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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2010
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Summer Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
50.1 Let the Tarot DecideI read these books from my friends' lists:
Kate - read - Moonfleet by John Meade Falkner
Alice - currently reading - Trespass by Rose Tremain
Alice - to read - The Help by -Kathryn Stockett
Kathryn Stockett is a Goodreads Author
Total points to date 395
50.1 Let the Tarot DecidePast: I read Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto, from PJ Reads' "read" shelf.
Present: I read A Personal Matter byKenzaburō Ōe, from Catherine Degen's "currently reading" shelf.
Future: I read The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan, from both Leigh Ann's and Ms. Anderson's "to-read" shelf.
Total points earned: 265
Total tasks completed: 15
10.10 - Great Minds Think Alike - The last book I read and gave 5 stars to was "Gone with the Wind," and one of the other readers who rated it a 5 also gave 5 stars to The Five People You Meet in Heaven, which I read.15.1 - Wedding Bells are Ringing - For the Old & Blue, I read On the Road and for the New & Borrowed, I read A Midwife's Story
20.5 - Library Love - Here Lies the Librarian
20.9 - The Spirit of Independence -
A. Read Madeline
B. Watched "Crazy Heart"
25.1 - Independence Day -
A. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
B.
Grand Ambition25.10 - The Name Game -
A. We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam by Harold Moore
B. Fool by Christoper Moore
30.1 - Birthdays and Birth Months -
A. I was born in June, so I read The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon for South America
B. I was born on a Sunday, so I read The Talented Mr. Ripley for Noir Mystery
30.2 - For the Children -
A. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
B. Push
30.5 - Virtual Block Party -
I'll bring guacamole to the party. I basically took variations of different recipes to make my basic guacamole. It's nothing fancy, but I knew I was doing something right when I brought it to school back in 10th grade and a kid whose parents owned one of the biggest Mexican restaurants in town loved the dip :)
A. Five Quarters of the Orange
C. Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table
This should bring my total to 260 points.
Arow20.1 - The Most Improved Player - Deirdre's Task - Sweltering Summer Days
I read Fudge Cupcake Murderby Joanne Fluke.
I am not able to eat ice cream any more but my favourite was 'Breyers Vanilla Fudge Brownie'.
25.8 - Sandy's Task - Once Upon A Time…
I read two books to get me to the 400 pages.
I read Alison's Wonderlandby Alison Tyler- 393 pages
And I read The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling- 105 pages
Tasks Completed: 11
Points Earned: 275
Books Read: 17
5.10 - "If One Cannot Enjoy Reading A Book Over And Over Again, There Is No Use In Reading It At All." - Oscar WildeThe Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot.
10.9 - “You Cannot Open A Book Without Learning Something.” - Confucius
A.A non-fiction book related to your subject (Heart Surgery)
Healing Hearts by Kathy Magliato
20.6 - Supporting Goodreads Authors - Nicole CA's Task - List Maker
McKettricks of Texas: Garrett by Linda Lael Miller
I wouldn't recommend that anyone else add this to their must read list. It was only mildly entertaining.
25.5 - Helen's Task - Share the Summer Love
A. One from your favorite genre/type.
B. One from your second favorite genre/type.
A.An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon {historical fiction} - I love reading books that incorporate actual historical events - and this presented a whole new side of the American Revolution that I hadn't ever considered.
B.McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller {Cowboy Romance} - I may have been an English major in college, but I definitely love some romance novels, especially if they feature cowboys (who doesn't love cowboys?). Unfortunately, this one seemed a little a light on the cowboy and a little too heavy on the romance.
30.5 - DLM Rose's Task - Virtual Block Party
I don't know that I have a signature dish other than I'm always slated to bring dessert of some sort.
A. Read a fiction book with a food or beverage in the title
C. Read a food-related non-fiction book (non-cookbook).
A.The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cakeby Aimee Bender
C.Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford
Total Points Earned: 325
I'm finally getting around to claiming points for all the tasks I've done! I will definitely have lots more by the deadline. :)READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OH
I completed...
