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AprilDT30.1 Ms. Anderson's Task: We Didn't Start the Fire
A. Picked 1954
B. Roll two die to determine what books you'll read. If you roll doubles, both books must fit the same rule. Rolled two 2s
2. Read a book by an author born during your year
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson Born 1954
%^&*Larson is a Goodreads Author%^&*
Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles by Kathleen Turner Born in 1954
Points this post= 30
Challenge total= 50
Tasks completed= 2
Books read= 3
Goodreads Authors= 2
Big Books= 500 (0), 750 (0), 1000 (0)
hpaddict20.1 Clean Those Shelves
1)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglassowned long before March 2012
this post = 20
challenge total = 45
goodreads authors = 0
bog books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0
CHRISTINE USTask 20.4 To be continued
Reunion in Death by JD Robb
This is #14 in the Eve Dallas series. For the winter SRC, I read #13.
TOTAL 90
30.2 Sassafrass's task: “What I want to be” meets “What did I become”Book 1 - I wanted to be a Midwife - The Midwife's Confession
Diane Chamberlain is a Goodreads Author!
Book 2- I became a Trauma Recovery Practitioner - Too Scared To Cry: Psychic Trauma In Childhood(non-fiction)
Points this post - 30
TOTAL POINTS SO FAR - 100
Big Books - 750= 1
GR Authors = 1
Task 25.12: Denise NC’s Task: Easter Eggs and Leprechauns Book 1 - Option 3 Pick a Book with a female lead character - Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Book 2 - Option 4 – Pot o’ Gold: Read a book from a friend’s bookshelf that they rated 5 stars
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
rated 5 stars by my friend Nick - http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/28...
James Patterson is a Goodreads Author!
POINTS THIS POST = 25
TOTAL SO FAR = 125
TOTAL GR Authors = 2
Big Books - 750 =1
STACIE MITask 5.6 - SRC Recommends Redux
Most recently, I voted for The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
I decided to read number 1 on the list:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Points this task: 5
Total points: 85
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Pages read: 2784
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Keltie Lee10.1. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Room Service (Do Not Disturb)
by Jill Shalvis GoodReads Author
*Room/moor*
10.2. ”The Shot Heard Round the World”
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson GoodReads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Tasks: 10
Books: 11
Goodread authors: 5
Big Book Tickets 500: 1
10.9 I'm on Fire!Read a book that you're "hot" to read.
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro.
15.3 We Go Together Like...
One book option with words "white" and "black" that was approved in the help thread.
White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones.
15.8 International Worker's Day
The job is "professor."
The Professor's House by Willa Cather.
20.2 April Showers
This book is #15 on the list of "Most Depressing Books of All Time." It was sad because the farmers in the Dust Bowl in the Great Depression were terribly poor due to the drought, bank loans they were unable to pay back, and corporate farmers taking over the small farms.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
20.5 A Game of Books
I rolled a 3, and read a book set in winter. It was mostly set on the Canadian side of an icy Niagara Falls in February.
The Odds: A Love Story by Stewart O'Nan.
20.8 It's My Birthday
I read a book with fewer than 500 ratings on Goodreads. It had 60 ratings on 3/7/12.
Lime Creek: Fiction by Joe Henry.
Points this post: 100
Total points: 155
Tasks: 9
Books: 10
Goodreads authors: 0
Big books: 0
There are 18 tasks in this post5.1 Silhouette on the Shade: I read
which shows a shadow behind the butterfly. This was approved in the task help thread.**At 544 pages this is a BIG book***
5.4 The FIRE Within:I read The Fire Within
5.5 Possession: Mackenzie's Mountain
5.7 I Love Paris in the Spring Time: I read Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins which is set in a Paris boarding school.
