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message 1351: by Rina (new)

Rina | 565 comments 5.1 - A Night at the Museum

Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM
Book read: Fierce Kingdom
How it fits: MPG Suspense
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Points this post: 5
Total points: 435
Books read: 32
Tasks completed: 26
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 0


message 1352: by Kayla (new)

Kayla Calhoun | 210 comments Kayla C

Repost

20.6 Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams

Option 3

The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland

octoBaSs


message 1353: by Rosemary (last edited Apr 28, 2018 08:38AM) (new)

Rosemary | 613 comments 10.2 - Free For All

If Not Now, When? - I was given this book for my birthday.

Points this post = 10
Total points = 265

Big Book tickets = 3
Golden Oldies = 11


message 1354: by Brigia (new)

Brigia | 451 comments 15.3 -Women’s History Month

Option 2: Untie My Heart by Judith Ivory

I read the kindle edition. The mass market paperback edition has 369 pages.

Points this post: 15
Total points: 250


message 1355: by Marina (new)

Marina | 428 comments Marina H

25.3 - Andy P.’s Task: Correcting Mistakes Before They Happen
Book 1: Sønden for grænsen og vesten for solen by Haruki Murakami 203 p.
Originally written in Japanese which I'm not literate in

Book 2: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane 309 p.
Initials found in READ CAREFULLY

Points this post: 25
Total points: 445
Big book tickets: 1
Golden Oldies tickets: 5
Tasks completed: 23


message 1356: by GreenFairy (last edited Apr 28, 2018 10:52AM) (new)

GreenFairy (greenfairy429) | 10 comments GreenFairy

5.1 - A Night at the Museum
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM. Genres may be stand alone or embedded.
Hot Ticket 3/17 (genre listed as Music)

10.2 - Free For All
Read a book that you got for free – a gift, library book, etc.
The Other Man 3/23 (picked it up when the author offered it for free on Amazon)

15.3 -Women’s History Month
Option 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
The Phantom of the Bathtub 4/13

5.3 - The Museum of Bad Art
Read a book that has a title/subtitle that contains all of the letters in BAD ART.
Every Which Way But Dead 4/19

15.4 - Collect, Preserve, Study, Exhibit, Stimulate, Engage
1. Read a book written by a single author whose initials are found in the name of one of these museums listed above. All initials must be found in the museum name.
Alpha Heat-Elianne Adams 4/11 The Acropolis Museum
2. Read a book with a title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a DIFFERENT museum from the above list. Subtitles may be ignored. Spaces determine words.
Blackwing Defender (Kane's Mountains, #1) by T.S. Joyce 4/26 The British Museum

Points-50

Total Points-70


message 1357: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 15.10 Pay The Piper

Set in Finland Helsinki White by James Thompson

Points this post:15
Total points:155
Tasks completed:11
Books read:12
Golden Oldies:1
Big Books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 1358: by Andy (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P
Task # 30.6 Brooke TX's Task: Conference, Convention, Conventicle

Option B
Book 1: Read a Nebula Award winner or nominee from any year.
Camouflage by Joe Haldeman
Nebula award for Best Novel 2005 (289 p.)
Book 2: Read a book with a title with at least two words where ALL words in the title start with the same letter
Bad Blood: A Lucy Black Thriller by Brian McGilloway (368 p.)
Both title words begin with B
Page count 289 + 368= 657>500 page requirement
Points this post: 30
Total points: 500


message 1359: by Rina (new)

Rina | 565 comments 15.9 - Find Your Muse

Read a book with BOTH a three-letter word AND a nine-letter word in the title and/or subtitle.
Book read: The Gathering
How it fits: 3-letter word: The, 9-letter word: Gathering
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Points this post: 15
Total points: 450
Books read: 33
Tasks completed: 27
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 0


message 1360: by Fandury (new)

Fandury | 957 comments FANDURY

15.1 - A Truth and A Lie

Book 1: Read a nonfiction book.

Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions by Richard F. Harris


Book 2: Read a book with any form of the word LIE

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus


Points this post: 15
Total Points: 405
Books Read: 31
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 1361: by Jammin Jenny (new)

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

REPOSTING

Task 5.8 - The Museum of Sex
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World - MPG FemInism
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7.0

Points this post: 5
Total points: 580
Books read: 46
Tasks completed: 38
BB tickets: 2
GO tickets: 2



message 1362: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

10.4. The Birds and the Bees
Ostrich and the 'Roo

20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
Option 3 - Every Bride Has Her Day (Magnolia Brides, #2) by Lynnette Austin

Points This Post: 30
Points Overall: 360


message 1363: by Chris (new)

Chris (chrismd) | 1237 comments Chris MD

15.6 Oh, Beans!

Word in title matches a jelly bean flavor.

Flavor: Peach

The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 368 pages.


15.8 Red Baron

Airplane on cover

The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan by Jennifer Ryan



15.9 Find Your Muse

Title contains a 3-letter and a 9-letter work

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool: A True Love Story by Peter Turner

3-letters: Die
9-Letters: Liverpool



15.10 Pay the Piper

Mad About the Boy? by Dolores Gordon-Smith

Set completely in England, one of the countries listed.


20.1 Adventure in the Southwest

Option 2: Author's first and last initials in manhatten projeCT

The Walnut Tree by Charles Todd


30.2 Castles and Other Historic Sites

Option 1: Biography

Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

I listened to the audio version of this book. The paperback has 368 pages.

Option 2: Cover shows a castle

Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) by C.J. Sansom by C. J. Sansom

This book has 501 pages. Claiming 1 Big Book ticket.


30.3 Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

Option 1: Cat on the cover

Arsenic and Old Books (Cat in the Stacks, #6) by Miranda James by Miranda James


Option 3: Author's first and last initials in THe lorax

A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman


Points for this post: 15 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 20 + 30 + 30 = 140
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 9
Golden Oldies:
Big Books: 1


message 1364: by Nicole (new)

Nicole | 1295 comments NICOLE OH

5.7 - New England Maple Museum


Raspberry Danish Murder (Hannah Swensen, #22) by Joanne Fluke

30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

OPTION 3:The Poet Xby Elizabeth Acevedo E and A found in the phrase THE LORAX

OPTION 4: The Art of Vanishing: A Memoir of Wanderlust (main page genre travel approved in help thread)

30.4 - Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5

OPTION 2: Leah on the Offbeat 4.34 rating locked in on the help thread

OPTION 3: I Have Lost My Way- 304 PAGES.

TOTAL POINTS THIS POST: 65
TOTAL POINTS THIS CHALLENGE: 270



message 1365: by Kristi (new)

Kristi (kristilarson) | 548 comments Kristi CO

20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?
Option 3: flower on cover
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan by Ruth Hogan (288 pg)

20.4 - Golden Oldies - Siobhan's Task: Wedding Day
Option 3: sci fi
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

*Big Book ticket* Iron Gold at 600 pg

20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 1: #1 in series
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Points this post: 60
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
Golden Oldie tickets: 0


message 1366: by Brigia (new)

Brigia | 451 comments 20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Rina's Task: Tallinn

option 3: Lost Along the Way (Tales of the Curious Cookbook) by Marie Sexton

I read the kindle edition and there is no print edition. The book was approved for length in the ebook verification spreadsheet (line #1546)

points this post: 20
total points: 270


message 1367: by Val (new)

Val | 435 comments VAL TX

10.7 - My Favorite Holiday! - Read a book from this list: Stories for Book Lovers.

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Book found on page 1 of the list.
Book was first published in 1817, claiming one GO Ticket.


