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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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NICOLE OH15.3 In Honor of America's Independence Day
A. Stars: Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff (state name= Virginia)
B. Stripes: My Salinger Year (set in New York) by Joanna Rakoff
Joanna Rakoff is a Goodreads author
25.3 mstan's Task: Different Selves, Different Tales
Option 1: Self & other
Book 1, Fiction: Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
Book 2, Memoir: Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl
Current post:
Points: 40
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 325
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
STEFU15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
Watchers* by Dean Koontz*GRA
I used the book Skeleton Crew by Stephen King as a starting point.
*Big Book (624 pages)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: 4
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (1)
Lindy-Lanetask 30.4: percy jackson lovers:
*opt #4 : poseidon: book with word for a body of water in title:
Sweetwater Creek by Anne Rivers Siddons
*opt #3 : aphrodite: book with genre romance:
Tonight And Forever by Brenda Jackson
Points this post: 30
Total points: 285
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 17
Jessica PDX30.9 - Ty's Task - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Book A - The word is "Trail" - supeRcALIfragilisTicexpialidocious
Page count - 480 pages
by Hampton SidesBook B - The name is "Craig" - supeRCAlIfraGilisticexpialidocious
Page count - 308 pages
by Craig JohnsonPoints This Post: 30
Total Points: 645
Lindy-Lanetask 50.1: summer of 1984:
*book first published in 1984:
Full Circle by Danielle Steel [first published 5.1.1984]
*doves cry: book with bird on cover:
by Danielle Steel*16 candles: book with cake or candles on cover:
by Danielle SteelPoints this post: 50
Total points: 335
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 18
Gea10.10 Required Summer Reading
Read a book with the genre Literature or Literary Fiction on the main page genre listing.
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
European Literature > British Literature (118 users)
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 465
GR Author: 25
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Kimber30.5 In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 1: Burn by Addison Moore (Goodreads Author)
ENTERTAINMENT
*Burn is ok for length per #308 in ebook verif doc
Option 3: The Girl You Left Behind: A Novel by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author)
*takes place during WWI
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50.1
Option 2:Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis (Goodreads Author)
selected word in title: prince
Option 2:Rain and revelation by Therese Pautz (Goodreads Author)
selected word in title: rain
Option 2:A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Goodreads Author)
selected word in title: time
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Above tasks: 80 points
# tasks submitted to date: 35
GRA: 35
New total points: 695
Sheila20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
1. Broken Heart:
Please Don't Tell by Elizabeth AdlerTotal Points = 595
Task: 25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July ChallengeRead:
Option2: Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search For Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert
Option 6: My Bluegrass Baby by Molly Harper
Elizabeth Gilbert is a Goodreads Author:
Molly Harper is a Goodreads Author.
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 105
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 1
Andy P.Task # 5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the Female
Read a book with the genre "feminism" or "womens" on its main page The Awakening by Kate Chopin Feminism appears on book's mp (316 users)
Task # 15.1 - Moms and Dads
Book A, by a female author, must be written during your mother's lifetime, but not your own The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehartbook originally published 1n 1909. mother born in 1908
Book B, a book written by a male author, during your father's lifetime, but not your own. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway Book originally published in 1940. Father born in 1911.
I was born in 1945
Points this post: 20
Total points: 915
50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 19841B: Published in 1984
by Sandra Cisneros2A: Bird on Cover
by Tara Conklin***GRA***
3A: Cake/candle on cover
by Aimee Bender***GRA***
Points this Post: 50
BB tickets this post: 0
GRA this post: 2
Total Points: 315
Total BB tickets: 5
Total GRA: 13
SandiCompleted Tasks
15.4. Double Trouble
Book that fits both requirement A and requirement B
Repeated 'M' in suMMer
Repeated 'O' in mOOn
Kindle edition I read -- Six Moon Summer
Most popular paperback --Six Moon Summer
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by S.M. Reine who is a Goodreads Author
25.6 - Sandi's Task - I could use a little help here!
Book 1: Using Option 1 - 50/50 - Author initials are DC - David Cullen
Kindle edition I read -- Knock on My Door
Paperback edition -- Knock on My Door
Book 2: Using Option 2 - Phone-A-Friend - Phone on cover
This book is only available in ebook format. Approval for length was given at post #1712 of the ebook verification thread -- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TICKET CLAIM: This book is by Marika Christian who is Goodreads Author
***Summary***
Previous Points Earned: 280
Points Earned this Post: 40
Total Points To Date: 320
GA Tickets To Date: 18
Big Book Tickets To Date: 0
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good BookOption 2: "G" Setting
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella Set in Greece.