***Stephanie Perkins is a Goodreads Author***
5.8 Too Long To-Do List: I read Heart of Change by Roxy Harte which has been in my TBR pile since 4/2010.
***Roxy Harte is a Goodreads Author***
5.10 Good Minds Suggest: I read With a Little Luck by Caprice Crane which was on Beth Harbison's Lists in the August 2011 edition of Good Minds Suggest.
***Caprice Crane is a Goodreads Author***
10.1. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Raw Silk by Delilah Devlin.
RAW → WAR
***Delilah Devlin is a Goodreads Author***
10.4. Fire Signs: Untouched by Sara Humphreys. She was born on 12/10/1969 which makes her a Sagittarius.
***Sara Humphreys is a Goodreads Author***
10.9. I’m On Fire! Taking a Shot by Jaci Burton
***Jaci Burton is a Goodreads Author***
15.5 - ...... And XYZ: Intimate EXposure by Portia Da Costa
***Portia Da Costa is a Goodreads Author***
20.9 I Can’t Wait for Spring! I chose option 2 and read
which features a group of flowers in the lower left-hand corner.25.9 Red Hot:
book 1: Option B: I read Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy which was first published in 2008
***Erin McCarthy is a Goodreads Author***
book 2: Option C: I read Hard and Fast by Erin McCarthy which is set in Charlotte, NC and is in the same state as the Carolina Hurricanes
***Erin McCarthy is a Goodreads Author***
25.12 Easter Eggs and Leprechauns:
book A: option 1--I read
by Jennifer Crusie and it has a pink cover***Jennifer Crusie is a Goodreads Author***
book B: option 4-- I read Hale by Marie Harte which my friend Summer Rose had it on her paranormal bookshelf and rated it 5 stars
***Marie Harte is a Goodreads Author***
30.2 “What I want to be” meets “What did I become”...
book 1: I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up so I read The Surgeon's New-Year Wedding Wish which features a romance between two main characters who are doctors.
Book 2:What I became was a doctor, so I read Outlander by Diana Gabaldon which features Claire Fraser who is a nurse turned physician/healer.
***Diana Gabaldon is a Goodreads Author***
At 629 pages, Outlander is a BIG BOOK
30.3 Spring Delights:
book 1: option 2-- I read Derrick by Marie Harte which was published in 3/2009.
***Marie Harte is a Goodreads Author***
book 2: option 4-- I read
by Tawna Fenske which has two lips on the cover***Tawna Fenske is a Goodreads Author***
30.4 Burning Ring of Fire:
book 1: Simply Irresistible which is set in Seattle, Washington
book 2:DefyING the Odds by Kele Moon
***Kele Moon is a Goodreads Author***
30.5 Climbing the Family Tree:
book 1: option A-- I read It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips which is listed as the genre Romance on the main GR page.
***Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a Goodreads Author***
book 2: option C-- I read Loving on Borrowed Time by Olivia Cunning. My maternal grandmother's first name is also Olivia.
***Olivia Cunning is a Goodreads Author***
30.7 FIRE ELEMENTALS:
book 1: Option 2-- I read Run from FearJami Alden the main character, Talia is cleaning herself from her past which includes being captured by a sadistic serial killer and sets to make a new life for herself in a different town.
***Jami Alden is a Goodreads Author***
book 2: Option 4-- I read Page 93 by Maggie Montgomery which has Romance listed on the main genre page
***Maggie Montgomery is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 295
Total Points in Challenge: 295
Books Read: 25
Tasks Completed: 18
GR Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500+(2); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Kathy G.25.2 Jenn Renee's Task: Out With the Old, In With the New -----and it's Fire
Option 1- Author's first name begins with "F"
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Option 2 - Book with Red Cover (Approved post #36 in task thread-
by Orson Scott Card*** 557 pgs.- Claiming Big Book ***
Total Points- 30
Total Tasks- 2
Goodreads Authors- 0
Big Books - (500+)- 1
20.10 Group ReadB. YA Dystopian Divergent by Veronica Roth ***who is a GR author***
My review is posted here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...
