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message 1351: by Norma (new)

Norma 10.10Gimme S’more: Rusty Nail (Jack Daniels Mystery #3) by JA Konrath

Rusty Nail (Jack Daniels Mystery, #3) by J.A. Konrath

15.5 Mind the Gap: Last Scene Alive (Aurora Teagarden #7) by Charlaine Harris

Last Scene Alive (Aurora Teagarden, #7) by Charlaine Harris

15.10 Summertime, And the Reading is Easy: Poppy Done to Death (Aurora Teagarden #8) by Charlaine Harris

Poppy Done to Death (Aurora Teagarden, #8) by Charlaine Harris

Points This Task: 40
Tasks Completed: 13
Total Points: 195
Books Read: 18


message 1352: by Lori (new)

Lori  (batchelorxyz) | 218 comments 10.7 It's Been a Year Already

June List
13 to Life by Shannon Delany 13 to Life (13 to Life, #1) by Shannon Delany

20.7 A Trip to the Past...Historical Fiction

A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick

Shannon Delany is a GoodReads Author

30 points this post
150 points total


message 1353: by Sue (last edited Jul 19, 2011 09:35AM) (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1585 comments 15.7 The Readers Have Chosen

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett which won in the Historical Fiction category. **985 pages = 2 big book tickets**

Points this post: 15
Total Points: 325
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 24
GoodReads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (2), 1000+ (0)


message 1354: by Foxy Grandma (last edited Jul 19, 2011 10:14AM) (new)

Foxy Grandma (foxygrandma) | 1194 comments Sorry for the long post, vacation reading.....

5.2 SUN, SEA AND PIRATES -
The Pirate Queen: The Story of Grace O'Malley, Irish Pirate by Alan Gold

5.8 BUT NO SHOPLIFTING - Deliverance From Evil: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials by Frances Hill
Borrowed this from a friend

10.3 SPARE ME - Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
I have no desire to visit Africa, it is hot and dusty and dangerous in most places. Not my idea of a wonderful vacation.
***Big Book 512 pgs***

10.4 HERE KITTY KITTY - Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn
Kitty in title
***GR Author***

10.9 AROUND THE CAMPFIRE - The Seance by Heather Graham
Ghost in story

15.4 SUMMER SHORTS - Strange Brew byP.N. Elrod
Anthology of several authors
**GR Authors Faith Hunter contributed ***

15.5 MIND THE GAP - Dawn on a Distant Shore by Sara Donati
This is the 2nd book in the series
***GR Author***
***Big Book 672 pgs***


20.2 NETHERLANDS IS AN ELEVEN LETTER WORD - The Kingdom of Bones: A Novel by Stephen Gallagher
Kingdom in title

30.8 SUMMER SOLSTICE - Option 1
A.
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
One of the longest books on my TBR
***Big Book 985 pgs***
B. The Last of Something by Susan Kelly
One of the shortest books on my TBR (191 pgs)
***GR Author***

30.10 HALF AND HALF (used Winter Garden)
A.
The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
***Big Book 706 pgs***
B. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
***Big Book 645 pgs***

Points: 150
Tasks: 10
Books: 12
Pages: 5834
GR Authors: 4
Big Books 500+: 4
Big Books 750+: 1

Total Points: 585
Total Tasks: 36
Total Books: 46
Total Pages: 20,017
GR Authors: 15
Big Books 500+: 14
Big Books 750+: 1


message 1355: by Jen (new)

Jen Scott | 420 comments Jen UT

10.10 - Gimme S'more

River Secrets by Shannon Hale

Total Points: 55
Books Read: 8
Tasks Completed: 7


message 1356: by Janice (new)

Janice  | 720 comments Janice CA

20.2 Netherlands is an eleven letter word.....

Option A: Eleven letter word in title - "partnership"

Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog by Susannah Charleson
3.5 stars

+20
total: 110
tasks: 8
books: 9
GR Authors: 2


message 1357: by Paul (new)

Paul (metshaft) | 106 comments aka Metshaft - repost of 1315

20.6

My Apologies, for being vague. I read Marie. Some was read in the garden, the rest was read during my lunch hour sitting on a green across from my office.

20.9 I read How To Be Smart With Your Money as it gives tips on how to look after money better. As I'm a dad of 4 with one on the way, extra money, or money better spent is always useful.


