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Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
Readerboard Name: StacyCT30.7 - Title Connections
Option B
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Task Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 9
Total Points Earned: 135
Total Books Read: 11
Pages Read: 3546
GoodReads Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500+(), 750+(), 1000+()
Finished10.2 SAY WHAT
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Task points: 10
Total points: 200
Total tasks: 10
Total books: 15
ANNA E30.7 Diane’s Task: Title Connections (Option B)
Room by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author)
The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert
5.7 Going Green
Encore Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
This was a book borrowed from the library
10.7 Cuddle a Koala
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin (set in Australia)
Total Tasks Completed: 8
Total Points Earned: 100
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1), 750+(), 1000+()
Task 30.7. Diane's Task: Title ConnectionsPale Demon 3/24/11 & Demon Angel 4/4/11
Option A.
**GoodReads Author: Meljean Brook
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Points this post: 30
Total Points: 255
Tasks Completed: 16 (1 in this post)
Books Read: 21 (1 in this post)
GoodReads Authors: 9 (1 in this post)
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
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5.2 Circle of Friends
Bone Crossed
5.7 Going Green
The Prince - borrowed from the library
10.5. It Takes Two
Comfort Object -Annabel Joseph (GR Author)
25.3. Mrs. Soule's Task: A Better World
A. fiction - Zack – Federal Law Enforcement Agent - Cheyenne McCray (GR Author)
B. non-fiction - 11 Days in December – military
25.6. Jennifer N's Task: It’s All About Australia and Oceania
A Option 1. Flooding in Australia – Ill Wind – individual can manipulate the weather – approved in the task help thread
B Option 2. AUSTRALIA – Eternal Rider – Larissa Ione - (GR Author)
30.2. Sheila's Task: Sheila’s Guilty Pleasures
A. American Idol Kitty Goes To Washington – Carrie Vaughn – for Carrie Underwood - (GR Author)
Dancing With the Stars United States version Marked – for Mark Ballas - Elisabeth Naughton (GR Author)
Task 30.7. Diane's Task: Title Connections
A. Goddess of Love -
B. Love on Assignment - Cara Lynn James (GR Author)
Total Points This Post: 130
Total Points in Challenge: 560
Books Read: 46
Tasks Completed: 37
GR Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500+(3); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Previous Tasks Completed:
5.1;5.3;5.4;5.5;5.6;5.9;5.10
10.2;10.3;10.4;10.8;10.10
15.1;15.3;15.4;15.5;15.6;15.7;15.9;15.10
20.1;20.2;20.4;20.5;20.7;20.8;20.9
25.2
30.3;30.5
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One of my favorite authors is Charles de Lint. Charles de Lint. Another of his fans, Stephanie, gave 5 stars to
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, which I read for this task.
25.1. Coralie's Task:In my Backyard
b. Read a book where a main character works in the finance industry.
I read Confessions of a Shopaholic (specifically approved in the help thread)
d. Read a book where a main character works in the food preparation industry.
I read Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. Main character owns a bakery/coffee shop and bakes cookies throughout the book. The cookie recipes included sounded good.
total points: 285
MANDY Y.20.8. It's My Birthday. Jayme VA's Task: The Night I was Born
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Persuasion (2007) (TV)
Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 220
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 14
Pages Read: 4582
Goodreads Author Books: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
5.4 Good Faeries,Bad Faeries by Brian Froud Candace Havens Fan-Rae5.5 Secrets,Lies, and My Sister Kate by Belinda Hollyer
10.10 Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
20.7 Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff My favorite quote-"Nobody Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent" by Eleanor Roosevelt Besides the word in the title I feel this book relates to not allowing anyone to "hold" you down
30.7 Club Dead & Dead to the World both by Charlaine Harris
Total Points: 235
30.7 Title ConncectionsOne Last Good Time By Michael Kardos**
and
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay ***
** Michael Kardos is a GoodReads Author **
***The Power of One is 528 pages, claiming a Big Book ticket***
Points this post - 30
Books Read - 6
Tasks completed - 5
TOTAL POINTS - 105
Kate.x.15.10 Spring Break. I read "Up close and Personal" by Leonie Fox. Which was a light easy read, just what I needed for the weekend.
