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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2012: WIND/AIR
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5.1 - Let the Games BeginThe Summer of the Swans - 'summer' in the title
10.6 - Contraction Action
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
10.8 - No Boredom Zone
The Tummy Trilogy - approved in msg #28 of task help thread
Tasks completed: 18/60
Books read: 21/85
Points claimed in this post: 25
Total points claimed: 245
Jennifer KS5.9 -- Summer Readers
I read No Humans Involvedby Kelley Armstrong. I found this on Meghan's to read www.goodreads.com/user/show/3913577-m... She joined Goodreads in June 2010.
I would like to claim a Goodreads author for this.
Points this task 5
Total points 130
Tasks done 8
Pages 3806
Goodreads Authors 5
Nick KY5.2 Pack your bags I read Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway, which has “travel” as one of its genres on its GR homepage. 208 pages
5.6 Carried by the Wind I read The Heart of the Witch by Judith Hawkes. On the cover
there is a cloudy fog that is drifting in the wind past the moon. The GR thumbnail is dark – Here is the B& N link. **B&N Link for 5.6 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-h... 477 pages
15.3 Male and Female word in title option 1: 2 books -- I read:
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow, 264 pages, and
Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja, 128 pages. Words are “girl” and “boy.”
25.3 Keltie Lee’s Hands and Feet
Book 1, hands on cover – I read
M: The Man Who Became Caravaggio by Peter Robb. 592 pagesBook 2, feet on cover – I read
Saints at the River by Ron Rash. 288 pagesClaim 1 BIG BOOK for M: The Man who Became Caravaggio.
Task Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 290
Pages Read: 7,361
Big Books: 500+(1)
10.7 A Reason to CelebrateMonday Mornings: A Novel by Sanjay Gupta
+10 Points
20.2 – Rookie on Top – Nicola’s task: School’s Out For Summer
Option 3: School’s been blown to pieces
This book is about a biological bomb set off in a shopping mall:
No Safety In Numbers by Dayna Lorentz
+20 Points
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)’s task: Reading…by the Numbers
My Roll: 4
A. Read a book by an author who worked as a reporter or lawyer.
Rudyard Kipling worked as a reporter:
http://www.kipling.org.uk/facts_journ...
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
+20 Points
30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.’s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
A-2 – X Marks the Spot- "Exmoor"
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by R.D. Blackmore
B3 – Hangman’s Noose:
Suspense on main page:
Drowned by Therese Bohman
+30 Points
Points this post: 80
Grand Total: 120
20.8 Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!I chose 5 - Angel Food Cake - and read A Burial at Sea by Charles Finch. It's a murder mystery, making death quite integral to the plot!
30.5 Beg Borrow or Steal
2 - I borrowed City of Veils: A Novel by Zoë Ferraris (GOODREADS AUTHOR TICKET) -- this is set in Saudi Arabia, on the continent of Asia. I borrowed this from the public library.
3 - I stole Trackers by Deon Meyers from Sandy's list. This is set on the continent of Africa.
I am in the U.S.
NEW TOTAL -- 75 pts
Jessica PDX15.2 - Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
My rhyme pair is thrill/still
Book 1:
by Simon BaatzI am claiming a big book ticket for this one.
Book 2:
by Tom RobbinsPoints this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 180
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books Tickets: 4
30.1 Superhero SummerI threw a 4 and a 6.
4: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Set in the 1930s.
6: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
The word is "and".
Points this post = 30
Total points = 160
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 5
Mod
15.6 Hot Fun in the Summertime read
by by Melissa C. Walker (GRA) 15.8 Summer of 69 read Silent Songby Ron C. Nieto (GRA)
20.5 Let's Talk About the Weather read
by Simone Elkeles (GRA) 20.6 My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read- Rolled 2 read Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross (GRA)
30.3 Aye Aye Matey
Option A-3 8 letters in first name of author- read Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (GRA)
and
option B-3 Mystery read The Last Echoby Kimberly Derting (GRA)
Points this Post: 110
Total points- 330
Tasks Completed: 20
Books read: 25
Pages Read : 7,652
GR Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard name: Sarah M10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
Set in winter.
