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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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MEGSCL5.1 Asgard, the Home of the Aesir
Read a book with one of these three modern symbols: a question mark “?", exclamation point “!" or elipsis “…” in the title or subtitle.
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
**Randall Munroe is a GRA
TOTAL TO DATE
Points: 225
Tasks: 20
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 11
Books: 21
5.2: 9 letter wordCatching Moondrops
Moondrops had 9 letters.
Jennifer Erin Valent is a GRA for 1 ticket.
5.9 Ring of Fire
A Cook in Time
This book is set in San Francisco, CA, as mentioned in the metadata.
Joanne Pence is a GRA for 1 ticket.
New points this post: 10
Total w/this post: 830
GRA tickets this post: 2
Total w/this post: 27
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 3
Post: 1961
Dakimel20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
I read 10:04 for option 1 - Lerner is a new-to-me author.
TALLY:
This post - 20 points
Total - 625
Pamela326510.5 - Cinco de Mayo
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
Approved in post #2 of help thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...--
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 765
Goodreads Authors this post: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 33
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Kristen IA15.8 Women in War
Read a book in which the main character is a woman who engages or engaged in military combat or who serves or served in a combat area (for instance, nurses in battle zones). The book may involve a specific woman or be a more general book about women who serve(d) in a combat area. The book may be fiction or nonfiction.
A Pledge of Silence by Flora J. Solomon
******Flora J. Solomon is a Goodreads Author******
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Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 155/1035
Total Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 9/59
Goodreads Authors This Post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 10
Kim O30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
Book 1: Ken Harmon was a new author in the last challenge.
The House of Silk
Shelf: GRE-IAF
Anthony Horowitz is a new author
Book 2: W. Bruce Cameron was a new author in the last challenge.
Mozart's Ghost: A Novel
Shelf: BUC-CAM
Julia Cameron is a new author
Points this task: 30
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 2
Goodreads authors: 6
Books read: 23
Julia10325.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
Option 1: The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet by Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough was born in Australia (on GR author profile page).
Option 2: The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons
Main page genre War was verified in post 44 of Genre Verification thread
Post total: 25 points
Challenge total points: 365
Total GRA: 7
Total BB tickets: 1
25.2 Garden QuoteOpt 2 - mystery, thriller, suspense
by Steve Berry (GR author)Opt 3 - autobiography
by Nujood Ali-Both books are new to me
30.1 Straight on til Morning
Bk 1 - ferris wheel on cover
by Joseph Wallace (GR author)Bk 2 -
by Dorothy Gilmanwidow becomes CIA agent
- Both books new to me
Total pts/post: 55
GR authors: 2 (Steve Berry, Joseph Wallace)
Task # 5.7 NidavellirRead a book with a page count between 100 and 360
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day ✔ – 22April15 - 234 pg
Task # 25.4 – Hina’s Task – Evolution of Mythology
Option 1 – Disney Animated Movies – Book title shares a word (3+ letters long) with an animated movie title
The Christmas Train ✔ – 23April15
Disney Movie: A Christmas Carol (word “CHRISTMAS”)
*** David Baldacci is a Goodreads Author ***
Option 3 – Lightheartedness – HUMOR on main page
Twelfth Night, or What You Will ✔ – 07April15
This is the TEXT which includes long introduction as well as copious footnotes ... all of which I did read
BUT ... for the actual play, I listened to an audio performance by a full cast (I dislike reading plays and much prefer watching a performance, but listening is a close second) ...
Genre: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 145 points
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
trishhartuk50.1 Donna Jo’s Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Read three books, one from each option below. Each book must have a minimum of 250 pages.
1. Read a book with a one-word title. All words count including "a", "an", and "the". Ignore subtitles and series titles.
Stardust, Neil Gaiman (333 pages)
Goodreads Authors: Yes, Neil Gaiman is a Goodreads Author
2. Read a book that a) is number 2, 12, or 22 in a series.
Cat-Eye Witness (Klepto Cat Mystery, #2), Patricia Fry (300 pages)
Goodreads Authors: Yes, Patricia Fry is a Goodreads Author
3. Read a book written by an author with a letter that appears 3, and only 3, times in his/her name as it appears on Goodreads.
