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[Ashley FL]

Ashley FL

So rain during the day + insomnia at night = more reading than usual. Also, found a few spots to slot in June books!

Task 20.6. I rolled a 3, and read a book with author initials RR: Wild Hearts by Rhea Regale

Task 20.7 (Inhomage to MZB) I chose Option 1 (death) and read The Reluctant Surrender (Harlequin Presents by Penny Jordan, who died 12/31/2011

Task 25.2 (6 Parks) I chose Options 1 and 5.

Option 1 (author with +5 books, read the 1st published book) I read/ listened to on audio

Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie (**Victoria Laurie is a Goodreads Author**)

Option 5 (states for Appalachian Trail) I read Wicked by Sara Shepard, which takes place in Pennsylvania

Task 25.8 (Going to the Ball Park) I chose Options A2 and C2

A2 (book by author from different country) I read The Tycoon's Princess Bride by Natasha Oakley

C2 (short book written by a man, between 100 and 200 pages) I read The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

590 Previous Points plus 90 Points = 680 Points Total

12 Previous Goodreads Authors + 1 Goodreads Author = 13 Goodreads Authors Total

[Megan W]

10.8 No Boredom Zone

The Holy Vote by Ray Suarez

Nonfiction about political debates over religion.

10.9 Recycled Group Reads

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Spring 2012, Published in Twenty-Tens, #1 Choice

Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 265

GRA Authors: 5
Big Book Tickets: 3

Tasks Completed: 17
Books Read: 20

[Abbie]

5.4 - Chemical Combo Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author)

5.7 - SRC Scavenger Hunt Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (message number 27) (scavenger hunt left by me message number 740)


Points this post: 10
Total points: 105
Big books total: 0
Goodreads author total: 1

[Abbie]

30.10 Butterflycager's Task - Honoring the Flag and My Dad
#2 The Thirteen Hallows by Michael Scott (Goodreads author) and Colette Freedman (Goodreads author)
#4 Bloodlines by Richelle Mead (Goodreads author) takes place at Amberwood Prep in Palm Springs CA


Points this post: 30
Total points: 135
Big books total: 0
Goodreads author total: 3

[Gayla]

30.7 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

Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis by Alice Kaplan

b. Genre “Science Fiction” on main page- no shelf name variations

When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

This Post: 30
Total Points: 375/1080
Tasks Completed: 22/60
Books Read: 34/84

[Peebee]

15.3.“Summer Romance”
Option 2
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
This book title has both male and female nouns and was specifically approved in the task description.


25.5 Even More Fun With Holidays!!
Option 5. Wiggle Your Toes Day
by Edmund White
This cover features two feet.

Option 6. Just Because Day
by Ad Hudler
I read it just because the cover made me laugh.
Ad Hudler is a Goodreads Author.


25.7 Youtube Summer Fun
Option 1. Uh-Huh Slow , Uh-Huh Fast
The Next Best Thing: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner
The two main characters are both female, Ruth and her grandmother.
Jennifer Weiner is a Goodreads Author.

Option 2. People are Awesome
Gold by Chris Cleave
This book was about biking, featuring two cyclists competing for a spot in the Olympics.
Chris Cleave is a Goodreads Author.


30.2 I’ll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!
Option 3. The Rock
by Linda Greenlaw
This book has a lighthouse on the cover.

Option 6. Flower Power
by Heidi Julavits
The cover is covered with flowers.


30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey!
Option A-2: X Marks the Spot
Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner by Jen Lancaster
This title contains the letter X.

Option B-1 - Pass the Jug
Love in Mid Air by Kim Wright
The author's initials, KW, are in "whiskey."
Kim Wright is a Goodreads Author.


30.5 BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD
My home country is the US.

Option A: Beg
Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art by Christopher Moore
This was recommended by two friends, Louise and Cyrus. This book is based in France (Europe).

