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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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SHELLEY UT30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
Option 2: Wife by Wednesday by Catherine Bybee
Option 4: Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands (we both have birthdays in June)
Both authors are goodreads authors.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 400
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 33
Goodreads authors: 22
Big books: 500+ (4); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Nick KY5.10 White – Chair on cover – I read The Ones You Do by Daniel Woodrell.
25.11 Elizabeth P’s Summer Camp.
Option 2: Sleepy Hollow -- thriller genre— I read The Frightened Man by Kenneth M. Cameron. (“Thriller” genre verified in message 239 of verification thread.)
Option 3: “Camp Games” -- initials in CAPTURETHEFLAG – I read Inspiring Fellini: Literary Collaborations Behind the Scenes by Federico Pacchioni
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 935
30.10 Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper or something else?
•Book 1: Option 2: Toilet Paper: Read a book that a friend or SRC member has rated 2 stars or less:
Inferno by Dan BrownRated 2 stars by Kimberly B.: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
•Book 2: Option 6: Terry Pratchett: Read a book that has been shelved both as FANTASY and SCIENCE-FICTION:
Ultraviolet by R.J. AndersonThis post: 30
Total this season: 80
Gea15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I Will
A. Be with Me by J. Lynn
B. Foreplay by Sophie Jordan (Goodreads Author)
POINTS
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 600
GR Author: 34
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984Read 3 books from at least 2 of the 3 options. You may select A and B from a single option. You may NOT do the same part A or B more than once.
Option 1: 1984
A. For this option, read (or hopefully re-read) the book 1984 by George Orwell
1984 by George Orwell
B. read a book first published in 1984.
The Haj by Leon Uris
566p.
Option 2: When Doves Cry
B. read a book with the words "purple," "rain," "Prince," or "time" in the title, subtitle, or series title, EXACT matches only.
Bittersweet Rain by Sandra Brown
Sandra Brown is a GR author
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 720
Total Tasks: 39
GR Author: 19
Big Book - 500: 4
Big Book - 750: 2
Big Book - 1000: 0
50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984Option 1A: 1984 by George Orwell
Option 1B: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Option 2B: Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick
10.7 From the SourceA book set in Canada: Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny
Points this post: 10
Total points: 715
HINA50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984 -
Option 1B: Read a book first published in 1984.
Bittersweet Rain by Sandra Brown.
Originally published in 1984.
Option 2B: Read a book with the words "purple," "rain," "Prince," or "time" in the title, subtitle, or series title, EXACT matches only.
Perfect Prince: Dragon Lords Anniversary Edition by Michelle M. Pillow.
Prince in Title.
Option 3A: Read a book with a cake and/or candle(s) on the cover.
A Jackson Hole Homecoming by Cindy Kirk.Candles on Cover
**Sandra Brown is a goodreads Author.**
**Michelle M. Pillow is a goodreads Author.**
Current post:
Points: 50
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 1015
Total Goodreads Authors: 55
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good BookOption 2: Geography- Read a book that takes place in a city, state, or country that has the letter "G" in the place name:
From Ghana:
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah
Option 6: Sports and Leisure: Read a book that you would consider a "good summer read."
This was a good summer read because I love traveling to and on rivers, so hope to see this bridge "in person" some summer:
The Three-Arched Bridge by Ismail Kadare
+ 30 Points
Grand Total: 755
jingles✔15.2. If They Like It, Maybe I Will
A. Book by one of the authors providing recommendations.
Fade Away|Harlan Coben|08.18.14
MPL Audio Wishlist
B. Book recommended by the author of Book A.
A Study In Scarlet|Arthur Conan Doyle|08.04.14
✔15.7- "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
Book that is primarily set in India or is written by an author who was born or lives in India.
Sold|Patricia McCormick|08.21.14
✔15.8 - It's All About the Facts!
Read a nonfiction book, with one of the original trivial pursuit genres listed on its main page.
Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War|Dakota Meyer|08.21.14
History on main book page
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✔50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984
Option 1: 1984
A. For this option, read (or hopefully re-read) the book 1984 by George Orwell,
1984|George Orwell|08.16.14
Option 2: When Doves Cry
B. read a book with the words "purple," "rain," "Prince," or " time " in the title, subtitle, or series title.
One Day at a Time|Danielle Steel|08.17.14
'time' in title
Option 3: Sixteen Candles
A. For this option, read a book with a cake and/or candle(s) on the cover.
Home Front|Kristin Hannah|08.22.14
candle on cover; approved list in help thread - message #2
Kristin Hannah is a Goodreads author
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Points This Post: 95
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
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Total Points: 1045
Total Goodreads Authors: 48
Total Big Book Tickets: 8
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
4. Rifftrax: Read a book with the genre "Humor"* on the main page.
Rude Bitches Make Me Tired: Slightly Profane and Entirely Logical Answers to Modern Etiquette Dilemmas by Celia Rivenbark
6. Eye Candy: Read a book with the genre "Fantasy"* on the main page.
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Points this Task: 30
Total Points this Challenge: 145
Sheila wrote: "Who else is going to finish the challenge? Come on folks."Not me -- not even anywhere CLOSE. But I'm not giving up! I'm going down to the wire, planning to cross the 500 point mark!
And I've read some great books this season, and I'm looking forward to playing again for the Fall round.
25.1 Andy P's Task: Directionally ChallengedBook A
Read a book that has in its title/subtitle one of the following words:
North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, right, left.
South of Superior by Ellen Airgood
Book B
Read a book by an author whose initials for their first and last names can be found in the word COMPASS and/or GPS
The Only Woman to Defy Him by Carol Marinelli *Goodreads Author*
Totals for Challenge
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 1010
Goodreads Authors: 44
Big Books - 500+: 4
Big Books - 750+: 2
Big Books - 1000+:
Mod
I read Shakespeare's Christmas, published in 1998.
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
I read a book of my choice, Casting Off, in my favorite reading spot - my comfortable chair in my air conditioned family room.
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
For my first book, I chose option 2 and read Heading Out to Wonderful, set in Brownsburg, Virginia.
For my second book, I chose option 6, and read The Unraveling, a good summer read.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 1070
babbling c5.10 - White: Lounging Around
Read a book with a chair, bench, couch, or porch swing on the cover. there are several chairs on the cover
Tempest in a Teapot - kindle - Tempest in a Teapot - paperback 304 pgs. by Amanda Cooper
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 0
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 630
Completed Tasks: 32
Good Read Authors: 30
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 14,849
Books read this season: 45
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ10.6 - D-Day
Death in Show by Judi McCoy
This book has a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter D (Death)
20.7 - The Brady Bunch
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Option 2. This book is #252 on the Best Book Boyfriend list
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 655 points
Tasks completed: 36
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
5.9 - Black: Whiskers and Witches Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs: the Left Bank World of Shakespeare and Co. by Jeremy Mercer – per black cat on cover in front of store
30.2 Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
Option 3: Sue Hendrickson
Lucan by Susan Kearny – per author name “Susan”
Option 4: bone
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters – per “Bones”
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 2: Geography – country with letter “G”
Charlotte & Sebastian by Leanne Crabtree - London, EnGland (United KinGdom) – ebook approved per length board post #3765
Leanne Crabtree is a Goodreads author.
Option 6: Sports & Leisure-
Seduced at Sunset by Julianne Maclean – this was a good summer read because it was on my Nook and I could take it anywhere – also it was a fun story (and new author discovery)!
Julianne MacLean is a Goodreads author.
Points This Post: 65
Points Total: 780
GR Authors: 24
Big Books: 1
Task 10.1 I Scream, You Scream author's initials in ICE CREAM
One Kick by Chelsea Cain
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 240
Susan Squires is a Goodreads Author.Linda S. Clare is a Goodreads Author.
Sarah Tork is a Goodreads Author.
10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
8/9/1415.4 Double Trouble
VOWELS: The Fence My Father B(ui)lt by Linda S. Clare
8/6/14CONSONANTS: Young A(nn)abelle by Sarah York
6/11/1420.8 It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
8/7/14 (371 pages)Points for Tasks: 10+15+20=
Total points: 175
Tasks Completed: 13
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 1
Repost of Post #2253Task 15.1 - Moms and Dads
Both my mother and my father were born in the 1920s; I was born in the 1950s; the two books I read for this task were both first published in the 1930s.