10.7 I Think We Can Handle the Truth
Our Tempestuous Day: A History of Regency England
This book is by Carroly Erickson, who also writes historical fiction novels.
10.9 "You can't open a book without learning something."-Confucius
My subject was reincarnation.
A. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reincarnation
TOTALS:
POINTS= 110
BOOKS= 10 [Big Books: 1; GoodReads author books:0]
TASKS=9
Sue T (Sue IL)50.1 Let the Tarot decide
PastThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer - from both Emily and Lindsey's read shelves
PresentThe Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum from Lindsey's currently reading shelf
FuturesThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield from Anne's TBR shelf.
Points this task: 50
Total Points: 490
Tasks Completed: 30
Books Read: 41
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)
25.1 - Character in the Military - The Boy in Striped Pajamas. Red,White, Blue cover - The Sinner by Tess Geristen. (the link to add book link is not working for me today....)25.4 - Read a book by Cancer author - Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri and the word "body" was on page 31 so I read Body Double by Tess Geristen.
Task Points: 25,25
Total Points: 355
Tasks:26
Books:32
Nicki - STL
REPOST - I guess Delicious Dee had comments about things that were missing from this post BUT I never received notice of the issue and checked the readerboard and dug through my posts to see where the issue was. I did not receive points for these tasks bc I left off the "extra" components. 15.4 - Numerology - author with same number - 11 - JK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and book that displays characteristic - mine is dreamer and I read Wake - Wake is about a girl who can see into people's dreams and so this corresponded with my charactersitic is dreamer.
25.5 - Favorite genre - Young Adult - Fade - I think my genres rotate throughout the seasons but in the summer there is nothing like flying through YA books. They are fun to read and this series I just got into and was interested in finishing out the series. The main character can see into people's dreams and each book has her entangled into different scenarios. It is a fun, quick series.
2nd favorite genre - books made into movies - Charlie St. Cloud - I always make a point to read the book before the movie and for some reason I am sooooo tempted to see every movie that was originally a book!! Recently I have read Push, Shutter Island and now Charlie St. Cloud solely so I can go see the movie. I have yet to go see Charlie St. Cloud but I found the premise of the book to be a bit too far fethced. WHile I know it is a work of fiction it was just a bit tooo extreme of a plot for my taste.
Task Points: 15,25
Total Points: 355
Tasks:26
Books:32
Nicki - STL
Lori BNPL10.3 Same Place, Same Time
I read City of Bones by Cassandra Clare for this task.
20.2 Before 1450 AD
I read So Speaks the Heart by Johanna Lindsey for this task. It takes place in 972 AD.
City of Bones was a really interesting book. I really enjoyed listening to it in the car while I was driving. The hard part is stopping it to go inside when you get to work or get home. :-)
I liked the character development. The plot was interesting. And while I had some things figured out before the end, there were a couple of complete surprises for me also. That always makes it more fun.
I am excited to get the next book in the series.
So Speaks the Heart is one of my favorite novels by Johanna Lindsey. I loved reading it again. Historical Romance used to be one of my favorite genres. I like the paranormal stuff better now.
Adding these 30 points to my total gives me 195 points. Looks like I might make it to my 200 point goal after all. LOL
20.1: Favorite Ice CreamMy favorite ice cream is strawberry with hot fudge and chocolate sprinkles (Yum!), so I read Strawberry Bank; Or, Home From India. by the Author of 'busy Bee'. by Miss Whittemore. It was awful, but had me thinking of ice cream! One thing to note on this book- GR says it's only 114 pages, but the version I read was 346.
New Total Points: 265
25.2 A. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts & The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris EwanTasks: 17
Points:280
Task 5.7 Transportation on the cover..
Riding a tiger of course. Kinda like riding a horse but softer.Task 5.10 Re- read
by SARKTask 25.2 Part A: Why in title
by Jay AsherPart B: Because in title
by Deborah TannenTotal points this task: 35
Total Points: 320
Tasks Done 20
Books Read: 30
Total Pages 8781
My goal was 20 tasks... so I made it.
