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message 1501: by Katie (new)

Katie | 241 comments KATIEGIRL

15.6 - I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends

A book rated 4 or 5 stars by a GoodReads friend.
The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines & Joanna Gaines
Rated 4 stars by Laura, 11423178-laura.

Points this post: 15
Total points: 430
Total tasks: 28
BB total: 3
GO total: 2


message 1502: by Lavender (last edited Apr 18, 2017 05:40AM) (new)

Lavender (purlav) | 374 comments LAVENDER


15.4. Laughing and Singing

Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre of humor.

Girl 99 by Andy Jones - ebook I read
Girl 99 Top Paperback (no MMPB) 256 pages

Main page genre of Humor.


Book 2: Read a book that is #4 in a series.

All the Rage (Repairman Jack #4) by F. Paul Wilson - 488 pages

#4 of the Repairman Jack series.
_______________________________________________

15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!

Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction.

Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott - 160 pages

Main page genre of Science Fiction


Points this post: 30
Total Points: 315
Tasks Completed: 20
Books Read: 25


message 1503: by Mhairi (new)

Mhairi | 348 comments 25.6 - Perletwo's task: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine

Option 1. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Found on page 1 of Popular Near Future Books.

Option 2. The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
MPG - Historical Romance

333 + 496 = 829 pages

**REPOST**

30.3 - MAZZA1's Task: It’s Elementary

Option 1. I chose Silver, atomic number 47, **symbol Ag**
The Silver Dream by Neil Gaiman

Option 2. 4+7=11, 1+1=2.
The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer
This is the second book in this series.

Points this post: 55
Points in total: 380
Tasks completed: 21
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book tickets: 0


message 1504: by Marscha (new)

Marscha (mysterymb) | 429 comments 30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.

Book 1: The Violets of March by Sarah Jio - March in title

Book 2: Feline Fatale by Linda O. Johnston - #9 in series

Total points: 55


message 1505: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (cynthiabaxter) | 4 comments CYNBAXTER

# 10.01 – Catch Some Z's

Task: Read a book with the letter Z in the title or subtitle.

Book: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Points this post: 10 points
Total points to date = 190 points

BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 3
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0


message 1506: by Shanna_redwind (last edited Apr 18, 2017 07:49AM) (new)

Shanna_redwind | 754 comments 25.4 - Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour

Option 2. Shrimp on the Barbie
Deadly 128 pages

Option 3. Outback!
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest by Anatoli Boukreev

410 + 25 = 435


message 1507: by Brooke (new)

Brooke | 1109 comments Readerboard name - Brooklyn

5.1 – Thoroughly Modern

Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MODERN.

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions By Randall Munroe

Points this post: 5
Total points: 180/850
Tasks completed: 13/52
Books read: 14
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets = 1)


message 1508: by Andrea (last edited Apr 18, 2017 08:20AM) (new)

Andrea loafer

5.7- Modern Classics
Read a book that has been shelved at least 10 times as “modern classic” from this list Popular Modern Classics

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
on page 2, currently shelved 83 times

points: 5

total: 390
BB: 2
GO: 5
tasks completed: 24


message 1509: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (ebpnd17) | 813 comments Elizabeth P

Task 20.4 - April Showers?
Option One - Author's initials in APRIL SHOWERS

Happily Ever Ninja by Penny Reid

aPRil showers


Task 20.6 - Batter Up!
Option Three - First published in year ending in 9

Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
First published 2009


Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 155
Total Tasks: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 12


message 1510: by Book Concierge (new)

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 4447 comments MOVING my book from task 20.7 (Post # 1536) to task 15.3 option 2

Task 15.3 – National Library Week
OPTION 1 – Book features a Library or Librarian
The World's Strongest Librarian
The author is a librarian and this is his memoir
I listened to the audiobook / No MMP / paperback: The World's Strongest Librarian

OPTION 2 – Author initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK - A.E.R.
Amy E. Reichert / The Coincidence of Coconut Cake
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: The Coincidence of Coconut Cake


