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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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Vicki20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
Option 2: Best Book Boyfriend
#12 on the Best BF list The Fault in Our Stars
John GreenGR author
20 points
1 GR author
Jenn IL 5.10 White: Lounging Around
by B.A. Shapiro***Goodreads Author***
10.9 Isthmus Test
by Alexi Zentner***Goodreads Author***
15.10 Fun in the Sun
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews
**Read while sitting outside in my backyard**
20.8 Shelby's Task: Fun or Fantastic
Option 1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
This book has 771 pages.
***Claiming 2 big book tickets for having over 750 pages***
20.10 Group Reads
Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
My comment is Message #39 in the discussion thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
25.6 Sandi's Task-I could use a little help here
Option 2.
by Rainbow Rowell***Goodreads Author***
Option 3. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
This book was Position #1 in June 2014. I found it there today, 8/09/2014.
Points This Post: 95
Total Points: 215
Goodread Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 3
Delicious Dee30.10 - Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper or something else?
Option 3 -
- Mary Roach (GR Author) - bare foot; 303pgsOption 6 - The Search for the Red Dragon - James A. Owen (GR Author) - 6ppl have shelved as science fiction fantasy; 384pgs
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 930
GR Author: 57
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
APOORVSummer 2014 Challenge : Tasks Completed
(as 8/9/2014 - completed tasks only)
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15.1 - Moms and Dads
Date of Birth : March 17, 1989
✔ Book A, by a female author, must be written during your mother's lifetime, but not your own.
Book Read : Taming the Star Runner | S.E. Hinton (GRA) | 7/15/2014
Requirement : Mother's Lifetime Considered - 1962 - 1989 (Book Published : 1988)
✔ Book B, a book written by a male author, during your father's lifetime, but not your own.
Book Read : Utz | Bruce Chatwin | 8/9/2014
Requirement : Father's Lifetime Considered - 1957 - 1989 (Book Published : 1988)
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15.5 - Where Was that Again ?
✔ Read a book set in : Colorado, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin.
Book Read : The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin | 6/30/2014
Requirement : Set in Wisconsin
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15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
✔ Enter a book that you have rated 4 or 5 stars, and read one of the recommendations provided.
Website : What Should I Read Next ?
Book Read : Dash & Lily's Book of Dares | Rachel Cohn - David Levithan (GRA) | 7/5/2014
Requirement : Book Entered - The Fault in Our Stars | ★★★★★
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15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
✔ Read a book of your choice, in a favorite summer spot - anywhere you can relax and enjoy yourself!
Book Read : The Giver | Lois Lowry | 7/28/2014
Requirement : Set in the fictional, The Community, would be interesting to live with all those rules for a change.
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20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park System.
✔ Option 1 : Read a fictional book set in a National Park.
Book Read : Blood Lure | Nevada Barr | 6/15/2014
Requirement : Set in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Montana
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Summary
Points (THIS post) : 65
Total Points Earned : 65
Total Books Read : 6
Total Tasks Completed : 5
GoodReads Authors : 2
APOORVSummer 2014 Challenge : Tasks Completed
(as 8/9/2014 - completed tasks only)
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25.4 - Coralie's Task: World Cup Past and Present
World Cup Past : USA 1994 - Winners: Brazil
✔ Book A - Read a book first published in the year that world cup was held.
Book Read : One for the Money | Janet Evanovich (GRA) | 7/26/2014
Requirement : Book Published : 1994
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✔ Book B - Read a book set (at least 50%) in either the country in which that world cup was held OR in the country that won it.
Book Read : The Vast Fields of Ordinary | Nick Burd | 8/9/2014
Requirement : Set in Iowa, USA
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25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
✔ Option 4 - Read a book that has a United States Flag on the cover.
Book Read : Wide Awake | David Levithan (GRA) | 8/6/2014
Requirement : US Flag on the cover
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✔ Option 6 - Read any book as long as it meets SRC Requirements.
Book Read : Yonnondio: From the Thirties | Tillie Olsen | 7/27/2014
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25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
✔ Option 1 - GRAB A BUDDY ! : Read a book written by an author that you've read before and that you've rated 4 or 5 stars.
