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KIM NY5.7. Third stone from the sun
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
This is the third and final book in the Fifty Shades trilogy.
Points this post: 5
Total points for challenge: 495
I forgot to put that when I read DIvergent by Veronica Roth that she is a goodreads author...is it too late?thanks!
Sandy MN10.1 Climb Every Mountain
The Summer Garden by Paullina Simons
**742 pages, claiming big book ticket**
25.2 - Jenn Renee's task: Santa by any other name is..... well, still Santa
Option 2
Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
25.4 - Sandy’s Task: On This Day in History
Option A, #2
Killing Moon by Rebecca York
Option C, #1
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Total Points: 490
Total Big Books: (3) 500; (1) 750; (0) 1000
ANNA E30.3 Small Changes or Simple Swaps
I read Miracle on Regent Street by Ali Harris. Then for Option C) I changed ON for IN and read:
A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
Keltie Lee5.5. All Around the World
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
*first published in 1865*
25.1 - Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
White Lilacs (youthful innocence):
Parties & Potions
by Sarah Mlynowski *Goodreads Author*
*young adult book*
Red Rose (true love):
All Over You (Secret Lives Of Daytime Divas, #2)
by Sarah Mayberry *Goodreads Author*
*romance novel*
Points this post: 30
Total points: 470
Tasks: 28
Books: 35
Goodread authors: 19
STACIE MITask 20.8 - ...and it's all about ME (Myself, and I)
I decided to read a book with the word "me" in the title:
Swallow Me Whole by Nate Powell
Points this task: 20
Total points: 410
Tasks completed: 25
Books read: 32
Pages read: 8007
Goodreads authors: 9
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Tammy AZTask 15.3 Winter Wonderland:
Book 1 - Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Book 2 - Mr. Churchill's Secretary: A Novel by Susan Elia MacNeal
Book 2 was set in London which is the location of Big Ben one of the Forgotten Modern World Wonders
Task 20.5 - Off To War: Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal by Mal Peet
This book takes place in Amsterdam during World War II.
* Laurie Halse Anderson is a Goodreads author
Post Total: 35
Grand Total: 155
STACIE MITask 15.2 - Make it Work
I decided to do option B twice and read:
Will Work for Prom Dress by Aimee Ferris
and
Golden: A Retelling of "Rapunzel" by Cameron Dokey
**Aimee Ferris is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 425
Tasks completed: 26
Books read: 34
Pages read: 8451
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
5.2. That bugs me!: I read
Dance of the Butterfly by Cris Anson which features both a butterfly on the cover and the word "butterfly" in the title.5.4. Let’s Call it a Goal!: one of my hopes for 2012 is to go to Costa Rica. I read Costa Rican Heat by Bobbi Bratz.
5.9. Trash to treasure:My goodreads friend Debbie rated The Bottom Line by Shelley Munro a 2-star read. I thought that it was pretty good, I rated it more like 3.5 stars.
***Shelly Munro is a Goodreads Author***
10.1 Climb Every Mountain: I read Rescuing Amanda by Honey Jans which has been on my TBR list since 5/29/10.
10.10 The Winter Blues: Truth or Dare: Party Games, Book 2 by Rhian Cahill
****Rhian Cahill is a Goodreads Author***
15.5 All Shiny and New: I read Misunderstanding Mason by Claire Ashgrove--This was published on 8/31/11 and Claire Ashgrove is a new-to-me author
***Claire Ashgrove is a Goodreads Author***
20.2 The Nutcracker: I tried out for my favorite part The Snow Queen and read Snowballs in Hell by Eve Langlais which as "Snow" in the title.
***Eve Langlais is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 70
Total Points in Challenge: 985!
Books Read: 77
Tasks Completed: 57
GR Authors: 57
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Congrats Sassafrass and Ms. Anderson!!! Amazing to get it all done so fast!