Total points = 140
Total tasks = 9
Angie TX Completed Tasks:
5.5 I'm Tellin' Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
20.3 Katy's Task: Happy International Women's Day! The L-Shaped Room by Lynne Reid Banks
**Lynne Reid Banks was born, and lives, in England. I live in the U.S**
Total Points: 130
Total Points This Post: 25
GRA: 2
Total Books Read: 13
Tasks Completed: 11
20.9 Lucky Me!Murder to Go by Emma Lathen
Points: 20
Total Points: 340
Total Books Read: 24
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Readerboard name: Leora5.6 Water, Water Everywhere:
by Jan Karon. On the right hand side of the lady walking is a lake.10.8 Come On, Eat Your Spinach: Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood
15.9 In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb: James Herriot's Cat Stories by James Herriot
Total points: 220
Carly20.6. Seasoned Reader. Kathryn CA's Task: Young Adult Series
1) I read Perfect by Sara Shepard. Perfect has 298 pages and is a part of Pretty Little Liars series. Sara Shepard is also a GoodReads author.
2) I read Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy was 236 pages long and is part of the Gallagher Girl series.
I read two YA books for a total of 533 pages.
Points This Task: 20
Total Points: 85
Tasks Completed: 7
Tasks in Progress: 0
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Pages Read: 2323
Task #5.4 - Fan ClubAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Stephanie Perkins is a Goodreads Author
I went to the profile page of
Lisa McMann, one of my favorite authors, and used fan Sophie's list
Task #5.6 - Water, Water, Everywhere
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Task #15.8 - From a Different Perspective
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
This book is written from two characters' perspectives.
Task #20.1 - Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
1) Book written by an author whose initals are in JOECAINFATTUESDAY
How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
Simone Elkeles is a Goodreads Author
Her initials, S.E., are in FATTUESDAY.
This post: 45 points
Total to Date = 45 points
Readerboard Name - Kate H 5.1 Waltzing Matilda Dancing for Degas **GOODREADS AUTHOR**Kathryn Wagner
Pages: 400
Points: 5
5.2 Circle of Friends Confessions of a Shopaholic
Pages: 312
Points: 5
5.3 Gimma Five The Sweet Far Thing by: Libba Bray
Pages: 819 **BIG BOOK 750+**
Points: 5
5.6 Water Water Everywhere
Pages: 150
Points: 5
5.7 Going Green The Perfect Neighbor (MacGregors #11) borrowed from the library
Pages: 244
Points: 5
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie Animal Farm
Pages: 113
Points: 5
10.3 Beware the Ides of March Mistress of Rome **GOODREADS AUTHOR**Kate Quinn
Pages: 464
Points: 10
10.6 Respect Your Elders I Capture the Castle Published originally in 1948
Pages: 352
Points: 10
15.4 It's a Repeat Hush, Hush **GOODREADS AUTHOR**Becca Fitzpatrick
Pages: 391
Points: 15
15.8 From a Different Perspective The Book Thief
Pages: 550 **BIG BOOK 500+**
Points: 15
15.10 Spring Break Happy Ever After
Pages: 355
Points: 15
20.4 The Royal Wedding To Save the Devil by Kate Moore
Pages: 284
Points: 20
20.6 Seasoned Reader YA task Crescendo
Pages: 427
Points: 20
25.1 In My Backyard A. d-a food court, restaurants,bars, cafes The School of Essential Ingredients This take place in a restaurant **GOODREADS AUTHOR**Erica Bauermeister
B. h-a television screen The Awakening and The Struggle Vampire Diaries is the tv show.
Pages: 256 & 492
Points: 25
30.3 Yours Mine Ours A. Mine Till Midnight **GOODREADS AUTHOR**Lisa Kleypas
B. Before Midnight: A Retelling of ''Cinderella''
Pages: 360 & 208
Points: 30
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Points this Post: 190
Total points: 190
Total Pages:6647
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 30.7 - Title Connections
I chose to do option B. I read Other People's Love Letters: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to See by Bill Shapiro and Love Letters by Phyllis McGinley.
Points this task: 30
Total points: 205
Tasks completed: 15
Books read: 17
Pages read: 4198
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
MANDY Y.20.10 Group Read
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Task Points: 20
Grand Total: 240
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 15
Pages Read: 4870
Goodreads Author Books: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Kathleen FL20.5 Alliterative Authors Association:
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 185
Goodreads Author Books: 1
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(1), 1000+(0)
Casey TN5.8 - Blow Your Stack
I read The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, which I added to my TBR shelf in November.