Claiming 1 GR author ticket
Points this post: 20
Total points: 70
Total tasks completed: 3
GR tickets: 3
20.3. Best Review: Chris MD's Task - Fiery Tunes Song: FIRE and ICE Ice is in the Title.
The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
Points in This Task: 20
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 393
Totals:
Total Points: 65
Total Goodreads Authors: 2
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 4
Total Pages Read in Spring 2012 SRC: 1470
Review Available. Anne (Booklady) Spring 2012 Reviews
20.1. Most Improved: Jen C's Task - Clean those shelves!3. Read any book first published in 2012.
Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
Cynthia Hand is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 10
Goodreads Author: 8
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(3)
Michelle WI20.9 I Can't Wait for Spring!
option 4: yellow cover approved by Bea in help thread
by Tina Feypoints this post: 20
total points: 90
tasks completed: 5
goodreads authors: 1
15.4 ABCs,123s...The Angel at No. 33by Polly Williams
Approved on help thread
20.2 April Showers
Option B3 No One Left to Tell by Karen Rose
Authors surname is the name of a flower. Approved on help thread.
***Big Book Ticket Claimed***
30.3 Spring Delights
Option 5 Catch Me by Lisa Gardner
Lisa has LI next to each other
Option 6 Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Shelved as Horror & features a ghost. Not as spooky as I hoped it was going to be but it did have some scary moments.
Points this post: 65
Points so far: 100
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
BB Tickets: 1
5.10 Good Minds SuggestWinter's Bone - suggested by Laura Lippman
Points: 5
15.9 Geek Pride Day
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Lisbeth Salander is a computer whiz (one of the best hackers).
BIG BOOK - 563 pages
Points: 15
Total Points: 60
Total Books Read: 6
Total Tasks Completed:
Total GR Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500 (1)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 20.8 Party Time!...Read a book that has fewer than 500 ratings on Goodreads:
I read
1222: A Hanne Wilhelmsen Novel by Anne Holt 320 pages (3.16)*At the time I chose to read this book it had 430 ratings.
Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 135
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 1
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Nick KY5.5 Possession I read The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum, 336pages
10.4 Fire Signs i wanted to post something Irish on St Patrick's Day, so I got up this morning and finished Three Plays: Juno and the Paycock / The Shadow of a Gunman / The Plow and the Stars by Sean O'Casey. He was born on Mar 30 making him an Ares. Here is the Wiki link for bio info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_O%2...
218 pages
Total Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 160
Total Pages: 5,733
Big Books: 750+ (1)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 20.2 April Showers!...from the "May Flowers" option,I chose to read a book from the list "Books That Make You Laugh":
I read
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 176 pages (3.17)* this book was #14 on the above mentioned list.
Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 155
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 1
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.3 - Spring Delights
I decided to do options 5 and 6.
For 5, I read a book with "de" in the title:
The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire by Robert Kirkman
For 6, I read a book that I found scary:
The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense by Robert Kirkman
Let's face it, a world that is run over by zombies is pretty frightening!
Points this task: 30
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 8
Books read: 10
Pages read: 3056
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jessica PDX10.6 - Middle Name Pride Day
by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author)Points this Post: 10
Total Challenge Points: 140
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ - 1; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero
BUTTERFLYCAGER5.2 Get Caught Reading
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston
10.1. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton (now/won)
10.6. Middle Name Pride Day
Prospero Lost by L. Jagi Lamplighter
10.9. I’m On Fire!
Schott's Original Miscellany by Ben Schott
15.8 - International Worker’s Day
Stage and Screen Hairstyles: A Practical Reference for Actors, Models, Makeup Artists, Photographers, Stage Managers, and Directors by Kit Spencer
15.9 - Geek Pride Day
The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850 by Brian M. Fagan (climate change = science topic)
20.1. Most Improved: Jen C's Task - Clean those shelves!
Option 3: book published in 2012 - A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
20.6. Seasoned Reader: Jennifer W’s task- She Works Hard for the Money
I rolled a 6: The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg (main character Erica Falck is a writer)
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G's task: Spring Delights
1. Photo Op: Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg
5. Spring in German = der Fruhling - The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University by Kevin Roose (using "li" in "unlikely")
Goodreads Authors in this post: Kevin Roose, Steve Luxenberg, S.J. Bolton, Caroline Preston.
