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FALL CHALLENGE 2017
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5.2 Location, location, locationread: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
setting: Glasgow, Scotland
5.5 September, October, Novemberread: The Magicians by Lev Grossman
pages: 405
5.10 Your own 8th wonderread: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
10.6 - Highway PatrolA motorcycle on the cover: Ride Hard by Laura Kaye
Points this post: 10
Total points: 660
Anne (Booklady)5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Read a book of my choice.
Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly
10.1 - Rice is Nice
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of these top ten rice producing countries: China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Brazil, Japan or top rice-producing US states: Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas.
Fixing to Die by Miranda James is set in Natchez, MS
15.2 - Opposites Attract
Read TWO books in which the authors' first and last initials are swapped.
Karin Slaughter, Sofie Kelly
**Kisscut by Karin Slaughter
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly
**Big Book Ticket: Kisscut is 512 pages.**
30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Choose ONE of the options below and read a Book 1 and Book 2 from that option. Books must have a combined total of at least 600 pages.
Option B: BookRiot:
Book 1: Read a book found on this list of BookRiot's Best Books of 2017 (so far).
Toward the bottom is:
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan 371 pages
Book 2: Read a book from this list of BookRiot's 100 Must-Read Strange and Unusual Novels.
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 400 pages
Total Pages: 771
Points in These Tasks: 60
Golden Oldies in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 1
Pages Read in This Post: 2215
Totals:
Total Points: 840/965
Total Golden Oldies: 7
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(8), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 45/56
Total Books Read: 61
Total Pages Read in Fall 2017 SRC: 22,607
perletwo5.8 - Under the Fall Moon - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the fall season’s moons:corn, barley, harvest, hunter, travel, dying, beaver, blood, frost.
Blood Relations: A Good Mormon Girl Mystery
Points this task: 05
Total points: 840
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 4
Books read: 61
Tasks completed: 45
Delicious Dee5.5 - September, October, November
Melting Ms Frost - 400 pages
5.10- Your Own 8th Wonder
Christmas at the Candied Apple Café - ebook only, approved #6514 of the approval thread
10.3 - No Blindfold
Lord and Lady Spy
Summary:
Points this Post: 20
Points overall: 550
50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box1. Option 1 The Jungle
2. Option 2 Rogue
3. Option 3
The mountains in the background.Points this post: 50
Points: 50+ 615 = 665
BB: 2
GO: 2
TessaVanessaChallenge 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
I read The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. It was a winner in 2011.
Challenge 15.1 Climbing Everest
Conquer two of the seven summits by reading TWO books by two different authors.
I conquered Aconcagua by reading The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin and Puncak Jaya by reading The Shut-In by James Patterson.
Challenge 20.6 Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Option D: read a book with either the word LIFE or GOOD in the title.
I read Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard by Laura Bates.
Challenge 25.7 Sandy's task: More is Better
Book 1 – Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a regular plural noun.
I read The Games by James Patterson. 366 p.
Book 2 – Read a book whose title/subtitle contains an irregular plural noun – basically, one that is both singular and plural in one form (e.g. deer), one that is made by changing another end letter (elf>elves, memorandum>memoranda), or one that is just different (woman>women, foot>feet, mouse>mice).
I read Where Are the Children? by Mary Higgins Clark. 268 p.
366+268=634 pages
Points this post: 70
Total points: 965
Tasks completed: 56
Books read: 77
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
LAVENDER15.1 - Climbing Everest
Conquer two of the seven summits by reading TWO books by two different authors.
Aconcagua
The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman audio book I read
The View from the Cheap Seats Top paperback (no MMPB) 532 pages
N and G are in Aco n ca g ua
I am claiming a BIG BOOK for this book at 532 pages
Puncak Jaya
Silent Dances by A.C. Crispin 275 pages
A and C are in Pun ca k Jaya
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15.7 - Sea Life
Read a book with a sea creature featured on the cover or one in which a sea creature features prominently in the plot.