Guardians of the Night, Alan Russell - has three Ls (352 pages)
Goodreads Authors: Yes, Alan Russell is a Goodreads Author
Goodreads Authors: 3
Points this Task: 50
Books Read: 3
Tasks completed: 17
Total points: 390
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 0
Bluegrass Pam20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
Option 1- LOVE: Author whose last name ends in –ER
Regeneration by Pat Barker
Pat Barker is a new author to me.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 185
GR authors this post: 0
GR authors to date: 5
ANGIE CAFirst, I would like to move Job Interviews For Dummies from 5.10 to 50.1 and replace it with Off the Page.
5.10 Yggdrasil, the Giant Tree That Anchors the Worlds
Book: Off the Page by Jodi Picoult
Notes: I read an ARC.
50.1 Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Book 1: Hexed: The Sisters of Witchdown by Michael Alan Nelson
Notes: One word title (ignoring subtitle). 281 pages. I read an ARC.
Book 2: The Best of Both Rogues by Samantha Grace
Notes: 352 pages. I read an ARC.
Book 3: Job Interviews For Dummies by Joyce Lain Kennedy
Notes: There are 3 Es and 3 Ns. 320 pages.
This Post: 50 {+60, -10}
Points to Date: 675
Post 1425.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Option 1) Flower on the cover
Bless Her Dead Little HeartOption 2) Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”
The Birds and Other Stories Has Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense on main page
Points this post:25
Total: 240
Books read: 20
Tasks Done:14
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25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology Option 1: Title word from List of Animated Disney Movies.
A Great Catch
The matching word is "Great" from "Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue".
Option 3: Humor genre
Witches Abroad
New points this post: 25
Total w/this post: 855
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total w/this post: 27
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 3
Post: 1974
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I chose option 1, love, and read Delayed Death by Beate Boeker. Author's name ends in "er" and she is a new author for me.
25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
For my first book, I read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. The book is by a male author, is the first in a series, was first published in 2007, has 662 pages, and is not a re-read.
For my second book, I read Outpost by Ann Aguirre. The book is by a female author, is the second in a series, was first published in 2012, has 317 pages, and is not a re-read.
Both books are new to me.
Years first published: 2007, 2012
Total pages: 662 + 317 = 979
25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y
For my first book, I chose option 1 and read No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt - The Home Front in World War II - "y" in the title word "OrdinarY."
For my second book, I chose option 3 and read Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
Points this post: 70
Total points: 640
Scooter&Siam 10.6 - Older Americans Month
May is also 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. Required: If the GRs metadata does not indicate the author's birthplace/residence AND their birthday (and date if death if applicable), you must provide a link to an outside source for verification purposes when you post.
Read The Englisher by Beverly Lewis - born in US and in 1949
(Beverly Lewis
Novelist
Beverly Lewis
dadofdivas-reviews…
Beverly Lewis is a Christian fiction novelist and adult and children's author of over 80 books. She was born Beverly Marie Jones, and is a former schoolteacher and musician. She started playing the piano at age five, and began writing short …
en.wikipedia.org
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WikipediaBorn: 1949 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Movies: The Shunning · Saving Sarah Cain · The Confession
Education: Evangel University
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Points: 10
Total: 80
GRA: 4
Big Books 1
Tasks: 7
CEELEE5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
Read a book with a nine letter word in the title or subtitle.
I chose HOMICIDE IN HARDCOVER by Kate Carlisle.
"Hardcover' is the nine letter word in the title.
Homicide in Hardcover
Kate Carlisle is a Goodreads author so I claim 1 author ticket.
Points
Total Points for this task: 5
Total points for Spring Challenge: 15
Total Author Tickets Claimed this Task 1
Total Author credits: 2
Total Big book Tickets: 0
25.2 - GARDEN QUOTESOPTION 1 -
OPTION 2 - Absolute Certainty
Neither of these books is a reread.
