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Sara G15.8 - Ice Ice Baby
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that include "ICE" or "ICY" intact.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
Karen DTask: 5.1. Name Calling!
Book: Vanessa and Her Sister, finished 12/20
How it fits: Vanessa is MC of book
Points this task: 5
Total points: 145
Bookwrm526Task #30.2 - Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
Option 1: Read a book by a single author whose initials can be found in CORETTA SCOTT KING. I read The Last One by Alexandra Oliva. (304p)
Option 4: Read a book with at least two sets of double letters in the title and/or author name. I read A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (one double N in the title, one in the author's name). (339p)
304+339=643
Total points so far: 120
Coralie30.4 Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Book 1: Here and There
Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov
2 E’s in pEbblE, I in In, I & O in Asimov
Book 2: On That Farm
Option 1
book with a word in the title that matches an animal from the list – raven
The Raven Tower
Total to date 90 points
hoodoomends5.4 - That's a Strange Title!
☁ A book with an odd number of words in its title.
Ideias para adiar o fim do mundo by Ailton Krenak
**using my one book between 80-99 pages**
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Current Post
Points: 5
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 65
GO: -
BB: -
Jen K30.2 - Amanda A & Amy FL's Task: Two Women Honoring a Remarkable Woman
Option 1: Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel 336 pages
coretta Scott kiNg
Option 4: Three Junes by Julia Glass 368 pages
thrEE junes by julia glaSS
336 + 368 > 500
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Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 135
15.9 - A Picture Is Worth A Thousand WordsPyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle
Total this Post: 15
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 160
Pamela326515.4 - Go Red
Option 2:
by Danica Favorite - Author’s initials found in Red and For
- The man is wearing a red plaid shirt on cover
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 120
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Christine V15.8 - Ice Ice Baby
The Ice Palace
Points this post: 15
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=1 (Total BB tickets=3)
Helen B30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Book 1: I Lost My Girlish Laughter by Jane Allen
O + 2 i in title 2e in author’s name
Book 2. Option 1: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Bears are on the list.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 55
Books read: 5
Tasks completed: 4
Joanne MITask 15.10 - Get 'Em While They're Hot
Read a book FIRST published in 2019 or 2020.
Twisted Twenty-Six -Published November 2019
Points This task 15
Total Points 45
Total BB's 1
Sara G5.9. The Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Read a book with a title of at least 3 words for which the initial letter of each word in the title can be found in Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Ayesha at Last: A heart-warming and achingly funny read, perfect for fans of Crazy Rich Asians by Uzma Jalaluddin
Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 110
Suzannesea25.11 SandyL's Task: Rescue Me!
Option 1
Read a book found on the Great "Dog" Books list.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein is on page 1 (#1).
321 pages
Option 3
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in RESCUE DOGS.
New Mercies by Sandra Dallas
reScue Dogs
304 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 200
20.8 Title TropesOption 1: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Mystery and Thriller are both MPGs
Post Total: 20
Grand Total: 55
25.5 All Work and Some PlayOption 1: I'll Be There for You: The One about Friends by Kelsey Miller
Page count is 304
Option 2: True Believer by Jack Carr
Second book in the Jamese Reece series.
Post Total: 25
Grand Total: 80
Task 20.8 - Title Tropesoption 3: read a book with MPG Historical Fiction and a job title in the title
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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150 points
5 BB tix
Task 30.3 - Get Hooked on Yarnoption 1: read a book with yarn ball on the cover
Neanderthal Seeks Human
approved in thread: the yarn ball is small, near her shoulder
option 3: read a book with a 4+ letter word in the title that can be made from the phrase
Trans Like Me: A Journey for All of Us
TRANS:
T in sTep
RAN in yARN
S in Step
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180 points
5 BB tix
TraceyL5.6. Have You Heard the One About..........?
Read a book whose author's initials appear consecutively in the name of the award: Montblanc-National University of Singapore Literary Award.
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
RS appears in univeRSity
Points Earned This Post: 5
Total Points Earned: 95
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Jen K20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title Tropes
Option 2: The Feel Good Story of Quirky Fullname
The Afterlife of Holly Chase
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Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Ava Catherine20.10 - Group Reads
Police Procedural:
In the Woods by Tana French
Discussed in group read thread post #8
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
total=20
Ava Catherine25.11 - SandyL's Task: Rescue Me!
