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message 1201: by Connie (new)

Connie  G (connie_g) | 358 comments 25.9 Red Hot

Option A: Read a book with a 2 and a 3 in the page total.

The Stranger by Albert Camus has 123 pages.

Option B: This book was published in 2008.

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan.

30.3 Spring Delights

Option 5: This title has the letters "er" from "derFruhing".

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.

Option 6: This book was scary because it involved a war and hiding from the Nazis. It was approved on the task help thread.

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.

Points this post: 55
Total points: 455
Tasks: 23
Books: 30
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500=1


message 1202: by Leah (new)

Leah | 46 comments 20.1 - Clean those shelves!

I chose Option 3, a book first published in 2012.

Above by Leah Bobet

*** Leah Bobet is a Goodreads Author ***

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Total points: 280 + 20 above = 300
GR Authors: 6 + 1 above = 7
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

Tasks Completed: 14
Books read: 18


message 1203: by Jodi (new)

Jodi Roe (flute2005) | 22 comments Jodi TX

5.3 Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
I used Joseph-Daniel Peter Paul Abondious as my male member


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


5.8 Finger Lickin Fifteen by Janet Evonovich
Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15) by Janet Evanovich


10.9 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins


15.6 Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evonovich
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13) by Janet Evanovich


20.2 Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evonovich
Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14) by Janet Evanovich

Total points: 60


message 1204: by Jayme Pendergraft (new)

Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments 5.2 Get Caught Reading

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard by Pierre Bayard has books on the cover and books and read in the title.

25.6. Keltie Lee's Task: Fire and Ice

Book 1: Heads: The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman (ice in title)

Book 2: Heads: The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson (Robert in last name)

30.5 Donna Jo's task: Climbing the Family Tree

Option A: Wicked by Sara Shepard has romance listed as a genre on its page. Sara Shepard is a goodreads author.

Option B: Button, Button: Uncanny Stories by Richard Matheson

My father's father's name was Richard.

Points this task: 60
Total Points: 670
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard**, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper***, Karen Levine, Richard Farr, Laurie Halse Anderson


message 1205: by SandyC (last edited Apr 23, 2012 06:05AM) (new)

SandyC (sandyc88) | 406 comments Sandy MN

10.9 I'm on Fire
Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward

30.4 Dlmrose's task: Burning Ring of Fire

Book 1 - Set in Russia
The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak
Goodreads Author

Book 2 - ING
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve

Total Points: 430
Total GR Authors: 13


message 1206: by Nick (last edited Apr 23, 2012 07:16AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

25.7 Mstan’s Task: Cooking….
Book 1: Cooked
I read Between the House and the Chicken Yard The Masks of Flannery O'Connor by Jolly Sharp Between the House and the Chicken Yard: The Masks of Flannery O'Connor by Jolly Sharp, 176 pages
General Tso’s Chicken.
Here are two recipe’s. http://appetiteforchina.com/recipes/g...

Book 2: Uncooked
I read Tomatoland How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Estabrook Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Estabrook, 224 pages. I would have recommended serving sliced tomatoes with General Tso’s Chicken until I read this book! Nothing’s wrong with tomatoes (except they are not as nutritious as they used to be), but the farming practices are deplorable.– Grow your own tomatoes and serve them with Genral Tso’s Chicken, or just go with fruit and brown rice.

25.10 Mrs. Soule's Task:I love a happy ending! Option B. 2 books from character options:
Book 1: Piglet. The following was probably recommended to me because of its gothic nature, but “Romance” appears higher on its most popular genre list. House of Many Shadows by Barbara Michaels. 343 pages

Book 2: Eyore. Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. James, #100 on the “Quality Dark Fiction” listopia, #45 on “The Best Gothic Books of All Time,” 368 pages


Task Points this Post: 50
Total Points: 750
Total Pages: 17,206
Big Books: 750+ (1)


message 1207: by Gayla (last edited Apr 23, 2012 07:17AM) (new)

Gayla Bassham (sophronisba) | 64 comments 20.5 Bigger is Better: Masanobu's Task - A Game of Books

I rolled a 6.