Book Read : The Lover's Dictionary | David Levithan (GRA) | 8/4/2014
Requirement : Book Previously Read - Boy Meets Boy | ★★★★
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✔ Option 3 - ALL CAMP GAMES : Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
Book Read : The Brazilian's Blackmail Bargain | Abby Green (GRA) | 7/18/2014
Requirement : Word - capture the flAG
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Summary
Points (THIS post) : 75
Total Points Earned : 140
Total Books Read : 12
Total Tasks Completed : 8
GoodReads Authors : 6
10.1 I Scream, You Scream Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in ICE CREAM.
Tease by Amanda Maciel
15.4. Double Trouble
Option C: Read one book that meets the criteria for A and B - contains a word with a repeated vowel and one with a repeated consonant
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil GaimanGoodreads Author
Double O's/Double C's/Double T's
15.5 - Where Was that Again?
Read a book set in Colorado, Massachusetts, or Wisconsin.
The Shining by Stephen King Big Book at 659 pages/Goodreads Author
Book is set in Colorado
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
Option 2: 1970: Best Book Boyfriend list #1375
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
Book 1: Summa Cum Laude - winners of Goodreads Choice Awards: Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James Big Book at 579 pages/Goodreads Author
Winner for Romance in 2012
Book 2: Magna Cum Laude - nominees for Goodreads Choice Awards:What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen Goodreads Author
Nominee for Young Adult Fiction in 2011
Points this post: 90
Total points: 90
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
APOORVSummer 2014 Challenge : Tasks Completed
(as 8/9/2014 - completed tasks only)
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30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
✔ Option 3 - APHRODITE : Read a book with the genre romance listed on the main book page.
Book Read : The Notebook | Nicholas Sparks (GRA) | 6/7/2014
Requirement : Shelved as Romance - 96 times
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✔ Option 4 - POSEIDON : Read a book with a word for a body of water in the title or subtitle.
Book Read : The Old Man and the Sea | Ernest Hemingway | 8/9/2014
Requirement : Title includes sea
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30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
✔ Option 2 - DAY YOU WERE BORN : Read a book that has a day of the week in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
Book Read : Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom (GRA) | 7/11/2014
Requirement : Title includes Tuesdays
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✔ Option 4 - BIRTHDAY BUDDIES : Read a book by an author who shares a birth month with you.
Book Read : Track of the Cat | Nevada Barr | 8/7/2014
Requirement : Birthday Month - March
(Nevada Barr - 01Mar52, Me - 17Mar89)
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30.9 Ty's Task: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
✔ Book A - Read a book where all the letters in one word from the title can be found in SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS.
Book Read : The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 6/17/2014
Requirement : Word - supERcAlifraGilisTicexpialidocious (Pages - 208)
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✔ Book B - Read a book where all the letters in the author's first or last name can be found in SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS.
Book Read : Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson (GRA) | 6/13/2014
Requirement : Word - supERcALIfragilisticexpialidocioUs (Pages - 208)
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Summary
Points (THIS post) : 90
Total Points Earned : 230
Total Books Read : 18
Total Tasks Completed : 11
GoodReads Authors : 9
30.6 Summer Birthdaysoption 1 Red heads
BIG BOOK 560 pages
Option 4
Hostile Witness
Rebecca Forster
Both June birthdays
GOODREADS AUTHOR
this task 30 points
total points 255
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 50.1. Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984
Option 2: When Doves Cry - A. For this option, read a book with a bird on the cover
Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough
Qualifier: Bird on the cover
Option 2: When Doves Cry - B: "purple," "rain," "Prince," or "time" in the title, subtitle, or series title, EXACT matches only.
Book 2: Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince by Nancy Atherton
Qualifier: Word "prince" in title.
Option 3: A: read a book with a cake and/or candle(s) on the cover.
Book 3: Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris
Qualifier: Birthday cake and candle on the cover
Claiming GRA for Sarah Pinborough
Points this task: 50
Points Total: 420
Tasks Completed: 23
GR Author: 18
Big Books: 0
25.11 Summer camp for all agesoption 1
People of the Book
previously read Year of Wonders
rated 4 stars
Option 2
Fever Dream
Douglas Preston
GOODREADS AUTHOR
this task 25 points
total points 280
MARWA *** REPOST***
20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuit
For this task, read a book with one of the original colors: brown, yellow, blue, pink, green, or orange in the title, subtitle or author's name.
I read "The Yellow Wall-Paper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A Dual-Text Critical Edition. Both book and author are NEW to me.
Total Points: 280
FANDURY25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
Option 1: Read a book written by an author that you've read before and that you've rated 4 or 5 stars.