10.6 - Respect Your Elders
I chose And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, which was published in 1939.
25.1 - In My Backyard
A. Anchor - I read Dragons From The Sea by Judson Roberts. The story is set on a Viking ship.
D. Food Court, Restaurants, Bars, Etc. - I read The Chocolate Bear Burglary by JoAnna Carl. The main character works in her family's chocolate shop.
Points this Post: 40
Total Points: 175
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Alice GTask 15.4 It's a repeat part B
Book 1: Cold Comfort Farm
Book 2: The Double Comfort Safari Club
Total Points: 125
Previous Reads:
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie - The Humbling by Philip Roth
10.1 Sing Out - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
10.4 Elementary, my dear Watson - Started Early, Took my Dog by Kate Atkinson
25.6 It's all about Australia and Oceania - Zeitoun by Dave Eggers and So Much for That by Lionel Shriver
30.1 Literature Map by Gender - For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemmingway and On the Road by Jack Kerouac
30.3 Yours, Mine and Ours - The Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O Farrell and The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
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20.6. Seasoned Reader. Kathryn CA's Task: Young Adult Series Gone by Michael Grant
Michael Grant is a Goodreads Author.
I'm also claiming a Big Book ticket, Gone is 558 pages.
Points this post : 20
Points so far : 80
20.2 My five random words were: bread, vitamins, parade, concrete and paddock
I read The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly.
points this task 20
total points 270
20.3 Happy International Women's DayI read The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author). I live in the US and Margaret Atwood is Canadian.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 155
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
I had listed my last task Spring Break as a 10 pt task but I see it is 15 pts. Sorry for the mistake.
MASANOBU5.5 I'm Tellin':
I've read Sister Carrie: The Unexpurgated Edition by Theodore Dreiser, with the word sister in its title.
Total Points: 15 + 5 = 20
I'd like to claim a big book ticket for this, since it is 500+ pages.
Southpaw285Completed task #15.2 - Blurb It
(A) Something Wicked by Jo Beverley (blurb by Mary Balogh)
(B) Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh
This Post: 15 points
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Total challenge points as of 04/10/11 = 165
Brenda WI10.5 Two Word Title Lily's Crossing
20.5 Alliterative author The Wildwater Walking Club by Claire Cook
I give this book 5 stars
30 point this post = 125 previous = 155 total
10.6 Read a book published before 1960I read 1984 by George Orwell. It was first published in 1939. And I think I am the only human on the planet that hated it. My son is the one who kept encouraging me to read it because he had to in sophomore English. Then, once I was done, he states he hated it too. I guess some books are just too much work to understand-for me anyways!
Total Points to date: 225
Total Tasks Completed: 14
Total Books Read: 18
Total GoodReads Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Jules reporting15.8 From a Different Perspective, the book was written in poem form.
A Girl Named Mister
20.10 Group Read
The Glass Castle
Points this task: 35
Total completed: 75
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Total pages 1990
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: (1) 500, (0) 750, (0) 1000
Jayme(the ghostreader)I completed task 10.10 The Final Frontier. I chose a fantasy and read "Beastly" by Alex Flinn.
Tasks Completed 12
Books Read: 14
GR Authors: 1, (Neal Shusterman)
Big Books: 0
Grand Total: 175
NICOLE VA25.6 Jennifer N's Task: It’s All About Australia and Oceania
I chose option 1 (a natural disaster has a significant effect on the plot) and read Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes, about a young girl surviving Hurricane Katrina.
I also chose option 5 (written by an Australian author) and read The Spell Book of Listen Taylor by Jaclyn Moriarty.
Jewell Parker Rhodes is a GoodReads author.
Total points = 225
25.1. Coralie's Task:In my Backyard A. Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
Most of this book takes place on a boat on the Mediterranean looking for treasure.
H. Heat Wave by Richard Castle
This book is a companion novel for the TV show Castle.
Maureen Johnson is a goodreads author.
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 205
Tasks Completed: 13
Pages Read: 7203
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
30.1. Cheryl's Task: Literature Map By GenderInitial Author: Jude Deveraux
A. James Michael Pratt: The Last Valentine read 4/10/11
B. Robin Cook: Seizure read 4/10/11
Total this post: 30
Completed Tasks: 26
Total Points to Date: 370
Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (5), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.6 Young Adult SeriesI read Spells by Aprilynne Pike (426 pages)
It is the second installment in the "Wings"-Series, has 426 pages and is shelved as Young Adult.
