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CHRISTINAB20.3 Reading...by the Numbers
I rolled a 4 and chose option A. I read The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author).
Points claimed in this post: 20
Total points claimed: 105
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Pages this task: 422
Total pages: 2760
Big books total: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey! Option A4: Golden Dubloons
by Barack ObamaHe is wearing a wedding ring on the cover.
Option B4: Jolly Roger
by Ariana FranklinThere is a skull on the cover.
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 215
GRA Tickets: 5
Big Book Tickets: 3
Tasks Completed: 12
Books Read: 15
5.1 -- Let the Games Begin - Intentions of the Earl by Rose GordonRose Gordon - Goodreads Author5.4 -- Chemical Combo -- A Dream to Call My Own by Tracie Peterson
5.9 -- Summer Readers -- Divergent by Veronica Roth from Randi Goodreads Author
10.2 -- Eat An Oreo Day -- A Love to Last Forever by Tracie Peterson Forever
10.9 -- Recycled Group Reads - Fall 2011 Modern Lit Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
15.3 -- Summer Romance - Option 1 -- George on His Own by Laurie Lawlor and A Lady of Hidden Intent by Tracie Peterson
20.10 -- Group Read -- Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally Post 19 Goodreads Author
30.11 -- Laurie ME:
30.11.1 -- -- Option 1: -- Addie's a Friend Forever by Laurie Lawlor
30.11.2 -- -- Option 5: -- Colorado Bride by Leigh Greenwood
Points
Last Post = 115
This post = 100
Total = 215
Big Book Tickets
Last Post = 3
This post = 0
Total = 3
Goodreads Author Ticket
Last Post = 1
This post = 3
Total = 4
20.3 - Reading...By the NumbersI rolled 4 and read a book by an author who was a lawyer:
Paradise Postponed by John Mortimer
Total points 125
5.5 - Diamond JubileeFury - set in Australia
30.1 - Cindy AL's task: SuperHero Summer
I rolled two '3's, so I read Cutting for Stone (#171) and So Far from the Bamboo Grove (#198) from Most Emotional Books - the former, in particular, left me cold rather than in tears.
30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl
Good Bones and Simple Murders - GOod BonEs And SImple MUrders - and Sun and Steel by Yukio Mishima
Tasks completed: 21/60
Books read: 25/85
Points claimed in this post: 65
Total points claimed: 310
Jessica PDX25.7 - Marcia's Task - YouTube Summer Fun
Option 3 - This Too Shall Pass
Willeford died March 27, 1988.
by Charles WillefordOption 5 - Annoying Orange
by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author)Points this Post: 25
Total Challenge Points: 250
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Books Tickets: 4
MASANOBU5.7 - SRC Scavenger Hunt:
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Message #110
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 30
Tasks completed: 4
GR authors: 0
Big Books: 2 (500+)
20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the Numbers I rolled a 4.
4. 'Writing: A. Read a book by an author who worked as a reporter or lawyer.
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith
According to Wikipedia, Sally Bedell Smith "spent her early career working at Time magazine, TV Guide, and The New York Times." She is now a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.
This Post: 20
Total Points: 275/1080
Tasks Completed: 17/60
Books Read: 27/84
Janice CA20.6 My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read....
I rolled a 4: Thriller
I read a book shelved under "thriller" on its main page.
A Stir of Echoes by Richard Matheson
+20
total: 110
tasks: 6
books: 8
GR Authors: 3
Meera15.1. The Colors of Summer
A. “Summertime Blues”
by David BaldacciB. “The Green Leaves of Summer”
by Robert HarrisPoints this post: 15
Total Points: 325
Books read: 22
Tasks Completed: 17
GR Authors: 10
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
5.2 Pack Your Bags Betsy and the Great World
10.8 No Boredom Zone
The Mental Floss History of the United States: The (Almost) Complete and (Entirely) Entertaining Story of America
I'm really interested in history, and while there were a few anecdotes in this I hadn't heard, overall this wasn't as thrilling a read as I expected (I was hoping for something like an extra-long Cracked article).