Skin Game by Jim Butcher
I read Cold Days before and rated it 5 stars.
Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author!
Option 3: Read a book whose author's initials are found in CAPTURE THE FLAG.
A Grave Matter by Anna Lee Huber
The initials AH are found in cApture tHe flag.
Anna Lee Huber is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 550
Books Read: 34
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Elizabeth B50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984
option 2A: bird on cover
option 2B: time in the title A Matter of Time, Vol. 1
option 2B: time in the title A Matter of Time, Vol. 2
Points:50
Total points:865+50=915
30.3 – Delmy's Task: Send in the Clones!!Choose two different options and read one book for each. Each book must be at least 250 pages in length
2. Helena: Read a book from this list: Rooting for the Bad Guy.
Richard III by William Shakespeare - 336p.
#65 on Rooting for the Bad Guy.
3. Alison Hendrix: Read a book where the main character is a mom.
Bittersweet by Danielle Steel - 384p.
From GR blurb "With four wonderful children, India believed in commitment and sacrifice, just as she believed in Doug, the man she married 17 years before."
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 530
Total Tasks: 31
GR Author: 11
Big Book - 500: 2
Big Book - 750: 1
Big Book - 1000: 0
Time to dust off the pompoms. Come on folks we can't have dlmrose and Susan sitting at the top of the Readerboard all by themselves. Let's Go!!
Rebecca VA20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park System
This is a one book task. Please select one of the options below.
Wikipedia list of national parks of the US
Option 3: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word found in a name of a National Park found on the National Parks of the United States list. Words must match exactly, but "Saint" may also be used for "St." The following words are excluded: of, the.
Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan (GR author)
Required: Identify the National Park: Death Valley
Required: Indicate the option.
points this post: 20
total points: 655
GR authors this post: 1
total GR authors: 18
Andy P.Task # 15.5 - Where Was that Again?
A tri-o of states: Colorado, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. Read a book set in any one of these states.
Nantucket Sawbuck: A Henry Kennis Mystery by Steven Axelrod.
As the title implies this book is set on Nantucket, which is part of Massachusetts.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 860
Kaye
Task 5.8 Read a book that contains between 380 and 450 pages (as stated on Goodreads).
Summer House with Swimming Pool
by
Herman Koch
387 pgs
Points this task - 5
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To Date
Points - 270
GRA - 10
BB -1
Task 5.8 Read a book that contains between 380 and 450 pages (as stated on Goodreads).
Summer House with Swimming Pool
by
Herman Koch
387 pgs
Points this task - 5
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To Date
Points - 270
GRA - 10
BB -1
Gea5.6 - Blue: Most Popular
Popular Favorite Books list (found on page 5)
Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan (Goodreads Author)
5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible
A book between 380 and 450 pages - The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lene's Task: Tour De France
Option 3: Title or subtitle contains word white.
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
A. Read a book by an author who is a Leo or a Virgo born between July 23rd and September 22nd.
Against the Rules by Linda Howard (August 03, 1950)
B. Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year.
Lead by Kylie Scott (Published: July 29th 2014)
POINTS
Points This Post: 60
Points Total: 455
GR Author: 24
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
15.10 Fun in the SunChild X by Lee Weatherly
Points this post = 15
Total points = 440
Big Book tickets = 2
Goodreads Authors = 8
Kimber20.2 Exploring America's Nat'l Parks
Silver Bay by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Auth)
Option 3 - title contains word found in name of National Park - BAY as in GLACIER BAY National Park
This task: 20
# tasks submitted to date: 32
GRA: 29
New total points: 585
Delicious Dee10.5 This Could Take A While
His Billion Dollar Baby - Lea Nolan (GR Author) - billion; ebook only approved in msg 3716 of the approval thread
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 940
GR Author: 58
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
HINA30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up - I rolled a 4 and 2.
Option 2: Projects for Friends - Read a book with the genre "Science Fiction"* on the main page.
Exiled by Evangeline Anderson.
Science Fiction ~ 35 Users
Message 3667 Approved for length
Option 4: Rifftrax - Read a book with the genre "Humor"* on the main page.
Love and Lists by Tara Sivec.
Humor ~ 99 Users
**Tara Sivec is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 905
Total Goodreads Authors: 50
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
message by Lauren: Seussscat
20.5 bigger is better book concierges task
Option A
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami (set in japan)
This post
Points - 20
Good read authors - 0
Big book tickets - 0
Total
Points - 40
Good read authors - 0
Big book tickets - 1
CathyG25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Please select two different options and read a book for each.
A. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE -
Read a book with a setting of someplace that you have always wanted to visit.
Unwound by Lorelei James
Denver, CO (set during my lifetime)
Goodreads Author
C. THE ULTIMATE DREAM VACATION -
The Untamed Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Scotland 1800’s (not in my lifetime)
Goodreads Author
25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial Challenge
This is a two book task. Trivial Pursuit uses one die. Roll one die : I rolled a 1
1. GEOGRAPHY -
Read a book with a word of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle that begins with an A but doesn't end with an A.
Altered Book Collage by Barbara Matthiessen
5. SCIENCE & NATURE -
Read a book with the Author's initials found in PORTUGUESE in any order.
Making Designer Mixed-Media and Memory Jewelry by Tammy Powley
Goodreads Author
50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984
Pick three tasks from the following list. The three tasks selected CAN be from the same OR different options.
Option 2: When Doves Cry
For this option, read a book with a bird on the cover,
Adventures in Mixed Media: Collage, Stitch, Fuse, and Journal Your Way to a More Creative Life by Jane Davies
The Collage Workbook: How to Get Started and Stay Inspired by Randel Plowman
The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery by Karen Michael
Points this post:100
Total points: 100
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 7
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0
PeebeeTask 5.3 – Orange: Wave a Flag REPLACEMENT BOOK
The Vacationers by Emma Straub, replacing One Hundred Names: A Novel by Cecelia Ahern, moved to 25.6.
This book is set in Spain on the island of Mallorca, which has a red and yellow flag.
Emma Straub is a Goodreads Author.
Task 25.3: Different Selves, Different Tales NEW POINTS
Option 2: Young & Old
AUTHOR: Rainbow Rowell
Book 1: Fangirl, moved from 30.7 (Young Adult)
Book 2: Landline, (not Young Adult, approved in help thread)
Rainbow Rowell is a Goodreads Author. (counting once only, second book already awarded GRA credit).
Task 25.6 - I could use a little help here! FIXING PROBLEM (question/problem post 302)
Option 1: 50/50
One Hundred Names: A Novel by Cecelia Ahern, moved from 5.3.
The author's initials are CA.
Option 3 - Ask the Audience
Catching Air by Sarah Pekkanen NO CHANGE
This book ranked #94 on the May 2014 Popular List on 7/27/14.
Task 30.6 - Summer Birthdays NEW POINTS
Option #1: Red Haired Girl
by Elizabeth LowellWoman on cover has red hair (approved in help thread
Elizabeth Lowell is a Goodreads Author.
Option #4: Birthday Buddies
Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou's birthday is April 4; April is my birth month.
Task 30.7 - Follow the Stars REPLACEMENT BOOK
Option A:
I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley NO CHANGE
Sloane Crosley was born born August 3, 1978.
Option B:
Ten Things I've Learnt About Love by Sarah Butler, replacing Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, moved to 25.3
This book was originally published on July 11th, 2013.
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Points this post: 80
Total points: 940/1180
Goodreads Authors: 3/38
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All AgesChoose 2 different options and read 1 book for each.
Option Two: Sleepy Hollow
Read a book with the genre "horror" or "thriller" on its main book page.
Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon
Option Four: Open Waterfront
Read a book with a boat of any type on the cover.
Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler
Big Book - 515p.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 555
Total Tasks: 32
GR Author: 11
Big Book - 500: 3
Big Book - 750: 1
Big Book - 1000: 0
KAREN F5.4 Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
Song: House of Jansch
Black: Whiskers and Wishes
The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
Paranormal>Witches genre on Main Book Page
**Kim Harrison is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 10
Total Challenge Points: 380
Goodreads Authors: 24
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Jessica PDX15.2 - If They Like It, Maybe I Will
Book A:
by Laura LippmanBook B:
by James M. Cain25.3 - mstan's Task - Different Selves, Different Tales
Option 3 - Past and Future
These books are 40 years apart (1927 and 1967 respectively)
by Agatha Christie
by Agatha ChristiePoints This Post: 40
Total Points: 595
BRIAN25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial Challenge
I rolled a 4 and chose option 1.
Option 1 - Word begins with 'A' but doesn't end with it.