6. Arryn: Read a book which has a predominantly white and blue cover OR the word ‘moon’ in the title OR read a thriller or mystery.

For the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth George

This Post: 20
Total Points: 320/1090
Tasks Completed: 25/61
Books Read:40/86


message 1208: by Carla (new)

Carla Ruffer (hpaddict) | 117 comments hpaddict

25.10 I Love a Happy Ending

B.5 - Tigger

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - added to my TBR list in March 2011

&

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - added to my TBR list February 2012

this post = 25
challenge total = 230
Goodreads authors = 1
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0


message 1209: by Rachel (new)

Rachel (lambfox) | 222 comments RACHEL CA: 200 pts total

10.06 Middle Name Pride Day
The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life by Dawn Jackson Blatner

Points: 10
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 16
Books read: 17
Goodreads authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 1210: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

15.3 - We Go Together Like...

Naughty in Nice (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #5) by Rhys Bowen by Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author)

This was approved in the task thread.

Points this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 455
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+ - 5; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero


message 1211: by Stesse (new)

Stesse | 270 comments 15.10 - Where There's Smoke.......
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (179 p)

20.7. Shorter is Sweeter: Jayalalita's Task - Happy Rama Navami!
Harvest Moon by Mercedes Lackey (384 p)
Approved in Help Thread.

20.8. It's My Birthday: Mary Beth's Task - Party Time!
The Law of Angels by Cassandra Clark (368 p) – had 68 ratings.
Cassandra Clark is a GRA.

20.9 Lucky Me!: Bea's Task - I Can’t Wait for Spring!
2. Flowers on cover: Deadline by Fern Michaels (262 p)
Deadline (The Godmothers, #4) by Fern Michaels

Points this Post: 75
Tasks Completed this Post: 4
Books Read this Post: 4
Pages Read this Post: 1193
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


Total Points: 475
Total Tasks Completed: 29
Total Books Read: 36
Total Pages Read: 13312
Total GoodReads Authors: 14
Total Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (1), 1000+ (0)


message 1212: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 15.9 - Geek Pride Day

I read a book where the main character, Flavia, is obsessed with chemistry:

I Am Half Sick Of Shadows by Alan Bradley

**Alan Bradley is a Goodreads author!!**

Points this task: 15
Total points: 440
Tasks completed: 28
Books read: 38
Pages read: 9543
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1213: by Chelsi (last edited Apr 23, 2012 01:58PM) (new)

Chelsi | 89 comments Bianca

Task 5.3 Let's Hear it for the Boys
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
This book came from Jake's "read" list

Task 5.4 The FIRE within
La Petite FourbyRegina Scott
Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket

Task 5.5 Possession
The Zookeeper's Wife By Diane Ackerman

Task 10.1 Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Ten Cents a Dance By Christine Fletcher
Claiming Goodreads Author Ticket
Ten spells net backwards

10.5 All Fired Up!
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World By Eric Weiner
I traveled abroad last year in college to Spain and I am all fired up about traveling now! I just love it. In this book Eric Weiner travels all over the world to try and find what happiness means.

10.6 Middle Name Pride Day
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

15.4 ABC's, 123's.....
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You by Hanna Jansen
Chosen and Thousand are the number and word

15.8 International Worker's Day
The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato

20.1 Most improved" Jen C's Task- Clean those shelves
The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden
E-book I already owned

20.8 It's my birthday: Mary Beth's Task-Party Time
Redfield Farm: A Novel of the Underground Railroad by Judith Redline Coopey
250 ratings at time read

Points: 115
Total Points: 115
Tasks Completed:10
Books Read:11
GoodReads Authors:2


message 1214: by Bucket (new)

Bucket | 362 comments Task 15.6 They're On Fire

I read The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides, which was already on the NYT bestseller list (hardcover fiction) at #16 during the first week of 2012 (Jan. 1). The book remained on the list (at places between #16 through #35) every week through Feb. 26.