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15.7. “The First Day of Summer”
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
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Points earned this post: 25
Total points: 60
Big Books: 1 x 500
Goodreads Authors: 0
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 25.3-Hands & Feet!...read a book with a hand(s) on the cover and read a book with a foot/feet on the cover:
I read:
Gossamer by Lois Lowry 144 pages (6.19) 
Testing Kate by Whitney Gaskell 336 pages (6.28)Points earned for this task: 25
Points Achieved to date: 260
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 4
Total # of Big Books:
500+ = 1
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
20.1 Fifty Shades of Whoa! I chose option 3 and read Bared to YOU by Sylvia Day which has the word "you" in the title.
***Sylvia Day is a Goodreads Author***
20.8 Have Your Cake And Eat It Too! I chose option 1 and read Delicious by Susan Mallery which has Romance as a genre on the main page.
***Susan Mallery is a Goodreads Author***
25.1 I'm Solidly Behind You:
Option D: STRONG, Silent Type (ebook verification thread #1154) which has "strong" in the title
Option E: Styx's Storm by Lora Leigh who's initials are in soLidLy
30.1 SuperHero Summer: I rolled a 6 and a 5
Option 6: I read When You DARE by Lori Foster which has DARE in the title which is an anagram in spiDERmAn.
***Lori Foster is a Goodreads Author***
Option 5: I read
(ebook verification thread #348) by Jeaniene Frost which has a picture of a bat flying across the moon on the cover.***Jeaniene Frost is a Goodreads Author***
30.7 The Final Battle: I chose match-up #4--Black Widow vs. Red Guardian and read
4a: Up Close And Dangerously Sexy which features a hero who is a professional spy/undercover agent
4b: Hired (ebook verification thread #1138) by Lily Harlem which has Romance listed as a genre on the main page.
***Lily Harlem is a Goodreads Author***
30.11 Fun Summer Holidays:
4. National Culinarians Day (July 25): I read Hot Under Pressure by Louisa Edwards which features the two main characters who are chefs.
***Louisa Edwards is a Goodreads Author***
5. Chinese Valentine’s Day (August 23): I read Beauty (ebook verification thread #1215)
by Sophie Oak which has Romance listed as a genre on the main page
***Sophie Oak is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 155
Total Points in Challenge: 410
Books Read: 29
Tasks Completed: 21
GR Authors: 19
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 20.4 - Let's Go Camping
Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle by Rachel Dratch
I rolled a 3. My co-worker recently recommended this book and we were comparing this to other memoirs we've read recently, ironically on our walk to the library at lunch.
20.10 - Group Reads
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
I was post #20 in the discussion thread.
25.4 - All About the Author
Part A - Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline
Part B - Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline
This post: 65 points
Total points to date: 160 points
Tasks completed: 10
**Electing to not track Goodreads Authors and Big Books this challenge**
25.8 Going To The Ball ParkOption A2: author from a different country.
The Empty Hours by Ed McBain
Ed McBain was American, I am British.
Option C2: a short book written by a man.
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
185 pages.
Points this post = 25
Total points = 185
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 5
5.1 -- Let the Games BeginThe Mad, Bad Duke by Jennifer Ashley – set in London
5.4 -- Chemical Combo
Changeling Moon by Dani Harper – 2 Ns & 2 Os in title
10.8 No Boredom Zone
Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie
15.2. “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”
Habitation & Temptation = Pure rhymes per WikiRhymer.
Book A:
A Local Habitation by Seanen McGuire
Book B:
Temptation of the Warrior by Margo Maguire
15.4. Summer Reading
Option 2:
Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband by Melissa Mayhue
15.5. “Summer in the City”
Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley – set in London
20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Isabell's task: In homage to MZB
Option 2 - Award.
Snuff by Terry Pratchett
Points This Post: 85
Total Points: 285
KAREN F5.3 Dust in the Wind
Firewalker by Allyson James
Lead character, Janet Begay is 1/2 Navaho. It's not mentioned in the synopsis of this book but is for Book 1 Stormwalker
**Allyson James is a Goodreads Author**
10.2 Eat an Oreo Day
Classified as Murder by Miranda James
IFI in Classified
15.5 Summer in the City
Too Hot To Touch by Louisa Edwards
Set in New York City
**Louisa Edwards is a Goodreads Author**
15.7 The First Day of Summer
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
Book 1 of 4 currently published in the Jane Yellowrock series.