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10.1 Climb Every Mountain
On my GR TBR since Nov 1 2009
Site Unseen by Dana Cameron
15.2 Make it Work
Book 1- A, fabric in title: Iron and Silk by Mark Salzman
Book 2- B, dress cover
Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith15.4 Go Green
One book C, green cover and D, environment
Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators by William Stolzenburg25.3 - Mrs. Soule's task: A Series in Your Stocking
A. holiday in series: Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
B. non-holiday in series: Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
25.9 - Denise NC’s Task: My Favorite Genres
Option 3- Mystery- The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson Walt Longmire #5
Option 6- Historical Fiction- A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs #8
total 670
I have been reading for this challenge but have not been posting. So now is time to catch up and start posting. Lots of Christmas books read in December30.4 Double or Nothing
A. Dice Roll = 1 - odd -Author whose name has double consonants - I hit the "mother lode" on this one - all three authors have double consonants in their names:
That Holiday Feeling by Debbie McComber, Sherryl Woods, and Robyn Carr published in 2009
B. Dice Roll = 4 - even - Double letters in title - double "o" in Room
A Room with a View by E. M. Forster - orig published in 1908
30.5 Christmas Carolling
I chose two Christmas Carols and read one book for each:
1. "I'll be Home for Christmas" and read A Home For Christmas by Deborah Grace Staley
2. "Silent Night" - Twas The Night by Sandra Hill
****** Deborah Grace Staley is a Goodreads Author******
30.6 The Many Facets of Earth rolled 1 and 5
1. Author's first name has three letters
The Christmas Candle by Max Lucado
5. Read a book in electronic format (on Kindle)
The Christmas Angel by Abbie Farwell Brown
30.7 Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
Chose two Christmas books with beautiful covers that depict the season
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: A Night Like No Other by Chip Davis
Treasured Stories of Christmas by Sarah Anne Stuart
Points: 120
Tasks: 4
Books: 8
Pages: 1941
10.1 Climb Every MountainBeing Wrong by Kathryn Schultz
10.10 The Winter Blues
Legend by Marie Lu*
*Marie Lu is a goodreads author
15.10 Sweet!
Inside Scientology by Janet Reitman*
*Janet Reitman is a goodreads author
Points: 275
5.6. Other People Liked It, Why Not Me?Forever 12/23/11
by Goodreads AuthorMaggie Stiefvater
REQUIRED: Indicate the category in which your book was nominated: Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
5.10. EARTH
Bound By Darkness 12/20/11
by Alexandra Ivy
10.3 Here, There Be Dragons:
12/6/2011by Goodreads author Katie MacAlister
15.6 Read 'Em Their Writes!:
Naked in Death 1/10/12
by J.D. Robb
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Points this post: 35
Total Points: 35
Tasks Completed: 4 (4 in this post)
Books Read: 4 (4 in this post)
GoodReads Authors: 4 (4 in this post)
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
20.4 - Author! Author! - Valorie's task: Happy New Year!!1. Get Fit/Lose Weight: Red Handed 1/14/12
by Gena Showalter
20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Stacie MI's task: And They Lived Happily Ever After
Option A: Once Upon a Time
The Time Weaver 12/11/11
by Shana Abé
20.8 It's My Birthday - Dionisia's task: ...and it's all about ME (Myself, and I)
Me and My Shadow 1/8/12
by Goodreads author Katie MacAlister
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Points this post: 60
Total Points: 95
Tasks Completed: 7 (3 in this post)
Books Read: 7 (3 in this post)
GoodReads Authors: 5 (1 in this post)
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
10.8 Hidden Gems Spirit Bound 1/17/12
by Christine Feehan
Required: Include the number of ratings the book had when it was selected when you post: 430 ratings
15.10 Sweet!
Slave to Sensation1/21/12
by Goodreads author Nalini Singh
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Karen F's task: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
F. Take a Wee Nip from a Flask – (Dark Rum)
Dark Peril 12/15/11
by Christine Feehan
25.1 - Rachel Lee's task: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Sweetbriar (simplicity): Read a book with a one word title.
Adam 12/3/11
by Goodreads author Jacquelyn Frank
Plumeria (new beginnings): Read the first book in a series.
Glass Houses 12/27/11
by Rachel Caine
25.6 - Laurie ME's task: Winter Fun and Games
Book 1: Book 1 should involve a cold, outdoor winter activity in some fashion: Skiing during holiday at a lodge
Frostbite 1/2/12
by Goodreads author Richelle Mead
Book 2: Book 2 should involve a place you would travel to get away from the cold, wintery weather: Several parts take place at main character's home on a Greek island
Eternal Rider 1/4/12
by Goodreads authorLarissa Ione
25.7 - Amanda A's task: Name Train
This is a two book task.