Points this post: 135
Total challenge points: 270
Tasks completed: 18
Books read: 20
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
ANGIE CA10.4 Fire Signs
Book: Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic
Notes: Aries (April 11).
15.8 International Worker's Day
Book: Ushers, Inc. by Rusty Fischer
Notes: Ushers.
15.10 Where There's Smoke
Book: Firelight by Kristen Callihan
Notes: Miranda can create fire with her mind.
20.4 To be continued...in Spring!
Book: Torn by Amanda Hocking
Notes: I read Switched (Trylle, #1) for Winter 10.6.
25.9 Red Hot
Book 1: Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Notes: Option A: 239 pages.
Book 2: Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill
Notes: Option C: Chicago Blackhawks (IL). Set in Chicago, IL.
This Post: 85
Total to Date: 170
5.3 Let's Hear It for the Boys:The Submission by Amy Waldman. This book was reviewed by my friend Gregg Armstrong.
5.4 The FIRE Within:
Fairytale by Maggie Shayne. Faytale
10.6 Middle Name Pride Day:
Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale by Donna Jo Napoli. Just had to pick an author with my middle name--and first also.
10.8 I Have a Question:
Using the word How
How to Dance with a Duke by Manda Collins
15.2 Dewey Be Different:
A. Chienne De Guerre A Woman Reporter Behind The Lines Of The War In Chechnya by Anne Nivat in my hometown library it is 947.52
B. Oh No She Didn't: The Top 100 Style Mistakes Women Make and How to Avoid Them by Clinton Kelly This is shelved in 746.92
But if they had a number for Snarky, that would be a better choice.
20.2 Rookie on Top--Queenarwen's Task--April Showers:
Option B.The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
20.6 Seasoned Reader--Jennifer --She Works Hard for Her Money:
Cowboy Ninja Viking Volume 1 byA.J. Lieberman Drug-induced multiple personalities
20.10 Group Read:
Divergent by Veronica Roth. Commented post #7
30.6 Delicious Dee's Task--Truth Is Sometimes Stranger than Fiction:
A. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory historical novel about Elizabeth Woodeville
B. Elizabeth Woodville by David Baldwin
Today's total: 135
Grand Total: 260
STACIE MITask 10.5 - All Fired Up!
Something that has me all fired up is the Hunger Games movies coming out next week!!!
So, I read:
The Hunger Games Tribute Guide by Emily Seife
Points this task: 10
Total points: 125
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Pages read: 3184
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
25.1 - THIS ONE GOES OUT TO THE ONE I LOVE1979 - Back On Blossom Street. Street is in line 2.
33 - Then Again. Again was in line 4.
Debbie Macomber is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 275
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 7
BIG BOOKS - 0
20.1 Clean Those Shelves!I chose option #2 and read Heft by Liz Moore (Goodreads Author), first published in January 2012.
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 55
Total Tasks Completed: 3
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read: 946
Total GoodReads Authors: 2
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
BJ Rose2 new tasks
15.5 - ...... And XYZ
Read a book in which the letters X, Y, or Z appear somewhere in the title/subtitle/series title or author’s name
Nightshine by Lynn Viehl
25.10. Mrs. Soule's Task:I love a happy ending!
Option A: Read any two romance novels
A Lady Never Surrenders by Sabrina Jeffries
A Bride Unveiled by Jillian Hunter
Romance appears on the main page of both of these books
Jillian Hunter & Sabrina Jeffries are both Goodreads Authors
Points this post = 40
Total Points = 110
Tasks Completed = 5
Total Pages = 2867
GR Authors = 5
Big Books (500+) = 1
Babbling C
30.7 Beth NC's task FIRE ELEMENTALS
Choose 2 of the following options and read one book from each.
