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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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10.4 - May the Fourth Be With You
Science Fiction as main page genre -- Gathering Blue
AR Bookfinder info: IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 7.0
20.4 – Author! Author! - Elizabeth P's Task: End of an Era
Using Option 2 - Three word title, two of which start with same letter (L)
Kindle edition I read: Learning To Love
Paperback edition: Learning to Love: Carson Hill Ranch Series: Book 1
***Summary***
Previous Points Earned: 215
Points Earned this Post: 30
Total Points To Date: 245
DakimelBook shuffling post!
new task:
25.3 - Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
For book 1: Chasing Fire (Nora Roberts) (moving this book here from task 25.7)
For book 2: The Tempting of Thomas Carrick (THOR)
shuffled task:
25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
For option 1: Destiny's Captive (this didn't change)
For option 3: Flashpoint (from Firefighter list #22) - to replace the Nora Roberts above
TALLY:
New points this task - 25
Total - 905
Mod
I read a book of my choice, The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax.
15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
For my first book, I read Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do - RobERt B. PArker'S Damned If You Do - AESIR.
For my second book, I read The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear - The PANIc VIRus - VANIR.
15.9. Better Put on a Heavy Coat!
I read The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia - set in and about all 5 Scandinavian countries.
Points this post: 35
Total points: 975
Beth Robinson10.6 - 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.
I read:
P.S.: Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening by Studs Terkel
The Goodreads author profile notes he was born in 1912 in NYC and died in 2008, 96 years later.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
I read: The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs by Michael Belfiore
the depARtment of mad ScIEntists
AESIR
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
I read: Little Green Book of Getting Your Way: How to Speak, Write, Present, Persuade, Influence, and Sell Your Point of View to Others by Jeffrey Gitomer
In the subtitle
ANd sell your point of VIew to otheRs
VANIR
And I voted in the poll
25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-up
Option 1: Shorts: read a book with a page count between 100 and 200 pages.
I read:William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace by Ian Doescher
176 pages
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.
I read: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The 1940 winner for Best Supporting Actress, playing Ma Joadin in the Grapes of Wrath was JANE Darwell
Points this post: 50
Total Points: 800
Goodreads Authors total: 22
Big Books:500+(2)750+(0)1000+(0)
NICOLE OH5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the Giants
Wanted (Young Adult is a main page genre)
Sara Shepard is a Goodreads author.
10.8 - The Vikings are Coming
Saint Anything (published by Viking Juvenile)
Sarah Dessen is a Goodreads author.
15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?
Book 1: 5 stars Five Days Left
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Julie Lawson Timmer is a Goodreads author.
Book 2: 2 stars The Weight of Blood
Link to review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Laura McHugh is a Goodreads author.
POINTS
This Post: 30
Total Points: 605
Books Read: 46
Goodreads Authors: 31
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
CHANDNI25.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
OPTION 1: Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.
Required: Include book cover when you post.
I read
by Jessica Knoll.Jessica Knoll is a Goodreads author - **Claiming one Goodreads author ticket**
OPTION 2: Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”.
I read S. by J.J. Abrams. This has a genre of Mystery.
Neither of these books are re-reads for me.
25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to 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.
I read Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley.
I am matching the word "Where" to the Disney movie Where the Toys Come From.
Option 2: Frozen - In recognition of my nephew's favorite song. Read a book where ALL the letters in "Let It Go" (EGILTTO) appear in any combination of the book's title (subtitles EXCLUDED) and/or author's first or last name.
I read Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick.
Matthew Quick is a Goodreads author - **Claiming one Goodreads author ticket**
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
I am doing Option 3 twice.
Option Three : Defender of the Hawthorne
Read a book where the author's initials can be found in VALKYRIE.
I read Thorn by Intisar Khanani and Kiss Me Again by Rachel Vail.
Intisar Khanani is a Goodreads author - **Claiming one Goodreads author ticket**
Rachel Vail is a Goodreads author - **Claiming one Goodreads author ticket**
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.
I read Red Rain by R.L. Stine. My favourite genre is Horror.
R.L. Stine is a Goodreads author - **Claiming one Goodreads author ticket**
Book 2: Read a book that has your least favorite genre on its main page.
I read Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill. My least favourite genre is Religion.
[POINTS]
This Post: 105
Total Points: 260
Books Read: 20
Completed Tasks: 16
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
Pamela32655.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark Elves.
Wolf Creek Father by Penny Richards
5.8 Niflheim, the Home of the Dead
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling - J. K. Rowling also writes under the name Robert Galbraith https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Rowling, J.K.
