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FALL CHALLENGE 2011: AFRICA
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30.2 Cheryl TX/Lori BNPL’s task: Unique Fall Holidays1. November is National Novel Writing Month
I would write a mystery. I read The Hanging Tree by Bryan Gruley **Goodreads Author**
AND
2. Book Lover’s Day (11/5) and Read a Book Day (9/6)—Name your favorite book and read a similar plotline or the same author. Required: Please include the title of your favorite book when you post.
My favorite book is Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson. I chose to read a book by the same author so I read
Double Cross by James Patterson **Goodreads Author**
Total Points = 880
New Goodreads Authors = Bryan Gruley and James Patterson
15.10 Roaming Wild:I read Essence of Competition (Book #1 - Love & Rivalry series) by Sherri Desbois
***Sherri Desbois is a Goodreads author***
Total Points this Post: 15
Total Points in Challenge: 670
Books Read: 50
Tasks Completed: 30
GR Authors: 37
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
10.4 Moniker MathHow to Build a Dinosaur by Jack Horner
I used Audiaa (6 letters the same as the author's last name)
15.10 Running Wild
Privilege by Kate Brian
20.5 Falling
Choice E - Scifi
A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
25.2 Math Class; it's easy as 1, 2, 3
Seeing by Jose Saramago (307 pages)
The Death Cure by James Dashner* (384 pages)
*James Dashner is a goodreads author
points=260
5.4 - 54 Primal Desires by Suzan Sizemore – 384 pgs
Goodreads Author: Susan Sizemore
5.5 - Birth of a Nation
Deeply, Desperately by Heather Webber
Goodreads Author: Heather Webber
5.10 - Women and Cats, Men and Dogs
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
15.5. I Can See My House From Here
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
20.4 Author! Author! - Erin NY's task Series Lover
With No Remorse by Cindy Gerard
20.6 Seasoned Reader: Sarah Dee's task: Oh, the horror!
B. The Wolfman - Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
1. 600 X 1 = FINISHED
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton – 645 p
30.7 - Jennifer N's task: When I Was Young
Book A. White cover
The Seal Wife by Katheryn Harrison
Book B. Halloween - vampire
Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
Points This Post: 125
Total Points: 450
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
KAREN F10.3 Headless Horseman
The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley
**Jennifer Ashley is a Goodreads Author**
15.4 It's Not Too Late, But Don't Wait Any Longer
A. Summer 2011 Task 5.4 SUMMMMMMER
Zinnia by Jayne Castle
B. Added to my TBR and bought in August 2011
This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
**Jeaniene Frost is a Goodreads Author**
30.1 My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois
A: Option 1: Dead Man's Island by Carolyn Hart
**Carolyn Hart is a Goodreads Author**
B: Option 1: Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
Points this Post: 55
Total Challenge Points: 355
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(1),1000+(0)
KIM NY20.5 Bigger is Better- Katy's task: Falling
B. I tripped over my own feet! -
by Chelsea Fine. 30.7 - Jennifer N's task: When I Was Young
I chose 2 books from option B: Halloween (October 31st) - Get your costume ready!
by Karen Marie Moning. I could dress as a fairy since several of the characters are fae.
by V.J. Chambers. I could dress as a devil since several of the characters are satan worshippers. Total points for posts: 50
Total points for challenge: 450
10.8 - Readers Also EnjoyedI used Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine and read Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk (Goodreads author)
15.8. Stormy Weather
Windfall by Rachel Caine
The main character controls the weather, and in this book she also works as a meteorologist.
25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game Night
Book 1: Mrs. Peacock - Blue Cover
by Tracy KielyBook 2: Rope in Conservatory - Mystery
Irish Chain by Earlene Fowler
30.3 Dlmrose's task: E-ticket Ride
Liberty Square - Paranormal Book
Fangly, My Dear by Mardi Ballou
Fantasy Land - Fantasy Book
The Mermaid's Madness by Jim C Hines (Goodreads author)
30.7 - Jennifer N's task: When I Was Young
Book 1: White Cover
by Shanna SwendsonBook 2: Cat Costume (main character shifts into a calico cat)
Once Bitten by Kalayna Price (Goodreads author)
Total Points This Post: 110
Total Tasks This Post: 5
Goodreads Authors This Post: 3
Grand Total Points: 285/1100
Total Books Read: 23
Tasks Completed: 18/61
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
5.8 - S.O.N - 10th Anniversary by James Patterson.15.3 - DEAD OR ALIVE - I rolled one heads and one tails.
