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30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Book 1:

Book 2:

30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Option 3:

The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Speare, Elizabeth George
AR Quiz No. 98 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9.0
Option 4: 1700 - 1899

Points this post: 60
Total Points: 705
Goodreads Authors this post: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 28
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0

I, Juan de Pareja (between 100-360 pages)
This book has 192 pages.
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 7.0
10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You
Foundation (Science Fiction genre)
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task: I Love My Library!
The two new-to-me authors I read in December, 2014 were Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet on the Western Front) and Graeme Simsion (The Rosie Project)
Shelves QUI-RIB and SHE-SKH
For Book 1 from shelf QUI-RIB, this month I read:
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman, also a new-to-me author
For Book 2 from shelf SHE-SKH, this month I read:
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead, who is also a new-to-me author
Points this post: 45
Total points: 100

20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
Option 4: Tyr (god of war)
I read (and finished) Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity which is about halfway down on page 4 of the Did Not Finish list https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 210
Tasks: 17
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Book Tickets: 11
Books: 18

30.4. - Sandy's Task: Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas.
Book 1: Read a book recommended by GR, based on one of your shelves or genre recommendations.
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson
This recommendation was based on my Non-Fiction shelf.
Book 2: Read a book from the "Popular Books Among My Friends this Month" list.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
I found the book on the list on 16.02.2015 and it was read by 1 friend.
Emily St. John Mandel is a Goodreads Author!
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 330
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books:500+(3)750+(1)1000+(0)

15.10. Would I Lie to You?
The author’s name includes the word LIE - Leslie
Midnight Fear by Leslie Tentler*
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 200/1035
Total Books Read: 17
Tasks Completed: 15/59
Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 13
Big Books: 0

Task 30.3 - Your Own Personal Tardis
Option 3 - read a book set in the time period from 1200 through 1699.
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
set in the 1400s, the time of the English War of the Roses
Option 4 - read a book written during the time period from 1700 through 1899.
Hunger by Knut Hamsun
written / published in 1890
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total points = 640

10.4 May the Fourth be with You
Book with genre 'science fiction'
A Clockwork Orange
30.5 You Either Like It Or You Don't
Book 1 Favourite genre – Science Fiction
The Last Colony
Book 2 Least Favourite genre – Memoir
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City
This post 40 points
Total to date 380 points

Task 20.5 Bigger is Better - ChrisEverest's Task - Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1. Read a book by a single author whose last name ends in -ER.
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather.
This post:
Points: 20
GRA: 0
BB tickets: 0
Tasks complete: 1
Overall:
Points: 135
GRA: 3
BB tickets 500+: 0
BB tickets 750+: 0
BB tickets 1000+: 0
Tasks complete: 7

5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
Read a book with a Goodreads rating at or above 3.50.
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking Pillage
Read 1 or 2 books with combined 500 pages of physical items than can fit on a truck and be pillaged
The History of the Book in 100 Books: The Complete Story, from Egypt to E-Book
by Roderick Cave and Sara Ayad
288 pages
Racecar: Searching for the Limit in Formula SAE by Matt Brown
226 pages
So my vikings pillaged 100 books and 1 racecar
288 + 226 = 514
30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Two books, no rereads
Book 1 read a book with a roller coaster, carousel or Ferris wheel on the cover.
I read:
EverFall by Joe Hart

Book 2 Read a book where the Main Character has made a major career change.
I read:
Cars, Cats and Crooks by R.H. Carter
The protagonist originally worked in a car factory.
His new career is private detective and this is his first case.
The ebook only book was approved for me for this challenge in message 4508
Neither book is a reread.
Joe Hart is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Read one book from each of the following options. Books must be at least 250 pages.
Book 1: Read a book that has your favorite genre on its main page.
Steward of Song by Adam Stemple
GENRE - Fantasy
(Specifically, urban fantasy is probably my favorite)
Page count = 288
Book 2: Read a book that has your least favorite genre on its main page.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Has 2 least favorite GENREs! - Religion and Humor
Page count = 417
Adam Stemple is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
Christopher Moore is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points this post: 90
Total Points: 580
new GA this post - 3
Goodreads Authors total: 14
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)