AR Quiz No. 26759 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
5.9 Muspelheim, the Home of the Fire Giants and Demons.
Alaskan Homecoming by Teri Wilson (Goodreads Author) - Set in Alaska
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 975
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Louise B30.1 Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Book 1: Roller Coaster on Cover
by Laura BradfordPlease note this book was first published under the name "Jury of One". I read the kindle edition. The mmpb can be found here: Jury Of One
This is not a reread.
Book 2: MC has major career change.
Galápagos Regained by James K. Morrow
MC is a stage actress who becomes an animal keeper.
This is not a reread.
Points this post: 30
Total points to date: 425
Tasks completed to date:21
GRA this post: 0
GRA to date: 14
BB (+500 pages) this post: 0
BB to date: 2
Louise B25.1 Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge.
Book 1, by a male author, #1 in the Domesday series: The Wolves of Savernake by Edward Marston, new-to-me, first published 1993, 243 pages.
Book 2, by a female author, not first book or #1 in a series: The Ambitious Stepmother by Fidelis Morgan, #3 in the series, new-to-me, first published 2003, 352 pages. Fidelis Morgan is a Goodreads author.
Neither book is a reread.
Years first published: 1993, 2003
Total pages = 243 + 352 = 595
Points this post: 25
Total points to date: 450
Tasks completed to date:22
GRA this post: 1
GRA to date: 15
BB (+500 pages) this post: 0
BB to date: 2
Readerboard name: BALLETBOOKWORM20.5 - Bigger is Better – ChrisEverest’s Task – Love and Not Quite Love
I chose Option 1.
I read
by Nate Silver. "Silver" ends in -er. Nate Silver is a new-to-me author.**The paperback edition of The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't that I read is 560 pages long, I'd like to claim 1 Big Book ticket**
Previous point total: 445
New points this post: 20
Total points: 465
New tasks completed in this post: 1
Total tasks: 28
GRA tickets this post: 0
Total GRA: 11
Big Book tickets this post: 1
Total Big Books: 2
DakimelRepost & Book Shuffle to facilitate Repost
REPOST:
25.8 - Coralie's Task: Anzac Day
For option 1 I read Seducing Phoebe
(Flockton was born in Perth: http://www.nicoleflockton.com/uncateg...
http://www.nicoleflockton.com/uncateg...)
For option 2 I read Fives and Twenty-Fives
(which I'm shuffling from task 25.12)
BOOK SHUFFLE POST:
25.12 - Elizabeth B's Task: Independence Day
For option A (instead of Fives & Twenty-Fives, moved to above) I read Headed for Trouble
For option C I'm sticking with Retreat to Love (length approved message 4555)
TALLY:
This post - 25 new points
Total - 905
15.10. Would I Lie to You?In honor of Tell a Lie day (April 4), read a book with LIE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
I read Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty who is a ***********GR Author **************. The word "lie" is in the 3rd word of the title.
Points: 280
Books read: 21
Tasks completed: 16
GR authors: 12
Big Books: 2 (500)
pages read: 7403
30.3 - Your Own Personal TardisOption 3 - 1200-1699: Set in Scotland in 1635:
The Devil's Recruit by S.G. MacLean
Option 4 - 1700-1899: Set in Georgian England(1714-1830), specifically 1792:
An Unlamented Death: A Mystery Set in Georgian England by William Savage
**Kindle edition approved for length in post 4622**
Total points 280
5.6 Svartalfheim, the Home of the Dark Elves. Read a book with a wolf on the cover OR read a book with "wolf" in the title or subtitle.
Shiver(Wolves of Mercy Falls #1), by Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author)Task: 5
Total: 810
GRA This Post: 1
Jamie NYCTask #20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter- BellaGBear’s Task: Relive Childhood Feelings
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
This book is shelved on Page 3 of the Child Narrator list
Task #25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
Option 1: Read a book with the letter “Y” somewhere in the title
Honesty and Artifice by S.H. Allan
HonestY and Artifice
ebook approved in Line 879 of the ebook verification doc
Option 3: You may read Fire Season*
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors
Current
Points this post: 45
Books: 3
Tasks: 2
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Cumulative
Total Points: 810
Books: 65
Tasks: 46
Repost for #2569ColetteG
20.5 Love and Not Quite Love
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan FilER
Author's name ends with er Option 1
This is a new book and author to me.
I did not state it was a new to me.
Points 20
Thank you.
