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message 1451: by Bluemoon (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 20.1 - A YEAR OF CHANGES

OPTION 2 - Winter Solstice which is set on Nantucket Island, Mass.

Proof of setting - Winter Street




30.5 - WORD PLAY ON A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

OPTION 2

BOOK 1 - MARCH - A March of Kings

BOOK 2 - CHARM - The Marriage Charm





TOTAL POINTS - 495


message 1452: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 3941 comments Readerboard Name MAZZA1
Task 5.5 Read a book written by a single author who uses a three-part name: first, middle, last. Spaces determine names. Names with initials may not be used.

What Happened Hillary Rodham Clinton

Task 5.7 Read a book with a number of pages* that includes at least 2 different digits from 1235.

Keeper of the Bride 2 and 5 in page numbers = 256

Task 25.1 Dakimel’s Task – Hurricane Recovery

This is a two-book task. REQUIRED: State your two options when claiming this task. "Sequential Art", "Comics", "Comic Book", and "Manga" books are allowed for this task.

Option 2: Read a book set at least 50% in one Texas, Florida or Puerto Rico REQUIRED: If the setting isn’t obvious in the Goodreads metadata, provide evidence of the setting when you claim this option.

To Have And Have Not identified in Metadata s Florida - more than 50% of storyline in that state

Option 3: In October, my husband’s homeland, Ireland, was, unusually, also hit by a hurricane. Read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author.

Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the title/subtitle/author name.

This Must Be the Place Maggie O'Farrell

O- O'Farrell
P-Place
H and E - The
L - Place
I - This
A - Place

Points this post = 35
Points to date = 845


message 1453: by Deedee (last edited Jan 27, 2018 08:18AM) (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 25.1 - Hurricane Recovery

1: read a book by a single author whose first and last initials are located in the phrase
JU S T ONE M ORE.

Symposium (1990) by Muriel Spark (Hardcover, 192 pages)


3: Read a book where every letter in OPHELIA can be found in the title, subtitle, and/or author.

The Prophecy Machine (Investments #1) (2000) by Neal Barrett Jr. (Paperback, 342 pages)


OPH: Pr oph ecy
E: Barr e tt
L: Nea l
I: Mach i ne
A: B a rrett


160 + 25 = 185

Tasks Completed: 09
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 160 + 25 = 185
Books read: 13
Pages read: 3,600
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 00

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 1454: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

30.5 - Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
Option 1: Kayak
Book 1 - Under Wraps - Hannah Jayne - HANNAH is a palindrome
Book 2 - Fraternize - RAT in fRATernize

Points this Post 30
Total Points 425


message 1455: by Mary (new)

Mary | 575 comments Mary P

20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pets and People Together
Option 4:Read a book with Fantasy or Magic as a Main Page Genre.

Blood Fury by J.R. Ward

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 165


message 1456: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Christine V

15.4 - Endangered Animals
Option 2: The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer

Author initials GH are found in "tHe tiGer"
Initial letter of each word of "The Grand Sophy" are found in "weSTern lowland Gorilla"

The Grand Sophy was first published in 1950.
***Claiming one Golden Oldie Ticket***


Points this post: 15
GO Tickets this post: 1

Total points: 170
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 20
Golden Oldies: 6
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=3)


message 1457: by Cindie (new)

Cindie | 1836 comments 30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart



Option 2: Schnauzer

>Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER. Middle name initials may be ignored. Letters may only be used as often as they appear. Spaces determine name. One qualifying author in a work by multiple contributors works.

I read The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman. Both the "A" and "H" are found in the word schnauzer. This books has 369 pp

Option 3: Work

>Because Schnauzers are fierce little detectives snooping out what is different around the house (or castle) or even neighborhood when taking a walk and immediately alerting their owners, read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller. Genre may be embedded or stand alone

I read The House of Unexpected Sisters which has the genre "mystery" on its page. this book has 240 pp.

369+240=609

points: 250
books read: 19
tasks completed: 13
tasks in progress: 2
Big Books: 2
pages read: 5894


message 1458: by frugalitymom (new)

frugalitymom  (frugalitymom) 25.7 - Wayne's task: My Second Favorite Pastime

Book 1: Read a book that has a word in its title or subtitle that contains exactly 9 DIFFERENT letters. Letters can be repeated, but repeated letters only count once.

Scones and Scoundrels
Scoundrels

Book 2: Read a book written by an author whose name contains exactly 9 letters. Repeated letters count as many times as they appear, so that authors such as John Green or Tom Clancy work.