**Faith Hunter is a Goodreads Author**
20.2 School's Out for Summer
Option 1: Oracle's Moon by Thea Harrison
Book is set during the summer.
**Thea Harrison is a Goodreads Author**
25.5 Even More Fun with Holidays
Book 1: Option 2 - Hug Holiday
The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley
Couple embracing on cover:
**Jennifer Ashley is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2: Just Because Day
Grave Witch by Kalayna Price
**Kalayna Price is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 90
Total Challenge Points: 180
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
STACIE MITask 20.5 - Let's Talk About the Weather
I decided to read a book with a rainy picture on the cover:
Old Man's Cave by Jeff Smith
It's not easy to see in the small thumbnail, but in real life, you can definitely see rain falling on the cover.
Points this task: 20
Total points: 270
Tasks completed: 19
Books read: 69
Pages read: 6419
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Chaitra30.1 SUPERHERO SUMMER
I came up with numbers 1:
Iron Man - A book with "Science Fiction" as a genre.
I read Fahrenheit 451: And Related Readings by Ray Bradbury.
and 3:
Hulk - A book with an article of clothing in the title/subtitle.
I read A Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette Edwards. COAT is the article of clothing.
Yvvette Edwards is a Goodreads Author.
Points: 30
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 235
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 17
Total Pages Read: 5495
Task: 30.1 Cindy AL's task: SuperHero SummerDice: 2 / 6
Option 2: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Option 6: The Red Scarf by Kate Furnivall
Points this task: 30
Total Points: 40
STACIE MITask 5.2 - Pack Your Bags
I read a book shelved as "travel":
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson
Points this task: 5
Total points: 275
Tasks completed: 20
Books read: 70
Pages read: 6733
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.6 Contraction ActionI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
25.2 Around the Country in 6 Parks
Option 5 The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen takes place in North Carolina
Sarah Addison Allen is a Goodreads Author
Option 6
Paper Towns by John Green Popular Road Trips Page 1
Points this post: 35
Total Points: 190
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 0
15.7 - "The First Day of Summer"The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Total points = 90
20.1 - Most Improved Player - Stesse - Fifty Shades of Whoa! I chose Option 4 and read Shades of Earl Grey by Laura Childs which has the word "Grey" in the title.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 105/1080
Tasks Completed: 7
Books Read: 8
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)
Task 30.11 - Fun Summer Holidays1. Repeat Day (2 consecutive initials that repeat) -
Poisoned Honey: A Story of Mary Magdalene by Beatrice Gormley
(Mary Magdalene)
5. Chinese Valentines Day - Empress of the World by Sara Ryan (Goodreads Author) (Romance listed as genre)
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 90
Goodreads Authors: 2
Tasks Completed: 4
Books Read: 6
Pages Read: 3011
Marie-Anne10.2 Eat an Oreo Day: Sarabande by Rose Gronon. The oreo combination is bold. (And non works also.)
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 100
Total tasks: 6
Total books: 7
GR Authors: 2
Big Books: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000 (0)
20.2 - School's Out for Summer: I chose Option 3, School's Been Blown to Pieces and read
. This book was approved in the help thread.30.8 Summer Concert Series:
From Group A Brad Paisley Book with a 1 Word Title:
From Group B Maroon Five:
Post Total: 50
Grand Total: 150
15.4 Summer ReadingA. The Wicked and the Just (The Wicked and the Just) by J. Anderson Coats ***who is a Goodreads author***
B. Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson (summertime) ***who is a Goodreads author***
***Claiming 2 GR author tickets
Points this post: 15
Total points: 115
Books read: 9
GR author tickets: 6
Big Book tickets: 0
Keltie Lee15.1 The Colors of Summer
Blue:
by Kelley ArmstrongGRAGreen:
by Ally Condie20.10 Group Reads
Catching Jordan
by Miranda KenneallyGRA
*post #21 in the discussion thread*
Points this post: 35
Total points: 335/1080
Tasks: 22
Books: 29
Goodreads authors: 12
Big Book Tickets: 500 (6), 750 (1)
Readerboard name: Tkav20.4 - Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go Camping
Rolled 3 - Read a talked about book
Divergent by author Veronica Roth
Book is a selection for my bookclub
**Veronica Roth is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 85/1080
Tasks Completed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+(2), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
30.11 Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays 1. Repeat Day (June 3): read a book with two consecutive words in the title/subtitle that repeat their first letter or a book by an author with any two initials that repeat.
