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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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25.9 - Stacie MI - Springtime Five Star FavoritesOption 5 - The Kitchen Boy - Historical Fiction as genre - The Twelfth Child by ***Goodreads Author Bette Lee Crosby
Option 6 - Your Favorite Reads - book by same author as favorite read of spring - Magnificent Devices by ***Goodreads Author Shelley Adina. I read her book Lady of Devices during the Spring Challenge.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 465/1180
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 34
GoodReads Authors: 18
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (2), 1000+ ()
20.2 – Rookie at the Top – Pamela3265’s task: Exploring America's National Park SystemOption 3: Great Basin
The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
2. Palindrome: Anna
The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew*
*GoodReads Author*
Total Points = 155
15.4 - DOUBLE TROUBLEONE BOOK OPTION - Spilled Blood by Brian Freeman
15.9 - DECISIONS, DECISIONS
Started with The Plum Tree which I gave 5*.
Read Stella Bain by Anita Shreve.
TOTAL POINTS - 755
25.5 Long Story ShortBook 1: Four Past Midnight by Stephen King **BIG BOOK TICKET** **GR AUTHOR**
Book 2: 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King **BIG BOOK TICKET** **GR AUTHOR**
Totals:
Points this post: 25
Total points: 195
Tasks completed: 9
Books read:14
Goodreads authors this post: 2
Goodreads authors total: 2
Big Books this post:2 (500+)
Big Books total: 4 (500+)
Andy P.Correction of Post # 2445
Task # 25.2 - Elizabeth B's Task: What If?
D. DYSTOPIA or POST-APOCALYPTIC
Parasite by Mira Grant science fiction and dystopia both appear on the main page
Task # 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,
by Christopher FowlerBook approved Under 2A, birds
Jessica PDX10.2 - Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Fantasy > Paranormal is the third genre listed (173 users)
by Audrey NiffeneggerPoints This Post: 10
Total Points: 755
Task # 15.7 – In a Gentle Way You Can Shake the WorldRead a book set in India
A Time to Dance ✔ – 14Aug14
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Task # 20.4 Author Author – Valerie’s Task – Word Trivia Name That Word
OPTION 1 – Onomotopaeic word in the title
BUZZ - Buzz Off ✔ – 23Aug14
*** Hannah Reed is a Goodreads Author
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This Post: 35 points
Total points to date: 545 points
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books Read: ( 2) 500 pg / (1 ) 750 pg / ( ) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 4
Readerboard name:Kristi (Passion for the Page)
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
4. Writer's Cramp:
by Kate Carlislethere are several books on the desk
30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
Option 2: Subterranean by James Rollins
one of the main characters, Ashley Carter, is an archaeologist; identified in GR description
Option 3: Fancy Pants by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
author's first name is Susan
Points this post: 50
Season Total: 350
Pamela326515.6 I’m Flying!
by Christine Johnson (Goodreads Author)Points this post: 15
Total Points: 1175
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 43
Big Book Tickets this post: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 8
Big Books - 500+: 7
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
One book to go!
Way to go, Pamela! You're almost there!!Pamela wrote: "Pamela3265
15.6 I’m Flying!
by Christine Johnson (Goodreads Author)Points this post: 15
Total Points: 1175
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Author..."
30.5 Sheila/Kathy G's Task: In Pursuit of a Good BookOption 1: Entertainment
Read a book by an author whose first and last name initials are found in the word "ENTERTAINMENT.
The Italian Girl by Iris Murdoch
Option 6: Sports & Leisure
Read a book that you would consider a "good summer read."
Belle by Lesley Pearse
It was a long, plot driven novel which wasn't difficult to read - light, historical chick-lit which is perfect for the beach!
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Total Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 505
Tasks completed: 31
Other totals
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books (500): 2
Big Books (750):
Big Books (1000):
Task 20.7: The Brady Bunch3. 1971 –Read a book that has the genre ‘classics’ listed on its main book page.