Points this post: 15
Total points: 135
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
GR authors: none
Big Books: The Prisoner / The Fugitive


message 1215: by Jess (new)

Jess | 49 comments JESS M

20.3 - Fiery Tunes
I chose the song GREAT BALLS of FIRE and read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
GR authors: 1
Big Books: 1000+(1)


message 1216: by Sheila (last edited Apr 23, 2012 03:55PM) (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments
Sheila

Task 25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns


Book A – Easter Eggs:

Option 1 – Pastels: Read a book with a primarily pink cover.


Full Tilt (Full Series, #2) by Janet Evanovich by Janet Evanovich

AND

Book B – Leprechauns:

Option 4 – Pot o’ Gold: Read a book from a friend’s bookshelf that they rated 5 stars.


The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais

which was rated 5 stars by my GR friend Jan McGill

Total Points = 985


message 1217: by Erin (new)

Erin ERIN B.

15.7 - Spring Into Action!

I read Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett.

Points this post: 15
Total points: 80


message 1218: by Gayla (new)

Gayla Bassham (sophronisba) | 64 comments 20.6 Seasoned Reader: Jennifer W’s task- She Works Hard for the Money 

I rolled a 3.

3: Customer service/ first job. Like many people, I started out working customer service. Read a book about working in a customer service industry (Starbucks, Walmart, diner, etc.) 

The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan

This was approved in the task thread.

This Post: 20
Total Points: 340/1090
Tasks Completed: 26/61
Books Read:41/86


message 1219: by Tien (new)

Tien (tiensblurb) | 2304 comments KAREN OZ

5.6 SRC Recommends Redux
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (position: 21) **GR Author**

Voted for:
The Book Thief (4)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (7)
Water For Elephants (6)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (12)

10.5. All Fired Up!
I have been wanting to read the bible from cover to cover and also been seeking to understand it better
I think the title of this book speaks for itself:
How to Read the Bible for all Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stuart

25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
Book A/3 (female main character): Brida by Paulo Coelho
Book B/4 (Friend: Ann Keller): Paradise Lost by John Milton

30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: We Didn't Start the Fire (1955 - 1& 2)
I picked 1955 and rolled 1 & 2
Book 1: A bio on Einstein as he died in 1955: Einstein: A Hundred Years of Relativity by Andrew Robinson
Book 2: Author born in 1955: A Painted House by John Grisham **GR Author**

30.4 Dlmrose's task: Burning Ring of Fire
Book 1: The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield Set in NZ
Book 2: Wanting by Richard Flanagan

30.5 Donna Jo's task: Climbing the Family Tree (A & B)
Book A (romance): Middlemarch by George Eliot (904 pages) Big Book Ticket (750+)
Book B (pub. 1957): Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Total this post: 135 points
Total to date: 310 points
GR Authors (to date): 6
Big Book (to date): 1 (500+); 2 (750+)


message 1220: by Heather (new)

Heather | 384 comments Heather KS

Finished task 20.8 Party Time!

I read

Thirteen Reasons Why which had 53,176 ratings at the time I added it.

New point total: 125


message 1221: by Heather (new)

Heather | 384 comments Heather KS

Finished task 10.5 All Fired Up!

I read Divine Mercy: A Guide from Genesis to Benedict XVI

I am fired up about devotion to the Divine Mercy! Great book!

New point total: 135


message 1222: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Kathy G.

20.3. Best Review: Chris MD's Task - Fiery Tunes

*** I chose the word RAIN from "Set Fire to the Rain."***

The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith

***Claiming Goodreads Author***

Here is the paperback (did not show Mass Market)
and Hardcover--- to check pg. numbers.
The Right Attitude to Rain
The Right Attitude to Rain

Total Points- 115
Total Tasks- 6
Goodreads Authors- 4
Big Books (500+)- 2


message 1223: by Emily (new)

Emily | 782 comments Boston Kate

10.8 I Have a Question
When You Reach Me
"when" in title

30.8 The Breakfast Club
Option 1 "The Brain": The Art of Fielding
a big book at 528 pages
(NOT claiming a big book ticket)
Option 5 "The Criminal": Oryx and Crake
borrowed from the library

Points this post: 40
Total points: 155
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11


message 1224: by Mary Beth (new)

