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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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MELANIE CTASK NAME: 25.8 Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
Book 1: Option 1: George
O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor
Qualifier: Main character is Sweeney St. George (Approved in message 28 in Task)
Book 2: Option 6: Independence day - book of choice
Parlor Games by Maryka Biaggio
Qualifier: My choice :-)
Claiming GRA for Maryka Biaggio
Points this task: 25
Points Total: 515
Tasks Completed: 27
GR Author: 23
Big Books: 0
Summer of 1984Option 1A - I read 1984 by George Orwell
Option 2A -
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell which has a picture of a bird on the cover.***Mary Doria Russell is a Goodreads Author***
Option 3B - Love Life by Rob Lowe who is a member of the Brat Pack
Post Total: 50
Grand Total: 340
Chris MD20.1 - Operation!
Option 1. Broken Heart - Genre = Romance
The Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig, who is a GoodReads author
20.2 America's National Park System
Option 3 - Title includes a word from the name of a national park
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
The word I matched in "Big." According to the Wikipedia list, Big Bend is a national park in Texas.
20.3 General Turkey
Dave Barry Talks Back by Dave Barry
The word "back" can be found in hypnotiC clamBAKe.
20.4 Name That Word
Option 3 - A word in the title is a homonym.
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, who is a GoodReads author
"Tale" is a homonym for "tail."
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 422 pages.
20.5 Celebrating My Parents
Option A - Read a book set primarily in Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Guinea or the Philippines.
Moondogs: A Novel by Alexander Yates, who is a GoodReads author
This book is set almost entirely in the Philippines.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 352 pages.
20.6 Colors of Trivial Pursuit
Title, subtitle or author includes brown, yellow, blue, pink, green, or orange.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, who is a GoodReads author
20.7 Brady Bunch
Option 3 - 1971 - Read a book listed as a classic.
Flowers for Algernonby Daniel Keyes
20.8 FUN or FANTASTIC
Option 1 - Page length must end on an odd number and include at least two of the following numbers: 1,2,3,7,8,9.
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride, who is a GoodReads author
This book is 417 pages, so it ends in an odd number and includes 1 and 7.
20.9 Tour de France
Option 3 - Title includes the word yellow, white, red or green
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley, who is a GoodReads author
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 415 pages.
Points for this post: 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 = 180
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1,000=0
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-UpI rolled a 3 and a 6.
3. Read a book with the genre "Graphic Novels"* on the main page.
The Walking Dead, Compendium 1 by Robert Kirkman. This is a Big Book.
6. Read a book with the genre "Fantasy"* on the main page.
Eric by Terry Pratchett.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 125
Total Tasks: 5
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 9
BRIAN30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
Option B - published in July, August, September of any year
The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler (Goodreads author!)
Was published in July of this year.
At 544 pages, it is also a Big Book!
Option C - genre is science-fiction
The Scar by China Miéville (Goodreads author!)
At 638 pages, this is a Big Book!
Points this post: 30
Total points: 205
Books read: 13
Goodreads authors: 4
Big Books: 4-0-0 (4)
STACIE MITask 5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow Yellow
I used the word "Girl" from the song "Young Girl Blues" and read:
The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks
**Faith Erin Hicks is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 5
Total points: 515
Tasks completed: 31
Books read: 44
Pages read: 10751
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.5 Celebrating my ParentsOption B: Homeward Bound: Why Women are Embracing the New Domesticity by Emily Matchar Listed as "feminism" as of today. 288 pages exceeds minimum page requirement.
25.11 Summer Camp for all Ages
Option 2: The Whiskey Rebels 519 pages= 1 big book by David Lissgoodreads' author Listed as "thriller" as of today.
Option 3: We Were Liarsby E. Lockhartgoodreads'author capturE the fLag
New points:45
Total points: 115
20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My ParentsI read Heroes and Villains Essays on Music Movies Comics and Culture for Option C of this task.
The genre "Music" is on the first page of this book. The book has 352 pages.
Current post:
Points: 5
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 20
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: General TurkeyI read Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain for this task.
The word "Like" in the title can be made up from the letters in HypnotIc CLambaKE.
The book is 288 pages long.
Stephen J. Dubner (a co-author on this book) is a Goodreads author.
