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message 501: by Tess (new)

Tess (tessavanessa) | 2114 comments TessaVanessa

5.1 - Only Natural
Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in NATURAL.
I read The Black Tortoise A Peter Strand Mystery by Ronald Tierney by Ronald Tierney.

5.3 - Oh... Craps
Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
I read Fit to Kill by James Heneghan by James Heneghan. It was first published in 2011.

5.9 - Help Yourself
Read a book with a main page genre that includes “Self Help”.
I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever by Marie Kondō by Marie Kondo. I am SO glad I read this book!!!

10.7 - Mosi-oa-Tunya
Read a book with a hyphenated word in the title or subtitle.
I read Dead-End Job  by Vicki Grant by Vicki Grant.

30.3 - ElaineL's task: Time Flies
Option 1: Happy Birthday to Me!: Read a book with ALL of the letters from the month of APRIL found in the title(subtitles are excluded).
I read Valentino Pier (Gulliver Dowd, #2) by Reed Farrel Coleman by Reed Farrel Coleman. 137 pages

Option 4: Where Has the Year Gone?: Choose a book that has been a 5 star read for you this year and read another book by that same author.
I read No Man's Land (John Puller, #4) by David Baldacci No man’s land by David Baldacci. 464 pages Earlier this year I read The Forgotten (John Puller, #2) by David Baldacci by David Baldacci (March 19, 2017)
137 + 464 =601 pages

Points this post: 55
Total points: 210
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 18
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0


message 502: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 400 comments Stephanie127

10.10 - Countdown: Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End with 282 pages

Points this post: 15
Total points: 15/965

Tasks completed: 2/56
Books read: 2


message 503: by Shanna_redwind (new)

Shanna_redwind | 754 comments 5.5 - September, October, November

Breaking Point 124 pages

Points this post: 5
Points: 5 + 135 = 140
BB: 1
GO: 1


message 504: by Shanna_redwind (new)

Shanna_redwind | 754 comments 10.10 - Countdown
White Plague 324 pages

Points this post: 10
Points: 10 + 140 = 150
BB: 1
GO: 1


message 505: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 15.1 Climbing Everest

Book 1: Kilimanjaro (I,J) Authors initials
Body of Lies by Iris Johansen

Book 2: Aconcagua (C,C) Authors initials
The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
Claim 2 BB tickets 752 pages


Points this post:15
Total points:30
Tasks completed:3
Books read:4
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)


message 506: by Dee (last edited Sep 21, 2017 07:21AM) (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Option 3 - The Good at Heart: A Novel - 4 word title, with a 4 letter word (good)
Option 4 - Secrets of Nanreath Hall - shelved as Historical Fiction by 78ppl


Summary:
Points this Post: 30
Points overall: 105


message 507: by Andrea (new)

Andrea loafer

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 5: read a book that has at least two edition on Goodreads, that are in another language than your mother language.

American Rust by Philipp Meyer
Portuguese: Ferrugem Americana
Italian: Ruggine americana
Swedish: En amerikansk förlust
German: Rost

mmpb: Un arrière-goût de rouille (French, lol) - 512 pages, qualifying as a "big book"

points: 20

total: 105
BB: 2
GO: 2
tasks completed: 6


message 508: by Andrea (new)

Andrea loafer

20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Option 3: Happy Endings
read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
happiLy ever afTer
first published in 1886, it is a "golden oldie"

points: 20

total: 125
BB: 2
GO: 3
tasks completed: 7


message 509: by Lacy (new)

Lacy | 70 comments Lacy Susanne

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session


1. Reading: Read a book with the word BOOK found intact in the title/subtitle.
My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues by Pamela Paul

4. History: Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria by Alia Malek

Points this post: 30
Total points: 105


message 510: by Kevin (new)

Kevin (naughtonkp) 20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies

Option 1: Read a book with the letters OLD in the title. Subtitles are excluded.

