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message 601: by Seakbee (new)

Seakbee | 185 comments It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
I chose option 5: Angel Food Cake. The Truth About Forever is about a girl who recently lost her father and how she dealt with grief, family and friends as a result of his death.

Sarah Dessen is a GR author.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 75
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors to date: 1
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0


message 602: by Cindy (new)

Cindy | 987 comments Cindy F


Task 10.4 Air Signs

I read Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell who is a Goodreads Author!!!!

Birthdate: June 9/56

Claiming 1 Big Book ticket


Points this post:10
Total points:75
Tasks completed:5
Books read:6
Goodreads Authors:4
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)


message 603: by Kristina Simon (new)

Kristina Simon (kristinasimon) | 11205 comments 30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays

I chose options:

1. Repeat Day: Cold Case Cop by Mary Burton

AND

3. Moon Day: Ghost Shadow (Bone Island Trilogy, #1) by Heather Graham by Heather Graham (moon on the cover)


Points this post: 30
Season Total: 65





message 604: by Nicola (new)

Nicola | 173 comments 5.1 Let The Games Begin
 Gold Medal Summer by Donna Freitas (240 pages)
Donna Freitas is a GoodReads Author

20.3 Best Review - Anne(Booklady)'s Task: Reading... by the Numbers
I rolled a two
2: Repeat Spring I did not complete Task 5.7 I Love Paris in the Springtime
Kissed in Paris by Juliette Sobanet (268 pages)
Juliette Sobanette is a GoodReads Author
**Approved in SRC ebook chart

20.4 - Author!Author! - Jecca's Task:Let's Go Camping
I rolled a 5
5. Beach A Week At The Beach by Virginia Jewel (211 pages)
Virginia Jewel is a "new to me" author.
Ellie found the ability to allow herself to get involved again, and found a new love.

Virginia Jewel is a GoodReads Author
**Approved in post 1262

20.8 – It’s My Birthday – Putterpal’s Task:Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!
Option 2: Red Velvet Cake
Cry No More by Linda Howard (384 pages)
Cry No More by Linda Howard is set in Texas

20.9 - Lucky Me!- mstan's task: Please Be Patient...
Sleeping with Paris by Juliette Sobanet (276 pages)
Sleeping in Paris by Juliette Sobanette was mentioned (an excerpt given) in Kissed in Paris, which I used for task 20.3.
Juliette Sobanette is a GoodReads Author
**Approved in SRC ebook chart


25.8 Kate S's Task: Going to the Ball Park
A2 Away Whatever Happened to Janie? (Janie Johnson, #2) by Caroline B. Cooney (199 pages)
Caroline B. Cooney was born in the U.S.A (according to GoodReadsCaroline B. Cooney, I was born in Canada. Close neigbours, but different countries!

C1 The Women's Room Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3) by E.L. James (579 pages)
E.L. James is a GoodReads Author
Fifty Shades Freed is a BigBook


Points this post = 110
Total points: 110 + 125 = 235
Goodreads Authors: 5 + 4 = 9
Big Books: 500+= 2, 750+=0, 1000+ = 0
Page count: 2157 + 2975 = 5132
Personal Goal: 700 points



message 605: by Maggie (new)

Maggie (maggie4007) | 114 comments 10.1 Skip to my lou: Crossed, by Ally Condie

Points this post:10
Total Points:95/1080
GR Author:4
BB Tix:0


message 606: by Izzy (new)

Izzy Holmes | 51 comments 15.7 The First Day of Summer

Through Violet Eyes (Violet, #1) by Stephen Woodworth

First book of a series

15.9 Summer Nights Book published in the 1950's


My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

Points this post: 30
Total points :30
Big book: 500 (0) 750 (0) 1000 (0)
Goodreads Author: 0


message 607: by Bucket (new)

Bucket | 362 comments 20.9 Mstan's Task: Please be patient...

