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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2012: WIND/AIR
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I agree Sandy, for her to go from a professor to not being able to find her way home was heartbreaking and for her to KNOW it was happening. That book made me cry.
5.6 - Blowin' in the WindFlying Bird on Cover
, Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsPoints in This Task: 5
Goodreads Authors in This Post: 0
Big Book Tickets in This Post: 0
Pages Read in This Post: 390
Totals:
Total Points: 5
Total Goodreads Authors: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 500=(0), 750=(0), 1000=(0)
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read in Summer 2012 SRC: 390
Review Available. Anne (Booklady) Summer 2012 Reviews
NICOLE AR - 5.1 -- Let the Games Begin
I read The Summer of My Greek Taverna : A Memoir by Tom Stone.
Points for this task: 5
Total Points: 5
Re-post10.2 Eat an Oreo Day Water for Elephants
Elephants- ele
Total Point Earned: 25/1080
Total Pages Read: 1077/25358
Good Read Authors:
Big Book Tickets: 500(), 750(), 1000()
20.7 - Shorter is SweeterHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Option 2: Author that has won Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award - Jones won in 2007
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 0
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
Pages Read: 329
REPOST INCLUDING COVER5.6. Blowin' In The Wind
Mercury Falls by Robert KroeseAngels flying on the cover.
Goodreads author Robert Kroese
Points this post = 5
Total points = 10
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 2
5.8 Summer Lovin'The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
On the Crazy Love list.
Points this post = 5
Total points = 15
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 2
20.9 - Lucky Me!- mstan's task: Please Be Patient...Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
At the start of the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid was a section that says 'Also by Jeff Kinney' and it listed Rodrick Rules as one of these.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35
Books read: 2
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Christie Guatemala15.5. “Summer in the City”
The Family Fortune by Laurie Horowitz
Much of the story takes place in Boston.
Points this post: 15
Total points: 20
Emmalita20.10 Group Reads
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
I posted in the Group read thread on 6/4
15.7. “The First Day of Summer”
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1) by E L James
This is the first book in a 3 book series
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1) is a big book with 514 pages
E L James is a Goodreads author
This post: 35 points
Total points to Date: 35 points
Goodread authors: 1
Big Book Tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 2
Nick KYFirst Post
5.1 Let the Games Begin I read The Bronze Horseman by Alexander Pushkin, the word “bronze” in the title. 261 pages
25.4 Sandi/Kristi's Task: All About the Author
Book 1 – I read Pushkin: Death of a Poet by Walter N. Vickery. 146 pages -- For page length verification here is the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Pushkin-death-p...
Book 2 – I read Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse: Text by Alexander Pushkin. 334 pages
Task Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 30
Total Page Count: 741
20.7 In Homage to MZBUR by Stephen King, who was given the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2004.
30.4 Vowel Prowl
AEIOU: The Ethics of Authenticity by Charles Taylor, which has AEIOU in the title.
And Sometimes Y: Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book One by Brian K. Vaughan.
Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 50
Total Tasks Completed: 2
Total Books Read: 3
Total Pages Read: 503
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
MariyaTask 10.4 Air Signs
I read
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
The author is a Gemini and her birthday is May 28, 1969
Points this post: 10
Total points: 10
Cindy FTask 10.1 Skip to my Lou
I read Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl Who is a Goodreads Author!!!!!
Points this post:10
Total points:10
Tasks Completed:1
Books read:1
Goodreads Authors:1
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
I didn't get to read as much as I would've liked this weekend (too busy meeting some of my lifelong idols >_>), but I did get some done on the train, in the evenings, and while at work today. ---
5.4 N202
The Brimstone Journals
15.8 Summer of '69
Fishtailing
The character "Kyle" plays the guitar and wants to be a professional musician when he grows up.
20.1 Spring Favorites
1--Humor Genre: So Now You're a Zombie: A Handbook for the Newly Undead
Total: 40 Points
STESSE10.3 What's Your Exit?
Play Dead by Andrew Rosenfeld
Set in New Jersey
Total Points: 10
Total Tasks Completed: 1
Total Books Read: 1
Total Pages Read: 308
Total GoodReads Authors: 0
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
SARAH THE LIBRARIANThis is my first post, so I hope I do it right!