5.3 - ALFHEIM - Endless Heart which currently has a rating of 3.81.25.3 - RAGNAROK
BOOK 1 - Never Too Late by Amara Royce
BOOK 2 - The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress in which THOR is found in order.
TOTAL POINTS - 905
BARBARA ★15.2. Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1. The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
(th-E-t-R-uth of All-thIng-S)
Goodreads Author
Book 2. Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10
(di-Nne-R V-Amp-Ire)
Goodreads Author
Big Book = 549 pages
25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
Option 1: Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey
(Y in title - astraY) 4/16
Goodreads Author
Option 3: Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones (set in New Mexico) 5/13
(on page 2, #101, books set in New Mexico list)
Goodreads Author
Totals for Challenge
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 395
Goodreads Authors: 29
Big Books - 500+: (4)
Big Books - 750+: (1)
Big Books - 1000+: (0)
395/1035 POINTS
Cindy FTask 5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
I read Relics by Mary Anna Evans
WHO IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR!
Rating >3.5 Rating was 3.93 on May 2/15
Points this post:5
Total points:200
Tasks completed:14
Books read:18
Goodreads Authors:12
Big Books:500+(1)750+(1)1000+(0)
10.6 - Older Americans MonthThe All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg's author profile indicates she was born in Alabama in 1944, which makes her an American over 50
CURRENT POST
Points: 10
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
____________________________
TOTAL
Total Points: 90
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
15.9. Better Put on a Heavy Coat! Read a book set at least 50% in one of the Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden.A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) (Takes place in Sweden)
Task: 15
Total: 825
GRA This Post: 1
CYNBAXTERTask # 5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder. ann/ota/ted = 9 letters
Points this post: 5 points
Total points to date = 290 points
GRA this post: 0
Total GRA to date: 9
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 4
20.7 Relive Childhood FeelingsRead a book found on this shelf list Child Narrator (page 1, 2nd)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Current Post
Points:20
GRA:0
Big Books:0
Total
Points:65
GRA:2
Big Books 500+:1
Big Books 750+:0
Big Books 1000+:0
LAUREN JODI25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Option 1: Flower on the cover
Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn*
This is not a re-read
Option 2: Crime, Mystery, Suspense or Thriller genre
Suspense genre on the main page (45 users)
Confirmed in post #162 of the Genre verification thread
Sweet Revenge by Rebecca Zanetti*
This is not a re-read
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 455/1035
Total Books Read: 40
Tasks Completed: 31/59
Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 32
Big Books: 0
Andy P.Task # 10.5 - Cinco de Mayo
Read a book set in Mexico
by Ruth Gonyaw Book approved under message 2 of help thread.Points this post: 10
Total points: 765
Andy P.Task # 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
by Chris Bohjalian War on main page (51 users)Option D: read a book with one of these three words: freedom, or, death in the title
by Otto Penzler Death in the title.Points this post: 25
Total points: 790
NARUMON30.5 Either You Like It Or You Don't
Task 1: Read a book with your favorite genre
The City & the City by China Mieville. My favorite genres are: mystery, science fiction, and fantasy and this book contains all three genres.
**** China Mieville is a Goodreads Author ****
Task 2: Read a book with your least favorite genre
An Amish Cradle by Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, Kathleen Fuller, and Vanetta Chapman (400 pages). The book contains my least favorite genre "Christian" as one of its main page genres.
***Beth Wiseman is a Goodreads Author ***
TOTAL IN POST:
Points: 30
Goodreads Author: 2
Big Books: 0
TOTAL SO FAR:
Points: 375 + 30 = 405
Goodreads Author: 17 + 2 = 19
Big Books: 2
Task # 30.7 – Delicious Dee’s task – I Love My LibraryTwo books by new-to-me authors who share a shelf with a N-t-M auth I read for Winter 2015 tasks
Book 1 – Auth shares a shelf with Jojo MOYES (shelf MIT-MUQ) who was new-to-me in Jan 2015
The Husband's Secret ✔ – 19April15
*** Liane Moriarty is a Goodreads Author *** and is a new-to-me author
Book 2 – Auth shares a shelf with Tiffany BAKER (shelf ANG-BAK) who was new-to-me in Feb 2015
Dolled Up For Murder ✔ – 14May15
*** Deb Baker is a Goodreads Author *** and is a new-to-me author
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This Post: 30 points
Total points to date: 345 points
Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
LOULOUTask 5.3 Alfheim, the home of the Light Elves
Read a book with a 3.5 or greater average GR rating.
The Children Act by Ian McEwan.