ALIVE - Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland
DEAD - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson.
30.2 - UNIQUE FALL HOLIDAYS - NATIONAL NOVEL WRITERS DAY ,A,D - If I were to write a book it would be historical fiction. So I read Among the Wonderful: A Novel by Stacy Carlson who is a goodreads author and this is her first novel.
NATIONAL DESSERT DAY - Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke which fits categories F, H, and J.
30.8 - HEAD OF THE CLASS - HISTORY - The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley. And The Finishing School: A Novel which takes place in a school.
James Patterson and Stacy Carlson are Goodreads authors.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and The Winter Sea are big books.
TOTAL POINTS - 340
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 7
BIG BOOKS - 3
ADEL5.5 - Birth of a Nation.
Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood.
Published in July 2010.
Points for task: 5.
5.10 - Women and Cats, Men and Dogs.
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalván.
Written by a male about his service dog Tuesday.
Points for task: 5
10.7 - Hot Off The Presses.
Maximum Ride: Angel by James Patterson.
James Patterson is a Goodreader Author.
Published March 3rd 2011.
Points for this task: 10
Points this post: 20
Total points: 20
Tasks completed: 3
Books read: 3
Pages read: 896
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500 (0), 750 (0), 1000 (0)
10.7 Hot Off the Presses!
, This Is Herman Cain! by Herman Cain As listed on Goodreads:
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published October 4th 2011 by Threshold Editions
ISBN
1451666136 (ISBN13: 9781451666137)
Task Points in This Post: 10
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Ticket Books in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 240
Total Points: 245 (Points from Post #1120 haven't been tallied by Sandy yet)
Total Goodreads Authors: 8
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(1), 1000=(0)
Total Completed Tasks: 22
Total Pages Read in the Fall SRC: 9150
I will not review political books. I rated Mr. Cain's Book 4 Stars. Full Disclosure: I am voting for Mr. Cain after reading the book.
25.2 Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3! I chose option #1 and I read Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey. It's got 1015 pages.
***Jacqueline Carey is a goodreads author***
***Big book ticket for this 1,000+ page book***
Total Points this Post: 25
Total Points in Challenge: 695
Books Read: 51
Tasks Completed: 31
GR Authors: 38
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(1)
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Charlaine Harris was interviewed by GR Voice, so I read Dead Reckoning
10.6 - Big Game Hunter
I read Mistress of the Art of Death
15.8. Stormy Weather
I read The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
20.1 Most Improved Player - Hettie's task: Missing books
I read Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues by Michael Brandman. A continuation of the Jesse Stone series.
Brandman worked with Parker on the Spenser TV show and on the Jesse Stone tv movies.
25.10 Amanda A's task: Fall Back in Time
For option A, I read Feed, on the Most Popular list for 2010, the year I joined Goodreads.
For option D, historical fiction, I read The Killer Angels, about the battle of Gettysburg and published in 1974.
30.5 - mstan's task: Stranger in a Strange Land
For option A, I read Memoirs of a Geisha. Arthur Golden was born in the US and the book was primarily set in Japan.
For option C, I read I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away. Bill Bryson was born and grew up in the US, then lived in the UK for 20 years, came back to the US for a few years, and now is back living in the UK.
Total points: 395
15.3 Dead or AliveI rolled one of each, so I read
The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann Woodward who died in 1999
and
The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
15.9 Get Out the Winter Clothes
I read...
by Melton Alonza McLaurinThe Hat is kind of hard to see but the man in front of the gas station is wearing one!
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 30
I'm getting such a late start this time :(
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Points this Post: 20
Total points- 610
Tasks Completed: 30
Books read: 40
Pages Read : 13,153
GR Authors: 11
Big Books: 500+(4), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
5.2 Lat and Long- read The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson (goodreads author) I live in the us and book mainly takes place in London.
