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message 2201: by Margaret (new)

Margaret Curran Ligeras | 54 comments Margaret L

15.10 All I Want For Christmas is U
Book with word beginning with "U"

Private Down Under by James Patterson

Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 210
Total Tasks Completed: 9


message 2202: by Camilla (new)

Camilla | 501 comments 15.10 Word beginning with "U"
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
*Veronica Rossi is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*

20.9 - Moderator's Pet - Jessica PDX's Task: Stop That Slump!
Luminous by Greg Egan


Points this task: 35
Total points: 165
Total BB Tickets: 4
Total GRA Tickets: 6
Total Books: 10


message 2203: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Kimber

REPOST

15.1 Returns and Exchanges

Book 1: starting book - "When We Collide" by A.L. Jackson, I rated 5 stars - link - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Take This Regret by A.L. Jackson (goodreads author)
*take this regret is still on the list, only as "pulled", the original name of the book. I followed the link to it on Jan 5,2015.

Book 2: starting book - "Girl With Guitar" I rated 5 stars - on Jan 5, 2015 there was a link to the following book under the "readers also enjoyed" section link and seems to still be there today. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Storm Warning by E. Lee and C. Quinn (Goodreads Author)

Hope this fulfills the reqs needed this time!

again...
this task: 15 points
# tasks submitted to date: 17
GRA: 12
New total: 290


message 2204: by Kristin (new)

Kristin Runyon Repost for post #1747

20.3 Favorite Christmas Carol
Song: White Christmas
Word: white
Book: White Horses by Alice Hoffman
White Horses

Points for this book: 20

20.6 Option 1 Far Abroad--setting on a different continent

Book: 419 by Will Ferguson
419
Over half of the story is set in Nigeria on the African continent. I live in
Illinois on the North American continent.
This book is NOT a reread for me.

Points for this book: 20

Total points for Winter Challenge through this post: 95


message 2205: by Erika (new)

Erika Edwards (erikawithak) | 110 comments 30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman

Option 3: Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #1) by Nora Roberts by Nora Roberts 01/08/2015

Dark Witch is book #1 in the Cousins O'Dwyer series.

I work in my local library and I have anticipated reading this book for a while, but it was checked out!

Option 4: Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) by Beth Revis by Beth Revis 01/17/2015

Across the Universe is book #1 in the Across the Universe series.

It is the debut book by Beth Revis, information that can be found in the About Beth Revis section on the book's about page.

Beth Revis is a Goodreads Author.

Current post:
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0

Totals:
Total Points: 250
Total Goodreads Authors: 12
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Done: 13
Total Books Read: 19


message 2206: by SandyC (new)

SandyC (sandyc88) | 406 comments Sandy MN

5.5 - Thalia
The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith Goodreads author

10.9. Get to Know the Author
Interview on page 4
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah Goodreads author

10.10 A New Blog for a New Year
Link to review
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Goodreads author

Total Points:325
Total GR authors: 17


message 2207: by Kim (new)

Kim (goodreadscomkimber) | 708 comments Kimber

25.5 Lucky Number Twelve

Option A: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins (goodreads author), et al

Option D: My Chinese Zodiac sign is DOG.
Doggone Christmas by Liz Dodwell

This task: 25 points
# tasks submitted to date: 18
New total points: 315
GRA: 14


message 2208: by Susan (new)

Susan | 217 comments Susan W.

25.3 Mrs. soule's task: Two Types of Tasks

This is a two book task. Read a book from A and a book from B.

Book A: Wide open task. Read a book you got for free. State the source of the book when you post.

I read Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya

I got this book from the library.

Book B. Read a book form Mrs. soule's five star shelf.

I read Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

Points this post: 25


message 2209: by Jen (new)

Jen (jen_alluisi) Jen A

20.1. Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
3. Janus is the god of transitions. One major transition of life for all humans is the transition from childhood to adulthood. Read a book with the main page genre of "coming of age." This may be an embedded genre.

Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead - Obviously, as indicated above, this is for option 3 of this task.