4. Read a romance book – one with “romance” listed as a genre on the book’s main page.
Oracle's Moon by Thea Harrison GRA
5. Animals associated with the element of fire are - lion, snake, dragon, eagle, horse, phoenix Read a book which features one of these animals in the story or has one on the cover. REQUIRED - post a link to the cover or state the animal featured.
Flashfire by Deborah Cooke - there is a dragon on the cover (by his elbow), and the men change into dragons.
THIS POST
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
Total This Season
Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 1
Good Read Authors: 1
Big Books: 0
SUZANNE VN5.8 Too Long To-Do List
No One You Know has been on my TBR pile since 2008!
Michelle Richmond is a Goodreads Author
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 20
Kathy G.20.2 Rookie at the Top- Queenarwen's Task- April Showers
Option B. #1- About Flowers or a garden
***This book was approved in the help thread***
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
***The Massmarket Paperback has 290 pages***
Garden Spells
***Claiming Goodreads Author***
Total Points- 50
Total Tasks- 3
Goodreads Authors- 1
Big Books (500+) - 1
MariyaTask 5.4 The FIRE Within
I read Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, And Hope In A Mumbai Undercity
Points this post: 5
Total points: 35
Tasks completed: 5
Books read: 5
10.1 Happy Birthday Dr. SeussA Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 by Kathryn Lasky
New spelled bacwkards is Wen which is defined as "a benign tumor of the skin"
10.2 "The Shot Heard Round The World"
The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 by Kristiana Gregory
*Kristiana Gregory is a Goodreads Author*
10.9 I'm On Fire
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan, The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932 by Barry Denenberg
15.9 Geek Pride Day
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The main character, Miles, is a high school geek who finds friends for the first time when he leaves for boarding school.
20.4 To be continued... In Spring!
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
20.8 Party Time
I chose a book with less than 500 ratings. It had 489 when I decided to read it.
Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets, Massachusetts, 1653 by Patricia Clark Smith
Points this post: 85
Total Points: 125
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 0
My math on this one might be off, because I had a mix up in my last post.
10.1. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!My backwards word: Stop = Pots
Stop in the Name of Pants! by Louise Rennison
Points this Post: 10
Total points- 135/1090
Tasks Completed: 8/62
Books read: 10
Pages Read : 2736
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Sheila10.2. ”The Shot Heard Round the World
Song in a Strange Land by Gilbert Morris
25.8. Helen's Task: Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners/Nominees
I chose the 1 book option and read:
The City and the City by China Miéville
This book tied for the winner of the Hugo award in 2010 for Best Novel
AND
The City and the City by China Miéville
Was a nominee in 2010 for the Nebula Award for Best Novel
Total Points = 275
Task 5.5 PossessionI read The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
Task 10.5. All Fired Up!
I read Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
Explanation: I am very, very passionate about music, especially about my violin. Not as passionate as the protagonist, though...
Points this Post: 15
Total points: 35
Tasks Completed: 4
Books read: 4
15.3 - We Go Together Like...The Sisters Brothers (* * * *) - 'sisters' and 'brothers'
20.4 - Author!Author!: Skandia's Task - To be continued .... in Spring!
The Ghosts of Ashbury High (* * * *) - I read The Murder Of Bindy Mackenzie for 10.5 in the winter challenge.
25.3 - Coralie's task: Naming Things
Plain Kate (* * *) and Hark! a Vagrant by Kate Beaton (* * * *)
Tasks completed: 9/61
Books read: 10/86
Points claimed in this post: 60
Total points claimed: 150
5.8 Too Long To-Do ListI read State of Wonder by Ann Patchett for my real life book club. We meet in a couple days -- I really put this one off til the last minute, thinking I would not like it. I loved it! What do I know?
total points: 40
books read: 6
tasks completed: 6
GR authors: 1
pages read: 1501
15.9 Geek Pride DayArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The main character, Artemis Fowl, is a 12-year-old genius masterthief.
