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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2017
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Oma122930.1 - Dlmrose's task: But Who's Counting
Book 1: Read a book with a TITLE of at least 2 words where every word in the title has the same number of letters.
Cocoa Beach by Beatriz Williams
Book 2: Using the letter count of a word from Book 1’s title, read a book with that number of words in the TITLE.
The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit
IL: MG-BL:6.7-Ar Points-11.0
Claiming The Story of the Amulet as a Golden Oldie as it was originally published in 1906.
Total Points-340/1270
Total Tasks- 25/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
Amber30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 2: From one of the lists about family relationships
This book is from the Best Family Sagas list, page 1, currently #17.
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Paperback, 288 pgs
Option 4: Cover that is at least 50% red/white
Approved here in the comment thread.
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
Hardcover, 377 pgs
288 + 377 = 665 pgs > 600 pgs
Points this post: 30
Total points: 225
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 2
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 25.8 - Quincy you're my home
Option 1 For this task, read a book the includes the LAST name of a U.S. president in either the title or the author’s name
Life and Death at Hoover Dam (president Herbert Hoover)
Option 2 Read a book with hotel, motel, inn, restaurant, or diner in the title.
Heartbreak Hotel
Points this post = 25
Total points for challenge = 1070
Tasks this post = 1
Books this post = 2
Total tasks = 67
Total Books = 74
CELESTER5.10- Your own 8th Wonder!
Beowulf by Gareth Hinds
p.g count is: 120 --> acceptable # that qualifies GN/comic.
It should qualify because Beowulf, the actual folklore, is on the "popular Medieval book list" for task 5.7, and Germany has many castles (Nuremberg Castle) built during Beowulf's time that could qualify as a medieval wonder.
Pts. this post: 5
Total posts: 2
Total points: 25
DANIELLE M30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Book 1: The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis
Set completely in NY.
Book 2: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
First published in 2017.
30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
Option B, Book 1:
by Jen Lancaster Cake on cover
Option B, Book 2: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Author's initials can be found in MRANDMRS
Points This Post: 60
Total Points: 60
Books Read: 4
Tasks Complete: 2
5.7 - Medieval TimesCompany of Liars by Karen Maitland
On page 1 of Popular Medieval Books
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Task 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time TechnologiesThis task is a one book task, inspired by a few of the key inventions and technologies from this era.
Option 1: Printing Press: Ultimately giving us the gift of books! In honor of this invention, read a book with the number of words in the title you rolled. Only the title can be used, no subtitles. Words are separated by spaces.
Assault and Batter
I rolled a 3
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 555
Total Tasks: 25
Big Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0
Task 5.1 - A (Wo)Man of LettersRead a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in
M ED IEVAL.
The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece (2005) by Edward Dolnick [364.162] (Hardcover, 270 pages)
70 + 05 = 75
Tasks Completed: 6
Points for this post: 06
Points thus far: 70 + 05 = 75
Books read: 06
Pages read: 1,894
Read but not claimed: 10
Goodreads Authors: 02
Golden Oldies: 02
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Amber30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 2: From one of the lists about family relationships
This book is from the Best Family Sagas list, page 1, currently #17.
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Paperback, 288 pgs
Option 4: Cover that is at least 50% red/white
Approved here in the comment thread.
by Cale DietrichHardcover, 377 pgs
288 + 377 = 665 pgs > 600 pgs
Points this post: 30
Total points: 225
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 2
BARBARA ★50.1 - Diane's Task: On the Mend
Option 3: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion (240 pages) 7/14
(I work in a warehouse, where's it's mucho hot and there are from 10-20 people working at any given time and we are definitely "Warm Bodies". Warm stinky bodies to be exact.)
Option 5: Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley (323 pages)(cat on cover) 7/17
Option 6: Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma (418 pages) (T&S in phySical Therapy) 6/24
TOTAL PAGES: 240 + 323 + 418 = 981
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 220
Boston Kate
30.1 But Who's Counting
Book 1: The Bat
each word in the title has 3 letters
approved in message 19 of help thread
Book 2: The Handmaid's Tale
3 word title
30.13 A Busy Year of Changes
Option A
Book 1: Night Broken
"broken" in title
Book 2: Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty
"Retellings" on main page
approved for genre in message 10 of help thread
approved for length in message 18 of the "General Questions" thread
Points this post: 60
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 2
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Jukka's Task: SF, F, & WTFOption A:Read a book that has been a Hugo Award finalist, past or present
Immortality, Inc. Finalist in 1959
Points this post 20
195 + 20 = 115
BB 3
GO 1
Creynard10.2 - Celebrate Alban Hefin
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Found on page 2 (1-50) of GR "Popular Druids" list.