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NEW book put into task 20.7

Task 20.7 – Shorter is Sweeter – Amy FL – Play Ball!
Option 1 – Author first & last initial in GRAPEFRUITLEAGUE - G.P.
Gaile Parkin / Baking Cakes in Kigali



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This Post: 15 points (35 points – 20 points for previously claimed task)
Total points to date: 265 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 1
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (2) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 7


message 1511: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) LAUREN JODI

20.2 -Rookie at the Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms

Option 2: Ireland as a main page genre

As Death Draws Near by Anna Lee Huber

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Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 380/850
Total Books Read: 30
Tasks Completed: 22/52


message 1512: by Christi (new)

Christi Reynard | 406 comments Creynard

5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder

Until July by Aurora Rose Reynolds

10.1 - Catch Some Z's
Year Zero by Rob Reid

10.5 - And The Tony Goes To....
Fool for Love and Other Plays by Sam Shepard
read all of the plays...not just Fool for Love. LOVED them.

10.6 - Penguin Places
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Partially set in Antarctica and Argentina .

15.5. Girls Just Wanta Have Fun!
Bad Girls Don't Marry Marines by Codi Gary

Points this post: 50
Total points: 275
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Tasks completed: 23/52
Books read: 27


message 1513: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning

Book 1, fall 2009 task 10.4 Hispanic Heritage Month, a book that takes place in El Salvador: Blood of Paradise by David Corbett, 448 pages
I read the kindle edition: Blood of Paradise: A Novel

Book 2, author Tony Hillerman was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma. 94.21 miles from my birthplace.
The Blessing Way, 271 pages

Book 3, RE - a drop of golden sun, set in Sweden: The Stranger by Camilla Läckberg, 384 pages

448 + 271 + 384 = 1,103 pages

total = 850


message 1514: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1804 comments Sarah E

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - Coralie's Task: Over and Under


The Shadow Over Innsmouth

I listened to the audio, top paperback (no MMPB) is The Shadow Over Innsmouth

The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a Golden Oldie, first published in 1936. I claim 1 GO ticket.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 130

GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO tickets: 3


message 1515: by Allison Ann (new)

Allison Ann | 354 comments 5.3 - The 20th Century - Read a book that contains the number 2 or 0 in the series designation: #2, #10, #12, etc.
Storm Prey by John Sandford - 4/12/17 - Lucas Davenport #20

5.6 - Lady Day - Read a book written by an author named Mary or any of the related names.
Chocolate Most Deadly by Mary Maxwell - 4/11/17
ebook approved

10.8 - Build A Bridge - Read a book with a bridge on the cover.
The One You Love by Paul Pilkington - 4/13/17
The One You Love (Emma Holden Suspense Mystery, #1) by Paul Pilkington

20.3 - Best Review - Lauren Jodi's task: Hidden Figures
Option 1: TRAILBLAZING WOMEN - Read a non-fiction book about a woman or group of women who were the first to achieve something significant in their field.
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly - 4/18/17

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Amy FL's Task: Play Ball!
Option 1 - read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in the phrase “GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE.”
The Heaven Tree by Edith Pargeter - 4/09/17 - GRAPEFRUITLEAGUE

25.3 - Andy P.’s task: No More Wolves - A combined page total for both books must exceed 500 pages.
Book 1.Read a book whose title does NOT contain any of the letters in the word WOLF. If the book has a subtitle none of the letters in WOLF may appear in the subtitle
That Summer by Sarah Dessen - 4/10/17 - 230 pages
Book 2. Read a book written by a single author whose initials can be found in the word FLOWER.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig - 4/05/17- 428 pages - FLOWER
Total pages - 658

25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
Option A: Old & New
Book 1 - Read a book FIRST published before 1992.
The Raven In The Foregate by Ellis Peters - 4/10/17 - Published 1986
Book 2 - Read a book FIRST published in 2017.
Bone Box by Faye Kellerman - 3/21/17 - Published February 28, 2017


Points This Post - 110
Total Points - 555



message 1516: by Chandni (new)

Chandni (chandnin31) | 507 comments CHANDNI

20.2 - Rookie At The Top - McCathy's Task: Lucky Charms

Option 2 - Read a book with a main page genre of "Fairies", "Ireland", or "Irish Literature".