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 40
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park SystemOption 3: Shadows on the Lake by Leona Karr
I used the word "Lake" which is found in Crater Lake
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
Option 1: Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian (**Goodreads author**)
Book has 387 pgs
25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
Option 2: Death's Excellent Vacation by Katie MacAlister (**Goodreads author**)
Book has 368 pgs
Option 6: Showdown with the Sheriff by Jan Hambright
25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 4: Fed Up by Jessica Conant Park
Cover has food on it
Option 5: Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture by Carol Padden
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
Rolled 4: Must Love Dragons by Stephanie Rowe (**Goodreads author**)
Genre "humor" on the main page
Rolled 6: Skin Game by Jim Butcher (**Goodreads author**)
Genre "fantasy" on main page
30.2 Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
Option 1: Claimed! by Vicki Lewis Thompson **(Goodreads author**)
Book takes place in Wyoming
Option 2: Bastian by Elizabeth Amber (**Goodreads author**)
Main character is an archaeologist - approved in help thread
30.3 – Delmy's Task: Send in the Clones!!
Option 3: The Cradle Files by Delores Fossen
Main character is a mom, book has 251 pgs
Option 5: Jane's Warlord by Angela Knight (**Goodreads author**)
Shelved as clones, found on 7/20, on pg 3 of list. Has 320 pgs.
30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
Option 2: Wednesday Night Witches by Lee Nichols (**Goodreads author**)
Title includes a day of the week
Option 4: Royal Lockdown (Lights Out, #1) by Rebecca York
We both have a birthday in January
Total Points This Post: 210
Total Tasks This Post: 8
Goodreads Authors This Post: 8
Grand Total Points: 495/1180
Total Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 20/64
Total Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!I read Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me and Other Astute Observations: A Decade's Worth of Cartoon Reporting for Reason Magazine for Option 3 (Funny Bone) of this task (Humor).
This book has "humor" as a genre on the main page.
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 60
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Meghanly10.3 The More The Merrier: Read a book that depicts at least 3 people on the cover.
by E. Lockhart* Claiming GR Author Ticket *
This Post: 10
Total Points: 425
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 29
Goodreads Authors:18
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1) 6
Total Pages Read:11261
5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the Beach Standoff by Sandra Brown
10.5 This Could Take A While
million One in a Million
Points:15
Total points: 1055+15=1070
JAMIENYCTask #30.9 Ty's Task: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Book A: Book where all letters in one word from title can be found in SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS
Mark of the Gladiator
"Gladiator" is in SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS
The book has 250 pages, so there is a "5" and a "0" as required.
The authors Heidi Belleau & Violetta Vane are GRA for 1 ticket
Book B: Book where the letters in author's 1st or last name are found in SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS
Half Pass by Astrid Amara, a GRA for a ticket
Author's 1st name "Astrid" is found in the word
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS
The book has 208 pages, so "0" and "8" are both found
This Post
Points:30
Goodreads Authors: 2
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Total Points: 675
Goodreads Authors: 42
Total Tasks Complete: 34
Total Books Read: 50
Nick KY20.9 Lene’s Tour De France: Opt. 3 “Yellow” jersey – "Yellow" in title. 'Yellow Woman': Leslie Marmon Silko by Leslie Marmon Silko
25.9 Stacie MI’s 5 Stars–
Option 1: “Mystery” genre – I read The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
Option 5: “Historical Fiction” genre – I read The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre
Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 840
Pamela326515.1 - Moms and Dads
My mom was born in 1950, my dad in 1945. I was born in 1970
Book A
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey was first published in 1968.
Book B
The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis was first published in 1950.
25.6 - Sandi's Task - I could use a little help here!
Option 1
Her Kind of Cowboy by Charlotte Douglas - Initials CD
Option 2
by Lynette Eason (Goodreads Author) -Points this post: 40
Total Points: 990
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 35
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+: 5
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
JAMIENYCTask #30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
2 books, the title of which contain the same noun
Heart by Kol Anderson, a GRA
This book is 400 pages
AND
An Unlocked Heart by K.C. Wells, a GRA
This book is 314 pages
The noun "Heart" is in both books and they are both above 300 pages
This Post
Points:30
Goodreads Authors: 2
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Total Points: 705
Goodreads Authors: 44
Total Tasks Complete: 35
Total Books Read: 52
Chris MDThis is what happens when I move things around. I make mistakes and end up on the Wall of Shame!
Please delete Dave Barry Talks Back from task 20.3 and replace with the following:
20.3 General Turkey
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, who is a GoodReads author
Both "tale" (and "time") can be found in h-y-p-n-o-T-i-c c-L-a-m-b-A-k-E
I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 422 pages.
20.4 Name That Word
Option 3 - A word in the title is a homonym.