25.8 Once Upon a Time....Read The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor and Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor two of a series in a trilogy about the updates story of Alyss in Wonderland... Great series!
Barbara VA25.7 I'm Passionate About ORGANIZING: After 21 years of moving with my Military spouse, I am settled in my own house and have unpacked EVERY box I could get my hands on. I have been in htis house 6 years, seems like a century but I finally had space, and time (no work). For 6 months it was like Christmas every day as I found old clothes, projects my children had done, books I was sure were lost, a family tree I did in college that a cousin has been asking me about for years, toys and even junk. It was wonderful, now many, many trips to Goodwill later, my P-Touch is my best friend and I have a pantry that I can find the 7 cans of cannellini beans I bought because I kept loosing them and finally make my gazpacho!
So in honor of all of this I would Like to thank Martha Stewart for Good Things for Organizing. 137 pages of great ideas and photos.
Also Iris Karas forOrganizing Elizabeth, a novel.
The first page just made me smile and see myself the way I am sure grocery store checkers do - compulsive about how things are placed on the belt for bagging. Just fun for me! 217 pages of smiles.
This was my favorite challenge by far! Thank you!!!
Tasks Completed - 24
Books Read - 31
Pages Read - 9448
Points/Goal - 220/350
Danielle719I completed 5.4 Lesser Known Awards. (5 points)
I read An Abundance of Katherines
which won the 2007 Printz award.
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Points total: 10
Rebecca MA25.5 - Helen's Task - Share the Summer Love
A. My favorite genre is romance, so I read Blithe Images by Nora Roberts
I found this book to be a bit slower than some of Nora Roberts' other books. I'd give it 3 stars, but it's certainly not one of my favorites by her. She definitely had great imagery throughout the book though, and you could really see what was being photographed throughout the story (the main character is a down to earth model).
This is my favorite genre because it allows me to dream. I am a hopeless romantic, and it just gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling to read about two people falling in love.
B. My second favorite genre is young adult, so I read The Emperor's Code by Gordon Korman
I did not like this book as much as I had liked some of the other 39 clues books. I found it was more difficult to follow, and it was also more difficult to try to piece together the mystery and try to solve the clue from the reader's perspective (in my opinion). It was still a good book, but I just don't feel that it is in the same league as some of the others in the series.
I enjoy this genre because it can be an escape from adult life. Sometimes in the young adult books the problems can seem so trivial that it's refreshing not to really think about anything complicated. I find that this particular series makes me think in a good way. The other thing that I enjoy about this genre is that it helps me to stay connected with my students. I teach 6th grade, and I always find it interesting to see what they're reading and to be able to discuss it with them.
New points: 25
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 11
Books read: 21
Sara E.
5.5 - I read Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones, and I loved it! It is one of my favorite movies, and I look forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.
Previous Score: 430
Current Score: 435
5.5 - I read Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones, and I loved it! It is one of my favorite movies, and I look forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.
Previous Score: 430
Current Score: 435
RubyI just finished reading Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris for Task 10.6. This brings me up to a staggering 60 points!:-)
Completed Tasks
10.6 Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
10.8 Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
20.6 The Help by Kathryn Stockett
20.10 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Points: 60
Books Read: 4
Jen UT20.10 - Group Reads
B. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 374 pages
Total Points: 85
25.1 Valorie's Task - Independence DayNight Game by Christine Feehan (character in the military)
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (blue cover)
Total points: 365
Big Book tickets: 1 (500+)
Goodread authors: 2 (Sarah Addison Allen, Juliet Marillier)
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 30
Pages read: 11715
For 25.3 - Jennifer N'S Task - Virtual Foreign Vacation I read : - Big Fish by Daniel Wallace (I'd love to visit the US)
- Not the End of the World by Kate Atkinson (I'm french, and I read it in english)
Books read: 18
Challenges accomplished: 14
Points : 245
Elizabeth MARepost of message 2630
30.2: For the Children
Part A: Children's classic book: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. This book was published in 1877. It is a book given to me from my Godfather and that I plan to hand down to my Godchild and/or to my own children.
