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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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Spring 2015 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE POSTS
5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light ElvesH
Mark of Distinction (Price of Privilege Trilogy #2)
4.20by Jessica Dotta (Goodreads Author)
The rating on this book was 4.2 on March 31.
Total books read 3
Points 15
pages read 1129
total Goodreads authors 1
20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath FuryOption 3: Read a book where the main character(s) has a dog. This information must be found in the Goodreads description for the book.
The Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich *Goodreads Author*
*From GR: "... and a huge couch potato canine named Bob."
25.12 - Elizabeth B's Task: Independence Day
Option A: read a book with the genre War (stand-alone or embedded) on the its main book page
Shell Game by Chris Keniston
Option C: read a book that was first published in March of any year.
Demise in Denim by Duffy Brown *Goodreads Author*
*First published March 2015
POST TOTALS
Points: 45
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets:
CHALLENGE TOTALS
Points: 255
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Danielle MA10.2 Blah, Blah, Blah Day
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Points this post: 10
Grand total: 25
Danielle MA15.7 Pi Day
Outlander (Outlander, Book 1) by Diana Gabaldon
Points this post: 15
Grand Total: 40
Delicious Dee5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves
Don't Let Me Go - J.H. Trumble (GR Author) - paperback has 344pgs
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 360
Goodreads Authors: 24
Jonquil25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
26 years between initial publication dates
166 page difference between 2 books
666 total pages
Both of these books were new to me
Book One:
(Matt Murdock #1)
Bloody Murdock
Robert J. Ray
Paperback, 250 pages 4/12
Published September 1st 1987 (first published 1986)
Book Two:
(Downside Ghosts #4)
Sacrificial Magic
Stacia Kane
Paperback, 416 pages 4/11
Published March 27th 2012 (first published January 1st 2012)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 865
Books posted: 69
Tasks complete: 53
Pages this post: 666
Total pages as of this post: 19751
Task 5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the VanirRead a book with a nine letter word in the title or subtitle.
Required: identify the word
Our/sel/ves
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (2013) by Karen Joy Fowler (Hardcover, 310 pages)
185 + 05 = 190
Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 05
Points thus far: 185 + 05 = 190
Books read: 18
Pages read: 5,560
Read but not claimed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 06
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Cindy C.Task 20.10 Group Reads
I posted message 32 in the discussion thread.
**Susan Cain is a Goodreads Author.**
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Points this post: 20
Total points: 170
Total tasks: 12
GRA: 3
Big Books: (500+): 1
NICOLE OH15.4. Spring Reads
Option 2: At the Water's Edge: first published in 2015 (ends in 5) AND Sara Gruen's initials are found in SPRING
25.7 - Dakimel’s Task- Awards Season
Option A: Everything I Never Told You- #7 on the list
Celeste Ng is a Goodreads author.
Option B: What I Know For Sure- Category- Narration by the Author or Authors
POINTS
This Post: 40
Total Points: 400
Books Read: 29
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Mod
5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
tree on cover:
The Children's Crusade by Ann Packer15.6. Tax Day
money/finance: Get What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security by Laurence J. Kotlikoff
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
option 1- Lady from "Lady and the Tramp": Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Fiona Carnarvon
option 3, humor genre: Karma Gone Bad: How I Learned to Love Mangos, Bollywood and Water Buffalo by Jenny Feldon
total = 640
Amanda wrote: "amandab197520.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
Option 4 - Did Not Finish
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors:
Big Book..."
From post 1289 - found on page 1
from post 1290:amandab1975:
"20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath Fury
Option 3
All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets:
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 55
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:"
20.9 Moderator's Pet- Kait's Task: Hel Hath FuryI chose Option 3: Read a book where the main character(s) has a dog. This information must be found in the Goodreads description for the book.
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
Main characters Red and Abby Whitshank have a dog, which is mentioned in the second paragraph of the GR description of the edition I read: "The whole family--their two daughters and two sons, their grandchildren, even their faithful old dog--is on the porch, listening contentedly as Abby tells the tale they have heard so many times before."
Task total=20
Grand total=130
Louise B15.8 Women in War
A book featuring a woman in combat
A Duty To The Dead by Charles Todd
This book was approved in the help thread.