Dave Barry Talks Back by Dave Barry
"Back" is on the approved list of homonyms.
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 9
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500=0, 750=0, 1,000=0
Task # 25.1 – Andy’s Task – Directionally ChallengedOption A – Title includes word “SOUTH”
South of Superior ✔ – 17Aug14
Option B – Author first & last initials in C O M P A S S
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall – ✔ – 15June14
*** Susan Crandall is a Goodreads Author ***
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 25 points
Total points to date: 430 points
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books Read: ( 1) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
JAMIENYCTask #25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
Option 2: 56 people signed the Declaration of Independence. Read a book with a 5 or 6 in # of pages
Fifteen Shades of Gay T. Baggins
This book as 258 pages so it has a "5" in the # of pages
AND
Option 3: Read a book where at least 50% of the book takes place in Rhode Island.
Criminal Pleasures by Darien Cox, a GRA
This book is set in Providence, RI
From the précis: When young attorney Brendan Burke opens his first law practice in a new city, he knows things are about to change in his life—though he never expected one of those things to be his sexual orientation. But when he meets Marcello, a sexy and mysterious stranger working at a restaurant in Providence’s Little Italy, he can’t fight his compulsion to pursue him.
It's also listed as being set in RI on the MMRG's Around the Country List
The ebook was verified here:
eBook verification Line 402
This Post
Points:25
Goodreads Authors: 1
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Total Points: 730
Goodreads Authors: 45
Total Tasks Complete: 36
Total Books Read: 54
Andy P.Task # 10.1 I Scream, You Scream
Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in ICE CREAM.
Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
ICE CREAM
Points this post: 10
Total points: 1015
5.5 - Green: It's Not Easy Being GreenThe Temptation Of Torilla, Barbara Cartland
10.9 Isthmus Test
, P.M. Terrell15.8 - It's All About the Facts!
Non Fiction History
Let Me Go, Helga Schneider
Points This Post: 30
Total points: 345
Tasks completed: 24
dawn9920.4 Name that Word!
Option 3- homonym: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
true homonym word is Left
25.7 Virtual Vacation
Option A: Endgame Dee Davis
set in New York - I have never been to NY, book set in current day and I am currently alive.
Option C: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
set in Neverwhere aka London Below - an imaginary world below London.
30.3 Send in the Clones
Option 3: The Last Chance Cafe by Linda Lael Miller
Main character Hallie O'Roarke is mom to twin girls; 304 pgs
Option 4: Shadow Game by Christine Feehan
Main character Dr. Lily Whitney is a scientist brought in to consult on developing psychic ability in elite military personnel. mmpb is 352 pgs.
pts: 75
Total pts: 330
Lindsey IL5.5 - Green: It's Not Easy Being Green
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
KERMIT THE FROG
10.6 - D-Day
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
10.9 - Isthmus Test
Don't Miss Your Life: Find More Joy and Fulfillment Now by Joe Robinson
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 915
GoodReads Authors: 32
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 48
Books Read: 68
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the StarsOption A.
Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie - Jennifer Crusie’s birthday is September 17th per http://authdir.net/dir-september.shtml
Jennifer Crusie is a Goodreads author.
Option B. Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year.
Then Came You by Jill Shalvis – published July 2014
Jill Shalvis is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 715
GR Authors: 22
Big Books: 1
AlexisREPOST
25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
Option 2: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
416 pages
Option 6: The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
This post: 25 points
Total to Date = 140 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 100+(0)
Tasks completed: 8
Alexis25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
Option Two: Sleepy Hollow
Poe's Children: The New Horror: An Anthology by Peter Straub
***Big Books Ticket*** 590 pages
Option Three: All Camp Games
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Author's Initials, CPG, in CAPTURE THE FLAG
30.3 – Delmy's Task: Send in the Clones!!
Option 2. Helena
Dracula by Bram Stoker
#6 on Rooting for the Bad Guy list
Option 4. Cosima Niehaus
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 2. Geography
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Setting: United Kingdom
Option 6. Sports & Leisure
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
Option B. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Option C. A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
This post: 115 points
Total to Date = 255 points
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 100+(0)
Tasks completed: 12
Kimber30.8 Concentration
Dirty Little Secrets by Liliana Hart (Goodreads Author) pb 318 pages
Our Little Secrets by Merry Farmer (Goodreads Author) pb 306 pages
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This task: 30 points
# tasks submitted to date: 40
GRA: 40
Total points: 760
MB5.7 Brown - in title or author - Torn Away by Jennifer Brown pages 288
15.5 - where was that again - book set in MA - The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan pages 464
20.10 - group read - Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham pages 358
25.5 - long story short - option 2
book 1 Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories “One Fortunate Future Day” by Cassandra Clare 422 pages
book 2 - City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare 535 pages
25.7 virtual vacation - options a & c
a - always wanted to go there - LondonThe Reckoning by Jane Casey pages 483
c - ultimate dream vacation - neverland - Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson pages 292
points this post: 90
Total points: 245
total pages: 7645
tasks completed: 14
books read: 20
Mod
I read The Spanish Game, set completely in Spain, which has a red and yellow flag.