Option 2: Read a book that has a MPG of Animals, standalone or embedded.
Our Dogs, Ourselves: How We Live with Dogs Now by Alexandra Horowitz 336 pages
Option 4: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz
353 pages336+353=684 total pages
total=45
Ava Catherine25.10 - Kristina Simon's task: Rewards of Awards
Option 1: Readers
Read a book found on the list of Popular Book Club Books.
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 369 pages; page 1 of list
Option 4: The Media
Choose one of the media stars below and read a book found on her book list.
Oprah Winfrey
page 1; #49
Open House by Elizabeth Berg 272 pages
369+272=641 total pages
total=70
Ava Catherine30.5 - Sandy's Task: As Easy as 1 and 2 (not even 3!)
Option 1. Read a book that contains both a 1 and a 2 in the total number of pages.
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood 521 pages
Option 2. Read a book that has a series number consisting only of 1 and/or 2 - i.e. 1, 2, 11, 12, and so on.
The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Richard Jury #2) by Martha Grimes 310 pages
521+310=831 total pages
total=100
Ava Catherine30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Book 1: Here and There
Read a book with ALL these letters E, I, E, I, O (2 Es, 2Is) in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
Breaking Blue by Timothy Egan
(ei) in Breaking, (e) in Blue, (io) in Timothy, (e) in Egan
Book 2 On That Farm
Option 1
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches an animal from this list of Animal Sounds.
animal from list: cats
On Cats by Doris Lessing
total=130
Ava Catherine20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MEGSCL's Task: Title Tropes
Option 1: The Thrilling Woman
Read a book with mystery or thriller as a main page genre and the word 'girl" 'wife' or 'woman' in the title.
The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen mpg mystery and mpg thriller
total=150
Bookwrm526Task #5.5 - Try to Count Them
Read a book with a main page genre of science fiction, fantasy, or speculative fiction, standalone or embedded. I read Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba.
Total points so far: 125
Elizabeth PTask 20.2 - Bird's Wedding
Book with one of the cultural names in title - I chose Amish
An Amish Christmas: December in Lancaster County by Beth Wiseman and others (four novellas)
At 528 pages, good for *1 Big Book Ticket*
PPB Link: An Amish Christmas: December in Lancaster County
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 290
Total Tasks: 15
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 4
Total Books: 21
Kathy KS20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’s
Your choice of book must total at least 190 pages.
Option 2: Read a book with a main page genre of Fantasy, standalone or embedded, AND whose page count contains a 1, 9 or 3.
A Constellation of Roses, Miranda Asebedo
MPG Fantasy 17 Users
Pages include "3" = 326 p. (>190)
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Points for this task: 20
Total points : 90
Tasks completed: 5
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 0
babbling c5.9. The Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is considered to be one of the most prestigious literary awards, often compared to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The Phoenix Illusion - Audible The Phoenix Illusion - paperback pg 278 by Lisa Shearin
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
THIS POST
Points: 5
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 10/1165
Completed Tasks: 2/64
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 639
Books read this season: 2
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babbling c30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Read one book 1 and select an option for Book 2.
Required: Indicate the option.
Book 1: Here and There
Read a book with ALL these letters E, I, E, I, O (2 Es, 2Is) in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
Kitty in the Underworld - Audible Kitty in the Underworld paperpack 305 by Carrie Vaughn
E= the
I=Kitty
E-Underworld
I= in
O= Underworld
Book 2 On That Farm
Option 1
Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches an animal from this list of Animal Sounds. The animal word may be used in the singular or plural form.
Her Lone Wolf Kindle
Her Lone Wolf - paperback pg 352 by Paige Tyler
WOLF
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Golden oldies:
Total This Season
Points: 40/1165
Completed Tasks: 3/64
Golden oldies: 0
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Pages read this season: 996
Books read this season: 4
Pamela326515.7 - Stand Alone
Their Christmas Prayer by Myra Johnson - Stand alone book
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 135
Golden Oldie books this post: 0
Total Golden Oldie books: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Elizabeth PTask 10.1 - Home for the Holidays
Book with "home" intact in title/subtitle
The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 300
Total Tasks: 16
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 4
Total Books: 22
Queen Bee Darlene25.6 Cordelia's Task: 2019
Option 1: 1st published in 2019
Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline Someone Knows 1st published April 9, 2019
Option 5) at least 2 of #s 2, 0, 1, 9 in # of pages
Penance by Kanae Minato Penance
240 pages
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 205
TraceyL10.6 - Fresh Start
Let's celebrate by reading a book that is #1 in a series.