For this task, I read Time Regained by Marcel Proust. This book is mentioned repeatedly in Proust's Way: A Field Guide to in Search of Lost Time by Roger Shattuck, a book I read for task 20.8 and claimed points for in post #407. Proust's Way is literary criticism about Time Regained, as well as the other six volumes of Proust's epic novel, In Search of Lost Time. Time Regained is mentioned by name repeatedly, whenever the book is quoted and when Shattuck describes in his final essay the rapid succession of Proustian moments that take place in the volume.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 4
Goodreads Authors: Vaddey Ratner
Big Books: (1) - (2) The Fires of Heaven (3) -


message 608: by [deleted user] (new)

20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read

I rolled a 6 - Historical Fiction genre

Katherine by Anya Seton

Big Book ticket claimed - 576 pages

Points this task: 20
Total challenge points: 105
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0

Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
Books Owned Pre-2012: 3
Total Pages Read: 2,265


message 609: by Megan W (new)

Megan W | 185 comments 25.8 Going to the Ballpark

Option A2: author from outside US

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman, who lives in Australia.

With 531 pages this book qualifies for ONE Big Book Ticket.

Option C1: Women's Room

Eona by Alison Goodman

With 637 pages this book qualifies for ONE Big Book Ticket.

Alison Goodman is a GR Author, so I am claiming TWO GRA Tickets.

Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 165


GRA Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 2

Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 12


message 610: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 1573 comments Readerboard Name: Barbara★

10.8 -- No Boredom Zone --
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost
(task help approval)

30.11 -- Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays 
Option 5: Ravenous (Clare Point, #4) by V.K. Forrest - V.K. Forrest (red cover)
Option 6: Hero at Large by Janet Evanovich - Janet Evanovich (dog on cover)

Janet Evanovich is a GOODREADS AUTHOR

Points Earned This Post: 40
Points Achieved to Date: 145
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (1)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)




message 611: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (booksandbosox) | 108 comments SARAH THE LIBRARIAN

15.2. “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”
1: The Red House: A Novel by Mark Haddon

and
2: Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield (read a publisher's advance copy)
Kat Rosenfield is a GRA.

rhyme: "red" and "dead"

15.3. “Summer Romance”
1: Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
I listened to the audio. There is no MM edition, but based on this paperback edition, which lists 603 pages, I am claiming a Big Book.

and
2: Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel

nouns are "men" and "girl"

Points this post: 30
Total points: 95
Tasks completed: 8
GRA: 5
Big Books 500+(1), 750+ (), 1000+()


message 612: by JC (new)

JC (jmnc) | 638 comments Posting 2 tasks:

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

Task 20.9 - Please be patient...

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters ***Big Book 528 pages = 1 ticket***

Option 2: Mentioned on the cover of The Little Stranger which I claimed for task 20.8.


The Books of Rachel by Joel Gross The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation, #1) by Lauren Willig

Task 30.8 - It's time for the summer country concert series

Group A, Option 2 - Rascal Flats: I would love to visit Paris, France

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig **GR Author**

Group B, Option 4 - Trace Adkins: Gook I got for free from the library

The Books of Rachel by Joel Gross

Total Big Book tickets = 4
Total GR Authors = 2

Challenge total = 185


message 613: by Jane (new)

Jane | 62 comments 30.11 Laurie ME’s Task: Fun Summer Holidays

Option 1, Repeat Day (book title with two consecutive words that repeat their first letter):

Tangled Tinsel by Vivian Arend

**Vivian Arend is a Goodreads Author**

ebook approved on line 444 of the SRC ebook Verification spreadsheet

Option 5, Chinese Valentine’s Day (book with “romance” as a genre):

The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

**Julie Kagawa is a Goodreads Author**

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0


message 614: by Susan (new)

Susan | 682 comments 15.7 The First Day of Summer

I read Suspect by Michael Robotham (1st in Joseph O'Loughlin series,

Points this post: 15
Total points: 45
Tasks Completed: 3
Big books total: 0
Goodreads author total: 2


message 615: by Donna Jo (new)

Donna Jo Atwood | 2412 comments 10.4 Air signs:

The Language God Talks: On Science and Religion by Herman Wouk.
According to GR biographical info he was born May 27, 1915, making him a Gemini.

20.10 Group Reads:

I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella. I posted #19 on thread.

30.4 Dlmrose's Task--Vowel Prowl:

A. All Five vowels:

Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

B Sometimes Y:

Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey

30.10 Butterflycager's Task--Honor the Flag and My Dad:

1. Flag:

MADE IN AMERICA by Bill Bryson MADE IN AMERICA by Bill Bryson

2. Alternate History:

Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7) by Naomi Novik by Naomi Novik labeled Science Fiction--Alternate History.