Mary Beth (marybethbaker) | 134 comments Task: 25.10. Mrs. Soule's Task: I love a happy ending!
I chose Option A.
Read: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James and Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James

Points this post: 25
Total Points: 100

Claiming: 2 Goodreads Author tickets for E.L. James and 2 Big Book Tickets (Fifty Shades of Grey Kindle Edition, 552 pgs. / Fifty Shades Darker Paperback Edition, 532 pgs.)


message 1225: by Cathy (last edited Apr 23, 2012 07:44PM) (new)

Cathy Galloway | 1077 comments CathyG

#10.6. Middle Name Pride Day Read a book by an author who uses his or her middle name

Tera Lynn Childs Goddess Boot Camp
Goodreads Author

______________________________________________________________________

#10.7. Fuel to the Fire Read another book by an author you first read during the winter challenge. If you did not read any new authors during the winter challenge, read a book by an author who is new to you now.
REQUIRED: state in your post whether the author was new to you in the winter challenge or is new to you now.
On the Steamy Side Louisa Edwards
Goodreads Author
This author was new to me in the winter challenge
______________________________________________________________________

#25.9. Stacie MI's Task: Red Hot
you will read two books. Each book must be from a different option.
Required: Please state the options you used when you post.
Option A: In honor of the new record, read a book with a 2 and a 3 in the page total.
Required: State the number of pages in your book when you post.

May B. by Caroline Starr Rose
Goodreads Author
231 pages

Option C: Read a book that takes is set in the state or Canadian province that your choice team hails from.

Black Magic Woman by Christine Warren
Takes place in NYC /New York Islanders

____________________________________________________________________

25.10. Mrs. Soule's Task:I love a happy ending!
Option A:
Winnie-the-Pooh - If you love romance novels too, you’re in luck! Read any two romance novels. “Romance” must be in the genre list of the book’s main page.
REQUIRED: When you post, state which option you’re using.
A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare
Goodreads Author

Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy
Goodreads Author
_____________________________________________________________________

#Task 25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns
For this task, you will read two books.
Book A – Easter Eggs:.
Option 1 – Pastels: Read a book with a primarily pink cover.

Kismet (Serendipity, #1.5) by Carly Phillips by Carly Phillips Goodreads Author

Book B – Leprechauns:
Option 1 – Green: Read a book with a primarily green cover.

Hidden Away (KGI, #3) by Maya Banks by Maya Banks

REQUIRED: For options that specify cover requirements, please include a link to the cover in your post.

Points this post: 95
Total points: 455
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 36
Goodreads Authors: 21
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=1


message 1226: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (shorty_320) | 1335 comments STACIE MI

Task 30.2 - What I Want to Be Meets What Did I Become...

When I was younger, I was convinced that I would become a doctor, so I read:

Y: The Last Man, Vol. 6: Girl on Girl by Brian K. Vaughan

Dr. Mann is one of the central characters.

I currently am a nanny, so I read a book about one of my favorite fictional nannies:

Mary Poppins Opens the Door by P.L. Travers

Points this task: 30
Total points: 470
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 40
Pages read: 9959
Goodreads authors: 15
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 1227: by Kayleigh (new)

Kayleigh Reads (kayleigh_reads_romance) Keltie Lee

5.4 The FIRE Within


The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids
by Bob Sehlinger

*The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids*

25.8 Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners/Nominees

Book 1: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling
734 Pages Big Book Ticket

*2001 Hugo Winner*

Book 2: The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood

*1987 Nebula Nominee*

Points this post: 30
Total points: 510
Tasks: 32
Books: 44
Goodread authors: 17
Big Book Tickets 500: 4


message 1228: by Jayme Pendergraft (new)

Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments 30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: We Didn't Start the Fire

A. I chose 1955 for my year.
B. I rolled a 2 and read In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan who was born on 4/6/55.

I also rolled a 4 and read Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh which was originally published in 1955.