POINTS
Points This Post: 20
Points Total: 90
GR Author: 2
Big Books: 500() 750() 1000()
Tasks Completed: 5


message 2210: by SarahA (new)

SarahA (goodreadscommedsdemon) | 26 comments 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Berls's Task: Back to High School

The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov

Option 2: position 126 in list

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 215
Total books read: 14
tasks completed : 12


message 2211: by Alexis (new)

Alexis (kheleyr) | 120 comments Alexis


20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus

Option 1: Nemesis by Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 240
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+: 1
BBooks - 1000+: 0


Total books read: 16


message 2212: by Dee (last edited Jan 19, 2015 01:26PM) (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments Delicious Dee

25.9 -- Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo
Option: Narcissus
Option 2 - Fire Me Up - Kimberly Kincaid (GR Author) - Me in title; pg count is 368pgs
Option 3 - The Sum of All Kisses (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #3) by Julia Quinn - Julia Quinn (GR Author) - single person on cover; pg count 373pgs
both books are new to me

Points this Post: 25
Points Total: 780
Goodreads Authors: 46
Big Book Tickets: 500+ - 1


message 2213: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F

Task 5.5 Thalia

Humor on main page: I read My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places by Mary Roach Who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!

Points this post:5
Total points:5
Tasks completed:1
Books read:1
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 2214: by Julia (new)

Julia (julia103) | 2719 comments Julia103

Task 15.9 - Public Enemy

The Monogram Murders (genre=crime)

Sophie Hannah is a Goodreads Author

Post totals: 15 points, 1 GRA
Challenge total points: 405
Total GRA: 13
Total BB tickets: 4


message 2215: by Hina (new)

Hina (hinaj) | 677 comments HINA

25.5 -- Dakimel's task: Lucky Number Twelve -

Option A: Twelve Days of Christmas by Trisha Ashley.
Twelve in Title.

Option C: Their Miracle Twins by Nikki Logan.
Sign: Gemini - Twins in Title.

**Nikki Logan is a goodreads author.**


Current post:
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0

Total:
Total Points: 690
Total Goodreads Authors: 34
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 2216: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1:Read a book set on a different continent than the one you are currently residing in.
Required: State the continent on which you live and identify the setting of the book if it's not obvious from the Goodreads description.
I chose to read I Am China A Novel by Xiaolu Guo by Xiaolu Guo. I live in North America, the book is set primarily in China (Asia) and England (Europe).

Previous point total: 95
New points this post: 20
Total points: 115

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 8

GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)


message 2217: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

25.8 -- Hana C's task: Merry Saturnalia!
Book 1: Any book of your choice.
I chose to read Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences by Kitty Burns Florey by Kitty Burns Florey (paperback edition here).
**Kitty Burns Florey is a Goodreads Author, I'd like to claim a GRA ticket**

Book 2, Option 2: Read a book found on the Food Related Non Fiction list. Required: State which the number the book is at on the list and what page it is on when you post.
I chose to read Consider the Fork How Technology Transforms the Way We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson by Bee Wilson, found at #111 on page 2 of the list (paperback edition here).

Previous point total: 115
New points this post: 25
Total points: 140

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 9

GRA tickets this post: 1
Total GRA: 6
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)


message 2218: by Christine (new)

Christine | 917 comments Christine V

30.8 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle
I chose Options #2 and #5

Option #2: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes I read this Kindle edition (approved in task help thread) - link to Paperback (no MMP available).

Jojo Moyes is a Goodreads Author ***Claiming GRA Ticket***

Option #5: The Rosie Project I read this Kindle edition - link to MMP. Romance novels are a guilty pleasure.

Points this post: 30

Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=1


message 2219: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2466 comments MEGSCL

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Bea's task: January and Janus
OPTION 2 : Historical Fiction
Burial Rites is set in the 1820s
**Hannah Kent is a GRA

New Points this Post: 20
New Tickets this post: 1 gra

TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 250
Tasks: 19
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 7
Books: 21


message 2220: by Mary Beth (new)

Mary Beth (marybethbaker) | 134 comments Task: 30.5 - Sandy's Task: Atlantis

Read:
Option 1: The Fall of Atlantis by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Option 3: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
Option 3 Word Used: World

Points this task: 30
Total Points: 55

Apologies for posting this one in the wrong thread earlier!


Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 855 comments babbling c



10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time.
I got a 7 = 2008
Six Geese A-Slaying-kindle - Six Geese A-Slaying paperback - 316 pages by Donna Andrews
Donna Andrews is a GRA
original published 2008.
Six Geese A-Slaying (Meg Langslow, #10) by Donna Andrews

THIS POST
Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books: 0

Total This Season
Points: 165
Completed Tasks: 9
Good Read Authors: 11
Big Books: 0

******
Pages read this season: 4,235
Books read this season: 13

******
Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)


message 2222: by Jess (new)

Jess (jess219) | 35 comments JESSRS

10.1. A Random Trip Back in Time
The Letters by Luanne Rice* and Joseph Monninger*
My random number was 7, so 2015-7 is 2008. This book was published in 2008.

* = goodreads author

Points for this post: 10
Task completed: 1
Goodreads author this post: 2
Total goodreads author: 2
Total points: 10


message 2223: by Denise (new)

Denise | 471 comments 10.5. Older and Wiser

Read a nonfiction book that makes you wiser by giving you more information about something you would like to know more about.

Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician by Sandeep Jauhar

I read this book to learn more about the state of health care delivery in the US, from a doctor's perspective.

Task total=10
Grand total=180


message 2224: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (ladybugh) | 286 comments MELANIE C

TASK NAME: 30.8 Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: Make Your TBR List Say Uncle

Option 2 :: RED ALL OVER
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Qualifier: Red cover

Option 6 :: AS YOU WISH : Royalty or Pirates or both
Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown

Qualifier: Pirates - Approved task message 177

Claiming GRA for Eli Brown and Jojo Moyes

Points this task: 30
Points Total: 80
Tasks Completed: 5
GR Author: 4
Big Books: 0


message 2225: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (balletbookworm) | 915 comments Reposting from 2281:

Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment
Option 1:Read a book set on a different continent than the one you are currently residing in.
Required: State the continent on which you live and identify the setting of the book if it's not obvious from the Goodreads description.
I chose to read I Am China A Novel by Xiaolu Guo by Xiaolu Guo. I live in North America, the book is set primarily in China (Asia) and England (Europe).
*This book is not a re-read.

Previous point total: 95
New points this post: 20
Total points: 115

New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 8

GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)


message 2226: by Pamela (new)

Pamela (pamela3265) | 952 comments Pamela3265

5.10 - Who's Your Muse?

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment

The Forest Ranger's Christmas by Leigh Bale (Goodreads Author) - The male main character is a single dad - This is not a reread.


30.3 - Dlmrose's task: Greek Key

Option 2: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - #58 on list - 505 pages - BIG BOOK Ticket


Option 3: A Tangled Web by L. M. Montgomery

A Tangled Web
Montgomery, L.M.
AR Quiz No. 8123 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP


Points this post: 55
Total Points: 375
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Book Tickets this post: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0


message 2227: by Juana "Darkness" (last edited Jan 19, 2015 09:00PM) (new)

Juana "Darkness" Duran | 67 comments J. Sterling is a Goodreads Author.
Kaitlyn Davis is a Goodreads Author.
Jana Oliver is a Goodreads Author.
Gena Showalter is a Goodreads Author.
Claudia Grey is a Goodreads Author.
Annabelle Bryant is a Goodreads Author.
Helen Scott Taylor is a Goodreads Author.
Rebecca Gober is a Goodreads Author.

5.4 - Erato
Read a book with the word "love" found intact in the title, subtitle, series title, or author's name.

Lucky in Love by Carolyn Brown Lucky in Love (Lucky, #1) by Carolyn Brown 12/2/14


5.10 - Who's Your Muse?
Help Thread
Take your favorite muse out to play by reading a book of your choice.

In Dreams by J. Sterling In Dreams (The Dream, #1) by J. Sterling 12/15/14


25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old
Help Thread
Just to celebrate the New and the Old.
Pick 2 options and read 1 book from each. This is a TWO book task.