Today's total: 90
Grand total: 360


message 616: by Emily (new)

Emily (emilserv) Readerboard name: Emily Bookshelf

15.2 – Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
Books that rhyme:

Knowing Your Value: Negotiating Your Way to the Salary You Deserve – WAY
Day - DAY

Points this post: 15
Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0

Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 80



message 617: by Alice (new)

Alice (aliceg) | 424 comments Alice G

Task 30.2 I'll Leave my Heart in San Fancisco!

Option 4: The San Francisco Treat

Book: State of Wonder

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Transport: Rowing Boat

Option 5: A Taste of Asia

Book: The Midnight Palace

Country: India

Task: 30.8 It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series

Group A Option: 4 Brad Paisley

Book: Runemarks

Group B Option: 3 Brooks and Dunn

Book: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

Total Points: 220


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message 618: by Cindie (last edited Jun 27, 2012 09:04AM) (new)

Cindie | 1836 comments 5.2 Pack your bags

I read The Bar Mitzvah and the Beast: One Family's Cross-Country Ride of Passage by Bike which was approved on the help thread.

Points: 130
Books read: 13
Tasks completed: 11
GR authors: 3
Big Boos 1(500)
pages read: 3844 The Bar Mitzvah and the Beast One Family's Cross-Country Ride of Passage by Bike by Matt Biers-Ariel


message 619: by Michelle (new)

Michelle (deckfullojokers) | 46 comments MICHELLE VA

5.1 -- Let the Games Begin A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
*Big Book - 800+ pages*

10.1 -- Skip to My Lou Matched by Ally Condie
ABC

Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 15
Total Goodreads Author Tickets: 0
Total Big Books Tickets: 500+ (0); 750+ (1); 1000+ (0)


message 620: by Erin (new)

Erin ERIN B.

15.2. “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”

I read I've Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle by Charles Payne and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.

Rhyming words - "light" and "night"

Points this post: 15
Total points: 50


message 621: by April (new)

April AprilDT

15.7- First Days of Summer


Morrigan's Cross

Points this post: 15
Challenge total: 60
Completed tasks: 4
Goodreads authors: 0
Big Books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)


message 622: by Janice (new)

Janice  | 713 comments Janice CA

5.2 Pack Your Bags....

I read a book shelved under travel on its main page.

Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks by Andrea Lankford
(****)

***Andrea Lankford is a Goodreads Author***

+5
total: 60
tasks: 4
books: 5
GR Authors: 2


message 623: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments Sheila

10.6 Contraction Action


Gone 'Til November by Wallace Stroby


10.7 A Reason to Celebrate

Wednesday's Child by Peter Robinson


Total Points = 435


message 624: by Coralie (last edited Jun 27, 2012 03:46PM) (new)

Coralie 20.5 Let’s Talk About the Weather
The Scent of Rain and Lightning

25.5 Even More Fun with Holidays
Option 3 – a funny book
The Sirens of Titan

Option 6 – Just Because
The Broken Kingdoms

Total points 330


message 625: by Gayla (new)

Gayla Bassham (sophronisba) | 64 comments 5.10 Up, Up, and Away

Read a book with the letters "AIR" found intact within a word in the title or subtitle. 

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim

This Post: 5
Total Points: 155/1080
Tasks Completed: 11/60
Books Read: 19/84


message 626: by Meagan (new)

Meagan (mmbell) | 315 comments 10.3 Where's Your Exit?
One For The Money by Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich is a Goodreads Author

25.7 Youtube Summer Fun
Option Four: A Day in the Life of a Korean Student
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake the main character Cas is a high school student who hunts ghosts.
Kendare Blake is a Goodreads Author

Option Five: Annoying Orange
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Points this post: 35
Total Points: 155
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 0






message 627: by Randi (new)

Randi (mrsrandimoulton) | 254 comments 10.6 Contraction Action
Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life (contraction don't in title) by Sandra Beasley ***who is a Goodreads author***

30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A #4
Brad Paisley (one word title): Shine by Lauren Myracle

Group B #2 Tim McGraw ("hot" cover - approved in help thread): Something Like Normal by Trish Doller by Trish Doller ***who is a GR author***

