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Jess Philly20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
For this task I read In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. It was published in July of 2015, a year that has 1 and 5 in it.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Shree20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
Opt. C: Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in: FIESTA FLAMBEAU PARADE.
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
257 pgs > 250 pg requirement.
Points in Post: 20
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Total Points: 20
Jayme(the ghostreader)15.6 Oh Beans
Read a book with one of the color of jelly beans
Green
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Books Read: 1
Tasks Completed: 1
Task Points: 15
Grand Total: 15
trishhartuk15.5 - Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Dragonsong, Anne McCaffery
mister rOGer’S NeighbOrhood and/or cARDiGaN sweater
Just in case: AR Quiz No. 200315 EN Fiction. AR Quiz Information IL: UY - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9.0. AR Quiz Types: RP, VP
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 65
Tasks Completed: 5
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book tickets :0
Anja20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 1: Read a book that is #1, #5, or #10 in a series. The series designation must appear in the Goodreads metadata.
The Wingman (Alpha Men #1) by Natasha Anders
POINTS:
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 35
Big Books: 500(0) 750(0) 1000()
Golden Oldies: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
Shannon South Africa15.5 Won't You Be My Neighbour?
ALL letters in title in MISTER ROGER'S NEIGHBOURHOOD and/or CARDIGAN SWEATER
Mata Hari by Michelle Moran
M - Mister
A - cArdigan sweater
T - misTer
A - cardigAn
H - neigHbourhood
A - sweAter
R - misteR
I - mIster
Task points: 15
Challenge points: 35
Shannon South Africa20.5 Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Published May or December 2007 - 2018
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman
Published May 2016
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 55
5.1 A Night at the MuseumThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
Main page genre Self-help
+5 points
Total: 5 points
FANDURY20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 2: Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials can be found in the phrase MANHATTAN PROJECT.
A Pocketful of Crows by Joanne Harris
The initials of the JH can be found in manHattan proJect
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 80
Books Read: 4
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Katrina H5.10 - From Your Collection
I read: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King.
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Points this post: 5
Total: 5
Revision to Post #76 - Relinked to the hardcover edition to which I own a physical copy and the page count is 390. (Question/Incomplete post #6) Readerboard Name: Amarie
Task: 20.1: Adventure in the Southwest
Option 1: Read a book with a number of pages evenly divisible by 15.
Book: The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
Pages: 390 (390/15=26)
Delicious Dee10.2 - Free For All
A Legacy of Spies - borrowed from the library
15.10 - Pay the Piper
The Bridegroom Wore Plaid - more than 50% was set in Scotland
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Deborah's Task: Young Sheldon
Option 1 - Under Locke - set in Austin Texas
Points This Post: 45
Points Overall: 50
Diana K.Task 5.10 Read a book of your choice.
Hygge Home: Cozy, Danish Ideas for House Interiors
Points this task: 5
Total points: 40
loafer5.2 - A Cultural Experience
Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CULTURE.
The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9.0
cuLturE
points: 5
total: 35
GO: 2
BB: 0
tasks completed: 3
loafer10.2 - Free For All
Read a book that you got for free – a gift, library book, etc.
The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang
through local library
points: 10
total: 45
GO: 2
BB: 0
tasks completed: 4
15.5 - Won’t You Be My Neighbor?The North Water by Ian McGuire
Points this post: 15
Total points: 35
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
10.2 - Free For All
by Ian McGuireI downloaded this ebook onto my Kindle from my local library.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
Readerboard Name: Amarie15.4 - Option 2
Book: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
Author: The Metropolitan - Museum of Art - Morgan Matson
Title: The VaTican MUsEums - The Unexpected Everything
Pages: 519
*Claiming Big Book Ticket
15.9 - Find Your Muse
Book: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Aristotle (9) And (3)
20.8 - Nickels and Dimes
Option 1: #1 in a Series
Book: The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielson
(The Ascendance Trilogy #1)
AR Information: IL: MG, BL: 5.1, AR Points: 12
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 105
Big Book Tickets: 1
Sarah E5.7 - New England Maple Museum
I read the kindle edition, paperback is Mint Chip Murder
5.9 - The International Spy Museum
Killing Floor - found on page 1, currently #29
I read the ebook, top MMP is Killing Floor
Big Book (525 pages). I claim 1 BB ticket.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets: 1
Bookwrm526Task #15.2 - Two of the Tates
Book 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1897 and and 1999. I read Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (first published 1979).
Book 2: Read a book FIRST published since the year 2000. I read Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West (first published 2016).
