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50.1 Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!Read three books, 250+ pages each
Book 1. Book with a one-word title
I read Lääkäri by Herman Koch
447 pages
Book 2. Series #2, #12, or #22
I read Hidden Moon by James Church
It is #2 of Inspector O novels, 304 pages
Book 3. Three same letters in the author's name
I read True Blood Omnibus by Charlaine Harris
3 A's: chArlAine hArris (and 3 R's)
I use here the first part of the omnibus: Dead Until Dark
It has 258 pages in the omnibus
Points in this post: 50
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 10
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. The Blood Gospel by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell
**James Rollins is a Goodreads Author**
POINTS:
This Post: 15
Total Points: 95
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
REPOST- Including AR Bookfinder info for 1st book with main page genre ChildrensTask# 25.12 - Elizabeth B's Task: Independence Day: For this task you should choose and read two books, each from a different option.
Option A: read a book with the genre War (stand-alone or embedded) on the its main book page.
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming
AR BookFinder IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 12.0
**Candace Fleming is a Goodreads Author**
Option C: read a book that was first published in March of any year.
A Reunion Of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell (first published March 1st 2015)
POINTS:
This Post: 25
Total Points: 120
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: [500+: 0] [750+: 0] [1000+: 0]
perletwo20.10 - Group Reads - Read ONE of the books selected as the Group Reads choices for the season; REQUIRED: You must participate in the book's discussion thread with at least one post about the contents of the book or your reaction to the book after you have read the book.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson - I posted on the discussion thread here.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 670
Books read: 48
Tasks completed: 34
Teresa Jo
20.3 - Best Review - Cait S's Task: Thinly Veiled Marvel Reference
Option 4:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Ron is a main character is the series and he has five older brothers.
AR Bookfinder Information:
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
Current post:
Points: 0
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 0
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Teresa Jo
20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task: Getting to Know Seasonal Reading Challengers
Option 2:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
I have been a student for the past few years, and the main characters are students.
AR Bookfinder Information:
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14.0
Current post:
Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 20
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+: 0
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Teresa Jo
25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking Pillage
The Book Thief
Item of value is Book
AR Bookfinder Information:
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18.0
Goodreads Authors > Markus Zusak
Big Book Tickets > 550 pages <
The Book Thief paperback version for page count verification
Current post:
Points: 25
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total:
Total Points: 45
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
**Repost to move book to a different task. Original post #2986**Teresa Jo
15.7.Pi Day
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Book #1 in a series
AR Bookfinder Information:
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12.0
Current post:
Points: 15
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total:
Total Points: 60
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+: 0
Big Books - 1000+: 0
Queenbee Darlene5.2 Vanaheim, The Home of the Vanir - Book with 9 letter word in title
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote BREAKFAST is a 9 letter word Breakfast at Tiffany's
5 points
points this post: 5
TOTAL points: 270
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- California...
Required: State the country/setting if it is not evident in the book's title, description, metadata or main book page
God Help the Child
This book is set in California
Points this task: 5
10.5 Cinco De Mayo
Read a book set in Mexico or written by a Mexican author (by birth or residence)
Prayers for the Stolen
This book is set in Mexico and the author was born in Mexico;
Jennifer Clement is a Goodreads Author
Points this task: 10
GRA ticket: 1
10.6 Older Americans Month
Read a book written by an American author who is currently 50 years old or older.
When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
The author was born in California in 1955 (info in GR page)
Points this task: 10
Total points this post: 25
GRA this post: 1
Total GRA: 1
perletwo5.9 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: Antarctica, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, East Timor, El Salvador, Micronesia, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu
Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art - Set in Papua New Guinea, where the author retraced the expedition of Michael Rockefeller (son of Nelson D.), who vanished into the interior in 1961.
Points this task: 5
Total points: 675
Books read: 49
Tasks completed: 35
15.5. International Women's DayRead a book that won or was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize/Orange Prize...REQUIRED: Specify the list on which you found your book.
Americanah
This book was shortlisted for the Baileys/Orange prize is 2014 and is found on that list.
This book is 589 pages. Claiming one Big Book Ticket
Total points this task: 15
BB ticket: 1
20.3 Best Review
Option 4 chosen: He Is My Brother
Read a book where one of the main characters is someone's brother or has a brother.
Family Life
This book is about two brothers; this fact is evident from the summary on Goodreads
Points this task: 20
20.4 Author! Author!
Option One chosen: Tutor Time
Read a book with exactly two people on the cover.