25.2 - Elizabeth B's Task: What If?
For my first book, I chose B and read Foundation and Empire, which has the genre Science Fiction>Space Opera on its main page.
For my second book, I chose option E and read Cinder, which has the genre Science Fiction>Steampunk on its main page.
30.9 Ty's Task: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
For book A, I read Midnight Crossroad. 305 pages, and all the letters in Crossroad appear in SupeRCAlifRagiliSticexpialiDOciOus
For book B, I read Foundation. 285 pages, and all the letters in Isaac appear in SuperCAlIfrAgilisticexpialidocious.
Points this post: 60
Total points: 940
15.10 Fun in the SunSous Chef
20.8 It's My Birthday
Option 3: Religions of Japan: Many Traditions Within One Sacred Way
I want to go to Japan!! It looks stunning :) I live in the United States
30.1 A little Pick-Me-Up
I rolled a 4 and 6
option 4: The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer for "humor"
option 6: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer for "Fantasy"
30.5 In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 1: Author's initials found in eNTertainment
Stepping by Nancy Thayer
Option 6: "good summer read"
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn **GR AUTHOR**
The perfect beach read for me...love suspense on the beach!
Totals:
Points this post: 95
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 7
Books read:11
Goodreads authors this post: 1
Goodreads authors total: 1
Big Books this post:1 (500+)
Big Books total: 2 (500+)
Elizabeth B5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the Beach
Standoff by Sandra Brown
10.5 This Could Take A While
million One in a Million
Points:15
Total points: 1055+15=1070
Elizabeth PTask 30.3 - Send in the Clones!
Option 2: Book from list "Rooting for the Bad Guy" - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
#2 on Rooting for the Bad Guy List
Option 3: Main character is a Mom
Irresistible by Susan Mallery
The "little girl" briefly mentioned in the goodreads description is Elissa's daughter Zoe.
Susan Mallery is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 495
Total Tasks: 29
Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 38
babbling c30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
rolled a 4 and a 6.
4. Read a book with the genre "Humor"* on the main page.
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much-kindle - The Penguin Who Knew Too Much- paperback 328 pgs. by Donna Andrews
Donna Andrews is a GRA.
genre: humor
6. Read a book with the genre "Fantasy"* on the main page.
Edge of Dawn- kindle - Edge of Dawn - paperback 400 pgs. by Lara Adrian
Lara Adrian is a GRA.
genre: fantasy>paranormal; fantasy
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 610
Completed Tasks: 30
Good Read Authors: 29
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 14,121
Books read this season: 43
15.10 - Fun in the SunRead a book of your choice, in a favorite summer spot - anywhere you can relax and enjoy yourself!
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks: 6
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 3
Total Books: 10
Pat 25.2 - What If?
Option D. DYSTOPIA or POST-APOCALYPTIC
The Knife of Never Letting Goby Patrick Ness
Option E. ALTERNATE HISTORY or STEAMPUNK
The Rithmatistby Brandon Sanderson *****GoodReads Author*****
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 25
Total Points : 425
Tasks Completed : 18
Books Read This Season : 32
Pages Read This Season : 10885
Good Reads Authors : 19
Big Books : 500+ 1
Big Books : 750+
Big Books : 1000+
Kristi CO25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
Option 1: mystery
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Option 5: historical fiction
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Celeste Ng is a goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
5.3 - Orange: Wave a FlagFrom Colombia:
In Evil Hour by Gabriel García Márquez
+5 Points
5.7 - Brown: Chocolates and Coffee on the Beach
Coffee in title:
The Coffee Trader by David Liss
+5 Points
10.4 Across the Ages
Classic time travel:
Time and Again by Jack Finney
+10 Points
10.5 This Could Take A While
1932 in title:
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Francine Prose
+10 Points
10.6 D-Day
Dark Aemilia: A Novel of Shakespeare's Dark Lady by Sally O'Reilly
+10 Points
10.10 Required Summer Reading
The Dialogue of the Dogs by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
+10 Points
Points this Post: 50
Grand Total: 530
15.3. In honor of America's Independence Day (July 4th)...Read one book that fits both criteria:
A.Virginia
B.Set in Maryland http://cozy-mysteries-unlimited.com/c...
http://books.google.com/books?id=FWzR...