Charles Todd is a goodreads author.
15.10 Would I Lie to You?
A book featuring the word "lie" in title.
Lies Told in Silence by M.K. Tod
I read the ebook. The paperback can be found here:Lies Told in Silence
M.K. Tod is a goodreads author.
20.4 Author! Author! Elizabeth P's Task: end of an era
I chose option 1: a book with exactly 2 people on the cover.
City of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn
Deanna Raybourn is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 50
Total points to date: 140
Tasks completed to date:9
GRA this post: 3
GRA to date: 5
5.8 Writing under another nameThe Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog
Elizabeth Peters also writes as Barbara Michaels and Barbara Mertz.
30.4. Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas.
Book 1: Recommended by GR
The Jesus I Never Knew
Based on my "Christian" shelf.
Philip Yancey is a GRA for 1 ticket.
Book 2: "Popular Books Among My Friends this Month."
Prudence
Two friends have read it. I found it on April 4.
Gail Carriger is a GRA for 1 ticket.
New points this post: 35
Total w/this post: 700
GRA tickets this post: 2
Total w/this post: 24
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 3
Total tasks completed: 37
Total books claimed: 51
Post: 1611
Coralie20.4 End of an Era Reposted with book link
Option 2 – 3 word title, tow with same first letter – TrT
The Red Tree
25.7 Awards Season
I chose to do Option 1 twice.
#12 on list Station Eleven
#2 on list Authority (#2 of Southern Reach trilogy)
This post 45 points
Total to date 340 points
Vicki10.4 May the Fourth Be With You
Sci Fi genre
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel a GRA
595 users shelved as Science Fiction
total points 85
5 GRA
babbling c20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 3: This Book, I Like It-- Another!
Soul Song - kindle Soul Song- paperback pg 331 by Marjorie M. Liu book 6 in the Dirk and Steele series
Marjorie M. Liu is a GRA.
this book is not a re-read.
THIS POST
Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books:
Total This Season
Points: 75
Completed Tasks: 5
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Books:
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Pages read this season: 1,767
Books read this season: 5
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Personal Best: 660/1180 (summer 14)
Stephanie1275.10: Yggdrasil--a book of my choice
State of Wonder: A Novel
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Task 30.3 - Your Own Personal TardisOption 1 Ancient World
Read a book written/composed during, set in or about the Ancient World, before 200 A.D.
This non-fiction book was about Pompeii, Italy, a part of the Roman Empire, 79 A.D.
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found (2008) by Mary Beard (Hardcover, 360 pages)
Option 4 1700-1899
Read a book written during, set in or about the time period from 1700 through 1899.
This fiction book was first published in 1883.
A Woman's Life (1883) by Guy de Maupassant (Paperback, 202 pages)
190 + 30 = 220
Tasks Completed: 14
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 190 + 30 = 220
Books read: 20
Pages read: 6,122
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 06
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
ANGIE CA5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
Book:
by Jennifer EstepNotes: I read an ARC.
20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
Book: Unteachable by Leah Raeder
Notes: 4) Did Not Finish Page 5 (and Abandoned Page 6) on 3/3/15.
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People Out
Book: Of Noble Birth by Brenda Novak
Notes: 1) Birth in title.
20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era
Book:
by Ophelia LondonNotes: 1) Two people on cover. I read an ARC.
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood Feelings
Book: Sold by Patricia McCormick
Notes: Child Narrator page #3 on 4/1/15.
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Book: Falling for Emma by Alix Nichols
Notes: 3) Emma is my pet turtle.
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Book 1: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
Notes: 1) Supernatural genre locked in.
Book 2: Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins
Notes: 1) Supernatural genre locked in.
This Post: 130
Points to Date: 560
Pamela3265I apologize for the long post. I haven't had computer access to the internet for a week.
10.1 - Remarkable Women
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh - Page 1 of list currently at #62.
10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You
William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher
20.10 Group Reads
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (Goodreads Author) - Post #33 is mine.