What You See in the Dark by Manuel Munoz
5. Chinese Valentine’s Day (August 23): Read a book with "romance" as a genre, OR about Valentine’s Day OR with a predominately red cover OR with a heart on the cover.
by Alison Weir(approved in task thread)
This Post: 30
Total Points: 230/1080
Tasks Completed: 14/60
Books Read: 22/84
Mod
5.5 -- Diamond Jubilee set in Barbados
Barbados Heat by Don Bruns
5.8 -- Summer Lovin'
#95 on the Guardian list
A Lost Lady by Willa Cather
10.7 A Reason to Celebrate- poetry
She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems by Caroline Kennedy
10.10 Air Conditioned Cool - set in winter
Wintertide (The Riyria Revelations, #5) by Michael J. Sullivan
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 2- fairy tale genre
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
20.10 Group Reads
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
post 14 in the discussion thread
25.1 Donna Jo's task: I'm Solidly Behind You
option A: 500+ The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow 560 pages
option C- unbroken in title: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
total 195
30.8 It's Time For the Summer Country Concert SeriesOption A5:
(There are helicopters on the cover. A larger, easier-to-see version here: http://comicmastersonline.com/shop/im...)
Option B5:
Brian Wood is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 30
Total Points: 395
Total Tasks Completed: 17
Total Books Read: 25
Total Pages Read: 5821
Total GoodReads Authors: 6
Total Big Books: 500+ (1), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
25.8 - Kate S's task: Going to the Ball ParkA. Home or Away
.2. Away-Choose a book written by an author from a different COUNTRY (by birth or residence) than where you currently live.
The author was born in Riga, Latvia.
The Free World: A Novel (2011) by David Bezmozgis (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 368 pages)
**** Goodreads Author **** David Bezmozgis
C. The restrooms: one of the great inequities at the ball park!
1. The Women's Room: Read a LONG (over 400 pages) book written by a woman.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998) by Connie Willis (Paperback, 493 pages)
155 + 25 = 180
Tasks Completed: 9
Points for this post: 25
Points thus far: 155 + 25 = 180
Books read: 12
Pages read: 4,003
Read but not claimed: 5
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books:
(0) 500+
(0) 750+
(0) 1,000+
Sandy MN15.5. “Summer in the City”
Timeless by Gail Carriger Book is set in London
Goodreads Author
30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle
1. A
Ransom by Julie Garwood
Main character orphaned at age 4
4.B
The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine Romance listed as a genre on book's main page
Total Points: 255
Total GR authors: 10
20.3 Reading...by the NumbersI rolled a 2.
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
This suits the spring task: 5.6 SRC Recommends Redux. This book is currently #6 on the list. I also voted for/added: Grapes of Wrath, The Book Thief, The Martian Chronicles, Good Omens, and Animal Vegetable, Miracle.
30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey!
Book A-2
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
At 529 pages, Middlesex is a big book.
