: In your post, list the name of the book that you started with.
points this post: 15
total points: 520
GR author tickets this post: 1
total GR author tickets: 13
Task #30.9 Ty's Task: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!both books approved in help thread - post 59
Book A:
For Blackmail... or Pleasure by Robyn Grady
185 pages
Pleasure - SUpERcalifrAgilisticExPLialidocious
Book B:
Dash of Peril by Lori Foster (GR Author)
480 pages
Foster - SupERcaliFragilisTicexpialidOcious.
Points this Post: 30
Totals:
Total Points: 550
Total Goodreads Authors: 36
Total Tasks Completed: 30
Total Books Read: 43
Coralie5.3 Orange: Wave a Flag
Book set in Columbia which has red and yellow in its flag.
In Evil Hour
20.5 Celebrating My Parents
Option C – book with genre 'music'
An Equal Music
This post 25 points
Total to date 420 points
Delicious Dee15.6- I'm Flying!
Rose Under Fire - Elizabeth Wein (GR Author) - the mc is a transport pilot shot down during WW2
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 670
GR Author: 39
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Nick KYFirst, I would like to take away Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. James from 10.2,
leaving my Total Points: 470.
Then, I will add…
30.7 Alison I’s follow the Stars
Option 1 – Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. James, born 8/1 (Leo)
Option 3 – sci-fi genre – The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 500
Nick KY30.8 Sandy’s Concentration I read
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan 336 pp
Arctic Fire by Stephen W. Frey, 372 pp
The word is “Fire” – used as a noun in both titles.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 530
Suzanne20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lene's Task: Tour De France
Option 2: (view spoiler)
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir - **** - 7/24/2014 - 293 Pages - Author lives in Paris France
Points this task: 20
Total points: 240
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 20
Goodreads authors: 12
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites(view spoiler)
Option 1: Something About You by Julie James - **** - 7/15/2014 - 307 Pages - Mystery on the main page
Option 5: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas - **** - 7/27/2014 - 382 Pages - Historical Romance on Main Page
Points this task: 25
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 22
Goodreads authors: 13
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STEFU20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferably both!
Option 1
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Has at least 2 of the numbers (2 and 1) AND is an odd number (241 pages total).
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 6
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)
HINA10.4 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.
Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband by Melissa Mayhue.
science Fiction-->Time Travel--> 157 users & time travel mentioned in description
**Melissa Mayhue is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 10
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 725
Total Goodreads Authors: 44
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation! Option 1: The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 5: The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Option 6: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman
Total Points: 80
ANGIE CA5.6 - Blue: Most Popular
Book: Wait for You by J. Lynn
Notes: Page #3.
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
Book 1: Devil May Care by Patricia Eimer
Notes: Devil. 352 pages.
Book 2: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead by Patricia Eimer
Notes: Devil. 368 pages.