15.9 Summer Nights
Betsy's Wedding
Was originally published in 1955: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy%27...
15.10 Feel-Good Hit of the Summer
Emily of Deep Valley
25.1 Solidly Behind You
Option A (500+ Pages): Essential Iron Man, Vol. 1, which has 512 pages
Option B (Initials in Solidly): Essential Iron Man, Vol. 2 by Stan Lee
30.7 Final Battle
Option 4a (Spy Character): Black Widow: The Name of the Rose --> Black Widow is a spy
Option 4b (Romance Genre): Betsy and Joe
Total: 100 + 650 (from earlier) = 750 pts
Ms Anderson wrote: "5.2 Pack Your Bags Betsy and the Great World
10.8 No Boredom Zone
The Mental Floss History of the United States: The (Almost) Complete and (Entirely) Entertaining Story of America
I'm really inte..."
Oh, memories! When I was in 6th & 7th grade about a hundred years ago, I loved those Betsy books. I'd read the earlier Betsy-Tacy-Tib books in 3rd grade and really wished I lived in Minnesota so I could be their friends, too. Nothing like getting involved in your reading.
Chaitra30.4 VOWEL PROWL
AEIOU:
I read The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. The vowels are "The M
And Sometimes Y:
I read Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata. Author's first name begins with a Y.
Points: 30
5.5 DIAMOND JUBILEE
A book set in one of the 32 countries headed by Queen Elizabeth II.
I read Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by Mohammed Hanif. Set in Karachi, PAKISTAN.
Points: 5
Points this task: 35
Total Points: 270
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 14
Books Read: 20
Total Pages Read: 6,361
30.7 -- The Final BattleI chose Matchup 1 -- Batman v. Joker
Book A (Orphan) -- Legend by Marie Lu (GOODREADS AUTHOR). The main female character, June, is 15 and is an orphan being taken care of by her brother.
Book B (Humor) -- To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis -- humor is listed as a genre on the book's main page.
NEW TOTAL -- 105
15.3. “Summer Romance” Option 1:
A. “The Boys of Summer”
52 Ways to Wow Your Husband by Pam Ferrel
B. “Girls in Their Summer Clothes”
Southern Fried Divorce: A Woman Unleashes Her Hound and His Dog in the Big Easy by Judy Conner
15.6. “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
A Mother's Touch by Linda Howard, Sherryl Woods, & Emilie Richards – summer activity = playing outside with my kid
25.4 - Sandy/Kristi's task: All About the Author
Book A:
Paris in Love: A Memoir by Eloisa James
Book B:
The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A - 1. WMZQ Summerfest
The Lady Most Likely...: A Novel in Three Parts by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, & Connie Brockway
Group B. 4. Trace Adkins
Sticky Fingers' Sweets: 100 Super-Secret Vegan Recipes by Doron Petersen – free from library
30.9 Nick KY's Task: North by Northwest
Option 1: set in Chicago.
Darkness Undone by Jessa Slade
Option 2: Chicago team word = black
The Man Called Black Cat by Kentaro Yabuki
Points This Post: 115
Total Points: 490
25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!5. WIggle your Toes day!Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son
6. Just because The Lion is In
points: 215
tasks completed 12
books read:16
GR authors: 3
Big Books 1(500)
pages read: 5204
RepostJayme(the ghostreader)
15.8 Summer of 69 Read a book featuring a musician or a musical group-"Cinnamon Roll Murder" by Joanne Fluke
The name of the band in the story was called Cinnamon Roll Six.
