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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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MegSCL30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Travels
Book 1: Nags Head, North Carolina
>>Read a book with an airplane on the cover.
Book 5: London, England
>>Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction. The Orphan Master's Son
**592 pp - 1 big book ticket
Task 30.7 - Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this
Book 1: Set in Paris, France. The Queen of the Night
**561 pp - 1 big book ticket
Book 2: Set in London, England. London Fields
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 115
BB tickets: 7
Ava Catherine25.5 Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
Option 1: Rory's reading list
#15 from The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Complete List
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
272 pages
Option 3: Where you lead
song word=earth
Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
336 pages
272+336=608 total pages
total=525
Kim ATask 10.4. Fire and Ice - Read a book with all letters of FIRE and of ICE found in the book’s title/subtitle/author name
The Blossom Sisters by Fern Michaels
Points This Post - 10
Total Points - 70
Pamela32655.7 - Long, Long Ago
The Iliad by Homer - Found on page 1
Originally published in 800 AD - Golden Oldie
683 pages - Big Book
Task 20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2: A Timeless Romance Anthology: Silver Bells
Collection
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1: Cowgirl Under The Mistletoe by Louise M. Gouge - Title has 2 I's and 4 E's
Task 25.8 - Beth F's Task: Backwards Alphabet Code
Book 1 (M) – Mail Order Mommy by Christine Johnson – 288 pages
2 (N) – The Nanny's Texas Christmas – 216 pages
504 pages total
Task 25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1: Hometown Holiday Reunion by Mia Ross - Christmas contains both M and R
Option 3: The Holiday Courtship by Winnie Griggs - Romance genre
Points this post: 95
Total Points: 175
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
SCHATZIE15.2: Celebrity Eye-roll
Book 1: "night" found intact in title
A Prayer for the Night
Book 2: "time" found intact in title
Swing Time
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30.3: Daphne's Task: Atlas Obscura
opt. 5: animals and/or dogs as mpg
Trident K9 Warriors: My Tale from the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines
I listened to the audio. The book link is to the PB (no mmpb) for page count - 288 pages.
opt. 6: book from given list (social justice)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
--found on page 1 of given list
I listened to the audio. The book link is to the MMPB for page count - 458 pages.
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30.7: Jonquil’s Task: Dreams are made of this
Book 1: book set 80% in Chicago
White Night
Book 2: book set 80% in Berlin
March Violets
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Points this Post: 75
Challenge Total: 935
trishhartuk10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
The Black Cat Knocks on Wood, Kay Finch
Read the kindle edition. PB reference edition here
Kay Finch was new to me in November 2016, when I read the first book in the Bad Luck Cat series.
Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 335
Tasks Completed: 18
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
5.3 - Sole SurvivorRead a book that is number 1 in a series. It must be identified as #1 in a series in the Goodreads metadata (series #1).
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers
Wayfarers #1
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Didn't quite finish last time? Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. You may not use Task 5.10 or 15.2 option A. You may use a single book A or B option from tasks 15.1, 15.2B, 15.3, 15.4.
Using 10.1 - Self-Taught
Read a book written by one of the 17 Famous Authors Who Didn’t Study Writing.
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut (8 on list)
10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
Girls in Their Married Bliss - Edna O’Brien
I first read Edna O'Brien in August 2016 (and fell in love!)
Points this post: 20
Points total: 20
Tasks completed: 3
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: - 500+() 750+() 1000+()
Books read: 3
Pages read: 898
DIANA K30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
1. Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle.
A Child al Confino: The True Story of a Jewish Boy and His Mother in Mussolini's Italy. This was a new read.
2 Cs
2 Os
2 Ns
1 I
2. Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history.
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture. This was a reread.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
Nick KY25.10 Pam 3265’s ‘Tis the Season
Option 1. I read Clermont by Regina Maria Roche, initials in chRistMascaRds
Option 2. I read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, #8 (p. 1) on the list of books of British literature made into films.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 310
LAVENDER15.9 - It's Summer Somewhere
Read a book with the word "Summer" in the title or subtitle.