This post:
Points - 10
GO Tickets - 1

Total:
Points - 105
GO Tickets - 1


message 1368: by Rina (new)

Rina | 565 comments 10.5. Springtime in Paris

Read a book set in France
Book read: The Murder on the Links
How it fits: Set in France
Claiming 1 GO ticket - first published in 1923
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Points this post: 10
Total points: 460
Books read: 34
Tasks completed: 28
BB Tickets: 5
GO Tickets: 1


message 1369: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2466 comments MegSCL
5.2 - A Cultural Experience

The Passengers By Eleanor Limprecht

10.3 - Tell Me Where It Hurts
The Discontented Little Baby Book - written by a Doctor (as indicated in the gr description blurb)

TOTAL TO DATE
points: 510
BB tickets: 7


message 1370: by Cindie (new)

Cindie | 1836 comments 20.10 Group Reads

I read A Gentleman in Moscow and posted on the discussion thread.

points: 120
books read: 9
tasks completed: 7
tasks in progress: 1
pages read: 3468


message 1371: by Diana (last edited Apr 29, 2018 05:38AM) (new)

Diana Keener | 798 comments Diana K.

Task 10.6 Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction

How to Stop Time

Task 20.7 Opt 2. Read a book written by a single author who shares first and last name initials with these iconic Texans: SHJBSS.

Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared by Jessica Honegger

Task 25.8 Opt 2 For this option, read a book whose SERIES TITLE (as listed in the GR record) contains one of the following words: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Season, Reading, Challenge, Girl, Boy, Sister, Brother, Child, Woman, Man.
Plurals and possessives are okay; no other variations

Shanghai Girls

Opt 5 For this option, read two or more books of poetry or plays. Each title MUST be fewer than 100 pages, and their combined total must be greater than 100 pages

Silencer
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems

Points this post:55
Total points: 540


message 1372: by Shannon SA (new)

Shannon SA (shannonsa) Shannon South Africa

15.2 Two of the Tates
1. A book first published 1897 - 1999 AND
2. A book first published after 2000

Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis

Published 1993

Mutiny on the Bounty by John
Boyne


Published 2008

Task points: 15
Challenge points: 205


message 1373: by Joanne (new)

Joanne (joabroda1) | 1557 comments Joanne MI

Task 15.9-Find your Muse-Read a book with BOTH a three-letter word AND a nine-letter word in the title

The Deceivers

Points this task 15
Total Points 210
BB this task 0
Total BB 9


message 1374: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 15.6 - Oh, Beans!
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle from this list of the most popular Jelly Belly jelly bean flavors:
Black Licorice, Buttered Popcorn, Watermelon, Cherry, Cinnamon, Pear, Orange, Green Apple, Toasted Marshmallow, Blueberry, Coconut, Strawberry, Cotton Candy, Bubblegum, Root Beer, Peach, Coffee, Grape, Lemon, Red Apple


The Prisoner Pear: Stories from the Lake (2005) by Elissa Minor Rust (Hardcover, 193 pages)


155 + 15 = 170

Tasks Completed: 11
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 155 + 15 = 170
Books read: 12
Pages read: 3,361

Read but not claimed: 05
Goodreads Authors: 04
Golden Oldies: 01

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


steph (librarianish) (steph_davidson) | 540 comments 15.4 Collect, Preserve...

Option 1.

Book 1. Single author whose initials are found in one of the museums.

Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard.
V.A. in The Vatican Museums

Book 2. Title of at least two words in which the initial letter of each word of the title can be found in the name of a different museum.

Empress of a Thousand Skies, by Rhoda Belleza.
E.O.A.T.S. in The Acropolis Museum


This post: +15
Total: 395


message 1376: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 1804 comments Sarah E

30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss


Option 1: Cat on the cover

Freeze Frame (Killer Shots Mysteries #2) by Lisa B. Thomas
I read the kindle edition, paperback (no MMP) is Freeze Frame

Option 4: MPG Travel

Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania
I read the kindle edition, top paperback (no MMP) is Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania

Points this post: 30
Total points: 160


message 1377: by Brigia (new)

Brigia | 451 comments 25.1 - Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come

option 1: The Wild Hunt #1 in the Ravenstow Trilogy

I read the kindle edition. The mass market paperback edition has 361 pages.

option 3: Golden by Cameron Dokey

I read the kindle edition. The most popular paperback edition has 179 pages.