Option 1. Read a new-to-you book.

Ignite by Kaitlyn Davis 1 Ignite (Midnight Fire, #1) by Kaitlyn Davis 2/12/14

Option 2: Read a book by a new-to-you author.

Jana Oliver- Retro Demonology Retro Demonology (The Demon Trappers, #0.5) by Jana Oliver 12/6/14


30.6 - Elizabeth B's task: Twice the Fun
Help Thread
Roll 1 die and read 2 books that correspond to the number you rolled.

1: TITLE: Read 2 books that have the same word in the title. Word: Darkest
The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter The Darkest Seduction (Lords of the Underworld, #9) by Gena Showalter 12/21/14
The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter The Darkest Craving (Lords of The Underworld, #10) by Gena Showalter 12/24/14


30.8 Make Your TBR List Say Uncle


Option 2 :RED ALL OVER :read a book that has a cover that is at least 75% red.

Evernight by Claudia Gray Evernight (Evernight, #1) by Claudia Gray 12/18/14


Option 5 :: GUILTY PLEASURES :: Read one of your guilty pleasure type books.

The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld, #8) by Gena Showalter 12/1/14


30.9 -- Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman

3. Sense of Anticipation: Read a book that you have been highly anticipating.

The Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter The Darkest Touch (Lords of the Underworld, #11) by Gena Showalter 1/1/5


5. Hitting the Wall: Read a book where the letters S, A, L, T can be found in the title/subtitle.

To Love a Wicked Scoundrel by Annabelle Bryant To Love A Wicked Scoundrel by Anabelle Bryant 1/3/15


30.4 - Annapoorni's task: Neptune's Neighbourhood

A) Read a book with the word "water" or a term for a body of water in its title/subtitle or series title.

Ocean's Between Us by Helen Scott Taylor Oceans Between Us (A Cinderella Romance) by Helen Scott Taylor 1/8/14


C) Read a book that shows a body of water large enough to swim in on the cover.

Night Marchers by Rebecca Gober Night Marchers (Night Marchers, #1) by Rebecca Gober 12/10/14

Total Points: 5+5+25+30+30+30+30= 155
Completed Tasks: 7
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book:


message 2228: by Juana "Darkness" (new)

Juana "Darkness" Duran | 67 comments 15.8 Under My Thumb
Help Thread
February 18th is Thumb Appreciation Day. Read a book that has a human hand on the cover that shows a thumb.

Just Breathe by Heather Allen Just Breathe (Just Breathe Trilogy #1) by Heather Allen 1/6/15

Total Points: 155+15= 170
Completed Tasks: 8
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book:


message 2229: by Melanie (new)

Melanie Greene (dakimel) | 816 comments Dakimel

5.5 – Thalia

I read Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters

5.7 – Polyhymnia

I read The Book of Strange New Things

5.8 – Terpsichore

I read Pointe - the main character is a ballerina

10.9. Get to Know the Author

I read The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds - Alexander McCall Smith is on page 6 of the author interview pages

TALLY:
this post - 25 points
total - 450


message 2230: by Nikki (new)

Nikki NIKKI

5.7 Polyhymnia - Religon in Genre
Paradiso by Dante Alighieri

10.4 - Lets Go - Travel in Genre
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky A GR Author


20.1 - Bea's Task
Option 4 Memory / Aging
Book appears on page 2 of Aging List
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach A GR Author


20.9 - Stop that Slump
Authors name contains no letters SLUMP (John Irving)
In One Person by John Irving A GR Author


25.1 - Angels Task

Option 3 - Author is new to me and book is not a reread and is #1 in Series (because of the JK pseudonym thing this book could also work for Option 1 just as well. I checked in the help thread and was suggested to post as either)
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

Option 4 - Book is #2 in a series
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith



30.2 - Hinas Task
Option 1 Book is a classic and 432p
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Option 5 Book first published in a year with an 8 in it - 1998 Book has 557p
GR Author
BB Ticket Claim
Die Trying by Lee Child