+ 40
Revised total = 70


message 1358: by Amanda (last edited Jul 19, 2011 12:49PM) (new)

Amanda (amandapearl) | 267 comments 25.4 - Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy......
I Rolled a 1, so I got red.
Option 2. Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Option 5. (Romance) Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

David Levithan is a goodreads author

20.9 - Lucky Me! - Kate.x.'s task: Summerthing Better
Eat This, Not That! 2011: Thousands of easy food swaps that can save you 10, 20, 30 pounds--or more! by David Zinczenko

I want to improve my eating habits, especially in restaurants, so this book is a good resource.

Total points this post:45

Total Points:70
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 9
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 1359: by Fran (new)

Fran | 730 comments 25.1- Tennis, Anyone?

1. I read Tennis Dates by Colette Freedman.

2. I read Amazing Grace by Megan Shull. This book is about a teen tennis pro who gives up the pro circuit for a period of time to just be a "normal teen".

Points for this task- 25
Total Points- 310
Books Read- 24
GR Authors- 10


message 1360: by Angie (new)

Angie (pinkindle) | 587 comments ANGIE CA

5.4 S U M M M M M M E R
Book: Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
Notes: Double "c" in title, and double "ll" in author name.
*Good Reads Author*

This post: 5
Total to date: 115
GR Authors: 5
Big Books: 0
Books Read: 11


message 1361: by Gayla (new)

Gayla Bassham (sophronisba) | 65 comments 25.4 Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy......

I rolled a 2: Orange.

Choose 2 different options for this task and read one book for each option:

1. Read a book with a cover that is primarily the color you rolled. Required: If you choose this option, you must include the cover or a link to the book in your post.

An Exclusive Love A Memoir by Johanna Adorján by Johanna Adorján

Note: pre-approved in task thread.

2. Read a book with the color you rolled in the title.

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

This Post: 25
Total Points: 290
Tasks Completed: 21/57
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (2)


message 1362: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1585 comments In post 990, I forgot to mark A Game of Thrones as a big book. It's 694 pages. Thanks.


message 1363: by Katrina (new)

Katrina (katmcv) | 455 comments 20.3 Best Review Contest - Sera's task: Happy, Happy, Happy

Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

Shopping makes me happy, so I read a book about someone who loves to shop. This was approved in the help thread.

Points this post: 20
Total Points: 490
Total Tasks Completed: 27
Total Books Read: 35
Total GoodReads Authors: 9
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 1364: by Tami (new)

Tami | 296 comments 15.2 A. read This Time Together: Laughter and Reflections by Carol Burnett-a memoir, AND
B. read Hamlet by William Shakespeare

15.3 A. Set in a country using the Euro -
Read The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry (France)
AND B. set in a country NOT using the Euro -
Can You Keep a Secret?by Sophie Kinsella (UK)

30.10 2 word title read in Spring 2011 -
Hot Pursuit.

Read A. Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich AND
Read B. A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austin

points these tasks: 60


message 1365: by Joanna (last edited Jul 19, 2011 06:20PM) (new)

Joanna (walker) | 433 comments Joanna T

20.7 A Trip to the Past

Finn by Jon Clinch
The book is published recently and retells the story of Huckleberry Finn's father - set in the mid-1800s.

Jon Clinch is a GR Author.

Grand total: 110


message 1366: by Simba (new)

Simba | 17 comments Simba

5.2 - Sun, Sea & Pirates!
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

10.8 - Baby it's hot outside!
The Apprentice (Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles, #2) by Tess Gerritsen by Tess Gerritsen
*Tess Gerritsen is a GR Author*

Points on Post: 15
Total Points: 185/1000
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 14
Pages Read: 4605
Goodread Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (1)





message 1367: by Jenny (last edited Jul 19, 2011 07:27PM) (new)

Jenny Gendel (jennychicago) | 57 comments Jenny Chicago

Task 30.9 Vacation Time

Book A.
Travel to a different country The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost: A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure by Rachel Friedman
GOOD READS AUTHOR
Book B:
Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn. In addition to having the word SEA in the subtitle, the author traveled to China.

GOOD READS AUTHOR

Points this post:
30
Total Points: 90
Goodreads Authors 2
Big Book Tickets 3


message 1368: by Kate S (new)

Kate S 10.10 For Real?
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

20.4 Focus on my Favorite GR Author
If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon

Rolled a 3: Tracy Whitney is a strong heroine in this book, she overcomes adversity to become successful in the career of her choice. . .