Book B-1
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
RUM WHISKEY
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Points this post: 50
Total points: 185
Total Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (2), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total tasks completed: 8
Total pages: 3,612
Total books: 10
Leslie KTask: 20.2 School's out for summer
One Second After by William R. Forstchen
This book meets option 3.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 20
GRA: No TGRA: 0
Big Book: No TBB: 0
Leslie Ktask: 20.3 Reading...by the numbers
The Litigators by John Grisham
This book meets option 4, die roll was 4
Points this task: 20
Total points: 40
GRA: 1 TGRA: 1
Big Book: No TBB: 0
Sheila25.1 Donna Jo's task: I'm Solidly Behind You
Option A - Over 500 pages
The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss
AND
Option E - Inititals in SOLIDLY
Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon
Total Points = 515
30.5 Bluemoon's task: BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLDHome country Estonia.
B. BORROW (library book)North America, Montana US
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
C. STEAL (Cynthia's shelf) London UK, Europe
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Richelle Mead is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 160
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 10
Goodreads Author: 6
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Leslie K15.1: The colors of summer
A: Summertime blues: Calico Joe by John Grisham
Grisham is a goodreads author
B: Greenleaves of summer:
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells
Rebecca Wells is a goodreads author
Points this task: 15
Total Points: 55
Goodreads Authors: 2 TGRA: 3
Big Book: no TBB: 0
STACIE MITask 20.8 - Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!
I decided to do Red Velvet Cake (a new favorite of mine!) and read a book that takes place in Florida, in the middle of a hurricane no less:
Storm Runners Book 2: The Surge by Roland Smith
Points this task: 20
Total points: 295
Tasks completed: 21
Books read: 71
Pages read: 6877
Goodreads authors: 5
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Meera30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle
2. Iron Man vs. Iron Monger
a. The author has the initials “S-T-A-R-K” in any order
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork. The author has the initials "STARK".
b. Genre “Science Fiction” on main page- no shelf name variations Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. Listed as science fiction. GR Author
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
1. Repeat Day (June 3): The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima. Author has "C" repeating. GR Author & Big Book 506 pages.
5. Chinese Valentine’s Day (August 23):
The Prophet by Amanda Stevens. Listed as Romance. GR Author
Points this post: 60
Total Points: 310
Books read: 20
Tasks Completed: 16
GR Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
30.1: SuperHero Summer I rolled a 3 and a 6.
Option 3: The Hulk
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
This book is #8 on the list of "Most Emotional Books."
546 pages claiming Big Book ticket
Audrey Niffenegger is a Goodreads Author.
Option 6: Spiderman
Between You and Me: A Novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
AND can be anagrammed from SPIDERMAN.
McLaughlin and Kraus are both Goodreads Authors.
30.4: Vowel Prowl
Book A: AEIOU
Redemption: A Rebellious Spirit, a Praying Mother, and the Unlikely Path to Olympic Gold
The (very long) title has the letters AEIOU: REdemptIOn: A Rebellious Spirit, a Praying Mother, and the Unlikely Path to Olympic Gold
Book B: And Sometimes Y
The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson
YEAR starts with Y.
30.7: The Final Battle
Option 4: Black Widow vs. Red Guardian:
Book A: professional spy/spy-in-training
Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding
Olivia Joules undergoes training to become a professional spy.
Book B: romance genre
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
This book is listed in the romance genre on its main page.
30.8: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Option A-2: Rascal Flatts:
The Odds: A Love Story by Stewart O'Nan
This book is set in Niagara Falls, a place I would like to visit.
Option B-1: Maroon 5:
Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
The title contains the number 22.
30.9: North by Northwest
Option 4
American Dervish: A Novel by Ayad Akhtar
This book is set in Wisconsin.
Ayad Akhtar is a Goodreads Author.
Option 5
Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice by Maureen McCormick
This memoir is about Maureen McCormick, a television actor best known for the role of Marcia Brady on "The Brady Bunch."
30.10: Honoring the Flag and My Dad
Option 3
by Veronica Roth This cover features a train on its tracks (the Chicago L)
525 pages claiming Big Book ticket
Option 4
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
5-Skippy Dies (Seabrook) (BB)
This book takes place at Dublin's Seabrook College for Boys.
661 pages claiming Big Book ticket
30.10: Fun Summer Holidays
Option 1: Repeat Day
Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope by Gabrielle Giffords
The author's initials are GG.
Option 5: Chinese Valentine’s Day
Summer Breeze by Nancy Thayer
This book is listed in the romance genre on its main page.