In the Woods by Tana French

Book verified here

[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 190
Books Read: 12
Completed Tasks: 12


message 1517: by Bucket (new)

Bucket | 362 comments BUCKET

5.1 Thoroughly Modern
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

MODERN

5.3 The 20th Century
The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

Hainish Cycle #2

5.4 Best Laid Plans
Winter Challenge Task 10.5 Noel! (no L in title/subtitle and author name)

Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

**GOLDEN OLDIE - first published 1900**

** BIG BOOK - 1 ticket - 580 pages

5.5 March, April, May
Night Soul and Other Stories by Joseph McElroy

304 pages

5.6 Lady Day
Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth

**GOLDEN OLDIE - first published 1800**

5.8 Under the Spring Moon
The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald

5.9 Whodunit?
Kinder Than Solitude: A Novel by Yiyun Li

10.2 Initial Success
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence

**GOLDEN OLDIE - first published 1928**

10.3 Aim High
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

14,771 five star ratings

Points this post: 55
Golden oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 1


message 1518: by Andrea (new)

Andrea loafer

15.8. How do I Get There?
Read a book with a map on the cover.

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

points: 15

total: 405
BB: 2
GO: 5
tasks completed: 25


message 1519: by Cindy (new)

Cindy (cindyd) Cindy C.

***I am swapping books for task 15.9. I am now using The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel The Exile An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon which has Science Fiction >Time Travel as a main page genre.
My points stay the same.


message 1520: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...

I chose option 2

Option 2.- Read a book written by a woman whose first and last name initials can be found in "BE BOLD FOR CHANGE".
Middle name initials may be ignored. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. Spaces determine names.

Miss Julia Weathers the Storm by Ann B. Ross

Total Points-170/850
Total Tasks- 11/52
Total Golden Oldie Books-
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()



message 1521: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 1770 comments Oma1229

25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!

I chose Option A

Option A: Old & New
Book 1: My sister has decided that "old" refers to anything older than she is (for example, me). For this option read a book FIRST published before 1992 (the year she was born).

An Option on Death by Michael W. Sherer

AND
Book 2: For something new, read a book FIRST published in 2017.

The Lost Order by Steve Berry

Total Points-195/850
Total Tasks- 12/52
Total Golden Oldie Books-
Total Big Books-500+(1), 750+(),1000+()



message 1522: by Cindy (new)

Cindy (cindyd) Cindy C.

Task 50.1 -Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning

Book 1: Read a book that fulfills the requirements of a 5 or 10 point task from the first Seasonal Reading Challenge.
Task 5-10. Fall Back In Time For Daylight Savings Time – Read A Novel Where One Or More Character(s) Travel Back In Time.
Dragonfly In Amber Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon . My edition had 963 pages.

Book 2: Read a book by a single author born within 200 miles of the place you were born. My author is Robert Frost who was born in San Francisco. I was born 89.8 miles south of San Francisco. The Robert Frost Collection The Robert Frost Collection by Robert Frost . My edition has 168 pages.

Book 3: Mi-a name I call myself. Read an autobiography or memior. The Glass Castle The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls . My edition has 288 pages.

288+168+963=1419

Points this post: 50
Total points: 110
Total tasks: 5


message 1523: by Blueberry (new)

Blueberry (blueberry1) | 465 comments Blueberry

30.5
Book 1: Read a book with a cover that shows the type of place where you like to read.
Death Without Company (Walt Longmire, #2) by Craig Johnson a cabin in the mountains. I like to vacation in the country. Vacations always include lots of reading.


Book 2: Read a second book with a cover that shows a different reading spot or a variation on book 1's spot.
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom , this antebellum house full of history and atmosphere would also be a great vacation, hence, reading spot.