Tasks Completed: 5
Books Read: 6
Goodreads Authors:1, Alan Lazar
Big Books: 500pp(0), 750pp(0), 1000+ (0)
Task Total: 15
Grand Total: 85
15.3. “Summer Romance”Option 2
Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway
20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
2. Red Velvet Cake - Gone With The Wind is set in GA.
**Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
**Big Book: Gone With The Wind is 1024 Pages**
Points in This Task: 35
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 3
Pages Read in This Post: 1256
Totals:
Total Points: 180
Total Goodreads Authors: 3
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(2), 750=(1), 1000=(1)
Total Tasks Completed: 11
Total Books Read: 13
Total Pages Read in Summer 2012 SRC: 5833
Reviews Available. Anne (Booklady)Summer 2012 Reviews
30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle
2. Iron Man vs. Iron Monger
a) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - author initials in StArk
b) The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin - Science Fiction genre
Points this task: 30
Total challenge points: 135
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
Books Owned Pre-2012: 5
Total Pages Read: 2,732
2. Iron Man vs. Iron Monger
a) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - author initials in StArk
b) The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin - Science Fiction genre
Points this task: 30
Total challenge points: 135
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 8
Books Owned Pre-2012: 5
Total Pages Read: 2,732
Angelasunshine10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
Endure by Carrie Jones
Fairies have caused Maine to go into an eternal winter.
15.5. “Summer in the City”
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
This is set in New York City
Total Points: 70
25.2 - AROUND THE COUNTRY IN 6 PARKS2. GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK - The Mill River Recluse by Darcie Chan which has RIVER in the title. This was approved in message 292 of the verification thread.
5. SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK - Snowfall At Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs which takes place in New York.
Susan Wiggs and Darcie Chan are both Goodreads authors.
30.10 HONORING THE FLAG AND MY DAD
1. FLAG ON THE COVER -
which was approved in message 40 of the help thread.3. TRAIN ON THE COVER -
by Clive Cussler.TOTAL POINTS - 280
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 5
BIG BOOKS - 2
10.2 Eat an Oreo Day:Giving It Up (ebook verification thread #1276) by Amber Lin (gI-V-Ing)
***Amber Lin is a Goodreads Author***
30.4 Vowel Prowl:
Book A: rUlEs Of mAtIng (ebook verification thread #1138) by Nia K. Foxx (a & i in mating, o in of, and u & e in rules)
***Nia K. Foxx is a Goodreads Author***
Book B: YOURS to Take (ebook verification thread #1088) by Joely Sue Burkhart
***Joely Sue Burkhart is a Goodreads Author***
Total Points this Post: 40
Total Points in Challenge: 510
Books Read: 37
Tasks Completed: 26
GR Authors: 26
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)
Leslie KTask: 20.1: Fifty shades of whoa!
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
This book met option 1 Fifty/fifty
Points this task: 20
Total points: 75
GRA: No TGRA: 3
Big book: No TBB: 0
30.10 - Honoring the Flag & My DadOption 2: Thirteen in the title.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Option 3: Train or Tracks on Cover
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristiePoints this post: 30
Total Points: 140
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+ (1)
Tasks Completed: 6
Books Read: 9
Pages Read: 3878
5.7 SRC Scavenger HuntMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Messsage #74
Points this post = 5
Total points = 190
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 5
Kathy G.20.10- Group Reads
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
***Post in Discussion Thread #23***
Total Points- 145
Total Tasks- 9
Goodreads Authors- 3
Big Books (500+)- 1
5.5 — Diamond JubileeFrom the UK:
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
+5 Points
30.8 Delicious Dee’s task: It’s Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Book A: 2. Rascal Flatts: France(I'd love to go!)
An Unexpected Guest by Anne Korkeakivi
Book B: 5. Blake Shelton: Paris in the title
Mission to Paris by Alan Furst
+30 Points
Points this Post: 35
Grand Total: 190
15.9 - “Summer Nights”I, Robot - first published in 1950
15.10 - "Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - what a lovely story; it really did make me feel good!
20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Wendy UK's task: Let's Talk About the Weather
- approved in task help thread as a 'rainy cover'Tasks completed: 24/60
Books read: 28/85
Points claimed in this post: 50
Total points claimed: 360
Sheila25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!
Option 2. Hug Holiday
by Dorothy GarlockAND
Option 4. Compliment Your Mirror Day
by Beverly LewisI have the same hair color as the girl pictured on the cover.