Murder in the Manuscript Room by Con Lehane

Points This Task: 25
Total Points: 700
Total Tasks: 29
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 1


message 1459: by Roxana (new)

Roxana (lamelemon) | 103 comments 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Lagullande's Task: IT’S BEHIND YOU!

OPTION 1: THE CAST
Read a book with a title/subtitle where the same consonant appears EXACTLY three times
Zarvă în livada de guave by Kiran Desai
Title has three Vs.

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 265
Books Read: 15
Tasks Completed: 13
Page count: 4130


message 1460: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (ebpnd17) | 812 comments Elizabeth P

Task 15.2 - February is for Romance
Book One - main page genre romance

Forever, Jack by Natasha Boyd

Book Two - ring on the cover

Treasured by Thursday (The Weekday Brides, #7) by Catherine Bybee by Catherine Bybee
Can see ring on left hand ring finger holding flowers


Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 295
Total Tasks: 18
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 21


steph (librarianish) (steph_davidson) | 540 comments 10.9 Good Dog

I read One of Us is Lying , by Karen McManus.


message 1462: by Joanne (last edited Jan 28, 2018 12:14PM) (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 1557 comments Joanne MI

Task 10.9- Good Dog :Read a book whose title begins with D O or G

Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House

Letter G in Glory

Points this task 10
Total Points 190

Task 15.4 Endangered Animals

Book 1 In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

Author Erik Larson-initals EL found in Amur Leopard

Book 2Rise of Empire

R O E found in Javan Rhinoceros

Points this task 15
Total points 205


message 1463: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

5.4 Best Laid Plans
Using Task 10.2 The bodyguard
The word I, from the track title “I Will Always Love You”
I, Claudius read in I, Claudius/Claudius the God

25.5 All in the family
Option A 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial – K.
Augustown by Kei Miller
The Secret River by Kate Grenville

This post 30 points

Total to date 440 points


message 1464: by Denise (new)

Denise | 471 comments Readerboard name: D

15.3 - Hot or Cold?

Option 2: Read one book whose title/subtitle contains both words from an opposite word pair on the list.

Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace by Gore Vidal

Task total=15
Season total=295


message 1465: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 2304 comments 5.1- Lassie Come Home
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
1x Bigger is Better Tix (544 pages)
1x Golden Oldies Tix (pub 1924)

15.9 - Let's Party!
Money by Martin Amis
page 1, #28

20.4 - Golden Oldies - Creynard's Task: My February Baby
Option 2: read a book that's #1 or #6 in a series.
The Loneliest Alpha (The MacKellen Alphas #1) by T.A. Grey

30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths 
Book one
Death of Riley (Molly Murphy #2) by Rhys Bowen
336 pages
17 books in this series alone and 12 in Her Royal Spyness series; total of 29 books


Book two
Hot Ice by Nora Roberts
356 pages

Total this Post: 70
Golden Oldies: 2
Bigger is Better: 5
Season Total: 530



message 1466: by Melanie (new)

Melanie Greene (dakimel) | 816 comments Dakimel

5.3 - Banished!

Taste of Marrow

5.6 - It's Alive!

The Moonstone (pg 1 of list)

10.1 - What a Zoo

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

10.6 - Who's Up for a Challenge?

Illegal Contact (length appoved line 1278) (20: Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel from the BookRiot challenge; https://bookriot.com/2016/12/15/book-... )

30.10 - Brooke TX's Task: By the Numbers 

Duke of Desire (308 pgs) &
Bryony and Roses (216 pgs)
216 / 3 = 72
216 / 8 = 27
216 + 308 = 524

TALLY:
This post - 60 points
Total - 710


message 1467: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 890 comments Readerboard Name: Kathy P

20.10 - Group Reads


Artemis Artemis by Andy Weir

Post is number 38 in thread

Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1


Totals
Points: 200
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 11
Total Books read: 12


message 1468: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 890 comments Readerboard Name: Kathy P

30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It

Book 1: Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal Dollbaby 337 Pages

Book 2: Gods Behaving Badly Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips 293 Pages

Word is book 2 is badly

Points this post: 30
Books this post: 2


Totals
Points: 230
BB:0
GO:2
Total Task completed: 12
Total Books read: 13


message 1469: by Diana (new)

Diana Keener | 798 comments Diana K.

Task 5.3 5.3 - Banished! Read a book with a title (subtitles should be ignored) that is exactly 3 words

Cinnamon and Gunpowder

Task 5.7 - Power Pets Read a book with a number of pages* that includes at least 2 different digits from 1235.