TOTAL POINTS - 500
Laurajay25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Option one:
Option two:
Main page genre "thriller"
***gillian flynn is a GR author***
Neither book is a reread.
Current post:
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 135
Total Goodreads Authors: 6
Total Big Book Tickets: 3
Kimber10.3 Earth Day
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
25.10 Ready for their Closeup
Option 1: Clarity 2 by Loretta Lost (goodreads author)
Option 3 Two Thousand Miles by Jennifer Davis (goodreads author)
*actress Jennifer Hudson
Above tasks: 35 points
# tasks submitted: 18
GRA: 17
New total points: 300
15.1 Everything You Think Is Right...Or Wrong:1. Using DLMRose:
Influx by Daniel Suarez
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Using Sandie:
Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Today's total: 15
Grand total: 965
OHMYMY20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood Feelings
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Required: Found on the list "Juvenile Narrators," listed on page 1, #55
POINTS
This Post: 20
Total Points: 50
Books Read: 4
Completed Tasks: 4
OHMYMY15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
AND
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Which book did you prefer - Aesir or Vanir?
I loved them both! Two very different books and I enjoyed each of them equally. :)
POINTS
This Post: 15
Total Points: 65
Books Read: 6
Completed Tasks: 5
30.1 Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till MorningBook 1: Book with Roller coaster on cover.
* Pre-approved on Help thread, Post 2
* This is not reread.
* Jennifer Weiner is a Goodreads Author
Book 2: Main Character has made a major career change.
Me Before You
* Louisa was a barista, then became a caretaker for a disabled man. (Pre-approved on Help thread, Post 2).
*This is not a reread.
* Jojo Moyes is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 70
Total Books Read: 4
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
LAUREN JODI30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Book #1 - Option 3: 1200-1699
Company of Liars** by Karen Maitland*
Per GR data set in England, 1348
Book #2 - Option 4: 1700-1899
Why Mermaids Sing by C.S. Harris*
Per GR data set in London, 1811
*Goodreads Author
**Big book (548 pages) - claiming 1 BB Ticket
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Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 265/1035
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 21/59
Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books: 1
Total Big Books: 2
Beth Robinson5.1 Asgard, the Home of the Aesir
Read a book with one of these three modern symbols: a question mark “?", exclamation point “!" or elipsis “…” in the title or subtitle.
I read:
Flashing Swords! #1 edited by Lin Carter
5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
Read a book with a tree on the cover
I read:
Final Call by Terri Reid
Terri Reid is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
Read a book with an apple on the cover
I read:
Indexing by Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 640
new GA this post - 2
Goodreads Authors total: 18
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
Anne (Booklady)5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves - My selection is 352 Pages.
The Girl in 6E by *Alessandra Torre
*Alessandra Torre is a Goodreads Author*
15.9. Better Put on a Heavy Coat! - Set in Finland
Helsinki Blood by James Thompson
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Diane Whitney's Task: I Spy Spring with the letter B
I spy a blossom on the cover and is 306 pages long.
by *Debbie MacomberDebbie Macomber is a Goodreads Author*
Points in These Tasks: 40
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 2
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 978
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Totals:
Total Points: 145
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 10/60
Total Books Read: 11
Total Pages Read in Spring 2015 SRC: 5336
5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light ElvesThe Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
4.21 average rating on Goodreads
5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves
The American by Henry James
The edition I read had exactly 360 pages.
CURRENT POST
Points: 10
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 60
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets:
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Nick KY5.5 Jotunheim, home of the Giants I read Murder by the Slice by Livia J. Washburn, with apples on the cover (lower lh corner)
.10.7 Typhoid Mary – I read The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson, #60 on the list.