Rating 3.66 at time of posting (14/5/2015).
This post:
Points: 5
GRA: 0
BB tickets: 0
Tasks complete: 1
Overall:
Points: 210
GRA: 5
BB tickets 500+: 0
BB tickets 750+: 0
BB tickets 1000+: 0
Tasks complete: 13
perletwo15.5. International Women's Day - Read a book that won or was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize/Orange Prize, the Orange Prize for New Writers, or the Stella Prize, awards for fiction written by women.
Room was shortlisted for the Baileys/Orange Prize in 2011, according to the link included on the task listing.
Points this task: 15
Total points: 530
Books read: 39
Tasks completed: 25
Queenbee DarleneRESPOST from earlier mistake:
25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
Option 2: Mystery Genre: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (GRA) Book is New to me
The Girl on the Train
and Option 4: Science Fiction Genre: Lock In by John Scalzi (GRA) Lock In Book is New to me
CURRENT POST
Points: 25
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 195
Goodreads Authors: 11
Queenbee Darlene15.1 Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?
Book 1 - a book a GR friend has rated 4 or 5: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Geek Love
Link to rating: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book 2 - book a GR friend has rated 1 or 2: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
Link to rating: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
25.3 Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Book 1: author's initials must be found in RAGNAROK:
Landline by Rainbow Rowell Landline
Book 2: Title includes all letters in THOR:
The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld The Secret Hour
CURRENT POST
Points: 40
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 235
Goodreads Authors: 13
Blueberry10.2 Read a book that is at least 400 pages long.
The Devil's Bed by William Kent Krueger
William Kent Krueger is a GRA.
Pts this post: 10
Total pts: 185
Total books: 12
GRA: 5
Blueberry20.3
Opt. 5 Read a new to you book that has been highly recommended to you...
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult Jodi Picoult is a GRA.
This book is not a reread.
Pts this task: 20
Total pts: 205
Total books: 13
GRA: 6
Blueberry10.8 Read a book published by Viking Press.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd Sue Monk Kidd is a GRA.
Pts this book: 10
Total pts: 215
Total books 14
GRA: 7
Blueberry15.7 read a book that is number 3, 1, 4, 31, or 14 in a series.
The Bat
Pts this task: 15
Total pts: 230
Total books: 15
Blueberry15.2
Book 1. Read a book with the letters AESIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed is a GRA.
AND
Book 2. Read a book with the letters VANIR in the title/subtitle of the book.
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
I enjoyed the VANIR book better. Answered poll.
Pts. this task: 15
Total pots: 245
Total books: 17
GRA: 8
Beth Robinson10.1 - Remarkable Women
Read a book found on the Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction list
I read:
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir
This is #6 on page 1 of the list
25.3 - Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Book 1. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the word RAGNAROK.
I read: Disenchanted by Robert Kroese
R and K are in RagnaroK
Book 2. Using ALL the letters in ONE of the following gods' names read a book whose TITLE (excluding subtitle) includes the name's letters IN ORDER.
I chose Thor
I read:
Getting to Yes with Yourself: And Other Worthy Opponents by William Ury
the "yes wiTH yourself" portion has T H O R in order
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Each book must have a minimum of 250 pages.
1. Read a book with a one-word title.
I read: Artful by Peter David
The paperback is 288 pages
2. Read a book that a) is number 2, 12, or 22 in a series.
I read: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
The hardcover is 584 pages
Claiming one BIG BOOK ticket for Shadow of Night
3. Read a book written by an author with a letter that appears 3, and only 3, times in his/her name
I read: Ubiquity: Why Catastrophes Happen by Mark Buchanan
The paperback has 288 pages
The triple letter is A - mArk buchAnAn
Points this post: 85
Total Points: 885
+ 1 big book ticket for 500+
Goodreads Authors total: 22
Big Books:500+(3)750+(0)1000+(0)
25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden QuotesOPTION 2: “Garden design is all about concealment and surprise.” –- Andrew Crofts
Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”. The genre can be stand alone or embedded.
The Tell-Tail Heart by Monica Shaughnessy (Mystery genre)
Monica Shaughnessy is a Goodreads author
OPTION 4: “Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow,” -- Anonymous.
Read a book with the main page genre of Science Fiction. Genre can be stand alone or embedded.
Defiance by Lucas Bale (Sci-Fi genre)
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 120
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 8
GR Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
15.8 - Women in WarHome Front by Kristin Hannah
The female main character is a helicopter pilot who is deployed to Iraq, forcing her to leave her husband and children behind.