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons (Audio edition I listened to)
Summer of Night (Top MMPB 608 pages)
SUMMER in title
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 10
20.4 Golden Oldies - Mhairi's Task: The Nightmare Before ChristmasOption 2. Read a book by an author called Jack or who has a name related to Jack.
I read Winterzon by John Grisham.
John is in the list of full forms related to Jack.
20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Option 3: Read a book with a main page genre holiday or Christmas.
I read Thuiskomen by Dan Walsh.
Holiday > Christmas is a main page genre for this book.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 40
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
30.6 - Ava Catherine’s Task: TravelsThis is a two book task. Read one book from each of two different options.
books must have a combined total of 500 pages.
Book 1: Nags Head, North Carolina
>>Read a book with an airplane on the cover. This refers to a real airplane, which is a means of transportation. It includes airplanes, biplanes, helicopters, gliders, seaplanes, and jets, but it does not include hot air balloons, blimps, space shuttles, rockets, toy airplanes, paper airplanes, kites, or parachutes.
There is an helicopter on the cover.
Book 5: London, England
>>Read a book with the main page genre historical fiction or history.
Fingersmith
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: -
5.1 - The AncientsRead a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in ANCIENT.
The Passion of New Eve - Angela Carter
Points this post: 5
Points total: 25
Tasks completed: 4
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: - 500+() 750+() 1000+()
Books read: 4
Pages read: 1090
JUKKA10.4. Fire and Ice
Book with the letters of FIRE and ICE in author name/title/subtitle.
The Boys, Volume 6: The Self-Preservation Society by Garth Ennis. self-preservation society
15.6 – Multilingual
A book written in a language not your own.
Vader Down by Jason Aaron & Kieron Gillen. The book is an English-language original, while my native language is Finnish.
20.7. Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option 1: Book with two I's and E's in the title.
The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross. the annihilation score
30.1 - Maya's Task : Good Things Come in Pairs
Option 1: Two books that are #1 and #2 in a series.
Book 1: Darth Vader, Vol 1: Vader by Kieron Gillen
Book 2: Darth Vader, Vol 2: Shadows and Secrets by Kieron Gillen.
They are books #1 and #2 of the unfortunately named Star Wars Disney Canon Graphic Novel Darth Vader.
Points this post: 75
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 265/1075
Total Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 19/60
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1
FANDURY20.1 Most Improved Player - CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1: Read a book whose author's* initials can be found in the word CARIBBEAN.
A Horrible Experience of Unbearable Length:More Movies That Suck by Roger Ebert
The initials of the author RE can be found in caRibbEan
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 135
Books Read: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
FANDURY10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Reunion by Hannah Pittard
20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2: Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke
This is a collection of short stories by Susanna Clarke.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 13
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Brooke TX5.3 - Sole Survivor
Read a book that is number 1 in a series.
15.9 - It's Summer Somewhere
Read a book with the word "Summer" in the title or subtitle.
25.2 - Perletwo's Task: Timeless: Leonard & Leon
Book 1: Read a book with one of these words in the title/subtitle: Beauty, Moonlight, Moon, or Light.
Book 2. Read a book about space travel (set at least 50% on a spaceship or involving the mechanics of space travel) or time travel.
Points
This Post: 45
Total Points: 170
Completed Tasks: 15
Books Read: 21
Andy P.Task # 10.7. Rollin on the River
Read a book with "environment," as a main page genre
by Farley MowatEnvironment> Nature on main page (131 users)
Points this post: 10
Total points: 215
Tiff K10.6 More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
I read Stephen King for the first time in 2016 when I read The Shining. After having loved it, I decided to pick up the sequel as well!
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
GO this post: 0
GO total: 0
BB this post: 1 (640 pages)
BB total: 1
KATIEGIRL10.3 - They're Old!
A book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey
History is a main page genre.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 165
Total tasks: 15
BB total: 1
GO total: 1
KATIEGIRL20.4 - The Nightmare Before Christmas
Option 2: A book by an author with the name Jack or a name related to Jack.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
John is listed on the Behind the Name: Jack page under Full Form: English.