**Outlander is a Big Book with 850 pages. Claiming 2 BB Tickets.**
10.6. Get Inspired
Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail by Jonathan Chait
About Barak Obama, who was one of Time's 100 Most Influential people in 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 & 2005.
25. 9 - MegSCL's Task: Your Objective
Object: Orchid
Book 1: Hothouse Orchid by Stuart Woods
Book 2:
by Wendy Wax30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Book 1: Only Love by Garrett Leigh
Set in Oregon.
Book 2: Sugar by Kimberly Stuart
Published February 7, 2017.
Points this post: 75
Total points: 370
BB total: 2
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Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 37
JUKKA10.6. Get Inspired
Biography or autobiography of a person on the Time Most Influential People list.
March: Book Two by John Lewis. John Lewis was listed in 2017.
15.6 - The Fugitive
Book with main page genre Thriller.
James Bond, Vol. 2: Eidolon by Warren Ellis.
25.3 - Diane Whitney's Task: First Time for Everything
Option 2: A book that's #1 in a new-to-me series.
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire. It's #1 in the October Daye series, which was new to me. The paperback is 346 pages.
Option 3: A book where the first letters of the title/subtitle can be anagrammed into a word of at least four letters.
Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro. T O W C W R S = CROW. The relevant edition is 280 pages.
Points this post: 50
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 375/1270
Total Books Read: 32
Tasks Completed: 26/67
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 50.1 On the Mend
3 books from different options with total of at least 801 pages
Option 1 Read a book with a present-tense action verb in the title or subtitle.
One False Move (approved in help thread post 32)
383 pages
option 3 Read a book with a title that describes your summer or current state of affairs.
Hole in My Life 200 pages
Describes our current state of affairs because my son and with him, his wife and my granddaughters have been posted out to Belgiium for 3 years - from having my granddaughters to stay every weekend I will now only see them 2 or 3 times a year - this has left a huge hole in our lives
Option 6 Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in PHYSICAL THERAPY.
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley 376 pages
Total page count 383 +200+ 376 = 959
Points this post = 50
Total points for challenge = 1120
Tasks this post = 1
Books this post = 3
Total tasks = 68
Total Books = 77
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.3 Lean on Me
Read a book in which the word "lean" appears intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
I read Coming Clean by Jeff Ross.
Challenge 15.2 All’s Well Than Ends Well
Book 1: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in “ness”.
I read Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi.
Book 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that ENDS in ‘ful”.
I read The Artful Goddaughter by Melodie Campbell.
Challenge 15.4 Summer of Love
I chose Option 2:
I read The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom. It has music as a genre and Captain Beefheart & the MAGIC Band played on Sunday, June 11th.
Claiming at BIG BOOK ticket for this book. 512 pages
Challenge 20.1 Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 2: DOUBLE TROUBLE Read a book whose title consists of at least two words beginning with the same letter.
I read Taking the Titanic by James Patterson.
Points this post:60
Total points: 785
Tasks completed: 44
Books read: 61
Big Book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
trishhartuk5.1 - A (Wo)Man of Letters
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in MEDIEVAL.
Quiet Anchorage, Ed Lynskey
mediEvaL
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 515
Tasks Completed: 27
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 3 (500+ x3)
25.7 - STRAWBERRIES AND CREAMOPTION 1 - Your Heart's Desire by Melody Carlson
OPTION 3 -
25.12 - TRIP TO YELLOWSTONE
OPTION 1 - Hot Winter Nights which is set in Montana.
OPTION 3 - My Husband's Wives by Faith Hogan.
TOTAL POINTS - 530
Sara G30.11 - Perletwo's task: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
Book 1: Part of what makes Twin Peaks so distinctive, then and now, is the atmospheric visuals of its settings, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Read a book set at least 50 percent in one of the states used as a setting in the series: Washington, British Columbia (Canada), Oregon, South Dakota, Nevada, New York.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
This book takes place entirely in Oregon.
Book 2: In the original series, FBI Agent Cooper has a dream in which he meets a strange otherworldly version of his case's murder victim Laura Palmer, who tells him she'll see him again in 25 years. The new series takes place exactly 25 years after the events of the original series. Read a book first published in 1992 or in 2017; the publication year must be listed on the book's Goodreads main page.