_______
Total points: 125
GR authors: 1
Big Book tickets: 2 (500+)
20.10 Group Reads - C. Short Stories/AnthologyThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Commented in book's discussion (message #6).
_____________
Total points:145
GR authors: 1
Big Book tickets: 2 (500+)
Readerboard Name: Jess Philly30.3: Spring Delights
I chose options 3 and 5. For option 3 (a book with a green cover, I read
.For option 5, I used the "er" in derFruhling and read Dragonfly in Amber.
20.6 She Works Hard for Her Money
I chose Teacher, and read The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, in which the main character is a graduate student who discovers the book as part of her research.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 50
15.9 - Geek Pride DayThe Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School by Alexandra Robbins, a Goodreads author.
Total Points: 75
GRA: 3
KAREN F5.6 SRC Recommends Redux
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
This book was #197 on the list.
I voted for The Mists of Avalon
**Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author**
25.4 More Fun with Words - With a Twist!
Book 1: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
S,G,O,T,L - LOST
**Darynda Jones is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2: Loving A Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney
25.10 I love a Happy Ending!
When it comes to my reading choices I'm definitely a Winnie-the-Pooh. So I read two books from Option A - Romance.
Book 1: Serpent's Kiss by Thea Harrison
**Thea Harrison is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2: Crossroads by Moira Rogers
Points this Post: 55
Total Challenge Points: 155
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
Mod
I read 1st to Dieby James Patterson, born 3/22, so an Aries.
15.2 - Dewey be Different
I read Blink, shelved by my library as 153.44,
and
Rick Steves' London 2011, shelved by my library as 914.2.
20.5. Bigger is Better: Masanobu's Task - A Game of Books
I rolled a 4 and read Mistress of Dragons, with fantasy listed as one of the genres on the book's main page.
25.11. Kate S's Task: Take to the Links!
I first chose a Wood and read The Waste Land and Other Poems. This was #280 on the Must Read Classics list.
Second, I chose the Wedge, and re-read an old favorite, The Hunger Games. I really wanted to read this again before seeing the movie!
Total points: 110
5.6 SRC Recommends Redux- I voted for:
The Help, Doc, The Fault in Our Stars, and The Scorpio Races
List #357 when selected:
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
Great recommendation!
+5 Points
20.3. Best Review: Chris MD’s Task – Fiery Tunes
St. Elmo’s Fire:
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw
+20 Points
20.6. Seasoned Reader: Jennifer W’s task- She Works Hard for the Money
My Roll: 2: Teacher:
School becomes a better place for the teens involved in this teacher's Friday open mike poetry slams.
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
+20 Points
Points this Post: 45
Grand Total: 140
Jessica PDX20.5 - Masanobu's Task: A Game of Books
I rolled a 3 (Stark)
by Ann Parker (Goodreads Author)Approved for cover option in task thread
Points this Post: 20
Total Challenge Points: 160
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+ - 1; 750+ - zero; 1000+ - zero
5.7 I love Paris in the Spring TimeAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins ***who is a GR author*** which is set in Paris.
Claiming 1 GR author ticket
Points this post: 5
Total points: 75
Total tasks completed: 4
GR tickets: 4
10.1 Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Read a book with a word in the title that can make another word spelled backwards.
Tides of War by Stella Tillyard
"War" spells "Raw" backwards.
This Post: 10
Total Points: 100/1090
Tasks Completed: 10/61
Books Read: 13/86
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15.5 ...and XYZ
Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Y is in 'study'
*Maria V. Snyder is a Goodreads Author*
This post: 15
Total points to date: 25
Total GR Authors: 2