Road Rash and Ramen Noodles: True Tales of Pro Cycling on $10 Dollars a Day by Phil Gaimon.

rOaD rash and ramen noodLes

--

Points this post: 20
Total points: 40
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0


message 511: by Ava Catherine (last edited Sep 20, 2017 09:03AM) (new)

Ava Catherine | 1544 comments Ava Catherine
5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.

Summer Challenge 2017: Task 10.7. They Go Together:
Read a book that has a number word on the cover. The number must be written out, not a numeral, and it may be an ordinal number.
REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.
A Widow for One Year A Widow for One Year by John Irving by John Irving

10.2 - The Bodyguard
Read a book with a word from the given list of track titles in the title or subtitle.
Nothing Gold Can Stay: Stories by Ron Rash: song title: "I Have Nothing"
word used: nothing

total=365


message 512: by Siobhan (last edited Sep 20, 2017 09:02AM) (new)

Siobhan J | 409 comments Siobhan

15.1 - Climbing Everest
Conquer two of the seven summits by reading TWO books by two different authors. The author initials for each book must be found in ONE peak, and you must "summit" two different peaks.

Peak One: Puncak Jaya

Criss Cross by Jordan Castillo Price

Jordan Castillo Price = Puncak Jaya

Peak Two: Aconcagua

The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie = Aconcagua

The Murder on the Links was first published in 1923 so I am claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket

Points this post: 15

Total points: 140
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 2
Tasks Completed: 8
Books Read: 11


message 513: by Ava Catherine (last edited Sep 20, 2017 09:35AM) (new)

Ava Catherine | 1544 comments Ava Catherine
10.8 - Best Original Novel
Read a book that has made the list for the Booker prize from this list: Man Booker Prize Winners and Nominees
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option B) Read a book by a single author whose First and Last initials are in HISPANIC HERITAGE.
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
320 pages (250 page requirement)
author's initials=HA found in HispAnic Heritage

total=395


message 514: by Ann (last edited Sep 20, 2017 10:09AM) (new)

Ann | 29 comments Ann H

15.6 Rio's Harbor

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

Sound - a wide inlet that separates two bodies of land.

Golden Oldie - First published in 1929

Points this post: 15
Points total: 15
Golden Oldies 1


message 515: by Alycia (new)

Alycia (alyciac) | 212 comments 20.5 - Bigger is Better
Option 1:
Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu (genre HORROR)

Option 2:
The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich (set in France & Italy)

Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 7


message 516: by Pam (new)

Pam (bluegrasspam) Bluegrass Pam

10.9 - Members Only

The Gods Themselves
This is the book selection for my “real life group” Cherry Hills Library Sunday Sci-Fi club October meeting.

Points this post: 10
Total points: 35


message 517: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 10.3 - No Blindfold

Read a book with the word "spy" in the title
The Spy Across the Table9781476794914 by Barry Lancet
Points this post: 10
Total points: 140


message 518: by Ozlem (new)

Ozlem | 5 comments Readerboard Name: Ozlem

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session

1. Reading: Read a book with the word BOOK found intact in the title/subtitle.
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

3. Math: 2+2=4 Read a book with 4-word title. At least one of the words in the title must be a 4-letter word.
The Book of Etta

Points this post: 30
Total points: 30


message 519: by [deleted user] (new)

15.6 - Rio's Harbor

Read a book with the name of a natural water body found on The Glossary of Bodies of Water list in the title/subtitle. Plurals and possessives will work, but no other variations.