This post = 110
New Total = 570

GRA = 8 + 4 new = 12
BB = 2 + 1 new = 3


message 2231: by SamZ (new)

SamZ (samwisezbrown) SAM ID

30.9 - You Are An Ironman
Opt. 3: read a book that is 1, 4, 6, in a series and that you have been anticipating.
High Country Bride by Linda Lael Miller
*This is book #1 in the "McKettricks" series.*

Opt. 5: read a book that is 1, 4, 6, in a series and has the letters S, A, L, T in the title/subtitle.
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
*This is book #1 in the "Reckoners" series. The included letters are STeeLheArt.*
**Brandon Sanderson is a GR Author, 1 ticket**

Points: 30
Total Points: 155
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: 0


message 2232: by Annapoorni (new)

Annapoorni 20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Alicia T's task: Deployment

Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier,a GRA. Setting- America.


30.7 -- Catherine T's task: Hang the Christmas Stockings with Care

option 3) Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle,a GRA. CC in CHOCOLATE

option 4) The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve, a GRA. New read for me.

Points this task- 50
GRA this task-3

Total points- 565
Total GRA-36
Total BB(+500)- 4



message 2233: by Meg (new)

Meg (megscl) | 2466 comments MEGSCL
20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
Option 3: something pink on the cover (her dress/coat) China Dolls by Lisa See
**Lisa See is a GRA

TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 270
Tasks: 20
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Book Tickets


message 2234: by Mai (new)

Mai (jeanphoenix) | 763 comments Mai

25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks

Book A: I got this book as a gift

Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Book B: Mrs.soule's 5-star shelf

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 260
Tasks Completed: 16
Books Read: 19
GR Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()


message 2235: by BellaGBear (new)

BellaGBear | 261 comments BellaGBear

task 10.5 older and wiser Wasted Lives Modernity and Its Outcasts by Zygmunt Bauman
I read this book because I wanted to know more about slums and how they are formed from a sociological perspective.

task this point: 10

task 30.4 Neptune's neighboorhoud
Option B body of water in author name The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
Option C: body of water large enough to swim in Heerengracht, Zuid-Afrika Nederlandse literatuur van Zuid-Afrika by Eep Francken

Points this task: 30

total points this post: 40
total points challenge: 245


message 2236: by Christopher (new)

Christopher Everest (chriseverest) | 78 comments ChrisEverest
25.9 Pat's task: Narcissus & Echo

selected Narcissus

Both New Books by new author to me

Option A ; Book written by first person narrator "I"
Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #2) by Kevin Hearne
Hexed

"Ever since word got around to the various pantheons that I had snuffed not one but two of the Tuatha Dé Danann— and sent the more powerful of the two to the Christian hell— I had been visited by various potentates, heralds, and ambassadors from most of the world’s belief systems. All of them wanted me to leave them alone but pick a fight with someone else, and if I successfully lanced the immortal boil that vexed them, I’d be rewarded beyond my wildest dreams , blah blah barf yak.

Hearne, Kevin (2011-10-06). Hexed: The Iron Druid Chronicles (p. 1). Little, Brown Book Group.
Book with 309 pages

Option C : Book with ONE person on Cover

Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne
Hounded

Book with 292 pages
Kevin Hearne is a GRA


message 2237: by Laura (new)

Laura | 109 comments Laura E


20.3 Caroling, Caroling (book with a title that matches a Christmas song)

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

This book was 394 pages.
The song title is Winter Wonderland. I'm matching the word winter.
*Kristin Hannah is a Goodreads author.

Points: 20
Totals
Points: 200
GRA: 5
Big Books: 0


message 2238: by Lindy-Lane (last edited Jan 20, 2015 06:36AM) (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Lindy-Lane

task 15.5: california dreamin':

*book set 50% in california:
Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh (set in los angeles)

*this is a GRA

Points this post: 15
Total points: 130
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+(0)

Tasks Completed: 8


message 2239: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (melissaboedigheimer) SweetMelissa

5.10 - Who's Your Muse?