Points this post: 25
Total points: 295


message 1378: by Bridgit (new)

Bridgit | 505 comments 20.2 Tallinn -
Option 1 -

Book with 2 double letters in title.

Assassin's Apprentice

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 255


message 1379: by Mhairi (new)

Mhairi | 348 comments 15.8 - The Red Baron

Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
Golden Oldie: published in 1936

Points this post: 15
Points in total: 200
Tasks completed: 13
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets: 2


message 1380: by Suzanne (last edited Apr 29, 2018 01:43PM) (new)

Suzanne | 479 comments Suzannesea

Please ignore this posting. The correct one is posted below in message 1440.

20.8 Nickels and Dimes
Option 1. Read a book that is #1, #5, or #10 in a series.

Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart is #1 in the Li Du Novels.


30.3 Ava Catherine's Task
Option 2. Read a book with travel as a main page genre.

Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux lists travel as a main page genre.


Points this post: 50
Total points to date: 160


message 1381: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (perletwo) | 1586 comments perletwo



20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday -
C) Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in: BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE -or- FIESTA FLAMBEAU PARADE. All words count; minimum 3-word title. Do NOT include subtitles. Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the specific phrase.



Listen to the Silence

Book must be a minimum of 250 pages.
I read the kindle edition, but the top paperback ed. is 368 pgs.


Points this task: 20
Total points: 620
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 3
Big Book ticket requests: 2
Books read: 44
Tasks completed: 32


message 1382: by KarenF (new)

KarenF (cleocleveland) | 266 comments KAREN F

15.3 -Women’s History Month

I chose the 1 book option:

Tempest by Beverly Jenkins

Historical Romance, Historical, Historical Fiction all listed as genres on the main book page

Beverly Jenkins is a woman

20.3 - Best Review – Michelle in Alaska's Task: Red or Green?

Option 4: Ritual Magic by Eileen Wilks

EW found in WHITE

409 Pages

30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

Option 1: Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly

Cat on the cover: Copycat Killing (A Magical Cats Mystery, #3) by Sofie Kelly

Verified that more than 1 cat was OK in THT

Option 2: Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston

First published in March 2018

Points this post: 65
Points this challenge: 325
Big Book Ticket: 2


message 1383: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 479 comments Suzannesea


20.8 Nickels and Dimes
Option 1. Read a book that is #1, #5, or #10 in a series.

Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart is #1 in the Li Du Novels.


30.3 Ava Catherine's Task
Option 2. Read a book first published in March of any year.

Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty was first published in March 2011.

Option 4. Read a book with travel as a main page genre.

Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux has travel as a main page genre.


Points this post: 50
Total points to date: 160


message 1384: by Laura H L (last edited Apr 29, 2018 02:05PM) (new)

Laura H L (laurah30) | 504 comments Laurah30

30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical Sites
Opt. 3: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site: this concentration camp was the first of its kind. Visiting this place made the day a very somber one. Read a book, nonfiction or fiction, with a main page genre of World War II, embedded or stand alone
Lilac Girls By Martha Hall Reilly. Historical fiction about the Holocaust
Opt. 4: Schwarzwald Museum: this is an open air museum you can walk through and see beautiful and quaint buildings from that region. Some of the buildings are from other parts of the Black Forest that were dismantled, transported, and reassembled at this museum.
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SCHWARZWALD, middle initials can be ignored.
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena


message 1385: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (cynthiabaxter) | 4 comments CYNBAXTER
# 15.03 – Women’s History Month

Task: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements:
#1: Read a book with a main page genre that includes "history" or "historical".
#2: Read a book written by a woman.