The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
Published May 30th 2017.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 510
10.10. Gimme S’moreRead s'more by an author you've read before. No rereads allowed. REQUIRED: Include in your post a link to another book you've previously read by that author AND state that this book is new to you.
I read Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café by Milly Johnson.
I've previously read A Spring Affair by Milly Johnson. Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café is new to me.
This book is 513 pages long so I'm requesting one big book ticket please.
Points claimed this post: 10
Total points: 235
Books read: 20
Tasks completed: 17
Big book tickets: 2
Golden oldie tickets: 2
HINA30.7 - TessaVanessa's Task: My Favorite Things -
Option 4: Embattled Hearts by J.M. Madden.
Page 1 of Characters That Use a Wheelchair
Option 5: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper.
Molly is listed as #3 on Top 100 Dog Names
Embattled Hearts mmpb 264 pages + How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf pb 371 pages = 635 page numbers
Current post:
Points: 30
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 430
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Oma122915.8 - Sink Your Teeth Into This
Read a book with teeth on the cover.
by Dia CalhounIL: MG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 9.0
Total Points-355/1270
Total Tasks- 26/67
Total Golden Oldie Books-(2)
Total Big Books-500+(), 750+(),1000+()
readerboard name: boromom20.3 Best Reviews
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews
The Little Paris Bookshop
points this post:20
total points:85
bb:1
trishhartuk5.3 - Six Pack
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains a 6 such as 1968, 1976 or 2016.
Éclair and Present Danger, Laura Bradford
First published on 7th June 2016
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 520
Tasks Completed: 28
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 3 (500+ x3)
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM 5.3 - Six Pack
I read How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry, first publication date of May 19, 2016.
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
I chose Option 1. I read Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh. It's noted on the author's GR profile that she also writes books under Zoe Archer.
Previous point total: 295
New points this post: 5+20
Total points: 320
New tasks completed in this post: 2
Total tasks: 22
GO tickets this post: 0
Total GO: 0
Big Book tickets this post: 0
Total Big Books: 0
30.3 - Bryony's Task: Enjoy the JourneyOption 3: Paperback writer
Book 1: The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly
Book 2:
by Lena GregoryPoints this post: 30
Total points: 365
Tasks completed: 22
Bookwrm526Task #30.9 - Rising Seniors
Option 2: read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SENIORYEAR. I read Ashes to Dust by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. (360pp)
Option 5: read a book with the main page genre Health. I read Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond by Sonia Shah. (288pp)
Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 255
Emsreviewsbooks5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
I read Evertrue by Brodi Ashton.
20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: I read Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop. As of July 19, 2017, it has 1,955 reviews.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 165
Books Read: 14
Tasks Complete: 13
Phantomswife30.5 - Catherine T's Task: Inspired by Books
Opt. 1. Re-read a book you last read a decade or more ago, to see how you or it has changed over time.
Watership Down
First read this in 1975. It held up very well over time. Just as much fun and my reaction was much as I had remembered. (Can't always say that--some books I loved then seem silly to me now).
Opt 2. Read a book with all author initials found in the two phrases SO IT GOES and/or I CHING
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
by Edith Hamilton
E from "goEs" and H from "cHing"
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 380
Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 18
Marina H20.4 – Golden Oldies – Kristi CO’s Task: Bound for Boston!
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Found on page 1
First published 1868 - claiming 1 GO ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 320
Big book tickets: 3
Golden Oldies tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 16
Task 30.10 - Andy P's Task: Calendar BoyBook 1, author's initials found in AUGUST: The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
paperback edition The Stars Are Fire 256 pages
Book 2, All the letters in the word PARTY are contained in the title: The Paris Key by Juliet Blackwell
paperback edition The Paris Key 384 pages
Points this post: 30
Total points: 335
DANIELLE MTask 20.6 - Seasoned Reader- Marie-Anne's Task: Medieval Time Technologies
I rolled a 2.
Option 1: The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 5
Tasks Complete: 3
Task 30.1 – Dlmrose – But Who’s CountingBook 1 – Title of at least 2 words, and EVERY word in title is same length - 5 letters
Happy Never After
I listened to the audio / No MMP / Paperback: Happy Never After
Book 2 – Book title has the same number of words as the letters in each word of Book 1
We Are Called to Rise
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Task 30.14 – Brooke TX – SRC vs SRC
REQUIRED: 600+ pages: 345 + 288 = 633 pgs
Option 1 – Author initials in I N I T F O R T H E B O O K S - K.F.