Option 5: Tree on cover
by Ilyon WooPoints this Post: 30
BB tickets this post: 0
GRA this post: 0
Total Points: 345
Total BB tickets: 5
Total GRA: 13
15.5 - Where Was that Again?Read a book set in Colorado, Massachusetts, or Wisconsin.
The Billionaire's Con by Mackenzie Crowne *Goodreads Author*
*Set in Massachusetts
*Approved for length - Message #3818
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 915
Goodreads Authors: 38
Big Books - 500+: 4
Big Books - 750+: 2
Big Books - 1000+:
20.8 It's My Birthday--Shelby's TaskOption #3: IT'S SUMMER
--dream vacation destination outside home country
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Explanation: Most of the novel takes place on the Italian Mediterranean (exotic locale) in the Cinque Terre area (always wanted to visit).
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 55
Kristi CO10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
paranormal genre
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo is a goodreads author
Points this post: 10
Total points: 245
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 16
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
Post 2025.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
4)Once Upon Stilettos by Shanna Swendson
frog holding coffee cup5) Damsel Under Stress by Shanna Swendson
Shanna Swendson is a GR author
Points this task: 25
Total: 370
GR authors: 14
Books read: 28
Tasks Done: 21
20.6 The colours of trivial pursuit Looking for Alaska John Green - "green" in author surname
Task points 20
Total points 380
Elizabeth B25.2: Elizabeth B' task: What if?
B: Space Shadow of the Hegemon
E: steampunk Tarnished Knight, e-book approved for length # line 1508 of the spreadsheet
Points: 25
Total points: 980+25=1005
5.2 - Pink: Celebrating the FemaleThe Edible Woman, genre Womens noted in task help thread. Margaret Atwood is a GR author.
5.10 - White: Lounging Around
- approved in task help thread. I read Too Many Cooks in this omnibus.25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Option B - The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating - approved in task help thread
Option C - Champagne for One, which is set in New York City in the 1930s, before my lifetime. (I read this in the omnibus Too Many Cooks/Champagne for One.)
Points claimed in this post: 35
Total points: 910
GR authors: 22 (1 in this post)
Big books: 1
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ20.2 - Exploring America's National Park System
Borderline by Nevada Barr
Option 1 - This book is set in Big Bend National Park in Texas and is also listed as approved in Message #2 of the Task Help Thread.
20.4 - Word Trivia: Name That Word!
The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard
Option 2 - The author's first name is more than 3 letters and is a palindrome (HANNAH).
25.6 - I could use a little help here!
Book 1 - Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Option 2 - There is a phone on the cover and this book is also listed as approved in Message #2 of the Task Help Thread.
Book 2 - Of Neptune by Anna Banks
Option 3 - This book was #9 on May 2014 list and was obtained May 28, 2014.
30.2 - Dig In!
Book 1 - The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Option 2 - The main character is an archaeologist. This books is also listed in the task thread Message #1.
Book 2 - Finding Infinity by Susan Kiernan-LewisSusan Kiernan-Lewis
Option 3 - The author's name is Susan.
This post: 95 points
Total points to date: 610 points
Tasks completed: 33
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.3 - In honor of America's Independence Day (July 4th)...
Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr
This book fits both criteria. There is a state in the author's name (NEVADA) and the book was set in one of the original 13 colonies (NEW YORK).
This post: 15 points
Total points to date: 625 points
Tasks completed: 34
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good BookOption 5
by Bruce FeilerOption 6
by Dan Brown - It's a fast-paced with lots of interesting details - perfect for summer reading! Points this post: 30
Total points: 230
5.3 - Orange: Wave a FlagSet in country with orange in flag: Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts which is set in Ireland.
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 350/1130
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 25
GoodReads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ ()
Completed 20.10 and read Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren graham. I posted in discussion thread on 8/14. Task points 20
Total points 20
babbling c30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
Each book must be at least 300 pages.
Word: GRAVE
Third Grave Dead Ahead- kindle -Third Grave Dead Ahead-paperback - 343 pgs. - by Darynda Jones
Darynda Jones is a GRA
Grave Dance- kindle - Grave Dance - paperback - 371 pgs. by Kalayna Price
Kalayna Price is a GRA
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 580
Completed Tasks: 29
Good Read Authors: 27
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 13,393
Books read this season: 41
Jessica PDX20.9 - Lene's Task - Tour de France
Option 2 - set in France
by Georges SimenonPoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 665
Pamela326525.3 - mstan's Task: Different Selves, Different Tales
Option 3: Past & Future
Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey - Published in 1971
The Skies of Pern by Anne McCaffrey - Published in 2001
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 910
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
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+:
READERBOARD NAME: Lisa MD20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
Option 2 - Palindrome: Read a book with a single word palindrome of 3 or more letters in the title, subtitle, or author's name.