The Case Against the Supreme Court by Erwin Chemerinsky
Against starts with, but does not end in 'A'.
This book was a publisher's advance copy.
Option 4 - Title has an adjective used to describe size
The Great Bazaar and Other Stories by Peter V. Brett (Goodreads author!)
The adjective is Great.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 175
Books read: 11
Goodreads authors: 2
Big Books: 2-0-0 (2)
READERBOARD NAME: Lisa MD25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
Option One: Grab a Buddy!
Read a book written by an author that you've read before and that you've rated 4 or 5 stars.
Dorothea Benton Frank | The Last Original Wife | I read it on 7/11/13 | Rated 4 stars
The Hurricane Sisters: A Novel by Dorothea Benton Frank
GOODREADS AUTHOR
(320pp) READ 8/10/14
Option Three: All Camp Games
Read a book whose author's initials are found in C APTURE THE FLA G .
New Life, No Instructions | Gail Caldwell
(174pp) READ 7/26/14
30.2 Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
Option 1 - Read a book set predominately in one of these places where T. rex fossils have been found: Canada: Alberta, Saskatchewan; USA: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota
The Wives of Los Alamos | TaraShea Nesbit
setting in New Mexico
GOODREADS AUTHOR
(240pp) READ 6/28/14
3) Paleontologist and marine archaeologist Sue Hendrickson discovered the fossils. Read a book by an author named Sue or any variation of the name Susan as identified by Behind the Name.
When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions | Sue Monk Kidd
GOODREADS AUTHOR
(240pp) READ 8/10/14
Points this Post: 55
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Total Points: 475/1180
Total Tasks Completed 21/64
GOODREAD AUTHORS: 16
BIG BOOK TICKETS: 500+[ 3 ] 750+[ ]
Previous Posts: #1222, 1300, 1336, 1434, 1489, 1547, 1574, 1619, 1654, 1680, 1804, 1884, 1910
Jenifer15.10 Fun in the Sun
book of choice
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
20.4 Name That Word
1. onomatopoeia
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
"Cuckoo" is on the word list
Points this post: 35
Total Points = 135
SAMJAYMC5.5 - Green: It's Not Easy Being Green
Take Me On by Katie McGarry
Goodreads Author: Katie McGarry
5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible
Step Back in Time by Ali McNamara 448 pgs
10.4 Across the Ages
Day of the Predator by Alex Scarrow
Goodreads Author: Alex Scarrow
10.6 D-Day
Darcy and Elizabeth: A Season of Courtship by Sharon Lathan
Goodreads Author: Sharon Lathan
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
1. Broken Heart: Lost and Found by Nicole Williams
Romance listed as a genre
Goodreads Author: Nicole Williams
Points This Post: 50
Points Total: 50
GR Author: 4
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
MARWA*** Claiming BB ticket only for a previous post ***
30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
Book 1: Read one book which is an award winner.
I read The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson. (724pgs - post#1866)
Winner of the 2009 Goodreads Choice Awards: MYSTERY-THRILLER
Total Points: 280
Elizabeth B30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
opt 1: Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux, author's initials A, R can be found in ENTERTAINMENT
opt 2: Silence, set in BirminGham - Alabama
Points:30
Total points:865+30=895
Meghanly30.4 Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 2: Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor (word GODS in title... plurals ok!)
*Claiming GR author ticket*
*Claiming BB Ticket - 613 pages*
Option 4: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay (body of water in the title: SEA)
*Claiming GR Author Ticket*
This Post: 30
Total Points: 390
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 26
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1) 6
Total Pages Read: 10353
Jayme VA15.8 - It's All About the Facts!
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
This book has History listed on it's main page.
Thomas Jefferson is a Big Book with 800 pages.
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
Option 3: All Clear by Connie Willis
The homonym is "Clear."
All Clear is a big book, with 643 pages.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 245
GR Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(1),1000+(0)
MarikaThis is my first post so hopefully I get everything right!
30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
Nominee: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
*Category: Humor-2012
**Goodreads Author
Winner: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
*Category: Historical Fiction-2013
**BB 500+ (544 pages)
30.10 Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper, Or Something Else?
Option 2 Toilet Paper: Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
*My friend's rating was one star (https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...)