Points this post: 15
Total points so far: 45
Coralie5.6 Meguro Parasitological Museum
Book with at least 300 pages that was first published in a year that contains the numbers 2 and 9
The White Guard 304 pages, published 1925
10.7 My Favorite Holiday!
From page 4 of the list
The Invisible Library
15.2 Two of the Tates
Book 1 – book first published between 1897 and 1999
Despair published 1934
Book 2 – published since 2000
Lord Sunday published 2010
This post 30 points
Total to date 30 points
MAZZA1Task 10.9 "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas Jefferson
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
approved in help thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Task 20.6 Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 3 -
Read a book where the author's first and last name initials (middle initials excluded) can be found in OCTOBASS.
I'm Travelling Alone Samuel Bjørk
points this post = 30
Points to date = 180
Andy P.Task # 15.9 - Find Your Muse
Read a book with BOTH a three-letter word AND a nine-letter word in the title Guardians of the Night by Alan Russell Guardians (9) the(3)
Points this post: 15
Total points: 30
5.1 A Night at the MuseumTriggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be, by Marshall Goldsmith.
Genres include Self Help (S in MUSEUM).
Librarianish's Spring SRC points:
This Post: +5
Total: 75
Susan W.15.1 A Truth and a Lie
Book one: Read a non-fiction book
I read Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment by Thich Nhat Hanh
non-fiction is a main page genre
Book two: Read a book with any form of the word LIE in the title/subtitle
I read Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15
VAL TX15.3 -Women’s History Month - Choose one option.
Option 2: Read ONE book that satisfies BOTH book 1 and book 2 requirements.
Book 1: Read a book with a main page genre that includes "history" or "historical".
AND
Book 2: Read a book written by a woman. The author’s gender should be evident on the Goodreads author page or provide a reference. Male authors writing under a female pen name do NOT work.
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Historical = 172 users
This post:
Points - 15
Total:
Points - 30
5.1 - A Night at the MuseumFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Letter 'E' from MUSEUM - shelved as Erotica
15.2 – Two of the Tates
1 – The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman (published 1995)
2 – Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James (published 2011), this is a BIG BOOK with 579 pages.
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 1 - Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James, this is a BIG BOOK with 532 pages.
book set in Seattle, WA; as is EMP Museum
Points: 40
Readerboard Name: JamminJennyTask 5.3 - The Museum of Bad Art
Death of a Bore read 3/7
DeATh of A BoRe
Task 10.1 - Let's Learn Something.
Gorillas in the Mist read 3/3
MPG Cultural
Task 10.8 - Tax Day
Ideas And Disclosures by Thiruman Archunan read 3/6
Author's initials TA found in TAX DAY
Task 20.8 - Nickels & Dimes -Christine V's Task: Celebrating the Seasonal Reading Challenge
Option 1 - 1st in series - Ebola K: Book 1 read 3/7
Points this post: 45
Total points: 65
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 5
BB tickets: 0
GO tickets: 0
Shannon South Africa20.4 Wedding Day
Option 4 Author first and last initials in BEST DAY EVER
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
D in Day
S in beSt
Task points: 20
Challenge points: 75
FANDURY5.7 - New England Maple Museum
Read a book that shows something sweet to eat on its cover.
by Meghan Ciana DoidgeChocolate covered cupcake on cover
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 85
Books Read: 5
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
15.7 - Spring SaintsAuthor has a British saint's name: Read Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.
Points these task: 15
Total points: 15
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 0
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 1
MAZZA1Task 10. 2 Free For All
Read a book that you got for free – a gift, library book, etc.
REQUIRED: Explain in your post how you got the book.
Return of the Magi: A heartwarming Christmas story
I got a copy of this free from Netgalley
E book verified Post 6677 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post = 10
points to date =190
Danibean195.3 - The Museum of Bad Art: Read a book that has a title/subtitle that contains all of the letters in BAD ART.
I read Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by John Krakauer.
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. Numbers and symbols count at letters, punctuation (apostrophe's, hyphens, etc.) do not count.
I read The Racketeer by John Grisham
20.7 - Young Sheldon: This is a one book task. Pick any option. Option 1: Read a book that takes place at least 50% in Texas, the book's Texas setting must be clear from the book's main page.
I read Low Pressure by Sandra Brown.
This Post:
Points - 40
BB Tickets - 0
GO Tickets - 0
Books Read - 3
Tasks Complete - 3
Totals:
Points - 40
BB Tickets - 0
GO Tickets - 0
Books Read - 3
Tasks Complete - 3
Delicious Dee5.5 - International Cryptozoology Museum
Finding My Pack - several of the main characters are werewolves
Points This Post: 5
Points Overall: 55
15.2 – Two of the Tates1 – The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman (published 1995) - shelved as childrens; this is a parenting self-help book that has been added to the approved list - refer to line item 36 on googledoc and post #30 in the thread.
2 – Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James (published 2011), this is a BIG BOOK with 579 pages.
Points: 40
Task 20.4 - Wedding DayOption 2: The Date
Read a book FIRST published in June of any year.