5.4 -- Chemical Combo
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
mONumeNt 14 by emmy laybOurNe - 3 Ns, 2 Os
Emmy Laybourne is a GRA.
I read a publisher's advance copy.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 5
Tasks completed: 1
GRA: 1
Big Books 500+(), 750+ (), 1000+()
Sheila5.2 -- Pack Your Bags
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
5.4 -- Chemical Combo
Mutation by Robin Cook
Total Points = 40
Coralie5.4 Chemical Combo
aNOther sparrOw siNiNg by eleaNOr speNce
Another Sparrow Singing
5.5 Diamond Jubilee
Bread and Honey which is set in Australia
5.6 Blowin’ in the Wind
– the smoke from the burning building would blow in the wind.10.8 No Boredom Zone
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences is a topic that I find very interesting
Total points 25
15.7 - The First Day of Summer First book in a seriesThe Death Contingency by Nancy Lynn Jarvis
Nancy Lynn Jarvis is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15/1080
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 1
GoodReads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ ()
This is my first post so fingers crossed its ok!Readerboard name: Tkav
15.10 Feel good hit of the Summer - Read a book that makes you feel good
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
E.L James is a Goodreads Author
Fifty Shades Darker is a Big Book (532 pages)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 15/1080
Tasks Completed: 1
Goodreads Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Reposting: 20.9 - Lucky Me!- mstan's task: Please Be Patient...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
At the start of the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid (used for task 15.7) was a section that says 'Also by Jeff Kinney' and it listed Rodrick Rules as one of these.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 35
Books read: 2
GR Authors: 0
Big Book Tickets: 0
Meera (used to be MG)30.10 Butterflycager's Task
Option 2: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
has "thirteen" in title
Option 4: Marked by P.C. Cast
takes place in a school
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total Points: 30
Books read: 2
GR Authors: 1
Big Books: 500+(0),750+(0),1000+(0)
➜ 5.5 -- Diamond JubileeCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton -- set in South Africa
Points this post: 5
Season Total: 5
STACIE MITask 5.7 - SRC Scavenger Hunt
I read the book mentioned in post 111:
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Points this task: 5
Total points: 15
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Pages read: 1008
Goodreads authors: 1
Big books: 500+ (1); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
30.6 It's the end of the world as we know itOption B
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
listed as dystopia on goodreads pagr
OptionD-
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
number 15 on best war novels list
Points:30
books:2
tasks:1
15.2. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer.A. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
And Fearful rhymes with Cheerful, so I read
B. Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor by Tad Friend
Today's total: 15
Grand total 25
5.5 Diamond JubileeSaplings by Noel Streatfeild
Set in the UK.
Points this post = 5
Total points = 20
Big Books = 0
Goodreads Authors = 2
15.1 - THE COLORS OF SUMMERBLUE -
- blue in title and blue cover.GREEN -
this is the edition I read with a green cover. This edition shows that the book has more than 100 pages Dangerous Masquerade.TOTAL POINTS - 35
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 0
BIG BOOKS - 0
Sheila5.6 -- Blowin' in the Wind
by Kristin HannahA picture of a beach - sand gets blown by the wind.
Total Points = 45
**This book was quite intense showing the effects on a family when the MOM is deployed to Iraq.
Sandy MN30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A, Option 3
A Clash of Kings by George R R Martin
This was a re-read, and a BIG BOOK (1009 pages)
Group B, Option 4
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
I borrowed this from the library. Jeaniene Frost is a Goodreads Author
Total Points: 30
Total GR Authors: 1
Total Big Books: (0)500; (0)750; (1) 1000
JEN B15.5 Summer in the City
Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez
The city = Kabul, Afghanistan (population = 4 million, according to Wikipedia)
Total Points: 15
Total Books: 1
Big Books:
GR Authors:
20.3 Reading...By the NumbersI rolled a six and got to choose my option, Option 2. I didn't finish the Spring Challenge, so I repeated a 15 point task: 15.5 ...And XYZ. I read Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book Two by Brian K. Vaughan.
20.6 My Spring Favorites Into Your Summer Read
I rolled a one and read a book shelved under Humor: All My Friends Are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman.