This Post: 35
Points to Date: 825
25.6 - Sandi's Task - I could use a little help here!Option 1: 50/50
Read a book whose author's initials is made up of A, B, C or D
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Option 3: Ask The Audience
Read a book from the Goodreads 'popular' list for May, June, July or August 2014
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Used: June 2014, current position = 1, originally found: 28 June 2014
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 300
Tasks completed: 21
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books (500): 1
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 3: Storm Front (4.02 average rating, 128,315 ratings) by Jim Butcher (GR author)
Option 5: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (GR author)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 205
Total Big Book Tickets: 9
Total GR Authors: 8
Option 3: Storm Front (4.02 average rating, 128,315 ratings) by Jim Butcher (GR author)
Option 5: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (GR author)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 205
Total Big Book Tickets: 9
Total GR Authors: 8
Elizabeth B10.9 Isthmus Test
15.10 - Fun in the Sun
book of my choice The Opportunist
Points:25
Total points:650+25=675
Elizabeth BBook substitution
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
Option A: JK Rowling (Robert Galbraith) date of birth 31/7 The Silkworm
Option B: Babygirl and the Mean Boss, published on August
Janice CA30.5 In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 1: Author's initials found in enTertainMent
Theres A Porcupine In My Outhouse: Misadventures Of A Mountain Man Wannabe (Capital Discoveries by Mike Tougias
and
Option 5: A tree on the cover
Ghosthunting Southern California by Sally Richards
***Sally Richards is a Goodreads author***
+30
total: 115
tasks: 7
books: 8
GR authors: 1
SandiCompleted Tasks
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
Book 1: Using Option 1 - Mystery genre on book's main page
I read Kindle edition -- A Series of Unfortunate Events #3: The Wide Window
Most Popular PB -- The Wide Window
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by Lemony Snicket who is a Goodreads Author
Book 2: Using Option 2 - Humor genre on book's main page
I read Kindle edition -- Last Stop This Town
Paperback edition -- Last Stop This Town
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by David H. Steinberg who is a Gooreads Author
25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial Challenge
My die roll: 1
Book 1: Using the die roll I completed Option 1 -- read a book with a 4+ letter word beginning with an 'A' but not ending with an 'A'
I read Kindle version -- Adrenaline
Most Popular paperback -- Adrenaline
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by John Benedict who is a Goodreads Author
Book 2: For this book I chose Option 3 -- building on cover
This books is only available in ebook format. Approval for length was given at post #3568 of the ebook verification thread -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by Scott Nicholson who is a Goodreads Author
***Summary***
Previous Points Earned: 135
Points Earned this Post: 50
Total Points To Date: 185
GA Tickets To Date: 4
Big Book Tickets To Date: 0
I completed:20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task - The Brady Bunch
by reading:
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
This satisfies Option #2 as it is found on the list "Best Book Boyfriend" at #291.
This book also had 810 pages, so I would like to claim one Big Book Ticket.
Tasks Complete: 16
Total Points: 205
GR Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (2) 750+ (1) 1000+()
Andy P.Task #30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
Option B. Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year. Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger. Published 7/07
Option C. Read a book with the genre Science Fiction on the main book page. Micro by Michael Crichton. science fiction on mp 232 users
Points this post: 30
Total points: 650
Kait5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the Female
A book with the genre 'feminism' or 'womens' on its main page.
Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connolly -- 'Womens' tagged by 3 users -- Approved in help thread posts #59 & #60
Sheila Connolly is a GR Author.
15.5 - Where Was that Again?
A book set in Colorado, Massachusetts, or Wisconsin.
Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley -- Entirely set in Colorado
Kristen Ashley is a GR Author.
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
A book of your choice, read in a favorite summer spot.
The Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene -- Read on the patio
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
2. Charley Horse: A book with a horse on the cover or with the genre Western on the main book page.
The Secret of Shadow Ranch by Carolyn Keene -- Horse on cover
20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park System
Option 3: A book with a title that contains a word found in a name of a National Park.
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb -- 'Death' found in national park Death Valley
20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: General Turkey
A book with a title that contains a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE.
Until Nico by Aurora Rose Reynolds -- 'Nico' found in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE; 266 pages
Aurora Rose Reynolds is a GR Author.
Points This Post: 95
GR Authors This Post: 3
Total Points: 220
Total GR Authors: 17
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Jessica PDX15.1 - Moms and Dads
Both books were published in my parents' lifetimes, but prior to my birth.
by Ruth Rendell
by Jim Thompson15.4 - Double Trouble
Using the one-book option; this book has a double SS in "Motherless" and a double OO in "Brooklyn."
by Jonathan Lethem30.2 - Dlmrose's Task - Dig In!
Option 1 - Set in Los Alamos, New Mexico
by TaraShea NesbitOption 3 - The author's first name is Susan.
by Susan Vreeland30.8 - Sandy's Task - Concentration!
The matching noun is "night."
Book A - 602 pages
by Marisha PesslBook B - 303 pages
by Derek B. MillerPoints This Post: 90
Total Points: 465
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Read a book with the genre Literature or Literary Fiction on the main page genre listing.
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Task total=10
Grand total=365