Completed Task Posts with Questions / Problems

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Sandy and I are trying to help Cynthia with the Readerboard and will use this thread for questions about task posts.

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Lisa - post 862
15.2B. Stripes (original 13 colony setting)- "North Carolina & Virginia"
*The Secret Life Of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain GOODREADS AUTHOR

This book is mentioned in the 15.2 Task Help thread, but I'm not clear how Cynthia's post 50 applies.
Does the book have to take place in only one of the 13 original states?

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Alice IL - post 889

15.9. Baby Proof—Giffin, Emily
This task also requires "AND
B.Explain if and how the main character (presumably whom the title refers to) does or does not remind you of yourself."

20.6. Secrets of Eden--Bohjalian, Chris
This task also requires "a book that is at least 300 pages and tell us whether it is a must-read or not and why."

25.9. The Hour I First Believed—Wally Lamb
*25.9 is 500+ pages, so I am claiming a big book ticket.
This task requires 850 pages for each of the options:
25.9 - Donna Jo's Task - It's Time For The Swim Suit Edition.
Pick one of the following swim suit styles to fit your reading type.

A. Tank Suit - Read 1 book of at least 850 pages.
B. Bikini - Read 2 books totaling at least 850 pages and first published in 1946 (date of first named bikini) or later.
C. Tankini - Read 850 pages of book(s) published in last 5 years. 2006
D. Victorian (The kind with sleeves, skirt & bloomers.) - Read 850 pages of book(s) published between 1834 and 1901

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Nicole VA - post 900

25.8 Fairy Tales
I read Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George who is a GoodReads Author.The book is a retelling of the fairy tale "Cinderella."

This task requires at least 400 pages.

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Eilis - post 893

25.9 - Donna Jo's Task - It's Time For The Swim Suit Edition.
A. Tank Suit - I read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Folett, which is over 1000 pages long

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Tami - post 952

15.4 My magic number was 6, same as Madeleine l'Engle.
The characteristics for 6 are responsibility, community, protection, nurture, balance and sympathy.

A. I read A Wind in the DoorbyMadeleine L'Engle and
B. Private Justice by Terri Blackstock

This task requires "Include a short explanation of how the character matches the characteristics in your post. A sentence or two would be sufficient."

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Rora - post 953

30.5 - A novel with recipes...American Cookery: A Novel by Laura Kalpakian (4 stars) and food-related non-fiction book...Consuming Passions: A Food-Obsessed Life by Michael Lee West (3 stars) Goodreads Author

I don't cook, so I don't have a recipe to share. My boyfriend is the cook of the family so he makes something to bring to potlucks/barbecues.

This task requires "Include your contribution to the party in your post, and let us know what makes your recipe stand out."

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Grace - post 954

15.7 - Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

This task requires "AND
B. Tell us about something you would like to change about the country/state/city where you live and what you have done or would do to see it changed."

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Erin - post 977

I finished 25.6 by reading Speak by Laurie Halsie Anderson. This book has the same theme as my favorite summer song "The Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", they are both about a girl standing on the edge of the society overcoming her fears and coming out of the shell.

Laurie Halsie Anderson is a goodreads author.

This task also requires "and you must say why it reminds you of summer."

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Jamie ME - post 980

10.4)Gone - Lisa McMann (Rolled 162 Gone has 214 pages)

This task requires "The amount shown on the dice (+/- 10) will be the amount of pages that you will need to read for this task."

For 162, the page range is 152 to 172.

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Jennifer KS - post 995

30.5 - DLM Rose's Task - Virtual Block Party
A. The Merlot Murders a wine country mystery by Ellen Crosby a Goodreads Author.
B. Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke

This task requires "Include your contribution to the party in your post, and let us know what makes your recipe stand out."

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Katelin - post 986

25.7 - Wendy's Task - I'm Passionate About...
All things Disney!
A. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination (Big Book - 880 pages)
B. Disney After Dark

Cynthia requires that you either link
to the book OR post both the title and author.

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Jennifer - post 929

I read The Gathering Anne Enright (Goodreads Author)

Anne Enright is not a Goodreads Author.
If you're looking at the book, right after the author's name it is in parentheses (goodreads author). If you're looking at the author profile, it is in the upper right corner.

[Tami]

should I reply in the completed tasks section? will do so now.

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Tami wrote: "should I reply in the completed tasks section? will do so now."

yes, thanks.