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom (paperback 369 pgs)

10.9. Get to Know the Author
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
REQUIRED: Found on page 3

25.3 -- Mrs.soule's task: Two Types of Tasks

Book A: The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells (paperback 160 pgs)
Required: free e-book
Book B: Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke

25.5 -- Dakimel's task: Lucky Number Twelve
Option A: Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot Goodreads Author (paperback 345 pgs)
Option B: Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella (Author's birthdate 12/12/1969)

Points this post: 65
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Big Book Tickets this post: 0

Total Points: 105
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0


message 2240: by Maryn (new)

Maryn | 87 comments 25.3 Mrs. Soule's

Option 1: Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life as a Country Vetby Jan Poland David Fisher- Goodreads Author - source: public library

Option 2: Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty - Goodreads Author

Points this post: 25
Total points: 440
Goodreads Authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 2241: by Molly (new)

Molly | 166 comments 10.1 – A Random Trip Back in Time

My random number was an 18, so had to read a book published in 1987.

I read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (AR Bookfinder: IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7.0)

[POINTS]
This Post: 10
Total Points: 70/1045
Books Read: 6
Completed Tasks: 5/60
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]


message 2242: by Maryn (new)

Maryn | 87 comments 5.2 Clio

Genre: History
The Wild Truth: The Untold Story of Sibling Survival by Carine McCandless - Goodreads Author

Points this post: 5
Total points: 445
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:


message 2243: by Maryn (new)

Maryn | 87 comments 5.5 Thalia

Genre: Humor
Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life by Nina Stibbe - Goodreads Author

Points this post: 5
Total points: 450
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message 2244: by Maryn (last edited Jan 20, 2015 07:27AM) (new)

Maryn | 87 comments 10.1: A Random Trip Back in Time

Random Number: 6 - published 2009

The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

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message 2245: by Maryn (new)

Maryn | 87 comments 20.9: Stop That Slump!

Run, Brother, Run: A Memoir of a Murder in My Family by David Berg

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message 2246: by Bluemoon (new)

Bluemoon (bluemoon286) | 1797 comments 15.2 - ROMAN NUMERALS

BOOK 1 - Next to Love - X,L,V

BOOK 2 - Random Violence - D,M,V,I,L,C





30.8 - MAKE YOUR TBR SAY UNCLE

OPTION 2 - RED ALL OVER - Look Again by Lisa Scottoline with 337 pages.

OPTION 6 - AS YOU LIKE IT - Princess of Glass with 266 pages.





TOTAL POINTS - 440


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EShay Fagan (eshay11) | 569 comments ESHAY

5.10 - Who's Your Muse?

A book of choice

Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan

A graphic novel - 144 pages

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message 2248: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie (stephaniebenedetti) | 24 comments Readerboard Name: StephanieB

30.9 Delicious Dee's task: You Are An Ironman

Option #1
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (GOODREADS AUTHOR)

Most of this book took place in Savannah, Georgia (over 90%)

Option #4
Gossip Girl

This was the author Cecily von Ziegesar's debut book and #1 in the series




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Sarindre | 30 comments Sarindre

25.1 -- Angel **Book Junkie**'s task: New and Old

Option 2: New to you author
REQUIRED : Catherine Ryan Hyde
When I Found You by Catherine Ryan Hyde

****Catherine Ryan Hyde is a Goodreads Author****

Option 3: Start a Series by a new to you author
REQUIRED: Marko Kloos
Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos

****Marko Kloos is a Goodreads Author****


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message 2250: by Andy (last edited Jan 20, 2015 08:38AM) (new)

Andy Plonka (plonkaac) | 4207 comments Andy P.
Task # 30.5 - Sandy's task: Atlantis

Option 2. Read a book with the genre "utopia" or "dystopia" on its main page. Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler by Arthur Koestler Science fiction>Dystopia (43 users) on main page

Option 3. Read a book the title or subtitle of which contains a word that matches exactly a word of 4 or more letters from the lyrics of Donovan's song Atlantis
Windigo Island (Cork O'Connor, #14) by William Kent Krueger by William Kent KruegerThe word "Island" is found in the first line of the lyrics.

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