Option B: Borrow
The Foreigners by Maxine Swann
This e-book edition was borrowed from my library's e-book collection. This book is based in Argentina (South America).


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Points this post: 155
Total points: 715/1080
Goodreads Authors: +4/18
Big Books: 500+ (6); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Ms.soule]

10.9 Recycled Group Reads
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman – from Spring 2012 Anthology votes

30.2 Sassafrass's task: I’ll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!
Option 3. The Rock: b. lighthouse on the cover
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Wolfe


Option 5. A taste of Asia:
Skip Beat!, Vol. 26 by Yoshiki Nakamura – Japan

Points This Post: 40
Total Points: 650

[Tammy AZ]

20.3 Reading by the Numbers

I rolled a 2 which means I will do a 5, 10, or 15 point task from the Spring Challenge.
I chose Task 10.1 Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss and read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. God is Dog spelled backwards.

30.2 I'll Leave My Heart in San Francisco

I selected 1) Say Cheese and read:

Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess by Sally Bedell Smith. This was approved in post 36 in the help thread.

AND

5) A Taste of Asia and read: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8 Lee who is of Asian descent.

***Richard Dawkins***
***Sally Bedell Smith***
***Jennifer 8 Lee***
All three are GR authors.

Post Total: 50
Grand Total: 295

[Angie]

ANGIE CA

30.1 SuperHero Summer
Book 1: Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Notes: 1) Science Fiction

Book 2: If I Die by Rachel Vincent
Notes: 6) DIE: Spiderman

This Post: 30
Points to Date: 260

[Laurie]

Laurie ME

5.5: Diamond Jubilee: set mostly in Australia
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

5.8: Summer Lovin': from Dramatic Love Stories (#18 when I chose this book)

The House At Riverton by Kate Morton

30.5: Bluemoon's Task: BEG, BORROW OR STEAL Your Way Around the World.

1. borrowed from my sister - takes place in Egypt and Italy.
The Memoirs Of Cleopatra by Margaret George

2. from Moderator - Sandy's list; takes place in England.
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

30.6: Peebee;s Task: It's The End of the World as We Know It ... And I Feel Fine.

Option A: Hurricane
Hurricane by Janice A. Thompson

Option D: from list: Best War Novels (#207 when I chose this book)
No Graves As Yet by Anne Perry

Points this Post: 70.
Total Points: 415.

Big Ticket Books: 4

[Randi]

10.2 Eat an Oreo Day

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (never)

Points this post: 10
Total points: 195
Books read: 14
GR author tickets: 7
Big Book tickets: 0

[Susan]

20.5 Let's Talk About The Weather



, by Sarah Rayner (a GoodReads Author) . The cover does have rain drops coming down.

Points this post :20
Total points :130
GoodRead authors :6
Tasks completed :7

[Deyara]

Deyara


➜ Task # 5.4 -- Chemical Combo

Glossed and Found by India Ink


➜ Task # 5.5 -- Diamond Jubilee

All I Ever Wanted by Vikki Wakefield

Set in Australia

Vikki Wakefield is a Goodreads Author


➜ Task # 25.5 - Stacie MI’s Task: Even More Fun With Holidays!!

4. Compliment Your Mirror Day - I have blonde hair
by Susan Mallery

6. Just Because Day
by Devan Sipher

Susan Mallery is a Goodreads Author
Devan Sipher is a Goodreads Author



Points this post: 35 points
Total to Date = 215 points
GR Authors: 7

[Jayme Pendergraft]

Jayme VA

30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays

Option 1: Repeat Day: Killer by Sara Shepard

The S's in Sara Shepard repeat, and Sara Shepard is a goodreads author.

Option 6: National Dog Day: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein has a dog on the cover and is from the dog's POV.

Garth Stein is a goodreads author.