Total Points = 660
Keltie Lee25.1 I'm Solidly Behind You
Option A:
Industrial Magic
by Kelley ArmstrongGRA
528 pages claiming big book ticket
Option E:
Bared to You
by Sylvia DayGRA
*SoliDly
25.8 Going to the Ball Park
Option A2:
Vampire Crush
by A.M. RobinsonGRA
*A.M. Robinson is from Indiana and New York in the States and I am from Canada*
Option C1:
Dime Store Magic
by Kelley ArmstrongGRA
*414 pages*
Points this post: 50
Total points: 385/1080
Tasks: 24
Books: 33
Goodreads authors: 16
Big Book Tickets: 500 (7), 750 (1)
Mod
5.10 -- Up, Up, and Away- "air" intact
Cairo Modern by Naguib Mahfouz
15.5. “Summer in the City”
Broken Verses by Kamila Shamsie set in Karachi, Pakistan population 21 million
20.4 - Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go Camping
I rolled a 6: the family- "ten" intact in tennis
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis by Tony Hawks
Tony Hawks is a new-to-me author
total 335
5.4 Chemical ComboAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
1N and 1O in the title, 1N and 1O in the author's name
5.5 Diamond Jubilee
The Lambs of London by Peter Ackroyd
Set in London
5.6 Blowin' in the Wind
by Lisa Genovathere are butterflies on the cover
20.9 Please Be Patient
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Option 2-mentioned on the cover of The Fellowship of the Ring which I claimed for 25.2 Option 6 in post 238
25.4 All About the Author
Book A: Memoir
Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir by Mary Higgins Clark
Book B: Fiction
The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
Post Total: 60
Season Total: 365
20.4 - Let’s Go Camping I rolled a 3-Campfire.
Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope by Gabrielle Giffords
Gabrielle Giffords was interviewed by Diane Sawyer upon the book's release, so it was talked about on television and in other media.
30.11-Fun Summer Holidays
DELETE Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope by Gabrielle Giffords, now used in task 20.4.
SUBSTITUTE The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World. by Amanda Pressner
1. Repeat Day: Friends Four (FF)
538 pages claiming Big Book ticket
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Points this post: 20
Total points: 460/1080
Goodreads Authors: 14
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
10.7 A Reason to CelebrateDay of the week in the title.
Friday Nights: A Novel by Joanna Trollope.
20.6 My Spring Favorites into your Summer Read
I rolled a 4. This book has the genre "thriller" on the Goodreads main page.
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis.
Agnete Friis is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 30
Total points: 230
Tasks: 12
Books: 15
Goodreads authors: 7
10.8 No Boredom ZoneI find nonfiction science books written for the general public to be fascinating so I read
Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder by Richard Dawkins and was entertained for several days.
30.5 Bluemoon's Task--Beg, Borrow or Steal Your Way Around the World:
B. Borrow: From the library A Broken Vessel by Kate Ross, which takes place in England.
C. Steal: From Dlmrose's shelves I picked Surviving Paradise: One Year on a Disappearing Island by Peter Rudiak-Gould
Today's total: 40
Grand total: 560
20.5 Bigger Is Better - Wendy UK's task: Let's Talk About the Weather Share in our British Summer by reading a book with a rainy picture on the cover, OR the word RAIN in the title or subtitle.
Father of the Rain by Lily King
This Post: 20
Total Points: 295/1080
Tasks Completed: 18/60
Books Read: 28/84
KAREN F10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis
Set in December and snow on the cover:
**Jill Shalvis is a Goodreads Author**
15.2 Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer
Book 1: Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox
E-book approved in message 1230 of the thread.
**Ruthie Knox is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2: Scandal's Bride by Stephanie Laurens
Ride/Bride
15.4 Summer Reading
A. Summer Wind: When Maidens Mourn by C.S. Harris
WheN maIDens mourn
B. Summertime: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Melissa Marr - suMMertime
**Melissa Marr is a Goodreads Author**
20.6 My Spring Favorites...
I rolled 3 and used the genre option.
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
Fantasy listed on book main page.