Word: River

Book: Rivers of London

Points this post: 15
Total points: 50
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 1


message 520: by Shanna_redwind (new)

Shanna_redwind | 754 comments 30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session

Option 1: Book of Shadows
Option 5 The End Has Come and Gone by Mark Tufo

Points this post: 30
Points: 30 + 150 = 180
BB: 1
GO: 1


message 521: by Emurphy (new)

Emurphy | 851 comments EMurphy

30.7 TessaVanessa's Task: Class is in Session
Option 1: Word BOOK found intact in the title Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Option 3: 4-word title and at least one of the words is a 4-letter word When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

30.8 Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option B: BookRiot
Book 1-BookRiot's Best Books of 2017 (so far) Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
Book 2 - BookRiot's 100 Must-Read Strange and Unusual Novels The Vegetarian by Han Kang

This Post:
Tasks Completed: 2
Points: 60
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Books Read: 4

Total:
Tasks Completed: 2
Points: 60
BB Tickets: 0
GO Tickets: 0
Books Read: 4


message 522: by Erie (last edited Sep 20, 2017 03:01PM) (new)

Erie (eerienight) | 0 comments Readerboard name: Eerienight

5.4- Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Summer 2017 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. You may not use Task 5.4 or 5.10. You may use a single book A or B option from tasks 15.1-15.4.

5.2 - Location, Location, Location The Alchemist 9/18/17 * Set in Egypt


30.3- ElaineL's task: Time Flies
(B) Read one book over 500 pages that fulfills the requirements of two different tasks.

11/22/63 by Stephen King

Option 2: A Sad Goodbye…- Read a book by an author whose initials (in any order) come from these letters: S, A, S, S, E, J, G and/or K.
Option 4: Choose a book that has been a 5 star read for you this year and read another book by that same author. IT by Stephen King



Points this post: 35
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 2
Tasks Completed: 2


message 523: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2629 comments 20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History


Option 1: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Points this post: 20
Total points: 160


message 524: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2106 comments Bookwrm526

Task #25.2 - Schmoop the Dude
Option #1: Read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998. I read Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (first published 2016, 169pp).

Option #4: Read a book with "Ireland" or "Irish" as a main page genre, standalone or embedded. I read The Secret Place by Tana French (genre verified in task help thread post 25, 452pp).

169+452 = 621pp

Points this post: 25
Total points so far: 45


message 525: by Darlene (new)

Darlene | 656 comments Queen Bee Darlene

5.2 Location, Location, Location - Read a book that takes place in country with natural wonder - I chose Canada

The Night Bell by Inger Ash Wolfe The Night Bell
Takes place in Port Dundas, Ontario, Canada - states this in the description of the book

5 points

Points this post: 5

Total points: 50


message 526: by Jammin Jenny (new)

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

Task 30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking

Recipe Chosen: Apple Crisp with Oat Topping

Option A: Sugar Cookie Murder - 384 pages read 9/20, 4 stars
Option D: You're Loved No Matter What: Freeing Your Heart from the Need to Be Perfect - 224 pages, 4 servings, read 9/13, 4 stars

Optional: The recipe turned out great!

Total Pages: 384+224=608 pages

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 18
BB Tickets: 6
GO Tickets: 3



message 527: by Celeste (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 381 comments CelesteR

5.8 - Under the Fall moon
Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 01 by Yoshihiro Togashi.

GN: 184 pgs. > 100+ require
Pts./post- 5
Total: 40


message 528: by Camilla (new)

Camilla | 501 comments 5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Plague Z: Escape - Vol. 1 Russia
ebook approved by length msg #6433 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Squall

10.4 - It's a Fan Thing
Pandemonium

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
4. History: Kun kyyhkyset katosivat
5. Science: This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp



Points this post: 50
Points total: 110
GO total: 0
BB total: 1
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9


message 529: by Amy (new)

Amy (azulaco) | 273 comments Amy O.