Points This Post: 15
Total Points So Far: 520
Jayme(the ghostreader)10.1 Remarkable Women
The Red Tentby Anita Diamant
#18 on the list
Anita Diamant is a Goodreads author
Books read:10
Tasks Completed: 9
Big Books: 0
GR Authors: 5: Ally Condie, Lisa Genova, Susan Cain, Joanne Fluke, Anita Diamant
Tasks Points: 10
Grand Total: 105/1035
Queenbee Darlene10.6 Older Americans Month
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg (Born 1944 - info located on Goodreads)
Fannie Flagg
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
CURRENT POST
Points: 10
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 100
Goodreads Authors: 5
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25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
option 2, war genre: The Bird Skinner by Alice Greenway
option 3, set in Turkey (Istanbul): The Snake Stone by Jason Goodwin
25.12 - Elizabeth B's Task: Independence Day
Option C, published March 16, 2015: Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter by Nina MacLaughlin
Option D, death in title: Doctor Death by Lene Kaaberbøl
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
new author in winter "14: Ben H. Winters, WHI-WOK shelf, read The Time Between by new-to-me author Karen White
new author in winter '14 Cristina Henriquez, GRE-IAF shelf, read Shady Cross by new-to-me author James Hankins
total = 840
20.1 What's in a Name I chose option 4 and read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - page 3 on the "Did Not Finish" shelf
20.4 End of an Era
I chose option 1 and read
by Michelle HodkinClaiming a GRA ticket for Michelle Hodkin
New Total: 250
Coralie15.4 Spring Reads
Book with author's initials in spriNG and published in a year ending in a 3 – 2013
Hild
25.4 Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies
Option 2 All the letters of "Let it Go" in title and author's name.
L, O & E in LOvE, T & I in fIrsT, T & G in TurGenev
First Love by Ivan Turgenev
Option 3 Book with genre "humor"
Making Money
This post 40 points
Total to date 510 points
Kim O ***REPOST***30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie**'s Task: You Either Like it Or You Don’t
Book 1: Read a book that has your favorite genre on its main page.
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker: A Novel -- favorite genre is Historical Fiction. The book has 350 pages.
Jennifer Chiaverini is a Goodreads author
Book 2: Read a book that has your least favorite genre on its main page.
The Bloom County Library, Vol. 1: 1980-1982 -- least favorite genre is Graphic Novels. The book has 284 pages.
Points this task: 30
Goodreads author ticket: 1
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Cumulative Totals
Big Books - 500+: 2
Goodreads authors: 6
Books read: 23
Beth Robinson5.8 Niflheim, the Home of the Dead
Read a book by an author who also writes other books concealed under another name or pseudonym
I read:
Knight of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor
Her real name is Sherrilyn Kenyon, which is clear from the book page and from Kinley's author page which references Sherrilyn's website.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons.
Read a book set (at least 50%) in a country found in the Ring of Fire: ... Or In the US states- Alaska, Hawaii, ...
I read:
Blood Orchids by Toby Neal
which is set wholly in Hawaii
Toby Neal is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
2) choose one option and do it twice!
Option Three :: Defender of the Hawthorne
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in VALKYRIE.
The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and our Health—and a Vision for Change by Annie Leonard
A L is in Valkyrie
The Tower's Alchemist by Alesha L. Escobar
A L E are all in Valkyrie
Alesha Escobar is a GOODREADS AUTHOR
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 675
new GA this post - 2
Goodreads Authors total: 20
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
REQUIRED: Read a book with a Goodreads rating at or above 3.50. (3.98 on 2/14)
Selection: The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce #2) -- Alan Bradley
I listened to the audiobook, the mmpb has 364 pages.
Alan Bradley is a **GRA**
5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
REQUIRED: Read a book with a tree on the cover.
Selection:
-- Lauren OliverI listened to the audio, the PB has 352 pages.
Lauren Oliver is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 5 + 5 = 10
Total Points: 450/1035
Books Read: 38
Completed Tasks: 30/59
Pages Read: 12189
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY15.3 Is it Live or is it Memorex?
REQUIRED: In honor of Barbershop and Beautyshop quartets, read a book with 4 words in the title/subtitle AND read a book first published between 1965 and 1979 (inclusive).