Points this task: 30
Total Points: 70
Goodreads Authors: Jennifer Egan, Sara Shepard, Garth Stein
Big Books: 500+: 1

[Jayme Pendergraft]

Jayme VA

15.7. “The First Day of Summer”

Mister Monday by Garth Nix

Garth Nix is a goodreads author.

20.3 Best Review- Anne (booklady)'s task: Reading...by the Numbers

I rolled a 6 and chose option 3. This book is shelved as mystery and thriller.

Strangers by Dean Koontz

Strangers is a big book at 704 pages.

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

I rolled a 4 and this murder mystery was certainly something that made me jump- even had a nightmare about it! Pronzini is a new to me author.

The Hidden by Bill Pronzini

20.9 - Lucky Me!- mstan's task: Please Be Patient...

Option 2: Heartless by Sara Shepard

Heartless is pictured on the back of Killers by Sara Shepard which I claimed for task 30.11. The picture option was approved in the help thread, message 49. Sara Shepard is a goodreads author.

Points this task: 75
Total Points: 145
Goodreads Authors: Jennifer Egan, Sara Shepard*, Garth Stein, Garth Nix
Big Books: 500+: 2

[Barbara ★]

Readerboard Name: Barbara★

5.2 -- Pack Your Bags --
- Arnaldur Indridason
(suitcase on cover)

5.6 -- Blowin' in the Wind --
- Kenneth Oppel
(dirigible on cover)

Big Ticket Book = 544 pages

10.9 -- Recycled Group Reads --
Inside Out - Maria Snyder♥
(Spring 2012: YA Dystopian Fiction)

Maria Snyder is a GOODREADS AUTHOR

15.8 -- “Summer of 69” --
Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery♥
(heroine is a concert pianist)

Susan Mallery is a GOODREADS AUTHOR

Points Earned This Post: 35
Points Achieved to Date: 325
Goodreads Authors: 10
Big Book Tickets:
500+ (4)
750+ (0)
1000+ (0)

[Ritika]

20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!

6) White Cake



Points this post: 20
Total Points: 145/1080
Goodreads Authors: 3
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Seakbee]

20.4 - Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go Camping
I rolled a 1: S’mores.

Neverwhere (“squiggly” word) by Neil Gaiman (a new to me author)

Neil Gaiman is a GR author.

Points this post: 20
Total points: 115
Tasks completed: 6
Books read: 6
Goodreads Authors to date: 3
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0

[Deedee]

Task 30.6 - Peebee's Task: It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine

(A) "It starts with an earthquake...": Read a book about a type of disaster listed in the song.

I read a non-fiction book about the 1811-1812 series of earthquakes in and around New Madrid, Missouri:

When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes (2005) by Jay Feldman (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 307 pages)

**** Goodreads Author ****Jay Feldman


(D) "A Tournament of Lies": Read a book about war from one of the following lists:

War/Romance Novels
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/31...
Position #40 as of July 16, 2012

Arch of Triumph (1945) by Erich Maria Remarque (Paperback, 464 pages)

240 + 30 = 270

Tasks Completed: 13
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 240 + 30 = 270
Books read: 19
Pages read: 6,485

Read but not claimed: 7

Goodreads Authors: 4

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

[Emma]

Emmalita

10.8 No Boredom Zone

The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the Story Within by Alan Watt

This is a book about writing.

20.2 Rookie on Top - Nicola's task: School's Out For Summer

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

Chose for option 1 because it takes place on vacation. This is on the approved books list.


This post: 30
Total points to date: 200
Goodread authors: 3
Big book tickets: 1
Total tasks completed: 10

[Ms.soule]

20.4 - Author! Author! - Jecca's task: Let’s Go Camping
I rolled a 1.
1. S’mores –red squiggly word
BabyCakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery by Erin McKenna – red squiggly word = babycakes

30.7 Ms. Anderson’s Task – The Final Battle
Option 1. Batman vs. Joker:
Book A. Main character was orphaned before age 18
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas

Book B. “Humor”
The Duke And I by Julia Quinn

Points This Post: 50
Total Points: 700

[Ashley FL]

Ashley FL

OK, here is some clean-up:

REPOST of Task 15.3 (Summer Romance) I read The Future King's Pregnant Mistress by Penny Jordan. This works for both parts of the task (girl: Mistress, boy: King). Please remove "Don't Judge a Girl By Her Cover" and I will use it later somewhere else.