Book 1 - Judithe:
Venom 1/14/12
by Goodreads author Jennifer Estep
(author's last name begins with the last letter of my readerboard name)
Book 2 -
Shadow Kiss 1/3/12
by Goodreads author Richelle Mead
(Book 2 author's first name begins with the last letter of Book 1 author's first name)
25.9 - Denise NC’s Task: My Favorite Genres
Option 2 – Urban Fantasy
Kitty's Greatest Hits 1/11/12
(Kitty Norville)
by Goodreads author Carrie Vaughn
Option 5 – Romance
Talk Me Down 12/17/11
(Tumble Creek #1)
by Victoria Dahl
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Points this post: 145
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 14 (7 in this post)
Books Read: 18 (7 in this post)
GoodReads Authors: 12 (7 in this post)
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
25.1 Where Have All the Flowers Gone?1. Marigold (death is central to the plot): Murder in the Mist - story centers around the death of Rance Wofford during a civil war re-enactment
2. Plumeria (first in a series): Seventh Son - Tales of Alvin Maker #1
Points: 25
Total Points: 330
Total Books Read: 27
Total Tasks Completed: 18
Total GR Authors: 7
Total Big Books: 2
5.6 - Other People Liked It, Why Not Me?Between Shades of Gray (* * *) (YA fiction)
*Ruta Sepetys is a Goodreads author.
10.2 - As You Like It
The Schwa Was Here (* * * * - Goodreads did a great job based on my favourite-ya shelf, and this is another addition to that shelf!)
*Neal Shusterman is a Goodreads author.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Joanna T's task: Microhistory!
Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things (* * * * - approved in task help thread)
*Randy O. Frost is a Goodreads author.
Tasks completed: 36/57
Books read: 43/77
Points claimed in this post: 35
Total points claimed: 515
GR authors to date: 8
BB tickets to date: 2
15.10 Sweet!Screenscam
Michael Bowen
20.3 Words Among Friends
The Making of a Royal Romance: William, Kate, and Harry--A Look Behind the Palace Walls
Katie Nicholl
Anagram: PLOW
Total points this post: 35
Total points to date: 120
Goodreads authors: 3
name:Suzanne5.7. Third stone from the sun
bt J.R.Ward20.9Lucky me!Honoring the Grands
by J.R.Wardthe main character in this book is not about twins. But the clan of Brotherhoods has twins in it and the are part of the story
total points:200
25.7 - Name TrainBook 1. The author's last name begins with the last letter of my readerboard name:
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
Book 2. The author's last name begins with the last letter of the previous author's name:
Sun Dog by Monique Roffey
Total points 300
5.5 All Around the World:A Remarkable Curiosity: Dispatches from a New York City Journalist's 1873 Railroad Trip by Amos Jay Cummings
Book is a collection of Cummings' newpaper articles written in 1873 during a train trip from New York City to California. Plus current commentary about the people and events he wrote about.
10.4 Blue, White and the Black of Night
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks
by Kathleen Flinn
15.9 Hark! The Hearald Angels Sing:
Angel-Seeker by Sharon Shinn
25.8 Gayla's Task--2011 The Year in Review:
A. 4. The African Quest by Lyn Hamilton It is set in Tunisia.
B. 6. I spent a wonderful week in Florence, Italy in July, so I read
The Drowning River: A Mystery in Florence by Christobel Kent.
Today's total: 65
Grand total: 620
10.7 Featuring EarthHeaven and Earth by Nora Roberts
25.4 - Sandy - On This Day in History
a) January option 1 The Black Ice by ***Goodreads Author Michael Connelly***
b) February option 1 Face the Fire by Nora Roberts Witchcraft is central to the plot and 4 of the 6 primary characters are witches.
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 225
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 19
GoodReads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
DebraT10.10 The Winter Blues
Toplin by Michael McDowell
This is a book I own and has been on my TBR shelf for some time.
15.8 What's IndieNext?
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
On the Indie Next list.
944 pages claiming 2 Big book tickets
20.10 Group Read
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Posted msg 16 in group discussion thread.
Laurie R. King is a GoodReads Author
25.7 Name Train
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro
Book 1: Author's last name "Toro."
Speed Queen by Stewart O'Nan
Book 2: Author's last name begins with an "O" which is last letter of book 1's last name.
25.9 My Favorite Genres
Think of a Number by John Verdon
Genre: Thriller
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Genre: Young Adult
548 pages claiming 1 Big Book ticket
This post: 95 points
Total to date: 310 points
Goodreads Authors: 8
Big Books: 500=1, 750=1, 1000=0
30.4 Double or NothingI rolled two 4's.
Book A - The Savage Garden by Mark Mills (published 2007)
Book B - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (published 1901)
This Post: 30
Total Points: 140
Tasks Completed: 9
Books Read: 11
Goodreads Authors: 1 (Michele Hauf)
Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Task: 30.3 - DLMRose's task: Small Changes or Simple SwapsRead: The Naked Viscount by Sally MacKenzie and Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Option A: I used the word "the" from the title of the first book and added an "n" to make "then" from the title of the second book.
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 140
Jennifer N10.6 - Can't Wait 'Til Spring!
by Lisa Kleypas*There are flowers on the cover.