First published in 1937. Claiming as GOLDEN OLDIE ticket.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Total tasks: 16
BB total: 1
GO total: 2
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder - Read a book of your choice. Congo by Michael Crichton - 1/04/17
Points This Post - 5
Total Points - 415
BUCKET15.8 Not-So-Secret (Leavening) Agent
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez
N in Unknown
A in Americans
H in The
C in Americans
O, O, and O in Book of
THe BOOk Of UNknown AmeriCans
20.1 CynBaxter's Task: Christmas in the Caribbean
Option 1.
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Author initials IC are in CARIBBEAN
20.7 Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
Option Two. Non-fiction, science genre
Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Points this post: 55
Total points: 55
DiANA K30.9 - Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
1. Read a book where at least 7 of the letters in CONSTRUCTION can be found in the title/subtitle.
A Child al Confino: The True Story of a Jewish Boy and His Mother in Mussolini's Italy. This was a new read.
2 Cs
2 Os
2 Ns
1 I
2. Read a non-fiction book with the main page genre engineering or history.
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture This was a reread.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 140
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loafer10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling?
Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.”
Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell
first published in 1936, it is a "golden oldie"
points: 10
total: 170
BB: 1
GO: 4
tasks completed: 11
Task 15.4 – To Tell the TruthONE book option – Title includes word ‘WHEN’ and it is nonfiction
When Books Went to War
APPROVED HERE
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 95 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
CYNBAXTER#5.07 – Long, Long Ago
Task: Read a book from this list of Popular Ancient Books
Book: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller which is on page 1 of the https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... list
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 290 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
Kathryn CA20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option #2 - Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection by Brandon Sanderson
**Arcanum Unbound is a Big Book (672 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket**
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 1
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (1), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 0
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 1
Kathryn CA5.5 - December, January, February
Read a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner. Total Pages: 423
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 25/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (1), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 0
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 2
Coralie5.5 December, January, February
Book with 1 or 2 in page number
Saga, Volume 2 168 pages
10.1 Let's Follow Up
Charles Dickens was referenced at the top of the list, so I read
The Christmas Books, Volume 1: A Christmas Carol/The Chimes
10.10 Got Your Lottery Ticket?
Book with main page genre 'horror'
Locke & Key, Volume 3: Crown of Shadows
20.7 One or Two?
Option One: I or Eye?
Book that has two "I"s (in it and mountain) and two "E"s (in tell and the)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
This post 45 points
Total to date 240 points
Jayme(the ghostreader)15.3 Her Declaration of Independence
Book 1-Popular Feminism Books-I Know Why the Caged Bird Singsby Maya Angelou
Found on page 1 as of 11/18/16
Book 2- Read a book by a female author whose initials are in Mary Woldstonecroft, M from Mary and L from Woldstonecroft
Redoubtby Mercedes Lackey
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Task Points: 15
Grand Total: 30/1250
Kathryn CA10.3.They're Old!
Read a book with History or Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 35/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (1), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 0
Books Read: 7
Tasks Completed: 3
Kathryn CA15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
Read a book where ALL the letters N A H C O O O (3 O’s) are found in any combination of title, subtitle and author’s name.
An Author's Odyssey by Chris Colfer
AR - IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15.0
N in An
A in An
H in Chris
C in Chris
O in Author's
O in Odyssey
0 in Colfer
AN authOr's Odyssey - CHris cOlfer
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 50/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 0
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (1), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 0
Books Read: 6
Tasks Completed: 4
hoodoomends15.6 - Multilingual
Originally published in a language other than your native language.
Manifesto do Partido Comunista by Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels (★★★)
My native language is Portuguese and the original language of the book is German.
**I'd like a GO ticket since the book was first published in 1848**
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Current Post
Points: 15
GO: 1
BB: -
Total
Points: 90
GO: 1
BB: -
Readerboard Name - LaureY15.6 - Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
My native language is French. The book was written in English.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 7
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Readerboard Name - LaureY5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
This books fits in Category 5.6 - Candy
Read a book by an author who has at least 2 Ms in their GR name.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 8
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
perletwo15.10 - The Plane! The Plane! - Read a book with an aircraft* on the cover.