Part B: Child is the main character: Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson. The main characters in this book are Dan (age 11) and Amy (age 14) Cahill who are under the care of their Au Pair Nelle.
Total: 145
Elizabeth MA10.6 Stand Up For Your Rights: At Risk by Alice Hoffman.
This book is about a girl, Amanda, who was given a blood transfusion back when they did not check to see if the blood was contaminated. She contracted Aids from the transfusion.
Amanda wanted very much to attend school in the short amount of time she had left. There were several people against this. Some parents pulled their children from the school. Other parents told their children not to go near Amanda so they do not get infected or not to use bathroom because Amanda could have used it. It goes to show you how little people knew of the Aids virus then and how people with Aids were discriminated against because of this lack of knowledge about how it can be passed on.
Total Points: 155
I think I probably should've posted as I went but here's what I've got so far.... First timer, don't judge me :o)5.1 - Heat Wave - The Girl Who Played with Fire – Steig Larsson
5.2 - Blockbuster Books – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Steig Larsson (does this count since it was released on DVD?)
5.9 - Get Caught Reading Girls of Riyadh – Rajaa Alsanea (read while I was getting my car serviced at the dealership in Alexandria, VA)
5.10 - "If One Cannot Enjoy Reading A Book Over And Over Again, There Is No Use In Reading It At All." - Oscar Wilde - The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffinegger
10.2 - "The (Fill In The Blank) Who..." The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – Steig Larsson (500+ pages = Big Book ticket?)
10.4 - Roll The Dice... I rolled a 116, which was tricky, but - What You’ve Been Missing – Janet Desaulniers (125 pages)
10.5 - Bring The Beach To You – The Mermaid Chair – Sue Monk Kidd
20.2 - A Trip To The Past - Fallen - David Maine
20.9 - The Spirit of Independence - A. The Help - Kathryn Stockett & B. I watched (500) Days of Summer starring my latest Hollywood crush, Joseph Gordon Levitt... swoon.
90 points.
Watch out, world.
:o)
Colleen wrote: "I think I probably should've posted as I went but here's what I've got so far.... First timer, don't judge me :o)5.1 - Heat Wave - The Girl Who Played with Fire – Steig Larsson
5.2 - Blockb..."
COLLEEN, there are two other Colleens participating in the challenge already, so you'll need to decide what you want your Readerboard name to be.
Check the list in the Readerboard Names thread and post your choice there.
Until we see a post in the Readerboard Names thread, your name on the Readerboard will be COLLEEEEEEEN (what we see over your avatar).
READERBOARD NAME: Rachel OHI completed...
25.9 The Swimsuit Edition
I chose D. Victorian: Vanity Fair
This book is also over 1000 pages, so I'm claiming a big books ticket!
TOTALS:
POINTS= 135
BOOKS=11 [Big Books: 2; GoodReads author books:0]
TASKS=10
DeeDee
15.6 - "Eventually, All Things Merge Into One, And A River Runs Through It."
Baking Cakes in Kigali (2009) by Gaile Parkin (Hardcover, 304 pages) (Rwanda)
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy (2009) by Adrienne Mayor (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 472 pages) (second longest book)
Task:
B.Read a novel that takes place in or a non-fiction book about one of the countries that the Congo flows through...
(Rwanda) Baking Cakes in Kigali (2009) by Gaile Parkin (Hardcover, 304 pages) I loved the narrative voice of this novel! The heroine's goal of searching for the best outcome in every situation she is in was inspiring. 5 *
C. Read a book that is the second longest book written by an author of your choice.
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy (2009) by Adrienne Mayor (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 472 pages) (second longest book) Mithradates' kingdom was located on the southern banks of the Black Sea. He was barbaric, pagan, and clever. The photographs were very helpful to the text. I rate this one 2 * because (1) the prose was leaden; (2) alot of this book is speculation (like: Mithradates "probably" "most likely" "would have done") rather than fact; and, (3) very annoyingly, the author has a hatred of the Roman Empire that overshadows her judgment of the historical facts.