Book A, Read a book by a female author, must be written during your mother's lifetime, but not your own.
The Unfinished Clue (1934) by Georgette Heyer (Paperback, 321 pages)
AND
Book B. Read a book written by a male author, during your father's lifetime, but not your own.
Mouchette (1937) by Georges Bernanos (Paperback, 156 pages)
Gea10.9 Isthmus Test
Read a book with a body of water on the cover. A coastline/water's edge, horizon line or boat must be visible.
Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
POINTS
Points This Post: 10
Points Total: 610
GR Author: 34
Big Books: 500(1) 750() 1000()
Mod
I read The Target, with 432 pages.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 1075
25.6 - I Could Use A Little Help Here!Option 1: initials AD
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Big book: 675 pages (1 ticket)
Option 2: telephone on the cover
Landline by Rainbow RowellGoodreads author: Rainbow Rowell
30.3 - Send In The Clones!
Option 3: main character is an unmarried mother: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_G...
Jennie Gerhardt by Theodore Dreiser (378 pages)
Option 4: memoir about caring for a partner dying of AIDS - the author was also diagnosed with it during the time covered in the book, and died some years later
Borrowed Time by Paul Monette (342 pages)
Points this post = 55
Total points = 520
Big Book tickets = 3
Goodreads Authors = 9
15.9 - Decisions, Decisions...Wicked Ties by Shayla Black
Started with Sweet Surrender I gave 4 stars.
GR Author
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
Dom Wars: Round 1 & 2 by Lucian Bane
Approved for length #501
GR Author
25.11 - Elizabeth P's Task: Summer Camp for All Ages
Option One: Grab a Buddy!
Seduce Me by Georgia Le Carre
I previously read Owned and rated it 4 stars
Option Three: All Camp Games
P A
Chasing Beautiful by Pamela Ann
GR Author x 2
25.12 - Janet F's Task: A Trivial Challenge
Rolled a #5 and selected #1 as my other book
1. GEOGRAPHY
Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
5. SCIENCE & NATURE - PORTUGUESE
A Lil' Less Broken by Tara Oakes
Approved for length #45
GR Author x 2
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
4. Rifftrax - humor
Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson
6. Eye Candy - fantasy
Azagoth by Larissa Ione
GR Author x 2
30.2 Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
1 - set in Montana
Unbeautifully by Madeline Sheehan
3 - Susan
The Boyfriend Bylaws by Susan Hatler
GR Author x 1
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 1: Entertainment -
The Girl in 6E by Alessandra Torre
Option 2: Geography - Chicago (in main page of book description)
Try by Ella Frank
GR Author x 2
30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
Option #2: Day You Were Born
The Sunday Arrangement by Lucy Smith
Option #4: Birthday Buddies
Incandescent by River Savage
Approved for length post #3852
We share the month of May as our birth month. I found the author's on Facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...)
GR Author x 1
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
A. August 14 on Author Page
Club Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair
Approved #362
B. Published August 2013
Hell's Knights by Bella Jewel
GR Author x 1
Points this post: 230
Points so far: 605
Books read: 41
GR author: 37
Big book: 500 () 750 () 1000()
SOELO15.10 - Your Choice
The Slippery Slope
*Lemony Snicket is a GR author
25.8 - 4th of July Challenge
Option 2 - The Golem and the Jinni
This has 496 pages in it.
*Helene Wecker is a GR author
Option 6 - The Grim Grotto
My choice
*Lemony Snicket is a GR author
30.1 - A Little Pickmeup
I rolled a 3 and a 6
for 3 - Graphic novels: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel
For 6 - Fantasy The Vile Village
*Lemony Snicket is a GR author
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Previous Points:85
Points this post: 70
Total: 155
GR tickets: 10
Reader name: Marie-AnneTask 50.1: Summer of 1984:
Option 2, Option A: Bird on the cover: Spirit Gate
by Kate Elliott. There is a large eagle on the cover. Kate Elliott is a GoodReads Author. At 718 pages, claim a Big Book ticket.Option 2, Option B: Word in title: Talking Rain: A Professo
by Linda French. The word rain is in the title. Linda French is a GoodReads Author. Option 3, Option A: Cake on the cover: Dead Pan
by Gayle Trent. There is a large tiered cake on the cover. Gayle Trent is a GoodReads Author. Totals this posting:
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 3
Tasks Completed: 1
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 1; 750+: 0;
Summary Totals:
Total Points: 395
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 18
GoodReads Authors: 13
Big Book Tickets: 500+: 4 ; 750+: 0;
DEANA15.6- I'm Flying!