*Lisa Kleypas is a Goodreads Author
15.4 - Go Green
I chose to read 2 books with green covers.
by Lora Leigh and
by Lora LeighCoyote's Mate was approved in the Help Thread.
15.6 - Read 'Em Their Writes
Megan's Mark by Lora Leigh
The main character is a Deputy for the Sheriff's Office.
20.1 - Baby Its Cold Outside
I chose Option D - Couple on Cover
by Lora Leigh20.2 - The Nutcracker
I chose Option 1 - Children are main characters in this book.
by Ransom Riggs20.3 - Words Among Friends
Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
My word is SHOT.
20.4 - Happy New Year
Storm of Shadows by Christina Dodd
This book was in my owned to be read pile.
20.5 - Off to War
Mercury's War by Lora Leigh
This book has the word war in the title.
20.7 - They Lived Happily Every After
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater*
*Maggie Stiefvater is a Goodreads Author
20.9 - Honoring the Grands
Tanner's Scheme by Lora Leigh
I chose option C the main character is a twin his brother is a secondary character.
25.2 - Santa by any other name
I chose option 3. Lora was approved as a nickname for Laurann in the help thread.
Kiss of Heat by Lora Leigh & Valiant by Laurann Dohner
25.7 - Name Train
Using the R in Jennifer...
Unknown by Rachel Caine and
Using the C in Caine...
Storm of Visions by Christina Dodd
25.9 - My Favorite Genres
Option 5 - Romance: Elizabeth's Wolf by Lora Leigh
Option 2 - Urban Fantasy: Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding*
*Kelly Meding is a Goodreads Author
30.1 - Unique Winter Holidays
I rolled a 3 & 6
3 -
by Laurann Dohner6 - I like the name Lauren: Laid Bare by Lauren Dane
*Both of these authors were new to me when I read the books. I have since read other books by them.
30.3 - Small Changes or Simple Swaps
I chose option A.
Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh
I took the word Heat and added a r to get Heart:
Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter
30.6 - The Many Facets of EARTH
I rolled a 2 and a 5
2 - Book has a brown cover:
by Lora Leigh5 - Book is an Electronic Book: Brawn by Laurann Dohner
Brawn was approved in the e-book with no print addition thread.
Total Points this Post: 345
Total Points to Date: 425
Claiming a total of 3 Goodreads Authors this post
15.3 Winter Wonderland: Take a walk in a winter wonderland.A. Winter: Snow Scene
Trapped by Michael Northrop
B. Wonderland: New York City/Empire State Building
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
+15 Points
25.6 – Laurie ME’s task: Winter Fun and Games
Book 1: Iditarod
Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell
Book 2: Ecuador (my daughter just returned - great pics!)
Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut
+25 Points
Points this Post: 40
Grand Total: 390
STACIE MITask 20.7 - And They Lived Happily Ever After!
I did option A and read a book with "time" in the title:
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists by Chris Duffy
Points this task: 20
Total points: 445
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 35
Pages read: 8579
Goodreads authors: 10
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.7 - THE NAME TRAIN - My reader board name ends in N so I read Song of the Magdalene by Donna Jo Napoli. Then used Donna Jo ending in O and read Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan.30.2 - ONE AUTHOR, TWO SERIES - The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly which is the second in the Micky Haller series. Also read The Black Echo which is the first in the Harry Bosch series.
Michael Connelly (X2), and Donna Jo Napoli are Goodreads authors.
TOTAL POINTS - 235
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 8
BIG BOOKS - 3
CHRISTINE USTask 10.10 Winter Blues
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Task 25.5 Movies ruining the book...
Book 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
Option A: 4.27; 80%
Book 2: Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
Option D: 3.6; 14%
Task 30.6 Many facets of Earth
Option4: Bossypants by Tina Fey
Option 6: Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
*****Janet Evanovich is a GR author
TOTAL: 375
I have completed the following two tasks...10.8 Hidden Gems
Negropedia: The Assimilated Negro's Crash Course on the Modern Black Experience by Patrice Evans
When I selected this book it only had 8 ratings.
20.9 - Lucky Me! - Luckngrace's task: Honoring the Grands
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
I chose to read this work of fiction for Option A. One of the main characters is a senior citizen named Abraham Setrakian. He is a very prominent character, banding together a group of people and leading them to fight the evil descending upon NYC.
Total = 30 points
30.6 - Sassafrass's task: The Many Facets of EARTHI rolled a 2 and a 6 so I read...
A Game of Thrones which has a brown cover:
For this book I claim a 750+ pages big book token as it has 807 pages
I also read
which is the second book in George R.R Martin's Song of Fire and Ice Series.For this book I claim another 750+ pages big book token as it has 880 pages.