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
Option 1: The Forest Ranger's Rescue by Leigh Bale (Goodreads Author) - Movie: Plane's Fire Rescue
Option 2: The Engagement Bargain by Sherrie Shackleford (Goodreads Author) - tetgileo
25.7 - Dakimel’s Task: Awards Season
Book A: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel (Goodreads Author) - Currently #2 on list
Book B: Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds by Carmine Gallo - Category: Business/Educational
25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
Option 1: Jenna's Cowboy Hero by Brenda Minton (Goodreads Author) - Y in Cowboy
The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by Arbinger Institute - Peace in title
25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
Option 3: The Rancher's City Girl by Patricia Johns (Goodreads Author) - Patricia Arquette (2014)
Option 4: Engaged to the Single Mom by Lee Tobin McClain (Goodreads Author) - seLMa
30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Book 1: The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider (Goodreads Author) - Roller coaster on cover - Not a reread
Book 2: Heart of a Soldier by Belle Calhoune (Goodreads Author) - A former soldier is hired as a cowboy - Not a reread
30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions
Book 1: Beauty in Disguise by Mary Moore (Goodreads Author) - Initials MM
Book 2: Montana Match by Merrilee Whren (Goodreads Author) - Title letters: MM
30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Option 4: 1700 - 1899
Book 1: Falling for the Enemy by Naomi Rawlings (Goodreads Author) - Set in 1805 http://www.harlequin.com/store.html?i...
Book 2: The Texan's Inherited Family by Noelle Marchand (Goodreads Author) - Set in 1888 http://www.harlequin.com/store.html?i...
Points this post: 230
Total Points: 705
Goodreads Authors this post: 13
Total Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People OutOption 2: Book where main character is a midwife.
This is a non-fiction book about the time when Jennifer Worth was a midwife in the East End. It's the third in a series that Call the Midwife is based on.
Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives by Jennifer Worth
Total Points: 180/1035
Books Read: 15
Completed Tasks: 14/59
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 0
15.5. International Women's DayWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
2005 Baileys/Orange Winner
30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions
1 - The Wild One by Danelle Harmon, a Goodreads author.
Danelle Harmon = Initials D.H.
2 - Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
Dead Heat = Title letters D.H.
Points: 230
Kimber5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda Riley (Goodreads Author)
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15.8 Women In War
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)
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Above tasks: 20 points
# tasks completed: 14
GRA: 12
Total: 225 points
etwatson20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era
Option 1 - Read a book with exactly two people on the cover.
by Nicholas SparksPoints This Post: 20
Total Points: 40
Bluegrass Pam10.6 Older Americans Month
American author - 50 years old or older.
Old Schoolby Tobias Wolff
10.8 The Vikings are Coming
Book published by Viking Press.
The Stone Carversby Jane Urquhart
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 140
GR authors this post: 0
GR authors to date:4
NIKKI5.9 Muspelheim
Book is set in Russia
Spymaster: Startling Cold War Revelations of a Soviet KGB Chief by Tennent H. Bagley
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15.1 Aesir vs. Vanir
Book 1 - AESIR Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek
Book 2 - VANIR Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Other American Stories by Hunter S. Thompson
Surprisingly the AESIR book about dead people was much more enjoyable than the drug fueled VANIR.
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15.4 Spring Reads
Option 2
Book Published in 2014
Authors Name is Roxane Gay - spRinG
An Untamed State by Roxane Gay
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20.6 Seasoned Reader
Option B
Book has #310 Pages and Birds on the front cover
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman_________________________________
20.9 Moderators Pet
Option 2 - Book is the final in a Trilogy (3)
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
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25.5 Nikki's Task
Pillaged Item - Clocks (item on approved list & its my task :)
Book has 640p
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
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25.7 Dakimels Task
2 x Option 2 Audies Award
Business / Educational -
#GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso
Science Fiction - Lock In by John Scalzi
I listened to both books. Lock In was good but not as good as The Martian in the same catagory. I regret listening to #Girlboss, the cleaning I was doing at the time was more interesting.
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25.9 Nicks Task
Option 1 - Book has a Y in title
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Option 2 - Book found on first Page of Peace Books
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
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Previous total 270
This post 150
New total 420
30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal TardisOption 1, set in the Ancient World: The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 15.0
This book takes place 12 years after the disappearance of the Ninth Legion in northern Britain ca. 120 AD.