Plane on the cover
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
Option 4: book on cover
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
I rolled 2 and 5
BOOK 1, Option 2: Genre "science fiction"
The Bone Season
by Samantha Shannon **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
BOOK 2, Option 5: Genre "mental health"
The Good Luck of Right Now (approved)
by Matthew Quick **GOODREADS AUTHOR**
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This Post:
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 0
Points: 65
Totals:
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 185
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Post 2220.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
1. Broken Heart: House Rules by Chloe Neill Romance on main page
Chloe Neill is a GR author
Points this task: 20
Total: 400
GR authors: 15
Books read: 30
Tasks Done: 23
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Uprolled 2 & 6
Option 2 (sci-fi): Ignite Me - Tahereh Mafi
Optoin 6 (fantasy): Fantastical - Kristen Ashley
30.4 Susan A's Task: Percy Jackson Lovers Unite!
Option 1 (greek myth): Sentinel - J. Lynn
Option 3 (romance): One Night of Sin - Gaelen Foley
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good Book
Option 2: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews
set in Georgia
Option 6: Ignite - Tessa Teevan
30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays
Option 1:
- Belle Auroraebook app'd @939
Option 4 (May): All the Colors of Love - Jessica Freely
30.7 Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
Option B: Escaping Me - Elizabeth Lee
Option C (sci-fi): Crux - Julie Reece
30.10 - Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper or something else?
375 + 357 > 600 pages
Option 2: The Maze Runner - James Dashner
Chaitra rated 2 stars; 375 pages
Option 6: Year Zero - Rob Reid
Science fiction & fantasy; 357 pages
30.11 Helen's Task: Honor's Awards
Book 1: Feed - Mira Grant
2010 Science Fiction
Book 2: The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion
2013 Fiction
Points this post: 210
Total points: 655
25.7 - Bluemoon's Task: Virtual VacationC. THE ULTIMATE DREAM VACATION - I read The Midwife of Venice which is set in Renaissance Venice (with a little bit of Malta). I have always been fascinated by this time period and would love to go. Btw, Roberta Rich is a ******Goodreads Author*****
D. THE STAYCATION -. For this option read a book that has food or drink on the cover. I read Yeah Dave's Guide to Livin' the Moment: Getting to Ecstasy Through Wine, Chocolate and Your iPod Playlist
which has a wine bottle and glass on the bottom left. This book was approved on the help thread.Points: 460
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 34
GR authors: 17
Big Books 1(500)
pages read: 11,180
Task: 15.10 - Fun in the SunRead: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 150
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 2
Shawn H.10.3 The More the Merrier
by Michael Boyette***More then 3 ppl on the cover***
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 285
GR Authors: 4
Big Ticket Books: 0
Task # 15.3 – In Honor of the 4th of JulyA) STARS – Name of a U.S. State in title or author name
B) STRIPES – Set in one of the original 13 colonies/states
ONE book can be used to satisfy BOTH options
Author name: NEVADA - Nevada Barr
Setting: GEORGIA - Endangered Species ✔ – 11Aug14
Approved here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Task # 25.7 – Bluemoon’s Task – Virtual Vacation
Option A – A place I always wanted to visit but haven’t
I’ve always wanted to go to AFRICA, but have not set foot on that continent – yet …
A Carrion Death ✔ – 23Aug14
+ + + + + 1 Big Books Ticket - 512 pages + + + + +
Option C – A place impossible to get to – set before I was born
I’ve never been to Berlin and would love to visit that city. I love history, but cannot go back in time to 1930’s Berlin Germany to witness the rise of Hitler’s power.