REPOST of Task 25.8
A2: I read The Tycoon's Princess Bride by Natasha Oakley. Ms. Oakley was born in and resides in England. I am in the United States.
C2: I read The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin. The author is a man and the book is between 100 and 200 pages (paperback is 123, hardcover is 145)

Onto new postings:

Task 5.4 (Two Ns, two Os) I read Murder of a Real Bad Boy by Denise Swanson: murder Of a real bad boy by deNise swaNsOn

Task 15.4 (Summer Reading) I read Surgeon Prince, Ordinary Wife (The Royal House of Niroli, #2) by Melanie Millburn. This satisfies Option 1 (WIND in title: surgeoN prINce, ordinary Wife) and Option 2 (author initials are MM, found in letters of suMMertime)

Task 15.10 (Book that makes you feel good) I read Ruthless by Sara Shepard. This series is definitely a guilty pleasure, and I am having fun reading them along with my daughter.

680 Previous Points + 35 points = 715 points total

13 Goodreads Authors and Holding

[Suzanne]

SUZANNE VN


15.9 Summer Nights
Hemingway Deadlights: A Mystery - set in 1956
Michael Atkinson is a GoodReads Author

20.8 Have Your Cake and Eat it Too
I chose white cake. Never Tell has a white title.


Alafair Burke is a GoodReads Author


Points this post: 35
Total Points: 285
Tasks Completed: 13
Books Read: 18
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
My Goal Points: 500

[Sarah]

Sarah Eva

30.11 Laurie Me's Task: Fun Summer Holidays

I chose
#4 National Culinarian's day and read by Joanne Fluke

and

#6 National Dog Day and read by Larry Levin

Points this post: 30
Total points: 75
Big Books total: 1x500
Goodreads author total: 2
Tasks Completed: 5

[SandyC]

Sandy MN

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

Option 4: Car on the Cover

Ill Wind by Rachel Caine


Option 6: Flowers on the Cover
When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James Goodreads Author


Total points: 320
Total GR Authors: 11

[Christine US]

CHRISTINE US

Task 10.6 Contraction Action

Somewhere I'll Find You by Lisa Kleypas

***Lisa Kleypas is a GR author

Total:120

[Lauren]

Lauren Marie

15.10. ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"

I read by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast.

Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 100
Tasks Completed: 6
GR Author: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Lauren]

Lauren Marie

10.10 Air Conditioned Cool

I read by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. It takes place in the winter and there is ice and snow on the ground in the book.

Points this Post: 10
Total Points: 110
Tasks Completed: 7
GR Author: 1
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)

[Kayleigh]

Keltie Lee

15.10 ”Feel Good Hit of the Summer"

Hearts In Darkness
by Laura KayeGRA

*this book makes me feel happy because I love a story where looks don't matter*

30.5 BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD

Option A: Boys Don't Cry
by Malorie BlackmanGRA
*set in England Europe*

*a friend of mine that works in a book store recommended this book to me*

Option B: A Stolen Life
by Jaycee Dugard
*set in USA North America*

*borrowed this book from the library*

*I am from Canada*

Points this post: 45
Total points: 485/1080
Tasks: 30
Books: 40
Goodreads authors: 20
Big Book Tickets: 500 (8), 750 (1)

[Sam]

First of all apologies for posting so many tasks in one go. I've not had PC access other than my phone so it was difficult to post from there.I promise I won't let it build up like this next time, took way too long to type it all up.