25.3 Hands and Feet
Book 1 - Hands: Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
Hard to see in the thumbnail but hands/arms are coming out of the wall to grasp at the character:
704 Pages = 1 Big Book Ticket
**Jim Butcher is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2 - Feet: Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle
Feet/legs on cover:
30.3 Aye, Aye Matey
Book 1 - A-2 X Marks the Spot: Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy
**Erin McCarthy is a Goodreads Author**
Book 2 - B-2 I'll Cut Your Gizzard: Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Sword on the cover:
**Saladin Ahmed is a Goodreads Author**
Points this Post: 115
Total Challenge Points: 295
Goodreads Authors: 16
Big Books: 500+(1),750+(0),1000+(0)
JESS M20.1 - Fifty Shades of Whoa!
(2) Shades: I rarely read non-fiction so I read Cancer: A Very Short Introduction by Nick James
Approved in help thread post #16.
20.3 - Reading...by the Numbers
I rolled a 4 and read Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez who worked as a reporter before becoming an author. Author approved in help thread.
Points this post: 40
Total points: 110
GR authors: 1
Chaitra20.8 HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
Choosing 3. Marble Cake: Book with a multicultural relationship.
I read The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger. The protagonist is a Bangladeshi (Asian Muslim) woman who marries an American man.
Points this task: 20
Total Points: 290
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=3, 750=0, 1000=0
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 21
Total Pages Read: 6,698
BJ Rose1 new task
25.3 - Keltie Lee's task: Hands and Feet
Book 1: hand(s), no feet:
by Janet ChapmanBook 2: feet, no hands:
by Kylie Brant - *approved in HT #91Points this post = 25
Total Points = 235
Tasks Completed = 15
Total Pages = 6851
Christie Guatemala20.9 - Lucky Me!- mstan's task: Please Be Patient...
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
Option 3: This book is mentioned at the back of The Iron King (being the sequel), right after the main text ends. I read The Iron King for task 15.7, posted as message #141.
Julie Kagawa is a Goodreads author.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Goodreads authors: 2
20.6 Seasoned Reader - Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer ReadDie role: 1
Humor - Bossypants by Tina Fey
Points this post: 20
Total points: 160
Jennifer KS15.5. “Summer in the City”
I read A Perfect Bloodby Kim Harrison
This is set in Cincinnati.
Points this task 15
Total Points 145
Tasks Done 9
Pages 4244
Coralie15.3 Summer Romance
The Demon Headmaster – male noun
The Witch's Daughter – female noun
20.9 Please Be Patient…
The Black Cauldron
was mentioned in the text of Among Others (task 25.6), the back of The Silver Chair (task 5.10) and the front of The Book of Three (task 20.7)
30.1 Super Hero Summer
Rolled 4 and 6
Captain America – book connected to World War II
Summer of My German Soldier
Spiderman – anagram ARMS
Brothers in Arms
Total points 595
20.6 Spring Favorites The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean (I rolled a 6: Historical Fiction)
30.2 I'll Leave my Heart in San Francisco
Book A: #2 Happy Anniversary ("Bridge" in title)
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Book B: #5 A taste of Asia (Asian Character)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
30.11 Fun Summer Holidays
Book A: #1 Repeat Day
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (The "S" is repeated)
Book B: #4 National Culinarian's Day
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Erica Baumeister is a GR Author
2 total GR Authors
80 points this post
205 total points
Claiming Goodreads author point forEye of the God by Ariel Allison post #266(Sorry, I didn't realise I hadn't claimed it on the original post.)
(2 total GR Authors)
Claiming one more goodreads author ticket for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Post #901)Sorry, again and thank you!
3 total GR Authors
20.1 - Fifty Shades of WhoaOption 4) Gray in the Title - Between Shades of Gray by ***Ruta Sepetys who is a GR author***
30.4 - Vowel Prowl
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
BlOod, BonEs, And BUtter - GabrIelle Hamilton
And Sometimes Y: The Yellow House: A Novel by ***Patricia Falvey who is a GR author***
Post Total: 50
Grand Total: 200
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10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
I read Storm Prey by John Sandford. This book is set in Minnesota during the winter.
Points claimed in this post: 10
Total points claimed: 85
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Pages this task: 408
Total pages: 2338
Big books total: 1