Total points this task: 20
20.8 Nickels & Dimes:
Option 1-Where Do You Live?
Read a book set in (at least 50%) the city where you currently live…
When Bad Things Happen to Rich People
I live in Chicago. This book takes place entirely in Chicago
Total points this task: 20
Total points this post: 75
BB Tickets this post: 1
GRA this post: 0
Cumulative Points Challenge: 100
Total GRA: 1
BB Ticket: 1
30.4 Spring RenewalBook 1 - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli which was recommended based on my "to read" shelf.
Book 2 - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty which I looked up on 5/22 and was read by 1 friend.
Claiming 2 GR tickets for Becky Albertalli and Liane Moriarty
50.1 1-2-3 Go
Book 1 - Goodhouse by Peyton Marshall
Book 2 - The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (#2 in series)
Book 3 - Murder in the Marais by Cara Black (3 A's)
Claiming 3 GRA tickets for Peyton Marshall, Michelle Hodkin, and Cara Black
Claiming 1 Big Book Ticket for The Evolution of Mara Dyer at 528 pages
New Total: 395
25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden QuotesI chose Options 2 and 3:
OPTION 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.
Wading Home
Genre=Mystery
This is not a reread for me
OPTION 3: “Gardens are a form of autobiography,” -- Robert Dash.
Read an autobiography or memoir. This must be a non-fiction account about the author’s own life.
The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper
Lee
This is an autobiography/memoir. This is not a reread for me.
Total points this task: 25
25.10 Ready for Their Close-up
I chose options 2 and 3
Option 2: Adapted Screenplay:
The Remains of the Day
The screenplay based on this book was nominated in 1993
Option 3: Supporting Actress:
Read a book where the author shares a first name with an actress who won this award
All the Bright Places
Author Jennifer Niven shares a first name with actress Jennifer Hudson, who won this award in 2006
Jennifer Niven is a Goodreads author.
Total points this task: 25
Total points this post: 50
GRA this post: 1
BB tickets this post: 0
Cumulative Points: 150
GRAs: 2
BB tickets: 1
50.1 1-2-3 Go!1. Read a book with a one word title:
Hausfrau
2(b). Read a book with a page count ending in "2":
Astonish Me
This book has 272 pages. Maggie Shipstead is a Goodreads author
3. Read a book with an author with a letter that appears 3 and only 3 times in his name as it appears on Goodreads:
The Son
Philipp Meyer's name has 3 and only 3 "P"s
Philipp Meyer is a Goodreads author.
This book has 576 pages.
Total points this post: 50
Total GRA this post: 2
Total BB tickets this post: 1
Cumulative total points: 200
Total GRAs: 4
Total BB tickets: 2
Elizabeth PTask 20.9 - Hel Hath Fury
Option Two: Last/Most Recently Published Book in a Series
Homecoming by Kass Morgan
Kass Morgan is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Total Tasks: 10
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 12
10.8 - The Vikings are ComingRead a book published by Viking Press:
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West - this edition was published March 29, 2012 by Viking
Blaine Harden is a Goodreads Author
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30.1 - Jonquil's Task: Straight on Till Morning
Book 1: Read a book with a roller coaster, carousel or Ferris wheel on the cover
The Catcher in the Rye
- cover has a picture of a horse in a carousel (cover approved in the Task's Help Thread, message 2); NOT A REREADBook 2: Read a book where the Main Character has made a major career change
The Cuckoo's Calling - Main character/Protagonist, Cormoran Strike, was a military veteran who is now a private detective; NOT A REREAD
Current Post:
Points: 40
GR Author: 1
Cumulative Total:
Total Points: 120
GR Author: 5
Big Books: 0
25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”Option 1. Read a book with the letter “Y” somewhere in the title or subtitle.
Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies by Hadley Freeman (Y found in "Pretty")
Option 3. Read any book from one of the following Listopias upon which Fire Season falls.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Number 107 on Real Man Books)
Points this post: 25
Points total: 100
Tasks completed: 6
GRA total: 2
BB totals: 0 - 500+() 750+() 1000+()
Delicious Dee10.8 - The Vikings are Coming
Aunt Dimity and the Duke - published by Viking Adult
Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 850
Goodreads Authors: 53
NARUMON15.1 Everything You Think is Right... or Wrong?