The Vacationers | Emma Straub
GOODREADS AUTHOR
(304pp) READ 8/14/14
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Total Points: 550/1180
Total Tasks Completed 25/64
GOODREAD AUTHORS: 19
BIG BOOK TICKETS: 500+[ 3 ] 750+[ ]
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10.8 - Question EverythingYou Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About (required word is "when")
15.4 - Double Trouble
A. Walk Two Moons (double vowel: "moons")
B. Anne of Windy Poplars (double consonant: "Anne")
15.5 - Where Was That Again?
Mystic River (set in Massachusetts)
From the Publisher's Weekly review on Amazon:
"Lehane ventures beyond his acclaimed private eye series with this emotionally wrenching crime drama about the effects of a savage killing on a tightly knit, blue-collar Boston neighborhood."
Amazon link
*** Dennis Lehane is a Goodreads author
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Pamela3265's task: Exploring America's National Park System
Option 3: And the Mountains Echoed
(Park is "Great Smoky Mountains")
*** Khaled Hosseini is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 60
GR authors this post: 2
Total points: 115
Total tasks completed: 8
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 2
Task # 50.1 – Peebee’s Task – Summer of 1984Option 1B – book originally published in 1984
The Unbearable Lightness of Being ✔ – 13Aug14
Option 2A – When Doves Cry – bird on the cover
✔ – 29July14*** Donna Andrews is a Goodreads author ***
Option 3A – Sixteen Candles – Candles or Cake on cover
✔ – 08Aug14*** Diane Mott Davidson is a Goodreads author ***
These three books are shown as approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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This Post: 50 points
Total points to date: 405 points
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books Read: ( 1) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
Alexis10.3 The More the Merrier
by Jacob Grimm10.10 Required Summer Reading
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
The Queen Jade: A Novel by Yxta Maya Murray
This post: 35 points
Total to Date = 35 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 100+(0)
Tasks completed: 3
Nick KY15.2. A. Andrew's Brain by E.L. Doctorow
B. Patrimony by Philip Roth, one of Doctorow's favorite books about memory.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 780
Alexis 20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
Option 3: Homonym
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
The word is left.
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Jecca's Task: The Brady Bunch
Option 3. 1971 The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
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 Thud! by Terry Pratchett
373 pages
This post: 60 points
Total to Date = 95 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 100+(0)
Tasks completed: 6
Andy P.Task # 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.
Borderline by Nevada Barr. This book is set in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Approved: Here
Points this post: 20
Total points: 935
Sheila20.6 Seasoned Reader - KSMary's Task: The Colors of Trivial Pursuit
Heaven's Price by Sandra Brown(Brown)
This book is new to me
Total Points = 615
15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I WillBook A: Delicious!Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
Ms. Reichl suggested Book B: Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Points this Post: 15
BB tickets this post: 0
GRA this post: 0
Total Points: 360
Total BB tickets: 5
Total GRA: 13
SHELLEY UT25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial Challenge
Rolled a 4
Option 4: Little Children by Tom Perrotta (used the word little)
I chose option 1: Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace by MaryJanice Davidson
MaryJanice Davidson is a goodreads author.
Points this task: 25
Total points: 360
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 30
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
15.7 - "In a gentle way, you can shake the world." Book set primarily in India - Shadow of the Moon by M.M. Kaye
I listened to the audio book, but the paperback is 803 pages (Shadow of the Moon) so I'm claiming 2 Big Book tickets.
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 365/1180
Tasks Completed: 18
Books Read: 26
GoodReads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (2), 1000+ ()
Kaye
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
For this task, read 2 books from different options based on my most recent Five-Star Reads.
Required: Indicate the options you chose when you post.
1..... This is my favorite Christie mystery to date, so read a book with the genre Mystery* on the main book page.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
by
Joël Dicker
This is a BB book - 656 pgs .
2. Read a book with the genre Humor* on the main book page.
Every Day Is a Holiday
***George Mahood is a GRA ***
(Humor Verification )
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task - 25
GRA - 1
BB -1
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To Date :
Points -295
GRA - 11
BB -2
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
For this task, read 2 books from different options based on my most recent Five-Star Reads.
Required: Indicate the options you chose when you post.
1..... This is my favorite Christie mystery to date, so read a book with the genre Mystery* on the main book page.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
by
Joël Dicker
This is a BB book - 656 pgs .
2. Read a book with the genre Humor* on the main book page.
Every Day Is a Holiday
***George Mahood is a GRA ***
(Humor Verification )
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this task - 25
GRA - 1
BB -1
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To Date :
Points -295
GRA - 11
BB -2
STACIE MITask 30.2 - Dig In!