Option 2, Book 1: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 265 points

BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 4


message 1386: by Deb (new)

Deb | 126 comments DebraJean

15.2 - Two of the Tates

Book 1 - Pet Sematary (first published 1983)
Book 2 - Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life (first published in 2017)

Points this post - 15
Total points - 205
BB - 0
GO - 0


message 1387: by Deb (new)

Deb | 126 comments DebraJean

10.1 - Let's Learn Something

A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership which is a non-fiction book with a MGP of History

Points this post - 10
Total points - 215
BB - 0
GO - 0


message 1388: by frugalitymom (new)

frugalitymom  (frugalitymom) 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading

Option 4: Read a book that has a book on its cover

Shelved Under Murder (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #2) by Victoria Gilbert

Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 365
Total Tasks: 16
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2


message 1389: by frugalitymom (new)

frugalitymom  (frugalitymom) 20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday

C) Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in: BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE -or- FIESTA FLAMBEAU PARADE.

The Plot Is Murder
FIesta Flambeau Parade


Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 385
Total Tasks: 17
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books: 2


message 1390: by Emily (new)

Emily Whitmore | 166 comments Mcquaid

10.9: "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas Jefferson

Read a non-fiction book written about or by a journalist.

The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland by Dan Barry

10.10: Africa Day

Read a book set in a country that is a member of the African Union or by an author born or currently living in one of those countries.

The Satanic Mechanic: A Tannie Maria Mystery By Sally Andrew

The author's biography states: Sally Andrew lives in a mud-brick house on a nature reserve in the Klein Karoo, South Africa.

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 305
Tasks Completed: 25
Books Read: 26


message 1391: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 479 comments Suzannesea


Third time's the charm!

20.1 Most Improved Player
Option 2. Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT.

Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux
manhattan ProjecT


20.2 Rookie at the Top
Option 1. Read a book with at least two pairs of double letters in the title and/or subtitle.

Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty
faLLing glaSS


Points this post: 40
Total points to date: 170


message 1392: by Ed (new)

Ed Lehman | 809 comments Ed

10.8 - Tax Day-Read a book whose author's initials can be found in TAX DAY

Another Morocco: Selected Stories by Abdellah Taïa

initials AT found in TAx day

Points This Post: 10
Total Points 335
Tasks Completed: 20
Books completed=24
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldie Tickets: 13


message 1393: by Emily (new)

Emily Whitmore | 166 comments Mcquaid

25.1: Perletwo's Task: The Ides of March are Come: This is a two book task. Read one book from each of two of the following options.

Option 1: Read a book that is either #1 in the series or the last (most recently published) entry in a series (by first printing, not a paperback, re-issue etc).

The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10

Option 3: Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the phrase BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH.

Dead and Gone By Charlaine Harris

30.4: Sandy's Task: 3, 4, 5

This is a two book task. No books with the genre childrens or kids may be used. The books must have a combined total of at least 600 pages.

1. Read a book that is #3, 4, or 5 in a series.

Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs: Book number 5 in the series with 400 pages.

2. Read a book whose average rating consists solely of the numbers 3, 4, and 5.

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman: The rating, which I locked in on the help page, is 4.35 with 327 pages.

Total pages: 727

Points this Post: 55
Total Points: 360
Tasks Completed: 27
Books Read: 30


message 1394: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2466 comments MegSCL
15.7 - Spring Saints

The Man Who Wouldn't Get Up and Other Stories by David Lodge

30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
Option 1: The Cat in the Hat
>Read a book with a cat on the cover.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

Option 3: The Lorax
>Read a book written by an author whose first and last name initials can be found in THE LORAX.
Goodwood

TOTAL TO DATE
points: 555
BB tickets: 7


message 1395: by Trish (last edited Apr 29, 2018 11:30PM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 3675 comments trishhartuk

10.1 - Let’s Learn Something.

Read a non-fiction book with a main page genre of history

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, Timothy Snyder
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Shelved as Non-Fiction by 971 users and History by 789 users

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

Total Points: 550
Tasks Completed: 33
Golden Oldies: 7
Big Book tickets: 0


message 1396: by Brigia (new)

Brigia | 451 comments 30.3 - Ava Catherine’s Task: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

option 2: Fair Chance, first published in March 2017
I read the kindle edition. The mass market paperback edition has 336 pages.

option 3: Anonymity by Amber Lea Easton
I read the kindle edition. The paperback edition has 204 pages.

points this post: 30
total points: 325


message 1397: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
10.4. The Birds and the Bees
I read The Sparrow. I read the kindle edition - the MMPB is Le Moineau de Dieu.