My Childhood (1913) by Maxim Gorky; translated by Ronald Wilks (Paperback, 234 pages)
495 + 20 = 515
Tasks Completed: 26
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 495 + 20 = 515
Books read: 38
Pages read: 12,610
Read but not claimed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 12
Big Books:
(4) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Meghanly50.1 Summer of 1984
Option 2a:
by Katherine Howe (Bird on cover)*Claiming GR Author Ticket*
Option 2b: The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (Time in title)
*Claiming GR Author Ticket*
Option 3b: Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe (Member of the Brat Pack)
This Post: 50
Total Points: 495
Tasks Completed: 22
Books Read: 34
Goodreads Authors:22
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1) 6
Total Pages Read: 12983
50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984Option 1B: 1984 - read a book first published in 1984.
The Young Writer's Handbook: A Practical Guide for the Beginner Who is Serious about Writing by Susan & Stephen Tchudi – published 1984
Option 2B: When Doves Cry – book with the word “prince”
The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
Elizabeth Hoyt is a Goodreads author.
Option 3A: Sixteen Candles - Cake-On-Cover Option
Fruit of All Evil by Paige Shelton – wedding cake on cover
Points This Post: 50
Points Total: 860
GR Authors: 25
Big Books: 1
JAMIENYCTask #20.5 Bigger is Better Book Concierge’s Task: Celebrating My Parents
Option A: A book set primarily in Japan
I read Conduct Unbecoming which is set in Okinawa, Japan. It is by L.A. Witt who is a GRA
From the précis: First class petty officer Eric Randall is less than thrilled about taking orders to Okinawa. Three long, lonely years on a crappy island that’s thousands of miles from his daughter?
The book is over 250 pages as required.
This Post
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
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Total Points: 790
Goodreads Authors: 49
Total Tasks Complete: 39
Total Books Read: 58
BRIAN25.10 - Laurie ME's Task: Baseball All Stars
Option 1 - Book involving baseball
The Best They Could Be: How the Cleveland Indians Became the Kings of Baseball, 1916-1920 by Scott H. Longert
Option 5 - A book I want to read meeting SRC rules
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner (Goodreads author!)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 335
Books read: 23
Goodreads authors: 8
Big Books: 6-0-0 (6)
Lindsey IL10.1 - I Scream, You Scream
Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
ICE CREAM
10.8 - Question Everything
101 Reasons Why I'm A Vegetarian by Pamela Rice
"why" in title
30.8 - Sandy's Task: Concentration!
Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind
822 pages
***Terry Goodkind is a GoodReads Author***
***750+ page big book (822 pages)***
The Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation and Psychic Development by Christopher Penczak
337 pages
"temple" in both titles
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 1050
GoodReads Authors: 39
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 57
Books Read: 80
25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites1. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie: Mystery:
Missing You by Harlan Coben
5. The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar / Historical Fiction:
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
+25 Points
Grand Total: 805
jingles✔25.3 - mstan's Task: Different Selves, Different Tales
Option 3: Past & Future
Read two books by the same single author, the publication dates of which must be at least 25 years apart.
Book #1: Irish Thoroughbred|Nora Roberts|08.23.14
Published in 1981
Book #2:
Vision In White: Book One in the Bride Quartet|Nora Roberts|08.27.14
Published in 2009
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Points This Post: 25
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Total Points: 1075
Total Goodreads Authors: 49
Total Big Book Tickets: 8
25.9 - Stacie MI's Task: Springtime Five-Star FavoritesOption 1 (mystery genre): The Keeper of Lost Causes
Option 4 - (graphic novel): The Invention of Hugo Cabret
30.1 - Ms. Anderson's Task: A Little Pick-Me-Up
Rolled "1" (poetry genre): Falling Up
Rolled "3" (graphic novel): Rapunzel's Revenge
*** Shannon Hale is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 55
GR authors this post: 1
Total points: 230
Total tasks completed: 14
Total number Big Books: 500(2) 750(1) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 4
20.10 Group ReadsThese Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
My post in the discussion thread is #27.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 445
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 28
Goodreads Authors: 16
Lindsey ILREPOST OF 25.2 (POST 2428)
25.2 - Elizabeth B's Task: What If?
