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[Elaine]

ElaineL

15.5: Secret Identity

Read a book by a single author who writes under more than one name.

Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz

Required: If the GR Record or author bio does not show that the author writes under more than one name, include a link to a source establishing this.

The GR Author Bio page confirms that Jayne Ann Krentz also writes as Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle. Her website confirms this as well.

Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 695
Total Tasks Completed: 42

[Sally]

SALLY M.


5.4 A Dickens of a Christmas (MPG Holiday [verified])

The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)


Points this post: 5
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 22

[Sally]

SALLY M.


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[Sally]

SALLY M.


5.7 Crimson And Clover (three-word title that includes "AND" or “&”)

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell


Points this post: 5
Total points: 265
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 23

[Sally]

SALLY M.


15.5 Secret Identity (author writing under more than one name)

A Bachelor Establishment by Isabella Barclay
(I listened to the audiobook & have linked to the PB)

As seen on the cover and mentioned on the author’s site, this is established author Jodi Taylor writing as Isabella Barclay


Points this post: 15
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 24

[Dee]

Delicious Dee

25.2 - SandyL's Task: Winter Sports!
Option 1 - Worth It All - Claudia Connor - ebook only approved #7205 of the approval thread
Option 3 -

Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 240
Big Book Ticket: 500+ (1)
Golden Oldie: 1

[Deedee]

Task 20.2 - Rookie At The Top- Kettleen's Task: Darwin Day

Option 1:
On The Origin of Species was published on the 24th of November 1859. Read a book whose publication year contains both 5 and 9.
Examples: 1759; 1795; 1859; 1895; 1905; 1915; 1925; 1935; 1945; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1965; 1975; 1985; 1995.

The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight (1905) by Elizabeth von Arnim (Paperback, 228 pages)

** The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight is a Golden Oldie, published in 1905**


25 + 20 = 45

Tasks Completed: 05
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 25 + 20 = 45
Books read: 05
Pages read: 1,005

Read but not claimed: 06
Goodreads Authors: 00
Golden Oldies: 01

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

[Pamela]

Pamela3265

15.3 - Songs About Heroes

Option 2:

The Rancher's Christmas Match by Brenda Minton - #30, Particle Man, They Might Be Giants


Points this post: 15
Total Points: 165
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

[Laura]

Repost of 566 with task number

Readerboard Name: Absurda

Task 15.3 - Songs About Heroes

Option 2: Read a book that meets both requirements:

Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letters of each word can be found in the name of one of these songs. Subtitles should be ignored

AND

Read a single author book, where the initial letters of the author's name can be found in the name of one of the listed artists.

The Raven King: Matthias Corvinus and the Fate of His Lost Library by Marcus Tanner

The Raven King initials (without the subtitle) can be found in song number 5: Kryptonite

Marcus Tanner's initials can be found in Bette Midler from song #11

Points this task: 15
Total Points to date: 25

[Laura]

Readerboard Name: Absurda

5.4 - A Dickens of a Christmas

Read a book with a main page genre of Holiday. The genre may be embedded or standalone.

Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker has a main page genre of Holiday->Christmas.

Points this task: 5
Total Points to date: 30

[Andrea]

loafer

5.3 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day ... .-. -.-.
Read a book with ALL the letters in DOT DASH in the title and/or subtitle

Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories: And Other Stories by Lauren Groff

DelicAte eDible birdS and OTHer stories

points: 5

total: 170
BB: 3
GO: 1
tasks completed: 14

[Andrea]

loafer

15.8 - Mythological Heroes -
Read a book with the main page genre Mythology

Circe by Madeline Miller

points: 15

total: 185
BB: 3
GO: 1
tasks completed: 15

[Lois]

10.5 - Remembering Stan Lee


A book first published between 1941 and 1996: The Salzburg Connection by Helen MacInnes, first published 1968

Points this post: 10
Total points: 95

[Tess]

TessaVanessa

Challenge 20.6 Seasoned Reader – Laurah30’s Task: Remembering A Canadian Hero

Option 2: An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 425/985
Tasks completed: 26/57
Books read:35

[Val]

VAL TX

10.10 - Happy Holidays! - Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY.
In Love by Alfred Hayes


This post:
Points - 10

Total:
Points - 15

[Meg]

MEGSCL
20.10 group read
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - I posted the 5th message

TOTAL TO DATE:
165 points
2 big books

[Meg]

MEGSCL
20.2 - Rookie At The Top- Kettleen's Task: Darwin Day
Option 2: Title initials in charLeS DarwIn - Six Days in Leningrad

TOTAL TO DATE:
185 points
2 big books

[Amy the book-bat]