**Goodreads Author
Option 3 Tibialis Posterior: That Summer by Sarah Dessen
*
It's a little hard to see in the miniature, but there are two barefoot people in the background**Goodreads Author
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 2 Geography: White Teeth by Zadie Smith
*G is in England
Option 6 Sports and Leisure: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
*This book is a good summer read because it takes place during summer and it's about a man who is lazying about trying to get a hold of his life (which is what summer is all about, right?).
**BB 500+ (607 pages)
25.10: Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All-Stars
Option 3 Home Run Derby: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
*Average Rating is 4.31
**BB 500+ (602 pages)
Option 5 Just Because: The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm
*BB 500+ (730 pages)
This Post: 115
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Total Pages Read: 3,730
Jayme VA30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
Option #1: Red Haired Girl
by Kate AlcottApproved in help thread.
Option #4: Birthday Buddies
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner goodreads author
Jen and I were both born in March. Link to wiki and Jen's birthday
Points this post: 30
Total points: 275
GR Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+(3),750+(1),1000+(0)
SHELLEY UT20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
Option 2: Knight by Kristen Ashley
found on Best Book Boyfriend list #156
Kristen Ashley is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 335
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 28
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Pamela326525.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Option C
The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey - Vacationing on the fictional world of Pern
Option D
by Kim Watters (Goodreads Author)25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 4
by Missy Tippens (Goodreads Author)
by Anne McCaffrey30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
Book 1
by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) - Best Mystery & Thriller Winner 2013Book 2
by Ian Doescher - Best Humor Nominee 2013Points this post: 80
Total Points: 860
Goodreads Authors this post: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 34
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+: 5
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
Jessica PDX10.1 - I Scream, You Scream
by Eric Ambler10.8 - Question Everything
by Agatha ChristiePoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 615
Andy P.Task # 15.7- "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
Read a book that is primarily set in India
The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall set in India per Good Reads description.
Task # 20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuit
Read a book with one of the original colors: brown, yellow, blue, pink, green, or orange in the title Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
This book is new to me, though I've read others by this author.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 895
25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All AgesOption One
I read Stormlord Rising by Glenda Larke. I had previously read The Last Stormlord, which I rated as five stars.
Option Three
Stormlord's Exile by Glenda Larke
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 175
Oops, forgot I finished another one.25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
1. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
3. Champion by Marie Lu
The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod (Book #4 of The Fall Revolution)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 200
20.7 - The Brady Bunch
Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon * GoodReads Author *
(This series is a spin-off series of the Dark Hunter series)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
GRA: 1
Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon * GoodReads Author *
(This series is a spin-off series of the Dark Hunter series)
Points this task: 20
Total points: 20
GRA: 1
Janice CA20.2 – Exploring America's National Park System
Option 2: Read a non-fiction book about the National Park System.
The author, a ranger, explains the many political aspects involved in the NPS's operations, including wildlife protection, search and rescue, and budgeting.
A Park Ranger's Life: Thirty-Two Years Protecting Our National Parks
by Bruce W. Bytnar
+20
total: 155
tasks: 9
books: 10
GR authors: 2
25.8 4th of JulyOption 2 Book with 5 or 6 in # of pages - Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
This book has 416 pages.
Option 6 Book of Your Choice - Brothers In Battle, Best of Friends by William Guarnere
***Karin Slaughter is a Goodreads author***
25.11 Summer Camp
Option 1: When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
I originally read Life After Life and gave it 5*
Option 3 - The Home Place by Carrie La Seur.
The initial CL are in CAPTURE THE FLAG
***Carrie La Seur is a Goodreads author***
Post Total: 50
Grand Total: 290
5.8 Barely VisibleHide & Seek by James Patterson*GRA
429 pages.
30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 3: Aphrodite
The One by Kiera Cass*GRA
Romance genre.
Option 6: Artemis
by Mindee Arnett*GRABird on cover
Points this post: 35
Total points: 380
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 24
Goodreads Authors: 14
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30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 4: Poseidon
God of the Sea, read a book with a word for a body of water in the title or subtitle. Plurals and possessives permitted.
Summer House with Swimming Pool
byHerman Koch
Swimming pool would be a body of water, I'm hoping ?
Option 6: Artemis
Goddess of the Hunt, read a book with a non-human mammal, bird or fish on the cover.
*On the cover , the 2nd photo on the right in the corner has seagulls on it .
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
byJoël Dicker
***This book has 656 pgs. so would qualify for a BB ticket .***
Points this post - 30
BB tickets -1
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Points to date -285
GRA -10
BB - 2