Strangers in Budapest 352 pages

Task 20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Morgan Faeriesfolly's Task: Bringing Pet
Option 3: Read a book that has a food or drink in the title.s and People Together

A Pomegranate and the Maiden

Task 25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWNRead a book that contains a word of at least four letters in its title (not subtitle) that is found in the first stanza of the poem as listed below

Opt D. Read a book set at least 50% in Greece, Turkey or Italy.
A New York Christmas

Option C My Italian Bulldozer Most of the book takes place in Italy

Points this post: 55
Total points: 465


message 1470: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie | 400 comments Stephanie127

5.10 - Born Free: Read a book of your choice.

March: Book Three

Points this post: 25
Total points: 115/1055

Tasks completed: 8/59
Books read: 10


message 1471: by Shala (new)

Shala | 72 comments 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Maddie O's Task: A Year of Improvements
Help Thread
I like to think it’s fitting that I got to create this task, since I feel like 2017 has been a year of a lot of improvements for me. I created this task around all of the positive changes in my life this year.

Option 2: I also moved to Boston, a city in which I’ve wanted to live since I was a teenager. One of my favorite parts about living here is the beautiful New England Fall season. So, read a book set at least 50% in one of the six states of New England- Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut. REQUIRED: If the setting of your book is not evidence from the description or metadata, please explain how the book fits the task.

The Memory Painter - main setting is Boston

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 75


message 1472: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post #19

I need to move a book

Please move my 5.2 book We Are Okay to this next task. I will pick a different book for task 5.2.
Thank you.

50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!

ROOSTER

1) We Are Okay ROOSTER first published in 2017

2) The Orphan's Tale ROOSTER Babies mentioned in Goodreads book description

3) Truly Madly Deeply MONKEY 312 pages /12=26

Points this post:50
Total Points:385
Books read:27
Tasks Done:19


message 1473: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 548 comments Kristi CO

15.4 - Endangered Animals
Option 2: criteria 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle, 2 Western Lowland Gorilla
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

30.8 - Sandy's Task: Anagram It
Book 1: Final Girls by Riley Sager (342 pgs)

Book 2: Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (285 pgs)

Points this post: 45
Total points: 185
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 11
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0


message 1474: by Brigia (new)

Brigia | 451 comments 20.2 - Anja's Task: RARE18 London

Option 1: Six of Hearts by L.H. Cosway
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 358 pages.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 375


message 1475: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 15.6 - Hoping, Wishing, Trying........
Read a NONFICTION book that involves something you’d like to do in 2018, a goal or an aspiration or even a faint hope!
REQUIRED: Tell us what your goal is, and if it's not obvious, explain how the book relates to it.

Goal is to learn more about my ancestors, using genealogy. I’ve also sent my DNA to one of those ancestory companies (no results yet). This book is about what A. J. Jacobs found out about his ancestors when he did his genealogy. He also sent off his DNA but didn’t find the results as helpful as he expected it to be.

It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree (2017) by A.J. Jacobs [929.1] (Hardcover, 336 pages)


185 + 15 = 200

Tasks Completed: 10
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 185 + 15 = 200
Books read: 14
Pages read: 3,936
Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 06
Golden Oldies: 00


message 1476: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 30.2 - Mazza1's Task: Prolific Pensmiths

Book one
Read a book by any author who has published MORE than 25 books (i.e., at least 26 books). The author must have published at least 26 book-length books, at least 100 pages (not short stories, essays, etc.). This book may be standalone or part of a series.

Fantastic Fiction - Stephen King

Night Shift (1978) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 326 pages)
World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Collection (1979)


Book two
Read a book by either the same author OR by a different author who has published MORE than 25 books (at least 26). The author must have published at least 26 book-length books, at least 100 pages (not short stories, essays, etc.).
This book must be a standalone book, not part of a series.

Fantastic Fiction - Danielle Steel

A Good Woman (2008) by Danielle Steel (Hardcover, 336 pages)


200 + 30 = 230

Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 200 + 30 = 230
Books read: 16
Pages read: 4,598
Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 00

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 1477: by Sara (new)

Sara G | 907 comments Sara G
20.10 - Group Reads

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

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

I posted about it in the discussion thread here.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 515


message 1478: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo



5.8 - Animals Around Us -
Read a book with a main page genre Animals. The genre may be stand-alone or embedded.