Option 1: Shorts: My favorite category over the last several years has been Best Live Action Short. For this task, read a book with a page count between 100 and 200 pages.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (146 pages)
Option 3: Supporting Actress: Read a book where the author shares their first name with an actress who has WON an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Names must match EXACTLY. Winners are highlighted in yellow and appear at the top of the year's nominees.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng *Claiming GR Author Ticket*
The actress is Celeste Holm, who won in 1947.
This Post: 25
Total: 295
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 21
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+ (3), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Pages Read: 7136

5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
The Texan's Inherited Family by Noelle Marchand (Goodreads Author) - 288 pages
25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
Option 1: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author) - Born in Sydney, Australia
Option 4: Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage - First published in 1918
804 Pages - Big Book
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 735
Goodreads Authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 31
Big Book Tickets this post: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0

15.7.Pi Day: In honor of Pi Day (3/14), read a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.
NOTE: The book must be identified as a series on GR. The series information is in parentheses after the title - Book Title (Series #4).
Read Thirteen Million Dollar Pop -- third in series as shown on GRA.
Points:
This post: 15
Total: 70
GRA: 4
Big Books: 1
Tasks: 6

Task 5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves
100-360 pages
I read Die Again by Tess Gerritsen who is a GOODREADS AUTHOR!! 330pages
Points this post:5
Total points:60
Tasks completed:8
Books read:8
Goodreads Authors:4
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)

Task# 20.3 - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option 5: If He Be Worthy: Read a new to you book that has been highly recommended to you or that you’ve heard a lot about and see if it was worth the hype!
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
This was not a re-read for me!
POINTS:
This Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym.
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

Pseudonym of J.K. Rowling
Total points: 90
Tasks completed: 13
GR authors: 3
Big Books: 0

15.7.Pi Day
A Second Chance - Jodi Taylor (GR Author) - #3 in the The Chronicles of St. Mary's
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 375
Goodreads Authors: 25

ONE BOOK OPTION - Eye of the Needle originally published in 1978.
15.9 - BETTER PUT ON A HEAVY COAT
The Inner Circle which is set in Sweden.
TOTAL POINTS - 415

1. The Family Business:
Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko Okayed in help thread #37
2. Defender of the Hawthorn:
Spirit Gate by Kate Elliott
Initials K and E are found in Valkyrie.
Today's total: 25
Grand Total: 755

30.2 Dlmrose's task: Initial Impressions
Book one:
The Art of Fielding

***Chad Harbach is a good reads author***
*** the Art of Fielding is a BB 512 pages***
Book two:
Case Histories

Current post:
Points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total:
Total Points: 60
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+

20.1- What's In A Name
Choose one of these options.
Option 4- Tyr (God of War)
Read a book from the first 10 pages of either of these shelving lists.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
This book is found on Page 2 of the Abandoned shelf.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 385
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 22

20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel References
Option #3
Close to Home by Jeremy Asher
Approved for length: message # 4593
This book was new to me.
Points this post:20
Total points: 355

task 25.3: ragnarok:
Book #1:
*author's initials found in ragnarok:
Kristen Ashley the book Rock Chick
**this is a GRA
Book #2:
* read book whose title has letters of the God name THOR in order. my book was pre-approved in the help thread for this task [mess #9 of that thread]:
Tough Customer by Sandra Brown T, H from the title word "tough" & O,R from the title word "customer"
**this is a GRA
claimig big book ticket @ 512 pages
Points this post: 25
Total points: 120
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 8

Task 10.2 Blah, Blah, Blah Day
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter
*418 pages*
Karin Slaughter is a GR Author
Task 15.7 Pie Day
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
#3 in series
Lisa Kleypas is a GR Author
*I'm claiming 2 GR author tickets*
Post Total = 25 pts
Grand Total = 200 pts

20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love:
Option 1- LOVE: Read a book by a single author (no co-authors or books by multiple contributors) whose last name (name in the last position) ends in –ER
Elämän tikapuilla by Anne Tyler.
This author is new to me.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 170
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:

10.6 - Older Americans Month:
Read a book written by an American author (by birth or residence) who is currently 50 years old or older OR who was 50 years old or older when they died.
The Julius House by Charlaine Harris.
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 180
GR Authors this post: 0
Total GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+: 1
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:

5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons
I read Crazy Rich Asians (Singapore setting)
10.7 - Typhoid Mary
I read The Pesthouse, which is on page 1 of the list (#48)
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
I read 2 books for option 3:
Acute Reactions (length approve message 4583) by Ruby Lang &
Hard to Come By by Laura Kaye
TALLY:
This post - 40 points
Total - 440

15.8 Women in War
A Duty To The Dead** by Charles Todd*
*Goodreads Author
**Book confirmed in post #38 of the help thread
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 215/1035
Total Books Read: 18
Tasks Completed: 16/59
Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 0

Option Two: Repetition
Petos peilistä katsoo
30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Neither book is a re-read for me.
Book 1: Tomorrow, When the War Began

Book 2: Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself By Becoming an EMT by Jane Stern
*Jane Stern is a GR author, claiming one GRA ticket*
Previous career: food and travel writer
New career: emergency medical technician
30.6 Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!
B: Me, Keisarinna
*600 pages, claiming one BB ticket*
D. Persuasion #48 on the list
Points this task: 80
Points total: 165/1035
GRA total: 6
BB total: 4
Tasks completed: 12/59
Books read: 15

Option 2: The last published book in the series:
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood ***Goodreads Author***
Total points 185

5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
Tree on the cover:

One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly*
*Goodreads Author
~~~~~~~~~~
Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 220/1035
Total Books Read: 19
Tasks Completed: 17/59
Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 0

Task 25.8 - Anzac Day
I chose option 2 twice
Read a book with genre "war"
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Strange Meeting by Susan Hill
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Total points = 665

5.8 Niflheim, the Home of the Dead
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
(also writes under the name Dawn Cook)
Kim Harrison is a goodreads author.
This is a big book.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 15
Goodreads authors: 9
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

10.6 - Older Americans Month - Read a book written by an American author (by birth or residence) who is currently 50 years old or older OR who was 50 years old or older when they died. The book may have been published at any time during the author's lifetime.
Curtain Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was 86 at her death.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 300
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 12

15.10. Would I Lie to You? Read a book with LIE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Night by Elie Wiesel
Points this task: 15
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30.6 Happy’s Task: Happy Equinox!
A: Read a collection of short stories (essays, novellas, or a mixture are also acceptable) with Anthologies, Short Stories, or Essays as a main page genre.
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary
B: Read a book with at least 500 pages.
April 1865: The Month That Saved America
The book has 512 pages.
Points this task: 30
Big Books - 500+: 1
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Cumulative Totals

Big Books - 500+: 2
Goodreads authors: 5
Books read: 19

Task # 5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark Elves

Cecilia Ekbäck is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 05 points
Total points to date = 140 points
GRA this post: 1
Total GRA to date: 6
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2

25.6 Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
REQUIRED: Option Three :: Defender of the Hawthorne -- Author's initials in VALKYRIE (also found on the Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test list for option two.)
Selection: Thorn -- Intisar Khanani
I read the Kindle edition, the PB has 237 pages.
Intisar Khanani is a **GRA**
AND
REQUIRED: Option One :: The family business - Read a book with 'Supernatural' in the main page genres.
(Genre verified: HERE msg 118 & 119.)
Selection: Revival -- Stephen King
I listened to the audiobook, the PB has 372 pages.
Stephen King is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 385/1035
Books Read: 32
Completed Tasks: 26/59
Pages Read: 9987
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
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25.10 Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
REQUIRED: Option 3: Supporting Actress: For this task, read a book where the author shares their first name with an actress who has WON an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Mercedes McCambridge - 1949
Mercedes Ruehl - 1991
Selection: The Fairy Godmother (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms #1) -- Mercedes Lackey
I read the kindle edition, the PB has 479 pages.
AND
REQUIRED: Option 4: Song: This year, Common and John Legend delivered a very powerful and moving performance of their song "Glory" from the movie "Selma." For this task, read a book by an author whose initials can be found in GLORY and/or SELMA.