Everblue by Brenda Pandos kindle I read
Everblue Top paperback (no MMPB) 304 pages
This is a book about merfolk, most of whom spend most if not all their life in their underwater realm.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 505
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 35
Big Book Tickets: 17
Golden Oldie Tickets: 9
ANGIE CA20.1 - Most Improved Player - Frugalitymom's task: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Book: Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances
Notes: 4) HAMIltoN'S bAttalion. Approved for length in post #6525.
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Siobhan's task: It's a Love Story
Book: Handle with Care by Josephine Myles
Notes: 2) On page #2 of Books with Disabled Heroes.
20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Book: One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy
Notes: 3) WeEK GirlfrienD MonICa.
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Book: Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz
Notes: 1) Lizard RaDiO
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Book: Hidden by Sophie Jordan
Notes: 5) I speak English. There is a German edition (Leuchtendes Herz) and a Spanish edition (Hidden: Chica de luz).
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In Memoriam
Book:
by Sophie JordanNotes: C) Flowers.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Book: All Chained Up by Sophie Jordan
Notes: C) Set 100% in Texas. 384 pages.
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature
Book: Uninvited by Sophie Jordan
Notes: 1) Published in January of 2014.
20.9 - Moderator’s Pet – Lauren Jodi's task: Morbid Nursery Rhymes
Book: The Blood of Angels by Selena Kitt
Notes: 2) Blood in title.
This Post: 180
Points to Date: 225
Sarah E25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring Holidays
Book 1 - first published in 2015
Shadowshaper
I listened to the audio, top paperback (no MMP) Shadowshaper has 297 pages
Book 2
The Power
I read the ebook, top paperback (no MMP) The Power has 340 pages
Power from the horse Might and Power who won in 1997
297 + 340 = 637 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 190
LAVENDER* THIS IS A RE-POST TO CLAIM A GOLDEN OLDIE ONLY *
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
Option 1: Read a book that has all the letters O L D in the title.
The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas 768 pages
OLD found in The Vic o mte d e Brage l onne
(Note: I already claimed 2 BIG BOOK tickets for this book at 768 pages. Already been added)
** I am claiming a GOLDEN OLDIE for this book, first published September 18th 1850 **
Points this post: No new points. Re-post to claim a ticket.
Total Points: 505
Tasks Completed: 26
Books Read: 35
Big Book Tickets: 17
Golden Oldie Tickets: 9
Congratulations, Diana K! Task 30.5 of the Winter Challenge is yours.
30.1 -Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7Book 1 - Option 2: One of the words in the title has 7 letters - Read An Untamed State by Roxane Gay. 'Untamed' has 7 letters. (368 pages)
Book 2 - Option 3: Single author with 7 letters in last name - Read Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond . 'Desmond' has 7 letters. (418 pages)
Points these task: 30
Total points: 175
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 14
Nick KY30.6 Diane K’s Fall Baking
I chose key lime pie.
From this site: http://honestandtasty.com/the-best-ke...
Option A. Ingredient in the title. One ingredient in a Key Lime pie is sugar -- I read The Sugar Frosted Nutsack by Mark Leyner, 256 pp.
Option D. Recipe serves 10. I read We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, 310 pp (“10” in the pagination)
Total pp = 566 > required 500
Points This Post: 30
Total Points So Far: 750
25.1 - Coralie's task: Melbourne’s Spring HolidaysHoliday 1: Grand Final Parade Day
I'll Never Let You Go by Mary Burton
Holiday 2: Melbourne Cup Day
My horse: Silver Knight - 1971 winner
One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey
Points this post: 25
Total points: 605
Tasks completed: 33
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy FilmfestChoose one option and read a book that fits the requirements
Option 1: Read a book by Stephen King or a book with the main page genre Horror.
John Dies at the End
*MPG Horror*
Points: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 235
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Cindy FTask 5.2 Location, Location, Location
Set in Finland Snow Angels by James Thompson
Points this post:5
Total points:340
Tasks Completed:20
Books read:27
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)
Readerboard name: Rebecca OH5.5 - September, October, November
I read The Time Machine.
I listened to the audiobook; the MMPB is The Time Machine and has 122 pages.
30.5 - Diane's Task: Listamania/Lisztomania
I read Rebecca and Frankenstein. Both are on page 1 of the 1001 Books list.