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
option A, aliens + science fiction genres, verified in Message 50 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
***Beth Revis is a GoodReads Author***
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
option E, steampunk + science fiction genres, verified in Message 270 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
***Marissa Meyer is a GoodReads Author***
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 1075
GoodReads Authors: 41
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 58
Books Read: 82
MELANIE CTASK NAME: Delmy's Task: Send in the Clones!!
Book 1: Option 2 - Helena
These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
Qualifier: # 228 on the list
Book 2: Option 4: Cosima Niehaus: Read a book where a main character is a scientist
Out of the Shadows by Joanne Rendell
Qualifier: Anthony, a main character, is a research scientist making a new drug to fight cancer. http://historicalnovelsociety.org/rev...
Claiming GRA for Joanne Rendell
Points this task: 30
Points Total: 615
Tasks Completed: 32
GR Author: 25
Big Books: 0
50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984I did Options 1B, 2A, and 3A.
Option 1: 1984
B. read a book first published in 1984.
The Killing Doll by Ruth Rendell
Option 2: When Doves Cry
A. For this option, read a book with a bird on the cover
by Kate Chopin (bird in cage)Option 3: Sixteen Candles
A. For this option, read a book with a cake and/or candle(s) on the cover.
by Aimee Bender (piece of cake on cover)Task total=50
Grand total=620
Andy P.Repost of Post # 2445 & 2479
Task # 25.2 - Elizabeth B's Task: What If?
C. CYBERPUNK
by William Gibson. Science Fiction>Cyberpunk appears on main page (1247 users)D. DYSTOPIA
by Mira Grant Science Fiction>Dystopia appears on main page (79 users)Task # 50.1 Peebee’s Task: Summer of 1984
Option 1: 1984
B. read a book first published in 1984.
by Sara Paretsky. Book was first published in 1984Option 2: When Doves Cry
A. For this option, read a book with a bird on the cover,
by Christopher FowlerThere is a bird on the cover in front of the moon. Approved here. Cover is last one in the first row for Option 2A Birds
Option 2B . read a book with the words "purple," in the title.
by Alice WalkerHopefully I've got it correct now. Sorry to have caused you so much grief.
Nick KY10.5 1000+ -- I read 1776 by Sherman Edwards
15.7 Set in India. I read Manu by Christopher Nicole.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 1000
25.5 Long Story ShortBook 1 Zombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black goodreads' author contains the story "Inoculata" by Scott Westerfeld
Book 2 Behemoth by Scott Westerfeldgoodreads' author
Total points: 140
Mod
CathyG15.4. Double Trouble
Read one book that meets the criteria for A and B - title contains a word with a repeated vowel and one with a repeated consonant.
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot
Goodreads Author
15.5 - Where Was that Again?
Appropriately enough, these colleges appear in a tri-o of states: Colorado, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. Read a book set in any one of these states.
Bad Boys Do by Victoria Dahl
set in Colorado
15.6- I'm Flying!
Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) in which an aviator is a central character, or one with a plane on the cover.
Ending In Marriage by Debbie Macomber
Goodreads Author
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hana C.'s Task: Operation!
1. Broken Heart: Cure the patient's broken heart by reading a book with the genre "Romance*" on the main book page.
Addicted to You by Bethany Kane
30.2 Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
Choose 2 options and read one book for each.
1) Read a book set predominately in one of these places where T. rex fossils have been found: Canada: Alberta, Saskatchewan; USA: Colorado
Real Men Will by Victoria Dahl
3) Read a book by an author named Sue or any variation of the name Susan
Kaleidoscope: Projects and Ideas to Spark Your Creativity by Suzanne Simanaitis
Points this post: 95
Total points: 595
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 40
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books: 500= 1,750=0, 1000=0
Peebee (barring problems, all finished!)Task 10.10. Required Summer Reading REPLACEMENT POINTS
I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum, replacing The Book of Unknown Americans, moved to 15.3
This book is shelved as "literary fiction" on its main page.