Task 1: Read a book that your Goodreads friend rated 4 or 5 stars
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
***** N.K.Jemisin is a Goodreads Author ****
Friend review:here
Task 2: Read a book your Goodreads friend rated 1 or 2 stars
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Friend review: here
**** Cinda Williams Chima is a Goodreads Author ****
20.1 What's in a Name
Option 4: Read a book from the list of most DNF'ed or Abandoned books
The Casual Vacancy By J.K.Rowling, which is #1 (page 1) on this list
#### The book has 503 pages, which makes it a Big Book ####
50.1 1-2-3-Go!
Task 1: Read a book with one word title
Prudence by Gail Carriger (Prudence is one word title) (368 pg)
**** Gail Carriger is a Goodreads Author ****
Task 2: Read a book that is #2, #12, or #22 in a series
Murder on Lexington Avenue by Victoria Thompson. The book is #12 in the Gaslight Mystery series. (328 pg)
**** Victoria Thompson is a Goodreads Author ****
Task 3: Read a book by author whose name contains a character that appears only 3 times.
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed; the character "a" appears 3 times. No other character appears 3 times. (304 pg)
**** Aisha Saeed is a Goodreads Author ****
IN POST:
Points: 15 + 20 + 50 = 85
Goodreads Author: 5
Big Books: 1
TOTAL SO FAR
Points: 435 + 85 = 520
Goodreads Author: 21 + 5 = 26
Big Book Ticket: 3 + 1 = 4
Task # 15.3 - Is it Live or is it MemorexBook 1 – Four words in Title
Book 2 – Originally published 1965-1979
May use ONE book to fit both options
Red Sky at Morning ✔ – 24May15 – First published 1968
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This Post: 15 points
Total points to date: 445 points
Goodreads Authors: 20
Big Books Read: (2) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 2
Cait S25.3- Ragnarok
Book #1
Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in the word RAGNAROK.
Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George
rAGnarok
Book #2
Using ALL the letters in ONE of the following gods' names read a book whose TITLE includes the name's letters IN ORDER.
The 13th Hour by Richard Doetsch **Richard Doetsch is a Goodreads Author**
The god I chose was Thor. THe 13th hOuR
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 675
Goodreads Authors: 36
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Tasks Completed: 42
JeniferTask 20.9 Hell Hath No Fury
option 2:
A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas
final book in the Wallflower series
Points this post: 20
Grand Total: 380
PLEASE DISREGARD, I FORGOT IT WAS A 2 BOOK TASK15.4. Spring Reads
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen May 13 (published 1813)
Points This Post: 15
Total Points: 215
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 15
Total Goodreads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.4 - May the Fourth Be With YouThe Heir by Kiera Cass May 23
Kiera Cass is a Goodreads Author
Points This Post: 10
Total Points: 210
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 15
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
LAUREN JODI50.1 - Donna Jo’s Task: 1-2-3-Go!
Book #1: One Word Title
Fever by Joan Swan*
Book #2: 2nd in series
In Rides Trouble by Julie Ann Walker*
Black Knights Inc. #2
Book #3: Author name contains 3 of the same letter
Blind Faith by Rebecca Zanetti*
Triple letter is “E"
*Goodreads Author
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Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 575/1035
Total Books Read: 48
Tasks Completed: 35/59
Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books: 0
Janice CA5.4 Midgard "Middle Earth", the Home of the Humans
Read a book with trees on the cover.
Bears in My Kitchen by Margaret Becker Merrill
+5
total: 75
tasks: 5
books: 6
NIKKI25.10 Sirenas Task
Option 2 Nominated in 1940
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Option 3 Winner 1945 Anne Revere
The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
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Previous Total - 885
This post - 25
New Total - 910
5.5 Jotunheim, the Home of the GiantsThe Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar
10.3 - Earth Day
My Backyard Jungle: The Adventures of an Urban Wildlife Lover Who Turned His Yard into Habitat and Learned to Live with It by James Barilla
Total Points this post: 15
Total Points to date: 285
Cindy C.Task 15.2-Aesir vs. Vanir Gods Showdown
Book 1: Aesir (cASIno RoyalE)
Casino Royale
Book 2: Vanir (mIss dReAmVille aNd the collier...)