405+273=678
678>500
Points this post: 35
Total points: 335
5.8 - Under the Fall MoonRead a book with a word in the title or subtitle from the names used by various tribes to describe the fall season’s moons: corn, barley, harvest, hunter, travel, dying, beaver, blood, frost.
I read Hunted. This was approved in the task help thread.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 330
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 26
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 2
perletwo10.9 - 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. If you are NOT a member of any other reading group, read one of the 3 SRC Group Reads selections not used for task 20.10. Required: State the group.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History is one of the Seasonal Reading Challenge's fall group reads.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 850
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 4
Books read: 62
Tasks completed: 46
Kristen IA25.5 - Perletwo's task: HAPPY RETURNS
This task has two options:
Option 1: Read two books for two of the options offered, with a total length of no less than 500 pages.
Required: State which option(s) you chose and include any required information when you post.
1. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FIVE.
Bernadette a disparu by Maria Semple - 432 pages
I listened to the audiobook and have linked to the MMPB edition.
2.Read a book with a page count that includes a 4 or a 7.
It's Worth It: 21-Day Devotional by Masey McLain - 144 pages
432 + 144 = 576 pages total
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 370/965
Tasks Completed: 20/56
GO: 1
BB: 1
Readerboard Name - LaureY20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 1: For this task, read a book by Stephen King or a book with the main page genre Horror.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
*MPG - Horror*
Points this post: 20
Total points: 345
Total Books: 30
Total Tasks: 25
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Andy P.Task # 15.9 - Ghouls and Goblins
Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "G."
Guilty Waters by Priscilla Masters
Points this post: 15
Total points: 830
Stephanie12720.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy Filmfest
Option 5: For this option read a book that has at least two edition on Goodreads, that are in another language than your mother language.
Chew, Vol. 5: Major League which is published in other languages including Portuguese (Tony Chu, Detective Canibal - Vol. 5: Fome de Vencer) and German (Chew - Bulle mit Biss: Erste Liga)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 100/965
Tasks completed: 9/56
Books read: 10
ED15.1 - Climbing Everest
Conquer two of the seven summits by reading TWO books by two different authors.
Puncak Jaya
Childhood by Patrick Chamoiseau
PC in PunCak jaya
Everest
My Mother and I by Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
First Published 1917 **I claim one GO ticket**
ES in EvereSt
Post Total=15
Season Total= 465
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 32
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 15
25.2 - Nick KY's task: Schmoop the DudeOption 1. Schmoop the Dude…like, for real
Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris 288 pg
Option 2. Color Me Cool
From the list "Graphic Novels that are Quality", page1, number 1
Saga: Book One by Brian K. Vaughan 504 pg
Points this post: 25
Total points: 630
Tasks completed: 34
VAL TX5.3 - Oh... Craps - Read a book that was FIRST published in a year that contains two 1’s such as 1981 or 2011.
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
first published in 2011.
This post:
Points - 5
Total:
Points - 275
GO Tickets - 1
Bluegrass Pam5.5 - September, October, November
Number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 0, 1 or 9.
Binti - 90 pages
This is my one book between 80 -99 pages being used for ONE 5 point task.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 125
ED30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session-Choose two different subjects and read 1 book for each.
Option 4-Read a book with "History" or "Historical" as MPG
Edward II by Bertolt Brecht-Historical Fiction is a MPG
(first published 1924) **I claim one GO ticket**
Option 5-5. Science: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
Fountain and Tomb by Naguib Mahfouz
NM in scieNtific Method
Post Total=30
Season Total= 495
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 34
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 16
10.10 - CountdownHelp Thread
September 1 is the 244th day of the year and November 30 is the 334th. Read a book with a number of pages on Goodreads that falls between 244 and 334 inclusive.
I read She Weeps Each Time You're Born which has 288 pages.
points: 205
books read: 18
tasks completed: 13
tasks in progress: 2
pages read: 6244
MegSCLI would like to move The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane from task 20.4 to 25.4, thank you
20.4 – Golden Oldies – Loafer's task: Golden Oldies
1. Read a book that has all the letters O L D in the title. What I Loved
25.4 - Andy P's task: I didn't think I would finish the Summer Challenge but...