25.7 - Sandy's task: More is Better

Book 1 (title contains regular plural noun): Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction by Elizabeth Vargas, 256 pages

Book 2 (title contains irregular plural noun): The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck, 368 pages

256 + 368 = 624 pages total

This post: 25 points
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 5
Big Books: 0


message 530: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments Sheila


15.4 - Stranger Things
Option 1:
Book 1:
Shiver Hitch (Jane Bunker Mystery #3) by Linda Greenlaw Shiver Hitch by Linda Greenlaw
and
Book 2:
Chiefs (Will Lee, #1) by Stuart Woods Chiefs by Stuart Woods
(first published June 1981)


15.5 - Northern Lights
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
⬛ Page 1 ⬛


15.6 - Rio's Harbor
Misery Bay (Alex McKnight, #8) by Steve Hamilton Misery Bay by Steve Hamilton


15.8 - NaNoWriMo
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
⬛ Fiction Books About Writers - Page 1 ⬛


15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) by Dennis Lehane Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane


15.10 - Thrills and Chills
The Shadow Tracer by Meg Gardiner The Shadow Tracer by Meg Gardiner



20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Option D
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

Total Points = 270



message 531: by Anja (new)

Anja | 394 comments Anja

15.10 - Thrills and Chills
Read a book with the main page genre "Horror" and/or "Thriller."
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Shelved as Thriller by 875 users

POINTS:
Points This Post: 15
Points Total: 110
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Tasks Completed: 7


message 532: by Trish (last edited Sep 21, 2017 01:32AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments trishhartuk

20.4 Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies

2. Read a book with a cover that has either the TITLE lettering in yellow or a yellow OBJECT.

A Familiar Tail (Witch's Cat Mystery, #1) by Delia James
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
The little yellow bird on top of the broom leaning on the gate was approved in help thread message #35: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No

Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 9
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 2 (1 x 750+ = 2 tickets)


message 533: by Cat (new)

Cat (cat_uk) | 3382 comments Catherine T

Task 20.1 - Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
option 4 - read a book with letters SAMHAIN in title
The Mislaid Magician: or Ten Years After by Patricia C. Wrede
SAM in MiSlAid
H in tHe
AIN in magicIAN

Season total = 295


message 534: by Marina (new)

Marina | 428 comments Marina H

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option B: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Initials found in HISPANIC HERITAGE

Points this post: 20
Total points: 10
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 1
Tasks completed: 5


message 535: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 10.10 Countdown

Book with # of pages between 244 and 334 inclusive.

Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
313 pages


Points this post:10
Total points:40
Tasks completed:4
Books read:5
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(1)1000+(0)


message 536: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

Reposted

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session
Option 3 - Secrets of Nanreath Hall- 4 word title, with a 4 letter word (hall)
Option 4 - The Good at Heart: A Novel - shelved as Historical Fiction by 17ppl

Summary:
Points this Post: 30
Points overall: 105


Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 855 comments babbling C


30.6 - Diana K's task: Fall Baking

I used the recipe in the help thread.

Option A: Read a book which has an ingredient from your baked good in the title/subtitle. For example, the linked recipe includes flour, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, pumpkin, vanilla, and chocolate. Plurals and singulars are allowed but no other variations.

The Chocolate Kiss - Audible The Chocolate Kiss - paperback 342 pgs. by Laura Florand

chocolate

The Chocolate Kiss by Laura Florand

Option C: Read a book that has a unit of measure from the recipe in the title/subtitle such as cup, teaspoon, ounce, pound. Plurals and singulars are allowed but no other variations.

A Teaspoon of Trouble - Kindle A Teaspoon of Trouble - paperback pg 198 by Shirley Jump

teaspoon

342+198= 540>500

A Teaspoon of Trouble (The Bachelor Bake-Off Book 1) by Shirley Jump

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session

1. Reading: Read a book with the word BOOK found intact in the title/subtitle.

Guidebook to Murder - Audible Guidebook to Murder - paperback 228 pgs by Lynn Cahoon

Guidebook

Guidebook to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery #1) by Lynn Cahoon

2. Writing: Read a book that has at least 2 words written in cursive on the cover. Cursive will be defined as at least 2 consecutive letters joined together written in a single stroke. This should occur in at least 2 separate words. Author's name or title works.

Cards on the Table - Kindle Cards on the Table - paperback 240 pgs by Agatha Christie

This is a golden oldie published in 1936.

Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) by Agatha Christie


30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option C: Goodreads
Book 1: The Sword and Laser group reads all kinds of science fiction and fantasy. Read a book from The Sword and Laser bookshelf.