Amy the book bat

25.6 - Sandy's Task: They Go Together

Book 1 - Read a book with a title of at least two words, where the initial letters of all of the words in the title can be found in its author's name. Subtitles can be ignored.
The Incredible Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson rIchard MaTheSon

Book 2 - Read a book, the title (not subtitle) of which contains its author's initials. All initials must be included.
The Invisible Girls by Sarah Thebarge
The inviSible girls

Points this task: 25
Total points: 215
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 2
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 19
Tasks completed: 16

[Fee]

10.1 - Holding Out for a Hero

„Read a book with a main page genre that starts with an H or E or R or O. Genres may be stand alone or embedded and must be a genre (defined as a set of artistic characteristics) and not just a classification of format (such as ebook).“

Emma by Jane Austen

MPG: Romance

Total Points: 35

[Roxana]

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Cordelia's Task: "And the winner is....."
Read a book that has won a literary award.

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Literary Awards: Hugo Award for Best Novel (1962), Prometheus Hall of Fame Award (1987)

Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Books read: 3
Tasks completed: 3
Page count: 1099

[Ghost in the Stacks]

5.3 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day ... .-. -.-.
Read a book with ALL the letters in DOT DASH (including 2 Ds) in the title and/or subtitle

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

12/9
3 stars

Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Total Tasks Completed: 4

[Shawn]

Shawn H.

5.5 - O? No!

-single author who does NOT have an O in his or her name.

Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc. by Jeff Tweedy

Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Big Ticket Books: 0
Golden Oldies: 0

[Nicola]

Readerboard Name: Nicola T

Task : 15.4 - From A to Z
Option 1:
Book 1 - Read a book the title of which begins with "A." All words count, including articles.
AND
Book 2 - Read a book whose author has a "Z" in their name.
I read
All-New X-Men: Inevitable, Volume 4: IvX (128 pages)
and
Wayward, Vol. 1: String Theory by Jim Zub (134 pages)
Points this post: 15

Total points:15
Tasks completed:1
Books Read: 2

[Sara]

Sara G

15.4 - From A to Z

Option 2:
Read one book that satisfies both criteria for Option 1.
Book 1 - Read a book the title of which begins with "A." All words count, including articles.
AND
Book 2 - Read a book whose author has a "Z" in their name.

Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi

Points this post: 15
Total points: 340

[Marie (UK)]

MAZZA 1
15.3 - Songs About Heroes

Option 2:
Read one book that satisfies both criteria for option 1. The title initials and author initials can be from the same or different songs. REQUIRED: Specify the song/artist you are using and their numbers on the list.

Summer at the Old Boathouse Song#25 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt.1contains SATOB
and The flaming lips contains author initials HE


Points this post = 15
Points to date = 315

[Marie (UK)]

MAZZA1
25.5 - Tien's Task: 2018 Reading Stats

For this task, you may read 1 book (to fit 1 option) of at least 750 pages i took this option

Option 3: . For this option, read a book that received 5 stars from at least 27 readers.

The Winter Rose 5* 8820 people
this book has 804 pages i am claiming 2 BB tickets


BB tickets to date = 4
GO tickets to date = 2

I have apparently been given points for this post just need the BB tickets sorry for the mispost

[[deleted user]]

Stacey

Task #5.8 - Go Short

Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings

Points this post: 5
Points total: 5

[[deleted user]]

STACEY

Task #5.10 - Book Blitz

Talk Sweetly to Me

This will be my one under-100-page book, at 96 pages.

Points this post: 5
Points total: 10

[Maria Jo]

30.4 - Dulcinella's task: Shoes, Letters, and Pancakes (in Belgium)

3. ‘Lichtmis’
Book 1: The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
Main Character is Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent
Page count: 375 pgs.
**GO ticket claimed: first published 1929**

AND

Book 2: Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey
MC is Marie Antoinette
Page count: 482 pgs.

Points this post: 30
Points to Date: 85
GO tickets: 1

[[deleted user]]

STACEY

Task #10.1 - Holding Out For A Hero
Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven

The MPG is "Horror"

Points this post: 10
Points total: 20

[[deleted user]]

STACEY

Task 15.8 - Mythological Heroes
The Wicked + the Divine, Vol. 7: Mothering Invention

Points this post: 15
Points total: 35

[[deleted user]]

STACEY

Task 20.1 - And The Winner Is

The Kiss Quotient

This book won the Goodreads Readers Choice award in 2018, Romance category

Points this post: 20
Points total: 55

[[deleted user]]

STACEY

Task 20.5: February Babies

Even Odds

Option 3a; this is the first book in the Slices of Pi series.