Billy Boyle: A World War II MysteryPoints this task: 15
Total points: 470
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 25
Readerboard Name - LaureY10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
Points this post: 10
Total points: 160
Task this post:1
Total Tasks: 9
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
Ava Catherine15.8 Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
Read a book where all the letters N A H C O O O are found in any combination of title, subtitle and author's name.
To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin
N=cannot
A=capture
H=what
C=capture
O=cannot
O=to
O=Colin
25.6 Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1. Domine Dirige Nos:
Read a book where the initial letters of the author's name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
The Perfect Girl by Gilly Macmillan
Option 2: History: Read a book with the main page genre of History or Historical Fiction.
Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey History main page genre 404 users; set in England
total=565
Readerboard Name:BrennaTask 5.2: Location, Location, Location
Read a book set at least 50% in Eqypt, Iraq, Greece, Turkey.
I read: Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
The majority of this book takes place in Turkey and Iraq.
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Task 15.6: Multilingual
Read a book that was originally published in a language other than your native language.
I read: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
It was originally published in French, my native language is English.
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Task 20.2, Option 2
Read a book with a two word title, where both words begin with the same letter.
I read: West Wind
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Points in this post: 40
Points in total: 40
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Ava Catherine25.7 Dakimel’s task: Podcast Recommendations
Books and Boba Podcast bookshelf page 1
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
647 pages
total=590
20.9 Moderator's petOption 1: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING.
Master of the Moor by Ruth Rendell
Task total=20
Season total=190
Task 30.4 - Mazza1's Task - Readers RecommendOPTION 1 - Reader ratings
Read a book with an average GR rating above 4.24 (that is, at least 4.25).
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
GR rating is 4.32
The book is 512 pages long. Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket
OPTION 2 – Awards Season
Read a book that features as a winner or nominee on the GR choice awards for 2016
The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
Winner of Goodreads Choice Award for Middle Grade & Children's (2016)
Points this post: 30
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 2
500+: 2
750+: 0
1000+: 0
SCHATZIE20.5: Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
opt. 1: given "Big Book" list
The Name of the Wind
--found on page 1.
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30.8: Sandy's Task: Old and Awesome
Book 1: one of the given words for 'ancient' in title
An Old Betrayal
--my word: old
I listened to the audio. The book link is to the PB (no mmpb) for page count - 294 pages
Book 2: the word 'wonder' in title
The Wonder
I listened to the audio. The book link is to the HC (no pb or mmpb) for page count - 291 pages
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30.9: Catherine T's Task: Construction Wonders
Book 1: a title with 7 letters from 'construction' in it
The Selection
--this is a 'new to me' book
C = 1
O = 1
N = 1
S = 1
T = 2
I = 1
Book 2: mpg History
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
-- this was a re-read.
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Points this Post: 80
Challenge Total: 1015
Kait5.2 - Location, Location, Location
A book set at least 50% in a location of an ancient wonder: Egypt, Iraq, Greece, Turkey.
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters -- 50%+ set in Amarna, Egypt
Points This Post: 5
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Golden Oldies This Post: 0
Total Points: 120
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
EmilyD103710.6. More Following Through
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016
This was a new author for me in 2016
A Vow of Chastity Veronica Black
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Books read: 3
Total Tasks completed: 3
Pages read: 216
Total pg. read 695
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
BBooks - 500+: 0
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0
Post #1120.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 1: House of Leaves page 1 #85
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Points this post:20
Total Points:185
Books read:14
Tasks Done: 12
Shiraloo5.5 – December, January, February
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
REQUIRED: Paperback edition has 222 pages
5.6 – Jolly Old St. Nicholas
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
10.2 – Ring, Sing, Bling
Finding Colin Firth by Mia Mason
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Points: 20
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 70
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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25.3 Karen Michele's Task: I Wonder…
Option 2: Read a book about anything found under the surface of the water.
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
page 1 on "Diving the Depths" list
Option 4: Read a book from the given list that has been shelved as "nature."
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
page 1, #5 on "Popular Nature Books" list
total=500