Adrienne Mayor is a (Goodreads Author)
380 + 15 = 395
Tasks Completed: 24
Points for this task: 15
Points thus far: 395/950
Books read: 33
Pages Read: 9297 + 304 + 472 = 10,073
Read but not claimed: 6
(Goodreads Author) 4
(Goodreads Author) Laurie Viera Rigler (10.10)
(Goodreads Author) Adrienne Mayor (15.6)
(Goodreads Author) Sheramy Bundrick (20.4)
(Goodreads Author) Jessica Day George (25.8)
Big Books:
500+
Year's Best SF 15 (2010) by David G. Hartwell (Editor), Kathryn Cramer (Editor) (Mass Market Paperback, 512 pages)
For 20.9 - Luck Of The Draw - Terri's Task - The Spirit of Independence, I read Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and watched An Education (Independent Spirit Award 2010 foreign film winner)Books read: 19
Challenges accomplished: 15
Points : 265
20.6 - List MakerThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 372 p.
I gave this book 3 stars, although it probably deserves 4 (still wish I could give 1/2 stars). Enjoyable, touching, emotional book, but I'm not sure I would say it's a MUST-read, (I'm very picky, my Must-read list would be short). The thing I didn't like about this story is that the family never had closure in regards to Mr. Harvey.
My Total - 260 Points
Tanja30.5 Dlmrose Task I: Part B - Read a book with recipes
The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal GR AUTHOR - (3 Stars)30.5 Dlmrose Task II: Part C - Read a nonfiction book about food/cooking
My Life in France by Julia Child - (4 Stars)I would bring my strawberry cupcakes topped with vanilla icing and fresh raspberries to the block party!
Total Points: 200
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10.4 - Roll The Dice...Do you feel lucky...are the dice on your side? For this task you will need to visit t10.4 - Roll The Dice...
I rolled 272, so I read Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom. A friend had given me this book over a year ago, and despite others urging me to read it, I procrastinated til fate (and roll the dice) intervened. It was very sweet, not too trite, and frankly, just what I needed.
new total: 360
Rebecca MA25.2 - Coralie's Task - Q & A
C. Read a book with the word WHO in the title AND a book with a person's name in the title
Who- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee
Person's Name- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
New Points: 25
Total points: 300
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 23
Kandie5.10 - Re-read Task
I re-read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
25.1 - Valorie's Task - Independence Day
For Part A I read Fallout which had a bunch of characters in it that were ex-military. They set up a private security company.
AND
For Part B I read
which has a blue cover. Total Points: 700
Christine USTask 50.1 Tarot
Read: Molly's shelf The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin
To Read: Stephanie's shelf Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
Currently reading: Imperfect Birds: A Novel by Ann Lamott
Kelley Armstrong is a GoodReads author
Points earned:475
Goodreads author tickets: 6
DeeDee
20.10 - Group Reads
The ABC Murders (1936) by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) (Hardcover, 256 pages) I posted in the GroupReads comments thread #61.
395 + 20 = 415
Tasks Completed: 25
Points for this task: 20
Points thus far: 415/950
Books read: 34
Pages Read: 10,073 + 256 = 10,329
Read but not claimed: 6
(Goodreads Author) 4
(Goodreads Author) Laurie Viera Rigler (10.10)
(Goodreads Author) Adrienne Mayor (15.6)
(Goodreads Author) Sheramy Bundrick (20.4)
(Goodreads Author) Jessica Day George (25.8)
Big Books:
500+
Year's Best SF 15 (2010) by David G. Hartwell (Editor), Kathryn Cramer (Editor) (Mass Market Paperback, 512 pages)
Rebecca MA20.6 - Supporting Goodreads Authors - Nicole CA's Task – List maker
Must-Read lists abound. Let's create our own! For this task, read a book that is at least 300 pages and tell us whether it is a must-read or not and why.