Points this post: 15
Season Total: 290
Pamela32655.1 Asgard, the Home of the Aesir
If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice to the Young—The Graduation Speeches by Kurt Vonnegut
5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
by Margaret Daley (Goodreads Author)25.3 - Andy P's Task: Ragnarok
Book 1: Daddy Wanted by Renee Andrews (Goodreads Author) - Authors Initials are RA - RAgnarok
Book 2: Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich = Odin - lOve meDIciNe
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 1010
Goodreads Authors this post: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 42
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 5
Big Books - 500+: 3
Big Books - 750+: 1
Big Books - 1000+: 0
CHANDNI15.1.Everything You Think is Right....or Wrong?
Book 1 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 4 or 5 stars.
I read Paper Towns by John Green.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
John Green is a Goodreads author - **Claiming one Goodreads author ticket**
Book 2 – Read a book that a GR friend has rated 1 or 2 stars.
I read Looking for Alaska by John Green.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
John Green is a Goodreads author - **Claiming one Goodreads author ticket**
[POINTS]
This Post: 15
Total Points: 275
Books Read: 22
Completed Tasks: 17
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: [500+: 1] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
LAUREN JODI25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies.
Option 3: Lightheartedness
Humor genre on the main page (8 users)
Confirmed in post #160 of the Genre verification thread
Get A Clue by Jill Shalvis*
Option 4: Cinderella
Shoe with high heel on the cover (space between heel and shank visible):
Every Which Way But Dead** by Kim Harrison*
*Goodreads Author
** Big book (501 pages) - claiming 1 BB Ticket
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Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 480/1035
Total Books Read: 42
Tasks Completed: 32/59
Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Goodreads Authors: 34
Big Books: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
ASHLEY OZRepost
25.6 - Morgan Faeriesfolly's task: We're a Cozy Mystery
Option One :: The family business (x2)
Read a book with 'Supernatural' in the main page genres
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
POINTS
This Post: 25
Total Points: 470
Books Read: 35
Completed Tasks: 26
ASHLEY OZ5.2 Vanaheim, the Home of the Vanir
Read a book with a nine letter word in the title or subtitle.
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
Word: Lef/tov/ers
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.
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman
Current Age: 54 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Dedman
15.10. Would I Lie to You?
read a book with LIE found intact in the title/subtitle or author's name.
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living by Julie Powell
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!
1. Select 2 authors you read for the first time last season during SRC
2. For each author, select a work of FICTION by a single new-to-you author whose last name falls within the range of the provided library shelves.
Sarah Addison Allen
Shelf: AAA-ANF
Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern
Sarah Waters.
Shelf: WAI-WNF
The Martian by Andy Weir
These authors were new to me in December-February.
POINTS
This Post: 60
Total Points: 530
Books Read: 40
Completed Tasks: 30
Julia10315.4. Spring Reads
Option 2: Eyes of a Child by Richard North Patterson (Published in 1994; author's initials are in SPRING)
Claiming a BB ticket - this book is 576 pages
Post total: 15 points, 1 BB ticket
Challenge total points: 590
Total GRA: 12
Total BB tickets: 3
Lindy-Lanetask 20.10: group read:
* my message post is #41 in the group discussion of:
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
*this is a GRA
Points this post: 20
Total points: 185
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(3) 750+(0) 1000+(0)
Tasks Completed: 12
Kathy G.5.3 Alfheim, the Home of the Light Elves
This book had a 4.07 rating on May 13 when I chose
it for this task. It still does.
Anne Frank The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank
link to mass market paper back:
The Diary of a Young Girl
Total Points- 100
Total Tasks- 7
Goodreads Authors- 5
Big Books (500+)- 2
Delicious Dee50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Book A - Wicked - Sasha White (GR Author) - single word title; 272ogs
Book B - A Symphony of Echoes - Jodi Taylor (GR Author) - #2 in the Chronicles of St Mary's series; 334pgs
Book C - Rock Hard - Nalini Singh (GR Author) - 3 i's in author's name; 284pgs
Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 725
Goodreads Authors: 46
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Paper Towns (other topics)The House on Mango Street (other topics)
The Awakening (other topics)
The One (other topics)
How to Marry a Duke (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sandra Cisneros (other topics)John Green (other topics)
Vicky Dreiling (other topics)
Kate Chopin (other topics)
Kiera Cass (other topics)
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5.7 Nidavellir, the Home of the Dwarves.
The Heir by Kiera Cass
Total Points: 30
Total Books Read: 6