Points this task: 30
Total Points: 700
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard**, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper***, Karen Levine, Richard Farr, Laurie Halse Anderson


message 1229: by Debra (new)

Debra (debra_t) DebraT

Task 30.4 Dlmrose's task

Fun and Games by Duane Swierczynski

Set in California

Duane Swierczynski is a GoodReads Author

A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'Nan

"ing" in the title


Task 30.5 Donna Jo's task

Beastly by Alex Flinn

Option A: Book genre is romance

Alex Flinn is a GoodReads Author

Lord of the Flies Centenary Edition by William Golding

Option B: published originally in 1954


Task 30.6 Delicious Dee's task

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin

Option A: 1st book is fiction about a serial killer

Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris by David King

Option A: 2nd book is non-fiction about a serial killer


This post: 90 points
Total to date: 455 points
Goodreads Authors:10
Big Books: 500=2, 750=0, 1000=0






message 1230: by Nick (last edited Apr 24, 2012 10:48AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Jayalalita's Task - Happy Rama Navami! I read The Grey Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Lang published his collected fairy tales in books with different color binders, but there seems to be no apparent organization to them. The “Grey” book contains a lot of fairy tales from Turkey, but it’s not exclusive. 236 pages

Task Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 770
Total Pages: 17,442
Big Books: 750+ (1)


message 1231: by Kylie (new)

Kylie 5.4 The Fire Within

Fifty Shades Darker

Points this Task: 5
Total Points: 215


message 1232: by Lindy-Lane (last edited Apr 24, 2012 04:56PM) (new)

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

Task 5.4 The Fire Within!...read a book with the letters F,I,R,E in the title or subtitle:

I read One-Minute Mindfulness 50 Simple Ways to Find Peace, Clarity, and New Possibilities in a Stressed-Out World by Donald Altman One-Minute Mindfulness: 50 Simple Ways to Find Peace, Clarity, and New Possibilities in a Stressed-Out World by Donald Altman 200 pages (4.23)

Points earned for this task: 5
Points Achieved to date: 435
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 3
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)= 3
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 1233: by Lindy-Lane (new)

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

Task 5.1 Silhouette on the shade!...read a book with a silhouette on the cover:

I read Point, Click, Love by Molly Shapiro Point, Click, Love by Molly Shapiro 200 pages (4.24)

Points earned for this task: 5
Points Achieved to date: 440
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 3
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)= 3
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)


message 1234: by Coralie (new)

Coralie Coralie

20.1 Clean Those Shelves
The Awakening read in 8 Classic American Novels which I have had for many years and only now realised that I had not read one of them.

25.3 Naming Things
China Mountain Zhang and
Kraken by China Miéville

30.8 The Breakfast Club
Option 1 The Brain
Middlemarch 850 pages

Option 2 The criminal
The Welsh Girl borrowed from the library

Total points 475


message 1235: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

15.10 - Where There's Smoke

Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski, #6) by Sara Paretsky by Sara Paretsky (Goodreads Author)

This was approved in the task thread

Points this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 470
Goodreads Authors: 17
Big Books: 500+ - 5; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero


message 1236: by Kate S (new)

Kate S 5.9 The Devil Made Me Do It

Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back by Claire Fontaine

"hell" in the subtitle

20.1 Clean Those Shelves Option 1:

Intervention by Robin Cook

owned since December 2011

25.5 100 Years Ago

Book 1: About the Titanic

Raise The Titanic! by Clive Cussler

Book 2: About Baseball

The Natural by Bernard Malamud

Post Total: 50
Season Total: 470
Tasks Completed: 31


message 1237: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 216 comments SUZANNE VN

15.1 Spring Forward

Book 1 (Future) - The Hunger Games

Book 2 (Past) - Deadly Shaker Spring From the author's note, "By 1937, the period in which this story is told, no Shaker villages remained in Kentucky or anywhere else outside the northeastern United States."

Points this post: 15
Total points: 120


message 1238: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments Kathy G.

5.5 Possession-

***Possessive form used in the title-
I used "Popper's"***
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater

Total Points- 120
Total Tasks- 7
Goodreads Authors- 4
Big Books (500+)- 2


message 1239: by Angie (new)

Angie (pinkindle) | 587 comments ANGIE CA

5.4 The FIRE Within
Book: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

15.5 ...And XYZ
Book: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin
Notes: Has a "Y" in the title.