15.5 Summer In The City

I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson
Set in New York City

***James Patterson is a GoodReads Author***

15.7 The First Day of Summer

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

1st book in the Charley Davidson series.Book 4 is due out later this year.

***Darynda Jones is a GoodReads author***

20.1 Fifty Shades of Whoa

1. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James

***E.L James is a GoodReads author & I'm claiming a BB ticket***

20.3 Reading By The Numbers

I rolled a 5 & picked the colour Red. Book set in the Americas
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James

***EL James is a GoodReads author & I am claiming a BB ticket***

20.4- Let's Go Camping

I rolled a 2.

2. Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
Book set in Needick Beach, Maine- Approved on help thread

20.5 Let's Talk About The Weather

The Accident by Linwood Barclay
- Rain on the cover, approved on help thread.

20.6 My Spring Favourites Into Your Summer Read

I rolled a 5.Mystery genre
5.So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffman

***Cara Hoffman is a GoodReads author***

20.8- Have Your Cake & Eat It Too

I chose 1. Chocolate Cake. Romance genre
The Witness by Nora Roberts

20.9 Please Be Patient

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
I chose option 3. Beautiful Disaster is recommended in the recommended reads section at the back of the UK Kindle version of Fifty Shades Free which I read for task 20.3

***Jamie McGuire is a GoodReads author***

20.10 - Group Reads

I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
My post is #26 on the group discussion thread.

30.1 SuperHero Summer

I rolled a 2 & 6.
2. Sins of the Nightby Sherrilyn Kenyon
Listed as fantasy>mythology

6. Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The word SIDE can be made from Spiderman

30.2- I'll Leave My Heart In San Francisco

I chose options 5 & 6

5.The Kashmir Shawlby Rosie Thomas
Book is set in India

6. Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
- Flower on the cover

30.5- Beg,Borrow or Steal Your Way Around The World

A. Beg - 15 Seconds by Andrew Gross
A work colleague at the library where I work recommended this book to me.

***Andrew Gross is a GoodReads author***

B. Borrow- Stranded by Emily Barr
Borrowed the book from the library

30.9- North By NorthWest

I used option 4 twice.

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Set in Seattle,Washington

***EL James is a GoodReads Author & I am claiming a BB ticket***

Open Season by C.J. Box
Set in Wyoming

30.11- Fun Summer Holidays

I chose options 1 & 4.

1. Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke-
2 Ss in Strawbery Shortcake

4. Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke
- the main character Hannah is a baker who owns her own coffee shop.

Points this post:340
Total points claimed:340
Books Read: 20
Tasks Completed:15
GRA tickets: 8
BB tickets: 3

[Sue]

5.3 - Dust in the Wind

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

Points this post: 5
Total Points: 300/1080
Tasks Completed: 15
Books Read: 22
GoodReads Authors: 6
Big Books: 500+ (), 750+ (), 1000+ (1)

[Nat]

Readerboard name: Natalie FL
30.11
1. Sara Shepard Pretty Little Liars
2. Perfect by Sara Shepard

30.8
A-2 Out of Sight, Out of Time This book takes place mainly at a school for spies, where i would love to go to.
B-4 Flawless I got this book for free because i borrowed it from a friend.

30.3
A-3 Wanted
B-2 Graceling

Total: 90 pts

[BJ Rose]

BJ Rose

2 new tasks

10.10 Air Conditioned Cool
My book has snow on the cover AND the stories take place in winter
by Fern Michaels

20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
1) Chocolate Cake- Read a romance. Romance is listed as a genre on the main page.
Last Night's Scandal by Loretta Chase

Points this post = 30

Total Points = 355
Tasks Completed = 21
Total Pages = 9222

[Katy]

20.2 School's Out for Summer

I chose option 1 and read An Abundance of Katherines by John Green which takes place on a summer trip.