***Claiming 2 GR author tickets***

Points this post: 40

Total points: 100
Books read: 7
GR author tickets: 4
Big Book tickets: 0


message 628: by Jayme(theghostreader) (last edited Jun 28, 2012 12:23AM) (new)

Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3040 comments Jayme(the ghostreader)

20.6 My Spring Favorites In Your Summer Read-I chose option 3 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.

Tasks Completed: 3
Books Read: 4
Goodreads Authors:1, Alan Lazar
Big Books: 500pp(0), 750pp(0), 1000+ (0)
Task Total: 20
Grand Total: 65





message 629: by Laurie (new)

Laurie | 910 comments Lsutir ME

10.2: Eat an Oreo Day:
Obsession by Karen Robards

10.6: Contraction Day
I'm In No Mood For Love by Rachel Gibson

20.3: Best Review: Anne (booklady)'s Task: Reading ... by the Numbers: Rolled a 5: book takes place in North America:
Everybody Loves Evie by Beth Ciotta. Beth Ciotta is a GRA.

20.8: Shorter is Sweeter: Isabell's Task: In Homage to MZB: Option 1: Beverly Barton died 4/21/11:
Every Move She Makes by Beverly Barton

25.4: Sandy/Kristi's Task: All About the Author
1. Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie
2. They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie

Points this Post: 85.
Total Points: 260.
GRA this Post: 1.


message 630: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (sureshot26) | 745 comments Jessica PDX

10.6 - Contraction Action

Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer by Georgette Heyer

Points this Post: 10
Total Challenge Points: 165
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books Tickets: 3


message 631: by Nick (last edited Jun 28, 2012 08:00AM) (new)

Nick (doily) | 3392 comments Nick KY

I need to replace a book in 30.8. I am taking away Arranged: A Novel by Catherine McKenzie, which I used for Concert 1, and replacing it so that 30.8 now looks like this:

30.8 Delicious Dee’s Country Concerts

Concert 1: Brad Paisley, book with a 1-word title – I read Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson. 221 pages
Concert 2: Blake Shelton, city in title – I read The Chicago Way by Michael Harvey. 320 pages

There is no change in points in this substituition.

NOW, I will add


20.1 Stesse’s Fifty Shades…. I chose Option 2 and read a book from the “Romance” genre, which I rarely read – Arranged: A Novel by Catherine McKenzie -- 416 pages. In fact, I think the last time I purposefully read a Romance was for a challenge a couple of seasons ago when I read a Harlequin Nocturne.

Task Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 240
Total Page Count: 5,404


message 632: by Carla (new)

Carla Ruffer (hpaddict) | 117 comments hpaddict

20.8 Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

option 6 - title in white

this post = 20
challenge total = 40


message 633: by Stesse (new)

Stesse | 270 comments STESSE

5.1 -- Let the Games Begin

“Games” = Private Games by James Patterson (448 p)
James Patterson is GRA.

10.10 Air Conditioned Cool

Lost December: A Novel by Richard Paul Evans (346 p)

Lost December A Novel by Richard Paul Evans

30.4 Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl

Book A: AEIOU- Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling (240 p)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

Book B: And Sometimes Y- Thank You Notes by Jimmy Fallon (176 p)

Points this Post: 45
Tasks Completed this Post: 3
Books Read this Post: 4
Pages Read this Post: 1210
GoodReads Authors this Post: 1
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


Total Points: 185
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 14
Total Pages Read: 4489
Total GoodReads Authors: 4
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)


message 634: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 42 comments 20.2 - Rookie on Top - Nicola's task:Schools Out for Summer

Option 1: School's out for summer

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Morgan Matson is a goodreads author

Total points = 35


message 635: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 42 comments 20.3 - Best Review - Ann's Task

I rolled a 5 and chose Red:the Americas

Arcadia by Lauren Groff

20.8 - It's My Birthday

5)Angel Food Cake

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Total points = 75


message 636: by Sheila (last edited Jun 28, 2012 11:58AM) (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 2221 comments Sheila

20.4 - Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go Camping


I rolled a 1 so I listened to a "squiggly" book.

Robopocalypse: A Novel by Daniel H. Wilson who is a new author to me.