Courtney Maum is a Goodreads Author.
Task 15.1 -- Moms and Dads NEW POINTS
Book A: Female Author
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
This book was published in 1966, which is in my mother's lifetime before I was born.
Book B: Male Author
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
This book was published in 1946, which is in my father's lifetime before I was born.
Task 15.3 -- In honor of America's Independence Day NEW POINTS
Book A
Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson
This book has the U.S. state Georgia in the title.
Joshilyn Jackson is a Goodreads Author.
Book B
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez, moved from 10.10
This book is set in Delaware, one of the original colonies.
Task 30.11 - Honor's Awards NEW POINTS
Book A - Winner
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
This book was the Goodreads Choice for Best Nonfiction in 2012.
Susan Cain is a Goodreads Author.
Book B - Nominee
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
This book was a Goodreads Choice Nominee for Fiction in 2013.
Anthony Marra is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 60
Total points: 1180/1180
Goodreads Authors: 3/48
Big Books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
BEKKA - 30.6 - Alison's Task: Summer Birthdays1. For this task, I read “
” by Josephine Angelini since the main character has red hair, as shown on the cover of the book. I read this book as an Advanced Reader’s Copy (thanks Feiwel & Friends!). 4. For this task, I read “
” by Brandon Sanderson since the author and I are birthday buddies - we were both born in December. Also, Brandon Sanderson and Josephine Angelini are both Goodreads Authors, so I’m claiming two tickets for that.
Here’s the summary:
Points Earned this Challenge: 30
Total Points Earned to Date: 520
Pages Read this Challenge: 770
Total Pages Read to Date: 13361
Books Read this Challenge: 2
Total Books Read: 40
Goodreads Authors: 27
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.Read a book of your choice
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
25.1 Andy P's Task: Directionally ChallengedBook A, "left" in the title: The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
Book B, author's initials in the word COMPASS: The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
Points this post: 25
Total points: 795
Modifying15.4. Double Trouble
A. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean Goodreads Author
A book the title of which contains a word with a double vowel. (Double O in ‘Good’)
B. If His Kiss Is Wicked
A book the title of which contains a word with a double consonant. (Double S in ‘Kiss’)
5.3 - Orange: Wave a FlagKanaiyazhiyin Kadaisi Pakkangal, set in India
Book set in a country(India) that has the color orange on its official flag.
10.6 D-Day
Dark Lover
Book with a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter D.
10.10 Required Summer Reading
First Comes Marriage
Book with the genre "European Literature > British Literature" on the main page genre listing.
15.1 - Moms and Dads
Book A,
Too Hot to Handle by Elizabeth Lowell Goodreads Author
Published in 1986
Book by a female author, written during my mother's lifetime but not my own. (1967 to 1986)
My mother was born in 1967 and I was born in 1987
Book B,
Nylon Kayiru by சுஜாதா
Published in 1971
Book by a male author, written during my father's lifetime but not my own. (1957 to 1986)
My mother was born in 1957 and I was born in 1987
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's Task: Word Trivia: Name That Word!
1. Onomatopoeia: KNOCK
Book with an onomatopoeia in the title
Knock Me Off My Feet by Susan Donovan Goodreads Author
In this post :
Points : 60
Goodreads Authors :2
Big Book Tickets : 0
Total:
Total Points: 705
Total Goodreads Authors: 35
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
APOORVSummer 2014 Challenge : Tasks Completed
(as 8/27/2014 - completed tasks only)
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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, subtitle or author's name.
Book Read : A Clockwork Orange | Anthony Burgess | 8/20/2014
Requirement : Title includes orange
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25.9 - Stacie MI’s Task: Springtime Five-Star Favorites
✔ Option 1 - AND THEN THERE WERE NONE : Read a book with the genre Mystery* on the main book page.