25.4 - Catherine T's Task: Museums For Learning
I chose the 2 book option.
For my first book, I chose Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. I listened to the audiobook - the top paperback edition (not large print) is Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis - 264 pages. "Biography" is the 3d main page genre.

For my second book, I chose Upstairs at the White House My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West . I read the kindle edition - the top paperback is Upstairs at the White House My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West - 381 pages.

Both books are nonfiction, and both are new reads for me.

(interestingly, both book 1 and book 2 have buildings on the cover, and both have biography as a main page genre!)

Total pages - 264 + 381 = 645, greater than the 600 minimum.


30.5 - TessaVanessa's Task: Name Game

The 5 names I generated were:
Royal Taylor
Jayme Wilbur
Emelia Hathaway
Chrissie Thompsett
Lexine Bancroft

For my first book, I read Reckless by Chrissie Hynde. I read the kindle edition. the top paperback edition (no MMPB) is Reckless

For my second book, I read A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor. I listened to the audiobook - the paperback (no MMPB) is A Trail Through Time

Points this post: 65
Total points: 725


message 1398: by Lavender (new)

Lavender (purlav) | 374 comments LAVENDER


25.02 - Librarianish's Task - Roads and Rails
Option 1: Read a book set at least 50% in any U.S. state that you've never visited.
The Devil's Daughter (Hidden Sins #1) by Katee Robert Kindle I read
The Devil's Daughter (Hidden Sins #1) Top paperback 316 pages (No MMPB)
Takes place in Montana, I've never been there.

Option 3: Read a book from this train-themed Listopia
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Kindle I read
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Top MMPB 831 pages
#19 on the first page of the list when I last checked.
I am claiming (2) BIG BOOK tickets for this book at 831 pages.
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 34.0


Points this post: 25
Total Points: 330
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 20
Golden Oldie Tickets: 3
Big Book Tickets: 4


message 1399: by Nick (last edited Apr 30, 2018 05:30AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

25.3 Andy P’s Corrected Mistakes

Book 1. Translated from a foreign language I cannot read -- I read an English translation of R.U.R. and The Insect Play by Josef Čapek and Karel Čapek (translated by Nigel Playfair, Clifford Bax, and Paul Selver). I cannot read Czech. 128 pp

Book 2. Author’s inits in “reAd Carefully,” I read Song of Slaves in the Desert by Alan Cheuse. 500 pp

CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for Song of Slaves in the Desert at 500 pp.

Total pp = 628 > required 501

30.1 DlmRose’s Awards Season
Book 1. I read Facts of Life by Maureen Howard, winner of 1978 National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction.
Book 2. I read Bent Road by Lori Roy, nominee for the 2012 Edgar Award for best 1st novel

Points This Post: 55
Total Points So Far: 600
Big Books So Far: 500+ (4) 750+ (1) = 6 BB Tickets


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Megs (medicasali) | 60 comments MegD

5.4 - Avanos Hair Museum
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

5.10 - From Your Collection
Hotel

10.2 - Free For All
The Woman in the Window
Required-Received this book free from the library

10.5. Springtime in Paris
A Paris Apartment

15.3 -Women’s History Month
Jubilee
Option 2

15.10 - Pay the Piper
The Alchemist
Required: set in Spain (Andalusia)

20.1 - Most Improved Player
Silent Victim
Required: Author's Initials CM

20.2 - Rookie at the Top
My Year with Eleanor by Noelle Hancock
Option 3

20.3 - Best Review
Digging In by Loretta Nyhan
Option 3

20.4 - Golden Oldies
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs
Option 1

20.5 - Bigger Is Better
The Vagina Monologues
Option 3-TVM found in phrase

20.9 - Moderator’s Pet
The Light of the Fireflies
Option 3-title found in Battle of Flowers Parade


Points This Post: 180
Total Points: 180
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 12


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