The squiggly word in the title is Robopocalypse

Total Points = 455


message 637: by Abbie (new)

Abbie | 12 comments 20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
Red Velvet Cake
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
considered the Southern Vampire series, takes place in Bon Temps Louisiana

If I were you I would choose white cake with white frosting:)


Points this post: 20
Total points: 96
Big books total: 0
Goodreads author total: 0


message 638: by Kayleigh (new)

Kayleigh Reads (kayleigh_reads_romance) Keltie Lee

25.3 Hands and Feet


Hands:
Royal Blood (Vampire Kisses, #6) by Ellen Schreiber by Ellen Schreiber

Feet:
The Boyfriend Thief by Shana Norris by Shana NorrisGRA

25.4 All About the Author

Book A: Save Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey to Debt and Back
by Karyn BosnakGRA

Book B: 20 Times a Lady: A Novel
by Karyn Bosnak GRA

*approved in help thread post #81*

30.11 Fun Summer Holidays

Option 1: The Coffin Club
by Ellen Schreiber

*Coffin Club*

Option 5: Fifty Shades Freed
by E.L. JamesGRA
579 pages claiming big book ticket

*has romance listed as a genre*

Points this post: 80
Total points: 300/1080
Tasks: 20
Books: 26
Goodreads authors: 10
Big Book Tickets: 500 (6), 750 (1)


message 639: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Hodges Young | 306 comments Jennifer KS

5.4 -- Chemical Combo

I read Foxy Roxy by Nancy Martin.

I would like to claim a Goodreads author for this

Points this task 5
Total points 125
Tasks done 7
pages read 3464
Goodreads authors 4


message 640: by Jean (new)

Jean | 122 comments 10.7 A Reasson to Celebrate

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle

30.9 North by Northwest

Book A: Option 2: The word "White" is in the title.

The White Mary: A Novel by Kira Salak

Book B: Option4: Set in the State of Washington on San Piedro Island, North of Puget Sound.

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

40 points this post
85 total points



message 641: by Butterflycager (new)

Butterflycager | 322 comments BUTTERFLYCAGER

10.8 No Boredom Zone
Play These Games: 101 Delightful Diversions Using Everyday Items by Heather Swain

10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
Frozen Planet: A World Beyond Imagination by Alastair Fothergill
Frozen Planet A World Beyond Imagination by Alastair Fothergill

15.8. “Summer of 69”
The Bellwether Revivals by Benjamin Wood - two of the principal characters, Iris and Eden, are both musicians. Iris is a cellist, and Eden is an organist.

15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
Blood Lite III: Aftertaste edited by Kevin J. Anderson.

This collection contains a story by
Jim Butcher, who is a Goodreads Author.

At 528 pages, this is a Big Book.


20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Isabell's task: In homage to MZB
1. Author who died since January 1, 1990.
On the Night of the Seventh Moon by Victoria Holt (died January 18, 1993 according to Goodreads page)

30.2 Sassafrass's task: I’ll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!

Option 2, book with golden in title: The Golden
Hour
by Margaret Wurtele

Option 5, book set in Asia: A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson (set in China)

Points this post: 100
Total challenge points: 485
Tasks completed: 27
Books read: 36
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0


message 642: by Katrina (new)

Katrina (katmcv) | 455 comments 10.2 Eat an Oreo Day

The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection by Wendy Northcutt (AWA in Awards)


Points this post: 10
Total points: 140
Books read: 9
GR Authors: 3
Big Book Tickets: 3


message 643: by Kate S (new)

Kate S 5.8 Summer Lovin'

Off the "Crazy Love" List

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

10.6 Contraction Action

What's=What is

What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges

20.3 Reading by the Numbers
I rolled a 5 and chose the Red Ring (book set in the Americas)

11/22/63 by Stephen King

***At 849 pages, 11/22/63 is a Big Book***

Post Total: 35
Season Total: 285


message 644: by Gayla (new)

Gayla Bassham (sophronisba) | 64 comments 15.5 “Summer in the City” 

Read a book set in a city. 

The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

The Chaperone is set in New York City.