Book Read : Innkeeping with Murder | Tim Myers | 8/27/2014
Requirement : Shelved as Mystery - 30 times
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✔ Option 6 - YOUR FAVORITE READS : Read another book by the same author whose book you read between March 2014 and May 2014.
Book Read : An Abundance of Katherines | John Green (GRA) | 8/2/2014
Requirement : Previous John Green Book - The Fault in Our Stars (3/12/2014)
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30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: Dig in!
✔ Option 1 - Read a book set predominately in one of these places: Canada: Alberta, Saskatchewan; USA: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Book Read : As The Crow Flies | Craig Johnson | 6/8/2014
Requirement : Set in Wyoming, USA
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✔ Option 4 - Read a book with one of the following words in the title or subtitle: Bone, skeleton, skull, fossil, dinosaur.
Book Read : The Lovely Bones | Alice Sebold | 8/22/2014
Requirement : Title includes Bones
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30.7 - Allison I's Task: Follow the Stars
✔ Option B - Read a book first published in July, August or September of any year.
Book Read : I Can See You | Karen Rose | 6/22/2014
Requirement : First Published - August 1, 2009
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✔ Option C - Read a book with the genre Science Fiction on the main book page.
Book Read : We | Yevgeny Zamyatin | 8/26/2014
Requirement : Shelved Science Fiction - 765 times
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Summary
Points (THIS post) : 105
Total Points Earned : 470
Total Books Read : 33
Total Tasks Completed : 19
GoodReads Authors : 15
10.3 The More the Merrier
Gossip Girl by Cecily von ZiegesarPoints this post:10
Total points: 205
Tasks this post:1
Total tasks: 10
Goodreads authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads authors: 3
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Sorry to be so late posting, mods. Retiring, moving, buying a house, and limited access to the internet has made it a bit difficult to participate. However, I have gotten some reading done.I will be posting in point blocks to keep the posts shorter. Hope that helps you.
Here goes - 5 point reads
5.9 Black: Whiskers and Witches
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Genre = witches and approved in task thread.
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5.10 White: Lounging Around
by Judi McCoyBeach chair on cover approved in task thread.
Total Points: 10
10.1 I Scream, You ScreamRead a book where the author's first and last initials are found in ICE CREAM.
A Catered Thanksgiving by Isis Crawford
Author's initials (IC) are in ICE CREAM.
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10.2 Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Ghost Singer: A Novel by Anna Lee Walters
The word "ghost" is in the title.
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10.6 D-Day
Read a book with a title that begins with a word that starts with the letter D.
Death Threads by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Elizabeth Lynn Casey is a GR Author.
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10.8 Question Everything
Read a book with one of the following: who, what, where, when, why, how, "?" in the title or subtitle.
Reap What You Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Elizabeth Lynn Casey is a GR Author.
The word "what" is found in the title.
(Points this post: 40)
Total Points: 50
GR Authors: 2
15.4 Double TroubleI read one book for this task which met both options.
A. A book the title/subtitle of which contains a word with a double vowel. (oo in tattoo)
and
B. A book the title/subtitle of which contains a word with a double consonant, repeated immediately in the word. (tt in tattoo)
The Snake Tattoo by Linda Barnes
Linda Barnes is a GR Author.
Book was approved in task thread, message #11.
(Points this post = 15)
Total Points: 65
Total GR Authoris: 3
20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Lene's Task: Tour De FrancePlease pick one of the following options and read one book that fits that option.
Option 3: Read a book whose title or subtitle contains one of the following color words: Yellow, white, red or green.
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory is a GR author.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 810
Total Tasks: 43
GR Author: 20
Big Book - 500: 5
Big Book - 750: 2
Big Book - 1000: 0
20.2 Exploring America's National Park SystemI chose Option 1. The National Park is Big Bend in Texas. The story is set in this park.