Selection: Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0 #1) -- Scott Meyer
(SelMa)
I listened to the audio, the PB has 372 pages.
Scott Meyer is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 25
Total Points: 410/1035
Books Read: 34
Completed Tasks: 27/59
Pages Read: 10838
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

30.1 Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
REQUIRED: Read a book with a roller coaster, carousel or Ferris wheel on the cover.
Selection:

Joyland -- Stephen King
Stephen King is a **GRA**
AND
REQUIRED: Read a book in which the Main Character makes a major career change.
Lingerie Buyer ---> Bounty Hunter
Selection: Top Secret Twenty-one (Stephanie Plum #21) -- Janet Evanovich
I read the kindle edition, the MMPB 352 pages.
Janet Evanovich is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 30
Total Points: 440/1035
Books Read: 36
Completed Tasks: 28/59
Pages Read: 11473
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]

30.5 You Either Like It or You Don't
Option 1 Pick your favorite genre-I picked cozy mystery
I read Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke Cozy mystery is in the main page.
Joanne Fluke is a Goodreads author
Option 2: Read your least favorite genre-horror
I read Heart-Shaped Boxby Joe Hill
Horror is on the main page.
Books read:8
Tasks Completed: 7
Big Books: 0
GR Authors: 4: Ally Condie, Lisa Genova, Susan Cain, Joanne Fluke
Tasks Points: 30
Grand Total: 85/1050

****REPOST****
10.6 - Older Americans Month - Read a book written by an American author (by birth or residence) who is currently 50 years old or older OR who was 50 years old or older when they died. The book may have been published at any time during the author's lifetime.
Murder is My Business Brett Halliday died at age 73.
Points this task: 10
Total points: 300
Books read: 22
Tasks completed: 12

Read a book with a nine letter word in the title or subtitle.
Intensive Care: A Doctor's Journey by Danielle Ofri
int/ens/ive
ebook approved post #4589
95 pages, using one 80-99 page book per challenge rule, 5 point task
Task total=5
15.7.Pi Day
In honor of Pi Day (3/14), read a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.
You by Caroline Kepnes
(You #1)
Task total=15
Post total=20
Grand total=150

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
(initials in ROY G BIV)
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 3:
Murder in the Marais by Cara Black
My dog's name is Cara.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 130

30.4 - Sandy's Task: Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas.
Book 1: Based on the Goodreads recommendation for the genre "Poetry" April 1, 2015, I chose to read

Book 2: Based on the "Popular Books Among Friends" list, I read

Previous point total: 215
New points this post: 30
Total points: 245
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 14
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 5
Big Books this post: 0
Total Big Books: 500+(0) 750+(0) 1000+(0)

Option 1- LOVE: Read a book by a single author whose last name ends in –ER
Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm (Doctor Who: New Series Adventures #36) (2009) by Christopher Cooper (Hardcover, 242 pages)
Christopher Cooper is a new-to-me author.
245 + 20 = 265
Tasks Completed: 16
Points for this post: 20
Points thus far: 220 + 25 = 245
Books read: 23
Pages read: 6,903
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 06
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+

10.4: May the Fourth Be With You-- science fiction genre
Ready Player One
Points this post: 10
Total points: 20

Read a book with the genre "science fiction" on its main page. The genre may stand alone or be embedded.
A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St. Mary's #2) (2013) by Jodi Taylor (Goodreads Author) (Kindle Edition, 336 pages)
Paperback edition: A Symphony of Echoes
**Jodi Taylor is a Goodreads Author.**
265 + 10 = 275
Tasks Completed: 17
Points for this post: 10
Points thus far: 265 + 10 = 275
Books read: 24
Pages read: 7,239
Read but not claimed: 4
Goodreads Authors: 07
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+

30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Option 3 1200-1699
The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
Set in 1660
Option 4 1700-1899
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Written in 1850
POINTS
This Post: 30
Total Points: 345
Books Read: 27
Completed Tasks: 20

20.1 Most Improved Player- Julia103's Task: What's in a Name
Option 4: Read a book from the first 10 pages of either of these shelving lists Did Not Finish or Abandoned
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Shelf: Popular Did Not Finish Books
Page: 6
POINTS
This Post: 20
Total Points: 365
Books Read: 28
Completed Tasks: 21

5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
Read a book with 100-360 pages
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Read a book of your choice
The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons
POINTS
This Post: 10
Total Points: 375
Books Read: 30
Completed Tasks: 22
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Today's total: 25
Grand total: 730