This Post: 15
Total Points: 170/1080
Tasks Completed: 12/60
Books Read: 20/84


message 645: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments Task 30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
You must select ONE book from Group A and ONE Book from Group B

Group A - Concerts I am seeing this summer

Option 4. Brad Paisley
Read a book that has only one word in the title

Triggers (2012) by Robert J. Sawyer (Hardcover, 352 pages)

Group B - Concerts I have seen
Option 3. Brooks and Dunn
Read a book that is written as a single title by 2 authors

The Long Earth (2012) by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter (Hardcover, 336 pages)


110 + 30 = 140

Tasks Completed: 7
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 110 + 30 = 140
Books read: 9
Pages read: 2,831

Read but not claimed: 6

Goodreads Authors: 2

Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+


message 646: by Jen B (new)

Jen B (jennybee618) | 885 comments JEN B

30.10 Honoring the Flag and My Dad

Option 2:
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
The number 13 is in the title
Maureen Johnson is a GR author

Option 4: Testimony by Anita Shreve
This book is set at Avery Academy, a private boarding school in Vermont.

Points this post: 30
Total Points: 100
Total GR Authors: 5



message 647: by Megan (new)

Megan Anderson (ms_anderson) | 1464 comments 5.3 Dust in the Wind
The Journal of Jesse Smoke : A Cherokee Boy, Trail of Tears, 1838

5.5 Diamond Jubilee
Orphan At My Door: The Home Child Diary Of Victoria Cope
Set in Canada, which (to my surprise) is still technically run by Queen Elizabeth II. Unplan-ed-ly enough, it's set during Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, too!

5.7 Scavenger Hunt
Alias Madame Doubtfire
From post 399 in the Scavenger Hunt Thread: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

5.9 Summer Readers
The Call of the Wild
I pulled from Bluemoon's "Read" shelf...she liked it better than I did lol http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/24...

5.10 Up, Up, and Away
Fair Weather

10.9 Recycled Group Reads
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
This was the runner-up for Winter '11 Steampunk: http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/56...

15.3 Summer Romance
Boy vs. Girl

20.5 Let's Talk About the Weather
Past Perfect by Leila Sales

30.1 Superhero Summer
Roll 3 (from emotional list): Love, Stargirl
This was number 92 on the list http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/95...
Roll 4 (set between 1900-1950): Betsy in Spite of Herself
This was set in 1907-1908

Total: 100 + 550 (from earlier) = 650 pts


message 648: by Lindy-Lane (new)

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

Task 30.5-Beg, Borrow, or Steal!...choose 2 of the options and read a book set on a different continent for each of those 2 options:

I chose option B (borrow a library book) and read
Paris in Love A Memoir by Eloisa James (Europe continent)Paris in Love: A Memoir by Eloisa James*[this is a GRA] 272 pages (6.2)

I also chose option C (steal a book from a moderators Read shelf..[I stole from DLMROSE's Read shelf]) and read
Berserk My Voyage to the Antarctic in a Twenty-Seven-Foot Sailboat by David Mercy (Antarctic continent) Berserk: My Voyage to the Antarctic in a Twenty-Seven-Foot Sailboat by David Mercy pages (6.23)

*I live on the North America continent.

Points earned for this task: 30
Points Achieved to date: 215
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 4
Total # of Big Books:
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message 649: by Lindy-Lane (new)

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

Task 10.8-No Boredom Zone!...read a non-fiction book about any subject or activity that would chase boredom away:

I'm new to birding as a hobby so I read
The Joy of Birding A Beginner's Guide by Kate Rowinski The Joy of Birding: A Beginner's Guide by Kate Rowinski 240 pages (6.25)


Points earned for this task: 10
Points Achieved to date: 225
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 4
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 1
700+ (0)
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message 650: by Connie (new)

Connie  G (connie_g) | 358 comments 15.8 Summer of '69
Read a book featuring musicians.

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.

Jennifer Egan is a Goodreads author.

20.2 School's Out For Summer.

Option 1: Beach or summer scene on cover.

One Summer by David Baldacci One Summer by David Baldacci.

20.8 Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!

Option 5: Death of someone is an integral part of the story.

The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler.

25.8 Going to the Ball Park

Option A 1: Author lives in Westport, Connecticut. I live in Connecticut too.

The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan.

Charlotte Rogan is a Goodreads author.

Option C 2: A short book written by a man. This book had 120 pages.

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.

Points this post: 80
Total points: 155
Tasks: 8
Books: 10
Goodreads authors: 4


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