Book 1. Read a book whose title contains the following letters IDRETF. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (371 pp)
Book 2. Read a book written by a single author whose complete initials are found in ARDUOUS. The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez (317pp)
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 440
BB tickets: 4
MegSCL15.1 - Climbing Everest
I summitted:
1. Kilimanjaro The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After (Robert Kirkman)
2. Elbrus Moral Panic 101: Equality, Acceptance and the Safe Schools Scandal (Benjamin Law)
15.6 - Rio's Harbor
Salt Creek
TOTAL TO DATE
points: 470
BB tickets: 4
Anja30.8 - Brooke TX's task: Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Option C: Goodreads
Book 1: Read a book from The Sword and Laser bookshelf.
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Book 2: Read a book from the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club bookshelf.
Hunter's Claim by S.E. Smith
POINTS:
Points This Post: 30
Points Total: 600
Big Books: 500(3) 750() 1000()
Golden Oldies: 1
Tasks Completed: 32
50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the boxOPTION 1: Read a book that does NOT contain the letters B - O - X in the title or subtitle.
The Headmaster's Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene
OPTION 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy.
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain by Charles Dickens
I read a Kindle edition. The top MMP edition is Lo stregato e il patto col fantasma. Fantasia di Natale.
*This is a GOLDEN OLDIE (first published 1848)*
OPTION 3: Read a book with an inanimate, non-living, object on the cover that does NOT come in a box.
The Fox Was Ever the Hunter by Herta Müller
(Bus - approved in message 19 of help thread)
Points this post: 50
TOTAL POINTS: 345
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 3 (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 14
Total books read: 20
trishhartuk10.7 Mosi-oa-Tunya
Victoria Falls is also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya— The Smoke That Thunders. Read a book with a hyphenated word in the title or subtitle.
A Hiss-tory of Magic, Harper Lin
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Approved in help thread message #17: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this Task:10
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
25.2 Nick KY’s Task: Schmoop the Dude
Option 1. Schmoop the Dude…like, for real. Read a book written by one woman that was first published since 1998 (inclusive), the original release date of the film.
Crime and Poetry, Amanda Flower
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
(345pg)
Published April 5th 2016
Option 5. Laugh Out Loud Read any of the books on one of these “Laugh Out Loud” lists. Required Indicate which list you used when you post.
The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
(373pg)
On the 46 Hilarious Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud list
Total pages: 345 + 373 = 718pg
Points this Task:25
Books Read: 2
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
50.1 Schatzie's Task: Outside the box
Option 1: Read a book that does NOT contain the letters B - O - X in the title or subtitle.
Telling Tails, Sofie Ryan
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy. The genre can be standalone or embedded.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, JK Rowling
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here.
Shelved as Fantasy by 40,342 users
AR Quiz No. 201922 EN Fiction. AR Quiz Information IL: MY - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14.0. AR Quiz Types: RP, LS, VP
Option 3: Read a book with an inanimate, non-living, object on the cover that does NOT come in a box.
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
The bookmobile about a third from the top is inanimate and doesn’t fit in a box. The table at the front also wouldn't fit in a box
Points this Task:50
Books Read: 3
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 465
Tasks Completed: 26
Golden Oldies: 3
Big Book tickets: 2 (1 x 750+ = 2 tickets)
Catherine TTask 10.8 - Best Original Novel
read a Booker Prize Nominee
Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood
Finished!
loafer20.3 - Best Review - Sam M's task: The Secret History
Option 3: read a book that has all the letters of WICKED in the title and/or author's name.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
WE have always lIveD in the Castle - shirley jacKson
points: 20
total: 545
BB: 7
GO: 6
tasks completed: 31
Cindy FTask 15.10 Thrills and Chills
Main page genre "Thriller" Criminal by Karin Slaughter
Claim 1 BB Ticket 517pages
Points this post:15
Total points:355
Tasks completed:21
Books read:28
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(4)750+(1)1000+(0)
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Fandury's task: The 11 days of the Fantasy FilmfestOption 5: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
Links to the two foreign language editions:
بجعات برية
Wilde zwanen: drie dochters van China
Total Points = 30
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - SweetMelissa's task: In MemoriamD) The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams
Total Points = 50
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage MonthB) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Total Points = 70
Mod
I read Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt The Door. 216 pages, so includes the number 1.