The Outcasts of Time (2017) by Ian Mortimer (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 383 pages)
05 + 20 = 25
Tasks Completed: 02
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 05 + 20 = 25
Books read: 02
Pages read: 559
Read but not claimed: 00
Goodreads Authors: 01
Golden Oldies: 00
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
CYNBAXTER# 15.06 – Oh, Beans !
Task: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
Book: Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke
Points this post: 15 points
Total points to date = 55 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
READ 60 5.6 Museum
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley published in 2009
so there is a 2 and a 9. Has 370 pages
points this post 5
Total points15
Mod
Read a book with a main page genre that starts with a letter in MUSEUM
read Our Dark Stars Audrey Grey and Krystal Wade
Genre Science Fiction
30.2 – Schatzie's Task: Castles and Other Historical Sites
Opt. 2: Hohensalzburg: Read a book with a castle on the cover.
read
by Leigh Bardugo Opt. 4: Schwarzwald Museum:Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in SCHWARZWALD
read
by Alexandra Christo initials A and C points this task 35
total points 120
books finished this post 3
total books read 11
Mod
read 1 book that has over 500 pages from any one option.
Read a book whose number of pages includes the numbers 5 and 3.
read Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray book has 503 pages
points this task 25
total 145
books finished this post 1
total books finished 12
Mod
I read
- wedding cake on cover.10.9 -"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press" - Thomas Jefferson
I read Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff. His GR biography notes "Michael Wolff is an American author, essayist, and journalist, and a regular columnist and contributor to USA Today, The Hollywood Reporter, and the UK edition of GQ.."
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Amber's Task: Adventure in the Southwest
I chose option 1 and read Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, with number of pages evenly divisible by 15. 240 pages - 240/15 = 16.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 35
CLAIRE5.4 - Avanos Hair Museum
Read a book that has human hair visible on the cover.
Alles goed en wel Mirjam Oldenhave256 p. read:4/3/2018 3 stars - hair visible on the cover
5 points
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make
Option 1: One of my areas of study is Early American History. For this option pick one book from Book Riots 100 Must Read Books of U.S. Historical Fiction.
Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín252 p. 8 march 2018 5 stars
The book is on page 1, nr. 17
20 pt.
Total this post: 25 points
Total read: 45 points
20.4 Wedding DayOption 3: Amatka by Karin Tidbeck.
20.6 We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 4: You Should Have Left: A Novel by Daniel Kehlmann. (YOU)
Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 40
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 2
Total Pages Read: 330
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0)
Joannne MITask 10.4 The Birds and The Bee Read a book with the word “Bird” or the name of a specific bird in the title
The Nightingale
Points this Task 10
Total Points 25
BB Points 1
Readerboard Name: Nicola TTask 10.6 - Want to See My Slides?
Read a book with the main page genre Science Fiction (standalone or embedded).
I read Faith, Volume 3: Superstar (128 pages)
Genre locked on message 9 of genre thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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
A single word from the list many be used.
I used BLACK from Black Licorice. I read Black Science, Vol. 3: Vanishing Point (128 pages)
Points this post: 10 + 15= 25
Points total: 25
Books read: 2
Tasks completed: 2
Elizabeth PTask 20.2 - Tallinn
Option One: Book with at least 2 pairs of double letters in the title
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
haRRy poTTer and the half-blOOd prince (3 sets of double letters)
At 652 pages good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
On the off chance that childrens pops up on the book page, the AR Bookfinder designation is MG+
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Total Tasks: 1
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 1
Siobhan5.2 - A Cultural Experience
Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials can be found in CULTURE.
A Gentleman's Game by Theresa Romain
Points this post: 5
Total points: 15
Big Book Tickets: 0
Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
15.10 - Pay the Piper Read a book set at least 50% in ONE of the countries that has a type of bagpipe: Russia
Vlad by Ker Dukey & K Wesbster
Vlad is the son of a Russian mafia family, the entire book is set in Russia.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Kim O's task: We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams
Option 1 - A Trip to the Museum
Grammy Museum - Los Angeles, California
Double Vision by LM Halloran
*Approved for length in post 6696 and/or line 816*
Set mostly in Los Angeles; in the description it indicates that the character is leaving Los Angeles behind and most of the book takes place while she is in Los Angeles.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Big Book tickets: 0
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
MAZZA1Task 15.1 - A Truth and A Lie
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
Read two books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a nonfiction book. MPG non-fiction
Book 2: Read a book with any form of the word LIE -
I'm willing to lie about how we met: Dating Dialogues with Martin Dumbleton
Points this post = 15
Points to date 205
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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20.9 - Moderator’s Pet - Book Concierge's Task: Happy 300th Birthday
Option 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.
Big Little Lies 458 pages
BL in Battle and L in Flowers
20.5 20.5 Bigger Is Better - Frugalitymom's Task: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
option 4 For this option read a book FIRST published in May or December from 2007-2018 inclusive.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
published May 2, 2017