25.2 Out With the Old, and In With the New...and it's Fire
Book 1: Exiled by RaShelle Workman
Notes: Option 1, she is a new to me author.

Book 2: The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
Notes: Option 1

This Post: 45
Total to Date: 390


message 1240: by Chelsi (last edited Apr 24, 2012 10:13PM) (new)

Chelsi | 89 comments Bianca


5.1 Silhouette on the Shade
Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa by Micol Ostow by Micol Ostow
Claiming Goodreads author ticket

Total points above:5
Points total:120


message 1241: by Michelle (new)

Michelle  (mnmgbwi) | 197 comments Michelle WI

30.3 Spring Delights

option 2: Spring Thing

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Raskin birthday March 13, 1928)

option 3: Luck O' the Irish

The Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie A Flavia De Luce Mystery by Alan Bradley by Alan Bradley *****

***** Alan Bradley is a Goodreads author *****

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 240
Tasks Completed: 12
Goodreads Authors: 6


message 1242: by Aleksandra (new)

Aleksandra (aleksandrakonwa) | 752 comments Finished

25.2 Jenn Renee's task:Out with the Old, In with the New... and it's Fire

The Istanbul Puzzle. by Laurence O'Bryan by Laurence O'Bryan - option 2 /orange cover

Maman's Homesick Pie by Donia Bijan - option 2/orange cover

Task points 25
Total points 275


message 1243: by Coco Kimura (new)

Coco Kimura 20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Jayalalita's Task - Happy Rama Navami!

I read The Lightning Thief and it is about Greek mythology.

Points this Post: 20
Total points: 105
Tasks Completed: 5
Books read: 7
Pages Read : 2627
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)


message 1244: by Sarah (last edited Apr 25, 2012 09:22AM) (new)

Sarah (moragepona) | 122 comments MoragEpona

5.4 The Fire Within

Madness/Bipolar Life Paperback,2009  by Marya Hornbacher by Marya Hornbacher

The Letters F, I, R & E are in the Subtitle.

Points this post 5
Total Points 85
Total GRA Tickets 2
Total BB Tickets 1


message 1245: by Wendy UK (new)

 Wendy  UK (wendyuk) | 724 comments 10.10 - April Fools Day


A book with humor listed as one of the genres on its main page:

A Conspiracy of Friends by Alexander McCall Smith


15.7 - Spring into Action

A book with the genre adventure on its main GR page:

An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge


25.4 - More Fun with Words - With a Twist

Book 1:
Killed At The Whim Of A Hat by Colin Cotterill

Book 2: Whim Hat At The

What Maisie Knew by Henry James



Total points 255




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Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments 15.8 - International Worker’s Day

A Country Doctor by Sarah Orne Jewett

Points this task: 15
Total Points: 715
Goodreads Authors: Alex Flinn, Sara Shepard**, Janet Lee Carey, James Patterson, Susan Cooper***, Karen Levine, Richard Farr, Laurie Halse Anderson


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April AprilDT

25.11- Take to the Links

3.The Wedge- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 68,243 ratings on 4/20/12 Big Book
5.The Putter- Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings by Kerry Miller 161 pages

Points this post= 25
Challenge total= 225
Tasks completed= 9
Books read= 14
Goodreads Authors= 4
Big Books= 500 (2), 750 (1), 1000 (0)


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Lorna | 526 comments 10.10 April Fools Day!
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

20.6 She Works Hard for the Money
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley by John Corey Whaley

I rolled a 4 - Wildlife biologist
A sighting of the extinct Lazarus Woodpecker plays an important role in this story.

Points this post: 30
Total points: 195
Total tasks: 12
Books read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets: 1


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Riya (riyaishere) | 188 comments Mariya

Task 15.4 - ABC’s, 123’s ......

I read Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

Points this post: 15
Total points: 145
Tasks completed: 12
Books read: 13


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Riya (riyaishere) | 188 comments Mariya

Task 5.8 Too Long To-Do List

I read The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Points this post: 5
Total points: 150
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 14


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