**Amy Hill Hearth is a Goodreads Author.**
Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society
I enjoyed Vanir more than Aesir.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 530
Total tasks: 28
GRA: 14
Big Books: (500+): 3
Shiraloo10.7 - Typhoid Mary
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
REQUIRED: Page 1 on the list, #7
*Margaret Atwood is a GRA*
25.7 - Dakimel’s Task: Awards Season
Book1: The Vacationers by Emma Straub
REQUIRED: Option A, number 52 on the list
Book2: Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher
REQUIRED: Option A, number 19 on the list
*Emma Straub is a GRA*
25.12 - Elizabeth B's Task: Independence Day
Book1: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
REQUIRED: Option A
Book2: The Ladies of the House by Molly McGrann (this was an ARC awarded to me by NetGalley)
REQUIRED: Option C; first published in March
CURRENT POST
Points: 60
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 1035
Total Goodreads Authors: 51
Total Big Book Tickets: 4
Big Books - 500+: 1
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+: 3
Andy P.Task # 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.
by Arnaldur Indriðason The Disney title is The Black Cauldron (1985) and the matching word is BlackOption 3: Lightheartedness
Read a book that has "humor" or "funny" in the main page genre list.
by Mil MillingtonHumor on main page (45 users)
Points this post: 25
Total points: 1035
Kim O20.8 - Nickels & Dimes - MegSCL's Task
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.
Rumpole of the Bailey
My dog's name is Bailey
Points this task: 20
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25.2 - Schatzie’s Task: Garden Quotes
OPTION 1: Read a book that has a flower or flowers on the cover.
Not a re-readSarah Jio is a Goodreads author
OPTION 2: Read a book with the main page genre of “Crime”, “Mystery”, “Suspense”, or Thriller”.
The Serpent's Daughter: A Jade Del Cameron Mystery Not a re-read
Points this task: 25
Goodreads author tickets: 1
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25.9 - Nick KY’s Task: “Y”
Option 1. Read a book with the letter “Y” somewhere in the title or subtitle.
The Leopard's Prey: A Jade del Cameron Mystery
Option 2. Read a book with the word “Peace” in the title/subtitle, or a book from the Popular Peace Books list.
Peace
Points this task: 25
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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.
The Uncommon Reader -- 120 pages
Option 2: Adapted Screenplay: Read a work that was made into an Oscar-NOMINATED adapted screenplay.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ -- nominated in 1959
Points this task: 25
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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.
Code Name Verity
Elizabeth Wein is a Goodreads author
Option C: read a book that was first published in March of any year.
Elegy for Eddie -- first published March 1, 2012.
Jacqueline Winspear is a Goodreads author
Points this task: 25
Goodreads author tickets: 2
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Cumulative Totels
Big Books - 500+: 2
Big Books - 750+ 1
Goodreads authors: 11
30.7 - Delicious Dee's Task - I Love My Library!Book #1: Last season, I read a book by Brenda Jackson for the first time. This gave me shelf IAG-JGZ. So I read Cabin Fever by James M. Jackson.
James M. Jackson was a new-to-me author this season.
Book #2: Last season, I also read a book by Kirstin Cronn-Mills for the first time. This gave me shelf CRO-DDZ. So I read Summer at Seaside Cove by Jacquie D'Alessandro.
Jacquie D'Alessandro was a new-to-me author this season.
Points this post: 30
Season Total: 340
30.5 - Angel **Book Junkie** - You Either Like it Or You Don’tbook that has favorite genre on main page - genre Historical Fiction
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
book that has least favorite genre on main page - genre Horror
The List by ***Goodreads Author J.A. Konrath
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 260/1035
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 19
GoodReads Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
perletwo25.12 - 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
Worm: The First Digital World War
Option D: read a book with one of these three words: freedom, or, death in the title or subtitle. Possessives and plurals are allowed but no other variations.
Death on a Cellular Level
Points this task: 25
Total points: 700
Books read: 51
Tasks completed: 36
Elizabeth PTask 15.7 - Pi Day
Book that is number 3, 1 or 4 in a series
The Heir by Kiera Cass
Kiera Cass is a *Goodreads Author*
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 170
Total Tasks: 11
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 1
Total Books: 13
10.9 - Over the RainbowAuthor's initials in ROY G BIV: The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook
Points this post: 10
Total points: 795
Dakimel15.9. Better Put on a Heavy Coat!
I read New Finnish Grammar - set in Finland
20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People Out
I read After Birth for option 1
TALLY:
This task - 35 points
Total - 1025
Mod
Oma122925.1 - Catherine T's Task: Auntie Tattin's Challenge
Book #1-The Chase by Clive Cussler by Janet Evanovich
Claiming Janet Evanovich as GR author
Book 2-Wicked Business
Both books are new-to-me.