15.3 Dead or Alive (one heads one tails) read A Deadly Game of Magic by Joan Lowery Nixon (died June 28, 2003) and read Boys that Bite by Mari Mancusi (goodreads author)
15.7 Beginnings and Endings read Willow by Julia Hoban
25.2 Math Class- read Lord Loss by Darren Shan 224 Pages
and
The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey by Lisa Papademetriou (goodreads author) 288 Pages
and
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick 273 Pages
30.1 My Hometown, Rock Island, Illinois
read Born to Rock by Gordon Korman and
Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott (goodreads author- Union Major General Winfield Scott
30.8 Head of the Class- option F. Lunch read
The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler
and
The Liar Society by Lisa Roecker (goodreads author)
Points this Post: 120
Total points- 200
Tasks Completed: 12
Books read: 18
Pages Read : 5,130
GR Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
RACHEL CA: 275 pts total25.01 HAPPINESS IS…A BIG LIBRARY
A. The Elephant in the Playroom by Denise Brodey(from city library)
B. The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois (E,N,A,L)
25.02 MATH CLASS--IT'S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3!
1. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton (251 pgs)
2. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton (223 pgs)
3. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton (272 pgs)
Points: 50
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 25
Goodreads authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
RACHEL CA: 285 pts total10.04 MONIKER MATH
Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (“Christie” has eight letters/RACHEL CA)
Points: 10
Total points: 285
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 26
Goodreads authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Ann15.8 Stormy Weather
The Winds of Khalakovo by Bradley Beaulieu
Goodreads Author
Big Book Ticket
Points this post: 15
Total points: 255
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14
Goodreads Author: 3
Big Books: 500(3)
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10.1 - In Their Own Words
Storm Born - Richelle Mead (GR Author)
10.7 - Hot Off The Presses
Missing Daughter, Shattered Family - Liz Strange (GR Author)
10.10 - Back to Our Roots
The Princess Bride - William Goldman - moved from 5.3
25.3 Beth NC'S task: Game Night
A. - Option D -
B. - Option 4 - Deadly Currents - Beth Groundwater (GR Author)- Murder mystery, that also takes place on the Arkansas River in Colorado and features a River Ranger
25.5 - Valorie's task: SRC's Virtual Safari
A. - Option 2 - Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin
B. - Option 4 - Riding Wild - Jaci Burton (GR Author)
25.7 Bluemoon's task: Hockey Night Party!
A. - Option 2 - Last of the pirates: The Search for Bob Denard - set in the Comoros which speak French
B. - Option 1 - Carrot Cake Murder - I tend to bring veggie/fruit platters to gatherings and carrots are a must-have to go with dip
Total Points this Post: 105
Total Points in Challenge: 550
Books Read: 45
Tasks Completed: 33
GR Authors: 22
Big Book Tickets: 500+(1); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Laurie ME20.3: Best Review: Amanda VA's Task: Music Around the Fire: Option A. musical term - Overture.
Ngaio Marsh - Overture to Death
Points this post: 20.
Total Points: 480.
Cindy FTask 10.7 Hot off the presses
Read A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley who is a goodreads author!
Points this task: 10
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 12
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big books: 500+(1) 750+(1) 1000+(0)
25.2 - Sandy's Task: Math Class – It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3! 2. I read two books with over 300 pages each-
Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James.