I did options 3 and 4.
For option 3, I read a book by an author whose first name is Susan:
Alice, I Think by Susan Juby
**Susan Juby is a Goodreads author!!**
For option 4, I read a book with the word "Bone" in the title:
A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris
Points this task: 30
Total points: 500
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 42
Pages read: 10511
Goodreads authors: 16
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Delicious Dee25.4 - Coralie's Task: World Cup Past and Present
Option 2 - World Cup Present
Group G - USA, Germany, Portugal, Ghana
Book A - Breathe, Annie, Breathe - Miranda Kenneally (GR Author) - set in the USA (Tennessee)
Book B - Why We Took the Car - Wolfgang Herrndorf - author born in Germany
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual Vacation
Option A - The Promise - Robyn Carr (GR Author) - set in the PACNORWEST (specifically Oregan) where I have never visited but hope to in the next year or so; the book was set during my lifetime (estimated setting is 2013/2014)
Option D -
- Bella Andre (GR Author) - a box of candy on the coverPoints This Post: 50
Points Total: 1075
GR Author: 66
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the BeachRead a book with one of the following words found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name: brown, sand, chocolate, coffee.
Brown
Unspeakable by Sandra Brown *Goodreads Author*
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 5
Total Points: 920
Goodreads Authors: 39
Big Books - 500+: 4
Big Books - 750+: 2
Big Books - 1000+:
REPOST 20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
Option 1: The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn (371 pgs.) July 8
Julia Quinn is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks Completed: 6
Total Books Read: 9
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
JAMIENYCTask #30.3 Delmy's Task: Send in the Clones
Option 2: Helena
Captive in the Dark which is #119 on Rooting for the Bad Guy List. Author C.J. Roberts is a GRA
AND Option 6: Monitors
I asked Susan A to pick a book for me.
She chose Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux a GRA. She chose from my Q3 Gang Bang Shelf which has over 30 books.
Both books are over 250 pages
This Post
Points:30
Goodreads Authors: 2
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Total Points: 645
Goodreads Authors: 40
Total Tasks Complete: 33
Total Books Read: 48
CathyG20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
3. Homonym: A word that is both spelled and pronounced the same, but has different meanings.
Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones (grave)
Goodreads Author
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
Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
Roll two dice, then read books related to each of the activities you roll. 4/6
4. Rifftrax: Read a book with the genre "Humor"* on the main page.
Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston
6. Eye Candy: Read a book with the genre "Fantasy"* on the main page.
Weddings from Hell by Maggie Shayne
Goodreads Author
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.
7/31 J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
B. Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year.
Collage Discovery Workshop: Beyond the Unexpected--New Techniques Using Color, Personal Imagery and Creative Surfaces by Claudine Hellmuth
Aug 12, 2005
Points this post:100
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0
30.10 - Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper or something else?Option 1: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (390 pgs.) (AL) August 4
AND
Option 6: Island of Fire by Lisa McMann (464 pgs.) July 3
Lisa McMann is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 170
Total Tasks Completed: 7
Total Books Read: 11
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Laurie ME15.1: Moms and Dads: Mom: 1935; Dad: 1938; Me: 1961:
1. 1939: Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh
2. 1947: Final Curtain by Ngaio Marsh
20.2: Rookie at the Top: Pamela3265's Task: Exploring America's National Park System: Saint:
The Saint Bids Diamonds by Leslie Charteris
20.5: Bigger is Better: Celebrating My Parents:
1. set in the Philippines: Dragon's Triangle by Christine Kling: Christine Kling is a GRA.
25.4: Coralie's Task: The World Cup Past and Present: 1938:
1. pub in 1938: Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh
2. set in Italy: Season of Storms by Susanna Kearsley. Susanna Kearsley is a GRA.
30.8: Sandy's Task: Concentration: Storm:
1. Storm Warning by Dinah McCall
2. When the Storm Breaks by Heather Lowell
Points this Post: 110.
Total Points: 635.
2 GRA.
25.2 What If?I chose subgenre D -- dystopia -- and read The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon
I also chose subgenre E -- alternate history -- and read All Clear by Connie Willis
** Claiming a Big Book ticket for All Clear at 643 pages.**
New Total: 200
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial Challenge
I rolled a 3 and then choose as second option number 5
Option 3: Read a book with a building on the cover.
There are buildings on both side of the street.
Emma Bull is a Goodreads Author
Option 5: Read a book with the Author's initials found in PORTUGUESE in any order.
Shroud for the Archbishop by Peter Tremayne
The initials of the author are found in PorTuguese.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 575
Books Read: 36
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)