In the Garden of Beasts ✔ – 05Aug14 (464 pg)
*** Erik Larson is a Goodreads author ***
APPROVED here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
And here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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This Post: 40 points
Total points to date: 490 points
Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books Read: ( 2) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Kimber30.3 Send In The Clones
Option 3: Return to Tradd Street by Karen White
*main character pregnant, ok by task writer post 88 in task help 30.3; pb336
Option 4: Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Deleon (goodreads author)
*main character botanist as stated on main page; pb300
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This post: 30 points
# tasks submitted to date: 43
GRA: 44
New total points: 840
One week left. Who else is going to finish the challenge?
5.4 - Yellow: They Call Me Mellow YellowRead a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word found in one of the tracks of the original Mellow Yellow album by Donovan.
Song: "Young Girl Blues"
Young Adolf by Beryl Bainbridge
15.1 - Moms and Dads
Book A
By a female author, written during your mother's lifetime, but not your own.
Mother DOB: 1940
My DOB: 1974
Robinson by Muriel Spark (1954)
Book B
By a male author, during your father's lifetime, but not your own.
Father DOB: 1941
My DOB: 1974
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth (1967)
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Total Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 460
Tasks completed: 29
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books (500): 2
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
Andy P.Task # 25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
Option 1. Read a book with the genre Mystery* on the main book page.
by Kelly Parsons. Genre mystery on main page (21 users)Option 3 Read a book that is the last or most recently published book in a series.
by Stephen Booth This is # 14 in the series and the most recent published in 2014.Points this post: 25
Total points: 1105
15.7- "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."A book that is primarily set in India: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Points this post: 15
Total points: 730
ANGIE CA5.1 - Red: When I am an old woman...
Book: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Notes: Originally published in 1998.
10.10 Required Summer Reading
Book: To Sin with a Viking by Michelle Willingham
Notes: European Literature locked in.
30.10 - Delicious Dee's Task: TP = Trivial Pursuit, Toilet Paper or something else?
Book 1: The Death Cure by James Dashner
Notes: 2) My friend Christina rated it one star. 325 pages. No romance locked in.
Book 2: Chasing Stars by Helen Douglas
Notes: 6) Science Fiction and Fantasy and no romance, all locked in. 352 pages.
This Post: 45
Points to Date: 950
Pat 20.10 -Group Reads
Read one of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:
These Is My Wordsby Nancy E. Turner
My Forum Comment
Totals for Challenge
Points this task : 20
Total Points : 470
Tasks Completed : 21
Books Read This Season : 35
Pages Read This Season : 11849
Good Reads Authors : 20
Big Books : 500+ 1
Big Books : 750+
Big Books : 1000+
STACIE MITask 10.6 - D-Day
I read:
DMZ, Vol. 3: Public Works by Brian Wood
**Brian Wood is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 560
Tasks completed: 34
Books read: 48
Pages read: 11580
Goodreads authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 10.7 - From the Source
I read a book by a Canadian author, which is also set in Canada:
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
**Bryan Lee O'Malley is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 10
Total points: 570
Tasks completed: 35
Books read: 49
Pages read: 11748
Goodreads authors: 19
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Kaye
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task
3. For this task choose a book that either takes place in some exotic locale outside your home country that you’ve always wanted to visit, your next dream vacation destination one might say,
OR that has a cover with either a beach, palm trees, or a lion (arbitrary, but I’m a Leo so we’re gonna go with it) on it.
REQUIRED: If you choose the vacation explain why your destination works, OR if you choose the cover include it in your post.
The Visitors
by Sally Beauman
***This book has 529 pgs so qualifies for a BB ticket ***
I chose this book for 2 reasons : the locale is Egypt, Valley of the Kings back when they discovered Tut's Tomb. It sounds like a beautiful place to visit .
The cover also has a palm tree :)
Points this post - 20
BB -1
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To date :
Points - 305
GRA - 11
BB- 3
20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task
3. For this task choose a book that either takes place in some exotic locale outside your home country that you’ve always wanted to visit, your next dream vacation destination one might say,
OR that has a cover with either a beach, palm trees, or a lion (arbitrary, but I’m a Leo so we’re gonna go with it) on it.
REQUIRED: If you choose the vacation explain why your destination works, OR if you choose the cover include it in your post.
The Visitors
by Sally Beauman
***This book has 529 pgs so qualifies for a BB ticket ***
I chose this book for 2 reasons : the locale is Egypt, Valley of the Kings back when they discovered Tut's Tomb. It sounds like a beautiful place to visit .