*E.L. James is a GR Author*
Points For Post- 25
Total Points- 290
GR Authors- 15
Total Tasks- 19
15.5 I Can see my House from HereThe Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger Set in Egypt
20.2 Word of the Day - "Devil's advocate" 4/14/11
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (GR Author)
20.3 Music Around the Fire - "March" on list
The Violets of Marchby Sarah Jio (GR Author)
20.9 Vegas Vacation - rolled a 1 Historical Fiction
The White Queen by Phillippa Gregory
25.3 Game Night
A. Miss Scarlet: India Black
by Carol K. Carr (GR Author) Red cover and main character if femme fatale2. Knife in the conservatory(Swords on cover)
25.6 Fall Days and Nights
A.
by Amy Foster (GR Author) Cover is fall colors and "autumn and leaves" in titleb. The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig (GR Author)
30.3 E-ticket ride
A. Main Street The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (on list)
C. Adventureland Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen
30.4 Trusty Shellback
Plainsong by Kent Haruf (author's initials in shellback)
Pearl of China by Anchee Min (pearl as gemstone in title)
30.6 ID Please
C. Brown cover = brown eyes
by Michael CunninghamD. Figure on cover with black hair
by Ayaan Hirsi AliTotal points this post: 215
Goodreads Authors: 5
BJ Rose3 new tasks
10.6 - Big Game Hunter: Read a book 400 pages or longer.
Everything I Ever Wanted by Jo Goodman is 436 pages
15.2. Back to school – English class: Homophones
A. Four In Hand by Stephanie Laurens
and Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase
25.6 Denise NC’s Task: Fall Days and Nights
A Fall Days: harvest: Harvest Moon by Robyn Carr
B. Fall Nights: moon: The Time of the Hunter's Moon by Victoria Holt
Points this post = 50
Total Points = 545
Tasks Completed = 30
Total Pages = 14,561
Goodreads Authors = 9
Big Books = (500+) = 2
Finished:25.6 Denise NC's task--Fall Days and Nights:
Days Witches, Rakes, and Rogues: True Stories of Scam, Scandal, Murder, and Mayhem in Boston, 1630-1775 by D. Brenton Simons
Nights Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots by Luann McLane]
30.7 Jennifer's Task--When I Was Young:
A. white cover option
Plain Jane by Fern Michaels
B. I, Victoria by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles I have a great reproduction Victorian widow's bonnet and I am white-haired, short and stout, so for a number of years I have dressed for Halloween as Queen Victoria.
Todays total: 55
Grand total: 750
15.7 Beginnings and EndingsSpies by Michael Frayn
This Post: 15
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 10
Goodreads Authors: 2 (Laurie Halse Anderson, Stephen Booth)
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
CASSELM15.6 Brrrrrrrrrrrr...........
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
20.5 Bigger is Better- Katy's task: Falling
The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis. Option D: This book is the latest in the Domestic Diva series.
Points: 35
Total Points: 220
15.1. Bye, bye! A. Two books -
Read one book with an author whose name is on the “retired names” list
I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson
"Allison" was retired in 2001.
AND
Read another book published in the year that author’s name was retired
The Third Witch: A Novel by Rebecca Reisert
The Third Witch was originally published in 2001.
This Post: 15
Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 21/61
Books Read: 33/87
Jodi230.6 Donna Jo’s task: I’d Like to See Your ID, Please
Date of Birth – Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Born 1974, Published 1976)
Hair Color –
(Little girl with brown hair)Total Tasks Completed: 12
Total Books Read: 18
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 245
JACKIE NC25.10 Amanda A's task: Fall Back in Time
Option A:
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Most Popular in 2010, year I joined Goodreads
Kiersten White is a Goodreads author
Option D:
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Historical fiction
Points this task: 25
Total Points: 160
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets:
Colleen MnFinished Task 15.7
Read The Lover's Knot by Claire O'Donohue
15 points this post
90 points so far
Kathy G.25.3 Beth NC's Task: Game Night
Book 1- Option E- Mrs. Peacock- Blue Cover
by Rick Riordan (Hardcover 576 pages)
Claiming Big Book Ticket
Book 2- Option 6 Wrench- Book about Friendship
by Todd JohnsonClaiming Goodreads Author
Total Points- 130
Tasks- 8
Goodreads Authors- 3
Big Books (500+) 2
30.10 – Christina's task: Shopping at the School StoreFor the first die, I rolled a 6 and chose my own length. I read A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray.
For the second die, I rolled 2: Markers: and read a book with a color in the title. I read Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys.
Libba Bray and Ruta Sepetys are goodreads authors.