A Cookie Before Dying by Virginia Lowell
+15 Points
15.5 - Where Was that Again?
Cape Cod, Massachusetts:
Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman
+15 Points
15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...
Starting Book: The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman:
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
+15 Points
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
4. Writer's Cramp: Read a book with a book, either by itself or with many others on a shelf or in a stack, on the cover.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin+20 Points
20.3 - Best Review - Paul's task: General Turkey
Time: hypnoTIc claMbakE:
The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
+20 Points
Points this Post: 85
Grand Total: 615
Pamela326510.8 Question Everything
If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young by Kurt Vonnegut
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 1000
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 35
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+: 5
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
10.6 D-DayTitle begins with "D"
Defiance by Carla Jablonski
Points this Post: 10
BB tickets this post: 0
GRA this post: 0
Total Points: 425
Total BB tickets: 5
Total GRA: 13
BEKKA - 15.1 - Moms and DadsBook A: For this task, I read “
” by Eleanor Estes, since it was published in 1958, during my mother’s lifetime but before I was born. Book B: For this task, I read “
” by J.D. Salinger, since it was published in 1951, during my father’s lifetime but before I was born. Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 15
Total Points Earned to Date: 430
Pages Read this Challenge: 472
Total Pages Read to Date: 11170
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 34
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
JeniferTask 25.10 Baseball All Stars
option 3: average rating of 4 stars
Serendipity and Me by Judith L. Roth (GR author)
4.23 average rating
option 5: book of choice
A Replacement Life by Boris Fishman
Task 30.7 Follow the Stars
Option A: author born between 7/23-9/22
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
JK Rowling's birthday is 7/31
Option B: published in July, August, or September
Inamorata by Megan Chance (GR author)
This book was published August 2014
**Judith Roth and Megan Chance are GR Authors. I'd like to claim 2 GR tickets**
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 190
JeniferTask 20.7 The Brady Bunch
option 3: classics genre
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Task 20.8 Fun or Fantastic
option 1: page count=579
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (GR Author)
**Deborah Harkness is a GR Author so I'd like to claim 1 GR ticket**
Points this post: 40
Total Points: 230
10.10 Required Summer ReadingAstonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Has Literary Fiction on main genre page.
Post Total: 10
Grand Total: 350
20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park SystemOption 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.
National Park: Big Bend
Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich *Goodreads Author*
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 955
Goodreads Authors: 41
Big Books - 500+: 4
Big Books - 750+: 2
Big Books - 1000+:
Post 2110.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Read a book with the genre Paranormal on the main page genre listing
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Paranormal on main page
Points this task: 10
Total: 380
GR authors: 14
Books read: 29
Tasks Done: 22
Elizabeth B15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I Will
For my first book, I read The Poet by Michael Connely.
He recommended Sara Blaedel's book Only One Life (Louise Rick / Camilla Lind series #3), so I read her book Blue Blood (Louise Rick / Camilla Lind series #2) for my second book.
Points:25
Total points: 1070+25=1095
MB20.8 It's my birthday - option 1 odd numbers Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz pages 359
points this post: 20
Total points: 265
total pages: 8004
tasks completed: 15
books read: 21
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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I would like to make the following move.
Please move:
Catch of the Day|Kristan Higgins from Task 30.1 to Task 10. 9
And
Please replace: the book moved from Task 30.1 with Bridget Jones's Diary|Helen Fielding
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✔10.9 Isthmus Test
Book with an outdoor scene that depicts a body of water on the cover.
Catch of the Day|Kristan Higgins|08.15.14
Approved in help thread - Message #94
Kristan Higgins is a Goodreads author
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
Roll two dice = Rolled 4 & 2
2. Projects for Friends:
Book with "Science Fiction"* on the main page.
Matched|Ally Condie|08.08.14
Ally Condie is a Goodreads author
4. Rifftrax:
Book with the genre "Humor"* on the main page.
Bridget Jones's Diary|Helen Fielding|08.17.14
Helen Fielding is a Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 10
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
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Total Points: 950
Total Goodreads Authors: 47
Total Big Book Tickets: 8