Years first published: 2007, 2011
Total pages = 404 + 299= 703
Total Points-520/1060
Total Tasks Completed-31/60
Number of GR authors-(18)
Big Books-500 pages ();750 ()
25.10 - Sirena's Task: Ready for Their Close-upThis is a two book task
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.
Gumbeaux by Goodreads Author Kimberly Vargas has 176 pages.
Option 2: Adapted Screenplay: Inspired by Graham Moore's moving acceptance speech, read a work that was made into an Oscar-NOMINATED adapted screenplay.
The movie The Collector (adapted from the novel The Collector by John Fowles) was nominated for an Oscar in 1965
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 280
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 18
Amy O.25.4 - Hina's Task: Evolution of Mythology to Fairy Tales and to Disney's Animated Movies
Option 2 - Frozen: 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. - The Golden Ball And Other Stories by Agatha Christie
Option 3: Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett (humor genre on main page)
30.3 - Teri-k's Task: Your Own Personal Tardis
Option 3: The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory - set in time period 1200-1699 (fifteenth-century England)
**Philippa Gregory is a Goodreads author*
Option 4: Mischief by Amanda Quick - set in time period from 1700-1899 (Regency England). See review in Publisher's Weekly confirming time period: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0...
**Amanda Quick is a Goodreads author**
30.4. Sandy's Task: Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas.
Book 1: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression by Nell Casey (GR rec based on my to-read shelf).
Book 2: Paper Towns by John Green (1 friend read it). Found book on 3/08/15
**John Green is a Goodreads author**
50.1- Donna Jo's Task: 1-2-3-Go!
1. Read a book with a one-word title - Mystique by Amanda Quick
**Amanda Quick is a Goodreads author**
2. Read a book that is number 2, 12, or 22 in a series - The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory. (The Cousins' War #2)
**Philippa Gregory is a Goodreads author**
3. Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story by Isabel Gillies - letter L appears three times in author's name
This post: 135 points
Total to Date = 330 points
Total Goodreads Authors Tickets: 14
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
Books read: 25
Tasks completed: 16
Christine V25.5 - Nikki's Task: A Viking Pillage
The Moonstone I read this Kindle edition. MMP established a page count of 528 pages. The item worthy of being pillaged is the Moonstone - approved in post #2 of the task help thread.
***Claiming Big Book Ticket*** for 528 pages.
Points this post: 25
Total points: 225
Tasks completed: 14
Books read: 15
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500=5, 750=0, 1000=0
SandiCompleted Tasks
5.8 Niflheim, the Home of the Dead
Book written by an author who also writes under another name. L. Ron Hubbard used many pseudonyms; one of which is Frederick Engelhardt
Kindle edition I read: Spy Killer (Stories from the Golden Age)
Paperback edition: Spy Killer (Stories from the Golden Age)
30.4. Sandy's Task: Spring Renewal for your Reading Ideas.
Book 1: Recommendation list found on: Recommendations by Genre > Non Fiction - found on 2/17
ebook edition I read: Blown For Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology
Paperback edition: Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology
Book 2: Found on the "Popular Books" tab on 4/25. One friend had recently read it.
ebook edition I read: Ruby Red
most popular paperback: Ruby Red
**POINT SUMMARY**
Previous Points Earned: 245
Points Earned this Post: 35
Total Points To Date: 280
trishhartuk20.2 Rookie at the Top - Maryn’s Task: Midwives Help People Out
Option Two: Read a book where a midwife is a main character. This can be fiction or non-fiction.
Murder on Gramercy Park, Victoria Thompson
Sarah Brandt, the main female character, is a midwife.
Goodreads Author: Yes, Victoria Thompson is a Goodreads author
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
GRA: 1
Tasks completed: 27
Total points: 580
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: (500+) 1
Mary P10.6 - Older Americans Month
The Abominable by Dan Simmons
Points this task: 10
Total points: 605
Read6015.5 award written by women;A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suanne Berne
Points this book; 15
Total points; 115
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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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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Sandra Cisneros (other topics)John Green (other topics)
Vicky Dreiling (other topics)
Kate Chopin (other topics)
Kiera Cass (other topics)
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25.8 Anzac Day
I chose to do option 1 twice and read two books by authors born in Australia.
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta
Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories by Garth Nix
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