Points this post: 30
Total challenge points: 290
Goodreads Authors: Lauren Kate, Robert Liparulo, Tamora Pierce, Sarah Addison Allen, James Patterson, Joyce Maynard, Jennifer Haigh, Libba Bray, Ruta Sepetys
Big Books
Laurie ME25.1: Rosemary's Task: Happiness is ... a Big Library:
1. from the Gutenberg Project:
Agatha Christie - The Secret Adversary
2. (D,E,A,R)
Ngaio Marsh - Dead Water
Points this Post: 25.
Total Points: 505.
5.1 Boo! It's Halloween time! Read a book skeleton on the cover. Monday Mourning #7 by Kathy ReichsMonday Mourning
5.4 - 54 Africa has 54 countries - 4 or 5 pgs - Bare Bones #6 by Kathy Reichs 416 pgs
5.5 - Birth of a Nation - published July 2010 or 2011 - Sweet Tea by Sheila Horgan - July 5, 2010
10.2 Queen of Denial - no not never - Never Say Die by Tess Gerritsen
10.3 Headless Horseman - headless torrso - A Body to Die For by Kate White
15.9 Get out the winter clothes - Hat - Death in a Beach Chair by Valerie Wolzien
15.10 Roaming Wild - book of my choice - If Looks Could Kill by Kate White
30.2 Unique Holidays - 1J - Genre - Mystery - Kathy Reichs Cross Bones #8;
2E - Favour book - Fuzzy Navel - Shaken by JA Konrath
30.6 I'd Like to See your ID Please - B. Date of Birth 1950 -1959 Mrs. McGintys Dead, by Agatha Christie, 1952;
E Height - 64" Cherry Bomb (Jack Daniels Mystery #6) by JA Konrath
30.7 When I was Young - Book A - white cover - Wedding Season by Katie Fforde;
Book B - five word title - Til Death Do Us Part by Kate White
30.9 Bookfest - National Book Festival -
Laura Lippman - Baltimore Blues
Gregory Maguire - Lost
30.10 Shopping at the School Store - Die 1 - 3 Grave Secrets #5 by Kathy Reichs - 317 pgs;
Die 2 - 2. Markers - Green - Green Tea by Sheila Horgan
Points this Post: 215
Tasks Completed: 12
Total Points: 215
Books Read: 19
BUTTERFLYCAGER20.1 Most Improved Player - Hettie's task: Missing books
I read
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King. This book is a sequel because it continues the adventures of Sherlock Holmes from the short stories and novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Laurie R. King is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 20
Total challenge points: 875
Tasks completed: 49
Books read: 67
Goodreads Authors: 40
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0
5.7-African SafariAfrica listopia list
The Hot Zone
by Richard PrestonPoints this post: 5
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
5.3: It's Elemental Against the Fire by Kat Martin
10.3: Headless Horseman
by Alexis Morgan20.9: Jayme VA's Task: Vegas Vacation
I rolled a 5 (Excalibur): Boadicea's Legacy by Traci E. Hall **GR Author**
25.7 Bluemoon's task: Hockey Night Party!
Book A (Blue Cover):
by Steven James **GR Author**Book B (Twice Baked Potato Dip): Twice a Prince by Sherwood Smith**GR Author**
25.8 Mrs. soule's task: Genre Studies
My Favorite Genre is Romance
Book A(Regency Romance): The Naked Duke by Sally MacKenzie
Book B (Romantic suspense): Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan**GR Author**
30.2 Cheryl TX/Lori BNPL's task: Unique Fall Holidays
Adoption Day (J: Part of a Series): Against the Law by Kat Martin
National Writing Month: I would write a Paranormal Romance (A: GR Author) Love's Magic by Traci E. Hall **GR Author**
30.5 mstan's task: Stranger in a Strange Land
A (Reimaginings): Never Been Bit by Lydia Dare: born in US, set in UK **GR Author**
C (Estrangement): Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue by Stephanie Laurens: Lived in UK, now Australia, set in UK (Approved in Task Help Thread)
30.7: Jennifer N's task: When I was Young
Book A (5 words in title): The Taming of the Duke by Eloisa James **GR Author**
Book B (Dress up as a cop): Murder In the North End by P.B. Ryan
Points this Post 175
Total Points 625/1100
Tasks Completed 34/61
Books Read 55/87
Total Pages Read 19006
Goodreads Author 26
Big Books 0
Sandy MN20.8 It's My Birthday - Lisa MD's task:The BIG 5-oh!