25.3 Ice Cream Truck
5. Bullet Firecracker Pop: T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton and
6. Pink Panther Pop: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Post Total: 55
Grand Total: 515/1000
Tasks Completed: 35/57


message 1369: by Beth F (new)

Beth F | 669 comments 10.1 – For Real? - Changeless by Gail Carriger, a Goodreads author.

Steampunk genre.

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Points Claiming: 10
Total Points: 250


message 1370: by Katrina (new)

Katrina (katmcv) | 455 comments 5.8. But No Shoplifting!

Clarity by Kim Harrington

Kim Harrington is a goodreads author.

Borrowed this one from the library.

Points this post: 5
Total Points: 495
Total Tasks Completed: 28
Total Books Read: 36
Total GoodReads Authors: 10
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 1371: by Aleksandra (new)

Aleksandra (aleksandrakonwa) | 752 comments Finished

20. 5 Family reunion
option F The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister by Nonna Bannister

Task points 20
Total points 240
Total tasks 11
Total books 16


message 1372: by Angie (new)

Angie (pinkindle) | 587 comments ANGIE CA

15.2 Summer Stock
Book: Gone With the Nerd by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Notes: The main character, Zoe, is an actress.
*Good Reads Author*
Play: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Notes: The MMP is 204 pages.

This post: 15
Total to date: 130
GR Authors: 6
Big Books: 0
Books Read: 13


message 1373: by Riona (new)

Riona (rionafaith) 5.5 Maple Leaf Rag
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
**Margaret Atwood is a GoodReads author**


5.7 Don't Stop Reading
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi


10.5 What's Next?
The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
(I used The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)


25.3 The Ice Cream Truck
Scribblers: The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
(the 2 main characters, and most of the supporting characters, are poets)
**This is a 500+ page Big Book**

Big Dipper Cone: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
**This is also a 500+ page Big Book**


30.3 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
A) Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
**This is a 500+ page Big Book**
B) My Life in France by Julia Child



Points This Post: 75
Total Points: 150
Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books: 13
Pages Read: 4,760
GoodReads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)





message 1374: by mstan (new)

mstan | 868 comments 20.1 - Most Improved Player - Ashley FL's task: Birthday Time!

A Ring of Endless Light (Option 3 - This was published in 1980, when I was born.) (* *)

Points this post: 20
Total points: 645
Tasks completed: 39/57
Books: 53/77
Pages: 14,835
Big Book tickets: 0
Goodreads authors: 4





message 1375: by Sera (last edited Jul 20, 2011 05:40AM) (new)

Sera I finished 3 more tasks:

20.6 Seasoned Reader - Heather KS' Task - Summer Reading

These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf by Heather Gudenkauf; 4 stars. I listened to this book on audio in the car during my commute to work.

HEATHER GUDENKAUF IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR.

15.8 Up in the Air

I read We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Shirley Jackson by Shirley Jackson; 2 stars. SJ are the initials for this author that matches the airline code for Sualbard and Mayan Islands (Norway).

30.4 MSOPP's Task: Summer in Europe

I picked a book from #2, a book that takes place during the summer, which was approved in the help thread. The title was Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan by Stewart O'Nan. I gave it 3 stars.

The next book that I had selected was from #3, a coming of age novel. I read Emma by Jane Austen by Jane Austen, giving it 4 stars.

Total Points: 40 + 20 + 15 + 30 = 105.
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 0


message 1376: by Lindy-Lane (last edited Jul 20, 2011 07:13AM) (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane

My Goal Points for this Season: 350
Points earned for this task: 15
Points Achieved to date: 245
Updated last on: 7.20
Total # of books read: 22
Total # of pages read: 8,197
Total # of tasks completed: 19
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (1)

Task 15.4 Summer Shorts...read one anthology or collection of short stories, poems, or novellas:

I read The Knitting Diaries The Twenty-First Wish\Coming Unraveled\Home to Summer Island by Debbie Macomber The Knitting Diaries: The Twenty-First Wish\Coming Unraveled\Home to Summer Island by Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery (a Goodreads Author), and Christina Skye. 400 pages (7.17)


message 1377: by Josalyn (new)

Josalyn | 80 comments 25.4
I rolled a 3 for yellow (gold, amber, saffron, chiffon, buttercup)

I read
The Help by Kathryn Stockett by Kathryn Stockett which has a predominately yellow cover
and a Goodreads author.