Logan's Run by William F. Nolan
Logan #1
Points Earned This Post: 10
Total Points Earned: 105
Golden Oldie Tickets: 0
Big Book Tickets Total: 0
Big Books Read By Page Count: 0 (500) / 0 (750) / 0 (1000)
Adallae25.13 - Rina's Task: Christmas Markets
Chosen Market - Trento, Italy
Book 1 - Proust Was a Neuroscientist
All letters TRENTO in title
Book 2 - Quo Vadis: A Story of St. Peter in Rome in the Reign of Emperor Nero**
90% of story takes place in Rome, Italy
**This book is over 500 pages, I claim 1 big book ticket
Combined page count: 827
Points this post: 25
Total points: 55
GO Tickets: 2
BB Tickets: 1
Amy B15.9 - A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Read a Non-fiction work in a sequential art/graphic format.
Epileptic by David B. (368 pages)
Epileptic
This task: 15 points
Total: 95 points
hoodoomends20.1 - Beating the Winter Blues
☁ Option 1: a nonfiction book with an MPG of Health, Self-Help, Food, or Nature.
Ciência Picareta by Ben Goldacre
MPG: Health
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Current Post
Points: 20
GO: -
BB: -
Total
Points: 85
GO: -
BB: -
Coralie10.10 Overlooked?
Book with over 10 000 ratings that has never won or been nominated for a literary award
The Golden Fool 60,597 ratings
At 632 pages, I claim a Big Book
Total to date 100 points
15.4 - Go RedOption 2, a book written by an author with initials found in NATIONAL WEAR RED FOR WOMEN DAY and a person wearing red on the cover: And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
Points this post: 15
Total points: 95
20.1 - Most Improved - Librarianish's Task: Beating the Winter BluesOption 3, a book from a GR Listopia that has the word "beach" in its name (Beach Reads 2019 p.1 #3): Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews
Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
PegW20.3 - Best Review - Joanne MI’s task-Celebrating the 90’s
Option 1: Read a book FIRST published between 1990 and 1999 (inclusive). Your choice of book must total at least 190 pages.
The Subtle Knife first published in 1997; 341 pages
Point this post: 20
Total points: 120
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book: 2
Total tasks: 8
20.5 - Bigger is Better - Julia103's Task: The Name is ImportantOPTION 2: Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with the name of a book award or with the person that an award was named for.
Shadowplay by Joseph O'Connor
Award = Joseph Levenson Book Prize (page 72 of the awards list)
Points this post: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 90
Golden Oldies: -
Big Book Tickets: - (500+); - (750+)
Total tasks completed: 4
Total books read: 5
Readerboard Name: Absurda15.3 - Spin the Wheel
Option 2
Read a book with ALL the letters R, S, T, L, N and E in the title, subtitle and/or author's name
AND
With ALL the Most Frequently Chosen Letters C, D, M and A in the title, subtitle and/or author's name.
Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany
All of the first group of letters and M are in the title, CD and A are in the author's name.
Points this task: 15
Golden Oldies Ticket This Task: 0
Big Book Ticket This Task: 0
Total Points to date: 55
Total Golden Oldies Tickets: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Zach's Task: Looking Back, Looking ForwardOption 2) Read an award-winning book that has a standalone genre of "Science Fiction" OR a genre of "Science Fiction > Dystopia" or "Science Fiction > Utopia". The award must be present on the book's main page.
The Twelve
Winner of Goodreads Choice Award for Horror (2012)
This book has 740 pages and I claim 1 Big Book ticket
[POINTS]
This post: 20
Total points: 70
Books read: 4
Tasks completed: 4
Big Book tickets: 2
Golden Oldies tickets: 0
perletwo30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Old MacDonald Had a Farm - Book 1: Read a book with ALL these letters E, I, E, I, O (2 Es, 2Is) in the title, subtitle, and/or author's name.
The Victoria Vanishes
Book 2 Option 2: Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle that matches an animal sound from this list Animal Sounds. The word must match exactly.
Lark! The Herald Angels Sing: A Meg Langslow Mystery - list entry birds>sing
Points this task: 30
Total points: 285
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 1
Big Book ticket requests: 0
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 17
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