The cover also has a palm tree :)
Points this post - 20
BB -1
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To date :
Points - 305
GRA - 11
BB- 3
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ30.1 - A Little Pick-Me-Up
Rolled a 4 and a 5
Book 1 - Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
Option 4 - The genre "Humor"* is on the main page, shelved by 502 people.
Book 2 - But Inside I'm Screaming by Elizabeth Flock
Option 5 - The genre "Mental Health"* is on the main page; shelved by 13 people.
This post: 30 points
Total points to date: 685 points
Tasks completed: 37
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
BRIAN20.8 – It’s My Birthday! – Shelby’s Task: FUN or FANTASTIC it’s got to be one and preferable both!
Option 1 - Contains at least 2 of 1,2,3,7,8,9 and ends in an odd digit
Shadow by Karin Alvtegen
The book is 311 pages
25.8 - Angel **Book Junkie's** Task: 4th of July Challenge
Option 2 - Page count has a 5 or 6 in it
Severed Souls by Terry Goodkind (Goodreads author!)
The books is 560 pages, so it also counts as a Big Book!
Option 6 - Any book meeting SRC requirements
The Lost Island by Douglas Preston (Goodreads author!) & Lincoln Child
30.1 Ms Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
I rolled a 1 and a 6
Option 1 - Genre is poetry
Songs of Innocence and of Experience (56 pages) & The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (82 pages) by William Blake
Total page count is 138 pages.
Option 6 - Genre is fantasy
The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett (Goodreads author!)
At 579 pages this counts as a Big Book!
Points this post: 75
Total points: 310
Books read: 21
Goodreads authors: 6
Big Books: 7-0-0 (7)
Coralie10.4 Across the Ages
Book with genre 'Time Travel' (at the moment)
Redshirts
25.4 World Cup Past and Present
Option 2 World Cup present
From group E I chose France and Switzerland
Book set in France True Pleasures: A Memoir Of Women In Paris
Author born in Switzerland
A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary by Alain de Botton
This post 35 points
Total to date 755 points
25.3 Different Selves, Different Tales Option 4: Apples and Oranges
One Summer by David Baldacci (GR Author)
Apples: Romance is listed as a genre on the main page.
The Innocent by David Baldacci (GR Author)
Oranges: Thriller is listed as a genre on the main page.
25.11 Summer Camp for All Ages
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (GR Author)
Option 1. Grab a Buddy
I had previously read Book of a Thousand Days by the same author and rated it 4 stars.
Navigating Early by Clare VanderpoolOption 4. Open Waterfront
There is a boat on the cover.
50 points this post
270 total points
3 GR Authors this post
9 total GR Authors
That's all for me this time. Thanks for a fun challenge!
READERBOARD NAME: Lisa MD10.7 From the Source
Read a book predominately set in Canada or written by an author who was born or lives in Canada.
Too Much Happiness | Alice Munro
born in Canada
(304pp) READ 8/23/14
25.1 Andy P's Task: Directionally Challenged
Book A. Read a book that has in its title/subtitle one of the following words:
North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, right, left.
The Good Luck of Right Now | Matthew Quick
GOODREADS AUTHOR
(281pp) READ 8/21/14
Book B. Read a book by an author whose initials for their first and last names can be found in the word COMPASS and/or GPS
That Night | Chevy Stevens
initials "C" & "S"
GOODREADS AUTHOR
(384pp) READ 8/23/14
Points this Post: 35
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Total Points: 680/1180
Total Tasks Completed 30/64
GOODREAD AUTHORS: 26
BIG BOOK TICKETS: 500+[ 3 ] 750+[ ]
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VAL TX15.10 - Fun in the Sun - Read a book of your choice
The Priority List: A Teacher's Final Quest to Discover Life's Greatest Lessons by David Menasche
Total = 15
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.5 - Pat's Task: Long Story Short
Option 2
Book 1: Tales from the Empire - A collection of short stories by multiple authors. Timothy Zahn wrote "First Contact".
Book 2: Specter of the Past by Timothy Zahn
Timothy Zahn is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 1070
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 37
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 6
Big Books - 500+: 5
Big Books - 750+: 1
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