Option 4, set in 1700-1899: The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Points this post: 30
Total points: 405
Task 25.4 - Disney's Animated Movies.Option 1: Disney Animated Movies - Read a book with a title (subtitles EXCLUDED) that contains a word* of at least three letters that appears in a movie title from the List of Animated Disney Movies.
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints: A Brothers Grimm Mystery (A Brothers Grimm Mystery #1) (2014) by P.J. Brackston (Hardcover, 235 pages)
Option 3: Lightheartedness - Read a book that has "humor" or "funny" in the main page genre list.
Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) by Dick Cavett (Hardcover, 304 pages)
220 + 25 = 245
Tasks Completed: 15
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 220 + 25 = 245
Books read: 22
Pages read: 6,661
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 06
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ15.7 - Pi Day
One Kick by Chelsea Cain
This book is #1 in the Kick Lannigan series
20.4 - End of an Era
Honeymoon for One by Chris Keniston
Option 1 - Two people on the cover:
This post: 35 points
Total points to date: 100 points
Tasks completed: 8
** Electing to not track GR authors and Big Books this season **
15.7 Pi DayIn honor of Pi Day (3/14), read a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski *Claiming GR Author Ticket*
(This is noted as #1 in the Winner's Trilogy)
20.9 Hel Hath Fury
Option 2: Read a book that is the last published book in a series OR the most recently published in a series. Series and publication information must be on Goodreads (Series #). Whole numbers only.
The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski *Claiming GR Author Ticket*
This is the last published book in this trilogy; the third book has an expected publication date of 2016.
This Post: 35
Total: 270
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors:14
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Pages Read: 6693
Nick KY15.2 Aesir vs Vanir
Book 1. AESIR in title – I read thE RASputIn file – The Rasputin File by Edvard Radzinsky.
Book 2. VANIR in title – I read why do men hAVe NIpples?: HundReds of questions…. Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner
CLAIM ONE BIG BOOK for The Rasputin File, 576 pages.
I loved the book on Rasputin – but…. How can one not vote for a book entitled Why Do Men Have Nipples? – The winner is VANIR!
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 420
Big Books So Far: 500+ (3)
MELANIE CTASK NAME: 15.4 Spring Reads
Chose Option 1
Book 1: Read a book first published in a year that ends in 3, 4, or 5
The Lazarus Curse by Tessa Harris
Qualifier: Published in 2014
Book 2: Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the word SPRING
Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail by Suzanne Roberts
Qualifier: Suzanne Roberts - Initials SR in SPRING
Claiming GRA for Tessa Harris
Points this task: 15
Points Total: 140
Tasks Completed: 10
GR Author: 7
Big Books: 1
MIMI MICHELEMimi Michele
25.10 Ready for Their Closeup
Option 1- a book with page count between 100-200
A Continual Feast-Words of Comfort and Celebration collected by Father Tim-Jan Karon
Page count 192
A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim
Option 4-authors initials found in GLORY or SELMA
Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genova L and G found in Glory
This a GoodReads author.
Inside the O'Briens
CURRENT POST
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 245
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Christine V20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood Feelings
The Bone Clocks - Currently on Page 2 of the Child Narrator shelf list
I read the above audio edition - Top Paperback establishes a page count of 595 pages ***Claiming Big Book Ticket*** (No MMP available)
Points this post: 20
Total points: 165
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
I chose Options 2 and 3.
Option 2:
I chose to read
by Donna Leon. Mystery is the top genre on the main page.This book is not a re-read for me.
Option 3:
I chose to read
by Kate Bolick. Autobiography>Memoir is the second genre on the main page.This book is not a re-read for me.
Previous point total: 190
New points this post: 25
Total points: 215
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 13
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Mary P20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option #3
Beneath the Willow by Jeremy Asher
length approved post #4591
Jeremy is the name of my youngest son.
Points this post: 20
total points: 335
Kristi CO25.7 Dakimel’s Task: Awards Season
Option A for both books: Tournament of Books long-list
Book 1: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill, #14 on list
Book 2: The Narrow Road to the Deep North: A novel by Richard Flanagan, #5 on list
Points this post: 25
Total points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
trishhartuk30.4 Sandy’s Task: Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas
Book 1: Go to Recommendations, at the top of the GR page. Read a book recommended by GR, based on one of your shelves or genre recommendations. Required: Tell which of your shelves or genres the recommendation was based on.