Pts:30
Total pts: 95


message 1524: by Blueberry (last edited Apr 18, 2017 05:30PM) (new)

Blueberry (blueberry1) | 465 comments Blueberry repost of post #1128 to collect Golden Oldie pts

30.2
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1890 and 1939 whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in ONE of theses words/phrases: "ART DECO" or "ART NOUVEAU" or "BAUHAUS".
The Wife
This is a Golden Oldie, published in 1921.


Book 2: Read a book FIRST published between 1970 and the present whose author’s first and last name initials can be found in ONE of these phrases: "CONTEMPORARY ART" or "POST MODERN ART".
Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto
by Tilar J. Mazzeo


message 1525: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
10.4 - Partners in Crime
I read Banking on Death by Emma Lathen. Emma Lathen is the pen name for two female authors, Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart .

25.2 - Sandy's Task: Who Am I? Where Am I?
For book 1, I read Alexander Hamilton, biography of Hamilton. 731 pages.

For book 2, I read Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland, with the state Florida in the subtitle. 256 pages.

731 + 256 = 987 pages, exceeding required minimum.


30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.
For my first book, I read They May Not Mean To, But They Do, with the word "May" in the title.

For my second book, I read Death at the Bar, #9 in the Roderick Alleyn series.

Points this post: 65
Total points: 680


message 1526: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Congratulations, Dlmrose. Task 30.1 in the summer challenge is yours.


message 1527: by Megs (new)

Megs (meganlikesbooks) | 90 comments Megs

20.4 – Golden Oldies – Amy O's Task: April Showers?

Option 1: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the phrase "APRIL SHOWERS".

The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
APRIL SHOWERS

Points this post: 20
Total points: 45


message 1528: by Melanie (new)

Melanie Greene (dakimel) | 816 comments Dakimel

5.1- Thoroughly Modern
Luck Be a Lady by Meredith Duran

5.9- Whodunit?
In This Grave Hour

10.1- Catch Some Z's
The Distance from A to Z - length approved post message 6210

15.2- May is For Art and Music!
1: Saga, Vol. 7
2: Wanderlust by Roni Loren

TALLY:
This post - 35 points
Total - 480


message 1529: by Sally (new)

Sally (sallysimply) | 537 comments SALLY M.


50.1 Let's Start at the Very Beginning


Book 1. Let's start at the very beginning...

Lingus by Mariana Zapata
5.7 Giving Thanks - This book is all about the delicious lived-in feeling of a romantic relationship based in friendship. The scenes between the protagonist and her love interest, with their inside jokes, openness, etc. made me think of what I'm most grateful for: my partner, who's also my dearest friend. I love him so much!


Book 2. It's a very good place to start...

Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
AR Bookfinder data: IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8.0
Set in Moca, Dominican Republic, 73.52 miles from my birthplace


Book 3. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, re, mi...

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
LA - This epistolary novel is about 75% letters before switching narrator/perspective for the last quarter of the book.

Page total for task = 498 + 192 + 441 = 1,131


Points this post: 50
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 10
Books posted: 14
Pages read: 4,851


message 1530: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 548 comments Kristi CO

5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
March: Book One by John Lewis

15.6. I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson (friend: Bonnie)

15.9. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

Points this post: 35
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 8
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0


message 1531: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

25.5 - Brooke TX's Task: Here Comes the Bride!
I chose Option A: Old & New.
Book 1: I read 4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie, first published in 1957 (mass market paperback).
Book 2: I read Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing by Ben Blatt, first published March 14, 2017.

30.2 - Ava Catherine’s Task-Modern and Contemporary Art
Book 1: I read The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie (mass market paperback), first published in 1936. A and C are in ART DECO.
** The ABC Murders was first published in 1936, I'd like to claim ONE Golden Oldies ticket.**
Book 2: I read Letters to a Young Writer: Some Practical and Philosophical Advice by Colum McCann, first published in 2017. C and M are in CONTEMPORARY ART.

Previous point total: 200
New points this post: 25+30
Total points: 255

New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 16

GO tickets this post: 1
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0


message 1532: by Jasmiina (new)

Jasmiina F (slipperbunny) | 529 comments Jasmiina F


5.9 - Whodunit?:
Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery":
Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde.