Kathryn Fox / Malicious Intent (345 pg)
Option 4 – Author initials in G R A N D P R I Z E W I N N E R - G.Z.
Gabrielle Zevin / The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
I listened to the audio / NO MMP / Paperback: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (288 pg)
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This Post: 60 points
Total points to date: 320 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (1) 500 pg / (1) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 3
perletwo25. 9 - MegSCL's Task: Your Objective - Book 1: Read a book with the name of an object in its title (Plural, singular, and possessive forms of your book 2 cover object can be used, but no other variations)
The House Without A Key
First printed in 1925, this qualifies for a Golden Oldie ticket.
Book 2: Read a book with that same object pictured on its cover.
A Key to DeathPoints this task: 25
Total points: 750
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 07
Big Book ticket requests: 01
Books read: 55
Tasks completed: 38
Cindy C.Task 20.9-Moderator's Pet-Book Concierge: Happy Retirement
Option B: Read a book where all the letters of retirement can be found in the title/subtitle. 3 E's in the, outlander, amber; 2 R's in outlander, amber; 2 T's in the, outlander; I and N in outlandish; M in amber.
**Claiming 1 Big Book ticket as this book has 577 pages.**
The Outlandish Companion: Companion to Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, and Drums of Autumn
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Task 30.12-Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 1: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in sesquicentennial. My author's initials are S. C. AR Book Finder info: MG; BL: 5.7; AR points 15.0.
**Claiming 1 Big Book ticket as this book has 508 pages.**
A World Without Princes
Option 4: Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% red and white. My cover only has the colors red, white, and black. This book has 296 pages.
An Irresistible Bachelor
508+296=804 pages
Points this post: 50
Total points: 220
Total tasks: 8
Big Book tickets: 5
25.2 - Shanna Redwind - Market GardeningOption 2 - a book with an Audio edition that has a Narrator or Reader with their first and last initials in the words MARKET GARDENING -
Forgive Me by Daniel Palmer - I actually listened to the audio book
Option 3 - a book that contains a vegetable from this List of Vegetables in the title, subtitle or series -
The Goddess of Fried Okra by Jean Brashear
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 80/1270
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
Christine V10.10. Gimme S’more
A King's Ransom This book is new to me. The first book I read by this author was When Christ and His Saints Slept.
I read the Kindle edition. The top Paperback (no MMP available) A King's Ransom: A Novel indicated a page count of 720 pages. ***Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket***
Points this post: 10
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=4, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=4)
PegW20.3 - Best Review - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Highly Recommended
Option B: Read a book which has at least 1000 Goodreads Reviews. You can find the number of reviews under the author's name, at the far right hand side.
I read The Giver, which has 53,000+ reviews.
It is listed as a children's book. Here is AR ratings: The Giver
The Giver
Lowry, Lois
AR Quiz No. 8568 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
Total Points this post-20
Total Points -140
Tasks Completed - 10
Elizabeth PTask 30.2 - Celebrate Summer!
Option One - Living plant on the cover
by Michael J. SullivanOption Four - Author's initials in VACATION
King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
VAcation
At 507 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
Link: King's Cage
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 330
Total Tasks: 19
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 4
Mod
25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
option 1, Adams author: Death Scene by Jane A. Adams
option 6, library: borrowed from my Florham Park Public Library: The Fallen by Ace Atkins.
I've also read The Ranger and The Lost Ones and the rest of the series; all borrowed from the FPPL.
25.12 - Amanda A's Task passed to McCathy: Trip to Yellowstone
option 1, set in Montana (opens 1963 Gladstone, Montana.): As Good as Gone by Larry Watson
option 5, travel genre: To The Moon and Timbuktu: A Trek Through the Heart of Africa by Nina Sovich
I read the kindle: To the Moon and Timbuktu: A Trek Through the Heart of Africa
30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
option C. New house is awaiting us.
Book 1: first published May 18, 2017 and awaited publication of book #4: Bad Blood by Brian McGilloway
PB: Bad Blood: A Lucy Black Thriller
Book 2: house and porch on cover:
A Merciful Death by Kendra ElliotPB: A Merciful Death
total = 810
30.1 Book 1 Beauty Queens Each word has 6 letters
Book 2 The Things That Keep Us HereThe title has 6 words
Points this post 30
215 + 30 = 245
BB 3
GO 1
Mod
I read Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. "Sophie" is listed as one of the English equivalents for Sophia. I listened to the audio, but linked to the top MMPB for page purposes.