15.10 Spring Break
I read Morning Glories Vol. 1: For A Better Future by Nick Spencer (192 pages)
Points this Post: 35
Total Points: 140
Total Tasks Completed: 10
Total Books Read: 11
Total Pages Read: 3233
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.9. Lucky Me! Laurie's Task Gallows Thief by Bernard Cornwell, 384 pages. This book contains the word thief in it's title.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 50/910
Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 3
Goodreads Author Books: 0
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(1)
5.2 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Cryer's Cross Lisa McMann 5.3 GIMME FIVE Entice Carrie Jones
5.4 FAN CLUB Willow Juila Hoban
5.5 IM TELLIN Prophecy of the Sisters Michelle Zink
5.6 WATER WATER EVERYWHERE Hex Hall Rachel Hawkins
5.7 GOING GREEN Demonglass Rachel Hawkins
Lisa McMann & Carrie Jones & Michelle Zink are Goodreads Authors
Total points this post 30
Total GRA's 3
Total Points 65
20.3 - Happy International Women's DayIsland Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
Born in Peru, raised in Chile, lives in California, writes in Spanish - an international sort of woman!
I am English.
Total points to date 200
Sandy MNTask 15.3 Earth Day
A. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares.
C. The Starter Wife byGigi Levangie Grazer
Total Points: 265
Leslie NJ5.7 Going Green: The Neighbor read on my Kindle
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie: The Farm Chicks in the Kitchen
5.10 Kia Ora: Faceless Killers
10.2 Say what?: Where Are You Now?
10.9 No Lawyer Jokes!: Just Take My Heart
20.4 The Royal Wedding: Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin
20.5 Alliterative Authors Association: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
25.1 In My Backyard: D. Food industry: Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat by Grant Aschatz (chef/restaurant owner) and I. Caught (main character is TV news reporter)
25.3 A Better World: A.Sing You Home (therapists) and B. Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived (spiritual leader)
30.2 Guilty Pleasures: Multiple Choice by Claire Cook (David Cook) and Night Road by Kristin Hannah (Kristi Yamaguchi)
30.6 Myth-behaving Greeks: Rolled a 2 and a 1.
2. Read Necessary as Blood -- a crime fiction about several families; one torn apart by crime and one working together to solve the crime.
1. So Much Pretty -- a tragedy/drama that involves murder in a small town and a second tragedy that occurs because of the murder.
Total Points to Date: 185
GR Authors: Kristin Hannah Cara Hoffman Claire Cook
5.7 - Going GreenThe Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison. The was borrowed from my library overdrive account.
25.5 - March Madness - I chose to read two books from the tournament of books list. Both are from the 2011 list.
Book 1: Savages by Don Winslow
Book 2: Room by Emma Donoghue**
Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads Author
Total Points to Date: 455
BRENDA MO30.4 - Like I Needed An Excuse
A) Bob Forsch's Tales from the Cardinal Dugout by Bob Forsch
In truth I DIDN'T get any housework done on opening day :)
B) The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
MARGARET ATWOOD is a Goodreads Author
25.6 - It’s All About Australia and Oceania
#1)
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels--A Love Story by Ree Drummond
Ree and her husband are ranchers in Oklahoma
#3)
Tales from the Dugout by Mike Shannon
The word "OUT" in dugout
Points: 55
Total Points: 375
Goodreads Authors: 8
Angela NY15.2 -- Blurb It
I read Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan (Goodreads Author)
This book had the blurb "An inspiring story and a page-turning adventure." from Bryan Mealer, the co-author of the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba (Goodreads Author) and Bryan Mealer which I also read.
This Post: 15
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed: 6
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Task #20.3 - Happy International Women's Day!The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
I am American, while the author is British.
Task #20.5 - Alliterative Authors Association
Swoon at Your Own Risk by Sydney Salter
Sydney Salter is a Goodreads Author
Task #20.6 - Young Adult Series
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver is a Goodreads Author
Task #20.10 - Group Read
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Task #25.6 - It's All About Australia and Oceania
Option 1. A novel where a natural disaster has a significant impact on the plot.
Sea by Heidi R. Kling
This book's setting is Indonesia after the tsunami.
Heidi Kling is a Goodreads Author.