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Points this post: 210
Total points: 210/1080
Goodreads Authors: 4
Big Books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Jessica PDX15.9 - Summer Nights
by Philip KerrPoints this Post: 15
Total Challenge Points: 195
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books Tickets: 4
SUZANNE VN10.7 - A Reason to Celebrate
The Good Friday Murder
15.5 Summer in the City
Delicious and Suspicious - the book takes place in Memphis
Riley Adams is a GoodReads Author
Points this post: 25
Total Points: 175
Tasks Completed: 10
Books Read: 13
Goodreads Authors: 5
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
My Goal Points: 500
20.6 - My Spring Favorites into your Summer ReadsRolled a 3 - Fantasy Genre
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (Big Book Ticket - 1009 pages)
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 110
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+ (1)
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 7
Pages Read: 3261
10.4: Air Signs We Had It So Good by Linda Grant
Linda Grant's birthday is February 15.
10.9 Recycled Group Reads
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
This book was nominated in the Fall 2011 Modern Lit category.
10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
by Tucker MaxThis book's cover features drinks with ice cubes in them.
15.1. The Colors of Summer
Option A: Summertime Blues
by Eileen GoudgeThis book has "blue" in the title and is predominantly blue.
Option B: The Green Leaves of Summer
by Naomi BenaronThis book's cover is predominantly green.
15.5. “Summer in the City”
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
This book is set in New York City, which has a population of over 8 million people.
David Levithan is a Goodreads Author.
15.5. “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
by John GrishamWatching baseball at the stadium is a fun summertime activity.
John Grisham is a Goodreads Author.
20.1 “Fifty Shades of Whoa!”
Option 1:
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
I wrote a review of this book here:
Fifty Shades Freed
579 pages claiming Big Book ticket
E L James is a Goodreads Author.
20.2 “School's Out For Summer”
Option 2: School's out forever
Miss New India by Bharati Mukherjee
The main character Anjali graduates from college and tries to get a job working in a Bangalore call center.
20.3 Reading...by the Numbers
Option 3: Reading
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
This book is listed in the literary fiction genre on its main page.
529 pages claiming Big Book ticket
20.6: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read
I rolled a 3.
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Adam Gidwitz is a Goodreads Author.
20.7: In homage to MZB
My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'Homme
Option 1: Death
Julia Child died August 13, 2004.
20.8 Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
Option 6: White Cake
by Liz MooreThe title is written in white letters, and also satisfies option 5, as the main character's mother's death is an integral part of the book.
Liz Moore is a Goodreads Author.
20.10 Group Reads
Sports Romance
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
My review is post #8 in the thread.
Miranda Kenneally is a Goodreads Author.
25.2 - Around the Country in 6 Parks
Option 5: Shenandoah National Park
The Widower's Tale by Julia Glass
This book takes place in Massachusetts.
Option 6: Road Trip! Colorado and Utah
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
This book is on page one of
Popular Road Trips Books.
25.8: Going to the Ball Park
Option A-1: Home
The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler lives in Maryland, the state in which I live.
Option A-2: Away
A Good American by Alex George
Alex George was born in the United Kingdom (but now lives in Missouri, the state in which I was born.)
Alex George is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 265
Total points: 475/1080
Goodreads Authors: 7/11
Big Books: 500+ (5); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
20.9: Please Be Patient... Juno's Daughters: A Novel by Lise Saffran
This book is listed on the back cover of A Good American by Alex George, claimed for task 25.8 (post 752).
Lise Saffran is a Goodreads Author.
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 495/1080
Goodreads Authors: 1/12
Big Books: 500+ (5); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
STACIE MITask 30.2 - I'll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!
I decided to do options 1 and 5.
For option 1, I read a book where the main character is a politician, the mayor of New York City, and frequently photographed:
Ex Machina, Vol. 3: Fact v. Fiction by Brian K. Vaughan
For option 5, I read a book written by an author of Asian descent:
Legend by Marie Lu
**Marie Lu is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 325
Tasks completed: 22
Books read: 73
Pages read: 7326
Goodreads authors: 6
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
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10.1 - Skip to My Lou
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - KLM
Points this post: 10
Goodread Authors This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets This Post: 1 - 552 pages
Total Goodreads Authors: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 1
Total Points: 90