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15.6 I get by with a little help from my friendsThe Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
My friend, Julie, rated it 4 stars.
20.3 Hidden Movies
#3
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
The film was The Silver Linings Playbook adapted from the novel by same title.
20.4 April Showers?
#3
Coping with Anxiety: 10 Simple Ways to Relieve Anxiety, Fear, and Worry by Edmund J. Bourne (self help)
20.5 It was one of those March days
#2
Tell Me Something Real by Calla Devlin
Points this post 75
Total points 115
Boston Kate
50.1 Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
(previously removed from Task 10.9)
Fulfills Task 10.6 from the Fall 2009 Challenge: A Non-Fictional book about Native Americans
352 pages
Book 2: Needful Things
author Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine. I was born in Lewiston, Maine - 30.42 miles away.
790 pages
Book 3: She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
MI - a memoir
320 pages
Total pages = 1,462
Points this post: 50
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 12
5.7- Modern ClassicsThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Page 3
15.1. It's a Wonnder!
Book 1 - Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Book 2 - The Young Wives Club by Julie Pennell
15.2. May is for Art and Music!
Book 1 - Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson
Book 2 -
by Sawyer Bennett20.10 - Group Reads
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue ~ message 48
25.1 - Diana K’s task - Spring Flowers
Option 1 - Drowning the Daffodils by Cindy Bell
Option 4 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
50.1 - Bryony's Task: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Book 1 -
by Lorna BarrettTask 10.10 This Task Is The Cat's Meow - Read A Book That...
• Has The Word Cat(s) In The Title.
• Or Has A Picture Of A Cat(s) On The Cover.
Book 2 - Fallen by Leslie Tentler
Set in Atlanta, GA. Setting of book is 104.56 miles straight line distance from my birthplace.
Option FA - Max by Sawyer Bennett
Max is a professional hockey player
Points this post: 130
Total Points: 850
10.10 The 2017 RoosterImagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett
20.6 Batter Up!!
#3 Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell
First published 1999
20.9 Welcome to my wheelhouse
#1
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
Found on page 1
Points this post 50
Total points 165
20.6 – Seasoned Reader - Bookwrm526's Task: Batter Up!!Option 1: Read a book about baseball.
The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 150
Books read: 9
Big Book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
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Stephanie12720.5 - Bigger is Better - Pia's Task: It Was One of Those March Days...
Option 2.- Read a book written by a woman whose first and last name initials can be found in "BE BOLD FOR CHANGE".
Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140/850
Tasks completed: 12/52
Books read: 13
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM (this will be my last post for this season - thanks again to Sandy and DLMRose for doing an awesome job!)
30.5 - Jonquil’s task: There Is No Frigate Like A Book
Book 1: I read
edited by Jennifer Cruisie. I like to take my coffee and go read outside when the weather is nice. (approved by Jonquil here)Book 2: I read
by Sarah MacLean. I have a reading chair/chaise lounge looking thing I love to curl up in, though mine is much sturdier/covered in cat hair than the one on the cover. (approved by Jonquil here) I read a digital galley - the mass market paperback is expected to have about 400 pages.Previous point total: 460
New points this post: 30
Total points: 490
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 29
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 1
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Flirting with Pride and Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece (other topics)The Day of the Duchess (other topics)
Fear and Trembling (other topics)
The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team (other topics)
Imagine Me Gone (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Amélie Nothomb (other topics)Sam Miller (other topics)
Ben Lindbergh (other topics)
Patricia Cornwell (other topics)
B.A. Paris (other topics)
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5.9 - Whodunit?
March is Mystery Month. Read a book with a main page genre that includes "Mystery"
The Job by Janet Evanovich
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition.
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Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 395/850
Total Tasks: 26/52
GO: 1
BB: 6