20.3 Reading...By the Numbers

I rolled a 2 and I chose spring task 10.3, Run or Ride, and read a book with a horse on the cover -- by Maggie Stiefvater (GOODREADS AUTHOR)


20.9 Please be Patient...

I read Of Mice and Men which was mentioned in the text of 11/22/63, which I claimed in post 1048.

30.2 I'll Leave My Heart in San Francisco!

I chose option 3 and read Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko (GOODREADS AUTHOR) which is set on Alcatraz.

I also chose option 6 and read by Lauren Myracle which has a flower on the cover.

NEW TOTAL: 250 pts

[Jennifer W]

20.7 In Homage to MZB

Option 2: Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Acheivement 2011 Peter S. Beagle, I read The Last Unicorn.

Total points: 130

[Bucket]

20.1 - Stesse's Task: Fifty Shades of Whoa!

I chose option 2 and read a book in a genre I've read just once before - the essay genre. I read The Proust Project by André Aciman. This book is a collection of essays by 28 different authors, all riffing on quotations from Proust.

**Andre Aciman is a Goodreads author!**

20.5 - Wendy UK's Task: Let's Talk About the Weather

I read a book with the word 'rain' in the title. I read After Rain, a book of short stories by William Trevor.

Points this post: 40
Total points: 140
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 7
Goodreads authors: Vaddey Ratner, Andre Aciman
Big books: (1)- (2)The Fires of Heaven (3)-

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

20.2 - Rookie on Top - Nicola's task: School's Out For Summer
I chose option 1 and read a book with a beach scene on the cover.

30.4 Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl
For book 1, I read Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, And Hope In A Mumbai Undercity. AEIU are all in "beautiful" and o is in "forevers."

For book 2, I read Half of a Yellow Sun, with "yellow" beginning with y.


30.8 Delicious Dee's task: It's Time for the Summer Country Concert Series
For book A, I chose option 4 and read a book with a one word title - Deadline.
For book B, I chose option 1 and read a book with a number in the title - Catch-22

Total: 480

[Sassafrass]

15.2 Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer:
book 1:Need bySherri Hayes
***Sherri Hayes is a goodreads author***

book 2: Fifty Shades Freedby E.L. James
***E.L. James is a goodreads author***

*Rhyming words: NEED and FREED

Total Points this Post: 15
Total Points in Challenge: 645
Books Read: 47
Tasks Completed: 34
GR Authors: 35
Big Book Tickets: 500+(0); 750+(0); 1000+(0)

[Gayla]

20.7 Shorter is Sweeter- Isabell's task: In homage to MZB

1. Death. MZB died in 1999. Read a book written by an author who died since January 1, 1990.

Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

Patrick O'Brian died in 2000.

This Post: 20
Total Points: 395/1080
Tasks Completed: 23/60
Books Read: 36/84

[Ashley FL]

Ashley FL

Task 10.6 (Contractions) Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter (previously removed from Task 15.3)

Task 15.8 (Summer of '69 -- book featuring musician) Please use Murder of a Pink Elephant by Denise Swanson here (remove from Task 25.5). Book is about the murder of the lead singer of a band, and the band's drummer is a prime suspect (and sister to our heroine)

In its place in Task 25.5(3), use Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGenerous (Humor a genre on main page)

Task 20.5 (Let's talk about the weather -- book with rain or reign in title) I read Reign or Shine by Michelle Rowen (** A Goodreads Author**)

715 Previous Points plus 45 Points = 760 Total Points

13 Goodreads Authors + One = 14 Goodreads Authors Total

[★Meghan★]

5.3 -- Dust in the Wind
by Patricia Briggs


Points for this Task: 5
Total Points: 95
Goal Total Points: 350
Completed Tasks: 4/60 (5.3, 30.7, 30.8, 30.11)
Tasks in Progress: 20.8, 25.5, 30.3, 30.6, 30.10
Goodreads Authors: 3 (Rachel Hawkins, Tara Hudson, Claire Lezebnik)
Big Books: 500+() 750+() 1000+()

[Erin]

ERIN B.