Points this post: 30
Points so far: 85
Readerboard Name: StacyCT15.4 - Go Green
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
C. Green cover
D. Shelved as "Environment>Nature"
Task Points: 15
20.1 - Baby, It's Cold Outside
A. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
Task Points: 20
25.4 - On This Day in History
B. January
1. 101 Places Not to See Before You Die by Catherine Price
C. February
1. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
*Lev Grossman is a Goodreads Author
Task Points: 25
Total Points: 250
Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 21
Pages Read: 6166
Goodreads Authors: 2 (Margaret Atwood; Lev Grossman)
25.4 Sandy’s Task: On This Day in HistoryA. December, Option 1: read a book with a king/queen/prince/princess as a main character
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
*Prince Po is a significant character in the story
C. February, Option 1: read a book with magic or witchcraft
Rival Demons by Sarra Cannon
*The two main characters (a witch and a demon) use magic throughout the story. There isn’t a description of the book up yet but under the description for the second book in the series it talks about the main character being part of a “powerful coven of witches”.
**Sarra Cannon is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 280
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 19
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
25.6 - Laurie ME's task: Winter Fun and Games Winterkill by C.J. Box
The cold activity in this book is hunting and tracking
AND
Rattlesnake Crossing by J.A. Jance
Takes place in Arizona desert
Total Points = 960
CathyG20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Joanna T's task: Microhistory!
For this task, read a nonfiction microhistory.
Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women by Alexa Albert
Points this post: 20
Total points: 410
Tasks completed: 24
Books read: 29
Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
5.1. It’s the Latest Thing! The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
5.4. Let’s Call it a Goal!
Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui by Karen Kingston – my goal: Get organized
5.9. Trash to treasure.
Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich - Shazzy gave two stars, I give it three
10.6 Can't Wait 'Til Spring!
Flower of the Deep Sleep, Vol. 2 by Yuana Kazumi (they're kinda small, but both girls are holding roses - vol. 1 had a flower on the cover too, but it showed a lot more leg. :-)
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 365
Mod
I read
. It has a big round ring on the cover.5.7. Third stone from the sun.
I read The Fleet Street Murders, the third book in the Charles Lenox series.
15.3 Winter Wonderland
For book A, I read White Truffles in Winter, with the word "winter" in the title.
For book B, I read Three-Day Town, set in New York City, the site of the Empire State building.
20.2 - Rookie on Top - Connie's task: The Nutcracker
I tried out for the Snow Queen or a snowflake, and read a book whose author's name begins with "S: -Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by Steve Dublanica
25.4 - Sandy’s Task: On This Day in History
For my first book, I chose the second December option, and read Fool Moon - word "moon" in title.
For my second book, I chose the first February option, and read The Magicians, in which the whole plot revolves around magic.
Total points: 475
RACHEL CA: 155 pts total10.07 Featuring Earth
Heart Earth: A Memoir by Ivan Doig
15.01 Cause Knowledge is Power!
A. That Went Well: Adventures in Caring for My Sister by Terrell Harris Dougan (for)
C. Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (you)
Points: 25
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 16
Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Jessica PDX5.9 - Trash to Treasure
by Téa ObrehtMy mom (Andy) is a Goodreads friend, and she gave this one two stars - she felt like she just didn't get what Obreht was trying to do. I liked it slightly better (three stars), but have the same feeling.
Points this Post: 5
Total Challenge Points: 625
Total Goodreads Authors: 15
Big Books: 500+ - 2; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero
Correction for post 1503 30.5 Christmas Caroling
Please remove The Last Child by John Hart
and replace it with Child Wonder: A Novel by Roy Jacobsen
No change in Points. Thank You!
Task 30.6 - The many facets of EARTH (dice roll 2,6)
Option 2 (brown cover): The Last Lecture (approved in help thread) by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow ***GR Author***
Option 6 (second book in series): City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare ***GR Author***
Total GR Authors this post = 2
Total GR Authors for challenge = 15
Challenge total = 515
15.6 Read 'Em Their Rights The Last Child by John Hart
Police Officer Clyde Hunt was the lead detective in the case of Johnny Merrimon's missing sister, Alyssa.
20.10 Group Read
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
My comment is #16 in the discussion thread.
30.2 One Author--Two Series
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #1)
2. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (Underland Chronicles #1)
65 points this post
215 total points
Heather KSFinished task 30.7 Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover
I flipped 2 tails.
I read Sarah's Key
and
The Go-Between.Both covers were just too plain to appeal to me.
Tatiana de Rosnay is a GR author.
New point total: 160
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