The Martian - Audible Seul sur Mars - paperback 480 pgs. by Andy Weir

The Martian by Andy Weir

Book 2: The Vaginal Fantasy Book Club reads "female-centric genre fiction, usually with romantic, historical, science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, or supernatural element." Read a book from the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club bookshelf.

Dark Currents- kindle Dark Currents -paperback 399 pgs. by Jacqueline Carey

480+399=879>600

Dark Currents (Agent of Hel, #1) by Jacqueline Carey

THIS POST
Points: 90
Completed Tasks: 3
Golden oldies: 1
Big Books: 0

Total This Season
Points: 185 / 965
Completed Tasks: 8 /56
Golden oldies: 1
Big Books: 0
******
Pages read this season: 3,786
Books read this season: 12


message 538: by Sara (new)

Sara G | 907 comments Sara G

30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7

Option 1: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the word SEVEN. Middle name initials may be ignored. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. Spaces determine name.

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
I read the Kindle edition. The most shelved paperback edition here has 307 pages.

Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name. Spaces determine name, meaning the author’s last name is the final word in the name that is preceded by a space. Only letters count. Hyphens, apostrophes, diacritical marks, and other punctuation should be ignored.

The Wolves of Savernake by Edward Marston
I read the Kindle edition. The MMPB here has 243 pages.

Points this post: 30
Total points: 260


message 539: by Trish (last edited Sep 21, 2017 09:23AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments trishhartuk

10.9 Members Only

Read a book that is a Group Read during September thru November for any of your OTHER Goodreads groups or your "Real Life" reading groups.

A Dark and Stormy Murder, Julia Buckley
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Julia Buckley is the September featured author for the Cozy Mysteries Group, which is the other main GR group I’m a member of. This book is on the homepage as “currently reading”: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Points this Task: 10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No

Total Points: 1
Tasks Completed:
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 2 (1 x 750+ = 2 tickets)


message 540: by Kristen (new)

Kristen (kristenia) | 1119 comments Kristen IA


20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Choose ONE of the following options.
Required: Indicate which option you used when posting.

1. Read a book that has all the letters O L D in the title. The letters need not be consecutive, rather just need to each be present somewhere in the title. Subtitles are excluded.

Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Laditan

I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition

20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature

The task has three options, choose ONE book from one option.
Required: Indicate which option you used when you post.

1. When are you due?
January 2018 - to celebrate January babies read a book first published in January of any year.

How to Knit a Love Song by Rachael Herron

First Published: January 1, 2010

I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition

20.10 - Group Reads
Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season:

Fiction Set in a Member State of the Arab League - Death on the Nile
Mort sur le Nil by Agatha Christie

Participated in discussion - Post #23

***I claim 1 Golden Oldie for this book, first published in 1937***

I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition

25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the Dude

This task requires two books. Choose books from 2 different options below.

Your two books combined must TOTAL 500 or more pages.
Required: Indicate which options you used when you post.

Option 1. Schmoop the Dude…like, for real.

To “Schmoop the Dude,” read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive), the original release date of the film.

Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline

First Published: April 1, 2013
416 pages

I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition

Option 5. Laugh Out Loud Read any of the books on one of these “Laugh Out Loud” lists:
46 Hilarious Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

222 pages

I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the PB edition

416 + 222 pages = 638 pages for both books

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Points This Post: 85
Total Points: 125/965
Tasks Completed: 6/56
GO: 1
BB: 0


message 541: by Shanna_redwind (new)

Shanna_redwind | 754 comments 10.9 - Members Only
Psycho
The Perks of Being a Book Addict- October Read

Points this post: 10
Points: 10 + 180 = 190
BB: 1
GO: 1


message 542: by Deb (new)

Deb | 126 comments b>DebraJean

5.4 - Best Laid Plans


Read a book that fits a 5,10, or 15 point Summer 2017 task

I am using Summer task 15.3 - Common Good. I read Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery whose last name starts with the common letter M.