Andrew Kaufman is a GoodReads author.
Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 90
Total Tasks Completed: 4
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 943
Total GoodReads Authors: 1
Total Big Books: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Task 15.6 - Hot fun in the summertime
Summer activity: Fireworks (in the story and on the cover)
Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt ***GR Author***
Total GR Authors = 1
Challenge total = 25
BUTTERFLYCAGER5.4 -- Chemical Combo - Mansions of the Dead by Sarah Stewart Taylor (2 O's and 2 N's in title)
5.5 -- Diamond Jubilee -
Mr. Churchill's Secretary: A Novel by Susan Elia MacNeal - United Kingdom
Susan Elia MacNeal is a Goodreads Author.
20.6 - Seasoned Reader-Michelle WI's task: My Spring Favorites into Your Summer Read - I rolled a 6, and chose genre - Historical Fiction. I read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.
30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
Group A - 1. WMZQ Summerfest - anthology - The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity edited by Joshua Palmatier. Contains 14 stories by 15 authors.
Group B - 4. Trace Adkins - free book - Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol - got it from the library.
Joshua Palmatier is a Goodreads Author.
Points this post: 60
Total challenge points: 60
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 5
Goodreads Authors: 2
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask: 15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
Book: Welcome to the World, Baby Girl by Fannie Flagg
Points: 15
reserved (for correction)
30.10 Butterflycager's Task - Honoring the Flag and My Dad
Option 3: Read a book with a train on the cover - An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson
Option 5: Read a book from the alternate history genre - The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Points this task: 30
Total challenge points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Books Owned Pre-2012: 1
Total Pages Read: 665
Option 3: Read a book with a train on the cover - An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson
Option 5: Read a book from the alternate history genre - The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Points this task: 30
Total challenge points: 30
Goodreads Authors: 0
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000+=0
Tasks Completed: 1
Books Read: 2
Books Owned Pre-2012: 1
Total Pages Read: 665
SARAH THE LIBRARIAN5.5 -- Diamond Jubilee
Laugh with the Moon by Shana Burg
This book is set in Malawi.
I read a publisher's advance copy.
Points this post: 5
Total points: 10
Tasks completed: 2
GRA: 1
Big Books 500+(), 750+ (), 1000+()
Kimber20.3 Reading...by the numbers
Rolled a 2 - Repeat Spring
Spring task - 15.5 XYZ
Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn
(y in story and mary)
MARY DOWNING HAHN IS A GOODREADS AUTHOR
This task: 20
# tasks complete: 1
Total points: 20
Goodreads Authors: 1
Michelle WI20.7 In Homage to MZB
option 1: Michael Crichton died November 4, 2008
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Points This Post: 20
Total Points: 20
Tasks Completed: 1
GR Authors: 0
Can someone please check post 29 which seems to have been missed when recording points completed? thanks
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 5.4- Chemical Combo...read a book that has 2 N's and 2 O's in the title and/or in the author's full name:
I read
Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr 409 pages (6.5)Points earned for this task: 5
Points Achieved to date: 30
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 1
Total # of Big Books:
500+ (0)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
ANGIE CA5.9 Summer Readers
Book: Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine
Notes: It's on Meghan's shelf.
This Post: 5
Points to Date: 20
Kari5.6 Blowin' in the Wind
I read
which has a butterfly on the front, that can definitely be carried by the wind! Holly Black is a Goodreads Author
This post: 5 points
Points to date: 15 points
GR Authors #: 1
15.10. Feel Good Hit of the SummerA Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life by Donald Miller
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 35
Goodreads Authors: 0
Tasks Completed: 2
Books Read: 3
Pages Read: 963
Finished10.7 A reason to celebrate
Monday to Friday Manby Alice Peterson
Task points 10
Total points 10
Total tasks 1
Total books 1
30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays4. National Culinarians Day (July 25): Delicious by Susan Mallery
5. romance: Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr
Susan Mallery is a Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 30
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
Goodreads Author: 1
Big Book Tickets: 500 (0); 750 (0); 1000(0)
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I read
This book was heartbreaking. I've been through the horrible experience of having someone I loved with Alzheimer's and I felt that I was experiencing some of what she must have felt when I read this.
Total points: 5