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie 11 O's in title/subtitle
25.5 - Valorie's task: SRC's Virtual Safari
#2 Elephant (+400 pages) Juliet by Anne Fortier 447 pages
#6 Zebra (black & white cover)
Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity by Kerry Cohen
**Kerry Cohen is a Goodreads Author**
30.2 Cheryl TX/Lori BNPL’s task: Unique Fall Holidays
#1 I would write Historical Fiction
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran. Criteria A GR Author
**Michelle Moran is a Goodreads Author**
#2 One of my favorite books is A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin.
I read A Feast for Crows by the same author
Criteria J - book is part of a series
A Feast for Crows is 1060 pages, claiming Big Book Ticket
Total Points: 370
Total GR Authors: 9
Total Big Books: (3) 500, (0) 750, (1)1000
30.8 Jenn Renee's task: Head of the ClassBook A- Pick your favorite subject.... I chose Option D - Math (which actually was my favorite subject) and read
Three Seconds by Anders Roslund
AND
For Book B I chose option 2 and read a book with the word "school" in the title and I read:
Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson **Goodreads Author**
Total Points = 910
New Goodreads Author = James Patterson
15.3-Dead or AliveI rolled 2 tails, so I had to read 2 books by deceased authors.
The RoverbyAphra Behn
Aphra Behn died in 1689
and
Uncle Tom's CabinbyGeorge Aiken
George Aiken died in 1876
15.10-Roaming Wild (Read a Book of Your Choice)
The Blind Assassin byMargaret Atwood
***I would like to claim a Big Book ticket for this book, it is 521 pages long***
***Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author***
Total Books Read: 11
Total Challenges Completed: 10
Total Pages Read: 3161
Big Book Tickets:2
GoodReads Author Tickets:0
Total Points: 105
MASANOBU15.9 Get out the winter clothes:
I've read The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark.
Girls are wearing panama hats. I acknowledge it's kind of hard to see, though.
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 60 (45+15)
Big Book Tickets: 3
Goodreads Authors:1
20.6 Oh, The Horror!Option B: Book featuring a wolf.
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
Points this post: 20
Total points: 510
Tasks completed: 30
Books read: 40
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
I enjoyed my group reads book:20.10 Group Read
Post #32 in the discussion thread:
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, Goodreads Author
+20 Points this Post
+ 1 Goodreads Author
Grand Total: 330
30.6 Donna Jo - I'd Like to see your IDB - Date of Birth The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun published in 1966 - I was born in the 60s.
C - Eye Color The Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie - my eyes are blue.
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 11
Books Read: 18
GoodReads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)
20.8 read Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris. including the subtitle (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries) the title has 5 o's.25.8 Favorite Genre - Mystery Fiction
Subgenre 1 - Culinary
read Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
and Subgenre 2 - Cozy
read Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
30.4 Book 1 - Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris
Book 2 - gemstone from link = bone
read The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
points this post: 75
total points: 200
Readerboard name: Danielle Louise30.3 Dlmrose's task: E-ticket Ride
F. - Fantasyland (Fantasy): The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Claiming a Big Book ticket at 513 pages
G. - Tomorrowland (Science Fiction): The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 10
Pages Read: 3427
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(3), 750+(-), 1000+(-)
Ellen CAFor Task 30.4 Delicious Dee's Task - I read the following books: Book #1 - The Help by Kathryn Stockett. She is a Goodreads author as well.
Book #2 - On Agate Hill by Lee Smith.
Total points: 70
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Book tickets: 0
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Just Listen (other topics)
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Death Cloud (prequel to Sherlock Holmes; approved in task help thread) (* * *)
Points in this post: 20
Total points: 405
Goodreads authors: 9
Big Book tickets: 500+ (1), 750+ (2) = 3
Books read: 34/87