15.8. “Summer of 69”

I read Meet the Beatles by Steven Stark

Points this post: 15
Total points: 155

[Sarah]

SARAH THE LIBRARIAN

20.8 - It's My Birthday - Putterpal's task: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!
The book I chose actually fits options 5 and 6 (and I'd make a case for option 3 as well), but I'll go with option 5.

My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
Death plays a significant role in the story because Jamie's sister was killed in a bombing and the family has been unable to move past it (she lives on the mantelpiece as ashes that they are unable to get rid of).
I read a publisher's advance copy.

30.11 - Laurie ME's task: Fun Summer Holidays
1. Repeat Day (June 3): The Sweetest Spell by Suzanne Selfors
Both the title and the author's initials repeat.
Suzanne Selfors is a GRA.
I read a publisher's advance copy.

5. Chinese Valentine’s Day (August 23): Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
"Romance" is listed as a genre on the main page.
Susan Dennard is a GRA.
I read a publisher's advance copy.

Points this post: 50
Total points: 260
Tasks completed: 15
GRA: 10
Big Books 500+(1), 750+ (), 1000+()

[Sheila]

Sheila

30.4 Dlmrose's task: Vowel Prowl

Book A

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

AEIOU are all found in the authors name

Book B (and sometimes Y)

The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark

Total Points = 850

[Emily]

Boston Kate

30.3 Aye, Aye, Matey!
Book A: option 3 - Pieces of Eight
Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese - eight letters in last name
Book B: option 3: Hangman's Noose
Cross Bones
listed as mystery on main page

30.7 The Final Battle
Battle 1: Batman vs. Joker
Book 1: option a - main character orphaned before age 18
A Feast for Crows
(view spoiler)[Sansa and Arya, two main characters, were orphaned in the previous book and are under 18 (hide spoiler)]
Book : option b - "humor" on main page
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot

Points this post: 60
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 4
Books read: 7

[Stacie]

STACIE MI

Task 10.5 - Caribbean Queen

I read a book that is set in Haiti:

Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti, 1490 by Edwidge Danticat

Points this task: 10
Total points: 470
Tasks completed: 29
Books read: 84
Pages read: 10153
Goodreads authors: 8
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)

[Coralie]

Coralie

30.7 The Final Battle
Option 2 Iron Man vs Iron Monger
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson – author’s initials in S-T-A-R-K

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said – genre Science Fiction

30.9 North by Northwest
Option 1 Hard Landing – set partly in Chicago (approved in help thread)

Option 2 – city in title
A Most Romantic City


Total points 775

[Ms.soule]

20.5 - Bigger Is Better - Wendy UK's task: Let's Talk About the Weather
After Rain by William Trevor

25.8 - Kate S's task: Going to the Ball Park
A2. Away Game
Goong, Volume 12 by Park So Hee - author is from South Korea

B1. Food
Homecoming by Bernhard Schlink – translated from German

30.3 Sheila/Kathy G.'s task- Aye, Aye, Matey!
Option A-1. Land Ho!
Mangroves and Monsters by Sharon Cupp Pennington – fictional island of Jacqueme Dominique

Option B-3 - Hangman’s Noose – suspense genre
No Escape by Shannon K. Butcher

Points This Post: 75
Total Points: 775

[Joanie]

10.9 Recycled Group reads

Spring 2012- YA Dystopian Fiction: Delirium by Lauren Oliver (GR Author)


Old Total:25

New Points:10

New Total:35

GR Authors-3

[Chelsi]

25.5 Even More Fun With Holidays
Option 4: by Julia Gregson the girl on the front has dark brown hair like me
Option 6: by Nancy Herriman *claiming GRA ticket*

Previous points:205
New points:25
Total:230
previous GRA tickets:7
New:1
Total:8
total tasks:10
total books:16