Borderline by Nevada Barr
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20.6 The colors of Trivial Pursuit
Read a book with one of the original colors: brown, yellow, blue, pink, green, or orange in the title, subtitle or author's name.
Violets Are Blue by James Patterson
James Patterson is a GR Author.
(Points this post 40)
Total Points: 105
GR Authors: 4
jingles✔10.5 This Could Take A While
Help thread
Book with a number greater than or equal to 1,000 in the title or subtitle.
1812|David Nevin
567 Pages - Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket
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Points This Post: 10
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1
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Total Points: 1085
Total Goodreads Authors: 49
Total Big Book Tickets: 9
Meghanly20.7 The Brady Bunch
Option 2: Found on the "Best Book Boyfriend" list, #1
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
This Post: 20
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 23
Books Read: 35
Goodreads Authors: 22
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (1) 6
Total Pages Read: 13399
babbling cswapping out a book:
15.10 - Fun in the Sun.
Nice Dragons Finish Last-kindle 315 pgs. approved for length by
Rachel Aaron
Rachel Aaron is a GRA.
I don't have a special reading spot. as long as I've got a comfortable place to sit, I'm good to go.
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5.8 - Violet: Barely Visible
Read a book that contains between 380 and 450 pages (as stated on Goodreads).
Fury of Fire- kindle- Fury of Fire -paperback 424 pgs. by Coreene Callahan
Coreene Callahan is a GRA.
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 635
Completed Tasks: 33
Good Read Authors: 31
Big Books: 0
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Pages read this season: 15,164
Books read this season: 46
Pamela32655.9 - Black: Whiskers and Witches
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare - Sandy approved the genre in message 256 of the Genre Verification Thread
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 1180
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 43
Big Book Tickets this post: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 8
Big Books - 500+: 7
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+:
I should be finished now (fingers crossed)! ;o)
Lindy-Lanetask 15.1: moms & dads:
*book published during mom's lifetime [1927-2004] but before my birth [1958]:
Towards Zero by Agatha Christie first pub 1944
*book published during dad's lifetime [1924-2007] but before my birth [1958]:
Died In The Wool by Ngaio Marsh first pub 1945
Points this post: 15
Total points: 400
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(0) 1000+(1)
Tasks Completed: 22
25.6 I could use a little help here!I chose Option 1: 50/50 for my first book.
The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
Author initials = DB, one of the listed combinations.
AND
I chose option 4: Switch the Question for my second book.
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
Genre = Shapeshifter
Currently this genre is not showing, but I did have the book's genre approved in post #74 of the Genre Verification Thread.
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25.9 Springtime Five-Star Favorites
I chose option 1 for my first book: Genre = mystery.
Escape the Night by Richard North Patterson
AND
I chose option 2 for my second book: Genre = humor.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
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25.12 A Trivial Challenge
Option i: 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.
Her Hero After Dark by Cindy Dees
Cindy Dees is a GR Author.
The word "after" meets task criteria.
Option 2: Entertainment - I rolled a 2 and chose Ngaio Marsh from the accepted author list for this option.
Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh
(Points this post: 75)
Total Points: 180
Total GR Authors: 5
30.5 In Pursuit of a Good BookFor my first book, I chose option 1: Entertainment.
The Big Killing by Annette Meyers
Author initials (AM) found in word "entertainment".
AND
Option 5: Science and Nature.
by Stuart WoodsTree on cover.
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30.11 Honor's Awards
Book 1: Summa Cum Laude - winner
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is a GR Author.
Winner Fantasy 2013
AND
Book 2: Magna Cum Laude - Nominees
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
Yangsze Choo is a GR Author.
Nominee Fantasy 2013
(Points this post 60)
Total Points: 240
Total GR Authors: 7
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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task 30.2: dig in:
opt #1: book setting in montana
To Dream Anew by Tracie Peterson
opt #3: author's name sue or variation of susan:
Bloodlines by Susan Conant
Points this post: 30
Total points: 385
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(2) 750+(0) 1000+(1)
Tasks Completed: 21