Option Two: **ONE BOOK OPTION**
(pub 1973) and four word title
Selection: Borrower of the Night (Vicky Bliss #1) -- Elizabeth Peters
I listened to the audio, the MMPB has 310 pages.
(Moving has gotten me super behind in posting/super disorganized due to crappy internet, but I don't have a record of claiming this one yet. Apologies if it's a duplicate. >.<)
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 465/1035
Books Read: 39
Completed Tasks: 31/59
Pages Read: 12499
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
MORGAN FAERIESFOLLY15.6 Tax Day
REQUIRED: April 15 is tax day! Read a nonfiction book about money, economics, or finance. No specific genre is required, but the GR description must clearly indicate that the book involves one or more of these subjects.
Selection: Get Rich Lucky Bitch Release Your Money Blocks and Live a First Class Life -- Denise Duffield-Thomas
I read the kindle version, the PB has 296 pages.
Denise Duffield-Thomas is a **GRA**
15.7 Pi Day
REQUIRED: In honor of Pi Day (3/14), read a book that is number 3, 1, or 4 in a series.
Selection: A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3) -- Alan Bradley
I listened to the audio, the MMPB has 399 pages.
Alan Bradley is a **GRA**
[POINTS]
This Post: 15 + 15 = 30
Total Points: 495/1035
Books Read: 41
Completed Tasks: 33/59
Pages Read: 13194
Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Books: [500+: 2] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Repost25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
BOTH BOOKS ARE NEW TO ME
Option 1) Flower on the cover
Bless Her Dead Little HeartOption 2) Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”
The Birds and Other Stories Has Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense on main page
Points this post:25
Total: 240
Books read: 20
Tasks Done:14
Task 15.4 Spring ReadsOption 1
A. Read a book first published in a year that ends in 3, 4, or 5.
The Discreet Hero: A Novel (2013) by Mario Vargas Llosa; translated by Edith Grossman; (Hardcover, 326 pages)
B. Read a book whose author’s initials can be found in the word SPRING.
The Last Song of Orpheus (2010) by Robert Silverberg (Paperback, 132 pages)
330 + 15 = 345
Tasks Completed: 20
Points for this post: 15
Points thus far: 330 + 15 = 345
Books read: 30
Pages read: 9,051
Read but not claimed: 3
Goodreads Authors: 09
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Catherine TTask 30.2 - Initial Impressions
book one - The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
book two - title words to be the same as the book one author initials (MP)
Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
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Total points: 790
25.12 - Elizabeth B's Task: Independence DayOption A: read a book with the genre War (stand-alone or embedded) on the its main book page.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. Brooks is a Goodreads author.
Option C: read a book that was first published in March of any year.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. Published March 10th 2015 by Crown (first published March 3rd 2015).
Larson is a Goodreads author.
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 75
Total Tasks: 3
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 0
Total Books: 7
Cait S5.4- Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
Read a book with a tree on the cover.
by Mindee Arnett **Mindee Arnett is a Goodreads Author**Points This Post: 5
Total Points: 465
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 26
10.6 - OLDER AMERICANS MONTHDon't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan whose birthday is April 28, 1934 as per the authors Goodreads Profile.
AR BOOKFINDER - IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9.0
20.7 - RELIVE CHILDHOOD FEELINGS
Girl in Translation which is #76 on page one of the Adult Fiction With a Child Protagonist list.
TOTAL POINTS - 530
Lindy-Lanetask 20.4: end of era:
*opt #2: 3 word title with 2 of the words starting with the same letter:
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Points this post: 20
Total points: 140
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 9
25.8 - Anzac Day I chose to repeat Option 4 twice- published between 1914-1918.
Book 1:
Letters of a Woman Homesteader First Published in 1914.
Book 2: I combined 2 poetry books to make 100+ pages. (I hope that's right.)
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems 40 pages, first published in 1916,
and North of Boston 80 pages, first published in 1914.
New points this post: 25
Total w/this post: 880
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total w/this post: 27
Big Books this post: 0
Total w/this post: 3
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Task 10.3 - Earth Day
Read a nonfiction book with environment genre
H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald
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Total points = 760