This book was originally published in 1936 so I am also claiming one Golden Oldies ticket.

Because the book has a main page genre of Children's, here is the AR information:
Anne of Windy Poplars/Anne of Windy Willows
Montgomery, L.M.
AR Quiz No. 6653 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14.0



Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 1


message 543: by Nick (last edited Sep 21, 2017 11:08AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

15.1 Climbing Everest
Book 1. I summited DENALI and read a book by Andrea Levy, Small Island.
Book 2. I summited KILIMANJARO and read a book by Nick Jans, The Last Light Breaking: Living Among Alaska's Inupiat

30.2 Mazzai1’s 6 Degress of Separation.
Book 1. With “Six” in the title, I read Six Good Innings: How One Small Town Became a Little League Giant by Mark Kreidler. 3.76 rating
Book 2. Option C. I read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. 3.75 rating (less than 0.03 away from Book 1.)

Six Good Innings = 256 pp
Great Expectations = 505 pp Total Pages = 761 > required 666

CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Great Expectations

Points This Post: 45
Total Points So Far: 210
Big Books So Far: 500+ (3)


message 544: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks

Option B
Book 1: : Read a book found on this list of BookRiot's Best Books of 2017 (so far). The Fact of a Body A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich # 40 on list (326 p.)
Book 2: Read a book from this list of BookRiot's 100 Must-Read Strange and Unusual Novels.
The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth Mckenzie by Elizabeth Mckenzie # 15 on list (430 p.)
Page count: 326+430=756>600 page requirement
Points this post: 30
Total points: 170


message 545: by Mhairi (new)

Mhairi | 348 comments 10.9 - Members Only

Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah

I'm reading this with my work colleagues at the moment as we're devising a scheme of work for teaching. Not a "book group" exactly, but still a group of people reading and discussing a book!

20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest

Option 4.
Treasure Palaces by Maggie Fergusson

Points this post: 30
Points in total: 50
Tasks completed: 3
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book tickets: 1


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Ozlem | 5 comments Ozlem

30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7

Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title.
The Passage by Justin Cronin

Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name.
At Risk by Alice Hoffman

Total pages: 784 + 272 (required 500)

Points this post: 30
Total points: 60


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Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments 15.4 - Stranger Things

Option 2: Read ONE book that fulfills both Book 1 and Book 2 requirements.

sTRangeR, published 1986

The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters

+15 Points

25.6 - M1nks's task: Natural Wonders

1.Read a book which is set at least 75% in the lands of South America, India, Asia or the South Sea islands.

Colombia, South America

Reputations by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

2.For this task, read a book which is set over 75% in an isolated area and apart from people. You can read a book set in a community so long as the community itself is small (no more than 50 families) and, of course, set in an isolated spot.

Takes place on a ship traveling to Antarctica (less than 50 families)

Voyage Along the Horizon by Javier Marías

+25 Points

30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session

3. Math: 2+2=4 Read a book with 4-word title. At least one of the words in the title must be a 4-letter word.

Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste

5. Science: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENTIFIC METHOD.

scIenTific

First Love by Ivan Turgenev

+30 Points

Points this Post: 70
Grand Total: 200


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Celeste (celesteryr) | 381 comments CelesteR

10.2- The Bodyguard
Song: I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton)
臆病者にアイラブユー Okubyoumono ni I Love You by Riko Sakura
GN: 100+ < 188 pages.

Pts./post: 10
Tot. points: 50


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Christine | 917 comments Christine V

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Option 3: The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

Points this post: 20

Total points: 70
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=3)


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frugalitymom  (frugalitymom) 30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7

Option 2: Read a book with 7 letters in one of the words in the title.
Lemon Larceny

Option 3: Read a book by a single author who has 7 letters in his/her last name.
Title Wave by Lorna Barrett

Points This Task: 30
Total Points: 125
Total Tasks: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 0


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