Points this post: 20
Points total: 75

[[deleted user]]

STACEY

Task 20.9: Goodreads Choice Award Winners

The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

This won the poetry category; I had not read it before.

Points this post: 20
Points total: 95

[[deleted user]]

STACEY

Task 25.1: What Makes A Good Hero?

Book 1: Option 2, King Lear
Book 2: Option 4, Nimona

Points this post: 25
Points total: 120

[[deleted user]]

STACEY

Task 10.2: Every Day Heroes

The Proposal

The male lead Carlos (one of two equally "main" characters) is a doctor.

Points this post: 10
Points total: 130

[[deleted user]]

STACEY

Task 15.9: Hoodie-Hoo Day


Points this post: 15
Points total: 145

[Kayla]

Kayla C

25.2 Repost

Option 2

Top Ten by Katie Cotugno

a main character plays ice hockey, Ryan McChullough the love interest

Option 3
by David Benioff

snow on the cover

[Laure]

LaureY

25.2 - SandyL's Task: Winter Sports!

Option 1 -Read a book written by a single author whose first and last initials are found in ICE HOCKEY.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

*I claim a Big Book ticket for this book as it has 564 pages*

Option 3 - Read a book with snow on the cover.
by Tracee Rees

*I claim a Big Book ticket for this book as it has 551 pages.*

Previous Post Points: 10
Points this post: 25
Total points: 125
Total Books: 13
Total Tasks: 11

Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Golden Oldies: 0
Big Book Tickets this post: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 4

[Elaine]

ElaineL

20.8: Nickles & Dimes Diane Whitney's Task Membership Required

Required: State the option you choose and include the date in your post.

Option 1: Read a book published in the same month AND year you joined goodreads (August, 2010)

Veil of Night by Linda Howard Published August 31, 2010

300 page minimum: Veil of Night has 352 pages

Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 715
Total Tasks Completed: 43

[Rayne]

RAYNEBAIR

15.1 - Not Just Big, Strong Men!

Book 1:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

# 11 on the Books with Nerdy, Geeky or Genius Heroes and Heroines (page 1 of list)

Book 2:
Playing the Part by Darcy Daniel

#20 on Books with Disabled Heroes (page 1 of list)
ebook length approved in msg 7184

Points this post: 15
Total points: 180

[Kathy]

Readerboard Name: Kathy P

20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Laurah30’s Task: Remembering A Canadian Hero

Option 2
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
C in Victorian
O in Victorian
U in Unmentionable
R in Victorian
A in Victorian
G in Marriage
E in Unmentionable

Points this post: 20
Books this post: 1

Totals
Points: 90
BB:0
GO:0
Total Task completed: 6
Total Books read: 6

[Claire]

DULCINELLA

10.8 - Take the Stairs

January 9th is National Take the Stairs Day. Read a book with 3 or more steps clearly visible on the cover. Steps must be the sort of structures that consist of a riser and a tread and/or are part of a staircase.
Required: Include the cover when you post.
Gevaarlijk spel Liesbeth van Kempen 304 p. 1 january 2019 1 star

Points in this post: 10 points
Total points: 510 points
4 tickets GO
3 tickets BB

[Julia]

Julia103

20.10 - Group Reads
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
(post #16 in the book discussion thread)

This post: 20 points
Total points: 185
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total tasks completed: 12
Total books read: 14

[Claire]

DULCINELLA

10.10 - Happy Holidays!

Read a book by a single author whose first and last initial can be found in HOLIDAY
Crudo Olivia Laing 1 january 2019 4 stars
Edition hardcover 143 p.

Points in this post: 10 points
Total points: 520 points
4 tickets GO
3 tickets BB

[Julia]

Julia103

5.5 - O? No!
So Help Me God! by Herbert Tarr

This post: 5 points
Total points: 190
BB: 1
GO: 0
Total tasks completed: 13
Total books read: 15

[Casey]

CaseyW

20.5 - Option 3b

Read a book with an author who’s initials are found in “Colloge Student”

Something in the Water
By: Catherine Steadman

Points for this task: 20
Total Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 2

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

5.6 - Read Aloud

I read Educated: A Memoir, I read the kindle edition, linked to the top paperback.

Total points: 255

[Tina]

TINABEER

5.8 - Go Short
Collection of Short Stories

Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks

Genre: Short Stories


Points this task: 5
Total points: 5
Total tasks: 1

[Tess]

TessaVanessa

Challenge 5.8 - Go Short

I readvNot That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture edited by Roxane Gay.

Points this post: 5
Total points: 430/985
Tasks completed: 27/57
Books read:36