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Carrie - post 1021

Just joined the group so I'm getting a late start. Here's my first book :)

#25.9A Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

Points for this Task:25
Total Points:25
Total Books Read:1
Pages Read:1,072
GR Authors:0
Big Books: 0(500+) 0(750+) 1(1,000+)

I think Cynthia wants us to say we're claiming a Big Book ticket and include the number of pages.

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Allie - post 1022

20.2 - Rookie Of The Season - Kiri's Task - A Trip To The Past
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Do you want to claim a Big Book ticket?

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Barbara - post 1032

30.5 DLM Rose's Task - Virtual Block Party. I am known for my Strawberry Salad. I chose Strawberry Sunday: A John Marshall Tanner Novel and On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town.

This task also requires "and let us know what makes your recipe stand out."

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Kristen - post 1033

15.3 Books and Blogs - True Believer by Nicholas Sparks. It was reviewed on the bloghttp://bookreviewsbykatie.blogspot.co....

This task also requires "and a review of the book."
In the task help thread Cynthia clarified "You provide the link to the blog and write your own review of the book."

25.1 Independence Day - A. The Diplomat's Wife by Pam Jenoff. This book takes place at the end of World War II and one of the main characters is an American soldier.

This is a 2 book task. "AND
B.Read a book of your choice with a Blue, Red, or White cover. "

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Christine - post 1038

Task 15.3
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
This book (the series as a whole actually) is discussed on
bittenbybooks.com

This task also requires "and a review of the book."
In the task help thread Cynthia clarified "You provide the link to the blog and write your own review of the book."

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[Christine US]

Review posted on the page. If I have to copy and paste it into my post, let me know.

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Christine wrote: "Review posted on the page. If I have to copy and paste it into my post, let me know."

Is it a review that you wrote?
Sorry, but I can't find a review for Vampire Academy at that link

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Cheryl - post 1079

30.1B Correction What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

Task 30.1 requires 2 books.
For your first book, pick out your birthday month from this list and read a NONFICTION book about that topic

For your second book, find out what day of the week on which you were born (if you don't know already) and read a FICTION book from that genre.

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Kathy - post 1092

25.5- Share the Summer Love-
First Genre- Historicial Romance
Daughters of England by Philippa Carr
***I read the purple cover--- 308 pgs.)

Second Gengre- Fantasy
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
(500+ pages)

Task 25.5 also requires "C. Write a short review for each and an explanation of why you like that genre/type."

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Karen GHHS - post 1096

30.2 For the Children

Children's Classic
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden is one of my favorite books from my childhood. Revisiting it this summer was a joy! This story taught me a lot about how I wanted to live my life, and this was revealed to me as I reread this wonderful book. In the story, Mary learns to let go of prejudices ingrained in her when she was part of the British “ruling class” in India and truly connect with people. She helps Colin find his own inner strength and helps others make more empathetic connections as well. Although I no longer garden much myself, I love being in nature and studying and taking time to look at the animals and plants around me. I love this story and recommend it to you as a reread or a first time reading of a wonderful classic for children that speaks to adults as well. For a number of years on Fox Island there was a Secret Garden maintained for people to visit and I used to spend a lot of time there. That was my biggest memory of the book and I am glad that I revisited the story and discovered so much more meaning than I had remembered.

Child Main Character: Ted/12 Years Old

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

In the same spirit as The Curious Incident of the Dog in Nighttime by Mark Haddon and House Rules by Jodi Picoult, Siobhan Dowd brings us Ted, a young boy with Asperger’s Syndrome who helps solve The London Eye Mystery. Ted’s cousin Salim goes up for a ride on the London Eye, but he doesn’t come down. Ted has some theories about how this could have happened and he and his older sister, Kat, set out to find their cousin. This one kept me guessing right to the end. It’s a great little mystery!

Task 30.2 requires "AND either pass it on, or recommend it to a child (give details when you claim your points)."
Your recommendation is to adults.

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Rachelccameron - post 1099

10.5 - If You Can't Go To The Beach...Bring The Beach To You
I read All I Want Is Everything All i want is everything by Cecily von Ziegesar

I counted this, but I'm not sure that Cynthia would.
Please confirm that it's a picture of a beach on the cover (and not a swimming pool).

[Kathy G.]

I reposted this--- #1657. Let me know if this is okay.

[Kathy G.]

See post 24 above--- THANKS.

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Kathy wrote: "I reposted this--- #1657. Let me know if this is okay."

Yes, that's fine.

(Points won't go on Readerboard for a while -- sorry.)

[Kathy G.]