I also read Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859: A Tale of the Old West by Avi

25 points this post
160 points total


message 1378: by Lindy-Lane (last edited Jul 20, 2011 07:54AM) (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane

My Goal Points for this Season: 350
Points earned for this task: 30
Points Achieved to date: 275
Updated last on: 7.20
Total # of books read: 24
Total # of pages read: 8,874
Total # of tasks completed: 20
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 6
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (1)

Task 30.9 Rosemary's Vacation Time..read two books; one from opt A and one from opt B

For opt A (main character travels from one country to another or to more than one country) I read Queen of Babble (Queen of Babble, #1) by Meg Cabot {Lizzie travels from America to England and then to France} Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot 309 pages (7.18)


For opt B (read a book that contains one of the following vacation-related words in its title...BEACH)
I read On Folly Beach by Karen White On Folly Beach by Karen White 368 pages (6.30)


message 1379: by Lindy-Lane (last edited Jul 20, 2011 09:14AM) (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane

My Goal Points for this Season: 350
Points earned for this task: 10
Points Achieved to date: 285
Updated last on: 7.20
Total # of books read: 25
Total # of pages read: 9,125
Total # of tasks completed: 21
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 7
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (1)

Task 10.2 Phone Home...read a book that involves extraterrestrial beings on Earth

I read Aliens on Vacation by Clete Barrett Smith Aliens on Vacation by Clete Barrett Smith (GOODREADS AUTHOR) 251 pages (7.19)


message 1380: by Stesse (new)

Stesse | 270 comments STESSE

10.5 -- What’s Next?

I chose Whiplash, which resulted in 61 Hours by Lee Child (383 p)

15.3 In The Eurozone

A. ITALY: The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston (315 p)

B. TURKEY: Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler (548 p) This is a BIG BOOK

30.9 - Rosemary's task: Vacation Time!

A. The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time by Jeff Deck (269 p.)

Jeff Deck is a Goodreads Author.

They travel around the US and into Canada briefly.

B. Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (140 p.)
Contains the word “sea”.

Points this Post: 55
Tasks Completed this Post: 3
Books Read this Post: 5
Pages Read this Post: 1655
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


Total Points: 455
Total Tasks Completed: 29
Total Books Read: 37
Total Pages Read: 12812
Total GoodReads Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 1381: by Lindy-Lane (last edited Jul 20, 2011 09:39AM) (new)

Lindy-Lane (moonbacklit) | 567 comments Readerboard Name= Lindy-Lane

My Goal Points for this Season: 350
Points earned for this task: 10
Points Achieved to date: 295
Updated last on: 7.20
Total # of books read: 26
Total # of pages read: 9,461
Total # of tasks completed: 22
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 8
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (1)

Task 10.4 Here Kitty, Kitty...read a book with a cat on the cover

I read April Fool Dead (Death on Demand, #13) by Carolyn Hart April Fool Dead by Carolyn Hart (GOODREADS AUTHOR) 336 pages (7.20)


message 1382: by SandyC (new)

SandyC (sandyc88) | 406 comments Sandy MN

Task 30.9 Rosemary's Task Vacation Time

NOTE: THIS IS A RE-POST FOR THIS TASK

I chose 2 books from Option B

Beach Girls by Luanne Rice
Life's a Beach by Claire Cook

**Luanne Rice and Claire Cook are both GR Authors**

Task 20.6 Seasoned Reader - Heather KS's task: Summer Rading

I read this book while on a road trip, and while sitting by the water (pool and lake)

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

**Big Book +750 pages**

Total Points: 320
Total GR Authors: 8
Total Big Books: 2 (+750)


message 1383: by Gayla (new)

Gayla Bassham (sophronisba) | 65 comments 5.6. As American As....

Read a book with one of the words "baseball," "hot," "dogs," "apple," or "pie" in the title, or a picture of a baseball, baseball player, baseball game,baseball bat, a hot dog, or a pie or piece of pie on the cover.

Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture by Alice Echols

This Post: 5
Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 22/57
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (1), 1000+ (2)


message 1384: by JC (new)

JC (jmnc) | 638 comments Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed

Task 25.2 - Pulitzer winners, past and present

History (2009): The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed ***BIG BOOK 662 Pages***

Fiction (2009): Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Total Big Book Tickets = 4
Challenge total = 305


message 1385: by Katrina (new)

Katrina (katmcv) | 455 comments 20.8 It's My Birthday - Riona's task: Female Authors of Sci-Fi

The Giver by Lois Lowry


Points this post: 20
Total Points: 515
Total Tasks Completed: 29
Total Books Read: 37
Total GoodReads Authors: 10
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 1386: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie
5.1 At the Shore
Captain Corelli's Mandolin

5.5 Maple Leaf Rag
The Heart of Valor by Tanya Huff

10.9 Around the Campfire
The Falling Woman (approved in thread)

20.10 Group Read
Madame Tussaud

30.8 Summer Solstice
Option 2
One of 10 longest books on TBR list The Uplift War
One of 10 shortest books on TBR list The River

Total points 395


message 1387: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
Dlmrose

5.8 But No Shoplifting!

Iron House by John Hart

I got this book from the library

20.1 Most Improved Player - Ashley FL's task: Birthday Time!

Option 2- birthday number in title- June 27

Berserk: My Voyage to the Antarctic in a Twenty-Seven-Foot Sailboat by David Mercy

20.5 Bigger is Better - Sue T's task: Family Reunion

Option A- nonfiction about genealogy

Who Do You Think You Are? by Megan Smolenyak

25.3 - Sandy's task: The Ice Cream Truck

Both books option 5. Bullet Firecracker Pop – read a crime/mystery book

Misery Bay by Steve Hamilton
Alex McNight mystery #8

Thin Walls: A Smokey Dalton Novel by
Kris Nelscott

25.5 - Christine US's task: U.S. Patriots

Book 1: PA Author (Pittsburgh)

Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan

Book 2: U.S. Military service member
The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War by Howard Bahr

30.4 -- MsOPP's Task: Summer in Europe

Option 4- Set in Europe- Italy

The Italian Summer: Golf, Food, and Family at Lake Como by Roland Merullo

Option 5- "Summer" in title

Mediterranean Summer: A Season on France's Cote d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella by David Shalleck

total 700


message 1388: by JennRenee, Moderator (last edited Jul 20, 2011 05:31PM) (new)

JennRenee (jennreneeread) | 3040 comments Mod
10.3 Spare Me. read Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith. I do not want to go to prison.

30.5 To the Moon read Across the Universe
by Beth Revis
Beth Revis is a goodreads author and
Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam Jr.

30.9 Half and Half (used A Mercy) read Darkest MercyDarkest Mercy by Melissa Marr Melissa Marr is a Goodreads Author

and Diary of a Wimpy KidDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney


Points this Post: 70
Total points- 660/1000
Tasks Completed: 38/57
Books read: 50/77
Total pages: 15507
GR Authors: 19
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)







message 1389: by BJ Rose (new)

BJ Rose (bjrose) | 811 comments BJ Rose

2 new tasks

20.4 Author, Author - Isabell's task: I rolled a #2

Seducing the Spy Seducing the Spy (Royal Four, #4) by Celeste Bradley by Celeste Bradley - has horses on the cover

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter - Sandy MN's task: Historical Fiction/Historical Romance

The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller
story takes place in 1903 - book was published in 2006

Points this post = 40

Total Points = 250

Tasks Completed = 18
Pages Read = 7086
GR Authors = 3
Big Books: (500+) = 1


message 1390: by Michael (new)

Michael Mcdaid | 163 comments 5.6 High Heat by Carl Deuker

5.3. Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver

Points this post: 10
Total Point Earned: 100/1000
Books Read: 11/77
Task Completed 9 /57
Good Read Authors: 2
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()




message 1391: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited Jul 21, 2011 05:18AM) (new)

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
10.2 -- Phone Home
I read Ender's Shadow, a parallel book to Ender's Game. Also set primarily at the Battle School, which was in space.

30.1 -- Cheryl TX's task: Best Friends and Lovers
A. My best friend in high school was named Sue, so I read Can't Remember What I Forgot: The Good News from the Front Lines of Memory Research by Sue Halpern.

For Part B, I chose option 3 and read Heaven Is High - word "heaven" in title.

30.9 - Rosemary's task: Vacation Time!
I chose two books from option A, people travelling to different countries.

I read
Neither Here Nor There, Bill Bryson's account of travelling through about 15 European countries.

I also read A Town Like Alice, in which the main character travels from England to Malaya to Australia. The other two significant characters each travel between England and Australia as well.