15.1 - A One and A Two Cha Cha Cha
For my first book, I read A Morbid Taste for Bones, #1 in the Brother Cadfael series
For my second book, I read So Much Blood, #2 in the Charles Paris series.
I read both books on kindle, but linked to the top MMPB for page purposes.
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - Nick KY’s Task: Dark Age Wonder
I read Through a Glass, Darkly, with the word "dark" found in "Darkly." I listened to the audio, but linked to the top PB edition for page purposes (no MMPB).
Points this post: 40
Total points: 435
Julia1035.2 - Location, Location, Location
The Ape Who Guards the Balance is set more than 50% in Egypt
10.5. June 19 - National Martini Day
Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
25.8 - Chris MD's Task: Quincy, You’re My Home
Option 4:
Option 6: Lockdown by Laurie R. King
I have read many books by this author, most recently Locked Rooms (reread) and Mary Russell's War
I borrowed this book from the library (Baltimore County Public Library, Cockeysville branch).
This post: 40 points,
Total Points: 230
Total BB tickets: 2
Tasks completed: 13
Pamela326515.3 - Common Good
Option 2: Lady Helen Finds Her Song by Jennifer Moore - Initials JM
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Lauren Jodi's task: Wonder Woman
Option 1: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey - Josephine Teywas a pseudonym for Elizabeth Mackintosh who also wrote as Gordon Daviot.
30.6 - Mazza1's Task: First Friday
Option 2: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis - Page 1 of Catholic Fiction list.
Golden Oldie - First published in 1942.
Option 3: The Marshal's Mission by Anna Zogg
30.12 - Wayne's Task: Canada 150!
Option 1: The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts - sEsquicentenniaL
Option 2: Pillar of Light by Gerald Lund - Page 1 of Best Family Sagas List - Currently #99
30.13 - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes
Option B
Book 1: Their Surprise Daddy by Ruth Logan Herne - There are 2 white dresses on the cover.
Book 2: Falling for the Rancher by Roxanne Rustand
Points this post: 125
Total Points: 345
Golden Oldie books this post: 1
Total Golden Oldie books: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 1
CHANDNI20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sandi's Task: Sunshine Mining Memorial
Option #1: For this option, read a book by an author whose name (in any position) is Wallace or Kellogg.
Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace
[POINTS]
This Post: 20
Total Points: 310
Books Read: 21
Completed Tasks: 18
Diana K5.6 - Find Wisdom. Read a book with the name Sophia or a related name found in Behind the Name - Sophia in the title, subtitle or author's name.
The Loved Ones
5.10 Your own 8th wonder. Read a book of your choice.
Forgotten Ways for Modern Days: Kitchen Cures and Household Lore for a Natural Home and Garden
10.2 - Celebrate Alban Hefin. Read a book from this list: Popular Druid Books.
Fairy Gardening: Creating Your Own Magical Miniature Garden It's on page 5.
10.8 - "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..."
The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms: The Chronicle Of One Of The Strangest Stories Ever To Be Rumoured About Around New York
30.13 - - JennRenee's Task: A Busy Year of Changes. Option B.
Book 1 Read a book with a white dress, bowtie, gold band, diamond ring, or cake /cake slice on the cover.
diamondBook 2 Read a book with an author whose initials can be found in MRANDMRS
Life from Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness
Points this post: 50
Total points: 615
Readerboard Name MAZZA1Task 30.8 Where am I From and How Did I Get Here?
Book 1 option A read a book set at least 50% in a country where one of your ancestors came from
The Dinner entirely set set in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from where my grandparents immigrated
Book 2 Read a book with a cover that shows the type of transportation that immigrant used such as a ship, a plane, a pair of shoes.
They came across by boat
Both books approved in help thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 30
Total points for challenge = 1150
Tasks this post = 1
Books this post = 2
Total tasks = 69
Total Books = 79
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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Task # 25.2 - Shanna Redwind's Task: Market Gardening
Option 1. 1 Read a book from this list of popular agriculture books
Option 2. Select a book with an Audio edition that has a Narrator or Reader with their first and last initials in the words MARKET GARDENING
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