Play Dead - genre verified



Points this task: 05
Total points: 830
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 61
Tasks completed: 42


message 1479: by Joanne (last edited Jan 28, 2018 01:07PM) (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 1557 comments Joanne MI

Repost of #1522

Task 10.9- Good Dog :Read a book whose title begins with D O or G

Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House

Letter G in Glory

Points this task 10
Total Points 190

Task 15.4 Endangered Animals

Book 1 In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

Author Erik Larson-initals EL found in Amur Leopard

Book 2 Rise of Empire

R O E found in Javan Rhinoceros

Points this task 15
Total points 205


message 1480: by Lois (new)

Lois | 2632 comments 25.3 - Bluemoon's Task: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN


Option A, a book that has Magical Realism as a main page genre: The Wishing Thread by Lisa Van Allen

Option C, a book that contains a word in its title that is found in the first stanza of "The Night Before Christmas": A Lowcountry Christmas by Mary Alice Monroe
The word is Christmas.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 490


message 1481: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth (ebpnd17) | 812 comments Elizabeth P

Task 5.3 - Banished!
Book title has exactly 3 words

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline


Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 300
Total Tasks: 19
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 6
Total Books: 22


steph (librarianish) (steph_davidson) | 540 comments 20.1 Most Improved Player

First & Then, by Emma Mills (EM in MALTESE)


message 1483: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2466 comments MegSCL
In this post I am moving the book Human Acts from task 10.6 to task 30.4

10.6 - Who's Up For a Challenge?
I am participating in the 2018 Popsugar challenge via the 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge Group
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
15. A book about feminism Fight Like A Girl

30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Backward Day
Human Acts
American Housewife: Stories

TOTAL TO DATE
points: 780
BB tickets: 4
Goldies: 1


message 1484: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 10.4 - It's a Llama, Mama
Read a book with a non-human mammal on the cover.
Required: Include the cover when you post.

Boone's Lick by Larry McMurtry
Boone's Lick (2000) by Larry McMurtry (Hardcover, 287 pages)


230 + 10 = 240

Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 230 + 10 = 240
Books read: 17
Pages read: 4,885
Read but not claimed: 04
Goodreads Authors: 07
Golden Oldies: 00

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 1485: by Amber (new)

Amber (ambrosian) | 344 comments Amber


50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!

My zodiac sign is Tiger.

Book 1 - Book first published in a year that matches your zodiac sign: 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962 - this book was first published in 1998

Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

Book 2 - For my Tiger sign's task: book with stripes on the cover - this cover was approved here

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn by A.J. Finn

Book 3 - Using the Rat sign's task: book that is #1 in a series

Into the Light by Aleatha Romig


Points this post: 50
Total points: 505
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Book Tickets: 1


message 1486: by Louise (new)

Louise | 226 comments Louise B

30.5 Diana K’s task

I chose option 3: travel

Book 1: Woman of the Inner Sea by Thomas Keneally
Word chosen: inner

Book 2: Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship by Isabel Vincent
Word: dinner ( 1 letter added to inner)

Points this task: 30
Total points to date: 320
Tasks completed: 15
Golden oldies: 4
Big book tickets: 1


message 1487: by Janice (new)

Janice  | 713 comments Janice CA

25.6 - Winnie the Pooh Day

Option 1: Author's initials found in "HundRed acre wood".

An Eagle in the Airing Cupboard by Rex Harper

Option 3: a rabbit on the cover

32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching by Phillip Done

32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny Life Lessons from Teaching by Phillip Done

+25
total: 60
tasks: 4
books: 5


message 1488: by Deborah (new)

Deborah | 1667 comments Post #20

5.9 - Get It Done

Swans Are Fat Too from my Want To Read GR list from May 25, 2015

Points this post:5
Total Points:390
Books read:28
Tasks Done:20


message 1489: by Sandi (new)

Sandi Barnes | 549 comments Sandi
Completed Tasks

15.1 - Don't Make Me Choose!
★Book #1: Choose a nominated or winning book for this quarter's Group Read that is from a different category than the one I chose for the 20.10 task.
For the 20.10 task, I read Artemis which was the pick for the Space Opera category. I chose to read a book from the Family Saga poll. - The Thorn Birds
★Book #2: A nominee from the same category as the book I read for 20.10.
I read Artemis which was the winner in the Space Opera category. - Ancillary Justice

**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 300
Points Earned this Post: 15
Total Points To Date: 315


message 1490: by Roxana (new)

Roxana (lamelemon) | 103 comments 25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family

Option B
read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same last name

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 290
Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 14
Page count: 4742


message 1491: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Barbara ★'s Task: Animal Lover's Unite

Option 1: Read a book with any kind of wild animal on the cover

Rags & Bones by Melissa Marr by Melissa Marr

Swan on cover.


30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Mad Max; My Heart

Option 2: Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in the the word SCHNAUZER.

The Tavern in the Morning by Alys Clare

The initials of the author AC can be found in sChnAuzer

I read the Kindle version, but the paperback is 320 pages: The Tavern in the Morning


Option 3: Read a book with the main page genre mystery, detective, crime, or thriller.

Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron by Stephanie Barron

Book has Mystery as Main Page Genre.

I read the Kindle version, but the paperback is 339 pages: Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron


320 + 339 = 659 pages


Points this post: 50
Total Points: 325
Books Read: 20
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 1492: by Andrea (new)

Andrea loafer

25.5 - Tien's Task: All in the Family
Option A
For this option, read 2 books by 2 different authors with the same first initial.

1. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

2. Pines by Blake Crouch

points: 25

total: 475
BB: 3
GO: 6
tasks completed: 29


message 1493: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2106 comments Bookwrm526

Task #30.10 - By the Numbers
Book 1: Read a book of your choice. I read The Stone Buddha's Tears by S.P. Somtow (122p).

Book 2: Read a book with a page count that is divisible by each of the digits found in the page count of book 1. I read The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance by Anders Rydell (384p).

122+384=506
384/1=384; 384/2=192

Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 470


message 1494: by Terri FL (new)

Terri FL (territhemuse) | 615 comments 15.7 - Groundhog Day

Word of at least 3 letters from GROUNDHOG DAY - Read The Round House by Louise Erdrich. Word is ROUND.

Points these task: 15
Total points: 105 (removing the 30 points from task 30.2)
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 12
Tasks completed: 7


message 1495: by Tess (new)

Tess (tessavanessa) | 2114 comments TessaVanessa

Challenge 5.2 Go wild
Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the zoo locations: Austria; Canada; England; Germany; Scotland; Singapore; South Africa; Switzerland; or in the USA: California, Nebraska, New York, Washington DC.
I read The Defiant Hero by Suzanne Brockmann. It is set in Washington, DC.

Challenge 5.9 Get it done
Read a book that has been on your want-to-read shelf for at least a year (added on/before 11/18/16.)
I read Security by Gina Wohlsdorf. It has been on my Goodreads to-read list since 6/7/16.

Challenge 10.1 What a zoo
Read a book with the letters Z-O-O in the title/subtitle and/or author's name.
I read Over the Edge Over the edge by SuZanne BrOckmann.

Challenge 30.5 Diana K’s Task - Word Play on a Few of My Favorite Things
Option 3:
Book 1: Read a book that includes a word of at least 4 letters in the title/subtitle.
I read Every FearEvery FEAR by Rick Mofina.
Book 2: Take that word and add one letter, change one letter or drop one letter to create a new word. Read a book with that new word in the title/subtitle.
I read Seven Year SwitchSeven YEAR Switch by Claire Cook.
Changing the F in fear to the Y in year.

Challenge 30.9 Jennifer NC's Task: Obsession
Option 1: Pick a book with a word from the name of one of Taylor Swift's albums in the title, subtitle, series name, or author name.
I read The Here and Now by Ann Brashares. NOW is found in Taylor’s album Speak NOW. 256 p.
Option 3:
Read a book that has inspired a tv series from the following list: Best TV Shows Based on Books.
I read The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen. It is part of the Rizzoli and Isles series. The TV series that came from the books is titled Rizzoli and Isles. 376 p.
256+376=632 pages

Points this post: 80
Total points: 915
Tasks completed:52
Books read: 69
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0


message 1496: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 20.5 Let it snow!

Option 3: Book has page number with a 1,9,7,or 3.

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
928 pages (9)

Claim 2 BB tickets 928 pages

Points this post:20
Total points:110
Tasks completed:7
Books read:8
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(2)1000+(0)


message 1497: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (bookwrm526) | 2106 comments Bookwrm526

Task #30.9 - Obsession
I chose the one book option, to read a book that fits two criteria and has more than 500 pages. I read Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon. It has 880 pages and fits the criteria for the following:

Option 3: Read a that has inspired a tv show from the list Best TV Shows based on books (if the show is based on a series of books, any book from the series works). This is book four in the Outlander series.

Option 6: Read one of the main 8 Outlander novels.

Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 500


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Ed Lehman | 809 comments ED

20.5 - Bigger is Better- Option 3- read a book whose page numbers include a 1, 9, 7, or 3.
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
the page count is 165.

task=20
grand total=135
books completed=9
tasks completed =8
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Mary | 575 comments Mary P

5.1- Lassie Come Home
Read a book with one of the words from Lassie's film titles in the book's title or subtitle.

Walk Me Home by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 170


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Danielle | 212 comments DANIELLE M

50.1 - MegSCL's Task: GONG XI FA CAI!

I was born in the year of the DOG.

Book 1: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg - first published in 2006

Book 2: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - Graeme Simsion

Book 3: PIG - Room by Emma Donoghue - found on page 3

Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 3
Tasks Complete: 1


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