Total Points: 595


message 1392: by Diana (new)

Diana Robichaud | 10 comments Dianarobi completed The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

5.1. At the Shore. Read a book set primarily on an island or at the seashore or a lakeshore.

This book takes place in a small coastal town with the two main characters meeting where they live looking over the water.

Tasks completed - 4
Big book ticket 500+ - 1 (to date)
Points this task - 5
Total points to date - 35The Choice


message 1393: by Emily (new)

Emily | 782 comments Boston Kate

Task 20.6 Summer Reading

Furies of Calderon

Read this while visiting with family, first in Philadelphia, then in Maine.

This post: 20 points
Total to date: 60 points
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5


message 1394: by Annie (new)

Annie (lotsoflaughs) | 3 comments Annie K

30.3 -- DLMRose's task: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

A. The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright

B. Five Days in Paris by Danielle Steel

This post: 30 points
Total to date: 95 points


message 1395: by Nicole (new)

Nicole | 51 comments NICOLE AR-

15.3 In The Eurozone

For this 1st task, I read Dinner with Persephone: Travels in Greece by Patricia Storace The book is set in Greece.

For the 2nd task, I read Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi The book is set in Poland.

Points for this task: 15
Total Points: 140


message 1396: by Angie (new)

Angie (pinkindle) | 587 comments ANGIE CA

20.8 Female Authors of Sci-Fi
Book: Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
*Good Reads Author*

This post: 20
Total to date: 150
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: 0
Books Read: 14


message 1397: by Cindy AL (new)

Cindy AL (cangelmd) | 645 comments Cindy AL


15.5 Mind the Gap:

A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire

This book is #2 in a series of 4.

Seanan McGuire is a Goodreads Author

20.7 A Trip to the Past:

Cotillion by Georgette Heyer

25.1 Tennis, Anyone?:

Book 1 Breaking Out of Bedlam by Leslie Larson and

Book 2 Drop Shot by Harlan Coben

Book 1 the word is "breaking".

Book 2 is a murder mystery set at the US Open. Both the victim and a suspect are tennis pros.

The Leslie Larson is a Goodreads Author

25.3 Ice Cream Truck:

Option #1 - YA

Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce

Option #8 - Sci/fi fantasy

Cold Magic by Kate Elliott

Tamora Pierce is a Goodreads Author.

I claim a Big Book ticket 500+ for Cold Magic

30.1 Best Friends and Lovers:

Book 1 Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong

Kelly was my best friend in college.

Book 2 An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

The word is "night".

Kelley Armstrong is a Goodreads Author.

Seanan McGuire is a Goodreads Author.

I claim a Big Book ticket 500+ for Industrial Magic.


Points in this post - 115
Total Points - 625/1000
Books - 47/79
Pages - 17594
Goodreads Authors: 19
Big Books:500+ - (2), 750+ - (0),1000+ - (0)


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SandyC (sandyc88) | 406 comments Sandy MN

15.5 Mind the Gap

Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich, a Stephanie Plum novel

**Janet Evanovich is a GR Author**

Total Points: 335
Total GR Authors: 9


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mstan | 868 comments 20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Sandy MN's task: A Trip to the Past

Number the Stars (* * *)

Points this post: 20
Total points: 665
Tasks completed: 40/57
Books: 54/77
Pages: 14,972
Big Book tickets: 0
Goodreads authors: 4





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Amanda B. | 112 comments 5.3 The Dog Days of Summer

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein by Garth Stein

Garth Stein is a Goodreads Author

5.7 Dont Stop Reading


Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

10.7 It's Been a year Already

Used June 2010: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan is a Goodreads author

10.8 Baby, It's Hot Outside


Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins by Suzanne Collins

15.5 Mind the Gap

Black by Ted Dekker
Ted Dekker is a Goodreads Author

15.7 The Readers have Chosen

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

20.7 A Trip to the Past

Atonement by Ian McEwan

25.3 The Ice Cream Truck


Option 1 Bubble Gum Bar: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Option 2 Cotton Candy Bar: Water for Elephantsby Sara Gruen

30.4 Summer in Europe

Option 2: The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen

Option 3: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Rebecca Rasmussen is a Goodreads Author

Total Points this Post: 135
Total Points in Challenge: 135
Books Read: 11
Tasks Completed: 8
GR Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)


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