25.6 - M1nks's task: Natural Wonders
For my first book, I chose option A and read Asleep, set completely in Japan.
For my second book, I chose option C and read A Walk in the Woods, with a MPG of Environment>Nature.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 900
30.7 - TessaVanessa's task: Class is in session4. History: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Historical > Historical Fiction
5. Science: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
Total Points = 100
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes - MegSCL's task: My own wonder of nature1. When are you due?
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
first published January 1st 2010
Total Points = 120
JENNIFER NC5.2 - Location, Location, Location
Ruddy Gore
by Kerry Greenwood
takes place in Australia, per GR mainpage
5.3 - Oh... Craps
Wildwood
by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illustrations)
Published August 30th 2011
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19.0
5.6 - Michaelmas
Galore
by Michael Crummey (Goodreads Author)
10.3 - No Blindfold
Her Royal Spyness
by Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author)
10.5 - I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink
Name of star Carol Burnett
**This is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1935). I claim one GO ticket.**
IL: MG - BL: 6.0 - AR Pts: 8.0
10.6 - Highway Patrol
Chasing Destiny
by Eric Jerome Dickey
10.7 - Mosi-oa-Tunya
Just a Horse-Stopping Place
by Peggy Van Scoyoc
10.9 - Members Only
Cotillion
by Georgette Heyer
Romance book group (in real life)
15.1 - Climbing Everest
Kilimanjaro
Fan Fare: Game Day Recipes for Delicious Finger Foods, Drinks & More
by Kate McMillan
Puncak Jaya
The Traitor's Wife: The Woman Behind Benedict Arnold and the Plan to Betray America
by Allison Pataki (Goodreads Author)
15.2 - Opposites Attract
The Preacher's Daughter
by Beverly Lewis
Hearse and Buggy
by Laura Bradford
15.3 - Victoria Falls
Option 1
Book 1
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 3.0
Book 2
Murder on Astor Place
by Victoria Thompson.
15.4 - Stranger Things
Option 1
Book 1
The Story Girl
by L.M. Montgomery
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 14.0
**This is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1911). I claim one GO ticket.**
Book 2
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
first published November 1st 1986
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0
15.5 - Northern Lights
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman
page 1
15.6 - Rio's Harbor
The River Between Us
by Richard Peck
15.7 - Sea Life
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Book Concierge's task: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Option B
Mr. Monk Helps Himself
by Hy Conrad
304 pages
25.3 - Catherine T's task: Seasonal Poems
Book 1
I'd Kill For That
Using author Rita Mae Brown, ignore middle initial
Keyword THAT
Book 2
Spring Poem
Scrappy Little Nobody
by Anna Kendrick
Keyword LITTLE
30.1 - Ava Catherine’s task: Wonders of 7
Option 2
Certain Girls
by Jennifer Weiner (Goodreads Author)
386 pages
Option 3
Cary
by Sherry Monahan (Goodreads Author)
128 pages
30.2 - MAZZA1’S Task: Six Degrees of Separation
Book 1
Cinderella Six Feet Under
320 pages
Book 2
Option D
The Second Time Around
by Mary Higgins Clark (Goodreads Author)
(mystery genre matches)
373 pages
30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Vowel Power
Book 1
The Quiet Gentleman
by Georgette Heyer
Book 2
Byrd
by Kim Church (Goodreads Author)
50.1 – Schatzie’s Task: Outside the box
Option 1
Alias Grace
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
Option 3
by Sarah Miller (Goodreads Author)
Clouds on the cover
Option 4
by Sy Montgomery
Points Claimed this Post: 355
Total Points: 610
Golden Oldies Tickets: 7
Big Book Tickets: 8
Books Read: 75
Tasks Completed: 56
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Option 3: Happy Endings
For this option read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Middle initials should be ignored.
Breach of Crust by Ellery Adams
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 480
Total Tasks: 22
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0