Points this post: 5
Total points: 100
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 0
BBooks - 1000+: 0


message 1533: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 15.4 - Laughing and Singing
one book option
read a book with MPG humour & #4 in series
Inspector Hobbes and the Bones by Wilkie Martin

Task 30.5 - There Is No Frigate Like A Book
read two books with favourite reading positions on the cover
The Sussex Downs Murder by John Bude
The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2) by John Bude - I like listening to audio books whilst walking in the hills (and reading on the beach you can see on the RHS)

The Secret of High Eldersham by Miles Burton
The Secret of High Eldersham by Miles Burton - I like reading in the shade of trees during summer. the bench is a bonus!


message 1534: by Katie (new)

Katie | 241 comments KATIEGIRL

10.6 - Penguin Places

A book set at least 50% in a country that is a home to penguins.
Confession of the Lioness by Mia Couto
This book is set entirely in Mozambique.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 440
Total tasks: 29
BB total: 3
GO total: 2


message 1535: by Vicki (new)

Vicki L (legacy9487) | 58 comments Reader name: Vicki L.

Task 5.3 - The 20th Century - book #2 in the Seventeen series
Warrior by A.D. Starrling

Task 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Task 5.5 - March, April, May - 392 pages
Hunted by A.D. Starrling

Points for this post: 15


message 1536: by Shanna_redwind (last edited Apr 19, 2017 05:46AM) (new)

Shanna_redwind | 754 comments 30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?

A collective of Tigers is called an Ambush
Book 1 Life of Pi by Yann Martel Tiger is on the cover

Book 2Ambush at Corellia

Points
435 + 30 = 465


message 1537: by Nick (last edited Apr 19, 2017 07:46AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3394 comments Nick KY

5.8 Under the Spring Moon

After the "Worm" Moon, I read The Vietnam Worm by James E. Johnson III.

Points This Post: 5
Total Points So Far: 400


message 1538: by Marcene (new)

Marcene (mj13) | 92 comments 5.5 March, April May
Pages: 304

The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston

5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder

The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths

Points this post: 10
Total Points: 95


message 1539: by Christina (new)

Christina O'donnell | 24 comments CHRISTINA PA

5.10 Your Own 8th Wonder
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Point this post: 5
Total points: 65


message 1540: by Trish (last edited Apr 19, 2017 10:51AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3676 comments trishhartuk

25.4 Nick KY’s Task: Sydney Harbour

Option 2. Shrimp on the Barbie. Read a book of 100-150 pages in length.

The Upanishads (143 pages)
Golden Oldie: First published in -500 (500BC)

Option 3. Outback! – For this option read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in OUTBACK.

A High-End Finish, Kate Carlisle
outbaCK

Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie: Yes – The Upanishads were first published in 500BC
Big Book: No

Total Points: 445
Tasks Completed: 28
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Books: 1 (500+ x 1 = 1 ticket)


message 1541: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3942 comments Readerboard Name MAZZA1

Task 50.1

Option 1 Using the task 5.2 from 2009
Read A Book with an apple on the cover or the word "Apple" in the title

The Girl Who Stole the Apple fulfils both of those requirements The Girl Who Stole the Apple by Peter Tickler
(198 pages)

Option 2 Read a book that is a) set within 200 miles of the place you were born
Jonathan Dark or The Evidence Of Ghosts Pages 352

set in London which is 177.01 miles in Straight line distance from my birthplace

Option 3 Using
SO - a needle pulling thread
Since "a stitch in time saves nine", read a historical fiction novel

The Ashes of London pages 496

first published 2016 and describing events in London in 1666

Total page count 198 + 352+ 496 = 1,046

Points this post - 50
Points to date 670
Books read to date = 52


message 1542: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3942 comments Readerboard name - MAZZA1.

TASK 25.1


a) Option 1: Spring Bulbs
Read a book with one of these spring flowers found intact in the title/ subtitle: Bluebell, crocus, daffodil, hyacinth, iris, snowdrop.