PJ--- you are working so hard. This is my first challenge and I sure appreciate all the hard work you all do. :-)

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Kathy wrote: "PJ--- you are working so hard. This is my first challenge and I sure appreciate all the hard work you all do. :-)"

Thank you! Believe me I thought I appreciated Cynthia before. Now that I've tried doing some of it, I'm absolutely astounded that she's willing to do all this.

[Kathy G.]

This truly has to be a labor of a love for people and for reading!

[Petra]

PJ, you're amazing! Wow! I can imagine how much work this is.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Petra wrote: "PJ, you're amazing! Wow! I can imagine how much work this is."

Absolutely - thank you so much for doing all this, PJ.

[Karen Michele]

pjreads wrote: "Karen GHHS - post 1096

30.2 For the Children

Children's Classic
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden is one of my favorite books from my childhood. Revisiting it..."

Oops! All my reviews are for my high school students and I just copied it from my blog, but also I totally left out that I bought a copy for my "adopted" son's daughter to keep for when she's old enough and I have saved my own childhood copy for my first grandchildren which will probably be awhile!

Thank you so much for doing this and being true to all of the tasks!

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Karen GHHS wrote: "pjreads wrote: "Karen GHHS - post 1096

30.2 For the Children

Children's Classic
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden is one of my favorite books from my childhood. Revi..."

Karen, you'll need to do another post in the Completed Tasks thread with the added details.

[Karen Michele]

Ok -- I just did the post over for 30.2 (post 1096). Please let me know if I should have included all the tasks I had on that post. The new number is 1663.

Thanks!

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Karen GHHS wrote: "Ok -- I just did the post over for 30.2 (post 1096). Please let me know if I should have included all the tasks I had on that post. The new number is 1663.

Thanks!"

Just 30.2. The other tasks were counted.

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Karen - post 1110

25.9 Swimsuit Edition C. Tankini (Read 850 pages of book(s) published in last 5 years Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (611 pages)

Need 239 more pages.

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Heather - post 1112

Finished task 15.4. I read House Rules by Jodi Picoult. One of the books on her list was Life of Pi. I read it as well and really enjoyed both of these books!

House Rules had 500+ pages, so please add it to my big book ticket. Thanks

Should this be task 15.5?

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Brenda - post 1125

20.9 Cutting for Stone - good book, but took a long time to read

Task 20.9 also requires "AND
B. Watch an Independent Film Spirit Award Winner or Nominee"

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Sarah - post 1130

15.3 Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell (6/18/10)
Blog: http://juliepowell.blogspot.com/

Task 15.3 also requires "and a review of the book."
In the task help thread Cynthia clarified "You provide the link to the blog and write your own review of the book."

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Rhiannon - post 1147

This is a plea for help. Would you note at the top of your posts which tasks are new. Cynthia has magnitudes more patience than I do (like comparing a galaxy vs a quark).

[Rhiannon]

will go back and edit post after that one for easier reference.

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Rhiannon wrote: "will go back and edit post after that one for easier reference."

Thank you!!!

[Lisa]

pjreads wrote: "Lisa - post 862
15.2B. Stripes (original 13 colony setting)- "North Carolina & Virginia"
*The Secret Life Of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain GOODREADS AUTHOR

This book is mentioned in the 15.2 Task Help thread, but I'm not clear how Cynthia's post 50 applies.
Does the book have to take place in only one of the 13 original states? "

Since it's questionable if the book will count because it takes place in two of the colonies rather than just one, I went ahead and switched it out with another book. I reposted the correction in post #1666.

Thanks for helping PJ! :D

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

So far you haven't needed to post any of my tasks :)

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Lisa wrote: "pjreads wrote: "Lisa - post 862
15.2B. Stripes (original 13 colony setting)- "North Carolina & Virginia"
*The Secret Life Of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain GOODREADS AUTHOR

This book is menti..."

Thanks, Lisa. I've been worrying if I made the right decision on this one.

[Lisa]

PJ, Cynthia didn't directly say it couldn't be used after I posted it in the help thread, but it was no problem for me to switch. I was able to flip flop it with another book. (I knew I was holding on to Donna Jo's Swimsuit task for good reason.)

[Heather]

Heather - post 1112

Finished task 15.4. I read House Rules by Jodi Picoult. One of the books on her list was Life of Pi. I read it as well and really enjoyed both of these books!

House Rules had 500+ pages, so please add it to my big book ticket. Thanks

Should this be task 15.5?

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Yes, you are right. 15.5!

Heather in KS