Option 2. Author's initials are found in AUSTRALIA
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys is a Goodreads Author.
This post: 105 points
Total to Date = 150 points.
Readerboard Name: Gina NY
Task 10.7 Kuddle a Koala
by Anne Gracie--she is an australian author
Task 10.10 The Final Frontiers
Total Points: 205 Points
Task 10.7 Kuddle a Koala
by Anne Gracie--she is an australian authorTask 10.10 The Final Frontiers
Total Points: 205 Points
Task 15.3 - Earth Day
Book B: planned for previous challenge - Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Book C: borrowed from a friend - The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase
Task points = 15
Challenge total = 190
10.6 RESPECT YOUR ELDERS - On the Road by Jack KerouacPublished in 1957
15.4 IT'S A REPEAT -
A. - Night Tales: Nightshade & Night Smoke by Nora Roberts
B. - Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge
15.10 SPRING BREAK - Gideon's Sword by Douglas Preston
20.4 THE ROYAL WEDDING - Blood Royal by Harold Robbins
20.5 ALLITERATIVE AUTHOR ASSOC - Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
***GoodReads Author***
20.10 GROUP READ - I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
30.3 YOURS, MINE, OURS -
A. - Our Kinfolks by Ed Krause
B. - Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
Points: 130
Tasks: 7
Books: 9
Pages: 3344
GR Authors: 1
Total Points: 460
Total Tasks: 29
Total Books: 38
Total Pages: 15080
GR Authors: 5
Big Books 500+: 4
Big Books 1000+: 1
Carla 15.6 The Truth Is
I read The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. Erik Larson is a goodreads author - could I please claim a ticket?
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell was the first book I read about serial killers; left me interested in reading about real serial killers.
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed:
Books Read: 11
Pages Read: 3842 + 1 audiobook
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
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Finally getting around to posting. Had to take a break for a while...
Here is what I have so far:
5.6 Water, Water, Everywhere: Read a book with a view of a body of water on the cover - Captain's Verses by Pablo Neruda
5.7 Going Green: Listen to an audiobook, read an ebook or read a book that you borrow from the library or a friend. - H Is for Homicide by Sue Grafton (Audio Book).
5.9 Shrimp on the Barbie Read a "shrimp" of a book with 200 or fewer pages - The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis.
10.4. Elementary, my dear Watson: Read a mystery book - G Is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton.
10.6. Respect Your Elders: Read a book originally published before 1960 - Death in Venice by Thomas Mann.
15.9 -- In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
Read a book with the name of an animal in the title or a picture of an animal on the cover - The Cay by Theodore Taylor
20.1. Most Improved Player. Cindy AL's Task: Lassiez Les Bon Temps Rouler! Read a book written by an author whose initials are in the following: J,O,E,C,A,I,N,F,A,T,T,U,E,S,D,A,Y. -
Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich.
20.3. Best Review Contest. Happy International Women's Day! Read a book that was published in 1911 or later and written by a female author who was born in or currently resides in a country other than your own - Brick Lane by Monica Ali. Ali was born in Bangladesh and currently resides in the UK. I live in the US.
20.4 Author, Author. Tracyj's Task: The Royal Wedding. Read a book written by an author whose first name is one of William or Kate's names -
Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters (Kate's middle name is Elizabeth).
25.1. Coralie's Task:In my Backyard.
a. Read a book which is set, at least in part, on a ship or boat - The Crossing: A Story of East Timor by Luis Cardoso.
AND
i. Read a book where a main character works in the film or television industry - Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard (film industry).
25.2. Sandy's Task: Your Bucket List
A. Think of something that’s on your personal “bucket list” and read a book that somehow relates to it - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition by Peter Boxall. I would like to read the 1001 Books before I die.
AND
B. Read a book from the list of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die - Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin.
30.6 Melanie's Task: Myth-behaving Greeks
Book A
4. Hades: A book where a main character is considered dead (ghost, angel, vampire) or with "ghost", "grave", "cemetery" or "bones" in the title (variations work: i.e. "graveyard", "ghostly",..) -
The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret.
Book B
3. Herodotus: Read a historical fiction book (set 30+ years before it was written) -
Drop City by T.C. Boyle.
Drop City is a Big Book with >500 pages and 1001 Books to Read Before You Die is a Big Book with >1000 pages.
Total Points: 190