BOOK Bluebell Hollow
HOW IT FITS bluebell in title

Option 2: Tulip Mania.
Read a book about the Tulip Mania

BOOK The Black Tulip
HOW IT FITS about tulip mania and identified in main task as appropriate
this was first published in 1850 and i am claiming a Golden oldie ticket

POINTS THIS POST 25
TOTAL POINTS 692

GO TICKETSTHIS POST 1

TOTAL GO TICKETS 4

Total books Read 54


message 1543: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3942 comments Readerboard name - MAZZA1.

TASK 25.1
Reposted from above as i did not include page counts

a) Option 1: Spring Bulbs
Read a book with one of these spring flowers found intact in the title/ subtitle: Bluebell, crocus, daffodil, hyacinth, iris, snowdrop.

BOOK Bluebell Hollow 392 pages
HOW IT FITS bluebell in title

Option 2: Tulip Mania.
Read a book about the Tulip Mania

BOOK The Black Tulip 246 pages
HOW IT FITS about tulip mania and identified in main task as appropriate
this was first published in 1850 and i am claiming a Golden oldie ticket

Page requirement 500 pages - 392 + 246 = 638 total pages

POINTS THIS POST 25
TOTAL POINTS 692

GO TICKETSTHIS POST 1

TOTAL GO TICKETS 4

Total books Read 54


message 1544: by Jammin Jenny (new)

Jammin Jenny (jamminjenny) | 941 comments Readerboard Name: Jammin Jenny

Task 20.10 - Group Reads - Stand-alone Fantasy Novel: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, read 4/16, posted in group thread mid-way through reading
claiming two BB tickets, 1,006 pages

Total points this post: 20
Total points to date: 350
GO Tickets: 5
BB Tickets: 4


message 1545: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 15.3. National Library Week is April 9-15.

Option 3. One book option :Book 1 – read a book featuring a library or librarian and read a book with its author's initials in NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
The Silver Bough by Lisa Tuttle
Book approved here
Points this post: 15
Total points:385


message 1546: by Andy (last edited Apr 19, 2017 01:55PM) (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 30.1 - Schatzie’s Task: passed to Sheila: In Honor of Earth Day - Two Halves of a Whole.

Book 1. Read a book with the word May in the title
May the Road Rise Up to Meet You by Peter Troy
Book 2. Read a book that is designated in the GR series metadata as the 10th in a series Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen
This book is # 10 in Her Royal Spyness series
Points this post: 30
Total points: 415


message 1547: by Brave (new)

Brave (bravereads) | 4 comments Brave

10.5 - And The Tony Goes To...:
Read a play.

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
page count in my edition: 122
first published: 1912

**claiming 1 Golden Oldie ticket for this book!**

Points this post: 10
Total points: 135


Golden Oldies this post: 1
Total Golden Oldies: 2


message 1548: by Quinn (new)

Quinn | 40 comments Readerboard Name: Quinn

30.5
Book 1: Read a book with a cover that shows the type of place where you like to read.
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, #1) by Cleo Coyle
*I like to read at a cafe while I enjoy a nice cup of coffee.
*Approved Here

Book 2: Read a second book with a cover that shows a different reading spot or a variation on book 1's spot.
Sultry with a Twist by Macy Beckett
Sultry with a Twist (Sultry Springs, #1) by Macy Beckett
*I like to read on my grandparent's dock while I dangle my feet in the water.
*Approved Here

Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 255
GO This Post/Total: 0
BB This Post/Total: 0


message 1549: by kiki (new)

kiki (keekers) | 815 comments kiki

15.10. Spring Gardening read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word "gardening" - i read July's People by Nadine Gordimer N and G in gardening.

Points this post: 15
Total points: 215
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1


message 1550: by Shanna_redwind (last edited Apr 19, 2017 06:01PM) (new)

Shanna_redwind | 754 comments 30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book

Book 1 I like to go to my sister in laws at the lake and read on the beach while the kids swim.
Two Moons In August by Martha Brooks

Book 2 I sit in front of the fire on the floor and read all winter.
Snowed in at the Ranch by Cara Colter

Points: 465 + 30 = 495


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