For this task, I read Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (396 pages) I would put this on a must-read list for young adult books. I gave it 4 stars, partly because I found it kind of slow to get started. Other than that it was a very creative book.
New points: 20
Total points: 320
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 24
Completed Task: 15.10 "Other Things...Family"Part A: read Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Part B: I love that my family is always completely supportive, even when they don't agree with my plans. When I decided to move to NYC on a whim, my parents just said okay and helped me move...granted they still gave me plenty of "advice".
Previous Points: 200
Current Points: 215
I completed task 25.8 - Sandy's Task - Once Upon A Time… by reading The Princess Bride by William Goldman (480 pgs.). Great book! And a great movie!Total points = 305
Beth F - used to be Beth(MN)20.7 - Those We Love to Hate - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
Points = 360
Jen UT25.9 A. Tankini:
Among the Enemy by Margaret Peterson Haddix 214 pages Published: 2005
Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix 194 pages Published: 2006
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 391 pages Published: 2009
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 400 pages Published: 2010
Total Pages Read: 1199
Total Points: 110
Barbara VAJust finished 30.2 PJ Reads - For The Children
A. This was a hard task for me to choose a book for, there were so many choices! I love the CLASSICS, so finding one that was old enough was still not the problem. I ended up picking
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
after hearing that a movie is now in the works. Published in 1938, the story is still as fresh as any new title! My own kids could not believe that I had not re-read this one when I gave it to them. My son still talks about playing the piano with gloves! I have a cousin that is a new elementary school teacher so I will "gently" poke her to add this to her list for her class.
B - I picked
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Jesse and Leslie are both 10 so that counts as children. Another in my list of Newbery winners and Honor books completed! Loved it!
Tasks Completed - 24
Books Read - 33
Pages Read - 9714
Points/Goal - 350/350 DONE!
Barbara VAI never thought about claiming Goodreads Authors but I just counted them up so decided to give it a shot. Hope that this does not cause too much confusion. I am noting Task/Post
Total Authors - 4
Total Books - 8
Ellen Crosby
25.2/2620 - Merlot Murder
25.9/2639 - Chardonnay Charade
25.9/2639 -Bordeaux Betrayal
Alexander McCall-Smith
10.1/1336 - Lost Art of Gratitude
20.1/2210 - Espresso Tales
25.9/2639 - 44 Scotland Street
David Liss
25.9/2640 - Coffee Trader
Iris Karas
25.7/2769 - Organizing Elizabeth
I also realized that I completed 25 tasks, not 24
LINDSEY TN30.2 - PJ Read's Task - As Suggested By Shannon South Africa - For The Children
A. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (donated to library used bookstore, approved in task help thread)
B. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
Tasks Completed - 24
Books Read - 30
Pages Read - 9008
Total Points - 340
Books by Goodreads authors: 5
Big Books: 2 (500+), 0 (750+), 0 (1000+)
For 5.3 - S.U.M.M.E.R, I just finished The Suicide Club by Robert Louis StevensonBooks read: 20
Challenges accomplished: 16
Points : 270
For 25.3 Virtual Foreign VacationA: Tijuana Blues I always wanted to visit Mexico.
B: Nordermoor This plays in Iceland and was originally written in Icelandic (sorry I don't know it the language there is really called that, my english doesn't go that far and I don't have a dictionary here)
For 15.2 Stars and Stripes Forever
A: Spooky California: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
B: The Jasmine Moon Murder plays in South Carolina
Task Points: 25 + 15
Total Points: 245
Books Read: 23
Pages Read: 9509
Tasks completed: 17
Task 30.2 For the Children (PJ Reads/Shannon SA)A) Classic children's book: I read
Treasure of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston.B) Main character is a child: I read
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.I recommended Treasure of Green Knowe to my daughter Ellie, and we decided to read it together. (The Green Knowe series was originally published in the late 50s).
Total points: 295
Total tasks completed: 16
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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