Catnapped, Patricia Fry
Recommended from both my Cozy-Cats-Pets and Cozy-Books-Literary shelves on 08/04/15
Goodreads Author: Yes, Patricia Fry is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
Book 2: Go to the Friends icon at the top of the GR page to see a list of “Popular Books Among My Friends this Month.” Read a book from that list. REQUIRED: Include in your post the number of friends who read the book and the date on which you found the book on the list.
Prudence, Gail Carriger
1 friend has read it as of 10/04/15
Read the kindle edition. MMPB reference edition: Prudence
Goodreads Author: Yes, Gail Carriger is a Goodreads Author
Big Book: No
Points this Task: 30
Books Read: 2
Tasks completed: 14
Total points: 300
Goodreads Authors: 11
Big Books: 0
Veronica W5.8 Read a book by an author who also writes other books concealed under another name or pseudonym.The World Inside
website for pseudonym:http://www.majipoor.com/pseudolist.php
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 35
Books Read: 7
Tasks Complete: 7
Total GRA: 4
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal 3. Do you have any pets or kids?
Read a book with a title (subtitles excluded) or author’s name (first, middle, or last) that includes your child’s or pet’s name.
I read What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty who is a *******GR Author ************
My Portuguese Water Dog, Alice, was the inspiration for choosing this book.
Points: 170
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 10
GR authors: 8
Big books: 2(500)
pages read: 4784
25.1 Auntie Tattin's ChallengeBook 1: Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima, male author. New book for me. First published 1968, 396 pages. First in The Sea of Fertility series.
Book 2: Rumble by Ellen Hopkins, female author. New book for me. First published 2014, 560 pages which makes it a big book. Not part of a series nor a debut book.
Years published: 1968, 2014
Pages: 396, 560
Both new to me.
Total points: 45
15.10. Would I Lie to You?Author Name contains the word LIE. --> Julieann Wallace
The Book Keeper | Julieann Wallace | ♥♥♥ | 326 Pages |
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 15
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 360/1035
GR Authors: 16
Big Books: (500+): 3 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 8955
Total Tasks Completed:23/59
perletwo5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants - Read a book with an apple on the cover OR read a book with the genre Young Adult on its main page. Required:Include the cover if using that option.
My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest PlacesPoints this task: 5
Total points: 290
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 11
10.6 - Older Americans MonthRichard G Stern was 84 when he died in 2013. Still on Call was published in 2010.
Still on Call | Richard G. Stern | 256 Pages | ♥♥ |
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 10
GR Authors: 0
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 370/1035
GR Authors: 16
Big Books: (500+): 3 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 9211
Total Tasks Completed:24/59
10.1 - Remarkable Women#8 on Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction
Nefertiti | Michelle Moran | 480 Pages | ♥♥♥♥ | GR Author
♥ ♥ ♥
This Task :
Points: 10
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: (500+): 0 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
♥ ♥ ♥
Totals:
Total: 380/1035
GR Authors: 17
Big Books: (500+): 3 (750+): 0 (1000+): 0
Total Pages Read: 9691
Total Tasks Completed:25/59
Julia10310.9 - Over the Rainbow
Certainty: A Novel by Victor Bevine (initials VB are in ROY G BIV).
25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking Pillage
Legacy of the Sword, 384 pages and
The Mistletoe and the Sword, 190 pages
Item pillaged in each book is a sword. Approval to use the same item twice in task help thread post 156.
Post total: 35 points
Challenge total points: 235
Total GRA: 5
Total BB tickets: 1
VAL TX20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 3: This Book, I Like It--Another! - choose a series you have already started and enjoyed, and read the next book in it.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Book is NOT a re-read for me.
Book has an AR IL designation of UG
20.10 - Group Reads - Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Made post number 34.
Susan Cain = GR Author
This post:
Points - 40
GR Authors - 1
Total:
Points - 180
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book #1 by a male author. First book in a series : Across the Creek by Jeremy Asher.
This book is new to me, published in2012,276 pages.
Book #2 by a female author, #3 in a series: Carnal Secrets by Suzanne Wright.
This book is new to me, published in 2014, 376 pages.
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